Word of the Day: April 27, 2016
anemometer Definition: (noun) An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity. Synonyms: wind gauge Usage: The storm chasers loaded their van with high-tech gear, including a number of powerful anemometers.
anemometer Definition: (noun) An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity. Synonyms: wind gauge Usage: The storm chasers loaded their van with high-tech gear, including a number of powerful anemometers.
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759) Wollstonecraft was an English author who turned to writing while teaching and working as a governess and as a translator for a London publisher. She was an early proponent of educational equality between men and women, and […]
On this date in 1981, the Xerox Corporation introduced the mouse to the commercial computing world.
Robbery Led to Death of 20-Year-Old Employee Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that two defendants in a 2012 Bronx bodega hold-up which resulted in a 20-year-old store clerk’s death have pleaded guilty to robbery. District […]
A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question. Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
bookplate Definition: (noun) A label bearing the owner’s name or otheridentification that is pasted usually on the insidecover of a book. Synonyms: ex libris Usage: I learned from the bookplate that the previous owner of my copy of Gone with the […]
John James Audubon (1785) Audubon was a US ornithologist and artist known for his drawings and paintings of North American birds. After failing in business, he concentrated on compiling his extraordinary four-volume Birds of America, published between 1827 and 1838. Though his bird poses are sometimes […]
CITY HALL — Seniors and youngsters came by the bus loads to City Hall on April 18th to join New York City Council Member Andy King with union and community leaders to call on the City Council to pass a […]
JCRC-NY Building relationships. Connecting communities. Meeting challenges. 212-983-4800 225 West 34th Street, Suite 1607 New York, NY 10122 jcrcny.org The Center for Community Leadership at JCRC-NY Fellowships invite you to join us for four hours of dancing fun with salsa, zumba and […]
BRONX GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF FATALLY SHOOTING ONE MAN, ASSAULTING TWO OTHERS ON BELMONT STREET Defendant Said “This Is Our Turf” Before Attacking Three C-Town Workers Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a 24-year-old Bronx man […]
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
rejoinder Definition: (noun) A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). Synonyms: riposte, comeback, retort, replication, counter, return Usage: Her eyes darkened, and he expected an indignant rejoinder.
Ella Fitzgerald (1917) After winning an amateur contest at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, Fitzgerald started singing with Chick Webb’s big band and soon became its star. She recorded her first hit, “A Tisket-A Tasket,” in 1938 and went on […]
Featured Veteran: Yesterday’s Immigrants Are Tomorrow’s Soldiers by Gonzalo Duran This week’s featured Veteran is Specialist Jose Javier Castro of the New York State Guard (NYSG). Jose was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx. He is […]
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