Archive for April, 2016

Quote of the Day: April 22, 2016

Quote of the Day: April 22, 2016

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)

by · April 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: April 22, 2016

Word of the Day: April 22, 2016

graver Definition: (noun) A tool used by an engraver. Synonyms: pointel Usage: The jewelry designer’s studio was attached to her shop, so customers could watch her hammer metals and draw elegant designs with her graver.

by · April 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? April 22, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? April 22, 2016

Henry Fielding (1707) Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his humor and satire. He settled in London in 1729 and began writing comedies, farces, and burlesques, including Tom Thumb. Two of his satires attacked the Walpole government […]

by · April 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: April 21, 2016

Quote of the Day: April 21, 2016

In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

by · April 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: April 21, 2016

Word of the Day: April 21, 2016

tittle Definition: (noun) A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. Synonyms: iota, scintilla, shred, smidgeon, whit Usage: Sydney Carton drank nothing but a tittle coffee.

by · April 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? April 21, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? April 21, 2016

Max Weber (1864) Weber was a German sociologist and political economist whose most famous and controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, examines the relationship between Calvinist—or Puritan—morality, compulsive labor, bureaucracy, and economic success under capitalism. Weber […]

by · April 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board
FordhamMen’s Basketball Signs Three to Letter of Intent

FordhamMen’s Basketball Signs Three to Letter of Intent

News From Fordham University Athletic Department  Men’s Basketball Signs Three to Letter of Intent with Fordham University   Perris Hicks, Chuba Ohams and Papi Ndaiye to join Rams in 2016-2017   Fordham University men’s basketball head coach Jeff Neubauer announced […]

by · April 21, 2016 · Sports
Keep It In The Ring: Like Father, Like Son — Champions

Keep It In The Ring: Like Father, Like Son — Champions

Like his father, Joseph Negron is also a champion By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   His father Ray Negron was at ringside with actor Danny Aiello at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Tuesday evening and Joseph “Flaco” Negron went to […]

by · April 21, 2016 · Sports
Quote of the Day: April 20, 2016

Quote of the Day: April 20, 2016

The most practical and important thing about a man is still his view of the universe…We think that for a general about to fight an enemy, it is important to know the enemy’s numbers, but still more important to know […]

by · April 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: April 20, 2016

Word of the Day: April 20, 2016

attenuate Definition: (adjective) Reduced or weakened, as in strength, value, or virulence. Synonyms: faded, weakened Usage: She placed a record in the player, and the attenuate tones of the old recording swept through the house.

by · April 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? April 20, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? April 20, 2016

Philippe Pinel (1745) After moving to Paris in 1778, Pinel, a French physician, was appointed director of the Bicêtre and Salpêtrière hospitals. His experiences there prompted him to advocate for the humane treatment of mentally ill persons—then called the insane—and […]

by · April 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Pedro Rosario is the Cat’s Meow.

Pedro Rosario is the Cat’s Meow.

  Not only does Pedro Rosario save animals on the ground as the owner of New Beginnings Animal Rescue but in the air as well. Check out this video from Roxanne Delgado of Superman Pedro climbing this tree to save a cat […]

by · April 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Henry Ford (Courtesy: PBS.org)

Profile America: Henry Ford Sets Up The Assembly Line

FORD SETS UP ASSEMBLY LINE Wednesday, April 20 — The American automobile industry began to take off this month in 1913 — as Henry Ford set up the first moving assembly line in Highland Park, Michigan. Before the assembly line, […]

by · April 20, 2016 · Profile America

Bronx urban farmer receives Earth Day award for her years of work, advocacy – Metro

Karen Washington now doesn’t just concentrate on growing food at her farm in the Bronx and upstate New York, but also examines the food system as a whole. Read more below: http://touch.metro.us//new-york/bronx-urban-farmer-receives-earth-day-award-for-her-years-of-work-advocacy/zsJpds—Q1LzB4jysMmCA/

by · April 20, 2016 · Uncategorized
Klein & Salamanca to City: No mini Rikers in Hunts Point community

Klein & Salamanca to City: No mini Rikers in Hunts Point community

Elected officials & community rallied against ‘secret’ proposal to locate new 2,000 bed jail in Bronx neighborhood   BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Councilman Rafael Salamanca (D-Bronx) joined community leaders and residents today to rally against […]

by · April 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board