Blaise Pascal (1623) Pascal was a French mathematician,physicist, and religious philosopher. A child prodigy, he earned the envy of René Descartes with an essay he wrote on conic sections when he was still a teen. Credited with founding the modern theory of probability and advancing […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of June 20, 2016 Monday, June 20, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Lynn Diener, T. Justice Iacovetta Part 15 Sentencing MICHAEL WAYMAN Wayman is to be sentenced […]
The Coming Council | Seth Barron In considering the run-up to the 2018 Speaker election, we have to remember that the next council will have a different composition from the current one…though not by much. Almost all of the existing councilmembers […]
American political history is the story of social movements turning into political movements. For every Debs, King and Friedan there is an FDR, LBJ or Bella Abzug. Movement leaders plant the seeds, organize the streets, get called names and are […]
The occasion dates back to 1910, when Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington wanted to honor her father, who raised six children by himself after his wife died.
DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE FREE? By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Luke 23:39-43 (NKJV) 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” 40 But the other, answering, […]
I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don’t. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
overtone Definition: (noun) An ulterior, usually implicit meaning or quality; an implication or a hint. Often used in the plural. Synonyms: connotation, hint, implication, undercurrent, intimation Usage: There were overtones of discontent in his speech.
George Mallory (1886) Mallory was an English mountain climber who participated in the Everest expeditions of 1921, 1922, and 1924. The 1924 expedition culminated in a bold and possibly successful drive toward the summit by Mallory and Andrew Irvine, from which they did not return.Mallory’s […]
We’ve got just the thing! But time is running out… Join the BronxWorks 5K Run/Walk on June 26th, and get active for a cause! Join us for a fun day of music, family activities, face-painting, prizes, and of course, THE […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Matt Harvey was coming off three straight good outings on the mound for the New York Mets. The Atlanta Braves tied for the worst record in the majors with the Minnesota Twins came to Citi Field […]
The first Chinese student to graduate from an American college–Yale University–was Yung Wing.
Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster. George Eliot (1819-1880).
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