Archive for July, 2019

Vernuccio’s View: World Refugee Numbers Soar

Vernuccio’s View: World Refugee Numbers Soar

The U.S. State Department has issued its latest report on worldwide refugee conditions. At the end of 2017 (the most recent figure available) the estimated refugee population worldwide stood at 25.4 million, with 17.2 million receiving protection or assistance from the […]

Matters of Faith: Don’t Ever Forget!

Matters of Faith: Don’t Ever Forget!

By Rev. J. Loren Russell “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have […]

by · July 28, 2019 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Jul 26, 2019; New York, NY, USA; New York City FC midfielder Alexander Ring (8) heads the ball over Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler (5) during the second half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC WIN And Moving UP

NEWS FROM NYCFC ‘ New York City FC was back at home in the BX after back-to-back road games to celebrate Manhattan Borough night and take on Sporting Kansas City.  As City looked to get their second consecutive win, Dome […]

by · July 27, 2019 · Sports
Sep 17, 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler (45) throws the ball against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a game at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Wheeler Increased Trade Value

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Wheeler Could Be The Trade Target Was this the last of Zack Wheeler at Citi Field? Noah Syndergaard may or may not have thrown his last pitches in Flushing Wednesday night. Then there is Jason […]

by · July 27, 2019 · Sports
Bronx DA: Brooklyn Man Indicted For Assault & Other Charges For Tossing Urine At Subway Conductor, Bus Driver

Bronx DA: Brooklyn Man Indicted For Assault & Other Charges For Tossing Urine At Subway Conductor, Bus Driver

BROOKLYN MAN INDICTED FOR ASSAULT & OTHER CHARGES FOR TOSSING URINE AT SUBWAY CONDUCTOR, BUS DRIVER IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN BRONX Defendant Also Punched the Conductor Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Brooklyn man has been […]

Bronx DA: Two Bronx Men Indicted For Firing Shots On A Crowded Street; One Defendant Charged For Wounding 7-Year-Old Boy

Bronx DA: Two Bronx Men Indicted For Firing Shots On A Crowded Street; One Defendant Charged For Wounding 7-Year-Old Boy

TWO BRONX MEN INDICTED FOR FIRING SHOTS ON A CROWDED STREET; ONE DEFENDANT CHARGED FOR WOUNDING 7-YEAR-OLD BOY Shooting Happened in Broad Daylight in Mott Haven           Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that two Bronx men have been […]

Whose Birthday Is It? July 26, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? July 26, 2019

Carl Jung (1875) Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of analytical psychology. Early in his career, he worked with psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, who studied and named “schizophrenia.” Jung wrote a book on the illness, which led to a meeting with Sigmund Freud, and the two formed a close relationship for a number of years. However, Jung’s criticism of Freud’s emphasis on the sexual basis of neuroses ended their collaboration, and a formal break came when Jung published what revolutionary book?More…

by · July 26, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 26, 2019

Quote of the Day: July 26, 2019

A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words? W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

by · July 26, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 26, 2019

Word of the Day: July 26, 2019

paunchy  Definition: (adjective) Having a large belly. Synonyms: abdominous, potbellied Usage: He was … a plump, paunchy, sturdy-looking fellow.Discuss.

by · July 26, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Bronx Man Indicted In Strangling Death Of Mother-In-Law

Bronx DA: Bronx Man Indicted In Strangling Death Of Mother-In-Law

BRONX MAN INDICTED IN STRANGLING DEATH OF MOTHER-IN-LAW Victim Was Killed While Her Grandchildren Were In Her Apartment           Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted on Murder and Manslaughter charges in the […]

Whose Birthday Is It? July 25, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? July 25, 2019

Louise Brown (1978) Brown was the first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure used to overcome infertility in which a woman’s eggs are removed, fertilized with sperm outside the body, and then inserted into the uterus. Now a commonplace procedure, IVF was developed in the 1970s by British medical researchers Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards and was subject to much criticism before Brown’s birth. Who was the first woman conceived through IVF to give birth naturally to a baby of her own? More…

by · July 25, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 25, 2019

Quote of the Day: July 25, 2019

The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

by · July 25, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 25, 2019

Word of the Day: July 25, 2019

eschew  Definition: (verb) Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stayclear of. Synonyms: shun Usage: Unlike many Hollywood starlets, she eschewspublicity and does her best to avoid beingphotographed in public. Discuss.

by · July 25, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Empire Prevail On Road

Empire Prevail On Road

Proving that every point really does count in World TeamTennis, the New York Empire presented by Citi won a thrilling match Wednesday night from Breakers Stadium at Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach, Calif. Trailing the Orange County Breakers 16-15 […]

by · July 25, 2019 · Sports
Bronx DA: Bronx Man Sentenced To 45 Years To Life In Prison For Fatally Shooting A Man And Wounding Another

Bronx DA: Bronx Man Sentenced To 45 Years To Life In Prison For Fatally Shooting A Man And Wounding Another

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR FATALLY SHOOTING A MAN AND WOUNDING ANOTHER Jury Convicted Defendant in 2017 Shooting           Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to […]