Archive for November, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? November 4, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? November 4, 2019

Guido Reni (1575) Reni was an Italian painter and engraver. He was apprenticed to Flemish painter Denis Calvaert as a boy and by 23 had been commissioned by the government to execute decorative frescoes for the facade of the Palazzo Pubblico. Shortly thereafter, he made the first of his many trips to Rome, where he executed many important commissions, including the celebrated ceiling fresco Aurora. Reni became a rival of what painter, whose style and technique influenced some of his most famous works? More…

by · November 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: November 4, 2019

Quote of the Day: November 4, 2019

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

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Word of the Day: November 4, 2019

Word of the Day: November 4, 2019

immortalize  Definition: (verb) Make famous forever. Synonyms: eternalize Usage: The small Transylvania town was immortalized in the famous story of Dracula. Discuss. 

by · November 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Vintage NCR cash register (Instagram)

Profile America: Ka-ching! The Cash Register Is Patented

Monday, November 4. The slang exclamation “ka-ching!” owes its birth to a development on this date140 years ago. That’s when James Ritty, a saloon keeper in Dayton, Ohio, patented the cash register he developed with his mechanic brother John. The […]

Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

One of the nation’s enduring symbols, the Statue of Liberty, was dedicated on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor on this date in 1886. A gift from France, the statue’s full name is “Liberty Enlightening the World,” and is the […]

by · November 3, 2019 · History, Profile America
You can get a free sandwich for a good cause at Subway on National Sandwich Day.

Profile America: Clichés & Sandwiches

Sunday, November 3. Today is Cliché Day — any way you slice it, a minor and obscure occasion. While the ostensible purpose is to encourage our verbal banalities, it might also be stretched to stereotypes. Such as the cliché that […]

by · November 3, 2019 · Profile America
Matters of Faith: It Ain’t on Your GPS

Matters of Faith: It Ain’t on Your GPS

By Rev. J. Loren Russell “Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 Have you ever put an […]

by · November 3, 2019 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Guide To Election Day Ballot Amendments

Guide To Election Day Ballot Amendments

By Zoltan Lucas: Contributor Bronx Chronicle Five questions will appear on the ballot  for this years general elections On Tuesday November 5th that will determine if a total of 19 proposals in the form of five different amendments to be approved […]

by · November 2, 2019 · Elections
22 September 2007: New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran (15) at bat in the first inning against the Florida Marlins in the Mets' 7-2 victory at Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida.

Beltran Is New Mets Manager And Was Endorsed

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor The New York Mets have agreed to terms with Carlos Beltran to be their next manager. Beltran, a nine-time All-Star and World Series champion with the Houston Astros in 2017. The three-time Gold Glove winner, […]

by · November 1, 2019 · Sports
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Crediit: VOA)

Vernuccio’s View: Venezuela Elected to UN Human Rights Council

Venezuela has won a contested seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council.  Countries, such as Cuba and China, blatant and severe violators of human rights, have also served on the UN body. There can be little doubt that Venezuela’s […]

by · November 1, 2019 · Opinion, Vernuccio's View
Breaking Ground, Comunilife and elected officials unveil new supportive housing in the Bronx.  Photo credit: Breaking Ground

New supportive housing unveiled in the Bronx

Breaking Ground and Comunilife unveil new supportive housing in the Bronx The nonprofits celebrated the opening of a 161-unit residence at the La Central mixed-use project on Tuesday, October 29 – the seventh residence managed by Breaking Ground in the […]

by · November 1, 2019 · Housing, News
Whose Birthday Is It? November 1, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? November 1, 2019

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887) Lowry was an English painter noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often featuring primitive figures that he called “matchstick men.” He also appears to hold the record for the most honors declined. He twice declined appointment to the Order of the British Empire—as an officer in 1955 and as a commander in 1961—and turned down a knighthood in 1968 and appointments to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1972 and 1976. Which of his controversial works were exhibited after his death? More…

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Quote of the Day: November 1, 2019

Quote of the Day: November 1, 2019

There are only two styles of portrait painting, the serious and the smirk. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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Word of the Day: November 1, 2019

Word of the Day: November 1, 2019

unskillful  Definition: (adjective) Poorly done. Synonyms: botchy, butcherly Usage: I am afraid that what was first done was unskillful, if not worse than useless. Discuss.

by · November 1, 2019 · Bulletin Board