Archive for May, 2020

Mentors Don’t Bend Mirrors

Mentors Don’t Bend Mirrors

The power of the mirror is just simply amazing to me. Ancient mirrors were simple a reflection of a face in water, then about 6000 BC it was polished stones of various kinds. The most popular was obsidian which is […]

by · May 3, 2020 · Op Ed
Whose Birthday Is It? May 3, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 3, 2020

William Motter Inge (1913) Inge worked as a teacher and newspaper critic before winning recognition as a dramatist. His plays sympathetically portray the aspirations and frustrations of Midwestern small-town life. He first earned notice in 1950 with Come Back, Little Sheba, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for Picnic. Several of his works were made into films. By the 1960s, his reputation as a dramatist declined, and he turned to writing novels. Plagued by alcoholism and illness, he died in what way? More…

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Quote of the Day: May 3, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 3, 2020

In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

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Word of the Day: May 3, 2020

Word of the Day: May 3, 2020

undergird Definition: (verb) Make secure underneath. Synonyms: brace up Usage: We need to undergird the ship if we hope to keep it from breaking apart in this violent storm. Discuss

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Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr.

WYSK: THE DEATH OF AGING IN THE OLD HOME

You should know, according to news reports, between 46 to 100 elderly New Yorkers have died from the Coronavirus, in a residence center for elderly people in Upper Manhattan, where most residents are Dominicans. Isabella Geriatric Center located at 515 […]

by · May 3, 2020 · What You Should Know
Governor Cuomo performs part of a three-step disinfectant process of a New York City Subway #7 train car at the Corona Maintenance Facility in the borough of Queens, NY Saturday morning May 2. Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Governor Cuomo Tours NYC Subway Cars Being Disinfected for COVID-19

On Saturday, May 2, Governor Andrew Cuomo toured a Queens train facility where he observed NYC Subway workers using chemical disinfectant on and cleaning subway cars. Afterwards, he delivered a daily briefing on the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. “We want people […]

Spiritual Inspiration: Love One Another

Spiritual Inspiration: Love One Another

Like so many of you, I’ve had family and friends who have lost their lives or their health during this COVID 19 pandemic. I liken it to a prize fight where you get rocked by a devastating punch. But before […]

Whose Birthday Is It? May 2, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 2, 2020

Yongle Emperor (1360) Born Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor was the favorite son of the founder of China’s Ming dynasty. He spent his youth developing a military career but was passed over for the throne. He rebelled and seized the throne from his nephew in 1402. As emperor, he greatly extended China’s scope and influence. He moved the capital to Beijing, built the Forbidden City, and sponsored the compilation of an immense encyclopedia of Chinese culture and history. What was the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing? More…

by · May 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 2, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 2, 2020

He would always feel for her that impersonal admiration which is inspired by anything very large, like the Empire State Building or the Grand Canyon of Arizona. P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)

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Word of the Day: May 2, 2020

Word of the Day: May 2, 2020

embellish Definition: (verb) Add details to. Synonyms: aggrandize, pad, embroider, lard, dramatize, blow up Usage: My friends are always suspicious of my stories, because I tend to embellish the facts for dramatic effect. Discuss.

by · May 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board

The Breath of God

By: Rev. J. Loren Russell Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Breath is an interesting topic. Although […]

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. with GNYADA President Mark Schienberg and Lasorsa Dealership owner Tom Lasorsa, and the boxes and cases of face masks.

50,000 Face masks to Bronx Borough President Diaz for Distribution

Thursday morning in the basement of the Bronx Courthouse building the Greater New York Auto Dealers Association donated 50,000 3 ply paper face masks to the Bronx Borough Presidents office.The borough president in turn will distribute the face mask to […]

by · May 1, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 1, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 1, 2020

Joseph Heller (1923) As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More…

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Quote of the Day: May 1, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 1, 2020

To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)

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Word of the Day: May 1, 2020

Word of the Day: May 1, 2020

abhorrence Definition: (noun) Hate coupled with disgust. Synonyms: detestation, execration, loathing, odium, abomination Usage: I took her hand and violently dashed it from me, with an expression of abhorrence and indignation that could not be suppressed. Discuss.

by · May 1, 2020 · Bulletin Board