Archive for September, 2021

Phipps Neighborhood’s Bronx Community Action Team Hosts Back to School Event

Phipps Neighborhood’s Bronx Community Action Team Hosts Back to School Event

On Tuesday, August 24, Phipps Neighborhoods’ Bronx Community Action Team (BxCAT) hosted a Back to School event in the Crotona Park neighborhood of The Bronx.  BxCAT distributed school supplies to 75 children at the event, which also featured light refreshments, […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? September 2, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? September 2, 2021

Christa McAuliffe (1948) McAuliffe, a high school history teacher, was among the seven crew members killed when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded soon after its launch in 1986. She had been selected to be the first civilian in space from a field of more than 11,000 applicants to NASA’s Teacher in Space program, and she was slated to teach two lessons during the flight. In 2004, she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. What happened to the teacher chosen as McAuliffe’s backup? More…

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Quote of the Day: September 2, 2021

Quote of the Day: September 2, 2021

There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted. Sun Tzu (544 BC-496 BC)

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Word of the Day: September 2, 2021

Word of the Day: September 2, 2021

vacillate Definition: (verb) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. Synonyms: hover, oscillate, vibrate Usage: I vacillated about what to say for so long that the man on the phone asked if I was still there. Discuss. nx c

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