Articles by: Annie Boller

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce to Publish 2017 Business Directory & Resource Guide

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce to Publish 2017 Business Directory & Resource Guide

by · July 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chamber of Commerce Business 8:30am Networking Breakfast: Thursday, July 21, Applebee’s at Hutch Metro

Bronx Chamber of Commerce Business 8:30am Networking Breakfast: Thursday, July 21, Applebee’s at Hutch Metro

by · July 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 19, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 19, 2016

You, who are blessed with shade as well as light, you, who are gifted with two eyes, endowed with a knowledge of perspective, and charmed with the enjoyment of various colors, you, who can actually see…the Three Dimensions—how shall I […]

by · July 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 19, 2016

Word of the Day: July 19, 2016

dissenter Definition: (noun) A person who dissents from some established policy. Synonyms: objector, dissident, protester, contestant Usage: With the exception of one or two dissenters, the members agreed to the proposition.

by · July 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 19, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 19, 2016

Edgar Degas (1834) Degas was a French painter and sculptor. After copying the Old Masters and becoming a skilled draftsman, he was introduced to Impressionism by Édouard Manet. He then gave up his academic aspirations to pursue art exclusively. Many […]

by · July 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 18, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 18, 2016

Influence, n.: In politics, a visionary quo given in exchange for a substantial quid. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · July 18, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 18, 2016

Word of the Day: July 18, 2016

punctilious Definition: (adjective) Strictly attentive to minute details of formin action or conduct. Synonyms: meticulous Usage: The old prince, like all fathers indeed, was exceedingly punctilious on the score of the honor and reputation of his daughters.  

by · July 18, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 18, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 18, 2016

Robert Hooke (1635) Hooke was a prolific English physicist,mathematician, and inventor. He was a geometry professor and the curator of experiments for the Royal Society. An architect as well, he played a major role in the surveying and rebuilding of London after the 1666 fire. […]

by · July 18, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of July 18, 2016

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of July 18, 2016

Cases of Interest for the Week of July 18, 2016     Monday, July 18, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Martinez-Alonso, M. Justice Iacovetta Part 15 Ongoing Trial NASEAN BONIE Charged with Murder and Manslaughter […]

by · July 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Quote of the Day: July 17, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 17, 2016

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part ofeducation; in the elder, a part of experience. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

by · July 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 17, 2016

Word of the Day: July 17, 2016

discalced Definition: (adjective) Barefoot or wearing sandals. Used ofcertain religious orders. Synonyms: unshod Usage: When a procession of discalced friars passed throughthe doors, I wondered if I should remove my shoes.

by · July 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 17, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? July 17, 2016

S.Y. Agnon (1888) Agnon was an Israeli writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest modern Hebrew novelists and short-story writers. Born into a Polish Galician family in what is now Ukraine, Agnon settled in Palestine in 1907.His fiction explores Jewish life […]

by · July 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Book Fair at Jacobi Medical Center 7/20/16

Book Fair at Jacobi Medical Center 7/20/16

by · July 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Fire Hydrant Education Teams Hit New York City Streets

Fire Hydrant Education Teams Hit New York City Streets

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today launched the 2016 Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program, a fire hydrant abuse prevention campaign that deploys teams of teens hired through the Department of Youth and Community Development’s (DCYD) […]

by · July 16, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 16, 2016

Quote of the Day: July 16, 2016

Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

by · July 16, 2016 · Bulletin Board