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Quote of the Day: July 6, 2021

Quote of the Day: July 6, 2021

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

by · July 6, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 6, 2021

Word of the Day: July 6, 2021

abominable Definition: (adjective) Unequivocally detestable; loathsome. Synonyms: odious, execrable Usage: The abominable treatment of prisoners horrified the team of international observers. Discuss.

by · July 6, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Post 19 July August Newsletter

Post 19 July August Newsletter

 

by · June 30, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? June 30, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? June 30, 2021

Florence Ballard (1943) A founding member of The Supremes, Ballard sang on 16 Top 40 hit singles. She was first recruited by future members of The Temptations for a sister group they were forming. Ballard in turn recruited Mary Wilson, whom she had met at a talent show, and Wilson brought in Diana Ross. Disputes over Ballard’s role in the trio led Motown Records to release her from the group in 1967, reportedly for “exhaustion.” Her solo career failed, and she died in 1976 at age 32 as a result of what? More…

by · June 30, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: June 30, 2021

Quote of the Day: June 30, 2021

A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “That fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

by · June 30, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: June 30, 2021

Word of the Day: June 30, 2021

footling Definition: (adjective) (Informal) Small and of little importance. Synonyms: fiddling, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, petty, lilliputian, little Usage: His footling gestures were insufficient to win back my favor. Discuss.

by · June 30, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? June 29, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? June 29, 2021

Ludwig August Theodor Beck (1880) A German general, Beck saw the Nazis’ rise to power as “the first ray of hope since 1918.” However, he soon feared that Germany was not militarily prepared for an attack on Czechoslovakia. He voiced concern to Adolf Hitler directly, and, in 1938, he resigned in protest against the planned attack but was largely ignored. Beck then became a key member of the conspiracy to overthrow Hitler. What happened to Beck after his plan failed to kill Hitler with a bomb on July 20, 1944? More…

by · June 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: June 29, 2021

Quote of the Day: June 29, 2021

Accountability, n.: The mother of caution. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · June 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: June 29, 2021

Word of the Day: June 29, 2021

amalgamate Definition: (verb) To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. Synonyms: commix, mingle, unify, mix Usage: The three zones mingle and amalgamate along the edges, like the colors in the solar spectrum. Discuss.

by · June 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Teacher Wins Amazon Teacher of the Year

Bronx Teacher Wins Amazon Teacher of the Year

Explorations Academy Educator Cesar Barreto Named Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year   Amazon awards Bronx computer science teacher Cesar Barreto and his school, Explorations Academy High School, a prize package valued at $30,000 for exemplary work with students […]

by · June 28, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Bronx DA Appeals Bureau Chief Receives NYPTI Prosecutor of the Year Award

Bronx DA: Bronx DA Appeals Bureau Chief Receives NYPTI Prosecutor of the Year Award

BRONX DA APPEALS BUREAU CHIEF RECEIVES NYPTI PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD ADA Nancy Killian Will Be Honored Tomorrow at DAASNY Conference   Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that Assistant District Attorney Nancy Killian is a recipient […]

by · June 28, 2021 · Bulletin Board
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

Frank X. Allkofer HONOREE PROFILE November 11, 2020 ISSUE: VETERANS’ HALL OF FAME Frank X. Allkofer Bio US Army Frank X. Allkofer is a proud veteran having served with the United States Army in Vietnam and is a member of […]

by · June 28, 2021 · Bulletin Board, Veterans
Quote of the Day: June 28, 2021

Quote of the Day: June 28, 2021

Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter. Homer (900 BC-800 BC)

by · June 28, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: June 28, 2021

Word of the Day: June 28, 2021

munificent Definition: (adjective) Very liberal in giving; generous. Synonyms: lavish, unsparing, unstinting Usage: In recognition of this munificent patronage of the State’s languishing industries, the Governor commissioned him a colonel. Discuss.

by · June 28, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? June 22, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? June 22, 2021

Erich Maria Remarque (1898) Drafted into the German army at age 18, Remarque served in World War I and was wounded several times. From his experience of trench warfare, he drew a grimly realistic picture of the horror of battle in his first novel and masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front. It was an immediate international success, and Remarque went on to write several other novels. All Quiet on the Western Front was later burned by the Nazis, who guillotined which of his family members in 1943? More…

by · June 22, 2021 · Bulletin Board