Quote of the Day: June 3, 2021
Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. H.G. Wells (1866-1946)
materfamilias Definition: (noun) A female head of a family or tribe. Synonyms: matriarch Usage: As materfamilias, my grandmother calls the shots on holidays like Thanksgiving, and no one dares question her. Discuss.
Dr. Henry Faulds (1843) Faulds was a Scottish doctor and scientist who pioneered the study of fingerprints as forensic evidence. He first became interested in fingerprints after noticing the imprints left by craftsmen’s fingertips in ancient pottery. Convinced that fingerprints could be a valuable investigative tool, Faulds unsuccessfully tried to convince Scotland Yard to employ his methods. His findings went largely unnoticed during his lifetime. How does Darwin’s cousin factor into a controversy over Faulds’s work? More…
By what strange law of mind is it that an idea long overlooked, and trodden under foot as a useless stone, suddenly sparkles out in new light, as a discovered diamond? Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
kingpin Definition: (noun) The most important person in a group or undertaking. Synonyms: bigwig, top banana Usage: A years-long undercover operation finally yielded the evidence needed to bring down the country’s most notorious drug kingpin. Discuss.
FORMER BRONXWORKS EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR STEALING HUNDREDS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES MEANT FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE Stolen Cell Phones Amounted to More Than $140,000 Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a former BronxWorks employee was ordered by […]
Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie: The Dionne Quintuplets (1934) As the first set of quintuplets known to have survived infancy, the Dionne sisters of Ontario, Canada, garnered international attention. Sadly, they were exploited almost from birth. As infants, the quintuplets were removed from their parents’ care and made wards of the state. However, rather than protect them from parents it had deemed unfit, the government instead used the girls as a tourist attraction. How many people visited “Quintland” to see the girls over the next nine years? More…
Manners are the happy way of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or of love—now repeated and hardened into usage. They form at last a rich varnish, with which the routine of life is washed, and its details adorned. If they are superficial, so are the dewdrops which give such a depth to the morning meadows. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
multifaceted Definition: (adjective) Having many aspects. Synonyms: multifarious, many-sided Usage: This is a multifaceted problem and cannot be solved by a singular approach. Discuss.
News Release Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie NYASSEMBLY.GOV CONTACT: Kerri Biché (518) 455-3888 bichek@nyassembly.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021 Speaker Heastie Announces Continuation of Assembly Workgroup on Sexual Harassment New Members Added to Workgroup Speaker Carl Heastie today […]
NYC Sanitation Hiring Summer Interns, Cohosts Open Call for Public Artist in Residence Program Nearly 40 Paid Internships Available Including Opportunities in Fleet Management, Human Resources, IT, Sustainability, and the Medical Bureau Together with the NYC Department […]
Julia Ward Howe (1819) An American author and social reformer, Howe wrote and lectured on behalf of women’s suffrage, African-American emancipation, and other causes and helped found a world peace organization. In November 1861, after watching Union troops march into battle during the US Civil War, she wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” her most famous work. Published in February 1862 in The Atlantic Monthly, it became the semiofficial song of the Union Army. Where did the music for the song come from? More…
Let us render the tyrant no aid; let us not hold the light by which he can trace the footprints of our flying brother. Frederick Douglass (1817-1895)
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