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Quote of the Day: September 8, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 8, 2020

Amnesty, n.: The state’s magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · September 8, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: September 8, 2020

Word of the Day: September 8, 2020

preponderate  Definition: (verb) To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate. Synonyms: overbalance, outweigh Usage: In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate. Discuss.

by · September 8, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 7, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 7, 2020

Jacob Lawrence (1917) Lawrence was a leading black artist who portrayed African-American life, experience, and history with vivid, stylized realism. He was only in his twenties when his series depicting the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North thrust him into the national spotlight. His use of somber browns and black for shadows and outlines in an otherwise vibrant palette lends his work a distinctive overtone, as does his flat painting style. Where can one view his last public work? More…

by · September 7, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 7, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 7, 2020

To retire is not to flee, and there is no wisdom in waiting when danger outweighs hope, and it is the part of wise men to preserve themselves to-day for to-morrow, and not risk all in one day. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) 

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Word of the Day: September 7, 2020

Word of the Day: September 7, 2020

chaparral  Definition: (noun) Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes. Synonyms: scrub, bush Usage: Only the canyons were wooded, while the higher and more distant hills were furry with chaparral. Discuss.

by · September 7, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 5, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 5, 2020

Arthur Koestler (1905) Born in Hungary, Koestler was an influential Communist journalist in Berlin in the 1930s. He was captured by fascist forces while on assignment during the Spanish Civil War and was later held in a concentration camp after the German invasion of France. In 1940, inspired by his break with Communism, he published his most important novel, Darkness at Noon, an examination of the moral dangers of totalitarianism. How did the terminally ill Koestler show his support for voluntary euthanasia? More…

by · September 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 5, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 5, 2020

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

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Word of the Day: September 5, 2020

Word of the Day: September 5, 2020

hogwash  Definition: (noun) Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense. Synonyms: bunkum, guff, rot Usage: The entire article is hogwash, and I demand that you print a retraction posthaste! Discuss.

by · September 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 4, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 4, 2020

Anton Bruckner (1824) Bruckner was an Austrian composer who established a reputation as a virtuoso organist in Vienna. However, as a composer, he gained recognition slowly. He was 60 before he achieved fame with his 1884 Symphony No. 7 in E Major, one of nine that he completed. Socially awkward and eccentric, he developed a pattern of courting much younger women without success. Bruckner once accidentally alienated an influential critic after getting mixed up in a feud between what two famous composers? More…

by · September 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 4, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 4, 2020

Gallows, n.: A stage for the performance of miracle plays, in which the leading actor is translated to heaven. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) 

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Word of the Day: September 4, 2020

Word of the Day: September 4, 2020

prefatory  Definition: (adjective) Serving as an introduction or preface. Synonyms: introductory Usage: Without wasting a moment in prefatory words of any sort, I entered on my narrative. Discuss.

by · September 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 3, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 3, 2020

Diane de Poitiers (1499) As a lady-in-waiting at the French royal court, Diane captivated the man who would become King Henry II of France—though he was 20 years her junior. After the death of her husband, she became Henry’s mistress. Following his coronation in 1547, Diane held court as queen in all but name, while the real queen lived in relative obscurity. However, after Henry’s 1559 death, she was forced to retire from court. Her death may have been the result of drinking too much gold in an elixir meant to do what? More…

by · September 3, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 3, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 3, 2020

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)

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Word of the Day: September 3, 2020

Word of the Day: September 3, 2020

diadem  Definition: (noun) An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty. Synonyms: crown Usage: Standing upright within the chariot was a beautiful girl clothed in flowing robes of silver gauze and wearing a jeweled diadem upon her dainty head. Discuss.

by · September 3, 2020 · Bulletin Board

LABORERS LOCAL 79 AND BRONX BRIGADE HOST BRONX BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK BAG DRIVE WITH HAIRCUTS FOR KIDS

LABORERS LOCAL 79 AND BRONX BRIGADE HOST BRONX BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK BAG DRIVE WITH HAIRCUTS FOR KIDS  Union Partners With Community Groups And Local Businesses To Host Back-To-School Events Throughout The Borough  Bronx, NY – Laborers Local 79 and the Bronx Brigade, […]

by · September 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board