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Word of the Day: August 25, 2020

Word of the Day: August 25, 2020

indolence  Definition: (noun) Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. Synonyms: laziness Usage: She had set out at an early hour, but had lingered on the road, inclined by her indolence to believe that if she waited under a warm shed the snow would cease to fall. Discuss. 

by · August 25, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 23, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? August 23, 2020

Ernst Krenek (1900) Krenek was an Austrian-American composer born in Vienna to Czech parents. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and began composing in the 1920s. His 1926 jazz opera, Johnny Strikes Up, was extremely successful and has been translated into many languages. He explored atonal and 12-tone compositions, which lack a definable key. In 1937, Krenek moved to the US, where he became a citizen in 1945. In 1924, he began a short-lived marriage to the daughter of what famous composer? More…

by · August 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 23, 2020

Quote of the Day: August 23, 2020

I’m always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

by · August 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 23, 2020

Word of the Day: August 23, 2020

nettlesome  Definition: (adjective) Causing irritation or annoyance. Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, vexatious, plaguy, teasing, pestiferous Usage: As punishment, I was given the nettlesome task of filling out each of the forms in triplicate. Discuss. 

by · August 23, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 22, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? August 22, 2020

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908) Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who is considered the father of photojournalism. His works, which were unmanipulated and achieved with simple techniques, are remarkable for their flawless capture of a situation’s “decisive moment.” He served in World War II and escaped a Nazi prison camp after three years to dig up a camera he had previously buried. He hated being photographed and was fiercely private. He claimed to have confided his secrets in someone he would never meet again. Who? More…

by · August 22, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 22, 2020

Quote of the Day: August 22, 2020

The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implications of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern, the condition of feeling life in general so completely that you are well on your way to knowing any particular corner of it—this cluster of gifts may almost be said to constitute experience. Henry James (1843-1916)

by · August 22, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 22, 2020

Word of the Day: August 22, 2020

reconnoiter  Definition: (verb) To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information. Synonyms: scout Usage: I resolved to go out for a few minutes to reconnoiter, and make myself acquainted with any facilities for flight or hiding which the situation of the house might present. Discuss.

by · August 22, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 21, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? August 21, 2020

Wilt Chamberlain (1936) One of the greatest offensive players in the history of basketball, “Wilt the Stilt” set many records and led the National Basketball Association in scoring every season from 1959 to 1965. He played in his hometown of Philadelphia with the Warriors and 76ers, and later with California’s Los Angeles Lakers. He holds the records for both most points in a single game—100—and most rebounds in a single game—55, which he achieved against his long-time rival Bill Russell. How tall was Chamberlain? More…

by · August 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 21, 2020

Quote of the Day: August 21, 2020

The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

by · August 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 21, 2020

Word of the Day: August 21, 2020

digress  Definition: (verb) Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. Synonyms: divagate, stray, wander Usage: I try not to digress too much during my lectures, but I am not always successful at avoiding tangential topics. Discuss.

by · August 21, 2020 · Bulletin Board

COUNCIL MEMBER FERNANDO CABRERA CALLS CITY’S MOST CROWDED BUS LINE “UNACCEPTABLE,” DEMANDS EXPANDED SERVICE

Bronx, NY- Today Council Member Fernando Cabrera called for more frequent service and larger buses on the Bx3, which runs through the Kingsbridge and Fordham neighborhoods in his district. “We’re in a pandemic, in one of the most seriously COVID-impacted […]

by · August 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 20, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? August 20, 2020

Benjamin Harrison (1833) The grandson of a US president, Harrison practiced law in Indiana before leading a volunteer regiment in the Civil War. He made two unsuccessful bids for the Indiana governorship before gaining a seat in the US Senate. In the 1888 presidential election, he defeated incumbent US President Grover Cleveland, though Cleveland won the popular vote. His association with unpopular tariffs cost him an 1892 re-election and brought Cleveland back. Why did his children refuse to attend his second wedding? More…

by · August 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 20, 2020

Quote of the Day: August 20, 2020

It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

by · August 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 20, 2020

Word of the Day: August 20, 2020

specie  Definition: (noun) Coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money. Synonyms: coinage, metal money, mintage Usage: The king then descended and went himself to see the barrels of specie, in gold and silver, which … four men had just rolled into a cellar. Discuss.

by · August 20, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 19, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? August 19, 2020

Orville Wright (1871) Born and raised in Ohio, Orville was four years younger than his brother Wilbur. They were in the bicycle business when they began the aeronautic experiments that led to the first controlled, powered airplane flight in 1903. Wilbur died in 1912, and Orville sold his interest in their company three years later. He later served for 28 years on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, a precursor to NASA, before his death in 1948. What toy sparked Orville’s interest in flying as a boy? More…

by · August 19, 2020 · Bulletin Board