lampblack Definition: (noun) A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. Synonyms: crock, smut, soot Usage: Our pilgrims would have liked very well to get out their lampblack and stencil-plates […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of April 15, 2019 Monday, April 15, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Purce, E. Michael 77 Appearance Salim Wilson Defendant is charged with second-degree Murder in the shooting […]
Nicholas Erickson Honoree Profile May 28, 2005 ISSUE: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Coxswain Coxswain Nicholas Erickson Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Nicholas Erickson, a Coxswain in the United States Navy, is among the most famous veterans in Rockland […]
Émile Durkheim (1858) Along with Max Weber, Durkheim is considered one of the chief founders of modern sociology. His view that the methods of natural science can be applied to the study of society was influenced by the positivist philosophy […]
Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
starchy Definition: (adjective) Rigidly formal. Synonyms: buckram, stiff Usage: Though I often poke fun at the butler’s starchy manner, I secretly love the formality and sophistication he brings to my everyday life. Discuss.
By Anonymous A woman dies at age 65 before collecting one benefit check. She and her employer paid into the system for almost 50 years and she collected NOTHING. Keep in mind all the working people that die every year […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW — Rev Ruben Diaz Will Announce His Decision About His Political Future By Councilman, Rubén Díaz Sr. You should know that I will be making an official announcement about my political future during the New […]
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748) A member of the French de Jussieu family of distinguished botanists, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification. He elaborated on the system of classification of his […]
Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
fecundity Definition: (noun) The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth. Synonyms: fruitfulness Usage: The island is famous for its fecundity and exports tropical fruits to countries around the globe. Discuss.
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATALLY SHOOTING MAN DURING ROBBERY; SLASHING NYC DOC OFFICER WHILE IN RIKERS ISLAND Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for fatally shooting a 40-year-old man in 2016, and for a separate case involving an […]
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ CALLS OUT NYCHA FOR MISTREATMENT OF BRONX SENIOR Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. held a press conference to highlight a specific case of tenant neglect carried out by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 5 TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING VEHICLES IN MULTIPLE BRONX NEIGHBORHOODS Defendant Falsified DMV Records and Sold Cars to Scrap Yards Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a 42-year-old man has […]
Septimius Severus (145 CE) Severus became emperor of Rome in 193 CE, also known as the “Year of the Five Emperors.” In the months before he ascended the throne, two emperors were assassinated and a third—Didius Julianus—earned the position by […]
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