No Garbage, Organics, Recycling Collection, or Street Cleaning on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24 The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there would be no garbage, organics nor recycling collection, or street cleaning, […]

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901) Nordenskiöld was a Finnish-born Swedish geologist, mineralogist, geographer, and explorer who wrote several valuable books on geography, cartography, and travel. In 1858, he settled in Stockholm and became professor and curator of mineralogy at the Swedish […]

With Women, we speak of “love”, “duty”, “right”, “wrong”, “pity”, “hope”, and other irrational and emotional conceptions, which have no existence, and the fiction of which has no object except to control feminine exuberances. Edwin Abbott (1838-1926)

Offprint Definition: (noun) A reproduction of or an excerpt from an article that was originally contained in a larger publication. Synonyms: Separate, Reprint Usage: The researcher was unable to locate the original, full-text publication and had to make due with […]

“It Is All About The Women”, depicts moments of five different women of different backgrounds going through decisive moments in their lives. These women are facing life changing experiences and some recovering from traumatic events, and in many cases suffering […]

Rock Hudson (1925-1985) Hudson was an American actor who worked at odd jobs before making his film debut in 1948. His wholesome good looks made him a popular star in Douglas Sirk melodramas, and his comedic talents were displayed in […]

Ambage Definition: (noun) A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things. Synonyms: Circumlocution, Periphrasis Usage: His head was swimming when the lecture finally ended, and he felt the speaker’s ambages had taken him everywhere and left him nowhere.

The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)