Christiaan Eijkman (1858) While seeking a bacterial cause for the nutritional disorder beriberi, Eijkman, a Dutch pathologist, noticed a resemblance between a nerve disorder in his laboratory chickens and the symptoms of beriberi. He traced the chickens’ disorder to a […]
Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
subterfuge Definition: (noun) Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. Synonyms: blind Usage: The manner in which he said this made Ned feel sure that Tom had had other thoughts, and that he had used a little […]
Bronx Man Indicted for Possessing and Promoting Child Porn A Bronx man has been indicted on over 1,000 counts of child pornography possession and promotion yesterday in connection with video content he retained and distributed on his computer depicting the […]
Success Academy Boasts Top Math and English Scores Across State For the eighth straight year, Success Academy charter schools were among the highest-performing across all of New York State in mathematics and English Language Arts. Of their over 30 schools […]
Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Holdup Killing Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced a 25-year sentence yesterday for a Bronx man who fatally shot a livery cab driver during a 2011 robbery. According to the investigation, on […]
Charles Darrow (1889) Darrow was a heating engineer who is generally credited with developing “Monopoly,” a board game in which players compete to purchase real estate and bankrupt their opponents, though there is evidence that he merely adapted Elizabeth Magie’s […]
To live was then in itself a delight, because living implied seeing. Edwin Abbott (1838-1926)
abridgment Definition: (noun) A shortened version of a written work. Synonyms: condensation, capsule Usage: In a word, I gave him an abridgment of this whole history; I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton announced that 40 alleged gang members —including the leader of the Blood Hound Brims, one of the largest Bloods sets on the East coast—have been […]
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that 165 firearms-the bulk of them handguns-were turned in during the Bronx Gun Buyback held at two Bronx churches on Saturday, August […]
Jean Piaget (1896) Regarded as the foremost developmental psychologist of the 20th century, Piaget developed a theory of “genetic epistemology,” a natural timetable for the development of the child’s ability to think, in which he traced four stages—the sensorimotor (ages […]
The connection between dress and war is not far to seek: your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
contraption Definition: (noun) A device that is very useful for a particular job. Synonyms: gizmo, appliance Usage: He turned the contraption around and around in his hands, not believing that such simple, small thing could save lives.
Mayor De Blasio and Councilman Vacca Hold Town Hall Meeting at Villa Barone Manor, August 10 Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by Councilman James Vacca of the 13th District, will hold a town hall meeting this Wednesday at Throgs Neck’s […]
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