Profile America: State Gas Taxes
Saturday, August 13 — At least since the oil embargo of 1973, the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel has been closely followed. A portion of the price is due to the Federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon of gas, […]
Saturday, August 13 — At least since the oil embargo of 1973, the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel has been closely followed. A portion of the price is due to the Federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon of gas, […]
Join Arjun Home Realty Corp. for an open house this weekend showcasing a lovely two-bedroom home located at 2861 Barkley Ave. The house will be open for viewing on Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 respectively, from 1 to […]
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
pedicab Definition: (noun) A tricycle (usually propelled by pedaling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire. Synonyms: cycle, rickshaw Usage: Boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs.
Bronx Landlord Sentenced to 25 Years in Tenant Killing A Bronx landlord was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday in connection with the killing of a tenant and subsequent dumping of the body. Nasean Bonie, 30, landlord of 663 […]
On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its model 5150 — which soon became known simply as the “PC.”
The Residence Inn by Marriott Bronx at Metro Center Honors Interns The Residence Inn by Marriott Bronx at Metro Center Atrium participated in the New York City Summer Youth Employment Program where nine young people joined the hotel team […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW — Comptroller Stringer is STILL Hurting the Homeless and the Needy By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that back on October 7, 2015, I wrote an article criticizing how NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer was putting […]
Join Arjun Home Realty Corp. for an open house this weekend showcasing a lovely two-bedroom home located at 2861 Barkley Ave. The house will be open for viewing on Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 respectively, from 1 […]
NYC Homecoming For Mets T.J. Rivera Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor There were so many family and friends at Citi Field to see T.J. Rivera Wednesday night as the long journey to the Major Leagues was here. The New York Mets in […]
NEWS FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Rams to host eight non-conference games in Rose Hill Gym Coming off one of its most successful seasons over the past 25 years, the Fordham University men’s basketball program released its non-conference schedule today, a […]
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 […]
United Parcel Service began in 1907 as the American Messenger Company, founded by 19-year old Jim Casey in Seattle, Washington.
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