Matters of Faith: Service Above Self
“Service Above Self” is the motto that defines the objective of Rotary International.
Quote of the Day: July 3, 2016
As to people saying a few idle words about us,we must not mind that, any more than the old church-steeple minds the rooks cawing about it. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Word of the Day: July 3, 2016
menage Definition: (noun) A domestic establishment. Synonyms: household Usage: What sort of a menage is it which pays double the market price for a governess but does not keep a horse, although six miles from the station.
Whose Birthday Is It? July 3, 2016
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (1879) Korzybski was a Polish-American linguist who developed a school of thought known as general semantics. He aimed to distinguish between words and the objects they describe,as well as between individual objects all described by the same word. He stressed […]
Profile America: Liberty and Justice
In1964, the Civil Rights Act swept away Jim Crow laws by prohibiting discrimination based on race in all accommodations and facilities open to the public, as well as employment, union membership, and voter registration.
HARRIET TUBMAN CELEBRATION – MARTHA’S VINEYARD BRUNCH AUGUST 13TH, 2016
The Harlem Fine Arts celebrates Harriet Tubman with a brunch lecture at the Harbor View Hotel on Martha’s Vineyard, MA., August 13.
Quote of the Day: July 2, 2016
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration? George Eliot (1819-1880)
Word of the Day: July 2, 2016
spelldown Definition: (noun) A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly. Synonyms: spelling bee Usage: Our school hosts a spelldown every year, but since Tom always wins, it’s not very exciting.
Whose Birthday Is It? July 2, 2016
Thomas Cranmer (1489) Cranmer became the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury after he helped Henry VIII in his negotiations with the pope over divorcing Catherine of Aragon. He annulled Henry’s marriage to Catherine,supported his marriage to Anne Boleyn, and later helped him divorce her. After […]
For David Wright, Health is More Important than Baseball
Although the Mets are like family, Wright understands that the search for a replacement at third base is not a surprise.
SummerStage Bronx season begins July 5
City Parks Foundation Presents SUMMERSTAGE 2016 SEASON Presented by Capital One Bank FREE Music, Dance, Family, Film, Circus, and Theater Programs in The Bronx Bronx season runs July 5 – July 17 New York, NY– City Parks Foundation […]
Quote of the Day: July 1, 2016
That is the natural way of women…to scorn the one that loves them, and love the one that hates them. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Word of the Day: July 1, 2016
myopia Definition: (noun) A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Synonyms: nearsightedness, shortsightedness Usage: By the time she was 30, her myopia had […]
Whose Birthday Is It? July 1, 2016
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweiss (1818) Semmelweiss was a Hungarian physician who pioneered the use of antiseptics in obstetrical clinics. While working at a Vienna hospital, he became convinced that physicians were transmitting puerperal fever, also called childbed fever, to patients and […]
Help Find Jessica White’s Killer — Call CRIMESTOPPERS
Writing in his recent Matters of Faith column, Overcoming Evil, Rev. J. Loren Russell recalled the recent random shooting in the Bronx that took the life of “Jessica White— a mother of three young children shot and killed protecting her […]
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