2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Declares Co-Champions
Nihar Janga and Jairam Hathwar are co-champions of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Nihar Janga and Jairam Hathwar are co-champions of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second […]
hydrophyte Definition: (noun) A plant adapted to grow in water. Synonyms: aquatic plant Usage: Water lilies and other hydrophytes dotted the surface of the lake.
Otto Loewi (1873) Loewi was a German-born American physiologist and pharmacologist. A professor of pharmacology at Austria’s University of Graz, he was forced into exile by the Nazi purge of professors in 1938 and began teaching at New York University […]
Allysa Axelband has won a 2016 Excellence Award for her work as a phenomenal SETSS teacher at SA Bronx 3. She ensures that some of SA’s neediest children are given attention and focus. She is always willing to go beyond […]
Where there is sorrow there is holy ground. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
decollete Definition: (adjective) Cut low at the neckline. Synonyms: low-cut, low-necked Usage: She wore a decollete dress that many of the guests deemed inappropriately revealing.
Edward Elgar (1857) Elgar was an English composer whose oratorio The Dream of Gerontius is considered one of the finest examples of English choral music in history. He received his training from his father and succeeded him as organist of […]
Earlier today, New York City Public Advocate Letitia “Tish” James delivered fiery remarks at the Parkash Tenant Coalition news conference and rally in front of the Bronx Housing Court on the Grand Concourse.
Miss Seabrook’s Second Grade Class at St. Helena School participated in the second annual Red Nose Day this week. Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having […]
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents Los Grandes Maestros de La Salsa Return! PUERTO RICAN MASTERS 2 Isidro Infante, Ismael Rivera Jr., Pedro Brull, José Mangual Jr., Hector Tricoche, Viti Ruiz, Yolanda Rivera Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is […]
The reason why so few marriages are happy is because young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
viscus Definition: (noun) A main organ that is situated inside the body. Synonyms: internal organ Usage: The doctor showed the students a detailed model of the viscus and explained its many functions
John Marshall Harlan (1833) After commanding a Union regiment in the American Civil War, Harlan served as a state attorney general before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877. During his tenure, which lasted […]
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