Quote of the Day: March 29, 2016
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Word of the Day: March 29, 2016
Word of the Day ? perquisite Definition: (noun) A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one’s due. Synonyms: fringe benefit, perk Usage: We had promised her a liberal perquisite […]
Whose Birthday Is It? March 29, 2016
Ernst Jünger (1895) Early in his career, Jünger, a German writer and WWI veteran, published novels based on his army experience. Strongly influenced by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, they glorified war and its sacrifice as the greatest physical and mental […]
#Not62 Town Hall Meeting: The Campaign for A Healthy Bronx!
Town Hall Meeting #Not62-The Campaign for A Healthy Bronx! SATURDAY APRIL 2, 11AM: Bronx Health REACH invites Bronxites to come and be a part of a Town Hall Meeting, #Not62 — The Campaign for a Healthy Bronx! on Saturday, […]
Vernuccio’s View: President Obama and His Cuban Folly
What Did President Obama’s Cuban Trip Achieve? by Frank Vernuccio, Jr., JD The results of President Obama’s recent trip to Cuba, and, indeed, the reasons for his traveling there at all, remain unclear. The original timing of Washington’s […]
Gov Cuomo Imposes North Carolina Travel Ban
GOVERNOR CUOMO BANS NON-ESSENTIAL STATE TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA On Monday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina. The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions […]
Profile America: Birth of a Classic — Coca-Cola
BIRTH OF A BRAND Tuesday, March 29 — One of the most successful brand names of all time got its start on this date in 1886. That’s when Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton brewed up the first batch of Coca-Cola — […]
Yearly Cost of U.S. Premature Births Linked to Air Pollution
NEW YORK, March 29, 2016 — The annual economic cost of the nearly 16,000 premature births linked to air pollution in the United States has reached $4.33 billion, according to a report by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center. The […]
WABC-TV IS THE NEW BROADCASTING HOME FOR THE NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE
National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. announced yesterday that WABC7-TV, Channel 7 will be the broadcast home and official English language television station of the 59th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade, live from Fifth Avenue, on Sunday, June 12, 2016. This […]
Three soccer games in the Bronx a struggle for NYCFC
Three soccer games in the Bronx a struggle for NYCFC By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Perhaps they are still getting to know who they are because New York City FC in three games complied two point in the standings. But […]
U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey to Deliver George Washington University Commencement Address
U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey will deliver the George Washington University’s commencement address before an audience of approximately 25,000 graduates, friends and family members on May 15. He also will be awarded an honorary doctorate of public service […]
Quote of the Day: March 28, 2016
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Word of the Day: March 28, 2016
declivity Definition: (noun) A downward slope or bend. Synonyms: fall, downslope, declension, declination, decline, descent Usage: As best I could, I stumbled after him down a steep declivity beginning at the forest’s edge.
Whose Birthday Is It? March 28, 2016
Aristide Briand (1862) Briand was a French statesman who served as premier of France 11 times and held 26 ministerial posts between 1906 and 1932. After World War I, he emerged as a leading advocate of international peace. As foreign […]
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