Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860) Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer, dramatist, and physician who earned enduring international acclaim for his stories and plays. His early works were broad humorous sketches and tales published under a pseudonym, written to support himself […]
hydroponics Definition: (noun) A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients. Synonyms: aquiculture, tank farming Usage: The soil where he lived was poor in nutrients, so he decided to try his luck with hydroponics.
It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Clemente’s Last Wish, Completed by the Bronx by Koi Germany Jr. The year was 1972. Fresh off his 12th consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Award, 3000th hit and .312 batting average, Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder, Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker, known […]
Cespedes deal complete and Mets get ready for the spring By Rich Mancuso So the mission is complete as the New York Mets and Yoenis Cespedes have reunited. For GM Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon ownership, a three-year […]
The Most-Overlooked Tax Breaks for the Newly Retired by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA,PFA *Bigger Standard Deduction When you turn 65, the IRS offers a gift in the form of a bigger standard deduction. For 2015 returns, a single 64-year-old gets a […]
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents The Concert to Celebrate the Valentine Season! LOVE IN SALSA & MERENGUE Featuring Eddie Santiago, Alex Bueno and Joseph Fonseca Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is happy to present a special concert […]
FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTERS OF NEW YORK (FSCNY) LAUNCHES “FSCNY ACADEMY” Member Training Program will provide online curriculum focused on relevant and timely topics for financial service centers, including: Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Cyber Security, Anti-Fraud Protection, Consumer Protection, and more. […]
Robert Franklin Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz (1890) Stroud was a convicted murderer serving timein prison when he came across some injuredsparrows in the Leavenworth prison yard. He kept the birds andsoon began raising canaries, which he could sell for […]
Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
burnish Definition: (verb) To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish. Synonyms: furbish, buff, flush Usage: Every afternoon, she would obsessively burnish the floors until the parlor gleamed like an ice rink.
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mourn and remember the millions of Jews, Gypsies, gays, disabled and others who were massacred by the Nazis throughout Europe. We say “never again” yet we know that it can happen again and […]
Lewis Carroll (1832) Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, English author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. Carroll developed the stories from tales he told to […]
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