NEWS QUICKIE

ISLAMIC MILITANTS MADNESS KILLS HUNDREDS
After militants kill hundreds, Shiite militias mount a counter-offensive and reclaim the Anbar provincial capital.

AMTRAK IS BACK ON AM TRACK
Amtrak NE corridor returns, after a Tuesday-night crash shut down all service between NY and Philadelphia.

TEXAS TOWN ON GUARD AFTER BIKER GANG SHOOTOUT LEAVES 9 DEAD
Waco police authorities increase security to quell other possible attempts at criminal activity following the melee.

US SLAMS NORTH KOREA

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WORLD WIDE WEB

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The World Wide Web is 22 years old and some insist its older. On April 30, 1993, the Web went public for you and me and fee free.

The information superhighway has been responsible for some slow pokes to be run over, but has also picked up many hitchhikers since. But some say it was fifty years ago, in response to a surprise Soviet launch of Sputnik, that USA set up the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

NY SACRED SITES

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If you're one of those individuals who does not usually frequent houses of worship, here is an idea for you.

Since 1986 The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites program has supported more than 700 religious institutions throughout the state which have received over $8.7 million in matching grants. Sacred Sites is the country’s oldest and largest statewide grant program to help landmark religious properties. Some 200 New York City congregations have received $2.9 million of that grant total.

TODAY, you may participate in New York Sacred Sites Open House Weekend 2015.

EDUCATING AMERICA

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America’s inner cities need repair and a major overhaul. Some of the problems require a focus on safety, jobs and schools, certainly not race.

Why are we wondering how to stop it? Jobs, education and public safety. Computer hardware, automation, and software can replace people. This is why education is the obvious key, just ask anyone who’s worked in automotive manufacturing or as a travel agent.

TWO HUNDRED TORNADOS

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Spring brings blooming flowers, balmier temperatures and something else not so pleasant: Tornadoes.

Tornadoes are some of the toughest weather Mother Nature dishes out. They come with little warning and carry strong winds that can cause serious damage.

Some 1,200 tornadoes touch down across the United States each year, most commonly in the spring months, a transition time when unsettled weather is more likely to occur

SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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Indiana University sexual health researchers have provided a much needed snapshot of contemporary Americans’ sexual behaviors, including a description of more than 40 combinations of sexual acts that people perform during sexual events, patterns of condom use by adolescents and adults, and the percentage of Americans participating in same-sex encounters.

http://www.nationalsexstudy.indiana.edu/graph.html

LIGHTS OUT NYC

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A member of NY City Council wants to turn off all office skyscrapers lights at night seeking to reduce costs and help migratory birds. Maybe New Yorkers can more easily see the stars in the sky as they walk through its streets.

Energy conservation is what Councilman Donovan Richards Jr. says is common sense. He claims the majority of residents like the idea, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted 969 registered voters, that focuses pollution by light, but some residents fear that less light means an unsafe city and removes NYC trademark.

SUNSET ON THE SOUND

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Sunset on the Sound Benefit
The New Rochelle Police Foundation
TONITE Saturday, May 16, 2105
TIME: 5pm - 9pm
Mr and Mrs Anthony and Carmen Paolercio
56 Wildcliff Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805

FEATURING:
Dino Gato, Executive Chef of RAO's
Hand Rolled Cigars by LA CASA GRANDE CIGARS Arthur Ave/Bronx, NY
Fine Wine Donated by OPICI Wines Wine Enthusiast Awards - Importer of the Year

BLACK ISIS DAY

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U.S. commandos have raided eastern Syria, killing a senior Islamic State leader in a firefight and capturing his wife.
According to intelligence officials, this special operation was announced as IS fighters were in central and northeastern Syria.

The militants are nearing the historic city of Palmyra, in the central province of Homs, and have seized a water facility and an oil field on the city's eastern outskirts.

Islamic State crisis: US special forces in Syria raid http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32764995

HERNANDO DE SOTO

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On a sweltering day in May and almost 500 years ago today, Hernando de Soto and his army of over 600 soldiers splashed ashore in Tampa Bay.

They had been ordered by King Charles V of Spain to sail to La Florida and "conquer, populate and pacify" the land.But this expedition would never yield the gold and treasure these men so desperately sought. Instead, they marched from one village to the next, taking food and enslaving the native peoples to use as guides and porters.

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