ASSORTED EVENTS
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TONIGHT: Drinks Night with Authors of Digital Assassination, co-sponsored by Gorkana When: March 19, 2012, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Pete’s Tavern, 129 E. 18th St., Second Floor, New York, NY
FREE SPEECH STANDS UP TO HATE SPEECH
Here in the United States, the radio airways are owned by the citizens and broadcasters must apply to the Federal Communications Commission for licenses in order to use them. To receive a license, the station must prove their programming is in the “public interest.”
Faces of Depression
Depression isn’t a one-size-fits-all illness. Just like a rash or heart disease, depression can take many forms. As you’ll see, there’s a cluster of symptoms that are typically present, but one person’s experience of depression often differs from another’s. Definitions of depression — and the therapies designed to ease this disease’s grip — also continue to evolve.
What is major depression?
NALEO Applauds Ruling on Voter Identification Law
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund applauds the Department of Justice’s ruling on the state of Texas’ application for re-clearance of its voter identification law:
CITY ISLAND BLACKOUTS & GREEN TEAM
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Some City Islanders have expressed their concern over multiple power failures over the past couple of days. Ironically, this occurs while Con Edison's Green Team plans to host an energy efficiency summit in New York for commercial and industrial building owners looking to make their properties more energy efficient and connect with hundreds of experts on saving energy in May.
Headlines 3/13/12
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UN UNSUCCESSFUL IN SYRIA. What's Next Intervention?
GOP VOTING. Mississippi and Alabama Impact.
AFGHANISTAN PULLOUT. In Consideration.
FEBRUARY RETAIL SALES. Increase.
US vs CHINA. Law Suit.
Maysles Cinema
TUESDAY, March 13th, 7:00pm
The National Jazz Museum Presents
a Women's History Month Special
In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland
Huey, 2011, 87 min.
SATURDAY, March 17th, 7:30pm
Under the Influence of Lava 1&2
The First Element of Hip Hop
Urban Writers In the Streets of New York
60 mins., 2012
SUNDAY, March 18th, 7:30 pm
Keelings Caribbean Showcase
Curated by Keeling Beckford
The Story of Lovers Rock
Menelik Shabazz, 2011, 101 min.
THURSDAY, March 22nd
through SUNDAY, March 25th, 7:30pm
Sing Your Song
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT PUNISHES CIVILIANS
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The UN says civilians continue to bear the brunt of violence in Syria, this was the assessment made by the head of the United Nations-appointed panel probing human rights abuses in the country, noting that the use of force by the military against armed groups has often led to collective punishment.
Those killed over the past year since the pro-democracy uprising began include more than 500 children, Paulo Pinheiro, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, told the UN Human Right Council in Geneva.
JAPARICAN=Half Japanese and half Puertorican.
If you have ever had the pleasure of traveling to Japan and also to Puerto Rico, you may agree with the following words, which may clear up a few misconceptions.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT - WORDS OF WISDOM
" The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."