TODAY * NYC Marathon

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New York City Marathon course is a 26.2-mile block party through the world’s most diverse city, and it's a model for big-city marathons around the world. We will update information when it becomes available.

Numerous bridge and street closures will be in effect citywide from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, 11/2/14, in support of the 2014 TCS New York City Marathon, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. In addition, the upper level of the bridge will be closed in both directions beginning at 11:00 PM tonight for roadway preparation. For further information visit:

Texting while driving is illegal

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New York has stricter laws to crack down on texting while driving that goes into effect today.

Under the law, new and young drivers convicted of texting-while-driving will have their license suspended for 120 days on the first offense, and revoked for a year if convicted of a second or subsequent offense within six months of re-issuance of the license.

NYC and Shanghai

NYC, USA and Shanghai, PRC like many major metropolitan areas and world class cities, they have some things in common. Huge populations, massive skyscrapers, affordable public transportation, fantastic food, terrific tourism attractions, etc.

Since I have just returned from yet another trip to Asia please allow me this opportunity to point out some differences and similarities, in order to expose the individuality of each. What no one can deny is the vibrancy and character each one of these massive cities.

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Dia de los muertos

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Dia de los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead is a two-day festival that takes place every November 1 and 2. Although identified with Mexico, Dia de los Muertos is celebrated throughout Latin America and where there are Latinos.

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, combines All Saints and All Souls Days with Catholic and Aztec rituals.

VOX POP WEB

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The failure of government is not only due to personality clashes, political problems, powerful lobbyists, bipartisan bickering, massive corruption, but it is also due to a deep structural flaw that undermines all administrations and therefore the entire system as we know it.

These weaknesses include unattainable goals, questionable incentives, basic greed, distorted disinformation, systemic irrationality, lack of credibility, mediocre bureaucracies, powerful bureaucrats, political actions committees, global markets, and the interpretation of legislation designed to protect us.

NYPL digital storytelling seminar

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The New York Public Library City Island Branch Lecture: Multimedia Journalism Seminar: Presented by Professor Roberto Soto. This program is to learn about creating interactive content with photos, audio and video. He will teach how to produce online content best told in multimedia format and create original stories using images, photos video and audio. Saturday 11/8/14 at 1:00P.

R. Soto publishes City Images * www.cimages.me / Dose of News * www.doseofnews.com

The New York Public Library: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: http://youtu.be/nm-dD2tx6bk

VOTE ON ELECTION DAY

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From our healthcare system to our workplace, the US government is increasingly and irresponsibly making efforts at taking over control for managing our day to day lives.

At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with our politicians, than the group which is now responsible tor government gridlock.

Voters are finally seeing our government in-action as a massive, intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. The most alarming consequence of ineffective policies, in addition to unrealized social goals, is the growing threat to the government’s democratic legitimacy.

How to sleep much better

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Chronic pain and insomnia are an unhealthy combination. According to the National Sleep Foundation, chronic pain disturbs the slumber of one in five Americans at least a few nights a week. Whether it’s from a bad back, arthritis, or headaches, chronic pain puts you in double jeopardy: the pain robs you of restful sleep and makes you more fatigued, and thus more sensitive to pain.

Chris Christie is full of....

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If you were asked to finish this sentence, would you say leadership, hot air, himself, crap, or what?

NJ Governor Chris Christie is one of the most talked-about Republicans in the country on the eve of an election in which he isn't even on the ballot.

Is this déjà vu all over again? He did it back in 2012, when he bonded with President Obama while touring the hurricane-ravaged Jersey Shore.

Catholic churches ordered closed

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More than 50 Catholic churches are being shut down throughout NYC. The Archdiocese of New York says many parishes will be merging. Some 50 churches will be affected, mostly in Manhattan and The Bronx.

A total of 14 percent of the 368 parishes in the city and Hudson Valley will be merging. The names of the affected parishes have not yet been released. The Archdiocese has been working on process of merger for several years, in particular the last 14 months.

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