NEWS HEADLINES

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#AP10Things include: Fewer woman want combat jobs; Obama warns Karzai; Mexico delays Guzman's extradition: http://apne.ws/MsjWIS

The most uncomfortable photo in the world http://wapo.st/1ppv3lm

What the hell is Barack Obama's presidency for? http://gu.com/p/3n27d/tw

7 reasons why writers should live abroad http://huff.to/1hn7a9Q

The foreign languages spoken in American cities http://wapo.st/1poAKQH

Asiana Airlines fined for delay in contacting families after crash http://nyp.st/1hPLqXt

BRONX SPEAKS

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Bronx Speaks: No Boundaries Brings Together 60 Artworks Selected by 20 Bronx Arts Organizations that forms the Bronx Arts Alliance

Exhibit is part of Bronx Day of the Annual New York Armory Week. This is the third annual exhibit presented by the Bronx Arts Alliance (BxAA) as part of the international art fair — The Armory Show. A curatorial committee from 20 Bronx arts organizations selected over 60 artworks featuring Bronx, US and International Artists who live, or have shown, in the Bronx. The exhibit will take place at The Bronx Museum of the Arts from Wednesday, March 5th through Sunday, March 9th and will be installed by independent curator Sarah Corona.

BRR... GETTING COLD AGAIN

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Temperatures are back to the teens with a winter weather advisories and more snowfall is now expected.

Scattered flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 16 mph.
Tonight Scattered flurries before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

ASSORTED INTERESTING EVENTS

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Event: Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists – Free One-Day Program
When: March 11, 2014, 9:00am – 4:30pm (February 24 deadline)
Where: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20004

What Consitutes a Selfie?

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It is a photograph that an individual takes of him or herself, and or with someone else typically taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.

"Perhaps the emotive selfie is simply the currency of communication for a new generation, and an increasingly valuable one as face-to-face communication." - New York Times

"Selfie? There's an app for that." - USA Today

"Selfie is for people to be able to share life’s everyday moments rather than a filtered, curated view of a life that seems perfect." - NBC News

RIP Harold Ramis

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He was called a comedy genius and was best known for his work on films like "Ghostbusters," "Stripes," "Groundhog Day," and "Caddyshack.

Harold Allen Ramis was a comedy actor, director, and writer. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981)
Dead at 69 - November 21, 1944 - February 24, 2014, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ghost-busters: http://youtu.be/Fe93CLbHjxQ

Ghost-busters Actor DEAD | RIP | VIDEO: http://youtu.be/ntuVEKdTrYQ

TUTOR PERINI STEAMROLLER

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Tutor Perini Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2013 Results show revenues were $1,099.3 million and $4,175.7 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2013, respectively, compared to $1,114.2 million and $4,111.5 million for the same periods last year. Income from construction operations was $70.2 million and $203.8 million for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2013, respectively, compared to $60.7 million and a loss from construction operations of $221.8 million for the same periods last year.

LIVE * TUTOR PERINI * LIVE

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Now hear this.... Tutor Perini Corporation, the civil and building construction company building the City Island Bridge will host a conference call TODAY at 5:00 PM on Monday, February 24, 2014, to discuss the Company's fourth-quarter and fiscal 2013 results.

Speakers on the call from Tutor Perini will be Ronald Tutor, Chairman and CEO, Robert Band, President, and Michael Kershaw, Executive Vice President and CFO. The Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement the same day after the market close.

ST PAUL'S CHURCH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

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St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY
914-667-4116 www.nps.gov/sapa

Special free Programs in March 2014

Wed., March 5, 1 PM
Our lunchtime series features Songs of America, a performance and sing-along of songs from colonial times through the 20th century, with historical commentary.

Thursday, March 6, First Thursdays at St. Paul’s open from 1 to 9 PM

CITY ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

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PROGRAMS AT THE CITY ISLAND LIBRARY- MARCH 2014

718-885-1703

Serving The City Island Community & the Public Since 1911

Our hours are: Mondays and Thursdays 11 AM-7 PM

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11 AM- 6 PM

Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM-5 PM

MARCH CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Read-a-Loud: The first Friday of every month will have a read-a-loud in the early afternoon. Listen to the librarian’s choices and feel free to bring your family’s favorite to share. Friday, March 7th , 11AM to noon.

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