CLAIMING VICTORY

How Crude I am, and yet-
with little care I can write
about the flowers and their
scent within the air.

My rough and ready ways mask
my love for things that bring
Peace and Joy to all Mankind.

How simple it can be to make
Peace, instead of claiming victory.

But yet, we fail to see how fragile
life can be.

With all life's pain and sorrow-
you would think Mankind would want
a Joyous tomorrow.

BY CITY ISLANDER, Jim Mullarkey

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City Island Images Receives Award

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City Island Images has been selected to receive The 2012 PRSUN Award. Through this award, PRSUN recognizes movers and shakers who have lived up to a business and social mission of informing, empowering, and building community in their personal or professional lives. City Island Images was chosen by nominations that were submitted by the PRSUN online network.

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site

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On Wednesday, July 4, starting at 10:30 AM, please join us for a traditional

Independence Day Celebration, featuring music, speeches, refreshments, reading of the Declaration of Independence, and tolling of the historic St. Paul's church bell - 13 times. Keynote speaker is Hon. Coleen Duffy, State Supreme Court Justice.

On Thursday, July 5, at 7 PM,

A tree grows at St. Paul’s. A talk and walk, led by Jessica Schuler, Director of Family Forest, New York Botanical Gardens, exploring the history and variety of trees at the site.

RIP ANDY GRIFFITH

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Longtime TV actor Andy Griffith has died at age 86 at his North Carolina home. Andrew Samuel "Andy" Griffith was an actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer.

His legacy role, which earned him the title of "America's Favorite Sheriff"on "The Andy Griffith" show, set in fictional Mayberry, put North Carolina on the map in the entertainment industry. The show ran from 1960-1968, propelling a handful of spin-off programs. Griffith also produced and starred in the television series "Matlock."

WEST NILE VIRUS ALERT

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With the warm weather, comes more time outside and that usually means more mosquitoes.

Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus (WNV) that can cause serious, life altering disease.

Reported cases in the NYC Tri State Area should translate into extra precautions.

This above map identifies trouble areas throughout USA.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm

7/3/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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DROUGHT, WILDFIRE, AND ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. These Are All Signs Of Global Warming.
Scientists say they cannot point to any one extreme event and positively attribute these to climate change, but they are the types of patterns which result from Global Warming.

WHAT DOES SYRIA'S ASSAD REALLY REGRET? Shooting Down A Turkish Airplane.
A news story from a paper in Turkey newspaper quotes Bashar Assad as saying: "I say 100 percent, I wish we did not shoot it down." But, what about all those people inside Syria?

USA MAY LOWER NUKE BOMBS. Decision expected on Weapons Stockpile.

SECURITY COUNCIL ASKED TO REFER SYRIA TO ICC

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The United Nations human rights chief today renewed her call on the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), stressing the need to ensure accountability for the serious abuses committed by both sides in the ongoing conflict.

“In my view, both Government forces and armed opponents have been involved in actions harming civilians,” High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told reporters after a closed-door briefing to the Council.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum First Friday

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Friday, July 6 Los Hermanos

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Enjoy the Americano/Western sound of Kelly and the Hermanos, stroll the garden, explore the mansion, and savor light refreshments. Then hop on the free Bronx Seaside Trolley for a ride to City Island.

ASSORTED INTERSTING EVENTS

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Event: Fifth Annual University of Virginia Investing Conference
When: November 15-16, 2012 (July 8 early registration)
Where: Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, VA