ASSORTED INTERESTING EVENTS

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Event: Steve Coll and Neil Irwin on “The Alchemist” and Winner of $2,000 Essay Prize Announced
When: February 5, 2014, 6:00pm
Where: World Room, Columbia Journalism School
Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 6 p.m. at Columbia University in New York as Steve Coll, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, interviews former Knight-Bagehot Fellow Neil Irwin about his new book, The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire. The event will also feature the presentation of a $2000 prize to the winner of the 1st annual Women's Economic Round Table essay contest, open to all Knight-Bagehot Fellows (current and former). The winning entry, about the press and public policy, will be published by the American Institute for Economic Research. Prospective applicants for the 2014-2015 Knight-Bagehot Program are encouraged to attend, and will find details about applying for the Fellowship at www.journalism.columbia.edu
The event will be held in the World Room at the Columbia Journalism School at Broadway and 116th Street in Manhattan, and is free and open to the public. To RSVP, contact Gary Hill at the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship office at gh2206@columbia.edu by January 29.

Event: Perfecting Personality Profiles
When: February 5-6, 2014
Where: Online
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism presents the free, two-day webinar, "Perfecting Personality Profiles.” Jacqui Banszynski, Pulitzer winner and Knight Chair in Editing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, covers best practices when identifying, sourcing and writing memorable profiles. Register at the main webinar page: http://bit.ly/perfectingprofiles

Event: Advanced Media Training
When: February 8, 2014, 9:00 – 12:00pm
Where: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Washington D.C.
Andrea McCarren, a veteran multimedia journalist and 15-time Emmy Award-winner, will offer an advanced media training class in the National Press Club’s Broadcast Center. This hands-on workshop is for anyone who wants to improve their presentation skills on camera or online. Through practice interviews, you’ll learn:
-How to craft and deliver meaningful sound bytes
-How to be more comfortable and confident on camera
-What to wear and what not to wear
-Tricks of the trade from Andrea’s 30 years of experience in television news
A makeup artist will help prepare you for your on-camera work. After the training session, each participant will be able to access their practice interviews online. Class size is limited. The three-hour session costs $150 for NPC members and $200 for non-members. http://www.press.org/events/advance-media-training-0

NY BEVERAGE LICENSE INCREASE

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The number of New York’s farm-based beverage licenses for distilleries, wineries, breweries and cideries has risen a whopping 72% after 2011. Since Governor Andrew Cuomo took office, legislation has been enacted to help these businesses open new markets across the state, and additional agricultural businesses have been created as a result of new licenses signed into law by the Governor. Existing farm-based beverage businesses have also grown exponentially as a result of policies and initiatives put in place by the Administration at the request of industry leaders.

SUPERBOWL COMMERCIALS

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If you were one of the millions who watched last night's Superbowl XLVIII Blowout, you probably think some of those TV commercials were more interesting than the actual game.

Seattle Seahawks took an early lead over the Denver Broncos and held onto it for a final score of 43-8.

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TV commercials offered light humor and a wide variety of emotional themes. These were an eclectic mix from Pandora to Cheerios and some of them included celebrities.

HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS

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The New York City Office of Emergency Management has issued a Hazardous Travel Advisory for Mon, February 3.

The National Weather Service has expects 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation through Monday evening. Light snow will develop in the morning with the heavy snow.

Snow will begin to taper off by the early evening. Temperatures will be in the 30s. The Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Mon, February 3.

The plow tracker will be available at nyc.gov/severeweather in the morning.

SUPERBOWL BENEFITS

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The following are just some of the economic benefits to New York as a result of Super Bowl XLVIII.

Empire State Development has estimated that 1.5 million people visited Super Bowl Boulevard during four days and that spending by visitors will generate an estimated $280-300 million in economic activity in New York State. The majority of Super Bowl events and the accompanying visitor spending will occur primarily within New York and the revenue generated will benefit the entire state.

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY

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New York and New Jersey football fans are counting down the hours before Super Bowl, with Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos get ready to fight it out o the gridiron in one of the most exciting events of an NFL season in many years.

Denver and Seattle have one thing in common. Their primary focus is to win The Superbowl.

Preparations have been completed and now all is set for an early evening kickoff. All eyes will either be on the field, or the TV screens as Super Bowl 48 is played out in suburban East Rutherford, New Jersey at Met Life Stadium.

SUPERBOWL WEEKEND AROUND CITY ISLAND

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Tens of thousands of tourists are visiting the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area this weekend to be here for tomorrow’s Super Bowl game, accompanied by the global media coverage, but you would not know it by looking around, or speaking to local business owners on City Island.

City Island Images asked them why? City Island Chamber http://www.cityislandchamber.org

City Island Images asked them why? City Island Civic Association http://cicivic.org

NYC Street Closures

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Broadway from 34th Street to 47th Street and 41st Street between 6th and 7th Avenues are closed Saturday and Sunday for the Super Bowl Boulevard event. There also will be parking restrictions on Saturday and Sunday throughout midtown Manhattan. There will be limited access and increased activity in and around the Lincoln Tunnel on Sunday. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes, including the Holland Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge.

DONT DRINK OR TEXT AND DRIVE

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New York State Police will join other law enforcement agencies, across the state, in a special effort to crackdown on impaired and distracted driving during Super Bowl Weekend. The statewide STOP-DWI and Texting-While-Driving Crackdown efforts will start on January 31st and will run through February 3rd. The New York State Police will be collaborating with County Sheriff and municipal law enforcement agencies across the state in this coordinated effort to reduce the number of alcohol related and distracted driving injuries and deaths.

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