HOLIDAY CONCERT

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Holiday Organ Concert

at National Historic Site in Westchester County,

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 PM

Acclaimed organist Kathryn Jones performs a holiday concert on the 1830 Erben, at St. Paul’s Church National Historic, Site, in Mt. Vernon, NY, on Sunday, December 18, beginning at 2 PM. The recital, on one of the nation’s oldest working pipe organs, features classical selections as well as traditional carols and Holiday favorites, accompanied by soprano.

Parking and admission are free – light refreshments served.

When: Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 PM

SYRIA ISOLATED

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Arab Spring and Syria

Syrian army defectors have reportedly killed or wounded nearly two dozen members of the security police after attacking a Damascus base for military intelligence, bringing Syria closer than ever to civil war

The so called Arab Spring: is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010.

Living Wage NYC Rally

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On Monday, November 21, people from all over the City will join together at "Many Voices, One Goal: A Rally for Living Wages," to be held at the Riverside Church, 409 Riverside Drive, in Manhattan.

Join Borough President Diaz, NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Jealous and many others as they come together to support the "Fair Wages for New Yorkers" Act. The rally comes just one day before a scheduled hearing on the bill before the City Council.

Headlines 11/17/11

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OWS ANNIVERSARY MARCH. NYPD Says They're Prepared.

US MILITARY EXPANDS IN AUSTRALIA. China Balks.

US WARNS EGYPT. On Government Transition.

ISOLATED SYRIA. Time Running Out.

BOA PROTEST. San Francisco.

CONGRESSIONAL INTERNET HEARINGS

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Why?
A few infringing links are enough to justify censoring an entire site, blocking good content along with the bad.
How?
The US will be able to block a site’s web traffic, ad traffic and search traffic using the same website censorship methods used by China, Iran and Syria.
Who's at risk?
Your favorite websites both inside and outside the US could be blocked based on an infringement claim.
Could this pass?
Yes. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act have widespread support in Congress and are expected to pass.

CAMPAIGN TO END RACISM AND SEXISM

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Unfortunately, some publications and magazines have in the past published Hot Women in Politics, with unacceptable words slutty and others, to describe female candidates, another newspaper has speculated whether a congresswoman decided to have plastic surgery, and an online media claims another was playing up her femininity. Also, countless examples race and gender in media coverage devoted to public officials’ looks, clothing and hair styles.

Bronx Post Office To Be Named After Fallen Soldier

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US Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) has announced the reintroduction of his bill, H.R. 3413, to name the post office on West Avenue in the Bronx after Private Isaac T. Cortes, an Army soldier and Bronx native who was killed in Iraq in 2007.

Pvt. Cortes was raised in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx and attended Christopher Columbus High School. He enlisted in the Army on November 21, 2006, completed his individual infantry training course in Fort Benning, Ga., and then moved on to Fort Drum before being deployed to Iraq in September 2007.

SLOAN AWARDS

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Eight NYC public high school teachers who engage their students with passion, animation and scholarly studies have earned Sloan Awards for Excellence in Teaching Science & Mathematics.

The awards are presented annually by the Fund for the City of New York and sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation includes a $5,000 prize.

Among the criteria to be used in the evaluation of the candidates are:

• Student achievement, progress and outcomes
• Teaching style and effectiveness
• Innovation and creativity in the classroom environment

Annual Toy Drive

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Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene will join officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and children from PS 205 at the Bronx Zoo’s Dancing Crane Café to kick-off Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.’s holiday toy drive.

In honor of the start of the holiday season, school children from PS 205 will be on hand to donate the first toys of the year.

Who: Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene

John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President of Public Affairs

School children from PS205

Headlines 11/16/11

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US MILITARY PRESENCE. Australia Bases.

SYRIAN OPPOSITION. Army Defections.

EUROPEAN DEBT. Crisis Spreading?

US SUPER-COMMITTEE. Stymied.

SLOAN AWARDS. Top Teachers.

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