Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to increase their investment in women’s education and health to ensure their well-being and encourage their participation in the world economy.
GOP FLORIDA FIREWORKS. Political Fights and Accusations.
OBAMA PLANS. College Aid Tied To Affordability.
US DEFENSE CUTS. Military Preparedness?
PIRATES THREATEN. To Kill American.
IRAQ SUICIDE BOMBER. 30 Killed.
NYC Council Member James Vacca will join students and faculty from P.S. 72 in Throggs Neck tomorrow, which recently received new SMART Boards and other enhancements to the school’s technology.
Councilman Vacca provided $150,000 through the City Council to fund the project, enabling the school to complete the much-needed upgrades, which will help prepare students to take full advantage of new technology and give teachers a new tool to use in the classroom. Friday, January 27, 2012 @ 9:30 A.M.@ 2951 Dewey Ave, Bronx, NY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years to build “the future we want.”
In a speech to the General Assembly last September Mr. Ban presented five imperatives – or generational opportunities – that must be addressed to ensure a better future for the world’s people.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 at 3 pm • CHAMBER MUSIC
Home of Peter Joseph and Elizabeth Scheuer
4730 Fieldston Road
$25 | Buy Tickets
MARINA PICCININI, Flute
MIZUHO YOSHIMUNE, Piano
ROLANDO ROLIM, Piano
Mozart - Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op. 31
Oliver Caplan - My Elephant Cloud (2011)
Strauss - Violin Sonata in E Flat (Transcribed for Flute and Piano)
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 at 8 pm
US ARMY GETTING SMALLER. Pentagon Belt Tightening.
FLORIDA PRIMARY. Candidates Slamming Each Other.
IRANIAN BANKING PANIC. Economic Slide Worsens.
GOVERNOR vs PRESIDENT. Tarmac Tension.
INDIANA RIGHT TO WORK. Fight Ends.
The United Nations human rights chief said today she was shocked at reports that 34 people were executed in Iraq in a single day last week and called on the country to institute an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
“Even if the most scrupulous fair trial standards were observed, this would be a terrifying number of executions to take place in a single day,” High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay stated in a news release.
Focal Point Gallery
321 City Island Ave.
Bronx NY 10464
(718) 885-1403
An Exhibition of Art
The Meaning Of Love
February 3rd - February 29th
Opening Reception
Friday, February 3rd, 7pm - 10pm
If you are an artist and would like to take part in the above exhibition
call: 718- 885-1403 to make an appointment to bring in your work.
All work has to be framed and ready to hang.
There is a $20 hanging fee for each framed piece and a 30% commission taken if sold.
Hosted by: Linda Streitfeld, Director of Programs, National Press Foundation
Special guest: Kevin M. Goldberg, special counsel at Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC, legal counsel to the American Society of Newspaper Editors
What constitutes defamation? When is it OK to publish private facts about a public person? In this hour-long session, we answer these questions and help you understand your rights, know the boundaries and head off trouble.
NEXT: Copyright For The Web
When: February 2, 2012, 6pm to 8pm
Where: Upstairs at Playwright’s Tavern, 202 West 49th St, between Broadway/7th Ave.