HHS KUDOS

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A recent decision by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ requiring insurance coverage for a range of women’s preventive health services, including birth control, at no cost is welcomed by millions.

“The new rule is a victory for millions of women who will now have access to contraception and other preventive health services and supplies, without expensive cost-sharing,” said Kathy Lim Ko, APIAHF president and CEO. “We commend HHS for recognizing the essential role these services play in promoting women’s health.”

PLAN AHEAD FOR V-DAY <3

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This year, Valentines Day, 2012 doesn't have to be cold - Make plans to snuggle up with...

Tell someone close to you, just how much you need them, love and appreciate them.

Your special valentine is waiting for you to make your move... Don't be shy!

LOOKING BACK @ VALENTINES DAY

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According to recorded history, back on February 14, on or about the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.

Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families.

This Week in History

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Feb 05, 1994
Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar Evers. White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred. Evers was gunned down in the driveway of his Jackson, Mississippi, home on June 12, 1963, while his wife, Myrlie, and the couple's three small children were inside.

Feb 06, 1952

Headlines 2/5/12

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SUPERBOWL XLVI SUNDAY. Countdown To Victory Play.

MITT ROMNEY: VIVA LAS VEGAS. Nevada Win.

NEWT'S NEXT PASS. Plan B Hand-off?

CHINA/RUSSIA vs THE WORLD.

BIG BLUE. Go Giants.

NYBG PROGRAMS

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Bronx Green-Up, the community outreach program of The New York Botanical Garden, provides horticultural advice, technical assistance, and training to community gardeners, school groups, and other organizations interested in improving urban neighborhoods through greening projects.

The NYC Compost Project in the Bronx, funded and managed by NYC Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling, and hosted at The New York Botanical Garden, provides compost education and outreach to NYC residents, nonprofit organizations, and businesses.

WHAT'S HAPPEND TO OUR CLASS?

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One definition of middle-class is anyone whose life opportunities are optimistic, predictable, or upwardly mobile. Some others would say it's about watching our children succeed and do a heck of a lot better than we've done.

Many individuals used to describe themselves as middle, or upper middle-class because we're all looking to be part of the great society. Most people didn't think of themselves as poor and wouldn't describe themselves as upper-class. But recently we see more families struggling to make ends meet.

UN UNITED?

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Government representatives of Russia and The People's Republic of China have managed to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution, which condemns the Syrian government’s crackdown on protests.

At a meeting in the UN, 13 countries voted for the resolution proposed by European and Arab nations that gave strong support to an Arab League plan to end the crackdown and call for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside.

However, representatives for the governments China and Russia have both continued to veto this important internationally supported measure.

Headlines 2/3/12

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SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ASSAULT. City of Homs.

SUPERBOWL FEVER Multimillion Dollar Event.

NEVADA CAUCUSES. Romney Leads The Pac.

BEN GAZZARA DEAD. Intense Until Age 81.

COLORADO WHITEOUT. Denver Blizzard.

Timeless Lessons For Speaking

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Please, think before you open your mouth. You may also wish to consider practicing a better method of communicating with others, besides trash talking.

Also, utilizing the only 27 words you know, interspersed with what I prefer to identify as crutches, such as "I'm like, he's like, she's like." or "you know", "ah", "um" and so many other noises, which are unacceptable and totally inefficient form of communication. Advertising invented terms like super-size and other made up monstrosities are just not proper uses of our language.

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