CORPSE PLANT BLOOMS

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Amorphophallus titanum is the scientific name and it is also known as the titan arum, a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.

This priceless plant is located inside a greenhouse next to the Alfond Boathouse on the shores of beautiful Lake Virginia. It opened its doors on October 20, 1983, to facilitate student and faculty research, provide plant material for study and to permanently house a diverse collection of plant species, some of which are indigenous to Florida.

NYC ARTISTS RECEPTION

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See the eclectic work of local artists at City Island's most beautiful Yacht Club, with majestic views of NYC.

This Friday night from 7-10 P. Please, stop by and check out the art work of 16 local Artists and the wonderful Morris Yacht and Beach Club. 718-885-9814

This place id by far the most scenic and family-friendly club on City Island. And while you are at the Club, why not have a late night snack at the Morris bar and restaurant, and be sure to ask about membership opportunities.

NEWS QUICKIE

EARTH DAY
Take care of Mother Nature and celebrate every day as Earth Day, because it's the only home we have.

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS
They're mad as hell and wont take it any more, after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal injury in a police van.

TSARNAEV'S DEFIANCE
Prosecutors show the jury a photo of the Boston bomber extending his middle finger to the jail camera.

WHAT HAPPENED TO BILL?
Clinton's presidential camp-pain stops include stories about her family, all but the infamous, Mr. Bill.

HBO BLOW TO CABLE

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EARTH DAY

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Earth Day’s 45th anniversary could be the most exciting year in environmental history. The year in which economic growth and sustainability join hands. It’s our turn to lead. So our world leaders can follow by example.

The first one was held on April 22, 1970 in America.

An estimated 20 million people took part in rallies across the US for the first Earth Day.

It is credited as the beginning of the modern environmental movement.

The event was founded by former US senator Gaylord Nelson, after seeing the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California.

PUBLIC SAFETY PIRATES

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Public safety organizations include emergency management agencies, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, rescue squads, and Emergency Medical Services. However, it is police activity which continues to make headlines.

The recent events of police officers shooting unarmed individuals, or of breaking he laws they are being paid to enforce is nothing new. Here are just a few examples, following a quick search. We will begin with the good, followed by the bad, and then the ugly.

CNN: Police caught on camera: The good and the bad http://cnn.it/1G9SIOE

¿CUOMO SE DICE FLIP FLOP?

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Why did Andrew Cuomo and his political cronies visit Cuba? What was the clear benefit for New York State? The Governor previously prevented official NY business trips to Indiana, where the Governor signed a bill allowing gays to be denied services, but then visits Cuba, where gays were thrown in jail.

¿Cuómo se dice flip flop en Español?

NEWS QUICKIE

LIFE OR DEATH
Jurors who convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 charges for Boston Marathon bombing decides if he lives or dies.

MORSI SENTENCED
Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi has been sentenced To 20 years in prison.

CAPTAIN CHARGED
Mediterranean capsized migrants' boat's captain Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, arrested under suspicion of homicide.

GENETIC DATA-SHARING
New first-of-its kind genetic data-share program to save more women from breast and ovarian cancers.

A NEW DAY "ONLINE"

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ASSORTED INTERESTING EVENTS

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Event: Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards
When: April 23, 2015, 9:00-12:15 p.m.
Where: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Washington D.C.

CASTRO AND CUOMO HAVE HISTORY

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NY Governor Andrew Cuomo embarks on a trade mission to Cuba today. He becomes the first US Governor to travel to the Communist island, since President Barack Obama eased travel restrictions. His trip may open a brand new front in American politics.

However, the Governor's dad, the late New York Governor Mario Cuomo and the aging Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro share some similar history in baseball.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS

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LOW PRESSURE BRINGS RAINFALL TO THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. THE RAIN COULD BE BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

IT WILL BE QUITE BREEZY AS WELL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL. SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND EVEN AN ISOLATED RUMBLE OF THUNDER MAY BE HEARD.

THE RAIN SHOULD BE OVER FOR MOST...IF NOT ALL SPOTS BY TUESDAY MORNING. IT MAY START OUT ON THE CLOUDY SIDE...BUT EXPECT PRIMARILY A PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY DAY WITH HIGHS ABOVE NORMAL.

* LOCATIONS...THE COASTLINES ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND.

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