RETUMBA AMONG NYC's BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

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Mike Bloomberg's Arts and Culture Show invited City Island's Retumba to his annual PARTY!

The Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture is also graciously supported by
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., Michael Lynne and Bedell Cellars,
and Shai Tertner of Shiraz Events.

SEQUESTER SHOWDOWN

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The deadline is now four days away before $85 billion dollars in spending cuts, which has brought about a massive White House full court press of the impact in the cuts. They are announcing NY 12 thousand job cuts to NY alone. SURPRISE - The initial effects will be felt immediately and get worse.

These sequester effects are set to kick in on Friday, so it leaves The White House and Congressional leaders very little time to prevent all the across-the-bard spending cuts.

Republicans and Democrats will be spending the next few days playing the blame game, just as they've done before.

CITY ISLAND CIVIC ASS.

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The Association will be meeting Tuesday February 26th 2013at 7:30pm at 190 Fordham Street.

This Week in Her and History

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This Week in History, Feb 24 - Mar 2

Feb 24, 1836
Alamo defenders call for help. On this day in 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.

Feb 25, 1964

PRACTICE GOOD POSTURE

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The basics keys to good posture:

Posture is the way you hold your body while standing, sitting, or performing tasks like lifting, bending, pulling, or reaching. If your posture is good, the bones of the spine — the vertebrae — are correctly aligned.

Steps toward good posture:

You can improve your posture — and head off back pain — by practicing some imagery and a few easy exercises.

To Lose Our Heritage Is To Lose Our Destiny

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Kingsbridge Historical Society - “To Lose Our Heritage Is To Lose Our Destiny” -KHS Motto

The Kingsbridge Historical Society is pleased to announce that on Thursday, February 28th at 7:30 pm, Michael Miscione, the Manhattan Borough Historian, will present “People V. Boyd: The Murder Trial That Nearly Redrew The Map of New York City”.

Intellectual Property Workshops

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The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Legal Aid Society present a two-part
Intellectual Property Workshop for Artists, Arts Organizations and Small Businesses

CITY ISLAND BRIDGE BREAKTHROUGH

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A leading civil and building construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world has announced that New York City's Department of Transportation is listing them as the low bidder for the $102.7 million construction project replacing The City Island Bridge crossing Eastchester Bay.

CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION

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FREE MARCH 5, 2013 PANELS www.cencom.org or e-mail info@cencom.org.

Entertainment Publicity: Generating Buzz

WHEN: Tuesday, March 5, 6:00 to 7:15 pm

WHERE: The New School, Theresa Lang Center, 2nd Floor, 55 West 13th Street (5th and 6th Aves)