DIVERSITY EVENTS

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January 2014

Jan 28, "Diversity In/Tech; Making technology more inclusive. Let's listen, exchange & implement,"Technical.ly Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY.
https://diversityintech.splashthat.com/

February 2014

Feb 4, "2014 Multicultural TV Summit & Leadership Awards," Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News, NYC. http://multiculturaltvsummit.com. Contact: Joe Schramm, schramm@schrammnyc.com, 212-983-0219

Feb 5-8, "Educational Travel Conference," Education Travel Community, Orlando, FL. http://travelearning.com/Main_Conference_Page. Contact: 406-745-4800

Feb 12, "What's Hot in Media," Advertising Women of New York, NYC. http://www.awny.org/events/calendar

Feb 27, "Advertising Working Mothers of the Year Awards," Advertising Women of New York, NYC, http://www.awny.org/events/calendar

Feb 27, "34th Annual Benefit Gala," One Hundred Black Men, Inc., NYC.
http://www.ohbm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95&Ite…

CASTRO BROTHERS

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The name Castro has been in politics for decades and the Castro brothers (Fidel on the left) have ruled Cuba with an iron fist for just as long. Thanks to the harsh and tyrannical control by the infamous dictators known as The Castro Brothers, Cuba remains a single party Marxist island with the lowest internet and cell phone service for their local citizens in our entire western hemisphere. How much longer will our world allow this?

However, ii it time to make room for a new and improved political duo of Castro brothers?

OLYMPICS

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Should Olympic Games be cancelled because they're too expensive following extensive security measures? What say you?

Islamist militants are making threats about what they are planning during the upcoming 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Should the U.S.A. pull out of the Olympic Games? What about future Olympics?

ARCTIC BLAST

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On the East Coast, the biggest snowfall event of the season thus far is wrapping up for the Mid-Atlantic and will persist until early Wednesday for southern New England. The developing surface low responsible for this plethora of snowfall is forecast to develop into a strong ocean storm over the Canadian maritime. The tightening pressure gradient will result in gusty winds in addition to the snow, thus causing wind chills to plummet.

MTA SERVICE REDUCTION

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that its regional railroads – Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road are reducing service, as snow accumulations make operating trains difficult.

This is aimed at preventing trains from becoming stranded in accumulated snow, and to allow personnel to concentrate resources on trains that will continue to operate.

The LIRR will reduce service on a branch-by-branch basis, consistent with its policy to curtail or suspend service if snow accumulations reach 10-13 inches.

NY STATE OF EMERGENCY

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NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has declared a state of emergency as a major winter storm moves across the New York City metropolitan area.

The State of Emergency covers the following counties: Suffolk, Nassau, Richmond, Kings, Queens, New York, Bronx, Westchester and Rockland.

Cuomo also activated the State Emergency Operations Center to monitor the major winter storm that is expected to bring moderate to heavy snow and strong winds to Long Island, New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley, and usher in extremely cold temperatures statewide.

CITY ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY

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PROGRAMS AT THE CITY ISLAND LIBRARY- FEBRUARY 2014

718-885-1703

Serving The City Island Community & the Public Since 1911

Our hours are: Mondays and Thursdays 11 AM-7 PM

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11 AM- 6 PM

Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM-5 PM

FEBRUARY CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Read-a-Loud: The first Friday of every month will have a read-a-loud in the early afternoon. Listen to the librarian’s choices and feel free to bring your family’s favorite to share. Friday, February 7th , 11AM to noon.

SNOW AND LOW TEMPS

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The snow is falling and the NYC area is expecting a low temperature of 16 degrees. That dreaded polar vortex appears to be returning.

***Arctic air-mass arriving to the Eastern U.S.***

BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN) NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

CRACKING US VOICE

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The Voice of America is cracking after more than seventy years in existence and no one appears to be able to fix it. Over the past 25 years, the VOA has been having trouble with it's voice. Its been cracking much like it would when a child hits puberty. This is another example of our overspending government inaction.

VOA is a taxpayer-funded U.S. government-run foreign policy media organization charged by Congress with providing news about America and the world to international audiences, many of which cannot get uncensored news from their own media.

NY NJ PORT AUTHORITY READY?

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The Port Authority claims to be ready to tackle winter’s latest blast of snow, which is projected to begin tomorrow morning and continue until Wednesday morning.

The agency says it is prepared to deploy extra staff and has assembled snow equipment to handle what forecasters say could be significant snow and bitter cold temperatures at the Port Authority’s airports, tunnels, bridges, PATH system and seaport.

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