NYC TREES
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Photographs: Benjamin Swett On View in the Arsenal Gallery March 6 – April 26, 2013
Sandy Disaster Financial Relief Program
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Money Matters @NYPL: Financial Planning Association of New York Pro Bono Committee - Sandy Disaster Financial Relief Program
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 2 - 5 p.m.
City Island Library
320 City Island Avenue
718-885-1703
The New York Public Library is partnering with The New York Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, a professional organization comprised mostly of Certified Financial Planners, lawyers, insurance professionals, and other financial advisors.
Their services are free of charge and there will be no attempt to sell any products or services.
HEALTH & WELLNESS SUMMIT
Bronx Borough President is urging concerned individuals from the Bronx and across the City to register for his upcoming Health & Wellness Summit, to be held at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Campus on Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“We see this event as a major first step towards a comprehensive health and wellness agenda for not just the Bronx but the entire City, and I urge everyone with an interest in these important topics to sign up for a day of thought-provoking discussion on the health of our City,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
SNOW STORM THREATS
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The National Weather Service has issued winter storm watch, from late Wednesday night through Friday morning. These strong winds will bring with it, some pretty nasty weather especially late tonight.
The heavy snowstorm threatens scattered outages. This wet snow will cause travel and power disruptions from parts during the middle of this week. The storm is destined to bring a swath of heavy snow from and will cause problems near the coast from winds, beach erosion and coastal flooding.
JOB SEARCH TIPS
Looking for a job is like hunting on the Internet. Many are using the world wide web to learn about job openings, to send resumes, to submit applications, and also to communicate with multiple recruiters.
Convenience, speed, accessibility and the tight labor market are all reasons why Internet job hunting is so popular with employers and prospective employees.
Internet recruiting saves cost and time. The cost of recruiting on the Net is much lower than traditional methods and the results are faster.
FUNDING OF US MUSEUMS
Last week $85 billion in across-the-board federal spending cuts were triggered as a result of sequestration, which will affect nearly every agency throughout the government. For most agencies that support museums, including IMLS, NEA, NEH and NSF this means a five percent cut in their annual funding, including a reduction in grant-making activities for the year ahead.
DOW WOWS
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You would not believe this news, considering all the talk about the sequester budget cuts, but the Dow Jones industrial average rose pass a record high and kept going all the way till closing time.
It jumped from the opening bell, climbed as much as 158 points early and reached 14,286, breaking through its previous record high set in October 2007.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Dow Jones Indices: .DJI - Mar 5 4:14pm ET
14253.77+125.95 (0.89%)
City Islander Running Hard For NYC Mayor
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City Island resident and former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion
says he's committed to the ideal that all New Yorkers can band together and make it our city.
He told The Village Voice that to do that, he'll need broad support, including ALL New Yorkers, regardless of party affiliation.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/02/will_adolfo_car.php
Executive Editor and Distinguished Professor
Before entering into academia I served as a news writer, editor and producer for NBC for nearly nine years, working for top-rated and award winning broadcasts such as NBC News Overnight, Today and NBC Nightly News.
I then took on the role of executive producer at Spanish International Network, which now has the largest audience of Spanish-language television viewers in the world. In my tenure there, I oversaw the development of the Univision brand into a network news, sports and public affairs programming powerhouse.
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MAY GOD BLESS US
The White House and President Obama’s salary will not be affected by any of the sequestration cuts. The pay of Congressional members is also unaffected. Their salaries are all protected under the Constitution.
Meanwhile since spending is out of control and the finger pointing continues, there are warnings of fewer public services and procedures, as a result of the sequester budget cuts.
Americans are very resilient, having lived through the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam. Watergate, Disco.