SOUNDVIEW PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012

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City of Water Day in your Neighborhood!

Friends of Soundview Park annual celebration of the park and the Bronx waterfront!

Saturday, July 14 - 10am - 6pm (rain date: Saturday, July 21)

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Enter park at Morrison Ave. & Lafayette Ave.

All activities are FREE and open to the public.

Performances for all ages, family friendly fun and educational activities, and fitness and recreational programming.

LUCKY FRIDAY THE 13th?

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The number 13 as well as the sixth day of the week have similar reputations said to date as far back as ancient times.

It seems their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year, three of these occurrences in 2012 and exactly 13 weeks apart portends misfortune. According to some sources it's the most widespread US superstition.

Some refuse to work on Friday the 13th; some won't visit restaurants; others wouldn't think of setting a special event on this date.

7/13/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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JP MORGAN CHASE HAS LOTS OF EXPLAINING TO DO. Some Say CEO May Have To Go.
Dimon is no diamond and is in for rough times, as largest US bank reports a loss from a highly-publicized trading mistake has grown to $4.4 billion. This is more than double what was originally announced.

SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL. Paterno Legacy In Doubt?
A report is claiming that Penn State football coach concealed since 1998 what he knew about Sandusky's sexual abuse of children. This may may be an indelible stain, while some feel the late coach got a raw deal.

NO COMMENT BY SAUDIS. On Female Olympians.

FREE CONCERTS AND EVENTS

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REMINDER: Pelham Bay Park Events: Concert on Friday July 13 and Children's Programming on Saturday July 14.

Pelham Bay Park is located in the northeast corner of The Bronx and is at 2,766 acres making it the largest public park in New York City.
Anderson, Marianne, Administrator
Pelham Bridge Road, New York
Phone: (718) 430-1890

2DAY IN HIS & HER STORY

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American Revolution
The Battle of Huck's Defeat, 1780

Automotive
First Dymaxion car produced, 1933

Civil War
Confederacy signs treaties with Native Americans, 1861

Cold War
Yeltsin resigns from Communist Party, 1990

Crime
The Moors Murderers begin their killing spree, 1963

Disaster
Heat wave hits Chicagoland, 1995

General Interest
Medal of Honor created, 1862

Hollywood
Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, 2008

Literary
Geoffrey Chaucer is named chief clerk by Richard II, 1389

Music

ASIAN HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE CAUSE OF DEATHS

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A severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease is the cause of the majority of recent illnesses and deaths in children reported in Cambodia, according to a joint investigation by health officials.

Following reports from a children’s hospital of unusual numbers of illnesses and deaths among children hospitalized since April 2012, the Cambodian Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, conducted an investigation which identified 78 cases of HFMD, 54 of which resulted in deaths.

BID Music on the Green 2012

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Summer is here and so is the BID’s popular free Music on the Green concert series. This music series has become a fixture in downtown attracting residents from near and far who gather at Library Green for an evening of great music and if the beat moves you, dancing. --> More

This year’s line-up includes:

Thursday, July 19th at 7:00 PM ….. Grupa Latin Vibe, the premier NYC salsa and meringue jazz band. --> More

Thursday, July 26th at 7:00 PM ….. Jesters of Jive with Joan Crowe and the swing band music of the 1940’s. --> More

Live Webcast from Dizzy's Tonight at 9:30p

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Live Webcasts from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Live webcasts from Jazz at Lincoln Center will continue this July on Thursday evenings at 9:30pm EST. If you can't make it in person, be sure to check out these live performances featuring Christian McBride and Igor Butman.

Thursday, July 12, 9:30pm EST
Christian McBride Big Band

Thursday, July 19, 9:30pm EST
Igor Butman & Moscow State Jazz Orchestra

TUNE IN HERE:
http://jalc.org/live/

AWAKEN THE DRAGONS!

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Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and members of the Board of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival joined Buddhist monks Shi Fu Jie Tong and Shi Fu Ming Yu from the World Chan Buddhist Association, Chinese musicians, and Shaolin martial artists, who performed the Traditional Blessing and Awakening Ceremony of the Dragon Boats for the 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. Commissioner Benepe and several dignitaries also participated in a dragon boat race.

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