190 Fordham Street Bronx NY 10464

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This building houses the City Island Community Center, and Nautical Museum as well as 16 units for The Nautical Winds Condominium.

When we have a rain storm, the entire lobby floor floods and the water seems into the units. Furthermore, for the past two decades, this former public school building has had a few deaths. Some allegedly by natural causes and others not so much. This place was a former home to the likes of Lisa, Edwin, David, Mary…etc.

Here are a few links that are worth reviewing concerning this old building, if anyone is considering a purchase.

Shiva Git

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Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" and is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects, and transforms the universe In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess (Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva.

Dangerous Nations for Americans

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The following are the top countries the US State Department says aren't safe for American citizens to travel in alphabetical order.

The most dangerous countries to visit in 2023 are Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen according to the latest Travel Risk Map, an interactive tool produced by security specialists at International SOS.

Martí Weekend

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This weekend commemorated the birth of Cuba's principal patriot and freedom fighter against the Spanish in the War of Independence.

José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, publisher, and  Cuba's national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature.

Free Speech in Higher Education

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Higher education’s principal role is “the discovery, improvement, transmission, and dissemination of knowledge by means of research, teaching, discussion, and debate” (Kurtz et al.,2017). 

According to Kors and Silverglate (1999), higher education should be a sanctuary from those who seek control over thoughts, as the purpose of free speech is to accomplish a“reasoned search for truth” (p.3, 51). Baker (1953), in quoting Thomas Jefferson’s dedication to the University of Virginia when he wrote “that of an institution…

Woman’s Work

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Why is it that a woman’s work is never done is and has long been a truthful and common phrase used for many generations?

An old adage says "a woman's work is never done." The phrase is just as true, if not more so, today as it was over 300 years ago when the phrase first came.

Woman Work by Maya Angelou

‘Woman Work’ by Maya Angelou is a poem that celebrates women’s strength. It uses natural imagery to speak on this topic and various others. 

Trouble Ahead

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If you think things are crazy now, just wait a few days until the upcoming Lunar Festival Full Moon straight ahead coming atop.

The next full moon will be on Monday, Feb. 6, at 1:29 p.m. EST (1729 GMT), but the moon will still appears full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer. The February full moon follows the January full moon, which occurred on Friday, Jan. 6 at 6:08 p.m. ET (2308 GMT).  

GLORIA

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Gloria Estefan is a Cuban American singer, songwriter, and the first Latina to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Miami Superstar and fellow student of our alma mater, aka #SuntanU - University alumna, who will be inducted into the organization and other artists at its annual ceremony in June in New York City.

Mozart's Birthday

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Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptized as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

He was a prolific and influential composer and music maestro.

Birth: 27 January 1756

Death: 5 December 1791

"Be silent, if you choose, but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it."

- Mozart

To celebrate my sweetheart and his birthday, I purchased a bottle of MOZART Chocolate Liquor and it is delicious. 

We Are What We Eat

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I have been food-binging for months and it surely has been a non-stop meal feast but now it is time to return to a normal diet.

The gastrointestinal celebration started on Thanksgiving, then Christmas, followed by New Year and The Epiphany, then most recently my sweetheart’s birthday, and finally the Lunar New Year.

So, after celebrating with feasts from Thankssfovong to the Lunar New Year, may all of us be filled with health, and prosperity, as well as infused with determination, drive, compassion, and last but not least, let us take it easy on our digestive systems.

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