Learning to focus the mind can be a powerful antidote to the stresses and strains of our on-the-go lives. The ability to pay attention to what you're experiencing from moment to moment — without drifting into thoughts of the past or concerns about the future, or getting caught up in opinions about what is going on — is called mindfulness.
This basic mindfulness meditation exercise is easy to learn and practice.
Sit on a straight-backed chair, or cross-legged on the floor.
Welcome to the 21st century... NYC Council Member Jimmy Vacca will soon be chairing the first Tech Committee Hearing on Webcasting All Public & CB Meetings. This is one step towards government in the sunshine.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, SUNY Chairman H. Carl McCall, and Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a settlement agreement with the parties involved in the Long Island College Hospital litigation that ends all pending and future litigation and allows SUNY to exit operations of the facility no later than May 2014 without interference, while providing an agreed upon process to deliver a viable long-term health care solution for the community.
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W Virginia Last for Well-Being. http://www.nationaljournal.com/domesticpolicy/west-virginia-ranks-last-… …
NOAA: January-4th warmest; Eastern US-Cooler than normal: http://apne.ws/1d52IIE
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Stolen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air returned to California owner after 30 years | Fox News http://fxn.ws/1hyjRSl
Brian Williams raps the news on 'Tonight Show' http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=853335#scpshrjwtw …
A NYC Dog has died after being electrocuted by a live wire on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Bella the pit bull terrier mix was rushed to animal hospital after being shocked near her Clinton St. home, but efforts to save her were not successful.
The 11-year-old dog was apparently shocked by voltage on Clinton St. between Delancey St. and Rivington St. She was electrocuted just steps from her Lower East Side apartment building Saturday night, according to official accounts.
Due to warmer temperatures expected in the NYC area through the upcoming weekend, NYC Department of Buildings is reminding all property owners to safely remove ice and snow from roofs, overhangs and awnings before it falls and injures someone while it melts.
Water from melting snow that collects on roofs can also present a threat to the structural integrity of a building if the accumulated weight becomes too great.
Venezuela's opposition leader has been arrested following a series of deadly protests.
Venezuela is faced by economic, social, and political challenges: Inflation is at 56 percent, the currency is rapidly devaluing, shortages of staples like toilet paper and sugar are plaguing the nation, and the murder rate is one of the worst in the world.
March 2014
Mar 11-13th, "10th Annual New Mainstream Business Summit." Geoscape, Miami. http://www.cvent.com/events/10th-annual-new-mainstream-business-summit/… Contact: Thomas Verna/Mauris Leon,
summit@geoscape.com, 1-888-211-9353
Mar 18-20th, "The Forum on Workplace Inclusion," University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis. http://www.stthomas.edu/mcf/?utm_source=workplaceforum&utm_medium=Web&u…. Contact: workplaceforum@stthomas.edu, 651-962-4377
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state. It borders the Russian Federation, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
The city of Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, with a huge population making it at least 8th largest city in Europe.
Longtime media executive, award winning journalist and news veteran Roberto Soto, who serves as Imaginus Executive Director and City Island Images Executive Editor was heard live on NPR Radio's WNYC last week and also appeared live on TMZ via the Web as well as New York City's WNWY/FOX TV 5.
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