MASS MEDIA EVENTS

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Event: Deadline Club Midsummer Mixer at Mad46
When: July 29, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Where: Mad46, on top of the Roosevelt Hotel, at Madison Avenue and 46th Street
The Deadline Club will host a free media mixer at Mad46, a trendy rooftop bar on top of the Roosevelt Hotel, from 6pm to 9pm on Monday, July 29. A cash bar will be available. This is an encore performance. Some of The Deadline Club's most popular media mixers were hosted there last summer. Space is limited, so RSVP today. https://www.eventbrite.com/event/7279530271

Katherine The Great Now Yummy Mommy

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31 years after her husband Prince William was born, the wait for Kate has been extremely late and UK can now celebrate. Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William are the new proud parents of a healthy bloke, British for a baby boy. He was born Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

The young Prince, whose name has not been released, arrived at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces.

The recent changes to British law means that Prince William and Catherine's new baby will become the heir to the British throne.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRdeLLQOprk

Steps For Weight Loss

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Do you dream of being the same size you were in high school or when you got married? That will take work if it means losing a lot of weight. Don’t rush. Setting small, realistic goals will get the scale moving in the right direction.

Start by trying to lose 5% to 10% of your weight, and give yourself plenty of time and some flexibility to reach that goal. Keep in mind that it takes most people about six months to achieve that degree of weight loss.

Set small, specific goals

FRUITVALE STATION

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The shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager shot by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, has reignited discussions of race across all over the nation.

This week an award-winning film at the Sundance Film Festival adds another dimension to the national dialogue.

This provocative film based on the true story of a similar fatal shooting in Oakland, California.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/fruitvale/

100 + NATIONWIDE PROTESTS

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Thousands of concerned citizens, community activists and celebrities stood beside Trayvon Martin’s photo in over 100 nationwide demonstrations yesterday demanding justice for the slain teen.

Music moguls, civic leaders and concerned citizens were among the protesters calling for a federal civil-rights probe of George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of murder charges this month.

On February 2012 Trayvon was shot dead while walking through the gated Florida community where his father was living.

DETROIT BANRUPT - US INFRASTRUCTURE CRUMBLES

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And we can't or wont help ourselves...

Veterans,

Seniors,

Orphans,

Homeless,

But, over the last several years politicians have provided direct cash aid to.....

Libya $1.45 B,

Egypt - $397 M,

Mexico - $622 M,

Russia - $380 M,

Haiti - $1.4 B,

Jordan - $463 M,

Kenya - $816 M,

Sudan - $870 M,

Nigeria - $456 M,

Uganda - $451 M,

Congo - $359 M,

Ethiopia - $981 M,

Pakistan - $2 B,

South Africa - $566 M,

Senegal - $698 M,

Mozambique - $404 M,

Zambia - $331 M,

Kazakhstan - $304 M,

Iraq - $1.08 B,

Tanzania - $554 M,

RIP HELEN THOMAS

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Helen Thomas, Madam Dean of the White House Press Corps Helen Thomas has died at age 92 after a long illness.

Helen Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and became a legend in the news industry.

She was a fixture at White House news conferences pressing presidents for additional information, while sitting in the front rows. Late in her career, Ms. Thomas frequently exasperated government spokesmen with her barrage of pointed questions.

TOP DOCUMENTARIES

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Watch free, streaming, online documentary films and movies. Collection of stunning, eyeopening, interesting, controversial, full-length documentaries.

These films cover a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/

WEEK LONG HEATWAVE

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This is the longest lasting heatwave this area has endured in over a decade. The NY region has broken electricity consumption records and this hot weather is expected to last one more day.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS-

HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY.

* HAZARDS...COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PARADE

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On Monday, July 22, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and Bronx Dominican Parade Committee Directors Felipe Febles and Rosa Ayala will announce the celebrations that will lead up to the 24th Annual Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx (Bronx Dominican Day Parade).

Monday, July 22 TIME: @ 11:00 AM

WHERE: Bronx County Building Rotunda 851 Grand Concourse

The Bronx Dominican Day Parade will take place on Sunday, July 28th, from East Tremont to 167th street. Borough President Diaz will present a proclamation launching the Bronx Dominican Day Parade Week 2013.

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