Veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will be the new Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and League of Arab States for the crisis in Syria, taking over the peace-facilitation role played over the past several months by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a spokesperson for the world organization said today.
Mr. Brahimi is expected to assume his duties following the expiration of Mr. Annan’s mandate on 31 August 2012.
Meet the Director: Screening of a New Movie LIBERAL ARTS, Followed by a Conversation with Josh Radnor
WHEN: Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30)
WHERE: SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street (b'twn. 8th and 9th Aves.)
RSVP: visit www.cencom.org or e-mail info@cencom.org
Live Webcasts from Dizzy's Club
Live webcasts from Jazz at Lincoln Center will continue on Thursday evenings at 9:30pm EST. If you can't make it in person, be sure to check out tonight's live webcast featuring the Cedar Walton Quintet.
TONIGHT
Thursday, August 16, 9:30pm EST
Cedar Walton Quintet with Steve Turre and Willie Jones III
http://jalc.org/live/?utm_source=MKTG%3A+Webcasts+8%2F16&utm_campaign=W…
Today, Mayor Bloomberg announced the launch of Citi Bike, New York City’s public bike share system, will be delayed until 2013. Like the millions of New Yorkers who can’t wait to try bike share, we’re disappointed. But Citi Bike shouldn't launch until it's ready.
It took decades of T.A. advocacy to bring a public bike share system to New York City. Our mission -- to revitalize New York City’s streets -- is a marathon, not a sprint. Citi Bike’s launch isn’t the finish line.
City Island Images is proud to offer "Front Pages" from newspapers all over the globe.
Today's Front Pages - Friday, August 17, 2012: 779 front pages from 85 countries.
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PUSSY RIOT PUNK BAND GUILTY. Russia's Putin Protest.
A Russian judge has found Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism driven by religious hatred for their guerrilla performance in Moscow's main cathedral. They got a 2 year prison sentence.
MITT ROMNEY'S TWITTER POPULARITY. What's The Real Reason?
Some are questioning whether his more than 861,000 followers are for real.
ECUADOR PROTECTS ASSANGE. What's The Motivation?
Offering asylum to the man responsible for the biggest-ever spilling of U.S. secrets was apparently too attractive for President Rafael Correa to resist.
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today announced that the City is prepared to award a 20-year license term to the Emerald Green Group for the operation and maintenance of a high-quality casual restaurant and outdoor café at Tavern on the Green located in Central Park just west of the Sheep Meadow near 67th Street. The Emerald Green Group principals, Jim Caiola and David Salama, have operated Beau Monde and L'Etage in Philadelphia, a popular and well-reviewed restaurant & bar, for over a decade.
As fighting rages on in Syria, conditions have not been met to continue the mission of the United Nations observer force there, but Security Council members, meeting on the situation this morning, have agreed to the creation of a liaison office to support efforts for a political solution to the conflict and respect for human rights, a top official of the world body said today.
Have you ever thought, "Could it be my thyroid?" If you're always cold or tired, you can't lose weight, you have brittle hair and fingernails, or you have other unexplained health issues, the answer may be "Yes."
Untreated, a thyroid disease can make you feel lousy. It can also increase your odds of having high cholesterol, developing atherosclerosis, and having a heart attack.
City Island Images is proud to offer "Front Pages" from newspapers all over the globe.
Today's Front Pages - Thursday, August 16, 2012: 779 front pages from 85 countries.
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