Historic Site Commemorates 100 Years

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Outstanding Local Educators Honored as National Historic Site Commemorates 100th anniversary of landmark Presidential election. Benefit Dinner on Saturday, May 12

The centennial of the Presidential election of 1912, the only quadrennial canvass matching three holders of the nation’s highest office, and successful innovation in the Mt. Vernon public schools are the twin themes of this year’s Historic Benefit Dinner at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site, Saturday, May 12, 5 to 9 PM.

4/11/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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8.6 INDONESIA QUAKE. Aftershocks & Tsunami Warnings.

UN SEEKS IRAN ASSISTANCE. For Syrian Ceasefire.

SANTORUM OUT. Romney Relieved - Two To Go.

ZIMMERMAN LOOSES LAWYERS. Alone in Zone.

BLOOMBERG WANTS IT. Both Ways For NYC.

OPEN JOURNALISM * INTERACTIVE NEWS * GET INVOLVED

GOP CAMP PAIN

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Rick Santorum has announced he's stepping aside from his presidential campaign, but those GOP advertisements continue to grow downright nasty as presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul say they will stay in the race. They both seem to think they are the true conservative candidates to beat President Barack Obama in the November general election.

However, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is now closer to being the Republican Party's nominee his summer. But Ron and Newt are hoping there's time left for Republicans to pick a more suitable alternative.

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOIN ON?

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FYI: Media Matters

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/sofia-vergara-monologue/13…

Saturday Night Live: Sofia Vergara Monologue

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When SV recalled her journey to the SNL stage all the way from her small town in Colombia, I could not believe it when she used the word "Gonorrea" in the monologue on Saturday Night Live.

What ever happened to broadcast standards and practices?

The 2012 Political Conventions?

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National Press Foundation will team up with the Regional Reporters Association for two free Webinars on Covering Political Conventions. Anyone heading to Tampa in August or Charlotte in September will pick up valuable tips from our experts.

First, at 11:00 a.m. on April 19, we’ll help you understand the logistics of covering conventions: How to get floor passes; reserving work space; what equipment to bring; how to find your way around; and lots more.

The Beef with Red Meat.

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A study linking red meat and mortality lit up the media in more ways than one. Hundreds of media outlets carried reports about the study. Headline writers had a field day, with entries like “Red meat death study,” “Will red meat kill you?” and “Singing the blues about red meat.”

FOOD FOR THOUGHT - WORDS OF WISDOM

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“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Einstein

“When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer - say traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep - it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best, and most abundantly. Whence and how they come, I know not, nor can I force them.”

— Mozart

“The weakness of men is the façade of strength; the strength of women is the façade of weakness.”

— Warren Farrell

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

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Exhibition Talk: Mark Morrison

The History and Evolution of Garden Tools

Tuesday, April 17Mark Morrison
7:30 p.m.

Join us for an exhibition talk by landscape architect Mark Morrison, whose collection is now on view at BPMM. In a dynamic presentation on the History and Evolution of Garden Tools, Mark discusses the transition from custom-made to mass-produced, and the impact this has had on our environment.

Volunteer Garden
Clean-Up Day
Saturday, April 28
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Help keep the garden and grounds at BPMM looking beautiful.

Exhibition Talk

The Huntington Free Library Lecture

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April 18th 2012 @ Wednesday 7:30pm
THE EAST BRONX HISTORY FORUM PRESENTS:
Joe Tassiello, MTA Superintendent For a behind-the-scenes look at the New York City Transit System

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the New York City Transit.
The Huntington Free Library at 9 Westchester Square.
This library is adjacent to the Apple Bank for Savings, south of Benson St. and across the street from Owen Dolen Park.

Call the EBHF Secretary, Tom Casey at 718 -549-8346 to obtain further directions or to confirm that there are no cancellations in the event of inclement weather.

UN DEMANDS SYRIA HALT VIOLENCE

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his demand that the Syrian Government immediately cease all military actions against civilians, amid a growing refugee flow into neighboring countries and fatal cross-border fire that has resulted in deaths and injuries.

“The Secretary-General strongly deplores today’s fatal cross-border shootings from Syria into Turkey, as well as into Lebanon,” his spokesperson said in a statement.

Mr. Ban spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who conveyed his authorities’ utmost concern over the recent developments.

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