Headlines 12/4/11
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OKLAHOMA STATE VICTORY. Fans Hurt And Defeated.
MUCH PAIN FOR CAIN. Herm Done With Plan One.
OCCUPY TEXAS DEATH. @ Denton Campsite.
NEW ROCHELLE WARNING. Rabid Cats?
GRANNY STRIP SEARCHED. She'll Sue.
Women News Leaders
Do Women Lead Differently? | American Journalism Review ajr.org
Jill Abramson, the first woman to serve as executive editor of the New York Times, says female journalists don't have a different taste in stories or sensibility. A number of top newsroom managers and researchers beg to differ. http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5198
NYBG BAR CAR NIGHTS
On Saturdays, December 3, 10, & 17, 7–9 p.m.
Get Your Tickets
On these nights for grown-ups at the Holiday Train Show, view the wondrous exhibition while sipping a complimentary cocktail. All three nights will feature the Dylan's Railway Explosion, a twist on their Pop Rocks Explosion cocktail. Get into the holiday spirit under the magical glow of thousands of twinkling lights--a perfect holiday date night! Other cocktails, beer, wine, soda and snacks will be available for purchase.
Non-Member $30/Member $20 (Adults 21 and over)
HERMAN CAIN'S CAMP PAIN
Presidential candidate Herman Cain is suspending his bid for the Republican nomination, deciding to end his campaign after weeks of alleged sexual misconduct and accusations of an extramarital affair.
"As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," From his Atlanta headwaters "I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and my family. Not because we are not fighters."
Mr. Cain is launching a new policy-oriented website:
TheCainSolutions.com.
HELLISH NYC COMMUTE
NYC commuters who boarded a bus in Queens yesterday had no idea what type of a ride they were in for.
It turns out that a crazed ex-convict changed their peaceful afternoon bus commute into a bloody ride through hell on Friday, executing one bus rider and shooting another in the jaw. Minutes earlier, he had killed his girlfriend’s teenage son.
Headlines 12/3/11
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HERMAN CAIN OBJECTIONS. Media Political Firestorm.
FRONT & CENTER. Sandusky's Penn State Scandal.
HOSPITALIZED. G. McGovern & B. Graham.
SYRIA & LEBANON. Border Clashes.
C. BRINKLEY. Tax Controversy.
UN CONDEMNS ABUSES BY SYRIA
United Nations Human Rights Council strongly condemned the continued abuses by the Syrian authorities as part of its violent crackdown against protesters which has led to the deaths of more than 4,000 people since March, including over 300 children.
The 47-member body also urged the Syrian Government to meet its responsibility to protect its people, in a resolution adopted during a special session in Geneva to discuss the report of the independent international commission of inquiry into the crackdown that was released this week.
St. Nicholas Celebration and Peter & The Wolf
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at 1 & 3 pm
ST. NICHOLAS CELEBRATION CONCERT
29 Warburton Avenue at Dock Street, Yonkers
A festive holiday program by the BAE Singers and Double Reed Band (oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn and bassoon) telling the story of the Dutch Sinterklass in song and narrative - a colonial celebration in Old Nieuw Amsterdam, fun for the whole family!
Free tickets available call the BAE office.
Keep the Bronx Warm Coat Drive
Here is a video our office put together on Wednesday’s launch of the “Keep the Bronx Warm” Coat Drive at the 50th Precinct in Kingsbridge. You’ll notice that the video is in a different style from what BBP usually sends out.
“From Cradle to Career”
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is leading a discussion on education to create an active agenda that benefits our children.
Tune in to BronxNet, Channel 67 on Cablevision and Channel 33 on Verizon FiOS for the recently held “From Cradle to Career” Education Summit. Hear what influential leaders brought together by Borough President Diaz, have to say about Bronx schools, special education, English language learners, higher education and more.