POTUS vs GOP

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The lame duck that roared. The President's State of the Union speech is an outline of the last two years of his presidency and he appears determined to hold his own against resurgent GOP.

Obama is refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, as he revealed his ambitious State of the Union agenda of Democratic priorities, including tax increases on the wealthy, education and child care help for the middle class.

Let the political fighting begin as POTUS' veto threats increase towards the Republican's priorities.

ADVISORY

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Wednesday, January 21st, at 10:00 AM, Chair of the New York City Council Committee on Technology James Vacca will hold a hearing to examine the impacts of the film and television industry in New York City.

GOP FREE-FOR-ALL

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There are Republican conservatives of all shapes and sides of the spectrum. Bush, Romney, Paul, Christie, Rubio, Cruz, who are asking fellow conservatives to help nominate a true Republican in 2016, or risk losing yet another consecutive national election.

GOP nominees like Mitt Romney in 2012, John McCain in 2008 and Bob Dole in 1996 were good and honorable individuals, but apparently not conservative enough and that may have been the real reason why they dis not succeed in their bids for the presidency.

ROCK & ROLL IS HERE TO STAY

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Featuring The Duprees, The Platters, The Belmonts, Barbara Harris & The Toys, Larry Chance & The Earls and Ragdoll.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents the return of New York’s best DOO WOP Show for another night of oldies and fun featuring this timeless music’s leading singers and legendary musical groups on Saturday, January 24th, 2015 at 8pm. The all-star evening of finger-snappin’, foot-tappin’, sing-along classic hits will include THE DUPREES (“You Belong To Me”), THE PLATTERS (“My Prayer”), THE BELMONTS (“Teenager in Love”), BARBARA HARRIS & THE TOYS (“A Lover’s Concerto”), LARRY CHANCE & THE EARLS (“Life is But a Dream”), and RAGDOLL, A Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Hit Songs Revue (“Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”) Hosted by Johnny Z of WFAS 1230AM, Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records and Speedy. DJ Conchi will be playing the classics throughout the night. Produced by Lehman Center and Sal Abbatiello.

Doo Wop emerged from the streets of New York City and Philadelphia and rose as a unique African American vocal style in the mid-1950's. Doo Wop’s smooth harmonies spread to singing groups of other ethnicities, such as the Capris and The Belmonts. The term “doo wop” was taken from the ad-lib syllables sung in harmony in these songs such as the plaintive “doo-wop” refrain featured in the bridge of The 5 Satins’ “In the Still of the Night”. “Doo Wop” and a range of “oldies” music are celebrated by musicians and audiences worldwide as distinctive American sounds.

Publish Can Lead To Perish

It used to be that public figures, professionals, and academic researchers regularly published hard copy books with their name on it. This had long been known as a step on the path to to notoriety. But now, many are deciding to wrap it in a digital package.

It is now in vogue to steer away from the printed word and release writings in digital formats. This is the case whether it’s crafting a tech-savvy image, or skipping the procedural hurdles that include working with a major publishing house.

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Earth's Warmest Year

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The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2014 was the highest among all years since record keeping began in 1880. The December combined global land and ocean average surface temperature was also the highest on record.

During 2014, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.24°F (0.69°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest among all 135 years in the 1880–2014 record, surpassing the previous records of 2005 and 2010 by 0.07°F (0.04°C).

News Media Drone Partnership

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A coalition of 10 news media companies has announce a partnership with Virginia Tech to test unmanned aircraft systems to gather news.

Virginia Tech leads the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, one of six test sites established by Congress to collect data on the use of UAS. Congress set up the test sites to assist the Federal Aviation Administration in formulating regulations to integrate UAS into the national airspace.

Enamorados / Lovers

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Celebrate Valentines Day at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts. The concert brings together for the first time, La Princesca de la Salsa, INDIA, and El Niño Bonito, ISMAEL MIRANDA for ENAMORADOS, A SPECIAL CONCERT FOR “La Casa De La Salsa” on Saturday, February 7th, 2015 at 8pm. Produced by Lehman Center and José Raposo.

Same Sex Attractions?

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We live in a global society where everyone is assumed heterosexual unless they say it openly, or its otherwise obvious because most folk appear to be heterosexual.

But for those who aren’t, attempting to show interest in someone of the same gender can range from the awkward to interesting. There’s always the risk of hitting on someone who doesn’t return that sort of interest.

The British are Coming!

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The British are Coming! The British are Coming!“ Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere”... So starts the words from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Paul Revere galloped on horseback through the Bronx four times, not to alert the
patriots that the British were coming, but to deliver the mail as a post rider.
The British did attack New York City in 1776 at the Battle of Brooklyn and tried to end the American Revolution with the capture and surrender of General George Washington in the Bronx.