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NYC Parks Department List of Capital Projects for FY18 Budget in Community District 11 That Need Funding (See Attached)
COMMUNITY BOARD ELEVEN BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN 1664 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10035 Diane Collier Chair TEL: (212) 831-8929/30 Angel D. Mescain FAX: (212) 369-3571 District Manager www.cb11m.org Environment, Open Space, & Parks Committee Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Board Office ***MINUTES*** Informal Public Meeting without Quorum Present: David Giordano, Frances Mastrota, Jacqueline Nelson, Russell Shuler, Marie Winfield Excused: Brodie Enoch, James Garcia Absent: Alvin Johnson*, Peggy Morales, Chandra Smith Guests: Debbie Quinones, Vice Chair, Community Board 11; Jesse Gubert, Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA); Renee Keitt, Chenchita’s Garden; Ann-Gel Palermo, East Harlem Communities Active in Disasters (EHCOAD), East Harlem Emergency Preparedness Collaborative (EHEPC); Carol Johnson, CERT 11, EHCOAD; Chantal Gailloux; Chrstine Johnson, Pleasant Village Community Garden; Aziz Deakan, New York City Community Gardens Coalition (NYCCGC); Jordan Baltimore, New York Empire Baseball; Gilbert Rawlins; Bill LoSasso, Green Thumb; Kenny Williams, Green Thumb; Robin E. Dickens, NYCCGC, Harlem Mandela Garden *Committee member informed committee leadership that he would not be serving on the committee on September 1, 2016. Committee leadership informed by staff that A. Johnson was removed from committee roster on October 14, 2016. 1. Call to Order- Adoption of the Agenda Chair Frances Mastrota called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. The committee did not have quorum and proceeded for informational purposes for the benefit of the public in attendance. 2. Announcements a. Marx Brothers Playground (located on 96th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues) will be reconstructed during the Educational Construction Fund project for Co-Op Tech High School. -
The JFK Assassination and the Politics and Culture of Conspiracy Theory
A Paranoid Style? : The JFK Assassination and the Politics and Culture of Conspiracy Theory Joseph Broadbent Degree of Masters of Arts by Research University of East Anglia School of American Studies January 2014 This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author and that use of any information derived there from must be in accordance with current UK Copyright Law. In addition, any quotation or extract must include full attribution. 2 Abstract This thesis analyses the phenomenon of conspiracy theory, using the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as a case study. Doubt is the root cause of conspiracy theory, stemming from both the innate biases all humans exhibit, and a traumatic experience – in this case the assassination of JFK. This thesis argues that conspiracy theories are created and take hold because of a predisposition toward conspiracy theory, a misinterpretation of a central piece of evidence, such as the Zapruder film, and agency panic, where dispossession causes one to feel as if their agency is under threat. Conspiracy theory can provide believers with many emotions which appear to the individual to not be available elsewhere, namely closure, comfort, control, and a sense of leisure. Using the assassination of JFK, this thesis examines the role of conspiracy theory in modern American society. It weighs up the benefits of conspiracy theory, such as it is an example of free speech and it can aid transparency, with the negatives: that it can possibly cause harm to its adherents and their dependants because of a belief in ends justifying the means. -
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Title: 45 Seconds from Broadway Author: Simon, Neil Publisher: Samuel French 2003 Description: roy comedy - friendship - Broadway twelve characters six male; six female two acts interior set; running time: more than 120 minutes; 1 setting From America's master of Contemporary Broadway Comedy, here is another revealing comedy behind the scenes in the entertainment world, this time near the heart of the theatre district. 45 Seconds from Broadway takes place in the legendary "Polish Tea Room" on New York's 47th Street. Here Broadway theatre personalities washed-up and on-the-rise, gather to schmooz even as they Title: Aberhart Summer, The Author: Massing, Conni Publisher: NeWest Press 1999 Description: roy comedy - historical - Alberta playwright - Canadian eleven characters eight male; three female two acts "Based on Bruce Allen Powe's 1984 novel [of the same name], Massing's marvelous play is at once a gripping Alberta history lesson, a sweetly nostalgic comedy and a cracking-good-murder-mystery, all rolled up into one big, bright ball of theatrical energy and verve..." Calgary Herald "At its best, Aberhart Summer is a vivid and unsentimental depiction of small-town Canadian life in Title: Accidents Happen Seven short plays Author: DeAngelis, J. Michael Barry, Pete Publisher: Samuel French 2010 Description: roy comedy large cast flexible casting seven one acts Seven of The Porch Room's best short plays collected together into an evening of comedy that proves that no matter what you plan for - accidents happen. The shorts can be performed together as a full-length show or on their own as one acts. -
Building the High-Tech Future by Charles A
building the high-tech future By Charles A. Gargano early two centuries ago in New York state, the Erie Canal – from n Albany to Buffalo – opened a gateway to the west. Today in New York state, Centers of Excellence – from Albany to Buffalo and beyond – are opening a gateway to the high-technology future. The Erie Canal required men, horses, equipment, and a plan. The Centers of Excellence have required far more, including a vision for high-technology clusters, building new partnerships among universi- ties, government and businesses; and the ability to attract billions of dollars in investments to create jobs and foster growth. State Development. State Empire McGee, New York Photo by Darren Albany, New York’s Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics. The Centers of Excellence program began in 2001, when New York State Governor George E. Pataki unveiled a strategy so compelling that, in just In addition, the achievement of long-range suc- Charles A. Gargano is a few short years, it has catapulted the state into a cess requires knowledge of industrial growth pat- position as an international leader in high-technol- terns and relies on the involvement of business, chairman of the Empire ogy. The goal was straightforward: establish high- government, and citizens alike. The Centers of State Development tech clusters around the state to support business Excellence program takes this involvement one step Corporation (ESD), and create jobs. As the state’s economic develop- further, incorporating the research and develop- New York state’s eco- ment organization that seeks to create and retain ment capabilities of the state’s universities. -
REVIEW 2013 - 2014 Dear Friend of Randall’S Island Park
REVIEW 2013 - 2014 Dear Friend of Randall’s Island Park, Thank you for your interest in Randall’s Island Park. As Co-Chairs of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) Board of Trustees, we invite you to enjoy our 2013-2014 Review. RIPA’s continued success in reaching our goals comes through the great work and generosity of our many partners and supporters – a true Alliance in support of the Park’s programs, fields, facilities and natural areas. You will find in the following pages photos and acknowledgements of the many local program partners, donors, volunteers, elected officials and City and State agencies who have helped to bring us to this point. We are especially grateful to the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation for extraordinary support and guidance throughout our successful partnership of more than 20 years. Following its recent transformation, Randall’s Island Park’s visibility continues to grow, and more and more New Yorkers are visiting its shores. Our fellow Board Members, challenged and inspired by what the Park can be, continue to contribute countless hours and crucial support. In 2014 the Board undertook a comprehensive plan for improvement and expansion of our free public programs. Visits to the Island have nearly doubled in recent years, to approximately 3 million! We expect our increased free programming will continue to expand our universe of visitors and friends. Many thanks to these millions of fans who visit and who compliment the Park through positive feedback on our social media, sharing photos and observations, and who help us to grow our Alliance every day. -
Then & Now: Albany, the South Mall and a Neighborhood Lost
Then & Now: Albany, the South Mall and a Neighborhood Lost City Engineer, Public Works Negatives, 1930-1949. From the Archival Collection of the Albany County Hall of Records. The Princess and “The Gut” 89-01830. Private Donor. Netherlands Royal Family Visit to Albany Photo Collection. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor Erastus Corning, September, 1959. “The South Mall will be the greatest single governmental office complex history has ever known.” – Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd In September of 1959, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands came to Albany, New York to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploratory voyage on the Hudson River at the Hudson-Champlain Celebration. While giving the young royal a tour of downtown Albany, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller felt embarrassed by the deteriorating South End neighborhood referred to by some as “The Gut,” an area of many dilapidated buildings and vacant structures. Albany Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd told the Knickerbocker News in 1979 that: “Rockefeller thought [the] buildings the Princess and those with her saw were not as good-looking or appropriate for a capital city as he thought they should be.” In an attempt to revitalize Albany and transform it into a city outsiders would deem worthy of being New York’s capital, Rockefeller proposed the construction of a large, modern governmental complex. In order to create this lavish site he envisioned, Rockefeller seized 98.5 acres of land in Albany’s South End through eminent domain in 1962 and demolition soon began. As a result, thousands of families and business owners lost their properties and were forced to relocate. -
Central Skagit Rural Partial County Library District Regular Board Meeting Agenda April 15, 2021 7:00 P.M
DocuSign Envelope ID: 533650C8-034C-420C-9465-10DDB23A06F3 Central Skagit Rural Partial County Library District Regular Board Meeting Agenda April 15, 2021 7:00 p.m. Via Zoom Meeting Platform 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Consent Agenda Items Approval of March 18, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes Approval of March 2021 Payroll in the amount of $38,975.80 Approval of March 2021 Vouchers in the amount of $76,398.04 Treasury Reports for March 2021 Balance Sheet for March 2021 (if available) Deletion List – 5116 Items 5. Conflict of Interest 5. Communications 6. Director’s Report 7. Unfinished Business A. Library Opening Update B. Art Policy (N or D) 8. New Business A. Meeting Room Policy (N) B. Election of Officers 9. Other Business 10. Adjournment There may be an Executive Session at any time during the meeting or following the regular meeting. DocuSign Envelope ID: 533650C8-034C-420C-9465-10DDB23A06F3 Legend: E = Explore Topic N = Narrow Options D = Decision Information = Informational items and updates on projects Parking Lot = Items tabled for a later discussion Current Parking Lot Items: 1. Grand Opening Trustee Lead 2. New Library Public Use Room Naming Jeanne Williams is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Board Meeting Time: Mar 18, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Every month on the Third Thu, until Jan 20, 2022, 11 occurrence(s) Mar 18, 2021 07:00 PM Apr 15, 2021 07:00 PM May 20, 2021 07:00 PM Jun 17, 2021 07:00 PM Jul 15, 2021 07:00 PM Aug 19, 2021 07:00 PM Sep 16, 2021 07:00 PM Oct 21, 2021 07:00 PM Nov 18, 2021 07:00 PM Dec 16, 2021 07:00 PM Jan 20, 2022 07:00 PM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. -
Empire-State-Bldg.Pdf
I{est Dominating the westward foreground is the dramatic black spike of ()ne Penn Plaza rising above the Madison Square Garden sports entertainment complex, and to its immediate right, the sprawling Jacob Javits Convention Center. Just beyond, the retired World War Il aircnaft carrier, Intrepid, houses the Air and Space Museum. From this area ferry services Iink Manhattan with New Jersey in minutes, while fleets of excursion craft stand by for sightseeing trips and dinner cruises around the island, or for day-long trips up the Hudson. Across the Hudson the New Jersey landscape stretches out past Newark lnternational Airport to the gently rolling hills of the Ramapo Mountains and beyond to the resort and vacation playgrounds of Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, South To the south the City takes on a Iess lofty character, where many of its historical buildings are dwarfed by the soaring Wall Street structures. Visible in the center foreground is the appropriately- named Flatiron Building, and south from there the elegant Woolworth Building, once the tallest building in the world at only 60 floors. To the right in Upper New York Bay stands the Great Lady herself, the Statue of Liberty, and the adjoining EIIis Island, where millions of immigrants first stood on American soil. To the lower left, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges appear as miniatures against the backdrop of the majestic span of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge joining the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten lsland. I Ncrth Far below in the foreground to the right stands the shimmering Chrysler Building, the impressive Metlife Building (formerly the Pan Am Building) bordering nearby. -
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A
Four Star Films, Box Office Hits, Indies and Imports, Movies A - Z FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of April 25 - May 1, 2021 Alien (1979) Freeform Mon. 5:10 p.m. Aliens (1986) Freeform Mon. 7:50 p.m. Forrest Gump (1994) VH1 Fri. 9 p.m. VH1 Sat. 5 p.m. The Godfather, Part II (1974) TMC Sun. 2 p.m. Showtime Tues. 2:50 p.m. The Godfather (1972) TMC Sun. 11 a.m. Halloween (1978) AMC Fri. 7 p.m. AMC Sat. 4 p.m. The Little Mermaid (1989) Freeform Tues. 8 p.m. Mary Poppins (1964) Freeform Sun. 7 a.m. Freeform Sun. 5 p.m. Mrs. Miniver (1942) TCM Sun. 3:45 a.m. Platoon (1986) AXS Mon. 6 p.m. AXS Mon. 8:45 p.m. AXS Tues. 6 a.m. EPIX Tues. 6 p.m. Pulp Fiction (1994) IFC Sun. 5:30 p.m. IFC Sun. 9 p.m. AMC Thur. 9 a.m. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) FX Sun. 5 p.m. The Shining (1980) AMC Sat. 8:30 a.m. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Showtime Sat. 2 p.m. Singin' in the Rain (1952) TCM Sun. 3 p.m. Sounder (1972) TCM Sun. 9 p.m. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) TCM Mon. 2:30 a.m. Stagecoach (1939) TCM Mon. 11:15 a.m. A Star Is Born (1937) TCM Mon. 3 p.m. A Star Is Born (1954) TCM Mon. 5 p.m. Strangers on a Train (1951) TCM Tues. -
Chambers Pardon My French!
Chambers Pardon my French! CHAMBERS An imprint of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 7 Hopetoun Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4AY Chambers Harrap is an Hachette UK company © Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 2009 Chambers® is a registered trademark of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd First published by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd 2009 Previously published as Harrap’s Pardon My French! in 1998 Second edition published 2003 Third edition published 2007 Database right Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd (makers) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, at the address above. You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 0550 10536 3 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 We have made every effort to mark as such all words which we believe to be trademarks. We should also like to make it clear that the presence of a word in the dictionary, whether marked or unmarked, in no way affects its legal status as a trademark. www.chambers.co.uk Designed -
Library Aid 2018-19
State Aid Report 2018-2019 Education Law 273, Chapter 917, Laws of 1990 as amended 3R's CCDA %change %change 2017- 2015-2016 Per Student 2017-2018 2018-2019 2018 Approp College Base Grant Ed Law Ed Law w/HH Approp. Total FTE FTE Grant Approp EdLaw to 2018-2019 Approp Approp ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 8,069 $4,400 $8,392 $11,877 $12,792 $12,792 $12,094 -5.46% 1.83% ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2,765 $4,400 $2,876 $6,905 $7,276 $7,276 $6,879 -5.46% -0.38% ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES 1,448 $4,400 $1,506 $5,786 $5,906 $5,906 $5,584 -5.46% -3.49% ALBANY LAW SCHOOL 565 $4,400 $588 $5,101 $4,988 $5,449 $5,152 -5.46% 0.99% ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE 1,233 $4,400 $1,282 $5,319 $5,682 $5,682 $5,372 -5.46% 0.99% ALFRED UNIVERSITY 1,814 $4,400 $1,886 $5,749 $6,286 $6,286 $5,943 -5.46% 3.38% AMER ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS 311 $4,400 $323 $4,415 $4,723 $4,723 $4,465 -5.46% 1.14% AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 45 $4,400 $47 $4,166 $4,447 $4,447 $4,204 -5.46% 0.92% BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 781 $4,400 $812 $5,101 $5,212 $5,449 $5,152 -5.46% 0.99% BARD COLLEGE 3,201 $4,400 $3,329 $7,044 $7,729 $7,729 $7,307 -5.46% 3.74% BARNARD COLLEGE 2,555 $4,400 $2,658 $6,576 $7,058 $7,058 $6,673 -5.46% 1.48% BORICUA COLLEGE 1,067 $4,400 $1,110 $5,345 $5,510 $5,709 $5,398 -5.46% 0.99% BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMM COLLEGE 21,048 $4,400 $21,890 $24,720 $26,290 $26,290 $24,856 -5.46% 0.55% BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE 8,288 $4,400 $8,619 $12,373 $13,019 $13,019 $12,309 -5.46% -0.52% BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL 1,640 $4,400 $1,706 $6,062 $6,106 $6,475 $6,122 -5.46% 0.99% -
The Death of Marilyn Monroe by the Scottish Poet Edwin Morgan Is a Poem About the Suicide of the 1950'S Icon Marilyn Munroe, A
The Death of Marilyn Monroe by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan is a poem about the suicide of the 1950’s icon Marilyn Munroe, and the public reaction to her death. The poem is set at the time of her death, but still has relevance today, with the growing public and media interest in celebrity figures, which makes the readers appreciate the poem more. In “The Death of Marilyn Monroe”, the poet makes the reader re- evaluate his or her opinion on the film industry and media and I will attempt to show how this has been achieved through the medium of poetry. The poet has used rhetoric to make the reader re-evaluate his or her opinion of the media. The first line is a series of rhetorical questions; “What innocence? Whose guilt? What eyes? Whose breast?” which mimics newspaper headlines, and alludes to the media’s obsession with Marilyn Monroe, both in life and death. These are questions that the public also asked, and shows the shocking, confusing nature of her death. However, this media obsession was at least partly responsible for Marilyn’s demise, as she had no privacy, and was constantly hounded by the press. This causes the reader to think that the media is wrong in its pursuit of celebrities if suicides are the result. The poem also ends with a series of rhetorical questions, which refers back to the beginning: “Los Angeles? Los Angeles? Will it follow you around? Will the slow white hearse of the child of America follow you around?” These questions again make the reader question him or herself about Marilyn’s death, but this time, the cause of her death “Los Angeles?” infers that, in fact, the film industry was partly responsible for her death, and suggests that Hollywood has a dark side too, which makes the reader re-evaluate his or her opinion on the film industry, that it can also cause people harm.