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Quotes of the Day

• Lao Tzu
  "Silence is a source of great strength." […]
• Robert Frost
  "Freedom lies in being bold." […]
• Napoleon Bonaparte
  "History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." […]

This Week Past Years

2009

• CIRCUS COMING TO CONEY?
• APPLE VERDE GRANDE
• HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
• SOUTH FERRY RENEWED
• REPORTS GREATLY EXAGGERATED

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

• Federal Funds Heading to NYC Public Housing March 16, 2010
  Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, acknowledges Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez, far left, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, second from right, and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, during a news conference in New York yesterday. Donovan cited their efforts in securing $400 million federal funding for city public housing. One of the initia […]
• Puppies Win! Mutt Show Raises $2,000 for BARC March 16, 2010
  By Jess Goodwin Wagging tails and cold snouts filled the air this past weekend at the Brooklyn Lyceum, which played host to its first-ever Brooklyn Mutt Show — the occasion that will probably be remembered as the cutest event of the year (unless someone puts together a Babies Playing with Puppies and Kittens Show). Dogs — more specifically, mixed breeds — fr […]
• ‘Independent Africa’ Film Festival Coming to BAM , Other NYC Venues March 16, 2010
  NEW YORK —The Film Society of Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) present “Independent Africa,” the 17th annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF). The festival will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 17 African nations’ independence from colonial rule as well as the freedom that the rise in technology has given African filmmakers to tell […]
• Drastic Cuts to Botanic Garden, Aquarium Slammed at City Hall March 16, 2010
  Markowitz: Don’t Jeopardize Brooklyn’s ‘Age of Aquariums’ By Raanan Geberer Brooklyn Daily Eagle CITY HALL — Tuesday on the steps of City Hall, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Jon Dohlin, director of the New York Aquarium, Scot Medbury, president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and others to criticize Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts to […]
• History News Historical Society Receives Big Grant March 16, 2010
  The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) announced that it was recently awarded a $440,000 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant is for a project that will significantly increase access to materials in the BHS library […]
• From the Mouths Of Babes Comes a Fundraiser for Haiti March 16, 2010
  Brooklyn Tykes Plan a Play-A-Thon By Mary Frost Brooklyn Daily Eagle BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – All it takes is a crayon and a dream: Two DUMBO youngsters – Alex, age 5, and Naia, age 3, have organized a Play-A-Thon for Haiti to take place on Friday, March 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights. One hundred percent of all funds raised will go […]
• Brooklyn Teens Tackle Tolerance Through Film March 16, 2010
  Student-Driven Movie Takes on Issues Facing Local Youth “I already draw attention to myself when I walk down the street. I’m black.” A couple students laughed; others followed up with questions, animated. Five teens sat around a table, debating whether or […]
• City Point/Albee Square Phase I Design Moves Forward in Approval Process March 16, 2010
  Final Approval by Public Design Commission Expected in April Compiled by Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — City Point’s Phase IA design got the approval of Community Board 2 (CB 2) last week. The full board voted unanimously (with one abstention) […]
• Brooklyn Today: Tuesday March 16, 2010 March 16, 2010
  Good morning. Today is the 75th day of the year. On this day in 1902, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was founded after President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing a facility to train officers for the Army. The […]
• powerHouse Joins Forces With Random House March 16, 2010
  The independent, DUMBO-based book publisher powerHouse Books is joining up with publishing giant Random House. powerHouse, known for its beautiful, illustrative books on fine art, history, pop culture and fashion, will now have a “worldwide sales force,” explained CEO Daniel Power. […]

NY Times (NY Regional)

• Ask a Film Location Scout March 17, 2010
  Taking Questions: Nick Carr, who runs the Web site ScoutingNY.com, responds to readers' questions. […]
• Peralta Wins Election for Seat Monserrate Held in State Senate March 17, 2010
  Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the State Senate, lost in a special election to José R. Peralta. […]
• Stagnant Pay Upsets New York Sewage Workers March 17, 2010
  Testing the workers more than any stench is that salaries haven’t budged, in some cases for 15 years. […]
• Taking the Bake Out of Bake Sale March 17, 2010
  A new rule in New York City schools, which officials say is aimed at tackling obesity, restricts student bake sales. […]
• Efrain González Jr. Gets New Lawyer and Seeks Trial March 17, 2010
  Efrain González Jr. accused his former lawyer of pressuring him into pleading guilty in a corruption case. […]
• City Center to Embark on $75 Million Renovation March 17, 2010
  City Center is embarking on a renovation and restoration of its landmark neo-Moorish building on West 55th Street. […]
• The Limelight, a Church Turned Nightclub, to Be Reborn as a Market March 17, 2010
  A 12,000-square-foot space formerly home to a church then a nightclub will have 35 upscale boutiques and restaurants. […]
• After 3 Suspected Suicides, a Shaken Cornell Reaches Out March 17, 2010
  The deaths have revived talk of Cornell’s reputation — unsupported, say officials — as a “suicide school.” […]
• Paterson Aide Is Said to Ignore Subpoena March 17, 2010
  David W. Johnson, a senior aide to Gov. David A. Paterson, had been ordered to testify about his role in obtaining World Series tickets from the Yankees for the governor. […]
• Analysis: Tomlinson Is New Part for Evolving Jets Offense March 17, 2010
  LaDainian Tomlinson offers the Jets a receiver out of the backfield and a complement to the power running of Shonn Greene. […]

Media Matters

• Siegel uses "not scientific" IBD /TIPP poll to prop up unscientific Medicus Firm survey
  March 17, 2010
  Fox News' Marc Siegel said he believed the findings of a 3-month-old email survey which found that 46 percent of primary care physicians would consider leaving their profession if health care reform passes despite the survey's questionable methodology because its findings were similar to a September 2009 Investor's Business Daily/TIPP poll. Ho
• WND distorts Wallis to falsely claim he "labeled" U.S. "destroyer of human life"
  March 17, 2010
  A WorldNetDaily article distorted a passage from a book by Rev. Jim Wallis to falsely claim that he "previously labeled the U.S. 'the great captor and destroyer of human life.' " In fact, Wallis, a member of President Obama's faith council, referred to "the powers of the world" that "demand unconditional allegiance and
• Media falsely attribute doctor survey to New England Journal of Medicine
  March 17, 2010
  Conservative media figures and outlets have falsely claimed a New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) survey found that 46 percent of primary care physicians would consider leaving their profession if Democrats' health care reform bill passes. In fact, NEJM says that the 3-month-old email "survey" was not published in or conducted by NEJM.NEJM
• Fox News anchors can't grasp "pretty simple" legislative procedure
  March 17, 2010
  On March 16, Fox News anchors during their self-described daytime "news hours" repeatedly forwarded the false suggestion that, by using a legislative procedure known as the "self-executing rule" to finalize health care reform in the House, Democrats would be passing health care reform "without actually voting for it." In fact, i
• Conservative media campaign to thwart Census from gathering race data needed to enforce laws
  March 17, 2010
  In a blog post, Center for Immigration Studies executive director Mark Krikorian advised respondents to the 2010 Census to avoid disclosing their ethnicity by selecting "[s]ome other race" and writing in "American." Other conservative bloggers and radio hosts have followed suit, mounting a campaign to thwart the Census' efforts to ga
• AP "fact check" headline falsely suggests people would pay higher premiums under health care reform
  March 17, 2010
  The headline of an Associated Press "fact check" article falsely suggested that President Obama's health care plan would cause people to pay higher health insurance premiums. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that by 2016 the Senate's version of health care reform -- on which Obama's plan is largely modeled --
• Quick Fact: Gerson claims Dems looking to pass "a law without a vote"
  March 17, 2010
  Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson asserted that the Democrats are working "to achieve the congressional equivalent of the Immaculate Conception - a law without a vote" and that the self-executing rule would allow health care reform "to slip by the House." In fact, the self-executing rule requires a majority vote in order to pass an
• Quick Fact: Washington Times falsely declared reconciliation and self-executing rule "rare procedural tools"
  March 17, 2010
  A March 17 Washington Times article falsely described reconciliation and the self-executing rule as "rare procedural tools" that Democrats may invoke to pass health care reform. In fact, both procedures have been used repeatedly and are an accepted part of House procedure.Washington Times: Democrats "to pursue rare procedural tools to pass
• Eric Boehlert: The media myth of Obama's "falling poll numbers"
  March 17, 2010
  The release of an Associated Press poll last week that showed President Obama enjoying a healthy job approval rating of 53 percent didn't generate much news beyond the wire service and produced even less commentary among the media's chattering class. Then again, neither did another piece of polling news from January, which showed Obama basking in t
• Why won't the media report abortion funding issue accurately?
  March 17, 2010
  Media reports have repeatedly clouded the health care reform debate by uncritically reporting on false claims that the Senate health care bill provides federal funding for abortion beyond the limited cases allowed by current law: rape, incest, and conditions that endanger the life of the pregnant woman.Senate bill does not allow federal funding for abortion
• Constitutional expert rebuts claim that health care procedure is unconstitutional
  March 17, 2010
  Conservative media figures have recently claimed that the use of a legislative procedure called a "self-executing rule" to pass health care reform in the House is unconstitutional. However, Yale law professor Jack Balkin has explained that the procedure in question would pass constitutional muster; additionally, federal appeals courts have recently
• Follow the leader: Fox's "news" division routinely promotes and echoes Beck
  March 16, 2010
  Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz recently reported that some "Fox journalists" believe that colleague Glenn Beck "uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility." Nevertheless, Fox News' reporters and "news" programs have routinely promoted and echoed Beck on stories such as the 9-12 Proj
• Right-wing witch hunt turns to Rev. Wallis
  March 16, 2010
  The right-wing witch hunt against President Obama's advisers has turned to Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of the president's faith council who has worked with numerous conservative and mainstream religious leaders. A WorldNetDaily article uses a series of falsehoods and distortions to portray Wallis as "Obama's new controversial pastor" a
• Gingrich and Scarborough criticize self-executing rule, but in Congress they used it
  March 16, 2010
  Newt Gingrich and Joe Scarborough have recently criticized a proposed legislative procedure to finalize health care reform as "radical" and "incredible," despite having supported the use of the same legislative process while they were members of Congress. The rule in question is an accepted part of House procedure, and in the years after
• Karl Frisch: How to annoy Glenn Beck in five minutes or less
  March 16, 2010
  Want to annoy Fox News' Glenn Beck in five minutes or less while simultaneously making sure your community gets its fair share of federal money? Fill out and return the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire when it arrives in your mailbox. Few other issues seem to whip media conservatives into a frenzy of misinformation and half-baked conspiracy theories like

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