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“When you ride a bike, you see things differently than when you drive a car,” Mark DeLuca, deputy public works director, told the County Council last week.
I’ve had some older conservative leaders say: ‘Richard, stop this. You’re going to split the conservative coalition,’ ” Dr. Land continued. “I say it might split the old conservative coalition, but it won’t split the new one. And if the new one is going to be a governing coalition, it’s going to have to have a lot of Hispanics in it. And you don’t get a lot of Hispanics in your coalition by engaging in anti-Hispanic anti-immigration rhetoric.
With summer in full swing, who wants to ride a bike like Lance Armstong? This is why we’re swinging by Adeline Adeline to show you some stylish rides, an opportunity to meet other #bikeNYC’rs and catch up on some refreshing refreshments.
Please join us at 6:30 at Adeline Adeline, 147 Reade St (btw Greenwich & Hudson), TriBeCa.
After 7:30 or so, and possibility weather dependent, we’ll head up the west side greenway to a little port of call with drinks, food and sunset on 70th street, pier i cafe.
*btw, a few people will be meeting up at Kiva Cafe, just a few doors down from Adeline Adeline, around 5:30 or so for tea and crumpets.
**what’s a tweetup? it’s a physical gathering of NYC cyclists who also use social media. you can see our on going conversation at #BikeNYC.
ps -> facebook event page here.
i really don’t understand why i find so many blog posts to be nothing more than lists of references to other people’s writing or work.
Have we been able to make this the most effective legislative body in the country? I don’t think so,” said Hoppin. “I don’t think technology every can. I think the job of technology is to not stand in the way and to invite more people into that conversation.
While some would argue that our budget woes are due to high taxes and excess regulation that drive businesses — and homeowners — out of state, inefficient land use and development are key causes, too.
“We’re not here to do poster art or recruiting posters,” Sergeant Battles, 42, said. “What we are sent to do is to go to the experience, see what is really there and document it — as artists.”
The Marine Corps’s Combat Art Program – NYTimes.com
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How to Make an Awesome Community.
A basic 101 primer on finding and making online communities. What are your favorite web communities? Which one, is in your eyes, the best?
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