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The Canary Effect. The Lone Bigot Protesting Gay Marriage In New York City [VIDEO] Same Sex Marriage - Manhattan. 60 Awesome Portraits Of Gay Couples Just Married In New York State: Pics, Videos, Links, News. Republican New York Senator Comes Out For Gay Marriage With Awesome Quote: Pics, Videos, Links, News. Www.brc.org/pdf/cb4_responses.pdf. What's New : Our New Chelsea Facility. Introduction to 25th Street BRC recently announced our plans for a new headquarters and vertical campus in Chelsea.

This is a great moment for BRC and the people we serve, as we convert a 104,000-square-foot, 12-story building, and bring together under one roof several of BRC’s most effective residential and outpatient programs. When we move in later this year, BRC will be able to successfully serve more of our City’s neediest individuals, and accelerate our contribution to Mayor Bloomberg’s goal of ending homelessness. At the same time, we will help accelerate the City’s economic recovery, taking a virtually vacant building and bringing it to life, creating 90 new permanent jobs at BRC, well over 100 construction jobs, and adding significantly to the economic activity of Chelsea.

The cost efficiencies we will achieve at this location will enable us to serve more people and do so more effectively. Community Briefing Book Annual Report Supporters Community Board 4 Q&A. Chelsea Shelter Opposed by Neighbors as Too Big. Anatomy of a Fake Quotation - Megan McArdle - National. Yesterday, I saw a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. fly across my Twitter feed: "I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.

" - Martin Luther King, Jr". I was about to retweet it, but I hesitated. It didn't sound right. After some Googling, I determined that it was probably fake, which I wrote about last night. Here's the story of how that quote was created. It turns out I was far too uncharitable in my search for a motive behind the fake quote. Had I seen the quote on Facebook, rather than Twitter, I might have guessed at the truth. I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.

Everything except the first sentence is found in King's book, Strength to Love, and seems to have been said originally in a 1957 sermon he gave on loving your enemies. So how did they get mixed together? Thanks to Jessica Dovey, a Facebook user, that's how. Ms. Hindus Find a Ganges in Queens, to Park Rangers’ Dismay. About This Blog » Chinese or Japanese. So why did I name this blog “Chinese or Japanese?” An excerpt from over 13 years ago from the first season of King of the Hill inspired me in naming this blog and was also the first time I began thinking about what it means to be Asian American. In the first season, in episode seven “Westie Side Story,” Hank Hill’s Laotian neighbor Khan Souphanousinphone moves to Arlington from his family. When Hank Hill and the neighborhood boys meet Khan, they find a little more about their new neighbor, the first thing Hank asks Khan is: “So are you Chinese or Japanese?” As Khan goes on about his Laotian heritage, Hank Hill and company are puzzled about this mythical land called Laos, and ultimately lose interest after Khan’s rant only to ask Khan one more time “So are you Chinese or Japanese?”

Here’s a clip of the scene I dug up: Still in middle school at the time, as funny as I found the clip, I began to think about what it means to be Asian American.