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In the late 1970’s, New York City was a modern-day equivalent of the Wild West. Murder and violent crime were the norm. A trip on the Subway was an exercise in urban survival. Residents of the city resigned themselves to the reality as the politicians and police seemed powerless.
However, a young man from Brooklyn, a former Jesuit student, felt someone had to do something. Curtis Sliwa stepped forward. He knew that the city he was born in, the city he loved, deserved better. Curtis Sliwa acted.
THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
What started as a group of him and a dozen other dedicated volunteers riding the subways of New York to serve as protectors of everyday law-abiding citizens, grew into the “Guardian Angels” that residents of the Big Apple have come to know and love. With their distinctive Red Berets, they are as New York as Central Park or a potato knish. They operate under the motto “we dare to care” and have proved it over and over through the years, in some cases with their lives.
These days, the Guardian Angels have chapters in thirteen countries and over one hundred cities. While the original hometown group of thirteen has grown to thousands across the globe, the mission has not changed: to make a positive change in the community by involving members of our communities to step forward and take an active role. While the classic street patrols are the lifeblood of the organization, we all know that reaching the youth in our neighborhoods, especially the most at risk, is crucial. Once again, the Guardian Angels is meeting the need.
The “Junior Angels” program, their youth outreach programs, and their Washington Heights Community Center, provides help for kids with everything from homework to nutrition while getting them actively involved in their community. What Curtis Sliwa believed back in the beginning and till this day is that when people take an active role in their community, it makes things better for all of us.
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jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); } /*jQuery("#player-8").on(jQuery.jPlayer.event.play, function(event) { console.log('play'); }); */ // *********************************************** } else { //console.log('in else no preroll::'+e_title); original_e_audio_8 = e_audio; original_e_title_8 = e_title; var next_song_flag = 1; jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: e_title, mp3: e_audio }); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play"); } if(!autoplay){ jQuery( "#speed-control-btn-8").html("1x"); jQuery( "#speed-control-btn-8").css("color", jQuery( "#speed-control-menu-8" ).attr( "textColor" )); }else{ var speedSelected = jQuery( "#speed-control-btn-8").html(); speedSelected = speedSelected.replace( "x", "" ); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer( "option","playbackRate", speedSelected ); } // ============================================================ jQuery("#player-8").bind(jQuery.jPlayer.event.ended, function(event) { if(postRollExists_8 || midRollExists_8){ if(currentlyPlaying_8=='midroll'){ currentlyPlaying_8='original_part'; jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('original_part'); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: original_e_title_8, mp3: original_e_audio_8, }); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play",midPausedTime_8); return; }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='postroll'){ var next_song = playListNext_8(player_unique_index, key_index, next_song_flag); next_song_flag = next_song; }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='preroll'){ setTimeout(function(){ currentlyPlaying_8='original'; jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('original'); //console.log('here8:::'+currentlyPlaying_8); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: original_e_title, mp3: original_e_audio }); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play",0); jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); },1000); }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='original_part' && postRollExists_8){ jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: original_e_title_8, mp3: po_audio_8 }); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play",0); jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); currentlyPlaying_8='postroll'; jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('postroll'); }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='original' && postRollExists_8){ if(!midRollExists_8){ jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: original_e_title_8, mp3: po_audio_8 }); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play",0); jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); currentlyPlaying_8='postroll'; jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('postroll'); } }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='original_part' && (!postRollExists_8)){ var next_song = playListNext_8(player_unique_index, key_index, next_song_flag); next_song_flag = next_song; }else if(currentlyPlaying_8=='original_part'){ jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", { title: e_title, mp3: e_audio }); var next_song_flag = 0; //play actual audio. currentlyPlaying_8='postroll'; jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('postroll'); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play",0); jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); } // ------------------------------------- }else{ if(currentlyPlaying_8=='original'){ next_song_flag=1; var next_song = playListNext_8(player_unique_index, key_index, next_song_flag); next_song_flag = next_song; }else{ //console.log('preoll playing in both off'); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("setMedia", {title: original_e_title_8, mp3: original_e_audio_8, }); currentlyPlaying_8='original' //console.log('here9:::'+currentlyPlaying_8); jQuery('#currentlyPlaying-8').val('original'); jQuery("#player-8").jPlayer("play"); jQuery("#container-8").removeClass('pause'); if (next_song_flag == 0) { document.getElementById('hid-extra-'+player_unique_index).value = 'e_id^@^'+e_id+'^#^p_id^@^'+p_id+'^#^flag^@^episode'+'^#^pod_id^@^'+pod_id+'^#^ply_f^@^'+ply_f; } var next_song = playListNext_8(player_unique_index, key_index, next_song_flag); next_song_flag = next_song; } } }); // End of ended event................. // ============================================================}//End of function jp_playlist_episode_
'; } else { //console.log('play next song.....''; //debugDivObj_playlist_8.innerHTML = debugDivObj_playlist_8.innerHTML + 'play next song........
'; if (play_list_idx == ((playlists_arr_8.length) - 1)) { var next_play_list_idx = 0; /*first song.*/ } else { var next_play_list_idx = parseInt(play_list_idx) + 1; /*next song*/ } var js_str = playlists_arr_8[next_play_list_idx]; var field_arr = js_str.split('^#^'); var field1_arr = field_arr[0].split('^@^'); var e_id = field1_arr[1]; var link_id = 'jp-playlist-'+player_uni_idx+'-'+next_play_list_idx+'-'+e_id; var next_linkObject = document.getElementById(link_id); jQuery("#player-8").off(jQuery.jPlayer.event.ended); /* off the ended event. so, next audio will bind again on into below func. */ jp_playlist_episode_8(next_linkObject,true); //call function again for next audio. } next_song = 1; return next_song;}//End of function playListNext_
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