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SPORTS ON THE BRAIN: BASEBALL.
Dec 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Joe Soccoa’s book, “Sports on the Brain: Baseball,” is an interesting mixture of debates and facts regarding baseball, organized in a logical and pleasant manner, allowing the reader to absorb the ...
Sitting and Standing Are Meant For Different Things
Dec 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
Standing and sitting are two totally different activities for the body. There are plenty of reasons to choose standing over sitting for activities that require attention, and sitting over standing ...
Know Your Rights: Can My Spouse Disinherit Me
Dec 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
The Question: Can my spouse disinherit me? Can I disinherit my spouse? I have been disinherited, do I have any rights? As a New York estate attorney, I frequently hear these and other related quest...
“We Weren’t Always White”; ANTI-ITALIANISM, ESSAYS ON A PREJUDICE
Dec 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
This book is a marvelous opus which deserves to be recognized for its innovative approach to the topic of Anti-Italianism.  As William J. Connell affirms, “ The essays in this volume were written… ...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: December 2013
Dec 14, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens NY Real Estate Market Update According to the Long Island Board of Realtors, existing home sales declined 21% in November but are still well above last year’s pace by 16.9%. Some part of the...
Roofing 102: Installing A Flat Roof in 10 Steps
Dec 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 85 85 recommendations | email to a friend
Welcome to roofing 102. Today we will be teaching your how to install flat roofing in 10 steps. So to all those do it yourself handy man types; This one goes out to you. 1. Your home is a valuable ...
“TheSpaghetti Set” by Rose Marie Maisto Boyd
Dec 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 95 95 recommendations | email to a friend
It is very refreshing to see that there are still writers who are able to touch us and getting us involved in their imaginary world without offering tales of violence and sex. The Spaghetti Set is ...
What A Private Ambulance in NYC Can Offer
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 103 103 recommendations | email to a friend
Emergencies are always a tough situation to be in for many reasons. Aside from the anxiety about the thought of a person in pain, there is always the fear for someone’s life. Nowadays, a person act...
Town of Middle Village Christmas Tree Lighting
Dec 05, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 98 98 recommendations | email to a friend
Middle Village Chamber of Commerce, Middle Village Kiwanis Club and Community United Methodist Church invite you to attend TOWN OF MIDDLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. Join in Christmas Carols, ...
Senior Living & Care... What To Do With So Many Choices? What Does It All Mean?
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 109 109 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: StefansLawGroup As we age we will find ourselves either making or assisting in complex and important decisions about where we, a family member or even a friend should be living. Changes in ...

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Fall forward with these new season fashions
Add more style with polka dots, native-inspired pieces, the classic trench coat
Oct 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dr. Frank Brady, Maria Concolino (middle) and Judy Close (left) of the Woodhaven Library’s $50K Committee.
Author Frank Brady returns to his Queens home
He reminisces on life in Woodhaven and returns to the local library, where he was inspired
Oct 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Beyond Belligerent boys play a show at the Knitting Factory. Photo Credit: Kenneth Dawes.
This Queens band is “Beyond Belligerent”
Bayside band has a penchant for a mix of alcohol and cool sounds
Oct 12, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
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VENDOR ART. Martha Stewart Fall & Halloween, witch Costume.
Spooktacular Halloween fun for pets
Halloween is a great opportunity to include the whole family in festivities, including your pet. According to a recent PetSmart survey, 17 percent of pet parents plan to dress up their pets this ye...
Oct 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Top trends to heat up fall/winter home decorating
Don’t let the few days of warm weather fool you. Fall is in the alive and in the air. But don’t let the change of season get you down. Instead, embrace it by trying your hand at redecorating your l...
Oct 12, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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"The Family Room" is centered around a rebellious teenage boy named David who is the child of two psychologists. Photo credit: Coco Martin
Jackson Heights director's play hits the big stage
"The Family Room" portrays the ups and downs of love and life
Oct 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mestizo Dance Company. Image courtesy of Benjamin Briu.
Thalia Spanish Theatre brings Columbia’s salsa to Queens
Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside is back for the fall with an intriguing new show that’s sure to get the heart beat pumping and the feet moving. “Columbia in its Salsa,” performed with the Mesti...
Sep 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kristof Wickman's creation, "Still Life."
Brooklyn Museum showcases emerging Brooklyn artists
Exhibition, “Raw/Cooked” highlights five intriguing creators and their works through 2012
Sep 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Brooklyn Bike Jumble is ready for this Saturday
All the gears are in place and ready to roll for the 3rd annual Fall Brooklyn Bike Jumble at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, Brooklyn on Saturday, September 24. The event will feature an all day...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Photo Credit: Kelsey Bennett
Photography exhibit takes a closer look at Tony Bennett
Granddaughter and photographer, Kelsey, shoots moments wtih him and other big names
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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“The Wimbledon That Never Was”: For the competitor, enthusiast, fan
Tennis has a culture unlike any sport. Players with even moderate tennis skill need only find partners with similar ability to have an hour or two of exhilarating physical, mental and spiritual cha...
Sep 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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On the hunt for food with “Wildman,” Steve Brill
He talks about foraging, his tours and why he loves doing what he does
Sep 13, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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C is for Classic: A primer on the style always in fashion
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” - Coco Chanel You may have heard the saying that everything old is new again, but there are some things that just never go out of style. But what...
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens rappers rock the stage at Rock the Bells on Governor's Island
Rock the Bells ended with a bang at Governor’s Island on Saturday, September 3rd, as Nas played songs of albums old and new, including the classic “Illmatic.” On stage speaking to thousands of fans...
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 127 127 recommendations | email to a friend
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Events to mark 9/11’s 10th Anniversary
THIS IS PERSONAL MICHAEL RAGSDALE’s 9/11 Tuesday, September 6 – Friday, October 14. After the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Michael Ragsdale wandered throughout New York City, taki...
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Attacks in Iraq kill 17, including military leader

Shiite pilgrims march to Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen, the end of 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussein, a revered Shiite figure, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. In the town of Latifiyah, 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, a mortar shell hit a group of Shiite pilgrims heading to the holy sites in the city of Karbala. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim))BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks across Iraq killed 17 people on Saturday, including a senior military commander, a colonel and five soldiers who all died during a raid on an al-Qaida hideout, officials said.


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US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 wounded

In this photo released by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), U.N. peacekeepers salute during a memorial service for their two colleagues who were killed on Thursday, in the UNMISS compound in Juba, South Sudan Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The U.N. peacekeeping mission strongly condemned the unprovoked attack on a U.N. base in Akobo in Jonglei state, near the Ethiopian border, on Thursday that killed two Indian peacekeepers and injured a third. (AP Photo/UNMISS)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunfire hit a U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became a battle ground between the country's military and renegade troops, officials said. Four U.S. service members were wounded in the attack in the same region that gunfire downed a U.N. helicopter the day before.


2013-12-21 11:06:57 -0500
Madagascar rivals both claim poll win, allege fraud

An electoral agent holds up a ballot as votes are counted in Antananarivo on December 20, 2013, as Madagascar elects a new president in a run-off voteMadagascar's presidential candidates both claimed victory on Saturday in run-off polls, each accusing the other of rigging the run-off as results started to trickle in. Former health minister Robinson Jean Louis, candidate of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana, told AFP he expected to win 56 percent, while his opponent Hery Rajaonarimampianina claimed to have taken between 60 and 65 percent. "There has been massive fraud," Jean Louis told AFP, adding that "an entire airplane" filled with ballots pre-marked in favour of his rival had been discovered. Meanwhile, the camp of Rajaonarimampianina, a former finance minister under strongman Andry Rajoelina, denied any wrongdoing.


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