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Queens Home Team Awarded Top Team at Keller Williams Realty Landmark II for Most Units Sold in 2014!
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
The Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty, led by George & Abigail Herrera, were recently honored at the Keller Williams Realty Landmark II awards ceremony in Astoria, NY. Out of 160 Agents, Q...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare)
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
Author; Donna Stefans Re:Obamacare The Health insurance reporting requirements on the 2014 tax return are a bit complicated. If you and your family were covered by an employer health care plan for ...
A Different Slant on Class-Based Hiring Discrimination
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Most employers are familiar with the pitfalls of discriminating against applicants in protected classes under Civil Rights laws. For the most part, African Americans, Hispan...
← How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? Are Employers Free from Liability When Using Staffing Agencies to Terminate Employees?
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
Companies often find that staffing agencies are valuable resources for helping them fill temporary or permanent positions and for handling human resources issues. However, recently, an outside staf...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 15, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 61 61 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the ...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: JANUARY 2015
Jan 14, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
January 2014 Queens NY Market Update  The pace of existing home sales increased in December, but remained below that in the same month of the previous year. Home prices declined as we moved in to t...
Negligence of Oregon Hospital Led to Wrongful Death of Patient
Jan 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 73 73 recommendations | email to a friend
Author:  Mark H. Sackstein, Esq. All it takes is one small mistake for a disaster to occur. No matter how much research is done when choosing a hospital, it is impossible to predict a situation suc...
Matching Workouts With the Results You Want
Jan 10, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends complain about not getting the results they want, despite how much energy they’re putting into their workout.  People who want bigger muscles go t...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 08, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the way...
Immersed in ancient times; the performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. A review.
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 145 145 recommendations | email to a friend
Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena   Imagine being immersed in an ancient world, with colossal stone columns, palaces and images of deities, a marvelous music surrounding you and, thank God, no ce...

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Games to Watch: January 21-January 27
Thursday, January 21 7:30 pm: Wagner at Long Island University: LIU won this game by fifteen points last week. With the Blackbirds still sitting in first place in the NEC, it’s hard to see Wagner p...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Nick Hamilton-Lopez is averaging a team high 20.8 points per game for York (10-5) (Photo by Verity Rollins)
York Men's Basketball Undefeated in CUNYAC
York’s men’s basketball team, always competitive in the CUNYAC conference, is off to another strong start this season.
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Xaverian Clippers Clubbed by Christ the King
Christ the King defeated Xaverian 69-58 in front of a packed house of Clipper fans in Brooklyn, NY.
Jan 14, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Anastasia Boys Intermediate Wins St. Gregory’s Christmas Championship
On Sat. Dec. 26th the St. Greg’s Christmas Tournament kicked off with the last St. Gregory’s Team facing St. Anastasia. Anthony Santino #24, started the game by firing off one of this signature 3 p...
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Games to Watch: january 14-January 20
The Knicks are in the thick of the playoff chase, the Gang Green looks to take another Super step, and the CHSAA season heats up; just another great week of local games. Thursday, January 14 7:00 p...
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kiara Evans: Athlete of the Week
Evans dropped a school record 15 assists in LIU’s 83-62 win over North Dakota.
Jan 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Davontay Grace: One to Watch
The Johnnies may have just pulled off a recruiting coup. On Friday, Davontay Grace, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School, verbally committed to attend St. John’s next season. Grace, a 6-1 point...
Jan 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Top Ten Local Sports Stories from 2009
What a year it’s been, huh folks? This year we’ve seen everything, from collapses to comebacks, from chokes to championships.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Games to Watch: December 31-January 6
Most of the local colleges and high schools are off enjoying well-deserved winter breaks, but there’s still plenty of sports action for your viewing pleasure this week.
Dec 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kayode Ayeni: One to Watch
A year ago, St, Francis was 3-7 when swingman Kayode Ayeni went down with a torn ACL. The injury to Ayeni, who was averaging 13 points and 8 rebounds, nearly torpedoed the Terrier’s season. A year ...
Dec 22, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Athlete of the Week: Omar Calhoun, Christ the King Basketball
Omar Calhoun, the sophomore sensation from Christ the King, was itching to get on the court this season. Now, after two solid performances over the weekend, we can all understand why. His first var...
Dec 20, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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NFL Pick 'Em, Week 15

Dec 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bishop Loughlin Basketball Preview
Jayvaughn Pinkston made his college choice official. He turned down Tennessee, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Marquette to attend Villanova University. However, the Wildcats will have to wait until nex...
Dec 17, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jihad Ceasar and the Vaughn Warriors are alone atop the the Hudson Valley Men’s Athletic Conference
Vaughn College roughs up Berkeley at Elmcor
Vaughn beat down Berkeley, cruising to a 71-49 victory Saturday night at Elmcor in Corona.
Dec 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holy Cross’ Jahleel Felix drives during a game between Holy Cross and Forest Hills.
PSAL and CHSAA Battle in the Big Apple Basketball Challenge
After being defeated three years in a row, the PSAL stood up in the 2009 Big Apple Basketball Challeng
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Australian Open men's final: LIVE REPORT

This combo shows file photos shows Britain's Andy Murray (L) and Serbia's Novak Djokovic playing during their semi-finals at the 2015 Australian OpenMelbourne (AFP) - 09:11 GMT - *Djokovic 4 Murray 1 - Djokovic is producing some unplayable tennis already and another forehand winner sees him hold to 15. Impressive.


2015-02-01 04:12:25 -0500
Japan mourns Kenji Goto as caring and courageous reporter

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 file photo, a protester holding a photo of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto who was taken hostage by the Islamic State group appeals to the government to save Goto during a rally in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, it was the story of the vulnerable, the children and the poor that drove the work of Goto. The news of his killing in a video purportedly by Islamic State militants sent Japan into shock and mourning Sunday, Feb. 1, days after his plight as a hostage in Syria united many people in praying for his release. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)TOKYO (AP) — Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, the stories of the vulnerable, the children and the poor drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto.


2015-02-01 04:08:14 -0500
Rihanna rocks DirecTV party on eve of Super Bowl
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rihanna didn't need any help keeping the crowd energized during a pre-Super Bowl performance, but she enlisted Kanye West to raise the tempo even more.
2015-02-01 03:57:34 -0500