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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 | 35 35 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 | 38 38 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 | 31 31 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 | 40 40 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 | 63 63 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 | 67 67 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 | 74 74 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 | 85 85 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 | 94 94 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 | 149 149 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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Baruch Baseball wins city championship
Bearcats move from cellar to penthouse
May 14, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Joe’s Softball falls in nationals
All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for those in Brooklyn, that includes St. Joseph’s softball run. The Lady Bears, who won the HVWAC title in thrilling fashion last week, lost b...
May 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cal Tops LIU in NCAA Tournament
After winning their first Northeast Conference championship in six tries, the Long Island University women’s Tennis team fell to California in the first round of the NCAA tournament last week, 4-0....
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Johnson: Duke of Pittsburgh
Christ the King star signs with Duquesne
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Athlete of the Week
Lisa Scheer St. Joseph’s College Softball
May 06, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stith in, Lance Out?
St. John’s recruiting class continues to take shape, as this week the Red Storm announced the signing of Hempstead point guard Malik Stith to a National Letter of Intent
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The St. Joseph’s College softball team with the championship trophies and plaques
St. Joe’s Goes Dancing
Scheer’s Knock Leads Bears to HWAC Title
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Sacred Heart Sub Novice Wins Spring League Title
Some championships are won by sheer domination of your opponents; others are won by executing well defensively and offensively and by having a shot roll in rather than out.
May 06, 2009 | 2 2 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Duddy Loses First Pro Fight, Likely Title Chances Too
The Derry Destroyer Goes Down Swinging
Apr 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn’s Gary Stark Jr. (shown after a loss to Andres Ledemsa in 2007) was knocked out by Antonio Escalante in the third round
Stark Jr. Knocked Out By Escalante
Brooklyn’s Gary Stark Jr., once considered a junior featherweight contender, suffered a third-round TKO at the hands of Antonio Escalante at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago last Friday night.
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Da'Shena Stevens St John's Women's Basketball
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St. Francis Water Polo’s MAAC Bid Derailed
Top-seeded Iona college fought the Terriers tooth and nail before coming away with a hard earned 11-10 overtime victory.
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St. Francis Women's Water Polo
Apr 23, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Christina Cruz (blue) takes on Alexis Asher (yellow) on Thursday night.
Winners Crowned in Golden Gloves Finals
The two night championship round, held at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, pitted boxers from across the tri-state area against each other for one of amateur boxing's most storied prizes.
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Amy Hosotsuji , H'Ann Johnson, Stephanie Elie , Selma Babic, Coach Asi Phillips, Ashley Harvey, and Dara Lahens smile after winning the Northeast Conference Championship last weekend.
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LIU Women’s Tennis Wins NEC Title
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Baby born on roadside as mom goes into labor while driving
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a pregnant Utah woman driving herself to the hospital gave birth to a healthy, nearly 10-pound baby boy on the side of an interstate highway Saturday.
2015-02-01 13:18:10 -0500
Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

Junko Ishido, mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, speaks during a press conference at her home in Tokyo, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 after the release of an online video that purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading her son. Japan condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday the video posted on militant websites late Saturday Middle East time. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto's purported beheading by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism.


2015-02-01 13:08:27 -0500
France says will help Greece to reach deal with partners
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Sunday it was ready to help Greece's new government find an agreement with international partners, adding that it was legitimate for Athens to be worried about the burden of its debt and seek to alleviate it. "Yes, debt is an issue, among others," French Finance Minister Michel Sapin told a joint news conference after talks in Paris with his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis. ...
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