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You Probably are Overpaying to Keep Your Computer Secure
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Some of you over the holidays received computers as gifts. If you received a PC as opposed to a MAC you probably got a trial version of a program to secure your computer against viruses, spyware, ...
Using the Internet to Expedite a Claim in the Event of a Disaster
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A good friend of mine recently lost her home to a fire that destroyed her house and personal belongings. While old keepsakes like pictures, family heirlooms, etc are priceless and can never be re...
Do You Think Setting Up Your Computer Is As Easy as Taking It Out of the Box and Following the On Screen Instructions?
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My 17 year old son who is somewhat tech savvy got a new laptop computer last month. As such, I did not expect him to ask me for help in setting up his new computer. Even afterwards he had a quest...
Gas Buddy - Your Buddy for Finding the Lowest Gas Price
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In a time where the cost of gas is about $100.00 per barrel and prices at the pump in New York City are about $4.00 per gallon, it is important to try to find a gas station where you can buy gas a...
Card Printing To Promote Your Business (1)
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Ever thought about what could be the easiest method to tell many things about your company and its particular offerings to your customers, business associates or perhaps clients even with no utte...
THE IRONY IN SOUTH AFRICA
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South Africa is known to be one of the most common countries immigrants visit. Whether for job-seekers, gaper or students who wish to study abroad and looking for an extra job, establish business ...
Grim holiday season awaits most U.S. retailers
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Mostly because U.S. households together lost $13 trillion in assets in 2008 and have regained little, this will a bad holiday season for most retailers, according to The Economist. Stores catering...
CLOSINGS
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  Contract for purchase and sale Handling pre-closing issues Closing documents Clearing title issues Closing appearance    
CONTRACTS
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      Contract formation        Contract negotiations         Contract enforcement         Contract disputes         Contract settlements
FORECLOSURE
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Mandatory Residential Foreclosure Settlement Conferences  Negotiating  loss mitigation options   HAMP and Non-HAMP knowledgable Particular knowledge as to statutory requiremen...

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Pudge Fernandez, Producer/Comedian
Pudge Fernandez, an Elmhurst born-and-bred comedian and one of three independent comedy producers in Queens, has been putting on shows for the last three years all across the borough. From Forest ...
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Anthony A. Manheim, Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council
Anthony A. Manheim calls himself a “Brooklynite by choice.” After growing up in the Gramercy Park area of Manhattan and attending Haverford College briefly before attending Northwestern University...
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Anandi Premlall, Community activist
If anyone is paying attention to the news in South Queens, one hot button issue is the prospect of a Queens Greenway at the abandoned LIRR tracks running along Woodhaven Boulevard, much like Manhat...
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Michael Perlman Chair, Rego-Forest Preservation Council
Michael Perlman devotes his time to preserving relics in the Rego Park/Forest Hills area, hoping to keep its history alive. Perlman is chair of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council and vice presid...
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Rebecca Parker and Elizabeth Bishop Business owners
In September of 2011, Rebecca Parker and Elizabeth Bishop opened Brooklyn Open Acupuncture with the goal to bring the alternative form of healing to many at an affordable price. And now, the owne...
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Andrea Slavin Up2Us Coach Across America
Queens College student Andrea Slavin has been named an Up2Us Coach Across America for summer 2012. And it is an opportunity that the sports lover is taking in with pride. Up2Us, a national nonprof...
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Alexandria Sica, Executive Director of DUMBO BID
As executive director of the DUMBO Business Improvement District (BID), Alexandria Sica devotes her time to developing the area's industry and appeal. After graduating from Brown University, Sica ...
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Ed Wendell, President of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society
Ed Wendell was asked to be the president of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society roughly one year ago by its former president Leonora Lavan. But at the time, he turned it down. Now one y...
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Gabriel Taussig, Chief of the Law Department’s Administrative Law Division
On November 18, Gabriel Taussig, chief of the city Law Department’s Administrative Law Division, received the 2011 Mary C. Lawton Outstanding Government Service Award, which is given to only one at...
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Edie Stone, Director of Green Thumb
Red Hook resident Edie Stone calls it a “kind of a funny story” about how she rose through the ranks to become the director one of New York City's most known urban agriculture agencies, Green Thumb...
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Kenny Dunn, Glendale Kiwanis President
Glendale Kiwanis President Kenny Dunn said he is committed to the club's pledge “to help make a difference in the community.” Dunn grew up in the Maspeth area and now lives in Glendale. He works f...
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Luis Flores, Master Jeweler
Luis Flores moved to Queens from Peru 18 years ago. He moved to Maspeth from Corona and opened up Lafyes Jewelry Store at 65-43 Grand Avenue in 2005. “I always felt that I have the ability to crea...
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Emmanuel Thingue, senior designer at NYC Parks Department
Cadman Plaza Park and South Oxford Park in Brooklyn, Orchard Beach in the Bronx and Lefferts Playground in Queens – these are just a few examples of what Emmanuel Thingue has contributed to the New...
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Ricardi Calixte, Neighborhood Economic Development Director
Ricardi Calixte spends his time helping small businesses around Queens get the resources they need to expand and thrive. Calixte was born in Haiti and came to the United States in 1989 when he was...
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Chistopher Olechowski, Brooklyn CB1 Chairman
You could say that Christopher Olechowski has always been community-oriented – and you'd be right. The current chairman of Community Board 1, which covers the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborho...
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a caucus night watch party, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.


Sun Feb 05 07:33:03 UTC 2012

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Mitt Romney's decisive victory in Nevada was never much in doubt. He won the state's caucuses four years ago, kept his organization active and he could count on support from Mormons who made up a quarter of caucus goers this year.


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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, right poses as he welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prior to their meeting in Sofia, Sunday, Feb 5, 2012. The  U.S. Secretary of State  arrived on brief visit for talks with Bulgarian officials. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime.


Sun Feb 05 08:27:25 UTC 2012