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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Musicians Play Up Nashville's Food Scene

... in national publications. And last month, the Followill brothers brought in top chefs from the Food Network, New York and Los Angeles to serve their creations alongside local restaurants and chefs at the band's inaugural Music City Eats festival. ...

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150599

NY to get up to $1.6B for Tappan Zee Bridge loan

New York will get up to a $1.6 billion federal loan to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, the largest loan of its kind ever issued by the federal government.

http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2013/10/31/ny-to-get-up-to-1-6b-for-tappan-zee-bridge-loan/

Video: Woman has pet dog cloned twice

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-woman-has-pet-dog-cloned-twice-8915980.html

Drug Awareness Topic of Next 'Heard in Rye' Lecture

... that will be explored in the next Heard in Rye Speaker Series lecture. Thomas Grimes, an original member of the New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force who recently retired from a 20-year-long career as a detective, will present ...

http://rye.patch.com/groups/schools/p/drug-awareness-topic-of-next-heard-in-rye-lecture

Under Armour Plans Specialty Store in New York City

Plans are underway to bring the first Under Armour specialty store to New York City.

http://www.sportsonesource.com/news/spor/spor_article.asp?section=9&Prod=1&id=48577

Young Smokers Top NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's List of Dislikes

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's move to stymie smoking among young New Yorkers moved one step closer to realization Wednesday when the City Council voted overwhelmingly to bump the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21. "We know that tobacco dependence can begin very soon after a young person first tries smoking, so it's critical that we stop young ... (more)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/young-smokers-top-nyc-mayor-mike-bloombergs-list/story?id=20739274

Madonna and an aerial view of Mitchells Lane in Bridgehampton

... porches, as well as a heated pool, spa and an attached three-car garage, according to building permits seen by the New York Post. The site - which Madonna paid $2 million for in 2010 - is next to a 24-acre horse farm that Madonna also owns, ...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/10/31/madonna-begins-work-on-bridgehampton-home/

Inside six of NYC's haunted residences: PHOTOS

... the number of bedrooms, bathrooms or fireplaces in a residence. But they rarely ask for the number of spirits. New York City does have its share of ghost stories, involving some properties currently available for sale or rent. This Halloween, check ...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/10/31/inside-six-of-nycs-haunted-residences-photos/

Ogdensburg police investigate attempted mugging

... a woman who was walking on the street, rode off and dropped them. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131031/NEWS09/710319684

Gaga, Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar to hit AMA stage

More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress begins negotiations on further cuts.

http://www.newson6.com/story/23841680/gaga-macklemore-kendrick-lamar-to-hit-ama-stage

Week 9 predictions: Colts survive Texans; Browns top Ravens

... up the Vikings - Cowboys game, I watched Jason Voorhees remove his mask to ward off some punks on the streets of New York . Yes, Jason took Manhattan in "Friday the 13th Part VIII." Jason -- Garrett, that is -- should hand defensive coordinator ...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000274172/article/week-9-predictions-colts-survive-texans-browns-top-ravens

Walmart set for neighborhood opening

... store opens Friday. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) NISAKYUNA - The first Walmart Neighborhood Market in upstate New York and second in the state is set to open tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. There will be a grand opening ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Employees ...

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Walmart-set-for-neighborhood-opening-4942990.php

ObamaCare Is Not Just A Website - Navigators

... that are participating in the navigator programs reads like a Who's Who of leftist activist organizations. In New York, should you have issues, you can call your local cupcake and bakery shop , among countless others that had no idea it was their ...

http://patterico.com/2013/10/31/obamacare-is-not-just-a-website/

Rare HG Wells writings published in magazine

... dispatcher to vent. When she asked him what was wrong, he replied he was "stressed out" and about to kill himself. NEW YORK (AP) - As Nazi Germany grew ever more dangerous in the 1930s and the Japanese threatened China, science fiction author H.G. ...

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/23839561/rare-hg-wells-writings-published-in-magazine

Lexington: Bye-bye, Bloomberg

... corner of Michael Bloomberg's open-plan City Hall offices, near the digital clock counting down his final days as New York's mayor, hangs a large cartoon cut-out of a helicopter. Hanging from its cockpit window is a towel bearing the word "Bermuda". ...

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21588855-pondering-meaning-new-yorks-billionaire-mayor-bye-bye-bloomberg?fsrc=rss|ust

Is a selfie at a funeral a step too far?

Is a selfie at a funeral a step too far? What about a selfie at a Holocaust memorial? Or outside a raging house fire? These are all real examples from two Tumblr sites - Selfies at Serious Places and, a new site, Selfies at Funerals - set up by New Yorker Jason Feifer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24754876#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

BURN: Rising Seas

... beaches of Southern Florida, the glacier fields of Greenland, the coastal wetlands of Louisiana and the streets of New York City, Rising Seas takes an in-depth look at the potentially devastating impact of sea-level rise on two major American cities ...

http://www.wnyc.org/story/burn-rising-seas/

Netflix Share Swings Top Nasdaq 100 as Value Divides Icahns

... viewing hours, international growth and margin expansion," said Tuna Amobi, an analyst with Standard & Poor's in New York. "The question everyone struggles with is how long can they sustain this kind of astronomical growth?" Netflix reached an ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MVCQJZ6KLVS501-7CCQ08V0CIAJMV0AL505Q0JTN6

New Pro-Casino Gaming Ads Hit Airwaves

Less than a week before New Yorkers will vote on whether to legalize select casinos in New York State, a large coalition with ties to the governor is blasting out two television ads supporting the referendum.

http://politicker.com/2013/10/new-pro-casino-gaming-ads-hit-airwaves/

James H. Wilson

James H. Wilson, age 88, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, formerly of Johnstown, New York, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at The New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts.

http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/559807/James-H--Wilson.html?nav=5012

Iraqi PM: Terror 'got a second chance' in Iraq

The Fender Stratocaster that Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously went electric is coming up for auction, where it could bring as much as half a million dollars.

http://www.wxow.com/story/23837714/iraqi-pm-terror-got-a-second-chance-in-iraq

Changes pursued in US security clearance system

18, 2013 file photo, employees of the Washington Navy Yard line up to enter through a gate two days after a gunman killed twelve people and was killed himself inside.

http://www.wthr.com/story/23837203/changes-pursued-in-us-security-clearance-system

Cat's cries

... petition didn't meet the standard for a second habeas corpus writ. A few days ago, Cat sat with the recently freed New York exonerated prisoner, Jeff Deskovic, and both men quietly wept. His lawyers uncovered a wealth of evidence that reveals not ...

http://sfbayview.com/2013/cats-cries/

Iraqi PM: Terror 'got a second chance' in Iraq

A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country.

http://www.kgwn.tv/story/23837714/iraqi-pm-terror-got-a-second-chance-in-iraq

Staten Island gets its first business incubator, in Stapleton

... such as the New Stapleton Waterfront at the former Homeport, the Staten Island Storefronts competition, the New York Wheel and Empire Outlets, and Lighthouse Point -- all of which are expected to generate critical economic activity for the borough. ...

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/incubator_staten_island_stapleton.html

A Halloween History of Baseball Uniforms

... desperation and a dysfunctional childhood. ] History claims that baseball's first official club, the New York Knickerbockers, was organized in 1845. Interestingly, the club did not adopt its uniform-straw hats, blue pantaloons, and white ...

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2013/10/31/5047964/a-halloween-history-of-baseball-uniforms

Researcher: Nazi Gestapo chief died in Berlin

A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country.

http://www.abc6.com/story/23840319/researcher-nazi-gestapo-chief-died-in-berlin

Iroquois lacrosse team gives up chance at championship over passports

... in its Mitsitam Cafe. But on July 15 when they were scheduled to face off with England, the Nationals were in New York City, still awaiting permission to enter Great Britain. On National Public Radio, S.L. Price of Sports Illustrated said, "To not ...

http://thecirclenews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=407&Itemid=1

Iraqi PM: Terror 'got a second chance' in Iraq

A bloody resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq is prompting Baghdad to ask the U.S. for more weapons, training and manpower, two years after pushing American troops out of the country.

http://www.wate.com/story/23837714/iraqi-pm-terror-got-a-second-chance-in-iraq

Changes pursued in US security clearance system

18, 2013 file photo, employees of the Washington Navy Yard line up to enter through a gate two days after a gunman killed twelve people and was killed himself inside.

http://www.wate.com/story/23837203/changes-pursued-in-us-security-clearance-system

NYC moves closer to tobacco-buying age of 21

Young New Yorkers who want to light up will soon have to wait for their 21st birthdays before they can buy a pack of smokes after lawmakers in the nation's most populous city voted overwhelmingly to raise the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21. The City Council's vote Wednesday makes New York the biggest city to bar cigarette sales to 19- and ... (more)

http://m.timesunion.com/tu/db_39921/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=pYHreS28&detailindex=2&pn=0&ps=6

Lhota, de Blasio spar in final NYC mayor debate

New York City mayoral hopefuls Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota debated for a final time, offering starkly different leadership styles for the very different versions of the future they see for the nation's largest city.

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310310044%26nclick_check%3D1

East Greenwich man's 'Real Legend of Sleepy Hollow' set for TD Bank Arts Center

... it," Norcross said. The cast and crew of "The Real Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are from Philadelphia, South Jersey and New York, he said. And most of the performers were people he met while attending Rowan. "I reconnected with friends I haven't seen ...

http://www.nj.com/indulge/index.ssf/2013/10/real_legend_of_sleepy_hollow_comes_to_stage_at_td_bank_arts_center.html

Ashwaubenon Seeing Increase in Sex Trafficking

Officials attribute the increase to the NFL season, an increase in transient residency in hotels and more construction projects in the area.

http://www.wbay.com/story/23840610/2013/10/31/ashwaubenon-seeing-increase-in-sex-trafficking

Now THIS Is Cool: Queens Kid Metta World Peace Takes F Train To Knicks Game

The 33-year-old forward took the F train from the corner of 21st Street and 41st Avenue in Queens to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, according to Newsday.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10/31/now-this-is-cool-queens-kid-metta-world-peace-takes-f-train-to-knicks-game/

Financial Planning for New Entrepreneurs

... tips on how to successfully make the transition. Kim Bourne, a certified public accountant and financial planner at New York-based Playfair Planning Services , suggests having emergency savings available before opening a business, so you can be ...

http://www.blackenterprise.com/mag/financial-planning-for-new-entrepreneurs/

On-Demand Delivery Service WunWun Will Bring New Yorkers Free Candy Today

WunWun , an on-demand delivery service in New York City, is copy-catting Uber's kitten campaign by bringing free candy to anyone who summons the service using its app today.

http://www.timesunion.com/technology/businessinsider/article/On-Demand-Delivery-Service-WunWun-Will-Bring-New-4942861.php

Bidding on $50 Banksy painting tops $310,000

... sole representative in the U.S. House now has another distinction: the longest-serving Republican in the chamber. NEW YORK (AP) - Bidding on a painting that British graffiti artist Banksy bought for $50 and altered has climbed to more than $310,000. ...

http://www.abc3340.com/story/23839563/bidding-on-50-banksy-painting-tops-310000

NYC moves closer to tobacco-buying age of 21

Young New Yorkers who want to light up will soon have to wait for their 21st birthdays before they can buy a pack of smokes after lawmakers in the nation's most populous city voted overwhelmingly to raise the tobacco-purchasing age from 18 to 21. The City Council's vote Wednesday makes New York the biggest city to bar cigarette sales to 19- and ... (more)

http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2013-10-31/nyc-moves-closer-tobacco-buying-age-21

Man shot by cops was former jail guard

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY.

http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/man-shot-cops-former-jail-guard-7063.shtml

Part 3: Exclusivity zones could create more casinos

In part three of New York's Big Bet, Capital Tonight's Nick Reisman examines the agreement made with Indian run casinos to bring non-Indian casinos to New York State.

http://capitalregion.ynn.com/content/news/casino_gambling_in_nys/702919/part-3--exclusivity-zones-could-create-more-casinos/

Arrest made in shooting of 11-year-old

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF THE GENESEE VALLEY.

http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/arrest-made-shooting-11yearold-7065.shtml

On-Demand Delivery Service WunWun Will Bring New Yorkers Free Candy Today

WunWun , an on-demand delivery service in New York City, is copy-catting Uber's kitten campaign by bringing free candy to anyone who summons the service using its app today.

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/On-Demand-Delivery-Service-WunWun-Will-Bring-New-4942861.php

New York City Council Approves Cigarette Purchase Age Change from 18 to 21

The New York City Council approved legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21. By a vote of 35 to 10, the new law could got into effect as soon as six months from now.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/new_york_council_cigarette_minimum_age_21.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogs%2Frunninscared+%28Village+Voice+Blogs%3A+Runnin%27+Scared%29

Century 21 rolls out out same-day delivery at downtown NYC location

... service," said CEO Raymond Gindi. "The partnership with Hobson, which has achieved great brand recognition in New York City, is part of our ongoing commitment to deliver the best possible shopping experience." "We were honored to be selected by ...

http://www.retailingtoday.com/article/century-21-rolls-out-out-same-day-delivery-downtown-nyc-location

Man sought in deacon's death caught in central NY

A man being sought for the fatal beating of a 96-year-old church deacon in Buffalo has been captured in central New York.

http://www.wcax.com/story/23839578/man-sought-in-deacons-death-caught-in-central-ny

No Car Needed Fall Foliage Destinations from NYC

New York City and the surrounding areas have reached peak fall foliage season, which means there are only a few more weeks to take in the brilliant reds and golds.

http://www.examiner.com/article/no-car-needed-fall-foliage-destinations-from-nyc?cid=rss

Singapore Billionaires Want A Piece Of The New York Sky

... MoMA galleries. The Kwee brothers , Singapore's fifth richest with a net worth of $5.2 billion, want a piece of the New York sky. Announcing their first venture overseas, the four brothers who collectively run Pontiac Land, yesterday unveiled plans ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/neerjajetley/2013/10/31/singapore-billionaires-want-a-piece-of-the-new-york-sky/

Feds, SUNY agree on new procedures for sex harassment claims

New York's public university system has agreed to improve the way it handles reports of sexual violence on its 29 state-operated campuses.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131031/NEWS/131039957

33-year-old Granby man dies in two-vehicle crash

State police say a Central New York man has died after his car collided with a pickup-truck whose driver was pulling out of a driveway.

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=965534

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Schumer proposes ending U.S. mail restrictions on alcohol shipments

... an estimated $225 million of increased annual revenue and benefit the 12,090 postal-service jobs in upstate New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to boost the state's wine and alcohol sector. New York has more than 450 wineries, breweries, ...

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310300042%26nclick_check%3D1

Tioga Downs plans major expansion if casino referendum passes

... renderings show what Tioga Downs is planning, from a hotel to a water slide situated behind the patio. But first, New York voters on Tuesday would have to approve up to seven privately owned casinos in the state. The first four casinos, with Las ...

http://www.pressconnects.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressconnects.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310300018%26nclick_check%3D1

Fried pickles! Crispy, crunchy, juicy bar snacks

When fried pickles first appeared on menus in New York, they were a novelty. But one taste of the Southern snack food and New Yorkers were hooked.

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310300038%26nclick_check%3D1

The Scoop: Clay Pell's Cousin Donated $2,250 to Raimondo; More

... on everything politics in Rhode Island the inside daily report exclusively on GoLocalProv.com. Nicholas L. Pell, a New York investment banker and cousin of potential 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell, has donated $2,250.00 to State ...

http://ifwww.golocalprov.com/politics/the-scoop-clay-pells-cousin-donated-2250-to-raimondo-more/

Collegiate Chorale to Present Fall Gala Concert MEFISTOFELE, 11/6

... and cherubim, this performance will provide heavenly music and devilish good fun. Mefistofele has not been heard in New York since 2000. James Bagwell will conduct. James Bagwell was appointed Music Director of The Collegiate Chorale in 2009. In ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Collegiate-Chorale-to-Present-Fall-Gala-Concert-MEFISTOFELE-116-20131030

Museum of the Moving Image to Screen Lou Reed's Berlin in Memory of Musician, 11/2

As a tribute to Lou Reed , the iconic New York musician who died earlier this week, Museum of the Moving Image will present a screening of Lou Reed 's Berlin, the 2007 documentary that captu Red Reed 's live shows of his rediscovered concept album Berlin at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/Museum-of-the-Moving-Image-to-Screen-LOU-REEDS-BERLIN-in-Memory-of-Musician-112-20131030

DiNapoli: Spending, tax collections are down

... fiscal year while tax collections were just shy of projections, according to the Mid-Year Update released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Still, threats of another federal government shutdown and battle over the federal debt ...

http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/198183/dinapoli-spending-tax-collections-are-down/

Home repairs persist a year after Superstorm Sandy

By MEGHAN BARR NEW YORK - Survivors of Superstorm Sandy were still displaced from wrecked homes a year after the storm made landfall, but repairs persisted even on the storm's anniversary.

http://www.planning.org/news/daily/story.htm?story_id=191634231

Shirazeh Houshiary Opening Reception Set for Lehmann Maupin Tonight

... Michigan (2013); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2012); The Dayton Art Institute, Ohio (2011); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2007); Tate Liverpool (2003); and Camden Arts Centre, London (1993), among others. In 2013, Houshiary's work was included ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwart/article/Shirazeh-Houshiary-Opening-Reception-Set-for-Lehmann-Maupin-Tonight-20131030

Our Coven: Hermione

Your suscription dimes make an enormous difference to The Film Experience in terms of stability and budget to dream bigger.

http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2013/10/30/our-coven-hermione.html

Mangano-Suozzi Debate to be Televised Sunday

CBS and some of its New York properties on Sunday will broadcast a Nassau County Executive debate between Ed Mangano and Tom Suozzi.

http://merrick.patch.com/groups/elections/p/manganosuozzi-debate-to-be-televised-sunday-merrick

Protesters head for Barneys after black shoppers claim discrimination

Picketers headed for the Manhattan storefront of Barneys New York Inc on Wednesday to express outrage over black customers' complaints that they were stopped by police after making luxury purchases.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/us-usa-newyork-barneys-macys-idUSBRE99S0P920131030?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt

The Fallon Company Unveils Architectural Renderings of Twenty Two...

... CBT Architects with interiors by the internationally recognized architecture and design firm, BBGM, out of New York, the LEED Silver-certified Twenty Two Liberty residences will feature 12-foot floor to ceiling paneled glass, along with an abundance ...

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131030005839/en/Fallon-Company-Unveils-Architectural-Renderings-Twenty-Liberty

Fitch Maintains Rating Watch on Class A Notes of South Carolina Student Loan Corp., Series 2010-1

... Primary Analyst Charlene M. Davis Associate Director +1-212-908-0213 Fitch Ratings, Inc. One State Street Plaza New York, NY 10004 or Committee Chairperson Tracy Wan Senior Director +1-212-908-9171 or Media Relations: Sandro Scenga, +1-212-908-0278 ...

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20131030006043&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

The real 'Ghostbusters': 25 spooky, historical New York facts ...

Malevolent entities and pretty special effects drape themselves over New York City.

http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-real-ghostbusters-25-spooky.html

Story from NorthCountryNow.com

With Veterans Day just around the corner, St. Lawrence County Clerk Mary Lou Rupp is joining state Senator Patty Ritchie in her campaign to collect holiday cards for members of the military as part of the "Holiday Mail for Heroes" program.

http://northcountrynow.com/news/deadline-approaching-holiday-mail-heroes-program-st-lawrence-county-clerk-joins-campaign-099532

Local Fracking Bans Tested In Court While New York State Remains Undecided

After five years of "health impact analysis" on the effects of fracking, the New York State Department of Health has still offered no timeline for completion of the study.

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/local-fracking-bans-tested-in-court-whil-69235/

Fashionable New Yorkers Gear Up for a Haute Halloween

On Wednesday, October 30, Urban Gypsy Productions and Decades PR invite you to A Haute Pre-Halloween Costume Party at Cibar Lounge , 56 Irving Place in the Gramercy Park area of New York City from 7:00 p.m. till midnight.

http://www.examiner.com/article/fashionable-new-yorkers-gear-up-for-a-haute-halloween?cid=rss

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Expands Service Area; Now Available In 34 New York Counties

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan has expanded its service area to include eight additional New York State counties where it offers the New York State Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus plans.

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/unitedhealthcare-community-plan-expands-service-area-now-available-34-new-york-counties

Pickup truck hits Hounsfield house, causes natural gas leak

... e intersection, and other details of the crash were not available. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131030/NEWS09/710309703

Carbon-monoxide leak causes Channel 7 studio to be evacuated overnight

... dical Center. The employee's condition was not known this morning. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131030/NEWS09/710309701

Russian Federation: English teacher

... Petersburg, Sardinia. Expert training and mentoring. Moderated by ELT Institute, Hunter College, City University of New York. Graduate credits towards Masters in TEFL with NOVA Southeastern University. Guaranteed job placement and expert career ...

http://www.tefl.com/jobs/job.html?jo_id=59426&from=rss

Google donates 17,000 Nexus 7s to Superstorm Sandy victims

Google donated 17,000 Nexus 7 tablets, valued at over $2.7 million, to New Yorkers who were affected by the storm, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57610001-94/google-donates-17000-nexus-7s-to-superstorm-sandy-victims/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

GOWEX Launches "We2" in New York City: The new Social Wi-Fi

GOWEX , a leading provider in the creation of Wireless Smart Cities, today announced its plans to launch the new Social Wi-Fi network, known as We2, in New York City.

http://www.wirelessdevnet.com/news/2013/oct/30/news1.html

Startups will struggle outside London, says Mind Candy

... added that the US has managed to escape the Silicon Valley bubble, with hotspots popping up in Denver, Boston and New York. But Smith said Silicon Valley is always going to remain the biggest, as is London in the UK. In the rest of Europe, Smith ...

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240208127/Startups-will-struggle-outside-London-says-Mind-Candy

Giada de Laurentiis: Recipe for Strip success

... lighting for Giada. "This is a huge adventure for me," she told me at the 20th anniversary Food Network party in New York last week. "It is so exciting but at the same time nerve-wracking. It's my first-ever restaurant. Everything will be new. It's ...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/oct/30/giada-de-laurentiis-recipe-strip-success-chop-male/

MCC's Small Engine Repair Begins Performances Tonight

MCC Theater begins performances today, October 30th, for the New York Premiere of John Pollono 's celebrated Small Engine Repair, the comic thriller that premiered to rave reviews and sold-out audiences at L.A.'s Rogue Machine Theatre, where it won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Playwriting, among many other honors.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/MCCs-SMALL-ENGINE-REPAIR-Begins-Performances-Tonight-20131030

The James Brand of Luxury Hotels Now in Full Partnership With Stash Hotel Rewards

... The James Royal Palm will join sister properties, The James Chicago on the historic Magnificent Mile and The James New York in Soho, Manhattan , in offering this independent, hotel loyalty program. During its inaugural year, The James Royal Palm is ...

http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/10/30/584994/10055229/en/The-James-Brand-of-Luxury-Hotels-Now-in-Full-Partnership-With-Stash-Hotel-Rewards.html

Pope's old friend, Rabbi Skorka, confirms Francis's "total commitment" to the Jews

Tuesday night at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, Rabbi Abraham Skorka spoke informally about his old friend, whom he calls "Bergoglio."

https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/pope%E2%80%99s-old-friend-rabbi-skorka-confirms-francis%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Ctotal-commitment%E2%80%9D-jews

New York hosts ancient Korea debut in West

Drawn to bling? A fan of gold jewelry? Keen on Buddha? If so, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art offers the newest ticket to fend off the winter chill.

http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/beauty-fashion/new-york-hosts-ancient-korea-debut-in-west-4

Beyonce's 'God Made You Beautiful' Teased In Documentary Ad

... Costume Institute Gala benefit in honor of the museum's latest exhibit, "Punk: Chaos to Couture." May 6, 2013 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Beyonce attends the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/beyonce-god-made-you-beautiful-teased-documentary_n_4177129.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FEntertainment+%28Entertainment+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

NY explorers find steamer wreck in Lake Ontario

A team of New York underwater explorers says it has found the wreck of a Canadian steamship that sank off the eastern shore of Lake Ontario nearly a century ago.

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/23124/20131030/ny-explorers-find-steamer-wreck-in-lake-ontario

The Fallon Company Unveils Architectural Renderings of Twenty Two...

... CBT Architects with interiors by the internationally recognized architecture and design firm, BBGM, out of New York, the LEED Silver-certified Twenty Two Liberty residences will feature 12-foot floor to ceiling paneled glass, along with an abundance ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20131030005829/en

'Are you happy now?' gun rights advocates ask New York lawmakers as gun maker leaves state

... legislators if they still think the NY Safe Act was a good idea now that a gun company is leaving the state. The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association says it would like to know if legislators "are still proud of their votes" in January on the ...

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/are_you_happy_now_gun_rights_advocates_ask_new_york_lawmakers_as_gun_maker_leave.html

LOMBARDI to Open 11/6 at Ocean State Theatre

... the role of the legendary Vince Lombardi . In the role of Vince Lombardi 's wife, Maria, OSTC welcomes back New York actress Jennifer Byrne , who was seen as Annabella Schmidt , Pamela and Margaret in their production of The 39 Steps (2011). ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/rhode-island/article/LOMBARDI-to-Open-116-at-Ocean-State-Theatre-20131030

Get On With Fracking Already

Come on, New York, let's stop stalling and get on with the fracking. Three years of protracted discussion, debate, hearings, etc.

http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/630524/Get-On-With-Fracking-Already.html

Dozens of headstones vandalized at Canton cemetery

Police are investigating an act of vandalism that damaged dozens of headstones at a northern New York cemetery.

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/23125/20131030/dozens-of-headstones-vandalized-at-canton-cemetery

The SDDCO Group Goes Truck-or-Treating for City Harvest Food Rescue

Just days before Halloween, a team of SDDCO CPAs and staffers collected nearly 6,000 pounds of fresh food for New York's needy by sponsoring a City Harvest truck stocking event.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10CityHarvestNight/prweb11283463.htm

Hispanic vs Latino Makes Little Difference, Unless You're In Texas

... the term "Latino." In Florida, results are similar-31% prefer "Hispanic" and 17% prefer "Latino." The pattern for New York and all other states is nearly the same. The term "Hispanic" was adopted by the government in the 1970s in an attempt to count ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/hispanic-vs-latino_n_4177289.html

Democrats Endorse Republican Day For County Executive

... Town Councilman Steve Kunis and Wesley Hills Mayor Bob Frankl also threw their support behind Day. Recently former New York Governor George Pataki and former Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno endorsed him. "The sheer diversity of the ...

http://newcity.patch.com/groups/elections/p/democrats-endorse-republican-day-for-county-executive

Top 5 Tastes: Chewing on Some Hype

... DC) Johnny Monis' Thai joint Little Serow, while almost 2 years old, still retains the cachet that many New York restaurants experience only in their youth. After queuing from 5 to 5:30, we secured a table at the 7pm slot, but not after some ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-bhabha/top-5-tastes-hype_b_4170769.html

Big storm, small screen

... time. Michelle Cortez is the founder of smallwater, a grassroots disaster relief organization in Rockaway Beach, New York. She built a coalition of willing volunteers from all over New York to bring supplies, shelter, and the simple necessities. ...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/tech/sandy-anniversary-instagram-storytelling/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_us+%28RSS%3A+U.S.%29

Personal health: Commuting's hidden cost

... Americans are only slowly beginning to consider options to suburban sprawl and long commutes. (Lisa Haney/The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED BIZ TRAVEL ROAD BY SCI-BRODY-HEALTH. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITEDThough ...

http://www.telegram.com/article/20131030/NEWS/310309980/1012/rss01&source=rss

Jon Seydl Appointed Director of Curatorial Affairs at Worcester Art Museum

Jon Seydl has been named director of curatorial affairs at the Worcester Art Museum, reports Andrew Russeth of the New York Observer .

http://artforum.com/news/#news43822

Schumer Promises That Sandy Cash Will Come In 2014

... "It should've been quicker," he said. He said $2.5 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will go to New York communities in 2014 to pay for permanent projects as well as reimbursement for repairs already done. If Schumer's words prove ...

http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/10/schumer-promises-that-the-cash-will-come-in-2014/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SheepsheadBites+%28Sheepshead+Bites%29

No-fracking groups pan New York liquid natural gas plan

A coalition of groups dedicated to keeping New York state's 5-year-old ban on fracking in place is demanding that the Department of Environmental Conservation withdraw its proposed regulations for new liquefied natural gas facilities, citing safety concerns and other issues.

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2013/10/30/No-frackinggroupspanNewYorkliquidnaturalgasplan.aspx

Mystical figures appear at Juventus Stadium

... life." The symbols seen in Rio last week were also in evidence on the digital billboards of Times Square in New York a few days later, while a three-metre football displaying the sign, gouged a huge hole in the turf at Hackney Marshes in London last ...

http://www.today.az/news/sports/127736.html

Oops! NY health exchange listed cupcake store, car service as "navigators"

New York's health exchange last month released a 230-page list of so-called "navigators," places where New Yorkers can go at specific times to get help with enrolling for health insurance.

http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2013/10/30/oops-ny-health-exchange-listed-cupcake-store-car-service-as-navigators/

Revenge of the Megaprojects: Approval Imminent for Staten Island's Giant Ferris Wheel, Mall

... mall developer BFC Partners has agreed to use only unionized labor for the project. (The wheel, dubbed the New York Wheel, was already slated to use unionized labor, but the two are inextricably tied together in the land use application.) With that ...

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/30/approval_imminent_for_staten_islands_giant_ferris_wheel_mall.php

NFL TV Week 9: Sweeps under way, but good...

... Friday, but you wouldn't know it by the NFL. Ten teams, including both from the country's largest media market of New York, will have byes the first two weekends of the November sweeps, leaving the cupboard bare when it comes to compelling matchups. ...

http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/nfl-tv-week-9-sweeps-under-way-but-good-matchups-scarce/13886/

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Help Wanted: Food Service Ambassador, Newborn Photographer

... - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here is a list of local job openings. Also, the New York Department of Labor offers tips and links on its website . Spencer Gifts, Bay Shore Duties: Photograph newborn babies in a ...

http://westislip.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/help-wanted-food-service-ambassador-newborn-photographer-westislip

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Amazon's publishing arm has growing pains

Late last week, industry blog Shelf Awareness reported that Amazon's key publishing executive in New York, Larry Kirshbaum, will leave early next year, and return to his most recent career as a literary agent.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazons-publishing-arm-has-growing-pains-2013-10-29?siteid=rss&rss=1

One Year After Sandy New York's Oldest Bar Struggles To Stays Afloat

... The proprietor, Adam Weprin, answered with the confidence of someone who owns the oldest drinking establishment in New York, its three story wood structure unscathed by all of nature's buffeting over 218 years. Anyway, this spot on Water Street ...

http://www.wgy.com/articles/national-news-104668/one-year-after-sandy-new-yorks-11778792/

East Coast marks anniversary of Superstorm Sandy

... also the communities that came together to help each other pull through. Elected officials toured hard-hit areas in New York and New Jersey and thanked emergency workers, while survivors planned to light candles and flashlights to pay their respects ...

http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/East-Coast-marks-anniversary-of-Superstorm-Sandy-4934315.php

Hunger, Longing, Celebration: New Book Explores Soviet Relationship With Food

... of celebration, by cooking a series of meals tied to each decade of the Soviet century. Together, in their cramped New York apartments where they ended up settling, they make "kulebiaka," an elaborate fish-and-mushroom pie that represented the ...

http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-soviet-cooking-von-bremzen/25151741.html

The Secret Door to Brick-and-Mortar: Succeeding With Millennials

... or other local drug stores. But the brand realized its most unique offering against the big national chains was its New York heritage. Unveiling the tagline "New York Living Made Easy," Duane Reade redesigned stores with a focus on New York ...

http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/secret-door-brick-and-mortar-succeeding-millennials

Personal Chef Brings Her Artisanal Jams and Jellies to a Wider Audience

... Jams and Jellies , said she started the business after leaving the food nonprofit field, where she worked at East New York Farms . "Food has always been a very important thing to me," Galvez said. "I was trying to think of what makes me happy and ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131029/bed-stuy/personal-chef-brings-her-artisanal-jams-jellies-wider-audience

Rose Associates Co-Presidents Adam Rose and Amy Rose and 70 Pine Street

... "We feel very strongly that Downtown is ready for a real restaurant," Rose Associates' principal Adam Rose told the New York Post. "Nothing to take away from eight steakhouses," Rose added, "but we need a family-friendly, tablecloth restaurant - ...

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/10/29/rose-associates-to-bring-15k-sf-restaurant-to-70-pine-st-conversion/

Becoming Dr. Ruth with Debra Jo Rupp Opens Off-Broadway Tonight

The New York premiere of Becoming Dr. Ruth , a warmhearted, candid and inspiring comedy starring Debra Jo Rupp , written by Mark St. Germain and directed by Julianne Boyd opens off-Broadway tonight, October 29, 2013.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/BECOMING-DR-RUTH-with-Debra-Jo-Rupp-Opens-Off-Broadway-Tonight-20131029

Help Wanted: Human Resources Associate, Physical Therapist

... - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here is a list of local job openings. Also, the New York Department of Labor offers tips and links on its website . Cablevision, Hauppauge Duties: Sell video products and services to ...

http://northport.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/help-wanted-human-resources-associate-physical-therapist-northport

State police investigating Carthage home invasion

... yone with information about the incident can call him at 782-2112. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131029/NEWS09/710299751

East Coast marks anniversary of Superstorm Sandy 6 minutes

... also the communities that came together to help each other pull through. Elected officials toured hard-hit areas in New York and New Jersey and thanked emergency workers, while survivors planned to light candles and flashlights to pay their respects ...

http://www.the-review.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/10/29/east-coast-marks-anniversary-of-superstorm-sandy

St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Church Honors 50 Years in Wynnewood, PA

PRESS OFFICE Diocese of the Armenian Church of America 630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Contact: Chris Zakian Tel: 686-0710; Fax: 779-3558 E-mail: chrisz@armeniandiocese.org Website: http://www.armenianchurch-ed.net October 28, 2013 ___________________ St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Church honors 50 Years in Wynnewood, PA In a gala anniversary ... (more)

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg485006.html

Extraordinary Armenian Lace Show at St. Vartan Cathedral

PRESS OFFICE Diocese of the Armenian Church of America 630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Contact: Chris Zakian Tel: 686-0710; Fax: 779-3558 E-mail: chrisz@armeniandiocese.org Website: http://www.armenianchurch-ed.net October 28, 2013 ___________________ Extraordinary Armenian Lace Show at St. Vartan Cathedral By Florence Avakian For centuries, ... (more)

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg485005.html

It

... . But it has less pretense and it-factor and more of diaries meet hard cover paper Pinterest boards. After all, the New York Times has declared her "the Kate Moss of the new generation" even though she doesn't put herself on the cover of her own ...

http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=150002

The Latest Federal Budget Crisis, Predicting the Oscars, and More

... towards the Democrats and Republicans who are, once again, inching us closer to the edge. Brooke speaks with New York magazine writer Jonathan Chait who says that sticking to that approach despite the facts can lead reporters and Op-Ed writers to ...

http://www.onthemedia.org/story/271593-the-latest-federal-budget-crisis-predicting-the-oscars-and-more/

Truman Capote's Lies, Cybersecurity and More

This week, President Obama issued an executive order to strengthen the nation's cyber security against what the government sees as a potentially cataclysmic threat.

http://www.onthemedia.org/story/270099-truman-capotes-lies-cybersecurity-and-more/

'Light The Shore' Vigil Along East Coast To Mark Superstorm Sandy Anniversary

... when the storm roared ashore one year ago. To mark Tuesday's anniversary, residents of coastal neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey that suffered some of the worst flooding are honoring that terrible day in ways both public and private. On ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/light-the-shore-vigil-sandy_n_4173082.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FBusiness+%28Business+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

YMCA of Greater New York Names Executive Directors to Lead New Coney...

Rick Hopkins to oversee Rockaway Y at Arverne-by-the-Sea Y; Samuel Moore to lead Coney Island Y, both of which are scheduled to open later this Fall )-- The YMCA of Greater New York has hired Executive Directors to lead the two new facilities on track to open later this fall in Coney Island and the Rockaways.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131029005202/en/YMCA-Greater-York-Names-Executive-Directors-Lead

Sandy survivors will mark storm's anniversary by lighting up shore

People line up along the beach in the Belle Harbor section of the Rockways during the "Rockaway Rising: Hands Across the Sand," beachside ceremony commemorating the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in New York.

http://www.ldnews.com/ci_24409257/sandy-survivors-will-mark-storms-anniversary-by-lighting

Cuomo Casino Push Seeks to Return Catskills to Past Glory

Facing re-election next year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says casino gambling will revitalize the economy in the Catskills, about 100 miles northwest of Manhattan, and elsewhere upstate.

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-29/cuomo-casino-push-seeks-to-return-catskills-to-past-glory.html?

American Songbook Lineup Includes Patina Miller, Jonathan Groff, Norm ...

... the songs of Randy Newman . Additional highlights include Pippin Tony Award winner Patina Miller, who will make her New York solo concert debut Jan. 31; and five-time Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa ( Giant, Marie Christine , Hello Again, ...

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183784-American-Songbook-Lineup-Includes-Patina-Miller-Jonathan-Groff-Norm-Lewis-Henry-Krieger-and-Michael-John-LaChiusa

The Charlotte Danielson Who Is Getting Rich on the Misuse of Her Intellectual Property

... the country. They are based on Charlotte Danielson's Effective Teaching Rubric and the rubric, as implemented in New York and many, many other states, is of 22 domains and sub-domains of observable and non-observable teaching practices or ...

http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2013/10/the-charlotte-danielson-who-is-getting.html

Award-Winning RV Travelers Stop Over in Mass.

... idea for the trip began over two years ago, four months after Ellis and Preston began dating in Brooklyn, New York. Eight months later, on February 1, 2013, the couple departed in their Airstream travel trailer from West Palm Beach, Florida, for the ...

http://www.rvbusiness.com/2013/10/award-winning-rv-travelers-stop-over-in-mass/

N.Y. Community's New Fire Station Featured in PSA

A first public-service announcement for the New York Rising Community Reconstruction project began airing over the weekend.

http://www.firehouse.com/news/11212693/keene-ny-fire-station-featured-in-psa

On Sandy Anniversary, Mayor Updates City on Recovery

In preparation for the anniversary of Sandy making landfall one year ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood with some of New York State's legislative leaders to talk about the progress that's been made over the last 12 months.

http://parkslope.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/on-sandy-anniversary-mayor-updates-city-on-recovery-parkslope

City points to tax savings and improved levels of service under three-year-old strategic plan

... Systematic Code Enforcement; The Fire Department has become one of the busiest child safety stations in Western New York by increasing the number of child seat inspections/installations from 22 in 2011 to 169 in 2013. Also the Fire Department on ...

http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/city-points-tax-savings-and-improved-levels-service-under-three-year-old-strategic-plan

One Year After Sandy New York's Oldest Bar...

... The proprietor, Adam Weprin, answered with the confidence of someone who owns the oldest drinking establishment in New York, its three story wood structure unscathed by all of nature's buffeting over 218 years. Anyway, this spot on Water Street ...

http://www.kiss1067.com/articles/national-news-104668/one-year-after-sandy-new-yorks-11778792/

Tuesday Political Mix: Obamacare Official In The Batter's Box

... has become a contrarian in his own party when it comes to the importance of the social safety net for the poor, the New York Times' Trip Gabriel reports . Kasich recently defied his state's Republican legislature and took Obamacare-related funding ...

http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/29/tuesday-political-mix-obamacare-official-in-the-batters-box?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GPBNewsFeed+%28GPB+News%29

Holes-in-one for Central New York golfers

Bryan Semple , Sept. 13, at the 175-yard 12th hole at Foxfire using a 6-iron. Witnessed by Austin Chandler.

http://blog.syracuse.com/divots/2013/10/holes-in-one_for_central_new_y_25.html

It

... . But it has less pretense and it-factor and more of diaries meet hard cover paper Pinterest boards. After all, the New York Times has declared her "the Kate Moss of the new generation" even though she doesn't put herself on the cover of her own ...

http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=150002

Zendaya

Zendaya is hardly a stranger to savvy tweens, but it was when the precocious Disney starlet appeared on the hit ballroom competition "Dancing With the Stars" that this young woman revealed herself a formidable talent.

http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=151033

12 strange features of Sandy

In this Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 file photo, a sign which reads, "Hammills: 1 Sandy: 0, We'll be back bigger, stronger," stands in the rubble next to the ruins of a home in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York.

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/news/science/article/12-strange-weather-features-of-Superstorm-Sandy-4930476.php

Watchdog report: Schools in black and white

... segregation is more acute than ever before and - despite its long history as a birthplace of progressive reforms - New York state is a prime culprit. A recent Civil Rights Project analysis ranked Rochester 27th out of 381 U.S. metropolitan areas ...

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/10/27/watchdog-report-schools-in-black-and-white/3245831/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=

How We're Failing to Prepare for the Next Sandy

... in its wake, we haven't done much to avoid the next weather disaster. One year after Superstorm Sandy crashed into New York and New Jersey - leaving behind a dizzying price tag of $65 billion - the elected officials and bureaucrats charged with ...

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/10/how-were-failing-to-prepare-for-the-next-sandy

Survivors Mark One Year since Superstorm Sandy

... when the storm roared ashore one year ago. To mark Tuesday's anniversary, residents of coastal neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey that suffered some of the worst flooding are honoring that terrible day in ways both public and private. JEMS: ...

http://www.jems.com/article/news/survivors-mark-one-year-superstorm-sandy

JetBlue plane honors NYC firefighters

JetBlue Airways recently unveiled "Blue Bravest," an aircraft honoring the New York City Fire Department and the FDNY Foundation.

http://www.travelweekly.com/blog.aspx?id=254149

Interview: Noted poet William Matchett on his book 'Airplants' and life at 90

Quakers do not have a set of beliefs they adopt when they become Quakers. We have four testimonies we try to live out: Community, simplicity, equality, and peace.

http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-noted-poet-william-matchett-on-his-book-airplants-and-life-at-90?cid=rss

1 year later, Sandy survivors to light up shore

... when the storm roared ashore one year ago. To mark Tuesday's anniversary, residents of coastal neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey that suffered some of the worst flooding are honoring that terrible day in ways both public and private. On ...

http://www.khou.com/news/1-year-later-Sandy-survivors-to-light-up-shore-229692321.html

R Best Produce Opens New HQ in Port Washington, Long Island

... development team, we have created and retain 19,000 private sector jobs and Nassau County now leads the State of New York in terms of job growth. Together, we are create new jobs and opportunities, attracting new businesses, and putting residents ...

http://www.groceryheadquarters.com/2013/10/r-best-produce-opens-new-hq-in-port-washington-long-island/

Johnny Utah's NYC Now Offering Daily Happy Hour Specials

... never stops at Johnny Utah's NYC. For brave souls, there is the opportunity to ride the only mechanical bull in New York City. Reserve a private party room for a special occasion to receive open bar packages, party favors and a private, fully ...

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/johnny-utahs-nyc-now-offering-daily-happy-hour-specials-370475.htm

Casinos 'a way to extract money from taxpayers without disturbing the voters'

... revenue will increase investment in education and foster tax cuts. Experience teaches us not to trust. Wasn't the New York Lottery supposed to do the same? How has that worked out? The recent welcome attention of our governor and elected officials ...

http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/10/casinos_a_way_to_extract_money_from_taxpayers_without_disturbing_the_voters_your.html

YMCA of Greater New York Names Executive Directors to Lead New Coney...

Rick Hopkins to oversee Rockaway Y at Arverne-by-the-Sea Y; Samuel Moore to lead Coney Island Y, both of which are scheduled to open later this Fall )-- The YMCA of Greater New York has hired Executive Directors to lead the two new facilities on track to open later this fall in Coney Island and the Rockaways.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131029005201/en/YMCA-Greater-York-Names-Executive-Directors-Lead

Banksy is clueless about New York

Artwork from the British street artist Banksy is seen on a wall in the New York City neighborhood of Greenpoint on Sunday, October 27. Every day this month, Banksy has been unveiling new works of art around the city.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/opinion/louis-banksy-world-trade-center/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

Areas outside London will become a 'rust belt' without a High Speed...

... that London relies on its transport links. The disparities are obvious.' The rust belt in the US stretches from New York to Illinois and Wisconcisn, and is characterised by the decline of heavy industry, leading to people moving out to more ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478883/Areas-outside-London-rust-belt-High-Speed-rail-line-tackle-north-south-divide-ministers-claim.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

The Candidates: De Blasio, Lhota Would Bring Different Approaches To Future Storm Response

On the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy upon us, NY1 begins a five-part series on the differences in issues between mayoral candidates Bill de Blasio and Joseph Lhota with a look at how the two men part ways on how to best rebuild New York and boost its defenses against future storms.

http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/special_report_the_candidates/191203/the-candidates--de-blasio--lhota-would-bring-different-approaches-to-future-storm-response

Goldman Pushes Junior Investment Bankers to Take Weekends Off

Pedestrians cross the street in front of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s headquarters in New York.

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-28/goldman-sachs-encourages-junior-bankers-to-take-weekends-off.html?

Bio-engineering the return of the American chestnut

... now scientists in Syracuse think they're close to bringing it back. Our story comes from David Chanatry with the New York Reporting Project at Utica College. "What you're looking at is shag bark hickory, pin oak, and cherry I would say. I don't see ...

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/23112/20131029/bio-engineering-the-return-of-the-american-chestnut

Central Park Wire: The slew of mega-towers rising along...

The slew of mega-towers rising along West 57th Street is doing more than just worrying preservationists and scaring neighbors .

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/29/central_park_wire.php

Twitter's roadshow's in keeping with low key approach

... its IPO, and that can be seen in its roadshow kickoff--for just 25 people in Philadelphia. The company moves on to New York today. ow key. That's been the method for Twitter throughout its IPO process, and it hasn't changed for its roadshow. The ...

http://upstart.bizjournals.com/money/loot/2013/10/29/twitters-roadshows-in-keeping-with.html?

Monday, October 28, 2013

Lou Reed's Stand for Israel and against Anti-Semitism

... for anti-Semitism can be heard in his lyrics from the song "Good Evening Mr. Waldheim" on his 1989 solo album New York : Good evening Mr. Waldheim [1] and Pontiff how are you? You have so much in common in the things you do And here comes Jesse ...

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/362344/lou-reeds-stand-israel-and-against-anti-semitism-tom-gross

Obituary:

... University and began her art career as a primary school art teacher in her native Ohio. While raising a family in New York she resumed her art career and later relocated to southern Connecticut where she founded the Tracy Art Center in Old Saybrook, ...

http://clinton.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/obituary_8607f5b7

Fairfax rallying unaffected by BlackBerry bid

... Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin said this month they're also considering a bid. Cerberus Capital Management LP, a New York-based private equity firm, is said to be weighing an offer, a person with knowledge of the situation said earlier this ...

http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/fairfax-rallying-unaffected-by-blackberry-bid-1.1598581

How Dante de Blasio secured his dad's mayoralty

Sometimes, hairdos do. Just ask Bill de Blasio. The current public advocate and Democratic nominee has a 15-year-old son, Dante, who sports an afro so righteous that it even garnered compliments from President Obama at a Democratic fund-raiser at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan.

http://blog.silive.com/gracelyns_chronicles/2013/10/how_bill_deblasios_family_will.html

MAC Basketball Top 25 Non-Conference Games

... one of the many quality games on Buffalo's schedule, which we'll get more into later. Here's a battle of Western New York, as the Bonnies and Bulls duke it out in early December. St. Bonaventure struggled last year without Andrew Nicholson , going ...

http://www.hustlebelt.com/2013/10/28/5022708/mac-basketball-top-25-non-conference-games

Polish Artistic and Political Collective Akademia Ruchu at Performa 13

... of metropolitan landscape, architecture, and idea of movement within the city. In November the artists will be in New York for Performa 13. Founded in 1973 in Warsaw by Wojciech Krukowski, the collective's artistic director, the group consists of ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Polish-Artistic-and-Political-Collective-AKADEMIA-RUCHU-at-PERFORMA-13-20131028

Pamela Geller, WND Column: Media in uproar over my bid to stop Red Bill

... voter. This is why we created the Stop Red Bill committee, and we will be running advertisements across the New York City transit system. Not 24 hours after I had announced the ad campaign, Joe Catania , Independent Expenditures Analyst/Liaison NYC ...

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/10/pamela-geller-wnd-column-media-in-uproar-over-my-bid-to-stop-red-bill.html

Vandals hit St. Mary's Cemetery in Canton

... ng the incident is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 379-2222. Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131028/NEWS09/710289874

The Great Outdoors: West 8 Creates A Flood-Resistant Park On Governors Island

... to see that Dutch architecture firm West 8 created a world-class, resilient green space in the middle of the New York harbor. During the last weekend of the season, West 8 principal Jamie Maslyn Larson gave tours of the new space, highlighting the ...

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/10/28/west_8_creates_a_floodresistant_park_on_governors_island.php

Ramada Ithaca Executive Conference Center

... Center, we have been expecting you. The Ramada Ithaca Hotel and Conference Center is nestled in the heart of New York States beautiful Finger Lakes Wine Country. Ithacas Central New York location serves as an ideal spot for groups of all types and ...

http://bookings.mapquest.com/hotel/?rs_hid=41468&rs_cid=

Buddhist mystic at work? Staten Island judge at a loss to explain boat's damage

... said neither of the two repair estimates she submitted -- for $8,100 and $7,500 -- had been prepared by a licensed New York home improvement contractor, as required. His client never intended to sue for damages, but Balzano's lawsuit forced her to ...

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/staten_island_court_sinks_sand.html

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