Whoever controls your food, controls YOU

More positive press for Food Inc. "‘Robert Kenner never set out to make a terrifying film when he started Food, Inc. But along the way, he found the food industry to be stunningly secretive—and what it’s...

When Bees are Outlawed Only Outlaws will have Bees

Just found this on Treehugger.   This is a crazy policy.  "Just read how beekeeping is illegal in New York. Another one of Guliani's quality of life issues, like jaywalking and dancing. One more...

Inmate's behind-bars bar mitzvah rattles chain of N.Y. officials

" NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York officials want to know how a jail inmate threw a lavish bar mitzvah for his son inside a detention facility, complete with live music and catered kosher food. The gala, attended by...

Death of Baby in New York City Linked to H1N1 Virus?

Update May 20th:The initial nasal swab tests indicate the baby did not have H1N1, officials announced Tuesday night.  Further testing is to be done by the...

First Swine Flu Death In New York City

Mitchell Wiener, the assistant principal of the Queens Intermediate School 238, has died from swine flu on Sunday, which marks the first swine flu death in New York City. The school where Wiener worked has been closed since last week. "The assistant principal of a Queens...

Star Trek

(by Kevin  Bowen) Lately I’ve been wanting a film that comes out punching, that doesn’t dally, that just drops the audience into the middle of intense action and lets us swim for our ever-loving lives. I’m talking about a movie that knows how to open a movie. The...

Effect of Facebook on your New York Insurance Claim

If you are injured within New York and have applied for insurance claim then you have to be careful. There are several instances where insurance companies use underhand tactics in order to nullify insurance claims. Insurance companies can even pull out data from your...

Tragic apartment fire strikes lower Manhattan

This @#$% is crazy! A huge fire on the top floor of an apt building on my street is majorly on fire right now.  The whole East Village is full of smoke, people running  both away from and toward the scene....

Thousands line up for Women For Hire Career Expo

Where does this line end?  Thousands lined the sidewalks of midtown, waiting hours for the chance to get their resumes in front of potential employers at the Women for Hire Career Expo on February 25, 2009, with...

Loris Diran Fall 2009

I was confirmed for Loris Diran Fall 2009 show two days ago. I've finally graduated from the cramped media pit!  I might make my way into the pit again for some of the other shows later on for better runway...

New York Model Management Fashion Week Party 2009

I  kicked off the season with my girlfriends, last night, at New York Model Management's Fashion Week Party at Hotel Grace. We danced by a colorful pool while the champagne flowed like water, and partied the...

Harnessing the Power of Internet: E-Card Warns, "Get Checked"

Public health officials have looked for ways to utilize the internet to conduct safe-sex education and prevent the spread of sexually transmitted disease, and inSpot, an on-line service that allows a sender to...

groomed Briard Chien Berger de Brie picture central park nyc

groomed Briard Chien Berger de Brie pictures taken in central park new york city by canined dog photographer. bringing smiles to dog owner faces: <a...

Bird Strikes is a serious treat to aircraft- Federal expert says

Talk about unintended consequences. “Bird strikes” — or collisions between birds and aircraft  — are increasing for two reasons, according to the federal government’s leading expert on the...

Policy Shift Protects Trans-gender Youth In NYS Detention Centers

" The policy shift comes after a 2006 lawsuit that received little attention outside the gay media, but that created big waves inside the OCFS.Alyssa—formerly Andrew—Rodriguez was born male, but identified and...

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