At biosecurity symposium, veterinarians say human health is closely tied to that of animals Kansas City Star More News | Animal health increasingly translates to human health and the economy, veterinarians said Monday at a biosecurity conference. | The symposium at Bartle Hall sounded an alarm suggesting that people who work in human public health risk disasters if they don't pay attention to what's happen...
Ground Zero mosque money man sued for 'ripping off' company The Australian | ONE of the money men behind the developer of the Ground Zero mosque was sued for allegedly ripping off an insurance company for nearly $1.8 ($1.97) million | Hisham Elzanaty, who owns medical companies that operate out of a building in The Bronx, N...
Venerable Craft, Modern Practitioner The New York Times | Robert Ambrosi sweeps into the restaurant kitchen, past sizzling chicken and buttery mashed potatoes, and goes straight for the knives — carving knives and chef’s knives, paring knives and fillet knives, all made dull by clashes with fl...
The Magnificent Seven: The most important players in NY sports today The Examiner | As the fiercest hurricane in twenty years prepares to slam the East Coast with winds in excess of 130 miles per hour, another storm is brewing which fans of the major professional sports leagues will embrace with open arms. | Between September 9 an...
Generosity of an heiress: 4 homes for the nurse Newsvine | — NEW YORK - Huguette Clark, the reclusive 104-year-old heiress, is known as generous toward those who care for her, including her social secretary, who received a $10 million gift. It's now clear that her longtime nurse has also been a recip...
Generosity of an heiress: homes for the nurse Newsvine | — NEW YORK - Huguette Clark, the reclusive 104-year-old heiress, is known as generous toward those who care for her, including her social secretary, who received a $10 million gift. It's now clear that her longtime nurse has also been a recip...
So Where Can New Yorkers Play Tennis? Wall Street Journal By TOM PERROTTA | In a city of nine million people and fewer than 600 public tennis courts, it's no wonder New York's racket-toting masses often have to wait in line to play, only to get kicked off after an hour. | But to go to all that trouble for a...
Warning to Birds: All-Glass Buildings Ahead The New York Times | LIVING the green life can get complicated — even when we’re picking out windowpanes. Arnold Glas | Ornilux glass as approaching birds see it. David Sundberg/Esto | The glass is used in the Center for Global Conservation at the Bronx Zoo...
Karate champ merges martial arts, business, social work Syracuse Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard 0 0 Share | By Dorothy Long | Contributing writer | El-Java Abdul-Qadir needs a pretty big hat rack for all the roles he plays in life. | Abdul-Qadir is a world champion in the martial arts. That is his passi...
Nissan vs. Hyundai: The race to No. 2 Asian automaker is on USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | Nissan The 2010 Altima sedan is one of Nissan's top sellers. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAYHyundai has won many buyers with its Sonata, and at the New York auto show, it presented a Sonata Hybrid. JOIN THE CONVERSATION | with USA TODAY's auto writers to discover and discuss trend...
The degree zero of culture Asia Times | Sep 3, 2010 LIFE IN TALIBANISTAN, Part 2 | The degree zero of culture | By Pepe Escobar | This is the second article in a three-part report. | PART 1: | Ten years ago, Taliban Afghanistan - Talibanistan - was under a social, cultural, political and economic nightmare. Ten years ago, New York-based photographer Jason Flori...
