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Places I Want to Go in Japan (Not Yet Gone)
sixmats.com | July 15th 2009
Hokkaido The northernmost island. The final frontier. Wilderness, mountains, seafood, and no pollen. I've been told that the scenery is amazing. Hokkaido is a short [overnight] ferry ride from Sendai, but the seasickness might kill me. Maybe I'll go read more
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Nursing Topics | July 15th 2009 by glenn
Garden City Judge Rejects Filipino Nurses’ Bias ClaimsA federal judge has rejected discrimination claims filed by 26 Filipino nurses in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The nurses said they were forced to quit their jobs at several Long Island nursing read more
Giant Shark Washes Up on Long Island Beach
Top Buzz | July 14th 2009
A massive Basking Shark washed up on Gilgo Beach in Long Island, NY this morning. A far cry from the mysterious Montauk Monster, the shark measured around 20 feet long and weighed about a ton! Crowds gathered around the shark, as the surf tossed ar read more
Judge rejects bias claims by Filipino nurses
State of the Job | July 14th 2009 by Josh
A federal judge has dismissed the discrimination claims of more than two dozen Filipino nurses whose resignation from SentosaCare nursing homes on Long Island and in New York City three years ago sparked an international controversy. The 26 nurses qu read more
How Do I Sublet My Apartment In New York?
A Queens View of Queens | July 14th 2009
How do I Sublet My Apartment in New York? For many of us in New York's five boroughs, life will hand us a situation that forces us to sublease our place. Maybe you are an actor with a great apartment in Astoria that you don't want to lose and you read more
Running and Jogging On Roosevelt Island - One of The Best Waterfr…
Roosevelt Islander | July 14th 2009 by rooseveltislander
Roosevelt Island Running Route Image From USATFBlogger Runemployed has an excellent post on running the approximately 4 mile loop around Roosevelt Island. An excerpt: Roosevelt Island is that two mile long sliver of land, only 800 feet at its widest, read more
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FoodMayhem | July 14th 2009 by Jessica & Lon
We decided to start apartment hunting again. This will be the third or fourth time we mustered up some energy, fingers crossed that we find something before we run out of steam again. We’re searching in Long Island City and Ice (our Jack Russ read more
New York City Beaches Make A Big Splash This Summer
NYC Blog | July 14th 2009 by nytix
Don’t bother heading east to the Hamptons or Jones Beach this summer to relax on the beach. Instead, check out some of New York City’s little known urban beaches, that is, if you mind not swimming. Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City has 1,002 t read more
Refelction after Relaxation
TE Livingston's Summer Cycle Adventure: Blaine to Baja | July 13th 2009 by Taylor Livingston
Day 13Miles Traveled Since Last Blog: 140Miles Traveled Total: 515So it has been a while since the last post, so this one might be a little bit long. I am currently at my cousin Gretchen's apartment in Milwuakie, Oregon a couple miles south of Portla read more
Africa Travel Overview : Uganda
vacation and travel tour | July 13th 2009 by ocin
The hippo’s closest living relative is the whaleWhy Uganda?Often described as the “Pearl of Africa”, this lush, tropical land is the birthplace of the Nile, where it spills out of Lake Victoria and begins its long journey to the Mediterranean S read more
Miami Beach -Where the Keys Begin
Florida Life and Times | July 12th 2009 by laurence fosgate
Indian Creek looking south from FountainebleuMost people don't realize it but a simple look at the map will confirm, the Florida keys start in Miami Beach. This island, approximately six miles long and about one mile wide is separated from the mainla read more
Desi girl City University of New York
Celebrities - Photos, Videos & News- TV & Film Celebrity Hea… | July 12th 2009 by zubi khan
Shafali Patel is from Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located southwest of Queens on the western tip of Long Island. Shafali has completed her education from a Brookl read more
FREE things to do today in NYC - Saturday, July 11 2009
A Queens View of Queens | July 11th 2009
BikingRed Bull Trackstar Courier Classic at the Red Bull Space40 Thompson St (at Watts St)Soho/Manhattan2PMThis bike race is not for amateurs: Teams of four will compete in an alleycat-style race around the city, with the goal of picking up packages read more
NY mobster gets 10 years for gambling
Casino and Gambling News | July 11th 2009 by Walter Curtis
A reputed Colombo crime family captain convicted of running illegal card games on Long Island and assaulting two men who robbed one of his clubs was sentenced Friday in Brooklyn to 10 years in prison.Bookmaker Michael Uvino, 42, of Little Neck, got t read more
A Unique Travel Experience On An Extraordinary Spanish Island
Design Your Travel | July 11th 2009 by Mica
The Island of Majorca is in the Western Mediterranean Sea, just off the east coast of Spain. It is a busy holiday island during the summer months but less crowded in winter and spring. Palma is the capital city of Majorca and it is a great place for read more
The "fresh, green breast of the new world" - Mannahatta/Manhatta…
Walking Off the Big Apple | July 10th 2009 by Teri Tynes
A particularly noisy robin lives near me, perched somewhere in a sycamore tree on the east side of our building. Already sensing the light of day and anticipating the morning, the bird chirps incessantly through the hours of nautical and civil twilig read more
Things To Do This Weekend In New York City & Roosevelt Island- Fr…
Roosevelt Islander | July 10th 2009 by rooseveltislander
You Tube Video of Giglio Feast Lifting in Williamsburg 2008Looking for fun or interesting things to do on Roosevelt Island or in some other part of New York City this weekend? Here are some ideas:Tonight, there is a wide selection of outdoor movies t read more
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Dispatches | July 10th 2009 by Matthew Ebnet
I've been thinking about memory lately, how most of it's false, how unreliable it is, how difficult it is to find some kind of reasonable truth when we look back. It's, in the words of Kathryn Harrison, a forest. The other day I winged back a painful read more
Enjoying the View Across the East River
New York Portraits | July 10th 2009 by kittylittered
Photo by myself of Manhattan, from across the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. People were sunning themselves on the grass last weekend, on the edge of Brooklyn. You can see a bunch of notable buildings from here. From far left to right: the read more
KULE BAR ROCK CİTY
BODRUM HAKKINDA HERŞEY,BODRUM REHBERİ | July 9th 2009 by Derya Danışma
Canlı Rock müziğin gözde adresi...Barlar sokağında müthiş bi mekan.KULE BAR ROCK CİTY Barlar Sokak , Bodrum Tel: 0 252 313 2850 Kule Rock City Cumhuriyet Cad. Dr. Alim Bey Bedesteni No: 55 Bodrum - Muğla Tel: 0 (252) 313 28 50 - Faks: 0 (2 read more
A New York Memory
Delta Whiskey | July 8th 2009 by Delta Whiskey
I don’t know what it is about the spring, but I find myself wanting to be in New York: exploring the city, relaxing on Long Island or being a little farther north visiting The Husband’s family. Alas, the opportunities to visit New York read more
"With a tear in your eye for the 4th of July, for the patriots an…
Mermaid Cafe | July 7th 2009 by desiree o'clair
On July 4, under the misty cover of morning, I began to roll the towels and stock provisions. We loaded the truck and set forth, bravely declaring our independence from the oppressive rain of the Catskills. In pursuit of life, liberty and sunshine w read more
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nestnestnest | July 4th 2009 by tamara matthews-stephenson
July is relaxed, summer entertaining... I just returned from a trip to San Diego, California and the lasting impressions still linger of a city that has the luxury of living year round with that casual summer expression stamped in its makeup. Califo read more
Top 10 Reasons You Know You're from Westchester County
I Wanna Do Mel | June 30th 2009
Mel and I constantly make fun of where we're from or where we currently live. There is so much to say about Long Island, Westchester, and the people, who love living in the 'burbs of New York. It's total gay pride. It's been sooo long since I've b read more
Shah Alam’s isle of birds
Vacation To Malaysia | June 28th 2009 by Mohd Rizal
Vacation To MalaysiaBy SALINA KHALID The Star OnlineTHE Antan Batura boat moves slowly from the jetty, cruising towards Pulau Undan.Our eyes are fixed on the flock of birds perching on a tree top on the island.With its yellow and orange long beaks, t read more
Save a tree with digital printing?
Design Insights | June 26th 2009 by CS Designworks
I recently went to an amazing event called THRIVE: The Future of Printing sponsored at GSB’s print production facility and sponsored by HP. The format was pretty cool, it took place at in Long Island City. The backdrop was two amazing 21st cent read more
Bali Vacation: Bali Arts Festival 2009
Bali Vacation | June 25th 2009 by Armawan Made
The Bali Arts Festival 2009 is a wonderful spectacle and a great introduction to Balinese artistic traditions and culture. It will held from Saturday, June 13th 2009 till Saturday, July 11th 2009. This yearly even is the largest cultural even in the read more
Queens is the largest in area
Architect, design investment project, service oriented archi… | June 24th 2009 by Oleg
Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens (Queens County), a subdivision read more
New York Romance
Make Us Sing In Key | June 18th 2009 by Jess Bender
I have an interesting relationship with the five boroughs that lie within New York City. All five of them have drastic differences that separate them from each other, and the stories I hold from each borough are vastly different, as well. I’m fond read more
Your homepage is a virtual 15-second elevator pitch. Does yours r…
Open Office Space | June 10th 2009
Prior to getting into the whole technology thing, I was a personal trainer (over 17 years) to the rich and famous in New York City and Long Island. In order to survive as a personal trainer with this type of clientele, there read more
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