Knicks Send Heat to 13th Consecutive Loss
January 20, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat by a score of 88-84 in Miami sending the Heat to their 13th consecutive loss which ranks second to the team’s all time record and is the longest losing streak in Coach Pat Riley’s career as a head coach. They also ruined Heat’s superstar […]
HIV Drug Etravirin Approved by FDA
January 20, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Etravirin for HIV and AIDS patients who won’t respond to some antiretrovirals and other forms of medication formerly acknowledged by the Agency to be effective against the virus. Many in the Medical industry who specialize in HIV and AIDS treatment […]
Ron Paul Places Second in Nevada Caucus
January 20, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) Ron Paul, the ten-term Republican congressman from Texas finished second in the Nevada Caucus for the GOP nominations which was said to be a key state for both the GOP and the Democratic Party candidates bid for the Oval Office. He finished ahead of John McCain, Fred Thompson and former New York […]
Getting Cash for Those Older Electronic Gadgets
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) With the pace of life today, it often gets you thinking of buying better, stronger and more advanced gadgets that can help you simplify life and be more productive in the daily bustle of activities that we have in our hectic schedules. Leaving our old cell phones, laptops, mp3 players and the […]
Report Indicates U.S. Abortion Rates Decline
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) Today there’s finally some good news for conservative groups which call to abolish abortion in the United States. According to a recent report, the abortion rate in the U.S. for 2005 fell to 1.2 million an outstanding figure considering that in 1990 with a lesser population, the U.S. had 1.6 million pregnant […]
Wall Street Extends Drought
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) For the Third consecutive day Wall Street practically fell off the charts while hit by an atrocious decline in Stock Market Trading as the Dow Jones Industrial lost a whopping 307 points by the days end in trading marking a 6 year low since October of 2002. The Dow finished with 12,159.21 […]
Roger Federer Cruises to Third Round at the Australian Open
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) World Number one ranked player Roger Federer of Switzerland disposed of Fabrice Santoro in straight sets quite easily by a score of 6-1, 6-2m 6-0 to march into the third round of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year at the Australian Open in Melbourn Australia.
With the dominant win, Federer served […]
Hollywood Directors and Studios Reach Deal
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers have finally struck a deal before their current contract expires on June 30th. Their talks included five days of heated arguments where in the end the two sides found a way to see eye to eye and made […]
South Carolina Primary Predicted to Tilt Towards Obama
January 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The South Carolina Primary is due to be held just 8 days away on January 26th, and with up to 50 percent of its voters being African Americans, many political experts predict Obama, who represents the first Black American to hold a viable chance in winning the presidency of the United States […]
Ms. Joan D’Urso of Medford Elementary School Named Dowling College/News 12 Educator of the Month
January 17, 2008
(Oakdale, N.Y.) - Ms. Joan D’Urso, Elementary Teacher in Medford Elementary School in the Patchogue-Medford School District, has been named a 2007-2008 Dowling College/News 12 Long Island Educator of the Month. Nominations were accepted from schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, and a committee of distinguished educators selected the winners.
Ms. D’Urso best demonstrates the characteristics of […]
