Pier 40 in New York: Future Unknown
February 19, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) Pier 40 in Hudson River which boasts an outstanding view on both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York and currently serves as a mammoth parking space, a trapeze school and as an artificial surf field for multiple sports has its future in a quandary.
Government agencies inspected the 1963-built […]
Long Island’s Largest Web Portal Seeks Corporate Sponsorship
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) Long Island Exchange (http://www.longislandexchange.com) is currently seeking corporate candidates for sponsorship of the Long Island Exchange.com web site. “We also have a variety of other sponsorship opportunities, each of which will provide tremendous exposure for the sponsor,” said John Colascione, CEO and Publisher of the web site.
Since 2002, LongIslandExchange.com has provided the […]
Wall Street Expects Little Consistency as Trading Week Opens
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) Amidst a brazen economic conundrum, Wall Street hopes to instill stability in a so far volatile market to start the week with hopes of upturning a weakened economy and finally establishing a positive trend to help fend off threats of recession.
Investors are playing a waiting game with the market before they increase […]
Underwater Car Concept to be Introduced
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) A new concept car called “sQuba” is set to be introduced next month by automotive designer Rinspeed Inc. The car can run both on land and underwater as it uses three electrical motors placed at the back end of the car, two of which are used for underwater submersion.
“We always want to […]
“Jumper” Number One Movie for the Weekend
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) 20th Century Fox’s new movie release “Jumper” finished the weekend as the highest grossing movie ending up with $27.2 million and gathering a total of $33.9 Million since it opened up to theatres nationwide last Thursday.
The film stars Hayden Christensen who plays the character of David Rice a gifted young man with […]
East NBA All-Stars Crush West
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) In the latest installment of the annual NBA all-star game, The Eastern Conference led by All-star MVP Lebron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers dismantled the methodical game of the Western Conference representatives in New Orleans to capture the game as the culminating event of the All-Star weekend festivities with a score of […]
FDA Concerned with Rotarix Testing Process
February 18, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The US Food and Drug Administration expressed deep concerns over the testing process of infant diarrhea vaccine Rotarix which is up for approval by the Bureau’s Advisers panel next Wednesday for use in the US for infants 6 weeks old and onward suffering with diarrhoeal disease caused by rotavirus.
Rotarix is currently produced […]
Second Largest Doctors Group Supports Medical Marijuana
February 15, 2008
(Washington D.C.) The American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization and the second largest physician group in the United States, today issued a strong statement urging a fundamental rethinking of U.S. government policy on medical marijuana, stating, “ACP strongly urges protection from criminal or civil penalties for patients who use medical marijuana as […]
NY Senator Clinton Seeks to Gain Delegates from Scratched Florida and Michigan Primaries
February 15, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has asked the Democratic National Committee to reconsider their stripping off delegate counts for the Florida and Michigan primaries which the DNC sanctioned in violation of Party rules, Clinton handily won both states over Barack Obama late last year as the two candidates decided not to […]
Pentagon Consider Shooting Down Broken Satellite
February 15, 2008
(Long Island,N.Y.) Officials from the Pentagon announced yesterday the possibility of shooting down a broken Satellite carrying 1000 pounds of toxic propellant. The task would entail launching a missile from a Naval Ship. The satellite stopped functioning just moments after it was launched into orbit.
The military have approximately 4 days to shoot the satellite as […]
