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Queens Home Team Awarded Top Team at Keller Williams Realty Landmark II for Most Units Sold in 2014!
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty, led by George & Abigail Herrera, were recently honored at the Keller Williams Realty Landmark II awards ceremony in Astoria, NY. Out of 160 Agents, Q...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare)
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Author; Donna Stefans Re:Obamacare The Health insurance reporting requirements on the 2014 tax return are a bit complicated. If you and your family were covered by an employer health care plan for ...
A Different Slant on Class-Based Hiring Discrimination
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Most employers are familiar with the pitfalls of discriminating against applicants in protected classes under Civil Rights laws. For the most part, African Americans, Hispan...
← How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants? Are Employers Free from Liability When Using Staffing Agencies to Terminate Employees?
Jan 23, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
Companies often find that staffing agencies are valuable resources for helping them fill temporary or permanent positions and for handling human resources issues. However, recently, an outside staf...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 15, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the ...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: JANUARY 2015
Jan 14, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
January 2014 Queens NY Market Update  The pace of existing home sales increased in December, but remained below that in the same month of the previous year. Home prices declined as we moved in to t...
Negligence of Oregon Hospital Led to Wrongful Death of Patient
Jan 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
Author:  Mark H. Sackstein, Esq. All it takes is one small mistake for a disaster to occur. No matter how much research is done when choosing a hospital, it is impossible to predict a situation suc...
Matching Workouts With the Results You Want
Jan 10, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 70 70 recommendations | email to a friend
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends complain about not getting the results they want, despite how much energy they’re putting into their workout.  People who want bigger muscles go t...
How Do 2015 Minimum Wage Increases Affect NY Restaurants?
Jan 08, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen Hans Minimum wage increases took effect on December 31, 2014, raising the New York minimum wage from $8.00 to $8.75 per hour for employees who work based on hourly wages. By the way...
Immersed in ancient times; the performance of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. A review.
Jan 03, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 131 131 recommendations | email to a friend
Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena   Imagine being immersed in an ancient world, with colossal stone columns, palaces and images of deities, a marvelous music surrounding you and, thank God, no ce...

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Not for this kind of freedom
Dear Editor: Men and women of all races and ethnic backgrounds are serving all over the world to insure our freedom. They are not fighting for looters and criminals to run free, burn police cars, r...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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The new normal?
Dear Editor: The monster snowstorm in Buffalo last week was downright scary. But storms like this are exactly the sort of extreme weather that climate scientists predict will become more frequent i...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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A helpful white lie
Dear Editor: While I agree that the American people should be angry for being lied to about Obamacare, the reason was a good one and the end result was a huge positive. Unlike when the Bush adminis...
Dec 02, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Who's safe?
Dear Editor: The recent tragic story about an innocent man being shoved in front of an approaching subway train and being killed again brings up the question, “where is it safe in this city?" Peopl...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Blame voters, not politics
Dear Editor: A midterm turnout is normally low, yet this year’s participation was last seen in 1942 during WW11. In a president’s second term a reversal to the president’s party is normal. Reagan, ...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bush to blame
Dear Editor: To those who are still wondering why people continue to blame Bush for everything, here's a question for you: If someone destroyed your job (record unemployment), burned down your hous...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Day of giving
Dear Editor: The winter holiday season is fast-approaching. In the spirit of the season, New York Junior Tennis & Learning is taking part in the third annual day of giving, called #GivingTuesday, o...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wrong move
Dear Editor: President Barack Obama has carried through with his threat and issues an executive order that would shield 5 million undocumented immigrants. But this will create massive problems, inc...
Nov 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Goodwill for Astoria Cove
Dear Editor: Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey offers its support in favor of the Astoria Cove development project. Our headquarters is located adjacent to and south o...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tardy de Blasio
Dear Editor: Mayor Bill de Blasio gets out of bed late and arrives 20 minutes late for a memorial ceremony for those who died 13 years ago on November 12 aboard American Airlines flight 587. The fl...
Nov 19, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Give me blunt
Dear Editor: In the November 6th issue, dispatcher Robert LaRosa alleges that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ruined his presidential hopes by telling a man attending one of his speeches to keep...
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Stringer duties
Dear Editor: Comptroller Scott Stringer is a spoiled child having a temper tantrum. Perhaps he needs a timeout? Who knew that taxpayers are paying for members of the Police Department Intelligence ...
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Now get to work
Dear Editor: With the midterm elections over and many new people elected to office, it is now high time that the president sit down and work with all of our elected officials, both Republican and D...
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Blow to Obama
Dear Editor: The Republican victories across the country proved that Americans are unhappy with current leadership under President Barack Obama. There have been many issues that have been troubling...
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No unity among Dems
Dear Editor: Many registered Democratic Party voters could see through the hypocrisy of their candidates for governor, Senate and House. With one hand, they gladly accepted President Barack Obama's...
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Merkel to visit Hungary at time of huge political challenges

FILE - In this May 5, 2011 file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend a news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin. Merkel is traveling to Budapest next week for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that come at a time of strain between the two nations, with Orban moving closer to Russia and imposing higher taxes and other burdens on German and other foreign companies operating in the country. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Budapest next week for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that come at a time of strain between the two nations, with Orban moving closer to Russia and imposing higher taxes and other burdens on German and other foreign companies operating in the country.


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Ohio State expects $3M royalties bump after championship win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State University is cashing in after the Buckeyes' national championship victory.
2015-01-30 07:26:22 -0500
How can Google snap its stock out of its stupor?

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, attendees at the National Retail Federation listen to a discussion about Google Wallet, in New York. Google has gotten into the habit of missing analysts' earnings targets, frustrating investors who believe the online search leader would be more profitable it wasn't pouring so much money into far-flung projects such as Internet-connected eyewear and driverless cars. The latest letdown came Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, with the release of Google's fourth-quarter financial results. The earnings were well below analysts' predictions, marking the fifth consecutive quarter that Google Inc. hasn't cleared a key hurdle for publicly held companies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has turned into a stock market laggard as the shift to mobile devices has lowered the Internet search leader's digital ad prices and the company's expensive investments in far-out technology has trimmed its profit margins.


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