The Culvert Chronicles back issues from April 2007:
Prep For Prep Scores High
Apr 05, 2007; ... Prep for Prep is a rigorous academic program designed to provide able students from minority group backgrounds with the skills needed to succeed in independent schools. It is far more comprehensive and demanding than any other program, with a similar goal. On Saturday March 31, young ...
Columbia University, Pace College And The Constitution
Apr 05, 2007; ... We are a nation of laws and as such are bound together by what Thomas Hobbs, John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau called the social contract. It is easy to become over emotional and commit impulsive acts, but calmer heads are needed to preserve the tenor of our social fabric. The ...
Coach Eddie Robinson Passes At Age 88
Apr 05, 2007; ... Former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson, who sent more than 200 players to the NFL and won 408 games during a 57-year career, has died. Robinson set the standard for victories, going 408-165-15 ....
Students At The College Of New Rochelle Rosa Parks Campus Plan Class Action Suit
Apr 05, 2007; ... Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Gets Into The Mix; Barbara Adams The Canpus Director Of The Rosa Parks Campus Of The College Of New Rochelle Must Resign In light of the College Loan Scandal exposed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the students at the Rosa Parks Campus of the College of ...
ALL ABOUT PEOPLE
Apr 05, 2007; ... Top Drawer Stuff: Howard University graduating students excited over the announcement that Oprah Winfrey has agreed to address commencement exercises on May 12th ... Over his family objections, R&B superstar Usher has announced plans to wed longtime sweetheart Tameka Foster, a ...
BP Stringer Honors Ruth Messinger Women's History Month: Event Focus Is Stopping Genocide In Darfur
Apr 05, 2007; ... Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer recently honored former Borough President Ruth Messinger at his Women's History Month celebration, using the occasion to raise awareness about the escalating murder and displacement of citizens in the Darfur region of Sudan, where a top UN official ...
Mets And Gilman Ciocia Offer Fans Free Tax Preparations At Shea Stadium
Apr 05, 2007; ... For the second year in a row, the New York Mets will partner with the personal tax team of Gilman Ciocia, Inc. to offer free tax preparation and filing to any Mets fan attending games from April 11-15 at Shea Stadium. Tickets start at $5 for select games. Professional accountants from ...
You Cannot Just Look At One Side Of The Coin
Apr 05, 2007; ... Police officer's Det. Rodney Andrews and Det. James Nemorin were brutally murdered Gangland style by Ronell Wilson. Under the law they were tried and convicted by a jury of their peers. The law in New York states anyone over the age of eighteen, voting age is your peer. People who do not ...
Demolition Work Commences At Lenox Terrace Retail Site
Apr 05, 2007; ... Lenox Terrace Development Associates, owner of Lenox Terrace has informed its residential and commercial tenants that demolition work to remove an unusable portion of the retail site at 492-500 Lenox Avenue will commence in the first week of April. Construction of a new exterior block wall will ...
Bronx Man Convicted Of Using Forged Credentials To Obtain Employment As A Mental Health Consultant
Apr 05, 2007; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that a 39 year old man who was imprisoned for grand larceny will be going back to prison on new charges after pleading guilty to criminal possession of forged instruments. Daniel Rodriguez, 39, pled guilty to one count of ...
Bronx Woman Arrested For Allegedly Pretending To Be A Doctor
Apr 05, 2007; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that a woman who allegedly pretended to be a doctor was arrested and charged with numerous offenses in connection with the scam, including assault and grand larceny. Dolores Rodas, 43, a.k.a. Carmen Lara, of 3215 Bainbridge ...
Marrage And The Like
Apr 05, 2007; ... Data is available from the bureau of the census indicating there are more single people in America than married people. This is a first in this country and is not a supervise. There was a time when people looked to the day when they could be united in holy matrimony with one they loved. This was ...
Schools To Receive Historic Investment Of Resources
Apr 05, 2007; ... Governor Eliot Spitzer said that the enacted state budget provides an historic level of investment in schools through a new aid formula based on need, while implementing new accountability measures and expanding the number of charter schools. "There has never been a better budget for ...
Mayor Bloomberg, Department For The Aging And USPS Detail New Carrier Alert Program
Apr 05, 2007; ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Wednesday, announced New York City's new Carrier Alert Program, which trains United States Postal Service letter carriers to identify signs of distress among seniors and people with disabilities and quickly connect them with social services through the City's ...
New Recycling Initiatives Can Make A Big Difference
Apr 05, 2007; ... The environmental challenges facing our planet are so big and so complex that they often feel far beyond our individual control. But the simple fact is, if we all step up to the challenge and do our part, together we can make a big difference. Nowhere is that more true than in the area of ...
Information Corner
Apr 05, 2007; ... ARC/GNY Offers May Safety And Preparedness Classes In Queens May safety and preparedness classes offered by the American Red Cross in Greater New York (ARC/GNY) - Queens will be held at the organization's Queens office at 138-02 Queens Boulevard in Briarwood. Class dates and ...
Mayor Congratulates NYC TV On Winning Seven NY Emmy Awards
Apr 05, 2007; ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday, congratulated NYC TV, the official TV network of the City of New York, on winning seven New York Emmy Awards, local television's most coveted peer-recognition award. The show "Secrets of New York," which is also broadcast nationally on PBS stations, led all ...
Three Queens Residents Charged With Trafficking In Counterfeit And Untaxed Cigarettes
Apr 05, 2007; ... On April 2, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Acting New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Barbara G. Billet, announced that two Queens brothers and a third man were charged with tax evasion and other crimes in connection with a scheme to sell untaxed ...
Young Mother Charged With Murder In Suffocation Death Of Four Month-Old Son
Apr 05, 2007; ... On March 31, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that a 21-year-old woman residing at one of the City's temporary homeless shelters in Queens was charged with intentional murder in the suffocation death of her four-month-old son. District Attorney Brown said, "The ...
Queens Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison In Rape Of Two Women
Apr 05, 2007; ... On April 3, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that a Far Rockaway man who posed as a law enforcement officer to lure two women to a Queens motel three months ago has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The District Attorney identified the defendant as Eric McCoy, 37, ...
Cathedral High School Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Female Students
Apr 05, 2007; ... Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown recently announced that a high school teacher employed at Cathedral High School in Manhattan was charged with the statutory rape of one student and the sexual abuse of a second student. Both incidents are allegedly to have taken place in ...
NBPRS President Wynona Redmond Meets BPRS-NY Chapter President Lynne Scott Jackson During NY Visit
Apr 05, 2007; ... Black Public Relations Society-New York Chapter co-president Lynne Scott Jackson (left) welcomed National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS) President Wynona Redmond to the Big Apple during her recent visit. Ms. Scott Jackson is the president of Millynneum, Inc - ...
Patient Safety And Quality: What Two Recent Studies Have Revealed
Apr 05, 2007; ... Study I: Diagnostic Errors That Harm Outpatients Are typically The Result of Multiple Individual And Systems Breakdowns A study of 307 closed malpractice claims shows that many missed or delayed diagnoses of outpatients lead to dire outcomes. In some cases, diagnoses of a serious ...
Getting Your Groove On: Just A Little Every Day Can Pave The Way For Better Health, Prosperity
Apr 05, 2007; ... In 2003, the National Urban League undertook a more focused and aggressive approach to health issues in light of serious disparities in the physical wellbeing of African Americans compared to Whites. It stands to reason that a healthier community means a more prosperous community - one ...
Ask Dr. Rochlen
Apr 05, 2007; ... By GLENN ROCHLEN, D.D.S., P.C. Dear Dr. Rochlen: Can dental implants fail? I am considering having a dental implant but it is very expensive. I worry about spending the money on an implant and then having it fail. What do you think? JR, St. Albans Dear ...
Second Opinions Can Help Cancer Patients
Apr 05, 2007; ... (NewsUSA) - "You've got cancer." Just the thought of hearing that phrase evokes fear among most of us. For those receiving the diagnosis, the initial reaction is fear, followed by an intense desire to start treatment right away. But rushing to treatment rather than getting a second or a ...
Tips On Getting The Most From Your Local Farmers Market
Apr 05, 2007; ... (NewsUSA) - As summer rolls in, it brings the opening of thousands of farmers markets around the country, where consumers eagerly seek fresh, locally grown produce. But to get the most out of the experience, shoppers need to dig a little deeper to find out what goes into growing their ...
Do Your Medications Pose A Prescription For Confusion?
Apr 05, 2007; ... (NewsUSA) - Nearly halt" of Americans (48 percent) don't read their medications' instructions until after they have left the pharmacy and are taking the first dose, according to a recent Medicine Shoppe pharmacies survey. Medication instructions are often misunderstood, and resulting ...
Another Reason For Having Headaches And/Or 'Pains In The Neck'
Apr 05, 2007; ... Like all muscles in the body, the cervical muscles are also capable of producing large amounts of inflammation. These muscles, which must support the equivalent of a five-pound bowling ball, are stressed by poor physical posture, computer posture, forward shoulder-posture, phone posture, and ...
Health Dept. Gives Away 5 Million NYC Condoms In First Month
Apr 05, 2007; ... The rubber is hitting the road in New York City. The Health Department announced recently that it has distributed 5 million NYC Condoms during the month following the new product's Valentine's Day launch. That's more than triple the number of condoms given out in January, before the debut of the ...
Easy Tips For Coping With Menopause
Apr 05, 2007; ... (StatePoint) No, your house or office isn't hotter than it was yesterday and the typeface in the newspaper isn't shrinking. And forgetting why you went to the grocery store likely isn't an early sign of dementia. If you're a woman between the ages of 40 and 58, these probably are signs ...
What Are Cancer Stem Cells?
Apr 05, 2007; ... As their name implies, cancer stem cells are malignant cells that share some characteristics of normal stem cells, including cellular immortality, a capcity for infinite cell division, and the ability to move throughout the body and grow in different tissue types. Researchers have recently begun ...
Get Rid Of Those Disruptive Aches And Pains
Apr 05, 2007; ... (StatePoint) It doesn't matter if you work at a desk, outdoors, in a truck or car or in your own home, chances are you've experienced pain at some point in your life. In fact, studies show more than 50 million Americans are affected by repetitive injuries, aches and pains, keeping many from ...
State Provides Access To Health Coverage For All Children
Apr 05, 2007; ... Governor Eliot Spitzer recently announced that the enacted budget achieves his goal of significantly expanding health care coverage for currently uninsured children. The budget also significantly reduces growth in the rate of Medicaid spending, begins to direct more Medicaid dollars to ...
The Top Ten Health Threats For Men
Apr 05, 2007; ... (SPM Wire) The bad news is that men have a shorter life span than women. The good news is that the factors that most threaten men's lives are largely preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2003 (the most recent year for which CDC statistics are ...
Enacted Budget Includes Expanded Property Tax Relief Benefits Targeted To Middle Income Howeowners
Apr 05, 2007; ... Governor Eliot Spitzer recently confirmed that the enacted state budget includes an expanded property tax relief program that targets its benefits to middle income homeowners. The new program, adding income consideration to the distribution of property tax relief provided through STAR, ...
Statement Of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton On The Supreme Court Global Warming Decision
Apr 05, 2007; ... "The Court's decision affirms the scientific consensus that global warming is a serious threat that is caused by human activities, and it rejects the Bush Administration's ...
Silent Killers In Nursing Homes New Study Finds Antipsychotics Are Killing the Elderly
Apr 05, 2007; ... A new study released in the UK found antipsychotics linked to a significant increase in the mortality rate of the elderly. The study, funded by the UK's Alzheimers Research Trust, found only one-third of the patients taking antipsychotics were still alive after three years, compared with ...
Philip Morris USA Contributes $200,000 To The United States National Slavery Museum
Apr 05, 2007; ... Funding to Bolster Staffing and Fundralsing Resources (Black PR Wire) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - The United States National Slavery Museum (USNSM) (http://www.usnsm.org) has announced that Philip Morris USA has joined other corporations in contributing $200.000 to the museum. The funding will ...
Donald Gandy, A New Yorker, Becomes An Author
Apr 05, 2007; ... Don Gandy, as he is often called was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he attended grade school and high school. Upon graduation from high school, he migrated to New York to join other siblings who were already there. After settling in, he went about the business of living and in the course of ...
ON AND OFF BROADWAY
Apr 05, 2007; ... Leading contender for best Broadway play "Coast of Utopia" at the Vivian Beaumont displayed its third and final chapter "Salvage" for an appreciative audience including this latecomer equally impressed ... Still in 19th century Russia, the intelligentsia, after various splits were rooting ...
Fairest Of The Spring Fairs Opens In Grand Central Terminal
Apr 05, 2007; ... Unique Merchandise From more Than 60 Specially Selected Vendors in Historic Vanderbilt Hall for 3 Weeks. The Spring Fair in Vanderbilt Hall and on the Vanderbilt Bridge at Grand Central Terminal opens Monday, April 23, 2007 at 10 AM and will continue through Saturday, May 12, 2007, seven ...
Mobius, The Poetry Magazine Holds Queens Launch Reading/Signing
Apr 05, 2007; ... Juanita Torrence-Thompson, Editor/Publisher of Mobius, The Poetry Magazine announced a Queens Launch/Reading/Signing on Saturday, April 14 at 2pm at Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. MC and reader, Juanita Torrence-Thompson, will be ...
The Inside Story Of Asher B. Durand's World On Display At The New York Historical Society
Apr 05, 2007; ... Home to the single largest collection of Asher B. Durand works, the New-York Historical Society will present more than 70 paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, daguerreotypes, historical artifacts and documents as part of its exhibition. The World of Asher B. Durand: The Artist in the ...
Celebrate Earth Day At NYC Zoos
Apr 05, 2007; ... Exciting Earth Day Activities are Lined Up for the Central Park, Prospect Park and Queens Zoos' annual Earth Day Weekend, April 21 & 22 New York City - Celebrate our wonderful planet with the animals from the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Central Park, Prospect Park and Queens Zoos ...
BET Doesn't 'Miss A Beat' With The King-Size Countdown Of The Top 25 Dancers Of All Time
Apr 05, 2007; ... While Shakira's hips "Don't Lie" and Beyonce's moves entice men across the world to fall "Crazy in Love," BET has once again managed to literally rank the top movers and shakers of the entertainment industry for its mega-special. Top 25 Dancers. Hosted by two of the most dynamic performers in ...
Confirmed Democratic Candidates For Presidential Forum Airing On PBS Stations Nationwide
Apr 05, 2007; ... Democratic presidential candidates Joe Bidcn, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson will participate in the "All-American Presidential Forums on PBS," moderated by Tavis Smiley, on June 28, 2007, from 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET at ...
Queens Theatre In The Park And Queens Center Present Dirty Socks Funtime Band
Apr 05, 2007; ... Named "the best kids' band of 2006" by Time Out New York, the Dirty Sock Funtime Band comes to Queens at Queens Theatre in the Park for two fun-filled performances only on Saturday, April 07, at 11am and 1pm. The Dirty Sock Funtime Band performs for children and parents alike with their ...
SO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO!
Apr 05, 2007; ... Question I am a woman of 50+ years. I am looking to get back into the dating scene. I am somewhat nervous because men my age want to date 20 year-old girls and I don't want someone young enough to be my child. Is there any advice you can give me? Michella Jump into the ...
Make Recycling Fun And Easy For The Whole Family
Apr 05, 2007; ... (StatePoint) You may be surprised to learn a small change in habit can make a huge impact on Mother Earth. Getting your whole family involved in something as simple as recycling can really make a difference and can even be fun and easy. Now's a great time to get the family started on ...
2nd Annual Black Executive Exchange Program At York College
Apr 05, 2007; ... York College's Office of Career Services hosted the 2nd Annual Black Executive Exchange Program, known as BEEP. BEEP is administered by the National Urban League and is composed of business professionals from corporate America who visit college campuses to speak about career development ...
School Uniform Legislation Debated
Apr 05, 2007; ... A bill allowing public school superintendents and principals to establish a school uniform policy has been introduced in the Assembly as part of a set of bills that were proposed to reduce gang violence in schools. However, educators and child psychologists fear uniforms may curb student ...
Nets Find It Difficult For Playoffs
Apr 05, 2007; ... SPORTS BEAT Unlike previous and recent years, when the New Jersey Nets easily qualified for the Eastern Conference playoffs of the National Basketball Association this hoop season has been quite different. It has come when the Nets may not even find themselves in the second ...
Star Boxing: Raymond "Hallelujah" Joval VS. Willie "The Gladiator" Gibbs
Apr 05, 2007; ... Star Boxing presents Raymond "Hallelujah" Joval vs. Willie "The Gladiator" Gibbs Wednesday, April 11, at the Loews Paradise Theater in the Bronx. Raymond "Hallelujah" Joval (35-4) of the Netherlands is the current International Boxing Organization middleweight champion of the world. Philadelphia ...
Mayor's Cup Outdoor Track And Field Championship
Apr 05, 2007; ... The Randall's Island Sports Foundation, the New York Sports Commission, the Public School Athletic League, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will once again team up to host the 4th Annual Mayor's Cup Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Icahn Stadium - Randall's ...
Leading Sports Online Social Network Hosts Interactive eChats With Celebrity Athletes
Apr 05, 2007; ... The first interactive eChat with Joe Klecko, former NFL Defensive End for the New York Jets and the Indiana Colts, took place in February, it was such a success that SportsGist.com has many more planned. Klecko's eChat was presented in a question and answer format. It was user driven and ...
Box NYC III
Apr 05, 2007; ... The third edition of BOX NYC is a unique sporting and social event that delivers exciting boxing action on Thursday, April 26, at 7:00 pm., at Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center Studios. This year's theme is entitled, "Who's Who of Wall Street". The night is marked by fine dining and ...
Democrats Turn The Heat Up On Gonzalez
Apr 12, 2007; ... ALBERTO GONZALES Washington - Newly empowered to conduct oversight on the Bush administration, congressional Democrats are giving Alberto Gonzales and the White House little space to plan for the attorney general's Senate testimony on the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. The ...
Don Imus Is Like A Phart, The More You Fan It, The More It Stinks
Apr 12, 2007; ... I have received more correspondence asking me to comment on the Don Imus, Rutgers University women's basketball team fiasco than any other happening in current history. Who and what is Don Imus? Imus has no talent. He does not sing dance, play an instrument, or make any appreciable ...
Barbara Adams, The Campus Director Of The Rosa Parks Campus Of The College Of New Rochelle Must Resign
Apr 12, 2007; ... Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Says: It Is Like Peeling An Onion, It Seems To Be Getting Worse Preferred student lending is wide spread. People knew about it but did not care. They protected their jobs not the students. Sometime ago the Culvert Chronicles carried a column called ...
Mayor Releases NYC's First-Ever Comprehensive Carbon Inventory
Apr 12, 2007; ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday, released the first comprehensive inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in New York City's history and announced that New York will host mayors from large cities around the world at a C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in May. The Mayor was joined by City ...
Senators Bayh And Clinton Introduce Legislation To Provide Better Care For Soldiers With Traumatic Brain Injury
Apr 12, 2007; ... U.S. Senators Evan Bayh and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday, announced legislation that would offer immediate help for severely wounded soldiers suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), by extending their active duty status so they can continue receiving care through the Department of ...
LIC Business Development Corp Holds Business Breakfast At Newly Opened Court Square Place
Apr 12, 2007; ... New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. recently hailed the dynamic transformation now underway in Long Island City (LIC), which is currently witnessing a wide range of development projects and creating new opportunities for businesses and housing just one subway stop from midtown ...
If You Own A Phone, You're Due A Tax Refund
Apr 12, 2007; ... (SPM Wire) If you own a regular telephone or cell phone, you're probably eligible for a tax refund from the federal government, thanks to the elimination of a tax on long distance phone calls and an order to repay much of this money to phone owners. You don't even have to file a tax ...
Predatory Lending In Schools Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg: Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Take A Bow
Apr 12, 2007; ... Most people do not know New York State has allocated X number of dollars for education for poor residents. Every poor citizen in the state can go to college or learn a marketable skill in a training program. When monies allocated by the state to each student are exhausted, financial aid loans ...