The Culvert Chronicles back issues from October 2008:
IS WHITE AMERICA GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA'S AND BIDEN'S BRAINS OR McCAIN AND PALIN'S COLOR
Oct 02, 2008; ... This election is going to come down to a Black and White, have and have not finale. Have the Blue-Collar working people of White America been messed over enough for them to realize they have been used? Alternatively, will Blue-Collar America buy the same bill of goods by McCain that Bush sold ...
Community, Businesses Angry Over Parking Ticket Blitz In Bronx
Oct 02, 2008; ... Bronx business owners say they're mad as hell and they're joining to fight what has become a "predatory" problem in the borough and across the city - hundreds of thousands of parking tickets. They fear the aggressive ticket blitz is driving customers away from local commercial strips to ...
Study By Manhattan BP Shows 75% Of Housing Authority Elevators Rated "Unsatisfactory"
Oct 02, 2008; ... Three-quarters of the thousands of elevator inspections in New York City Housing Authority buildings in the last five years have resulted in an "unsatisfactory" rating, according to a recent study made public by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, who criticized a "culture of neglect" ...
Sen. Clinton Calls For Renewed Bipartisan Action On Economic Crisis: Warns Of Risks To Broader Economy
Oct 02, 2008; ... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, underscored the need for quick bipartisan action to halt the growing economic crisis. In a conference call with media, Senator Clinton said the economic impact of failing to address the crisis would spread well beyond Wall Street and seriously damage ...
Lessons In Black Studies #69
Oct 02, 2008; ... Introduction To Black Studies African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Part One) The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded in 1 82 1 by disgruntled Black congregants who had endured the same kinds of racial problems the formulators of die African Methodist Episcopal ...
Former Bronx Car Dealer Convicted Of Cheating Dozens Of Unsuspecting Customers
Oct 02, 2008; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that the owner of a now defunct car dealership has been convicted of stealing half a million dollars from more man four dozen customers between January 2005 and May 2006. Robert Federico, 48, pled guilty to one count of Grand ...
NY Campaign Promotes Agriculture
Oct 02, 2008; ... A new campaign has been announced to raise me profile of New York state agriculture by encouraging consumers to include more locally grown foods in tiieir meals. The Sample New York campaign was announced recently at the New York Wine & Culinary Center in Canandaigua. The campaign ...
The Long Hard Road To Race-Free Politics In America
Oct 02, 2008; ... A cartoon published in the early 1960s depicted a Black boy saying to a White boy: "I'll sell you my chance to be President of the United States for a nickel." The cartoon summed up how much most Black people felt the chances of a Black child growing up to be President were worth. At the time ...
Clinton Hails Senate Approval Of Relief For Homeowners Facing Soaring Home Heating Oil Prices
Oct 02, 2008; ... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton recently welcomed Senate approval of a measure to provide relief for homeowners struggling with the soaring cost of home heating oil. The Senate voted to fully fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at a level of $5.1 billion as part of the ...
New York Builds Record With Great Lakes, Climate Change
Oct 02, 2008; ... Two exciting environmental developments have taken place recently - and New York, to its credit, has been at the forefront of both. Congress recently passed the eight-state Great Lakes Compact after years of negotiation. The compact will prevent water diversion from the lakes and rivers ...
Jesus Was A Community Organizer; Herod Was A Governor The Hot Seat Just Got Hotter
Oct 02, 2008; ... From time to time, I like to reflect on things I have heard, read, or seen on television. One of the political commentators, when talking about the qualifications of Barrack Obama, said he was only a community organizer. Well anyone who knows about community organization knows, that if done ...
Beware Of Phony Voter Registration Schemes
Oct 02, 2008; ... (SPM Wire) While many Americans are showing civic pride and registering to vote, scammers see opportunities to ply their trade. The experts at the Better Business Bureau (BBB) are warning Americans to be cautious with personal information to avoid phony voter registration ...
Comptroller: Wall Street Crisis May Cost NY 40,000 Jobs, $3.5B
Oct 02, 2008; ... State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Monday, estimated that turmoil on Wall Street could cost New York up to $3.5 billion in tax revenues over the next year and a half while knocking out 40,000 financial sector jobs. "The preliminary September numbers show the fallout from the Wall ...
Preparing For Financial Challenges Ahead
Oct 02, 2008; ... This is a difficult time for the economy one of the toughest I've ever seen. The credit crunch intensified on Wall Street, sweeping the legs out from under* major financial institutions. I was on the phone for much of last week with finance executives people l 've known a long time from my own ...
Queens Theatre In The Park Presents The NewYork Debut Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera Hong Kong Panorama
Oct 02, 2008; ... Queens Theatre In The Park Presents me NewYork Debut Ming Chee Sing Chinese Opera Hong Kong Panorama, A Rhapsody of Cantonese Opera, part of the New York Celebrates Hong Kong 2008 Festival, on Saturday, October 1 1 at 7pm & Sunday, October 1 2 at 2pm. Tickets are free and must be ...
Quintet Of The Americas Presents Music Of The Americas Concert
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Quintet of the Americas will present a special music of the Americas concert on Sunday, October 5-4:00 PM at me Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Parkway in Douglaston, New York The program will include the Premiere of die woodwind quintet version of Queensbased ...
Calling All New Yorkers To Join The 17th Annual New York Cares Day Serve-A-Thon - Good, Clean, Fun
Oct 02, 2008; ... The 1 7th Annual New York Cares Day - me city's largest hands-on volunteer event - will take place this year on Saturday, October 1 8. Registration is still open and volunteers are still needed to help revitalize 1 19 public schools across me five boroughs. From 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, volunteer ...
"2009" Legislative Internships Announced
Oct 02, 2008; ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (DQueens) is pleased to report that the New York State Assembly is offering two internship programs to eligible college and graduate students for the upcoming 2009 Legislative Session. The Assembly Session Internship offersi up to ISO college students a ...
$25,000 Grant For New Program At B'klyn's Newest Single-Gender School
Oct 02, 2008; ... Before an authence of seventy-five sixthgrade students of the City's newest singlegender public school, their parents and community members, Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. joined Philip Banks, Jr., President, and members of the 100 Black Men, Inc.; and Eagle Academy at Ocean Hill Principal ...
Dominican Leader Sees Role Model In Columbia-Assisted Public School
Oct 02, 2008; ... It is not often middle school students can hear directly from a world leader. On Sept. 25, the students at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS) got their chance when Leonel Fernández, president of the Dominican Republic, came to visit. President Fernández ...
Sen. Clinton Hails Passage Of Michelle's Law To Ensure College Students Have Access To Health Coverage During Medical Leave
Oct 02, 2008; ... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton recently hailed Congressional passage of a bill she introduced to ensure that college students who receive health insurance as dependents under a parent's health plan may take up to twelve months of necessary medical leave from college with continued health ...
Queens Man Sentenced To 20 Years In State Prison For Brutal Sexual Assault Of Former Girlfriend Who He Then Conspired To Have Killed
Oct 02, 2008; ... Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown recently announced that a Queens man who pleaded guilty to raping and then plotting the murder of his former girlfriend to prevent her from testifying against him in the sexual assault case was sentenced to 20 years in state prison. District ...
DEC Looks At 4-Day Week
Oct 02, 2008; ... The state Department of Environmental Conservation and its unions are on the verge of an agreement that will give more than 3,000 employees the option of a "compressed" schedule that would allow them two fourday work-weeks per month. While that option has been available to some public ...
Preston Allocates Nearly $4B To Stablize Neighborhoods In States And Local Communities Hard-Hit By Foreclosure
Oct 02, 2008; ... U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston recently allocated a total of $3.92 billion to all states and particularly hardhit areas trying to respond to the effects of high foreclosures. HUD's new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) will provide targeted emergency assistance ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) A New Method For Probing Tiny Areas Of The Brain To Find Out What They Do
Oct 02, 2008; ... Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is more than just a new way to treat mental disorders. It also allows scientists to probe tiny areas of the human brain to find out what they do. Harvard neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone says images from brain scans can't do this. And it's ...
New Diabetes Drug Lowers Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, And Weight
Oct 02, 2008; ... A new drug known as Liraglutide, for use in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, has been proven to enhance blood glucose control, reduce weight and even lower blood pressure with once-daily injections. Liraglutide maker Novo Nordisk funded a one-year study, led by Dr. Alan Garber of Baylor College ...
AARP Panel Sees Sick Health System
Oct 02, 2008; ... The crisis on Wall Street occupies the nation's attention, but some say there's a problem just as alarming: the state of the U.S. health care system. "It's really been taken off the table," said H. Carl McCaIl, the former state comptroller, who said the war and economy have overshadowed ...
Ask Dr. Rochlen
Oct 02, 2008; ... Dear Dr. Rochlen: I had a crown placed on my tooth a week ago. Whenever I bite down it hurts. What do you think could be wrong? -FD, Queens Dear FG: It sounds like the crown is high. What this means is that when you bite down it is the first tooth to hit the ...
Grapefruit A Factor In Adverse Reactions To Many Prescription Drugs
Oct 02, 2008; ... Lately I've been obsessed with the scent of grapefruit. I haven't gotten around to actually eating any grapefruit but my summer body spray smells like grapefruit, my deodorant has extract of grapefruit in it, and I have been using a new face wash which - surprise! - is made with grapefruit to ...
The Scent Of Cancer Could Lead To Early Detection
Oct 02, 2008; ... Imagine being able to detect cancer through smell. It is certainly within the realm of possibility. The human skin releases chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in differing amounts, which in turn generates unique scents. And while our noses are unable to detect them, a canine's ...
Running May Help You Live Longer And Healthier
Oct 02, 2008; ... Run for your life! It is never too late to start running, a new study finds. Running may help you to not only live longer, but also live free of disabilities. The study, performed by Stanford University School of Medicine, studied the benefits of running. The researchers based their study on two ...
Smoking - The Benefits Of Quitting
Oct 02, 2008; ... The best immediate benefit of quitting smoking is that your body will begin to heal itself within 12 hours. The worst part is that you will most likely feel worse for a while instead of feeling better. The healing process does start immediately but continues over time based on the level of ...
Peripheral Arterial Disease Threatens Many
Oct 02, 2008; ... (NewsUSA) - As many as 6 million Americans might not realize that their arteries are narrowing and hardening, increasing their risk for heart disease and stroke. This condition, known as Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), is as important to diagnose as heart disease -; but many patients do not ...
More Than 750,000 New Yorkers In Danger Of Heart Attack Or Stroke Due To Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
Oct 02, 2008; ... More than three quarters of a million New Yorkers are at increased risk of heart attack or stroke due to dangerously high blood pressure, a new Health Department study shows. Of the nearly 1 .5 million adult New Yorkers with high^blood pressure, more than half (53%) do not have the condition ...
Assemblywoman Pheffer Announces NYS Support To Expand And Continue Ovarian Cancer Hotline
Oct 02, 2008; ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (DQueens) is pleased to announce that SHARE, Self-help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer, in cooperation with the American Cancer Society, has received a grant in the amount of $160,000 from the New York State Legislature to expand and continue tiieir New ...
U.S. Workers Can Expect Rise in Health Care Costs
Oct 02, 2008; ... For American workers already feeling the crunch of soaring gas prices and rising food costs, the last thing they need is another bite out of their paychecks. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Óiey can expect. With health insurance costs for companies predicted to climb 6.4 percent next year, ...
Lewis H. Latimer House Museum Launches New Poetry Reading Series
Oct 02, 2008; ... New York - The first Lewis H Latimer House Museum Poetry Reading Series was a resound- ing success. Vivian Warfield, Executive Director of the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, wel- comed everyone and introduced our poetry col- umnist and Editor/Publisher ?? Mobius, The Po- etry Magazine, JUANITA ...
ON AND OFF BROADWAY
Oct 02, 2008; ... ON AND OFF BROADWAY "EQUUS" at the Broadhurst is the thrilling revival of the season. The Broadway play in two acts by Peter Shaffer is based on a happening in Great Britain as fascinating as it is strange. Seventeen year old Alan Strang (Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter) blinds six ...
Roy Wilkins's Park Shakeup - Old President Leaves; New President Moved In
Oct 02, 2008; ... New York - Recently and after six-years of service President William Nelson, leaves his post at the Roy Wilkins Park. No one I spoke with gave a reason or reasons why he left after helping to bring the Park to such a prestigious factor in our Time. Being familiar and is associated with the Park, ...
Fourth Annual Bed Stuy Alive: Returns With More Tasting, Strutting, Touring, Shopping, Rocking And Running
Oct 02, 2008; ... In the spirit of the Kwanza principle Ujaama (cooperative economics), Bedford Stuyvesant Artists' Association (BeSAA); Bridge Street Development Corporation, The Brownstoners of Bedford Stuyvesant, Inc.; Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, and Community Board 3 encourages New York to ...
Epicurious.com And The CIA Take Users 'Around The World In 80 Dishes'
Oct 02, 2008; ... There are travelers, armchair travelers, and now even flavor travelers, thanks to Epicurious.com's new online video series, "Around the World in 80 Dishes." Recapture the tastes of your favorite vacation or take your palate on a world tour, while learning about the traditional cuisine of ...
Parks Cuts The Ribbon On Playground At Morningside Park
Oct 02, 2008; ... Commissioner Adrian Benepe was recently joined by City Council Member Inez Dickens, State Senator Bill Perkins, Community Board 9 Chair Patricia Jones, and Friends of Morningside Park Presiderit David Rosenberger, and kids from Kipp Star Charter School, P.S. 1 80, and Columbia Greenhouse Nursery ...
BP Markowitz Welcomes New Amalgamated Bank Branch To Sunset Park's 5th Avenue
Oct 02, 2008; ... Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz on Monday, welcomed Amal- gamated Bank to Sunset Park as a new branch opened at 4502 5tii Avenue. Joining BP Markowitz for the festivities were Amal- gamated President & CEO Derrick D. Cephas, New York State Superintendent of Banks Richard Neiman, ...
SO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO!
Oct 02, 2008; ... Question: My son's father has a girlfriend that harasses me every chance she gets. She calls my house and leaves stupid messages and writes letters. I can't sleep at night because she calk my home at all hours of the night I am really tired of this mess. I didn't ask for it and how do I ...
Harsh Seasonal Weather Brings Big Concerns For Homeowners
Oct 02, 2008; ... (StatePoint) No matter where you live, extreme seasonal weather can do damage to your home or leave you without power. Homeowners are increasingly concerned about more than just physical damage to their houses - with such challenges as food spoilage and losing touch with loved ones ...
Effort To Display NYC Subway Arrival Info Delayed
Oct 02, 2008; ... New York City subway riders will have to wait until at least 201 1 before electronic message boards that display train arrival times are installed at 152 stations. The $185 million project is supposed to bring the message boards to stations along the Nos. 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 lines. But ...
John Franco Returns To Shea
Oct 02, 2008; ... Let's turn the clock back only a short time or a few years ago. That would be the years between 1990 and 2004. There was a left handed relief pitcher on the New York Mets' roster by the name of John Franco, a product of the New York ball fields. Franco starred on the mound as a reliever and a ...
The 2008 Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Presented By Forest City Ratner
Oct 02, 2008; ... On October 10-12, New York City Sports Commissioner Kenneth J. Podziba and Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner Matthew Sapolin will welcome the 2008 Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball Tournament presented by Forest City Ramer to the Bronx's Manhattan College and Horace Mann ...
Curlin Goes Into Record Books
Oct 02, 2008; ... It was more than a track record as history in the sport of thoroughbred racing was recently made right here in New York, at Belmont Park. The event was a Grade I stakes event. The Jockey Club Gold Cup when Curlin took the lead from pace setter Wanderin Boy early in the stretch and held ...
WHO DID THE BAIL OUT, BAIL OUT
Oct 09, 2008; ... Wall Street investment moguls scurried for cover like rats leaving a sinking ship. Those who had the time retired early, and took their pensions with them. One Fat Cat CEO was called to Capitol Hill, and like child caught with his hand in the cookie jar, shrugged his shoulders and acted as if he ...
The Culvert Opinion Poll (COP) On The October 7th Debate Between Obama And McCain
Oct 09, 2008; ... STAFF SURVEY The Culvert Chronicles staff asked 150 women entering the subway at 59th Street and 7th Avenue, in Manhattan, and 150 women entering the subway at 241 Street and White Plains Road. Who do you think won the debate between Obama and McCain? Why do you think your choice ...
Gov. Paterson Moves To Help Democrats In State Senate
Oct 09, 2008; ... While playing down his role in this year's election in public, Gov. David A. Paterson has been quietly leading an effort to raise more than $2 million to help fellow Democrats win control of the State Senate, according to people familiar with his plans. Mr. Paterson's aggressive efforts ...
Child Predators Won't Be Able To Hide Behind Computer Screens, Weiner Says
Oct 09, 2008; ... New York City - Child predators will no longer be able to hide behind computer screens and online aliases under a new bill passed Saturday by the House of Representatives. Representative Anthony Weiner (D - Brooklyn and Queens), a member of the Judiciary Committee and a cosponsor of the ...
Express Service Blamed For Killing Businesses On East Fordham Road
Oct 09, 2008; ... The city's new special bus service along Fordham Road is making roadkill out of some area businesses, community leaders charge. Two dozen merchants and community officials rallied at City Hall last Wednesday, saying revised parking rules to help the new Select Bus Service run smoothly ...
Mortgage Crisis Is Foreseen In Housing Owned By Private Equity Firms
Oct 09, 2008; ... In recent years, private equity firms that once rarely ventured outside Midtown Manhattan began investing in Harlem, the South Bronx, East New York and other working-class neighborhoods, paying top dollar for tenement buildings in the belief they could make big profits by replacing ...
NYC Officials Announce Strict Crane Criteria
Oct 09, 2008; ... (AP) - City buildings officials announced strict new criteria Monday for workers seeking licenses to operate mobile cranes. The machines are relatively small and usually driven into construction sites for the day. The cranes that toppled this year in fatal accidents in the city were ...
Lessons In Black Studies #70
Oct 09, 2008; ... Introduction To Black Studies By EDWARD R. CULVERT African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (Part 11) AME Zion missionaries are active in North and South America, Africa, and the Caribbean region. In 1998, the AME Zion Church commissioned the Reverend Dwight B. and BeLinda ...
Owner Of Popular Bronx Eatery Mama Maria Guilty Of Evading $150, 000 In Corporate, Sales And Personal Income Taxes
Oct 09, 2008; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that the owner of 'Mama Maria' restaurant, at 900 Morris Park Avenue, has been convicted of evading over $150,000 in corporate, sales and personal income taxes owed to New York State and New York City. Morris Park Pavillion, ...
House Passes Extension Of Unemployment Benefits
Oct 09, 2008; ... The House of Representatives recently voted in overwhelming bipartisan support of legislation to extend unemployment benefits to millions of workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and cannot find work. The bill, H.R. 6867, was introduced in September by House Ways and ...
Judging The Candidates On Their Records
Oct 09, 2008; ... During nearly two years of presidential campaigning, the candidates have made claims and promises on how they would perform if they are elected to the White House. Some of the criteria we might use to judge a candidate's fitness and temperament for leadership are difficult to quantify. But one ...
Flowersworks Florist & Landscape Contractor Presents Winners Of The 2008 Green Teen Essay Contest In Celebration Of 25 Years In Business
Oct 09, 2008; ... The Flowerworks Florist & Landscape Contractor recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary at Brooklyn Borough Hall located at 209 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn, NY. The event was sponsored by The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Industry. As part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration, ...
What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You, It Will Kill You
Oct 09, 2008; ... ANOTHER ANGLE Writing about AIDS is easy when hypnotizing and generalizing. However, when you know and love people infected with the virus it starts to hit home. So much has been written about AIDS that it seems people would start to take precautions, and protect themselves. Low and ...
WTC Timeline Drags Into'13
Oct 09, 2008; ... The reconstruction of Ground Zero will now take up to two years longer than last projected, and likely cost an additional $1.5 billion, according to a recent Port Authority report. The much-anticipated report unveiled the bad news as it revised the timelines and costs of the massive ...
City Turns Over Testing For Some Crane Licenses
Oct 09, 2008; ... Acting shortly before expected corruption indictments, New York City's Buildings Department announced on Monday that it was overhauling its procedures on how the city issues licenses to some crane operators. In a statement issued late in the day, the city said that the written and ...
Responsible Cuts And Investments To Protect The City's Economy
Oct 09, 2008; ... Tough times demand tough decisions - and here in New York, we're not afraid to make them. Two weeks ago - with no end in sight to the turmoil on Wall Street and with City government's tax revenues expected to drop - we took additional steps to close the budget gaps that likely will ...