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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 23, 2008 ;     634 words ......Bolano is a hulking, horrifying, hugely ambitious crime story with more diversions than a Miles Davis track. At the...American country. Only he can't do it. His mind snags on story after story; they sink into his core like depth charges. The more...the Cold War: seen through the rhetoric and given us a ...

Taking Steps To Diversify New York's Economy

The Culvert Chronicles;  November 6, 2008 ;     484 words ......attract tourists. That means making sure New York maintains its reputation as the greatest...public art, such as Olafur Eliasson's New York City Waterfalls. During the 16 weeks that the project was on display in New York Harbor, it created a nearly-$70 million...

NEW YORK MAYOR BLOOMBERG PUTS SUBWAY SYSTEM ON HIGH ALERT

The Hindustan Times;  November 27, 2008 ;     303 words ......News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Nov. 27 -- (IANS) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put the city's underground...underground metro system on high alert was taken after New York received reports of potential terrorism threat...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Nov. 24)

Targeted News Service;  November 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** New York Inventor Develops Limited Use Pin System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 22 -- Christopher John Fletcher of New York has developed a limited use pin method. According...

"All men in New York insult you -- there seem to be no exceptions. There...

Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ...There's a welcome change in the New York state of mind, says Mary O'Sullivan All men in New York insult you -- there seem to be no exceptions...they might have been mine. On past trips to New York, I've been pushed out of taxi queues, blanked...

Immigrants drive polls in New York

The Weekly Gleaner;  November 13, 2008 ;     416 words ......electorate are naturalized citizens NEW YORK: IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE to swell the ranks of first time voters in New York City and remain a driving force in the...Urban Research at the City University of New York. "Immigrants continue to be enthusiastic...

IN ONE OF NEW YORK'S ASTHMA HOT SPOTS, BRONX: GOV. PATERSON ANNOUNCES...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Paterson today announced plans to step up New York's long-term enforcement plan to reduce...announced that beginning January 1, 2009, New York's Medicaid program will reimburse qualified...patients. Under the enforcement plan, the New York State Department of Environmental ...

NEW YORK LIFE CHAIRMAN APPOINTED TO USIBC BOARD

The Hindustan Times;  November 26, 2008 ;     572 words ......appointed Richard Mucci, chairman and CEO of New York Life International, LLC - the international arm of New York Life Insurance Company, to its board of...largest US companies investing in India said New York Life is a strong and active supporter...

SEN. SCHUMER: WHAT NEW OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MEANS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Democratic Congress will help Central New York families and the economy by renewing focus...ignored the needs and concerns of Central New York. Schumer discussed how the new Congress...listed the top policy areas where Central New York families can expect change that will benefit...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Nov. 22)

Targeted News Service;  November 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** WIPO: Inventors in New Jersey Develop...has been assigned to Acupay System LLC, New York. The invention carries International Patent...pctdb/en/ia.jsp?ia=US2007/021312. *** New York Inventor Develops Container Storage ...

RIFTON FINNS: AN ETHNIC ENCLAVE IN ULSTER COUNTY, NEW YORK

Ethnic Studies Review;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......When you begin to consider the Finns of New York State, there are two obvious foci that...presence of some estimated 20,000 Finns in New York City during the 1920s provided a large...2000, a total of 3,466 Finns lived in New York City.1 This number remains the highest...

WIPO: Inventor in New York Develops Parkinson's Disease Determining Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 27, 2008 ;     175 words ...GENEVA, Nov. 27 - Asa Abeliovich of New York has developed a parkinson's disease determining method...assigned to The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York, New York. The invention carries International Patent Publication...

WIPO: Inventors in New York Develop Data Exchanging Between Nodes Media

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 26, 2008 ;     175 words ......Schulzrinne of Leonia, N.Y., and Suman Ramkumar Shrivasan of New York, have developed a media for exchanging data between...assigned to Trustees Of Culumbia University In The City Of New York, New York. The invention carries International Patent Publication...

COMPTROLLER THOMPSON ISSUES THIS WEEK'S 'THE C-NOTE' ON ECONOMIC, BUDGET...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The New York City Comptroller issued the following press release: New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today issued...column focusing on economic and budget issues affecting New York City. Today's column is titled: "New Weight-Based...

WIPO: Inventors in New York, Connecticut, California Develop Photochemical...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 23, 2008 ;     206 words ......Gregory T. Carroll and Nicholas J. Turro, both of New York, Denong Wang of Palo Alto, Calif., and Jeffrey T. Koberstein...The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York, New York. The invention carries International Patent Publication...