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Archive for November, 2008

The Building Bridges Coalition of Staten Island hosted an “Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration” on Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Temple Emanu-El in Port Richmond.
The public interfaith service brought together Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and other denominational groups for a day of prayer, thanks, and community.

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When a car full of young men pulled up to Ali Kamara near his Staten Island home shortly after Barack Obama’s historic election victory, the teen didn’t run – he said he thought he was about to be stopped by cops.

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Joe Sixpack.  Hockey Mom.  Maverick.
Even for those passionately following the presidential election, the definition of these campaign buzzwords can change with the voter, pundit or reporter who interprets them.
Imagine, then, how foreign language journalists must struggle to put the terms into context for their audiences when such words often have no direct translation.

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They can’t vote, but many children have strong opinions about the presidential candidates and the issues. On Election Day, they discussed who they would vote for – and why.  Click here to see the broadcast video.

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Ali Sayed found out the hard way what his professors didn’t teach him in business school.
The Finance and Accounting double major at Pace University’s School of Business got a fulltime job in Lehman Brothers’ tax department when he graduated last May.
In August, the news filtered out about how hard Lehman had been hit by the [...]

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By Rima Abdelkader
On Staten Island, unleashed dogs are among the 311 complaints.  But, man’s best friend did not have to bark over that this weekend.
Both canine amateurs and athletes of varying pedigree completed a three-day competition on Sunday.  About 300 Purebred and Mixed Bred dogs had the opportunity to compete in beginner, sub-novice and more-advanced [...]