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17 hours ago ago from New York History
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced the recipients of the 2009 New York State Historic Preservation Awards. Established in 1980 to honor excellence in the protection and rejuvenation of New York's historic and cultural resources, this year's winning projects included several buildings adapted or rehabilitated for affordable housing and one that
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19 hours ago ago from Re-thinking Reentry
The NY Times profiled the failings of the New York State juvenile justice system today. The task force that wrote the report (staffed by the Vera Institute of Justice and chaired by Jeremy Travis, the president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice ) was spurred to investigation in 2008 after years of complaints about the facilities. [Click here for another recent article in the times about the state of juvenile justice in New York State.] ...
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15 hours ago ago from INVISIBLE CHILDREN
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17 hours ago ago from NYConvergence - A digest of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut digital media technology news
NY State Governor Paterson has appointed 13 individuals to serve on the New York State Broadband Development and Deployment Council , an organization which has been charged with providing "strategic direction to ensure all New Yorkers have access to high-speed Internet networks and are able to participate fully in today’s digital age," according to a press release received by NYConvergence . The governor established the State Broadband ...
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9 hours ago ago from Cinematical
by Erik Childress For the first time since 2005 with Brokeback Mountain , the New York Film Critics have agreed with Los Angeles in their selections for Best Film and Director. Today the East Coast Circle announced The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow have taken their top prizes, just one day after Boston and L.A. did the same. This is the fifth straight critic's group to honor Bigelow as director of the year after the National ...
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How 'Cash for Caulkers' might work
7 hours ago ago from CNN Money
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11 hours ago ago from PopEater
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9 hours ago ago from PopEater
NEW YORK -The Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" added to its award-season momentum, winning best film from the New York Film Critics Circle. The group, which announced its selections Monday, also awarded best director to Kathryn Bigelow of "The Hurt Locker." Those choices mirrored the selections of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which were announced Sunday. The New York critics picked Meryl Streep for best actress for her ...
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11 hours ago ago from Switched
Facebook and the workplace have never been exactly the best of buddies. Facebook /co-worker protocol deemed "acceptable" varies widely by occupation or sector. But for lawyers and judges in Florida, the choice is simple: Facebook's one thing, the courtroom's another. And nary the twain shall meet. The New York Times reports Florida's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee recently published an opinion barring any virtual "friendship" between ...
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