Monthly Archives: December 2013

Religion Is Good For All Of Us, Even Those Who Don’t Follow One

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  Grace Cathedral in San Francisco (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In honor of Christmas and the holiday season, I thought I might write a little lighter column, with a religious focus to fit the festive mood. So, with that in mind, in a country divided over which macroeconomic policies work and who creates jobs, here are some facts about religion that we can all agree on. In an amazing number of ways, religious attendance is good for the economy. Interestingly, there is Read more [...]

Neighborhood surveys damage after house explosion – Chronicle

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Chelsea Miller, Anna Merriman and Lisa Roberson ELYRIA – Columbia Avenue residents spent much of Saturday morning cleaning up debris and assessing peripheral damage after a home at 116 Columbia Ave. was destroyed by a massive explosion late Friday night, the cause of which is still under investigation. The only evidence of the home, as well as a house next door at 118 Columbia Ave. that was so severely damaged by the blast it had to be razed that morning, were piles of bricks and rubble. The Read more [...]

Services ramp up rep as Dell goes private

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Dell Inc. has been so wrapped up in recovering from a bruising fight to go private and evading sympathy and criticism for its under-performing computer manufacturing business that people almost forgot about the rest of the company.That may explain the sudden attention to Dell's services and venture units, for example, which have been on a roll, as the company pointed out in news releases from its recent Dell World events in Austin, Texas, featuring cloud computing and software deals, among Read more [...]

Listed: The 12 Derangements of Christmas

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We at The Arts Desk are as fond as the next person of swans-a-swimming, partridges and pear-trees, not to mention gold rings, but be honest: 'tis already the season to be jolly sick and tired of all those knee-jerk compilations of Slade, sleighbells and Celine Dion's "O Holy Night". Without wishing to audition for the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, it’s time to admit that not everything made in the name of Christmas is of the highest artistic merit. But, it turns out, there’s gold in them there Read more [...]

Find Luxury Open Houses in Manhattan on Point2 Homes

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There’s no better way to assess a home than to actually visit the location and see it for yourself. Viewing homes online is a good start, but an open house will certainly give you the real tour. Point2 Homes provides with plenty of open houses in Manhattan for all categories of prospective buyers. Following are a few examples of listings for bigger budgets, but for the whole list you can visit the Point2 Homes website. Let’s start with the #17E unit on 15 East 26th Street. This amazing looking Read more [...]

Wolf Pack can’t wait, so Stivrins strives to put on weight – Reno Gazette

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Print date: Dec. 22, 2013Nevada’s inexperienced 6-11 forward to continue to play as West readies for debutAt any given moment, Lucas Stivrins can glance over his shoulder and Kyle Sammons will be there.Even if he’s not there physically, Stivrins can still see him. It hasn’t approached seeing-him-in-my-dreams stage yet, but it’s getting close.“He keeps track of me every day,� Stivrins, Nevada’s 6-foot-11, mostly skin-and-bones sophomore forward Read more [...]

Point2 Homes Helps You Find Open Houses on the Upper East Side

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If you are a prospective homebuyer and you want to assess a home, there’s no better way to do that than to actually visit it and see it for yourself. You can start by viewing listings online, but an open house will give you the real tour. Point2 Homes offers plenty of open houses on the Upper East Side. Following are a few homes, but for the whole list visit the Point2 Homes website. Let’s start with the #11 unit on 407 East 91st Street. The 3-bedroom unit has has two floors, with 14-foot ceilings Read more [...]

Ravens QB Joe Flacco listed as questionable for Week 16

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Joe Flacco's injured left knee has left him questionable for Sunday's game. (USATSI) Since being drafted 18th overall by Baltimore in 2008, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has never missed a start, but there's a chance that streak could end on Sunday against the Patriots. Flacco has been listed as questionable on the Ravens final injury report, meaning the team feels there's about a 50 percent chance Flacco will play. Flacco injured his left knee in the fourth quarter of Baltimore's 18-16 win over Read more [...]

Sean Weatherspoon listed as questionable

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons starting linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who injured his right knee in last Sunday’s 27-26 win over the Washington Redskins, is questionable for Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.Weatherspoon has missed seven games this season with a Lisfranc foot sprain. His latest injury forced him to miss practice all week, which seems likely to keep him from playing against the 49ers. Get the latest NFL injury news Who's out? Who's good to go? Who's Read more [...]