Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Sad excuses from New York's jobs czar and other top stories.

  • Sad excuses from New York's jobs czar

    Sad excuses from New York's jobs czar
    It’s hard to defend the indefensible, and Howard Zemsky proved that in spades last week when state lawmakers grilled him about the state’s pathetic job-growing efforts. As chief of Empire State Development, Zemsky oversees Albany’s jobs programs — which left him stretching beyond all reason to answer tough questions even from Democrats. Start with his defense of Gov. Cuomo’s signature jobs program, Start-Up New York — which waives taxes for 10 years for companies that open or expand in state-fa..
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  • Alex Rodriguez's career overshadowed by steroid scandals

    Alex Rodriguez's career overshadowed by steroid scandals
    14 of that year, a woman named Maryanne Catalano was arrested at the U.S. border near Buffalo after agents searched her car and found ampules of HGH, ...
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  • Mighty Quinn: August 7

    Mighty Quinn: August 7
    NEWS ITEM — A prankster's changes to the message on an electronic roadside sign in Buffalo may be causing motorists to smile, but New York State Police ...
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  • 15 Vegan Snacks to Share With Your Bestie

    15 Vegan Snacks to Share With Your Bestie
    There’s a good reason the theme song to the beloved TV show “Friends” is called “I’ll Be There for You.” Good friends are people you can count on, people who are there for you in good times and bad, people who make our days brighter just by being there. On the first Sunday of August, we get to celebrate our friends because it’s Friendship Day. Friendship Day is a day dedicated to friends and friendship and has been a holiday since the U.S. Congress declared it so in 1935. Friendship Day is cele..
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  • Android's social watch face closes down in September

    Android's social watch face closes down in September
    With the looming update to Android Wear 2.0, legacy apps (and devices) are going the way of the buffalo. In this case, it's the Together watch face that included one-to-one communications like doodles and photos with another person using Google's wearable platform. Android Police reports that the reason why is that app's latest update warns that the watch face's social features are going to be baked into the next version of Android Wear. Y'know, similar to how they have been with ..
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  • Celebrating Reconciliation: Dancers, Artists, Musicians Flock to ...

    Celebrating Reconciliation: Dancers, Artists, Musicians Flock to ...
    The Montreal First Peoples’ Festival 2016 edition is in full swing, with perfect weather, expanded offerings, additional venues and new partnerships bringing more aboriginal culture than ever to the heart of this Quebec city. RELATED: 6 Reasons to Hit This Year’s Montreal First People’s Festival The theme this year is unity, said director André Dudemaine in a statement introducing the festivities on opening night, calling the festival a "microcosm and symbol of all ongoing reconciliations." 100..
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  • Titus Davis leaves camp, Chris King acquired off waivers

    Titus Davis leaves camp, Chris King acquired off waivers
    The Jets have acquired WR Chris King off waivers, while WR Titus Davis has left training camp on his own terms, the team announced Saturday.  Davis had three different stints with the Jets' practice squad last season, also spending time with the Bills' practice unit.  King, coming over on a waiver claim from the Atlanta Falcons, was originally signed by the Cardinals after the draft.  He had 81 catches for 1,136 during his final season at Duquesne. 
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  • NYC Area Shows Announced This Week (Of Mice & Men, Parkway ...

    Peep what shows were announced this week… * Cali’s Of Mice & Men will embark on a series of U.S. record release shows next month, hitting NYC’s Gramercy Theatre on September 19th [tix]. * Prog metal favorites Dream Theater will return to the road in the fall for a U.S. tour in support of their latest LP The Astonishing. Port Chester, NY gets a show at The Capitol Theatre on October 22nd [tix]. * Australian metalcore unit Parkway Drive will set out on their North American “Unbreakable Tour” in t..
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Once-dicey Buffalo, New York is on the cusp of something big .Buffalo Wild Wings: 'Challenging sales environment' spurs decline .

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