On July 8, the final U.S. space shuttle mission — officially referred to as STS-135, but commonly known by the shuttle’s name, Atlantis — lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a pillar of smoke and fire. Atlantis, and all its kin, are among the greatest feats of human engineering that the world has ever seen. But it’s time to move on.
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7/21/11
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Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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7/21/11
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Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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7/15/11
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New York state government has a well-deserved reputation for ineffectiveness. Ask most New Yorkers what one word best describes Albany, and the most common response would be “dysfunctional.” That’s the term that New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice used in a study in 2004, in its follow-up in 2006 and in its 2008 update, “Still Broken.”
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7/7/11
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Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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7/6/11
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Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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6/30/11
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Exploring Nature
Nature at NightDiscover that wandering in the woods in the dark doesn’t have to be scary during a special program at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center. All …
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6/29/11
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Exhibits and more...
Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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6/23/11
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Exhibits and more...
Body MappingThe exhibit commemorates the opening of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Works by contemporary artists, Tina Blondell, Giedre …
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6/15/11
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In response to opposition from local swimmers, renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow has been pushed back until the spring of 2012.
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By Alex Krinsky
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6/10/11
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