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Could a big earthquake reduce Manhattan to rubble someday?:

Sat, 2008-08-23 22:19 - Topics:

A new study from the Earth Institute at Columbia University says there’s more seismic activity around the Big Apple than previously thought. Researchers also say they discovered a new active fault line running from Stamford, Connecticut 25 miles (40.2 kilometers) west toward the Hudson River. There, this underground fault intersects with another fault line.Sitting on top of that intersection is the Indian Point nuclear power plant.Scary stuff perhaps? Maybe – but big earthquakes still remain geologically unlikely around New York City.

Best Hotels in New York City

Fri, 2008-08-22 15:33 - Topics:

Best hotel picks for New York City. Use this as a starting point to quickly choose the best hotel for your next trip to New York City.Peninsula New YorkGreat for business travelers as well as families with children (it has a pool). Many of the luxurious rooms in this 1905 Art Nouveau building overlook Fifth Avenue. Nightly rates from $400.

JFK Airport Transportation To and From New York City

Sat, 2008-07-19 22:06 - Topics:

New York City is the most popular travel destination in the world. The city's tourism office estimated that 46 million people visited New York City in 2007. New Yorkers also like to travel, therefore 8 million New Yorkers and people working in New York City could be easily added to this obscene number of people who try to get to or from New York City's airports (JFK, La Guardia and Newark)

The Spy Magazine

Tue, 2007-07-17 09:50 - Topics:

This was a magazine of satirical journalism that also featured serious investigative journalism.
Spy's popular features included "Separated At Birth?" (side-by-side photographs of two different celebrities, similar to Private Eye's "Lookalikes") and "Celebrity Math," which presented thumbnail headshots atop simple mathematical models representing the components of celebrities (e.g., Fabio - Catherine Deneuve = Billy Ray Cyrus).

Blog: Change to office hours

Wed, 2007-02-07 15:08 - Topics:

I’ve just completed a real-world move from London to New York, and so I’m moving my office hours from 0800 PST to 1100 PST on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. That’s 7 pm in London, 2 pm in New York, 11 am on the West Coast. Stop by and see me!


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