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  Human Trafficking: Emma Thompson Takes A Closer Look

  By Tonic Staff | Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:59 PM ET

  that human sex trafficking is one of those issues. So it’s all the more impressive that Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson turned out in New York City this morning to open a provocative new exhibit off of Washington Square Park:  "Journey," a groundbreaking art installation aimed a Read More

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  Next Stop: A Second Chance at Life

  By Jac Chebatoris | Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:01 PM ET

  The train pulled into 59th Street, which, as luck or fate or coincidence again would have it, is one of the five subway stations (out of 146 in New York City) to have defibrillators.Dr. Tolani along with members of the New York City Police Department worked on trying to revive Kiernan.The Read More

  More like this in: New York, The New York Times, Hope, Heart Attack, CPR, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Kindness, Culture, Health & Fitness
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  Taking the Bite Out of the Bedbug, But Safely

  By David Bois | Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:29 PM ET

  that fall within integrated pest management techniques can be top performers. That's according to recent findings staked out collaboratively by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Columbia University and the New York City Department of Housing, who have looked at the bedbu Read More

  More like this in: Housing, Columbia University, Hygiene, 30 Rock, Scientific American, Science, Regional/Local, Politics & Policy, Environment, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
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  Last-Place Marathoner Offers Lesson on Winning

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:22 PM ET

  help but thinking about that classic Aesop's Fable when I read about Zoe Koplowitz, a 61-year-old woman with Multiple Sclerosis who crossed the New York City Marathon finish line with her purple painted crutches at 11:15 a.m. Monday, clocking in at 28 hours, 45 minutes. Dead last.OK, mayb Read More

  More like this in: New York, Associated Press, The Associated Press, Running, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, New York City Marathon, Marathon, Marathon Running
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  Celebrate a Green Halloween in NYC

  By Tonic Staff | Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:13 AM ET

  Costume Bazaar to benefit Green Halloween (flyers under the table at the Kostume Kult booth). Full details and tickets at Read More

  More like this in: New York, Children, Halloween, Green Halloween, Healthy Halloween, US, Regional/Local, Volunteerism, Activism, Events
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  UrbanOrganics.com Delivers Fresh Yummies

  By Kirk Bromley | Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  in a box. You'll not only save time, but you'll be pleasantly surprised each week with foods you might not otherwise think of buying.If you live in New York City, one such service is UrbanOrganics.com. They bulk-buy produce, groceries and dairy goods from organic farmers' cooperatives Read More

  More like this in: New York, Organic, Farmers Market, USDA, Life & Style, Home & Garden, Food & Drink
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  Colonel Sanders Crashes UN Headquarters

  By Sarah Parsons | Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:25 PM ET

  hands with a Libyan diplomat is pretty funny, we think KFC may have taken things a little too far in this case. Photo courtesy of Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: New York, United Nations, New York Daily News, Fast Food, KFC, General Assembly, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Food & Drink
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  Over-the-top Technology

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:07 PM ET

  take their work a little too seriously. Together, they make up a piece called "Too Smart City," part of the "Toward the Sentient City" exhibit in New York City. So what does Jimison describe as technology that's just a bit "too smart"? According to an article in Newswise: "The Smart Benc Read More

  More like this in: NewsWise, Technology, Science, Gadgets, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Culture
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  Autistic Artist Dazzles With Photographic Memory

  By Kirk Bromley | Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:56 AM ET

  studied art and continues to show his work around the world. Here's a great gallery of his work, and below is a video about a project he's doing in New York City. Ah, the wonders of the human mind!Photo via Stephen Wiltshire. Watch CBS News Video Read More

  More like this in: London, Art, Autism, Life & Style, Culture
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  Seeing Singapore Through the Smoke

  By Annie Scott | Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:40 AM ET

  Safari, unmatched orchid gardens and more.As your other usual Asian destinations like Tokyo and Beijing helplessly begin to look more and more like New York City, Paris, London, even Dubai, Singapore is one nation where you'll still find a truly unique experience, if you look for it. As i Read More

  More like this in: London, Sex, Shopping, Asia, Paris, tourism, Singapore, Beijing, Black Eyed Peas, Indonesia, Southeast Asia