On the heels of "Splash," Tom Hanks spent the mid-80s bouncing around from one critically panned comedy to the next, while nevertheless retaining his reputation as star material. One of those comedies was 1985's "Volunteers;" the film is about a spoiled rich kid (Hanks) who inadvertent...
The Food Bank of The Hudson Valley raised $25,000 through a Gingerbread Competition, held at Mohonk Mountain House, a resort in New Paltz, NY. Mohonk publicized this competition, raised money through day passes and its Executive Pastry Chef, Audrey Billups, was one of the competition judges....
On April 12, 1955, they were able to conclude that the vaccine was safe and effective. Salk became known as a miracle worker, although he remained selfless. Jonas wanted no major payment, or recognition for the creation of the vaccine. In fact, he credited that the vaccine creation was ...
There were a number of points where I was frustrated during my in-store experience, however. Some of it is first weekend lack of experience with the Apple internal process on the part of the staff, despite being good mannered the entire time. There were questions about whether the unit coul...
I seek your understanding and patience on the matter.” Email to CCC Chairman on same day: Reminder that first email on 2 CIPC proposals was 14 months ago. Propose to meet, since residents give feedback to both RCs under PA and to MP through Town Council. Request to discuss Blk 108 ...
Surviving a water crash has proven to be extremely rare throughout the history of aviation. When a US Airways flight successfully landed on the Hudson River in 2009, it was considered a miracle. However, that same year, an Air France flight crashed into the ocean at 180 feet per second...
And there were a lot of viewers, as 95 million people tuned into the slow-speed chase, glued to their television sets to find out what would happen once the white Bronco finally stopped. But there was a lot going on behind the scenes, too, involving people we would have never thought ...
While speaking on the Riggle’s Picks podcast in November, he attempted to explain his fashion choices. “I kind of went to, like, an artsy, very multicultural school and community growing up. Every day at my school, there was kids showing up in the latest, newest, hottest gear and ...
“When LED masks were first trending and I was trying numerous options, the Qure’s LED light therapy mask caught my attention,” Maxfield says. He found its wireless use, relatively short treatment times and comfortable fit appealing. “Years later, I can attest that my initial impre...
His analysis of which exits passengers actually used “shattered many myths about aircraft evacuation,” he says. “Prior to my study, it was believed that passengers tend to use their boarding exit because it was the most familiar, and that passengers tend to go forward. My analysis of the ...