Tragedy, liver donation overwhelm donor's coach
BERGENFIELD, N.J. - Bergenfield baseball coach Ed Mooney said "it broke me, big time" when he received word that the liver he desperately needed was available - and that it was from one of his former players, who died of injuries in an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Dear Valued Client: Goldman Is Trying Desperately To "Re-package" Those MBS for You
And so we've come full circle. The WSJ is reporting that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will be seeking bids by the middle of this week for roughly $6 Billion dollars worth of residential mortgage backed securities currently held in Maiden Lane II. This would be on the heels of a $7 Billion dollar sale on January 19th to Credit Suisse. What's notable here is that the Fed said the January ...
Sessions Would Cost Lakers a First Round Pick
The Los Angeles Lakers desperately need a new point guard and the Cleveland Cavaliers have one that they're willing to part ways with. For the right price, that is. Last week, a rumor surfaced that the Lakers were interested in acquiring Cavaliers point guard Ramon Sessions via...
Astoria Gets Desperately-Needed Greek Restaurant, Thymari
Astoria needs another Greek restaurant like the European Union needs another broke Mediterranean country to support, but we guess there's always room for one more. Introducing Thymari , a new restaurant on 34th Ave that promises to "span centuries of classic Greek cooking." The owner is Konstantinos Batalamas, who grew up in northern Greece and moved to NYC in 1999 to work for HBO. He says the ...
5 Los Angeles Lakers Who Desperately Need to Use the Kobe System
In honor of Kobe Bryant ?s new shoe, Nike has released a series of commercials featuring the ?Kobe System?, featuring Kobe motivating other successful athletes, musicians and comedians, including Serena Williams, Kanye West and Aziz Ansari, on how to succeed in his own, one-of-a-kind Black Mamba kind of way. The commercials got me thinking: which of Kobe?s current teammates need to use the Kobe ...
?EU desperately calls for Iran oil mercy?
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the envoys of four European states to Tehran have called for a revision in the Islamic Republic's plan to impose a ban on Iran's crude oil exports to Europe.
Virginia basketball vs. Florida State: Cavs desperately trying to stay healthy
CHARLOTTESVILLE ? Virginia forward Akil Mitchell feared the worst the moment he fell to the floor midway through the second half Tuesday against Clemson . Mitchell had injured his right foot three nights earlier in a game at North Carolina State , and the pain he felt in the same foot Tuesday was equally biting. He slapped his hand against the court three times. Read full article >>
