Chargers and Niners still alive for playoffs

12/15/10 Alex smith Take one 7-6 team, match it up with a 5-8 team on national TV and let's all yawn. Except the San Francisco-San Diego game Thursday night actually is quite meaningful, even if it pairs mediocre teams in downtrodden divisions.

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Allstate in New York Ramps Up Recruiting for Third Straight Year

01/17/11 In a strong demonstration of its commitment to increasing its presence in the New York marketplace, Allstate Insurance Company announced today that it is looking for at least 100 New York agency owners by the end of 2011 and offering a referral award to anyone who recommends someone who is appointed.

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Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation

02/24/11 Gowanus, a Brooklyn neighborhood so unlovely it's been named an EPA superfund site, is Ground Zero now for music lofts, as reported in my new City Arts-New York column . In a half dozen or so artist-run spaces -- including IBeam , Douglas Street Collective , Littlefield , the Brooklyn Lyceum and Issue Project Room -- available for presentation and rehearsal of hard-core experimental sounds ...

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