David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
And Now, Another Broad Daylight Crime on Roosevelt Island
The latest broad daylight crime on Roosevelt Island was a bit different, the theft of historical treasures stored at Coler Hospital. It required two quick raids with an unlicensed, graffiti-smeared truck driving on and off the Island unmolested. A report…
Ways To Make Your Office Break Room More Relaxing
Give your employees a space where they can enjoy a moment’s reprieve from their hectic schedules by learning how to make your break room more relaxing.
The Community Giveth and RIOC Taketh Away – A Christmas Theft Story
RIOC disguised its Christmas theft well. Too deft to be accidental, tucked under a pile of useful information, revealed only when few might catch it. That’s an oft-used tactic by politicians burying bad news, and RIOC has used it before….
Is bureaucracy just another, albeit banal, form of political corruption?
Whether bureaucracy is a form of political corruption is a complex question with no easy answer. On one hand, it can be a necessary evil, providing structure and order. On the other hand, it can also stifle dissent, impede progress,…
RIOC Disappeared Him… But Now, We Found Akeem Jamal Anyway
Poof! In late summer, RIOC AVP Akeem Jamal, who challenged President/CEO Shelton J. Haynes for authority suddenly vanished from Roosevelt Island. But with the help of a professional associate, we found Jamal. Turns out, he did well after his RIOC…
5 Tips for Training Clinical Trial Employees
You can guarantee the success of your clinical trials by providing associates with proper training. Learn five tips for training clinical trial employees.
Organization Ideas for Different Types of Workspaces
There’s no one-size-fits-all method for work zone arrangement. However, these organization ideas for different types of workspaces can guide your choices.
SOLVED: The Big Shake on Roosevelt Island at 5:45 A.M. – Explained!
For those of us already up and active before 6:00 on Tuesday morning, the shake was startling but forgettable. Our first thought – something happened in our building but no alarms went off. No worries. Soon, though, social media lit…
Shelton J. Haynes Gazette Now… er, RIOC’s December Newsletter 2023
RIOC’s December Newsletter, closing out 2023, disappoints in some ways that are awkward and almost painful. We renamed it the “Shelton J. Haynes Gazette” as that fits better than the official subtitle: “COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, CONVERSATIONS & INNOVATIONS,” none of which…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor