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9/11 mastermind may not be tried in New York

ACCUSED September 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and likely convicted and executed, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said yesterday.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

ABOVE magazine: ‘Beauty Will Save the World’

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Dedicated to raising awareness of the planet’s endangered beauty and resources, the new issue of ABOVE magazine goes on shelf next week in the United States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100130/NY4679…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

W.H. drops plan for NYC terror trials

The Obama administration Friday abandoned plans to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Manhattan, following objections from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a senior administration official said.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Standard & Poor’s Announces Change to U.S. Indices

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — S&P MidCap 400 constituent Urban Outfitters Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN) will replace Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (NYSE: ACS) in the S&P 500 index, and Intrepid Potash Inc. (NYSE: IPI) will replace Urban Outfitter…

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Aerospace Industry Outlook: Greater Stability in 2010

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ — “Stability is the best the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry can hope for in 2010,” says Senior Technology Editor Graham Warwick in “Aerospace 2010,” available as this week’s issue of Aviation Week & Space T…

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Insite Security Hosts Webinar On Due Diligence: Understanding the Human Factor

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ –
What:
With nearly a trillion dollars lost by financial institutions and individual investors to Ponzi schemes and other investor frauds over the past couple of years, traditional due diligence has been lacking.  S…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Peter Lik Donates Photograph Proceeds to Humanitarian Aid Organization Concern Worldwide

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Highly acclaimed Master Photographer Peter Lik today announced his support of Concern Worldwide’s ongoing Haiti relief efforts.  All Peter Lik Galleries globally will donate a portion of February sales from Lik’s …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

The Conference Board(R) Australia Business Cycle Indicators(SM)

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Australia declined 0.3 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) increased 0.3 percent in November.
The Conference Board LEI fo…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Catcher in the Rye Author J.D. Salinger Dies at 91

J.D. Salinger, famed author of The Catcher in the Rye (1951), as well as other works including the short story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” which was published in The New Yorker, died of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire on January 27, 2010…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Richard R. Buery, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of The Children’s Aid Society, Released the Following Statement Regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address:

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As the chief executive of one of New York’s largest children’s services organizations, I found a lot to applaud in President Obama’s State of the Union address before Congress last night. The domestic initia…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |