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NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jericho Project, a leading nonprofit ending homelessness at its roots, today opens the doors to Kingsbridge Terrace, a unique, beautifully designed LEED-certified Veteran Residence in the Bronx, NY, that is home to 76 veterans including those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the second of two state-of-the-art Veterans Residences built by Jericho in the Bronx enabling veterans to live in affordable, furnished housing and...
Paul McKellips' second novel, Jericho 3, takes readers deep into the trenches of today's Middle East conflict, with a foreword by Ambassador John Bolton WASHINGTON, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FBR Press announced today Jericho 3, the highly-anticipated thriller by author and award-winning filmmaker Paul McKellips, is now available. The book can be purchased in paperback and audio book on Jericho3.com, paperback and e-book on Amazon and e-book format on iTunes. The...
Paul McKellips' second novel, Jericho 3, is an Armageddon bio-warfare political thriller taking readers deep into the trenches of today's Middle East conflict WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FBR Press announced today author and award-winning filmmaker Paul McKellips will release his second novel, Jericho 3, on July 9, 2012. The heroes of McKellips' acclaimed debut, UNCAGED, return determined to successfully complete a mission that leaves millions of lives hanging...
JERICHO, N.Y., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of nine highly motivated students from Jericho High School in Jericho, Long Island are celebrating their contribution to the Earth. Not only have they done their part to protect the planet, they've also emerged as the Grand Prize winner in the high school category nationwide, winning $30,000 in the Lexus Eco Challenge, an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers middle and high school students to learn about the...
TAU describes how Jericho's 11,000-year-old "cosmic" tower came into beingDiscovered by archaeologists in 1952, a 28-foot-high stone tower discovered on the edge of the town of Jericho has puzzled scientists ever since. Now, eleven millennia after it was built, Tel Aviv University archaeologists at the ancient site Tel Jericho are revealing new facts about the world's first skyscraper."Recent computer-based research by doctoral student Roy Liran and Dr. Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv...
NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jericho Project, a nationally acclaimed nonprofit ending homelessness at its roots, today announced its new Families Initiative to create stability for New York's most vulnerable homeless families by providing affordable, stable apartments and success-oriented counseling. Jericho Project Families Initiative is part of the Robin Hood Foundation's "Home to Stay" program for families experiencing homelessness. A longtime partner to Robin Hood, Jericho...
SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Jericho Forum, the leading international IT security thought-leadership association, today announced the Jericho Forum Self-Assessment Scheme (SAS), a new tool that will allow vendors and their customers to check the effectiveness of an IT security product in meeting their needs, particularly as more organizations adopt cloud computing. The scheme provides security vendors with a high-value, free-of-charge tool to assess how well a solution...
JERICHO, N.Y., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) today reported operating results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2009. Third Quarter of Fiscal 2009 Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 were $287.4 million, compared to $322.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $6.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted...
JERICHO, N.Y., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) announced today that it has selected Douglas J. Wetmore as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2009. Douglas J. Wetmore will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wetmore was most recently Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a New York Stock Exchange listed company that is a...
Israeli archeologists announced Sunday that the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land has been discovered and it dates back to the time of Jesus and contains Christian symbols that are etched into the walls.Adam Zertal, one of the archaeologists, said that the 4,000 square-meter cavern was buried 10 meters below a desert near the ancient West bank city of Jericho. He said it is their assumption that it was dug about 2,000 years ago and was in use for about half a...
