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One of the world’s most well-known and wealthiest mayors is teaming up with some 180,000 fellow Americans to participate in an educational project initiated by a start-up company that calls itself Codecademy. With their campaign for 2012 called Code Year, they intend to encourage more average Americans to get into software programming by offering free online lessons. Participants in the program will receive emails every week containing an interactive lesson, and the company promises that...
Paul N. Wojcik Remains as Chairman ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg BNA announced today that Greg McCaffery has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of Bloomberg BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg. McCaffery succeeds Paul N. Wojcik, who will continue to serve as Chairman -- a role he has held since 2007. "Strong succession planning is an important attribute of a strong company, and the seamless leadership transition...
NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Obama Administration's Environmental Protection Agency released the first-ever nationwide protections against toxic mercury emissions from our nation's dirtiest power plants. Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of mercury pollution in the United States. Through his Bloomberg Philanthropies, Michael Bloomberg has partnered with the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, an effort that aims to shut down our...
Survey examines how Paul, Palin, Bloomberg and Johnson may do as third-party presidential candidates and asks Americans which federal agencies they'd cut LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Occupy Wall Street movement tapped into anger about bank bailouts, crony capitalism and corporate welfare, but it turns out that most Americans are mad at the federal government and not their banks. A new Reason-Rupe Poll finds 76 percent of Americans have a favorable...
Bringing Together Cutting Edge Technology & 30 NYC Cultural Organizations to Help New Yorkers and Visitors Discover the New York Arts Experience and Foster Economic Opportunity (New York, NY) (PRWEB) December 08, 2011 SeatGeek, a New York based tech start-up and leading ticket search engine, is partnering with Bloomberg Philanthropies to make the unique New York cultural arts experience discoverable in a new, dynamic way. The Discover New York Arts (DNyA) Project is a groundbreaking...
From Gun Control to Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants to 1970's Bailout of New York City, Senator Lugar Has More in Common with NYC Liberals than Hoosier Republicans INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Indiana State Treasurer and U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock expressed his disbelief after learning that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who bolted from the GOP in 2007 to become an independent, will be hosting a fundraiser at his upscale Manhattan...
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC applauded the New York City Police Department for thwarting a plot to blow up police stations, post offices and U.S. soldiers in the city. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO</font>) "We are profoundly grateful for the New York City Police Department's tireless efforts, which prevented another potentially deadly terror attack on U.S. soil," said AJC Executive...
Significant progress being made in global fight against tobacco use NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marking five-years of significant progress on global anti-tobacco efforts, Bloomberg Philanthropies today - for the first time - has released a progress report related to the global Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (the Initiative). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111117/DC09070) Since the initiative started in 2007: 21: Countries passed 100%...
76 Percent of Latinos Believe Those Who Do Not Meet Their State's Legal Requirements Should Not Be Allowed to Carry a Loaded and Concealed Gun in Public 86 Percent Support Requiring a Background Check on All Gun Sales 76 Percent Support Obama Administration Program Requiring Firearms Dealers in Border States to Report Bulk Sales of Assault Rifles NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The bipartisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns today announced the...
WILL URGE MAYOR BLOOMBERG TO ALLOW EQUAL ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION; ABIDE BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OPINION NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Taxis For All Campaign (TFAC), supported by United Spinal Association, is holding a "roll-in" on Thursday at noon to protest New York City's continued determination to violate the civil rights of New Yorkers and visitors who are disabled. (Logo: <font size="2"...
