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Photo of the Week: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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source: TIMES SQUARE AD COALITION headline: TIMES SQUARE ADVERTISING COALITION MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE caption: Saluting 85 years of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in Times Square. (PRNewsFoto/Times Square Advertising Coalition, Fred Rosenberg) byline: FRED ROSENBERG media contact info: George Lence, 917-270-0080, george@nicholaslence.com. release date: 23 November 2011 release time: 13:01 EST industries: ENT city: NEW YORK state: NY country name: UNITED STATES news release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/signs-highlight-times-square-as-best-backdrop-for-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-134404598.html photo identifier: 20111123/NY11866 credit: PR NEWSWIRE Tweet

New York Terrorist Bomber Arrested

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The alleged New York lone-wolf jihadist Jose Pimentel. Read more at: http://www.investigativeproject.org/3303/the-ideas-behind-the-alleged-bomber 21 Nov 2011 21:05 Africa/Lagos New York Bomber Suspect Arrest Prompts Warning: "Tune Into Your Surroundings During Thanksgiving Travel," Antiterrorism Expert Says PR Newswire BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2011 BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "The recent arrest of alleged New York bomber Jose Pimenthal underscores the need for all of us to be vigilant during the Thanksgiving travel rush," warns antiterrorism expert Todd McGhee who pioneered new security measures at Logan Airport, post 9/11 and later co-founded Protecting the Homeland Innovations, LLC in Braintree, Mass. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/NE98563 ) "Warning signs of a lone-wolf terrorist include hanging back when everyone is in a rush, appearing trancelike or spouting ideology. Tune into your surroundings instead of your iPod to pick up on ou...

Bank of America Presents 19th HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival

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20 Jun 2011 16:33 Africa/Lagos The HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival Presented by Bank of America Celebrates Its 19th Year FREE OUTDOOR CLASSIC FILM SERIES JUNE 20 - AUGUST 22 Director, Milos Foreman, will attend on opening night to introduce "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" PR Newswire NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 NEW YORK, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Once again, Bryant Park will be a destination for film buffs on summer nights in New York City, with an all-star legendary film line up for the 19th year of the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival presented by Bank of America and in association with The Bryant Park Corporation. Continuing the popular tradition of presenting "stars under the stars," the free outdoor festival returns Monday evenings at sunset, beginning June 20 and running through August 22. The season kicks off on the first day of summer with ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, starring Jack Nicholson as a patient who leads a revolt at a mental faci...

NEWSWEEK: Cover: What's Next: China

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The December 31, 2007 - January 7, 2008 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, December 24), "What's Next: China" explains how China's ascension to a global superpower is no longer a forecast but a reality. In the cover package, a team of correspondents and columnists look at China's dramatic changes, its new place in the world and its hopes for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Plus: the people, ideas, issues and items that will most likely make an impact in 2008. (PRNewsFoto/Newsweek) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 12/23/2007 24 Dec 2007 17:17 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK: Cover: What's Next: China The Beijing Olympics and Impressive Growth Ensure That 2008 will be the Year of China China's Rise as a Global Superpower is no Longer a Prediction NEW YORK, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- China's ascension to a global superpower is no longer a forecast but a reality. Three decades after its emergence from Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, China has grown from one o...