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Impeccable Connections: The Rise And Fall Of Richard Whitney – Stealing From Clients To Cover Debts. Sound Familiar?

Brookyn, NY, May 6, 2013 – “Not Dick Whitney. Not Dick Whitney!” President Franklin D. Roosevelt exclaimed upon being told Richard Whitney, the long-time president of the New York Stock Exchange, was a criminal. Almost ten years earlier, on October 24, 1929, Black Thursday, as one newspaper’s headline put it the next day, “Richard Whitney Halts …

One-of-a-kind themed area Mystic Point opens at Hong Kong Disneyland on May 17

Immersive Storytelling Combined with Technology Bring a truly mysterious adventure to Guests   Mystic Point, the final chapter of Hong Kong Disneyland’s current expansion project, will officially open on May 17, 2013. Rich in storytelling, Mystic Manor, an all-new, original attraction within Mystic Point, is home to brand new characters, special effects and architecture, each …

New Opportunities and New Risks: Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique – David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF

Universidade Politécnica, Maputo May 6, 2013 As prepared for delivery Good Morning. It is a great pleasure to be here today at Universidade Politécnica. I want to thank Dean Isabel Da Costa for her kind words of introduction. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet with you—the leaders of tomorrow who will shape Mozambique’s …

McAfee to acquire Stonesoft; transaction to strengthen Network Security Portfolio with Next-Generation Firewall

Pending Acquisition Expected to Extend the Success of McAfee’s Security Connected Strategy India, May 6, 2013 – McAfee today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer for the acquisition of Stonesoft Oyj (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: SFT1V), a leading innovator in next-generation network firewall products, for an aggregate equity value …

Kimberley Process serves both consumers and producing nations, says Eli Izhakoff to WDC Annual Meeting in Tel Aviv

  TEL AVIV: MAY 6, 2013 – Just as the Kimberley Process led jewelry consumers to understand that the diamond industry will take active steps to protect the ethical integrity of the diamond pipeline, it also has reinforced a corresponding belief in the producing countries,” said Eli Izhakoff, World Diamond Council President, in his opening …

Integrated Townships In Pune : Sanjay Bajaj, Managing Director – Pune, Jones Lang LaSalle India

Townships are a concept whose time has definitely come. In Pune, buyers are now open to residential solutions that allow them to circumvent or reduce the impact of the city’s challenged infrastructure. The Advantages Integrated townships are, by nature, self-sufficient and self-supporting in most civic and social infrastructure aspects, and are patronized by an up-market …

Environmental performance scores and ranking 2012

The planning commission is in the process of developing an Environmental performance index (EPI) to incentivise states for environmental performance through budgetary allocations. The major aspects taken into account for this are – Air pollution, Forest, water quality, water management and Climate change. The state-wise EPI and ranking are given below. State/UT Final EPI 2012 Rank Andhra …

The Annual General Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of ArcelorMittal held today in Luxembourg approved all resolutions on their respective agendas by a large majority

Luxembourg, 8 May 2013 – 1003022745 shares, or 60.23% of the Company’s share capital, were present or represented at the general meetings. The results of the votes will be posted shortly on www.arcelormittal.com under “Investors > Equity Investors > Shareholders’ meetings > Annual General Meeting – 8 May 2013” where the full documentation regarding to the general …

Differences with US Over Poultry Ban and Penal Duties on Steel

The United States (US) and India had consultations under the Dispute Settlement Understanding of WTO in two different dispute matters, one concerning restrictions by India on import of certain agricultural products including poultry and the other concerning exorbitantly high Countervailing duty (CVD) imposed by US on certain steel products originating from India. Since consultations could …