NYC Research In Motion’s inaugural Future Developer

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WHO and WHAT: Forty students have signed up to participate in Research In Motion’s “Future Developer Day” at Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. RIM’s inaugural campus hackathon focuses on using HTML 5 / WebWorks for developing mobile applications for the BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Students will participate in expert sessions on HTML5/WebWorks development, open development tutorials with RIM experts, app ‘show and tells’, and a panel with RIM executives and developer partners.

UN URGES ARAB LEAGUE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC REFORMS

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged members of the League of Arab States to listen to their people and embrace democratic transitions in the region which, since last year, has witnessed a wave of popular uprisings calling for greater freedoms.

MEGA MILLIONS

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MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS $540,000,000 AND KEEPS ON GROWING. HEY, YOU NEVER KNOW!

It's the largest Lottery Jackpot anywhere ever. Some would say - You've got to be in it to win it.

If you don't buy a ticket in the Mega Millions lottery, no way you're going to win the all-time record jackpot, just raised to $540 million dollars. The drawing is Friday night. The odds stink. One chance in 175.7 million. If you do not play, you will never win.

Lehman Law Team Students Receive Citations

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Law Team Competed Internationally in the Netherlands

Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., Council Member James Vacca will present Lehman High School students Tiana Quattrucci, a senior, and Alban Hoxha, a junior, with New York City Council Citations for their extraordinary efforts for the Lehman Law Team.

THE BRONX ACHIEVEMENT PACT

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Mercy College in conjunction with Bronx-based Harry S. Truman High School are pleased to announce the launch of The Bronx Achievement Pact, an innovative new educational initiative that aims to raise high school graduation rates, enhance college readiness and maximize college enrollment.

The Garden Club of City Island

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The Garden Club of City Island was founded by four women back in the early 60's and they are now celebrating their 51th anniversary this year. On Thursday, May 24 they will host a luncheon at The City Island Yacht Club, "The calla lilies are in bloom again".

City Island Images spoke with the club's lone survivor from its four original founding members, the legendary City Island real estate broker and a wonderful woman who has earned her advanced degree in conversation, Jacqueline Kall. Jackie has asked us to invite one and all to this annual spring event.

BRONX MUSEUM - FREE

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While most museums are raising their prices, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is now FREE.
This is part of their 40th anniversary celebration, the museum will not charge admission to visitors starting TODAY @ 11A. 718 681 6000

This welcomed pilot program is funded with a $62,000 grant from the New York Community Trust.
It covers admission and publicity for 15 months. Their plan is to continue this free service. Also as part of the anniversary celebration, the museum has acquired 40 works for its permanent collection and adopted 45 neighborhood schools.

Headlines 3/29/12

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SYRIAN CRACKDOWN CONTINUES. Worldwide Pressure Increases.

US GI SHOOTER IN AFGHAN. Depression Defense.

FLORIDA SHOOTING VIDEO. New Development.

ROMNEY GAINS SUPPORT. GOP Influence.

SCRUGGS DIES. American Music Icon.

DISASTER IN AFRICA’S DROUGHT-STRICKEN SAHEL

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The food and nutrition crisis facing countries in West Africa’s drought-prone Sahel region has continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate despite commendable early response efforts by governments and international aid agencies, a senior United Nations official said today.

“We are in a race against time and some of the harshest climatic conditions on the planet,” said the Director of Operations at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), John Ging, after returning from a week-long mission to Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.

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