International Vision Expo & Conference East closed on Sunday, April 17 to increased attendance, as more than 16,000 attendees gathered in New York to celebrate the conference's 30 years of empowering the optical community through dynamic education, exclusive buying opportunities and meaningful partnerships.
Early reports show that attendance...
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
National Action Network (NAN) 25th Anniversary Celebration -2016
Rev. Al Sharpton is the founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization headquartered in Harlem, New York, with over fifty Chapters nationwide. As one of the nation's most-renowned civil rights leaders, Rev. Sharpton has been praised by President Barack Obama...
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The 27th Annual Bernard Baruch Dinner To Benefit Baruch College Fund-2016
Dr. Mitchel B. Wallerstein became the President of Baruch College of the City University of New York on August 2, 2010. Baruch College is home to the nation’s largest collegiate business school as well as prominent Schools of Arts and Sciences and Public Affairs. It is known...
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Interview with Billionaire Businessman Ronald O.Perelman at Baruch College Annual Gala -2016
Ronald Owen Perelman is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. Through his company MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, he has invested in various companies with interests that encapsulate groceries, cigars, licorice, makeup, cars, photography, television, camping supplies, security, gaming, jewelry, banks, and comic book publishing. Perelman annually is...
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Exclusive interview with International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director Ed Brophy-2016
Ed Brophy was born on December 30th ,1956 in Canastota ,New York ,the same year Canastota’s Carmen Basilio lost and regained the world welterweight championship bouts with johnny Saxton .
As a Teenager his next door neighbor was Canastota’s welterweight champion Billy Backus.It seems that Brophy was destined...
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Jack Hirsch Chairman Nominating Committee of (NYSBHOF) Inducts Joe Deguardia Jr, Boxing Promoter -2016
Joe DeGuardia Champions are defined as those who reach the pinnacle of their chosen field. Joe DeGuardia has exceeded this definition, turning the pursuits of his passions into repeated success stories. In the ring, the courtroom, the office or the classroom, DeGuardia has proven to be a...
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5th Annual NYState Boxing Hall (NYSBHOF) of Fame Induction Dinner-2016
The fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8.
NYSBHOF Class of 2016
Boxers
World welterweight champion ('90-91) Aaron "Superman" Davis Bronx
World junior welterweight champion ('93-94) Charles "The Natural" Murray Buffalo
Two-time world lightweight title challenger Vilomar Fernandez Bronx
World lightweight title challenger Edwin...
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