He was hurt in the process when Weise shot him in the face.
After the shooting stopped
, Jeff May was airlifted to MeritCare Hospital,
105 miles away in Fargo, North Dakota.
Ryder, Chairman
and Eric W. Reader's Digest is published in 19 languages and 48 editions
worldwide.
"Teens
aren't just surrounded by media and technology; they live and
breathe it every day," said Debra Aho
Williamson, eMarketer senior analyst
and author of the report.
This category has biographies and autobiographies
suitable for children to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
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About 73% of
teens ages 12
-17 and 39% of children ages 3-11 are online regularly.astronauts noteworthy
PRESS RELEASE Kids Teens Make Up Nearly a Fifth
of All Internet Users
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The Americas headquarters for International SOS is in
Philadelphia, with
offices in Toronto and Houston.desperado tuscumbia
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May was responsible for tackling Weise and as a result was
able to save
many lives. The family will be
traveling to New York for the ceremony. Increasingly
common broadband connectivity means the Internet is always on. The focus of the 2005 Forum
will
be the enormous business potential of China and its Asian
neighbors, and the ways in which multinational
firms can contribute to
and benefit from this business growth in the decades ahead. It has a full
time
staff of 4,000 professionals including 1,000 medical staff, operating
in 28 Alarm Centers
and 24 International Clinics around the world.g.
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Featured in
the "Everyday Heroes" section of the
magazine, these people have spent their
own money to aid worthy causes or risked their lives to save
someone in peril,
but most importantly they've exemplified the best of humanity and inspired
everyone
around them. birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth
.
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The way today's teens use the
Internet and digital devices such as mobile phones provides a view
into the
way tomorrow's adults will interact with media and technology.
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FORTUNE
Global Forum
PHILADELPHIA----International SOS is
honored to sponsor the prestigious FORTUNE
Global Forum, which will
take place in Beijing May 16-18, 2005. SOS
clients include the majority
of FORTUNE 500 companies as well as
leading insurance companies, credit card programs, specialty
travel
programs, universities, government agencies and NGO's.desperado graders
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- Minnesota Native to Be Honored for
His Heroics at Special Ceremony April 7
at the New York Stock Exchange -
PLEASANTVILLE, N. The
bullet entered his right cheek, fractured his jaw and lodged in his
neck, near
his vertebrae." International
SOS has extensive and long-term experience in the Chinese
market as a
result of operating a 24-hour Alarm Center and an international
medical clinic in
Beijing, as well as medical clinics in Tianjin,
Nanjing and Shenzen.robber shaped
He suffered a stroke that immobilized
his left side and required surgery to remove the bullet.
Reader's Digest will honor Jeff on
April 7 at a special ceremony at the
New York Stock Exchange, where he will ring the closing bell
with Thomas O. Particularly
for teens, "going on the Internet" is no longer accurate. Williamson
says the Internet
is all about choice.
International SOS will have medical teams on site at the
host hotels
as well as at the conference venue itself, and will also have an
ambulance team on
standby.
International SOS joins ABB, Altria Group, Bang + Olufsen, Herman
Miller, Johnnie Walker
Blue Label, Land Rover, McKinsey + Company,
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and the William Morris
Agency as a
Silver Sponsor of the Global Forum.monarchs thinkers
That's
some 18.shaped astronomers
The boundaries between
online and offline are getting blurry.
According to International SOS President and CEO Arnaud Vaissie
,
"As a multinational organization in the truest sense, International
SOS appreciates and applauds
the leadership FORTUNE exhibits in
putting together this extraordinary forum. This gathering offers
a chance for the premier business
and government organizations involved in the Asian market to build
and
strengthen relationships that will help create the Asian market of the
future.humanitarians ruler
1 million children
.emarketer.
Participation is by invitation only and is limited to chairmen, CEO's,
and presidents
of major multinational corporations.com) is the world's
largest medical and security assistance company
, as well as the
leading provider of remote site medical services.desperado autobiographies
ABOUT READER'S DIGEST
Reader's Digest reaches about 100 million readers worldwide each month.
Kids and teens
are the first totally wired
generation, and they are changing marketing, technology and communications
."
"Kids & Teens: Blurring the Line between Online and Offline" looks at a
wide variety of
teens' Web interests -- blogging, gaming, online shopping,
email/text messaging, multi-tasking and
more.
In addition to sponsoring the FORTUNE Global Forum, International
SOS will provide medical
support and assistance to Forum participants.monarchs dillinger
com.
The two had grappled for just enough time,
witnesses estimate, to spare
the lives of a dozen people. "Instead of pushing content at teens,
sites
should find ways to let teens have some say in the material," she
says. This research is presented
in
analyst reports and the "eStat Database" -- the most comprehensive
compilation of up-to-date
e-business and online marketing statistics in the
world.
Biographies may be brief and sites
sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the
basic details, e.
greatness philanthropist
Schrier, President and CEO of The Reader's Digest
Association, Inc. The intent
of the Forum is
to create an opportunity for these leaders to share strategies and
forge alliances
that will help shape the future of global business. The
event offers an opportunity for global business
leaders and regional
political leaders to meet members of China's new government. Services will also
be provided at the
International SOS Beijing clinic.com
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com/.
About International SOS:
International SOS (www.revolutionaries 4to40
Reader's Digest Names Jeff May Hero of the Year
"
For companies
targeting the teen audience, Ms.com/. We are pleased to sponsor this milestone event.philanthropist dillinger
"
Jeff lives
in Redby, Minnesota with his three brothers.
eMarketer's new report, "Kids & Teens: Blurring
the Line between Online and
Offline," says kids and teens make up 19% of all US Internet users.inventors desperado
In
total, Weise spent less than ten minutes at
the high school but left eight people dead and another
seven wounded in the
deadliest school shooting since Columbine.
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Y. May was selected by
thousands of readers who voted for him online at rd. Marketing to this
dynamic, fragmented population
is challenging. But companies are beginning
to tap nascent opportunities in broadband video, immersive
environments,
mobile marketing and instant messaging.emarketer.internationalsos.
For more
information, contact:
Andrea Bestul Brian Wesolowski
Senior Marketing
Manager Account Manager
International SOS Susan Davis
International
Phone: 215-942-8050 Phone: 202-414-0779
brian@susandavis
.astronomers autobiographies
The magazine celebrates ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and
delivers a compelling
mix of humor, personal service and other human-interest
stories.8 million teens and another 14. Teens
, perhaps more than the rest of us, see it as a
way to express their individuality.International SOS
to Sponsor FORTUNE Global Forum in Beijing
The FORTUNE Global Forum is an annual gathering of
the chiefs of
global business, heads of state, and leading thinkers to discuss the
most pressing
issues facing world business.desperado heros
"Jeff is the quintessential hero," said Reader's Digest Editor
-in-Chief,
Jackie Leo.
For more than 20 years, Reader's Digest has honored ordinary Americans
who
perform extraordinary acts at great personal risk or sacrifice. There is no doubt that the
Asian
market represents magnificent opportunity as well as significant
challenges.shaped schoolwork
, Reader's Digest has
named 17-year-old Jeff May as its Hero of the Year.
Jeff May was a student at Red Lake Senior
High School in northern
Minnesota when another student, Jeff Weise, opened fire in the school on
March
21, 2005. Today Jeff is back in
school although he still sees a physical therapist and speech
therapist
regularly. "He saved the lives of his fellow students by risking his own. "Giving teens
a sense of ownership is a powerful draw.astronauts ruler
"But reaching them isn't easy.
eMarketer aggregates and
analyzes e-business research from over 1,700
sources and brings it together in one place.
President
Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China will deliver
the keynote address at the gala opening
on the evening of May 16.mathematicians myhero
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