Inaugurating the day will be a breakfast and welcome by Terry
Kassel, followed by a presentation by Food From the 'Hood
(http://www.
If you come , there will be a bridge table for you to compete against players
at the same skill level," said Karmanos . It is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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The 2005 theme is "Sharing Power and Possibilities"
and represents the nation's daughters and sons working together to
achieve success in their workplaces, homes, and communities. "'Take Our
Daughters And Sons To Work' Day is an excellent opportunity to
introduce these important life skills.
Compuware Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos is an avid bridge player ."
Compuware, an industry leader in enterprise software and information
technology services , has its headquarters only two blocks away from the site
of the tournament.

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"If we can draw many bridge players from our local metropolitan area, we
will be in a good position to become part of the regular rotation for national
tournaments," Horwitz said.

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He noted that a variety of events from beginner games through top-flight
national competitions are part of the Spring tournament .

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"Studies show that children lack essential skills when it comes to
money management, saving, and investing," said Terry Kassel, Senior
Vice President, head of Merrill Lynch Human Resources.

Firmwide,
assets under management total $479 billion.

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"Unlike the Super Bowl , you don't have to worry about not having a ticket.

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Merrill Lynch volunteers will
then present select Investing Pays Off lessons.

Detroit to Host 2008 National Bridge Championships

"While this is clearly not on the same
scale as the Super Bowl, we still want the Detroit experience to be
spectacular for bridge players as well.

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Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading financial management
and advisory companies with offices in 36 countries and total client
assets of approximately $1.
"Detroit set the standard with its hosting of the Super Bowl this year,"
said Ronald Horwitz , former dean and finance professor at Oakland University
and co-chair of the 2008 tournament.
"We think this event fits nicely with Detroit's emerging status as a
premier host of national events," said Karmanos.

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foodfromthehood. The group will then split into break-out sessions for
8-year olds learning about science and 9-10 year olds participating in
a science project presented by the New York Hall of Science; and the
12-year olds participating in a technology demonstration at Merrill
Lynch's state-of-the-art video studio. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the company is
one of the world's largest managers of financial assets. It is the first time since 1981 that Detroit has hosted a
national bridge championship.

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The American Contract Bridge League is a not-for -profit organization that
has been the main sanctioning body for duplicate bridge tournaments in North
America since 1937.

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As an investment bank, it is a
leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic
advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals
worldwide .

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Merrill Lynch's Investing Pays Off(R) curriculum covers 15
strategies for success in the essential areas of leadership,
entrepreneurship, personal finance and business savvy, which can be
presented in a variety of settings from classrooms to community
centers to living rooms . For more information on
Merrill Lynch, please visit www. The ACBL
estimates that the tournament will produce about a $10 million economic impact
for the region.
Karmanos said he intends to play in the tournament, and hopes that local
bridge players join him at the event.

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Merrill
Lynch 's program will focus specifically on the importance of science
and technology and how they apply in the workplace, and the power of
investing utilizing the firm's acclaimed Investing Pays Off(R ) (IPO)
curriculum.

'Juniors' are normally players aged 18 and under, although some juniors make the leap to professional ranks at an earlier age in their career.

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Merrill Lynch Hosts `Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work' Day; 8-12 Year-Olds will Focus on Science Technology and the Power of Investing

We're also happy to have the
children with us for a day to learn a little about Merrill Lynch and
how their parents and sponsors spend their day.
The tournament will be sponsored by Compuware Corporation.

This category includes sites about up-and-coming junior players, and information of interest to junior players in general.

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In addition to its "Take Our Daughters And Sons to Work" day
program in New York, Merrill Lynch plans activities for girls and boys
in nearly 40 offices, including Jersey City, Hopewell and Princeton,
NJ, as well as other locations throughout the U. "There are more than 156,000
members of the American Contract Bridge League and we want them to feel
welcome in Detroit.

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It also sanctions
nearly 3,500 local bridge clubs.

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" Horwitz added that Compuware's
sponsorship of the tournament gives the local host committee the ability to
set a new standard for hosting national bridge tourneys.

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Sponsored by the Ms. Foundation for Women, "Take Our Daughters And
Sons To Work" invites both boys and girls to an annual forum for
expanding future opportunities for all children on both their work and
family lives.htm), a Los
Angeles-based organization started and run by student entrepreneurs
that sells produce and salad dressings and uses the proceeds to fund
scholarships.S. DETROIT, Move over All-Star game and the Super
Bowl.
Another feather in Detroit's hat is the announcement that the City will be
hosting the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) 2008 Spring championships.
More than 10,000 tables of bridge players from all over the world will be in
competition at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center from
March 6 - 16, 2008.

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In the afternoon, the
girls and boys will shadow their sponsors. The Detroit Metro Convention + Visitors Bureau
coordinated the bid for the tournament. Different events
will be held each day and one does not need to be an ACBL member to compete.

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NEW YORK----Merrill Lynch (NYSE:
MER) is proud to host more than 200 children aged 8 to 12 at the third
annual "Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work" Day at the firm's world
headquarters here. Merrill Lynch volunteers around the world
serve as mentors, lecturers, or coaches and bring the curriculum to
life by connecting the concepts to their real world experiences.
Horwitz said that they will have the same attention to detail and the same
kind of participation from local residents as did the Super Bowl.