Cooke Center for Learning and Development President to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, April 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Michael Termini, PsyD, President of the Cooke Center for Learning and
 Development, will preside over the Closing Bell. Cooke Center for
 Learning and Development will celebrate "The Road to Independence"
 Spring Gala on April 27th at Cipriani 42nd St.

 Cooke Center for Learning and Development is a partner of the NASDAQ
 OMX Group Educational Foundation.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Nicole LaRosa
 Communications Manager
 Cooke Center for Learning and Development
 (212) 280-4473 ext. 31
 nlarosa@cookecenter.org

 Germaine Febles
 Senior Vice President
 Rubenstein Communications, Inc.
 (212) 843-8031
 gfebles@rubenstein.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Cooke Center for Learning and Development:

Cooke is the largest private provider of inclusive special education services in New York City. Students learn among their general education peers in Cooke's partner schools and amidst the hustle and bustle of the law offices, construction firms and restaurants where they intern. This inclusive approach, along with a needs-blind admission policy, makes Cooke unique among private special education schools.

This year, Cooke is collaborating with more than 70 Head Start centers, preschools, and parochial and charter schools. In addition to providing direct instruction to more than 500 children in the Cooke Center Schools and programs, Cooke reaches more than 2,000 students each year through on-site teacher training in high poverty areas. Cooke students range in age from 3 to 21, come from every borough, and have a variety of disabilities that affect their cognitive, social and emotional development.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

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