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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Ellison has been chosen by the Living Legends of Aviation to receive the "Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award." Never afraid to aim high, David Ellison has already accomplished an astonishing array of achievements for just turning 30. He is an accomplished pilot with a commercial multi-engine instrument and helicopter rating. In 2003, at 20 years old, he was the youngest member of "The Stars of Tomorrow,"...
Event will cap off three-day colloquium in Washington on Latino civic engagement WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actress Eva Longoria, San Antonio philanthropist and business leader Henry R. Munoz III and San Juan attorney and activist Andres W. Lopez, in partnership with the nation's leading Latino organizations, announced today that Raul Esparza, Jose Feliciano, Juan Diego Florez, Melanie Griffith, George...
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- All eyes have been on First Lady Michelle Obama since her husband, President Barack Obama, kicked off his first historic presidential campaign in 2008. Over the years, we have watched her become a style icon and one of the most photographed women in the world. Now, just as Inauguration Day approaches, the editors of ESSENCE have recaptured her earlier moments with a special commemorative book, A Salute to Michelle Obama (Time Inc. Home...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. (OTCQB: SAPX) ("Seven Arts" or the "Company") today announced that subject to contract both Anjelica Huston and David Thewlis have accepted the roles of "Lady Astair" and "Count Zurov" in the picture "The Winter Queen"; They will join Milla Jovovich who has long been attached to star as "Lady Amalia". Additional casting announcements will be made shortly with principal photography expected to commence this...
BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the term "urbanization" has become a key word discussed by economists and politicians, especially experts from the real estate industry, after a plan for promoting new "urbanization" was released by the 18th National Congress of Communist Party of China ("NCCPC") held on November 8, 2012. Experts predict that the real estate market in third-tier cities, the key areas for promoting urbanization, will have enormous potential for...
KOLKATA, India, January 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Results announced during Centennial Indian Science Congress 3-7 January 2013 in Kolkata A recent analysis by Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com ] shows that India has a 0.6% net inflow of scientists. Moreover, incoming scientists and short-term visiting (or transitory) scientists are significantly more productive than scientists who remain in India and scientists that leave the...
CHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For high school seniors passionate about media arts, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy offers both a road less traveled and a fast track to job success. Unlike traditional four-year undergraduate programs, TFA is part-college, part-industry apprenticeship, allowing students to obtain their associate degree in a variety of media and communications disciplines in just two years. "I've gone on film shoots, I've been in film studios with legends like...
MIAMI, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the new and growing role Hispanic journalists will play at the annual Hispanicize event, Hispanicize 2013 organizers today named CNN "Starting Point" anchor Soledad O'Brien co-chair and unveiled the agenda for its inaugural Hispanic Journalist Showcase. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121207/CL26021) Hispanicize 2013 (www.hispanicizeevent.com / #Hispz13) will take place April 9-13, 2013 at the Eden Roc Hotel in...
Refugee Council USA Hails New Americans' Contributions to Economy, Community Renewal WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving, the most uniquely American and immigrant-centered of all holidays, will be greeted this year with gratitude for refugees' contributions to communities across the nation. "The Pilgrims and today's refugees have in common the challenge of beginning anew," said Dan Kosten, Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) Chair. "Thanksgiving reminds us...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Avenue, a mixed-use development in Washington, D.C., by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has won a Global Award of Excellence from the Urban Land Institute. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121105/NE03996 ) Widely recognized as the land use industry's most prestigious awards program, the competition rewards real estate developments for best practices in design, construction, economics, planning and management. Earlier this year,...
