UN OPENS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF YOUTH WITH CALL TO TAP INTO YOUNGSTERS´ TALENT, IDEALISM

New York - The International Year of Youth kicked off today with calls from United Nations officials to harness the talents and energy of the world´s young people to promote better understanding and dialogue between different generations, cultures and religions. Dialogue and mutual understanding ...

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San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas Perform Five-Concert European Tour September 2010
September 11-16 tour includes concerts in Milan and Turin and coincides with release of Orchestra´s final Mahler cycle recording, Songs with Orchestra Soloists are mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, and organist Paul Jacobs. SAN FRANCISCO Music Director Michael Tilson Tho...
Gyllenhaal Rules in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"
Disney's epic action-adventure takes audiences to a new world and new heights. This Memorial Day weekend, Walt Disney Pictures brought to the big screen the "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." This action-packed epic adventure set in the mystical lands of Persia features rogue Prince Dastan (...
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS
NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - On screen in New York with theatrical openings in Los Angeles, Boston and Washington, D.C. and other cities nationwide starting February 12. New York, NY — THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PA...
PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®
SAG Awards® will be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, Preceded by "TNT and PEOPLE Present the SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RED CARPET SHOW" LOS ANGELES – Sigourney Weaver, Justin Timberlake, Kyra Sedgwick, Ray Romano, Jeremy Renner, Carey Mulligan, Anthony Mackie, Anna Kendrick,...
California Preliminary Draft Cap-and-Trade Climate Regulation Praised
SACRAMENTO, Calif./PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund praised the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its preliminary draft regulation (PDR) to reduce global warming pollution in the state. The PDR outlines key concepts the agency is considering as it designs a comprehensive ...
Board of Equalization Notifies Companies of Flavored Cigarette Ban
Jerome E. Horton, Vice Chairman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), announced that the BOE has notified wholesalers and distributors that it is illegal to sell flavored cigarettes or roll-your-own (RYO) under the federal U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provision of the Famil...

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TOWN HALL's Community Partner, So Cal Studio's New Exhibit Opens Saturday
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