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Delivers Opening Remarks at Conference on the CDFI Industry and the Disabilities Market at Federal Reserve Board.
Washington, DC - U.S. Department of the Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Director Donna J. Gambrell delivered remarks tonight at the op...
HOPE´s Report Reveals Absence of Latina Executives in California´s Top Corporations.
Los Angeles, CA – At the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) 1st Annual Visionary Leaders Luncheon on Friday, the organization announced key findings from it´s report, "Missing: ...
The anticipated first video from FEAR FACTORY's forthcoming album Mechanize premieres today at Roxwel.com. "Fear Campaign" was directed by the team of Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci for Boston-based, Emmy nominated Killswitch Productions. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles with additional photographic...
Miami, Florida -- Over 100 footballs will be used in the upcoming Super Bowl game, and to protect against possible counterfeiting every one of them will be "tagged" with a specially-prepared synthetic DNA ink that leaves an invisible-to-the-naked-eye security mark. The sideline pylons and even the ...
WASHINGTON – The nominations period for the Citizen Service Above Self Honors closes on Friday, February 12, 2010. Nominations must be received by then to be considered for 2010. The Citizen Service Above Self Honors recognizes and honors ordinary Americans who have become extraordinary through th...
$10,000 in scholarships available.
Irving, Texas - The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is accepting applications for the 2010 Youth Scholarship Program which will award $10,000 in scholarships to two children of active duty police officers and firefighters. The first place winner will rec...
"Indiantown, Florida Native Gearing Up For "True" Hometown Race."
JUPITER, Florida - Before Patrick Sheltra heads to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway this week to participate in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, the Indiantown, Florida native stopped by Palm Beach (Fla.) International Race...
Bilingual Ads Encourage Participation in the Upcoming Census.
Los Angeles, CA – The Leadership Conference Education Fund (The Education Fund) has launched a series of public service announcements in Los Angeles buses to encourage residents in hard-to-count communities to fully participate in ...
This weekend, beginning Saturday, February 6, L.A. Theatre Works will air Relativity by Cassandra Medley, starring Deidrie Henry, Judyann Elder, James Pickens Jr. , Jason Ritter, Terrell Tilford, and Lorraine Toussaint. The broadcast can be heard locally in Southern California on Saturday from 10 ...
An Atheist public policy group is seeking hourly naming rights to the stadium the Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 CE Super Bowl will be played in. The stadium has had seven names since it was built in 1987, including three names in the last twelve months. Most recently, the name was Land Shark Stadium for only...
SAG Awards® to be Simulcast Saturday, Jan. 23 on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT.
LOS ANGELES – Veteran TV, film, stage actor and four-time Actor® nominee John Slattery, who stars as Roger Sterling on AMC´S hit drama "Mad Men," will open the red carpet at the Los Angeles...
NEW DELHI, India - The visit of India's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, to the Dominican Republic this week could be a significant moment in the widening of a huge market for the Caribbean nation and for the region, asserted the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx).
Minister Tha...
Some of the items were concealed in coffee bags.
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Los Angeles International Airport discovered 65 live bonsai plants and 7 bulbs, some concealed in coffee bags inside the luggage of a passenger who ...
Precautions to Follow for Those At-Risk for Erosion Damage.
YORBA LINDA, CA – January 20, 2010– Southern California is synonymous with natural disasters such as earthquakes and massive fires, and meteorologists predict that 2010 will be another year of heavy rains and record landslides. Altho...
NASHVILLE - During an event held last night at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer presented CMA Digital Media Director Chris Felder with a guitar signed by artists who participated in the 2009 CMA Music Festival. The presentation honored CMA for its t...
INDIANTOWN, Florida - Back from the trenches and isolation of Dryden, Texas ARCA Racing Series (ARS) veteran driver Patrick Sheltra without hesitation enjoyed and is reflecting on his two month excursion to the city of seclusion partaking his favorite off-season activity, hunting.
Surrounde...
Washington, DC – Congressman Mike Castle (R-Delaware) will address the Council for Higher Education Accreditation´s 2010 Annual Conference. His remarks will be delivered at a session scheduled for 9:00-10:00 am on January 27 at the Marriott Hotel Washington in Washington, DC, where CHEA´...
MILITARY SHOULD SCRAP "JESUS CODE" RIFLE SIGHTS: "PROPAGANDA COUP FOR TALIBAN, OSAMA" SAY ATHEISTS.
An Atheist public policy group said Monday that rifle sights marked with a secret "Jesus Bible Code" may provide Islamic extremists with a powerful propaganda tool and egregiously and dangerousl...
POMONA, CA - Fans of Eric Clapton will vie for the desirable autographed Fender guitar, a "Blackie" replica at the auction during the Legend's Dinner, Feb. 13th at the Avalon Room, Fairplex in Pomona.
Sale of Clapton´s exquisite "Blackie" replica Fender guitar, nicknamed by Clapton for the...
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials seized 252,968 DVDs with counterfeit trademarks. The manufacturer´s suggested retail price of the shipment was estimated to be over $7.1 million and the domestic value was $204,904.
On Jan 7, CBP officials from Los Angeles/Lo...
Former Peace Corps volunteers are urged to join discussion to connect and engage.
Washington, D.C. - The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), a membership-based alumni organization that serves all returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former staff, as well as Peace Corps family, friends, and ...
Los Angeles - For less than the cost of a demo, songwriters can attend this event, write a song for Griggs based on his concept/theme (which he will tell you on opening day at the meet and greet). If he and the industry panel of judges choose the song as the BEST, Griggs will record the song and it...
Los Angeles — Farmers Insurance Group of Companies® announced last weeek a $25,000 contribution, to the American Red Cross to help aid relief efforts in Haiti, where a devastating earthquake killed more than 100,000 people and left the country in shambles. This is the first donation with more...
Revered Musician and Composer to Perform Private Concert In Celebration of That Lucky Old Sun Limited Edition Prints, Book & Album Set.
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Art Exchange (SFAE) has announced the release of a limited edition, fine art box set from famed artist Sir Peter Blake in col...
The Chapman Charitable Trusts announced a major gift benefiting The University of Tulsa College of Law during an event held Tuesday at the law school.
The gift has established the Dean John Rogers Endowed Chair for the College of Law and will fund a major renovation of John Rogers Hall that ...
CMEx wants Caribbean tourism to help Haiti recover.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx), which promotes sustainable tourism development among media practitioners and industry tourism stakeholders, believes that this week's deadly earthquake in Port...
Coronado, CA – California American Water appointed Edward Simon II to Vice President of Operations. Ed brings more than 20 years of customer service, operations support and operations experience to the position.
"Ed brings experience that will greatly strengthen our operations in California," s...
For the second straight year, a student from The University of Tulsa College of Law has won one of two nationally competitive Shannon Bybee Scholarship Awards from the International Association of Gaming Advisors.
Ross Crutchfield, a third-year law student from Hulbert, Okla., submitted the paper...
An Atheist public policy group tonight charged that politically influential televangelist Pat Robertson made insensitive, inaccurate and "downright foolish" remarks when he stated that Haiti was "cursed" because it made a "pact" with Satan.
Robertson, a patriarch of the religious right and host ...
Call on Secretary Geithner to Penalize Bank of America and other Banks that Fail to Comply with Federal Loan Modification Guidelines.
ANTIOCH, CA -- Last night, a delegation of clergy and community leaders from PICO National Network, together with National People's Action and SEIU, met with se...
Informal Review Applications for Homeowners Available January 4, 2010 through March 31, 2010.
San Francisco, CA – Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting has announced a new process what will allow homeowners to request a review of the market value of their property. Beginning January 4, 2010 the Office o...
Administration recognizes key importance of nation's manufacturing base.
Washington, DC -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) today praised the Obama Administration's new "Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing." The document comes at a crisis moment for the nation's indu...
Workers United/SEIU announces victory for laundry workers as Cintas settles class action suit alleging violations of Los Angeles living wage law for record-breaking $6.5 million. More than 500 Southern California Cintas laundry workers to get millions in long overdue back wages as class action lawsu...
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. to market 8.7 million square feet of prime office space.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of General Services (DGS) has awarded a contract to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) to sell 17 state office buildings to investors. In June, G...
Pasadena, CA - The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Nutcrack...
Patrice Munsel, whose career has spanned the Metropolitan Opera, musical theater, Las Vegas, and network television, will be presented with Opera Index´s Distinguished Achievement Award on Sunday, January 10, 2010 beginning at 6 p.m. at its annual Winter Gala held in the Grand Salon of the Jum...
About 20,000 workers at South Africa´s second biggest retailer, Pick ´n Pay, went on strike Dec. 11 to protest against alleged racism at the South African grocery chain. An estimated 3,000 workers, clad in red t-shirts and carrying placards with slogans, such as "Pick ´n Pay are M...
Long Beach, CA – On Thursday, December 10, 2009, members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) will march and rally for good, middle-class jobs outside a Verizon call center 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Long Beach, 200 W Ocean Blvd. The event was called after recent announcements by both Verizon and A...
Transfer Tax Review Board Rules in Favor of Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting´s Determination.
San Francisco, CA – Today, the Transfer Tax Review Board ruled 3-0 in favor of the Assessor-Recorder Office´s December 4, 2008 determination of transfer tax owed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese (RCA) of S...
PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena POPS are proud to debut a spectacular Holiday POPS concert that is sure to become a new family tradition. The celebration will feature music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Polar Express, Home Alone and cherished Christmas melodies Jingle Bells, Silent Night and Nutcr...
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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...
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,...
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 ...
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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