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Latvian Nationwide Song and Dance Celebration in Riga, July

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:44:43 +0000

In 2008, three Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia — will celebrate 90 years since their independence. Year 2008 will also be significant for Latvia as around 35 000 participants will gather in our capital Riga for the XXIV Song and XIV Dance Celebration. It is not just a festival — the tradition goes back for 135 years and in 2003 together with Lithuanian and Estonian Song and Dance tradition it was recorded in the UNESCO list of Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage.

http://www.dziesmusvetki2008.lv/index.php?&99

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Disney’s Celebrate America – 4th of July Concert in the Sky

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:18:38 +0000

Fireworks light up the sky and illuminated image projections create a patriotic canvas on the exterior on Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on July 1, 2008. It was all part of a surprise preview for Walt Disney World theme park guests of the Fourth of July fireworks show entitled, “Disney’s Celebrate America – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky.”

Visit the Orlando Attractions Magazine Web site at http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/video.php for a higher quality, uncut version.

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Celebrate Project: Report with the Pulitzer Center!

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:35:14 +0000

Where to Be January 11th in Washington, DC!

Pulitzer Center staff members Alex Amend and Janeen Heath talk about why you should join the celebration this Sunday night, January 11th, at American University’s Harold & Sylvia Greenberg Theatre, for the conclusion of Project: Report, YouTube’s first-ever reporting contest for aspiring journalists. After their spiel, watch the Blooper Reel from their shoot.

YouTube, Sony & Intel, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and the American University School of Communication bring you a screening of the best work submitted for Project: Report, free food and drink and the announcement of the grand prize winner, who wins $10,000 and a chance to work with the Pulitzer Center on an under-reported international reporting project.

For more information on the event:

http://www.pulitzercenter.org/open.cfm?id=695

For more information on Project: Report:

http://www.youtube.com/projectreport

http://www.pulitzercenter.org/open.cfm?id=637#videos

www.pulitzercenter.org

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Obama Holds Father’s Day Events at White House

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:12:11 +0000

President Barack Obama is touting responsible fatherhood at a series of White House events ahead of Father’s Day. (June 19)

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