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'KSA moving ahead on heritage preservation'
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPrince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, told an audience at a UNESCO conference that Saudi Arabia is investing in its national heritage as "a principal part of future development." Prince Sultan made his...Tags: Politics, National Government, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards
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Upfronts: Turner Execs Tout Multi-Screen Push, Cable's Gains
VarietyTurner Broadcasting execs will talk up cable's gains over the broadcast nets and efforts to court viewers on multiple screens at its upfront presentation at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Turner entertainment chief Steve Koonin and TNT/TBS/TCM programming...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Boston, Satellite and Cable Service, Walt Becker, Crime, Law and Justice
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Imagine Lubbock organizers unveil 'elements for Lubbock's future'
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasPlans are moving to the next phase after more than 20 months of discussion by the Imagine Lubbock Together steering committee and contributions from more than 2,000 Lubbockites at community forums since last fall. And that phase could mean more bike...Tags: Entertainment, Culture, Arts and Culture, Business, Marketing
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Thompson ready to evoke spirit of Black Swan
The Natchez Democrat, Miss.One of the 19th century's greatest opera voices will return to her Natchez birthplace this week, at least in spirit. Soprano Diana Thompson will portray Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, a black opera singer born in Natchez, in the Natchez Festival of Music'...Tags: Entertainment, Culture, Arts and Culture, Music, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Report: Hispanics in Austin sometimes 'on the outside looking in'
Austin American-StatesmanA long-awaited report calls on the city of Austin and others to invest in efforts and policies to improve the quality of lives of Hispanic residents who, the report says, sometimes feel left out of the economic development and prosperity that flourish...Tags: Finance, Culture, Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups
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France secures support to limit scope of EU-U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS/PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France has secured backing from other EU member states for the exclusion of the movie and television industries from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States that it fears could threaten European...Tags: Politics, Republic of Ireland, France, Google Inc., David Cameron
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66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants
One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...
Tags: Harvard University, Grateful Dead (music group), Florida International University, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Rights group urges China to repeal penalties against sex workers
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - China should remove criminal and administrative penalties against sex workers which often lead to serious police abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday. The abuses include torture, beatings, physical...Tags: HIV, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Prostitution, Human Rights
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Archeologists believe Roman gate found in Beirut
The Lebanon Daily StarArchaeologists said this week that after working for seven years on Downtown's Riad al-Solh Square they have reason to believe that ruins there include the remnants of a gate that served as a main entrance to the ancient Roman city that once occupied...Tags: Jean Nouvel, Beirut (Lebanon), Lebanon, Culture, Archaeology
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Bombings in Turkey condemned
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has condemned the recent bombings in the town of Reyhanli in southern Turkey in which dozens were killed or injured. "The Cabinet stressed the Kingdom's condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations, including attacks on...Tags: Politics, Jerusalem (Israel), Science and Technology, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Arts and Culture
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Federal funds run out for Ramirez Thomas turnaround, but officials say school on right track to continue success
The Santa Fe New MexicanTim Abeyta called his time at Ramirez Thomas Elementary School "the best three years of teaching I have ever experienced." Abeyta, who teaches fifth grade, was hired just as the failing school was beginning a federally mandated "turnaround." It has...Tags: Columbia University, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Education, Teachers, Occupations
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Preserving Arabic is national, moral duty: Mohammed
Khaleej TimesThere is an urgent need to develop modern educational tools for Arabic language by leveraging advanced technologies and communication methods that suit the younger generations and their interests. This was affirmed in a report compiled by the...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Education, Religion and Belief, Culture, Arts and Culture
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