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May 10, 2007
San Francisco Ballet at 75 : GlobalGiants.com
America's Oldest Professional Ballet Company Celebrates Anniversary in 2008.
Photo: Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith in a pas de deux from Wheeldon's After the Rain. (San Francisco Ballet, Erik Tomasson)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 -- San Francisco Ballet, America's oldest professional ballet company, announced plans for its 75th anniversary in 2008. Highlights include a festival of 10 world premieres by some of the world's top choreographers, appearances by three international ballet companies, a world premiere by San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and the Company premiere of Jerome Robbins' West Side Story Suite. Other major initiatives include a national telecast, a commemorative book/DVD and a four-city American Tour. The San Francisco Ballet School also celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2008. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Volkswagen to Compete in 39th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 : GlobalGiants.com
Diesel powered Race Touareg 2's head to Mexico with American Mark Miller and South African Giniel de Villiers.
Photo: 2007 Dakar Rally Mark Miller/Ralph Pitchford (USA/RSA), Volkswagen Race Touareg 2. (Volkswagen of America, Inc.)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 10 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. has officially entered two Volkswagen Motorsport Dakar Rally vehicles in this year's running of the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, June 1-3, 2007. This will be the first race for the Race Touareg 2 vehicles in North America, and also marks the first ever Volkswagen factory racing entry in the legendary SCORE desert series racing. The Volkswagen team will feature an international cast of Volkswagen works drivers ready to tackle the challenging terrain of the Baja peninsula. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Is This Man The Next British Prime Minister? : GlobalGiants.com
Chancellor of the Exchequor Gordon Brown leaves number 11 Downing Street after attending the weekly cabinet meeting on May 10, 2007 in London. Prime Minister Blair announced the date of his resignation as Labour Party leader and Prime Minister on June 27th.
Blair will not be leaving his posts as Labour Party leader or prime minister until after a leadership election within his Labour Party. Brown, 56, is considered the heavy favorite to succeed Blair as Labour leader and prime minister. (Photo Credit: Getty) |GlobalGiants.com|
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Steps Down : GlobalGiants.com
British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his resignation as Labour Party leader and prime minister after a decade in power in Sedgefield in northeast England.
"I've come back here to Sedgefield, to my constituency, where my political journey began and where it's fitting that it ends," Blair said.
"I've been prime minister of this country for just over 10 years ... I think that's long enough for me, but more importantly, for the country." (Photo Credit: Reuters) |GlobalGiants.com|
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PEPSI-LIPTON TEA PARTNERSHIP PURE LEAF TEA : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Lipton(R) PureLeaf(TM), the leading U.S. national brand made with fresh-brewed tea, has just arrived on store shelves with all-natural ingredients, new packaging and updated graphics. Formerly known as Lipton Original, Lipton PureLeaf now offers pure, delicious tea with no artificial flavors or colors. (Pepsi-Lipton Tea Partnership) |GlobalGiants.com|
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World Jewish Congress American Section Congratulates France's President-Elect : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Rabbi Marc Schneier, Chairman, World Jewish Congress American Section; Francois Delattre, Consul General of France; Edgar M. Bronfman, President, World Jewish Congress. ( Photo Credit: World Jewish Congress American Section, David Karp)
NEW YORK, May 9 -- World Jewish Congress President Edgar M. Bronfman, French Consul General Francois Delattre and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, incoming President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, addressed a meeting today of the World Jewish Congress American Section.
The World Jewish Congress American Section is a non-profit umbrella of American Jewish organizations seeking to promote and participate in the global advocacy agenda of the World Jewish Congress on behalf of the Jewish communities of the world. Since 1936, the World Jewish Congress has been the diplomatic arm and permanent address of the Jewish people. |GlobalGiants.com|
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