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Photo: Cadillac Executive Director Global Design, Andrew Smith, unveils the CT6 sedan - Cadillac’s top of the range entry into the global prestige luxury segment - Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at a special event on the eve of the New York International Auto Show in New York, New York. Cadillac has focused on three pillars to deliver a CT6 dynamic experience with higher levels of presence, elegance and technological innovation, to help elevate Cadillac around the world. (Photo by Mike Appleton for Cadillac).
Photo: The 2016 Cadillac CT6 elevates to the top of the Cadillac range, and creates a new formula for the prestige sedan through the integration of new technologies developed to achieve dynamic performance, efficiency and agility previously unseen in large luxury cars. Pre-production model shown.
Photo: The 2016 Cadillac CT6 Introduced At New York International Auto Show. (Photo by Mike Appleton for Cadillac).
Leading luxury auto brand, Cadillac, has announced a multi-season partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in support of the first-ever New York Fashion Week: Men’s. The partnership adds to Cadillac’s continued commitment to the growth and unification of the menswear market by supporting both emerging and established designers. Cadillac will also continue as the presenting sponsor of New York Men’s Day (NYMD) for the second consecutive season.
“The rise of menswear in the world of style provides a great opportunity to celebrate those who are true risk takers and innovators,” said Melody Lee, director of Brand Strategy & Planning, Cadillac. “As the presenting sponsor of New York Men’s Day and a supporting partner of New York Fashion Week: Men’s, Cadillac will play a significant role in unifying the world of men’s fashion and further enabling those who dare greatly.”
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Photo: World Book Fair 2006, New Delhi, India. Image Credit © Maruthu Pandian.
Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, has been named World Book Capital for 2017. The decision was made by an international committee of experts during a meeting at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris.
The selection committee singled out Conakry “on account of the quality and diversity of its programme, in particular its focus on community involvement” as well as “for its well-structured budget and clear development goals with a strong emphasis on youth and literacy”.
While welcoming the quality of all applications received by UNESCO for the title of World Book Capital 2017, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, endorsed the Committee’s decision to designate Conakry World Book Capital for 2017.
In congratulating Conakry, the Director-General said, “Books, learning and reading are key to human life. The strong investment of the Republic of Guinea in promoting books and literacy bears witness to a clear vision of culture and education as drivers of development and recovery, and UNESCO is determined to support these efforts.”
The World Book Capital is selected every year by the international organizations that represent the three major sectors of the book industry: the International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Booksellers Federation (IBF), and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The year starts on 23 April, World Book and Copyright Day, and brings together the city’s publishers, writers and book industry to promote and celebrate books and reading over the next 12 months.
Conakry is the 17th city to be designated World Book Capital, after Madrid (2001), Alexandria (2002), New Delhi (2003), Antwerp (2004), Montreal (2005), Turin (2006), Bogota (2007), Amsterdam (2008), Beirut (2009), Ljubljana (2010), Buenos Aires (2011), Yerevan (2012), Bangkok (2013), Port Harcourt (2014) Incheon (2015) and Wroclaw (2016).
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“Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me.”
— Anatole France.
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Photos: MAPFRE and Team Brunel during the final In-Port Race on June 27, 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. Images provided by & copyright 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo: Team Vestas Wind sixth team to arrive in The Hague for a pit stop during Leg 9 from Lorient to Gothenburg on June 19, 2015 in The Hague, Netherlands. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Photo by Ricardo Pinto/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. Image provided by & copyright 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.
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Photos: Olivia Jordan, Miss Oklahoma USA 2015, is announced as the winner at the conclusion of the 2015 MISS USA pageant at the Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday, July 12th. She receives the title of Miss USA 2015 and the coveted D.I.C. Crown. Photographers: Phil McCarten, Darren Decker. Images provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
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Photo: A fashion collection for the summer is full of different colours and textures. The MIRTO mens collection for next season is as well. However, to celebrate the usability and versatility of its garments on the catwalk, this brand from Madrid, Spain, has decided to play with the colour blue and all the varieties of its shades and hues. Image © Hugo Camera.
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Photo: Polikseni Manxhari, Miss Massachusetts USA 2015, with makeup artist Kayla Evans during registration and fittings on Monday, June 29th at the L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge. The 2015 Miss USA contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the D.I.C. Crown in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 2015 Miss USA Pageant will take place on Sunday July 12, 2015 at the Baton Rouge River Center. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer. Image provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
Photo: Gretchen Reece, Miss Indiana USA 2015, visits with the children at the Emerge Center on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015. The 2015 Miss USA contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the D.I.C. Crown in Baton Rouge. Tune in to the Reelz telecast at 8:00 PM ET on July 12, 2015 live from the Baton Rouge River Center to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2015. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer. Image provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
Photo: Renee Wronecki, Miss Illinois USA 2015, visits with the children at the Emerge Center on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015. The 2015 Miss USA contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the D.I.C. Crown in Baton Rouge. Tune in to the Reelz telecast at 8:00 PM ET on July 12, 2015 live from the Baton Rouge River Center to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2015. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer. Image provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
Photo: Jackie Croft, Miss Vermont USA 2015, visits with the children at the Emerge Center on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015. The 2015 Miss USA contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the D.I.C. Crown in Baton Rouge. Tune in to the Reelz telecast at 8:00 PM ET on July 12, 2015 live from the Baton Rouge River Center to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2015. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer. Image provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
Photo: Olivia Jordan, Miss Oklahoma USA 2015, with makeup artist Tammy Mixon during registration and fittings on Monday, June 29th at the L’Auberge Casino & Hotel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer. Image provided by and copyright © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP, New York, NY.
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Photo: Schloss Elmau in Upper Bavaria’s Wetterstein mountain range, with its delightful scenery, is an attractive backdrop and an ideal venue for this year’s G7 summit. Image provided by & copyright © German Government/Kugler.
Photo: The heads of state and government of the G7 walking to the group photo. Image provided by & copyright © German Government/Kugler.
The heads of state and government from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America came together with the European Council President and the European Commission President at Schloss Elmau, Germany, for the G7 summit.
In their Leaders’ Declaration the G7 heads of state and government emphasised their common values of freedom and democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and fostering peace and security.
Among other matters, the G7 summit participants discussed economic issues and trade. Also on their agenda was the transatlantic free trade agreement TTIP. “We want to have achieved important milestones by the end of the year,” said Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Photo: This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. It is located about 25,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), close to the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way. (A light-year is a unit of length in astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum or about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers). Image credit: NASA/ESA.
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Photos: Jewelry pieces, earrings, rings, and necklaces, from Carrera y Carrera’s Alegoria collection depicting butterflies in various poses. Images provided by and copyright © Carrera y Carrera.
International Spanish jewelry firm Carrera y Carrera’s new Alegoria collection presents pieces where butterflies are the protagonists.
The jewelry pieces depict butterflies in various poses — sitting on flowers, taking flight, or fluttering.
“Butterflies are fascinating and full of meaning and soul. They inspire stories that give flight to fantasies and desires,” explains the firm. “So, via the Alegoria collection, the master goldsmiths at Carrera y Carrera are paying tribute to eternal femininity with jewels that are characterized by life, harmonious movement, and weightlessness.”
Alegoria is a collection of earrings, rings, and necklaces in white and yellow gold with pink sapphires and diamonds.
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Photo: Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet. May 13, 2015. Internationally recognized Ethiopian-born actress and model, Liya Kebede, in a Louis Vuitton silver outfit adorned with a de Grisogono Allegra ring and a sautoir necklace. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet. May 13, 2015. Back on the red carpet and in the limelight with a new film that she wrote and directed, American actress Natalie Portman appears in Dior Haute Couture dress and in a set of de Grisogono diamond teardrop shape Gocce earrings, a fan-shaped Jane ring, and a Tubetto bangle. The top-flight film actress has seen her creative talent being awarded with an Oscar. Portman is making her directoral debut with her movie A Tale Of Love And Darkness that will be shown during the festival. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet. May 14, 2015. American actress and screenwriter Michelle Rodriguez walked the red carpet in a Zuhair Murad black embroidered lace gown and a de Grisogono XXL jewel spotted on her finger. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Natalie Portman. May 16, 2015. In her second day ruling the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, the Oscar winner put on yet another stunning sartorial display in a pair of de GRISOGONO CHIOCCIOLINA briolette-cut diamonds earrings. She once again proves her worth and taste as a talented actress, director and elegant woman. She knows how to do everything more than right. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Natasha Poly. Sunday, 17th May 2015. L’Oreal Paris brand ambassador, Natasha Poly, was spotted on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet donning sophisticated Versace gown and black diamonds POLINA earrings by de GRISOGONO. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Aishwarya Rai. Sunday, 17th May 2015. Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet. The Indian actress has chosen a perfect glamour style wearing a mesmerizing Elie Saab dress teamed with a highly colourful cushion-cut blue sapphire de GRISOGONO ring. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet May 20, 2015. Supermodel Joan Smalls poses in de GRISOGONO High Jewellery earrings set with 60 carats of diamonds and rubies. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
Photo: Portuguese model Sara Sampaio attends de GRISOGONO DIVINE IN CANNES party. May 19, 2015. Image provided by and copyright © de GRISOGONO.
The Opening Ceremony of the 68th Festival de Cannes (13-24 May 2015) took place in the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
After a ballet choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, Lambert Wilson welcomed on stage the Feature films Jury: Rossy de Palma, Sophie Marceau, Sienna Miller, Rokia Traore, Guillermo del Toro, Xavier Dolan, Jake Gyllenhaal and their Presidents, Joel and Ethan Coen.
The Festival was declared open by Julianne Moore and the Ceremony continued with the screening Out of Competition of Emmanuelle Bercot’s La Tete Haute, with the key members of the movie crew in attendance.
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Photo: Newport, Rhode Island, United States - May 07, 2015: Dongfeng Race Team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Team Brunel during the finish of Leg 6 from Itajai to Newport on May 07, 2015 in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race).
Photo: Itajai, Brazil - April 19, 2015: The fleet during the start of Leg 6 from Itajai to Newport on April 19, 2015 in Itajai, Brazil. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race).
Photo: Itajai, Brazil - April 19, 2015: Dongfeng Race Team during Leg 6 from Itajai to Newport on April 19, 2015 in Itajai, Brazil. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Sam Greenfield / Dongfeng Race Team / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race).
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Photo: International Jazz Day 2015 Official Poster.
Photo: International Jazz Day 2015 Poster — Mumbai, India.
Photo: International Jazz Day 2015 Poster — Algarves, Portugal.
The fourth annual International Jazz Day was celebrated around the world on April 30, 2015, with Paris, France, serving as the 2015 Global Host City.
The International Jazz Day encourages and highlights the power of jazz as a force for freedom and creativity that promotes intercultural dialogue and unites people from all corners of the globe. The celebration is recognized on the official calendars of both UNESCO and the United Nations.
The celebration kicked off in Paris, France, with a daylong series of jazz education programs, performances, and community outreach. In the evening, an All-Star Global Concert at UNESCO Headquarters featured stellar performances by internationally acclaimed artists.
In other countries worldwide, libraries, schools, universities, performing arts venues, community centers, artists, and arts organizations celebrated the day through presentations, concerts, and jazz-focused programs.
Earlier, a one-hour television special of the first annual International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert was broadcast on Friday, April 10. The concert featured extraordinary performances by more than 40 world-renowned artists who were gathered at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City. These artists included Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masekela, Chinese Pianist Lang Lang, Wayne Shorter, Angelique Kidjo, Chaka Khan, Christian McBride, Esperanza Spalding, Shankar Mahadevan, Jimmy Heath, George Duke, and Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain.
According to celebrated American pianist Herbie Hancock, “On International Jazz Day, jazz is celebrated, studied, and performed around the world for 24 hours straight. Collaborations abound among jazz icons, scholars, composers, musicians, dancers, writers, and thinkers who embrace the beauty, spirit, and principles of jazz, freely sharing experiences and performances in our big cities and in our small towns, all across our seven continents. I can’t think of a better way to build peace and cultural understanding.”
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Photo: Team SCA finish at 6th place in Sanya, China. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in 11 countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.)
Photo: Team SCA just off of the coast of Cape Town coming in to complete Leg 1; They’ve beaten MAPFRE for 6th place during the arrivals at the completion of Leg One of the Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante to Cape Town on November 05, 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.)
Photo: Team SCA crew members (top L-R) Sally Barklow (USA), Annie Lush (GBR), Sara Hastreiter (USA), Justine Mettraux (CH), Sophie Ciszek (AUS), Liz Wardley (AUS), Elodie Mettraux (CH), Dee Caffari (GBR), Stacey Jackson (AUS) and (bottom L-R) Abby Ehler (GBR), Corinna Halloran (USA), Libby Greenhalgh (GBR), Samantha Davies (GBR Skipper) and Carolijn Brouwer (NED) pose for a photo the day before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 on October 10, 2014 in Alicante, Spain. (Photo by Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images. © 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.)
Auckland, New Zealand - International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8 every year, is particularly pertinent to Team SCA.
This all-female professional sailing team has demonstrated great resilience and courage in so far completing more than half of the Volvo Ocean Race - one of the most demanding sports events in the world - with the hardest part of the race still ahead of them.
It is the first time in 12 years that women have competed in the punishing 38,739-nautical mile round-the-world yacht race - the ultimate test in human endurance. Swedish sponsor SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company, is supporting the team as part of its campaign for women to participate fully in all aspects of society, including those usually dominated by men.
Skippered by renowned British sailor Samantha Davies, Team SCA is about to start Leg Five of the Volvo Ocean Race - from Auckland to Itajai, Brazil - which promises to be the most brutal yet. The crew will be facing fierce winds, deep waves, freezing temperatures, and hazardous icebergs.
The Volvo Ocean Race started in Alicante, Spain in October 2014. It will finish at the end of June 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Teams:
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Photo: “Military Walk by a Caravan of Camels carving their Way in the Desert”. Category “Split Second”, Youth Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Tarek Touma, Lebanon.
Photo: “Shepherd surprised by Snow Storm”. Category “People”, Open Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Saeed Barikani, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Photo: Category “Lifestyle”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Fan Li, China.
Photo: Category “Current Affairs”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Herman Verwey, South Africa.
Photo: Category “Lifestyle”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Yoko Naito, Japan.
London, 24 February: The 2015 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s biggest photography competition, today announced the shortlists for its Professional, Open and Youth categories.
About 200 images have been shortlisted in the Professional Competition, about 100 in the Open Competition, and about 20 in the Youth Competition.
Recognising and rewarding the world’s best contemporary photography from the last year, the 2015 competition received the highest number of entries in its eight year history - 173,444 images from 171 countries.
The judging, which is done anonymously by a panel of experts from the World Photographic Academy, has uncovered inspiring, arresting and thought-provoking work by a wide range of professional photographers and enthusiasts from around the world.
Speaking about the shortlisted images, Astrid Merget Motsenigos, Creative Director of the World Photography Organisation and organiser of the awards said: “The sole purpose of the Sony World Photography Awards is to celebrate and appreciate the talented artists working in the photographic industry. Once again, the shortlist demonstrates the vibrancy, diversity and skill of both today’s established photographers and, as importantly, the growing army of citizen photographers. The record number of entries gave our expert panel of judges a monumental task but we are incredibly proud to present to you a shortlist which truly showcases some of the world’s best photography.”
The shortlisted photographers include: Peter Franck (Germany); Donald Webber (Canada); Amit Madheshiya (India); Brent Stirton (South Africa); Simon Norfolk (UK), Fan Li (China) and Massimo Siragusa (Italy). New names include Julia Fullerton-Batten (UK) and Sebastian Gil Miranda (France).
2015 Honorary Jury
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Photo: Alejandro G. Inarritu poses backstage with the Oscar for Achievement in directing, for work on “Birdman” during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Todd Wawrychuk. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Photo: Eddie Redmayne, Oscar Winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work on “The Theory of Everything” and Julianne Moore, Oscar Winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role for work on “Still Alice” pose backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Todd Wawrychuk. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Photo: America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams arrive for the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Matt Petit. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2014 were presented on Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were also televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Here are the Nominees (with Winners in bold):
Best Motion Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Film Editing
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
Best Original Song
Best Production Design
Best Animated Short Film
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
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Photos: Orchids designs from Carrera y Carrera, Madrid, Spain. Orquideas (Orchids) Earrings - Yellow gold, diamonds, and wild rubies. Orquideas (Orchids) Ring - Yellow gold, diamonds, and wild rubies. Images provided by and copyright © Carrera y Carrera.
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Photo: Paulina Vega, Miss Universe Colombia 2014, is crowned the winner at the conclusion of The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant broadcast live from Doral-Miami, Florida, on January 25, 2015. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Frank L. Szelwach.
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Photo: “By the time the sun rose, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing had lost her lead, ducking behind our stern as we sailed to the Northern tip of Oman during Leg 3 between Abu Dhabi, UAE and Sanya, China.” - Dongfeng Race Team. (Photo by Sam Greenfield/Dongfeng Race Team/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images). © 2014 Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo: Team Alvimedica arrive in Abu Dhabi during the finish of Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi on December 14, 2014 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images). © 2014 Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo: The crew of Team Vestas Wind head back to the boat to retrieve everything they can; including ropes, diesel, Inmarsat dome and sails, following the grounding of the boat on a reef on December 03, 2014 in Mauritius. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Brian Carlin/Team Vestas Wind/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images). © 2014 Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo: Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014. Team SCA finishes at dawn off Cowes to beat the all female round Britain record. Photo Credit: Rick Tomlinson/Team SCA.
Photo: January 3 2015. Team SCA, Foggy conditions at the start of Leg 3, Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China. Photo Credit: Rick Tomlinson/Team SCA.
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) bade farewell to their home port for the hazardous Leg 3 on Saturday by leading the fleet out towards their eventual destination of China from under a blanket of fog.
Light winds are forecast for the first few days of a stage which is expected to take about three weeks before the six boats arrive in Sanya, China.
Few had reckoned on a thick fog for the leg departure from Abu Dhabi (1000 UTC) where the boats had spent Christmas and New Year.
The third leg promises to be intriguing all the way but particularly during the Malacca Strait which separates the Indonesian island of Sumatra and Malaysia.
At some stages, it narrows to 1.5nm and is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
“It’s the most challenging part of the whole race,” Team Alvimedica (Charlie Enright/USA) navigator Will Oxley (AUS) said on the eve of the leg.
“I’m pretty happy dealing with big waves and strong winds, but the complexity of dealing with a narrow channel, and a very large amount of shipping is what causes the problems.
“Some 300ft of steel coming at you at 20 knots is always concerning, particularly if you haven’t got much control over your speed if there’s not much wind.
“Then you have squalls, very violent squalls in the night, and there’s lots of fishermen who are not showing navigation lights and have long nets. You can get tangled in the nets, or worse still, run someone over. So it’s very stressful.”
Here are the Latest Overall standings in the Volvo Ocean Race In-Port Series:
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Photo (Added Jan. 18): Noyonita Lodh, Miss Universe India 2014, poses during rehearsals on Friday, January 16th for the 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant at Trump National Doral Miami. The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami, Florida. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer.
Photo (Added Jan. 18): Noyonita Lodh, Miss Universe India 2014, presents her national gift during the National Gift Auction at the InterContinental at Doral Miami on Wednesday, January 14th. The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami, Florida. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Joseph Mainhart.
Photo (Added Jan. 15): Perfect Golf Shot. Chanel Beckenlehner, Miss Universe Canada 2014, tees off at the newly renovated Red Tiger golf course at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 12, 2015. The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami, Florida. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer.
Photo (Added Jan. 14): Anissa Blondin, Miss Universe Belgium 2014, poses in her Yamamay swimwear for photographs at Crandon Park Beach in Key Biscayne on Tuesday, January 13th. The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami, Florida. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer.
Photo (Added Jan. 7): Yasmin Verheijen, Miss Universe Netherlands 2014, and Josefin Donat, Miss Universe Germany 2014, pose for photographs at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 6, 2015. The 63rd Annual MISS UNIVERSE Pageant contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami, Florida. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer.
Photo: Miss Universe Mexico 2014, Josselyn Garciglia, reviews her photos with photographer Matt Petit at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 5th, 2015. The Miss Universe contestants are touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the DIC Crown in Doral-Miami. Tune in to the NBC telecast at 8:00 PM ET on January 25, 2015 live from the FIU Arena to see who will be crowned the 63rd Miss Universe. Photo © Miss Universe Organization L.P., LLLP. Photographer: Richard D. Salyer.
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Photo: IBM Debuts Analytics for Everyone. At an event at the Westin Hotel in New York City, IBM Big Data and Analytics Vice president Inhi Cho Suh demonstrates Watson Analytics, a new cloud service that is powered by IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology. Watson Analytics allows non-technical professionals in marketing, sales, finance and human resources roles to make more informed business decisions by analyzing huge volumes of data using familiar business terms instead of technical jargon. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM).
Infographic: Cities Made Smart with Data. Palava, India’s next major planned city will incorporate IBM’s smarter cities technology using advanced analytics and data driven systems to integrate information from all city operations. Strategically located at the junction of Navi Mumbai and Dombivali, Palava City is envisioned to become the largest ever private completely planned development in urban India and one of the top 50 places to live in the world by 2020. (Credit: IBM).
• The Newsmakers Committee of The National Press Club, Washington DC, will host government and industry software experts to address data advances and innovation at a Newsmaker forum in the Club’s Zenger Room at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10th in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
The group will hold an expert discussion about how data really works, the promise of continued innovation and the need to foster a policy environment that ensures society captures the maximum possible benefit. Innovative new software, vast computing power and connected devices have taken us to a new era of data innovation, changing the way the world identifies and solves problems. The benefits of this innovation extend to nearly every aspect of business, the economy and modern society, but the increasing abundance of data also has raised questions for many people, and it has fed misperceptions.
Newsmaker speakers at this event will include Victoria Espinel, former Bush Administration Intellectual Property Czar; Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce; John Nesi, VP Market Development at Rockwell Automation; and Dr. Jane Snowdon, Chief Innovation Officer at IBM.
This newsmakers event is open to credentialed media and press club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.
(GlobalGiants.Com’s Publisher is a Member of The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.)
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