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    Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

    Clinton Global Citizen Awards NYC-2016

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    Established in 2007, the Clinton Global Citizen Awards honor outstanding individuals for their exemplary leadership and groundbreaking work that has effected positive, lasting social change. Through their uncommon abilities to strengthen civil society, these visionaries inspire us all to take action and to become true global citizens.

    The 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards were presented during a special ceremony at the CGI Annual Meeting on the evening of September 19. This year’s program included special performances by honoree Jon Bon Jovi, as well as Andrea Bocelli with the Voices of Haiti Choir.

    2016 HONOREES

     

    Leadership in Public Service

    Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

     

    President, Republic of Colombia

     

    Juan Manuel Santos has been the president of the Republic of Colombia since 2010. Previously, President Santos was minister of defense, minister of finance, minister of foreign trade, designate to the presidency, and chief of the Colombian delegation before the International Coffee Organization. He created the Good Government Foundation (Fundación Buen Gobierno) and founded Colombia’s largest political party, Partido de la U. President Santos was awarded the King of Spain Prize and was president of the Freedom of Expression Commission for the Inter American Press Association. He has published several books, including “The Third Way,” co-written with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and “Check on Terror” (Jaque al Terror). President Santos is a graduate of the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

    Leadership in Civil Society

    Hawa Abdi

    Founder, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation

    Hawa Abdi Diblaawe was born in 1947 in Mogadishu, Somalia. After her mother’s death, Abdi raised her four younger sisters in conditions of poverty, yet never lost sight of her dreams. With the support of her father and a Soviet scholarship, Abdi studied medicine in Kiev and became Somalia’s first female gynecologist. She then completed a law degree at the Somali National University, where she later became an assistant professor of medicine. She opened a clinic on her family’s ancestral land in the Afgooye Corridor using the profits from the land to provide free health care. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, Abdi started housing her employees on her land, feeding them, and caring for them.

    Leadership in Philanthropy

    Jon Bon Jovi

    Chairman, JBJ Soul Foundation

    Self-reliance, optimism, and community are key concepts Jon Bon Jovi embodies in his music and charitable efforts. These common threads have resulted in heightened awareness on issues that adversely impact our society, as well as millions of dollars raised. Bon Jovi is the frontman of the iconic, Grammy Award-winning band, Bon Jovi, who have set the bar for over three decades as one of the most successful rock bands in the world. Globally, they have sold more than 130 million albums, performing more than 2,900 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 37.5 million fans. Bon Jovi is also the chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about positive change and helping the lives of those in need, “one SOUL at a time.”

    Leadership in Private Sector

    Adi Godrej

    Chairman of Godrej Group, Godrej Industries Limited

    Adi Godrej is chairman of the Godrej Group, a more than 100-year-old family conglomerate, with operations in India and several other countries. Godrej is chairman of the board of the Indian School of Business and former president of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management and a member of the Wharton Asian Executive Board. Godrej is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, including the Rajiv Gandhi Award (2002), the American India Foundation Leadership in Philanthropy Award.

    Leadership in Civil Society

    Nadia Murad

    Yazidi Human Rights Activist and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, Nadia Initiative

    Nadia Murad was born and raised in the quiet agricultural village of Kocho, Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her family lived a peaceful, happy life. On August 3, 2014 her village was attacked by ISIS, marking the beginning of its savage genocidal campaign against the Yazidi people. Six of her nine brothers were executed on the spot. Murad, along with her two sisters and thousands of other men, women, and children were taken captive and subjected to unspeakable crimes. Murad was initially held hostage in a building with thousands of families. She witnessed young children given to ISIS soldiers as sexual “gifts.” She was raped and tortured on a daily basis. But after facing unimaginable brutality, she was able to escape.

     

    About the Award

    In 2012, CGI partnered with Donna Karan to design the Clinton Global Citizen Award. The collaboration was inspired by Karan’s design aesthetic and her efforts in Haiti to bring artisan products to a global market. Karan reached out to her longtime friends Nadia Swarovski of Swarovski Crystal and Cookie Villiard, a Haitian metal artist, to work together to create an award emblematic of CGI and its mission. The handcrafted design is an illustration of the magic that happens when individual voices come together to take positive action.

    New York Fashion Week 2016 Events and Shows –NYC 2016

    New York Fashion Week 2016 Events and Shows –NYC 2016

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    See New York Fall and Winter Fashion Shows right here in our World Liberty TV: Fashion, Fashion Review and Luxury Channels, as our Fashion Team Covered Designers from all over the World showcasing clothes that have never been seen before.

    The Following Fashion Shows and Events  were covered:

    New York Fashion Gallery NYFW 2016

    FASHION WEEK SHOW DESIGNER ROCKY GATHERCOLE

    ASC Productions Fashion Shows 2016

    Uptown fashion Week 2016

    Latinista Fashion Show 2016

    Couture Fashion Week 2016

    Style Fashion Week 2016

    AMCONYC Fashion Shows 2016

     

    Interview with Mindy Grossman CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)-2016

    Interview with Mindy Grossman CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)-2016

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    By 2006, after six years at Nike, Grossman desired a CEO position, preferably in a company where she did not need to commute across the country as she did at Nike. Nike had recently appointed its own new CEO and a new president, so she actively looked to find an opportunity in another company, seeking this time one that was direct-to-consumer, entrepreneurial but not a start-up, and one that she could transform by taking advantage of new technological advances. A recruiter approached her about IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC), the parent company of HSN, Inc., and after studying HSN’s broadcasts Grossman realized that, in her words, “HSN really needed to become more of a lifestyle network that would inspire people through products”. Her vision was to offer inspiring lifestyle programming, particularly with charismatic celebrities, with all the products for sale – rather than the usual dry and old-fashioned standard sales format.

    She took the idea to Barry Diller, the head of IAC, and even though she had no television experience, no direct-to-consumer experience, and no experience in most of the product categories HSN sold, he hired her. In April 2006, Grossman was appointed CEO of IAC Retailing, overseeing HSN, the catalog company Cornerstone Brands, Shoebuy.com, and IAC’s international retailing operations.

    HSN had had seven CEOs in the previous 10 years, and according to Grossman, the company, offices, and employees seemed downtrodden and frozen in time. One of her first actions was to throw out all the old, broken, or dirty office furniture and give all employees Aeron chairs. In order to focus on revitalizing HSN, she closed IAC’s failing UK auction business, sold its German shopping channel, closed the down-market DirecTV clearance-shopping channel, and put another executive in charge of Cornerstone brands. She also eliminated negative or “toxic” employees, sought out committed, knowledgeable people within and outside the company to head up important divisions, and ensured that all employees were on board with the company’s new vision.

    Grossman also found that the network and brand itself was a “very stagnant, linear, non-immersive experience”. By October 2006 she rolled out HSN’s new brand image, tagline, vision statement, customer intention, and advertising. The company’s new manifesto was “to create a new lifestyle experience for consumers”. To implement the plan, she stopped selling $150 million worth of unsuitable brands, and worked hard to entice higher-end brands, and new personalities to sell products. Among many others, early on she recruited Sephora, Emeril Lagasse, and Todd English to sell on air. She also aired a two-hour fashion show of high-end apparel. In addition, she brought the company’s call centers back to the U.S. from overseas.

    World Liberty TV’s Executive Producer Sat Down and did an exclusive interview with Mindy Grossman CEO of Home Shopping Network, at Serena Williams fashion Show During NYFW 2016, See What she had to say to World Liberty TV , Fashion Channel.

    Interview with Ibtihaj Muhammad Bronze Olympic Medalist in Rio in Fencing

    Interview with Ibtihaj Muhammad Bronze Olympic Medalist in Rio in Fencing

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    American sabre fencer, and a member of the United States fencing team. She is best known for being the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics. In individual sabre at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won her first qualifying round bout, and was defeated in the second round by Cécilia Berder of France. She earned the bronze medal as part of Team USA in the Team Sabre, becoming the first female Muslim-American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympics.

     

    She is best known for being the first woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics. American-born and raised Sarah Attar had run in the 2012 Olympics with her hair covered, in keeping with a request that she do so to respect Islamic law by Saudi Arabia, for whom she ran on the basis of her father having been born in Saudi Arabia.

    Muhammad became the first female Muslim-American athlete to earn a medal at the Olympics.She earned a bronze medal in the Team Sabre, along with Monica Aksamit, Dagmara Wozniak, and Mariel Zagunis, by defeating Italy 45-30 in the medal match. This came after defeating Poland 45-43, and losing to Russia 42-45.

    See More about  Ibtihaj Muhammad Bronze Olympic Medalist in  Rio in Fencing in our World Liberty TV, Sports Blog  Channel.

     

    Exclusive interview with Whoopi Goldberg Executive Producer of STRUT

    Exclusive interview with Whoopi Goldberg Executive Producer of STRUT

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    Oxygen Media is giving a greenlight to “Strut,” a new original series from Executive Producer Whoopi Goldberg and 44 Blue Productions, it was announced today by Rod Aissa, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media. “Strut” will follow a set of driven and determined models who are pursuing their passion of becoming household names in the world of fashion while challenging stereotypes of gender and beauty. Supporting them every step of the way is Slay Model Management, the world’s first exclusively transgender modeling agency. The series is set to premiere later this year.

    “‘Strut” follows a group of inspiring and resilient trailblazers who are working to change the modeling industry, and the world around them, by simply being true to themselves,” said Rod Aissa, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media. “These individuals will empower viewers as they live their lives fully and unapologetically, despite facing many obstacles throughout their journey.”

    See More of Whoopi Goldberg and Strut in our World Liberty TV, LGBTQ Blog.

    Interview with Kent Stetson Founder of Kent Stetsons Handbags Art to-go

    Interview with Kent Stetson Founder of Kent Stetsons Handbags Art to-go

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    USA –made products with fair wages are inherently more expensive than foreign made goods.The profit margins for each piece  are small relative to those designer labels manufactured overseas.Think of how expensive it is to have a piece of art professionally framed –several hundred dollars for a small pic.

    A small team and over $1000,000 of equipment go into making each bag.

    “Is it hand-painted” no.The Designer creates the image ,which is then digitally printed onto the canvas ,laminated, assembled,and sewn all fron his workshop in Rhode Island.

    “Is it leather” no.It is a digital print on a coated cotton canvas.Note for vegan customers: we use scraps from our leather products to make the very small tabs that hold the shoulderstrap d-rings in place. This is part of our commitment to generating no waste-however by request we can make a bag using vinyl for this piece.

    “How does it wear?”  The prints are coated ,so they are durable .They wear like colored leather ,so should be stored in their dustbags  for travel ,and avoid excessive abrasion or scratching.

    “Will the thing fall of the flap?” not without extreme efforts .The Flap attachments are all fused  on with industrial –grade adhesives and then sewn in place with bonded nylon thread .The attachments are made from foam, resin ,and polymers.If the attachment is “squishy “. Do not squeeze it hard as it can crack.

    Fun Facts: –There are nearly 50 steps that go in to making each bag.

    -We believe that the inside of the bag is an important part of the experience of using a bag, and therefore your customers will be surprised and delighted when you share the vibrant linings that individually complement each print.

    -Each piece is hand-traced and cut without dies.

    -The entire process is done in the USA, and the majority of materials and components that go in to making each bag are USA-Sourced .

    -Although sold all over the world and popular among celebrities, our production  facility can only produce 10,000 pieces a year, making them truly special collectors items.

    -Every piece is made-to-order, there is no overstock ,and we do not mark-down.

    -Our ecologically –conscientious production facility generates only one bag of trash a week.

    -Getting each print to “line up” is a painstakingly exact process that takes very careful preparations and individual attention for each piece.

    To learn more about Kent Stetson and his wonderful Stetson bags.

     

    World Liberty TV, had the pleasure of interviewing Mr  Kent Stetson at the ATS New York Show recently , see what he had to say to us, right here in our World Liberty TV, Fashion review channel.

    Closing of Historical Four Seasons Restaurant New York City -Twenty Sixteen

    Closing of Historical Four Seasons Restaurant New York City -Twenty Sixteen

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    The Four Seasons is a New American cuisine restaurant in New York City located at 99 East 52nd Street, in the Seagram Building in Midtown Manhattan. The restaurant is owned by the Bronfman family, Alex von Bidder, and Julian Niccolini.

    Opened in 1959, the Four Seasons is associated with a number of milestone firsts in the hospitality industry. The Four Seasons is credited with introducing the idea of seasonally-changing menus to America. It was the first destination restaurant to print its menus in English. The Four Seasons was also the first restaurant in the US to cook using fresh, wild mushrooms.[4] In June 2015, Aby Rosen, owner of the Seagram Building, announced that the restaurant’s lease would not be extended.A new location at 280 Park Avenue was selected and a lease was signed. The Seagram Building location will close after dinner service on July 16, 2016, and the Four Seasons will move to Park Avenue.

    World Liberty TV, Team was on hand at the Closing of the Four Seasons Restaurant and auctioning of all the items in the restaurant, see exclusive interview with Co-Founder Alex Von Bidder right here in our World Liberty TV.

     

    See much more of the Closing of the Four Seasons Restaurant and  Auctioning of the Items .

    Floyd Mayweather Boxing Great Receives his 3rd Boxing Writers Association of America Award-2016

    Floyd Mayweather Boxing Great Receives his 3rd Boxing Writers Association of America Award-2016

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    The Boxing Writers Association of America is pleased to announce that its Sugar Ray Robinson 2015 Fighter of the Year is Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is the third time that “Money” has taken the BWAA top honors. The other times were in 2013 and 2007.

    He and other award winners will be recognized at the 91st BWAA annual awards gala at a date and time to be determined.

    Mayweather becomes a three-time BWAA Fighter of the Year-award winner, joining a prestigious group that includes Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and Manny Pacquiao. It’s the third time in the last nine years that Mayweather has been awarded Fighter of the Year.

    Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) won two times in 2015, adding Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title, to the WBC/WBA belts he already owned in the highest-grossing prizefight of all-time on May 2 in Las Vegas. He announced the retirement of his illustrious career after beating Andre Berto on September 12. Both of Mayweather’s victories were typically one-sided unanimous decisions.

    Floyd  Mayweather Jr. is an American former professional boxer and current boxing promoter. Widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, undefeated as a professional, and a five-division world champion, Mayweather won twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight). He is a two-time winner of The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014). BoxRec currently rates Mayweather as the sixth best pound for pound fighter of all time and the greatest welterweight of all time. In 2016, ESPN ranked Mayweather as the greatest pound for pound boxer of the last 25 years.

    Many sporting news and boxing websites rated Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013 respectively, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world. In 2007, he founded Mayweather Promotions, his own boxing promotional firm after defecting from Bob Arum’s Top Rank.

    He has a record of 26–0 (10 KOs) in world title fights, 23–0 (9 KOs) in lineal title fights, 24–0 (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists, 12–0 (3 KOs) against former or current lineal titles, and 2–0 (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees.

    Mayweather has generated approximately $1,311,000,000 in pay-per-view revenue and 19,530,000 in pay-per-view buys throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top pay-per-view attractions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, and Manny Pacquiao.

    World Liberty TV,Boxing Team was on hand at the 91st Annual BWAA Awards Gala 2016, where Floyd Mayweather was honored with his third BWAA Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year, Award See exclusive Footage of Floyd Mayweather Receiving this Prestigious Award alongside his Acceptance Speech right here in our World Liberty TV, Boxing Channel.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    91st Annual Boxing Writers Association of America Awards Dinner-2016

    91st Annual Boxing Writers Association of America Awards Dinner-2016

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    The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce its 91st Annual Awards Dinner which take place on Friday, June 24, 2016, New York City.  The event started with cocktails at 6 PM and dinner and awards at 7:30 PM.

    Deemed “The Academy Awards of Boxing,” the BWAA Awards Dinner  honored  the 2015 BWAA winners, which included Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Fighter of the Year); Francisco Vargas and Takashi Miura  (Fight of the Year); Abel Sanchez, (Trainer of the Year); Marc Payton and Mark Taffet, co-winners for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism; Lou DiBella, (Honesty and Integrity in Boxing); and author Joyce Carol Oates, (Outstanding Boxing Writing).

    Get Outdoors New York City Showcase -Twenty Sixteen

    Get Outdoors New York City Showcase -Twenty Sixteen

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    The Following Companies Participated at the Get outdoors New York City Showcase   see exclusive interviews of the movers and shakers of these business right here in our World Liberty TV ,Product People Channel.

    Business is in the forecast at Outdoor Retailer

    Outdoor Retailer is where orders are written, new accounts are found, connections are made and brands are launched. Outdoor Retailer has proven to be the leading growth vehicle for brands that are interested in progressing and advancing into multiple channels of the outdoor marketplace. From small shops and regional chains, to the largest national and international retailers – Outdoor Retailer attracts thousands of buyers and senior level decision makers that are looking for outdoor specific products, services, brands, fresh ideas, apparel launches, and outdoor innovation.

    Outdoor Retailer is the must attend event that progresses and advances your business for success. OR has a qualified and growing buyer portfolio that is verified and offers more outdoor focused business versus any other tradeshow. OR attracts a diverse and qualified yet targeted audience for your business.

    See Pictures of Get Outdoors New York City Showcase -2016.

    The 67th Annual Christopher Awards NYC-2016

    The 67th Annual Christopher Awards NYC-2016

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    67TH ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNERS HIGHLIGHT

    FAMILY, FAITH, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL ISSUES

    Creators of films, TV programs and books were  honored at the

    Christopher Awards on May 19th

    Country music icon Dolly Parton, silver screen legend Sylvester Stallone, and popular comedian Jim Gaffigan are just a few of the creative forces behind the 21 feature films, TV/Cable programs, and books for adults and young people that will be honored at the 67th annual Christopher Awards, to be presented in New York City on May 19th, 2016.

    The Christopher Awards were created in 1949 to celebrate writers, producers, directors, authors and illustrators whose work “affirms the highest values of the human spirit.”

    Tony Rossi, The Christophers’ Director of Communications, says, “The world around us can seem like a dark place in light of all the violence and hatred we hear about in the news. But the stories we honor with Christopher Awards remind us that we can shine a light that illuminates the darkness by choosing to practice faith, love, compassion, courage, teamwork, and determination.”

    World Liberty TV, Team was on hand for the 5th Year covering the  67th Annual Christopher awards ,a great organization that honor’s great people.See it right here in our World Liberty TV, Humanitarian Channel.

              “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness”.

    -Christopher Motto-

    Yankee’s Great Bernie Williams Graduates with Bachelor of Music at Manhattan School of Music

    Yankee’s Great Bernie Williams Graduates with Bachelor of Music at Manhattan School of Music

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    Former Yankee superstar and four-time World Series Champion Bernie Williams will join hundreds of other students from Manhattan School of Music in the school’s annual commencement ceremony at Riverside Church on Friday May 13th from 11:30am-2:30pm. 48-year-old Puerto Rican-born Bernie Williams will receive a Bachelor of Music from MSM where he has been studying jazz guitar for the past four years.

    WEDNESDAY May 11th:  Bernie Williams will perform with a roster of current MSM jazz students and distinguished alumni and faculty at the school’s annual fundraising gala at the Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center.

    FRIDAY MAY 13th

    Bernie Williams receives diploma from MSM President James Gandre in Commencement Ceremony at Riverside Church.

    Manhattan School of Music is recognized as one of the world’s leading music conservatories. Founded in 1918 as a settlement music school by Janet Daniels Schenck, MSM is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. Offering a full range of degrees in jazz, classical music, opera, and beginning in Fall 2016, musical theater, the School has a student body of approximately 950 students who come from more than 50 countries and nearly all 50 states.

    World Liberty TV, team was on hand at The Manhattan School of Music’s Annual Gala -2016 where we had the honor of interviewing Bernie Williams as well as taping his live performance which he did with Jazz Sextet, see this and more right here in our World Liberty TV, Sports Channel.

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