Wolfgang Puck receives James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – The so-called Oscars of the food world this year will present the most coveted award to the man best known for feeding celebrities at the real Oscars, Wolfgang Puck. Chef Wolfgang Puck will receive the iconic James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award. Puck, [...]

U.S. urges Security Council action on Syria

AHN News Staff New York, NY, United States (AHN) – A day after the United States strongly denounced civil violence by President Bashar al-Assad’s government, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to work on a resolution to endorse the Arab League plan. The Arab League [...]

SchoolBook: Education Department’s Communications Director Is Leaving

The New York City Department of Education announced that Natalie Ravitz, the department’s communications director, is leaving on Feb. 10. Ms. Ravitz, who was appointed by the former chancellor, Joel I. Klein, is going to be the chief of staff to Rupert Murdoch, for whom Mr. Klein now works. View full post on New York [...]

Eight IPOs to debut the week of Jan. 30

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – While much of the recent buzz in the IPO market has been about the expected filing by Facebook on Wednesday, eight other deals are expected to public during the week of Jan. 30. The list is composed mainly of energy-related and tech [...]

15 percent would miss birth of child for Super Bowl

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Whiting, IN, United States (AHN) – A recent survey by the website CouponCabin reveals that for some die-hard football fans, life events would get in the way of attending the Super Bowl. Twenty-three percent of those surveyed said they would give up a vacation to attend the game featuring [...]

SchoolBook: New Sex Education Mandate Taking Effect

A new sex education mandate is taking effect in New York City public schools, starting Tuesday in the high schools. All public middle schools and high schools are required to include sex education lessons in existing health classes. Many schools already provide sex ed, but New York City is now mandating those lessons for the [...]

Israel debates Iran nuclear strike

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel Arieh O’Sullivan (The Med – As United Nations nuclear inspectors touch down in Tehran, the running assessment is that Israel will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran and will do everything including a military strike to stop it. As far back as 1997, Jane’s Intelligence Review stated this very clearly [...]

Character Study: Shane Baker, Raised Episcopalian, Lives for Yiddish Theater

A 43-year-old Midwesterner raised Episcopalian is helping to keep Yiddish theater alive and well, long after its heyday in New York. View full post on New York Stories

Pat Sajack admits to being “drunk at the Wheel”

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Drunk at the wheel? That is the questions many are asking after an ESPN2 interview with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak revealed that he had done the show “a little but drunk.” Sajak recounted how he and co-host Vanna White would [...]

Yale quarterback Patrick Witt refutes issue on Rhodes candidacy

Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Hartford, CT, United States (AHN Sports) – Patrick Witt, who made headlines when he chose to play in last fall’s annual Yale-Harvard game at the expense of his Rhodes candidacy, denied that his scholarship application was suspended by a claim of sexual assault. Witt, through his agent, Mark Magazu, [...]

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