Henry Enrique “Erik” Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, NY. He is an American police officer (deputy sheriff) and actor of a Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 United States police television series CHiPs. He is also known for his work in Spanish language telenovelas (soap operas). He has appeared in reality television shows and infomercials. He has a successful career as voiceover artist and is currently working on Cartoon Network’s Sealab 2021. This earned him an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Erik Estrada made his film debut in the 1970 film version of The Cross and the Switchblade in the role of Nicky Cruz together with Pat Boone who played the role of David Wilkerson. He took part in the disaster film Airport 1975. In 1978, he trained in martial arts in preparation for a two part episode in CHiPs. He was voted one of The 10 Sexiest Bachelors in the World by People magazine later in 1979. He appeared in the three-part episode of the police drama Hunter.
In the 90s, Estrada played in a Mexican telenovela. Despite his descent, he doesn’t speak Spanish so the lines were fed to him over an earphone during production. He landed the role of Johnny in Dos mujeres, un camino (Two women, one road) in 1993 where he had to take 30 straight days of Berlitz Spanish lessons before he could begin. The show became the biggest telenovela in Latin-American history and has helped revived his almost non-existent career.
Estrada was the original choice to play the role of Carlos in From Dusk ‘Til Dawn (1996).He was a reserved police officer with Muncie, Indiana police department from 2007-2010. He completed his full training in 2007 as seen on the TV series Armed and Famous (2007).
Erik Estrada was a big star. He ranked fifteenth on the TV Guide’s Network as TV’s 25 Sexiest Men of All Time (2008) and first in the same network as TV’s 25 Sexiest Men in Uniform (2009). He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Estrada was engaged to Beverly Adams. He was married three times. He was divorced to both Joyce Miller (1979-1980) and Peggy Rowe (1985-1990) with two children. His present wife is Nanette Mirkovich and they have one child.
Dr. James Gandre, an educator and musician with a deep commitment to students and the development of American conservatory learning, returned to Manhattan School of Music to assume the presidency in May 2013. He had served the School for fifteen years (1985–2000), most recently as Dean of Enrollment and Alumni. In 2000, Dr. Gandre became Dean of Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where he went on to serve concurrently as the Interim Dean of the College of Education, and ultimately as the University’s Provost and Executive Vice President.
President Gandre has broad knowledge of the history and discourse of the American conservatory, the subject of his doctoral dissertation, And Then There Were Seven: An Historical Case Study of the Seven Independent Conservatories of Music that Survived the 20th Century. He has also written about conservatories and music schools in Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped Our Culture (ABC-CLIO, September 2013). He will again present his views of conservatory education and its impact on cultural life in America in an article to appear in the 2014 Musical America Directory.
As a performer, James Gandre has appeared as a tenor soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, London Classical Players, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and members of the San Francisco Symphony. His professional choral engagements include more than 175 performances with the New York Philharmonic, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (The Netherlands), Israel Philharmonic, Warsaw Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony, American Symphony, Opera Orchestra of New York, and Voices of Ascension, and more than 20 commercial recordings and television appearances on EMI/Angel, EMI/Capital, Teldec, Delos, MusicMaster, Warner Records, and on NBC’s The Today Show, PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center, ABC, and CBS. In these performances, he has worked under such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Sir Colin Davis, James Levine, Mstislav Rostropovich, Riccardo Chailly, Robert Shaw, Edo de Waart, Christopher Hogwood, Roger Norrington, John Nelson, Carlos Kalmar, Giuseppe Patane, Dennis Russell Davies, and Eduardo Mata.
Gandre is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMYS) and a member of the Recommendation Board of the Avery Fisher Artist Program. In fall 2013, he will be a judge for the Central Region Finals Auditions for the Metropolitan Opera National Council. He was a panelist for the William Randolph Hearst Foundation/New World Symphony’s symposium on future multicultural recruitment for the orchestra and for the joint Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Aspen Music Festival panel about bridging the worlds of musical training and future music performance. He has also served as the first Chairperson of the Advisory Committee for National Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs presented by the National Association for College Admission Counseling and has presented numerous panels on issues affecting LGBT youth and college/high school professionals at educational conferences.
Dr. Gandre has lectured at higher education institutions throughout the country, including the Curtis Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Oberlin College, University of Michigan, Peabody Institute, Mannes College of Music, Stanford University, University of Michigan, the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland, The University of the Arts, University of New Mexico, and Interlochen Arts Academy. For four years he served as the external adjudicator for graduation performance examinations at Australia’s University of Melbourne School of Music and he has been a Regional Selector for the Alberto Vilar Global Fellowship in the Performing Arts at NYU.
President Gandre has served on the Board of Directors of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago High School for the Arts, and the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. He has also served on the Board of Visitors of the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, the Board of Advisors for Music in the Loft, and on the Diversity Working Group sponsored by the Elizabeth Morse and Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trusts.
President Gandre has been a consultant to institutions as diverse as Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music, Chicago’s Institute for Clinical Social Work, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and has served as a site team member for the American Bar Association’s accreditation division at City University of New York, University of Pittsburgh, University of North Dakota, and Indiana University-Purdue University. He is the co-author of a chapter in The New First Among Equals: The Role of the Chief Academic Officer (The Johns Hopkins University Press, expected 2014) on the role of the Provost and of the Chief Financial Officer.
A Wisconsin native, Dr. Gandre earned his Bachelor of Music degree with honors from Lawrence University, a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and his Doctor of Education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He also attended the Harvard University Institute for Management and Leadership in Education and pursued postgraduate music study at the Blossom Festival School of Music/Kent State University.
He is married to Dr. Boris Thomas, a psychotherapist in private practice.
Our Executive Producer ,interviewed Mr Gandre President Manhattan School of Arts, at The All Stars Annual gala 2016, see what he told us right here in our World Liberty TV, Entertainment Channel.
On December 20, 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach made history when she became the 64th Miss Universe and third woman from the Philippines to hold the title. For the women who compete at Miss Universe, the opportunity to represent their countries at the prestigious pageant is an honor. This is especially true for the Philippines where the competition is watched in nearly every household when it airs. Though Pia was initially announced as first runner-up, Filipino fans still went wild with cheers of congratulations and she felt satisfied knowing that she made her countrymen proud. Several moments later, host Steve Harvey corrected a mistake which will become known as one of the most talked about moments in live television history – the winner of Miss Universe 2015 was actually the Philippines.
Becoming Miss Universe has been a lifelong dream of Pia’s that took several attempts to make a reality – and her road to the crown was not always easy.
Pia was born in Stuttgart, Germany where she spent the early years of her life with both her father, who is German, and mother, who is Filipina. When she was just 4 years old, Pia’s mother moved her and her younger sister to Manila. Life in the Philippines for an unemployed single mother of two young children was simply not easy. As luck would have it, Pia was quickly scouted by a modeling agency and her career in front of the camera took off. At 11 years old, Pia established herself as the breadwinner of her family – a big responsibility for a child to have while attending school on the weekdays and castings on the weekends. Major television credits in the Philippines of Pia’s include “K2BU,” “It Might Be You,” and “Bora,” among others. Pia is proud to say that her career as a child star paid the rent, provided groceries for the household, and supported her and her sister’s educations.
Shortly after Pia graduated from high school, her mother remarried and moved to London which left Pia feeling uncertain of what she wanted to pursue next in life personally and professionally. As someone who was passionate about cooking, she took her talents in the kitchen to the classroom at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies where she earned a degree in Culinary Arts. However, something was still missing for Pia. Work became slow for her and she missed being on stage and in front of the camera.
Pia became determined to win the title of Miss Universe Philippines and trained for three years before she finally won, which allowed her to travel to Las Vegas this past December. “There are the three B’s in the Philippines; basketball, boxing, and beauty pageants,” explains Pia after she won Miss Universe. Upon arrival to the Miss Universe show, event organizers placed the competition sash on Pia which simply said “Philippines.” She remembers it as being the most proud moment in her entire life.
Pia has previously worked with organizations that are champions in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, an issue that is a growing problem in the country and one that is just now beginning to receive national recognition for the severity of the disease. As Miss Universe, Pia would like to work with the LGBT community specifically to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS education and prevention and will work with groups such as Gay Men’s Health Crisis and Apicha.
Pia loves fashion and all things to do with the beauty industry. Prior to winning the crown, Pia was a stylist and writer for the lifestyle section of Philippine Daily Inquirer, a leading newspaper in her country. The 26-year-old has many thoughts for her future but isn’t set on just one plan. She has expressed interest in becoming an author as well as creating her own perfume or clothing line in the future.
When she is not traveling around the globe fulfilling her duties as Miss Universe, Pia will reside in New York City throughout her reign. Pia’s win has already received an enormous amount attention and she has already provided an incredible sense of pride and hope to the Philippines and beyond.
World Liberty TV ,was on hand at The Latino Commission on Aids, Annual Gala, Where Miss Universe 2015 , Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was honored as an Madrina, See this interview and more right here in our World Liberty TV, Fashion Channel.
Today, Women’s eNews is releasing the full list of these 21 powerhouses, with brief descriptions of their work, who will be honored May 2 at our New York City gala. In the past, the announcement was made on New Year’s Day. We held off this year to baptize the new website with a celebration of the 20 women and one man who have made it their mission to change the rules that constrict the lives of women and girls, here in the United States and across the globe.
Today is also the 43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, and thus appropriate for Women’s eNews to mark the day the rules for abortion in the United States were rewritten to end enforced motherhood. The ruling also unleashed a burgeoning movement for women’s rights that is now a global groundswell not only for access to full-spectrum reproductive health care but also equality and equity in law, the economy and education, regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship status and gender identity.
Women’s eNews’ 21 Leaders capture the energy of that liberation and carry it forward to reduce the impact of gender bias and create new rituals and opportunities for women and girls.
Beginning Monday, and for the following two days, Women’s eNews will post staff-written profiles of determined innovators in seven different arenas. Racial divides, health care, safety, media, economics, education and marginalization. We hope they will inspire you, inform you and challenge you to do even more to support equality and equity for women and girls. They did all of this for the Women’s eNews team.
Monday: Meet the Trio Dismantling Racial Divides
Dr. Gail Christopher : is the recipient of the Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism. Dr. Christopher is vice president for policy and senior advisor at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and is receiving this award–the first non-journalist to be so honored–for her support of media, including Women’s eNews, that documents the powerful role racism plays in the U.S.’s high rate of avoidable maternal and infant deaths.
“You can’t have impactful policy change if you don’t change the consciousness of the people,” she said.
Kathryn Finney, founder of digitalundivided, is a social entrepreneur who finds, trains and supports small urban tech companies and runs a rigorous accelerator program for black female founders of tech-enabled companies.
“By being myself and embracing who I am, I’ve given that to others in an industry where being someone like me – a bold smart black woman – isn’t exactly cherished.”
Cynthia Yung is executive director of The Boone Family Foundation in Dallas. The work of the former corporate executive includes financial support of domestic violence shelters for women who don’t speak English.
“I think there is a lifetime of asking myself: ‘What more can I do to bring more equity into our world?'” she said.
Monday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Test Our Health Care
Schell Carpenter is the incoming president of the board of the
Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas, that provides financial assistance to Texas women seeking an abortion. She joined the board in 2014 in response to Lilith’s encouragement for LGBTQ women to apply.
She credits her gender identity for helping her gain a better appreciation of differing people’s experiences.
“I feel like being a trans is a gift,” she said.
Dianne Dunkelman is a health care advocate who launched Speaking of Women’s Health, a one-day women’s health event in her hometown of Cincinnati in 1996. The nonprofit organization has since expanded into a national foundation with more than 50 conferences and events in more than 40 cities across the United States. In the early 2000s, she developed Universal Sisters and Hablando de la Salud de la Mujer as initiatives focused on the health concerns of African American and Latina women.
“I had no idea how important it was for women to be smart, be strong and be in charge,” Dunkelman said.
Dr. Marianne Legato is an internist who founded the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University, a groundbreaking alliance between academic medicine and the corporate sector. The partnership launched an educational campaign to define the differences between the normal function of men and women and in their gender-specific experiences of the same diseases. Dr. Legato is also the founder of the Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine to support research in the field.
She began this portion of her career 25 years ago after researching and writing a groundbreaking book on women and heart disease.
“I had no idea that women’s hearts were so different, in terms of function and coronary disease,” Dr. Legato said, echoing Dunkleman’s surprise at the status of women’s health. “At the time, the medical research and treatment communities thought that men and women were identical, biologically speaking, except for their reproductive systems.”
Monday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Fight for Our Safety
Ada Alvarez Conde is the founder of Fundacion Alto al Silencio (Stop the Silence), based in her native Puerto Rico, with the mission of educating the public about dating violence. She is also a candidate for a seat in the Puerto Rico Senate. She said she wants to write bills that promote a culture of peace, support the prevention of violence and protect human rights.
“Speaking out for those without a voice is one of my biggest passions,” Alvarez said.
Casey Gwinn is president of the Alliance for HOPE International, an umbrella nonprofit of 120 family justice centers in the United States and around the world. The nonprofit is dedicated to preventing child abuse and domestic violence. It also offers services designed to help adults and children recover from trauma.
“In America,” Gwinn said, “we raise our criminals at home. The majority of all those we lock up in this country, for all crimes, grew up in homes with child abuse, domestic violence and some mix of drug and/or alcohol abuse. We can love them and help them find a pathway to hope when they are 8, 10 or 12 years old, or we can wait and lock them up at 17, 19 or 21. It is our choice.”
Dorchen Leidholdt is director of the Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services at
Sanctuary for Families in New York. She also teaches at Columbia Law School. Leidholdt successfully advocated for laws criminalizing stalking, strangulation, human trafficking and requiring courts to consider domestic violence in custody cases.
“I never dreamed as a young activist that we would bring about so much positive change,” Leidholdt said.
Tuesday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Get the Word Out
Mallika Dutt is founder of Breakthrough, a nonprofit organization that works in India and the United States to prevent violence against women and girls by using media, including street theater and music videos, to shift attitudes and engage men and boys.
“I really believe that we’re at a moment in history where we could see the tipping point,” she said. “The movement to stop it is getting stronger. It feels within reach.”
Kimberly Kelleher is president of New York Women in Communications, Inc., which promotes leadership and professional development for women in the field during every stage of their careers. She also serves as publisher and chief revenue officer of WIRED and Ars Technica.
NYWICI, with more than 2,000 members, is the largest professional organization for women in the field that causes much of the buzz in Manhattan and beyond.
“What we promote is the small business,” Kelleher said. “We have a lot of women who have broken out on their own.”
Kelleher’s organization has a scholarship fund as well, and two of its previous beneficiaries, Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt, are also 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2016.
“They are the future,” Kelleher said.
Rachel Moran is the founder and executive director of SPACE International (Survivors of Prostitution-Abuse Calling for Enlightenment), an organization committed to educating the public, raising awareness and influencing political change surrounding issues related to prostitution.
“This is a fight that will span several lifetimes,” Moran said, “but that’s not any excuse for us not to weigh in.”
Tuesday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Enrich Women’s Economics
Dr. Thelma Awori is the founding chair and president emeritus of the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund. Awori first played a significant role in organizing the market women of Liberia and now the market women from five West African countries.
“Market women are a category whose power needs to be made more visible,” Dr. Awori explained. “Our leaders need to recognize them as a powerful economic force.”
Sema Başol is the co-founder of the Turkish Women’s Initiative, based in California, and Change Leaders Association, its sister organization in Turkey. The organization’s signature Sparks program is an eight-month learning and leadership experience for young Turkish women who are the first in their families to go to college.
“It’s amazing how much they learn about themselves,” Başol said, “and what it means being a woman in a country like Turkey.”
Jill S. Tietjen is the CEO of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the woman who engineered a personal strategy to encourage women and technology: nominate them for awards! Tietjen said she gains enormous satisfaction from seeing to it that other women receive awards.
“I want other people to say, ‘OK, this is something we can do. It’s something we should do. It’s something that needs to be done, and we can do it, too,'” she said.
Wednesday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Prepare Teens for Next Level
Jennilyn Doherty is co-founder, along with her husband Jason, of Daraja Academy in Nanyuki, Kenya. Begun in 2009, the academy is a secondary boarding school for 110 girls living in material poverty. She now envisions opening schools elsewhere in Africa – possibly in Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan.
“If we had all the money in the world, we could do it tomorrow,” she said. “But for now, it’s all about slow, sustainable growth.”
Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt are co-founders of She’s the First, a nonprofit dedicated to giving scholarships to female elementary and secondary school students in low-income countries aiming to be the first in her family to graduate from high school.
The two met as recipients of the New York Women in Communications, Inc. Foundation scholarships. She’s the First connects its scholars with each other, hosting Facebook chats on current events and girls’ education.
“She’s the First is taking what was once viewed as a charitable cause or model,” Tibbetts said, “and really making it a collaborative one.”
Wednesday: Meet Three Powerhouses Who Rise Up for the Marginalized
Jennicet Gutiérrez is the founder and national coordinator of Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, an organization that educates the public and advocates for trans immigrants. She entered the United States without a visa at age 15 and graduated from University of California at Davis. She received her visa last year. As part of her work, she meets one-on-one with detained trans immigrants who endure sexual and emotional violence in the detention centers.
“I can’t tolerate this type of abuse,” she said. “We shouldn’t allow our sisters to go through this pain.”
Stephanie Ortoleva, with degenerative low vision, is the founder and president of Women Enabled International, based in Washington, D.C. She and her staff work to advocate for the human rights of women and girls, especially those with disabilities.
Ortoleva is credited with bringing attention and resources to women’s and disability rights, but she emphatically reminds others she is not alone. “There are many wonderful women who are activists with disabilities, and I wish all of my sisters would get powerful attention,” she said.
Dr. Danielle Sheypuk, a licensed clinical psychologist, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at age 2. The disorder has limited her mobility for 34 years but not her spunk. The former Ms. Wheelchair New York, Danielle Sheypuk is becoming the face and a voice for disabled women in news media by “walking” fashion show runways. She also spearheads Girls Forward, a Teen Voices at Women’s eNews collaborative to promote storytelling among disabled youth.
“The more I appear in media as glamorous, educated and sexy,” she said, “that’s a role model for women and girls to look up to. That’s the role model I wish I had.”
Executive Officer, Founder
Rita Henley Jensen is founder of Women’s eNews. A former senior writer for the National Law Journal and columnist for The New York Times Syndicate, Rita Henley Jensen has more than 30 years of experience in journalism and an armload of awards, including the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Alumni award, the Hunter College Presidential Grant for Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching, the Alicia Patterson fellowship, and the Lloyd P. Burns Public Service prize. Jensen is also a survivor of domestic violence and a former welfare mother who earned degrees from Ohio State University and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She is the grandmother of four, two granddaughters and two grandsons.
Ed Brophy was born on December 30th ,1956 in Canastota ,New York ,the same year Canastota’s Carmen Basilio lost and regained the world welterweight championship bouts with johnny Saxton .
As a Teenager his next door neighbor was Canastota’s welterweight champion Billy Backus.It seems that Brophy was destined to have a life in the “sweet Science.”
And that’s exactly what happened from his youth ,where he worked odd jobs to make enough money to purchase The Ring Magazine and other boxing books,a love and passion for the support of boxing was born that would last a lifetime .Thorough the years he has explored all aspects of the sport-amateur boxer, trainer, manager, promoter, and historian .
One of the pivotal moments in his life came on March 8,1971 when the 15-year old sat by the radio listening to the round –by round report of “The Fight of The Century “ between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden.
In 1994 Brophy was named Executive Director of the newly formed International Boxing Hall of Fame.Under the leadership the Hall of Fame opened 1n 1990.The annual Induction Weekend is now held each June to honor those who have excelled and also serves as a reunion for members of the worldwide boxing community.
Over the next 26 years the Hall of Fame has seen an addition to the Museum and the construction of an on-site event pavilion to host special events and display the ever growing collection of boxing memorabilia including the famous MSG ring that was donated to the Hall in 2007.
Through the collective efforts of Brophy and a team of volunteers ,Canastota has become a second hometown to the legends of pugilism. The Sport of Boxing has a permanent home and Canastota is proud to be “The Showplace of Boxing.”
International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director Ed Brophy, was inducted into The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame , for his Contribution to Boxing, See his exclusive interview right here in our World Liberty TV, Boxing Channel.
Jean Shafiroff is an American philanthropist and socialite. She lives in Manhattan, in New York City, and in Southampton, New York. Shafiroff serves on philanthropic boards in New York City and Southampton.
Shafiroff has been a trustee of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS) since 1992, and served as a board member of the Youth Counseling League, a division of JBFCS, from 1998 to 2009. She has served as co-chair of Southampton Bath & Tennis Club Charitable Foundation since 2005, and as a member of the board of directors from 2001 to 2004.
Shafiroff is also a board member of Lighthouse International since 2009. She joined the board of Couture Council, which supports the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), in 2010. In April 2012, Shafiroff was appointed to the board of the French Heritage Society. Later that year, she joined the board of the New York Women’s Foundation after having hosted the foundation’s annual luncheon fundraiser the previous four years. She is an honorary board member of the Southampton Animal Shelter.
Shafiroff is known for “her leadership in raising money for the Southampton Hospital.” She chaired the hospital’s annual summer gala fundraiser for the years 2010–2011 and 2013. Shafiroff has chaired other galas and fundraisers, including the Bicentennial Gala of the NY Mission Society,the Solar One Gala,and the New York City American Cancer Society Gala three times. Shafiroff has also organized and hosted high-profile luncheons for charitable organizations.
She married Martin D. Shafiroff, managing director at Barclays, in 1982. They have two adult children, Jacqueline and Elizabeth.
World Liberty TV ,Team was on hand at The Successful Philanthropy ,How to make a life by what you give ,Book Debut Cocktail Reception By Jean Shafiroff and introduction by Georgina Bloomberg.., See Exclusive interview with Mrs Shafiroff in our World Liberty TV ,Book Review Channels ,See what She had to say about her book and why she Wrote it.
The Book The Successful Philanthropy ,How to make a life by what you give, can be bought on Amazon , Kindle Version and hard Copy and is published by Hatherleigh.
TechStyle NYC l opened its doors at noon to an all-day, influencer-only event, sure to surprise and spoil simultaneously. A brand showcase come beauty bonanza, the experiential endeavor encourages attendees to peruse and play dress-up; vacation into the virtual and dive in glam first to all the experience has to offer. From 3D designed nail jewelry to 3D printed sunglasses, on-demand coiffing services, cocktails and more, there will be plenty of activities to Instagram about!
In its 5th incarnation, TechStyle NYC will emerge in a 3,900 square foot, fashion-week friendly venue atset suitably between Skylight Clarkson Square and Milk Studios. Brought to us by Fashion-Tech Fusionist, Janine Just, the three-year-old initiative has ever served as a meet and greet for media and those brands reflecting the New, Now and Next in the fashion, beauty, tech and lifestyle genres. With May’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala theme revealed “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”, the TechStyle NYC event series has experienced a plethora of new interest.
“We as people are innately empowered by the ideas of ‘accessibility’ and ‘possibility’,” explains Just. These new technologies are not about what we will be doing in 20 years, but what is going to enhance our everyday lives today and tomorrow. TechStyle NYC creates this platform highlighting the elegant and extraordinary -inspiring awe and excitement!”
Monster Cable Products, Inc. was founded in 1979 by Noel Lee®, who was a laser-fusion design engineer™ at Lawrence-Livermore Laboratory™. From this discovery, he developed as well as an audiophile and professional drummer. Lee® discovered that wires of different constructions produced varying degrees of audio performance high performance speaker cable, named it Monster Cable, and literally created an industry. The invention of Monster Cable created a new product category that revolutionized® the audio market. Prior to Monster Cable, most stereo systems were wired with ordinary “zip-cord,” the same cable used for electrical household and lamp wire. Their inferior construction and cheap materials restricts power, dynamic range and clarity in the lows, mids, and highs.
Lee chose the name “Monster” because it sounded strong and powerful. It became an immediate hit with consumers. In fact, the name Monster Cable is so synonymous with high quality and high performance, customers often assume that any cable they purchase in reputable stores would be Monster even though there are other cable brands.
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Monster is now the world’s leading manufacturer of high performance cables that connect audio/video components for home, car and professional use as well as computers and computer games. Monster Cable is an indispensable component for music lovers, audiophiles, recording studios, sound professionals, musicians, custom-installers and home theatre enthusiasts. Monster’s audio cables increase the clarity, dynamics and power of the audio signals that travel through them. Monster video cables deliver the sharpest, clearest picture possible with naturally vivid color from traditional and digital television, projectors, home theatre and satellite systems. Monster Game products lets enthusiasts enjoy the ultimate gaming experience by maximizing sound and video quality of a gaming system. Monster Power, a division of Monster Cable, delivers cleaner AC power to A/V components and computer products and high joule surge protection for maximum performance.
Monster’s New Product Development division draws upon years of audio design and critical listening experience, to create the innovative, high performance cables and accessories that make Monster the leader in the industry. Already holding over 500 US and international patents and 100 patents pending worldwide, Monster is continually striving to discover and develop new, advanced technologies and designs to meet the needs of the ever-advancing consumer electronics industry. Monster offers over 5000 products and is sold in over 160 countries worldwide.
Monster is also a leader in the local community and prides itself in the work it does to help those who are in less than fortunate circumstances. See what Monster does to care for our community.
World Liberty TV, was on hand at the Monster Press Conference and The Monster Concert at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas Healing the World a tribute to Michael Jackson, watch it right here in our World Liberty TV.
Fitbit Inc. is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded and managed by James Park and Eric Friedman, the company is known for its products of the same name, which are activity trackers, wireless-enabled wearable technology devices that measure data such as the number of steps walked, quality of sleep, steps climbed, and other personal metrics. The first of these was the Fitbit Tracker.
On May 7, 2015, Fitbit announced it had filed for IPO with a NYSE listing. The IPO was filed for $358 million. The company’s stock began trading with the symbol “FIT” on June 18, 2015.
World Liberty TV, Technology Team attended the FIT Press Conference During CES 2016, see some of the new Products that FitBit Debuted during its Press Conference and hear from the CEO and management of Fitbit right here in our World Liberty TV, Technology Channel .
Keynotes from the Leaders of FitBit, NBCUniversal, Samsung and YouTube Plus Tech Policy Sessions and Best of CES Awards Highlight Day Two and Three of CES 2016
Las Vegas, NV – 01/09/2016 – Dynamic keynotes from the top executives at FitBit, NBCUniversal, Samsung and YouTube, along with tech policy sessions and top product awards rounded out Day Two and Three of CES® 2016. The future of technology innovation stood center stage this week, with more than 3,600 companies launching products across more than 2.4 million net square feet of exhibits – the largest show floor in CES history. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, CES 2016, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, concludes today in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The annual Leaders in Technology (LIT) Dinner took place Thursday evening, honoring the policymakers and technologists that are instrumental in furthering tech innovation. Honored guests and speakers included Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Emmanuel Macron, who noted that France brought a delegation of 190 entrepreneurs and 127 startups to CES 2016, calling them “the face of France.”
Fitbit CEO and Co-Founder James Park delivered the evening’s keynote address as a discussion with CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. Now a global brand providing fitness solutions to consumers around the world, Park noted how far Fitbit and fitness tech have come. “We essentially had to create the health and fitness category in 2009,” said Park. “I remember talking to Best Buy, and they didn’t even have a section to display it.” Fitbit unveiled its Fitbit Blaze at CES Press Day on Tuesday. The smart fitness watch creates a digital health platform – hardware and software – to help people reach their health goals. “People really want to work for a company that is mission-oriented,” Park noted. “And they want to work for a company that has profound benefits in society.”
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Marv Albert is an American sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as “the voice of basketball”. From 1967–2004, he was also known as “the voice of the New York Knicks”.
Albert has called the play-by-play of six Super Bowls, NBA Finals, and seven Stanley Cup Finals. He has also called the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for TNT with Jim Courier and Mary Carillo. He also worked as a co-host and reporter for two World Series (1986 and 1988).
Albert currently works for Turner Sports and CBS Sports. He serves as lead announcer for NBA games on TNT, has formerly called regional NFL games on CBS, and also calls NCAA tournament action for CBS and Turner.
For 37 years beginning in 1967, Albert was the voice of the New York Knicks on radio and television (getting his start by being a ball boy for the Knicks before getting his first break on New York radio by sportscaster Marty Glickman) before being let go by James L. Dolan, the chairman of the MSG Network and Cablevision, after Albert criticized the Knicks’ poor play on-air in 2004. His son Kenny Albert has been a part-time play-by-play announcer for the Knicks since 2009, whenever the older Albert’s successor Mike Breen (whom he later followed on the NBA on NBC broadcasts and now works on ESPN and ABC aside from his role at MSG) is unavailable.
Albert has gained credibility and popularity among younger television viewers during his 126 [8] guest appearances on David Letterman’s late night talk shows for NBC and CBS. Each time Albert appears, he brings with him a group of clips featuring sports bloopers and outstanding plays, which he narrates and dubs the “Albert Achievement Awards”. The music accompanying the bloopers is “12th Street Rag”.
Albert was placed as number 14 on David J. Halberstam’s list of Top 50 All Time Network Television Sports Announcers on Yahoo! Sports.
In 1992, he appeared as himself on Roger Waters’ rock album Amused to Death, giving a mock commentary on the destruction of an oil rig on the song “Perfect Sense, Part II”.
An “Albert Achievement Awards” video was released in 1993. It featured cameos by Mike Fratello, Ahmad Rashad, Charles Barkley, David Letterman, O.J. Simpson, Bob Costas, and Tom Brokaw.
Albert became the first guest commentator in MTV’s Celebrity Death Match cartoon series. He appeared in the 1998 pilot episode before being replaced with Stacey Cornbred.
Albert was briefly mentioned in the 2006 film Grandma’s Boy.
Albert also appeared as a special guest on The Simpsons, in the Season 20 episode “The Burns and the Bees” in 2008.
Albert’s voice is imitated in the popular video game NBA Jam. The announcer was modeled on Albert although there is no mention of Albert in the game and was actually voiced by Tim Kitzrow.
Cable ACE Award – six times.
Curt Gowdy Media Award – awarded by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1994.
American Sportscasters Association Sportscaster of the Year (Play-by-Play) – 1996. Other honorees included Sportscaster of the Year (Studio Host) Chris Berman, Hall of Fame inductee Jack Whitaker, Sports Legend Joe Frazier and Honorary Sportscaster Dr. Henry Kissinger.
Emmy Award – for national sports: five times; for New York: three times.
Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame – inducted in 2006.
National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame – inducted in 1992.
New York State Sportscaster of the Year – twenty times.
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame – inducted in 2014.
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