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CNET Magazine, the quarterly publication from the world's leading source of technology news and reviews, brings the Force to readers around the country with the magic of this holiday season's tech.

TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and PBS are thrilled to announce the first ever TED TALKS LIVE, a six?night speaker event featuring TED Talks, short films and performances at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) in New York's famed Theater District.

The series will explore the rich and vast milieu of the tumultuous and often poetically tragic segregated south through its colorful characters, rich cultural and political history and southern gothic settings

TEDxDetroit announced today that Detroit's Fox Theatre will serve as the official venue for its 2015 ideas, innovation and inspiration conference, to be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. TEDxDetroit will host nearly 4,000 local entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, musicians and artists who move their industries forward.

Starkey Hearing Foundation hosted a special For Your Consideration EMMY reception and screening of OPERATION CHANGE Thursday, April 23rd at Zanuck Theatre at FOX Studios with special guest appearances by Sir Elton John, David Furnish

Some of the biggest names in music have paid tribute to Sony/ATV Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Martin Bandier in an amusing video at this year's Pre GRAMMY Gala.

Today marks a milestone in the history of the Virgin brand with Virgin Hotels opening the doors to its first property, Virgin Hotels Chicago. The new hotel brand will join a stellar portfolio of hospitality companies led by Virgin Group and its founder Sir Richard Branson, and offer the same excitement, heartfelt service and smart innovation that Virgin is known for.

Electronic Music takes to the skies - at 35,000 feet - this month as Bridges For Music and Virgin Produced announce a new partnership to raise awareness for the lack of music resources in developing countries

Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, announces the launch of The Know a hotel preference program. Members of the program will receive personalized service and recognition, and be the first in "the know" about what is happening with Virgin Hotels and its partners.

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Virgin America, the low-fare, upscale airline, today celebrates the launch of its new nonstop flights from Dallas Love Field (DAL) with a special inaugural flight, the unveiling of its new Dallas home and some Texas-sized deals for travelers. As of today, Virgin America launches three daily nonstop flights from DAL to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and starting on October 28 th, four daily nonstop flights from DAL to New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA). With a loyal following of business travelers, the airline recently announced plans to add a fourth daily trip from DAL to DCA, SFO and LAX as of April 2015. The airline will be the only carrier at Love Field to offer three classes of service in these markets including a First Class cabin and a Main Cabin Select premium economy service as well as fleetwide WiFi, power outlets at every seat, a full-service food menu, confirmed seating and personal seatback entertainment for every guest. The airline today unveils its unique Love Field gate space and a FirstClassVIP check-in lounge that mirrors the sleek look and feel of the carrier's aircraft cabins and is the only dedicatedVIP check-in area of its kind at Love Field.

Virgin America, the California-based airline known for its upscale service and low fares, is celebrating its seventh anniversary and seventh straight year as the Top Domestic Airline in Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards with help from the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee who named August 8, 2014 Virgin America Day. As a thank you to its loyal flyers, Virgin America launched a network-wide fare sale with Main Cabin fares as low as $47*. Tickets are on sale now atwww.virginamerica.comand 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN (1.877.359.8474)** and must be purchased by 11:59 PM Central Time on August 7, 2014.

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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air the 10-part documentary series 'Operation Change' premiering tonight, June 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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NEW YORK, NY - Silicon Valley-based South African venture capitalist Julian Pencilliah is a featured author with his Amazon top-selling self-help book, 'The Jetstream of Success,' (www.thejetstreamofsuccess.com) along with four further titles at Book Expo America 2014.

SANTA CLARA, CA - A new book from world-traveling venture capitalist Julian Pencilliah, 'The Jetstream of Success,' (www.thejetstreamofsuccess.com) reviews how to develop the attributes of the intellectual maverick.

Richard Branson, a world-renowned businessman and multi-billionaire, announced in an interview this week that his latest project, Virgin Galactic, will very likely be ready to send up tourists into space by this fall. Making commercial space flights a reality has been Branson's dream for many years. After more than 10 years it looks like this dream will now come true in September. So far, nearly 700 eager space travellers have bought a ticket for $250,000, excited to get on a rocket soon. Branson himself is planning on being a passenger on the first flight into space, which will launch from Spaceport America in the US state of New Mexico, a spaceport built in the dessert, 30 miles away from the nearest town. And he is clearly excited about it: "It's the beginning of a whole new era in space travel," says Branson.

ATLANTA and LONDON, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Virgin Atlantic Airways today mark another major step forward in their partnership as Delta relocates some of its key services to join Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow Terminal 3. The move comes as both airlines start flying their new and aligned summer schedules that offer customers more choice and flexibility while reducing onward transit times.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air the 10-part documentary series 'Operation Change' premiering on Monday, June 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.