Oprah Winfrey

Known as the most provocative talk show host in America, Oprah Winfrey is also one of the most influential cultural icons in America during the 1990's and early 21st century.

Her talk show named "The Oprah Winfrey Show", which was part of CBS Television Distribution repertoire of most favorite television programs, is the longest running television program in America. The show was started in 1986 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is a review of social issues materializing around America during the end of the 20th century and early 21st century and is appealing to temperamental members of society.

Born in 1954, Ms Winfrey was fortunate enough to rise from the poverty of rural Mississippi to become the first ever African American millionaire. Ms Winfrey often tells of her hardship during childhood as well as being a victim of crime. She started her career in broadcasting after relocating to Tennessee and gaining employment in radio.

But on a more warmhearted side, Ms Winfrey is also a philanthropist who has established a charity named "Oprah's Angel Network". She has donated to numerous causes including Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and education assistance to African American men.

In 2008, Ms Winfrey declared that she will not be continuing her talk show after 2011. Her last show was shown on May 25, 2011. Her retreat from American television will be sorely felt by those who depend on her as a channel to express their anger and frustration to the whole world.

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UNICEF - Ann M. Veneman

Ann M. Veneman biography

Ann M. Veneman became UNICEF's fifth Executive Director on 1 May 2005. Appointed by the United Nations Secretary General, the Executive Director works on behalf of the United Nations children's agency to help children around the world survive and thrive by advocating for and protecting their rights.

The Madison Square Garden

The Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous landmarks in the city of New York and was built in the year 1968. 

The multipurpose indoor arena is home to the New York Rangers as well as other sporting teams like the New York Knicks. It is also a venue for musical concerts, boxing matches and WWE wrestling events. The arena is also featured in many television programs and movie films.

The Madison Square Garden has about 20,000 seats arranged in 6 levels.

The arena is currently under a series of renovations. It is currently in the second phase of renovation costing $850 million.

The $776 million Madison Square Garden is operated by the Madison Square Garden Inc. It is located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Manhattan.

The Empire State Building

The Empire State Building was built in 1930 and is one of the best known landmarks in the city of New York. The 102-story building was the tallest building in the city from 1930 to 1970, when it was replaced by the World Trade Center.

It is now the 15th tallest building in the world and is the third in America. It was named after the nickname "Empire State" that the state of New York was given in the early 20th century.

One of the most interesting events to take place in the building is the annual Empire State Building Run-Up where runners race up the steps of the building to the 86th floor observation deck. It is also used as a media broadcast station for a few of the city's radio stations.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour

This week marks another episode in the final chapters of the 30 year history of NASA's space shuttle fleet with the launching of the space shuttle Endeavour on its' final mission into space. The launching was done at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Endeavour is one of the two remaining space shuttles in operation with NASA the other being Atlantis. Throughout the history of the space shuttle fleet, there have been 5 shuttles that were in operation and 135 missions into space.

Some of the most interesting missions by the Endeavour are the first ever rendevous between Russian and American astronauts on the MIR space station as well as numerous missions to the International Space Station.

The crew of mission STS-134 is headed by mission commander Mark E. Kelly with 5 team members.