She served as Poet Laureate of the
United States from 1993 to 1995, the youngest person and first African
American to hold the post.
Anderson Cooper , 38, wins the Common Wealth Award for Mass Communications. The project will
be supported by a series of high profile events and a comprehensive
media campaign and book tour.

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Queen Noor of Jordan, a leading voice for global peace-building,
human rights and conflict recovery issues, for Public Service;
- Mike Nichols, a brilliant and influential director of stage and screen,
for Dramatic Arts;
- Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and two-term Poet Laureate of
the United States, for Literature;
- Anderson Cooper, leading broadcast journalist and CNN news anchor of
Anderson Cooper 360, for Mass Communications.
The final selection of the honorees is the decision of the Executory of
the Common Wealth Trust. Glenn is
an American hero, esteemed for a remarkable lifetime dedicated to military
aviation, space exploration and service to his country. His Broadway directing credits include hits such as Barefoot in
the Park, The Odd Couple and Plaza Suite. To be officially launched in Spring 2006, Imagining
Ourselves will feature a published anthology; a virtual exhibit with
multilingual, interactive options; and educational curricula and
materials targeted to high schools and universities.

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M. She
has leadership roles with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the
Landmine Survivors Network.
"Your perspective seems to be from such a different place - perhaps from
the stars or from the Moon or from Mars?? I know you're a writer, but even
so: I was just astonished at your insights.

UN Invites International Museum of Women to Preview Imagining Ourselves: Global Voices from a New Generation of Women

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At the United Nations, Imagining Ourselves will be presented as an
exhibition of 8 four-color panels containing artwork and written
dialogue, along with an interactive multi-media kiosk that previews
the project.org

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, Five leaders and achievers in
the arts and public service will be honored tonight with the 27th annual
Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service . PNC Bank, Delaware has been trustee and administrator
for the Common Wealth Awards since their inception .

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newscom. Among the past winners are 11
Nobel laureates, including human rights leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former
statesman Henry Kissinger and author Toni Morrison.
Nichols has been one of the foremost directors of stage and screen for more
than 30 years.

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49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

SAN FRANCISCO ----

Exhibition to Be Featured at the 49th Session of the UN Commission
on the Status of Women

The International Museum of Women, a world-class cultural and
educational institution dedicated to valuing the lives of women around
the world, will preview its new project Imagining Ourselves at the
upcoming 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in
New York, February 28 through March 11, 2005. The two-week session,
open to UN member states and observers , and representatives of
accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs), will conduct the
10 -year review and appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action
(Beijing + 10) and commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the First
UN World Conference on Women held in Mexico in 1975.imow.

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To read more please click on the author's INTERVIEW
http://www.municipio-partnership. Imagining Ourselves will reach out to a new generation of
women -- the one billion women between the ages of 20 and 30. For more information about the International
Museum of Women, please visit www.

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Hayes served on the board of directors of PNC Bank, Delaware's predecessor
banks from 1943 to 1965 . He is a decorated
veteran of the U. Nichols has directed standout movies
including, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, which earned him an
Oscar for Best Director, Carnal Knowledge and Silkwood.

New European Online Site Concentrates on Fresh View of America

His latest work is America: a text on America in 99 points.america-is.

For now, that's not much.

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Glenn Queen Noor Nichols Dove and Cooper Win 2006 Common Wealth Awards

These prestigious awards are
presented annually to people who have enriched and improved the world through
their exceptional lifetime achievements . LISBON, Portugal, A European online publisher
wants to widen European perceptions of America with the launch of a new
website America-is. It perceives the greatness of America all along in its
99 points."
Already the site is creating interest in the States.

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The Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service were first presented in
1979 by the Common Wealth Trust, created under the will of the late Ralph
Hayes, an influential business executive and philanthropist. (NYSE: PNC).
Mike Nichols, 74, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Dramatic Arts.

The results are a stunning compilation of
photography, audio files, painting, collage, poetry and essays , and
include submissions from Zadie Smith, Ani de Franco, Karenna
Gore-Schiff, Cathy Freeman, and Queen Rania of Jordan.

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S. Marine Corps where he served as a combat pilot in World
War II and the Korean War.
He has a Graduate degree in philosophy from University of Lisbon
(Universidade de Lisboa).
Imagining Ourselves is a global project of the International
Museum of Women, which will officially launch as a virtual exhibition
in 2006.

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"They are leaders,
innovators and artists who have used their special talents to make a
difference in our world.
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, 54, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award
for Public Service. Scheduled to open at Pier 26
in San Francisco in 2008, the International Museum of Women will be
the first institution to exhibit the global history of women, explore
contemporary gender issues, and through education, serve as a catalyst
for positive change.

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"The 2006 Common Wealth Award winners represent the spectrum of human
endeavors and the finest of human achievement," said Connie Bond Stuart,
chairman, president and CEO of PNC Bank, Delaware. Other winners include
former Secretary of State Colin Powell; children 's television icon, the late
Fred Rogers; Broadway choreographer Susan Stroman; primatologist Jane Goodall;
ocean explorer Robert Ballard; actress Meryl Streep and television journalist
Walter Cronkite. I can see why you deserved to win
the Jose Saramago Prize! Congratulations!"
Paulo Jose Miranda is a Portuguese writer and poet.com was born from a Paulo Jose Miranda
(http://www.
municipio partnership ink is an unparalleled media lab studio based in
Lisbon, Portugal, as an artist association, with partners in several parts of
the world.

About the International Museum of Women

The International Museum of Women is a world-class cultural and
educational institution that will drive a profound shift in thinking.

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Senator from Ohio. Her celebrated works include The Yellow House on
the Corner, Thomas and Beulah, which received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in
Poetry, On the Bus with Rosa Parks, and her latest poetry collection, American
Smooth.

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The awards also provide an incentive for people to
make future contributions to the world community. He made history as the first American astronaut to
orbit the Earth, and later, at 77 years old, as the oldest person to ever fly
in space.
Rita Dove, 53, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Literature. Dove is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of
Virginia.
He has two new novels coming out soon.

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"The Museum's hope for Imagining Ourselves is to create a
powerful, positive voice for women in their twenties and thirties in
every corner of the globe," said Paula Goldman, creative director.

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Winners of the 2006 Common Wealth Awards are:

- John Glenn, former U.

The honorees will receive a shared prize of $250,000 at the Common Wealth
Awards celebration held here at the DuPont Theatre.
With the 2006 presentation, the awards will have conferred more than
$3.5 million in prize money to 157 honorees of international renown. The
awards are funded by the Common Wealth Trust. PNC Bank, Delaware is a
member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Through the Common Wealth Awards, he sought to
recognize outstanding achievement in seven disciplines: dramatic arts,
literature, science and invention, mass communications , public service,
government, and sociology.
"The 2006 winners continue the tradition of excellence and leadership
symbolized by the Common Wealth Awards," said PNC's Stuart. Glenn further distinguished himself as an American political leader,
serving 24 years as the U.com that focuses only on America and American issues
across all subjects.
"It is as if we in Europe lack a US chromosome.
"Anyway, then I read your text, and it is something completely different
to anything I have ever heard any European say.
He won Fellowships from the Portuguese Ministry of Culture to write his
third novel and from Orient Foundation to live in Macau for three months and
write his fourth novel. These women in
early adulthood are genuinely poised to contribute vital leadership
around the world.

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(Photo: http://www. Senator, astronaut and heroic pioneer of
American space exploration, for Government;
- H. Queen Noor is internationally recognized for her tireless
efforts to address global peace-building, human rights and conflict recovery
issues.com/blog/
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John Glenn, 84, wins the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Government . Queen Noor chairs the King Hussein Foundation
dedicated to furthering her late husband's commitment to peace, cross-cultural
understanding and the advancement of democracy. Dove is
one of America 's leading and most honored contemporary poets, renowned for the
diversity and creative range of her work.
Miranda says: "In Europe, no matter what kind of education you have, when
the subject America is brought up, suddenly all intelligence vanishes from
the discourse. I have lived in
Europe , and every single European I know loves to say how much they hate
America, the Americans and the American culture and way of life; and from
people I consider extremely educated, intelligent, thoughtful , and
un-prejudiced.
His first poetry book won the Teixeira de Pascoaes Prize in 1997 and his
second novel won the first Jose Saramago Prize in 1999.
"We are extremely honored to be participating in this auspicious
occasion with an international project that brings young women to the
forefront in discussing their lives, the world they live in and the
world they are passionately working to create," said Elizabeth L.
Colton, Chair, International Museum of Women.
The Museum's editorial team, headed by Paula Goldman, spent the
past two years compiling visual, electronic and written work from
women worldwide. The
Museum is the single most important project of its kind for raising
the voices and status of women worldwide.

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Hayes conceived
the awards to reward and encourage the best of human performance worldwide. Before joining CNN, he was an ABC News correspondent. Cooper has
won several awards for his work, including a National Headliners Award for his
tsunami coverage and an Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC's coverage of
Princess Diana's funeral.

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S. As the host of CNN's Anderson
Cooper 360, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program, he is the leading
voice of a new generation of journalists.
He has published three poetry books, four novels and one theater play.com/
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The roster of past honorees reveals the caliber of talent and the global
scope of the honorees and their achievements . In
2005, Nichols earned his eighth lifetime Tony Award as director of the smash
musical, Spamalot .
Cooper is a rising star of broadcast news. He has anchored major breaking news
stories, most recently the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina along the
Gulf Coast. An American lady
commented:
"I did look at your link and I was really astonished.com
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For more than 25 years, she has devoted herself to initiatives
concerning women and children's welfare, education, the arts and culture,
community development, environmental protection, refugees and disarmament. His television credits
include the award-winning HBO productions of Wit and Angels in America.
http://www. Yet they are hindered in assuming leadership roles ,
by:

a lack of global visibility and legitimacy of young women's
leadership;

the inability of advocacy organizations to reach this group;

no place for international community among young women;

a lack of connection between and among this international
group .
"Our participation at the UN will help us engage with the
international community, share our vision for this project, and create
partnerships to bring this project to the widest possible audience of
young women. The Museum is seeking partner
organizations around the world to help bring young women in local and
remote communities into this global dialogue.

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Five world-renowned achievers honored for their contributions to society

WILMINGTON, Del.america-is.
Its mission is to value the lives of women around the world.

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We applaud these remarkable individuals for their
accomplishments , and we honor Ralph Hayes for the inspired legacy he created
in the Common Wealth Awards.
The first text `America' is the latest work of Portuguese writer and poet
Paulo Jose Miranda and is written in 99 points ranging from one liners to
fuller explanations. The text America is
completely different.municipio-partnership. The
project was started in 2003 with an international call for artistic
submissions from young women to answer the question, "What defines
your generation?" Approximately 300 entries have been selected from
the more than 3000 responses received from 105 countries.