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White House Great Outdoors Report Supports Outdoor Time for Families and Kids

August 11, 2012     No comments


Washington DC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 16, 2011

The Outdoors Alliance for Kids commends President Barack Obama for highlighting the importance of reconnecting children, youth and families with nature in the America?s Great Outdoors report released today.

More than 100,000 Americans provided input into this report, both online and in person at more than 50 general and youth listening sessions across the country last summer and fall. Their collective messages are reflected in the report.

The report recommends increasing Department of the Interior investments in the Youth in the Great Outdoors initiative to employ, educate and engage young people from all backgrounds. This includes supporting the ?Trail to Every Classroom? professional development program for teachers, partnering with communities to improve recreational opportunities and investing in urban parks to provide outdoor opportunities where most Americans live.

The report shines a spotlight on key barriers to Americans spending more time outdoors, including lack of access, safety, and transportation issues, especially for youth from disadvantaged communities. It also highlights key benefits like the 6.5 million jobs created every year from outdoor activities as well as the health benefits of spending active time outdoors.

?To reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in this country, we must make sure that all children have access to safe outdoor places where they can be physically active?especially children who live in low income neighborhoods, communities of color, and children who live in geographically isolated areas. To safeguard the future of our kids and the health of our nation we must reclaim our surroundings and the enjoyment they can provide. Programs and policies in America?s Great Outdoors call for just this,? said Joe Thompson, MD, MPH, director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity.

?Increasing the number of safe and accessible green spaces is critical to reconnecting families with nature, especially those in low-income communities who already face numerous health challenges,? said Neil Nicoll, president and CEO of the YMCA of the USA. ?The report acknowledges the need to provide community-based green spaces that are safe and accessible.?

The conditions are right for making lasting changes in the ways children, youth and families relate to nature. In June 2010, first lady Michelle Obama unveiled Let?s Move Outside!, which expands upon the first lady?s initiative to solve childhood obesity within a generation by providing resources for families to get active in nature.

In November 2010, Congressman Ron Kind (D ? WI) introduced the Moving Outdoors in Nature Act to support federal, state and local strategies that connect children with the natural world. In addition to helping reduce the incidence of obesity, outdoor play can reduce nearsightedness, vitamin D deficiency, stress, and the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorders in children.

?By making outdoor time a national priority, we are taking a much-needed step ? out the door ? to healthier, happier kids,? said Larry Schweiger, President of the National Wildlife Federation. ?The nature of childhood has changed, and there?s not much nature in it. This report provides a blueprint for reversing this alarming trend.?

The Outdoors Alliance for Kids will work with the Administration and the Congress to implement the recommendations of the America?s Great Outdoors report.

About the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK): OAK is a national strategic partnership of organizations from diverse sectors with the common interest in expanding the number and quality of opportunities for children, youth and families to connect with the outdoors. The members of OAK are brought together by the belief that the well-being of current and future generations, the health of our planet, communities and the economy depend on humans having a personal, direct and lifelong relationship with nature and the outdoors.

OAK?s steering committee brings together the Children & Nature Network, Izaak Walton League of America, National Association of State Park Directors, National Recreation and Park Association, National Wildlife Federation, The Outdoor Foundation, REI, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Sierra Club, and the YMCA of the USA, collectively representing more than 30 million members and supporters, to address the growing divide between children and families and the natural world.

Learn more at http://www.OutdoorsAllianceForKids.org.

Media Contact: Mary Burnette, National Wildlife Federation, Burnette(at)nwf(dot)org, 703-438-6097

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Entertainment Industries Council Teams with Leading Organizations for Science, Engineering and Technology Forum Featuring White House Office of Science Technology Policy

August 11, 2012     No comments


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2012

The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), through its Entertainment & Media Communications Institute, partnered with a dozen of the preeminent entertainment industry organizations and the White House Office of Science Technology Policy for a day-long series of events dedicated to increasing interest in careers in and understanding of the importance of science, engineering and technology. Partner organizations were The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors, The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), Film Independent, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), International 3D Society, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), SAG-AFTRA, Visual Effects Society (VES), and Women In Film (WIF).

These events were produced in collaboration with The Boeing Company and are a part of Ready on the S.E.T. and?Action!, EIC?s continuing initiative to mobilize the entertainment industry and encourage the creative community and media to portray the science, engineering and technology fields in ways that are exciting and less stereotypical. Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, served as the keynote for both events.

?Inspiring girls and boys to excel in science and engineering is critical to creating solutions to the greatest challenges facing our society. That?s why President Obama has made it a priority to engage more students in science, technology, engineering, and math education,? said Kalil. ?The entertainment industry has the talent, creativity, and reach to help achieve this goal. I commend industry groups that are taking steps to respond to the President?s call to action and I challenge others to do the same.?

?The entertainment industry is in a strategic position to enhance our workforce development and shift public attitudes in a way that creates a behavioral movement to support education and all businesses and industries utilizing science, engineering and technology,? said Brian Dyak, President and CEO of EIC. ?We are working to define how many engineers or technologists we have engaged in our industry; we cannot fathom how many we will need in the future to keep our content fresh and delivery systems on the cutting edge. It is imperative that we utilize our great influence to raise the public consciousness and get more young people as invested in the future of science, engineering and technology as possible. It?s not only for the sake of powerful entertainment and epic special effects, but also for the future of our economy and national preparedness.?

The forum encouraged fictional and non fiction TV programming creators, movie makers and others in entertainment to make this a priority in storytelling that supports education, workplace training, and inspires our nation’s next generation of scientists, engineers, technologists to enhance U.S. competitiveness and make the world a better place.

?Changing negative depictions of scientists and engineers and promoting more positive and accurate views of these professions is one way to get students to think of high-tech careers as cool and fulfilling,? said Rick Stephens, senior vice president of Human Resources and Administration for The Boeing Company. ?The entertainment industry has enormous power to influence people’s attitudes and through accurate storytelling and debunking stereotypes, more young people will become interested in technology-related fields at an earlier age and see these careers as alluring.?

Additional speakers who presented unique and intriguing anecdotes of science, engineering and technology to writers, producers, directors, actors and creative executives during the morning creators briefing included Dr. Jimmie Oxley, an expert on chemistry, explosives and pyrotechnics; Bill Scott, a flight test engineer and avionics expert; Nagin Cox, Mars Science Laboratory Flight Team, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab; and Mark Safarik, a former FBI forensic scientist and behavioral psychologist. EIC will make additional experts on virtually any and all areas of science, engineering and technology available free to members of the entertainment industry to inform and advise on their productions.

During the luncheon that followed, over a hundred delegates from the 12 partner organizations saw presentations from two panels. The first panel focused on women and girls in science, engineering and technology featuring 3D Producer Charlotte Huggins, Universal Creative producer Linda Danet, and Vice President of Post-Production Technology for Walt Disney Studios Digital Production Technology Annie Chang, who shared their inspiring personal stories and recommendations for inspiring the next generation. This panel was followed by a second one featuring Roberta Reardon, Co-President of SAG-AFTRA; Entertainment Executive/Producer Herman Rush; and 15-year old Molly Cinnamon, National Center for Women in Technology student honoree and teenage creator of animation and android app techniques. This panel discussed the status of workforce development, industry needs and how entertainers and creators can inspire more young people like Molly to dream big and achieve great heights in science, engineering and technology. Prior to the panels, participants saw a special taped Call to Action message from NCIS star Pauley Perrette. Chris Roe from the California STEM Learning Network set forth the basic problem the nation and the education system are facing.

The events will serve as the beginning of an industry-wide partnership to meet this challenge under the aegis of the Ready on the S.E.T. and? Action! initiative. In November, EIC will hold the 2nd Annual S.E.T. Awards to honor productions that portray science, engineering and technology and those in those fields in positive and non-stereotypical ways. The call for submissions to the S.E.T. Awards is open through August 31st.

For more information, go to http://www.eiconline.org/ReadyOnTheSet.

About Entertainment Industries Council

EIC, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by leaders of the entertainment industry to bring the power and influence of the industry to bear on communication about health and social issues. The organization is considered to be the chief pioneer of entertainment outreach and one of the premiere success stories in the field of entertainment education. EIC provides information resources for entertainment creators through innovative and time-proven services and methods of “encouraging the art of making a difference” from within the entertainment industry. EIC produces the simulcast national television special PRISM Awards Showcase which addresses accurate portrayals of prevention, treatment and recovery from drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and mental health concerns. The organization also produces the S.E.T Awards, honoring positive and non-stereotypical portrayals of science, engineering and technology.

EIC also addresses issues such as diabetes, ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, foster care, women’s health, firearm safety and injury prevention, sun safety and skin cancer prevention, human trafficking, terrorism and homeland security, eating disorders and obesity, seat belt use and traffic safety, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The organization has also launched an initiative to increase the public profile and interest in science, engineering and technology. EIC?s web site is http://www.eiconline.org. The PRISM Awards web site is http://www.prismawards.com.

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Octavia McBride-Ahebee Reads At The Kelly Writers House

July 13, 2012     No comments

(PRWEB) January 26, 2005

?I give you the curve of my back

contorted into C?s shape

supported by herring rods and cut vertebrate

in the crowded market

of masks and walking sticks

and in between my perusal of mud cloth and talking drums

I clearly hear the march of your tuna cans,

your prosthesis of thrown away tin,

your invention for moving through the world.

From The Flower of the Calabash,

Assuming Voices

It is not a grand leap for Octavia McBride-Ahebee, author of the poetry collection, Assuming Voices, to recognize a very personal link between herself and the West African, polio victim she hears moving through the Cocody Market in Abidjan as she shops. A Philadelphia native, McBride-Ahebee as a child had scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, and knows all too well the challenges of physical disabilities.

?The only difference between myself and the physically-challenged like the one I allude to in the Flower of the Calabash, is that I my parents had access to the best medical resources to restore my body, to empower it in other ways. That is all. In the absence of this kind of support and care,? said McBride-Ahebee,? the physically-challenged people that I encountered during my years in Cote d?Ivoire were incredibly inventive and bold in their desire not to be ignored, as societal traditions almost demanded that they be. I like that kind of brazenness and I was immediately attracted to it and inspired by it.?

McBride-Ahebee, a poet and fiction writer, who lived for nine years in Cote d?Ivoire, will read from Assuming Voices ,on Monday, January 31st,8:00 p.m., at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection of poetry is very much informed by McBride-Ahebee years not only in West Africa and in other parts as well.

In very simple, almost sparse language, McBride-Ahebee brings to the forefront difficult realities like a Rwandan woman killing her long-time friend and hair braider, with a machete. Here are a few lines from Against Myself.

?covered in the heads of corn flowers

in limbs of uprooted lemon grass

her eyes pushed closed from the weight of sunbeams

screamed we had been girls together

while I sung and swung amid the red hibiscus

hacking my friend whose belly was rounding itself with joy

whose fingers had not touched me at all

?Jesus!?

she pleaded with the calm of the spirit-filled

for Jesus.

In The Sweetness of Pineapples, McBride-Ahebee coldly, but with a quiet passion, gives voice to mother in a refugee camp watching her son play soccer. Here are a few lines.

?our son kicks the small head of a child

now but a roving skull

freed from breathing skin

a football pushed through the hanging air

by the shoeless toes of its peers

children carrying cholera and machete wounds

as they strike to make a goal

But Assuming Voices is also full of celebrations. While in Cote d?Ivoire , McBride-Ahebee worked as a teacher at The International Community School of Abidjan, where, before the outbreak of the recent civil war, more than 500 students attended, representing more than 70 nationalities.

?Oasis is such a special poem for me,? she said. ?This poem I wrote as part of an introduction to an Language Arts unit on poetry, for my fourth grade class (1999/2000) at I.C.S.A. I wanted my students to see poems as mysteries to be solved; that with careful attention and excitement, a lot could be reveled to them. Each morning I would give the whole class several stanzas I had written about individual students in the class and ask them to identify who these students were. Eventually, I captured each child in a few lines.?

?When trying to write about my students, I would include information about their home countries, maybe their hobbies or interests, something particular about them. After discovering who I had written about for that given day, my students would illustrate the stanza(s). Some absolutely lovely artwork was created,? McBride-Ahebee beams.

With this poetry project, she also wanted to show her students that she was a writer. When she requested, as a culminating project for this unit, that her students write their own poetry, she wanted them to see that she created something wonderful and so could they.

?I chose Oasis as the title,? she continues,? because of how I viewed I.C.S.A., which is an incredibly diverse body, which seeks as its goal to understand, appreciate and value the different members in its community. Unfortunately, this is not the case for Cote d?Ivoire and for many countries around the world, with ethnically diverse populations. I.C.S.A. is an oasis, a fertile, nurturing place amid a desert of misunderstanding and self-interest.?

In the poem, Oasis, which is dedicated to the students of this unique school, McBride-Ahebee endeavors to convey the layers of diversity that was the hallmark of I.C.S.A.

Writers Pattie McCarthy, JC Hallman, Ian Keenan and William Esposito will read as well. For more information call 215-573-WRIT.

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/calendar/0205.html


To learn more about McBride-Ahebee, visit her website at http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1j2qg/

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Lighthouse International Partners with Optelec for Low Vision Open House on September 22

July 03, 2012     No comments


New York, NY (PRWEB) September 15, 2011

Lighthouse International, the 106 year-old leading non-profit organization fighting vision loss, is hosting an open house in partnership with Optelec and their local Authorized Optelec Dealer C TECH at The Lighthouse Store in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free event is open to the public, and offers attendees an exclusive hands-on demonstration of Optelec?s latest low vision technology for those impacted by vision loss or diagnosed with retinal eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.

Optelec, a world leader in innovative and life-changing assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired, offers optical aids that enable users with low vision to improve their quality of life, independence and mobility. Ranging from portable and desktop electronic video magnifiers, to scanning devices that will read text out loud, Optelec?s simple and effective low vision solutions help users to read, write, view photos and enjoy hobbies.

?We?ve had a strong partnership with Optelec over the years and can always rely on their latest innovations in low vision assistive technology that are advanced, yet easy to use for our patients,? stated Cathy Czeto, Manager, Lighthouse Store & Dispensary. ?This open house allows us to invite the public, our customers, and hopefully new community members who may not know about these types of optical aids available to them.?

The low vision open house is a free event and everyone is encouraged to bring family, friends and other community members. Attendees can call 212-821-9384 to RSVP and enter to win a free Optelec Compact+ portable video magnifier from Optelec and C TECH. In addition, walk-ins are encouraged and the event will include in-store discounts, light refreshments, and more.

The Lighthouse Store is located at 110 East 60th Street, New York City, N.Y. All proceeds support Lighthouse International?s non-profit mission of fighting vision loss. Due to an increase in the number of aging baby boomers and the growing prevalence of eye diseases, some 61 million Americans are at high risk of serious vision loss.

For more information, visit http://www.lighthouse.org and http://www.optelec.com.

About Lighthouse International

Founded in 1905, Lighthouse International is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to fighting vision loss through prevention, treatment and empowerment. It achieves this through clinical and rehabilitation services, education, research and advocacy. For more information about vision loss and its causes, contact Lighthouse International at 800-829-0500 or visit http://www.lighthouse.org.

About Optelec

Optelec provides innovative and life changing assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired, reaching out with simple and effective solutions for home, school, work and on the go. Founded in 1985, Optelec continues to be the global front-runner with a multi-tier distribution in more than 60 counties, including dedicated subsidiary sales offices in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and United Kingdom. Optelec U.S. Inc. offers a family of brands including Optelec, ShopLowVision.com, LowVision.com and VisionZone to link the needs of the end-user, professionals and community. Follow @Optelec on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. For more information or products and availability, call 800-826-4200 or visit http://www.optelec.com. Life is worth enjoying!

MEDIA CONTACT

Optelec – Courtney Berg

Tel: 760-650-5502, Email: cberg(at)optelec(dot)com

Lighthouse International – Leslie Gottlieb

Tel: 212-821-9760, Email: lgottlieb(at)lighthouse(dot)org

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Pregnancy Safety: 5 Tips on House Cleaning Products to Avoid & What to Replace Them With

July 01, 2012     No comments


St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) June 20, 2012

The ?nesting? phase of pregnancy happens to every mom. That mad rush to get everything cleaned and organized can be taken to a new level by paying special attention to ensuring that during this process neither mom nor baby are affected by fumes, direct toxins, or residue that is created by using common cleaning products. Better Life Maids founder Angela Ricketts provides tips on 5 common types of house cleaning products to avoid for expectant mothers, and safe alternatives they can choose.

“I started Better Life Maids because I was concerned about the safety of my family. I remember baby proofing my home thinking I hope that she never gets into that cabinet, or this closet. Having children really changes your perspective, and it led me to search out safer ways to clean my home. Eventually I found the Better Life line of all natural cleaning products.” said Angela Ricketts. She goes on to explain that the entire line of Better Life cleaning products are made from plant based ingredients, with no petrochemicals, no VOC, no solvents, nothing that is harmful for a homeowner, their family, or the earth.

The suggestions that Angela covers below are a good place for an expecant begin your journey to creating a safe ?nest?. “These are simple, small, and inexpensive changes that have a positive impact on your well being.” stated Ricketts.

1. Ammonia based window and surface cleaners. The fumes from ammonia can pose a threat to lungs and skin, especially in children.

Instead: Try Better Life?s ?I Can See Clearly Wow?. It is made from all natural and safe plant based ingredients. “It also does an amazing job on cleaning glass surfaces to a streak free finish.” said Ricketts. As a bonus, because it doesn?t contain solvents, alcohol, ammonia etc? It is safe to use on flat screens and other electronics that can be damaged by traditional glass cleaners.

2. Furniture polish. These products are responsible for many acute poisoning each year when they are ingested. They are also responsible to lung, skin, and eye irritation serious enough to necessitate many trips to the emergency room.

Instead: Try Better Life?s ?Oak-E-Dokey?. This all natural and safe wood polish helps leave wood looking great and protected without the toxic chemicals.

3. Bathroom cleaners for shower stalls, fixtures, etc. These products are way up the list when it comes to acute poisoning each year. Toilet bowl cleaners specifically, but many of the products contain acids and other toxics that are best to be kept far away from exploring children.

Instead: Try scrubbing these surfaces with Better Life?s ?Even The Kitchen Sink?. It is a bleach free scrubbing solution that is powerful, but won?t scratch your expensive fixtures.

4. Carpet cleaners and stain removers. These products can include many dangerous chemicals including the solvents commonly used by dry cleaners. They also produce dangerous fumes.

Instead: Try spot treating stains with Better Life?s ?Whatever?. Whatever is a powerful multipurpose cleaner, but pulls double duty for spot cleaning carpets and fabrics. You can also use it in carpet cleaning machines by mixing 2 ounces to each gallon of water.

5. Oven cleaners. The list of poisoning symtoms from these products is almost an article of its own. Corrosive Alkalies are the main ingredients of these products. They can cause skin burns, the fumes can irritate and even burn the lungs, eye tissue damage can occur sprayed exposure occurs. Acute poisoning from ingestion is also a serious concern for children and leads to many trips to the hospital each year.

Instead: In this case ?Whatever? gets the nod again. This time spray down the surfaces in the oven until they are very wet. Use a pumice stone to get off these stubborn stains. Make sure that the surfaces and the pumice stone stay wet to avoid scratching.

Overall poisoning from household chemicals is a serious issue, and the Center For Disease Control estimates that their are as many as 87 poisonings per year, with thousands of trips to the emergency room. Many of these are from the common chemicals use in the daily chores of house cleaning. Exploring alternatives is a smart and simple decision that expectant mothers can make to protect their health and the health of their soon to be bundles of joy.

About Better Life Maids

Better Life Maids is a green house cleaning service founded in St. Louis, MO. It has created a unique marketing partnership with Better Life a natural household cleaning products manufacturer. Together they are working to create the first national name brand in natural household cleaning products and green house cleaning services. Better Life Maids is expanding in select markets through a franchise development system. For more information visit http://www.betterlifemaids.com or http://www.cleanhappens.com.







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Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. Collaborates with the White House to Change Image of Girls in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics in the Media

June 17, 2012     No comments


Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 04, 2012

Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) is excited to announce that a recent White House event, which featured a panel of trailblazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, is now available for viewing online. At the April 24 event, sponsored by the White House Council on Women and Girls, young women who have studied and worked in STEM fields encouraged girls to follow in their footsteps ? or blaze trails of their own. The event also featured the first public screening of ?Girls in STEM,? a short video about girls who participated in the 2012 White House Science Fair.

Women and girls continue to be significantly underrepresented in the STEM fields ? a trend that starts early and comes at a serious cost to both the career prospects of our young women and the success of our economy. By ensuring women and girls receive the exposure, encouragement and support they need to enter and succeed in STEM fields, this country can benefit from the full range and diversity of its talent.

As announced in conjunction with the event, Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) has organized a collaboration to support the promotion of girls and women to enter education and career paths within the fields of science, engineering and technology. Collaborators include: EIC, the esteemed organization providing creative resources to entertainment writers about key issues affecting society, which also produces the unique Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Awards that recognize entertainment program stories that further public understanding of these fields; International 3D Society, founded to advance the art and technologies of stereoscopic 3D content and its professional innovators; Women In Film, dedicated to helping women achieve their highest potential within the global entertainment, communications and media industries and to preserving the legacy of women within those industries; and the Visual Effects Society, with a mission to educate and develop public awareness and understanding to support and encourage technological advancements in the field of visual effects. The reach of these organizations within the entertainment industry workforce from writers, producers, directors, to 3D engineers, and visual effects model makers, and technologists including entertainment from film, television, music videos and game industries creates an opportunity for aspiring girls and women to discover future employment opportunities within the evolving technologically advanced aspects of the entertainment industry of the future. The collaboration will work together to host creative briefings for entertainment industry networks, studios and production companies that accentuate the role of women and technology, engineering and science.

“Together, through our shared vision for change, we will work to mobilize a broad swath of the entertainment workforce to inspire girls and women to pursue technical careers within and beyond the entertainment industry. In the coming months and years, we will work together to host creative briefings for entertainment industry networks, studios, and production companies to inform them about the role of women and technology, engineering, and science,” said Brian Dyak, President and CEO of EIC. “This work is made possible in part by Boeing?s renewed commitment to support EIC?s Ready on the S.E.T. and?Action! initiative and we looks forward to engaging other private partners to develop an innovative, creative, and diverse STEM workforce,” he continued.

The White House event, moderated by EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, included esteemed panelists Dr. Cady Coleman, NASA Astronaut, Colonel, U.S. Air Force, retired; Jocelyn Goldfein, Director of Engineering, Facebook; Dr. Jean Hernandez, President, Edmonds Community College; and Bianca Bailey, President, Howard University Chapter of Engineers Without Borders.

The event, which was broadcast live online from the White House and on Facebook, enabled anyone with Internet access to join the conversation. The conversation is ongoing right now with video recording of the entire event posted online (as well as a link to ?Girls in STEM?) for viewing any time http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/24/next-generation-girls-stem

About Entertainment Industries Council

EIC, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by leaders of the entertainment industry to bring the power and influence of the industry to bear on communication about health and social issues. The organization is considered to be the chief pioneer of entertainment outreach and one of the premiere success stories in the field of entertainment education. EIC provides information resources for entertainment creators through innovative and time-proven services and methods of “encouraging the art of making a difference” from within the entertainment industry. EIC produces the simulcast national television special PRISM Awards Showcase which addresses accurate portrayals of prevention, treatment and recovery from drug, alcohol and tobacco use, and mental health concerns. The organization also produces the S.E.T Awards, honoring positive and non-stereotypical portrayals of science, engineering and technology.

EIC also addresses issues such as diabetes, ADHD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, foster care, women’s health, firearm safety and injury prevention, sun safety and skin cancer prevention, human trafficking, terrorism and homeland security, eating disorders and obesity, seat belt use and traffic safety, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The organization has also launched an initiative to increase the public profile and interest in science, engineering and technology. EIC?s web site is http://www.eiconline.org. The PRISM Awards web site is http://www.prismawards.com.







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Florida House Celebrates 11 Years of Providing Affordable Drug and Alcohol Treatment in South Florida

June 01, 2012     No comments


Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 22, 2012

Because there are so many drug and alcohol treatment centers, finding one with a good reputation and high success rate which has been in business for more than just a couple of years is not so easy. But then there are drug rehabs like The Florida House Experience in Deerfield Beach which have been in business for more than a decade and that have helped countless people with substance abuse problems to get to recovery. Celebrating its eleventh year, Florida House has so much more to offer than it ever has before.

The multiple levels of care offered at Florida House include Intensive Outpatient Addiction Treatment, Inpatient Residential Treatment, Medical Drug and Alcohol Detox, Partial Hospitalization Programs, and Sober Living Arrangements. Further specialized programs are available at The Florida House Experience as well including Dual Diagnosis treatment, a Family Outreach program, Gender Specific programs, a Professionals addiction treatment program, and a full Alumni & Aftercare program which follows up with each client to help avoid and prevent relapse.

These addiction treatment programs are combined onto one beautiful, central location. To celebrate the 11 year anniversary of dedicated professionals who genuinely care about what they do, Florida House now proudly displays testimonial after testimonial about how they have given people their lives back. Florida House also brings a unique aspect into drug treatment with the Wellness Spot which provides its residents with a range of services that includes yoga, nutritional counseling, chiropractic care, acupuncture, exercise equipment and even massage.????

Peter Marinelli with The Florida House says of the achievement of celebrating the center?s eleventh year, ?We feel very lucky to be able to help so many people in their time of need. To have come this far and to be able to look back at how our staff members and our facility have changed peoples? lives, it is a really amazing thing. The Florida House Experience looks forward to many more years of helping people into recovery and continuing to expand our addiction treatment programs.?

The Florida House Experience is a well known drug and alcohol addiction treatment center located in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The treatment center offers a range of different programs and treatment methods to meet the needs of many different situations for Florida residents and even for those out of state. The facility is situated on three acres in a tropical setting that is less than a mile from beautiful, serene beaches. For addtional information about the programs for drug and alcohol treatment at The Florida House Experience, call 866-421-6242 or visit http://www.FloridaHouseExperience.com.







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Media Preview: Art Exhibition by Artists of Laurel House – People Living with Mental Illness

May 28, 2012     No comments

(PRWEB) April 22, 2011



WHO:????Many of the Laurel House artists; Laurel House CEO Linda Autore; Curator Lynn Garelick

WHAT:????Unpacking and displaying 50 to 60 pieces of artwork that will be on exhibit starting May 2nd

WHERE:????Christ Church, 216 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT, in the Vestry On site Cell Phone Contact: 917-518-2603

WHEN:????Thursday, April 28th, 1:00PM

Christ Church of Greenwich will present a seven-day exhibition of four to five dozen works of art by the artists of Stamford?s Laurel House, seen for the first time. Laurel House provides resources and creates opportunities for people living with mental illness to lead productive lives in their communities. Such artists as Laurel House members Robert Gilroy, Georgia Little, and Edward E. McCormick, Jr. have been formally trained, and their creations will be part of the Christ Church exhibit.

Since 1984, Laurel House (http://www.laurelhouse.net) has operated in Stamford, Connecticut, using a self help approach. This method is holistic and focuses on the individual strengths of people with mental illness to lead productive, meaningful and rewarding lives in their communities. The emphasis at Laurel House is on recovery.

Although more than four-fifths of Laurel House members have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression, they believe that people can and do recover from the worst effects of serious mental illness. Their symptoms can lead to unemployment, disrupted education, homelessness, loss of social ties, and a lifelong reliance on medication. In addition, they experience a soul-crushing loss of self-esteem, and they often suffer from apathy and despair. Laurel House restores hope by giving people a chance to regain what was lost: employment, education, housing, companionship, health, ties to their communities and self-respect.

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Sydney Opera House to Stream Vivid LIVE Events on YouTube

May 26, 2012     No comments


Sydney, New South Wales (PRWEB) May 25, 2012

Sydney Opera House, in partnership with Google, will stream selected performances on a dedicated YouTube channel during Vivid LIVE, its annual ten day music event within Vivid Sydney (May 25 ? June 11), the city?s annual festival of light, music and ideas.

Audiences across the globe will be able to see The Temper Trap showcase their new album in the Concert Hall, witness Imogen Heap perform an intimate recital with a spectacular Sydney harbour backdrop, experience Amon Tobin?s LIVE Beyond 3D and watch the iconic sails of Sydney Opera House be transformed with digital mapping technology by multi-award winning German design collective URBANSCREEN.

The live stream series will premiere a custom camera application called FRONTROW, which will allow the audience to use pan and zoom features to change their view and take photos during the live stream, apply lens filters and immediately share with their friends through Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Footage of The Temper Trap and Lighting the Sails by URBANSCREEN will also be available in full on the Vivid LIVE YouTube channel, six hours after the live event.

Victoria Doidge, Sydney Opera House Director Marketing and Communications says, ?Sydney Opera House is committed to taking the content from its stages to people wherever they are. The steaming of our Vivid LIVE festival is part of our broader digital content strategy. We are excited to partner with Google to create a truly innovative virtual experience of these concerts. We imagine that the ability for viewers to take pictures throughout the concert will really add to their sense of ?being there? as it happens.?

Google Australia Head of Marketing, Lucinda Barlow says, ?We?re excited to partner with Sydney Opera House to debut Frontrow on YouTube and bring a new dimension of Vivid LIVE to the world. Audiences can control the camera angle of their own live experience and for the first time take photos remotely of the action and share them with their friends. Applications like Frontrow move the web forward and make live experiences richer.?

Vivid LIVE is Sydney Opera House?s mid-winter music Festival, programmed by Vivid LIVE Festival Director and Sydney Opera House Head of Contemporary Music, Fergus Linehan. An artist-driven music festival, Vivid LIVE is defined by special commissions, one-off events and Australian premieres.

sydneyoperahouse.com/vividLIVE

Vivid LIVE streaming on YouTube:

Friday 25 May – Lighting the Sails by URBANSCREEN 6pm ? 10pm AEST

As the centrepiece to Vivid Sydney, each year a Vivid LIVE artist is invited to transform the sails of Sydney Opera House with digital mapping technology. In 2012, Vivid LIVE has commissioned multi-award winning German design collective, URBANSCREEN to create a new artwork that will explore both the iconic sculptural form of Sydney Opera House, as well as its place as a home for music, dance and drama.

Tuesday 29 May ? Imogen Heap ? 6pm ? 7pm AEST

As part of her visit for the 2012 APRA Song Summit, Imogen Heap will perform an intimate recital for Vivid LIVE in the northern foyer of Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Set to a spectacular harbour backdrop at dusk, Heap will perform a series of stripped back renditions of songs from her globetrotting, in-progress album – 6 songs in 60 minutes.

Thursday 31 May ? The Temper Trap ? 9.50pm ? 11pm AEST

After a near-two-year absence from Sydney stages, The Temper Trap will perform for Vivid LIVE in the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House in support of their highly anticipated self-titled second album. Having built a significant following over the past four years across Europe, UK and North America, the band?s long absence resulted in feverish excitement and expectation around the new album. The Temper Trap is the follow up to 2009?s critically-acclaimed platinum-selling debut Conditions and was recorded at the famed Sound Factory in Los Angeles, with producer Tony Hoffer, ( Beck, M83, Phoenix). The Temper Trap is out now through Liberation.

Saturday 2 June ? Amon Tobin Live Beyond 3D ISAM 9pm AEST

Following sold out tours across Europe and North America, Amon Tobin’s audiovisual spectacle ISAM Live comes to Sydney Opera House – a landmark development in concert presentation. Taking projection mapping, electronic performance and technological syncopation into more immersive territory, Amon Tobin’s reputation as an innovative artist has long been recognised by critics and peers alike; with ISAM Live, he has finally captured the imagination of the broader public worldwide.

Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House (May 25 ? June 3) is part of Vivid Sydney (May 25 ? June 11), the city?s annual festival of light, music and ideas. Now in its fourth year, Vivid Sydney has become Australia?s major festival in winter and is one of five signature events on the NSW Events Calendar developed by Destination NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.

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Author James M. Robinson Exposes True Life Scandals with New Publishing House, Marriage Guns & Roses

May 18, 2012     No comments

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) March 07, 2012

From Kobe Bryant to the Kardashians, celebrity scandals make the world go round. They generate tons of publicity and elicit even more conversation, gossip and thought. On some deep psychological level, they feed our illusions of personal innocence and validate our innate sense of self worth. But what about our own scandals, and those of our friends and our neighbors? They may not make the national headlines but are often even more outrageous than the ones we read about!

Author/publisher James M. Robinson has the answer and antidote to this very query. With the launch of his publishing house Marriage Guns & Roses; the creation of a new literary genre called “reality novels”; and the debut release of his first work, “Hard vs. Soft Sexual Conflicts,” Robinson is poised to turn urban lit and erotica on its proverbial head. He is succinctly providing a solution to the dilemma of addressing events sensational enough for headlines, but sans the celebrity involvement.

“Reality Novels” are a concept coined by Robinson to describe true stories, shocking in nature, told in book format. With the creation of Marriage Guns & Roses, he hopes to provide an avenue for the exploration and publishing of stories, presented by everyday people, who otherwise would not have access to a venue to tell their tales. The criteria are the occurrence must be true, extremely controversial, explosive and challenge the reader’s believability factor! Marriage Guns & Roses seeks to solicit true scandals from real people, turn them into published novels and then eventually short films.

Robinson jump starts the campaign with his own “reality novel,” “Hard vs. Soft Sexual Conflicts.” Revealing an escapade that positioned him in the middle of high drama between some of his very close friends, Robinson’s tale takes place in his hometown of Kansas City in the midst of the real estate boom in the early 2000′s. Changing the names to protect the guilty, Robinson weaves a tale so salacious, the reader is hooked at the very onset.

With the volatile ingredients of sex, lies, blackmail and yes, videotape, the plot plunges into a world of upscale urbanites and details the escapades behind very closed doors. A roller coaster ride of real life performances unveils itself as Robinson finds himself in the middle of friends who have uncovered details that have turned them into enemies amongst themselves. A nymphomaniac wife, cheating on her husband with his friend might not seem very risqu?, considering everyday headlines, but factor in Robinson’s gritty storytelling approach and this scandal quickly propels to epic proportions.

“I have found that sometimes the twists and turns of real life situations far outweigh the ‘wow factor’ of many of the celebrity scandals we read about. In my own personal circle I have been floored by some of the transgressions that have taken place right before my eyes! I know these stories are the tales folks want to hear about so I thought I’d create an outlet for it. Not everyone can get in the National Enquirer or Star, but with Marriage Guns & Roses, now everyone will have a fair chance at revealing a scandal close to them,” explains Robinson.

“My own personal tale is so funky and so raw, I can barely believe it myself, but I witnessed it firsthand,” he adds. ” When the individuals involved find out I’ve gone public with the story, I may have to leave town,” he chuckles, “but a big part of what makes a scandal a scandal is the reveal!”

To read the juicy details of Robinson’s own shocking disgrace, take a peak at “Hard vs. Soft Sexual Conflicts” at http://www.marriagegunsandroses.com.

For true life scandals that offer the ingredients of intrigue, ruthlessness and conflict, contact Robinson for a confidential interview at scandal(at)marriagegunsandroses(dot)com. View the book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/user/MarriageGunsRoses.



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