Tag: General Editorial

TACLOBAN, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Several individuals and groups who exemplified great valor in the face of unimaginable tragedy during Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) have been honored by receiving the Adelina Award, the most prestigious prize in the Philippines awarded for humanitarian relief efforts, according to Lydia Ramos and Sarah Mendel of the World Mind Network and Friends Beyond Borders, who chair the Awards Committee.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) has identified seven (count 'em) awareness campaigns that are competing with Thanksgiving for space at November's table of caring. 'They're all worthy and they're all needed,' says Mark Goldberg, LTCFP's National Sales Manager, 'because they all address, in different ways, a common problem that is huge, universal, and under-appreciated. That's the growing need for long-term care planning.'

KITTY HAWK, N.C., Nov. 12, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- New Maritima Press' John Amrhein, author of the award winning book 'Treasure Island: The Untold Story' (ISBN 978-0983084303), reminds everyone that November 13 is 'Treasure Island Day,' and among the many locations which played a role in a true story of buried treasure that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson is Assateague Island.

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines, Oct. 23, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The World Mind Network today announced that The Loboc Children's Choir provided a spontaneous moment of inspiration and hope to the quake-ravaged Philippines on Thursday, with an impromptu performance of Josh Groban's 'The Prayer.'

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines, Oct. 23, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The World Mind Network today announced that The Loboc Children's Choir provided a spontaneous moment of inspiration and hope to the quake-ravaged Philippines on Thursday, with an impromptu performance of Josh Groban's 'The Prayer.'

CEBU CITY, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In efforts spearheaded by the World Mind Network, Friends Beyond Borders, and Batangas Varsitarian, young people from around the world used Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Skype, Friendster, and SMS tracking sites to help rescuers locate and aid victims of the recent earthquake in the central Philippines. The 7.2 magnitude quake struck the region of Bohol Island and Cebu just after 8 a.m. local time on October 15, 2013.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ace World Wide Moving and Storage, an agent of one of the nation's leading movers Atlas Van Lines, is joining The Mob Museum in partnership with Three Square and Downtown 3rd Farmers Market to benefit Move For Hunger, a non-profit that fights hunger across the United States. In coalition with these organizations, Ace World Wide Moving and Storage will be co-sponsoring a local food drive from October 21 to November 10, 2013, at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Steri-Clean, Inc. and 1-800-HOARDERS.com are pleased to announce their annual 'Happy HOARDidays' event will kick off its third year of cleaning two California hoarding/cluttered homes absolutely free, just in time for Christmas!

ATANGAS, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A new effort to reduce death and property loss from ferry disasters in the Philippines based on crowd-sourced efforts of ship passengers with Smart phones is already producing results, proponents say. According to Lydia Ramos and John Toomey of BatangasVarsitarian.net, alert passengers using both their sharp eyes and ears and cell phone apps that track weather, determine exact position and course via GPS.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Aug. 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- When today's 50 to 60-somethings turn 70 to 80-something, tens of billions of dollars per year will be paid to holders of long-term care insurance policies and related financial instruments. Will you be among them? Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), offers a five-fold path for participation.

NEW YORK, N.Y., and CHIANG MAI, Thailand, July 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author Peter VanDenBeemt announces the publication of his new novel 'Memoir of an Unlikely Savior' (ISBN: 1490939172 / EAN13: 9781490939179) available through CreateSpace, Amazon, and other retail outlets. The novel tells the story of a man who fights to overcome his autistic childhood - and succeeds.

DANA POINT, Calif., July 2, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'Probiotics for dogs and cats are quickly becoming an invaluable part of pet nutrition,' says Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist at Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist. More veterinarians are prescribing pet probiotics as they see how much these supplements benefit dogs and cats. Probiotics are 'friendly bacteria' that naturally inhabit the digestive tract.

MIAMI, Fla., July 2, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Available this summer from Hypothesis Publishing Company is the first-ever next generation dating book, 'Lion Taming: How Busy Professional Women Avoid the Seven Most Disappointing Suitors and Date Higher,' by Corey Weiner.

ADDISON, Ill., June 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Starting in February 2012, renowned author and entrepreneur Aaron Ozee compiled his poetic works into a beautifully constructed collection of boundary-breaking masterpieces that would stun literary minds across the United States. At first, Ozee believed that if even a single person were to enjoy what he had written for the world to witness, it would mean more to him than anything he has or would ever experience in his lifetime.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 30, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Marking the 23rd anniversary of 'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane,' the controversial 1990 motion picture released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Andrew Dice Clay, indie e-Book publisher Cultmachine is offering Ford Fairlane fans for the first time the original stories on which the movie was based.

PALMDALE, Calif., May 21, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Want to know what Snow Dogs do in the summer? They go to Hermosa Beach, of course. Husky Haven of LA announced today that huskies will be coming to the Fiesta Hermosa annual event in Hermosa Beach this Saturday May 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The huskies will be located in front of the Comedy Store.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- There's a new kid on the block - Children's Entertainment Network (CEN) - produced and directed by Mark Rowley. This new web series launched in mid January 2013, and airs on CENkids.com.

AKUM, Cameroon, May 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cameroon Partnership in Development today announces a program, Cameroon Cultural Travelling and Volunteering, started by Anja Schwarz from Germany, an adventure traveler interested in cultures, who prefers experiencing another culture as a member of that community, and in the process, finds opportunities to transform lives in communities in need.

SIGNAL HILL, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On May 1, 2013, Food Finders is kicking off its 3rd Annual 'Summer To End Hunger' Food Drive. The food drive will run through the entire month of May, and food that Food Finders collects during the May 11 Stamp Out Hunger postal drive will contribute to the Summer drive.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A world traveler, a U.S. citizen and Viet Nam veteran, citizen tax reform advocate, John C. Garrison, loves his country. Being a law-abiding citizen, Garrison files peacefully every year his federal income tax return and wants to pay his fair share of government support. Where Garrison sees that reform of income tax law is needed, he does not believe it should come through disrespect for existing law but through responsible legal and/or political action.

BETHESDA, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Center for Student Opportunity (CSO), a national nonprofit, is now accepting applications for the 'I'm First' Scholarship, a $2,000 four-year renewable scholarship for matriculating first-generation college students.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Whatever holiday pops up on your calendar, two things are always true: kids are happy about it and the late Ruth Roberts wrote kids' music to help you celebrate it. 'Children's music was the special province of Ruth Roberts,' says Susan Nicoletti, Director of Operations for Goldenrod Music.

ASPEN, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cameron/Baxter Books announces the worldwide launch of the paradigm-shifting book 'THE TRUST FREQUENCY: 10 Assumptions for a New Paradigm' (ISBN: 978-0-988747-1-3) at Explore Booksellers in Aspen, Colorado, March 29 at 5:30 p.m. Sally A. Ranney, visionary environmental leader and author of the foreword to the book, will speak on the need for fundamental, whole-systems change to enable global-level collaboration for solving climate change.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 10-year-old dance prodigy, internet sensation and featured performer on the hit TV series on Lifetime, 'Dance Moms,' Sophia Lucia, will attempt to break the Guinness World Record of '36 Consecutive Pirouettes' on March 30, 2013 in her home town of San Diego, Calif. The event will take place at San Diego Dance Centre, where Sophia started dancing at the young age of 2 years.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Audrey Mathews, County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board Member, has received the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)'s Elmer B. Staats Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Public Service. The award ceremony was held on Tuesday, March 19, at the Hilton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, La., during ASPA's Annual Conference.