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Aspire Artemis Foundation Hosts Global STE(A)M Conference at United Nations House in Barbados

Austin Tang — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:41:45 +0000

https://www.aspireartemis.org/

Bridgetown, Barbados — On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Aspire Artemis Foundation, in partnership with local and international stakeholders, will host its next installment of Conversations in STEAM at the United Nations House in Barbados. This highly anticipated event, themed “Inspiring, Engaging and Educating – Conversations in STE(A)M: Health, Climate and the Role of AI,” is dedicated to advancing education, innovation, and leadership through Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics.

The event comes at a critical time, following a recent UNCTAD report revealing that 118 countries—predominantly from the Global South—are excluded from global discussions around artificial intelligence. Conversations in STEAM: Barbados aims to bridge this divide, connecting youth and underrepresented communities with STEAM leaders, AI innovators, and policymakers shaping the future.

Hosted at the prestigious United Nations House, the event will feature a series of compelling conversations that spotlight the evolving role of STE(A)M in advancing female leadership in technology and innovation. Speakers will include leading innovators from across the Caribbean, high-level representatives from the United Nations, the Commonwealth Secretariat, regional governments, and private sector pioneers. These discussions will explore ways to demystify artificial intelligence, shift mindsets, and create equitable pipelines of opportunity for all.

Barbados: A Model for Sustainable Innovation

Barbados was selected as the host for its unique blend of innovation, political stability, and global leadership in climate action. As Chair of CARICOM and CVF-V20, and a vocal advocate for the Bridgetown Initiative, Barbados embodies the collaborative spirit essential for tackling today’s greatest challenges. With a high literacy rate, a skilled workforce, and a longstanding commitment to women’s empowerment, Barbados is both an inspiring and strategic partner for this initiative.

“We are honored to host this year’s Conversations in STEAM in Barbados,” said Hermina Johnny, Executive Director of the Aspire Artemis Foundation. “This gathering will empower youth, especially young women, by connecting them with trailblazers whose lived experiences and creative insights are actively reshaping the global STEAM landscape.”

The Aspire Artemis has collaborated with a multitude of impactful organizationsincluding the United Nations, the Equals Global Coalition, The UNESCO Global Education Coalition, Global Citizen, PVBLIC Foundation and others to bring this first of its kind, groundbreaking and transformative event to the Caribbean.

Among the featured voices renowned Award-winning Ghanaian Lebanese Actor Miss Juliet Ibrahim, along Ministers of Government, Sarah, Duchess of York, as well as Her Excellency, Senator the Honourable Elizabeth Thompson, a champion for climate resilience and one of the region’s most influential female leaders. She will be joined by a roster of speakers whose work spans theoretical physics, AI policy, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, and creative arts.

The event is free and open to the public, with registration available via Eventbrite. It will run from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM AST.

About Aspire Artemis Foundation

The Aspire Artemis Foundation is a global non-profit committed to expanding equitable access to education and innovation in underserved communities through dynamic programming in STEAM, leadership development, and youth empowerment.

For media inquiries, sponsorships, or to attend the event, please contact:

Jo- ann Dammacco

press@aspireartemis.org www.aspireartemis.org

I hope I could count on your help. Thanks in advance my dear, I truly appreciate you.

Warm regards,

Hermina

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Happy Thanksgiving from Ma Xiaoqiu: 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Press Conference Held Hot

Austin Tang — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:29:47 +0000

Weiwei Talks about the Christmas Parade, This is One of China’s Most Popular Shows and Beloved Hosts

Listen to “Weiwei Talks about the Christmas Parade, This is One of China’s Most Popular Shows and Beloved Hosts” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Happy Thanksgiving from Ma Xiaoqiu: 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Press Conference Held Hot” on Spreaker.
Murphey Deng shares her background and her passion for Peace

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Listen to “A Magnificent Virgin Hotel is coming to NY, John Lam and his team tell us about it in” on Spreaker.

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The 90th Annual Christmas Parade press conference was held at 9:00 a.m. on November 21 at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. The press conference was attended by the State of California, Beverly Hills City Hall, the Marine Corps, major consulates and diplomatic envoys and major sponsors. The press conference was full of Chinese elements, with a giant panda pulling a carriage carrying Santa Claus as the U.S.-China joint mascot around the venue, and a lion dance and martial arts performance that brought the atmosphere to a climax.

Today is Thanksgiving Day. May all people in the world have a grateful heart.

Mr. Ge Yuhua, California Sales Director of MXQ Life Water and California Media Director of Huayu China, the sponsor of this year’s Christmas Parade and Family Movie Awards, was on hand on behalf of Dr. Ma Xiaoqiu to bring you a wonderful live video!

Mr. Ge Yuhua

90th Annual Christmas Parade Press Conference

The 90-year-old Hollywood Christmas Parade has a long history and reputation as one of the most influential parade events in the country, held on the last Sunday of November every year with hundreds of thousands of spectators. This year’s Hollywood Christmas Parade, in conjunction with the Family Movie Awards, will be broadcast internationally during the holiday season by the American Forces Network, a mainstream media outlet in the United States, and will air on The CW Network in primetime television on December 16 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
In an exclusive interview with Pacific Business, renowned director David Mackenzie, producer of the Hollywood Christmas Parade and the Family Movie Awards, said that this year’s Family Movie Awards have been taped and will be broadcast worldwide on the youth-friendly The CW Network and PopStar! He revealed that in recognition of the outstanding contributions to the awards by Family Movie Awards Lifetime Chairman Dr. Xiaoqiu Ma, the cities of California and Los Angeles, the Toys for Tots Foundation and the U.S. Marine Corps, and the entire parade will present a special plaque to Dr. Ma and MXQ LifeWater.

Interview with David McKenzie, Executive Producer of the Hollywood Christmas Parade

On Saturday, November 26th at 10am Beijing time, Dr. Xiaoqiu Ma will be joined by the Hollywood Christmas Parade production team, including Family Movie Awards star producers David Mckenzie, John Martta, Jeffrey Bogert, and Huayu China’s President Dr. Jin Sheng Di ( Dr Jeannie Yi, President of Huayu China, will be interviewed live on video by Ms. Gao Fengfang, host of VTV USA, to kick off the Christmas Thanksgiving season. For more information, please visit the Family Movie Awards Chinese website: 2022ffa.com

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GoodNewsLetter: Life is a Gift – Enjoy Every Moment

Austin Tang — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:41:59 +0000

Weiwei Talks about the

Christmas Parade, This is One

of China’s Most Popular Shows

and Beloved Hosts

HISTORY OF MILESTONE BROADCAST CORPORATION: For those who don’t know, our company, Milestone Broadcast Corporation, MBC, was established in 1985, by Paul Sladkus, after working for 14 years with CBS and PBS/Channel 13 TV working on over 150 Award Winning shows & series, i.e., All in the Family, Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett, Love of Life, AFI Salutes James Cagney & Orson Wells and Frank Sinatra Performed and on PBS the Nature and Brain Series. When Paul became Director of Marketing at the PBS WNYC station he was asked by the leading Chinese Media to represent them for advertising and marketing… he agreed, as he was brought up with Ethnic Media…either Hungarian, Yiddish or Jewish… he was always a believer in ONE WORLD and the WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER MIND SET AND THE BEAUTY OF COUNTRY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. Paul realized if he could help multicultural communities it would be good, hopefully create more PEACE & UNDERSTANDING USING MEDIA WORLD WIDE WHICH WAS HIS MISSION, so, as mentioned in 1985 he started PSI a Full Service Multicultural Marketing, Advertising, Media Representative, PR, Events and Production Organization with clients like, i.e., Citibank, Delta Airlines, IBM, Sprint, US Postal Service, Western Union…and many advertising agencies. The PSI Research with St. John’s University became The Bible on how to market to the Asian American Community, we were told. MBC loved working with over 200 multicultural communities and we are VERY good at it, if you know anyone who needs help!!!! Our MBC websites with over 6,000 shows are www.goodnewsplanet.TV or www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast. Many of our shows are in different languages.Note: in 2002 we created our Nonprofit Good News Corporation for our Humanitarian Efforts, especially those for Peace, the Environment and Water.Lastly, Giving Tuesday was this week, so if you have any money left, please help us un-stress to raise funds for our Good News Corporation, nonprofit, events in 2023 go to:

1. https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/, lots of prizes, and even a trip to the Historic Montauk Manor.

ONCE AGAIN, WE NEED PRODUCTION VOLUNTEERS, ASAP. WE ALSO NEED FUNDING/SPONSOR NEW BUSINESS CONSULTANTS, ASAP. Here is our link to our 2022 Sizzle Reel, https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/772457663 please take 14 minutes to watch it, pass it along and be INSPIRED, it wasn’t easy editing down a 5 Hour LIVE BROADCAST. you can also go to www.pausetheworldforpeace.org to watch it and the whole 5 Hour Broadcast that we are also editing and soon will post the final version. All money raised will be used for the following 2023 Events:1. Times Square, NY 2023 Venue 10,000 During the eventA. World Water Day March 22 Press Conference and Concert– 3 Hour LIVE BroadcastB. Earth & Water Day Concert April 22 – 5 Hour LIVE BroadcastC. 911 Press Conference and Concert – 3 Hour LIVE BroadcastD. International Day of Peace Worldwide Concert September 21, 2023 – 5 Hour LIVE Broadcast, including the 12 noon Moment/Minute of Silence Worldwide, Cease Fire, Acts of Peace/Kindness. Sizzle Reel: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/7724576632. Central Park, Great Lawn NY, Venue 18,000 create Human Peace SignA. 9/11/23 – 4 Hour Celebrity Concert, including the 7pm (Covid Heroes & 9/11 Heroes Ringing Bell Time) Moment/Minute of Silence Worldwide, Cease Fire, Acts of Peace/Kindness3. Centennial Memorial Hall at the Salvation Army, 14^th Street off of 6^th Ave., www.thecmt.org, Venue 1,500 SeatingA. International Day of Peace Celebrity Concert Indoors – 3 Hour LIVE Broadcast, including the 7pm (Covid Heroes Ringing Bell Time) Moment/Minute of Silence Worldwide, Cease Fire, Acts of Peace/Kindness2023 Plans: Milestone Broadcast Corporation, est. 1985. We use our media to share, Life Affirming, Thought Provoking Good News, Entertainment, Events and Products each week. We are honored to share the GOOD in the world, as the people of the world are GOOD and the majority LIVE IN PEACE, let’s support them and use MEDIA FOR THE GOOD. Go to: www.goodnewsplanet.TV and or www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast where we have over 6,000 shows.Lastly, HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON…. WE ARE BLESSED

“All we are is what we are with each other.” Zeal

With Respect. Love and May Peace Prevail on Earth, For Information

Contact:

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual

Founder, Good News Corporation 501 C 3 212 647 1212

paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com

and our Good News and Peace Worldwide Team who make our Peace

Day 9/21 and Good News happen.

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(We the World, Rick Ulfic), www.unify.org

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

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Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths and Spiritual 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

PS – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS: Looking for a vacation rental, SHORT TERM, in Montauk, NY. Call Paul Sladkus. https://goodnewsplanet.com/montauk-manor-rental-suite-403-paul-sladkus/

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VIDEO & PODCAST – TICKS AND MOSQUITOES WITH DR. JORGE PARADA

admin — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 07:32:51 +0000

For the audio interview, listen here:

Listen to “TICKS AND MOSQUITOES WITH DR. JORGE PARADA” on Spreaker.

For the live interview, watch below:

Don’t Get “Ticked Off”

This Summer

Mosquito & Tick-Borne Illnesses Are on the Rise
The Secret to Beating Their Bites This Summer Might be More Obvious Than You May Think

It’s one of the most annoying sounds that invade our space in the summer…that BZZZZZ from a mosquito. And, where there’s a buzz comes a bite, oftentimes followed by itching and swelling. Unfortunately, mosquitoes aren’t the only summer pest that causes a mean bite. Ticks are also on the prowl for a blood meal – and humans make great hosts.

Although tiny, these biting pests can leave bigger problems than just itchy welts on the skin. They are known to transmit germs and pathogens that cause Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Zika virus and other dangerous diseases. What’s more, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that disease cases from mosquito, tick and flea bites tripled in the U.S. from 2004 to 2016. This makes prevention of the utmost importance as we head into the summer months.

The good news is your audience doesn’t have to spend the summer months cooped up inside to avoid the wrath of mosquitoes and ticks. There are steps they can take to help keep these pests at bay while enjoying the great outdoors. And, the keys to doing so might be more obvious than people may think.

Jorge Parada, MD, MPH, infectious disease specialist and medical advisor for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA)

• How to properly apply insect repellent for maximum effectiveness
• Other proactive steps to fight off mosquito and tick bites this summer
• The best at-home bite remedies
• Instructions for properly removing a tick from the skin
• Who’s at greatest risk for mosquito and tick-borne diseases? What are the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis?

This interview is sponsored by National Pest Management Association (NPMA).

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NYCREW HOSTS “WOMEN GREENING NYC,” Sustainability Experts Will Discuss Building and Design

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:02:33 +0000

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: WOMEN GREENING NYC

Ted Moudis Associates
79 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

NYCREW will honor Women’s History Month with an Industry Spotlight on “Women Greening NYC: Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate,” an all-star panel of experts in sustainable building and design, all helping to make New York City a greener place. Moderator (and NYCREW Member) Amelia Janisz, CEO and President of Easy Building Environmental Health and Safety will be joined by: Charlotte Matthews, Vice President of Sustainability for Related Companies; Sukanya Paciorek, Senior Vice President of Corporate Sustainability for Vornado Realty Trust; and Eleni Reed, Chief Greening Officer of the U.S. General Services Administration Public Buildings Service. The four will discuss the opportunities and challenges in helping owners and managers reduce the energy use and carbon footprint of their buildings and more. Contact us for a complimentary press registration!

ABOUT NYCREW Network
NYCREW Network, the original New York area chapter of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women, a national organization of over 8,200 commercial real estate professionals), was founded in 2001 to advance the success of women in commercial real estate through
opportunity, influence and power. Since then, NYCREW has provided its members with the skills and opportunities to achieve success in commercial real estate, encouraging doing business together in collaboration rather than competition. Comprised of senior and rising professionals from a broad range of disciplines within the commercial real estate industry, such as: financial services; asset and property management; developers; owners and operators; investment and property brokerage firms; and appraisers, accountants, architects, attorneys and other consultants, NYCREW members are also active in a wide range of industry segments, such as hospitality, industrial, office, retail, mixed use, transportation, etc. www.nycrew.org

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The Junior Society Hosts A Holiday Party, Benefitting New York City Mission Society Annual Holiday Toy Drive

admin — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:53:52 +0000

New York City Mission Society’s Junior Society hosted holiday cocktails to benefit their annual holiday toy drive at Pilotage Fun & Hobby, Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

Comprised of young professionals in the New York City Area, the Junior Society supports the mission, vision and values of New York City Mission Society through hands-on outreach, innovative networking and unique fundraising opportunities. As the next generation of philanthropists, including Melissa Berkelhammer, Brooke Laing, Antonella Lemos, Cole Rumbough, and Liz Shafiroff, they support the New York City Mission Society’s goal to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in the city’s most underserved communities.Deeply devoted to the cause, Jean Shafiroff will serve as the honoree for their upcoming benefit gala on Wednesday, March 12, 2013.

With the toy drive event, this year sponsored in part by MarieBelle New York, Baked by Melissa, Insomnia Cookies, Bonito Mezcal, and Früzen Ice, guests had the opportunity to support the toy drive while holiday shopping, as 20-percent of each purchase made was donated to New York City Mission Society.

Joining the Junior Society in support of their annual toy drive were Martin Shafiroff, Roy Kean, Maggie Norris, and Stanley and Leah Rumbough, and many more.

Guests dressed in festive seasonal attire enjoyed holiday cocktails, cookies, chocolate, and cupcakes, while shopping and playing with the many interactive toys of pilotage, ranging from electronic helicopters, airplanes, and cars.

Serving both fun-seekers and enthusiasts across New York, Pilotage Fun & Hobby provides clients with a wide selection of affordable and enjoyable radio control model airplanes, helicopters, cars and boats, games and gadgets.

Pilotage Fun & Hobby opened its doors in March 2012, under the watchful eye of Managing Director William Dickey, who envisioned a destination that offers entertaining, innovative, and most importantly, interactive products to satisfy the needs and stimulate the minds of consumers with discriminating tastes, from knowledge-seeking school kids to city dwellers and parents seeking more sophisticated outdoor activities to share with their children. Pilotage Fun & Hobby aims to introduce a more engaging, gratifying and traditional – though rapidly evolving – form of recreation to a younger generation that is overwhelmed by digital entertainment.

The NYC Mission Society will be accepting donations throughout the entire holiday season, and can be made online at: www.nycharities.org.

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BP MARKOWITZ HOSTS ITALIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH CELEBRATION

admin — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:45:05 +0000

On October 11, 2013, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted an Italian-American Heritage and Cultural Month celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Hundreds attended an event featuring food and refreshment graciously served up by dozens of local purveyors. Award-winning entertainment was provided by singers Cristina Fontanelli and Salvatore Spatola as well as youth dance troupe Figli Maria S.S. Addolorata. This was the twelfth and final such celebration hosted by Borough President Markowitz.

“There is no end to the contributions Italians have made and are making to Brooklyn and this country,” said Borough President Markowitz. “Suffice it to say, in every field of endeavor – art, politics, film, design, music, cars, fashion – you name it, Italians are at the top! America would not be as successful, powerful, prosperous, talented or delicious without Italian-Americans.”

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Good News speaks to Zhong-Ming-Liu, CEO for the Tea Society of America New York Chapter.

editor — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:11:01 +0000

We meet in his wonderful store at 250 Grand Street in Chinatown, New York. We have a great experience and try some wonderful tasting tea from China. Zhen Joy Lin Vice President of Good News Business Development, hosts and translates the segment

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