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The 15th Annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Postponed to April 28th.

Austin Tang — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:29:38 +0000

Join Team Kidney and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to celebrate the 15th Annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10K in Central Park on April 28th. The UAE Healthy Kidney 10K benefits the National Kidney Foundation in honor of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Members of Team Kidney receive benefits including a team shirt, a personal fundraising web site and e-newsletters with fundraising and training tips, important race information, and inspiration.

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The 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival, Click here for Video & Podcast…

admin — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:35:48 +0000

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Celebrates Diversity in Film February 22-March 3, 2018
The Festival showcases films from emerging filmmakers from around the world in all genres, with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and under-represented filmmakers. The 93 Official Selections are a diverse mixture of 13 Animated films, 13 Documentaries, 10 Feature narratives, 8 Horror films, 9 Music Videos, 31 Narrative shorts and 7 Web series. These include 21 student films and 32 first-time filmmakers. Filmmakers come from 31 countries; 40% of the films were created by women, 43% were created by people of color. Tickets are available at https://winterfilmawards.com/wfa2018/tickets/Tickets are $10/In Advance, $15/Door, $5/Door with Student ID. Screening blocks run 2 ½ to 3 hours and include a mix of shorts and feature-length films.
Carl Goodman, Executive Director of Museum of the Moving Image will accept the2018 Patron of the Cinema Award at the Awards Ceremony being held on Saturday, March 3rd 2018. Venue TBA. The WFA Board of Directors is pleased to honor Carl Goodman for his work with the museum that under his leadership has become a premier arts institution. He has worked at the Museum of the Moving Image for more than 25 years; since his appointment as Executive Director in 2011, the museum has seen a three-fold increase in annual attendance. Museum of the Moving Image advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions, education programs, significant moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and collecting and preserving moving-image related artifacts. For more information visit movingimage.us
Opening Night Feb 22 from 7-11 p.m. Filmmaker’s reception and kick-off party at Union Square Ballroom, 27 Union Square West. Step & Repeat on site.
Spotlight Film Sunday Feb 25 from 3:30-5:30p.m. “To a More Perfect Union: US vs Windsor” doc by Donna Zaccaro at Anthology Film Archives. Director Q&A, Step & Repeat on site. SOLD OUT.
Celebration of Women in Film Tuesday Feb 27 all day at Cinema Village. The daylong celebration of women in film, includes an afternoon matinee of shorts by women, a discussion panel on Resources for Women Filmmakers, with NYU Women’s Initiative, NYWIFT, WIM and WMM, followed by an evening double feature of films directed by women, “To A More Perfect Union” and feature from Turkey “My name is Batlir, not Butler” by Stare’ Yıldırım. Both filmmakers will be in attendance.
CORPORATE & LOCAL SUPPORT
Winter Film Awards is an all volunteer, minority and women-owned registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 in New York City by a group of filmmakers and enthusiasts. The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Winter Film Awards is made possible by the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the NY State Legislature. Winter Film Awards is proudly one of the Top 10 Best Reviewed Festivals on Film Freeway. We are privileged to enjoy collaborations with BackPack Wines, Bidslate, Bliss, Boom Library, Brooklyn Fire Proof Stages, Cinematcher, Cyberlink, Digital Arts, Eventcombo, FearsMag, Final Draft, Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C., Goodie Girl Cookies, Gracelynn Collection, Ground Control Color, IndiePix Films, Indistry, Ink Tip, iPitch.tv, Jungle Software, Kryolan, LensPen, Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc., Luxli, NYC & Company, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Platypod, PS Print, Rosco Laboratories, Set Shop, SoundStripe, Studio School, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New York Chapter, Variety 411, Vegas Creative Software, Viva Live TV, Yelp, Yves Saint Laurent, Zacuto and Zazz Radio

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4TH OF JULY PATRIOTIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS AND DEALS:

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:36:49 +0000

Award-Winning, International Travel Expert Stephanie Oswald Provides Patriotic Travel Tips on Everything from Where to Go, What to Pack and Getting the Most for Your Dollar!

STEPHANIE OSWALD, Editor-In-Chief of TRAVELGIRL Magazine, Award-Winning International Travel Expert

With Fourth of July fast approaching, what’s on your travel itinerary? There are certain icons of freedom that every American should visit at least once in his or her lifetime. No matter how many times you’ve seen pictures of these shrines to our nation’s heroes and heritage, it’s a star-spangled thrill to witness them in person. They appeal to our patriotism and love of liberty and remind us what it means to be an American. Award-Winning International travel expert Stephanie Oswald is available for live interviews with some suggestions on the best patriotic getaways. From coast to coast, she will discuss everything from the top destinations to how to get the best deals for your perfect patriotic getaway.

Some of the Unique Insider Patriotic Travel Tips Stephanie offer are:

• If Possible, Play It By Ear: The trick is to be flexible with your travel plans to get the most mileage from your dollar.

• Start Your Paperwork: Now: First things first. Even if you don’t have a specific destination in mind, get your travel paperwork done now.

• Pick the Patriotic Destination That Suits Your Personality

• Go All-Inclusive: Bundled pricing makes your vacation planning easy.

• Check out the Extras: Be sure to look for and compare extras when making your booking decision.

• Go Online ASAP: Let online travel tools do the hard work for you

More About Stephanie Oswald:

As the Editor-in-Chief of travelgirl magazine, a Web Correspondent for The Weather Channel, and seasoned travel correspondent for CNN, she has reported on everything from stress-relieving spa treatments and unique escapes around the world to the human side of a hurricane. She is the co-founder of travelgirl — the first national travel magazine to launch after the events of 9/11. The travel and lifestyle publication was chosen by industry leader Mr. Magazine as one of the “most notable” launches of 2003. Oswald is a native New Yorker who spent 13 years globetrotting as CNN’s travel correspondent and host of the weekend program, CNN Travel Now. In 2003, she also launched a groundbreaking series called The Weather Channel Road Crew that showcased the “fun” side of weather. In 2004, she filed written and audio reports during Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne as the very first Web Correspondent for Weather.com. As anchor and correspondent for CNN Travel Now, a weekly program on worldwide destinations, travel trends and cuisine, Oswald specialized in adventure travel, filing reports from Europe, South America, Asia and the Caribbean. One series took her into the depths of Papua New Guinea for a rare and eye-opening look at the Huli Wigmen. Her reports also appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN in-flight programming for Delta Air Lines, CNN International and the CNN Airport Network. Immediately after 9/11, she filed human interest stories on the crisis for CNN, and covered the impact on the travel industry during live studio reports on CNN Headline News.

Stephanie’s website (www.travelgirlinc.com)

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Jim Hickey, Tour Toggenburg Mountain – Onondaga County

admin — Thu, 22 May 2014 20:46:36 +0000

1135 Toggenburg Rd,
Fabius, NY 13063
P: 315-683-5842
Toggenburg Mountain Winter Sports Center is family owned and operated. Located on Toggenburg Road just off NY Rt. 80, it is one mile east of the Village of Fabius. Toggenburg has 21 trails, including two terrain parks, serviced by five lifts. Check this Web site for our many services, such as equipment rentals and childcare. The Foggy Goggle Restaurant and Sports Bar is acclaimed as one of Central New York’s finest eateries!
www.skitog.com

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STEPHANIE OSWALD, SPRING BREAK TRAVEL: THE LATEST TRENDS AND TIPS!!

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:34:35 +0000

International Travel Expert Stephanie Oswald Provides Insider Tips on Everything from Where to Go, What to Pack and Getting the Most for Your Travel Dollar!

She is an Editor-In-Chief of travelgirl Magazine, International Travel Expert

For most people, spring break goes hand in hand with sun, fun and a long-awaited break from winter. However, spring break also means dealing with big crowds and high prices. International travel expert and Editor-In-Chief of travelgirl magazine, Stephanie Oswald, understands how messy traveling can be. She is available for interview to share plenty of tips and trends for all your spring break travel needs that will ensure that everyone has a great time!

We talked about: House of Dance and Feathers, Classic, New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans Diva Half Marathon, Blue Crab Festival, Myrtle Beach area Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day, Kentucky Derby

Some of the unique and useful tips Stephanie can offer are:

* Research, Research, Research. The best trips don’t just happen – planning a fun and successful trip

* Spring Break Travel Checklist. Breaking down what should be on your list for easy packing.

* Hottest Spring Break Travel Destination Trends. What’s hot this year? Cruising, Learning Adventures

* Choosing the best accommodations for your budget. Don’t let your digs put a damper on your trip.

* Stay in touch with yourself. Prepare ahead of an incident: e-mail a copy of your passport or your driver’s

* Dress for success at security. Getting through security at the airport doesn’t have to be a stressful

* Be an official frequent traveler. Joining a rewards program can be beneficial to everyone whether you are

* Pack some pampering. Bring along some stress busters in the form of Zen-inducing travel candles, your

* Travel medical advice. What to visit your doctor about in advance and what to bring along with you

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tripadvisor.com

MORE ABOUT STEPHANIE OSWALD:

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Jay Henderson, Strategy Director, IBM Smarter Commerce

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:30:44 +0000

IBM Digital Benchmark Offers Real-Time Insight on Online Shopping Trends
Kicking off Thanksgiving Day and extending through Cyber Monday, IBM will provide the latest online, mobile and social sales trends as they happen
Guest: Jay Henderson, Strategy Director, IBM Smarter Commerce
Background:
While consumers are making their holiday gift lists for friends and family, retailers will be hustling to get in-store and online sites ready for the big holiday rush. Their challenge? It’s not a matter of when or what consumers will buy, but how they will buy. Will mobile shoppers continue to take the lead? Will they shop via web, smartphone or tablet? Will they expand their use of social channels? And is this the year that Thanksgiving overtakes Black Friday as the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season?
These are the questions IBM will help answer in real-time through the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, which analyzes online shopping data ahead of Thanksgiving Day through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and into the holiday season. The IBM Benchmark is a cloud-based digital analytics platform that tracks millions of e-commerce transactions a day, analyzing terabytes of raw data from approximately 800 participating U.S. retail web sites. The Benchmark is the only cloud-based, real-time resource for retailers and marketers that need to uncover shopping trends across a variety of channels including social media, mobile devices, and other online sources where consumers interact with their brands.
The Benchmark analyzes the following metrics:
– Overall online sales — including overall sales for an given moment as well as average order value, items per order and the time shopping peaked
– Overall sales for vertical industries — including department stores, apparel, and home goods
– Mobile traffic — including overall mobile commerce sales, traffic by device, tablet traffic by device, and phone vs. tablet statistics
– Social traffic –including information on online sales generated by shoppers referred from Social Networks, i.e. Facebook vs. Pinterest
– Savviest Cities for Online Shoppers — including the top cities for online sales per capita
The Benchmark consists of more than 800 participating U.S. retail websites, including 50 percent of the Internet Retailer Top 100 and 20 percent of the Internet Retailer 500. All brand data is anonymous. In 2012, the Benchmark garnered more than 15,000 media hits alone, with key outlets like the Associated Press,Reuters, New York Times, CNN, Forbes, Fox Business, USA Today, and more reporting on the data.

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LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SET TO TAPE NEW EPISODES AS PALLADIA RENEWS DEAL WITH AWARD-WINNING WEB-TO-CABLE SERIES

admin — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:47:23 +0000

Daryl Hall’s innovative performance show will continue on Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel with new episodes coming through 2014

Live from Daryl’s House, Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning performance series has renewed its agreement with Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel Palladia, and will immediately commence producing new episodes, adding to the more than 60 already in the archives. Those shows will start debuting in early 2014 and will continue to premiere on www.lfdh.com, where previous installments will be archived.

“I’m thrilled to be able to start producing these new shows for our ever-widening audience, after renewing our relationship with Palladia,” says Daryl. “A day doesn’t go by that I don’t hear from fans about how much they love the show, and everyone knows how much I enjoy doing it. Believe me when I tell you, the best is yet to come.”

The show is a joint venture between Hall’s Good Cop Bad Cop Productions and Palladia. Executive producers for the show include Hall along with Daryl Hall and John Oates manager, Jonathan Wolfson. New guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are very pleased to continue this association with our Live from Daryl’s House partners at Palladia,” said Wolfson. “This has proven to be a successful combination and we look forward to furthering our alliance, while expanding the brand.”

“For Palladia, ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ represents the perfect match of programming and television network,” said Rick Krim, Executive Vice President, Talent and Music Programming. “Our viewers’ response has been overwhelmingly positive to Daryl and the series which captures the unexpected magic that can happen when talented artists relax and create music together. We’re proud to be a part of this show.”

The deal was brokered by Wolfson and Ben Zurier, Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic and Palladia.

The past seven years have marked a steady stream of superlatives and recognition for Live from Daryl’s House, with Hall receiving a Webby Award for Best Variety series from more than 10,000 entries at the 14th annual ceremony before garnering an O Music Award from MTV. A live version of Live from Daryl’s House, featuring Hall and previous show guests Sharon Jones and Allen Stone, launched a successful national tour.

The 62 previous episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Jason Mraz, The Voice’s Cee Lo Green, Shelby Lynne, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Smokey Robinson, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Rumer, Chiddy Bang, Allen Stone, Nikki Jean, The Dirty Heads, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T’s, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

About Palladia

Palladia, Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, contemporary, classic rock, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music Group’s MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 32 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight. For more information on Palladia, visit Palladia.tv, the Palladia Facebook page and @Palladia on Twitter.

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Lisa Kelly, EarthCam.com

editor — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:09:43 +0000

EarthCam Celebrates Their 16th Anniversary with the Premiere of New Times Square Webcam Locations

WHAT: Sixteen years ago, EarthCam, Inc. was founded in New York, NY. Thursday, August 30th marks this innovative technology company’s anniversary and we are celebrating by sharing fresh, exciting webcam locations in Times Square, the Crossroads of the World! Tourists, natives and street performers can wave to viewers around the globe in front of our new StreetCam on the west side of 47th and Broadway. High above the Great White Way, the CrossroadsCam streams the bustling sounds and colorful lights of 7th Avenue.

WHY: The world’s most popular tourist destination, Times Square, is always evolving and EarthCam is ahead of the curve, replacing the world-famous 46th Street webcam locations with a new perspective. As they say on Broadway, “The show must go on!”

The live views and sounds of Times Square are available 24/7 at no cost to everyone, just click here: http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

The new Times Square cameras can also be viewed on-the-go with EarthCam’s exclusive mobile device application. Take an instant snapshot and share with friends on Facebook and Twitter. To download the EarthCam mobile app, visit: http://www.earthcam.com/mobile/applications/timessquare/

Connect with EarthCam!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/EarthCam/378827966436

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/earthcam

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/earthcam

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/earthcam

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Lisa Kelly, EarthCam

editor — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:48:51 +0000