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        <title>A Top 30 Stream of Arts Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:57:34 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <title>ZexSports Official Media at ZJ Boarding House: ZJ 20 Year Festival</title>
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                        <description>Celebrate the ZJ Boarding House 20 year anniversary afternoon festival with Sal Masekela, known as the &quot;voice of action sports&quot;, and live performance by Optimus at the Victorian in Santa Monica September 27th.  There will be a range of carnival games and prizes. Some of the prizes include a surfboard, skateboard, and much more! There will also be live music and a beer garden. Saturday fun for friends and family. [PRWeb Sep 27, 2008]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:33:06 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2008 -- Celebrate the ZJ Boarding House 20 year anniversary afternoon festival with Sal Masekela, known as the &quot;voice of action sports&quot;, and live performance by Optimus at the Victorian in Santa Monica September 27th.  There will be a range of carnival games and prizes. Some of the prizes include a surfboard, skateboard, and much more! There will also be live music and a beer garden. Saturday fun for friends and family. 

The Festival will be a carnival-style fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds going to Stoked Mentoring, a local non-profit mentoring organization designed to teach life skill to at risk teenagers through snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. ZexSports CEO Espree Devora says &quot;Stoked offers kids an opportunity to discover and embrace their dreams and then provides them the tools to be able to achieve them. Without Stoked it seems its more difficult for youth these days to develop a strong character, healthy lifestyle and confident identity.&quot;

ZexSports is thrilled to work again with ZJ Boarding House and continue connecting what matters in actions sports. ZJ owner Mikke Pierson says &quot;Bringing the community of action sports together and connecting what matters has always been priority to ZJ and we&#039;re happy to partner with ZexSports on this event.&quot; 

ZexSports is the events&#039; exclusive media sponsor. The festival will take place across the street from ZJ Boarding House at the Victorian on Main St. on September 27, 2008 from 12pm to 4pm. 

You can also go online and checkout the coverage at <a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="<a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.zexsports.com</a>"><a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.zexsports.com</a></a>.  

For more information please visit: <a href="http://www.zexsports.com/zj" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.zexsports.com/zj</a>

About ZJ Boarding House 
ZJ Boarding House (<a href="http://www.zjboardinghouse.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.zjboardinghouse.com</a>) started in 1988 as a hole-in-the-wall surf shop on the corner of Ocean Park and Main Street in Santa Monica, California.  Inspired by our mission to share our passion for action sports with the local community, we&#039;ve grown from a humble little surf shop into one of Southern California&#039;s premier surf, skate and snowboard shops!  We&#039;ve worked hard to grow our passions with Santa Monica and are proud to celebrate our 20 year Anniversary on September 27, 2008, right where it all started! 

About Stoked Mentoring, Inc. 
Stoked Mentoring, Inc.  (<a href="http://www.stokedmentoring.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.stokedmentoring.org</a>)
Stoked is a non-profit action sports mentoring organization designed to teach life skills to teenagers through snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. Stoked Mentoring&#039;s mission is to develop Successful Teens with Opportunity, Knowledge, Experience, and Determination. By bringing together at-risk youth and professional adults to learn action sports, Stoked Mentoring programs serve as the groundwork for developing positive mentoring relationships. Currently, Stoked serves teenagers, ages 13 to 18, in New York and Los Angeles. Our 1-year comprehensive program utilizes the core board sports combined with mentoring to give youth necessary life skills to succeed in life. Our whole mission is to develop a successful teen who: 
&#8226;	Is happy... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1391704.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>ESPREE DEVORA</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>ZexSports Official Media at ZJ Boarding House: ZJ 20 Year Festival</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2008 -- Celebrate the ZJ Boarding House 20 year anniversary afternoon festival with Sal Masekela, known as the &quot;voice of action sports&quot;, and live performance by Optimus at the Victorian in Santa Monica September 27th.  There will be a range of carnival games and prizes. Some of the prizes include a surfboard, skateboard, and much more! There will also be live music and a beer garden. Saturday fun for friends and family. 

The Festival will be a carnival-style fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds going to Stoked Mentoring, a local non-profit mentoring organization designed to teach life skill to at risk teenagers through snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. ZexSports CEO Espree Devora says &quot;Stoked offers kids an opportunity to discover and embrace their dreams and then provides them the tools to be able to achieve them. Without Stoked it seems its more difficult for youth these days to develop a strong character, healthy lifestyle and confident identity.&quot;

ZexSports is thrilled to work again with ZJ Boarding House and continue connecting what matters in actions sports. ZJ owner Mikke Pierson says &quot;Bringing the community of action sports together and connecting what matters has always been priority to ZJ and we&#039;re happy to partner with ZexSports on this event.&quot; 

ZexSports is the events&#039; exclusive media sponsor. The festival will take place across the street from ZJ Boarding House at the Victorian on Main St. on September 27, 2008 from 12pm to 4pm. 

You can also go online and checkout the coverage at <a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="<a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.zexsports.com</a>"><a href="http://www.zexsports.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.zexsports.com</a></a>.  

For more information please visit: <a href="http://www.zexsports.com/zj" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.zexsports.com/zj</a>

About ZJ Boarding House 
ZJ Boarding House (<a href="http://www.zjboardinghouse.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.zjboardinghouse.com</a>) started in 1988 as a hole-in-the-wall surf shop on the corner of Ocean Park and Main Street in Santa Monica, California.  Inspired by our mission to share our passion for action sports with the local community, we&#039;ve grown from a humble little surf shop into one of Southern California&#039;s premier surf, skate and snowboard shops!  We&#039;ve worked hard to grow our passions with Santa Monica and are proud to celebrate our 20 year Anniversary on September 27, 2008, right where it all started! 

About Stoked Mentoring, Inc. 
Stoked Mentoring, Inc.  (<a href="http://www.stokedmentoring.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.stokedmentoring.org</a>)
Stoked is a non-profit action sports mentoring organization designed to teach life skills to teenagers through snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. Stoked Mentoring&#039;s mission is to develop Successful Teens with Opportunity, Knowledge, Experience, and Determination. By bringing together at-risk youth and professional adults to learn action sports, Stoked Mentoring programs serve as the groundwork for developing positive mentoring relationships. Currently, Stoked serves teenagers, ages 13 to 18, in New York and Los Angeles. Our 1-year comprehensive program utilizes the core board sports combined with mentoring to give youth necessary life skills to succeed in life. Our whole mission is to develop a successful teen who: 
&#8226;	Is happy... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1391704.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <title>ShowUp.com Offers New Discount Passes for Local Attractions in Arizona</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/ShowUpNow/Pass/prweb1336374.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/ShowUpNow/Pass/prweb1336374.htm</comments>
                        <description>Newly lowered prices at ShowUp.com give visitors an affordable way to see local attractions in Arizona. [PRWeb Sep 22, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/ShowUpNow/Pass/prweb1336374.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:02:46 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) September 22, 2008 -- ShowUp.com, the comprehensive resource for what&#039;s happening in theatres, museums and outdoor venues in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, is taking on a new initiative to promote hometown vacations, including visits to local museums and other area attractions. ShowUp.com&#039;s new <a href="http://www.showupnowpass.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="ShowUp Now Pass">ShowUp Now Pass</a> is the key to exploring all of Phoenix&#039;s exceptional and comprehensive arts and cultural attractions. 

The Desert Botanical Garden&#039;s Marketing Manager John Sallot has expressed that &quot;the ShowUp Now Pass is a wonderful way to explore what Phoenix has to offer and...to bring arts and culture to our residents and visitors.&quot;

The ShowUp Now Pass offers two options: the Total Access Pass and the Golden Triangle Pass. The first of the two, the Total Access Pass, includes admission for up to 14 of the Valley&#039;s celebrated museums with a savings of over $110 in admission fees. The pass includes places like the Pueblo Grande Museum, the Phoenix Zoo and the Scottsdale Museum for Contemporary Art.

The Golden Triangle Pass offers a savings value of over 30%. It caters exclusively to the biggest and most popular local attractions in Arizona including the scenic Desert Botanical Garden, the Heard Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum.  To learn more about these special offers, please visit <a href="http://www.showupnowpass.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.showupnowpass.com</a>.

The ShowUp.com Web site also features a comprehensive calendar of events providing dates, times, and even maps for events. <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Tempe">Tempe</a> has a wide array of arts and cultural attractions throughout the year that can be found on ShowUp.com.  Events and local attractions in Arizona such as ASU Gammage, the ASU Art Museum and Tempe Center for the Arts are featured on ShowUp.com&#039;s events calendar.

About Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to marketing Tempe, Arizona as a desirable visitor and group destination site. The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau&#039;s mission is to also provide visitors, media professionals and meeting planners with information on Tempe hotels, restaurants, entertainment and local points of interest. To learn more about Tempe, Arizona please call 480-894-8158 or 800-283-6734 or visit us at <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.tempecvb.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>TONI SMITH</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>ShowUp.com Offers New Discount Passes for Local Attractions in Arizona</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) September 22, 2008 -- ShowUp.com, the comprehensive resource for what&#039;s happening in theatres, museums and outdoor venues in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, is taking on a new initiative to promote hometown vacations, including visits to local museums and other area attractions. ShowUp.com&#039;s new <a href="http://www.showupnowpass.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="ShowUp Now Pass">ShowUp Now Pass</a> is the key to exploring all of Phoenix&#039;s exceptional and comprehensive arts and cultural attractions. 

The Desert Botanical Garden&#039;s Marketing Manager John Sallot has expressed that &quot;the ShowUp Now Pass is a wonderful way to explore what Phoenix has to offer and...to bring arts and culture to our residents and visitors.&quot;

The ShowUp Now Pass offers two options: the Total Access Pass and the Golden Triangle Pass. The first of the two, the Total Access Pass, includes admission for up to 14 of the Valley&#039;s celebrated museums with a savings of over $110 in admission fees. The pass includes places like the Pueblo Grande Museum, the Phoenix Zoo and the Scottsdale Museum for Contemporary Art.

The Golden Triangle Pass offers a savings value of over 30%. It caters exclusively to the biggest and most popular local attractions in Arizona including the scenic Desert Botanical Garden, the Heard Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum.  To learn more about these special offers, please visit <a href="http://www.showupnowpass.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.showupnowpass.com</a>.

The ShowUp.com Web site also features a comprehensive calendar of events providing dates, times, and even maps for events. <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Tempe">Tempe</a> has a wide array of arts and cultural attractions throughout the year that can be found on ShowUp.com.  Events and local attractions in Arizona such as ASU Gammage, the ASU Art Museum and Tempe Center for the Arts are featured on ShowUp.com&#039;s events calendar.

About Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to marketing Tempe, Arizona as a desirable visitor and group destination site. The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau&#039;s mission is to also provide visitors, media professionals and meeting planners with information on Tempe hotels, restaurants, entertainment and local points of interest. To learn more about Tempe, Arizona please call 480-894-8158 or 800-283-6734 or visit us at <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.tempecvb.com</a>.

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tempe
tempe convention and visitors bureau 
local attractions in arizona</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>My1Stop.com Takes Top Honors from Webawards for Best Publishing Website Of 2008</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-printing/commercial-printing/prweb1355814.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-printing/commercial-printing/prweb1355814.htm</comments>
                        <description>My1Stop.com the only complete online printing superstore, today announced that for the second time it has received the prestigious 2008 &quot;Best Publishing Website&quot; award among all commercial printing and publishing websites from <a href="http://www.webawards.org" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.webawards.org</a> . The award announcement was made on September 16th, 2008. [PRWeb Sep 20, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-printing/commercial-printing/prweb1355814.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:20:05 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ft. Scott, KS (PRWEB) September 20, 2008 -- My1Stop.com competed with hundreds of applicants who submitted entries for the 2008 WebAwards. Judges review each site for usability, design, functionality, security and stability. The &quot;Best Publishing Website&quot; award is presented to only one website within the commercial printing and publishing category. The WebAwards judges gave these praises to the My1Stop.com website; &quot;Overall the site is great, as a buyer I&#039;d find it easy to use and order. The number of products and way you handle that challenge works technically well, and you have some nice features such as the click to chat.&quot; and &quot;Good job on the contact form, perfect score there. Nice job overall.&quot; My1Stop.com also received similar honors from WebAwards in 2006.



&quot;My1Stop is built on presenting customers with commercial printing solutions in exactly the way they want them,&quot; says Michael Del Chiaro, president of My1Stop.com. &quot;We are so delighted to have been recognized for the second year as the leading online commercial printing website by WebAwards.&quot; this award simply makes our commitment to providing customer-driven experiences -- online and offline all the greater. We could not be more thrilled and more dedicated to continuing to be the leader in online printing.&quot;

Del Chiaro and the My1Stop.com team have grown from a launch three years ago to prominence as a multiple award winning online printing superstore for commercial printing and more.
  
<a href="http://www.My1Stop.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.My1Stop.com</a> excels at providing customer solutions for online printing as well as graphic design and print management solutions. The award winning web site mirrors in many ways the combined successful experience of their award winning customer service team. Both the site and their customer service team provide instant accurate quoting, immediate and informed answers to product questions competitive pricing and delivery of hundreds of commercial printing, promotional products and more.

About My1Stop:
America&#039;s commercial printing superstore delivers award winning site design and award winning customer service on the complete range of printed products from full color commercial printing to stock forms. We are your 1stop for online printing.

Michael Del Chiaro - President
My1Stop.com
1-800-691-7867
mdelchiaro(at)my1stop.com

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                        <itunes:author>Michael Del Chiaro</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>My1Stop.com Takes Top Honors from Webawards for Best Publishing Website Of 2008</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ft. Scott, KS (PRWEB) September 20, 2008 -- My1Stop.com competed with hundreds of applicants who submitted entries for the 2008 WebAwards. Judges review each site for usability, design, functionality, security and stability. The &quot;Best Publishing Website&quot; award is presented to only one website within the commercial printing and publishing category. The WebAwards judges gave these praises to the My1Stop.com website; &quot;Overall the site is great, as a buyer I&#039;d find it easy to use and order. The number of products and way you handle that challenge works technically well, and you have some nice features such as the click to chat.&quot; and &quot;Good job on the contact form, perfect score there. Nice job overall.&quot; My1Stop.com also received similar honors from WebAwards in 2006.



&quot;My1Stop is built on presenting customers with commercial printing solutions in exactly the way they want them,&quot; says Michael Del Chiaro, president of My1Stop.com. &quot;We are so delighted to have been recognized for the second year as the leading online commercial printing website by WebAwards.&quot; this award simply makes our commitment to providing customer-driven experiences -- online and offline all the greater. We could not be more thrilled and more dedicated to continuing to be the leader in online printing.&quot;

Del Chiaro and the My1Stop.com team have grown from a launch three years ago to prominence as a multiple award winning online printing superstore for commercial printing and more.
  
<a href="http://www.My1Stop.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.My1Stop.com</a> excels at providing customer solutions for online printing as well as graphic design and print management solutions. The award winning web site mirrors in many ways the combined successful experience of their award winning customer service team. Both the site and their customer service team provide instant accurate quoting, immediate and informed answers to product questions competitive pricing and delivery of hundreds of commercial printing, promotional products and more.

About My1Stop:
America&#039;s commercial printing superstore delivers award winning site design and award winning customer service on the complete range of printed products from full color commercial printing to stock forms. We are your 1stop for online printing.

Michael Del Chiaro - President
My1Stop.com
1-800-691-7867
mdelchiaro(at)my1stop.com

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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                        <title>Shining Brighter than Ever in its 25th Year, Gaylord Opryland&#039;s &#039;A Country Christmas&#039; Brings Wonder and Memories - Beginning November 14</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1289394.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1289394.htm</comments>
                        <description>For 25 years it has been hailed by many as a shining example of the best Christmas entertainment available. [PRWeb Sep 5, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1289394.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:59:20 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1289394/Shining_Brighter_than_Ever_in_its_th_Year_Gaylord_Opryland_s_A_Country_Christmas_Brings_Wonder_and_Memories_Beginning_November_.mp3"
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nashville, TN (PRWEB) Sept. 4, 2008 -- For 25 years it has been hailed by many as a shining example of the best Christmas entertainment available. Even the Travel Channel called Gaylord Opryland Resort &quot;the most Christmassy hotel in the nation.&quot; This year the unrivaled event that has made memories for literally millions of people from around the world will celebrate in silver. This year marks the 25th anniversary of A Country Christmas, and close to 1 million visitors will enjoy new shows, stunning decorations and the return of everyone&#039;s favorite Gaylord Opryland Christmas traditions.



A Country Christmas, presented by Nissan, begins Nov. 14, 2008 and runs through Jan. 4, 2009, at the resort in Nashville, Tenn.  The event includes more than a dozen shows and attractions.

&quot;This year we are celebrating on an even larger scale because of our Silver Anniversary. For example, we are thrilled to have Louise Mandrell join our family this year, bringing her energy, talent and passion for the holidays to our new dinner show,&quot; stated Pete Weien, senior vice president and general manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Attractions.  &quot;This IS the most Christmassy resort in the nation, perhaps even the world. We will do everything in our power to create smiling faces and eyes filled with wonder from the time our guests arrive until they leave in order to make the memories truly remarkable.&quot; 

&quot;I&#039;m very excited about joining Gaylord Opryland in their 25th anniversary. I worked the Grand Ole Opry both at the Ryman and new Opry House when I was growing up. My first production show was at the Acuff Theater at Opryland,&quot; explained country music artist Louise Mandrell. &quot; I feel at home at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. But, I think they make everyone feel that way.&quot;

New this year:
&#8226;	Louise Mandrell&#039;s &#039;Joy to the World&#039; Christmas Dinner &#38; Show (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02d.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)
&#8226;	Winter Wonderland (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)
&#8226;	Breakfast with the Grinch 
&#8226;	Rockabilly Christmas
&#8226;	Tim Watson&#039;s Tennessee Christmas (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02b.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)

The Louise Mandrell&#039;s &#039;Joy the World&#039; Christmas Dinner &#38; Show runs Nov. 15 through Dec. 25, 2008.  Straight from her popular theater in Tennessee&#039;s Smoky Mountains, Mandrell is giving Christmas at the resort a whole new feel during the dinner show.  She and her band will perform traditional Christmas music, dancing and comedy all while guests dine on a delicious holiday meal with all the trimmings.

Winter Wonderland will be one of the holiday &quot;hot spots&quot; for families and friends alike this year.  Held in the resort&#039;s Ryman Exhibit Halls, this beautiful wonderland features many activities for &quot;kids&quot; of all ages, like Photos with Santa, Treasures for the Holidays Crafts Show, Hall of Trees display and a charity fund-raiser, a Christmas train and the return of Gingerbread Corner with gingerbread decorating classes taught by elves. Winter Wonderland begins Nov. 23, 2008.  

Breakfast with the Grinch will help families get the day started with one of Christmas&#039; most... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1289394.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Kim Keelor</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Shining Brighter than Ever in its 25th Year, Gaylord Opryland&#039;s &#039;A Country Christmas&#039; Brings Wonder and Memories - Beginning November 14</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nashville, TN (PRWEB) Sept. 4, 2008 -- For 25 years it has been hailed by many as a shining example of the best Christmas entertainment available. Even the Travel Channel called Gaylord Opryland Resort &quot;the most Christmassy hotel in the nation.&quot; This year the unrivaled event that has made memories for literally millions of people from around the world will celebrate in silver. This year marks the 25th anniversary of A Country Christmas, and close to 1 million visitors will enjoy new shows, stunning decorations and the return of everyone&#039;s favorite Gaylord Opryland Christmas traditions.



A Country Christmas, presented by Nissan, begins Nov. 14, 2008 and runs through Jan. 4, 2009, at the resort in Nashville, Tenn.  The event includes more than a dozen shows and attractions.

&quot;This year we are celebrating on an even larger scale because of our Silver Anniversary. For example, we are thrilled to have Louise Mandrell join our family this year, bringing her energy, talent and passion for the holidays to our new dinner show,&quot; stated Pete Weien, senior vice president and general manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Attractions.  &quot;This IS the most Christmassy resort in the nation, perhaps even the world. We will do everything in our power to create smiling faces and eyes filled with wonder from the time our guests arrive until they leave in order to make the memories truly remarkable.&quot; 

&quot;I&#039;m very excited about joining Gaylord Opryland in their 25th anniversary. I worked the Grand Ole Opry both at the Ryman and new Opry House when I was growing up. My first production show was at the Acuff Theater at Opryland,&quot; explained country music artist Louise Mandrell. &quot; I feel at home at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. But, I think they make everyone feel that way.&quot;

New this year:
&#8226;	Louise Mandrell&#039;s &#039;Joy to the World&#039; Christmas Dinner &#38; Show (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02d.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)
&#8226;	Winter Wonderland (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)
&#8226;	Breakfast with the Grinch 
&#8226;	Rockabilly Christmas
&#8226;	Tim Watson&#039;s Tennessee Christmas (click <a href="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/press-releases/2008/2008_09_02b.html" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for release)

The Louise Mandrell&#039;s &#039;Joy the World&#039; Christmas Dinner &#38; Show runs Nov. 15 through Dec. 25, 2008.  Straight from her popular theater in Tennessee&#039;s Smoky Mountains, Mandrell is giving Christmas at the resort a whole new feel during the dinner show.  She and her band will perform traditional Christmas music, dancing and comedy all while guests dine on a delicious holiday meal with all the trimmings.

Winter Wonderland will be one of the holiday &quot;hot spots&quot; for families and friends alike this year.  Held in the resort&#039;s Ryman Exhibit Halls, this beautiful wonderland features many activities for &quot;kids&quot; of all ages, like Photos with Santa, Treasures for the Holidays Crafts Show, Hall of Trees display and a charity fund-raiser, a Christmas train and the return of Gingerbread Corner with gingerbread decorating classes taught by elves. Winter Wonderland begins Nov. 23, 2008.  

Breakfast with the Grinch will help families get the day started with one of Christmas&#039; most... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/9/prweb1289394.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>rockettes, grinch ice, country christmas, opryland resort, nashville christmas, music city hotels, nashville holiday events, winter wonderland</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Nic Mc and Aquamuzic Join Forces to Convert Music into Water </title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1207034.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1207034.htm</comments>
                        <description>The first online music label to give 100% of its net profits to water projects in the developing world joins with an original and bold electric guitar player, Nic Mc, <a href="http://www.nicmc.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nicmc.com</a> [PRWeb Aug 25, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1207034.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:58:37 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Montreal, Canada (Billboard Publicity Wire) August 25, 2008 -- The first online music label to give 100% of its net profits to drinkable water projects in the developing world joins with an original and bold electric guitar player, Nic Mc, <a href="http://www.nicmc.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nicmc.com</a>.

Can we leave the world a better place and be successful at the same time? Nic Mc and Aquamuzic have answered yes to the above and placed their faith into his first release, Unlimited Guitar Experiments Vol 1.

&quot;Nic is an original and a free thinker,&quot; says Aquamuzic president, Thierry Deruelle. &quot;He is the alter ego that every business man secretly wants to be... He&#039;s the one that made the Aquamuzic project work.&quot; 

His philosophy is that once your family is protected, you have a couple of nice cars, a nice home, good schools to send your kids to, nice clothes and some free time to travel, what else do you need? &quot;So many people on this planet can&#039;t even safely drink their water and we need 3 iPhones? Frugality is not the issue here and no one should be ashamed of success. We ought to live comfortably but can we do it better?&quot;

&quot;Sustainable economic development for us in the west will come with an eco minded sustainable middle class everywhere else and it is not by  replicating our wasteful model in China and India that we will achieve success on this planet as a species,&quot; says Nic.

Aquamuzic wants to be a catalyst between artists such as Nic Mc and large organizations that fight poverty around the world by giving access to drinkable water.

Wasn&#039;t&#039; there a saying in the seventies that music could help change the world? Now is the time, here is the place, <a href="http://www.nicmc.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nicmc.com</a>

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                        <itunes:author>El&#233;onore Guit&#233;</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Nic Mc and Aquamuzic Join Forces to Convert Music into Water </itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Montreal, Canada (Billboard Publicity Wire) August 25, 2008 -- The first online music label to give 100% of its net profits to drinkable water projects in the developing world joins with an original and bold electric guitar player, Nic Mc, <a href="http://www.nicmc.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nicmc.com</a>.

Can we leave the world a better place and be successful at the same time? Nic Mc and Aquamuzic have answered yes to the above and placed their faith into his first release, Unlimited Guitar Experiments Vol 1.

&quot;Nic is an original and a free thinker,&quot; says Aquamuzic president, Thierry Deruelle. &quot;He is the alter ego that every business man secretly wants to be... He&#039;s the one that made the Aquamuzic project work.&quot; 

His philosophy is that once your family is protected, you have a couple of nice cars, a nice home, good schools to send your kids to, nice clothes and some free time to travel, what else do you need? &quot;So many people on this planet can&#039;t even safely drink their water and we need 3 iPhones? Frugality is not the issue here and no one should be ashamed of success. We ought to live comfortably but can we do it better?&quot;

&quot;Sustainable economic development for us in the west will come with an eco minded sustainable middle class everywhere else and it is not by  replicating our wasteful model in China and India that we will achieve success on this planet as a species,&quot; says Nic.

Aquamuzic wants to be a catalyst between artists such as Nic Mc and large organizations that fight poverty around the world by giving access to drinkable water.

Wasn&#039;t&#039; there a saying in the seventies that music could help change the world? Now is the time, here is the place, <a href="http://www.nicmc.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nicmc.com</a>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>nic mc, aquamuzic.org, guitar playing, fundraising, water, drinkable water, electric guitar, www.nicmc.com</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>New Broadway Season Sparkles in Tempe, Arizona at ASU Gammage</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/BroadwaySeason/Gammage/prweb1209014.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/BroadwaySeason/Gammage/prweb1209014.htm</comments>
                        <description>The Tempe Convention &#38; Visitors Bureau is Proud to Introduce the Exciting New Broadway Season at ASU Gammage. [PRWeb Aug 20, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/BroadwaySeason/Gammage/prweb1209014.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:07:54 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- ASU Gammage auditorium in Tempe, Arizona has announced an exciting 2008/2009 Broadway season to delight arts and culture enthusiasts. The M&#38;I Bank Broadway Across America - Arizona Broadway season and special engagements range from light-hearted to thought-provoking, offering something everyone can enjoy.

<a href="http://www.asugammage.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="ASU Gammage">ASU Gammage</a> is an ideal spot for fans to begin or end their night on the town.  The <a href="http://www.downtowntempe.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Mill Avenue District">Mill Avenue District</a>, with over 100 restaurants, shops and taverns is a quick walk away, making a trip to the theatre and to Tempe, Arizona an exciting evening outing.

Designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of the performing arts in the world.  ASU Gammage hosts a collection of inspiring performances that are complemented by the theatre&#039;s architectural design. The 2008/2009 <a href="http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Tempe" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Broadway season">Broadway season</a> includes seven of today&#039;s biggest hits straight from Broadway along with several blockbusters that will make their ASU Gammage return: 

A Chorus Line: 	September 2-7, 2008
The Rat Pack- Live at the Sands: October 14-19, 2008
Happy Days: November 18-23, 2008
Spring Awakening: December 9-14, 2008
Disney&#039;s The Lion King:	January 2 - February 8, 2009 
Frost/Nixon starring Stacy Keach: March 31 - April 5, 2009
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: June 16-21, 2009

ASU Gammage also stages a series of special engagements during the 2008-2009 Broadway season that include:

Rent: March 17-22, 2009
Cats: April 7-12, 2009
Stomp: May 5-10, 2009
Wicked: July 1-26, 2009

Show tickets start at under $25.00 and are available for purchase online, via telephone or at the box office. Tempe, Arizona Broadway season tickets are also available for purchase and start under $120.00.  For ticket, show and Broadway season information, visit <a href="http://www.asugammage.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.asugammage.com</a> or call (480) 965-3434. For information on Tempe dining options and other entertainment ideas, visit <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.tempecvb.com</a>. 

About Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to marketing Tempe, Arizona as a desirable visitor and group destination site. The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau&#039;s mission is to provide visitors, media professionals and meeting planners with information on hotels, restaurants, entertainment and local points of interest. To learn more about Tempe, Arizona please call 480-894-8158 or 800-283-6734 or visit us at <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.tempecvb.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>TONI SMITH</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>New Broadway Season Sparkles in Tempe, Arizona at ASU Gammage</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) August 20, 2008 -- ASU Gammage auditorium in Tempe, Arizona has announced an exciting 2008/2009 Broadway season to delight arts and culture enthusiasts. The M&#38;I Bank Broadway Across America - Arizona Broadway season and special engagements range from light-hearted to thought-provoking, offering something everyone can enjoy.

<a href="http://www.asugammage.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="ASU Gammage">ASU Gammage</a> is an ideal spot for fans to begin or end their night on the town.  The <a href="http://www.downtowntempe.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Mill Avenue District">Mill Avenue District</a>, with over 100 restaurants, shops and taverns is a quick walk away, making a trip to the theatre and to Tempe, Arizona an exciting evening outing.

Designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of the performing arts in the world.  ASU Gammage hosts a collection of inspiring performances that are complemented by the theatre&#039;s architectural design. The 2008/2009 <a href="http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Tempe" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Broadway season">Broadway season</a> includes seven of today&#039;s biggest hits straight from Broadway along with several blockbusters that will make their ASU Gammage return: 

A Chorus Line: 	September 2-7, 2008
The Rat Pack- Live at the Sands: October 14-19, 2008
Happy Days: November 18-23, 2008
Spring Awakening: December 9-14, 2008
Disney&#039;s The Lion King:	January 2 - February 8, 2009 
Frost/Nixon starring Stacy Keach: March 31 - April 5, 2009
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: June 16-21, 2009

ASU Gammage also stages a series of special engagements during the 2008-2009 Broadway season that include:

Rent: March 17-22, 2009
Cats: April 7-12, 2009
Stomp: May 5-10, 2009
Wicked: July 1-26, 2009

Show tickets start at under $25.00 and are available for purchase online, via telephone or at the box office. Tempe, Arizona Broadway season tickets are also available for purchase and start under $120.00.  For ticket, show and Broadway season information, visit <a href="http://www.asugammage.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.asugammage.com</a> or call (480) 965-3434. For information on Tempe dining options and other entertainment ideas, visit <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.tempecvb.com</a>. 

About Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to marketing Tempe, Arizona as a desirable visitor and group destination site. The Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau&#039;s mission is to provide visitors, media professionals and meeting planners with information on hotels, restaurants, entertainment and local points of interest. To learn more about Tempe, Arizona please call 480-894-8158 or 800-283-6734 or visit us at <a href="http://www.tempecvb.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.tempecvb.com</a>.

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                        <title>2009 Saint Paul Almanac on Sale Online on Aug. 20 </title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1216784.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1216784.htm</comments>
                        <description>Third edition of unique guidebook to Minnesota&#039;s capital city to hit bookstores in timefor Republican National Convention [PRWeb Aug 18, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1216784.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:37:03 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- Now in its third year, the Saint Paul Almanac is the only guidebook dedicated solely to Minnesota&#039;s capital city. Including a calendar, date book, restaurant reviews, essays and poems about Saint Paul, the Almanac is a rich resource for anyone wishing to explore the cultural and social depths of Saint Paul throughout the year.

Contributors include notable Saint Paulites such as Garrison Keillor, Gordon Parks, Patricia Hampl, Carol Connolly, Jim Moore, Deborah Keenan, Mahmoud El-Kati, Phebe Hanson, and 75 other writers.

The 368-page 2009 Saint Paul Almanac is on sale now for $11.95 online at saintpaulalmanac.com, and will be available in mainstream bookstores, including Barnes &#38; Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com on September 1st, in time for the Republican National Convention, during which 50,000 new visitors are expected to descend upon the city.

Apart from its obvious function as a travel guidebook, the Almanac aims to preserve individual and community stories, welcome newcomers into Saint Paul&#039;s yeasty mixture of communities through writing, and produce what will amount to a collective, communal memory for Saint Paul.

They say community is dead, the book is dead, and story lies dying. Editor Kimberly Nightingale, schooled most recently at the Hubert Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota says, &quot;Not in Saint Paul. All my experiences have taught me that place matters deeply. Stories matter. Stories may be as important as food for survival.&quot;

This realization coalesced into the vision Nightingale had for creating a book about living in St. Paul as defined by time (the calendar) and combining that with articles, stories, and poems that reflect on the city in a more timeless way.

&quot;My hope is that the Almanac begins a conversation between people about what the place they live in means to them.&quot;

The Saint Paul Almanac solicits and revels in the work of authors and poets, including Saint Paul&#039;s most prominent writers. There are contributions from baseball fanatics; hot rodders; quirky Rangers (the Minnesota term for sturdy northerners from the cold Mesabi Iron Range); and newcomers from as far afield as Cambodia, Somalia, Mexico, Ethiopia, and the Twin Cities&#039; equally exotic distant suburbs.

The Almanac offers something for everything--a range of short stories, essays, mild political screeds, immigration tales, memoirs, and calendar of events that has not seen its parallel since the subscription omnigatherums of the late nineteenth century. Its variety makes the Almanac great reading for the bedside table, the deck, or the outdoor coffee house.

Writers&#039; contributions charm and win the trust of readers through attentiveness to the tales they tell. Most of the Almanac&#039;s editorial selections are excursions into neighborhood, family, or personal history, whose enjoyment lies in their modesty and detail. You can almost hear a child nudging each writer forward: &quot;And then what happened?!&quot;

The result, as Minnesotans might put it, is &quot;not so bad&quot;---a plucky annual celebrating difference, similarity, wholeness, and weirdness.

ISBN: 978-0-9772651-4-5 368 pages, 5-3/16 x 8 inches, PB with layflat binding

&quot;A practical, informative, and at times personal reference of all things St. Paul.&quot; --City Pages

&quot;A compendium of local event calendars, resources and tips, combined with personal stories, history and secrets. All that, and plenty of room to scribble your own plans, insights and lists.&quot; --Star Tribune

Press and Publicity Contact
Jan Zita Grover
jzgrover@calta.com
651.228.1587

Saint Paul Almanac... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1216784.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Jan Zita Grover, Press</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>2009 Saint Paul Almanac on Sale Online on Aug. 20 </itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 18, 2008 -- Now in its third year, the Saint Paul Almanac is the only guidebook dedicated solely to Minnesota&#039;s capital city. Including a calendar, date book, restaurant reviews, essays and poems about Saint Paul, the Almanac is a rich resource for anyone wishing to explore the cultural and social depths of Saint Paul throughout the year.

Contributors include notable Saint Paulites such as Garrison Keillor, Gordon Parks, Patricia Hampl, Carol Connolly, Jim Moore, Deborah Keenan, Mahmoud El-Kati, Phebe Hanson, and 75 other writers.

The 368-page 2009 Saint Paul Almanac is on sale now for $11.95 online at saintpaulalmanac.com, and will be available in mainstream bookstores, including Barnes &#38; Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com on September 1st, in time for the Republican National Convention, during which 50,000 new visitors are expected to descend upon the city.

Apart from its obvious function as a travel guidebook, the Almanac aims to preserve individual and community stories, welcome newcomers into Saint Paul&#039;s yeasty mixture of communities through writing, and produce what will amount to a collective, communal memory for Saint Paul.

They say community is dead, the book is dead, and story lies dying. Editor Kimberly Nightingale, schooled most recently at the Hubert Humphrey Institute of the University of Minnesota says, &quot;Not in Saint Paul. All my experiences have taught me that place matters deeply. Stories matter. Stories may be as important as food for survival.&quot;

This realization coalesced into the vision Nightingale had for creating a book about living in St. Paul as defined by time (the calendar) and combining that with articles, stories, and poems that reflect on the city in a more timeless way.

&quot;My hope is that the Almanac begins a conversation between people about what the place they live in means to them.&quot;

The Saint Paul Almanac solicits and revels in the work of authors and poets, including Saint Paul&#039;s most prominent writers. There are contributions from baseball fanatics; hot rodders; quirky Rangers (the Minnesota term for sturdy northerners from the cold Mesabi Iron Range); and newcomers from as far afield as Cambodia, Somalia, Mexico, Ethiopia, and the Twin Cities&#039; equally exotic distant suburbs.

The Almanac offers something for everything--a range of short stories, essays, mild political screeds, immigration tales, memoirs, and calendar of events that has not seen its parallel since the subscription omnigatherums of the late nineteenth century. Its variety makes the Almanac great reading for the bedside table, the deck, or the outdoor coffee house.

Writers&#039; contributions charm and win the trust of readers through attentiveness to the tales they tell. Most of the Almanac&#039;s editorial selections are excursions into neighborhood, family, or personal history, whose enjoyment lies in their modesty and detail. You can almost hear a child nudging each writer forward: &quot;And then what happened?!&quot;

The result, as Minnesotans might put it, is &quot;not so bad&quot;---a plucky annual celebrating difference, similarity, wholeness, and weirdness.

ISBN: 978-0-9772651-4-5 368 pages, 5-3/16 x 8 inches, PB with layflat binding

&quot;A practical, informative, and at times personal reference of all things St. Paul.&quot; --City Pages

&quot;A compendium of local event calendars, resources and tips, combined with personal stories, history and secrets. All that, and plenty of room to scribble your own plans, insights and lists.&quot; --Star Tribune

Press and Publicity Contact
Jan Zita Grover
jzgrover@calta.com
651.228.1587

Saint Paul Almanac... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1216784.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>saint paul, st paul, minnesota, city, capital city, travel, tourism, guide book, travel guide, events calendar, festivals, restaurants, kimberly nightingale, bars, sports, culture, stories, essays, republican national convention, rnc</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Exquisite Fashions &#38; Jewelry by Madlen Krushev &#38; Hrant Keoshgerian</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1219924.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1219924.htm</comments>
                        <description>Sloppy Angel brings to you the works of Madlen Krushev &#38; Hrant Keoshgerian. Madlen is a renowned fashion designer from Russia. Whereas, Hrant Keoshgerian is a renowned jewelry designer from Armenia. In addition, Sloppy Angel also brings to you Madlena Da Vinchi or in other words Madlen Krushev&#039;s wondrous artwork! Madlen has been a fashion designer for the last 18 years, with fashion shows, exhibitions (she is also a portraitist and an artist as youll see in a section of this site) behind her. She has her exclusive clientele both in Kuwait and around the world. Hrant in his right has a working and creative experience of over 12 years in the Jewelry Design and making field. A creative and motivated designer, Hrants jewelry inspires women to be beautiful, sensuous &#38; feminine. Hrant&#039;s creations are irresistible with his creativity, dedication and motivation - he has known no boundaries, so without further a due, indulge, savor and choose. [PRWeb Aug 17, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1219924.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:51:14 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hawalli, Kuwait (PRWEB) August 17, 2008 -- Madlen Krushev and Hrant Keoshgerian have joined in a strategic alliance to offer their fashion attire, jewelry and art to the world. Sloppy Angel offers made to order jewelry by Hrant Keoshgerian and made to order attire by Madlen Krushev. The company also features the sales of Madlen Krushev&#039;s ready made artwork, apparel and prints. These two have paired up to offer unique and appealing designs from Russia and Armenia to the rest of the world. Sloppyangel.com makes their otherwise unreachable talent available to all.

Freelance writer and web designer, Ian Lin, from Akron, Ohio in the United States, says: &quot;Sloppyangel.com brings exciting new fashion concepts, trendy art and luxurious jewelry to the mainstream global community.&quot;

Madlen Krushev is a renowned fashion designer from Russia. She does widely sought after fashion designs and art work. Her artwork includes pastels, oil pastels, chalk pastels, oil paintings, charcoal, charcoal sketch, chalk, pen &#38; ink, charcoal portraits, and even pen &#38; ink Christmas cards. Madlen has provided her services as a fashion designer and an artist to an exclusive clientele from Kuwait and around the world for the past 18 years. All of her women&#039;s clothing articles and artwork are available for purchase at 

<a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a>. Madlen Krushev is a shining example of the positive direction that Russian fashion has taken since its explosive appearance on to the scene in the 1990&#039;s. As some may know, the Russian fashion world was greatly inhibited by past governmental control and has only been allowed to freely prosper during the past few decades. The pent up fashion sense of many Russians being allowed to suddenly release has been accredited to several brilliant designers such as Madlen to really come forth with their best designs.

Hrant Keoshgerian is a renowned jewelry designer from Armenia and has been making jewelry and been involved in jewelry design for over 12 years. His brand name, H.K. Jewelry also known as H.K. Creations, is available worldwide and may be purchased through <a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a> where there are photos of his designs and many of his sketches as well. According to the C.I.A. Factbook, Armenia&#039;s number one industry is diamond-processing. With jewelry making ranking fourteenth, it comes as no surprise that we should be seeing very talented jewelry designers like Hrant coming from Armenia.

Sloppy Angel also supports honest to goodness charities for needy children and helpless animals such as: Orphan Sponsorship International and Animal Friends League of Kuwait. There are links to both on their website. Their fashionable women&#039;s clothing, art and jewelry are all available now online.

This venture allows two wonderful talents to be available to the entire world. Russian fashion and Armenian jewelry have not been so easy for Americans and residents of other countries around the world to access until now. The joint venture promotes a rare and widely sought after Russian clothing line, the same designer&#039;s unique paintings and sketches and the popular jewelry styles from a country that really knows its jewelry, Armenia.

Sloppy Angel makes it possible for people throughout the world to view and purchase Madlen Krushev&#039;s line of women&#039;s clothing, her art work and Hrant Keoshgerian&#039;s jewelry through their new website at: <a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a>. For more information visit their website or email madlen @ sloppyangel.com or call +965-669-7824.

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                        <itunes:author>Madlen Krushev</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Exquisite Fashions &#38; Jewelry by Madlen Krushev &#38; Hrant Keoshgerian</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hawalli, Kuwait (PRWEB) August 17, 2008 -- Madlen Krushev and Hrant Keoshgerian have joined in a strategic alliance to offer their fashion attire, jewelry and art to the world. Sloppy Angel offers made to order jewelry by Hrant Keoshgerian and made to order attire by Madlen Krushev. The company also features the sales of Madlen Krushev&#039;s ready made artwork, apparel and prints. These two have paired up to offer unique and appealing designs from Russia and Armenia to the rest of the world. Sloppyangel.com makes their otherwise unreachable talent available to all.

Freelance writer and web designer, Ian Lin, from Akron, Ohio in the United States, says: &quot;Sloppyangel.com brings exciting new fashion concepts, trendy art and luxurious jewelry to the mainstream global community.&quot;

Madlen Krushev is a renowned fashion designer from Russia. She does widely sought after fashion designs and art work. Her artwork includes pastels, oil pastels, chalk pastels, oil paintings, charcoal, charcoal sketch, chalk, pen &#38; ink, charcoal portraits, and even pen &#38; ink Christmas cards. Madlen has provided her services as a fashion designer and an artist to an exclusive clientele from Kuwait and around the world for the past 18 years. All of her women&#039;s clothing articles and artwork are available for purchase at 

<a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a>. Madlen Krushev is a shining example of the positive direction that Russian fashion has taken since its explosive appearance on to the scene in the 1990&#039;s. As some may know, the Russian fashion world was greatly inhibited by past governmental control and has only been allowed to freely prosper during the past few decades. The pent up fashion sense of many Russians being allowed to suddenly release has been accredited to several brilliant designers such as Madlen to really come forth with their best designs.

Hrant Keoshgerian is a renowned jewelry designer from Armenia and has been making jewelry and been involved in jewelry design for over 12 years. His brand name, H.K. Jewelry also known as H.K. Creations, is available worldwide and may be purchased through <a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a> where there are photos of his designs and many of his sketches as well. According to the C.I.A. Factbook, Armenia&#039;s number one industry is diamond-processing. With jewelry making ranking fourteenth, it comes as no surprise that we should be seeing very talented jewelry designers like Hrant coming from Armenia.

Sloppy Angel also supports honest to goodness charities for needy children and helpless animals such as: Orphan Sponsorship International and Animal Friends League of Kuwait. There are links to both on their website. Their fashionable women&#039;s clothing, art and jewelry are all available now online.

This venture allows two wonderful talents to be available to the entire world. Russian fashion and Armenian jewelry have not been so easy for Americans and residents of other countries around the world to access until now. The joint venture promotes a rare and widely sought after Russian clothing line, the same designer&#039;s unique paintings and sketches and the popular jewelry styles from a country that really knows its jewelry, Armenia.

Sloppy Angel makes it possible for people throughout the world to view and purchase Madlen Krushev&#039;s line of women&#039;s clothing, her art work and Hrant Keoshgerian&#039;s jewelry through their new website at: <a href="http://www.sloppyangel.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.sloppyangel.com</a>. For more information visit their website or email madlen @ sloppyangel.com or call +965-669-7824.

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                        <itunes:keywords>ewelry designer, fashion designer, customized jewelry, customized apparel, customized clothes, customized attire, ladies clothes, handmade jewelry, hand stitched clothes, unique jewelry, unique clothes, women clothes, caricatures, portraits, facial portraits, customized artwork, customized illustrations, unique paintings, pastel artwork, oil paintings, pen ink drawings, charcoal drawings, charcoal art</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Will Your Child Survive High School?</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1206624.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1206624.htm</comments>
                        <description>Read what talented teen author Dan Moore has to say about teen friendship, despair, and hope in debut novel &quot;Through the Wall of Rain and Fog&quot;, just released by Coley Press. [PRWeb Aug 14, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1206624.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:31:44 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Walnut Creek, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Learn from San Francisco Bay Area author Dan Moore, who wrote just released &quot;Through The Wall of Rain and Fog&quot; when he was 16, how harrowing every day life can be for teenagers.  

In a raw, authentic voice he explores high school friendship, despair, and hope, and insists we join the characters&#039; search for meaning. He propels the reader along with intimate revelation as we walk, run, and ultimately race headlong into the unknown - witness to the characters&#039; ragged, wrenching ascent into adulthood. 

The painful, promising plot takes the reader&#039;s breath away, as the author shows us how quickly every day situations can spiral out of control. He propels the reader along with intimate revelation as we walk, run, and ultimately race headlong into the unknown - witness to the characters&#039; ragged, wrenching ascent into adulthood. Moore&#039;s clear talent - his ability to craft dialogue and to express the inexpressible - leaves the reader spellbound, uncomfortable, loving the characters, and longing for more.  Moore&#039;s next book, &quot;The Summer of Billy Stevens&quot;, arrives in early 2009. 

Audience/Comparables:  Aimed at young adult readers, the book has broad appeal as teen alienation is a dangerous issue today. Parents will be riveted by the insight Dan provides into the hearts and minds, the intensity and sensitivity, and the interpretation of experience of teenagers growing up today. Some have compared the book to Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs or &quot;The Outsiders&quot; by S. E. Hinton.

About the Author: Dan Moore is now an 18-year-old living in the suburbs of San Francisco, on his way to college. He writes because he must, and still believes that Disco Cow, written in second grade, is his best work. His observations often develop into funny, frightening, irresistible narratives with vivid characters and alarming insights.  His friends mean the world to him, but his most trusted companions are his morbidly obese dog and overweight cat. 
 
Early Comments from Readers and Reviewers:
&quot;...a debut novel focused on the power of friendship... In fact, the only thing Chris Walker seems to have in his favor is his friends: Dave, Nyle and Jamar. ...But author Moore, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate himself, quickly calls the boys&#039; bond into question&#8230; Moore settles into his characters...captures readers, creating vivid portraits of teenage confusion, anger and chaos...&quot; --Kirkus Discoveries 

&quot;The story ...has me hooked. I am eager to turn each page... His characters are clearly drawn and his dialog is right on target, nothing stilted, very authentic. I really care about everyone in his story and that is a very good sign.&quot;  --Mary Embree, Executive Director, California Literary Arts Society

&quot;...book caught my attention ...sounded a lot like what my son went through&#8230;I really got into it and found that I couldn&#039;t put it down.  ...I knew I was reading something that allowed me insight into the crazy world of teenage boys these days&#8230;it is actually a great story. ...an awesome job of drawing the reader in, helping the reader get to know the characters.&quot; --Brenda Burke, Mother, Teen Aged Boys

Availability: Via Barnes and Noble, Amazon, other chains, certain independent booksellers, and <a href="http://www.ThroughtheWallofRainandFog.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.ThroughtheWallofRainandFog.com</a>. 

Title: &quot;Through the Wall of Rain and Fog&quot;
Author: Dan Moore
Contact: Deborah Bailey, Publisher
At: 917 853 3598
ISBN:... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1206624.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Deborah Bailey</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Will Your Child Survive High School?</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Walnut Creek, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2008 -- Learn from San Francisco Bay Area author Dan Moore, who wrote just released &quot;Through The Wall of Rain and Fog&quot; when he was 16, how harrowing every day life can be for teenagers.  

In a raw, authentic voice he explores high school friendship, despair, and hope, and insists we join the characters&#039; search for meaning. He propels the reader along with intimate revelation as we walk, run, and ultimately race headlong into the unknown - witness to the characters&#039; ragged, wrenching ascent into adulthood. 

The painful, promising plot takes the reader&#039;s breath away, as the author shows us how quickly every day situations can spiral out of control. He propels the reader along with intimate revelation as we walk, run, and ultimately race headlong into the unknown - witness to the characters&#039; ragged, wrenching ascent into adulthood. Moore&#039;s clear talent - his ability to craft dialogue and to express the inexpressible - leaves the reader spellbound, uncomfortable, loving the characters, and longing for more.  Moore&#039;s next book, &quot;The Summer of Billy Stevens&quot;, arrives in early 2009. 

Audience/Comparables:  Aimed at young adult readers, the book has broad appeal as teen alienation is a dangerous issue today. Parents will be riveted by the insight Dan provides into the hearts and minds, the intensity and sensitivity, and the interpretation of experience of teenagers growing up today. Some have compared the book to Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs or &quot;The Outsiders&quot; by S. E. Hinton.

About the Author: Dan Moore is now an 18-year-old living in the suburbs of San Francisco, on his way to college. He writes because he must, and still believes that Disco Cow, written in second grade, is his best work. His observations often develop into funny, frightening, irresistible narratives with vivid characters and alarming insights.  His friends mean the world to him, but his most trusted companions are his morbidly obese dog and overweight cat. 
 
Early Comments from Readers and Reviewers:
&quot;...a debut novel focused on the power of friendship... In fact, the only thing Chris Walker seems to have in his favor is his friends: Dave, Nyle and Jamar. ...But author Moore, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate himself, quickly calls the boys&#039; bond into question&#8230; Moore settles into his characters...captures readers, creating vivid portraits of teenage confusion, anger and chaos...&quot; --Kirkus Discoveries 

&quot;The story ...has me hooked. I am eager to turn each page... His characters are clearly drawn and his dialog is right on target, nothing stilted, very authentic. I really care about everyone in his story and that is a very good sign.&quot;  --Mary Embree, Executive Director, California Literary Arts Society

&quot;...book caught my attention ...sounded a lot like what my son went through&#8230;I really got into it and found that I couldn&#039;t put it down.  ...I knew I was reading something that allowed me insight into the crazy world of teenage boys these days&#8230;it is actually a great story. ...an awesome job of drawing the reader in, helping the reader get to know the characters.&quot; --Brenda Burke, Mother, Teen Aged Boys

Availability: Via Barnes and Noble, Amazon, other chains, certain independent booksellers, and <a href="http://www.ThroughtheWallofRainandFog.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.ThroughtheWallofRainandFog.com</a>. 

Title: &quot;Through the Wall of Rain and Fog&quot;
Author: Dan Moore
Contact: Deborah Bailey, Publisher
At: 917 853 3598
ISBN:... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/8/prweb1206624.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>teenagers, teen alienation, teen friendship, drug abuse, substance abuse, high school, redemption, drinking and driving, teen author, debut novel, young adult, teens need help, understanding teens, helping teens, writing, new novel</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>New Book by Life Options Institute Offers Non-Financial Tips for Retiring Boomers</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Retirement/Baby_Boomers/prweb1190984.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Retirement/Baby_Boomers/prweb1190984.htm</comments>
                        <description>&#039;&#039;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?,&#039;&#039; a guide to the non-financial aspects of retirement, has just been released. [PRWeb Aug 13, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Retirement/Baby_Boomers/prweb1190984.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:02:55 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1190984/New_Book_by_Life_Options_Institute_Offers_Non_Financial_Tips_for_Retiring_Boomers.mp3"
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[New York, NY (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- &#039;&#039;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?,&#039;&#039; a guide to the non-financial aspects of <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?&quot;">retirement</a>, written by Joan Strewler-Carter and Stephen Carter, co-founders of the Life Options Institute, an organization dedicated to helping people plan for life after age 50, has just been released. 



Published by Rockhill Books, &#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; is written to appeal to the nation&#039;s 76 million <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?&quot;">baby boomers</a> who, while they may have already planned for their financial retirement, need the tools to plan for a more fulfilling and rewarding life after 50, according to Ms. Strewler-Carter. 

&quot;The media continues to hammer the message of planning for your financial retirement, when there are so many non-financial issues to be considered including: at what age do you retire, do you continue working, do you relocate, consider wellness issues, etc.&quot; adds Mr. Carter. 

Internationally recognized authorities on career and life planning, the Carters provide guidelines on how to approach retirement, present several options, and offer advice and how-to steps that help to explain the non-financial aspects of retirement.

Written in a simple and direct style that presents information quickly and clearly, &#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; is easy to read yet covers a great deal of important material.  It includes personal anecdotes from people facing retirement or already retired to illustrate critical points.

&#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; along with a companion workbook, are available for purchase at <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com</a> and <a href="http://www.Amazon.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.Amazon.com</a>.  The cost of the book is $14.95 and the workbook is $9.95. 

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                        <itunes:author>Brittany Cash</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>New Book by Life Options Institute Offers Non-Financial Tips for Retiring Boomers</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York, NY (PRWEB) August 13, 2008 -- &#039;&#039;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?,&#039;&#039; a guide to the non-financial aspects of <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?&quot;">retirement</a>, written by Joan Strewler-Carter and Stephen Carter, co-founders of the Life Options Institute, an organization dedicated to helping people plan for life after age 50, has just been released. 



Published by Rockhill Books, &#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; is written to appeal to the nation&#039;s 76 million <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;What&#039;s  Next in Your Life?&quot;">baby boomers</a> who, while they may have already planned for their financial retirement, need the tools to plan for a more fulfilling and rewarding life after 50, according to Ms. Strewler-Carter. 

&quot;The media continues to hammer the message of planning for your financial retirement, when there are so many non-financial issues to be considered including: at what age do you retire, do you continue working, do you relocate, consider wellness issues, etc.&quot; adds Mr. Carter. 

Internationally recognized authorities on career and life planning, the Carters provide guidelines on how to approach retirement, present several options, and offer advice and how-to steps that help to explain the non-financial aspects of retirement.

Written in a simple and direct style that presents information quickly and clearly, &#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; is easy to read yet covers a great deal of important material.  It includes personal anecdotes from people facing retirement or already retired to illustrate critical points.

&#039;&#039;What&#039;s Next in Your Life?&#039;&#039; along with a companion workbook, are available for purchase at <a href="http://www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.WhatsNextInYourLife.com</a> and <a href="http://www.Amazon.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.Amazon.com</a>.  The cost of the book is $14.95 and the workbook is $9.95. 

###]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>what&#039;s  next in your life, non-financial, retirement, joan strewler-carter, stephen carter, life options institute, rockhill books, baby boomers, retirement, financial retirement, career planning, life planning, retirement planning, book, boomers</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Novel Ties Personal, Spiritual Journey to Tibetan Crisis</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/dharma/stroh/prweb1146224.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/dharma/stroh/prweb1146224.htm</comments>
                        <description>&#039;The Dharma King&#039; makes for thoughtful summer read. [PRWeb Jul 29, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/dharma/stroh/prweb1146224.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:01:12 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1146224/Novel_Ties_Personal_Spiritual_Journey_to_Tibetan_Crisis.mp3"
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Come August, the world&#039;s eyes will be on China as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad take place in Beijing. For those who want to complement daily media accounts of swim times, medal ceremonies and gymnastics scores with a late-summer read, &quot;The Dharma King&quot; will hit the shelves just in time.

Described as a thrilling novel of one man&#039;s quest to save Tibet - and himself - &quot;The Dharma King&quot; is an epic chase to find and bring the baby Panchen Lama, the spiritual counterpart to the Dalai Lama, to safety. 

The timely story guides the reader to examine the competing interests of capitalism and spirituality, China&#039;s emergence onto the world stage, Tibet&#039;s future and the personal struggle to find meaning in a changed world, says B.G. Stroh, while raising individuals&#039; spiritual awareness. 

&quot;The inescapable tragedy of the current Tibetan situation drew me to the struggles of the Panchen Lama,&quot; explains Stroh, who has traveled throughout Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, and studied Tibetan Buddhism. &quot;The novel ties together one man&#039;s personal quest with responsibility for something greater in the world in a fascinating story.&quot;

The story traces the physical and spiritual journal of a young American man, the eldest son of a wealthy San Francisco family. With a guaranteed life of privilege and power ahead of him, he books a flight to Kathmandu on a whim after college graduation - a flight with events that will change him forever.

Samuel Falk Simms, Jr., races against time, a vicious Chinese colonel and his own demons to save what may be the last hope of a religion and culture in peril. Searching Buddhist temples and foreign cities, and crossing the Himalayan plains, he is guided by a fleeting glimpse of an obscure map, a new love and the long-buried truth within him. 

On his journey to find the Panchen Lama, says Stroh, Sam comes to terms with a deeper level of meaning in his own life. &quot;I hope that each reader can be his or her own &#039;Dharma King&#039; and follow his or her own path by being mindful and aware&#8230;because until we take personal responsibility for the world that we live in, and until we each follow our own hearts, nothing will change.&quot;

&quot;The Dharma King&quot; is published by iUniverse, Inc., and is available at Barnes &#38; Noble bookstores, at Amazon.com, through <a href="http://www.iUniverse.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Buy at iUniverse">iUniverse, Inc.</a> or at <a href="http://www.dharmaking.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Read first chapter here">DharmaKing.com</a> ($14.95 U.S./paperback, $23.95 U.S./hardcover), where readers can access the full first chapter of the book.  The book is a designated iUniverse Publisher&#039;s Choice selection.

A portion of the proceeds from the novel will be donated to the re-established Sera Jhe Monastery in southern India. 

For a review copy of &quot;The Dharma King,&quot; contact Aimee Bennett.

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                        <itunes:author>B.G. Stroh</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Novel Ties Personal, Spiritual Journey to Tibetan Crisis</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) (PRWEB) July 29, 2008 -- Come August, the world&#039;s eyes will be on China as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad take place in Beijing. For those who want to complement daily media accounts of swim times, medal ceremonies and gymnastics scores with a late-summer read, &quot;The Dharma King&quot; will hit the shelves just in time.

Described as a thrilling novel of one man&#039;s quest to save Tibet - and himself - &quot;The Dharma King&quot; is an epic chase to find and bring the baby Panchen Lama, the spiritual counterpart to the Dalai Lama, to safety. 

The timely story guides the reader to examine the competing interests of capitalism and spirituality, China&#039;s emergence onto the world stage, Tibet&#039;s future and the personal struggle to find meaning in a changed world, says B.G. Stroh, while raising individuals&#039; spiritual awareness. 

&quot;The inescapable tragedy of the current Tibetan situation drew me to the struggles of the Panchen Lama,&quot; explains Stroh, who has traveled throughout Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal, and studied Tibetan Buddhism. &quot;The novel ties together one man&#039;s personal quest with responsibility for something greater in the world in a fascinating story.&quot;

The story traces the physical and spiritual journal of a young American man, the eldest son of a wealthy San Francisco family. With a guaranteed life of privilege and power ahead of him, he books a flight to Kathmandu on a whim after college graduation - a flight with events that will change him forever.

Samuel Falk Simms, Jr., races against time, a vicious Chinese colonel and his own demons to save what may be the last hope of a religion and culture in peril. Searching Buddhist temples and foreign cities, and crossing the Himalayan plains, he is guided by a fleeting glimpse of an obscure map, a new love and the long-buried truth within him. 

On his journey to find the Panchen Lama, says Stroh, Sam comes to terms with a deeper level of meaning in his own life. &quot;I hope that each reader can be his or her own &#039;Dharma King&#039; and follow his or her own path by being mindful and aware&#8230;because until we take personal responsibility for the world that we live in, and until we each follow our own hearts, nothing will change.&quot;

&quot;The Dharma King&quot; is published by iUniverse, Inc., and is available at Barnes &#38; Noble bookstores, at Amazon.com, through <a href="http://www.iUniverse.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Buy at iUniverse">iUniverse, Inc.</a> or at <a href="http://www.dharmaking.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Read first chapter here">DharmaKing.com</a> ($14.95 U.S./paperback, $23.95 U.S./hardcover), where readers can access the full first chapter of the book.  The book is a designated iUniverse Publisher&#039;s Choice selection.

A portion of the proceeds from the novel will be donated to the re-established Sera Jhe Monastery in southern India. 

For a review copy of &quot;The Dharma King,&quot; contact Aimee Bennett.

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                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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                        <title>Video Games: Friend or Foe to Learning Community?</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1131754.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1131754.htm</comments>
                        <description>Fantasy author Jayel Gibson promotes video gaming as learning tool. [PRWeb Jul 28, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1131754.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:35:01 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1131754/Video_Games_Friend_or_Foe_to_Learning_Community_.mp3"
                                length="7886132" type="audio/mpeg" />
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Port Orford, OR (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- According to a study conducted by the Federation of American Scientists, 45 million homes have video-game consoles. Experts with the National Education Association, along with software companies, see the use of gaming devices as beneficial in the classroom, not just home entertainment. Parents and teachers have long viewed video games as a corrupting force rather than an educational tool, but, as a new generation of parents see the educational benefits of video games, educational gaming is becoming a trend.



Jayel Gibson, author, educator and video game advocate, supports the use of video games as an educational tool to spark creativity in kids of all ages. An adjunct professor at <a href="http://www.socc.edu/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SWOCC">Southwestern Oregon Community College</a>,  and a popular fantasy author, she often discusses gaming in the classroom and using video games for creative purposes. Gibson&#039;s years spent gaming served as an inspiration for her novels, including her newest book &quot;Quondam&quot; (Synergy Books, May 2008, ISBN 978-1-933538-83-9, $14.95).

&quot;Gaming has enormous potential as a teaching tool,&quot; says Gibson, an elementary school teacher for over 15 years with two Teacher of the Year awards for her use of technology in the classroom. &quot;Too many people have labeled video games as a negative influence, but as a member of the gaming community and teacher, I have seen video games used to teach as they entertain.&quot;

Gibson says learning does not just come from the video games designed specifically for education, some of the most effective teaching video-game genres are management, role-playing and strategy. These types of games offer opportunities to develop new learning strategies, problem solving and real-life skills with built-in skill leveling.

Aware of the ongoing debate concerning video games and education, Gibson incorporates her own gaming experiences in the fourth installment of her &quot;Ancient Mirrors&quot; series. Continuing to weave elements from her gaming experience, &quot;Quondam&quot; follows Cwen of Aaradan, who falls through a mysterious portal into Quondam and must battle to unseat the evil wood nymph queen. &quot;Quondam&quot; received the 2008 National Indie Excellence Award in the fantasy and sci-fi category.

Gibson is an accomplished author who often appears at conferences, including <a href="http://www.wordstockfestival.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Portland Book Festival">Wordstock</a> and the <a href="http://www.socc.edu/scwriters/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Oregon Writer&#039;s Conference">South Coast Writers Conference</a>. A regular guest on KGBR-FM, she has been featured in FortWorth Child, Fayetteville Observer and Grandparents.com. She currently lives in Port Orford, Ore., with her husband, a pet cockatoo and five sugar gliders -- a small type of marsupial. To learn more about the first three books in the award winning &quot;Ancient Mirrors&quot; series, &quot;Dragon Queen&quot;, &quot;The Wrekening&quot; and &quot;Damselflies&quot;, visit <a href="http://www.jayelgibson.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Jayel Gibson official website">Jayel Gibson&#039;s Tales Touched by Magick</a>.

To schedule an interview with Jayel Gibson or request a review copy of &quot;Quondam&quot; please contact Shelby Sledge, Publicist at (512) 478-2028 ext. 227.

###]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author> Shelby Sledge, Publicist</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Video Games: Friend or Foe to Learning Community?</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Port Orford, OR (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- According to a study conducted by the Federation of American Scientists, 45 million homes have video-game consoles. Experts with the National Education Association, along with software companies, see the use of gaming devices as beneficial in the classroom, not just home entertainment. Parents and teachers have long viewed video games as a corrupting force rather than an educational tool, but, as a new generation of parents see the educational benefits of video games, educational gaming is becoming a trend.



Jayel Gibson, author, educator and video game advocate, supports the use of video games as an educational tool to spark creativity in kids of all ages. An adjunct professor at <a href="http://www.socc.edu/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SWOCC">Southwestern Oregon Community College</a>,  and a popular fantasy author, she often discusses gaming in the classroom and using video games for creative purposes. Gibson&#039;s years spent gaming served as an inspiration for her novels, including her newest book &quot;Quondam&quot; (Synergy Books, May 2008, ISBN 978-1-933538-83-9, $14.95).

&quot;Gaming has enormous potential as a teaching tool,&quot; says Gibson, an elementary school teacher for over 15 years with two Teacher of the Year awards for her use of technology in the classroom. &quot;Too many people have labeled video games as a negative influence, but as a member of the gaming community and teacher, I have seen video games used to teach as they entertain.&quot;

Gibson says learning does not just come from the video games designed specifically for education, some of the most effective teaching video-game genres are management, role-playing and strategy. These types of games offer opportunities to develop new learning strategies, problem solving and real-life skills with built-in skill leveling.

Aware of the ongoing debate concerning video games and education, Gibson incorporates her own gaming experiences in the fourth installment of her &quot;Ancient Mirrors&quot; series. Continuing to weave elements from her gaming experience, &quot;Quondam&quot; follows Cwen of Aaradan, who falls through a mysterious portal into Quondam and must battle to unseat the evil wood nymph queen. &quot;Quondam&quot; received the 2008 National Indie Excellence Award in the fantasy and sci-fi category.

Gibson is an accomplished author who often appears at conferences, including <a href="http://www.wordstockfestival.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Portland Book Festival">Wordstock</a> and the <a href="http://www.socc.edu/scwriters/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Oregon Writer&#039;s Conference">South Coast Writers Conference</a>. A regular guest on KGBR-FM, she has been featured in FortWorth Child, Fayetteville Observer and Grandparents.com. She currently lives in Port Orford, Ore., with her husband, a pet cockatoo and five sugar gliders -- a small type of marsupial. To learn more about the first three books in the award winning &quot;Ancient Mirrors&quot; series, &quot;Dragon Queen&quot;, &quot;The Wrekening&quot; and &quot;Damselflies&quot;, visit <a href="http://www.jayelgibson.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Jayel Gibson official website">Jayel Gibson&#039;s Tales Touched by Magick</a>.

To schedule an interview with Jayel Gibson or request a review copy of &quot;Quondam&quot; please contact Shelby Sledge, Publicist at (512) 478-2028 ext. 227.

###]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>oregon, video games, video gaming, author, fantasy, quondam, ancient mirrors, jayel gibson, books, education</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Pickin&#039; In the Panhandle Looking for Competitive Chefs </title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1130574.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1130574.htm</comments>
                        <description> The West Virginia State BBQ &#38; Bluegrass Festival, Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle, is looking for people who think their BBQ skills are the best of the best. Whether you are a professional BBQ chef or rule the grill in your own backyard, join in the competitions on September 6 and September 7, 2008, for cash prizes! [PRWeb Jul 23, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1130574.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:57:36 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1130574/Pickin_In_the_Panhandle_Looking_for_Competitive_Chefs_.mp3"
                                length="6141778" type="audio/mpeg" />
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Martinsburg, West Virginia  (Vocus) July 23, 2008 -- The West Virginia State BBQ &#38; Bluegrass Festival, <a href="http://www.panhandlepickin.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle">Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle</a>, is looking for people who think their BBQ skills are the best of the best. Whether you are a professional BBQ chef or rule the grill in your own backyard, join in the competitions on September 6 and September 7, 2008, for cash prizes!



Enjoying music and BBQ with your family are the main goals of the festival; however, participants of the BBQ competitions will be required to follow the KCBS guidelines which can be found at <a href="http://www.kcbs.us" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.kcbs.us</a>.  The backyard BBQ competition will also give points for creativity and feature a special celebrity judge!  All competitors must be pre-registered by August 31st, 2008 by calling the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention Visitors Bureau or by filling out the form at <a href="http://www.PanhandlePickin.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.PanhandlePickin.com</a>.  Professional competition fee is $200 and Backyard competition is $50.  All registrations get a free tee shirt!

Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle is an event the whole family will enjoy. Located in scenic Back Creek Valley, West Virginia at the <a href="http://www.lazyacamping.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lazy A Campground">Lazy A Campground</a>, Pickin&#039; promises hours of musical entertainment and mouth watering food for you to enjoy.  Advance tickets will be available after May 1 for $10/adult and $5/kids and students (kids under 3 are free) and can be purchased from the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau at (304) 264-8801.

Media Contact:
Sandy Sponaugle 
304-876-8321

Festival Contact:
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau 
304-264-8801

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                        <itunes:author>Sandy Sponaugoe</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Pickin&#039; In the Panhandle Looking for Competitive Chefs </itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martinsburg, West Virginia  (Vocus) July 23, 2008 -- The West Virginia State BBQ &#38; Bluegrass Festival, <a href="http://www.panhandlepickin.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle">Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle</a>, is looking for people who think their BBQ skills are the best of the best. Whether you are a professional BBQ chef or rule the grill in your own backyard, join in the competitions on September 6 and September 7, 2008, for cash prizes!



Enjoying music and BBQ with your family are the main goals of the festival; however, participants of the BBQ competitions will be required to follow the KCBS guidelines which can be found at <a href="http://www.kcbs.us" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.kcbs.us</a>.  The backyard BBQ competition will also give points for creativity and feature a special celebrity judge!  All competitors must be pre-registered by August 31st, 2008 by calling the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention Visitors Bureau or by filling out the form at <a href="http://www.PanhandlePickin.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.PanhandlePickin.com</a>.  Professional competition fee is $200 and Backyard competition is $50.  All registrations get a free tee shirt!

Pickin&#039; in the Panhandle is an event the whole family will enjoy. Located in scenic Back Creek Valley, West Virginia at the <a href="http://www.lazyacamping.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Lazy A Campground">Lazy A Campground</a>, Pickin&#039; promises hours of musical entertainment and mouth watering food for you to enjoy.  Advance tickets will be available after May 1 for $10/adult and $5/kids and students (kids under 3 are free) and can be purchased from the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau at (304) 264-8801.

Media Contact:
Sandy Sponaugle 
304-876-8321

Festival Contact:
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau 
304-264-8801

###]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>bbq, barbecue, barbeque, bluegrass, kcbs, travel, tourism, competition, contests, professional, backyard, west virginia, back creek valley, martinsburg, berkeley county, martinsburg-berkeley county convention &#38; visitors bureau, cadillac sky, carrie hassler &#38; hard rain, lonesome highway, the rolling coyotes, the vaughn family, by and by band, the infamous stringdusters, mountain heart, randy kohrs, randy kohrs &#38; the lites, larry cordle, larry cordle &#38; lonesome standard time, the mueller family, skystone bluegrass band, marc silver &#38; the stonethrowers, sleepy creek dehila low, blue maggie</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Documentary Bravely Tackles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Wounded Soldier Issues</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm</comments>
                        <description>Post traumatic stress disorder and other issues involving disabled American veterans have become the focus of a new film entitled, &quot;Who Will Stand.&quot; There are many films about the war in Iraq, but a small team of Las Vegas filmmakers decided that the soldiers would be better served by addressing the issues they deal with after they return home. [PRWeb Jul 16, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:58:13 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1094234/Documentary_Bravely_Tackles_Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder_Wounded_Soldier_Issues.mp3"
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- More American soldiers kill themselves than are killed by the enemy, and many others suffer the effects of <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="post traumatic stress disorder">post traumatic stress disorder</a>. As many as eighteen soldiers a day are committing suicide and most of those soldiers kill themselves after they return home. Their divorce rate has tripled since the beginning of the war and substance abuse among veterans is 4 times the national average. But that&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg according to &#8220;Who Will Stand&#8221; producer/director Phil Valentine, <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.whowillstand4us.com</a>



The two hour documentary covers, in detail, the plights of more than a dozen soldiers who have returned either physically or psychologically wounded, including hard-to-measure effects of post traumatic stress disorder. 

&#8220;Nobody is surprised that war creates amputees, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, but very few people are aware of the enormous rates of these issues,&#8221; said Valentine. &#8220;And almost no one is aware of the psychological issues that nearly 100% of combat soldiers suffer with, namely Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.&#8221;

Now most films cover the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and take sides on whether we should have gone in there, whether we should still be there, when we should leave. &#8220;Who Will Stand&#8221; covers none of these issues. Instead it focuses on the plight of returning <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="disabled American veterans">disabled American veterans</a>.

&#8220;Going back and forth on whether or not we should be in this war is like arguing over whether the Giants should have won the last Superbowl. What&#8217;s done is done. We&#8217;re there,&#8221; explains Valentine. Then he adds, &#8220;What we can and should do something about is how we take care of these disabled American veterans after they return.&#8221;

Phil Valentine and Director of Photography Michael Bedik began in September, 2007 travelling anywhere they could to find soldiers who were in trouble and were willing to talk. &#8220;We were first hired to do a documentary on amputees returning from the war. But shortly into our research we found that the problem was much bigger than even we thought,&#8221; Bedik said. &#8220;The funny thing is that everyone in the military thinks that everyone knows what they&#8217;re going through but the truth is we don&#8217;t.&#8221;

A few months into filming Valentine and Bedik went back to Executive Producer Gerald Gillock, a Las Vegas Attorney, and told him that the only way we could do this story justice was to only interview soldiers, disabled American veterans, families of soldiers and the doctors who take care of them. Gillock told them to do whatever they had to do to find the truth.

Valentine notes, &#8220;We discovered that the biggest problem was a soldier&#8217;s willingness to seek help for psychological issues. Amputations can be fixed with prosthetics but mental problems lead to a myriad of other, more severe, issues like unemployment, homelessness, divorce, substance abuse, child and spousal abuse and suicide.&#8221; 

The film also addresses why the military and the VA is not doing enough to combat these problems. &#8220;Look, we&#8217;re not out to bash the military or the VA,&#8221; Bedik says, &#8220;We ourselves are patriotic individuals. But being patriotic doesn&#8217;t mean... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Phil Valentine</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Documentary Bravely Tackles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Wounded Soldier Issues</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- More American soldiers kill themselves than are killed by the enemy, and many others suffer the effects of <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="post traumatic stress disorder">post traumatic stress disorder</a>. As many as eighteen soldiers a day are committing suicide and most of those soldiers kill themselves after they return home. Their divorce rate has tripled since the beginning of the war and substance abuse among veterans is 4 times the national average. But that&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg according to &#8220;Who Will Stand&#8221; producer/director Phil Valentine, <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.whowillstand4us.com</a>



The two hour documentary covers, in detail, the plights of more than a dozen soldiers who have returned either physically or psychologically wounded, including hard-to-measure effects of post traumatic stress disorder. 

&#8220;Nobody is surprised that war creates amputees, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, but very few people are aware of the enormous rates of these issues,&#8221; said Valentine. &#8220;And almost no one is aware of the psychological issues that nearly 100% of combat soldiers suffer with, namely Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.&#8221;

Now most films cover the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and take sides on whether we should have gone in there, whether we should still be there, when we should leave. &#8220;Who Will Stand&#8221; covers none of these issues. Instead it focuses on the plight of returning <a href="http://www.whowillstand4us.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="disabled American veterans">disabled American veterans</a>.

&#8220;Going back and forth on whether or not we should be in this war is like arguing over whether the Giants should have won the last Superbowl. What&#8217;s done is done. We&#8217;re there,&#8221; explains Valentine. Then he adds, &#8220;What we can and should do something about is how we take care of these disabled American veterans after they return.&#8221;

Phil Valentine and Director of Photography Michael Bedik began in September, 2007 travelling anywhere they could to find soldiers who were in trouble and were willing to talk. &#8220;We were first hired to do a documentary on amputees returning from the war. But shortly into our research we found that the problem was much bigger than even we thought,&#8221; Bedik said. &#8220;The funny thing is that everyone in the military thinks that everyone knows what they&#8217;re going through but the truth is we don&#8217;t.&#8221;

A few months into filming Valentine and Bedik went back to Executive Producer Gerald Gillock, a Las Vegas Attorney, and told him that the only way we could do this story justice was to only interview soldiers, disabled American veterans, families of soldiers and the doctors who take care of them. Gillock told them to do whatever they had to do to find the truth.

Valentine notes, &#8220;We discovered that the biggest problem was a soldier&#8217;s willingness to seek help for psychological issues. Amputations can be fixed with prosthetics but mental problems lead to a myriad of other, more severe, issues like unemployment, homelessness, divorce, substance abuse, child and spousal abuse and suicide.&#8221; 

The film also addresses why the military and the VA is not doing enough to combat these problems. &#8220;Look, we&#8217;re not out to bash the military or the VA,&#8221; Bedik says, &#8220;We ourselves are patriotic individuals. But being patriotic doesn&#8217;t mean... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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        <itunes:category text=" National" />
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                        <itunes:duration>00:15:00</itunes:duration>
                        <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
                        <itunes:keywords>post traumatic stress disorder, disabled American veterans, Iraq war, soldiers in Iraq, wounded soldiers, documentary, soldier movie, cost of war in Iraq, returning soldiers, psychological effects of war on soldiers, wounded veterans, disabled veterans, veterans benefits, Iraq War veterans, veteran&#8217;s affairs</itunes:keywords>
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                        <title>Theocrats Put Death Mark on Heroine, Punish Father in Fantasy Saga&#039;s 3rd Book</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1097104.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1097104.htm</comments>
                        <description>Debut of third installment in epic fantasy series that explores what happens when politics and piety collide. [PRWeb Jul 16, 2008]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1097104.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:39:54 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
                        <enclosure url="http://prwebpodcast.com/pod/1097104/Theocrats_Put_Death_Mark_on_Heroine_Punish_Father_in_Fantasy_Saga_s_rd_Book.mp3"
                                length="11723441" type="audio/mpeg" />
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lancaster, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- Some people just need killing.

Will the ones to die be Helen Andros, outspoken first-generation heroine of the Green Stone of Healing fantasy saga, and her newly reconciled father?

The astonishing sequel to The Vision and Fallout, The Scorpions Strike debuts today in paperback and ebook versions. Helen and Lord James Mordecai endure proscription and savage punishment by the state-sanctioned Temple of Kronos.

Under a Temple death mark, Helen learns basic energy manipulation from Maguari, the otherworldly Mist-Weaver, and first uses her green gem for healing and saving lives. Lord James&#039; political enemies hound him relentlessly and a treacherous ally plots his assassination.

&quot;The Scorpions Strike is fast-paced, action-packed and full of surprises,&quot; writes Anne Garber, managing director of evalu8.org. &quot;Just when you think you have figured out where these events might be heading, everything you imagined is thrown out the window.&quot;
Calling the series &quot;masterful,&quot; Garber concludes, &quot;Hooray for Helen Andros and the behaviour-models she has spawned. What an important void this character, and C.L. Talmadge&#039;s inspirational story have filled!&quot;
HealingStone Books today also made The Vision and Fallout available as paperbacks. Readers may browse through all three books online for free at <a href="http://www.greenstoneofhealing.com/browsebooks.shtml" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.greenstoneofhealing.com/browsebooks.shtml</a>.

The first two novels in the series have drawn high praise.

&quot;Exceptional job of writing, and keeping this story tightly together in a genre that is certainly difficult to do such, our author is top-notch,&quot; Shirley P. Johnson writes about Fallout in Midwest Book Review. &quot;If you love an intense read, packed with sinister power seekers, grueling heartless characters, yet laced with mystical moments, the lure of peace and healing, and the hope that goodness will prevail, this read is for you.&quot;

&quot;Helen is a formidable protagonist,&quot; Kirkus Discoveries says about The Vision.

Over several generations of strong female characters, the saga explores what happens when politics and piety collide--how state support for an exclusionary religion leads to worldwide cataclysm and the utter destruction of an island nation called Azgard.

Author C.L. Talmadge describes the series as, &quot;a blue-state version of &#039;end-of-the-world&#039; fiction without a traditional religious viewpoint. Instead, it examines alternative spiritual themes and sets forth a different interpretation of free will and good and evil.&quot; 
Throughout the tale, the heroines and their mysterious jewel offer a healing, inclusive alternative to a government that persecutes those who do not look like or share the religious beliefs of the ones in power.

Readers who become fond of Helen and other characters will be delighted that they reincarnate, affirming that not even death can separate loved ones (or enemies).

Talmadge&#039;s writing career began in 1976. A political columnist syndicated by North Star Writers Group, she has been on staff or freelanced for numerous media including Business Week, the Dallas Times Herald, Forbes, the International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and Reuters America.

The Scorpions Strike
Paperback: 		$16.95
Pages:		248
ISBN:		978-9800537-5-3

eBook:	$6.95
Format: 	.pdf only
Pages: 	312
ISBN:	978-0-9800537-2-2

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                        <itunes:author>C.L. Talmadge</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Theocrats Put Death Mark on Heroine, Punish Father in Fantasy Saga&#039;s 3rd Book</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lancaster, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- Some people just need killing.

Will the ones to die be Helen Andros, outspoken first-generation heroine of the Green Stone of Healing fantasy saga, and her newly reconciled father?

The astonishing sequel to The Vision and Fallout, The Scorpions Strike debuts today in paperback and ebook versions. Helen and Lord James Mordecai endure proscription and savage punishment by the state-sanctioned Temple of Kronos.

Under a Temple death mark, Helen learns basic energy manipulation from Maguari, the otherworldly Mist-Weaver, and first uses her green gem for healing and saving lives. Lord James&#039; political enemies hound him relentlessly and a treacherous ally plots his assassination.

&quot;The Scorpions Strike is fast-paced, action-packed and full of surprises,&quot; writes Anne Garber, managing director of evalu8.org. &quot;Just when you think you have figured out where these events might be heading, everything you imagined is thrown out the window.&quot;
Calling the series &quot;masterful,&quot; Garber concludes, &quot;Hooray for Helen Andros and the behaviour-models she has spawned. What an important void this character, and C.L. Talmadge&#039;s inspirational story have filled!&quot;
HealingStone Books today also made The Vision and Fallout available as paperbacks. Readers may browse through all three books online for free at <a href="http://www.greenstoneofhealing.com/browsebooks.shtml" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://www.greenstoneofhealing.com/browsebooks.shtml</a>.

The first two novels in the series have drawn high praise.

&quot;Exceptional job of writing, and keeping this story tightly together in a genre that is certainly difficult to do such, our author is top-notch,&quot; Shirley P. Johnson writes about Fallout in Midwest Book Review. &quot;If you love an intense read, packed with sinister power seekers, grueling heartless characters, yet laced with mystical moments, the lure of peace and healing, and the hope that goodness will prevail, this read is for you.&quot;

&quot;Helen is a formidable protagonist,&quot; Kirkus Discoveries says about The Vision.

Over several generations of strong female characters, the saga explores what happens when politics and piety collide--how state support for an exclusionary religion leads to worldwide cataclysm and the utter destruction of an island nation called Azgard.

Author C.L. Talmadge describes the series as, &quot;a blue-state version of &#039;end-of-the-world&#039; fiction without a traditional religious viewpoint. Instead, it examines alternative spiritual themes and sets forth a different interpretation of free will and good and evil.&quot; 
Throughout the tale, the heroines and their mysterious jewel offer a healing, inclusive alternative to a government that persecutes those who do not look like or share the religious beliefs of the ones in power.

Readers who become fond of Helen and other characters will be delighted that they reincarnate, affirming that not even death can separate loved ones (or enemies).

Talmadge&#039;s writing career began in 1976. A political columnist syndicated by North Star Writers Group, she has been on staff or freelanced for numerous media including Business Week, the Dallas Times Herald, Forbes, the International Herald Tribune, The New York Times and Reuters America.

The Scorpions Strike
Paperback: 		$16.95
Pages:		248
ISBN:		978-9800537-5-3

eBook:	$6.95
Format: 	.pdf only
Pages: 	312
ISBN:	978-0-9800537-2-2

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