Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Robot inspires. This is an amazing tale of true passion, deep love and a rare ability to overcome some typically devastating adversity and emerge a real winner. This my friends is inspiration at its very best so if you would like more happiness and success in your life please read on. Ever notice that the images you see on the cover of Glamour Magazine or any similar publication dedicated to beauty and fashion look nothing like those images in your selfie collection? There...
Santa Monica, CA May 8, 2017-When you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health concern, sometimes it's a lot to handle. It's important to remember that mental health is essential to everyone's overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. Yet, people experience symptoms of mental illnesses differently-and some engage in potentially dangerous or risky behaviors to avoid or cover up symptoms of a potential mental health problem. That...
Edible Skinny loves a road trip like nobody's fool so last month were delighted to hop in our ride towards the Bay area! There we explored Mysterious Mansions, dined on extravagant (and veggie friendly) tasting menus and at a hotel that has one of the most breathtaking views this country has to offer! The Winchester Mystery House Our first stop was something for our inner Nancy Drew had been dying to do for years: a tour of the world famous Winchester Mystery House in San Jose...
Award season has just ended and this year saw a very competitive award gifting suites. One of our favorites is of course the 11th Annual Madison & Mulholland Awards Season Gift Bag! As a leader in celebrity gifting since 2002, Madison & Mulholland has been a leader of celebrity gifting experience since 2002. With the rise in awareness of women's empowerment, the founder, Jane Ubell Meyer is has decided to present select nominees and A-list women in Hollywood with exclusive, ul...
It's no mystery Americans love their furry friends and increasingly consider pets family members. Banfield Pet Hospital set out to better understand the prevalence, impact and perceptions of pet-friendly workplaces and other pet-related policies in its second annual PAWrometer survey. Spoiler alert: While policies permitting pets in the workplace remain highly favorable for employees, other pet-related benefits like paid pet bereavement leave, general pet-related paid time...
Thousand Oaks, Calif. – A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2016 shows that 906,605 park visitors spent an estimated $39.4 million in the local community while visiting Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. That spending supported 557 jobs and contributed $54.3 million to our local economy. In the past year, visitors to Channel Islands National Park spent an estimated $22.4 million in local gateway regions, supporting 315 jobs and providing $31.9 million i...
Santa Monica-based Autism Guardian Angels and the Goody Awards for social good will honor Matt Asner (Autism Society of America) with a Golden Goody Award (lifetime achievement award) this Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Autfest. Matt Asner, Autism Advocate and VP of Development at Autism Society of America, will be honored with a Golden Goody Award (top humanitarian award) this Sunday, April 23, 2017 during the VIP Reception at Autfest in Orange, California. This lifetime achievem...
Spring is a vulnerable time in the life of honey bees. The bees leaving the hive to create a new home are provisioned only with the nectar or honey they carry in their stomachs. A swarm will starve if it does not quickly find a home and more nectar stores. It's a good thing when honey bees swarm in the spring-great, in fact. It means they're healthy, their colony is growing and about half the bees have left in search of a place to start a new colony. Homeowners can help by...
This week, Americans and international visitors will explore the country's 417 national parks free of charge on the weekends of April 15-16 and April 22-23, in celebration of National Park Week. Awaiting visitors are places that share America's history, roaring waterfalls and towering mountains – as well as repair needs that affect nearly every park across the country. This year's National Park Week caps off a record-breaking year; in 2016, national parks welcomed nearly 3...
Santa Monica, CA – Imagine how cool it would be walk along the historic Santa Monica Pier with someone who can tell you what happened where, who made it happen and what made the Pier so fascinating in the first place? Wouldn't it be even cooler to be that "someone" who's sharing the stories? The Santa Monica Pier Corporation is currently seeking volunteer docents to guide visitors through the rich history of the century-old Pier. Docents will be trained to share fascinating st...
In an inspiring effort to provide financial assistance for Thai high schoolers in the greater Los Angeles area, the Angels Wings Foundation is awarding up to $240,000 in scholarships to 24 rising college students of Thai ancestry from Los Angeles County. The new scholarship underscores Angels Wings Founder Porntip Bui Simon's unwavering belief in the power of education. The Angels Wings Thai Scholarship is a new initiative intended to recognize and honor Thai-American...
A while ago I reported on the glorious fact that the good people of Okinawa on average live beyond 100 years. To the best of known statistics that makes the Okinawans the longest living group of people on earth. Their long life is no real mystery however but can be explained by their diet and eating habits that reduce over consumption and focus heavily on vegetables and sea food. In fact as you examine the life expectancies around our world those who live longest also have...
The Daily Mirror said it best: The village of Fucking, Austria, is especially popular with British tourists. As a local tour guide explained: "The Germans all want to see Mozart's house in Salzburg; the Americans want to see where The Sound of Music was filmed; the Japanese want Hitler's birthplace in Braunau; but for the British, it's all about Fucking." Augustina Lindlbauer, the manager of an area guesthouse, noted that the area had lakes, forests, and vistas worth...
It is at its heart, a tale of two cities. Eight Corporate sponsors of the 2017 Winter Olympics were flying to the South Korean city of PyeongChang. But the pilot put the plane down in North Korean capital Pyongyang by mistake, only to be greeted by armed men and grim questions. The Embraer Brazilian jet was carrying eight passengers from Beijing to Pyeongchang, but landed instead in PyongYang, which after all sounds rather like PyongChang. With the aid of a translator, the pil...
Veryones announced today that it plans to launch on August 1, 2016. The Mobile-only app will be available to download from that date at Appstore.com/Veryones and will initially be available exclusively for iPhone. The startup, which raised $3 million in a seed-funding round completed in February 2015, was founded by Omar Azmy, whose first tech startup is one of the handful Apple ever seed-funded. Veryones is a curated, close knit community of people who are committed to the...
MA Center LA is holding its second Bollywood Dance Party fundraiser on Saturday, April 8, 2017, from 7 pm until midnight, at its facility located at 128 S. Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach, California. Proceeds from the event will benefit multiple MA Center LA charitable initiatives, including Mother's Kitchen, which offers free vegetarian meals to 1,100 homeless or needy individuals every month in Santa Monica and at the Downtown Women's Center, and free mindful meditation...
Santa Monica, Calif. - A Compassionate Fire Department Award is on its way from PETA to Santa Monica Fire Department Engine 1C, Station 1, which responded to a fire at an apartment building on Seventh Street last week-and acted quickly to resuscitate an unconscious dog found inside. Firefighters rushed the dog, named Nalu, outside and discovered that he wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse-so they worked for 20 minutes to revive him, administering oxygen through a special...
Eco-conscious consumers have many ways to celebrate with sustainably produced wines during California's 6th Annual Down to Earth Month in April. California wineries will be offering dozens of sustainability-focused events and activities throughout the month from Earth Day wine festivals, farm-to-glass tours and walks with the winemaker to vineyard hikes, VIP eco-tours and more. Created by Wine Institute - the association of nearly 1,000 California wineries and affiliated...
With Las Vegas being just a short plane ride away, the seminal Las Vegas food and wine festival Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit, offers an incredible weekend of exciting culinary events for any jet setter (running April 27-30th). The festival, now in its 11th year, has added several new elements including having food stars Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Alain Ducasse, Michael Mina, Shawn McClain, and Charlie Palmer join forces to take over the only strip-side park for one...
National Licorice Day is Wednesday, April 12, 2017 and to celebrate, the American Licorice Company has created the Red Vines California Collection. The first-time-ever package of seven different licorice pieces will showcase the taste-bud-tantalizing treats on its Red Vines Made in California Tour. The Red Vines Made in California Tour will kick off on April 12 in San Francisco and visit the Santa Cruz area, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange County, and end with a three-day experie...
Mainland Poke, a hip fast-casual restaurant offering Hawaiian raw fish salad better known as poké (pronounced POH-kay), opened its fourth location last week in the heart of Santa Monica. While Los Angeles has plenty of poké options, Mainland distinguishes itself by offering fresh sushi-grade fish and seafood that is neither frozen nor marinated. Scoops of crimson fish cubes are stacked on top of rice and crisp vegetables and dressed with a variety of sauces. At Mainland, m...
What are the worst paying jobs in America for women? 24/7 Wall St. reviewed female weekly earnings as a percentage of male weekly earnings in full-time wage and salary jobs using data from the Bureau of Labor statistics to identify the 20 worst paying jobs for women in America. The 20 jobs with the lowest pay equity between men and women range from first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, a job in which the typical woman earns 72.8% of male earnings, to...
March is Women's History Month. In celebration, the alcohol beverage industry's top female influencers from around the world reveal their approach to success in one of the most male-dominated industries. This record-breaking gathering takes place at the Third Annual Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Symposium, March 13-15, held at the Meritage Resort & Spa in Napa, California. The history-making roster of speakers includes the alcohol beverage industry's most sought-after...
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Preeclampsia Foundation announce their endorsement of bipartisan legislation introduced March 2 that will strengthen state efforts to prevent maternal deaths by addressing the devastating and costly health consequences that threaten the lives of moms and babies across the country. The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Jaime...
The Azure Window was a 100 foot high limestone natural arch on the island of Gozo in Malta. You've seen it in James Bond movies, but now it's gone. The Azure Window developed through sea and rain erosion of a cliff face over a period of about 500 years. The arch was one of Malta's main tourist landmarks, and it was a popular backdrop in photographs. The arch finally collapsed at around 9:40 am on March 8, 2017, after severe storms with gale-force winds. The pillar supporting...
