Archive for January, 2012
2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards
The House I Live In, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Law in These Parts and Violeta Went to Heaven Earn Grand Jury Prizes Audience Favorites Include The Invisible War, The Surrogate, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN and Valley of Saints Sleepwalk With Me Receives Best of NEXT <=> Audience Award Park City, UT — Sundance [...]
Natural Treatments for Depression
Winter is a common time to experience symptoms of depression. When the holidays are over and the weather is cold and dark, it is more common to feel sad, anxious, or hopeless. Whether one is experiencing a seasonal decline in mood or suffering from major depression, natural treatments have very high success rates, and are [...]
IMPACT OF STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN STUDENTS’ LIVES
Studying abroad changes the lives of college students.
The Roosevelt 2.0: Simple, Collective, and Sustainable
By: Janet Harrison TAMPA, Florida – Every day, we are faced with thinking through solutions. We sometimes poll others for advice to problems, and when the answer is presented, we laugh at how simple the solution can be. And so it was when Bryan Roberts and Rudy Arnauts put their varied backgrounds together: clever met [...]
The Pepin Academies Inc. Expands its Transitional Program for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities
Tampa, Fla. – (January 24, 2012) – Pepin Academies announces the expansion of its Transitional Program with support of Public Defender Julianne Holt, Tampa Police Chief, Jane Castor and the Hillsborough County Offices. The schools at Pepin Academies’ serve students from elementary age through twenty-two with specific learning challenges. The Pepin Transitional program is a [...]
Sundance Film Festival’s Bertolli Lounge & Chris Masterson’s BDay Party Host Hollywood Celebrities
At the Bertolli Meal Soup Chalet, celebrities stopped by and showed their support for Bertolli’s “Ladles of Love” program benefitting Feeding America by ladling a bowl of soup, signing, and posting their ladle on the “Ladles of Love” wall. Guests indulged in luxury skincare treatments courtesy of Lumene, participated in interactive fun provided by Tic Tac® Mints, checked out sunglasses [...]
ChefDance Unites Spike Lee, Tommy Lee, Zac Brown and Deadmau5 at Sundance 2012
The fourth night of ChefDance brought together filmmakers (Spike Lee), musicians (Tommy Lee, Zac Brown, Deadmaus) and actors (Julian McMahon, Andrew Keegan). The cast of Red Hook Summer had a celebratory cast dinner at ChefDance with a scrumptious four-course meal prepared by Iron Chef judge, Donatella Arpaia. Guests cheered for Donatella’s gnocchi and the second [...]
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Sundance Institute and Skoll Foundation Provide Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs a Framework for Action
Originally posted by Kathy A. McDonald on Sundance Institute. Documentaries tell us both who we are and what we could be. By spotlighting challenging issues, documentaries can also be instigators of social change. The subjects of these films are often pioneering social entrepreneurs—enterprising idealists who dedicate themselves to affecting positive social change. Stories of Change: [...]
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