PRWeb: Society http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Society from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prw_logo.jpg http://www.prweb.com 163 51 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Sensitive, Smart and Strong - Too Bad it's Just a Robotic Arm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1126514.htm For decades, researchers have dreamed of creating robots with human-like abilities. Now an interdisciplinary team of European researchers has developed a robotic arm and hand that moves and 'senses' like a human, and is controlled by a human-inspired electronic 'brain'. Can a real C-3PO be far behind? (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> $url Pickin' In the Panhandle Looking for Competitive Chefs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130574.htm The West Virginia State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, Pickin' 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)

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]]> $url Cast a Video Vote on pollClash.com Today! http://www.prweb.com/releases/pollclash/video/prweb1137864.htm Who is Right on Iraq and Afghanistan – McCain or Obama? Vote Now on pollClash.com and Make Your Voice Heard New Website Lets Voters Compare and Vote on 2008 Campaign Videos and Soundbites pollClash.com Adds a Dimension to Video Content Sites: Users Can Not Only Watch Videos But Compare Them Side by Side and Cast Votes on Statements, Soundbites and Controversies (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> $url Egypt: Regime Bans Critical Book on Country by British Author http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130494.htm Palgrave Macmillan was informed this week that local booksellers in Egypt are now banned from stocking copies of Inside Egypt. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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]]> $url ACE Film Festival Announces Exciting Program Line-Up for 2008 Event http://www.prweb.com/releases/film/fest/prweb1130724.htm After sifting through over 850 entries from across the country, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival program. Now in its second year, ACE Fest has grown exponentially, expanding to 4-days and moving to a centralized Midtown location, but stays true to its original mission - to promote and preserve the "American cinematic experience." Festival directors Tom O'Malley and Luke Szczygielski, both only 24, worked together with colleagues, industry associates, and fellow filmmakers to develop the eclectic and engaging program consisting of 40 titles of varying lengths, genres and categories. The event is set to take place September 4-7 in the main theater of New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street - just steps from Times Square. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Toffee Kids Win Prestigious Sofi™ Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/gourmet_toffee/toffee/prweb1126674.htm High school entrepreneurs win the gourmet food industry's highest honor. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Mingoville and U.S. English Team Up to Teach Americans English http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1128484.htm The U.S. English Foundation (www.USEfoundation.org) has partnered with Mingoville (www.Mingoville.com) to offer a free online English program to teach American kids English from an early age to improve their job and social opportunities later in life. The partnership aims to make English language learning more accessible and enjoyable to children learning English as a second language (ESL) through a fun, interactive environment based around English lessons, songs, and games. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url uPlej.com's Unique Approach to Online Giving Helps Charities Raise Money in Tough Times http://www.prweb.com/releases/online/giving/prweb1132214.htm Charities are facing tough times ahead as both businesses and individuals have less to give. A tough economy means many are cutting back on giving. Online giving social network uPlej has a simple online subscription model that makes giving affordable. Unlike most social networks, the purpose isn't to be popular - it's to make a difference. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Innovative Gifting Application to be Unveiled at Facebook® Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1132554.htm RealGifts™, a gifting application built on Facebook® Platform, will be publicly unveiled at Facebook's "f8" developers conference this Wednesday, July 23, 2008. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Reps. Velázquez (D-NY) and Pitts (R-PA) to Introduce Legislation Helping Millions of Americans Gain Heath Care Coverage http://www.prweb.com/releases/small_business/healthcare/prweb1133874.htm Bipartisan Bill Melds Elements From Plans of Both Presidential Candidates (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Obama to Win in Landslide, Predicts Acclaimed Numerologist http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1122094.htm Barack Obama is going to win the Presidency in an historic landslide that changes world history, says acclaimed numerologist Marcy Leefar, professionally known as Mystical Marcy. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url One Artists' Dream Creates a Project to Fight Malaria http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1119384.htm One artists' dream creates a project to fight Malaria. Stephanie Milanowski, artist and mother of two is determined to protect human life in Africa with a simple idea no one has ever thought of--printing insecticide treated bed nets with messages and images that communicate hope, support, awareness and advertisements to cover production costs, distribution costs and increase funding. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> $url Study Examines Air Pollution’s Effects on Ecosystems; Finds Widespread, Serious Impacts http://www.prweb.com/releases/The-Nature-Conservancy/Cary-Institute/prweb1123164.htm Report Highlights Necessary Changes in Air Quality Standards and Regulations (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url Zoos and Aquariums Celebrate Zoo Keeper Week http://www.prweb.com/releases/week/zoo_keepers/prweb1128964.htm The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and its members celebrate the important work of zoo keepers and aquarists this week. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url 'Marijuana Addiction -- The Key to Overcoming the Emotional Component' Revealed by Hale Dwoskin, Featured Teacher in Blockbuster Book and Film, 'The Secret' http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1123414.htm A powerful key to overcoming the emotional component of marijuana "addiction" has been revealed by Hale Dwoskin, author of the New York Times best seller "The Sedona Method" and featured teacher in the mega-bestseller "The Secret." (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url Controversial Soul Reggae Group Judah Tribe Ignites Target 1st Saturdays at Brooklyn Museum http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1124304.htm On Saturday August 2nd, controversial soul reggae group Judah Tribe invades the Brooklyn Museum for Target 1st Saturdays. Judah Tribe is already stimulating a debate over its soon to be released single Judgment. Written in tribute to Sean Bell, killed by NYPD officers, Judgment features guitarist and father-in-law of Sean Bell, Les Paultre. The performance will take place as part of the Reggae Retro/Revival Reggae Sundays outdoor dance party featuring Judah Tribe, DJs Silence, Jase and Styff. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url Vietnam Novel Nits Nerve During Iraq War http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1123254.htm What will one man do--a man who has seen the horrors of war--to stop his grandson from experiencing the same atrocities in Iraq? How does post-traumatic stress disorder affect a soldier so deeply it prevents him from being who he once was? (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url Cultural and Racial Identify Crisis Inspires Suicide Attempts, Then Essay http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1123374.htm Her father was Chinese. Her mother was Black. But as a child, she was told to pass herself off as white. No wonder she had an identity crisis and frequently contemplated suicide. Then she discovered writing and her life was saved. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> $url New Author Advises Singles to Stop Looking for Love -- and Attract it to Them Instead http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1120184.htm After close to two decades of relationship frustrations, Simmons transformed her personal life and married the man of her dreams. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008)

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]]> $url Rock/Creek & Chaco Launch Shoe Recycle Program to Fight Poverty http://www.prweb.com/releases/chaco/sandals/prweb1122944.htm Rock/Creek, a Chattanooga-based outdoor retailer, today launches Chaco Footwear's Recycle Program in stores and online. Customers are invited to donate footwear that will go to people in need around the world and in return will receive a 20% discount on a new pair of Chacos. (PRWeb Jul 19, 2008)

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]]> $url Help the Homeless Through Sport, and Explore Australia - Homeless World Cup 2008 Voluntourism Trip http://www.prweb.com/releases/voluntourism/Australia/prweb1113724.htm Leading voluntourism operator Hands Up Holidays is offering the chance to have a taste of volunteering in Melbourne, Australia at the Homeless World Cup, a soccer tournament for homeless people from 49 nations, and then go on a tour of Australia, including Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef.Trip dates are 29 Nov - 15 Dec. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url Security is at Stake, Protect Sensitive Information Now Homeland Security Association to Offer Timely Certification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1115374.htm Information theft, corporate espionage, and trade secret compromises are at all-time highs. Is the average citizen armed with the training to protect sensitive personal and business documents? Damage from security breaches hit an all-time high for 2007, but 2008 may already be on pace to make this year the most dangerous in history for information security. During the first three months of 2008, security breaches ranged from the high-profile compromise of the passport records of three presidential candidates to a disturbing theft of credit information that was in transit from grocery stores to financial institutions. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url Mom Says "No Way" to the "Staycation" http://www.prweb.com/releases/Staycation/Vacation/prweb1116654.htm Mom says, "No way" to the "Staycation." A stay at home vacation is no vacation for mom. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url Fashion Week San Diego: Tickets on Sale Now http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1117414.htm Tickets are on sale for the world's only bi-national fashion week event. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url New Study Shows Facial Plastic Surgery Helps African American's Perserve Ethnicity http://www.prweb.com/releases/FaceChange/Study/prweb1118754.htm In a landmark paper just published in the prestigious Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, an innovative technique in African American rhinoplasty proves to preserve ethnicity and increase self esteem. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url Demonstrators Evacuated By Police After Mob of Thousands of Hostile Dalai Lama Supporters Surrounds Them http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1121004.htm Approximately 500 Tibetan and Western Buddhists engaged in a peaceful demonstration today outside of Radio City Music Hall as the Dalai Lama gave his public talks. This group, the Western Shugden Society (WSS), say they are demonstrating to question the Dalai Lama's unexamined actions and wishing to be heard since the Dalai Lama has repeatedly refused requests for dialog. The demonstrators spent 6 hours chanting "Dalai Lama Give Religious Freedom" and "Dalai Lama Stop Lying" in Tibetan and English to draw attention to their cause. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url Colours Wheelchair Paraplegic Athlete Ricky James to Compete on His Adapted Motocross Bike at X Games 14 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1113854.htm Ricky James, 19 years old from Murrieta, Ca. has been selected to compete in a new exhibition sport "Adaptive Motox" at X Games 14 in Carson California on August 1, 2008. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2008)

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]]> $url A Savvy GPS Device Faces Off Against Police Radar http://www.prweb.com/releases/gps/tracking/prweb1116554.htm Eighteen-year-old Shaun Malone has a few people to thank for being able to plead "Not Guilty" to a speeding offence - his parents, who installed a GPS device in his car, and Rocky Mountain Tracking, the service provider of that device. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Pro Mujer Bolivia Launches Microloan Program for Young Entrepreneurs – Successful Pilot Program Proves Young Borrowers are Good Investment http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pro_Mujer/Microloan/prweb1110714.htm Pro Mujer has launched a youth microloan program in El Alto, Bolivia, based upon a successful pilot program undertaken in late 2007. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Tibetans Buddhists Courageously Speak Out Against Dalai Lama's Claiming Religious Discrimination, this Saturday in Madison WI http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1117244.htm This Saturday, 600 Buddhists with one voice will protest against the Dalai Lama claiming a campaign of religious intolerance and immoral discrimination against the Buddhist community who practice the protective deity Dorje Shugden. This Western Shugden Society organized demonstration hopes to expose the abuse of the Dalai Lama's dual political and religious status, by which all Tibetan-exiles must take a public oath to abandon this spiritual practice as well as association with anyone who practices this 400 year old Buddhist Deity, in order to receive a state issued identity card. Without this identity card it is difficult and sometimes impossible to purchase food in many stores, receive medical treatment, and obtain travel documents. The protests is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 19th and promises to be colorful and lively event, with passionate Tibetan and English changt and bright placards spotting the crowd. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Dream Team Launches “Viral Prospector” Private Affiliate Program for Network Marketers© http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116074.htm The Dream Team announces today the launch of the new, extremely unique “Viral Prospector” Private Affiliate program. Because of the huge need for this service, the Dream Team is offering the most lucrative private affiliate income opportunity, for those who share the Viral Prospector system with others. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Children's Book "John, The Airport Kid" to be featured at The Spirit of Aviation 2008 Air Venture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 28-August 3 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116114.htm "John, The Airport Kid," an illustrated children's book, will be featured in the Authors' Corner at the Spirit of Aviation 2008 Air Venture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Authors John and Hazel Jopling will be present to sign the book and give presentations. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Fraud Rampant in Billion Dollar Contracting Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/SmallBiz/HUBZone/prweb1120264.htm The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released an extensive review of the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url 12 Nonprofits Honored for Exceptional Taglines: Best-in-Class Taglines Selected by 3,000+ Nonprofit Professionals http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1109724.htm These 12 winning taglines in the 2008 Nonprofit Tagline Award Competition (the first ever) emphasize how powerfully taglines can work as a first step in branding or as a highly-effective tool to freshen up a nonprofit's messaging, emphasize its commitment to its work and/or revive tired positioning. The organizations behind the taglines--which range from a new organization run by a part-time volunteer (LandChoices) to the well established, big and global (UNICEF)--did a commendable job in putting a few select words to work to build their brands. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url DriveWise Auto to Create a New Method of Fundraising for the Southern California Chapter of the National MS Society http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1112514.htm DriveWise Auto, a Los Angeles-based Charity Driven Auto Buying and Leasing Service, is joining the Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in its movement toward a world free of multiple sclerosis by creating a new fundraising platform for the organization. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Non Profit Fundraising: Finding Funds Fast in Challenging Economic Times http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1110744.htm With non profit organizations already stretched to their limits, the current economic climate puts additional pressure on organizations that millions rely on for food, shelter and other basic needs. A new, cost-effective resource is available to help organizations become more innovative and focus their fundraising efforts. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Youth Education Solutions, LLC: Wednesday July 30, 2008 Free College Financial Planning Workshop http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1111244.htm Youth Education Solutions, LLC - Invites parents to a Free College Financial Planning Workshop; attend a valuable, information-packed college financial planning workshop for parents of high school students. Parents with children of all levels are welcome. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008)

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]]> $url Documentary Bravely Tackles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Wounded Soldier Issues http://www.prweb.com/releases/Who_Will_Stand/PTSD_American_veterans/prweb1094234.htm Post traumatic stress disorder and other issues involving disabled American veterans have become the focus of a new film entitled, "Who Will Stand." 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)

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]]> $url Best Friends Has Advice for Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama: Embrace Change, Adopt Dog from Shelter or Breed Rescue Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/barack/dog/prweb1106254.htm If Barack Obama is all about change, Best Friends Animal Society has a suggestion regarding the presidential candidate's reported search for a family dog. "Adopt from a local animal shelter."The Utah-based organization feels so strongly about its message that it has launched the web site "obamafamilydog.com," to spread the word about the importance of adopting from a shelter or breed rescue organization. The new web site gives people a chance to sign a petition that urges the Obama Family to adopt a mixed breed rescue dog--a recommendation in direct contrast to the American Kennel Club's purebred-only suggestions for the Obamas. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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]]> $url Amnesty International Australia Confronts Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Baido and Sohu http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1112914.htm Amnesty International Australia is to launch with a social media awareness campaign ahead of the Beijing Olympics confronting Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Baido and Sohu. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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