Missouri Young Adults Rank Gas Prices, Poor Economy, and Unemployment as Top Issues

Generation Opportunity grassroots team meets with and listens to young business leaders and small business owners at the St. Louis Business Expo; conducts organizing tour across Missouri college campuses.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 16, 2012

Generation Opportunity?s grassroots organizers were actively engaged in the ?Show Me State? this week. The grassroots team met with and listened to a wide range of young adults including those working in the professions and the trades, entrepreneurs, community college and university students, young parents, and others who provided their personal stories on the issues that matter to them. Higher gas prices, the lack of economic opportunity, and historically high youth unemployment were discussed and identified as the top issues impacting young adults across all backgrounds and professions throughout Missouri.

?Surging gas prices, the lack of jobs, and the poor economy were significant issues of concern among young people in Missouri. Young adults who own small businesses, those who work the in professions and in the trades, young mothers, students, and those seeking jobs all raised these issues consistently. Missouri?s young people have real, practical concerns about how they can make ends meet every week because of higher gas prices and even larger concerns about how their lives are being delayed by the poor economy,? said Evan Flores, Director of Field Operations for Generation Opportunity. ?Young people know the status quo is preventing many of them from finding full-time, meaningful work - we are dedicated to using our skills to mobilize our networks and communities to put America back on track.?

Generation Opportunity?s Missouri tour began in St. Louis as the grassroots team joined the 2,500 people who attended the St. Louis Business Expo. The Expo is described as ?the largest business-to-business trade show and conference in the state of Missouri.? The event provided the Generation Opportunity team the chance to talk with local business leaders, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and job seekers about job creation and the need to reinvigorate the private sector. The Expo, which featured more than 100 exhibits, was co-sponsored by companies and organizations such as Charter Business Regions Bank, Innovate St. Louis, Charter Media, US Bank, PNC Bank, Missouri Procurement and Technical Assistance Centers, Stlouisgreen.com, Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Clarus Communications, Evans & Dixon, the United Way, and AT&T.

Generation Opportunity field organizers then deployed to St. Louis Community College, Harris-Stowe State University, Ranken Technical College, and the University of Missouri where they connected with large numbers of college students. Young adults relayed their personal stories of how hard it is to find meaningful jobs in their chosen career path due to poor economy and how rising gas prices have already had a negative impact on their very limited budgets. Last fall, Generation Opportunity grassroots organizers met with and trained students from East Central College in Union, Missouri, at the American Student Government Association (ASGA) Conference.

Generation Opportunity encourages young adults to become more involved in the democratic process through voter registration, issue advocacy, social media, and online training in order to increase the impact of their voices. Recently, Generation Opportunity expanded its national grassroots efforts through its online ?Grassroots Training Guide Series? by making all guides available in Spanish. The series is available at http://generationopportunity.org/take-action/ and in Spanish at http://generationopportunity.org/espanol/.

Generation Opportunity commissioned a poll with the polling company, inc./WomanTrend (April 16 ? 22, 2011, +/- 4% margin of error) and a highlighted result for all young Americans ages 18-29 appears below:

Millennials Reject Washington Leadership and Failed Economic Policies:

Delayed Dreams from a Poor Economy and the Lack of Opportunity:

• ????77% of young people ages 18-29 either have or will delay a major life change or purchase due to economic factors:

o????44% delay buying a home;

o????28% delay saving for retirement;

o????27% delay paying off student loans or other debt;

o????27% delay going back to school/getting more education or training;

o????26% delay changing jobs/cities;

o????23% delay starting a family;

o????18% delay getting married.

ABOUT GENERATION OPPORTUNITY

Generation Opportunity is a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c)(4) organization that seeks to engage everyone from young adults, to early career professionals, college students, young mothers and fathers, construction workers, current service men and women, veterans, entrepreneurs, and all Americans who find themselves dissatisfied with the status quo and willing to create a better tomorrow.

Generation Opportunity operates on a strategy that combines advanced social media tactics with proven field tactics to reach Americans 18-29. The organization?s social media platforms ? ?Being American by GO,? ?The Constitution by GO,? and ?Gas Prices Are Too Damn High? on Facebook ? have amassed a total fan base of more than 2.8 million. All three pages post links to relevant articles and reports from sources ranging from the federal General Accountability Office (GAO), to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Brookings Institution, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Heritage Foundation.

Read about Generation Opportunity here; visit ?Being American by GO? on Facebook here, ?The Constitution by GO? on Facebook here, and ?Gas Prices Are Too Damn High? on Facebook here.

For our Spanish-language page ? Generaci?n Oportunidad ? click here.

Matthew Faraci
Generation Opportunity
(202) 997-1636
Email Information

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-young-adults-rank-gas-prices-poor-economy-092821020.html

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Companies don't encourage employee fitness ? - Expat Health

According to recent research over half of insurance workers don?t think their employers encourage health and fitness enough.

The research carried out by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) studied over 2,000 professionals from bankers to health care workers. Over 100 surveyed were from the insurance sector, 67% of them claimed their employers didn?t care about workplace health. The BHF said this reflects a national results.

Gym memberships or discounts are a common company perk and an easy way to encourage a healthy lifestyle among employees. The cost of managing employee sickness and absence has been increasing since 2010. It now costs ?673 per person compared with ?600 in 2010. With this increasing cost companies need to promote fitness and overall healthiness among their staff.

An expat moving abroad on a job assignment might well have some expectations regarding benefits. Salary increases, increased chance of promotion on return and housing are some of things that are negotiable with employers. But in this time of economic turmoil many international companies are cutting what used to be lucrative overseas packages. This includes fringe benefits such as gym memberships.

Employers in Singapore have been drastically cutting expatriate benefit packages because of the popularity of the country with bankers and insurers. Singapore has become an increasingly appealing destination for expats in the finance industry. This surge in popularity has meant companies can cut down on their perks and save money with less risk of putting off potential employees.

If your company doesn?t provide a fitness centre on site there are a range of international gym chains ? Gold?s Gym and Fitness First are two large gym franchises. Most large hotels will also have a gym and swimming pool facility than non-residents can use for a fee.

Source: http://expathealth.org/healthcare-news/companies-dont-encourage-employee-fitness/

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Nowadays, the use of braces and headgear have become very common to all ages of people. The reason for this is that people put more importance to oral health now than before. Many of us want a perfect smile with clean and white teeth. It is a good thing if you visit an orthodontist who could fix your teeth and make your smile more attractive than before. This can actually boost your confidence.

Orthodontic dentists are specialized in dentistry. They have undergone training essential in providing proper oral care to patients. They do not only advocate installation of braces but also providing a very good treatment for the gums and teeth. If you are missing teeth an implant dentist can help you with dental implants.

If you want to avail the services of an orthodontic center, you need to find the suited one for you and your loved ones. There are a lot of specialized dentists nowadays which you have to choose from but the best and easiest way to is to choose the one in your place because this will save you from too much expenses and can save your time as well.

Be very sure that you go to a dental doctor who would make you comfortable because the whole treatment process could be painful so you need the doctor whom you trust and who could provide you what you need.

Consider your budget too. Your insurance might not cover your dental expenses if it is done for cosmetic purposes so you better ask the rate of your doctor and the entire cost of the procedure before you decide to avail his or her services. It would be a lot easier if the doctor is someone you know because you can actually negotiate the mode of payment and the frequency of payment.

Another important thing that you must put into consideration is the kind of treatment that you want to avail. You should consult your orthodontist first regarding the status of your teeth and your doctor will give you options of the services you needed. See if the materials of the said treatment are available to that orthodontic center.

Get more details and information about the benefits and advantages of choosing an experienced Orthodontist who can give you a beautiful smile. The doctor will be able to give you advice and tips about Porcelain Veneers.

Source: http://newhealthandfitness.org/2012/03/14/some-of-the-best-things-regarding-the-importance-of-an-orthodontist/

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Brighton 'city of film' | The Latest

Posted in Frank Talking, Homepage, Latest News on March 14, 2012

Frank Gray projected a moving image of Brighton as the next ?city of film?. Frank le Duc reports

Picture the scene. A low-lit interior. A gently spoken film buff pitches his script. Frank Gray tells his hard-bitten audience: ?Brighton and Hove has an unrivalled place in the history of film, an enviable presence in the present and a big part to play in its future.? They may not have been his exact words but that was the gist of his plot. Dr Gray is telling a story about our creative and digital city harnessing its rich heritage and building on its current credentials to boost jobs, tourism and businesses here.

His plot involves setting up a film office, attracting more filmmakers and burnishing our image to attract more visitors. One way to achieve this would be to become an official ?film city?. He has been telling politicians, officials and others how this could be achieved. His goals are about much more than the films that we watch at the cinema. They include everything from educating people about our place in the history of moving pictures to the sharing of slices of life captured on Super 8, video and smart phone.

He accepts that the big screen will be the main attraction for many. And Brighton isn?t short of stardust. Names associated with the city range from Richard Attenborough and Laurence Olivier to Cate Blanchett and Dakota Blue Richards. And more than 60 feature films have been made here in whole or in part in the past 80 years.

Asked to name his own favourites, he reeled off Brighton Rock, The End Of The Affair and Carry On At Your Convenience. But he also played a little-seen black and white clip to an audience of politicians and officials at Hove Town Hall. It showed Magnus Volk?s shortlived ?Daddy Longlegs? railway serenely gliding above the sea. His audience watched with an appreciative awe.
Even this rare clip came with a story of its own. Dr Gray said: ?Most of the films made between 1895 and 1910 have been lost. Only two per cent survive. I?m often asked what missing film would I most like to see? I always gave the same answer ? a film of Volk?s sea-going electric car from 1895. It turned up in Barcelona three years ago.?

?Most of the films made between 1895 and 1910 have been lost. Only two per cent survive?

Dr Gray has been associated with Brighton University for more than 25 years, first as a lecturer in art and film history and now as the director of Screen Archive South East. He is also a co-director of the CineCity film festival. He said: ?Brighton and Hove should become a ?film city?. The city has a powerful cluster of film-related organisations, practices and activities that gives it a very distinctive creative character. But to date they have not been brought together into an effective and dynamic whole.?

He said that a cohesive film cluster would generate benefits to the creative and cultural economy of Brighton and Hove, adding: ?Film is much more than exhibition. It?s not about just going to the cinema. Filmmaking manifests in many different ways, especially because of the digital revolution. Filmmaking is no longer the soul preserve of the industry.?

He cited:
? The film and television industries, making features, series and documentaries
? Advertisements
? Corporate
? Pop video
? Amateur
? Artists
? Students
? Children
He said: ?Filmmaking is only one aspect of the city?s film culture. What are the elements that would make up our film cluster?? He added that the unique strength of Brighton and Hove?s proposed film cluster would be its cross-sector combination of features such as:

? Its history and heritage
? Archive and museum collections
? Festivals
? Exhibition
? Education
? Production
? Cine-tourism
? Special events

He said that a film cluster would help to ?create a new and dynamic identity for the city, a new brand, a new story and would nurture a different sense of the city ? both historically and right now?. He said that it would also ?make best use of existing resources and attract new inward investment?. He called on the council to help make the business case for a film office, especially for new productions. But he said that it should also look at the education and training needed to equip local people for work in the industry.

A city of film
A next step, he suggested, would be for the film cluster to apply to UNESCO to become a ?City of Film?. Bradford and Sydney have already gained film city status. He said that UNESCO had listed a set of requirements which were well met by Brighton and Hove. They included:
? Notable infrastructure related to filmmaking, ie, film studios, cultural/movie landscapes, cinematographic memorabilia, etc

? Historic links to the production, distribution and commercialisation of films, especially within a native/local and culturally relevant context
? A cinematographic legacy in the form of archives, museums, private collections and/or film schools
? A tradition of hosting film festivals, screenings and cinematographic events
? The birthplace, residence and/or workplace of creators and artists in the film industry
? Depiction of the city in films, preferably realised by native creators and artists, and existing films about the city.

Dr Gray addressed all these points in his pitch to the politicians, pointing out that the city has an impressive film heritage. He said: ?Brighton and Hove were at the forefront of the birth of cinema. The practices and studios established by George Albert Smith and James Williamson established the fundamental principles of film editing. Referred to as the ?Brighton School?, these pioneer filmmakers are famous throughout the world.?

England?s Hollywood
Brighton and Hove was the equivalent of Hollywood ? before Hollywood existed ? and film editing and the idea of the close-up shot were invented here. Dr Gray said: ?Over 60 feature films have been made in the city making it, after London, the most filmed city in the nation. Feature films include Brighton Rock, Quadrophenia and Carry On At Your Convenience. This history has established the city?s significant place in the history of British cinema.?

He pointed out that Brighton has the country?s oldest functioning cinema, the Duke Of York?s Picturehouse, and the city?s screen heritage organisations included Brighton Museum, Hove Museum and Screen Archive South East. The latter is the regional film archive and was set up 20 years ago. It is based at Brighton University.

In addition, Brighton has its own film festival, CineCity, which will be in its 10th year in November. CineCity presents British premieres alongside an international programme, artist films and features, works by local film-makers and has a rich archive and heritage strand. Last year the festival presented The Artist at the Duke Of York?s three months before its UK release and five months before its success at the Oscars. CineCity also programmes the film events at the Brighton Festival.
Brighton hosts the world?s first film festival for filmmakers with learning disabilities ? Oska Bright ? which now tours internationally. And there is an annual documentary film festival ? SEE ? as well as other festivals incorporating film and moving image.

In terms of education, he highlighted
? Courses at Sussex University, Brighton University and City College
? Private film school recently under new ownership
? Sixth form college film consortium
? A specialist school at Patcham High, which hosts an annual film awards ceremony for children at the Duke Of York?s
? An emerging creative entrepreneur programme in partnership with Lighthouse and CineCity at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
? Work at the Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Dr Gray said: ?The city is also attractive to filmmakers with a mixture of potential locations encompassing sea, urban areas, countryside, village and a range of architecture. The city has been a backdrop for feature films (Wimbledon, The Boat That Rocked), film shorts, TV series (EastEnders, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) and adverts (Lucozade, eHarmony).

?It is also a significant base for emerging filmmakers. Lighthouse runs the Guiding Lights scheme for the BFI ? the UK?s most prestigious film industry mentoring scheme ? and also has been selected to run the BFI?s new Short Film Fund.

?Visit Brighton promotes the city?s film heritage through its web pages and its movie map of film locations. During the Centenary of Cinema in 1996, four centenary plaques were erected in the city marking the site of the first screening (25 March 1896 ? the first city in the UK after London), the pioneers? studios and the Duke Of York?s. Walking tours now visit all of the city?s famous film locations.
?The city has a long tradition and successful track record in producing outdoor events, including a dedicated team at the city council that co-ordinates permissions and logistics for council owned land. This means there is a dynamic attitude among licensing and statutory authorities and generally, support or tolerance of the disruption, from residents and businesses.

?In 2011 the outdoor events team handled 135 film-related projects generating ?34,000 income. This was just outdoor filming on council-owned land and does not include the Royal Pavilion, private outdoor locations or studio and indoor-based productions.

?The city has a strong skill base across all aspects of film production and pre-production: producers, filmmakers, writers, performers, set builders, designers, animators, technicians, production crew, PR and marketing companies, stewards and security, caterers, etc.?

Like a film director without the noisy ego, Frank Gray is calling the actors on to the set. In this case the actors include the councillors and officials who, unusually, applauded him after his presentation. It?s fair to say that he inspires his audience with his black and white glance at the past, his survey of the current scene and the glimpse he offered into a promising future.

The narrative is clear as Dr Gray tries to bring together various organisations with different goals in the hope that they will work cohesively. His plan for a film office to stimulate new production in the city, promote cine-tourism and support the related careers opportunities won?t happen without funds. And this isn?t a big budget picture. As he stepped back from microphone at Hove Town Hall, the script may have read: ?Fade.? It is of course too early for the credits to roll. Cue the cameras and hope the right people focus on what could well be Brighton?s next big idea.

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Source: http://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2012/03/14/brighton-city-of-film/

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Company Sponsporship for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ...

Company Sponsporship for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Golf Day

Central Coast Family Support facilitates the support program Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to support families where grandparents have the full time care and responsibility for their grandchildren. The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is the only program on the Central Coast specifically addressing the needs of children and their grandparents where there is an absence of their biological parents. These situations can arise because of drug and alcohol issues, neglect or abandonment, long term illness or death of the biological parents. In many cases the children have been removed from their parents due to abuse and mistreatment.

Our program provides support to grandparent headed families through one on one family support, advocacy, counselling, referral, support groups, respite and social events for the children and their families. Without grandparents stepping in at times of crisis or loss to take over the day to day care of their grandchildren, these children may be placed in foster care. It is of utmost importance for this project to gain some additional funding to ensure we can continue to provide the best support possible for this forgotten sector of our community.

To help fund the program, we are holding a Charity Golf Day on Friday 30th March 2012 at the Shelly Beach Golf Club. Your company can help the children of these families by sponsoring a hole at the golf day. You can help in a number of ways including:
. A fun day of golf for a team players
. A presentation lunch for each of the players
. Signage opportunity for your company at a hole for the day
. Media coverage
. Your company will also be acknowledged as a golf day sponsor during the presentation luncheon.
. Your company may use Central Coast Family Support's name in national advertising (use of our logo on your website).

The day will bring together business people and individuals across the Coast who want give back to the community. I am hoping that this may provide a mutual benefit to both our organisations, with much needed fundraising for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program plus promotion and advertising for your company.

This is a great opportunity to support your community and make a real difference in the lives of Central Coast families. Please note that all payments and sponsorship for this event are TAX DEDUCTIBLE (Central Coast Family Support is a registered charity DGR:900033843). If you would like to be a part of this community event or would like some further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Sarah Grey
Events and Fundraising Co-ordinator
office: 4340 1585 mobile: 0432 296353
sarah@ccfss.com.au

Source: http://www.thecccc.org.au/news/article/company-sponsporship-for-grandparents-raising-grandchildren-golf-day

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Scientists document first consumption of abundant life form, Archaea

Monday, March 12, 2012

A team of scientists has documented for the first time that animals can and do consume Archaea ? a type of single-celled microorganism thought to be among the most abundant life forms on Earth.

Archaea that consume the greenhouse gas methane were in turn eaten by worms living at deep-sea cold seeps off Costa Rica and the West Coast of the United States. Archaea perform many key ecosystem services including being involved with nitrogen cycling, and they are known to be the main mechanism by which marine methane is kept out of the atmosphere.

The finding of this new study adds a wrinkle to scientific understand of greenhouse gas cycles. Results of the study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, have been published online in the International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal, a subsidiary of the journal Nature.

"This opens up a new avenue of research," said Andrew Thurber, a post-doctoral researcher at Oregon State University and lead author on the study. "Archaea weren't even discovered until 1977, and were thought to be rare and unimportant, but we are beginning to realize that they not only are abundant, but they have roles that have not fully been appreciated."

Archaea are considered one of the three "domains of life" on Earth, along with bacteria and eukaryota (plants and animals). Despite their abundance, no member of the Archaea domain has been known to be part of a food web.

One of the basic questions scientists have asked is whether this life form could act as a food source for animals. To answer this, the researchers performed a laboratory study during which they fed two types of Archaea to the worms, as well as meals of bacteria, spinach or rice, and the worms thrived on all of the food sources, growing at the same rate.

"That showed us that Archaea can be a viable food source for at least some animals," Thurber pointed out.

Thurber and his colleagues initially were looking at biological life forms at a cold seep in the deep ocean off Costa Rica, when they opened up a rock and found worms living within the crevices. They found that the worms had been feeding on Archaea, which had, in turn, been consuming methane. They were able to trace the isotopic signature of the methane from the Archaea to the worms.

From what they learned from the Costa Rican study, the scientists also discovered that worms of the same family as those found in the rocks consume methane-munching Archaea at cold seeps off northern California and at Hydrate Ridge off the central Oregon coast, west of Newport. The researchers think the family of worms, the Dorvilleids, uses its teeth to scrape the Archaea off rocks.

The consumption of Archaea by grazers, a process coined "archivory" by Thurber in the article, is particularly interesting because the only way it could be documented was by tracing the isotopic biomarkers from the methane. When the researchers attempted to trace consumption of Archaea through lipid types and other mechanisms, they failed because the chemicals and proteins broke down within the worms.

"It could be that many other animals are consuming Archaea but we haven't been able to detect it," pointed out Thurber, who did much of the research as a doctoral candidate at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. "We still haven't found the right technique to identify animals that eat Archaea that don't rely on methane, but now we know to look.

"Hopefully, this will open up a lot of new research," Thurber added, "and provide a greater understanding of how the world works."

The deep ocean sequesters vast amounts of methane and researchers believe that Archaea consume a majority of it before it reaches the water column. The role of Archaea consumers now will have to be taken into effect, Thurber said.

"We're not yet sure of the implications," said Thurber, who is affiliated with OSU's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. "But Archaea are found in many different places, from estuaries to the deep sea, so it is possible that they fit into food webs beyond the cold seeps where we documented the process."

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Oregon State University: http://www.orst.edu

Thanks to Oregon State University for this article.

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