Tree Removal in Austin is Subject of Short Film

"At What Cost?", a abbreviate blur about the annihilation of a 100-year-old pecan bracken in the centermost of Austin, debuts today on the internet. The film, by Tom Suhler, takes the anatomy of an obituary for one of the 50 copse that were agitated to accomplish allowance for the Barton Place Condominiums. I don't accede myself an ecology activist I've endemic land; I accept in property-owner's rights. But already I started documenting the land-clearing I was afraid how abundant the take-down afflicted me and those of added Austin residents. So I put this area calm to try to boldness some of those feelings.

Austin, TX -- "At What Cost?", a abbreviate blur about the annihilation of a 100-year-old pecan bracken in the centermost of Austin, debuts today on the internet. The film, by Tom Suhler, takes the anatomy of an obituary for one of the 50 copse that were agitated to accomplish allowance for the Barton Place Condominiums.

The blur takes the anatomy of an obituary for one of the copse

"I don't accede myself an ecology activist," says Suhler. "I've endemic land; I accept in property-owner's rights. But already I started documenting the land-clearing I was afraid how abundant the take-down afflicted me and those of added Austin residents. So I put this area calm to try to boldness some of those feelings."

Distilled from video and over 1500 still photos, the blur takes the anatomy of a fabulous obituary for one of the copse cut down on May 21. The asleep takes her name from "baum," German for timberline and verde, which is "green" in Spanish. The accompanying website, www.atwhatcostthemovie.com was devised to axle some of the analysis that didn't fit the architecture of the blur itself. There's a timberline analysis that shows what the website looked like afore and afterwards the clear-cutting and there's a hotlink to the website plan that was filed with the city. There's aswell a page area others can allotment their thoughts on the clear-cutting and its abiding implications.

This is not Suhler's aboriginal analysis into advancing areas. His abbreviate film, "Conflict in the Hood" explores assorted issues humans face on a circadian base if active in abutting proximity. The three- minute abbreviate was created for the "Filming Austin Lives" project, sponsored by University of Texas Humanities Institute, accessible television base KLRU, the Austin History Center, and News 8 television. The blur was called as one of the 2006 winners and has been called for use in a Duke University conflict- resolution class.

About SideSpin Productions:
SideSpin Productions creates, develops and participates in blur and video projects from its offices in Austin, Texas. They action a advanced arrangement of services: abstraction development, production, post-production and administration casework - accurate by a business accomplishment that includes acceptable channels with web-based promotion. For added information, appointment www.sidespinproductions.com.

Austin Kids Learn about Career Paths as Part of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day

High tech semiconductor close alcove out to acceptance as allotment of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day, April 27.

Austin, TX -- An Austin-based semiconductor accessories close appear today that it is allowance adolescence above Austin ascertain the career paths associated with plan in ample corporations. On Thursday, April 27, 2006, Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day, accouchement throughout the city-limits will analyze the intricacies of top tech careers while visiting Tokyo Electron’s Austin headquarters. Through guided educational activities, the acceptance will altercate the accent of teamwork, activity administration skills, developing educational strengths in algebraic and science, and ultimately ask themselves, “What do I ambition to be if I abound up?”

“Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day helps to acquaint the abode to accouchement by accouterment a highlight of what it is like to be an agent at a company,” said Barry Mayer, the admiral of TEL US Holdings, Inc, the American address for Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL). “The alternate activities for that accident at Tokyo Electron will advice the kids accept that there are a abounding ambit of career opportunities cat-and-mouse for them as they abound into adulthood,” Mayer added.

Each year at workplaces above the US, about 14 actor active Americans participate in Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day anniversary year. Girls and boys apprentice about acceptable and non-traditional application in governmental, non-profit and for-profit arenas. Including this year’s activities, TEL US will accept alternate in Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day for a absolute of four after years.

As a all-around baton in bartering semiconductor assembly equipment, TEL realizes that above of activity improves for all as business and borough organizations plan collaboratively, authoritative our apple a bigger abode in which to abide and work. As an basic accumulated value, TEL supports a spirit of account by giving aback to communities in which the aggregation has a attendance above the globe. In Austin, TEL's abutment of association programs includes added than 100 organizations, including the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Texas Partners in Education and Keep Austin Beautiful. www.tel.com

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Accolades PR - Giving Cancer the Bird at Flamingo-a-Go-Go

Public Relations close promotes Austin's Hippest Fundraising Soirée

Austin, TX (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 1, 2009 -- Austin-based Accolades PR, a results-oriented communications close committed to accelerating strategies in accessible relations and marketing, is a accidental sponsor to the one-of-a-kind 2009 Flamingo-a-Go-Go Fundraising accident to account Planet Cancer.

We are appreciative to plan with such an amazing accumulation of humans to abutment this acutely aces cause We were admiring that we could advance both our PR and amusing media ability to body an online association that will abide to abutment the fundraiser and alms over time. They accept done such an amazing job of accepting the chat out in accomplished years, but with the access in acceptance of the affair we saw that our casework could absolutely crop them to the next level We had the tools, the admiration and the know-how; and we had a affection for their mission. It was an simple fit. This year marks the third year for the organization's signature event, in which flamingos and blush calamus boas abound. Over 800 attendees are accepted at the event, alternating with an absorbing agenda of across sponsors and a bedfellow account that reads like the Who's Who of Austin. The fundraiser will be captivated in the courtyard atrium of the Monarch Luxury Living Apartments on 5th Street in city Austin.

Planet Cancer is an advancement and abutment association confined adolescent adults amid the ages of 18 and 40 with cancer. This is the alone blight demographic that has not apparent improvements in adaptation ante back 1975. Planet Cancer offers three affairs areas to abutment adolescent adults with cancer: online abutment through its Web website (www.planetcancer.org); contiguous abutment through its admirable weekend retreat programs; and advancement and acquaintance efforts about the country.

Accolades PR is acceptable with the countless of accessible relations activities and data appropriate to advance the accident to the Greater Austin area. The PR close is alms its casework for chargeless in adjustment to abutment this accommodating alignment and the troop of volunteers that accomplish it appear anniversary year.

"We are appreciative to plan with such an amazing accumulation of humans to abutment this acutely aces cause," said Cynthia Baker, architect of Accolades Public Relations. "We were admiring that we could advance both our PR and amusing media ability to body an online association that will abide to abutment the fundraiser and alms over time."

For the several weeks, Planet Cancer's acclaimed blush flamingos accept been ambit Austin in a flight aisle against Flamingo-a-Go-Go. The flamingos accept fabricated appearances at MaximumFX Salon Spa, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, RunTex, and Whole Foods. Their final destination is the Monarch Luxury Living Apartments area the finest bounded cuisine and drinks will be served by some of the best restaurants in town. Moonshine, The Belmont, Opal Divine's, Sweet Leaf Tea, and Skyy Spirits are just a few of the sponsors for this event. There will aswell be an absolute clandestine achievement by bounded music figure Kasy Crowley, herself a adolescent developed survivor of blight and DJ Manny will be pumping out the music on the ball floor. Silent Auction items abound including annular cruise airline tickets, hotel, and passes to the San Diego Zoo; as able-bodied as donations by Milk+Honey Spa, Moxie, Gallery D, Kirk Furniture & Design, and Wolfgang Puck a allotment of abounding others.

The bedfellow account this year includes Eric Shanteau, an Olympic Swimmer who abstruse he had testicular blight just afore the 2008 Olympics but, beneath doctor supervision, delayed analysis to participate in the games. On March 11, the active Shanteau bankrupt the basin almanac in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Austin Grand Prix. Other guests include, Tyler Sieswerda, nightly account balance at KVUE Austin, and Paul Carrozza, architect of RunTex. Other accumulated and media sponsors cover Mix 94.7, Hulsey IP, Austin Ventures and News 8 Austin. The abounding account of sponsors can be beheld on the Flamingo-a-Go-Go Web website (www.FlamingoAGoGo.com).

"They accept done such an amazing job of accepting the chat out in accomplished years, but with the access in acceptance of the affair we saw that our casework could absolutely crop them to the next level," said Monica Hampton, Accolades PR Specialist and the PR board armchair of Flamingo-a-Go-Go. "We had the tools, the admiration and the know-how; and we had a affection for their mission. It was an simple fit."

More data - including sponsor bales and online admission sales - are accessible at www.FlamingoAGoGo.com, and the a lot of accepted updates on the accident can be begin on Facebook at www.causes.com/flamingoagogo. You can aswell chase the Flamingo on Twitter at http://twitter.com/flamingoagogo.

About Accolades Public Relations: Austin-based Accolades PR is a results-oriented communications close committed to accelerating strategies for accessible relations and business communications. The agency focuses on architecture and attention its clients' a lot of admired asset - their brand. With ability in media relations, accumulated communications, artefact launches and appropriate events, the firm's capabilities beset a array of convenance areas. As a team, Accolades PR delivers added than 45 years of acquaintance in architecture media relationships and developing able business campaigns. Accolades PR's mission is to set the accepted in what anxiously accomplished accessible relations and communications strategies can do for sales, advance bearing and the basal band of ROI. More advice on the close and its different account offerings is accessible at www.AccoladesPR.com

About Planet Cancer: Planet Cancer is a non-profit alignment based in Austin, Texas, that provides a one-of-a-kind association for adolescent adults amid the ages of 18 and 40 with cancer. It is a civic baton in advancement for this abandoned demographic. Founded by Heidi Adams afterwards her own analysis with cartilage blight at age 26, Adams accomplished actual the abandoned in abutment and assets for adolescent adults. Planet Cancer is a founding affiliate of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF)-sponsored LiveSTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a civic affiliation of organizations alive to advance adaptation ante and above of activity for adolescent adults with cancer.

Media Contact:
Monica Hampton
Accolades Public Relations
512-698-4647

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Austin Texas Cosmetic Dentist Celebrates 30 Years in Practice

Dr. Mark Sweeney is adulatory 30 years of account as a practicing cosmetic dentist in Austin, and is giving patients in Texas new affidavit to smile. I accept consistently approved to accomplish anniversary patient’s dental acquaintance a adequate and abating one. We are a accepted dental appointment that’s accomplished in all the altered phases of accepted dentistry, but we adulation corrective dentistry. We adulation to change people’s smiles. Every time we blow a tooth we ambition to advance functionality and aesthetics. Changes and advance in technology accept fueled the change of corrective dentistry and the adeptness to accomplish accustomed results. No one’s anytime hugged me over a basis canal, but you change somebody’s smile and accomplish them attending 10 years adolescent and they accompany accolade and flowers and forward us acknowledge you notes.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) August 24, 2009 -- Mark Sweeney, DDS knows corrective dentistry… and he knows Austin. A founding affiliate of the Texas Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Sweeney is administrator of Austin Dental Spa, a convenance adherent to axis visits to the dentist – what abounding anticipate of as an anxiety-ridden, abhorrent adventure – into a refreshing, indulgent, adequate experience. It’s been one of the hallmarks of a dentist who is appearance 2009 as an important milestone: Dr. Sweeney’s 30th year in practice. “I accept consistently approved to accomplish anniversary patient’s dental acquaintance a adequate and abating one.”

Dr. Sweeney has been practicing cosmetic dentistry in Austin back 1979. A alum of the University of Texas at Austin, he is a comestible affiliate of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Endodontic Society, and abundant added celebrated medical organizations. Trained and able in a array of dental fields, Dr. Sweeney has fabricated corrective dentistry the focus of his practice. “We are a accepted dental appointment that’s accomplished in all the altered phases of accepted dentistry, but we adulation corrective dentistry. We adulation to change people’s smiles.”

In fact, just the acquaintance of visiting Dr. Sweeney’s Austin Dental Spa can put a smile on a patient’s face. The convenance is advised with the afraid accommodating in mind, and has been complete to accommodate patients with an ambiance that can advice them relax afore and during procedures. Scented candles, Italian covering chairs, bendable blankets, music, and arm, hand, and bottom massages can advice patients who are ability procedures such as porcelain dental veneers in Austin affluence their anxieties while accepting comfortable by Dr. Sweeney’s able staff. The convenance aswell offers patients the latest in analytic and dental analysis technology, additional articulate acquainted balance dentistry which puts patients in such a airy accompaniment during analysis they generally feel no affliction at all. It’s a convenance that’s advised not alone to put patients at ease, but to accord them the best accessible results. “Every time we blow a tooth we ambition to advance functionality and aesthetics. Changes and advance in technology accept fueled the change of corrective dentistry and the adeptness to accomplish accustomed results.”

During Dr. Mark Sweeney’s 30 years in practice, he has taken several hundred hours of continuing apprenticeship courses to accumulate beside of the latest dentistry techniques, with the ambition of consistently accouterment patients with beat analysis options that not alone accomplish their teeth and gums healthier, but aswell brighter and added aesthetically pleasing. Dr. Sweeney was the 16th dentist in the country to use the Schick agenda x-ray system, a added environmentally affable and safer way of demography x-rays of the mouth. He aswell utilizes ‘smile preview’ agenda imaging technology to accord patients a accepted abstraction of what their teeth can possibly attending like afterwards corrective dentistry procedures.

After 30 years of practicing corrective dentistry for Austin patients, not to acknowledgment two gold and six argent medals awarded for Smile Design by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Sweeney says it’s the patients who accomplish all the difference.

“No one’s anytime hugged me over a basis canal, but you change somebody’s smile and accomplish them attending 10 years adolescent and they accompany accolade and flowers and forward us acknowledge you notes.”

And that makes Dr. Sweeney smile, too.

For added advice on teeth whitening in Austin and added corrective procedures accessible at Austin Dental Spa, the convenance can be accomplished at 3305 Northland, Suite 515, Austin, Texas 78731 – (512) 380-1300. www.austindentalspa.com.

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Pearson Congratulates Austin on Strong Performance on “the Nation’s Report Card”

National Report Released Tuesday Shows Austin ISD Near the Top in the Nation in Math Performance Austin ISD does a abundant job of educating children, and these NAEP array appearance afresh the able administration and abundant teaching in Austin is alteration children’s lives for the bigger said Raymond Ward, Pearson’s carnality admiral for Texas. The humans of Austin should be appreciative of their agents and their children Austin ISD is a civic archetypal for a focused, apprenticed accessible academy commune can do. Congratulations to Austin ISD for this abundant accomplishment.

Austin, TX -- The advertisement that the Austin Independent School District outperformed about every added burghal commune in algebraic on the “Nation’s Report Card” drew acclaim from admiral of Pearson, Texas’ arch provider of technology in the classroom and the world’s better provider of advisory materials.

Austin ISD, which uses Pearson’s ground-breaking agenda and alternate algebraic class enVisionMATH in its elementary schools, outperformed around all its burghal aeon about the country in algebraic at fourth brand on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), federal authorities appear Tuesday.

“Austin ISD does a abundant job of educating children, and these NAEP array appearance afresh the able administration and abundant teaching in Austin is alteration children’s lives for the bigger said Raymond Ward, Pearson’s carnality admiral for Texas. “Austin ISD is a baton in the nation in the apprenticeship of burghal children, and that’s a attestation to harder plan of the agents and principals and the charge of the academy district’s administration to accepting the job done. Pearson is appreciative to be AISD’s accomplice every day in the classrooms.”

Austin ISD fourth graders were additional in the nation, abaft alone Charlotte, North Carolina, out of 18 districts nationwide, in the allotment of acceptance scoring at or aloft the basal akin of achievement on the NAEP. Houston, addition Pearson accomplice district, was third nationally abaft Austin.

The address showed 83 percent of Austin fourth graders denticulate at or aloft basal on the test. Hispanic fourth graders acceptance in Austin were amount one in the country on the test.

Austin elementary teachers, like those in Houston, use Pearson’s enVisionMATH class to advice accouchement learn. Pearson’s enVisionMATH is an avant-garde class customized for Texas that provides a alloy of both book and alternate agenda advisory materials. Teachers can use enVisionMATH’s materials, accumbent with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), to calmly adapt their apprenticeship for students’ alone acquirements needs.

“The humans of Austin should be appreciative of their agents and their children,” Pearson’s Ward said. “Austin ISD is a civic archetypal for a focused, apprenticed accessible academy commune can do. Congratulations to Austin ISD for this abundant accomplishment.”

About Pearson and Texas:
Pearson (NYSE:PSO) is Texas’ arch provider of technology in the classroom and has been bartering apprenticeship abstracts to Texas schools as far aback as the 1800s. You may apperceive us alone as Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, Longman, SuccessMaker, NovaNet, PowerSchool, Educational Measurement, Educational Assessment, SuccessNet, Learning Teams, and so abounding added - names in the apple of apprenticeship that are accustomed and admired above the State and the globe. In fact, a lot of agents in Texas accept abstruse their profession by belief with Pearson's Merrill or Allyn & Bacon textbooks, and abounding accept benefited from our able development programs. We accommodate apprenticeship and testing abstracts from bearing through able acquirements as able-bodied as the academy systems that advance apprentice advice abstracts for bags of schools. Our business offices are amid in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio, but our 2,000 Pearson humans are active and alive in every academy commune above the State. Whether in Reading, Literature, science, math, amusing studies, music, English as a additional language, adopted languages, or AP courses, hundreds of bags of Texas’s preK through academy acceptance are acquirements with our Pearson articles every day. For added information, go to www.pearsonschool.com. In accession to Education, Pearson's added above businesses cover The Financial Times Group and The Penguin Group, www.pearson.com.

Contact:
Kate Miller
1.800.745.8489
kate.miller (at) pearson (dot) com