Archives for 2015

TEDxUCIrvine is pleased to bring TEDx Talks to University of California, Irvine’s Festival of Discovery, commemorating its 50th anniversary. The festival, held in the campus’s Aldrich Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, will feature discovery pavilions centered around Health + Wellness, Ingenuity + Innovation, Local + Global Impact, and Arts + Culture. The TEDx Talks will bring the discovery pavilion themes to life in four explorative sessions covering the mind, body, heart and soul. The talks are scheduled throughout the day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TEDxUCIrvine, an independently organized TED event, is a non-profit student-run organization at UCI, fueled by the spirit of the parent organization TED with the motto of “ideas worth spreading.” The TEDx Talks within Festival of Discovery will offer an opportunity for event-goers to experience interactive and thought-provoking talks with 12 speakers from different schools at UCI. Each unique session willexplore the ideas that are shaping the future of the local and global communities.

The Festival of Discovery will kick off with the Anteater 5k and Family Fun Run/Walk at 7 a.m.  Participants will “run through the decades” with music and themed décor of the 60s through today. The course will finish at the Festival of Discovery event site.

Festival of Discovery and TEDxUCIrvine are free events. Online registration for the TEDx Talks is recommended to reserve a seat. Registration for the Anteater 5k and Family Fun Run/Walk is also available online. For more information visit http://festivalofdiscovery.uci.edu.

TEDXUCIrvine Schedule

MIND: 10-11 a.m.

Greg Weiss – Professor of chemical biology in the departments of chemistry and molecular biology & biochemistry

Kelli Sharp – Assistant professor of dance and co-director of I-move in the Stem Cell Research Center

Amir AghaKouchak – Assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering

Elizabeth Cauffman – Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow in psychology & social behavior in the School of Social Ecology and holds courtesy appointments in the School of Education and the School of Law

BODY: 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Armin Schwegler – Faculty member in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Michele Goodwin – Chancellor’s Professor of Law and founding director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy

Francisco Ayala – University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and professor of philosophy

HEART: 12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Claudia Kawas – Professor of neurology and neurobiology & behavior

Aaron Kheriaty – Associate professor of psychiatry, director of the Program in Medical Ethics and chairman of the Clinical Ethics Committee at UCI Medical Center

Richard Matthew – Professor of planning, policy & design and political science, director of the Blum Center for Global Engagement, director of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs and co-principal investigator of the FloodRISE Project

SOUL: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

David Ochi – Founding Executive Director of the Blackstone Launchpad program

Julia Lupton – Professor of English & comparative literature with a joint appointment in education, associate dean of research for the School of Humanities and faculty director of Illuminations, the chancellor’s arts and culture initiative

Said Shokair – Founding director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

Credit:  Festival of Discovery/TEDxUCIrvine.

Los Angeles Zoo jaguar
PHOTO CREDIT:  Jamie Pham

LOS ANGELES ZOO PHOTO DAY
OFFERS ONE-OF-A-KIND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR FILM AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF ALL LEVELS

Sunday, November 8, 2015, 7:30 am to 4 pm

The 26th Annual L.A. Zoo Photo Day, presented by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) and Paul’s Photo, features one-of-a-kind photo opportunities for film and digital photographers of all ages and skill levels on Sunday, November 8, 2015, 7:30 am to 4 pm.

Among activities for participants are hands-on workshops with instruction for novices on the basics of wildlife and nature photography as well as opportunities for accomplished shutterbugs to explore new horizons while focusing on the art and science of outdoor photography.  Sessions include spotlights on wildlife close-up and reptiles.  Also included in the admission price are use of loan equipment from major manufacturers, one-on-one time with manufacturers’ representatives, catered lunch, guest speakers, t-shirt, early admission to the Zoo, animal close-ups for photography, and a photo contest with prizes.  Experts from Paul’s Photos, based in Torrance, and representatives from the top brands in photography provide participants with a full day of photography and education.

L.A. Zoo Photo Day admission prices are $175 per photographer, with $70 per guest, until November 5, after which the prices are $200.00 per photographer, with $80.00 per guest.  GLAZA members, students with valid photo ID and Paul’s Photo Club members receive a $10 discount.

The landmark Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, drawing 1.6 million visitors each year, is home to a diverse collection of 1,100 animals representing 250 different species, many of which are rare or endangered.  Its lush grounds on 113 acres feature the LAIR (Living Amphibians, Invertebrates, and Reptiles); Elephants of Asia; Campo Gorilla Reserve; Rainforest of the Americas, an extraordinary collection of endangered and exotic mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians living in spaces that exemplify their natural habitat in the rainforest biosphere; Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel; an Indian Rhino Encounter direct-contact opportunity; Chimpanzees of Mahale Mountains, home to one of the largest troops of chimpanzees in the United States; Red Ape Rain Forest, where visitors can walk among orangutans; the Winnick Family Children’s Zoo; one of the largest flocks of flamingos in any zoo in the world; a botanical collection comprising over 800 different plant species with approximately 7,000 individual plants; and much more.  Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), whose members meet rigorous professional standards for animal welfare, the Zoo has achieved renown as an international leader in the preservation of endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of wildlife.  The private, non-profit Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), which has supported the Zoo in partnership with the City of Los Angeles for more than five decades and provides funding for and operates seven essential Zoo departments, has 60,000 member households representing more than 240,000 adults and children.

The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways.  5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA  90027.  Free parking is available.  The Zoo remains open to the public with regular Zoo admission available for non-Photo Day participants.

For additional information about Photo Day, contact 323-644-4703, or email volunteers@LAZoo.org

Credit: The Los Angeles Zoo.

Author/radio host Kelly Carlin, daughter of the GRAMMY-winning comedian George Carlin, will visit the GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater on Friday, October 2 for an intimate discussion about her father and her recently published memoir, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George. Carlin will visit the Museum for a special program in conjunction with the opening of George Carlin: A Place For My Stuff, which the GRAMMY Museum revealed today.

WHAT:      A Conversation With Kelly Carlin will be moderated by Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum, and will be followed by a reading with special guest actor/comedian Kevin Pollak.

WHEN & WHERE:

A Conversation With Kelly Carlin will take place in the Museum’s Clive Davis Theater on the second floor. The evening begins at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at AXS.com.

The GRAMMY Museum is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite A245, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

With an entrance off of Figueroa Street, the Museum resides within the L.A. LIVE district, at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles.

George Carlin: A Place For My Stuff opens Sept. 30 and will be on display at the GRAMMY Museum through March 2016. Co-curated by the GRAMMY Museum and Kelly Carlin, the exhibit will feature personal artifacts from George Carlin’s estate, including:

• Carlin’s GRAMMY Awards and other accolades
• Childhood scrapbook and photos
• The set list from his performances on The Tonight Show in 1962 and The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971
• His public arrest records
• Script from the 1999 cult film Dogma
• And more

ABOUT KELLY CARLIN

Kelly Carlin was born in Ohio in 1963. She began her showbiz career working in TV production for her mother and father, George Carlin, on various shows for HBO. While at UCLA, Kelly Carlin discovered her voice as a writer, which led her to a brief career in writing for film and TV with her writing partner and husband, Robert McCall. Carlin presently tours with her critically acclaimed solo show, “A Carlin Home Companion,” and hosts two radio shows — The Kelly Carlin Show on SiriusXM and Waking from the American Dream on SModcast Network. On Sept. 15, 2015, she released her memoir, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George (St. Martin’s Press).

ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM

Paying tribute to music’s rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21st-century museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music — the GRAMMY^® Award. The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests will experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only the GRAMMY Museum can deliver. For more information, please call 213-765-6800 or visitwww.grammymuseum.org. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYMuseum on Twitter and Instagram, and like “The GRAMMY Museum” on Facebook.

Credit: The GRAMMY Museum.

We can all agree that “breast is best”, but for some parents unfortunately it is not an option. That is why formula brands do their best to provide a similar equivalent.

In case you didn’t know, the FDA mandates that all infant formula brands meet the same standards, so whether parents choose an expensive name brand formula or a store brand formula that costs significantly less, all parents are providing their babies the proper nutrition to grow and develop.

In order to bring awareness to this fact, store brand formula is asking parents across the country to share photos of their unique babies (even if their formula is not!)

Please visit http://www.storebrandformula.com/unique-baby-sweepstakes.aspx, to submit your photo for a chance to win $5,000!

Credit: Unique Baby Sweepstakes.