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World Buyers Wholesale Gifts & Home Decor Announces the Opening of New Showroom at California Market Center in Los Angeles California
Vista, CA (PRWEB) December 29, 2011
World Buyers Wholesale Gifts & Home Decor is pleased to announce the opening of their new Showroom at the California Market Center (CMC) in Los Angeles California. Located at 110 E 9th Street at Main Street, on the 12 floor in showroom C1201. The addition of this showroom completes four venues in the industrys largest and most popular settings. Debuting with the Cal Mart’s January 2012 Gift & Home Show from the 17th thru the 23rd, World Buyers will be showcasing their new product lines for the 2012 buying season.
New and expanded lines now include more home decor selections in many popular categories. New additions include large wall mirrors and clocks, wall art, jeweled photo frames and ceramics to name a few. Buyers and merchandisers can now select from larger decor pieces like tables, room screens and display shelving. Of course, popular lines like butterfly garlands, paperweights, fashion, candles, lanterns, ethnic items remain with best sellers and new options.
World Buyers Wholesale Gifts has had a presence at the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles California for sixteen years. The showroom houses its complete line of over 50 categories and year after year remains increasingly popular with not only gift and home decor buyers, but also with interior designers, event planners and merchandisers.
Both venues offer convenient parking and are located just blocks from the Staples Center offering dining, shopping, events and popular hotels making a stay during show seasons fun and relaxing. Shuttles drive buyers to and from Cal Mart and LA Mart for ultimate buying convenience.
Serving buyers in the southern and eastern part of the country and including many international buyers, is their showroom in Atlanta Georgia located at 240 Peachtree Street NW, Building 2, Suite 1027C. World Buyers has had a presence at this large complex going on six years. In the heart of downtown Atlanta and also conveniently located among fine restaurants, shopping and hotels.
Yet another showroom is housed at the Anne McGilvray Showrooms in Dallas Texas. Located at the Anne McGilvray Showplace, 2332 Valdina Street in Dallas. The McGilvary Showrooms also provide shuttles to other area venues during seasonal show dates.
World Buyers showrooms continue their popularity among buyers of wholesale gifts due to their eclectic wholesale gifts selections from traditional, kitsch, contemporary and vintage. Additionally fashion accessories like jewelry, scarves, handbags and hats are favorite sellers for retail consumers. “We’re very excited about the addition of the California Market Center Showroom. Especially since the January show will b the first preview of hundreds of new products.”
World Buyers also has several thousand products online at http://www.worldbuyers.com. Eligible wholesale buyers can easily register to gain access to purchase online. Simply follow the instructions on their registration page and approval is ususally within 24 hours.
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Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles Fills Critical Community Need through Holiday Parties for Adults and Families Affected by Epilepsy
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2011
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles ends the year with holiday parties to bring together families of children with epilepsy, adults with epilepsy, and their family members and friends. These two special events help combat the isolation that is often associated with epilepsy by connecting individuals and families who are affected by epilepsy to others who know and understand.
The realities of life with epilepsy are often misunderstood and neglected. Many with epilepsy are left feeling even more alone during the holidays. Seizures can place a huge strain on the individuals health, finances and on family life, in general, making vacations more necessary yet much more difficult. Stress is a well-documented trigger for seizures, and even holiday stress can have a negative impact. Thus, it is imperative that we help provide outlets for families to come together to enjoy some fun and respite in a safe, welcoming environment, explains Susan Pietsch-Escueta, Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles.
The Holiday Party for Adults and Friends on December 10, 2011 featured a reception and an exhibit featuring original artwork created by members in our Studio E: Art Therapy Program, a four-week program, sponsored by Lundbeck, and led by art therapist Andrea Bellini Spelling during Fall 2011. The following local stores and eateries generously donated food for the reception: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Markets, The Jerk Shack, Subway, and Tumbys Pizza. The festivities concluded with an open art therapy session where participants created artistic pieces to take home, had an opportunity to strengthen their artistic voice, and learned from others in a safe, welcoming environment.
In a nutshell, the Adults and Friends Holiday Party combats isolation and loneliness, and many participants make plans to continue cultivating friendships with each other and several have chosen to continue to use art as a communicative medium, said Rebekkah Halliwell, Assistant Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles.
The artwork produced through the Studio E: Art Therapy Program and Adults and Friends Holiday Party will be on display for the public to view at the Epilepsy Brain Storm Summit Conference at the Cathedral Our Lady of Angeles in Downtown Los Angeles on February 25, 2012.
On December 17, 2011, dozens of families fought through holiday shopping traffic, driving from as far as San Bernardino County, to attend the Family Holiday Party held at Mychals Learning Place in Hawthorne, CA. Children made ornaments, decorated cookies, played games, and received donated toys while the Art of Elysium led seasonal arts and crafts activities. The Family Holiday Party also marked the launch of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles’s Shining Star program, which connects children with epilepsy to each other and helps ensure that each and every child feels special by celebrating the unique gifts they have to offer.
The festivities were capped off by a visit from Santa Claus, bearing gifts and spreading holiday cheer, as well as a heartfelt performance by Tatiana Rocky, a 13-year old girl with epilepsy. Tatiana sung uplifting original songs about her experience with complex partial seizures and encouraged the crowd to take charge of their epilepsy and speak up to spread awareness.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles plans to continue hosting supportive care events in 2012 to inspire hope in the fight to end epilepsy.
About Epilepsy
Without warning, seizures can happen to anyone at any age. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they have epilepsy. Seizures do not all look the same and, according to the International League Against Epilepsy, there are currently more than 25 different recognized epilepsy syndromes affecting almost 3 million people in the U.S. and about 60 million people worldwide. Someone is diagnosed with epilepsy every three minutes and, this year alone, another 200,000 people in our country will be diagnosed. To date, there are no known cures.
About the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles
Established in 1957, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is the only nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated solely to serving the almost 160,000 people living with epilepsy throughout the 4-county region of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura. The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is leading the fight to END EPILEPSY
On World AIDS Day, New Study Finds 1 out of 20 Dentists in Los Angeles Will Not Treat HIV-Positive Patients
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011
A new study released today by the Williams Institute found that five percent of dental offices in Los Angeles County have a blanket policy of refusing dental services to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
The study also found that an additional 5% of dental providers would treat PLWHA differently than other patients in ways that could potentially violate anti-discrimination laws. Examples of such different treatment include only providing the most basic of services to PLWHA, such as a cleaning, or only treating them on certain days of the week or in an isolated room.
Thirty years into the epidemic, HIV-positive patients continue to face discrimination when accessing dental care, says study co-author Brad Sears, Roberta A. Conroy Scholar of Law and Executive Director of the Williams Institute. While it is definitely encouraging that 90% of dentists in Los Angeles County do treat HIV-positive patients, it is likely that the rate of discrimination is higher in other parts of the country.
The study used trained testers, researchers who called dental offices posing as potential new HIV-positive patients, to measure the level of HIV-discrimination. In total, 612 dental offices in Los Angeles County were contacted in 2007 and 2008. Calls to the offices were made in English and Spanish, and by callers who said they had private dental insurance as well as Denti-Cal, a dental benefit tied to Californias Medicaid program (that was largely de-funded in 2009).
The study also found that the rate of dentists having unlawful blanket policies of refusing service to PLWHA is lower than that of other health care providers that have been previously studied. Similar studies of health care providers in Los Angeles County conducted by Sears between 2003 and 2006 found that 55% of obstetricians, 46% of skilled nursing facilities, and 25% of plastic surgeons had such policies.
The study suggests that consistent legal enforcement and education efforts, both during dental school and afterwards, have had a positive effect on dentists, and have thus created expanded access to care for PLWHA, says Sears.
The most common reasons that the dentists gave for refusing to accept HIV-positive patient were that the dental office was not equipped to treat HIV-positive patients and that extra infection control precautions would be required.
Dentists can treat HIV-positive patients safely and effectively, says study co-author Fariba S. Younai, Professor of Clinical Sciences & Vice Chair, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry. The same standard infection control precautions should be used with all patients and every patient should be treated as if they had a blood borne disease. Thus, every dental office should be equipped to treat HIV-positive patients.
Despite the overall lower rate of discrimination, the study found that levels of discrimination were twice as high for PLWHA who had Denti-Cal as opposed to private dental insurance. In addition, dentists who were older and who did not go to dental school in the United States were more likely to provide a discriminatory response.
Rates of discrimination were also higher in areas of Los Angeles County with higher rates of HIV-infection, and with more low-income people, people of color and women among the infected. Specifically, rates of discrimination were significantly higher in the San Gabriel Valley and South Public Health Service Planning Areas (SPAs), as compared to other parts of Los Angeles County.
The findings indicate that training and education efforts over the past 20 years have had a positive effect. Many of the dental clinics tested responded with affirmations such as, Of course we would accept you -we do not discriminate here. However, the data also suggest the need for more targeted education efforts to ensure equal access to dental services for all PLWHA, says study co-author Tom Donohoe, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UCLAs David Geffen School of Medicine and Director, UCLA/Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center.
About the Williams Institute
The Williams Institute advances sexual orientation law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship, and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media and the public. A national think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high quality research with real-world relevance. For more information, go to: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/home.html
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Los Angeles Hotel Near STAPLES Center Offers Holiday Season Hotel Deal
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2011
The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, located in the heart of the city, has put together a special Show Your Stub package for guests looking to experience all that L.A. LIVE has to offer over the holiday season. Enjoy the benefits of the Show Your Stub promotion after taking in a concert at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, before the Kings hit the ice at The STAPLES Center, following a matinee at Regal Cinemas, or after a late night dancing at Club Nokia. With lights, action, and decorations galore, the place to be for holiday visitors is Los Angeles most luxurious hotel near Staples Center. And just in time to give something to their guests during the holiday season, the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE has put together a very special hotel deal perfect for those attending upcoming events at L.A. LIVE venues.
Guests who attend an event at any L.A. LIVE entertainment venue, to include The STAPLES Center, Club Nokia, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Regal Cinemas, The Conga Room and The GRAMMY Museum, are invited to show their same day ticket stub enjoy a discounted room rate, complimentary valet parking, breakfast for two at LA Market Restaurant by Kerry Simon as well as save 15% off food and beverages, exclusive of alcohol, tax and gratuity, at WP24 Lounge by Wolfgang Puck, The Mixing Room Cocktail Lounge, gLAnce Wine Bar and LA Market Restaurant. In addition to the Show Your Stub offer, the hotels LA Market Restaurant and Chef Kerry Simon will be offering exciting special menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve. Reservations are highly recommended.
Acquiring a ticket stub to an L.A. LIVE event should be a snap, since the list of shows and attractions is as long as Santas Nice List, with a variety sure to please everybody. Holiday shows include:
November 25-26: Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Nick Jr.s Yo Gabba Gabba Live
December 3: Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball starring Lady Gaga, David Guetta and more
December 12: The STAPLES Center
Watch the Throne: Jay-Z and Kanye West
December 14-18: The STAPLES Center
Disney on Ice presents Disney Pixars Toy Story 3
December 15: Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
95.5 KLOS-FM Mark & Brian Christmas Show featuring The Steve Miller Band
New Years Eve will also bring several celebratory L.A. LIVE events, including Katt William Kattpacalypse 2012 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Wanda Jackson and Best Coast at Club Nokia, and LA Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks at STAPLES Center.
In addition to all these great ticket events, L.A. LIVE celebrates the holiday season in style with a dazzling tree lighting ceremony in Nokia Plaza on December 2, plus ice skating in Nokia Plaza from November 26 through January 1, sponsored by the LA Kings.
The JW Marriott offers state-of-the-art 878 guest rooms, including 52 luxury suites, contemporary in design with eclectic touches that include bold orange, lacquered cabinetry combined with deep chocolate accent walls and beautifully framed artwork inspired by Californias beaches. The hotel also features a nine treatment room spa, full service fitness center and an outdoor pool and terrace.
The Show Your Stub package is available through December 31, 2011; please enter promotional code ICP. Rate starts at $ 229 per night. Guests must show their ticket or proof of purchase at any of the participating restaurants or lounges to receive the 15% discount. For more information about the Show Your Stub package and other Los Angeles hotel deals, please visit http://www.marriott.com/LAXJW.
About JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
The JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE is located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles and serves as the focal point of the L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district, offering sophisticated travelers a front seat to the emerging world-class entertainment, sports and dining development, along with the approachable luxury for which the brand has long been known. With its 878 well-appointed guest rooms, nine treatment room spa, full service fitness center and outdoor pool, diverse dining options, including celebrity chef Kerry Simons LA Market and 100,000 square feet of versatile meeting space, the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE has become a vibrant center of life in the city. For additional information on the hotel, please call 213.765.8600 or visit http://www.marriott.com/LAXJW.
About L.A. LIVE
L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, residential and entertainment district is the regions most active live content and event campus. With fifteen world-class restaurants along with venues such as STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, the Conga Room, Club Nokia, the GRAMMY Museum, Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge and Regal Cinema L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 theatre, The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles and JW Marriott L.A. LIVE hotels, L.A. LIVE showcases more events, award shows, sporting competitions, concerts and hospitality options than any other destination in the world. Visit L.A. LIVE today at http://www.lalive.com.
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