Worcester makes free agency splash and why San Jose should rethink their …
Posted in San Francisco Ice Skating on Dec 6th, 2012 | 0 commentsWorcester makes free agency splash and why San Jose should rethink their …
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Sun Valley Launches “Skip Town” Campaign; Skip A Real Stone On A Sun …
… other U.S. destination resorts for number of recreations. Top classical and other musicians from around the world perform at the annual Sun Valley Summer Symphony and scores of Olympic figure skaters showcase their talents at ice shows on Sun …
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Orange County Mom Creates PlanADayOut.com, a Free Online Resource to Find Things to Do for Kids and Families
Posted in Ice Skates For Kids on Nov 18th, 2012 | 0 comments
Irvine, California (PRWEB) March 31, 2012
PlanADayOut.com, the searchable and free database resource for family friendly activities, launched today after two months of beta testing with local moms. Focused on the Orange County area, PlanADayOut.com was the brainchild of Maruska Gannon, an OC mom who was frustrated trying to find fun things to do with her kids, ages 5 and 2. She found herself searching dozens of websites each week to find the right activities that fit her familys time, interests and budget.
So this efficiency-oriented OC mom (who also happens to have a masters degree in mathematics from UCLA) started creating a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel that housed all the information she needed to plan a day out with her kids. Soon, friends started asking her for advice on where to go and what to do. She realized the need to find things to do was universal and extremely relevant for moms.
And so PlanADayOut.com was born. Working with her computer programmer husband, Gannon put together a searchable, dynamic database that allows users to find the perfect activity given multiple parameters and preferences. The free resource serves up info on local storytimes, museums, kids entertainment venues and more. Suppose you wanted to find an activity for Thursday that is within 25 miles of your home, suitable for your kids ages 5 and 8. PlanADayOut.coms database would provide you with a list of 102 items in the Orange County area that meet your criteria, which you could then filter by category, cost and more.
And for those that arent sure what they are looking for? PlanADayOut.com offers quick links such as Fun for Free, After-school Activities and Toddler Time to make browsing easy.
For moms on the go, PlanADayOut also has a Facebook page with daily tips for the week ahead. Like the page, and you could receive notifications straight to your phone.
The site launches officially today after two months of beta testing with local moms. While the site will continue to evolve and improve based on feedback from local moms, Gannon promises that PlanADayOut.com will always stay true to its commitment to provide a free resource to benefit families and the communities in which they live. Today the site offers Orange County specific activities, but expansion into other major metro areas is planned within the next few years.
For more information or to search for the perfect things to do with your kids in Orange County, go to http://www.PlanADayOut.com.
About PlanADayOut.com
PlanADayOut.com is a free online resource for families, currently serving the Orange County, CA area. Privately owned by an OC mom, the free searchable database offers hundreds of detailed listings from museums and local storytimes to kid-friendly entertainment venues, like ice skating rings and bowling lanes – all of which can be filtered by distance, hours of operation, cost, attendee age and more. Visit http://www.PlanADayOut.com or http://www.facebook.com/PlanADayOut
NYC Way Free iPhone App: 30+ NYC Apps in One for NYC BigApps Competition — Connects government, people, places and experiences
Posted in San Francisco Ice Skating on Sep 19th, 2012 | 0 commentsJersey City, NJ (PRWEB) December 21, 2009
NYC Way (http://www.nycway.com) is an iPhone application that bundles a variety of local resources useful for residents and tourists alike. It happens to be one of the first mobile apps to combine a wide variety of data sets from NYC GOV (and various other third party data sets), location awareness and social media. The users get to experience the power of 30+ NYC related iPhone apps packaged into one.
Based around the theme of making our government more transparent, NYC Way is a big step to help NYC GOV share their rich data sets with the rest of us using mobile platforms and social media. It uses various data sets from NYC Data Mine, and many others available via NYC GOV.
NYC Way is location aware and provides you with information sorted by proximity – based on where you are. The app allows you to update your facebook status or send out a tweet about any place you discovered or visited making you the true NYC Reporter.
At the time of reporting, NYC Way stands to be the most voted for application in Mayor Bloomberg’s NYC BigApps Competition.
OneDerr Inc (http://www.onederr.com), a company based out of Jersey City, made the application available in the iTunes app store on Dec 4, 2009. In the upcoming release, OneDerr Inc. plans to implement real-time location v/s interest analysis, and hook the app up to a sophisticated Complex Event Processing backend that would correlate user interests and actions with current situation and location to make valuable local recommendations.
Available for free in the iTunes App Store, NYC Way includes a ton of local resources. Some of the resources highlighted in the youtube demo and on the main screen are Nearest WiFi Hotspot Locations, NYC Restaurant Inspection Results, Major NYC Tourist Attractions, NYC Street Eats (NYC Street Vendors), NYC Coffee Shops, NYC Gadget Stores, NYC Events, NYC Live Traffic Cams and Traffic Updates, NYC Subway Station Locations and Alerts, NYC Police Stations, Wanted Criminals, Average Emergency Response Times, Nearest Waste Disposal Sites and Waste Collection Schedules, Nearest Post Offices, 24 Hour Pharmacies, Swine Flu Vaccination Locator, Parking Ticket Search, Volunteer Opportunities, NYC local News including NY Times, NY Post, WNBC etc. and NYC Recreation including ice skating rinks, zoos, aquariums, museums.
“We are already working on building this app for Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago and London.”, says Archana from OneDerr Inc. “The next logical step will be to make it available on Android and Blackberry. We hope to get some funding from angel investors or VC firms to accomplish all of this, especially when we start in-app sales of featured products from local vendors.”
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Free Banked Track Roller Derby Lessons
Posted in Roller Skates For Women on Jul 31st, 2012 | 0 commentsSan Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2010
Recognizing high costs for derby players, the BOMBERS lead the industry by giving free banked track lessons to all skaters. In August, three practice secessions on August 27 and August 28 are open at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. Just bring your skates, there is no fee.
The BOMBERS cover track set up, venue rental and insurance costs. Experienced derby trainers such as Hall of Fame, Cliff Butler from the 1960s Bomber franchise and currently active Mz. Georgia Hass, the infield manager of the Red Devils and Dave Martinez, and Patsy Delgado the Bomber men’s and women’s captains will be teaching.
“If a skater wants one-on-one mentoring,” Said League owner, Dan Ferrari; “all they have to do is ask. We have extra derby experts ready to help.”
The BOMBERS give back to the derby community that has supported roller derby for over five decades. “We take all our successes and put them back into the sport,” Said Tim Patten a league spokesperson. “If there’s anyway to help a skaters dream come true, then I’m doing the right thing.”
The BOMBERS incorporate fifty years of tradition and embrace the new trends in the modern roller derby. “The game is always growing and changing with the times”, said Patten.
Open practice on Friday, August 27 starts at 4:00 PM at Kezar. On Saturday, August 28 join in Cliff Butlers “masters class” at 1:00 PM and follow that with the 4:00 PM track skills open practice.
Just bring your skates and protective gear to Kezar Pavilion and you’ll be whirring around the legendary banked track feeling free, strong and more powerful than ever.
Check the web site: http://www.BayCityBombers.com for ongoing updates and more free classes all year around.
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