Eco-experts teach healthy home makeover seminars in NYC

   New York, NY - The air in an average home has two to five times more pollutants than outdoor air. 

“The good news is indoor air pollution is one risk that you can do something about,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency. 

RefreshMyNest.com, a website to educate and inform consumers in green best practices, is offering a series of free Healthy Home Makeover seminars to help consumers improve indoor air quality and refresh their nests easily, affordably and efficiently. 

Eco-experts Ron and Lisa Beres of Green Nest, an online natural products store, show consumers how to renew living spaces with natural, organic solutions in Healthy Home Makeover seminars in New York, California, Virginia and Illinois. 

Next dates are:

•  Saturday, April 10,1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, in Uniondale, NY, at Long Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 101 James Doolittle Boulevard
• Sunday, April 11, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, in Tarrytown, NY, at Marriott Westchester, 670 White Plains Rd. 

The series kicked off in Costa Mesa April 3. 

Frequent guests on the Today Show, The Doctors and other national TV shows, the Beres teach the steps to turn homes into green retreats and demonstrate SANYO's innovative air purification system, Air Washer Plus. 

Guests should register for the seminars at www.refreshmynest.com/events.php. All attendees will receive a free gift as well as the chance to win one of two SANYO Air Washer Plus (each a $249.99 retail value) at the end of the seminar. 

Future Healthy Home Makeover seminar dates are: April 24 (Sat) - Colma, CA April 25 (Sun) - Pasadena, CA May 1 (Sat) - Rego Park, NY May 2 (Sun) - Arlington, VA May 8 (Sat) - Skokie, IL 

Refreshmynest.com's mission is to educate and inform consumers in best practices for eco-friendly and safer home environments. SANYO, a leading developer of environmentally friendly home products, and eco experts, Lisa and Ron Beres, are helping Refreshmynest.com to help consumers transform their homes, health and lives through green initiatives.  

“The seminars are a wonderful opportunity for people to learn how to create a safer and cleaner home,” Sam (Masami) Murata, president of SANYO North America Corporation says. “We had a great turn out in Costa Mesa and SANYO Air Washer Plus will contribute to healthier home living environments throughout America.” 

Lisa and Ron Beres are Certified Green Building professionals (CGBP) and Building Biologists (BBEC). Lisa is the author of a children's book, My Body, My House, a book to educate children and parents about the relationship between their health and their homes.

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Refresh Your Nest with help from eco experts

 The air in an average home has two to five times more pollutants than outdoor air, according to EPA reports.

Yikes! Open the windows, please. 

Better yet, take advantage of a free seminar, sponsored by SANYO and Green Nest, that will show you how to clean up your living space and improve your indoor air quality.  SANYO is giving away a free Air Washer Plus, their eco-friendly air purification system. 

Lisa and Ron Beres of Green Nest conduct the seminars in California, New York, Virginia and Illinois. The Beres are frequent guests on the Today Show, The Doctors and other national TV shows.

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Wii game giveaway features Astro Boy, Ben 10 & Secret Saturdays

Our sincerest apologies. This contest has ended, was scheduled to end December 16.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicked off the present buying frenzy for the holiday season.  To show how much we love the gift of giving, we're offering a cute little bundle of Wii games for some good little gamer.

Restricted to residents of the US and Canada.  Please be 18 or older (or have your parent's permission to be here).

Good luck and happy holidays.

Enter to win the titles below:

FOR THE Wii

Astro Boy

If you are a fan of this old-school Japanese manga from the 50s, then Astro Boy: The Movie gives you the chance to be  Astro Boy. Use all his super powers- lasers, arm cannons, super strength, and flight- on the ultimate adventure to save Metro City. Harness his positive "blue" energy and embrace destiny.

The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the Fifth Sun

Take control of Zak Saturday and his family the Saturdays, scientific explorers dedicated to discovering and protecting secret artifacts and mysterious creatures known as Cryptids. Fight against the dastardly V.V. Argost’s evil plot to control the Cryptids and rule the world. Don't expect this game to stick to the cartoon story line; it has its own twists and turns.

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks

This fast-paced, 3D-action game is based on the hit television series ALIEN FORCE airing on Cartoon Network and offers all-new story content, multiple playable alien forms, and an unlimited combo system with puzzles and challenges that will engage players of all levels. No more earning aliens to blast. This version gives them to you from the get go.

Nintendo & Wii tops on the wish list Giveaway starts Dec. 1

We should own stock in Nintendo.  It's a corny joke, I know, but by the time we get through with the wish list, our family will have done its part to boost the sagging economy.

Recently, we had the opportunity to review some of the great new games available for the Nintendo DS and DSi as well as the Wii (only $199 now).  What a blast!

Enter the Wii Game Giveaway beginn.ing Dec. 1

Tops on our must-have list:

FOR THE Wii

Astro Boy

If you are a fan of this old-school japanese manga from the 50s, then Astro Boy: The Movie gives you the chance to be  Astro Boy. Use all his super powers- lasers, arm cannons, super strength, and flight- on the ultimate adventure to save Metro City. Harness his positive "blue" energy and embrace destiny.

The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the Fifth Sun

Take control of Zak Saturday and his family the Saturdays, scientific explorers dedicated to discovering and protecting secret artifacts and mysterious creatures known as Cryptids. Fight against the dastardly V.V. Argost’s evil plot to control the Cryptids and rule the world. Don't expect this game to stick to the cartoon story line; it has its own twists and turns.

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks

This fast-paced, 3D-action game is based on the hit television series ALIEN FORCE airing on Cartoon Network and offers all-new story content, multiple playable alien forms, and an unlimited combo system with puzzles and challenges that will engage players of all levels. No more earning aliens to blast. This version gives them to you from the get go.

Game Party 3

Get your old school game on with  Game Party 3's pick-up-and-play game pack featuring Croquet, Bocce Ball , Racquetball and Mini Golf. Game Party 3 is perfect play for the family or for a crowd - up to four can play or in tournament mode up to 16. Don't miss Root Beer Tap.

SceneIt?

Rock the Hollywood scene with movie quizzes from anagrams to scene clips. Earn glitz and buy bling. It's all about who you know (and a little bit of what you know too).  Score big and be the star of Tinsel Town. Try a free demo and see why everyone is rushing the red carpet.

For DS

Style Savvy

Hours of retail therapy await the fashionista. Style Savvy, launching this holiday season, invites players to create a fashion-forward boutique, help customers in the game find their perfect style using 16 different brands and compete in glamorous runway contests. Let's go shopping!

Touchmaster 3

The DS favorite mini-games compilation redux.  Ultimate TouchMaster brings on on a new batch of puzzles from the MegaTouch series. With 20 games designed for quick touchscreen sessions, Ultimate TouchMaster is versatile family fun for hours.
       

Wii Game Party 3 Giveaway

Post your favorite party snack recipe and we'll choose the best one to win a Wii Game Play 3 for fun at your next party.

Moja Mix: make your own muesli giveaway

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully.

"It's the same thing," he said.

Winnie the Pooh has the right idea. Breakfast should be exciting - not blah.

The creators of Moja Mix have set up a website where you can chase away the breakfast blues by customizing your own special breakfast mix guaranteed to put a smile on your mug.

The site is easy to navigate and offers thousands of possibilities. Choose from endless varieties of grains, nuts, and dried fruits or pick a pre-mixed cereal. 

Average cost is $9-10 for a 12-ounce custom mix.

Win tickets to the NY Asian Film Festival

Taking place June 19 to July 5 at IFC Center and Japan Society in NYC, the New York Asian Film Festival features over 50 films, shorts, and special events, and more than a dozen guest filmmakers.

The New York Times says it's "one of the city's most valuable events", The Village Voice says it's the "city's favorite volcanic pulp-film festival", and Time Out New York's stated "paradise is found at the New York Asian Film Festival."

The New York Asian Film Festival packs together over 50 of Asia's biggest, best, and most bizarre films, and whether you're a serious cinephile or just looking for something cool to do, you've got to check it out. Skim through this year's films right here.

The New York Comic Con and the New York Anime Festival, supporters of the event, are raffling off a pair of tickets to both YOROI SAMURAI ZOMIBE and 20TH CENTURY BOYS – PARTS 1 AND 2.

YOROI SAMURAI ZOMBIE features a unch of rotting, samurai zombies who rise from the grave and go after a happy little family on their vacation. Throw in some heavily-armed crooks on the run and a gaggle of mentally-unbalanced cops and garnish with hard-rocking horror action. For a pair of tickets to the June 26th screening at 9:45 PM at IFC Center, just click here to enter before the midnight June 21. We'll be picking the winner on June 22.

Imagine the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy with giant robots and religious cults instead of wizards and orcs and you've got 20TH CENTURY BOYS. It's the story of a gang of seventh graders in 1969 who hide in their secret clubhouse and listen to T. Rex while making up stories about saving the world from super villains. Flash forward to the future and their imaginary stories are coming true, and the broken down salarymen and convenience store managers they've become realize they've got to come together to save the world. For a  pair of tickets to the 11:45 AM double feature on July 4 at Japan Society,  click here  to enter before the end of June 30. We'll be picking the winner on July 1.

Japanese actor Eiji Okuda and director Sion Sono will be making an appearance at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Avenue of the Americas) on July 3 at 4:30 PM.

Both Okuda and Sono will be in NYC as guests of the New York Asian Film Festival, and they'll be at Kinokuniya to speak about their careers and their work together on their newest film, BE SURE TO SHARE, which will receive its World Premiere on Sunday, July 5 at 8:15 PM at Japan Society. The film is being co-presented as part of Japan Society's JAPAN CUTS Festival of New Japanese Film.