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Nick
Carter Racing Team Set for Hometown Debut in the Florida Keys
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Source: The Florida Keys & Key West
Backstreet Boy's Offshore Powerboat Racing Team Set for Hometown
Debut in the Florida Keys, May 17-19
MARATHON, Fla. -Nick Carter, one of the acclaimed Backstreet Boys'
pop music group, loves offshore powerboat racing.
His father, Bob Carter, is even more enamored of the sport.
Between them, the two residents of Marathon, in the Florida Keys,
have established the Nick Carter Racing Team and are scheduled to
have their first hometown start Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May
19, at the APBA Marathon Offshore Grand Prix, the second race of the
American Power Boat Association's 2002 offshore racing season.
The Carter team, won the Super Vee class at the circuit's first
race, April 28 in Daytona Beach. The boat is driven by Steve Oropeza
and throttled by Lee Murray, both of Key West, Fla. Bob Carter was
scheduled to drive, but says a back injury is keeping him on
shore.
Nick Carter is contemplating the purchase of a second, smaller boat
to personally race in while he learns the intricacies of offshore
competition before moving up to a larger boat. Meanwhile his team's
focus is squarely aimed at the Marathon event.
"This race will be 100 percent visible from the old Seven-Mile
Bridge where most of the spectators will be," race producer Lee
Mills said.
Offshore racing is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday with races
beginning at noon and 2 p.m. both days. Race headquarters is at
Hawk's Cay Resort.
A one-day race viewing pass on the bridge costs $15; a two-day
ticket is $25. A combination pass for bridge viewing and access to
the race village costs $40 a person. A special VIP viewing area
providing lunch buffet and race poster costs $100 for one day and
$150 for both days. "Nick Carter and his brother Aaron are
planning to spend both race days in the VIP area," Mills
said.
APBA Offshore has teamed with Ticketmaster
to provide convenient venues to purchase admissions to the Marathon
event. Simply call Ticketmaster
or go to www.ticketmaster.com
and search for "Marathon OS Grand Prix." More information
is also available on the APBA web site at www.apbaoffshore.com
and for additional accommodations information, call Hawk's Cay at
1-888-814-9104 or go to www.hawkscay.com.
For more details on Marathon and the Florida Keys, peruse the
destination's Web site at www.fla-keys.com.
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Genesis
Awards Celebrates Sweet Sixteen
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Source: PR Newswire
ENCINO, Calif -- The Genesis Awards has a long-standing tradition of
moving its audience, and this year proved no different. The only
televised awards special that honors individuals in the major media
for spotlighting animal issues with courage, creativity and
integrity brought 900 people to their feet with the help of
celebrities, two heroic Labrador retrievers and one rock star.
Presented by The Ark Trust, Inc., a national nonprofit animal
protection organization, the Sixteenth Annual Genesis Awards was
taped on March 16 in Beverly Hills and will air as a two-hour
Television Special on Animal Planet, May 19 and May 25.
Co-hosts Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me) and James Cromwell (Babe),
were on hand to honor winners including the film Dr. Dolittle 2, TV
shows Dharma & Greg, Providence, and Law & Order, as well as
hard-hitting news shows such as Primetime Thursday, ABC World News
Tonight with Peter Jennings and MSNBC Investigates. "2001 was a
vintage year for intelligent, ground-breaking material," Ark
Trust President and Founder Gretchen Wyler said adding, "It
runs the gamut from personal ethical questions about fishing for
sport, to turkey at Thanksgiving, to the extreme cruelty of Japan's
bear parks." Over twenty celebrity presenters turned out for
the occasion, including Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), Charlotte
Ross (NYPD Blue), Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Boston Public) and Ken Howard (Crossing Jordan).
Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn accepted her Genesis
Award as producer and star of the Lifetime made-for-TV movie Within
These Walls, the true story of a prison dog-training program that
exemplifies the human/canine relationship. Burstyn's award was
presented by one-time onscreen "daughter" Linda Blair.
Forever remembered for their roles in the film classic The Exorcist,
the two happily shared the limelight without incident. For many, the
show's most memorable segment was the "Tribute to the Animals
Affected by September 11," honoring the animals impacted by
unimaginable violence, including video footage from New York City,
Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Tribute culminated with a heartfelt
speech by singer AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys, who introduced
Abby and Duke, two of the brave California search and rescue dogs
who had helped at Ground Zero. He was also accompanied to the Awards
by his own dog Benji, pictured below right.
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evening also included an appearance by Special Honoree Jill
Robinson, whose efforts to end the cruel practice of bear bile
farming in China were highlighted in Asian Geographic's Genesis
Award-winning article "Bear Witness," a videotaped
speech from outspoken animal advocate Senator Robert Byrd and a
performance of the Genesis Award-winning song "Bearly Hangin'
On" by Claude Carmichael and Pete Wasner.
The Genesis Awards TV Special was produced by Paul Flattery,
directed by Michael Dempsey and written by Mike Winikoff and Paul
Flattery. Gretchen Wyler and Robert Halmi, Sr. are the executive
producers. For a complete list of Genesis Awards winners please
visit www.arktrust.org or call (818) 501-2275 ext. 14. Photos available upon
request.
The 2-hour Genesis Awards Television Special on Animal Planet will
air:
Sunday, May 19, 5 p.m. (ET) and 2 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, May 25, 12 noon (ET) and 9 a.m. (PT)
The 1-Hour Genesis Awards Highlights Show will air:
Saturday, May 18, 10 p.m. (ET) and 7 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, May 18, 1 a.m. (ET) and 10 p.m. (PT)
For further information, please contact Janet Winikoff of The Ark
Trust, Inc., +1-818-501-2275, media@arktrust.org |
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Backstreet
Boy Kevin Richardson Helps Fight Kentucky River Pollution
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Source: Launch
By: Jason Gelman, New York
Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, environmental attorney Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., and Eastern Kentucky University President Joanne Glasser
helped launch the new Kentucky Riverkeeper program at the state's Fort
Boonesborough State Park on Monday (May 6). The trio, among others,
christened a boat that will be used for citizen patrols aimed at
fighting pollution on the 259-mile-long Kentucky River.
Illegal dumping of waste as well as runoff from coalmines, logging,
and construction are among the many problems that plague the Kentucky
River's water quality. "What I see makes me very sad,"
Richardson said at the ceremony. "We're going to make sure those
responsible for polluting the water are going to pay, literally going
to pay."
The Kentuckian Richardson is an Estill County native who formed his
own environmental foundation called Just Within Reach last year.
"The quality of that water out there is unacceptable and
sad," Richardson told the local Kentucky Herald-Leader newspaper.
"My mother told me she used to play hooky to go play in the
Kentucky River. I want my children one day to be able to play there,
too."
Kentucky Riverkeeper is a nonprofit organization established by the
Center For Appalachian Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. It is
part of Waterkeeper Alliance, an organization founded by Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. whose mission is to protect and restore the quality of the
world's waterways.
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Krystal,
Pollyanna & Special Guest-Volunteer Teens Concert
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Source: Vteens.org
On June 2nd a concert will be held in New York City called the
Volunteer Teens Concert. The concert will be held in Central
Park-Rumsey Playfield (Enter at E. 72nd St and 50th Ave). Admission to
the concert is FREE of charge.
Performers include Miss Krystal, Pollyanna Dorough with special guest,
D'NA, Brittney Cleary, Mary Mary and many more!
So come out and enjoy the show! For more info on the concert, cool
prizes and more, go to www.vteens.org.
Also, visit www.starshineonline.cjb.net
and ask Sandy how you can help promote the concert and win
prizes!
E-mail Sandy for details on the promotions contest: StarShineEditor@aol.com.
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