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Forests, Farms and Fun... Forever

Elements In Time — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:52:09 -0400

The Pacific Northwest is known for its pristine landscapes, clean waterways, dense forests, beautiful urban parks and strong local food movement. But it took a lot of individuals dedicating their lifetimes to preserving these spaces.

Find out how we got here, where we are, and what lies ahead in this precious and wonderful documentary video. In a few short minutes you'll learn a lot, you'll laugh, and you may just be inspired to pick up a shovel!

To learn more, please visit kingcounty.gov/conservationfutures

Cast: Elements In Time, King County DNRP and King County Parks

Tags: King County, Parks, Ron Sims, Dow Constantine, Dan Evans, Jim Ellis, Larry Phillips, Melinda Briana Epler, John Spellman, Greg Nickels, Gene Duvernoy, Louise Miller, Gerry Johnson, Abby Wolfe, Siri Erickson-Brown, Cougar Mountain, Mt Si, Mountains to Sound, farming and local food

FitBehavior.org's Getting Started Series: : Finding your motivation

Elements In Time — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:06:29 -0400

At age 63, weighing 270 lbs, Retired Navy Admiral Bill Center couldn’t get up from the floor. Laying on the floor to read Goodnight Moon to his twin granddaughters became an impossible feat.

But The Admiral lost 5 lbs. And then another 5 lbs. And then another. Every pound lost boosted his confidence. Every physical barrier he overcame added to his resolve to continue getting better.

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: Bill Center, fitness, motivation, wellness, FitBehavior, fitness behavior change and behavior change

FitBehavior.org's Getting Started Series: Maintaining a positive attitude

Elements In Time — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:21:29 -0500

“Life happens…. So just go a day at a time.”

Tested by devastating adversities with the loss of her two children in a car accident, Bobbi Callison – now 78 yrs old – maintains a positive mentality and spice for life, through the aid of her active, healthy lifestyle. Her positive attitude is catching!

Key Concepts:
1. Overcoming self-consciousness
2. Going beyond your comfort zone
3. Beating failure
4. Facing adversity
5. Finding support in your community

fitbehavior.org

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: fitness, behavior change, fit, athlete, FitBehavior and FitBehavior.org

FitBehavior.org's Getting Started Series: Taking the First Step

Elements In Time — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:03:04 -0500

Putting your life into play.

Life is a participation sport—for all of us. You aren’t a superstar sports figure? So what. Neither are more than 6 billion other members of Homo sapiens. And it’s not an excuse for leading an unhealthy and sedentary life. Forever Athletes™ is dedicated to reminding everyone of this basic truth: we are all athletes. Rediscovering our athletic nature is a joyful experience, and the starting point for living healthy and active lives.

We are a community for all kinds of athletes. Big. Small. Beginners and experts. Phenoms and late bloomers. World champions and weekend warriors. Together, we know we can’t be there with you to spur you into running shoes or blockade another visit to the pantry. What we can provide is inspiration. And the best way to deliver inspiration is through a distinctly human activity: storytelling. The following pages will take you through a quick journey of people who have overcome physical limitations and broken-down thinking to empower the athlete within them, and change their lives along the way.

Are you ready to get started?

fitbehavior.org

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: fitness, behavior change, fit and athlete

Dick's Drive-Ins: Edmonds Opening

Elements In Time — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:55:40 -0500

Cast: Elements In Time and Nan Avant

Tags: Dick's Drive-In, Edmonds, Dick Spady and local economy

The Community Challenge Fund

Elements In Time — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:19:46 -0500

The Community Challenge Fund helps the poorest communities of the Dominican Republic with their basic needs. The Fund provides grants for community-based projects such as water, electricity, educational facilities, sanitation and health. Grants of up to $2,500 are provided to pay for project materials while Dominican families contribute labor to build the improvements. On-site Peace Corps Volunteers help plan, coordinate and monitor projects, as well as account for project funds.

This video explores some of those projects. For more information visit home.comcast.net/~johnepler/

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: Dominican Republic, Peace Corps, Cuerpo de Paz, Republica Dominicana and Elements In Time

Voices Unveiled: Women Who Dare Promo (Long Version)

Elements In Time — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:40:11 -0400

"Voices Unveiled" is a feature documentary about three Turkish women who incorporate tradition into their struggles for autonomy in a world that straddles European and Middle Eastern ideals.

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: Turkey, women's rights, Middle East and Elements In Time

Angels In The Dust

Elements In Time — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:24:28 -0400

Writer/Director: Louise Hogarth / Producers: James Egan, Louise Hogarth /Editors: Melinda Briana Epler, May Rigler / Director of Photography: May Rigler / Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann. Participant Productions.

Angels in the Dust is a story of hope and healing in the face of a staggering crisis. AIDS is leaving entire South African villages decimated and thousands of children orphaned, with no adults to raise them. The inspiring story of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who— with her husband and three daughters— fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to build Botshabelo, an extraordinary village and school that provides shelter, food, and education to more than 550 South African children.

Angels in the Dust is the true story of Marion and the orphans she cares for. The stories of the children are interwoven with the dramatic parallel saga of the orphaned elephants of Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa. The longtime government practice of culling— brutally killing adult elephants to control herd sizes— has torn apart the complex social fabric of elephant culture, a fabric that is not unlike that of the traditionally close-knit African village before Apartheid. Because the elephant society has been torn apart by culling, orphaned elephants have grown up exhibiting unusually violent behavior, such as attacking and goring rhinos. In the last few years, elder female elephants have been re-introduced into the Pilanesberg population in the hopes of resocializing the young. The experiment is working— and it offers a resonant reflection of the healing taking place for the human children being “reparented” by Marion at Botshabelo.

Angels in the Dust is the story of the life-changing power of one compassionate heart: a courageous, self-sacrificing, fiercely loving woman who has chosen a spiritual path over a material one. For a nation overwhelmed by an epidemic of HIV/AIDS, orphans, rape, violence, and Apartheid’s legacy of social and political unrest, the film offers a clear pathway of hope and a replicable paradigm for the future of cultures devastated by disease.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called HIV/AIDS “the new Apartheid.” By the year 2010, 100 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa will be infected with HIV/AIDS, and 26 million children will be orphaned as a result of the virus. In South Africa alone, six million adults and children are infected, but the government has turned a blind eye to the mounting pandemic.

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: AIDS, HIV, Africa, South Africa, orphans, education and Elements In Time

Sin Aire

Elements In Time — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:21:10 -0400

"Without Air." An autobiographical documentary by Melinda Briana Epler about living in urban Los Angeles with asthma.

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: asthma, lung disease, Los Angeles, air quality and Elements In Time

Do Ubuntu (Non-Profit Promotional)

Elements In Time — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:19:23 -0400

Promotional video for the Do Ubuntu Bracelet Campaign to help HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa.

Directed by Louise Hogarth / Edited by Melinda Briana Epler

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: AIDS, Africa, South Africa, HIV, orphans, activism and Elements In Time

Gardening 101: How To Hand-Pollinate Tomatoes And Peppers

Elements In Time — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:17:17 -0400

Join us in our garden as we walk you through the incredibly simple process of pollinating peppers and tomatoes! For more gardening info, check out our website onegreengeneration.com

Cast: Elements In Time

Tags: tomatoes, peppers, gardening, how-to, green, growing food, simple living, urban gardening and Elements In Time