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color:#00AE58'>Girls and Reality TV </span></b><b><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-row-margin-right:1.0in'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:193.5pt'> <td width=340 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:193.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=373 height=205 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/GirlsandRealityTV.jpg" style='margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px' alt="Girl Image Crisis"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt; margin-left:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#999999'>Pictured above:  Behind the Scenes: Girls and Reality TV expert panel: (From left to right) Jill Zarin, Jess Weiner, Kimberlee Salmond, Caeley Looney, Danielle Carrig, and Noorain Khan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:4.75in'> <td width=340 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:4.75in'> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>The Girl Scout Research Institute released its latest research study, <a name="www_girlscouts_org_research_pu"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=42&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'><i><span style='color:#00AE58'>Real to Me: Girls and Reality TV</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'>, at an event titled  Behind the Scenes: Girls and Reality TV, hosted by Edelman Worldwide on October 12, 2011, in New York City. A panel of experts in media and reality TV discussed the impact of reality TV on girls in light of the new research findings, which show that:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:10.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Real-life reality shows such as <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jersey Shore</span></em> and competition-based shows such as <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>American Idol</span></em> were most popular with respondents. Many girls think these programs reflect reality, with 75% saying of competition shows and 50% saying of real-life shows that they are  mainly real and unscripted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:10.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Girls have both positive and negative perceptions of reality TV; 86% of girls believe reality TV shows often pit girls against each other to make the shows more exciting, while 75% of girls believe reality shows inspire conversations with parents and friends about things that happen on the shows.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:10.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Reality TV viewers appear to accept as real the dramatic aspects of reality TV shows. For example, 78% of regular reality TV viewers think gossiping is a normal part of a relationship between girls, compared to 54% of non-viewers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_research_pu'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>Overall, the findings of the study show that reality TV seems to impact girls on a personal and social level. Regular viewers seem to see the world in more confrontational terms and relate to their peers differently than do those who don t watch as much. Reality TV can serve as a learning tool, inspire families to explore new interests and activities, and encourage young people to get involved in social causes. 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href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=33&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_jsonline_com_entertainment'><i><span style='color:#00AE58'>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_jsonline_com_entertainment'></span></a>, and many other outlets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>The study also gained international coverage in <a name="www_google_com_hostednews_afp_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=22&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_google_com_hostednews_afp_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>France</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_google_com_hostednews_afp_'></span></a>, the <a name="www_abs_cbnnews_com_lifestyle_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=52&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_abs_cbnnews_com_lifestyle_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Philippines</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: www_abs_cbnnews_com_lifestyle_'></span></a>, <a name="magazin_ceskenoviny_cz_zpravy_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=31&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:magazin_ceskenoviny_cz_zpravy_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Czech Republic</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: magazin_ceskenoviny_cz_zpravy_'></span></a>, and <a name="www_heraldsun_com_au_news_more"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=16&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_heraldsun_com_au_news_more'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Australia</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: www_heraldsun_com_au_news_more'></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>Girl Scout councils in <a name="gscoblog_wordpress_com_tag_gir"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=47&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:gscoblog_wordpress_com_tag_gir'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Colorado</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:gscoblog_wordpress_com_tag_gir'></span></a>, <a name="rockrivertimes_com_2011_10_26_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=28&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:rockrivertimes_com_2011_10_26_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Northern Illinois</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:rockrivertimes_com_2011_10_26_'></span></a>, and <a name="www_abc4_com_content_news_slc_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=50&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_abc4_com_content_news_slc_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Utah</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_abc4_com_content_news_slc_'></span></a> have used this research to connect to local and national programming and advocacy efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana launched an interactive video campaign to empower girls ages 13 17 to share the realities of their lives. The <a name="www_girlrealitycheck_com_index"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=2&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlrealitycheck_com_index'><span style='color:#00AE58'>&quot;Reality Check&quot; campaign</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlrealitycheck_com_index'></span></a> launched with a live television studio discussion among a panel of experts (including <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Judy Schoenberg</span></strong>, director of research and outreach, GSRI) and girls about the results of GSRI s <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Real to Me</span></em> study. Check out the local coverage of this event in <a name="chicagoparent_com_community_ch"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=3&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:chicagoparent_com_community_ch'><i><span style='color:#00AE58'>Chicago Parent</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:chicagoparent_com_community_ch'></span></a> and <a name="www_chicagotribune_com_news_ct"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=12&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_chicagotribune_com_news_ct'><i><span style='color:#00AE58'>Chicago Tribune</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_chicagotribune_com_news_ct'></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.75in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.75in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.75in'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=393 style='border:none'></td> <td width=0 style='border:none'></td> <td width=0 style='border:none'></td> <td width=0 style='border:none'></td> <td width=0 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <!-- article 1 end --><!-- article 1 --> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=392 style='width:294.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-row-margin-right:96.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=128 colspan=4><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-row-margin-right:1.0in'> <td width=340 colspan=2 style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left: 7.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#00AE58'>Girls and Media<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-row-margin-right:1.0in'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td width=340 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=373 height=220 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/Speakers07.jpg" style='margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px' alt="Body Image, Health and Media"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=340 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>This study on girls and reality TV joins a larger portfolio of recent research examining girls consumption of various forms of media and how it may impact their perceptions of self and others, as well as their attitudes and behaviors of how the world works. Along with the reality TV research, the<a name="www_girlscouts_org_resear_1"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=18&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_1'><span style='color:#00AE58'> girls and media portfolio</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_1'></span></a> also includes research on <a name="www_girlscouts_org_resear_2"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=15&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_2'><span style='color:#00AE58'>girls and social media</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_2'></span></a> as well as <a name="www_girlscouts_org_resear_3"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=17&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_3'><span style='color:#00AE58'>body image and the fashion industry</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_3'></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>These studies have prompted healthy media advocacy efforts, such as the <a name="www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=27&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Healthy MEdia Commission</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'>, which convenes a premier group of media industry leaders and subject matter experts to provide recommendations for promoting positive media images for media, parents, and youth. GSRI s research also prompted Girl Scouts of the USA to work closely with Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) to introduce the Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 2513/S. 1354) in July 2011. This bill supports media literacy programs and youth empowerment groups, facilitates research on how images of women and girls impact youth, and establishes a National Taskforce on Women and Girls in the Media to help promote healthy, balanced, and positive images of girls and women.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>Girl Scouts is now seeking Congressional cosponsors for the bill. Join the <a name="girlscouts4girls_org_girlscout"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=38&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:girlscouts4girls_org_girlscout'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Girl Scout Advocacy Network</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:girlscouts4girls_org_girlscout'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> today to send a letter to your member of Congress asking them to sign on to the bill and be a Voice for Girls!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>There is also a national program component to complement the girls and media research; the Girl Scout Leadership Journey <a name="www_girlscouts_org_program_jou"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=10&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_program_jou'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58; letter-spacing:.15pt'>MEdia</span></i></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_program_jou'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> helps girls think critically about the media that they consume. This Journey is designed for middle-school girls and encourages participants to take a closer look at all media (television, movies, songs, video games) and to remake what they see, putting their  real me in media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> </tr> </table> <!-- article 1 end --><!-- article 1 --> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=392 style='width:294.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-row-margin-right:96.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=128 colspan=4><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-row-margin-right:1.0in'> <td width=340 colspan=2 style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left: 7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58'>Updates &amp; Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-row-margin-right:1.0in'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'> <td style='mso-cell-special:placeholder;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width=96 colspan=3><p class='MsoNormal'>&nbsp;</td> </span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td width=340 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=373 height=246 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/AMCSPEECH1.jpg" style='margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px' alt="Anna Maria Chávez"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt; margin-left:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'>Pictured above: Anna Maria Chávez, Girl Scouts of the USA CEO<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td width=340 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black; letter-spacing:.15pt'>Partnership for a Healthier America </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>Girl Scouts of the USA CEO <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anna Maria Chávez</span></strong> was invited to join First Lady Michelle Obama in Washington to speak at the inaugural summit of the Partnership for a Healthier America, part of the First Lady s <em><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Let s Move!</span></em> campaign. Anna joined key organizations and leaders from the government, nonprofit, and private sectors to commit to reverse the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. Click <a name="blog_girlscouts_org_2011_12_an"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=49&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:blog_girlscouts_org_2011_12_an'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58;letter-spacing:.15pt'>here</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark: blog_girlscouts_org_2011_12_an'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark: www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> for more!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black; letter-spacing:.15pt'>Healthy MEdia Commission Outreach </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>Anna Maria Chávez also joined Healthy MEdia Commission Co-Chair Deborah Taylor Tate, former FCC commissioner, to meet with leading editors from Meredith Publishing Group and the Time Warner Cable Women s Collective to discuss opportunities to support and promote healthy, balanced images of women and girls. For more on the Healthy MEdia Commission, click </span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=27&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58; letter-spacing:.15pt'>here</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black; letter-spacing:.15pt'>Girls &amp; Women in Sport and Physical Activity </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>Kamla Modi</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing: .15pt'>, Ph.D., Research and Outreach Analyst, GSRI, attended the<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Girls &amp; Women in Sport and Physical Activity Conference 2011: Creating Change</span></em> at the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota. She presented a poster entitled: <em><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Positive Developmental Experiences through Sports Participation for Adolescent Girls</span></em> referencing <a name="www_girlscouts_org_resear_4"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=20&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_4'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58;letter-spacing:.15pt'>The New Normal</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_resear_4'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> (GSRI: 2006), and integrating <a name="www_girlscouts_org_program_gir"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=29&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_program_gir'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58;letter-spacing:.15pt'>athlete legacy badges</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_program_gir'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> in the National program portfolio. Kamla was also featured in an <a name="www_ehow_com_feature_12162534_"></a></span></span><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=51&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark:www_ehow_com_feature_12162534_'><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00AE58;letter-spacing:.15pt'>article</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-bookmark: www_ehow_com_feature_12162534_'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark: www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'> on how to keep girls in sports during the middle school years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=392 style='width:294.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/greenline_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:www_girlscouts_org_who_we_are_'></span> </tr> </table> </td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td width=340 colspan=5 style='width:255.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; height:.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> </td> <!-- article 1 end --> <td width=4 style='width:3.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=4 style='width:3.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=179 style='width:134.25pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes; height:251.25pt'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:251.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: .75pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/RealityTV_2.jpg" alt="About GSRI"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt; margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:9.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Reality TV shows feature ordinary people in unordinary environments, such as competing in a contest for a prize or living life in a new place or with new people. Viewers appear to relate well to reality TV characters and content, accounting for the popularity of these shows. Reality TV gets mixed reviews by critics and fans; critics believe that certain reality TV shows portray immoral or outlandish behavior as normal, even conniving or self-seeking behaviors in order to get ahead; all of which can have negative consequences for younger viewers. However, reality shows also feature inspirational story lines and can generate awareness of certain health issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=179 style='width:134.25pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/RealityTV_1.jpg" alt="About GSRI"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="ParentTVCouncil" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:0; margin-top:0;width:24pt;height:24pt;z-index:251658240; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/ParentalControl.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=32 height=32 src="http://contentm.mkt2505.com/ra/2012/3582/01/4321197/ParentalControl.gif" align=left style='margin-bottom:0px;margin-right:5px;margin-top:0px' alt=ParentTVCouncil v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black; letter-spacing:.15pt'>The <a name="www_parentstv_org_ptc_publicat"></a><a href="http://links.mkt2505.com/ctt?kn=43&amp;ms=NDMyMTE5NwS2&amp;r=MjAzNjk2MjQ0ODQS1&amp;b=0&amp;j=MjU5NzU0ODE1S0&amp;mt=1&amp;rt=0" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_parentstv_org_ptc_publicat'><span style='color:#00AE58'>Parents Television Council</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_parentstv_org_ptc_publicat'></span></a> analyzed rates of violence, foul language, and sexual references in more than 100 hours of reality TV shows during a three-month period in 2002. 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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>The GSRI conducts original research, evaluation, and outcomes measurement studies, releases critical facts and findings, and provides resources essential for the advancement of the well-being and safety of girls living in today s world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:7.5pt;line-height:9.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>The GSRI also informs public policy and advocacy for Girl Scouting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=175 style='width:131.25pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: .75pt;margin-left:0in'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="About Girl Scouting" style='position:absolute; 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