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Will the World End in 2012? Noted Chicago Pastor Challenges Mayan Calendar Prediction
CHICAGO, May 15, 2012 -- A new Reuters survey reveals one in seven people worldwide believe the world
will end in their lifetime. But if you want to know how it's going to happen, don't look to Nostradamus or
the Mayan calendar for answers.
When it comes to predicting the future, the Bible is an unimpeachable source of information, says Dr. Erwin
Lutzer, senior pastor of the venerable Moody Church in Chicago and author of The King Is Coming: Preparing
to Meet Jesus (Moody Publishers).
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BE SOMEONE's Orrin Checkmate Hudson Will Join Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo
Hosted by Nationwide Designed to Encourage, Promote and Profit Minority Businesses,
Chicago Hilton, May 23-25
CHICAGO, May 15, 2012 -- BLACK ENTERPRISE will kick off its 2012 Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted
by Nationwide Insurance on Wednesday, May 23, at the Chicago Hilton with a powerhouse line-up of some
of the nation's most accomplished and celebrated entrepreneurs, including ABC's Shark Tank co-star Daymond
John. The three-day power conference, which brings together more than 1,200 of the country's leading
entrepreneurs and corporate executives, is designed to provide attendees with the newest and most
innovative strategies from today's top business minds and provide high-powered networking opportunities
critical to their efforts to take their businesses to the next level of profitability.
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Looking for an Unusual Gift to Delight Mom?
CHICAGO, May 11, 2012 -- Yes, it's that time - time to think quickly and act even quicker to get your mother
a gift that says how much you love and adore her and appreciate all the things she's done for you over the
years. You could get flowers, but that's a bit blah. You could get chocolates, but she's getting older and
complains it is hard to stay at a healthy weight. You want to get her something she will use, but obviously
you know better than to get anything related to housework!
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Montway Auto Transport Endorses Car Shipping Published Rates
HICAGO, May 9, 2012 -- Montway Auto Transport, the leading car shipping company, announces their
participation in the new published rates program on uShip.
At one point in time, if consumers wanted to receive a car shipping quote online, they had to offer up a
plethora of personal information. A consumer would find a website, have to register with the given site
and then enter personal information such as name, email address, mailing address and even their telephone
number. Montway Auto Transport respects user privacy and has always utilized a car delivery quote
(http://www.montway.com/auto-transport-quote.php) calculator platform that gives a real-time quote
without requiring the input of personal information.
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Say Hello to the New Face of Sustainable Travel
Amble Resorts Sends Intern to Panama to Pave the Way for Ecotourists
CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 -- Amble Resorts announces their 2012 Island Intern, Mike Corey. The 26-year-old
Toronto, Canada resident won the Island Intern video contest hosted by Amble Resorts and will spend his
summer exploring the 400-acre Panama island where the eco-luxury Resort at Isla Palenque prepares to
open its doors later this year.
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UNDER THE RADAR Reports Brand Managers Agree 'Experiential Marketing' Creates True Emotional Connections
CHICAGO, May 2, 2012 -- Today's brand managers agree that the uniqueness of experiential marketing is its
ability to create a true emotional connection to people through live experiences and then share them with
large numbers of people through the power of social media. According to UNDER THE RADAR, an experiential marketing agency, brand managers
believe that emotional connections to a brand need to start in the real
world to create true connections.
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Free SEO Scorecard Helps Small Businesses Avoid Costly Website Mistakes That Block Search Engine Traffic
CHICAGO, May 1, 2012 -- As Search Engine Optimization (SEO) continues to be the number one source of
leads for both B2C and B2B marketers, without proper tools, small businesses find it increasingly difficult
to beat out their competitors and get onto the all-important first page of Google's search results.
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U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's Farm Bill Would Eliminate Food Stamps for 74,000 in Illinois;
15,000, Chicago
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Hearing in Illinois
CHICAGO, April 6, 2012 -- Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming
support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for
74,000 already hungry Illinois residents, including 15,000 in Chicago.
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BetterWeekdays Aims to Help Top-Tier MBA Professionals Find the Right Fit
CHICAGO, April 5, 2012 -- BetterWeekdays (http://www.betterweekdays.com/), an exclusive online
community for MBA alumni (and alumni-to-be) from top-tier business schools, today introduced its
platform to the public. BetterWeekdays aims to build a community of MBA professionals for the purposes
of leadership development, relevant connections, and career enhancement to encourage people to be
better. BetterWeekdays is currently in its alpha product stage, and additional features and enhancements
are on the horizon.
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PCI-Associated Renal Complications Increase Significantly Among Medicare Patients
Cardiac Data Solutions study warrants increased focus on contrast induced nephropathy
protocols to reduce renal complications
CHICAGO, March 29, 2012 -- Incidences of renal complications, specifically acute renal failure (ARF) and
new hemodialysis (HD), continue to increase significantly among Medicare beneficiaries (MB) admitted
for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While patients admitted with impaired renal function are
at increased risk, approximately 10 percent of elective patients will suffer renal complications without
prior indicators. These findings warrant more focus on implementation of a contrast induced nephropathy
(CIN) protocol to reduce complications, according to a study by Cardiac Data Solutions, Inc., presented at
the American College of Cardiology 61st Scientific Sessions in Chicago.
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Social Impact Innovation Company Redefines Financial Education With Traveling Museum Exhibition
CHICAGO, April 2, 2012 -- April is Financial Literacy Month -- less a cause for celebration than an opportunity
to spotlight the national commitment to financial education.
The proliferation of books, seminars, websites, games, and apps on personal finance should give Americans
all the information they need to increase their Money IQ.
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Catylist Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering Commercial Real Estate Communities
The Nation's Leading Provider of Commercial Information Exchange Technology
CHICAGO, March 6, 2012 -- 2012 marks Catylist's 10th year of providing Web-based technology for the
commercial real estate industry. Their flagship product, the Commercial Information Exchange (CIE),
analogous to the popular MLS used by residential real estate agents, is designed specifically for
commercial professionals that represent office, retail and industrial properties.
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Take Your Leadership Impact to the Next Level with the Second Edition of 'You Can't NOT Communicate'
Features a new in-depth guide to strategic planning for CEOs, provides actionable steps that drive results
CHICAGO, March 6, 2012 -- Highly acclaimed business author and award-winning leadership
communication expert David Grossman is back with a new version of the book that started it
all - the second edition of "You Can't NOT Communicate: Proven Communication Solutions
that Power the Fortune 100." For corporate communicators and leaders across all industries
who value communication as a key driver of business results, the second edition of "You Can't
NOT Communicate" is a proven resource.
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TAF Instructional At-Home Plan (IAHP)™ Helps Chicago Students Transcend Remediation
to Achieve Acceleration
New research unveils program's dramatic success, quantifying the involvement of teachers and
parents alike
CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2012 -- From the moment America's children step foot into a preschool, each young
student is running an academic race. Yet students are struggling everywhere, putting teachers and schools
in dire straits as they wrestle with closing the "achievement gap." Increasingly, teachers are relying on
parents to help coach kids to the finish line, yet the extent to which this matters has been the subject of
debate -- at least until now, according to Dr. Tanya Foster-DeMers, a Chicago-based, award-winning teacher
and president of TAF Educational LLC (http://tafeducational.com).
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Sciaky Teams Up With Penn State University and DARPA to Advance Direct Digital Manufacturing
Technology
CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2012 -- Sciaky, Inc., a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB)
and leading provider of additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, is teaming up with the Applied
Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University to advance Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM)
technology, via funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under terms
of the agreement, a 6,000-square-foot Center for Innovative Metal Processing through Direct Digital
Deposition (CIMP-3D) will be established within the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State to
serve as a world-class Manufacturing Demonstration Facility under DARPA's Open Manufacturing
initiative.
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Island Internship in Panama Offers Life-Changing Opportunity
For Those Seeking a Dream Job in Travel, Isla Palenque Is the Ultimate Destination
CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2012 -- The Resort at Isla Palenque opened submissions today for their Island
Intern Contest (http://www.amble.com/islapalenque/islandintern2012), an online video
competition in which adventure-seekers nationwide vie for the opportunity to spend their
summer living on a tropical island in Panama.
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Two Lucky Interns Reveal a Panama We Haven't Seen Before
Amble Resorts Announces Launch of "The Adventures of the Island Interns"
Today Amble Resorts released the first episode of their new online travel video series The Adventures
of the Island Interns, an awe-inspiring journey through lesser-known destinations in Panama with Isla
Palenque's Island Interns Luke Hansen and Ben Brown. This first video, entitled "The Opportunity of a
Lifetime," conveys the excitement and life-changing outcome of the Island Intern Contest that sent
winners Hansen and Brown to live on tropical Isla Palenque, Panama for six weeks last summer to
document their experience.
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Jenny McCarthy's Organization, Generation Rescue, Partners With Cellar Angels to Help Children
With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cellar Angels announces Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy's autism organization, as an exciting
new addition to their list of charitable partners.
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Lingerie Expert Jada Michaels Gives Women Tips on Being Sexy This Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is by far one of the most romantic days of the year. But what if you have just started
dating and want to be sexy without sending the wrong message? What if you are a little conscious
about your curves, but still want to be seducing? Can you be sexy for your Valentine without showing
too much skin?
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The Definitive Guide to Taming the Em@il Monster
CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2012 -- With major corporations around the world limiting workplace email as a means of
reducing wasted time and improving business results, David Grossman, internal communications and
leadership expert and founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, has released his new state-of-the-art guide
for organizations and bosses to communicate more effectively over email and make the workplace better.
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Win a Flight Anywhere in the World with Amble Resorts' Travel Contest
CHICAGO, Dec. 29, 2011 -- Hopeful travelers are invited to share a personal, life-changing travel experience on
Amble Resorts' travel blog, The Ambler, for the chance to win a flight anywhere in the world. The individual who
posts the winning entry will be rewarded with a free trip to the destination of their dreams in the form of a
$1,500 travel voucher, valid anytime in 2012, on the airline of the winner's choice.
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Crooner Frank Lamphere's Original Songs to Be Featured in Movie
CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2011 -- Just eight days after being digitally released, two songs on the new EP,
Frank Swings (http://www.frankswings.com/frankswingscd.html), jazz retro-pop crooner Frank
Lamphere's (LAM-fear) first release of original music, have been licensed for inclusion in an independent
film.
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A2Z Computing Services, Inc. Announces The Acceptance Of Press Releases From Chicago And Vicinity
Oakland, Maine - December 1, 2011 -- Matthew Hunt, President of A2Z Computing Services, Inc. the parent
company of Hometown USA announced Thursday that they will begin accepting press releases from
businesses, organizations and individuals for posting on HometownUSA.com. In an effort to populate
their redesigned News and Events section with quality information of interest to local residents and
visitors alike, the company will immediately start posting valid press releases for viewing by their visitors.
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