Adventure Meets Luxury on a Private Island in Panama
CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers in pursuit of a luxurious tropical getaway are veering
off the beaten path to stay at a new private island eco-resort in Panama's Chiriqui Gulf, The Resort at Isla
Palenque, opening February 14.
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Relationship Expert Craig S. Wilson Says Using Effective Dating Tactics Can Build Healthier
Relationships
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To keep a relationship in full crescendo, people must use the positive
skills of dating every day in every way, says Craig S. Wilson, author of Dating for Life (Publisher: Networlding,
ISBN: 0988347180, $9.97 for soft cover, and $6.95 for Kindle).
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Healthcare Team Training (HTT) and Datix - A Powerful Combination for Improving Patient
Safety
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. and CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Team Training (HTT), a global provider
of services focused on improving patient safety, satisfaction, and quality, and Datix, a leading supplier of patient safety software solutions, announce their
collaboration to use enterprise event reporting and risk management systems to improve quality and enhance operational efficiency.
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Networking Tips: Entrepreneurs Create More Opportunities When Making Connections That
Matter
"Networking Is Dead" Book Shows How to Build a Support System That Thrives
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneurs can make more sales and create more opportunities
when they build their network with quality, not quantity, business communications experts Melissa G. Wilson
and Larry Mohl write in "Networking Is Dead: Making Connections That Matter," a Wall Street Journal best-selling book.
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Traveloni Gift Certificates Help Last-Minute Shoppers Give the Perfect Vacation Package
This Holiday Season
CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Traveloni, the online vacation division of Foremost Travel & Tours,
has launched the ability to buy gift certificates good for trips to exciting and exotic travel destinations in over
40 countries--just in time for holiday gift giving this season.
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StateUniversity.com Releases Its 4th Annual Ranking of Top 2,000 U.S. Colleges and
Universities
CHICAGO, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- StateUniversity.com, the leading website for college and university information, has issued the updated
rankings for the Top 2,000 colleges and universities in the United States
and released its 4th annual college ranking. The list is available on StateUniversity.com's website at http://www.stateuniversity.com/rank/score_rank.html.
The StateUniversity.com ranking is based on statistical analysis and comparison of student/faculty ratio, student retention, test scores and other critical
factors. The
website also provides Top 500 ranking lists on data points including faculty salaries, SAT scores, student debt,
top schools by state, best ranked public state universities, best private colleges and universities, top ranked community colleges, top vocational, technical
and career colleges, and many other criteria.
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Evolved Bald Man Helps Fellow Sufferers Through the Five Stages of Grieving for Hair
Loss
"Finally a book for America's most overlooked minority! We are balding, hear us roar, in numbers too big to ignore"—John Records Landecker, radio
legend
CHICAGO, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- David Stern is a fully actualized bald man. He has gone through the
five very painful stages of grieving for his hair loss, and he's now in a better place. His main goal in life is now
to invite all of his fellow balding brothers to join him there. "The Balding Handbook" (thebaldinghandbook.com)
is their map.
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Former Abuse Victim Details Experiences of Suffering and Survival in New
Book
"Loving The Addict" is author Raven Storm's cathartic attempt to move forward while helping other women
CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After having been beaten and abused for several years, Raven Storm
finally sought help, and as part of her recovery process was advised by a therapist to "write it all down" as a
cathartic exercise. Her random notes have become a 460-page book titled "Loving The Addict," which was
released recently by iUniverse.
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Exit Planning Institute Acquired by Snider Premier Growth
New Owner will Focus on Developing Local Chapters
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Christman and Richard Jackim, Co-founders of the Exit
Planning Institute have sold the Exit Planning Institute to Snider Premier Growth, which is owned by
Christopher M. Snider, a member of the Institutes' Board of Governors. The details of the transaction
were not disclosed.
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New Handbook Safe & Sound in the Hospital Offers Critical Checklists For Getting Best Care
For Your Loved Ones
According to author Karen Curtiss, "If I'd had Safe & Sound in the Hospital when my dad had surgery, he would
be alive today."
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to hospital stays, the rule of thumb is "take someone
with you." But think about it: How are any of us really trained to watch out for our loved ones' care in the hospital?
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CouponCocktail Launches New Deals Website to Bring Big Savings on Thousands of
Merchants to Locals in 200 Cities
First-of-its Kind Local Website Combines Local, National and Daily Deals All in One Place
CHICAGO, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CouponCocktail (www.couponcocktail.com) -- a single-source
online local shopping destination that delivers local coupons, local and national brand daily deals, and
national brand discounts -- launched its innovative coupons and deals website last Friday in more than
200 cities.
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Vizibility Offers 150,000 Free NFC Business Cards to MOO.com and Vistaprint
Customers
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vizibility today announced that it would give free NFC Mobile Wallet
Cards to the first 150,000 customers who buy MOO or Vistaprint business cards at www.vizibility.com. Vizibility's
NFC cards, which were launched at the South by Southwest® Conference (SXSW®) in March, are available
immediately and normally retail for $15 each. The durable, tear-proof plastic cards are the size of a credit card
and include a personal QR code, so they work with all major smartphones, including iPhone, Android, Windows
Phone and Blackberry. In September, PC Magazine gave Vizibility four stars and an editor rating of "Excellent."
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Leadership Expert David Grossman Releases First of Two eBooks in New Series on A-List
Leadership
CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Business leaders and communicators have been clicking, reading and
sharing leadership communication expert David Grossman's checklists for years – everything from the four Fs
of feedback to the seven requirements of a strategic messaging methodology. And now, Grossman is releasing
the first in his new two-part ebook series, The A List: The 17 Most Read, Most Commented On, and Most Thought-Provoking Lists for Communicating
Your Way to Great Leadership.
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Ocius Releases MyResidentNetwork(SM) Mobile App for iOS and Android
Smartphones
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocius, the leading provider of convergent billing solutions to the
multifamily industry today announced the availability of its MyResidentNetwork mobile application for
Apple and Android smartphones. The new app provides apartment renters with a suite of useful tools and
is available for download at no charge.
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Author Invites People to Raise a 'White Umbrella' Over the More Than 100,000 U.S.
Children Struggling
Against the Storms of Sexual Exploitation
CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Right now there are more slaves on earth than at any other time in
history: 27 million worldwide. Many of those being bought and sold are caught up in the sex trade, and many
of them are children.
Mary Frances Bowley, author of The White Umbrella: Walking With Survivors of Sex Trafficking, hopes to inspire
those who want to help, but do not know where to begin.
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Halloween 2012 Costumes: Lingerie Expert Jada Michaels Tips on How to Create Sexy
Outfits
CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirror, mirror on the Wall who will be the sexiest babe of them all?
Yes, it's here again. The sexiest day of the year - Halloween. Every year costumes get a little sexier. How do you
pick a costume that looks sexy on you?
Chicago fashion designer Jada Michaels of JadaMichaels.com gives simple tips on how to add sexiness to your
costume and choose the perfect fit to enhance your figure.
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Cafeterias Going Local: National Food Advocate Network Helps Put Local Food on School
Lunch Plates, in Curricula
CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As students settle into the new school year, they're finding more
local food on their lunch trays, more nutrition and agriculture-related topics in their curriculum and more
gardens in the schoolyard thanks, in part, to the "Farm to School" movement.
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Chicago Real Estate Experts Green Dream Group Announce New Video Explaining Why
There's Never
Been a Better Time to Buy or Sell a House
CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- High Performance Homes now sell at a 9% premium as recently
reported by the Washington Post, USA Today, and the LA Times. The noted study documented 1.6 Million
homes in California over the last five years, and found that homes with a third party green certification
command a 9% higher price, on average. This larger sampling validates a 2009 Seattle study showing a 9.6%
premium, and a North Carolina study showing new certified homes sold for over 10% more per square foot
and in nearly 1/3 less time than new construction sales of non-certified homes.
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Welcome Home Connections Service for New Movers Expands to Houston, Miami, Seattle,
Portland and Fort Wayne
CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Welcome Home Connections service for new movers announced expansion plans into five new markets
today, including Houston, Miami, Seattle, Portland and Fort Wayne.
The service helps homeowners and apartment renters with their most essential connections including Internet,
TV, phone and their electric and gas providers. It is offered by top-tier real estate brokerages, leasing and rental managers as a way to provide an
additional level of service to their clients, at no cost to the mover.
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Sciaky, Inc. to Showcase Groundbreaking Additive Manufacturing Solution at TCT Live
2012
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sciaky, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and
world-renowned supplier of electron beam, advanced arc and resistance welding solutions, will feature
its groundbreaking Additive Manufacturing (AM) process, most commonly referred to as Direct
Manufacturing, at TCT Live 2012.
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HGTV Celebrity and National Consumer Magazine Editors to Speak at International Casual
Furniture
& Accessories Market, Chicago Merchandise Mart
CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2012 -- Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
(MMPI) today announced a high-level line-up of speakers and events being planned for this year's
International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market(TM), which will be held Sept. 20-23, 2012, at the
Chicago Merchandise Mart. The four-day market event will feature HGTV's (http://www.hgtv.com/)
John Gidding; esteemed editors from national, consumer home and garden publications; and a selection
of other complimentary educational and networking events for exhibitors and attendees.
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New Book Challenges Women to Go Beyond 'Shades of Grey'
CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2012 -- Even as the cyprian trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey is quickly becoming one of the
fastest-selling series in recent years, a surprising new book that challenges readers to choose dignity over
desire is beginning to find an audience with women everywhere.
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Movie Theater Gunman Terrorizes Audience; Safety Expert Reveals Steps to Protect
Yourself During a Shooting Rampage
CHICAGO, July 20, 2012 -- A shooting early this morning at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado occurred
with no warning as a gunman fired into the crowd of moviegoers killing several people and injuring
many others. If you're faced with a shooter in a public place, can you take steps to protect yourself
and your family?
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Craft Brewers Explore Water and Energy Savings at Conference in
Chicago
CHICAGO, July 19, 2012 -- Craft brewers will convene in Chicago, IL, October 4-5, 2012 to learn about water
quality, water conservation and alternative energy systems, with presentations by industry experts and
speakers donating their time and expertise. The fifth Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference will be
held at the Goose Island Wrigleyville Pub, 3535 North Clark, Chicago, IL, sponsored by Briggs of Burton, Inc.,
The Goose Island Beer Company, The Louis Glunz Beer Company, and S. S. Steiner, Inc.
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Signs of Homebuilding Industry Maturation at PCBC
CHICAGO, July 2, 2012 -- At this year's Pacific Coast Builders Conference, there were signs of the homebuilding industry growing up. It seems the past
several years have made an impression on companies in the industry.
Exhibits were a little less flashy. Parties were a little less over-the-top. Drinks after dinner were more likely
to have a metal cap than an expensive cork. Design presentations have sobered, with the excesses of the past replaced by trends like multigenerational
housing, flex-garages, and high-density detached cottages. There
seems to have been an overall greater sense of, well … sensibility.
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New Anthem "Heart of a Champion" by Big Hit Buda Puts the "Umph" in
Triumph
CHICAGO, June 27, 2012 -- In the spirit of inspiring both champions and hopefuls, Big Hit Buda delivers a
powerful theme song that embodies what it takes to be the best.
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MACK Companies Surpasses 100 Single-Family Home Investment Sales in Past Fiscal
Year
CHICAGO, June 21, 2012 -- MACK Companies, the largest owner of single-family investment properties in the
Midwest, has announced it completed 102 investment sales between June 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012, the
company's fiscal year. This was an increase of 540 percent over the previous year. James McClelland, president
and CEO of MACK Companies, and Eric Workman, vice president of sales and marketing for the Tinley Park, Ill.-
based firm, made the announcement.
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Practice-Changing Amputation Prevention Symposium Features Cutting-Edge Techniques
for Saving Limbs, Lives
CHICAGO, June 12, 2012 -- Never-before-seen techniques for saving limbs - and therefore lives - will be
featured at the second annual Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP) Aug. 10 and 11, the only meeting
focused solely on treating critical limb ischemia (CLI), even in seemingly hopeless cases.
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Chicago's UNDER THE RADAR and Harrison McEldowney Celebrate Tony Awards' Hairspray
Off Broadway Success
CHICAGO, June 5, 2012 -- For the first time ever, Sunday's Tony Awards program on CBS will feature a live
segment of Hairspray via satellite from aboard the Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas(R).
Hairspray received eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and it is the first Broadway musical extension
adaptation for a cruise ship.
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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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