Pro Mujer Celebrates Service to Over 1 Million Women and Their Families at Oct. 22 Benefit

Pro Mujer Celebrates Service to Over 1 Million Women and Their Families at Oct. 22 Benefit

Pro Mujer celebrated its 17 years of service on October 22 with a gala at the Lighthouse in New York City. The event raised more than US$500,000 to support Pro Mujer's efforts in Latin America.

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 1, 2007

Pro Mujer (www. promujer. org), a development organization providing Latin America's poorest women with microfinance, business training and healthcare, celebrated its 17 years of service on October 22 with a gala at the Lighthouse in New York City. The event raised more than US$500,000 to support Pro Mujer's efforts in Latin America.

Citi and its global director of microfinance, Bob Annibale, and Western Union's president, CEO and director, Christina Gold, were honored at the event.

Flora Callisaya, a client of Pro Mujer in Bolivia, was a special guest at the event. Six years ago Ms. Callisaya used her first loan from Pro Mujer to start a printing and photocopying business. With her increased income and savings, she bought her own land and a house. Thanks to Pro Mujer, she gets regular PAP smears, and physical exams and vaccinations for herself and her children.

"Before I was very timid and didn't talk to people. Now I interact with people all the time. I've seen for myself that women can advance, that we are worth something and can help ourselves," said Ms. Callisaya. "Pro Mujer is like school for us. Here we can see each other, have fun, relax and learn."

The gala was chaired by Rosario Perez, founder and owner of R. P. Advisors LLC, with co-chairs Stephen R. Downes, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield, and Jonathan Weiss, head of investment banking for Wachovia Securities.

Honorary chairs Robert and Luciana Duvall joined 330 guests and senior level representatives from corporations such as AIG, Avon, Alothon Group, Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Standard & Poor's, and Western Union, among others.

Salma Hayek, Placido Domingo, Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto, and Maria Elena Lagomasino were also honorary chairs.

At the event guests made pledges of up to $5,000 each to sponsor a Pro Mujer communal bank, which helps 25 poor women to expand their business, increase their income, gain access to health services, develop self-confidence and build leadership skills.

To find out how to sponsor a communal bank, contact Leila Freedman at 212.952.0181 x15 or lfreedman @ promujer. org

About Pro Mujer
Pro Mujer has presence in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. Since its inception in 1990, the organization has disbursed more than US$327 million in small loans averaging approximately US$189. Pro Mujer clients have saved US$12 million, providing a financial buffer for their families in times of crises.

Pro Mujer is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. More information is available on the website, www. promujer. org

IPR Newswire Launches New Press Release Service in 4500+ Markets within the United States

IPR Newswire Launches New Press Release Service in 4500+ Markets within the United States

IPR Newswire offers press release distribution as well as front page news, business news, entertainment news, religious news, health news, real estate news, sports news, travel news, and world news

(PRWEB) October 4, 2003

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ComedyGuys. com Makes Online Defensive Driving Courses Available on Android Mobile Phones

ComedyGuys. com Makes Online Defensive Driving Courses Available on Android Mobile Phones

ComedyGuys. com continues to make mobile defensive driving more fun and convenient for Texas drivers with their online defensive driving course for Google’s Android smartphone operating system.

Richardson, TX (PRWEB) October 8, 2010

Recently, Comedy Guys Defensive Driving made online defensive driving in Texas more convenient by formatting the online version of their comedy driving safety course for Apple's iPhone and iPad. Not satisfied with making their online traffic school work with Apple’s mobile technology, ComedyGuys. com has now made the course compatible with Google’s new Android operating system for multiple smartphones and carriers.

After registering online, customers may take the course from any computer with Internet access or using their iPhone, iPad, and now Android smartphone. And because nothing is downloaded and all information is stored on Comedy Guys' servers, switching back and forth among different devices is no problem.
"Time-wise, our online defensive driving course is flexible because people can login and out whenever they want," says ComedyGuys' Cash Cooper. "Now by making it available on mobile devices, our course is available wherever our customers are."

Offering online defensive driving to mobile phones allows users to login when they have time to kill and no computer. Regardless of where a customer is – at their desk during lunch, on the treadmill at the health club, or on the bus or train ride home – as long as they have Internet access via their smartphone, they can work on the course, making defensive driving fit into their schedule instead of the other way round.

"A lot of our customers really like not having to sit at the computer," Cooper adds. "They love the fact that they can take the course sitting in a lounge chair at Starbucks or even laying in bed. It really makes our course the most convenient in the defensive driving industry.

"Having our course work on Apple’s iPhone and iPad is great, but we don’t want people to think we have a man crush on Steve Jobs. With the course working on Android phones, we are now able to deliver online defensive driving to customers of other mobile broadband providers. Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile all have new Android phones."

The company's state approved defensive driving curriculum covers all required content for a Texas driving safety course, but Comedy Guys uses professional comedians to make the course more entertaining. Comedy writers wrote the original curriculum and the text for the online course, and comics appear in the video clips throughout the course.

In addition to the online course, ComedyGuys. com continues to offer Texas defensive driving courses in over 30 locations. A complete schedule of defensive driving classes is available at the Comedy Guys website or by calling 877-826-6339.

About ComedyGuys. com:
The people at Comedy Guys Defensive Driving (http://www. comedyguys. com) have been teaching driving safety classes for more than 15 years. Their goal of this Dallas based company is to create safer drivers and have some fun in the process. ComedyGuys. com uses the TEA approved driving safety course published by A Safer Driver, Inc.

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Cambridge Healthtech Institute Announces Its Premiere Collaborative Innovation in Biomedicine Conference

Cambridge Healthtech Institute Announces Its Premiere Collaborative Innovation in Biomedicine Conference

Drivers, Best Practices and Strategies for Pre-Competitive Consortia.

Needham, MA (PRWEB) March 3, 2009

Cambridge Healthtech Institute announces its Premiere Collaborative Innovation in Biomedicine conference, to be held June 22-23, 2009 at the Marriott at Metro Center Hotel in Washington, DC. This conference is aimed at addressing some of the key challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry today, including, what has been described as the "Revenue Cliff" that the pharmaceutical industry faces, as a number of key patents expire on major drugs, as well as how the industry confronts the additional challenges of declining pipeline productivity, declining availability of R&D resources, and increasing regulatory and business practice pressures.

The program will focus on pre-competitive, consortia-based collaboration in drug discovery and development as a way of addressing major shared challenges within the industry, while sharing the cost for these solutions. "Given the number of challenges that the industry is facing," says Phillips Kuhl, President of Cambridge Healthtech Institute, "There is clearly a need for new models and approaches. Although this approach runs counter to some deeply entrenched attitudes within the industry, sharing best practices from past and current successful consortia provides a valuable approach for better understanding where this new model may be applied, and how they can be organized and managed for success."

The conference program will deal with such questions as how best to organize and manage these consortia, guidelines for data sharing, and how to effectively manage IP issues. The conference will feature speakers with first-hand experience in setting up and running successful consortia. Speakers will talk from first-hand experience about what works and what doesn't as the program explores the most important new models, key issues, challenges and best practices of Collaborative Innovation in Biomedicine.

Featured speakers include William Mattes, Ph. D., Director, Toxicology, Critical Path Institute; Jackie Hunter, Ph. D., Senior Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline; Arthur Holden, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Serious Adverse Events Consortium; Ken Buetow, Ph. D., Associate Director for Bioinformatics and Information Technology and Director of Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National Cancer Institute and Co-founder, caBIG™ and The BIG Health Consortium™; Rebecca D. Kush, Ph. D., President and Chief Executive Officer, CDISC; Robert Porter Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, The Warren Company, Chairman Emeritus, The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, Inc. (ASAP); and Jessica Nadler, Ph. D., AAAS Fellow for Policy and Technology Policy, Department of Health and Human Services.

Case studies of emerging consortia-based models and best practices will be featured from such consortia as The Innovative Medicines Initiative, The Critical Path Institute, The Serious Adverse Events Consortium, Biomarkers Consortia, EMEA, The Dundee Kinase Consortia, and Drug Safety and Toxicology Consortia.

Please visit www. healthtech. com/cbi/overview. aspx (http://www. healthtech. com/cbi/overview. aspx) for more information.

About Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
Founded in 1992, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) (www. chicorporate. com) is the industry leader offering the preeminent source of information to the leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic organizations. Delivering an assortment of resources such as events, reports, publications and eNewsletters, CHI's portfolio of products include Cambridge Healthtech Institute Conferences, Barnett International, Insight Pharma Reports, Cambridge Marketing Consultants, Cambridge Meeting Planners, and Cambridge Healthtech Media Group.

Contact: Kaushik Chaudhuri
Cambridge Healthtech Institute
(781) 972-5419

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Innovative Online Health and Wellness Program Helps Individuals Transform their Lives through Customized, 30-Day Process

Innovative Online Health and Wellness Program Helps Individuals Transform their Lives through Customized, 30-Day Process

EMuse™ Integrates Diet, Exercise and Inspirational Guidance to Create Lasting Change; Special Introductory Fee of $99

Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) May 28, 2009

A new, 30-day online program offers daily guidance to help individuals achieve a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle with diet, exercise and wellness practices.

Officially launching June 1, eMuse (http://www. myemuse. com)™ is derived from My Muse (http://www. mymusehealth. com)™ Health & Wellness Coaching's one-on-one coaching platform. This affordable alternative to personal coaching offers many of the same, life-altering benefits with the added convenience and privacy of an online support program.

"This isn't a fad diet or quick fix program," said Shana Dee, founder of eMuse™ and My Muse™ Health & Wellness Coaching. "eMuse™ is crafted so people can learn how to evolve their daily routines for long-term success. This is the first step in a healthy and happy life transformation."

EMuse™ is divided into six phases that integrate nutrition, physical activities and inspirational guidance, starting with a 10-day cleanse. The customized plans are based on the answers from three comprehensive surveys that provide insights into the user's physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Each plan includes:
Instructions for cleansing safely Grocery lists Daily menu suggestions Suggested physical activities Daily inspirations and insights Nutrition tips Weight loss secrets Food replacement guidelines Educational resources Progress log Online support

Dee, a nutrition expert and certified health and wellness coach, developed eMuse™ to help educate and guide more people into a healthy lifestyle. While her one-on-one coaching services range from $5,000 to $7,000 per package, the eMuse™ program costs $99. This special introductory rate is being offered through August 31. Afterward, the total cost increases to $149.

April Romey, a 32-year-old mother from South Dakota, says eMuse™ not only helped transform her own eating and exercise habits, but she also learned how guide her son into a healthier lifestyle.

"I love how I feel. It's a process that will change your life forever and change the bad eating habits for our younger generations," she said. "As a bonus, I'm able to teach my son at a young age what types of foods allow you to feel better."

For more information about eMuse™ or to sign up for the program, visit
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About eMuse™
EMuse™ is an online health and wellness program that integrates diet, exercise and wellness practices. The 30-day process is customized for each user and designed to serve as the foundation of a healthy life transformation. For more information, visit www. myemuse. com or call (888) 213-7626.

About My Muse™ Health & Wellness Coaching
My Muse™ Health & Wellness Coaching helps individuals achieve balance, longevity and a healthier lifestyle through comprehensive one-on-one coaching. Customized programs target 12 aspects of self care including spirituality, nutrition, exercise, finances, self-esteem, relationships and stress mastery. Shana Dee, a nutrition expert and certified health and wellness coach, developed My Muse™ for individuals seeking sustainable life transformations. For more information, visit www. mymusehealth. com or call (888) 213-7626.

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2nd Annual Bannockburn Green Announces Summer Concert Series

2nd Annual Bannockburn Green Announces Summer Concert Series

Bannockburn Green's 2nd Annual Summer Concert Series in the Plaza welcomes families to wind down with local renowned bands/playing rock, blues, jazz and big band sounds. Fridays at 7pm - 9pm, July 31, August 7, and August 14, 2009. Join us for food, beverages and live music as we celebrate summer in the Plaza.

Bannockburn, IL (PRWEB) July 29, 2009

There's music in the air at Bannockburn Green, as the community celebrates our 2nd Annual Summer concert in the Plaza.

A series of live summer concerts, Bannockburn Green encourages families to come as they are, shop, dine, enjoy the community, and stay for the music under the stars. Fridays: July 31, August 7, and August 14 • 7pm - 9pm, local musical groups will perform as a casual audience enjoys the beautifully landscaped outdoor Plaza. Bannockburn Green's summer concerts will present:

Friday, July 31, 2009
Daryl Coutts, Joseph "JB" Brown and Roberto Agusto Jazz and Blues Stars
7 - 9pm

Back by popular demand, last year's biggest crowd pleaser Mr. Coutts' seven decades of music performance and Mr. Brown's sweet saxophone style bring every audience to their feet. Both have shared the stage with the world's jazz greats and promise to stir up some serious tunes. Rounding out the group is long-time friend and bass player Roberto Agusto, who played with Robert Plant, BB King, Buddy Guy, Doobie Brothers, and Leslie West, among others.

Friday, August 7, 2009
Paul Green and The School Of Rock 7 - 8pm
Shun Kikuta and The School Of Rock 8 - 9pm

Be inspired by up-and-coming young adult musicians. Each performance is a rousing show of unbelievable talent, unleashed creativity and amazing sound.

Friday, August 14, 2009
Stardust, 12 Piece Big Band
7 - 9pm

Tap your toes, dance, or simply reminisce to the mellow, big band sounds of a dreamy era. Stardust is an updated rendition of one very popular "déjà vu" big band that packed the house for 12 consecutive years

Bannockburn Green Shopping Center is located at the southeast corner of Waukegan Road and Half Day Road (Route 22). For more about Bannockburn Green, visit www. bannockburngreen. com.

Bannockburn Green Places to Experience:

Shops: Dominick's, General Nutrition Center (GNC), Erehwon Mountain Outfitter, Garbs Clothing, Walgreens.

Dining: The Dogout, Dominick's, Eggsperience Café, Newport Coffee House, Panera Bread, Postini Wine Bar, San Gabriel Mexican Café, Subway.

Services: Allstate Insurance, Alphagraphics, Bannockburn Dental Group, Bannockburn Shoe World & Repair, Deerfield Healthworks, SC, Dr. Lakemaker, Eye Care For You, Furla Photography & Video, H & R Block (seasonal), Lake-Cook Behavioral Health Resources, LoMastro Performing Arts Academy, National City Bank, Phoenix Nail & Bar, Skokie Valley Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Still Water Physical Therapy and Massage, The Meeting Group, Walgreens

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Health Dimensions Group Acquires Health Service Innovations

Health Dimensions Group Acquires Health Service Innovations

Health Dimensions Group (HDG), one of the nation’s leading senior living management and consulting firms, has acquired St. Paul-based Health Service Innovations (HSI). The purchase agreement was finalized March 25.

Hopkins, MN (PRWEB) April 7, 2010

The acquisition further solidifies HDG’s presence in the senior-living and post-acute healthcare market and broadens its scope of services. For more than a decade, HSI has provided high-level management and consulting solutions to nursing homes, assisted - and independent-living facilities. According to HDG Chief Executive Officer Craig Abbott, HSI’s values, service offerings, and overall business model aligned with HDG’s mission and strategic plan for growth and diversification.

"Our new alliance makes sense for our organizations and our customers," Abbott said. "Both HDG and HSI have established a history of delivering market-leading, innovative solutions that enhance our customers’ business processes and improve their financial standing, giving them a solid, strategic advantage in today’s competitive healthcare services marketplace."

Abbott said HSI Founder/President/CEO Tim Meyer will now serve as HDG senior vice president of business development and direct HDG’s diversified business growth strategies. Meyer will be joined by members of the HSI team.

"HSI has built its business around our brand promise: 'Improving Quality Through Innovation,'" Meyer said. "Our long-standing commitment, combined with HDG’s sterling reputation and track record of success, results in a partnership that proactively anticipates and meets the needs of our industry."

The acquisition dramatically expands HDG’s management and consulting portfolio. The company now manages and operates 27 health care properties: ten in Minnesota, five in New Jersey, seven in Wisconsin, two in Colorado, two in Iowa, and one in Washington State. HDG’s and HSI’s combined consulting experience includes work with more than 600 clients in all 50 states.

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