Lollipop Theater Network Premieres at Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago (ContentDesk) July 27, 2006 -- Lollipop Theater Network will bring a little Hollywood magic to the pediatric patients at Childrens Memorial Hospital when it screens the animated feature, Over The Hedge, for an afternoon escape to the theater. The screening will be a Matties Movie Day presentation and is being sponsored by the We Are Family Foundation in honor of Mattie J.T. Stepanek, New York Times best-selling poet, peacemaker and movie enthusiast. Over The Hedge is a tale of two animals that form an unlikely friendship as they and their furry counterparts learn to coexist in suburbia.The all-day Lollipop event will take place on Thursday, July 27, 2006 with a special group screening at 2:00pm in the Janice and Kimberly Brown Family Life Center.
There, the children will be treated to a red carpet welcome and will receive special movie memorabilia and a copy of one of Mattie's Heartsongs poetry books.
Lollipop Theater NetworkFounded in 2001, Lollipop Theater Network (LOLLIPOP) is dedicated to bringing the laughter and magic of movies to children confined to hospitals nationwide, due to chronic or life-threatening illnesses. By working in collaboration with leading motion picture studios, LOLLIPOP brings current theatrical G, PG and PG-13 film releases into hospitals for group and bedside patient screenings. The organization has been able to offer its program to 30 hospitals across the country and has screened over 100 films since its inception. For more information, please visit: www.lollipoptheater.orgWe Are Family FoundationWe Are Family Foundation celebrates our common humanity and the vision of a global family by creating and supporting programs that inspire and educate individuals of all ages about diversity, understanding, respect and multiculturalism; and to support those who are victims of intolerance. For more information, please visit www.wearefamilyfoundation.orgChildren's Memorial HospitalAs the pediatric teaching facility for Northwestern University Medical School, Children's Memorial physicians see more than 200,000 patients a year.
The hospital is one of only five institutions in the country to have a research center devoted solely to children. For the ninth consecutive year, US News & World Report has ranked Children's Memorial among the nation's top pediatric hospitals. The American Nurses Association also recognized the hospital as the first hospital in the state and the first pediatric hospital in the nation to receive its prestigious Nursing Excellence Magnet Award.NotesPolicy requires that patients to be photographed/filmed have a parents consent. These patients who have not signed consent forms and cannot be photographed/filmed will be designated with a yellow/orange sticker, please watch carefully for it.
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Lower Upset Amounts at Some New Jersey Sheriff Sales
(ContentDesk) March 26, 2006 -- In my recent travels I have been reviewing the results from past sales in a few different New Jersey counties. Two counties in particular showed that some properties are selling for less than the advertised judgment amount in the Public Notice.This is a very different story than what we were seeing just a few months ago. Now I am not talking about 20-30k less, but a few thousand is enough to notice a change in market conditions. Not to mention the recent proactive effort by most lending institutions. Did you know that most banks, for one of the first times in history, are calling up the homeowners and trying to make a deal with them before it gets too bad? In fact GMAC has just funded an entire organization to assist with homeowners in trouble.
It is called http://www.995hope.org/ . Press Releases say that GMAC contributed about 20 million in seed capital funds to get it going.What does all this mean? Well Im not actually sure at the moment, but...
Lower Upset Amounts at Some New Jersey Sheriff Sales
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Planning a business??? Finance it with secured business loans?
Business these days are the most widely used source of income for a large number of people. Management of business is highly dependent on the flow of capital. If you want to know about the importance of capital in a business? you can get the best answer from a businessman. Your plans, your ideas, your management all are ineffectual unless you have enough funds for there application. You need funds at every stage of business for its smooth functioning.
Secured Business loans cater to your capital or financial requirements in your business.
A secured business loan can be easily availed, if you are ready to offer your house as a collateral or security. You can also offer any other property or valuable asset of yours as collateral. As the loans amount is secured by the collateral you can easily get the loans approved. These loans carry a low rate of interest.
While going for a secured business loans you have to decide and mention the purpose of taking...
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Gingerbread Homes for Animals - December 1st-5th at the Dana Discovery Center in Central Park - A Benefit for NYC's At-Risk Animals
(ContentDesk) November 26, 2004 -- A celebrated group of New York's foremost Pastry Chefs will kick off the 2004 holiday season with GINGERBREAD HOMES FOR ANIMALS, an exhibition and fair at Central Park's Dana Discovery Center, to benefit New York's at-risk animal population. The event, set from Wednesday, December 1st through Sunday, December 5th, will feature each pastry maker's creation of a unique gingerbread house, inspired by an animal he or she loves. The one-of-a-kind edible sculptures will be sold by raffle. Admission to the exhibition and fair is free.GINGERGBREAD HOMES FOR ANIMALS is presented by Rational Animal and hosted by a list of prestigious city gourmets and animal-related organizations. Held during the holiday season, its goal is to illuminate the plight of the city's most needy four-legged inhabitants and raise awareness and funds for them.
In addition to the edible sculpture exhibit, the fair will feature a list of daily activities including animal-related...
Gingerbread Homes for Animals - December 1st-5th at the Dana Discovery Center in Central Park - A Benefit for NYC's At-Risk Animals
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New York City Police to Embark On Bike Ride From Pentagon to Ground Zero In Memory of 9/11 Tragedy
New York, NY (ContentDesk) September 4, 2004 -- On September 8, 2004 approximately 100 law enforcement officers from around the country will depart on bicycles from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and embark on a four day, 265 mile trek up the East Coast. This ride will end in the early morning hours of September 11, 2004 at Ground Zero, New York City. The annual 9/11 "Tour de Force" ride was started in 2002 as a memorial to the fallen NYPD, FDNY and civilians who gave their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The 9/11 "Tour de Force" challenge represents not only the strength and resolve of the NYPD, and the individuals involved but of all Americans. In the great American spirit, the group has been met along the route with a show of solidarity by local officials and citizens and police department, including the Perth Amboy (NJ) Police Department who join them for the last 30 miles of the journey.The Tour de Force is a fully supported ride with a dedicated support team of volunteers...
New York City Police to Embark On Bike Ride From Pentagon to Ground Zero In Memory of 9/11 Tragedy
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Do Commodities Belong In Your Portfolio?
Copyright 2006 Rafael Velez
Although it may sound frightening and risky to many investors, if handled correctly, commodities could be the missing piece of an investor's portfolio. What exactly are commodities? Commodities are any mass goods traded on an exchange or in a cash market including: cocoa, coffee, eggs, lumber, orange juice, soybeans and sugar just to name a few. Industrial metals are also included with copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, silver, and lead ranking among the most popular industrial metals holdings.
Finally, the most widely followed commodities include oil, natural gas and gold.
The diversification benefits equal or surpass those of other asset classes like fixed income and real estate. The primary reason for this is their correlation, or lack thereof, to the stock market as represented by the S&P 500 (Correlation describes how similar the price movement is between two investments).
Commodities have historically exhibited...
Do Commodities Belong In Your Portfolio?
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Selling Your Settlement
The sale of a settlement can take place in cases of structured settlements. Such settlements are arrangements for periodic payment of a plaintiff's claims made by financial or insurance entities. This facility of graded payments was first made available in the United States and Canada in the 70's, and it has its benefits.A plaintiff who has been awarded a structured settlement, but requires a large sum of money immediately, can sell the settlement to a financial institution that provides such services.
There are many circumstances that may lead the recipient of a structured settlement to sell it for a lump sum. For instance, there may be insupportable medical or legal bills to pay.
Or the recipient may need to make a purchase requiring substantial funds (such as a new house or other kinds of real estate). Selling a pre-existing structured settlement is a convenient recourse in cases when a person is not eligible for housing loans or further mortgages.
Selling Your Settlement
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