October 8th, 2012 marks the beginning of Chicago Ideas Week, a series of innovative talks set throughout the Chicagoland area. Speakers gather from around the world to discuss a wide variety of interesting topics ranging from technology, fashion, education, and religion, to name a few. It's a week long event that will end on October the 14th. 7Search is a proud sponsor of this gathering of minds and representatives from the company will be attending several events throughout the week in support of the ambitious undertaking of Chicago Ideas Week. Featured speakers include ...

spoon+fork is proud to announce and welcome the amazingly talented illustrator, Matt Huynh to the agency. Hailing from Australia, this illustrator and comic creator comes to spoon+fork with a wide range of expertise highlighted in his exemplary work. From seeing a gap in the comic book industry and filling it by creating his own, to documenting a Chinatown martial arts troupe for the Sydney Opera House, to working with various major publications and cultural institutions, Matt's powerful works and knack for storytelling through illustration will compliment spoon+fork's ...

Eric Kimberling, president of Panorama Consulting Solutions, will share his SAP expertise at Managing Your SAP Projects 2012, the premier event for professionals that use, evaluate, deploy and support SAP functionality for SAP and SAP BusinessObjects projects. Kimberling will present Best Practices for Achieving End-user Adoption Through Efficient SAP Training and Communication on the second day of the conference (October 30). "The success of a SAP initiative hinges on the willingness and ability of an organization's staff to adopt - and adapt to - the system," ...

Millennium, one of the newest and most edgy groups to hit the pop music scene, announced the release of their first single 'Beach Anthem' today. It's a suitable title given that the song transports you to a world of sun, surf and sand with its infectious pop melody and cool reggae groove. An added bonus to this feel-good first single is that it features platinum artist Baby Bash, whose distinctive voice has become synonymous with girls, good times and nonstop fun! Initially this talented group from Los Angeles had a tough time choosing their debut single from their portfolio ...

Sustainability is essentially about making improvements. When managing complex supply chains, innovation and collaboration are the primary drivers of green initiatives. To have a successful sustainability program, companies must view it is a continual process. Sustainability should be a core part of the overall business strategy. When all departments within a company and their partners understand the goals and work synergistically, they can achieve the greatest results. This requires strong leadership and an open, collaborative corporate culture. "Large supply ...

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, Rokform , a leading manufacturer of functional and creative cases and accessories, is donating 25 percent of all pink cases sold to Busted Foundation. Rokform is known for is versatile cases that provide maximum protection while allowing users to securely mount their device almost anywhere. Cases for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4/4S, the Galaxy S3 and the new iPad/iPad 2 are available in various shades of pink and qualify for the 25 percent donation to Busted Foundation. Prices for cases range from $39 to $99, and there's ...

On Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 11 a.m.-3p.m. Yvonne Estelle's located at 11 S. Prospect Park Ridge, IL 60068 will be hosting a French Table Linen Trunk Show a first in a series of Trunk Shows. During the French Linen Trunk Show exclusive brands like Garnier-Thiebaut, Le Jaquard Francais, and Beauville will be featured. Mixing sophisticated style and memories around an elegant table is a snap with onsite style experts who will be available for consultations. It is highly recommended to bring in a photo of your space, or a dish to find the right table linen for you! ...

As Canadian Thanksgiving approaches, foodies are looking to elevate their entrees and add a little bit of an avant-garde edge to their autumn menus. So it's little wonder that so many of them are turning their sights to the Original Turducken for the holidays. Numerous high profile chefs are already embracing the turducken technique and integrating it into their haute cuisine menus. But the deboning and careful construction required to make a perfect multi-layered bird are not techniques easily undertaken by most chefs in their own homes. Which is why people in the ...

Ross-Simons Jewelers Kicks Off "Cooking with Carats" Sweepstakes Shopping for beautiful jewelry and cooking delicious meals are among life's greatest pleasures. So what better way to usher in the holiday season than by combining the two together? The new "Cooking with Carats" sweepstakes, a special collaboration between Ross-Simons, Cooking.com and Calphalon.com, will give away over $7,000 worth of merchandise and gift certificates to one lucky winner. There will also be five runner-up prizes as well. It's easy to enter: simply go to http://www.ross-simons.com/sweeps ...

Tulum, Mexico - For Immediate Release - Chef Eric Werner, New York Chef, owner of Hartwood Restaurant in Tulum, and the cover photo on the new Edible Selby Book published by Abrams in the US October 2012 has teamed up with Chief Sustainability Development Officer, James Greenfield, host and developer at the Tulum beachfront villa Casa de las Olas to bring 'sustainability you can eat' to guests who want to learn more about sustainable living, sustainable cooking and sustainable choices. "Since we met over 2 years ago we have found practical ways to combine our philosophies ...

Mike Linton, CEO of The Mike Linton Team, with its home base in Port Orange Florida, has announced the launch of an innovative new website to help homeowners in regards to selling their manufactured homes in Central Florida. The launch of the new website, which offers quick and easy essential information on pricing, staging your manufactured home and the sales process, as well as current listings of properties for sale, is part of the team's ongoing efforts to enhance the quality and availability of information to mobile home owners throughout the Central Florida area. The ...

The new MIU Men's Health Foundation announces grants of more than $30,000 in support of efforts designed to support research and/or awareness for the treatment of men's health issues. William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak will receive $25,000 for the establishment and development of its Advanced Diagnostic and Novel Prostate Cancer Therapy Research Program, conducted through William Beaumont's BioBank. The focus of the program will be advanced genetic and prostate cancer research to generate innovative analysis techniques and cutting-edge technologies for early detection ...

"There are only a few Native American Tribes that are truly extinct. The Timucua Tribe of Florida is one of them," said Nicholas W Fuller, author of Leader of The Tribe, a new novel that features Timucua Indians as the main characters. In Pre-Columbian times, the Timucua Tribe dominated North and Central Florida. At it's peak, their tribal lands spanned from present day Jacksonville to Orlando, and the tribe consisted of 200,000 people and 35 chiefdoms. Unfortunately the Timucuan people had no tolerance to European diseases. By 1600 the tribe was one quarter ...

Summer Street Advisors, LLC (SSA) announces the expansion of their business portfolio to include Asset Management and Resolution services for both new and existing clients. In an environment anxious for streamlined processes, these services will become a standard offering within all transaction management proposals, signaling a strategic move for SSA. "For years, our clients have relied on our expertise in due diligence, valuation and underwriting ," said Jack Mullen, Founder and Managing Director of SSA. "Providing on-going asset management services allows ...

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina helped with a Pro Se Divorce Clinic sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Foundation and South Carolina Legal Services on Saturday August 25th 2012 in North Charleston, SC. The goal of the pro se divorce clinic is to help prepare people to represent themselves in family court while obtaining a simple divorce. A simple divorce is usually one that is not disputed, uses one year no fault grounds, has no alimony or child custody involved, and contains no other complicated or contested factors. The clinic ...

Who said engineers don't know how to have fun? Pie Consulting & Engineering (Pie) staff recently enjoyed all things pie - all day long - to raise funding for Colorado's blind children at the 2nd annual Cherrity Pie Festival. A benefit for Denver's Anchor Center for Blind Children, the event drew in more than 375 attendees and raised over $20,000 in charitable donations for Anchor Center. Anchor Center for Blind Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching visually impaired infants, young children and their families, while providing hope and a nurturing ...

GEF and Cabot Creamery Cooperative have teamed up to promote sustainability education and healthy behaviors in elementary and middle schools through their new Holiday Cheese Party Raffle. By completing a lesson on health and sustainability, classrooms from around the nation are eligible to win a nutritious party with $100 from GEF and Cabot's award winning cheddar cheeses. To participate, teachers or youth group leaders must complete at least one part of the free, three-part lesson, Wonder Wheel! Food for Healthy Kids and a Healthy World, and submit their review of ...

Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the world's leading marketer of airport advertising and a division of one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., announced the deployment of new digital displays at Tampa International Airport (TIA) which will offer travelers easier access to information and advertisers better access to travelers. "The new digital screens enhance a company's ability to connect with travelers about their brand using the latest in advertising display technology," said Jim Carey, Director Business ...

A fast-growing Yorkshire telecoms business moved up a gear after it was handpicked by mobile giant O2 to join an elite group of distributors. Leeds-based firm Diva Telecom became one of few O2 resellers in the country to win Approved Partner status, out of hundreds of stockists for the mobile company. The new award means ambitious Diva, which handles 12 million calls a month, can negotiate deals for its customers not available elsewhere and has access to a dedicated service team. To keep its status, the business-to-business specialist must score at least 85% on ...

Inlanta Mortgage, a Wisconsin based mortgage lender, is pleased to announce it was named to Mortgage Technology's 2012 Top Tech-Savvy Lenders List for the third year in a row. The list applauds lenders that have "demonstrated a commitment to using technology and regularly implementing new innovations to produce marked business improvements." One of the technological features Inlanta prides itself on is a newly redesigned intranet that incorporates both corporate and department-level blogs. Inlanta also recently upgraded its server capacity, increasing storage ...

Phoenix NAP , a premier infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider and primary network access point (NAP), announced today that ServerHub, a privately held IaaS provider, has selected the Phoenix NAP facility to be its flagship data center. ServerHub cited Phoenix NAP' s central location along with the facility's friendly staff as deciding factors. "After an extensive search of data centers in the Phoenix area we felt that Phoenix NAP was the best fit. We are extremely excited to be working with them on our expansion into the greater Phoenix market," said ...

Kicking off the new school year with a major expansion of its outreach to educators, StudySync (www.studysync.com), the web-based Common Core curriculum from BookheadEd Learning, LLC, announced today that it is now live on the Learning.com Marketplace. The company made the announcement at EdNET 2012, the 24th annual educational networking conference, under way in Baltimore through October 2. Learning.com's Marketplace helps teachers find, buy and use the best digital teaching resources available. The Learning.com Marketplace gives teachers a single online destination ...

The Future Founders Foundation, a non-profit organization that expands entrepreneurship and career exploration programs for low income students in Chicago and Groupon Grassroots (http://grassroots.groupon.com), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announce the launch of a local campaign to host a youth entrepreneurship experience to connect teens with new career options and adult mentors. The campaign will be available on the Chicago Groupon Grassroots page beginning on Monday, October 1 and running through Sunday, October 7. Utilizing Groupon Grassroots' collective action ...

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world's largest provider of state-of-the-art, early intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), announces The Help Group, considered the largest comprehensive non-profit organization serving the needs of individuals with autism spectrum and related disorders, will begin a 4-month pilot of Skills curriculum for 40 children with ASD, along with the CARD eLearning training in ABA to help maximize their treatment services for students on the autism spectrum. "The Help Group ...

Come and join Simply Ghost Nights for a spooky night 160 feet underground. Drakelow Tunnels where men are said to have been crushed to death during construction, This eerie event will include a workshop to teach those who dare how to increase the sensitivity and skills required to carry out a successful ghost hunt. There will be a mediumship walk-around and ghost-hunting vigils, with refreshments throughout the night. It is said that by the mid 1930's the possibility of another world war was becoming evident, forcing the British Government to embark on a major construction ...