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Cherokee 'Health' Tee Proceeds Benefit Breast Cancer Research (Popularity:  )
http://www.sundancecatalog.net
Sundance Catalog is proud to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure's promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care and finding a cure. Sundance Catalog will be donating 20% of the retail sales price of the Cherokee "Health" Tee sold between October 1, 2007 and November 30, 2007, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $5,000.00. The Cherokee word for "health" (pronounced ah-yay-la) ...
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Historic Breast Cancer Global Summit Opens in Budapest (Popularity: )
http://cms.komen.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, today opened its historic Global Advocate Summit uniting more than 50 advocates from five continents with the announcement of its expansion into 10 countries. Mrs. Laura Bush and Dr. Klara Dobrev, wife of the Hungarian Prime Minister, are serving as Honorary Co-Chairs of the event. Komen for the Cure Founder Ambassador Nancy G. ...
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Senate, House Announce Agreement to Renew, Improve Children's Health Insurance Program Now (Popularity: )
A bipartisan coalition of Senate and House leaders today announced a bicameral agreement to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for an additional five years. CHIP provides health coverage to American children whose parents do not qualify for Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. The $35 billion agreement struck by House and Senate negotiators will bring health coverage to approximately ten million children in need - preserving coverage for ...
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Early Education Campaign To Make History as Americans Read the Same Book on the Same Day (Popularity: )
http://www.readfortherecord.org
Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign kicks off its second annual reading campaign with the official 2007 campaign book, The Story of Ferdinand, hitting retailers' shelves today (books are available at Toys "R" Us, American Eagle Outfitters, and Hanna Andersson and also online at http://www.readfortherecord.org). 100% of the sale of these special editions, available only in the month of September, will support Jumpstart's work with preschoolers in low-income communities thanks ...
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Father and Daughter From Tanzania Receive Their First Medical Examination in Newport Beach (Popularity: )
http://www.kidsofkilimanjaro.org
When Mary and Joseph Mwanisawa agreed to travel over 15,000 miles to attend the second annual gala to benefit the Kids of Kilimanjaro school lunch program, they thought they were going to America only to tell their story about how much the program was improving their community. They didn't know they would also be receiving a full medical examination -- the first of their lives. The medical exam will be ...
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Asia Global Holdings Corporation Subsidiary China Media Power (CMP) and Its China Advertising Agency Enter Deal With GuiZhou TV to Broadcast 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' Giving 517 Million Home TV Viewers in China Access to the Show (Popularity: )
http://www.asiaglobalholdings.com
Asia Global Holdings Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: AAGH) is pleased to announced that its subsidiary, China Media Power (CMP) and its China Advertising Agency ZixunMedia entered into an agreement on August 22 with satellite channel GuiZhou TV (GZTV1) to broadcast the Chinese version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" in China. The GZTV1 broadcasts will give 517 million home TV viewers in China access to "Who Wants To Be ...
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East Team Rallies to 5-4 9th Inning Victory in 2007 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic in San Diego (Popularity: )
http://www.aflac.com
The East squad scored three runs in the ninth inning for a 5-4 win over the West in front of a standing room crowd of 2,725 at the fifth annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at San Diego State University's Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Aflac Classic is the nation's premier high school baseball game, featuring the best 38 players in the country entering their senior year. It was the ...
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Blank Family Foundation Launches Speaker Series With Futurist Joel Kotkin (Popularity: )
http://www.blankfoundation.org
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation kicked-off its new speaker series last night with a riveting presentation by internationally-recognized futurist Joel Kotkin, who told more than 100 attendees from the public and private sector that Atlanta needs to take a hard look at broad affordability in housing and quality of life if it truly hopes to be a "city of aspiration." Kotkin said a city and region's ability to have ...
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Boys Town Alumni Kick Off 90th Anniversary With Presentation of Iconic Father Flanagan Image (Popularity: )
http://www.girlsandboystown.org
Alumni kicked off the world-famous Girls and Boys Town's 90th Anniversary celebration today by presenting a commissioned portrait of their iconic founder, Father Edward J. Flanagan to today's children and the world-famous home for at-risk youth. Accepting the 24-inch by 20-inch graphite on paper portrait of Father Flanagan on behalf of the 47,000 children helped annually by the organization was youth Mayor Jordan Ridder of Neligh, Neb., Vice Mayor Robert ...
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Tumor Painting Revolutionizes Fight Against Cancer (Popularity: )
http://www.seattlechildrens.org
A tumor paint developed by researchers at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will help surgeons see where a tumor begins and ends more precisely by illuminating the cancerous cells. The study, published in the July 15, 2007 issue of Cancer Research, shows that the tumor paint can help surgeons distinguish between cancer cells and normal brain tissue in the operating room. The paint is ...
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