COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 17, nearly 4,500 children were adopted by their forever families during the 13th annual National Adoption Day celebration in almost 400 cities across the United States. Thanks to the efforts of adoption advocates,...

CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bees are working round the clock on the South side of Chicago so that student beekeepers from the Chicago High School of Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) can harvest enough honey to supply The Eli's Cheesecake Company of Chicago with the key ingredient...

Pope Benedict XVI will address attendees after the opening Mass on Dec. 9 ROME, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The history and future of the Church in America will be the topic of a conference held at the Vatican next week, co-sponsored by the Pontifical Commission for...

CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in 2013, The Premier Basketball League will be broadcast on the new soon to launch network, "Soul of the South Network." Distributed by Digital Multicasting Technology, the new network will broadcast over 18 stations in 11 markets reaching...

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA is a charitable group that supports projects across the U.S. that helps improve the lives of our children through sports. In collaboration with Mercedes-Benz USA and its dealers, they will...

Women Gain Six Out of Ten Jobs Added in November WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth improved, with 146,000...

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) today announced that the Seoul International Invention Fair 2012, which was held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in COEX Hall A in the Republic of Korea, was so successful that it has become one of the...

WASHINGTON, 7 de diciembre de 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- El Negociado del Censo , publicó hoy estimados de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad de Puerto Rico , el perfil más detallado de las ciudades y vecindarios de Estados Unidos, incluso de las...

MARTINSVILLE, N.J., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Acclaimed singer-song writer Alexandra Kelly, debuts "Perfectly Imperfect" to raise awareness and funds for The Tyler Clementi Foundation. Started this year, the foundation is guided by the life and story of Rutgers University...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alan Bernon, an accomplished business and civic leader, has accepted an appointment to become a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's Board of Directors. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110613/PH17540LOGO ) Since...

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Keep a Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman announced today that the Black Ball REDUX, held last night at "Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater," raised over $2.9 million – funds that will go to providing lifesaving HIV treatment, care and support...

BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, the world leader in instrumentation and assay kits for measuring cell metabolism announces travel award recipients who presented at the Asia Mito 2012 Conference, November 2-5, 2012, in Beijing. Yu Ting Wu, Ph.D.,...

MIAMI, 7 de diciembre de 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- En reconocimiento al nuevo y cada vez más relevante rol que desempeñarán los periodistas hispanos en el evento anual de Hispanicize, los organizadores de Hispanicize 2013 hoy nombraron copresidenta del evento a...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an order granting review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8. Enacted in November 2008,...

ROMA, 7 de diciembre de 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- La historia y el futuro de la Iglesia en América será el tema de la conferencia que se celebrará la semana próxima en el Vaticano, copatrocinada por la Comisión Pontificia para América Latina y los...

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoe Alaniz of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Samuel Prakel of Versailles, Ohio, were proudly recognized this evening as the scholar-athletes to win the 19th annual Wendy's® High School Heisman® Award honoring high school seniors who excel...

California school district superintendents, California Department of Education's STEM Office, Cal/EPA and CalRecycle endorse these interactive textbooks SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California next-generation parenting movement ecodads® have...

SHANGHAI, Dec. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Touchmedia joined hands again with the Shanghai Blood Center, holding a blood donor recruitment drive in the name of "Touch Your Heart, Donate Your Love" at Pudong Thumb Plaza. This event was held in conjunction to the 27th International...

ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research identifying genetic factors that affect survival of patients with blood cancers and evaluating the effectiveness of modified treatment strategies to improve outcomes while reducing toxicity will be presented today at the 54th...

OTTAWA, Dec. 8, 2012 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Senator Vernon White laid a wreath today at the "C" Force Memorial Wall during a commemorative ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong. "Canadians who...

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