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Honorees: Robert Kraft, Diana Jenkins, and Joseph Blount? Special Guest Performer: The Legendary Stevie Nicks? Host: Emmy Award-winning Journalist Anderson Cooper? NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, October 15, 2012, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 11th annual An Enduring Vision benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Award-winning CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will host, and Founder Sir Elton John and Chairman David...

Board Names Daniel R. Furth as its New President to Succeed John Conley ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. (NTTC) Board of Directors announced today that Daniel R. Furth has assumed the position of President of the trade association succeeding former President John Conley who has scheduled his retirement for the end of 2013. Furth will be just the fourth president of the NTTC which was founded in 1945. Conley will serve as...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com A man in Iowa has discovered the remains of a woolly mammoth that laid to rest thousands of years ago in his backyard. The man, identified only as John, said that one of his sons found something while walking in the forest behind their property in 2010, and John realized that the object was a bone. “I got down on my hands and knees on the bank, and I could see a marrow line around the edge of this, and I said, ‘Boys, that’s a bone. That’s a really...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Innovative app developers Small Planet Digital have partnered with John Solimine, of Spike Press, and Andy Hullinger to create Dragon Brush, an irresistible, interactive storybook for iPhone and iPad, based on a Chinese folktale. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120523/CG12675) With narration by Matt Berninger and music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner--from the acclaimed band, The National--Dragon Brush follows the...

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The national propane vehicle conversion and fueling network Alliance AutoGas, together with West Coast regional partner, Blue Star Gas, is pleased to announce the addition of John's Auto Care of Medford, OR to its roster of certified conversion centers. In conjunction with Alliance's on-site fueling for fleets and growing network of public fueling stations, regional certified conversion centers ensure the expanded availability of AutoGas...

New nine-part video series from The Recovery Place drug and alcohol and drug addiction center shows addiction and its roots and aftermath. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) November 25, 2010 New nine-part video series from The Recovery Place (http://www.therecoveryplace.net) drug and alcohol and drug addiction center shows addiction and its roots and aftermath through Sarah's eyes. By attending client-centered treatment for her addiction, Sarah is now in recovery. Sarah's trauma began in...

LAURINBURG, N.C., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine locally owned CITGO stations in Robeson and Scotland Counties, North Carolina are supporting the local Red Cross chapter through fundraising efforts and two community blood drives. From Aug. 3 to Sep. 6, these CITGO stations are selling $1 paper blood droplets to raise money for the many community, disaster, military and health assistance programs provided by the local Red Cross chapter. On August 23, nearly 80 people made blood donations at...

MERIDA, Mexico, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Being retired nowadays can be about more than playing golf or fishing. For John and Janet Luoma it's about remodeling a colonial home in Merida and raising a forest in the southern part of the State of Yucatan in Mexico. The Luomas, from Stillwater, Minnesota, started their adventure in Merida by renovating a colonial home to use for retirement. But John, who grew up on his father's farm and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America, decided he...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- 429 Records will release "Tribal", the extraordinary new album by Dr. John and the follow up to his Grammy winning 429 Records album, "The City That Care Forgot" (2008). AKA the Night Tripper, the iconic American musician has returned with another spectacular slice of mercurial sounds. Steeped in his trademark melange of rock, funk, jazz, voodoo-inflected r&b and Creole flavor, "Tribal" is a statement that builds upon his already...

CHICAGO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- For nearly 20 years, John Mitchell has established a track record of developing and implementing successful sales organizations in the workers' compensation industry. Now, as the new Vice President of Sales for Rising Medical Solutions (Rising), John will be putting his strategies to work by mobilizing a high-energy team that will bring quality healthcare management solutions to payers, providers and patients across the nation. (Logo:...