Kia Motors America (KMA) ignited the 2013 Chicago Auto Show when the all-new, ultra-hot Forte 5-door rolled on-stage today. The all-new Forte 5-door SX’s eye-catching European-inspired hatchback design is complimented by an all-new 1.6-liter gasoline direct-injected (GDI) turbocharged four-cylinder engine putting out 201 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. of torque, making the all-new Forte 5-door SX the most powerful Forte from KMA to date. The Forte 5-door is expected to go on sale in the third quarter of 2013, and pricing will be announced closer to launch.
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Natural disasters that have devastated the nation this year have reminded Americans about the importance of preparedness. That was the focus of the Ad Council and FEMA’s Ready campaign created pro bono by Chicago-based advertising agency Leo Burnett. The innovative campaign earned Leo Burnett the Ad Council’s top creative award of the year – the Gold Bell for Creative Excellence. Marc Pritchard, Global Branding Officer of The Proctor and Gamble Company and Ad Council Chairman of the Board, presented the award last night at the Ad Council’s 59th Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Silver and Bronze Bells were also awarded to Havas Worldwide New York and Grey New York for their work on the Unplanned Pregnancy Prevention and Stroke Awareness campaigns, respectively.
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Currently exhibited art works of New York
City artist Marko Stout. Marko Stout is a contemporary New York City
artist best known for his urban female figurative works. He holds
advanced degrees in anatomy and medicine- drawing inspiration from many
artists such as Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein, contemporary
New York street art and utilizing his past skills as a medical
illustrator Marko creates a stimulating narrative of the contemporary
urban female. His subjects often appear in a moderate state of
distress, overwhelmed by their modern high tech and stressed
environment, while maintaining a cool elegant and sexy demeanor of a
sophisticated twenty-first century city dweller. His works are now
featured in numerous fine art galleries of New York City, Chicago, San
Francisco and Miami, as well as London, Berlin, Australia and India. As
well as solo shows in the SOHO and Chelsea areas of New York. Marko Stout 2012 Collection, Marko Stout Art Gallery, LLC, New York City. http://www.MarkoStout.com http://www.MarkoNYC.com
Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, formerly Children’s Memorial, are embarking on a pioneering study to understand the extent to which healing spaces promote health and healing during hospitalization. A major focal point of the study will be the Crown Sky Garden, a 5-thousand square foot garden on the 11th floor of the 23 story hospital. The garden, named in honor of Chicago’s philanthropic Crown family, includes dozens of bamboo trees, an interactive wall that changes colors as people walk by and carved benches made from trees planted by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of the famed Central Park) for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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DHX Media’s W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, together with outreach partners Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), WTTW Chicago Public Media and research firm Michael Cohen Group, have introduced UMIGO, the first of its kind transmedia math property, to 10 markets across the U.S. through children’s museums and public television stations. They were joined on October 4 by Parliament funkadelic legend Bootsy Collins and the UMIGO characters at the UMIGO outreach kick-off event held at CMOM. At the event, New York public school children and home schooled children participated in transmedia UMIGO workshops led by DHX Media’s W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, producers of UMIGO, and CMOM. Collins lends his voice to original UMIGO music and appears as an animated character in the music video “Rocket Box.” Together, CMOM and WTTW will continue to expand the program into additional markets over the next three years.
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ADP®, a leading provider of human capital management solutions, today unveiled its next-generation ADP Workforce Now® cloud-based platform for midsized organizations. The company showcased its new platform at the annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition in Chicago. This enhanced platform broadens ADP’s lineup of human capital management (HCM) services by providing midsized companies with access to more sophisticated tools to manage their workforce. As midsized companies struggle to compete in tough economic times, ADP Workforce Now enables businesses to be more strategic in how they manage their employees while reducing time spent on administrative tasks.
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Avon celebrated the brand’s latest innovation, ANEW Clinical Pro Line Eraser Treatment, with flash mobs coast to coast in five cities, including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. Professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff led the moves and wowed the crowd in Los Angeles. Avon Representatives in all cities joined in on the flash mobs and distributed tens of thousands of samples of ANEW Clinical Pro Line Eraser Treatment, which launches this month across the country.
“I can never turn down an opportunity to dance—especially when it’s celebrating such an exciting new innovation like Pro Line Eraser Treatment,” says Smirnoff. “I’m so thrilled to be a part of this big moment for Avon and spending time with the Representatives and fans.”
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McDonald’s y Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) honraron a la primera clase de graduados universitarios beneficiarios de la Beca Nacional HACER de la organización Ronald McDonald House Charities con una serie de eventos patrocinados por McDonald’s a lo largo de tres días, culminando con una ceremonia de graduación el jueves 16 de agosto en el histórico Centro Cultural de Chicago. La ceremonia fue conducida por la periodista hispana María Antonieta Collins. El Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr., presidente del United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) y uno de los dos únicos latinos en la historia en recibir una Medalla Presidencial, dio el discurso principal para los graduados hispanos, ante una audiencia de beneficiarios de la Beca Nacional HACER de la organización Ronald McDonald House Charities de los años 2008-2012, familiares, representantes de la comunidad y ejecutivos de McDonald’s y de RMHC.
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