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Senator Stevenson’s Black Book: Lessons For The Future From A Rich Political Past

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Chicago, IL – The first Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the U.S., collected stories, jokes and aphorisms in a loose-leaf binder throughout his long career. They were jotted on napkins, cards – anything at hand. If it was worth keeping, it went in the binder which became known as the black book. His son, Lewis Stevenson, Illinois Secretary of State, contributed little, but his son Adlai II, expanded the black book in his career as a lawyer, senior official in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, Governor of Illinois, Presidential candidate and Ambassador to the UN.

Adlai E. Stevenson III inherited the black book, stuffed with its wit and wisdom, including contributions from friends and supporters around the world as word of the black book spread, and augmented it from his career as a Marine, lawyer, State Representative, State Treasurer, United States Senator, candidate for governor, international investment banker and ever the hereditary global sojourner and public policy activist. The black book was continuously organized and reorganized as a ready source of wit and wisdom for their speeches.

In Adlai Stevenson III’s The Black Book, he records American politics, culture and history as these men knew it. With roots in the gilded age and Illinois they are not unaware of the underside, but they also experienced and sometimes led great bursts of political energy and idealism. Since few, if any, American families have been as actively involved in public office and politics for as long as the Stevensons – beginning in the 1840’s when great great grandfather Jessie Fell was Abraham Lincoln’s sponsor – it is a unique history of lessons from the past covering finance and economics, law and justice, the media, politics, religion, education, war, and so much more. In order to see the future you must see the past, from The Black Book.

Rich in humor, The Black Book aims to help restore American values to American politics for generations largely cut off from a rich past and its lessons. While the lack of civility is a symptom of today’s money-driven politics of ideology, tactics, religiosity and ignorance, the author believes people today yearn for the politics and culture which created America and made it great. A reformer from day one, Stevenson sees an irony in that as our politics were reformed, usually in the name of more democracy, it became less so in respects and less accountable. It lost balance.

Despite the transformation of American politics, Stevenson believes there are courageous men and women prepared to lay down their political lives for their country, and he dedicates The Black Book to them with the hope they gain some “amusement, nourishment and strength from its bits of wisdom.”

Adlai E. Stevenson III has lectured widely, authored numerous articles and is the recipient of many honors, including Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold and Silver Star, and is an Honorary Professor of Renmin University in Beijing. He is Chairman of the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy which aims to bring practitioners from the world together to address systemic challenges to democratic systems. A graduate of Harvard College and Law School, he maintains an office in Chicago and a home with his wife, Nancy, on a farm near Galena, Illinois.

For more information on The Black Book or Senator Stevenson, please visit: www.adlai3.com.

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Jillian M. Sachtleben
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
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Motown Stars Including Jackie Jackson of the Jackson 5 To Open Catfish Alley Restaurant On The Las Vegas Strip

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Las Vegas, NV –The celebration and national grand opening of Catfish Alley takes place on April 14, beginning at Noon on the Las Vegas Strip at 3743 South Las Vegas Boulevard in the Hawaiian Marketplace across from City Center. With many favorite celebrities in attendance and live music and entertainment, this promises to be ‘one heck of a party!’

Attendees will want to bring their cameras because the guest list of owners who will be in attendance include: Otis Williams of the Temptations, Jackie Jackson of the Jackson 5, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Bubba Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips, LaMonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis of The 5th Dimension, J. D. Nicholas of The Commodores, Harry Elston of The Friends of Distinction, Clarence Collins  of Little Anthony and The Imperials, Farrah Gray, international bestselling author, Richard Roundtree, Star of the Movie “Shaft,” London-based Concert Promoter David Gest, and Jason Winters, Manager of Janet Jackson.

Catfish Alley features old-fashioned, southern style cooking; serving up mouth-watering fried catfish, cooked-to-order shrimp and chicken, with home-cooked side dishes from recipes passed down for generations. Catfish Alley puts the ‘soul back into food’ with tantalizing treats like fried green beans, corn nuggets, black-eyed peas – oh, and did we mention the peach cobbler and sweet potato pie? One bite of any of these luscious dishes and you’re hooked!

Along with great food, this group of Motown moguls will provide live musical acts to entertain guests and there’s even a dance floor for people moved by the tunes. Four television screens broadcast performances by the Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson and, according to managing member Rod Gaines, “The goal is to have an event every night and make it a fun, happening place to be!” Adding, “We’re trying to open 300 locations around the country in the next five years. We want to have fun and create jobs.”

“We decided that the best catfish in the country should be available on the Las Vegas Strip,” says Otis Williams, and judging by the menu – it will be!

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Jillian M. Sachtleben
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
Office: (281) 333-3507
[email protected]
www.ascotmediagroup.com

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Allergy Season Lengthens But Relief Is As Close As Your Nose

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Allergy Season Lengthens But Relief Is As Close As Your Nose

Columbia, MO – With the rise in global temperatures, spring and its allergens are coming on stronger and earlier than ever. Dr. Hana R. Solomon is on a mission to show medical physicians, naturopathic doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and consumers how to significantly reduce the impact of allergies without medications or complicated procedures. The key, she says, is keeping our personal filter clean. Her book, Clearing the Air One Nose at a Time, Caring For Your Personal Filter, is an owner’s manual for the nose, advocating daily nasal washing as a natural means of preventing many health problems. It can help anyone with allergies or nasal issues, including athletes, singers and parents, whose children sniff, sneeze and drip through the allergy season.

Dr. Hana suggests: “…Let’s talk about your nose. Let’s talk about your kids’ noses and your parents’ noses and your friends’ noses…In fact, let’s talk about everyone’s nose, because I know noses and what I know can help you. Why do I care so much about the nose? Why should you care? The nose has the power to change your entire consciousness and mood in a single second. The nose is our gatekeeper, our personal filter and our great defender!”

Dr. Hana R. Solomon (or Dr. Hana) is a board certified pediatrician and also the president of BeWell Health, LLC. She developed the patented nasal wash system, Dr. Hana’s Nasopure. Nasopure Nasal Wash System has helped hundreds of thousands of men, women and children maintain nasal and sinus health, naturally, and her system is easy enough for a two year-old to use.

The Nasopure system, created by a pediatrician using a mother’s wisdom, has been extolled by patients who use it on a daily basis because of the relief it brings. (We breathe 10,000 liters of air per day and we produce 1 pint to 1 quart of mucus per day; washing can remove 80% of allergens.) Users have fewer symptoms, a reduced need for medications, and they generally breathe a lot easier.

Dr. Hana has been a frequent guest on many television and radio programs. Her articles have been published on Medscape’s WebMD.com, About.com, Naturopathy Digest, and many other health-related publications, as well as magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Health, Woman’s World, Parents, LA Family, and The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few.

For more information on the world’s nose expert, her book, and her nasal washing system Nasopure, please visit: www.nasopure.com.

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How To Avoid Dating All The Wrong Men While Looking For The Perfect Mate

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How To Avoid Dating All The Wrong Men While Looking For The Perfect Mate

Kansas City, MO – Kathleen Kastner felt men tended to stereotype her in the “cheerleader” category throughout her life, due to her physical appearance. But her soul felt empty in these relationships; she wanted and needed more. It took a lifetime of looking – from third grade until she miraculously met her husband at the age of 39 – to find her true soul-mate.

In The Cheerleader Speaks: What God Taught Me About Men and Myself (Maya Yoga Publishing), Kathleen Kastner candidly shares the disasters of her dating history. Told in humorous, often hilarious, stories that are laced with tips to help readers change the patterns of how they date. Her insightful and inspiring messages encourage readers to look deep within themselves to reinforce that they are worthy of a healthy relationship.

 “I encourage readers to pray for the partner that is right for them according to God’s will instead of their ego’s agenda for the perfect mate…wanting readers to be aware that their life mate may be very different than past partners, and to be open to new types of men; kind men, emotionally-available men, men without addictions, etc.”

Receiving five-star reviews on Amazon.com, The Cheerleader Speaks reveals the lessons Kastner felt God was trying repeatedly to teach her with each new dating experience on the most important love of all – self-love. Her book is intended to help single people look at dating differently and recognize the factors that come into play in how we date; understanding that childhood experiences not only affect our self-esteem but play a significant role in the partners we attract, and destructive dating patterns – dating the same type of man and expecting different results. In fact, she covers the gamut of negative dating habits that could be keeping us from meeting The One.

Kastner also shares the most valuable lesson she learned; making God the number one relationship in her life in order to feel fulfilled and strong from the inside out, instead of trying to fill the internal void with external substances and relationships. This is great advice for anyone, but especially for those growing up in our celebrity-driven, ‘instant gratification’ society.

Kathleen Kastner has been teaching yoga since 1996 and is the owner of Maya Yoga studio in Kansas City, MO, with her husband Wade Mortenson. She has a M.S in Exercise Physiology and a B.S in Journalism from the University of Kansas. Her celebrity clients have included Deepak Chopra, Molly Sims and Emily Deschanel. She has been published in Yoga Magazine three times, has a Teen Yoga DVD and an iPhone application with www.pretayoga.com

For more information on this talented writer, please visit: www.kathleenkastner.com.

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Frank McKinney sentenced to Death…Death Valley that is!

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Frank McKinney sentenced to Death…Death Valley that is!

Delray Beach, FL – On July 16-18, real estate artist and philanthro-capitalist Frank McKinney will race in the Death Valley Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon, the world’s toughest footrace according to National Geographic.

In this, his seventh go at Badwater, McKinney is trying to become only the 15th person to finish the Badwater Ultramarathon seven or more times. To put that potential accomplishment in perspective, consider that more than 3,000 people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest.

Why have so few achieved this?

The Badwater Ultramarathon, established in 1987, is an invitation-only race held during the desert’s hottest time of the year. In 2012 there will be 95 runners from 20 countries. Typically, 30% of these ultra-athletes will not finish the race.

Badwater starts at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Air temperatures can exceed 130 degrees, while ground temps on the blacktop road are 200+ degrees, high enough to melt the gel in your shoes, not to mention fry your brain right inside your skull.

The course traverses 135 miles through the Mojave, over three mountain ranges, and finishes nearly 8,500 feet above sea level. There are no aid stations.

McKinney chooses to selectively suffer a little for those who are suffering a lot in Haiti, where his Caring House Project Foundation (www.CHPF.org) has built seventeen self-sufficient villages, with the next to be built in Anse Rouge, Haiti. He uses this mind-blowing undertaking as a way to raise money for the villages his Foundation creates.

USA Today crowned McKinney “king of ready-made dream homes,” and The
Wall Street Journal hailed him as a “real-estate rock czar” because he is the creative force behind some of the world’s most magnificent mansions, shattering price records with each new project. McKinney is a true maverick with a rock star look, without peer in the risky world of speculative, high-end real estate.

A five-time bestselling author in three genres, McKinney’s newest release, The Tap (www.The-Tap.com), explains in detail what moved him to undertake the Badwater Ultramarathon. He summarizes it this way:

“We feel most alive when experiencing extremes for the benefit of others. Badwater, and all the suffering and sacrifice prior to and during the race, is endured for those who have no choice but to suffer immensely every day.”

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Valuable Tips From An Expert Who Simplified College and Financial Aid Planning

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Valuable Tips From An Expert Who Simplified College and Financial Aid Planning
 
Lanham, MD – College and the financial aid planning process should start as early in a child’s life as possible. It can be a frustrating and complicated puzzle, and parents often have no idea where to begin or how to help their children get through it.

If I Knew Then What I Know Now! College & Financial Aid Planning From A Parent’s Perspective (Pendium Publishing) by Cynthia Hammond Davis, is the true story of her struggle to find help putting all of the pieces of the college search, financial aid, scholarships, athletics and extracurricular activities together.

After experiencing first-hand how complex this journey can be, Davis decided to combine her findings and include them in a book to help other parents and students with early college awareness. This book acts as a priceless guide to help parents understand their role as well as offering basic tips on how they can assist their children through the process as efficiently as possible.

Want to know where a lot of scholarship money can be found? Want to find out how your child may be able to attend an out-of-state college while paying in-state tuition costs? Want advice that will save time during the college admission process? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this book – outlined in a short, simple, and to the point approach.

Davis believes that there is nothing to prepare parents on how and where to begin and they struggle through trying to help their children, just as she did, and it was through trial and error she learned how to get to the right information. In her instructive book, she is very candid about mistakes she made along the way in hopes of helping other parents avoid making those same mistakes.

Cynthia Hammond Davis is a College and Career Advisor, Founder/Executive Director of The Light of the City, Inc., a nonprofit organization, and President of CollegeAndCareerAdvice.Com.  She is the radio talk show host of her own Saturday morning talk show, “The College and Career Information Hour,” and an in-demand public and motivational speaker.

As a college and financial aid advisor since 2001, she has helped many parents and students get through the process, resulting in their receiving scholarship offers that total over $1 million collectively each year. What Cynthia Hammond Davis does, she does with the passion of someone who truly cares about her work and about helping students to become tomorrow’s professionals.

College is one of the most expensive things parents can plan for their children and now they don’t have to waste countless hours doing their own research – Davis has done it for them. All they need to do is read the book!

For more information please visit: www.collegeandcareeradvice.com.

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Crooks Beware: Cops Recommend A New Product That Keeps You Out And Keeps Us Safe

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Crooks Beware: Cops Recommend A New Product That Keeps You Out And Keeps Us Safe

“With Rural Burglaries on the Increase – College Towns are on Alert”

Nashville, TN – Alan Young’s common sense and economical approach to prevent becoming a victim has made him a popular guest for radio show hosts who understand how a lagging economy has contributed to an increase in home invasions. In fact, after Young appeared on Georgiann Kiricoples ‘Breaking Through’ radio show, the host commented: “It was really interesting to hear his common sense approach to security. I know that it made me think, especially the part about alarm systems…”

Young, the CEO of Armor Concepts, is especially troubled because crimes are increasing in the suburbs and small towns where it rarely happened in the past.

The recent murder of Yeardley Love, a star Lacrosse player from the University of Virginia, who was killed after her boyfriend allegedly kicked in her door, underscores the theme of bad things happening to good people in good areas. “In any type of home invasion, buying time is critical. If a potential intruder can kick in a door and be in your home in 10 seconds, you don’t have a lot of time to react. If getting in is more difficult, you have time to call the police, plan your escape or possibly prevent them from coming in at all. Home invasions can happen anywhere and at any time,” commented Young.

Featured on local news segments as well as programs like the CBS Early Show, The Today Show, Fox News, Bloomberg and The Discovery Channel, Young explains there are three  important factors in making your home secure: “Use some common sense. Don’t post vacation plans on Facebook and don’t post vacation photos while still on vacation. Many burglaries are committed by someone you know or by someone connected to someone you know. Letting the world know that you’re not home is an easy way to become a target.”    

The second is to make your home a less inviting target than your neighbor’s. By this, he means keeping shrubs trimmed and installing proper lighting (inside and out). “This will make your home less attractive to a burglar unless he knows you have something he really wants.”

The third factor is about securing the exterior of your home, namely doors. While home alarm systems are helpful, with police response times often greater than 20 minutes the burglar could be in and out before the police arrive. Young equates an alarm system with having OnStar in your car: “Would you not buckle your seat belt because OnStar will call the police after you have an accident? Alarms are a good addition to your home’s security but 85% of all break-ins are through a door. Secure your doors and you greatly increase your likelihood of success against a burglar.”

For door security, Young recommends EZ Armor, an inexpensive kit that reinforces the jamb, locks and hinges on an exterior entry door. The kit can be installed in about 30 minutes by a do-it-yourselfer; it’s guaranteed to help prevent kick-ins and it can be purchased at major hardware/DIY stores, or online at www.armorconcepts.com. Easily installed on any door, this would also help bring parents some peace of mind while their kids are away at college.

Young was featured on Nashville news last year when a couple, who had been victims of burglary, avoided a repeat offense by taking Young’s advice. After being robbed, the couple installed EZ Armor as kick-in prevention on their door. When the same burglar came back weeks later and tried to kick in the same door, he made so much noise that the neighbors called the police and he was apprehended. Young reiterates: “Security doesn’t need to cost a lot, it just needs to work. Anyone that tells you otherwise is taking you for a ride. With a little common sense and a little effort you can effectively secure your home.” 

Many other valuable home security tips, along with recommendations for what to do after a burglary, can be found at www.armorconcepts.com.

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