Innovations in Optics, Inc. to Feature High Power UV-LED Systems at UV.EB West 2017

February 23, 2017, 12:07 am

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Innovations in Optics, Inc. will display their unique, high power UV-LED Systems at UV.EB West in San Francisco, CA, Feb. 27-March 1, 2017, at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Waterfront.

Woburn, MA (PRWEB) February 23, 2017

The LumiBright™ 3300B UV-LED Illuminators are an extremely high power, highly uniform UV-LED solution supporting unprecedented speed and resolution for UV DLP® applications such as 3D printing, computer-to-screen and computer-to-plate printing and maskless lithography. As a member of the Texas Instruments Design Network, two models have been developed for two different DLP chipsets. The 20 watt illuminator is designed for the DLP7000 chipset and the 30 watt illuminator design supports the DLP9500 chipset. Available wavelengths for the UV-LED array include 365, 385, 395 and 405 nm in single or multi-wavelength configurations. Water-cooling allows the UV-LED array to be operated at a very high current density.

The Aurora™ UV Classic Line Sources serve industrial UV curing as used for the photopolymerization of inks, coatings, adhesives and sealants. The Aurora Classic’s patented optical design provides peak irradiance at a large working distance from the emitter window and ultra-uniform distribution in two dimensions. Other commercial UV-LED curing systems specify peak irradiance at the emitter window glass, and only support flat surfaces or small objects easily positioned in proximity of the window since the irradiance fall-off is ineffective at longer working distances. The Aurora UV Classic Line Sources are ideal for UV curing applications where machine frameworks or complicated part profiles prevent the UV-LED system from being mounted close to the cure surface.

LumiBright UV-LED Light Engines are integrated LED assemblies that emit very high optical power and easily couple to liquid light guides and fiber bundles for spot curing applications. The light engines combine densely packed chip-on-board (COB) die arrays with a TIR optic, a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC). Metallic-core PC boards (MCPCB) conduct heat away from the COB array and a high current capacity surface mount connector support high drive current operation. No additional optics are necessary for light guide coupling. The light guide ferrule can be butt-coupled to the CPC optical aperture of the LumiBright UV LE.

Innovations in Optics, Inc. (IOI), founded in 1993 and located near Boston, offers high power LED light sources for science and industry that provide maximum photon delivery, illumination uniformity, and stable optical power. IOI’s products offer system-level advantages over lasers and arc lamps in OEM equipment for many applications. LumiBright™ light engines and illumination systems feature patented and patent-pending optics which collect, direct and maximize output efficiency and uniformity. Available LED wavelengths range from UV 365 nm through the near-infrared, including broadband white and multiband options. LumiBright™ system components include thermal management devices and driver/controllers.

DLP® and the DLP logo are trademarks of Texas Instruments. LumiBright™ and Aurora™ are trademarks of Innovations in Optics, Inc. Reported by PRWeb 23 hours ago.

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Lindsay Stanton of Digi-Me Just Announced as a Prestigious Winner for the 2017 LEAD Awards Recognizing Top Corporate Leaders

February 23, 2017, 1:05 am

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Digi-Me's Chief Client Officer, Lindsay Stanton, was named in the 2017 LEAD Awards. Digi-Me is a company that transforms traditional text job postings into 60-second compelling and engaging digital job videos

Aurora, IL (PRWEB) February 23, 2017

Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer of Digi-Me, a company that transforms traditional text job postings into 60-second compelling and engaging digital job videos, was named in the 2017 LEAD Awards.

For more than 35 years, Leadership Excellence has identified and recognized the top leadership programs in organizations and their strategies and solutions. HR.com and Leadership Excellence was proud to announce the top leadership programs that were recognized at the 2017 LEAD Awards Gala, on February 8th, 2017. The Winners Circle in each category were revealed in advance of the LEAD2017 event that took place at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee on February 7th & 8th. The prestigious LEAD Awards salute top leadership practitioners and highlight their roles in the industry.

Lindsay Stanton was named as a Top Corporate Leader (Over 35). Lindsay Stanton is Chief Client Officer for Digi-Me, a video technology company for talent acquisition that helps organizations add new dimension to their job and employment brand messaging. In her time with the company, Lindsay has facilitated relationships with 19 partners, including the largest recruitment advertising agencies, global recruitment process outsourcers, and staffing firms. These partnerships magnify the organization's reach into the Global Fortune 1000, providing an effective and innovative solution to the largest global employers, including USG Corporation, Prudential, Ameriprise, and Oerlikon.

A subject matter expert on the use of video technology as a recruitment tool, Lindsay works closely with industry leaders, creating new and better ways to connect jobs and job-seekers. She has been a featured speaker at SHRM on the topic of "The Convergence of Video, Mobile, and Social for Talent Acquisition and Branding," as well as a featured leader in the recruitment space through ERE, HRO Today, and major media outlets, including Forbes.com, ABCNews.com, and CCTV.

On February 8th, the 2017 LEAD Awards Gala took place and revealed the full details of rankings and the remainder of the award winners were announced. All award winners and rankings are now featured in the February 2017 edition of Leadership Excellence Essentials which features the top award recipients in each category showcasing the unique qualities that made them a LEAD Award Winner.

"Effective leadership is essential to creating thriving teams and to building successful organizations. Regardless of the size or industry of your business, valued leaders make a considerable contribution to accomplishing your goals. The annual LEAD awards recognize these individuals that are making a difference in their world," said Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com.

Award recipients are selected based on both a nomination process as well as rating. The rating was completed by individuals who've experienced the leadership skills of Lindsay Stanton and have at one time been directly impacted by them.

"It is such an honor to be a part of the 2017 LEAD awards. Exceptional leaders are the backbone of corporations and certainly drives company culture. I aspire to exceptional leadership every day and it was wonderful to be recognized with such a prestigious group of like-minded professionals," says Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer of Digi-Me.

Digi-Me turns traditional text job postings into short, trackable, engaging digital job videos with a compelling call to action. These job opportunity videos can be viewed globally on computers, tablets and mobile devices and the candidates' responses can be tracked via the "share,""view" and "apply" functionalities. Candidates are four times as likely to share video-based content, making critical job messaging go viral instantly on social media.

Digital job videos provided by Digi-Me can then be dropped directly into an organization's Applicant Tracking System (ATS). The presence of video on a webpage makes it 53 times more likely to appear on the first page of Google, easily and effectively boosting the SEO of an organization's available job opportunities.

Digi-Me has worked with hundreds of organizations to enhance their digital recruitment strategies, including USG, Oerlikon, Amerprise and Ricoh USA.

Click here to view more about Digi-Me's video solutions and how Digi-Me is saving organizations, on average, 56% on their cost per hire.

About LEAD
The Leadership Excellence & Development Forum (LEAD) is an annual 2-day leadership forum designed to inspire leadership in people from all walks of life, live simulcast to hundreds of remote host sites internationally. The event brings top thought leaders and the world's best leadership practices into any organization. Speakers are broadcasted to hundreds of host sites across the continent. The world-renowned event provides attendees with the tools and resources they need to create top leaders throughout their entire organization. LEAD Forums target all levels of leadership and personal corporation goals by helping attendees create a company-wide leadership program. http://www.LEAD2017.com

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for almost 300,000 HR Professionals, is committed to educating and developing the best HR people with the best possible content and tools: a global Leadership annual event, Leadership Excellence Awards, HR Certification exam prep courses, real-time matching for job seekers and employers, certification/recertification programs, virtual event platform customization, executive mentorship program, monthly themed interactive HR epublications, 5,400+ webcasts, 360+ virtual events, blogs, community networks, industry news, and advisory boards. The HR.com Cert Prep course boasts a 93% pass rate compared to the industry average of 58%. Smart HR people are getting smarter! http://www.HR.com

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Join the IETF This March to Celebrate National Essential Tremor Awareness Month

February 23, 2017, 6:02 am

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Aurora, IL area community will walk to raise awareness for essential tremor, the most common neurological movement disorder.

Lenexa, KS (PRWEB) February 23, 2017

This March, the International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF) invites the community of Aurora, Ill., to celebrate National Essential Tremor Awareness Month at the Shake, Rattle and Walk for Essential Tremor Awareness. This fundraising walk is 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at Rush-Copley Healthplex Indoor Track located at 1900 Ogden Avenue. Participants can learn more by contacting Walk Organizer Lynn Bernau at lbb1219(at)yahoo(dot)com.

March is National Essential Tremor Awareness Month, an important time for people of all ages, from all walks of life, to walk together to increase awareness of the most common neurological movement disorder in their communities. It allows everyone to share their story, make connections and keep the conversations going.

Essential tremor (ET), which affects nearly 10 million people in the U.S., is the most common neurological movement disorder, but is frequently misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease. The condition is often characterized by rhythmic, involuntary and uncontrollable shaking of the hands and arms, the head, voice, legs and trunk during movement, making daily tasks difficult if not impossible. While not life threatening, ET is a serious and progressive condition that can significantly affect a person’s quality of life – socially, professionally and emotionally. At this time there is no cure for essential tremor.

The local ET Awareness Walk will join communities all throughout the country to fund tools and support for healthcare providers, the public, and those affected by ET and research to find treatment options, the cause and ultimately, a cure for this life-altering condition.

Bernau’s personal connection to ET drives her to raise awareness in her local community by organizing an ET walk in the Aurora area, “I want others in my community to join my walk to help raise awareness and bring hope to all those in the area who are affected by ET,” said Bernau.

Participants are encouraged to make a donation and will receive a complimentary T-shirt for participants to wear throughout the year in an effort to raise even more awareness about ET. Donate today at https://www.essentialtremor.org/awarenesstools/et-awareness-month-donation/.

About the International Essential Tremor Foundation
Headquartered in Lenexa, KS, and founded in 1988, the International Essential Tremor Foundation is the leading organization in the world dedicated to those affected by essential tremor. The mission of the IETF is to provide global educational information, services and support to children and adults challenged by essential tremor (ET), to their families and health care providers, as well as to promote and fund ET research.
The IETF has distributed nearly $1 million in research grants, to fund numerous promising studies, in the search for the cause of ET. The Foundation has hosted numerous community awareness events across the U.S. to provide those affected with the basic knowledge necessary to become their own advocate when seeking treatment. And, the IETF also provides assistance to a vast network of support groups around the world. To learn more about essential tremor and the IETF mission, visit the IETF website at http://www.essentialtremor.org.

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Lynn Bernau, Walk Organizer
Lbb1219(at)yahoo(dot)com
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How to buy a home when you haven't sold yours yet

February 23, 2017, 8:26 am

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Successful contingency offers depend on good communication between the real estate agents representing both sides, Pratt adds. If you have a high credit score and considerable equity in your house, you could free up some of the latter with a home equity line of credit. A HELOC lets you use up to 85 percent of your home's value, less the balance remaining on your mortgage, and is fine-tuned based on your credit profile and income. A HELOC requires an appraisal, income verification and a thorough credit check, so it takes time — generally 30 days or more — to qualify, says Tim Beyers, mortgage analyst with American Financing in Aurora, Colorado. To qualify for the new loan, a lender will evaluate your current mortgage payment, plus the HELOC payment and your new monthly mortgage payment, to calculate your debt-to-income ratio for the new mortgage approval, Beyers says. With this strategy, you break up the financing on your new home with a first mortgage for the amount you need, plus a HELOC to make up the difference in your shortfall for a down payment, says Elise D. Leve, senior mortgage banker at Citizens Bank in New York. Once you sell your current home, you can pay the HELOC portion off in full and end up with the single mortgage you wanted in the first place, Leve says. Reported by SeattlePI.com 14 hours ago.

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Man accused of illegally buying gun used in 2013 Eagle County slaying pleads guilty, gets 90 days in jail

February 23, 2017, 4:01 pm

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A man accused of illegally purchasing a gun used in the 2013 slaying of an Aurora woman -- a former nun who was killed by her daughter -- in Eagle County has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Reported by Denver Post 7 hours ago.

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RTD R-Line begins service Friday to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree — and you can ride for free

February 23, 2017, 5:45 pm

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The Regional Transportation District's R-Line will begin train service Friday morning to Aurora, Denver and Lone Tree. Reported by Denver Post 5 hours ago.

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Aurora Labs bags $7M to accelerate its 3D printer business

February 23, 2017, 7:47 pm

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Aurora Labs (ASX:A3D) has successfully completed an oversubscribed share placement to raise $7 million at $2.50 per share to accelerate the development of its 3D printer business. The Perth-based company garnered investor attention after developing a range of metal 3D printers that are cheaper than its competitors. The new proceeds will primarily be used to accelerate the development and testing of Aurora’s innovative medium and large format 3D printers. The company listed on the ASX in August 2016 after successfully raising $2.8 million through an IPO. Aurora burst into investors’ consciousness late last year when the stock, which listed at $0.20, skyrocketed to a peak of $5.35, giving it a market capitalisation of nearly $300 million. The focus of the exuberance is its large-format 3D metal printer prototype that can be used to make metal parts for a variety of industrial applications. Interestingly, Aurora is in discussions with some of the world’s biggest mining companies to reduce their inventories of spare parts through the use of the company’s 3D metal printer. In December 2016, Aurora shipped its first small S-Titanium Pro printer to a buyer. This marked the company’s transition from a developer to a producer of 3D metal printers. Reported by Proactive Investors 3 hours ago.

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Magna Announces Fourth Quarter and 2016 Results

February 24, 2017, 2:07 am

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AURORA, Ontario, February 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- - Record 2016 sales up 13%, well above 4% growth in global light vehicle production - Record 2016 diluted earnings per share from continuing oper... Reported by FinanzNachrichten.de 5 hours ago.

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Aurora fourth-grader is “Doodle 4 Google” finalist, so her work could be seen by hundreds of millions

February 24, 2017, 5:15 am

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A fourth-grade student in Aurora has been named one of 53 U.S. state and territories finalists for the annual "Doodle 4 Google" competition, meaning her work could be featured on the global search engine's website and seen by hundreds of millions of people. Reported by Denver Post 2 hours ago.

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Lawsuits could mean that the Silicon Valley self-driving bubble is about to pop (TSLA, GOOGL)

February 24, 2017, 7:22 am

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Lawsuits could mean that the Silicon Valley self-driving bubble is about to pop (TSLA, GOOGL)

The gloves are coming off in the Silicon Valley race to dominate the self-driving world.

Google's Waymo is now suing Uber and its recent acquisition, Otto, for stealing technology secrets.

As Business Insider's Alexei Oreskovic and Danielle Muoio reported on Thursday:

At the center of the suit is Anthony Levandowski, one of the original members of the team that worked on Google's self-driving-car project. In January 2016, Levandowski left Google after nine years to found Otto, a startup focused on autonomous trucks. Six months later, Uber acquired Otto in a deal valued at $680 million. Waymo alleges that Levandowski "downloaded over 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files for Waymo’s various hardware systems, including designs of Waymo’s LiDAR and circuit board" six weeks before resigning from Google.

This lawsuit follows one filed by Tesla for similar reasons. Tesla recently sued the former head of the Google Car project, Chris Urmson, and Sterling Anderson, who ran Tesla's Autopilot program from 2015-2016, for stealing the electric automaker's intellectual property in pursuit of a new venture, Aurora Innovation.

In the lawsuit, there was this interesting language:

The Autopilot features that are built into every Tesla vehicle, and continually updated through free over-the-air updates, are widely regarded as the most advanced, safest, and most reliable technology in the autonomous area. In their zeal to play catch-up, traditional automakers have created a get-rich-quick environment. Small teams of programmers with little more than demoware have been bought for as much as a billion dollars. Cruise Automation, a 40-person firm, was 12 purchased by General Motors in July 2016 for nearly $1 billion. In August 2016, Uber acquired Otto, another self-driving startup that had been founded only seven months earlier, in a deal worth more than $680 million.

Anderson and his business partners ... decided to take a run at a similar fortune.

Compared with the ascent of the electric car roughly a decade ago, the stakes seem much higher for autonomous technology. There were some legal skirmishes back then, particularly when it came to Tesla's now-CEO Elon Musk and one of the company's founders, Martin Eberhard.

But most of the electric-car startups from back then either folded or went bankrupt, leaving more-or-less Tesla alone in the space. The big automakers created some EVs, such as Nissan's Leaf, but their sales have been disappointing. In fact, to stoke the market, Tesla open-sourced its EV patents in 2014.

Tesla's battery and drivetrain technologies are distinctive (thousands of lithium-ion cells wired together, a rather more monolithic design), but electric vehicles are hardly a huge innovation — they've been around in one form or another for a century.

Self-driving tech is a different story, and no one is interested in sharing.

*Building a perfect bubble*

Taken together, the Waymo and Tesla lawsuits strongly indicate that there's a self-driving bubble developing in Silicon Valley. With less than a year of work, some engineers can sell out for hundreds of millions or a cool billion.

That's the going rate for self-driving tech that works, according to Ford's Chief Technical Officer Raj Nair. Ford just took a majority stake, to the tune of $1 billion, in Argo AI, a machine learning startup, to advance its own ambitious self-driving efforts, and the company says that $1 billion is about what it costs to develop so-called "level 4" autonomy, which is one stage shy of the vehicle completely driving itself, with no human input.

Entrepreneurs can smell money and quick, lucrative exits. The traditional carmakers are flush with cash after several years of booming US sales, and they don't want to get left behind in the race to bring self-driving cars to market. (They were far more low-key when it came to electric cars, effectively letting Tesla assume all the early risk.)

And a new arrival like Uber is riding high on its nosebleed valuation, more than $60 billion. Not moving into self-driving tech now would be catastrophic if the market shifts hard in that direction over the next decade and ride-hailing services are saddled with a massive commitment to high-cost human drivers — or have to pay up to license autonomous technologies, which is an integral part of Ford's business plan.

In other words, fear has broken out. That, rather than a meaningful market for self-driving vehicles, is swelling the bubble. Now that the lawyers have entered the picture, that bubble could be close to popping.

As autonomous vehicles have ascended and surpassed electric cars as the futuristic preoccupation of choice in the tech industry, I've experienced the ominous feeling that I've seen this movie before. While there are impressive self-driving experiments being conducted all across the USA, the technology is far from being commercialized.

The ambition is present, but it was also there when we saw numerous electric-car startups rise and fall after the financial crisis. As it turned out, while people wanted Teslas, they didn't want electric cars — sales today only amount to about 1% of the global market.

The frenzy to get bought and get bought in a hurry signals that self-driving cars could fall victim to a similar dynamic. If we see more high-profile lawsuits, I'm going to get even more worried.

*SEE ALSO: Silicon Valley could fall victim to a self-driving car bubble*

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Denver Regional Council of Governments elects 2017-2018 Officers

February 24, 2017, 12:02 pm

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The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has elected its officers, who serve a one-year term effective immediately.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 24, 2017

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has elected its officers, who serve a one-year term effective immediately. Elected Feb. 15 to lead the board of directors are:· Chair – Bob Roth, council member, City of Aurora
· Vice Chair – Herb Atchison, mayor, City of Westminster
· Secretary – Bob Fifer, mayor pro tem, City of Arvada
· Treasurer – John Diak, council member, Town of Parker

Boulder County commissioner Elise Jones will serve as immediate past chair.

“I want to thank our outgoing chair, Elise Jones, for providing excellent leadership this past year,” said Bob Roth, board chair. “It’s an honor to follow in her footsteps in guiding this esteemed organization. Regionalism is alive and well in the metro area and with the support of DRCOG staff, the executive officers and the entire board, I’m looking forward to the continuing and important work of enhancing and protecting our quality of life.”

For more information on DRCOG or its board of directors, visit drcog.org or call 303-455-1000.

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The Denver Regional Council of Governments is a planning organization where local governments collaborate to establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation and personal mobility; growth and development; and aging and disability resources. Reported by PRWeb 19 hours ago.

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Family Christian is closing all its 240 stores, including 7 in Colorado

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National retailer Family Christian is closing all 240 of its stores in 36 states. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer of Bibles and Christian-themed merchandise announced that it will be closing its doors after 85 years in business. The chain has seven stores listed on its website in Colorado: In Aurora, Greeley, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster and two in Colorado Springs. "We have prayerfully looked at all possible options, trusting God’s plan for our organization, and the difficult decision… Reported by bizjournals 15 hours ago.

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Illinois’ Best Online Schools Ranked by AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org

February 25, 2017, 12:05 am

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More than 50 Schools Identified for Providing Top Quality Online Student Resources

San Francisco (PRWEB) February 25, 2017

The Community for Accredited Online Schools, a leading resource provider for higher education information, has ranked the best colleges and universities with online programs in the state of Illinois. Of the four-year schools that were ranked, 35 made the list with Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Loyola University Chicago, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and DePaul University positioned as the top five. Illinois’ top 19 two-year schools were also included on the list, with Illinois Central College, Richland Community College, Kaskaskia College, Harper College and Waubonsee Community College coming in as the top five.

“As online programs become more readily available at Illinois schools, the options for students who want to earn a degree on their own schedule become more difficult to choose from,” said Doug Jones, CEO and founder of AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org. “The schools on our list have proven themselves to be the most high-quality options for an online education in Illinois.”

To earn a spot on the Best Online Schools list, Illinois colleges and universities must be institutionally accredited, public or private not-for-profit entities. Each college is also scored based on more than a dozen unique data points that include graduation rates, total online program offerings and financial aid availability.

For more details on where each school falls in the rankings and the data and methodology used to determine the lists, visit:

http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/illinois/#best-college-ranking

The Best Online Four-Year Schools in Illinois for 2017 include the following:
Aurora University
Benedictine University
Chicago State University
Concordia University-Chicago
DePaul University
Dominican University
Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst College
Governors State University
Greenville College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Judson University
Lewis University
Lincoln Christian University
Loyola University Chicago
MacMurray College
McKendree University
Moody Bible Institute
National Louis University
North Park University
Northwestern University
Olivet Nazarene University
Quincy University
Roosevelt University
Rush University
Saint Xavier University
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Springfield
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of St Francis
Western Illinois University

Illinois’ Best Online Two-Year Schools for 2017 include the following:
Frontier Community College
Harper College
Illinois Central College
John A. Logan College
John Wood Community College
Joliet Junior College
Kaskaskia College
Lincoln Trail College
McHenry County College
Moraine Valley Community College
Olney Central College
Richland Community College
Shawnee Community College
Southeastern Illinois College
Wabash Valley College
Waubonsee Community College

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Protesters angered by Trump’s immigration policies gather outside ICE facility in Aurora

February 25, 2017, 5:31 pm

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About 100 people gathered outside a federal immigration center in Aurora on Saturday evening to protest President Donald Trump's plans to ramp up deportation enforcement. Reported by Denver Post 17 hours ago.

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AIR802 Announces Unique 2-Way RF Combiner / Divider / Splitter for 698-2700 MHz Band Capable of Wall Mounting or Tower Mounting

February 26, 2017, 12:03 am

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AIR802 Introduces First High Quality RF Combiner / Divider / Splitter For 698-2700 MHz Band Capable of Either Wall Mounting or Tower Mounting

Aurora, Illinois (PRWEB) February 26, 2017

AIR802 has released a new 2-way RF combiner / divider / splitter for the 698-2700 MHz band with low PIM, indoor or outdoor use (IP67 rated) which can be wall mounted or uniquely tower mounted on up to 2 inch pipe. The tower mounting capability adds a new dimension to RF combiner type products in that previously no obvious way of mounting existing products existed.

The SP2W7002700NF has tri-metal plated N jack-female connectors and can be used with cellular bands, 902-928 MHz RFID, and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. Underneath each connector is a silicon rubber gasket in addition to a gasket under the lid resulting in a completely dust and waterproof device with IP67 rating. This device is also RoHS compliant. This top quality device is manufactured in the USA.

This device is being introduced at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona from February 27th to March 3rd, 2017. Reported by PRWeb 11 hours ago.

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Single-family home rent hikes in Denver are fourth-highest in U.S.

February 27, 2017, 7:53 am

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Rent hikes for single-family homes in the Denver area rose by more than 10 percent over the past year, placing the area No. 4 in the country for rent hikes. According to rental data company RentRange, rent hikes for single-family homes in the Denver-Aurora area rose 10.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with the same time a year earlier. Only single-family home rentals in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas (12.9 percent), Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida (10.9 percent), and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro,… Reported by bizjournals 3 hours ago.

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Coroner identifies mute, hearing-impaired refugee from Myanmar struck and killed by R-Line in Aurora

February 27, 2017, 9:41 am

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Adams County authorities have identified the 35-year-old mute, hearing-impaired refugee from Myanmar struck and killed by RTD's R-Line train in Aurora earlier this month as he walked across its tracks. Reported by Denver Post 1 hour ago.

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Lazydays Named No. 1 RV Dealer in Florida

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Annual rankings recognize Lazydays as America’s top Class “A” Diesel RV dealership for 14th consecutive year and No. 1 in Florida across virtually all motorized and towable RV categories for 2016.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) February 27, 2017

Lazydays, The RV Authority and world’s largest RV dealership, has been ranked as the No. 1 RV dealer in Florida across multiple categories. The annual rankings are compiled and published by Statistical Surveys, Inc., a premier provider of market intelligence for RV manufacturers and dealers.

Lazydays Tampa was the top-ranked Florida RV dealer in the following categories:·     #1 Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Towable Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Motorized Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Travel Trailer Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Fifth Wheel Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Class A Dealer in Florida
·     #1 Class C Dealer in Florida

In addition, Lazydays has once again been ranked as the No. 1 Class “A” Diesel Dealer in the United States—a distinction it has held for the past 14 consecutive years.

“We are proud to offer the country’s largest selection of the nation’s leading RV brands,” said Ron Fleming, Lazydays Vice President and General Manager. “We appreciate our partnerships with the top RV manufacturers in the world to provide our customers with the best buying experience in the industry.”

Situated on 126 acres just outside Tampa, Florida, Lazydays’ flagship location features a selection of more than 1,500 RVs from America’s most popular motorhome and towable manufacturers. The Lazydays Tampa campus is also home to 234 RV service bays, Lazydays RV Accessories & More (Florida’s largest RV accessories store), RV rentals and a 300-campsite RV resort. Visitors can choose from three on-site restaurants, including the exclusive members-only Crown Club for luxury motorhome owners, and take advantage of complimentary seminars and classes, such as Lazydays’ popular Driver’s Confidence Course.

Consumers in the Western region can also experience Lazydays’ extensive RV selection and signature customer service experience at the company’s Tucson dealership and its three locations in the Denver area and Northern Colorado.

About Lazydays
Lazydays®, the RV Authority and world’s largest RV dealership, caters to every RV need. Lazydays offers the largest selection of RV brands in the nation featuring more than 2,500 new and pre-owned RVs, over 300 service bays and two on-site campgrounds with over 700 RV campsites. Based on 126 acres outside Tampa, FL, Lazydays also has a dealership located in Tucson, AZ as well as three dealerships located in Loveland, Aurora and Longmont, CO.

Lazydays RV Accessories & More offers more than 40,000 accessories online for your shopping convenience. Shop us online or visit one of our store locations in Florida, Arizona and Colorado. Lazydays also has RV Rental fleets in Florida, Arizona and Colorado.

Since 1976, Lazydays has built its reputation on providing an outstanding customer experience with exceptional service and product expertise, and as a place to rest and recharge with other RVers. More than a half-million RVers and their families visit Lazydays every year, making it their “home away from home.” Lazydays has been recognized as a “Top 50 RV Dealer” by RV Business and as one of Tampa Bay’s “Top Work Places.” The Lazydays Employee Foundation, supported by payroll contributions from Lazydays’ employees, has contributed more than $1.5 million dollars to make many historic changes for at-risk children in the Tampa Bay, Tucson and Colorado communities.

For most people, Lazydays isn't just the beginning of their journey; it's very much a part of their ride. To learn more, visit http://www.lazydays.com.

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Organizers of a memorial for the victims of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting have selected a quartet of finalists to compete in designing and building the long-awaited public art project. Reported by Denver Post 15 hours ago.

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RE/MAX Northern Illinois Honors Its Network Members Who Helped Raise $184 Million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in 2016

February 28, 2017, 12:04 am

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The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network recently honored those members who led its fundraising efforts in 2016 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. The network donated nearly $184,000 to CMNH last year, $25,000 more than in 2015.

CHICAGO (PRWEB) February 28, 2017

The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network has long been a leading supporter of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). Recently the network honored those members who led its fundraising efforts in 2016 when nearly $184,000 was donated to CMNH. That was an increase of more than $25,000 over the 2015 total.

RE/MAX Northern Illinois has contributed more than $3 million to CMNH since 1992.

Most funds raised by the network go to Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. However, donations from offices in the far western portion of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

At its 40th Annual Awards Ceremony, held Feb. 17 at Navy Pier, RE/MAX honored the brokers and offices that were leading contributors to that effort in 2016. The awards they received featured artwork created by young patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Five companies received a CMNH Outstanding Citizen Award as the top fundraisers. As a group, the contributions of these companies accounted for 52 percent of the total donated to CMNH by RE/MAX Northern Illinois last year.

The 64 offices honored as Miracle Offices reached that status by meeting a minimum donation requirement to CMNH during 2016. Those offices accounted for 61 percent of RE/MAX offices in the northern Illinois region, a new record for office participation.

Angie Lotz of RE/MAX All Pro in Bloomingdale, Ill., was saluted as the 2016 Top Miracle Agent for donating $3,750 to CMNH. The Becker Group of RE/MAX Advantage Realty, Antioch, Ill., was named 2016 Top Miracle Team after donating $8,100.

The following are the RE/MAX companies honored as Outstanding Citizens for their generous donations to CMNH, all of which benefited Lurie Children’s Hospital. They are listed in order based on the size of their donation, with the largest contributor first:

1. RE/MAX Suburban, with offices in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton.
2. RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, with offices in Algonquin, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake Zurich and Palatine.
3. RE/MAX Advantage Realty of Antioch.
4. RE/MAX Showcase, with offices in Gurnee, Long Grove and Waukegan.
5. RE/MAX All Pro of Bloomingdale, Sugar Grove and St. Charles.

The 64 RE/MAX Northern Illinois Miracle Offices for 2016 are listed below, grouped by the county in which the office is located:

Cook County· RE/MAX 10, Chicago Lincoln Park;
· RE/MAX 10, Chicago Midway;
· RE/MAX 10, Oak Lawn;
· RE/MAX 10, Palos Park;
· RE/MAX 1st Service, Orland Park;
· RE/MAX All Stars, Niles;
· RE/MAX Central, Roselle;
· RE/MAX City, Chicago;
· RE/MAX Exclusive Properties, Chicago;
· RE/MAX in the Village, Realtors®, Oak Park;
· RE/MAX Market, Willow Springs;
· RE/MAX NorthCoast, Chicago;
· RE/MAX of Barrington, Barrington;
· RE/MAX Partners, Berwyn;
· RE/MAX Properties, Western Springs;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Arlington Heights; RE/MAX Suburban, Mt. Prospect;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Roselle Road, Schaumburg;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg;
· RE/MAX Synergy, Chicago;
· RE/MAX Synergy, Flossmoor;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Bartlett;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Palatine.

DuPage County· RE/MAX Action, Lisle;
· RE/MAX All Pro, Bloomingdale;
· RE/MAX Professionals, Burr Ridge;
· RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville;
· RE/MAX Signature Homes, Hinsdale;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Glen Ellyn;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Wheaton.

Grundy County· RE/MAX Hometown Properties, Channahon.

Kane County· RE/MAX All Pro, St. Charles;
· RE/MAX All Pro, Sugar Grove;
· RE/MAX Deal Makers, Hampshire;
· RE/MAX Excels, Geneva;
· RE/MAX Northern Illinois Regional Office, Elgin;
· RE/MAX Town and Country, Aurora.

Lake County· RE/MAX Advantage Realty, Antioch;
· RE/MAX Center, Grayslake;
· RE/MAX NOW, Lake Barrington;
· RE/MAX Plaza, Wauconda;
· RE/MAX Prestige, Long Grove;
· RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee;
· RE/MAX Showcase, Long Grove;
· RE/MAX Showcase, Waukegan;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Buffalo Grove;
· RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Lake Zurich.

LaSalle County· RE/MAX 1st Choice, Ottawa.

McHenry County· RE/MAX Connections II, Marengo;
· RE/MAX Plaza, McHenry;
· RE/MAX Plaza, Richmond;
· RE/MAX Plaza, Woodstock;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Crystal Lake;
· RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Huntley.

Mercer County· RE/MAX Country Crossroads, Viola.

Ogle County· RE/MAX of Rock Valley, Oregon;
· RE/MAX Professional Advantage, Byron.

Rock Island County· RE/MAX Elite Homes, Moline.

Will County· RE/MAX 10, New Lenox;
· RE/MAX Professionals, Bolingbrook;
· RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals, Plainfield;
· RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals, Shorewood.

RE/MAX agents consistently rank among the most productive in the industry. In 2016, RE/MAX Northern Illinois agents averaged 18 transaction sides. RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989 and is continually growing. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of more than 2,250 sales associates and 105 independently owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its mobile real estate app, available for download at http://www.illinoisproperty.com, provides comprehensive information about residential and commercial property for sale in the region. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX, a global real estate organization with 110,000+ sales associates in 100+ nations.

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