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The May Report: 11/16/2009: Chicago Biomedical Consortium makes prestigious Nature Magazine for collaborative activities; Tonight's meeting of TBIF looks good, ANET woes and more....
Editor and publisher: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com, www.themayreport.com, 773-525-3944.
If you missed an article, go here: http://www.tmronline.com/A55951/tmrarticles.nsf/vwFullNewsletter
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When
Tuesday November 17
5:00-6:15 pm Networking
6:30-8:00 pm Program
Where
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Scoop section:
-- Brenda Russell: FW: Message from the Chancellor of UIC
-- Katie Stallcup by way of Brenda Russell: Nature article gives Chicago Biomedical Consortium publicity
-- Tonight's meeting of The Big Idea Forum looks like it will be good, so I better wash up and get down there
-- Introducing PushIt2Me - now on the AppStore and if you want a promo code, you should probably email Don directly
-- Link exchange invitation: Chicago Downtown Hotels [Editor's note: Josh Metnick and Penny Edecker, you guys should look at this.]
-- Cheryle Jackson statement on passing of Michael Scott
-- Miscellaneous notes (4 messages)
-- Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Acquires Texas Self Storage Portfolio
-- New Chicago Music book
[Editor's note: May here. Well, today has been one giant headache. My online interface for mail filled up with over 25,000 pieces of mail and it ground to a halt. I called ANET but ANET does not exist anymore. Six months ago, most of the business that was left was bought by Cogent Corp. out East and the mail service was retained by Expedient which is all fine and dandy, except for one little detail. The purchase was six months ago and they have no idea who I am. The reason I am not in the system as a customer is that I had a barter deal with ANET, if you recall and we ran ads on an as needed basis for them.
In fairnees, the las time I had any interaction with them was a year ago when my Inbox in Outlook filled up. But they still should have handled the transition better and should have looked for weird or odd customers like me.
This will bring back memories. First there was forward.net owned by Gray Rothkopf, then ANET bought them, then ANET kicked me out and Amy Heber at ThirdCoast took me in; but then ANET bought ThirdCoast. Meanwhile ANET founder Jeff Liggett made his way to Florida to seek fame and fortune in the real estate biz down there :-( Well, Jeff, how did that work out for ya?
Everyone I knew at ANET is long gone including the tech guru Chris Zimmerman. I got bounced around a fair amount last night and this morning but a guy named James at Cogent was able to pierce the veil at Expedient and they were able to eliminate 7,000 out of office emails.
All's well that ends well but this has been a patern with ANET for years. Whenever they bought an ISP, they were always weak in doing the integration and the customers suffered. I am a customer of this firm, not "technically" a customer as one tech support person put it to me.
Now the thing works again and I had better fix my overloaded Outlook boxes so that I can download mail into those boxes.
There was an error in Friday's report. The money for Argonne for solar research was $7MM (as in million dollars), not $7M which often is used to mean thousand dollars.
There is much to talk about including the fascinating developments at Motorola but I have to wash up and get down to IIT.
One reader, Andrew Kucharski, asked what events I am planning to attend between now and the end of the year. For this week it will be TBIF today, MIT-EF Tuesday, ASP Chicago on Wednesday for the MillerCoors story; and TiE Midwest on Friday. I don't think I can make ACG Tuesday for lunch.
I'll let you know about next week. Also Tuesday night, there is the i.c. stars bash at Rocket on Hubbard. I may panhandle outside that event after MIT-EF since they are charging a mere $250 to get in.
If my name were Robert Jordan or Melissa G., I would be boning up tonight for the tough questions some fat guy with a cane might ask tomorrow at the MIT-EF. The topic is interesting because there is plenty that one can say about the issues surrounding the role of the middleman. Jordan has, my sources indicate, approached many firms aggressively soliciting that they hire him as an interim CEO. Melissa -- well, that is another story.]
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The Scoop section:
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Brenda Russell: FW: Message from the Chancellor of UIC
From: Brenda Russell russell@uic.edu
Subject: FW: Message from the Chancellor
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:40:48 -0600
To: The May Report ron@themayreport.com
FYI
------ Forwarded Message
> From: DDDH send <pameares@uic.edu>
> Reply-To: DDDH send <pameares@uic.edu>
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:22 -0600
> To: <dddh@listserv.uic.edu>
> Subject: Message from the Chancellor
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am delighted to announce that Joe G. N. ?Skip?
> Garcia, the Lowell T. Coggeshall Professor of
> Medicine at the University of Chicago and former
> chairman of that department, has been approved
> today by the University of Illinois Board of
> Trustees as UIC's new Vice Chancellor for
> Research and Professor of Medicine, effective February 1, 2010.
>
> Dr. Garcia is uniquely qualified to lead the
> research enterprise at UIC as the campus aspires
> to be the nation?s premier urban public research
> university. He is a scholar of international
> stature and a proven leader as a research
> administrator. During his four years as chair of
> medicine at the University of Chicago, the
> department was awarded nearly $80 million in
> funding from the National Institutes of Health
> more than 40 percent of the medical school?s
> research portfolio and rose from a national
> ranking of #25 to #12. His own research focuses
> on the use of genomics and genetics to prevent
> and treat acute and chronic lung disease.
>
> Prior to his appointment at Chicago, Dr. Garcia
> was professor and director of pulmonary and
> critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins
> University and professor and chair of physiology
> and biophysics at Indiana University School of
> Medicine. He received a B.S. in Biology from the
> University of Dallas at Irving and his M.D. from
> the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
> School before serving his residency at the
> University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and
> receiving his first faculty appointment at the
> University of Texas Health Center at Tyler. As
> Professor of Medicine at UIC, his research and
> clinical care duties will be supported by his NIH grants and clinical
> practice.
>
> I would like to thank the 18-member search
> committee chaired by Joseph Flaherty, Dean of the
> College of Medicine, for its excellent work. The
> search committee reviewed over 100 applications,
> video-teleconferenced with 12 candidates and met
> face-to-face with seven semi-finalists before
> selecting five finalists. Four candidates
> interviewed over a two-day period with a wide
> cross-section of UIC constituents. The search
> committee included Frances A. Aparicio,
> Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies
> Program; Jerry Bauman, Professor and Dean,
> College of Pharmacy; Frank Chaloupka, Professor,
> Department of Economics; Warren Chapman, Vice
> Chancellor for External Affairs; Jennifer Czak,
> Assistant Director, Research Development
> Services; Barbara L. Dancy, Professor, Department
> of Health Systems Science; Josh Fennell, Graduate
> Student, History; Stacie Geller, Professor,
> Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and
> Director, Center for Research on Women & Gender;
> James Gleeson, Associate Professor, Jane Addams
> College of Social Work; David Gulley, Assistant
> Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of the Vice
> Chancellor for Research; Timothy Johnson,
> Professor, Department of Public Administration
> and Director, Survey Research Laboratory; Richard
> Magin, Professor and Head, Department of
> Bioengineering; Clive Pai, Professor, Department
> of Physical Therapy; Indru Punwani, Professor and
> Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry; Timothy
> Shanahan, Professor, Department of Curriculum and
> Instruction; Stephen E. Wiberley, Jr., Professor
> and Bibliographer for Social Sciences, Richard J.
> Daley Library; and Darlette Marie Willis,
> Graduate Secretary, Department of Mathematics,
> Statistics & Computer Science and President, Staff Advisory Council.
>
> I would also like to thank Larry Danziger for an
> outstanding two years of service as interim vice
> chancellor and for his willingness to work with
> Skip to provide a smooth and seamless transition.
> Larry will remain on the faculty as Professor of
> Pharmacy Practice and Co-director of Infectious
> Diseases in the College of Pharmacy and Assistant
> Professor of Pharmacy in the College of Medicine.
>
> Please join me in welcoming Skip to UIC and in
> thanking Larry for his exemplary service.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Paula Allen-Meares
> Chancellor
>
------ End of Forwarded Message
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Katie Stallcup by way of Brenda Russell: Nature article gives Chicago Biomedical Consortium publicity
From: Brenda Russell russell@uic.edu
Subject: FW: Nature article gives CBC publicity
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:30 -0600
To: ron@themayreport.com
FYI - did you see this?
From: Kathryn Stallcup <k-stallcup@northwestern.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:49:43 -0500
Subject: Nature article gives CBC publicity
Greetings!
I have attached a pdf of an article that appeared in last week's issue of Nature. It's about great things happening in science in Chicago -- and the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) gets very prominent mention!
Best regards, Katie
--
Kathryn C. Stallcup, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Chicago Biomedical Consortium
2205 Tech Dr., Hogan 2-100
Evanston, Il 60208
phone: 847-467-0389
fax: 847-467-0382
k-stallcup@northwestern.edu
The Chicago Biomedical Consortium is supported by The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
http://www.chicagobiomedicalconsortium.org/news/files/nature_102209.pdf
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Tonight's meeting of The Big Idea Forum looks like it will be good, so I better wash up and get down there
Subject: Fw: TBIF - ReLoaded - Monday November 16th - @IIT - Please RSVP
Date: 11/16/2009 7:26:03 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: jason_jacobsohn@yahoo.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Here you go. Are you coming tonight?
Jason
Jason Jacobsohn
773-368-0229
jason@jacobsohn.com
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Blog: http://www.NetworkingInsight.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonjacobsohn
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From: Big Idea Forum <rsvp@thebigideaforum.org>
To: Jason Jacobsohn <jason_jacobsohn@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 5:40:08 PM
Subject: TBIF - ReLoaded - Monday November 16th - @IIT - Please RSVP
Agenda for the Meeting on November 16, 2009
Sponsored by the Knapp Entrepreneurship Center at IIT
Somewhere between the Pitch and the Exit entrepreneurs are hit with the reality of creating sustainable business ventures and are forced to make decisions that make, or break, their companies. The Big Idea Forum has had many entrepreneurs present at our meetings. The goal of this month's meeting is to gain insight into the strategies, tactics and decision making these entrepreneurs are using to steer their companies toward success.
Discussion will focus less about what companies do and more about how they are navigating through a difficult entrepreneurial climate.
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6:00pm-6:30pm: Open Networking
6:30pm-8:00pm: Presentation, Discussion, Networking
Meeting Location:
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
University Technology Park, Technology Business Center
Meeting Location: 35th & Dearborn, between State & Federal on the north side of street -(3440 S Dearborn)*
Chicago, Illinois 60616
*(further directions below)
Participating Companies:
AthenaSecurity - Dr. Adarsh Arora, CEO www.athenasecurity.net
AthenaSecurity makes network security products that improve the accuracy and consistency in mitigating security risks to complex network infrastructures. Athena software helps network operations and IT security engineers cleanup and optimize firewall infrastructures and identify potential security holes contained in complex firewall and network environments. Original Presentation: April 2007
Commuter Advertising - Russ Gottesman, CEO, www.commuter-advertising.com
Commuter Advertising uses new technology to advertise on transit systems worldwide. Commuter Advertising creates symbiotic relationships between advertising clients, transit systems, and commuters with a platform for delivering creative messages to highly targeted audiences at relevant locations. Commuter Advertising's objective is to win contracts in domestic and international markets. Commuter Advertising's goal is to carve a percentage of advertising dollars out of the over $148.99 billion spent in 2007 across TV, Radio, Print and On-Line Media in the United States. Original Presentation: May, 2008
DQI USA - Marc Salette, Principal www.dqionline.com/
DQI USA is an early stage company dedicated to monetizing the DQI (Design Quality Indicator) as the building industry's first statistically validated assessment tool to objectively measure design quality. The company has an exclusive license to commercialize and distribute the DQI in North America. The DQI solves the problem "How well does the design of the building or renovation satisfy the needs of key stakeholders and end-users?" Original presentation date - April, 2009
eMotion - Avelo Roy, www.bfflessthan3.com
EMotion's product is the "BFF<3 necklace," a wireless communication device that takes the form of a fashion accessory for the tween set. The necklace uses radio frequency to communicate with other necklaces within a 1,000-foot range, sending coded messages though patterns of lights and vibrations. Original presentation date: February, 2009
Quaver Battery Management System LLC, John Brophy http://quavercar.com
Quaver Battery Management System LLC (Quaver BMS) is dedicated to the electric vehicle future. Our team is examining electric vehicle implementation from the environmental, social, technological, and business perspective. Our focus is on business-to-business project management and on leadership in sustainable transportation innovation. Original presentation date: June, 2009
Salare Security - Paul Sand, www.salaresecurity.com
Back-doors are the entry-point for most security exploits. Internet telephone systems represent a potential back door for thieves to infiltrate and compromise sensitive information from companies. Internet telephone systems must use encryption to provide private voice communications. This encryption serves to hide all of the malicious activity involved in stealing data from a company. Original presentation date: October, 2008
Sales Onsite - Kathryn Neal-Odell, CEO www.sales-onsite.com
Sales Onsite is a sales execution fulfillment organization providing sales talent to clientele to fill the gap between sales organizations hiring needs and the needs to ramp sales execution. Original Presentation Date: Summer, 2007
XploreU - Meghan Hoover
There are 17 million college students in the USA that collectively spend $5 billion per year on travel-related expenses. XploreU's goal is to become the source for student-speak about international travel by providing: (1) in depth travel related content in a first person college student perspective, (2) international connections to students, (3) Incentives for participation including cashable points and worldwide travel discounts. Original presentation date: March, 2008
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*Parking Options:
CTA Green Line: 35th - Bronzeville - IIT station
CTA Red Line: Sox/35th station
Visitor lot at 35th Street & State Street (east side)
Cost:
$10 to cover light food, drinks, and support of TBIF
Contact Information:
For additional information and to register for this meeting (for security purposes), please register at RSVP@thebigideaforum.org.
Participating Sponsors:
Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Technology Association, Wexford Science + Technology, LLC and softwareCEO.com
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Introducing PushIt2Me - now on the AppStore and if you want a promo code, you should probably email Don directly
From: Don Drake don@drakeconsulting.com
Subject: Introducing PushIt2Me - now on the AppStore
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:01:41 -0600
To: Don Drake don@drakeconsulting.com
I'd like to introduce a new iPhone application that I have been working on for the last few months.
It is called PushIt2Me and is a push-based email application. Instead of waiting or pulling your email, you can now be notified via a pop-up similar to SMS notifications. These Push messages appear regardless of the application you are running and even appear when the phone is in sleep mode.
This application is great for anyone that needs to be notified pro-actively by email.
Take a look at the application web site:
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Or, you can buy it from the app store:
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Follow us on Twitter:
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Let me know if you would like a PROMO CODE to evaluate the app.
Thanks.
-Don
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Subject: Re: Don, what is the promo code?
Date: 11/16/2009 2:54:32 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: don@drakeconsulting.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Here you go:
YAHAHYT4EA9F
When in iTunes Store, click on Redeem and enter the code. That should start the free download of the app.
Thanks.
-Don
--
Don Drake
www.drakeconsulting.com
www.maillaunder.com
312-560-1574
800-733-2143
On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:49 PM, RONALDMAY@aol.com wrote:
Sure, I am not a tech guru or even a Neanderthal, but I will play with it.
Thanks.
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Link exchange invitation: Chicago Downtown Hotels [Editor's note: Josh Metnick and Penny Edecker, you guys should look at this.]
From: Musteata Marina <marishka.musteata@gmail.com>
Subject: Link exchange invitation
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:13:52 +0200
To: ron@themayreport.com
Hi,
I'm looking to find friendly websites to build a good resource page for my website.
In exchange I would add your text link with your keyword in the anchor text on the resources page of my website.
My link details are:
Title: Chicago Downtown Hotels
URL: http://www.chicago.downtownhotelservice.com
Description: We now offer over 25 hotels in the downtown Chicago area. All of our hotels have been inspected and rated by AAA and Mobil Travel Guide to guarantee comfort, cleanliness, and value.
Let me know, what you think about this?
Regards,
Marina
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Cheryle Jackson statement on passing of Michael Scott
From: John P. Katsantonis jpkattt@att.net
Subject: Cheryle Jackson statement on passing of Michael Scott
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:21:28 -0600
To: The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>
FYI, because I can~jk
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Bob Kettlewell
Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:40 PM
To: jkatt@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Cheryle Jackson statement on passing of Michael Scott
Cheryle Jackson for U.S. Senate
November 16, 2009
Contact: Bob Kettlewell
312-543-0524
bob@platformpublicaffairs.com
Cheryle Jackson
November 16, 2009
Statement on passing of Michael Scott
My condolences go out to the family of Michael Scott following news of his tragic death this weekend. All Chicago is indebted to him for his selfless public service to make Chicago a better place to live. As the president of the Chicago Urban League, he provided tremendous leadership and personal counsel to me as a member of the Board of Directors. As Chairman of the Chicago Board of Education, he fought to provide the best possible education for our children and always had an ear for any parent that needed to be heard. We have lost a great and compassionate leader, a peacemaker and for me, a friend. All Chicago mourns his passing.
For more information, please visit www.cheryle2010.com
###
Cheryle Jackson for U.S. Senate | 1006 S. Michigan Avenue Second Floor | Chicago | IL | 60605 | US
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Miscellaneous notes (4 messages)
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#1: From: Christopher Maher chris.m.maher@gmail.com
Subject: Ron you JACKASS!
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:53:12 -0600
To: ron@themayreport.com
I've sent four requests to take me off your godamn list. So take me off your Fu*@#ing list and consider eating a salad every once in a while!
Christopher Maher
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Chicago, IL
312.404.8175
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Sender: vladas.krivickas@gmail.com
Subject: Thanks for the report!
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:22:35 -0600
To: ron@themayreport.com
Dear Ron,
I am the guy who refused to give my business card for the second time at MEF event last Monday. I have to say, upon receiving your report I kind of enjoyed it. It's different from most of the newsletters I get and it seems to be adding value to the community.
Thank you!
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To: "Ron" ron@themayreport.com
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#4: From: Andrew Kucharski andy@promethost.com
Subject: Re: The May Report: 11/13/2009: Events, cards, and English Bulldog puppies
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:18:59 -0600
To: The May Report ron@themayreport.com
Hey Ron;
Which events do you plan on attending for the rest of the year?
Thanks
And
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:59 AM, The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>wrote:
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Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Acquires Texas Self Storage Portfolio
From: Biondo, Frank fbiondo@rejournals.com
Subject: Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Acquires Texas Self Storage Portfolio
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:23 -0600
To: Millar, Michael mmillar@rejournals.com
Cc: Millar, Michael mmillar@rejournals.com
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital Acquires Class A Storage Portfolio in Texas
Chicago, IL November 10, 2009-Chicago-based real estate private equity firm Harrison Street Real Estate Capital continues its investment activity with the acquisition of a nine-property self-storage portfolio in Texas. Day to day management of the portfolio will be handled by one of Harrison Street's self-storage operating partners, Morningstar Properties, LLC, of Matthews, N.C.
The nine properties acquired by Harrison Street are located in excellent markets in Texas: five in the Houston area, and one each in San Antonio, Austin, Plano and Dallas. The facilities total 536,000 square feet and 5,300 units.
Harrison Street was attracted to this portfolio given the high barrier to entry markets, the current performance of the assets, the strong financing in place and the attractive cash yield of the investment.
"The quality of the facilities, stellar performance, and excellent demographics enhance our portfolio of institutional quality storage properties and we are excited to add them to our existing Texas footprint", states Rob Mathias Principal of Harrison Street. "We have been very patient building this portfolio one asset at a time or through the acquisition of strategic portfolios".
The state-of-the-art facilities include both standard and climate-controlled units and offer amenities such as wine storage, RV & boat parking, office warehouse and flex space. A digital security system allows tenants secure access to their storage units 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The professionally staffed, large retail offices offer packing supplies and boxes and will accept customer deliveries during business hours. Truck rental is available at each location.
This acquisition brings the number properties owned under the Morningstar brand to 40, with 16 located in Texas. Further, with this investment, Harrison Street now becomes one of the top ten owners of self-storage properties in the US with a portfolio of 74 properties (47,000units) throughout 16 states.
The newly acquired facilities will be re-branded as Morningstar Mini-Storage, and offer a variety of additional services to facilitate customers' needs.
About Morningstar Properties, LLC
Morningstar is a vertically integrated developer, builder and operator of specialty real estate types across the Southeast. Since its 1981 founding in Matthews, N.C., Morningstar has become a premier developer of modern, high-quality storage properties in the Southeast. The company currently owns or operates 46 self storage facilities totaling almost 3 million square feet. They continue to grow by both acquisition and development and have opened 5 new state of the art facilities in the Carolinas in the last year. The company has a diversified portfolio, also owning and managing 10 marinas in the mid Atlantic and Southeast, has won numerous awards for its high-quality storage facilities, and is consistently recognized as an industry innovator. See more about Morningstar at www.mstarproperties.com. Information is available about Morningstar Marinas at www.morningstarmarinas.com and about Morningstar Mini-Storage at www.morningstarstorage.com.
About Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Harrison Street's model is to invest in areas of the real estate market in which tenant demand is driven from education, healthcare or storage related activities. These sectors principally include self-storage, student housing, senior housing/assisted living, and medical office/healthcare. Harrison Street on behalf of Harrison Street Real Estate Partners I, LP and Harrison Street Real Estate Partners II, LP have acquired or is in the process of developing over 140+ properties worth greater than $1.8 billion. As of September 2009, Harrison Street's portfolio-through acquisition or development-spans 26 states in U.S. and includes over 3,900 senior housing units, 47,000 storage units, 12,000 student housing beds, 2,100 dry and wet boat storage and 920,000 square feet of medical office space. For more information, visit www.harrisonst.com.
Press Contacts:
Phyllis McArthur Robert Mathias
Morningstar Properties, LLC Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
704.847.0968 312.920.1852
pmcarthur@mstarproperties.com
rmathias@harrisonst.com
*Photos available upon request*
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New Chicago Music book
From: Dean Milano deanguy@ameritech.net
Subject: New Chicago Music book
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:58:07 -0600
To: deanguy@ameritech.net
Greetings!
I'd like to tell you about a new book on Chicago music and history, two events, and benefits to the Chicago community and its children.
I'm Dean Milano, a local Chicago musician and author. My new book "Chicago Music Scene: The 1960s and 1970s" is the latest in Arcadia Publishing's historic Images of America series
Inspired by the book, we are creating The Chicago Pop Festival. Coming in Spring 2010, Chicago Pop Festival will feature many Chicago musicians from the book.
The book launch and the Chicago Pop Festival preview will unite Chicago musicians and the community in terrific celebration of music and memory Sunday November 22 at the Abbey Pub in Chicago.
Chicago Pop Festival has named two charities which will benefit from the profits our events. The Music For Life Alliance and the Music National Service are dedicated to providing music education to schools and communities. More information about them is available on our website at www.chicagopopfestival.com
The party on November 22nd will truly bring my book to life as musicians and their fans mingle and reminisce. The party begins at 1pm, with a press conference scheduled for 1:45pm.
For one hour we will feature the finals of the World's First Ever Gloria off Battle of the Bands, in honor of Chicago Artists The Shadows of Knight's eight million selling single, "Gloria" Several members of The Shadows of Knight including Jimy Sohns and other notables will judge the finals. The rest of the day and into the evening will consist of music performances, while many of Chicago's finest musicians and I sign copies of the book. A list of performers playing and appearing is available on our website.
So you have it all! Music, a new book, history, community, children and charity, all on one excellent afternoon. How can you miss it?
Please RSVP electronically a http://chicagopopfestival.com/rsvp.php and let us know if you can join us. If you would like a copy of our press kit we'll be happy to send it to you. We also have a number of review copies of the book available. Let us know what you need.
We hope you'll come celebrate with us November 22 at the Abbey!
Sincerely,
Dean Milano
630-832-9024
www.chicagopopfestival.com
Dean Milano
deanguy@ameritech.net
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