At The Stevanovich Center, where Steve Stevanovich works, a few unique professional educational programs have been developed, including the Masters Program in Financial Mathematics.  The curriculum of such a program combines scientifically based research and practice in financial markets.

In addition the professional programs, the Stevanovich Center, which is where Steven Stevanovich is currently employed, also holds workshops and conferences, publishes papers, and holds presentations via the internet.  Its newly refurbished building will open in 2009 and will provide a space where University of Chicago researchers can meet and discuss the future of our financial market.

With so many unique, modern, and colorful bouquets available at places like 1800flowers.com, you can find the perfect Mother’s Day flowers for your mom, no matter what her style. I personally love clean, modern, and tightly packed short bouquets, with bright and youthful flowers like gerber daisies. And if you still don’t think flowers on Mother’s Day are enough, don’t forget about the large assortment of accessories and additional gifts that you can add on! If your mom has a sweet tooth, consider adding in an assortment or basket of cookies or other baked goods. 1800flowers.com currently has specialties from Martha Stewart, like the Martha Stewart Gourmet Cookie Tin.  Or maybe you’d like to help your mom relax this Mother’s Day? Then the Green Tea Spa Tote is the perfect addition to your flower selections. Either way, at 1800flowers.com, you’re certain to find the perfect way to say ‘I love you, Mom’ this Mother’s Day.

Since 1967, Your Man Tours has helped over 1 million travelers visit the destinations of their choice through YMT’s tour programs. YMT’s services boast a strong devotion to customer service, a trait that helps set them above their competition.  While booking your trip, you can choose to handle your transaction online with the help of a real-time online customer service agent who can chat with you while you make your selections. Or, you may opt to speak with a representative over the phone who can offer you suggestions and guide your trip planning with your input. Also, YMT notably offers refunds for canceled cruises or other unexpected issues that arise during travel, no questions asked.  For senior citizens, this is an unbeatable service that guarantees a fabulous experience, no matter what your vacation destination.

RENEW International offers a full range of spiritual services and processes with instructional guides and personal support for Catholic pastors and their parishes. The spiritual processes available cover a wide variety of situations, including specialized processes for campus ministries, parishes that have experienced serious scandal, and parishes that need an update to their ministries for the 21st century.  It is also notable that RENEW offers bilingual processes and support.

In addition to his financial services, Andrew Wilshire publishes a free blog dedicated to offering advice and market comments to clients and investors. For example, a recent post in his blog is dedicated to Chinese Gold and the market prediction that demand for Chinese Gold will be high this year.  Andrew Wilshire’s blog is definitely a great, one-stop place for those interested in the precious metal market.

While you could feasibly just arrange a settlement with your own CPA or attorney, keep in mind that often these people do not have specialized training and experience in negotiating settlements with the Collection Branch of the IRS. By working with American Tax Relief, you know that they handle over 200 negotation cases each month, so they definitely know what they are doing! So, what are you waiting for? By placing the free initial consultation call, you aren’t losing much, except maybe those annoying IRS collections calls you keep getting.

Power Properties offers excellent services to their residents, including rent-to-own options, auto-debit for rent payments, and one year warranties on condominiums.  I particularly respect the rent-to-own option, which allows residents to put $200 of each monthly rental payment toward the purchase of any of Power Properties’ condominiums.  It would be amazing if other property management companies would follow suit and begin offering such great benefits and services to their own rental residents. Either way, however, Power Properties will continue to be a leading and trusted real estate company in the state of Texas.

Dr. Joel Roskind received his M.D. from the University of Louisville School of Medicine.  He completed his residency as a general surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY and his residency as a plastic surgeon at St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO.  Dr. Joel Roskind is currently on staff at the Baptist Hospital of Miami in Miami, FL. In addition to his surgical practice, he is very active in patient and peer education, and often lectures for nearby universities and medical centers.

As soon as you dive into his blog, you realize that Mohammed Babangida really knows his stuff.  One of his recent blog posts chronicles the history of African musical influence in white communities, speaking specifically about blues music, which I found to be quite fascinating.  According to Mohammed Babangida, after the end of the American Civil War in 1863, the freedom of the black slaves did very little to actually end their frustration and pain associated with being consider unequal to whites.  Thus, they often turned to music to vent their pain, anger, and loneliness, and the musical genre of the blues was born.

Linus Gitahi

Linus Gitahi is now the CEO of Nation Media Group, the largest media firm in East and Central Africa. Nation Media Group publishes a variety of major newspapers in Kenya and surrounding African cities and is also responsible for its own distribution. Prior to his Chief Exectuive Officer role at NMG, Linus Gitahi was a successful executive at the pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline.  Additionally, Linus Gitahi serves as non-executive Director of Equity Bank, Ltd Afrika Investment Bank and Federation of Kenya Employers.

Linus Gitahi currently writes his own blog, Linus Gitahi: The Runners of Kenya, in which he discusses Kenya’s legendary runners and how their stories can teach us lessons about our own, everyday lives.