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		<title>Neotrope Extends Deadline for 2012 Non-Profit PR Grants Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 -- Neotrope, a California-based brand identity, internet marketing, and PR firm established in 1983, today announced an extension on the deadline for its 2012 PR Grant program for nonprofit orgs to January 31.]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Profit PR Grants Program expanded to $50K for 2012, now includes Internet Marketing Campaign for Grant Recipients</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2011 &#8212; Neotrope, a California based brand identity, internet marketing, and PR firm established in 1983, today announced it has expanded the deliverables of its 2012 Non-Profit PR Grants Program. All recipients of the 2012 program will now also receive up to $2,500 in additional services; specifically free online text and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles PR Firm Again Donates Services to Worthy Causes: Non-Profit PR Grants Program for 2012 announced by Neotrope</title>
		<link>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-11-15/los-angeles-pr-firm-again-donates-services-to-worthy-causes-non-profit-pr-grants-program-for-2012-announced-by-neotrope_cls316.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 &#8212; Neotrope(R), a brand identity, public relations, and marketing firm established Jan. 1983, announces its latest Non-Profit PR Grants Program for 2012. The firm is again donating $25,000 in free public relations and newswire services to worthy non-profit and charitable organizations to celebrate its 29th anniversary. &#8220;The U.S. economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neotrope Helps Small Businesses Balance Their PR Budget, Rolls Back Pricing to 2008 Levels</title>
		<link>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-07-29/neotrope-helps-small-businesses-balance-their-pr-budget-rolls-back-pricing-to-2008-levels_cls313.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 29, 2011 &#8212; Neotrope is helping to ensure small businesses can manage their budgets and not cross their own debt ceiling when doing PR and promotion, by rolling back service pricing on Send2Press(R) Newswire press release writing and targeted news distribution packages to 2008 levels. &#8220;Many of our clients had great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REVIEW: Buffy the Vampire Slayer &#8216;Season 8 Motion Comic&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REVIEW: As a long time Buffy fan, I tried reading the original &#8220;Buffy&#8221; comic book when it hit the stands a few years back, but couldn&#8217;t get past the &#8220;lifeless&#8221; version of Buffy sans the original actors, fun music, and dramatic moments. Even though I read a lot of comic books in my youth, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REVIEW: Music Computing StudioBLADE Keyboard Production Station</title>
		<link>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-01-13/review-music-computing-studioblade-keyboard-production-station_cls235.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REVIEW: While the concept of a music keyboard with a computer inside isn&#8217;t entirely new, the folks at Austin, Texas start-up Music Computing think they might have invented the new sweet spot in bridging the gap between the notebook and controller crowd and the people who won&#8217;t use anything other than a Yamaha Motif or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit PR Grants Program for 2011 announced by Neotrope</title>
		<link>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-01-07/nonprofit-pr-grants-program-for-2011-announced-by-neotrope_cls273.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 7, 2011 &#8212; Neotrope(R), a brand identity, PR, and marketing firm established Jan. 1983, is donating $36,000 in free public relations and newswire services to worthy non-profit and charitable organizations to celebrate its 28th anniversary. Neotrope previously donated $25K worth of services in 2009, 2005 and 2000. In 2010, Neotrope &#8220;adopted&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neotrope Celebrates 28th Anniversary by Offering PR Grants and Discounts Program for U.S. Charitable Organizations</title>
		<link>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-01-03/neotrope-celebrates-28th-anniversary-by-offering-pr-grants-and-discounts-program-for-u-s-charitable-organizations_cls256.php</link>
		<comments>http://christophersimmons.com/2011-01-03/neotrope-celebrates-28th-anniversary-by-offering-pr-grants-and-discounts-program-for-u-s-charitable-organizations_cls256.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2011 &#8212; Neotrope today announced it has, as part of the company&#8217;s 28th anniversary this year, expanded its discount program for U.S.-based non-profit organizations &#8220;doing good,&#8221; and also pre-announced the 2011 Neotrope PR Grants program. California-based Neotrope will provide discounts of 28% off to those charitable organizations needing assistance with public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DiscWatcher Blu-ray movie review: Prince of Persia &#8211; The Sands of Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REVIEW: It&#8217;s always fun when all the summer movies start to hit Blu-ray, DVD, and pay-per-view earlier and earlier each year. Used to be, I would have to wait practically until Christmas to see the movies I skipped going to the big-screen theaters to see during &#8220;blockbuster&#8221; season. Last month the first crop hit the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40 Something and Counting: Developing Cataracts at Age 45</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARTICLE: I&#8217;m not laughing anymore. I was one of those guys that chortled a bit, but not in a mean way, when older friends and relatives would moan about a body ache from washing their car, or having to take some prescription pill for an unpronounceable aliment that everybody seemed to discover at once, or [...]]]></description>
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