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ODTMaps.com Acquires WorldEagle.com
World Eagle map publishing has been taken over by ODT Maps of Amherst Mass. Both businesses expand the public’s global awareness and perspective, seeing the developing nations through a lens that is non-traditional. They both offer a fresh point-of-view, one that brings a better understanding of non-American cultures to American audiences. Intellectual assets include the series of Global Perspective Maps drawn by Russell H. Lenz, Chief Cartographer of The Christian Science Monitor. - April 07, 2009 - ODT, Inc.
Empire Medical Training Physicians Wealth Expo - Training in the Business of Medicine
Explore all avenues for complete success in the medical industry with the knowledge of running the business end of any existing practice or new medical facility. Continued education in all aspects of any professions leads to success. - April 07, 2009 - Empire Medical Training
LearnQTP Launches Web-Based QTP Training Course
LearnQTP.com, a website dedicated to HP-QTP, announced a web-based QTP (Quick Test Professional) training course aimed at helping beginners and manual software test engineers to gain knowledge on test automation using HP-QTP. - April 07, 2009 - Learn QTP
Edmonton Business Coach Partners with Brian Tracy to Get Local Business Owners in the Game
John Cutler, a certified FocalPoint Business Coach works with local business owners, self-employed professionals, and senior executives to get on the path of success through business performance coaching and development services. - April 06, 2009 - FocalPoint Business Coaching Inc
Putting Pencils in the Hands of Future Leaders: Oakland Community College Partners with Operation: Kid Equip to Change Children's Lives
Call it a lesson in social responsibility, the “pay it forward” concept, or just smart educating. Whatever you call it, Oakland Community College has partnered with Michigan-based Operation: Kid Equip on a college-wide school supply drive called “You can Be the Change in a... - April 06, 2009 - Operation: Kid Equip
Inspirtech Offers Free 3D CAD Training Tutorials for New SolidWorks Software Users
In an effort to help combat a rising unemployment rate, inspirtech has begun offering free 3D CAD technology training to users new to SolidWorks. SolidWorks is industry standard mechanical design software used to design products ranging from industrial machinery to medical instruments. Inspirtech uses proven teaching techniques to instruct, inspire and instill confidence into users with cutting edge technologies. - April 06, 2009 - Inspirtech
Dyslexia: There is an Answer
Best-selling author, Ronald Davis, will present a public lecture on "The Gift of Dyslexia" on May 6 at Westmoreland County Community College from 6:30-8:30 p.m. - April 06, 2009 - Laurel Highlands Dyslexia Correction Center
Young Minds 2009: a Pioneering Educational Event for Kids Comes to Mumbai for the First Time
Young Minds 2009, will be held in Mumbai from the 10th to 12th July and will bring together the entire preschool and early school education spectrum under one roof. - April 06, 2009 - Mosaic Event Works
Smarty Paws Dog Training in New Hyde Park, NY Announces the Start-Up of 2009 Group Classes for Obedience and Socialization
Smarty Paws Dog Training by Helen Del Bove provides positive dog training for all ages and levels. Helen's services include private, in-home instruction/counseling for obedience and behavior problems as well as group classes for puppy kindergarten, basic obedience and the newly added beyond basics. - April 05, 2009 - Smarty Paws Dog Training
David Harkins Group Announces Reorganization
David Harkins Group, a marketing and innovations consultancy, has announced an organizational restructuring. The new organization focuses its services into three core practice areas: Collegiate, Non-Profit, and Real Estate Development. "Over the years our expertise in working with non-profit... - April 05, 2009 - David Harkins Group
ARISE Master Trainer to Conduct ARISE Life Skills Facilitator Training in Crestview, FL
ARISE Life Skills Facilitators learn how to conduct lively group discussions and activities with incarcerated, at-risk youth, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the young people in their care. - April 04, 2009 - ARISE Foundation
Interest in International Youth Exchange Remains High
Report shows over 30,000 high school students study abroad during the 2008-2009 academic year. - April 04, 2009 - Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
StraighterLine Meets or Exceeds DETC Standards for Online Courses
StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com), a company that combines award-winning technologies into a new service that provides a highly affordable, better-supported and more flexible solution to fulfilling college general education requirements, has announced that the Distance Education and Training... - April 04, 2009 - StraighterLine
Marketing FE in the Google Age
Education Consortium Educated: College and Training Provider Consortium "Learning at Work" Given the Rundown on Marketing in the Google Age by Marketing Magician Stefan Drew. - April 04, 2009 - Stefan Drew Associates
Nonprofit Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to College Students
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars has awarded a total of $50,000 in scholarships to 90 students at 70 schools across the country. - April 03, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Communities In Schools (CIS) of North Carolina Congratulates Bill Milliken
Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) (www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced that Bill Milliken, founder of Communities In Schools National, will receive the 2009 National Jefferson Award for Public Service from the American Institute for Public... - April 03, 2009 - Communities In Schools Of North Carolina
Balfour Beatty's David Preston Inducted Into Constructor Hall of Fame
Since 2001, Texas A&M University has honored leaders in the construction industry with its annual Constructor Hall of Fame Award. On March 26, the university inducted David Preston, vice president at Balfour Beatty Construction, into its hall of fame as an industry leader who has significantly... - April 02, 2009 - Balfour Beatty Construction
World Dryer Announces the Link Between Hand Dryers and a Greener Environment
World Dryer® Corporation answers the popular question on everyone's mind. "Are hand dryers or paper towels better for the environment?" - April 02, 2009 - World Dryer Corporation
Buckminster Fuller´s Visionary Map for the 21st Century
Buckminster Fuller designed the Dymaxion World Map to help us recognize that ''we're all astronauts aboard a little spaceship called Earth.'' The map has just been reprinted in a variety of new formats. The Buckminster Fuller Institute co-published the map with ODTmaps, the leading map publishing firm specializing in alternative world views. The printing coincides with two new major exhibits of Fuller’s work - The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. - April 02, 2009 - ODT, Inc.
First Class Homeschool Ministries Announces New Headquarters/Open House
Christian ministry that helps churches start homeschool co-ops gets a boost in the form of free office space at US Digital's Outreach Center. - April 02, 2009 - First Class Homeschool Ministries
Earth Day Lessons, Resources Featured in Teachers.Net Gazette
One of the finest collections of pre-k – 12 teacher tested Earth Day activities and theme resources available anywhere promises the best Earth Day ever. - April 02, 2009 - Teachers.Net
Remington College Makes Sure Disadvantaged Students Look Their Best for the Prom
Remington College Partners with Operation Cinderella to Provide Free Salon Services for Select Students. - April 02, 2009 - Remington College
American Healthcare Career Institute Offers Free Medical Coding Course
American Healthcare Career Institute (AHCI) offers free coding course to assist those with financial need and limited experience with online learning. - April 02, 2009 - American Healthcare Career Institute
Collège Central Jounieh Implements Skoolee Tools
Collège Central Jounieh in Lebanon has chosen Skoolee Tools web-based software from White Mountain Technologies for its school management and student information system. - April 02, 2009 - White Mountain Technologies
New Software Package to Calculate and Report Oil Spills
A new software application has been released which simplifies and facilitates the calculation and reporting of accidental oil slicks. The tool allows personnel to assess the extent and volume of spilled oil. This vital information can then be reported in standardized formats to oil spill response teams and regulators. - April 01, 2009 - The Oil Spill Training Company Ltd.
Dr. Degruy to Keynote Austin’s 3rd Annual Louis Gregory Race Unity Symposium
Third Annual Louis Gregory Race Unity Symposium on kicks off in the morning of April 2, 2009 at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, featuring Dr. Joy DeGruy as the keynote speaker; panel of diverse and insightful residents. The annual symposia offer constructive presentations and discussions on diversity and unity,scholarships to winning college students of the essay competition. - April 01, 2009 - Baha'i Faith, Austin
Edupoint’s GENESIS™ System Wins Alhambra Elementary School District Contract
Alhambra Elementary School District has awarded a contract for a web-based student information management system to Mesa, Arizona - based Edupoint Educational Systems. - April 01, 2009 - Edupoint Educational Systems
EQUELLA’s European Presence Continues to Grow
The Learning Edge Europe today announces the appointment of key personnel to further support the continual growth of EQUELLA within Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Following the recent additions of Oxford Brookes University and the University of Liege to the EQUELLA User Community, key... - April 01, 2009 - The Learning Edge International
Prince’s Trust ‘Gets Into Plumbing’ in South Hampshire
The first ever ‘Get into Building Services’ course has been launched by Apprenticeship Training Ltd (ATL) in conjunction with the Princes’ Trust. - April 01, 2009 - Apprenticeship Training Limited (ATL)
52 Countries Vie for the First Annual Consuls' Regatta Trophy as Part of the XXIII Elissa Regatta at the Houston Yacht Club
On Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. vessels with the flags of 52 countries will compete in the first Annual Consuls’ Regatta during the Houston Yacht Club's annual Elissa Regatta. Co-organized by the Houston Junior Chamber (the Jaycees), the Spanish Consulate and the Houston Yacht Club,... - March 31, 2009 - Houston Junior Chamber
JobTrainingPlace.com is the One Stop Shop for Career Success
One of the hardest steps for people to make today is moving into a job that offers them satisfaction, opportunity and success. To help make the process easy www.jobtrainingplace.com has compiled a complete range of job related services for those seeking employment and advancement in today's market. - March 30, 2009 - Job Training Place
UC Irvine Extension Offers Programs to Help Teachers Succeed in Turbulent Times
Programs and Courses Prepare Educators for Proposed Education Reform Policy . Recently, President Obama has introduced several initiatives designed to enhance the performance of teachers across the nation. These proposed plans embrace a highly controversial merit pay system which rewards effective... - March 29, 2009 - University of California, Irvine
Newly Created College Partnership Launches a New Health Care Training and Certification Curriculum to Help Workers Keep Skills Current in Today’s Job Market
Practice Management Institute® (PMI) and Global Corporate College today announced plans to address high unemployment with affordable, short-term, flexible career training aimed at helping Americans get back to work. - March 29, 2009 - Practice Management Institute
Tolleson Union High School District Awards Contract to Edupoint Educational Systems
Tolleson Union High School District has awarded a contract for student information system management to Mesa, Arizona - based Edupoint Educational Systems. - March 28, 2009 - Edupoint Educational Systems
Student Management, Motivation Specialist to Write Teachers.Net Gazette Column
Award winning educator, author Rick Morris signs on to share innovative, easy to implement, creative teaching tips to help teachers manage and motivate their students - March 28, 2009 - Teachers.Net
Summer Fashion and Design Courses in Milan
All the information about Art Courses in Italy organized by School Leonardo da Vinci in cooperation with Naba in Milan. - March 28, 2009 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
Teachers.Net Gazette Adds Columnist: Parent Involvement Mega-Expert Dorothy Rich
Prolific writer, pioneer and lecturer in the field of parent involvement, Dorothy Rich will advise and support teachers to build better, more productive level of home and school collaboration - March 28, 2009 - Teachers.Net
The Drucker School of Management at CGU Featured in the EMBA World Newsletter
The Executive Management Program (EMP) of the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University was featured in the last issue of the EMBA World Newsletter, a respected independent publication written by EMBA graduates and a prestigious advisory board for the benefit of aspiring working... - March 28, 2009 - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
Texas Right of Way Associates Holds Barnett Shale Land Title Training Class
There is a need for trained land title abstractors. It is anticipated the development of the Barnett Shale will continue for the next two decades. According to local professionals, land title abstractors working in the area of the Barnett Shale typically earn between $45,000 to $90,000 annually,... - March 27, 2009 - TRWA, Inc.
UpMarketing Releases Online Quick Learn Videos to Stimulate the Economy
UpMarketing (University Promotion Marketing), a specialist in public relations and Internet promotion marketing for schools has released online access to the public for 114 e-marketing entrepreneur Quick Learn Videos. To pump up the sagging economy in a hurry, the UpMarketing library, it is hoped,... - March 27, 2009 - Global Academy Online, Inc.
All India Free Scholarship Mock CAT
TestFunda.com announces an All-India Free scholarship mock CAT to be held on Sunday, 5th April 2009. - March 27, 2009 - Enabilon Learning PVT Ltd
Renovated MRI Technology Program Flourishes at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Gurnick Academy is proud to offer a new MRI Registry Review course within its MRI curriculum. This course provides elaborate and deep understanding of the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT) exam. The MRI Registry Review course will prepare the student to take and pass the required registry board exams. - March 27, 2009 - Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
The Castilian Dorm Serving the University of Texas Receives Upgrades
University of Texas students as well as those attending Austin Community College continue to rank The Castilian their #1 choice for student housing with new improvements almost complete and more on the way. The Castilian’s current amenities include: Newly renovated indoor heated swimming... - March 26, 2009 - Campus Acquisitions
The End to the Mid-Life Crisis
A unique web-based assessment has the ability to accurately and objectively identify the best careers for an individual to pursue - March 26, 2009 - CareerDirection.com
Private School in Broward County Florida Recreates Seven Wonders of the World
Imagine being able to see the Seven Wonders of the World without having to leave your home town. Recently, middle and high school students at The Sagemont School, a private school located in Broward County Florida, recreated the seven wonders of the world. - March 26, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
HAIKU Learning Systems Announces Integration with Noteflight Learning Edition
Noteflight Learning Edition is fully integrated with Haiku LMS, allowing instructors to embed music scores inside test questions, online discussions, and on pages for collaboration or instruction. This is the first of several such strategic alliances that HAIKU has planned as the company continues to prioritize functionality, usability and openness in its learning management system. - March 26, 2009 - HAIKU Learning Systems, Inc.
MoneyTree's First Batch of Financial Geniuses Graduate
Now They're Financially Ready to Meet the Challenges of The Real World. - March 26, 2009 - MoneyTree
Enhanced Basic Electrical - Electricity Distance Training Course Offered Online
Enhanced online training course has been expanded to over 800 pages of online training material. As part of this course students will also receive an Experiment Kit, 46 page Lab guide, 101 simple lab projects and a 200 page text book on electrical and electricity basics to help them apply what they are learning. - March 25, 2009 - Baystate School of Technology
Workshop on Medical & Scientific Content Writing-Cliniminds
Cliniminds www.cliniminds.com, announced today one more workshop on Medical & Scientific Content Writing to be held on 25th -26th April 2009 after getting huge response from previous workshops. - March 25, 2009 - Cliniminds-Academy for Clinical Research training and Management
New Head Lice Detection Research Validates Service Provided by Leading Lice Removal Salon
German research study concluded that wet combing is more accurate than a visual inspection for discovering an active case of head lice. Hair Fairies has utilized wet hair screenings as part of their unique Nit-Zapping™ process for removing head lice for 10 years. - March 24, 2009 - Hair Fairies