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Parent Coaching Institute Offers $900 Tuition Discount to Family Support Specialists Until February 15, 2010
The Parent Coaching Institute offers a $900 tuition discount off of the distance learning Parent Coach Certification® Training Program tuition for all applications received by February 15, 2010. Parent Coach Certification® is designed for family support specialists who are driven to coach parents facing today’s challenges; see the need for an innovative, research-based support model; and seek the most respected certification program available for parent coaching. - January 15, 2010 - Parent Coaching Institute
Global Softwood Lumber Markets Were Mixed in the 3Q/09 - Up in China and Northern Africa, While Still Slow in the US and Japan, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Softwood lumber imports to China have increased by 81% in 2009. It is not inconceivable that China will import more lumber than Japan in 2009, a historical first. Canadian sawmills have been the major beneficiaries of this new fast-growing market, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - January 05, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Rapid Expansion of Wood Pellet Capacity in North America Drives Sawdust and Wood Chip Prices Upward, Reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
The wood pellet industry in North America has grown six-fold since 2004, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The dramatic expansion has resulted in higher costs for sawdust and wood chips in the regions with the greatest growth, including Western US and Canada. - December 17, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Hardwood Fiber Costs for the Global Pulp Industry Have Surpassed the Cost for Softwood Fiber in 2009 as Demand for Hardwood Pulp Rose, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Higher hardwood pulpwood costs in Brazil, Australia, Russia and Sweden pushed the 3Q/09 Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) to the highest level in 12 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The HFPI was over six percent higher than the Global Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI), the biggest difference in 21 years. - December 04, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
"PCI: Requirements to Action" Research Paper Helps Merchants Protect Against a Harrowing Holiday Shopping Season
New advisory supplement lists more than 30 immediate, high-impact steps for hardening information systems against security breaches. - November 18, 2009 - Truth to Power, LLC
Wood Costs Have Remained Unchanged for Canadian Pulp Mills in 2009 Despite Tighter Wood Chip Supply, Reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
The pulp industry in Canada has sharply reduced production the past two years both as a result of weaker pulp and paper markets worldwide and also because of less competitive pulp manufacturing facilities. Wood costs have increased for many plants as the result of reduced availability of relatively inexpensive sawmill residuals, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - November 03, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Medical Billing Software MPMsoft Selected by eMedical Systems, Inc. as Practice Management Solution
Far removed from the brouha of Washington D.C. is business owner John Wahlquist of eMedicalSystems of Washington state. Author of his own medical billing software for 17 years, Wahlquist recently made the unusual decision to retire his software and move his medical practices over to a new... - November 02, 2009 - Medical Billing Software - MPMsoft
Engineered Software Announces New Flow of Fluids Website with Online Calculators
Flow of Fluids, an Engineered Software Business, has released a completely new website with free online engineering calculator tools. The www.flowoffluids.com website has been revamped to coincide with the upcoming release of a new edition of the Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP410). In all, seven... - October 30, 2009 - Engineered Software, Inc.
Farm to Market Ecommerce Service Announces Largest Online Wine Market
AgBASE.com users can now shop and purchase wine directly from local and regional wineries providing them with the widest selection of favorite and unusual wines in the largest online food and beverage marketplace. - October 29, 2009 - AgBASE Directory
Trupanion Raises Pet Insurance Awareness & Money for Charity
Trupanion policyholders raised pet insurance awareness and the level of donation to pet rescue charity Noah’s Wish to celebrate Pet Insurance Month. - October 27, 2009 - Trupanion
Celerant Technology Expands to the West Coast
Celerant Increases Presence within the US and Announces its 5th Satellite Office - October 23, 2009 - Celerant Technology Corp
T2P Issues New Guides for Human Factors in Operational Risk Management
Free Reality-Based Guides from the Truth to Power (T2P) information governance research community provide savvy, sensible advice on social engineering, technical networking, and decision analysis. - October 13, 2009 - Truth to Power, LLC
GreenList: Online Business Directory Launches
After months of research and development, emailhunter.net LLC announced the launch of GreenListSource: The only searchable, exportable online directory of Green Businesses in North America. - October 04, 2009 - GreenList Source
Grieving Mother Sues Seattle Children's Hospital for the Alleged Wrongful Death of Her Son
Fifteen year-old old boy dies from massive overdose of narcotic pain medication following a routine dental procedure. - September 29, 2009 - Sprouts
EBM Announces Release of 'Pangea Dental', a DICOM Browser Based Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)
Pangea Dental is a wonderfully feature rich DICOM compliant PACS that is truly browser based and allows teleradiology between buildings, cities, states, and countries if need be. It is the most advanced comprehensive system on the market today and the most reasonably priced option for digital x-ray storage and retrieval. - September 22, 2009 - ebm technologies usa, llc
Imports of Logs, Lumber and Pulp to China Increased Substantially in the 2Q/09 as the Country’s Economy Grow by Almost 8%, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
China became the major import destination for many globally traded forest products in 2009. The country is the world’s largest importer of wood pulp and logs, and was the 2nd largest importer of softwood lumber in the world in the 2Q/09, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - September 13, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Brazilian Pulp Industry Increase Production and Pulpwood Costs Are Going Up in 2009, Reports Wood Resource Quarterly
Brazil increased pulp production in 2008 by about eight percent. Wood fiber costs have remained unchanged in the local currency in the 2Q/09 but were eight percent higher in US dollar terms as compared to the previous quarter, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - September 08, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Global Sawlog Prices Close to Five-Year Low Because of Weak Lumber Markets in the 2Q/09, Reports Wood Resource Quarterly
Prices for softwood lumber have fallen in most markets worldwide the past year, including in Europe, North America and Japan, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The weak lumber markets have pushed sawlog prices close to a five-year low. - August 25, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Costs Were 53% of the Total Production Costs for Pulp Mills Worldwide in the 1Q/09, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The largest cost component when manufacturing wood pulp is the cost of wood fiber. In the 1Q/09, this cost was 53% of the total production cost worldwide. Both the relative and nominal cost of wood have declined the past year; wood fiber costs in the 2Q/09 were at their lowest levels in over two years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - August 14, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
New Analyst Paper Debunks Common Myths of PCI Compliance, Presents Procedural Control Checklist
Independent paper puts PCI in perspective with a time- and budget-saving approach to executing an integrated compliance program. - July 22, 2009 - Truth to Power, LLC
Wood Costs for Pulpmills in Sweden and Finland Have Fallen Over 30 Percent the Past 12 Months, According to the Wood Resource Quarterly
Wood prices in Sweden and Finland fell faster than the global average price the past year as a result of reduced operating rates for pulp mills in those two countries. Despite this precipitous drop in wood cost (more than 30%), the Nordic region still has one of the highest wood fiber costs in the world, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - July 14, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Black Liquor Tax Credit in the US Has Limited the Fall of Wood Chip and Pulpwood Prices in the 2Q/09, Reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
In 2008, US pulp companies started to take advantage of a loophole in the US tax law, which will result in an influx of billions of dollars to a struggling industry. As a consequence, prices for wood chips and pulpwood in the US have not fallen as much as they would have without the subsidy, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review - July 09, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Hot Rods, Choppers, Zombies and Beer Promised at Seattle’s Hot Rod Monsters Film Festival
Presented by Go-Kustom Rekords & Films is the first ever Hot Rod and Monster Film Festival to be held at 911 Media Arts in Seattle, Washington, July 18th & 19th, 2009. Additional sponsors include Ol Skool Rodz , Car Kulture Deluxe, The Pin-Up Angels and The Rat Bastards Car Club. - July 02, 2009 - Go-Kustom Rekords & Films
The Slumping Economy Has Reduced Sawlog Prices in Europe and North America to the Lowest Levels in Five Years, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Softwood lumber markets have continued to weaken and as a result, demand for sawlogs has fallen worldwide and the Global Conifer Sawlog Price in the 1Q/2009 was down 26 percent from a year ago, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - June 30, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Hunger Site Celebrates 10 Years of "Click to Give - It's Free!"
The Hunger Site celebrates its tenth anniversary beginning in June 2009. Since its inception as the world’s first “Click to Give” website, millions of people have clicked on the yellow button at www.thehungersite.com or shopped at The Hunger Site’s store. The result has been... - June 17, 2009 - GreaterGood
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems at El Segundo Satellite Development Center Wins TOCICO North American Achievement Award for 2009
TOCICO recognizes the Boeing Satellite Development Center for its demonstrated longevity in the successful use of TOC tools and significant contribution to the TOC community. - June 06, 2009 - TOCICO
Chile Increased Both Domestic Pulpwood Consumption and Wood Chip Exports in 2008, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Increased supply of wood from Eucalyptus plantations in Chile has made it possible to both expand the domestic consumption of pulpwood and increased wood chips exports the past three years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly - June 05, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Fiber Costs Are Rising for Wood Pellets Manufacturers in Europe Because the Industry is Expanding Rapidly, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The expanding wood pellet industry in Europe is increasingly relying on pulpwood and wood chips for its raw-material needs, as the supply of lower-cost sawdust cannot meet the fast rise in demand for wood fiber. The biomass sector is now competing with both the wood-based panel manufacturers and pulpmills for wood residues and logs, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - June 03, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Sharply Declining Wood Costs for Pulpmills Worldwide in the 1Q 2009, According to Wood Resource Quarterly
Wood costs, the largest cost component when producing wood pulp, have fallen substantially in all regions of the world the past nine months. The biggest reductions have occurred in western North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Nordic countries, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - May 29, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Japanese Log Imports Fell 34% in 2008 – US Replaces Russia as the Leading Supplier to Japan
Importation of logs to Japan has declined for four consecutive years and was in 2008, 34 percent lower than the previous year and 50 percent lower than in 2004, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Practically the entire decline from 2007 has been that of Russian shipments and the US has now become the leading supplier of logs to Japan. - May 24, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Award-Winning "Perfect Sport" DVD Release
Multi-award-winning independent feature film "Perfect Sport" out now on DVD. - May 19, 2009 - Perfect Sport LLC
Seattle Marketers to Get Expert Analysis in Optimizing Web Pages at LPO Training
MarketingExperiments’ Certification course to be held in Seattle, June 4, will train marketers in proven techniques. - May 19, 2009 - MarketingExperiments
Truth to Power Releases "PCI: Requirements to Actions" -- No-Hype, No-Bias Guidance for Better Compliance and Card-Data Security
Free research resource offers practical, experience-based advice for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of PCI compliance and information security programs. - May 19, 2009 - Truth to Power, LLC
The Forest Industry in Finland Dramatically Reduces Its Dependence on Logs from Russia in 2008, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Finland imported 24 percent fewer logs from Russia in the 4Q/08 as compared to the same quarter in 2007. With the uncertainty surrounding the log export taxes and timber market conditions in Russia, it is likely that the Finnish forest industry will rely less on Russian timber in the future, reports Wood Resource Quarterly. - April 29, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Go-Kustom Films in Pre-Production for Rat Rod Rockers!
Hot Rod Girls Save The World Writer & Director, D.A. Sebasstian and Go-Kustom Films are now officially in pre-production for their next Lo-Fi Hot Rod Epic - Rat Rod Rockers! set for an early 2010 release. - April 05, 2009 - Go-Kustom Rekords & Films
Vietnam’s Rapidly Expanding Plantation Resources Are Becoming an Important Supply Source for Pulpmills in Japan and China, Reports WRQ
Vietnam is now one of the most important suppliers of plantation Eucalyptus and Acacia wood chips to the pulp industry in both Japan and China. The country has expanded shipments gradually over the past six years and is now the world’s fourth largest hardwood chip exporter, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - April 03, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Chip Prices Fell in Canada in the 1Q/09 as Pulpmills Reduced Their Operating Rates Substantially, Reports WRI
Many Canadian pulpmills ran at operating rates of less than 70 percent in the 1Q/09. As a result, wood chip prices fell in most provinces with the biggest declines occurring in British Columbia and Alberta. The western provinces had the lowest wood chip prices in North America in the 1Q, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - April 02, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Dog Attack Victims Have a New Legal Resource
‘When The Dog Bites’ by Seattle Attorney Chris Davis Helps People Understand the Legal Process for Dog Bite Cases. - March 31, 2009 - Sprouts
Decline in Global Demand for Forest Products Reduces Timber Prices in China, Reports WRQ
Sawlog prices in China declined for the first time in three years in the 4Q/08 because of reduced demand for lumber, panels and paper products both domestically and from export markets, reports Wood Resource Quarterly. - March 26, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Expanding Timber Plantation Resources in Uruguay Attract Pulpmill Investments from European Forest Companies, Reports Wood Resource Quarterly
Favorable timber growing conditions, a good business climate and a stable political environment has attracted a number of European forest companies to invest in Uruguay the past few years. The establishment of fast-growing Eucalyptus and pine plantations could eventually support two or three new pulpmills, according to the WRQ. - March 12, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Increase in Demand for Wood Pellets Pushed Prices Upward in Europe in the 4Q/08, Reports WRQ
Wood pellet prices in Europe has trended upward the past six years reaching record levels in the 4Q/08 as demand stays strong, reports Wood Resource Quarterly. - March 08, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Global Wood Fiber Prices in the 4Q/08 Experienced the Largest Drop in Over 20 Years, According to the Wood Resource Quarterly
The WRQ Global Average Wood Fiber Price Indices recorded their sharpest quarterly decline since their inception in 1988, as wood fiber consumption by struggling pulp and paper industries decreased worldwide in the 4Q/08. - March 04, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Goveror Gregoire Proclaims March 10, 2009 Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls and encourages them to take action. Governor of Washington, Christine O. Greagoire, signed a proclamation on February 17, 2009 to proclaim March 10 as a day for citizens to join her in this special observance. A special event is scheduled on March 10th at the Theatre on the Square, 901 Broadway, Tacoma,WA. - March 03, 2009 - Brown Tones Productions
Erudite Acquires SALCsecure, LLC - Leader in Supply Chain Security Software
Erudite Inc., an emerging leader in cargo security technology, today announces the acquisition of SALCsecure LLC, an acknowledged leader in providing intelligent software solution for supply chain security and counter-terrorism. “The addition of SALCsecure’s software expertise to the... - February 18, 2009 - Erudite Inc
SlideME Announces Paid Android Application Support via SAM
SlideME, an industry pioneer in Android application content delivery, has announced support for mobile payments through its SlideME Marketplace. With the release of SAM 2.3, the SlideME Application Manager, developers from any country can sell their Android applications directly to users worldwide... - February 11, 2009 - SlideME LLC
Olympic Landscape Brings Some Peace and Quiet to the Tacoma Home & Garden Show: Tacoma Dome, January 28 – February 1
Get loads of garden information and inspiration at the Tacoma Home & Garden Show. When you’re ready for a break, visit Olympic Landscape’s Simply Elegant display to find refuge from the hustle and bustle of the showroom floor. - January 25, 2009 - Olympic Landscape and Irrigation
Logic361 Announces Free Expert Search Advertising Analysis Software for Google Adwords Advertisers
Free Search Engine Advertising Analysis Software Exposes Hidden Google Adwords Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Revenue and Cost Savings Opportunities for Search Engine Marketers (SEM). - January 08, 2009 - Logic361
Engineered Software, Inc. Names New COO and VP of Engineering
Engineered Software has taken another prodigious leap forward by appointing new leadership and naming Michael Blondin as the new chief operating officer, and Christy Bermensolo as the new vice president of engineering. Former Vice President of Engineering, Ray Hardee, P.E., will now be operating solely as the chief executive officer for Engineered Software. Both moves are effective immediately. - January 07, 2009 - Engineered Software, Inc.
Personal Best Educational Services, LLC Keeps Up with Demand for Tutoring
In response to the need for tutoring within the K-12 community in Snohomish and Northern King Counties, Personal Best Educational Services, LLC (Monroe, WA) has added new staff and expanded the available tutoring appointments. "Our client base has grown tremendously since we opened our doors... - January 02, 2009 - Personal Best Educational Services, LLC
Santa Grants Soldiers Wishes from Iraq
Source: Wishy, Inc Who: Wishy, Inc. What: Santa Grants Soldier Wishes From Iraq Where: www.SoldierWish.com Contact Media Liaison: Kendra Breyer, kendra@soldierwish.com, 206-369-9124 Press Room and Video Footage at: http://www.soldierwish.com/Press.aspx Santa Grants Soldiers Wishes From... - December 17, 2008 - Wishy, Inc.