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Inclusion Improves Workforce Productivity and Engagement, But Success Isn’t Measured

New i4cp study on employee inclusion reveals most companies have inclusion strategies, but few know how to measure success - July 14, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

i4cp Membership Reaches All-Time High

Record growth pace continues in second quarter as Fortune 500 companies join i4cp membership - July 13, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

High-Performance Organizations View Interns as Long-Term Investments

i4cp study finds that top companies are more likely to convert interns into full-time employees - June 23, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Seminars Offer Improved Research Practices for Multicultural Populations

Despite the significant demographic transformation taking place in the U.S., the research industry continues to use outdated practices that undermine the quality of studies that include multicultural populations. Rincon & Associates, experts in multicultural research, will offer a series of seminars designed to update research professionals and students on more acceptable practices in multicultural studies. - June 22, 2010 - Rincon & Associates

Most Companies Don’t Use Data When Making Decisions About People

i4cp study finds less than a quarter of companies use human capital analytics, and most focus on the past rather than the future. - June 15, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Should Companies Outsource HR to be More Strategic, or to Save Money?

i4cp study finds that high-performance organizations outsource HR functions to provide a significant business impact vs. just cutting costs. - June 09, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Talent Management Metrics Get an “F”

i4cp study finds only a quarter of companies have systematic talent management practices in place. - May 12, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

XTractor Premium Crosses 1 Million Manually Annotated Relationships

XTractor Premium, a biomedical search engine has surpassed 1 million relationships, “Expert annotated facts from PubMed.” - May 09, 2010 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.

SkinDNA™ Scientists Uncover the Secrets to Great Skin, Within Your DNA

Today heralds a new era in personalized skin care with the launch of the SkinDNA™ Test – the world’s first comprehensive genetic skin profile test. According to Advanced Dermatology’s Dr Sarah Freilich, "SkinDNA is one of the most exciting, eyebrow-raising developments... - May 05, 2010 - SkinDNA

i4cp Sees Record Membership Growth in First Quarter of 2010

Company experiences over 50% growth in new membership versus previous quarter; membership at an all-time high - May 03, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Parliamentary Privilege: Free Access to Parliamentary Records Between Now and the Election

With the party machines manipulating the internet for their own ends more than ever, impartial online information has become increasingly hard to isolate from the morass of spin. But accessing it is a crucial part of the process. So, during the run-up to the election – and beyond if there’s a hung parliament and a snap re-election – Justis Publishing is making its otherwise subscription-based Justis Parliament database free to the public. - April 23, 2010 - Justis Publishing Ltd

A Customer-Focused Workforce Leads to Higher Business Performance

New i4cp study reveals the power of a market-oriented culture. - April 12, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Reece Manley’s Spirit Thinking is Topic of CBS Radio’s Interview with America’s Leading Psychic Expert

Valder Beebe and IANDS Programs Offer Next Stops for Spirituality Expert and Progressive Christian Writer. - April 05, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC

XTractor Premium Expands Its Knowledgebase of Accurate Biomedical Facts for Researchers as It Surpasses 850,000 Mark

XTractor Premium, has surpassed 850,000 relationships, is a new generation of intelligent search engines-A semantic web platform. - April 04, 2010 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.

Advocate USA's Reece Manley Overloads CBS Radio Caller Board

Reece Manley Lights Up Caller Board on CBS Radio as Progressive Christian Author and Speaker Commanded Huge Response - March 27, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC

Who Was I? Past Life Answers Offers Affordable Downloads to Help Discover Past Lives.

Past Life Answers launches its new website providing objective information about the mysteries of reincarnation and past life regression, offering safe and affordable downloadable audio sessions to help customers explore their past lives. - March 27, 2010 - Past Life Answers

Former EPA Science Communication Director Appointed as Commissioner to City of Rockville Environment Commission

Vincent Roa Group Managing Partner & Chief Strategist is selected to serve a two-year term as Environment Commissioner for Maryland's third largest city. - March 18, 2010 - Vincent Roa Group LLC

The Missing Lynx | Wild Wild Wipsnade New Exciting Exhibit

Animals lost to Britain return for Easter. England’s lost wildlife will be returned to the country for a new exhibit of extinct British species at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. - March 17, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

NCSJP Co-Sponsors Great Schools in Wake County Education Forum

March 20th Event to Feature National Experts and Foster Community Engagement - March 13, 2010 - North Carolina Social Justice Project

Queerbook.com Takes GLBT Networking by Storm Hundreds Sign Up at New Advocacy, Education and Community Building Site

Queerbook.com Takes Off After Texas Research and Investment Study Shows the Way to America's Fastest Growing GLBT Community Site. Queerbook.com is focused on advocacy, education and community. - March 11, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC

Agile Leaders Generate Greater Corporate Performance

New i4cp study shows correlation between leaders in high-performance organizations and agility, but fewer than half claim to be good at it - March 11, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Mum’s the Word at ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos This Sunday

Half price entry for mum this Mother’s Day. Treat your mum to a wild Mother’s Day this Sunday with half price entry to ZSL London Or Whipsnade Zoo. - March 10, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

New Male Gorilla at ZSL London Zoo

Photocall date: Monday 01st March. Time: 10.15am (for 10.30am photocall). Meet: The East Service Gate, ZSL London Zoo. - February 28, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

The DSM: Grassroots Campaign for Recognition of SPD Underway

SPD is one of twelve diagnoses submitted by "outside sources" still being considered by the APA for inclusion in the DSM-5. One of 12 from almost certainly hundreds of submissions. The SPD Foundation has been working for over 10 years trying to gain recognition by conducting some pretty amazing research into the disorder with groups from MIT, Yale and Duke. The Foundation is stepping up their advocacy campaign through some old fashioned grassroots organizing in order to support SPD. - February 24, 2010 - Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

'Shell' I Pay for Dinner | ZSL London Zoo's Pensioner Tortoise Knows How to Treat a Lady

Dirk the Galápagos tortoise, who weighs in at an impressive 31 stone, is proving that age means nothing when it comes to romancing in the run up to Valentine's Day. - February 13, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

Experience Rainforest Life at ZSL London Zoo

London’s only living rainforest experience launches Easter 2010. - February 11, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

Jumbo Run for Conservation | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Elephant keepers go the extra mile for animal conservation. Elephant keepers from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are embarking on a mammoth run to help raise money for animal conservation. - February 04, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

i4cp Awards FedEx Express with Its 2010 Productivity Pioneer Award

FedEx’s Employee Loyalty Index Cited as an Innovative, Pioneering Program in the Field of Workforce Productivity - February 02, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Gordon Brown Could Create Britain’s Great Barrier Reef; Reported by ZSL London Zoo

10,000 people already backing coral campaign. One of the world’s largest coral atolls, which belongs to Britain, could soon become the biggest marine protected area on Earth. - January 29, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

AdTel International Offers Free Emergency Toyota Recall Relief Service to All Toyota Franchised Dealerships

AdTel International, parent company of TRI, is offering an Emergency Toyota Recall Relief Service to All Toyota Franchised Dealerships. The offer is to assist Toyota Dealerships their customers. - January 28, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC

20 Years and Counting: Leadership Development Once Again the Most Critical Issue Facing Organizations in 2010

New i4cp Study Also Finds Talent Management, Performance Management and Innovation Among Top Challenges Facing High-Performance Organizations. - January 28, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Employment Insurance (EI) System Reform Examined in New Report to Protect High Earnings Losses Suffered by Displaced High-Seniority Workers

High-seniority workers are found to be more adversely affected by job displacement than low-seniority workers. Long-tenure displaced workers – those who have been with the same employer for many years – experience disproportionately high losses particularly since many are re-employed at significantly lower wages than they received in their pre-displacement positions. EI reform, and Wage Insurance examined. - January 27, 2010 - Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN)

Famous London Eel is Vanishing from the Thames | ZSL Conservation

Eel populations in the River Thames have crashed to alarmingly low levels, conservationists have revealed. Over the last five years scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have recorded a 98 per cent drop in the number of European eels within the river. - January 23, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

New i4cp Study: the Five Domains of High-Performance Organizations

i4cp identifies the five key areas in which High-Performance Organizations excel - January 21, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Reluctant Hero : Cleaner Fish Show It Pays to be Selfless: ZSL London Zoo

Researchers from the Zoological Society of London, University of Queensland and the University of Neuchâtel have discovered that male cleaner wrasse are quick to play the hero when their dinner is at stake. - January 21, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo

Former EPA Science Communication Director Launches Vincent Roa Group LLC to Deliver High-Value Communication in the Green Sector

Managing Partner and Chief Strategist Donna Vincent Roa, PhD, ABC today announced the launch of Maryland-based Vincent Roa Group, LLC, a company that provides executives in the green sector with high-value communication, PR, and marketing. - January 18, 2010 - Vincent Roa Group LLC

Gravitas Research Reveals Light Vehicle Sales in Russia in 2009. Russia is Back to the 5th Place in Europe.

Latest industry brief published by Gravitas Research reveals that Russian automotive market is back to the 5th place in Europe as car sales contracted by more than half in 2009. Foreign car manufacturers were able to sell only 1 million vehicles in Russia compared to 2 million vehicles sold in 2008. - January 18, 2010 - Gravitas Research

i4cp Sees Record Membership Growth in 2009

Company experiences over 120% growth in new membership last year. - January 05, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

XTractor Premium Has Surpassed the 523,127 Relationships Milestone as Forward-Looking Researchers Around the World Invest in XTractor Premium Technology

Life Science researchers of all areas, increasingly are selecting XTractor Premium over competing solutions for its manually annotated approach to relationships from the latest PUBMED publications, Regular E-mail alerts on scientific literature and Highly Advanced Semantic and Bibliographic Search. - December 28, 2009 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.

Online Pastoral Counseling Practice of Dr. Reece Manley to be Recognized at Ceremony by Lambda Pride

Advocate USA, LLC, owner of Texas Research and Investment and The Online Pastoral Counseling Practice of Reece Manley cites Humanatarian Award from Lambda Pride. - December 23, 2009 - Advocate USA LLC

ZSL London Zoo Meerkats Go Crackers for Christmas

The meerkats at ZSL London Zoo are set to have a cracking Christmas this year, with an early festive feast. - December 19, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo

Few Companies Have Employee Retention Strategies for an Economic Uptick

New i4cp study reveals employee retention issues are on the organizational radar, but not a priority now in most companies. - December 17, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Penguin Fingerprinting | ZSL London Zoo Researchers Work with Scientists to Develop New Penguin DNA Profiling Technique

Penguins’ DNA is being used for the first time to study how they migrate between colonies. - December 17, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo

One, Two, Three, ‘Paw?’ | Zsl London Zoo Counts Animals in Annual Stocktake.

The first week back to work after Christmas is always hectic, but count yourself lucky you’re not a ZSL London Zoo keeper this January. - December 11, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo

Need Talent? 25% of Companies Are Contacting Competitor Employees Directly

Latest i4cp study reveals almost half of companies recruit from competitors, while a quarter contact competitor employees directly - December 10, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Advocate USA Publishing's Christian Living Writer Reece Manley Donates Proceeds to Feed 400 Families

Spirit Thinking and Crossing Twice Shows Spirituality Expertise Requires Compassion First - December 09, 2009 - Advocate USA LLC

Christmas Carnival at the Zoo | Festive Events at ZSL London Zoo

Deck the Zoo with bales of hay... well that’s the way the song goes at ZSL London Zoo. Yep it’s Christmastime, and the Zoo is getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas Carnival – an animal packed celebration of all things festive. - December 09, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo

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