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World Experts Meet in Cambridge to Discuss Treatments for Down Syndrome
The treatability of Down Syndrome is gaining evidence and support, but remains the "holy grail" for parents and doctors. A rare gathering of expert scientists will plan the next stage in human treatments for Down syndrome. The wider context of the impact on people with Alzheimer's with be discussed. - September 01, 2011 - Down Syndrome Research Foundation UK
WIDS Hosts User Group Conference, Nov. 1-3; Offers In-Depth Look at New WIDS Web-Based Curriculum Design Application
During its 5th annual International WIDS User Group conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, the Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) unveils its new Web-harnessed, performance-based, instructional-design application – WIDS. - September 01, 2011 - Worldwide Instructional Design System
New Social Network Ignites Avid Movement to Unite Segmented Beauty Industry
Physicians, dentists, and plastic surgeons are often neglected and not included in the beauty community. The new social network, Beauty Expert Exchange, is expanding the traditional concept of the beauty industry as an elite, industry wide affair. - September 01, 2011 - Beauty Expert Exchange
WIDS Released. New Web-Based Curriculum Design, Management and Dissemination System.
The Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) just released WIDS, a new Web-based curriculum design application. Harnessing the latest technologies, WIDS extends beyond desktop instructional design to encompass a complete system supporting organizational curriculum design, management and dissemination. Discover its capabilities at www.wids.org and take a video tour. - September 01, 2011 - Worldwide Instructional Design System
Washington Urgent Care Achieves Urgent Care Center Accreditation
Washington Urgent Care has achieved Urgent Care Center Accreditation from the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine. - September 01, 2011 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Chattanooga Film Society Debuts Acclaimed Film Series: the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
The Chattanooga Film Society launches a new screening series in partnership with The Southern Circuit, one of the South's most respected touring film series. The Southern Circuit is a unique program that brings some of the best indie filmmakers from around the country and the world to communities in the South. Over the years, audiences have seen more than 200 films and have engaged filmmakers in post-screening discussions in more than 50 communities across the Southern U.S. - September 01, 2011 - Chattanooga Film Society
Annual Esther Call to Empower Women from Diverse Backgrounds
Hundreds of women will gather for the third annual Esther Call: Redefined and Refined Woman conference, September 16 - 17. - September 01, 2011 - Thee Shower of Blessings Church International
9/11 Truthers to Converge Upon New York City for Tenth Anniversary
Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11, 2011, thousands of 9/11 truthers will descend on New York City, seeking answers to questions that six of the 9/11 commissioners have themselves raised. - September 01, 2011 - We Are Change NYC
ONR Funds Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi to Study Nanoscale Wetting Dynamics of Superhydrophobic Surfaces at Stevens
Dr. Choi's DURIP grant supports development of innovative anti-corrosion materials. - September 01, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Women's Business Development Center to Present 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference September 14 in Chicago
Want to know how to build a business into one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.? Several nationally-renowned women entrepreneurs will share their path to business success at the 25th Anniversary Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference presented by the Women’s Business Development... - September 01, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
Top Atlanta Technology Executives to Discuss the Rules of Social Business
TAG and TAG Social Business Society Host Upcoming CIO Panel. The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state's leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia's technology industry, and the TAG Social Business society are hosting a CIO panel discussion on... - September 01, 2011 - TAG think
American Workers Honored During Labor Day Marathon on Sportsman Channel
The American worker and sportsman will be honored during the inaugural Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day marathon, which will feature eight back-to-back episodes airing from 1 to 5 p.m. ET. on Monday, September 5 on Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman. A... - September 01, 2011 - Union Sportsmen's Alliance
Kollaboration DC 2011 Contestants Announced
Kollaboration DC, the Washington Metropolitan area’s only talent competition showcasing emerging talents within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, announces its artists for this year’s show. The September 17th show will be the second in Kollaboration DC history and will... - September 01, 2011 - Kollaboration DC
Going Crazy? Or Just Visually Impaired? Free Video Explains Hallucinations Brought on by Low Vision
What many psychiatrists, psychologists, and neurologists don't know, but many low vision patients do, is that hallucinations are not all psychotic. Identified over 250 years ago, Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) remains virtually unknown by most physicians. It is characterized by visual... - August 31, 2011 - Macular Degeneration Foundation
Florida State Representative William Snyder Receives Florida Sheriffs Association Legislative Leadership Award Honoring His Role in Protecting the Citizens of Florida
Florida Lawmaker and former career law enforcement officer Representative William Snyder receives prestigious award confirming his commitment to work to protect Florida Citizens. - August 31, 2011 - Representative William D. Snyder, FL 82
Fifth Annual World Diabetes Day Luncheon Luncheon & Expo - November 15, 2011
The American Diabetes Association proudly announces its speaker and award winners for the Fifth Annual World Diabetes Day Luncheon. - August 31, 2011 - American Diabetes Association, Dallas, TX
Sponsors Sign Up for Explore Tourism Social Media Boot Camp 2011 Confirming the Importance of Social Media Marketing
Social Media Examiner and Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa sign up within hours of learning about Kay Walten’s new social media seminar for tourism businesses. - August 31, 2011 - Kay Walten Group
Safe Driving: Tips and Tools for the Senior Driver
The Society of Certified Senior Advisors has released this very important article which provides senior drivers and their families with various tips and tools to help evaluate current driving abilities. - August 31, 2011 - Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Understanding Veterans Benefits: an SCSA Educational Webinar Series
The Society of Certified Senior Advisors is excited to announce the second part of their powerful webinar series Understanding Veterans Benefits – What the VA doesn’t tell you. This webinar is a Q & A format that combines a list of questions submitted by attendees from the first... - August 31, 2011 - Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Wye Financial & Trust sponsors Concours d’Elegance Dinner in St. Michaels, MD
Wye Financial & Trust is sponsoring the September 24 fundraising dinner of the Fifth Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance (SMCDE), to be held at the Harbourtowne Golf and Conference Center in St. Michaels, MD. The dinner is part of a weekend of activities, which culminates at the... - August 31, 2011 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
HR People & Strategy Announces 2011-2012 Board of Directors
Kevin Rubens, incoming chair of HR People & Strategy (HRPS), formally the Human Resources Planning Society, is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 board of directors. Three new members join the ten existing members of the board on September 1, 2011. Each will serve a three-year term. “In... - August 31, 2011 - HR People & Strategy (HRPS)
Florida Couple Launch Short-Term Christian Mission Provider: Epic Missions, Inc.
Florida couple Paul and Jackie Munsie have opened a company offering customized short-term missions trips to Florida and Haiti. - August 31, 2011 - Epic Missions, Inc.
Bringing 2D Characters Into the 3rd Dimension, LAPPG Hosts a Presentation About New Technology Used to Create Summer’s Hit Feature Film "The Smurfs"
Sony Pictures Imagework's Digital Effects Supervisor, Daniel Kramer, will be sharing a behind the scenes look at how "The Smurfs" were created for this summer's big feature film. This presentation will be hosted by the Los Angeles Post Production Group at the DV Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on September 21st at 5pm. - August 31, 2011 - Los Angeles Post Production Group
Support the Jefferson County Community by Rocking the Night Away with Butch Wax & The Hollywoods and the Michael Terry Group
The Arnold Food Pantry and the National MS Society Gateway Area Chapter have teamed up with legendary entertainers Butch Wax & The Hollywoods and The Michael Terry Group to bring a rocking-good time to the Rickman Auditorium in Arnold, MO on Saturday, October 8th at 7 p.m. Fifty percent of... - August 31, 2011 - Arnold Food Pantry
Certified Contractors Coalition Files Form D with SEC
Disclosure release of SEC filings for Certified Contractors Coalition - August 31, 2011 - Certified Contractors Coalition, Inc.
Conservation Charters Next Frontier for Yachting
Yachts are serving as platforms for unprecedented Ocean Science, Exploration, and Conservation. - August 31, 2011 - Ocean Preservation Alliance
Take a "Journey of the Heart" to Help Children with Cancer
Friends of Karen announces bike tour in the Berkshires to raise money for families who have a child with a life-threatening illness. “September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and we are cycling for a cause,” says Judith Factor, Executive Director of Friends of Karen. “No family should have to face cancer alone.” - August 31, 2011 - Friends of Karen
Lake Norman HBA Will Host Local Economist to Discuss "Charlotte and the Lake Norman Housing Market"
The Lake Norman Home Builders Association will host Chuck Graham, local economist and principal of Newton Graham Consultants, a Charlotte, N.C.-based management consulting firm that specializes in the home building industry. Graham will be LNHBA’s featured speaker at Galway Hooker Restaurant & Irish Pub, 17044 Kenton Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031 on Thursday, September 8 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and includes hors d'oeuvres. - August 31, 2011 - Lake Norman Home Builders Association
The Plague Lives Again with Past Preservers
Past Preservers and Crimson Bamboo LLC announced today the launch of a new Rama tour through the horrors of the Black Death of 1665. - August 31, 2011 - Past Preservers
Cyclists Halfway Around Our Nation: 5 Hearts, 10 Legs Pedal Over 8800 Miles for Clean Water Solutions
Cycling 8,840 miles to raise money and awareness for safe, clean water wells in underdeveloped countries, the h2o riders have pedaled over 4300 miles and passed through 11 of the 35 states they will ride since they started late June. - August 30, 2011 - The h2o Ride
Over 300 Small Businesses, Corporations and Government Agencies Meet to Jump Start Job Growth in Georgia
Georgia’s top corporations and government agencies will strike up business with WBEs at the Greater Women’s Business Council annual POP Marketplace Event. Confirmed companies attending include: Accenture, BMW, Delta Air Lines, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Georgia Power, GE Energy, Spherion, TBS, The Clorox Company and UPS. - August 30, 2011 - Greater Women's Business Council
Eclectic Life Books Exhibiting at 15th Annual Cameron's Family Book Festival
Cherise Charleswell - Author of Real Talk TIPS: Laugh-Out-Loud Pointers & Suggestions For The Morally Challenged, Socially Inept, & Those Who Love Them Cherise Charleswell 818-521-8422 Event Date: Saturday October 1, 2011 Location: The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center Time- 11:00am -... - August 30, 2011 - Eclectic Life
Eminent Kidney Experts Join Dialysis Discussion Panel in September
Nephrologists Peter Margetts, MD PhD FRCPC, and Andreas Pierratos, MD FRCP, will participate in a panel discussion on peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, hosted by the Hamilton Chapter of the PKD Foundation of Canada on September 4, 2011. - August 29, 2011 - Hamilton Chapter, PKD Foundation of Canada
YourCause Releases Significant Enhancement to CSRconnect Platform
YourCause introduces new site navigation structure that enables users’ experience to be intuitive, effective, appealing, and efficient. - August 29, 2011 - YourCause, LLC
USB for Schools - Begins "Drive for Education" - Collecting Donated USB Flash Drives for Under-Privileged School Children
USB for Schools non-profit Operating System for school children is ready for general release. Friends and supporters can now donate any USB Flash Drives they have lying around for secure deletion and recycling into a full Computer system for under-privileged school children. Please send USB Flash... - August 29, 2011 - USB for Schools
Thomas Eldridge of Raleigh, NC and Member of the Tarheel Junior Golf Tour Gets His First Tournament Hole-in-One at the Wake County Junior Championship
Tarheel Junior Golf Tour hosted the Wake County Junior Championship at the Club 12 oaks in Holly Springs, North Carolina on August 20-21, 2011. The junior golf championship draws elite junior golfers from across North Carolina and as far away as New York. - August 29, 2011 - Tarheel Golf Foundation
GWBC Gives Supply Chain Managers a Valuable Training Edge at POP Market Place
On August 30 corporate supply chain managers can make the move to gain supply management's most prestigious designation as a Certified Professional in Supply Management® at GWBC’s POP Marketplace. The training is one of three learning labs that will be provided at the event. CPSM... - August 29, 2011 - Greater Women's Business Council
Tarheel Junior Golf Tour to Host the 2012 Rex Hospital Junior Open Invitational
In May, 2012 the Tarheel Golf Foundation and the Tarheel Junior Golf Tour will host one of the prestigious junior events in the Southeast. The REX Hospital Junior Invitational has become the junior event of the year for many North Carolina junior golfers. The winner of this event gets an invitation into the Nationwide Tour event, The REX Hospital Open. - August 29, 2011 - Tarheel Golf Foundation
Art & Soul of St. Pete Featuring Stu Andrews and Josh Sullivan
The St. Petersburg Museum of History is proud to announce the “Art and Soul: Artist of St. Pete” Exhibit. Throughout the year they will have local artists of multiple mediums presenting their pieces within the museum. Every two months a new artist will be on display. September Artists... - August 28, 2011 - Saint Petersburg Historical Society
Carter Psychology Center Introduces Dr. Karim Z. Yamout, Psy. D. as Newest Neuropsychology Specialist
Beginning 1 September 2011 Dr. Karim Z. Yamout will be practicing Neuropsychology at Carter Psychology Center in Bradenton, Florida. - August 28, 2011 - Carter Psychology Center
Certified Contractors Coalition Reminders to Avoid Being Victimized in the Wake of Hurricane Irene
Tips for residents to avoid being scammed, price gouged, and otherwise criminally victimized after Hurricane Irene. - August 28, 2011 - Certified Contractors Coalition, Inc.
Volunteers Coordinate Upcoming Event to Support Orphaned Children in Southern Africa
Registration is now open for the First Annual Forgotten 5K and 1 Mile Mosey, which will be held on the grounds of the West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at 9:00 am. All proceeds benefit Forgotten Voices International, a Dillsburg based 501(c)(3)... - August 27, 2011 - Forgotten Voices
The IMC Club’s Board of Directors Adopted the Flight Instructors Model Code of Conduct
After publishing it in the IMC Club Library, the Board of Directors of the IMC Club International, Inc. adopted a resolution to embrace and promote the Model Code of Conduct for flight instructors. “We believe it is a framework from which good aeronautical decision making can evolve over the... - August 27, 2011 - IMCClubs.org
Southern New England Girls Collaborative Project Awards Mini-Grants to RI, Mass Organizations Engaging Girls in STEM
Affiliate of national organization awards total of $6,000 to Tech Collective, New England Institute of Technology, Sophia Academy, Association for Women in Science - Mass Chapter, JR.TECH, and Northern Essex Community College. - August 27, 2011 - Tech Collective
NAPNAP Revises Position Statement on Health Risks and Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Adolescents
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ (NAPNAP) Executive Board approved a revised NAPNAP Position Statement on Health Risks and Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Adolescents (LGBTQ). Research shows that LGBTQ adolescents experience higher... - August 27, 2011 - National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
NAFA Supports Proposed Ruling Regarding Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery
NAFA Fleet Management Association continues to monitor upcoming legislation that could affect fleet managers. - August 27, 2011 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
For the Third Year Running, Central Scholarship Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships and Interest-Free Loans
Two hundred fifty students will receive awards from Central Scholarship totaling over $1 million this coming fall. The students were selected from a record breaking pool of applicants with over 5,300 students applying in 2011. Central Scholarship has committed over $1 million to students annually... - August 27, 2011 - Central Scholarship
Xclaimed Ministries Recognized as a Compassionate Ministries Center by the Church of the Nazarene
Xclaimed Ministries received recognition by the Church of the Nazarene Headquarters as an official Compassionate Ministries Center. A Compassionate Ministry Center (CMC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the economically disadvantaged in the community. - August 26, 2011 - Xclaimed Ministries, Inc
Workout for St. Jude Event to Raise Funds for Kids Battling Cancer
Achieve Fitness is running a benefit event for St. Jude Children's Hospital on at Danehy Park in Cambridge, MA. The event will feature fun, family friendly activities. - August 26, 2011 - Achieve Fitness
Welcome to a New Era in Land-Based Carbon Management
Greenfleet today welcomes the passage of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) legislation - the much anticipated program to accredit, register and trade carbon offsets from improved land management practices around Australia. - August 26, 2011 - Greenfleet Australia