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Thomas J. Salerno, Co-Chair, International Restructuring Group, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., to Speak at KC’s Hot Topics in Bankruptcy for Attorneys Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Thomas J. Salerno, Co-Chair, International Restructuring Group, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast... - December 10, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Global EXPOSURE Concert Confirmed for 2011
The 3-day concert OP Music House held in August 2010 to expose domestic violence by being streamed live around the world, is officially annual. The 2nd EXPOSURE Concert: Because love shouldn't hurt (version 2.0) will be held July 29, 30 and 31, 2011 at Club Paradise in Blasdell, NY. Bands and sponsors are already jumping to be on roster. - December 10, 2010 - Love Shouldnt Hurt.TV
Steven C. Bennett, Partner, Jones Day, to Speak at KC’s Hot Topics in Bankruptcy for Attorneys Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Steven C. Bennett, Partner, Jones Day, will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Hot Topics in Bankruptcy for Attorneys Live... - December 10, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Honors Top Corporations and Minority Businesses with 2010 Partnership Awards
The Partnership Awards presented top corporate honors to IBM Corporation as National Corporation of the Year; New York Life Insurance as Regional Corporation of the Year; Interpublic Group with the Chairman’s Award and Joy Crichlow of Con Edison with Advocate of the Year. Outstanding African American, Hispanic American and Asian American New York and New Jersey business-owners were saluted with Supplier Awards. - December 10, 2010 - New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council
Clearwater FL 18th Annual Winter Wonderland Opens Welcoming Everyone
Clearwater, FL’s 18th annual Winter Wonderland (http://www.clearwatercommunityvolunteers.org) holiday Festival, Toy and Food drive opened Dec. 3rd and runs through Dec. 22 welcoming everyone. - December 10, 2010 - Church of Scientology
Paper to Pearls: a Greener Shade of Hope
Paper to Pearls, a micro‐enterprise initiative in northern Uganda, is featured prominently in the premier issue of Live Green Magazine, a bi‐monthly publication that celebrates and encourages a modern green lifestyle. The issue features Paper to Pearls’ signature “eyes and... - December 09, 2010 - Paper to Pearls
iFabbo Launches New Website for Fashion & Beauty Bloggers
International Fashion & Beauty Bloggers’ Organization becomes an important tool for corporations and consumers. - December 09, 2010 - iFabbo - International Fashion & Beauty Bloggers' Organization
NJ Blind Citizens Association Honors Humanitarians: Century-Old Charity Celebrates Champions of the Blind
The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA), the oldest organization of the blind and visually impaired in the state, held their annual awards dinner this week honoring New Jersey’s most dedicated donors and volunteers to serve the historic charity over the past year. Honorees from... - December 09, 2010 - New Jersey Blind Citizens Association, Inc.
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Honor Hall of Fame Members
Three Members of Local Real Estate Association Honored at Awards Ceremony. - December 09, 2010 - RRAR
Knockout Sports Foundation's Banquet -- Saturday, December 11
Banquet for Knockout Sports Foundation, Saturday, December 11, 2010, Burnham, IL at Knockout Sports Complex. Knockout Sports Foundation Inc. is hosting a Banquet on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 5 pm at Knockout Sports Complex, 3 S. Martha Ave. Burnham, IL 60633. The event will include an evening... - December 09, 2010 - Knockout Sports Foundation Inc.
DCIA Presents CONTENT IN THE CLOUD Conference at CES
Special Early Registration Rates End on December 31st. - December 08, 2010 - Distributed Computing Industry Association
Make the Commitment Today and See "What a Difference a Book Makes" Tomorrow. 100,000 Books Collected in Just One Year.
Child Care Resource Center, a non-profit serving the San Fernando, Antelope, and Santa Clarita Valleys, has collected 100,000 books in the past year. Over 60,000 have been distributed to children and families that would not otherwise have age appropriate books. - December 08, 2010 - child care resource center
Stevens Digital Triage Team Wins 1st Place in International ISPE Poster Competition
Two student teams from Stevens advanced to the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Student Poster Competition at the 2010 ISPE Annual Meeting. After contending with teams from the world's top science and engineering schools, one Stevens team, represented by Biomedical Engineering student Rosemary Garofalo, walked away with first prize. - December 08, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Michael J. McGoldrick, Director, KPMG, to Speak at KC’s It’s Time to Face the Music: The Final Draft of Schedule UTP for 2010 and The Latest IRS Guidance
The 2010 Schedule UTP and Instructions are now in final form. Certain corporate income taxpayers must now file this form and eventually many more will have to follow suit. Simultaneously IRS issued guidance explaining the changes it made - or did not make - to the draft Schedule UTP released in April and announcing changes to its “policy of restraint” plus an internal directive. - December 08, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Assn. (CT REIA) Announces New Nuts and Bolts of Real Estate Investing Series
During its new Nuts and Bolts Of Real Estate webinar series, CT REIA will be interviewing leading real estate professionals in Connecticut such as insurance brokers, home inspectors, home stagers, hard money lenders, appraisers, and more. - December 08, 2010 - Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association - CTREIA
Marlborough’s Largest Commercial Property Owners Gather for Roundtable Discussion
Marlborough Economic Development Corp seeks to work with commercial property owners to increase occupancy - December 08, 2010 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
Pets for Patriots Launches Program for Fort Wayne Veterans to Connect with Shelter Pets
Charity partners with Allen County SPCA and area veterinarians to help veterans and service members honorably adopt at-risk shelter pets. - December 08, 2010 - Pets for Patriots, Inc.
WomenCertified® Receives Feedback from Satisfied Customers
WomenCertified® is a training and certification program designed to help businesses achieve higher standards of sales and customer service for their customers. According to founder Delia Passi, tailoring customer service to women’s levels of expectation has added benefits for male... - December 08, 2010 - WomenCertified
SIP Forum User Agent Configuration Recommendation Ratified and Published as RFC 6011 by the Internet Engineering Task Force
RFC 6011 provides the guidelines for consistent and simple configuration of SIP-based end-point devices. - December 07, 2010 - SIP Forum
Swapistan Helps Young Women Swap Skills with Each Other to Save Money
Swapistan, a new online group, helps young women get the services they need without having to pay for them. Swapistan provides a barter-like platform for members to swap skills and services with each other, when and where it is convenient for them. - December 07, 2010 - Swapistan
J. Richard Harvey, Jr., Professor, Villanova University Law School to Speak at KC’s It’s Time to Face the Music: The Final Draft of Schedule UTP for 2010
The 2010 Schedule UTP and Instructions are now in final form. Certain corporate income taxpayers must now file this form and eventually many more will have to follow suit. Simultaneously IRS issued guidance explaining the changes it made - or did not make - to the draft Schedule UTP released in April and announcing changes to its “policy of restraint” plus an internal directive. - December 07, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Portable Storage Containers Prevent Leaks
The National Portable Storage Association offers records storage alternative in the wake of the WikiLeaks scandal. - December 07, 2010 - National Portable Storage Association
The 12 Hidden Costs of Christmas
Finance Columnist Julie Desmond alerts consumer to budget for The 12 Hidden Costs of Christmas to avoid ringing in a New Year of debt. - December 06, 2010 - On My Own Now Ministries, Inc.
Small Business Winners Announced for the 2010 Annual KOSBE Awards
The winners of the 2010 Annual KOSBE Awards have been named by the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE). - December 06, 2010 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Capital Institute’s John Fullerton Discussed the Role of Finance in Creating a Sustainable Economic System at Investors’ Circle Fall Forum in Washington D.C.
Mr. Fullerton shared critical insights on the use of finance and impact investing to transform our unsustainable economy and revealed what the Capital Institute is doing to realize reform. - December 06, 2010 - Capital Institute
Local Scouts Awarded Eagle Rank at Double Court of Honor
William Flaim of Leonia, NJ and Philip Longo, of Palisades Park, NJ, members of Leonia Boy Scout Troop 71 received their Eagle Scout Rank at a double Eagle Court of Honor held at St. John the Evangelist Church, Leonia, NJ on Saturday, October 30th. Only two out of every 100 boy scouts attain the rank of Eagle or approximately 2.5% of all young men who participate in the BSA scouting program. This represents more than one million boy scouts who have earned the rank since 1911. - December 06, 2010 - Leonia Troop 71
Capital Institute’s John Fullerton Spoke at Columbia University on the Importance of Finance and the Role of Students in Advancing Sustainability
Mr. Fullerton shared critical insights on the use of finance and impact investing to transform our unsustainable economy and revealed what the Capital Institute is doing to realize reform. - December 06, 2010 - Capital Institute
IIMSAM Official Dr. Naseer Homoud Observed International Volunteer Day
IIMSAM Middle East Director & Goodwill Ambassador Dr. Naseer Homoud's message on International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development. Dr. Naseer Homoud described voluntarism as an important tool for attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. - December 06, 2010 - Dr. Naseer Homoud
Operation Gratitude Collects Items for Troops and Army/Navy Game with Help from UPS & GalleryCollec
For the sixth year, Operation Gratitude will join thousands of Cadets, Midshipmen, alumni, parents, sponsors and fans at the 111th Army/Navy Game, to be held at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field Saturday, December 11, 2010. Collection boxes will be located at the entrance of Lincoln Financial... - December 05, 2010 - Operation Gratitude
Phillip A. Pillar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP to Speak at KC’s It’s Time to Face the Music: The Final Draft of Schedule UTP for 2010 and The Latest IRS Guidance
The 2010 Schedule UTP and Instructions are now in final form. Certain corporate income taxpayers must now file this form and eventually many more will have to follow suit. Simultaneously IRS issued guidance explaining the changes it made - or did not make - to the draft Schedule UTP released in April and announcing changes to its “policy of restraint” plus an internal directive. - December 05, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Members Earn REALTOR® Emeritus
Nine Members of Local Real Estate Association Recognized by National Association of REALTORS® - December 05, 2010 - RRAR
PreachIt Ministries Gives Pastors PowerPoint Sample for Christmas
Pastors Get an early Christmas present in the form of new PowerPoint ability. - December 05, 2010 - Preach it Ministries
Antonio Guarino of UCL, Douglas Gale of NYU, and Marco Cipriani of GWU to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET Grant will fund Professors Guarino, Gale and Cipriani’s project to study contagion among financial institutions and the role of financial market regulation - December 05, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
NAHREP Orange County Hosts Annual Holiday Luncheon; Donates 300+ Unwrapped Toys to Local Children's Agencies
The Orange County Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), a nonprofit trade organization dedicated to increasing the homeownership rate among Latinos, presented over 300 unwrapped toys yesterday to two local agencies, including the Orangewood... - December 05, 2010 - NAHREP Orange County
Min Zhu Joined the Advisory Board of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) has appointed Min Zhu, Special Advisor to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund to its advisory board, which also includes five Nobel Prize winners. Prior to his appointment at the International Monetary Fund, he was Deputy Governor... - December 05, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Israel in Urgent Need of Assistance During Unprecedented Disaster; Wildfires Continue to Burn Out of Control in Northern Israel
As fires continue to grow across northern Israel, so does the number of children and adults who have been evacuated from their homes and the number of those who have died in the unprecedented blaze. The Minneapolis Jewish Federation is accepting urgent donations to help the victims and their... - December 05, 2010 - Minneapolis Jewish Federation
IEEE Communications Society to Honor 2010 Career and Service Award Winners at IEEE GLOBECOM 2010
More than 2,000 Industry Experts & Leaders to Join in Ceremonies held at Internet Communications Event from 6 – 10 December 2010 in Miami, Florida. - December 04, 2010 - IEEE Communications Society
Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute will fund Professor Bruce and the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Qian Dai of Wuhan University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund Professor Dai’s project to uncover the economic forces that drove the evolution of political institutions in traditional China - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
David Tuckett of University College London to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute will fund Professor Tuckett’s project to develop a case for “emotional finance” in economics and finance theory. - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Easter Seals South Florida, Inc. - Afterschool Tutoring Program
Easter Seals South Florida, Inc. announces the sponsorship of the Afterschool Snack Program, a subcomponent of the Child Care Food Program. This program is designed primarily to provide nutritious snacks to children in Afterschool Programs. Snacks are available at no separate charge to the children... - December 04, 2010 - Easter Seals South Florida
Inaugural Car Control Clinic Date Announced
BetterSaferDrivers.org a non-profit educational organization announces the scheduling of it's inaugural car control clinic date in Phoenix. - December 04, 2010 - BetterSaferDrivers.org
On Thursday, December 16th, Celebrate Frank and Ava's Birthdays at the Ava Gardner Museum
Museum offers free admission, cake, and visits with Santa Claus - December 04, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
Foundation for Cancer Research & Wellness Launches Petition Drive to Overturn Institute of Medicine’s New Vitamin D Recommendations
Foundation for Cancer Research & Wellness finds the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent report concerning necessary vitamin D consumption levels to be profoundly disappointing, especially as it relates to cancer and other disease prevention. - December 04, 2010 - Foundation for Cancer Research & Wellness
IIMSAM Official Observed International Day of Persons with Disabilities
IIMSAM Middle East Director & Goodwill Ambassador Dr. Naseer Homoud's message on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. He said that dignity and justice for all persons are established universal principles and therefore urged people to work with concrete deeds to bring persons with disabilities to mainstream society. - December 04, 2010 - Dr. Naseer Homoud
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Finance Advisory Committee Member Wins N.C. Senate Seat
Dr. Bill Rabon Elected to District 8 Seat in North Carolina Senate - December 04, 2010 - NCVMA
The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on It’s Time to Face the Music: The Final Draft of Schedule UTP for 2010
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled It’s Time to Face the Music: The Final Draft of Schedule UTP for 2010 and The Latest IRS Guidance on Disclosing... - December 04, 2010 - The Knowledge Group
Operation Gratitude to Hit Unprecedented Milestone December 11
Organization Celebrates Shipment of 600,000 Care Packages to Troops. - December 03, 2010 - Operation Gratitude
DivineCoders: New Online Bible Code Software: Now Available Online
DivineCoders, the leaders in Bible Code research/analysis, today introduced a new revolutionary online Bible Code software and services, a new product that is applying standards and revolutionizing the industry. - December 03, 2010 - DivineCoders
Gay Rights Advocate Promotes Monogamy and Family Values with Meet Gay Professionals.com
The 2010 era is more gay-friendly than ever before and some gay rights advocates are pushing to bring family values to their community. "Family values isn't exclusively for heterosexuals," says Christopher Lewis founder of Meet Gay Professionals.com. "I believe in family values, our families just look different." - December 03, 2010 - Meet Gay Professionals.com