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Music Forte Merges, Leading Independent Artists to Success
Independent artists have something to celebrate. Music Forte is raising the bar in the Indie music industry. Music Forte (www.musicforte.com) is utilizing both online and offline sales and promotional strategies to provide a service that is meaningful to the fans, and effective to the artists. - June 04, 2009 - Music Forte
crowdSPRING Goes to Washington
Congressman Honda to use crowdSPRING.com for website redesign to be chosen by public vote. - June 03, 2009 - crowdSPRING
4th Annual Salem Vegan Food Drive Launches for 2009, Donate Throughout June
This year's annual Salem Vegan Food Drive, a 100-percent vegan charity food drive that actively engages the entire city of Salem, Massachusetts, each June, requesting residents to make their charitable food donations vegan, officially launched in Salem on June 1, and will run throughout the month. - June 03, 2009 - Salem Vegan Society
Today Show Reinvention Expert Highlights June NAWBO San Diego Meeting
Eli Davidson, The Today Show's Reinvention Expert, will present Funky to Fabulous: Surefire Techniques to Reinvent Your Business, at the June 17 NAWBO San Diego meeting. - June 03, 2009 - NAWBO San Diego
Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women Hosts Panel on Green Building
Conni Tucker, president of Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (Triangle CREW) (www.tcrew.org), an organization which provides a forum for fostering relationships among commercial real estate women professionals in the Triangle market, has announced that the organization will host a panel on... - June 03, 2009 - Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women
Gaypedia Launches New Features
Gay and lesbian travel and networking website gives users and members fantastic new tools to help them connect with others and plan their travel trips. - June 03, 2009 - gaypedia
Fear of Commitment Club Launches New Website
The Fear of Commitment Club is launching a new website. This website will cater to those with a fear of commitment, and will be available for sponsors to help those with a fear of commitment. Read the whole press release to see the exciting details. - June 03, 2009 - The Fear of Commitment Club
NOW Identifies Murder of Dr. George Tiller as Domestic Terrorism, Calls for Action from Justice Department and Homeland Security
NOW President Kim Gandy said, "Women across the country have lost a champion today. The cold-blooded murder of Dr. George Tiller this morning in church is a stark reminder that women's bodies are still a battleground, and health care professionals are on the frontlines." - June 02, 2009 - National Organization for Women
EDSPA Members Address Reproductive Experts on Safe Practices
Recently, in response to the negative press generated by the Octomom and Surrogenesis debacles, the Egg Donation and Surrogacy Professional Association members (“EDSPA”) presented the organization's current status and future plans to a multi-disciplined group of internationally... - June 01, 2009 - EDSPA
LoopDesk Business Networking Group Announces the Launch of LoopDesk.com
On May 10th, LoopDesk.com was launched and already has business members in 5 countries and hundreds of connections already created. - June 01, 2009 - LoopDesk, LLC.
The Rotary Club of Westminster East End-to-End Charity Cycle Ride
The Rotary Club of Westminster East is working in partnership with DangerousGround to arrange an 11-day Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle ride. The ride starts at Lands End on 9 September and finishes in John O’ Groats on the 19th. The ride is open to all Rotarians and the hope... - May 31, 2009 - Rotary Club of Westminster East
Raleigh Regional Association Of REALTORS® Announces June North Carolina State Certified Continuing Education Courses
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), has announced the Association’s continuing education courses for June, which will be held at RRAR’s training facility, located at 111 Realtor Way in Cary. The following courses will be... - May 31, 2009 - RRAR
NSCS Announces Finalists for National Grant Competition
he National Society of Collegiate Scholars is proud to announce the finalists of The Engaging Race, a $1,000 service initiative grant competition. - May 31, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Colorado Again Confirmed as Top Bioscience State by National Rankings & Venture Capital Funding Activity
It’s been another outstanding year for Colorado in the highly competitive state rankings arena. FierceBiotech included Colorado in its top five regions targeting biotech companies. Further, Colorado now ranks 8th in VC funding for biotech firms and 10th for medical device and equipment firms, as recently reported by Genome Technology. Colorado’s venture capital success was vividly demonstrated when Boulder-based Clovis recently launched with an impressive $145 million in start-up funding. - May 29, 2009 - Colorado BioScience Association
NPSA Warns Members About CVSA Roadcheck
The National Portable Storage Association is warning its members about the upcoming Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual compliance initiative. - May 29, 2009 - National Portable Storage Association
Site Helps Women in Small Business Leverage Assets
Press Release outlines the purpose of WomeninJourney.com as well as the benefits for women in business and those who inspire to be. - May 28, 2009 - Women in Journey
RideClean Responds to Ongoing Doping Crisis in Sport
Organization Created by Amateur and Professional Cyclists Responds to Ongoing Doping Crisis in Cycling and Competitive Sport - May 28, 2009 - RideClean
Superwomen Boot Camp Trainer Val Fujii Reveals His Favorite Lower Body Exercise
One of the most common areas of concern for people is the lower body, specifically the butt and thighs. Today this Folsom personal trainer shares his favorite lower body exercise and all of its awesome variations. - May 28, 2009 - Superwomen Boot Camp
i4cp Launches New Real-Time Customizable Research: Interactive Data
New offering allows companies interactive access to i4cp’s research data. - May 28, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Local Lehigh Valley Seminar to Focus on Growing and Preserving Wealth
Learn what strategies can potentially erode wealth - May 28, 2009 - ReferralWeb
Former CPIA Board Member Confirmed as Undersecretary of Energy
The Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) announced today that a former board member was just confirmed as Undersecretary of Energy last week. Kristina M. Johnson, most recently Provost at Johns Hopkins University, had served as director of the National Science Foundation Engineering... - May 28, 2009 - Colorado Photonics Industry Association
NSCS Announces the 2009 GEICO Achievement Award Recipients
Daniel DeMaiolo of Youngstown State University and Kristen Hicks of the University of California - Riverside, have received the GEICO Achievement Award, a $1,000 scholarship awarded to two members of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). NSCS is an honor society inviting freshmen and... - May 28, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Hummingtasks.com Launched as a Beta Version
A brand new community website was launched, setting an aim on helping people to either solve their small, time eating, jobs or earn money by working during their spare time. - May 28, 2009 - Hummingtasks.com
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Announces Builders and Bankruptcy Event
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com) has announced that the Association will host a breakfast and informational session titled “Builders, Bankruptcy & Protecting Your Clients,” featuring Paul Stam of Stam, Fordham and... - May 28, 2009 - RRAR
Thomas Tsilionis and Peter Smith for Roseland Borough Council
The Roseland Republican Committee proudly announces the kick off of their 2009 campaign. - May 28, 2009 - Committee To Elect Thomas Tsilionis and Peter Smith
Portable Storage Vendors Rush to YouTube
The National Portable Storage Association encourages portable storage vendors to display how-to videos on YouTube and other viral video sites. - May 23, 2009 - National Portable Storage Association
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Debuts Green Designation
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR), (www.rrar.com) announced that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has launched NAR’s Green Designation. The newest designation was designed to help members better understand how the issues of green... - May 23, 2009 - RRAR
Obesity Help Comes to Chicago
Join ObesityHelp for information and options on weight loss surgery, plastic surgery, nutrition and fitness. This event will feature professional and dynamic speakers like: Mary Jo Rapini and Dr. Garth Davis of TLC’s Big Medicine, former NFL Falcon Jamie Dukes, bariatric chef Dave Fouts and more. Raffles on Saturday. - May 22, 2009 - ObesityHelp
UMD Professor Honored with Inspire Integrity Award
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars honored Dr John Pease with the Inspire Integrity Award on Thursday at the University of Maryland Sociology Department Awards Ceremony. The Inspire Integrity Award is the nation's only student-nominated faculty award that recognizes professors for their... - May 22, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Salem Vegan Society to Donate Vegan Turkey for Salem Mission's Thanksgiving
With the turkey production in the US at a 167-percent increase in 2007, Salem Vegan Society Director Marc Delaney views the donation of Tofurky, a vegan alternative-turkey product, to the 4th annual Salem Vegan Food Drive this June, as an opportunity to lend vegan charity to homeless shelter residents at the Salem Mission - May 22, 2009 - Salem Vegan Society
New Online Greenhouse Gas Calculator Takes the Guesswork Out of Measuring and Managing Vehicle Fleet Emissions
The EDF-NAFA Fleet Emissions Tool uses fuel consumption data to help fleet managers cut costs while "greening" their fleets. - May 21, 2009 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
(BRAOA) Bathtub Refinishing Association of America Announces Team Up with Topkote Products to Provide Unparalleled Bathtub Refinishing Training and Marketing Solutions
The recent home improvement wave has opened the doors to a great, low cost, remodeling solution; bathtub refinishing. Los Angeles based Bathtub Refinishing Association of America and New Jersey based Topkote Bathtub Reglazing Products will offer what some say is one of the best training and marketing solutions available. - May 21, 2009 - Bathtub Refinishing Association of America
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Announces Housing Opportunity Phone Bank Telethon
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), has announced that the Association will host a Housing Opportunity Phone Bank telethon on Tuesday, May 26 at 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the NBC 17 news station located at 1205 Front Street. NBC 17 will run... - May 20, 2009 - RRAR
Networking for Supply Management Professionals
Institute for Supply Management - Florida's First Coast 2009 networking event for Supply Management Professionals is coming to Orange Park, Florida. - May 19, 2009 - Institute for Supply Management - Florida's First Coast
TruCa$h Motivates Travel Agents with Brand loyalty
The TruCa$h IMAGINE travel agent incentive program has recently launched in the U.S.A. - May 18, 2009 - DCR Strategies Inc. / TruCa$h
More Companies Adopt a Pay-for-Performance Program
i4cp study: Performance management is undergoing a change as companies drop forced-ranking system in favor of alternative methods. - May 18, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
ALDAP Updates Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Adopts LDA Client’s Bill of Rights
Association implements voluntary standards to increase professional integrity and boost consumer protection in the delivery of self-help legal services. - May 18, 2009 - Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals
NPSA Applauds Phoenix Architect for Green Design
The National Portable Storage Association is applauding the plans of Phoenix architect Lorenzo Perez. Perez has designed studio apartments that make use of recycled portable storage units. - May 18, 2009 - National Portable Storage Association
KhmerSocializers.com is Out to Make a Difference
KhmerSocializers.com: Khmer Social Network is a fast growing, vibrant online community designed and built for online savvy Cambodians. - May 17, 2009 - Khmer Socializers
12 NSCS Members Accepted Into China Language & Teaching Program
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is pleased to announce the following members have been accepted into the China Professional Training and Language Academy program for the summer session: • Andrea Anstett, University of Michigan • Tereza Hopewell, Texas Christian... - May 16, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
NSCS Announces Members of 2009-2010 National Leadership Council
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is pleased to announce members of the National Leadership Council for the 2009-2010 academic year. • Alexander Kaplan, University of California Berkeley • Amy James, University of Toledo • Brady Griffith, Crown College • Brandon Wold,... - May 16, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
AIGA SF Design Competition Seeks “Do-Gooders”
cause/affect is a biennial graphic design competition which celebrates the work of designers and organizations who set out to positively impact our society. Produced by AIGA San Francisco, this is a competition for do-gooders who do good work. Send in your entries before June 19, 2009. - May 14, 2009 - AIGA San Francisco
The Social Executive Announces 100 Must-Follow Career Mavens on Twitter
Blogger Ryon Harms launches @TheCareer100, a hand-picked collection of the top personal branding gurus, power networkers, resume experts and influential executives on Twitter. - May 14, 2009 - The Social Executive
NSCS Announces Students Published in the Spring 2009 Collegiate Scholar
Congratulations to the following members whose submissions were selected for The Collegiate Scholar- NSCS' online literary magazine for members. All articles are member-submitted. • Christine Montelione, Miami University • Delane Jacquin, Missouri State University • Kathleen Byrnes,... - May 14, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Brangus Gold Heifers Making Profitable Impact
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is pleased to announce that Brangus Gold, the IBBA’s commercial female verification program, is starting to reap rewards for participants in the sale ring. On May 2, 2009 at the Jordan Livestock sale in San Saba, Texas 94 Brangus... - May 14, 2009 - International Brangus Breeders Association
Triangle International Council of REALTORS® Hosts Global Marketing in the Triangle Event
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), has announced that the Triangle International Council of REALTORS® (TICOR) will host a Global Marketing in the Triangle event on Wednesday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m. at RRAR, located at 111 Realtors Way... - May 14, 2009 - RRAR
Join EmptyNexters.com – a Vibrant and Interactive Community for Empty Nest Parents
Designed for parents who are anticipating or experiencing an “empty nest,” EmptyNexters.com is a new, interactive community that serves a growing population of empty nesters(1) that is expected to reach 181 million in Europe and the US this year(2). EmptyNexters.com provides... - May 13, 2009 - EmptyNexters.com
Premier Networking Alliance (PNA) Combines Business Networking, Food, Fun, and Charity at “PNA Rocks Parkland”.
PNA (Premier Networking Alliance) is sponsoring a charitable social event on May 21st at Giovanni's Coal Fire Pizza. PNA is a business networking association which also stresses community service. - May 12, 2009 - Premier Networking Alliance
"Secrets She Left Behind" Book Signing with Award-Winning Author Diane Chamberlain at Women Helping Women Business Expo in Raleigh, NC
Secrets, surprises, and suspense are hallmarks of Diane Chamberlain's novels. Meet the author at the Coffee and Contacts fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Wake County June 4th at the Shrine Club in Raleigh. - May 12, 2009 - Coffee and Contacts:Power Networking for Women
Mother's Day Reflects Financial Lessons Learned
Bahiyah Shabazz discusses the pertinent lessons learned from your Mother figure. On Mother's Day discuss the importance of financial decisions. - May 10, 2009 - Shabazz Management Group llc