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Hermosa Beach Soccer Club Players Selected to LAWSG Management Team
The Hermosa Beach Soccer Club (www.HermosaBeachSoccerClub.com) today announced that four of its players have been selected to the 2009 L.A. Watts Summer Games Soccer Tournament Management Team. Since 1968, the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (www.lajcc.org) has hosted the Games... - December 03, 2008 - Hermosa Beach Soccer Club
Bay Buchanan to Speak to Conservative Students at the George Mason University Chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom
Bay Buchanan will speak on the topic of the urgency of young conservatives of the Young Americans for Freedom to stand up for their beliefs, and not back down when attacked by their liberal professors and peers. Bay will discuss what our founders sacrificed to create our system of government, and that they expected subsequent generations to protect what they started—or as George Washington stated, "The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty are…entrusted to the hands of the American people." - December 02, 2008 - Young Americans for Freedom (VA)
Bob Torgan Captures Senior Net Division Title at 2008 Tour Championship of the International Players Tour
Two Handicap Senior from Willis, TX scores impressive seven stroke victory with a net score of 227 for 54-Hole Event at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas. - November 29, 2008 - International Players Tour
Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery: Vocational Training Beneficiaries Felicitated
The Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery felicitated the beneficiaries of the Vocational Training Courses at a grand function held at Madras Race Club, Chennai, on Sunday, 23rd November 2008. - November 28, 2008 - Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery
Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery: Website Launched
The Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery launched its Website at a grand function held at Madras Race Club, Chennai, on Sunday, 23rd November 2008. - November 28, 2008 - Rotary Club of Chennai Velachery
Jay Mitchell Wins Over $25,000 as International Players Tour 2008 Tour Championship Winner
East Texan from Pine Dunes Resort edges out 82 competitors chasing over $91,000 in prize money at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas with a spectacular final-hole finish on Sunday. - November 28, 2008 - International Players Tour
Portable Storage a Boon for Black Friday Retailers
The National Portable Storage Association encourages retailers to use in-store square footage for merchandising – and portable storage for back stock – during a critical holiday shopping season. - November 28, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Stanton Lions Celebrate Park Dedication
Park Dedicated to Stanton Lion, Harry Dotson. - November 27, 2008 - Stanton Lions Club
Graeme Maxton Announced as NAFA’s 2009 Institute & Expo Keynote Speaker
Graeme Maxton, an internationally renowned authority on the global automotive industry, has been announced as the Keynote Speaker of NAFA’s 2009 Institute & Expo in New Orleans next April. - November 26, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Biotech Executive John Collar Named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association, Effective December 8
Following an extensive national search, John Collar, Chief Operating Officer of Westminster-based Matrilinex, has been named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), effective December 8, 2008. A seasoned senior executive, Collar has a background of solid corporate experience with a proven track record for strategic planning, managing to metrics, and c-level operational responsibilities. He succeeds Denise Brown, Founding Executive Director of CBSA, who retired Sept 30. - November 24, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
IIMSAM observed Universal Children's Day
The Goodwill Ambassador of the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), a Permanent Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Dr. Naseer Shahir Homoud today marked here the United Nations Universal Children's Day by... - November 23, 2008 - IIMSAM
Downsizing Businesses Turn to Portable Storage
The National Portable Storage Association comes to the rescue with a bailout plan for businesses that are cutting costs – or cutting space. - November 23, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Something Big is Happening in Racine
A new group in Racine is attracting international attention. After only one week in existence, Yes We Can Racine has already been featured on National Public Radio and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Tapping into the spirit of volunteerism, Yes We Can Racine is a new non-profit dedicated... - November 22, 2008 - Yes We Can Racine
Most Executives Rank Succession Planning Among Top Challenges in the Future
Despite recognition, most companies lack a formal succession planning process, according to the latest report from i4cp. - November 20, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Kiwanis Club of Singer Island, Florida Singer Island Kiwanis Holds Annual Installation Banquet
The Kiwanis Club of Singer Island held their annual Installation Banquet September 28th at the Abacoa Golf and Country Club to salute the contributions of its officers and members working to improve the lives and scholarship of young people over the past year and to welcome incoming officers and... - November 20, 2008 - Kiwanis Club of Singer Island
Multi-Dimensional Diversity™: i4cp Launches Exclusive New Program to Help Companies Leverage Diversity as a Competitive Asset
Diversity issues today have never been more complex. Cultural, racial, religious, gender, and generational diversity, among others, have organizations scrambling not only to meet the challenge of diversity’s multi-dimensional nature, but also to leverage it to their advantage. Through an... - November 20, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
International Players Tour Announces The Glenlivet as a Presenting Sponsor for the IPT Tour Championship
Award Winning Single Malt Scotch Distiller will feature a Tasting Party at Horseshoe Bay Resort on November 22nd, 2008 - November 20, 2008 - International Players Tour
NPSA Announces 2009 Chairman of the Board
The National Portable Storage Association has elected a new board of directors for 2009. - November 20, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
LS Club in Prague - the New Home for CEOs
Situated on a quiet cobble-stone street, in a non-descript building, man can find Prague’s newest haunt for the business elite of Central Europe’s capital. - November 19, 2008 - LS Club Ltd.
Gulf Coast Venture Forum Monthly Meeting Scheduled for December 4, 2008
The next GCVF membership meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2008 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Tiburon Golf Course Clubhouse, 2620 Tiburon Drive in Naples - November 19, 2008 - Gulf Coast Venture Forum
Oberon FMR, Inc., Wins the Fourth Annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award, Presented at BioWest 2008
Oberon FMR, Inc., has won the fourth annual Dorsey & Whitney Venture Showcase Award at the 2008 BioWest Conference & Expo in Denver. The announcement is made by Christine Shapard, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the $10,000 Venture Showcase award was provided by the Dorsey & Whitney law firm and announced at the Colorado Bioscience Association (CBSA) 2008 Awards Dinner. - November 19, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Announces Its 2009 Urgent Care Medicine Conference
The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine will be holding its 2009 Urgent Care Medicine Conference September 23-25, 2009 at the Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, California. Through strength and teamwork, urgent care professionals have developed the specialty of Urgent Care Medicine into the... - November 19, 2008 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Association Announces New Emotional Health Radio Show
Dr. Aldo R. Pucci, president of the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, announces his new call-in radio, "Your Emotional Health." The new radio show, aired each Sunday from 11:30 am - Noon eastern time, is based on the very popular and effective counseling approach... - November 17, 2008 - NACBT
SERCOS III in ROVEMA Packaging Machines
Through the openness and standardization of SERCOS III, ROVEMA has a universal drive and automation interface available. - November 17, 2008 - SERCOS North America
SERCOS Vendor Organizations Announce Packaging Profile for SERCOS III
The SERCOS vendor organizations have announced the development of a Pack Profile for real-time Ethernet-based SERCOS III. The Pack Profile defines a subset of the SERCOS interface® functions for packaging machinery to ease implementation of the standard and improve the multi-vendor... - November 17, 2008 - SERCOS North America
Anna Symington Named Executive Director, UMass Amherst Alumni Association
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Anna Symington has been named Executive Director of the Alumni Association. A graduate of the UMass Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture in 1976, Ms. Symington went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree... - November 16, 2008 - University of Massachusetts Alumni Assocaition
Livermore Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Members
Several new businesses recently joined the Livermore Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is seeing its membership grow during these down economic times because of the value they provide to their membership. - November 16, 2008 - Livermore Chamber of Commerce
IIMSAM Participates in World Diabetes Day
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Naseer Shahir Homoud pledged to support solidarity campaigns mounted by the World Health Organization and other allied agencies of the United Nations to cope up with this spreading disease. - November 16, 2008 - IIMSAM
Naples Investment Expert Speaks at Gulf Coast Venture Forum Kick-off Meeting
Andrew D.W. Hill of Comerica Bank reviewed the current investment climate, including the fundamental, technical and behavioral economics at work in today’s economy. - November 15, 2008 - Gulf Coast Venture Forum
Navy Hero to Speak at Business Club of the Triangle in November
Scott Waddle to be the featured speaker at BCA Triangle Breakfast on November 21. - November 15, 2008 - Business Clubs of the Triangle
NAFA Launches Institute & Expo Website; Online Conference Registration Now Open
NAFA Fleet Management Association has created a new website to promote their annual Institute & Expo. - November 15, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition Helps Incorporate Better Use of Commercial Technology Provisions Into FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act
The efforts of the Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition and others have led Congress to strengthen enforcement provisions related to the use of commercial technology by DoD. The FY2009 NDAA requires more comprehensive market research and reporting on DoD progress in this area of the acquisitions process. This will lead to cost savings and quicker provision of needed tools to the defense and intelligence communities. - November 15, 2008 - Defense Commercial Vendors Coalition
NAFA's New Website – Just a Click Away
NAFA Fleet Management Association is proud to announce a new website design that makes navigation to any part of the website just one step away. - November 14, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
International Brangus Breeders Association Announces 2009 Editorial Plan, Launches New Publication
The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) and Brangus Publications, Inc, (BPI) is extremely pleased to announce that they will be publishing six issues of the Brangus Journal and four commercial editions of a new publication, the FRONTLINE Beef Producer in 2009. The objective is to... - November 14, 2008 - International Brangus Breeders Association
"Just-for-Singapore" Social Network Launches. Singaporeans Now Have Their Own Forum to Organize Events, Share Photos, Chat Online.
Singapore is a unique place. Whether it’s the people, the food, or the island’s non-stop special events, Singapore is different. With the recent launch of Buzz Singapore --http://www.buzzsingapore.com – Singaporeans have their own unique forum to share all the things that make us... - November 13, 2008 - BuzzSingapore
Despite Economy, Most Companies Expect Hotter Competition for Top Talent in the Next Five Years
However, i4cp survey shows their “Employer Brands” may not be up to the job. - November 12, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Portable Storage Containers Offer Hunters a Safe Haven
The National Portable Storage Association offers tips for safe shelter and storage during hunting season. - November 12, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
UN Official Lauds Qatar Jordan Efforts to Strengthen Mutual Cooperation
Dr. Naseer Shahir Homoud said that a series of talks held at Emiri Diwan chaired by H.E. the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor al Thani and Jordan's Prime Minister Eng. Nader al Dahab will add new dimensions in Qatar - Jordan relationships. - November 12, 2008 - IIMSAM
The Golden State Chapter Forms as the Newest Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America
The four California chapters of the Club Managers Association of America have joined together as one. It is therefore with considerable excitement that they announce that they are now The Golden State Chapter. At an organizational meeting on October 2, 2008, members of the former Chapters met to... - November 10, 2008 - The Golden State Chapter
United Nations Official Hails Obama’s Victory
Dr. Naseer Shahir Homoud, the Goodwill Ambassador for the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), the Permanent Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, has congratulated Barak Obama, President- elect of United States of... - November 09, 2008 - IIMSAM
Morton Grove Action Party Announces Slate of Candidates for 2009 Election
The Morton Grove Action Party proudly announces its slate of candidates for the upcoming April 2009 municipal election. Five seats on Morton Grove’s Village Board will be on the April ballot. The Action Party, a grassroots Morton Grove-based political party, prides itself in the fact that... - November 09, 2008 - Action Party of Morton Grove
Hitting the High Seas with the Boys and Girls Club
The Navigator Club (www.thenavigatorclub.com), a membership-based boating club, recently hosted a cruise for the Boys & Girls Club of Charlestown. Approximately 25 children from the Boys & Girls Club summer camp program were invited to come down to Constitution Marina and go for a guided tour of Boston Harbor aboard The Navigator Club’s boats. Following the harbor tour, there was an ice cream social and door prize giveaway. - November 09, 2008 - The Navigator Club, Inc.
International Players Tour Selects Flying Sensors for TV Production at the IPT 2008 Tour Championship
Noted for their unique remote controlled camera technologies, Flying Sensors will produce segments for Internet TV at 2008 IPT Tour Championship at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas. - November 08, 2008 - International Players Tour
Education on the Signs, Symptoms and Early Detection of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder "Vital"
Occupational therapy practitioners release societal statement on combat-related PTSD. - November 08, 2008 - American Occupational Therapy Association
The Jefferson County (Indiana) Genealogical Society Introduces a First Families Program to Honor the Founding Families of the County
The Jefferson County Genealogical Society is sponsoring a lineage program specifically aimed at discovering and honoring the founding families of Jefferson County. - November 07, 2008 - Jefferson County Genealogical Society
Colorado BioScience Association Honors the Best of Colorado’s Bioscience Industry
The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has released winners of its 2008 Awards Program. Official presentation of the awards occurs Thursday, November 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the CBSA’s annual awards dinner. Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., recipient of one of this year’s Chairman’s Awards, will serve as the Cooley Godward Kronish keynote speaker for this event as the Colorado Bioscience Association celebrates its fifth anniversary. - November 07, 2008 - Colorado BioScience Association
NEOUPA Celebrates World Usability Day in Cleveland, Ohio
NEOUPA, the local chapter of the global Usability Professionals’ Association, is celebrating World Usability Day Thursday, November 13 from 6-8:30pm at KeyBank’s Tiedeman offices by discussing how professionals in the community are infusing and advocating usability in the companies they... - November 06, 2008 - Northeast Ohio Usability Professionals' Association
International Players Tour Opens District on the South Carolina Shores
Competition will begin in 2009 with events being scheduled in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head. - November 05, 2008 - International Players Tour
Tips: Caring for the Adult Caregiver
Caring for an older adult can be rewarding and fulfilling but can also place great physical, emotional and financial demands on those who take care of them. In fact, a recent issue of the Journal of Immunology compared Alzheimer’s caregivers to non-caregivers, finding that caregivers aged... - November 05, 2008 - American Occupational Therapy Association
Most Companies Encourage Their Employees to Take Part in the Voting Process
Not feeling very civic minded come voting day? Your employer might just provide the nudge you need, suggests a recent study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). Giving employees the chance to vote is often mandated by state laws, but many employers go beyond legal requirements to... - November 04, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)