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ADWA Welcomes Classic Creations
From whitetail deer to elk, show your love for the outdoors in style. Frank and Angie McCubbins of Classic Creations have been creating ‘Wildlife Sculptures in Gold’ for more than 35 years. McCubbins sculpts the animals and scenery deep below the surface under extreme magnification,... - December 18, 2008 - American Deer & Wildlife Alliance
NPSA Announces Industry-Focused Committees
The National Portable Storage Association has announced its industry-focused committees for 2009. - December 18, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Independence Visitor Center Chooses Osiris Group as New Marketing Company
Independence Visitor Center Corporation (IVCC), located in the heart of Historic Philadelphia, has selected Osiris Group as its new marketing agency of record. Osiris was chosen over several competing agencies to develop the overall creative concept and integrated plan of action for IVCC’s upcoming marketing efforts. - December 18, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
The Global Learning Foundation’s Global Orphanage Network Project Has Successful Start at the Orphanage House in Azerbaijan
Orphans got internet access, a new classroom with multimedia workstations, and instructors who will help them interact with other children all over the globe via online communication projects. - December 17, 2008 - Global Learning Foundation
'Soul Currency' is Main Street's Hope to Create Wall Street Value and Abundance, says Author Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu
Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu, a former Wall Street investment banker and capital markets expert, offers a message of hope and practical inspiration for Main Street in his new book, "Soul Currency: Investing Your Inner Wealth for Fulfillment and Abundance." - December 17, 2008 - Soul Currency Institute
Hallmark Hall of Fame Collaboration with Patient Organization Equals Extraordinary Success, Millions View an Accurate and Uplifting Portrayal of Tourette Syndrome
Nearly 12 million people watched last Sunday night’s Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of “Front of the Class,” a made-for-TV movie based on the true story of a young man’s struggles with and triumph over Tourette Syndrome (TS) to become an award winning teacher. The... - December 14, 2008 - Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Fly, Hover and Soar with Helicopters and Planes Galore
Experience the Thrill of Flight and More at the Academy of Model Aeronautics 2009 Expo. - December 13, 2008 - Academy of Model Aeronautics
Asad Moten: Empowering People Through Technology
World Aid Organization (WAO) has been helping communities around the world to develop and adopt appropriate technologies to address many problems. Caring for AIDS orphans, rebuilding homes after disasters, fighting hunger and poverty, providing business loans to poor women, teaching men sustainable agriculture, preventing HIV/AIDS, and educating youth are all goals of WAO. WAO currently has chapters at several universities around the world working on several projects in countries like Uganda. - December 13, 2008 - World Aid Organization (WAO)
Medical Tourism Association's Medical Tourism Magazine Announces Issue 7 the Conference Issue San Francisco 2008
Medical Tourism Association's Medical Tourism Magazine Announces Issue 7 The Conference Issue San Francisco 2008. A follow up to the 1st Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which featured 850 people, and 53 exhibitors from over 40 different countries. - December 12, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association™
Triangle Technology Executives Council Announces Founding Sponsors
The Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic development of technology companies in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced its founding sponsors. The following companies have provided funding to support the... - December 12, 2008 - Triangle Technology Executives Council
Yad Sarah Opens Kitchen to Show Support for Sderot
YadSarah recently opened a private kitchen in Sderot to help the residents who live in a constant threat of running to shelters to evade missile attacks. In addition, they showed their support by distributing donuts and candles for the up-coming Chanukah Holiday to hundreds of families. - December 12, 2008 - Yad Sarah
Fiber-Line Inc. Breaks Ground on New Expansion
On December 10, Fiber-Line Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate its second major expansion in less than a decade. The $4.5 million building and equipment expansion will add an additional 60,000 square feet to its facility located on Performance Drive off of Tate Boulevard in Hickory, NC. - December 12, 2008 - Catawba County Economic Development Corporation
Black and Missing, Inc. Celebrates the Life of Tamika Huston
Today, on what would be her 29th birthday, Black and Missing, Inc. is remembering the life of Tamika Huston who disappeared in May 2004 from Spartanburg, South Carolina and was ultimately found murdered. Huston’s family tried to get national attention for her disappearance, but received very... - December 12, 2008 - Black and Missing Foundation, Inc.
Carbonfund.org Now Offsetting 4 Billion Pounds of CO2 Emissions, Supporting Growth of Innovative Carbon Reduction Projects
Reflecting interest among individuals, businesses and organizations in taking responsibility for their carbon footprints and fighting global warming, Carbonfund.org has reached a new organizational milestone. - December 12, 2008 - Carbonfund.org
Meet the New California Rifle and Pistol Association
Founded way back in 1875, the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) is an organization of sportsmen dedicated to the preservation of our American heritage. In this age of constant political attacks on the rights of law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms for legitimate purposes, the... - December 11, 2008 - California Rifle and Pistol Association
Tennessee Author Releases Book - Promising Hope for Those in Crisis
According to international and local experts, the looming global economic crisis which began with the collapse of the financial sector could spread to all segments of society by the middle of next year. As the worldwide crisis expands, people are desperately looking for hope, wherever they can... - December 11, 2008 - Destiny Ministry Press
For Fresh, Unique Articles Look No Further Than Hunting and Fishing USA’s Site
In today’s web-centric world, it can be a challenge to find unique feature articles at one website. The American Deer & Wildlife Alliance (ADWA) announces a new partnership with Hunting and Fishing USA, an online magazine featuring a multitude of writers and resources for sportsmen around... - December 11, 2008 - American Deer & Wildlife Alliance
Portable Storage Helps Secure Corporate Information
The National Portable Storage Association offers security tips for corporate information. - December 11, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Connecticut Better Business Bureau Offers Tips on "Shopping Smart" for the Holidays
Consumer education can prevent post-holiday headaches. - December 10, 2008 - Better Business Bureau CT
Christmas Season Takes Its Toll on Pastors; Pastor Burnout Rises During the Holiday Season
PastorCare offers hurting clergy help during stressful times. - December 10, 2008 - PastorCare
Cactus Kallah 2009 Early Registration to Close Soon
This year, the theme is Ushavtemayim Besason, Drawing water of Joy - Celebrating the joys of water, especially in the high desert of Tucson. TSC chose this theme to acknowledge that the intention of this gathering is indeed a sacred one: l'shem shamayim, for the sake of heaven and that all are composed mostly of water and the time in the desert helps one to see the importance of water and joy in life. - December 09, 2008 - Congregation Ner Tamid
Project Green Av – Where Green Ideas Become Great Ideas - Announces New Search Feature, Powered by Google
Google powers the new Project Green AV search feature. - December 07, 2008 - Project Green AV
Catawba County EDC Announces 2009 Plan of Work: 1900 New Jobs Coming
The Catawba County Economic Development Corporation held its annual planning meeting recently with its Board, Staff, Electred officials, and other Community Leaders. EDC Priorities for the coming year include maintaining the intensity and focus from the primary 2008 priorities with the addition of seven new priorities. - December 07, 2008 - Catawba County Economic Development Corporation
What to do if a Retailer Goes Bankrupt
Connecticut Better Business Bureau offers advice to help consumers protect purchases. - December 06, 2008 - Better Business Bureau CT
Pain Sufferers Take Heart - CHILDSAFEfoundations Launches It's 2008 Christmas Miracles Campaign to Benefit Child Victims of Cluster Bombs - Helping Yourself, Helps Them
Pain sufferers can help themselves and help child victims of cluster bombs and land mines. - December 06, 2008 - CHILDSAFEfoundations
Top 10 Free or Inexpensive Things to do at Independence Visitor Center
Listed below are a few things worth taking advantage of when you visit Independence Visitor Center. Who knew inexpensive and free could be so fun? - December 06, 2008 - Independence Visitor Center
Triangle Technology Executives Council Achieves Incorporation
The Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the economic development of technology companies in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, has announced that the organization has incorporated as an education nonprofit. After operating informally... - December 06, 2008 - Triangle Technology Executives Council
C-Span to Feature World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Employer Panel Session
The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will be featured on C-Span Radio this Friday, December 5th at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Tune in to C-span radio to listen to the session: Employers Views of Medical Tourism. Featuring speakers: Sandra Morris, Procter & Gamble; Peter... - December 05, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association™
World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces Latin America Conference
World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress announces Latin America Conference. The conference will be held on April 27-29th 2009 in Monterrey Mexico. - December 05, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association™
Nurse Practitioner Business Owner Congratulates 2008 Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur of the Year
Dr. Scharmaine Lawson-Baker, DNP, FNP-BC is a Nurse Practitioner Business Owner Panel Expert as well as the featured interview for the December 7, 2008, NP Interview. - December 05, 2008 - NP Choice, LLC
San Francisco Collaboration Named Semi-Finalist for the Lodestar Foundation’s $250,000 Collaboration Prize
The Supportive Housing Employment Collaborative (SHEC) was recently named as a semi-finalist for The Lodestar Foundation’s inaugural Collaboration Prize. This $250,000 award is “presented to the most successful collaboration in the nonprofit world” and was created “to... - December 05, 2008 - REDF
Wake County Economic Development Assistant Executive Director to Explain Role of Engineers in Economic Development
Ken Atkins, executive director for Wake County Economic Development (WCED) (www.raleigh-wake.org), has announced that Conni Tucker, assistant executive director, will speak to the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACEC/NC) on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - December 05, 2008 - Wake County Economic Development
Event Urges CEOs to Leave Their BlackBerry at Home
Author and speaker Marty Clarke, to speak on how to tweak a company’s sales engine and increase sales revenues. - December 04, 2008 - Business Clubs of the Triangle
December 4th: Polar Day Focusing Above the Polar Regions
On December 4th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its seventh ‘International Polar Day’ focusing on research Above the Polar Regions, including meteorology, atmospheric science, astronomy, and the view of the polar regions from space. This event coincides with... - December 04, 2008 - IPY
Artists Builds Worlds Largest Sculpture Dedicated to Global Peace
Universal Peace Ambassadors David and Renate Jakupca have started a global campaign to build the Worlds Children Peace Monument (WCPM), the worlds largest art sculpture dedicated to promoting a Culture of Peace. - December 04, 2008 - International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA)
New Social Networking Site to Bring Central Florida Boaters Together
BoatBrevard.com announces its official launch and plans to be the best online boater resource and connection site for Central Florida boaters. BoatBrevard.com is Brevard County's newest free online community for Brevard boaters. Find out all the hot spots, islands, and upcoming events. Get involved... - December 03, 2008 - BoatFlorida.com
Think Twice About Giving Holiday Gift Cards and Prepaid Bank Cards
Connecticut Better Business Bureau says watch out for bank card fees and potential problems with retail gift cards. - December 03, 2008 - Better Business Bureau CT
Green Experiment Empowers Students to Help Save the Environment One Snack at a Time
Green Education Foundation kicks off Green School Experiment & Educates Students and Families on How to Reduce Waste at School and Home. - December 03, 2008 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
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)
A Fresh Look at Immigration for an Aging Society
New Reform Institute White Paper Examines the Vital Role of Immigration to the U.S. Economy as the Baby Boomers Retire. - December 01, 2008 - Reform Institute
The Chairmen’s RoundTable Panel Shares Top Ten Economic Insights
The Chairmen’s RoundTable (CRT), a San Diego-based, non profit volunteer organization that provides gratis mentoring and business advice to CEOs and presidents of local, private businesses, recently asked five experts on finance and economics to explore some of the fundamental effects impacting the economy with a special focus on the investment landscape and what may be expected going forward. The presentations and discussion yielded these top ten economic insights. - December 01, 2008 - Chairmen's RoundTable
HIV/AIDS in the Church, Pastor Tackles Tough Topic
Sacramento Mega-church Lead Pastor Rick Cole of Capital Christian Center has a tough task in front of him. He must communicate hope on what was once considered a taboo subject from the pulpit. The HIV/AIDS pandemic will be the topic his Sunday sermon concluding with an offer of free and confidential HIV/AIDS testing from Sacramento Center For AIDS Research, Education and Services (CARES). - November 30, 2008 - Capital Christian Center
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
Virtual Assistant Association Challenges Virtual Assistants Worldwide to Donate to Local Food Banks
Virtual Assistant industry rises to the occasion to help community food banks meet record number of families and others needing assistance this holiday season. - November 27, 2008 - Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce
Medical Tourism Association's 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress Announces Call for Papers
Medical Tourism Congress Announces Call for Papers. The 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress has released a Call for Papers. The Conference will be held from October 26-28th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California. Theoretical and empirical papers in... - November 26, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association™
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Gala Celebrates Families United for a Cure
Mayor Bloomberg, South Pacific Star Kelli O’Hara, and CBS broadcaster Charles Osgood pay tribute to families at the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation's "Life Without Lupus" Gala on November 20, 2008. The nation’s largest annual benefit for lupus, held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, raised millions of dollars for patient services, community outreach, and research to find better treatments and a cure for the systemic autoimmune disease. - November 25, 2008 - S.L.E. Lupus Foundation
She’s on a Mission to Free Spirituality – Especially in These Tough Economic Times
The author of Spirituality For Dummies offers an extensive website of 100% free and noncommercial multimedia spiritual resources to help uplift people during these times of economic challenge. The Night Lotus Website of free multimedia spiritual resources (www.nightlotus.com) offers more than 300... - November 25, 2008 - Sharon Janis
Fall Family Fest a Success in Richmond County
The Fall Family Fest was held from 11am to 2pm on November 15 at the First United Methodist Church in Rockingham. This was the first event in Richmond County for Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills. “Despite the unfortunate weather, we had a good turnout of children and families,”... - November 25, 2008 - Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills
24-Hour Kabbalah Channel Launches on Israel Television
Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute, the international group of Kabbalists based in Israel, is proud to announce the launching of its 24-hour Kabbalah Channel on channel 66 in Israel. The non-stop programming schedule features current affair, lifestyle, family, education and... - November 25, 2008 - Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute
Pro Energy Consultants Announces Its Pro Energy Series of Free Energy Saving Seminars for Consumers
Pro Energy Consultants, a nationwide company that offers residential energy audits to American homeowners, announces the launch of a series of seminars designed to educate homeowners on how they can save money on their utility bills. - November 25, 2008 - Pro Energy Consultants