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The First Truly Affordable Full Screen Software Magnifier
Innovation Management Group, Inc. (IMG) announced that it has begun shipping the latest release of its The Magnifier 1.50. A low cost, full screen magnification software application for Windows. Most magnification software products on the market are designed for individuals who have extreme visual impairments or are legally blind and can cost from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. The Magnifier is the first truly affordable full screen magnifier priced within the reach of average users. - October 09, 2009 - Innovation Management Group, Inc
Technology and Science Partner to Promote World Peace
Telecoms Visionary to Address Friends Forever Youth Leaders at the Museum of Science, Boston ; Influential Clean Energy Media Professional to Discuss the Power of Communication - October 09, 2009 - Friends Forever USA
WSOP Academy Presents the First Ever November Nine Academy as Part of Poker's Most Prestigious Final Table Weekend
Learn poker from the best in the game, including former world champions, Phil Hellmuth and Greg Raymer, while experiencing the World Series of Poker Main Event as a VIP. - October 09, 2009 - World Series of Poker Academy
Revolutionary GMAT Prep Website Offers Free On-Demand Video Tutorials
The GMAT Pill Study Method, a relatively new video on-demand course, has been revolutionizing the way students prepare for the rigorous GMAT exam. Founded by the legendary 98th percentile GMAT tutor, Zeke Lee, The GMAT Pill is now offering free online video tutorials for all visitors. The GMAT Pill Study Method aims to help students ace the GMAT in as little as 1 month of solid preparation. - October 09, 2009 - The GMAT Pill Study Method
Free Hands-on Pottery Making Workshops at Lakeside Pottery – Stamford, Ct
Learn the art of pottery in a professional and spacious ceramic studio centrally located in Stamford, CT. - October 09, 2009 - Lakeside Pottery Studio
Hattiesburg's Newest Computer Service Company
Eagle PC Service brings something new to the computer repair market in Hattiesburg, MS. The company picks up its clients computers, performs the necessary services, and then drops the machines off to the home or office all at no extra charge. Hattiesburg is now home to the first all mobile computer repair service. - October 09, 2009 - Eagle PC Service
Harvard Medical School Presents HMS Mobile and Announces Plans to Launch iPhone Applications Aimed at Promoting Public Health
Harvard Medical School, world renowned institution plans to launch HMS Mobile, home for new preventative and responsive tools for individuals, families and businesses dealing with day-to-day health risks - October 09, 2009 - Harvard Medical School
Philadelphia's # 1 Fitness Boot Camp Gears Up for It's 1st Annual Halloween Workout and Food Drive
On October 31st The Real World Strength Coach will be holding a fun Halloween workout open to the public. You will have to wear a costume and also bring 5 cans of food to go to Philabendance. - October 09, 2009 - Real World Strength Coach
Sir Alan Steer to be Keynote Speaker at Society of Education Consultants Conference on Educational Consultancy in November
The SEC has released details of its November conference to be held at the Royal Society of the Arts on 20th November, 2009, including a keynote address by government behaviour tsar, Sir Alan Steer. - October 09, 2009 - Society of Education Consultants
Animal Adventureaaargh | at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo’s new £2.3m exhibit, Animal Adventure, is getting a spooky makeover this half term. From Saturday 24th October until Sunday the 1st November. - October 09, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
America's Team is Looking for Coaches
America's Team is looking for Coaches to take baseball and softball teams of High School age players overseas next summer 2010 - October 09, 2009 - America's Team
Deborah McNelis Selected to Advisory Board for Kids Educational & Entertainment Site
ZiggityZoom Advisory Board Names 30 Specialists in Education, Health, Nutrition, Child Development, Parenting, Literacy, Language and Safety - October 09, 2009 - braininsights, LLC
GVI. Volunteer Abroad 365 Days a Year. Even 25th December.
The festive season come December 25th does not always have to be about turkey, tinsel, stuffing and stress. If you have ever thought of giving it a miss but never quite managed, then GVI are ready to make this a reality… - October 09, 2009 - Global Vision International (GVI)
Challenger Center Hosts Live Interactive NASA Webcast About Antarctica
Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education for a live interactive webcast, October 21 at 12:00pm ET with Brian Campbell and Paul Przyborski from NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center to learn about the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) project and their fascinating Antarctic Mysteries. - October 09, 2009 - Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Lutheran High School, San Antonio to Benefit from Thrivent Financial 13th Annual Texas Treasures Benefit Auction
Lutheran High School of San Antonio will hold its Texas Treasures annual benefit auction, supported by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its members. The activity will be held from 6:30pm to 10:30pm on October 23, 2009 at the Leon Springs Dance Hall in Boerne, Texas. The evening is a great... - October 09, 2009 - Lutheran High School of San Antonio
BluMail Launches “Help Someone in Need” Initiative in Time for Holiday Giving Season
BluMail’s “Help Someone In Need” is a new Web site connecting people in dire need with those who want to help. Anyone, anywhere can make a request – for air travel, car repair/replacement, clothing, computers, day care, medical and dental assistance, education, utility bills, employment, funeral arrangements, furniture, groceries, home repair, housing, legal aid, etc. People who are moved by these stories can contact those who are asking for help and designate how their gifts get used. - October 09, 2009 - BluMail
A Penny for Their Thoughts: Pre-Employment Testing on a Budget
Psychtests.com, a leading provider of HR assessment services, has relaunched its website. - October 09, 2009 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
DIG Coaching Practice Presents the Many Versions of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Talk Radio interviews ADD coach Dan Pruitt to get his insight on ADD with an insightful look at the dozens of different kinds of ADHD, Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:00 p.m. ET - October 09, 2009 - DIG Coaching Practice LLC
The Bad Taste Costume Ball, to Benefit Santa Fe’s Museum Development Associates, at the Historic Legal Tender in Lamy, NM Saturday 10/24/09
Love New Mexico museums? Join Museum Development Associates in Lamy on October 24th for a FUN(d)raising evening of bad taste, good vittles, atrocious costumes, great music & dancing, a cash bar and a rip-roarin’ raffle, all to benefit the organization that specializes in serving New Mexico’s 200+ small, start-up and rural museums. MDA offers a hand up to community museums, providing training and services to assist them in improving their collections care, operations and infrastructure. - October 09, 2009 - Museum Development Associates
Michael Palazzo to Direct Workshop on Succession Management
Michael Palazzo of Leadership Advisors partners with Oregon law enforcement agencies on leadership development - October 09, 2009 - Leadership Advisors LLC
Bellwether Services Publishes Free Corporate Carbon Emissions Reduction Educational Resource
Bellwether has created a Carbon Footprint and Clean Water Strategy resource which addresses critical challenges such as green packaging, purchasing, logistics, supply chain, water strategy, environmental audit, as well as green travel, green building standards and other emerging topics. This environmental tool also supports the recent Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance Executive Order. - October 08, 2009 - Bellwether Services
Discovery Channel Features the Vyouz Network’s Reuse Websites
Discovery Real Time’s new TV series “the nations favourite builder” takes up the challenge of helping families enhance their homes for very little cash. Reclamation experts find everything they need by rummaging through skips (dumpsters in the US) and builders cast offs and using... - October 08, 2009 - Vyouz Ltd
Donors Continue to be Attracted to What HANDY is Doing
Charity Navigator, the leading charity evaluator in America has again selected HANDY for a third consecutive 4-star rating. - October 08, 2009 - Handy, Inc.
Go Boo at Whipsnade Zoo This Halloween
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has frighteningly good fun this October half term Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November. - October 08, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Sheehan Training Invited by Open Doors Yoga to Deliver 3 Part Nutrition Presentation
Tom Sheehan and LeAnna Brown, owners of Sheehan Personal Training in Foxboro, MA, have agreed to develop and deliver a 3 part series on nutrition which will focus on the foods that we need to eliminate and add to our nutrition plans to achieve and maintain a healthy body and mind. These nutrition modules will be presented at Open Doors Yoga in Braintree, MA on January 9, 16, & 23, 2010. - October 08, 2009 - Sheehan Personal Training
ActionCOACH Business Coach Rich Phillips Gets Phoenix Motorsports and Fabrication of San Diego on the Road to Success
Rich Phillips started coaching Phoenix Motorsports when they were just nine months old. After a rocky beginning, they’re well on their way to a successful future. - October 08, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Cass MSc Management Ranked 2nd in the UK by Financial Times
Annual rankings recognises high quality of Cass programme - October 08, 2009 - Cass Business School
UOC - Open University of Catalonia - the Global Online University's New Master's Degree in Healthcare Technology Takes Part in a Conference on the Environment in Madrid
The UOC is co-organizing the 1st Conference on the Environment and Healthcare Technology taking place on 7 October at Madrid's Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Among the different speakers taking part, there are faculty members from the UOC's Health Sciences Area, including its director, José Esteban. The UOC's new master's degree in Healthcare Technology Planning and Management is to be presented during the event. - October 08, 2009 - UOC - Open University of Catalonia
A Scientific Study by a UOC Open University of Catalonia - the Global Online University’s Professor Awarded the Honour Prize by the European Council for Agricultural Law
Professor in the UOC's Law and Political Science Department, Aura Esther Vilalta, has received the Honour Prize from the European Council for Agricultural Law (CEDR) for the book El Derecho de superfície: la superfície rústica [Land Law: Rustic Land]. The prize-giving ceremony took place at Queen's College, Cambridge, on 26 September. - October 08, 2009 - UOC - Open University of Catalonia
The UOC - Open University of Catalonia - The Global Online University Joins the YouTube EDU Educational Platform
The UOC has joined the YouTube EDU educational platform (http://www.youtube.com/edu), a teaching platform which provides users with content from higher education institutions. As of today, the YouTube channels of universities in seven European and Middle Eastern countries, including Spain, France, Italy and Great Britain, will be centralised and accessible on Google?s video platform. - October 08, 2009 - UOC - Open University of Catalonia
Manuel Castells Receives the National Sociology and Political Science Award
UOC - Open University of Catalonia - The Global Online University research professor and director of the IN3, Manual Castells has received the 2008 National Sociology and Political Science Award at the Cervantes Institute. The Culture Minister, Ángeles González-Sinde, presented this award in recognition of a career of professional and academic excellence in the field of Sociology and Political Science. The jury highlighted his international projection and capacity for innovation. - October 08, 2009 - UOC - Open University of Catalonia
Greenroom Communications Unveils New Branding, New Web Site
Greenroom Communications LLC, a media coaching firm in Raleigh, has announced that the firm has officially launched its new branding and Web site. The firm, formerly known as Triangle Media Trainers LLC, coaches business and government leaders, authors and athletes on how to deliver powerful... - October 08, 2009 - Greenroom Communications
Grenoble Ecole de Management: 12 Champions in the Race for Degrees
Convinced that high-level athletes can no longer afford to wait until the end of their sports career to think about the future, Grenoble Ecole de Management has decided to help them prepare their ‘after-sports life’ by offering them new tailor-made degree programs. This week, twelve... - October 08, 2009 - Grenoble Ecole de Management
Web Courseworks Selected as eLearning Vendor for World Anti-Doping Agency Coach’s Tool Kit
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) tasked Web Courseworks (WCW) with creating an interactive, web-based anti-doping education program to educate elite and recreational coaches worldwide through tutorial, scenario and game-based learning. Following an open bid for tenders, WADA awarded WCW the... - October 08, 2009 - Web Courseworks
SyberWorks e-Learning Podcast Discusses e-Learning Development Tools for the Net Generation Audience
SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (LMS) industry, today announces the next episode in their e-Learning Podcast Series: “e-Learning Development Tools to Design Courses for the Net Generation Audience” - October 08, 2009 - SyberWorks, Inc.
Comedian Kevin Nealon of SNL & Weeds Headlines at Show to Benefit Foster Care Kids
The Ice House comedy venue hosts an annual benefit for Hillsides, a foster care children’s charity in Pasadena. Comedian Kevin Nealon headlines for benefit. - October 08, 2009 - Hillsides
Bon Jovan Smart Start Set to Revolutionize How Children Use Computers
Bon Jovan has recently introduced their newest software product, Smart Start, which teaches children at a very early age the basics of how to properly operate a computer. The creators of the program know that computers play vital roles in today's society, not only in education and employment, but... - October 08, 2009 - Bon Jovan
CINEMA Cleveland & the Cleveland Institute of Art Present Screenwriting 101: Featuring Guest Speaker David Wain Writer of 2008 Box Office Smash Role Models
CINEMA Cleveland, a non-profit dedicated to aiding and supporting local filmmakers and artists, in association with The Cleveland Institute of Art, presents Screenwriting 101, a crash course in the aspects of successful film screenwriting, featuring an appearance and discussion with Shaker Heights,... - October 08, 2009 - C.I.N.E.M.A. Cleveland
Qualtrax, Inc. Welcomes New Customer: Southwest Louisiana Crime Lab
Qualtrax, Inc. recently welcomed Southwest Louisiana Crime Lab to its customer base. Southwest Louisiana Crime Lab is a regional crime lab located in Lake Charles, LA that serves five parishes, or counties, in its surrounding area. With over 30 years of experience, the lab specializes in control... - October 08, 2009 - Qualtrax, Inc.
Study: Top Colleges Embrace Twitter. Harvard, Stanford Lead in Popularity.
It's explosive growth has made Twitter an important communications tool, and top universities have rushed to embrace it, according to a study conducted by UniversitiesAndColleges.org. Among schools with the biggest Twitter followings, Harvard and Stanford lead the pack. While the most active colleges include the University of Southern California and George Washington University. - October 07, 2009 - Universities and Colleges: Online Education Directory
Brand Experts Support Dedicated Entrepreneurs by Giving One Thousand Scholarships for BrandU's Business Profit System Curriculum
BrandU™ co-creators Kim Castle & W. Vito Montone will give one thousand lucky entrepreneurs a scholarship of BrandU's $7800 business building curriculum, the Business Profit System. In an all out social media campaign, business owners and entrepreneurs from around the world will submit their written and video testimonials as to why they feel they should receive the scholarship. To learn how to be considered to receive a scholarship visit: www.brandu.com/bps1000 - October 07, 2009 - Intention Products, LLC
WGSN’s New Online Poll Presents Fresh Insight to Emerging Trends
WGSN (www.wgsn.com), the world authority on current and future style trends has now added a live online poll to their popular website homepage. - October 07, 2009 - WGSN
School Offering Online Investment Education Focuses on Owning Hard Assets
Investors Weigh In: Gone Are the Days When Blind Trust Was Given to Their Financial Advisor; People Want More Education Beyond Standard Products Like Mutual Funds - October 07, 2009 - Journey Partners International
John Wilkerson, Green Supply Chain, Procurement, Sustainability Veteran, Authors Carbon Footprint Reduction Professional Development Book Series
Bellwether Services publishes First Edition, the baseline for the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Revolution. The 2nd and 3rd Editions are laser focused on the high tech electronics, food, and beverage industries. Samples innovative tools are targeted for supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement, marketing, and risk management executives include; Carbon Footprint Analysis, GSCM Continuous Improvement Model, Operating Principles, and Strategic Sourcing CO2 Reduction Methodology. - October 07, 2009 - Bellwether Services
Shidonni Staying True to Safety Values with Ikeepsafe Partnership
Shidonni and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition partner to promote cyber safety for kids and offer lesson plans to teachers during cyber security awareness month. - October 07, 2009 - Shidonni LTD
Willow Bend Learning Center Announces Cover Model Search
Willow Bend Learning Center, a Best of Plano 2009 awardee, announces a Cover Model Search to be held on October 16th, from 4:00-6:00 pm. The Cover Model Search will be conducted during an on-site photo shoot held on October 16th, from 4:00 -6:00 pm. The official photographers for the photo-shoot... - October 07, 2009 - Willow Bend Learning Center
Andreas Loeffler is the Newest ActionCOACH in Oregon
Andreas Loeffler is proud to join ActionCOACH, which will allow him fulfill his own career needs as well as help others. - October 07, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Bruce Baird’s Nationwide Golf Schools – Now Teaching Golf in the East Coast: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bruce Baird, Founder of The California Golf Schools has expanded to the East Coast, and is introducing his new internet school brand, Bruce Baird's Nationwide Golf Schools. Bruce Baird’s California Golf Schools opens its East Coast facility in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The new expansion... - October 07, 2009 - Bruce Baird's California Golf Schools
Trinity Academy of Raleigh Holds Groundbreaking and Dedication Ceremony
Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at Trinity Academy of Raleigh (www.trinityacademy.com), a preK-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony on Friday, Oct. 9 at 12:30 p.m. to be held on Trinity’s campus, located... - October 07, 2009 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Lithuania Are Crowned the First Ever World Online Debating Champions After Narrowly Defeating England in a Hard Fought Final
Lithuania wins a tight decision over England in a worthy finale of the Inaugural World Online Debating Championship. - October 07, 2009 - Debatewise