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Learning by Grace Homeschooling Offers Alternative to Private Christian Schools
As the Great Recession continues to affect millions of Americans, many parents of students enrolled in private Christian schools are withdrawing their children and opting for a more affordable education. Some are even abandoning private schools altogether and turning to the public school system. As... - August 20, 2009 - Mimi Rothschild
The Marsh Extends Ann Randolph’s New, Hit Show, "Loveland" Through February 21, 2010. Directed by Matt Roth
“Irreverent, hilarious and deeply human… This is by no means a sentimental journey, but you’ll still need a hanky or two.”- Linda Ayres-Frederick, SF Bay Times “Riotously demented and brilliantly humane. Not to be missed, Randolph is a rare caliber of solo performer…a first-class ride.” Rob Avila-SF Bay Guardian - August 20, 2009 - The Marsh
Turner Turns to Training Development
Royal Navy veteran, Ian Turner has forged a successful career in organisational training development and has now boarded growing Midlands-based company Acua. Turner's life changed forever in May 1982 when 22 of his shipmates died when HMS Ardent was sunk during the Falklands War - an experience... - August 20, 2009 - Acua Limited
NUS Launches New Mandarin Leader Workouts for SMEs
NUS Business School is delighted to launch a series of high quality executive education programs, developed with inputs from alumni and SME leaders. The NUS SME Leader Workouts are intense,short and focused on timely issues. - August 20, 2009 - NUS Business School
Trinity Academy of Raleigh’s High School Concert Choir to Sing National Anthem at Durham Bulls Game
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 that the academy’s high school concert choir will perform the National Anthem to commence the Durham Bulls... - August 20, 2009 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Get Started with Spanish: Full Course Now on Babbel.com
Babbel.com, the innovative language learning website, has just released the Online Course “Spanish – Get Started.” With 20 comprehensive and entertaining Tutorials, beginners learn the basics of the language before they realize they’ve begun studying. - August 20, 2009 - Babbel.com
SyberWorks and Veracord Deliver Industry Insight Surrounding GAMP5 Regulations
SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (LMS) industry, announces a Webinar, GAMP5 Meets National and International Regulations. - August 20, 2009 - SyberWorks, Inc.
ActionCOACH Announces Doug Winnie as Its Newest COACH in Houston
From a business owner to a Business Coach, Doug Winnie is changing one business at a time. - August 20, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Lavin Lacrosse Announces the Addition of Warrior Lacrosse Equipment, Heads, Shafts, and Shoes to Its Store for 2009-2010
Lavin Lacrosse has added the complete Warrior Lacrosse line of lacrosse equipment, shafts, heads, and shoes to it's store for 2009. Famous for the Evo and Revo lines of lacrosse heads, the Dolomite and Woodrow shafts, and great gloves like the Brass Monkey, Super Freak, and Mack Daddy, Lavin Lacrosse will carry it all for 2009-2010. - August 20, 2009 - Lavin Lacrosse
Psychological First Aid: An Adaptation for Communities
Thousand Waves Features Anne Parry of Chicago’s Office of Violence Prevention for Upcoming Meditations on Activism Presentation. - August 20, 2009 - Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center, NFP
Empire Medical Training Introduces 9 Volume Aesthetic Video Training Series Free for 1st Time New Members Plus Entire Cosmeceutical Line of Products
Empire Medical Training is the only CME Teaching Institution with the choice from over (22) different aesthetic and medical workshops and as a member may attend all (22) programs free. - August 20, 2009 - Empire Medical Training
TransELearn Announced New Release of TransELearn LMS
TransELearn Learning Management System (LMS) is an online learning software that helps organization to deliver online training to employees and customers in a cost effective way. The benefits of using TransELearn LMS are widely published including lowering training costs, increasing competency, reducing turn-over and improving productivity. - August 20, 2009 - TransELearn
Estilo Hip Hop Screening in Harlem- Aug 20-22, 2009- Q&A Session to Follow
Film Synopsis: Hip Hop music has the ability to give a voice to the disenfranchised in any country, and as music with a message it is a form available to all societies worldwide. Directed by New York based filmmakers, Loira Limbal and Virgilio Bravo, Estilo Hip Hop chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba who firmly believe that hip hop can change the world. - August 20, 2009 - Estilo Hip Hop
SOLEX College Introduces TESOL Program
Attention: College Students, Recent College Graduates, Retirees and Career Changers who are seeking employment and the opportunity to travel the world. SOLEX College is now offering a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certification program in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. - August 20, 2009 - SOLEX College
Back-to-School for Homeless Children Made Easier by Doorways for Women and Families Program
With their lives upended, homeless children face larger obstacles in adjusting to school. To ensure a smoother transition back into the school year, Doorways for Women and Families, Arlington’s leading provider and advocate for victims of homelessness, violence and abuse, is running a two... - August 20, 2009 - Doorways for Women and Families
Kiawah Golf Investment Seminars Introduces Investment Scam Busters Web-Workshops: On-Line Small Group Investment Training with Absolutely No Product Sales
KGIS brings small groups together on-line to learn how to avoid investment scams and to help people avoid investment predators on the Internet and elsewhere. KGIS sells education, filling the gap between making money and protecting retirement nest eggs. - August 19, 2009 - Kiawah Golf Investment Seminars
SofterWare Ranked on the 2009 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 54.2%
Inc. magazine today ranked SofterWare, Inc. 3,913 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent- minded... - August 19, 2009 - SofterWare
Emantras and ACU Partners to Deliver Mobile Education
Emantras partnered with Abilene Christian University (ACU) to develop products that allow teachers to generate and push educational content to the students for mobile consumption. - August 19, 2009 - Emantras
Employers Must Keep Up with These Important Changes to First Aid at Work Regulations
Employers must be aware of imminent changes to the rules governing first aid at work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are encouraging businesses to provide first aid for employees by re-launching its accredited first aid courses from the 1st October 2009. - August 19, 2009 - First Response Training
Teaching Times Supports New Social Networking Site for Teachers and Students
New social networking site 'Rafi.ki' was developed exclusively for teachers and students - and it is opening up new opportunities for children to meet their peers around the world. No longer do teachers have to rely on French exchanges and pen pals to make international contacts. Rafi.ki allows... - August 19, 2009 - Imaginative Minds Ltd
Bilyak Consulting Selects UpsideLMS to Deliver e-learning in Africa
Bilyak Consulting, a Technology consulting firm and e-learning provider offering solutions to African businesses, governments selected UpsideLMS, Upside Learning’s learning management system, to run their e-learning offering for their customers. Bilyak Consulting adds to Upside Learning’s fast-growing portfolio of training companies, worldwide, using UpsideLMS to grow their business with e-learning. - August 19, 2009 - Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Medford ATC Taekwondo Demo Team to Perform at Southern Oregon Community Fun Fair
Medford ATC Taekwondo Demo Team to Perform at Southern Oregon Community Fun Fair on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 10AM. Located at the Medford Armory in Medford, OR. - August 19, 2009 - America Taekwondo Center (ATC)
ActionCOACH Awards Its ActionMAN Award to 14 Business Coaches at Its Global Conference
ActionCOACH awarded 14 of its Business Coaches with the ActionMAN award at its annual Global Conference in Sydney, Australia in August. - August 19, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Varsity Tutors Appoints New Director for Chicago Operations
Varsity Tutors has chosen Caroline Swiger as the new Director of its Chicago operations. - August 19, 2009 - Varsity Tutors
New iPhone Story Apps from iOrbi Help Parents Personalize Story Time for Kids
iOrbi, LLC, a Chicago-based technology company, has released new children's story apps for the iPhone that use the smartphone’s record feature to give readers the option to tell the story in their own voice. In addition to the “Record Your Voice” option, the story apps feature vibrant, full color illustrations and heart-warming stories that are meant to entertain and teach kids simple life lessons. All children's story apps from iOrbi may be found on iTunes by searching for "iOrbi." - August 18, 2009 - iOrbi, LLC
Extra for Friends and Their Family Members - Free Fitness and Food Critique from Fitness Elements & Associates
A New Free trial offer For Friends and Family Members Free from Fitness Elements the Fitness and Food Critique from Fitness Elements & Associates should help our community to still get the appropriate advice and guidance when it comes to your health and fitness needs. A Free 10-Minute Call... - August 18, 2009 - Fitness Elements & Associates
Medgar Evers College, CUNY Appoints Dr. Howard C. Johnson Interim Senior Vice President and Provost
Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York (CUNY) announces the appointment of Dr. Howard C. Johnson as Interim Senior Vice President and Provost, effective August 17, 2009. A national search will be launched shortly for a permanent Senior Vice President and Provost. “Dr. - August 18, 2009 - Medgar Evers College
CorrectMyText.com Brings Schliemann’s Language Learning Method Online
The new collaborative service will help people learn foreign languages using the method invented by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. - August 18, 2009 - Larnite Ltd
Green Supply Chain & Sustainability Strategy is Authored by John Wilkerson, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Sustainability Visionary
John Wilkerson, CPSM, SSMBB, of Bellwether Services authors Green Supply Chain Thought Leadership White Paper, a Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Development Tool for Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, Buying, Sustainability, and Supply Chain Professionals. - August 18, 2009 - Bellwether Services
Email Training Flash Tool Keeps LMS Users in Touch
The Source Training, Inc. (TST) a leader in XML-based multi-format training solutions announces the inclusion of three email tools to facilitate the creation and distribution of email-based training flashes. - August 18, 2009 - The Source Training, Inc.
Hire Disability Solutions(TM) Breaks Barriers to Bring Qualified Disabled Workers and Corporations Together -- Job Tools and Content Now More Easily Accessible to HireDS
Yesterday, 27,256,000 disabled Americans had no job.* Today, Hire Disability Solutions™ placed 16 disabled individuals in jobs. Only 27,255,984 to go. Hire Disability Solutions is committed to seeing that every person with a disability finds employment. "Our mission at Hire Disability... - August 17, 2009 - Hire Disability Solutions, LLC
Boots on the Roof Announces Launch of Solar Training “Boot Camps”
The Solar Energy industry is exploding with opportunity, with an expected 400,000 job openings in 2009 alone. The prospects for a stable and progressive career in the solar industry are phenomenal, and the launch of a formal training institute will help many fulfill their goals of joining the... - August 17, 2009 - Boots On The Roof
Boots on the Roof Announces Partnership with SunWize Technologies
Close on the heels of launching its very popular solar training boot camps, Boots on the Roof has announced a new partnership with SunWize Technologies, the premier distributor of solar energy systems and components in North America. With this partnership, Boots on the Roof is aiming to service... - August 17, 2009 - Boots On The Roof
Solar Tech CalSEIA Summit Welcomes Boots on the Roof Solar Training Program
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined solar industry leaders as they teamed up with the California Solar Energy Industries Association at eBay's corporate offices in San Jose, CA, for the inaugural Solar Tech CalSEIA Summit. The welcome mat went out to accomplished renewable energy educator, Boots... - August 17, 2009 - Boots On The Roof
Practical CME Offers Money-Back Guarantee for All Live Medical Aesthetic and Wellness Training Courses
PracticalCME, a leader in post-graduate CME Medical Training for Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, announces an industry first Money-Back Guarantee for all of its live CME-accredited training courses. Practical CME offers Medical Aesthetic training courses both live... - August 17, 2009 - PracticalCME
Anthony D Colby, the Filmmaker, the Actor, "Intrigued by Deception"
Anthony D Colby, the filmmaker, the actor, is quietly working his way to A-List competition with his next film, suspense/thriller, "Intrigued by Deception." - August 17, 2009 - Andeco Films LLC.
Technology Governance Solutions LLC Launches ITIL V3 eLearning Courses
TGS releases ITIL V3 Foundation eLearning Course and ITIL V3 Foundation Bridge eLearning Course. - August 17, 2009 - Technology Governance Solutions LLC
Cultural Care Au Pair Hires Michelle Carbeck of Scottsdale, AZ as Local Childcare Coordinator - a Professional Resource for Parents Seeking Alternative Childcare Options
Responding to the increasing demand for quality live-in childcare, Cultural Care Au Pair has recently added Michelle Carbeck to its field staff for the Scottsdale, AZ area. As a Cultural Care Au Pair local childcare coordinator (LCC), Carbeck will provide service and support to host families and... - August 16, 2009 - Cultural Care Au Pair - Scottsdale, Arizona
First Tutors: Tutoring Business Booms During Recession
Many graduates, business owners and people who were recently laid off work are turning to tutoring to sustain themselves and their families during these tough times. - August 16, 2009 - First Tutors
Small Museum Pro!, Distance Learning for Museum Training & Development, Offered by Museum Development Associates and Eastern New Mexico University
Museum Development Associates of Santa Fe has entered into a collaborative agreement to offer a professional certification program of five courses in museum skills and training, to be delivered through Eastern New Mexico University’s distance learning program. The program, Small Museum Pro!,... - August 16, 2009 - Museum Development Associates
Hummingbirds Prepare to Head South in Late Summer
They may be the world’s smallest birds, but beginning in August, millions of hummingbirds will be making a big trip to Mexico and Central America. This annual journey is part of an instinctive migration pattern that they have followed for hundreds of years. For many, this trip includes a... - August 16, 2009 - Wild Birds Unlimited
The Sagemont School, a College Prep in Broward County Florida Celebrates Its Principal's 30th Year in Education
Sagemont’s Principal Laskin in Broward Florida celebrates her 30th year in education. She is an innovator who has fun motivating her students… She’s been slimed with green goo, dressed as a banana and delivered pizza to a pupil’s home. It's not very often that you see a school principal kissing a pig, or getting slimed with goo or dressing like a banana. But, then again, it's not very often that you come across an educator like JoAnn Laskin, Principal at Sagemont's elementary school campus. - August 16, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
Nation-Wide Flow Tour Rides in Town for Championships
The 2009 Wave Loch Flow Tour National Championships will be held August 14th through 16th at Waterville USA in Gulf Shores, Ala. - August 16, 2009 - Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission
Care2Learn Announces Expanded Reseller Program
Care2Learn, Inc., the leader in online continuing education and training for post-acute healthcare providers, today announced the launch of an expanded reseller program designed to provide additional benefits and features to the company’s reseller partners. The expanded program is available to all corporations and organizations who share Care2Learn’s commitment to providing the highest quality online education for healthcare professionals. - August 16, 2009 - Care2Learn
UniversalExams.com Launches a New, Comprehensive ISEB Certification Self-Study Training Bundle
UniversalExams.com announces the launch of the ISEB Master Bundle, a comprehensive set of self-study training packages covering all 4 ISEB software testing certification exams: ISEB Foundation, ISEB Intermediate, ISEB Practitioner in Test Analysis, and ISEB Practitioner in Test Management. - August 16, 2009 - UniversalExams.com
Governor Rendell to Speak on Early Education Saturday
Governor Ed Rendell spoke on the importance of early childhood education to Pennsylvania during the current budget impasse. He will be spoke at Today's Child Learning Center in Sharon Hill, PA on Saturday. - August 16, 2009 - Today's Child Learning Centers
Pabst Productions Chooses Pingdom for Service and Uptime Monitoring
Pabst Productions, a leading provider of electronic media and software solutions, announced today that they have chosen Pingdom to provide real-time monitoring and availability information for all hosted customer systems. Pingdom, a Sweden based company, provides uptime and availability monitoring... - August 15, 2009 - Pabst Productions, Inc.
Business Carbon Cap and Trade Education and Carbon Footprint Analysis Resource by Green Supply Chain Firm, Bellwether Services is Published
Bellwether Services, a globally awarded strategic management consultancy firm offering high performance solutions, provides a free online Carbon Cap & Trade, Carbon Footprint Analysis, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) education resource for US Business Leaders. This resource is applicable to the strategic sourcing, procurement, purchasing, supply chain, logistics, environmental and sustainability functional areas. - August 15, 2009 - Bellwether Services
New Parent Coaching Institute Audio on Advantages of Parent Coach Certification®
Gloria DeGaetano, Founder and CEO of the Parent Coaching Institute (PCI), discusses five key advantages of the PCI’s Parent Coach Certification® training program in a new eight minute audio message, available on the PCI’s Web site. - August 15, 2009 - Parent Coaching Institute
Ronco Communications & Electronics #1 Reseller of Nortel GSA Schedule Sales for 2008
Ronco Communications & Electronics, Inc. announces its receipt of the Nortel 2008 GSA Sales Partner Award. Their knowledgeable and professional sales and support staff have allowed them to take the lead in Nortel’s GSA Schedule Program with the highest volume of annual Federal Schedule... - August 15, 2009 - Ronco Communications & Electronics, Inc.