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Microsoft Grants Top Award to Directions Training Center
Directions Training Center, a company that offers computer training courses was recently awarded a top award from Microsoft. One of the company’s instructors, Gary Newman was also given a top instructor award. - September 23, 2008 - Directions Training
WhiteSmoke Unveils WhiteSmoke 2009: World-Leading Software for English Writing
Improved usability, new style checking features, and updates to the grammar checker give users a complete writing solution. - September 23, 2008 - WhiteSmoke
New Online Debate Management Software Adopted by National Debate Organizations
DebateWare.com has developed an online tool to manage debate organizations and conferences. This software, named DebateNet, went into use by customers two years ago. National high school and college debate organizations use DebateNet to handle all planning, scheduling, and administration surrounding organizing a debate conference. Customers are finding the software to be a powerful yet easy-to-use tool that is replacing tedious methods of managing the complexities of a successful debate event. - September 23, 2008 - DebateWare.com, a division of SMR Enterprises, Inc.
Troubled Retirement Funds Mean America’s Teachers Are Looking at New Plans for the Future
New book “The Successful Educator's Guide To Earning Extra Income” shows millions of teachers how to use their talents and skills to start their own business ventures outside class time. - September 23, 2008 - Brains.org
Samurai Karate Studio Holds Self Defense Seminar
Samurai Karate Studio held a self defense seminar on Saturday, September 20th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm for adults that was attended by many women and men. A wide range of topics were covered that included escaping from duct tape. - September 23, 2008 - Samurai Karate Studio
HomeTeach Online Set to Provide Low Cost Private Tutoring for State School Kids
Online tutoring is increasingly becoming a popular choice with state school parents, faced with rising prices of conventional private home tutoring. www.hometeachonline.com is a site that allows parents to access online tutoring from the top university students in the UK for prices far less than that of conventional home tutors. - September 23, 2008 - HomeTeach Online
Teaching Crusade Helps Teachers and Students to Succeed
Teaching Crusade Helps School Teachers Succeed by Connecting Them with the Experts in the Industry and Beyond. - September 22, 2008 - Teaching Crusade
ChurchNet USA Leading Efforts to Locate Grant Funding for Churches and Ministries
Since President Bush enacted his faith-based initiative, both government and private grant funding has been more readily available to such institutions. ChurchNet USA, a subsidiary of BizCentral USA, the web’s leading provider of administrative services for churches and ministries, has been leading the way in assisting religious entities in applying for and receiving valuable grant funding to start or expand their services and activities. - September 22, 2008 - BizCentral USA
Write Better Literacy Lesson Plans Faster
LessonWriter makes lesson planning and explicit literacy instruction in context for content-area teachers, and can automatically differentiate instruction, and tracks classes. - September 22, 2008 - LessonWriter.com
Venice Indian Volleyball Team Travels to Port Charlotte and Charlotte High School This Week for Two Divisional Games
The Venice Volleyball team is 7 and 3 after their first 10 games. The Lady Indians will be traveling to Port Charlotte High School and Charlotte High School this week for 2 key matches in this year's Class 5A division 12. - September 22, 2008 - Venice Indian Volleyball
Sydney Writers’ Centre Launches Podcasts on Writing Featuring Best-Selling Authors
The Sydney Writers’ Centre has launched its podcast series on Writers and Writing. The podcasts – available on iTunes and through the Centre’s website – are part of the Sydney Writers’ Centre’s commitment to bring writing resources to everyone, regardless of geography. Podcasts feature best-selling authors from around the world including: fantasy author Garth Nix, who has sold over 4.5 million books; Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week; The Good Thief’s Hannah Tinti and many more. - September 22, 2008 - Sydney Writers' Centre
Lavin Lacrosse Now Carrying Full Line of Maverik Lacrosse Equipment and Apparel
Lavin Lacrosse and Maverik Lacrosse have agreed to a distribution deal that will allow Lavin Lacrosse to carry the full line of Maverik Lacrosse equipment in all of their retail locations. Lavin Lacrosse and Maverik Lacrosse are excited about the new partnership that will expand the inventory of Lavin Lacrosse and further expand one of the most popular new lacrosse manufacturers in the United States. - September 22, 2008 - Lavin Lacrosse
Atama Sponsors Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Ct MMA Team
Getting ready with mma training for a fight takes a lot of work. The work is made easier when fighters have coaches who are seasoned and experienced. That is the case at a recent ct mma event at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun, where Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Jim Hughes and brazilian jiu jitsu Coaches Paul Bratslavsky (West Hartford, Windsor, Enfield, Boston) Josh Randorf (Southington), Josh Hesser (Norwich), and MMA Fitness expert Perry Siegel teamed up to get their MMA Fighters ready. - September 22, 2008 - Jim Hughes & Gracie Brazilian Jiu JItsu Self Defense
Christian Home Schooler's Resources
Christian Home School Resources is a new web site that offers parents that are home schooling their children support, guidelines, educational products, and links that are needed in order to educate their children. - September 21, 2008 - christianhsresources.com
American Girls in Islamic Country
The Little Travelers travel series for children heads to Indonesia for its second episode. Three and five year old sisters, Chantelle and Nakia, explore the island of Bali and make friends with local children, feed bananas to wild monkeys, meet Balinese dancers and visit a Balinese home. - September 21, 2008 - The Little Travelers
MultiMediaCart.com Releases Cutting-Edge Pay Per View Solution for Streaming Video
Along with their cutting-edge pay per view e-commerce solution for streaming audio and video, MultiMediaCart is also launching their Flash Media Server offering, based on a global CDN. The video on demand payment system permits pay-per-view and pay-per-minute billing, supports most video, audio and document formats, multiple languages, currencies and payment systems. MultiMediaCart's CDN-based media server is priced below its competitors, and provides Flash Media and Flash Application support. - September 21, 2008 - MultiMediaCart.com
What is Tourette Syndrome?
Tourett Syndrome DNA Sharing Repository Helps Families Understand the Definition of TS. - September 21, 2008 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
SyberWorks Media Center Debuts New Article – “Designing Interfaces for Exchanging Data with a Learning Management System”
SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System (LMS) industry, today announces an article available in the SyberWorks Online Media Center: “Designing Interfaces for Exchanging Data with a Learning Management System,” by Dana Fine, Senior Instructional Designer and Implementation Consultant for SyberWorks. - September 21, 2008 - SyberWorks, Inc.
The e-Learning Lingo Podcast Show Discusses “Asynchronous Learning”
SyberWorks, Inc., a leading developer of Learning Management Systems and custom e-Learning Solutions, announces the newest installment of the e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series. This week’s topic for discussion is a term used in e-Learning methodology, “Asynchronous learning.” - September 21, 2008 - SyberWorks, Inc.
Michael Aubut of The Capitalist Group International Gets Back to Business
Michael Aubut of The Capitalist Group International Gets Back to Business in order to help small to mid-sized private businesses gain an edge in today's difficult environment. - September 21, 2008 - The Capitalist Group Intl., LLC
LearnHub Launches Free CAT Community
LearnHub.com, an innovative online network focusing on social learning, added a Common Admission Test (CAT) community to its list of free test prep resources. Among the most competitive exams in the world, the CAT is the gateway to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), and is taken... - September 20, 2008 - LearnHub
Life Links - "Save a Life: Know the Early Warning Signs of a Stroke"
Life Links Director and spokesperson Barbara H. Marynowski announced a life-saving informational article which was just posted on the organization’s website to help the public recognize the signs of stroke. “The two goals of this latest post (located at... - September 20, 2008 - Life Links
ePath Learning, Recognized as One of 100 Technology “Companies to Watch” by the Connecticut Technology Council
ePath Learning, a leader in online integrated learning management services, recognized as one of 100 technology “Companies to Watch” by the Connecticut Technology Council. - September 20, 2008 - ePath Learning, Inc.
StraighterLine Introduces College Courses for $99 a Month
StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com), a new online education solution that provides students a high quality, better supported, and lower cost way to obtain college credits through regionally accredited colleges and universities, has announced it will offer a new “subscription style” model for course sales. - September 20, 2008 - StraighterLine
Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler to be Guest Speaker at Triathlon Club of San Diego Monthly Meeting Hosted by Coastal Sports and Wellness Medical Center
Normann Stadler, the 2004 and 2006 Ironman Triathlon World Champion will be the featured guest speaker at the Triathlon Club of San Diego’s September meeting this Tuesday, September 23rd. Normann will be interviewed by Bob Babbitt, publisher of Competitor Magazine, and the event will be... - September 19, 2008 - Coastal Sports and Wellness Medical Center
Twice Divorced Conscious Dating Author Gets Married
Twice-divorced founder of Relationship Coaching Institute and author of the ground-breaking book for singles Conscious Dating used his own methods and is to marry soul mate at the end of this month. - September 19, 2008 - Relationship Coaching Institute
Community Guide to Creative System Engineering is a Top Priority for the Author of a New Book on Sustainable Development
The author of the new book Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering started one of the many projects that should flow from that book. That project is a Community Guide to Creative System Engineering. It is a simple guide for all communities to follow when considering their... - September 19, 2008 - CassBeth
Gourmet Kitchenware Store, My Sister's Kitchen, Now Open in Mankato MN
Is your kitchen lacking inspiration? My Sister's Kitchen is here to help. Now open for business, My Sister’s Kitchen is a family owned and operated, start-up gourmet kitchenware retail store and cooking school that will equip, train, and nurture the everyday chef. My Sister’s Kitchen is... - September 19, 2008 - My Sister's Kitchen
Build Trust to Create Raving Fans
Customer loyalty is critical for small-to-medium sized businesses. - September 19, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Motorcycle Ride Fundraiser: Kicks Off CFI’s “Surg Tech Week”
Get prepared to celebrate “Surg Tech Week” with All Children’s Hospital of St. Pete & Central Florida Institute (CFI)! - September 19, 2008 - Central Florida Institute
Free Webinar Helps Teachers Recognize Tourette Syndrome in the Classroom
Group behind the world's first TS DNA Sharing Repository aims to assist educators help children with Tourette Syndrome. - September 19, 2008 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Dreamsports Center in Apex NC Introduces Its New Owners
New Ownership at Dreamsports Center in Apex Looks for Greater Success. - September 19, 2008 - Dreamsports Center
Fuentek Designs and Facilitates Training Session for NASA Innovative Partnerships Program
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that the firm coordinated and executed a training session for NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program on August 4 and 5 at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The goal of the training session was to bring... - September 19, 2008 - Fuentek, LLC
New Absolute Pitch Development Training will be Presented in Berlin
Berlin will host a new revolutionary training focused on perfect pitch development. A three-day intensive workshop entitled “Direct Audio Perception and Absolute Pitch Development” will be presented by a Danish company Oriole Independent Artists and will be held from Friday till Sunday... - September 19, 2008 - Oriole Independent Artists
Telecom IQ Hosts 2nd Annual Mobile Network Optimisation Summit 2008 for Mobile Network Stakeholders
Telecom IQ, a division of IQPC is to present the forum in Dubai from November 9th to 12th at the Dubai World Trade Center. - September 19, 2008 - IQPC Middle East
Portland State Selects EQUELLA to Preserve Digitized Intellectual Output
The Learning Edge North America, today announced that Portland State University has selected EQUELLA, the award-winning Digital Repository to meet the need for a centralized system to access and preserve the campus’s digitized intellectual output. - September 18, 2008 - The Learning Edge International
Let's Learn Spanish with Frank & Paco is Named by Dr. Toy as a Top 10 Educational Product for 2008
Let's Learn Spanish with Frank & Paco Volume 1 is recognized as a Top 10 Educational Product for 2008 by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy). Dr. Auerbach is a noted child development authority, who reviews and awards products as a service to consumers who desire to purchase safe, affordable, educationally oriented, stimulating toys and products for children. - September 18, 2008 - Poole Productions LLC
Teen Motivation - With the Formula for Success - A New DVD
A motivational DVD helping teens "get it together" mentally, physically and spiritually. Bill Morris a former Wall Street executive and World Record holder shares his secrets. - September 18, 2008 - success4teens.com
Illuminate, Inc., Pharmaceutical Training Solutions Highlighted at 2008 Marketing Innovation Tour
Author Robyn Waters highlighted Illuminate, Inc pharmaceutical training solutions as part of her marketing innovation tour indicating how the full-service training and development agency keeps clients at the forefront in everything they do. - September 18, 2008 - Illuminate, Inc.
Flight Training Facility at Shopping Mall in BC Canada
Sea Land Air Flight Centre in Exhibition They are pleased to celebrate the opening of our Richmond campus and the arrival of the state-of-the-art D-Sim-42 Twin Star flight simulation training device (FTD). At the Exhibition, you will have a chance to check out the D-Sim-42 FTD first hand. This is... - September 18, 2008 - Sea Land Air Flight Centre
The Bay Area’s Only Language Immersion Program for Iranian-American Children Expands and Moves Into an Idyllic New Home
Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Education opened the doors to its new home on September 2 in the historic Heywood House located at 1808 5th Street, just one block from 4th Street shops and restaurants, in Berkeley California. What began three years ago as a playgroup among... - September 18, 2008 - Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Distribution
Total Learning Centers Ramping Up Adult Cognitive Development Programs
Convenient at-home, on-location courses will train working memory, attention, focus - September 18, 2008 - Total Learning Centers
Long-Awaited Grand Opening of New Building for Falcon, CO D49 Charter School
After more than seven years in a temporary location, Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning, a D49 K-8th grade charter school, finally moves into its very own building on September 23. PPSEL (www.ppsel.org) has seen its enrollment grown exponentially, thanks to raving parents who are relieved... - September 18, 2008 - Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning
Executive Conversation Builds Stronger Employees with Conscious Body Pilates Classes
Executive Conversation is investing in employee wellness with classes at Conscious Body Pilates, a chain of Seattle personal fitness studios. Under the guidance of a certified Pilates instructor, and using specialized Pilates equipment, Executive Conversation employees are building core strength,... - September 18, 2008 - Conscious Body Pilates
Child Alert Center Charities Announces Missing Child Recovery Aid Service for Active Military
Child Alert Center Charities will provide donated registrations. - September 18, 2008 - Child Alert Center Charities
Goldman Joins MoreSteam.com
MoreSteam Returns to Free Agency to Bolster Winning Team. - September 18, 2008 - MoreSteam.com
Online CAT Preparation Site Testfunda Releases Free MOCK CAT 3 for the CAT and Other MBA Aspirants
Testfunda.com now releases the third free MOCK CAT for MBA aspirants. - September 18, 2008 - Enabilon Learning PVT Ltd
SMARTHINKING Inks Deal with Washoe County School District
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), the market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has announced that The Education Collaborative of Washoe County Incorporated (Education Collaborative) has secured funding from a local foundation to provide SMARTHINKING... - September 18, 2008 - SMARTHINKING
Fluendo Presents Multimedia Solution on Moblin, Optimized for Intel® Atom™ Processor at OSiM World 2008, Berlin
Fluendo takes advantage of Intel Atom processor new technologies to enhance the multimedia experience on mobile devices with a codec pack that makes the Fluendo solution particularly well suited for this kind of processors. - September 17, 2008 - Fluendo S.A.
International Yogalayam Launches The Yoga News, a Free Monthly Yoga E-zine
With the publication of its 3rd issue, International Yogalayam announces the official launch of their distinctive new yoga e-zine, The Yoga News. This monthly electronic publication features current yoga-related news stories, yoga articles and special interest pieces, along with commentary on... - September 17, 2008 - International Yogalayam