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U.S. Slave Descendants Group Hosts Family Restoration Conference in Gambia
Slave Descendants Freedom Society, Inc., a U.S. based nonprofit genealogy and slave history organization, announces their first international Family Restoration Conference will take place in The Gambia, West Africa from May 30-June 7, 2008. - February 01, 2008 - Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc.
Atlantis Swim School Announces Two Additions to Instructor Team
Atlantis Swim School is pleased to announce that Layne Kaufman has returned to the area to work as a Lead instructor for Atlantis and Roger Garrett has joined the instructor team. - February 01, 2008 - Atlantis Swim School
Building Bridges with Cotton Candy
American youth circus holds Cotton Candy Social to preview documentary about collaboration with Jewish/Arab youth circus in Israel. - February 01, 2008 - Circus Day Foundation/Circus Harmony
Free Vocal Master Class at Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL on February 15th at 8 P.M.
Bilingual, dual-cultural vocal coach, Amparo Bellon-Champ, will be appearing at Books & Books in Coral Gables to teach a Vocal Master Class on February 15th at 8 PM. Amparo will also be promoting her instructional voice lesson CDs, “Gotta Sing - Learn to Sing Multiple Genres” and... - February 01, 2008 - Gotta Sing, LLC
Non Profit Lantawood to Provide Free Training to Atlanta Movie Producers
Experienced and first time movie producers get opportunity for free training and career assistance to boost the new movie industry of the South, growing from Atlanta, Georgia. - January 31, 2008 - Lantawood Inc
Raptivity Voted Number One in Time to Proficiency: Also Tops in Three Other Areas of Learning Interactions According to Global Survey
Raptivity bagged the number one slot on four areas of learning interaction design according to a recent global survey by eLearning Guild, a member-driven online information center and Community of Practice which has more than 28,000 members. More than 1400 members submitted responses in this survey titled ‘Rapid e-Learning Authoring and Development Tools’. - January 31, 2008 - Harbinger Knowledge Products Inc.
Scottsdale Culinary Institute Executive Chef to Compete in FBR Celebrity Cook-Off
Chef Jon-Paul Hutchins in Culinary Showdown with Chef Matt McLinn of Methodé Bistro. - January 31, 2008 - Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Need for Copywriting Jobs Increase for 2008; Where Are the Copywriters?
In BtoB's "2008 Marketing Priorities and Plans" recent survey, they found that 60% of B2B marketers plan to increase their marketing budgets next year. Where are the Copywriters? - January 31, 2008 - The Copywriting Institute
New Personal Training Services in Speed and Agility Offered in Des Moines
The Body Project, Inc. will move its personal training studio to The Orange Planet in the spring of 2008. In addition to moving its current Beaverdale location to Pleasant Hill, Iowa, The Body Project will also expand its services to include speed and agility training for athletes of all ages and... - January 31, 2008 - The Body Project, Inc
Precision Education to Provide New Special Education Training Program for Daycare Providers
Daycare staff are in desperate need for training in regards to special education. Precision Education will begin to fill this void on March 19th in Naperville, IL. Parents will now have a choice to find qualified daycare for their children with exceptional needs. - January 31, 2008 - Precision Education, Inc
Executive Training Solutions Launches New Microsoft Business Certification Program in Phoenix, Arizona
Next generation of credentials for Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista to enhance and validate in-demand professional technology skills valued in business. - January 30, 2008 - Executive Training Solutions
"Soul Currency" Author Rev. Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu Introduces Coaching Program for Clergy, Churches
The Rev. Ernest D. (Ernie) Chu, former investment banker and now assistant pastor at The Center for Spiritual Living - Ft. Lauderdale, a Religious Science center in South Florida, now offers coaching for ministers and church boards. - January 30, 2008 - Soul Currency Institute
Trinity Academy of Raleigh Hosts Charity Soccer Tournament
Trinity Academy of Raleigh (www.trinityacademy.com), a K-12 college preparatory school community located in north Raleigh, has announced it will host a Youth for Uganda soccer tournament on Saturday, March 15, 2008, with all proceeds benefiting the Embrace Uganda Orphan Outreach charity. Embrace... - January 30, 2008 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
WiZiQ Announces a Live Class Module for Moodle
The much awaited free virtual classroom module for Moodle has been launched. Moodle users can now activate a "block" and an "activity" from within Moodle to schedule and launch sessions in WiZiQ’s virtual classroom, which is free for both teachers and students. The need for an education oriented, user-friendly and free virtual classroom for Moodle has long been felt by Moodle users to replace complicated, expensive and web conferencing systems made for non-educational purposes. - January 30, 2008 - authorGEN Technologies
ICH GCP Clinical Research Workshop Report – 12-13th January 2008
Cliniminds organized a two-day ICH GCP Workshop on Clinical Research on 12-13 January. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Harpreet Singh, a former clinical research expert at the University of Alabama, US who recently relocated to India to offer his expertise to the Indian market. The workshop... - January 30, 2008 - Cliniminds
Acting Coach Lynette McNeill Teams Up with All Star Panel in Los Angeles
Acting Coach to the stars brings together industry's best to help actors. - January 30, 2008 - Lynette McNeill Studio
A New Survey from the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] Shows That the Worldwide Death Toll from Tobacco May be Increasing Even Faster Than Previously Expected
Smoking kills about five million people each year, and the number will double by 2020 as tobacco companies aggressively seek new markets in developing countries. About half the children surveyed reported that they are subjected to tobacco smoke in public places, with an even greater number being forced to breathe it at home. But, as the New York Times noted: "At least 6,200 children die each year in the United States because of their parents' smoking." - January 30, 2008 - Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf
Elite Fitness Systems Celebrates Tenth Anniversary and Ninth Consecutive Year of Record Sales
Elite Fitness Systems (www.EliteFTS.com), a recognized leader in high quality strength training products and services, today announced the continued success of its long-term growth strategy with an impressive 40 percent increase in sales for 2007. Revenue for the year was more than $4 million. - January 30, 2008 - Elite Fitness Systems
Life Enrichment Center Offers Discounted Services
A life enrichment center that recently opened in Chandler is offering a 20 percent discount through February on its services, including classes focusing on relationships and couples in celebration of Valentine’s Day. - January 29, 2008 - Life Sculpting, LLC
Goiit.com Launched to Guide Students for Joint Entrance Examinations
Vriti Education Pvt Ltd which is based in Noida has launched Goiit.com, an online education portal. Goiit.com provides a platform where students or engineering aspirants can prepare for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The biggest asset of the venture is that it is free, no subscription cost either. This comes as a huge-advantage to the student community. - January 29, 2008 - Goiit.com
Fitness Foundry Partners with Health and Family Magazine
Fitness Foundry will now partner with 'Health and Family Magazine' in spreading the word on benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. Fitness Foundrys' founder Julio A. Salado, certified personal trainer and author of the book 'Maximum Boost Workout©-8 Week Body Sculpting.' will be a... - January 29, 2008 - Fitness Foundry
Project Management Training Online Offers “Leading From the Front Line” Online Course Package for PDUs
Project Management Training Online – pmtrainingonline.com – today announced that it is providing 7 new online courses and a simulation of the subject of “Leading From The Front Line”. The courses provide a wide range of interactive online training on this current topic, and... - January 28, 2008 - Project Management Training
SchoolRock, Inc. Announces Potty Rockers and Tinkle Toonz Partnership
SchoolRock, Inc. announces its partnership with Century Trading Company Ltd., makers of Tinkle Toonz Musical Potty, to give its Potty Rockers students a better potty training experience. - January 28, 2008 - SchoolRock, Inc.
UK May Pay Obese Millions to Lose Weight; in US, We're Simply Charging Them More Instead
While the British are considering paying the obese millions a year to lose weight, more and more U.S. health insurance companies and employers are instead charging the obese more for their health insurance to get them to slim down, notes public interest law professor John Banzhaf whose ruling made it possible. - January 28, 2008 - Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf
Fashion Education Veteran Heads New Fashion Programs at The Art Institute
Orange County's only bachelor’s degree program in fashion is accepting students for Spring 2008 quarter. - January 28, 2008 - The Art Institute of California -- Orange County
Claremont Graduate University the Only MFA Students Invited to Los Angeles Art Show for Second Consecutive Year
CGU's MFA students have been invited back to the LA Arts Show to display their works. Only university to be invited to this prestigious exhibition. - January 27, 2008 - Claremont Graduate University
Los Angeles Area Criminal Justice Experts to Sign New Book at Pasadena Bookstore
Leadership: Texas Hold ‘Em Style written by Union Institute & University professors Lieutenant Raymond Foster and Captain Andrew Harvey. - January 27, 2008 - Union Institute & University
Podium Master Joins the Parnassus Institute
Podium Master, the leading authority in presentational and public speaking training and speech coaching, has joined forces with the Parnassus Institute, an educational organization long dedicated to the transcendence of the Presentational and Leadership Arts. "This will provide us with access... - January 27, 2008 - Parnassus Institute
New Online English Pronunciation Course Makes Speaking English Fun and Affordable
EnglishWithoutAccent.com has launched a new website providing a unique English pronunciation improvement course for speakers of English as a second language. - January 27, 2008 - EnglishWithoutAccent.com
Youmarks a Portal for IIT Aspirants by IITians
Preps.youmarks.com offering the best possible free of cost services to students. - January 26, 2008 - youmarks
Union Institute & University’s Criminal Justice Online Program Helps California Officers Advance
New online program gives police officers the flexibility they need to continue their education. - January 26, 2008 - Union Institute & University
WhiteSmoke Launches Facebook Application to Improve Users’ Writing Skills
WhiteSmoke announces the immediate availability of its new Facebook application—a message composer powered by WhiteSmoke’s award-winning English grammar and spelling correction technologies. The new Facebook application brings the full power of the WhiteSmoke writing engine to users of... - January 25, 2008 - WhiteSmoke
Trinity Academy of Raleigh Hosts College Preparatory Workshop
Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, hosted a “Getting Ready for the College Scene” workshop on Jan. 24 at the Providence Baptist Church on Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. The event featured a panel discussion offering helpful... - January 25, 2008 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Desire Your Cooking Honors Black History Month by Preserving Legacy of Simple, Satisfying Home-Cooked Meals
Dr. Antoinette Lynch announces the release of Desire Your Cooking instructional videos. In honor of Black History Month, Lynch emphasizes gathering families together for home cooked meals. Lynch, founder of Desire Your Cooking, states, “We need to build a legacy of home cooking, not a legacy... - January 25, 2008 - Desire Your Cooking
Education Management LLC Announces the Opening of The Art Institute of Austin
Central Texas’ New Creative Arts School Begins Classes in March 2008. - January 25, 2008 - Education Management Corporation
Two O.C. Community Colleges Buck Perceived State Trends; Rancho Santiago Community College District Transfers Jump 27 Percent
Some who can ill afford to pay for an expensive college education may avoid community colleges thinking they are a dead end. Two colleges prove them wrong. College and university transfers from Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College... - January 25, 2008 - Rancho Santiago Community College District
Emantras to Showcase “The Emantras Experience” at LearnTec 2008
HALO - Highly Accessible Learning Objects, is a new innovative tool that increases content accessibility to maximum. - January 25, 2008 - Emantras
Octagon to Present at 21st Annual DIA Conference for Electronic Document Management
Company Thought Leaders Participate in Programming and Presentations. - January 24, 2008 - Octagon Research Solutions, Inc
Black History Month: an Opportunity to Encourage Black Youth Entrepreneurship Education
The history of blacks in business is an inspiring story of ingenuity and invention in the face of adversity… And our youth should know that long before slavery ended, black Americans were engaged in businesses of their own. - January 23, 2008 - EDTEC, Inc
EMS Solutions Announces Turbo Medic v3.0
Turbo Medic v3.0 will give both paramedics and EMT’s more resources than any other comparable product and have them perform better on exams, increase their knowledge and provide a complete resource that will allow them to have it at their fingertips whenever they need it. - January 23, 2008 - The EMS Professional
Axis Command Group Offers Single and Married Executives Relationship Coaching by Phone with 'Executive Alignment Coaching'
Personal Growth Expert and Executive Coach, Teresa Ann Foxworthy, Guides Men and Women through Relationship Challenges to Find and Refine Success Strategies in both Personal and Professional Arenas - January 23, 2008 - Axis Command Group
New Beginning for Small Business Owner Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
Beryl Powell, a small business owner displaced by Hurricane Katrina and one of the many victims that struggle to deal with this overwhelming loss and regain a sense of normalcy, relaunches her business the Completely Virtual Group. - January 23, 2008 - Completely Virtual Group
Ya Ya Yoga Group Volunteer/Yoga Trip: Thailand Spring 2008
Ya Ya Yoga wants to draw attention and circulate this information about an opportunity for people to use their vacation as a working trip as well as a time to learn yoga and meditation while giving back to another community. There will be studies done on the environment, recycling and interaction with the local children of Thailand. It will be a chance to learn how other cultures do what Americans are doing toward global awareness. - January 22, 2008 - Ya Ya Yoga
Axis Command Group Heads Up Corporate Services for Axis Magna Group's Conglomerate
Wellness Programs, Executive and Organizational Development, Executive Coaching and Management Consulting Lead Roster of Services - January 22, 2008 - Axis Command Group
Original Dating Coach Invited Back as Valentine Keynote at Northern California’s Largest Singles Convention
Axis Love Group announces Keynote Speaker and Dating Coach, Teresa Ann Foxworthy, author of Love in the 21st Century, The Goddess Handbook Series, Dating for Marriage, is invited back as keynote for Oprah guest, producer and founder of The Society of Single Professionals to teach How to Meet You. - January 22, 2008 - Axis Love Group
Roadmaster Drivers School Puts Wheels on Giving
Roadmaster Drivers School is about more than just truck driving. Christmas 2007 was the perfect way to show that there’s a warm heart behind the wheel too. - January 21, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Christian Distance Education Directory Adds Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral Degree Listings
The BakersGuide.com Christian Distance Learning Degree and Program Directory just added new online bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree listings. - January 20, 2008 - Baker's Guide to Christian Distance Education
Triangle Business Leaders Join Board of Directors of Communities In Schools of North Carolina
IBM and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina tap executives to serve on statewide board. - January 20, 2008 - Communities in Schools of NC
APICS Toledo Sponsors Leadership Improvement Seminar
The APICS Toledo chapter will be holding a Professional Development Seminar titled “Improving Your Leadership Skills” on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. The seminar will be held at the Brandywine Country Club in Maumee and will be jointly sponsored with the Toledo Chapter of the... - January 19, 2008 - Toledo APICS
1-Page Plan Sparks Imagination and Leads the Way for 2008
Room of uniquely driven professionals uncovers well-known 1-page business plan and tactical marketing outline. The marketing strategies and business planning lessons taught are straightforward, succinct and superbly effective. The overall experience is highly recommended for not only its pragmatic value in business, but also its zen-like environment, friendly lingo and inspirational underlying message. - January 19, 2008 - The Cofini Group