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SIIA Counters Criticisms of Self-Insured Group Health Plans & Stop-Loss Insurance
SIIA releases new white paper, Self-Insured Group Health Plans, Stop-Loss Insurance & Adverse Selection, which has been published to correct inaccurate information that state and federal policy-makers have been provided about how the self-insurance marketplace operates. - October 06, 2011 - Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.
Conservative Republican John S. Carroll Announces U.S. Senate Run
On September 21st, 2011, John Carroll announced this run for the U.S. Senate from Hawaii as a Republican. Carroll was elected 5 times to the Hawaii State Legislature, had an extensive military career as a jet fighter pilot, an airline captain with Hawaiian Airlines and now practices law in Honolulu. - October 05, 2011 - John S. Carroll
WIAAP Supports Concussion Legislation: Assembly Bill 259 Would Protect Child and Adolescent Athletes
The number of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs, or “concussions”) in youth athletes is on the rise and in the news. Complete and accurate education on prevention and identification of concussions is critical information for coaches, athletes, parents and guardians in order to best protect the athletes’ short- and long-term health. - October 01, 2011 - Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Standing Up to Ahmadinejad: Military and National Security Policy Experts and First Responders Call on President Obama to Confront the Iranian Threat
What: Press Conference and Roundtable Discussion; When: Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, 12:30 PM; 12:30 PM Press Conference; 1:30 PM Roundtable Discussion. This an invitation-only event, but EMPact America is accepting registration requests from the public. Admission is subject to space and availability, and is entirely at the discretion of the organizers. - September 23, 2011 - EMPact America, Inc.
InfraGard Hosts Border Security Forum
The InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) held the latest in its series of critical sector forums by examining border security issues with Michael Fisher (Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol), Donna Bucella (Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Intelligence and Investigative Liaison at U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and Pat Maher (Senior Intelligence Analyst with Booz Allen Hamilton). Dr. Kathleen Kiernan and Rick Saunders welcomed the distinguished panel. - September 22, 2011 - InfraGard National Members Alliance
With eDiscovery Costing US Companies Over $3 Billion a Year, Global Digital Forensics is on the Front Lines to Help Reduce Costs
According to the latest Socha-Gelman Electronic Discovery Survey, “the E-Discovery market alone has already surpassed $2.8 billion and is projected to reach about $3.5 billion in 2011.” Global Digital Forensics reduces eDiscovery costs by helping organizations avoid costly pitfalls and... - September 16, 2011 - Global Digital Forensics
9/11 10th Anniversary Challenge Coin Raising $911,000 for U.S. Military and First Responders via USO and NYPD
COINFORCE.com announced the 9/11 10th Anniversary "Never Forget" Challenge Coin fundraiser benefiting U.S. active-duty military, dependents, veterans, wounded warriors and first responders. COINFORCE.com owners and Retired Air Force Veterans Jordan and Donna Haines plan to help raise more than $911,000 this year for organizations such as the USO, New York Police Department and Veterans of Foreign Wars. - September 11, 2011 - COINFORCE.com
BookBuzz.net Announces New Client Joel Mark Harris and His New Suspense Thriller A Thousand Bayonets
BookBuzz.net is pleased to announce the promotion of the new book A Thousand Bayonets by Canadian author Joel Mark Harris. Upon returning from Afghanistan, journalist John Webster discovers a gang war in his backyard. Now he must find a way to survive in this Canadian warzone - or die in the crossfire. - September 10, 2011 - BookBuzz
"Firefighter Families United" Calls for Accountability in 9/11 Radio Failure
With the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy approaching, members of Firefighter Families United (FFU) are calling for accountability by officials responsible for the failure of emergency radios inside the World Trade Center. Family members of firefighters killed that day say today’s... - September 10, 2011 - Firefighter Families United
Avant CEO Meets with Philippine Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz
Shari Dingle Sandifer, CEO Avant Healthcare Professionals and VP of AAIHR, met with Philippine Secretary of Labor Dimapilis-Baldoz in Manila on August 26, 2011 to discuss recruitment of Filipino educated healthcare professionals by Avant and other AAIHR member companies, as well as to share current industry updates and issues. Philippine Regulatory Chairperson Teresita Manzala was also in attendance at the meeting. - September 08, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Avant Healthcare Professionals CEO Presents at ANSAP
Avant CEO presents at Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines 44th Mid-Year Convention in Manila, Philippines on August 26, 2011. - September 08, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Green Armor Offers Cybersecurity Assistance to Dutch Government After Breach
Green Armor Solutions has extended an offer to the Dutch government to assist with addressing and correcting the vulnerability created by the compromise of DigiNotar, which had been providing cybersecurity technology to various Dutch government websites. - September 07, 2011 - Green Armor Solutions
SANBlaze Technology Inc., SB-ATCA1000 ATCA® 10Gb RAID Storage Blade Achieves VMware Ready™ Status
SANBlaze Technology, Inc., a leading provider of embedded storage and computing solutions, today announced that its SB-ATCA1000 ATCA Storage blade achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that SANBlaze SB-ATCA1000 has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed... - September 01, 2011 - SANBlaze Technology
JETprotect Corporation Provides ActiveSentry™ VFR™ Wide Area Security for Libyan Petroleum Assets
JETprotect, an innovator in the field of high tech surveillance equipment and analytics, announced today the application of their newest product – ActiveSentry™ Virtual Fence Radar™ for Libyan Petroleum Assets. - August 31, 2011 - JETprotect
Florida State Representative William Snyder Receives Florida Sheriffs Association Legislative Leadership Award Honoring His Role in Protecting the Citizens of Florida
Florida Lawmaker and former career law enforcement officer Representative William Snyder receives prestigious award confirming his commitment to work to protect Florida Citizens. - August 31, 2011 - Representative William D. Snyder, FL 82
Odyne Systems Awarded DOE and SCAQMD Contracts
Department Of Energy and South Coast Air Quality Management District Award Cost Shared Project to Odyne to Design and Evaluate Advanced Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles - August 31, 2011 - Odyne Systems, LLC
Global Digital Forensics Helps Tackle Social Media to Maximize eDiscovery Benefits
When social media and digital evidence collide, Global Digital Forensics can help. - August 27, 2011 - Global Digital Forensics
Projility Named to Inc. 5000 Ranking for Second Consecutive Year
Consulting firm ranks in top tier of IT services firms - August 25, 2011 - Projility Inc.
Heroes Breakfast Benefit Operation Stand Down, Inc.
Operations Stand Down, non-profit agency serving honorable discharged veterans in Middle Tennessee will be holding their first major fundraiser Oct. 31st at the Lowe's Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville TN. Proceeds from the event are used to support OSDN efforts. - August 23, 2011 - Operation Stand Down, Inc Nashville
Any Controversy Over "Bushwacked (Bewildered, Beat-Up Bad and Broke) Song is "Misguided and Unfair," Says Its Composer and Producer
Ever since the August 1 launch of the "Bushwacked (Bewildered, Beat-up Bad and Broke) album, featuring a lead single of the same name, C.R. Ecker, composer and producer of the song, and album, has met resistance among those who feel the single and music video represent an attack on President George W. Bush, just based on the title without hearing it. Rather, he says, "I wrote and recorded the song in 1991 as an 'anthem of American angst' during the recession then, a song more timely now." - August 23, 2011 - Charles R. Ecker
Capita Announces Its 8th National Transforming Customer Contact in Public Services Conference
Capita’s well established Transforming Customer Contact in Public Services Conference is taking place on Friday 21st October 2011 in Central London. - August 20, 2011 - Capita Conferences
SCN Resources Group Focusing Project Management Training on Contingency Operations
SCN Resources Group Inc., the global human resources and training firm, announced the release of 2 new project management courses specifically designed to meet the needs of the contingency and stability operations professional. - August 17, 2011 - SCN Resources Group, Inc.
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC Successfully Represents Northeast Natural Energy as Court Strikes Down Morgantown's Fracking Ban
The Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia entered summary judgment Friday overturning the City of Morgantown’s recently enacted ordinance banning horizontal drilling and fracking in and around the city. - August 13, 2011 - Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Statement from Alaina Giordano Regarding Latest Developments in Custody Case
Alaina Giordano, the Durham mom fighting both Stage 4 breast cancer and to maintain custody of her two children, comments on the latest developments in her case. - August 13, 2011 - Alaina Giordano
Pacific World Marketing Announces the Distribution of JS' Decorative Support Ribbon by Arkansas Flag & Banner (FlagandBanner.com), Based Out of Little Rock
Pacific World Marketing is pleased to announce the distribution of JS' Decorative Support Ribbon by Arkansas Flag & Banner (FlagandBanner.com), based out of Little Rock, AR. - August 10, 2011 - Pacific World Marketing
Worldwide Information Systems, Inc. Teamed with Pragamatics on a $65 Million Multi-Award Contract to Provides Application Management Services for USSOCOM
Worldwide Information Network Systems, Inc. (WINS), an ISO 9001:208 certified leading provider of information technology (IT) services and solutions to federal government customers, today announced the award of a contract by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). - August 10, 2011 - Worldwide Information Network Systems, Inc.
Troop Transition™ Builds GI THRIVE to Stave-off Veteran Unemployment
GI Thrive™, the newest in a string of successful programs from the builders of Troops2Roughnecks™, Troops2Truckers™ and Troops2Energy™ has gone online to bring training and jobs to combat rising veteran unemployment. - August 09, 2011 - Troop Transition International
Projility Receives GSA STARS II – Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)
As a GSA STARS II contract holder, Projility will provide civilian, DoD and intelligence agencies proven strategic and management consulting services that only small business can deliver. - August 09, 2011 - Projility Inc.
Annual Federal Technology Transfer Meeting August 9-11, 2011
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) Midwest Region will hold its annual meeting August 9-11 in Dearborn, Michigan, at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn. The Midwest Region’s annual meeting brings together federal technology transfer professionals, private industry, and... - August 06, 2011 - Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)
CT Lupus Bill Signed Today with Support from Rep. John Hetherington and Lupus Research Institute Advocate Hope Hetherington
Lupus Research Institute (LRI) Board member and Connecticut resident Hope Hetherington and her husband Representative John Hetherington joined with LRI and other advocacy groups to pass important legislation signed by Governor Dannel Molloy today benefitting the estimated 17,000 people in Connecticut affected by lupus, a serious and chronic autoimmune disease. - August 06, 2011 - Lupus Research Institute
OutMilitary.com – A Social Network for LGBT Service Members – Statement on DADT Repeal Certification
OutMilitary.com official statement to the media in regards to President Obama’s certification of DADT repeal. - July 23, 2011 - OutMilitary.com
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Sells Kalorama Residence of the Late Senator Edward M. Kennedy
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty (TTR/SIR) announced today that it has sold the Kalorama home of the late Senator and Mrs. Edward M. Kennedy. TTR/SIR brokers Jean and Tim Hanan sold the former Kennedy Estate, listed for $6,995,000. The gracious Federal-style home of the late Senator and... - July 23, 2011 - TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Planet Technologies Teams with Citrix to Deliver Solutions to U.S. Public Sector Clients
Relationship Enhances Planet’s Desktop Virtualization Practice and Client Base for Citrix Desktop Virtualization Solutions. - July 21, 2011 - Planet Technologies
District of Columbia Selects PURVIS Systems for Fire Station Alerting System
PURVIS Fire Station Alerting System to provide effective, reliable and secure communications to assist in efficiently mobilizing fire and EMS personnel for faster incident response. - July 19, 2011 - PURVIS Systems Incorporated
President Preckwinkle Creates Bond Team with Focus on Local, Minority Firms
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle submitted the County’s Master Bond Ordinance yesterday as the government takes steps to restructure its debt and establish itself on a more sound financial footing. The ordinance was introduced and referred to the Finance... - July 14, 2011 - Cook County Government
New Regulatory Model Proposed by the Ohio Medical Cannabis Act of 2012
The Ohio Medical Cannabis Act of 2012 is being prepared as a statewide initiative for the November 6, 2012 General Election. The press release highlights the importance of this proposed Amendment to the state constitution, and its benefits to the sick and dying. - July 05, 2011 - Ohio Medical Cannabis Act 2012
New Education Website Teachfind.com Saves the National Strategies and Other Popular UK Education Sites
Becta, National Strategies, QCDA, Teachers TV - all extremely popular sites with UK teachers, are in the process of being decommissioned by the Government, with no clear strategy for their preservation. Most of them are quietly being mothballed and placed into the National Archives – as only... - July 04, 2011 - Axis12 Limited
Filmmakers Use Social Media to Record Legacy of the Space Program, Invite the Public to Share Their Memories
On July 8, 2011, millions of people will watch coverage of the last space shuttle flight and remember a moment in time when all things became possible. "The Space Crowd," which chronicles the US Space Shuttle program through the eyes of the American public, produce the film, a "Sociomentary." The film, made in cooperation with NASA, captures personalities, activities and stories from NASA's biggest fans as they countdown the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the end of the Shuttle program. - June 30, 2011 - The Space Crowd
Democracy Gets a New Voice on Independence Day
Poliwics.com was created to support America's founding principles that government should be "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Poliwics.com is here to help raise the voice of the individual voter and to take political discourse out of the dominant realm of the politically elite and put it back into the hands of our nation's citizens. - June 30, 2011 - Poliwics
Diamond Dealers Club of New York and TransGuardian Present US-India Development Plans to Consulate General of India and State Bank of India in New York
Representatives of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) and TransGuardian had top-level meetings today with the Consulate General of India and the State Bank of India (SBI) in New York. The DDC, established in 1931, is the world’s premier diamond exchange, located in the heart of New... - June 29, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.
General Services Administration Adds MyMediaInfo to Schedule
Government Agencies Can Now Easily Select MyMediaInfo as Media Intelligence Solution of Choice - June 28, 2011 - RedEgg Solutions, Inc.
TFI Envision, Inc. Designs "A Life Shaped by Combat"
Many people imagine writing a book about their life experiences, but very few actually make the time and commitment to do so. TFI Envision had the pleasure of working with 2 extraordinary individuals on a new book called “A Life Shaped By Combat.” This book is a collaboration between... - June 27, 2011 - TFI Envision, Inc.
American College of Addiction Medicine Faculty Testifies in Support of Proposed Model Program to Provide Vivitrol® to Jailed Addicts
Testimony before Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse touts value of long-lasting opiate blocker. - June 23, 2011 - Preventive Medicine Associates Inc.
TWA Flight 800: Multimedia Review of CIA Animated Crash Sequence
To explain eyewitness accounts of a missile hitting TWA Flight 800, a team at the CIA created an animation entitled "TWA Flight 800: What Did the Eyewitnesses See?" The FBI held a nationally televised press conference to present the animation, which showed the jetliner climbing 3000 feet and trailing flames. During the animated climb, the CIA narrator said, "This may have looked like a missile attacking an aircraft." A new review of the animation explains its shortcomings. - June 20, 2011 - Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization
Easy-Forex.com Puts Comment on Euro-Zone Greece Debate
Easy-Forex.com recently reported on the debt crisis in Greece putting pressure on the Euro. This is back in the spotlight after the S&P downgraded the country three levels to CCC, the world's lowest credit rating. Now EU financial leaders are debating whether to delay the next rescue payment. Bloomberg reported that major banks including BNP Paribas, Societe Generale SA and Credit Agricole SA may have their credit ratings cut by Moody's Investors Services because of their investments in Greece. - June 17, 2011 - easy-forex
Easy Forex Puts Perspective Under Fears of Greece’s Future
The euro plummeted yesterday as fears over Greece’s debt crisis intensified. The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, offered to step down and proposed a unity government while protests in Athens against austerity measures continue. Easy Forex report that against the dollar, the euro shed 2.4% breaking below the 1.4100 level to trade as low as 1.4090 from 1.4438. - June 17, 2011 - easy-forex
Easy-Forex Put Leading IMF Candidates Under the Microscope
Following the very public arrest on charges of rape, and subsequent resignation of IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn as reported by CNN 19 May, Easy-Forex takes a look at a number of leading candidates have emerged and the currency markets are weighing up the possible repercussions of each potential appointment. - June 17, 2011 - easy-forex
Rapper Salutes the Troops: Casino to Entertain 5,000 Service Members at the 2011 Hunter Army Airfield July 4th Celebration
Georgia-based rapper Casino will give a two hour rap concert to Service Members and families at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA on July 2nd, as part of the annual July 4th Celebration activities. - June 12, 2011 - GCM, Inc.
Capita's Reforming Social Housing Tenure and Allocations Conference Announced for This October
Reforming Social Housing Tenure and Allocations Thursday 6th October 2011 – Central London The Localism Bill signals a period of rapid reform within the social housing sector. Landlords will be given greater control and flexibility over how they allocate housing and the type of tenancies... - June 10, 2011 - Capita Conferences
Electronic Systems Solutions Inc Has Been Awarded Contract# PT65385 in Response to RFP 20191, Group 77201, Security Systems and Solutions, Lot 1, Statewide
Electronic Systems Solutions will offer security systems and solution products such as camera and video recording, access control on the New York State Contract. Electronic Systems Solutions represents several manufacturers and distributors on the New York State Contract. All products and manufacturers can be viewed on their website at www.gotoess.com - June 07, 2011 - Electronic Systems Solutions, Inc.