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Florida Adopts Maine Publisher's ELA Program for High School Students
The Florida Department of Education has announced that the Florida Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, Grades 9–12, has been officially adopted by the state’s Office of Instructional Materials and is now available through the Florida School Book Depository. The Florida... - February 28, 2008 - Walch Education
CIchecked.com Offers Identity and Age Verification Solution for the Web
Certified Identification provides unique option for social networkers. - February 28, 2008 - Commercial Investigations LLC
LinkEducation Launches the First Go-to Website for New York City’s Education Sector
A new website aims to connect parents, teachers, and students with the many education opportunities and services available in New York City. - February 28, 2008 - LinkEducation
Small Group Reasoning Emphasized in New Math Program for Middle School Students
Walch Education has just released Station Activities for Mathematics, a three-book set for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The books allow students to learn mathematics by solving problems, communicating, and reasoning with one another in small groups. Each book contains 20 activity sets... - February 28, 2008 - Walch Education
BlueStar Inks TABLETmedia Distribution Agreement
BlueStar has signed a distribution agreement with TABLETmedia to distribute the company’s iTalkie software that enables Motorola/Symbol, Intermec, and other products including PCs, to act as walkie-talkies. - February 28, 2008 - BlueStar
Natural Balance Pet Foods and Petco Team Up to Support Guide Dogs of the Desert
Fifty cents from each bag of Natural Balance Pet Foods will go to support Guide Dogs of the Desert, plus a special "round up" program for consumers to help give even more to this important organization. - February 28, 2008 - Natural Balance
iolo PC Tune-Up Product Named Best Utility
Laptop Magazine calls System Mechanic Professional the "Best Utilities Software" in its 2008 guide to the Best Gear for the New Year. - February 28, 2008 - iolo technologies
DietTV.com Launches Out of Beta and Adds New Features to Help Make Losing Weight Simpler and More Fun
DietTV.com, a new, free social network for people who want to lose weight and get healthy, announces its launch out of ‘Beta’ with fun new features designed to make losing weight easier and more enjoyable. As part of its commitment to make weight loss easier for everyone, the company... - February 28, 2008 - Diet Channel Network. Inc.
Inventor Announces Novel Tailgater Product Available for Licensing
Alabama inventor develops novel product for outdoor enthusiasts now available for licensing. The Tote Tray attaches to a portable, folding (or “pop-up”) chair for worry-free outdoor dining. - February 28, 2008 - B-Co Mfg. of Alabama
February is Specialty Coffee Month
J.P. Licks Puts Fair Trade Organic Nicaragua Coffee in the Spotlight. - February 28, 2008 - JP Licks
eLuxuryWall.com Helps Consumers Create Professionally-Decorated Walls Through Innovative Wallpaper Graphics
Ever get sick of the wall color in your bedroom? Eluxurywall.com has wall stickers that allow anyone to easily create custom wallpaper in no time. - February 28, 2008 - eLuxuryWall.com
Boxing Illustrated Magazine Selects Blue Ribbon Panel to Name the All Time 50 Greatest Fighters
Boxing Illustrated is looking to twelve true boxing experts to select the top 50 fighters of modern boxing. The winners get honored on live worldwide television April 17 on the TVS Television Network. - February 28, 2008 - TV4U, LLC
"Thaw" Breaks the Ice to Feature a Quartet of Innovative Designers
4 of the Hottest Designers in Chicago come together for an outstanding show. - February 28, 2008 - 220 Communications
UThinkIT Graphics Selected by Long-Standing Television Show as Marketing Firm of Choice for Its Biggest Event of the Year
UThinkIt Graphics, an award-winning marketing and graphic design agency headquartered in Southern California, is proud to announce that they have been chosen by the Wright Place TV Show to develop the marketing campaign for the show’s 6th Annual Mother’s Day Television Special, an event... - February 28, 2008 - UThinkIt Graphics
Bam Bam Tickets: a New Breed of Ticket Broker with Benevolent Objectives
Bam Bam Tickets is a ticket broker attempting to change the view of the secondary ticket market through superior customer service practices. Bam Bam Tickets is also donating a percentage of its profits to animal charities. - February 28, 2008 - Bam Bam Tickets
Southern California Foreclosures Increase 433 Percent in January 2008
Los Angeles and County Has Nearly 10,000 Foreclosures - February 27, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Luxury Auctions International Adds Lakefront Lot in Bella Collina to Its March 15th Luxury Auction
Luxury Auctions international offers a lakefront lot overlooking the bluffs of Lake Apopka, located in Bella Collina in Montverde Florida which is well know for luxury in residential living and world class golf and a lifestyles of the rich and famous, for auction on March 15th - February 27, 2008 - Luxury Auctions International LLC
Granite Shield - Lifetime Sealer VS Lifetime Warranty
Confused about lifetime warranties on granite countertops? - February 27, 2008 - Granite Shield
Aspen Financial Partners, LLC Expands Lending Guidelines for Super Jumbo Residential Loans from $2 Million Up to $50 Million
Aspen Financial Partners, LLC is pleased to announce additional conduits for funding super jumbo residential & construction loans ranging from $3MM - $50MM throughout the U.S. Aspen Financial Partners, LLC headquartered in Denver, CO is a privately held commercial real estate advisory &... - February 27, 2008 - Aspen Financial Partners, LLC
Luxury Auctions International Marketing Team Adds Eight Acres of Land Bordering the Heathrow County Estates Development in Sorrento, Fl. to Its March 15th Luxury Auction
Dudley Brown, President of Luxury Auctions International said, build an estate next to Heathrow Country Estates on eight private acres, going to the highest bidder, regardless of price. - February 27, 2008 - Luxury Auctions International LLC
Trans Tech Launches On-Demand Unit for Industrial Product Decorating
Trans Tech, worldwide leader in product decorating solutions will expand its core business with the launch of "Trans Tech On-Demand." The new digital product offering will be in addition to their existing line of pad printing machines, systems and consumables. The business unit will focus on the growing industrial decorating market for on-demand, variable and short-run marking and decorating applications in both four-color process and spot colors. - February 27, 2008 - ITW Trans Tech
Tilana Announces Partner Kit
Partner.Tilana.com web site outlines marketing and co-branding components offered to partners as the new Tilana online CDP (Continuous Data Protection), synchronization, and archive SaaS platform. - February 27, 2008 - Tilana Systems Corporation
Foreclosures Increase 300 Percent in January 2008 in Northern California
Sacramento County Has 3,700 Foreclosures - February 27, 2008 - Default Research Inc
First Documentary to Focus on Religious Conversion Nears Completion
Release of the new Pew Forum survey underscoring high degree of “faith switching” in America, stirs intense interest in the film Leap of Faith - February 27, 2008 - Humble Films, Inc.
Top Rated Employee Schedules and Employee Scheduling Techniques Recognized by International Institute for Labor Strategy and Kraft Foods
Top rated employee schedules and employee scheduling techniques have been recognized by the International Institute for Labor Strategy and Kraft Foods. - February 27, 2008 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Alex Richardson, Industry Leader, Joins Dynasign Advisory Board
Dynasign is pleased to announce that Alex Richardson, Managing Director of Selling Machines, has joined the Dynasign Advisory Board. "With over two decades of experience, Alex brings a wealth of innovative ideas to our organization," said Alex P. Wang, President and CEO of Dynasign. - February 27, 2008 - Dynasign Corporation
Third Wave Advertising Launches Action Med Personnel Website
Third Wave, the web design powerhouse, launches a dynamic, database website. - February 27, 2008 - Third Wave Digital
Midbrook Inc. Employs Gravimetric Testing to Meet Today’s Industry Specifications
As the parts cleaning industry advances in technology, standards are becoming tighter. To deal with today’s stringent cleanliness specifications in the parts washing industry, Midbrook, Inc. of Jackson, Michigan is now routinely employing Gravimetric Testing. The Gravimetric (or Millipore) Test assures the manufacturer that a certain level of soil is not still left on the part after it has been cleaned in a production part cleaning system. - February 27, 2008 - Midbrook Cleaning Systems
President of GC Partners, Inc. Named Chairman of Board for State Restaurant Association
GC Partners, Inc., a Winston-Salem-based multi-unit Golden Corral Franchisee and restaurant development company of Golden Corral restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, has announced that the company’s president, David E. Gronewoller, has been named Chairman of the North... - February 27, 2008 - GC Partners, Inc.
Billy Sewell of Platinum Corral Named Restaurateur of the Year
Platinum Corral, LLC (www.platinumcorral.com), a 22-unit Golden Corral franchise operator, has announced that owner Billy Sewell has been named Restaurateur of the Year by the North Carolina Restaurant And Lodging Association (NCRLA). Sewell owns Golden Corral franchises in Asheboro, Concord,... - February 27, 2008 - Platinum Corral
International Affairs Council Announces 2008 Academic WorldQuest Winners
Todd Culpepper, executive director of the International Affairs Council (IAC) (www.ianc.org), has announced the winners of the 2008 Academic WorldQuest, held on Feb. 16. The winners are all students of North Carolina School of Science and Math and the first place team will compete at the national... - February 27, 2008 - International Affairs Council
Joe Hodge Named Builder Representative for the Magnolia
Jason Stegall, president and managing partner of MidAtlantic Real Estate and Development (www.midatlanticred.com), a general brokerage that locates sites, space and development opportunities throughout North Carolina, has announced that Joe Hodge of Hodge and Kittrell (www.hodgekittrell.com), has... - February 27, 2008 - MidAtlantic Real Estate and Development
Triangle Go Red For Women Luncheon Announces Executive Leadership Team
Kathy Peterson, vice president of corporate relations for the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org), has announced that the Triangle Go Red For Women Luncheon executive leadership team has been formed. Team members will help raise awareness of heart disease, the number one killer of... - February 27, 2008 - Go Red For Women
American Red Cross and HaroldSays Team Up on Be Positive Do Something Positive Day Blood Drive
HaroldSays announces the international kick-off of the Be Positive Do Something Positive Day in Wilkes-Barre PA on March 1, 2008. - February 27, 2008 - HaroldSays, Inc.
Shell Vacations Club and LRA Worldwide Develop Partnership to Enhance the Vacation Ownership Prospect Experience
Shell Vacations Club (SVC), a leader in the development, sales and operation of high-end vacation ownership properties throughout North America, has selected LRA Worldwide to help measure and enhance the SVC prospect experience. LRA will build a mystery shopping program designed to measure the... - February 27, 2008 - LRA Worldwide, Inc.
Consulting and Investigation Firm Announces Re-launch as the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Businesses and professionals will benefit from the services offered by the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm will leverage its shareholder and independent consultants’ 23-plus years of experience in legal, investigation, and consulting matters to assist clients with addressing internal investigation and professional development needs. - February 27, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Women TIES Syracuse Growth Discussion Luncheon Features Successful Women Entrepreneur
Women TIES (Women Together Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success) will feature successful New York State women entrepreneur, Lynn Steenburg, President of Sports Physical Therapy, at its May Syracuse Growth Discussion Luncheon. - February 27, 2008 - Women TIES (Women Together Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success)
Business Intelligence International Launches New Web Site aline4value.com; New Design Features Role-Based Functionality
Business Intelligence International (BII), developers of the on-demand Aline™ Governance, Risk and Compliance plus Performance (GRC+P) platform, announced today the launch of its new Web site, http://www.aline4value.com, now featuring role-based functionality. Aline™ is built on a... - February 27, 2008 - Business Intelligence International
Capital Concepts Managing Director Honored at Leading Women of Cincinnati Luncheon
Luncheon Recognizes Angie Strunk for Leadership and Positive Contributions to the Community. - February 27, 2008 - Capital Concepts
The State of West Virginia Partners with HDM to Audit Pharmacy Benefit Programs
HDM is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership in pharmacy expense management with the State of West Virginia. Partnering with HDM will allow three of the State’s payors – the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA), the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP), and Access West Virginia (AccessWV) – to effectively implement industry leading practices focused on PBM administration, overpayment recovery and fraud, waste, and abuse detection. - February 27, 2008 - Healthcare Data Management, Inc.
Quark and The Art Institutes Annual Design Competition Honors Students’ Tribute to Typography
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Graphic Design Student Wins National Quark Contest. - February 27, 2008 - The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Now It’s Personal - Out of the Box Party Offers Personalized Invitations and Thank You Notes
Exciting and Convenient - Themed Party Boxes Offer Parents an Affordable and Fun Alternative to Celebrate Children’s Birthdays. Birthday Parties in a Box for Children now with Personalized Invitations and Thank You Notes. - February 27, 2008 - Out of the Box Party, LLC
Weiss & Hughes Publishing Inc. Announces Several Management Changes
Weiss & Hughes Publishing Inc., publishers of Wake Living, Fifteen501 and Luxury Homes of the Triangle magazines, has announced several management changes. Stuart Weiss has been named CEO, and David Hughes has been named president. Weiss formerly was president and publisher of the company, and... - February 27, 2008 - Wake Living
San Diego Mayoral Candidate Steve Francis Announces 21st Century Vision Plan
Steve Francis outlines his vision for a fiscally strong San Diego and City Hall leadership with ethics, integrity and transparency. - February 27, 2008 - Steve Francis for Mayor
eGain Named to KMWorld Magazine's "100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management"
eGain recognized again by KMWorld for its leadership in knowledge management software, services and innovative best practices. - February 27, 2008 - eGain Corporation
Rising Actor Jabari Johnson Attending 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Fresh face, Jabari Johnson will be attending this year's Cannes film festival. - February 27, 2008 - Jabari Johnson
Glomark-Governan Announces Key Orders from Mexico in the First Quarter of 2008
In addition to several orders received during the first quarter of 2008 from existing clients, including Oracle and EDS, Glomark-Governan is pleased to announce recent orders from new clients in Mexico including: Alcatel, Axtel, Acumen Technologies, Grupo Scitum, and ERP Soluciones. “We are... - February 27, 2008 - Glomark-Governan
Interlink Networks RADIUS Server Supports EAP-SIM Authentication in Its Newest Release
Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Server Version 7.3, released this month, includes EAP-SIM Authentication Protocol Support, extensions to its Advanced Policy Engine, and supports additional carrier class service platforms. New Feature: EAP-SIM Authentication Protocol Support - EAP-SIM secures... - February 27, 2008 - Interlink Networks, LLC
Database 2 Go Opens with Over 3 Million Records
Db2Go.com launches their new website with over 100 databases, 3 million records, and a 20/5 affiliate program. http://www.db2go.com , DB2Go gathers together information from thousands of sources and combines it in easy to use formats for use by individuals, companies, and websites. DB2Go has... - February 27, 2008 - Database2Go
CAP (Creative) Retained to Launch Hyatt Siesta Key Beach Purpose-Built Luxury Fractional Resort
Hyatt Residence Club retains Florida advertising and PR firm to support launch of purpose-built luxury fractional resort, Hyatt Siesta Key Beach. Project is sited beachfront on the 99% quartz sand of world renowned Siesta Key in Sarasota, FL. - February 27, 2008 - CAP Creative