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DVDA “Day of Excellence” June 21, 2007 Featuring the 2007 DVDA Excellence Awards Ceremony
Each year, the DVD Association gathers to recognize significant achievements in the DVD Industry. The day of sessions is hosted by THX Best Practices Laboratory and will conclude with the 2007 DVDA Excellence Awards ceremony. The DVDA Excellence Awards program is one of the industry’s longest running events and for the first time, these awards include submissions from the Next Gen formats; HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. - June 08, 2007 - International Digital Media Alliance
World-Class Life Science Organization and Campus Launches to Aid in Research and Drug Development
Dr. William F. Greenlee, president and CEO of CIIT, Centers for Health Research, has announced the launch of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to strengthen the research investment in... - June 08, 2007 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) Implements Carbon Offset Program
Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) has implemented a Carbon Offset program. Steppes Travel has chosen Carbon Responsible as its partner to offset the carbon emissions created from clients’ holiday air travel. Justin Wateridge, MD of Steppes Travel, commented, “Steppes... - June 08, 2007 - Steppes Travel
People Care 4 Day Care, Inc. to Help N. California Kids
People Care 4 Day Care, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing and enriching the day care experience for children, has been launched by longtime Alameda resident Ralph Zig Tyko. Working with established local day care centers, the organization plans to fund tutorial programs, buy... - June 08, 2007 - People Care 4 Day Care, Inc.
Largest Speaker Bureau in N.C. Changes Name to Speakers Network Worldwide
The Speakers Network, Inc. has changed its name and logo to reflect its U.S. clients’ growing requirements in the global business marketplace. The new name, Speakers Network Worldwide, will effectively expand the company’s template for excellence by fulfilling corporate needs for... - June 08, 2007 - Speakers Network Worldwide
APA Kicks Off 25TH Anniversary Celebration with ADBASE Promotion
Advertising Photographers of America (APA) officially kicks off the celebration of its 25th anniversary with a special promotion from ADBASE - June 08, 2007 - Advertising Photographers of America
PhotographyCorner.com Announces Contest Corner Challenge #34: Product Placement
Contest Corner Challenge #34: Product Placement is the Latest Contest Challenge at www.PhotographyCorner.com, which asks photographers to photograph any product as if it were to be placed in a magazine ad. - June 08, 2007 - PhotographyCorner.com
River Ridge Golf Club Named Member of Local Business Club
Penn Shore, president of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Breakfast Club of the Triangle, has announced that the organization has named River Ridge Golf Club as a member in the golf facility category. Through its membership, River Ridge will have access to business development events,... - June 07, 2007 - The Northwestern Mutual Breakfast Club of the Triangle
C'mon Inn Announces New Bozeman MT Location at Exit 305
C'mon Inn has opened a new hotel located in Bozeman, MT just off the interstate at exit 305. - June 07, 2007 - C'mon Inn
Mexico Adventure Travel Company Celebrates World Environment Day 2007 – BambaExperience.com Recognizes the Importance of Eco Tourism
World Environment Day starts today and the slogan selected for 2007 is “Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?” In support of International Polar Year, Mexico City, based Bamba Experience, the only Adventure Travel Company of its size in Mexico, is ensuring their participation. Bamba... - June 07, 2007 - Bamba Experience
Nerds On Site is Now in Kansas
Internationally successful computer support company Nerds On Site, is launching into Kansas, and the very first eNerd will be right here in Derby, Kansas. Derby local Chris Allen has been chosen as the first official operator of Nerds On Site in Kansas. Chris, has been using computer since he was... - June 07, 2007 - Nerds On Site
The Ophelia Project Opens Registration for Relational Aggression Seminar
The Ophelia Project has opened registration for “It Has a Name: Relational Aggression,” a one-day seminar to take place Friday, Oct. 19 at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center in Erie, Pa. The educational event offers workshops in relational aggression, cyberbullying,... - June 07, 2007 - The Ophelia Project
"Urban Re:Vision" Announces Second Phase Of Five-Part International Competition To Create Sustainable City Block
Stacey Frost, founder of San Francisco-based Urban Re:Vision has announced the second phase of a unique, five-part international competition to create the National prototype of sustainable urban living. Aptly titled Re:Route, the phase will focus on the need for more effective and environmentally... - June 07, 2007 - Urban Re:Vision
How to Productively Manage Your E-mail: An Instructional Video
By its very nature, managing an online volunteer program involves an extensive amount of e-mail communication. Thus, failing to manage your e-mail in an efficient and effective way can result in an extensive waste of time and lost productivity. Fortunately many e-mail applications (such as the free... - June 07, 2007 - Macdonald Youth Services
PhotographyCorner.com Announces the June 2007 Photograph of the Month
Leith Noble is the Latest Photograph of the Month Winner at www.PhotographyCorner.com. - June 07, 2007 - PhotographyCorner.com
Dieting Research Wins Funding Award
The founder of a leading problem eating and weight control charity has been awarded a university funding package to conduct a detailed academic study into the West's dieting obsessions. - June 07, 2007 - The Weight Foundation
Different Travel Calls for an Ethical "Code of Practice" for UK Volunteering Companies
With Volunteers Week encouraging people to take up volunteering, voluntourism company Different Travel has called for ‘Code of Practice’ to regulate the ‘voluntourism sector’, prevent abuse of volunteers, and ensure that the projects bring genuine benefit to the developing world. - June 07, 2007 - Different Travel
Asha for Education NYC/NJ Announces 4th Annual 5K Run/Walk
The 4th Annual Asha for Education NYC/NJ Run/Walk is set to take-off on June 30 at Riverside Park in New York City. Each year, participants young and old run or walk a 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) route and raise money through pledged donations. Over 250 runners took part in last year's 5K Run/Walk and... - June 07, 2007 - Asha for Education NYC/NJ
Rare Films to Celebrate the Vision of ’60s Civil Rights Leader
The Pan African Orthodox Christian Church will present “A Timeless Visionary: Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman (Rev. Albert B. Cleage, Jr.)” a free commemoration honoring the 96th birthday of an influential leader of the Civil Rights Movement, independent Black thought and political action, at... - June 07, 2007 - Shrine of the Black Madonna
Georgia Real Estate Investors Association Launches ListEverywhere.com, Enables Users to Post Properties for Rent on Over 55 Sites with One Click
The Georgia Real Estate Investors Association (GaREIA) announced the launch of ListEverywhere.com, a service that allows users to list properties on dozens of rental-related sites across the United States with the click of a mouse. For a flat monthly fee, its users will expose their properties to... - June 07, 2007 - Georgia Real Estate Investors Association
Lodge at Woodcliff Changes Name to Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
On the eve of its 20th anniversary, the Lodge at Woodcliff, a favorite destination of leisure and business travelers visiting the Rochester, N.Y. region, has adopted a new name: Woodcliff Hotel and Spa. The property has also launched a new interactive Web site at... - June 07, 2007 - New Castle Hotels & Resorts
Website Brings Photo Restoration and Repair to Small Businesses and Individuals
FixUpPix.com offers an easier service than those looking for photo repair or photo restoration have found in the past. Customers submit photos and are able to view and evaluate their retouched photo before committing to payment. - June 07, 2007 - FixUpPix.com
Dreamland Tours Inc. Announces Customized Tourism Packages to India
Dreamland Tours Inc. announces a revolutionary system of customized tourism packages to India, designed to cater to the individual needs of travelers. - June 07, 2007 - Dreamland Tours Inc.
Marilee Byers, Director of Financial Compliance at Microsoft to Speak at the Knowledge Congress’ Teleconference on “Sarbanes-Oxley: 2007 New Management Guidance Update”
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory-focused teleconferences has announced today that Marilee Byers, Director of Financial Compliance responsible for the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance at Microsoft Corporation, will speak at the Knowledge Congress teleconference on... - June 07, 2007 - The Knowledge Group
ElleJet Makes Private Aircraft Travel More Accessible Than Ever
Times Are Changing and ElleJet is Leading the Charge - June 06, 2007 - ElleJet Aviation Services
Special Offers on Luxury City Breaks in July and August
Cities Direct offers special deals on Luxury City Breaks between July and August all across the UK. - June 06, 2007 - Cities Direct Limited
Ace Concierge-Virtual Assisant
Outsourcing Administrative Tasks to Ace Concierge-Virtual Assistant Saves Time and Money - June 06, 2007 - Ace Concierge
What Does Voting For Love Our Children USA, A World Champion Charity, Have In Common With American Idol And Dancing With The Stars?
Love Our Children USA, is not a TV Show that wins more votes than the Presidential election. It does not offer a record deal on American Idol or a ballroom trophy on Dancing With The Stars however, it is a World Champion national charity working to break the cycle of violence and neglect against children and it seeks like-minded votes. - June 06, 2007 - Love Our Children USA
7th Haven to Build 7,000,000 Homes for the Homeless Around the World
Yes, we have pledged to build these cost effective and energy efficient homes around the world over the next 7 years. - June 06, 2007 - AVmagination
PhotographyCorner.com Announces the Winner of Contest Corner Challenge #33: May Flowers
Susan Hernandez of Spring, Texas is the Latest Contest Corner Challenge Winner at www.PhotographyCorner.com, Winning Contest Corner Challenge #33: May Flowers. - June 06, 2007 - PhotographyCorner.com
Virtual Assistant Networking Association Hosts June 21 Teleseminar on Intellectual Property for Small Business Owners
Small business attorney Nina Kaufman, Esq., to talk with Virtual Assistants and small business owners on what they can do to protect their valuable intellectual capital - June 06, 2007 - Virtual Assistant Chamber of Commerce
ElleJet Launches Affordable Private Jet Travel
ElleJet Aviation Services began offering one-way pricing on private jets starting Monday, June 4, 2007. “Due to our usage of empty leg flights we are able to provide incredibly reasonable pricing for private jet travel” – said Jason Wilson Assistant Vice President. ElleJet began... - June 05, 2007 - ElleJet Aviation Services
Katie Couric to Emcee First-Ever American Institute For Stuttering Gala Aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
On Sunday, June 10, Cunard Line will welcome the American Institute for Stuttering for a first-ever gala luncheon to raise funds for the study and treatment of stuttering. The gala luncheon will be emceed by CBS News anchor Katie Couric and co-chaired by Sir Harold Evans, James Manley (CEO of Atlantic Pacific Capital), and Tina Brown. The Institute will award its first annual Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Leadership Award to Carly Simon, Dominick Dunne, Kenyon Martin and Jake Steinfeld. - June 05, 2007 - American Insitute of Stuttering
Vaco Raleigh Named Member of Local Business Club
Penn Shore, president of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Breakfast Club of the Triangle, has announced that the club has named Vaco Raleigh as a member in the employment-recruiting category. Through its membership, Vaco will have access to business development events, Internet marketing... - June 05, 2007 - The Northwestern Mutual Breakfast Club of the Triangle
Out4Immigration to Co-Present Sebastian Cordoba’s 'Through Thick and Thin' at Frameline 31 LGBT Film Fest
Documentary details the struggles of same-sex binational couples against unjust US immigration laws - June 05, 2007 - Out4Immigration
American Sleep Apnea Association Director to Attend American Thoracic Society International Conference
Edward Grandi scheduled for fourth appearance since appointed ASSA Executive Director - June 05, 2007 - American Sleep Apnea Association
American Sleep Apnea Association Advocacy Program Looks for Big Push in June
House of Representatives Appropriation Subcommittee takes up CDC funding this coming week. - June 05, 2007 - American Sleep Apnea Association
Beth Kieffer Leonard Receives Women Presidents’ Organization Award
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) has announced that Beth Kieffer Leonard, local host of Minneapolis III chapters and partner of Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Co. LLP, has received the WPO’s 2007 President’s Award. The award was presented to Leonard by Marsha Firestone,... - June 04, 2007 - Women President Organization
GreenTracks' Expedition into The Amazon Rainforest Of Madidi National Park
GreenTracks’ expedition to Madidi National Park of Bolivia is the Amazon as it used to be: dense rain-forest, vast savannas, winding rivers, large numbers of birds and mammals, and indigenous people of the tropical rainforest. Madidi has all this and more. - June 04, 2007 - GreenTracks, Inc.
Alex Eckelberry of the TCBL Says: Don't "Downlist" the Manatees
The TCBL believes that manatees are in continued danger from boaters and polluted runoff, and that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission should not "downlist" the manatee. - June 04, 2007 - Tampa Bay Conservation League
TERI to Educate School Children under the “Yamuna Action Plan Phase - 2”
A multi-dimensional campaign-cum-action program on health, hygiene, and sanitation launched in schools of Gurgaon, Sonepat, and Panipat to bring about greater awareness and create interest and concern for environment - June 03, 2007 - The Energy and Resources Institute
Sit-In protest by Indian Activist at White House for US Failure
To draw the attention of the world to the failure of the US government to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and to highlight the double standards of the US government with regard to tobacco, Hemant Goswami, a social activist and chairperson of the India based NGO Burning... - June 03, 2007 - Burning Brain Society
GlobalFit GO Newsletter Now Features EatingWell Recipes
GlobalFit, the nation’s leading provider of healthy living benefits, now features a monthly recipe from the archives of EatingWell in GO, Globalfit's monthly healthy living newsletter. - June 03, 2007 - GlobalFit
Zion's Fire - A Christian Music Minsitry Joins Ablaze Live Church in Broken Arrow
Zion's Fire, a contemporary Christian rock band has joined forces with Pastor Tim Dreier to start a new church in North Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - Ablaze Live Church. - June 03, 2007 - Zion's Fire
Single New Yorkers Are in Luck: SinglesCruise.com® Offers Two Fall New York Cruise Departures
SinglesCruise.com® Offers Two Fall New York Cruise Departures - June 02, 2007 - SinglesCruise.com
The Ophelia Project CEO Speaks at Adagio Health Breakfast
Mary A. Baird, president and CEO of The Ophelia Project, has been tapped to present at the Adagio Health You First Breakfast Series on Friday, June 15, 2007 in Pittsburgh. Baird will present an overall picture of The Ophelia Project’s role in creating safe social climates and preventing... - June 02, 2007 - The Ophelia Project
Legion of Mary Map of USA Higher Councils Published
The Tidewater Curia of the Legion of Mary has published a map of all higher Legion of Mary Council in the USA. Surfers can click on any part of this on-line map and locate their local higher council. - June 02, 2007 - Legion of Mary - Tidewater, VA Curia
Volunteers’ Week 2007 Top Tips for Planning a Volunteer Trip Overseas
Meaningful Travel provider i-to-i reveals its top tips for planning a volunteer trip overseas. - June 02, 2007 - i-to-i
Window Cleaners Wipe Away Cowboy Image
Celebrating it's 60th Anniversary in 2007, the Federation of Window Cleaners has been at the forefront in changing the cowboy image of the window cleaning industry. Window Cleaners who were thought of as being unintelligent can now earn £60,000 per year. - June 02, 2007 - Federation of Window Cleaners
Lisa Kemp-Williams Ministers at Christ’s Seedtime and Harvest Faith Ministries
Prophetic psalmist to minister in word and song at Seedtime and Harvest Faith Ministries Women’s Conference. - June 02, 2007 - LKW Ministries International