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University of North Carolina Tarheel Junior Golf Championship Announces Presenting Sponsor
Chase Duncan Golf supports junior golf as a presenting sponsor of the UNC Tarheel Junior Championship. - September 08, 2011 - North Carolina Junior Golf Foundation
Love is Coming Home to Burbank
Love Is All You Need?, a short film that speaks out against teen bullying was produced by Burbank’s very own Production Company, WingSpan Pictures. Love has screened in film festivals all over the world and is finally coming home to Burbank as an “Official Selection” in the... - September 08, 2011 - WingSpan Pictures
Celebrate September as Family Literacy Month
Florida Governor Rick Scott has issued a proclamation recognizing September as Florida Literacy Month. The fifth annual Florida Literacy Month will be celebrated in conjunction with International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 and National Library Card Signup Month. Florida’s First Lady, Ann Scott,... - September 08, 2011 - Florida Literacy Coalition
Parents as Teachers COO Receives St. Louis Business Journal Diverse Business Leader Award
Cheryle Dyle-Palmer, chief operating officer for the Parents as Teachers national headquarters, will be recognized during the St. Louis Business Journal’s Diverse Business Leaders Awards. - September 08, 2011 - Parents as Teachers
Flash Card Maker Pro Nationally Recognized as Top Android App for Education
Flash Card Marker Pro Android application has been recognized as a top educational tool by national technological, educational and health organizations, such as Mashable, eSchool News and BrainLine. - September 08, 2011 - Great White Software, LLC
Stevens Researchers Pioneer Novel Technique to Make Plasmonic Nanogap Arrays
Dr. Stefan Strauf, et al. published a paper on leveraging holographic lithography for fabricating nanogap arrays with features 70 times smaller than the wavelengths of the blue laser light used to create the nanostructures. - September 08, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
LineLessons.com Announces September Country Line Dance of the Month
LineLessons.com, Bringing Line Dancing Home to Your Audience, Selects Jason Jones’ “Ferris Wheel” with “Ferris Wheel,” Choreographed by Jamie Marshall, as September Country Line Dance of the Month - September 08, 2011 - LineLessons.com
New Book Challenges Old Thinking on Video Games and Addiction
A new book challenges healthcare providers & the public to rethink how they understand and work with patients who play video games. - September 07, 2011 - Mike Langlois, LICSW
Blinged Bras Arriving for Bling My Bra Charity Auction on eBay; Decorating Workshop and Contest Held
Handcrafted art bras are arriving for Bling My Bra 2011, the third annual eBay charity auction held each year during October in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure through eBay Giving Works. - September 07, 2011 - Bling My Bra
Koenig Solutions Launches Arabic Website on the Auspicious Occasion of Eid
Koenig Solutions proudly announces the launch of Koenig- Arabic website on the auspicious occasion of Eid. With this launch, Koenig strengthens their presence in the Middle East and African Region. Koenig has already established their 5h Centre in Dubai and the Arabic website is another step in... - September 07, 2011 - Koenig Solutions Pvt. ltd
GIIP Distance Learning Programme – OCL (Off Campus IP Learning)
GIIP Distance Learning Programme OCL aims at making IP learning more easily available, cost-effective and convenient to a broader constituency of learners. - September 07, 2011 - Global Institute of Intellectual Property
Energy from Waste Projects Are Vital in Meeting Global Energy Demand, Reducing Landfill and Combating Climate Change
The need to produce a renewable and sustainable source of energy coupled with reducing the amount of waste being sent to landfill is pushing energy from waste projects high up the government's agenda. - September 07, 2011 - SAE Media Group
DoJiggy Announces New Theme Designer & Template Series
DoJiggy announces the release of two new innovative product enhancements designed to help customers customize the look and feel of their fundraising websites. - September 07, 2011 - DoJiggy
Brother2Brother Emphasizes Academic Success and Graduation at IU Northwest
The Brother2Brother (B2B) College Success Program begins its fourth year on the campus of IU Northwest in Gary, Indiana with one goal in mind: Making sure that all male college students, particularly those of ethnic minority descent, do not permanently leave campus until they have earned an undergraduate degree. - September 06, 2011 - Brother2Brother (B2B) College Success Program
Grand Opening of The McGough Academy of Irish Dance
A Professional Dance Academy where students are taught to become champion dancers. Open House: Saturday, September 10th from 1 - 5 PM at 957 McLean Avenue, Yonkers, NY. Download their coupon for a Free Class Trial on the website. - September 06, 2011 - The McGough Academy of Irish Dance
NY's Vanaver Caravan First Foreign Group Ever Invited to India's Premier Folk Arts Festival
Unprecedented cross-cultural request spurs unique plan and innovative fundraising for accompanying documentary, workshop tour and new dance school paradigm. - September 06, 2011 - Big Medicine
Chyten Invites Asheville Area Students to Take a Free ACT vs SAT Comparison Test
With ACT gaining a foothold in the Eastern and Western United States, and with all colleges in America now accepting ACT as readily as they accept SAT, many students are left wondering which test to take - which test matches their academic abilities. Students in Asheville are invited to take... - September 06, 2011 - Chyten Tutors & Test Prep
Moms in Business Unite Announces Revised Format for Boston Conference/Joins with Mass Innovation Nights to Present Content-Rich Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event
Moms in Business Unite has revamped its October 12 Boston conference to add greater value in a more compact and affordable format. Presented in concert with Mass Innovation Nights at Cummings Center in Beverly, the afternoon event will kick off Boston Region Entrepreneurship Weeks. - September 06, 2011 - Moms in Business Unite
Conrad N. Hilton College Announces 2011 Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor Inductees
Leaders of STR and Tata Sons are the newest inductees to the Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor. - September 06, 2011 - Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
DIG Coaching Practice Presents "ADHD: Controlling Your Attention Using Attention Exercises" on Attention Talk Radio with Host Jeff Copper and Gregg Krech, ToDo Institute
Host Jeff Copper interviews Gregg Krech of the ToDo Institute on attention, meditation, and exercises to improve the ability to control what we pay attention to. For those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), struggling to control attention, this show may shift the paradigm on what meditation is and how it works when paying attention to the now. - September 06, 2011 - DIG Coaching Practice LLC
Toddler-Tutor is Proud to Announce the Development and Launch of Two Brand New Early Childhood Education Programs
Toddler Tutor LLC has developed and made available for the first time ever, two new early childhood education programs designed to teach babies, toddlers and children through interactive learning on the computer. These programs come in four languages; English, Spanish, German and French. The second program Spelling with Honey includes sign language in each of these four languages. - September 06, 2011 - Toddler Tutor LLC
New Data Breach Study Shows Over 806.2 Million Records Disclosed, Estimated Cost of $156.7 Billion
The Digital Forensics Association announces the release of their second annual data breach report. "The Leaking Vault 2011- Six Years of Data Breaches" analyzes 3,765 data loss incidents, with a known disclosure of 806.2 million records. - September 05, 2011 - Digital Forensics Association
Student Athlete from a Broward Private School Spends Two Weeks in Russia on Goodwill Mission
Sagemont School Senior, Jeff Coby, was one of 20 high achieving student athletes selected to spend two weeks in Russia representing the United States as part of a goodwill mission. - September 05, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
West Broward, Get Ready to Rock
School of Rock to open a new franchise location in Southwest Ranches, Florida. - September 03, 2011 - School of Rock Coral Springs & West Broward
New Magazine for Virtual Paralegals and Assistants
The Virtual Paralegal Training Center™ has launched a new magazine for virtual paralegals and assistants. - September 03, 2011 - Virtual Paralegal Training Center
Global Outsourcing 100 Application Process Opens for Outsourcing Providers and Advisors
IAOP Seeking World’s Top Companies for Annual Rankings. - September 03, 2011 - IAOP
Harrison College Launches New Website
Newly Unveiled Features Designed with Students in Mind. - September 03, 2011 - HarrisonCollege
OCW Consortium Partners with leading European Universities to Expand the Impact of OpenCourseWare on Virtual Mobility in Europe
A consortium of leaders in the open education movement has been awarded a grant from the European Union’s Lifelong Learning program. The consortium partners include the OpenCourseWare Consortium, Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands), Universidad Politécnica Madrid (Spain),... - September 03, 2011 - OpenCourseWare Consortium
Carson Long Military Academy Celebrates 175th Anniversary
CLMA is Oldest Boarding School in U.S. to Still Provide Military Training - September 03, 2011 - Carson Long Military Academy
Smarthinking Executive Appointed to the Washington D.C. Board of Directors for Learning Ally
Dr. Christa Ehmann Powers to Assist the Organization with Growth and Local Outreach - September 03, 2011 - SMARTHINKING
Flash Card Maker Pro Android Application Featured on Local Fox TV Station
On Wednesday, August 31 at 5 p.m. the Flash Card Maker Pro Android app was featured on Channel 7 News WSVN Fox’s Appsolute Must: Educational Apps segment. Flash Card Maker Pro is the only flash card application that is optimized for Android pads, tablets, and mobile phones. Flash Card Maker... - September 03, 2011 - Great White Software, LLC
Dr. Kishore Pochiraju of Stevens Co-Authors Book on Polymeric Matrix Composites
To help engineers design longer-lasting high-performance plastics, the forthcoming book, Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites, presents a holistic guide to environmental degradation, damage evolution, design, and application specific issues of long term structural durability. - September 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Web Courseworks Recognized at the 2011 International Serious Play Awards: "Play True Challenge" for the World-Anti-Doping Agency Awarded Silver Honor
On August 24, WADA’s Play True Challenge was recognized with a silver award in the category of “Games for Good/Non-Profit” at the Serious Games Conference. Play True Challenge is a computer-based simulation/game that was developed with Web Courseworks, that allows young athletes and young people in general to explore the types of decisions they may be faced with in regards to doping and the consequences of these decisions. - September 03, 2011 - Web Courseworks
Oil and Gas Training in the Eagle Ford Shale
Right of Way Acquisitions Training and Land Title Research Training classes near San Antonio, Texas. - September 02, 2011 - American Right of Way Associates
Voices of Christian Thought Speaker Series Returns to HIU for Fall 2011
The newest installment of Hope International University's Speaker Series: Voices of Christian Thought (VOCT) will feature four diverse speakers for Fall the 2011 semester. - September 02, 2011 - Hope International University
Canton, MA Campus of Porter and Chester Institute Approved for ABHES Accreditation
The Medical Assisting program at Porter and Chester Institute (PCI) in Canton, MA has received their accreditation from the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). Porter and Chester Institute in Canton is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools... - September 02, 2011 - Porter and Chester Institute
Convergence Training Aggressively Expands Library of Health and Safety Training Courses for Strategic Market Growth
Convergence Training expands environmental, health, and safety training course library by almost 50% in 2011 to retain competitive advantage and meet the needs of diverse markets. - September 02, 2011 - Convergence Training
Mark Raciappa Wins Forum Poster of the Year at ActionCOACH’s Global Conference
North Florida ActionCOACH Helps His Fellow Coaches at Every Turn with His Insights - September 02, 2011 - ActionCOACH
Three New Faculty Members Join the Ministry and Biblical Studies Department
Hope International University welcomes new professors to the Pacific Christian College of Ministry and Biblical Studies. - September 02, 2011 - Hope International University
New Sushi Making Instructional Website Launching
A new website that teaches sushi lovers how to make sushi from their own kitchen is launching today. - September 02, 2011 - Secrets to Sushi Making Success
Jones Lang LaSalle Partners with BaySport to Enhance Tenant Health Services: Successful Exercise Program Doubles Enrollment and Enhances Benefits
BaySport, a leader in physical therapy, preventive medicine and corporate fitness services, is offering a group exercise program at a Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. property that is so successful their participation numbers have doubled in three weeks. “Through word of mouth, our classes... - September 01, 2011 - BaySport, Inc.
Announcing Karen Sperling’s Painting for Photographers DVD Volume 2: Landscapes
Corel Painter Master Karen Sperling debuts new instructional DVD featuring art lessons and Corel Painter steps for turning landscape photos into painted works of art. - September 01, 2011 - Artistry
WIDS Hosts User Group Conference, Nov. 1-3; Offers In-Depth Look at New WIDS Web-Based Curriculum Design Application
During its 5th annual International WIDS User Group conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, the Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) unveils its new Web-harnessed, performance-based, instructional-design application – WIDS. - September 01, 2011 - Worldwide Instructional Design System
Carolina Aeronautical A&P Schools Announces New Quick Start Program for Students
South Carolina based Carolina Aeronautical has recently announced the introduction of their quick-start, advanced program. This program has been designed for students who are looking for a streamlined learning mechanism that will help them to gain accreditation at one of the top A&P schools in... - September 01, 2011 - Carolina Aeronautical
WIDS Released. New Web-Based Curriculum Design, Management and Dissemination System.
The Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) just released WIDS, a new Web-based curriculum design application. Harnessing the latest technologies, WIDS extends beyond desktop instructional design to encompass a complete system supporting organizational curriculum design, management and dissemination. Discover its capabilities at www.wids.org and take a video tour. - September 01, 2011 - Worldwide Instructional Design System
FWAJDB Architects Designs University of Florida’s $58m Small Animal Hospital - First Veterinary Facility in the Country to Achieve LEED Gold Certification
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine unveiled the new $58M, 100,000 sq. ft. Small Animal Hospital bringing to fruition a dream that has been nearly two decades in the making. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the three-story sustainable building is the only veterinary facility in the country to receive LEED Certification. - September 01, 2011 - Foil Wyatt and Jova/Daniels/Busby Architects
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Unveils New Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) officially unveiled the new Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center. Nearly doubling the size of the existing companion animal hospital, the new 110,000 sq. ft., $72 million complex is dedicated to... - September 01, 2011 - Foil Wyatt and Jova/Daniels/Busby Architects
Using Advanced Tools and Technologies in Outsourcing, Topic for IAOP Member Forum
Industry leaders will come together to discuss how advanced tools and technologies are transforming outsourcing at a forum hosted by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) this fall in Chicago. The IAOP Member Forum: Use of Advanced Tools and Technologies in... - September 01, 2011 - IAOP
Learning House is Recognized as a High-Growth Company
Learning House earns a position on the 2011 Inc. 5000 rankings and the Louisville Business First “Fast 50.” - September 01, 2011 - The Learning House, Inc.
Campbell Law School Ranks Second in North Carolina for 2011 Bar Passage Rates
Campbell Law Bests UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University for First-Time Exam Takers, Maintains Top Overall Record of Success on Exam Among State Schools - September 01, 2011 - Campbell Law