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DC Non-Profit Giving Laptops to DC's Top Graduates for College

As a part of their Successful Peaceful Youth Initiative, Total Sunshine, Inc. (TSI) will host it’s 3rd Annual School Grade Rewards Ceremony to support top graduates from public high schools in our nation’s capital. Laptop computers and various gifts will be given to DC Valedictorians and Salutatorians for their diligence in academics. The ceremony will be held at the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 3:00PM. - May 28, 2011 - Total Sunshine Incorporated

Tutors International Reports That Parents Are Underestimating the Time Needed for Educational Transition as Part of International Relocation

Tutors International, global providers of full-time private tutors, warns that parents who are preparing for international relocation are vastly underestimating the time required to ensure a smooth educational system transition for their children. - May 28, 2011 - Tutors International

Xyleme CEO Mark Hellinger & Industry Luminary Elliott Masie Present a Webinar on "iPad: a Game Changer for Blended Learning"

Xyleme provides the market's first look at Pastiche™, showing organizations how to take training to the next level with blended learning on a single tablet. - May 28, 2011 - Xyleme, Inc.

SOE Software Hosts Online Election Results for Washington County, NC

Washington County Holds Special Election for Sheriff - May 28, 2011 - SOE Software

Piyolet, LLC Presents Prenatal Piyolet: A Commitment to Fit and Healthy Pregnancies Low-Impact Fitness Workshop for Expectant Moms

Is it safe to work out while pregnant? Piyolet, LLC will be inclined to tell you, yes it’s safe. On June 4th and July 16th creator Roslyn Bazzelle will lead a Prenatal Piyolet workshop at The Motherhood Center (3701 W. Alabama, Suite 230, Houston, TX). Piyolet is a fusion of Pilates (PI),... - May 27, 2011 - Piyolet, LLC

Founder of I Love To Write Day to Offer Ghostwriting Course

Founder of I Love To Write Day will offer a Ghostwriting Course. Proceeds benefit I Love To Write Day, a grassroots campaign to have people of all ages practice writing every Nov. 15. - May 27, 2011 - John Riddle

Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, CA Hosts Alumni Reunion July 30, 2011

Villanova Preparatory School will host the annual alumni event on campus on July 30. Alumni and friends of the school of all ages are invited to attend. - May 27, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School

Great Workplace™ Workshop Offered for the First Time in New Jersey

The Real World Leadership Institute is committed to supporting organizations in creating great places to work and is offering a training workshop in June in New Jersey. - May 27, 2011 - The Real World Leadership Institute, Inc.

Focus on Technology at African Education Week: Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect Uses Games to Teach in South Africa

Teachers in a South African primary school are using Microsoft’s interactive hands-free gaming systems, Xbox Kinect, to improve English literacy among learners. Microsoft says both learners and teachers have embraced the new technology in the classroom. Victor Ngobeni, Manager of... - May 27, 2011 - African Education Week

Attitash Mountain Resort Begins 35th Summer of Fun in New Hampshire. Summer Operations Scheduled to Open for Long Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.

Attitash Mountain Resort is scheduled to open summer & fall operations beginning Saturday, May 28th at 10 a.m. for its 35th summer attraction season. With many more summer attractions having been added at the base of Attitash Mountain since opening in the summer of 1976, the Nor’Easter Mountain Coaster is the newest thrill ride, having just opened last fall, to be offered to those visiting the White Mountains of New Hampshire for the upcoming long weekend and summer vacation periods. - May 27, 2011 - Attitash Mountain Resort

President and CEO of Softtek Inducted Into Outsourcing Hall of Fame

Leader in IT Services Honored by Industry at Outsourcing Summit in Cartagena - May 27, 2011 - IAOP

Michigan CPL Class Instructor Distributes 1,750th Video to Youtube

Detroit Firearms Instructor distributes 1,750th personal protection video clip to popular social networking web site. - May 27, 2011 - Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit

QuickSitter.com Offers Relief for Parents This Summer

While the price of gas and common household products continue to increase, QuickSitter.com has decided to offer parents some relief and drastically cut their rates to hire one of their qualified, professional sitters during the summer. - May 27, 2011 - QuickSitter.com

Sign Up to Play in the 5th Kelsey Smith Foundation Annual Charity Golf Classic and Automatically Qualify to Win a Golf Ready Prize Package Valued at Over $500

Sign up by July 1st to play in the 5th Annual Kelsey Smith Annual Charity Golf Classic and automatically qualify to win a $500 Golf Ready Prize Package. Visit www.kelseysarmy.org for more details and to sign up to play. "This is our 5th event and we're proud and excited," said Missey... - May 27, 2011 - Kelsey Smith Foundation

Jayson Boyers of The Chef’s Academy Wins 40 Under 40 Leadership Award

Regional President of Culinary Institute Honored by Triangle Business Journal - May 27, 2011 - The Chef's Academy

Northern Virginia Tutoring Service Supports Their Local Public Schools and Arts-Education Non-Profits

Northern Virginia Tutoring Service proudly supports their local public schools and a range of local non-profit arts-education organizations in Arlington, Fairfax and Falls Church, VA. - May 27, 2011 - Northern Virginia Tutoring Service, LLC

Financial Aid Association Issues Primer on Federal Student Aid Programs

National profile provides the latest information on the major federal student aid programs - May 27, 2011 - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Tucson School Considering Adding Entry-Level Chinese and Spanish Classes

The International School of Tucson is considering opening new entry-level Junior School Chinese and Spanish classes for 2011/2011. These "ab initio" classes would be mixed J1 / J2 groups for ages 5 - 8, meeting for half a day in Chinese or Spanish and following the school's regular... - May 27, 2011 - International School of Tucson

New "Cloud-Computing" Software Marks a New Generation of Real-Time Brand Management Tools for Marketers

EMG is thrilled to introduce BRANDsprokits, a pair of revolutionary web-based brand management tools that solve the thorniest issues facing higher ed communications units today. - May 27, 2011 - Educational Marketing Group, Inc.

SwingAway Sports Products - Announces the Signing of Bryce Harper, Major League Baseball’s 2010 No #1 Overall Draft Pick, to an Exclusive Multi-Year Contract

SwingAway Sports Products, Inc. and Professional Baseball’s 18 year old phenom Outfielder Bryce Harper has agreed to an Exclusive 3 Year Contract for Bryce to represent the Baseball Training Aids Company. - May 26, 2011 - SwingAway Sports Products, Inc

HSBCAMPS to Bring Southern Idaho Youth Face-to-Face with Basketball Pros

HSBCAMPS Chooses Local Twin Falls High School as the Newest 2011 Idaho Youth Basketball Camp Location - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

HSBCAMPS & Basketball Pros Return to Boise June 2011

Capital High School to Host Summer Basketball Camp Geared Towards “Giving Back.” - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

Phoenix School of Law Professor to Receive American Bar Association’s Top Professionalism Award

Assistant Law Professor Keith Swisher honored with award for Professionalism and Ethics. - May 26, 2011 - Phoenix School of Law

Safe Passage and GCAS Launch Partnership to Deliver Training to Gulf State Region

The Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) has signed a partnership agreement with Safe Passage International, Inc. confirming GCAS will offer Safe Passage’s comprehensive training programmes from its new Middle East training hub in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Courses such as Aviation Security... - May 26, 2011 - Safe Passage International, Inc.

WikiHorseWorld.com Expands Its Equine Social Network for Horse Lovers

WikiHorseWorld.com today announced that they've expanded their Equine Social Network for horse lovers to include a revolutionary site-wide Equine Community Toolbar. - May 26, 2011 - Dream World Technology Inc.

Focus Business Management Institute Hand-Picked for Exclusive Prestige Promenade Pavilion in LUXURY Las Vegas Jewelry Show

Focus Business Management Institute, the industry leader in retail jewelry consulting, today announced that they have been hand-picked by the leadership of Prestige Promenade as the exclusive jewelry industry consulting firm being represented at the ultra-elite Prestige Promenade Pavilion at the... - May 26, 2011 - Focus Business Management Institute

“Developing the Mind of a Leader” Book Signing with Author Bill Boyajian at the Luxury Las Vegas Jewelry Show

Bill Boyajian, former President of the Gemological Institute of America and author of the just-released book “Developing the Mind of a Leader” will be autographing copies of his new work at the Focus Business Management Institute booth at the LUXURY Jewelry Show in Las Vegas on... - May 26, 2011 - Focus Business Management Institute

Come Train One-on-One with Basketball Pros in East Dallas

America’s Fastest Growing Program to Host Forney & Rockwall Youth Basketball Camps Geared Towards “Giving Back.” - May 26, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

Managing Director of Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited Elected to BASDA Council

Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited (www.intuitivebusinessintelligence.com), the authors of Intuitive Dashboards, today announced that its Managing Director, Tony Bray, has been elected to the General Council of BASDA (Business Application Software Developer’s Association –... - May 25, 2011 - Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited

ML Athletics Fitness Launches the ML Athletics Fitness Fit Body Stop Studio in Middlesex County in the Town of Billerica, MA

The owner of the North shore, & Middlesex Area fitness boot camps program ML Athletics Fitness will be launching a new fitness facility at Bradford Place in Billerica, MA called The ML Athletics Fit Body Stop Studio on Wednesday, June 15th. - May 25, 2011 - ML Athletics

Learn German for Business on Android with Mobilinga

Bremen based Mobilinga announces the launch of its Business German series for Android phones. With a growing economy, progressive outlook and world class companies and organisations, there are many opportunities in the "Land of Ideas." Now, with the launch of its latest business series, Mobilinga is able to help people and business that want to take advantage of the opportunities Germany has to offer. - May 25, 2011 - Mobilinga GmbH

Spring Season Brings About a Flurry of Activity for Students of DuCret

This Spring season was an exercise in juggling one great opportunity after another as duCret students managed to fit in amongst their class schedules; a trip to Rome, an Annual Spring Art Show, a Portfolio Presentation and a Graduation Ceremony. - May 25, 2011 - duCret School of Art

Regional Conference June 2-3, 2011 Addresses Closing Skills Gaps and Increasing Jobs Growth

The Re-employment Bridge Institute (RBI) today announced an upcoming conference entitled Bridging Business and Workforce Development to be held June 2-3, 2011 at the Embassy Suites, 5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW, Concord, NC. The conference focuses on how government agencies, educational... - May 25, 2011 - Re-Employment Bridge Institute

Rockets Forward Mike Harris & HSBCAMPS Gear Up for Woodlands Youth Basketball Camp

Coaches, Players, & Pros Unite to Mentor & Train Local Youth. - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

HSBCAMPS Welcomes Eleven New Faces to All-Star Coaching Staff Line-Up

Professional Players & Coaches Join HSBCAMPS to Mentor, Train, & Develop Aspiring Young Athletes. - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

Xyleme LCMS Allows Small and Medium Businesses to Deploy Full Spectrum of Training Materials

For regional driving school SWERVE, rapid reuse and customization result in dramatic cost savings and increased customer satisfaction. - May 25, 2011 - Xyleme, Inc.

Kids In Need Foundation Announces Partnership with American Licorice

Grant will be used to distribute 5,000 backpacks with school supplies to students The Kids In Need Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school children and under-funded teachers, announces a partnership with... - May 25, 2011 - Kids In Need Foundation

HSBCAMPS and Eastbay Renew Partnership for Better Sports Communities

Eastbay to Outfit Youth with Apparel, Shoes and Camp Scholarships - May 25, 2011 - HSBCAMPS

Tribal Nova Releases iPhone Version of Its Top Ranking Seasons iPad App

Following the great success of “i Learn With Poko: Seasons and Weather! HD,” Tribal Nova releases the iPhone version of this top ranking educational app. The iPad version has been selected by Apple as “New and Noteworthy” or “Staff favorites” in the U.S and 15... - May 25, 2011 - Tribal nova

North Shore Fitness Company Introduces Unique Obstacle Race to Benefit Salem High School Students

B&S Fitness (http://www.bnsfitness.com/) the largest provider of fitness programs on the North Shore of Boston announces a unique 5K obstacle race called “The Xtreme Urban Run.” This new event involves participants climbing over, under, or through school buses, fences, walls, tires,... - May 25, 2011 - B&S Fitness

Celebrity Personal Trainer and Medal-Winning Martial Artist Carey Yang in Morris County NJ Earns Kung-Fu Fitness Certification

Morris County NJ celebrity personal trainer and medal-winning martial artist Carey Yang is now a Certified Kung-Fu Fitness Instructor teaching and integrating Chinese martial arts and Kung-Fu into fitness training and sports conditioning. - May 25, 2011 - Carey for Fitness Personal Training

New Data on California’s Teaching Workforce Available on Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Website

New California teacher workforce data from the 2009-2010 school year is available on the CFTL website at www.cftl.org/data. The new data allow users to examine the distribution of novice teachers by school characteristics such as the percentage of minority students and students in poverty at the school, as well as the percentage of students passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE - May 24, 2011 - Center for The Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd

Marilyn G.S. Emerson Elected to IECA Boad of Directors

College Planning Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that their founder and President, Marilyn G.S. Emerson, M.S.W., CEP has been elected to a second term as a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Board of Directors. “I am very grateful for the support of my... - May 24, 2011 - College Planning Services, Inc.

Dig Coaching Practice Presents "ADHD: Transitioning from School to Summer Break" on Attention Talk Radio with Keath Low, Writer and Expert Panelist for iParenting.com

No more teachers, no more books--or so it goes. Summer is here. Time to relax and take a homework hiatus. Host, Jeff Copper, talks with Keath Low on transitioning an ADHD child to a summer routine, and Keath shares insights and helpful tips for those searching for guidance. - May 24, 2011 - DIG Coaching Practice LLC

Technology in Therapy Certificate Programmes - from Email to Avatars

To meet the training needs of individuals and organizations seeking to deliver online mental health services, the Online Therapy Institute has launched several online modules ranging from email to avatars. - May 23, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute

Attitash Mountain Resort to Host Eastern States Cup Downhill Mountain Biking Weekend Event. New Hampshire State Championship Finals Scheduled for Sunday, June 19th.

Attitash Mountain Resort has announced that it will be hosting the New Hampshire State Championship Finals for the Eastern States Cup downhill mountain biking series on Saturday, June 11th & Sunday, June 12th. The Eastern States Cup (ESC) is a USA Cycling (USAC) Regional Championship Series. - May 23, 2011 - Attitash Mountain Resort

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