New Hospitality Sports Marketing Conference Set to Kick Off in Las Vegas in March 2011

New Hospitality Sports Marketing Conference Set to Kick Off in Las Vegas in March 2011

The producers of the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show announce the launch of The Hospitality Sports Marketing Conference debuting in Las Vegas from March 7-8, 2011.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 10, 2010

Seeking to help bars, restaurants, hotels and others attract patrons through the excitement of live and televised sports, the producers of the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, America’s largest on-premise beverage show, announce the launch of The Hospitality Sports Marketing Conference, the “first and finest” educational and social event of its kind in North America. To be held in conjunction with the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, the new conference will debut in Las Vegas from March 7-8, 2011.

“The promotion of live sporting events is a key sales opportunity for the bar and hospitality industry,” said Jon Taffer, President Nightclub & Bar Media Group. “With this conference we will provide the “tried and true” methods as well as introduce innovative new tools for operators to grow profits from sports league programming subscriptions such as the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket”, baseball’s “Extra Innings”, pay-per-view and other sports events."

Plans for the new conference include developing programs in conjunction with the major sports leagues and athletic organizations, programming distributors, industry suppliers, pay-per-view promoters, celebrities and leaders in the hospitality sports marketing universe. Throughout the conference an emphasis will be placed on the importance of on-premise sports promotion and how to improve the bar industry’s revenue from sports-based activities for operators, beverage suppliers, sports leagues, and associations and key industry partners.

Potential activities planned for the inaugural Hospitality Sports Marketing Conference include powerful educational programs with promotional tactical advice, such as:

-60-75 minute on-premise marketing seminars developed around the big four sports leagues and other major sports organizations.
-Neighborhood Sports Marketing Programs: “How to Capitalize on Local League Teams,” presented by a panel of operators (Session examples: “How to Develop a Powerful Pool League” and “Hitting a Bulls Eye with Sharp Dart Promotion”).
-Industry “Power Marketing Panels” and the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show’s marketing and promotions program track offers additional educational opportunities.

In addition to a top-notch educational program, a high-profile sports celebrity will give a keynote address. The keynote will be provided in conjunction with a special celebrity-filled memorabilia charity auction with proceeds benefiting Athletes for Life (www. athletesforlife. com), a national charity with over 300 professional member athletes.

Conference attendees will also be invited to a cocktail party providing an excellent networking opportunity to connect with their peers and the event sponsors.

In addition to the Vegas event, a second Sports Marketing Conference is planned for Florida in the fall of 2011, with two regional events in the Northeast and Chicago scheduled for 2012.

Each year The Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show brings nearly 30,000 industry professionals together to meet with suppliers, network, learn and have fun. Vibrant nightlife events, a rocking exhibit hall, and interactive education both in the classroom and on the show floor are all part of what keeps hospitality industry professionals coming back year after year.

About Questex Media Group LLC
Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show and Nightclub & Bar magazine are properties of Questex Media Group, a global, diversified business-to-business media organization serving multiple industries including hotel and hospitality, travel, technology, beauty, spa, among numerous other specialty industries with its well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media, research, and other marketing and media related services.

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African American Income Disparites and Bridging the Gap

African American Income Disparites and Bridging the Gap

African American Income Disparities have gained widespread attention over the last couple of months in many publications. The root of the problem of income disparities may be solved by creating an early track for financial empowerment for future generations.

(PRWEB) April 11, 2005

African American Income Disparities have gained widespread attention over the last couple of months in many publications. The root of the problem of income disparities may be solved by creating an early track for financial empowerment for future generations.

African American Income Disparites and Bridging the Gap

African American Income Disparities have gained widespread attention over the last couple of months in many publications. The root of the problem of income disparities may be solved by creating an early track for financial empowerment for future generations.

Mr. Earl Graves of Black Enterprise is calling for all African Americans to make a declaration of financial independence and to become home owners by the age of twenty five. I agree with Mr. Graves philosophy of early home ownership. I have been a homeowner in NYC since the age of 25 and homeownership is one of the major area where we will decrease the disparity of the income gap that we currently have compared to other groups.

I would also encourage all African Americans to begin to cultivate financial literacy in their offspring at an early age. Percy Sutton made a statement that affected my life at an early age, he stated that "we do not grow up in a culture of business". He also said that "All of my life I have had access to people of abilty, but did not have access to capital, I believe anything is possible if one has access to capital and people of ablity". His statement encouraged me so much that we talking to a few co-workers about opening the Haircut Hut Barbershop Franchise, I immediately responded letÂ’s get some investors. Oftentimes, in life what we can not do alone we can do together.

Business often needs different mindset, skillsets, and people of different financial means to get a business off the ground. I am encouraged that our future generations will produce outstanding businessman and businesswomen. An old saying is that what first appears in the race must, must first appear individual. We will begin to bridge the gap when we begin to teach our children the value of savings, and investing at an early age. The establishment of youth entreprenuerial programs will be an added benifit to our future generations. The earlier we begin this new model of achievement, the more we will be able to stay ahead of the learning program.

Every African American Businessman and Businesswomen should look to mentor a member of the future generation to ensure an ongoing legacy, and to maximize the time our future generation will have to work with business concepts. In the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" Robert Kiosaki states that when you have the education, and experience, increased capital will soon come. W. E. B. Dubois was an advocate of planning and stated that we should plan our lives fifthy years in advace. He also said that "To live life without planning is to live life as if life is not a serious thing". I had the experience of running the Haircut Hut Barbershop Franchise for a period of over ten years.

In this experience I learned how to make a million dollars, and it created a tremendous amount of leverage for me in my life. I was able to take the running of a simple barbershop and catipult that experience to open doors for me such as being elected to the Board of Directors of the 100 Black Men, Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, Hempstead NAACP Board, West Indian Chamber of Commerce, and recieve the Nassau Council Chambers of Commerce/Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the year award in 1995, and the Nassau Council Chambers of Commerce/West Indian Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year award in 1998.

Today I am still a member of the Board of Directors of 100 Black Men, African Atlantic Geneaological Association Board Member, Harlem Book Fair of Long Island Public Relations Director, Queens Book Fair Public Relations Director, Blackbusinesscircle. com PR Director, Awarenessmagazine. net PR Director, and Cbbooksdistribution. com PR Director. In order for African Americans to bridge the gap between income disparities we must start sooner than later.

Time is one of the greatest resources that we have while we are on this planet. It is often said that Bill Gates is given the same 24 hours in a day as each in everyone of us. The question remains are you fully utilizing your all of your God Given attributes to your fullest potential. In our space, in our time, we can and must make a difference. Let do it.

Phil Andrews is the Public Relations Director for Blackbusinesscircle. com and is the CEO of P. A. Public Relations Co. in NYC. To have your column featured in "The Andrews Report" you may email Phil Andrews at cbbookspr@aol. com. DonÂ’t forget to look for Black Star News at your local newstands and visit Black Star News at http://www. blackstarnews. com/ (http://www. blackstarnews. com/)

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Rev. Lynda T. Rassman Receives Award for 'Praise-Worthy' Efforts in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Rev. Lynda T. Rassman Receives Award for 'Praise-Worthy' Efforts in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Rev. Linda T. Rassman to receive The Pocketbook Honors in recognition of her commitment to education, awareness and prevention in the fight against the AIDS epidemic. This award ceremony is part of the on-stage production of The Pocketbook Monologues making its New York City premiere on June 28, 2008. Two amazing performances will be held featuring Kim Coles, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Jacque Reid, Sheron Smith, Toni Belafonte, Taylor Jenkins-Thompson and creator Sharon K. McGhee.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 20, 2008

Rev. Lynda T. Rassman will receive The Pocketbook Honors on June 28 in New York City. The award will be presented in a ceremony following a special afternoon performance of The Pocketbook Monologues.

"Rev. Lynda T. Rassman is a true champion and proponent of AIDS education and awareness. This is our first year presenting the award and she sets a high standard," says Sharon K. McGhee, creator of The Pocketbook Monologues. The Pocketbook Honors is bestowed to community leaders who have exhibited a commitment to promoting awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS, with an emphasis on African-American women's sexuality, intimacy and responsibility. Honorees may be recognized for program implementation, creativity in outreach methods, philosophy, mission longevity and/or systemic solutions or alliances.

"Her vision and leadership have been phenomenal and we are so pleased to present her with The Pocketbook Honors this year," says presenters, Dr. Miriam Burnett, President of R. A.P. H.A. Foundation, Inc., and Cheryl Scales, President of Magnificent Women Organization.

A native of South Carolina, Rev. Lynda T. Rassman was called to the ministry at the age of 12, and activated her faith at the age of 19. Since immersing herself into what she described as a 'more holistic ministry', Rev. Rassman has dedicated her life to helping children and families, including 23 years spent teaching special education.

Rev. Rassman's first pastoral charge in a Southern Jersey congregation was a member who had been infected with HIV. At the time there were few facts, and a great sense of fear of the disease loomed over both the church and the community. When she visited the member's home she immediately realized that she had been called to fight the fear of HIV/AIDS with education. She embarked on a mission of educating the community and helping and encouraging others lead, lift and support from the heart those who were facing HIV/AIDS.

Rev. Rassman has played an integral part in the New Jersey Human Development Corporation as Program Director of Project F. A.I. T.H (Families Acquiring Information Together on HIV/AIDS). Project F. A.I. T.H. is a statewide, community-level HIV/AIDS education and prevention program that targets faith leaders in various houses of worship or non-traditional settings throughout the State of New Jersey. Rev. Rassman also serves as the Program Director of Project Rebuild, SISTAS and Rapid Testing.

This year the Pocketbook Honors will be presented to Rev. Lynda T. Rassman, as well as Rev. J. Stanley Justice and Maxine Frere in conjunction with the New York City premiere of The Pocketbook Monologues featuring creator Sharon K. McGhee, Kim Coles, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Jacque Reid, Toni Belafonte, Sheron Smith and Harlem's Coin Purse, Taylor Jenkins-Thompson. The entertaining event is made possible with partners, the Magnificent Women Organization, The Muse - A Kimpton Hotel, R. A.P. H.A. Foundation, Inc., and Pocketbook Media. The on-stage production will take place at the Helen Mills Theatre. Tickets are $35.00 for General Admission and $75.00 for VIP Seating, which also includes an autographed copy of The Pocketbook Monologues. 'Meet & Greet' Private Celebrity Reception tickets are also available.

For more information about the show, or to purchase tickets, visit www. tpbmnyc. com.

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Ed. D. in Higher Education to be Offered Online by Texas Tech University

Ed. D. in Higher Education to be Offered Online by Texas Tech University

Beginning in Spring 2011, Texas Tech University's College of Education will offer an online Ed. D. in Higher Education with a concentration in Community College Administration. This groundbreaking degree program is unique within Texas public universities because it is the only program of its kind to be offered predominantly online.

Lubbock, TX (Vocus) September 24, 2010

Beginning in Spring 2011, Texas Tech University's College of Education will offer an online Ed. D. in Higher Education with a concentration in Community College Administration. This groundbreaking degree program is unique within Texas public universities because it is the only program of its kind to be offered predominantly online.

The coursework required to complete the 96 credit hour degree program is offered over the span of five years, with the first cohort beginning in Spring 2011. The second cohort will not begin until Fall 2012.

“Texas community colleges are in need of highly trained professionals to fulfill leadership roles,” said Stephanie Jones, assistant professor and co-coordinator for the program. “This degree program, because it affords professionals the opportunity to pursue an education and career simultaneously, will change lives, enhance careers, and strengthen Texas community colleges."

The majority of the coursework is available online, but students are required to attend an annual on-campus intensive session during the Summer I session for each of the first three years of the program.

Applicants are required to hold a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and have at least five years of experience in higher education. Preference will be shown to applicants who are currently employed full-time at a community college and plan to serve in the state of Texas. Interested individuals can learn more about the program and additional admission criteria, as well as required application steps. Students are encouraged to apply before Nov. 1, 2010.

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Annie's Costumes Online Halloween Superstore's new iBusinessLogic 'Powered by Frooition' eBay Stores design theme to be highlighted in keynote speech at eBay Live 2008

Annie's Costumes Online Halloween Superstore's new iBusinessLogic 'Powered by Frooition' eBay Stores design theme to be highlighted in keynote speech at eBay Live 2008

The debut of Annie's Costumes (Extreme Halloween Inc.) eBay Stores design featuring Frooition eBay Stores technology and iBusinessLogic graphics will occur during Internet marketing expert Jay Berkowitz's keynote address entitled the Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing. The speech will be presented Friday June 20th following the welcome message presentation by eBay CEO John Donahoe in the main hall at McCormick Place in Chicago. Jay Berkowitz's speech will follow the tenets of his soon-to-be-released Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing book and will focus upon eBay marketing of the future, including the use of today's hot social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as well as other Web 2.0 marketing techniques.

Largo, FL (PRWEB) June 17, 2008

iBusinessLogic Corporation (http://ibusinesslogic. com) (Largo, Florida) is very pleased to be working with Ten Golden Rules and their client Extreme Halloween Inc. to design a Halloween themed eBay store for the company's Annie's Costumes brand. Extreme Halloween owners Harold Maxwell and daughter Shari McConahay operate 13 related eCommerce websites offering seasonal and year-round costumes and costume-related merchandise.

The company, whose corporate offices are located in Dania, Florida, started as a Hallmark retailer in the 1980s and transitioned into costume sales in 1996 with an online superstore concept. Extreme Halloween utilized eBay sales in the past with a generic eBay Stores off-the-shelf design using the eBay provided Sell Your Item form or Turbo Lister to list overstock merchandise. This system presented a problem for eBay sales during peak seasons, as it was too difficult to scale up to meet demand during the peak costume sales months. The company would simply close their eBay store during those peak selling periods because inventory could not be reconciled with the existing eBay tools.

This unique design and operational challenge offered iBusinessLogic Corporation of Largo, Florida an opportunity to debut its AuctionLogic eBay listing & inventory management suite and its premier international business alliance with U. K. based eBay design firm Frooition at eBay Live 2008. iBusinessLogic. com provides ecommerce, eBay and online social marketing solutions to small business merchants nationwide.

IBusinessLogic is providing the Annie's eBay operation with its AuctionLogic (http://auction-logic. com) eBay listing and inventory management solution to help the company grow and meet the needs of eBay buyers at the same time. AuctionLogic is a web-based eBay listing tool and management suite which will import standard inventory formats and allow reconciliation of Extreme Halloween's inventory with their eBay inventory at a cost effective fixed price. Annie's new eBay Stores design theme will be continued on every listing with the implementation of an integrated template in the AuctionLogic listing program once the inventory import is complete.

AuctionLogic (http://auction-logic. com) does not charge per listing or final value fees and can perform the duties of several employees with an easy to use and understand interface. Harold Maxwell was especially excited to know that AuctionLogic exports data to UPS WorldShip, allowing him to streamline the shipping process in the company's warehouses. "We are enjoying the relationship with iBusinessLogic and are excited about the opportunities available to offer our costume products on eBay year round" said Harold and Shari.

Now that Annie's Costumes main eBay storefront is installed, the next phase of iBusinessLogic's redesign of Annie's eBay store will be to complete an eBay "me" page featuring Annie's innovative SecondLife Halloween store concept. While new eBay rules will prevent any hard links from the "me" page to the SecondLife site, plans are still to show screenshots or video clips of this virtual world store. The new eBay Stores design was influenced greatly by the concept presented in this SecondLife project. Besides the Second Life Halloween costume shop, Annie's Costumes also built a virtual haunted house which features blood stained walls and a maze of catacombs underneath the house for Second Lifers to explore and get a thrill. As a sponsor for Halloween Hall of Fame, Annie's Costumes built a virtual museum to honor the members who have made Halloween a popular holiday. From a mom and pop business to an online Halloween costume shop and an eBay store to a virtual destination, Annie's Costumes continues to innovate and change how Halloween costumes are sold.

About iBusinessLogic Corporation:
IBusinessLogic (http://ibusinesslogic. com (http://ibusinesslogic. com)) is the culmination of a concept created by CEO Scott Pooler of All Business Auctions (http://allbusinessauctions. com (http://allbusinessauctions. com)) and publisher of the eBay specialty blog known as the Trading Assistant Journal (http://tradingassistantjournal. com (http://tradingassistantjournal. com)). Scott has been selling on eBay since 1998 and has been a Powerseller, Trading Assistant, ebay education specialist and ecommerce marketing merchant. Scott's concept was to create a single entity, much like an insurance agency or electronics distributor, which could offer all facets of ecommerce tools, solutions and technologies in a one stop shop. iBusinessLogic works with the leading providers of internet merchant solutions to provide the end user and client the best solutions to fit their needs. While Scott Pooler's background is heavily focused upon eBay, eBay tools like AuctionLogic (part of the company) and listing strategies. The company has interests and clients beyond eBay, with a primary focus on social marketing optimization and web 2.0 Internet consulting. "The tools and skills we developed in graphics, software and marketing analysis for eBay have transferred very well to our blog platform and content management systems development programs," said Kathy Naranjo, President of iBusinessLogic.

About Annie's Costumes:
Online Halloween costume shop (http://www. AnniesCostumes. com (http://www. AnniesCostumes. com)) has been providing Halloween costumes, costume accessories and related products for shoppers since 1996. Annie's Costumes provides classic Halloween costumes for adults, teens, kids and babies, costume accessories, gothic fashions, theater makeup, costume wigs, magician supplies and more. Extreme Halloween's network of companies strives to protect its customers with a safe and secure online Halloween costume shopping experience. They are a member of the Better Business Bureau Online Reliability Program, the National Costumers Association and a BizRate. com customer certified gold site. The company has expanded to a new 14,000 square foot warehouse to better serve its customers.

About Frooition
Frooition (http://frooition. com (http://frooition. com)) is a world leader in eBay Stores design & managed software. Since their inception as CreativeBay in 2004, this U. K. design and managed services company has grown its portfolio to a level of over 1000 successful installations. The Frooition eBay Stores concept and software is based upon a simple-to-use and maintain interface with the eBay API. This allows the end user to feature multiple eBay items on each and every listing page and control the promotion boxes for their eBay store with little trouble or effort. This software is compatible with nearly every listing management solution and does not require redesign if the end user changes listing software providers. Frooition is simply the most flexible highest return on investment design solution available today.

About Ten Golden Rules:
Ten Golden Rules (www. TenGoldenRules. com) was founded in 2003 by Jay Berkowitz. Ten Golden Rules are Internet marketing experts and sales and marketing keynote speakers based in Boca Raton, Florida. The search engine marketing consulting firm helps firms develop the best Internet marketing ideas and strategies including how to sell things on eBay and Internet promotion techniques to achieve better website ROI, using the most effective search engine marketing tactics and creating ideas for marketing on the Internet. CEO Jay Berkowitz will be presenting at eBay Live! 2008.

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Training: The Best Tool for Our NationÂ’s Security! One of the Best Shows You How itÂ’s Done!

Training: The Best Tool for Our NationÂ’s Security! One of the Best Shows You How itÂ’s Done!

Learn from Wes Doss what makes our nation’s frontline warriors in winners, not just survivors, of conflict. What kind of training do they use to develop a winning mindset? Is there truth to the old adage, “It’s the fight in the dog that counts, not the dog in the fight?” In his groundbreaking book, Train to Win, Wes shows you what mental and physical characteristics must be developed to make our soldiers and law enforcement professionals prevail over any odds and win in high risk environments.

(PRWEB) January 4, 2003

“Wes has actual operational experience from which to draw his written lessons,” states Gabe Suarez, an internationally acclaimed law enforcement and military trainer, in the book’s forward. “His book goes beyond the typical ‘this is your front sight’ instructional tomes, and trains the mind in addition to the hand.”

Covered in Train to Win are answers to such important issues as:

• Developing a winning mindset through positive mental programming

• Understanding human response in spontaneous high-stress environments

• Knowing the difference between winning and surviving

• Understanding and applying zone and flow

• The value of imagery and simulation

Train to Win is currently used as the text in WesÂ’ Advanced Instructor Development courses for law enforcement and military groups, and the material is applicable to a great many fields, including general adult education, corporate coaching and sports training.

Wes Doss is an internationally recognized firearms, tactics and use of force instructor with over 18 years on military and civilian criminal justice experience, as well as significant operational time with both military and civilian special operations and protective service organizations. He has both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Criminal Justice Administration and holds specialized instructor certifications from the U. S. Army, the U. S. Marine Corps, Arizona POST, the Smith & Wesson Academy, the Sigarms Academy, the NRA and FEMA.

Wes is an experienced, dynamic and exciting television, radio and print interview subject who can speak knowledgeably on all aspects of issues currently faced by military and police. Call him today at 702-510-3717 to schedule an interview.

Complete Bio and Q&A available upon request

Online Nursing Programs Serve Escalating Demand for Nurses

Online Nursing Programs Serve Escalating Demand for Nurses

ELearners. com Offers Guide to Online Nursing Degrees: Online education is proving to be part of the healing process for the accelerating nursing shortage, according to recent information from eLearners. com, a web resource of EducationDynamics that connects prospective students with online learning providers. According to eLeaners. com, nursing subjects are the second most searched programs on the site behind business degrees among the more than one million unique visitors to the site each month.

Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) April 9, 2008

Online education is proving to be part of the healing process for the accelerating nursing shortage, according to recent information from eLearners. com, a web resource of EducationDynamics that connects prospective students with online learning providers. According to eLeaners. com, nursing subjects are the second most searched programs on the site behind business degrees among the more than one million unique visitors to the site each month. To answer this demand, eLearners. com offers a Guide to Online Nursing Degrees (http://www. elearners. com/online-degrees/nursing. htm).

"The growth in demand for online nursing programs (http://www. elearners. com/online-degrees/nursing. htm) comes as no surprise given the data," said Terrence Thomas, Chief Marketing Officer for eLearners. com. "But, what is surprising is the number of prospective nursing students that are turning to online education to achieve their nursing career goals."

As the baby boomer population continues to age, the healthcare industry is feeling the pinch. According to a March 2008 report "The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications", the U. S. will be short by about half-million nurses by 2025. Despite the interest in this career field, there is a lack of space and resources at traditional nursing colleges which is hampering the progress toward addressing this shortage. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing found that more than 30,000 qualified applicants didn't make it into nursing programs in 2006, due largely to a lack of nurse faculty.

"This is quite an astonishing and disturbing stumbling block for the nursing profession, which requires nurses to hold a bachelor's and/or master's degree," continued Thomas. "Fortunately, online education (http://www. elearners. com/) breaks down the barriers of traditionally delivered education. The classrooms and faculty are essentially limitless."

In March 2008, The Council on Physician and Nurse Supply reported that 30,000 nursing students need to graduate every year to meet U. S. healthcare needs. That's a 30 percent increase over the number of nurses currently graduating every year. In addition, the U. S. Bureau of Labor says more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed in the next eight years, making it one of the fastest growing professions in the U. S.

To help provide answers to prospective nursing students about online degree programs, eLearners. com has created the "Guide to Online Nursing Degrees" (http://www. elearners. com/guide/guide-to-nursing. asp). In addition to providing information on more than 80 accredited online nursing degree (http://www. elearners. com/online-degrees/nursing. htm) programs, ranging from an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing to a Nursing Ph. D., the guide answers questions such as:
What is nursing? Is an online nursing degree right for me? What concentrations exist for online nursing degrees? What courses will I take in an online nursing degree? What careers in nursing will I be ready for?

For more information on nursing degrees, online education, and how to finance a college education, visit http://www. eLearners. com (http://www. eLearners. com).

About eLearners. com®
The eLearners. com website is one of several high visibility, high-quality prospecting tools offered by EducationDynamics, LLC. Since 1999, eLearners. com has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including online graduate degrees (http://www. elearners. com/online-degrees/graduate/) as well as online degree and certificate programs, specialized career training, and a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners® provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and financial aid resources. For colleges and universities, the eLearners. com website offers a low-cost, performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase enrollments in their programs. For more information on eLearners. com, visit www. elearners. com.

About EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, is the leading marketing and information services company dedicated to helping higher education institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree. com, eLearners. com, GradSchools. com, StudyAbroad. com, and its more than 50 special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. For more information, visit http://www. educationdynamics. com (http://www. educationdynamics. com).

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Curve Dental, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Orasphere, Ltd

Curve Dental, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Orasphere, Ltd.

Web-based dental software developer, Curve Dental, will seamlessly integrate Orasphere’s dental patient education library, placing more than 70 different, fully-narrated videos within its dental practice management software.

Orem, UT (PRWEB) May 4, 2010

Curve Dental, developers of Web-based dental software announced the completion of their acquisition of Orasphere, Ltd., a developer of dental patient education videos that can be viewed on a dentist’s website, computer, on DVD, or on an Apple iPod Touch.

“Orasphere will add to Curve Dental’s product offering by contributing world-class patient education materials to our Web-based dental software,” said Jim Pack, CEO of Curve Dental. “Orasphere’s quality and innovation is a good match for Curve Dental, and their team of people, with their talents and experience in the dental profession, will be a great addition to the current Curve Dental team. We intend to leverage the Orasphere library by hosting it in the cloud—or on the Web—thus removing the need for expensive servers, tedious installation and risky upgrades.”

Curve Dental will integrate Orasphere videos into its Web-based dental software (http://www. curvedental. com) in content-sensitive situations. “If the doctor is creating a treatment plan that includes a crown, the doctor can educate the patient instantly with a crown patient education video already at their fingertips,” said Pack. “By anticipating the doctor’s needs we are creating dental software that is highly efficient and, because it is Web-based, is more convenient and flexible. Moreover, we’re offering this service to our web-based dental software customers at no additional cost.”

Curve Dental will continue to sell Orasphere (http://www. orasphere. com) as a stand-alone dental patient education system via the Orasphere website at http://www. orasphere. com (http://www. orasphere. com). The system is available in four different formats: DVD, PC, Web, and iPod Touch and includes more than 72 different videos in 13 categories. The Orasphere library was developed by Drs. Stacy Hunt and Tom Gallivan, who are both dentists.

About Curve Dental, Inc.
Founded in 2005, Curve Dental provides web-based dental software (http://www. curvedental. com) and related services to dental practices within the United States and Canada. The company is privately-held, headquartered in Orem, Utah with offices in Calgary, Canada and Dunedin, New Zealand. Dentists can call 888-910-4376 or visit http://www. curvedental. com (http://www. curvedental. com) for more information.

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"The Importance of One" - First Annual Epilepsy Gala/Fundraiser To Feature Fantasia Barrino

"The Importance of One" - First Annual Epilepsy Gala/Fundraiser To Feature Fantasia Barrino

Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Epilepsy Coalition of NYS, Inc. will co-host their First Annual Epilepsy Gala/Fundraiser on Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 6 - 10pm, at the National Track and Field Armory located in New York City. Featured guest artist for the Gala is American Idol Winner and Grammy-nominated Fantasia Barrino. Honorees are Alan Faneca from the New York Jets, Chanda Gunn, Olympic Goalie, and Florence Griffith-Joyner. The purpose of the gala is to raise awareness through education, advance research, and support the collaboration of area centers to find a cure for epilepsy.

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 1, 2009

Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Epilepsy Coalition of NYS, Inc. will co-host their First Annual Epilepsy Gala/Fundraiser on Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 6 - 10pm, at the National Track and Field Armory located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue and (W. 168th St.). The purpose of the gala is to raise awareness through education, advance research, and support the collaboration of area centers to find a cure for epilepsy.

The Gala event will include food, entertainment, speakers, a silent auction, and honorees. Featured guest artist for the Gala is American Idol Winner and Grammy-nominated Fantasia Barrino, as well as the Young People's Chorus, and Jim Papoulis from the local area. Honorees are Alan Faneca from the New York Jets, Chanda Gunn, Olympic Goalie, and Florence Griffith-Joyner, Olympic Runner (honored posthumously). Al Joyner will accept the award on behalf of Florence Griffith-Joyner. Tickets/Donations are on sale starting at $75 now through the website at www. theimportanceofone-epilepsygala. com.

The Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (CCEC) under the Department of Neurology at Columbia University in New York City is dedicated to the care of people with epilepsy. The Center offers state-of-the-art medical and surgical treatment for the management of epilepsy in adults, adolescents and teens, and children. The Center's goal is to help patients gain control of seizures and optimize their quality of life. And, the Epilepsy Coalition of New York State, Inc. is the state's leading advocate for people with epilepsy & the organizations that support them by improving the epilepsy service system throughout the state. The goal of the Coalition's activities is to improve the quality of life of individuals with epilepsy and their family members.

For more information regarding tickets and donations, please visit the Gala website at www. theimportanceofone-epilepsygala. com. Or, contact Peter Proctor, senior organizer, at peterproctor (at) theimportanceofone-epilepsygala (dot) com.

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Alfred Music Publishing Presents Revolutionary New Educational Multimedia Series: PLAY Series

Alfred Music Publishing Presents Revolutionary New Educational Multimedia Series: PLAY Series

Combining the convenience of multimedia lessons with the quality of proven expert instructors that teach you all the right stuff at just the right pace, Alfred's PLAY series provides three ways to learn in every package—high-quality digital video that shows step-by-step lessons, innovative software to enhanced the learning experience, and a printable eBook that correlates with each lesson.

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) May 19, 2010

Alfred Music Publishing, the world’s leading educational music publisher since 1922, is proud to present a new educational multimedia series that allows music makers of all ages the ability to experience learning to play music in a totally new way: introducing the PLAY series.

Alfred’s PLAY series combines the convenience of multimedia lessons with the quality of proven expert instructors that teach you all the right stuff at just the right pace. Providing three ways to learn in every package, The PLAY series contains high-quality digital video that shows step-by-step lessons—complete with chord diagrams and close-ups—use Alfred’s innovative GuitarView software to slow down or speed up the audio and displays note names, finger numbers, or scale degrees on an animated guitar neck that’s perfectly synched with each lesson, and follow along in the included printable eBook that correlates with each lesson. Guitarist of all skills levels can also enjoy bonus features such as ChordXpress LE and a fully interactive tuner, providing even more useful tools.

Whether you're into rock, jazz, blues, folk, country, or a little bit of everything, Alfred’s PLAY series has all the resources you need at the click of a button.

DVD Titles:
PLAY: Acoustic Guitar 1
PLAY: Acoustic Guitar 2
PLAY: Blues Guitar 1
PLAY: Blues Guitar 2
PLAY: Jazz Guitar 1
PLAY: Jazz Guitar 2
PLAY: Rock Guitar 1
PLAY: Rock Guitar 2
PLAY: Guitar Basics
PLAY: Electric Bass Basics
PLAY: Keyboard Basics

CD-ROM Titles
PLAY: Beginning Acoustic Guitar
PLAY: Beginning Electric Guitar
PLAY: Beginning Blues Guitar
PLAY: Beginning Jazz Guitar
PLAY: Beginning Rock Guitar
PLAY: Electric Bass Basics

View video previews, download free demo lessons, and more by visiting alfred. com/play. Purchase your copies at a local music retail store, or buy them today.

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The Bonita Trust Funds Darwin and Gender Project Launched by Cambridge University

The Bonita Trust Funds Darwin and Gender Project Launched by Cambridge University

A groundbreaking new study that will look at Charles Darwin's impact on attitudes to gender and sexuality has been announced by Cambridge University.

Gibraltar, United Kingdom (PRWEB) October 27, 2009

The Darwin and Gender project (http://www. darwinproject. ac. uk/content/view/159/30/) - funded by a £480,000 donation from The Bonita Trust (http://www. bonitatrust. org) - will make available for the first time in a single resource Darwin's private and largely unpublished writings relevant to all aspects of gender; in particular, a large body of the great naturalist's own letters.

Key to the funding arrangement is the appointment of an Educational Officer in 2010 who will work in partnership with schools and universities to bring the material to as wide an audience as possible.

Ruth Parasol DeLeon (http://www. bonitatrust. org/ruth_parasol. html), founding member of The Bonita Trust International Advisory Board says, "Many of the issues raised by Darwin in his correspondence have great relevance to modern society. The Darwin and Gender project will allow a wider audience an insight into how his views on gender shaped Victorian society. The encouragement of women in the fields of science and technology is one of Bonita's core activities around the world, and Bonita is delighted to support the important research to be undertaken by Cambridge University."

The research for the three-year project will be overseen by the Darwin Correspondence Project at Cambridge University Library.

It is anticipated that the project will illuminate such private relationships as that of Darwin with his elder surviving daughter, Henrietta. Too young to be much involved in the writing of On the Origin of Species, she is likely to emerge as of hitherto unsuspected importance in the writing of The Descent of Man, Darwin's first public statement on human evolution..

Darwin had a surprisingly large number of other female correspondents throughout his life (some 148), many of them - such as Mary Boole (pictured) - practicing scientists in their own right.

Among the specific areas that Darwin and Gender will address are Darwin's domestic life, gender in a scientific context and gender and society.

Researchers funded over three years by The Bonita Trust will provide accurate transcripts of the letters and research and write contextual material to make them accessible to both scholars and the general public as well as to schools and Universities.

Project director Professor Jim Secord said: "These are extraordinary letters that deserve a wide audience. Differences between the sexes played a key role in Darwin's thinking, which in turn had a major impact on Victorian society."

Notes to editors:
The Bonita Trust is a philanthropic trust established under Gibraltar law in 2004 by a subsidiary of PartyGaming Plc, prior to its London Stock Exchange flotation in 2005. The Trust is served by an International Advisory Board whose first member was Ruth Parasol DeLeon.

Bonita has focused the majority of its community grant-making in the United Kingdom, India, Israel, and Gibraltar and has since inception, donated over £7.5 million pounds to charities leveraging technology to deliver programmes in the areas of education, health and entrepreneurship working in partnership with communities worldwide.

Bonita also provides technological expertise in order to help charities promote themselves on the internet and increase their reach, and therefore their delivery of support.

For further information please contact Mary Glanville info (at) bonitatrust (dot) org or call 00 44 2077318208.

The Darwin Correspondence Project was founded in 1974. It originally set out to locate, research, and publish summaries of, all letters written by Charles Darwin, extending the Project to include letters written to him. To date, the project has located, both in libraries and in private collections, a total of around 14,500 letters exchanged by Darwin and nearly 2000 correspondents around the world between 1821 and his death in 1882. New letters continue to be discovered, and the Project is now engaged in an active hunt for others so that the corpus will be as comprehensive as possible.

Members of the press, please email Stuart Roberts, University of Cambridge Communications Officer, for more information: sjr81 (at) admin (dot) cam. ac. uk or call 01223 764982.

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Research and Markets: Heart Failure - Pumping Up Therapy Will Prevent Failure

Research and Markets: Heart Failure - Pumping Up Therapy Will Prevent Failure

Dublin, (PRWEB) June 14, 2005

Research and Markets (http://www. researchandmarkets. com/reports/c18933 (http://www. researchandmarkets. com/reports/c18933)) has announced the addition of Stakeholder Insight: Heart Failure - Pumping Up Therapy Will Prevent Failure to their offering

During the past two decades, heart failure has emerged as a major chronic disease among the elderly population in the major pharmaceutical markets. The leading cause of hospitalization among patients over the age of 65 in Western markets, heart failure represents a major burden for healthcare systems but is a highly attractive development market for pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

183 physician interviews were carried out across the seven major pharmaceutical markets, including cardiologists and primary care physicians. Key opinion leader interviews were carried out with heart failure specialists. The report includes estimated prevalence and incidence of heart failure by country for the seven major pharmaceutical markets. Detailed treatment trees show chronic and acute heart failure patient flows at country levels.

The diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure is sub-optimal with physicians failing to follow established guidelines. This suggests the need for continued physician education and a greater communication between the various physician types who manage heart failure patients. Prevention along with improved treatment may be needed to stem the growth of heart failure and limit the societal burden of the disease.

This research reveals that acute heart failure patients experience a high rate of re-hospitalization, suggesting that there is a strong unmet need for more effective treatment in acute heart failure in order to improve outcomes. New therapeutic options may provide a solution to this issue.

This report identifies the future direction of therapy, the remaining unmet needs, and the opportunities for both pharmaceutical and medical device companies. It can help the reader determine when and how therapies are prescribed, which compounds within each class lead prescriptions, and understand physician prescribing practices. The report examines best patient treatment protocols and improvements that need to be made to produce better patient outcomes.

For more information visit http://www. researchandmarkets. com/reports/c18933 (http://www. researchandmarkets. com/reports/c18933)

Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

Press@researchandmarkets. com

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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2Simple Early Learning Toolkit reaches the Final Four in the prestigious 2003 Educational Publishers Association software awards

2Simple Early Learning Toolkit reaches the Final Four in the prestigious 2003 Educational Publishers Association software awards.

In its first year of business in the US, 2Simple Software has reached the final four in a prestigeous educational software award. Early Learning Toolkit is used in 14,000 schools in the UK and is set to rpeat this success in the US.

(PRWEB) May 15, 2003

Midland, MI (PRWEB) May 13, 2003. 2SimpleUSA, in its first year of business marketing to the US educational market, has reached the final four in the EPA (Educational Software Publishers Association) Distinguished Achievement program for the very competitive Software for Children category.

This innovative software suite, a double British Educational Technology Gold award winner, was developed by professional educators and technology professionals to meet the specific needs of children starting to use computers, and is in use in over 14,000 UK schools, and in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

2Simple Early Learning Toolkit is a powerful and easy to use early elementary software package. Comprising a suite of 6 programs for students’ pre-K through 3rd grade. The various program elements: 2Paint; 2Publish; 2Chart; 2Graph; 2Go, and 2Question all enable young children to paint, publish, count, plot graphs and build databases while encouraging creativity with ease. All of the programs within the Toolkit have a common look and feel. Since there are no “wrong buttons to press” and the software is simple to use, students are able to complete substantial tasks without excessive instructional input from the teachers: a real benefit for the busy early years teacher!

The simplicity of the software is ideal for independent student use, and with a clever and easy-to-use teacher control-panel, the teacher can take control of the usual problems that young students present such as multiple print requests, with the ability to hide the printer button and disable certain icons.

With endorsements from classroom teachers, supervisors, this ingenious software has been declared the “Microsoft® Office For Young Children.”

This 6-package suite is very competitively placed with an introductory price $44.95 for single copy, and $355 for a 20-unit lab pack. The software is available in PC (95, 98, 2000 & XP) and Mac (7.5-9 & OSX) format, and in Spanish, French and English versions.

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Monitoring Onset and Progression of Alzheimer's & Dementia with Handwriting

Monitoring Onset and Progression of Alzheimer's & Dementia with Handwriting

The Hand Behind the Word: Handwriting Analysis JAQS Style (LLX Press 2005, ISBN 0971710732, $16.95) introduces the abbreviated JAQS Style handwriting sample format for research, business and education. Author and handwriting expert Jerral Sapienza is also a caregiver educator and author of the caregiving classic, Urgent Whispers: Care of the Dying (LLX Press 2002, ISBN 0971710708, $14.95). Sapienza's research interests include the controversial use of handwriting as an early monitoring tool for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other dementia.

(PRWEB) April 16, 2005

"Although we may not typically make an association between handwriting analysis and dementia," says Jerral Sapienza, author of the new book The Hand Behind the Word. "Handwriting can be useful for monitoring the onset of dementia (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.) as well as the efficacy of drugs and therapies in the treatment and progression of the disease. Dementia is a degeneration of brain function and personality. Handwriting analysis is a reflection of what's going on in the brain and personality at any point in time. Handwriting changes as we change and is always a reflection of the present. It can be an immediate, inexpensive diagnostic tool unlike brain scans or complicated personality inventories."

The Hand Behind the Word is a basic handwriting analysis sourcebook for teambuilding and matchmaking, general curiosities and self-help enthusiasts as well as counselors, researchers and hiring managers. Full of examples and discussions about form, structure and interpretation of handwriting, The Hand Behind the Word is also the only handwriting book to include the JAQS Style sample and its meaning and interpretation of numbers or digits, the single most common form of handwriting.

Media contacts and talk show hosts are invited to request a review copy of the book and/or schedule an interview. Sapienza is available for corporate trainings, research consultation and custom events. Please visit http://WWW. HandBehindTheWord. com (http://WWW. HandBehindTheWord. com) or phone +1 (541) 343-1202.

LLX Press books available at your local bookseller, online from Amazon. com and direct from LLX Press.

The Hand Behind the Word: Handwriting Analysis JAQS Style ISBN 0-971-71073-2 $16.95, 5.5" x 8.5", 256 pages.

-- Urgent Whispers: Care of the Dying ISBN 0-971-71070-8 $14.95, 4.25" x 7", 152 pages.

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Liberty Tax Service Creates the "Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation" Dedicated to Educating Hispanics Nationwide

Liberty Tax Service Creates the "Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation" Dedicated to Educating Hispanics Nationwide

Liberty Tax Service creates the first Foundation in the industry to specifically support its multi-level Corporate Hispanic financial and fiscal education initiative.

Virginia Beach, VA (Vocus) June 22, 2010

Liberty Tax Service, the fastest-growing retail tax preparation company in the industry’s history, announced the creation of the Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation (http://www. libertytaxespanol. com/blogs/prensa/?p=947), the first Foundation in the industry which specifically aims to contribute to Hispanic immigrants’ success through fiscal and financial education.

The Foundation was developed to concentrate on and expand the financial and fiscal educational outreach programs currently provided free of charge through Liberty Tax Service’s rapidly - growing and highly successful Hispanic community initiative, Una Familia Sin Fronteras (A Family without Boundaries). Through this multi-faceted initiative, Liberty Tax Service has been educating thousands of Hispanic adults on ways to achieve financial and future success in the United States. The initiative has earned the respect and support of institutions and educational organizations including public school districts throughout the U. S., the Mexican government’s Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME, or Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior), and national non-profit organizations nationwide.

While Liberty Tax Service is the primary initiator and underwriter of the Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation, it plans to open sponsorship and participation to strategically aligned corporations, in order to increase the resources and capabilities of the Foundation and thereby increase its efforts and impact on the Hispanic community.

"Creating this Foundation is just the logical next step in expanding our commitment to Hispanic communities across the U. S.” explains John Hewitt, Founder and CEO of Liberty Tax Service. “Our Hispanic initiative has been providing free education to Latinos through numerous organizations and educational institutions nationwide for almost two years. By creating the Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation, we will be able to not only continue our work as a broader effort, but to also allow other corporations and professionals the opportunity to join us and add their educational experience and expertise to the mix. Together, we will be able to provide our new immigrant communities with information that will help them grow financially so they can more quickly become integrated into the U. S. economic system and ultimately achieve their American dream.”

The Una Familia Sin Fronteras Foundation (http://www. libertytaxespanol. com/blogs/prensa/?p=947 (http://www. libertytaxespanol. com/blogs/prensa/?p=947)) is currently in the process of selecting a Board of Directors, as well as putting together a strategic plan. Interested individuals, organizations and corporations are urged to contact Martee Pierson, Director of Diversity Marketing for Liberty Tax Service, for more information on the Foundation and to discuss potential alliances, at martee. pierson@libtax. com.

About Liberty Tax Service

Liberty Tax Service is the fastest-growing retail tax preparation company (http://www. libertytax. com/) in the industry’s history. Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, a pioneer in the tax industry, Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 8,000,000 individual income tax returns. With 41 years of tax industry experience, Hewitt is the most experienced CEO in the tax preparation business, having also founded Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE:JTX).

Liberty Tax Service provides computerized income tax preparation, electronic filing, and online filing through eSmart Tax. With an emphasis on customer service including audit assistance, a money-back guarantee, free ITINs (http://www. libertytaxespanol. com/el-itin. aspx) for all immigrants and free tax return checking, Liberty Tax Service is well known for its strong commitment to its client base. Liberty Tax Service also provides a Hispanic Services Seal of Excellence Certification program that ensures that its offices provide bilingual assistance and are knowledgeable about how to properly serve the Hispanic community. The Liberty Tax Service franchise opportunity is #9 on the fastest-growing franchises list of the 2010 Entrepreneur “Franchise 500” (http://www. entrepreneur. com/franchises/fastestgrowing/index. html), and was selected as one of the top 25 Franchises for Hispanics by PODER magazine.

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MobileSphere and XE Mobile Announce Marketing Partnership

MobileSphere and XE Mobile Announce Marketing Partnership

XE Mobile to deploy MobileSphere’s CarrierILD™ solution for low-cost, direct dial international wireless calling; XE Mobile services to be promoted through MobileSphere’s extensive university channel.

Boston, MA and New York, NY (PRWEB) March 28, 2006

MobileSphere, a leading provider of global wireless communications solutions, and XE Mobile, a pay-as-you-go MVNO targeting college students, today announced a marketing agreement that calls for XE Mobile to deploy MobileSphere’s CarrierILD™ solution for international wireless calling to its subscriber base. MobileSphere will also promote XE Mobile services through MobileSphere’s extensive university channel.

"We are pleased to have been selected by XE Mobile to provide its subscribers with low-cost, direct dial international long distance,” commented Gavin Macomber, executive vice president of marketing for MobileSphere. “We also look forward to marketing XE Mobile phones and plans through MobileSphere’s extensive university partnerships.”

Under the agreement, XE Mobile will offer MobileSphere’s innovative international long distance (ILD) solution to its subscriber base. MobileSphere's fully-integrated CarrierILD™ service will enable direct dial international calling from any XE Mobile phone at significantly reduced rates.

MobileSphere will also promote XE Mobile services through MobileSphere’s web portals located on more than 20 major university websites. MobileSphere provides a suite of telecommunications solutions to major universities across the country, including a number of ivy league schools and large state institutions. XE Mobile services allow students to obtain the most cost effective wireless rates by simply activating a phone, setting up an account and adding prepaid minutes. The no contract, no commitment “pay as you go” service is attractive to students and others across the county.

“XE Mobile provides its customers with fun and affordable mobile phones including the Nokia 6102 and the Motorola RAZR, nationwide coverage and access to the nation’s largest student discount program, which offers discounts at 20,000 locations across the country,” commented Mark Ghermezian, CEO of XE Mobile. “Now, through our partnership with MobileSphere, we can provide our customers further price discounts and flexibility by offering the lowest international wireless rates on the market today.”

MobileSphere’s CarrierILD™ solution has been successfully deployed by a number of MVNOs and wireless carriers and is available for widespread adoption. Typical provisioning time is one to two weeks. Those interested in learning more about MobileSphere’s services can contact the company directly at sales @ mobile-sphere. com or by calling +1-888-337-0317 x 102.

About XE Mobile

XE Mobile, a pay as you go service, is a division of Triple Five Group of Companies (www. triplefive. com). Through its extensive distribution channels across the nation, XE Mobile provides students with cutting edge wireless service, stylish yet affordable mobile phones, from both Nokia and Motorola including the Motorola RAZR, nationwide coverage, and straight-up rates as low as 10 cents per minute. In addition to wireless service, XE Mobile provides its customers with exclusive discounts of up to 50% off at more than 20,000 retailers and services around campuses, online and at many national businesses, including Armani Exchange, Urban Outfitters, Foot Locker, Dell and Microsoft. For more information, visit http://www. xemobile. com (http://www. xemobile. com).

About MobileSphere

With headquarters in Boston and offices in Los Angeles and Paris, MobileSphere has been a leading provider of global wireless communications solutions since 2001. Utilizing its patent-pending softswitch technology, coupled with its global Tier 1 network, MobileSphere provides its customers with innovative, highly-competitive, market-proven solutions. Serving customers worldwide with its CarrierILD™ solution, the company uniquely focuses on the international long distance needs of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), wireless carriers, medium-to-large enterprises, universities and consumers. MobileSphere is a member of the Rural Cellular Association (RCA) and the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA). For more information, visit http://www. mobile-sphere. com (http://www. mobile-sphere. com).

All trademarks are recognized.

Contacts: 

Tracy Wemett 

BroadPR 

617-868-5031

Tracy @ broadpr. com 

Becki Allen

XE Mobile

646-291-6667

Becki. allen @ xemobile. com

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HELP CHARITIES, CHURCHES, AND YOUR CLUBS BY DEALING DRUGS

HELP CHARITIES, CHURCHES, AND YOUR CLUBS BY DEALING DRUGS

Dr. Jim Claunch, a former United Methodist pastor, and Mac McWhirter, a former U. S. Army Drill Sergeant are now in the business of selling drugs. They are also trying to involve as many other people as they can to sell drugs. Why? It is going to help churches, schools, civic organizations and many other groups to raise the funds they need to do the good they do in our communities. The best part is that the organizations will not need to spend any money or to go begging their members and supporters for money. How is this possible? The members and supporters simply fill out an enrollment form and request Front Door Pharmacy to deliver their prescription drugs to their door and bill their insurance company, just as their local pharmacy is already doing. The prescription is delivered right to the personÂ’s front door and a service phone call makes sure the customer is happy.

(PRWEB) September 26, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HELP CHARITIES, CHURCHES, AND YOUR CLUBS BY DEALING DRUGS

FOREST ACRES, SC – September 25th, 2002 Forest Acres, South Carolina (Xpress Press)- Dr. Jim Claunch, a former United Methodist pastor, and Mac McWhirter, a former U. S. Army Drill Sergeant are now in the business of selling drugs. They are also trying to involve as many other people as they can to sell drugs. Why? It is going to help churches, schools, civic organizations and many other groups to raise the funds they need to do the good they do in our communities. The best part is that the organizations will not need to spend any money or to go begging their members and supporters for money. How is this possible? The members and supporters simply fill out an enrollment form and request Front Door Pharmacy to deliver their prescription drugs to their door and bill their insurance company, just as their local pharmacy is already doing. The prescription is delivered right to the person’s front door and a service phone call makes sure the customer is happy.

ThatÂ’s great but what about the organization making money? Front Door Pharmacy is going to give 25% of their profits to the club, church, or charity that has their members and supporters enroll to fulfill their regular monthly prescriptions with FDP. For example, if a group had 100 members and the average portion of the profit per customer was $3.00 then the club, church or organization would get $300 each month those prescriptions were filled. Once it is set up, the revenue for the organization continues to come in month after month. In a year, they have made $3600. In two years Â… $7200. If they had 1000 supporters the revenue might be $3000 per month and $36,000 per year, and $72,000 in two years. This might be a wonderful program for a school that needs more community support, but has a shrinking education budget. Also a Chamber of Commerce might want to involve all its members in an effort to raise money for local projects. The applications for this are all but unlimited, because almost everyone orders prescription drugs and almost every non-profit group needs funds.

For profit businesses might want to have their employees and customers order their prescriptions in this way so, that the profits could be used for employee bonus money or special awards. All this could be done with no extra cost to the organization or to the employees, as their insurance would simply be paying FDP instead of a local pharmacy. Funds are raised and could be given by the business to help the survivors of 9-11 or the American Cancer Society.

Often time businesses wish to help their local communities or contribute to charity, but they do not see the funds in a tight business budget to do what they wish to do. Now there is a way that does not require funding. Over time the profits shared by FDP with the organizations can be very substantial, as profit sharing is done month after month on all reorders. All that the business, organization, church, or club needs to do is to have their members fill out a simple enrollment form to turn over to Front Door Pharmacy. The member then picks up their next prescription in their usual manner, but the following month it will come direct to their door saving them time, but also helping out their favorite club, charity or cause at no additional cost to anyone. FDP has a very creative idea which allows organizations to raise money without begging for money, doing bake sales or car washes. Members feel great knowing that as they spend money on prescriptions they are also helping their favorite organization. In todayÂ’s time crunched world saving twenty minutes driving to the drug store and waiting in the line for the prescription might be the best thing about this for many people. Time is also saved from doing car washes and bake sales. No asking for money; funds raised by good organizations for doing good; and people saving time which would have been spent washing cars, doing bake sales and picking up prescriptions at the local pharmacy - looks like a winning idea.

The preacher and the drill sergeant selling drugs might not be such a bad idea if it helps raise funds for groups that are doing good, and also saves their members time in a busy world. If you would like to deal some drugs to help your church, club, organization or business you can check them out at www. fdpmarketing. com or call 803-787-1213 for their free brochure. Dr. Jim Claunch is the President of Front Door Pharmacy and "Mac McWhirter is the Executive Vice President.

You done good boys and perhaps you will help a great deal more good be done. It is time that something involving drugs in this nation had a positive application, and this looks like it could be it.

FDP NEEDS LOCAL REPRESENATIVES - $100,000 FIRST YEAR POTENTIAL INCOME - Front Door Pharmacy will also be needing hundreds of people across the United States and Canada to work as independent sales representatives. It is very possible that a new representative working full time will make in excess of $100,000 the first year, and it will build with residuals year after year. There is no franchise cost involved for the representatives and they may work in a part time status at first. They will be trained and supported by their State Director and Regional Director. If you are interested in a position sharing this fundraising idea with groups, clubs and organizations please fax or email your resume to the contact below.

Interview Contact:

Front Door Pharmacy

Edward A. "Mac" McWhirter

4840 Forest Drive, Suite 306

Forest Acres, SC 29206

Phone: (803) 787-1213

Fax: (425) 969-4989

Mac@FDPMarketing. com

ID Security Online Implements Sleek Solutions for Customers

ID Security Online Implements Sleek Solutions for Customers

For companies and individuals looking for a quick easy solution, ranging from badge design to image capture and badge printing, IDSecurityonline is promoting its new simple ID card bundled system.

New York, NY (Vocus) May 18, 2010

Businesses worldwide are constantly searching for quick, easy and efficient means of printing Photo ID badges. IDSecurityonline provides a comprehensive one-stop solution for companies’ ID card printing needs.

For companies and individuals looking for a quick easy solution, ranging from badge design to image capture and badge printing, IDSecurityonline is promoting its new simple ID card bundled system (http://www. idsecurityonline. com/monthly-deals/). IDSecurityonline’s solution combines the ID Card Printer, web cam, printer ribbons, card stock, and simple badge design software to make printing ID Cards easier then ever before. IDSecurityonline’s bundled printing systems combine ease of use with a great price to ensure customer savings and satisfaction.

Additionally, ID Security Online has launched a New Membership (http://www. idsecurityonline. com/register/) program, which has made massive strides in providing both educational resources and ongoing discounts to customers. New Members receive industry-related updates, promotional discounts on newly released products, and advice about keeping ID Card Printing equipment in optimal shape.

“ID Security Online prioritizes the education of our customers to ensure that they make the most informed decision possible,” noted Gabriel Schonzeit, President of ID Security Online. “We have tried to separate ourselves from typical e-commerce websites, where people are constantly harassed into making purchases, and there is little to no emphasis placed on what value each and every customer has.”

With solutions such as ID Card Printer Bundles and Membership programs in place, ID Security Online has made major strides towards guaranteeing customer satisfaction.

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Receives 41 Proposals for KAUST Research Centers Worldwide

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Receives 41 Proposals for KAUST Research Centers Worldwide

Global Research Partnership of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) forms Technical Advisory Committee of leading scientists and engineers.

Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PRWEB) November 9, 2007

Forty-one of the world's leading scientific and engineering research universities have submitted proposals for new or expanded research centers to the Global Research Partnership (GRP) (http://www. kaust. edu. sa/research/global-partnership. aspx) of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (http://www. kaust. edu. sa/research/global-partnership. aspx). This global competition is the first major step in establishing KAUST Centers - university-based, multi-investigator research programs focused on KAUST mission areas - around the globe.

The KAUST Global Research Partnership is a 10-year, peer-reviewed, merit-based program to fund research in the areas of science and technology that are important to Saudi Arabia, the region, and the world, while simultaneously linking KAUST to the existing global research enterprise. KAUST, an international, graduate-level science and technology research university now under development in Saudi Arabia, launched the GRP in August 2007 as a part of its strategy to build the University's research capacity (http://www. kaust. edu. sa/research/default. aspx).

By the October 31 deadline, the KAUST GRP program received 34 preliminary proposals for Centers and seven for Centers-in-Development, with roughly equal distribution from North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. More than a third of the proposals call for considerable inter-institutional and global collaboration, and about 10 percent of the proposals include named, substantial collaborators from private industry. KAUST Center grants are for five years of support at up to US$5 million per year; Center-in-Development grants are for up to US$1.5 million per year for three years.

"The quality and focus of the proposals confirms what we had hoped when we designed the GRP Center program," said KAUST Interim Vice President for Research, Mohamed Samaha, Ph. D. "Many of the world's most accomplished and capable research universities have invested significant effort and resources in preparing competitive proposals for work of importance to KAUST and the region. That is a gratifying validation of the global university-based research community's support for KAUST and its mission of contribution to Saudi Arabia and the world."

The Global Research Partnership, a unit of KAUST, is managing the peer review process.
Seven researchers and research leaders from around the world have agreed to serve on the GRP Technical Advisory Committee. They include:

-Omar Abdul-Hamid, Ph. D., Manager, Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center
-Roland Chin, Ph. D., Professor of Computer Science and Vice President of Academic Affairs,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
-Ahmed Ghoniem, Ph. D., Ronald C. Crane (1972) Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
-Steve Koonin, Ph. D., Chief Scientist, British Petroleum
-Michael Thomashow, Ph. D., University Distinguished Professor and Director, MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University
-David Tirrell, Ph. D., Division Chair, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
-Fawwaz Ulaby, Ph. D., Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

Dr. Frank Press (http://kaust. edu. sa/about/bio-press. aspx? nav=iac), Ph. D., of the Washington Advisory Group and President Emeritus of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, is serving as a senior advisor to the KAUST GRP.

"The breadth and quality of the work proposed virtually guarantees that KAUST will make significant contributions to advancing knowledge and practice at the frontiers of global challenges in the KAUST mission areas," according to Dr. Press.

"The benefits of this approach to ramping up the new university are obvious even from this first set of proposals we have received. This is clearly a rapid and effective way for KAUST to contribute to economic transformation in Saudi Arabia and to join the community of research universities worldwide," said Ammar Al-Nahwi, Ph. D., the Associate Managing Director of the GRP.

The GRP is funded through KAUST's endowment, which will provide reliable support to all aspects of the University's operation in perpetuity and will be managed by an independent Board of Trustees.

About KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom, across the region and around the globe. As an independent, merit-based institution, KAUST will enable top researchers from around the globe and across all cultures to work together to solve challenging scientific and technological problems. The KAUST global research and education network will support diverse talents both on its campus (http://www. kaust. edu. sa/about/campus-plan. aspx) and at other premier universities and research institutions through collaborative research agreements, grants, and student scholarship programs. The core campus, located on more than 36 million square meters on the Red Sea at Thuwal, is set to open in September 2009. For more information about KAUST, visit http://www. kaust. edu. sa/ (http://www. kaust. edu. sa/).

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New National Organization Launched To Create Support And Education For Independent Gospel Music Managers And Booking Agents

New National Organization Launched To Create Support And Education For Independent Gospel Music Managers And Booking Agents

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) October 8, 2004

Gospel Managers and Booking Agents nationwide have recently come together to form the Gospel Managers and Booking Agents Association, Inc. (GMBAA) under the leadership of Mr. Ernest Barfield, President of GMBAA and Press Play Entertainment. The GMBAA was founded in May 2003 and is a non-profit organization. It is organized and dedicated to serving the gospel music management and agent community by adopting a code of ethics; providing educational manuals; offering discounts on products and services; supplying promotional resources; drafting quarterly newsletters and creating opportunities to cultivate professional relationships through sponsored GMBAA events.

“We are very excited about the support we’ve receive from the gospel industry. Our board of directors and advisory board cover all areas of the industry from television, media, internet, marketing and clergy. We want independent managers, booking agents and artists to have a full service resource and to have a place to go to find a quality referral service” says Barfield.

The concept of the GMBAA was formulated during a conversation that occurred between Mr. Barfield and Dr. Bobby Jones while attending the Bobby Jones Gospel Artist Retreat in May 2003. The idea drove Mr. Barfield to join himself with other veterans Richard Byrd (JR Byrd and Associates, LLC) and Vernita R. Naylor (Jabez Entertainment Group – JEG); thus, forming a collaboration of industry experts that shared the same vision of GMBAA. In December 2003, GMBAA launched its first presentation at the Bobby Jones International Gospel Industry Artist Retreat with overwhelming result. After the presentation, Mr. Richard Byrd said the following:

“We are thrilled about the initialization of the GMBAA and expect to reach our membership goals before the close of this year.”

The GMBAA is calling all managers and booking agents to join us in our endeavors to make this organization a success. This is an opportunity to unite in what can possibly become the most effective network in the industry.

“The Gospel Managers and Booking Agents Association is a major part of the gospel music industry that is able to promote and book gospel artist in a serious, professional manner. Ernest Barfield II, CEO of Press Play Entertainment, has certainly garnered the energy of the gospel music industry and supplies all the necessary skills that are important to managing, promoting and booking today's new generation of God's soldiers.”

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Bobby Jones, Ph. D.

BET-TV, The WORD Network

The GMBAA is a non-profit organization and its purpose is to educate its members in management and booking artist. For more information and to sign up for GMBAA click on or type www. gmbaa. org.

Contact: Ernest Barfield

Ebarfield@gmbaa. org

Payday Loan and Cash Advances Services; Friend or Foe?

Payday Loan and Cash Advances Services; Friend or Foe?

Payday Loan and Cash Advance services has become a multi-billion dollar industry in The United States. Many individuals find them helpful, while an almost equal amount find them destructive, which leads to the question, Payday Loan services; friend or foe?

Hackensack, NJ (PRWEB) October 26, 2005

Cash advance and Payday Loan services, which are also commonly known as paycheck advances, personal loans and pay advance services are becoming a hot topic in local and Federal government.

A Payday Loan advance is a fee based financial service that provides an individual with an unsecured, short-term cash advance until their next payday. To qualify, you must be 18 years of age or over, a United States citizen, and have a provable income of one thousand dollars a month. Once you're approved for the cash advance, the payday loan amount will be electronically deposited into your checking or savings account. A payday loan can be applied for either online (there are multiple online cash advance services), via a telephone service, or, in some states, an actual pay advance store front.

The practice of these services however has come under fire recently. While there are many advocates of the service, there are almost as many disparagers.

While the proponents of the service praise its ease of use and availability, its detractors evoke harsh criticism of high fees and the allure of being able to repeatedly borrow money from these services.

Some local government has even gone as far as to banish the service from their state, and the issue has even come up in big government.

The biggest issue with these cash advance and payday loan services is actually personal responsibility. First, an individual needs to educate themselves to how the service works. Secondly, one must decide the proper usage of the service. As an example of a proper usage, an individual may apply for a cash advance to avoid late charges on a credit card, and also avoid the harmful damage a missed payment can do to their credit rating. If one is utilizing the service for the sake of having extra cash or to take a vacation, or to partake in something they really can't afford, the service can then become destructive.

The same common sense and personal responsibility should be applied to this service as one would apply to credit card use or any other type of loans. Establishing needs as opposed to wants is very important in making a proper decision with the service.

While proper usage of the service can be helpful, especially in emergency circumstances, improper uses of Cash Advances can lead to a reliance on the service, heavy fees and lead to more destructive financial problems.

When it comes to Payday Loans and Cash Advances, just like any other financial service, understanding your options and educating yourself is always the most prudent way to move ahead.

About the author:

Matthew Knepper has been writing financial and educational articles and press releases for the past four years

Http://www. preferredpaydayloan. com (http://www. preferredpaydayloan. com)

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Vegas Partner Lounge Donates $50,000 to Nebraska AIDS Project

Vegas Partner Lounge Donates $50,000 to Nebraska AIDS Project

Vegas Partner Lounge Online casinos, with the assistance of players, donates $50,000 to Nebraska AIDS Project for World AIDS Day.

(PRWEB) December 2, 2005

To show support for World AIDS Day, Vegas Partner Lounge has donated a total of $50,000 to The Nebraska AIDS Project.

For the last month all seven Vegas Partner Lounge online casinos (CrazyVegasCasino. com, SunVegasCasino. com, CinemaCasino. com, 777Dragon. com, MapleCasino. ca, CasinoUS. com and ArthurianCasino. com) ran a promotion pledging 25% of all casino profits generated by play on 3 of their most popular games (High Five, Spring Break and Sun Quest).

“We’ve had overwhelming support. It just shows how generous and caring our players really are. If not for them we would not have been able to raise $50,000. On behalf of Vegas Partner Lounge, I thank them,” says SunVegasCasino. com manager Austin Green.

The Nebraska AIDS Project was established over 20 years ago and is the only community based AIDS Service Organization in Nebraska. Concerned with the education and prevention of HIV infection, the Nebraska AIDS Program provides support services and help to all people affected by HIV and AIDS in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa. Yearly they provided comprehensive support to over 700 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS. The Nebraska AIDS Project acts to eliminate the spread of HIV and provides comprehensive services to all people affected by HIV and AIDS. “In times like these, when there’s an epidemic like AIDS, we all have to pull together to make a difference,” says Green.

For more information about Vegas Partner Lounge and how to assist in the Nebraska AIDS Project donation visit: http://www. vegaspartnerlounge. com/charity. asp? btag=pr_nebraska_ap05 (http://www. vegaspartnerlounge. com/charity. asp? btag=pr_nebraska_ap05)
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New Dream Scholarship Fund To Aid Immigrant Students With Tuition

New Dream Scholarship Fund To Aid Immigrant Students With Tuition

The Catholic Community Foundation announced today the formation of The Dream Scholarship Fund.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) December 21, 2010

The Catholic Community Foundation announced today the formation of The Dream Scholarship Fund.

Developed and funded by a generous Foundation benefactor, the fund’s purpose is to provide Scholarship grants to help immigrant students in the USA pay for college tuition.

At this time, the fund is seeking donors to help increase the pool of available scholarship funds. Donors may contribute directly online via the website: http://www. dreamscholarshipfund. com.

The first scholarship grants will be made by a special volunteer committee in the fall 2011. Individuals may only apply via the website application.

“Since launching yesterday, the fund has already received $20,000 in donations. Because so many Americans support the goal of helping immigrant children attain their dream of going to college, we expect the fund to grow quickly,” stated Brigitte Dayton, Vice President of Marketing and Program Development of the Catholic Community Foundation, Phoenix.

For more information, please visit http://www. dreamscholarshipfund. com] or contact Brigitte Dayton at bdayton(at)ccfphx(dot)org or 602.354.2402.

The Catholic Community Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that supports the religious, educational and philanthropic objectives of the Diocese of Phoenix. Founded in 1983, the Foundation provides an opportunity for individuals, families and organizations to support the Catholic Church through designated giving. The Foundation currently manages endowment funds for 150 agencies, including 70 Catholic parishes and 41 Catholic schools, and promotes charitable giving by Catholic families through family funds, special events and scholarship funds. For more on the Catholic Community Foundation, visit http://www. ccfphx. org.

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ANOVA Science Education Corporation Releases New Book to Assist Teachers Through the Challenges of Preparing for Inquiry-Based Science Instruction

ANOVA Science Education Corporation Releases New Book to Assist Teachers Through the Challenges of Preparing for Inquiry-Based Science Instruction

The newest release from ANOVA Science Education Corporation is available to schools nationwide. "Look at Me Now!: Motivate Young Minds to Think & Learn Through Scientific Inquiry" explains the rationale behind inquiry-based instruction and leads teachers of all grade levels through the steps in planning a guided inquiry. Both reviewers and teacher consumers already give this teacher-friendly scientific inquiry book a unanimous thumbs-up.

Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) August 15, 2006

ANOVA Science Education Corporation (ANOVA Science; http://www. anovascience. com (http://www. anovascience. com)) announced today that its subdivision, ANOVA Science Publishing, has officially released its newest book for kindergarten through college teachers -- "Look at Me Now!: Motivate Young Minds to Think & Learn Through Scientific Inquiry." Written as an instructional tool, "Look at Me Now!" assists teachers who plan to incorporate the scientific inquiry process into their instructional practices.

The author, neuroscientist and science education specialist Robert E. Landsman, Ph. D., draws much of the book's content from many of his own real-life experiences -- from childhood to professional scientist and teacher of science. Beginning with the factors that personally motivated him to understand the power of instruction of science and the fostering of critical thinking skills through scientific inquiry, the author delves briefly into the underlying research that supports the foundation for the call for teachers to begin using inquiry-based approaches to instruction. At the heart of the book is a clear description of the components of scientific inquiry and how they can be drawn-in to serve as a process for thinking and learning in the classroom. Here, the author describes the Research Investigation Process (RIP™), a scientific inquiry thinking model that he developed for use in K-12 education. Of considerable use to "first-time" inquiry teachers, or those who are honing their inquiry-based instructional skills, is a chapter devoted exclusively to the planning of a teacher-guided scientific inquiry.

"Look at Me Now!" has received a unanimous thumbs-up from both teachers who have already begun using the book and reviewers. One reviewer, Dr. Don DeWitt, teacher of science at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ, stated, "This book explains the nuts and bolts of this process in a sometimes light, simplified tone that can make the most difficult concepts easy to digest and implement in any classroom. This book is a must for every teacher!"

"Look at Me Now!," focusing predominantly on instruction through guided inquiry, complements Dr. Landsman's two other recently published books on scientific inquiry and critical thinking. "RIP-ing Through Scientific Inquiry: Critical Thinking and Effective Decision Making Skills for Middle School and High School Science Education" introduces the Research Investigation Process (RIP™). The RIP scientific inquiry program, designed to teach science to and develop critical thinking skills in K-12 students, combines his 30 years of scientific research experience and 15 years of teaching at the secondary level. This book can be used either independently or as a companion to "Data Analysis and Decision Making in Scientific Inquiry: A Statistical Approach for Middle School and High School Science Education." This student-friendly guidebook illustrates how to summarize and analyze data collected in scientific inquiry-based field and laboratory studies.

"We are very excited about the accolades we have already received about our new book from our most critical consumer -- the teachers," commented Dr. Landsman, also president of the corporation. "Together, our publications position ANOVA Science to take a lead role in supporting student achievement through the introduction of RIP-based scientific inquiry into K-12 instruction on the national level."

The RIP, a scientific research-based program, is recognized as one of the Nation's 15 Exemplar Programs in high school science education based on evidence from secondary level student products and impact on post-secondary academic and career performance. This program was recently highlighted in the National Science Teachers Association's (NSTA) "Exemplary Science" series publication, "Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories," and featured as part of the Exemplary Science Program at the 2006 Annual NSTA National Conference on Science Education. RIP scientific inquiry has also proven effective for elementary level instruction, as evidenced by a number of successful RIP-scientific inquiry products from elementary school classes presented by their teachers at this year's Annual NSTA National Conference.

ANOVA Science Education Corporation assists schools in implementing scientific research-based science education programs, providing students with critical thinking and decision making tools for life-long learning skills that support economic growth and the maintenance of security in the USA. As sole distributor of products and services associated with the Research Investigation Process (RIP™) inquiry-based science education program for K-12 schools, the contribution of ANOVA Science's vision, services, and products toward the nation's movement for science education reform has been recognized and is well-received by national and state education organizations. ANOVA Science's activities and services include professional development workshops, seminars, and projects; teacher coaching and mentoring; curriculum development addressing state and national standards; and publishing education materials available online at http://www. anovascience. com (http://www. anovascience. com). For more information, and a chance to speak directly with Dr. Landsman, please call (808) 741-8512 or visit www. anovascience. com.

Media Inquiries, interviews (broadcast, print, national):

Abbe Buck, Communications Manager

HighViz Consulting Group

Toll-free: 1-800-380-2825

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9th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show To Take Place Nov. 10-13, 2005, Gala Preview to Benefit The Wang Center

9th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show To Take Place Nov. 10-13, 2005, Gala Preview to Benefit The Wang Center

The 9th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) take places November 10-13, 2005 at The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts (BCA), 539 Tremont Street, in Boston’s South End. The only show of its kind in New England, BIFAS features 40 galleries offering both traditional and contemporary fine art. The show, which has become a fixture on the Boston art and social scene, features 17th to 21st century paintings, works on paper, sculpture, fine prints, photography, and more. Details at www. FineArtBoston. com

West Roxbury, MA (PRWEB) October 11, 2005

The 9th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) take places November 10-13, 2005 at The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts (BCA), 539 Tremont Street, in Boston’s South End. The only show of its kind in New England, BIFAS features 40 galleries offering both traditional and contemporary fine art, from across the United States and Europe. The show, which has become a fixture on the Boston art and social scene, features 17th to 21st century paintings, works on paper, sculpture, fine prints, photography, and more.

The Thursday evening Gala Preview benefits The Wang Center’s education program, Suskind Young At Arts. The Wang Center is one of the nation's foremost not-for-profit arts institutions, and Suskind Young At Arts was founded upon the belief that the arts are an essential part of daily life. Its mission is to motivate young people, inspire teachers, and connect communities through innovative programs in the literary, visual and performing arts. The Gala is supported by an outstanding Honorary Committee, which includes several area museum directors, and a Benefit Committee chaired by Ellen and Richard Calmas.

Friday evening is "Young Collectors Night." The evening includes special guest speaker, Missy Sullivan, Editor of The Forbes Collector with a talk entitled "What every Smart Collector Should Know: Lessons from the Connoisseurs". The evening also features a cocktail reception, and a chance to "Meet the Artists" and develop your "art smarts" with some of the most knowledgeable dealers in the world.

The show brings together some of the country's leading specialists in 19th and early 20th century paintings, complemented by a strong cross-section of contemporary galleries, and specialized dealers offering sculpture, studio furniture, and works from Japan, Russia, the Arctic and elsewhere around the globe.

This year the show welcomes several prestigious galleries exhibiting for the first time, including Spanierman Gallery (NY), Gerald Peters Gallery (NY), Guarisco Gallery (DC), and Greenwich Gallery (CT). America’s oldest family of art dealers, the Vose family of Boston will be exhibiting contemporary works of art at the show this year as Vose Contemporary Realism (MA). Outstanding returning exhibitors include Avery Galleries (PA), Blue Heron Interiors (MA), Birnam Wood Galleries (NY), Clarke Galleries (VT), Cooley Gallery (CT), Stephen M. Foster Fine Arts (DC), Gladwell and Company (London, England), McClees Gallery (PA), Questroyal Fine Art (New York), Richardson-Clarke Gallery (MA), and Tom Veilleux Gallery (ME). Also returning this year is Donna Heinley, Heinley Fine Arts (MA), a specialist in the French Barbizon school.

Free Lecture Programs -- On Saturday, November 12th at 5:30pm a panel discussion entitled "Crossing Borders: Art in an International Context." The panel will include John Wurdeman owner of the Lazare Gallery, which specializes in the Moscow School of Russian Realism. Panelists will give personal perspectives on the international art scene and discuss the promise and pitfalls of a global art market. A reception, which is open to the public, will follow sponsored by the Canadian Consulate General in Boston.

On Sunday, November 13th at 2:00pm Dr. Steven Biel, Executive Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University and author of American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting. Biel will explore the seventy-five year history of Grant Wood’s famous painting American Gothic, which has elicited admiration, disgust, reverence, and ridicule—and has been reproduced hundreds of thousands of times, in every medium. A book signing will follow the program. 

Calendar Summary

The Ninth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), takes place November 10-13, 2005 at The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts, 539 Tremont Street, in Boston’s South End. A Gala Preview to benefit the Wang Center’s education program, Suskind Young At Arts takes place Thursday evening, November 10, 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and is open to the public. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased online at www. WangCenter. org or reserved through Dianne Harrison at 617-532-1220. Gala tickets include catering by MAX Ultimate Food, fine wine, Harpoon beers, a complimentary show catalog, and re-admission throughout the weekend. Friday, November 11th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm is "Young Collectors Night." Tickets including show admission, the lecture program and the reception are $20, and can be purchased online at www. FineArtBoston. com. Seating is limited, and advance reservations are recommended. Weekend show hours are Friday, November 11, 1:00pm – 9:00pm; Saturday, November 12, 11:00am – 8:00pm; and Sunday, November 13, 11:00am – 5:00pm. Tickets are $10 at the door, under 12 free. Saturday and Sunday lectures are free with show admission. Valet and discount parking are available, and there is a bistro café at the show catered by Garden of Eden Café. Call 617-363-0405 for more information, or visit the show web site at www. FineArtBoston. com.

Editor’s Notes: 

Media are invited to attend the Gala and Show, please RSVP Additional background and a wide variety of photos on request Interviews may be arranged with participants

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