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International Youth Foundation Announces Recipients of 2009 Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Youth Action Grants
11/20/2009 3:38:34 PM
Twenty innovative youth-led projects around the globe receive grants Baltimore, Maryland, USA -- With support from the Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Youth Action Grants program, 20 youth-led initiative...
Out of This World Parapsychology Distance Learning Program
11/20/2009 1:50:39 PM
LOS ANGELES Nov. 20, 2009 – A Parapsychology specialization is now being offered at the Eisner Institute for Professional Studies. Founder, Dr. Don Eisner, says: ”We are now offering synergistic pr...
Majority of Teachers Emphasise Importance of Parental Support in Child Development
11/20/2009 11:18:39 AM
Forty-two percent of teaching staff say ‘invisible’ parents lack the confidence to approach them to discuss their child, whilst many parents feel positive following conversations with their child’s te...
QinetiQ and Exeter University partner in £3.2m research project to capture brilliance of butterfly wings
11/20/2009 10:50:23 AM
Over the next three years scientists from QinetiQ and the University of Exeter will build on a portfolio of patented technology to develop new anti-counterfeit and radio-frequency technologies. The ...
Teradata Customer Education Builds Global Competency
11/19/2009 3:27:22 PM
Students learn to utilize Teradata’s power and potential to increase return on investment and out-maneuver the competition SAN DIEGO — Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company ...
Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit
11/19/2009 2:44:42 PM
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more than 120 students and NASA astronaut Barry E. Wilmore on Sunday, N...
Mapyx Quo: Ireland and Great Britain joined together
11/19/2009 11:14:36 AM
Surbiton, Surrey (19th November 2009) - Mapyx Limited publisher of the digital mapping software "Quo"– the best digital mapping software for outdoor enthusiasts, today announced that it has released t...
Write More Offers Professional Writing Program for Schools
11/18/2009 9:58:21 AM
The Write More Professional Development Bundle contains four essentials classroom sets, including the Ranger, Explorer or Quest programs and the 2 hour Write More Stuff Development Workshop. The progr...
HP Helps Customers Rethink the PC with New Thin Computing Solutions
11/17/2009 2:09:27 PM
PALO ALTO, Calif., Expanding the application of thin clients in new computing environments, HP today introduced a variety of thin computing solutions that deliver affordable, simple computing experien...
Discovery Communications-Hasbro Joint Venture Network Announces the Addition of Four Senior Executives
11/17/2009 2:02:54 PM
Los Angeles, Ca. - Discovery Communications-Hasbro Joint Venture President and CEO Margaret Loesch today announced the appointment of four senior executives to the children’s television network, which...
’Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians Of China’s First Emperor’ To Open At National Geographic Museum On Nov. 19
11/17/2009 9:52:48 AM
WASHINGTON - "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor," featuring the largest number of terra cotta figures ever to travel to the United States for a single exhibition, will open on N...
Star of the Sea Presents “An Evening of Stars” Centennial Fashion Show
11/17/2009 8:00:00 AM
Celebrating 100 years of academic excellence, teaching life values and looking good while doing so San Francisco, CA (November 17, 2009) – In 1909, when Star of the Sea School in San Francisco was ...
Promethean Group announces new board appointments
11/17/2009 7:04:10 AM
Promethean Group, a global leader in interactive classroom solutions, and its principal company, Chalkfree Limited, has announced the appointment of two new, non-executive directors, namely Dante Rosc...
‘Scaffolding’ Protein Changes In Heart Strengthen Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease And Chronic Heart Failure
11/16/2009 12:28:52 PM
(Abstract #1809, Room #W208, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.) A team of U.S., Canadian and Italian scientists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins report evidence from studies in anim...
Lack of communication with child’s school could be putting their education at risk
11/16/2009 12:06:36 PM
An extensive report, commissioned by Becta into Online Reporting, involving 2,000 parents and 1,000 teachers from around the U.K shows that over half of parents are in contact with their child’s teach...
Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests
11/15/2009 3:36:14 PM
Using just 1 popular test or the other could miss serious cardiac abnormalities To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include bot...
Today’s children decide their school and career path early
11/15/2009 11:28:01 AM
Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Researc...
Virtual schools’ use of SAS® Curriculum Pathways® skyrockets
11/15/2009 11:21:39 AM
No-cost online resources to be highlighted at Virtual School Symposium 2009 CARY, NC - The use of SAS Curriculum Pathways in virtual learning environments has increased 360 percent in the past two ...
New Web Sites Educate About Triglycerides and HDL Cholesterol
11/13/2009 12:01:37 PM
Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT)— Nearly one in three adult Americans have triglyceride (trig) levels that are above normal and nearly 34 million have low HDL "good" cholesterol levels. To help incre...
Promethean and National Geographic unleash the power of nature in classrooms
11/13/2009 9:25:31 AM
Promethean, a global leader in education technology solutions, has introduced National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons; a series of interactive whiteboard lessons designed specifically for kind...