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Caltrans/Amtrak California Leads the Way With Rail Safety Education Efforts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12 EST

The red lights are flashing and the warning bells are sounding, the crossing gates are coming down and a 6,000 ton locomotive is speeding toward a vehicle at 55 miles per hour. The train horn blares, but unfortunately the driver, who made the careless choice to try to beat the train, is completely unaware and is about to become just another statistic.

D.C. School Choice Coalition Hits Back at Political Doublespeak in New TV Ad

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32 EST

The coalition to save the endangered D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) today laid out a clear and simple choice for Members of Congress: you can either side with D.C.’s low income children or side with the special interests who seek to deny those children the educational options they deserve.

Herzing University-Kenosha Announces New Scholarship Contest to Award a Total of $10,000 to Eight Deserving Students

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17 EST

Herzing University-Kenosha announced today it is launching the Herzing University Community Commitment Scholarship, which will be awarded to students from Kenosha and the surrounding area, including Racine and Northern Illinois.

Allegro Development Announces the Launch of Allegro University

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37 EST

Allegro, the leading provider of energy trading and risk management (ETRM) solutions, today announced the launch of Allegro University, a web-based education portal offering Allegro-specific courses for customers and partners. Allegro’s training program is designed to provide the depth of expertise and technical skills customers need to optimize their utilization of Allegro’s software solutions.

Kaiser Permanente Creates Outdoor Classroom Space for Preschoolers in the Watts Community

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17 EST

Inspired by the educational concept that outdoor learning and play enriches and contributes to the well being, health, and social development of children, Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center today unveiled and dedicated an environmentally friendly outdoor learning space for its Preschool Education for Parents and Children (PEPC). "This newly designed outdoor space is a place where young bodies and minds can grow alongside trees, vegetables and grass," said Joanne Robinson, M.Ed, executive director of the Watts Center. “We are very pleased to be able to offer our community preschool children an outdoor learning area that is inviting, exciting and fun.”

New Nexus Solution Center in Irvine Offers Advanced Technologies to Enable Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13 EST

Nexus, the leading provider of Advanced Technologies (AT) in the U.S., today announced the launch of the Nexus Solution Center in Irvine to help enterprises grow their Data Center 3.0 capabilities.

Enventure Enhances Virtual Technical Library

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52 EST

Enventure Global Technology, the provider of SET® solid expandable technology, today announced its online technical library has been enhanced and is now live at www.EnventureGT.com. The content-rich, virtual expandable technology resource shares the company’s vast expandables knowledge with the world.

Chinese Developer of Biodegradable Bone Screw Technology Wins Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12 EST

For developing a novel biodegradable bone screw technology, Ihealth of China’s Tsinghua University has won the 5^th Annual Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge (IBTEC), which supports and promotes entrepreneurship globally. Intel Foundation awarded the winning team $25,000 on Thursday evening. Intel also co-hosted the first-ever Global Entrepreneurship Leadership Symposium (GELS) to train potential mentors to support entrepreneurship and technology innovation around the world.

Viridity Energy Poised to Make Next Generation of Smart Grid a Reality

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:12 EST

Viridity Energy, a virtual power generation company that transforms large energy consumers into 24/7 virtual power plants, announced that is has been selected as a finalist for the first Innovation Competition at GreenBeat 2009, the seminal conference on the Smart Grid. With its VPower™ System, which continually optimizes a customer’s energy assets as a unified system in response to hourly wholesale power prices, weather, building usage patters and other data, Viridity Energy is making the next generation of the smart grid a reality.

Company Profile for NACE International

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52 EST

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DeVry University to Examine the Demand for Information Security in a Connected World

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:42 EST

As more business is conducted online and additional files are stored on remote servers rather than in local filing cabinets, keeping private information secure has become increasingly more complex and complicated. The migration of data online and career opportunities, for those with a background in information security, continues to grow despite the slowing economy.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Statement Regarding Curious George Book for Pre-Schoolers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:32 EST

Gary Gentel, president, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade and Reference Publishers, released the following statement in support of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's new Curious George book, Curious Baby, Curious George Counting — My First Book of Numbers:

Students Worldwide Host Holiday Food Drives to Help Their Communities and the World

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22 EST

Doubletree Hotels and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization, have teamed up to motivate students to help fight hunger this holiday season through a unique relationship that will collect food for local food banks in the United States and raise funds for WFP's hunger relief operations abroad.

MidemNet Academy: a New Digital Training Program

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02 EST

MIDEM is launching the first edition of MidemNet Academy, a professional digital training program open to all MIDEM participants during the market, which runs 24-27 January 2010 in Cannes. Focusing on interactivity and offering a very wide range of themes, the training sessions will provide concrete responses to music industry professionals looking to learn more about digital tools.

Fitch to Rate Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2009-3; Presale Issued

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:57 EST

Fitch Ratings expects to rate Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2009-3 (NSLT 2009-3) as follows:

Merrimack College First to Match Scholarship Funds for Students of Massachusetts Fallen Soldiers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37 EST

Merrimack College has committed to help make college possible for children of Massachusetts soldiers who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Capella University Announces New Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22 EST

Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for adults, announced a new Bachelor of Science in Psychology online degree program, along with a Combined BS/MS in Psychology Option, which can save more than $4500 over the cost of pursuing each degree separately.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Fire Safety Walk Scheduled in Response to Recent Deaths in City of Cleveland

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:17 EST

In response to the recent deaths from multiple house fires in the City of Cleveland, The American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland in partnership with the City of Cleveland Fire Department, is conducting an Operation Save-A-Life Fire Safety Walk on the near west-side of Cleveland on Monday, November 23, 2009.

Peoples Educational Holdings, Inc. Receives Market Outperforms Rating in Initiating Coverage by TriPoint Global Research

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13 EST

TriPoint Global Research initiates its coverage of Peoples Educational Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEDH) with a Market Outperforms rating. The 31-page report by TriPoint Global Research Senior Analyst Sally Wallick, CFA is available for download at www.tripointglobalresearch.com as well as other leading financial portals.

Research and Markets: The Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Digital Repositories and Views on Open Access Presents the Results of a Survey in the United States and Canada

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31 EST

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ef5d6/the_survey_of_high) has announced the addition of the "The Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Digital Repositories and Views on Open Access" report to their offering.