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TransActive Education & Advocacy to present at the Transgender Health Bazaar We will be distributing our new brochure: Oregon Safe Schools Act – A “How-To” Guide for Public & Charter Schools

TransActive Education & Advocacy, a Portland, Oregon based organization that provides education, advocacy and support services to transgender children, youth and their families will be holding their Second Annual Silent Auction on December 6, 2009.

24-7 Fire, the newest company from Health & Safety Institute, brings much needed programs to the fire service industry.

Studies have shown that children who are read to early in life develop their own love for reading, and excel in many other areas of life that can help them achieve well into adulthood. But helping a child develop an interest in books can be difficult

Roots & Wings Intl has plans to complete the first technology center in rural Guatemala for the impoverished Mayan communities in the Boca Costa region. Land has been purchased with funding from TECO Energy, and an architect has begun design.

Look before you leap! If it is not an accredited not-for-profit community college. Don't go!

"Learn to Sew by Making what You want, Learn on your own machine" See what it is like to make your clothes in our 1000 sqft work room with a seasoned pro on-hand! Please join us Sunday October 11 at our SE Portland studio from 10am until 5pm.

The University of Alaska operates four Insitu ScanEagle™ unmanned aircraft that carry Alticam Vision™ imaging systems.

The students at the Academy at Sisters Boarding School recently completed an ADA Accessible trail at Rosland Campground, La Pine, Oregon

Dr. Darryl Inaba, co-founder of Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic will be speaking about addiction, relapse and recovery on October 5, 2009 at Syracuse University in New York.

Schoolwerx, innovative creator of cutting edge online educational utility, to attend unique Silicon Valley investor conference.

A new low-priced desktop CNC machine recently released by Flashcut CNC.

After working several years creating real products, a new aerospace engineering graduate student expects to use Alticam Vision imaging system technology in school projects

Lost Valley Educational Center, LVEC, celebrates 20 years of abundance on September 19-20, 2009 with an exciting lineup of activities.

HandyGraph 2.1 Expands Capabilities for Creating Attractive Graphs

Sheldon Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment, and senior engineering students at OSU have been collaborating to create new, innovative equipment, blending education and industry.

The Tech-Aid Institute is honored with Three Telly Awards for its unprecedented development of an interactive CD-ROM that teaches people with intellectual and developmental disabilities how to protect themselves from germs.

Praxis II test takers have big dreams of becoming teachers. With the current system in place, it is becoming more and more difficult to gain the credentials needed to start a career. Praxis Test prep courses are often the only recourse.

Jeff Saliba, the creator of the tutor saliba teaching method was recently honored at the Teachers' Association of America's conference. In addition to the award, Saliba taught attendees how to help all students succeed in the classroom.

Jolkona Foundation and Roots & Wings International form nonprofit partnership to benefit impoverished youth in rural Guatemala.

Students at universities all across America speak out to the President about the direction of our country, and the issues they feel are the most important for our future.

The Friends of History at PSU marks a milestone with a renewed commitment to the mission of the PSU History department, the PSU Community and to "Let knowledge serve the City." FOH ends affiliation with the Civil War Round Table on June 12, 2009.

Past residents of the Academy at Sisters assist staff with leading a therapy group to help the current Academy at Sisters students.

KIALOA Paddles has just awarded an outrigger paddle to the 10 best student entries in the Sixth annual Live Like You Paddle Student Scholarship.

How one small businesses thrives in these economically troubled times by offering better products and more personalized customer service.

With today’s food prices on the rise, the need for food preservation skills is becoming increasingly important.

Chickens might be a girl's best friend, especially when trying to make some feed.

Graphic Design and Advertising .com is a brand new site set up and optimized to deliver only high quality video tutorials for all graphic design and web design niches.

“Arches,” a concert featuring traditional and contemporary music and songs from the Middle East, performed by Al-Andalus Ensemble in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Portland State University’s Middle East Studies Center.

Wanda Pépin, an internationally acclaimed and collected contemporary artist currently living in the south part of Oregon, USA, has been selected as a study artist by South Chadderton School in Manchester, England.

Please join the Friends of History at Portland State University as they observe Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a free May 20 lecture to be held in Cramer Hall, Room 494 starting at 7:00pm

Canine Hearing Testing will be offered at the 2009 NW Working Dogs Expo. CARE will perform the tests in their new mobile BAER unit, the only mobile canine hearing test facility in Oregon.

This groundbreaking leadership training program integrates personal leadership principles and practices with the awareness and stillness skills one cultivates in meditation and yoga practice.

"Prevention" is the latest video in the landmark drug addiction education video series "Uppers, Downers, All Arounders" from CNS Productions.

A long time parenting columnist has written two books to help parents every day in every way. Pracical advice for parents of children from infancy on.

Integrated Research Services publisher of the journal The Prevention Researcher has been chosen as a finalist in the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award competition sponsored by the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP).

Demeter Design has released a free Pacific Northwest digital environmental data library which houses GIS data, Maps, Reports, Resumes, Links, Grant and Training Information, and Conference Announcements. Find this library at demeterdesign.net

Annual conference for untenured faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates to present their work.We encourage submissions from scholars committed to exploring the operation of power through gender and sexuality from multiple disciplinary views.

Richard Collins' new book "New Orleans Acoustic Blues Guitar: The Babe Stovall Era, 1964-74" is the companion text for a college course on blues guitar playing. The book is an important fragment previously missing from New Orleans Jazz History.

Women's rights trailblazer Jewel Lansing carved out several careers for herself as a politcian, author and historian of Portland. She will be reading from several of her books including her latest work: Portland: People, Politics & Power: 1851-2001

PSU Friends of History and the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission present a free evening of dramatic readings honoring Oregon Historian, author and visionary E. Kimbark MacColl on Wednesday, March 11

The Texes Test results are creating a nationwide buzz and other prospective teachers are try to find how they can access the source. Teaching Solutions give test takers the advantage by providing Texes study solutions that give a successful outcome.

The newest teaching method, tutor saliba, has gained extraordinary popularity in classrooms throughout the country. The method, which strives to reach students who learn by hearing, speaking and seeing, is also proving useful in the corporate world.

The Neurochemistry of Relapse and Recovery presents the “whys” of relapse and the “how’s” of remaining clean along with a clear message of hope for those committed to recovery.

There is a shortage of teachers nationwide especially those who are highly qualified. The urgent need for licensed teachers calls for passing the Praxis II certification exam that most prospective teachers shy away from.

Teaching Solutions is offering 7 day fast track guide to easily pass the CSET test. Included in the fast track package is a free course that shows ridiculously quick shortcuts to acing the CSET test.

Teaching Solutions added the new test coaching program, fast track test success, and legal cheat sheet study guide to their portfolio of products that thousands of Praxis II candidates are taking.

Lee Cuesta provides a quick guide for composing a timeless poem. “Your spouse or lover is always your Valentine, no matter what season it is,” he says. “My step-by-step sequence will guide you to your own poem that he or she will treasure.”

Court Reporters Poised to Weather Economic Storm

On December 11, 2008, the Delphian School Assistant Headmaster, Mark Siegel, was the keynote speaker at the Digital Education Leadership Conference, held at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, California.