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Radio public service announcement campaign wins Davey Award for excellence

Abrakadoodle's global creativity campaign encourages children worldwide to submit original postcard art to honor innovation and to help raise awareness about the importance for children to develop strong imaginations.

New Programs Prepare Residents For Electrician, Residential HVAC Careers In Post Economic Recovery

This article outlines how each of us can reach out to members of the U.S. armed forces with an "outburst of love" to show we share their grief without demeaning any race, creed or nationality.and send a personal holiday gift.

10.23.2009 – Richmond, VA — Non-profits and charities, listen up! Silly Bus, an educational media group that creates radio-friendly music for kids, wants to perform free for you in 2010.

Walks Beside Coaching & Consulting (WBCC) announced today that four of their coaching programs have been selected for the fall curriculum with Osher Lifelong Learning.

Walks Beside Coaching & Consulting (WBCC), a coaching company with offices in NM & VA, announced today that their coaching program of ‘Critical Thinking’ has been chosen by the University of Liverpool for inclusion in their core curriculum.

Dr. Dolly Garnecki will teach a free workshop for mothers on postural considerations for mom and baby in breastfeeding at 4:00 PM on Friday, November 13th at Sugar Snap Consignment in York Place on the historic Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.

Have you ever been frustrated by the amount of reading materials and the feeling that you’re not able to cope with all those texts and requirements?

Managers and team leaders can download a free fourteen page Trainers Guide that provides step-by-step guidance for leading a workshop on conflict styles.

Join Challenger Center for a live interactive webcast, October 21 at 12:00pm ET with Brian Campbell and Paul Przyborski from NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center to learn about the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) project.

The U.S. Department of Education selects All Saints Catholic School in Manassas, Virginia as a 2009 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Formal ceremony in Washington, D.C. set for early November.

The GWU Center for Preparedness and Resilience is delivering the American Medical Association’s CitizenReady™ pilot training program.

Research group hosts film festival and lecture series to enlighten the public regarding the hazards of mercury as a global pollutant.

Washington DC-based Web services firm Capital Idea Ventures, Inc. (CiV) earns Web Marketing Association's Education award for A Word Fitly Spoken: Abraham Lincoln and the American Union Flash interactive for Ashbrook Center/NEH We the People.

Silly Bus infuses educational lyrics into contemporary music and video to help Preschool and Elementary age children learn the standards of learning and the importance of physical fitness and energy conservation.

The NVALEO Enrichment System is a set-top digital delivery system that broadcasts exclusive live and on-demand high definition television content.

Endeavoring to become a Medical Device Sales rep can be challenging, but equally rewarding. Becoming a medical device sales rep can provide a good income, but it also means that you can help people in need of healthcare and medical supplies.

Dr. Jay Bhatt, AMSA National President 2006-2007, has been chosen for the 2009-2010 Harvard University Zuckerman Fellow Program.

ReachMD, in partnership with the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), today crowned Dan Henderson, third year medical student at the University of Connecticut ReachMD’s “Next Top Doc."

Bullying is a major problem for educators and parents throughout the country. Research shows that bullying increases the rate of teen suicide, school violence, and even obesity, Programs like ours hope to reduce bullying in elementary schools.

HBF (Hopeful But Frustrated) Teacher tours the blogosphere in August 2009 with her realistic fiction novel “No Teachers Left Behind”.

Professional musical theatre production at Capital Fringe Festival time travels through American history, features live band. Shows 7/23 and 7/25 at Mt. Vernon Utd. Methodist Church, 900 Mass. Ave. NW, WDC. Tickets: shows.capfringe.org; 866/811-4111.

Members of the Robert Duvall Children's Fund will join an estimated 30,000 participants at this year's Marine Corps Marathon. The fund has joined MCM as a charity partner in the hopes of promoting Healthy Kids around the world.

For the second consecutive time ANCC has given this prestigious award to Nursing Spectrum CE, one of only two organizations to have ever received this honor.

Join iask, and our partner theROOT.com (where President Sophia Nelson is a Contributing writer) for a Review Party July 23, 2009 in the D.C. at The Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Street, NW 8-10PM to discuss the premiere of Black in America 2.

ESI International, the global firm for project performance improvement, has launched a $500,000 scholarship program for out-of-work technical professionals.

Capital Fringe Festival Show, The Bea & The Bug Extravaganza spotlights history via interactive musical theatre. Showing July 11, 12, 15, 23, 25 at Mt. Vernon Utd. Methodist Church, 900 Mass. Ave. NW, WDC. Tickets: shows.capfringe.org; 866/811-4111.

After much success in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Academy of Computer Education ® expands to Northern Virginia by installing a new training school in Ashburn. Ashburn neighbors a number of areas with high volumes of tech-related jobs.

Find the best way to learn violin at extremely low costs, from home, and in the fastest time possible. Don't have an instrument? Learn how to get quality instruments for low to no cost.

South University today announced its expansion into the Richmond, Va., community of Glen Allen with the addition of South University– Richmond.

Atlantic Kicking Institute will hold two football kicking camp sessions over the summer of 2009. The Virginia kicking camp offers 7th through 12th grade students the unique opportunity for personalized sports coaching.

In the fierce economic competition of a global economy, the only way for the U.S. to maintain and perhaps achieve ‘an edge’ is to retool from the bottom up...from education into the actual workplace.

KnaEco International, Inc. is offering a virtual customized consultancy to nonprofits nationwide that are being impacted by the economic downturn.

Local professional development and career coaching firm helps women in transition

Economic futurist Jeff Thredgold will share key factors that will impact the RV industry during his keynote address at the 2009 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo featuring the RV Learning Center.

Salem, Va. May 18, 2009 - Salem author and resident, Charles Hamilton, has published his first book "The Gospel 101," a 32-page ebook that reveals God's simple plan for all mankind. The author says its, "Good News Made Simple."

Accelerando Music, serving the D.C. Metro area, is kicking off its Grand Opening by offering a variety of Summer Music Programs for kids & families that take place in the participants' homes.

Accelerando Music, serving Northern Virginia and D.C., announces its Grand Opening. Accelerando offers piano & guitar lessons, early childhood music courses for playgroups, birthday parties, and live music - in the client's home or Accelerando's.

Animal Trails Magazine reaches the alternative halls of education. With the dog days of summer approaching, there is an effort towards building a reading list of books.

Fish Out of Water?, LLC Delivers Unique Professional Development and Career Transitioning Solutions During Challenging Economic Times

Report shows over 30,000 high school students study abroad during the 2008-2009 academic year

College Nannies & Tutors of Loudoun offers many options to allow children to have a carefree yet enriching summer.

Capital investment in medical device companies is expected to grow at a healthy 9% pace during 2009. While the number of medical device companies receiving venture capital may not increase drastically, the dollar amount invested is expected to grow.

If a driver is between 16 and 19, they are 2.7 times more likely to have an accident then an older driver. Parents that have been in the position of teaching their children to drive know the dangers out there are not all are their own fault..

University of Baltimore and Marymount University to host innovative FOOW? (Fish Out of Water?) workshops in February and March to help local alumni navigate the rocky job market.

Power Up! Workshop Series™ by PMGT Seminars Edition hosted by Professional Business Consultant and Philanthropist, Shanette Carpenter, M.Ed.

With the economy sagging and unemployment rates expanding at a record pace, job seekers need every advantage to get their resumes noticed now more than ever.

In this time of recession, savvy workers are wise to consider whether earning a degree will better position them for success in a tumultuous marketplace.

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