IIMT - Oxford Brookes Innovation Challenge 2013 Witnesses Technology Triumph

Over 120 schools from across the country participated in the competition which is running successfully in its third year. The top 17 teams were selected by a panel of experienced academicians and practitioners for the grand finale presentation. The competition was conceptualized to create a platform for expression of innovative ideas of young undergraduates in India. The idea of the efforts is to bring out a change at the grass root levels and bring in these ideas to organizations which could adopt them and usher in a change.

Mayank Singh and Kishore Kumar, the dashing duo representing the Pentacostal Assembly School, Bokaro presented their topic on technology with flair and won the first prize, an all inclusive 7days trip to Oxford Brookes University at Oxford and London & winners Trophy. Dr. Ramesh Kapur, Promoter Radisson Delhi and Varanasi and Chairman IIMT awarded the trophies to the winners. Certificate of appreciation were handed out to each of the top 17 finalist teams.

The grand finale saw a host of eminent judges taking their positions at the panel for the competition. The panel included Mr. Ashish Khera Director, Finance, CSC India, Prof Mona Khare Professor Dept of Educational Planning, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, Mr. Davinder pal Singh Founder Partner, Legal Audit Inc, Mr. Kapil Chandok Head of Marketing for South Asia, Middle & Far East for Johnson & Wales University, U.S.A, Dr Durgamohan Programme Director, BBA at IIMT, Gurgaon and Prof Sandeep Munjal Associate Dean & Head of School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, IIMT, Gurgaon. The judges selected the top 5 teams based on novelty of idea, commercial application, execution details and quality of presentation.

The competition was a resounding success amongst the student community as it provided them a platform for issues that they feel for deeply.

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What would you do if you were unable to get relevant education? You couldnt expect a bright future. You had to work a minimum wage job at a factory and you werent happy with the job. Modern education has spread its wings in several directions which are indispensable for sustaining cultural, technical, and economical growth in these fast pacing circumstances. People today are eager to adopt short cut way of getting success. And making technical knowledge has left a relevant platform for to them. Data reveals that more than 9 million students of all ages feel that their life is secured with choosing technical field. In recent article by Fredrick Hess for The Atlantic, economists have estimated that 25 percent of the unemployed are out of work due to skill-job mismatches.

Keeping tone with Fredrick, experts have also stress on the unemployment which they think is the result of lack of quality technical education. It has become tough and difficult for employers to find skilled workers. They are unable to recruit top-educational and certified students for their organizations. With the adverse impact, technical university in India has been established to par with the present situation. They are well recognized for their flexible scheduling, accessible online courses, and niche degree programs. Aspirants have turned to for-profit colleges as a convenient, cost-effective, high-quality option for an advanced degree.

The university in the country takes pride attracting some of the most academically accomplished faculty from across India. The Best Private University in India follows meticulous strategy to for their assuredness of having best teachers. The faculty department goes extra mile with an aim to get into touch with best teachers across the country. If you pursue in the technical university in the country, you would be able to get education from the professors having long experience in academics. They value their high moral and ethical standards and their continued dedication to motivate students.

Considering the faculty, it includes more than 500 faculty members and staff. The faculty members are supposed to strive to the knowledge, experience, and commitment of these great members who imbibe their qualities on students. The technical university in India is distinguished with decades of experience and several published research papers in national and international journals comprise the core faculty.

Moreover, Best Private University in India in their education system comprises students interaction with several organizations. Many top leading companies come to interact with students and appoint them in their organizations.
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Winona State University provided key support and an important contribution to an innovator and entrepreneurial individual. Ben Eby, of E.B. Tool Company, along with his father, Eric Eby, created the Kwick Gripper nail remover over a period of seven years. They were eager to get the nail puller prototype made in order to start showing it to customers. That's where Matt Benson of Winona State University stepped in and gave Ben the support he needed to get started. Matt Benson is the director of the Composite Materials Technology Center (COMTEC) at the University. He played a crucial role in helping Ben develop a rapid prototype for the Kwick Gripper nail puller.

As Ben put it, "Matt was able to give me a working model from my drawings to test and show potential customers months before the Kwick Gripper was produced. This enabled me to show the concept in a way that no static picture ever could, and ultimately helped make the Kwick Gripper a success."

The Kwick Gripper is more than just a nail pulling tool. Because it translates leverage into pulling force, it is highly effective at nail removal, lag bolt removal, and screw removal. It has strong jaws that make easy work of broken and embedded nails too. The Kwick Gripper nail remover is designed to cause minimal damage to wood, allowing both professionals and home hobbyists to salvage more wood from their deconstruction projects.

Thanks to Matt Benson, Winona State University and the prototype nail puller, Ben Eby and E.B. Tool Company are now poised to release the first of the Kwick Gripper nail removal tools. The E.B. Tool Company would like to acknowledge the support and valuable services provided by Benson and the University who lent their time and efforts free of charge. Their only request was a letter of thanks to the University and a dozen Kwick Grippers when production is complete. With community support like this from Winona State University, The Eby's entrepreneurial dream is becoming a reality.

For more information about the Kwick Gripper nail puller, please visit http://www.ebtoolcompany.com, or call E.B. Tool Company at 608-630-5611.

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Ben Eby has founded the EB Tool Company and works as its product developer in Gay Mills, Wisconsin. EB Tool "uses tools to make tools" that support the hardworking professional trades as well as home hobbyists in saving time, money, natural resources and frustration. EB Tool has developed the KwickGripper - a nail puller and screw removal tool. The KwickGripper effectively transfers leverage into extreme pulling force, completely removing any type of nail, screw or staple while minimizing damage to wood.

For more information, or to receive a pre-order discount, visit http://www.ebtoolcompany.com or contact EB Tool at 608-561-8665.

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If we in the United States could incorporate aspects of the Japanese school lunch model, we could certainly see healthier children with less preventable medical conditions, says Dr. Michael Omidi, co-founder of the Childrens Obesity Fund. According to a recent report by the Washington Post, the Japanese school lunch program not only provides fresh, healthy meals to its students on a daily basis, the students are so impressed by their meals that parents often call the school asking for recipes. While the United States public school lunch programs are in a state of flux, Japan has been using the same successful model for more than 40 years.

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RedLine Garagegear is the child company of Greenberg Casework Company Inc. For nearly thirty years, Greenberg Casework Company has been manufacturing custom cabinetry and casework. The companys work has been installed in schools, hospitals, department/retail stores, and large housing projects all over the United States. Another child company, GCC Coatings, is the manufacturers powder coating arm.

RedLine Garagegear sells its powder coated wood garage cabinets to homeowners in over 60 locations throughout North America through their network of certified agents. In areas where no dealer is available, the manufacturer sells direct to consumers.

Since its inception nearly a decade ago, RedLine Garagegear has been actively recruiting business owners to become a part of their agent network. In that time over one hundred representatives from businesses in the United States and Canada have learned standard operating procedures at the companys former training center just under a mile away from their manufacturing plant.

In roughly six months, the new training center was operational and ready to host RedLine Garagegears first training class of 2013. Nine individuals representing six businesses from five states and one province in the U.S. and Canada came together during those two days to get experience with the 3D design software, tour the manufacturing facilities, and see firsthand the garage cabinets and storage systems RedLine Garagegear produces.

We have known for some time that new RedLine dealers wanted to see a system being used in a functioning garage so I think this was a great move for us, said Troy. The time had come for us to update our training center and all the pieces just happened to come together at the right time.

Both Troy and Bill believe future dealers will greatly benefit from the move. With over 500 cabinet choices, RedLine truly does offer a place for everything. Troy and Bill stressed the need for agents to see what sort of things can be fit into a custom storage system so they can better advise customers when incorporating the various garage cabinets offered into a design.

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Advances in organic semiconductor technology could one day lead to video screens that bend like paper and electronics sewn into clothing.

A team of researchers at Wake Forest University will help to make these flexible devices a reality by studying the relation between the physical structure and electronic properties of organic semiconductor crystals.

Their aim is to elucidate the intrinsic characteristics of single crystals and provide feedback for the development of novel, high-tech electronics and thin film devices.

A $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award will support the new research. Award recipient Oana Jurchescu, an assistant professor of physics at Wake Forest University, said organic electronics have the potential to greatly impact the future semiconductor industry due to their low-cost, ease of processing, and versatility compared to the materials used now in electronic applications.

Current inorganic semiconducting materials such as silicon are processed in a vacuum at high temperatures. Jurchescu said this makes them expensive and limits their potential applications. Organic semiconductors on the other hand are not only inexpensive to process but can be applied to any medium-from metal and plastic to clothing and human skin at room temperature with spray paint or a device resembling an inkjet printer.

Fast deposition at up to a hundred feet per second may allow their production in large volumes and at low cost per unit area, an introduction of electronics everywhere, Jurchescu said.

Examples of the potential technology include transparent solar cells on building windows, car roofs and bus stations, electronic displays in previously inaccessible spaces, and wearable electronics due to the organic plastics thin, lightweight and conformal nature.

Jurchescu said her teams research will help define the potential and limitations of the organic crystalline films, which will in turn facilitate the development of large-area and low cost electronics.

The prestigious NSF CAREER Award funding the research is given to the nations top junior faculty who demonstrate excellence as teacher-scholars. It encourages excellent teaching, mentorship and community outreach. In line with these objectives, Jurchescu will offer a new course focused on carbon-based materials and devices, tentatively scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year. She will give demonstrations on nanotechnology to children at Nanodays at Sciworks, a science and environmental center in Winston-Salem, N.C., and host research projects in her lab for motivated high school students and students from Forsyth Tech Community College as well. Additionally, Jurchescu will continue to mentor both graduate and undergraduate students, who are conducting research and pursuing careers in science.

Jurchescus NSF proposal bridges her interests in being a dedicated researcher and a passionate mentor. Maggie Payne, a junior who has taken several of Jurchescus classes, credited Jurchescu as the reason she became a physics major.

Dr. Jurchescu has inspired me as a strong female physicist. She is a passionate teacher who creates a supportive and challenging learning environment. As a research mentor, she has gone above and beyond her call of duty to make sure she meets with every member of our lab group- even during her maternity leave, said Payne, who also conducts research with Jurchescu in the Center for Nanotechnology for Molecular Materials. Working in her lab is one of the best experiences I have had at Wake Forest.

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Wake Forest University combines the best traditions of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a large research university. Founded in 1834, the school is located in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Universitys graduate school of arts and sciences, divinity school, and nationally ranked schools of law, medicine and business enrich our intellectual environment. Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu.

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"We are proud of the achievements of our culinary and pastry graduates who have taken their skills to a new level with an education from The Chef's Academy," said Ryon Kaopuiki, Indianapolis campus president for The Chef's Academy. "We are extremely proud to celebrate our 11th graduating class, as these students will develop and pursue their culinary and pastry careers in the United States and abroad. The level of training that they have received here, combined with excellent externships and mentoring from our chef instructors, will serve them well as they seek to become the top bakers and chefs of tomorrow. I encourage prospective students to take a look at these graduates and know that with the investment of a few years, they can be well on their way to culinary success."

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The Chef's Academy is the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 40 degree programs in five schools of study. More than 5,000 students altogether are enrolled at Harrison College's 12 campuses, its online division and The Chef's Academy. Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Chef's Academy opened a second academy on a 4.37-acre campus in North Carolina's Triangle in August 2011. At The Chef's Academy, students become prepared and marketable graduates entering the fields of culinary arts, pastry arts, and hospitality and restaurant management through classroom and experiential instruction that sets up expectations for the real-life industry. The college's culinary division provides an environment that fosters students' passion for culinary arts and hospitality and a curriculum developed by the most qualified instructors and leaders in the market. The Chef's Academy is endorsed and accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). For more information about The Chef's Academy, visit http://www.thechefsacademy.com.

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Smart Horizons has two public safety software solutions: 9-1-1 Adviser and Expectations Evaluation Software. Both products were developed in conjunction with the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials (APCO). 9-1-1 Adviser software is a criteria-based call taking solution that includes law enforcement, fire, emergency medical dispatch (EMD), and missing and exploited children (MEC) components in one package. Expectations is an evaluation software that simplifies the process of writing employee evaluations using predefined criteria.

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APCO Institute is overseen, managed and operated by industry experts with years of experience. Through our membership, we stay current with industry issues, needs and standards. Because our members all work in their respective communications agencies each day, their needs and concerns drive the activity of APCO Institute.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA The deadlines to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2013 Student Academy Awards competition are Friday, March 22 (Foreign Film category), and Monday, April 1 (all other categories).

In the Foreign Film category, entries are accepted only from full-time college and university students attending schools that are members of the international film school organization known as CILECT (cilect.org), and located outside the borders of the United States.

The competition in all other categories is open to all full-time college and university students at accredited U.S. institutions, whose films are made within the curricular structure of a film program or class at their respective schools. For 2013, the Academy has limited the list of accepted accreditation agencies for U.S. institutions to the following: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; New England Association of Schools and Colleges; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; Western Association of Schools and Colleges; and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The 40th Annual Student Academy Awards presentation will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Academys Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, along with cash prizes, may be presented to student filmmakers in the following categories: Alternative, Animation, Narrative, Documentary and Foreign Film.

The rules and online application forms are available at: http://www.oscars.org/saa.

The Academy established the Student Academy Awards in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level. Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar nominations and have won or shared eight awards.

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Please be advised the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, will be attending the official opening of the Stoney Nakoda Elementary School.

Date:	Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Time:	11:00 AM MDT
Location:	Stoney Nakoda Elementary School
	Stoney Nation
	Morley, Alberta

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Institute for Management Studies April Seminar with Dr. Iris Firstenberg: Achieving Extraordinary Results Models for Innovative Thinking

The Institute for Management Studies (IMS), a leading organization in executive leadership and management development, will be holding a full-day seminar titled "Achieving Extraordinary Results: Models for Innovative Thinking" on Tuesday, April 9th, in Los Angeles, California. The seminar will take place at The Double Tree Hotel, 120 S Los Angeles Street, starting at 9:00 AM.

IMS may be a familiar name in executive management seminars. Four weeks prior, on March 7th, they held a seminar on "communications". Successful organizations operate on the edge of chaos and embrace risk, error, and ambiguity, while practicing strategies that reduce the need for doing, undoing, and redoing. On April 9th you will learn key strategies and practical tools to give you the adaptive capacity to work creatively with change and uncertainty. We will discuss strategies for tapping the human potential for creative thinking, from the inception of ideas to their transformation into practical business strategies and innovations.

Speaking at the "Achieving Extraordinary Results" seminar will be Dr. Iris Firstenberg. Dr. Firstenberg is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles and Adjunct Professor of Management at the UCLA Anderson School. She teaches courses on problem solving, decision making, and innovative thinking in both the psychology department and MBA programs. In UCLA Anderson Executive Education programs, Dr. Firstenberg has taught for many years and is consistently one of the most highly rated instructors.

Registration for this and future IMS sessions is limited to sponsoring organizations. To learn more about the "Achieving Extraordinary Results" seminar or to see if your organization is eligible for registration, visit the Institute for Management Studies Website at: http://www.imsla.net

About IMS
Established in 1974, the Institute for Management Studies has created some of the most innovating management development training series for its time. The IMS approach is based on direct interaction with some of the most prominent management minds in the world. Members of IMS benefit from a comprehensive education in management skills, with employees becoming more confident decision-makers and more effective leaders.

If you would like to know more about the "Achieving Extraordinary Results" seminar please call Errett Cord at 949-791-7097. You may also e-mail Mr. Cord at losangeles@ims-online.com. To learn more about the Institute for Management Studies, please contact their website at http://www.imsla.net

IMS provides its members with the most innovative and cost-effective management development series available. The membership approach allows IMS to bring in top faculty and programs at a cost much lower than individual organizations can typically provide.

Contact Information: Errett Cord
IMS Los Angeles
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USA 92657
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Todays students use technology every hour of every day. Is it any surprise that they find a classroom with interactive presentation equipment more engaging? A survey by Cengage Learning/Eduventures administered to 751 students and 201 instructors across the United States, found the following key numbers:

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58% of instructors said they prefer teaching courses that use a great deal of technology, a 10% increase from 2009.
HB Communications, Inc. of North Haven, CT is hosting an open house for K-12 educators, and their administrators, funders, and organizational supporters, to demonstrate whats new in classroom technology. Education technology specialists will show how to build a climate of success in your school district by incorporating the best audio visual and communication technology into your schools.

Edutech 2013 will be held at HB Communications, Inc. headquarters in North Haven, CT, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM. Teachers, administrators, superintendents, board of education members, education grant writers and funders, and anyone working in the K-12 educational field, are invited to stop by for an hour, or stay for the whole day. The event is free and light refreshments will be served.

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North Haven, Connecticut 06473
800-243-4414

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800-243-4414

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William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Justin G. Roy, vice president for communications and marketing, has been named to serve on the 2013 Community Health Assessment (CHA) Steering Committee for Wake County, which identifies and evaluates factors affecting overall public health in Wake County through a comprehensive state-developed process. Conducted every four years, the CHA evaluates specific areas including behavioral and social health, economic health, environmental health, lifelong learning, physical health, and safety.

Designed in part to provide a real-life snapshot of the needs and resources of Wake County, the CHA will compile individual perspectives from community members, organizations, businesses, municipalities and other Wake County stakeholders. Data collected will come from a range of platforms, including citizen surveys, focus groups and primary data collection, and be transferred into a strategic plan that generates an overall direction for the county, hospitals and community partners to pursue.

As a member of the 2013 Community Health Assessment Steering Committee, Roy will be responsible for providing feedback on the proposed process and potential questions to be asked by participating stakeholders; outlining resources and individuals to partake in the surveys and focus groups; representing a positive and encouraging voice in an effort to further the marketing efforts being conducted among various organizations; analyzing and providing feedback on the works groups and final reporting; and presenting the final report alongside staff members to the Human Services and Environmental Services Board and the Wake County Board of Commissioners.

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"Year after year, Wake County is recognized across the country as one of the greatest places to live in the United States, and that is due in part to the community's ongoing commitment to improvement overall," said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. "We are honored to have Justin serve on the 2013 Community Health Assessment Steering Committee as he lends his time and insights to evaluating and improving the overall health of Wake County and its residents."

"The only way to keep Wake County moving forward is to assess the direction we are headed," said Roy. "The CHA is one of those critical components to ensuring that the needs of all of our citizens are being monitored. I am proud to be selected to join the 2013 CHA Steering Committee, and I look forward to serving alongside other members as we address the state of public health and grow the future of this great community."

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William Peace University is located in the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1857 as Peace Institute, offering education for boys and girls in primary grades and to women from high school to college. Peace, an all-women's college, became a four-year baccalaureate college and graduated its first bachelor's students in August of 1996. Exclusively an all-women's institution for its first 152 years, Peace began offering coeducational evening courses through the William Peace School of Professional Studies in 2009. In 2011, Peace College transitioned to William Peace University and welcomed its first coeducational class to its day program in fall 2012. Its mission is to prepare students for careers in the organizations of tomorrow. On average, more than 90 percent of the university's graduates are placed in jobs or graduate school within one year of graduation. For more information, please visit http://www.peace.edu.

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A recent study has good news about teen drinking and driving. According to data released recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen drinking and driving has plummeted by 54 percent nationwide since 1991. Unfortunately, as one risky behavior has decreased, another has popped up. Distracted driving, often from texts, e-mails and smartphones, is on the rise.

Drinking and Driving Down

The CDC study on teen drinking and driving incorporated self-reported data obtained through National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys as well as the results of toxicology reports from fatal teen drunk driving accidents across the country.

In 1991, according to the study, more than 1 in 5 high school students age 16 or older had engaged in drunk driving during the previous 30 days. In 2011, just over 1 in 10 reported doing so, the survey found. While the results are encouraging, it is clear that there is still a great deal of work to be done when it comes to preventing drunk driving among teens.

Though 90 percent of teens surveyed say they never drink and drive, that still leaves nearly one million teens that do. As reported by TIME, the CDC director said the report indicates progress "in the right direction, but we have to keep up the momentum."

Several factors are believed to be at play in the substantial decline in drunk driving among U.S. teens over the past two decades. According to the CDC, these include:

- Laws increasing the minimum drinking age to 21 in all 50 states
- Widespread adoption of graduated licensing laws for young drivers, which limit nighttime driving and impose passenger restrictions on teens
- Stricter zero-tolerance in every state making it illegal for those under age 21 to drive with any amount of alcohol in their system

Another significant factor cited by the CDC is an attitude shift among the nation's teen drivers. Compared to the past, the risks of drunk driving are more widely recognized, making it far less socially acceptable to drink and drive.

Texting While Driving Up

Unfortunately, the good news about teen drinking and driving is tempered by some bad news in another area: distracted driving. According to a recent National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 58 percent of high school seniors and 43 percent of high school seniors reported texting or emailing while driving during the previous month - despite laws prohibiting the practice in 39 states and Washington, D.C.

In California, texting on handheld devices is prohibited for all drivers, but a law passed earlier this year permits experienced drivers to send and receive text messages with the use of a hands-free device beginning in January 2013. Novice drivers are barred from cellphone use of any kind while driving.

With texting and driving at an all-time high, cellphone use is the most common cause of distraction-related accidents in California. Drivers under age 20 account for a bigger proportion of distracted driving crashes than any other age group, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that texting drivers are 23 times more likely to crash than drivers who are not distracted.

Regardless of whether driving under the influence, driving while distracted or simple inexperience causes an accident, when you or a loved one is injured in a crash with a teenage driver, you have options. After a car accident, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer in California to learn more.

Corsiglia McMahon and Allard, L.L.P. is a personal injury law firm based in San Jose, California. Visit us at www.cmalaw.net.

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YIPDeals takes 12 percent of each sale made and sets it aside specifically for charitable donations. Best of all, you can choose which charitable organization gets the money.

For many it is a win/win situation. You get some great deals on ordinary products and your personal favorite charity gets a nice sum of money, Wagner continued.

YIPDeals even has a special fundraising opportunity with schools.

Unlike many fundraisers that only last a short time, YIPDeals Fundraisers can go yearround and even into the summer. The more parents, students, teachers and administrators shop with YIPDeals, the more money the individual school earns. It is really that simple, Wagner added.

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Wikicollecting.org, the open-source collectors website, has announced the launch of its new auction catalogue index.

The online encyclopaedia, which launched in February 2011, now offers free fully-illustrated catalogue hosting for auction houses along with a helpful new index for readers.

Over 50 international auction houses, including PBA Galleries, Keno Auctions, Hansons, IAA, McTears and Rago, now host their catalogues on Wikicollecting with more companies signing up every week. And unlike many similar sites, Wikicollecting provides the realised sale prices of every sale for free, with no sign-up necessary.

Our new auction catalogue index will help our users keep up-to-date with the latest sales and provide a great database of realised prices, said Wikicollecting spokesperson Louise Benson-James.

The whole ethos of the site is to build a free resource for collectors around the world so its free for auction companies to host their catalogues with us and free for our readers to look up prices. Its perfect for collectors trying to put a value on their own items, and can help auction companies of every size connect with new potential customers.

In addition to the new catalogue index, Wikicollecting has streamlined many of the sites most popular categories including:

- The latest up-to-date auction news
- The Top 10 lists, featuring the worlds weirdest and most expensive collectibles
- The weekly feature articles, taking a closer look at the history behind vintage collectibles and memorabilia

By bringing together tens of thousands of pages in these new indexes, we want to make it as easy as possible for readers to find the information theyre looking for, said Benson-James.

Were adding thousands of new articles and pages every week, with the help of our amazing contributors, and we want to ensure that Wikicollecting remains a valuable free resource thats easy for everyone to use no matter what they collect.

About Wikicollecting
Launched in 2011, Wikicollecting.org is a free open-source encyclopaedia covering the world of collectibles. With more than 200,000 articles, the site offers features, collecting guides, top 10 lists and all the latest auction news in addition to online catalogues and results from some of the worlds top auction houses.

Users can also create their own pages, or add their knowledge to existing articles with the aim of building the world's largest free online collecting community.

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Spencers Solicitors, in advance of a House of Commons Education Select Committee evidence session tomorrow (Wednesday 13 March 2013) on Asbestos in Schools, is urging the Government to take action to address the long ignored problem of asbestos in our schools.
Spencers is calling for the current nationwide survey into the state of England's schools (the DfE's Property Data Survey Programme) to be extended to identify the scale of the problem of asbestos in our 23,000 educational premises and then to prioritise those schools that most need action.
Asbestos in schools is a vitally important and complex issue, but it has been neglected by successive governments, resulting in the deaths of teachers and other education workers every year. It is time for the DfE to stop delegating responsibility to individual local authorities and schools and for it to oversee the development of a nationwide programme to protect teachers and children from the dangers of asbestos.
John Spencer, Director of Spencers Solicitors, said:
"It is deeply shocking that 16 teachers died from mesothelioma in England in 2011 alone1. If a teacher was killed every month in the classroom from violence there would be public outrage and urgent calls for action, but because it is asbestos-related it is largely ignored.
"It is a complete waste of an opportunity that the Department for Education is currently running a nationwide survey to consider the physical state of England's schools, and yet asbestos is specifically not included.
"In an ideal world we would do all we can to totally eradicate asbestos from our schools once and for all, but in reality we must prioritise funding towards those schools where teachers and our children are most at risk. We can only prioritise action and expenditure if the scale of the problem is fully understood."
1 House of Lords Parliamentary Answer, 6 February 2013, http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldhansrd/text/130206w0001.htm#13020694000372
Specifically, Spencers has called for:

• The DfE's Property Data Survey Programme to be extended urgently to include asbestos in schools.
• There must be openness and transparency about the scale of the problem.
• There is no single body responsible for the issues of asbestos in schools - this is resulting in a piecemeal approach to the problem with no national picture of the problem existing.
• Regular school inspections and a comprehensive database available publically online of findings should be made available and there should be the phased removal of asbestos.
• Future Schools Capital Allocations must include provision for the removal of asbestos from the schools most at risk.

Notes to editors:
Responsibility for managing the risks from asbestos containing materials comes under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 which determines that local authorities and individual schools have responsibility for the management of schools. Not having a significant central role, other than providing guidance on asbestos management, the Department for Education does not collect information on the presence and condition of asbestos in schools.
Spencers Solicitors (www.spencerssolicitors.com) is one of the UK's leading firms of personal injury claim solicitors. Based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Spencers is committed to protecting its clients' best interests by putting duty before profit, and campaigning for justice for those affected by negligence and statutory breach, and for the improvement of professional standards and business practices within the personal injury system.

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New York, NY, 12-Mar-2013 - The Language Workshop for Children and director/founder, Francois Thibaut, are pleased to announce NYC French classes that children can use to achieve a high level of conversational language proficiency. The classes make use of the unique and successful Thibaut Technique for language education. To outsiders observing such classes, they appear to be more like a play group than a class.

The Thibaut Technique is a different manner of language learning that is fun and exciting for youngsters. The sessions are fitted to the appropriate age group and learning capacity of the children. In addition to French language, students can learn Chinese, Italian or Spanish. The classes might include festive visual aids, vocabulary-building songs, action games, language immersion and music that is original.

The Language Workshop for Children has been offering classes to toddler, preschoolers and elementary school age children since 1973 using the unique methods developed by Francois Thibaut. In combination with the Professor Toto DVD series, these classes are well-recognized throughout the country for quality and effectiveness in language teaching.

According to Francois Thibaut, "My technique is a whole language approach that employs both the right and left hemispheres of the brain. The left brain handles meaning, vocabulary and grammar. The right side of the brain is important for processing voice melody and emotional meaning. The Thibaut Technique uses games to enhance emotion, visual aids for symbolizing vocabulary building and songs to reinforce grammatical patterns. These efforts enable children to quickly learn to speak a second language."

Each of the teachers are trained in the Thibaut Technique. There are language-rich songs that have been specifically written for the Language Workshop for Children. The songs are recorded by native speakers. These songs reinforce punctuation, grammar and vocabulary in a way that makes learning fun. Parents can choose from a number of formats. These include school break programs, education for babies, summer day camp, language immersion programs for preschoolers and toddler classes.

Learn more about NYC French classes youngsters can take by checking out the website at http://languageworkshopforchildren.com today. Members of the press and other persons who have questions about the techniques or course content are invited to contact the school at the location described below.

Contact Person Name: Francois Thibaut, Director

Company Name: The Language Workshop For Children

Address: 888 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10065

Contact Telephone Number: (212) 628-2700

Email: info@frenchlanguagesalon.com

Website: http://frenchlanguagesalon.com

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The RFU firmly believes that rugby union is a game for All Schools - all schools and all young people in the school can play, and rugby can have a positive impact on all of the school. Currently around 1,500 state secondary schools play rugby union. As Patron, Prince Harry will support the RFU in its ambition for 750 more to be self-sufficient rugby playing schools by the Rugby World Cup 2019, and to encourage new players to join local clubs.

This will be achieved by delivering a package of resource within the school, linked to the local club that helps it to start and sustain playing rugby union, including kit and equipment, as well as coaching and young leaders training.

Canterbury is the first partner to support All Schools, becoming the Official Partner for the programme. As part of its involvement, each school taking part in the initiative was given the opportunity to attend one of a number of Canterbury kit design workshops last year. The 100 participating state schools designed their own team rugby shirt, whilst learning about the core values of rugby, the pride associated with the shirt and the importance of colours, logos and emblems.

Canterbury has turned these drawings into final bespoke designs to be proudly worn by the school's rugby team. The colourful jerseys produced for the schools will be presented for the first time at Twickenham; they can be seen during Sunday's RBS 6 Nations England V Italy match as 100 children from across England will each be representing their school on the pitch before kick off as they flank the military bringing out the giant England shirt and at half time.

A St. James's Palace spokesperson, commented: "This patronage will allow Prince Harry to combine his passion for rugby with his work to help children and young people in society to build their skills, confidence and aspirations. Prince Harry recognises that rugby can play an important role in helping to achieve this."

Ian Ritchie, Chief Executive of the RFU, said: "We are delighted that Prince Harry and Canterbury have pledged their support for All Schools. It's an extremely important initiative for the RFU, and is already having a significant impact up and down the country. We know that both Prince Harry and the team at Canterbury share our aims to encourage more young people to play rugby and I look forward to us growing the game together."

Commenting on the announcement of Canterbury as Official Partner, CEO Chris Stephenson, said: "The RFU's All Schools is a fantastic programme which we are proud to support. The Canterbury kit design workshops present pupils with the unique opportunity to design their school kit, which they will later wear in action and with extra pride on the rugby pitch. The workshops offered a stimulating educational experience for those who may have little understanding of the traditional values of rugby and it was great to see the outcomes from all taking part."

All Schools forms one of the seven areas identified by the RFU to deliver the greatest participation legacy for the game in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and beyond. Secondary state schools have been selected in small clusters, allowing them to play rugby against each other locally. The RFU plans to take a school that is new to or has only just started to play rugby union, and turn it into a self-sufficient rugby playing school by the end of the three years providing a pipeline of players to the local rugby club.

A keen sportsman and rugby fan, Prince Harry is also Vice Patron of the RFU and Patron of the RFU Injured Players Foundation.

About Canterbury

Over 100 years ago, three men began making woolen garments in a small town on the South Island of New Zealand. John Lane, Pringle Walker and Alfred Rudkin were English natives who emigrated to Canterbury and named their new company after the local area. This was a brand rooted in the New Zealand soil. Like the Kiwi landscape itself, it was rugged and uncompromising.

Canterbury of New Zealand have made innovative rugby and sports clothing ever since.

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A Chinese saying, "Women hold up half the sky," was the inspiration for The Future Problem Solving Program International's selection of this year's topic to be used at their International Conference. FPSPI, an educational non-profit competition for students ages 10 and beyond, is announcing its topic for the International Conference on International Women's Day this year. International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, and in 1981 Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. Congress later expanded the week to a month. Events around the world will celebrate women's role in history and promote this year's theme, Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination:

Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Joining in this celebration, Future Problem Solving Program International chose March 8th, International Women's Day, to announce the International Conference topic, Global Status of Women, to their students.

Each year FPSPI students research and apply a problem solving process to a topic of international importance. At the conference students will address a futuristic scene relating to the Global Status of Women and develop a plan of action that will focus on opportunities for women world-wide while considering various governmental policies and the vast cultural and religious differences in attitudes towards women. This year's conference will welcome nearly 2,000 students from around the world at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, from June 6th through June 9th.

In addition to the Global Issues Problem Solvers who will be addressing the Global Status of Women, scenario writers will write futuristic stories projecting ideas about the topic into the future. All students who participate at the international level have competed on various other topics throughout the school year and have earned a place at the conference. The conference also features teams and individuals who have completed a year-long service project on a topic of their own choosing that aids their community, their nation, or the world in some way. These Community Problem Solvers also compete for top honors and will showcase their projects at a conference fair.

Future Problem Solving Program International was established in 1974 by Dr. E. Paul Torrance at the University of Georgia. It has since grown to include students from 42 states and 16 countries. It is difficult to say how many hundreds of thousands of students participate each year as the program reaches students who may be participating non-competitively in classrooms or after school programs using the materials to enhance curriculum, critical, and creative thinking. Future Problem Solving Program International may be contacted at their website http://www.fpspi.org or on Facebook.

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The University continues to distribute textbooks to approximately 3,400 new undergraduates on campus, with Ingram and Coventry University staff working jointly on distribution.

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As institutions and their libraries create new business models in response to education reform, were pleased that our full range of content solutions, including our rich textbook offering, will provide students with the resources they need to succeed in school, said Dan Sheehan, Vice President & General Manager, Ingram Content Group library services. We look forward to our work with Coventry and putting the results of the pilot to good use, creating a program that benefits all.

Ingram continues to grow the number of libraries and institutions it works with in the region, supplying the main universities including Warwick University and Birmingham City University, along with the majority of colleges such as Henley College and Birmingham Metropolitan College.

ABOUT COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Coventry University is a modern, forward-looking university whose roots can be traced back to 1843 to the Coventry College of Design. With a proud tradition as a provider of high quality education and a focus on multidisciplinary applied research, today the University has established an academic presence regionally, nationally and across the world.

Through its links with leading-edge businesses and organizations in a variety of industries, Coventry Universitys 24,000+ students enjoy access to placement opportunities which ensure that their employability prospects are enhanced by the time they graduate. The city centre campus itself is continually developing and evolving, and a recent 100 million-plus investment in a new student centre and Engineering and Computing building is playing a key role in modernising the entire learning experience. For more information visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk

ABOUT INGRAM
Ingram Content Group is a subsidiary of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc. The company provides books, music, and media content to over 39,000 retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in 195 countries. More than 26,000 publishers use Ingrams fully integrated physical and digital distribution, logistics, and manufacturing solutions to access global consumer demand, and realize the full business potential of book content. Ingrams operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more information visit http://www.ingramcontent.com/

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