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Expert Do's and Don’t for College Students Facing Credit Card Deluge (Popularity:  )
http://www.consolidatedcredit.org
College students are the #1 target of banks issuing credit cards with incentives like free t-shirts, movie tickets and shopping coupons." says Howard Dvorkin, MBA, CPA president and founder of Consolidated Credit, a non-profit credit counseling agency. Some colleges have banned credit card operators from campus. Others invite them since the college gets a kick-back revenue from the card issuers. The newest generation of adults isn't showing much promise in ...
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ExploreLearning Wins Distinguished Achievement Award for the Best Science Instruction Website From the Association of Educational Publishers (Popularity: )
http://www.explorelearning.com
ExploreLearning announced today that the company won the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award for the Best Science Instruction Website from The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). "We are proud that AEP has once again recognized ExploreLearning as the best science instruction website available for schools today," said Dave Shuster, Ph.D., founder and publisher of ExploreLearning. "With achievement in math and science so critical to future American competitiveness, we are working very ...
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Federal Government Receives Failing Grades on Tobacco Control in Annual American Lung Association Report (Popularity: )
http://www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org
The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control 2007 report, an annual report card on federal and state tobacco control legislation and policies, assigns only Ds and Fs to the federal government, but says 2008 presents an historic opportunity for Congress to make a dramatic impact on tobacco control across America by authorizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products. Strong, bipartisan legislation is pending in ...
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First Certified Green Cleaning Services Span the US (Popularity: )
http://www.greenseal.org
Green Seal, Inc. today announces three cleaning services, in Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington, have been awarded certification under GS-42, its environmental standard for green cleaning services that help protect human health and the environment. After a stringent application process and an on-site audit, three major US cleaning services are now licensed to provide a Green Seal-Certified service to their customers. "Certification under GS-42 proves that a service uses products and ...
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First Student Donates $5,000 to The Help Group for Autism Awareness Month (Popularity: )
http://www.firststudentinc.com
First Student, the nation's leader in student transportation, donated $5,000 to The Help Group of Sherman Oaks, California. A special reception was held April 9, 2008, in recognition of National Autism Awareness Month. The reception was hosted by The Help Group and honored individuals and organizations that have shown a commitment to the children and families of California who are living with autism spectrum disorders. Bill Young, First Student region ...
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Following a 50-Year Low, Law Enforcement Fatalities Surge 43 Percent During the First Half of 2010 (Popularity: )
http://www.nleomf.org/
After reaching a 50-year low in 2009, the number of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty surged nearly 43 percent during the first six months of 2010, according to preliminary data released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). If the mid-year trend continues, 2010 could end up being one of the deadliest years for U.S. law enforcement in two decades.Preliminary NLEOMF statistics ...
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For Gulf Oil Spill Victims, Education Is Free (Popularity: )
http://www.mustuniversity.com
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could turn out to be a terminal blow, not just to the economy but to an entire way of life in Louisiana's coastal parishes. Still only just beginning to inhale its first gasps of recovery after nearly five years of post-Katrina trauma, the livelihood of these coastal communities has once again been stifled for breath by the spill. Many of the small ...
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Fuse to Air 'GULF AID: Concert for the Coast' Saturday, May 22nd at 11pm ET / 10pm CT (Popularity: )
http://www.fuse.tv
Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network, today announced it will air "GULF AID: Concert for the Coast" on Saturday, May 22nd at 11pm ET/10pm CT. Shot in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, the benefit concert featuring Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Mos Def and more, took place on Sunday May 16th at Mardi Gras World's scenic River City in New Orleans, in response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...
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GDP Confirms US Rebound is Over (Popularity: )
http://www.conference-board.org
The post-recession rebound is history. We don't foresee a double-dip, but we do expect growth to slow even more markedly, to a 1.6-percent annualized rate in the second half of the year. The expected drop in government spending will be compounded by continued weakness among consumers and business – signaled by both The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the United States and The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®. ...
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Global Sources Doubles Donations for Sichuan Earthquake Victims to RMB 2,000,000 (Popularity: )
http://www.globalsources.com
Global Sources (Nasdaq: GSOL) and its team members have donated RMB 2,000,000 to various charities involved in helping victims of the Sichuan earthquake -- double the amount previously planned. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030303/LNM011LOGO-b ) Global Sources' Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "I would like to thank Global Sources team members for opening their hearts to the people of Sichuan province. "Their donations of RMB 1,000,000 far exceeded the goal we ...
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