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Free-Teaching-Resources.co.uk was the brainchild of Yorkshire entrepreneur Rebecca Jordan. Jordan had the idea for the site after being commissioned by a government agency to create useful lesson plans for schools. She realised that there were lots of fantastic free resources out there, but in many cases teachers didn’t know how or where to find them. As well as being hugely popular with teachers, the website has attracted attention from top charities, museums and blue chip companies who have contributed.

The website lists and reviews free teaching resources and covers all UK subject areas and key stages. The types of resources range from lesson plans, posters and worksheets, to online videos and interactive games. The site boasts an impressive list of contributors including the AA Driving School, NHS Careers, SkillsActive, PETA, NatWest, Battersea Dogs Home, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, The Children’s Society and many many more.

Four years on the website has been visited by millions of teachers. The rebuild has allowed organisations to post video directly onto the preview page so teachers can quickly and easily see what there is on offer. It also allows teachers to share tips with their colleagues on how they used the materials in the classroom.

“We are so delighted that the site had been such a huge success with both teachers and companies who want to promote their resources” said Jordan . “We knew we were on to something special when Google listed their teaching resources on our site”.

Free-Teaching-Resources.co.uk has new resources and news items added weekly so teachers are guaranteed a fresh bank of educational material to choose from. There is also a teachers’ newsletter service for schools who want to be the first to know about any new resources.

Notes For Editors:

Rebecca Jordan is co-founder and director of PDC Education Ltd. She has won national Entrepreneur of the Year awards, written business columns for local and national press, presented a television series on women in business, is a published author of business books, and has sat on the board of the Leeds Metropolitan University Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

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The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2009 winners. It is with great pleasure that ISC bestows its highest honor, the ISC Grand Prize, to King Charles of London, England for his song “Love Lust,” a brilliantly unique song that stretches the boundaries of contemporary rock with a sonic roller coaster ride of head-rushing, multi-layered instrumentation and vocals. This is the first time the US-based ISC has ever awarded its Grand Prize to a UK songwriter. The Grand Prize winner takes home $ 25,000 in cash (US) and over $ 20,000 in prizes, the largest Grand Prize of any songwriting competition.

Established in 2002, ISC honors amateur and professional songwriters around the world and awards more than $ 150,000 in cash and prizes in all. With judges ranging from Tom Waits, Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Robbie Williams, McCoy Tyner, Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Robert Smith (The Cure) and many more (as well as seven record label Presidents), winning the ISC Grand Prize is an accomplishment that recognizes excellence in the craft of songwriting.

In its eighth year, ISC received almost 15,000 songs from amateur and professional songwriters from almost 100 countries worldwide, confirming ISC’s status as the leading global songwriting event. The New York Times called ISC, “the songwriting competition to take note of.”

For a complete list of 2009 ISC winners and to hear the winning songs, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.htm

The song “Love Lust” was a unanimous selection by the ISC judges. The song, entered into the Rock category, was praised by the ISC judges for its originality, ambitious and innovative arrangement, hooky melody, and poetic lyrics.

Candace Avery, the founder and director of ISC, states, “The song ‘Love Lust’ is one of the most inventive songs I’ve ever heard. It is rare that an artist comes along who is so creative, interesting, and most importantly, authentic. There is such a depth to his artistry that it seems as if the creativity just pours out of him. I am confident he has a hugely successful career ahead of him.”

King Charles only began making music seriously in 2005. Earlier as a boy, he learned the cello, sang in the school choir, and took up guitar, listening to Dylan who he says “made the world bigger for me.” After a year at University, he returned to London, without a degree, but with a new moniker, King Charles. He formed a band, Adventure Playground, and soon they were touring with artists such as Laura Marling, Noah and the Whale, and Mumford and Sons. The song, “Love Lust” is his latest single and demonstrates his keenly original artistry.

To download photos of King Charles, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/GrandPrize.htm

In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters also share in the prestige and kudos of winning their respective categories in ISC 2009. These winners hail from all over the world (57% of this year’s winners come from outside the USA), representing diverse cultures and ranging from talented amateurs to seasoned songwriting veterans. The 21 categories include all genres of contemporary music, from Rock to Pop to Jazz to R&B/Hip-Hop and more. See below for a complete list of ISC 2009 winners.

Applauded for its high caliber of judges, ISC compiled a stellar panel of judges for the 2009 competition, including:

Recording Artists: Kings of Leon; Tom Waits; Journey; Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20); Timbaland; Wynonna; Jeff Beck; Loretta Lynn; McCoy Tyner; Steve Winwood; Michael W. Smith; Alejandro Sanz; Robbie Williams; Black Francis (The Pixies); Robert Smith (The Cure); Adele; James Mercer (The Shins); Jerry Lee Lewis; Jeremy Camp; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); John Mayall; Chris Hillman (The Byrds); Youssou N’Dour; John Scofield; Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol); Ray Wylie Hubbard; Matt Thiessen (Relient K); James Cotton; Sasha; John Digweed; Robert Earl Keen; Jeffrey Steele; Mario; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); Craig Morgan; DJ Tiesto; Baaba Maal; “Weird Al” Yankovic; Sandra Bernhard

Industry Executives: Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records); Seymour Stein (Chairman/CEO, Sire Records); Amanda Ghost (President, Epic Records); Ric Arboit (President, Nettwerk Music Group); James Diener (President, A&M/Octone Records); Amy Doyle (Sr. VP Music & Talent, MTV); Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney Records); Mitchell Cohen (VP A&R, Verve Music Group); Kim Buie (VP A&R, Lost Highway); Rick Krim (Executive VP Talent & Music Programming, VH1); Dan Storper (President, Putamayo World Music); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Lisa Ramsey Perkins (Sr. Director A&R, Sony Nashville); Angel Carrasco (Sr. VP A&R, Latin America Sony/BMG); Cory Robbins (President, Robbins Entertainment); Steve Lillywhite (Producer); Douglas C. Cohn (Sr. VP Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Dr. Demento (Radio Host, The Dr. Demento Show)

Sponsors included: Gibson, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Disc Makers, D’Addario, Shure, JamHub, Thayers, FanCue, M-Audio, Onlinegigs, SongU.com, The Music Business Registry, Tanager AudioWorks, Shari’s Berries, Independent Mastering, Indie Venue Bible, George Stein, Esq., Sonicbids, Taxi, music Submit, CelebrityAccess, and Alphabet Arm Design

ISC is now accepting entries for 2010. Go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and an entry form.

The complete list of ISC 2009 Winners is as follows:

Grand Prize

“Love Lust” – King Charles – London, England, UK

AAA

First Place

“Let Loose The Horses” – Adrianne Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann, Kyler England, and Rob Giles (The Rescues) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

Second Place

“The Ladder” – Andrew Belle – Nashville, TN, USA

Third Place

“Oldest Trick In The Book” – Eden Mulholland (Motocade) – Auckland, New Zealand

Honorable Mention

“Bad Bad World” – Jessica Poland (Charlotte Sometimes) – New York, NY, USA

“Cry, Cry, Cry” – Lindsay Mac – Boston, MA, USA

“Get Over It” – Joey Avalos (Stars Go Dim) – Broken Arrow, OK, USA

“I Fell For You” – Amy Stroup – Nashville, TN, USA

“Love Is A Cruel Machine” – Ben Stewart – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

“Mary” – Alexander Burnett (Sparkadia) – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“My Girlfriend’s A Killer” – Charles D. Scott (Rock Paper Pistols) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Same Old Ground” – Robert Kolar (Lemon Sun) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“She Is Love” – Ginger Mackenzie, Richard Ashley Hicklin, Jeroen Swinnen – Berlin, Germany

“She Said” – Sissel Olander (Kind Of Girl) – Copenhagen, Denmark

“So Much For Amazing” – Michael Logen – Nashville, TN, USA

“The Boat” – Garth Adam – Edgecliff, NSW, Australia

“We Are Young And So Is The Night” – Gordie Sampson, Jay Smith, JT Harding – Halifax, NS,

     Canada

Adult Contemporary (AC)

First Place

“Not For You” – Emma Hewitt and Anthony Hewitt (Missing Hours) – Geelong West, VIC, Australia

Second Place

“Feels Like The Future” – Essence Williams and Jeffrey Pease – San Francisco, CA, USA

Third Place

“Get You Back” – Alexander Gow and Thomas Savage (Oh Mercy) – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Honorable Mention

“All We Need Is Love” – Dominic Balli, Mark Suhonen – Oxnard and San Diego, CA, USA

“Finally” – Sonia A. Nel-Nianell (Nianell) – Johannesburg, South Africa

“Hold On” – IVO, Jeff Coplan – Emmenbruecke, Switzerland

“Maybe Tomorrow” – Geoffrey Maddock (Goldenhorse) – Helensville, New Zealand

“Over Again” – Bianca West, Adam Hurstfield, Dane DeViller, Sean Hussein – Los Angeles, CA,

    USA

“Say It Like You Mean It” – Claire Wyndham – Nashville, TN, USA

“Time Has Come” – Daniel Akio Sherwood, Aubrey Nunn, Alex Von Soos (Dan Akio) – London,

     England

“Tore My Heart Out” – Danielle Caruana (Mama Kin) – Fremantle, WA, Australia

“What Are We Waiting For (Ft. Tonia Hughes)” – Tim Mahoney – Minneapolis, MN, USA

“Who Wants The World” – Jerry Reid, Simon Perry – Detroit, MI, USA

Americana

First Place

“Unfaithful Heart” – Kieran Kane – Nashville, TN, USA

Second Place

“These Words” – Jill Andrews – Knoxville, TN, USA

Third Place

“Same Old Way” – Chad Elliott – Coon Rapids, IA, USA

Honorable Mention

“Bird In My House” – Kate Mann – Portland, OR, USA

“Bittersweet Grand Canyon” – Kirsten Jones – Toronto, ON, Canada

“Come What May” – Matt Joe Gow (Matt Joe Gow And The Dead Leaves) – Melbourne, VIC,

     Australia

“Devil Will Dance” – Jesse Terry, Eric Paslay – Nashville, TN, USA

“Heart Of Mine” – Matt Ellis – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“Jersey Whiskey” – Putnam Murdock, Tom Carlisle – South Dartmouth, MA, USA

“Memphis” – Owen Temple – Austin, TX, USA

“Mercy Or Sin” – Gordie Tentrees, Jennie Sosnowski – Whitehorse, YK, Canada

“My People Come From The Dirt” – Grant Peeples – Sopchoppy, FL, USA

“Return To Me (With Becky Lee)” – Joao Rui, Guardado Parreirao, Susana Ribeiro, Joao Ricardo

     Guerra Silva (a Jigsaw) – Coimbra, Portugal

“Richmond” – Liam Grundy – Twickenham, England

“The Bastard And The Tramp” – Maika Makovski – Barcelona, Spain

“When It Falls Apart” – Barzin Hosseini-Rad (Barzin) – Toronto, ON, Canada

Blues

First Place

“Sometimes I Think I Can Fly” – Suzie Vinnick and Dan Kershaw – Toronto, ON, Canada

Second Place

“Time Is Now” – Jason Ferguson – Omaha, NE, USA

Third Place

“Can’t Get Enough Of You” – Darren Watson – Wellington, New Zealand

Honorable Mention

“Bucket Of Blues” – Sonia Rutstein (SONiA /disappear fear) – Baltimore, MD, USA

“Crack In The Pavement” – Dale Boyle – Montreal, QC, Canada

“Give Some” – Lene Stroyer, Andre Sorensen (Mama’s Blues Joint) – Vaerlose, Denmark

“He Don’t Love You” – Darren Watson – Wellington, New Zealand

“Let’s Get Hammered” – Chris Codish, Bob Codish (The Brothers Groove) – Detroit, MI, USA

“Moody Liz” – Daxton P Monagahn (Daxton) – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“St. Michael Vs. The Devil” – Davina Marie Sowers (Davina And The Vagabonds) – St.Paul, MN,

     USA

“Still In Love” – Pete Anderson – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“The Way That I Love You” – Jack de Keyzer – Whitby, ON, Canada

“Trouble ” – Alannah Myles, Gary Nicholson, Marshall Chapman (Alannah Myles) – Toronto, ON,

     Canada

“Yellow Moon” – 8 Ball Aitken – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Children’s Music

First Place

“The Conductor” – Jon Samson – Brooklyn, NY, USA

Second Place

“Big Troubles For Little Red” – Andrew Queen – Campbellford, ON, Canada

Third Place

“The Goat And The Goose” – Nadia Sunde – Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Honorable Mention

“Anywhere We Want” – Jon Samson (CoCreative Music) – Brooklyn, NY, USA

“Bug In Your Ear” – Mai Cocopelli – Regau, Austria

“Cock A Diddle Doo” – Craig Jacks – Santa Barbara, CA, USA

“Eggs” – Dinah Desrochers, Christina Jones, Gordon Howard, Tammy Hudgeon (The Kerplunks) –

     Gabriola Island, BC, Canada

“Happy Pants” – Jeff Eisenberg (Junior Jam) – Somerset, NJ, USA

“I Am Special” – Andre Osbourne Adman – Kingston, Jamaica

“My Room’s A Mess!” – Marla Lewis – Wantagh, NY, USA

“Nothing Rhymes With Orange” – Jon Samson (CoCreative Music) – Brooklyn, NY, USA

“The Wheels On The Bus They Don’t Go Round” – Levity Beet – Otaki, New Zealand

“Wash Your Hands” – Bill Harley – Seekonk, MA, USA

Comedy/Novelty

First Place

“Toast” – Heywood Banks – Howell, MI, USA

Second Place

“Holy Shit, It’s Christmas!” – Douglas Stevens (Red Peters), Edward Grenga, Art Johnson,

     Charles “Kook” Lawry – Milton, MA, USA

Third Place

“First Date” – Pat Godwin, Tom Griswold, Steve Allee – Fishers, IN, USA

Honorable Mention

“1985″ – Russell Berther, John Chaplin-Fleming (Scared Weird Little Guys) – Melbourne, VIC,

     Australia

“Colostomy Bag” – Colin Germano (Col Meredith) – Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia

“Connoisseur Of Girl TV” – Bob Ricci – Coventry, RI, USA

“Drugs Make Me Happy” – Matt Bunsen (Matt Bunsen And The Burners) – Studio City, CA, USA

“Gangsta Folk” – Pat Godwin – Fishers, IN, USA

“Give A Hoot” – Andy Allen – Pittsburgh, PA, USA

“I Bagged A Tiger” – M. Spaff Sumsion – Bountiful, UT, USA

“I Got A Girlfriend” – Daniel Alvaro (D.B. Reilly) – Syracuse, NY, USA

“Same Sex Marriage” – Marc Bridge (Sonic Bridge) – Westborough, MA, USA

“Sausage” – George Christopher Wilson (Lazyhand) – Edinburgh, Scotland

“Sugar Town (Ft. Clinton Sparks)” – Ryan Funk (Catskill) – Winnipeg, MB, Canada

“When I Jerk Off, I Think Of You” – Douglas Stevens (Red Peters), Edward Grenga, Art Johnson,

     Charles “Kook” Lawry – Milton, MA, USA

“Working Where The Sun Don’t Shine (The Colorectal Surgeon’s Song)” – George Bowser, Rick

     Elger (Bowser And Blue) – Westmount East, QC, Canada

Country

First Place

“Do You Take” – Heather Morgan, Ross Copperman – Nashville, TN, USA

Second Place

“I Love This Place” – Troy Cassar-Daley – Bulimba, QLD, Australia

Third Place

“Workin’ On The World” – Keith Hinton, Alan O’Day – Nashville, TN, USA

Honorable Mention

“Another Wanna Be” – Brittany McDonald, Jeremy Johnson – Nashville, TN, USA

“Could Be” – Steven Charles Strobel, Bill Maier – Franklin, TN, USA

“Don’t Come Over ‘Til I’m Over You” – Andrew Cochrane, Simon Boyce – Mackenzie, QLD,

     Australia

“Give Me A Ring” – Jolene Keats, Sharlene Loveless, Jaylene Johnson, Chris Burke Gaffney (The

     Keats) – Gambo, NL, Canada

“I Can’t Make You Fall” – Sherri Gough – Nashville, TN, USA

“It’s Just Money” – Jess Tardy, Casey Beathard – Boston, MA, USA

“It’s What I Do” – Keith Hinton, Brett Cartwright – Nashville, TN, USA

“Revealing Pictures” – Bob McCormick, Bill Flowerree, Ken Scott – West Chester, PA, USA

“Saving Savannah” – Rick Huckaby, Michael White – Nashville, TN, USA

“Slowly Killing Me” – Sonia A.Nel-Nianell (Nianell) – Johannesburg, South Africa

“Taken Man” – Jo Clark, Steven Strobel – Nashville, TN, USA

Dance/Electronica

First Place

“My Love” – Jes Brieden (JES), Johan Gielen

New York, NY, USA and The Netherlands

Second Place

“A Secret Search” – Bruno Miguel Pereira Pinto (:papercutz) – Vila do Conde, Portugal

Third Place

“Drop Ya Guard” – Candice Butler and Christopher Coe (Metals) – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Honorable Mention

“A Night With You” – Chris Qualls (Electric Valentine) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Android Mia” – Kaspar Torn – Tallinn, Estonia

“Breath” – Fred Dimola, Alex Doyen, Yanelle Dugar (Exalter) – Beaufays, Belgium

“Fake Superstars” – John Donovan (Johnny Hooke) – Jaboatao dos Guararapes, Brazil “Hypnotized” – Jake Chec, Sy Sylver – Etobicoke, ON, Canada

“I Like Girlz” – Leonie Polley (DiamondTrick) – Geelong, VIC, Australia

“I Love My Chains” – Clement Dorval (Krystal System) – Paris, France

“Make My Body Rock” – Ari Gold, Michael Colin – New York, NY, USA

“Vivacity” – John Malik – London, ON, Canada

Folk/Singer-Songwriter

First Place

“Bird On A Wire” – Sarah Blasko – Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia

Second Place

“Windmills” – Nicola Watson – Hotham, VIC, Australia

Third Place

“Pop Them Pills” – Keith Forde – Limerick, Ireland

Honorable Mention

“All The Letters” – Helen Austin – Comox Valley, BC, Canada

“Choose Love” – Rita Redshoes – Lisboa, Portugal

“Dreams And Country Lanes” – Russell Joslin – London, England

“Feel Like Walking” – Sam Buckingham – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“Got To Be More” – Korby Lenker, Megan McCormick – Seattle, WA, USA

“Ivory Road” – King Charles – London, England

“Join The Chorus” – Miriam Clancy – Auckland, New Zealand

“Kiss My Rainy Day Away” – Jenn Bostic, Charlie Hutto – Nashville, TN, USA

“Leap Of Faith” – Jeffrey Wharen, Michael Beach, Thomas McCarthy (No Second Troy) –

     Washington DC, USA

“Morning Sun” – Shayna Zaid, Joel Dean, Christopher Heinz, Yan Lzquierdo (Shayna Zaid and

     The Catch) – New York, NY, USA

“Rough Diamonds” – Tobias ben Jacob – London, England

“Sword In The Stone” – Aras – Santa Monica, CA, USA

“The Teapot Song” – Archie Gillis – Halifax, NS, Canada

Gospel/Christian

First Place

“Good Company” – Joseph Pfeifer – San Diego, CA, USA

Second Place

“My Testimony” – Angel Higgs (Temetya) – Knoxville, TN, USA

Third Place

“You Are” – Dan Bremnes – Salmon Arm, BC, Canada

Honorable Mention

“40 Years” – Matthew Seagle (LivingAnthem) – Stuart, FL, USA

“Abel” – Chase Thompson (Chase And The Reach) – Pasco, WA, USA

“Every Time” – Tom Poulter, Angela Cox – Shellharbour, NSW, Australia

“Footsteps Of My Father” – Roma Waterman – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

“Get It Right” – Isaac Nelson, Ryan Edberg (Silverline) – Brainerd, MN, USA

“I Still Need The Fire” – Amanda Stott, Dustin Burnett – Manitoba, Canada

“One Day” – Shelly E. Johnson, Jayme Thompson – Franklin, TN, USA

“Only One” – Blair Stephen Lane, Peter Daniel Newman – Roberts, NL, Canada

“Overflow” – Sarah Walker – Toronto, ON, Canada

“Send Me An Angel” – Adam Klutinoty (About A Mile) – Butler, PA, USA

“The City And The Salt” – Hannah Miller – Columbia, SC, USA

“Whatever It Is” – Gail Holmes, Ashley Hicks – Jacksonville, FL, USA

“Without You” – Jonathan Lee Karklins (Long Road South) – Whangarei, New Zealand

Instrumental

First Place

“Yalla Yalla!” – Chirs McKhool, Kevin Laliberte (Sultans Of String)

Toronto, ON, Canada

Second Place

“Sand Storm” – Marcela Taylor – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Third Place

“Trail Of The Butterfly” – Rohan Shah – Mumbai, India

Honorable Mention

“A Song For Daniel” – Samantha Robichaud – Riverview, NB, Canada

“Bajo El Sol” – Russ Hewitt – Dallas, TX, USA

“Dare Devil” – Bernard Falaise, Pascal Globensky, Remi Leclerc, Nicolas Masino (Miriodor) -

     Montreal, QC, Canada

“Dirt To Dust” – Richard Gilewitz – Inverness, FL, USA

“Electric Gigue” – Quinten Hope – The Colony, TX, USA

“Fantasia” – Eamonn McElevey – Belfast, Northern Ireland

“Glassiana” – Pedro Ariel Meirelles – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“Hora Fantasia” – Jozsef Terek – Hevizgyork, Hungary

“Icarus’ Last Temptation” – Lennart Jensen – Stockholm, Sweden

“John And Edna” – Brian Kobayakawa (The Creaking Tree String Quartet) – Toronto, ON,

     Canada

“Phantom Energy” – Nick Kadajski (Nick Kadajski’s 5 Point Perspective) – Brooklyn, NY, USA

“Rahat-Lukum” – Natalia Pikoul, Marina Pikoul (Pikoul Sisters) – Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal

Jazz

First Place

“The Devil’s Ring Tone” – Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts – Brooklyn, NY, USA

Second Place

“One Of Those Nights” – Matt Cusson – Lenox, MA, USA

Third Place

“Unfolding Universe” – Hitomi Nishiyama – Tokyo, Japan

Honorable Mention

“From Dusk ‘Til Dawn” – Abram Wilson – London, England

“Minsk” – Mark Isaacs – Bonnet Bay, NSW, Australia

“No Full Service” – Ondrej Pivec – Prague, Czech Republic

“Samsara (First Movement from Kanishka Suite)” – Sundar Viswanathan – Brampton, ON, Canada

“Scatt” – Oscar Schulze – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

“Sunset” – Boo Hewerdine – Ely, England

“The Stroppy” – Peter Sarik – Budapest, Hungary

“Theme Song” – Edgar Van Asselt – The Netherlands

“We Would” – Jeanette Lindstrom – Stockholm, Sweden

“Whisper” – Paul Sullivan – Sedgwick, ME, USA

Latin

First Place

“A Donde Iran Las Penas” – Juliana Barrios – Miami Beach, FL, USA

Second Place

“Latidos” – Veronica Romeo – Los Angeles, CA, USA

Third Place

“Morir Contigo” – Javier Lara – Santa Tecia, El Salvador

Honorable Mention

“Abre Las Puertas De Tu Corazon” – Avelino Garcia Perez (Avelino) – Barcelona, Spain

“Altanera” – Enrique Suarez (Orquesta De Las Sombras) – Madrid, Spain

“Antes De Que Hables” – Olga Rossano – Madrid, Spain

“Como Duele” – Daniel Jacome Rosenfeld (Tercer Mundo) – Quito, Ecuador

“Confieso” – Cristal Marie – Miami, FL, USA

“Dame” – Raquel Sofia Borges (Raquel Sofia) – Miami Beach, FL, USA

“Dirty Liar” – Santiago Garvi Ruiz, Pedro Mayor Vazquez, Andres De Marco, Hatuey Gonzalez

     Pulido, Javier Garcia Olmedillas (Bitter Mambo) – Parla, Madrid, Spain

“Eres Mi Vida” – Fabrizio Ugolini, Massimo Bozzi, Fabrizio Grossi, Francis Benitez (Fab Box) -

     Pesaro, Italy

“Estupida” – Nana Rizinni, Giovanna Velasco – Sao Paulo, Brazil

“Sin Bling Bling” – El Tarot – San Juan, Puerto Rico

“Te Quiero” – Thalia Condo – Salt Lake City, UT, USA

“Ven Conmigo” – Zoel Daschuta (Zoel) – North Bay Village, FL, USA

“Yo Quiero” – Mario Maisonnave – Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lyrics Only

First Place

“Second Hand Love” – Jen Foster – Houston, TX, USA

Second Place

“You And I” – Kyler England – Los Angeles, CA, USA

Third Place

“Where I’m Calling From” – Cam Mackellar – Killcare, NSW, Australia

Honorable Mention

“Break You” – Shantal Reich ‘Äì San Diego, CA, USA

“Demons In My Head” – Bryan Tess – Kerry, Ireland

“Love Is A Wrecking Ball” – Queen Esther – New York, NY, USA

“My Father’s Son” – Dave Tutin – Santa Fe, NM, USA

“Old Colt 45″ – Harrison Hais – Gisborne, New Zealand

“Old Forgotten Barn” – Paul Armstrong – Chicago, IL, USA

“Somehow” – Zubi d’Nova – Nairobi, Kenya

“Song Out Of Time” – Paul Harper – London, England

“Tom Waits” – Curt Hahn – Soldotna, AK, USA

Music Video

First Place

“Them Kids” – Sam Roberts, Directed by Dave Pawsey – Montreal, QC, Canada

Second Place

“Push Me To The Floor” – Kahn Morbee (The Parlotones) and Nic Olsen,

Directed by Jolyon Ellis and Francis Gavin – Johannesburg, South Africa

Third Place

“We Got Time” – Moray McLaren, Directed by David Wilson – London, England

Honorable Mention

“Close Your Eyes” – Justin Hewitt, Directed by Jeremy Lutter – Victoria, BC, Canada

“Detroit ’67″ – Sam Roberts, Directed by Dave Pawsey – Montreal, QC, Canada

“Life Design” – Kahn Morbee (The Parlotones), Directed by Erik van Wyk – Johannesburg, South

     Africa

“Needing You” – Stephen Murray, Matt Martin, Patrick Leslie, Ross Montsinger, Hank Widmer,

     Mike O’Malley (Holy Ghost Tent Revival), Directed by Gene M. Smith – Greensboro, NC, USA

“Parallel Me” – TQR (Ft. Hadar Green) Tal More, Directed by Yaniv Shmeltzer & Rivka Press -

     Rehovot, Israel

“Razoreyes” – Nathan Smith, Andrew Averso, Matt Perez, Stephen Bailey, Luke Hickok

     (Elevation), Directed by Chuck Moore – Atlanta, GA, USA

“Solid Rock (Street Warriors Version)” – Shane Howard, Abie Wright, Warwick Wright (Street

     Warriors), Directed by Matthew Chuang – Greenacre, NSW, Australia

“Take The Lead” – Mihai Ogasanu, Loredana Sachelaru (Xonia), Directed by Mihai Ogasanu -

     Bucharest, Romania

“Toy Soldier” – Trent Hancock, Directed by JJ Moffatt – Brooklyn, NY, USA

Performance

First Place

“Never Really Cried” – Simon Fagan – Dublin, Ireland

Second Place

“I Want It All” – Ben Mallott – Austin, TX, USA

Third Place

“Lovers And Fools” – Korby Lenker – Seattle, WA, USA

Honorable Mention

“Can’t Stand The Rain” – Adrianne Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann, Kyler England, Rob Giles (The

     Rescues) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Howl” – Jai Pyne, Xavier Naughton, Ivan Lisyak (The Paper Scissors) – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“Lovelorn” – Chris Sytnyk, Alison Maclean, Chris Iannnou (Calling Wendy) – Toronto, ON,

     Canada

“Polka” – Michael Tomlinson (Yves Klein Blue) – Brisbane, QLD, Australia

“Real Bad News” – Thomas Edwards, Joel Saint John (The Spectaculars) – Minneapolis, MN,

     USA

“Seen Her b4″ – Mason Rachinger – Palm Beach, QLD, Australia

“Still Crying” – Essence Williams (Essence) – San Francisco, CA, USA

“The Good News” – Simon Berckelman, Joel Beeson (Philadelphia Grand Jury) – Strawberry Hills,

     NSW, Australia

“Thieves And Their Hands” – Rachael Cantu – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Through & Through & Through” – Joel Plaskett – Halifax, NL, Canada

“Time Of Eternity” – King Charles – London, England

“Under One Sky” – Paul Desmond Fitzgerald (Parismatic) – Ivry Sur Seine, France

Pop/Top 40

First Place

“Pasha Bulker” – Kevin Mitchell (Bob Evans) – Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Second Place

“All We Need Is Love” – Dominic Balli, Mark Suhonen – Oxnard, CA and San Diego, CA, USA

Third Place

“This Heart Attack” – Nathan Hudson (Faker) – Sydney, NSW, Australia

Honorable Mention

“Beautiful Fall” – Brenda Rowe (Miss Benny), Marc Buset (Cars Cash Baby) – Paris, France

“California Calling” – David Jonelis – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Falling Star ” -Jaylene Johnson, Link Tipton – Winnipeg, MB, Canada

“Hurry Up California” – Calvin Lechner, Simon Nagel (Sunset Main) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Look Where You’re Walkin’” – Kane Churko (Modern Science) Las Vegas, NV, USA

“Now I Don’t” – Ma’ayan Castel, Leo Mellace – Boston, MA, USA

“Small Town Girl” – Andy Bull – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“Sweet Release” – Hannah Curwood – Arch Hill, New Zealand

“Take The Lead” – Mihai Ogasanu, Loredana Sachelaru (Xonia) – Bucharest, Romania

“The Right Time” – Charlie Bailey (Chasing Bailey) – Waverton, NSW, Australia

“You’re So Pony” – Beth Thornley, Rob Cairns – Los Angeles, CA, USA

R&B/Hip-Hop

First Place

“My Life” – Ray Clayton (Ray) – London, England

Second Place

“In A Minute” – Tea Petrovic (Tea), Dane Deviller, and Krischan Grohne – Vancouver, BC, Canada

Third Place

“Walk Right Up” – Karoline Tamati, Brent Park (Ladi6) – Christchurch, New Zealand

Honorable Mention

“10.31″ – Ramon Robinson (Absoloot) – N. Lauderdale, FL, USA

“All The Love That I Wasted (Cakeface Remix)” – Ivan Ives – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“AYO’s Honestly Remix (Ft. Kris Searle)” – Kris Searle, AYO – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Be Your Lady” – Margot Bingham – Pittsburgh, PA, USA

“Head Right” – Khiry Day, Anthony Beck (Men Of Business/M.O.B) – Indianapolis, IN, USA

“Kanye” – Ryan Funk (Catskill) – Winnipeg, MB, Canada

“Life” – Ricardo W. Forbes, Terneille Burrows – Nassau, Bahamas

“Look To The Skies” – Ryan Ritchie (True Live) – Dingley, VIC, Australia

“Mile High” – John Oplinger – Sinima Queens, NY, USA

“Objectify” – Candice Anitra – Brooklyn, NY, USA

“Qualified” – Ashleigh Eymann – Vancouver, BC, Canada

“Rain ” -Matt Palmer – New York, NY, USA

“We Won’t Die” – Dwayne Bell, Nathaniel Douglas, Kweku Kingnabi, Terrance Sharrock

     (Liberated Peoples Foundation) – Langley Park, MD, USA

Rock

First Place

“White Noise” – Chris Cheney (The Living End) – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Second Place

“Fifth Tambourine” – Nate Cole, Gabe Combs, Liska Cole, Coury Combs, Joel Plotnik, and Brandon Schwartzel (Castledoor) – Terrebonne, QC, Canada

Third Place

“Foreign Land” – Kavvyen Temperley, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain (Eskimo Joe), and Steve Parkin – Perth, WA, Australia

Honorable Mention

Atlantico” – Cesar Sanchez Padros, Jesus Trujillo Delgado, Javier Planelles Hidalgo, Jose Luis

     Paramio Martinez (Eldorado) – Madrid, Spain

“Brightstar” – Chris Snyder, Pete Connors, Joe Stroll (The States) – Brooklyn, NY, USA

“Chin Up” – Nicholas Green, Michael Sullivan, Peter Carter (Heartbreak Club) – Sydney, NSW,

     Australia

“Congratulate Our Thievery” – Robert Kolar (Lemon Sun) – Los Angeles, CA, USA

“I Am” – Bogdan Bogdanov (Ollie) – Sofia, Bulgaria

“Joseph” – Joseph Andrew Thomson, Kahl Wallace, Charles Thomas, Jhindu Lawrie (The

     Medics) – Cairns, QLD, Australia

“Life Design” – Kahn Morbee (The Parlotones) – Johannesburg, South Africa

“Light Up The Night” – Bryan Decataldo (Chasing Fireflies) – Lanoka Harbor, NJ, USA

“One Will Hear The Other” – Jon Toogood (Shihad) – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

“Push Away” – Carah Faye, Daniel Johansson (Versant) – Gothenburg, Sweden

“Social Currency” – John Mackay (Children Collide) – Melbourne, VIC, Australia

“With This Ship” – Walter De Backer, Kristen-Jurgen Schroeder (The Basics) – Melbourne, VIC,

     Australia

Teen

First Place

“Pretend” – Victoria Leone (Age 16) – Scarborough, ON, Canada

Second Place

“I Know Better” – Miranda Vettrus (Age 15) – Salem, OR, USA

Third Place

“Skinny” – Ariana Smith (Age 17) – Hamilton, New Zealand

Honorable Mention

“Bad With Love” – Tommaso Parisi (Tom Ugly) – Sydney, NSW, Australia

“City” = Andrew James Redford – Maroochydore, QLD, Australia

“Cloud 9″ – Beau Bastian, Matt Weiss (The Lost Boys) – Lakeport, CA, USA

“Crimson Sunset” – Jordan Ferreira, Mike Avakian, Tyler Hudson (Mindwalk Blvd) – Wilmington,

     MA, USA

“Crush Rush” – Daphne Blunt – Overland Park, KS, USA

“Dream” – Sam Griffin-Ortiz – Salinas, CA, USA

“Gone” – Sarah Solovay – New York, NY, USA

“I Was ‘J/K LOL’” – Khristiana ‘Tia P.’ Parchman – Inglewood, CA, USA

“Keep Shining Down” – Grant Austin Taylor – Norfolk, VA, USA

“Number Nine” – Christian Anderson (Number Nine) – Bound Brook, NJ, USA

“Reaching To The Moon” – Julia Kay – Manhattan, IL, USA

“Welcome Home (Boston)” – Matt Savage – Francestown, NH, USA

“White House” – Rachael Schroeder – Calgary, AB, Canada

World Music

First Place

“Baba Yetu (Featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir)

” – Christopher Tin – Santa Monica, CA, USA

Second Place

“Ao Seu Lugar” – Joaquim Crestejo (Mariaria) – Lisbon, Portugal

Third Place

“Easter Bazar or Mister Bebe” – Svetlana Aleksanyan (Svetlana) – Yerevan, Armenia

Honorable Mention

“Blue Eyes” – Loran Romain (Mao Otayeck) – Santa Clarita, CA, USA

“Inta Chayati” – Dikla, Charlie Sabach, Ran Bagno (Mabrouk) – Tel Aviv, Israel

“It’s Not My Fault” – Alex Kajumulo – Bukoba, Tanzania

“Karanga” – Malcolm Smith, Taisha (Aonua) – North Shore City, New Zealand

“Lion” – Kees Dieffenthaller, Derek Bramble (Kes The Band) – Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

“My Name Is Oumou” – Magdelena Thora Stern (Leni Stern) – New York, NY, USA

“Nakato” – Joel Sebunjo – Kampala, Uganda

“Olympia” – Yiannis Kapoulas – Hamilton, ON, Canada

“Rustem” – Anatolie Stefanet (Trigon) – Chisinau, Moldova

“Salala” – Kinobe Herbert (Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa) – Kampala, Uganda

“Toilata” – Leye Felicite Tchaco (Fely Tchaco) – Ivory Coast

“When I Open Up My Door” – Levan Khubulava (Buddhuza) – Tbilisi, Georgia

People’s Voice 2009 Winner

“Bug In Your Ear” – Mai Cocopelli – Regau, Austria

The Peoples’ Voice is an online voting that is open to the public, and 50,000 votes were received in total. The winner receiving the most votes is the Peoples’ Voice winner.

Information on ISC and Winners:

For more information and photos of winners, please contact Candace Avery at cavery (at) songwritingcompetition (dot) com.

Contact information for Grand Prize winner:

King Charles

Attn: Mitch Amachi

Phone: +44-02088-7406-060

Contact: Candace Avery

International Songwriting Competition

615.251.4441

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Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) February 18, 2012

IEG, LLC—guiding brands and properties for more than 30 years in optimizing their involvements in sponsorship—has hired a veteran of sports, entertainment, TV and new media to expand the company’s ability to bring its unparalleled insights and counsel to a wide array of organizations.

Danny O’Leary will join IEG as Director, Client Solutions, IEG Consulting Group, on February 21. Based in the company’s Chicago headquarters, he will share responsibility for new business development.

“We are delighted to have such a creative, solutions-oriented marketer join the team,” said IEG CEO Laren Ukman. “Danny will play a critical role in identifying and creating solutions for clients across a wide range of industries and sectors.”

O’Leary joins IEG following more than five years at Intersport, most recently as director of business & property development. In that role he was responsible for supporting the business in acquiring, managing, and retaining blue-chip client accounts.

His career includes experience in experiential and event marketing; film, music and property management; major event bidding and hosting; and television, digital and social media.

Prior to Intersport, O’Leary worked on the Verizon Communications account for IMG Consulting in New York, helping to optimize the company’s sponsorships of pro and collegiate sports properties, Olympic sports and pop music concert tours.

About IEG, LLC

IEG leads the way in sponsorship intelligence. With over 30 years providing insights, evaluation, and guidance, our teams bring unparalleled perspective and proven methodology to every challenge.

We partner with top brands and properties to create fresh strategies, evaluate opportunities and maximize results. Our clients rise above competitors, meaningfully engage audiences and achieve lasting impact.

A unit of WPP’s Group M, IEG is connected to specialty sibling communications companies in media, digital and activation. GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation that also serves as parent company to WPP media agencies including Maxus, MEC, MediaCom, and Mindshare.

For more information about IEG and the sponsorship industry, please visit http://www.sponsorship.com or call 800/834-4850 (outside the U.S. and Canada, 312/944-1727).

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Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

EatMoveBeFit.com, a new e-magazine devoted to topics in health and fitness, has officially started offering fat loss cheat sheets in an effort to combat rising obesity. The fat loss cheat sheets are free and available directly on the website.

According to a new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, obesity is on its way to becoming one of the leading causes of health problems today. The study acknowledges the role of nutritionally questionable high calorie foods as a cause.

“Obesity has emerged as one of the leading medical challenges of the 21st century,” the study’s authors claimed. “The growing obesity epidemic is linked to a substantial increase in daily [caloric] intake.”

The study notes that feedback loops within the bodies of obese people make it particularly hard to fight obesity. The study notes, however, that while obesity is partly genetic, the wide availability of tasty, high-calorie foods may be the main culprit.

The authors of the online publication EatMoveBeFit.com have stepped into the fight against obesity. Each week the website offers readers three new issues devoted to a range of health and wellness topics.

In recent issues, they have tackled nutrition, writing about certain foods that lead to fat accumulation. EatMoveBeFit.com has recently covered the specific benefits of strength training for fat loss, as well as general tips for reshaping your body.

Now, in the words of EatMoveBeFit.com’s editor Scott Colby, the website has “taken it to the next level.” As of now, the website is offering free fat loss cheat sheets.

This free tool is designed to fight the obesity epidemic and teach people that it is a disease that can be fought.

“With our articles, we try to spread the best practices in health and fitness,” Colby noted. “Our goal with these cheat sheets is to make a fast and easy guide for body-conscious people to follow anytime.”

The fat loss cheat sheets are now available directly on the website: http://EatMoveBeFit.com.

EatMoveBeFit.com is a member of the Fitness Consulting Group family of companies. It is the world’s leading health and fitness website and newsletter for giving you a better body today.

To learn more, visit: http://eatmovebefit.com.

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(PRWEB) February 13, 2012

The Education section is now available on Alltopics.

It is an undisputable fact that Education.alltopics.com articles are easy to access on Alltopics search; the reader will get a plethora of all the current news stories, scoops, video tutorials and articles about effective studying, schools, free advice on the learning progress, new establishments in the world of Education; in fact, everything any student or a regular teenager could ever need to know about the topic, all in one site, all easily available and ready to enjoy.

The best Education news and articles are gathered in one place. With Education.alltopics.com users can search all over the globe and web to find the most resourced articles and news for today’s arena of Education. Alltopics rates the articles, garnered from social networks like Facebook, Google and Twitter, by popular demand. Alltopics is the number one stop on the Internet that helps to find all the latest gossip, breaking news, unusual conditions and news flashes that might reveal Education news around the country and around the world.

The recent search shows that everyone caring about the degree hits the Education.alltopics.com section is always positively surprised, as one peruses all the topics in the larder: When’s the best time to start thinking about masters dergree? Can going to a good school still give you big savings? How is a good book always and forever your best friend? The answers are all there, all the time, constantly updated and ready for reader’s consumption on Alltopics.

The Alltopics Search becomes faster than Google Search. Education.alltopics.com gives readers the world of Education at a moment’s touch. Whether it’s tips for studying, new revelations from the area of college rankings or news about new educational reforms, Alltopics gathers it all into one site. The more people search and click on the piece of information, the faster Alltopics chooses and saves the news. That is why the website is a database that’s forever evolving and giving out information that is brand new.

Alltopics.com is a smoking hot composite story article, news and information website that offers the best Education news, together with the latest and most enjoyed postings from all the social networks and news sources on the Internet. It’s all arranged by topic and popularity on Alltopics.com

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Mbale, Uganda (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

LivingStone International University opened its doors to the students and families of Uganda on Jan. 16, 2012. More than 30 students began their bachelor’s degree programs in Communications and Media Technology, Business Administration and Christian Ministry. “This is the culmination of a 10-year vision including more than six years of focused planning and work,” said Phillip Shero, Interim Vice Chancellor.

Every student has been equipped with a Kindle, along with access to 30 brand new computers and a library with more than 15,000 electronically-catalogued books. “LIU aims to set a new standard for Christian higher education in Africa,” said Shero.

The roots of LIU began with a very effective mission team, some of whom have been in Africa for 30 years. During this time, the team has been involved in planting more than 500 churches in Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. A successful Bible training work established by the group of missionaries inspired the vision of a Christian university that directs ethical students towards the forefront of change and influence.

According to Ugandan government statistics, up to 35,000 high school graduates per year can’t attend a university, because space isn’t available.

“Fundamentally, we want to make an eternal difference in the life of each student while equipping them to be leaders in all areas of African society,” said Shawn Tyler, University Chancellor. “Through spiritual mentoring and real-world internships, we plan to guide the personal development of each student.”

LIU begins on a campus in the town of Mbale, with plans to build a permanent campus on 56 acres of land already owned by the university. The master-planned permanent campus was designed by Engineering Ministries International and includes pristine, modern buildings to accommodate 4,000 full-time students.

“This is an exciting step for the future of higher education in Africa,” said Craig Smith, Executive Director of LivingStone University Partners, the Fort Worth-based organization that resources LIU.

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Hoboken, New Jersey (PRWEB) August 26, 2008

EducationDynamics today released the 2007 eLearning Index, a tool designed to offer colleges and universities critical insight into trends in demand for online education. By identifying the supply and demand characteristics in online education, EducationDynamics’ exclusive research report allows schools to tailor program offerings to boost high-quality leads.

EducationDynamics aggregated the data from one of its premier websites, eLearners.com®, which has been connecting learners to online education for nearly a decade. While eLearners.com offers an information-rich platform through which students can find appropriate online degree program offerings, the website also offers higher education institutions proprietary data to enhance their prospecting activities. By tracking activity on the website, EducationDynamics is able to measure the supply and demand of online education to determine which programs are hot, which are not and to identify the greatest opportunities in launching new online programs.

“With nearly one million unique visitors a month and more than seven years of mining data from prospective students visiting the site, eLearners.com is in the unique position to observe trends, demands and behavior of prospective online students,” explains Steve Isaac, CEO of EducationDynamics. “As a result, we are able to gather broad demographic and psychographic data proven to help schools meet demand in areas of high student interest in online programs and increase the effectiveness of their prospecting initiatives.”

The eLearning Index captures the current landscape of demand for online higher education, with specific emphasis in the following areas:

Demographic qualities of those seeking to pursue online education;
Key motivators for students pursuing an online degree;
The most highly sought after degree programs;
A comparison of relative performance by academic degree level; and
States with higher and lower demand for online education.
For schools interested in exploring additional information gleaned by the 2007 eLearning Index, the report is now available on a paid subscription basis by contacting Howard Mandel at hmandel@educationdynamics.com or 201.377.3020. As part of the eLearning Index subscription package, institutional planners will receive two hours of an EducationDynamics analyst’s time for a detailed and custom analysis of findings as they pertain to their specific institutional goals.

About EducationDynamics

EducationDynamics, a portfolio company of Halyard Capital, is the leading marketing and information services company dedicated to helping higher education institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, and its more than 50 special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition. For more information, visit http://www.educationdynamics.com.

About eLearners.com®

The eLearners.com website is one of several high visibility, high-quality websites operated by EducationDynamics. Since 1999, eLearners.com has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including online degrees and certificate programs, specialized career training, and a variety of online courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com provides a powerful search engine for users to find thousands of online program offerings, as well as educational evaluation tools and financial aid resources. For colleges and universities, the eLearners.com website offers a low-cost, performance-based method to provide national exposure and increase enrollments in their programs. For more information on eLearners.com, visit http://www.eLearners.com.

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Irvine, California (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

In its continuing effort to give back to military service members who serve our nation with such distinction, California Southern University has announced the availability of discounted group rates for the spouses and children of military personnel. Effective immediately, spouses and children of both active-duty military service members and veterans are eligible for a 10-percent tuition discount for CalSouthern’s online degree programs in business, psychology, and law.

“CalSouthern is honored to provide active-duty military and veterans with all the personalized support they need to achieve their educational goals, from helping them learn how to best utilize their military education benefits to working with them to develop a degree program that meets their needs, or providing them with the tools they need to succeed in their coursework,” says University President Dr. Caroll Ryan. “However, we recognize that it’s not just the service members who make sacrifices for our country. Their loved ones do, as well. So we wanted to extend our efforts on behalf of the military to benefit their families, too. We hope that many will take advantage of this program to pursue their dreams.”

CalSouthern officially launched its military program in February 2011 and—just six months later—was awarded the designation of “Military-Friendly School” for 2012 for prioritizing the recruitment of students with military experience and offering special programs and services to those who have served. The 2012 list of Military-Friendly Schools was compiled through extensive research and a data-driven survey of more than 8,000 schools nationwide.

Established in 1978, California Southern University is a premier online university offering accredited degree programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels in psychology, business, and law to an international student body, utilizing a proprietary online learning system. CalSouthern is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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Black Mountain, NC (PRWEB) July 26, 2011

Stone Mountain School is among the first therapeutic boarding schools in the country to provide bilingual Spanish-English programming. With the addition on July 15 of bilingual therapist Anna Seno, MSW, Stone Mountain School now offers a full range of program, academic and clinical support to international and ESL students, and provides the parents of bilingual students with insight and guidance in their native Spanish.

Whether a parent is a first generation citizen or their son is an international student seeking an opportunity to increase his own mastery of English while preparing for education in a more traditional boarding school, the supportive environment at Stone Mountain School can be critical for forward progress.

“Stone Mountain School’s approach to personal development and academic success is centered on the universal language of healthy growth and development,” said the school’s Executive Director Jake Weld, M.Ed. “The ability to support a Spanish-speaking student or parent with cultural sensitivity, linguistic flexibility and programmatic responsiveness is a key component of a successful placement.”

As a fully SEVIS-accredited school, Stone Mountain School can work with students from overseas. The school’s accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) ensures that academic credits are transferable to other school settings.

In addition to the benefit of the immersive language environment for ESL students, there are four Orton-Gillingham trained language specialists on staff, including one who is bilingual. Additionally, Stone Mountain School’s CARF accreditation serves as an indicator of the level of clinical and residential programming, staff training, and a commitment to quality at the school.

About Stone Mountain School

Stone Mountain School is a SACS-accredited, year-round therapeutic boarding school for boys ages 11-17 with emotional, behavioral and learning issues such as ADD, ADHD and nonverbal learning disorder (NLD). Set in beautiful western North Carolina, the school blends outdoor adventure trips, a nationally standardized academic curriculum, and weekly individual and group therapy to help students achieve academic and personal success. Since 1990, Stone Mountain School has helped boys build their confidence, strengthen their relationships and take charge of their futures.

Stone Mountain School is a program of Aspen Education Group, the nation’s leading provider of therapeutic education programs for struggling or underachieving young people. Aspen’s services range from short-term intervention programs to residential treatment, and include a variety of therapeutic settings such as boarding schools, outdoor behavioral health programs and special needs summer camps, allowing professionals and families the opportunity to choose the best setting to meet a student’s unique academic and emotional needs.

Aspen Education Group is a member of CRC Health Group, the most comprehensive network of specialized behavioral care services in the nation. For over two decades, CRC Health has been achieving successful outcomes for individuals and families.

For more information, please call (866) 515-5202 or visit Stone Mountain School.

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Phoenix College is one of the 10 regionally accredited Maricopa Community Colleges.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 03, 2012

City of Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has appointed Phoenix College faculty member Trino Sandoval to serve as his Senior Policy Advisor on Education.

In the advisory role, Sandoval will convene and facilitate stakeholders around the Mayor’s education agenda, which includes strengthening pre-school programs, expanding afterschool programs, improving secondary and post-secondary alignment and collaboration, and seeking a greater university presence in Phoenix. He began his part-time role today. Dr. Sandoval will continue to teach a class at Phoenix College.

“Support for our schools and the future of our city go hand in hand, which is why I have made education a key priority in my administration,” said Mayor Stanton. “With his vast experience and community connections, Dr. Sandoval is the perfect person to lead our education initiative.”

Not only will Dr. Sandoval advise the Mayor and City of Phoenix management on strategies to implement the agenda, he will coordinate with local and national education leaders and other stakeholders on all issues related to education.

“I’m honored to be chosen for this position and I’m looking forward to working on these challenging issues,” said Dr. Sandoval. “Creating successful educational outcomes for our youth is the best investment the city can make because it will pay off tenfold in the future.”

Since 1996, Dr. Sandoval has taught Spanish and Latin American literature classes in the college’s Department of Liberal Arts. During his tenure at PC, he has held many roles and assignments, including serving as Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Community Service, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, Interim Director of the Raul H. Castro Institute and Director of Title V, Department of Education Grant to Hispanic Serving Institutions.

Dr. Sandoval received his Ph.D. in Spanish from Arizona State University in 2003 and also has a Master’s of Arts in Spanish from ASU. He received his bachelor of arts in Spanish and Latin American Studies from California State University, Chico.

“The Mayor made an excellent choice in naming Dr. Sandoval to this position,” said Dr. Anna Solley, president of Phoenix College. “He has been an invaluable member of our college and he’ll bring great insight on what can be done to improve the education levels of our city’s young people.”

In November 2011, the City of Phoenix, Phoenix College, and Phoenix Union High School District received a $ 600,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation for “Degree Phoenix,” a program aimed at Latino youth that supports and enhances pathways from high school to college and college to workforce. In his policy advisor role, Dr. Sandoval will serve as a coaching fellow for the Lumina Grant, a liaison to education funders such as the Lumina Foundation and Gates Foundation, and liaison for the Mayor’s Futures Forum on Education with other Arizona mayors.

Phoenix College is one of the 10 regionally accredited Maricopa Community Colleges.

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