There are more people in the United States that can read and don't than those who are illiterate (To Read or Not To Read- National Endowment for the Arts, 2007). Why? Fact: Less than 1/3 of 13 year olds are daily readers (National Endowment for the Arts, 7). 52% of Americans ages 18-24 reported reading books for pleasure in a 2002 study. This was a 12% decline from 1992. However, this is not a young American isolated age group of non-readers. This decline was consistent within the 25-34 at 8% and 34-44 age brackets at 11% too. Why? There is less of a focus now than ...

Imagine the luxurious service standard and amenities of the world's most famous train, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, arriving on the banks of the most pristine, free-flowing river system in the Lower 48. Far and Away Adventures (http://www.far-away.com/) has. For this flight of fancy on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River, instead of debarking from a train guests pull to shore in rafts. Here, instead of porters, adventure guides set up and break down five-star camps and serve locally sourced, organically raised Kobe Wagyu Beef on pre-heated stoneware while pouring ...

There has been much talk lately about whether record labels have a future in the digital age. Madonna recently quit her lifelong record label, Warner, in favor of a deal with concert promoter Live Nation, while Prince gave his latest album away, and there are a string of new websites that aim to cut label bosses out of the equation and hand more power to the musicians and their fans. But newly formed label Capella Records of Capella Music Group believes that not only do record labels have a future, they can also represent a good investment opportunity for music lovers. ...

Valentine's Central -- Don't get yourself in the dog house by waiting too long to get the perfect, thoughtful gift for your loved one for Valentine's Day. PantybyPost.com makes it easy for anyone to order in advance a gorgeous French panty or sexy brief, that will be packaged beautifully, along with your customized note, and delivered to your loved one in a delightfully old-fashioned way: by the local postman. Head Mistress of Panty by Post Natalie Grunberg says, "There is nothing worse than scrambling at the last minute to find the perfect gift for a loved one for Valentine's ...

ComplianceBridge, Inc., a provider of web-based policy and procedure management software announced the second online event covering best practices and tips for improving policy and procedure management in organizations. This webinar series is for managers and executives in human resources, IT, operations, finance, and legal in various industries such as healthcare, technology and Government. The upcoming webinar will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2010 at 10 a.m. PST with the topic "7 Tips for more effective policy and procedure management." Industry expert, Bill Harrison, ...

The CDM Media team announced today the company's 2011 technology event schedule, including the addition of several new vertical-focused networking and educational events for CIOs and senior technology executives. CDM Media's technology summits bring together CIOs, senior IT executives, technology solution providers, and analyst representatives to network and attend educational sessions. Held over two and one-half days, each summit includes interactive agenda sessions, such as analyst Q&As, panel discussions, roundtables, and open forums to encourage in-depth conversations ...

James Computer Software Tools has published new program - Capture from Camera HD digital video. The way that it works is to study the image sent by a camera that is either connected using USB or using a video capture device for motion. While it picks up that movement, it can therefore take any number of procedures, including triggering an alarm. Broadcasting online video and audio from capture device through web camera computer application. If you find yourself with a need to record security picture with a webcam over a spot, webcam computer software can be the ...

Barbadian band, NexCyx, is MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week. The title was conferred on the pop group after it edged out four other international bands in an intense online poll. The ballot, which closed January 4, 2011 at 12.59 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time, saw NexCyx emerging with 51.55 percent of the vote, ahead of Japanese contenders, Molice, who took nearly 47 percent. "We are truly humbled by the support our fans showed in the online poll. NexCyx considers this not just a win for us but for Barbadian music and our supporters at home and worldwide," said Russell ...

Available at the iPhone App Store, the G7 Security iPhone application allows users to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of the iPhone and iPod touch user interface. "Our systems pull security centric web content and then parses, filters and mixes them to provide rich and highly relevant information. This complex algorithm is fine tuned for Cyber Security feeds," said Mr. Abbas Mirza, founder and developer, G7 Security. "Our new iPhone application provides Cyber Security Alerts in Real Time from the National Cyber Alert System that contains timely information ...

Syntheway has updated DAL Flute VSTi to v2.1, a virtual woodwind instrument combining multi-samples of real flutes with a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engine. Offers control over several parameters allowing you to sculpt new and interesting sounds.  What's new in version 2.1: Changes: - Added the Shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute with 8 presets including natural and synthetic sounds. - Some changes in the graphical interface. - Minor adjustments have been made to the default settings. Fixed bugs: - Small bug fixes. DAL Flute Virtual Woodwind VST ...

Some mountains are known for their wild side, while others offer a milder experience that the whole family can enjoy. At Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, the best of both worlds promises a mountain experience that is just right for everyone. The popular Lake Tahoe, CA mountain resort opened in 1961 to provide a relaxed, family-friendly ski experience and has consistently delivered thrill-seekers some of the country's most exciting winter sports memories. Famous for waist-high powder in dramatic, old growth forests, the mountain has something for everyone and has a host of ...

These seniors ranged from 60 to 93 years old and most of their needs were fuel, medical transportation and utility bills. The number of elders needing emergency assistance has increased greatly this year and OCES is seeking sponsors. OCES' Emergency Fund provides assistance to meet the needs of elders in crisis or emergency situations that threaten their health or living status and cannot be addressed through the use of any other resource. In other words, there is no other funding source or agency available to address the need identified. These needs include fuel assistance; ...

While other bouquet websites are gearing up to provide beautiful arrangements for women, http://beefjerkybouquet.com has their sights set on the men. Beefjerkybouquet.com offers a variety of themed bouquets made from jerky, instead of flowers, including a Chug-it bouquet, Sip-it, Get Well bouquet, Meat Float bouquet, a Soda Pop bouquet and a Valentines Meat Heart bouquet. The Beef Jerky bouquet Meat Heart Bouquet isn't new, but has been redesigned to provide more variety in 2011. The Meat Heart bouquet is a pound of meat sticks and jerky stuffed into a 25 ounce, ...

Carlos Fittante, artistic director of BALAM Dance Theatre (BALAM), a New York based contemporary dance company inspired by Balinese theatre, will perform live three dance solos featuring Balinese, Baroque and fusion dance styles in the pre-screening event of the critically acclaimed independent film "Speaking for Myself". The film will be shown in the Laguna Beach Film Society's (LBFS) 2011 Winter Documentary Series, "Passionate People in Film", at the Forum Theatre, 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, California, on Friday, January 14. The event begins at 7 p.m., followed ...

A new, all-inclusive accounting resource center for government contractors, DCAAPoral.com, will launch today with hundreds of pages of information for firms of all sizes. Assembled by VBP OutSourcing, a leading government accounting firm in Maryland, the site is the first time all of the information about DCAA-compliant accounting for government contractors has been available in one spot. "The federal government is the largest purchaser in the world, and many companies are well qualified for a piece of the pie," noted VBP President and CEO, Veronica Eyenga. "One of ...

It is very easy to overlook the needs of others when living our everyday lives, but at times we must sit down and reflect on how to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Dynobite Smiles recognizes the significance of community involvement, family, and fellowship. This year we are starting a new tradition that we plan to expand as the years pass by. At the end of the school term, we hope to award a scholarship to a deserving high school senior. "So You Want to be a Dentist?"Scholarship Program was built this year after a riveting discussion between Dr. Henderson and ...

1. Theater - Renaissance Faires usually have a few stages set up with actors performing Shakespearian skits or re-enacting popular medieval plays. 2. Performances - Medieval faires include a variety of entertaining performances such as jousting, tournaments, dancers, musicians, storytellers, and much more. 3. Costumes - Renaissance Faire workers, vendors and patrons dress up in beautiful, traditional medieval costumes. Keep an eye out and spot people dressed as kings, queens, knights, and wizards. 4. Shopping - The faires have many unique vendors selling everything ...

Information Transport Solutions, Inc. (ITS) announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Security Specialization from Cisco.This specialization recognizes ITS as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support comprehensive, integrated Cisco network security solutions. "Certifications are an ongoing effort and commitment of the ITS team to offer the best solutions possible to our customers," said Jeff Drury, Information Transport Solutions, Inc. CEO. "This additional training illustrates the hard work and dedication ...

CryptoHeaven offers secure e-mail product for the medical market. Secure communications and document management systems provider CryptoHeaven has introduced a secure e-mail communication product for the medical market. Designed to provide secure, auditable and confidential e-mail communication to doctors and patients, the CryptoHeaven e-mail solution uses encryption to guarantee both security and proof of delivery. This enables doctors to, for example, send medical test results to patients and arrange appointments securely using e-mail. CryptoHeaven is supplied ...

The Summit Murder Mystery novels will be the topic at the January 17, 2011, Brandeis National Committee Phoenix Chapter Arizona Authors Lecture Series. The event will be held at Barnes & Noble located at 101 & Shea in Scottsdale Arizona. The program begins at 12:30 pm and runs until 2:00 pm. The public is welcome; tickets are $5.00 per person. Please RSVP to Merrill Kalman, Arizona Authors Group Facilitator, mskbflo@aol.com (preferred) or 480-296-3355. Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins, co-authors of the Summit series, will share how their collaboration started ...

In 2011, attendees at the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium will have the competitive advantage of learning from board-certified dermatologists and experts in the fields of botox training, lasers and light devices, dermal fillers, hCG for weight loss, medical grade chemical peels and medical micordermabrasion. Beyond the hands-on botox training and aesthetic medicine instruction, the resources physicians receive from the IAPAM position it as the most respected physician training available. The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine's (IAPAM) ...

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC As the modern-day homeschool movement confidently marches forward into its fourth decade, colleges and universities are opening wide their doors to welcome its mature, prepared graduates to their ranks. Homeschoolers score an average of 37 percentile points above the national average on standardized achievement tests and typically score above average on the SAT and ACT, statistics that apparently have caught the eye of college admissions personnel. Since 1999, the number of homeschoolers in the United States has increased by 74%, and today ...

Anyone can have a flat stomach and keep their ideal body weight, according to a new diet book The Flat Stomach Diet: Get Rid Of Stomach Bloating Quickly, Easily And Permanently (ISBN-10: 145387304X; publisher Create Space), which is now available in both eBook and paperback book, according to the author Elizabeth Hartley. The diet book announcement is good news for those who are looking for a permanent way to get and keep a flat stomach. The book details a simple, effective diet that anyone can follow. No foods are banned, there are no calories to count, and there ...

Jerk Nation has just launched a brand new product called "Sportsman's Mix" in their new gourmet line of Beef Jerky products. Jerk Nation has partnered with It's Nuts to create a unique product that is packaged with two compartments - one half gourmet beef jerky and one half gourmet nuts. Chuck McMahon, President, said, "What outdoorsman doesn't like beef jerky, or trail mix and nuts? Those are international food staples that have been eaten for centuries all over the planet. We've just put them together in one spot. So we've created a healthy snack that allows the outdoor ...

Energy Kitchen, the Manhattan-based fast-casual chain whose health-centric menu features no menu item that exceeds 500 calories, announces the signing of an area development agreement for three restaurants in Nassau County. The signed agreement which will target Carle Place, Greenvale and Manhasset, among others is part of an aggressive expansion plan calling for 50 of the calorie-conscious eateries throughout Greater New York in the next 4-5 years. "It's an exciting time for us as we continue to strengthen our footprint in the healthy, fast-casual dining industry ...