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Sportscaster James Brown Teams With Verizon Foundation, Launches Campaign to End Domestic Violence
Sportscaster James Brown, the host of CBS Network’s “The NFL Today” and Showtime’s “Inside the NFL,” has teamed with Verizon to launch a national campaign to end domestic violence against women and men.
Brown appeared on several broadcast media outlets on Monday (Jan. 30) to enlist the support of sports fans to promote equality and respect, and to…
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UMD’s Smith School Launches Collegiate Challenge for Healthcare IT Innovation
The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is challenging students nationwide to develop solutions that radically improve healthcare outcomes by using information technology to improve patient engagement with health care providers.
Led by the Smith School’s Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS), the “Innovate 4 Healthcare Challenge” will culminate in an April 20,…
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Is Facebook Making Your Child Depressed?
Since its very beginnings, Facebook seems to have had a love-hate relationship with its users. Now, another controversy has emerged following the release of an American Academy of Pediatrics report addressing a new phenomenon described as “Facebook Depression.”
In the report, Facebook Depression is defined as “depression that develops when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on…
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TechNet California Supports Calls for Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today voiced support for the creation of a Silicon Valley regional branch of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
A broad coalition of business executives, university leaders and state legislators led by Assembly member Nora Campos (D-San Jose) have led the push…
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ICF Raises its Preliminary 2012 Guidance
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, announced today that it is making a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of GHK Holdings Limited (GHK). With its headquarters in London, GHK is a multi-disciplinary consultancy serving government and commercial clients on environment, employment, health, education and training,…
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Block Communications, Inc. Announces Closing of Notes Offering and Acceptance of Tendered Notes
Block Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that as of January 27, 2012, it has consummated its private placement offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 7 1/4% senior notes due 2020 (the “New Notes”) and the early settlement of its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation (the “Tender Offer”) with respect to its outstanding…
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eDoorways International Corporation to Introduce Snap Trend Technology on 2.0 Platform
eDoorways International Corporation (Pink Sheets: EDWY) announced today that the Company has licensed Snap Trend Technology, a Paddington Media product, for use on the eDoorways 2.0 platform. “Our new snap trend technology is poised to completely revolutionize the Internet marketing industry,” stated Gary Kimmons, CEO of eDoorways International Corporation. “This new technology redefines hyper-targeted marketing…
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Verizon Maintains Network Leadership With Advanced Wireline and Wireless Technologies and Expanded Infrastructure Capabilities
Verizon maintained its network leadership position throughout 2011 by further deploying new wireline and wireless technologies, expanding capabilities in network infrastructure and advancing strategic network projects — all supporting such high-performance services as the award-winning FiOS and Carrier Ethernet, plus industry-leading cloud solutions.
These operational and technological accomplishments helped reinforce the company’s commitment to meeting customer demand by increasing the…
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