Coral Springs, Florida (PRWEB) February 19, 2012

Quite soon local construction sites will transform to include slightly leaner, shorter and younger builders.

City of Coral Springs announced in a flier sent to local residents that Dean Esposito, a local resident and owner of construction firm Tool Box, has begun accepting applications to join his summer outreach program. The program is designated for 15-18 teenagers interested in construction.

“This is a great method for local young men and women to get some hands-on experience in construction,” said Dean Esposito. “In addition, it keeps them active and out of trouble.”

Dean Esposito, 58, received ownership of Tool Box when his father passed away a decade ago. Since then he has transformed the once petite firm to a well-established city business. Tool Box specializes in residential construction and employs about 40 contractors.

“We are a prominent business in this community and it is important to me to contribute in some manner,” Dean Esposito said.

The summer program begins a week after the students begin their summer vacation and lasts until July 30. Applicants are asked to fill out an application and arrive at Tool Box for an interview, if Dean Esposito finds the candidate motivated and capable he will then ask for a medical form to be filled out by the teens family doctor. Once all paperwork is completed, the candidate will receive their yellow hard hat and tool belt.

“I ordered 80 yellow hats and already received 160 applications, it’s crazy,” Dean Esposito said.

“Students tend to sit at home and watch television,” said JP Taravella English teacher Mary Greenberg, “programs that cause them to move and keep busy are very important.”

The teens will complete tasks from hammering a nail to grading and preparing the site to drywall to roofing. All the teens will be supervised and paired with an experienced contractor.

“The program serves two hats – one, the students learn from the experienced guys and second, they themselves will experience the great satisfaction of a tough labor day,” Dean Esposito said.

About Dean Esposito

Dean Esposito, 58, is a lifelong resident of Coral Springs, Florida. A graduate of UF with a degree in construction, he has three children and is married to his beloved wife, Mary, for 32 years. Tool Box was originally established in 1987 by Dean Esposito senior.

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London 2012 volunteers among 10,000 for orientation training at Wembley Arena

(PRWEB) February 07, 2012

The first orientation training event for 10,000 London 2012 Games Maker volunteers and Games time employees took place at Wembley Arena in London. The event was the first of six national orientation events on 4th, 5th and 18th February which will form the biggest London 2012 events outside of the Games this year.

     Around 10,000 people attend first of six orientation training events for Games Makers and employees at Wembley Arena
    Orientation sessions to take place in London in February and across the UK in March
    Images from the event available to download here

The events are the first stage in the training programme for London 2012 employees and up to 70,000 ‘Games Makers’, the volunteers who will to help make the Games a success. Around 70% of the trainees at each session will be volunteers.

The Orientation Training events provide an introduction to the heritage and importance of the Games as well as an insight into what working at London 2012 will be like, including the sports, venues and the roles. Games Makers will leave the session prepared for the next steps on the journey to Games time. The sessions include welcome talks from hosts, presentations and mocked up scenarios which will introduce all Games time workers to the realities of putting on an event the size of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Six smaller regional orientation sessions will be held in March for Games Makers who have been offered roles at venues outside of London in Weymouth and Portland, Cardiff, Coventry, Newcastle, Manchester and Glasgow. Invites for these have started to be sent out.

By the time the Games Makers reach Games Time, collectively they will have undertaken 1.2 million hours of training. Around 8 million volunteer hours across the summer of 2012 will be used.

Games Makers will also receive role-specific training from February onwards where they will learn all they need to know to carry out their role successfully and also have the opportunity to try out the duties they’ll be doing at Games time. They will then receive venue-specific training in June which will familiarise volunteers with their venue. Team leaders will also receive event leadership training.

Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG, said: “Today marks a significant milestone in our preparation for the Games. These orientation events are the start of our extensive training programme which will deliver over 1 million training hours for up to 70,000 people from around the country. Our Games Makers will contribute a total of around 8 million volunteer hours during the Games and simply wouldn’t happen without them. I hope that the orientation training they receive has made them even more excited about being part of the London 2012 team this summer.”

The orientation events are the first time Games Makers will be together following the selection events and the first time they will have the opportunity to meet the wider work force. The sessions will be attended by London 2012 volunteers, paid LOCOG staff and contractors.

2,000 young people will be taking up volunteer roles during the London 2012 Games, as part of the Young Games Maker programme. Approximately 250 teams of young people will join the adult Games Makers this summer to help stage the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Their training will take a similar format over the coming months.

Worldwide Olympic Partner McDonald’s is the Presenting Partner of the Games Maker volunteer programme. McDonald’s has used its nationwide presence to help attract candidates for the diverse team that will be needed to make the London 2012 Games a success. The LOCOG Volunteer team held training sessions for many of the volunteers conducting interviews at the world-class training facilities at McDonald’s head office in East Finchley, London and the restaurant chain will also be helping to facilitate the training of the volunteers in the run up to Games time.

Jez Langhorn, Vice President, People, McDonald’s UK, said: “With the first orientation event getting underway it feels like the Games are nearly here. We’ve been hard at work to help plan and design the training materials that will prepare the volunteers for the challenge ahead, drawing on our experience in delivering great customer service and award-winning training programmes on a large scale.

“As the Games Makers prepare for their role this summer, McDonald’s will to be on hand to support them every step of the way. It’s an exciting time to be part of the hospitality sector as we prepare to put the country on show to millions of visitors this summer and I’m proud of the role we will have played in making sure our volunteers are ready.”

Almost a quarter of a million people applied to the Games Maker programme in 2010 and a team of specially trained volunteer interviewers has been carrying out selection interviews since February 2011. Up to 100,000 interviews will have been conducted over the course of the programme and of these; 76,000 interviews have taken place to date in nine selection centres around the UK. Interviews will continue in London’s selection centre at ExCeL through to the end of March 2012.

So far 55,000 offers have been made for roles at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Offers are continuing to be made, with the final role expected to be filled at the end of April.

Cadbury is an Official Supporter of the London 2012 Games Maker programme and will help LOCOG build great Games Maker teams through fun and friendly game play delivered by programmes such as the Spots v Stripes campaign.

For further information please contact the London 2012 Press Office

Amongst the people attending the orientation training are:

Elizabeth (Betty) Ragget, 74, Hove, Brighton, Retired

Elizabeth is a retired news-agent and now works part-time stewarding in a theatre. During Games Time she has been assigned a role based at the International Federation Office at the Excel Centre, where she will be involved in Boccia. Elizabeth belongs to a service club and does a lot of fundraising. She has two daughters, one of which is the Boccia competition manager at the Paralympic games. Her daughter formally taught sport to disabled children which is one of the reasons Elizabeth decided to apply to be a volunteer. Elizabeth says: ‘I can’t wait for games-time; it’s a fantastic opportunity to show the rest of the world what Britain can do. I’ve applied so I can do something worthwhile and be part of it all’. Elizabeth’s granddaughter has also applied to be a volunteer which means three generations within her family will be working and volunteering at London 2012.

Beryl Stratton, 73, Chingford, retired

Beryl is a mother of three and a grandmother of four and has dedicated 50 years of her life to volunteering. During Games Time, she will be volunteering as an athletics services team member in the Olympic Stadium. Her husband, 75, and son will also be volunteering, as a Games Maker and London Ambassador respectively. The Strattons, married for 48 years, have been volunteering together at athletics meets and have also been to the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics together. Beryl’s husband is the reason she first became interested in athletics 40 years ago and she was inspired to become a Games Maker when she saw an 80 year old female volunteer at the Sydney Games. Beryl is honoured to be involved in the volunteering and delighted to be able to share this opportunity with her husband.

Joe Mason, 18, Sawtry, Cambrideshire , Student

Joe is currently in his first year at Leeds University studying broadcast journalism. During Games Time he has been assigned a role for badminton within the sports equipment team at Wembley arena and Redbridge badminton training centre. He is a keen player and first volunteered at his local badminton club for his Duke of Edinburgh bronze award when he was 14. He has since found a taste for volunteering and for the last two years has been a volunteer at national badminton indoor events and undertaken his badminton umpiring course. Joe is overwhelmed that he has the chance to be part of the Olympic Games and is enthusiastic to see his badminton volunteering progress.

Sarah Gifford, 26, East Dulwich, London, Volunteer Manager at Queen Mary University

Sarah is a volunteer’s manager at Queen Mary University in London and a few people in her team have also applied to be volunteers at London 2012. During Games Time Sarah will be volunteering at the cycling and athletics events along with a few of her colleagues who have also been selected. Sarah is really happy with her role as she has volunteered previously at a few of the London Marathons. As soon as Sarah heard volunteers were being recruited for the games she knew straight away she wanted to be a part of it with her background in the volunteering sector as well as being part of such a spectacular event.

Phil Cobb, 59, Loughborough, Contracts Manager for Charnwood Council

Phil has been assigned a role for the volleyball events. He’s ecstatic at being offered a role related to his favourite sport. Phil has been playing volleyball since his student days at Loughborough university and continued to play in the lower national leagues. Phil now coaches and referees volleyball games around the country and plays when he can. He has two children. His daughter’s boyfriend has also applied to be a volunteer.

Cassim Patel, 30, Preston, Portfolio Manager

Cassim works in banking as a portfolio manager. He grew up in Preston and ever since Great Britain won the bid for the Games in 2005 he has wanted to be involved. He has volunteer experience with local charities, supporting disabled people and Macmillan cancer patients. Helping comes naturally to Cassim as he cared for his disabled father from the age of 14. Cassim has been allocated a role as a EVS Mobility Team Member, OPK Common Domain.

Kevin O’Malley, 50, Halifax, West Yorks, Resource Manager

Kevin, a father of two, will be volunteering at Earl’s Court for Volleyball, in the sports equipment team during the Games. Volleyball has been a passion for Kevin since he first played at school aged 14 and he set up his own first league team soon after leaving school at 16. Kevin has played in local and all four divisions of the volleyball National League, during which time he was also qualified as a coach and referee. He now concentrates on coaching the Yorkshire U15 boys and the North England U18 boys and is one of the founding members and chair of a National League club in Division 1. Kevin’s enthusiasm for the sport has rubbed off on his son Kieran O’Malley (23) who is pro volleyball player in Holland and a GB Volleyball squad member with 73 caps for England. Kevin never thought he would have the opportunity to experience an Olympics and can’t wait to actually be a part of the Games.

Sarah Pocklington, 44, nr Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, British Red Cross

Sarah will be a team leader working at London Heathrow meeting and greeting dignitaries, athletes and VIPs during the Games. Sarah’s passion for sport originally spurred from playing Ultimate Frisbee but she found a love of volunteering in the sport rather than playing, finding that she enjoyed helping and supporting the team. Sarah has been involved in the Olympics volunteering process right from the beginning as she trained Selection Event Volunteers at Weymouth and Coventry centres and was a Selection Event Volunteer at London Excel. Sarah’s brother-in-law, who inspired her to sign up, is also volunteering at the Games.

Ellie (Eleanor) Cox, 25, Wimbledon, London, works in the Finance sector in London                                

Ellie is very excited about games. She was an athlete at European level playing Badminton between the ages of 11-20. She knows many of the Badminton players after playing for England and regularly visits the national badminton centre. She’s a big fan of London and loves the huge energetic feel to large scale community events. She believes the games will re-generate and improve the local areas. She thinks an emotional uplift is what the city needs and believes the games will be a much needed boost for 2012. Ellie is a big fan of sport, she cycles to work, runs a lot and plays squash. She lives alone and is a true Londoner, born and bred in Wimbledon. Ellie would rather not talk about her work although she does work in finance in the City of London and enjoys a lovely social life.

Cathal Cunning, 47, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, Chef

Cathal, born and bred in Portstewart, will be volunteering as a member of the transport team in the Olympics Village during the Games. He first got involved in volunteering at 19 when he started marshalling at the Coleraine District Motor Club and has been Chief Marshal there for the last seven years. The North West 200, Ireland’s largest outdoor sporting event, runs through Cathal’s hometown and it is for this reason his whole family have been involved in motorsports volunteering. Cathal has found that volunteering brings family and friends together and he is eager to get involved with the once in a lifetime opportunity of volunteering at the Games.

Gordon Neale OBE, 67, Newcastle (Whitley Bay), retired

Gordon has worked in Disability sport his whole life. He coached Great Britain’s first ever Sitting Volleyball team in the 1980s and 1990s and currently holds a number of voluntary positions within Disability Volleyball including, GB Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team Manager and Director for sitting volleyball for Volleyball England. Gordon received his OBE in 2002 for contribution to disability sport and it is due to Gordon’s extensive background that he will be Sitting Volleyball liaison with the international Volleyball federation at the Excel centre during the Games. Gordon is honoured to be part of the team of staff preparing and supporting Great Britain’s first ever Sitting Women’s team for London 2012.

He was working at Eastway leisure centre, now on the site of Olympics, after being in the army for 26 years and started coaching volleyball. It was when he liaised with disability organisation Les Autres that he started to build up sitting volleyball as a sport.

Carol Gordon, 50, Lecturer, Whitton, South West London

Carol is a Sports Lecturer at Richmond Upon Thames College and has will take up the role of Athlete Services Team Leader during Games Time, where she will liaise with the athletes as they arrive at the arena and ensure team liaisons are in touch with their teams. Carol has been teaching her students about the Olympics for over 25 years, she believes sport connects people from all around the world and that it overrides all the discriminations including race, age and gender. She has been the international head coach of the England cadet boys volleyball team since 1996. She believes that England was the founder of competitive sports in the 1880s and having the Games in London in 2012 will mean we all have to put our best foot forward and make England proud. Her colleagues at the national league club have volunteered too and many have been appointed official jobs relating to volleyball. Carol is a very passionate advocate of sport and is thrilled to be part of the games.

(Please note that these people are not available for interviews over the weekend).

Games Maker timeline

February 2012: orientation training begins

February 2012: role-specific training begins

March 2012: event leadership training begins

April 2012: distribution of uniforms and accreditation passes begin

April 2012: venue training begins.

McDonald’s is the Presenting Partner of the volunteering programme, providing its expertise and experience to help attract, select and train the London 2012 volunteers. The organisation currently employees 87,500 people across the UK and each year invests over £36million in training this workforce. McDonald’s has awarded almost 35,000 nationally-recognised qualifications to employees and is one of the UK’s largest apprenticeship providers. In 2005 McDonald’s became the first large employer to achieve the Investor in People Profile status and in 2009 achieved GOLD status.

Cadbury’s association with the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as Official Treat Provider to the 2012 Games will be the biggest programme ever undertaken in Cadbury’s history – underpinning commercial, marketing, merchandising and employee engagement up to London 2012 and beyond.

To celebrate its support of London 2012, Cadbury has launched Spots v Stripes, an ambitious and exciting campaign that aims to get people of all ages and walks of life to play games again.

Atos Origin – The Games Maker volunteer portal has been designed and built by Atos Origin – Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic Games through to 2016. In the run up to the London 2012 Games, the portal developed by Atos Origin will enable London 2012 to recruit up to 70,000 volunteers. The portal will be the main channel of communication between the Games Maker volunteers and the London 2012 Organising Committee.

McCann – The Games Maker idea was created by McCann Worldgroup, the official Marketing Services Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are also responsible for developing and executing the fully integrated advertising campaign to attract applicants in 2010.

London 2012 Games partners:

The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.

LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners – adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield.

There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games-only Partner, Sainsbury’s and two domestic Tier Three Paralympic Games-only Suppliers, Otto Bock and Panasonic. The London 2012 Paralympic Games also acknowledges the support of the National Lottery.

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(PRWEB) January 23, 2012

The latest Knight Frank Student Property Report 2012 highlights that student property returns averaged 11.5% in September 2011 and although slowing from 13.5% in the previous year, still continues to lead the returns race in the market among commercial asset classes thanks to a structural shortage of purpose-built student accommodation in the UK combined with increasing global interest in the UK’s high ranking educational institutions.

With this in mind, the just released Knight Frank report identifies further rental growth in the student accommodation sector this year with James Pullan, head of student property at Knight Frank explaining that while London returns almost doubled to 15.1% in September 2011, taking average total returns to 11.5%, student accommodation in the regions outside of London is also robust with investment in towns which have more than one university along with a high density of students such as Liverpool, being the most lucrative.

In addition Knight Frank highlight that the UK is well placed to take advantage of the growing influx of overseas students into the UK, predicted to double by 2025 thanks to having 5 universities which are ranked in the world’s top 20 universities as well as reduced study costs for international students, derived from the weakness of the pound.

Ray Withers, Chief Executive of leading property investment agency, Property Frontiers which has successfully marketed numerous student accommodation projects in the North West city of Liverpool, comments,

“Home to three leading universities – The University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University which have seen significant increases in applications over the years along with highly regarded English language schools such as LILA in the heart of Liverpool city centre and cheaper prices than London, Liverpool is one such city that perfectly accommodates the needs of higher education students.

“Liverpool presents the optimum buy-to-let environment for investors who will be able to reap significant returns from strong demand. In fact the Knight Frank Student Property report 2012 identifies that average rents for apartments and en-suite rooms in the regions such as Liverpool rose by 4% with total returns of around 10.5% last year so the benefits speak for themselves.”

With demand continuing to outstrip supply as increasing numbers of students from both home and abroad seek to attend universities in Liverpool, increasing pressure is being placed on the housing supply with the emphasis now on building new high quality private student housing developments such as Gradwell Street, central Liverpool.

As a student accommodation development offering en-suite rooms from only £48,000 with only 8 en-suite units remaining, Gradwell Street, adjacent to Liverpool One Shopping Centre and only minutes from Liverpool Lime Street station offers investors a 10% NET yield – assured in year 1.

At just £2,500 to reserve with only £30,500 to pay in April 2012, Gradwell Street is superior to other projects, combine great value (under £50,000) with larger en-suite luxury facilities right in the heart of the city.

For more information contact Property Frontiers on +44 (0) 1865 202700 or visit http://www.propertyfrontiers.com.

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PLEASANTON, California (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

Percona, Inc., the company that makes MySQL faster and more reliable, today announced continued growth and momentum for 2011. During the past year, Percona achieved significant corporate milestones, expanded its solution offering via new and enhanced products and services, and furthered MySQL industry education through the launch of its acclaimed Percona Live Conference series.

Percona, which supports 1,200 customers worldwide, with its comprehensive MySQL products and support services, reached the following key milestones in 2011:

    250,000 downloads of Percona Server
    200,000 downloads of Percona XtraBackup
    250,000 downloads of Percona XtraDB as part of Percona Server
    100,000 downloads of Percona Toolkit
    Grew to nearly 60 employees
    Exceeded 200,000 unique visitors per month at Percona’s MySQLPerformanceBlog.com

Additional Highlights

    Percona celebrated delivery of MySQL-related services to its 1,000th customer in March and exceeded 1,200 customers by the end of 2011.
    Percona surpassed 250,000 downloads of Percona Server in April.
    Percona continued to enhance its signature Percona MySQL Support offering, announcing support for Drizzle as well as a new MySQL Cluster Support option. The flexible services increase uptime and availability by providing customers with help on MySQL-related products, including MySQL, Percona Server, MariaDB, Amazon RDS for MySQL, Drizzle, XtraBackup and Percona Toolkit.
    Percona removed decades-old limitations of MySQL with the release of Percona Server version 5.5.15. The release enables users to save memory and allows them to simultaneously hold more types of data in memory (such as large BLOB and TEXT types) by removing the fixed-length limitation on the MySQL MEMORY storage engine.
    Percona launched Percona Toolkit, a suite of DBA and sysadmin productivity tools for MySQL and successor to the popular Maatkit and Aspersa toolkits.
    In addition to speaking and participating at industry events, Percona launched the Percona Live Conferences, a series of intensive MySQL summits focused on the core topics needed to be successful with MySQL. The inaugural 2011 events were very well attended, attracting nearly 300 attendees each at Percona Live San Francisco, Percona Live New York and Percona Live London.
    Percona began preparations for the first annual Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo taking place at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, April 10-12, 2012. Formerly the MySQL Conference & Expo hosted by O’Reilly and Associates, this “must attend” three-day event provides a great opportunity for MySQL users, developers and vendors to exchange knowledge and information about MySQL and attend breakout sessions, keynotes, and tutorials presented by some of the most respected MySQL practitioners in the industry.
    Percona enhanced its executive and management team with the additions of Terry Erisman as chief marketing officer and Dave Hildebrandt as director of training.

Company Information

Press Contacts

Terry Erisman

Percona Inc.

(888) 401-3401 Ext. 555

Terry(dot)Erisman(at)Percona(dot)com

About Percona, Inc.

Percona Inc. has made MySQL faster and more reliable for over 1,200 consulting and support customers worldwide since 2006. Percona provides enterprise-grade MySQL support, consulting, training, and software development services to companies such as Cisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Groupon, and the BBC. Percona’s founders authored the definitive book High Performance MySQL from O’Reilly Press and maintain the widely read MySQL Performance Blog. Percona also develops software for MySQL users, including Percona Server and Percona XtraBackup, the only open source, hot backup utility for the InnoDB storage engine. The popular Percona Live conferences draw attendees and acclaimed speakers from around the world. For more information, visit http://www.percona.com.

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There are other students whose custom writing skills are lacking, and who could certainly use the assistance available at sites like there where students can buy essays online. There are chances to buy essay help to make sure assignments are turned in on time, and that there is no downgrading of a student’s report due to minor issues of grammar and usage, if the facts and conclusions are sound. Yet some of these students consider the cost of getting an essay online to be unworthy of its purpose, and these students will settle for a lower-grade paper. If this occurs too many times, students such as these may find themselves close to a failing grade in one or more courses.

Don’t lose sight of your objectives. For a student, the primary objective is to do the best work possible for all of the time spent in college. Part of the way this objective is accomplished is through various expenditures on the part of the student. Tuition is the greatest of these, most likely, for many students. But students should be prepared to pay for and value any help which can further their academic goals.

(PRWEB) February 04, 2012

In January 2010 the EEOC announced that employers spent $ 404 million dollars on claims last year and it is expecting 108,000 discrimination charges to be filed by the end of fiscal 2012, with the goal of having 93,000 end-of-year pending cases. http://hr2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/eeoc-to-need-outplacement-in-2012/

Michael J. Zimmer, a professor of employment law at Loyola University in Chicago, believes that the increase in workplace discrimination complaints has to do with the downturn in employment.

“Employers tend to look like the bad guy when difficult decisions need to be made to help a company progress. With employees looking to use the EEOC as a way to get back at them, employers need a better approach toward documenting poor employee performance and bad behavior. They want to hold employees accountable for the work that they are paying them for, and through P.E.E.P, we can help them positively manage their workforce,” Anthony Uzzetta, CEO for Vero Integritas Global, Inc.

The P.E.E.P. program benefits companies by helping to reduce the workloads associated with employee complaints.

Meanwhile, as employee claims continue to rise, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced recently that they may be reducing their workforce in response to the recent announcement of proposed cuts in the agency’s fiscal 2012 budget. http://hr2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/eeoc-to-need-outplacement-in-2012/

“With the backlog of complaints that they have now, the EEOC may be looking for a way to help maintain efficiency in the event that the reduction in their workforce occurs,” said Anthony Uzzetta, CEO for Vero Integritas Global, Inc. “Our application may be just what they are looking for,” Uzzetta stated.

Religious discrimination and disability claims have seen a significant increase over the past few years, in part due to the increase in the Muslim population since 9/11 and the changes made to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Discrimination appears to be one of the primary reasons for employee claims to the EEOC, however, for the majority of the discrimination cases, “the E.E.O.C. is still finding no reasonable cause for the charges being filed,” said Michael S. Burkhardt, an employment partner in the Philadelphia office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius who represents employers in discrimination class-action suits. “In some cases, people are just upset that they were terminated, and they happen to be in a protected category. Even if that has nothing to do with why they were terminated, they still file a charge.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/business/12bias.html

However, workers claim that a poor job market can bring out hidden prejudices of employers who, because of the job market, can afford to be selective about the employees that they hire. “Women believe they are being passed over in favor of men, blacks believe whites and Hispanics are taking their jobs, and older workers say fresher faces are having better luck in the job market at the expense of their elders.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/business/12bias.html

“I think there’s age discrimination from these companies because they don’t want an old body and old face fronting for them,” said Terry K. Nance, 76, of Charlottesville, Va., who has been unable to find retail work for the last year and a half. “It’s a revolving door of young people.”

“Discrimination is just one problem employers face,” said Vero’s CEO Anthony Uzzetta. “Claims by employees often start at the hiring process. For instance, an employer can become liable if an employee harms someone particularly if the employer knew or should have known that there was a problem, but did not perform a comprehensive back ground check before the employee was hired, or if a decision was made to hire a friend or family member without seeking the best qualified candidate, thus inadvertently creating bias against a protected class.”

Vero Integritas Global Inc., a virtual HR Company, suggests that company’s take advantage of free initial HR assessments to identify potential employee relations or other HR issues to help mitigate the risk of becoming an EEOC statistic.

“By conducting an initial HR assessment of its company an employer can get a nice snapshot of the employer’s current HR/business model, to begin the process of finding affordable solutions to prevent future litigation issues before they arise,” said Uzzetta.

“HR plays a huge role in safeguarding a company’s profitability.” Uzzetta continued. “The primary goal of any HR Outsourcing company should be to assist employers with managing employee issues that take their attention and finances away from growing their business. This gives an employer peace of mind so they can focus on new business development and a bright future for their employees and their company,” Uzzetta stated.

Vero Integritas Global Incorporated is a virtual HR consulting company that features 24-hour HR services and business consultation to U.S. and overseas companies with U.S. employees and is designed in part, to help employers reduce costs associated with employee discrimination complaints.

Vero Integritas Global Incorporated is registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with offices in Basrah, Iraq, Kabul, Afghanistan, and a new office coming to Amman, Jordan. For more information about Vero Integritas Global, Inc. visit http://www.verointegritas.com.

Contact:

Anthony J. Uzzetta

Vero Integritas Global Incorporated

703.655.3604

Anthony.Uzzetta(at)verointegritas(dot)com

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Vista, CA (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Outreach Inc., the largest provider of outreach products and services in North America, announces a strategic plan to reorganize the company to better serve the church and fulfill the organization’s mission: to share God’s love and to empower the church to share the message of Jesus Christ.

The company changes involve the creation of the Outreach Media Group, a new department within the company that will include the award-winning Outreach magazine; SermonCentral.com, the largest sermon resource on the Web; ChurchLeaders.com, one of the fastest-growing sites to equip and inspire ministry leaders in every area of the church; and ChurchJobFinder.com, a growing resource to help churches and church leaders in their search for potential candidates or for the right ministry position.

The Outreach Media Group will be under the leadership of Steve Foster, vice president of media group and finances. Foster previously served as the executive pastor of New Song Community Church in Oceanside, Calif. Brian Orme, the founding and general editor of ChurchLeaders.com and general editor of SermonCentral.com, will now also join the Outreach magazine team as editor, succeeding Lindy Lowry, who served as editor for nine years. These staff and structural changes will position Outreach Inc. to leverage their resources and networks to serve the church in an even greater capacity in 2012 and beyond.

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Founded in 1996, Outreach Inc. (Outreach.com) has quickly grown to become the largest provider of church outreach products and services in North America. With a mission to share God’s love and empower the church to share the message of Jesus Christ, Outreach provides cost-effective, proven methods and resources in a variety of forms, including books, media and film, postcard invitations, banners, bulletin covers, curriculum, church campaign materials and more.

About Outreach Magazine

Outreach magazine offers ideas, innovations, resources and stories of outreach today to assist churches as they seek to transform their communities and change the world. Founded in January 2003 by church communications company Outreach Inc., Outreach is an award-winning, leading periodical for church leadership. Outreach is available by subscription; individual copies are available through Amazon.com. For more information, visit OutreachMagazine.com.

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Sarah, who participates in the Sarcoma Alliance’s Peer-to-Peer Network

Mill Valley, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2012

Merck has awarded $ 15,000 to the Sarcoma Alliance for its Peer-to-Peer Network, the national nonprofit announced today.

“Thank God the Sarcoma Alliance has this program,” says Sarah of St. Cloud, Fla. She and Brenda were matched five years ago. (Neither wanted to use their last name publicly.) They talk once, twice, sometimes even three times a week by phone, but they’ve never met. Brenda lives across the country in Corona, Calif.

“I got blessed,” Sarah says. “We became fast friends. We both leaned on each other. We’re on this journey together. Hopefully, one day we’ll meet.

“It’s not Peer-to-Peer, it’s Friend-to-Friend.”

The grant will update the software and pay for a pamphlet on the program in hopes of reaching more people affected by sarcoma, says Arthur Beckert, executive director of the Alliance.

The program is open to patients, caregivers and other loved ones. The Alliance matches people based on their needs, he says, and they usually communicate by phone or through the Internet.

The program began in 2005. It now has more than a thousand participants in all 50 states and 12 countries, he says.

People with common cancers can meet in the same city, Beckert says. But that’s difficult with sarcoma, which represents only 1 percent of adult cancers (but 15 percent of childhood cancers). That’s why the Sarcoma Alliance uses various technologies to connect people around the world, he says. In addition to being rare, sarcoma has more than 50 subtypes; it can arise anywhere in the body in any age, from newborn on up.

Sarah and Brenda were diagnosed six years ago with synovial sarcoma. Sarah’s left arm was amputated above the elbow, and Brenda lost her left leg above the knee. Both did chemotherapy.

“Brenda and I are like mirror images. Same age, same sarcoma,” says Sarah, 49.

“We talk all the time about everything — life in general – and we joke!” Brenda says.

When a lump arose on her leg, she says, she got a biopsy. Otherwise, “I would not let any one touch me until they knew what it was. I had no clue I had sarcoma, but I had the gut feeling that this would kill me if they screwed up.”

Sarah says she had pain in her elbow for a number of years. One doctor put her on antidepressants. She saw an orthopedic doctor for carpal tunnel. The doctor who finally diagnosed her said “he had never seen another sarcoma in all of his years.”

“I thought I was doomed.” But she saw specialists and remains in remission, as does Brenda. Even now, Sarah says, “Cancer is always in the back of your mind. You’re never really free of it.”

A nurse with synovial sarcoma founded the Alliance in 1999 in Mill Valley, north of San Francisco, to provide guidance, education and support to others. Merck is the second-largest healthcare company in the world. Its U.S. headquarters are in Whitehouse Station, N.J.

For more information, go to http://www.sarcomaalliance.org/P2P.shtml

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San Jose, California (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn – Music recording industry is witnessing a transition phase with the advent of digital technologies. Popularity of digital music is steadily growing with online songs, including mobile music spreading fast across the globe. Physical album sales have declined over the years, as a result of increasing adoption of digital music. Global music recording industry although saddled by issues such as music piracy, and illegal content sharing, continues to live on with players in this traditional media industry befriending the much feared digital technology in their efforts to change and remain relevant in a changing marketplace. Interestingly, new recording studios have been established in recent years as a result of companies leveraging the digital technology. Traditional recording companies have embraced digital music recording in a big way, and today digital recording accounts for a major portion of revenues generated by the recording industry, followed by physical recording on CD & DVD, and other physical formats. In line with the trend, online music licensing by the record companies is also shooting up.

Music industry has always been plagued by piracy issues. Violation of intellectual property rights in the form of music piracy is especially a major issue with digital music. Music piracy runs amok in the industry with numerous fly by night hackers’, armed with fast optical drives, large and cost-effective storages in PC’s, powerful microprocessors, and wide spread access to broadband Internet, illegally downloading copyrighted music tracks. Increase in peer-to-peer network services, which allow surfers to copy songs, and movies without having to pay for legally obtaining such content only compounded the problem of illegal downloads further. Even the most stringent copyright protection regulations and anti-piracy laws that the music industry has initiated for addressing challenges posed by these services have not been able to completely eliminate piracy in this marketplace.

However, innovations in technology and online distribution strategies have to some extent helped reduce the instances of illegal copying and sharing of files thus helping drive legitimate music sales over the last few years. ‘iTunes’, Apple’s online distribution format for instance, presents optimum defenses against illegal downloading of music through peer-to-peer networks. Apple’s first defense against attempted piracy is the configuration of the service in a manner that disallows transfer of songs from the internet onto CD-ROM, and other playback devices, and simultaneously puts a spoke in piracy through a speed bump. Astute pricing strategy established by the company offers single tracks, and a complete album for almost the same price. Apple’s iTunes additionally allows users to create unencrypted MP3 versions of music tracks, thereby enhancing the online music download experience of legitimate users. This, thereby, reinforces the importance of curbing piracy in order to elevate the industry’s legitimate sales. To stem the evil of illegal downloading of digital content establishment of a foolproof legal system is a must.

Cloud technology is also making its mark in the music industry, allowing music lovers to store and access their own collection of tracks or even access a catalogue of music tracks owned by a service provider from a dedicated online space over the Internet. In addition, cloud services reduce the user’s worries of interoperability of files, as the service providers ensure the universal playability of the tracks. Introduction of several licensed cloud based music services will help boost market prospects for the recording industry over the next few years.

The research report titled “Recording Industry: A Global Outlook” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, highlights latest trends and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include US, Canada, Europe (Germany, Spain and the UK), Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, and Korea among others), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Paraguay), Israel and Egypt. The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit –

http://www.strategyr.com/Recording_Industry_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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DistanceLearning.com is now available for sale.

Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) January 23, 2012

The industry defining domain name, DistanceLearning.com, is now available for sale. DistanceLearning.com is a top name and destination in the rapidly growing multi-billion dollar e-learning market.

“The generic domain name DistanceLearning.com can help position any company as a market leader with the unique branding opportunity it provides along with its thousands of targeted visitors,” says Steven Kennedy, President of SK Creations, Inc., which owns the name.

According to Google’s numbers, there are more than 800,000 online searches a month for the phrase “distance learning,” and competition is extremely high among advertisers for the term. As an exact match domain name, DistanceLearning.com is specially positioned to take advantage of the opportunity for free organic traffic.

This is a unique opportunity in time for an online university, lead generation expert, disruptive startup, or education-technology company to acquire the best available domain name in the education space.

“It is exceedingly rare for a domain name of this caliber to come on the market, so interested parties should move quickly to acquire this name,” Kennedy says. He is currently fielding offers in the high six-figure range.

For more information or to make a confidential offer, contact Steven(at)DistanceLearning(dot)com.

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