Media-X Brings Collaborative Learning to the iPad
New eStudent® program, built for Apple iPad, is now available for demo and feedback from users.Ottawa, Ontario (Vocus/PRWEB) January 28, 2011 is excited to announce the pre-release of eStudent® for iPad.“For years, the emphasis has been on getting mobile devices out of the classroom, however we are seeing a surging demand for tools that can…
50 years along, Berenstain Bears a family affair
SOLEBURY, Pa. – A recent venture into his mother's basement became a Bear Country moment for Mike Berenstain.Beyond the shelves of sketches and correspondence from hundreds of his parents' beloved Berenstain Bears books, he found furniture, kitchen appliances and other odds and ends. Why, he gently teased his mother in their studio recently, was she…
Hollywood hit job: 'Fair Game' propagates easily disprovable myths about lead up to Iraq War
It is an equation that is as certain as two plus two equals four: Sean Penn + Iraq War + Hollywood movie = something less than the truth.And so it is with director Doug Liman’s “Fair Game,” starring Penn and released last Friday, despite Liman’s contention that he made strenuous efforts to depict only those…
Schubert says he'd like to return to USA Swimming
Mark Schubert says his firing by USA Swimming caught him totally off guard and he's willing to go back to his job as head coach of the national team.Schubert and his attorney, Michael Bernstein, declined to comment on the reasons for his firing during a news conference Wednesday at the International Swimming Hall of Fame…
Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox has learned that personal information on her was improperly checked in her home state of Ohio.The Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday that the State Highway Patrol discovered in May that more than a half-dozen people with access to confidential records looked to see what the state had on…
AOL's 'Safe Social' Monitors Your Kids Online
It seems that every day there's a new scam aimed at Facebook users, fromto . You're smart! You don't fall for these. But what about your kids? Without your background and life experience they're more gullible. The kids are more likely to fall for scans and to accept friend requests from the wrong people.AOL has…
Ceramics Annual of America: Exhibition and Fair
Join us for the biggest art party of the year. Ceramic lovers unite for an evening catered by Oakland Hills' Montclair Bistro, featuring a special wine selection poured by Brice Station Vintners. Entertainment will include ceramic performance artist Bar Shacterman, the jazz stylings of the Tony Passarell Quartet and a special appearance by the CIELO…
InComm v. Blackhawk Lawsuit Update
InComm, the leader in sales and marketing of prepaid products and innovator of transaction processing, responds to the recent grant by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of Blackhawk Network's request for ex parte reexamination of InComm's United States Patent No. 7,578,439.Atlanta, GA (Vocus) September 8, 2010 -- InComm, the leader in sales and…
Hip-hop stars diversifyin' to stay rich: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rap star Jay-Z came first in a list of the richest rappers in 2010, earning more than double that of runner-up Sean "Diddy" Combs.Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter took in $63 million in personal income between June 2009 and June 2010, according to Forbes.com.Diddy took in $30 million, followed by Senegalese-American rapper Aliuane…
Emmy Countdown: TV world prepares for its closeup
LOS ANGELES – The television world's annual tribute to itself is set for Sunday night, going live to all U.S. time zones for the first time in recent memory. Having a totally live show means everything needs to work — the first time — so there's plenty of last-minute prepping going on heading into the…