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Powerful plagiarism prevention tool also protects Academia from legal threats.

Bermuda (PRWEB) June 6, 2004

“The recent threatened action against University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, by a student caught plagiarizing, as reported in the UK on May 27, 2004, has alerted the academic community to potential legal liability” says Stephan Botes, CEO of Uniting Networks Incorporated.

“Institutions seeking to preserve academic integrity have been left with few options; education, prevention and detection. And even where plagiarism was detected, institutions have been threatened with lawsuits by students, professing innocence or inadvertent plagiarism. Since a detection service can hardly identify the intent of the plagiarist, only blatant and glaring cases seem to get attention. Besides, detection services are limited to the public web and only those private and journal databases on the “deep” web they may have access to, and the deep web is 400 to 450 times larger than the public web! So you detected plagiarism and you are threatened with litigation, how do you determine and prove the intent of the plagiarist, intentional or not? Well, PowerResearcher enables you to.“ Botes added.

“PowerResearcher, a powerful Research Process Automation tool, is a desktop application that not only improves the speed and quality of research, making writing, citing, bibliography, publishing and sharing easier, it integrates it all into one single interface. It prevents plagiarism by recording, date and time stamping URLs and sources whenever information is copied or downloaded from the Internet. It requires building of bibliographies and citations while tracking the entire process, including the writing, protecting the innocent researcher against inadvertent plagiarism. The intentional plagiarist is easily identified by the effort to which they had to go to override the PowerResearcher plagiarism prevention and tracking features” Botes concluded.

PowerResearcher, used in conjunction with a detection service, appears to provide the most comprehensive plagiarism prevention strategy.

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Scotland Meets the American West at Wyoming’s Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Greeting the Trappers by Alfred Jacob Miller, ca. 1837

Cody, Wyoming (PRWEB) March 26, 2012

Scottish immigrants have always added more to the story of the American West than a mere Scottish brogue. Take, for example, William Drummond Stewart, the Scot who paid a fur trading company $ 500 in 1833 to tag along as they delivered goods to the annual Green River Rendezvous in Wyoming or Thomas Moonlight, the Scot whom President Grover Cleveland appointed as Territorial Governor of Wyoming in 1887.

As it commemorates the Scottish holiday of Glen Saturday, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, celebrates the love that Scots have for the American West with its very own “Glen Saturday” on Saturday, April 21, starting with a series of presentations 2 – 4 p.m. in the Center’s Coe Auditorium. Patrons of the Historical Center are admitted free of charge; the program is also free with paid admission.

Speaking about Scotland and the American West are Chris Dixon, Senior Research Fellow, and Dr. John Young, Senior Lecturer, in the School of Humanities at the Glasgow, Scotland, University of Strathclyde, as well as Jeremy Johnston, managing editor of the Center’s Papers of William F. Cody.

Curt DiCamillo, an American architectural historian and authority on the British country house—also the executive director of the National Trust for Scotland Foundation U.S.A.—presents the keynote address at 8 p.m. titled “Tartan Tales: Stories from Historic Scottish Houses.” Preceding the lecture, a cocktail reception with cash bar begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30. The cost for the reception, dinner, and lecture is $ 50 per person. Make reservations by calling 307.578.4126 or 307.578.4127.

“In the 1700s, population growth, agricultural modernization, and political upheaval in Scotland were the driving forces behind more than 50,000 immigrants crossing the Atlantic,” Johnston says. “Wyoming history is awash with tales of Scots in the territory.

“In fact, the state has marked its historic links with Scotland in monumental fashion when it unveiled Henry Snell Gamley’s bronze statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns near the Capitol Building in Cheyenne. Here in our area, the Bighorn Basin Scottish Society has celebrated the birthday of Robert Burns for many, many years, and is collaborating with us on the Glen Saturday celebration.” The Society continues the celebration with brunch at the Center on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $ 25.

Glen Saturday marks the date when the children of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, went to Crawfurdland Castle to pick daffodils. It was—and still is customary—for the children of the town to go in droves to the castle to gather “glens,” a term for the yellow flowers growing in abundance on a lawn behind the mansion.

“We have good precedent for a Scotland/American West exchange,” Johnston continues. “Our namesake, William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, took his Wild West show to Scotland at the turn of the 20th century. Our lecture series event stems from an ongoing relationship between the Historical Center and Strathclyde that has already produced in a short time, two conferences, books from Chris Dixon, student research in Europe, and a greater understanding of the Wild West’s impact in Europe. Our hope is that Glen Saturday becomes an annual event, and that we’ll become the central repository of the Scottish experience of the American West.”

For more information about Glen Saturday at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, visit our Web site, or call 307.578.4126 or 307.578.4127. To learn more about the Papers of William F. Cody, visit http://www.codyarchive.org.

Committed to connecting people with the Spirit of the American West, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, weaves the varied threads of the western experience—history and myth, art and Native culture, firearms technology and Yellowstone natural history—into the rich panorama that is the American West. The Center, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is now operating its spring schedule, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. For general information, visit our Web site or call 307.587.4771.

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Leading Voluntourism Organisation African Impact Nominated for Green Tourism Award 2009 in the British Youth Travel Awards

An orphan at their Cape Town community project waves you on

(PRWEB) November 16, 2009

At African Impact they considers themselves the African Specialists in volunteer travel.

With over 5 years experience facilitating high-quality and sustainable volunteer projects, their British Youth Travel Awards Nomination for Green Travel in 2009 is further testimony to their passion and dedication to what they do.

And so what does it take for an organization to gain recognition in this awards category? How has African Impact set themselves apart? Here are a few excerpts from their 2009 application to the British Youth Travel Awards leaders…

In 2008 African Impact launched their UK-registered Charitable Trust, The Happy Africa Foundation (http://www.happyafricafoundation.org) which is their supporting arm for the sustainable and accountable manner in which they aspire to manage their projects.

In 2009 alone African Impact volunteers will have contributed approximately 90,000 hours of volunteering in the numerous sustainable projects that they facilitate in Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Zambia with new developments on the horizon for 2010 in Ghana and Swaziland.

The team at African Impact says that they have learnt a number of valuable lessons over the past 5 years. These form the basis for their approach to project development, in conjunction with our charity partner The Happy Africa Foundation. Here are just a few…

A little forethought on the ground goes a long way

African Impact has a diligent system of careful Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for ongoing project management. This involves Planning by means of incorporating local village heads and authorities, Monitoring by continuous assessment and Evaluation by the submission of quarterly development reports to independent sources including The Happy Africa Foundation.

Prep the volunteers

Besides careful planning of actual project structures, African Impact then focuses on careful preparation of their volunteer participants themselves. They focus on carefully educating volunteers and paving the way for them to respect and understand the respective project they will join and on arrival, volunteers are made well aware of that particular projects’ goals and objectives during their arrival orientation which is conducted by experienced Project Managers.

Case Study: Examples of Measurable Results in Conservation

In 2005 African Impact were partner founders of the UK-registered ALERT Trust (African Lion and Environmental Research Trust) to facilitate the expansion of their lion rehabilitation and release into the wild project as well as to raise awareness for conservation efforts in Africa. http://www.lionalert.org In this endeavour, African Impact and ALERT are very proud of their association with renowned British Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes as the patron of our ALERT trust.

Over 300 African Impact volunteers having worked on ALERT’s lion rehabilitation project in the past 2 years, contributing approximately 40,000 hours of volunteering between them, and over GBP60,000 in donations made by African Impact directly to ALERT.

Case Study: Example of Measurable Results in Community Development

St Lucia Community Projects, South Africa

From January 2008 to May 2009 African Impact volunteers contributed over 11,850 hours to community development in the St Lucia area of South Africa.

The African Impact Orphan Daycare Project in St Lucia has succeeded in painting 5 buildings including the village information centre, the day care centre and a sick person’s home, sponsored an HIV Awareness event with the local High School, reaching over 500 pupils and with the Reading Club, our volunteers work with about 40 high school students twice a week on developing their English reading and comprehension skills.

In addition, volunteers have also individually touched the lives of about 200 children in 3 creches in Khula Village – the extent of their impact ranges from basic education and improvement in English, to feeding and nourishing the children, to care for their wounds and injuries, to simply providing one-on-one attention and playtime to children who would otherwise be ignored.

Each week, volunteers meet with an HIV Support Group, consisting of about 15 regular members. They discuss all aspects of positive living and encourage the members to support each other. In addition, they have sold ZAR30,000 of crafts made by members of the support group to volunteers, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the maker of each craft.

African Impact volunteers in St Lucia have also proudly contributed to the completion of the building of a new day care centre to look after 80 children, many of whom are orphans.

AND HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR OWN IMPACT?

Click http://www.betauk.com/index.php?id=4254 to cast your vote for African Impact to WIN this award for 2009, and to make your impact on continuing their powerful legacy to responsible voluntourism in Africa!

*Voters must be engaged in the youth, student and educational travel industry ether as a producer or supplier, tourism board or other.

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FLASH® Announces Scholarship Recipients

Tallahassee, FL (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® announced today the recipients of five new scholarships sponsored by FLASH and four of its partners: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.; WeatherPredict Consulting Inc., an affiliate of RenaissanceRe; Simpson Strong-Tie® and State Farm®. Each of the scholarships has a specific focus on areas important to the weather safety mitigation movement. These areas are all highlighted in popular INNOVENTIONS experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes®. StormStruck is an interactive severe weather experience at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year include:

    Corey Cattano, Clemson University, was chosen as the recipient of the RenaissanceRe® Risk Management Scholarship. With his scholarship, Cattano is focused on prioritizing disaster mitigation techniques for residential homes through identifying the most vulnerable elements of a home. Cattano, from New Providence, NJ, expects to graduate from Clemson in 2013 with a PhD in Civil Engineering.

    Yuepeng Cui, Texas Tech University was chosen as the recipient of the WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. Meteorology Scholarship. With her scholarship, Cui will develop a Hurricane Impact Index (HI2) to serve as a key basis and catalyst for a whole family of innovative enterprise risk management tools. Cui, from Lubbock, TX, expects to graduate from Texas Tech in 2015 with a PhD in Wind Science and Engineering.

    Jonathan Aycock, North Carolina State University, was chosen as the recipient of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Structural Engineering & Construction. With his scholarship, Aycock will measure how building products, specifically Oriented Strand Board (OSB), perform in real world flood conditions over time. Aycock, from Goldsboro, NC, will graduate from North Carolina State in 2013 with a Master’s degree in Forest Biomaterials.

    Jeffery Plumblee, Clemson University, was chosen as the recipient of the State Farm® Financial Services Scholarship. With his scholarship, Plumblee will research the relationship between resilience and sustainability using life-cycle assessment processes. Plumblee, from Greenville, SC, plans to graduate from Clemson in 2013 with a PhD in Civil Engineering.

    Earl “Tripp” Shealy, Clemson University, was chosen as the recipient of the FLASH Social Science Scholarship. With his scholarship, Shealy will perform research on post-secondary building code education and existing curriculum. Shealy, from Greenville, SC, plans to graduate from Clemson in 2013 with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.

“We are extremely pleased to announce this impressive group of deserving scholarship recipients,” said Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO of FLASH. “With these scholarships, FLASH and its partners are taking the study of mitigation to higher education for the first time ever. We’re creating an educational link between traditional disciplines that support mitigation – like meteorology, insurance, construction and engineering — as a field of study and practice.”

Each scholarship recipient will be recognized at the 2012 FLASH Annual Conference scheduled for Nov. 1-2, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, FL, where the recipients will present their research findings.

About FLASH

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)®, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is the country’s leading consumer advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters. FLASH collaborates with more than 100 innovative and diverse partners that share its vision of making America a more disaster-resistant nation including: BASF, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Division of Emergency Management, The Home Depot®, International Code Council®, Kohler Power Systems, National Weather Service, RenaissanceRe, Simpson Strong-Tie®, State Farm®, USAA® and WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. In 2008, FLASH opened the interactive severe weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Learn more about FLASH and gain access to its free consumer resources by visiting http://www.flash.org or calling (877) 221-SAFE (7233). Also, get timely safety tips to ensure that you and your family are always well protected from natural and manmade disasters by subscribing to the FLASH blog – Protect Your Home in a FLASH.

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My Colleges and Careers is an Instrumental Resource for Women to Earn their Online College Degree as The White House Releases Report on Women and the Economy

Provo, UT (PRWEB) April 16, 2012

On April 6th, 2012, The White House released a report on the Women and the Economy. Created by President Obama, he solidified his belief in creating a better future. In this report, the statistics were staggering, women make up almost 50% of the workforce. This means that women are now becoming the sole provider in the household. For women to be able to do this, they need an education. The White House reported that women are now becoming the majority in nursing schools, colleges and graduate schools.

Since 1962, women have increased their participation in labor by over 20%. If this trend continues, our economy would add over 5.1 million workers, which is equivalent to a 3.5% increase in the GDP. Now, more than ever, education is necessary for women to enter the workforce. Of the 3.4 million students that have received Pell Grants, since 2008, about 2.3 million are women. Women realize that earning their education with the best online universities will help them get access to the best careers.

Women are making use of the education that they get, of the 16,000 small business administration loans, over $ 4.5 billion was granted to women-owned businesses. Over 30% of American women own a small business, which generates over $ 1.2 trillion in sales. Women are crucial to our economy. These statistics are crystal clear: The success that American women enjoy directly impacts the success of American families and the American economy. For the United States to continue to go forward, “women must be able to help provide for their families and contribute fully to our economy”. This means that women should be able to get the education they need, when they want it, to help them break into the best careers.

My Colleges and Careers operates a state-of-the-art website that is completely focused on providing the tools needed by individuals who are aiming towards beginning and completing their college education. With new technologies being developed, all prospective students now have the opportunity to choose a traditional brick and mortar school, an online school that offer the same degrees, or a harmonious blend between these two. Students that opt for an online education are able to even work full-time and part-time to cut down on costs for education. This situation is ideal for mothers that want to earn their degree while still providing and raising their family.

The My Colleges and Careers website is geared to helping prospective students find the perfect school for their needs. Students simple have to go to the site, narrow down their choices, and they are presented with schools that will be the best fit for the career goals. They are easily connected with each of these schools, and can then follow up with the schools of their choice. For many who are seeking education, it can seem like there are endless opportunities and fields to go into, from careers in criminal justice to becoming a police officer the options are endless. My Colleges and Careers offers an array of resources such as info-graphics, descriptions of the many different careers and their salaries, new updates concerning government policies on education, and the most up-to-date lists of the top careers. One of the most useful tools on this website is the Education Blog linked to the My Colleges and Careers website. Industry experts and professionals alike, submit articles that are engaging, and are extremely useful with an array of education and career related topics. For women from all different sorts of backgrounds―single women, married mothers, single mothers, and women from different ethnic backgrounds―earning a college degree from home can now become a reality.

About My Colleges and Careers

My Colleges and Careers is primarily focused on getting prospective students to the school where they will thrive in. For most of these students, online degree programs are the types of programs they need to be able to juggle all of their commitments and responsibilities. With online programs, students are able to choose when and where they complete their coursework. All of the services and tools that are offered on My Colleges and Careers website have assisted many students find the right school, get the degree of their choice, and start their new career.

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The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Introduces A New Logo As First Step In New Corporate Identity.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 19, 2011

Advancing Commerce And Prosperity Around The World.

Founded by Dr. Deming in 1993, the aim of The Deming Institute is to foster a greater understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge® – a set of transformative principles and practices that enable management to continually improve the effectiveness of their business or organization.

A Powerful and Enduring Mark.

The new Deming Institute corporate logo embodies the pedigree and heritage of Dr. Deming, while reflecting the forward-thinking services the Institute offers today. The distinctive logo combines a classic typeface with a contemporary rectilinear design to create a powerful and enduring mark. It is the first and key articulation of the new Deming Institute corporate identity, which will also include a redesigned website and social media presence to launch in the fall of 2011.

“I believe my grandfather would be proud of the Institute’s new logo, and the initiatives we are developing to carry on his message and provide greater accessibility to his body of work,” explained Kevin Cahill, the Deming Institute’s Executive Director and grandson of Dr. Deming.

New Initiatives And New Opportunities.

In the last 12 months, The Deming Institute has embarked on developing a number of new initiatives in the areas of business and education, which leverage and promote Dr. Deming’s seminal theories and practices. They include a series of introductory seminars and in-depth workshops for top business leaders in Singapore led by Institute Advisory Board member Kelly Allan and sponsored by the country’s National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) LearningHub Pte Ltd.

There is also a renewed focus on education seminars under the direction of Advisory Board member David P. Langford. These seminars will focus on Quality Learning principles, history, tools and applications to learning. The aim is for attendees to gain the vision, purpose and direction for quality implementation in their organization.

The Deming Institute and McGraw-Hill will publish a new landmark book in early 2012 authored by Dr. Deming and under the editorial direction of Institute President Dr. Joyce Orsini. It will include rare articles, papers and speeches by Dr. Deming and give readers a firm sense of his approach to management.

About The W. Edwards Deming Institute

Chartered in Washington, DC as a nonprofit corporation, The W. Edwards Deming Institute® was founded by Dr. Deming in 1993 to provide educational services related to his theories and teachings. The aim of The W. Edwards Deming Institute is to foster understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge® to advance commerce, prosperity and peace. For more information, visit http://www.deming.org.

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The AHA Exclusively Endorses Data Breach Preparedness and Response Solution from ID Experts

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 11, 2012

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced it has exclusively endorsed the Data Breach Preparedness and Response solution from ID Experts. AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards the AHA Endorsement to products and services that support member hospitals and health care organizations to achieve operational excellence. The ID Experts solution was selected for endorsement following an extensive due diligence process that identified it as a leader in the prevention and remediation of privacy or security incidents that involve personal identification information and protected health information.

Data Breaches and HIPAA/HITECH Compliance

The legal and regulatory environment under HIPAA and the HITECH Act, as well as individual state laws, makes compliance a unique challenge. Financial, legal and reputational risks are steep for hospitals and care systems. And potential misuse of patient information can create substantial risk to affected patients.

“One of the overarching goals of the AHA is to support operational excellence in hospitals and care facilities,” said Anthony Burke, President and CEO of AHA Solutions, Inc. “We evaluated a number of data breach preparedness and response solutions using our proprietary AHA Signature Due Diligence Process™. We selected the system from ID Experts because it specifically addresses and minimizes the risk factors that exist for health care providers.”

From up-front Risk Analysis to the customized Incident Response Plan, ID Experts’ breach response solution helps achieve a positive outcome for both the hospital and patients. Its approach focuses on processes, policies and patient-centered issues, ensuring that unique hospital requirements are addressed in compliance with HIPAA/HITECH and applicable state laws.

“Maintaining patient trust is critical to a health care organization’s reputation, financial success and longevity. When that trust is tested as the result of a data breach, ID Experts focuses on achieving the most positive outcomes for patients,” said Bob Gregg, CEO of ID Experts. “The AHA Endorsement of our Data Breach Preparedness and Response solution recognizes our commitment to working with organizations that highly value protecting the privacy and safety of patient information.”

About the AHA

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, who include more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations and 42,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.

About AHA Solutions

AHA Solutions, Inc. is a resource to hospitals pursuing operational excellence. As an American Hospital Association (AHA) member service, AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to conduct product due diligence and identify solutions to hospital challenges in several operational areas, including finance, human resources, patient flow and technology. AHA Solutions provides related marketplace analytics and education to support product decision making. As a subsidiary of the AHA, the organization convenes people with like interests for knowledge sharing centered on timely information and research. AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA mission: creating healthier communities. For more information, contact AHA Solutions at 800.242.4677 or visit http://www.aha-solutions.org.

About ID Experts

ID Experts is the leader in comprehensive data breach solutions that deliver the most positive outcomes. The company has managed hundreds of data breach incidents, protecting millions of affected individuals, for leading healthcare organizations, corporations, financial institutions, universities and government agencies. In healthcare, the company contributes to relevant legislation and rules including HITECH and is a corporate member of HIMSS. ID Experts is active with organizations that advocate for privacy for Americans, including ANSI/Identity Theft Prevention, Identity Management Standards Panel and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. For more information, visit www2.idexpertscorp.com/; join in the All Things HITECH discussion via LinkedIn at bit.ly/AllThingsHITECH; and follow ID Experts on Twitter @IDExperts.

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Greater Hudson Valley Health System signs Schumacher Group as exclusive ER services provider: SG Providers will staff Orange Regional and Catskill Regional

Middleton, NY (PRWEB) April 07, 2012

Louisiana-based Schumacher Group (SG) has been chosen as the exclusive Emergency Medicine Management firm for Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC) in Middletown, the first new hospital in New York state in nearly 25 years, and its sister hospital, Catskill Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Harris. Both hospitals are members of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, the active parent company of the institutions, which provides healthcare to nearly 450,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties.

The Greater Hudson Valley Health System chose Schumacher Group over 12 competing management firms to staff their busy emergency departments at ORMC and CRMC.

ORMC alone will see approximately 65,000 annual visits to their ER. In order to provide clinical leadership and operational oversight in the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Schumacher Group hired Dr. Bruce Whitman and Dr. Carlos Holden as Medical Directors for Orange Regional Medical Center and Catskill Regional Medical Center, respectively. SG also brought Dr. Anuj Vohra onto the staff at ORMC as the Associate Medical Director.

Dr. Whitman has been involved with emergency department leadership nearly 25 years. “His clinical experience, medical education, & business education has positioned him well to lead the staff and the department at ORMC to accomplish the operational excellence and quality patient care that is expected,” said Donald Lyles, Division COO for Schumacher Group. “Dr. Whitman will also be of tremendous value as the hospital expands its trauma and pediatric services, as well as community outreach programs.”

Dr. Holden was Medical Director and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at CRMC when Schumacher Group was awarded the contract in January, 2012. “His guidance has been instrumental to the successful transition to a partnership with the Schumacher Group, the hiring of new staff, and in managing the operational changes required to move into a completely, newly-renovated Emergency Department at CRMC ,” explained Lyles.

Dr. Vohra was also serving in a leadership role in the ED at ORMC when Schumacher was awarded the contract. “His leadership and clinical expertise have provided a strong foundation as we begin to implement operational changes, hire new providers, and monitor quality metrics in the ED at ORMC,” added Lyles.

Once the Medical Directors were secured, the SG recruiting team embraced the task of hiring providers in a new region.

“This is a brand new market for our company, so the recruitment effort was tremendous,” said SG Emergency Medicine Director of Provider Recruiting and Retention, Jason Duncan. “With no previous contracts in this area of the country, the Greater Hudson Valley Health System put great trust in our team. We worked hard, retaining 50% of the existing physicians from the previous staffing group and signing 4 new physicians to join in.”

The complete turnaround for the start-up took place in just 90 days.

“Our expansion with the Greater Hudson Valley contract marks a new territory for our organization,” said Schumacher Group President and COO, Jim Guidry. “We are confident that our medical directors, along with our incredible team of providers, nurses and physician’s assistants, will all work together to put patients first and deliver quality care at ORMC and CRMC.”

The momentum from the Greater Hudson Valley Health System contract has since brought Schumacher Group into other parts of the Northeast as well. As of March 1, St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark, NJ welcomed them as the exclusive provider of their emergency department services.

For additional information on Schumacher Group, career opportunities and the services they provide, visit schumachergroup.com or follow them at facebook.com/SchumacherGroupCareers.

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Caring for some 4 million patients annually, Schumacher Group is one of the largest emergency medical staffing and management companies in the U.S, as well as a health care resource for Hospital Medicine, Wellness Programs, Care Management, Urgent Care, Physical Therapy, and Billing & Coding. For more information, visit http://www.schumachergroup.com.

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The University of Nottingham Chooses VKernel for VMware Environment Optimization

Andover, MA (PRWEB) May 02, 2011

VKernel, the number one provider of performance and capacity management products for virtualized data centers and cloud environments, announced today that The University of Nottingham, a leading UK research university, has deployed the VKernel vOperations Suite for VMware capacity management. Nottingham joins a number of other colleges and universities from around the world using VKernel as their VMware management software solution.

The University of Nottingham is ranked within the top one percent of all universities worldwide with its placement at 73RD in the QS World University Rankings. Nottingham has campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China, with a staff of nearly 8,000 and over 40,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. To save money and reduce the university’s carbon footprint, Nottingham decided to consolidate and virtualize all servers into the data centers on its UK campus. Determined to find the product that could best support VM performance monitoring while servers were virtualized and also identify environment optimization opportunities, The University of Nottingham selected VKernel to provide virtualization management support. As System Developer Craig Place affirmed, “After attending a conference on virtualization, I learned that VKernel was way ahead of all others offering management software. So, it became the obvious choice for our needs.”

Implementing VKernel has helped Nottingham meet the business goals of its virtualization initiative. Specifically, the University of Nottingham has been able to correctly size VMs, freeing up resources to increase virtual server density. According to Place, “Rightsizing VMs using the VKernel software has given us a considerable amount of maneuvering room, and that has spared the university from facing some very expensive alternatives for growing our total capacity.” Additionally, VKernel identifies wasted data files that can be removed. The reclaimed capacity can then be redeployed to other virtual machines and can lead to significant savings and further server consolidation goals. As Place mentions, “I don’t think we would have been able to find as many files left on the environment to reclaim. In the last month alone, I’ve cleared off nearly 200 GB of storage. If we’re looking at roughly 20 GB per VM, that equates to several additional VMs that we can add. This helps us squeeze that last VM on to an ESX host without impacting performance.”

“We’re pleased to be able to support The University of Nottingham in achieving the goals that were set for their virtualization initiative,” says Eric Jackson, Vice President of Product Management at VKernel. “One of the main drivers for virtualization projects, such as the one Nottingham engaged in, is to reduce the overhead from maintaining multiple physical servers through consolidation. VKernel’s software has been designed to enable easy implementable recommendations on VM sizing, waste removal and optimal VM placement based on advanced analytics. Incorporating these capabilities into a virtualized environment allows VM administrators to more efficiently use existing hardware, increasing investment return from the virtualization project.”

About VKernel

VKernel is the number one provider of performance and capacity management products for virtualized data centers and cloud environments. The company’s powerful, easy to use and affordable products simplify the complex and critical tasks of monitoring, planning and predicting capacity utilization and bottlenecks. Used by over 50,000 virtualization administrators, the products have proven their ability to improve application performance, maximize capacity utilization and reduce virtualization costs.

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Algae Industry Experts Share on Projects, Technology and Developments at 4th Algae World Europe – 22-23 May, 2012!

4th Algae World Europe

Munich, Germany (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

The algae industry has been propelled onto the world stage with the use of microalgae as an alternative biofuel feedstock, gaining renewed interest from entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists and corporations around the world. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been pumped towards the race to harness the maximum potential of algae biofuel and turn algae into a commercially viable energy source. Other than biofuels, algae is also touted as valuable feedstock in industries such as nutrition, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, including animal and aquaculture feed. Its roles in carbon capture and wastewater treatment have also gained massive interest from players in cement, water and power.

The promising opportunities and future of Algae industry are the highlights at the 4th Algae World Europe conference in Munich, hosted by Centre for Management Technology, a global conference organizer based in Singapore. To take place on 22-23 May, 2012, the 1.5 day event features expert speakers from the industry’s top major players including Lux Research, Icos Capital Management BV, Ingrepro BV, Photonz Corporation, Wageningen University and Research Centre, University of Florence, GMB GmbH, AlgaeStream SA, Toeps, Feyecon, The Finnish Environment Institute, Technische Universität München, Pall Corporation (HQ), The University of Sheffield, Fraunhofer Institute, Novasep Process SAS and University College London.

The 2012 edition of the highly successful series expects to once again attract over 200 Project Owners, Technology Developers, Cleantech Entrepreneurs, Research Institutes, Aquaculturists, Financiers and Investors, Heavy Industries including Mining Companies, Power Plant Operators, Cement Plant Operators, Biofuels Network, Animal Feed Companies, Nutraceuticals /Pharmaceutical companies, Fertilizer suppliers, Aircraft/Engine Manufacturers, Technology suppliers for Downstream processing, Water Treatment & Waste Water Professionals to participate.

With “Towards High Value Applications and Commercialization” as the theme, the conference promises to present detailed analysis, significant information and latest updates on:

    How to Approach Commercialization
    Attracting Funding and Capital Investment for Algae
    Microalgae for Animal Feed
    Commercialization of Omega-3 Fatty Acid EPA
    Microalgae Bio refinery and Co-Products
    Algae Strains and Technologies for Applications from Cosmetics to Biofuels
    GMB’s Green Mission algae project- Experiences and First Results
    AlgaeTunnel®, a Pioneering Technology for Large Scale Algae Biomass
    Algae as a Feedstock for Jet Fuel
    AllGAS Project – Products from Waste Water
    Optimizing Lipid Production for Algae; Importance of Defining Growth Conditions
    New Catalytic Approaches to Produce Higher Grade Fuels from Algae
    Pall’s Algae Separation & Concentration Program
    Microbubble Mediated Algal Production: Acceleration of Bioreactors, Screening, and Microflotation Harvesting
    Developments of Cultivation and Extraction Processes for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
    Advanced Chromatographic Technologies and their Application to the Industrial Scale Purification of Omega-3 from Algae
    Genetic Engineering of Microalgae for Novel Products and Increased Productivity

While Algae’s potential is undisputed, its commercialization will dictate the future directions for the industry. 4th Algae World Europe with its comprehensive overview is well placed to serve as a platform to promote knowledge exchange and valuable networking in an apt and conducive setting.

For complete program agenda of 4th Algae World Europe, visit the event’s website at http://www.cmtevents.com/eventschedule.aspx?ev=120526& . To register or submit any queries, contact Ms. Huiyan at (65) 6346 9113

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