At their West Texas press conference, citizen activists called for a Special Prosecutor to handle what they describe as “questionable” child pornography allegations against a criminal justice system watchdog. Plans for a related lawsuit against the City of Abilene, Texas were announced. The event also launched "Blind Justice Project" focusing on the Taylor County District Attorney's closed file policy.
Grassroots Activists Organize For Lawsuit Against Congress
Citizen activists gathered in West Texas to kick off the “Green Zone Campaign.” Symbolic green balloons floated through the air at Everman Park in downtown Abilene, Texas just after Father’s Day 2010. Organizers are contemplating a lawsuit against Congress under Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution which guarantees to " . . . every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government . . ."
North Star Destination Strategies Offers Community Perception Research Services
North Star Destination Strategies now offers a community research framework that measures community reputation, visitor perceptions, non-visitor awareness and perceptions, and evaluates the viewpoints of resident and development prospects.
Soulforce Concludes 2010 Equality Ride, Helping Advance Changes in LGBTQ Policies at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Soulforce, a national non-profit organization dedicated to nonviolently confronting and ending anti-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) discrimination, concluded its 4th annual Equality Ride on April 23. Twenty-five members of Soulforce Q, the organization’s young adult program, visited 15 university campuses on a 50-day tour to advance changes in policies and practices that discriminate against LGBTQ students and faculty.
Amberton University Targets Non-Traditional and Adult Students
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Abilene Christian University Selects Percussion CM System, Competes With Top Tier of Academic Institutions
Integrating mobile delivery and social content into WCM top priorities as leading wired campus replaces Serena Collage CMS
Guide to Online Schools Releases 2009 Top Online Colleges Study
Guide to Online Schools, a leading education portal, announces its pick of the Top 25 Online Colleges available to students in 2009. By factoring in standardized school metrics provided by the U.S. Department of Education and internal data from students, over 200 online schools were evaluated.
National Publicity - ACU Recognized By Wired
Abilene Christian University (ACU) has recently received national publicity in an article published by Wired which recognizes ACU as changing the way students are educated.
Wiki Farms
A web hosting plan that offers an easy to access and manage an online knowledge base for you is called a wiki Some may become confused with the concept, as many wikis cover a variety of web hosting information
Collaboration or Project Management SaaS? Both in one with telepark.wiki On Demand
telepark today unveiled their new SaaS offering for collaborative project management: telepark.wiki On Demand. Agile teams in IT and consulting companies as well as Web and advertising agencies need both, Collaboration and Project Management functionality. telepark.wiki On Demand integrates both into one. It has an enterprise-grade Business Wiki software engine at its core, topped by really fast, low overhead Task and Project management features.
New App Simplifies Google Maps Markers
My-own-map.com is a new Web-based service that lets anyone create a Google Map with one or more custom markers and copy the code to one's own Website.
Embanet and Abilene Christian University Partner to Develop New e-Portfolio System for Moodle LMS
Dr. Thomas Downey and Dr. Gary Tucker to Present Software that Enhances Assessment of Student Learning and Skills
PETE Bottles Get Second Chance At Life: Joint Sustainability Effort Will Result In More Products Made With Post-Consumer Resin
PWP Industries announces the opening of one of the first in-house plastics recycling facilities by a thermoforming company. PWP will work with Coca-Cola Recycling LLC to recycle PETE post-consumer bottles into FDA compliant resin for food contact.
State of Texas Awards Lauren the 2008 Current Workforce Award
Lauren Engineers & Constructors was chosen by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) as the 2008 Current Workforce Award Recipient, which acknowledges Lauren's dedication to workforce development in the state of Texas.
New Trend Shows Home Sellers Looking to Save on Real Estate Services
Before the information superhighway and the recent economic woes, homeowners looked to REALTORS® for every aspect of the home selling process. With less disposable income and home prices dropping, sellers have neither the cash nor the mood to pay for any unneeded services when it comes to selling their houses.
