Washington, DC — President Barack Obama will announce today that ten states that have agreed to implement bold reforms around standards and accountability will receive flexibility from the burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In exchange for this flexibility, these states have agreed to raise standards, improve [...]

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., – Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, today announced that reseller partner NWN Corporation, a national IT integrator formerly known as Western Blue, has been awarded the new printer contract by the State of California Department of General Services. The contract will provide new Samsung printers and offer [...]

WASHINGTON —In anticipation of the end of the Mayan calendar on Dec. 21, 2012, Andrew Evans, National Geographic Traveler magazine’s “Digital Nomad,” has embarked on a cultural adventure to Mexico to uncover the mysteries of the Maya. He will travel to five Mexican states — Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán — to visit [...]

Each week from now until London 2012, UK Sport’s In the Spotlight will focus on a different Olympic or Paralympic sport. This week, Para-Cycling… Title Name Chairman Brian Cookson Chief Executive Ian Drake Performance Director Gareth Sheppard Funding Award (2009-2013) £3,776,500 National governing body British Cycling Website http://www.britishcycling.org.uk Past Performances (since 2000) Paralympic Games, Sydney, [...]

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that London 2012’s ground-breaking legacy programme, International Inspiration, has kept its promise to reach 12 million children in 20 countries around the world. The announcement comes as Egypt was named the 20th and final country to join International Inspiration, which promised [...]

Lizzy Yarnold, who first took up the sport of skeleton through the UK Talent Team (UK Sport and English Institute of Sport)’s Girld4Gold campaign, has become the Junior World Champion, after winning gold at the Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria. Launched in 2008, Girls4Gold sought highly competitive sportswomen with the potential to become Olympic [...]

The world’s top Olympic sailors are heading to Scotland for one of the final showdowns prior to the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. The 470 European Championship 2012 is set to be hosted in Largs, Scotland from 25 June – 4 July 2012. Host venue, Largs Sailing Club in Ayrshire is one of Scotland’s premier dinghy [...]

This February 8 and 9, JETRO will host a business-matching event for 31 SMEs from the disaster-hit Tohoku region at the Tokyo International Gift Show Spring 2012, Japan’s largest trade fair, showcasing giftware and home ware products. The Tohoku companies will be matched with 31 overseas buyers from 16 countries/regions such as Europe, the US [...]

PARIS -The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase from 2010, fuelled by robust sales in emerging markets and the United States. Sales rose for the third consecutive year. Renault sold 2,722,062 units worldwide, up 3.6% from 2010. Nissan sold 4,669,981 units, up 14.4%. AvtoVAZ Lada accounted for 637,179 units, [...]

ROLLE, Switzerland – Four forward-looking concepts that underline its confidence for 2012 and beyond will take centre stage on the Nissan stand at the Geneva Motor Show (8-18 March). They will join a full complement of innovative models that demonstrate the strength and depth of Nissan’s diverse range… a range that has helped the company [...]