Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education was a priority President Obama shared in his inaugural address. For the first time, a STEM-specific kids illustrated book series is being released by best-selling authors Ponn, JuJu, GiGi and JoJo Sabra.
Los Angeles, CA, March 29, 2013 – Best-selling authors and bloggers Ponn, JuJu (12), GiGi (11) and JoJo (9) Sabra announce the new release of: ‘What Is STEM?’ book one of the Emmy and Ott – The STEMBots kids book series. To be released on March 30, 2013, the book aims to “Make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Fun and Easy for kids aged 4 to 12 years.”
In the attempt to make STEM subjects more practical, approachable, easy-to-understand and fun, best-selling authors and self-proclaimed STEMologists, Ponn, JuJu (12), GiGi (11) and JoJo (9) Sabra, created early-reader level books that will help build kids’ language and STEM-literacy skills at the same time.
Introducing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) To Early Readers
‘What Is STEM?’ is a 30-page colorful kids illustrated book, written in fun and easy rhymes, taught by robot characters Emmy and Ott – the world’s first STEM robots, also known as STEMBots. The book uses rhymes to help children memorize concepts for a fun and playful way to learn and includes a 4-page Glossary of Terms.
‘What is STEM?’ is available through Amazon.com. During the official launch from March 30- April 3, 2013, the book will be available FREE in digital format for Kindle readers. After April 3, the book will be $2.99.
Download ‘What is STEM’ at http://emmyandott.com/book1
“Parents can see the practicality of how, where, and when to infuse STEM into their kid’s daily lives, which can have a profound ability to spark the interest of their kids in these subjects. It’s unfortunate that these subjects are typically known as ‘difficult, boy-only, analytical, unapproachable’ classes. Our goal is to share our colorful and adorable STEMBot characters to excite parents, and demonstrate to kids that Science, Engineering, Technology and Math CAN be fun and easy”, says Ponn Sabra.
Kids need a way to make Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math interesting to them, for their future careers. Right now, one-third of fourth graders have lost an interest in Science, and about 50 percent of eighth graders are not interested in Science or find it unimportant to their education and future.
Despite spending the second most on education, the United States doesn’t rank well compared to the rest of the world. American students rank 28th in Math literary, 24th in Science literacy, and 20th for degrees in Natural Science and Engineering. It is predicted that by 2020, 58 percent of the workforce will be STEM-related jobs. The U.S. is not creating enough STEM-graduates to meet this demand. To stay competitive, our country needs need to build more interest in these subjects and is why President Obama prioritized STEM education in his 2013 inaugural address. In short, we need more STEMologists.
A STEMologist, according to the Sabra’s, is “an expert or someone studying how to make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fun and practical for all”. The Sabra’s emphasize its value for girls, women and minorities, the under-represented groups in STEM fields.
Free Bonus Gifts For Kids
To further interest kids in these subjects, the Sabra’s offer free bonus gifts with the purchase of the “What is STEM?” book, such as:
An audio recording of the “What is STEM?” book,
Coloring pages of Emmy and Ott throughout the book, and
The opportunity for other kids to participate in weekly contests and challenges to build future STEMologists.
The Sabra Sisters are homeschooled by their mom, Ponn Sabra, a biologist and public health administrator who left her career to raise a family. She blends STEM into all the girl’s daily activities and explorations. JuJu, GiGi and JoJo Sabra have become award-winning inventors, professional bloggers, information product developers, website designers, coders, and best-selling Kindle authors while still tweens.
The Sabras hope to hear from other kids and parents who have also found creative ways to teach STEM at home.
References: http://dpeaflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/The-STEM-workforce-2012.pdf ; http://stemologist.com/s3
Contact:
Ponn Sabra
Emmy and Ott – The STEMBots
Los Angeles, CA
203-599-0305
learning@emmyandott.com
http://emmyandott.com/
In relation and in reply to the recent investor warning posted on Izard Quin we would like to re-assure clients as to the following;
Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2013 – Contrary to the published warning, we wish to state categorically that all prospects are solicited and that we retain the services of an independent marketing company at some expense for exactly this purpose.
However, we do acknowledge that one single prospect located in Ireland was inadvertently contacted. This resulted in an enquiry being made to the relevant authorities in Ireland who posted a warning which has now been copied by other agencies. To that end have we have launched an urgent internal review to ensure this error does not happen again.
As a matter of fact no business has taken place in Ireland by Izard Quin whatsoever and furthermore the company does not have a single client in Ireland as we acknowledge that our licensing does not allow for marketing our services within this jurisdiction.
Jurisdictional cross border tax arrangements are complex and Izard Quin has no desire to contravene these and furthermore have no plans to market its services into jurisdictions where such marketing is not permitted.
Contact:
V.Montant
Izard Quin Division Holding Ltd
World Trade Center II,
29 Route de Pre-Bois,
CH-1215, Geneva, Switzerland
+41 (0)22 518 1635
info@izardquin.com
http://www.izardquin.com/
AppliancesConnection.com, since 1995 your best connection for all your home appliance and furniture needs, today announced the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway. It may be a mouthful of a name, but it’s a mouthful of a prize, too!. One lucky winner will win a complete 4-piece Electrolux Stainless Kitchen Suite, their choice of gas or electric.
Brooklyn, NY, USA (March 21, 2013) — Click here to enter the contest.
AppliancesConnection.com, since 1995 your best connection for all your home appliance and furniture needs, today announced the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway. It may be a mouthful of a name, but it’s a mouthful of a prize, too. One lucky winner will win a complete 4-piece Electrolux Stainless Kitchen Suite, their choice of gas or electric. This four-piece set includes a state-of-the-art side-by-side refrigerator, dishwasher with Aqua-Lux technology, freestanding gas or electric range, and multi-stage over-the-range microwave, all designed and manufactured to perfection in high-quality stainless steel by Electrolux, one of the world’s top home appliance manufacturers with over eighty years of engineering excellence. They’ll fit and work so well that you’ll think they’d been designed just for you and your home. At a $3999* value, this complete Electrolux home kitchen suite is surely a steal at any price, and it’s even better when it’s free to the winner of the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway.
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Located in Brooklyn, NY, AppliancesConnection.com is your one-stop shop for all your appliance and home furnishing needs. Since 1995, it has been an industry leader in home goods retail serving the United States.
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Luxury Travel Ltd. Attends TTC Indonesia 2013 to Attract High-End Indonesian Halal Tourists to Vietnam.
Hanoi, Vietnam, March 19, 2013 – Vietnam’ First Halal and Holiday Operator (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) to Promote Vietnam Halal Tourism in Indonesia.
Vietnam’s first luxury tour and travel operator has launched its website www.vietnamhalalholidays.com and a Vietnam guidebook for Muslim tourists visiting the country.
Luxury Travel Vietnam has just launched the first luxury halal tour and holiday operator focusing on Muslim tourists from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Turkey, and the Middle East visiting Vietnam in 2013, the company has said.
“We have reserved special tours for Muslim travellers, halal food restaurants and mosque locations. We expect to host around 800 -1000 Indonesian Muslim travellers in 2013,” said CEO and Founder Pham Ha of Luxury Travel Ltd.
Pham Ha said: “The Muslim population in Indonesia shows immense potential. Demand from this segment is picking up and is expected to increase, thanks to direct flights between South-east Asian countries, including the latest flight to (Ho Chi Minh City) from Jakarta four times per week.
“Also, no visa is needed for most citizens travelling between ASEAN countries,” he added.
The Luxury Travel Ltd. is set to introduce the halal tours and holidays at the TTC Indonesia on March 25-27 in Jarkata and Surabaya, Indonesia.
Vietnam-based Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) is a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers with luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel excels in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences to fulfill the most sophisticated traveler’s expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance, including the most recent award: Best Luxury Tour Operator. www.facebook.com/luxurytravelcompany
Contact:
Linh Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com
Golden Networking hosts the World’s Most Influential High-Frequency Trading Conference Series, High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, March 21 (www.HFTExpertsForum).
New York City, NY, USA (March 15, 2013) — Which is the high-frequency trading conference every trader and quant in London is talking about? High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.HFT-Leaders-Forum.com), organized by Golden Networking, will bring the latest on speed trading to the world’s financial capitals, London (March 21). Later in the year, High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 is coming to New York City (May 30) and Chicago (October 8).
High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com) “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” will bring insights for investors and speed traders, who need to protect and refine their competitive advantage in a world dominated by algorithmic and high-frequency trading. Recognized practitioners, regulators, experts, and strategists will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, New York City and Chicago to provide hundreds of attendees with the information they are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.
Advanced computerized trading platforms and market gateways are becoming standard tools of most types of traders, including high-frequency traders. Broker-dealers now compete on routing order flow directly, in the fastest and most efficient manner, to the line handler where it undergoes a strict set of Risk Filters before hitting the execution venue(s). Ultra Low Latency Direct Market Access (ULLDMA) is a hot topic amongst Brokers and Technology vendors such as Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and UBS. Typically, ULLDMA systems can currently handle high amounts of volume and boast round-trip order execution speeds (from hitting “transmit order” to receiving an acknowledgment) of 10 milliseconds or less.
Such performance is achieved with the use of hardware acceleration or even full-hardware processing of incoming market data, in association with high-speed communication protocols, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet or PCI Express. More specifically, some companies provide full-hardware appliances based on FPGA technology to obtain sub-microsecond end-to-end market data processing. High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will provide traders, quants and technologists with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and is going through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field.
With high-frequency trading the subject of great controversy and debate, many regulations will be bound to change. How will regulations impact the way traders are capturing alpha? Would there be restrictions that can possibly harm algorithmic trading? How the economic and political landscape might impact the pace and severity of these changes?
Finally, there has been a dramatic shift in how instruments are traded in the market. With high frequency trading able to detect price discrepancies in microseconds, aided by technology, regulators have grown increasingly concerned about its impact in market structure and fairness. What is the outlook for the markets when all participants engage in the arms race of super smart algorithms? Where will institutional and retail investors find opportunities? Conversely, could we imagine a world without high-frequency trading?
High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.
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