STORIES TO TELL: Firehouse Partners with Author Solutions to Launch Responder Media at Firehouse World
Posted: February 23, 2012 at 12:45 am
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With the advent of social media and blogs, personal storytelling is becoming part of the American conversation with an audience of thousands willing and eager to follow the lives of once unknown authors. Today, Cygnus Business Media’s Public Safety group launched Responder Media at Firehouse World, a targeted publishing imprint created specifically to serve the First Responder community. The company plans to roll out Responder Media to its entire public safety audience which includes law enforcement, EMS, security and the fire service industries.
“Self-publishing is a great way to produce a book, because it allows the author more creative control,” says James Capo, director of digital development for Cygnus’ Public Safety group. “Partnering with Author Solutions gives authors access to experts who can not only help to guide the process, but also provide access to distribution channels.”
Several opportunities are available for public safety professionals interested in self-publishing through the Responder Media imprint at special negotiated rates. Packages include:
Personal Histories - Responder Media’s Tribute Book and Video offerings are the best way to memorialize the life of an individual. Responder Media offers interview, editorial and production services to create a timeless keepsake that can be cherished by family and friends. Group Histories – With Responder Media’s group interview options, it’s easy to capture the legacy, traditions and camaraderie of an entire unit or department. DVDs and collectors books make great private memoirs or fundraising tools. Book-2-Screen Development Services – Responder Media can assist in developing a treatment to present to various studios. This service also includes guidance on submission for film or TV development consideration.
To begin publishing your manuscript or to schedule an interview with a Responder Media consultant, visit http://www.respondermedia.com.
About Responder Media
Responder Media is a strategic self-publishing alliance between Cygnus Business Media’s Public Safety group, and indie publishing world leader, Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI). Through this partnership, authors in the public safety field benefit from direct access to Cygnus’ targeted audience of millions of readers and the speed-to-market advantages of the ASI self-publishing model. For more information about Responder Media, please visit respondermedia.com. For the latest news, follow us @respondermedia on Twitter or “Like” us on Facebook.
About Author Solutions, Inc.
Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI) is owned by Bertram Capital and is the world leader in indie book publishing. ASI’s leading self-publishing imprints—AuthorHouse, AuthorHouse UK, iUniverse, Palibrio, Trafford Publishing and Xlibris—have helped more than 140,000 authors self-publish, promote and bring to market more than 175,000 new titles. Through strategic alliances with leading trade publishers, ASI is making it possible to develop new literary talent efficiently and provide authors with a platform for bringing their books to market. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, ASI’s global reach includes imprints developed specifically for authors in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://www.authorsolutions.com, and follow @authorsolutions on Twitter for the latest news.
About Cygnus Business Media
Cygnus Business Media’s Public Safety group reaches more than one million professionals each month through Officer.com, Firehouse.com, SecurityInfoWatch.com, EMSWORLD.com, Law Enforcement Technology, Law Enforcement Product News, EMS WORLD, Security Dealer & Integrator and Security Technology Executive. As one of America’s top business-to-business media companies, Cygnus is leading the way in providing targeted content to top decision-makers and organizations. The company’s corporate initiatives and organizational architecture are built with one goal: fully engaging audiences in aviation, building & construction, public safety & security, and agriculture vertical markets, as well as diversified industries such as transportation, printing, accounting, and vending.
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Smart Horizons Career Online Education Announces Partnership With Anthem College to Launch Anthem High School
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Anthem High School to provide adult learners the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas
Pensacola, FL (PRWEB) February 22, 2012
Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE) has taken a significant step forward in their mission to re-engage adult learners into the education process by partnering with Anthem College Online to launch Anthem High School.
Anthem College Online (http://www.anthemcollege.edu) is the online school for Anthem College—one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious career college systems. Anthem High School will provide students who lack a high school diploma the opportunity to earn their diploma and a credentialed career certificate in preparation for enrolling in one of the numerous degree programs offered by Anthem College.
“Anthem College is one the nation’s leaders in career education and they see a natural partnership with SHCOE since we share a common goal,” said Dr. Richard Goldman, Chairman of the Board for SHCOE. “That goal is to prepare thousands of people to have success in our economy as individuals and also, collectively, to improve our economy by providing skilled workers for many sectors in the United States. Anthem College and Anthem High School truly serve as a model for improving people’s lives and for improving our economy.”
Headquartered in Pensacola, FL, SHCOE (http://www.shcoe.org) was founded in 2009 and became the world’s first AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district in February of this year. In addition to acquiring their high school diploma, SHCOE students can choose from among the following career certificates: Childcare, Transportation Services, Office Management, Homeland Security, Protection Services, and General Career Preparation.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Anthem College Online offers diplomas and/or degrees in the following fields: Accounting Technology, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Health Information Management, Healthcare Management, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Administration, and Paralegal.
In addition to Anthem College Online, Anthem College features college campuses in Phoenix and 11 other metropolitan areas around the United States. Anthem College is a part of Anthem Education, which includes a total of 23 college campuses that offer strongly career-focused coursework to help students gain a competitive edge for entry-level positions in business, technological, healthcare and paralegal fields.
“Anthem College Online is very excited to be partnered with Smart Horizons Career Online Education in an effort to offer adult learners the opportunity to earn their high school diploma,” said Darcy Richardson, Division President for Anthem College Online. “During this difficult economic time, more and more adults are realizing that to provide a better life for themselves and their families, education is a critical component. It is exciting to provide students with a path to reaching their educational and career goals, beginning with Anthem High School.”
Smart Horizons Career Online Education, founded in 2009 and located in Pensacola, Florida, is a private, AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district. AdvancED/SACS District accreditation signifies that SHCOE and all of its schools are fully accredited and that SHCOE is recognized across the nation as a quality school system. Smart Horizons Career Online Education offers 18–credit, career–based high school diploma programs that are designed to prepare students for entrance into the workplace. Career certificate offerings include Childcare Education, Office Management, Protection Services, Homeland Security, Healthcare (coming soon), Transportation Services, and Professional Skills.
For more information, visit our website at http://www.shcoe.org, call our office at 855–777–4265 or email us at info(at)smarthorizonsonline(dot)org
Contact: Dr. Howard Liebman, Smart Horizons Career Online Education, CEO & Superintendent, 305–962–6489 or hliebman(at)smarthorizonsonline(dot)org
About Anthem College
Anthem College was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982. Since then, additional Anthem College campuses have been established in 11 other metropolitan areas, in addition to an online school. Anthem College is part of Anthem Education, a group of 23 campuses and Anthem College Online. You can read more about Anthem Education history. Anthem College is strongly career-focused to help students gain a competitive edge for entry-level positions in business, technological, healthcare and paralegal fields. Students who already hold a diploma or degree can enroll in a program that can expand their skills and help them progress further in their chosen fields. For more information, visit our website at http://www.anthem.edu/ or call our corporate office at 1-866-381-6397
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Bill to change costs under online education law advances
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A Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that aims to adjust costs under an online education law passed last year, but not before hearing a number of objections to both the changes and the original law itself.
Under the original law, public school students in grades 9-12 may take up to two classes online, offered by other school districts and charter schools, instead of at their regular high schools. For each full-year course a student takes from a provider outside his home district or charter school, the student’s home district or charter must send about $727 to that provider.
SB178 would change the amount of money districts and charters would pay providers. Under SB178, districts and charters would instead owe between $400 and $700 for each full-year course, depending on the type of class. Also, providers would get bonuses of $50 to $100 for each student who scores well on end-of-course tests.
"A little bit of bonus can move the world," said bill sponsor Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper. He said he also had planned to amend the law to allow private schools and companies to act as providers, but realized there’s no need, as some school districts are already contracting with private entities to offer online courses.
"This is just incredible to me to see what these professional educators have done in response to the freedom to compete in an online world," Stephenson said.
Many, however, questioned and criticized the proposal Wednesday.
Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, along with several other speakers, asked why the state should set prices as opposed to allowing districts and charters to negotiate costs with providers. He also questioned whether the online courses would end up costing more than traditional school classes, though he said he supports the direction of the bill.
Stephenson responded that the online courses would cost less. He also said that he hopes, in the future, to let prices be decided in the free market and allow students to have education savings accounts that they could spend on the classes of their choosing. But he said, "To keep from strangling this in its infancy we need to provide for some way of having this tiered structure."
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Several charter school leaders also expressed concerns about a portion of the bill that prohibits counselors from advocating for one online course over another. They said they worry that lack of guidance could lead students to take online courses that don’t meet their schools’ standards of rigor.
Also, a number of people criticized the original law behind the bill.
Patrick Colclough, Granite online credit coordinator, said if online providers get bonuses for high-scoring students then traditional programs should get those bonuses as well "if we’re going to level the playing field in education."
He also said "it is really important the public knows we are funneling public dollars to private entities."
Others, however, spoke in favor of the bill. "We believe it will lead to higher quality instruction and progress in academics," said the Sutherland Institute’s Matt Piccolo.
And Robyn Bagley, a founding board member of the Open High School of Utah, which she said has served about 50 students through the program this year, said "This is about choice — choice for parents, schools, students and empowering them with options that will best meet their needs." Bagley, who is also Parents for Choice in Education board chair, said she was "fascinated" to hear charter officials testifying against the bill, as similar arguments have been used in the case against charters.
Stephenson said he’s open to tweaking the bill when it hits the Senate floor to address some of the questions raised Wednesday.
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Coaching likely to fit Teel fine
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Mike Teel has taken a step up in his college football coaching career.
Teel, the all-time leading passer in Rutgers history, was named quarterbacks coach at Wagner College on Feb. 13 after serving as the quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator at Kean last season, when the Cougars were 10-2 and ranked 10th nationally among Division III teams.
"Our quarterbacks will benefit from Mike’s wide array of experiences," said veteran Wagner coach Walt Hameline. "Mike is serious about the game, eager to make coaching his life’s work, and I believe the success he enjoyed and his name recognition in this region will resonate in recruiting."
A three-year starter and two-time captain at Rutgers, Teel never lost a game at Don Bosco. He’s been the quarterbacks coach at the Phil Simms Quarterbacks Camp since 2000 and has served in the same capacity at the Greg Toal Ironman Football Camp and All American Football Academy since 2010.
Greg Schiano, Teel’s college coach, is not surprised his former player has become a coach.
"Mike was a great player for us and even in his playing days you could already see that he would make a fantastic coach," Schiano said. "This is a great opportunity for him to fulfill that promise and I know that he will do a phenomenal job. Wagner is lucky to have a bright young mind like his."
Milligan milestone
Former Don Bosco star Georgio Milligan has become the leading scorer in Franklin & Marshall history. He scored a game-high 26 points in a 63-53 victory over Dickinson, upping his career total to 1,807 points. James McNally had held the record with 1,796 points.
Brianne Traub, the former Eastern Christian star from Wayne, is the first freshman in the 25-year history of the University of Sciences’ women’s program to score more than 400 points in a season. Traub is the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week for the eighth time. She’s averaging 17.6 points.
Vaughn Gray of Elmwood Park is a key reserve for George Mason (23-6). The 6-foot-5 freshman, who prepped at Don Bosco and St. Benedict’s, is averaging 3.4 points and 1.3 rebounds.
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