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KINBER and Velocity Network Complete State-of-the-Art Fiber Optic Connection: New Opportunities Designed for Collaborative Study and Education

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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

Earlier this morning at the 2013 KINBER Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, State College-based Keystone Inittiative for Network Based Education and Investigation (KINBER) announced that Velocity Network connected the Pennsylvania Study and Education Network to the WQLN Public Media studios in Erie, Penn., and effectively transmitted data to WPSU in State College, Penn. The connection is a milestone for KINBER and represents the 1st time a last-mile provider linked organizations that are not connected directly to the PennREN network.

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KINBER will now use this model as a template to recreate this variety of connectivity with other members and last-mile providers across the state, said Jeff Reel, KINBERs executive director.

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According to Dwight Miller, the former president of WQLN, This connection will let WQLN to do factors they havent previously been able to do. They will be far more effective even though utilizing fewer sources. For instance, WPSU produces Penn State sports applications. To get that HD file to WQLN, they had to put it on a thumb drive and drop it in the mail.

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The connection among WQLN and WPSU will provide every organization with a host of new possibilities that have been not achievable before. WPSU is eager to collaborate on this technology partnership with PennREN, said Kate Domico, interim general manager of Penn State Public Media/WPSU. This direct connection to WQLN will allow us to provide viewers in Northwest Pennsylvania greater access to Penn State programming as quickly as this fall.

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Velocity Network and other last mile providers connect KINBERs member organizations and other interested non-profit organizations straight to PennREN to give access to services and options supplied by KINBER.

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PennREN is managed by KINBER, a non-profit organization devoted to fostering collaboration by way of technologies for greater education and study, K 12 education, healthcare, libraries and public media. According to KINBER, Pennsylvania was the 38th state to generate such a network.

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The availability of PennREN fiber optic connections in Erie location implies other regional non-profit organizations such as universities and hospitals can collaborate with facilities across the commonwealth and take benefit of the opportunities that fiber optic service brings to an organization. For example, a health-related facility can share information with a remote workplace or a professor can lecture to students at an additional facility hundreds of miles away.

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Fiber optic service has the potential to let organizations expand and boost their worldwide communications as well as handle future fees, said Joel Deuterman, CEO of Velocity Network. Currently, Velocity Network is the Erie areas only locally-headquartered provider of fiber optic and Internet services.

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About KINBER

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KINBER is a nonprofit membership organization that provides broadband connectivity, fosters collaboration, and promotes the revolutionary use of digital technologies amongst learning, overall health, media and other anchor institutions that enhance the high quality of life for communities in Pennsylvania through investigation, education and public service. Established in 2010, KINBER is committed to delivering equitable, trustworthy and reasonably priced access, space for collaboration, and digital tools for analysis and education to inspire tomorrow’s scientific discoveries, enable the exchange of suggestions and culture amongst diverse populations, educate the next generation of citizens and revitalize Pennsylvanias economy. Made feasible through a grant from the National Telecommunications and Data Administration, KINBERs 1st project, PennREN, delivers a state-wide platform for connecting non-profit organizations through facilities-primarily based fiber-optic networking. For far more info on PennREN and KINBER, go to KINBER.org.

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About Velocity Network

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Velocity Network is the biggest Fiber Optic Internet Service and Technology provider in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Since 1990, Velocity Network has created the infrastructure necessary to give enterprise-level IT solutions to organizations of any size and budget. From fiber optic Internet and voice service to managed helpdesk assistance, telephone systems and everything in among, Velocity Network is the regions most dependable IT options firm because of their continuous investment in technology and their employees, who are passionate about delivering the appropriate solution. For a lot more data on Velocity Network, check out VelocityNetwork.net.

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Innovative Education Inspires Hope and Assists Individuals Heal: Original CCAR Recovery Coach Academy Held in CT on June 17-21, 2013

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Hartford, Connecticut (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, a major national nonprofit organization that promotes recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction through advocacy, education, and service, held one more successful CCAR Recovery Coach Academy on June 17-21, 2013 in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

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As with prior CCAR RCA trainings, the intensive five-day system was held at the Connecticut Behavioral Well being Partnership in Rocky Hill, CT, for individuals interested in studying how to market recovery by serving as a private guide and mentor to these in search of or currently in recovery. The charge for the training was $ 675 per particular person. CCARs Recovery Coach Academy also integrated an optional Instruction of Trainers element for these interested in becoming a trainer of the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy. There was an extra fee of $ 475 per individual for this education module.

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Recognized nationally as the original and top recovery supplying of its sort, CCARs Recovery Coach Academy is an revolutionary new approach to healing people’s lives that is unlike any other instruction. It delivers participants the once-in-a-lifetime experience to obtain new understanding, be challenged, and reap useful rewards, offering the important studying, tools, and sources needed to grow to be an powerful recovery coach.

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The June coaching was taught by nationally recognized trainers Phillip Valentine, CCAR Executive Director, and Art Woodard, MSW, CCAR Recovery Coach Master Trainer, using a dynamic method to finding out that blended each process and content. Numerous subjects had been covered such as the roles of a recovery coach, guiding principles of recovery, partnership talent constructing, stages of alter and their application, ethical concerns, and much more. The next CCAR RCA coaching is scheduled to take location on August 19-24, 2103 at the Connecticut Behavioral Overall health Partnership in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

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According to Jenna Marcinkowski, a current participant who successfully completed CCARs Recovery Coach Academy, the knowledge was engaging, mind opening, and highly rewarding. “This coaching was genuinely amazingI had two excellent coaches who created the entire knowledge enjoyable and informative, and I really like all the expertise I have been taught.” Marcinkowski continued, “The CCAR RCA is truly going to help me grow to be a far better peer support &amp recovery coachI’m so grateful for this plan.”

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CCARs Recovery Coach Academy provides its participants a number of special functions:

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-There is no requirement for participants to have spent time in recovery individuals in recovery — as nicely as family members, friends, and allies — are welcome to attend CCARs Recovery Coach Academy.

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-There is no application or selection method (except for scholarships).

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-Taught by a team of nationally recognized trainers, including Jim Wuelfing, Art Woodard, Phil Valentine, Deb Dettor, Fred and Sharon Chappelle.

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-In Connecticut, CCARs Recovery Coach Academy supplies 30 hours towards the Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC) credential.

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With national recognition that has fueled significant demand for this hugely effective instruction program, CCARs Recovery Coach Academy has been extensively embraced by numerous government agencies, organizations, and men and women from all over the United States and around the world. Among the a lot of clients currently taking benefit of CCARs exclusive offering are the Federal Governments Substance Abuse and Mental Well being Solutions Administration (SAMHSA), the New York State Workplace of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Solutions (OASAS), The Resource Instruction Center, AdCare Educational Institute, Inc., New England Institute of Addiction Studies, Southern Coast Addiction Technologies Transfer Center, as properly as several other clients in far more than 30 states.

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Liberty University Online Ranked as Top Selection for Graduate Education Degree by Masters Degree On the internet

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Lynchburg, Va. (PRWEB) June 30, 2013

Liberty Universitys online masters degree system in education has recently been named amongst the The Greatest Education Graduate Schools for the 2013-2014 Academic Year by Masters Degree On the web.

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Liberty Onlines Master of Education degree was featured on their internet site as one of the prime 50 education graduate applications in the nation for the 2013-14 academic year. Masters-level courses in education by means of Liberty On the web provide students the expertise and encounter to prepare for a teaching career in public, private, or faith-based schools. Liberty On-line degrees offer a special approach to education, combining excellent academics with a Christian worldview.

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With more than a dozen areas of concentration to decide on from, including administration and supervision, school counseling, education technologies, and elementary education, Liberty On-line delivers courses in a totally on the internet format. These online courses engage students who could currently be functioning in the education field and are hunting to satisfy employer needs or merely further their personal education.

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Masters Degree On the internet is devoted to delivering substantial data about master’s degrees in an simple-to-use format. Masters Degree Online was designed to market discussion about greater education as properly as to supply details to those seeking for a way to start their graduate program.

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The goal of the The Ideal Education Graduate Schools for the 2013-2014 Academic Year list is to help existing and prospective students learn about the numerous choices they have for a top-of-the-line education. This hand-picked list provides succinct but valuable info in an easy-to-use manner, permitting those searching by means of the list to view the strengths of every single individual system.

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Liberty University, founded in 1971, is the largest private, nonprofit university in the nation, the largest university in Virginia, and the largest Christian university in the globe. Far more than one hundred,000 students attend classes on its 6,800-acre residential campus and study in its thriving on the web education system.

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Pearson Launches 21 New On the internet Career Technical Education (CTE) Courses for Students in Grades 9-12

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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) July 01, 2013

Pearson, the worlds leading finding out business, these days announced 21 new on the internet career technical education (CTE) courses for high school students interested in exploring a variety of careers and gaining profession-specific information. The courses are portion of the GradPoint and Connections Understanding suite of virtual and blended finding out solutions and will be obtainable to districts and schools in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014, respectively.

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These new courses are a wonderful way for students to attempt-out a career that interests them and due to the fact they are delivered on the internet, they offer much more flexibility and personalization for students while teachers are better in a position to focus on the wants of individual students, said Steven Guttentag, president of Connections Learning, a division of Pearson.

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Scientific Management Methods Hires Michael Thompson as Senior Vice President – Education Division

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Londonderry, New Hampshire (PRWEB) July 02, 2013

Scientific Management Tactics, the worldwide leader in manufacturing capabilities assessments and manufacturing expertise instruction, is pleased to announce a new addition to the senior management group.

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Michael Thompson joins SMT as Senior Vice President of the Education Division. Mr. Thompson has enjoyed a diverse profession in the Technical College neighborhood serving in a lot of leadership positions such as instructing, curriculum development, and administration. Mr. Thompsons final position was Dean of Apprenticeship and Transportation at Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wisconsin.

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SMTs education division is increasing quickly as schools operate with business to identify and deploy an successful answer to the industrial skills shortage. The division has much more than doubled in size every single of the final two years and we see demand accelerating in 2014 and beyond, states Stephen Berry, SMT President. Mike brings a diverse background and an in-depth understanding of the demands of Technical Colleges right here and abroad. We appear forward to his leadership and insight to compliment our expanding company.

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SMT has been delivering industrial abilities training and assessments in manufacturing facilities because 1970. As the manufacturing capabilities shortage has grow to be much more acute, SMT has partnered with several Neighborhood and Technical colleges to efficiently resolve the skills shortage by coaching to the distinct expertise required to operate, sustain, and troubleshoot a contemporary manufacturing facility.

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SMTs applications have a proven legacy of improving both employment and industrial productivity in every industry the program is deployed, states Mr. Thompson. I have observed this initial-hand in Wisconsin and several other states that have embraced the SMT ability solutions. When I saw how SMT was making use of the assessment program and curriculum education system to close the manufacturing skills gap, I knew it was a ideal fit for my ability set and education philosophy. These hands-on programs are strong productivity tools and I look forward to working closely with neighborhood and technical colleges globally as we collaborate with these institutions to substantially boost employment and industrial productivity.

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About Scientific Management Methods, Inc:

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Scientific Management Strategies is the international leader in industrial abilities assessments and industrial abilities training. SMTs manufacturing ability solutions are at present deployed in thirty-one particular countries. The skills coaching curriculum trains to the essential abilities needed to operate, preserve, and troubleshoot an industrial facility. Their hands-on manufacturing skills assessment machines and assessment protocols are utilised in the hiring approach to determine and measure industrial capabilities Mechanical, Electrical, PLC, CNC skills, and Method Manage skills. Numerous organizations assess their incumbent workforce and deliver targeted education primarily based on the assessment information. http://www.Scientific-Management.com

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Get in touch with: Mr. Stephen Berry, SMT President, Sberry(at)Scientific-Management(dot)com (603) 421-0222

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LearnPad Goal Built for Education Tablet Resolution Launches ClassView at ISTE

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San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) July 03, 2013

Just announced at the 2013 International Society for Technologies in Education (ISTE) conference in San Antonio, Texas, Educational Sources now offers the new ClassView module for use with their award-winning LearnPad education tablet answer. ClassView enables for instantaneous at-a-glance views of any tablet inside a class or organization. The new characteristics supply the capability to share a certain screen with a big group, as effectively as push lessons and content to a single device, groups of devices, or an whole classroom.

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ClassView also gives the capability to instant message any student, extract files on devices, gather assessments and even see LearnPads in remote locations. Our LearnPad Objective Built for Education resolution lit up Twitter, Facebook and Reddit posts this week since of our release of the ClassView module. This sort of industry-top innovation reflects our commitment to style options that enhance and support schools instructional priorities, said Ken Leonard, CEO of Sunburst Digital, and its Educational Resources division (ER).

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LearnPads ClassView module is entirely net-based. Teachers, administrators and instructional coaches have 24/7 access from any browser, said Chris Klein, Director of Tablet Solutions at ER, We offer you the only true-time tablet manage eliminating extraneous software program merchandise like SplashTop or hardware-based options like Miracast or Apple TV

School Improvement Network to Showcase System to Increase Educator Effectiveness at Pacific Education Conference

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(PRWEB) July 03, 2013

School Improvement Network, the leader in educator effectiveness sources, these days announced an education conference exhibit showing a systemic, study-established approach to rising educator effectiveness and student achievement. The education organization will showcase the Educator Effectiveness Method at the Pacific Educational Conference (PEC) in Saipan, July 16-19, 2013.

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Education conferences such as the PEC are opportunities for educators and administrators to learn solutions for raising student achievement and educator effectiveness that are working in other schools, and discover solutions for their personal schools or technique, said Chet Linton, CEO and president of College Improvement Network. Educators who discover about the Educator Effectiveness Method at this education conference will see a true, sensible remedy currently impacting teachers and students across the nation.

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The education conference exhibit will also showcase independent study documenting a trend of escalating student achievement through the tools in this holistic system.

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As displayed at the education conference, the Educator Effectiveness Method delivers a procedure for growing student achievement and enhancing teacher practice, and provides educators a set of powerful tools to drive the process. Analysis shows that districts and schools that use the tools in the Educator Effectiveness Program produce better teachers and, as a result, encounter dramatic increases in student achievement, driving up student test scores by as much as 30 % in a single year.

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Amy Beavers Appointed as Vice President of the Maritime Education Standards Council

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Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) July 05, 2013

Maritime Professional Training proudly announces that Amy Beavers, the Academic Principal and VP of Regulatory Compliance at MPT, has been appointed Vice President of the Maritime Education Requirements Counsel (MESC). The Maritime Education Requirements Council is comprised of 30 member schools and organizations in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, who are committed to supplying the highest good quality of maritime education to recreational and specialist mariners. In joining, MESC college members, have the opportunity to work in the sustaining and improving the high quality of maritime education.

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Soon after getting involved in maritime education for more than 25 years, I couldnt be much more excited and honored to join the board of MESC. This position makes it possible for me to blend my understanding of the marine market and my passion for maritime education with the fantastic values of MESC, in an work to guarantee the requirements of instruction and certification of mariners and the protection of the marine atmosphere, mentioned Amy Beavers.

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Amy began her professional maritime profession in 1986, after a lifetime of private involvement in the business via a family of mariners. Amy holds a limited tonnage USCG Masters License. For the last 26 years, she has worked for MPT and has been involved in all aspects of maritime education from teaching, profession counseling, and administration to system improvement and regulatory liaison with the Coast Guard Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) and other Maritime Administrations and governmental agencies. Soon after fifteen years of attending MERPAC as a member of the public in the operating groups, Amy was appointed this year to serve on the committee representing maritime educators with MERPAC. In addition to her speaking engagements, she has been published in many articles which includes the monthly Ask Amy crew licensing &amp certification column in the Dockwalk magazine as well as co-author of the Huge Boat Bible.

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John Martino, President of the Maritime Education Standards Counsel, stated I am really pleased to have Amy join us on the board of MESC. Amys information, knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for the marine business, will support our organization move forward and prosper.

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The Maritime Education Standards Council was established in 2005 by numerous schools supplying US Coastal Guard approved courses who wished to establish instruction standards and produce a frequent voice, not only to benefit the college but the mariner as well. Considering that its inception MESC has grown to more than 30 member schools representing the Unites States, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. MESC is dedicated to offering the mariner with a quality education expertise that meets and in many situations exceeds the criteria the Coast Guard demands for schools supplying authorized courses. For more info on how to grow to be a MESC Member College or engage in courses check out: http://www.mesc.us/.

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MPT is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, five minutes from Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale International Airport. MPT is the most comprehensive complete service private maritime college in the country and has been education mariners given that 1983. Training thousands of industrial mariners, yachting pros and enthusiasts for over 30 years has enabled MPT to create applications that are achievement oriented, with unbeatable pass rates, as effectively as getting expense and time effective. MPT delivers all levels of certification, license and document study applications, numerous of which offer you in-college testing, are USCG Approved and are recognized by numerous foreign administrations. Education programs are made to meet and exceed IMO requirements and are fully STCW Compliant. The Fort Lauderdale based campuses host over 45,000 square feet of classrooms, deck and engineering training labs. Instruction programs also take location at the MPT Smart Simulation Center, Marine Tech Shipboard Firefighting Website, Sea Survival Coaching Facility, and onboard the MPT Fleet of Instruction vessels!

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BridgeFront Announces its New and Improved OSHA On the internet Education for Healthcare

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Vancouver, WA (PRWEB) July 03, 2013

Healthcare employees face many security and wellness hazards on a day-to-day basis. The Occupational Security and Wellness Administration (OSHA) calls for healthcare to educate its employees on these hazards.

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BridgeFront announces its new bite-sized OSHA e-understanding system for healthcare and healthcare facilities. The rapid two-hour program discusses 37 topics, all needed by the OSHA standards for healthcare.

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Quicken Loans Launches Newest Customer Education Video, Explains President’s Housing Stimulus Program

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Livonia, Mich. (PRWEB) April 5, 2009

Quicken Loans these days released a new video aimed at educating shoppers on the information of the lately announced Creating House Inexpensive strategy. The plan, frequently referred to as “President Obama’s Housing Program,” aims to help maintain Americans in their homes by removing some of the standard barriers to refinancing a house, enabling buyers to take advantage of today’s historically low mortgage interest prices.

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The video, which is available on the Quicken Loans YouTube channel, provides particular guidance on who qualifies to refinance under the new housing plan, as well as the guidelines that have been established for loan modifications. Further info is obtainable at http://www.quickenloans.com/creating-house-affordable.

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Quicken Loans’ YouTube channel hosts a series of educational videos on subjects ranging from the home appraisal procedure to usually overlooked homeowner tax suggestions. To view the complete series, please go to http://www.youtube.com/user/quickenloans. The Quicken Loans Mortgage News page also delivers up-to-date mortgage sector news and podcasts.

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Quicken Loans is the nation’s largest on the internet retail mortgage lender and 1 of the best ten biggest retail lenders overall. The organization closes loans in all 50 states by means of the Net from centralized locations in Southeast Michigan Cleveland, Ohio North Scottsdale, Ariz., as well as its San Diego-based 1 Reverse Mortgage. Quickenloans.com has been named “Very best of the Net” by Forbes and Income magazine.

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Quicken Loans has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Very best Businesses to Perform for” list for six consecutive years, ranking as higher as #2, and also has ranked #1 or #two on Computerworld’s list of “100 Very best Locations to Operate in Technology” for the past four years. For a lot more information, visit http://www.QuickenLoans.com.

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