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Sam Farr, (D) CA Report Authors: Judith Kildow, Charles Colgan and Jason ScorseNOEP, part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, provides a fullrange of the most current economic and socio-economic information available onchanges and trends along the U.S coast and in coastal waters. policy makers are also recognizing the enormousimportance of the oceans and coastal areas, this report will demonstrate thatour nation's economy depends on a healthy ocean.WHAT: Media briefing to introduce National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) Report on the Ocean and U S EconomyWHEN:June 8, 200910:30-11:30 WHERE: U S Capitol Building, Room # HC 5Washington, D.C.WHO:Dr Judith T Kildow, Director, NOEPRep. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondaryresearch. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reportedselect online sources Key Topics Covered:* I INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS * II Executive Summary * III MARKET * IV.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPEFor more information visit http:// Research and MarketsLaura WoodSenior Fax from USA: 646-607-1907Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009. OAKLAND, Calif.--(Business Wire)--More British Columbia (BC) schools can now take advantage of educationalsoftware that accelerates learning by developing the student brain to processmore efficiently, thanks to the Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium(ERAC). A partnership of BC school districts and the Ministry of Education, ERACreviewers delivered a positive evaluation to the Fast ForWord family of productsand are making them available to BC schools at a discount Developed by California-based Scientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ:SCIL), the FastForWord software provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercisesthat build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Based onmore than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, Fast ForWord softwarehas been used with great success in several BC districts including Surrey,Burnaby and Victoria.

At a recent conference in BC, special education administrators who have beenusing Fast ForWord shared their implementation strategies and student results.Administrators reported that some students are making improvements by as much astwo grade levels, while many other students are more focused and attentive inclass. "The use of Fast ForWord products in our province is growing rapidly and forgood reason. Students are making gains in their literacy development," saidDeborah Simak, president of the British Columbia Council of Administrators ofSpecial Education. "This is the first time that I have been part of a group ofeducators who are excited by the possibility of a software product that reallydelivers results for students. I am happy to be involved in a project that hasteachers and schools wanting to be involved, and that has children excited abouttheir progress." There is no question that Fast ForWord software helps students overcome readingdifficulties, achieve grade level goals, and improve academic performanceoverall, according to Dr.