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ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) welcomes the public to experience pinball with a European flair. Play a game on the newest addition to their exciting collection of more than 80 playable games: a 1967 Rally West Club. This game marks the one resident of their collection not produced in the United States. Rally was a French pinball manufacturer designing games for the European market.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Capital expenditures (capex) by telecommunications service providers globally is expected to increase at a compounded rate of 1.5 percent, from $207 billion in 2012 to $223.3 billion in 2017, says a new market analysis report from The INSIGHT Research Corporation. According to the new market study, capex in the various global regions will be very uneven.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Why are some middle-aged Americans buying long-term care insurance (LTCi) for their aging parents? It’s partly because Mom and Dad may need help with the tasks of daily living, but can’t afford a policy to pay for it, according to Denise Gott, National Sales Manager of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP).

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has completed its first equipment financing transaction in the Republic of Zambia in Southern Africa.

COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that Ohio-based Consumers National Bank is successfully utilizing its Web-based loan origination system (LOS) to operate its entire mortgage lending business. LendingQB was selected specifically to launch the bank’s mortgage business in April 2012. Since that time, Consumers National Bank has been able to grow its fledgling operations while keeping technology costs low and adding only minimal support staff.

CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sample Digital, the leading provider of production workflow and media asset management tools to the film and TV industry, has re-branded as DAX, LLC.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — More companies will revisit their tradition of holding holiday parties this year, according to the 24th annual survey of corporate America’s holiday party plans conducted by Battalia Winston, a leading global executive search firm.

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Equation Technologies announced today that it has been named to Bob Scott’s Insights 2012 VAR Stars. Equation Technologies was one of five Canadian firms included on the list of 100 North American VARs.

LANSDALE, Pa., Dec. 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that it will be holding a free webinar on how to utilize technology to maintain an efficient valuation management process and full compliance throughout that process. The webinar will be held on December 12, 2012, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

WOODRIDGE, Ill., Dec. 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Move For Hunger is proud to announce that Brookfield Global Relocation Services has officially become a Champion Level partner for 2013. Continuing their socially conscious leadership within the relocation industry, Brookfield Global Relocation Services is demonstrating a commitment to fighting hunger.

CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Derrick Jones, a former MMA fighter, is helping kids avoid gang violence through a Junior MMA tournament. The tournament will be held on December 9, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Focus Self Defense, 9000 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90231.

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Starting Friday December 7, 2012 one of Sugar Land Texas’ most iconic brands, Whiteflash wants to give you a holiday twinkle treat! Blingle all the way! Pin your fantasy ‘Holiday Wedding’ and diamond jewelry from Whiteflash for a chance to win $2,500 Verragio Engagement Ring set with a 1 carat blue sapphire from Whiteflash.com.

LANSDALE, Pa., Dec. 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that Patricia Rauch has joined the company in the position of chief operating officer.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Writer Arnold Rudnick and publisher Paraphrase, LLC, have donated 100 copies of new children’s book ‘Little Green’ (ISBN: 9780981587974) to the My Stuff Bags Foundation and have pledged all net profits from book sales for the month of December 2012.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 6, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — South Florida Smile Spa commenced its 2012 Grand Opening by launching a new dental office for families in the Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach neighborhood, which offers general and cosmetic dentistry, sedation, one hour whitening, oral surgery and root canal treatment; all procedures are done on the premises.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 6, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bierstube asks what better gift on the Feast of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) than to announce year round celebration of another red love, Lobstoberfest? Bierstube’s Lobstoberfest kicked off Oktoberfest serving over 200 pounds of fresh Maine Lobster in two days. This feast is now available every Sunday and includes a fresh 1-1/4 lb Lobster and vegetable for the value price of $14.99.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, a leading provider of data backup and disaster recovery and storage management solutions for Windows environments, introduces safe and easy-to-use solutions to solve memory card error problem and get all your photos, documents or important files back.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 5, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Winter Wonderland – a day when more than 350 Starlight kids, siblings and their parents are given the opportunity to experience the holidays by decorating cookies, making ornaments, meeting Hollywood celebrities, and more – will be held on Saturday, December 8 at 10 a.m. at CBS Studios. The current ‘X Factor’ soundstage is being turned into a children’s wonderland courtesy of Northwestern Mutual.

HAMILTON, Ohio, Dec. 5, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Innovative Energy Solutions (IES), a Building Control Systems and HVAC service provider in the Cincinnati area, announced that the company celebrated its 10-year anniversary on December 2nd, 2012.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Dec. 5, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Venta Financial Group, Inc., a Nevada-based mortgage banker, announced that it earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine’s 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers list for the advanced technologies that operate its wholesale and retail business channels.

SEBASTIAN, Fla., Dec. 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center is now offering robotically-assisted minimally invasive surgery as a weight loss surgery option. The addition of this technology to the practice makes Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center one of only a handful of bariatric surgical centers in Florida using the most advanced techniques to perform bariatric surgery.

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Accounting software specialist, Massey Consulting will be launching its educational webcast series for CPAs with the session ‘CPAs and Social Media’ presented by marketing strategist Dawn Westerberg. Massey Consulting provides accounting software products and services and works with CPAs in assisting their clients with software selection, implementation and services.

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Widely respected Houston jeweler/diamond cutter Brian Gavin and his company, Brian Gavin Diamonds, have announced the addition of a unique line of masterfully crafted diamond jewelry: The Coronet Solitaire Collection. The collection, which brings the classic look of the ever-popular solitaire diamond to today’s sophisticated, fashion-forward woman, is designed to make this timeless diamond style eminently attainable by women everywhere.

PARIS, France, Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tendil & Lombardi announce their new range of true Champagnes to hit shelves in the U.S. for the 2012 holiday season. Tendil & Lombardi Champagne is the project of Laurent Tendil and Stephane Lombardi, childhood friends from Lyon, France. Champagne lovers from early on, Tendil et Lombardi both left top management positions in multi-national companies when they made the leap towards what had been a dream for years, creating their own Champagne.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its real estate practice with the addition of Tarun Chandran, who joins as a partner based in Chicago. Mr. Chandran brings considerable experience in commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions to VLP.

SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Seattle Bash, a leading event production company in the Puget Sound area, today announced the INDULGENCE New Year’s Eve Bash would continue the long tradition of being held at the EMP Museum in downtown Seattle.

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the addition of Hali Nielson as senior vice president private client services in its Irvine office. Nielson brings 19 years of experience in insurance and risk management for individuals with a high asset base and significant property and liability exposures.

CARLSTADT, N.J., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Visual Graphic Systems Inc. (VGS) announces its Simplicity(TM) Digital Menu Board System rollout with D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, a sandwich chain located in the upper Northeast (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island). Simplicity(TM) was installed and launched in 160 D’Angelo locations, from August 9 – November 27, in combination with static MagaLens(R) menu boards to create a hybrid menu system.

FAIRMONT, W.Va., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Backbone Security is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of their Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) which now contains over 1,125 steganography applications.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On Nov. 16, 2012 Leader Technologies filed a ‘Petition for Writ of Certiorari’ with the U.S. Supreme Court in their patent infringement battle with Facebook. Such writs ask the court to review the decisions of lower courts for legal error.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Nov. 30, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool (DBSS), the Bob Moog Foundation’s hallmark educational project, is expanding to serve two school districts in Western North Carolina. Twenty-five teachers from Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools will be teaching the 10-week curriculum to over 500 second grade students beginning in January. This marks the first time that the two school districts have collaborated on a teaching program.

COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that its president, Binh Dang, will present on a panel session entitled ‘Mobile Originations in a Tablet World’ at SourceMedia’s 14th Annual Mortgage Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida on November 30.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Nov. 29, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Robert J. Harter, owner of Home Helpers and Direct Link of Middle Tennessee, was recently honored with the 2012 Adam Brown Spirit Award at the annual Home Helpers National Conference in Cancun, Mexico, on October 23, 2012.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 29, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Grantham University, an accredited online university specializing in educating working adults, selected and implemented financial aid management solutions from Regent Education to assist the University in the processing of Title IV financial aid.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Surfers Healing, a non-profit working to enrich the lives of children with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing, is competing for grants ranging from $125,000 to $1 Million through the American Giving Awards, presented by Chase. Residents can help ensure their favorite charity’s success by simply voting for Surfers Healing through the American Giving Awards program on Facebook.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On Sunday December 9, Erik Cutter, Managing Director of Alegria Fresh, will speak at Foodprint LA as an expert panelist about innovative ideas for the future of food production within dense urban environments.

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ArteQuesta Collectors Drs. Holly and Mark Monroe will loan a portion of their collection for display in ArteQuesta’s private museum, Rayah Levy founder of ArteQuesta, announced today.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Realty AZ Central is currently seeking nominees for their 2013 ‘Best of the Best’ real estate agent directory. The company features local market experts that have been nominated by the public and who agree to adhere to Realty AZ Central’s standards of excellence.

DUBLIN, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today heralds the launch of Supezas, an online bespoke clothing manufacturer that combines 100 percent natural, hand-woven and organic materials with a strong social conscience. Whilst this year’s Chronicle study showed charitable donations slowing amongst corporations, with the median donation being 1 percent of profits, Supezas is pledging 5 percent of its turnover to improve the lives and prospects of remote weaving communities.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Orange Leap’s monthly Shine Brighter Series of webcasts for nonprofits continues on Thursday, December 6, 2012, 2 p.m. EST, with ‘Twitter for Nonprofits’ presented by Dawn Westerberg, president of marketing consulting firm Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC.