SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the 2011-12 California State Budget (SB 87), dropping General Fund spending to the lowest level in decades, returning authority to local government and …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced today that he has signed the following budget trailer bills: ABx1 19 by Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) which contains necessary statutory changes …

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilmember Janice Hahn, Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Cindy Miscikowski and labor leaders celebrated the signing of a five-year Project Labor Agreement (PLA) at …

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the appointment of Dr. Sung Won Sohn to the Board of Harbor Commissioners on Tuesday (June 28). ”Having served as an economic advisor …

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Buffington Homes, the leading builder of homes for sale in Austin TX, has 5 homes available in the Highlands of Crystal Falls. These Austin Texas homes for sale range in size from 2,254 square feet to 3,425 square feet and are priced from $249,990 to $305,110. All of the homes are 3 to 4 bedroom homes with 2 to 3 1/2 bathrooms and 2 to 3 car garages.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Tuesday (June 28) announced the following appointments. First, Cynthia Fritz, 39, of San Ramon, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Fritz …

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — KnowledgeAdvisors, a leading provider of learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, has announced it has released a brand new whitepaper (i) focusing on executive reporting needs based on survey research and (ii) providing insight on how they are accordingly met with KnowledgeAdvisors’ unique approach, Talent Development Reporting Principles.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Nearly 120 mortgage lenders attending the Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD) annual client conference earlier this month cited the growing need for comprehensive training in light of regulatory changes, new standards for loan quality and compliance, and the need to improve profitability in a low volume marketplace.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — On Independence Day, if you’re a potential long-term caregiver or one who may need care, why not resolve to protect your own independence in the years to come? This advice comes from LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of America’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — After releasing a mobile app on the iPhone, iPod and iPad, Brian Gavin Diamonds has set its sights on expanding its mobile horizons even further. Due to popular demand, Brian Gavin Diamonds is the first online diamond and jewelry company to bring a mobile app to the Android market.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments. First, Christina Chung, 41, of Alameda, has been appointed special counsel to the Labor Commissioner. She was a law clerk …

eNewsChannels COLUMN: CNN revealed on June 22, that “A mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen is coming unless we take swift action,” reported the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO). The cause is a combination of stressors: Radiation and lethally reacting pollutants, acidification, overfishing, and low oxygen from warming [...]

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — EASEUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions for Windows, launches an EASEUS logo design campaign, where all participants can get a specified EASEUS product as the gift as soon as taking part in the event. Also, $50 Amazon gift cards are up for grabs for the most creative participating designers.

PEORIA, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ — ‘Corruption at the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools?’ (ISBN: 978-1589097889), a new book just released by Bookstand Publishing, documents shocking alleged corruption at the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ — As soon as SimplyHome was asked by the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team to provide some unique technology applications to support independent living for a home makeover, they loaded some trailers and vehicles and hit the road ready for action.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on “The Human Rights of LGBT People and U.S. Foreign Policy” at an event co-hosted by the State Department and Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), on Monday, June 27 at approximately 10:25 a.m., in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at [...]

GREAT FALLS, Va. /eNewsChannels/ — Ecologic Leasing Services, a global provider of outsourcing, software, and capital sourcing services to both equipment lessees and vendor captive lessors, today announced the launch of two subsidiaries, Ecologic Lessee Services and Ecologic Vendor Services

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — The State Senate Health Committee on Wednesday (June 22) passed the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act, AB 1319, by Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey), which seeks to ban the …

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, just got a boost from Washington, D.C. to help fend off erroneous Legislation which is now tangled in the ongoing California budget negotiations.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. /eNewsChannels/ — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry to Backbone Security along with representatives of 48 other West Virginia businesses assembled at the State Capitol in Charleston yesterday. The award honors companies that have successfully exported to a new country in the past year.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ — Active Empty Nesters, a social networking website which launched earlier this year and aims to help baby-boomers and seniors lead an active and productive life, is pleased to announce its rapidly growing website with new groups.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. /eNewsChannels/ — nPulse Technologies has announced the next step in its aggressive 2011 growth plans by adding experienced industry executives Bill Cantrell and Rick Truitt to its senior leadership team. Cantrell will take charge of growing the company’s established business in the Federal Government sector, and also be responsible for key technology and channel alliances.

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop and headquarters for California suction dredge miners, recently got a boost from Washington DC: Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) is mad as hell and wants Governor Brown’s assistance to squash 2 paragraphs of impending legislation which, if enacted, will kill the California suction gold mining industry.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ — DesignWise Medical, a nonprofit pediatric medical device organization and recent runner-up in the Mosaic Social Entrepreneurs Cup competition, announced today that it has added four new members to its board of directors. With the addition of Gwenyth Fischer MD, James Davenport, Al Emola and Phil Kading, the DesignWise Medical board has grown to nine members.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /eNewsChannels/ — Nashville based singer-songwriter Kenny Foster, a Joplin, Missouri native, has written a song based on the May 22 tornado that ravaged his hometown one month ago today, destroyed his childhood home and trapped his family in the crawl space of their home before they were rescued.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — According to Martin Engineering, you should not buy a residential or commercial property without first obtaining a professional opinion from an engineer/surveyor. ‘In recent years, I have seen many tragic situations resulting from property line assumptions that could be caught in minutes by a professional doing a simple review,’ says Peter Martin.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. /eNewsChannels/ — Backbone Security is pleased to announce the Defense Cyber Crime Institute (DCCI), an element of the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center (DC3), has published a Validation Report for Backbone’s Steganography Analyzer Real-Time Scanner (StegAlyzerRTS), a network security appliance for monitoring inbound and outbound network traffic in real-time.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — Huckstep and Associates announced today that the 5th Annual High Road to Success Conference will be held September 14 – 16, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference is for nonprofit organizations that use Sage Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS Nonprofit Fixed Assets.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — President Barack Obama, during his March 2011 visit to Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador, highlighted the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), the Central America Renewable Energy Forum (CAREF), and the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC from its acronym in Spanish). In El Salvador, President Obama commended the [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ – Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Friday (June 17) announced the following appointments. First, Sarita Kohli, 52, of Saratoga, has been appointed to the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Kohli has …

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Co, is speaking out in support of former NY Giant David Tyree who has been under intense media scrutiny for some gutsy statements he made about gay marriage. Posted in an online video on June 15, Tyree says he recorded the video because he opposes the notion of gay marriage and says he’s simply voicing his opinion.

STANWOOD, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — To commemorate 235 years of U.S. independence, EduServe, Inc. today announced the release of its new Spirit of ’76 app for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This exciting new app introduces the founding fathers to the digital age.

LADERA RANCH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Laura’s House, an emergency shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, will now enjoy the benefits of new energy efficient windows thanks to support from Milgard Windows & Doors and Walker Windows.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Children Awaiting Parents is proud to announce the unveiling of a new web page ‘Adoption Mentors,’ which is part of the organization’s focus on providing resources and support to adoptive parents, social workers and the adoption community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face around the world based solely on who [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — In a YouTube video and veto message released today, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced that he will not sign Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98, which together comprise …

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — Thomas A. Moretti (‘Tom’), age 71, a 26 year resident of Inverness, IL passed away due to complications from lung cancer surrounded by his daughters on June 14, 2011. Tom is survived by his loving daughters, Joette (Mark) Doran and Suzette (Jim) Roppel and his cherished grandchildren Jay and Sarah. His brother James Moretti, sisters Rita Kincess and Carol Gilio also survive him. Tom was a successful business man and renowned Packard car restorer and authority.

GREAT FALLS, Va. /eNewsChannels/ — Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that it has released version 7.0 of LeaseAccelerator®, web-based software service (SaaS) designed for corporate and non-profit lessees and vendor captives that lease equipment around the globe

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) presented Virtual Law Partners LLP (VLP) its annual Constance L. Belfiore Quality of Life Award, honoring the firm for providing an exceptional quality of life in the workplace through policies that support significant flexibility and autonomy for its attorneys and staff.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading provider of hedging and risk management advisory services, announced that the company has expanded its facilities, doubling the office space it previously had. The addition of space is the direct result of MCT’s growth strategy to support lenders making the shift from best efforts to mandatory trading.

TIPP CITY, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ — Superintendents at Bethel Local and Covington Exempted Village Schools announce that the districts will be implementing energy conservation projects to reduce energy usage and cost and to save taxpayer dollars. Energy Optimizers, USA has been working with both Miami County school districts to develop complete turnkey energy conservation solutions.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Golfers in the Houston Metro area have a new tool at their disposal to help them track down additional players, thanks to Active Empty Nesters, a new social networking site aimed at helping Baby Boomers lead an active lifestyle.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Buffington Homes, a leader in Austin Texas real estate and Austin TX homes for sale, has 7 homes available in Southpark Meadows. These homes range in size from 1,384 square feet to 2,010 square feet and are priced from $203,140 to $221,790. All of the homes are 3 to 4 bedroom homes with 2 to 2 1/2 bathrooms and 2 car garages.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — EASEUS Partition Master Home, a free all-in-one partition solution and disk management utility, has reached over 5 million downloads on CNET and becomes the most popular partition manager software all over the world; based on its main functions like resizing/moving partition without data loss, managing disk space quickly and easily, settling low disk space problem on MBR and GPT disk, etcetera.

YVERDON, Switzerland /eNewsChannels/ — Swiss design company des p’tits bonheur announced today that its first application, bambinapp, is now available exclusively in Apple’s App Store. Bambinapp allows users to choose, personalize, and send their child’s birth announcement, all directly from their iPhone.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — InnoVergent, a technology consultancy and reseller of cloud computing accounting software, today announced that it has integrated Intacct, Salesforce and OpenAir for client ADERANT, a global provider of business, financial and information software for law and professional service firms.

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, has recently become the California headquarters for suction dredge gold miners whose industry faces permanent closure if 2 paragraphs of erroneous language are not deleted during the current Budget battle. ‘We are trying to alert the Legislators and Governor Jerry Brown about this erroneous budget information before a death blow is dealt to the miners,’ says GPC owner Mike Dunn.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — Concerned that long-term care insurance rates might go up? ‘The California Assembly feels your pain,’ says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners LLC, ‘but they just passed a bill, AB 999, that will only make matters worse if the State Senate also passes it.’ LTCFP is one of America’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies, representing multiple carriers.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Whiteflash Inc. announced today that it has officially broken into the Top 500 e-commerce sites compiled each year by Internet Retailer Magazine. Coming in at number 489 in the highly anticipated annual review for 2011/2012, Whiteflash continues to distinguish itself among the millions of websites and the billions of pages on the internet.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — In anticipation of wildfire season, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued an Executive Order giving state agencies and departments additional resources to prepare for and prevent wildfires in California. …

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — ‘Nine Days that Changed the World,’ hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich, has been selected as a Finalist for Best Documentary at the second annual Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival. This documentary is produced by Citizens United Productions in association with Gingrich Productions and Peace River Company.

VANCOUVER, B.C. /eNewsChannels/ — For the second consecutive year, Federico’s Supper Club has earned the CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award with a 4-star rating in the restaurants category. The award, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S.

BELLEVUE, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — H-Squared, LLC today announced the availability of the Mini rack featuring iLumi-a rack mount system for the Apple Mac mini. Created with the server farm in mind, the Mini rack features an all-aluminum rail that holds up to 6 Mac minis on a standard rack shelf and displays key system processes on the iLumi status panel.

CHARDON, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ — e2b software announced today that its cloud-based Anytime Collect credit and collections management solution is now a Silver Certified Solution for Intuit QuickBooks. Anytime Collect has passed an independent QuickBooks Technical Review, administered by Intertek, to ensure that it meets high quality standard of operation and compatibility.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ — Southeast Computer Solutions announced today that it was listed on Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VARs. The ranking of the Top 100 mid-market reselling firms is based on revenue for 2010. Southeast Computer Solutions specializes in manufacturing, distribution and warehouse management solutions in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America.

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ — On June 25, 2011, Starlight Children’s Foundation New England will host the ‘STARmazing Race.’ Now in its fifth year, the STARmazing Race remains the most hilarious and unique scavenger hunt in Boston. Hundreds of Starlight supporters take to the streets in teams of two to four people in a race against the clock.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — KnowledgeAdvisors, which provides learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced it has released the Spring 2011 version of its proprietary analytics software, Metrics that Matter.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board Youth Council has designed a new website specifically for San Bernardino County youth, ages 14 through 21. The site features videos that profile careers in the County’s top demand industries and the short-term vocational training programs that provided young people with the skills to enter these careers.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ — In 2011, telecommunications carriers and third-party software developers worldwide are expected to generate just over $35 billion in new revenue by helping build and deploy Web 2.0 services, according to a new market research study from Insight Research Corp.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — The Libya Relief Fund, a volunteer-driven charity organization established to provide relief and aid to those affected by the humanitarian disaster in Libya, today launched a nationwide appeal and fundraising campaign designed to raise awareness of the human and social crisis unfolding in Libya and educate the general public on the nature of the conflict and the Libyan people’s struggle for freedom.

SARASOTA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ — A new book, ‘The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr.’ (ISBN: 978-0557736133) offers a frightening glimpse of a Hollywood secret that was nearly buried. In her chronicle, author Pamela Sherrod reveals the events leading up to the death of Altovise Davis, and interweaves these startling revelations with intriguing views of numerous celebrities, from Bill Cosby to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — EASEUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions for Windows, announced a new free version – EASEUS Todo Backup Free on May 30, 2011. A week later, it has become the most popular world-class free backup software with about 30,000 download copies per week.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Wednesday (June 8) announced that the state has eliminated 29,398 cell phones, achieving a 44 percent reduction in the number of phones issued to …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, is bustling with suction dredge gold miners who are anxiously seeking a last-minute deletion of a math mistake in the current State Budget battle. ‘This is a new financial disaster headed straight to the heart of the Golden State,’ says owner Mike Dunn.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Solar panel manufacturers in China and around the world continue looking for ways to provide greater economic certainty with their products, says PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services. Guaranteeing warranty terms through the use of insurance provides the certainty manufacturers and their customers look for, as well as long-term stability for the industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The Gingrich Foundation has selected the Boy Scouts of America as Charity of the Month for June in commemoration of President Woodrow Wilson’s signing into law a national charter for the Boy Scouts of America on June 15, 1916.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby pledged an additional $75 million for preventing mother-to-child transmission during the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS. World leaders gathered in New York at the June 8-10 event committed to a global action plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections [...]

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, is bustling with suction dredge gold miners who are anxiously trying to get information about what is going on in Sacramento. ‘This is a new financial disaster headed straight to the heart of the Golden State,’ says GPC owner Mike Dunn.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska /eNewsChannels/ — During these tough economic times, one of the most difficult things to do is raise funds for a charity or community event. Most people are worried about their home value, their job, and generally are not in the best mood – much less thinking about doing something for the community right now, says Jimi Cash, the owner of the Heart to Heart Gold Exchange of Alaska.

DURHAM, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC (dba WebPAX) is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company another key individual patent, further strengthening its patent portfolio relating to zero-footprint technologies necessary to view diagnostic-quality medical images in a standard Internet web browser.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — Scant planning for long-term care is a big problem in America. Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74 percent of consumers ages 55 to 65 (about three in every four) polled for a recent survey said they are concerned about needing some kind of long-term care. ‘Yet nearly 54 percent of Baby Boomers, now entering their retirement years, believe Medicare or health insurance will cover their long-term care needs, when they won’t,’ says Denise Gott of LTCFP.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Tony Cardenas filled a pothole at the intersection of Gilmore and Cedros streets on Monday (June 6) to celebrate the success of this year’s …

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — At the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama invited all governments, international organizations, private industry, and civil society to deepen Inter-American collaboration by joining the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). Today, ECPA is comprised of more than 40 initiatives and [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Just in time for Father’s Day get the man in your life the world’s first handheld extendable tripod, the Quik Pod®, by Fromm Works Inc. He can photograph himself shirtless and be properly centered in each photo. Great for Twitter feeds. Converts to a tabletop tripod stand when hands are not available to hold the camera.

VALENCIA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — LiveView GPS, Inc. announced this week the launch of its new fleet tracking service – Fleettracking.com – that focuses on business to business (B2B) vehicle tracking. Fleettracking provides hardwired GPS vehicle trackers and portable battery-powered GPS tracking devices to businesses, nationwide.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — A 30 percent increase in fuel surcharges has put tremendous pressure on the Inland Empire’s transportation companies, but won’t stop this industry from continuing to be a top local employer, says Terry Klenske, President of Dalton Trucking and member of the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — In some of the top cities in United States the underlying unemployment problem shows the impact on homeowners that face foreclosures, despite government programs to help hundreds of thousands nationwide keep their homes. According to BankOwnedProperties, the foreclosure listings showed both drops and rises in the states of N.J. and N.Y.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — An exciting new novel about inter-dimensional space travel, sexy aliens, a space confederation on the brink of civil war, and computer engineers looking for a way home, has just been released by Bookstand Publishing. ‘Lost In Between Dimensions – Saga II’ (ISBN: 978-1589097315), is a compelling science fiction novel you don’t want to miss.

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California has been building inventory of gold mining equipment in anticipation of the season re-opening in November. That anticipation is quickly fading and scorn for the Calif. Legislature is taking its place, for owner Mike Dunn. Pointing to a hefty 1,500-page scientific report, Dunn declares ‘The Legislature is trying to prohibit the science from being published.’

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Whiteflash Inc. announced today a new promotion in celebration of their expanded line of A CUT ABOVE® Princess Diamonds – the stunning sister to their internationally recognized super ideal A CUT ABOVE Hearts and Arrows Round Diamonds.

WILMINGTON, Del. /eNewsChannels/ — Buyables is a brand new U.S. start-up, e-commerce venture and its research and development team needs savvy shoppers to test out its new online shopping site. The team at Buyables, LLC is currently working to provide a unique and much improved online shopping experience.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. /eNewsChannels/ — PLP Digital Systems is expanding its Blueprint for Change program to help reprographers meet today’s demands for Construction Information Management (CIM). This four-month marketing strategy program, which piloted in 2010, is now accepting applications for the 2011 session.

eNewsChannels COLUMN:Following Bolivia’s passage of their domestic law “Recognizing Mother Earth as a living entity and giving Her the Same Rights as Humans,” the United Nations held a dialogue via an interactive webcast on its “Harmony with Nature” Day, April 20, and it is now working on adopting these rights worldwide. Thanks to this surprising [...]

CONCORD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, has been building inventory of gold mining equipment in anticipation of the season re-opening in November. Pointing to a simple desk calculator, owner Mike Dunn cringes, ‘Can you believe the budget committees have made such a stellar math mistake?’

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Buffington Homes, the leader in Austin, Texas new homes for sale, is pleased to announce the new Capital Series in Shadow Creek. The Capital Series offers exciting new designs from 1,242 to 2,372 square feet, and pricing from $115,900 to $146,990. Every Buffington Home in Shadow Creek is Energy Star Certified.

LIPA CITY, Philippines /eNewsChannels/ — A multi-national coalition of researchers has been formed to study and treat a massive fish kill of over 800 metric tonnes which started on May 27 in Taal Lake, in the Philippine province of Batangas. Sponsored by the World Mind Network, it will involve on-site as well as online cooperation between biology students in the U.S. and the Philippines.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — As other cities and states are crawling at a snail’s pace toward economic recovery, Austin, Texas has been deemed ‘recession proof’ and boasts the ‘second-strongest job market in the nation.’ The city’s fastest growing real estate company, Realty Austin, is shaking up the way these relocators embark on their Austin home search.

SAN MATEO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that Senior Account Executive Tina Brink has been recognized by Risk & Insurance and Human Resource Executive magazines as a 2011 ‘Top Employee Benefits Consultant’ and as an industry ‘Responsibility Leader.’

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. /eNewsChannels/ — The Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) wants your turtle pictures. ‘With so many people able to send an image right from their cell phone, we can quickly tell them which of Connecticut’s nine turtle species they have encountered,’ said TCP’s Chuck Landrey.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — Extensoft announced today the immediate availability of Artisteer 3 for Windows. The newest version of its Web design automation software, Artisteer 3 distinguishes itself by enabling website owners to create professional looking websites from start to finish. Artisteer now delivers a single solution for web design, content management and web hosting.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — On June 15, 2011, Andaz 5th Avenue will launch their picnic basket service for guests, which offers three picnic basket choices and the option to use an Andaz Picnic Host to help arrange the perfect day.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Life-Answers has launched its new and updated Numerology website at life-answers.com. The company also launched its first iPhone application now available for download at Apple’s iPhone App Store.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Michele Childers as an employee benefits account executive in its Folsom office. Michele brings a strong background in marketing and product knowledge, benefit plan design and client service.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — A naked Osama Bin Laden, laden with sea crabs and shackled to a U.S. Navy SEALs cement block at the bottom of the sea receives its official title, courtesy of the friends on Facebook. The Osama Bin Laden sculpture is the latest by New York artist Daniel Edwards, and is being unveiled this week on Facebook, announces Cory Allen Contemporary Art.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Alongside this week’s first-ever international Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) Summit at the Aspen Institute, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a dinner in its honor on May 31, 2011 for senior U.S. government officials, PNB Steering Committee Members and PNB Local Chapter leaders. In April 2011, Secretary Clinton [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Ariola Imports is a wholesaler, importer and distributor of the highest quality Italian specialty foods, wine and artisan beer. It not only provides quality products to Southern California and Las Vegas restaurateurs, but also to the occasional celebrity who just has to have some of its amazing Buffalo mozzarella and truffles from Italy.

FREMONT, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, today announced availability of several new threat management features in its SecureF1rst platform in its highly-regarded Security Gateway Solution for SMB security routers.

FREMONT, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, today announced availability of several new features in its SecureF1rst CPE Gateway Solution for service provider home gateways, as well as mobile apps that leverage the modularity of the device software.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — AOTMP has announced the results of its latest ‘State of the Industry Series report, Enterprise Satisfaction of 16 Fixed and Mobile Management Activities,’ revealing TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. as the highest ranked telecom expense management company as rated by enterprises in six of the most commonly performed TEM activities.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — After seven years in the diamond business, Ira Weissman launched a website – Truth About Diamonds – to help diamond shoppers make educated decisions and garner significant savings; and he loves what he does.