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BERKELEY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The University of California at Berkeley, in partnership with the World Mind Network, is becoming the nexus of a new movement aiming to maximize the vast power embedded in commonly used Web and Smart phone technologies to effect useful change in the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that its subsidiary, Ecologic Vendor Services, has signed a long-term agreement with Boart Longyear Financial Services (BLFS), a global vendor captive financing organization.

ORLANDO, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Wearing sagging pants has not only been outlawed in Florida public schools, but the Metropolitan Etiquette Authority recently launched a New York City-wide poster campaign to 'Pull up Your Pants.' Well, there may now be a solution to these problems - DUKEXXX's 'No drag sagg.'

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Softway Solutions, a web design, web and mobile application development and multimedia company in Houston, Texas, has announced its plans to invest in and grow Blazing Forge Games (BFG), a leading developer of popular video games for multiple platforms, including Xbox Live and the Windows Phone 7.

MEXICO, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, whose job-creation strategy has focused on investing in science, technology and innovation, and encouraging and incentivizing entrepreneurship, selected Soy Labs and the Missouri Plant Science Center on Friday, as the site to discuss the importance of the Missouri House passing the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Southeast Computer Solutions (SCS), the largest authorized Sage Business Partner in Miami, announced today the availability of an interface between Sage Intergy Practice Management and Sage ERP MAS 500. It was developed and designed by SCS to allow system users to view and analyze financial data collected from both systems daily without duplicate data entry.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- If one of your aging parents suddenly needs help with the tasks of daily living, who will provide it? You? 'If that's your default plan,' says Craig Smith, President of LTC Financial Partners LLC, 'be prepared for sticker shock. Your services don't come free.' LTCFP is one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Dawn Westerberg, president of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, will be speaking at the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA) 2011 Members in Business and Industry Conference September 22 - 23, 2011 in Asheville, N.C. One session, 'Putting Social Media to Work for Your Business' will focus on Social Media.

PHOENIX, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ -- The new Sky Ball League, the exciting next generation coed pro sport, begins airing the first of the two-part Tournament of Champions this weekend on Fox Sports Arizona, Saturday, September 17, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. This is the culmination of Sky Ball League's first season. Sky Ball League is also seen nationally on Dish and DirecTV.

TAMPA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Sky Ball League, the exciting next generation coed pro sport, begins airing the first of the two-part Tournament of Champions this weekend on Fox Sports Florida, Saturday, September 17 at 11 a.m. This is the culmination of Sky Ball League's first season.

BOULDER, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ -- 'Children of the Realm: A Fledglings Novel' (ISBN: 978-1456748319; AuthorHouse), is the first novel of author W.L. James. Her tale paints a fun, sassy and edgy story that depicts a realistic representation into the lives of today's youth. Meet Boulder's newest paranormals. Peter, Alexandra, Rudy and Theroux are not your average middle schoolers.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- TeDan Surgical Innovations is proud to announce the launch of its redesigned website. The new website provides detailed product information on all of TeDan's surgical retractors and corresponding instrumentation.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ -- VCubate announced it is opening a high technology venture incubation facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility will serve as an office space for local software and internet start-ups, with an option to provide equity funding of up to $20,000 per company.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of easy-to-use storage management, data recovery, data backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announces the new update of EaseUS Partition Master 9.1, a comprehensive partition management solution.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Authernative, Inc., a leading developer of user authentication technologies for enterprises and governments, today announced that it has joined the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) partner program.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The most recent report released by Remodelormove.com revealed that the number of homeowners reporting that the economy is affecting their remodeling plans has jumped from 69% in the spring of 2011 to almost 80% this fall.

CHARDON, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- For the second consecutive year, e2b teknologies was included in the prestigious Inc. 5000, listed as 3,047 overall and among the top 25 businesses in the Cleveland metropolitan area.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- Regenerative Cellular Therapy (RCT) of Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico, is holding its first annual treatment giveaway. Over the next five weeks, starting September 13, two lucky winners per week will receive state-of-the-art regenerative cellular cancer treatments free of charge.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM), one of the nation's largest managers of common-interest residential developments, will manage Park Paseo in Irvine, CA. With 625 single-family homes and nine acres of greenbelt space and walking paths, it is one of the largest homeowner associations in the city.

ROANOKE, Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- Out In Left Publishing announced this week its second novel, 'Sand Pail City' (ISBN-10: 098-3289212), authored by Daniel Printz.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In Recognition of International Literacy Day, the Gingrich Foundation has recognized Reading Is Fundamental as its September Charity of the Month.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- West Virginia's Backbone Security is pleased to announce the results of performance testing on the 1Gbps version of Backbone's Steganography Analyzer Real-Time Scanner (StegAlyzerRTS) appliance conducted by a faculty-led team from Rochester Institute of Technology's Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, the oldest continuously operating non-profit organization in the U.S. focused exclusively on green building, sustainable development and ecoBalance design, received a $75,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation, the Dallas-based philanthropic institution dedicated to helping improve the quality and circumstances of life for all Texans.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Bob Moog Foundation and the Museum of Making Music are delighted to announce the joint auction of a Moog Little Phatty Stage II synthesizer signed by jazz fusion legends Herbie Hancock and George Duke. The auction, which benefits both organizations, will be hosted on the Bob Moog Foundation eBay portal from Sept. 8 to Sept. 18, 2011.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $44 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation.