California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- On April 16th, 2011, nearly 700 middle and high school students, teachers, volunteers, parents, and community leaders from around the Bay Area will convene at San Francisco State University to participate in The Ninth Annual World Affairs Challenge™, hosted by non-profit World Savvy in partnership with San Francisco State University's College of Education.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Strong radio airplay, a steady climb up the charts and numerous awards have greeted songs from Sandra Piller's current album, 'Days Like These,' and now she is releasing her next single to country radio, 'Fixin' To Fall.' The tune is 'an upbeat love song that makes you want to dance,' notes Piller.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- StartingAClothingLine, a leading source of how-to industry information for aspiring fashion designers, is seeking the world's future stars during its own Fashion Awareness Week (May 9 - May 15). The creators of Digital Fashion Pro (DFP) software announce its own contest designed to empower individuals aiming to start and design their own clothing line.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Julie Acevedo and Julio Guerra of Juju Concepts LLC announce the new additions to the Juju Band family. The Helmet collection was inspired by an invitation to attend the 2010 Super Bowl. 'Our company wanted to focus on something that included the well being of the entire family and sports were the natural choice for us.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Daniel J. Pierro, Jr. as principal and senior employee benefits consultant. His addition comes through the acquisition of his company P&C Financial and Insurance Services, Inc. where he was owner and president.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Northern California wine tourists will soon have two more free iPhone wine guide apps, just in time for upcoming seasonal events. In April, GoLocalApps, a unit of 1776 Productions, will be releasing apps for the Santa Barbara County Vintners' Association and the Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Songwriters, music publishers, and holders of intellectual property are invited to attend the California Copyright Conference presentation 'Music Rights from a Global Perspective' on the evening of Wednesday, April 13 in Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles).

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- At Starlight Children's Foundation's annual 'A Stellar Night' gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen and Nintendo of America Inc., on March 26, 2011, Starlight presented long-time philanthropists Kathy, Paris and Nicky Hilton with its 2011 Heart of Gold Award.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that wholesale brokerage industry veteran David Bamford has joined the firm as vice president/casualty broker.

VAN NUYS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Steve Sadinsky, President and CEO of Guardian Pool Fence Systems, Inc., is proud to announce that their 5 foot tall polyester mesh pool fence has been approved by the City of Los Angeles to meet the building code. This is the first time that the city has given their approval for such a fence.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- CalUniversity (California InterContinental University), a leading distance-learning educational institution, has received a $11.5 million investment from Dr. Finian Tan, the lead investor in China's number one search engine Baidu.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board, through a partnership with the California Employers Association, has helped more than 100 businesses with no cost human resources consulting.

LONG BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Families Uniting Families will be extending an invitation to those in the community to join in a 'Family Game Night' on March 24, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at their offices in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, located at 525 E. 7th Street, Long Beach.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- MCT Trading, Inc., a recognized leader in hedging and risk management, has announced that Rhonda Beck has joined the firm as regional sales director for its Charlotte, North Carolina office, and will lead the company's expansion in the Southeast Unites States.

POWAY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- HELM360, a business intelligence, analytics and software integration firm, announced its EVP, Shay Tengan, will speak on a panel session that addresses the latest trends and advances in business intelligence (BI). The panel is being held at the MBA's 2011 National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference and Exposition.

FREMONT, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, today announced a partnership with OpenVPN Technologies, a leading developer of open source VPN software. This partnership enables additional SSL VPN alternatives for device manufacturers using TeamF1's SecureF1rst line.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Del Mar DataTrac, the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, will exhibit and demonstrate its DataTrac Originator mortgage lending point-of-sale solution at the 2011 ICBA National Convention in Orlando.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress are taking notice, and now, so is Mortgage Audit Service. They all recognize that some mortgage servicers may be guilty of illegal activities servicing the escrow account and are working to uncover the truth and to make positive changes.

PALO ALTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Virtual Law Partners LLP is very pleased to announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property practice with the addition of Dr. Linda Rost as a partner. Dr. Rost joins VLP from the Silicon Valley office of Ropes & Gray where she represented clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and high tech industries.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, the West Coast's largest non-degree based school of photography, will mark the opening of its new headquarters in the heart of Hollywood's Media District on March 26, 2011.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, has signed a community bank and three mortgage lenders for its DataTrac Originator point-of-sale (POS) automation solution.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Del Mar DataTrac (DMD), the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, is observing its 20th anniversary in 2011.

PALO ALTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- eXpresso Corporation, a pioneering provider of online community solutions for business, is introducing real-time, online editing and collaboration of Microsoft Office and IBM Lotus Symphony files in IBM LotusLive.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions provider to the national K-12 market and based in Irvine, California, has been selected to implement its GENESIS SIS solution suite for the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

CARSON, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry's leading provider of compliant loan document solutions, announced that Laurie Spira has joined the company as chief compliance officer.