California

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- For the fourth quarter of 2010, Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online resource established in 2004 for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has today announced its latest semi-annual 'Books to Bookmark' list. This is a round-up of 12 new and recent books which may have been missed due to not originating from major New York book publishing houses, or other 'big name' authors.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- When the closet holds more things you don't use than things you do, when the garage is so full of stuff that you can't put a car in it or the basement is too full to hold another box, a new web site: EGIVA.com launched by three people to promote local generosity and giving (Company Name: GIV-N-GET LLC) offers a way to give your things away directly to others for FREE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- SMARTSTOPS.net announced today that Cortal Consors S.A., a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has incorporated SmartStops equity risk indicators into their website delivering powerful new risk management capabilities to their clients.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- A perfect ending to a years' worth of hard work, CalUniversity celebrated the graduation of its inaugural class of students on November 19th, 2010. With the majority of students receiving their Doctorate degrees and others earning their Master's and Bachelor degrees, the class of 2010 is now prepared to thrive in today's work force.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- In honor of the first ever National Entrepreneur's Day, the United States Global Enterprise Association (USGEA) held a event called Entrepreneur's Conference 2010 (ECON2010) to honor and celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurism.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Authernative, Inc., the leading developer of innovative user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that the United States Patent Office has granted the company a patent for a user authentication method.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce that Virtual Case Management® has selected SecuGen's line of Hamster fingerprint readers for integration with their Virtual Case Management (VCM) software.

BRIDGEPORT, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Value Recovery, Inc. announced today that Guadalupe Cooling of Nipomo, CA has obtained a license to use Value Recovery's methyl bromide emissions control technology for its new Quarantine and Pre-shipment fumigation operation. The facility will be constructed by Controlled Environments Construction of Tustin, CA.

COLUMBUS, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- MBA Focus, the leader in top MBA recruiting management systems and Alumwire, the leading provider of interactive talent community solutions announced their technology partnership today. MBA Focus will add Alumwire's real-time video interviewing technology to its recruiting management systems.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The World Mind Network and Friends Beyond Borders have announced WikiGeeks, a coordinated effort among teams of university students to utilize commonly available Web 2.0 and social networking tools to create online Flash Mobs which will promote sustainability, environmental protection, and cultural preservation in selected Third World villages.

PALO ALTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Virtual Law Partners LLP is very pleased to announce that Melody Torbati has joined the firm as a partner in the Technology Transactions practice. Ms. Torbati was formerly with Morrison Foerster, LLP where she represented leading and cutting-edge technology companies on a wide variety of transactions.

ALAMEDA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Sixth grade science students at the Alameda Community Learning Center will take on the roles of real-life environmental scientists this school year, thanks to a collaboration with Save the Bay and grant support from Bio-Rad.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon won their appeal today in the landmark human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit against U.S. oil giant Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the case should be heard in Los Angeles, Oxy's hometown, EarthRights International announced today.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading provider of student information systems (SIS) to the national K-12 education market, has launched a comprehensive mobile initiative designed to improve the access to student and classroom information for teachers, administrators, parents and students. The company's GENESIS product suite has been enhanced for the iPhone and iPad.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Loan-Score Decisioning Systems, an enterprise-class pricing and automated underwriting solutions provider, announced that its SVP of marketing and strategic alliances, Joe Bowerbank, was named to National Mortgage Professional magazine's 2010 Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals list.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- John Waguespack, is showcasing his latest exhibit at The McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco December 3-31, 2010. 'RECONSTRUCTION' will be his first solo exhibition and will take place at The McLoughlin Gallery at 49 Geary Street in San Francisco, located just off of Union Square.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The welcome sign is out and the doors are now open at leading software provider TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. for government agencies seeking telecom expense management and call accounting solutions. TTI was recently awarded its US General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, and is now an official Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Vendor.

CLAREMONT, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Johannes Tuul is the owner and operator of the Web site World Expo Childrens Fund, as well as a world renowned traveler, researcher, scientist, and physics professor. Tuul is a retired electrical engineering professor who taught in America, Asia, and Europe, is six sigma black belt certified, and has traveled to over 200 countries.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- California InterContinental University (CalUniversity), a leading distance-learning educational institution, is now offering its services globally in the hopes of making affordable degree attainment a reality for students everywhere.

CARSON, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Document Systems, Inc., the industry's leading technology provider for compliant mortgage loan document preparation, announced that its executive sales manager, Steve Ribultan, has been named to National Mortgage Professional magazine's Top 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals Under 40 list for 2010.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Starlight Children's Foundation has named Jacqueline Ibrahim its new chief executive officer. Ibrahim comes to Starlight with 22 years of experience in the financial sector in roles that included Division General Manager at Household International, SVP/Group Head at Wells Fargo and SVP at Neuberger Berman.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Rob Katz, president of Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, says that the most important lesson learned by mortgage lenders in 2010 is that loan origination has become the focal point for quality control.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- BTF Enterprises, an association management company, announced that it has recently been awarded accreditation by AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the Association Management industry.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Moscow Circus on Stage rolls in on December 11, 2010 at 3 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, TicketsR.com announced today. Tickets are $40 to $60 and can be purchased by visiting www.TicketsR.com.

CAMARILLO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- AMT Datasouth Corporation is pleased to announce the release of PalSafe, a network downtime workaround software package for use with AMT Datasouth Fastmark thermal printers. PalSafe permits the creation and printing of critical admission records while a facility is experiencing a network outage.