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WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that it has launched The Global Lessor Network 2.0. The enhanced service matches new equipment leasing opportunities from lessees located around the world with qualified lessors that are registered in The Global Lessor Network 2.0.

DENVER, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ -- Starlight Children's Foundation has named Tammy Rudden Krause the new executive director of its Starlight Colorado chapter. Krause comes to her position with extensive experience in philanthropy, having worked many years as a volunteer with Denver-area nonprofits.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The United States is pleased to announce an innovative partnership between the U.S. Department of State, the Government of Brazil,...

BELLEVUE, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- CB Jones International, LLC President Craig Jones announced today that the company is now offering the 4 MCU flight management computer (FMC part number 176200-01-01) at significant savings over original equipment manufacturer (OEM) pricing. Most significantly, multiple FMCs are ready for immediate delivery on a first come, first serve basis.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- When William Pope.L donned a business suit and crawled on his belly through the gutter up NYC's Bowery, the 'Friendliest Black Artist in America' was poignantly calling attention to themes of race, social class and power. Now, in his debut project with 20x200 - the place to discover and buy art online - the seminal artist once again addresses these issues with a selection from his ongoing and widely exhibited project 'Skin Set Drawings.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Just Released: Konrad Ventana's 'Questing for Uberjoy' (ISBN: 978-1462029532) is now available as Hardcover, Softcover, and eBook/Kindle versions. In this stunning new novel, Ventana sweeps the reader off into a world of high drama and adventure in the remote Himalayan mountains of Nepal and Tibet where lofty ideals clash with the myth of the conquering hero until n

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- In an important symbol of our enduring friendship with the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic President, Leonel Fernandez; U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Raul Yzaguirre; and Leo Hession, Managing Director for Operations of the Department’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), broke ground on the New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Santo Domingo today.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho /eNewsChannels/ -- The Idaho Dairymen's Association (IDA) applauded Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) for taking a strong stand on behalf of the dairy industry as lead Republican proponent of the Dairy Security Act of 2011. Last Friday, the new dairy bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by House Agriculture Committee's Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN).

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Bank Owned Properties reports that Alabama and Georgia showed a drop in bank foreclosures in March of 2011 but then spiked upwards in April and continues to grow in both states. Behind this activity is the cumulative effect of foreclosure processing delays which masked the reality of the foreclosure effect.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- A new book, 'Why People Don't Buy New Homes' (ISBN: 978-0692014387), proposing a solution to improve the numbers of new homes being sold, has just been announced by Sales Superiority Publishing. Written by Steve Weston, a new home salesperson with 30 years experience, this book makes the case that it is possible for builders and their own salespeople to re-energize their sales efforts and improve their sales.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd., the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, launches its 88th season with the musical farce 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.' With a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, Forum will run from October 28 through November 5, 2011.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Southeast Computer Solutions (SCS), a Miami-based consulting firm specializing in Sage business software and implementations, announced today the hiring of Luis Aviles. As Business Development Director, Aviles will work with Southeast Computer Solutions existing customers as well as developing opportunities with new prospects.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- As part of health reform, American companies are required to enable their employees to participate in the public option for long-term care insurance, known as the Community Living Assistance and Supports (CLASS) program. Now being fleshed out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CLASS - though postponed until 2013 - calls for employees to be automatically enrolled, with payroll deductions, unless they opt out.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Energy Cooperative, a member-owned nonprofit, announced today the official launch of Clean Heat, an initiative to educate and encourage consumers to use Bioheat - a blend of biodiesel and standard heating oil.

MONTEREY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Otter Project today announces that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be conducting public hearings regarding the failed 'No-Otter' Zone in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, California, on September 27, October 4 and October 6, 2011 respectively.

VIENNA, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- Litco International's One Kit Fit® alternative to bolting a frontload or top loading washing machine drum in place during transit is now available to moving professionals through a nationwide network of distributors.

LADY LAKE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Alliance Healthcare Foundation announces mother and daughter country legends Naomi and Wynonna Judd will make their final scheduled Central Florida stop on their Last Encore Tour, October 15, as headliners of The Grand Oaks Festival featuring The Judds. The event will benefit the Alliance Healthcare Foundation.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- Backbone Security is pleased to announce availability of a new and improved version of their Steganography Analyzer Real-Time Scanner, StegAlyzerRTS, the world's only commercially available network security appliance for detecting digital steganography in real-time.

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- LRM Industries International, Inc., headquartered in Rockledge, Florida, is the Society of Plastics Engineers 2011 Parts Competition Winner in heavy gauge vacuum forming, as a Gold Medalist. The winning part is ValuStair, a 22 ft. by 4 ft. unitary thermoplastic staircase, produced using LRM's unique patented STF Sheetless ThermoForming.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services - a Managing General Agent specializing in unique insurance and risk management solutions for the wind and solar energy industries - today announced that Managing Principal Mike McMullen was named by Risk & Insurance magazine as a 2011 Risk Innovator.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- One of the oldest Muslim-American organizations in the USA, the Muslim Foundation of America, in conjunction with multi-cultural television channel Bridges TV, has announced details for the 26th annual United American Muslim Day Parade, taking place in New York City at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, 2011.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- What comes to mind when you think about comfortable shoes? Thick soles? Ugly styles? Chunky designs? Yes, comfortable shoes have been given a bad rap and are habitually associated with a lack of style in exchange for comfort. Well, online shoes site, Most Comfortable Shoes, is giving this theory a run for its money.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data recovery, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions, today announces it is easy to fully protect network data with EaseUS Todo Backup, an advanced backup software with comprehensive and easy to use backup features to backup network data.

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.