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National Academy of Sciences Promotes Dark Age, A Priori Pseudo-science, New Book Says

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Solving Light Books today announced that it has published thirty specific examples of scientific incompetence on the part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The thirty examples appear as an appendix to the book, 'Outing the Moronocracy: Ending the Rule of the Blind, the Stupid, and the Disgraceful in American Society' (ISBN: 978-0-9705438-8-2) by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr.

Softway Solutions Experiencing Record Growth, Now a Houston Fast 100 Company

HOUSTON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Houston based technology firm, Softway Solutions (softwaysolutions.com), is ranked number 40 on Houston Business Journal's Houston Fast 100 list. The Houston Fast 100 is ranked by two-year growth and a minimum of $1 million in revenue. All of the companies on the list are headquartered within the Houston metropolitan area and have been doing business for at least five years.

Ecologic Releases New Version of LeaseAccelerator That Enables Equipment Lessees to Transition to the New Lease Accounting Standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has released a new version of LeaseAccelerator that is designed to enable equipment lessees, the users of leased equipment, to transition in the most efficient and effective manner to the expected new lease accounting standard. Ecologic made the announcement at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) 2012 Lease and Finance Accountants Conference in Washington, D.C.

Rare 9/11 Silver Eagle Coins from Ground Zero Available Now

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Gold Bureau announced today the general availability of Silver Eagle Coins recovered from several bank vaults below the World Trade Center. These coins were removed from the rubble following the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Backbone Security’s Steganography Detection Capability Integrated with Axxera’s Central Intelligence SIEM platform

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Backbone Security announced today that Axxera has integrated their Steganography Analyzer Real-Time Scanner into Central Intelligence Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) platform. This integration brings together two leading technologies for monitoring insider use of digital steganography to exfiltrate sensitive information from the enterprise network.

Neurotech Reports Announces New Conference Dedicated to Consumer Applications of Neurotechnology

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Executives from some of the leading firms in the consumer neurotechnology market are scheduled to make presentations at the 2012 Consumer Neurotech Conference, to be held in San Francisco on October 23. The new event takes place during the 2012 Neurotech Leaders Forum, now in its 12th year.

Sandra Piller Opens Her Memory Book for Video Dedicated to her Late Husband Michael Piller

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Music videos are not usually as emotional as the latest one from Shady Hill Records artist Sandra Piller but in this case, “There is no way I can watch this without tears,” says the singer as she reflects on her [...]

Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) Launches Campaign to Create the Smithsonian of Pinball

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Pacific Pinball Museum, founded ten years ago in the Bay Area city of Alameda, has dedicated its non-profit mission to preserving the art, science and history of pinball. The museum currently has 90 games set to free play for one admission price at its Alameda location. With the ongoing success of its mission, PPM has begun bursting at the seams and needs a new location. The board has set a goal of relocating to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. To that end, Executive Director Michael Schiess has launched an indiegogo.com-based fundraising campaign.

Audrey Magazine presents: Audrey’s Night Out 2012 ‘Music and Fashion at Barker Hangar’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Audrey Magazine presents 'Audrey's Night Out 2012,' the 5th annual Fashion Show and Music Showcase at the historic Barker Hangar, located inside the Santa Monica airport. Audrey Magazine continues its long tradition of bringing together a diverse community and industry from Music, Fashion and Film. Barker Hangar has hosted numerous Award and Televised Events. This showcase includes musical performances, hosted bar, and celebrity guests on the red carpet inside the iconic transformed Barker Hangar.

Free iPhone and iPad App Reinvents How We Use the Dictionary!

CHICAGO, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- BiBa Soft, a small app development company, has reinvented how we use the dictionary by turning it into a fun interactive word game. Play Dictionary shows a definition of a word from the dictionary then asks you to figure that word out using the least amount of definitions.

IDS Partner On The Go Technology Named ‘Harnessing Mobile’ Finalist by Mortgage Technology Magazine

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, congratulates its partner On The Go Technology, developer of the mobileLO 1003 mobile application, on being named a 2012 finalist in the 'Harnessing Mobile' award category from SourceMedia's Mortgage Technology magazine. IDS co-sponsored On The Go Technology's nomination.

CNET Editor recommends EaseUS Partition Master to be No. 1 partitioning tool

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CNET Download.com, being the trusted, safe, and secure resource for software, mobile applications, and game downloads, recently favored EaseUS Software because of its reliability and good performance; EaseUS Partition Master was awarded five stars and No. 1 partitioning tool by the editor; while EaseUS Partition Recovery is recommended in top three on the software download home page.

e2b teknologies Announces Improved Customer and Sales Representative Web Portal for Anytime Collect

CHARDON, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- e2b teknologies today announced a new web portal for its popular Anytime Collect accounts receivable collections and credit management software. Anytime Collect helps companies streamline, automate, and manage accounts receivable credit and collections activities. The new portal helps customers quickly access account information while credit and sales representatives can view account information and post notes without having to access the software itself.

Orange County Personal Branding and Image Management Consultant, Diana Jennings Contributes to ‘Personal Branding for Dummies’

IRVINE, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Jennings founder of Brand You Image (www.BrandYouImage.com), a personal branding and image management firm, has been named chief contributor to Fashioning Your Image to Match Your Personal Brand in the newly released book, 'Personal Branding for Dummies' (Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-118-11792-7, June 2012).

Big Hearts, Hammers and Nails: Project Pawsitive Gives Makeover to Another Deserving Animal Shelter in Need

HAMPTON, N.H. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Project Pawsitive Foundation (www.projectpawsitive.com), a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to renovating animal rescues and shelters in need, has selected the Salem Animal Rescue League in Salem, New Hampshire as the team's fifth animal shelter makeover. The project begins on Friday, September 14.

Heart IT and Hendricks Regional Health Announce the Implementation of WebPAX(R) to Manage Cardiac Images

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, has joined Hendricks Regional Health to announce the implementation of Heart IT's WebPAX(R) platform to help manage and distribute cardiac images.

Historic Hotel Durant in Bay Area to Be Sold

BERKELEY, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- HVS Capital Corp (www.hvscapital.com) has been exclusively appointed to sell the Hotel Durant in Berkeley, Calif. The 143-room property is a historic, contemporary, boutique hotel adjacent the University of California at Berkeley, within walking distance of all student housing, the newly renovated football stadium and the basketball arena.

Bokashicycle Launches New Product to Reduce Food Waste Disposal Expenses

HENDERSON, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bokashicycle, LLC announced this week the release of a new food waste pulverizing machine that can be used almost anywhere to shred, rip, bruise and pulverize food waste. First, it compacts the food and then it delivers it to a 55-gallon barrel or equivalent container.

2012 MADE Entrepreneurship Competition Winners Announced

MARSHALL, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The final round of the 2012 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition was held on August 16th at the Missouri State Fair. The annual event is sponsored by the Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship to recognize the importance of locally owned businesses and provide a venue to assist them toward becoming successful.

nPulse and Sourcefire Introduce Security Monitoring Integration Partnership

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- nPulse Technologies and Sourcefire(R), the leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today announced a technology integration partnership that provides customers with extended visibility into zero day threats and new signatures. nPulse has connected its Pivot2PCAP security monitoring API directly with Sourcefire's Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems (NGIPS) technology.