National News Desk

MIAMI, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Southeast Computer Solutions, a Miami-based consulting firm specializing in Sage business software and implementations, was ranked 75 on the Accounting Today VAR 100, a ranking of the top 100 business software consulting firms in the nation by revenue.

KAILUA, Hawaii (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Each woman's story is different but the images and words portray a similar spirit of courage and strength. In her book, 'Portraits of Aloha Hope,' photographer Sohee Chu captures the motivation behind 23 women who live in transitional clean and sober houses provided by Women in Need (WIN). There they are bridging the gap from incarceration, homelessness and addiction to a new life.

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 360 Mortgage Group, a privately-owned wholesale mortgage bank, welcomes Mary Mortensen as an account executive in the Southern California region. Mortensen brings more than 25 years of mortgage industry experience to this role.

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 360 Mortgage Group, a privately-owned wholesale mortgage bank, welcomes Kelly Vietmeier as an account executive. In her 10 years as a mortgage industry professional, Vietmeier has proved to be resourceful in the completion of projects with extensive experience in sales, customer service and products.

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 360 Mortgage Group, a privately-owned wholesale mortgage bank, welcomes Maurice Harris as an account executive. Throughout his 15 years in the mortgage industry, Harris has exhibited strong leadership and financial strength, as well as a desire to maintain a strong work ethic with a company that fosters the personal professional growth of its employees.

ATLANTA. Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Laura Winn, qualitative research manager and ethnographer for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will discuss how bank marketers can gain a much deeper understanding of their customers through the use of traditional and online ethnographic methods.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sunday, August 21, 2011 marked the sixth anniversary of Bob Moog's passing and the fifth anniversary of the Bob Moog Foundation's formal launch. In celebration of that milestone, the Foundation is making daily announcements of new projects, branding and fundraising opportunities. Monday, August 22 saw the launch of the Moogstress blog, written by Michelle Moog-Koussa.

MANCHESTER, Vt. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX), has created a white paper to educate banks and payment processors about how to safeguard themselves and their customers using a duplicate payment detection strategy that eliminates 'false positives.' Most false positives result from duplicate payment detection protocols that mistake return item representments for duplicate payments.

DULUTH, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Third Law Sourcing, a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting company, was recognized by Inc. magazine on its 30th annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies. Third Law Sourcing's revenues grew by 963 percent between 2007 and 2010. The company placed #10 in Atlanta and #24 in its industry category.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Images of the allegorical tribute to teen idol Justin Bieber, created by controversial New York artist Daniel Edwards, are being released by Cory Allen Contemporary Art this week.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The economy has not been doing great, but LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) has. This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTCFP No. 2,483 among all companies, and No. 25 among companies in the insurance industry, in its annual ranking of the nation's 5000 fastest-growing companies. LTCFP also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

PETALUMA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces the addition of employee benefits consultant Victor (Vic) McKnight as a principal in the company's Petaluma, Calif. office. McKnight brings 16 years of insurance and employee benefits program management experience to EPIC.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Santa Clarita Valley Constitution Day Foundation has been diligently working to plan and execute its first big constitution day celebration. It will be held on September 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at West Creek Community Park. Admission is free.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author Everette O. Lemons has taken the hit television series 'I Dream of Jeannie' and resurrected it, giving it fresh literary life. 'Jeannie-Centristasis' (ISBN: 978-0-557-19140-6; Lulu Press) is just as much fun as the Jeannie who once frolicked across America's television screens, says Randall R. Radic, The US Review of Books.

FORT WORTH, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four years may not be that much time for many grownups in the comic book industry. But for teenage writer Jake Tinsley, it has been literally one-fourth of his life. Jake was 12 when he first started writing comic book and comic strip scripts for Wham Bang Comics, a company he started with his father.

HOUSTON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Active Empty Nesters, a website aimed directly at helping baby-boomers lead an active and productive life, is proud to announce the appointment of Patti Stevens-Lovell as the new Director of Member Services for our rapidly expanding social networking website.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of easy-to-use storage management, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions, announces EaseUS Todo Backup Advanced Server to safeguard Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server and Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers against data loss as well as system crash, maximizing uptime of servers.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The growing popularity of Sky Ball has prompted the formation of a new pro league - the Sky Ball League. As semi-finals begin to gain the attention of sports fans across the country, Fox Sports Arizona is set to air the semi-final playoffs, which were shot in L.A., August 20 and 27 (check local listings for times) between the Tampa Dragons and the Los Angeles 405s.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today Ligeti Artists LLC introduced updates to TheShowStore.com, a new, online, live entertainment booking platform. Now consumers seeking premium artists and attractions for local, regional, national and international events can easily search and book live talent.

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to Dr. William Griffith, a recently published article in the Journal of Applied Physics announces the discovery of a new electro-magnetic wave technology - tentatively referred to as '3D TAP,' created by Dr. Griffith - that could dramatically change the way we understand the world around us.