National News Desk

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 50 bands have taken their battle to YouTube to claim the title of Best Irish Band 2009. Organizers of this online battle of the bands competition - Strangford Lough Brewing Company (SLBC) and Diablo's, of the Light Management Group (LMG) - have been overwhelmed by entries for their prize offering flights, accommodation and a gig in Las Vegas.

TAMPA, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'In Defense Of Thomas Jefferson' (ISBN: 978-0-312-56100-0), has just been published by St. Martins Press and concerns the major historical controversy surrounding Mr. Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. 'In Defense' definitively destroys the cultural myth that Jefferson had any relationship with Ms. Hemings.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EASEUS Partition Master, comprehensive partition manager and system optimization software for Windows-based administration, has been updated to support Windows 7 and brings much convenience for Windows 7 hard drive management.

ORANGE, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ENow, Inc., innovative leaders in the development of software and authors of the award-winning Mailscape V4.4, announced today the formal launch of Mailscape V4.5. Mailscape is a complete systems management tool that combines all the key elements for Exchange monitoring, reporting and administration into a single, affordable solution.

PASADENA HILLS, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A California entrepreneur has put up a Web portal called 'Buy My Mom's House' (BuyMyMomsHouse.com) to help sell his mom's house in Pasadena Hills (St. Louis) Missouri, which has been on the market for a year and, while sitting idle for open houses, has been eating through mom's savings.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ROIonline LLC, an Internet Marketing company serving the industrial and business-to-business marketplace, has added streaming video products to the Internet solutions it offers its clients. Until just several years ago, Web sites were static. Dial-up and ISDN connections made streaming videos slow to load sporadic in their quality. But now thanks to the huge increase of broadband connections on the World-Wide Web, videos are everywhere.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- BioJet Corporation announced today that it has agreed with the Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL) to serve as the first Pilot project company for the worldwide implementation of the Principles of Sustainability recently approved by the EPFL's Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB).

DULLES, Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- NetSecurity Corporation, a company positioned to be the brand of choice in computer forensics, security, and training, announced today that Jennifer Nickolas, Esq. has joined the company. This appointment will help NetSecurity to further develop and grow the company's vendor-neutral digital forensics, electronic discovery (e-discovery), cyber security, expert witness, and training offerings.

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, December 4, from 4 - 6 p.m., come meet and greet this true skiing legend. Billy's honors include 1970 World Champion, First American male to win an Olympic Medal in Alpine skiing, only person in history to win both the World Pro Championships and FIS World Championship in the same year, Olympic Silver Medalist and a member of the Skiing Hall of Fame; plus, Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.'

ASPEN, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, November 28, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., come meet and greet Julia, sponsored by La Croix Water, during her only U.S. races prior to defending her Olympic Gold Medal, and Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.' Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman's colorful paintings of Julia, Bode Miller, Billy Kidd, Marilyn and many more American Icons come alive on canvas.

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, December 5 from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m., come meet and greet Bode during his only U.S. races prior to the 2010 Olympics and Steve Kaufman, 'the former assistant to Andy Warhol.' Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman's colorful paintings of Bode, Julia Mancuso, Billy Kidd, Marilyn and many more American Icons come alive on canvas.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Like other longer-living Americans, gay males and lesbians (as well as bisexuals and transsexuals) face the prospect of eventual incapacity and the need for long term care. But they have special problems getting that care when needed, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

CHICAGO, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions, today announced the 8th Annual Symposium with the theme Optimizing the Performance of People. The Symposium will be the premier event in 2010 bringing together organizations striving to develop world-class workforces through effective measurement and industry leaders in learning and talent measurement.

CHICAGO, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Telezygology Inc. (TZ) today announces that TZ Intevia(R) technology is featured in the Dell Adamo XPS ultra-thin premium laptop product to electronically secure the lid and, with the swipe of a finger, allow user access. Designed and engineered with assistance from TZ's product development subsidiary, Product Development Technologies (PDT), the Adamo now claims the 'world's thinnest notebook' crown.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ravi Singh, the CEO of ElectionMall Technologies, will be speaking on 'The Wide Swath' panel at the annual IAPC conference. The IAPC, or the International Association of Political Consultants, is an organization of professionals in the political sphere, dedicated to helping spread democracy throughout the world. Their main event is an annual conference, where many gather to discuss upcoming world elections and deconstruct recent trends in the political cycle.

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Stylish and innovative eco-retailer bambeco provides 10 easy tips to make this holiday season a little bit greener. Launched on Earth Day 2009, bambeco quickly won accolades, fans and customers with its fashionable, earth friendly selection of innovative products for home and life. From the start, bambeco's mission has been to offer consumers an appealing and comprehensive selection of green products that the established home furnishings brands are unable to do.

VANCOUVER, Canada (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ePly Services Inc. (@ePly), an online event registration software company based in North Vancouver, B.C., is excited to announce that they have begun allowing clients to set up their own registration forms using their new self-serve software.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Strangford Lough Brewing Company (SLBC) and the Monte Carlo Casino Las Vegas Resort and Casino are launching a 'Battle of the Bands' competition for bands who play Irish music. The prize is an amazing chance to play at Diablo's in the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas! The competition coincides with the launch of SLBC beers in the USA, which will be sold at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to Fare Buzz Inc., business travel is considered to be an essential tool of commerce in both large and small companies. In fact small companies seem to have a greater reliance on business travel as they often lack the visibility of large companies. Moreover small companies have to compete with large companies in order to acquire new customers as a result of which they have to often invest substantially in business travel for face-to-face client and sales generating meetings.

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Annually, the United States Fire Administration reports that 3,000 to 5,000 people die in fires. This figure includes 800 children, nine and younger, and 1,200 seniors. One fire captain, owner of Hand2Live, has set out to alter those statistics. Career firefighter, Captain Greg Lawler, knows that many children and the elderly often experience difficulty opening windows.