National News Desk

IRVINE, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions provider to the national K-12 market and based in Irvine, California, has been selected to implement its GENESIS SIS solution suite for the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Internationally recognized Chef Charlie Trotter will become the first Chef to officially sponsor the BCA, a culinary and hospitality organization that focuses on advancing diversity within the industry. Electrolux Professional will be the chair and title sponsor in celebrating diversity at the BCA's 18th Annual Gala and Cultural Awareness Salute March 12th, 2011, at the New York Marriott Marquis.

SEATTLE, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Seattle-based Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS), known worldwide for their diesel service and engineering department, has secured a sales and service agreement from Valley Power Systems for the Volvo Penta Industrial Diesel line. TMPS will be providing sales and service for the west coast of the United States, which includes Alaska and Hawaii.

CARSON, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry's leading provider of compliant loan document solutions, announced that Laurie Spira has joined the company as chief compliance officer.

WAYNE, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This week Ballantine announced the launch of its new iDirect service, an integrated direct marketing program that combines direct mail, e-mail marketing, personalized URLs and the Intelligent Mail Barcode.

BETHESDA, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- M3Clinician, the evidenced-based behavioral health portal, allows patients to take the screen using the Apple iPad; provides the clinician immediate clinical decision support at the point of care.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'Nine Days that Changed the World,' hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich, and produced by Citizens United Productions in association with Gingrich Productions and Peace River Company, has received dual honors at the 32nd Annual Telly Awards, winning a Silver Award in the category of Religion and Spirituality, and a Bronze Award in the category of History and Biography. A Silver Award is the Telly's highest honor.

PATTERSON, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- JMT Consulting Group, an independent nonprofit consultancy firm, will present a special, online program especially for Federally Qualified Community Healthcare Organizations titled 'Reporting Remedies for Community Healthcare Organizations.'

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EASEUS Software, the leading provider of affordable, scalable partition management, data recovery and backup utilities, has updated its Windows hard disk and partition manager EASEUS Partition Master to version 7.1.1. This new release is mainly to add support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Tammy Katz, CEO of Katz Marketing Solutions, will present 'Be Prepared: How to Survive and Thrive during a Media Crisis' at the Mid-America Food Processors Association's annual meeting on March 9, at the Embassy Suites in Indianapolis, Indiana. Midwest food company leaders will attend the meeting to discuss emerging trends in food marketing, labor relations, government regulations, food safety, and crisis management.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today the 3in4 Association, promoters of the '3 in 4 Need More' campaign, announces the sponsorship of six insurance carriers: John Hancock, Mutual of Omaha, LifeSecure, MedAmerica, Prudential, and Transamerica. 'They're providing the support we need to start getting our message out,' says Jonas Roeser, a member of the association's three-member Executive Committee, which also includes Margie Barrie and Mark Goldberg.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- From the 5th to 8th of March, Bahia will not be only the capital of the axe music, but will be also the capital of Rock'n'Roll. ACCRBA, a leading Brazilian-based non-profit association established 1994, announces the launch of the 17th edition of the Palco do Rock Festival, sponsored by BahiaGas, the Government of the State of Bahia and with the support of the Municipal Town hall of Salvador.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It practically works at the speed of light. Laserflex announced this week the release of its all new Adige LT8 tube laser cutting system - it's fast, accurate and efficient and will add quality to the process and end-product.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Del Mar DataTrac (DMD), the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, has engaged the services of respected mortgage compliance attorney Howard A. Lax to address DMD's Client Conference scheduled for June 8 - 10 at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, has added four new professionals to its project management team, including: Yvonne Goldberg, senior project manager, who joins CMI with more than 15 years of marketing research experience.

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pathbuilders is pleased to introduce its distinguished panelists for the Continua® 'Women of Influence - Navigating Organizations with Few Female Leaders' program on Friday, March 11. The panel will include Major General Maria Britt, Commanding General of the Georgia Army National Guard; Kris Wooton, SVP, Finance at CNN Worldwide; and Sharon James Jordon, SVP, Operations & Systems at Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services, Inc.

QUINCY, Mass. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Production changes to the newest batch of Super Duty pickups have restored best-in-class towing to Ford's popular workhorse trucks. Super Duty trucks, such as the 2011 F-350 and F-450 models available at Greater Boston Ford dealer Quirk Ford, manufactured after mid-February will carry a maximum towing capacity of 17,500 pounds, beating two-wheel drive Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra models by 1,000 pounds. Four-wheel drive Super Duty trucks beat the competition in towing by 500 pounds.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neotrope is honored to make The Bob Moog Foundation its fourth chosen recipient for 2011 of its semi-annual Non-Profit PR Grant Program. With this commitment, Neotrope aligns itself with The Bob Moog Foundation's mission to educate and inspire children and adults through the power and possibilities of electronic music and intersection of music, science and innovation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In honor of Women's History Month, the Gingrich Foundation has selected Girl Scouts of the USA as its Charity of the Month for March. Girl Scouts of the USA has become a premier leadership experience for young women since its founding in March 1912 when founder Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low saw the need to mentor and encourage girls.

HOUSTON, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Michael Baisden's attorneys, Daryl K. Washington and Aubrey 'Nick' Pittman, announced on Monday, a jury in Houston Federal Court reached a verdict in the copyright lawsuit filed by nationally syndicated radio and TV personality Michael Baisden. The mixed verdict allows for the return of Baisden's copyrighted rights and allows the best-selling author to proceed with upcoming movie and television projects.