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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.

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.

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.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'ICEWINE' (ISBN: 978-1-58909-799-5), a new novel just released by Bookstand Publishing, is a fast-paced action adventure that takes the reader from the last days of Hitler's Germany to a modern day treasure hunt involving world travel, exotic cuisine, and wine.

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading insurance industry consulting and technology services provider, today announced a contract with Triple-S Propiedad, Inc. to license the Prevail Reinsurance System to support all of Triple-S's reinsurance operations. Triple-S Propiedad has utilized a variety of Prevail's technology consulting services over the past 10 years.

PATTERSON, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- JMT Consulting Group, a technology solution provider focusing exclusively on nonprofit organizations will offer a special, online program especially for Head Start Organizations focusing on how technology can assist with the complex reporting requirements Head Starts must adhere to titled 'Easing the Reporting Process for Head Start Organizations.'

KIRKLAND, Wash., March 2, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On March 8 in Atlanta, the '3 in 4 Need More' campaign will get a boost from Dr. Marion Somers, the long-term care planning advocate who is a frequent guest on programs such as Good Morning America, Today Show, and NBC Nightly News. In an informal press conference at the Eleventh Annual Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference.

MANCHESTER, Vt. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX), a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry, has signed Trustmark National Bank (Trustmark) for Dupe Detective™, the payments industry's leading Day 1, multi-channel duplicate payment product. Dupe Detective enables institutions and processors to resolve duplicate payments prior to posting.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Powers of Arkansas, a Building, HVAC and Controls company based in North Little Rock, AR won the Business of the Year award for 2010 presented by Arkansas Business in Category III (76-300 employees). Other nominees in this category were Apex Communications, Garver, LLC, Rockfish Interactive and TME, Inc.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EASEUS Todo Backup, the award-winning and cost-effective data backup & disaster recovery and disk cloning software for Windows-based environment, enables users or IT administrators to upgrade a hard disk to replace older hard disks - or transfer files easily - with its hard disk clone feature.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- OneTravel is giving away grand prize trips to Istanbul during its 'Tweet Your Way to Turkey' contest. Lucky winners will be awarded a grand prize trip consisting of two roundtrip tickets to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines and a five day, four night stay at the new, 4-star Edition Hotel.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- James Allen's new iPhone and iPad application enables you to view more than 20,000 actual diamond photos from the convenience of your mobile device. Using the custom-built Virtual Loupe feature, the application lets you inspect every single diamond up close, exactly the way a jeweler does. With a simple touch, you can view any diamond's laboratory report and compare prices, no matter where you are.

WAREHAM, Mass. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Omni Publishing Co. announces the release on March 1, 2011, of the DVD 'The Last Closet - Combating Homophobia in Schools.' The DVD features the presenter Dan Woog, a gay man, who is the varsity soccer coach at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Oasis Solutions Group, a business management software consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky, announced it has hired Steve Skrabak and Cindy Bryant as a Senior Support Analyst and Business Development Consultant, respectively.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With the title track from her new album, 'Days Like These,' gathering radio spins, country singer Sandra Piller is happily watching it climb several charts while touching the hearts of listeners at country and Christian country radio. 'And now, there's a video that shows many of the wonderful events and emotions that are a part of this magnificent song,' Piller states.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least 70 percent of Americans over 65 will need long-term care services at some point. And Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74 percent of consumers age 55 to 65 (about three in every four of us) polled for a recent survey said they are concerned about needing some kind of long term care.

TAMPA, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Tampa Bay Business Journal named Kevin Donald of Telovations CFO of the Year in the Small Private Business Category at a sold out awards luncheon honoring Bay Area CFOs on February 24, 2011. Donald was among 29 CFOs recognized at the luncheon.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX), a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry announces CSI: Payments, a product suite that includes Fraud Detective, the solution created to help banks and payment processors be more effective in fighting fraud, while operating more cost effectively and improving customer service.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Zavee LLC has today announced that 50 local causes and charities have now joined their community-based website which offers cash back rewards for consumers who shop and dine at hundreds of local merchants. Local charities and causes join the site to increase awareness of their mission and activities, to energize their members and supporters, and to be eligible to receive contributions through their innovative Care Shares(TM) Program.