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PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This two-day California Soul Food Cookout and Festival is not only filled with food, fun and music, but purpose too. For 12 years running, this premier food and music event has grown to be a regional favorite. This year's festival will be held at the Alameda Fairgrounds on September 17 and 18, 2022 and will donate a portion of revenue to different charities in the Bay area who work to help the homeless and domestic violence victims.

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Manassas, Virginia has been reapproved as a Virginia STAR Worksite under the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry's Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).

LOWELL, Mass., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces its fourth season, with five free concerts that look to entertain, educate, and enlighten Lowell audiences. All of the concerts are completely free, consistent with the LCO's mission to provide extraordinarily high level classical music performances and take down socio-economic barriers to access these concerts. (VIDEO)

CHENGDU, China, Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SwifDoo PDF, a software system featuring an assortment of capabilities to manage and process PDFs, launched German and French versions. This desktop PDF editor and converter provides better services to meet the needs of people in German- and French-speaking countries.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Response from the business community has been strong as the 2nd Annual installment of Arizona's top conference on diversity and inclusion grows closer, with several major sponsors on board and a list of expert speakers committing to the event, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The objective of Change Course is to provide program participants (referred to as "leaders") with stronger life and career skills. Through personal development courses and career-focused training, this six-month program aims to provide "leaders" connections to a network of business partners and higher-paying job opportunities.

CHATEAUGUAY, Quebec, Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It would appear that Picasso and his famous model, Marie-Thérèse Walter, both went to their graves during the seventies with a rather ominous secret on their conscience, according to Marc Poissant, author of the new memoir, "Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter: The Censored Story" (ISBN: 978-0228879718).

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced today that National Mortgage Professional's Mortgage Women Magazine selected Natalie Arshakian, Senior Director and Head of Lock Desk Operations at MCT, to its annual 2022 Mortgage Star Awards.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 71-year-old gay elder David Vass, who participated in the birthing of the gay liberation movement from seedlings, performs his long-awaited one-man show, "What Could Go Wrong?" - a series of monologues based on over 70 diaries kept since Vass was seven years old, at IndyFringe.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On International Youth Day 2022, the Scientology Network features Youth for Human Rights International in episodes of "Voices for Humanity." Youth for Human Rights has inspired an entire generation of human rights activists to create change in their communities and countries.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Santa Fe Importers proudly celebrates its 75th year in business. To honor the occasion, the deli is offering commemorative items and limited edition giveaways to customers in the coming months. Along with these offerings, a new website was launched in February that will make it possible for customers to place online orders before year end. The company has two locations.

LAKE MARY, OVIEDO, and CASSELBERRY, Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Modern Foot & Ankle adds two new offices to its growing network of high tech, patient-centric healthcare facilities. These mark the eighth and ninth locations for the multi-regional podiatric group. The Oviedo clinic, which opened in May, is located at 1000 Executive Dr. The address for the Lake Mary office is 2500 W. Lake Mary Blvd.

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Convergence Partners, Inc., Integrated Sales Inc., and Lighting Solutions of Iowa, Inc. announced today the strategic partnership between their companies to offer the electrical industry a unified resource for virtually all their products, services, and design requirements. This partnership will be marketed under the Convergence Partners brands.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- When football fans tune in this season to watch their favorite teams play, and marvel at the amazing 3D mixed reality graphics that seem to leap off the field and onto their screens, they won't realize that a Toledo-based company - GPRS, and their latest acquisition, TruePoint Laser Scanning - played a large part in their enhanced fan experience.

DENVER, Colo., Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced Executive Vice President of Compliance Amanda Phillips and Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt have been selected to speak at the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Fraud Prevention Forum (RMQA) taking place September 11-13 in Nashville, Tenn.

MIDLAND, Texas, Aug. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Green Environmental LLC (EGE) announce their immediate plans to treat produced water for beneficial use with Texas agriculture partners, with NOMAD EXCEL water technology developed specifically to assist in drought conditions. EGE is proud to announce today that their years of dedication to this goal has not been in vain.

BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety Free," the hit novel by psychologist Wendy Leeds (Calm Day Publishing, ISBN 978-0999901526), has an updated edition out with new updated studies and information. In honor of the new edition, there will be a limited time sale on the ebook version of the book across platforms.

ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- If you're a comic fanatic, you must agree the artistic illustrations in Manga, are not only enticing but also exciting. This experience is, however, short-lived especially if you can't read the foreign text in the speech bubbles. The good news is, PDNob Inc. has upgraded its flagship translation software; PDNob Manga Translator.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) --- PassFab has proudly announced great news for more than 1.4 billion people worldwide who use Microsoft Windows for their personal and professional use every day. The annoying windows black screen after login is a major problem for many of these users and how to get rid of that windows black screen after logging in is a question everyone asks online.

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mom's Touch, a renowned brand with more than 1,300 restaurants across Korea, is pleased to bring its unique and inspired take on fried chicken to the United States. There are convenient locations open in Long Beach and Gardena, with a third coming soon to the City of Industry. A globally-focused operation with concrete plans for continued growth, Mom's Touch is also known for its ample franchise opportunities and extensive franchisee support.