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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LeaseAccelerator announced today that it has published a new lease accounting whitepaper for lessees that explains the new 2013 FASB Exposure Draft, which the FASB is expected to release later this week. Lessees can download it for free from LeaseAccelerator's publishing arm. The official title is 'How to Prepare Now for the Coming Lease Accounting Changes.'

CLEVELAND, Ohio /New York Netwire/ -- Ohio Restaurant Recruiters, a restaurant manager recruiting firm in Ohio and Pennsylvania, announced this week that it is working with Burntwood Tavern - a Cleveland-based, upscale casual restaurant chain.

FREDERICK, Md. /New York Netwire/ -- Mid-America Christian University (MACU) has selected Regent Education to assist them in transitioning to a non-term enrollment model and serve their growing online population. MACU needed a financial aid management system that would support non-term and borrower based academic year (BBAY) models. They selected Regent Education's Regent 8 financial aid management system - the only financial aid management solution to offer complete support for non-term, BBAY, and standard academic models.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Kris Beale as Employee Benefits Division Senior Compliance Consultant in its San Francisco office. Beale has more than 14 years of experience in employee benefits, regulations, and the analysis of complex legislation.

FREDERICK, Md., May 13, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mid-America Christian University (MACU) has selected Regent Education to assist them in transitioning to a non-term enrollment model and serve their growing online population. MACU needed a financial aid management system that would support non-term and borrower based academic year (BBAY) models. They selected Regent Education's Regent 8 financial aid management system - the only financial aid management solution to offer complete support for non-term, BBAY, and standard academic models.

MIAMI, Fla. /New York Netwire/ -- Biscayne Bay, an international broker headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced its intention to expand its real estate activity to include Palm Beach County, starting today. According to a recent study by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Brazilians were responsible for approximately 15 percent of all real estate transactions in South Florida over 2011 and 2012.

STILLWATER, Okla. /New York Netwire/ -- HostBridge Technology, provider of high-precision Web services integration and optimization software for CICS and System z, has released HostBridge v6.62. Complementing recent enhancements in CICS TS V5.1, HostBridge v6.62 helps organizations increase efficiency and service agility when using CICS, CICS socket applications, and DB2(R) in enterprise integration.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /New York Netwire/ -- Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) and convener of Black Women's Roundtable issued the following statement in response to a U.S. Census Bureau report released yesterday finding that about two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent) voted in the 2012 presidential election, higher than the 64.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites who did so.

MESA, Ariz. /New York Netwire/ -- Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions provider to the national K-12 market, announces that it has been selected by Olathe Public Schools (OPS) to implement its Synergy(R) SIS solution. The centralized, web-based solution will provide this high performing district with a fully integrated system designed to efficiently and effectively manage all aspects of student data.

DALLAS, Texas, May 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Texas law firm, Farris Law Group, PLLC, has brought on three new team members to focus on the growth and expansion that the company is experiencing, especially in the mortgage document preparation department.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Starting at the age of 16, Aloha Wanderwell Baker became the first woman to travel around the globe in an automobile, a Model-T Ford. 'Aloha Wanderwell: Call to Adventure' (ISBN: 9781484118801) is a new book published by the Nile Baker Estate and Boyd Production Group that journals those adventures.

AUSTIN, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Greenleaf Press today announced the upcoming release of 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' by Loren Weisman. 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' (ISBN: 978-1608325788, 7x9 Paperback) will be available nationwide on August 13, 2013 and will be published simultaneously in an eBook edition (ISBN: 978-1608325795) and an audio book edition.

LANSDALE, Pa., May 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, the leading provider of enterprise-class Web-based appraisal management software, announced that it has been named to Mortgage Technology magazine's Top 50 Service Providers list for the fifth year in a row.

DAYTON, Ohio /New York Netwire/ -- When the Dayton area's leading industrial flooring finisher, Summit Industrial Flooring, got wind of the plan for the Heidelberg Distributing Company's move of its Dayton operations to the former Cooper Tire and Rubber Company facility in Moraine, Summit knew their expertise would be needed.

CHARLESTON, S.C. /New York Netwire/ -- The area's leading industrial flooring finisher Summit Industrial Flooring is expanding operations and opening an additional base of operations in Charleston, S.C. The new location is needed 'To better serve our rapidly expanding client list in the Southeast region,' said Kim Powell, president.

DALLAS, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Orange Leap, a developer of cloud-based fundraising and constituent relationship management (CRM) software, announced today their partnership with give2gether to enable online fundraising and peer-to-peer campaigns for nonprofits using Orange Leap's CRM software.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- SecuGen Corporation today announced release of the FDx SDK Pro(TM) for the Android Operating System. This new Software Developer Kit (SDK) enables software developers to add fingerprint authentication to their Android based software running on ARM tablets and smart phones. This SDK for Android incorporates SecuGen's MINEX tested, FIPS 201/PIV compliant template extraction and matching algorithms.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. /New York Netwire/ -- On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. the 'Bellingham Cannabis 3' will join forces with nationally recognized medical marijuana activist Ed Forchion aka NJWeedman during a 'Jury Nullification Awareness Protest' to be held in front of the Whatcam County District Court at 311 Grand St. in Bellingham, Wash.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- There's a new kid on the block - Children's Entertainment Network (CEN) - produced and directed by Mark Rowley is a new web series launched in mid January 2013. 'This exciting new kids' viewing venue is meant to entertain and educate,' Rowley says.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Leaked 3D ultrasounds of Socialite Kim Kardashian and Duchess of Cambridge Catherine 'Kate' Middleton have been fabricated into works of art by pop-culture artist Daniel Edwards; concluding his 'Celebrity Baby Boomer' series that began with the 2006 controversial sculpture 'Monument to Pro-Life,' which depicted a nude Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug, at select venues in the Los Angeles area this summer, announces Cory Allen Contemporary Art.