SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that Jeffrey R. Jamison has joined the firm as Assistant Vice President. Jamison will be based in New York City and will be responsible for providing casualty brokerage services to WTCI retail broker members and their clients.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 17, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — OpenCuro Inc., a San Francisco-based mobile payments start-up, today announced the release of its payment module for Zen Cart, a popular open source shopping cart.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Goodwin Publishing, LLC announced today the release of its new audio and e-book, ‘Teaching English Abroad: A Financial Prayer Answered’ (ISBN: 987-1-937860-20-2), by Jonathan Goodwin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thirty youth leaders from the San Francisco, New York and Minnesota areas are implementing social action projects designed to help their communities in particular and the planet in general, says nonprofit World Savvy. The projects are the students’ way of sharing the knowledge they gained after participation in an innovative one-month immersion trip to Bangladesh to study climate change.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 2, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tickets are now available for the World Savvy 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco. With the mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, World Savvy is a nonprofit organization serving youth and educators nationally from offices in San Francisco, New York, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the addition of Stan Sanchez as principal in their San Francisco office. A veteran of more than 10 years in the insurance industry, Sanchez will focus on providing risk management and insurance solutions to successful individuals with a high asset base and significant property and liability exposures.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Treadstone 71 announced at the RSA Conference two new certification tracks. The Cyber Intelligence Analyst and the Cyber Counterintelligence (CI) Analyst Certifications focus upon real world, practical activities coupled with theory. The certifications enhance the overall cybersecurity posture of the United States by accelerating the availability of educational and training resources.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 16, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to The Futon Shop, conventional mattresses are very likely to contain chemicals, some potentially toxic to humans and/or harmful to the environment. Most of these chemical compounds have a cloud surrounding the information on the possible harms they can cause. The way to go green is to choose a mattress with fewer chemicals or no chemicals. The ideal mattress would have low VOCs, no PBDEs, no formaldehyde, and no phthalates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Destination Earth (destination-earth.org) has announced the launch of their unique Voluntourism Travel concept with a tour to Cambodia and Vietnam. This adventure highlights their business model, which offers fun, safe adventure tours to those who would like to travel responsibly and give back while enjoying their vacation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — John Waguespack, is showcasing his new works at The McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco December 8, 2011 through January 21, 2012. ‘Deconstructing Hollywood’ is his second solo exhibition at The McLoughlin Gallery at 49 Geary Street in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 8, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Scott Gunnison as Principal, Strategic Development. Gunnison brings more than 30 years of diversified insurance underwriting, retail and wholesale brokerage, specialty program development, and operations experience to EPIC. He will be based in Chicago and report directly to EPIC president and co-founder, John Hahn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, is being recognized by the North Bay Business Journal with a 2011 Healthiest Companies award.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has been recognized as one of 2011′s ‘Healthiest Employers of the Bay Area.’

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Inventive Metals today announced a line of iPhone cases constructed from solid aluminum. The durable cases are available in six different powder-coated finishes with styles ranging from elegant to wild and are designed to protect the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G/GS models.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DJ Jimmy Stewart Jr. just finished his ‘I have a Dream’ record and Sesene Entertainment is promoting it via a free download on its web site. ‘To date, this is the most powerful piece Stewart has done and he believes that this is one of those projects that is and will always be bigger than him,’ says Sean Alfonso, president/CEO of Sesene Entertainment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Investor advocate and public finance watchdog Kevin Olson has launched DoNotBuyMarylandBonds to warn Maryland bond buyers about the dangers of investing in Maryland bonds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Michele Childers as an employee benefits account executive in its Folsom office. Michele brings a strong background in marketing and product knowledge, benefit plan design and client service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — IObit Inc. announced today that its most popular free system utility software – Advanced SystemCare 4 – has achieved an astonishing consumer response since its release in late April, with more than 5 million downloads in three weeks. The new update ranks at the top of the most popular downloads list including CNET’s download.com, and has received extensive media coverage worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — OpenCuro, a San Francisco-based online payment start-up, today announced that it will debut its new payment system at FinovateSpring 2011 on May 11th in San Francisco. Finovate is the conference that showcases groundbreaking innovations in financial and banking technology from both established industry leaders and up and coming start-ups like OpenCuro.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has been recognized again as a ‘Best Place to Work in the Bay Area’ by both the San Francisco Business Times and the San Jose / Silicon Valley Business Journal. EPIC has been similarly honored through a survey of their Bay Area team members each year since the company was founded in 2007.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Edward J. Reidy as principal. Reidy brings 30 years of Fortune 50, Big Five professional services, early stage technology / organic food enterprise and risk management and insurance experience to the EPIC team.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that wholesale binding authority/program industry veteran, Julie Sylim-Uang, CPCU, has joined the firm as vice president/commercial accounts.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, April 16th, 2011, nearly 700 middle and high school students, teachers, volunteers, parents, and community leaders from around the Bay Area will convene at San Francisco State University to participate in The Ninth Annual World Affairs Challenge™, hosted by global education non-profit World Savvy in partnership with San Francisco State University’s College of Education.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that wholesale brokerage industry veteran David Bamford has joined the firm as vice president/casualty broker.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that wholesale brokerage industry veteran, Mark Morgan, has joined the firm as vice president/property broker.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Amenda-Ming Chen as an employee benefits Account Executive in its San Francisco office. Amenda brings a strong background in employee benefits consulting including benefit plan design, wellness planning, financial analysis, underwriting and benefit plan valuation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces a major new initiative for public entities nationwide. Recognizing the need for more creative and effective risk management strategies for the public sector, EPIC has organized an integrated team to meet this need.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The 2011 GSMI Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit will educate businesses on the most advantageous, cutting edge, tactics in mobile marketing. Whether your business needs are B2B or B2C, this conference has it all. Combining hands on workshops with speakers who are experts in their field sharing the best practices in practical formats, GSMI’s Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit can’t be missed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SMARTSTOPS.net announced today that Cortal Consors S.A., a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has incorporated SmartStops equity risk indicators into their website delivering powerful new risk management capabilities to their clients.

COLUMBUS, Ohio and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MBA Focus, the leader in top MBA recruiting management systems and Alumwire, the leading provider of interactive talent community solutions announced their technology partnership today. MBA Focus will add Alumwire’s real-time video interviewing technology to its recruiting management systems and Alumwire will strengthen its professional network services by expanding its talent network reach.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — John Waguespack, is showcasing his latest exhibit at The McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco December 3-31, 2010. ‘RECONSTRUCTION’ will be his first solo exhibition and will take place at The McLoughlin Gallery at 49 Geary Street in San Francisco, located just off of Union Square.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. (TTI), a leading provider and innovator of telecom software products and solutions, completed their Annual WinBill National User Group Conference in San Francisco with much fanfare, awards and product development announcements.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DJ Jimmy Stewart Jr. and Sesene Entertainment are joining forces at a free fundraising event to support the victims of the San Bruno, CA fires. The event is scheduled for September 25 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the San Bruno Recreational Center and San Bruno City Park at 251 City Park Way.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On September 9, 2010 at least four people were killed and many more injured when a Pacific Gas & Electric gas pipeline allegedly exploded and started a fire that destroyed a San Bruno, California neighborhood. As a result, regional businesses such as J&S Recycling are jumping into action and sponsoring a rally for San Bruno on September 25.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Athletes who heard the rumor said it couldn’t be done. How could a 5-foot woman, barely weighing in at 95 pounds compete with professional weightlifting men to set a new world record? On August 14, at St. Emydius Gym in San Francisco, Dr. Thienna Ho showed them how as she set the new Guinness World Record for the heaviest sumo deadlift in one hour.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thirty years ago, Thienna Ho and her family were Vietnamese boat people who survived a brutal attack by Thai pirates during a treacherous voyage on their way to their new home in San Francisco. Now Thienna is a super-athlete who has broken Guinness World Records (GWR) for feats of strength and endurance. On August 14 she plans to take the men’s Guinness World Record for the most weight dead lifted in one hour.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Want happiness? While studies indicate that lots of friends, a high paying job, or even passing years may create a higher likelihood of feeling ‘happy,’ a reliable recipe for lasting happiness remains elusive, says The Gnostic Movement. Lasting happiness will be the focus of a global Gnostic event on July 10 in major cities worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — For those who seek meaning, connection, and want to make a difference as they travel, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company offers a unique Zulu ‘empowerment’ volunteer tour into KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in September of 2010. This three-week trip, offered by The Cultural Explorer, gives volunteer travelers the rare opportunity to immerse themselves in the vibrant Zulu culture while participating in a variety of service-oriented projects.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — As TV viewers saw on Oprah’s Big Give, it does not take a lot to make a difference in someone’s life. The Cultural Explorer, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company, shows travelers how easy it is to help others as they travel. Beginning travel philanthropists need to know where to start and how to donate their time and money in a safe and effective way.