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Mesa County Valley School District 51 Selects Edupoint’s Synergy Student Information System
July 10, 2012
MESA, Ariz., July 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Edupoint™ Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions provider to the national K-12 market, has been selected by the Mesa County Valley School District 51 (District 51) to implement the Synergy™ Student Information System across all campuses. Seeking to consolidate disparate systems for grade books, parent portals, and student data management, the District sought a web-based SIS solution that provided real-time student information for all stakeholders in the education process.
School District 51, serving over 21,000 students across 44 campuses in the Grand Junction area, becomes the first district in Colorado to select Edupoint’s Synergy SIS solution. Having reliably used SASI as their student information system since 1999, nightly updates between their disparate grade book and parent portal applications were necessary in order to update student information across the district. Through an RFP process and subsequent evaluation efforts, the district determined that the integration of the student data management, teacher grade book, parent/student portal solutions of the Synergy Education Platform best suited their needs.
“With our previous solution, nothing was real time,” said Mary Mulcahy, Student Information System Analyst for District 51. “Synergy provides all of our users – administrators, teachers, and parents – real-time access to the student information they need, all from a single centralized location. Edupoint’s proven implementation methodology and flexible solutions help ensure us that they will be a true partner with our district for years to come.”
“We are excited to be working with Mesa County Valley School District 51 as our first partner district in Colorado as they implement the Synergy Education Platform,” says Robert Weathers, Edupoint’s Founder and CEO. “As a former SASI district, District 51 is accustomed to a strong feature set in their SIS solution. Synergy will give them even greater functionality for a broader set of end users, plus a real-time, true web solution which greatly simplifies and streamlines the IT management. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with District 51 and to continued growth in Colorado.”
The district will be implementing the Synergy SIS and all integrated modules, including TeacherVUE™ Grade Book, and the ParentVUE™ and StudentVUE™ self-service web portals. Edupoint will support the project with its proven System Implementation Methodology (SIM), including comprehensive implementation, data conversion, and training services.
About Edupoint Educational Systems:
For thirty years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC, has set the standard for K-12 student information management systems. Their innovative solutions have been used by thousands of schools to manage millions of students. Today, the company empowers a new era of self-sufficient school districts with solutions built on Synergy Technology™, its extensible, scalable, rapid application development platform. Those solutions include the Synergy™ Student Information System, an enterprise-level student information system, and Synergy™ Special Education, a comprehensive special education management system. To learn more about Edupoint, visit http://www.Edupoint.com/ .
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Phoenix Based Companies Compete to Win $250,000 Small Business Grant
June 20, 2012
MESA, Ariz., June 20, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thanks to a program launched by Chase and Living Social called Mission: Small Business, dozens of valley companies are competing to win a $250,000 business grant, says AKA Internet Marketing. The contest is still open to those who have not registered, but time is ticking.
To qualify, a business must meet certain requirements such as having been in business for at least two years and have less than 100 employees; but that’s the easy part. The bigger challenge for these businesses is generating the required 250 votes that they need to be considered for the prize.
Two local participants shared their views on the voting process.
Anthony Kirlew, founder of AKA Internet Marketing, said “I am not one inclined to beg for votes, and I know people are busy. I hope that people see that value that my company has brought to the business community enough to where they would take a literal 2 minutes to vote for us.”
Kirlew’s company (www.akaim.com) provides Internet Marketing and Social Media consulting services to small business and says the grant would help them provide more training resources to business owners nationwide. In Kirlew’s words, “A win for us is a win for small business America.”
Another local participant, Vikki Green, of Sandlot Studios said she was “not surprised at how difficult collecting votes is, given that people are very busy and don’t always get emails or messages sent via social media” but she remains hopeful that her friends and business community won’t let her down. More information on Sandlot Studios: http://www.sandlotstudios.com.
There are dozens of local businesses in the competition, which include:
* Health Synergy;
* Bada Bling Cupcakes;
* AZ Dance Group;
* National Comedy Theatre;
* Talent Team Performing Arts;
* Red, White & Brew;
* Clear Auto Spa;
* Cien Agaves Tacos & Tequila.
Casting a vote for any (or all) of these businesses is a great way to show support to local businesses and it only takes about a minute to do. It’s also a great way to keep money in Phoenix by helping a local business win.
For more information or to vote, visit https://www.missionsmallbusiness.com, login (must login with Facebook), search for the business, then click the “vote” icon.
- Photo Caption: Anthony Kirlew, founder AKA Internet Marketing.
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In a current Jewish Era, theologian looks for Jews in huge numbers accepting Jesus as the Messiah
June 11, 2012
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In his latest book, “Suicide of a Superpower” (2012), the American political commentator, Pat Buchanan, referred to the massive collapse of Christian values in U.S. culture since mid-twentieth century as “the death of Christian America.” However, in his new book, “Salvation is from the Jews: Moses, Judaism, and the Jewishness of Christianity” (ISBN: 978-1449725464; paperback; West Bow Press; December 2011), Christian theologian, J. Christopher, gives a different explanation for the same event.
Relying on historical evidence he has compiled, together with a prophecy from Jesus and another from Paul, theologian, J. Christopher, documents the final stages in the decline of Gentile-centered Christianity and its official ending according to the prophecy of Jesus. As for the prophecy made by Paul, Christopher explains how this prophecy established that at the same time Gentile-centered Christianity reached its official ending, a Jewish Messianic era in Christian history began. According to Christopher, this Jewish Messianic era is currently ongoing and will end just before the second coming of Jesus the Messiah.
For Christopher, U.S. and Jewish history since the 1940s have been giving clear signals in support of his view. The 1947 U.S. Supreme Court establishment of the legal doctrine of “the separation of Church and state” was the first major clue that Gentile-Christian influence in U.S. society was already following European Christianity in its own sharp decline.
By the end of the 1960s, following a series of additional set-backs, Gentile-centered Christianity’s social influence had reached rock bottom. But at the same time, Christopher notes that Jews in large numbers returned to their ancestral lands in the 1940s, established the State of Israel in 1948, and Gentiles lost control of Jerusalem on June 7, 1967.
For Christopher, this date meant the official ending of the Gentile-centered Christian era, fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus. At the same time, fulfilling the prophecy of Paul, Christopher sees this same date as having marked the beginning of what he sees as a currently ongoing Jewish Messianic era.
For a more detailed account of the evidence compiled by Christopher in support of this view, visit the website, http://ncjudaism.com/The_New_Jewish_Era.html.
About J. Christopher:
J. Christopher is a Christian theologian and honors seminary graduate. He is also the founder of a new system of biblical psychology and the author of a book on the subject. Currently, Christopher continues to pursue his work full-time as a theologian and theological writer. His church affiliation is with the Evangelical Covenant Church.
The book, “Salvation is from the Jews: Moses, Judaism, and the Jewishness of Christianity,” is available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions.
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LendingQB Helps Mortgage Lenders Make Better Technology Decisions
April 23, 2012
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 23, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LendingQB, a provider of seamless mortgage lending technology, announced an innovative new service that helps lenders understand and measure the impact of technology on their business, which will be introduced at the MBA Technology Conference and Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona. Known as the Enterprise Process Assessment (EPA), it provides lenders with an extensive breakdown of their operations, workflows and technologies to determine a strategy to reduce cost per loan and optimize enterprise-wide performance. The assessment is provided to interested lenders without any commitment or fees.
The EPA is a holistic, in-depth analysis and discovery of a lender’s unique business workflow that dissects every step of the loan life cycle from the moment an originator engages with a borrower to when the loan is sold on the secondary market. Once the assessment is complete, a detailed report is produced that contains metrics on how to reduce the cost to originate loans by optimizing workflows and operational performance. The EPA report gives lenders keen insight into their business in a way that allows them to understand the degree in which a technology and process improvement plan can impact their performance. Ultimately, the report serves as a invaluable roadmap for lenders to evaluate technology more effectively and develop business strategies by establishing measurable goals.
“If after conducting the EPA, a lender should happen to engage with us, then we’re armed with the necessary information to configure and implement our platform to seamlessly connect their entire workflow,” said Binh Dang, president of LendingQB. “The sole purpose of our technology is to optimize operations, reduce cost per loan and increase employee productivity. But if it is determined that LendingQB isn’t a good fit for the lender, they can still utilize our EPA report internally for areas of improvement or even to evaluate another vendor. We’re completely okay with that. Put simply, the EPA is about the lender, not us and our technology platform.”
The Enterprise Process Assessment is important because it defines who LendingQB is as a company. “To us, we’re not a technology company,” added Dang. “Technology is only a means to an end. Our focus is on solving problems for lenders using technology and business intelligence methods. The EPA provides both us and the lender with a better understanding on how to solve their problems, and at the same time, how to improve our software in ways we didn’t think of before. It’s a mutual learning process that yields immense value for our team and the lender.”
LendingQB will be holding discussions about its EPA offering and seamless lending platform in its suite at the MBA’s Technology Conference and Exposition at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.
About LendingQB:
LendingQB is a Costa Mesa, California-based company that specializes in loan origination technology solutions and services for the mortgage industry. The LendingQB LOS is a 100 percent Web-based, true end-to-end enterprise-class loan origination platform. The solution is designed to meet the needs of all types of mortgage lenders-large or small, wholesale or retail, correspondent or Internet-based-with specialized tools that are targeted, customizable and flexible.
LendingQB uses a consultative technology assessment approach before engaging with new clients, and places a strong emphasis on the utilization of data analytics to assist lenders in leveraging business intelligence, resulting in optimized organizational performance and lowered cost per loan. For more information about LendingQB, please call 888-285-3912 or visit http://www.lendingqb.com .
LendingQB, 3080 Bristol Street, Suite 550, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
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Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival to Showcase AZ Winemakers
April 4, 2012
SONOITA, Ariz., April 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The first-ever Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival, featuring 17 Arizona Wineries in one location, is slated for April 14 and 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kief-Joshua Vineyards in beautiful Elgin, Arizona. The day will be filled with new wine releases, fabulous winemakers, great food and live music!
“We are bringing together winemakers from every wine region within Arizona,” states winemaker and host Kief Manning. “With the exception of the Phoenix wineries, all attendees have the common bond of growing grapes in Southeastern Arizona.”
In addition to wine tasting, the expanded festival will include sensory wine tasting and wine pairing seminars. Buzz and the Soulsenders will be singing the blues, from noon to 5 p.m. Locally Arizona and Sonoita’s very popular Steak-Out restaurant will be on site selling chicken wings, pulled pork sandwiches, sirloin steaks and much more for your enjoyment. The food dishes will cost $8 to $10.
FEATURED WINERIES INCLUDE:
From the Sedona, Verde Valley and Cottonwood Region: Arizona Stronghold, Page Spring Cellars, Jerome Winery and Dribble Creek.
From the Urban Wine Region: Kokopelli and Su Vino Wineries.
From the Willcox Country: Keeling Schaefer Vineyards, Golden Rule Vineyards, Coronado Vineyards, Carlson Creek Vineyards, Zarpara Vineyards, Gallifant Cellars, Pillsbury Wine Company, and Lawrence Dunham Vineyards.
From Sonoita: Charron Vineyards, Wilhelm Family Vineyards and Kief-Joshua.
Tickets are on sale now or can be purchased the day of the event. The cost of $15 per person includes wine tasting and a souvenir glass. Gates will open at 10 a.m. For more information or to order tickets, visit www.kj-vineyards.com or call 520-455-5582.
The tasting room at Kief-Joshua Vineyards is open seven days a week and is located at 370 Elgin Road, Elgin, AZ.
From Phoenix or Tucson: From Highway 10, take exit #281 – Rte 83 to Sonoita. Stay on 83 until you come to Elgin Road (mile marker 28) and turn left. Kief-Joshua Vineyards will be 3.7 miles on your left.
From Sierra Vista: I 90 to Rte 82 West, turn left on Upper Elgin Rd., the winery is 1 mile past the bridge on the right.
The Sonoita Wine Trail is Arizona’s original and oldest wine-growing region. It boasts of eleven wineries and the USA Today listed it as one of the top ten wine trails in the United States. The festival is a perfect and affordable event for the entire family.
For more information: http://www.kj-vineyards.com .
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Conspiracy Productions announces 2nd edition to the Black Man Hates Obama Series
April 2, 2012
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 2, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Author RAINMAN announces the release of his new book, “Black Man Hates Obama: OUTRAGED 2.0″ (ISBN: 978-1-4507-9302-5; paperback, 269 pp; RainMan SEZ, LLC).
According to the “RAINMAN,” the book’s controversial author: “The Fantasy: Barack Hussein Obama. Hailed God Of All Things, Savior of The World, The One, The Cure to all of the ills of the world, The Equalizer of Economic Disparity, a Modern Day Robin Hood, God in the flesh, ‘Possessor of a tongue dipped in the unvarnished truth,’ Mr. Fix-It.”
However, says the author in his book, “The Reality: Barack Hussein Obama. Peter Principle. A failure, a weak leader; perhaps a traitor, a pathological liar, a race-baiter; some say a Muslim empathizer, a Black Nationalist, a divider, a Constitution breaker, a lover of terrorists, Esau’s Hamitic Zionist Puppet, King of Governmental Expropriations, killer of the true Israelites through his billion dollar donations to the International Planned Parenthood Eugenics Program, and facilitator of implacable legislations designed to entrench us in the mire of the madness of their agenda – Total World Domination. Who is Barack Obama, Really? I believe he is an unconscionable predator.”
America is in deep trouble. We reached our Rubicon once we unwittingly surrendered our sovereign status as Nationals to the foreign corporation, the U.S.A., Inc. through adhesion contracts and reception of its benefits; and we became transmitting utilities for our Straw Man to conduct Uniform Commercial Code transactions in their unlawful and illegal world Matrix.”
How long will we continue to ignore the plagues that have rocked society? Will we persist in playing the evil and insane game of the elite, ‘The Fourteenth Amendment Slaves Who Believe They Are Free’; or will we rise up to take back the liberty we were given by our Creator, to be free, private, independent, sovereign flesh and blood men and women before it’s too late?”
Decisions we make in regards to leadership in 2012 will make us, or it will break us. Are we so morally broken as a society, that, as the Declaration of Independence claims, ‘mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed?’
The question is, after a long train of abuses and usurpations will we finally assume our right, our duty, to throw off such government, provide new guards for our future security, and institute new government?”
The book is available on Amazon.com now. For more information visit: http://blkmanhatesobama.com .
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The ‘American Arm’ Baseball Pitching Contest features Life Size Robotic Batter and Catcher
March 2, 2012
PEORIA, Ariz., March 2, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MoJo Sports announced today that they have teamed up with Peoria Sports Complex, home to the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners Spring Training facility to conduct a baseball pitching contest. The contest is dubbed as the “American Arm” and consists of a 55 ft. customized mobile interactive trailer that transforms into a realistic pitching environment. Inside the trailer are a life-size robotic batter and a life-size robotic catcher.
The Title sponsor is Audi Peoria and the fastest pitcher for all of Spring Training will have the opportunity to win a brand new Audi A4 on March 31, 2012. The second place prize consists of a new radar system from JUGS Sports. Third place prize is sponsored by All-Star Sports and consists of a customized set of catcher’s gear. Other sponsors are the Military All-Stars and On-Deck Sports and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Peoria Diamond Club.
Joe Lewis, President of MoJo Sports said: “I’m really excited to get this under way. We have been working on this project for the past several years. We believe it’s going to be a lot of fun and we are planning to do a nation-wide tour/reality show.”
If you are coming out to Arizona, make sure you bring your glove and are ready to test your pitching skills!
About MoJo Sports:
MoJo Sports designed and patented the MoJo Pitching Cage which consists of a life size three-dimensional stand in batter and catcher, which allows a person to practice pitching. MoJo Sports currently has 3 different patents on the MoJo Pitching Cage and is currently in 20 stadiums across the country.
About Audi Peoria:
Audi Peoria is Arizona’s newest Audi dealership with a state of the art facility. #1 in customer service, scores in sales, and service in Arizona.
About Peoria Sports Complex:
Peoria Sports Complex was a pioneer in the professionalism of Spring Training. Not only was it the first Major League Baseball spring training and player development facility in the country shared by two teams, it was the first ballpark to serve as an economic catalyst for development in a city.
For more information, visit: http://www.TheAmericanArm.com .
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The ‘American Arm’ Baseball Pitching Contest features Life Size Robotic Batter and Catcher
March 2, 2012
PEORIA, Ariz., March 2, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MoJo Sports announced today that they have teamed up with Peoria Sports Complex, home to the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners Spring Training facility to conduct a baseball pitching contest. The contest is dubbed as the “American Arm” and consists of a 55 ft. customized mobile interactive trailer that transforms into a realistic pitching environment. Inside the trailer are a life-size robotic batter and a life-size robotic catcher.
The Title sponsor is Audi Peoria and the fastest pitcher for all of Spring Training will have the opportunity to win a brand new Audi A4 on March 31, 2012. The second place prize consists of a new radar system from JUGS Sports. Third place prize is sponsored by All-Star Sports and consists of a customized set of catcher’s gear. Other sponsors are the Military All-Stars and On-Deck Sports and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Peoria Diamond Club.
Joe Lewis, President of MoJo Sports said: “I’m really excited to get this under way. We have been working on this project for the past several years. We believe it’s going to be a lot of fun and we are planning to do a nation-wide tour/reality show.”
If you are coming out to Arizona, make sure you bring your glove and are ready to test your pitching skills!
About MoJo Sports:
MoJo Sports designed and patented the MoJo Pitching Cage which consists of a life size three-dimensional stand in batter and catcher, which allows a person to practice pitching. MoJo Sports currently has 3 different patents on the MoJo Pitching Cage and is currently in 20 stadiums across the country.
About Audi Peoria:
Audi Peoria is Arizona’s newest Audi dealership with a state of the art facility. #1 in customer service, scores in sales, and service in Arizona.
About Peoria Sports Complex:
Peoria Sports Complex was a pioneer in the professionalism of Spring Training. Not only was it the first Major League Baseball spring training and player development facility in the country shared by two teams, it was the first ballpark to serve as an economic catalyst for development in a city.
For more information, visit: http://www.TheAmericanArm.com .
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