National US News

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., March 6, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global health initiative leader, Njekwa Lumbwe, national coordinator of the Palliative Care Alliance of Zambia, is the guest of honor at a Hendersonville premiere film screening of 'A Unified Presence,' on Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at Hendersonville High School Auditorium. Lumbwe will host a 'talk back' session for audience members following the viewing. A V.I.P. welcome reception for Lumbwe will precede the event from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Palliative Care Clinic.

PALISADES PARK, N.J., March 5, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As fascination with Greek yogurt continues to sweep across America, Chillbox SA has recently announced it has earned exclusive franchising rights to open and operate Greek yogurt stores nationwide.

MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 4, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Julie Otzelberger shows the bully what it's like to be on the other side, while showing the victim how to overcome obstacles through volunteer work. 'The Cat That Went To Homecoming' (ISBN: 9781612358215; paper) published by Fire and Ice Young Adult Books, was released on Amazon as a Kindle edition, and on Lulu in both paperback and ebook on February 24, 2014.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and TORONTO, Ont., Canada, March 4, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ellen DeGeneres was sent a selfie machine two years ago, she could have made history with it. The Quik Pod, from Fromm Works, Inc., the 'ultimate selfie machine' as described by the inventor, is an extendable smartphone holder with a built in selfie mirror.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and BERLIN, Germany, March 4, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Record Industry Professionals led a delegation on a mission of commerce, culture and copyright advocacy from Hollywood to Berlin during September 2013 and since to stimulate entertainment economic activities in both countries. The mission resulted in music placements in American productions, including a German artist, and renewed interest in international creative collaborations.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 4, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Kamen George Kamenov, a U.S. inventor, today announced that he has patented a new way to support windmill blades and to triple the amount of energy extracted from the wind. Patent #8629570 has been assigned to these wind turbine blades with reinforcing, supporting and stabilizing components and enlarged swept area.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 3, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Military Advanced Education (MAE) has awarded Lakewood College the designation of a Top Military-Friendly College in its 2014 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities, just released in print, and available online.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 'When the deep freeze of February is slowing everything down, that is when my business starts to pick up,' says John Volkmann, owner of North Twin Builders. 'With my mobile app I am better able to help those interested in a new home or a remodel in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan find design ideas as they start planning for their summer get away to the Northwoods.'

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 26, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) announced its flagship doc prep system idsDoc is fully capable of supporting electronic signatures for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) documents. The FHA announced on Jan. 30 that it would accept e-signatures on documents associated with FHA-insured loans.

TROY, Mich., Feb. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Right now, loan officers at Shore Mortgage - one of a select group of home lenders operating in all 50 states - are counseling clients on a new mortgage option that allows home owners to customize both the length of the loan and the payment like never before imagined.

RED BANK, N.J., Feb. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spring Forward in Joy and Light Event with over 50 Vendors, Holistic Natural Energy Healers and Readers, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Red Bank Elks Lodge 40 W Front St, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Entrance fee $25 includes 4 free 15 minute healing/spiritual modalities, Shamanic Ceremonies, Drumming, Singing Bowls, Door Prizes, 50/50 Prize, Silent Auction and much, much more.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- One Virtual Source (OVS), in collaboration with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Silicon Valley (PTIC-SV) presented to a crowd of entrepreneurs, startups and technology managers, discussing best practices in leveraging international software companies as a way to reduce costs and drive business growth.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ever Irish Gifts, an e-commerce site, today announced a distinctive way to celebrate a loved one's birthday, anniversary or marriage or to memorialize someone's life - plant a tree in Ireland in their honor or memory.

LONGPORT, N.J., Feb. 20, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Facebook's $16 Billion acquisition of startup WhatsApp is the latest example of how the mature voice market is being challenged by alternative communications mediums. While the $500 billion US telecommunications service market will continue to grow over the next few years, Insight Research forecasts that voice revenues - wireline and wireless - will decline at a 4.8 percent annual rate as consumers continue to 'cut cords' and businesses migrate to VoIP platforms.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Partition Master Free, the most awarded partition manager software developed by EaseUS Software, is an ALL-IN-ONE FREE disk partition management tool brought together with three main functions including: Partition Manager, Disk and Partition Copy Wizard, and Partition Recovery Wizard. Now, EaseUS Partition Master wins TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award!

KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 18, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Long-term care services, which are generally not covered by Medicare or regular health insurance, can be expensive. 'Sticker shock keeps many from thinking about it,' says Ken Dehn, General Counsel for LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's most experienced long term care insurance solutions agencies.

SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt., Feb. 17, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Jamaica Cottage Shop, Inc. announced this week the launch of its new website, dynamically designed to showcase its post and beam tiny house kits, cabins, sheds and cottages.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Pit Stop Players, a fourteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will present an unusual concert entitled 'Date Night,' featuring group members and their spouses performing together. The event will take place Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Brandman University has selected Regent Education's financial aid management solution to enable them to successfully transition to Competency Based Learning and support their innovative curriculum model. Regent 8 is the only financial aid management solution to offer complete support for all enrollment models including standard term, non-term, borrower-based and competency based learning.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 13, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS, a leading provider of affordable data backup, disaster recovery and storage management solutions, launches a partition magic server software - EaseUS Partition Master Server that provides server users with powerful partition and hard disk management utilities to ensure their servers are running efficiently.