National US News

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- Carden Academy of Mission Viejo announced today that more than $40,000 was raised at its Third Annual Dinner Dance, 'A Night of Chance,' held at the Coto de Caza Country Club on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The event was organized by the academy's Parents Association to raise funds that will enhance the school programs at Carden Academy.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nine-time Welterweight Champion, Matt Hughes, has endorsed and tested the next big fitness craze for women and men - Cage Fitness. Hughes is a big proponent of fitness. In fact, every year he travels to Capitol Hill and meets with government officials to talk about the importance of health and fitness. Now, Cage Fitness will be added to his talking points.

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Business and Decision is one of the few companies to achieve certification on the Oracle Accelerators for Life Sciences. These accelerators will help life sciences companies accelerate time to market to drive profitable innovation, and optimize the demand chain to deliver quality product to customers under constant pressure to reduce costs and meet regulatory requirements.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- As more and more people are used to storing larger size data on the hard drive, it is not unusual to see such the pop-up 'insufficient disk space' or 'low disk space' for system drive or data partition. EASEUS knows insufficient disk space can result in poor performance and slow running of a computer, which would bring some inconvenience to both our life and work.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- PETAP LLC presents PETAP.org, an organization that focuses on providing tuition assistance and higher education resources for students. With a national community focus PETAP partners with academic and corporate lending institutions. The objective of PETAP is to include financial and academic resources partnerships at national and local community levels to support and promote higher education.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Backbone Security, the global leader for digital steganography detection tools, is pleased to announce their partnership with Paraben Corporation. Backbone will utilize Paraben's virtual image mounting technology commonly known as P2 eXplorer in the steganography detection tools developed in Backbone's Steganography Analysis and Research Center (SARC).

REDMOND, Wash. -- Respondus, Inc. announces the availability of two mobile solutions for its StudyMate Class application, enabling students to access interactive study materials from their online courses. Collectively, the mobile offerings for StudyMate Class support the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Palm Pre, iPod touch, and iPad devices.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- James Monk, a 38 year veteran of the HVAC industry in Central Arkansas has started a new company, Aircon Experts, Inc. to service the heating and cooling needs of commercial clients throughout Central Arkansas. With a focus on commercial projects only, Aircon Experts, Inc. will provide services for new construction, remodels and retrofits.

BALLINGER, Texas -- Mueller, Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel buildings and residential metal roofing, wants to extend a helping hand again this year to a Texas non-profit in need of a new facility. The campaign is called 'Helping Hands.' One organization will be selected to receive a new Mueller steel building up to 4,000 square feet through applications received by June 1, 2010.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, has added three new professionals to its project management team: Alisa Hamilton as senior project manager, and Matt Orenstein and Nicole Stover as assistant project managers. CMI is a full-service marketing research company that creates competitive advantages for clients by turning research data into strategic insights and recommendations that drive business results.

MIAMI, Fla. -- 'Papal Rogues' (ISBN: 978-1936183029), the debut thriller by author Ron Wilk is now available on Amazon.com, ronwilkfiction.com, and through book stores nationwide. Papal Rogues is published by Langdon Street Press and draws the reader into the clandestine underbelly of corporate America, the U.S. Military and most shockingly -- the Vatican.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- International Document Services (IDS) and Primary Capital Mortgage have teamed up to minimize the lender's RESPA-related initial disclosures and closing document challenges. IDS is a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents. Primary Capital Mortgage is an Atlanta based residential mortgage banking firm.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Sample Digital has announced that Michael J. Lam has come aboard as VP, Account Development. Previously President of ClearStory Systems, the media asset management company, Lam has long experience in the technology field, with a focus on business systems. He is based in New York and will be working closely with the company's West Coast headquarters.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- EASEUS, the provider of affordable, scalable partition management, data recovery and disaster recovery utilities, today announced the immediate availability of EASEUS Partition Master 5.5.1 -- a comprehensive partition tool and system optimization software for Windows and Windows server. Built upon the popular EASEUS Partition Master 5.0.1, this latest version helps rebuild MBR, wipe disk and defragment and is simply the most powerful partition management utility available today.

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.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, is pleased to announce the addition of JD Woods to its client services team. Woods will be responsible for managing key accounts in the insurance and telecom industries, supporting account executives for new business development, and assisting project management staff.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Stamina Products, Inc. today introduced the Kathy Smith Kettlebell Solution, a complete kettlebell workout system designed for women. 'Everything about the product is ideal for women,' said Kathy Smith. 'The kettlebells are softer and lighter weight, and the workout effectively burns fat and builds muscle. This is what every woman wants and needs to stay lean, strong and healthy.'

PARAMUS, N.J. -- Topcon Medical Systems announced today that the mobile version of its successful EyeRoute(R) Image Management Suite is now available as a dedicated iPhone application from the Apple(R) iTunes store in North America. First presented in October 2009 at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting in San Francisco, EyeRoute Mobile sets the stage for connectivity on the go.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- On Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Opera Louisiane welcomes Spring with special guests jazz greats Bill Grimes and Willis Delony, as they join Robert Grayson and members of Opera Louisiane's Young Artists to present a new twist on both opera and jazz in the intimate setting of the Manship Theatre.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Griffin Pest Solutions announces the 'Saw a Bug' video scream contest, in conjunction with the Grand Rapids Public Museum Big BIG Bug exhibit. Museum visitors of all ages are encouraged to take a video of them screaming, while standing in front of the giant grasshopper at the exhibit. Videos may be filmed at the Museum's Big BIG Bug exhibit on April 5 through April 10, 2010 and during the hours of 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.