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National newswire stories from across the U.S., sourced from the Neotrope® News Network

National US News

National US News
National newswire stories from across the U.S., sourced from the Neotrope® News Network

Two Years After Bloomberg Pushes for Better Black Car MPG Standards, the Official Mandate is Stalled but the Corporate Transportation Group...

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- New York City's transition to a fuel-efficient black car fleet has been delayed by the recession, but there is still strong demand by eco-conscious consumers for hybrids, and companies like the Corporate Transportation Group, Ltd (CTG) are expanding their hybrid fleets to meet that demand.

A South Florida School Develops New Method of Teaching That Helps Students Learn Faster and Easier

MIAMI, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Almost anyone can learn practically anything faster and easier using the Sdoia-Satz Method, a new system of teaching and learning, says Phyllis Sdoia-Satz, Executive Director of Sdoia-Satz Institute in Miami. Phyllis Sdoia-Satz and Barry Satz have written a book called 'Practicing Sucks, But It Doesn't Have To!' (ISBN: 978-1607090076, hardcover; Rowman and Littlefield, 2009) which defines and explains the Sdoia-Satz Method.

Print Electronics Delivers SecuGen Hamster IV to Indian eGovernance Initiative, 100 Million Fingerprints Enrolled

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce that Print Electronics, working with a local integrator partner, has successfully delivered and implemented the SecuGen Hamster IV, a fully FIPS 201 / PIV-compliant fingerprint reader, into the Tamil Nadu Health Insurance Scheme (TNHIS).

Agricultural Expertise Needed to Feed, Fuel World’s Skyrocketing Demands for Food, Energy

LEXINGTON, Ky. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As National Teach Ag Day on February 25 nears, communities across the nation are asked to consider the teachers that will be needed to prepare students for the increasing number and complexity of agriculture-related jobs expected to be available in the United States. 'Perhaps most importantly - we will need qualified teachers to prepare students for these increasingly sophisticated professions,' said Jay Jackman, Ph.D., executive director of the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

EASEUS Partition Master 5.0.1 – Your Must-Have Partition Manager and Partition Recovery Software

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bringing together popular hard disk management functions and powerful data protection functions: Partition Manager, Partition Recovery Wizard and Disk and Partition Copy Wizard, the newly upgraded EASEUS Partition Master 5.0.1 is well regarded by most users as the all-in-one partition solution and partition manager to manage hard drive disks and protect data.

Foreclosure Deals Reports on Falling Foreclosures in January

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- New statistics from Foreclosure Deals, a leader in foreclosure listings industry, show the market for foreclosures is already improving in 2010, with foreclosures down 10 percent in January from the previous month. Foreclosure property inventories also fell in traditional foreclosure hotspots throughout the nation, which experts believe could be an excellent sign for buyers considering a purchase this year.

STM32 and Unison V5 Boost Profits

WATERLOO, Canada (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RoweBots Research Inc. announces and releases the Unison Operating System Version 5 for the ST Microelectronics STM32. Using Unison with STM32, OEM developers can deliver intelligence for any OEM device at a fraction of previous development costs.

Predicted 2010 Credit Squeeze Means More Business Cash Advances

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With forecasters predicting another tight credit market in 2010, business owners are learning the new realities of small business financing. They will pursue every option they can, even methods they wouldn't have considered a few years ago, says BusinessCashAdvance.

Unemployment, Economic Hardship among Factors of Foreclosures in the U.S.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ForeclosureListings confirmed that the national foreclosure rate in January was one foreclosure filing for every 466 U.S. households; the most severe problems continue in the west and in Florida. Unemployment, economic hardship, negative equity, and credit availability are driving the foreclosures. Yet between the months of December 2009 and January 2010 a drop in the actual number of foreclosures was recorded.

KnowledgeAdvisors System Interoperability adds SkillSoft’s SkillPort Integration and Updates GeoLearning GeoMaestro

CHICAGO, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions, today announced it has added SkillSoft's (NASDAQ:SKIL) SkillPort(TM) Learning Management System to their very successful system interoperability program. In addition, support of GeoLearning's GeoMaestro 5 Series LMS Suite has been added. The program allows companies with investments in learning management systems, such as SkillSoft's SkillPort, GeoLearning's GeoMaestro(TM) and others.

Talking Devices Anywhere for Pennies – RoweBots Releases DSPnano Operating System V3

WATERLOO, Canada (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RoweBots Research Inc. announces and releases the DSPnano(TM) Operating System Version 3, achieving a significant milestone in shrinking intelligence into small and powerful microcontrollers and digital signal controllers. Motor control, ADPCM and color graphics along with other advanced networking applications and a Linux(TM) or POSIX compatible application are cost effective in any device.

Major Bernadel, COO of TLHS invited to the United Nations Women Empowerment Conference

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Toussaint L'Ouverture High School for Arts and Social Justice (TLHS) is pleased to announce that its Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Major Joseph M. Bernadel, US Army (Ret.), is invited by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in New York to attend a special event titled 'Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.'

Enviromax Announces an Update from the Front Lines of the Male External Prostate Massage Revolution: More Pleasure, and Less Effort

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four years ago Enviromax introduced the world's first external prostate massager, called the Prostate Cradle. Thousands of customers later, the Cradle has helped to revolutionize external prostate massage, or 'prostate milking,' by making it much easier. Now Enviromax has done it again, with the new Prostate Jewel. The Jewel is made with the same soft silicone as the Cradle, with no cushioning holes, for more stimulation.

Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation Expands its Rexin-G Production Facilities in Southern California

SAN MARINO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Epeius Biotechnologies announces the completion of the design engineering and construction phase of a state-of-the-art Vector Production Unit (VPU) for the commercial manufacturing of its advanced targeted genetic medicines. In accordance with an FDA Critical Path initiative, which encourages innovation and the implementation of new technological advances in quality control, the Epeius VPU is poised to launch the large-scale production of targeted genetic medicine into the 21st century.

Educational Symposium: Educating African-Americans for The 21st Century: ‘A Call to Action’

OAKLAND, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Inward Journeys Consulting, an educational consulting company founded by Dr. Chris Harrison and NNeka Harrison, Ed.D. (ABD) is hosting an educational symposium titled Educating African-Americans for the 21st Century: 'A Call to Action.' This symposium will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Mills College (in Lisser Hall) in Oakland, Calif.

VT Virtual Technology Selects SecuGen Hamster Plus for AthenaCentral Health and Fitness Industry Software

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce that VT Virtual Technology has chosen the SecuGen Hamster Plus fingerprint reader to authenticate users of the AthenaCentral Enterprise Edition software. The SecuGen Hamster Plus features SecuGen's own fingerprint sensor technology, which is well known for its scratch resistance, ability to match dry and moist fingers, and affordable pricing.

Libya Tour – Great Libyan Adventure

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Libya Expeditions, Libya's leading tour operator and travel adventure specialist, unveils its most exciting Libya tour yet - 'The Great Libyan Adventure,' an unforgettable 18-day journey into an exotic land of surreal desert landscapes, ancient civilizations, and outstanding beauty - a land truly "touched by the Gods" and the ultimate adventurer's dream.

RoweBots Releases Ultra-Tiny Embedded-Linux RTOS for Renesas Technology’s SH-2A Microcontrollers

WATERLOO, Canada (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RoweBots Research, Inc., a supplier of tiny embedded POSIX RTOS products, today announced the launch and release of Unison Version 5 and the open-source version of Unison Version 4. These two ultra-tiny embedded-Linux and POSIX compatible RTOSs open Renesas Technology Corp.'s SH-2A microcontroller (MCU) family to Linux and POSIX compatible development for the first time.

A&I Books Releases Jeff Sheng’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A&I Books, a division of A&I Photographic and Digital Services, is releasing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Volume 1' (ISBN: 978-0-9844474-1-1) by Jeff Sheng, the first-ever photography book that features the portraits and stories of gay and lesbian service members currently serving under the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. The book contains an Afterword by W.M. Hunt, noted gallerist and Vietnam War veteran.

Biometric Signature ID Announces CEO Jeff Maynard to Speak on Student ID Verification Pilot Completed with University of Maryland University College

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Biometric Signature ID (BSI) announces that its CEO, Jeff Maynard, will be a featured speaker at the 2010 eLearning conference in Ft. Worth Texas. Mr. Maynard is scheduled to speak on Monday February 22, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. on 'Biometric Signatures for Student ID Identity Authentication and Results of pilot with University of Maryland University College.'

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