National News Desk

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In recognition of Cataract Awareness Month, Highland Ophthalmology Associates, in New Windsor, NY, will be offering free Cataract Screenings during the month of August, 2009. Highland Ophthalmology Associates encourages anyone at risk to please participate in their Cataract Awareness Program. 'Cataracts are the leading cause of visual loss in Americans 65 and older,' said Mary Davidian, M.D. fellowship trained ophthalmologist at Highland Ophthalmology.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) today announced the release of the GT3000 toxic gas detector family - a group of electrochemical fixed-point detectors that provide non-intrusive calibration, communication via 4-20mA and HART protocol, the ability to swap sensors without de-classifying hazardous areas, and third-party performance certifications. Det-Tronics is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The FealGood Foundation, a non-profit organization that advocates for sick and dying 9/11 Ground Zero First Responders, will hold the FealGood Charity Ball on Friday, September 11, 2009 at New Jersey's Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck. The event has a star-studded celebrity guest list including many professional athletes.

STEVENSVILLE, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Michigan fishermen are themselves being caught up in a new community net which is carefully crafted to reel them in hook, line and sinker. Recently spawned Michigan Fish Fanatic, a service of ADCO FLYCAST, is inviting fishermen to cast their wisdom on the waters and let others know about where, when and how to catch their favorite denizens of the deep.

FRESNO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- New authorized biography chronicles how famed corporate whistleblower Mark Whitacre turned adversity into a gift; becomes champion of self-managed healthcare. Even during Whitacre's darkest days in prison, he considered himself a fortunate man. He had the love of his wife and family and the support of friends. As he tells it now, it took hitting rock bottom and losing everything for him to learn the most valuable lessons in life: family and supportive friends are more important than power and materialism.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PivotPro announces the launch of a brand new product - the PivotPro - scheduled to make its debut at the Las Vegas PGA Fall Expo on September 1, 2009. While some golfers may not know it, the pivot is the engine that drives the golf swing. And, with an incorrect pivot comes a poor swing.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For World Breastfeeding Week, Phantom-Financial announces the unveiling of a life-size park bench sculpture of Angelina Jolie nude with her twin babies by New York artist Daniel Edwards just minutes from Brad Pitt's own birthplace in the Oklahoma City Metro area in September before its Fall exhibition in London. 'Landmark for Breastfeeding,' inspired by last year's cover of W magazine featuring Angelina Jolie suckling her baby.

NORCROSS, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Video Technology, Inc. (HVT), a leading provider of custom services for small- and medium-sized LCD modules, today announced that it will expand LCD module services to include LCD modules up to 80 inches. With a sufficient number of large LCD modules now used in digital signage, industrial and consumer products, HVT is eager to expand its capabilities to service them.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EASEUS wins a lot of users' applause with its EASEUS Partition Master and Data Recovery Wizard, and now enters the backup field with its newly developed free backup software: EASEUS Todo Backup 1.0, which is especially designed for system state backup and system disaster restore. The release of this free backup software, EASEUS Todo Backup 1.0, aims to provide a quick and safe solution for system and data.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Starlight Children's Foundation is pleased to announce that Corbin Bleu, the organization's national spokesperson, has started a fundraising campaign to encourage his fans to get involved with Starlight and support its mission to help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation. He plans to rally his fans to raise enough money to provide Starlight programs to five families for one year, and to place a Fun Center™ and a PC Pal™ at a hospital on Starlight's waiting list.

ELKHART, Ind. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Paradigm Multimedia has introduced their next-generation healthcare interface with ProTune Technology - the HC20. This product, designed for patient in-room television entertainment systems, is about the size of a deck of cards and will radically change the way healthcare TVs are purchased. Paradigm Multimedia and DEHCO Commercial have recently teamed up and are changing the rules for healthcare TVs.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wade is an outlaw in the land of the free, a desperado of the great American Frontier - a post-Darwinian, post-Freudian, post-Jungian, post-Einsteinian, post-Walt Disneyan, post-beat, post-hip, post-war, post-graduate, post-perspicuous persona non grata who is reconciled to spending his remaining days post-mortem in the sublime twilight of the impalpable underground, wrapped in cloistered communion among the lingering remains of gratefully dying flower children.... In 'A Desperado's Daily Bread' (ISBN: 978-0595521548), Konrad Ventana throws open the curtain to a perennial drama.

VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A recent letter of warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the potential dangers of plastic pallets was posted on the Refrigerated Frozen Food website. According to Michael Smith, President and C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of shipping pallets, 'Food producers thinking of switching from wooden pallets to plastic for environmental reasons should think again. Plastic pallets can contain the fire retardant deca-bromine. Is that a problem? The FDA thinks so.'

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A plucky little piece of freeware that packs a subtle punch and partitions hard drives like a reigning champ, has been positively reviewed by the editor from Download.com. EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition topped No. 1 in the 'More popular File Management Downloads' on Download.com and rated Four and a Half Stars in CNET editors rating and Four Stars for average users rating.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With its rustic beauty and Old World charm, Sicily is a rare jewel, and Perillo Tours has a brand new nine-day escorted tour to this Mediterranean gem. The value-packed journey will unfold 25 centuries of treasures left by the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Normans, the Bourbons and other invaders. Two of the most enlightened capitals of the West, Greek Siracusa and Arab-Norman Palermo will be featured, as well as medieval Taormina back-dropped by Mount Etna's smoking volcano.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This summer Wealthy Taste Inc. launches its high-end online directory of products and services with the goal of protecting businesses and consumers. 'Deep inside, people want the very best from life and most are willing to spend extra to purchase that Louis Vuitton bag or wait to get a table at The Tavern On The Green. They make the sacrifice willingly, knowing they will be rewarded with an excellent product or service,' states Willie Garcia, CEO and President.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Beginning this Fall, business and personal travelers will hear a critical message in the nation's airports and a major airline's flights: 'Don't wait for health reform to buy long term care insurance; if you need it now, as millions do, there's much to lose if you delay.' This warning will be delivered in a four and a half minute recorded interview of Denise Gott, Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

CARY, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Innovention Lab, Inc. releases Metric Junkie, a free Web service designed to help independent authors and musicians better visualize their Amazon Sales Rank through automated tracking and graphing services. Thinking of writing your own book or publishing your own song? Print on Demand services have made self-publishing an attainable goal for millions of people. But once your book or CD is out, how do you know if your marketing efforts are paying off?

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The first half of 2009 has been an exciting and rewarding year for the representatives of the Financial Foundation Group, also known as FFG. The Financial Foundation Group continues to grow at a very fast pace. As a company, FFG is committed to their employees and the community which helps bring them success. Giving back and creating a team environment outside the office is something that they pride themselves upon.

DETROIT, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sex Appeal Magazine announces its official launch on August 1st, 2009, at a promotional event with The Official Ed Hardy Runway Show. The event will kick off at Clutch Cargos in Pontiac, Michigan, and will feature the fashion show and live entertainment. The event is from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.