National News Desk

CHICAGO, Ill. -- KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions, has announced it has released a brand new whitepaper focusing on informal learning measurement. The research conducted by KnowledgeAdvisors was based upon substantial data collected across diverse industries in an effort to gain a comprehensive representation of the present condition of informal learning.

CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Life-Changing Coaching announces that Coach Paul has been selected to participate as one of the speakers at this year's Magic Johnson Foundation - Life Skills Leadership Conference, which is being held from Thursday, July 22, 2010, to Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at UCLA.

COVINGTON, La. -- ShipCom, a provider of High Frequency (HF) maritime single sideband voice and electronic mail services has appointed Tusa Consulting Services (TCS) as its authorized radio consultant supportive of emergency operations throughout the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and coastal Texas.

BETHESDA, Md. -- ADF Solutions Inc., the leading provider of forensic triage tools for computers and peripherals, announced today that the company has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to develop a universal triage field kit that will aid law enforcement officers in the immediate extraction of information and evidence from computers and other devices involved in active criminal or terrorist investigations.

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. -- LRM Industries International, Inc. headquartered in Rockledge, Florida, has re-branded and launched a new Web site showcasing a range of developing new thermoplastic/composite products for the environmental engineering and green building markets. The designs of these innovative products were enabled by the unique size and structural features capabilities of LRM's unique patented STF Sheetless ThermoForming and TPF ThermoPlastic Flowforming technologies.

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- A suit against LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), the nation's largest producer-owned long term care insurance agency, has been dropped, the company reports today. The suit, for more than a million dollars, was by a former agent, Linda Caruthers of Richmond, Virginia, who was seeking compensation for providing an introduction that helped land a large account.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- KnowledgeAdvisors, the largest provider of talent measurement solutions, and Bersin and Associates, the only research and advisory firm focusing on enterprise learning and talent management, will host a complimentary breakfast briefing, Innovation in Learning Measurement: High-Impact Measurement Framework, on August 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- EASEUS software, the provider of innovative and professional data recovery and disaster recovery utilities, also provides a powerful free data recovery software - EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition - to help recover lost photos, pictures, images, music, movies, and multimedia files from almost all digital media types after accidents like deletion, formatting, and corruption.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- The Economic Development Generating Excellence Policy Board announced that 12 pre-proposal applications from an initial field of 62 have been approved to advance to the next step in the 2010 funding evaluation process. This year represents the third round of funding disbursement from the EDGE fund; in 2009, five awards were granted totaling $7.5 million.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- 4 Styles Enter-Active Systems, a division of JAF Industries, recently released an interactive tool that allows potential consumers to preview books and other products in a manner that appeals to all four learning styles: auditory; kinesthetic; visual and reading/writing.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Shopping Nanny provides a personalized online service for grocery shoppers to get store specials and coupons combined to maximize their savings. This newly available solution is well received by customers, press and bloggers, but the exciting additional news is that the company is providing financial support to Starlight with a portion of every subscription fee - equaling a minimum unrestricted $50,000 donation each year for two years.

CONCORD, Mass. -- 'Just as our counterparts in the computer and cell phone industries continue to take advantage of the latest technologically superior components, and very often less costly, to enhance and improve the performance of their products, so do we at AAI,' said Matt Froncillo, of AAI.

AUBURN, Maine -- A U.S. patent has been filed by Enefco USA for a new process of applying Vitamin E as a surface coating on non-latex hydrophilic polyurethane cosmetic foam. The patent pending process adds Vitamin E to the foam after the foam is manufactured and impregnates the foam in a range from surface coating to complete saturation.

DALLAS, Texas -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have stepped up enforcement to reduce undeclared and illegal hazmat shipments via airline, truck, rail, and ship. Undeclared shipments of hazardous materials are predominately aerosols and flammable liquids (e.g., paint and paint-related materials), as well as batteries, fireworks, dry ice, perfume products, and cigarette lighters.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Companies tend to do well when they hire good people, but even the best people can do better when given good training. That's the philosophy of LTC Financial Partners LLC, one of the nation's most experienced long term care insurance agencies. It must work, judging from the company's rapid expansion in a down economy. For three years in a row LTCFP has been named one of America's 5,000 fastest-growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Delta Dental of Oklahoma was recently honored for its contributions to the state's nonprofit community. The Beacon Award honors 24 statewide businesses that have played instrumental roles in supporting nonprofit programs that help so many Oklahomans in need; the program recognizes finalists in six categories, with a Beacon Award winner in each category.

LAFAYETTE, N.J. -- Lion Technology, the nation's leader in regulatory compliance training, is presenting a unique two-hour training session to address the new domestic and international shipping regulations for lithium batteries. A live Web seminar hosted through Lion.com will be held on July 22nd, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Datarealm Internet Services, Inc., an industry leader in Web hosting services, announced this week that it has created an all new line of Xen-based virtual private servers that can be scaled, over time, to grow with its customers. A Datarealm VPS is truly a virtual machine - clients have complete root access and may install their own Linux kernel modules.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- During the past two years, twenty-six New Jersey agencies that address domestic violence and sexual assault have participated in the Cultural Competency Technical Assistance Project. The Beyond Diversity Resource Center issued a report today which shows that the participating agencies have made substantial Progress in their efforts to provide culturally competent services to their clients.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- iCruise.com, a leading national travel retailer of cruise vacations, announced today the launch of its new Cruise Finder app for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads. The free download will give travelers access to detailed information about hundreds of ships and thousands of cruise itineraries.