National US News

MIAMI, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Record numbers of foreclosures hit the market in 2010, as well as record numbers of people looking to buy them, reports Foreclosure Deals, a leading online provider of foreclosure news and information, in a year-end Foreclosure Filings 2010 review. The record-breaking trend of 2009 continued throughout the year, as foreclosures have remained high and many experts are expecting them to climb even higher in 2011.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the 3in4 Association, when it comes to long-term care insurance (LTCi), there's a big gap between what Baby Boomers (46 to 64 years old) believe and what they do. The association points to a recent survey by Mathew Greenwald & Associates showing that most Boomers highly value long-term care insurance, but that fewer than 10 in 100 have gotten around to buying it.

MANCHESTER, Vt. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- After hunkering down throughout 2010 recovering from a sobering 2009, banks will resume technology investments in 2011, in part with an eye toward meeting new demands on their payments operations, according to CONIX Systems, Inc.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- William Wegman collectors will be pleased to know that the affordable art website 20x200 released not one but two editions of William Wegman prints on Thursday, Dec. 16. Avid collectors of the William Wegman Weimaraners will have a chance to purchase 'Game Board' and 'Blizzard,' available in three limited edition sizes.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Plenty it turns out, according to Drs. Richard Peterson and Frank Murtha, whose behavioral finance consulting firm, MarketPsych LLC, has been analyzing data on the investor personalities of thousands of professional and retail stock pickers.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Backbone Security is pleased to announce the availability of a 1Gbps version of their network security appliance for detecting insider use of digital steganography to steal sensitive information.

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, was recognized as a 2010 Client Advisor Awards winner in the Small Client category during a ceremony on December 8, 2010. The Client Advisor Awards is the country's only award program honoring the economic impact of professional services firms, advisor professionalism and 'clients of choice.'

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Though the $36 billion private line services market is expected to show little growth in 2011, demand for new private lines is expected to rebound in the years ahead as new 4G wireless applications increase demand, says a market analysis study from Insight Research.

LOVES PARK, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A new t shirt by Slamtees, an online t shirt design company, has found the humor in the Wikileaks news story. Slamtees today announced the availability of the Wikileaks T-Shirt. The Wikileaks story has recently dominated headlines. There lots of people on both sides of the issue regarding Wikileaks. Some are in favor and some are against.

BETHESDA, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Coleman Financial Group launches 'Taking Care of Business Today,' a conference call series for business owners. Taking Care of Business Today is an educational conference call series for business owners - covering business management, protection and succession issues.

VAIL, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, December 4, 2010, renowned Southern Ute/Navajo Elders, Eddie and Betty Box Jr. and their dancer/skiers launched UN's International Mother Earth Day Ceremonies to open Vail's Super G at Beaver Creek, and were blessed with a beautiful day so the races could resume, Native American Olympic Team Foundation announced.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Supreme Lending, a full service mortgage banker, has selected International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage doc prep vendor, as its vendor of record for closing documents. As a full service mortgage banker with multi-state licenses, Supreme is able to provide customers with a wide variety of loan products, lower interest rates and closing costs and faster turnaround time.

TORONTO, Ontario (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- If you're the photographer in the family the best photo of yourself is likely on your driver's license. With the Quik Pod® from Fromm Works, Inc., the patented and world's first handheld extendable tripod, the days of holding out your arm only to get poor picture results are over. No more asking strangers for help. A person simply holds the extended Quik Pod® with camera attached and properly framed photos and videos are captured without the help of strangers.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, says lenders who have not adopted the Model Privacy Form are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. Lenders are not required to adopt the Model Form and may, in fact, develop their own form to use.

TACOMA, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- All Port Jobs announced this week the launch of a new job board that covers the spectrum of transportation from aviation and aerospace to maritime, rail, trucking, passenger transit, construction, supply chain logistics and pipelines.

BALTIMORE, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LMXMEDIA, a California-based video production, advertising and PR company, announced the official release of 'Raymond Berry's Receiving Fundamentals' DVD (a 2 disc set). This is the first DVD of its kind in the sports instructional and entertainment industry. Raymond Berry's Receiving Fundamentals DVDs provide Baltimore Colts and general football fans with a look into the specifics of the legendary combination of Johnny Unitas to Raymond Berry.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Enviromax has done it again. Five years ago, it introduced the world's first external prostate massager - the patented Prostate Cradle. Thousands of customers later, it's introducing a new patented version - the 'Extra Soft' - designed for men with tender prostates. So, men now have two options.

SOMERSET, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- From the blogosphere to mainstream media, there's been a recent-and disturbing-buzz on a connection between hormone replacement therapy and a higher risk for advanced-stage breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The recent media focus stems from a study published in the October 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Practitioners from Belvidere Pharmacy and Balancing Health, both experts in women's health, examine the issue.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- JamesAllen.com was recently selected by Internet Retailer to be among their Hot 100 e-retailers of 2010. James Allen finds itself in good company, as other distinguished sites that were chosen include Amazon.com, Groupon and AmericanApparel.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sixth grade science students at the Alameda Community Learning Center will take on the roles of real-life environmental scientists this school year, thanks to a collaboration with Save the Bay and grant support from Bio-Rad. Using the Pasco SPARK system of dataloggers to enable remote collection of pH, salinity, and ORP data, learners will conduct a geochemical and microbiological survey of two native plant restoration areas in the SF Bay.