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NEW YORK, N.Y., April 22, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Attorney James Bilsborrow, of Weitz and Luxenberg P.C., is one of a dozen lawyers from around the nation chosen to participate this year in an American Association for Justice (AAJ) training academy to develop promising new leaders of the legal profession, the law firm today announced.

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Homeowners with serious health concerns can now get the intervention expertise they need, thanks to new EnviroVention(TM) services from Rick Bayless’ A Healthier Home, western North Carolina’s leading environmental home inspection provider.

BISMARCK, N.D., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As a result of the efforts of a small group of dedicated acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners from the North Dakota Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and proponents of AOM in North Dakota, Governor Jack Dalrymple signed SB 2191 into effect on March 23, 2015, the state’s first law regulating the practice of acupuncture, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM(R)) announced today.

LAKE CITY, S.C., April 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity (Marietta, Ga.), a nonprofit assisting students from underserved and underrepresented communities with college and financial aid planning, announced today that Florence County School District 3 College Planning Cohort student, Mikayla Hanna, has been selected as a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar, the first in the history of the school district.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., April 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, the world leading storage management solution provider, today announces the new update of its partition management software – EaseUS Partition Master 10.5 – to provide solution to convert MBR to GPT disk. This update covers all the editions including free and paid version.

ARLINGTON, Mass., April 16, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SunBug Solar, an established solar energy installation company based in Arlington and Somerville, Mass., announced that Nick d’Arbeloff has joined the SunBug team as Vice President of Commercial Business.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 16, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — OpenClose, an enterprise-class end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) provider, announced that industry veteran Ken Ellis has been hired as director of business development. Ellis will be responsible for selling the company’s multi-channel LenderAssist(TM) LOS platform to lenders, banks and credit unions.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., April 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Millicent Burke-Sinclair, Ed.D, MBA, SPHR(R), SHRM-SCP, director of human resources with Four Seasons Compassion for Life, has been awarded the prestigious senior certified professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Pit Stop Players, a chamber ensemble comprised of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will present ‘Revelations,’ a concert of apocalyptic music on May 4, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 122 W. 69th St., New York City. The program features the world premiere of the specially commissioned ‘Revelation Suite,’ with movements by Joshua Green, Joshua Schmidt, and Joshua Rosenblum, the group’s founder and music director.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Timothy C. (Tim) Woodhull has joined the firm as a principal. Woodhull brings 35 years of diverse insurance industry experience and leadership in corporate insurance brokerage, insurance carrier operations, business development, client service, and risk management and insurance program design and management.

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 13, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, the world leading data recovery solutions provider, today announces the release of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard 8.8 – the newly upgraded data hard drive data recovery software. EaseUS Software always focuses on enhancing users’ real feelings and experiences while performing data recovery. This upgrade improves the software algorithm and increases search speed by 50 percent.

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘Is Your Order Fulfillment Sexy Enough for Your Brand?’ will be just one of the questions answered by third party logistics provider Capacity LLC in the first of a series of webinars scheduled for Thursday, April 16 (1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT).

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent lending cooperative serving small and mid-sized mortgage lenders and community-based lending institutions, has deepened its senior executive team with the addition of two new hires, announced the Collaborative’s Chairman, John Robbins, CMB.

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A recent voluntary recall of Zimmer Persona Knee Trabecular Metal Tibial Plates, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) subsequently categorized as a Class II recall, has led Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., to begin accepting cases involving Zimmer Persona Knee replacement injuries, the law firm today announced.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C., April 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rejuvatek Medical (Sandy, Utah) welcomes Forbidden Tattoo Studio as the first trained and certified Tatt2Away(R) Center in North Carolina. Tatt2Away is a patented non-laser tattoo removal system that, unlike the gold standard laser, can remove all colors of ink with nominal pain and lower cost.

LANSDALE, Pa., April 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, a leading provider of web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its president and chief executive officer, Vladimir Bien-Aime, has been named to Mortgage Banking magazine’s prestigious 2015 Tech All-Stars list. The award was presented to Mr. Bien-Aime at a ceremony during the annual MBA Technology Conference and Expo held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida.

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., announced it is accepting cases of congenital heart defects and cleft facial abnormalities in children whose mothers took the prescription drug Zofran during pregnancy to relieve symptoms of morning sickness.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent lending cooperative serving small and mid-sized mortgage lenders and community-based lending institutions, has implemented several changes to its Board of Directors and executive management team, announced the Collaborative’s current Chairman, John Robbins, CMB.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized industry leader in mortgage risk management providing pipeline hedging, best-execution loan sales and centralized lock desk services, announced that Joel Dulmage has joined the company in the capacity of regional sales director. Mr. Dulmage will be responsible for new business development and client service management in the Midwest territory.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Geminid Press, LLC, an independent book publisher in Albuquerque, N.M., today announced it has partnered with writer-director Jack Snyder to develop a screenplay for the acclaimed science fiction conspiracy thriller ‘Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project.’ In the suspenseful novel authored by Daniel P. Douglas, readers plunge into a sci-fi storyline featuring former FBI agent William Harrison – a reluctant yet admirable hero – who finds himself hot on the trail of a major extraterrestrial cover-up.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, April 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeDan Surgical Innovations (TSI) announced the release of the Phantom AL Retractor System used to facilitate minimally invasive exposure and retraction of the anterior lumbar spine. The Phantom AL Retractor System provides superior visualization with minimal tissue trauma during MIS ALIF procedures.

WASHINGTON D.C. and ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 2, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As the U.S. takes a major step toward reaching a full agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, artist Daniel Edwards has created a ‘treason monument,’ featuring a bust of Senator Tom Cotton, as a protest to the ‘apathy of the American people’ regarding the 47 Senate Republicans who sent the unauthorized letter, at Cotton’s behest, to Iranian leadership that undermined the U.S. negotiations, to be unveiled later this month by Cory Allen Contemporary Art.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 2, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ReverseVision, the leading software and technology provider for the reverse mortgage industry, has added a new Operations Team to their growing company. This team will be focused exclusively on product operations, system monitoring, capacity planning, backup, recovery, hosting management and product release.

ADDISON, Texas, April 2, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) owner and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bode announced Adam Rieke has joined the organization as director of national TPO lending. Rieke brings an extensive track record of success in the mortgage lending arena. Over the last 23 years, he has built and managed several highly profitable wholesale lending operations.

LA MESA, Calif., April 1, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tired of working and waiting for ferret legalization, which never comes despite thirty years of efforts – LegalizeFerrets.org is planning a ballot initiative to free our domestic ferrets from unnecessary and unfair regulation. April 2 is National Ferret Day in the USA and California ferret lovers are using the occasion to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., April 1, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month and Spodak Dental Group is offering free oral cancer screenings to the public during the entire month.

SARASOTA, Fla., April 1, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — When John Cannon first started building luxury homes in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, gasoline was 89 cents a gallon, disposable contact lenses had just come onto the market and the ‘Simpsons’ made their television debut. A lot has changed since 1987. But one constant is John Cannon Homes as a finalist in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s Reader’s Choice poll for ‘Best Builder.’

TIPP CITY, Ohio, March 31, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Oak Hills Local Schools partnered with Energy Optimizers, USA, to launch an ambitious $4 million energy conservation project, expected to generate at least $373,835 in savings annually. The savings will be recognized in the district’s general fund on utility and related maintenance costs, assuming usage consumption and utility rates remain at current levels.

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 31, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the third year in a row, Medical Care Alert has earned the coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting another exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review site in 2014.

FREDERICK, Md., March 31, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Regent Education today announced a strategic partnership with N2N Services to streamline data integration processes and reduce the time needed to bring schools live on Regent’s industry-leading financial aid management solution, Regent 8. The partnership will leverage N2N’s integration cloud to create Student Information System (SIS) adapters that streamline the implementation process, enabling institutions to recognize the return on investment of Regent 8 in less time.

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Art-In-Relation, in conjunction with the Long Beach Scottish Rite, will present ‘Forever Plaid’ the musical, about a 1950’s quartet of high-school chums who return from the afterlife for one final chance at musical glory.

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. today announced it is investigating claims from customers of Pioneer Bank who suffered – or fear they soon will suffer – economic harm from a data breach made possible by the Jan. 26 theft of one of the Troy, New York-based financial institution’s laptop computers.

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., March 26, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vanity phone numbers offer a unique and easy marketing opportunity for small businesses. Once you acquire a vanity, easy to remember phone number from RingBoost, it’s yours, a unique asset. Like a piece of property, no one else can own it.

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 26, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. today filed a class action lawsuit against Seattle-based Premera Blue Cross on behalf of policy holders who lost sensitive private information as a result of a massive, sustained hacking of Premera’s computer systems, the law firm announced.

IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — 5 Bars(TM) a leader in wireless technology solutions, announced the appointment of Monnie McGaffigan as Senior Vice President of Business Development. 5 Bars is a premier neutral host provider of indoor/outdoor distributed antenna systems, small cells and Wi-Fi networks. The 5 Bars team designs, builds, operates and maintains wireless systems and has designed and developed over 500 wireless projects nationwide.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., March 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spodak Dental Group is always looking for ways to provide patients with excellent care and service, and with the addition of a new feature on the website, it’s even more convenient for patients to manage their dental payments.

OAKLAND, Calif., March 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Contrary to popular belief, tuberculosis (TB) has not been eliminated in the U.S. With 2145 cases of active TB in 2014, California alone has 23 percent of the nation’s TB cases. However, this represents only a small fraction of the estimated 2.5 million Californians infected with TB. The California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) released a Universal Adult TB Risk Assessment today to support efforts to find those infected with TB.

KIRKLAND, Wash., March 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thinking about long-term care insurance but loathe to schedule a lengthy interview in your home? You may be laboring under an outmoded assumption, that reaching out to an expert is a big deal. That’s no longer the case with a new breed of tech-savvy agents. So says ACSIA Partners, an industry leader, in a consumer alert issued today.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced 2014 as a record year, generating the most initial disclosure docs in a single year in the company’s history. In addition, IDS set a company record in January 2015 for the most amount of initial disclosures generated in a single month. Total initial disclosure volume for the company in 2014 increased 13.6 percent over 2013.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 19, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ReverseVision, the leading software and technology provider for the reverse mortgage industry, announced it has been included in the 2015 edition of HousingWire’s HW TECH100(TM) list.