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U.S. Supreme Court petitioned to hear Leader v. Facebook appeal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Nov. 16, 2012 Leader Technologies filed a 'Petition for Writ of Certiorari' with the U.S. Supreme Court in their patent infringement battle with Facebook. Such writs ask the court to review the decisions of lower courts for legal error.

Bob Moog Foundation’s Educational Initiative Ignites Rare Collaboration Between Asheville City School and Buncombe County Schools

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Bob's SoundSchool (DBSS), the Bob Moog Foundation's hallmark educational project, is expanding to serve two school districts in Western North Carolina. Twenty-five teachers from Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools will be teaching the 10-week curriculum to over 500 second grade students beginning in January. This marks the first time that the two school districts have collaborated on a teaching program.

Home Helpers and Direct Link Franchise Owner Robert J. Harter Honored with 2012 Adam Brown Spirit Award

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Robert J. Harter, owner of Home Helpers and Direct Link of Middle Tennessee, was recently honored with the 2012 Adam Brown Spirit Award at the annual Home Helpers National Conference in Cancun, Mexico, on October 23, 2012.

Grantham University Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of using Regent Education to Automate Financial Aid Processing, Student Experience

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Grantham University, an accredited online university specializing in educating working adults, selected and implemented financial aid management solutions from Regent Education to assist the University in the processing of Title IV financial aid.

Realty AZ Central Seeks ‘Best of the Best’ Real Estate Agent Nominees

PHOENIX, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Realty AZ Central is currently seeking nominees for their 2013 'Best of the Best' real estate agent directory. The company features local market experts that have been nominated by the public and who agree to adhere to Realty AZ Central's standards of excellence.

Supezas Weaves Hand-Loomed, Bespoke Women’s Fashion with an Ethical and Entrepreneurial Spirit

DUBLIN, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today heralds the launch of Supezas, an online bespoke clothing manufacturer that combines 100 percent natural, hand-woven and organic materials with a strong social conscience. Whilst this year's Chronicle study showed charitable donations slowing amongst corporations, with the median donation being 1 percent of profits, Supezas is pledging 5 percent of its turnover to improve the lives and prospects of remote weaving communities.

Orange Leap Shine Brighter Series Features Dawn Westerberg Speaking On ‘Twitter for Nonprofits’

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Orange Leap's monthly Shine Brighter Series of webcasts for nonprofits continues on Thursday, December 6, 2012, 2 p.m. EST, with 'Twitter for Nonprofits' presented by Dawn Westerberg, president of marketing consulting firm Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC.

Sikh Community from Jersey City Coming Together to Feed More Than 2,000 at Local Area Homeless Shelters Dec. 1

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to Nanak Naam Jahaj Gurudwara, the Sikh community of Jersey City will be providing over 2,000 individuals at local area homeless shelters with hot meals, snacks, and fruits on Saturday, December 1, 2012.

Dynamic Media Reports Targeted Music for Business Yields Better Sales

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The busiest buying season of the year is here and businesses are seeking ways to cash in. Dynamic Media can help. It offers targeted music for business, music on hold, restaurant music, office music and on-hold messaging.

EaseUS offers Data Recovery Boot Disk to Quickly Rescue Lost Data When Your Computer Fails to Boot

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- What a terrible thing if the operating system is not working or fails to boot up! Computer crashes, data corruption and hard disk failures have happened to many computer users, says EaseUS Software. Do you know what to do if your computer can't boot from its hard disk, or if the disk contains very crucial data that is about a very important business?

Four Seasons Named A Top North Carolina Hospice Provider

FLAT ROCK, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Four Seasons, Compassion for Life (fourseasonscfl.org) has received recognition as a top hospice care provider in the state for its significant percentage of patients served for almost a decade.

Rapidly Growing Mortgage Firm Hosts Hiring Event in Metro Detroit

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), a national top five wholesale mortgage lender, announced that will be holding a hiring event at the Troy Marriott located at 200 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3.

Soft Trac Joins Orange Leap Reseller Channel

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Orange Leap (www.orangeleap.com) announced today that nonprofit technology and solution specialist, Soft Trac has been authorized to sell Orange Leap, a cloud-based constituent relationship management (CRM) solution. Soft Trac serves nonprofits in the Northeast and is based in Falmouth, Maine.

In Time Warner Cable/Insight Merger, Minority Community in an Uproar, says the Columbus NAACP

COLUMBUS, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cable giant Time Warner, with the recent acquisition of Insight Communications, now controls 90 percent of the cable viewing market in Columbus, Ohio. However, according to the Minority Media Community Collaborative (MMCC) it lacks local African American and other minority media programming. The MMCC consists of The Columbus NAACP, The Baptist Ministerial Alliance, The Haitian Catholic Coalition of Ohio, The Asian Chamber of Commerce and The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, Being the Non-Destructive Data Recovery Software, is Your Best Choice

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of data backup and disaster recovery and storage management solutions for the Windows environment, continues to provide PC and Server users the most complete and reliable products since its inception. Its data recovery software, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard has won a Four Stars rating by a CNET Editor as being a safe and reliable data recovery tool for all computer users.

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Dance Dance: James Bond Theme Songs Go EDM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The explosions you hear on “License to Thrill: The Secret Dance Mission” are all of the sonic variety. In this new collection of EDM (Electronic Dance Music), the dozen recordings use no drones, no bombs, and no weaponry other [...]

Reborn WinX DVD Ripper Platinum 7.0 to Debut via Thanksgiving Giveaway

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Digiarty Software, a global multimedia software leader company, announced the initial availability of new WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. After five months elaborate developing and repeated tests, this notably upgraded DVD ripper finally makes its debut - in the form of a giveaway during Thanksgiving season on November 16, 2012.

Pelton & Crane to Feature Hands-On Dental Lighting Display at Greater New York Dental Meeting

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dental equipment manufacturer Pelton & Crane will feature a new competitive dental operatory light display at the 88th Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM). The GNYDM, which takes place from November 23-28, is the largest healthcare and dental event in the United States.

e2b teknologies Earns Sales Certified Silver Award for 2012

CHARDON, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- e2b enterprise (www.e2benterprise.com), a division of e2b teknologies, announced today that they are a 2012 recipient of the sales certified silver award by Epicor Software. The award was presented to e2b teknologies at the Epicor Americas 2012 Premium Partner Awards Ceremony, during the recent Epicor Ignite sales conference in Las Vegas. Award winners were recognized for exceptional services and achievements in overall sales revenue growth.

Legendary Synthesist Roger Powell Donates a Piece of Music History to the Bob Moog Foundation

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of its recent six-year anniversary, the non-profit Bob Moog Foundation is pleased to announce a generous donation from American synthesist Roger Powell: a dual-manual keyboard that Moog Music custom built for him in 1974. The keyboard, which Powell [...]

Lightway Solar America Executes 16.6 MW Supply Agreement with Premier Power

ISELIN, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lightway Solar America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd., has announced the execution of a 16.6 megawatt Supply Agreement with Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: PPRW / PINK:PPRW) Lightway is scheduled to begin delivery of solar panels from Q4 2012 throughout 2013 for projects developed by Premier Power in both the U.S. and European markets.

Share-A-Thon Touted as Largest Event in Maricopa Community History

LAVEEN, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A Share-A-Thon sponsored by Maricopa Village Christian School, Natives with a Mission (NWAM), and local churches including Litchfield Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, is being promoted as the largest event in the history of Maricopa Village; a small and obscure tribal community nestled at the foot of the Estrella Mountains.

FirstClose Designated to Inc. 5000's Annual List of Fastest-Growing Companies

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClose, a leading aggregator of mortgage settlement services, announced that it has been named to Inc. 5000's 2012 fastest-growing private companies list. FirstClose ranks 2,876 with an industry rank in the real estate category of 47 and notable three-year sales growth of 79 percent.

Real Estate Website Empowers Investors Worldwide Via Unbiased Research

CALGARY, Alberta (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Joe Iannuzzi, founder and CEO of Greatest Boom Ever (GreatestBoomEver.com), always had an interest in the 'unbiased economic fundamentals' of real estate. Why is a market good? Why is a market bad? So, he began his research and this educational real estate portal was born.

Inmates Are Now Able to Apologize to Their Victims Online at The Apology Project

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Joe Baker, a Tennessee inmate, has been incarcerated for 24+ years. With the help of his family, Joe has developed a website where offenders can apologize to their victims online in a non-intrusive way. In his quest to make amends for his crime, Joe created the website The Apology Project (theapologyproject.com) and continues to give back for his wrongdoing and encourages other inmates to do the same.

Lightway Solar America Enters Into Agreement with Suntuity to Supply 22 MW of Photovoltaic Modules

ISELIN, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lightway Solar America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd., and Suntuity have entered in an agreement for Lightway to supply 22 megawatts of solar panels for 31 of Suntuity's solar projects located throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California.

LTC Financial Partners and ‘Dr. Marion’ Give 250 Toy Animals to Ronald McDonald House for Kids Needing Care

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Kids with medical needs feel better and get better with tender loving care. So do older family members with disabilities. But human TLC is seldom handy 24/7. That's where a warm, fuzzy toy animal can make a difference. On Monday, November 12, 250 of them are being donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) (RMHC(R)) of Greater Las Vegas by LTC Financial Partners, LLC.

CMI’s Laura Winn and Steve DiCarlo, Fidelity Investments, to Co-Present at IIR’s The Marketing Research Event 2012

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Laura Winn, vice president, client solutions for CMI, and Steve DiCarlo, vice president of market research, Fidelity Investments, will present 'Honeymoon Period: Three Tips to Evaluate Your Early Customer Lifecycle' at IIR's The Marketing Research Event (TMRE) November 12-14, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida.

NOVAD CEO Davon Kelly Continues Entrepreneurial Pursuits Opening Second My Barber’s Lounge Location in Forestville, Md.

LANDOVER, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The popular, upscale barbershop chain, My Barber's Lounge, has a new location in Forestville, Maryland. Located at 3436 Donnell Drive, the new shop offers services that include haircuts, fades, trims, shaves and hair braiding. The Greenbelt location (8831 Greenbelt Road) of My Barber's Lounge has been described as the 'nicest barbershop in Prince Georges County.'

Victoria Texas Mom and Make-Up Artist Takes Success to Online Web Portal: Beauty and Fashion by Christina

VICTORIA, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Makeup Artist Christina Sanchez has been passionate about makeup and skin care for quite some time. She is a family woman and a mother, who is a professional makeup artist with a small retail store in Victoria. Christina has a customer oriented approach that has won her success in her terrestrial ventures. She has now taken that success to a new online store located at Christina-Fashion.com.

Orange Leap Shine Brighter Series for Nonprofits features ‘Tap Into New Donations with Non-cash and Online Giving’

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Orange Leap (www.orangeleap.com) is sponsoring 'Tap Into New Donations with Non-cash and Online Giving,' presented by Kevin Myers of iDonate and part of Orange Leap's Shine Brighter Series webcasts for nonprofit organizations.

New Release! Complete PC and Server System Deployment Solution using EaseUS Deploy Manager

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Software is an innovative software developer that keeps providing cost effective solutions for storage management and data protection since its inception. Known internationally for its full featured solutions, EaseUS now introduces a system deployment tool: EaseUS Deploy Manager 2.0, which can efficiently deploy system images to multiple computer machines simultaneously, providing maximum flexibility and driving down cost.

Dawn Westerberg Consulting Receives Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant Designation

AUSTIN, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC was recognized as a Certified Consultant at the annual Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network conference, Gathering 2012. The designation was based on marketing achievements and participation in the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network in 2012. Dawn [...]

Riverside Surgical Weight Loss Center Now Offering STARR Treatment Bariatric Surgery

SEBASTIAN, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Riverside Surgical and Weight Loss Center is now offering the STARR Treatment to its bariatric surgery patients. STARR, which stands for 'surgical tiny access and rapid recovery,' is a state-of-the-art, micro-laparoscopic technique that is thought to improve recovery from a gastric sleeve or band procedure.

Cristelle’s Music Breaks Out of Clubs and onto Soundtracks

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — While DJs at nightclubs are using Cristelle’s “Breakdown” to keep dance floors filled, her recordings are also playing on the soundtracks of television programs across a wide spectrum of entertainment. Cristelle’s song “Dance My Life Away,” the title of [...]

Regent Education introduces Regent 8

FREDERICK, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Built by a team of world-class engineers and designed by a seasoned group of financial aid professionals, Regent 8 is the only Software as a Service (SaaS) based solution to offer complete support for non-term, nonstandard term and standard academic year schools. Regent 8 by Regent Education reflects collaboration with some of the largest, most technologically advanced schools in the country to identify evolving business requirements.

Allstar Coaches: Luxury RV Rentals Serve Multiple Markets

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Luxury RV rentals are not just for special occasions. Staff at Allstar Coaches will tell you that it gets creative and practical client requests as well.

Portable Heating at its Best!

STRATFORD, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In its 4th year of business and hundreds of bed bug inspections performed, Bed Bug Finders LLC and Northeast Heat Treatment LLC of Stratford, Connecticut, announce a new service option for eradication of bed bugs by means of a unique heat treatment process. Combined with over 130 years of trade heating experience, the principals of Bed Bug Finders and its technical advisors have developed this new 'heareat' process that employs the latest industry equipment standards.

New Update! EaseUS Todo Backup 5.3 and EaseUS Deploy Manager Bring a Reliable, Secure and Comprehensive Backup and Deployment Solution

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EaseUS Software, as an innovative software developer for providing cost effective solutions for storage management and data protection, today released version 5.3 of its family of EaseUS Todo Backup products and the new release of EaseUS Deploy Manager. The latest version and new product has been enhanced a lot to meet the growing needs of PCs, workstations and servers users.

Gobble Gobble! Family-Friendly Thanksgiving Songs from Ruth Roberts Music

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With an entire album of family-friendly tunes, Ruth Roberts Music is ready to help keep everyone singing through the November holidays with “Thanksgiving Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone,” now available on iTunes. “This wonderful season means family gatherings, [...]

Titan Lenders Corp. MERS Compliance Solution Selected for 2012 Mortgage Technology Fix-It Award

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. has been awarded the coveted 2012 Fix-It Award from Source Media's Mortgage Technology magazine. Titan Lenders Corp. was selected based upon its development of MinTrak(TM) a solution that enables servicers and MERS(R) Members to meet emerging MERS compliance requirements.

Mortgage Document Preparation Vendor International Document Services Selected for 2012 Lenders’ Choice Mortgage Technology Award

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, took home the 2012 Lenders' Choice Mortgage Technology Award at the 13th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards Ceremony on Sunday Oct. 21.

Wilhelm Family Vineyards announces their 3rd Annual Patriot Salute Wine Festival

SONOITA, Ariz. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wilhelm Family Vineyards (WFV) is hosting their third annual Patriot Salute Wine Festival Saturday and Sunday, Nov 10 and 11, 2012, located at 21 Mountain Ranch Drive, Elgin, AZ 85611. Numerous activities and vendors are planned for the entire family.

Digiarty Software Starts Halloween Giveaway with WinX DVD Video Converter on Oct. 29

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With the Halloweenish atmosphere making an inroad into the end of October, Digiarty Software (www.winxdvd.com) recruits participants to get valuable freebies for this annual holiday. Two free Halloween gifts, the New iPad Ripper and WinX HD Video Converter Halloween edition, are the assistants to play DVD and HD videos on the new iPad 4/3, iPad Mini, iPhone 5, Surface Tab, Galaxy S III and any other new Apple or Android gadgets.

Lightway Solar America Enters Into Agreement with Pristine Sun to Supply 11.8 MW of Solar Modules

ISELIN, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lightway Solar America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd., and Pristine Sun, LLC have entered in an agreement whereas Lightway will supply 11.8 megawatts of solar panels for 12 projects located throughout California ranging from 325 KW to 1.95 MW. The Supply Agreement was structured to have Lightway's project development subsidiary, LWSA Project Development LLC, invest a total of $2.55M in exchange for equity ownership.

American Leg Cramp Society Founder Reveals New Leg Cramp Cure

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Stop leg cramps (LC) and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) instantly, naturally - awake or asleep and even before they start! These remedies, now offered online by American Leg Cramp Society as Deveraux Thomas Techniques (DDT), and available at http://american-leg-cramp-society.org have a patent pending.

ADF Triage-Examiner Key Component in Successful NPIA e-Forensics Pilot Program

BETHESDA, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ADF Solutions announced today that Triage-Examiner(R), a forensic triage tool, was utilized by all five of the East Midlands police forces participating in the highly successful e-Forensics pilot program conducted by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) in the U.K. The aim of the six-month pilot was to speed up the process for all forces by providing one standardized approach to the examination of computers and mobile devices.

Mortgage Technology Magazine Names Global DMS Client United Fidelity Funding to its Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers List

LANSDALE, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, the leading provider of compliant Web-based valuation management software, announced that its client, United Fidelity Funding Corp. (UFF), earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine's 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers list. Global DMS' Web-based appraisal management and valuation solution was cited as a key reason that UFF made the list.

Lightway Solar America Executes 62.8 MW Solar Project Development Pipeline

ISELIN, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lightway Solar America, Inc. (LSA), the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd. (LGNE), has announced the execution of 62.8 Megawatts of contracts through their project development subsidiary, Lightway Solar America Project Development, LLC (LWSA PD).

New York City Non-Profit to host Michael Alan’s ‘Living Installation’ Friday, November 9 at ABC NORIO

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Art for Progress (AFP), a NYC 501(c)3 nonprofit, is proud to announce it is hosting artist Michael Alan's 'Living Installation: Family Misfit Healing' on Friday, November 9 at ABC NORIO in NYC's Lower East Side.

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