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SAN DIEGO, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- The Pillai Center For Mind Science will host a free live-stream webcast and Google+ Hangout on July 28, 2013 to present the power of sounds to increase intelligence. The free webcast will provide a forum for collaborative discussion to researchers, doctors and mystics worldwide.

SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt. /New York Netwire/ -- There is new hope for 'ugly shed' owners. Jamaica Cottage Shop, Inc. of Vermont is hosting its first-ever 'Ugly Shed Contest' where the owner of the 'ugliest shed' will win a beautiful new wooden shed. And, it's free to enter.

HONG KONG /New York Netwire/ -- SharpNight has announced today that their popular software, 7-Data Card Recovery, with optimizations focusing on video and photo recovery. According to Cloud Backup, 29 percent of data loss occurs due to human error. The information lost is not always destroyed and unrecoverable if proper steps are taken to recover it within a short period of time.

SIGNAL HILL, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- There are smiles on the faces of more children and families this summer - smiles very familiar to one local food bank. For the third year in a row, Food Finders of Signal Hill is hosting its 'Summer To End Hunger' food drive 2013. This drive aims to fill in the hunger gaps where school breakfast and lunch programs end.

DURANGO, Colo. /New York Netwire/ -- In a new market study, Insight Research Corp. projects that the aggregate market for a key group of data services will grow two to three times the rate for basic transport services over the next five years. With many voice and legacy data services declining, these advanced strategic services represent the highest growth areas for telecom services targeted to U.S. businesses.

DURHAM, N.C. /New York Netwire/ -- Heart IT today announced the release of Version 8 of their flagship products: WebPAX PACS and Universal Viewer. Heart Imaging Technologies is the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation.

DALLAS, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Orange Leap announced today that Adam Roth, CEO of StreamLink Software, will be presenting 'Maximizing Board Engagement and Effectiveness' on July 25, 2013 as part of its Shine Brighter Series of webcasts for non-profits.

ACTON, Mass. /New York Netwire/ -- XJTAG today launched a new product, XJInvestigator, an advanced analysis and debug tool for use in the production of electronics. XJInvestigator is available as part of XJTAG's latest v3.1 JTAG boundary scan software release. In the U.S., Etoolsmiths provides sales, technical support and services for the XJTAG Boundary SCAN product Line.

CHICAGO, Ill. /New York Netwire/ -- The Jeff Fest Arts and Music Festival features something for everyone from dancers to musicians, actors and artists, and a hands-on community paint project. The three-day festival kicks off Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. Located on the grounds of Jefferson Memorial Park on Chicago's Northwest side, Jeff Fest has become one of Chicago's most highly anticipated neighborhood music festivals of the summer.

LANSDALE, Pa., July 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software for the mortgage industry, announced that its valuation management software is integrated with DataQuick(R), a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning. The integration taps DataQuick's Collateral Validation (CV) analytics to render accurate valuations by utilizing in-depth area-based metrics.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that Darius Kharabi has joined the firm as Partner in the Technology Transactions practice. Darius will be based in Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Kharabi advises companies in a variety of industries, with a focus on the health care and technology spaces.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- VLP Law Group is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its East Coast corporate practice with the addition of Conrad Everhard, who joins as a partner in New York. Mr. Everhard is a senior corporate and transactional attorney with over twenty years of private practice experience and three years as General Counsel.

SANTA FE, N.M. /New York Netwire/ -- Dragon's Gate Creative Journeys, an experiential workshop service for writers led by Milli Thornton, author of 'Fear of Writing' (ISBN: 978-1591098188), announced today the third edition of the Fear of Writing Clinic Student Workbook. The workbook has been used since 2005 to help students at the Fear of Writing Clinic overcome deep-seated fears, allowing workshop participants to write more spontaneously and with less self-censure.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- IntransaBrand products combined with Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) create a powerfully integrated video server and storage solution for video system integrators and enterprise customers, it was announced today. IntransaBrand products are manufactured and supported under license from Viakoo, Inc.

DANA POINT, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- According to Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist at Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist, 'Probiotics for dogs and cats are quickly becoming an invaluable part of pet nutrition.' More veterinarians are prescribing pet probiotics as they see how much these supplements benefit dogs and cats. Probiotics are friendly bacteria that naturally inhabit the digestive tract.

TROY, Mich., July 2, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the nation, announced that it rolled out a new program that gives brokers the option to waive escrows up to 90 percent LTV, with no M.I., on all conventional products in all states.

MIAMI, Fla. /New York Netwire/ -- Available now from Hypothesis Publishing Company is the first-ever next-generation dating book, 'Lion Taming: How Busy Professional Women Avoid the Seven Most Disappointing Suitors and Date Higher,' by Corey Weiner. In store for readers is a concise, info-packed read encouraging women to discriminate - politely that is - in their romantic lives without changing a thing about themselves or manipulating others.

IRVINE, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- PowerGuard(R) Specialty Insurance Services today announced that more than one million insured solar panels have been reported to the PowerGuard Third Party Warranty Program and delivered into the Japanese marketplace. It allows solar manufacturers to offer clients the enhanced security of additional warranty protection in the unlikely event of a solar manufacturer's bankruptcy.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Neotrope(R), an advertising, marketing and PR firm launched in 1983, announced today the recipients of its annual Non-Profit PR Grant for 2013. Each worthy cause is a U.S.-based 501(c)3 charity 'doing good' on a local, or national level. As part of this in-kind grant program, Neotrope is providing PR solutions, news dissemination (through its Send2Press(R) Newswire service), online advertising, and social media marketing for the charities.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Desert Cities Dialysis needed to hire new employees; however all of its applicants were recent graduates who required extensive training. Manager Zabelle Cosson recognized that the County of San Bernardino's recruitment services and On-The-Job Training program could offset costs of finding and training the right people. The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board screened all applicants and referred the most qualified.