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KIRKLAND, Wash. /New York Netwire/ -- LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), today announced a five-part 'solution set' for Americans facing a growing problem: how to cope when Mom, Dad or another family member succumbs to dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease. When dementia strikes, memory and other faculties decline.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Velplex, LLC announced this week that after one year, TopProdeals(TM), a technology platform that connects buyers and sellers of discount dental supplies, has evolved into being an industry leader. On average, dentists realize an average savings of 50 to 75 percent off retail prices. Product diversity is also a key to the site's success.

DALLAS, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Phillips Productions, Inc., a recognized leader in television program development and HD video production, today announced its new company name: Phillips MediaSource. With clients across Texas using its various video content development strategies, the company is changing its name to better reflect the its comprehensive portfolio.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the second in a series of Healthcare Engagement Videos, 'Understanding Healthcare Reform.' The video provides a clear overview of the Affordable Care Act, simplifying its many elements into a straightforward, easily understood review.

HOUSTON, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Whiteflash Inc., internationally acclaimed retailer of ideal diamonds and designer engagement rings, announced today a new promotion on the wildly popular social networking site Pinterest. In celebration of recently becoming an authorized retailer for top jewelry designer Tacori, Whiteflash will be giving away a fabulous Tacori fashion necklace to one lucky 'pinner.'

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /New York Netwire/ -- The Cambridge Historical Commission has recognized the exterior restoration of Christ Church Cambridge, built in 1761, with a 2013 Historic Preservation Award. Charlie Allen Restorations, located at 91 River Street in Cambridge, oversaw the restoration. Frank Shirley was the project architect; Masterworks Painting painted the building.

IRVING, Texas /New York Netwire/ -- Irving Independent School District (ISD) is located outside of Dallas, and provides a comprehensive curriculum of educational services to nearly 35,000 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The special education department of Irving ISD has decided to pilot Caselite Software with its staff of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) during the 2013-14 school year.

CHICAGO, Ill. /New York Netwire/ -- Golf enthusiasts will smile at this: Golf Pipeline is a place where you can now track every aspect of your golf game in one convenient and comprehensive web portal. Golf Pipeline provides a place to search and book tee times, invite your friends to join in the game, track your scores as you go, and much more.

CULVER CITY, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Shaun Valentine, a cloud software specialist, has joined DAX, LLC as Director of Program Management. Valentine will oversee product strategy and future roadmap of the DAX application and platform. Valentine comes to DAX after nearly three years at Cognizant where he was Sr. Product Manager for the assetSERV product line overseeing product strategy and roadmap for their digital asset management offering.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Bright Spanish, an organization comprised of a small group of Spanish teachers, is offering free six-week Spanish courses online. The classes are taught live in a video conference 'classroom,' where students listen to the teacher and participate in real time. The group hopes to make Spanish learning more accessible by providing interactive, guided classes that anyone can take regardless of their location or budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On June 14, 2013 New York Times Best Selling Author and Activist Sister Souljah will headline a Global Summer Reading Initiative discussing a highly anticipated follow up to her book 'Coldest Winter Ever.' This new novel, 'A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story' (Emily Bestler Books/Atria; ISBN: 978-1439165317) will be the central topic of discussion for young people across the globe, as they come together to discuss and encourage the importance of Summer Reading.

MESA, Ariz. /New York Netwire/ -- A strong commitment to the Virginia market has resulted in continued success for Edupoint Educational Systems, as five former Star_Base districts representing over 177,000 students have recently selected the Synergy Education Platform - a leading student information system solution for the national K-12 market.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- The Corporate Advocate, once a construction and real estate accounting firm, faced a challenging economy and shrinking business prospects. In 2008, its owners decided to reinvent The Corporate Advocate to a business processing outsourcing company. Chief Operating Officer Ray Blom relied on the County of San Bernardino's Workforce Investment Board (WIB) to find and train the right employees for the new business platform.

GREEN BAY, Wis. /New York Netwire/ -- According to Mayfield Sports Marketing, no other sport in America comes close to the popularity of football, and few athletes are revered like the giants of the gridiron. In Wisconsin, our Green Bay players along with Green Bay Coaches and Executives have become some of the most sought out keynote speakers as their experiences mixed with passion come to life on stage.

GREEN BAY, Wis. /New York Netwire/ -- 'The Ultimate Packer Fan Connection' began as just a thought three years ago by Super Fan Wayne "The Ultimate Fan" Sargent and Steve 'The Owner' Tate. Fans from all over the world brought them to realize there was a need to host an event reuniting unity amongst Packer Fans. With the cooperation of The Stadium View Bar and Grill 'The Ultimate Packer Fan Connection' was founded.

PHOENIX, Ariz. /New York Netwire/ -- Next up on Indiegogo: Graphic Tools for the Average Joe: No Design Skills? No Problem. Just hack a Toolmonks design in ToolSuite. It's the next innovation on the crowd funding stage: A simple solution for non-technical people to create custom graphics and vibrant 3D images for websites, social media sites, display ads and blogs.

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Laidlaw's Harley Demos are a popular and exciting way for riders to experience first-hand, the power and performance of a Harley-Davidson(R) motorcycle. On June 14 and 15 2013 the Corporate Harley-Davidson factory demo truck rolls into town and sets up shop at Laidlaw's Harley-Davidson allowing riders to experience the exhilaration for themselves by twisting the throttle on one of the new 2013 models.

ONTARIO, Calif. /New York Netwire/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Joe Cotugna as a property and casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire Division. Cotugna brings 23 years of experience in risk management, with a focus on the food industry and construction to EPIC.

LOVELAND, Colo., June 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Increasing wildfire danger, persistent drought and cuts to Federal fire-fighting resources are making Linda Masterson's newly released book, 'Surviving Wildfire' (ISBN: 978-1-936555-15-4; PixyJack Press), a practical prescription for homeowners living with wildfire risk who want to know how to be better prepared, stay alive when wildfire threatens and have what they'll really need to start over if disaster strikes.

FREMONT, Calif., June 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- COMPUTEX 2013 -- TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software solutions for wired and wireless applications, today announced that it will demonstrate new advances in its SecureF1rst CPE Gateway Solution (CGS) on several system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, and a new, powerful Cloud Device Management Solution (CDMS) from June 3 to June 7 during the Computex Taipei trade-show.