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Your Quick Guide to the Best Divorce in Massachusetts: A Successful Start to Your New Life

EASTON, Mass., Jan. 6, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Getting divorced? At stake is your financial future as well as your relationship with your children if you have any, says Massachusetts divorce lawyer Bill Farias. Will you just wing it and see how things go or will you instead take steps to ensure that you give yourself the best chance of a favorable outcome? As with anything else in life, preparation for divorce can significantly increase your chances of getting the results you want.

"Your Quick Guide to the Best Divorce In Massachusetts: A Successful Start to Your New Life" (ISBN is 978-1-63385-106-1) by attorney Bill Farias is the easiest way to get all of the key information you need to maximize your chances of meeting your divorce goals.

"As soon as divorce is a possibility, you should start educating yourself on how the process works and what you should and should not be doing. Too many people unfortunately make no effort to gain any knowledge on the subject, and that usually leads to mistakes being made along the way-some of which are not fixable. Clients developing a plan early and making sound decisions throughout the process substantially increases their chances of a good outcome," says Bill Farias.

This book includes information on all of the major topics related to divorce, including what you should do to prepare for the divorce, how to choose an attorney, the costs of divorce, and all of the major issues addressed in divorce such as child custody and support, alimony, and property division, as well as issues that arise during and after the divorce, such as contempt and modification. It also includes valuable quick-reference tips that provide key information at a glance.

"This is not the time to leave things to chance. Reading this book will instantly give you an edge in your divorce. It will help you develop an initial plan, choose the right lawyer, and have a firm grasp on how the process works and what the key issues are. Put yourself on the path to a better result in your divorce," adds Farias.

For more info: http://www.billfariaslaw.com/divorce-book/.

About the Law Offices of Bill Farias:

The Law Offices of Bill Farias represents clients in Massachusetts divorce and family law, including divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, property division, alimony, modifications, and contempt cases. The firm provides aggressive representation and the highest quality client service, which yields exceptional results.

Visit http://www.billfariaslaw.com/ to see what others have to say about their service and to learn more about Massachusetts divorce.

You can also find Farias on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Law-Offices-of-Bill-Farias-159536537397758/.

Law Offices of Bill Farias
* 45 Bristol Drive, Suite 101, Easton, MA 02375. P: 508-682-8060.
* 277 Bedford St., Fall River, MA 02720. P: 508-675-0464.

Twitter: @Divorcema

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Real Estate Investment Firm Turns Tidy Profit in One Year

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Carolwood Equities, a privately-held, fully-integrated real estate investment company, just closed a deal for an impressive return and the firm's founders, Andrew Shanfeld and Adam Rubin, partners, say it's just the beginning.

One year ago, they, along with a group of investors purchased a 56-unit apartment complex in Charlotte, N.C. The firm just sold the property, yielding an impressive 81 percent return.

"Andrew and I met in high school, but then went to different colleges," Rubin says. "After college, we re-connected in New York City and put the plans in motion for Carolwood Equities. We'd talked about it for years and our first deal was a great success."

These two 23-year old principals are no strangers to the business world. Rubin is the son of Nathan Rubin, a Los Angeles cardiologist and principal of parking conglomerate the L & R Group of companies which operates under the name Joe's Auto Parks in downtown Los Angeles and Wally Park, a national airport parking operator. Shanfeld's father is also a prominent real estate investor in West Los Angeles.

When the partners and their investors purchased the Charlotte apartment complex, it was in disrepair. With the help of Rra Shannon, the onsite property manager, the interiors were completely renovated; they put in new landscaping, installed a security system and re-branded the property which included changing the name from Bent-Oaks to Dewberry Townhomes.

"Rra oversaw the whole transition and was instrumental in seeing this project through to its successful conclusion," Rubin says.

By researching these markets, stressing selectivity rather than volume and thriving in complex situations, Carolwood Equities will continue to deliver unusually high returns at minimal risk to its limited partners. The company's proven ability to both accurately underwrite transactions and implement management strategies allows the firm to yield strong risk adjusted returns to its investors.

"We make good investments," Rubin says. "We're young, we provide quick turnaround times and impressive IRRs."

For more information: http://www.CarolwoodEquities.com/ .

About Carolwood Equities:

Carolwood Equities was formed in 2012. All start-up money was raised from outside investors. The firm's objective is to acquire a diverse portfolio of investment-grade assets ripe for repositioning through tailored renovation, attractive financing and focused management. Los Angeles-based, the firm also operates offices in New York City and Charlotte, N.C.

TWITTER: @carolwoodequity - https://twitter.com/carolwoodequity

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Best New Year’s Health Advice: Beware of Doctor’s Scare Tactics!

CORTE MADERA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Don Harte, noted California chiropractic and health activist, offers everyone the most direct health advice he can for the New Year: "Want Health? Don't fall for the scare tactics of your doctor! Pursue health instead!"

Understanding that his advice could be confusing to some, "Scare tactics are so standard in medical practice these days, that they are considered normal in society. Instead of pursuing health, Big Medicine, and its two degenerate siblings, Big Pharma and Big Government have fooled you." Dr. Harte continues, "They have convinced an already over-diagnosed, over-drugged society that doing anything and everything to avoid disease is the same as pursuing health. Imagine -- they sell drugs as 'wellness!'"

"One of the great scams of our time," Dr. Harte says, "is preventative medicine. The problem with preventative medicine is that it prevents health." He says "the whole concept of preventative medicine is a mindset of fear. Diseases that are known to be mild and non-life-threatening are deliberately labeled as dangerous. Some are just falsely pushed as killer diseases through gross manipulation of statistics. A lot of this medical propaganda serves as marketing material for unnecessary and risky vaccinations. The frenzy WILL get worse this year."

"Chiropractic is founded upon the fact that the body is capable of healing itself," according to Dr. Harte. "Chiropractic springs from a philosophy of empowerment." He contrasts this with Medicine. "The philosophy of Medicine is, clearly, a philosophy of fear. It is through this fear that they create the huge market for their vaccines, which sells their inaccurate and probably dangerous diagnostic procedures, like mammography, which puts and keeps millions on lifetime prescriptions to allegedly prevent heart attacks and strokes. They have, falsely, painted a substance that the body actually makes itself, cholesterol, as some sort of chemical killing monster. Their drugs to bring down cholesterol levels, the statins, causing far more problems than they prevent." He goes on: "But in this climate of Medicine-induced fear, logic and the facts of basic biology are thrown out of the window."

Dr. Harte notes, "The scare tactics of Big Medicine often take shape in the bigotry of those who automatically hate those with differing, more natural views of health and disease." He advises, "If you truly desire better health in the New Year, reject medical scare tactics. Respect you own body's innate capacity to heal, to function normally. Empower that capacity by liberating your own nervous system through regular, wellness chiropractic care. The only true healing is from the inside-out."

Dr. Don Harte, former medical student, is a principled, traditional chiropractor serving Marin and the Greater Bay Area since 1981. He is an activist in the struggle for free speech for chiropractors. Dr. Harte was named 2006 "Chiropractor of the Year" by the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA). He has served on the Boards of the WCA and the Council on Chiropractic Practice. His articles have been published in OMNI magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Chiropractic Journal and Journal of the California Chiropractic Association.

More information on and from Dr. Harte: http://www.chirodrharte.com/.

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harteofchiropractic .

Twitter: @drdonharte

The Harte of Chiropractic, Prof. Corp., 21 Tamal Vista - Suite 170, Corte Madera, CA 94925.

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Dawes Devices Introduces The MKII Hybrid Boost Controller for All Turbo Applications

DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 5, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 3 Bar Racing Inc. today announced their new Dawes Device MKII Hybrid Boost Controller. This boost controller gives more area under the boost curve, resulting in higher average torque.

A well-known path to power in a turbocharged vehicle is to increase the turbo boost pressure and supplied fuel. Boost increases can be accomplished through an ECU flash or stand-alone boost controller, either electronic or manual. Electronic boost controllers have improved in performance and cost, making it tempting to question if manual boost controllers (MBCs) are still relevant. However, the basic automotive turbo system has been unchanged for over 40 years.

The turbo contains a compressor/turbine assembly, whose speed is regulated by either a wastegate, or VNT arrangement. The wastegate or VNT vanes are in turn, controlled by a vacuum or boost signal. Just like the Saab designs of the 1970s, the ECU controls the level of boost by modulating this signal with a solenoid. Whereas an electronic boost controller takes over the control of this solenoid from the ECU, a manual controller bypasses the solenoid entirely.

Modern manual boost controllers use a ball and spring valve to control the signal to the wastegate or VNT and should not be confused with the "bleed" boost controls of the past. This design keeps the feedback loop short, reducing hysteresis (the tendency of the electronic boost controller to overshoot the desired boost level, due to the lag time in the electronic and pneumatic feedback circuits). This means that the electronic controller must approach the boost limit more slowly, to avoid overboost, reducing the amount of boost area under the curve.

While not readily apparent in peak dyno figures, reduced area under the boost curve translates to a loss of average torque. Serious racers have known this for decades and often choose an MBC for full race duty. If you want to retain your electronic controller for street duty, you can still switch between the two with the addition of a solenoid.

The people at Dawes Devices have made the best manual boost controllers of this type, for over 15 years. They were the first to use industrial ceramics in their construction, creating the "Hybrid" designation.

The Dawes Devices Hybrid MBC was covered in Sport Compact Car's "Project WRX" story and has been installed in everything from Porsche 911s, to Mitsubishi EVOs. The new MKII variant builds on the original design by improving strength and reducing weight.

You can find Dawes Devices MKII Hybrid Boost Controllers at Amazon or http://Dawes-Devices.com/.

Dawes Devices are available for Gasoline (petrol), Diesel Truck, and VNT (variable nozzle turbine) applications.

To learn more about 3 Bar Racing Inc., visit http://3barracing.com/.

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* Photo Caption: The Dawes Devices MKII MBC reduces lag and overboost.

Twitter: @3barracing #BoostController #DawesDevices

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10th Anniversary Edition of Best-Selling Medicaid Planning book published

LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 5, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Phylius Press is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Medicaid planning book "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets" (ISBN: 978-1-941123-04-1), by attorney K. Gabriel Heiser.

Since he started 10 years ago, author Heiser has added the 535-page professional manual version of the book (for attorneys, accountants, and financial professionals), a Kindle version of Medicaid Secrets, as well as six eBooks (available only at http://www.MedicaidSecrets.com/ ), including the brand new one on Veterans' pension benefits.

"Over 10 years ago, as a practicing attorney focused exclusively on estate planning and elder law, I decided to write a short guide that would explain the Medicaid rules," said attorney Heiser. "My initial plan was to create a 30-page eBook. But as I got into it, I realized that to do justice to the extremely complicated laws would take a lot more pages! Besides, simply knowing the law won't help people plan properly, so much of the book is devoted to discussing the options available to people in advance of entering a nursing home. I also added many examples throughout the text as well as five Case Studies in the back of the book, so they can see how the law and planning are applied to fairly typical scenarios."

While the basic laws that cover Medicaid eligibility for a person in a nursing home have not radically changed over the last 10 years, there have been several major federal laws and many state laws and court cases that make it dangerous to rely on out-of-date information. It is for this reason that Phylius Press publishes an annually updated version of the book each January.

"I'm extremely pleased that the book has sold so well over the years, and that many attorneys, accountants, and financial advisers have purchased the professional version of the book ("Medicaid Planning: From A to Z" (ISBN 978-1-941123-03-4))."

An upcoming addition to the line-up of Medicaid planning books is a 75-page Course Workbook and Study Guide, to help the professional learn the material in the "Medicaid Planning: From A to Z" manual. It will include numerous questions with complete answers in the back of the book so you can check yourself to see if you really understand the material.

For more information on the book "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets" visit: http://www.MedicaidSecrets.com/ or call 1-888-224-5988.

About Phylius Press:

Phylius Press, in Laredo, Texas, is the publisher of books on Medicaid planning. Its flagship book, the best-selling "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets" by attorney K. Gabriel Heiser, was first published in 2007 and is now in its tenth edition (2016). For 25 years Heiser had a law practice that was limited to estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning.

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Media Contact:
Kenneth Gabriel Heiser
Phylius Press
Info[at]phyliuspress.com

Twitter: @MedicaidInfo

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Massey Consulting Named to List of 2015 VAR Stars

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 5, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Massey Consulting, a leading accounting software consulting firm, announces that it has been named to Bob Scott's Insights 2015 VAR Stars.

Progressive Media Group's annual feature of Bob Scott's Insights VAR Stars, honors a select group of mid-market accounting software resellers.

"Being selected as a 2015 VAR Star is a great honor," said Massey Consulting founder Philip Massey, CPA. "It's a tribute to the efforts of the entire team of accounting and software professionals at Massey Consulting who work to help our customers select the best accounting software for their business as well as implement the solution and assist customers in gaining software proficiency."

The selection criteria for the 2015 VAR Stars rest on one basic principal, according to the publication, "quality, not revenue." A variety of factors are considered, including: awards resellers have received, growth, leadership in the industry, to name just a few.

The Winter 2015 Progressive Media Group publication, comments on the trends in mid-market accounting software in addition to naming the VAR Stars. Two important trends in the market noted are the move of applications to the cloud and the replacement of license sales with subscriptions.

"We have definitely seen a shift toward the cloud," agrees Massey. "CFOs recognize that they can benefit from robust financial accounting solutions that bring additional benefits as a result of being cloud-based; better security, anytime anywhere access, lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and faster Return on Investment (ROI)."

Massey Consulting offers multiple resources for nonprofits and businesses investigating cloud-based solutions. In addition to several white papers, Massey Consulting offers numerous webcasts ( http://www.masseyconsulting.net/calendar/ ) on a variety of cloud technology topics.

About Massey Consulting:

Founded in 2002, Massey Consulting is a reseller for accounting software products Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics GP. Our consultants boast a wealth of practical field experience gained as controllers, accountants and information system professional in a wide range of business environments. We are certified, recognized experts in each of the software solutions we offer. Our clients benefit from efficient, integrated solutions that allow them to focus more their business and less on their software. Massey Consulting currently serves over 80 clients across the United States and Canada.

More information: http://www.masseyconsulting.net/ .

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Twitter: @MasseyConsultin

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‘Iterations in Stone’ Opens at The Desert Light Gallery

KELSO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Desert Light Gallery, located in Mojave National Preserve's Kelso Visitors Center, Kelso California, announces the opening of a new fine art photography exhibit, "Iterations in Stone," (January 4 - March 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

The exhibit is an Artists in Residence exhibition from art photographer Ken Cook.

"Iterations in Stone" includes 18 pigment-on-paper prints derived from a thematic study of a complex rock formation in the Mid Hills area of Mojave National Preserve. These large-scale prints are texturally captivating, but the role of an artist is often to dismantle existing communication codes and reassemble them to present the world with new views.

Cook began his Artists in Residence project with a simple premise; photograph a unique formation of jumbled boulders in the Mid Hills area of Mojave National Preserve from the same location and perspective over a years' time under different light, weather, seasons, and atmospherics.

The thematic principle also was simple; the body of rock or stones do not change but the world around them and us does.

The art study, however, yielded different conclusions, Cook noted.

"As expected I captured some variations in the seasonality of the desert light, but other than direction, the light changes little and, of course, the stone does not change," said Cook. "What did change, after making thousands of images and spending hundreds of hours photographing this one subject, was my visual perception of the stone and jumble rock formation."

Working alone in the desert, Cook captured images at all times of day and night, an experience that he found had a meditative quality. "Peace comes easily while working the desert light and one can experience nature's harmony, free of life's daily chaos," Cook recalled.

Twelve months and thousands of shutter clicks later Cook distilled his collection of images to six key images of moments in time and light.

"Sometime during the first half of the year, I realized that I had begun to internalize this unique scene, and as an artist, I had the tools to extend what I saw and felt. I worked from pictorial images and then restated the prismatic quality of the light, the scene texture, and the emotional range which permitted me to create two iterations of the original pictorial scenes."

Blazing sun, cool black nights, thin clouds with a promise of rain that never came, skiffs of snow, moon and sunbeams, present more than light, they display nature's harmony free of life's daily chaos.

While Cook's pictorial presentations are delicate and nuanced, his iterations are stimulating and seductive as he treats his viewers to his perceptions of reality.

Sunlit rocks, foggy skies, early daybreaks and more, evolve into restatements of crisp, stark shadows with defined edges, glows of highlights, or perhaps blue-hour scenes with delicate pools of feathered highlights. The pictorial images tell us about the consistency of the desert but it's the iterations that draw our attention to isolated, significant details.

"I leveraged small changes in light into big changes with my appreciation for the desert's consistent peace and solitude," Cook said.

"Perhaps one can find these introspective and restorative moments in other places, but for me it was Mojave National Preserve, and this exhibit allows me to share them with our gallery audience."

For more information about the Preserve's Artist in Residence program and new Friends' group go to https://www.mojaveair.org/.

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* Caption: "Snow Number 2," by and Copr. (c) Ken Cook.

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‘Trey the Movie’ Produced for $68, Grosses over $150,000

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 4, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Urbanstylz, the independent production company, announced today that its first feature film, "Trey the Movie," which was produced for just $68, has grossed more than $150,000 in multiple channels of digital distribution while garnering attention at numerous film festivals. The film tells the story of a man whose life is so overwhelming that he snaps killing everyone in his path. It was Mr. James' directorial debut, with an experimental approach to production marked by trial, error and many accidental creative successes.

"I am so proud to see this film generate this kind of return on a microscopic budget," James said. "This kind of performance validates my approach, which was to push ahead despite violating every known principle of filmmaking. Because -- would you make a bad movie everyone talks about or a good movie nobody knows about? Or even worse are you 'that' guy that talk incessantly about making movies but never makes one? These are fair film making questions but questions that can cause you to be 'that' guy. I WAS NOT going to be 'that" producer!"

James was able to make the film with virtually no money, no film crew, no script and zero knowledge on how to make a movie - The lack of experience actually afforded James with the skill to not give up, the audacity to blindly lead, and the stupidity to put his life on hold while he dove headfirst into a new profession that he had zero probability of success. Ultimately, he was able to get the film made by feeding his volunteer cast and minimal crew for a total of $68, plus a cheeseburger!

Unable to find a full crew, he elected not to use most of the equipment he had been provided. Using just the camera, he was able to create many realistic scenes by finding unique moments in real places. Headaches, no-shows, and creative frustrations notwithstanding, the film went on to generate $150,000, win numerous film festivals awards, and become an underground cult film. Urbanstylz has released "Trey the Movie" (2013) for viewing on multiple Video On Demand (VOD) channels including free on YouTube until Valentines Day 2016.

James is now in development of his second film, a Faith-based feature called "Resolution Song," with Lester Speights, ("Transformers," "Norbit") and Kennedy Slocum (Nickelodeon - WITZ Academy).

About Antonio James:

After "Trey the Movie," James, U.S. Air Force Veteran and experienced film director in Los Angeles went on to produced numerous music videos and provided videography services for dozens of organizations and TV projects such as "The Sound Off" (FOX), Al Sharpton's National Action Network, and the Veteran's Affairs Public Affairs. From 2012 to present day, Mr. James has directed over 15 short films, starred in 5 shorts, and performed background work for the movie "Neighbors" and the award winning TV soap opera "General Hospital."

For more information, visit:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_D._James .

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2713831/ .

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-james-55538115 .

Learn more about Urbanstylz at: http://www.ustylz.com/ .

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TWITTER: @directorantoniojames #TreytheMovie

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SecuGen to Showcase the UN20 Serial OEM Sensor at CES 2016

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing the UN20 Serial™, a stand-alone high performance, low cost, optical fingerprint sensor at CES 2016 from January 6 to 9. Developers are invited to come by SecuGen's booth, number 21733 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center to see a demonstration of this revolutionary new OEM fingerprint sensor. The UN20 Serial will be released in Q1 2016.

The UN20 Serial OEM sensor integrates SecuGen's FAP 20 certified, optical fingerprint sensor with a 1 GHz CPU and SecuGen's library of NIST certified template extraction and matching algorithms. In addition, the UN20 Serial provides an open Linux development environment so developers can add their own functionality.

The UN20 Serial offers high quality image capture, NIST tested algorithms, a fast 1 GHz processor, and a highly flexible architecture, altogether priced at an amazingly low price. This is the first product to be released in the Unity Biometric Development Platform (BDP) product family.

Other products in the Unity BDP family will be announced over the next few months. These other products will include additional interfaces, such as USB, as well as hardware expansion boards that allow virtually limitless expandability.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "We looked at the old model of a sensor and a separate board running the extraction and matching algorithms, and we have been able to unite all the parts and package them in one small sensor. Embedding an open Linux development environment in the UN20 Serial makes this product unique in the industry. Pairing this with an astonishingly low price is a major breakthrough."

"The SecuGen engineering team has come up with a new approach to delivering world class OEM sensors," commented VP of Engineering Dan Riley. "The UN20 Serial is not just a sensor, it is an entire development platform. The uses for this product are nearly limitless. It represents a giant leap forward in OEM fingerprint technology."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, added, "For many years we have focused exclusively on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry. The UN20 Serial is the first of an amazing new product line, the Unity Biometric Development Platform (BDP). Unity BDP is the culmination of a decade of effort. We are very proud to be able to deliver the first product of its kind, a complete biometric development platform that is compact and affordable."

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation ( http://www.secugen.com/ ) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation, 2065 Martin Avenue Suite 108, Santa Clara, Calif. 95050, USA; Tel 408-727-7787.

Twitter: @SecuGenCorp

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BioTE Medical Study Showing Promising Results for Military Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD and TBI

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A current BioTE(R) Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study (in conjunction with the Veterans Advocacy Center (VAC)) is showing promising results in helping veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Founder of BioTE(R) Medical, Gary Donovitz, M.D., explains it this way: "Many veterans return from combat with PTSD and TBI. They have hormone imbalances that start in the pituitary gland. We are optimizing their hormones to help relieve their symptoms naturally. We do this by using bioidentical hormones instead of conventional prescription medication. This can improve the quality of their lives."

This study is FREE and available in 40 different states. It is open to veterans who have been discharged, are retired, or are still serving. It includes treatment and lab work (up to $2,000 in value). With such promising results, the program is still looking for qualified participants through the end of 2015.

If you or anyone you know might be interested in this study, please contact Mandy Cotten, DNP, APRN, FNP-C at mandy.cotten@BioTEmedical.com or go to http://www.biotemedical.com/ .

You can also contact Dr. Gary Donovitz online to schedule a speaking appearance or request more information.

Here is what two veterans have to say about their treatment so far: http://www.biotemedical.com/combat-trauma-tbi-and-ptsd-treatment-study.html .

About Dr. Gary Donovitz:

Gary Donovitz MD is the founder of BioTE(R) Medical and a renowned gynecologist in the Arlington, Texas area. Dr. Donovitz is an international instructor of the procedure and long-time proponent of Bio Identical Hormone Therapy (BHRT) who treats both men and women. In 2007, Dr. Donovitz received advanced training in BHRT and has trained more than 1,000 practitioners nationwide. He is Board Certified and is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. To learn more about Dr. Gary Donovitz, visit his website: http://www.garydonovitzmd.com/ .

VIDEO (YouTube): https://youtu.be/vF7uDVsFIw8 .

Twitter: @BioTEMedical #PTSD #HormoneBalance #BioTE

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‘Winter on Fire’ Director Awarded by Ukrainian President

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 30, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- American-Russian Business Council is pleased to announce that its member and director of the Netflix original documentary "Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom," Evgeny Afineevsky, has been awarded the Medal of the Cross of Ivan Mazepa by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Early this year Afineevsky already received Order of St. Prince Vladimir the Great from His Holiness, Filaret Patriarch of Kyiv & All Rus'-Ukraine. The film takes viewers behind the front lines of the Ukrainian uprising in 2013-2014.

"It is symbolic that the award is given to a Russian who fought for the independence of Ukraine and the formation of Europe. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, I am grateful for the work you've done," said Poroshenko, noting the symbolism of the fact that it was the first such award he was presenting as President and it was given to an American of Russian descent.

The Cross of Ivan Mazepa honors citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens or stateless persons for significant contribution to the revival of national, cultural, artistic, spiritual, architectural, military and historical heritage of Ukraine, for achievements in state, diplomatic, humanistic, scientific, educational and charitable activity.

"I am so honored to receive such an award on behalf of entire nation, for all hard labor that we've done," said Afineevsky. "For all the bruises, concussions, and injuries that I and my true team got during these days and nights of documenting history for the future generation, for the people all over the world, that one day they can learn, what had happened in the middle of peaceful country, in the middle of Europe."

In November 2013 Afineevsky flew to Kiev to observe Ukraine's fight for its identity and to capture the revolution on film. The result is the powerful and inspiring documentary of anti-government demonstrations that startled the world. Afineevsky previously directed 2 other documentaries and seven award winning feature films. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Directors Guild of America.

About "Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom":

"Winter on Fire" is a documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. "Winter on Fire" has had astonishing success at Venice International Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival, and won the People's Choice Documentary Award at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Los Angeles Times's Kenneth Turan wrote that "'Winter on Fire,' is imbued with a single and quite heartening spirit" and it is "an examination of what societal change looks like moment to moment." A.O. Scott (New York Times) called the movie "Powerful," adding "it tells a vivid tale of heroism and villainy." Mark Johnson from Awards Circuit noted it was "the best documentary I've seen this year." Tricia Olzewski (The Wrap) identified the film as "a testament to the human spirit."

"Winter on Fire" was named "The Best Movie of the Year" by Buro 24/7.

Watch "WINTER ON FIRE" on Netflix now.
Web site: http://www.winteronfiremovie.com/ .

Facebook: WinterOnFire
Twitter: @Winter_On_Fire @evgeny_director #WinterOnFire

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(2) VIDEO - "Winter on Fire" movie trailer: https://youtu.be/RibAQHeDia8 .

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EaseUS Conducts a Survey for Data and Information Security

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Recent reports have revealed that data or information security is a higher risk at the end of every year. EaseUS, an international leader in data backup and recovery utilities, has conducted an in-depth survey on data security for a healthy IT environment and made effective precaution suggestions to avoid information frauds and privacy leaks.

According to the long-term inquiry, it has disclosed that 82 percent have struggled with data security challenges for various reasons such as due to pranks, virus attacks, hacking, malicious spyware or malware, and important information and privacy disclosures. The most obvious occurrence is the sophisticated email scam due to important personal information leaking. On the basis of feedback, even some EaseUS users claimed that they also were spared a narrow escape from email fraud attempts. The recent investigation shows that criminals have gathered user email information in illegal manner or from unlawful avenues including irregular proxy servers, and then sent scam emails to users by the name of EaseUS or Apple App Store with a mimic of MyCommerce payment platform for a purchase request of cheap product copy. Many receivers of the trick are a little bit sloppy without verification of all the details and falls into the scammer's trap.

"Once I received an email for a payment of EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation sent by App Store. I'm not aware of the false branding information and unsuspectingly click on the given link to download the product. Later I realized that this email was perhaps a scam when automatic payment was completed which sent to my mailbox. I received no confirmation message or any other email after I downloaded the unreal application on my PC," an EaseUS customer named Micheal reported.

In such cases, it's an evident unauthorized activity; namely a fraud based on distinct signs in the email content. Hackers often send emails from fake Web sites that mimic reputable brands by adding or changing a few characters in the email address. Based on the information users offered, EaseUS Software, privacy-ready security tech, has detected a forged IP address which can viciously capture numerous information and alerted users of potential risks.

Information security and privacy are of paramount importance in today's information explosion world. EaseUS routinely shares useful advice for the public to take a multi-pronged approach to data or information security. The most effective way to guard against vulnerable data leak or loss is to reinforce the analyzing capacity and discretion; for example, careful analysis of email fraud which contains some common features such as fake email addresses, URLs, unbranded copy, typo, malicious attachments, emotional and uncharacteristic messaging.

Next, adequately monitor for unauthorized activity so that it becomes the usual practice for problem-tracking. Security products are maturing as vendors address how to better mesh security measures with user-friendly functionality. Also configuring proxy properly is to simply record system information instead of user login information as data privacy standards. What's more, the most effective way is appealing to laws for help. Legal team's opinion regarding user privacy rights can also help maintain a high level of security.

Find out more about EaseUS privacy policies at: http://www.easeus.com/privacy.htm .

About EaseUS Software:

EaseUS provides professional IT solutions for home, education and SMB users, service providers in data recovery, backup, system optimization and partition manager on both Windows and Mac platforms. Founded in 2004, EaseUS has established itself as a fast-growing international company with over 100 million wonderful users in the world.

For more information, please visit http://www.easeus.com/.

"EaseUS" is registered trademark of CHENGDU Yiwo Tech Development Co., Ltd. All other trademarks acknowledged.

Twitter: @easeus_software

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SecuGen Announces the UN20 Serial OEM Sensor, First of Unity Product Family

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 28, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce the UN20 Serial(TM), a stand-alone high performance, low cost, optical fingerprint sensor.

The UN20 Serial OEM sensor integrates SecuGen's FAP 20 certified, optical fingerprint sensor with a 1 GHz CPU and SecuGen's library of NIST certified template extraction and matching algorithms. In addition, the UN20 Serial provides an open Linux development environment so developers can add their own functionality.

The UN20 Serial offers high quality image capture, NIST tested algorithms, a fast 1 GHz processor, and a highly flexible architecture, altogether priced at an amazingly low price. This is the first product to be released in the Unity Biometric Development Platform (BDP) product family.

Other products in the Unity BDP family will be announced over the next few months. These other products will include additional interfaces, such as USB, as well as hardware expansion boards that allow virtually limitless expandability.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "We looked at the old model of a sensor and a separate board running the extraction and matching algorithms, and we have been able to unite all the parts and package them in one small sensor. Embedding an open Linux development environment in the UN20 Serial makes this product unique in the industry. Pairing this with an astonishingly low price is a major breakthrough."

"The SecuGen engineering team has come up with a new approach to delivering world class OEM sensors," commented VP of Engineering Dan Riley. "The UN20 Serial is not just a sensor, it is an entire development platform. The uses for this product are nearly limitless. It represents a giant leap forward in OEM fingerprint technology."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, added, "For many years we have focused exclusively on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry. The UN20 Serial is the first of an amazing new product line, the Unity Biometric Development Platform (BDP). Unity BDP is the culmination of a decade of effort. We are very proud to be able to deliver the first product of its kind, a complete biometric development platform that is compact and affordable."

The UN20 Serial will be released in Q1 2016. SecuGen will be demonstrating the UN20 Serial at the CES 2016 show in Las Vegas from January 6 to 9.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation ( http://www.secugen.com/ ) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

SecuGen(R) is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation, 2065 Martin Avenue Suite 108, Santa Clara, Calif. 95050, USA; Tel 408-727-7787.

Twitter: @SecuGenCorp

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Mid America Mortgage Seeks TRID Scratch and Dent Mortgage Loans for Potential Purchase

ADDISON, Texas, Dec. 22, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) Owner and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bode announced the firm's interest in purchasing Scratch & Dent loans with TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) infractions, even if a previous investor has rejected the loan for purchase.

"With TRID now in effect for two months, loans with the new disclosures have begun making their way to investors and been rejected for purchase due to minor TRID infractions to more significant errors. It is to be expected, with a change this voluminous, to have errors during the first months of loans," Bode explained. "While the industry has diligently striven to have systems in place, training delivered, and testing fully vetted, errors cannot be completely avoided."

"Mid America feels confident in its ability to cure these defects while providing lenders with an outlet for investor-rejected TRID loans," he added.

Examples of defects include:
* Disclosure timing outside of required timelines
* Missing NMLS information
* Missing real estate broker information
* Extraneous logos on the Loan Estimate (LE) or Closing Disclosure (CD)
* Title fees missing and/or not including "Title" before the fee name
* CD showing property address as borrower current address on a purchase.

To have your loan with TRID infractions considered for purchase by Mid America Mortgage, contact Richard Glover, managing director of whole loan sales, at 817-735-1071 or richard.glover@midamericamortgage.com.

About Mid America:
Additional information about Mid America Mortgage, Inc. can be found on the company's website at http://www.midamericamortgage.com/about/.

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Twitter: @midamericamtge #TRID

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Independent Write-In Presidential Candidate Promises to Deliver: Learn More in Worldwide Broadcast

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Donald Eugene Lowe says he has been preparing for this role his whole life. And, he plans to share the details of his presidential campaign and promises in a worldwide broadcast scheduled to take place on December 23 at 1:01 p.m. EST. Interested parties can also attend the event live at the Clarion Hotel at 441 Rio Concho Drive in San Angelo.

So, what sets this candidate apart from others? Well, for one, he is homeless.

"It just goes to show you what a great country we live in when someone like me has the opportunity to run for president," he says.

Lowe's experience and background are diverse. He is an active supporter of the military and says he's always "loaded and ready to go." Among his political stances, he believes in the right to bear arms, less taxes, guaranteed higher learning, a better healthcare system and less government.

He says that, like many citizens, he has a desire to play an active role in making his community, state and country a safer, and better place to raise children, to run a business and to forge a future filled with unlimited promise.

He urges those who share a similar vision to connect with him to make it happen.

"Together, we can make a meaningful difference for our families, our communities and our country," he says.

He's also seeking a vice presidential candidate.

"Who knows? It could be you," he adds.

There will be up to nine hours of live broadcast and Lowe will be taking questions from around the globe. The event area, itself, can host up to 300 people.

For more information, visit: http://www.lowe2016.com/.

The live broadcast will take place here: http://livestream.com/mrdonaldlowe.

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DISCLAIMER: This press release is paid for by the Donald Eugene Lowe presidential campaign fund.

Twitter: @mrdonaldlowe

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ReverseVision Offers Lenders and REALTORS a Reverse Mortgage Education Track at Jan. 2016 User Conference in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc. (www.reversevision.com), today announced that mortgage lenders, bankers and REALTORS(R) interested in learning why offering reverse mortgages in their lending portfolio allows them to better serve consumers are invited to attend a "Reverse Mortgage Facts" track at its inaugural User Conference 2016 in San Diego January 20 - 22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.

For ReverseVision RV Exchange(TM) users, User Con 2016 will feature general sessions and career tracks for reverse mortgage executives, loan officers, account executives, and administrators. The event will also feature sessions focused on forging relationships with Financial Planners, advertising and the CFPB, how TRID has impacted the reverse industry and more.

The "Reverse Mortgage Facts" track is an opportunity for both mortgage lenders and REALTORS to learn how HECM loans can be a safe, secure option for building their business by responsibly serving consumers in retirement or considering retirement lifestyle options. Included in the track will be an overview of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), the most common reverse mortgage product, created during the Reagan Administration and significantly restructured in the last two years. In addition, attendees will learn how reverse mortgages can help meet the needs of consumers by serving them where they are in life and retain them-and possibly their children-as "customers for life." Leading financial planners will explain HECMs as a valuable retirement tool and demonstrate the ability to accurately model cash flow scenarios that show retirees the best possible outcome for their financial future.

"If you are in the business of helping consumers make well-rounded decisions about how they buy a home or leverage home equity work after age 62, you need to learn from experts how reverse mortgages really work and impact the lives of consumers," said Wendy Peel, VP of Sales & Marketing at ReverseVision. "Since the HECM was created to serve this demographic in a specific way by allowing the home equity asset to be properly leveraged in retirement, it is important to be able to accurately discuss the option with consumers."

As home values continue to recover and interest rates rise in 2016, homeowners can once again be expected to factor home equity options in their financial decision making. Lenders, banks, credit unions and REALTORS will be able to improve their mortgage loan customer service and competitiveness by investing in education on home equity product options.

Early registration for "Reverse Mortgage Facts" is $249 until December 31, 2015.

To learn more about ReverseVision User Con 2016, visit the event website and to check-out this newly added track's schedule click on the blue "Reverse Mortgage Facts Track" button: http://www.reversevision.com/rv-user-con/ .

About ReverseVision:

Recognized as a Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500(TM) Company, ReverseVision, Inc. ( http://reversevision.com/ ) is the leading software and technology provider for the reverse mortgage industry offering products and services focused exclusively on reverse mortgages. More reverse mortgages are originated monthly using ReverseVision's RV Exchange platform than all other systems combined. ReverseVision has partnered with some of the finest and fastest growing lending organizations in the U.S. to provide the leading reverse mortgage technology to brokers, correspondents, lenders and investors. ReverseVision is recognized as a driving innovator in the reverse mortgage industry. ReverseVision continues to improve their software with frequent new innovations building on pioneering capabilities in reverse mortgage interactive graphs, scenario analysis, multi-environment performance analysis and workflow in the origination process.

Twitter: @ReverseVision #HECM #reversemortgage #realtors

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Study Highlights New Competition in Wear Coatings

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Thintri, Inc. (www.thintri.com) has announced a new market study that projects significant opportunities for new technologies in wear coatings. The report, "Wear Coatings: Hard Chrome and Its Alternatives, 2016," highlights the movement from traditional hard chrome and even common chrome replacements like thermal spray to an array of new technologies that care poised to capture significant markets in wear coating applications.

Traditional hard chrome plating has relied on the use of hexavalent chromium solutions, which have been related to significant health and environmental hazards. Tightened restrictions on hex chrome resulted in growing interest in alternatives to chrome. The main chrome replacement coating has been thermal spray, particularly HVOF. Both hard chrome plating and thermal spray applied to wear coatings have continued to grow in recent years.

Now, however, the situation is changing. For the first time, in this, the fifth version of Thintri's original 2003 chrome alternatives market study, hard chrome alternatives are poised to actually penetrate traditional hex chrome wear coating markets to the point of leading to a decline in hard hex chromes sales within the decade. The limitations of both hard chrome and thermal spray have made users of both technologies eager to find satisfactory alternatives.

A number of such alternatives have entered the market or will very soon. Chief among them is hard trivalent chrome, a long-sought method of plating chrome without using hazardous hexavalent chrome. For established users of hexavalent chrome, functional trivalent chrome presents basically the same coating, albeit at somewhat greater cost. Chrome platers can transition from hexavalent to trivalent chrome with a modest capital investment.

Trivalent chrome promises to be a game-changing technology by itself, but may be limited by a growing reluctance to use chromium in any form, simply out of concern that future regulations may limit its use.

Other new wear coating technologies are now available that offer significant advantages.

For example, plated technologies based on cobalt, such as electrodeposited nanocrystalline cobalt-phosphorus (NCoP), involves raw materials that are significantly more costly than chrome. However, the efficiency of the process is more than 90%, compared to 20% for chrome, and throughputs are higher, more than making up for the higher up-front costs. And the coatings offer essentially the same hardness. The NCoP coating technology is now commercially available.

Other processes, like electroless nickel (EN) offer their own advantages. For example, EN composite coatings can improve their wear properties by adding small particles. Teflon particles can be added to the solution to improve lubricity, or by adding diamond or silicon carbide particles to greatly improve wear resistance. Electroless nickel and electroless nickel composite coatings are also now commercially available.

Thintri's market study analyzes the applications and markets for wear coatings, highlighting new opportunities and discussing the impact of new technologies. Forecasts to 2022 are provided.

About Thintri, Inc.:

Founded in 1996, Thintri, Inc. (www.thintri.com), is a full-service consulting firm, based in New York and directed by J. Scott Moore, Ph.D.

Thintri's services include business intelligence, market research, technology transfer and technology assessment, and in-depth, off-the-shelf market studies on promising emerging technologies. Topics of focus have included communications, aerospace, medical and industrial imaging, photonics, materials and coatings, semiconductor devices, manufacturing, industrial logistics, security, thermal management, energy, and a host of others.

For more information, visit http://www.thintri.com/ or call 914-242-4615.

MEDIA CONTACT:
J. Scott Moore
+1-914-242-4615
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Clarke Schools’ Career Academy Focuses Students on Future Success

OSCEOLA, Iowa, Dec. 18, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Clarke Community Schools in Osceola, Iowa is developing a Career Academy that will provide a specialized course pathway for career-minded students. Aligned with Governor Branstad's new Future Ready Iowa initiative, this program is the genesis of Clarke's new curriculum director Jean Bahls and Bill Trickey of Clarke County Development Corporation. In recent weeks, the team kicked off meetings with local industry leaders to get their input on this unique education program.

The Career Academy will collaborate with local businesses to help develop a resource pool of young people in our community who will have the skills and knowledge necessary to be career-ready right out of high school. By establishing a career pathway early on, the Career Academy hopes to help lay out a sequence of courses and real-world experiences for kids as early as 8th grade, to get them ready to begin a career and not just get a "job" right out of school.

Through a curriculum that combines classroom time with immersion on the job site, students can get a true feel of all the different factors that go into keeping a business thriving. Industry experiences can be gained through guest speakers, internships, job shadowing or simply touring the facility, giving students the opportunity to ask questions and see first-hand the skills needed to be successful in a variety of career paths.

"I think the idea is fantastic. This program will allow for real-life scenarios to demonstrate the importance of learning concepts that incorporate math, physics and even the arts," said Joe Greving of Countryside Tank Company in Osceola. "I look at a picture of one of our trailers and think about all the components that went into making it. I would use that as an example for real life application to show them why it's important they're learning what they're learning in school and I think they'll maybe become better students because of it."

During her recent town hall meeting, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds spoke about the importance of Future Ready Iowa.

"An initiative that we just launched a few weeks ago is 'Future Ready Iowa,' and it's a collaborative effort with schools, community colleges and business and industry to create job-training programs," she said. "We really want to make it a seamless pipeline, that we can work with students so they can see the various jobs available in communities all across the state of Iowa, what each career pathway looks like, the skills needed for each, and then align them with the local businesses that are ready to hire them immediately."

Clarke Community Schools hopes to launch their Career Academy by the 2017-18 school year. They will shape the curriculum to ensure young people are able to integrate their core classes such as math and science with real-world skills needed to be successful in a long-term career.

"A component, for sure, would be a class on leadership and other 'soft' skills such as communication, personal habits and interpersonal proficiencies that they may not necessarily know," said Jean Bahls at her recent meeting with Countryside Tank Company. "We want to give them usable skills while they're still in high school, help them earn training certificates, college credits, whatever is needed to take them down their particular pathway. We want to help them see that there are great opportunities available and they don't automatically have to go to a four-year college to have a good career, although some pathways may require that. There are positive role models in their own community who can show them what is needed in the industry for they have an interest and an aptitude for, and we want to facilitate that partnership."

For more information, contact Jean Bahls, Curriculum Director, Clarke Community Schools, 800 N Jackson Street, Osceola, IA 50213; phone: 641-342-6505

Or contact Bill Trickey, Executive Director, Clarke County Development Corporation, 115 East Washington Osceola, IA 50213; phone: 641-342-2944, Fax: 641-342-6352, WEB: http://ClarkeCountyIowa.com/ or email: info@clarkecountyiowa.com

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The FootMate System on the CNN-The Short List for Buying American

COMMERCE, Calif., Dec. 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The FootMate(R) System by Gordon Brush was selected by CNN as one of the companies where one can buy American made products for the holidays.

In her article, "How to shop made in America for the holidays," Emanuella Gringberg, CNN staff writer, says "...fewer consumer goods are made in the United States today ... but that doesn't mean American-made products no longer exist."

The article can be found at: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/living/made-in-america/.

"We are honored to be selected by CNN as one of the companies to make the CNN short list for buying American," said Ken Rakusin, president and CEO of Gordon Brush. "We are in esteemed company with both the established brands and start-ups."

Rakusin adds, "Promoting American made is vital to the strength, health, and viability of the United States. In an article we published, 'Proud to be an American Manufacturer,' Patriotism is paramount at Gordon Brush. Many end users are willing to sacrifice cost over quality, even though in the long run it ends up costing them more because they have to replace sub-standard product more frequently. Even under these competitive threats, Gordon Brush has been steadfast in its philosophy and commitment to manufacturing in the United States."

The American-made FootMate(R) System helps make optimal foot health easy. It is a complete foot care system for cleaning, soothing, stimulating, and massaging feet in the shower. The FootMate(R) System is a brush and specially formulated gel that cleans and massages feet without having to bend over. An after shower cream was added to the line to keep feet soft and supple, day or night. The product is for anyone wanting a soothing, stimulating way to clean and massage their feet. The FootMate(R) System is the ultimate foot massage and the perfect way to pamper tired, aching feet.

For more information on the FootMate(R) System, contact Alan Schechter, vice president of sales and marketing, at alan@gordonbrush.com or (323) 450-2748, or http://www.footmate.com/.

About Gordon Brush:

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified and leading manufacturer of specialty, custom and standard brushes for industrial and consumer purposes. The company makes over 15,000 medical, industrial, janitorial, and electronic brushes in Commerce, Calif. Over 2,000 different brushes are available for same day shipment. Gordon Brush has been featured on the ION Network, Discovery Channel, Bloomberg News, The Real Talk Show, and in the Los Angeles Times.

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Adult Summer Camp is coming to Michigan at Camp Forever Fun

READING, Mich., Dec. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Looking for an amazing holiday gift for your "grown-up" children aged 21 and up? Send them to summer camp again! Camp Forever Fun, Michigan's premier all-inclusive summer camp for young adults, will run two sessions, Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, in 2016.

For four days and three nights we will sleep in bunk beds, wake up to the camp bells, and eat together in the mess hall. Load up on coffee; we're going to play all day! You can expect morning yoga, dodge ball, giant canoe races, tug of war, climbing wall, relaxing at the waterfront, high ropes course, face painting, capture the flag -- and much more!

At night it's time to bring out kegs of really good beer (and some wine too). Get ready for campfire concerts, s'mores, talent shows, starlight beer hikes, and awesome nightly theme parties!

"So many young adults are seriously lacking fun in their lives," says camp director Joel Paul Reisig. "I knew that I could change that for hundreds of people at once!"

Come with a partner or friends if you like, but most people come alone, night one is all about high-energy ice breakers.

"I promise when you wake up on the first morning camp will be loaded with your new friends!" There will of course also be beer. "I'm going to bring in kegs of really good craft beer, all brewed here in the Midwest. This isn't a frat party, we're not looking for obnoxious drunks; we're a camp for fun young professionals who want to have the best long weekend of their lives. Age is just a number, camp is forever. Come away with me to never-never land."

Camp Forever Fun is an all-inclusive experience where housing, food, alcohol, activities, new friends, and unlimited memories are all included in the price of your ticket. Registration is now open at http://campforeverfun.com/.

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CampForeverFun/.

Camp Forever Fun, we come as strangers but leave as friends.

Location: Camp Forever Fun is in Reading, Michigan. We have 120 acres on beautiful Long Lake. If you're in the Midwest, odds are we're not that far from you.

Participation limited to adults over 21 with valid ID.

Twitter: @CampForeverFun

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Journey Sales Named 2015 Hot Vendor for Sales Enablement by Aragon Research

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Journey Sales, a leading provider of innovative customer engagement solutions for sales professionals, is pleased to announce that it won the Aragon Research Hot Vendor 2015 Award in the category of Sales Enablement. The Aragon Research Hot Vendor and Innovation Awards are given annually at the end of each year.

"We are thrilled to have been named a Hot Vendor by Aragon Research," said Bill Butler, CEO, Journey Sales. "This recognition further validates our mission to improve the Salesforce(R) experience and empower firms to sell digitally by enabling sales teams to collaborate with their buyers in ways not previously possible."

Journey Sales Smart Rooms are 100 percent native to Salesforce(R) and enable organizations to implement powerful sales methodologies such as the CEB Challenger(TM) Model. The product is cloud-based and can be personalized to align with each unique customer journey. Organizations use dashboards populated with rich Smart Room engagement data to objectively analyze buyer behavior to determine which opportunities have positive momentum and which ones require attention.

The 2015 Aragon Research Hot Vendor and Innovation Awards ceremony took place on December 3rd at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood Shores, California.

Aragon Research is a technology-focused research and advisory firm committed to providing thought-leading strategic research and trusted advisory services. Aragon delivers high impact interactive research and advisory services to provide enterprises the insight they need to help them make better technology and strategy decisions.

"We have incorporated a tremendous amount of selling knowledge into Smart Rooms," said Prit Kang, CTO, Journey Sales. "The Hot Vendor award substantiates the current functionality of the product, but I am also excited about our roadmap for 2016."

Smart Rooms launched in 2014, are easy to deploy, and are available for download in the Salesforce AppExchange(R).

About Journey Sales:

Founded in 2014, Journey Sales is a provider of cloud-based solutions dedicated to improving the sales process through better alignment with buyers' needs. Journey Sales' flagship solution, Smart Rooms, helps sales professionals close more deals more predictably by enhancing customer engagement throughout the sales process and the customer lifecycle. Smart Rooms are native to Salesforce(R) and are used by customers in industries including high technology, insurance, and consulting.

For more information visit http://www.journeysales.com/ or follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/journey-sales, and find us on the Salesforce AppExchange(R).

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Twitter: @JourneySales #SmartRooms #DigitalSelling #AragonResearch

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Selfie Stick Inventor’s Prediction for Best Camera in 2016

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Dec. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Selfie Stick inventor Wayne Fromm, and CEO of Quik Pod(R) selfie sticks, has followed the growth of drones, action cameras, high resolution smartphones and DSLR's and predicts what will prove popular in the year to come.

"I see drones as a great gadget, useful for a very narrow range of professionals though. The old saying that the best camera is the one that's with you, sums it up. Everyone has a smartphone with them. For photos that you want the next generation to cherish, invest in the smartphone that takes the best photos," says Fromm.

"People should be able to instantly see their captured photo, share it and have it automatically stored in the cloud. My 86 year old mom does this daily on her iPhone, that's an example of the best camera," says Fromm.

Action cameras and drones require a deep knowledge base and editing skills, not for the average user. Despite the hype and hoopla, Fromm is not surprised why the action camera industry is facing pushback and thinks that many drones and action cameras will be left unused in drawers after the initial thrills subside.

He hints that his new invention, slated for release mid-2016, will bring a sea change to the way photos and videos are taken.

Quik Pod SPORT sticks are subjected to stringent impact, saltwater immersion and engineering tests and meet U.S. Military Standards. They are designed to work with smartphones, Sea Life cameras, DSLR and all action cameras.

Quik Pod Selfie Sticks are available at B&H Photo, Amazon and Henrys Camera.

Quik Pod SPORT Video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/GnWEXPQkcu0.

For more information on the original patented selfie stick, visit: http://www.QuikPod.com/ and https://twitter.com/quikpod .

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Augmented Reality ‘VisitPalmSprings’ App Now Available on iTunes

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 15, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Civic Resource Group (CRG) and the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism of Palm Springs, Calif. today announced the availability of the Augmented Reality "VisitPalmSprings" App on iTunes. The joint collaboration achieves the goal of designing and delivering a mobile solution that provides instant, multi-aspect navigation data. Residents, visitors and tourists in the City of Palm Springs now have instant access to a broad range of information about the city on their mobile device.

The two organizations pioneered a comprehensive multifunction solution that supports Travel and Tourism, as well as Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility in the city of Palm Springs. The app provides up-to-date, useful information on where to stay, play, dine, and shop so the locals and tourists alike can take advantage of everything the famous desert oasis has to offer. This application puts everything this city "like no place else(TM)" has to offer right at users' fingertips.

"VisitPalmSprings" includes key functional features covering the latest information for those looking for what to do and how to get around the city using public transportation in Palm Springs. Users will be able to find accommodations, events, dining, attractions and more; get exclusive access to local deals; use bookmarks to help plan a journey. The app includes interactive maps and compass view. Users can virtually "move" to another location to see what's waiting for them at the next point of interest. The app also includes Augmented Reality features such as geospatial search, pointing, and pointing- enabled search. The app works offline - meaning no surprise roaming/data charges for the users. The City's newest addition, the BUZZ Trolley, shows real-time route information.

"This newly redesigned VisitPalmSprings app means visitors around the globe have an easy, modern way to navigate travel planning with the swipe of the finger," said Mary Jo Ginther, Director of Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism. "In addition to finding places to stay, play, dine and shop in Palm Springs, visitors will be able to download maps before their visit, access those maps to guide them around the city, and bookmark and share favorite places and activities. Once in Palm Springs, users can find places close to them, and access BUZZ Trolley routes in real time."

"Today's mobile citizens not only desire but, require just about everything on the go. 'VisitPalmSprings' connects citizens and tourists with a growing base of public services and local business offerings, all in real time and on any device. It is a major step toward the goal of Palm Springs becoming a true 'Smart City,'" said Gregory G Curtin, Ph.D., CRG's Founder and CEO.

About Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism of Palm Springs, Calif.:

The Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism is the City's official destination marketing organization whose focus is to promote the City to consumers, the media, and domestic and international trade buyers, thus increasing the transient occupancy taxes and sales taxes generated for the City, and increasing the City's exposure as a world-class year-round leisure destination. The Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism is operated and managed by SMG.

About Civic Resource Group:

Civic Resource Group (CRG) is a leading digital government product company. The Company pioneered CivicConnect(TM), its first-of-a-kind unified/mobile/augmented reality platform for smart government, smart cities and smart citizens. The Company most recently rolled-out its Augmented Reality-based product for the public sector, CivicAR(TM). Since 2000, CRG has been "Fulfilling the Promise of Technology(TM)" for the broad public sector, helping the sector to harness digital advances to connect with their constituents and deliver better and more efficient services. The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. and Dublin, Ireland. In 2015 CRG was named to the list of Top 20 Government Technology Providers and Top 20 Public Sector Solution Providers along with being spotlighted as "Public Sector Augmented Reality Leader" by Wall Street Forensics. CRG is a new breed of Company with a new signature approach, blending the best of technology, design and communications in the digital age to support Sustainable Communities, Efficient Public Services, Engaged Citizens and Better Quality of Life.

Visit the CRG company website at http://www.civicresource.com/.

Visit the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism website at: http://www.visitpalmsprings.com/.

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SecuGen to Showcase New Unity Biometric Development Platform at CES 2016

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, will be showcasing at CES 2016 its new product, Unity(TM) BDP, a platform for the development of a wide array of fingerprint enabled biometric products.

Developers are invited to come by SecuGen's booth, number 21733 in South Hall 1 of the Las Vegas Convention Center to see a demonstration of this revolutionary new OEM fingerprint sensor.

More than ever before, hardware device manufacturers must consider whether biometric security is appropriate for their products. SecuGen has now made it very easy to embed sophisticated fingerprint technology into a wide variety of hardware products with its new Unity Biometric Development Platform.

The Unity BDP offers device manufacturers a flexible, expandable, and easy to use environment that provides a simplified way to embed fingerprint capability into a very wide range of products such as access control devices, time & attendance machines, civil ID handheld devices, ATMs, industrial equipment, point of sale equipment, and much, much more.

With an integrated Linux development environment and embedded biometric fingerprint registration and matching functions, Unity BDP delivers efficiency of development in one small but powerful package.

The Unity BDP includes a FAP 20 certified optical fingerprint sensor, an open Linux system running on a 1 GHz CPU, and a modular design that easily accommodates a wide array of expansion boards. Future expansion boards may include Ethernet, Bluetooth capability, and battery logic for mobile devices. The boards may also provide a wide array of interfaces such as LED displays, keypads, RS-232, and USB. In addition, Unity BDP includes an API that gives developers access to SecuGen's NIST certified template extraction and matching algorithms.

Using Unity BDP, many developers will find that there is no longer a need for a separate controller board since Unity BDP comes with a fast processor, open Linux, and the ability to add various interfaces and logic via expansion boards. This makes Unity BDP an ultra-compact, enormously capable, and affordable biometric platform that features SecuGen's renowned high quality optical fingerprint sensor.

"Unity BDP is the world's first biometric development platform as far as we can tell," stated Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "Our team has been able to go far beyond delivering a simple fingerprint sensor. Unity BDP includes a comprehensive set of tools that allow developers to create fingerprint enabled products quickly and efficiently. This product is revolutionary."

VP of Engineering Dan Riley added, "The SecuGen engineering team has come up with a new approach to delivering world class OEM sensors. Unity BDP is not just a sensor, it is an entire development platform that is both software and hardware expandable. The uses for this product are nearly limitless, and it represents a quantum leap in OEM fingerprint technology."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, said, "For many years we have focused exclusively on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry. Unity BDP is the culmination of a decade of effort. We are very proud to be able to deliver the first product of its kind, a complete biometric development platform that is compact and amazingly affordable."

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation ( http://www.secugen.com/ ) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation; 2065 Martin Avenue Suite 108, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA; Tel 408-727-7787.

Twitter: @SecuGenCorp

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Why Donald Trump’s Bid for Presidency Related to New Art Movement is Essential? Artist Kaloust Guedel Explains

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 14, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- We've all heard the phrase, "Art imitates life." And it could not ring truer than in how a new contemporary art movement, Excessivism, founded by American artist, Kaloust Guedel, that showcases the excessiveness present in people's lives, correlates to Donald Trump's bid for the GOP presidential nomination.

"The art is not always about 'the deal,' but it's about relevancy in real life," Guedel says.

The Excessivism Movement first debuted in Los Angeles at LA Artcore at an exhibition titled, "Excessivist Initiative," with 21 artists, many of them internationally recognized.

With economic and political excessivism at the very core of this new art movement, it naturally relates to Trump's political path.

From the early days, Trump's career was marked by excessivist tendencies and hyperbole. And it continues. While Americans have gotten somewhat used to being misled during political campaigns, Trump takes it to the next level. From sweeping cultural generalities about Mexicans to personal financial misrepresentations, Trump is the poster child for excessivism and exaggeration.

In fact, according to the October issue of Forbes' magazine, this presidential GOP front-runner isn't as rich as he thinks. He initially pegged his net worth at around $9 billion, but according to its ranking of the wealthiest people in the U.S., Forbes lists his riches at $4.5 billion. That's a 100 percent markup. Excessive and exaggerated? Yes.

This discrepancy is noteworthy because Trump says, "We need a leader who wrote 'The Art of the Deal.'" Guedel questions this statement at its heart and ties it into this new art movement.

Shanna Nys Dambrout, art historian, critic and curator says that, "Excessivism is a movement which in itself is contemporaneously developing and annexing. It has a founder, several early adopters and a manifesto."

The Excessivism Movement quite simply reflects the capitalist system where excess is constantly encouraged for the sole purpose to deliver profit, without consideration of all other aspects, including human and environmental.

"Now, America must ask itself if it wants a president who puts his name on every shining object with excessivism as the big pay-off. It remains to be seen," Guedel says.

About the Artist:

American artist, Kaloust Guedel, was born 1956. He describes himself as a "self-educated artist." Since 1975, he has lived and worked in Los Angeles. His work explores contemporary issues and often takes a critical stand on various shortcomings present in today's society. Throughout the years, he has explored subjects such as genocide, war and abuse. Despite varying styles and techniques, his work has been consistent with contemporary sensibility and has reflected the consciousness of its time.

For more information about the Excessivism Movement, visit: http://www.excessivism.com/.

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Twitter: #excessivism #kaloustguedel

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EPIC Golf Insurance Services Named ‘Excellence in Achievement’ Award Winner by The BoardRoom Magazine

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 14, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that it has been named a 2015 "Excellence in Achievement" award winner by The BoardRoom magazine as the "Insurance Provider of the Year."

"It is a tremendous honor to be the only insurance and risk management services provider recognized in this way by BoardRoom magazine," said Gary Sigel, program director of EPIC Golf Insurance Services. "Our entire Golf Insurance Services team is singularly focused on the needs of those we serve, and being honored among the leaders of the private club industry validates our commitment to provide the highest level of service and protection to our clients."

EPIC Golf Insurance Services, a sector of the firm's Sports & Entertainment Group, provides golf-specific coverage, expertise and comprehensive club insurance solutions including exclusive Property/Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurance programs.

BoardRoom magazine's "Excellence in Achievement" awards are the only private club industry awards that recognize the clubs' business partners. BoardRoom magazine's industry peers review and select these outstanding suppliers and consultants, which represent all aspects of course and club operations. Winners are selected based on overall excellence in their respective fields, and their achievements, innovation, vision for future growth and continued impact on private club operations.

"We have seen an increasing amount of innovation and dedication from recipients of BoardRoom Awards, to the benefit of private clubs," said John Fornaro, publisher of BoardRoom magazine. "Each award winner is clearly a leader in their industry and we congratulate each and every one of them."

About The BoardRoom magazine:

BoardRoom magazine is designed for board of directors, owners, general managers and department heads of private golf, city, yacht, tennis and country clubs. The magazine is distributed through paid subscriptions to clubs, organizations and businesses throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.

About EPIC:

Headquartered in San Francisco, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has nationwide presence with a depth of industry expertise across key lines of insurance, including commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty program insurance, and private client services. Since its founding in 2007, EPIC has grown revenue from $12 million to and estimated run rate of $200 million through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, and remains a fixture on the insurance industry's "Best Places to Work" lists. Its strategic partners include private equity firm The Carlyle Group. To learn more, visit http://epicbrokers.com/.

Twitter: @EPIC_Insurance

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Porter Ranch Gas Leak Victims Ask Weitz and Luxenberg and Erin Brockovich for Help

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 11, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A standing-room-only crowd of more than 2,200 affected residents gathered Wednesday night in Porter Ranch, California. They were there to listen to environmental activist Erin Brockovich, scientists and attorneys from Weitz & Luxenberg discuss their legal options against Southern California Gas Co. due to a leak from the natural gas storage well in the hills above their homes, the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg today reported.

The people who attended the meeting voiced concerns about their health, the health of their children, and the numerous economic losses due to the harmful leak. In addition to the rotten-egg smell, residents are suffering ongoing and debilitating health issues and loss of quality of life.

There were more than 2,000 attendees who signed forms requesting individual consultations with the nationally known law firm's attorneys, Weitz & Luxenberg said.

Hundreds more indicated they planned to sign forms available online after the supply of paper forms available at the townhall meeting ran out, the law firm added.

The law firm explained that the consultations will help Porter Ranch residents more fully understand the full extent of their legal individual rights to compensation from Southern California Gas Co., owner of the leaking natural gas storage well.

The consultations will also help those who decide to sue the utility prepare for the next steps in their quest for justice, the firm added.

Porter Ranch Residents Described Health Problems:

Weitz & Luxenberg's attorneys were joined at the townhall by famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich, the firm said.

Brockovich and the attorneys shared with attendees the latest news about the gas leak. The leak is coming from an 8,500-foot-deep storage well that can hold 86 billion cubic yards of the methane-rich fuel, Weitz & Luxenberg noted.

Southern California Gas Co. has indicated that it could be three to four months yet before the leak is stopped, according to various news reports. It has been leaking since at least late October.

Porter Ranch residents have complained of health problems affecting them, but especially their children, said Robin. L. Greenwald, who heads Weitz & Luxenberg's Environmental, Toxic Tort & Consumer Protection litigation unit. They have begged for a new location for their children's school, so that their children can stay with their teachers and friends, without jeopardizing their health on a daily basis.

Health complaints have included episodes of nosebleeds, headaches, dizziness, stomach pain, skin rash, fatigue, eye irritation and respiratory problems, Greenwald said.

"In particular there have been reports of constant nosebleeds, with children affected most of all," she said. "Taken together, these problems are causing children to miss school - and causing parents to miss work by having to stay home to take care of their sick children."

Porter Ranch Gas Leak Lawsuits Planned:

A sizable number of Porter Ranch families have abandoned their homes to avoid further health consequences and because of the intolerable odor of the gas, Greenwald indicated. Many more want replacement housing, but the gas company either offers them housing that is inadequate for their needs, such as a one-room hotel for a family of 5, forcing them to leave their pets behind, or denies their request because their housing needs are too expensive. Add to this insult that it is holiday time, when children and families typically gather at their homes with family and neighbors and now can't.

By the time the townhall meeting convened, approximately 1,150 families had relocated. More than 2,500 other families were still awaiting relocation, according to news reports.

Townhall attendees heard from Brockovich and from Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys about using the legal system to seek monetary damages for their injuries and hardships, the firm said. The residents also deserve a medical monitoring regime, paid for by the gas company, to measure their health over the coming years and a monthly stipend from the company to help with the additional costs they are incurring from the gas leak.

Brockovich and the attorneys also discussed the possibility of obtaining a court order that would alleviate some of the immediate issues residents currently face, the law firm said, such as a safe location for the schools and adequate alternative housing until the leak is stopped.

There have been some positive signs on at least one front since the meeting. The school board has developed a survey for all parents to take, asking whether they want the district to relocate the schools until the leak is capped.

Parents have until 5 p.m. on December 11, 2015 to respond to the survey. Based on the participants at the Wednesday night meeting, the parents will overwhelmingly vote "yes" to relocating the schools for their children's safety and well being.

About Weitz & Luxenberg:

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is among the nation's leading and most readily recognized personal injury and consumer protection law firms. Weitz & Luxenberg's numerous litigation areas include: mesothelioma, defective medicine and devices, environmental pollutants, products liability, consumer protection, accidents, personal injury, and medical malpractice. Victims are invited to rely on Weitz & Luxenberg's more than 25 years of experience handling such cases. You can contact the firm's Client Relations department at 800-476-6070 or at info@weitzlux.com.

More information: http://www.weitzlux.com/.

Twitter: @WeitzLuxenberg

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NY Times Best-Selling Author’s Book Optioned by Ridley Scott, Partners with Humanitarian Singer-Songwriter-Composer

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 10, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Multi award-winning singer/songwriter/composer Paul Luftenegger and New York Times best-selling author Anita Moorjani, whose hugely successful book "Dying to be Me" chronicles her struggle with cancer and her near death experience with heaven (over one million copies sold, translated into 47 languages), are jointly releasing an album to inspire self-love.

Moorjani's book was optioned by acclaimed director Ridley Scott to make a full-length feature film (February 2015). The author and musician are making history by fusing self-help/non-fiction literature with music with the release of an international album entitled "The Miracle of You." It will be available worldwide for digital-download on CD Baby on December 12, 2015 and iTunes, and Amazon soon after.

"The intention of this positive album is to inspire self-love and self-kindness from within," says Luftenegger.

The music on their album was inspired by Moorjani's book featuring Canadian solo violinist Natalia Zielinski who's worked with David Foster and Josh Groban. The album was recorded in Toronto Canada and produced by Arun Chaturvedi, best known for his work with Luke McMaster and for creating music for the hit show "Keeping Up with The Kardashians."

This is Luftenegger's fifth international album. He has gained global recognition for his love-music inspiring self-kindness. His primary call to action is to help self-worth after he experienced the tragic loss of his father by suicide in 2011. Luftenegger says, "Music is an infinite love-battery capable of opening the heart from within."

Fans include celebrities, best-selling authors, royalty, and politicians -- and Luftenegger's music efforts have been featured on radio around the world. His family-friendly music is gaining popularity with thought-leaders including Oprah Winfrey who said, "Thank you for the CD's lovely, lovely, lovely. You bring great solace, peace, comfort and joy!" - Winfrey's message was left on a fan's voicemail thanking both Paul and his fan who helped get his music to Oprah at her Hawaiian estate earlier this year.

New York Times best-selling author Dr. Christiane Northrup has shared Paul's music with her fans and professor/priest and New York Times best-selling author Barbara Brown Taylor (who has taught at Georgia's Piedmont College and lectured at Yale & Princeton who was placed on "Time Magazine's" annual list of most influential people in the world) said this about Luftenegger's song/video, "Universal Love" - "The video's lovely, Paul, as is the music. Thanks for sharing it, and for doing your part to soften the heart of the world."

Fox's - "So You Think You Can Dance," Tango Choreographer, Miriam Larici thanked Paul for his music after hearing his song, "My Heart" - "We heard your masterpiece 200 times already!"

Moorjani has been featured on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," "Fox News" in New York, the "Jeff Probst Show" in Hollywood, cable TV's "National Geographic International," "The Today Show," with Maria Shriver, "The Pearl Report" in Hong Kong, and "HeadStart" with Karen Davila in the Philippines. Anita speaks at conferences globally and gives workshops sharing Luftenegger's music.

More information: http://www.beekindness.com/ and http://www.paulluftenegger.com/.

Moorjani's website: http://www.anitamoorjani.com/.

Audition tracks from album "Miracle of You" and purchase on CD Baby at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/anitamoorjani.

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Mid America Mortgage Offers Marketing Tools to Partners through Mid America Concierge Service

ADDISON, Texas, Dec. 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) Owner and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bode announced the firm has developed Mid America Concierge, an online marketing support portal for its strategic business partners, including real estate agents and brokers.

The portal provides Mid America's partners with access to marketing and promotional materials, in addition to services for lead generation, social media marketing, customer relationship management (CRM) and more.

"Mid America's partners are a critical component to our success," Bode said. "Whether its using Mid America's affiliated LOS Mortgage Machine or the best-of-breed services available through Mid America Concierge, we want to ensure our partners have the absolute best technology and services available to execute at the highest level possible."

To make the available services more affordable, Mid America offers incentives for partners to promote their work with Mid America through credits and discounts for services on the site.

"Providing value, whether its to borrowers or our partners, is one of the cornerstones of Mid America's philosophy, and we want to make it both easy and beneficial for our partners to access the services available through Mid America Concierge," Bode added. "Something as simple as taking a photo at closing can translate into big savings on services, which helps our partners grow their business while supporting Mid America. It's truly a win-win for everyone."

To learn more about Mid America Concierge, visit http://www.midamericaconcierge.com/.

About Mid America:

Additional information about Mid America Mortgage, Inc. can be found on the company's website at http://www.midamericamortgage.com/about/.

Twitter: @midamericamtge

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Bash Foo Recognized as Small Business of the Year by Tipp City Chamber

TIPP CITY, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On December 2, 2015 Bash Foo was acknowledged by the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce as the 2015 Small Business of the Year at their annual Holiday Gala. The awards program recognizes Tipp City-area companies and its leaders who have proven themselves in the business community.

"The companies recognized at our annual Holiday Gala are impressive businesses that are headquartered right here in Tipp City, Ohio. Bash Foo builds on their 16 years of success in aiding other small businesses just like themselves, to become successful and market themselves online," shared Liz Sonnanstine, Executive Director of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce ( http://www.tippcitychamber.org/ ).

Bash Foo President Mike McDermott appreciated the recognition stating, "We are pleased to have been a member of the Tipp City business community for 16 years and are focused on continuing to build the online reputations of local small businesses throughout the United States through creative web development and online marketing strategies."

The Small Business of the Year award demands the following criteria: The business must be located in the Tipp City area (45371), must have been established and in operation for at least 3 years, must have made a contribution to the overall good of the community through employment, capital investment, philanthropy/ community involvement, aesthetic improvement, delivery of unique or specialized products or services, or recognition through significant business achievement. The Small Business of the Year must also employ less than 10 full-time employees.

"Tipp City has a ton of great small businesses that deserve recognition for their efforts, so to receive this award is certainly a great honor for us," shared McDermott. "It definitely recognizes the hard work and dedication of our growing team to develop small business websites and marketing strategies that truly deliver value for our clients."

Also during the evening gala, Bash Foo received special recognition from both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives. Senator Bill Beagle (R - 5th District), and Representative Stephen Huffman (R - 80th District) recognized Bash Foo as "one of the area's most reputable enterprises" as well as for their "tenacity, cooperation, and civic concern."

The Small Business of the Year award, jointly presented by the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce and the City of Tipp City ( http://tippcityohio.gov/ ), was presented during a prestigious formal gala held at the Crystal Room in Troy that honors companies, businesses and community leaders from throughout the region who have out-shined their competitors while adding significant value to the area's economic development.

About Bash Foo:

Bash Foo was formed in 1999 as a digital marketing agency serving local small businesses seeking website design. Today, Bash Foo provides a wide array of digital agency services including web design, social media marketing, email campaigns, pay-per-click advertising, and a host of other value-added services to small businesses throughout the Midwest and across the country. Bash Foo - Creative Brand Provocateurs(TM).

Website: http://bashfoo.com/.

Twitter: @bashfoo - https://twitter.com/bashfoo

Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/bashfoo

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For the Third Consecutive Year ENSUENO, PINALEN, PINOL and CLORALEN Donate $25,000 to Help Find a Cure for Childhood Cancer

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For the third consecutive year, AlEn USA join forces with Curing Children's Cancer Fund and donates $25,000 to provide financial support for some of the country's leading pediatric cancer researchers.

"AlEn USA cleaning products help consumers have a better quality of life in their homes and our commitment goes beyond developing the most innovative and efficient household cleaners," said CEO Colleen Akehurst.

She added, "We are committed to help find a cure for childhood cancer and thanks to our brands Ensueno(R), CLORALEN(R), Pinalen(R) and Pinol(R) we created the campaign Clean to Cure(TM) and thousands of dollars have been raised and donated since 2013. The results of the cutting-edge research are shared with physicians around the world and benefit the children under their care."

AlEn USA:

AlEn USA is the North American subsidiary of one of the most recognized companies in the household cleaning industry in Mexico: Industrias AlEn. Since its beginning in 1949, Industrias AlEn has pioneered the development of well-known consumer brands that have been able to breed strong heritage in the Mexican market.

Brands such as Cloralex(R) (CLORALEN(R) in United States) ENSUENO(R), PINALEN(R) and PINOL(R). Industrias AlEn has eight manufacturing plants and over 30 products including bleaches, cleaners, powder detergents, liquid laundry soaps, fabric softeners and dishwashers.

One of its corporate values is to generate sustainable growth based on best practices of social responsibility, striving to protect the environment and make more efficient use of natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations. For more information visit http://www.alenusa.com/.

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PinalenProducts.

Curing Children's Cancer Fund:

The mission of the Curing Children's Cancer Fund is to find a cure for childhood cancer by providing financial support for some of the country's and the world's leading pediatric cancer researchers. To donate please visit http://www.Clean2Cure.com/.

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Texas A&M University-Commerce Leverages Multiple Regent Education Products to Serve Entire Population

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 8, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Texas A&M University-Commerce has expanded the use of Regent Education's financial aid management solution, Regent 8, to support the administration of financial aid for its entire population. In addition, it has added Regent's SNAP product to its solution set to automate the financial aid application process for students who are not eligible for federal financial aid but are eligible for state-funded programs.

Texas A&M University-Commerce initially selected Regent 8 to automate the administration of financial aid for its competency-based programs. After a very successful pilot of Regent 8, the institution has launched the product campus-wide, selecting Regent's SNAP solution to automate the TASFA process. Previously, students applying for aid through TASFA were required to complete paper forms, resulting in a manual process for both the student and the institution.

"We have been very pleased with both our partnership and the performance of the Regent 8 solution," said Mary Hendrix, Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University-Commerce. "We are very excited to automate the TASFA application process and are committed to ensuring that our processes meet the needs of all of our students while also driving efficiency to a new level. Leveraging the Regent solutions is helping us position Texas A&M University-Commerce as a leader in efficiency, compliance and service."

With more than 13,000 students, Texas A&M University-Commerce is the second largest school in the Texas A&M University System and is leading the state in competency-based education. Its Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree in organizational leadership prepares leaders for employment in an increasingly technological and global society. This program provides opportunities for students to receive credit for what they know and can do, allowing them to accelerate completion of their degrees. Additionally, because it is fully online, students are able to plan their study schedules around the rest of their day in order to complete the coursework.

"Our partnership with Texas A&M University-Commerce is very important to us, as they have established themselves as a thought leader in CBE and in serving the varied needs of learners in this country," said Randy Jones, CEO of Regent. "We are pleased that our solutions continue to drive innovation in delivery models while also helping institutions meet the increased need to control costs and maintain compliance."

About Regent:

Founded in 2006, Regent Education is a leading provider of software solutions that have revolutionized financial aid management and enrollment processes for schools using non-traditional enrollment models. Today, Regent 8, the eighth version of Regent's financial aid management system, is the only solution that provides end-to-end automation for non-term, nonstandard term, and standard academic years. Regent SNAP enables schools to provide estimated awards to prospective students in 15 minutes or less-a process that normally takes days or weeks. Regent Review is the industry's only fully-automated verification solution.

Regent is a nationally-recognized leader in results-driven enrollment optimization and financial aid management solutions-solutions that are web-based, easy-to-use, and interoperate with any existing student information system. Regent offers cloud-based solutions that help institutions increase enrollment, improve retention, speed student processing, mitigate compliance risks and deliver bottom-line results.

Regent Education continues to expand its list of leading CBE schools while resolving the issues schools face when trying to administer Title IV aid for CBE. Regent 8 is the only solution on the market today that fully supports both traditional and non-traditional enrollment models. The challenges institutions face related to the administration of Title IV financial aid when offering competency-based programs are the result of financial aid management systems that are designed around the concept of structured periods of enrollment. The design of Regent 8 is fundamentally different, providing institutions flexibility to offer programs that are truly self-paced, while matching the financial aid model to the academic model. To learn more about Regent Education's work with CBE schools, visit http://www.regenteducation.com/.

Regent Education offers monthly webinars on all of its products, as well as webinars that review CBE. Learn more: http://www.regenteducation.com/about-us/webinars/.

About Texas A&M University-Commerce:

Since 1889, Texas A&M University-Commerce has focused on providing students comprehensive access to higher education and assisting them to achieve success. With its main campus located in Commerce, Texas, the university holds six off-site locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as rigorous online programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees.

The university currently offers 144 programs in 26 academic departments and has a diverse student body of approximately 8,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students. Most recently, the university was given the honor of being named an "emerging" Hispanic-Serving Institution. To learn more about Texas A&M University-Commerce's programs, visit http://www.tamuc.edu/.

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Weitz and Luxenberg Adds Serious Urinary Tract Infections to SGLT2 Inhibitor Injuries Probe

NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., today announced that the firm has expanded the scope of its investigation into SGLT2 inhibitor drug injuries. SGLT2 inhibitor drugs include Invokana and others listed below. This move will allow the nationally known mass tort law and personal injury firm to focus on cases where people taking SGLT2 inhibitors were hospitalized after developing urosepsis (serious infection of the blood) or pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys) from SGLT2 inhibitor-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Weitz & Luxenberg's decision to add serious urinary tract infections resulting in urosepsis or pyelonephritis to its probe came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced manufacturers of SGLT2 inhibitors would be required to include a warning about the risks of serious UTIs associated with this class of medication, the law firm said.

The FDA conveyed this new requirement in an updated Safety Communication issued on Dec. 4, 2015, said attorney Ellen Relkin, who is leading the Weitz & Luxenberg defective drug and medical devices's SGLT2 inhibitor investigation.

In the same Safety Communication, the FDA said SGLT2 inhibitor labels must also contain warnings about the risks of another serious complication that can occur - diabetic ketoacidosis.

Ketoacidosis is a serious condition in which blood acids called ketones are produced in high concentrations. The condition can be fatal if it goes untreated.

The FDA explained that the new requirement for SGLT2 inhibitor labels was prompted by reports appearing in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). These reports linked SGLT2 inhibitors with many cases of patients developing ketoacidosis and SGLT2 inhibitor-associated UTIs to cases of patients developing serious urosepsis or pyelonephritis, resulting in hospitalizations.

Urosepsis is a potentially life-threatening blood infection, while pyelonephritis is a serious infection of the kidneys, attorney Relkin said.

Indeed, the FDA notes that all of the reported cases in FAERS of urosepsis and pyelonephritis associated with SGLT2 inhibitors required hospitalizations, and "a few required admission to an intensive care unit or dialysis in order to treat kidney failure."

FDA Also Gives Recommendations to Patients Taking SGLT2 Inhibitors:

"UTIs have been listed in the labels of SGLT2 inhibitors under the section dealing with adverse reactions," attorney Relkin noted. "Moreover, the 'clinical studies experience' section of the label for two of the SGLT2 inhibitors, Invokana (canagliflozin) and Invokamet (canagliflozin and metformin), states that UTIs occurring with the use of these drugs included urosepsis," she added.

However, the FDA is now of the view that listing UTIs as an adverse reaction or under the clinical studies experience sections of SGLT2 inhibitor labels do not provide adequate warning of the potential dangers of SGLT2 inhibitor-associated UTIs.

After reviewing reports pertaining to SGLT2 inhibitors, the FDA determined that warnings needed to be added to the labels to warn about the risks of too much acid in the blood (ketoacidosis) and of serious urinary tract infections potentially leading to life-threatening urosepsis or pyelonephritis, if left untreated.

The FDA recommended patients discontinue use of the SGLT2 inhibitor and immediately seek medical attention if symptoms of ketoacidosis occur, the law firm said. Symptoms of ketoacidosis include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, unusual tiredness and trouble breathing.

The FDA also advises patients to contact their health professional "right away" if they develop any signs or symptoms of a UTI, including a burning sensation during urination, feeling the need to urinate frequently, feeling an immediate need to urinate, pain in the pelvic area, blood in the urine, fever, back pain, nausea or vomiting.

In addition to describing these SGLT2-inhibitor safety issues, the FDA's Dec. 4 Safety Communication also provided prescribing and monitoring recommendations.

As well, the FDA indicated that manufacturers of SGLT2 inhibitors would be required to conduct a study to analyze spontaneous postmarketing reports of ketoacidosis in patients using SGLT2 inhibitors, including the collection of additional specialized follow-up data for 5 years.

Weitz & Luxenberg Is Reaching Out to Those Injured While Taking SGLT2 Inhibitors:

SGLT2 inhibitors are FDA-approved prescription medicines for use with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to the FDA.

Besides Invokana (canagliflozin), FDA approval has been granted to these brands of SGLT2 inhibitors:
* Invokamet (canagliflozin and metformin).
* Farxiga (dapagliflozin).
* Xigduo XR (dapagliflozin and metformin extended-release).
* Jardiance (empagliflozin).
* Glyxambi (empagliflozin and linagliptin).
* Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin).

Weitz & Luxenberg said its investigation of injury cases arising from the taking of SGLT2 inhibitor drugs began last June.

The injury of greatest concern prior to the release of this updated Safety Communication has been SGLT2 inhibitor-caused diabetic ketoacidosis that has resulted in death or has required hospitalization, the firm explained. Now, cases of urosepsis and pyelonephritis that begin as UTIs occurring while taking an SGLT2 inhibitor are equally concerning.

Weitz & Luxenberg said attorneys are available to discuss the legal rights of those taking SGLT2 inhibitors who were injured (or to their surviving spouses or relatives).

To arrange for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation, call Weitz & Luxenberg toll-free at 800-476-6070, or visit the firm's website at http://www.weitzlux.com/ and fill out the request form.

About Weitz & Luxenberg:

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is among the nation's leading and most readily recognized personal injury and consumer protection law firms. Weitz & Luxenberg's numerous litigation areas include: mesothelioma, defective medicine and devices, environmental pollutants, products liability, consumer protection, accidents, personal injury, and medical malpractice. Victims of consumer fraud are invited to rely on Weitz & Luxenberg's more than 25 years of experience handling such cases. You can contact the firm's Client Relations department at 800-476-6070 or at info@weitzlux.com.

More information: http://www.weitzlux.com/.

Twitter: @WeitzLuxenberg

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Author A.A. Jones Takes the ‘Plunge’ in Underwater Pole Dance to Announce the Re-Release of ‘Tilt’

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author A.A. Jones is re-releasing her memoirs, "Tilt Diary of a Virgin Stripper" (ISBN: 978-1257802869) just in time for holiday reading. Instead of doing it with a bang however, the self-confessed housewife by day and exotic dancer by night has taken a plunge instead. "Plunge" is the title of a provocative yet inspirational pole dance shot underwater by world-renowned photographer Brett Stanley. Just like with her book "Tilt," the video encourages viewers to strip away their inhibitions and live fearlessly. It is Jones' ongoing message of empowerment for women and men alike.

A corporate fitness instructor and dog behaviorist, A.A. Jones enthralled readers in 2013 with her literary reveal detailing her moonlighting nightlife escapades. More than just a day-to-day account of a housewife thrown into the underground world of exotic dance, sex and drama, "Tilt Diary" emerged as an intimate, soul-bearing account of a woman making her way in a man's world and owning her power. "Tilt" fueled the imaginations of readers around the world and was acknowledged as a Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner.

Jones is continuing her liberation movement with "Plunge." The one minute and 30 second production dives deep. Jones dances underwater around a pole in a sea of soothing aqua blue. The dance progresses via a series of photo stills exquisitely shot by Stanley, while Jones is heard narrating an impassioned soliloquy about overcoming fear and embracing courage.

An award winning commercial and underwater photographer, Brett Stanley has traveled the globe shooting breathtaking imagery. Jones is a part of his Underwater Pole Dancing series, an exhibition that has garnered him international attention and acclaim.

"Photographing Jones for the underwater pole series added another dimension to my work," cites Brett. "I found her amazingly creative and great to work with. Jones' storyline for the shoot was compelling and unique, and the resulting images are some of my favorites."

"The underwater shoot was a tremendous challenge for me," reveals Jones. "The experience took me back to the first time I walked into a club to audition to dance. The alarm in both instances was almost crippling. I had to force myself to take the plunge in both situations. Just like the nightclub experience changed my life, the underwater shoot did too. I am finding more and more that fear should never hold you back from following your heart. 'Plunge' is the astonishing result of me embracing courage instead."

"I am re-releasing my book 'Tilt' because I want to remind everyone to never stop dreaming about what you could, should, or want to do it. Face your fear and take the plunge. It is the only way to discover how powerful you really are!" offers Jones.

Go deeper with Jones at https://vimeo.com/147427618 to view the video, follow her blog at https://tiltdiary.wordpress.com/ and purchase "Tilt Diary of a Virgin Stripper" on Amazon.com and wherever books are sold.

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Twitter: @TiltDiary @makedaqueen #AAJones

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SecuGen Unveils Unity Biometric Development Platform

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce Unity(TM) BDP, a new platform for the development of a wide array of fingerprint enabled biometric products.

More than ever before, hardware device manufacturers must consider whether biometric security is appropriate for their products. SecuGen has now made it very easy to embed sophisticated fingerprint technology into a wide variety of hardware products with its new Unity Biometric Development Platform.

The Unity BDP offers device manufacturers a flexible, expandable, and easy to use environment that provides a simplified way to embed fingerprint capability into a very wide range of products such as access control devices, time & attendance machines, civil ID handheld devices, ATMs, industrial equipment, point of sale equipment, and much, much more.

With an integrated Linux development environment and embedded biometric fingerprint registration and matching functions, Unity BDP delivers efficiency of development in one small but powerful package.

The Unity BDP includes a FAP 20 certified optical fingerprint sensor, an open Linux system running on a 1 GHz CPU, and a modular design that easily accommodates a wide array of expansion boards. Future expansion boards may include Ethernet, Bluetooth capability, and battery logic for mobile devices. The boards may also provide a wide array of interfaces such as for LED/LCD displays, keypads, RS-232, and USB connectivity. Unity BDP includes an API that gives developers access to SecuGen's NIST certified template extraction and matching algorithms.

Using Unity BDP, many developers will find that there is no longer a need for a separate controller board since Unity BDP comes with a fast processor, open Linux, and the ability to add various interfaces and logic via expansion boards. This makes Unity BDP an ultra-compact, enormously capable, and affordable biometric platform that features SecuGen's renowned high quality optical fingerprint sensor.

"Unity BDP is the world's first biometric development platform as far as we can tell," stated Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "Our team has been able to go far beyond delivering a simple fingerprint sensor. Unity BDP includes a comprehensive set of tools that allow developers to create fingerprint enabled products quickly and efficiently. This product is revolutionary."

VP of Engineering Dan Riley added, "The SecuGen engineering team has come up with a new approach to delivering world class OEM sensors. Unity BDP is not just a sensor, it is an entire development platform that is both software and hardware expandable. The uses for this product are nearly limitless, and it represents a quantum leap in OEM fingerprint technology."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, said, "For many years we have focused exclusively on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry. Unity BDP is the culmination of a decade of effort. We are very proud to be able to deliver the first product of its kind, a complete biometric development platform that is compact and amazingly affordable."

The first products of the Unity product family will be released beginning in the first quarter of 2016. SecuGen will be showcasing these products at CES 2016 in Las Vegas between January 6 and 9.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation ( http://www.secugen.com/ ) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation
2065 Martin Avenue Suite 108
Santa Clara, Calif. 95050, USA
Tel 408-727-7787

Twitter: @SecuGenCorp

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