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LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2 p.m., former USA National Team members Diana Mkhitaryan and Rebecca Terzian and the 2011 VISA USA National Qualifier Heather Chan from the Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG) will perform at UCLA's Women's Gymnastics 7th Annual John Wooden Challenge at The John Wooden Center (221 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095). The John Wooden Challenge honors all competing teams' academic and athletic achievements.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leader in hedging and risk management services, announced that it has been named a 2011 Medallion winner for the annual Workplace Excellence Awards held by the San Diego Society for Human Resource Management (SD SHRM). Each year, the SD SHRM honors local companies having exceptional HR practices that become instrumental to their success and profitability.

NEPTUNE CITY, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Consumers in the Southeast United States are the first in the country to gobble up the new, all-natural GRAIN-FREE DOG BISCUITS from Nylabone, the makers of safe, healthy chews since 1955. Nylabone has partnered with Costco Warehouses from Florida to North Carolina and Tennessee to market the new treats on a first-come, first-served limited basis.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- EaseUS Software, a leading provider of storage management and maintenance, focusing on providing quality, innovative Mac software for better Mac system performance, today announces the availability of CleanGenius Free 2.0 with a brand-new look, featuring the options to 'fast clean' Mac junk files, uninstall unwanted applications, monitor disk space, eject disks, and positioning itself as a must-have freeware to perfect your Mac.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- Smith McKenna, LLC announced this week that 2012 is the time to invest in silver. Stephen M. Smith, managing member Smith McKenna, has 20 plus years of experience in commodity-market analysis and advises that silver will emerge as king.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- Deborah Gonderil, publisher of 'Restaurants Recommended,' could not find a restaurant ratings guide that not only incorporated multiple cities, but one that provided unprejudiced and genuine opinions of professional reviewers. As a result, she set out to compile a series of sources of reviews from professional food critics. 'Restaurants Recommended' (ISBN: 978-1466283176) is the end result.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Whiteflash is proud to present the latest collaboration with AGS Laboratories: The New AGS Proprietary Light performance Diamond Quality Document for Whiteflash A CUT ABOVE(R) Diamonds. As a company committed to providing diamond shoppers with the largest selection of ideal diamonds in the world together with the most comprehensive diamond information available, this new document is the latest step on the Whiteflash path to providing their customers with a Brilliant Diamond Buying Experience.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas will hold its third lecture, 'What is a Girly-Girl?,' in its 2011-2012 series on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in partnership with The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Destination Earth has announced the launch of their unique Voluntourism Travel concept with a tour to Cambodia and Vietnam. This adventure highlights their business model, which offers fun, safe adventure tours to those who would like to travel responsibly and give back while enjoying their vacation.

PETERSBURG, Va. /eNewsChannels/ -- Why should the American taxpayer care about people who are incarcerated in our prison system? Simple, it is a true cost-saving measure that should be discussed. In 'EDUCATION BEHIND BARS' (ISBN: 978-1934597774; Sunbury Press) author Christopher Zoukis makes the case for why all Americans should support education in our prison system. Most Americans do not realize that the United States could save upwards of $60 billion each year by simply educating prisoners.

PLACENTIA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Today the Association of Professional Ball Players of America (APBPA) announces the selection of LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) to offer long-term care education and long-term care insurance coverage to their 11,000 Members. For members that choose to purchase the insurance, applications for individual policies will be completed by LTCFP and underwritten by Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

CULVER CITY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- On Saturday, January 14, 2012, 12 Noon, Haas Entertainment will be unveiling its state-of-the-art 3D video projection system in time for the end of the football postseason playoffs. Haas Entertainment will also be showcasing the latest in home automation controls from Crestron for your iPad. The public and media are invited to see first-hand how projection system can enhance the viewing experience of the upcoming divisional playoffs.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- The global telecommunications industry continues to expand as spending by consumers and businesses for wireless services fuels industry revenue growth, says a new market analysis report from The Insight Research Corporation. According to the new industry market study, telecommunications services revenue on a worldwide basis will grow from $2.1 trillion in 2012 to $2.7 trillion in 2017 at a combined average growth rate of 5.3 percent.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Without positive role models, teen girls often face a 'crisis of confidence' and are especially vulnerable to risky behavior and making bad choices with devastating lifelong consequences. With this in mind and focused on empowering all girls and young women, ages six to 18, Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas is launching a new mentoring program that helps adult women connect with girls and provide them with ongoing support and encouragement.

IRVINE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services announces that Chinese solar manufacturer, ZNShine, has joined the growing number of international solar panel manufacturers adopting PowerGuard's unique PowerClip extended warranty protection.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- ESI Edgebanding Services Inc., Has announced the full update of HanStone Quartz Surfaces color selections for 2012 on the ESI web site. HanStone Fine Quartz Surfaces combines the natural elegance of quartz with advanced technology to create a new realm of possibilities, dramatic colors and vibrant patterns in a solid surface with Greater strength and resilience.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Aomei Technology, an innovative hard disk partition management solution provider, today announces the release of new Partition Assistant 4.0, an ALL-IN-ONE partition manager software and reliable hard disk management toolkit with user-friendly interface and enhanced data protection.

PHOENIX, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Gogiro Internet Group announced this week the opening of a new regional office in the Phoenix area. 'The Gogiro Phoenix East office will introduce Gogiro products to small businesses in the East Valley and provide local support,' says Connie Grennan, Phoenix East co-owner.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- 2012 is coming, but it's not the end, it's a new start. At the beginning of the New Year, EaseUS Software, a leading provider of data recovery, partition manager and backup utilities, announces general availability of EaseUS Todo Backup 4.0. Exchange 2010 backup is available in this version. Moreover, the new release of EaseUS Todo Backup Central Management Console enables you to deploy backup plans to multiple clients.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- Foley Group, Inc., a leader in the commercial and industrial lighting industry is celebrating their 50th year in business.

DULUTH, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Third Law Sourcing managing partners Brad Birdwell and Scott Drobes were chosen by Business to Business magazine as two of metro Atlanta's Top 25 Entrepreneurs. Third Law Sourcing is a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting company. Third Law Sourcing revenues grew by 963 percent between 2007 and 2010, earning them the #4 spot on the annual ranking of metro-Atlanta's Top 25 Entrepreneurs and Ones to Watch.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- IDS Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, has installed a SaaS-based social customer service platform from Assistly, a recent acquisition by Salesforce, into its back-office operations to improve responsiveness to customer inquiries.

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. /eNewsChannels/ -- Multi-Flow Industries, a manufacturer of fountain-dispensed beverages, announced that it has recently received an 'excellent' rating on their 2011 Silliker Audit with a score of 97.3 percent. The audit covered Food Safety as well as GMP requirements.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- Looking for a New Year's resolution that's not a sweat, like losing 15 pounds or going off cigarettes? 'Consider resolving to investigate long-term care insurance,' says Denise Gott, National Sales Manager and Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP). 'It's a snap to accomplish, takes just minutes, and you'll breathe easier about your future.'

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ -- The past three years have been tremendous years of growth for the Fort Collins/Loveland branch of Financial Foundation Group, also known as FFG. This branch has helped hundreds of clients and developed many upper management staff members and the office was bursting at the seams. The FFG team had no choice but to expand into a location with more square footage.