Ongoing Sanrio partnerships remain valuable and vital, as well. Dynacraft bikes and Bell protective gear and helmets, for example, have laid the groundwork for growth in the sporting goods category and a new partnership with Street Flyers, which offers active skates, skateboards and pogo sticks, keeps the girls’ category energized. Established Sanrio partners Ty, Jada Toys, Mega Brands and Horizon continue to deliver as mainstay hardlines partners, delivering a variety of Hello Kitty products appealing to a range of ages.

In the infant market, co-brand partnerships with aden + anais and Trumpette have been integral in reaching adult Hello Kitty fans looking for chic, quality products for their newborns, infants and toddlers. These savvy moms are thrilled to pass on the nostalgia and warmth synonymous with Hello Kitty, proving this to be a brand consumers never outgrow.

New Sanrio Appointments Reflect Sanrio’s Ongoing Success

Sanrio actively supports its growth and success with two new executive appointments. Tori Cook has been promoted to Vice President, Retail and Business Development, reporting directly to Janet Hsu, President & COO of Sanrio Inc, based in Torrance, CA. Tori’s new responsibilities include identifying and building additional consumer touch points through national promotions as well as developing retail strategies across all tiers of distribution; she will also work closely with licensees and retailers on execution. Previously, Tori was Executive Director, Retail Business Development.

Bobby Saygan has been hired as Art Director, Hardlines, also reporting directly to Janet Hsu. In this role, Bobby will lead the creative team in oversight of all hardlines categories, publishing and digital content development from the Sanrio Torrance headquarters. Prior to Sanrio, Bobby was employed at Disney Consumer Products working across all brands including Marvel, with a focus on toys and innovation.

“Tori has played a key role in building Sanrio’s retail programs which have contributed significantly to the company’s overall growth. Her experience and knowledge will further strengthen these programs in her new position as Vice President of Retail and Business Development. Bobby, in his new role as Art Director of Hardlines, will be instrumental in driving the creative vision for our expanding hardlines categories,” said Janet Hsu. “As we continue to focus on strategic licensing programs and building retail partnerships, these executive appointments will help support our current initiatives as well as broaden our business ventures for the future.”

Sanrio Licensing Partnerships – New for 2013:

Toys
Blip Toys – Large & small dolls, plush, novelty & playsets

Just Play – Plush toys

Fashion Angels – Sketch Portfolio, Hair Chox & Tapefitti

University Games – Colorforms

Ohio Art – Doodle sketch, etch a sketch and Nano Blocks

Sporting Goods
MMA International – Tennis, volleyball, basketball & soccer equipment

Street Flyers – Skates, skateboards & pogo sticks for girls

Brainstorm – Kites

Life+Gear – Flashlights & night lights

Infant
Baby Trend – Infant gear including car seats, strollers, play yards, high chairs

Ginsey – Bath accessories

International Playthings – Soft infant toys

aden + anais – Blankets (including swaddles), bibs, hooded towel and washcloth sets

Trumpette – Socks, leggings, shoes and accessories

Digital/Publishing
LeapFrog – Educational learning systems

VIZ Media – Graphic novels

About Sanrio

Sanrio, best known for global icon Hello Kitty and home to many endearing characters including Chococat, My Melody, and Keroppi, is a worldwide lifestyle brand founded on the “small gift, big smile^®” philosophy — that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to people of all ages. For over 50 years, this philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of unique Sanrio products and experiences. Today, more than 50,000 Sanrio-branded items are available in over 70 countries and upwards of 12,000 U.S. locations including department, specialty, national chain stores and over 100 Sanrio boutiques. For more information, please visit www.sanrio.com and www.facebook.com/hellokitty.

Sanrio Contact: Orsi Public Relations
Dyann Hawkins – Email / Lexi Klein – Email
(323) 874-4073

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Infortrend® and Emulex Corporation today announced that the Infortrend landmark 16G Fibre Channel (FC) “RAID storage” products and Emulex LightPulse® 16G FC Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) are fully tested with perfect compatibility, allowing users to take advantage of the high-performance throughput and speed provided by 16G FC SAN infrastructures.

The demand for faster bandwidth and higher throughput is constantly increasing, as is the technology that powers Infortrend’s datacenters, cloud services and high-volume servers. 16G FC, a natural evolution of FC, doubles the throughput of 8G FC to unleash the potential of multi-core processor & solid state disk (SSD)-driven applications and services.

Infortrend’s new 16G FC models provide a massive boost by doubling throughput and providing superior I/O operations per second (IOPS) and are backward compatible with customers’ existing FC infrastructure, all the same price as existing 8G FC storage* – allowing customers to simultaneously optimize and future proof their storage. Emulex field-proven 16G FC technology empowers users with industry-leading performance, increased throughput density, and higher power efficiency, making it the perfect choice for users of Infortrend’s high-performance 16G FC EonStor DS G7i storage.

“The computing industry is experiencing mounting demand for storage performance due to increases in data growth, virtual machine density and application performance requirements,” said Shaun Walsh, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at Emulex, adding, “Combined with Infortrend’s 16G FC EonStor DS G7i, Emulex LightPulse 16G FC HBAs and 16G FC target technology address these requirements by providing extremely fast response times, as well as delivering consolidation and up to 1.3 million IOPS.”

Thomas Kao, Senior Director of Product Planning at Infortrend, stated, “Infortrend’s 16G FC storage solutions are the answer to those seeking to guarantee the best possible performance – both now and in the future – over FC networks.” Adding, “We fully welcome the support of HBAs from industry-leaders such as Emulex as it both adds quality and proven technology to the 16G FC ecosystem and provides our users with the best choice in high-speed HBAs to allow their 16G FC storage to reach its full potential.”

For more information on Emulex 16G FC HBA solutions please click here

For more information about Infortrend 16G FC-host solutions, please click here

*Special offer: Infortrend’s 16G FC storage is the same price as its 8G FC storage until August 31, 2013.

About Emulex Corporation

Emulex, a leader in network connectivity, monitoring and management, provides hardware and software solutions for global networks that support enterprise, cloud, government and telecommunications. Emulex’s products enable unrivaled end-to-end application visibility, optimization and acceleration. The Company’s I/O connectivity offerings, including its line of ultra high-performance Ethernet and Fibre Channel-based connectivity products, have been designed into server and storage solutions from leading OEMs, including Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, IBM, NetApp and Oracle, and can be found in the data centers of nearly all of the Fortune 1000. Emulex’s monitoring and management solutions, including its portfolio of network visibility and recording products, provide organizations with complete network performance management at speeds up to 100Gb Ethernet. Emulex is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information about Emulex please visit www.Emulex.com.

About Infortrend

Founded in 1993, Infortrend Corporation is a leading provider of high performance networked storage solutions focusing on quality, reliability, choice and value. Fueled by a depth of technological expertise and system level knowledge, Infortrend storage solutions have been widely deployed on a variety of demanding applications by multiple users across commercial and industrial markets. Its core brands include the ESVA, EonStor DS, EonStor and EonNAS product families. For more information, please visit www.infortrend.com.

Infortrend®, ESVA®, EonStor®, SANWatch®, and EonPath® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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The 35-minute presentation, entitled “Best Management Practices for Environmental Responsibility,” will be delivered by Breitling’s chief executive officer, Chris Faulkner, and will occur at 11:50a.m.

Chris Faulkner, Breitling Oil and Gas CEO, said, “It’s a very exciting time in Myanmar as the entire country is now open for trade and commerce and oil and gas blocks are going up for auction.”  Faulkner added, “With thirty-five percent of Myanmar’s GDP coming from agriculture, water will be a precious commodity and management water for fracking through environmental stewardship will be a big portion of the go forward strategy if Myanmar is going to exploit their shale gas resources.”

Mr. Faulkner serves as an advisor to the ECF Asia Shale Committee and sits on the Board of Directors for the North Texas Commission. He has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Reuters, Bloomberg, Financial Times, US News & World Report, FOX Business News and CNBC.

For more information on this and other activities of the Company, see the Breitling Oil and Gas website at http://www.breitlingoilandgas.com.

Breitling has current oil and gas exploration projects all over the United States.

About Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation

Breitling Oil and Gas was founded in October 2004 to apply state-of-the-art petroleum and natural gas exploration and extraction technology to the development of onshore oil and natural gas projects. Our focus areas include Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Breitling offers oil and gas investment opportunities through direct participation programs and oil and gas investment joint ventures which enable investors to participate in the potential cash flow and unique tax benefits associated with oil and gas investments. Especially important in a downturned economy, oil and gas investments allow savvy investors to diversify and reinforce their investment portfolios with a stable commodity that is in steady demand.

Contact:
Jennifer Jones
Director of Public Relations
Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation
972-252-2490

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A course offered by Environmental Resource Center in Newark, N.J., this month fulfills this annual training requirement.

Students will learn how to:

• identify, accumulate, minimize, and ship hazardous waste;
• develop a contingency plan; and
• comply with land disposal restrictions.

Moreover, the course provides an in-depth look at:

• the latest regulatory requirements;
• waste exemptions and exclusions;
• new universal waste requirements;
• VOC standards for hazardous waste generators; and
• waste minimization.

For workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials, the federal DOT requires training at least every three years. This affects employees who select or fill hazardous materials packages, label containers, complete shipping papers, load or unload vehicles, transload hazardous materials, or operate vehicles used in the transport of hazardous materials.

The training features a special guest, an FAA Inspector, who brings an enormous depth of insight to this vital training for hazmat handlers and shippers. The FAA Inspector will instruct employees on how to prepare for FAA inspections. This expert will also identify frequently cited violations — and how to avoid them.

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present the mandatory training in Newark at the Holiday Inn, Clark on June 25-27, 2013. The schedule includes:

• June 25-26, 8 am-5 pm each day: Hazardous Waste Management: The Complete Course
• June 27, 8 am-5 pm: Hazardous Materials Certification Training for DOT 49 CFR Transportation Regulations

Companies may register for either training course by calling 800-537-2372 or visiting http://www.ercweb.com/classes.

Every year, Environmental Resource Center trains thousands of industry personnel as well as personnel from most of the state and federal agencies that enforce the regulations. Environmental Resource Center has been providing environmental and safety training for 32 years.

Contact:

Alicia Knight
919-469-1585 x 230
Email

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NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The Whiskey Place’s robust selection of single malt scotches, whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes makes it easy to find that perfect graduation gift. Available online at http://www.TheWhiskeyPlace.com, the company features detailed descriptions and the lowest possible prices on its top-shelf liquor, ideal for celebrating college graduates’ recent accomplishments.

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“What better way to celebrate all the college graduates’ accomplishments and next steps than with a fine liquor? At The Whiskey Place, we pride ourselves on offering a wide array of fine single malt scotches, blended whiskeys, and more to suit every drinker’s tastes. Shoppers can now buy a bottle of whiskey to commemorate the day or buy our alcohol in bulk to serve at a graduation party. We even offer gift cards so our customers can give graduates the choice to purchase their own bottle,” said Moshe Zimmerman, CEO of the Glenlivet scotch retailer.

The Balblair 1989 is an ideal choice for someone who is not yet acquainted with single malt scotch. It is aged in American Oak barrels, which lend the whiskey a warm flavor with shades of vanilla and toffee. It has a fruity fragrance that is reminiscent of raisins and freshly cut grass. The Balblair 1989 is a well-rounded single malt scotch that tastes sweet, but is balanced with a spicy undertone. The bottle is priced at only $124.99 and is sure to impress any college graduate.

Another option for a recent grad is the Macallan Scotch 12-Year-Old. This bottle has a full and expansive taste, and whiskey drinkers will notice the aroma of honey, butterscotch, sherry, and malt. The scotch has a rich, smooth taste to complement the strong malt flavors. It has the deep warmth of a sherry with just the slightest hint of fruitiness for a satisfying finish. Gift-givers can purchase a 750 ML bottle from The Whiskey Place for just $57.99, reduced from the retail price of $63.79.

Shoppers can also find a selection of blended whiskey, including the Chivas Regal 18-Year-Old blended whiskey. The drink features a nose of dried fruits, buttery toffee, and dark chocolate, with notes of chocolate, floral, and a hint of smokiness. The Whiskey Place is currently selling the whiskey for $66.99, and customers can save 5% when they purchase 12 or more bottles in bulk.

To find a gift for a recent grad, visit The Whiskey Place online at http://www.TheWhiskeyPlace.com. Customers can search by brand, price, style, and more to find the perfect gift. Shoppers can also get an expert’s opinion by calling the company at 1-877-944-6440. The Whiskey Place is always discovering new and exciting scotch whiskeys, and it encourages customers to follow it on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TheWhiskeyPlace, Like it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheWhiskeyPlace, and read its blog about whiskey and other liquors at http://www.ScotchWhiskeyBlog.com.

Contact Person:

Moshe Zimmerman,
 917-837-8717

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Under the new relationship, Marconi University is providing four scholarships for UNICO National members in undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and single course programs, which include Computer Engineering, Political Science, Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production and Italian Language and Culture.  In addition, Marconi will offer all UNICO National members discounted courses and donate a portion of related revenues back to UNICO.  UNICO National and Marconi University have also begun exploring possibilities for future UNICO National events and activities to be hosted at Marconi’s scenic campus in the historic center of Rome.  Further information regarding the scholarship application process will be available on UNICO National and Marconi University’s websites in the near future.

“UNICO National is so pleased at this exciting new collaboration with Marconi University,” stated David M. Donnini, National President of UNICO National.  “The university is committed to academic excellence, innovation, and preparing the next generation of leaders.  Its online education platform is ahead of the curve and greatly advances the accessibility to quality education,” he continued.  Marconi’s online education programs utilize innovative learning methodologies merging advanced technological solutions to create a unique educational experience.

Alessandra Briganti, Rector of Marconi University, commented, “We are pleased to associate with UNICO National, the premier association of Italian Americans in the United States.  They have done incredible work promoting education, charitable causes, and community.  We see great synergy in our activities and goals.”   Marconi representatives will attend UNICO National’s annual convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this summer to formally introduce the university and its degree programs.

UNICO National, founded in 1922, is America’s largest Italian American service and charitable organization. Its volunteer members support charitable, educational, and community service projects while promoting Italian heritage and combating negative stereotyping.  It has a long record of supporting education and cultural initiatives through Italian Studies Chairs it has endowed at several universities across the US.

Marconi University is a recognized leader in online education while continuing to offer its students traditional and blended learning settings. It currently has more than 14,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, 300 faculty members and an academic advising team of more than 200 experts.

For more information on UNICO National, visit unico.org.   To learn more about Marconi University, visit unimarconi.it/uni_eng.

Contact:  Andre’ DiMino, Executive Administrator UNICO National    -  1-973-808-0035  -  Email

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BOLINGBROOK, Ill., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Thuh Company is pleased to announce an innovative new service that revolutionizes rapid response and management for firefighters – FIRE-QRVS. FIRE-QRVS is a firefighter response verification and fire department management system that has been specifically designed to complement existing paging and 911 dispatch systems. It has been created by professional firefighters to provide critical information to first responders during and after an incident.

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FIRE-QRVS employs a unique integration of computer systems, mobile smart phone apps, text messaging, GPS and Internet technologies to create an unparalleled yet affordable offering for firefighters. FIRE-QRVS is especially well-suited for departments that are largely comprised of volunteers or composite members.

Timely and accurate communications are some of the best tools in the firefighter’s arsenal. FIRE-QRVS contains a wealth of features and functionality specifically designed to maximize utilization of firefighting resources and personnel.

When a fire department is called upon to respond to an incident, Fire-QRVS not only provides dynamic, real-time information regarding which personnel are responding and their estimated time of arrival, but also provides detailed information about incident location (including on-screen maps) and driving directions to get there.

In addition to its robust front-end response verification and communication features, the FIRE-QRVS services also include comprehensive incident / management reporting capabilities for complete accountability and visibility to all activities for historical and analytical purposes.

For more information about how FIRE-QRVS services can improve the safety and efficiency of your firefighters, please contact Kenneth Grisham at 888-618-5030, email, visit the website at www.fireqrvs.com or simply go to http://www.fireqrvs.com/fireqrvs/video/fireq.mp4 to see a brief video that demonstrates the benefits of FIRE-QRVS.

FIRE-QRVS – “Savings seconds, saving lives by knowing who and knowing when.”

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Parents hoping to give their child the birthday party of their dreams can choose from a pirate-themed bounce house, a mechanical bull, an all-in-one sports arena, and much more. Inflatable water slides for rent are also available for water-themed fun in the sun—including a 15-foot straight slide, a dual-lane 18-foot curved slide, a shark themed slip and slide, and even a dunk tank. Break out the water guns and have fun while beating the heat!

Sky High Party Rentals also has Mickey Mouse, Justice League, Disney Princess, Dora the Explorer, and SpongeBob SquarePants moonwalks for kids looking to have fun with their favorite cartoon characters. All of Sky High’s products are officially licensed, ensuring that the company provides the highest quality authentic moon bounce rentals on the market.

“One of our main goals in starting Sky High Party Rentals was to help parents plan birthday parties their kids would remember for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s a bounce house or a last minute inflatable water slide to cool down the family during the summer, delivering outdoor fun is our full time job,” said Robert De Los Santos, the CEO of the party supplier.

On top of bounce houses of all shapes and sizes, parents can rent tables, chairs, and other concessions in order to obtain all of their party needs in one fell swoop. All party supplies are delivered and set up by a trusted Sky High employee before a party begins. Every moon bounce for rent is thoroughly cleaned before delivery and after pickup to ensure the highest quality. Sky High Party Rentals is also fully insured to ensure the safety and security of all children, guests, and staff members so every party is worry free.

To see the entire line of moon bounces and inflatable water slides for rent from Sky High Party Rentals, visit the party supplier online at http://www.SkyHighPartyRentals.com. To make a reservation over the phone, call 281-606-JUMP (5867) on Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 6 pm or on weekends from 7 am to 6 pm. The company communicates with fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter at http://www.Facebook.com/SkyHighPartyRentals and http://twitter.com/SkyHighParty.

Media Contact: Robert Des Los Santos
Phone Number: 281-601-5867

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WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – As part of National Small Business Week, Rick C. Wade will host a free teleconference for small business owners to discuss ways in which they can be part of the global supply chain on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 7:00PM ET. As a former Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Founder of global business development firm the Wade Group, Wade is uniquely positioned to advise small business on how to become members of the global marketplace.

Recently, Wade spoke at Atlanta Connect on the state of U.S. supply chains and gaining access to supply chain opportunities. As an early American Supplier Initiative event, the focus was on helping to increase government and commercial supply chain opportunities for small businesses to ensure that more small businesses have the tools and resources they need to be competitive. In his speech, Wade opened a dialog with small business owners on how to access domestic and international supply chain opportunities and shared the following tips:

• Contact major companies and even governments at all levels and understand the make-up of their products and services. Then, figure out what components and resources you can provide to help them efficiently manufacture and get their products/services to the market.

• Develop teaming and partnership arrangements with other small and mid-size companies so as to leverage additional capital and be more competitive.

• Recognize that the global supply chain is rich with opportunities as 95% of the world’s consumers live outside America’s borders. Establish close relationships with trade agencies such as the United States Department of Commerce and Export-Import Bank.

• If small and minority-owned firms who want to stay viable in an increasingly connected global economy, they must fight for a seat at the foreign investment table and look to China and other countries as potential sources for funding and financing.

Wade’s teleconference will continue his dialog and further assist small business owners across the country. “I look forward to helping small businesses with growth and expansion strategies, sharing resources on how they can tap into markets, increasing their revenue, and most of all, answering their questions in the teleconference,” stated Wade.

The teleconference is free and open to all small business owners. Registration is limited, for additional information and/or to register for the teleconference, log onto:

http://rickcwadeglobalmarketplaceteleconference.eventbrite.com.

Rick C. Wade is open and available for interview. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Candace Sandy at Email or 646-298-5506.

To connect with Rick C. Wade, follow him on twitter @rickcwade or www.linkedin.com/pub/rick-c-wade/68/93a/ba0/

About Rick C. Wade

A former Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Founder of the Wade Group, Wade was an advocate for small businesses and represented the Department of Commerce in many international forums, such as the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation, African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum and the Conference on the Caribbean and Central America. He led numerous trade missions and exchange programs with large and small U.S. businesses in an effort to expand their foothold in the global marketplace.

Video Arise Xchange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMDeSsaObuc

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The duo recently launched a Kickstarter project to produce Made in America clothing from California grown organic cotton. As Noel (the father) stated, “What we’re doing is creating a 100% USA based supply chain for Ocean Friendly organic cotton clothing that goes from the seed all the way to the shirt. We grow the organic cotton in California, spin the cotton into yarn in North Carolina, then knit, cut, sew, and print the shirts in California. All along the supply chain we are creating much needed US manufacturing jobs. ”

In the wake of the Rana building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,127 garment workers in April, many consumers have been awakened to the realities of the working conditions for fast and cheap fashion. Retailers are under pressure to ensure their overseas supply chains are safe for workers, but several large retailers have failed to agree to new safety regulations. Many consumers are now looking for ethically made fashion, even if it means paying a little more. As Megan (the daughter) stated, “Knowing a shirt I’m wearing was made from organic cotton grown on US soil and helped provide much needed jobs here makes me feel good.”

PuraKai is trying to change the way people think about clothing, and just like in the organic food business, it’s an educational process. When people learn that PuraKai’s clothing is Non-GMO, grown without harmful synthetic herbicides and pesticides, which move off of agricultural lands and into rivers, lakes, and streams, and ultimately into the ocean, they start to understand the concept of PuraKai’s “Ocean Friendly” organic clothing.

As Noel stated, his love for the ocean might have gotten this Socially Responsible Business started, but it’s his daughter Megan’s passion for stylish clothing and eye for the latest fashion trends that will make this business a success over the long run.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/purakai/purakai-100-usa-grown-organic-cotton-clothing?ref=live

About PuraKai: PuraKai is a Socially Responsible manufacturer of 100% Made in USA the clothing. The business was co-founded by a father who is a lifelong surfer and successful entrepreneur and his daughter who has a passion for stylish clothing. As members of 1% for the Planet, PuraKai donates 1% of their revenue to support the Billion Baby Turtle project and the San Diego Coastkeepers.

Media Contact:
Noel Huelsenbeck
619-846-2000

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BERKELEY, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Project6 Design, a San Francisco Bay Area graphic design firm, won the 2013 Blue Drop Award for Best Sports Website, announced at DrupalCon Portland. Blue Drop Awards are a democratic, voter-driven recognition program that celebrates innovation for sites using Drupal. Votes are cast based on the use of Drupal Best Practices, Content, Structure & Navigation, Visual Design, Functionality and Overall Experience.

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Leisure Sports, an active lifestyle business, designs, develops, owns and manages distinctive, high-end fitness resorts and hotels that offer world-class service, contemporary facilities, and innovative sports and fitness programs. Their Club Sports website was in dire need of improvement to meet the needs of its discriminating clientele.

Project6 Design and the Leisure Sports team tackled multiple design and development challenges, including refining outdated navigation and branding, developing multiple types of content editors, updating an outdated and complex custom fitness scheduling tool, adding internal promotions, and more. On top of all the complexities of the project, the website is also responsive – so it naturally fits every possible display size. From large desktop monitors to the smallest phone, images are scaled and navigation is intuitive on all devices. The result is a single Drupal-driven website that serves all seven location websites and allows easy access to multiple editors to quickly make changes.

Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It is built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world and is used by some of the biggest sites on the Web, like The Economist, Examiner.com and The White House. Drupal is a cutting-edge platform that supports the latest technologies that the Web has to offer. The Drupal project’s principles encourage modularity, shared standards, collaboration, and ease of use.

“Project6 rocked our web world!” said Carrie Gilbert, Web Content Specialist for Leisure Sports, Inc. “They took the time to listen to our team’s many (sometimes conflicting) opinions and concerns, and created something that impressed us all. They really took our websites to a whole new level. And these websites were no walk in the park! I was really impressed with the Project6 team. Our fabulous new websites really are their own testimonials. I would highly recommend Project6 for their excellent work, service, and integrity.”

Project6 Design is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area graphic design firm working with high-tech, retail, education, and nonprofit organizations. Our strategic process helps clients express their true brand character, solve complex usability problems, and drive business results. Our design firm’s services include branding, print collateral design, and web design and development. Client brands include eBay, Gap, Stanford, CA Technologies, Old Navy, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and many others. For more information, call (510) 540-8005, email: info(at)project6(dot)com or visit our website at http://www.project6.com.

Contact

Project6 Design, Inc.
Esten Sesto
President
(510) 540-8005 ext. 100
esten[at]project6[dot]com

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LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Every parent wants their children to grow up with strong core values and habits, but in the chaos of everyday life, it can be difficult to focus on instilling them. Not to worry, says Princess Ivana Pignatelli Aragona Cortes.

“Summer is a great time to take advantage of teachable moments because there’s a relaxed schedule, and you tend to have the time and energy to be proactive instead of reactive,” points out Ivana, who is a featured blogger at Modern Mom, founder of Princess Ivana—The Modern Princess, and coauthor of A Simple Guide to Pregnancy & Baby’s First Year.

Our strongest values are formed early in life, Ivana points out, so it’s important for you to take a step back and determine what beliefs, behaviors, and habits you really want your kids to have.

Here, Ivana shares a list of ten positive values and habits you can choose from, as well as tips to connect them to your parenting:

Teaching Empathy:

• If another child seems left out at a party, help your son engage him in an activity. Later, refer back to this incident. ”See how happy it made Jordan when you asked him to play kickball with you?”

Teaching Self-Control:

• Don’t perpetuate the “just five more minutes” game. When it’s time to get out of the pool and go home, it’s time to get out of the pool and go home. Tell her if she argues you don’t get to visit the pool the next day.

Teaching Honesty:

• Don’t let your child cheat at playground games, even if it’s Duck, Duck, Goose. Call him out on it. If others cheat, bring the occurrence up later and explain why it’s so bad.
• If you know your child has done something wrong, casually ask him about it. ”Did you take Matthew’s toy train away from him during your play date yesterday?” If he fesses up, praise him for telling you the truth. If he lies, gently confront him with what you know and use it as a teachable moment to discuss why honesty is so important.

Teaching Kindness:

• Have your child help another child pick up her toys and put them away.
• Go with your child to take a basket of veggies or a bunch of flowers from your garden to an older person in the neighborhood. Have her handmake a card to go with them.

Teaching Reading:

• Make it part of the routine. It depends on your schedule, of course, but many moms cherish a bedtime reading ritual. Read every single day no matter how tired you are. The idea is to make books part of the fabric of daily life.
• Set summer reading goals. You might even attach rewards. For instance, after each five books read together, your child gets a trip to the frozen yogurt store.

Teaching Sports and Sportsmanship:

• Hold family sports tournaments in the yard or the park. Kick a soccer ball around or play basketball. Keep it light but do look for teachable moments: “Your sister won that round and it’s okay. You won last time. If you keep crying we will have to go inside.”

Teaching Environmental Consciousness:

• Plant some flowers or vegetables and let your kids help care for them. You might even give them sole responsibility for a particular rose bush or tomato plant.

Teaching Nutrition:

• Turn healthy foods into fun treats. Instead of ice cream or candy or chips, offer fresh watermelon slices, homemade orange juice popsicles, or blueberries (bonus if you picked them yourself!) with cream and a sprinkling of sugar.

Teaching Positive Thinking:

• Start a new mealtime or bedtime ritual. Ask your child to name things that he is grateful for and make sure to point out things he should appreciate about himself.

Teaching Problem Solving:

• Involve your child in answering questions and finding solutions to problems. If your son is upset because he can’t reach a toy on a high shelf, ask, “How do you think you could get it down? Could you reach it if you stood on your stool?”

“It’s easy to think of ‘teaching good, strong values’ as one of the scarier and more daunting tasks of parenthood,” Ivana concludes. “But it’s really just about living by design and making conscious choices about your family’s habits, attitudes, and priorities.”

About Princess Ivana:
Ivana is the author of A Simple Guide to Pregnancy & Baby’s First Year, which was cowritten with her mother, Magdalene Smith, and her sister, Marisa Smith.

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MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – P.L. Thomas & Co, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced today that it has launched a line of ingredients that offer a fruit and vegetable ‘food replacement’ experience in consumer food and beverage products. Called Vivid Harvest™ Whole Food Powders, the line features a patented new technology that gently evaporates water molecules in foods without disturbing the active enzymes, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals or other phytonutrients – preserving the flavor, aroma, color and nutritional quality of the original materials in a manner that enhances the consumer experience. At the same time, Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders offer food and beverage manufacturers a number of processing advantages over raw foods and other fruit and vegetable inclusion processes, including a longer shelf-life,  better flowability with less dusting, enhanced solubility and dispersibility,  a better particle shape with greater density, and a lack of solvents or other adulterating processing aids. In this initial launch, PL Thomas will offer than twenty-five different fruit-based products and sixteen vegetable-based products drawn from what the industry is asking for and the hottest trends in the consumer food and beverage market. Depending upon the consumer product application, starting materials for the Vivid Harvest process can be whole fruits and vegetables or all-natural juices and purees. From this initial lineup of market offerings, PL Thomas expects to expand into new fruits and vegetables, with the potential to create whole food powders out of non-traditional ingredients – like salmon.

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According to Sid Hulse, New Product Development Manager for PL Thomas, the impetus behind the launch of Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders is the desire to go beyond the label claim of wholesome, clean-label nutrition and deliver consumers a ‘vivid’ sensory experience of fruits and vegetables in their manufactured foods and beverages. “Consumers have continuously said they want healthy, wholesome, clean label foods. Nutritionists and dietitians tell us that the best place to get that nutrition is in whole foods. Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders do all of these things and more, by delivering the real sensory experience and all the nutrition of fruits and vegetables into foods and beverages. This is the next level of wholesome, clean label ingredients. The one that makes healthy eating fun again,” he said. “The great thing about the technology behind Vivid Harvest is that it delivers these nutrition and sensory benefits in an ingredient form that is easier to incorporate and process than liquid products, drum dried, spray dried or freeze dried products. At PL Thomas, we plan to work with food and beverage companies in their product development efforts, providing them with concepts and support for their commercialization process,” he added.

Gentle, evaporative process preserves integrity and enhances processability

Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders will be custom manufactured for PL Thomas by Columbia Phytotechnology (CPT) (The Dalles, Oregon). Starting materials for Vivid Harvest products include locally grown, non-GMO fruits and vegetables, juices, pulps and purees. They are typically certified organic with no carriers. CPT has developed a gentle, evaporative process using light for creating whole food powders that preserves the nutritional and sensory integrity of the original materials. The process – which is 73% to 88% energy efficient – does not use solvents or processing aids or put raw materials under vacuum or temperature extremes – which can negatively affect purity and sensory characteristics. It creates a solid granule with a uniform shape and non-porous structure that is moisture resistant and has a low surface tension. The low moisture content (less than 3%) and the solidity of the granules give Vivid Harvest products a remarkably long shelf-life. The low surface tension delivers excellent flowability, solubility and dispersibility.  The bulk density of Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders offers a more intense, concentrated presence with less product required in consumer food products. Custom variants of Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders can be developed from multiple fruits and vegetables, blended during a liquid phase before the evaporation process to ensure uniformity of the finished granules more effectively than a mixed powder process can achieve. The combination of these factors can improve formulation creativity and the finished quality of manufactured consumer products.

New ‘colors for the palette’ of food developers

According to Hulse, initial market reaction to Vivid Harvest Whole Food Powders has been very positive. “When we have sampled people with this product initially, they have been impressed by the striking appearance, the great taste and aroma and the ‘realness’ of this product line. It jumps out at you and gives you that ‘wow’ sensation the first time you try it,” he said. “We look at Vivid Harvest as an opportunity for food scientists, nutritionists and culinologists to improve the products they are working on today and to create totally new product forms moving into the future. We are looking forward to adding new colors, flavors and aromas to their creative palettes and helping them create very healthy, all-natural consumer products that astound the senses of the public,” he added.

Media Contact:
Mark Falconer
Sciencewerks
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Company Contact:
Bob Berman
P.L. Thomas & Co. Inc.
Voice: 973-984-0900 x214
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NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – As the National Small Business Week festivities kick off in Washington, DC this week, the National Association of Small Business Professionals wants to give smaller and newer businesses an opportunity to shine too.

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With the launch of its Small Business Spotlight Award, the NASBP aims to shine a light on the unique yet often overlooked contributions and achievements that smaller start-ups add to the U.S. economy and the American way of life.

“While you may not have been invited to the capital this week to hobnob with top administration officials and big business leaders for National Small Business Week, we still think you’re pretty special and important to the U.S. economy as a whole,” said Kimberly Kelly, founder and spokesperson for the NASBP.

“In fact, according to the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, of the estimated 27 million small businesses currently operating in America, over 78% are businesses with no employees, over 73% are classified as sole proprietorships and 52% are home-based. Numbers don’t lie. What this data is really telling us is that smaller businesses deserve more recognition, help and support from Washington to thrive. Our mission is to provide that help and support. The NASBP Spotlight Award is just one of the many tools that we offer smaller business owners.”

NASBP Small Business Spotlight Award

The National Association of Small Business Professionals is inviting businesses with 20 or fewer employees that have been in business less than five years to apply. A free brochure with more information about the NASBP Small Business Spotlight Award is available as a PDF download.

About the National Association of Small Business Professionals

Since 2009, the National Association of Small Business Professionals has made it its mission to help small business start-ups to not only succeed in business, but to SOAR. As the “new kid on the block” in the arena of small business associations, NASBP is proud to offer start-ups a value-packed, low priced alternative to more expensive membership association options. To learn more, download a free Member Benefits Guide at www.Join-NASBP.com.

Contact Information:
Kimberly Kelly
www.NASBP.us
888-664-9910

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LONGMONT, Colo., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Mountain Secure Systems (MSS), a leading supplier of rugged electronics and outdoor wireless network solutions, announced today that it shipped four 900 MHz Summit™ Series wireless network radios to Great Plains Television Network, LLC. The wireless network radios will be used to deliver a total of six different live television networks to a transmitter located 14 miles away.

“We have used the MSS wireless product for over three years in another location,” said John Pappert, General Manager at Great Plains Television Network, LLC. “The equipment worked flawlessly and MSS support is excellent.”

Made in the USA, Summit wireless network radios provide coverage for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and wireless mesh networks in the 900MHz, 2.4 and 5.8 GHz unlicensed frequency bands, as well as the licensed 4.9 GHz public safety band. Product options include FIPS 140-2 validation, which provides highly secure, end-to-end encryption, as well as 802.11n MIMO technology, which offers connection speeds up to 150 Mbps. Summit’s intuitive software makes it easy to install, configure and manage an entire network from any location with Internet access. In addition, Summit radios come with an industry-leading two-year warranty, as well as the flexibility to be configured in numerous manners and/or customized to meet a client’s specific requirements.

“Mountain Secure Systems is proud to continue doing business with the pros at Great Plains Television Network,” said Ken Dickson, General Manager of Mountain Secure Systems. “Over the years, I know they have been very happy with the performance and reliability of our Summit wireless network radios, as well as our responsive technical support.”

To learn more about MSS, visit www.MountainSecureSystems.com. You can also follow MSS on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. MSS is a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI).

About Mountain Secure Systems (www.MountainSecureSystems.com)

Mountain Secure Systems (MSS), a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI), is a leading supplier of rugged electronics and legacy conversion solutions to the aerospace and defense industries, as well as in-flight entertainment solutions for commercial aircraft. In addition, MSS offers industry-leading outdoor wireless network solutions for video, voice and data applications. Our quality, American-made products are built to withstand the harshest elements of land, sea, air and space.

About Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (www.psi-online.com)

Established in 1967, Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) is a privately held global manufacturing and services holding company, which oversees a diverse collection of innovative subsidiaries: Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc., Evana Automation Specialists, Mountain Secure Systems, POWERTHRU, PSI Repair Services, Inc., PSI Semicon Services, Sciaky, Inc., and Skytronics, Inc. We serve a wide range of high-tech industries like aerospace, defense, automotive, alternative energy, healthcare, security and semiconductor. Our award-winning products and services help reduce costs and maximize efficiency for many Fortune 500 companies around the globe, as well as the U.S. Military. We push the boundaries of technology on critical programs like Homeland Security, Defense research and space exploration, delivering innovative solutions for land, sea, air and space. We’re PSI: Always innovating. Everywhere.™

CONTACT: Jay Hollingsworth
Public Relations Manager
Phillips Service Industries (PSI)
11878 Hubbard
Livonia, MI 48150-1733
(734) 853-5000
Email

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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — MetricStream, a market leader in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions will join a distinguished group of policy makers, statesmen, CEOs, business executives, and thought leaders from across the globe at the Horasis Global India Business Meeting, which will be held from June 23-24 in Belfast, UK. Mr. Gunjan Sinha, Executive Chairman of MetricStream, will moderate a panel discussion on how global and domestic businesses can thrive in emerging economies, and effectively manage and mitigate attendant risks.

As the world economy becomes increasingly volatile, and GDP growth continues to slow down, developed and developing countries will need to come together and forge strong partnerships. Collaboration is a critical component of sustainable growth, which can safeguard our economies from future economic upheavals and recessions.

“The Horasis Global India Business Meeting is an exceptional forum for leaders of the world to come together and share their experiences, expertise, and insights on how to accelerate global economic growth,” said Mr. Sinha. He continued, “Globalization and trade liberalization have created lucrative business opportunities in new and emerging markets, particularly in India and China. Along with these new opportunities come significant and complex risks, which need to be collaboratively understood, mitigated, and managed. I look forward to discussing these themes with fellow business leaders, policy makers, and heads of state at this upcoming Horasis event.”

Mr. Sinha has been invited to speak at previous Horasis events in Belgium, Barcelona, Munich, Lisbon, Madrid, and Naples. As Executive Chairman of MetricStream, Mr. Sinha has helped many leading organizations strengthen their governance, risk, and compliance efforts, ultimately to enable them to ‘thrive on risk’. He is recognized and respected by his peers around the world for his insights and contributions to key issues and topics including risk management, governance, entrepreneurship, and emerging markets.

“We are very pleased that MetricStream will join us as a Knowledge Partner at our 2013 Horasis Global India Business Meeting,” said Dr. Frank-Jurgen Richter, Chairman of Horasis. He continued, “This annual gathering of global business leaders aims at developing actionable ideas that promote collaborative and inclusive economic growth and development. We look forward to Mr. Sinha’s insights on how to effectively balance the risk and opportunity equation in emerging economies.”

Entering new markets, especially in developing economies, requires robust due diligence processes, complete risk transparency, strong controls to mitigate risks, and the ability to efficiently manage local and global regulatory requirements. MetricStream helps simplify these challenges and complexities through its flexible and robust GRC platform that extends across the enterprise, integrating all facets of risk and compliance into a centralized framework that streamlines and automates workflows, and provides real-time risk intelligence. Today, MetricStream solutions are used by some of the largest and most reputable organizations across industries and countries.

Horasis is an independent international organization that is committed to exploring, defining, and implementing strategies to build a sustainable future. They regularly host meetings around the world to discuss topical business issues, and identify solutions that can enhance corporate performance and long-term growth. MetricStream has been a long-standing partner and supporter of Horasis, and is honored to participate in their various meetings and forums.

About MetricStream

MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, Twitter, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government, Hi-tech and Manufacturing to manage their risk management programs, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.

Media contact:

Mr. Vinay Bapna
Email
+1 650-620-2955

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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – MetricStream, a leading provider of enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) Management solutions announced today that MetricStream IT GRC Solution received a ‘Positive’ rating in Gartner’s report entitled ‘MarketScope for IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management‘.

The Gartner MarketScope report, published June 7, 2013, separates IT operations needs by terming it ‘below the line’ (includes security and IT operations support functions) and non-IT business needs as ‘above the line’ (IT centric GRC functions). The report states, “Gartner recommends that organizations seeking IT GRC solutions separate their above-the-line and below-the-line functions. Security operations requirements are likely to be met by a wide range of maturing traditional security solutions, and clients should extend their search beyond the IT GRC tools. However, above-the-line, IT-centric GRC requirements are still best addressed by the vendors in this MarketScope.” Another key observation is the potential convergence of IT GRC and E GRC functions and that this differentiation could become irrelevant in the future.

“MetricStream’s IT-GRC Solution is empowering information technology and security professionals across the world as they increasingly adopt a holistic, integrated, and enterprise-wide approach to IT risk, compliance, and security,” said Gaurav Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer at MetricStream. He continued, “We believe Gartner’s ‘Positive’ MarketScope rating affirms our strong position in the IT GRC market. The breadth and depth of our portfolio of solutions, enables organizations to manage both IT-centric GRC functions as well as IT security and threat related challenges.”

MetricStream’s IT GRC solution integrates IT GRC processes with enterprise GRC programs, thereby eliminating silos, standardizing processes, and driving collaboration. The solution’s integration capabilities extend across an organization’s infrastructure, including information security, cloud, and application and business processes. MetricStream solutions are designed to support organizations amidst today’s dynamic and complex eco-system and business landscape by better aligning IT and security programs with business risks. Doing so provides a common framework for identifying, analyzing, and acting on IT and security threats and exposures within the context of a holistic IT risk and compliance strategy and governance program. MetricStream IT GRC Solution also integrates with a wide range of regulations, IT standards, harmonized controls, and policy content, including control frameworks such as COBIT, FFIEC, ISO 27001, and NIST, regulations such as Basel II, FISMA, GLBA, HIPAA, NERC, PCI, and SOX, as well as security configuration policies from CIS, FDCC/USGCB, and NIST.

In keeping with its tradition of innovation, MetricStream recently released their enhanced IT GRC Solution, which integrates security and threat data to provide more actionable and valuable intelligence. The new solution release provides security and risk analytics based on Big Data architecture, gathers real-time threat intelligence from social media, monitors virtualized assets in the cloud, facilitates vendor risk management, integrates with NIST and CERT, and also offers support for SCAP standards.

About the MarketScope report

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About MetricStream

MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, Twitter, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government, Hi-tech and Manufacturing to manage their risk management programs, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.

Media contact:
Mr. Vinay Bapna
Email
+1 650-620-2955

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KINGWOOD, Texas, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Envirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced today the formal launch of the Envirogen Service Center in Memphis, TN, offering a broad range of technology-based water treatment solutions to industrial and municipal customers. Capabilities of the Service Center include ion exchange and adsorptive media regeneration, system design and installation for deionized water (DI) production for a variety of industrial needs, heavy metals removal and recovery, precious metals removal and recovery, reverse osmosis systems, and more. The Center also provides laboratory capabilities for project assessment and pilot studies. Envirogen’s Memphis, TN location has been the company’s primary research, application technology and logistical support group for its North American operations and will now support water treatment and manufacturing operations outside the company.

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According to Chris Burt, Business Manager for Envirogen Technologies, opening up the Service Center’s capabilities to water treatment and manufacturing operations around the United States is a natural extension of Envirogen’s mission to provide high performance, low lifecycle costs solutions. “In Memphis, our personnel have decades of experience with adsorptive and filtration technologies for a broad range of industries and applications. This makes us specialists in virtually every phase of these operations, from laboratory and pilot work, to system design and installation, to safe and cost-effective regeneration and operations – all aimed at achieving optimal performance and low long-term costs. Throughout all of these activities, our emphasis is on providing top quality service to our customers,” he said.

Media regeneration services & systems
The Envirogen Service Center is one of the most versatile and comprehensive media regeneration and ion exchange service facilities in the United States. Strategically located in the Mid-South, its Memphis location and access to major interstate highways and other transportation systems allows it to effectively service locations around the country. Ion exchange and adsorptive media services include:

• Service exchange for 8″, 14″, 30″ and 36″ diameter ion exchange vessels
• Toll processing/regeneration of customer media
• Custom resin selection to meet specific water treatment/quality criteria
• Analytical laboratory testing, bench scale trials, in-house piloting and at-site piloting
• Ion exchange resin supply

The Service Center also designs, installs and services temporary and mobile treatment systems for industrial process water, boiler feed water and wastewater applications. For industrial process and boiler water, applications include deionization, the removal of sodium, hardness, barium, chlorides, sulfates, alkalinity and silica. Wastewater and process water applications include the treatment and/or recovery of metals – such as molybdenum and chromium – as well as other contaminants.

For more information, visit www.envirogen.com.

For further information contact:
Mark Falconer
Sciencewerks
Voice: 407.412.9705
Email

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TROY, Mich., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – MuscleGloss.com, home of the best industrial and commercial coatings online, has opened new sales offices in Troy, Michigan.  ”We are extremely excited to be expanding into our new office. It will improve our contractor and customer interaction and give us a chance to better showcase our quality line of products,” said Josh Mertens, sales manager for Muscle Gloss.

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The new business offices will serve as a quality control center, customer service hub, space for product and training demos and will be a great place to get your questions about Muscle Gloss answered face to face. In addition to the business offices, MuscleGloss.com offers an informative blog where readers are able to sign up for a new monthly newsletter to stay updated on all the newest Muscle Gloss news!

Muscle Gloss offers a complete line of easy-to-use and application-specific products, such as industrial grade coatings, cleaners, sealants and treatments, which are durable and made with high quality materials. We have listened to our customers and Authorized Dealers and offer products that provide a variety of solutions, designed to fit any job.

Contact:
Josh Mertens
165 Kirts Blvd. Suite 300
Troy MI, 48084
(866) 258-9500
http://www.musclegloss.com/

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CHICAGO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Ageology, www.ageology.com, a premier anti-aging medicine company, today announced that Dr. Galen Eversole has joined the Ageology network.  Helping patients regain and maintain optimum health and address the challenges associated with normal signs of aging is the purpose that unites Ageology and Eversole. The addition of Galen and his practice to the network expands Ageology’s corporate presence into Nevada for the first time.

“I am excited about the opportunity to work with Dr. Savage and join a team that is committed to anti-aging medicine,” said Dr. Eversole.  ”It is very rewarding to help people who are striving to live lives of quality as they age, but facing challenges that make such quality feel unattainable at times.  Our goal is to help them change that dynamic and feel better about how they achieve it.”

Dr. Eversole is a fellow of the American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine, a member of the Age Management Medicine Group and is certified in medical aesthetics. He is a supporting member of the American Academy of Family Practice, is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and cytopathology through the American Board of Pathology and in Molecular Diagnostics through the American Board of Clinical Chemistry.  Dr. Eversole, driven by his concerns over the obesity epidemic and the rise in chronic and degenerative diseases, is passionate about direct patient care and his desire to have an impact one life at a time. He completed his undergraduate degree cum laude at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN.  He graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and did his pathology residency at UNM in Albuquerque, NM.  He earned his MBA at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is committed to helping his patients chart and navigate a new course in their health through lifestyle modifications to reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases of aging.

“Ageology is extremely pleased to have a physician of Galen’s caliber join the Ageology network,” said Dr. Paul Savage, founder of Ageology, CEO and Chief Medical Director, and one of the nation’s premier anti-aging physicians.  “His commitment to the practice of aging medicine, and the individualized approach required to drive results for patients is the embodiment of our vision for Ageology.”

About Ageology
Ageology is focused on the application of integrative healthy aging medical practices that help people regain and maintain their optimal health despite the changes that occur as they age.  The core treatment paradigm involves medical evaluation, nutrition and wellness guidance as well as hormone and supplement therapy.  Headquartered in Chicago, the company is built around a growing national network of integrative anti-aging physicians and experts, but is primarily driven by the vision of its founder, Dr. Paul Savage.

About Dr. Paul Savage
Dr. Paul Savage MD FACEP is a world-renowned physician and acknowledged expert in the field integrative healthy aging, regenerative and metabolic medicine. Dr. Savage is board-certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), as well as, a Fellow of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. He has been practicing anti-aging medicine since 2002. His goal for his patients is to regain and maintain optimum health as the best method for preventing disease. He remains on the front lines of integrative medicine therapies and continues to treat patients personally.

Media Contact:

Lisa Spathis
Email
847 831 1367

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – North Carolina has emerged as a leader in providing care for patients of Huntington’s disease, an inherited brain disorder that affects control of movement, thought and behavior, and leads to death.

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While no treatment has been found to stop or slow the progressive loss of mental faculties and physical control from HD, a worldwide network of nearly 100 medical centers known as the Huntington Study Group has emerged to provide clinical treatment for the disease.

In North Carolina, which is home to HD centers at Duke University and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and to a genetic testing center at UNC-Chapel Hill, a Raleigh-based nonprofit known as HD Reach is pioneering efforts to make sure patients and families throughout the state have access to HD care and resources.

“We have a huge state,” says Dr. Francis Walker, a professor of neurology and director of the Movement Disorder Clinic at Wake Forest Baptist. “Not everyone can go to Duke or UNC or Wake every month for treatment.”

In recognition of the work of HD Reach, the Huntington Study Group will hold its 7th Annual Clinical Research Symposium on November 7-9 in Charlotte. The gathering is expected to attract leading scientists and medical professionals from throughout the world. For more information visit:

http://www.ncpressrelease.com/charlotte-nc-to-host-international-symposium-on-huntingtons-disease/

More than 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with HD, and at least 250,000 others are at risk of inheriting it from a parent.

And because HD typically results in death 15 to 25 years after onset of motor signs of the disease, people with HD and those at risk of inheriting it often live with a “large burden of psychiatric manifestations,” he says. “It can tear families apart when it becomes a problem.”

Those psychological manifestations can include anxiety, irritability, depression and aggressiveness, as well as subtle changes in the brain that may be generated by the disease even before diagnosis.

HD Reach is trying to change the culture of living with the disease, he says.

Complementing the long-term work of developing new drugs, HD Reach is working to educate patients and families about therapies that can help them live with the disease and cope with its impact.

The disease is “quite rare,” Walker says. “A small group of physicians have seen HD.” So a big challenge HD Reach is trying to address is “helping patients find someone who could provide them with medical care.”

“Our job is to alleviate suffering,” Walker says. “While we’re waiting for a cure, let’s alleviate suffering using a model that is more grassroots.”

“Now we’ve identified the gene that causes HD,” Walker says. “We have a better understanding. Treatment trials are using therapies that are more and more likely to be successful. Everybody is working on that. We have an unseen army.”

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Contacts:
Mary C. Edmondson, MD, President
HD Reach
919.803.8128
Email

Shari Kinel, Executive Director
Huntington Study Group
585.319.3591
Email

Robert B Butler | PR | www.ncpressrelease.com

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LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Business motivational keynote speaker James Malinchak raised more than $58,528.00 to help LEAP, a non-profit education foundation that annually organizes a youth leadership program held at UCLA to help young adults uncover the “real-life” skills needed to achieve great success.

He raised the money during his “James Malinchak 2013 Big Money Speaker Boot Camp” when he and LEAP co-founder Dr. Bill Dorfman described the program and its benefits to more than 600 speakers who attended the sold-out conference to learn how to get highly paid speaking fees from corporations. One anonymous donor contributed $10,000 to LEAP.

“These wonderful speakers opened their hearts and their wallets to help change the lives of hundreds of kids,” said Malinchak, who has delivered thousands of motivational keynote speeches to corporations, associations, business groups, colleges and universities and was twice named “College Speaker of the Year.”

“I believe we all must help each other, especially the children who will be the future leaders of our world,” said Malinchak, who has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities around the world and who was featured on ABC’s hit television show, “Secret Millionaire,” where he gave more than $100,000 to deserving charities and families in Gary, Indiana.

LEAP’s goal is to help young people from around the world find professional and personal success by teaching them real-life keys to success such goal setting, mentorship, self-motivation, professionalism, and effective communication skills. All of these skills are vital to success, yet omitted from traditional educational system.

LEAP hosts two programs during the week-long LEAP Leadership Seminar: The LEAP High School Program (grades 9–12) and The LEAP Young Adult Program (18-24 year olds). Each program has the same core-curriculum. Students learn social and business etiquette, effective communication, how to find a mentor, how to acquire confidence, to set goals, make the most of their high school and college experience, study smarter, identify and create a career plans, network professionally, manage money, and maintain a healthy body and mind.

The LEAP Foundation was formed in 2008 when co-founders, Dr. Bill Dorfman and Steve Anderson, recognized that today’s youth are lacking real-life skills and habits needed to achieve personal and professional success.

In honor of LEAP’s five-year anniversary, LEAP received a Certificate of Recognition from the State of California in honor of the tremendous impact it has had.

For enrollment information, go to http://www.leapfoundationusa.org.

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About James Malinchak

James Malinchak has delivered more than 2,200 motivational presentations for events worldwide, and was named Consummate Speaker of the Year by Sharing Ideas professional speakers’ magazine. He has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and several hundred other publications.

James began his sales career right out of college as a stockbroker with a major Wall Street Investment Firm and was awarded Most Outstanding Performance (twice) and #1 in New Account Openings (twice). Currently, James owns six businesses, has authored 16 books, and has read and researched over 2,500 books on personal and professional development.

He is a Contributing Author to, and serves as Associate Editor for, the #1 New York Times Best-selling book series “Chicken Soup for the Soul,®” with his own personal stories published in “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,” “Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul” and “Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul.” James is the Co-author of the Best-Selling book “Chicken Soup for the College Soul.”

James mixes enthusiasm and humor with motivational stories to deliver a high content message that has audiences laughing, learning and inspired.

About Dr. Bill Dorfman, Co-founder, The LEAP Foundation

Dr. Bill Dorfman has been practicing dentistry for over 20 years and dedicated his life to helping others. Dr. Bill has been featured on TV shows like ABC’s Extreme Makeover and CBS’s The Doctors, and has helped thousands of patients smile.

Dr. Bill has been a highly sought after motivational leader for young adults and is the Co-Founder of Discus Dental – one of the world’s leading dental companies who’s products BriteSmile, Zoom!, Nite White & BreathRx have become household names worldwide. At its peak sales were in excess of $170 million dollars a year and in December 2010 Discus Dental was acquired by Philips, makers of Sonicare. He is the author of the NY Times Best Seller, Billion Dollar Smile, and is frequently featured on Larry King Live, The Tyra Banks Show, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, E! and more.

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HOUSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Memphis-based Lumalier, maker of TRU-D SmartUVC™, recently delivered its 5-foot-5 germ-killing ultraviolet robot to The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, a recognized leader in innovation and patient care.

Short for Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector, TRU-D is the signature product of Lumalier – the recognized leader in advanced UV germicidal air and surface disinfection technologies used across many industries, including health care – and is the only portable UV disinfection system with Sensor360™ technology, which precisely measures reflected UVC emissions and automatically calculates the pathogen-lethal UV dose required for disinfecting health care environments. More than 100 devices have been deployed in hospitals across the U.S. and Canada as an integral part of infection-control team’s efforts. Results of TRU-D have been supported by multiple independent peer-reviewed studies conducted by leading authorities in infection control and epidemiology.

“TRU-D SmartUVC can achieve 99.99 percent disinfection of bacteria and spores,” said Frank Cain, sales director of TRU-D LLC. “Germicidal light dosage measured by TRU-D modifies the DNA structure of an infectious cell so it cannot reproduce, and a cell that cannot reproduce cannot colonize and cannot harm us. It’s certainly breakthrough technology that will enhance patient care.”

TRU-D allows hospitals to confidently disinfect their patient environments, from ICUs, patient rooms to surgery suites – killing pathogens, such as influenza, norovirus, Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and other pathogens that compromise patient outcomes. Health care providers have traditionally relied on manual-cleaning alone to disinfect a patient room after discharge. However, studies have shown this type of cleaning is usually only 50 percent effective, leaving dangerous pathogens behind to lurk. TRU-D is an automated and intuitive system designed to complement a hospital’s comprehensive cleaning and disinfection program, eliminating the possibility of human error. TRU-D not only makes the hospital safer for patients, but also for employees.

“Increased evidence in scientific literature indicates that TRU-D disinfection technology has the power to disinfect entire rooms and render common hospital pathogens, such as influenza, norovirus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, harmless to patients,” said Mario Soares, director of infection prevention and control. “The Methodist Hospital continues to be leaders in innovation, and the addition of the TRU-D robot and its technology to our team reinforces our commitment to patient safety.”

After a hospital staff member cleans the room using traditional methods, TRU-D is rolled into the room to “finish the job.” Setup is fast and easy and does not require input of room measurements or covering of windows and vents.  The machine is turned on from outside the room using a handheld remote. From a single placement near the center of the room, its patented Sensor360™ technology instantly analyzes the unique contents, shape and size of the room, then floods the targeted space (both line-of-site and shadowed spaces) with the proper dose of germicidal energy from the UVC lamps that run up and down its shaft to effectively disinfect without monitoring or moving the device. TRU-D spends whatever time is necessary (usually 20 to 35 minutes) to confidently eliminate infectious germs from contaminated surfaces before shutting down and audibly notifying the operator that disinfection is complete.

Bearing the marks of both ETL and UL safety ratings, TRU-D is proven to be a completely safe system. Results of TRU-D have been supported by multiple independent peer-reviewed studies conducted by leading authorities in infection control and epidemiology. There are currently more than 100 TRU-Ds deployed in hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. and Canada. For information about TRU-D, visit www.TRU-D.com.

About The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital, the flagship hospital of The Methodist Hospital System, is located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of only a handful of hospitals in Texas recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Hospitals and is among the country’s largest nonprofit health care providers. Visit www.methodisthealth.com to learn more.

For more information, contact:
Kerri Guyton
Obsidian Public Relations
Phone: 662-422-8012
Email

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NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – ESCORT Inc. (ESCORTinc.com), designer and manufacturer of the world’s best premium automotive accessories, returns to the Big Apple with its all-new High Definition PASSPORT^® Max™ radar & laser detector.  Using advanced military technology, PASSPORT Max™ delivers high definition performance with ultra-fast signal processing and unprecedented noise filtering.  The new technology will be featured at Propel’s Gift Guide show and press event in New York City Wednesday.

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“For the best in radar and laser ticket protection, simply google ‘radar detector’ and you’ll immediately see that third party sites, independent reviewers and consumers all alike name ESCORT as the very best,” said Ron Gividen, ESCORT PR Director.  “And that’s easy because ESCORT is the innovator, the originator of the next big thing.  Now we have brought true digital signal processing to radar with the all-new PASSPORT Max High Definition radar detector,” Gividen added.

True Digital Signal Processing allows PASSPORT Max™ to achieve ultra–fast processing speeds, unprecedented range reporting and DNA intelligent signal analysis for the ultimate in alert clarity.

PASSPORT Max™ establishes never before seen performance levels for radar and laser ticket protection.

By designing PASSPORT Max™ around advanced military high speed digital signal processing (DSP) technology, ESCORT engineers have given PASSPORT Max™ the ability to search for threats fifty times faster than any other radar detector.   PASSPORT Max™ literally scans for radar threats faster than ‘the blink of an eye’ (a human eye blink takes several hundred milliseconds while PASSPORT Max™ scans signals more than twice as fast).

This dramatic increase in speed delivers a corresponding leap in detection capability and range.

The Propel Gift Guide press event is scheduled for June 19, 11 am – 3 pm, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York.  ESCORT will feature the new PASSPORT Max HD radar detector at the Gift Guide press event.

For more information about the new PASSPORT Max HD Detector, ESCORT Live™ ticket protection app and ESCORT’s complete line of premium automotive products visit ESCORTinc.com, view PASSPORT Max on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/RadarLaserExpert/) or call the company direct at 800.433.3487.

About ESCORT Inc.
ESCORT Inc. is the designer and manufacturer of the world’s most awarded radar and laser detectors, the patented ESCORT Live™ real-time ticket protection network, PASSPORT Max HD radar detector, ESCORT MobileTV™, Guardian Alert reverse obstacle detection systems, Entourage GPS-enabled navigation and tracking products, ESCORT QuickStart™ and other Drive Smarter products.  ESCORT holds more than 85% of all active category patents and manufactures products under the ESCORT, PASSPORT, REDLINE, SOLO and BELTRONICS brands.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DriveSmarter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/escortradar

Editorial Contact:
Ron Gividen
513.870.8500
Email

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OAK BROOK, Ill., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Four Leaf Finance is a company that specializes in providing auto loans to customers with adverse credit. They will provide financing through any dealership in the state of Illinois and also accept trade-ins. The team at Four Leaf Finance will walk the customer through the whole process of buying an automobile; from determining their credit status all the way up to the purchase of their car.

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“We are very pleased to expand our ability to reach good people who can benefit from the convenience of using our new website,” Mike Callaghan, Managing Partner said. “The ability to reach customers through the web – with the inclusion of a sophisticated online application process – puts Four Leaf Finance at the forefront of the auto financing market in Illinois.”

Applying for a car loan is easy with Four Leaf Finance. All a person has to do is go to the website and select the “apply online” tab. In order to apply, a person must have a valid driver’s license, proof of income, proof of residence, and proof of insurance. The dealership may require additional documentation.

Most applications are processed within four hours; however, all can be expected to be processed within 24 hours. If the application is sent on the weekend, it will be processed on the next business day. The person applying for the loan can also feel confident that their personal information will never be shared with any other company.

Four Leaf Finance’s website also offers a loan calculator. This will help the person who is trying to get the car loan understand what will be expected of them. There is also a featured vehiclestab on the website to assist the buyer in looking for the perfect car that fits their needs.

Contact:
Brandy Bohm
1-877-652-9675 x227

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Built in 1996, the property consists of twenty-five two and three story buildings with two chlorine-free mineral swimming pools and two spas.  Other amenities include a state-of-the-art 24-hour fitness center, controlled access gated entry, many common area Wi-Fi hot spots, barbecue grills, and detached garages.  Arcadia is located in the prized Arcadia neighborhood in the heart of metropolitan Phoenix, at one of the busiest north/south thoroughfares.

Mark Brotherton, Portfolio Manager for Bascom Arizona, comments, “Arcadia is a prime candidate for property wide upgrades to capitalize on the recovering Phoenix multifamily market.  We are excited about our newest acquisition and look forward to commencing our value add program as soon as possible.  Arcadia Cove is our 10^th acquisition that we have completed in the past 12 months in the state of Arizona.”

Bill Wright, Asset Manager for Bascom Arizona Ventures, adds, “Bascom will recapitalize the property with exterior and interior renovations which will equip Arcadia Cove with one of the best amenity packages in the submarket.  We look forward to creating value for our new residents.”

About The Bascom Group, LLC:  The Bascom Group, LLC (http://www.bascomgroup.com) is a private equity firm specializing in value-added multifamily, commercial, and non-performing loans and real estate related investments and operating companies.  Bascom sources value-added and distressed properties including many through foreclosure, bankruptcy, or short sales and repositions them by adding extensive capital improvements, improving revenue, and reducing expenses by realizing operational efficiencies through implementation of institutional-quality property management.  Bascom has completed over $8.0 billion in multi-family and commercial value-added transactions since 1996 including more than 220 multifamily properties and 60,000 units.  Bascom currently ranks among the top 50 multifamily owners in the US.  Bascom’s subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Southern California Industrial Fund, Rushmore Properties, Bascom Portfolio Advisors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Investors, Bascom Northwest Ventures, Bascom Arizona Ventures, and the Realm Group.  Bascom’s subsidiaries also include Premier Business Centers, the largest privately held executive suite company in the US.

For more information, please email Mark Brotherton or Bill Wright.

Bascom Arizona Ventures, LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tel: 480.315.1200 

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The owners of the Auburn SuperMall (Auburn, WA) are very conscientious of energy consumption and implemented a lighting retrofit upgrade four years ago to cut energy consumption. During recent events, the mall management team learned of Aleddra’s LED tube lamp that not only would reduce energy consumption but would also increase lighting levels, something desired by the mall security staff. Facial recognition by security cameras with current lighting was next to impossible. But with the Aleddra LED T8, facial recognition was greatly enhanced. This further validated the decision to use the Aleddra LED T8 to reduce the mall’s overall carbon footprint.

“The SuperMall owner is very pleased with the 52.6% energy saving achieved through the Aleddra LED T8 tubes accompanied with occupancy sensors,” said Brett Hammond, the project supervisor of LED Solutions Northwest, a division of SeaTac Electric. “We were also very lucky that most of the fixtures used non-shunted tombstones, thus allowing us to install Aleddra’s single ended LED T8 for the project. The lighting levels produced by the LED T8 are so incredible that in some of the service areas and utility areas, we were able to replace two of the 28W fluorescent tubes with just one 18W LED tube. Puget Sound Energy approved a rebate that covered nearly half of the material cost.”

You can also get the full financial benefits of saving energy by using the Aleddra LED tubes, either single-ended T8 or double-ended EasiRetrofit® T8.  Both products are on the approved list of lamps that qualify for rebates. Let Aleddra help you maximize your rebate potential.

Aleddra’s LED T8 tubes are UL 1598C classified and come with a 5-year warranty. The double-ended EasiRetrofit® tube can be used with either a shunted or non-shunted lampholder and is the most popular choice for lighting retrofit as its saves 50-70% on installation labor costs. Its single-ended tube is ideal for new fixture upgrades.

PR Contact: Matthew Maa, Marketing Manager at 425-430-4555 or visit www.aleddra.com.

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Jack’s Gourmet was founded in Brooklyn, New York by people who are passionate about supplying the nation’s growing kosher community with delicious hand crafted deli meats and sausages. To maintain the highest standards, none of its products are put on the shelf before being certified kosher under the supervision of the OU, the Vaad Hakashrus of Flatbush, and the Chicago Rabbinical Council. Jack’s also prides itself in keeping all products gluten free and shuns the idea of ever using artificial ingredients, fillers, by-products, or MSG.

“We’re excited to bring a double package of our Sweet Italian Sausage to Costco stores because this means that members can enjoy our top selling sausage at great savings. Stop by one of the Costco’s Northeast locations to take advantage of this great deal or visit your local market for our full selection of deli meats and sausages,” said Jack Silberstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Jack’s Gourmet.

Jack’s Gourmet is also preparing to extend its line of authentic deli meats and sausages with the release of three exciting new products. The first is the Facon burger, made from the same meat used in Facon—a beef bacon that provides the most convincing substitute to its original pork counterpart yet. The other two new products are frozen Sweet Italian Sausage Patties and frozen Chorizo Sausage Patties—both nitrite free. Look for these great new products in stores nationwide.

To celebrate the release of its Sweet Italian Kosher Sausage in Costcos across the Northeast, Jack’s Gourmet is launching a contest for fans of its Facebook page. By entering, fans will have a chance to win a free gift basket of the company’s most popular items. The basket will include Sweet Italian Sausage, Hot Italian Sausage, Cured Bratwurst Sausage, Mexican Style Chorizo Sausage, Beef Kielbasa Sausage, Spicy Southwestern Sausage, Boerewors Sausage, an order of Facon Cured Beef, a Spicy Italian Style Salami, First Cut Corned Beef, and First Cut Pastrami, clocking in at a value of over $85.

For a complete listing of participating Costco locations and stores nationwide, visit their website at http://www.JacksGourmetKosher.com. They have representatives available for questions by phone at 718-954-4681. Jacks Gourmet also communicates with Facebook fans and Twitter followers daily on http://www.Facebook.com/JacksGourmet and http://twitter.com/JacksGourmet.

Media Contact: Jack Silberstein

Phone Number: 718. 954. 4681

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Citizen-Powered Media created the website to encourage accurate reporting and commentary on issues of growth in population, economies and consumption. Growth Bias Busted spotlights examples of pro-growth bias on its “Wall of Shame,” and celebrates balanced and accurate reporting on its “Wall of Fame.”

“Today when a news story is published about population growth, the headline and story frequently assume population growth is good news. It’s considered a positive indicator for cities, states and nations,” according to Dave Gardner, president of Citizen-Powered Media and director of the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth. Associate Producer Lynsey Jones adds, “We find the same bias in reporting on GDP growth, housing starts, factory production and retail sales. The fastest growing cities and economies are portrayed as winners in a competition that — when examined closely — is a race to the bottom.”

“We just had a century of unprecedented economic and population growth,” explains Gardner. “During this time we came to think growth is wonderful, and for a time it was. But now we have filled the world with 7 billion ‘consumers’. Earth no longer has excess capacity to support future growth.”

Former World Bank senior economist Herman Daly warns economic growth has become “uneconomic.” The marginal costs exceed the benefits. Scientists doing ecological footprint analysis at the Global Footprint Network report current levels of population and consumption are 50 percent higher than Earth can sustain over the long run. This is causing record levels of species extinction, declining river and aquifer levels, fisheries decline, climate disruption, diminishing soil fertility and many other crises.

“We are in overshoot,” summarizes Gardner. Most journalists, however, haven’t caught up with this basic fact. “They grew up in a culture that thinks bigger is better and we can grow forever.” The warnings of scientists about growth’s negative impacts are seldom mentioned in reporting that extensively quotes economists, elected officials, CEOs and other non-scientists with a vested interest in seeing market and consumption growth. As a result, negative or mixed news is presented as strictly positive. “Reporters and editors need to understand a growing number of experts and members of the public do not view more people, more houses, or more factory production as a sign of success.”

Lynsey Jones notes, “We are telling ourselves fairy tales.” Reporting and commentary that ignore the limits imposed by a finite planet while presenting GDP and population growth as valid metrics for civic, national and societal success reinforce an antiquated value system that keeps humankind on a destructive path. More accurate reporting will encourage society to explore more sustainable goals.

“We hope eventually reporters and commentators will tire of seeing their names on our Wall of Shame,” explains Gardner. “We hope to inspire them to examine their unexamined assumptions about the universal goodness of growth, and to do more balanced reporting as a result.”

Dave Gardner is available for interviews.

Growth Bias Busted Website: http://www.growthbiasbusted.org
Media Resources: http://www.growthbiasbusted.org/media-resources
GrowthBusters Documentary Trailer: http://youtu.be/KLWxWOcUrVc

Contact:
Dave Gardner, Citizen-Powered Media
719-576-5565
Email

Kathlene Carney
Carney & Associates
415-895-5210
Email

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ROME, Ga., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Civitium, LLC announced today the public beta release of CrowdFiber, a crowdfunding application built to bring together all of the stakeholders in broadband delivery and consumption in the creation of sustainable gigabit communities. The application is now online at Crowdfiber.com.

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“It’s vitally important for service providers to have better tools to aggregate the growing demand for advanced broadband services, and communities need better tools to attract or justify infrastructure investments,” said Co-founder Greg Richardson. “We built CrowdFiber to help people creatively address these challenges.”

CrowdFiber launches with five active campaigns: Baltimore, Maryland; Lawrence, Kansas; Baldwin City, Kansas; Clarkesville, Georgia; and Rome, Georgia. These campaigns are run by a variety of service providers and community groups and begin to embody the diversity of campaigns that can be explored with the tool.

CrowdFiber was created by Civitium, LLC, and is a planning and engineering firm that has worked for more than a decade to develop strategies and engineer networks with service providers and communities around the world. Civitium partners and CrowdFiber co-founders Greg Richardson and Bailey White often saw a disconnect between the economic development goals of communities and the return-on-investment needs of broadband service providers. They created CrowdFiber to bridge that gap and facilitate new levels of collaboration.

Using the online tool, service providers can create and manage “edge-out” and “in-fill” campaigns to aggregate demand in areas near their existing infrastructure. They can leverage social networks and build community support. They can then prioritize investments to expand or upgrade their networks in areas where demand is the highest, thereby reducing risk while building community support.

Alternatively, service providers, community organizations, local governments and even citizens can start a new “greenfield” campaign. A greenfield campaign allows campaign owners to draw geographic neighborhoods, called zones, on a map, set goals for either an amount of money needed or number of backers, define pledge levels, raise funds and aggregate demand.

“We’re extremely grateful to Habersham EMC and Parker FiberNet, our private beta customers who’ve been using CrowdFiber to extend the reach of their middle-mile fiber networks and brought their experience to bear on the creation of the product,” said White, “And we’re tremendously excited to see what Baltimore, Baldwin City, Lawrence, and the rest of the country will do with our product.”

About CrowdFiber

Based in Rome, Georgia, CrowdFiber is a leading provider of web-based tools for crowdfunding broadband projects, aggregating subscriber demand and helping communities organize their resources to attract or justify investment. CrowdFiber was founded by broadband industry veterans from Civitium, a planning and engineering firm with a decade of experience leading broadband projects in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

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CONTACT: Greg Richardson
Email | 706.553.1108

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MILPITAS, Calif., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Cermetek Microelectronics has released our first project on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, www.kickstarter.com.  The Kickstarter project will speed the transition of the Cermetek iController products from prototype to production. Our iController is a unique M2M system that is equal parts sensor data, collection hardware and cloud application.  Our Kickstarter goal has been set at $35,000 and will run through July 18, 2013.

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Contributors supporting iController on Kickstarter will receive a variety of iController systems as rewards. The rewards include simple, single-node systems and sophisticated, multi-node systems.  Supporters at the $10 level gain access to the RSVP cloud application for evaluation.  Cermetek will provide iController hardware and assist in developing water and irrigation systems for developing areas with a $10,000 contribution.

Cermetek iController hardware supports “Internet of Things” applications from a simple Smart Home system to large-scale industrial and agricultural installations incorporating multiple sensor nodes, wireless sensor networks, and cellular equipped network hubs.  Regardless of the system complexity all iController systems move the sensor data to our secure web server where the resident RSVP (Remote Sensor Viewing Platform) software processes, archives, and displays the sensor data. RSVP can also remotely activate equipment connected to the output signals of the iController sensor nodes. For more information on iController and RSVP please visit us on the web at www.cermetek.com/Catalog/iController or rsvp.cermetek.com.

Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc. provides communications solutions for a wide variety of industries.  Cermetek solutions include modems, Ethernet, wireless sensor networks, cellular communications and web based data management.

For Further Information
Mr. Steve Clary
Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc.
374 Turquoise Street.
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 942-2200
Email
Web: www.cermetek.com; rsvp.cermetek.com

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Macrosoft Inc. announces the launch of its .NET Migration Service. Its experienced team work to modernize clients’ critical business applications by moving them to the .NET Framework. By migrating legacy FoxPro, Access, VB, dbase and ASP-based applications, clients reap the benefits of a scalable, flexible and supportable environment while improving the performance and reliability of their existing applications.

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Macrosoft, which specializes in leading-edge software design and development, is uniquely positioned to offer this service. Its skilled team of developers and managers possess strong backgrounds in both the legacy and .NET environments. They understand the importance of modernizing a business’ applications and creating a return on investment in their software applications.

“We have successfully migrated numerous companies’ mission-critical applications to the .NET Framework. Our goal is to migrate legacy business applications in order to meet current and future business needs with the latest technology trends while mitigating the cost and risk involved,” said G.N. Shah, Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and Development at Macrosoft.

About Macrosoft
Macrosoft delivers high-quality, cost-effective, full lifecycle solutions to complex software development projects. The company has over twenty years of successful engagements with 350 professionals working for an exceptional client list.

http://www.macrosoftinc.com

For Further Information Contact

John Kullmann
973-889-0500 x272
Email

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The creators of Maui Maid take the quality of their products and recipes very seriously. They mix their sauces in small batches, incorporating only the finest hand-selected ingredients. All Maui Maid sauces are Gluten Free and Non-GMO Verified. As consumers become more conscious of their food choices, these factors are becoming increasingly important.

“Our growth has been nothing short of phenomenal, and we’re proud of the success that we’ve had so far,” explained Pamela Mikesell, owner of Maui Maid. “By year’s end, we anticipate being in more than 1,000 stores across the continental U.S., Hawaii and Alaska. Our recent approvals by The Fresh Market and Whole Foods NoCal keeps us on track to reaching our goal of 1,000 stores.”

Blind taste tests have reinforced the idea that Maui Maid is not just another marinade. Forty people participated in a test between Maui Maid and eight other leading teriyaki sauces. The sauces were used to season chicken kabobs prior to grilling. Thirty-six of the forty testers preferred Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade over the competition.

What does 5 Star Chef Ivan Flowers, Executive Chef at Top of the Market in San Diego, California, say about Maui Maid? “Maui Maid is a marinade that tastes like no other teriyaki currently on the market. It can truly transform a dish.”

For those who can’t find Maui Maid on local shelves, the sauce is also available through online retailers Abe’s Marketplace and Amazon.

About Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade

Maui Maid began operations in late 2011, and has already earned placement in more than 500 stores throughout the continental US and Hawaii.

Contact:
Pamela Mikesell, Owner
Maui Maid Teriyaki Marinade
Phone: 928-300-9588
Email

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Dr. Francis Ong, owner/provider at Ong’s Urgent Care, states, “UC Charting Solutions has been a terrific partner from the beginning of our relationship. ProMentum^® Flex has been easy to use, affordable and has allowed us to focus on patient care rather than hunting through a complicated EHR trying to find where information should be entered. They understand our business and what we needed and they have enabled us to become a paperless medical practice with less than a day of training. Mike Mulligan has been excellent in providing us with support, solving our problems and giving suggestions. He personally visited our clinic on 2 occasions for a full day. We never got that type of attention from our previous EHR provider.” Before switching to ProMentum Ong’s had abandoned using its previous EHR solution as it was not user-friendly. Dr. Ong feels many EHR solutions try to do too much and are overly complicated for an urgent care setting.

Larry Goldstone, CEO of UC Charting Solutions, says, “We are very excited to see Ong’s Urgent Care go live with our urgent care charting solution. ProMentum Flex offers our Urgent Care clients the ability to easily adopt efficient and flexible patient charting technology.” He further states that, “At UC Charting Solutions we continuously strive to bring new innovations to the marketplace to help make patient charting easy, efficient, flexible and affordable.”

About UC Charting Solutions

Developed in close collaboration with successful Urgent Care owners, doctors and practitioners, UC Charting Solutions ProMentum suite of solutions are specifically designed to meet the unique EHR needs of Urgent Care practices by offering patient charting solutions that are easy to use, highly flexible, designed for efficiency and affordable.

Media Contact:
Andy Alsop, Director of Business Development
www.ucchartingsolutions.com
505-629-4300, x209
Email

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MINNEAPOLIS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — New-generation electronic designs are focused on rugged performance while being highly portable and lightweight. Simultaneously, circuitry is increasing the number of functions it performs and the processing speed to which it performs at. Connecting cables from the active elements in both medical electronics and military equipment, such as cameras or detectors, must be small, flexible and lightweight. Omnetics’ micro-circular and nano-circular connectors include custom cable designs for high-quality signal and EMI protection. See details at www.omnetics.com.

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Designers find a significant advantage in size reduction and cable flexibility when using the Omnetics miniaturized circular connectors and cables. The circular connectors use the Omnetics’ proprietary spring-pin system (Flex-Pin) that is also used in both nano connectors (.025 in. pitch) and the micro connectors (.050 in pitch) that are QPL approved for MIL-DTL-32139 and MIL-DTL-83513. Special nickel and gold plating of the mating elements provide reliable performance for more than 2,000 mates and de-mates per connector. Shell and housing designs are available in a number of options consisting of inline, front, rear as well as protruding panel mount configurations. Mating options include: Twist Lock (BNC type), threaded and even new break-away formats. Overmolded back shells and cable strain reliefs can be easily designed to match unique applications. Pin counts are available up to 27 positions for the micro-circular line and up to 28 positions in the nano-circular series. Omnetics’ new  “SureCon” series offers contact arrangements of 6, 11 and 16 positions, offering a water-tight seal for applications demanding certification of immersion for up to 1 meter for 30 minutes, often stated in IP-67 standards.

Applications using Omnetics’ micro and nano-circular connectors span a wide range from medical instrumentation to portable ruggedized modules within the military and aerospace industry. Both micro and nano-miniature circular connector insulator formats are being designed for built-in applications. These days, personal protective equipment worn by public services and military personnel often need audio/video as well as other detection systems mounted onto or physically in their protective suits. Robotics and prosthetic devices as well use micro and nano-sized connectors’ in-line at key joint and bending positions to assist in signal transmission, as well as to allow quick repair and replacement of the extended portions of the instrument.

Customers can purchase Standard and COTs configurations, or design something custom to fit specifically into their own product. Alignment keys are built into each insulator system to provide positive alignment during mating. Tail terminations are available pre-wired, cabled, solder cup, and thru-hole.

For more information please see our website: www.omnetics.com

Technical and Media Contact: Robert Stanton, Email, Ph. 623-521-6685

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LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – In a constant effort to create value for its clients, Landmark Dividend, the national leader in ground lease acquisitions, is proud to announce it has closed a significant transaction with Stellar Outdoor Media (Stellar). In this particular transaction Landmark further showcased its ability to tailor solutions that not only meet, but exceed the expectations of its clients. The solution freed up capital allowing the client to reinvest the proceeds and generate greater revenues and higher returns.

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Stellar, a mid-sized outdoor media company with approximately 1,500 faces throughout the Southern and Midwestern United States, required capital to upgrade an existing billboard to digital. Landmark Dividend’s Vice President of Acquisitions, Scott Furcolow, who structured the transaction said, “My intention was to explore Landmark’s ability to work outside the box.  We [Landmark] provided the capital necessary to convert the billboard to digital, and in return, Stellar created a ground lease [that did not previously exist on the site] with lease payments going to Landmark, as the leaseholder.”

Mr. Furcolow added, “Landmark unlocked hidden value for Stellar so they could expand their digital footprint, thereby increasing their ability to generate greater revenues and higher returns, without having to source expensive outside capital or incur unnecessary expenses.”

Mike Fleming, Stellar’s CEO during the conversion, said, “Were it not for Landmark Dividend assisting us in finding a solution, we would have lost the location.” Mr. Fleming went on to state, “We not only maintained our location, but upgraded it to digital. As a result, we anticipate a 300% revenue increase on this single location.”

ABOUT LANDMARK DIVIDEND

Founded by Jeffrey Knyal and Arthur P. (Tim) Brazy, Jr., Landmark Dividend is comprised of a group of ground lease industry veterans with more than 100 years of combined experience. The company specializes in providing financial solutions to leaseholders. To learn more about the services Landmark Dividend offers its clients, please visit www.LandmarkDividend.com or call (800) 832-0731.

Contact: Arthur P. “Tim” Brazy, President
Tel.  (310) 294-8160
Email

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NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pierre S. Freeman, author of The Prisoner of San Jose and AMORC Unmasked, has recently been besieged by current and prospective members of AMORC (Ancient and Mystic Order of Rosae Crucis), reacting to his two books exposing the alleged mind control practices of the religious cult. In addition to these concerns, there have been signs that some high officials of AMORC have had their feathers ruffled by Freeman’s account of 26 years in the Order and the dark secrets he discovered.

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Two years ago, Freeman had written an Open Letter to Christian Barnard about these methods. He was slightly peeved that the questions in his first letter had not been answered.

“But then I realized,” Freeman said, “Christian didn’t answer the letter because he was feeling the thrust of my efforts. I was flattered by his efforts and felt a twinge of compassion for his predicament. So, in a second letter, I offered him a solution to his undoubtedly painful apprehensions over the immanent release of my third book.”

“In it, I said- ‘Christian, I’m willing to delay the publication of my next book for five years- the one scheduled for release in 2015, an even more devastating critique than my previous books, if you do one simple thing… Procure a bulk quantity of both books at a special wholesale price that I provide and distribute them to each and every member of AMORC right now and to every new member within 30 days of their enrolling as a member in your Exalted Empire.’”

Sighing deeply, Pierre continued, “I pointed out how harmless it would all be- ‘As so many of your members seem to despise my books already, you really shouldn’t have any problem letting the rest of your members have a go at them…  Maybe they will write me a whole bunch of nasty letters, further facilitating my decline from my humble throne as the most successful and comprehensive whistleblower in your kingdom to date, a poor, simple-minded Haitian who just couldn’t keep his mouth closed.”

Read The New 2013 Open Letter to Christian Bernard at:

http://www.theprisonerofamorc.com/2013-open-letter-to-christian/

Then visit Pierre Freeman’s website at: http://www.theprisonerofamorc.com and visit Pierre Freeman’s blog at: http://www.theprisonerofamorc.typepad.com/

AMORC Unmasked and the Prisoner of San Jose may be ordered online and or at bookstores everywhere.

Media Contact:
Pierre Freeman
(651) 206-5345

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CLARKSBURG, Md., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — We commend the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, released today. The plan sets multiple goals, including preventing and treating Alzheimer’s by the year 2025, and providing enhanced care and support for Alzheimer’s patients and their families.

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Now it’s up to Congress, through the appropriations process, to provide the funding for Alzheimer’s disease research—the step most likely to help our nation reach the Plan goal of preventing this devastating disease.

As an organization that funds innovative, early-stage research on Alzheimer’s disease, BrightFocus Foundation is particularly impressed with HHS efforts in the last year to enhance and expand research support. This included hosting the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2012: Path to Treatment and Prevention, and the NIH funding of multiple new Alzheimer’s research projects, including two major clinical trials.

To accomplish its multiple goals, the Plan needs concrete funding to move the research objectives and patient care services forward.  Scientists, in particular, need more research funding if we are to reach a national objective of ending this tragic disease in the next 12 years.

The rising tide of Americans who have Alzheimer’s disease, or who care for loved ones with the disease, will bankrupt our health system if we fail to act now. We urge Congress to provide the necessary appropriations to make the goals of this plan a reality.

ABOUT BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION
BrightFocus Foundation (www.brightfocus.org), formerly the American Health Assistance Foundation, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing brain and eye health, by funding research worldwide on Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. BrightFocus also provides the public with information about these diseases, including risk factors, current treatments, and coping strategies.

CONTACT:
Alice L. Kirkman, Marketing and Communications Manager
BrightFocus Foundation
Phone: (301) 556-9349; Email

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NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — RFR Realty LLC today announced that it has appointed CBRE as exclusive leasing agent for 350 Madison Avenue, on the corner of 45^th Street, its iconic trophy-class office building one block from Grand Central Station in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Peter Turchin, Executive Vice President with CBRE, will lead the team in marketing and leasing the 25-story, 400,000-square-foot tower. In conjunction with the leasing campaign, RFR is rolling out a comprehensive $30-million capital improvements campaign at the property.

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Since opening its New York office in 1991, RFR has built a world-class portfolio of commercial and residential real estate, including many of New York’s signature office towers, ultra-luxury condominiums, hotels and high-end retail developments. The company’s unique combination of European sophistication and American ingenuity has brought the firm to the forefront of the real estate industry. At 350 Madison Avenue, RFR is currently working closely with architect Dan Shannon of Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects as well as interior architect TPG Architecture on a variety of building enhancements that will firmly establish it as a signature Manhattan office destination.

The two-story, sky-lit lobby will be updated to reflect RFR’s singular vision and aesthetics, including Venetian plaster white walls, granite and white terrazzo flooring, interior landscaping, a rotating world-class public arts program, contemporary lighting and concierge station, and an amenity coffee bar and convenience stand, as well as modern elevator cabs and a newly designed entry canopy. CBRE and RFR will also be unveiling new, detailed floor plans and occupancy programs this fall that will revolutionize the building.

“With CBRE’s breadth of commercial real estate experience and talent we will be able to fully realize the potential of this coveted address,” said Aby Rosen, Co-Founder and Principal of RFR Holding LLC. “Combined with RFR’s exceptional operating, developing and management pedigree, we are confident that Peter and his team will do a tremendous job representing this best-in-class property and attracting top-level occupancy.”

CBRE’s Turchin, Evan Haskell, Ross Zimbalist, Ben Fastenberg and Desiree Harbacek are the professionals responsible for leasing the property.

“RFR has a solid track record for transforming their properties into the very best in class in every individual marketplace, and we are confident that 350 Madison will achieve that status after this extensive renovation is complete,” Mr. Turchin said.

About RFR

RFR is a fully integrated real estate investment firm based in New York City with a core focus on select urban markets in the United States and Germany.  Founded by Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs in the early 1990′s, the firm has been an active force in the New York City and German real estate market for much of the past two decades. RFR’s portfolio has grown to include more than 100 properties located in select domestic and international markets.  While its property portfolio is anchored in the Manhattan and key German commercial markets, RFR also has significant commercial, residential, hotel, and retail holdings.  RFR has a proven track record of adding significant value to the properties it acquires through property-level repositioning and strategic financial engineering.  RFR has created an organization with deep experience in all phases of the property life cycle and is positioned to take advantage of market opportunities.

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2012 revenue).  The Company has approximately 37,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

Contact:
Great Ink Communications, Ltd. – 212-741-2977
Roxanne Donovan (Email)
Eric Waters (Email)
Alyson Leiter (Email)

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NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Madison Realty Capital (MRC), an institutionally backed commercial real estate investment firm and asset manager specializing in flexible debt and equity financing solutions for middle-market transactions throughout the United States, announced the closing of a $50 million financing for Victoria Towers, a major mixed-use development, along with an additional property in Flushing, Queens.  Victoria Towers is a 21-story building featuring 99 residential condominium units, a 24,000-square-foot commercial condominium, and 88 below-grade parking spaces.  The MRC team was able to quickly analyze and understand this large, complex property and its capital structure, and complete the transaction within the timeframe required by the borrower.

“We were able to fund this first mortgage bridge loan at an attractive basis, while enabling the borrower to simplify the capital structure of this complicated, multi-use project and finish up construction of the condos,” said Josh Zegen, Co-Founder and Managing Member of MRC.  “This kind of complicated deal really suits the MRC skill set, and it’s gratifying to close another deal that really helps stabilize an attractive project in a vibrant New York City location.”

The property is centrally located in an active section of downtown Flushing, Queens, one the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States, with residents of Chinese and Korean descent making up more than 50% of the population.  The area has seen significant business and job growth for each of the past seven years, and real estate sales and rental pricing has strengthened as a result.  Flushing is also in the immediate vicinity of attractions like Citi Field and the USTA’s National Tennis Center, which drive tourist traffic through the market.

Anand Melwani of ARM Real Estate Group and Francis Leung of Okada & Company  represented the borrower in the transaction.

About Victoria Towers

Victoria Towers is a 95% complete, 21-story residential condo that contains approximately 150,000 gross square feet. It is comprised of 99 residential units totaling 108,000 sellable square feet from floors 5 through 21, one commercial condominium totaling 24,194 sellable square feet and 88 below grade parking spaces. The residential property includes luxury amenities for its residents such as a gym and lap pool. In addition, the retail property is a 3-story commercial building with retail space at grade level and commercial space on the two floors above. The retail property has a total of 100,000 gross square feet across 52 commercial units. Both properties benefit from great visibility and easy access to nearby public transportation.

Madison Realty Capital (MRC)

Founded in 2004, Madison Realty Capital is an institutionally backed commercial real estate firm specializing in flexible debt and equity financing solutions for middle-market transactions throughout the United States.  MRC invests in the multifamily, retail, office and industrial sectors and has completed in excess of $1.2 billion of transactions in 28 states to date.  MRC’s vertically integrated platform encompasses origination, servicing, asset management, property management and construction management expertise to maximize the value of its investments.

Media inquiries, contact
Great Ink Communications: (212) 741-2977
Eric Waters – Email
Tom Nolan – Email

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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Content marketing platform Speakerfile announced today they are undergoing a major rebrand and changing their name to ExpertFile. CEO Peter Evans notes that the company has grown beyond a platform for speakers and event organizers, now making it possible for experts in all industries to connect with business prospects, conference organizers and media.

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“In working with thousands of experts and Fortune500 organizations, we are discovering a major unmet need among even the largest of enterprise customers,” said CEO and Co-Founder, Peter Evans. “Our move to ExpertFile is a natural evolution to a full enterprise platform that helps organizations promote and manage their expert content — to build visibility and authority in their industries without the complexity and drama of building custom applications.”

With thousands of business users now on the platform, as well as leading corporations and industry associations, the ExpertFile brand better connects to the needs of these organizations. The company currently serves clients in a range of industries, including organizations such as Deloitte, Constant Contact, Cleveland Clinic, ADP, Dentons Law, BlackBerry and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). With the launch of ExpertFile, the company offers a single content marketing platform where organizations can create rich-media profiles for their experts that lead to better first impressions, higher quality connections, and valuable conversations.

The ExpertFile platform provides a fully-hosted SaaS software solution that enables organizations to bring together all their content assets to quickly create an online expert center. These expert profiles are search engine optimized and specially designed for use by reporters, other members of the media, conference producers, and business prospects.

As part of this rebrand, several social accounts and web properties have also changed. You can connect with ExpertFile in the following ways:

• Find ExpertFile on the Twitter account @ExpertFile
• The Facebook page has changed to Facebook.com/ExpertFileNetwork
• Signup for demos of Expertfile through http://expertfile-demo.eventbrite.com

About ExpertFile^™

ExpertFile is an online content marketing and lead generation solution that allows organizations to feature their experts and thought leaders. We help companies increase revenue, save time, and improve brand value by making their experts more visible, facilitating real-time responses to opportunities, and keeping them informed of results. Our unique publishing, search optimization (SEO), lead generation and analytics platform that connects to our growing online expert marketplace delivers more market visibility and creates stronger first impressions.  ExpertFile clients include market leaders such as Cleveland Clinic, Constant Contact, Lillibridge Healthcare, Dentons Law and ADP.

Media Contact:
Cara Posey, CMO
Email
202-630-5270

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Drzewucki has said that leveraging technology and social media will be essential to furthering the mission of the PNG. Similarly, he will work to keep the organization at the cutting edge of ecommerce. In the last year, he has engineered a beneficial partnership between eBay and Modern Coin Wholesale, Inc. that has seen his business featured on the front page more than once. Drzewucki would gladly apply his forward-thinking methods toward accomplishing the larger goals of the PNG.

“I agree with the PNG that coin collecting is ‘the world’s greatest hobby.’ I’ve been a PNG member since 1995 and a coin dealer and business owner for 12 years before that. My work has taken me across the country and connected me with nearly everyone involved in the coin business, both retail and wholesale,” noted Drzewucki.

He continued: “Board membership is my opportunity to give back to a community that has given so much to me. My ultimate hope is to bring more people to the hobby, leaving the PNG stronger than ever.”

In addition to being a business owner, Drzewucki has taught coin grading and counterfeit detection courses in the US. He is a frequent attendee of major conventions, lending his trained eye and wealth of expertise to fellow numismatists.

The Professional Numismatists Guild was founded in 1955. Today, the organization is the foremost representative of numismatists around the world. The PNG’s mission is to protect and enhance the field of coin collecting through education and outreach.

About Ron Drzewucki

Ron Drzewucki has been a professional numismatist since 1984 and a member of Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) since 1995. A professional numismatist since the age of 15 years old, Drzewucki has for years been a dealer “known as having a superb eye for coins” and “has the experience and discriminating eye to make those important distinctions between grades,” according to the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation’s newsletter. With 200 dollars he went to his first coin show and made a profit. From that point on Drzewucki began traveling across the United States to buy and sell coins. His interest in coins began when he started collecting U.S. Mint and Proof sets.

Contact:

Ron Drzewucki
7345 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota, FL 34240
phone: 941-907-8484
Email

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“Enteros’ MongoDB performance management solves a critical problem for IT operations teams and developers. Today it is challenging to identify root causes of the performance problems, and diagnostics is not easy for operations, DBAs and developer teams; using command line utilities and basic UI is not what proves to be helpful,” said Ron Warshawsky, Founder of Enteros.

“The addition of MongoDB Performance Management is a key step for us as we continue to build out a full performance management suite for NOSQL and Big Data systems of all sizes in the cloud and for on-premises environments.”

IDC has identified this growing need and has previously predicted the emergence in 2012 of Big Data and predictive analytics–based solutions for system management functions.

“Having a performance management solution engineered for MongoDB has a lot of advantages,” said Sergey Nekipelyy, CTO at TF Network, Inc, a NY based trading company. “MongoDB performance management solution gives us smooth integration with monitoring and excellent granularity of analysis snapshots with little overhead.”

Key Features of MongoDB Performance Management Solution

• Data Security – SSH encrypted data access
• Cross-layer analysis – performance issues are correlated across database, OS, storage layers
• Cross-database analysis – performance issues are correlated across database nodes
• Cross-system analysis – performance issues are correlated across multiple systems
• Cross-platform analysis – performance issues are correlated across database types, including NOSQL and RDBMS databases
• Low Overhead –The overall impact is less than that 1% of a single CPU.

Users can reserve their spot in the limited release by sending email to info@enteros.com with subject of “UpBeat for MongoDB.” General Availability is expected later this year.

About Enteros

Enteros (http://www.enteros.com) is the company behind Enteros UpBeat MongoDB, the leading database performance management company. Enteros solutions enable IT professionals to identify and remediate production database performance problems in business-critical databases and applications with unprecedented speed, accuracy and scope.

Enteros UpBeat (http://www.enteros.com/upbeat.html) is a software framework for cross-platform database problem root cause analysis of Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase and MongoDB database centric multi-tiered applications.

Media Contact:
Ron Warshawsky
Email
408-207-8408

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In June, Yamie Chess® won selection to Nationwide Insurance’s Des Moines Arts Festival in Iowa on June 28-30. Awarded an official selection to Johns Hopkins University, and picked by the University of Hawaii to play at the annual children’s outreach summer camp as part of the Kids First! Film Festival, Yamie Chess® succeeds by inheriting all the proven learning benefits of classic chess, and by providing children with an inspiring and fun cartoon framework to explore the mathematical basis of traditional chess for better learning outcomes in the K-8 classroom.

Yamie Chess®’s first animated series will comprise twenty-six, eleven minute episodes, each one giving elementary and middle school children a useful grounding in mathematics and serving as an introduction to physics and chemistry concepts. The animated series will follow the worldwide debut of the Yamie Chess® School Assistant series for math learning at next year’s American International Toy Fair in New York in February 2014.

Yamie Chess®’s debut animation, King Tigermore In Strawberry Fields, designed to showcase the company’s library of chess characters, who each represent the classic chess white and black pieces, won the Canada International Film Festival’s Royal Reel Award in Animation, the Honolulu International Film Festival’s Aloha Accolade Award in Animation and won selection to the prestigious 22^nd Arizona International Film Festival which is sponsored by the University of Arizona and a grant recipient of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The forthcoming Yamie Chess® math learning aid, tells the story of an eight-year-old American boy genius, Kimi, who travels to the Mind Kingdom, a secret galaxy ruled by chess, that can only be reached by falling asleep in a hospital operation, where math problem solving that supports the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NTCM)’s Curriculum Focal Points, is taught to children through a hand-holding and supportive fantasy chess universe, designed to build young children’s intellectual self esteem for math careers ahead.

About Yamie Chess®

Yamie Chess® makes its worldwide debut at the American International Toy Fair 2014 in New York on 16^th February 2014, and NSSEA Ed Expo 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Yamie Chess Ltd is an accredited member of the Toy Industry Association, the National School Supply and Equipment Association, the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association and American Made Matters.

CONTACT:

Tunde Reid-Kapo
Yamie Chess Ltd, 5348 Vegas Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89108
Email
702-605-4678

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LEXINGTON, Ky., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Yoga instruction and personal development specialist Delicious Octopus (www.deliciousoctopus.com) is launching an online course for a weekend yoga retreat. Unlike typical retreats, however, this one allows participants to enjoy the benefits of yoga, meditation and nutritious meals all from the comfort of their own home, for just $19. Learn more about this innovative program here: http://www.udemy.com/weekend-yoga-retreat.

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The Delicious Octopus at-home yoga retreat includes spa treatments, a nourishing menu plan, and a full lineup of meditation and personal development seminars. The easy-to-prepare meals are designed to reflect daily themes, while the seminars restore spiritual harmony and balance. Dana Williams, founder of Delicious Octopus, encourages participants to treat their yoga weekend as a personal holiday and eliminate as many distractions as possible.

“Our at-home retreats are ideal for some quiet alone time, but they can also be enjoyed with friends. We encourage participants to tune out electronic attention-getters, such as cell phones and fill their space with enriching scents and sounds,” Williams explains. “In today’s fast-paced world, finding balance in one’s life is sometimes difficult. Our retreats allow you to reflect on the past and create the right mental environment for meaningful growth in the future. Yoga is unique in the way it connects the mind and body, enabling participants to more effectively manage stress and lead a more rewarding life.”

Delicious Octopus yoga sessions have been adapted such that people of all skill levels can reap the benefits of the exercises.

For those interested in a yoga retreat away from home, Delicious Octopus is hosting a number of adventure and wellness retreats in 2013. The Appalachian foothills of Dahlonega, Georgia and the Red River Gorge, Kentucky, will provide stunning backdrops for these weekend spiritual getaways. Delicious Octopus aspires to offer international yoga retreats in the future.

About Delicious Octopus

Delicious Octopus provides yoga retreats, yoga instruction and professional development for clients of all ages and skill levels. The company was founded by Dana Williams, a Certified and Registered Yoga Instructor. Williams believes in value-based management, self-discipline and mindfulness, all traits that she encourages through her yoga instruction.

Contact:

Dana Williams
www.deliciousoctopus.com
phone: 404-272-3966
Email

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Karl Buhr, ContentNexus’s COO, said today, “For most people, email is still the quickest and easiest way to distribute digital content, especially photos.  But getting photos out of email is still pretty clunky.  That’s why we built Photio — it automates the process, in one step.”

He continued: “Every ISP, plus providers like Yahoo, Gmail, AOL and others, let alone most businesses, have been providing email for years.  Email accounts hold thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of messages, and we’re finding that there are a lot of photos out there, locked up in email.  What’s more, these photos were deliberately selected by the sender for the recipient, so they’re probably valuable to our users.”

Visit www.photio.com to see Photio in action.  Photio.com utilizes Extended Validation SSL with the iconic green browser bar to ensure security of user email credentials and content.  Pricing is $10 for the first 1,000 emails in a scan, and $2 per thousand emails after that, including multiple email accounts and subsequent scans.  Subsequent scans of an account automatically begin where the last scan left off, so Photio.com handles periodic downloads of more recent photo files.  The Photio team is already working on adding features like photo metatag enhancement, local email archive file scanning, and best available resolution requesting within the Photio user network.  An all-file business product with version control and collaboration is also in the works.

About ContentNexus Inc. 

ContentNexus is a web applications publisher helping users manage their digital lives.  Photio.com is its first consumer product.

Contact:

Karl Buhr, COO
+1-604-562-8997
Email

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BREWSTER, N.Y., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The future of the internal audit profession was unveiled in a recent award program sponsored by Granite Consulting Group Inc., The Georgetown Group and Women Corporate Directors.

The Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit™ is a business award for new and soon to be Chief Audit Executives. It was established to recognize high performing members of the Internal Audit profession who have contributed in new and interesting ways.

The Top 10 award winners were selected by a judging panel consisting of thought leaders in the internal audit profession.  Current Chief Audit Executives as well as public company Board Members and members of academia were represented on the judging panel.

The concept of “Rising Stars in Internal Audit” was selected to highlight the leaders (and their organizations) who will guide internal audit through this next iteration of change and to assist managers of internal audit functions (IAFs) to enhance their organizations’ corporate governance.

“The management of organizational risk is something that is becoming more relevant each day.  These rising stars in internal audit have shown some cutting edge ways that leading companies are using to identify and mitigate risks,” said Michael Bechara, Managing Director of Granite Consulting Group Inc.

Eric O’Neill from the Georgetown Group adds, “The smartest companies are mitigating risk through diligence before transactions close.  Understanding how information can steer decisions is what makes a rising star in internal audit.”

Below are the Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit™ and the panel of judges:

Top 10 Rising Stars in Internal Audit™ Judges are:

About Granite Consulting Group

Granite Consulting Group is a national internal audit, risk and forensics firm serving Management, the Board of Directors and the Attorneys, Bankers and Private Equity Institutions that serve our clients. http://www.consultgranite.com.

For an irreverent look at economics, finance and accounting, please visit Granite Consulting Group Inc’s blog at www.weeklyrecon.com/.

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DALLAS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Dr. Chandler George, internationally recognized marketing authority, chiropractor and founder of Catchfire Marketing, announced that he’s now offering a new and exclusive gym service for dentists, chiropractors and physicians. The innovative program provides medical professionals with niche gyms in relationship to their practice and offers services for all ages, from seniors to children.

“The demand for services by the anti-aging movement is at an all-time high,” said George. “On the other end of the spectrum, there’s a desperate need for after school programs to address self-esteem, bullying and how to live healthier. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference.”

The new program provides participants with everything needed to succeed. George and his team of professionals establish the gym for clients and market it for two years. Extensive and rigorous group training is provided for management, staff and trainers to ensure they have the skills to operate the endeavor.

Instruction is offered for all facets of the business, from working with children and other age specific groups, to proper opening and closing techniques. Webinars and discovery days on the business investment, opportunities, chiropractic marketing and new cash services are offered.

The baby boomer generation is the first in history to seek dynamic ways to remain fit, healthy and active. George’s gym program provides an attractive and enticing environment in which adults of all ages can pursue their health and fitness goals in a nurturing atmosphere.

The gyms cater to a wide range of family fitness needs, along with those with more ambitious desires. A comprehensive array of programs is offered for those who seek general fitness, along with individuals who entertain more ambitious desires, including medal seekers and marathon runners.

George’s gym program offers a wide variety of activities and opportunities for children through an inclusive after school program. Youngsters are picked up after school by van and transported to the gym. After a healthy snack, children can complete their homework or participate in any number of engaging activities.

Youth programs are specifically designed to build self-confidence and esteem. Children can participate in age appropriate workouts and learn anti-bullying techniques. Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts and other physically beneficial programs are available to motivate and inspire.

Fans can follow George on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/chandlergeorgedc?ref=ts, on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/marketmysmallbusiness, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AskDrGeorge. Visitors to the official website can register to receive his free Catchfire Internet Marketing Newsletter that encompasses new trends, how-to information and tips.

The new niche gym program offered by George provides dentists, physicians and chiropractors with unique opportunities to expand their reach and revenues. The program offers extensive training on all aspects of the business and complete marketing services for two years, providing medical professionals with a business that accommodates the needs of a burgeoning clientele of fitness minded individuals.

Interested parties can contact Dr. Chandler by phone at 817-939-8345 to leave a message, email him at Email. This is a Performance Venture Team llc. company for gyms.

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The “Roadworthy” DVD features valuable insight from experienced accident investigator Mike Pehl. His approach stresses the value of practice and parental involvement. Too often, young drivers with their learner’s permits only care about getting the legally required amount of practice before earning their license. Busy parents, meanwhile, fall into the trap of thinking that state lawmakers know best, and they absolve themselves of responsibility for their teens’ driving behavior.

“Inexperience is the number one reason kids are crashing today,” says Pehl. “If the state requires 30 hours of driving with a permit, I recommend tripling or quadrupling that number. Parents are responsible for making this happen. Teens shouldn’t get a license if their parents are not 100% sure of their ability to drive safely and responsibly.”

The makers of “Roadworthy” believe that parents can and should take more ownership of their teens’ driving behavior. Moms and dads need to educate themselves about the best methods for practice-driving. Parents can also enforce family rules that are stricter than any state driving laws. They can even take away licenses, if necessary. After all, keeping children safe from harm is more important than keeping them happy. Pehl tells parents: “I get your kids for six hours of behind-the-wheel; you get them for life!”

Pehl also recommends driver’s education classes for fledgling drivers. However, a few hours of driver’s education doesn’t mean parents are off the hook. Instead, the combined method of pro-active parenting, instructional courses, and plenty of real-world practice is the surest way to turn out drivers who aren’t a danger to themselves or others. The DVD even includes tips on how to be a good passenger.

Distracted driving is a leading cause of accidents among young people. Being a good passenger – one who doesn’t cause distractions for the person behind the wheel – is nearly as important as being a good driver. That’s why the makers of “Roadworthy” suggest strategies that will help teenagers be conscious of road conditions even when they’re in the passenger seat.

Ultimately, the most important factor in turning teenagers into safe drivers is their parents. “I don’t think parents are afraid enough!” says Pehl. “They think, ‘This is an easy thing, the kids go to driver’s education and away we go.’ Parents too often don’t realize that their involvement is incredibly important, and that this can be life-or-death for their son or daughter.”

The “Roadworthy” DVD is available for purchase at the Drive Safe Ride Safe website: http://www.drivesaferidesafe.com/#.

About Drive Safe Ride Safe

The team behind the Drive Safe Ride Safe website and the “Roadworthy” DVD shares a passion for saving young lives. In addition to safety expert Mike Pehl, the team is made up of Kelly Cusick and Jayne Ubl.

Contact:

Jayne Ubl
Info@DriveSafeRideSafe.com
Drive Safe Ride Safe
PO Box 488
Champlin, MN 55316
Phone: 765-281-2942

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