13th Annual Thirsty Ear Festival is set for a 5 day stretch in Santa Fe, New Mexico from Wednesday, June 6 to Sunday, June 10,

Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) May 18, 2012

The heart of this year’s Thirst Ear Festival is at Santa Fe Sol, with satellite events at other venues. The event offers separately ticketed shows and an ALL PASS, which gives patrons access to all venues and each event at any time. This is New Mexico’s premier roots music event. It features a healthy dose of American, blues, and hillbilly punk among a variety of genres of music. The kickoff party at Santa Fe Sol starts off 7 p.m., Thursday, June 7, and features the Legendary Shack Shakers along with a few other musical performers. The Thirsty Ear Festival is a featured event on SantaFe.com

All shows offered at the Thirsty Ear Festival are all ages and kids get in free. Each and every one of the events being put on at Santa Fe Sol offer the popular Kids Corral that includes arts, games and crafts. On Sunday, June 10th, tickets are only $ 15 for adults (only $ 10 if patrons are wearing a Thirsty Ear Festival t-shirt). The Kids Corral features lots of music and special kids’ performances, including an African drumming session for kids with master Nigerian drummer Akeem Ayanniyi. Kids must be accompanies by adults at all times.

WHAT TO EXPECT & WHAT TO BRING: Santa Fe Sol features both indoor and outdoor stages, and plenty of food, beverages, and a full array of craft brews. The main stage is outside so patrons are reminded to bring lawn chairs (full size is fine), sunscreen, blankets, umbrellas, warm clothes for the evening, and anything else that might need for an outdoor event. Tents and anything else that might obstruct views are not allowed. Coolers, alcohol, glassware, pets and flash cameras are not allowed. Food is allowed but coolers are not allowed at all. The festival is a non-smoking event.

Two Santa Fe hotels are offering special discounted rates during the Thirsty Ear Festival and they are as follows:

    Inn at Santa Fe (888-871-7138): A nice, moderately priced hotel that is closest to both the Thirsty Ear Festival and Sol Santa Fe.
    Hotel Santa Fe (800-825-9876): A luxury downtown hotel convenient to the downtown music & cultural scene.

The schedule for the Thirsty Ear Festival is as follows:

Wednesday, June 6 at 7:00, Old San Ysidro Church

966 Old Church Road, Corrales, NM

pre-festival performance with singer-songwriters

Mary Gauthier

Birds of Chicago

featuring Po’ Girl’s Allison Russell & JT & the Clouds’ Jeremy Lindsay

$ 25 advance. $ 29 door. General Admission.

Tickets at brownpapertickets.com Tickets are also available at Bookworks on Rio Grande, cash only

and FrameNArt at Corrales Road and Alameda Buy On-line

Thursday, June 7 at 7:30, Sol Santa Fe

37 Fire Place, Santa Fe

official festival kickoff party with hillbilly punk rockers

The Legendary Shack Shakers

Dirt Daubers

$ 12 advance. $ 15 door. General Admission.

Tickets at Lensic Box Office 505-988-1234 Buy On-Line

Thursday, June 7 at 7:00, GiG Performance Space

Thirst Ear Festival Fundraiser: For ultra super fans, come mingle at a reception with Allison & Jeremy from Birds of Chicago, get a free CD when you walk in the door, & listen to some cool tunes. Call 918-289-0482 to inquire about blocks of tickets. $ 20 minimum suggested donation at the door. Big thanks to Santa Fe Performance Exchange, Double D Productions & New Moon Fashions for sponsoring this event.

Friday, June 8 at Sol Santa Fe

37 Fire Place, Santa Fe

Broomdust Caravan 9:30-11 outdoor stage

Mary Gauthier 7:30-9 outdoor stage

Kate Mann – 7-7:30 outdoor stage

Doors open at 6:30

$ 25 advance, $ 29 door. Kids under 12 free. General Admission.

Tickets at Lensic Box Office 505-988-1234 BUY ONLINE

Saturday, June 9 at Santa Fe Sol

37 Fire Place, Santa FeSISTER CAROL – 9-10:30 outdoor stage

Free Range Ramblers – 8:30-9 indoor stage

TBA– 7-8:30 outdoor stage

Cloacas – 6:30-7 indoor stage

African drumming for kids with Akeem – 6:30-7 kids corral

ROBERT BELFOUR 5:30-6:30 outdoor stage

TBA – 5-5:30 indoor stage

AGALU Nigerian Ensemble 4:30-5 outdoor stage

Doors open at 4:00

$ 25 advance, $ 29 door. Kids under 12 free. General Admission.

Tickets at Lensic Box Office 505-988-1234

BUY ONLINE

Sunday, June 10 at Santa Fe Sol

37 Fire Place, Santa Fe

Community Day, with lots of regional bands, kids’ activities, & glorious gloppy fun.

Only $ 15. Kids under 12 free. General Admission

STRAY RAVENS – 8:30-10 outdoor stage

TBA – 8-8:30 indoor stage

ANA EGGE BAND – 6:30-8 outdoor stage

Chipper Thompson – 6-6:30 indoor stage

African drumming for kids with Akeem – 6-6:30 kids corral

BIRDS OF CHICAGO – 5:00-6:00 outdoor stage

VIP Craft Beer Tasting – 5-5:30 beer tent

TBA – 4:30-5 indoor stage

CRISTEN GREY – 4-4:30 outdoor stage

Doors open at 3:00 $ 15 GA. Kids under 12 free. Tickets at Lensic Box Office 505-988-1234 Buy On-line

About Southwest Roots Music:

Southwest Roots Music (SWRM), a nonprofit 501c3 organization, is dedicated to promoting traditional music through educational programs and live performances by local and internationally renowned artists, in the process helping to strengthen the arts economy. In addition to an annual schedule of up to 25 blues, folk, Cajun, zydeco, reggae, alt-country, world music and roots rock performances and educational programs, SWRM organizes the Thirsty Ear Festival, New Mexico’s premier roots music event.

About SantaFe.com/Hutton Broadcasting

SantaFe.com provides locals and visitors to Santa Fe alike the most current interactive platform for events, music, arts, business, dining and lifestyle. SantaFe.com is a division of Hutton Broadcasting, located at 2502 C. Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Contact Information:

Scott Hutton

SantaFe.com / Hutton Broadcasting

http://www.santafe.com

(505) 471-1067 (Media inquiries only, please)

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New York, NY and Reston, VA (PRWEB) May 15, 2012

Application Security, Inc. (AppSecInc), the leading provider of database security solutions for the enterprise, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the trusted government IT solutions provider, today announced a partnership through which the companies will make AppSecInc’s industry-leading database security software and services available to the public sector via Carahsoft’s GSA schedule.

“In an effort to improve efficiency and deliver additional value to our public sector business and channel partners, we have named Carahsoft Technology as our U.S. government master aggregator,” said Neil Herron, Vice President of Federal Sales, AppSecInc. “We look forward to leveraging Carahsoft’s proven government expertise, its proactive sales and marketing activities, and its extensive ecosystem of partners to further increase demand for our solutions.”

AppSecInc products allow organizations to cost-effectively meet regulatory mandates and secure sensitive data. They help organizations understand their database ecosystem, focus on suspicious and unauthorized database activity and streamline operations through a unique approach called precision database activity monitoring.

“AppSecInc’s product line is the most broadly deployed database security solution in the government sector,” said Michael Shrader, Vice President of Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft. “The award-winning technology empowers agencies to assess, monitor and protect their most critical database assets in real time, while simplifying audits, monitoring risk, and automating compliance requirements. We are excited to expand our portfolio of cyber security solutions with their award-winning technology and to make it available to our partners and customers.”

AppSecInc’s database security platform, DbProtect, helps organizations gain control of their database processes to cost-effectively meet regulatory mandates and secure sensitive data. DbProtect integrates automated database discovery and asset management, vulnerability management, database activity monitoring, audit and threat management, active threat response, policy management, and reporting and analytics to enable proactive remediation of vulnerabilities and the implementation of compensating controls for issues that cannot be immediately fixed. DbProtect scales easily to address the needs of small to medium-sized organizations as well as large enterprises and government agencies.

AppDetectivePro is a database scanning and vulnerability assessment solution used by corporate auditors, IT advisors, and Federal Government Office of Inspector Generals (OIGs) to audit and assess database security issues. IT auditors and advisors, regardless of skill level, can perform easy and repeatable database security assessments, capture all results for manual control checks, and generate compliance reports.

AppSecInc has a strong presence within U.S. Federal Government Agencies that deploy AppDetectivePro or DbProtect to meet their database security and compliance requirements. AppSecInc’s presence within the Inspector General community creates substantial demand for DbProtect and AppDetectivePro from line organizations subject to database security audits. DbProtect demand is also driven by government agencies looking to adhere to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Continuous Monitoring mandates.

In December 2011, AppSecInc’s DbProtect, received a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) from the U.S. Army, approving its use in the Army Enterprise Infrastructure (AEI) and in earlier this month the U.S. Air Force once again selected AppDetectivePro and DbProtect as the database security cornerstones for its Software Assurance Center of Excellence (ASACoE).

AppSecInc’s products are available on Carahsoft GSA Schedule GS-35F-0119Y. To learn more about how these solutions can improve your agency’s database security, register for a complimentary webcast, “Database Security and the OMB Mandate for Continuous Compliance,” to be held at 2:00 p.m. EDT, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. To register or for more information, contact Steve Jacyna at Carahsoft at 703-871-8680.

About Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of manufacturers, resellers, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company’s dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver VMware, Symantec, EMC, Adobe, F5 Networks, Open Source, HP, SAP, and Intelligence products and services among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry’s fastest growing firms by VAR500, CRN, Inc., Washington Technology, Washington Business Journal, and SmartCEO. Visit us at http://www.carahsoft.com.

About Application Security, Inc.

AppSecInc is a pioneer and leading provider of database security solutions for enterprise of all sizes. By providing easy to deploy and manage, highly scalable software-only solutions – AppDetectivePro for auditors and IT advisors, and DbProtect for the enterprise – AppSecInc helps customers achieve unprecedented levels of data security, while reducing overall risk and helping to ensure continuous regulatory and industry compliance. Used by more than 1,300 active commercial and government customers worldwide, our proven and award-winning enterprise solutions are backed by the world’s most comprehensive database security knowledgebase from the company’s renowned team of threat researchers, TeamSHATTER.

For more information, please visit: http://www.appsecinc.com and follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/appsecinc | http://www.twitter.com/teamshatter.

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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

The Program Committee for the 15th Annual IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC) and Exhibition encourages all who plan to attend the 2012 IITC — held June 4-6th at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, CA and preceded by a Short Course on Sunday, June 3 — to take advantage of early registration discounts by registering by May 14, 2012. Additionally, to qualify for the reduced hotel rate, reservations must be made by May 16. The last day to register on-line at regular pricing is Friday, May 25. After May 25, you may register at the conference at the regular pricing. Registration for the event is open at http://www.his.com/~iitc/reginfo.html.

General Information

The Fifteenth Annual IITC is sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society as a premier conference for interconnect technology. It attracts professionals from industry, academia, and national laboratories in semiconductor processing; interconnect design, and equipment development. The traditional U.S. venue is now one of three international locations for this important technology conference, which rotates among them annually.

This year’s agenda features keynote presentations by Mike Mayberry, Vice President of Research, Intel Corp. and Bill Dally, Chief Scientist, nVIDIA who will open the conference on Monday morning. Invited speakers include Subu Iyer (IBM Fellow responsible for 3D), Michael van Buskirk (CTO of Adesto, former CTO of Spansion), Dan Edelstein (IBM Fellow responsible for BEOL), Axel Preusse (Fellow at GLOBALFOUNDRIES), Jean Marc-Yannou (Analyst focusing on 3D at Yole Development) and many others.

The content-rich 3-day agenda is divided into 14 sessions, including the Plenary and two Poster Sessions, that focus on such growth areas as Fine Grain 3D ICs, Contacts and Local Interconnects, Interconnects for Biological Applications, Networks-on-Chip, and Circuits for High-Speed and Low-Power Signaling. The detailed Technical Program including the poster sessions is now available for download at http://www.his.com/~iitc/techprogram.html.

Short Course

IITC 2012 will be preceded by a day-long Short Course on interconnect technologies on Sunday, June 3rd. The Short Course a unique venue for learning and professional interaction. It will address advanced interconnect process, design and reliability issues. Attendees benefit from a combination of tutorials on interconnect fundamentals, briefings on the latest interconnect technology advances, and direct interaction with experts actively working in the field. This year’s agenda features:

    Scaling Options for Barriers, Eric Eisenbraun, UAlbany CNSE
    3D, Clair Webb, Intel Corp.
    Reliability, Lucille Arnaud, ST/LETI
    Chip Package Interaction, Thomas Shaw, IBM
    Optical Interconnects, David Miller, Stanford University
    BEOL Memory, Jorge Kittl, IMEC
    Advanced Interconnects, Mizuhisa Nihei, AIST/Fujitsu

Hotel Information

The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, CA. A block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at a special IITC rate of $ 149.00/single or double, exclusive of tax. To make a reservation and receive the conference rate, contact the hotel and identify yourself as an IITC participant. All reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card. The hotel will send a confirmation to you. To reserve call 1-800-486-3943 or visit the hotel information page on the IITC website. http://www.his.com/~iitc/hotel.html.

Exhibitors and Sponsors

The sponsorship committed for IITC 2012 reports an approximate attendance of 400 researchers, technologists and suppliers and would like to offer exhibitors and sponsors a unique opportunity to reach their target audience of engineers, scientists, customers and suppliers community by sponsoring the 2012 conference. The committee is pursuing industrial sponsorships both as a means to help defray the registration costs to the conference attendees as well as to provide sponsors with ideally targeted, high visibility advertising. IITC 2012 will offer a number of options to potential sponsors that include exhibition space and seminar rooms. For details on Exhibiting and Sponsorship, please visit http://www.his.com/~iitc/exhibitor.html.

Press Information

Members of the trade press interested in attending the conference should contact IITC publicity Chair, Ruth Brain, Ruth(dot)brain(at)intel(dot)com to obtain press credentials for IITC 2012. Additionally, contact Ruth to arrange interviews with presenters and/or conference organizers, for images or for further information.

About the IEEE IITC Conference and Exhibition

The IEEE IITC Conference and Exhibition attracts professionals from industry, academia, and national laboratories in semiconductor processing, interconnect design, and equipment development. Conference topics include both fundamental and applied research, as well as issues related to introduction into manufacturing. The U.S. venue is one of three locations for this premier technology conference, which rotates annually between the U.S., Europe and Asia. For further details about supplier seminar opportunities or other aspects of the conference, please contact iitc(at)his(dot)com.

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Cymbet EnerChip Smart Solid State Batteries

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 08, 2012

Cymbet Corporation announced today that they are teaming with Micross Components to distribute and package Cymbet’s entire family of EnerChip™ Smart Solid State Batteries and ultra low power management IC solutions in bare die form. Cymbet’s EnerChips are constructed on silicon wafers using semiconductor processing techniques which make them perfect for co-packaging with other Integrated Circuits carried on the Micross line card. Energy storage can now be embedded directly into a single miniature multi-chip package. Embedded energy opens up new innovative product capabilities that previously could not be realized with legacy energy storage devices.

“Micross Components is an ideal partner for Cymbet as they specialize in bare die distribution and hi-reliability microelectronics component assembly and integration,” said Bill Priesmeyer Cymbet CEO. “The aim of Micross is to provide a single solution to a customer’s requirements and now they can offer integrated EnerChip batteries that will solve previously unmet needs.”

EnerChips Go Where Batteries and Super Caps Can Not

The EnerChip Solid State batteries have a footprint as small as the CBC005 bare die that is 1.375mm by 0.85mm by 200 microns thick. CBC012 and CBC050 provide more energy storage in similarly small footprints. In addition, Micross will be offering the CBC910 EnerChip power management IC bare die that provides all the functions listed in the Cymbet EnerChip CC series of products. Background information on EnerChip bare die can be found at http://www.cymbet.com/products/embedded-energy.php.

“We are extraordinarily pleased to have Cymbet as our embedded energy partner,” said Tony Hamby Micross General Manager. “Combining the EnerChip battery line with the wide range of components that we already offer in die format, enhances our ability to act as a comprehensive IC solutions provider to the high-reliability markets we support—defense, space, medical, oil and energy exploration.”

Evaluate EnerChips as Packaged Parts Before Designing with Bare Die

Cymbet makes it easy to experiment with EnerChip solid state batteries before utilizing bare die by using one of two EnerChip CC evaluation kits:

    CBC-EVAL-05 EnerChip CC Evaluation Kit contains everything needed to test EnerChip 12uAh and 50uAh thin film batteries, EnerChip CC CBC3112 and CBC3150 batteries with Integrated Battery Management, and multiple batteries in parallel. This kit will also include a CBC3105 evaluation board for experimenting with this tiny 4mm x 5mm packaged device. Using an EnerChip bare die solution from Micross is an even smaller footprint implementation.

    CBC-EVAL-06 Real-Time-Clock Evaluation Kit: includes a Microcrystal NV2123 Real-Time Clock device and a CBC3112 EnerChip CC for battery backup. This kit also includes a Windows based Graphical User Interface to set the clock & test RTC operation in backup and count-down modes.

“Included with all Cymbet evaluation kits are full datasheets and application notes that include reference designs and schematics,” said Steve Grady, VP Marketing at Cymbet. “We provide all the information designers need for easy EnerChip bare die integration into their new products on http://www.cymbet.com.”

About Cymbet

Cymbet Corporation is the leader in solid-state energy storage technology. The company is the first to market eco-friendly rechargeable storage devices that provide embedded systems designers with new embedded energy capabilities. The company’s EnerChip™ solid state batteries with integrated power management enable new concepts in energy storage application for ICs and new products for medical, sensor, RFID, industrial control, communications and portable electronic devices. Visit Cymbet online at http://www.cymbet.com.

About Micross Components

Micross Components is a leading global provider of specialty electronic solutions for defense, space, medical, and demanding industrial applications. Operating as a single source for high-reliability and state of-the-art electronics, Micross’ offerings range from bare die and wafer processing to advanced and custom packaging to component modifications and related interconnect offerings. With a 30+ year heritage, Micross possesses the design, manufacturing, and logistics expertise needed to support an application from start to finish. For more information, visit http://www.micross.com.

For Further Information:

Steve Grady VP Marketing

Cymbet Corporation

+1 763-633-1792

sgrady(at)cymbet(dot)com

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E cigarettes from Nicolites

(PRWEB UK) 4 May 2012

The current Nicolites Disposable is already widely used in the UK and is available to purchase through pharmacies and convenience stores nationwide. This two piece device lasts 25 cigarettes and comes ready to use of the shelf.

Nikhil Nathwani, Managing Director for Nicolites tells us more about the new and improved device;

“At Nicolites we are very quick to jump on technological advancements in the e-cigarette industry, but only do so once we are 100% convinced that we are able to achieve what we promise. The New Nicolites Disposable e cigarette now lasts a staggering 40 cigarettes, as oppose to the previous model which lasted 25. In addition we have now made this in to a 1-piece product to make it even more convenient to use. The length of the cigarette has been shortened as much as we can without diminishing the length of time it would last and we have also increase the strengths and flavours it is available in. The current model only comes in tobacco flavour high strength, whereas now we have tobacco and menthol flavours in both high and medium strengths”.

Birju Pujara, Sales Director for Nicolites added, “We are very excited about our new range of electric cigarettes. Whilst we have improved our disposable model dramatically, the point we are very proud of, is that we have done so without having to raise the price of the product. This is the first in a line of new products we are launching over coming weeks. Our understanding of what our customers are looking for coupled with our drive to bring to market the latest advancements in electronic cigarettes has made our range of products a bit hit among smokers in the UK”.

The new Nicolites Disposable electronic cigarette is due to hit their online store as well as the long list of retailers that they currently supply from next week.

Nicolites is now the leading and most widely available brand of electric cigarette in the UK; they have formed business partnerships with many of the largest retailers to bring these wonderful innovations right on to the doorstep of every person in the country. Established in late 2007, Nicolites has grown into a multi-million pound company with international distribution networks and continues to grow at a phenomenal rate.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) May 01, 2012

WorldatWork, a global human resources association, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division voicing concerns that the draft regulations may create unforeseen challenges for employers’ compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

The proposed rules are in response to the passage of the Airline Flight Crews Technical Act and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010. WorldatWork strongly supports the expansion of FMLA protections to these industries.

“WorldatWork is pleased the Department of Labor is seeking comments on these important changes to the FMLA, however we have serious concerns about the scope and real-world implication these proposed regulations could have on employers,” said Cara Woodson Welch, Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs.

WorldatWork has engaged in regular data collection efforts regarding FMLA practices and perspectives during the past decade, including member surveys in 2005, 2008, and 2012. Ninety-five percent of Fortune 500 companies have at least one employee who is a WorldatWork member.

WorldatWork’s primary issue with the proposed regulations concerns the elimination of language allowing for flexibility around the administration of Intermittent or Reduced Schedule Leave for all employees covered by the FMLA.

Based on data around employers’ FMLA practices and perspectives, WorldatWork recommends that the Department not delete the provision from the regulations to ensure employers maintain the flexibility they need to meet their business needs.

WorldatWork is additionally concerned that the proposed changes to the Eligible Employee section of FMLA may create confusion over when FMLA protection is triggered.

“Clarity in regulations such as these is critical for employers and HR professionals who will be responsible for implementing the final rules,” said Welch. “WorldatWork aims to assist the Department of Labor in fine tuning the proposed regulations so that the final rules will be workable for employers and employees.”

A copy of the letter sent to the Department of Labor can be downloaded from here.

About WorldatWork®:

The Total Rewards Association

WorldatWork (http://www.worldatwork.org) is a not-for-profit organization providing education, conferences and research focused on global human resources issues including compensation, benefits, work-life and integrated total rewards to attract, motivate and retain a talented workforce. Founded in 1955, WorldatWork has nearly 30,000 members in more than 100 countries. Its affiliate organization, WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals®, is the certifying body for the prestigious Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®), Work-Life Certified Professional™ (WLCP®), Certified Sales Compensation Professional™ (CSCP™), and Certified Executive Compensation Professional™ (CECP™). WorldatWork has offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.

The WorldatWork group of registered marks includes: Alliance for Work-Life Progress® or AWLP®, workspan®, WorldatWork ® Journal, and Compensation Conundrum®.

This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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Inspirational Charm Necklace for Barbara Lampgnale on The Shark Tank

Savannah, GA (PRWEB) April 27, 2012

Barbara Lampugnale came up with an innovative twist on nail polish. That idea gave her an opportunity to appear on the wildly popular show, “The Shark Tank”. To commemorate her experience, Barbara wanted to make a special necklace. Her searches for custom jewelry led her to Metalpressions.com, a small jewelry business that has developed an exclusive online jewelry design tool.

“When Barbara approached us, we had no idea she had just finished taping her appearance on The Shark Tank. She called us up and we talked for a while. We really connected with each other because we are both entrepreneurs at heart,” recalled Andreas and Elisha Argentinis, co-founders and owners of Savannah, Georgia-based Metal Pressions.

“Barbara had all these great ideas for a custom charm necklace with sayings that helped keep her motivated on her journey. As we talked, I mocked up her ideas with our online jewelry design software. She pulled the design up on her screen and did some tweaking herself. I think she was ecstatic that she could have a preview in minutes,” stated Andreas.

“After years of hard work and sacrifice, I wanted to commemorate my journey and appearance on The Shark Tank by creating a charm necklace with my favorite inspirational words and sayings. I found Metalpressions.com and was so thrilled that I could easily use their online jewelry design software. This enabled me to create and design my own charms and see what my necklace would look like before I made my purchase. When my necklace arrived, it was exactly how I envisioned it. I was so impressed and filled with emotion. It was hands down the best jewelry shopping experience I have ever had. Elisha and Andreas were such a pleasure to work with. I think if they went into the Shark Tank they might just start a feeding frenzy!” said Barbara Lampugnale, The Shark Tank participant whose episode airs Friday April 27th.

Elisha and Andreas’ experience with Metal Pressions is the quintessential small business success story. Prior to establishing Metal Pressions, both Elisha and Andreas had successful careers in the corporate world – - Elisha in pharmaceutical research and Andreas in internet marketing and manufacturing – - yet neither felt “fulfilled” by their work.

In 2004, Elisha and Andreas relocated from Fairfield, Connecticut to Savannah, Georgia. At the time, Andreas was in operations management in the manufacturing sector and Elisha had taken a break from the corporate treadmill to start a family. A biology major with a creative flair, Elisha had been making and selling custom crafts and jewelry items for several years. Her hobby provided a creative out¬let as well as “fun money” for the young family.

By 2008, demand for Elisha’s custom-made jewelry items was consuming more and more of the couple’s time and energy. After discussing various “quality of life” issues impacting their soon-to-be family of five, the couple made a life-changing decision: they would opt out of the corporate world and devote their full-time energies to turning Elisha’s hobby into a bona-fide business enterprise. Combining Elisha’s artistic talents with Andreas’ background in business, manufacturing and internet marketing was the perfect match of skills and experience.

Andreas spent much of their first year as a serious entrepreneur researching the custom & hand stamped jewelry industry; however, he continually ran into two major road-blocks: geographic constraints of being located in a small Southern market, and the restrictive and limited design options available via existing online jewelry makers.

As the fledgling entrepreneurs discussed different business strategies, they kept coming back to the concept of an online free-form design tool allowing users to layout and design custom jewelry without restrictions or limitations. As they talked, the idea for a revolutionary online jewelry design tool was beginning to form and their business model was solidifying.

At the end of 2011, after three years of research and development, Metal Pressions launched their ground-breaking online WYSIWIG (what you see is what you get) jewelry design platform. The software is user friendly, highly intuitive and provides each customer the ability to design, online, the exact piece of jewelry they envision in their own mind. With no limitations and no restrictions, the online jewelry design tool goes wherever the customers’ imagination leads them.

After the customer designs their personalized piece, Elisha and Andreas faithfully recreate their vision in gold and/or silver. Every order is a handmade original and each character and symbol is created by individual craftsman’s tools. While Metal Pressions standard line of jewelry and accessories includes gold necklaces, bracelets, pendants, charms, key chains, tie bars, money clips, cufflinks, their creations are limited only by the customers’ imagination.

As word of Elisha’s quality creations continues to spread, Andreas sees the launching of the new online design tool for designer personalized jewelry as a whole new chapter for the family business. MetalPressions.com has taken the time-honored trade of jewelry making and blended it with modern technology to offer an unprecedented shopping experience with amazing results.

Visit http://www.metalpressions.com/ojd.aspx and see what your imagination can create. Then let Metal Pressions do the rest.

Product/Service:    

Custom jewelry design & creation. Using a one-of-a-kind free-form online tool, customers create designs for artisan Elisha Argentinis to bring to life. Unlike any online jewelry design service on the market today, Metal Pressions proprie¬tary software tool allows customers to design their exact visions. The custom piece then created by Elisha truly matches the customer’s vision and is a unique handmade original work of art.

Launched:    2008

# Employees:    4

Market:    International

Owners:    Elisha & Andreas Argentinis

Contact Info: 800-554-8196

mpsupport(at)metalpressions(dot)com

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Mow More – Commercial Lawn Mower Blades

Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) April 24, 2012

Mow More Supplies offers several tips for commercial lawn mowing contractors to help them purchase quality mower blades that will stay sharp longer and keep their client’s lawns green even under the most difficult weather conditions.

1.    Use top quality commercial mower blades that are made from quality steel, heat treated to the optimum hardness.

2.    Decide whether you are going to purchase an O.E.M. blade or an aftermarket blade. O.E.M. refers to the original equipment manufacturer (e.g. ExmarkTM, ScagTM, WalkerTM). O.E.M. mower blades are what come on your original equipment. As an alternative, you can feel comfortable using aftermarket blades purchased from a reputable supplier. Aftermarket blades are made to the same exacting specifications as the O.E.M. commercial mower blade and are often manufactured in the same plants.

3.    It is important that you purchase commercial mower blades that are an exact match for the blade you are replacing. For instance, you never want to use a blade specified for a ScagTM lawnmower on an ExmarkTM mower or vice versa. To use anything less than the correct commercial mower blade is not only dangerous, but may also void any manufacturers’ warranties.

4.    Consider trying a set of commercial high-lift or GatorTM blades on your mower. In the right conditions they may save you some additional work as they provide optimum grass lift and increase air flow under the deck which may help prevent plugging up the discharge chute when bagging in difficult conditions.

5.    Given the importance of quality of grass cut and crew safety… price is the last piece of the puzzle in purchasing commercial blades that you should probably consider. That being said, it is possible to save significant money by purchasing top quality aftermarket commercial lawn mower blades from reputable suppliers.

The general rules of thumb for purchasing top quality commercial mower blades is to buy from a reputable source, use blades made specifically for your mower, make sure you have the correct commercial blade by matching the O.E.M. numbers supplied by the dealer or aftermarket supplier and consider saving some money by looking at the large selection of quality aftermarket blades available. Following these few simple tips will make for both happy lawns and safe lawn mowing conditions for your team.

Mow More Landscape Supplies is a national company that solely focuses on helping Landscaping and Lawn Care businesses by providing high quality commercial lawn mower blades via a convenient on-line store. They are headquartered in Western New York where the Owner and Founder Tom Ulbrich started the company. The company has its roots as a Landscaping and Lawn Care Maintenance business and experienced the challenges of finding high quality lawn care accessories at affordable prices with dependable service – visit them at http://www.mowmore.com

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Long Valley, NJ (PRWEB) April 20, 2012

Pursuit (http://www.pursuit-solutions.com), a provider of innovative and customized technology and services for sales and marketing organizations, today announced the appointment of Greg Miller as Chief Information Officer.

“We are thrilled to have Greg on the Pursuit team. His experience in information technology will be critical in managing the ongoing strategic operational roadmap for ClearSky, our technology solution that integrates sales and marketing organizations,” said Peter Stark, Partner, Sales & Marketing Strategy. “As ClearSky continues to evolve, we look forward to having Greg’s expertise and know-how in achieving critical goals.”

Greg Miller joins Pursuit with over 20 years of experience in information technology. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Advanced Health Media (AHM) where he led the software development and infrastructure teams, managed the technological aspects of AHM’s global expansion, and enhanced AHM’s industry-leading product portfolio. During his tenure at AHM, he received both local and national recognition for his contributions to business technology, including three issued patents, winning the CIO of the Year award from the New Jersey Technology Council, a CIO 100 Award and three consecutive InformationWeek 500 Awards. Miller began his career in 1990 as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Business Associates, a technology consulting company that specialized in data and call center design. From 1996 through 1999, he served as Vice President of Information Technology for Boron LePore and Associates, a pharmaceutical marketing services company. In 1999, he founded DigiNet Interactive, a technology company specializing in medical education, healthcare and pharmaceutical systems automation. Miller attended Drexel University in Philadelphia where he majored in electrical and computer engineering.

About ClearSky

ClearSky integrates Customer Relationship Management, Sales Force Automation, and Closed Loop Marketing into a single solution built for the iPad. It consists of three primary components: Relate, Recommend and Reveal. Each component transforms the way sales and marketing organizations work by focusing on the customer and working together to increase return on investment.

About Pursuit

Pursuit provides sales and marketing optimization solutions for life sciences, financial services and B2B organizations. Specializing in innovative, customized technology and services, Pursuit offers the ClearSky platform, Consulting, Analytics and Technology Services. Pursuit is headquartered in New Jersey with offices in Boston, MA and Irvine, CA. For more information, visit http://www.pursuit-solutions.com.

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 17, 2012

Despite the rise in gas prices, consumers adapted and increased spending as retail sales exceeded projections in March (Bloomberg News). This trend is expected to continue with shoppers inheriting an average tax return of $ 3,000 (IRS.gov) this Tax Day. CouponTrade.com, the secure marketplace for discount gift cards, wants to offer ways to help consumers stretch the value of their 2012 tax return.

Plan ahead and save on vacation: Since 11.9 percent of consumers will spend their tax returns on vacations (National Retail Federation), consumers should consider buying tickets ahead of time to save before prices increase. Airfare prices fluctuate based on gas prices and availability, so it is best to buy tickets ahead of time. A round trip flight from Chicago to San Diego for the first weekend in June might be $ 500 in mid-April, but given the cost of fuel, it could skyrocket to at least $ 700 by mid-May.

Save at the store with gift cards in large denominations: With a portion of the tax return, discount gift cards with large values can be bought online and used with in store specials to stack savings. Gift cards can also be paired with manufacturers and in store coupons to make an item be had for less, which puts more money back in the hands of consumers.

Check for discounts before doing home improvements: The amount issued in a tax return can serve as a starting point for families who are looking to do upgrades to their homes. Projects like installing a new front door, upgrading lighting, replacing windows and finishing an office can be done for half of the tax return, with the other half going to savings. Working with the existing components of a home can keep the price of upgrades reasonable, as can checking online for coupon codes to hardware stores.

Shop online and make retail prices optional: The remaining value of the tax return can be used to take advantage of all the options for saving when shopping online. Gone are the days of going to the store and doing price checks, since CouponTrade hosts opportunities for savings in one central location and can be accessed online or from a smartphone. For instance, if a shopper is looking at a suit that costs $ 125, it can be lowered to $ 110 with a gift card and free shipping coupon, making paying retail prices an option when shopping online.

“Nearly two-thirds of Americans are expecting a tax return this tax season,” CEO and founder George Bousis said. “Since the majority will spend what they get back, they should consider stretching the refund to get more for less.”

For more information on how to stretch your return this tax season, visit coupontrade.com.

About CouponTrade Inc.

CouponTrade is the first consumer secondary gift card driven marketplace where consumers are put at the center of the shopping experience, helping people get a discount on the items they want through using online coupon codes from the site’s extensive database of over 2,000 retailers. Since the Chicago-based startup’s inception in May 2011, the site has grown from a marketplace consumers could list and sell their unwanted gift cards and daily deals to helping its users get a deal on everyday purchases. It is CouponTrade’s mission to help consumers take advantage of savings – free money that should never go to waste.

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