Divergence Raises $11.8 Million in Series C Financing

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 17, 2009

Biotechnology firm Divergence, Inc., a world leader in developing products for the control of parasites in agriculture and medicine, today announced that it has raised $ 11.8 million in a Series C financing round that will further its efforts to create solutions for one of the major causes of crop yield loss for farmers.

MidPoint Food and Ag Fund LP acted as lead investor in the round. Other institutional investors included Prolog Ventures LP and certain partners of William Blair & Co. The round included 41 returning investors including all members of Divergence's Board of Directors. The financing more than doubles the amount of equity capital raised by the company since its inception.

Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Divergence's nematicide program. The company is developing molecules for the control of plant parasitic nematodes. Nematode control is the largest unsolved pest problem in agriculture limiting the yield of crops worldwide and causing billions of dollars in crop damage annually. Divergence has discovered the first novel mode of action for this market in more than 20 years. The new molecules feature human and environment safety profiles that are vastly superior to traditional nematicides. The funding will also support the Company's continued development of crops that are resistant to nematodes, as well as its innovative, broad-based research platforms Harvest, STEM and RNA interference.

"This financing, especially given the sophistication of the participating investors, provides further validation of Divergence's revolutionary technology and the rapid advancements of our projects in parasite control," said Derek K. Rapp, Chief Executive Officer of Divergence. "Through our internal programs and corporate alliances in crop protection and animal health, Divergence is committed to the development of parasite control products for higher yielding agriculture and healthier people and animals. Upon the completion of this financing, Ronald L. Meeusen, Ph.D., Partner of Midpoint Food & Ag Fund, LP, will join the Divergence Board of Directors. Dr. Meeusen brings to Divergence more than 25 years of corporate experience in agricultural biotechnology. "There is tremendous value in the cutting-edge science of Divergence," said Dr. Meeusen. "As the first company in our investment portfolio, Divergence exemplifies our goal to invest in companies that can enable environmentally sustainable agriculture and offer promise for human and animal wellness."

With the addition of Dr. Meeusen, the Board of Directors of Divergence stands at seven people - Stanford J. Goldblatt, Partner and Head of the Private Equity Practice at Winston & Strawn; James P. McCarter, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of Divergence; John W. McCarter, Jr., President and CEO of the Field Museum in Chicago; Ronald L. Meeusen, Ph.D., Partner of MidPoint Food and Ag Fund, LP; Ilya B. Nykin, Managing Director of Prolog Ventures; Derek K. Rapp, Chief Executive Officer of Divergence; and Mark W. Wong, President and CEO of Agrivida, Inc.

About Divergence:

Divergence, Inc., a world leader in the application of genomics and informatics to agriculture and infectious disease, discovers and develops products for the safe and effective control of parasites. The company's initial focus is on parasitic nematodes, devastating unseen pests that cause billions of dollars in crop loss annually and widespread disease in humans and animals. For more information visit Divergence's Web site at http://www.divergence.com.

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upickstorage.com Adds New Integration Partner Centershift

Madisonville, LA (PRWEB) June 15, 2010

upickstorage.com, the first and only self storage search application that allows customers to pick what they want to pay for a self storage unit, announced today that they have integrated with Centershift Store, giving Store clients the opportunity to negotiate online bookings directly through upickstorage.com.

In the same way that the hotels are using Internet gateways like Hotels.com to sell their extra rooms, storage companies are able to rent their vacant self storage units through upickstorage.com", Terry Bagley Chief Executive and President of Centershift Inc. said.

The integration enables facilities to negotiate real-time bookings through upickstorage.com. The customers reservation information from upickstorage.com goes directly through Centershift into the back end of the facilitys booking system.

Brandon Braud, President of Sales and Marketing for upickstorage.com stated, When used in conjunction with Centershift, upickstorage.com allows a facility owner to set up automatic counteroffers triggered by a customers offer for a unit. It is like having a manager on duty 24 hours a day. It is the perfect way to negotiate with a customer without compromising rental rate integrity or your managers valuable time.

About upickstorage.com

upickstorage.com is a highly innovative and simplistic online portal that custom matches self storage consumers with proximal self storage facilities. Online comparison shoppers are conveniently rewarded with streamlined efficiency and the best prices available for storage units anywhere. Homeowners and self storage facility owners negotiate in complete anonymous comfort while simultaneously demonstrating their environmental responsibility. For more information, please visit http://www.upickstorage.com or call (866) 678-6730.

About Centershift, Inc.

Centershift is a complete software solution provider to the self storage industry. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Centershift is the fastest growing Internet-based rental management software solution provider in the industry. Their client base includes two of the four largest self storage REITs, as well as many other large ownership and management organizations. Centershift's Store Enterprise and Advantage applications were designed specifically for seamless integration with websites, call centers, corporate offices and other business systems. Centershift's primary goal is to help self storage operators increase revenue, improve efficiencies and reduce costs. For more information, please visit http://www.centershift.com or call (877) 927-4438.

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Epicure Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Menu Labeling Featured at the NRA 2011 Restaurant Show

Beverly Hill, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2011

Epicure Digital, a leader in digital menu boards, presents the Epicure Digital Menu System with special emphasis on nutritional labeling at the NRA 2011 National Restaurant Association show, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 21-24 May, 2011, Booth #1212.

Epicure Digital custom designs highly graphical digital menu board systems to solve your complex menu and point-of-sale marketing issues.

Epicure Digital specializes in developing nutritional menu labeling systems to educate and inform customers to make healthier meal choices. These nutritional labels display as nutritional data, nutritional scoring, and icons representing food groups, healthy choices, allergens, vegan, vegetarian, local and organic, whichever and whenever are applicable.

Epicure Digital menu boards help customers become aware of their choices, helping them make the right decision to achieve a balanced life by eating well. These systems provide tools to increase efficiency, revenues and profitability.

"The restaurant industry has an important journey along the road to improved health and customer satisfaction, according to Kim Blum, MS, RD, at KB Nutrition Consulting in Dallas, TX. Ms. Blum explained The FDA released proposed menu regulations on April 1, 2011, which detail how the restaurant industry must implement the new rules. Per the FDA, retail food establishments with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and with substantially the same menu items, will be required to clearly list the calorie information on their menus. This is great news for nutrition educators and customers alike! Since 76% of adults said they are trying to eat healthier now at restaurants than they did two years ago (National Restaurant Association Top Ten Facts in 2011), this is the perfect opportunity for restaurants to highlight foods on their menu boards that meet certain calorie and nutrient guidelines. In addition, 54% of Americans polled for the American Dietetic Association Nutrition and You: Trends 2008 survey say it takes too much time to keep track of their diet. Since Americans now consume about one third of their total calories on foods prepared outside the home, it is critical for nutritional information to be available at restaurants in order to help consumers make informed decisions. This journey can be simple and rewarding. Once restaurants move forward to display nutritional information on their menu boards as well as identify healthier menu items, they will meet consumer needs and help Americans lead healthier lifestyles."

Kim Blum is a former USDA employee, owns a consulting company, KB Nutrition Consulting, dedicated to working with restaurants to provide the nutrition information of their recipes.

Epicure Digital Systems is a digital menu board company uniquely integrating its expertise in software technology and food service operations and marketing to create digital signage products and services for the food service industry. Its core product is the Epicure Digital Menu System. Its core services are menu engineering, nutritional menu labeling, and content creation.

The Epicure Digital Menu System lets operators control LCD menu boards and signage in any number of locations, easily and quickly, online, with customized configurable web templates using Epicure Digital LiveMenu and LiveText user interfaces. Operators can change prices and menus, schedule menus and promotions by day part and menu cycle, and display other information such as nutritional labeling and data, videos, photos, and live feeds from the Internet. Clients operate more efficiently and engage customers in powerful new ways.

Epicure Digital engineers and designs customized digital menu boards for each client that solve their complex menu engineering and point-of-sale marketing issues with multi-screen and multi-station digital menus, signage and greeter board systems.

In new construction, remodeling and renovation projects, Epicure Digital works closely with food service consultants and clients to determine the best digital menu system strategy and participates in the management of the projects from concept phase to full implementation.

Epicure Digitals clients include colleges and universities, hospitals, K-12 Schools, independent and chain restaurants, contract food service companies, business & industry, and cinemas and casinos among others.

The companys website (http://www.epicuredigital.com) has an extensive portfolio of its clients multi screen and multi station digital menu board projects.

Come and see the Epicure Digital Menu System at the following shows:

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, May 21-24, 2011, Booth #1212.
The Texas School Nutrition Association (TASN) Annual Conference, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, 19-22 June, 2011, Booth #125
The Association of Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) Annual Conference, Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ June 5-9, 2011, Booth #316
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) National Conference, Gaylord Opryland Convention Center, Nashville, TN, July 14-15, 2011, Booth #2330.
The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) National Conference, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine, TX, July 14-15, 2011, Booth #115.
The National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) National Conference, Rosen Shingle Creek Resort & Club, Orlando, Florida, October 25-26, 2011, Booth # 228
CSNA California School Nutrition Association Annual Conference, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, November 11-12, 2011, Booth #723

For more information, contact:

Tommy Orpaz, 310-652-8246

torpaz(at)epicuredigital(dot)com

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Tobin Heath Selected for the Womens World Cup Soccer Team

Fair Lawn, NJ (PRWEB) May 17, 2011

Tobin Heath has been tagged for the Womens World Cup Soccer team, no surprise to her long-time trainer Steve Leo, the Director of Training at Parisi Speed Schools in Fair Lawn and Morris Plains. Leo says of Heath, a member of the last Womens Olympic team, She set her goals in high school, has worked every day since to pursue her dream, and has a lot of fun; she loves the game.

Tobin went from Ridge High School in New Jersey to the University of North Carolina on a full scholarship, returning to train at Parisis Morris Plains facility during the summer and on breaks. In college she played on National teams in addition to being instrumental in UNCs three NCAA Womens Soccer Championships - so the biggest challenge for her trainers was keeping her workouts paced correctly to maintain her strength and see she wasnt overtraining. Her dedication to her sport paid off; in 2008 Heath became the youngest member of the US Olympic team where she was a reserve mid-fielder and also the youngest member of the US National team.

When Tobin returned to Parisis and her trainer as a gold medalist, she brought Steve Leo her jersey from that Gold Medal team, a memento that he treasures. Thats Tobin, said Leo, she is a great competitor and a great person. In 2010 Tobin again made soccer headlines as the number 1 draft pick in Womens Professional Soccer, and now plays for Sky Blue FC.

Centric Software Achieves Record Year, 60 Percent Sales Growth

Campbell, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009

Centric Software, Inc., recently closed out its fiscal year with record sales, significant growth and positive performance across operations.

Effectively leveraging investments, the company grew aggressively and improved awareness and leadership position in targeted consumer markets, while developing the foundation for additional products in its core Centric 8 product suite.

Centric provides product lifecycle management (PLM) and sourcing solutions for companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industries, including those that globally source private-label products. At a time when many businesses are struggling to survive, Centric closed out its fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31, on an upswing, continuing a three-year trend of year-over-year sales growth. "We continue to build traction in our target markets," says Chris Groves, president, "as evidenced by new customer wins and significant additional investments from existing customers. Especially in the current environment, customers seek the rapid, economic results our solutions deliver."

Among the company's highlights:

Sales and bookings growth. Centric experienced 60 percent year-over-year sales growth from new licenses and expansion of deployments in targeted vertical markets.

Management and staffing. The company expanded global operations to drive growth and better serve its customers with the addition of PLM and sourcing industry experts in its sales, marketing, product development, and services departments.

Funding. In January 2008, Centric announced closing of $ 14.3 million in series B venture capital financing. Oak Investment Partners led the funding round, which included Masthead Venture Partners and BancBoston Ventures (a Bank of America company), Centric's current investors. Centric is using the additional financing to expand product development, and sales and marketing efforts.

Product investment. Centric continues to aggressively invest in its product offerings, with the overarching goal of satisfying customer demand for solutions that deliver economic benefits and measurable results.

Market and industry recognition. Centric received accolades throughout the year for its technology and industry leadership.

Consumer Goods Technology. The media group recognized Centric for its unique contributions to the consumer goods industry as a "CGT Editors' Picks" choice.
START-IT 125. The manufacturing industry publication named Centric to its "125 List of Top Manufacturing Technology Providers."
Aberdeen Group. The research and analyst firm, in its report detailing PLM use, cited Centric PLM technology as "helping fashion, apparel, and footwear companies become more agile and meet the challenges of their markets."
The Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni, Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, inducted Ravi Rangan, Centric's chief technology officer, for his significant contributions to the profession and the distinction he brings to Georgia Tech.

"This year has demonstrated that, despite a challenging economy, Centric provides the value companies need to improve their competitive position and to ensure their ongoing success," says Groves. "Our customers are taking a leadership position in their respective markets by investing now in Centric solutions to improve their operations today and into the future. Customers tell us they are expanding their use of Centric PLM and sourcing to improve efficiency and do more with less, and thereby create a competitive advantage. We see customers achieve real impact to their profit and loss statements within the first fiscal year after deploying Centric solutions."

About Centric Software, Inc.

Centric Software is a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) and sourcing solutions for companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industries, including those that globally source private-label products. Centric 8 enables companies to speed new products to market, drive margin improvement, and improve global collaboration and compliance.

Centric's proven Web-based product intelligence technology enables team members and partners to securely access the information they need to improve global collaboration, execution and business performance. Global enterprises including Artsana, Best Buy, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coleman, Kiewit, Le Coq Sportif, Moen, Timex and United Stationers Inc. use Centric's solutions to achieve top-line revenue growth and cost reductions.

Centric is a registered trademark of Centric Software and Product Intelligence is a trademark of Centric Software. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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creativemind™ Introduces “istyle™

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2005

CreativeMind™ today announces a new line of accessories called “istyle” for the iPod line of Apple Computer digital lifestyle products. The first series of products to be released include “istyle for iPod”, a full body wrap that protects the screen, scroll wheel, top, bottom, sides and corners and comes in over 50 different eye catching designs, to allow the iPod owner total visual customization of their iPod while also protecting it from daily abuse.

The istyle product line is focused on the concept that individual style should be embraced and that you should be able to use your sense of style on your “digital lifestyle” products. The product line’s other focus is on protecting your Apple product investment and extending its design by giving the user customizable graphics and product protection in a variety of colors, graphics, and text to make your product uniquely your own.

Product Protection

istyle protects your product by adding a layer of clear cling plastic over the Apple product, protecting it from daily abuse, in the case of products such as the iPod and iBook this issue demanded a solution. Robert Stewart designer and developer of istyle explained, “…you could use one of the many cases on the market but the problem we wanted to solve was what happens when the product is not in the case, we thought most Apple product owners probably have a sense of individual style and should be able to reflect that in their product protection solution, hence “istyle” was developed to address’s those concerns…” istyle protects your investment and gives the user a customizable look to their product for a nominal cost.

User Customization

One of the main benefits of istyle is its ability for the Apple product owner to customize the appearance of their product to reflect their own personal style. istyle products will be available in several versions, including: clear, solid color’s, quotes of wisdom, eye catching graphics as well as specialty plastics. Installation of all products is easy, our static cling product (“istyle icling”) adheres with no tape, glue or adhesive. While our low-tack adhesive product has a very mild stick that allows for easy on and off installation and does not leave a residue.

Corporate Customization

CreativeMind will also have the option for schools and companies to purchase the istyle line of accessories with custom graphics to display corporate logo’s, company names, division’s, or school departments. Personal orders to customize graphics will be available as well for an additional cost.

Other benefits

istyle accessories provide a simple way to protect your Apple investment, customize its look, and extend the unique user experience of your Apple product. All istyle accessories allow for the industrial design of the Apple product to remain completely intact and will not harm the operation of your Apple hardware*. The istyle product will not harm or impede on the performance of your Apple product when used properly and will provide protection against scrapes, scratches and minor nicks into the plastic and metal body parts.

The istyle vinyl plastic can withstand the heat of the iPod and will not melt, or yellow, and the color will not fade for 6 months* or longer. istyle even provides basic moisture and water protection to your Apple product once applied. The application of our our istyle “icling” (static cling) product requires no adhesive so there is never any sticky residue left on the product once removed.

istyle Accessories:

For iPod, Apple’s breakthrough MP3 player we have developed a one sheet wrap around design that protects the screen, scroll wheel, top, bottom, sides and corners though still allows full access to all ports and docking accessories. The product compliments any existing case, and it’s color designs can be seen when used with white or clear rubber molded cases.

Apple’s iBook series will be available for both 12” and 14” models and will feature a top and bottom istyle skin. The top unit will be available in clear, various colors similar to Apple’s original iBook and iMac line as well as various eye catching graphics, as well as quotes of wisdom. This product was developed not only to protect your iBook and to give it individual style but also to resurrect an idea that came along with the classic Apple Powerbook 1400 that had an insert for color graphic art for the top of the case.

Istyle products that will be available on March 1st include the 3rd & 4th generation iPod’ wraps with later release dates for the 1st & 2nd generation iPod, iPod Mini, iPod shuffle, iBook, G5 iMac and iMac Mini products based on user demand. Please contact the istyle.us website for more details.

If you like what we have planned let us know and tell us what want in istyle products at ideas@istyle.us. If we hear from enough of the public we will develop these products further. If you have unique art or design’s that you would like to submit for possible consideration for use on an istyle product submit your information and files to art@istyle.us.

istyle Pricing & Availability:

CreativeMind will launch the istyle.us website and istyle product line officially on March 1st, 2005, accepting pre-orders for all 3rd and 4th generation iPod wraps. An online catalog will be available for viewing February 4th 2005 as well registration for our private istyle newsletter which will include latest designs, user submitted artwork and product news and announcements.

The website will feature easy navigation, product details, detailed photography, and secure on-line ordering. The istyle.us site will immediately have a private email list you can join to be kept up to date on the latest product news and announcements.

istyle will be available at istyle.us

The iPod istyle icling & low tack products will sell for $ 10 dollars not including shipping and handling fees. The iBook istyle top will sell for $ 15 dollars, and combo top case and lower under belly skins will sell for an estimated* price of $ 25 dollars.

Press Contacts:

Robert Stewart

CreativeMind

(347) 731-7938

press@istyle.us

Note to Editors:

For additional information call the CreativeMind Media Helpline at (347) 731-7938 or email press@istyle.us to receive press images.

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ASU, Caltech, UCLA and USC Showcase Top University Startups and Venture-Ready Technologies at Head Start(up) 2011 in Palo Alto

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) May 10, 2011

Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE), the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization of Arizona State University, today joined with the tech transfer offices of Caltech, UCLA and USC to host Head Start(up) 2011, a half-day conference in Palo Alto giving Silicon Valley investors a look at some of the universities most promising startups and venture-ready technologies.

The commercialization of university research generates new jobs, new companies and even entire new industries, said Augie Cheng, AzTEs managing director. The startups and technologies that ASU, Caltech, UCLA and USC are presenting have that same potential, and were excited to be doing this in a forum loaded with top venture capital firms and angel investors.

Universities continue to conduct the majority of basic research in the United States. In the last two decades, more than 75 percent of all industrial patents issued in the United States have cited academic research as a key source of new knowledge. Studies have also shown companies spun out of research universities have a far greater success rate than other startups.

Investors are always on the lookout for the next great university startup, said Steve Jurvetson, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. This event is a great way to see lots of technologies in a concentrated, efficient format. Im excited to see what the universities have to show us.

Approximately 60 invitation-only investors came from top Silicon Valley venture funds, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures and many others.

A full list of presented technologies and startups can be found on the conference website: http://www.headstartup2011.com/technologies.

About Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE)

AzTE is a non-profit organization that operates as the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization for ASU and its research enterprise. Comprised of industry and university veterans, AzTE brings together ASUs researchers and industry partners to transform discoveries into marketable products and services, taking innovation out of the lab and into the commercial marketplace. AzTE currently offers for licensing more than 300 novel technologies in the life and physical sciences. For more information: http://www.azte.com/.

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DIME's New Type 2 Diabetes eJournal Club Will Enhance Clinician Competence

Chicago,IL (PRWEB) February 25, 2011

DIME announces the new Diabetes eJournal Club, an online continuing medical education (CME) activity designed to address gaps in knowledge and competence among physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with type 2 diabetes. In the first half of 2011, the Diabetes eJournal Club will meet on the first Tuesday of the monthMarch 1, April 5, and May 3, and again on July 12. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

The Diabetes eJournal Club is directed to endocrinologists, primary care physicians, internists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who treat and manage patients with type 2 diabetes. Each interactive monthly session discusses a recent peer-reviewed journal article and its relevance to clinical behavior in everyday practice. Diabetes eJournal Club sessions include:

New Report: Three Techniques to Gain Confidence with Women Revealed

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) September 20, 2011

Sometimes it seems as if beautiful women come from a different planet. And, in a sense, they do. Unless a man knows some tips on how to gain confidence with women, he might as well be in another universe. In a recent report from dating expert Carlos Xuma, he explains to guys how to get this confidence.

There are some tried-and-true strategies and tips for how to get a woman to want you and transform yourself into the prize that she seeks after instead of the other way around, says Carlos Xuma.

In his new report, he helps men gain confidence with women by sharing three secret techniques that have helped hundreds of other men in their dating quest.

The first technique Xuma shares is that men absolutely must learn what makes women tick.

Sounds simple, right? Well we all know just what complicated creatures women are and how baffling they can be at times, Xuma says. Here are a few things you need to know: Women are all about connections making and nurturing connections with other people. So, make sure you create a strong connection between the two of you by having emotional experiences that are shared.

Another technique that helps men gain confidence with women is realizing that self-sufficient men who develop an attitude that he can take or leave any woman will be more attractive than other men.

Women want a guy who is confident and secure with or without her, Xuma says in his report. Having confidence with women proves that the man can be strong for her in the relationship, as well.

In his new report, Xuma shares the other two secret techniques that help men gain confidence with women. His techniques are tested and proven repeatedly, he says.

Xuma teaches men how to improve and excel in these three areas so that women will actually flock to the men instead of the other way around. For years, Xuma has been giving dating advice for men that has helped men learn how to flirt with women, improve their seduction techniques, learn how to attract women, and build self-confidence to a higher level than ever before.

Carlos Xuma has been a dating expert and attraction adviser for more than 10 years and has appeared on ABC and CBS television, as well as Playboy radio. Hes the author of The Bad Boy Formula, Secrets of the Alpha Male, the Girlfriend Training Program, and numerous other books and articles. He has also been recognized for his work sharing dating advice for men and helps them learn how to flirt with women.

For more information, visit Carlos Xumas website at http://www.carlosxuma.com.

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Evergreen Realty Launches New Website to Challenge Real Estate Search Giants

San Clemente, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Evergreen Realty contracted web design agency blazonco to design and program a website that would outperform standard brokerage sites and hold its own against major property search portals like Realtor.com, Trulia.com, and others. The new site meets a wide array of buyer and agent needs by providing innovative property and agent search features in a format that is professional, powerful, and fun to use.

Evergreen's website allows visitors to search real estate listings across the California Regional MLS, one of the largest providers of listing information in the state, and displays search results in a clean, minimalist layout that allows for easy browsing and quick viewing of photos via a thumbnail gallery. Relevant properties are shown in a unique grid format rather than a list, a feature that places more listings above the fold for rapid viewing.

The website features drag-and-reload Google Maps integration, which allows visitors to scroll through an embedded map on the search page and watch regional property listings load in real time. This functionality allows for an incredibly intuitive, user-friendly real estate search experience that is presently matched only by major sites like Redfin.com and Zillow.com. Evergreen is the first traditional brokerage to feature drag-and-reload map technology on its company website.

The website also makes it easier than ever for visitors to locate and contact any of Evergreen's more than 900 agents. Additional functionality allows Evergreen to capture and display user-generated reviews and ratings for all agents, making the site an invaluable portal for up-to-date information about real estate professionals across California.

The website is built entirely on blazonco's proprietary content management system, which features inline page editing and a drag-and-drop module structure that together allow Evergreen executives to easily edit page elements and make changes across the site. In the future, blazonco will provide individual websites for all Evergreen agents built on this same CMS, providing unity, stability, security, and enhanced marketing options to the entire brokerage.

With the launch of its new website, Evergreen Realty and Associates is positioned to streamline the home purchase process and make real estate search more intuitive and engaging for buyers.

About Evergreen Realty

Since 1993, Evergreen Realty and Associates, Inc. has been serving the needs and meeting the expectations of thousands of home buyers, sellers and investors throughout California. Whether youre a rst-time or experienced home buyer, seller or investor, our REALTORS and professional staff understand that the most important attributes of any real estate transaction are your needs, interests and goals! For more information, visit evergreenrealty.net.

About blazonco

With over fourteen years of experience serving businesses of all sizes, blazonco has developed a suite of robust design and marketing services, including web design, branding, internet marketing, SEO, social media, and PPC management. We help businesses succeed online. Learn more at blazonco.com.

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New England Venture Capital Association Launches CriticalMass Co-Working Space for Entrepreneurs at Cambridge Innovation Center

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 1, 2011

CriticalMass, a Boston area co-working space powered by the New England Venture Capital Association, launched today at the Cambridge Innovation Center. CriticalMass is the only dedicated workspace designed exclusively for promising start-ups which has the full backing and support of the regional venture trade group and a syndicate of some of New Englands most well-respected venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners, and North Bridge Venture Partners.

While co-working spaces like this have become more commonplace in New England, said James Nahirny, current chairman, New England Venture Capital Association, and managing director, Bain Capital Ventures, none to date have had the active participation and support of the regional venture trade association, as well as from a group of sponsoring firms, that collectively have 88 investors based in Massachusetts, a network of more than 130 portfolio companies in New England, and nearly $ 10 billion in capital under management. Our shared goal is to make CriticalMass a premiere address of promising startups in the region, and the country.

CriticalMass will provide early stage entrepreneurs with a place to work, learn, collaborate and start new companies. However, CriticalMass will go beyond a typical co-working space because it will bring together a broad cross-section of the Boston area start-up community experienced technology leaders, first time entrepreneurs and investors-- to drive new company creation without an expectation that all the related startup activity needs to be or will be venture-backed.

CriticalMass is one of a series of new initiatives by the New England Venture Capital Association to more actively support and engage entrepreneurs in the region, said Jamie Goldstein of North Bridge Venture Partners and the Associations president. The Association is a platform for more than 80 member firms to advance our collective interest in helping the regions best ideas and brightest entrepreneurs thrive right here in the Northeast.

New England Venture Capital Association members, staff and the venture firm sponsors will spend time at CriticalMass, providing regular programming, as well as informal interaction with and mentoring of entrepreneurs in the space. Each premier sponsoring firm will own a huddle, a conference room space branded by them, open to all, but serving as a location for that firm to regularly meet and interact with entrepreneurs. All Association member firms are encouraged to participate in CriticalMass and should contact Nancy Saucier at saucier (at) openapurpledoor (dot) com or 617-595-8760 for more information about how to get involved.

CriticalMass adds to an increasingly vibrant set of entrepreneur support efforts in New England, said Nancy Saucier, executive director of the New England Venture Capital Association. We look forward to doing our part to nurture and think creatively about building the regions start-up success.

Any entrepreneur is welcome to utilize CriticalMass facilities at the Cambridge Innovation Center for $ 250 per month. Venture sponsors will have the opportunity to defray CriticalMass fees for at least 48 entrepreneurs per year.

Entrepreneurs considering locating at CriticalMass can contact Anna Whitlock at Whitlock(at)cictr(dot)com or 617-758-4200 for more information and a tour.

Press should contact Laura Beck for opportunities to talk with New England Venture Capital Association or the involved venture partners, and details about an upcoming March 31st launch event.

About New England Venture Capital Association

Established and run by venture capital investors in the area, New England Venture Capital Association is the region's premier organization to promote venture capital investing and entrepreneurship in New England. With more than 700 venture capital professionals from more than 80 firms, our members collectively manage more than $ 50 billion in capital.

In addition to CriticalMass, NEVCA hosts a VC Unplugged informational Q&A session and one-on-one Office Hours every other week at the Venture Caf

Storage Unit Auction List's New Site Features Make Profiting from Storage Auctions Even Easier

(PRWEB) August 17, 2011

Long before Storage Wars or Auction Hunters there were storage facilities holding storage auctions, selling bulk consumer goods at wildly discounted prices to the public.

In the recent past the United States economy took a turn for the worse, starting with the housing market. Foreclosure rates on homes skyrocketed after the collapse of Adjustable Rate Mortgages and families nationwide have dealt with downsizing and cutting costs. But if theres one thing for certain it is that in a country based on free trade and capitalism, currency is cyclical. The result is a lot of used merchandise left in storage that can either be added to a landfill or resold; reused and profited from.

Storage auctions have become a unique opportunity to re-energize and restore free exchange in the American marketplace, and a brand new medium through which budding entrepreneurs can thrive in the storage auction industry with serious profit potentials and minimal start up costs.

Along with the development of websites like Ebay and Craigslist, we saw ordinary individuals rapidly become tax exempt resale companies, selling household and commercial products in a national, even international, marketplace.

The success of those that found auctions in local papers and by avidly calling facilities themselves was impressive and led to the popularity of storage auctions in reality television. 'Storage Wars' recently became A&E's most popular television series of all time and has millions wondering why storage auctions are generating so much attention. The popularity led to the demand for access to regular, reliable storage auction listings, so that anyone could potentially gain from attending, whether trying to decorate their own homes, keep up company inventory or earn some extra, part-time income. StorageUnitAuctionList.com has allowed more people to have more success than was ever before possible because we post storage auctions not found anywhere else online exclusively for our subscribers.

Many of the people we speak with every day have remarkable stories of triumph at storage auctions.

Ms. Regitt, a subscriber in Arkansas, says she used the list to find an auction in her home town; bought a unit for $ 325; turned around and sold it to another bidder for $ 1000, all before even leaving the storage facility.

Mr. LePage, a New England subscriber, attends auctions for his company and says that one of the first auctions he ever attended yielded a unit with several hundred dollars cash stashed inside. Every day regular auction goers find profitable, if not radical, treasures inside abandoned storage units.

Alfredo Lopez, a recent Oklahoma subscriber and storage auction enthusiast, reported winning, a couple TVs along with a rare vintage bike for only $ 20 at his first auction. Mr. Lopez is like thousands of people that visit storage auctions and use Craigslist.com to resell their finds locally for additional part-time income. We tried to find auctions on our own, but we found that they are not highly publicized, said Mr. Lopez, so he found us online, subscribed and reports the service to be very informational and helpful; updated regularly and reliably.

StorageUnitAuctionList.com is a national network of storage owners and auctioneers that post storage auction listings online for subscribers. Since January of 2011, the directory has developed into USAs largest online storage auction database and has gone through several major transitions in order to ensure that our subscribers receive the best, most accurate storage auctions listings available anywhere. This month, StorageUnitAuctionList.com had a complete staff overhaul to ensure we provide the best customer service and facility relations possible. The company now double verifies every auctions to ensure accuracy; highlights all caravan-style auctions to limit confusion and our new and improved account area is more user-friendly than ever before.

Visit http://www.storageunitauctionlist.com to sign up for storage auction listings in your state and to discover big profit margins at self storage auctions.

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Michigan School Boards Welcome Childrens Book Author Elizabeth Hoadley for

Flushing, Michigan (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

Elizabeth A. Hoadley, CEO, The Sunshine Workshop, recently accepted invitations to speak at a number of Michigan elementary schools during National Reading Month in March 2012, including the Flushing, Flint, Bloomfield and Oakland County School Districts (Detroit/Suburban Detroit).

In a statement released yesterday, Hoadley stated, I thank them for the invitations and am delighted to accept. I am both honored and humbled to participate in these events and look forward to meeting the children."

I love to see childrens eyes light up when I read different books, like I Know I Can, or Willo, said Hoadley. The room becomes quiet when Willo the tree is cut down and becomes even more silent when he is turned into a boat and later abandoned after he is no longer useful. Theres always a burst of enthusiasm and a sigh of relief when a little boy comes to save him from a tragic end.

Typically, elementary schools throughout the United States celebrate National Reading Month with a variety of activities, including appearances by well known and highly regarded authors such as Hoadley, said The Sunshine Workshops Chief Operating Officer, Shayna Dubbin Harris. These events occur annually in most US elementary schools as part of the Department of Educations Read More Books Literacy Programs. Meeting authors such as Hoadley is one way students are encouraged to read and write books.

Since the release of I Know I Can, published in May, 2011, and the enormous positive response to it, Hoadley has accepted many opportunities to speak to a variety of audiences. Invitations are still coming in, said Dubbin Harris.

I Know I Can, written by Hoadley and illustrated by 6-year old Kailee, encourages children to believe in themselves and their natural gifts, said Dubbin Harris. Using historical figures, from Joan of Arc to Terry Fox, Hoadley poetically demonstrates that people who have achieved greatness have all had one thing in common ~ a belief in their hopes and dreams despite ridicule from others. Children often identify with the 6-Year old illustrator of the book, Kailee, when they see her painting the illustrations on YouTube I Know I Can ~ 6 Years Old and 6 Books Published.

I love how children empathize with Missy and Lizzy in I Know I Can, when they hear other kids are poking fun at Missys dreams and ridiculing what she loves most, said Hoadley. Children instinctively know right from wrong and our books help them to visualize this.

The Sunshine Workshop is busy writing and illustrating two upcoming childrens books Vivache, a story of a charming family of fish who live in the canals of Venice, each with different personality traits and The Three Graces of Aquila, a story of friendship and forgiveness inspired after witnessing earthquake reconstruction efforts in Aquila, Italy. Both books are due for release in early 2012.

The Sunshine Workshop produces childrens books, artwork, animation, musical theatre productions, and related products and has offices in the United States and Canada. Their products are available in stores, on Amazon, through their website TheSunshineWorkshop.com and their Ray of Sunshine Independent Distributors.

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FloorPlanOnline.com Signs Exclusive Virtual Tour Distribution Agreement with the Texas Association of Realtors

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

FloorPlanOnline.com, the leading provider of full and self-service floor plan oriented virtual tours for real estate, today announced a partnership agreement with the Texas Association of Realtors

Changers Debuts Worlds First Social Energy Marketplace: Changers.com

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 20, 2011

Changers, the company that gives people the power to transform their energy behavior, is launching the Changers System, the worlds first Social Energy Marketplace on the Web: http://www.changers.com. The Changers System enables people to produce their own energy, measure how much they produce, and convert it into a currency thats backed by the sun. Today, to jump-start all of us into independent power generators, Changers is debuting an intelligent personal solar charging kit that captures energy, records how much power it has generated, and then uploads precise metrics to the energy marketplaceChangers.comfor tracking, sharing, competing and redemption into Changers Credits.

The Changers Starter Kit includes the revolutionary Changers Kalhuohfummi solar battery and the Changers Maroshi solar module. The Changers Kalhuohfummi is a simple, one-button device that communicates with Changers.com. Inside is advanced intelligence that accurately measures how much energy it captures and stores in the built-in battery, ready to charge any smartphone or tablet. The Changers Kalhuohfummi solar battery is powered by the Changers Maroshi flexible solar module, which generates up to four Watts per hour enough to charge the Kalhuohfummi battery in four hours. The Changers Maroshi solar panel, which is produced in Colorado, USA, can be attached to any window or sunny surface.

Each of us takes it for granted that we have limitless energy on tap, and as a result we have become completely disconnected from how our actual energy usage impacts the planet, said Markus Schulz, co-founder and CEO of Changers. The Changers System aims to shift our attitudes and behavior by enabling each of us to produce our own energy, measure and visualize the real effect of this simple act, and then share our contributions with others. We think that if you can unite people in the pursuit of renewable energy even small amounts of energy it will lead to a dramatic transformation in how we source and consume energy.

Make a decision. Produce your own energy. Change the world. Heres how:

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iLugger Reveals New Two-Tone Apple iMac G5 Soft Cases

(PRWEB) February 2, 2005

LTA Projects, the Cookeville, Tennessee blimp builder that made the iMac portable with its sturdy custom-fit soft case, has debuted a new line of colored two-tone iLugger cases. New standard colors include blue, burnt orange, olive green, and pink. Color 2Toners will sell for US$ 119.00.

The iLugger sturdy soft case was designed for iMac G5 users to carry a 17” or 20” from home to office, or take along to the next presentation. This high quality, heavy-duty carry-on size bag works for both iMac models, and provides thick padded protection all the way around. The bag is compact enough so that even a 20" G5 iMac can be carried on an airplane.

iLugger G5 iMac bags are constructed with the same equipment and materials used by LTA Projects to build manned blimps and other massive weather-resistant inflatables.

LTA Projects / iLugger sells direct to the public through their website at http://www.ilugger.com, and also through a growing number of resellers. Dealer and distributor inquiries are welcome. For order inquiries and other information, please call 1-931-261-2277, or email LTAprojects[AT]frontiernet.net.

About LTA Projects and iLugger

LTA Projects is a blimp and advertising inflatable manufacturer based in Cookeville, Tennessee. Steve Garner, LTA Projects owner and long-time Mac user, designed the iLugger sturdy soft case to carry and protect his G5 when transporting for blimp designing duties between his home and the hangar. “I wanted G5 processing power that I could take from home to office, to on site presentations. The new iMac G5 filled the bill in every way...except I could not find a case for it anywhere. Fortunately, our balloon manufacturing expertise translates well into making carrying bags.”

For more product and ordering information, visit the company’s website at http://www.ilugger.com?prw-020205.

LTA Projects Site: http://www.ltaprojects.com/?prw-020205

TEL: 931-261-2277

Contact: Steve Garner

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Italian-Americans Continue to Impact USA

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 25, 2010

Italian-Americans have continuously made major contributions to the US and the most recent to do so is David Beato, a businessman and author of the new memoir The Power of Prayer, Endurance and Truth.

Global Financial & Remarketing Services Equipment Leasing Income Fund II Listed on TD Ameritrade

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) October 28, 2011

This approval provides wealth management advisors and non-affiliated registered investment advisors (RIAs) the ability to place GFRS Fund II into their clients investment portfolios.

J.D. Jenks, president & CEO commented, In todays tough investment climate, we are delighted to have met TD Ameritrades rigorous approval requirements and look forward to working with the TD Ameritrade wealth management community for the benefit of wealth management clients.

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation is an investment firm focused on helping individual investors meet their financial goals. For more than 35 years they have been serving individual investors through their brokerage subsidiaries either directly or through our network of independent RIAs. From the first-time investor to the sophisticated trader, and from the do-it-yourself to the do-it-for-me investor, they offer a broad range of investment tools and services.

Founded in 2009, Global Financial and Remarketing Services is an equipment leasing and alternative financial services company that serves small and mid-size businesses by offering a hybrid of financial solutions to meet growing business needs. GFRS serves a broad spectrum of industries including the medical, telecommunications, I.T., manufacturing and energy-related sectors. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, a recent study shows that only half of small businesses attempting to borrow funds are able to obtain the capital they need. Nearly 25% are unable to receive any credit at all. At GFRS, we pride ourselves on addressing this need through personal service, quick turnaround time on funding decisions and the understanding that a business is more than its credit rating. Other services offered include structured finance and debt & equity placement for publicly and privately held companies.

GFRS is a member of NEFA and NAELB. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.gfrservices.com

Contact: Maggie Heydt

Director of Marketing

T: 480-478-7403

Maggie(at)gfrservices(dot)com

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Southern New Hampshire University Selected for Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification

Manchester, NH (Vocus/PRWEB) January 13, 2011

Southern New Hampshire University was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its 2010 Community Engagement Classification. Colleges and universities with an institutional focus on community engagement were invited to apply for the classification, first offered in 2006 as part of an extensive restructuring of The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

SNHUs civic engagement includes service-learning with Manchester school children, raising unprecedented funds for United Way agencies, providing accounting and technical assistance to fledgling not-for-profits, and continuing to assist the Haitian community in the wake of that countrys disasters. University community members have volunteered for several years on Gulf Region rebuilding projects, working in orphanages, as well as bringing technology into township schools in South Africa.

Our learning has local and global impact when we recognize that the community is a living textbook with so much to teach us. Public scholarship and service make education significant, said SNHU Provost, Dr. Patricia Lynott. We are proud that our faculty has, to date, engaged more than 700 students in this kind of active learning. The Carnegie Classification makes us aspire to even greater accomplishments.

SNHUs efforts are led by the collaboration of the universitys Student and Academic Affairs divisions. Sarah Jacobs, representing Student Affairs, is founder and director of the Center for Service and Community Involvement where members of the SNHU community embrace civic engagement, volunteerism and service. University professor Eleanor Dunfey-Freiburger, representing Academic Affairs has, for decades, been a champion for community engagement and works with faculty to shape course work to meet community needs. By creating reciprocal partnerships with the Manchester and the global community we offer students, faculty and staff the opportunity for engaged learning that fosters active citizenship.

In order to be selected, institutions had to provide descriptions and examples of institutionalized practices of community engagement that showed alignment among mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices. SNHU was one of 115 colleges and universities selected.

Carnegie stated that SNHUs application documented excellent alignment among mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement, and it was able to respond to the classification framework with both descriptions and examples of exemplary institutionalized practices of community engagement. SNHU also documented and coordinated evidence of community engagement in a coherent and compelling response to the frameworks inquiry.

About Southern New Hampshire University

The university has approximately 2,200 traditional, full-time undergraduate day students and a total annual enrollment in all divisions of 13,000. Programs are offered on campus, online and on location at our centers in New Hampshire and Maine. The university offers programs in business, community economic development, culinary arts, teacher education, hospitality management and liberal arts.

Contact: Gregg Mazzola

Marilyn Hickey Ministries partners with DonorDirect

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 20, 2011

DonorDirect, the leading provider of donor management software solutions for mid- to large-sized ministries, announced that they are partnering with Marilyn Hickey Ministries, a media ministry based out of Englewood, Colorado, that has a mission to see the world know the knowledge of the Lord. Marilyn Hickey will soon be using DonorStudio and StudioOnline software from DonorDirect.

Robbie Marvin, Senior Sales Consultant at DonorDirect, said, We are excited to be partnering with a ministry like Marilyn Hickey. They have the opportunity to share the good news through a multitude of channels and now have the donor management software to support this mission.

Marilyn Hickey Ministries will use DonorStudio for basic ministry activities such as transaction entry, reporting and analysis, and segmentation. This will allow Marilyn Hickey staff to input donations, event registrations, product purchases and subscription orders all within one transaction in DonorStudio. They will also be using the media management tool to help track their TV broadcasts and responses to particular shows. DonorStudio will provide the one repository for tracking all of their ministry activities.

Marilyn Hickey Ministries will also be using StudioOnline to give supporters the option through their website to make donations, purchase products or register for an event all in one transaction. With simple navigation tools and easy checkout, StudioOnline makes it easy and safe for people to handle transactions online. With StudioOnline, donors also have the ability to update their contact information, sign up for email newsletters and see all past transactions. This tool will be a powerful benchmark for Marilyn Hickey Ministries moving forward with their online donations presence.

We were looking for a software solution that would allow our ministry to be more efficient in our media management capabilities which we found DonorStudio to be the answer, said Roland Tamminga, Chief Financial Officer at Marilyn Hickey Ministries.

DonorDirect is excited about the new partnership with Marilyn Hickey Ministries.