zumBrunnen Announces Latest Release of FacilityForecast

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 16, 2011

zumBrunnen, Inc., an independent building consulting firm, just announced the latest release of their proprietary FacilityForecast

Clionsky Neuro Systems (CNS-Neuro) Announces Publication of Study Finding Elderly Patients Unable to Recognize Their Memory Loss

Springfield, MA (PRWEB) November 18, 2011

Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. and Emily Clionsky, M.D. of CNS-Neuro, announced new data supporting the use of screening tests to identify cognitive loss in older Americans. Their study asked two hundred elderly patients and their families to rate how well they think and remember. They found that the patients answers had no relationship to their tested cognitive ability, that the relatives were minimally better, and that doctors should measure cognition rather than asking about it during the Annual Wellness Visit. These findings, published in the November 2011 Journal of Family Practice (http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?id=10018), may help doctors decide which of their patients need treatment for memory loss.

The authors, a neuropsychologist and an internist/psychiatrist, asked patients and their loved ones to rate their abilities to pay attention, remember, start new projects, make judgments and care for themselves. They found that patients were unable to accurately determine if they were normal or not. They also discovered that their loved ones, who accompanied them to a cognitive testing appointment, were scarcely better. By contrast, their 5-minute office test, the Memory Orientation Screening Test (MOST) accurately identified these problems and was significantly better at this than a longer test most often used by doctors, the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam.

This finding is particularly important since, in January 2011, Medicare has encouraged all seniors to have an Annual Wellness Visit. The AWV is a no-copayment office visit in which doctors are asked to identify cognitive impairment, measure depression, take the patients blood pressure, calculate their body mass index, document all current illnesses and list all current medications to formulate a preventive health plan for the next year. Medicare had not instructed doctors how to identify cognitive problems, instead relying on their office observations and reports of patients and family members. But, the findings of this study suggest that such impressionistic data is misleading. Patients deny or overrate their thinking. They tell doctors that they remember all that they need to remember and they give excuses for their memory failures. If doctors take these reports at face value, they will fail to make a diagnosis of dementia in its early stages and will not start memory-stabilizing medications when they are the most likely to be beneficial. In an era when Alzheimers disease and other dementias affect almost 6 million seniors and is increasing every year, this reliance on inaccurate data leads to a failure to diagnose and treat this important condition.

Dr. Mitchell Clionsky, the lead author and experienced neuropsychologist, reports that most of the patients he sees are referred to him fairly late in their illness. By the time they are identified, they may have given away their savings, caused auto accidents, or become unable to live on their own, he notes. Dr. Emily Clionsky, a physician who specializes in treating dementia, knows that when patients with thinking problems are diagnosed earlier she may be able to improve their memory capacity by treating underlying or contributing medical causes. She also finds that starting memory medications earlier in the illness can alter the course and speed of cognitive decline. Earlier diagnosis may make the difference in how long a person can live in the community and when they may need assisted living or nursing home care. From a general medical perspective, knowing how well a person thinks helps the doctor to know if the patient can be trusted to take medications for other conditions or will become confused and end up with a costly hospital stay. Many of my patients are taking five or more medications for other conditions, says Dr. Clionsky. Their poor memories cause them to have problems regulating diabetes and high blood pressure. We also know that dementia leads to falls and fractures, often putting that patient into a rehabilitation unit or a nursing home when that problem might have been averted.

By using the MOST, a medical assistant can spend five minutes with the patient, have the patient perform a few simple tasks, and produce a simple score that tells the doctor if that patients thinking is normal for someone of that age. The doctor can then reassure a patient who is doing well, order additional tests for one who is beginning to decline, and start treatment for one who has had greater losses. The MOST score then becomes part of the patients record and can be repeated to see how that person is doing over time and in response to treatment. When families and doctors have data, they can make the right choices and get better outcomes, according to Dr. Emily Clionsky. This is no different than measuring blood pressure or cholesterol levels. Having the right test leads to ordering the right treatment and improving patient health and independence. Today, with the cost of medical care rising and everyone looking to save money, preventing medication errors and accidental injuries makes sense and saves health care dollars.

The MOST is currently available in paper form and will soon be released as an iPad application. For more information go to http://cns-neuro.com/ .

Clionsky Neuro Systems, based in Springfield, Massachusetts develops, delivers and supports clinically derived diagnostics and treatment protocols for patients at high risk for cognitive loss.

Contact:

Mitchell Clionsky, Ph.D. mitch(at)cns-neuro(dot)com

Emily Clionsky, M.D.

Jigsaw Holidays Announces Representation of "Elgin Cottage" for Holiday Rental

Witney, UK (PRWEB) October 31, 2011

Witney-based Luxury Cotswold Cottages agent Jigsaw Holidays today announces the addition of "Elgin Cottage" to its portfolio of premium Cotswold Cottages, available for short and medium term rental.

"Elgin Cottage" is a located in the Cotswold village of Gretton Fields, near the popular town of Winchombe. The cottage itself is a 200 year old barn conversion and is provided with a fully equipped kitchen, a double and a twin bedroom, a TV with Freeveiw, DVD Player, Video Player and wireless broadband.

Jigsaw Holidays representative Anna Phillips explained "Elgin Cottage, is a fantastic addition to our portfolio. Its a perfect getaway for families and groups of friends that want to get away from the city and experience country living for a few days or perhaps longer!

"The rise in Stay-Cations looks set to continue for the foreseeable future," added Ms Phillips. "The increase in taxes, fuel duty and decrease in exchange rate has prompted people to look at their own back garden for the perfect holiday, and Elgin Cottage has all the charm and luxury required for a peaceful break for all the family."

Located down a private road in Gretton Fields, Elgin provides an excellent base to explore the North Cotswolds. Sudeley Castle, Snowshill Manor and Lavender Garden, the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Steam Railway and Broadway Tower are all within a short drive. The Cotswold towns and villages of Winchcombe, Broadway, The Slaughters and Stow-on-the-Wold are also close by.

In addition to the facilities offered by the property itself, Jigsaw Holidays can also provide guests of Elgin Cottage with a catering, daily housekeeping, childcare, taxi and concierge services.

The cost for one week rental at Elgin Cottage starts at

The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association Announces Search For The Nations Top Collegiate Competitive Eater

Madison, WI (PRWEB) June 22, 2011

The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association (The NCCEA) has launched the first-ever Elite Collegiate Student Eater Search to find the top Collegiate Student Eaters throughout the country. Starting today, Collegiate Eaters are invited to submit their profiles along with their eating and academic accomplishments on-line (http://www.TheNCCEA.com) along with explaining why they believe they deserve to be crowned The NCCEAs Most Elite Collegiate Student Eater and win a $ 100.00 prize that will be valid at an on-line retailer specializing in University and college textbooks and course materials. The search will run through mid-September and updates will be done regularly on the Rankings page of The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Associations website.

The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association has attracted a tremendous audience to Collegiate Competitive Eating and engaging our fans and Collegiate Student Eaters through our Elite Collegiate Student Eater Search gives them an opportunity to immediately become involved with the competition, entertainment and awards that The NCCEA promotes, said Todd The Hungry Genius Greenwald, Commissioner of The NCCEA. The Elite Collegiate Student Eater Search is a new and exciting way for The NCCEA to engage the passion and enthusiasm found at the core of all college students and create an opportunity for competition between Collegiate Student Eaters to prove just who is the Nations finest Collegiate Student Eater not just at the dinner table but also in the classroom.

The NCCEA will establish a ranking system of the Elite Collegiate Student Eater Search submissions to create a list of the Nations Top Collegiate Student Eaters which will be capped off with the announcement of The NCCEAs Most Elite Collegiate Student Eater in October. The ranked Collegiate Student Eaters will be identified on The NCCEAs website (http://www.thenccea.com/rankings___records.html) and will be updated to keep all rankings and information up to date. The Top 5 ranked NCCEA Collegiate Student Eaters will be invited to compete in the NCCEA sanctioned Student Eater Showdown which will award the winner a $ 500.00 scholarship prize at a location and date to be determined in 2012.

The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association Board of Directors (Todd The Hungry Genius Greenwald, Dave Coondog OKarma and Arnie Chowhound Chapman - additional information can be found at http://thenccea.com/About_The_NCCEA.html) have encouraged all college students to begin Eating For Education and the Elite Collegiate Student Eater Search is yet another way that the trio have cemented their commitment and dedication to the higher education students of America. It is their goal to connect Collegiate Student Eaters to scholarship prizes which are sponsored by some of the greatest businesses and companies in America. The NCCEA Sponsors create the opportunities presented by The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association and have the opportunity to reach a large targeted audience at NCCEA events which are scheduled as Collegiate Competitive Eating events and as shared events with ALL PRO Eating (http://www.CompetitiveEaters.com) which would include a Professional event sanctioned by ALL PRO Eating and a Collegiate event sanctioned by The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association.

Founded in 2011, The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association is the Nations leading sanctioning body of Collegiate Competitive Eating. The NCCEA and their Sponsors are committed to providing safe and fair Collegiate Competitive Eating events and competitions that award education and scholarship prizes to the winners. The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association has developed the highest standards and ethics that provide a model to their participants, audience and Sponsors.

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2011 TSNN Event Excellence Awards Lines Up Stellar Speakers: Announces Industry Icon Award Honoree

Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

The 2011 TSNN Event Excellence Awards, Nov. 4-6 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., promises to be a stand-out event with thought-provoking keynotes, valuable educational sessions and the naming this years Industry Icon Award Honoree, Jason McGraw.

McGraw is the senior vice president of expositions for InfoComm International and a 24-year veteran of the trade show industry. Besides InfoComm, he also has worked on some of the biggest shows, such as CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Builders Show. He also has managed international shows held in China, Europe, Japan, Mexico and Singapore.

At InfoComm, McGraw is responsible for the annual TSNN Top 250 professional audiovisual industry exposition held each June in the U.S. In addition, he is a board member of IAEE and a member of ASAE, MATSO and PCMA.

For these achievements and more, TSNN is proud to name Jason McGraw this years Industry Icon Award Honoree.

I am deeply humbled and honored to be selected as TSNNs Industry Icon Award Honoree, McGraw said. Thank you to everyone at TSNN and Tarsus Advon for recognizing my years of effort and service in the exposition management industry.

Keynotes will include one given after lunch by Sekou Andrews, an award-winning and internationally acclaimed spoken word artist, actor and musician who inspires the business world one poem at a time with The Sekou Effect.

"What if you could leave a tradeshow but have the tradeshow never leave you? What if you could experience a tradeshow once and remember it forever? What if the reason you rushed off to the airport after the final presentation was not because the tradeshow had ended but because the ideas it inspired had just begun?, Sekou said.

Sekou thrives on transforming "What ifs" into reality. His unique and captivating keynote will be unlike any youve experienced at a tradeshow. The keynote will help you both retain and apply the information, strategies and insight that will have filled your mind by sealing them into your heart and soul. Expect not to expect what you expect to come next, Sekou said.

His work has been featured on such diverse national media outlets as ABC, MSNBC, HBO, Showtime, MTV and BET. Companies and organizations that have experienced The Sekou Effect include Kraft, Kaiser Permanente, Nike, Medco, Time Warner, eBay and Microsoft. For more on Sekou, visit http://www.TheSekouEffect.com.

The morning keynote will be given by Thom Singer, who is a professional speaker, sales trainer and the author of seven books on the power of business relationships and networking, and a eighth on presentation skills. He has spent over 20 years in sales, marketing, and business development roles with major corporations and AM LAW 100 law firms.

He regularly consults with corporations, law firms and individuals on how to cultivate their personal brands and establish professional connections that will lead to more referral business.

His speaking includes impactful keynotes, break-outs sessions, training programs and the "Conference Catalyst" program, which is quickly becoming a "meeting planner's favorite". In this role he sets the tone for a meeting to be a place where people embrace the opportunity to create real and meaningful connections. For more on Thom Singer, please visit http://www.ThomSinger.com.

T-awards educational highlights feature a State of the Industry session Saturday morning with Vinnie Polito, chair of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, and Sean Guerre, chair of the Society of Independent Show Organizers, discussing the state of the trade show industry with moderator Stephen Nold, president of Tarsus Advon, a division of U.K.-based Tarsus Group (owner of TSNN).

The C-level executive conference also will include a panel on the latest in social media with show managers talking about what they are doing on their show, as well a session talking a look a Visa issues with Patricia Rojas, U.S. Travel Association vice president of government relations, and what the industry is doing to ease international visitation to trade shows.

The Saturday night gala awards evening will celebrate not only the 40 fastest-growing shows in attendance and net square footage, but also the show with the best social media outreach and marketing, the special Industry Icon Award Honoree and TSNNs very first Best of Show award.

The award presentation is hosted by Adam Schaffer, former Publisher of Tradeshow Week, and President of Media Revenue Partners. To register, please go to http://www.T-awards.com.

Sponsors for this years event include Presenting Sponsors Freeman and Ungerboeck Software International; Founding Sponsor The Expo Group; Gold Sponsors SmartSource, Trade Show Internet, a2z Inc., Experient, etouches, asp and MarketArt; Silver Sponsors presdo, T3Expo, OnPeak, IndustryConnect, AllianceTech, LA Inc. and Convention Data Services; Hotel Sponsor Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.; Media Sponsors include Convention News Television and H+A International; Photography Sponsor The Photo Group.

For sponsorship information please contact: Chris Anderson canderson(at)tsnn(dot)com 512 992 6297.

About Tarsus Advon

Based in Austin, Texas, Tarsus Advon oversees online publications and community portals that provide technology information and education for the event and trade show industry. Tarsus Advon also conducts research with show organizers, technology suppliers and industry experts. Qualitative and quantitative data are respectively gathered through primary sources and survey analysis. Events are designed to educate event and exhibition professionals about the latest trends and developments in technology. Tarsus Group acquired Tarsus Advon in 2010.

TSNN Press Contact:

Taylor Poss

tposs(at)tarsusus(dot)com

(512) 310 0628

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Unified Color Announces First Cycle Winners of the True Vision HDR Photo Contest

South San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 20, 2010

Unified Color Technologies, the HDR Experts, today announced the cycle one winners of its Unified Color True Vision HDR Photo Contest. Winners will receive prizes including a Nikon D90 kit and products from, Gitzo, Lexar, Lowepro, X-Rite and Unified Color Technologies and are automatically entered to win a Grand Prize of a photo workshop through National Geographic Expeditions and a 15-inch MacBook Pro, to be determined by public vote later this year. Unified Color has also announced that cycle two is now open for submissions. Photographers of all skill levels are invited to submit their finest images created using Unified Color Technologys HDR PhotoStudio software.

Unified Color sought out truly creative and technically beautiful HDR images to be judged by its panel of HDR experts and renowned photographers. The panel includes 20-year photo journalist and veteran outdoor photographer, Reed Hoffman; celebrated landscape and architecture photographer, David Palermo; and esteemed landscape photographer, Richard Sisk. First place winners in each category and each will receive a pro-level photography kit including Nikon D90 Kit with 18-105mm VR lens, a Lowepro Slingshot 202 AW case, a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod and a Lexar Professional Class 10 8GB memory card. First place winners are:

Couponcravings.com Announces New Leadership, Improved Features

Des Moines, IOWA (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

Venerated coupon blog couponcravings.com today announced a multi-pronged strategy for the new direction of its website. The plan includes a more comprehensive coupon directory, a larger focus on sweepstakes and giveaways, and an increase in unique content across the site all in addition to its primary blog content. The move comes in response to a recent change in management, as Kate Sorensen, a mother from outside Des Moines, Iowa, took control of the site nearly two weeks ago. I couldnt be happier with where the site is headed, Sorensen said in a statement. Im confident that my readers will feel the same way.

Couponcravings.com, one of the webs top destinations for coupons and deals, will soon be updating its coupon directory into a more comprehensive and useful format. Although the blog has always provided relevant and timely deals, Sorensen found that the coupons were often difficult to find and organize once they passed out of the blogs front page. With the help of some other enthusiastic couponers, Sorensen has been busy updating the sites coupon database and making its listings more relevant to users and will soon feature vastly more retail coupons for on and offline retailers. Sorensen hopes the new database will help her readers save more time and money.

Sorensen expressed excitement over her new focus on sweepstakes and giveaways. Although many of the offers will be featured through her blog, Sorensen noted that some of the most exclusive contests will only be publicized through her Facebook page, her twitter feed, or her newsletter, and that readers will have to "check back often" to find out about all the best giveaways.

In addition to all the added features, the sites blog content would remain Sorensens top priority. As an avid couponer, Sorensen said she knows where to look for the best deals and can continue to share them with her readers. To find all of her best deals, she recommends checking in often. Im constantly updating my blog with the freshest deals, she said. And some of them dont last very long!

About Couponcravings.com

Couponcravings.com was founded in 2008 and since then has helped over five million people find the best coupons and deals on the web. With a focus on savings tips for busy families, couponcravings.com has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune, Good Morning America, and the Wall Street Journal for its unique take on consumer savings and couponing. The site was recently transferred from its founder, Erin Gifford, to Kate Sorensen. Gifford maintains a consulting presence in its operations.

For more information, please visit http://www.couponcravings.com, or contact Kate Sorensen at kate(at)couponcravings(dot)com.

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Exadel Announces Tiggr Mobile Apps Builder

Concord, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2011

Exadel, a leading global software engineering company that provides services, solutions, and technology, today announced the general availability of Tiggr Mobile Apps Builder. Tiggr enables users to rapidly create, test, and deploy applications that run on any mobile device. Tiggr is a cloud-based application with nothing to download or install. Now, Tiggr Mobile Apps Builder is available at a promotional price of $ 45 per month for the life of the subscription. Promotional pricing will be offered through December 31, 2011. Details on available subscription options are available at http://www.gotiggr.com.

We started using Tiggr in our mobile development projects. Were able to significantly reduce development efforts and time to delivery. Tiggr is a real time-saver said the chief architect of a leading online, educational services company.

One of the greatest challenges in developing mobile applications today is the growing number of mobile devices that need to be supported, said Fima Katz, CEO of Exadel, and the number of APIs that are available is increasing much faster. Tiggr makes application development more accessible than ever to the 'citizen developer' (Gartner). Tiggrs MPA (Mobile Plug-in Architecture), allows developers to easily consume cloud services and create rich interactive mobile applications across multiple platforms, in a fraction of the time it would take coding by hand.

Tiggr provides a complete end-to-end mobile application builder that streamlines the process, making it possible to create and deploy sophisticated mobile applications in 5 easy steps. jQuery Mobile components and Tiggrs easy-to-use visual editor enable the rapid creation of custom user interfaces using drag-and-drop techniques. REST services are defined and mapped to UI components. Developers can take advantage of the built-in JavaScript framework to add custom JavaScript to extend the capabilities of their applications without leaving the Tiggr development environment. Tiggr applications can be instantly tested via any desktop browser or mobile device.

Tiggr offers the flexibility to create high-performance apps that are available to the largest possible audience. Users can instantly create native apps that run on any device since Tiggr leverages PhoneGap. Tiggr will auto-generate the necessary output so users can immediately publish to app stores. Users also have the option to export their source code as HTML5 or as an APK file, giving them full control and ownership of their applications.

Real-time collaboration during every stage of development is another one of Tiggrs unique, time-saving features. Built-in chat and the option to invite any number of users to edit, view, and provide feedback enables remote teams and all project stakeholders to be actively involved throughout the development process. Users can also create an app test link and share it with anyone via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Tiggr's architecture leverages best-of-breed open source technologies. And, it is deployed on Amazon EC2, giving users increased performance, automated scaling, and better security.

Tiggr enthusiasts can follow ongoing developments via Twitter@gotiggr, Facebook, and the Tiggr Blog. They can also view a 3-part quick start video introduction on Exadels YouTube channel (subscribing to the channel delivers notifications of new videos as they appear).

About Exadel

Founded in 1998, Exadel is privately owned with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, sales and support offices in New York, Chicago, and development centers in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. For more information, go to http://www.exadel.com or call 1.888.4EXADEL

Note to Editors: Exadel and Tiggr are trademarks or registered trademarks of Exadel, Inc. Other products or company names mentioned may be trademarks or tradenames of their respective owners.

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Urban Airship Announces $5.4 Million Series B Round Led by Foundry Group

Portland, OR (Vocus) November 3, 2010

Urban Airship, the engine behind thousands of the worlds most successful mobile apps, today announced it has closed its Series B funding round in the amount of $ 5.4 million. Urban Airships total venture capital investment of $ 6.5 million will fuel the companys ongoing growth.

The round was led by Boulder, CO-based Foundry Group and is the first investment from Foundry Groups second fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2010, L.P. Additionally, the company announced that Jason Mendelson, Managing Director of Foundry Group, has joined Urban Airships board of directors. True Ventures and Seattle-based Founders Co-op, both of whom participated in Urban Airships Series A investment, announced in February 2010, also joined the Series B round.

Launched in June 2009, Urban Airship has found early success providing mobile developers with tools to optimize their apps, including easy-to-implement products for mobile messaging and content delivery and authorization. To date, Urban Airship has delivered more than 1 billion mobile messages across the Apple iOS, Android and Blackberry platforms. Many of the top brands in entertainment, media, publishing and gaming depend on Urban Airship to ensure their mobile marketing initiatives are profitable and scalable.

Urban Airship really impressed us with its foresight into the mobile market. The team there knows the market better than anyone else and is consistently out in front of what customers want and need, says Mendelson. Urban Airships early traction of securing more than 4 thousand customers sending millions of messages every day and reaching 45 million devices is extremely impressive.

Push Notifications and In-App Purchase Products Fuel Growth

Urban Airships line of real-time messaging products, AirMail, helps businesses significantly increase user engagement with their brand and deliver more value to users by delivering push notifications. AirMail has been big business for Urban Airship since it gained early market traction by powering push notifications for Tapulous runaway hit app, Tap Tap Revenge, the first app in Apples App Store to be enabled with push. Since then, the company has helped popular mobile app publishers such as Universal Entertainment Group, Dictionary.com, LivingSocial, and Gowalla find success and increase revenue from their mobile apps. Most recently, Verizon Wireless named Urban Airship its preferred provider of push notifications across the entire Verizon developer network.

Urban Airships in-app purchase product, StoreFront, provides users with easy one-click purchases through Apples iTunes, thus opening up a new mobile channel for selling existing content. StoreFront also includes functionality to enable subscriptions through the iTunes interface, a much-needed solution to publisher challenges in managing and authenticating user devices for ongoing content access.

Were delighted to see that the Urban Airship team has continued to excel in growing its customer base and product offering, noted Puneet Agarwal, Partner at True Ventures and board member of Urban Airship. The company continues to push the envelope with its innovative real-time messaging products, AirMail and StoreFront, which are squarely meeting the needs of mobile developers and publishers. Were pleased to continue our investment in Urban Airship.

Were excited to announce our funding and to continue collaborating with our existing investors at True Ventures and the Founders Co-op, both of whom have proven to be tremendously helpful. Were looking forward to working with Jason and his team over at the Foundry Group and receiving their strategic guidance and expertise. This new funding will enable us to expand our product offering and footprint, build out our engineering team to meet customer demand and continue our leadership in the market, stated Scott Kveton, co-founder and CEO of Urban Airship.

About Foundry Group

Foundry Group is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology, Internet, and software startups. In addition to providing the necessary venture capital to get a company up and running, Foundry Group is committed to leveraging its experience in starting and growing companies, expertise in the technology industry, and network of relationships to help great entrepreneurs turn great ideas into great companies. Foundry Group is based in Boulder, Colorado, and invests in companies located across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.foundrygroup.com.

About True Ventures

Based in the Silicon Valley, with offices in Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Great Falls, VA, True Ventures invests in promising entrepreneurs at the earliest stages in the highest-growth segments of the technology market. The partners at True Ventures have started over ten companies as founders, and the venture firm is designed by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. The firm clearly understands both opportunities and challenges in the earliest stage of development and provides young companies with a powerful, seasoned partner. True Ventures has raised two venture capital funds to date and manages $ 375 million in limited partner capital. For more information, visit trueventures.com.

About Founders Co-op

Founder's Co-op is a seed- and early-stage investment partnership based in Seattle. The firm is led by experienced entrepreneurs Andy Sack and Chris DeVore, and invests on behalf of a hands-on limited partnership including more than 20 successful startup veterans. Founder's Co-op helps web and mobile software entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest from the earliest stages of venture formation, with a hands-on approach that emphasizes agility, capital efficiency, creativity and active support from our extended community of investors and portfolio company founders. To learn more, visit founderscoop.com.

About Urban Airship

Urban Airship powers the worlds most successful mobile apps. Providing breakthrough technology, Urban Airship makes mobile marketing far more engaging, effective, and efficient. Top brands depend on Urban Airship to ensure their mobile app initiatives are scalable and profitable. Verizon, Dictionary.com, Tapulous, and Warner Bros. are just a few of the thousands of companies that utilize Urban Airship's innovative platform to reach and engage target audiences - and increase app revenue streams. Urban Airship puts the power of influence in marketers' hands through push notification, rich messaging, and in-app purchases. The privately held company is based in Portland, Oregon. For more information, interested parties can visit urbanairship.com.

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ElliptiGO Announces Partnership with Glenn Colarossi and Expansion Into the Hospitality Market

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

ElliptiGO, Inc., creators of the worlds first elliptical bike, today announced the addition of Glenn Colarossi as a consultant for the Hospitality Industry. A veteran of the health, wellness and spa space, Colarossi will use his depth of expertise to help expand this channel by building on ElliptiGOs initial success.

The Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, Paradise Point Resort and Spa in San Diego and The Beach Club in Santa Monica, California represent a few of ElliptiGOs current clients who are enjoying the benefits of this eye-catching and innovative fitness device. Adding ElliptiGOs to our rental fleet has been exciting and beneficial on many levels. Not only do we see steady demand and high guest satisfaction for rental of the ElliptiGOs themselves, but the unique and novel appearance, particularly in action, attracts other people to our facility, remarked Scott Hermes, General Manager, Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.

With a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology and post-graduate work at the University of Physical Culture in Moscow, Colarossi brings with him extensive educational and practical experience in health and fitness to his role with ElliptiGO. He has been an owner/operator and consultant to some of the best health clubs in the world, and his client list includes the Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, W, St. Regis, Fairmont, and The Plaza Hotel. Colarossi was engaged by Starwood Hotels to assist in the development of the WestinWORKOUT, and subsequently developed brand standards for Fairmont, Miraval and TDIC (Tourism Development Investment Corporation Abu Dhabi).

ElliptiGO has taken the most popular piece of gym equipment and brought it outdoors, said Colarossi. Its brilliant! I am confident that hotels and other properties will see how having a high-end, high-performance fitness device like ElliptiGO on their property will be a major benefit for both them and their guests.

We are very pleased to partner with Glenn to help expand our presence in hotels and wellness centers across the country, stated Bryce Whiting, VP of Sales, ElliptiGO. Weve had a great deal of positive feedback from our initial programs, and we are excited to have Glenn on our team to help us in our expansion.

For more information about the company and its products visit http://www.ElliptiGO.com, or follow them on Twitter @elliptigo and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/elliptigo.

About ElliptiGO

ElliptiGO, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that created the worlds first elliptical bicycle. By modifying the elliptical trainer motion and combining it with the functionality of a bicycle, the ElliptiGO line of bikes delivers a high-performance workout experience that closely mimics running outdoors while eliminating the impact. It provides the most comfortable, fun and efficient way to get out and stay active. The full line of ElliptiGO bikes is available for purchase at select retailers nationwide and through the companys website: http://www.elliptigo.com.

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New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents Announces 2012 Board of Directors

Concord, NH (PRWEB) October 31, 2011

The New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents (NHAIA), the states predominant association of insurance agents, announced its Board of Directors for 2012. Elections were held at the associations 112th annual convention held at Church Landing in Meredith, New Hampshire.

Ryan Towle, vice president of Davis & Towle Insurance Group of Concord, NH was elected chairman of the board. Mr. Towle was joined by Charles Hamlin of Infantine Insurance, Inc., as chairman of the board-elect and Bryan Bernier of Aspen Insurance Agency, LLC as vice chairman. Robin Logel, who heads marketing for Noyes Insurance Agency of Plymouth, NH serves as immediate past chairperson and Dean Merrill of Tobey & Merrill of Hampton, NH will continue to serve as New Hampshires national director to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA).

The NHAIA 2012 board of directors also will retain 2011 members: Lewis A. Barnes from Kapiloff Insurance, Matthew Barrett of Barrett Insurance, Robert Bethel of Rowley Agency, Gregory Eastman of Hunkins & Eaton, William Infantine of Aspen Insurance Agency, Michelle Lamper of Melcher & Prescott Insurance Moultonboro, Christopher Sharpe of Ferdinando Insurance Associates, and Christopher Worcester of Hometown Insurance Agency. The NHAIA was pleased to welcome new members Barbara DeStefano of Peoples United Insurance Agency and Christopher Snow of Bernier and Snow Insurance.

Robert L. Nash, president of NHAIA, continues as the staff representative to the board of directors, and Thomas Minkler of Clark-Mortenson Agency, a member of the IIABA Executive Committee, will remain as liaison to the New Hampshire association.

Mr. Towle, who has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, was pleased to accept the title of board chair.

It is an honor to be a part of such a premier insurance organization, he said. The NHAIA network of Trusted Choice

WeBuyTextbooks.com Announces Textbook Buyback Giveaways

Murray, KY (PRWEB) April 29, 2010

The online textbook buyback leader, WeBuyTextbooks.com, is kicking off the spring textbook buyback season by giving away an Apple iPad. From now until June 10th, with every buyback they complete, students will automatically be entered to win.

Also, students will get a second chance to win a $ 100 cash prize by referring a friend through WeBuyTextbooks' "Tell-A-Friend" service. Friends will be notified of the WeBuyTextbooks.com giveaways and eligibility requirements via email. If the friend wins the Apple iPad grand prize, the student who referred them will receive $ 100.

Throughout the month of May, WeBuyTextbooks.com will be giving away hundreds of dollars in weekly cash prizes. Cash prize winners will be posted on the company's Facebook fan page. Students will have to check the fan page to find out if they are a winner. Like a number of companies today, WeBuyTextbooks.com has integrated social media into their business model as a means to connect with their customers. Winner notification via Facebook is just one way the company hopes to accomplish that goal.

About WeBuyTextbooks.com's Buyback Giveaways (see official rules):