Savannahs Leading Tour Firm Circa Savannah Launches New Line of Specialty Tours

Savannah, GA (PRWEB) September 28, 2011

The Specialty Tour offers families or small groups the opportunity to pick and choose a theme tour based on their personal interests. Whether the customer has a specific interest in subjects such as the Civil War, Architecture, History, the Paranormal, or they are here for a destination wedding and would like a more memorable touring event, Circa Savannah has a Specialty Tour for everyone on their schedule. We want our customers to have the very best experience when they come to Savannah, and our exclusive Specialty Tour is a great way to ensure a fantastic time. said owner Michael Preston.

Circa Savannahs Specialty Tours are designed for families, friends, and business travelers who want a private and unique touring experience when visiting Savannah. Whether they are here for a vacation, a wedding, reunion, special event, or have come in for business, visitors have the advantage of choosing from multiple themes that match their specific interest or activities. Circa Savannah provides a professional guide who is thoroughly knowledgeable about the selected topic and they plan the event around the customers schedule. Bachelorette Parties, Movie Tours, Graveyards, and Circa'a Famous Pub Tours are just a few of their specialty favorites. A complete list of Specialty Tour suggestions is available online now, or a custom tour can be designed with just a phone call, according to Mr. Preston. Our customers love the Specialty Tour line! It maximizes the Savannah vacation, and that is why it has become a huge hit! shared Preston.

With their location being the Times Square of Savannah, they are often considered the tourists Concierge for the city. When visitors need directions to a hotel, find a landmark, or the best tours in Savannah, Circa is the first resource they turn to. Customer service is their number one priority, and they consider it their responsibility to assist all guests in having an outstanding Savannah visit. Circa Savannah continues to deliver new and exciting tours for their customers, so plan to begin your Savannah vacation with them.

Circa Savannah provides the best selection of tours in the city, and they additionally offer a delightful shopping experience in an elegant Victorian setting. Their goal is to provide an exceptional visit for everyone. Whether the customer is looking for History Tours, Ghost Tours, or a variety of Specialty Tours, they offer them all via walking, trolley, or horse & carriage. To inquire about custom tour packages or the many unique Savannah gifts available, call them directly at (912) 233-3667, or visiting them online at http://www.CircaSavannah.com.

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TBoxApps Launches Apps for Speech Therapists

London, UK (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

Award winning app development company, TBoxApps this month launched two new apps catering to speech and language therapists/pathologists. With a rapidly growing use of iDevices in classrooms and therapy clinics, clinicians and teachers are looking to iTunes to find tools to replace or support their traditional therapy resources.

Minimal Pair Pack is a flexible app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch which therapists or teachers may use to work on speech sound discrimination and production. Designed for children and adults with phonological difficulties, this app is easy to use, with flash card style tasks that can be set up quickly. It may be used by therapists or teachers with a range of clients including adults and adolescents with dysphasia, dyslexia or dysgraphia; by teachers of adult literacy; therapists working with children who have language and literacy needs or those working with people for whom English is a second language. The program targets sounds in the initial position of words, with over 700 words in the pack.

Odd One Out Pack is designed to work on semantic reasoning skills. With a choice of either three or six cards therapists, teachers or parents can set the level of difficulty of the task. Clients using the app choose which item displayed is the odd one out, and are encouraged to discuss the reasoning in making a decision.

Both apps use the engaging Widgit symbols and allow for adjusting the nature of the task by choosing whether the content issymbols + words, words only or symbols only. The apps both chart progress within a task and the summary table can be emailed from the app.

To celebrate the launch of the apps, both will be half price for two weeks from 2 16 November 2011.

Usually $ 29.99 (US) each, during the promotional period, the apps will be priced at $ 14.99 (US) each. In the UK, the apps will be

Alpharetta Accelerator Launches Aug. 9; "Small Business Incubator on Steroids"

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) August 03, 2011

With Georgia leading the nation in new business startups, a new kind of small business incubator will launch with ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 to serve the need for more and better small-business growth and job creation throughout the state.

The Alpharetta Accelerator has been designed by its principals to offer multiple new services to its clients, unlike other small business incubators. The services include a 75-member Board of Advisors; access to the soon-to-be-established $ 10 million Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund; and preferred access to the Atlanta Gathering of Angels, a group of accredited investors that meets twice monthly. The Gathering of Angels group has found capital for more than 375 young companies since it was founded in 1996 by Tarby Bryant, one of the managing partners of the Accelerator.

The Accelerator will be located at 221 Roswell Street in downtown Alpharetta, Georgia, in what the principals call full service, state-of-the-art and best of breed facilities complete with unlimited free parking and neighborhood amenities. It will comprise the entire first floor of the building which is the headquarters of Staffing Technologies Worldwide, a privately-held $ 60 million international technological staffing company owned by Jim McNabb, another managing partner of the Alpharetta Accelerator.

Seasoned investment banker Christine Kieffer will join Bryant and McNabb as a partner in the Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund. Kieffer, also a member of the Alpharetta Accelerator Board of Advisors, currently serves as managing partner of Concept III International, a private equity business catalyst focused on the areas of high technology, commercial real estate, sports marketing and fine arts.

Bryant, McNabb and Kieffer describe their new venture as a small business incubator on steroids.

We are re-inventing the small business incubator. We are a true accelerator, a cross between a small business incubator, a small, personal Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and a firm like Accenture, Capgemini or Bain & Company. We bring seasoned senior talent with industry specific expertise, convenient working space, seed- and early-stage capital to our clients at a better value than they could get elsewhere, said Bryant, a finance executive with 40 years of deal-making, profit and loss and cash flow experience including as CEO of the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation (AEDC).

What makes us truly unique is the our Board of Advisors, access to capital through our unique connections to the Atlanta Gathering of Angels and the coming Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund. We can help up to 15 companies per year launch successful, young, job-creating and profitable businesses, primarily in the Greater Atlanta area, according to McNabb, whose Staffing Technologies serves clients such as AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, The Home Depot, and Accenture through offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle and Singapore.

We plan to be actively involved with each of our Accelerator clients and their respective management teams. Each client will be assigned five members of the Board, depending on their specific industry expertise and client needs. We hope to be the Cirque de Soleil of small business incubators by reinventing the category and unlocking new, uncontested market space as did Southwest Airlines, NetJets, Yellowtail Wines, Lexus, Bloomberg, Starbucks and The Home Depot, said Bryant.

"I am excited about serving as a partner in the Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund and on the Accelerator's Board of Advisors. This is a great opportunity to be of assistance and guidance to Alpharetta Accelerator clients when they need it most and to give them the benefit of my industry expertise, contacts in the Silicon Valley and my sources of capital worldwide, said Kieffer.

Persons interested in serving on the Accelerators Board of Advisors or participating as clients of the Accelerator should call 678-338-2040 or go to http://www.AlpharettaAccelerator.com for more information.

ABOUT ALPHARETTA ACCELERATOR

Small business incubator located at 221 Roswell Street, Alpharetta, GA. Managing Partners are Tarby Bryant and Jim McNabb. Includes first-class space with unlimited free parking and local amenities as well as access to capital through the Atlanta Gathering of Angels, a 75-member Board of Advisors and their soon-to-be launched $ 10 million Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund. The Fund will invest 75 percent of its money in Alpharetta Accelerator clients and 25 percent in targeted North Atlanta young companies. Positioned as a visionary concept leader in the small business incubator marketspace. See http://www.AlpharettaAccelerator.com (currently under construction).

ABOUT ATLANTA GATHERING OF ANGELS

Formed by Tarby Bryant in 1996, the Atlanta Gathering of Angels brings young companies seeking seed and early stage capital in front of accredited angel investors. The Gathering, which meets twice monthly at The Ravinia Club, has facilitated more than 375 capital fundings from $ 25,000 to $ 12.5 million for companies across all industry sectors. Investments are made by individuals who make their own investment decisions, not with a club or joint approach to investment. See http://www.GatheringOfAngels.com.

ABOUT JIM MCNABB

Jim McNabb, managing partner of the Alpharetta Accelerator, founded the award-winning Staffing Technologies in 1994 in a small Atlanta office. He has grown the business to include additional technology staffing offices in Dallas, Seattle and Singapore representing Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, The Home Depot, and Accenture. McNabb also has launched three new businesses under the $ 60 million Staffing Technologies Worldwide umbrella: Staffing Priorities for temporary clerical staffing, Epoch Medical Staffing and Nine North Consulting for technology projects.

ABOUT TARBY BRYANT

Tarby Bryant, managing partner of the Alpharetta Accelerator, is a 40-year veteran of deal making and finance. He has operated a private angel capital and merchant banking company in New Mexico for 16 years and in Atlanta for 11 years. He formerly served as President and CEO of the non-profit Atlanta Economic Development Corporation and as Chairman and CEO of the National Automobile Association. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Sweetwater Capital Corp. and is managing partner of Braemar Group, Ltd., a real estate merchant banking firm. He founded the Gathering of Angels which has facilitated funding for more than 375 small companies since October, 1996.

ABOUT CHRISTINE KIEFFER

Christine Kieffer, partner in the Alpharetta Seed Capital Fund and member of the Board of Advisors of the Alpharetta Accelerator. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Economics, Kieffer relocated to Silicon Valley where she began her career serving not only the high technology sector but consumer, investment banking and publishing industries, as well. She has led a number of startups from incubation to IPO or successful exits. Kieffer serves as COO and Managing Partner of Concept III International, a private equity business catalyst leveraging public, private and philanthropic capital resources to fund new business development in high technology, entertainment, commercial real estate and sports marketing.

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Unified Color Launches True Vision HDR Photo Contest to Honor Photo Realism and Creativity

South San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 24, 2010

Unified Color Technologies, the experts in true color high dynamic range imaging (HDR), today announced the Unified Color True Vision HDR Photo Contest. Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit their finest images created using Unified Color Technologys HDR PhotoStudio software, the only HDR application that edits images in the full 32-bit color spectrum. Contest participants have a chance to win prizes totaling more than $ 30,000 including a Grand Prize of a photo workshop through National Geographic Expeditions and a 15-inch MacBook Pro.

Unified Colors True Vision HDR Photo Contest will award the most creative and technically beautiful HDR images. Judged by a panel of HDR experts and renowned photographers, the contest will be held in three cycles throughout the year with the grand prize to be selected at the end by public voting. There is no limit to the number of images a photographer may submit and no purchase is necessary to participate. Starting today, photographers can submit their images in one of three categories, architecture, nature and freestyle, on http://www.unifiedcolor.com/contest.

Photographers rely on dynamic tones and colors to tell a visual tale that captivates their audience. HDR PhotoStudio empowers photographers to unlock the spectrum of color to create photos more true-to-life than ever produced, said Alfred Zee, CEO, Unified Color Technologies. The Unified Color True Vision HDR Photo Contest will highlight some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes, breathtaking architecture and everything in between. We are excited to celebrate the increasing popularity of HDR photography and reward photographers for their creativity and technical acuity.

How It Works

Using HDR PhotoStudio (a free download available at http://www.unifiedcolor.com), photographers create their HDR images and submit the .BEF file (HDR PhotoStudio native format) for consideration to http://www.unifiedcolor.com/contest-submit-photo. Images can be submitted in one of three categories: nature, architecture or freestyle, an open category for any image that does not qualify for one of the other categories.

Awards and prizes will be presented in each category three times throughout the year followed by a grand prize announced on December 1. All the winning images from the three cycles will be considered for a grand prize which will be decided by public vote.

The first round of awards will be announced in mid-May and entries should be submitted by May 12, 2010. Photographers are encouraged to submit as many images as they like. There is no entry fee to participate.

Prizes

Three first place winners (one per category) will each receive a photo prize pack valuing nearly $ 2,000 including a Nikon D90 kit, Gitzo carbon fiber tripod, the new Lowepro Slingshot 202 AW and a Lexar Professional Class 10 8GB SDHC. Additional individual prizes including X-rite Color Munki, ColorChecker Passport, B&H gift cards and free copies of HDR PhotoStudio will also be awarded as honorable mentions in each cycle. Prizes for cycles two and three will be announced at the start of the entry period. The grand prize winner will choose from a selection of dream photography workshops offered through National Geographic Expeditions and will also receive a 15-inch MacBook Pro. See full contest details for terms and conditions

For complete details on Unified Colors True Vision HDR Photo Contest, go to http://www.unifiedcolor.com/contest.

About Unified Color

Unified Color Technologies is redefining the capabilities of visual technology with a unique color system that powers the next-generation of high dynamic range (HDR) imaging devices and software. A significant improvement over current industry standards, Unified Colors new Beyond RGBTM color model presents a versatile color platform which is able to map a much larger color space encompassing the full human visual spectrum including colors found in nature and man-made light sources. Beyond RGB is available for licensing to digital imaging companies looking for a competitive market advantage. Powered by the Beyond RGB color model, the companys flagship HDR PhotoStudio has set a new industry standard for creating, depicting and editing the most realistic HDR images. More information about Unified Color can be found at http://www.unifiedcolor.com.

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Tesco Launches In-Store Apple Zones

(PRWEB) January 14, 2007

Following a successful trial last year, Tesco customers are now able to purchase Apple products from a dedicated "Apple zone" at a total of 12 stores throughout the country.

Introduced initially as a trial in Milton Keynes Kingston store, the popularity of Apple Macs and iPods being sold from a dedicated Apple zone inside a Tesco store has meant that the retailer has introduced further bespoke Apple zones.

The Apple zones will offer over 75 Apple products and related accessories in the lead up to Christmas - with everything from Apple Macs, iTunes cards, speakers and the full range of iPods (http://direct.tesco.com/q/N.1999792/Nr.99.aspx ) on sale.

Trained Apple staff, and specially trained Tesco staff, will be on hand to help and advise customers who are able to interact with products and accessories in the dedicated Apple zones, which are within the existing electrical areas.

Matt Leeser, consumer electronics buyer for Tesco (http://direct.tesco.com/ ), said: "Customers have responded really well to our Kingston Apple Area. They have enjoyed the shopping experience and the support of trained staff on hand. Rolling out these zones in further stores, Tesco is leading the way in this arena, offering a concept which allows customers to interact with the latest technology with fabulous service and all at great value of money.

"Partnering with key electronic brands such as Apple reflects our increasing presence and credibility in the electrical market."

Examples of Apple products being sold at Tesco stores include:

A full range of iPods including the iPod Nano 2GB (http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-4813.aspx ) Silver for

Indie Strategy Game with iCloud, Mystery Ball, Launches in App Store

Westwood, Kan. (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Mystery Ball will become one of the first iOS games with iCloud support to hit the App Store on Nov. 3.

The first release from Red Nova Labs Games is for sale for 99 cents through the end of launch weekend, Sunday, Nov. 6. Mystery Ball has generated a lot of buzz around Kansas City and in the gaming community. The one-man development team of David Howe was featured in the Lawrence Journal-World and the Kansas City Business Journal, and the game has been highlighted on several gaming websites.

Working 15-hour days for the last six months straight has been grueling, but I am really pleased with how the game turned out, Howe said. I've played through it from start to finish several dozen times now, and I still get a lot of enjoyment out of discovering new solutions to puzzles or finding new ways to evade Mr Pail and his crew of motley frenemies!

Mystery Ball is an adventure/strategy game that is available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The player controls FRED, a neurotic ball who has been placed in a Professors strange experiment. FRED must get past enemies and collect tools and bravery badges to overcome his fears. The game features 30 unique 3D worlds, retina support and Game Center integration.

Its 30 hand-designed, meaningful worlds that will take you anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes or longer to figure out and solve, Howe said. "I'll also be releasing several expansions to the game in the coming weeks and months that feature holiday content, as well as additional worlds, fears for FRED to conquer with new abilities and new Doodads to discover."

Howe built the game in six months, creating the art, designing and programming the game.

Its a unique opportunity for me to stretch all those muscles, Howe said. Its very common on the iOS platform to have a two-man team or a five-man team. But very rarely do you see a one-man team that would do a 3D game of this scale and scope from the ground up. To be honest, having to wear all the different hats from game design, to 2D UI art, to 3D art, to engine programming, to logic coding -- it kept me sane through the really intense schedule I built. Changing roles made every day interesting and unique."

Howe pitched Mystery Ball to the executives at Red Nova Labs in May and convinced them to invest in the game.

We encourage our employees to pursue the entrepreneurial projects they are passionate about, CEO Dan Miller said. David is extremely passionate about game development, and based on his past contributions here, we had a lot of faith in his ability to deliver. Besides, the time was right for Red Nova Labs to get back into iOS development its a space we dip our toes in from time to time.

Mystery Balls iCloud synchronization is one feature that Howe believes will get the attention of avid iOS gamers. The game can be played on one device and picked up where a user left off on another device.

The iCloud was largely designed to make tracking your music library on iTunes easier from your iPad to your iPhone to your Mac or PC, but it has also opened up a world of convenience for iOS gamers. No longer do you have to worry about finding a way to copy your game saves to your other device. With Mystery Ball's iCloud support, you can grab your iPhone on the run and pick up exactly where you left off on your iPad. Steve Jobs said it best, 'It just works.'

After launch weekend, Mystery Ball will return to its regular price of $ 2.99. To buy the game, visit Mystery Balls App Store page.

About David Howe

David Howe has been building games since age 10, attended DigiPen and worked at Handheld Games as a designer and coder. He is the Product Architect for the Game divsion at Red Nova Labs. Howe is the creator of Curator Defense and Mystery Ball, the first release from Red Nova Labs Games Division. Red Nova Labs is a web technology and marketing think-tank located in Westwood, Kan.

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Health, Wellness and Beauty Expert Advice Website Launches at http://www.beforliving.com

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Kismet Group, LLC a digital media publisher, announced today the launch of be the premier online expert information exchange resource for todays savvy female consumer. The founders have created a content approach that addresses a unique and underserved part of the womens health information market by providing both Western medical and Eastern philosophical approaches to common health, wellness and beauty issues. The rising cost of healthcare coupled with an increasing interest by consumers for a more direct management over their individual health and wellness concerns is driving empowerment and a proactive approach towards health issue management.

Kismet Group Co-Founder and Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Gregory A. Buford, FACS, suggests that beforliving.com" was born out of a clear patient interest and the need to understand and fuse Western and Eastern approaches to health and wellnesssomething I see in my own plastic surgery practice on a daily basis. By delivering information from trusted expert sources on a wide range of approaches strategically centered on a specific target issue, consumers can better understand how to take charge of and manage their own health and wellness. Understanding that there is no one right way to do this, the mission of be is to present balanced views on multiple approaches for managing health, wellness and beauty.

Beforliving.com approaches information related to health, wellness, and beauty by looking at each topic from mental, physical and spiritual perspectives. As medical science continues to change, there is a growing understanding of the direct connection between the mind and body and the need for convergence for attainment of optimal wellness. This convergence of nutrition, exercise and stress management is just beginning to be understood in terms of its association with major health, wellness and beauty issues women face on a daily basis.

Dr. Buford also comments that the focus at be is to not simply to provide useful information, but also to deliver it in a way that consumers can easily understand. By developing an approachable interface between the Expert and the Consumer, information is passed on in a manner that is easier to comprehend and to incorporate into activities of daily living. A simple review of current online resources suggests that far too many websites tell you how or why something may be good for your health, often in medical terms, but they simply dont provide enough guidance for consumers on how to actually use this advice and incorporate it into their everyday lifestyle or routine. Given how complex health and wellness issues can be, the focus of be is to address this problem by providing information from physicians, nutritionists, personal trainers, yoga instructors, and other health and wellness practitioners in an integrated and personable manner.

beforliving.com is also unique in content will be provided in multiple formats including video, audio, and text including distribution by Apple iTunes. This multi-format content distribution strategy is critical given the growing number of methods consumers use to access information. To better manage your wellness, it is critical to understand exactly what it takes to achieve optimal health. And the goal at be is to deliver just that!

To learn more please visit http://www.beforliving.com.

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Classes in Town Launches Website for Local Course Offerings - One-Stop Resource Makes it Easy to List, Find Classes - From Chinese Calligraphy to the Cha-Cha

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 19, 2007

Classes in Town, a national web-based company headquartered in Austin, TX, announced the official launch of its website, http://austin.classesintown.com. The Austin-centric site is the first of a planned national network of websites. The Classes in Town, Austin site provides a free and local online resource for educational providers to list classes, courses, seminars, trainings and workshops. The site will be replicated in other major cities across the country as a one-stop online source for listing and finding classes.

Founded by Steven List, an Austinite and entrepreneur, the family of Classes in Town websites fills an untapped market in the education and training industry. "The country's biggest cities are hotbeds for culture and learning," said List. "In Austin alone, hundreds of workshops and classes are held each month. But, until now, they were hard to find. Classes in Town makes it easy for anyone to list or find a class."

According to List, Austin is not alone in its variety of class offerings. "The proliferation of educational workshops and classes is sweeping the country," said List. List further points out that there is a trend in classes and courses targeted to high tech consumers in an effort to help them make better use of their high tech gadgets. Among the most popular offerings at Apple Stores across the US are the company's workshops letting customers expand their knowledge about Apple products including the iPod and iMac. Home Depot has been offering 'how to' clinics for years as part of a growing trend in the 'Do-It-Yourself' market.

While large, national retailers are welcome to register their course offerings free of charge, the focus of the Classes in Town sites is to provide a resource for local educators in each market the web-based company serves. This month, http://austin.classesintown.com lists Austin School of Music's "Girl Guitar" series, inviting females to join the six-week class where, according to the course description, "they can jam like chick rockers Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett and Alanis Morissette." Among the hundreds of offerings, class seekers can also find "World Wellness Weekend," an all-day seminar that includes the Wellness Expo, offering more than 80 lectures, classes and workshops.

Classes in Town, Austin offer sponsors and advertising opportunities to education providers, resource providers, and others whose market includes a highly targeted demographic focused on education, training, career advancement. The media kit is available on the site at http://austin.classesintown.com/advertising-on-the-site.

For Educational Providers

Classes in Town, Austin makes it easy for educational providers to list classes, courses, seminars, trainings and workshops in three easy steps: 1.) Register, 2.) Add a Directory Entry and 3.) Add a Calendar Event.

For Class Seekers

Finding a class on Classes in Town, Austin is as simple as searching the directory (by type of organization or category of education/training) or calendar.

About Classes in Town Founder Steven List

Steven List is an entrepreneur in the training and education space. List has launched numerous successful businesses in Austin, including Back of the Room (http://www.BackOfTheRoom.com), an online book store specializing in self-published and small press products. List also recently completed his certification as a Certified Career Practitioner through the program developed by Austinite Linda Ginac (http://www.CareerPractitioner.com). Learn more about List's coaching, speaking, and training at http://www.StevenList.com.

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