2016 Big Sur Foragers Festival Tickets on Sale Monday, November 2nd

Big Sur Health Center, a non-profit organization offering affordable healthcare to the Big Sur community, announced January 15-17, 2016 as the dates of its annual Big Sur Foragers Festival.

Big Sur, CA, November 05, 2015 - Big Sur Health Center, a non-profit organization offering affordable healthcare to the Big Sur community, announced January 15-17, 2016 as the dates of its annual Big Sur Foragers Festival. Held in Big Sur along California’s central coast, the festival is a weekend-long celebration featuring an amazing array of wild foods, world-class wine and beer, entertainment, expert-led foraging hikes and a friendly chef competition with celebrity judges. This year’s partners include Ventana Big Sur, longtime hosts of the Fungus Face-Off and the Celebrity Chef dinner, along with a new strategic partner, Post Ranch Inn, which will host several different events.

The event has traditionally served as a fundraiser for the Big Sur Health Center. The community's non-profit health center will receive the proceeds from the foraging events to continue to support the presence of local health care services in the Big Sur area.

“As the new owners of Ventana Big Sur, we are looking forward to continuing the tradition of supporting the Big Sur Health Center.” said Catherine Becker, General Manager.

“Post Ranch is very excited to co-host this year’s Big Sur Foragers Festival with Ventana,” said Mike Higgins, Vice President of Operations for Passport Resorts, the owners of Post Ranch Inn. “We have always firmly believed in the importance of supporting local organizations and could not imagine the Big Sur community without the vital contributions provided by the Health Center.”

The three day festival affords Big Sur area restaurants the opportunity to host the culinary expertise of notable chefs who will be preparing unique fare ranging from rustic to elegant, paired alongside the central coast region's amazing selection of wine and beer.

Tickets are on sale Monday, November 2nd www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sur-foragers-festival-tickets-19288671937.

New events for 2016 include:
Friday, January 15th:
• 5:30 Friday evening - Cocktail reception and fungus presentation by Louie Schwartzberg followed by 5 course tasting menu prepared by Chef John Cox with wine pairings selected by Sierra Mar wine director Dominique DaCruz. $500 per person. Limited to 22 tickets. Reservations to be made thru Post Ranch Reservations at 800 527 2200.

Sunday, January 17th:
• 11 a.m. Sunday morning - Property forage hike and lunch with Chef John Cox. Guest will enjoy an exclusive property wide tour of Post Ranch Led by Executive Chef John Cox followed by a 3 course lunch with wine pairing featuring items foraged on property and local wines. Limited to 16 people at $200 per person. Reservations made at 800 527 2200.This hike is weather permitting.

Back by Popular Demand:
Saturday, January 16th:
• Saturday, January 16th: This year there will be two "Wild Foraging Walk and Talk" - one at Pfeiffer State Park (level beginner) and one through the Big Sur Wilderness (level intermediate). Cost per hike $60.00. (Saturday, January 16th 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

• Saturday, January 16th "Fungus Face-Off" on the deck at Ventana Big Sur. "Fungus Face-Off" on the deck at Ventana Big Sur! "Fungus Face-Off" at Ventana Big Sur from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Cost per person is $60. A friendly competition among some of the area's notable chefs featuring chanterelles and other fabulous fungi. Attendees also have an opportunity to cast their vote for "People's Choice". (Saturday, January 16th 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

• A silent auction full of culinary delights, hotel stays, tickets to explore the area, art and so much more will take place during the food and wine sampling. There will be more than 60 items this year! Purchase raffle tickets for $5 per ticket of $25 for 6 tickets. Enter to win your choice of 7 culinary delights or hotel packages! Raffle package values begin at $200 to $700! Tickets available for purchase at the event.

• The Big Sur Foragers Festival announces its Grand Chef Dinner at Ventana Big Sur. The "Foragers Dinner" at the Restaurant at Ventana will be held Saturday, January 16th, 2016 beginning at 6:00 pm. The multi-course dinner, destined to be a memorable feast paired with an incredible wine selection. Early bird tickets available for $150 inclusive from November 2nd – November 31st. Tickets will be sold for $175 beginning December 1.

Sunday, January 17th:
• Forager's Kitchen: Master Class in Cooking - Foraged Foods at Home at the Big Sur Lodge: A fun, fast-paced panel of some of Big Sur and Carmel's best chefs known for cooking with such foraged foods as chanterelles, sorrel, nettles and natural sea salt. Participants will get to taste the foods demonstrated by the chefs and take new recipes home. Chefs to be announced. (Sunday, January 17 - 2 to 4 pm) - Tickets will be on sale December 1st. Only 30 spaces available.

Tickets on sale now (2nd www.eventbrite.com/e/big-sur-foragers-festival-tickets-19288671937. For event details and venue information, visit www.bigsurforagersfestival.org or follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bigsurforagersfestival.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.bigsurforagersfestival.org

Why Barcode Scanner with Google Sheets is better than Excel

Advantages of Scanning to Google Sheets

Sunnyvale, CA, October 29, 2015 - Microsoft Excel is a common tool used in inventory management. Today you can utilize barcode applications and upload to an excel spreadsheet. But your excel file runs the risk of being lost or damaged. This is why barcode scanner for Google Sheets is essential. In fact, it is more portable and handy. Netkiller Barcode Scanner allows you to do the same exact application. It can be used as a database for inventory management. With a simple scan, an item’s information can be uploaded to Google Sheets.

Here are a few reasons why use Google Sheet would make sense as your inventory management tool.

You don’t need any new software.

You don’t need to download a new software as you can open your files in Google Sheets format in any device. Google Sheets and Google Drive allow you to be mobile wherein using just an internet and browser you can make changes and view your documents.

This is a convenient and easy way of inventory management. Furthermore, even if you don’t have an internet connection you can view your documents through Google Docs’ offline features. Google Sheets are also evolving to have more capabilities and features.

Create Graphs with Google Sheets

With its tools, you can create graphs that will allow you to view your information in different formats. Graphs provide an accurate picture of your inventory and enables you to make reports. This is a great feature of Google Sheets based inventory management.

Improve your inventory management workflow

Furthermore, you can use Google Sheets and Google Form as these applications are complimentary. This supports inventory management for Google Drive since a form can be filled up and integrated with the barcode scanner. The same data will be uploaded to Google Sheets making it easy to create a barcode field. This makes it easier to track the information wherein you have a unique barcode to identify items in your inventory.

Combine sheets with Google Sheet’s “IMPORTRANGE” function

It’s also effortless to manage different sheets. This is because Google Sheet has an “IMPORTRANGE” function. This enables you to conduct a thorough analytics if you have data sets across different sheets. This can be merged into one allowing you sift through the data with ease. The original data is preserved while you create a new spreadsheet that shows all of the information you need. To learn more about IMPORTRANGE function, click here.

Use Google Add-on with your barcode data

The barcode scanner for Google Sheets is a complete inventory management program wherein you will almost never lose your data. Your information is secure and readily accessible making it effortless to complete your inventory workflow tasks. You can also use Google Sheets Add-on for printing barcode labels wherein it seamlessly works with your inventory management.

It works with smartphones.

The barcode app with Google Sheet is a powerful combination in terms of inventory management. It works with any iOS and Android based smartphone and you don’t need to reinvest on heavy gadgets if you’re doing inventory management. Significantly, this is a less expensive way of managing data and having a barcode that keeps track of all your items.

A Google Sheets based barcode scanning application give you the flexibility unlike doing inventory work in Microsoft Excel. With the Netkiller Barcode Scanner, you have quick access to Google Sheets wherein you can import and export information. This allows you to have a collaborative workflow with all the information stored and secured.

Netkiller is the leading Google for Work Partner. The company provides Google Apps solutions focusing on increasing productivity. It is completely integrated, giving you access to the Google Cloud Platform, providing you with business solutions.

* To use Netkiller Barcode Scanner your phone needs a barcode scanning application. Depending on the type of device you use, restrictions may apply.

Contact:
Harry Jung
Netkiller
440 N Wolfe Rd
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
408-641-0114

http://www.netkiller.com

Natural Paint Colors the Cove of Carmel

The Real Milk Paint Co., with Jon Stuefloten and Eco Carmel, launches new shade, Stillwater Grey.

Hohenwald, TN, October 28, 2015 - Stillwater Grey, a color embodying the essence of the Stillwater Cove fog, is the newest shade in the Real Milk Paint Co.’s color chart.

Known for his artistic finesse in historical restoration work, Jon Stuefloten, working with Kristi Reimers, owner of Eco Carmel, an ecologically safe store specializing in paint, hardware and home items, went to one of their preferred products, Real Milk Paint, to capture a piece of Stillwater Cove while working on a project in Pebble Beach.

Stuefloten and Reimers worked together to expertly match the look and color of an existing weathered board from the project.

“It took a few takes to get it right and the end results were perfect,” says Stuefloten. “The hue and color of the physical surroundings were important to capture. This bodes greatly to her ability to work with contractors who demand perfection. Thus Stillwater Gray was born. It was a joint effort that took our best work to a new level.”

“I was so excited when I heard Jon was using Real Milk Paint for a color inspired by the fog in the Cove”, says Dwayne Siever, owner of The Real Milk Paint Company. “Collaborating with such a talented artist was great — Jon really brought the Stillwater Grey to life. We’re excited to have a piece of Carmel in the color chart.”

Stuefloten’s interest in faux finishes and his inclination to work with natural products influenced the collaboration for the new hue with The Real Milk Paint Company.

“For me, Real Milk Paint was definitely the way to go,” Stuefloten explained. “Their products are exactly the kind of paint and finishes I enjoy working with — perfect for the beach-side projects.”

Although created in Tennessee, Real Milk Paint exemplifies the Californian way of life. Known for their “back-to-basics,” non-toxic, environmentally healthy milk paint, The Real Milk Paint Company has provided an easy, accessible way to use healthy products in your home. The paint products not only aid with clean carbon emissions and reduce the greenhouse effect, but leftover product can also be used as fertilizer.

“We aim to provide a strong, safe and healthy product for the home, as well as for the environment,” says Siever. “Families aren’t even aware that three years after painting, you can still be breathing in toxins from chemical-based formulas. It was important to us to provide a product that eliminated that element.”

Eco Carmel will be stocking Stillwater Grey.

For more information please visit www.realmilkpaint.com

Here are additional high resolution photos http://we.tl/ZrbG4hMF3D.

ABOUT US: Inspired by an appreciation for the environment, The Real Milk Paint® Company offers simplified DIY kits to renovate antique products. Its earth-friendly paints come in 54 hues and are made without any Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s). Providing non-toxic paint that aligns with EPA regulations, Real Milk Paint’s products are ideal for antique furniture, decks, floors and walls. Its exclusive formula provides an authentic finish to belongings and remains usable for a minimum of a two-week period after being mixed with water.

EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information about The Real Milk Paint Company and to arrange to speak with a company spokesperson, please contact Nancy Trent or Pamela Wadler at 212-966-0024 or pam@trentandcompany.com.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.realmilkpaint.com

Sip, Swirl, Savor and Learn

The Fifth Annual “In Your Backyard” Series Brought to you by Edible Monterey Bay and Holman Ranch Announces Its 2016 Schedule and Charity Partners.

Carmel, CA, October 28, 2015 - Inspired by the culinary bounty of California's Central Coast, Holman Ranch Tasting Room, located at 19 E. Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley Village, is working with Edible Monterey Bay to invite local culinary chefs and artisans to demonstrate how wine can be best complemented with fresh culinary products found throughout the Central Coast.

The “In Your Backyard” series brought to you by Edible Monterey Bay and Holman Ranch will have chefs, farmers sand foragers sharing their tips and techniques for finding the perfect, fresh ingredients for preparing truly memorable meals, side dishes as well as understanding flavor pairings. From paella to abalone and sea vegetable demos, the series will showcase local experts’ knowledgeable on everything from how to select the best meats to creating savory pastries with ingredients from the local Farmers Market. Each demonstration will offer recommendations for the best wine to pair with the featured culinary item.

Here is a sneak peek at our 2016 schedule, partners and charity beneficiaries:
• January 26th at 6:00 PM –Chef Jérôme Viel from Wil’s Fargo Steakhouse + Baris a classically trained French chef born in Brittany, Jérôme Viel began studying the culinary arts at the age of 15. Traveling throughout Europe to study each region’s specialties, Chef Viel worked with some of the world’s greatest chefs. He left Europe in 1999 and landed in Carmel Valley, Calif., working at two prestigious resorts, Bernardus Lodge and Stonepine Estate. Viel fell in love with bucolic Carmel Valley, met his wife and started a family (the couple have two daughters). For the last 12 years Viel has worked as executive chef at Carmel Valley’s iconic Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar.! Chef Jerome will be discussing wild mushrooms. The charity partner will be Nancy’s Project. The charity partner is Nancy’s Project. Nancy's Project is a charitable nonprofit organization founded by Nancy Costello, to distribute food, clothing, and other necessities to farm labor families in Monterey County. http://www.nancysproject.org/

• February 18th at 6:00 PM – Ted and Cindy Walter from Passionfish in Pacific Grove will be discussing the sourcing and cooking of delicious, fresh sustainable seafood! The charity partner will be Seafood Watch. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program helps consumers and businesses choose seafood that's fished or farmed in ways that protect sea life and habitats, now and for future generations. Our recommendations indicate which seafood items are "Best Choices" or "Good Alternatives," and which ones you should "Avoid." We raise public awareness about sustainable seafood issues through our consumer guides, website, mobile apps and outreach efforts. http://www.seafoodwatch.org/

• March 16th, 6:00 PM - Chef Brandon Miller from Mundaka in Carmel-by-the-Sea will celebrate National Paella Day by taking you on a culinary journey through Spain and teach you the tips and secrets of how to make traditional Spanish Paella. The charity partner is the Food Bank for Monterey County. The Food Bank for Monterey County is the largest provider of emergency supplemental food in Monterey County. Our mission is “to lead community efforts in the awareness and elimination of hunger in Monterey County.” The food bank solicits, collects, stores, and redistributes food to individuals as well as non-profit agencies that serve the aged, ill, and needy.
http://www.foodbankformontereycounty.org/

• April 20th at 6:00 PM – Chef Brad Briske from La Balena in Carmel-by-the-Sea will do a grass fed nose-to-tail, cooking demo! The charity partner will be MEarth. MEarth is an environmental education nonprofit with roots in Carmel Valley, California, that is growing the next generation of environmental leaders through education, collaboration, partnerships and community action. We educate and inspire through environmental stewardship. http://mearthcarmel.org/

• May 18th Aubergine’s Ron Mendoza will lead you in creating fabulous desserts. The evening will benefit Everyone’s Harvest, bringing people and healthy food together through certified farmers' markets and community food programs. www.everyonesharvest.org

• June 15th will feature Ken McDonald from Edgars at Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley who will take you from garden to table, discussing how to plant your garden with your menus in mind and providing tips for cooking your harvest. The evening will benefit Ag Against Hunger, which channels surplus fruits and vegetables from farms in our area to those in need. www.agagainsthunger.org

• July 14th, 6:00 PM – John Cox with Sierra Mar at Post Ranch in Big Sur and Trevor Fay of Monterey Abalone Co. will take up the theme “Cooking the Big Sur Coast,” showing you how to cook our local abalone and sea vegetables, and sharing how Monterey Abalone raises the iconic gastropod and forages for sea vegetables and rare seafood in Monterey Bay. Charity Partner is the Grower Shipper Foundation. The Grower-Shipper Association Foundation is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides education and information on the agriculture industry as well as offering innovative programs to our community outreach. We are here to make our community aware of the positive impact agriculture makes to all our lives. Help us to be a part of the solution to educate, inform and inspire. www.growershipperfoundation.org

Reservations are required for all classes and the cost for each event is $25 per person. Classes are $10 for wine club members. Class size is limited to 25 attendees. This includes the class, wine tasting, small bites, and meeting, learning and sampling from a local artisan. A portion of the class proceeds will benefit the local charity organizations. To make reservations call 831-659-2640 or email info@holmanranch.com.

Holman Ranch’s Carmel Valley Village Tasting Room is the perfect backdrop to swirl, sip and savor the different complexities of Holman Ranch Vineyard and Winery wines while learning about the culinary bounty available in your own backyard. The tasting room is open daily from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and is available for private events.

About Holman Ranch Vineyard and Winery:
Located at the north eastern tip of the Carmel Valley Appellation, the family-owned Holman Ranch resides approximately 12 miles inland from the Pacific Coast. Immersed in history and romance, the ranch has not only proven to be an excellent growing location for our vineyards but also for the Tuscan varietal olive trees which have flourished under the temperate climate. Holman Ranch estate-grown wine varietals are planted on approximately 19 acres of undulating terrain. The wines produced are unfined and crafted to deliver the true varietal of the grape from harvest to bottle. The climate and terroir of the appellation has played a critical part in the success of their wines. The warmth of the inland valley coupled with the cooling marine layer has proven to be an ideal microclimate for the production of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. The vineyards' Burgundy Clones have thrived from the perfect blend of ideal climate, southern exposure and thin rocky soils.

The estate wines of Holman Ranch include: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rosé of Pinot Noir. Carefully hand-harvested, cold pressed and bottled, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil produced from the fruits of our trees has a delightfully distinctive flavor.

Holman Ranch: Where the Past is Always Present. Tucked away in the rolling hills of Carmel Valley, historic Holman Ranch provides a unique and memorable setting for weddings, special events, family gatherings, corporate retreats, and team-building events. With its charming gardens, stunning mountain views and serenity, this private estate affords old-world charm while providing modern day conveniences. This stunning property includes a fully restored stone hacienda, overnight guest rooms, vineyards, olive grove, horse stables and more. www.holmanranch.com

About Edible Monterey Bay
Founded in 2011, Edible Monterey Bay produces a beautiful quarterly magazine and weekly email newsletter celebrating the local food cultures of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, season by season. It also promotes local and sustainable regional food cultures through outstanding food and wine-themed events. For more information, go to www.ediblemontereybay.com or call (831) 298-7117.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.holmanranch.com

Google Sheets based Barcode Scanner for iPhone & Android

The brand-new Netkiller Barcode Scanner 2.0 (NBS 2.0) comes with more powerful features that enable users to design more dynamic forms with variable fields on Google Sheet.

Sunnyvale, CA, October 24, 2015 - Netkiller has upgraded Netkiller Barcode Scanner with a major update. The brand-new Netkiller Barcode Scanner 2.0 (NBS 2.0) comes with more powerful features that enable users to design more dynamic forms with variable fields on Google Sheet. When scanning items, now you can use many fields that you need such as ‘drop-down menu’, ‘last updated timestamp’, ‘radio buttons’, ‘quantity’ and more.

This app can be used in any iOS or Android devices. Also, you can login with your Google account from mobile browser, design a form for mobile screen which can be integrated with your Google sheet. So, when a user captures a barcode and updates a data such as item name, or location on a smartphone, it’s gets logged into your Google Sheet. The app supports most of the barcode formats.

NBS 2.0 supports both Google Apps and personal Gmail accounts. For example, if your organization has implemented Google Apps for Work, your admin can install this app and can manage accessible users and create a Google Sheet as a master database for your company.

Here are a few actual client use cases:

Asset Management: IT department rents out equipments such as mobile phone, laptops and chromebooks. An admin staff needs to check in and check out gears to customers. Also, he can track purchase order numbers, price of devices and setup due dates per item.

Inventory Management: A hotel needed to keep track of inventory of non-perishing goods for all hotel divisions (furniture, equipment, tools, whites, towels, etc).

Membership Rewards: A school uses NBS to scan high school student ID cards to track the rewards system. School teachers can scan a student's barcode for reward points and add up the total points earned by a student. Also, a mobile user can record why the student received the point as well.

Attendance System: A school wanted to keep track of attendance at mandatory events. A user can scan the barcode to upload the course code and submit that a user has attended the mandatory class and completed the course.

Event: A non-profit organization holds a small charity event. After a visitor buys a ticket, a volunteer staff can scan the ticket at the entrance.

If you had used the old version of Netkiller Barcode Scanner (NBS 1.0), you need to login to create a new mobile form and create a new Google Sheet as the old one will not be supported in the future. Since Google Sheet is used for the database, you can copy and paste the old data into the new sheet.

Contact:
Harry Jung
Netkiller
440 N Wolfe Rd
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
408-641-0114
info@netkiller.com
http://www.netkiller.com

San Jose Attorney has been at Forefront of Consumer Bankruptcy Advocacy for 30 Years

In his distinguished 30-year career, San Jose bankruptcy attorney Ike Shulman has been involved in landmark legislation and significant achievements in the bankruptcy field.

San Jose, CA, October 23, 2015 - In his distinguished 30-year career, San Jose bankruptcy attorney Ike Shulman has been involved in landmark legislation and significant achievements in the bankruptcy field. But what really drives him is his desire to help the average person faced with crushing debt and depression to find salvation.

Shulman lists the creation in 1992 of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), the country's leading advocate of consumers in bankruptcy, as one of his greatest accomplishments. But he also says helping thousands of consumers is equally high on his list.

"I'd say co-founding NACBA and serving as its first president. I have also been the chair of the association's legislative committee,” says Shulman when asked what achievement he's most proud of. “We took a tiny band of lawyers in San Jose to a national organization with 3,000 attorneys that has an impact on the national level. But I'd also put getting debt relief for thousands of people over the last 30 years as right up there.”

Shulman said his passion for helping people was stoked by the personal contact he's had with individuals and families over the years.

"I think I was fortunate 30 years ago to be hired by a firm that specialized in bankruptcy law. I immediately felt it was a rewarding day-after-day thing to do,” says Shulman, who has been in practice since 1986. “The passion was there because of the daily rewards. It felt good to meet with people and their families, many of them who were stressed out and depressed because of their financial situation, and find a way to help people out of that. In the legal profession you don't often get that personal contact.”

Shulman is still actively involved in consumers' rights through NACBA, serving as chair of the association's Legislative Committee. Shulman was also a key member of a panel that guided more than 3,000 lawyers through all the complicated changes in an anti-consumer bankruptcy law passed by Congress in 2005.

Shulman was selected to serve on the panel because he was well versed in the intricacies of the new law.

“I knew all about the ins and outs of the 2005 law because we had been fighting it for eight years,” he said about NACBA's long fight to preserve consumers' basic bankruptcy rights. “Each of the provisions were talked about in Congress, which I had been following closely. It was a terrible law, but we thought there might be a way of making it less bad.”

The seed for the formation of NACBA actually grew out of an informal meeting of lawyers in Santa Clara that Shulman was part of. He was the first chairman of the Santa Clara County Bar Association's Chapter 13 Subcommittee in 1989, and is currently the chairman of that committee. Shulman says that group was a "springboard" for the formation of NACBA.

Shulman's other accomplishments and awards include:
* Being given the "Fresh Start" award in 1997 by his peers for his distinguished service in the consumer bankruptcy field.

* Testifying on behalf of consumer bankruptcy debtors before Congress in 1998 and testifying before the National Bankruptcy Review Commission several times from1995 to 1997, as major changes to the bankruptcy laws were being considered.

* In 2006, Shulman received a Certificate of Recognition from the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court Judges for his service as chairman of the Bankruptcy Local Rules Committee.

* Shulman has been given the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell® and was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® list from 2008 to the present.

* He has been recognized as a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

After more than 30 years as a highly respected and influential bankruptcy attorney, Shulman said “retirement” is not in his vocabulary.

“No, I'm still enjoying this too much,” he says when asked if he'd consider retirement. “I found I could have a law practice and support my own family. But I also I found I could help a lot of people. I get great satisfaction helping people navigate bankruptcy laws and getting back on their feet. I have seen people come in under stress and depressed and they would walk out with a huge weight lifted off their shoulders. It was something special, a feeling — a feeling you could almost grab or touch.”

Contact: James S. K. "Ike" Shulman, Shulman Law Offices, 1501 The Alameda Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95126, (877) 763-7960 (877) 763-7960, www.ikeshulmanlaw.com

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.ikeshulmanlaw.com

Senior Advisor for Netswitch Technologies Featured in New Video on Solutions to Cyber Attacks on Nation's Healthcare Industry

Netswitch Technology, Kim Green Health Care Data Security – 2015 : Status Report (https://vimeo.com/142167336)

Salinas, CA, October 22, 2015 - Kim Green, Senior Healthcare Policy Advisor for Netswitch Technologies, is featured in a new video, “Healthcare Data Security Report,” which discusses the need for stronger and more reliable data security in the medical field.

Green, who is also the Chief Security & Privacy Officer for Zephyr Health, Inc. and has 25 years experience in information technology, data and product security, in the video identifies many of the dangers and problems of security breaches and theft in the healthcare industry and solutions to those attacks.

The 5-minute video was produced by Mag One Productions for Netswitch Technologies, which is headquartered in South San Francisco, with offices in Chicago, Thailand, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In the last 10 years, hospitals and health systems have increasingly moved toward electronic medical records and digital technology as a way to gather, store and share patient information.

Most of these systems, however, were built with security as an afterthought and are substantially ill-equipped to support the stress brought on by cyber attackers, hackers and threats designed to exploit specific vulnerabilities unique to these healthcare systems.

The healthcare industry is more than 200 percent more likely to encounter data theft and experiences over 300% more security incidents and attacks than the average industry.

Medical records are now worth more than $50 each on the dark web, or 50 times the value of a credit card. The average profit per record is $20,000 — compared to just $2,000 for regular identity theft.

Yet healthcare organizations are spending just 3% of their IT budget on security when they should be spending at least 10 percent.

Saving lives and improving patient outcomes are key drivers in healthcare and since these goals are now closely tied to a dependence on privacy and security, healthcare professionals at all levels are newly aware of the need for reliable and accurate data.

Today’s healthcare IT and operational administrators must address these issues to assure that information systems and patient information is protected in the best and most reliable manner possible.

About Kim Green:
Kim Green has 25 years experience in information technology, data and product security, and compliance and risk management in both private and public sectors.

Kim is the Chief Security & Privacy Officer for Zephyr Health, Inc., where she serves as a key cultural influencer regarding information protection and business engagement for Zephyr Health’s global security and privacy compliance programs.

She is responsible for strategic security planning, corporate information security operations, end-to-end product security, data privacy compliance, risk management, security audits and investigations, and security business analytics and performance management. In addition, she serves on the security advisory boards for Authentic8 and Netswitch.

Kim has consulted several U.S. state healthcare government agencies and developed HIPAA/HITECH Security Awareness Training programs for the states of Washington and Oregon. She has led companies through numerous certification and compliance audits, e.g., ISO 27001, FISMA, SOC 2.

In 2013, while working as CISO for Bosch Healthcare, Kim was invited to Brussels on behalf of the COCIR European Trade Association, which represents the Health Information and Communication Technology industry, to speak to members of the European Commission on finding the right balance between security, privacy and business needs.

In addition, Kim participated on COCIR’s dedicated Task Force, which issued nine key recommendations to the European Commission regarding the new European General Data Protection Regulation.

Kim studied Computer Software Engineering and Computer Science at Brandeis University and Cal Lutheran University.

About Netswitch:
Netswitch is one of the world’s leading Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) and the fourth fastest growing MSSP in the world; ranked by MSPmentor’s 2015 annual top global 501 MSSP rankings.

Netswitch developed MADROC® as the foundation for changing the way that businesses achieve their IT security goals by providing the most advanced cloud-based solutions to monitor and protect critical information assets without adding headcount or expensive hardware and software licenses.

In business since 2000, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Thailand, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Netswitch provides its customers with experience and expertise in managing their IT infrastructure and defending their networks and applications from cyber-attacks and data breaches.

Small, medium and large companies have all partnered with Netswitch including global clients such as Verizon Wireless, Wells Fargo Bank, Charles Schwab, eBay, Vodafone Americas, Inc., and the Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels Limited.

At the end of the day, Netswitch customers enjoy the peace of mind they get through knowing we are looking out for them 24 x 7 x 365 days a year.

Headquarters:
Netswitch Technology Management
400 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 228
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Tel: 415-566-6228
Fax: 415-566-4226

For more information, visit www.netswitch.net

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.netswitch.net

Weighing the benefits of Staying home or moving to a Retirement Community

New e-book outlines seven costs seniors and families should consider when making the important decision of where to live

Lake Oswego, OR, October 17, 2015 – Seventy-five percent of older adults plan to live in their current homes for the rest of their lives, according to the 2015 United States of Aging Survey, highlighting the latest senior trend: aging in place. While this trend may be the best option for some seniors, the hidden costs that emerge over time may make aging at home a more costly route.

Holiday Retirement uncovers the costs of aging in place, both for seniors and their loved ones, in a new e-book, “7 unexpected financial benefits of living in a senior living community.” With this senior living resource, seniors and their families can quickly gain an understanding of potential unknown costs, calculate their own anticipated expenses, and understand the benefits and drawbacks of aging in place versus moving to a senior living community.

“Letting go of a beloved home can be difficult, however time and again we hear from our new residents they wish they had not waited as long to move to one of our communities,” said Jamison Gosselin, vice president of marketing, communications, and resident enrichment for Holiday Retirement. “What seniors and their loved ones need to keep in mind is that the costs of staying put, many of which aren’t immediately apparent, can mount quickly and become a challenge as the issues of living at home alone snowball. While moving may come with short-term hassles, the long term benefits of a move to a senior living community are tremendous.”

The free resource for seniors and their families outlines seven unexpected costs that should be considered when making the important decision of where to age, including:

Unanticipated expenses associated with home ownership.

Costs associated with maintaining an active social life and community involvement.

Healthcare costs.

Intangible costs associated with caring for a loved.

For more information on aging in place versus in a community, including a cost-of-retirement checklist, visit HolidayTouch.com/why-move and request the free resource, “7 unexpected financial benefits of living in a senior living community.”

Media Contact:
Brian K. Fawkes
Holiday Retirement
971-245-8837
brian.fawkes@holidaytouch.com

About Holiday Retirement
Since 1971, Holiday Retirement has endeavored to provide its signature “Holiday Touch” to residents and their families. Today, Holiday is a trusted name in senior living and provides security, comfort, and value to independent seniors seeking a fulfilling lifestyle. Holiday operates more than 300 retirement communities, making it the second largest senior housing operator in the United States. For more information about Holiday Retirement, please call 800-322-0999 or visit www.holidaytouch.com.

Contact:
Molly Koch
Communications Strategy Group
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
720-726-5435

http://www.holidaytouch.com

Insurance King Hires Phil Nicolosi Law for Domain Name Dispute

Insurance King based in Rockford, IL started expanding nationally in 2012 and copyrighted and text mark protected the name Insurance King for the expansion plans.

Rockford, IL, October 17, 2015 - Insurance King hires Phil Nicolosi Law for Domain Name Dispute. Insurance King based in Rockford, IL started expanding nationally in 2012 and copyrighted and text mark protected the name Insurance King for the expansion plans.

Phil Nicolosi Law http://www.philnicolosilaw.com was recommended to Insurance King by a well known internet consultant John Licausi of Internet Marketing Helpline Inc. Attorney Phil Nicolosi brought up that since Insurance King actually had the name protected with a text mark that Insurance King could file a WIPO suit and try to acquire the domain insuranceking.com. “I was blown away by Attorney Phil Nicolosi.

Within minutes of our conversation with Attorney Phil Nicolosi I knew I met a specialist in internet law and hired him immediately.” said Dan Block the founder of Insurance King. After a few days of research Attorney Phil Nicolosi found out that a competitor had secured the domain, and that competitor may be preventing Insurance King from using it. “I couldn’t believe how passionate Attorney Phil Nicolosi was about my case he went above and beyond my expectations.” said Dan Block founder of Insurance King.

Contact:
Dan Block
Insurance King
127 N. Alpine Rd
Rockford, IL 61107
815-639-0149
http://www.philnicolosilaw.com

Marvin Design Gallery Berkeley and Monterey Announce A Holiday Contest October 15th-November 15th

Marvin Design Gallery Berkeley and Marvin Design Gallery Monterey are holding a holiday home improvement contest with the chance to win a $250 gift card.

Berkeley and Monterey CA, October 14, 2015 - Marvin Design Gallery Berkeley and Marvin Design Gallery Monterey are holding a holiday home improvement contest with the chance to win a $250 gift card.

‘Tis the season for entertaining and we are here to make it the most merry one yet with a new Facebook contest from Marvin Design Gallery. Tell us what you’d love to update in your home (door, window, skylight, etc) and share a picture on our Facebook pages. The winning post will receive a $250 gift certificate to be used at Marvin design gallery (Monterey or Berkeley locations only). That’s a great way to start the holidays.

Entries accepted October 15th through November 15th. Winner will be announced November 20th via social media.

Background on Marvin Design Gallery by Truitt & White Monterey:
Making the Monterey Peninsula more beautiful one window and door at a time, the Marvin Design Gallery on the Monterey Peninsula is a dynamic and innovative retail environment. Its expert window and door specialists present unique options, exclusive features, and energy efficient solutions to perfectly fit any project, budget and design needs.

Homeowners, contractors, architects and designers all agree that the experience at Marvin Design Gallery on the Monterey Peninsula is unique to any other showroom. Marvin builds windows and doors the only way they should be built — made to order, and built around the client’s needs.

Working as showroom manager at the Marvin Design Gallery in Monterey, Brian Borchert meets with clients and handles inside sales. He sees the showroom as a customer resource, a place they can “open and close everything and see how everything operates.”

Featuring extensive displays of the newest Marvin products, the showroom gives builders and their customers a hands-on experience in a retail environment. The full-size displays include moulding, siding and trim —providing a variety of product options and design ideas.

In addition to product displays, the showroom includes a meeting room with space for small gatherings and training sessions, as well as a comfortable area where builders and their clients can spread out plans and discuss projects.

Sales manager Jack Lamon helps architects, builders and owners to realize their project vision using Marvin windows and doors. He loves developing ideas and working toward a beautiful and functional end result — making the Monterey Peninsula more beautiful one window and door at a time.

Visit the new window and door showroom on the Monterey Peninsula at 1096 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside, Calif. Showroom hours: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday: By appointment only.

For more information, call Jack and Brian at (831) 393-9420 and (831) 393-9420 or E-mail the showroom at mdg.monterey@truittandwhite.com.

About Marvin Design Gallery Berkeley:
You've never seen showrooms like the Marvin Design Galleries at Berkeley and the Monterey Peninsula before. Marvin builds windows and doors the only way they should be built. Made to order. Built around you®. At the Truitt & White Marvin Design Galleries we take that same approach with our customers. Our highly-trained window and door specialists will present you with unique options, exclusive features, and energy efficient solutions to fit all your project, budget and design needs perfectly. Homeowners, Contractors, Architects, and designers agree coming here is a dynamic and innovative experience unlike any other.

Hands-On Displays:
Featuring extensive displays of the newest Marvin and Integrity windows and doors, the showroom gives builders and their customers a hands-on experience in a retail environment. The full size displays include moulding, siding and trim providing a variety of product options and design ideas.

Marvin Design Gallery by Truitt & White 1831 Second Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Phone: (510) 649-4400 Fax: (510) 486-0552

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.truittandwhite.com/

Truitt & White Announce A Holiday Contest

Truitt & White located at 642 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA, is holding a holiday home improvement contest with the chance to win a $200 gift card.

Berkeley, CA, October 14, 2015 – Truitt & White located at 642 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA, is holding a holiday home improvement contest with the chance to win a $200 gift card.

If you haven’t dropped your letter to Santa in the mail yet it’s time to grab a pen and pad of paper and get to it. No holding back either. Anybody who says you can’t fit hardware, paint or lumber into your stocking clearly hasn’t spent enough time at the north pole. Email us your “Dear Santa” letter on a special person in your life that deserves a T&W gift certificate and our favorite submission will receive a $200 certificate to help with home improvement for the holidays. Please email entries to Marci@chatterboxpublicrelations.com. We will feature them on our Facebook page. That’s a great way to start the holidays. Entries accepted October 15th through November 15th. Winner will be announced November 20th via social media.

About Truitt & White:
Since 1946, Truitt & White has been the Bay Area's leading source of high quality building materials, information and customer service. Over the years we have established consistent, dependable partnerships with professional builders, who rely on us as a resource for trusted products and expert advice. Through our commitment to maintaining high levels of service and supply, Truitt & White has helped deliver countless successful projects and fortified an enduring reputation as the professional builder's choice. Truitt & White is located at 642 Hearst Avenue ?Berkeley, CA 94710 ?Phone: (510) 841-0511?Fax: (510) 845-2604. Main Yard hours: Mon - Fri 7:00 - 4:30 Saturday 8:00 – Noon.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.truittandwhite.com/

Vendange Carmel Celebrates the Holiday with a 10% Off Special Offer For November and December Only

Enter the ILOVEWINE Promotional Code and Be Rewarded

Carmel, CA, October 10, 2015 -- Vendange Carmel Inn and Suites has partnered with 15 Monterey County wineries to create a unique guest experience, celebrating the bounty of Monterey County’s vineyards. Each winery sponsors one room or suite, providing its own creative touches. From the McIntyre Vineyards room with its impressive 100-year-old section of grapevine to J. Lohr’s wine barrel on the balcony, every winery’s room offers a signature luxury experience. The participating wineries are: Blair, Cima Collina, Dawn’s Dream, Galante, Holman Ranch, J. Lohr, Joullian, Manzoni, McIntyre, Otter Cove, Tudor, Twisted Roots and Ventana.

The rooms have sleek, modern bathrooms, with imported Spanish marble. Sleeping areas have memory foam-top beds, deluxe linens, and high-definition flat screen televisions. The separate Cottage Suite offers 650 sq. ft. of space, with a California King bed, 50” HF television, and kitchenette. It’s the perfect place for a honeymoon or romantic getaway. The Inn offers breakfast daily and wine tasting on weekends.

Vendange is celebrating the holidays with a special discount from November 1 – December 31st. Book your stay directly on www.vendangecarmel.com during the months of November and December and receive 10% off your booking. Must put in promotional code ILOVEWINE on the website. The 10% off is valid for all rooms except standard Queens.(Offer note valid on holidays and black out days. Promotional code must be entered at the www.vendangecarmel.com website for the discount to apply.)

Vendange is located at 24815 Carpenter Street in Carmel, a short drive away from the Monterey Peninsula Airport, just off of scenic Highway 1, with free parking for guests. It’s minutes from downtown Carmel’s shopping, fine dining, scenic 17-Mile Drive, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Telephone 831- 624-6400; email: reservations@vendangecarmel.com

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.vendangecarmel.com

Phil Nicolosi Law Launches ‘Website Essentials’ Custom Website Legal Document Drafting Service

Phil Nicolosi Law, P.C., located in Rockford, IL, now offers startups, small businesses and website operators a top-shelf alternative to reduce exposure to online liability!

Rockford, IL, October 04, 2015 - Phil Nicolosi Law, P.C., located in Rockford, IL, now offers startups, small businesses and website operators a top-shelf alternative to reduce exposure to online liability!

Phil Nicolosi Law is pleased to announce the availability of its custom, flat-fee website legal terms drafting service “Website Essentials” http://www.philnicolosilaw.com). Phil Nicolosi Law focuses on representing startups and small businesses with both traditional brick and mortar and Internet business law matters.

The Website Essentials drafting service offers multiple website legal document packages, each geared towards specific online activities. All packages include a comprehensive website legal audit by Internet attorney Phil Nicolosi to determine what specific terms, policies, disclaimers, etc. may be necessary for each individual website. Packages include custom website terms of use, a privacy policy, membership/subscription terms, SaaS or software license terms, affiliate terms, a DMCA policy, COPPA compliance notices and other necessary legal documents, providing an essential layer of online legal protection. Using appropriate website legal documents is critical for every business operating online.

Website Essentials by Phil Nicolosi Law provides flat-fee package pricing scaled to each client’s website needs, presenting an affordable solution for website operators, especially startups and small businesses. Many website operators barely address website legal compliance as they believe hiring an expensive Internet law firm to draft custom website legal documents is the only option.

Website Essentials custom drafting service now provides an alternative by combining the affordability of lower, flat-fee package pricing with the level of direct expertise and sophistication usually only found in a large law firm.

Contact:
Phil Nicolosi Law, P.C.
2990 N. Perryville Road, Suite 2300
Rockford, IL 61107
(815)314-0022
http://www.philnicolosilaw.com

2016 Big Sur Foragers Festival Dates Announced

Festival Welcomes Ventana Big Sur & Post Ranch Inn as Partners

Big Sur, CA, October 04, 2015 - Big Sur Health Center, a non-profit organization offering affordable healthcare to the Big Sur community, announced January 15-17, 2016 as the dates of its annual Big Sur Foragers Festival. Held in Big Sur along California’s central coast, the festival is a weekend-long celebration featuring an amazing array of wild foods, world-class wine and beer, entertainment, expert-led foraging hikes and a friendly chef competition with celebrity judges. This year’s partners include Ventana Big Sur, longtime hosts of the Fungus Face-Off and the Celebrity Chef dinner, along with a new strategic partner, Post Ranch Inn, which will host several different events.

The event has traditionally served as a fundraiser for the Big Sur Health Center. The community's non-profit health center will receive the proceeds from the foraging events to continue to support the presence of local health care services in the Big Sur area.

“As the new owners of Ventana Big Sur, we are looking forward to continuing the tradition of supporting the Big Sur Health Center.” said Catherine Becker, General Manager. “We look forward to an incredibly successful year and hope to help double the funds raised in 2015!”

“Post Ranch is very excited to co-host this year’s Big Sur Foragers Festival with Ventana,” said Mike Higgins, Vice President of Operations for Passport Resorts, the owners of Post Ranch Inn. “We have always firmly believed in the importance of supporting local organizations and could not imagine the Big Sur community without the vital contributions provided by the Health Center.”

The three day festival affords Big Sur area restaurants the opportunity to host the culinary expertise of notable chefs who will be preparing unique fare ranging from rustic to elegant, paired alongside the central coast region's amazing selection of wine and beer.

New events for 2016 include:
• A special event and film showing on Friday evening at Post Ranch Inn, with well-known photographer and mushroom enthusiast, Louie Schwartzberg. This event will be limited to 30 people.
• An exclusive Friday night dinner at Sierra Mar restaurant at Post Ranch Inn with a special menu prepared by Chef John Cox and a unique opportunity to enjoy wines from their award-winning wine cellar. This event is limited to 14 people.
• A special Chef’s Foraging Tour of the Post Ranch property.
Back by Popular Demand:
• "Fungus Face-Off" will take place once again at Ventana Big Sur. This popular event sells out early. Tickets will be on sale soon.
• Grand Celebrity Chef Dinner Ventana Big Sur – details to be announced in November.
• Foraging walk led by local expert, Steve Copeland at Ventana Big Sur.
"Wild Mushroom Walks and Talk" at Pfeiffer State Park led by expert mushroom foragers.
Stay tuned for more details coming soon. For event details and venue information, visit www.bigsurforagersfestival.org or follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bigsurforagersfestival.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.bigsurforagersfestival.org

Innovative Bluegrass Band Shotgun Holler recently released “Out in the Parkin’ Lot,” via Dry Lightening Records, off their latest album Loaded

“Out in the Parkin’ Lot” now in heavy rotation on SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction

Booneville, KY, October 02, 2015 — The guys in Shotgun Holler aren’t given to sporting retro-rustic looks featuring suspenders, vests or bowler derbies. They feel no need to dress a part; that’s for actors. As soon as these five players start plucking their instruments and merging their voices in close harmony, they provide all the evidence necessary to establish their bluegrass bona-fides.

Besides, as they make clear on their debut album, Loaded, they like to go where tradition meets authenticity — and jump right over that intersection to head in their own direction. Releasing Sept. 18 on Lonesome Day Records’ new Dry Lightning imprint (with Sony RED distribution), the album is already earning serious attention. SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction has been spinning Shotgun Holler’s version of the Guy Clark/Darrell Scott tune “Out in the Parkin’ Lot,” an ode to what goes on outside those honky-tonks, in heavy rotation since June. Since the beginning of September, the band has joined program director/host Kyle Cantrell in the studio for a “track by track” discussion, which started airing on September 25th, several times a week.

“Shotgun Holler is bringing bluegrass a freshness I haven't heard in a long time,” says Cantrell. ”This is the sound that will help take the music to the next level.”

In July, they appeared on CMT’s Josh Wolf Show, where they delivered a masterful rendition of the “guilty pleasure” song: Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball.” The fact that their version of the pop hit brought a totally new dynamic to the original speaks to the depth of this band’s talent — not to mention their propensity for tweaking conventional notions of bluegrass while having a little fun.

As for those “bona-fides,” this band’s got too many to list. Mandolinist Shawn Brock, born and raised in the Appalachian hills of Harlan County, Ky., has performed with some of the top names in country and bluegrass. He’s also a jazz player. His Shotgun Holler co-founder, guitarist/lead vocalist Matt Jones, is an Indiana native who grew up hanging out with, and learning from, many bluegrass greats. They’re supported by bassist/harmony vocalist Rod Lunger (another Kentuckian), banjo player Nathan Treadway (an Indiana farm boy) and fiddler/harmony vocalist Alex Benefiel (an Indiana state fiddling champion).

With producer Jim Van Cleve, they’ve crafted a knockout inaugural that is indeed loaded. On three Jones-penned originals (“I've Got Ramblin’ On My Mind,” “Miners Grave” and “One Lone Tree”) and eight other carefully chosen snapshots of life, they enter rich emotional territory, bringing to life an array of all-too-real characters: truckers, coal diggers, dirt farmers, men facing assembly-line futures … some of whom go off to serve their country — or serve time. The band gets poignant in the waltz-tempo “This Side of the Grass,” a heart-tugging tale of a mourning husband and father, and “One Lone Tree,” reflects on a life that didn’t end up as glamorous as it once looked from a simple Kentucky home.

In songs such as Son Volt’s “Methamphetamine,” Jason Isbell’s “Relatively Easy,” “Clovis Johnson’s Old Red GMC” and the ever-evolving classic, “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It,” they sing of addicts, suicides, moonshine-making reprobates and lonely, hooker-loving men with regrets. Oh, and romancing one moonshine-maker’s daughter. You’ve gotta have a love song, after all even if the title does reference a truck.

With the release of Loaded, Shotgun Holler is ready to fire away.

Loaded track list

“Out In The Parkin' Lot”

“I Hope Heaven Has a Holler”

“My Bucket's Got A Hole In It”

“Methamphetamine”

“Clovis Johnson's Old Red GMC”

“Relatively Easy”

“I've Got Ramblin On My Mind”

“This Side Of The Grass”

“Miners Grave”

“One Lone Tree”

“I Should Have Started Yesterday”

Shotgun Holler on tour
October 17 – Proud Mary Honky Tonk BBQ, Lexington, KY
October 31 – VFW Post 1108, Richmond, IN
November 27 – Roberts Park, Connersville, IN

shotgunholler.com
facebook.com/shotgunholler
twitter.com/shotgunholler
instagram.com/shotgunholler

About Dry Lightning Records
Dry Lightning Records was established to give a broader range of Lonesome Day Records artists their own home while allowing the original label to continue building on its 12-year history in the bluegrass market Founder Randall Deaton now puts as much passion and energy into Dry Lightning Records as he still devotes to the label he founded in 2002. In partnership with Sony/RED Distribution, the label also includes the critically acclaimed acts Girls Guns and Glory and Sarah Borges. Both Dry Lightning and Lonesome Day, incidentally, take their names from the titles of Bruce Springsteen songs.

Contact:
Chip Schutzman
Miles High Productions
PO Box 93157
Hollywood CA 90093
323-806-0400

http://www.mileshighproductions.com

Holman Ranch Tasting Room Celebrates The Holidays

Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus and He Must Drink Wine!

Carmel Valley, CA, September 30, 2015 - At some point it’s going to happen. You’re going to have to attack that Christmas list of yours. It can seem like the holiday season is full of potential wine-related pitfalls: what's the correct bottle to give to your boss? Which bottle would be nice for a dinner hostess gift, and what can you buy for a party? There is better time than now to warm up with a glass of wine at the Holman Ranch Tasting Room. Let our team help you shop for the wine lover in your life and take home a few bottles for yourself. It's one-stop, slightly selfish shopping at its best. How grand!

Whether you are looking to pair wines with Christmas Dinner, share new wines with friends and family at holiday parties or need the perfect wine lover's gift. Let Holman Ranch help you spread the cheer this Christmas.

Give The Gift of Membership
The perfect gift for anyone on your shopping list if the Holman Ranch Wine Club! Your Ticket to Unique Members-only Experiences. There are two levels of membership that perfectly pair with your preferences.

ESTATE CLUB MEMBERSHIP
2 shipments per year / 1 case total
(6 bottles per shipment)

Estate Membership guarantees access to all of our small production wines and is an excellent way to become familiar with our Holman Ranch Estate mountain vineyards. Many of these wines are exclusive to our tasting room and Wine Club and not available anywhere else. In addition to regular event invitations, Holman Ranch will host preferred events and exclusive Members Only release parties on the Ranch and in our wine cave. We offer a Pinot Noir and White option, as well as a Pinot Noir-only option for those who prefer reds.

The Estate Club Membership includes:
• Two week pre-release email notification of wines to be shipped, pricing and expected ship date
• Complimentary tastings for you and up to three guests (maximum of four people)
• Exclusive access to “Wine Club Only” and new release wines as well as our Estate Olive Oil
• Pre-release opportunity to purchase new wines before Tasting Room release
• Complimentary VIP tours of the Holman Ranch Vineyard and Winery, by appointment
• Two free tickets to Holman Ranch’s annual Fiesta de los Amigos
• Preferred reservation status to any wine education or hospitality event (plus discounted Wine Club pricing to many of these public events)
• Holman Ranch wine key as a welcome gift
• Option to customize each shipment to your current varietal needs or budget
http://shop.holmanranch.com/estateclub.aspx
• GRAND ESTATE CLUB MEMBERSHIP
2 shipments per year / 2 cases total
(12 bottles per shipment)

Enjoy the prestige of being a part of an exclusive, limited membership club! A selection of our limited-production Pinot Noirs and/or White wines in each case – an excellent way to build your cellar through regular install- ments of our finest varietals. As an exclusive benefit to the Grand Membership, each member is entitled to a complimentary two-night stay for two in one of Holman Ranch’s hospitality cottages. In addition, all Wine Club shipping charges are complimentary.* Of course, the Grand Membership makes you eligible for all member only events and special invitations to private dinners and barrel tastings with our winemaker in our wine cave. Choose our Pinot Noir and White option or a Pinot Noir-only option if you prefer reds.

The Grand Estate Club Membership includes:
All of the benefits of Estate Club as well as:
• Complimentary shipping on wine club shipments (ground)*
• Enjoy a complimentary two-night stay in one of Holman Ranch’s Hospitality cottages each year (subject to availability)**
• Invitation to private dinners and barrel tastings with our winemaker in our wine cave
• Holman Ranch “welcome” gift: keepsake wine key and a bottle of our Extra Virgin Estate Olive Oil
http://shop.holmanranch.com/grandestateclub.aspx

Enter to Win!
Purchase a membership to give as a holiday gift and you will be entered into a drawing for a complimentary Estate Club Membership for 1 year! One lucky winner will be drawn December 23rd.

Hostess Gifts
It’s that time of year, when parties seem to pop up every night. In need of the perfect hostess gift? Grab a bottle of wine or ask up to put together a custom wine package for you, or have something shipped.

The estate wines of Holman Ranch include: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé of Pinot Noir are the perfect hostess or holiday gift.

Holman Ranch Vineyard and Winery Background:
Located at the north eastern tip of the Carmel Valley Appellation, the family-owned Holman Ranch resides approximately 12 miles inland from the Pacific Coast. Immersed in history and romance, the ranch has not only proven to be an excellent growing location for our vineyards but also for the Tuscan varietal olive trees which have flourished under the temperate climate.

Holman Ranch estate-grown wine varietals are planted on approximately 19 acres of undulating terrain. The wines produced are unfined and crafted to deliver the true varietal of the grape from harvest to bottle. The climate and terroir of the appellation has played a critical part in the success of their wines. The warmth of the inland valley coupled with the cooling marine layer has proven to be an ideal microclimate for the production of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. The vineyards' Burgundy Clones have thrived from the perfect blend of ideal climate, southern exposure and thin rocky soils.

The estate wines of Holman Ranch include: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rosé of Pinot Noir. Carefully hand-harvested, cold pressed and bottled, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil produced from the fruits of our trees has a delightfully distinctive flavor.

Stop by Holman Ranch’s Carmel Valley tasting room at 19 E. Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley to swirl, sip and savor the different complexities of Holman Ranch Vineyard and Winery wines. There is something for everyone (4 varietals in fact), from the full-bodied Pinot Noirs to the light, fruity flavors of our Pinot Gris and lightly oaked Chardonnay. Holman Ranch also offers estate grown and bottled Olive Oil available for tasting and purchase at the Tasting Room.

The Tasting Room showcases the estate wines of Holman Ranch which includes our Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Rosé of Pinot Noir. Carefully hand-harvested, cold pressed and bottled, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil produced from the fruits of our Tuscan trees has a delightful spice followed by a buttery finish.
Tastings are offered daily. A standard tasting includes four varietals. For more information, call (831) 659-2640.

The tasting room is open daily from 11:00 am–6:00 pm and can be reserved for private events. http://www.holmanranch.com/

Holman Ranch Background:
Holman Ranch: Where the Past is Always Present. Tucked away in the rolling hills of Carmel Valley, historic Holman Ranch provides a unique and memorable setting for weddings, special events, family gatherings, corporate retreats, and team-building events. With its charming gardens, stunning mountain views and serenity, this private estate affords old-world charm while providing modern day conveniences. This stunning Property includes a fully restored stone hacienda, overnight guest rooms, vineyards, olive grove, horse stables and more.

About the Wine Caves:
The winery at Holman Ranch, located in The Caves, is completely underground in order to take advantage of the natural cooling and low humidity of the caves. The 3,000-square-foot area maintains a constant temperature of 58-60 degrees Fahrenheit and contains four 750-gallon tanks, four 1,200-gallon tanks, and four open-top tanks that can hold two tons of grapes each. One hundred French oak barrels are maintained year-round. Winery operations such as de-stemming, pressing, fermenting and aging take place in the cool environment of The Caves. Bottling is done directly outside using a mobile bottling line. During harvest, 6 to 8 tons of grapes a day are processed. This may seem a low figure, but harvesting hours are limited to between 7 a.m. to noon on any given day. Grapes are hand picked and loaded into half-ton bins, transferred to the winery by tractor and then moved by forklift to the de-stemmer. White wines take around three weeks to ferment at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and are bottled in February, while red varietals ferment for two weeks and are bottled in early June. All skins, seeds and stems are composted and returned to the fields. Slow months for our winery are June, July and August, with the busiest time being September. The winery produces 3,000-5,000 cases annually.

About The Owners:
Carmel Valley’s iconic steakhouse Will’s Fargo is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Nick Elliott and Hunter Lowder, who also team up to run nearby Holman Ranch, a wedding and special event venue that also produces wine and olive oil. Lowder formerly served as manager of Rio Grill in Carmel, while Elliott is a culinary school graduate. At Will’s, Lowder manages the front of the house while Elliott runs the bar. The couple maintains Will’s Fargo’s reputation as an elite steakhouse and popular locals’ hangout, while also using the property as an off-site option for Holman Ranch guests.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.holmanranch.com/

Wines for a Worthy Cause

Give The Gift of Jarman Wines and Give Back This Holiday Season

Carmel Valley, CA, September 29, 2015 — Toast the holidays with a wine that gives back. By purchasing Jarman Wines you will not only get premium wines, but you will be supporting a worthy cause, finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Jarman Wines, from Carmel Valley's newest winery, make the perfect hostess gifts and party offerings. Even better, each purchase will help to benefit the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). In addition, the winery has opened a tasting lounge in Carmel Valley that offers three levels of wine tasting and three specially themed picnic packages. Gift certificates for the picnic packages make the perfect stocking stuffer.

To honor her late mother's memory, Holman Ranch manager and eldest daughter Hunter Lowder took the best hand-selected estate grapes and created two premium varietals—Jarman Chardonnay and Jarman Pinot Noir—with $1 from each bottle sold going to the ADDF.

Jarman Lowder, Hunter’s mother, grew up in Chattanooga, Tenn., and lived up to being voted “best all around” in high school. She earned a nursing degree, worked as an R.N. and raised three daughters with her husband, Thomas. An active volunteer, animal lover, athlete and enthusiastic traveler, Jarman wanted to spend her golden years making wine with her husband at Holman Ranch, an idyllic piece of property in Carmel Valley, Ca. they purchased to realize that dream. Tragically, Lowder died in March 2011 at age 60 following a long battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Holman Ranch and Jarman Wines have partnered with the ADDF to support research toward treatment and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and to celebrate the life of Jarman Lowder.

“We wanted to honor her, give back and increase awareness,” said her daughter Hunter. “Everything we do here and the reason all this exists is because of her.”

“We appreciate the generous support of Holman Ranch and the Lowder family,” says Dr. Howard Fillit, founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer for the ADDF. “And we are proud that 100 percent of every dollar donated through this partnership will go directly to fund drug research for Alzheimer’s disease.”

Dr. Fillit knew Jarman Lowder personally and was excited by the opportunity to honor her legacy in such a meaningful way.

Give the Gift of a Wine Society Membership:
Enjoy the prestige of being a part of an exclusive membership! Receiving shipments of limited-production Jarman Pinot Noir and Jarman Chardonnay is an excellent way to build a cellar through two special installments of Jarman vintages, Heritage Society and Legacy Society.

Heritage Society
3 Bottles of Chardonnay & 3 Bottles of Pinot Noir each Spring and Fall
• One month pre-release email notification of wines to be shipped, pricing and expected ship date
• Complimentary Cru tastings for a member and one guest (maximum of two people)
• Pre-release opportunity to purchase new wines before Tasting Room release
• Complimentary VIP tours of the Estate Vineyard and Winery, by appointment
• Two free tickets to Holman Ranch’s annual Fiesta de los Amigos
• Preferred reservation status to any wine education or hospitality event (plus discounted Wine Club pricing to many of these public events)
• Jarman wine key as a welcome gift
• Year-round 10% discount on meals at Will's Fargo Steakhouse and Bar.

Legacy Society
6 Bottles of Chardonnay & 6 Bottles of Pinot Noir each Spring and Fall
LIMITED TO 150 MEMBERS
Enjoy all of the benefits of the Heritage Society, plus:
• Complimentary shipping on wine club shipments to a business address (ground)
• Complimentary two-night stay in one of Holman Ranch’s hospitality cottages each year (subject to availability)
• Invitation to private dinners and barrel tastings with our winemaker in our wine cave
• Jarman Wines welcome gift: keepsake wine key and a bottle of Holman Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar.
• Year-round 15% discount on meals at Will's Fargo Steakhouse and Bar.

About Jarman Wines
Jarman’s terroir (a French word that speaks to a wine’s place of origin, its subtle nuances of traceable character, flavor, lineage and integrity) refers to a special place in Carmel Valley — and also to a special woman who inspired a family to bottle the essence of a mother’s spirit. The Jarman label reflects quality, with only the best local grapes used during an artisanal, small-batch winemaking process. Jarman wine uses only 100 percent estate-grown, organic and certified-sustainable grapes. Aged in French oak barrels, Jarman’s vintages are held in limited supply, and are not available anywhere outside their tasting room.

The two varietals include:
#The 2013 Jarman Pinot Noir takes on nuances of warm blueberry pie, cloves and cinnamon that mingle in the nose with oak notes from 10 months in the barrel. The mouth-feel is plump and juicy with overtones of cassis and blackberries.

#The 2014 Jarman Chardonnay features floral notes reminiscent of walking by a parfumerie in France — subtle and pleasant with a hint of earthiness. When serving this wine lightly chilled, rich notes of underripe berries and raw honey will waltz across your palate.

To further honor their mother’s memory, the family has opened a special tasting room in Carmel Valley Village (open noon to 5 p.m., Thurs.-Sun.; or by appointment) next to Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar, the restaurant they purchased in 2014. The tastings will feature full-fledged experiences, including tours and wine education, and each will include a food element that complements the wine. The new Jarman tasting room will provide visitors with three unique experiences: Cru Tasting, Premier Cru Experience and the Grand Cru Experience.

About the ADDF
Founded in 1998 by co-chairmen Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease. It follows a venture philanthropy model, funding promising research in academia and the biotech industry. It’s the only such charity solely dedicated to funding the development of drugs for Alzheimer’s. Since its founding, the ADDF has awarded more than $75 million to fund over 450 Alzheimer’s drug discovery programs and clinical trials in 18 countries. By supporting innovative research projects around the globe, the ADDF increases the chance of finding a cure.

Jarman Tasting Lounge and Patio
18 W. Carmel Valley Road,
Carmel Valley, CA
Website: jarmanwine.com
Phone: 831-298-7300
E-mail: info@jarmanwine.com

About The Owners:
Carmel Valley’s iconic steakhouse Will’s Fargo is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Nick Elliott and Hunter Lowder, who also team up to run nearby Holman Ranch, a wedding and special event venue that also produces wine and olive oil. Lowder formerly served as manager of Rio Grill in Carmel, while Elliott is a culinary school graduate. At Will’s, Lowder manages the front of the house while Elliott runs the bar. The couple maintains Will’s Fargo’s reputation as an elite steakhouse and popular locals’ hangout, while also using the property as an off-site option for Holman Ranch guests.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.jarmanwine.com

Bidology begins National expansion in Arizona. Taking on Angie’s List, Thumbtack, and others that have a “Pay to Play” Mentality

As a small business owner, Adam Younger became increasingly frustrated with paying membership dues, and purchasing credits to apply toward a service request, none of which guaranteed him business.

Gilbert, AZ, September 25, 2015 – As a small business owner, Adam Younger became increasingly frustrated with paying membership dues, and purchasing credits to apply toward a service request, none of which guaranteed him business. As such, he decided to re-engineer the way consumers connect with local service providers. Welcome to Bidology, the new local service marketplace that is taking on Angie’s List, Thumbtack, and others that have a “pay to play” mentality.

Bidology offers a comprehensive bidding platform for consumers looking to hire for services across the home improvement, automotive repair, health and beauty, professional, sporting, entertainment and other applicable categories.

The premise behind Bidology is simple. Consumers log onto www.bidology.com and type a brief description of the service they need completed and upload any relevant information to better explain to request to providers. Before submitting their request, the consumer then enters either a maximum bid amount they are willing to pay for the service to be completed, of they can simply request bids from local providers whose skillset matches their request. Once a service provider is hired, Bidology safely administers the consumer’s payment, and funds are released to the service provider once project is complete, or in milestone payments as mutually agreed upon. With Bidology, there is finally a platform for consumers to tackle their to-do list and stay within their budget.

True to Younger’s vision, Bidology does not charge membership fees or makes service providers apply credits toward a consumer request. Bidology only gets paid when the service provider gets paid, by deducting a small 2% fee from their payment.

“We could not be more pleased with the response since our July 1st Phoenix launch. The market is very hungry for a solution like this; a straightforward approach that empowers the consumer while providing the local business owner a platform to grow their business.” says Adam Younger, Founder and CEO of The Bidology Corporation. “Bidology’s mission is to build local communities by encouraging everyone to shop local. By not charging membership dues or requiring credits to apply toward requests, our service providers receive qualified leads at no charge; and we only get paid when they do! The concept is taking off like wildfire here in Phoenix, and we are truly blessed to be part of this movement.”

Since its July 1st launch, Bidology has enrolled more than 850 local providers awaiting service requests in the Phoenix market. Consumers simply submit their service request to start making connections at no charge. With its Phoenix market launch, Bidology is looking for user feedback so that they can continue to refine the offering in preparation of its national launch, beginning in October. Bidology is the new local service marketplace!

About Bidology:
Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Bidology offers an e-commerce solution that is revolutionizing the way consumers shop for professional services. Focused on growing communities by encouraging consumers to shop local, Bidology empower consumers to stay on their budget by placing a bid for any type of professional services. Service Providers utilizing Bidology receive qualified consumer requests at no charge. Bidology is completely free for the consumer, and only receives payment when the provider does, by deducting a small 2% service fee from their payment. Since its launch, Bidology has enrolled more than 850 local service providers in Phoenix, and plans to seek funding to scale nationally beginning in October. More information about Bidology’s offerings can be found at www.bidology.com.

Contact:
Scott Kelly
Black Dog Promotions
9920 S. Rural Rd., Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-206-3435
http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

Nonprofit Fundraising Startup iPrytaneum to Join Constant Contact's InnoLoft Program

iPrytaneum announced today that they have been chosen to join the Constant Contact, Inc. Small Business Innovation Program, a residency program supporting entrepreneurs and startups.

Cambridge, MA, September 25, 2015 (Straight Line PR) -- iPrytaneum today announced that the company has been chosen by Constant Contact, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT) to join its Small Business Innovation Program, a four-month residency program designed to support entrepreneurs and startups as they solve problems for small businesses. iPrytaneum will join other startup class members in Constant Contact's Innovation Loft (InnoLoft), a 30,000 square foot office space at the company's Waltham, MA headquarters.

"iPrytaneum is announcing that we will be launching the first platform that will level the playing field and promote a nonprofit's voice by providing a space that brings together the public, brands and the nonprofits in a single space. This platform will empower them to launch, manage and measure viral campaigns and innovate as a group rather than individuals," said Joshua S. Raymond, Co-Founder & CEO. "Our organizations share an incredible passion for helping nonprofits succeed, so getting into the InnoLoft program is huge. Having the ability to work with some of the industry's best and brightest to help solve major problems that affect nonprofits in an environment that fosters innovation, creativity and amazing resources - absolute game changer."

The Small Business Innovation Program ( http://smbinnoloft.com/ ) is a first-of-its-kind accelerator program, entirely hosted and run by Constant Contact. It's designed to support entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping small businesses, by building new products, features and services. Twice a year, small classes of startups take up residence in the InnoLoft: 30,000 square feet of lab, test kitchen, play room, business school, safe space, and launch pad for startups to work, dream, test, disrupt, strategize and plan.

iPrytaneum uses an integrated, multi-faceted approach, combining mobile and web applications and digital marketing expertise to create much higher exposure for nonprofit organizations, while helping them run highly engaging challenges and customized fundraising campaigns.

A new YouTube/Google Hangout video about iPrytaneum has been created and can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/vmu5SAKCUYM

"iPrytaneum's participation in the Innovation Program will be a big win for everyone involved," said Andy Miller, Chief Innovation Architect for Constant Contact ( http://www.constantcontact.com/?cc=PR_genRwbst ). "iPrytaneum can leverage Constant Contact's resources and small business expertise; Constant Contact can continue to tap the startup ecosystem for inspiration; and, most importantly, nonprofits will have valuable solutions that provide a free, easy-to-use platform that fully facilitates the fundraising process to help them do more business."

iPrytaneum strives to create the platform that provides a rich multimedia experience. In addition to mobile apps, iPrytaneum will be launching a responsive web app that allows organizations as well as individuals to create challenges, upload and share videos and pictures, and participate in live events run by nonprofits.

More information about iPrytaneum can be found at the company's web site, http://www.iprytaneum.com

Members of the Innovation Program receive a number of benefits ( http://smbinnoloft.com/faq ), including residence in the InnoLoft, $10,000 to spend on marketing activities, access to Constant Contact's official small business focus group Test Drive, and mentorship from the angel and venture communities. Additionally, two startups that show exceptional growth and success during their tenure will be invited to remain at the InnoLoft for two extra months to take further advantage of Constant Contact's resources.

About iPrytaneum:
iPrytaneum is a startup company founded in 2014, and dedicated to providing nonprofits with a unique ability to create fun, easy and exciting opportunities for people to give back to good causes. The company takes the cause-driven social media marketing approach and solidifies it into a concrete, actionable viral marketing strategy that other nonprofit organizations can use to launch similar social initiatives that inspire action, increase supporter engagement and drive meaningful results for their organization.

About Constant Contact, Inc.
Constant Contact introduced the first email marketing tool for small businesses, nonprofits, and associations in 1998. Today, the company helps more than 600,000 customers worldwide find marketing success through the only all-in-one online marketing platform for small organizations. Anchored by a world-class email marketing tool, the Constant Contact Toolkit(tm) helps small businesses drive repeat business and find new customers. It features multi-channel marketing campaigns (newsletters/announcements, offers/promotions, online listings, events/registration, and feedback) combined with shared content, contacts, and reporting; free award-winning coaching and product support; and integrations with critical business tools - all from a single login. The company's extensive network of educators, consultants/resellers, technology providers, franchises, and national associations offer further support to help small organizations succeed and grow. Through its Innovation Loft, C onstant Contact is fueling the next generation of small business technology.

Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Contact:
Brendan Kincaid
iPrytaneum.com
Cambridge, MA
617-913-7002

http://www.iprytaneum.com