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2 Million Hits in January, 2005 Violin Website Develops a Tremendous Following – violinmasterclass.com Created by Kurt Sassmannshaus

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2 Million Hits in January, 2005 Violin Website Develops a Tremendous Following – violinmasterclass.com Created by Kurt Sassmannshaus










(PRWEB) February 6, 2005

The Wall Street Journal says of http://www.violinmasterclass.com, “Not only invaluable to actual violin students, this Web site can be tremendously useful to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of violin technique.” Overwhelming public enthusiasm confirmed the usefulness of the single most comprehensive violin pedagogy website – more than 2 million hits in January, 2005!

Since its high-profile launch at New York’s Le Cirque on September 17th, 2004, http://www.violinmasterclass.com has enjoyed a steady stream of visitors, making it a whopping 7 million hits since its inception! On the press front, the website has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Time Out New York Kids, Germany’s NPR – Bayerischer Rundfunk, and Cincinnati Enquirer, and warmly received by journalists who attended pilot demonstrations in London, Munich, Aspen and New York.

Such a phenomenon is certainly a rare achievement for any classical music education website. But because of http://www.violinmasterclass.com’s comprehensive, communicative and non-profit design, people ranging from a parent in rural China to a six-year-old in Florida can easily use the website for everything they need to know about violin playing.

Subscribers can join the free website’s many forums covering topics from ‘Violin Literature’ to ‘Teen Fiddlers,’ and put in any violin-playing related inquiries directly to Prof. S – Kurt Sassmannshaus. Further benefits include regular newsletters about competitions, performances and community news. To date, there are more than 2,000 subscribers worldwide.

The website looks to serve the global music community with its first translation in Chinese in the immediate future. German and other languages to follow.

http://www.violinmasterclass.com expresses utmost gratitude to Shar Music Products and the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation for their support.

Alongside this project, Professor Kurt Sassmannshaus will inaugurate the first Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, China (July 15 – August 14, 2005). The Academy will provide stellar faculty and comprehensive music training to 80 talented music students from all over the world. The application is now open.

More About Violinmasterclass.com:

The largest and most complete violin master class website in the world received its official launch on September 17, 2004. VIOLIN MASTER CLASS (http://www.violinmasterclass.com) has been created by Kurt Sassmannshaus, chairman of string department at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and son of the renowned German violin pedagogue Egon Sassmannshaus. Offered as a completely free resource, it is the single most comprehensive violin method website ever.

Violinmasterclass.com is a ground-breaking global educational project. It’s the first website that shows the most important principles and techniques of violin playing via streaming media. Just click to see movies that clearly demonstrate motions, right on your computer. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then streaming media, direct from a web site, is worth ten thousand words! Best of all, the site is free of charge to the user.

The templates for the structure implemented for each technique are easily understood and intuitive: definition(s), exercises for different levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), master classes and finally, brilliant performances by Sassmannshaus’s own students at the Starling Preparatory String Project and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

The viewer will be invited to watch lessons and master classes in a progression of difficulty addressing very specific technical skills. The extreme close ups of left or right hand techniques help to clearly show the important elements of each skill. This site is ideal for violinists who wish to learn from a remote master teacher, Kurt Sassmannshaus, with the guidance of his/her own teacher. The site is also a useful resource for teachers, parents, and industry professionals. Even young conductors wishing to learn more detail about violin techniques will find the information valuable.

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DIA Asian Regulatory Conference Facilitates Greater Harmonization Of Regulatory Requirements In Asia Pacific Region

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DIA Asian Regulatory Conference Facilitates Greater Harmonization Of Regulatory Requirements In Asia Pacific Region











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Seoul, Republic of Korea (Vocus/PRWEB) March 14, 2011

DIA, the APEC Harmonization Center, and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), will host the Asia Regulatory Conference: Asia’s Role in Global Drug Development from April 26-28, 2011 in, Seoul, Republic of Korea. This three-day conference is designed to:


         Strengthen cooperation between Asian regulatory authorities and the pharmaceutical industry
         Facilitate discussion on common issues in the regulatory and technical areas in the Asia Pacific region
         Encourage greater harmonization of regulatory requirements in the Asia Pacific region
Session topics include:

         Regional Harmonization
         Update on ICH Activities, Focus on New Activities
         Fighting Counterfeit Medicines in Emerging Countries: Addressing Infrastructure and Capacity Gaps
         Ensuring Quality – Enhance the Approach of Quality Driven by ICH Q8, Q9, Q10, and Q11: What about Practical Implementation?
         Practical Uses of Common Technical Documents (CTDs) in Asia
         Early Clinical Development in Asia
         Late Clinical Development in Asia
         Establishing the Asia Pacific Region as an Important Partner in Global Pediatric Development
         Ensuring Quality: Harmonizing and Optimizing Inspection Approach in the Global Environment
         Ethical Business Practices: Towards Better Marketing Compliance
         Similar Biotherapeutic Products (SBPs) in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges in Regulatory Evaluation
         Electronic Submissions and eCTD as Vehicle to Reconcile Differences in Technical Regulatory Requirements
         Pharmacovigilance: How Do Regulatory Agencies and Industry Work Together to Protect Patients?
         Good Regulatory Practices, Including Assessment Report, Efficient Use of Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CPPs) and Transparency
GCP Site Tour

The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is offering international attendees an opportunity to visit the GCP facilities at Seoul National University Hospital to better understand the current status of clinical trial research in Korea.

“Join representatives from more than 20 Asian and ICH regulatory agencies, as well as industry professionals, will discuss regulatory aspects of ICH, APEC and ASEAN harmonization initiatives, good regula¬tory practices, quality and GMP, global drug development, and pharmacovigilance,” says Program Chair André W. Broekmans, Vice President, Most of World Regulatory Policy & Regulatory Affairs, MSD, The Netherlands.

Register for Asia Regulatory Conference: Asia’s Role in Global Drug Development.

ABOUT DIA

DIA is a neutral, global, professional, member-driven association of nearly 18,000 professionals involved in the life cycle management of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and related health care products. Through our international educational offerings and myriad networking opportunities, DIA provides a global forum for knowledge exchange that fosters the innovation of products, technologies, and services to improve health and well-being worldwide. Headquarters are in Horsham, PA, USA, with offices in Basel, Switzerland, Tokyo, Japan, Mumbai, India, and Beijing, China.

Contact:

Joe Krasowski

DIA

215-293-5812

joe(dot)krasowski(at)diahome(dot)org

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ICANN Passes the Baton on New TLDs at Master of Your Domain? Conference in NYC

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ICANN Passes the Baton on New TLDs at Master of Your Domain? Conference in NYC











Brand TLDs Panel – Master Of Your Domain?


New York, NY (PRWEB) August 07, 2011

With much excitement in the air, the Master Of Your Domain? (MOYD) conference began with keynote Kurt Pritz, SVP of Stakeholder Relations for ICANN. After years of deliberation and debate amongst global stakeholders, Mr. Pritz proudly remarked that MOYD marked the first time that he publicly spoke about the New gTLDs from the other side and that it felt like “passing of the baton” for innovators to now pursue and implement New gTLDs in the opened namespace.

“The horse is out of the barn. The race is on,” declared Jeffrey Hayzlett, of The Hayzlett Group. Mr. Hayzlett echoed other speakers’ contentions that it is moot for brands to question the value of New TLDs since the program is going forward. He concluded that Brand TLDs are a “no-brainer” and that big business should be looking at the generic keywords in their industries as well. Mr. Hayzlett, who is former CMO to Kodak and has been dubbed the “Celebrity CMO” by Forbes, joined MOYD from remote location using Watchitoo, MOYD’s live multistreaming partner.

“I wouldn’t want to be a cheesemaker if Kraft owned .cheese,” remarked special guest, Esther Dyson, of EDventure, and former, founding Chairwoman of ICANN. Ms. Dyson remotely offered balance of opinion as to the value that the New gTLDs generally pose. She stated that she couldn’t see much value in new gTLD’s and that ICANN’s near $ 200,000 price was too high.

After some friendly debate, Ms. Dyson conceded there could be some value with some examples given by moderator, Paul Farkas, Esq., such as with City TLDs and perhaps TV Networks using them to market and build communities around its shows. However, she still pointed to the high costs, finding CocaCola.com just fine at the cost of a few dollars versus .Coke and/or .CocaCola at $ 185K+

“New York City is ready to file its City TLD when the [New gTLD] process opens up next year,” announced Michael McMahon, Esq., also from Herrick Feinstein, LLP. Counselor McMahon is a former Deomocratic Congressman and New York City Councilman.

Industry leaders from Afilias, Neustar, Verisign, Dot Brand Solutions, Aus Registry, Dot Asia Organisation, and Donuts, Inc., discussed their respective experience in the space, technologies, clients, goals, strategic partnerships, user base, and predictions.

Mike Davies, from Verisign, raised expectations for the first application window next year, predicting that there will be over 1,500 applications.

Roland LaPlante, CMO of Afilias, passionately introduced the various TLDs presently utilizing Afilias’ back-end support, stating that his company was created to provide technical solutions for New TLDs.

Ken Hansen, of Neustar, discussed his company’s new Brand Assurance program, as well as the many successful TLDs run by Neustar today, including .Us and .Co.

Edmon Chung, CEO of Dot Asia Organisation, gave an especially enlightening presentation on .Asia, the Asian market, and the import of Internationalized Domain Names, IDNs.

CEO of DotBrand Solutions, Ben Crawford, surprised everyone by bringing Seinfeld ‘Master Of Your Domain’ T-Shirts in celebration of the event and the times.

Several New gTLD ventures gave enthusiastic presentations concerning their imminent applications, including DotGreen Community (.green applicant), Big Room, Inc. (.eco applicant), dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. (.berlin applicant), and Dot Gay, LLC. (.gay applicant). .NYC pioneer and neighborhood advocate, Thomas Lowenhaupt, was present as well.

Wendy Seltzer, Esq. and Barry Werbin, Esq. rounded out discussion about the application process in raising principles of underlying legalities, cost, and trademark issues.

Fittingly, co-host and moderator, Mr. Farkas, read two quotes from legendary Professor and Author, William J. Mitchell that are particularly applicable to the imminent New TLD namespace. This is “an invitation to design and construct the City of Bits (capital of the twenty-first century)…with this new element turn[ing] classical categories inside out and reconstruct the discourse in which architects have engaged from classical times until now.” “This vast grid is the new land beyond the horizon, the place place that beckons the colonists, cowboys, con-artists, and would be conquerors of the twenty-first century. And there are those who would be king.” (William J. Mitchell, City of Bits; E-Topia).

Master Of Your Domain? (“MOYD”) was was produced and co-hosted by iBreakfast’s, Alan Brody, and Smart TLDs’, Paul Farkas. The livestreamed video and speaker presentations will be posted on iBreakfast soon.

MOYD was sponsored by Neustar, Afilias, Verisign, Dot Green, Herrick Feinstein LLP, Definition 6, and Watchitoo.

About iBreakfast

The monthly iBreakfast meetings, started in 1997, are the longest continually running digital media strategy events delivering the latest trends and issues in the industry. iBreakfast reaches over 20,000 Tri-state NY digital media executives through emails, Facebook. LinkedIn and Twitter. The monthly Club meeting showcases the Digital Media’s movers and shakers in the context of the entire technology marketplace. That means the Breakfast Club will feature the people behind breaking news and the technologies about to make a difference. @iBreakfast

About Smart TLDs

Smart TLDs, LLC., is a strategy, consulting and marketing group specializing in New TLDs for brands, cities, industry associations, public interest groups, and entrepreneurs. @AllSocialTV

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Interactivity Marketing Launches Digital Hotel

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Interactivity Marketing Launches Digital Hotel













Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) April 18, 2012

Interactivity Marketing, a full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in Myrtle Beach, SC is proud to announce the launch of Interactivity Hotel Marketing, a division that will focus solely on providing advertising and marketing services for hotels and hospitality clients.

Interactivity Marketing will continue to offer services to non-hotel clients, allowing Interactivity Hotel Marketing to take over the agency’s current hotel and hospitality clients as well as new clients that are seeking hotel marketing services.

“We’re excited about the launch of IHM,” said Gary Henderson, President of Interactivity Marketing. “Hotels and hospitality clients have been a large part of our business for a while and we decided that it was best that we begin a separate division to best address the needs of this specific industry.” In just the first quarter of 2012, the agency generated over one million dollars in revenue for its pay-per-click marketing clients, many of whom are hotels.

Interactivity Hotel Marketing will provide the following services to clients:

Web Design and Development

Search Engine Optimization

Pay-per-Click Marketing

Mobile Websites

Digital Reputation Monitoring

eCRM (Electronic Customer Relationship Management)

Email Marketing

Social Media

Media Buying

Public Relations

Brochure Design.

About Interactivity Hotel Marketing

Interactivity Hotel Marketing, a division of full-service marketing agency Interactivity Marketing, provides advertising and marketing services for over 40 hotels nationwide including well-known historic boutique hotels, Florida Keys resorts, and numerous four-star properties. In addition, Interactivity Hotel Marketing handles aspects of digital marketing for the historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo, a Historic Hotel of America located in Chattanooga, TN and for the Wyndham Rio Del Mar, located in Puerto Rico. Interactivity Hotel Marketing is also the agency of record for Charlestowne Hotels, one of the largest and most well-known hotel and hospitality management firms in the nation.

About Interactivity Marketing

Headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Interactivity Marketing is a fully-integrated digital advertising and marketing agency that provides branding, print, web design and development, search engine and social media marketing, and marketing strategy services to clients across the nation. Regarded as one of the fastest growing digital agencies in the southeast, Interactivity Marketing continues to win business and break new ground by implementing quantifiable, measurable, and innovative creative marketing solutions and strategies for its clients.









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Spanish Schoolhouse Language Immersion School Expands as Populartiy Grows – Additional Schools to Open in Grapevine/Southake and North Dallas

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Spanish Schoolhouse Language Immersion School Expands as Populartiy Grows – Additional Schools to Open in Grapevine/Southake and North Dallas










Coppell, TX (PRWEB) March 23, 2006

Spanish Schoolhouse Inc., a company providing Spanish language immersion programs announced today that it is opening two new schools in Grapevine/Southlake and North Dallas to meet growing demand. They are currently enrolling for the Grapevine/Southlake and North Dallas schools with classes starting in August. Spanish Schoolhouse offers Spanish language and culture programs designed to teach and develop preschool skills using the Spanish language. Children receive a preschool education and acquire the Spanish language.    

“We’ve had great success with our schools in Frisco and Coppell and now we have parents asking us to start programs in areas close to them,” states Vicki Kelly, Spanish Schoolhouse Director & Co-Owner. In addition to our Spanish Schoolhouses in Frisco, Coppell, Grapevine/Southlake and North Dallas, we plan to continue to grow and open new locations in the Metroplex in the future.”

The Spanish Schoolhouse is a part of a trend towards a growing English/Spanish bilingual population. The Spanish Schoolhouse is unique in that it offers language programs to preschool and school-age children in an immersion environment, the most effective way to teach language.

Children enter the Spanish Schoolhouse preschool at age two and are immersed in the Spanish language and culture during the school day until they move to kindergarten. In addition, the Spanish Schoolhouse also offers bilingual kindergarten at their Frisco and Coppell locations. There are learning opportunities for older children through after school classes and summer camp. Adult classes are also offered.

“Research proves the best time to learn additional languages is while children are young…From birth to age 12 or 13 there is a ‘window of opportunity’ where it is easier for children to acquire languages because their brains are pre-wired for language development,” states Kelly. This ‘window of opportunity’ is what our program takes advantage of.”

“Having native Spanish language speakers as teachers is a key element of our programs. Students are learning Spanish the right way with the correct dialect and accent”, says Kelly. “From the beginning, the children speak Spanish without an English accent. It is amazing.”

“I feel so fortunate that my son has the opportunity to learn Spanish in the immersion program. It is very apparent that learning another language will make his world larger and richer in countless ways,” says Stacy Hallon, mom to three year old student, Nicholas (see photo attached).

Informational coffees are being held on various dates at the Spanish Schoolhouses of Grapevine/Southlake and North Dallas. Public and media are invited to attend. The Spanish Schoolhouse – Grapevine/Southlake will be located at the Abundant Life Church, 1520 Wall St., Grapevine. The Spanish Schoolhouse – North Dallas will be located at the Dallas Bible Church 15765 Hillcrest Rd., Dallas.

About Spanish Schoolhouse

Spanish Schoolhouse is a language immersion school that offers unique Spanish language and culture experiences to children and adults. A variety of learning opportunities are available including preschool, kindergarten, after school, summer camps, adult classes, parent’s night out and birthday parties. For more information call 972-462-1100.

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Math Software Usability Reaches New Heights with Maple 16

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Math Software Usability Reaches New Heights with Maple 16











Maple helps analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems quickly, easily, and accurately.


Waterloo, Canada (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

Maplesoft™ today announced a major new release of its flagship product, Maple™, the technical computing software for mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. With Maple 16, Maplesoft introduces new tools and techniques in its Clickable Math™ collection, setting new standards for ease of use in mathematical software and providing new, innovative ways to explore mathematics.

In Maple 16, Drag-to-Solve™ and Smart Popups join palettes, interactive assistants, context-sensitive menus, tutors, and other Clickable Math tools that provide a point-and-click interface for solving, visualizing, and exploring mathematical problems. With Drag-to-Solve, users can solve equations step-by-step, simply by dragging individual terms. They can also explore expressions to deepen their understanding of the problem and determine the next steps in the solution. Smart Popups instantly show mathematical identities, plots, factorizations, and more for the highlighted expression, helping the user choose the next operation to perform.

The interface is only one of the many areas of Maple that were enhanced in Maple 16. Substantial improvements were made across the entire product in mathematical algorithms, visualization, programming language, engineering tools, documentation, education features, authoring tools, and more. Highlights include:

    Important enhancements to visualization, including a smart plot view that automatically focuses on points of interest.
    Significantly faster performance on both core Maple operations and calculations using multiple cores and multi-threading.
    World-leading algorithms in differential equations and computational physics that are beyond the reach of any other software system.
    Over 100 new Math Apps to provide insight into concepts from math, statistics, physics, and finance.
    New statistical algorithms and visualizations.
    New functionality to support programming and application development.

“The new Clickable Math tools in Maple 16 represent a significant leap forward in the evolution of Maple,” says Dr. Laurent Bernardin, Executive Vice-President and Chief Scientist at Maplesoft. “This release sets a new standard in math software usability, offering users everything from incredibly intuitive point-and-click tools to a highly-sophisticated programming language, so they can effectively take advantage of over 5000 mathematical functions in Maple 16.”

Dr. Amir Khajepour, Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and Executive Director, WatCAR (Waterloo Center for Automotive Research), is a long time advocate of Maple. He is excited about the improvements in Maple 16. “I use Maple in many different ways, from developing components of bigger projects that perform difficult, large-scale calculations, to interactive explorations, visualizations, and report writing. With significant advances in its math engine, performance, interface, programming, and other areas, Maple 16 has a lot to offer me in all my activities.”

Maple 16 is available in English and Japanese, with language pack extensions available for French, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Greek, Hungarian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

About Maplesoft

Maplesoft™, a subsidiary of Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. in Japan, is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things.

Maplesoft’s core technologies include the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine and revolutionary physical modeling techniques. Combined together, these technologies enable the creation of cutting-edge tools for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation.

Engineers, scientists, and mathematicians use Maplesoft products to enable them to work better, faster, and smarter. The Maplesoft product suite includes Maple™, the technical computing and documentation environment, and MapleSim™, the high-performance, multi-domain modeling and simulation tool for physical systems.

Maplesoft also introduced a fundamental shift in technical education through its Clickable Math™ and Clickable Engineering™ initiatives which deliver powerful mathematics through visual, interactive point-and-click methods. The idea behind this shift is to create technology that allows students and teachers to focus on the concepts, not the tool.

Maplesoft’s customers include Ford, BMW, Bosch, Boeing, NASA, Canadian Space Agency, Canon, Motorola, Microsoft Research, Bloomberg, and DreamWorks, covering sectors such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, defense, energy, financial services, consumer products, and entertainment. Over 90% of advanced research institutions and universities worldwide, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy, have adopted Maplesoft solutions to enhance their education and research activities. Visit http://www.maplesoft.com to learn more.

About Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd.

CYBERNET SYSTEMS in Japan provides world-class solutions and services in the CAE and IT areas. For more information, visit http://www.cybernet.co.jp/english/









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Violin Website Develops Tremendous Following with 26 Million Hits Since Inception

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Violin Website Develops Tremendous Following with 26 Million Hits Since Inception










New York, NY (PRWEB) December 1, 2005

The Wall Street Journal says of http://www.violinmasterclass.com, “Not only invaluable to actual violin students, this Web site can be tremendously useful to anyone with an interest in the mechanics of violin technique.” Overwhelming public enthusiasm confirmed the usefulness of the single most comprehensive violin pedagogy website – more than 26 million hits since its birth in September 2004.

Since its high-profile launch at New York’s Le Cirque on September 17th, 2004, http://www.violinmasterclass.com has enjoyed a steady stream of visitors, many of whom have become loyal users. On the press front, the website has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Time Out New York Kids, Germany’s NPR – Bayerischer Rundfunk, Japan’s Sarasate Magazine, and Cincinnati Enquirer, as well as warmly received by journalists who attended demonstrations in London, Munich, Tokyo, Aspen and New York.

Such a phenomenon is certainly a rare achievement for any classical music education website. But because of http://www.violinmasterclass.com’s international, comprehensive, communicative and non-profit design, people ranging from a parent in rural China to a six-year-old in Florida can easily use the website for everything they need to know about violin playing.

Subscribers can join the free website’s many forums covering topics from ‘Violin Literature’ to ‘Teen Fiddlers,’ and put in any violin-playing related inquiries directly to Prof. S – Kurt Sassmannshaus. Further benefits include regular newsletters about competitions, performances and community news. To date, there are 12,180 subscribers worldwide.

The website expands to serve the global music community with its Chinese translation now complete. German and other languages to follow.

Violinmasterclass.com expresses utmost gratitude to the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation for their support.

Alongside this project, Professor Kurt Sassmannshaus successfully unveiled the first Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, China (July 15 – August 14, 2005). The Academy provides a stellar faculty and comprehensive music training to 80 talented string students from all over the world. Major journalists from Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada and United States commended the Academy on its unique approach (with a focus on solo repertoire), bona fide efforts to build the much-needed bridge between the Chinese and international music communities, as well as well-organized care for participants. For more information, please visit http://www.greatwallacademy.org.

More About Violinmasterclass.com:

The largest and most complete violin master class website in the world received its official launch on September 17, 2004. Violin Master Class (http://www.violinmasterclass.com) has been created by Kurt Sassmannshaus, chairman of string department at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and son of the renowned German violin pedagogue Egon Sassmannshaus. Offered as a completely free resource, it is the single most comprehensive violin method website ever.

Violinmasterclass.com is a groundbreaking global educational project. It’s the first website that shows the most important principles and techniques of violin playing via streaming media. Just click to see movies that clearly demonstrate motions, right on your computer. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then streaming media, direct from a web site, is worth ten thousand words. Best of all, the site is free of charge to the user.

The templates for the structure implemented for each technique are easily understood and intuitive: definition(s), exercises for different levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced), master classes and finally, brilliant performances by Sassmannshaus’s own students at the Starling Preparatory String Project and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

The viewer will be invited to watch lessons and master classes in a progression of difficulty addressing very specific technical skills. The extreme close ups of left or right hand techniques help to clearly show the important elements of each skill. This site is ideal for violinists who wish to learn from a remote master teacher, Kurt Sassmannshaus, with the guidance of his/her own teacher. The site is also a useful resource for teachers, parents, and industry professionals. Even young conductors wishing to learn more detail about violin techniques will find the information valuable.

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Pitusa Fashion Summer Collection Goes Viral

Posted by on April 8, 2012 1 comment

Pitusa Fashion Summer Collection Goes Viral










Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

Pitusa is a boho-chic, eco-friendly fashion line for teen girls and women based in Miami, Florida. It draws on cultural- fusion designs and peace themes.

The Inca-fusion collection, evolving since 2010, is pushing the fashion market forward into new boundaries. It blends high quality and comfort within a globalized cross-cultural frame. Blueprints like the Inca abaya, Peace tank – with the Salaam-Shalom motto for peace in the Middle East – the eco trackies and other garments are quickly going viral.

Pitusa’s line features alpaca fine hair and Pima cotton, two of Peru’s textile gems, as well as recycled plastic bottles. “With the eco trackies made of recycling, you can cut by half the carbon footprint of your sportswear,” said Pitusa’s founder, Clara Lago.

Clara (25), American of English-Spanish parents, who graduated from University in International Relations in 2010, explained how she embarked on the fashion business: “On the day I stepped out of University, I thought of looking for a job in fashion. One month later, l realized that creating jobs rather than my looking for one is the type of attitude that will pull us out of the crisis…I always had strong inclination for fashion and saw a niche for colorful, comfortable, and affordable clothing .. So, I said to myself, I open for business tomorrow.”

The Summer Collection 2011 includes new creations such as the Long backless dress, Polka dotted hot pants, Romper, Neon maxi skirt, Inca kimono, Mini backless dress, Kaftan w/ bollitas and Inca bikini, among other designs. Meanwhile, the Inca abaya and mini-skirt and the Peace tank continue to be must-wears actively sought for. You can glace at the Summer Collection at http://goo.gl/rE91y

Clara will be presenting the Summer 2012 Collection in Coral Gables, Florida on Wednesday, April 4th (see time and place at http://goo.gl/h8fLN) and in Notting Hill, London, England on April 6th and 7th (time and place at http://goo.gl/3AS4c)

In less than two years of operations, Pitusa already sells in twenty two countries, directly to individual purchasers by internet store (http://store.pitusa.co.uk/) and at retail, though twenty nine independent boutiques located in the US, Europe and the Middle East (http://www.pitusa.co.uk/findme.html)

Clara Lago’s advice to peers with entrepreneurial drive: “Do not waste time with banks; you may have business talent and be already running at a profit, but all banks are interested in is whether you want a mortgage and can show two years of income as an employee; that mortgage they can unload to Fannie Mae (i.e. the taxpayer) while your business, no matter how promising, would stay in their books. As for the Federal Government’s Small Business Administration, enter its website and you will find yourself at the gate of Kafka’s Castle. Instead, try the shortcut: raise funds from friends and family and microcredit institutions.”

With a smile on her face, Lago added, “Still fresh in my mind is that banker at one of the US top three banks telling me that I will get nowhere with the bank…..the irony was the huge poster behind his desk reading we support small business. I laughed and asked him whether I could take a picture.”

Become a Facebook friend of Pitusa at:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/PitusaUK

CONTACT

Press: press(at)pitusa(dot)co(dot)uk

Sales: sales(at)pitusa(dot)co(dot)uk

General Inquiries: pitusa(at)pitusa(dot)co(dot)uk

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Dutch Communications Announces Commercial Division Project Manager

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Dutch Communications Announces Commercial Division Project Manager










Denver, CO (PRWEB) September 7, 2005 -

Dutch Communications, Inc. today announced the addition of Chris Evans. Evans, a highly sought-after Audio/Video design architect will fill one of the vaunted Project Manager roles within the Commercial Division of Dutch Communications effective today September 7, 2005.

Chris brings more than 25 years experience in the audio/video field with involvement in several regional high-profile commercial projects. Chris was instrumental in the design and installation of the acoustics for the Pepsi Center (sports arena) in Denver, CO, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, US Federal Court House Building, and overseeing the design and installation of audio/video applications in several elite office building tenant finish projects.

“Degreed in Broadcast Electronics Engineering combined with 25 plus years of experience, ranging from design to wiring-custom integrated programming to leading multiple teams for prominent clients, Chris will serve Dutch very well as we grow our commercial business nationally” said Chris Poelma, CEO of Dutch Communications.

Headquartered in Denver Colorado, Dutch Communications, Inc. designs, installs, supports and warranties advanced technologies for the very finest of homes and business’ world wide. To obtain more information on Dutch Communications visit http://www.dutchcommunications.com


or call (303) 713-0700.

PR/Marketing Contact:

Kellerey Lohman

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http://www.fakegrape.com

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Tom James Company Introduces Lessons on Luxury

Posted by on April 5, 2012 1 comment

Tom James Company Introduces Lessons on Luxury











Tom James Exclusive Event


Franklin, TN (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

Tom James Company, the world’s largest manufacturer and retailer of custom men’s clothing, announces they will host seven Luxury Trunk Shows in 2012.

Tom James, which celebrated 45 years in business in fall of 2011, is reacting to renewed interest in luxury menswear. Their business was up 10% in 2011, as well as up 9% in the first 10 weeks of 2012.

“This is clearly an event that offers ‘privileged access’ to those clients who seek a fuller understanding of what goes into making a finely constructed garment,” said Dougal Munro, President of Holland and Sherry.

“It begins with the cloth. And certainly all cloth is not created equal.”

Munro has spent a lifetime in the textiles industry.

“At Holland and Sherry, we literally go from the wool off the sheep’s back to the finished suit,” said Munro. View Video

His company, Holland and Sherry, is known as maker of the world’s finest cloth. He, and Don Deisch of Oxxford Clothes, will present a program entitled “Lessons on Luxury” at these trunk shows. They are designed to explain the craft behind their products.

Oxxford Clothes, of Chicago, IL, is an iconic American brand that creates custom suits for the most discriminating customer. Their product is considered to be a ‘bespoke’ garment.

“There is a lot of talk about ‘made-to-measure’ these days,’” said Todd Browne, President of Tom James Retail, “but there is confusion on what made-to-measure really is.”

“We feel, as the world’s largest manufacturer and retailer of custom men’s (and women’s) clothing, that we owe it to the public to understand the difference,” said Browne. “There is bespoke, custom and made-to-measure. That’s created a lot of interest in learning the real craft of luxury.”

Browne explains made-to-measure is the option just above ‘off the rack.’ Tom James does offer ‘off the rack’ or ready-made products at a lower price point, but as you move up they skip made-to-measure and go straight to custom suits. That’s where a clothier takes measurements and creates a pattern from those measurements. All garments are made from that pattern and the pattern is kept on hand for future purchases.

“Often people think when they purchase made-to-measure they are purchasing custom,” said Browne. “Not true. Typically made-to-measure starts with a stock pattern of that size and makes slight adjustments. A custom garment will take all the client’s measurements into account. It’s a more advanced process and it’s more exacting.”

Tom James also sells a true bespoke garment. “That’s an area of confusion for people, as well,” states Browne. “Some people think any custom garment is a bespoke garment, but that’s not the case.”

“Bespoke means ‘spoken for.’ What distinguishes the construction of a custom garment from a bespoke is that the bespoke garment has the highest level of meticulous detail, particularly achieved by hand sewing. A custom garment is likely to have more machine sewing.”

This insures the greatest possible shaping and suppleness in the finished garments as well as the refinement of style and fit that provides truly luxurious comfort.

An Oxxford Clothes bespoke suit, for example, has over 1000 hand stitches in the lapel alone.

Clients will have the opportunity to see the construction behind a bespoke garment as well as to have the opportunity, through Holland and Sherry, to actually participate in the design of their own fabric or choose from an extensive array of luxurious and exclusive fabrics, some of which are only available at the Lessons on Luxury shows.

“We know there are gentlemen who’ve always wished for a certain color of fabric, in a certain width of stripe or in a certain plaid. We have the capability of doing that.” said Munro. “If a gentleman wants the finest of bespoke garments, why not also allow him to choose the most exclusive cloth, one of his own design?”

What makes this offering unlike others is the fact Tom James owns all its tailoring facilities and factories. “Being vertically integrated,” said Browne, “means we have more options than any other custom clothier. We offer more fabrics, more options, plus we have the ability to manage the crafting process every step of the way.”

There are seven cities chosen to participate in these shows, including Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia, and New York. Schedules will be posted at http://www.tomjames.com in the coming weeks. Though these events are invitation only, interested parties can contact Michele Stephens, Director of Marketing at m(dot)stephens(at)tomjames(dot)com for more information.

Tom James operates 105 offices in 36 US states and 5 countries, internationally. It owns and operates 3 worsted woolen mills, 8 tailoring facilities and factories and is proud to say 80% of its finished clothing products are made in the USA.

For more information, consult http://www.tomjames.com.





















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