RFID Journal LIVE! 2012 to Feature Four Preconference Seminars and Five Workshops

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

RFID Journal announced today that four preconference seminars and five workshops will be offered to attendees at RFID Journal LIVE! 2012 (http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/live), the planet’s premier conference and exhibition focused on radio frequency identification (RFID) and its many business applications.

This year’s LIVE! event will be held on Apr. 3-5, 2012, at the Walt Disney Planet Swan and Dolphin alternative, located in Orlando, Fla. The preconferences and workshsops?covering RFID’s use for energy, health care, IT, warehouse and supply management, and security, privacy and legislation, as well as NFC technology, RFID Journal University, the Item-Amount Retail and Apparel Workshop, and the Item-Amount Supplier Workshop?will all take place on Apr. 3.

RFID in Energy?Open in partnership with the Oil & Gas RFID Key Group, this preconference will focus on end-user case studies and the benefits that RFID could provide to chemical, gas and oil firms, as well as the challenges that must be overcome to achieve such benefits.

RFID in Health Care?This preconference will feature leading health-care providers and early adopters sharing real-planet case studies revealing the business benefits of RFID.

RFID for IT Professionals?Sponsored by Academia RFID, this seminar will clarify how to build a complete software architecture and the various architecture and product choices that an IT inventor faces in building and deploying a successful logic.

NFC Workshop?This one-day workshop preconference seminar clarifies how companies can use Near Field Communication (NFC) to enhance products and the consumer shopping encounter.

Item-Amount Retail and Apparel Workshop?In this workshop, attendees will hear about the benefits of employing RFID to track individual items, and how to achieve them?plus, attendees will obtain an update about the VICS Item Amount RFID Initiative, which is helping to develop standard ways of deploying the technology and best practices.

Item-Amount Supplier Workshop?This workshop is designed to quickly bring persons new to RFID up to speed, by providing all of the in rank necessary to start tagging individual garments, including tagging options, administration serialized data and more.

RFID for Warehouse and Supply Management?Sponsored by Academia RFID, this seminar will introduce participants to RFID applications in supply and warehouse management, as well as how to build a working RFID portal for automated receiving and supply tracking.

Security, Privacy and Legislation?In this preconference, sponsored by Revere Security, attendees will gain a comprehensive overview of the governmental climate, as well as detailed in rank about how to secure RFID systems.

RFID Journal University?RFID Journal?s most well loved preconference seminar is designed to provide persons new to radio frequency identification with the foundational knowledge necessary to start understanding how RFID can be applied to solve specific business problems.

?These seminars and workshops add an extra dimension to the education program at RFID Journal LIVE! 2012,? said Mark Roberti, RFID Journal?s founder and editor. “Attendees can get additional in-depth in rank and culture experiences. I?m especially satisfied to host a Security, Privacy and Legislation preconference this year, as these topics are becoming increasingly vital as consumers buy products containing RFID tags.?

In addition, LIVE! 2012 will feature four industry-specific and four amount-of-expertise conference tracks, as well as quick-track training, the RFID Journal Awards, and two co-located events: IEEE RFID 2012 and The AIDC 100: RFID and Bar-Code Co-existence?Lessons Learned From AIDC Technology Adoption. In addition, the conference will offer exhibits and demonstrations conducted by the industry’s leading technology firms.

For more in rank, visit http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/live.

About RFID Journal

RFID Journal is the leading source of news and in rank regarding radio frequency identification (RFID) and its many business applications. Business executives and implementers depend on RFID Journal for up-to-the-minute RFID news, in-depth case studies, best practices, strategic insights and in rank about vendor solutions. This has made RFID Journal the most relied-upon and respected RFID in rank resource, serving the largest audience of RFID choice makers worldwide?in print, online and at face-to-face events. For more in rank, visit http://www.rfidjournal.com.

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Richard Grehalva, Author, Speaker, Trainer and Recognized Consultative Sales Expert, to Present March 9, 2012 at World Sales Forum in Bogota, Colombia

Birmingham, Alabama (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

Richard Grehalva, author of Unleashing the Power of Consultative Selling, will share his presentation ?Culture How to Have a Consultative Mindset? at the Planet Sales Forum, March 9, 2012 at the Sheraton, Bogota organized by America Empresarial.

Grehalva will discuss the history of sales techniques and where we are now. His presentation will define what a consultative mindset is and the techniques to use in understanding the customer?s problem or identifying the customer?s needs. He will then clarify how to integrate a consultative approach into existing sales practices. The presentation will conclude with Grehalva?s five principles of change management to maximize the accomplishment of sales professionals.

?What is the point of offering a key, if you do not know what the problem is or the results your customer wants?? says Grehalva. ?Understanding and using a consultative approach to selling is necessary to compete in today?s challenging market,? Grehalva added.

Grehalva will be joined by four international speakers. To view the lineup, agenda and to register for the event visit http://www.AmericaEmpresarial.com.

About Rich Grehalva International, Inc.

Richard Grehalva is a recognized industry expert on persuasion and influence for making a consultative mindset in sales, leadership and life. As an author, trainer and motivational speaker he has positively impacted thousands of people and organizations worldwide. He also successfully developed a trademarked sales methodology called ?Sales Mapping: The Process of Connecting the Dots and Winning Customers for Life.?

He transformed an exceptional social class in senior executive leadership roles in companies throughout the planet (over 20 countries) into leadership consulting for operations, sales, marketing, business development, project management and change management.

He is a Master Practitioner NLP, a Certified Trainer for Accelerated Actions Change, is trained in the Language and Actions Profile, is a member of the Experts Industry Association and is a Compression Plotting facilitator. He also incorporates the teaching philosophy of his father Greywolf, a Native American elder and teacher into his programs. To maintain his competitive spirit, he is an award winning racecar driver and sometimes includes his live video feeds from the track to illustrate his points in motivational speaking programs.

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SummitCove Sponsors 2012 Yeti Chase 5k and 10k Races on January 28th

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Keystone, CO (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

SummitCove Vacation Rentals will sponsor the Annual Yeti Chase for the 2nd year in a row. The 5k and 10k Yeti Chase is place on by Racing Underground, and will take place on Saturday, January 28th on the West side of city Denver at the Bear Creek Lake Park.

The Yeti Chase will span 2,500 acres with a amalgamation of flat surfaces and rolling hills in each race. The race offers plenty of entertainment for participants and observers alike. Persons participating in the race will receive a in memory shirt, goody bag, hot chocolate and post-race snacks.

Look for the Yeti in his SummitCove hockey jersey and be sure to snap a photo with him. Persons who enter a photo in the SummitCove contest will be eligible to win a free summer stay in Keystone. Simply have a photo taken with the Yeti on race morning, and then tag the photo on the Peak Cove Facebook page no later than noon on Thursday February 2nd to be entered to win.

The winner will be announced on the SummitCove and Racing Underground Facebook pages the week after the race. The Yeti Chase photo contest winner can reserve Keystone lodging at anytime between April 15 and October 15, 2012. This is the perfect time to delight in a getaway to the mountains, with miles of trails, climbing, biking, shopping, fishing, and more!

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Alpine Shop Wins 2012 National Retailer of the Year Award; Named Nation?s Top Store for Growth of Outdoor Sports

St. Louis (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

In a presentation in Salt Lake City, Utah, Alpine Shop ? a St. Louis-based independent outdoor recreation retailer ? expected the 2012 SNEWS/Backpacker Magazine National Retailer of the Year Award for Growth of Outdoor Sports. This award goes to the business that performed the best job in the nation at introducing people to the planet of outdoor sports during the 2011 calendar year.

?I didn?t get into this business to get rich. And let me tell you, I didn?t,? joked Alpine Shop owner Russell Hollenbeck upon receiving the award. ?Getting people outdoors is why we do this. It?s behind all we do.?

During the 2011 calendar year, Alpine Shop, long known for its emphasis on empowering customers to get outdoors, enrolled nearly 4000 registrations for 275 educational, experiential or entertainment programs designed to teach or showcase 13 uncommon outdoor disciplines including paddling, cycling, wilderness first aid and backpacking to name just a few.

Alpine Shop?s vision as a company is to see ?Generations Transformed Through Discovery Outdoors.? Persons five words have driven the retailer to really grant itself over the past 37 years to the ?Growth of Outdoor Sports? in St. Louis and the Midwest because of the physical, emotional and spiritual changes that the outdoors can bring to every individual.

?We believe that experiencing the outdoors changes people for the better,? said Lisa Hollenbeck, co-owner of Alpine Shop. ?It brings people a better understanding of themselves and what they can accomplish. It?s more than that, though. Look at the races this past year. The outdoors also give everyone a chance to have a lot of fun.?

The ?races? refers to Alpine Shop?s most noticeable effort of the past year in the nonstop development of the Off-Road Racing League. Consisting of a total of five mountain bike races and four trail runs held at Castlewood State Park in St. Louis, the League brought in a total of nearly 1200 registrations – including over 200 newcomers and kids.

For video on this series of races, please visit http://offroadracingleague.com/media/videos/

About Alpine Shop

Alpine Shop started life in 1973 as a small climbing shop. Today, through its three locations in Kirkwood, Chesterfield and Columbia, Mo., it serves nearly every type of outdoor enthusiast?be they backpackers, campers, cyclists, hikers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders or climbers?with a friendly and knowledgeable staff, cutting edge products and a wide variety of how-to clinics for all activity levels. For a complete list of programs, please visit http://alpineshop.com.

About the SNEWS/Backpacker Magazine Retailer of the Year Awards

On Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, during an awards celebration at the Red Door in Salt Lake City, Utah, SNEWS?, Backpacker Magazine and program sponsor Horny Toad flattered six outdoor retailers as recipients of the 2012 Retailer of the Year Award, a recognition given annually to outdoor retailers who symbolize the spirit of entrepreneurship and who serve as visionaries for the outdoor market and leaders of the communities they serve. SNEWS President Michael Hodgson, Backpacker Editor in Chief Jonathan Dorn, and Horny Toad CEO Gordon Seabury will formally award one finalists named the title of ?Retailer of the Year? and five other retailers are flattered as best-in-class in the following categories: Online Retailer, Community, Growth of Outdoor Sports, Sustainable Business and Youth Involvement.

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GBK (GBK PRODUCTIONS) Honors The Nominees and Presenters of the 2012 Golden Globe Awards with a Private Gift Lounge

Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2012

GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company featured its luxury gifts, services and charity fundraising on January 13th & 14th on the rooftop of the L?Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills.

GBK, the recipient of multiple BizBash Awards for ?Best Gift Bag,? will present to its private list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an opportunity to delight in an elite background with gifts, beauty services and hors?derves while tending to its charitable causes.

GBK?s sponsors include a wide range of creative, luxurious and select companies who will share their products and accomplishments with industry tastemakers and celebrities while giving back to a greater causes such as poverty and education.

Sponsors included:

Crizal?- No-Glare Lenses Designer Sunglasses with Crizal SunShield? No-Glare Lenses. Brands include Fendi, Prada, and Burberry.

Sandra Brooks Collection- Handcrafted one-of-a-kind gemstone and treasure jewelry for men and women, making juxtapositions of organic elements and glitz, present and traditional, casual and formal elegance.

Air Pacific- will be giving a round trip ticket for two for all Nominees and Presenters to FIJI. They will be staying at one of the exclusive 5 Star Island Resorts, including: Yasawa Island Alternative and Spa, Vomo Fiji Island Alternative, or Tadrai Fiji Island Alternative.

5Star Responder- is a first-of-its-kind wireless, portable device that is an simple, well-located, and affordable way to better protect yourself or persons closest to you, at home or on the go. By simply pressing the button on the Responder, users are immediately connected to highly-trained Certified Response Agents who will identify them and their location, conference in family or friends, dispatch 9-1-1 emergency services, access a nurse, or provide any additional help, if needed.

Adult Chocolate Milk – is a premium, pour-and-serve vodka-based cocktail with a unique taste and retro-chic appeal that was launched in 2009 by busy moms and lifelong friends Tracy Reinhardt and Nikki Halbur.

AquaHydrate- Purified and refreshing, AquaHydrate is uniquely fortified and engineered to replenish the body another way than traditional bottled water. Raised to an alkaline pH of 9+, and then fortified with electrolytes and minerals it is the WATER FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. Gifting gift certificates for 1 year supply of AquaHydrate water.

Beyond The Rack- is North America?s premier online shopping club, offering men and women top designer brand clothing, accessories, beauty, home d?cor and consumer electronics up to 70% off retail. Gifting clothing for men and women by some of Beyond the Rack?s fantastic brands including Dex, Coupe, Triple 5 Soul, and My Tribe.

Bota Box- are premium, award winning wines in 3L box and 500ml tetra pack, well-located, portable and environmentally friendly packages.

Bread Basket Cake Company- Chocolate fudge and French vanilla cream filled dessert topped with a raspberry.

Ajinomoto North America, Inc.- Glysom? is a safe, effective, scientifically-proven and doctor-distributed nutritional supplement for deeper, sounder and more satisfying sleep without morning drowsiness* that leaves you fully refreshed for the day ahead.

Earths Berries – An environmentally friendly, organic cleaner that helps keep your whole home sterile and safe

eos? Products- Highly moisturizing, delightfully packaged skin care products, including lip balms, hand lotions, body lotions, and chip cream.

essie- Silver branded cosmetics bag with 2 luxe effects shades and a essie branded emery board.

Exclusive Sedan Service- A gift certificate value $ 100 for chauffeured luxury ground moving which can be used anywhere in the LA metro area.

Centerville Pie Co.- A Centerville Pie Company signature Chicken Pie made with over a pound of chicken meat, covered in savory gravy & wrapped in a hand-rolled flaky crust.

Cocopotamus Chocolate- Handmade Cocopotamus dark chocolate fudge truffles.

DNA Imprints- A canvas print transformed from a celebrities DNA and married to stunning colors.

G Wear- Assorted, hand-sewn, one of a kind woman?s tee shirts and scarves with design appliqu?s made from recycled tee shirt materials.

Glymed Plus ? Advanced Aesthetics- The GlyMed Plus FOR MEN Essentials Travel Kit & DNA Reset Face & Neck Cream.

Haan Therapeutics- Latest innovation in Anti-Aging skin care.

HAYARI PARFUMS- HAYARI COUTURE of Paris will be gifting a bottle of their hand numbered “one of a kind? perfume “Only for Her” for the celebrity guests.

Macadamia Natural Oil- Stylish canteen shoulder bag containing Healing Oil Behavior, Deep Repair Masque, Rejuvenating Shampoo and Oil infused comb, all you need to quench your hair needs.

Mojo Boost International/Gentech Pharmaceutical- Mojo Boost & Mojo Chill; PhenTabz, weight loss pills; quick, effective, safe weight loss.

NVEY ECO- A collection of high performance, long lasting pure organic makeup, formulated without the use of chemical ingredients such as petrochemicals or synthetic fragrances.

Q Handmade- Custom jewelry specializing in hand-stamped necklaces.

RevitaLash ADVANCED- Newly formulated RevitaLash ADVANCED; eyelash conditioner that lengthens and thickens eyelashes. Introducing a new hair product; Hair by RevitaLash a conditioner that gives you thicker and fuller hair. Also RevitaLash Mascara and Perfect Primer that helps mascara adhere better to eyelashes and enhances eye color.

Robert Graham- Presenting X Collection by Robert Graham, the newest men’s sportswear line by Robert Graham.

Sparkling ICE- Naturally flavored sparkling mountain spring water, zero calories with essential vitamins and antioxidants.

SnapSac- Stylish bags were provided by SnapSac, an exciting new line that transforms the common grocery store essential into a stylish multi-purpose tote.

TC? Intimates- Today?s shapewear for todays activities, work, play or an evening out. Shaping that leaves you looking sleek, smooth and comfortable. TC Intimates.

The Artisan Group- an elite collective of over 700 small-business entrepreneurs, showcased a broad spectrum of specialties including handcrafted jewelry; spa and bath products; designer stationery; purses and totes; iPhone sleeves, hand-poured candles; journals; illustrations; and fine art photography.

The Comphy Co.- The chosen favorite for micro-fiber bedding; by leading resorts, spas and celebrities nationally.

The Fresh Diet- Free trials of premium healthy at-home meal delivery service.

Tweezerman- Preview of the new Fashion Color Slant Tweezer – in Geranium (launching in May) and their beloved ProCurl Curler.

VIE? magazine- VIE magazine is a high-gloss lifestyle publication focused on celebrating fascinating people, places, and thoughts through the written word. Gifts from VIE magazine include a complementary winter issue of the magazine, a VIE t-shirt, and a VIE by Bare Skin athletic towel whose high absorption, quick drying properties, and light weight make it perfect for all recreational activities. One celebrity will also receive a $ 2,800 vacation to exquisite Alys Beach on Florida’s Emerald Coast.

Voskos Greek Yogurt & YoGreek- Award winning Greek yogurt presenting YoGreek which is a mix of tasty Voskos Greek yogurt & crunch!

DJ Rick Rock & DJ eTunes entertained guests with their beats and latest hits.

This season’s GBK Gift Lounge is filled with premium sponsors, supporting celebrities and a wealth of media which will once again support ?excellent will? while enjoying a right Hollywood encounter. “GBK will be making a donation to Clinton Comprehensive Initiative for this event and a community education fund in FIJI.? Stated- Gavin Keilly, CEO of GBK Productions.

ABOUT GBK:

GBK, formerly GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Twisted in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company?s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that small extra something into the Gifting Lounge background, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more in rank on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO), Carla Domen (VP)

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Mexico Yoga Retreat in March 2012 at Haramara ~ Vinyasa Yoga at the Beach with Rosemary Garrison

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 10, 2012

Rosemary Garrison’s annual Spring Mexico yoga retreat is taking place once again in the gorgeous beach and jungle landscape of Sayulita, Mexico.

Yoga students from all over the U.S. and abroad bring their Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar and other yoga backgrounds to practice under the gentle warmth and peaceful serenity of coastal Mexico, leaving behind the cold Winter months for the Mexico beach. The Spring yoga retreat is an opportunity to study and practice with a much-loved San Francisco yoga teacher, as well as to connect with other students from uncommon practices and backgrounds.

The Mexico yoga retreat in 2012 will be for seven days and seven nights, at the spiritual refuge of Haramara Retreat – an enchanted location nestled within one of the most gorgeous coastlines by the side of the Pacific. Known by many yoga students and retreat visitors as “a refuge for the soul,” Haramara provides the luscious backdrop of gorgeous ocean landscapes and a vast, tropical jungle – providing for the enrichment, healing, nurturing and encouragement of the yogic spirit.

Retreat amenities include palm-thatch cabanas with generous beds with hand-woven sheets and single, double, triple, and dormitory stylishness rooms. Three healthy, tasty meals will be served daily, and there will be opportunities for exploration beyond the retreat perimeter – including surfing, trail climbing, kayaking, and horseback riding.

Each day of the retreat will include a morning and an evening Vinyasa Flow yoga class followed by teachings around the purpose, philosophy, and power of the practice both historically, and within the perspective of present lifestyles. The yoga classes will be preparation for daily meditation both for persons students with a meditation practice, as well as for persons yogis who are interested in beginning meditation. Instruction will be available for all interested.

Featured in the New York Times Travel Section and Food & Wine Magazine, Rosemary’s yoga retreats are considered some of the most replenishing and healing weeks of the year by her yoga students, who have traveled from cities all over the country to attend, including New York, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, and many others.

To learn more or to submit a retreat application, Contact Rosemary Garrison Yoga.

About Rosemary Garrison:

Rosemary’s yoga journey started with the Mysore Ashtanga first series taught by renowned Ashtanga yoga teacher Tim Miller, with whom she has studied extensively. Years later, further exploration into yogic movement and practice guided her to Vinyasa Flow yoga classes where she found the dance of Vinyasa liberating, gorgeous, and alive. She then started practicing with an array of talented teachers within the yoga flow lineage – Max Strom, Dharma Mittra, and Shiva Rea. After a Yoga Alliance Certification, a teacher training with David Swenson, and a myriad of other trainings, she started teaching yoga in 2004 and has taught yoga full-time ever since. Rosemary is RYT 500 Yoga Alliance certified.

In addition to leading retreats and teaching her weekly yoga classes, Rosemary teaches private yoga in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as corporate yoga for businesses.

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NPD Study Looks At How Consumers Shopped For Holiday 2011 And How It Sets The Stage For 2012

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Port Washington, NY (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

According to the results of a new study released by The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, women were more frugal and more thrifty then men in their costs for celebration gifts this past season.

When questioned if they cut back on the amount they spent, and if they cut back on the number of gifts they bought a greater percentage of women cut back then men. When questioned if they bought items on sale, shopped in less expensive stores and bought more practical or thrifty gifts again a higher percentage of women answered ?Yes.?

SEE CHART: Did you do any of the following during your celebration shopping?

?We had been seeing a decidedly frugal mindset in the female consumer in the earlier part of 2011,? said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc., ?and based on these results it would appear that women have held to that through the celebration season?

How did men and women evaluate this year?s promotions compared to last year?s? The study?s results showed that both genders felt that this celebration season?s ?sales? were better than last year?s.

The majority (close to 40 percent) of both men and women told NPD that this year?s sales were much or a small better than last year?s. A small more than one third of men and women said that the ?sales? were about the same. Approximately 10 percent of both genders said the sales last year?s sales were much better.

?Sales played a huge role in celebration this year. Retailers used door-busters, special sales, discounts, and discounts on top of discounts to lure the consumer in and it worked,? said Cohen, ?But it also ?front biased? celebration sales and that made celebration look excellent on the surface posting higher dollar volumes but ultimately it will challenge margins.?

Retailers looked for new ways to interact with consumers this celebration. NPD?s study questioned consumers about their cell phone or smart phone usage during their celebration shopping. The most often cited reason that both men and women said they used their phones during the celebration season was to ?research a product.?

See Chart: In which of the following ways, if any, did you use your mobile/smartphone during this celebration season?

?I reckon it is becoming clear that there is a growing market for this kind of consumer engagement,? said Cohen, ?While the 4 percent of consumers that told us they used smart phones to make a buy doesn?t sound like a lot, remember it was less than a decade ago that only 3 percent of consumers told us they shopped online,? noted Cohen.

This year the item most often expected as a gift was an apparel item with 49 percent. The second most often expected item was a gift card. Thirty-four percent of men said they expected a gift card and 42 percent of women said they did. The third most expected item was an electronic item with approximately 20 percent of both men and women saying they expected that as a gift.

?There just wasn?t a lot of new product out there this year, so people relied on the ?tried and right? to give as gifts,? said Cohen. ?In other non-apparel categories the items that were new or innovative, as a general rule, did very well.?

NPD studies conducted earlier in the season pointed to a lot of self-gifting activity during the early part of the celebration retail season. In this post-celebration study 50 percent of women told NPD they bought something for themselves during the course of their celebration shopping while 40 percent of men said they bought something for themselves.

?Women were the ones that told us they cut back on their costs, cut back on the number of people on their lists and in general were more thrifty in their gift shopping,? said Cohen, ?So they felt more comfortable about rewarding themselves for being so frugal and there were a lot deals that were hard to pass up.?

?As 2012 takes shape we should be on the lookout for more retailers to work with the triggers that compelled consumers to make a celebration buy,? noted Cohen, ?Look for ?new traditions? like extended hours, weekend sales, double discounts and ?indulge yourself? pitches to entice consumers this year.?

Methodology: The NPD Group, Inc.?s post-celebration of consumer?s celebration buying actions was fielded to a statistically representative sample of 2500 U.S. Adults, 18+ through NPD?s consumer panel. The study was fielded from December 27, 2011 to January 5, 2012.

About The NPD Group, Inc.

The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail in rank for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 2,000 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive vital business decisions at the comprehensive, national, and community market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. In rank is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, entertainment, fashion, food, home and office, sports, technology, toys, video sports meeting, and wireless. For more in rank, contact us, visit http://www.npd.com/, or follow us Twitter at https://twitter.com/npdgroup.

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Santa Fe Winter Fiesta at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, Jan. 27-Feb. 5, 2012 Brings 10 Days of Fantastic Concerts, Comedy, Dance, Art, and a Brewfest

Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

SantaFe.com and the City of Santa Fe announce the 2nd Annual Santa Fe Winter Fiesta January 27 through February 5. The fiesta runs 10 consecutive days and includes an array of fun events for everyone — whether you?re a brew festival fan, a music lover, a comedy show buff, a skier, or a foodie. The Winter Fiesta offers an event pass called the 2012 Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass. The passes are $ 10 each and provide discounts to all the Winter Fiesta events. The Winter Fiesta includes multiple events, with music from seven uncommon bands — one of which is a Grammy Award winner — a comedy show, a movie screening about extreme skiing, a brew festival featuring more than 20 New Mexico breweries, an ?Incredible Race?-stylishness scavenger hunt on snowshoes in the mountains above Santa Fe, a salsa dance competition featuring community Latin dance band Nosotros, a reggae music dance party, free horseback rides for Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass holders, an art show, a Santa Fe Valentine race and, finally, a Super Bowl party and concert. All featured events take place at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion. At this year’s Santa Fe Winter Fiesta there is something fun for everyone.

Between Jan. 27 and Feb. 4, Santa Fe Winter Fiesta hotels will offer discounts on hotel stays, spa packages, dining and other services and items. Participating hotels include the following: Inn of the Governors/Del Charro Saloon, Encantado – An Augerge Alternative, Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Water Street Inn, Inn and Spa at Loretto, Hotel Santa Fe – The Hacienda and Spa, Courtyard by Marriott, La Posada De Santa Fe Alternative, Luxx Hotel, Santa Fe Sage Inn, Bishop?s Lodge Ranch Alternative & Spa, Inn at Santa Fe and La Fonda De Santa Fe. Visit the following Getaway Host link to book your stay to save money while attending the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta event.

If you?re a skier with a Santa Fe Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass this is your lucky week. Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass holders will receive a $ 10 discount on daily ski lift tickets from Ski Santa Fe, during the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta. Simply present your Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass at the Ski Santa Fe lift ticket window to receive your $ 10 discount when buying your lift ticket.

?The Santa Fe Winter Fiesta is a fantastic way to encounter the music, food and culture of Santa Fe,? clarified Scott Hutton of SantaFe.com, which produces the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta in association with the City of Santa Fe. ?Between all of the fantastic bands we have lined up for the event, the brew festival, and all the other fun activities, Winter Fiesta is a fantastic Santa Fe destination, for both locals and travelers alike. Here at SantaFe.com we are very pleased to help place on this fun winter event.?

The Santa Fe Winter Fiesta is co-sponsored by The Santa Fe Reporter, Chalmers Capitol Ford Lincoln Mercury, The Agave Lounge at the Eldorado Hotel, Heineken, and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The event is also brought in part by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Century Bank and Sierra Santa Fe Buick GMC. Participating sponsors of the event are community Santa Fe businesses Santa Fe Mountain Sports, The Five and Dime General Store and La Fonda de Santa Fe.

For more details or to buy tickets to the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta visit http://www.santafe.com/winterfiesta/.

About SantaFe.com

SantaFe.com provides Santa Fe and visitors to Santa Fe alike the most contemporary interactive platform for events, music, arts, business, dining and lifestyle. SantaFe.com is a division of Hutton Broadcasting, located at 2502 C. Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

Contact In rank:

Scott Hutton

SantaFe.com/Hutton Broadcasting

http://www.santafe.com

(505) 471-1067 (Media inquiries only, please)

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Want To Make New Year’s Eve Special and 2012 the Best Year Yet? Play the New Year’s Game!

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 28, 2011

Author I. J. Weinstock wants to make everyone’s New Year’s Eve celebration more joyful and meaningful, and 2012 their best year yet. So he’s giving away the New Year?s Game his late wife, Joy, made.

?Joy was a renowned astrologer and spiritual teacher,? Weinstock clarifies. “She made the New Year?s Eve edition of her well loved Trading Secrets game to harness the commanding sense of ‘new beginnings’ everyone feels around New Years. Joy wanted to help people bring in the new year in a fun, yet meaningful way. Knowing that the questions you question determine the quest you take, Joy designed these New Year’s questions specifically to help people bless their past and declare their future. That’s how you start to make the best year you can.?

The author recalled the last New Year’s Eve he spent with Joy. ?At 11:11 p.m. we turned off the music and the thirty or more guests twisted a circle, lounging on couches or sitting on pillows on the floor. Nearly 50 questions about the past year and the year to come were in black and white on pieces of paper and placed in a basket that was passed around so everyone could answer a question. For example:

***What happened last year that made a significant change in your life?

***What happened to you last year that was a complete surprise?

***How did you help somebody last year?

***What situation in your life would you most like to change in the new year?

***How do you intend to make more laughter in the year to come?

In loving memory of Joy, the author is making her New Year’s Game available as a free gift on his website: http://DreaMasterBooks.com/tradingsecrets/.

“Download it,” Weinstock says. “Print out the questions. Cut and fold them and place in a basket or bowl. Then have everyone at your celebration gathering answer a question. It?s a sure-fire recipe for a special time.”

According to the author, the New Year’s Game can also be used as a private meditation. “You can answer these soul-searching and thought-provoking questions privately as a way to take stock of the year that?s passed and declare your intentions for the future to help you make the coming year your best year yet.?

Weinstock will be playing the New Year’s Game with close friends this New Year’s Eve. “Remember?the word ‘question’ and ‘quest’ are related,” he added. “The questions determine the quest. You’ll make your New Year’s Eve more meaningful and 2012 even better if you play Joy’s New Year?s Game.”

Weinstock hopes that people will “spread the Joy” by sharing Joy’s free New Year’s Game with their friends through social media so that a “wave of Joy” brings in 2012. “Joy loved nothing better than a excellent party and I’m hoping that a million people will be celebrating a Joy-filled New Year’s Eve by playing her New Year’s Game. That will get 2012 off to a fantastic start.”

in his memoir, “JOYride: How My Late Wife Loved Me Back To Life,” Weinstock claims that his late wife communicated with him from the Afterlife and led him on an incredible journey to heal his grief. Ultimately, she found someone?a willing medium?through whom she literally loved him back to life. “JOYride” is available from Amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/7kzfb2v.

The author’s late wife, Joy Mitchell Lisker, wrote her own memoir, “LOVE EVER AFTER: How My Husband Became My Spirit Guide,” (http://tinyurl.com/7zj3v7j) which chronicles her conversations with her previous husband, Bob Lisker, after he died. Joy’s daughter, rock star Terri Nunn of the band Berlin, sang the Oscar-winning hit song “Take My Breath Away.” Joy’s stepson, Bruce Lisker, spent 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and was the subject of a recent 48 Hours Mystery episode, “The Whole Certainty.” http://TheLiskerRedemption.com/

Weinstock, who’s been an actor, artist, producer and author, lives in Los Angeles. For more in rank and to hear an in-depth interview on Fox News AM 1130 go to http://dreamasterbooks.com/joyride/

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Champion Oil Announces 2012 ?Winner?s Circle? Racing Contingency Award Program

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(PRWEB) January 06, 2012

?The Champion 2012 Racing Contingency Program will to pay up to $ 1000.00 product reimbursement for every sanctioned National Series Racing Champion,? Mike Reddick, VP of Sales for Champion Racing Oils, announced today. ?Champion will also pay up to $ 500.00 product reimbursement for every sanctioned Regional Series Racing Champion. Cash payouts are based on matching dollars of racer?s total receipts of Champion racing products bought in 2012.?

This aggressive marketing program is designed to link Champion?s top-tier racing lubricants directly to regional and national racers in sanctioned racing events in North America including the All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC), American Sprint Car Series (ASCS), Planet of Outlaws (WoO), United States Auto Club (USAC) and the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).

?There are many other well loved series such as UMP, USCS, IRA, MLRA, NHRA, MARA, and MARS?, added Reddick, ?Champion Racing and Performance products are the choice of champions in racing events nationally. Champion?s 2012 contingency program embraces race teams from dirt track to pavement, circle track to drag racing, and from on-road to off-road.?

For more in rank regarding the 2012 Champion Oil Racing Contingency Award Program visit http://www.championsusechampion.com

Champion Oil, celebrating its 55th year as an industry chief, develops synthetic motor oils for racing. These multi-viscosity motor oils contain high zinc and phosphorous formulas designed to deliver the right balance of chemistry to protect high performance engines, especially persons using flat tappet roller cams operating at high RPM’s and requiring high-pressure valve springs.

These ?purpose-built? stout products contain Champion?s proprietary TVS? (Thermal Viscosity Stabilizer) which extends oil film capacity for better protection at high temperatures. The Champion oils also contain special lubricity modifiers to reduce friction, and unlock the full potential of any engine by providing increased compression, horsepower and torque.

About the company: Champion Brands, LLC, is a globally recognized industry chief in specialty lubricants for over 55 years. Champion also produces and blends over 300 products including fuel, oil, engine additives, and lubricants for the racing, automotive, heavy car, agricultural, industrial, and specialty markets. For more in rank about Champion contact your nearest Champion Distributor, or call Champion at 800-821-5693. Champion Brands, LLC; 1001 Golden Drive, Clinton, MO, 64735 or go to http://www.championbrands.com

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