Series Author Debuts First Single-Title Novel

Iowa, LA (PRWEB) July 10, 2007

Pamela S Thibodeaux, Author of "Inspirational with an Edge!" romantic fiction and The Wild Rose Press announce the release of Thibodeaux's first single-title novel, The Inheritance. Initially released March 27th as an E-book, print copies of The Inheritance hit the shelves on June 22nd.

The Inheritance (ISBN 1-60154-055-8) is about the chance we all long for.the chance to start over.

Widowed at age thirty-nine and suffering from empty nest syndrome, Rebecca Sinclair is overshadowed by grief and loneliness. Her husband has been deceased for a year, her oldest child has moved to New York in pursuit of an acting career and her youngest child is attending college in France. Having spent over half of her life as a wife and mother, she has no idea what God has in store for her now. Will an unexpected inheritance in the wine country of New York bring meaning and purpose to her life and give her the courage to love again?

US Postal worker Raymond Jacobey has been in love with the little widow since he first set eyes on her. A wanderer searching for the ever-illusive soul mate, Ray has never stayed in one place too long. Raised by self-centered, high-power executives, he's longed for the idyllic life of residing in a cozy house in a small town with the love of his life. Will he gain the heart of the lovely widow or will he lose her to the wine country of New York?

While Thibodeaux's debut at publication began with her "Tempered" series, this is her first single-title novel. Initially published as an E-book in March, The Inheritance has climbed to the #1 spot on The Wild Rose Press' "Current Best Seller" list for their White Rose (Inspirational) Line.

The Inheritance as well as Thibodeaux's "Tempered" books, Tempered Hearts, Tempered Dreams and Tempered Fire are available at your favorite bookstore, the publisher's website, and online sources Amazon.com; BAMM.com (Books-A-Million); Waldenbooks.com and (Barnes & Noble) barnesandnoble.com.

For more information feel free to contact Rhonda Penders or RJ Morris of The Wild Rose Press @ http://www.thewildrosepress.com or Mrs. Thibodeaux @ http://www.pamelathibodeaux.com

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Tiger Optics, LLC, the Leading Developer of Laser-Based Devices for Trace Gas Analysis, Announces Completion of its Series B Funding

Warrington, PA (PRWEB) June 14, 2006

Lisa Bergson, CEO of Tiger Optics, LLC, announces that the company has taken in additional financing, led by Expansion Capital Partners, LLC, of New York and San Francisco, on behalf of Clean Technology Fund II, LP, and also including the addition of new funder Georgieff Capital of Germany. This financing completes the companys Series B round.

Tiger Optics designs and manufactures Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW-CRDS) instruments for exceptionally fast, accurate, and highly sensitive detection of trace contaminants in gases. Tiger Optics exclusive worldwide rights to patented technology from Princeton University allows the company to market instruments known for accurate measurement of gaseous molecules in a variety of applications.

Tiger Optics continues to add customers in diverse markets, particularly for process gases used in semiconductor fabrication. Among its over 200 buyers, Tiger Optics counts Samsung, TI, IBM, BASF, Air Liquide, Air Products, Praxair, Linde, GM, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (N.I.S.T.), along with other leading national laboratories, semiconductor fabricators, and gas companies. Going forward, Tiger Optics will continue its expansion into automotive testing and numerous other applications, including process control analytics, environmental sensing, and medical diagnostics.

Ms. Bergson said, The completion of this financing is an important step in continuing Tiger Optics strong growth and expansion into new markets with our award-winning products. We are also extremely pleased to welcome Georgieff Capital as new investors. Their European presence, network and expertise make them valuable partners for our continued international growth. Tiger Optics products are positioned to replace a vast installed base of mature, labor intensive, less accurate, and more expensive gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, and IR spectrometers. Trace contaminant sensing with CRDS is already widely used to reduce waste and to improve process efficiencies. In semiconductor manufacturing, for instance, even minute amounts of moisture contamination can exact hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost wafer production.

Diana Propper, General Partner of Expansion Capital Partners said, We continue to be encouraged by the strong progress made by Lisa Bergson and the entire Tiger Optics team. Sensors are an increasingly important enabler of a broad set of Clean Technologies, and Tiger Optics superior, proprietary platform technology positions the company to continue their rapid expansion into new markets and applications. Tiger Optics products remain unparalleled in terms of their performance, reliability, accuracy, and ease of use.

Nicholas Atkins, Partner of Georgieff Capital, said We are excited about our involvement with Tiger Optics. Lisa and her team have done an impressive job in developing the business, and we are confident this round of financing will enable the company to reach the next level of its development. We look forward to working with the company to help achieve its global growth plans.

About Tiger Optics

Based in Warrington, PA., Tiger Optics, LLC is a world leader in laser-based technology for molecular gas analysis. With expertise in the design, development, marketing and servicing of electro-optic analyzers and components worldwide, Tiger Optics meets customer requirements for rapid and precise diagnostic and analytical devices, as well as process controls. Its research and development efforts focus on laser-based technology, with particular emphasis on Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW-CRDS). Tiger Optics devices address a wide array of markets, from semiconductor manufacturing to petrochemical production and environmental monitoring, among others.

For more information, visit http://www.tigeroptics.com or call:

Jerry Riddle

Tiger Optics, LLC

250 Titus Ave.

Warrington, PA 18976

(800) 641-6478 ext 147

About Expansion Capital Partners, LLC

Expansion Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in expansion-stage clean technology companies. Investment focus areas include: energy, advanced materials, water and wastewater, manufacturing and transportation.

For more information, visit http://www.expansioncapital.com or call:

Bernardo Llovera

Expansion Capital Partners, LLC

90 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10016

(212) 786-7407

About Georgieff Capital

Georgieff Capital is a corporate finance and investment advisory firm with offices in Frankfurt, Munich and London. Georgieff Capital Advisors provides strategic financial advisory services to corporate and investor clients, as well as entrepreneurs. Georgieff Capital Management provides an exclusive platform for sophisticated individual investors and family offices to share information and research, to review and adjust investment strategies and, through Georgieff Capital Investors, to access proprietary private equity investment opportunities.

For more information, visit http://www.georgieffcapital.com or call:

Nicholas Atkins, Frank Bretag

Georgieff Capital

Reuterweg 49

60323 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

+49-69-172893-10

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Samsung Camera Debuts New 10-Megapixel NV Series Digital Still Camera

Secaucus, NJ (PRWEB) July 5, 2006

Samsung is proud to announce the newest addition to their technologically advanced and stylish NV Series, the NV10. This 10-megapixel model features the distinctive styling of the NV Series including an innovative touch pad Graphical User Interface (GUI), a sleek, brushed black aluminum body and compact design. The NV10, measuring just .7-inches thick, includes a Schneider 3x optical zoom lens (35-105mm equivalent), a 5x digital zoom and a large, 2.5-inch color LCD display.

The NV10, a 10-megapixel model, joins the NV Series of digital still cameras featuring unique, slim designs with sleek bodies in brushed black, stainless steel and a trademark Samsung blue ring located around the lens of each model. This premium line was developed after two years of extensive market research, and as a result, feature a revolutionary, easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI) that allows users to easily toggle through menu functions using a convenient touch pad located along the LCD on the back of the camera, instead of the traditional dial located at the top of the camera. For outstanding image quality, the NV10 features legendary Schneider optics.

The NV10 perfectly rounds out the NV Series offering consumers a broad choice of models -- from advanced features like those found in the NV7, to a convergence product like the NV3, to a high-megapixel count like in the NV10, says Stewart Henderson, National Marketing Manager at Samsung Opto-Electronics. The NV10, along with the entire NV Series, is redefining the style and technology in digital still cameras.

The NV10 is equipped with Samsungs state-of-the-art Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR) technology to combat hand shake. The ASR function provides enhanced image clarity by electronically compensating for excess hand shake and improving color in environments lacking

sufficient lighting where the use of the flash is not desirable.

With the touch of a button, the unique technology uses proprietary algorithms to interpret sharpness and color information to deliver an image that looks like it has been taken with the flash. As the flash is disabled, side effects, such as red eye, are prevented.

As with the entire NV Series, the NV10 can record in VGA (640x480) at 30fps, for smoother video and a larger view of the movie on LCD and TV screens. The NV10 also includes a movie stabilizer function that automatically detects and corrects minor lateral and vertical camera movement. For additional control, the continuous video recording function allows the user to pause and resume video recording at any time, while the built-in movie editing function allows users to edit video in-camera. There are also several special effects functions for creative control in-camera, such as Color Effect, Highlight, Photo Frame, Negative and Composite Shot. Color effects include B/W, sepia, blue, green and red.

For crystal-clear images under various shooting conditions, the NV10 features 11 scene modes, including Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow and Text Recognition. Text Recognition, a feature unique to Samsung digital still cameras, allows users to shoot documents such as books, papers and magazines and then extract text from the image taken using the bundled Digimax Reader text recognition software.

The Samsung NV10 has an MSRP of $ 399.99 and will be available in the Fall of 2006.

Samsung Opto-Electronics America, Inc., Secaucus, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., Sungnam Kyungki-Do, Korea. Samsung Opto-Electronics markets a full line of auto focus cameras, zoom and digital cameras for the amateur as well as the professional under the Samsung brand name. CCTV monitors and lenses, motorized zoom lenses, binoculars, observation and security systems, and video presenters are other products in the family of photographic and optical equipment.

The Creative Talent Network (CTN) Launches Mini-Event Series with Animation Filmmakers from France

Burbank, CA (PRWEB) April 23, 2011

Presented by the same organization that hosts the premiere animation talent event of the year in Burbank CA, the CTN animation eXpo

Autography LLC Releases First in a Series of Applications for Digital Media Personalization

St Petersburg, Fl (PRWEB) October 07, 2011

Autography LLC announced today their ebook personalization application is now available for the iPad through the Apple iTunes store. The release ushers in the international use of the companys patent-pending technology for personalizing ebooks and other digital media.

Autographys e-signing technology works across all major eReader platforms and applications. The signature page can be customized with specific background graphics to help brand the author, book series, or a specific event. For in-person book signings, the signature page can feature a picture of the fan with the author, creating a truly personal keepsake. The result is not a separate file, but a personalized page that is unique for each fan and integrated directly into his or her ebook. Fans can also easily post their autographed pages to Facebook or Twitter with a simple touch of a button.

Were very excited about the release of our application. The flexibility of our software combined with the creative power of the iPad creates the best platform for giving authors complete control of ebook personalization, said Autography co-founder Robert Barrett. We appreciate the phenomenal feedback we have received from authors and their fans they have helped us deliver the only system that provides such a rich set of features to produce truly personal ebooks that can be enjoyed on every major ereader device and application.

Autography selected Tampa, Florida based HD Interactive to take their original prototype and develop a robust, integrated system that provides authors maximum creativity with a simple and intuitive user interface. Autography and HD Interactive have partnered in developing additional products that will be announced soon.

Autography is an exciting project for our team, because of the technical innovations in the app and on the web server, according to HDI President and CEO Sean Carey. We've packed in a lot of features while maintaining a simple user interface. The touch writing algorithms have been refined to provide quality signatures. Most importantly, the web server efficiently adds the signature to multiple formats of ebooks.

Download the application from iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autography-bv/id468657951?mt=8

HD Interactive

Founded in 2002, HD Interactive develops online solutions, rich internet applications, and branded games for businesses across a variety of industries. HDI specializes in Adobe Flash, Flex and AIR solutions, Augmented Reality products, and mobile, multi-platform application development for iOS, Android and Blackberry. Today, HDI works with some of the worlds most recognized brands, including Adobe, Disney, Siemens, Hilton, Purina, Duncan Hines, Electronic Arts, Kodak and PWC. (http://www.hdinteractive.com 813-598-9932)

About Autography

Autography LLC is a media technology company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm features a patent-pending method for personalizing digital media that can be enjoyed on a wide-variety of consumer devices. The company was co-founded by author TJ Waters and technology executive Robert Barrett in May 2011. (http://www.autography.com 727-388-1605)

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Free Spirit Publishing Releases Tenth Book in the Award-Winning Toddler Tools Series

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

Free Spirit Publishing presents ON-THE-GO TIME ($ 7.95), the tenth book in the award-winning Toddler Tools series of board books by author Elizabeth Verdick and illustrator Marieka Heinlen. ON-THE-GO TIME was written to help take the hassle out of shopping and running errands with little ones. In the book, toddlers learn simple tools and encouragement to keep moving, cope with the changing scenes, and be super helpers in the car, at the store or library, and on the road. What do they do when theyre on-the-go? Listen, follow along, and even lend a hand. If theyre struggling with transition times, or feeling disappointed or overstimulated along the way, they can take deep breaths to calm down.

The Toddler Tools series offers a fresh look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, giving young children coping skills to ease transition times and handle everyday routines with confidence and cooperation. In ON-THE-GO TIME, MEALTIME, BEDTIME, CALM-DOWN TIME, MANNERS TIME, SHARING TIME, NAPTIME, LISTENING TIME, BYE-BYE TIME, and CLEAN-UP TIME (Free Spirit Publishing, $ 7.95 each), Heinlens signature illustrationsvibrant color interwoven with vintage fabricsare the perfect complement to Verdicks rhythmic text.

Each book also contains a section of tips for parents and caregivers. Here are few tips from ON-THE-GO TIME to keep toddlers moving: