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Technology: Computer

Erik Stromquist Selected As Vice President Of Intel U.S. Channel Board Of Advisors

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CTL's Erik Stromquist - Intel BOA Vice President

CTL | Chromebooks, Chromebox, Chromebook Tablets

The BOA is a great sounding board to provide market feedback, identify new market trends, and represent a voice for the channel. The BOA demonstrates Intel’s commitment to its customers and the reseller channel.


BEAVERTON, Ore. (PRWEB)

CTL announced today that the company’s President, Erik Stromquist, has been named the Vice President of the Intel U.S. Channel Board of Advisors.

The Intel Technology Provider designation identifies preferred providers of Intel technology-based solutions. Having access to exclusive resources and information this helps them recommend and implement high-quality solutions that are essential to customer success.

“I’m honored to be selected in a leadership role on Intel’s Board of Advisors,” says Erik Stromquist. “The BOA is a great sounding board to provide market feedback, identify new market trends, and represent a voice for the channel. The BOA demonstrates Intel’s commitment to its customers and the reseller channel.”

About CTL

CTL has been manufacturing high-quality Chromebooks, Laptops, Desktop PCs, Monitors and Servers since 1989. CTL’s ruggedized Chromebooks for Education, Chromebox’s, and Chromebook Tablets have received accolades from noted tech publications like PC Magazine and CNet. CTL’s Manufacturing, Sales and Support teams are all located in the United States and Europe. CTL is a Google Education Premier Partner and an Intel Technology Program Platinum Partner. For more information about CTL®, please visit http://www.ctl.net.

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Technology: Electronics

Trade Facilities Services Offers Comprehensive Electrical Testing to its Customers to Avoid Penalties

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The electrical testing by Trade Facilities Services starts from £90 and one can contact them to get EICR testing or landlord EICR reports based on their requirements.


LONDON (PRWEB)

Trade Facilities Services is the leading electrical safety certificate provider in London and Essex area. They provide all kind of electrical safety certificates after thorough electric testing and fixing by their qualified electricians. To avoid any regulatory penalties, they are offering electrical testing to meet supervisory standards.

According to UK law, it’s a compulsion for landlords or owner of an HMO or commercial property to get electrical certificate in order to lease out their property. Getting electrical certificate is necessary for all the landlords and failing to get implies to the penalty of £5,000 or imprisonment of six-months. Trade Facilities Services electrically test domestic and commercial properties. The authorised electricians carry electrical testing to check any possible major security risk that may occur due to ill-working of any electrical appliances. They carry both Fixed Wire Testing and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).

To protect buildings and assets from fire and electric shocks, electric testing identifies any potential risks and electricians takes necessary safeguarding actions. Periodic electric testing by Trade Facilities Services electricians provides –

  • Detection of electrical circuits in case of overloading.

  • Information about any possible electrical shock risk and fire hazards.

  • Identification of any defective electrical circuits.

  • Highlighting the lack of earthing and bonding.

Trade Facilities Services electricians are certified electric technicians; they check the premises on condition of the electrical appliances against the UK standard for the safety of electrical installations, BS 7671 – Requirements for Electrical Installations (IET Wiring Regulations). In the UK, in case of insurance companies, it is obligatory for all the clients to get electric testing within a time limit else the insurance of their insured property gets invalid.

After electric testing, the technician issues a report called EICR – Electrical Installation Condition Report that states the condition of electrical appliances covering every aspect of regulatory standards. This ensures that the safety measures have been taken and the property is electrically safe. Thus, there will be no chance of getting penalised.

The electrical testing by Trade Facilities Services starts from £90 and one can contact them to get EICR testing or landlord EICR reports based on their requirements. To get detailed information electrical testing, one can visit the official or contact their sales line at – 0203 637 1446.

About the company:

Trade Facilities Services is an electrical testing company that provides (EICR) Electrical installation condition reports. These are otherwise known as Electrical Certificates, Electrical Installation Certificates and Electrical Reports. Trade Facilities Services covers London and Essex and provides all electrical testing in these areas. These include Fire alarms emergency lighting and PAT Testing. All Electricians are registered with NAPIT or the NICEIC and are fully insured and qualified. Trade Facilities Services works on both Domestic and Commercial properties and covers all landlord electrical certification requirements. All EICR reports can be delivered on the day if required and appointments generally only require 24 hours’ notice.

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health and fitness

Regular Checkups and Good Dental Hygiene Habits can Keep Candy from Causing Scary Cavities Year-Round, says Elegant Dentistry

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Vigilant dental hygiene habits can make the difference when even grownups may inevitably indulge in that second cup of sugary coffee or midnight ice cream snack.


MARINA DEL RAY, Calif. (PRWEB)

October 29 article on WFLA offers the post-holiday suggestion that eating post-Halloween candy – or candy at any time when more than usual is being consumed – is best done near other meal times, as this is when saliva production is at its peak. In doing so, the sugars and acids found in candy are more likely to be neutralized, significantly reducing the chances of developing cavities and other dental ailments. Of course, the article also points out that one night of candy binging probably will not ruin teeth, but constant snacking can be a serious threat. Marina del Rey-based dental center Elegant Dentistry says that individuals should always try to limit their consumption of sugary or acidic foods and beverages, but that vigilant dental hygiene habits can make the difference when even grownups may inevitably indulge in that second cup of sugary coffee or midnight ice cream snack.

The dental center says that with so many world-class restaurants and dessert specialty shops in and around Los Angeles, it can be challenging to avoid food and drinks that are harmful to teeth. However, the clinic notes that by maintaining proper dental hygiene habits and not skipping appointments for preventive general dentistry, patients are far less likely to develop dental ailments. One of the worst things a person can do to their teeth, the clinic adds, is to eat or drink something sugary or acidic right before falling asleep, without taking care of their teeth first. The clinic explains that this allows those sugars and acids to go virtually unchecked throughout the night where they can maximize their potential damage.

Elegant Dentistry also notes that knowing how to brush properly can be just as important: most patients are unaware that they should wait between 15 and 30 minutes after eating, or drinking something acidic, for the enamel on their teeth to re-mineralize before brushing. Brushing before this period can actually damage teeth. The dental center says that patients should also floss in between their teeth to remove plaque and bits of food from hard to reach places. Finally, a mouth rinse further removes any remaining food particles while sanitizing a person’s mouth, the center notes.

With all of that in mind, the clinic notes that great dental habits must also include professional assistance from time to time. Even the most vigilant among us can suffer from a multitude of dental ailments; so visiting a dentist for checkups is of prime importance. Elegant Dentistry notes that a professionally trained dentist can spot ailments before they start, even before they start causing problems for the patient. Visiting the dentist for a regular checkup can go a long way towards safeguarding a patient’s clean and healthy smile.

Readers can find out more about all of Elegant Dentistry’s services by visiting their website at https://elegantdentistry.net/ or by calling (310) 827-2792.

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Industry: Healthcare

Benefits Science Technologies Founder Dimitris Bertsimas Awarded the INFORMS President’s Award and Prestigious John von Neumann Theory Prize.

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Dr. Dimitris Bertsimas, Boeing Professor and co-director of the Operations Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-founder and Chief Scientist at Benefits Science Technologies (BST), has been recognized by INFORMS, the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancements in operations research, and analytics to improve operational processes, decision-making, and outcomes.

Dr. Bertsimas received two honors from INFORMS, the President’s Award and the John von Neumann Theory Prize, for his work in the development of optimal classification (OCT) and regression (ORT) trees for prediction and prescription with and without hyperplanes. These advancements in the science are driving the next generation of machine learning methods to provide state of the art performance in predicting future risk.

Applied to the healthcare decision space through the BST platform, this enables consultants and employers to model “what if” scenarios for plan configuration, including stop-loss and supplemental plan design, and deliver timely, customized business intelligence, tailored to the specific healthcare needs of the group, empowering decision-makers to maximize every healthcare dollar.

“The two Informs awards are the latest recognition of Dimitris’ lifelong pursuit of applying advanced analytics to better the world,” said Stephen Sofoul, MBA, CEO & President. “His industry-leading work in the areas of predictive and robust analytics is the driving force behind BST’s unique capabilities in health plan optimization, disease prediction, risk scoring, underwriting, re-tiering, and reporting. We are proud to call him a friend and partner. Congratulations Dimitris!”

About Benefits Science Technologies

Founded in 2012, BST is recognized as a world-leading research and applied science team, applying advanced analytics and Robust Optimization to complex health insurance decisions, providing data analytics software/analysis to employers and consultants to help manage the risk of self-funded health plans.

BST’s team of 7 Ph.Ds. combine world-class technical knowledge and practical financial experience to improve the connection to data, empower optimal decisions to control costs, and improve quality of care for plan members. One of the powerful and unique features of the platform lies in its ability to provide prescriptive recommendations. BST’s Health Plan Optimizer designs optimal health plan configurations while obeying overall premium, business quality, and other plan owner-specified criteria. BST is headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX.

About the INFORMS President’s Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize and thereby encourage, important contributions to the welfare of society by members of our profession at the local, national, or global level. Achievements suitable for this recognition may be in technical or scientific education or in paid or voluntary consulting or management (commercial, academic, governmental, or nonprofit). The accomplishments honored need not have been documented by personal execution of formal or informal OR/MS studies, but could have been reflected in support or promotion of OR/MS efforts. The award is given each year at the National meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The award is a framed certificate with a brief citation.

About the John von Neumann Theory Prize

The John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. The award is given each year at the INFORMS Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. Although the Prize is normally given to a single individual, in the case of accumulated joint work, the recipients can be multiple individuals.

The Prize is awarded for a body of work, typically published over a period of several years. Although recent work should not be excluded, the Prize typically reflects contributions that have stood the test of time. The criteria for the Prize are broad and include significance, innovation, depth, and scientific excellence.

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Business: Insurance

Car Owners Can Easily Obtain Cheaper Premiums For Car Insurance If They Follow The Next Tips

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“Obtaining cheaper car insurance is not that hard. There are several clever methods any driver can apply in order to save money on car insurance”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that presents several methods drivers can use in order to get lower car insurance rates.

For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/how-to-get-cheap-premiums-for-auto-insurance/

The main reason for shopping online is to obtain the lowest car insurance deal possible. However, policyholders that own only the minimum required coverage can be put in a difficult situation when an accident happens. In many cases, the minimum coverage is not enough to cover all the expenses. That’s why policyholders should get more than minimum coverage, and then try to lower their premiums.

To get lower car insurance rates, policyholders should follow the next tips:


  • Drive a safe car. One important factor that can affect the price of insurance is the safety rating of a vehicle. Drivers that are planning to buy a new vehicle should check what vehicles are considered safe and, thus easier and cheaper to insure. Drivers can check the safety ratings of vehicles by going to websites of IIHS and NHTSA. Policyholders can also improve the safety rating of their current vehicles. There are numerous aftermarket safety devices that can make a car safer. However, drivers should contact their insurers, before installing any safety devices, and ask them what safety devices are approved and how much they can save on insurance.

  • Enroll in a defensive driving course. In these courses, drivers will learn how to better identify road obstacles and how to avoid them. Also, they can improve their driving skills and learn new safe driving techniques. Graduating a defensive driving course will make the insurance company provide a discount that usually is 10% of insurance costs for the next 5 years.

  • Bundle policies. One effective way that can help policyholders to save money on car insurance, is to combine all the available policies to one insurer. Besides saving money on insurance, bundling policies can be convenient, as policyholders will have one contract with one carrier for all of their insurance needs.

  • Obtain a low mileage discount. Insurance companies consider that drivers that spend less time in traffic are less likely to be involved in accidents. For this reason, they encourage drivers to drive less by offering a substantial low-mileage discount. To qualify for this discount, drivers will have to drive fewer miles than a certain limit that is different from one provider to another.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Business: Executives

Millennium Trust Introduces New Leadership Roles and Expands Product Offerings in the Third Quarter

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OAK BROOK, Ill. (PRWEB)

Millennium Trust Company, LLC (“Millennium Trust”), a leading provider of retirement and institutional solutions, finished the third quarter of 2019 with $27.4 billion assets under custody in more than 1.3 million accounts. The firm was recognized by Inc. Magazine as #2034 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S., jumping 1,000 spots in one year.

Earlier this quarter, the firm welcomed Erik Beck as Chief Growth Officer to deliver innovative solutions for the retirement and investment industries, develop and expand relationships and continue to grow the business. Mark Jung joined the firm’s board of directors to provide new talent and expanded expertise on the board.

“We are very pleased to see continued positive results throughout 2019 as we head into the fourth quarter,” said Gary Anetsberger, CEO of Millennium Trust . “We owe our continued growth and evolution to our strong relationship with our clients, which inspires us to provide innovative solutions and the highest levels of service.”

As part of the firm’s commitment to increasing access to retirement savings options, Millennium Trust introduced its Workplace Savings Solutions, which provides simple and cost-effective IRA-based alternatives to 401(k) plans. In conjunction with Workplace Savings Solutions, the firm developed the Retirement Savings Selector Tool for Small Businesses as a free, easy and completely agnostic way to help small employers and advisors find the right retirement savings option.

Retirement Services also continued its mission to help Americans better prepare for retirement through its automatic rollover IRA product, the industry-accepted solution for reconnecting missing 401(k) plan participants with their retirement savings. To date, the firm has implemented more than 105,000 agreements with plan sponsors and has opened more than two million rollover IRAs.

“In my 40 plus years in the industry, I have seen ideas, opinions and solutions regarding how to help Americans save for retirement shift many times,” said Terry Dunne, Managing Director of Retirement Services. “What is widely agreed on today is that many Americans are unprepared for retirement. There is still much to be done in the industry, and I feel optimistic and excited about what Millennium Trust is doing to prevent leakage from the retirement system and increase access to retirement savings options.”

Institutional Custody Services ended the third quarter with $13.7 billion in fund assets under custody in more than 500 private and public funds. The firm also continues to focus on building its self-directed IRA and alternative assets business, which has grown 21 percent year-to-date versus the same period in 2018. The team demonstrated its expertise in delivering specialized custody solutions for alternative assets, with almost 18,000 unique assets under custody at the end of the quarter.

About Millennium Trust Company®

Millennium Trust Company is a leading provider of specialized retirement and institutional custody services with more than 1.3 million accounts holding over $27 billion in assets. We are committed to the evolving needs of individuals, employers, advisors and retirement services partners and empower clients with trusted expertise, exceptional service and access to a wide range of solutions. Whether clients are managing corporate retirement assets, running a business or wanting choice beyond traditional asset options, we provide flexible and digital solutions to support our clients’ success.

Millennium Trust Company performs the duties of a directed custodian, and as such does not provide due diligence to third parties on prospective investments, platforms, sponsors or service providers and does not sell investments or provide investment, legal, or tax advice. For more information about Millennium Trust Company, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Millennium Trust Company® and Above and Beyond Custody® are registered trademarks of Millennium Trust Company, LLC in the United States.

© 2019 Millennium Trust Company, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Health

Uniform Advantage Collaborates with AdventHealth

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Advent Team Members

Team members were able to try things on, feel the different fabrics, see the styles and test the pockets

These events are extremely convenient for team members to attend and are an excellent way to enhance program adoption and compliance.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB)

Uniform Advantage (UA), was selected as the exclusive uniform provider to support AdventHealth, one of the nation’s largest faith-based health systems, as it underwent its brand transition from Adventist Health System. The contract award kicked off a massive program implementation process – from product selection to fitting events to uniform delivery. The scope of the new uniform program included more than 45,000 team members, in both clinical and non-clinical roles within the organization, spanning across dozens of facilities nationwide including hospital campuses, urgent care centers, home health and hospice agencies, and nursing homes across the AdventHealth footprint.

“Having a partner with experience in this space and that has done this with multiple organizations of different scale is helpful as you’re going through a pretty significant transition,” says Olesea Acevedo, chief human resources officer for AdventHealth. “It was great to be able to have Uniform Advantage as a partner to help us along this journey to make this a much easier process than we had initially anticipated.”

To meet the ambitious timeline for the project, UA hosted on-site mobile stores at AdventHealth locations in Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia and Texas. The events were designed to expedite the fitting and order placement process, while reducing disruption and time away from the bedside.

“Using our retail expertise, we were able to create an efficient, personalized shopping experience for AdventHealth team members,” commented Corey Heller, executive vice president of business development for Uniform Advantage. “We believe onsite mobile fittings are the keystone to a successful program implementation. These events are extremely convenient for team members to attend and are an excellent way to enhance program adoption and compliance.”

Each mobile store offered the full range of approved products, in all available sizes. Team members were provided a guided, personalized shopping experience and given the opportunity to order at the event.

“One thing we wanted to do was give our team members the opportunity to really be hands on with the new uniform program. Team members were able to try things on, feel the different fabrics, see the styles and test the pockets,” said Anthony Vera Cruz, director of culture integration for AdventHealth. “UA offered a very turnkey and seamless approach that made the process and experience easy for our team members.”

Uniform delivery is underway and expected to be completed in December 2019.

For more information on Uniform Advantage’s uniform programs, visit http://www.uniformadvantage.com or UA Corporate Solutions.

Watch the video to learn more about the AdventHealth onsite fitting events.

About Uniform Advantage                                     

Uniform Advantage has represented style, quality and, above all, customer satisfaction for more than 30 years. As the first division of UA Brands, the chain was launched with a single South Florida store in 1985. Today, the company operates 29 retail locations in key markets across the U.S.; e-commerce and print catalog divisions; plus designs and manufactures its own proprietary healthcare apparel lines. The company’s corporate office is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a distribution center near Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more at http://www.UniformAdvantage.com or by calling 800-283-8708.

About AdventHealth

With a sacred mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth is a connected system of care for every stage of life and health. More than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care. A shared vision, common values, focus on whole-person health and commitment to making communities healthier unify the system’s 50 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout almost a dozen states. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth.

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Technology: Computer

Open Road Brands Streamlines Complete Corporate Financial Reporting on Cloud Using Orbit Reporting and Analytics

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We evaluated 7 tools including Domo, Adaptive Insights, as well as Excel based products, and found Orbit to be the most complete and user friendly solution. The fact that Orbit offers a Cloud based reporting platform with integration with NetSuite made the decision unanimous – Matt Pfannensteil, CFO


ALPHARETTA, Ga. (PRWEB)

Open Road Brands, a US-based manufacturing and distribution company serving retail customers in North America, has selected Orbit Reporting and Analytics software to streamline its financial reporting needs.

“We evaluated seven different reporting products including Domo, Adaptive Insights, Hyperion, as well as Excel based products, and found Orbit Reporting and Analytics to be the most complete and user-friendly reporting package. The fact that Orbit offers a fully managed, SaaS reporting and analytics platform with integrations with multiple ERP applications including NetSuite, made the decision unanimous.” said Matt Pfannenstiel, CFO of Open Road Brands.

“Given Open Road Brands’ extensive use of NetSuite ERP applications for our entire procurement, sales, distribution and financial accounting operations, it was critical for any reporting software to be easy to use and flexible to meet the reporting needs of users from various business functions. After a thorough analysis, we were convinced that Orbit Reporting and Analytics not only met our immediate reporting needs but gave us the opportunity to take advantage of its advanced analytics to make data driven decisions to grow our business,” said Pfannenstiel.

“The Open Road Brands team, led by the CFO, was fully prepared when they contacted Orbit for the evaluation,” said Tom Villanti, Regional Sales Manager of Orbit Analytics. “The Open Road team was also clear that the selected software had to be easy to use by business users and executives without relying on the IT department.” With comprehensive drill-to-detail reporting out of the box from both the web application and Excel, and complete integration with NetSuite ERP, users can leverage interactive reports on demand.

“The vision of the leadership teams at Open Road Brands and Orbit Analytics aligned very well from the early stages of discussions,” said Rupesh Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of Orbit Analytics. “Both organizations are looking to build on this common foundation of trust, customer service and innovation, and continue this partnership for many years to come.”

About Orbit Analytics

Orbit Analytics is laser-focused on delivering best-in-class operational reporting and analytics solutions for over 70,000 users around the world. Orbit Analytics offers both on-premise and on-cloud solutions with built in integrations for ERP applications including Oracle EBS, PeopleSoft, NetSuite, Fusion Cloud, Salesforce and Taleo. To learn more, visit https://www.orbitanalytics.com.

About Open Road Brands

Open Road Brands celebrates the best of iconic American brands by partnering with licensors to produce high quality home décor products that celebrate the brands they love. To learn more, visit https://www.openroadbrands.com/

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Technology: Electronics

Ciari Guitars to Debut Revolutionary Travel Guitar, the Ascender, in multiple b8ta locations around the U.S.

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The Ascender by Ciari Guitars

STRINGS FOLLOW THE FOLD

By allowing people to try our Ascender first-hand at b8ta stores, we can de-stress guitar air travel and achieve our mission one customer at a time.


SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)

Today, Ciari Guitars, a music-tech startup based in San Diego announced its partnership with b8ta, a software-powered retail store that provides consumers first-hand access to discover and try new products. Starting tomorrow, Ciari Guitars will feature the recently launched Ascender, the world’s most innovative electric travel guitar, at five b8ta locations in the U.S., including Austin, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Santa Monica and Scottsdale. At each of these retail locations, The Ascender will be available, out of the box, for consumers to test and experience playing.

The Ascender is the first and only premium travel guitar, boasting gig-ready, pro-play quality with unprecedented convenience. The Ascender features a patented folding mechanism that allows the guitar to fold symmetrically in half. To do so, a hidden lever is rotated to immediately loosen the strings and unlock a mid-neck hinge. The neck folds backwards while the strings “follow the fold” and rest gently and neatly within six protective V-grooves for elegant string management. Within seconds of unfolding the neck and returning the lever to its concealed location, the Ascender reverts back to a full-sized pro-play electric guitar with a classic look and feel.

For years, musicians of all skill levels have grappled with the pain points of guitar air travel:1) Do you check your guitar and run the risk of damage or loss?; 2) Do you carry it on the plane and fight the “battle for the bin”?; or 3) Do you leave it at home and deny yourself and others the joy of guitars? The Ascender solves these. When folded in half, the Ascender can be placed inside a gig bag or backpack that never leaves your side, easily fitting underneath an airplane seat. The Ascender’s unprecedented convenience, backed by medical-grade engineering and superior quality hardware components, has positioned Ciari Guitars as one of the most disruptive, market making companies in the guitar industry.

b8ta is a new kind of retail store that offers glimpses into the future of technology, innovation and retail. Since 2015, b8ta has been providing consumers the chance to see what the world is creating. Ciari Guitars Founder and CEO, Jonathan Spangler, a patent attorney and frequent business traveler, set out to solve for the friction associated with guitar air travel. As a result of his problem-solving mindset, Ciari Guitars and the Ascender have arrived for the benefit of guitarists-on-the-go, including professional and amateur musicians alike, and b8ta provides the perfect retail setting to debut the guitar.

A partnership between b8ta and Ciari Guitars is optimal in the modern retail era, in which highly innovative and technically robust products require that consumers touch, interact with and test groundbreaking products. Digital marketing technology has made it easier than ever for direct-to-consumer companies to reach end users, and b8ta’s retail-as-a-service creates space for consumers to shop for brand-new products in-person, in a traditional brick and mortar store setting.

“For Ciari Guitars, a partnership with a company like b8ta is a match made in heaven. We are thrilled to have b8ta as our very first retail partner because Ciari and b8ta share a similar mission. b8ta’s mission is to get products into the hands of people to test and try and our mission is to unleash the mobile musician.,” said Jonathan Spangler, Founder and CEO of Ciari Guitars. “By allowing people to try our Ascender first-hand at b8ta stores, we can de-stress guitar air travel and achieve our mission one customer at a time.”

The Ascender is outfitted with Seymore Duncan ’59 pickups, Graph Tech Ratio Locking Tuners, a Tune-o-Matic Roller Bridge and an electronics set-up that provides wide tonal variety via stacked tone and volume controls and coil split for both bridge and neck pickups. Each Ascender is made in Nashville, TN in association with celebrated luthier Joe Glaser of Glaser instruments, where each neck is Plek’d for optimal action and playability.

To date, Ciari Guitars has been featured in Forbes, Guitar World, Premier Guitar, USA Today, CNN and more.

Musicians are invited to visit their local b8ta store to play the Ascender and explore purchase options.

For more information about Ciari Guitars, visit http://www.ciariguitars.com

About Ciari Guitars

Ciari Guitars was founded in 2016 by CEO Jonathan Spangler, a patent attorney and amateur musician. Based in San Diego, CA, Ciari Guitars is poised to revolutionize the guitar industry with a game-changing folding technology platform that allows a full-size, premium guitar to fold in half for backpack portability for unparalleled convenience and uncompromising quality. Ciari has received strong interest and industry praise, including USA Today’s “Coolest New Products” (first out of 7000 brands) at The NAMM Show ’19 (120K attendee music instrument tradeshow in Anaheim), CNN (only 1 of 3 companies highlighted in CNN’s NAMM Show coverage – out of 1K+ exhibitors), Guitar World’s No. 1 Live Fee at The NAMM Show, and Forbes August 2019 “The Most Convenient Guitar in the World.”

About B8TA

b8ta, a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all, was founded in 2015 by Nest alums Vibhu Norby (CEO), William Mintun (EVP of Operations), and Phillip Raub (President). b8ta helps people discover, try, and buy new innovative products while empowering makers with a simple Retail as a Service model that puts them in control. b8ta has fourteen locations in San Francisco, Santa Monica, New York City, among others. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.

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Lifestyle: Self Help

Dreading the Holidays with Family Has Become an Expectation We Can Do Without

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Misty Tyme, founder and owner of 4 The Common Good, LLC

Misty Tyme

Misty Tyme is the consummate forgiveness professional. What I love about her courses is the blend of compassion and understanding with excellent tools like “Will and Skill” from which everyone can benefit.


BOISE, Idaho (PRWEB)

If dreading the holidays means seeing the Ex, or being with family members that fight and dredge up the past, the newly released Forgiveness Courses created by Misty Tyme might be the answer to leaving the dread behind. Part one of the Forgiveness Course is: Understanding What Forgiveness Is and What It Is Not. Part two: How to Forgive Your Ex. Part three is: How to Forgive Your Family. More information can be found on the newly launched website, mistytyme.com.

In these step-by-step courses, Tyme teaches how to forgive and let go which will make the holiday season a more joyful time as it is meant to be. What people don’t know or lose sight of in harboring the un-willingness or inability to forgive is they are desperate for an apology and want the other person to change. And they are stuck in the myths and misconceptions of what forgiveness really is. “Many people want to feel better and want to let go of pain, anger and unfilled expectations that is un-forgiveness. The problem is, people do not know how. In both of my courses, I give people the how with a dash of humor so they can live happier and have better relationships. Forgiveness really is the link between love and healing,” says Misty Tyme.

“Misty Tyme is the consummate forgiveness professional. What I love about her courses is the blend of compassion and understanding with excellent tools like “Will and Skill” from which everyone can benefit. Misty’s understanding of relationships can help you heal a lifetime of hurts and come out even stronger. I highly recommend her courses, and her coaching,” says Bridget Cook-Burch, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Witness Wore Red.

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