Luxury Travel Caters to the Spirit of Adventure

Adventure Luxury Travel Caters to the Spirit of Adventure

www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.com opens its doors as an adventure travel agency, providing exciting trips to exotic locales for active, adventuresome globetrotters.

East Longmeadow, MA  -  April 23 -- Jonathan Haraty recently opened www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.com for travelers who are looking to do more than just see the sights on their next vacation. "I have been in the travel business for five years, starting with selling only cruises," explains Jonathan. "From working with many cruise clients and taking specialist courses, I found there was a need for an agency that provides high-end adventure travel. Thus, Adventure Luxury Travel was born."

Adventure Luxury Travel caters to clients searching for the exotic and the exciting, providing scenic destinations with more than an even share of thrills to offer. "I found that many of my clients are looking for an agent that can provide them with hard adventure," says Jonathan, "like river rafting in Colombia, bungee jumping and green hunts in South Africa, or soft adventure like trekking Borneo, shark cage diving and snorkeling in South Africa, safari in Tanzania, or just laying out on the beach in Fiji -- but at the end of the day, returning to four or five-star luxury accommodations, even in the bush. These are the unique itineraries I provide my clients."

Adventure Luxury Travel is constantly adding new itineraries as more unique adventures are found, as is his sister site, www.JonsDiveTravel.com, which focuses mainly on scuba diving and contemporary cruises. "Almost all of the trips you see featured on my website have been designed by myself working with my suppliers in response to a particular client request. I then have found them to be popular enough with other clients that they wind up being featured on the website. This is particularly true of what have know become a section of the website for Honeymooners. This section has a great South African itinerary that includes a trip to Table Mountain in Cape Town, a tour of the wine country, a shark cage dive or snorkel, a safari at two different camps for perspective, and several days at Victoria Falls for a half day elephant back safari and a tour of the Falls by boat. All this with luxury accommodations every night. You just can't beat that."

In addition to providing unique vacation opportunities for daredevils and explorers, Jonathan has also begun a blog at www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.net where he can discuss these destinations with his customers. "My blog is going to focus on the specific areas I service with a passion," he explains. "Those areas will be luxury travel to new and exciting destinations, adventure travel and where the best areas are for a particular adventure while avoiding the large tourist crowds. I would also like to discuss the benefits and value in using and supporting the local suppliers of unique itineraries as they can provide an in depth insight into the areas you are traveling to and provide divers and guides that are highly qualified and knowledgeable. I want to stress that we are all about designing unique itineraries for our clients just about anywhere in the world, as I have personal supplier contacts in many out of the way countries that are just a blip on the radar screen but that will be major tourist attractions in the near future. Interested readers should contact me for information on these areas if they are looking for something new or thrilling."

Press Contact: Jonathan Haraty
Company Name: Adventure Luxury Travel
Phone: 413-525-6660
Website: www.adventureluxurytravel.com

 

Golf Tournament Results From Sports HQ

The Sports HQ Announce Latest Golf Tournament Results - 11-17th August, 2008

Birmingham, United Kingdom, August 22, 2008 -- The Sports HQ has released its latest golf tournament results (11.08 to 17.08.08) for download from its website: www.thesportshq.com in addition to daily golf news updates including all the latest news on the build-up to The Ryder Cup next month.

Wyndham Championship (PGA Tour)

The Wyndham Championship was held at Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro where Carl Pettersson won with a score of 21-under 259. Pettersson used the following golf clubs: Nike SQ Sumo2 Tour (10.5 degrees with Fujikura Six shaft) and TaylorMade Burner 3-wood (14.5 degrees). Carl Pettersson also used an Adams Idea Pro (20 degrees) hybrid with Nike Pro Combo Tour irons (4-PW) and Nike Forged (49, 55 and 59 degrees) wedges, whilst finishing with an Odyssey White Hot XG #7 Long putter.

Jeld-Wen Tradition (Champions Tour)

The Jeld-Wen Tradition tournament has been won by Fred Funk with an excellent final round of 3-under 69 using the following set of TaylorMade golf clubs: TaylorMade Burner (10.5-deg) driver with TaylorMade 200 T 3-wood and Burner 5-wood. Funk also selected a TaylorMade Rescue TP hybrid (21-deg) wood in addition to prototype golf irons (4-PW) and rac wedges (54- and 58-degrees). Funk opted for a Rife Barbados putter to finish.

The Xerox Classic (Nationwide Tour)

The Xerox Classic was held this year at Irondequoit Country Club, New York and was won by Brendon de Jonge with a closing round of 1-under 69 using the following combination of Titleist golf clubs: Titleist 905R driver with 906F4 fairway wood. De Jonge opted to use an Adams Idea Pro hybrid club (18-deg) throughout the tournament in addition to Titleist ZM/ZB irons and Vokey Design pitching and sand wedges, in addition to a Vokey TVD lob wedge and Scotty Cameron Futura Phantom putter.

SAS Masters (European Tour)

Peter Hanson defied the appalling conditions at the SAS Masters for Sweden's first home win in ten years. Closing on 1-over par 71 - Hanson used the following TaylorMade golf clubs to claim the title: TaylorMade Tour Burner 9-degree driver and TP 3-wood (14-deg). Hanson selected to use a TaylorMade Rescue TP wood (19-degrees) in addition to TaylorMade r7 3-iron and rac TP irons (4-9). Finally, the Swede opted to putt with a TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider putter.

Greater Richmond Classic (Duramed Futures Tour)

17-year old Haeji Kang battled to win one of his first professional titles in a sudden-death tie with the Mexican, Sophia Sheridan. Kang finished the tournament on 11-under par using a MacGregor NVG2 golf driver, Cleveland HiBore 3- and 5-wood with TourStage irons (4-PW) and Cleveland wedges. A YES! Donna golf putter completed his championship winning line-up of golf clubs.

The Sports HQ supplies factory direct golf equipment including Woods, Irons, Hybrids, Wedges and Putters from leading manufacturers of golf clubs direct from The Sports HQ website.

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Recording Artist Karlina Covington's CD Sales Benefit Youth Center

Local Independent Female Recording Artist Karlina Covington Croons for the Community

Cnotes Records Recording Artist Karlina Covington is helping to empower our youth by releasing a new cd where a % of the proceeds will benefit the Eugene Bowman Center in San Diego, CA

Jul 27, 2008 - Cnotes Records Recording Artist Karlina Covington is crooning for our community and helping to empower our youth by releasing a new cd where a percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Eugene Bowman Economic Empowerment Center in San Diego California (http://www.empowering-youth.org/) headed by Lorraine Bowman and Lauren Town.

Based in North Hollywood, California, the record label she is signed to, Cnotes Records (www.cnotesrecords.com) is dedicated to helping our community by not only by contributing currency, but time and education via entertainment or "edutainment" as well. Cnotes Records CEO, Cedric Buard says, "by helping our community we help our world, and Cnotes Records vows to help our world."

Karlina believes that by helping and educating our youth, we can build a better future for us all. Her release "Make Me High" is mostly an R&B/Pop release, but also features strong blues, rock and smooth jazz genre hits in the mind of Alicia Keys, Pink, Aliyah, and Janet Jackson, including an undeniable original sound. The 1st single "See You Again" is already gaining high exposure on the independent charts, and has won over 6 reviewer awards, including "Track of the Day" on a popular Internet site. You can listen to her latest single and more for FREE by visiting www.cnotesrecords.com

Karlina's CD Release party is planned for Saturday, August 30, 2008 (North Hollywood)
Make Me High Anticipated Release date: September 2, 2008 (Available online and via Cnotes Records)
Benefiting our community by providing high quality edutainment.

About the company:

Cnotes Records has been in business in the North Hollywood area since 2007, and has vowed from the beginning to help the community in which they do business and live. This is their 6th independent release and the first in which a percentage of the proceeds will benefit a non-profit organization. They serve the entertainment and small business industry and provide an abundance of products and services to help your business succeed. Visit www.cnotesrecords.com for more information.

Contact:
Cedric Buard
Cnotes Records
818.913.4854
www.cnotesrecords.com

For more information:
Keywords: Cnote,Cnotes,Records,Karlina,Covington,Cedric,Buard

Contact us: 5625 Satsuma Avenue North Hollywood, California 91601 8189134854 www.cnotesrecords.com info@cnotesrecords.com

StoresOnline, Stores Online, Imergent, and Terminal Resource

We received a letter in the mail offering us a free meal and a free MP3 player if we would attend a "Conference" for StoresOnline that seems to be offering a complete package designed to let you sell things on the Internet. The main company behind this seems to be:

StoresOnline.com
Imergent, Inc.
754 E Technology Ave
Orem, UT 84097 US
801-434-8582 Phone
801-226-8848 Fax

Terminal Resource, L.C.
51 West Center, Suite 208
Orem, UT
888.296.5022
Fax 801.691.5566

Doing some searches in Google for "stores online scam" and "stores online sucks" will turn up some interesting listings that you may want to check out if you are thinking about attending. But you may save yourself a trip if you just visit their web site first. While the site looks very professional, the thing you will discover there is that they are offering their service for $300 a month. While they may be providing more than simple hosting, they better be providing a hell of a lot more, since that is pretty outrageous for any startup ecommerce hosting account that provides little in return that guarantees you will be making anything from your investment. Oh I forgot to mention that you have to commit to 1 YEAR of hosting with them, or $3,600. If you know little to nothing about web hosting, designing, marketing, and promotion I doubt VERY much that you will make your money back. Think about it. If you could really make a lot of money with little effort, wouldn't you just do that for your self to start with? Why would you sell a great money making system to others?

Your first clue is the fact that while they are offering something that you should be excited about and they have to give you a free meal AND a free MP3 player, just to make sure they get you in the door...!

So my advice is to check it out if you are interested. Get the free meal and free MP3 player. But make darned sure you know what you are investing in before you give them any money! If you have any doubts what I suggest is you look around and find an Internet or ecommerce consultant and pay them to help you get started. You will pay a LOT less money and have a MUCH better chance of starting a real business that may do well. And expect to pay a monthly hosting fee that will be between $15-$50 a month, NOT $300 a month!

P.S. I just found a site called Stores Online Sucks and I will list the link below. For me, this confirms EXACTLY what I had been thinking about this company. They are taking advantage of people that have some money but are generally clueless about the web.

Links
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Rip Off Report: Stores Online
Stores Online Sucks

Fort Worth, Texas Hosts NASCAR

NASCAR Comes to Texas

The thirteenth annual Samsung 500 races into Fort Worth this Sunday.

Austin, TX  -  April 13 -- It's been 11 years since NASCAR first came to Texas, with the opening of the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth back in 1996. With an appropriate venue came big ticket NASCAR events like the Samsung 500 and Dickies 500 (both of the NEXTEL Cup series), the first of which gears up this Sunday, April 15th.

Race week kicks off with the Dallas Morning News Qualifying Days this Thursday and Friday. The O'Reilly 300, a NASCAR Busch Series race, is scheduled for Saturday. All culminating in the excitement and fanfare that is the Samsung 500 on Sunday.

What makes this event truly Texan is the winner's tradition -- the donning of a cowboy hat and the firing of six-shooters. You don't get more Lone Star than that. But for the past 12 Samsung 500 victories, a different victor has held the honor. Will 2007 be the year that a repeat winner is finally crowned or will we see a 13th racer celebrate?

Watch your favorite NASCAR stars take on Texas' famed 1.5 mile track this weekend. Ticket City is offering deep discounts on anything from backstretch to pit-side seats. To purchase tickets, including one-day to four-day badges or Hospitality, should call (800) SOLD-OUT or go online to www.TicketCity.com.

About TicketCity.com
TicketCity.com sells tickets for all sports, concerts and theatre shows -- both in the U.S. and around the world. Founded in 1990, TicketCity.com has grown into the most trusted source for secondary tickets to every major event from the Derby to the Masters to the Super Bowl to the U.S. Open.

TicketCity.com partners include Rivals.com, SportsWar.com and TMP Worldwide. For more information, visit www.TicketCity.com or contact Mercer Black, Marketing Coordinator at 512.721.1148.

Press Contact: Mercer Black
Company Name: Ticket City
Phone: 512.721.1148
Website: www.TicketCity.com

New IP Camera Technology Improves Surveillance

Arecont Vision Sharpens the View at the Lucky Eagle Casino.

Arecont Megapixel Cameras Enable Improved Monitoring at Gaming Tables

GLENDALE, Calif.-- July 25, 2008 --The Lucky Eagle Casino in Southwest Washington State has completed a new installation of megapixel cameras from Arecont Vision, the industry leader in megapixel IP camera technology. The casino, which has been in operation since 1995, chose to upgrade their existing analog system in order to improve the ability to view and identify critical information on video.

"It is important that our surveillance operators clearly see the indexes of the cards," said Miguel Grijalva, Director of Surveillance, Lucky Eagle Casino. "We need to view suits and clearly distinguish between a heart and a diamond, and the analog cameras we had were not providing enough of this detail."

After installation on a test server of two Arecont Vision megapixel cameras, the AV2100 and the AV5100, for a two week evaluation, the Lucky Eagle Casino purchased Arecont Vision AV2100M 2 megapixel cameras to upgrade the existing system, supplementing their analog cameras. According to Mr. Grijalva, the Arecont Vision cameras deliver highly detailed images of jackpot hands, as well as increased accuracy in chip activity at the roulette tables.

Arecont Vision AV2100M 2 megapixel cameras have a frame rate of 24 fps (frames per second) with a resolution of 1,600 x 1,200 and a minimum illumination of only 0.1 lux @ F1.4. One of the latest additions to Arecont Vision's MegaVideo® line of megapixel cameras, AV2100M megapixel cameras leverage proprietary patent-pending technology and help alleviate the cost and frame rate shortcomings often associated with multi-megapixel camera systems. To help ensure image clarity, the AV2100M delivers full motion HDTV progressive scan resolution and for added cost-efficiency features Power over the Ethernet (PoE).

The HD resolution of the cameras allows wider shots, enabling the casino's surveillance staff to achieve comprehensive coverage using a single dedicated camera for each table. "The frame shot is the same as the analog camera frame shot, but the clarity is several times better," said Mr. Grijalva. "If a guest had a full flush, we can go back and readily confirm it because the picture quality is so excellent."

The camera also features a built-in electronic PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) function. In addition to the improved clarity, the casino surveillance operators found that the digital zoom was highly beneficial in live monitoring or reviewing footage. These investigative digital capabilities help the casino spot unusual activity or instances of suspicious behavior or cheating, as well as help ensure employee procedure compliance.

According to Mr. Grijalva, his team was particularly impressed with the quality of the images produced by Arecont Vision AV2100M 2 megapixel IP cameras when viewing details on the roulette wheel and for identifying stacks of chips. "The new megapixel cameras have also helped determine if a customer's claim is valid or for claims of short changing on chips," he said. "We are considering adding Arecont Vision megapixel cameras to the lobby entrances for facial recognition now as well."

For more information contact Arecont Vision by calling toll free 1-877-CAMERA-8, or visiting www.arecontvision.com

About Arecont Vision

Arecont Vision is the leading manufacturer of high-performance megapixel IP cameras and associated software. Arecont Vision products are made in the USA and feature proprietary low-cost massively parallel image processing architectures MegaVideo® and SurroundVideo® that represent a drastic departure from traditional analog and network camera designs. These innovative technologies enable Arecont Vision to deliver multi-megapixel digital video at analog camera price points.

EDITORS' NOTE: Electronic files and photos are available upon request by emailing Jennifer O'Reilly at in|fusion advertising at joreilly@ifadvertising.com
Contacts

in|fusion
Jennifer O'Reilly
phone: 203-252-2173
fax: 203-252-2174
e-mail: joreilly@ifadvertising.com

Teaching Kids About Math and Science Using Baseball

Baseball Used to Teach Kids About Math and Science Through Sports Byte Competition

At minor league baseball stadiums, children ranging in age are learning the science and math behind the sport all while having a good time watching the game courtesy of the Ewing Kauffman Foundation and powered by Hot Lava Software.

Warrenton, VA, August 08, 2008 -- The Ewing Kauffman Foundation realized that a growing problem in our society is the lack of interest in the math and science fields of study, especially in the up and coming generation of students. With an interesting play on learning and enabled by Hot Lava Software, kids are "head faked", using the words of Randy Pausch, into learning about the science behind the game of baseball.

Minor League teams such as the Frederick Keys, Bowie Baysocks, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Delmarva Shorebirds, Kansas City T-Bones, and Aberdeen Ironbirds have already started participating in this new-age learning program.

At home games, between innings, a nutty professor takes the stage on top of the home team dugout. Quickly catching the attention of the audience, a cell phone ring is played over the loud speaker. The professor challenges the audience, "Are you smarter than me, the professor?"

Now that the audience is enticed, "the professor" asks a science-based question about the game of baseball such as "Which has more drag, a smooth ball (sporta) or a rough ball (sportb)?"

Using the technology by Hot Lava Software, answers are text messaged to a number that is displayed up on the big screen and immediately the user receives a text message back that states if the answer provided was correct along with a hot link to a site with more educational information about baseball. Out of all the participants, one is chosen to receive a prize package including things such as team paraphernalia all the way to a free Kajeet cell phone.

Audiences seem very interested in this technology-enabled between inning game. The pre-teen to teen ages especially show great interest in participating in a game at a baseball stadium where they are the target audience and they can utilize their cell phones. It is a change to the activities that focus more on younger children.

So far tens of thousands of baseball fans have been reached through this method of learning simply by attending a baseball game. Without even knowing, all of these users have experienced more than just a baseball game when the last pitch is thrown; they have been taught the physics behind the game and a few walk away inspired to learn more.

About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth. The Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Information about the Kauffman Foundation is available at www.kauffman.org

About Hot Lava Software, Inc.
Hot Lava Software Inc. is the leading provider of mobile authoring, publishing, delivery and tracking solutions. Using Hot Lava Software's content development and publishing system (LMA) integrated with the Hot Lava Mobile Delivery and Tracking System TM (MDTS) allows organizations to have the tools and knowledge needed to launch and track mobile initiatives faster, with more cost efficiency. Hot Lava Software provides mobile content solutions and a mobile content design, authoring and publishing solution to corporations, government and universities around the world. More information is available at http://www.hotlavasoftware.com/

Joy Torchia
(816) 932-1045
jtorchia@kauffman.org

Bob Sanregret
(540) 428-2988
bobs@hotlavasoftware.com

Contact Information

Hot Lava Software Inc
Laisa Bernard
540-428-2988
laisab@hotlavasoftware.com
http://www.hotlavasoftware.com

 

International Phone Service Comes To Beijing and Hong Kong

Beijing and Hong Kong Get Super-Cheap International Phone Service with Rebtel

Rebtel expands low-cost and free interational mobile phone service to Beijing and Hong Kong.

Stockholm, Sweden  -  April 23 -- First Shanghai. Now Beijing and Hong Kong. In just three months, Rebtel http://www.rebtel.com, the people's global communications company, has delivered on its promise to expand low-cost and free international calling to more Chinese cities.

Starting today, Beijing and Hong Kong residents can use their mobile phones to call any phone, anywhere in the world for just pennies per minute, and make free calls to friends, family, and work colleagues in more than 40 countries.

Using Rebtel Direct, calls from Beijing and Hong Kong to the U.S. and Canada, for example, cost less than 2¢ per minute whether you're calling a landline or mobile phone. By comparison, the same calls on China Mobile will cost $1.16 per minute.

"But if you think Rebtel Direct rates are still too expensive you can use our Smart Call system and make that same calls for free," said Hjalmar Winbladh, Rebtel's co-founder and CEO. "With Rebtel you can now call friends and family in more than 40 countries around the world from Beijing or Hong Kong for nothing more than the cost of calling around the corner."

A Rebtel account can be set up in just a minute or two. The service works with any mobile phone just the way it is, and is registered and authorized to work with all Beijing and Hong Kong mobile operators.

There is no charge to set up a Rebtel account. All new comers get a free 10 minute call to test the service.

After an account is set up subscribers only pay for the minutes they use. Smart Calls between the counties served by Rebtel are always free and only one of the two people on a call must be a Rebtel subscriber.

"This is a great time to be expanding our service in China," said Winbladh. "Hong Kong and Beijing have been important international business centers throughout history, and now athletes and media from more than 200 countries around the world will soon converge on China for the Summer Olympics."

How Rebtel works
Rebtel gives people local phone numbers in their country to call their friends, family or work colleagues who live abroad.

By making all calls local, people can call each other as often as they like and talk as long as they want, for little or nothing more than the cost of the local calls.

That means, for example, Rebtel gives someone living in Beijing a local Beijing phone number that will connect them to their friend in New York. And Rebtel gives the person living in New York a local New York phone number to call their friend in Beijing.

Getting started is fast and easy:
1. Go to http://www.rebtel.com and enter your mobile number and your friend's mobile number.
2. Rebtel creates local numbers and sends them in text messages (SMS) to each phone.
3. Save the number in your phone's address book and use it any time to call your friend abroad.

About Rebtel
Rebtel is a global communications company for individuals and businesses that make international calls. With Rebtel it's possible to call any phone, anywhere in the world, for just pennies per minute. Rebtel's services can be used with any mobile phone without modification or software downloads. There is no charge to set up a Rebtel account. No monthly fees, no connection fees and no hidden costs. Anyone may make a free 10 minute call to test the service. Thereafter, customers only pay for the minutes they use. Smart Calls between the 46 counties served by Rebtel are always free and only one of the two people on a call have to be a Rebtel customer. For more information, or to start using Rebtel services, go to http://www.rebtel.com.

Press Contact: Greg Spector
Company Name: Rebtel
Phone: +1 415 717 4666
Website: http://www.rebtel.com

Spending For Music Sponsorship Up In 2008

Music Sponsorship Spending To Total $1.04 Billion In 2008

North American-based companies will spend an estimated $1.04 billion to sponsor music venues, festivals and tours this year, a four percent increase from $1 billion in '07, according to IEG Sponsorship Report, the world's leading authority on sponsorship.

Chicago, IL  -  April 14 -- North American-based companies will spend an estimated $1.04 billion to sponsor music venues, festivals and tours this year, a four percent increase from $1 billion in '07, according to IEG Sponsorship Report, the world's leading authority on sponsorship.

Among developments in the world of live music sponsorship are new efforts to create bundled offerings for sponsors that in the past may have been satisfied with one-off concert, venue or event deals.

Such a strategy has been adopted by Live Nation, Inc. and other players in the music space. For example, The Festival Network, LLC -- owner of the Dunkin' Donuts Newport Folk Festival, JVC Jazz Festivals and other national and international music events -- plans to model its sponsorship packages after the worldwide Olympic TOP sponsorship program.

Citigroup Inc.'s Citi Cards unit in February announced a multiyear deal with Live Nation that is reportedly valued at close to $100 million. The deal includes access to Live Nation tours -- including presenting sponsorship of The Police's current tour -- as well as pre-sale ticket offers, VIP hospitality, the opportunity for venue naming rights and other benefits.

"The shift away from one-off deals in favor of bundled packages by some of the industry's major venue and festival owners should lead to significantly larger deals than the music industry has seen in the past," said William Chipps, IEG Sponsorship Report's senior editor.

Spending on live music also reflects a spate of new regional and national music festivals, all of which are actively marketing partnerships. They include Michigan's Rothbury Festival, New Jersey's All Points West Music & Arts Festival and the touring Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival.

The live music industry also has benefited from new spending by categories and companies not traditionally involved in music.

Case in point: Shoe marketer Crocs, Inc. this year signed new deals with roughly 30 music festivals and venues including Milwaukee's Summerfest, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, Seattle's Bumbershoot and Manchester, Tenn.'s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Additionally, Hankook Tire America Corp. late last year announced a partnership with Eyeball Records, around which it is supplying tires for vehicles driven by the label's touring bands in exchange for exposure on the company's Web site and bands' MySpace pages.

Even companies that have long supported music are moving into new areas within the medium. For example, Toyota Motor Sales USA's Scion brand is adding heavy metal to a sponsorship portfolio that has traditionally centered around DJ performances and other urban-centric events.

"The live music industry is seeing more interest from both established companies and smaller, more niche players, all of whom are aligning with music to gain a point of differentiation," Chipps said.

Active categories sponsoring music include airlines, apparel, auto, beer, cable, computer storage makers, energy drinks, insurance, soft drinks and wireless telecommunications.

Other recent deals include Lexus' presenting sponsorship of Alicia Keys' tour; Kia Motor America's sponsorship of the Vans Warped Tour; Champion apparel's tie with Lenny Kravtiz's recent outing; and Time Warner Cable's title of Raleigh, N.C.'s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre.

About IEG, LLC
IEG is the world's leading provider of independent research, consulting, training and analysis on sponsorship. Founded in 1981, IEG provides corporations and properties with the strategies and tools to harness the sales and marketing power of sports, arts, entertainment and cause marketing.

IEG offers services that include sponsorship consulting, competitive intelligence and valuation. IEG also publishes IEG Sponsorship Report, the international biweekly newsletter on sponsorship; the IEG Sponsorship Sourcebook, the definitive guide to sponsors, properties and agencies; and other industry publications and sources.

IEG also is the leader in sponsorship training. Its internationally renowned Sponsorship Conference, now in its 26th year, attracts a capacity crowd of delegates each year. Through its conferences, seminars and webinars, IEG has trained more than 45,000 sponsorship executives worldwide.

For more information about IEG and the sponsorship industry, please visit www.sponsorship.com or call 800/834-4850 (outside the U.S. and Canada, 312/944-1727).

Press Contact: William Chipps
Company Name: IEG, LLC
Phone: 312-944-1727
Website: www.sponsorship.com

Olympics Ticket Scams Continues

Investigation of Olympics Ticket Scams Continues, According to the Moriarty Leyendecker Erben Law Firm

HOUSTON & BOULDER, Colo.-- August 03, 2008 --An ongoing investigation of Olympics ticket scams has identified defrauded consumers throughout the world, according to the law firm of Moriarty Leyendecker Erben.

The law firm - whose senior partner, Jim Moriarty, was himself victimized by an official-looking ticket web site - has been contacted by individuals in several nations since the firm launched a web site (www.beijingticketscam.com) on Saturday to support the investigation.

"The consumer response to the investigation is extraordinary," Moriarty said. "Our team is reviewing longer-term litigation options, but with the opening ceremonies for the Games just a few days away, we're also trying to help these individuals salvage their Olympics trips. Their stories are heartbreaking. We've even heard from families of Olympians whose dreams to see their loved ones compete in China are at risk."

The International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee recently filed lawsuits in U.S. federal courts against operators of two web sites, alleging that they are using committee trademarks to deceive and defraud the public. The lawsuits do not seek to recover losses for defrauded consumers.

Moriarty said, "We believe the Olympic committees should have addressed this problem months ago, when consumer complaints first arose - not last week after the deadline for legitimate ticket holders to transfer Olympics tickets passed. That policy only compounds the problems of the victimized consumers who still hope to attend the Games."

For more information about the law firm's investigation, contact: Moriarty Leyendecker Erben, Attorneys at Law, www.beijingticketscam.com, 800-677-7095 or 713-528-0700; Houston Office: 1150 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas 77005; Boulder Office: 1123 Spruce Street, Boulder, Co 80302.
Contacts

Moriarty Leyendecker Erben
James R. Moriarty, 800-677-7095 or 713-528-0700