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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 2013 Financial Predictions contains detailed monthly trends in major markets and guides the reader to appropriate future investment periods for positive and negative cycles. 2013 monthly cycle predictions include sections on Metals - Gold, silver, copper, Platinum,Energy - Oil, Natural gas,Grains, Soft, Treasury Bonds, Indexes - S&P, Nasdaq, Nikkei, Hang Sang, ASX, Nifty India, DAX, CAC, Swiss & FTSE, Canada,...

Hearing loop technology makes sound clearer and eliminates background noise for hearing aid users. Santa Barbara, California (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 Hearing aid users attending lectures or movie screenings at the Mary Craig Auditorium of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art will be able to enjoy those events much better, thanks to hearing loop technology provided by local start-up company Otojoy. A hearing loop, also known as an induction or audio loop, clarifies speech and eliminates...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SpectraFluidics, the innovator in high performance trace chemical vapor detection and analysis systems, has demonstrated the repeatable performance capabilities of their novel sensor platform when used to detect DNT, an important chemical marker associated with TNT explosives. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121121/SF17327) SpectraFluidics Inc. Chief Scientist Dr. Brian Piorek said their research provides...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The plethora of fuel savings devices that don't work challenges legitimate products to prove their worth. AeroHance offers the science verifying that adding GasPods to make one's vehicle more aerodynamic saves fuel. AeroHance retained the services of the largest engineering services group servicing the auto industry to conduct computational fluid dynamic studies (simulated wind tunnel tests) documenting the effect of placing a kit...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., and MALVERN, United Kingdom, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Affinity Biosensors LLC (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) which will extend the range of solutions that Malvern offers to the biopharmaceutical sector. The distribution agreement covers all geographies outside the USA and Canada. (Photo:...

SKOKIE, Ill., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adding to its project portfolio, retirement community planner and developer Covenant Solutions recently completed two senior living projects and broke ground on a third. Repositioning in urban Seattle Downtown Seattle retirement community Horizon House is poised for the demands of 21st century retirees now that Covenant Solutions executed a master plan that included major infrastructure, operational and cosmetic upgrades....

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Cox Communications today announced they are teaming up to give consumers greater value and a new option for outstanding video, phone, Internet and wireless services in Santa Barbara. Qualified customers in Santa Barbara can now purchase packages of Cox video, Internet and voice services and Verizon Wireless smartphones and tablets from either company. New and current Cox Communications and Verizon Wireless...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Martin Camp as Santa Barbara's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. Sponsored locally by Montecito Bank & Trust, Cox Conserves Heroes honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. Camp was nominated for volunteering with a local, urban farm. He educates the public on the importance of sustainable food and conserving land. From fixing aging farm...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Hardware Resale, the world's leading provider of pre-owned and new networking solutions, continues to extend its portfolio with the launch of new branded optical transceivers (optics), providing global customers with the tools and expertise necessary to enhance their current networking infrastructure. Network Hardware Resale now offers its own line of carrier-class, compatible optical transceivers that work with a broad...

Users Can Send Exercise Stats to Other Popular Mobile and Cloud-Based Health and Fitness Platforms Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 Digifit, developers of the original heart-rate monitoring apps featuring iCardio, iRunner, and iBiker, announced today workout-sharing partnerships with top mobile-fitness platforms including Strava, RunKeeper, DailyMile, TrainingPeaks, Lose It! and Fitbit. Digifit users can now push personal workout stats from within the app to any of these...