Pop Watches - Bringing A Pop Of Color Into This Grey-Looking Economy

Miami, FL (PRWEB) September 05, 2011

Despite the economic recession, the owners of Pop Watches, Anthony Varona and Ramsy Sarraff, took a risk in starting up a business when they came up with an innovative idea for a fun slap-watch. Pop Watches are silicone slap watches that come in several colored bands separate from the watch itself. This allows the watch to be interchanged with the bands, creating an accessorize-able timepiece that sells for less than $ 20. Confident that their product will be a success, Pop Watches? vision is to pop some color and fun back into the watch-making industry, or as they refer to it, Watch Land.

Though the risks in starting up a business seem far greater than ever, Varona and Sarraff sought out to fashion a cool watch which slaps-on but is also an accessory and fashion statement. By creating a movement that is interchangeable with the colorful slap-band, customers of Pop Watches can purchase multiple bands without having to buy a new watch for every color. This allows shoppers to get various uses out of their new silicone watch.

?We love that consumers wear what is an expression of their personality. Pop Watches has created a slap-watch that can be personalized by our diverse customers,? says Varona, partner of Pop Watches. ?Our product allows the buyer to make this watch an accessory that can change their style according to how they feel that very day.?

Pop Watches has a few competitors but Varona and Sarraff are confident that their product manages to set itself apart. As fun as Pop Watches? vision is, the watch-component used for the slap-band is made more meticulously than its contenders. Sarraff is a Swiss-certified watchmaker who oversaw the manufacturing and design of the watch which gives the company?s product an edge that no others have.

?Pop Watches has personally designed a watch that is not only a part of a fun concept, but also does its job better,? Sarraff, partner of Pop Watches and Swiss-certified watchmaker, states. ?We have the credibility to say our watch, though clearly is not luxury, is the most functional and useful even when we have priced our product competitively.?

Pop Watches? first collection sells for $ 20 and consists of 12 colors named after, and inspired by, a ?Back to School? theme. Some of the most popular colors are Pink Eraser, Yellow Number #2, Green Apple, Whiteout and Black-board. Varona and Sarraff do not plan on stopping there; by the end of this year they will release two more collections that will please their Pop Watches fans.

With one last message from Pop Watches? owners, ?we want you to Pop It!?

For more information on Pop Watches and to find out where Pop Watches are sold, please visit http://www.popwatches.com

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QR Codes Turn Headstones into Interactive Memorials - Living Headstone?

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 27, 2011

Cemetery headstones have not changed appreciably in the past 5,000 years? until now. Quiring Monuments is pleased to introduce an innovative new approach to memorialization.

For more information watch our new ?Living Headstone ?? Memorial Video.

Today our mobile population has further increased the separation of families worldwide. What hasn?t changed over the centuries though is our desire to keep the memory of loved ones alive for generations yet to come.

Quiring has created a new type of headstone which connects people regardless of where they reside. Our ?Living Headstone?? memorial blends the timeless traditional value of granite headstones with the newest technology available, to provide an interactive ?living? memorial legacy for future generations. "Each grave in the cemetery holds unique stories that are valuable to our society both emotionally and historically,? says owner David Quiring. ?Living Headstone?" memorials will unlock and preserve these stories for future generations."

With the use of QR codes on headstones, Quiring makes it possible for friends and family to create, edit, and publish ?archive sites? or Web pages to commemorate their loved ones. Similar to a personal Facebook page, a ?Living Headstone?? archive site contains information you and friends can add about your loved one, such as: an obituary, family heritage and history, photos, video and audio clips, comments by friends and relatives and even a map to locate the memorial in the cemetery.

A QR code on the headstone acts as a link which enables users of smart phones and mobile tablets to scan and automatically connect to a personalized website. It can be viewed on the phone or mobile tablet as visitors wander through the cemetery or by simply typing in a unique web address into your computer internet browser. Although others may view the information, only visitors authorized by the family administrator can post information on the Web page.

This link can be applied to new or existing cemetery headstones, mausoleum shutters, cremation urns, garden benches or as an addition to a public memorial. In situations where cremated remains were previously scattered, a miniature memorial plaque with the digital link ? QR code is available for display in your home or garden or even on a field stone in a Green Burial Cemetery.

For more information please visit http://www.monuments.com.

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Research For Life, a Whole Body Donations Company Headquartered In Phoenix, Arizona Recently Expanded Operations into Southern California

(PRWEB) June 09, 2011

Community Coordinator Elliot Hamilton says, ?We are here to fill a need for thousands of people who are interested in going beyond organ donorship, yet are unable to fulfill their desires with the current services available in southern California.? Donors in California and Arizona are pre-registering with Research For Life in advance to give themselves the peace of mind associated with donation.

Research For Life is currently the only whole body donations company in the United States to provide a, ?guaranteed donor program.? President of Research For Life, Garland Shreves states, ?Once accepted into our program, Research For Life will never refuse a donor even if one?s medical conditions change,? ?This guarantee gives donors and families the security knowing at the time of death a donor will not be turned away.? By providing clarity and compassion into the donation process families have become more inclined to sign up for the donation program.

?Whole Body donation is not organ transplant,? says Peter Hamilton the organizations VP of California Operations, ?It is rather anatomical tissue used for the research and development of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and even to help train aspiring doctors.? Without donation, our healthcare system cannot make the types of medical advancements necessary to improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world. Currently there is a shortage of anatomical tissue, and without a steady supply of donors these types of medical advancements will not be made.

People have selected Research For Life over other donors companies because of their professional and compassionate staff, their 24/7 availability, free cremation, free body transportation, free filing of the death certificate, free urn and a offering to scatter a loved ones ashes at sea, all at no cost to the family.

Research For Life California is currently taking donors out of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial Valley, Venture County and Santa Barbara. Research For Life California may be reached by calling 800-229-3244. Research For Life has been accepting donors in the Phoenix and Tucson area as well as nationwide since 2009.

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Shiitakes Shift from the Forest Floor into D?cor: Lost Creek Mushroom Farm Inaugurates the Queen Anne Shiitake Mushroom Log Kit

Perkins, OK (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Bring out the bugles, the tubas, the drums! This week Lost Creek Mushroom Farm parades its newest shiitake mushroom log kit, the Queen Anne.

Dr. Sandra Williams, the Queen Anne's designer, and owner of Lost Creek Mushroom Farm (known as The Mushroom Lady), announced, ?Queen Anne begins her reign just in time for the holidays.?

?We?ve been making kits since 1993 and we cultivated a simple, natural style, embodying country living: bare-bark 10-inch logs, our Ma & Pa Kits, and our ?coffee table conversation piece,? the little 6-inch ?Shroomie. For over a year I searched for a shiitake kit that had elegance and grace.?

According to the Mushroom Lady, most people have never seen shiitakes as they grow on fallen branches in the forest or as they are grown on hardwood logs. ?They are a chocolaty brown with white, feathery stars around the rim and the gills are pure white and smooth. They are beautiful and they deserve a beautiful setting.?

Shiitakes live in light, as plants do. ?The Queen Anne is a large, 12-inch log in a lovely, embossed-metal encasement that makes owning a shiitake log a bit like owning one-of-a-kind artwork.? The vase is burnished bronze and gold. "Graceful in shape and dynamic in the play of colors."

Like all of Lost Creek Mushroom Farm?s log kits, the Queen Anne will grow shiitakes about every two months for 3-5 years. The kit includes a ready-to-fruit hardwood log, such as oak or sweet gum, the Queen Anne vase, instructions, and recipes. The log is guaranteed to produce.

How does a shiitake log work and what kind of care does it need?

?It needs air at about room temperature, light and water,? Sandra explained. ?Soaking the log in ice water for 24 hours (or refrigerating it), triggers the fruiting cycle. In 6-10 days you can harvest your own high-quality, naturally organic shiitake mushrooms.? At first the crop is small, and then production increases as the log matures. In the second and third years the log can be covered with shiitakes. ?After it ?fruits,? you let it rest for two months, soaking every two weeks in room-temperature, non-chlorinated water. Using the water to digest the wood, the shiitake multiplies inside the log, getting bigger and giving larger harvests.?

The Queen Anne Shiitake Log Kit sells for $ 48, including shipping. The Shiitake Sampler Cookbook by Janet Bratkovich with 51 shiitake recipes ($ 8), makes it an even more impressive gift for $ 56. The Queen Anne is available directly from Lost Creek Mushroom Farm: online at http://www.shiitakemushroomlog.com, by phone at 1-800-792-0053, or by mail to Lost Creek Mushroom Farm, PO Box 520, Perkins, OK 74059.

Ordering for Christmas and Hanukah is open now. The Mushroom Lady strongly urges ordering early and scheduling arrival time during the holidays. ?The logs are living organisms and can?t be left in the box for more than a few weeks without air, light and water, so we prefer to ship to arrive the week of the holiday. Customers can specify any delivery date they want.?

The single 10? log kit, Ma & Pa Kit, shiitake gift baskets, and more products from Lost Creek Mushroom Farm are also available on Amazon.com. ?Early ordering is the way to guarantee delivery. Unfortunately, Amazon.com does not have a way to delay shipping for timely holiday delivery, and we are not listing the Queen Anne at this time.? Amazon.com offers a 30-day window for scheduling, so beginning November 22, customers can use the scheduled shipping option for Christmas and Hanukah gifts. Prices are slightly higher on Amazon.com than at http://www.shiitakemushroomlog.com.

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