Nomadic State of Mind, a grassroots sandal company from North Carolina, will have their products featured throughout the upcoming Jennifer Aniston movie, Wanderlust. The company specializes in handmade and hemp footwear, organic apparel, and a variety of other unique products using materials made in the U.S. (when legally available) and assembled in part in a small community in Nicaragua which they have committed to helping support after years of struggling.

The crew at Nomadic State of Mind has been eager to see which products made the cut since they were first contacted by the production crew at Wanderlust last year. The preview for the movie, which is due to be released February 24, 2012, has recently been made available online. In it, a number of Nomadic products can already be seen, including one of their most popular t-shirts, a photographic print of Nomadics founder and owner, Chris Anderson, and the VW van he started the company in with the caption These are the good old days.

The movie is centered in a community of free spirited people with a unique way of looking at life. Nomadic State of Mind is a natural fit for the movie, although their customers stem from all walks of life. Customers who know and love the company find comfort in their laid back concept and corporate-free mentality. Even those that sport suits or scrubs during the week enjoy slipping on a pair of Nomadic sandals that can free their toes and their soles over the weekend allowing them to sit back and enjoy life in comfort knowing these are the good old days.

About Nomadic State of Mind

Nomadic State of Mind was founded nearly ten years ago and is based in North Carolina. Manufacturing takes place both in Florida and in Nicaragua where the company has helped support a small community for the past eight years. Nomadic has always believed in positive contributions to the world around them and is committed to remaining true to their roots. For more information or additional art work please contact Chris Anderson or Shea McNally at 877-666-2376 or http://www.nomadicstate.com.

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Ratrod Studio Inc. is proudly announcing their latest video game title Mike V: Skateboard Party. The game presented in collaboration with skateboard legend Mike Vallely is now available worldwide for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. An upcoming Android, PC and Mac OS version are also set to launch shortly.

Mike V: Skateboard Party is the only HD skateboarding game available on the market. Developed by Ratrod Studio Inc., this new universal title is now available on the AppStore for only $ 1.99.

Play with your friends using the multiplayer mode, complete achievements, gain experience and upgrade your skaters. Customize your outfits, shoes, board, trucks, wheels and bearings. Challenge skaters from all over the world using Game Center leaderboards.

Mike V: Skateboard Party features next generation 3D graphics specially optimized for your mobile hardware to provide you with the best skateboarding experience.

Since all titles currently available in the same genre were outdated, we felt like it was time for skateboard fans to finally have a game utilizing the full performance of their recent phone or tablet. We aimed to bring something new, easy to play and well adapted for both casual and advanced players. says Ratrod Studios President Pat Toulouse.

Play the career mode to complete over 25 achievements while unlocking new items and locations. Gain experience to upgrade your favorite skaters attributes to perform better and achieve higher scores. Practice and improve your skateboarding skills without any constraints using the free skate mode.

Challenge your friends to a skateboard duel using the multiplayer mode. Share and brag your results with your friends on Facebook or Twitter using the built-in social media sharing feature.

Select between 8 characters and customize each of them to your preference. From outfits to shoes, choose your favorite gear. A massive collection of outfits, shoes, boards, trucks, wheels and bearings are available including items from iconic brands such as Airwalk, Powell & Peralta, Bones Wheels, Bones Bearings, Tork Trux and Iron Fist Clothing.

Learn over 40 unique tricks and hundreds of combinations. Follow the tutorial to get started and progress as you go. Execute the craziest combos and trick sequences to rack up some impressive high scores, gain experience and make a name for yourself on the global online leaderboards.

Mike V: Skateboard Party includes a new fully customizable control system allowing you to configure your own button layout. Use the right or left handed control mode, select a control preset or create your own. Use the analog stick or accelerometer option to suit your riding style and adjust your truck tightness to change your steering sensitivity.

The game soundtrack features music by Conditions (Good Fight Music) and Revolution Mother. Players also have the option to listen to their own music library.

More details about this exciting game can be found on the official Mike V: Skateboard Party website at http://mikevskateparty.com

With the mobile gaming field constantly expanding, Ratrod Studio just announced that they have already reached over 9 million users for their games across all platforms.

Several projects are in development including a long awaited sequel to their popular Drift Mania Championship title. More information about Ratrod Studio Inc.s projects and announcements can be found on their company website at http://ratrodstudio.com.

About Mike V: Skateboard Party (Video Game)

Visit the official Mike V: Skateboard Party video game website which includes: news about the game, updates, leaderboard, instructions, support and more.

(Website: http://mikevskateparty.com)

About Mike Vallely

From skateboard legend to rock star and movie actor, Mike Vallely is known as a pioneer and innovator in the skateboarding world. Discovered by Stacy Peralta (Z-Boys) and Lance Mountain in the 80s, Mike became the first East Coast street skater to emerge on the scene and became an overnight sensation.

(Website: http://mikevallely.com)

About Ratrod Studio Inc.

Ratrod Studio Inc. develops video games for mobile devices including iPhone, Android, handheld devices, game consoles and personal computers. They are experienced game industry experts and licensed developers. Ratrod Studio Inc. is headquartered in Gatineau, Quebec.

(Website: http://ratrodstudio.com)

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To toast the launch of the much-talked-about Beavis and Butt-Head series reboot, some of the original B&B pioneers, including Baboon Animation and Titmouse staff, reunited last night over drinks and to watch the premiere, at Blue Haven, a pub in Manhattan. Included among the butt-munchers were some of today’s strongest powerhouses in new media and animation for both kids and adults.

Attending were Emmy-nominated director-writer Mike de Seve, known for his writing/directing work on DreamWorks’ Madagascar and Monsters vs. Aliens, and directing several SNL shorts, over 50 episodes of the Beavis series, Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas, and on the B&B feature film; Kit Lybourne, an Executive Producer of the original Liquid Television, on which Beavis premiered in 1993 and co-founder of the Oxygen network and The Whistle, a new transmedia sports network for kids; Machi Tantillo, former Studio Director at MTV Animation and executive at Oxygen; and directors and artists from Adult Swim’s Superjail and The Venture Brothers series.

A handful of the original crew went back to their seats to help on the Beavis reboot in LA, but most are on to new territories like iPad and transmedia, noted deSeve. “The new Beavis is just hilarious. But I think a lot of us can’t help ourselvesbreaking the new ground is what gets our motors going” he said. “Rrrrrrr,” he added, “Like that.”

Superjail co-creator Ben Gruber, who broke into the biz through Beavis and also de Seve’s writing team at MTV Films, remembers the B&B crew: “They were some of the kindest and some of the filthiest people I ever worked with.”

“It was a blast. B&B was fun, it was provocative, and it was actually universal in the same way that Dreamworks and Pixar movies are. No, I’m serious.” said de Seve over a bottom-shelf whiskey. (“Huh huh — bottom.”)

“The point is, make it from the heart — characters who really, really want something that you can relate to, and are going for it against absolutely impossible odds. That works whether it’s chicks and beer they want, or to find Nemo. That drive is what gets audiences cheering. And in B&B fans’ case, farting.”

Recalls Gruber about the Beavis crew, “It was just a really great, nice group of people. We were all young. We’d work hard during the day, then go out drinking at Siberia, this bar actually down in the subway. If you worked all night (studio head) Machi would give you a toothbrush in the morning.”

Former MTV Animation VP John Andrews (now a development exec at Six Point Harness, makers of MTV’s other premiering cartoon, Good Vibes) joined the party by teleconference. He recalls: “It was amazing to have your own cartoon studio right in the middle of Times Square. Like having a pinball machine in your living room.” Andrews remembers that it occasionally got hairy, like the time a Beavis episode was so controversial they had to move Mike Judge’s voice recording to a secret location for a week. “And we hired Joe Frasier’s nephew as bodyguard,” says Andrews. “He was large,” says deSeve. “We needed large.”

De Seve noted, “It’s amazing to me that so many friends and colleagues still work together. We’re not afraid to try new things. Have you had this calamari with bacon sauce for example?”

One current team-up: Gruber is currently writing with deSeve’s collective, Baboon Animation, on KikoRiki, which is the number one cartoon in Russia today. “We’ve gone global,” laughs deSeve. “Till they take our passports.”

Baboon Animation is a collective of NY and LA writers, directors and artists in animation and new media, whose motto is “Cartoons for Humans. Baboon is providing the writing for Russia’s #1 family series, KikoRiki; and Kit Laybourne’s new transmedia network The Whistle; and providing the writing and co-direction on the 5-star-rated iPad spy app, Operation Ajax from Cognito Comics (due for full release November 16).

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Internationally bestselling author Paul McKenna tackled top health issues like smoking, obesity and insomnia. Now hes back to help Americans conquer their top fears and phobias with the tools to become confident, successful and happy. With simple techniques, exercises and guided hypnosis CD, McKennas new book I Can Make You Confident (Sterling Publishing / Sept 14, 2010) teaches readers to reprogram their habits and deal with their fears and insecurities.

McKenna has helped hundreds of thousands around the world overcome self-doubt and reach their fullest potential. Whether it is conquering fear of public speaking, Americas biggest phobia, or the desire to feel more self-assured in social, business, and romantic situations, the book goes beyond typical self-help jargon. Instead, Paul teaches proven methods to create a state of confidence within, and then gives readers specific, useful techniques to bring that confidence into action in every aspect of their lives.

With confidence-sapping factors such as job loss and the recession continuing to confront even the most well-balanced individuals, McKennas new book is primed to help individuals take on challenges with a new attitude. McKennas tactics give everyone from discouraged job hunters to top international celebrities like Ellen Degeneres, Russell Brand and Elle MacPherson the keys to increased confidence. From everyday social situations to job interviews to dating, the tools found in McKennas book and CD could not be more timely or useful than today.

Confidence isnt about becoming assertive, arrogant, or even narcissistic. Its about becoming more comfortable in yourself, says Paul.

I Can Make You Confident shows readers how to:

Movies.com the ultimate destination for all things movies is delighted to announce that its own Jen Yamato was selected as the first woman to ever participate in the annual Masters of the Web panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Masters of the Web, an annual Comic-Con tradition, is a popular fan favorite that brings together the Webs most influential personalities for a discussion of online movie journalism and its impact on film production and marketing.

The panel is hosted by AMC Theatres John Campea, and will be moderated by writer/director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shaun of the Dead) and writer/producer Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers, Mission Impossible 3). This unique, interactive gathering offers fans the opportunity to ask questions of the leading online movie personalities. The panelists are:

Volume 1 of The Coolest Startups in America, a business book written by author, entrepreneur and startup expert Doreen Bloch, is now available for purchase. The book is the first of its kind, profiling the best startups in the United States by industry category. The book includes interviews with Americas prominent startup CEOs, government officials, entrepreneur thought-leaders, academics and more.

The book is ideal for busy businesspeople and anyone interested in learning about innovation in the United States today, says Doreen Bloch, the author of The Coolest Startups in America. Americans are hungry for information about startups, but most resources can be overwhelming and full of jargon. This book makes innovation accessible to everyone.

The book profiles over 72 companies across diverse industries. The book includes special inserts about startup trends and concepts as well. The Coolest Startups in America retails for $ 18.00 in Paperback and $ 9.99 on Kindle. It is available for purchase at Amazon.com and in select bookstores.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Doreen Bloch is a former Financial Services analyst who began her career working on auctions to trade stocks of Facebook Inc. and other leading private companies. In mid-2011, she left Financial Services to write The Coolest Startups in America, inspired by friends working in traditional industries who would always ask for her opinion as a startup expert on new technologies and companies to know about.

Doreen Bloch resides in New York City, and was born and raised in the Silicon Valley. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeleys Haas School of Business, from which she was awarded the Jack Larson Fellowship for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Doreen Bloch is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an elite organization of young founders in the United States. Doreen Blochs work is regularly featured in business and mainstream publications, including Forbes, The Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine, Forbes Women, MSNs Business on Main, Fox Business, Women 2.0, Girls in Tech, The Daily Muse, and many other media outlets.

ABOUT THE STARTUPS

The startups featured in The Coolest Startups in America are organized by topic categories. The startups recognized in the inaugural volume of The Coolest Startups in America include:

Cash Registers Show Me the Money startups

Square (San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO)

Lending Club (San Francisco, CA)

Kickstarter (New York, NY)

StarStreet (Boston, MA)

FinTech Main St-reaming Wall Street startups

Segmint (Tallmadge, OH)

SecondMarket (New York, NY; San Francisco, CA)

AxialMarket (New York, NY)

FamZoo (Palo Alto, CA)

Silicon Prairie The Best of the Midwest startups

Hudl (Lincoln, NE)

HaveMyShift (Chicago, IL)

Uppward (Des Moines, IA)

Dwolla (Des Moines, IA)

Minority Report I Swear I Saw that in a Tom Cruise Film startups

Qwiki (New York, NY)

23andMe (Mountain View, CA)

Shapeways (New York, NY)

Word Lens by Quest Visual (San Francisco, CA)

Palantir (Palo Alto, CA; McLean, VA; New York, NY)

Dekko (San Francisco, CA)

Buckle Up Startups in Overdrive

Mission Motors (San Francisco, CA)

Better Place (Palo Alto, CA)

Getaround (San Francisco, CA)

The Rec Room We Just Wanna Have Fun startups

Rent the Runway (New York, NY)

UJAM (San Francisco, CA)

MoviePass (New York, NY)

evoJets (New York, NY)

Fashion Playtes (Salem, MA)

ViKi (Palo Alto, CA)

Turntable.fm (New York, NY)

Brode (New York, NY)

Academic Epidemic Back to School startups

Khan Academy (Palo Alto, CA)

Wolfram Alpha (Champaign, IL)

CourseHorse (New York, NY)

Skillshare (New York, NY)

Grovo (New York, NY)

Codecademy (Mountain View, CA)

Let’s Get Physical Hook Up in Time & Space startups

HowAboutWe (New York, NY)

foursquare (New York, NY)

Sonar (New York, NY)

ThinkNear (Culver City, CA)

Super Heroes Social Good startups

Wello (New York, NY)

Blueseed (San Francisco, CA)

HealthMap (Boston, MA)

Snooze by LetGive (New York, NY)

Catchafire (New York, NY)

Lean Machines Lightening the Days Toil startups

Tout (Mountain View, CA)

AskSunday (New York, NY)

Boomerang by Baydin (Mountain View, CA)

TaskRabbit (San Francisco, CA)

Producteev (New York, NY)

Quixey (Palo Alto, CA)

iDoneThis (San Francisco, CA)

Cuff Links B2B startups

RightSignature (Santa Barbara, CA)

Demandbase (San Francisco, CA)

Apothecary Apple a Day startups

FitBit (San Francisco, CA)

ZocDoc (New York, NY)

Asthmapolis (Madison, WI)

Organovo (San Diego, CA)

Oasys Water (Boston, MA)

Chatterbox Interaction Meets Information startups

Quora (Palo Alto, CA)

Disqus (San Francisco, CA)

Cosmetics Beautify the World startups

Aviary (New York, NY)

Quirky (New York, NY)

COLOURlovers (Portland, OR)

IdeaPaint (Ashland, MA)

Bespoke Innovations (San Francisco, CA)

Jobfull Hire Me startups

The Resumator (Pittsburgh, PA)

Brand Affinity Technologies (Irvine, CA; New York, NY)

Hire My Mom (Houston, TX)

BranchOut (San Francisco, CA)

[Not] Made in America International Startups Too Cool to Leave Out

Landwasher (Beijing, China)

PrimeSense (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Issuu (Copenhagen, Denmark)

The Coolest Startups in Americas Honorable Mentions list, with startups that are ones to watch, includes:

Xtranormal (San Francisco, CA)

AuthenticateIT (Melbourne, Australia)

Melon Card (Mountain View, CA)

TimeHop (New York, NY)

AirBnB (San Francisco, CA)

Coffee Joulies (New York / New Jersey)

Voxy (New York, NY)

Zivelo (Marion, IN)

GiveForward (Chicago, IL)

Reflex Edge (Various)

The Shirt (Washington, D.C.)

Mequilibrium (Boston, MA)

The Greatist (New York, NY)

GoSpotCheck (Denver, CO)

SoundCloud (San Francisco, CA; Berlin, Germany)

Visual.ly (San Francisco, CA)

Nest (Palo Alto, CA)

GreenGoose (San Francisco, CA)

CONTACT THE AUTHOR

Doreen Bloch, Author of The Coolest Startups in America, is available for interviews and press appearances for print, radio and TV. For bookings, please contact 406-962-5624 by phone or Doreen(at)DoreenBloch(dot)com by email. The website for The Coolest Startups in America is http://www.CoolestStartupsInAmerica.com or http://www.CoolestStartups.In. Doreen Blochs personal website is http://www.DoreenBloch.com.

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MacXDVD Software today announced that their innovative products are now on sale for the new school year. This back to school sales involves 60% off on DVD Ripping software, giveaway on video converting software and win iPad 2 activities, from Aug 22 thru Sep 20, 2011.

As the temperature tend to fall slowly, the daunting new school year is looming ever close. It is almost time to go back to school once again. For students, this usually brings them with endless classes, homework, essay, report, etc. It would be a beginning of headache. While the good comes with it are sweet party and back to school deal.

In preparation for back to school, Digiarty Software is offering great discounts, giveaway on its top products for a limited time. Meanwhile, it is worth to note that iPad 2 is also in the range of this sale. That would be a good chance that you have been already looking for the right tools to better enjoy digital entertainment throughout the year.

More about the back to school sales, please visit:

http://www.macxdvd.com/special-offer/back-to-school-2011.htm

Following are the detailed Back to School Offer:

*Student Discount Offer

60% off coupon is provided on MacX DVD Ripper Pro (both Mac and Windows version) – Comprehensive, easy-to-use solution if you want to make a backup of copy protected DVD movies to play them on computer, iPhone, iPad, PSP, Apple TV, etc.

Giveaway Activity.
For those who are entangled with tight budget, MacXDVD also prepared the giveaway on MacX Video Converter Pro. Unlike free version of some software that comes with variety of limitations. In this giveaway, full copies of MacX Video Converter Pro are provided for free download, without any limited function, nor advertisements.

*Get Free iPad 2 for College

From now, before the end of this deal, for anyone who purchase MacXDVD products that worth $ 3000 or more in total, can get $ 499 cash for iPad 2 16GB. This would be great news for those who are seeking for volume license software for their college or community.

What need to specify is that to take advantage of this special offer, you must be on behalf of university & college students, parents buying for college students, Faculty, staff members, colleges and school.

About MacXDVD Software, Inc.

MacXDVD Software is a division of Digiarty Software Company, owns a professional multimedia software development team, providing a range of products for Macintosh Computer users, including MacX Video Converter, MacX DVD Ripper, DVD Author, DVD backup tools, etc, series of apps for Apple video player, and iPhone, iPad 2D and 3D video games. More information, please visit http://www.macxdvd.com. For editor or blogger who would like to request a free press kit with register key and full version of any MacXDVD products, please feel free to contact the public relationship representative Sarah at sarah(at)macxdvd(dot)com

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Three popular Valentine Day gifts will cost more this year while the prices of some other gifts remain stable, according to the annual Cost of Loving Index compiled by Houston Asset Management, a Houston-based investment advisory firm. The annual index tracks the cost of 10 popular Valentine Day gifts to prepare romantics for the cost of expressing their affections that will average almost five percent more this year.

Soaring to the top of the list is the cost for a candlelight dinner for two, up 9%, and the price of a one-ounce bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume, up 9.6%. Two first-run movie tickets are up 2.4%, an item that consistently shows an increase in the index each year.

But youre in luck with stable prices if your loved one enjoys traditional gifts like a bottle of California Chardonnay wine, a dozen long-stemmed roses, or a box of Godiva chocolates, said John Payne, CFP

Streaming Flix, the newest online video entertainment destination, today announced the addition of the new Premium Channel from KOAN to its premium streaming content library. KOANs family-friendly movies and feature films in various genres including action, comedy, drama and horror are now available for unlimited streaming to Streaming Flix subscribers at http://koan.streamingflix.com.

KOAN, an international distribution company that works with independent movie producers, established a strong presence in the fields of family entertainment and award winning feature films over the last 17 years. It is well known for quality programming and has an impressive catalog of over 70 films and hundreds of hours of documentary and animations. Streaming Flix VIP Members can stream KOAN features such as Saints and Soldiers, adventure and sci-fi films like Dragon Hunter, drama movies such as The Fallen, and family flicks including A Dogs Tale and Bug Off.

Streaming Flix VIP Membership, with a monthly subscription fee of $ 9.99 if paid with a credit card or $ 14.95 if added to the home phone bill, offers unlimited streaming from all of its Premium Channels. Currently, the channel selection includes the new multi-genre entertainment collection from KOAN, comedy films and videos from National Lampoon, and uncut celebrity interviews and entertainment from NoGoodTV.

We are very pleased to have a licensing agreement with a premier independent distributor such as KOAN, said Ben Chang, VP of Acquisitions at Streaming Flix. Their growing feature, animation and documentary catalog is a valuable addition to our streaming library and will provide hours of superb family entertainment to our customers.

Since its inception in August 2009, Streaming Flix has been focused on expanding its selection of streaming, DVD/Blu-ray and download-to-rent/own titles. Content owners, independent studios and distributors interested in featuring their content on Streaming Flix can email acquisitions(at)steamingflix(dot)com or visit http://www.streamingflix.com/content-providers/.

About Streaming Flix

Streaming Flix is an online video entertainment site that provides consumers with access to movies and TV shows to stream, rent and buy on their PC, mobile device, or TV. The growing Streaming Flix video library includes over 5,000 DVD, Blu-ray and streaming titles, as well as access to 14,000 digital downloads. For a monthly subscription fee, VIP Members can stream unlimited movies from Premium Channels including National Lampoon, NoGoodTV and KOAN. Founded in 2009, Streaming Flix LLC is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For more information, visit http://www.streamingflix.com today or join them on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.

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