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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Manscaped and Bespoke Post Partner on the Down Under Box for Male Grooming and Hygiene Solutions, for Guys Who Give a Damn!

Manscaped, LLC, the world's #1 brand for below-the-waist male grooming and hygiene, was recently chosen to collaborate with Bespoke Post on their recent Down Under feature subscription box.

"There is tremendous market adoption to online subscription box services (SBS)," commented Steve King, Manscaped co-founder, "There is also exponential growth in male grooming and hygiene products driven by changing social behavior and hygiene awareness. We are honored to be partnering to work them in adding functionality, quality, and value to their pioneering Down Under box. Manscaped is the only CPG brand with dedicated products for this most sensitive of areas – we know their customers partners will thank them Down Under!" he concluded.

Steve Szaronis, co-founder at Bespoke Post, added that, "The team over at Manscaped has been great to work with, and our Down Under box featuring Manscaped's products has become one of our bestselling boxes ever!"

To learn more about how the Manscaped dedicated tools and formulations can add interest, value, and recurring business to your brand, please contact steve(at)manscaped(dot)com.

About Manscaped

Manscaped's product line was created specifically for a man's distinctive grooming needs. Featuring American made, specially formulated products to cleanse, moisturize, and deodorize, as well as tools engineered to give a man a close, refined appearance, Manscaped equips men with the right tools for the right job, in a complete manscaping system that is easy, powerful, and satisfying.

All Manscaped formulations feature Active pH Control™, essential ingredients for helping the refined gentleman stay, clean, dry, and healthy. To experience their unique products, visit Manscaped.com today.

Abo ut Bespoke Post

Bespoke Post is no ordinary box subscription service. It offers curated quality themed boxes at affordable prices, for men who give a damn about elevating their lifestyles. The perfect drink. A well-kept pad. Jet-setting in style. Bespoke Post helps you get there. No gimmicks, no fees, no surprises – just great goods, delivered monthly. Discover the Down Under Box now at https://www.bespokepost.com/box/down-under.

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Shmoop Prepares Students for AP® Season with Up-to-Date Test Prep and Courses

Students today are under more pressure than a circus clown taming a lion while on a tightrope. They have to get good grades, join as many clubs and sports teams as possible, keep up an envy-inducing presence on social media...the list goes on and on. As if that weren't already enough to juggle, students need to have a rigorous academic schedule to have a shot at being noticed by their dream college. Which means loading up on AP® courses.

That's where Shmoop comes in.

Shmoop (https://www.shmoop.com), a digital publisher known for its award-winning test prep and certified online courses, offers up-to-date AP test prep—for every AP exam out there. Shmoop's resources include comprehensive topic review; hundreds of drills and multiple practice tests with answer explanations; and supplemental goodies like diagnostic exams, videos, p rojected scores, and detailed progress monitoring.

Lauren Bolchoz, a teacher at Cane Bay High School, says the results speak for themselves. She notes, "I have found that my students who regularly use Shmoop drills and practice exams to prepare for the AP exam score better than their counterparts who do not. I often do not have the time to go back and review previous concepts so I let Shmoop do the work for me. My students enjoy the convenience of being able to review at the location and time of their choice. I highly recommend Shmoop!"

Shmoop believes that if students are expected to go above and beyond, then they should, too. (But without any lions or tightropes involved.) In addition to their suite of AP test prep programs, Shmoop has received College Bo ard authorization for two new AP courses—AP Biology and AP U.S. History—bringing their total list to 14 courses.

Once a school has added Shmoop's courses to their AP course ledger, students can work through the material at their own pace or within a blended classroom; all teachers need to do is grade the interactive assignments. The courses are rigorous, engaging, and easy to use.

No prior circus training required.

Students and teachers looking for individual or small-group access can subscribe to Shmoop. They will gain access to all of Shmoop's test prep as well as hundreds of online courses, including all their College Board-approved AP curriculum. Schools and districts can get bulk discounts on already below-market-rate materials by contacting sales(at)shmoop(dot)com.

About Shmoop

Shmoop offers hundreds of thousands of pages of original content. Their Online Courses , Test Prep, Teaching Guides, Learning Guides, and interactive Study Tools are written by teachers and experts and balance a teen-friendly, approachable style with academically rigorous concepts. Shmoop sees 16 million unique visitors a month across desktop and mobile. The company has won numerous awards from EdTech Digest, Tech & Learning, and the Association of Educational Publishers. Launched in 2008, Shmoop makes the magic happen from a labradoodle-patrolled office in Mountain View, California.

The NPD Group Reports Fragrance Trends for Mother’s Day

Behind December and November, May has historically been the third best-selling month for women's prestige fragrance in the U.S., making the Mother's Day month the most popular time of year for sales after the holiday season,* according to global information company The NPD Group.

Consumers spent close to $90 million in department/specialty stores alone for women's fragrance juices and gift sets in the week leading up to Mother's Day last year, which fell on May 14. Dollar sales were more than two to three times greater from May 7 through May 13 than any other week in May. Across the total 52 weeks of 2017, the only weeks to generate higher sales were the first three of December, coinciding with the holiday shopping wave.**

"The fragrance industry benefits from the extra recognition mothers get in May. Gifting fragrance is special because the emotional component of the category makes it a perfect option to show appreciation for Mother's Day," said Larissa Jensen, executive director and beauty industry analyst, The NPD Group. "Looking at how fragrance is faring so far this year, it's off to a great start on account of the turnaround we're seeing during key holiday periods over the past four months. Given this trend, fragrance has the potential to outshine itself this Mother's Day."

Year-to-date through March 2018, the sale of women's juices grew by 7 percent to $335.1 million, and gift sets were up 5 percent to $83.9 million, a particularly encouraging Q1 performance compared to last year, when sales for both segments began the year flat.*

The top five emotions women report feeling when wearing a fragrance, according to NPD's Scentiments, are feminine (66 percent), fresh/clean (56 percent), attractive (49 percent), confident (44 percent), and happy (39 percent). The top five selling women's fragrances in the market right now echo these sentiments:***

1. Chance (Chanel)
"Unpredictable, in perpetual movement, the unexpected floral fragrance sweeps you into its whirlwind of happiness and fantasy."

2. Coco Mademoiselle (Chanel)
"Irresistibly sexy, irrepressibly spirited. A semi-Oriental fragrance created by Jacques Polge, Coco Mademoiselle is an absolutely modern composition with a strong yet surprisingly fresh character."

3. La Vie Est Belle (Lancôme)
"Universal yet personal, Lancôme's femininity is a choice embraced by women, not an imposed standard. The choice to live one's life and fill it with beauty. Your own way."

4. Light Blue (Dolce & Gabbana)
"All the essence of a sunny summer day is enclosed in this lively, fresh, floral and frui ty fragrance that evokes the sensuality of the Mediterranean woman."

5. J'adore (Dior)
"The J'adore fragrance is a symbol of absolute, sophisticated and glamorous femininity. J'adore gathers the most noble raw materials in a unique, generous and harmonious floral bouquet."

*Source: The NPD Group / U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Measured Market
** Source: The NPD Group / U.S. Prestige Beauty Department Store/Specialty Weekly
***Source: The NPD Group / U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Measured Market, Fragrance Juice Dollar Sales by Parent Brand, January-March 2018
Coinciding with the National Retail Federation calendar, dollar sales in 2018 are adjusted to account for the addition of a 53rd week into 2018.
Product descriptions are sourced from brand website s: chanel.com; lancome-usa.com; dolcegabbana.com; dior.com.

About The NPD Group, Inc.
NPD is the leading global provider of market information and business solutions covering brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and emerging channels in more than 20 industries. We combine our unique data assets with analytic solutions to help our clients measure performance, predict trends, and improve results, advising them to help drive successful growth. Practice areas include apparel, appliances, automotive, beauty, books, consumer electronics, e-commerce, entertainment, fashion accessories, food consumption, foodservice, footwear, home, juvenile products, mobile, office supplies, retail, sports, technology, toys, travel retail, games, and watches / jewelry. For more information, visit npd.com and npdgroupblog.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdgroup @npdstyle

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One-of-a-Kind Lifestyle and Productivity App, Arena, Release This Week in The App Store

Thrivner, Inc. is proud to announce the release of The Arena App: Daily Planner, available to download in the App Store for iPhone and iPad. The Arena App: Daily Planner by Thrivner, Inc. combines best practices for productivity, time management, and a life well-lived into a single app that helps users have a better day, every day.

The Arena App: Daily Planner is for everyone who is 'in the arena' and seeks to intuitively increase productivity in each moment. Users can easily visualize the projects that matter; think through their work; and accomplish today's projects in the context they choose (e.g., make the biggest impact first).

"The name 'Arena' came from the Teddy Roosevelt quote about the man in the arena. The Arena App: Daily Planner emphasizes doing what matters; kn owing that you've done your best; and ending the day confident that you've left everything on the field. This is possible because 'Buy peas' and 'Cause world peace' can finally be visualized as different impacts, efforts, and priorities," said Co-Founder, Emily Wallace.

To help users do what matters in each moment, The Arena App: Daily Planner answers four questions:

"What should I be working on right now to make the biggest impact on my work? In my life?" is answered with visual and intuitive prioritizations in the app.

"How do my projects fit with my time constraints?" is answered with visual projects laid over calendar.

"How do I make this project manageable?" is answered with pre-built checklists or self-made checklists.

"What can I learn over time to make this easier?" is answered with personalized daily insights.

While The Arena App: Daily Planner focuses on productivity and time management, the true benefit is the sense of ease and accomplishment.

"Arena allows you to be in control of your day: You know what matters and are able to focus. That peace of mind throughout the day, and especially at the end, is at the heart of The Arena App," said Co-Founder, Dori Stiefel.

The Arena App: Daily Planner will be available on Tuesday, May 1st in the App Store. More information is available on The Arena App's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram profiles.

About Thrivner, Inc.:
At Thrivner, we leverage extensive experience to create a world in which everyone thrives. Thrivner offers strategy and program development and implementation services to the public and private sectors.

Our mission is to spread solutions via innovative and transformative services and products; we formulate our ideas and outcomes to be a balance of the useful and the original. We achieve these results through our skills in planning, process, application, outreach, data analysis, event management, and software design.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Pixel Film Studios Releases ProLayout Cinematic for Final Cut Pro X.

ProLayout Cinematic is a set of 30 self-animating kinetic layout animations created exclusively for use within Final Cut Pro X. Each professionally designed preset gives users complete control over angle animations and layouts. Presets can be easily adjusted to any media. With ProLayout Cinematic, video editors can create a unique kinetic video without the hassle of animating individual layers. Creating kinetic animations has never been easier thanks to ProLayout Cinematic.

ProLayout Cinematic is the ultimate package for templates in Final Cut Pro X. ProLayout Cinematic is used to display friends and family, scenery, products and much more. In addition, customize the color of scene elements, background, and the style of the text using controls in Final Cut Pro X. Instantly change the vibe of your production using basic templates that can be edite d with incredible ease.

ProLayout Cinematic contains an advanced 3-point framing camera system that allows video editors to easily create new camera motions with a few clicks. Using this system is intuitive. Simply move the playhead to the first frame of the ProLayout Cinematic template. Furthermore, adjust the position and rotation of the start camera controls. Then, go to the final frame of the template and alter the end camera controls. Finally, adjust the mid-camera controls to offset the camera's path.

Each layout in ProLayout Cinematic includes an Environment Control section with its own set of controls. All of the 30 included templates includes reflections that users can alter by adjusting a few simple controls. Finally, every template includes unique elements like smoke, frame color, and backgrounds that can be altered by tweaking a few easy co ntrols. Develop an impressive and unique scene within seconds.

All ProLayout Cinematic presets contain numerous layers of text that can be fully adjusted within Final Cut Pro X. As a result, editors can change the positional orientation and rotational angles of each text layer to create parallax effects. In addition, change the font type, style, color, size by simply double clicking on the text in the Viewer window to access Final Cut Pro's Title Tab in the top-right section of the workspace.

Established in 2006, Aliso Viejo, California-based Pixel Film Studios is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple FCPX. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, and Macintosh are registe red trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

PetPlace.com Launches Puppy Diaries Series to Celebrate the Journey from Puppy to Love

PetPlace.com, the popular destination for pet parents since 2006, announced today the launch of a new original series, Puppy Diaries- One Mom's Journey from Puppy to Love. Approximately 70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the United States, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Some of these puppies are adopted from rescues and shelters, while others are purchased from breeders. Regardless of how the puppies join a family, new puppy parents experience profound joy bringing home their "fur baby" yet struggle with what-to-do and when-to-do-it--- just as with human babies.

Penned by a respected published author and first-time pup mom Laura Tiebert, the Puppy Diaries series chronicle s the ups and downs of pup parenthood: from deciding to get a family dog to celebrating the pup's milestones, health scares and even a ruined cherished rug. Revealing new pup-parent mistakes and unexpected successes, leading to advice, tips and plenty of humor, the Puppy Diaries will take the reader through the first year of life for Sommer, her pup.

"Our Puppy Diaries series was born out of our desire to help pup parents navigate the uncharted waters of puppy parenting. This is the ultimate puppy parenting guide for first time puppy owners and even those who have had puppies in the past. We wanted to find a way to empower them with timely insight and understanding to make the best decisions during their new puppy journey," said Tim O'Hare, Publisher for PetPlace.com. "We are so grateful to Laura and her family for the candid portrait of bringing up Sommer and hope our readers will join us in their journey to puppy love."

Published twice a month, Pu ppy Diaries can be found at http://www.PetPlace.com or through a subscription to the Puppy Crazy newsletter to receive new diary entries directly to your inbox. Readers will be guided through the first year of puppy parenting with timely and expert level advice, including training, housebreaking, socializing, medical care, cost of puppy care and the important role pet insurance can play for your puppy and your wallet. Additional photos and content for the Puppy Diaries can be found on http://www.facebook.com/petplacefans and Instagram http://www.instagram.com/petplacefans .

PetPlace attracts over 1,200,000 visitors each month as the popular web destination for pe t parents concerned with their pet's health and well-being. PetPlace's content includes more than 10,000 veterinarian approved articles covering topics such as pet health conditions, breed information, behavior and training, medications and general wellness and care. Since its launch in 2006, thousands of pet parents have subscribed to PetPlace to receive news and information important to them via email as well as through social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter.

For more information on PetPlace or the Puppy Diaries, please contact Jeena Choi at 917-882-0960 or Jeena.Choi@IHCGroup.com.

About PetPlace.com
PetPlace was founded by a veterinarian in 2006 with one purpose in mind: to provide the most credible and accurate pet health and wellness information so that our pets can live happier, healthier lives. To achieve this goal, PetPlace assembled a "world-class" edit orial team of pet experts and authors, including vets, vet techs, trainers and behaviorists from the academic and veterinary sciences industry worldwide. With a library of over 10,000 veterinarian written/approved articles, PetPlace.com offers the largest and most complete source of pet information available anywhere. PetPlace.com became a member of The IHC Group in 2016.

About The IHC Group
Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) is a holding company that is principally engaged in underwriting, administering and/or distributing group and individual specialty benefit products, including disability, supplemental health, pet, and group life insurance through its subsidiaries since 1980. The IHC Group owns three insurance companies (Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York, Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. and Independence American Insurance Company), and IHC Specialty Benefits, Inc. (IHC SB), a technology-driven full-service marketing an d distribution company that focuses on small employer and individual consumer products through general agents, telebrokerage, advisor centers, private label arrangements, and through the following brands: http://www.HealtheDeals.com; Health eDeals Advisors; Aspira A Mas; http://www.PetPartners.com; and http://www.PetPlace.com. IHC creates value for insurance producers, carriers and consumers (both individuals and small businesses) through a suite of proprietary tools and products, all of which are underwritten by IHC's carriers or placed with highly rated insurance companies.

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Rescale And Remcom Bring NVIDIA GPU-Accelerated Electromagnetic Simulation To The Cloud

Rescale and Remcom are pleased to announce that XFdtd®, Remcom's electromagnetic (EM) simulation software, is now available on Rescale's ScaleX platform for HPC in the cloud, allowing engineers to quickly and easily run complex, high-fidelity EM simulation models from any web browser.

XFdtd is a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) EM solver that is capable of handling large simulations with a minimal amount of RAM and processing them quickly using NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs). The partnership brings XFdtd's capabilities to the Rescale cloud platform, giving engineers pay-as-you-go access to Rescale's global multi-cloud HPC network of over 100 data centers worldwide. High-capacity users can scale out to thousands of cores and choose hardware configurations optimized to the requirements of XFdtd, with options ranging from economical HPC c onfigurations to cutting-edge bare metal systems, low-latency InfiniBand interconnect, and the latest NVIDIA® Tesla® GPU accelerators. The partnership delivers the combined advantage of GPU acceleration and virtually unlimited scaling to EM applications such as automotive radar, biomedical, mobile devices, 5G MIMO and more.

Michael Hicks, director of business development for Remcom, said of the partnership, "Remcom has been a pioneer in leveraging high-performance computing to greatly speed EM simulations, offering one of the first GPU-accelerated solutions in the EM software market. By utilizing Rescale's cloud platform for HPC, our customers will enjoy instant access to NVIDIA's state-of-the-art GPUs, driving development times down even further. This is yet another way we are helping customers to save time and money and deliver their produc ts to market faster."

"We are very excited to be partnering with Remcom," said Joris Poort, CEO at Rescale. "We believe that Remcom users will benefit from the fast, flexible, secure, and huge on-demand resources that Rescale can bring to computationally demanding tools, such as electromagnetic simulation."

"NVIDIA has proven experience accelerating EM simulations, one of the fastest growing domains in the industry," said Baskar Rajagopalan, senior strategic alliances and marketing manager at NVIDIA. "Rescale users will now be able to benefit from NVIDIA GPUs in the cloud to achieve faster and more accurate results from computationally intensive workloads."

About Remcom
Remcom provides innovative electromagnetic simulation and wireless propagation software for commercial users and U.S. government sponsors. Remcom� �s products are designed to work together to provide complete and accurate results when analyzing antenna propagation with complex devices in real world scenarios. Remcom's products simplify EM analysis for a wide variety of applications including antenna design and placement, 5G MIMO, outdoor and indoor mmWave planning, mobile device design, biomedical, microwave, automotive radar, and more. Remcom is committed to its customers' unique needs, offering flexible licensing options for installations of all sizes as well as custom engineered solutions. Visit http://www.remcom.com for more information.

About Rescale
Rescale is the global leader for enterprise big compute. Trusted by the Global Fortune 500, Rescale empowers the world's top executives, IT leaders, engineers, and scientists to securely manage product innovation and perform ground breaking research and development faster at a lower cost. Rescale's ScaleX® platform solutions transform traditional fixed IT resources into flexible hybrid, private, and public cloud resources—built on the largest and most powerful high performance computing infrastructure network in the world. Rescale offers hundreds of turnkey software applications on the platform which are instantly cloud enabled for the enterprise. For more information on Rescale, visit http://www.rescale.com.