Friday, December 14, 2018

HPBA: Tis the Best Season For Giving Hearth Accessories

Photo Caption: A gift of fireplace accessories is always most appreciated during the winter season. From left to right, top to bottom: Firebacks radiate heat and protect masonry, Minuteman International; fireplace tools are practical for fireplace maintenance and rendered in many styles, Pilgrim Home and Hearth; log rings and racks extend the integrity and life of cut wood, Stoll Industries; decorative pine cones are among the wide range of media that has been created for gas fireplaces, Hargrove Manufacturing Corp. Be alert to read related news.

Are you still in need of a great gift idea for the holidays? Consider fireplace accessories. Why? They can be enjoyed immediately, given the time of year. They are both functional and visually pleasing, enhancing the performance of a fireplace as well as the aesthetic appeal of the hearth. Finally, they are a distinctive gift-giving idea.

This, according to Emily McGee, Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, director of communications, "a gift of hearth accessories will add to the level of enjoyment and appreciation a homeowner has in his or her fireplace." McGee mentions another reason why hearth accessories make such a great gift: pricing. "High quality fireplace accessories are available in a wide range of prices. Its easy to find something that is within your budget."

As an example, McGee notes the popularity of simulated ash and embers ($12-$45) for gas fireplaces that give the appearance of red, hot burning coals and cinders that have dropped below the flame. "These products appear to be truly real and are really engaging to anyone who sees them."

McGee also says the overall character of a gas fireplace can be dramatically altered by replacing the gas logs with other, more recently-developed media such as colorful glass pellets, sculptural objects, and fabricated pine cones–all of which
radiate heat.

Bellows ($60-$110), which can speed up the process of starting or resuscitating a wood burning fire, make for an impressive and appreciated gift. "Designed in much the same style as they have been for centuries, bellows bring a measure of old world charm to any hearth." Hearth rugs ($35-$75) are another great option says McGee. "They are designed to protect the floor or carpeted area immediately in front of the fireplace and are produced in a wide range of styles." Click here to read the latest news.

A set of fireplace tools ($90-$260) which typically consists of tongs, a poker, shovel and a broom, provide you with most everything you need to maintain a fireplace, says McGee. "Whether the preferred look is traditional, contemporary, or of an artisan quality, you will find tools that reflect that given style." If the recipient already has a set, she says, consider adding to them. Long-handled roasting forks designed for fireside cooking are a fun addition and inexpensive.

Firebacks ($145-$250) offer a valuable function and an understated elegance to any fireplace. Often considered merely decorative for the charming, century-old imagery rendered upon them, firebacks actually absorb the heat of the fire and radiate it, making the fireplace more efficient. Equally important, it protects the masonry work in the firebox. Manufactured in stainless steel and iron for use in either gas and wood burning fireplaces, make inquiries as to which execution best serves your needs.

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McGee says it's much easier to throw another log on the fire when there's one nearby. "Cut back on the number of times you need to make a firewood run by getting an indoor firewood rack ($150-$300). They are designed in a wide range of sizes, styles and materials." She notes that some are also designed with a removable canvas or leather tote that can be used for the retrieval of a new load of wood when supplies do run short.

McGee says that outdoor accessories created for stacking wood are equally practical. "Handsome log rings and racks ($100-$175) help preserve the wood by keeping it off the damp ground and away from the house in the event that the logs have any kind of infestation." Aesthetically, she says, many are beautifully executed and make a design statement. Other ideas, she says, include fireplace grates, ash buckets, andirons, free-standing fireplace screens, hearth lanterns, and more–which can be previewed on-site at your local hearth shop.

HPBA, based near Washington, DC, is North America's leading advocate for manufacturers, retailers, distributors and allied associates of fireplace, stove, heater, barbecue, and outdoor living appliances. HPBA provides professional member services and industry support in government relations, events, market research, education, certifications.

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D E McLean Thrills Readers With the Release of 'Out of Time'

D E McLean marks her debut in the publishing scene with the release of "Out of Time" (published by Xlibris NZ). Set in New Zealand but in an alternative reality, this fiction tells the story of an ordinary young man who embarked on an extraordinary adventure and his attempts to return to his own world.

To purchase and follow story that involves a journey between alternate realities, readers may visit https://www.amazon.com/Out-Time-D-McLean/dp/1514466880.

Kev is an average person living an uneventful life — just how he likes it — until the day he finds himself kidnapped by time traveling slavers and thrust into an unfamiliar world of airships, clockwork and steam. Rescued by Millicent Darlington and her mismatched airship crew, Kev finds himself taking part in adventures he could never have imagined. In spite of his growing feelings for the ship's medic, Persephone Mockett, Kev knows he must return to his own time and his own life and his own family, only to discover it is not as straightforward as he has been told.

Inspired by a themed family photoshoot, the novel is centered on steampunk and time travel. McLean offers a story driven by the characters and their evolving relationships, as well as the adventures they have and decisions they make along the way.

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"I think readers will enjoy the local content. This is steampunk with a definite kiwi twist. I also think readers will enjoy the way the story brings in the element of travel between dimensions as well as time travel. I think they will enjoy the characters who all have strong voices and their own contribution to the story," the author states.

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"Out of Time" will appeal to steampunk enthusiasts and those who enjoy the themes of time travel and alternate reality.

"Out of Time"
By D E McLean
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 154 pages | ISBN 9781514466896
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 154 pages | ISBN 9781514466889
E-Book | 154 pages | ISBN 9781514466872
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
D E McLean was born in Pukekohe, New Zealand. She attended Pukekohe East Primary School and Pukekohe High School before training as a teacher at North Shore Teacher's College. She has worked as a primary school teacher, diversional therapist and tertiary tutor. She currently resides in Thames with her husband.
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Warm Materials Inc. is Looking to Turn Back Time With Its Newest Kickstarter Product, WOODSUM Pinhole Camera

DIY Wooden Accessory Kit makers, Warm Material Inc. have just unveiled their newest product, Woodsum Pinhole Camera, on Kickstarter and have obtained their funding goal in under eighteen hours.

Entirely made from laser-cut pieces of wood that you assemble, the Woodsum camera comes complete with a pinhole lens, shutter, viewfinder, film-holder and winder, camera grip, a tripod mount, and even an eyelet to tie a camera-hanging leash around. It uses no lenses thanks to the pinhole construction and works completely without batteries.

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The Woodsum looks and functions exactly as an analog camera would. Press the shutter button down and the shutter opens to let light onto the film. The pinhole lens allows for beautiful color pictures that have a true vintage feel, and the overall process helps users understand the basic tenets of photography, like aperture, exposure, shutter speed. Woodsum is a perfect camera for shutterbugs, hipsters, analog-lovers, the curious kinds, and people with a knack for DIY products. Be alert to read related news.

When not in use, Woodsum Pinhole Camera can also serve as a stylish interior decor. While other DIY objects tend to be thrown out soon after assembly, the utility and retro design of this camera make it a timeless piece.

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"The rapid evolution of technology has made our lives so much easier. However, through this progression, I noticed that our society lost touch with the art of creating and doing things by hand. This was especially true with photography and so, I decided to create Woodsum Pinhole Camera so that users can re-experience the satisfaction of analog photography." says Warm Materials Inc. Founder & CEO Su-Hyun Hwang

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Woodsum Pinhole Camera is now available on Kickstarter with early bird prices starting at $43. After the campaign, Warm Materials Inc. anticipates manufacturing and delivery to commence by the end of March 2019. Any influencers or journalists interested in receiving a sample and reviewing Woodsum Pinhole Camera are encouraged to submit an inquiry through its Kickstarter page.

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Signpost Digital Initiative Reaches 1 Million People Across Three Continents

Signpost, a partnership between the global humanitarian organizations Mercy Corps and the International Rescue Committee, has reached 1 million refugees, asylum seekers and crisis-affected communities with critical information across seven countries and three continents. Through a suite of digital tools, Signpost provides up-to-date information in multiple languages on legal rights and documentation, accommodation, transportation, medical care and more to people who are in transit or starting life in a new country. Read all the related news.

Signpost, supported by Cisco, Google, Microsoft and TripAdvisor, initially began as Refugee.Info, a mobile-friendly website launched in 2015 to assist refugees arriving on the Greek islands. Since then, Refugee.Info has reached an estimated 60 percent of the refugee population in Greece. Signpost has expanded to four additional countries in Europe and has launched regional platforms in Jordan (Khabrona.Info) and El Salvador (CuentaNos.org), providing WiFi connectivity and information in seven languages through websites, Facebook, a blog and service maps. Read related news here.

"We're thrilled that we've been able to help more than 1 million people get the support and information they need during some of the toughest and scariest chapters of their lives," says Meghann Rhynard-Geil, Technology for Development Advisor at Mercy Corps. "With a record 68.5 million people on the run because of conflict, poverty and climate change, technology and private sector partnership with humanitarian organizations will continue playing a critical role helping people in search of a better life."

"Technology, when coupled with human-centered design can play a critical role in providing solutions to the global refugee crisis. Signpost meets refugees where they're at – whether via a website, social media, or through face-to-face communication that is enhanced by the use of digital technology – to provide critical information and help save lives," says Lani Fortier, Signpost Project Director for the International Rescue Committee. "People experiencing crisis have enough obstacles to overcome as they work to survive and rebuild their lives. Signpost ensures that misinformation is not another barrier to overcome."

In a new place and without speaking the local language, refugees often lack basic information they need to access essential humanitarian services. And after suffering or witnessing traumatic events for months or years, they are often unprepared to absorb complex information. In this environment, rumors and misinformation can take the place of credible news. In addition to providing up-to-date information, Signpost also employs social media moderators who are refugees themselves to provide two-way communication, answering questions and providing guidance in users' own languages and on their preferred platform. In 2018, 11,000 Signpost users sent 94,200 messages to social media moderators.

"Making information universally accessible and useful is a core part of our mission," says Hector Mujica, Program Manager at Google.org. "As such, we're proud to support Signpost not only with financial contributions, but with Googlers—our top asset—who've dedicated time and technical expertise to help expand this powerful tool to the most marginalized communities around the world." Read news here.

Mercy Corps and the International Rescue Committee aim to continue expanding Signpost's presence in countries situated along migration routes, such as the Central Mediterranean, or where people are displaced due to conflict or crisis.

ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action – helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. Learn more at http://www.mercycorps.org.

ABOUT THE IRC
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 24 offices across the U.S. helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities. Learn more at http://www.rescue.org and follow the IRC on Twitter & Facebook. Read here.

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Swych Unveils Blockchain-Powered Global Gifting and Shopping Platform

Swych, a digital gifting platform that currently processes more than a million gifting transactions a year for both consumers and businesses, today announced its advancement to a blockchain-based platform that it believes will significantly reduce the fees and other friction points associated with cross-border gifting. With a network of over 600+ partner brands worldwide, representing billions of products, this transition marks a significant advancement toward Swych's mission of creating the global standard for digital gifting.

The Swych gifting network enables frictionless cross-border person-to-person or business-to-consumer gifting and empowers instant digital gifting transactions with zero fees, agnostic of underlying fiat currency or geography. Any gift sent through the Swych platform can be "swyched," redeemed, and spent at any retailer on the Swych network, ensuring satisfaction of both the sender and the recipient, eliminating the guesswork out of gifting, and erasing the challenge of geographical borders between customers.

CEO and Founder of Swych, Deepak Jain, said "While the world has become increasingly interconnected since the arrival of the internet, the process of sending a gift — and in particular across countries — has remained stagnant with few and unimaginative choices, shipping hurdles and overall customer dissatisfaction. Our blockchain-powered platform will bring long overdue innovation to the $400B gifting market, now expected to grow to $700B by 2024, by making each gift a perfect one for recipients while eliminating loss of value through any fees or foreign exchange conversions." Read all the related news.

There has been an estimated $149 million in gift card sales in 2017 – an increase of 54% from 2007. Plastic gift cards have become synonymous with inflexibility, fraud, and obsolete technology. Additionally, traditional gift card networks and distribution schemes are difficult to scale across borders, and plastic gift cards are often forgotten in drawers. Building on its proven success with digital distribution, fraud management and strong data insights in consumers' gifting behaviors, Swych's blockchain integration enables new horizons for cross-border gifting, as well as several exciting new use cases such as loyalty redemption, employee incentives, frictionless travel shopping, and easy access to merchant offers.

Building on the Stellar Network, the platform's blockchain elements operate seamlessly in the background. Swych users can easily send, redeem, and swych digital gift cards without any prior knowledge of blockchain technology, and without compromising on transaction speeds, security, and flexibility of the popular Swych gifting service.

Director of Partnerships of the Stellar Development Foundation, Lisa Nestor, said "By using the Stellar Network, Swych enables instant and secure purchases redeemable with any of their retail partners across the globe. Swych is leading the way forward in the gifting industry by integrating blockchain technology and we're excited to see how the industry will continue to evolve." Be alert to the latest news.

Jain said, "Working with Stellar and bringing the inherent advantages of the distributed ledger technology to the forefront, we intend to provide an example to the entire community of how blockchain can be used to solve a real-world problem that pretty much any consumer can identify with. Sending a digital gift to another consumer that can be instantly redeemed and spent for merchandise, travel, dining, entertainment or other popular categories without jumping through the hassles of bank accounts, plastic cards, cash withdrawals or foreign exchange fees is the perfect example of how to use technology to simplify consumers' lives."

This news comes on the heels of Swych's recent partnership with WeChat, Travelex, and Finablr, and acquisition of GiftCardsIndia, which allows Swych users in the U.S. to send personal digital gift cards to loved ones in India. The Swych app is available for download on iOS and Android. For more information, please visit http://www.goswych.com.

About Swych

Swych is a mobile gifting platform enabling users to send "swychable" gifts from their mobile device that can be instantly redeemed for electronic gift cards from more than 600+ popular brands. Swych users can instantly buy, send, re-gift, upload, "swych" and redeem gift cards conveniently from their mobile device. Swych is part of the Finablr network of brands. More info here.

With category renowned brands, Finablr's network of companies provides a broad array of innovative and trusted financial solutions for consumers, corporates, and enterprises, through its deep regulatory know-how, relentless focus on technological innovation and a global network of retail stores, digital channels, payments platforms and industry partnerships.

The Swych app is available for download on iOS and Android. For more information, please visit http://www.goswych.com.. For Gift Cards India, please visit http://giftcardsindia.com and http://www.giftcardsindia.in.

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The Sparkle Box Children's Book Prompts Viral Movement to Counter the Commercialism of Christmas

The award-winning children's book, The Sparkle Box: A Gift with the Power to Change Christmas, has sparked a viral movement over social media to put the focus on the true meaning of Christmas with a simple Christmas tradition called The Sparkle Box. In a show of support, Worthy Publishing, the book's publisher, has done something unprecedented in the traditional world of children's book publishing: it put a complete version of The Sparkle Box online for free through December 31, 2018.

The movement is inspired by a tradition called The Sparkle Box that is revealed at the end of the book. What The Sparkle Box contains catches the main character, and readers, by surprise. Unlike traditions pointing to the North Pole, The Sparkle Box points to the origin of Christmas: a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and the message he taught to care for those in need.

The Sparkle Box tradition requires the participant to give a gift to someone in need of basic necessities such as food, clothing, clean water or kindness. They write down the gift given and place it in the box. On Christmas morning, they remember Jesus by reading out loud The Sparkle Box gift given in honor of his birthday.

While The Sparkle Box tradition strikes a chord with Christians, author Jill Hardie believes the tradition is a powerful way to add meaning to Christmas, regardless of religious beliefs. "Studies consistently show that Christmas is a time of stress, loneliness and depression for many of the 90% of Americans who celebrate Christmas," said Hardie.

"The Sparkle Box tradition gives us a way to experience more peace and joy in the season, combating commercialism and fostering connectedness. It's a way to remember the teachings of Jesus, which, whether or not you are Christian, are quite beautiful. One of his core messages was we have the power to be a light in the world by helping those in need."

Participants in The Sparkle Box movement are rallying around a social media challenge to take and share #TheSparkleBoxChallenge: read the book online for free, share it, and do the tradition.

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Hardie says the movement was inspired by thousands of readers who have shared that The Sparkle Box has become a favorite Christmas tradition and source of joy in their homes, community centers, churches and schools.

Readers who would like to take part in #TheSparkleBoxChallenge or learn more about The Sparkle Box book and tradition, are invited to visit TheSparkleBox.com where they can read the book for free through December 31, 2018.

The Sparkle Box: A Gift with the Power to Change Christmas was published in hardback in 2012 by Ideals Children's Books, a division of Guideposts. The Sparkle Box was awarded the prestigious Christian Book Award in 2014 by the ECPA. On October 2, 2018, The Sparkle Box was released in paperback by Worthy Publishing. Both the hardback and paperback editions come with a foldable Sparkle Box included in the back of the book. Written by Jill Hardie and illustrated by Christine Kornacki, The Sparkle Box is available at local bookstores and online at Barnes & Noble, Christian Books and Amazon. The free online version is available through December 31, 2018 on TheSparkleBox.com.

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Will Your Gift Make the Holiday Worst List?

What do fruitcake, cash, alcohol, pets and a gym membership have in common? They all showed up on the list of worst gifts from a nationwide survey conducted by StubHub. According to the survey, 87% of people say they have received a bad gift, but 31% say they have never given a bad gift.

A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/6_vgqBD09QA

StubHub partnered with the front man of Run DMC and cultural icon Rev Run on a nationwide media tour with the help of D S Simon Media and YourUpdateTV to help turn viewers into holiday heroes. He shared survey results, recommendations for members of his family and yours and why live experiences make the best gifts.

An expert gift giver and rapper himself, Rev Run played excerpts of a personalized rap he created and revealed how when a holiday gift is purchased on StubHub this season, everyone can personalize a rap to make the delivery of your gift something to remember.

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YourUpdateTV is a social media video portal for organizations to share their content, produced by award-winning video communications firm, D S Simon Media (http://www.dssimon.com). It includes separate channels for Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment, Money and Finance, Social Responsibility, Sports and Technology.

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