Irma Martinez, the most internationally-renowned Hispanic fashion stylist, appeared in the October issue of People en Espanol as one of the 25 most powerful women. According to the magazine, the selected group are live examples of what may be achieved with determination, also stressing the fact that "these extraordinary women are leaving their mark in the world."

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The publication pointed out her "privileged eye for fashion", her work as designer for celebrities, and her entrepreneurial role as founder and creative director of Trendy Inc., an innovational company that has catered to the entertainment and lifestyle industries for the last 15 years. Martinez has worked for the most important personalities within the world of Latin entertainment, such as Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Chayanne, Enrique Iglesias, and Luis Fonsi, among others. Furthermore, she has contributed her creativeness and experience in printed work, awarded musical videos, high-rating television shows, and memorable advertising campaigns that carry her label of success.  

Sonia Sotomayor, Cristina Saralegui, Isabel Allende, Shakira, Thalia, and Maria Celeste Arraras were also honored in this issue of People en Espanol. On being selected, Martinez said, "I feel very proud to be part of this group, as this shows the growing significance attributed to my profession and the world of fashion. To those who dream of becoming designers, this is yet another proof that ours is a serious and relevant profession, as the image of the people and the largest and most influential brands depends on us."

Martinez was born in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, is married, has two children, and lives in Key Biscayne, FL. Apart from managing her renowned client portfolio, being the spokesperson of Target, and feeding her successful "Trendy Post" blog, she is focused on the development of her coming projects, aimed at the establishment of a multimedia platform to place her experience with celebrities within the reach of the public. On this issue, she explained, "People understand more and more that their look, style, and image represent essential tools to achieve success and conquer their dreams. I wish to become their best ally to meet this goal. I dream of placing style and fashion within the reach of the people."

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Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announced today the release of three new DVD collections, Dirty Jobs Collection 6, Paranormal: Haunts and Horrors, and MythBusters Collection 6, under its exclusive home video license agreement with Discovery Communications.

In Dirty Jobs Collection 6, Mike Rowe immerses viewers in his extraordinary quest to meet the men and women behind some of the filthiest, most fascinating jobs on the planet. In this collection, Mike celebrates the people behind the world's toughest jobs, including Animal Control Specialist, in which he is guided by Animal Capture Wildlife Control to skillfully remove a skunk in a residential area.  MIKE also learns to breed crickets and remove dead ones in Cricket Farmer and gets a behind-the-scenes look at how reindeer live during the other 364 days when they're not leading Santa's sleigh in Reindeer Farmer!  These episodes and much more make for a very entertaining yet grimy Collection 6! This DVD collection carries an SRP of $19.98 on DVD, with a total runtime of 430 minutes. Street date: September 7, 2010

Enter if you dare into some of the most ghostly gatherings ever documented in Paranormal: Haunts and Horrors. When studying alleged apparitions featured investigators encounter everything from protective poltergeists to destructive demons as they try to unlock the secrets of the dead. You'll watch in frightened awe as a wide variety of techniques document and dissect the evidence of restless souls. This creepy collection includes haunts and horrors from shows including Ghost Lab, The Haunted, Dead Tenants and Psychic Witness. This DVD collection carries an SRP of $14.98 on DVD, with a total runtime of 215 minutes. Street date: September 7, 2010

No myth is safe when Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman break out their beakers and blowtorches to put them to the test in MythBusters Collection 6. Along with Myth Busting co-hosts Tory Belloc, Kari Byron and Grant Maharani, this team is a combustible concoction of scientific genius, ingenuity and a touch of pyromania, too. In MythBusters Collection 6, the journey to the truth is full of explosive action and mind blowing science in such episodes as Exploding Bumper, Car vs. Rain, Curving Bullets, Prison Escape and so much more!  Collection 6 is packed with 10 mystifying episodes – all waiting to be proven or debunked! This DVD collection carries an SRP of $19.98 on DVD, with a total runtime of 430 minutes. Street date: September 21, 2010

These new releases will be available wherever DVDs are sold, including online at Amazon.com.

About GAIAM

Gaiam, Inc. (Nasdaq: GAIA) is a leading producer and marketer of lifestyle media and fitness accessories, with a 70,000 door retail distribution network, over 11,000 store within stores, a digital distribution platform and more than 8 million direct customers. With dominant share of the fitness and wellness market, Gaiam is dedicated to providing solutions for the many facets of healthy, eco-conscious living. The company's commitment to quality, coupled with a forward-thinking approach to merchandising and distribution, has allowed it to dominate the health and wellness category with celebrity talent Marisa Tomei, Valerie Bertinelli and Trudie Styler and fitness sensations Bob Greene, Rodney Yee, Mari Winsor and The Firm.  In addition, the company releases non-theatrical programming focused on family entertainment under its exclusive licensing agreement with Discovery Communications and other licensing partners.  For more information about Gaiam, please visit www.gaiam.com or call 1.800.869.3603.  

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries.  Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com.  For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

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Slick Action Sports, a privately held sports investment firm specializing in NFL, MLB, PGA and boxing, announced for the first time a free trial access to their premium investment services.

In anticipation for the upcoming 2010-11 NFL season on Sept 9, 2010 and for NCAA Football on Sept 2, 2010, Slick Action Sports is providing trial access for new customers during the first week of the NFL and NCAA seasons. Included with this access is Slick Action Sports NCAA Football Game of the Month. Slick Action Sports is so confident of their predictions that free access to the NCAA season will be offered if the predicted result does not go as anticipated.

"In what promises to be a wide open NFL season, we are very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. We look forward to riding the momentum of our successful summer into the first kickoff of the season, " said Josh Pickett, President and CEO of Slick Action Sports. "In these difficult times we understand that the bankroll for all levels of player has become tighter which is why we pride ourselves on having affordable access plans. We have and always will conduct our business with integrity and encourage prospective customers to compare us to our competitors according to quality and value."

Slick Action Sports provides daily picks with detailed write-ups on all major sports including Boxing and Golf. With access plans starting from just $10, Slick Action Sports is positioned among the top of all sports handicappers nationwide in terms of overall value.

About Slick Action Sports

Slick Action Sports, one of the nation's leading handicapping service providers with over 20 years of experience, works closely with clients on a one-to-one basis. In addition to handicapping major sports such as NFL, NBA, NCAAF, NCAAB, and MLB; SAS also has a high level of expertise in boxing and golf.

Visit Slick Action Sports at www.SlickActionSports.com or www.SlickActionSports.com/accessPlans.asp to see the access plans.

This press release was issued through 24-7PressRelease.com.  For further information, visit http://www.24-7pressrelease.com.

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Monsoon Multimedia, a leading provider of video convergence products, today announced availability of the free Mac client for all Vulkano devices direct from Monsoon at http://www.myvulkano.com. The new software allows Mac owners to enjoy all the Vulkano features including integrated DVR, web video, place shifting, Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) streaming and Mobile Video Recording providing a true universal video platform throughout the home and when Vulkano owners are on the go.

Vulkano's Mac client lets users watch and control any home TV channel through a wired or Wi-Fi connection from anywhere in the world simply by installing a Vulkano and downloading the free Mac software application. They can also schedule a recording through an included EPG (electronic program guide), transfer and watch the recordings at any time on their Mac.

Mac owners can also utilize the Vulkano's tightly integrated hardware and software UPnP-enabled platform with a powerful video processor to view content residing on the Mac from their living room TV, giving them an elegant solution to view photos and video wherever and whenever they want without having to hassle with messy cables.

Vulkano, in addition to replacing multiple boxes such as TiVo, Slingbox and Roku, provides significant other benefits and energy savings, giving consumers tremendous performance at a low cost.

"Vulkano is setting the standard for putting entertainment control in the hands of consumers," said Colin Stiles, EVP Sales and Marketing at Monsoon. "Whether on an iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, home TV or now Mac the same powerful entertainment experience is consistent and universal. We believe consumers should have access to all their video content regardless of where they are or what television, computer or smartphone they prefer. The Mac client takes us one step further in that direction."

Summary of Vulkano Features for Mac:

• Transforms Macs into Mobile Video Recorders
• Recorded programs play back on Macs
• Direct record mode allows for Pause, Fast Forward/Rewind
• Schedule TV recording by show, channel or date and time
• Browse EPG for shows and episode descriptions
• Mark channels as Favorite for quick access
• Watch and control your live TV on the go via any Internet connection
• Watch at home on Macs in near HD resolution
• Change channels just like at home
• Enjoy photos, video and music on home TV stored on Macs
• Multiple users can have recordings on Vulkano hard-drive and access independently
• Control Vulkano features and settings through intuitive television menu
• Connect to all major TV sources - cable, DVD, satellite, DVR, TiVo
• Stream video at H.264 and MPEG-4 standards at rates as low as 150kbps
• Includes 8GB or 16GB of SD card storage or e-SATA hard drives up to 1TB
• Connects wirelessly through Vulkano's on board .11n WiFi to home router
• TV content is passed from the set-top box's analog output (component, composite) to Vulkano; using resolutions up to 1080i

Pricing and Availability

The Mac client for the Vulkano is available for download at http://www.myvulkano.com. Both Vulkano Deluxe and Vulkano Deluxe Pro are available immediately at www.myvulkano.com. Vulkano Deluxe comes with 16GB of SD storage costing $279 and Vulkano Deluxe Pro comes with 1 Terabyte e-SATA hard disk and costs $379. Select retailers such as www.amazon.com are shipping Vulkano which comes with 8GB SD storage and costs $259 and the Vulkano Pro at $349 which includes a 500GB e-SATA hard disk.

About Monsoon Multimedia

Monsoon Multimedia provides advanced, standards-based multimedia products and convergence technologies for the PC, Mac, iPad and major smartphones. Founded by the founders of Dazzle and Emuzed, the company has offices in California, India, Russia and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.monsoonmultimedia.com.

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HGTV will build its fourth HGTV Green Home in Stapleton, Denver, Colorado's eco-progressive community created on the site of a former airport in Denver. Stapleton is reusing/recycling 4,700 acres of land and reconnecting it to Denver's urban fabric.  Over the past decade the community has emerged as one of the country's most ambitious examples of sustainable development.  The 2,400-square-foot, custom-built "green" home being built there will be given away as part of the HGTV Green Home grand prize package next spring. A video and information about the location of the home is available at HGTV.com/greenhome.

"The HGTV Green Home gives us an opportunity to display the latest products and highlight the newest practices for the ever-evolving standards of sustainable living," said Jack Thomasson, HGTV House Planner. "The combination of a spectacular eco-healthy home design, built in a vibrant community, will undoubtedly make this our most dynamic HGTV Green Home ever."

The HGTV Green Home will feature open spaces that flow together to create an interactive environment.  The home's exterior mix of hipped and cantilevered roof forms gives a feel of a winged structure, recalling the site's airport past.  By not replicating a traditional house style, the HGTV Green Home of 2011 looks to the future with a modern prairie look and does not try to reproduce the past. Constructed by Infinity Home Collection of Denver, it will feature construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and healthier living environment.  

Viewers can enter for a chance to win the HGTV Green Home Giveaway grand prize package during the entry period from April 14 – June 2, 2011.

"We're honored that HGTV has selected the Infinity for the construction of its 2011 HGTV Green Home," said David Steinke, general manager, Infinity Home Collection. "We love building smart homes for smart people and to us, building green is practically second nature. It gives us great pleasure to have our work featured as part of this year's HGTV Green Home Giveaway."

"In Stapleton, we've worked to create a community that is founded on sustainability," said Denise Gammon, Senior Vice President of Development for Forest City Stapleton, the master developer of the Stapleton Community. "We'll be delighted to welcome the lucky winner of the Green Home Giveaway to the neighborhood."

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 99 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination and attracts an average of 5 million unique visitors per month. 

About Stapleton

Located on the site of Denver's former international airport, Stapleton is one of the largest urban redevelopments in the United States.  The core objective of the community plan is to create a living example of progressive, sustainable neighborhood design.  With a walkable mix of energy-efficient new homes, retail districts, schools, offices and an extensive network of parks and open spaces, Stapleton is not only leading the way environmentally but economically and socially, too.  For more information, visit StapletonDenver.com.  The community is being developed by Forest City Enterprises, Inc., an NYSE-listed national real estate company engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate throughout the United States. For more information, visit ForestCity.net.

About Infinity Home Collection

Infinity Home Collection is a privately-owned, upscale homebuilder in Denver, Colorado.  As award winning builders in the Denver area for over fifteen years, Infinity is recognized for their green home designs and attention to detail.  Every Infinity Home is Energy Star certified and built with the most current sustainable building practices. For more information, visit InfinityHomeCollection.com.

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