Oregon Introduces Two New Scenic Bikeways
January 28, 2012

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SALEM, Ore., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) and Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) announce two new state-designated scenic bikeways, bringing the total number of trails to eight, furthering Oregon's position as a premier cycling destination. The move comes after the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission formally approved the routes in a meeting yesterday.

The Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway in Cottage Grove features an all-ages, all-abilities cycling experience.  Perfect for families, this 36-mile route boasts six covered bridges, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A mix of paved off-street, lakeside paths and low-speed Main Street riding provide diverse scenery and dining opportunities. The route passes Chambers Bridge, the only covered railroad bridge west of the Mississippi.

Beginning and ending in Bend's historic Drake Park, the Twin Bridges Loop Scenic Bikeway is rated "moderate," with varying levels of traffic and hills. Featuring 36 miles of intermediate terrain, the route promises breathtaking views of snowcapped mountains, rolling forests and high desert scenery. The Twin Bridges Loop gets its name from the two bridges that cross the Deschutes River along the route. Riders will pedal through the quaint town of Tumalo, a perfect rest stop to grab a bite to eat.

"Cycling and scenic beauty are both important components of Oregon's $8.7 billion travel and tourism industry," said Travel Oregon CEO Todd Davidson.  "Being the first and only state in the nation to have developed a scenic bikeways program provides a strategic way for us to highlight the state's natural assets and cyclist-friendly communities, boosting local economies and creating jobs."  

The bikeway program was launched in 2010 with the 132-mile Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway. Five more were added in September 2011. The program is a partnership between Cycle Oregon, Travel Oregon, Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.   Scenic bikeway designations are a community effort—led by local supporters—that showcase the "best of the best" road bicycle riding on existing roads and paved paths in Oregon.

"The Scenic Bikeways Program is an outstanding example of pioneering Oregonians working together to merge recreation, transportation and tourism to benefit the economy," said OPRD Bicycle Recreation Coordinator Alexandra Phillips.

For information on Oregon's scenic bikeways, itinerary ideas and ride inspiration, visit rideoregonride.com or go to oregonscenicbikeways.org for detailed maps and route descriptions.

The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, works to enhance visitors' experience by providing information, resources and trip planning tools that inspire travel and consistently convey the exceptional quality of Oregon. The commission aims to improve Oregonians' quality of life by strengthening economic impacts of the state's $8.7 billion tourism industry. www.TravelOregon.com

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department's mission is to "Provide and protect outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational sites for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations."It operates a system of State Parks , Historic and Natural Areas and manages a number of  special programs including the Oregon Exposition Center , Scenic Rivers, Recreation Trails, Historic Preservation, and Ocean Shores.  OPRD serves more than 40.2 million visitors per year.

SOURCE Travel Oregon; Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

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Isme.com Launches Spring Summer Collection
January 28, 2012



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LONDON, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

isme.com continues to be the online shopping destination for mature style-savvy shoppers.

Redefining the shopping experience for women across the UK, isme is dedicated to delivering ladies fashion that empowers, gives confidence and captures the key trends of the season with a style and fit created for today's mature woman.

The SS12 isme collection has been designed by experts who truly understand the shape, size and style of today's modern mature woman.

The Savoir at isme collection offers trends to suit 'the woman you are now' and steers away from the 'one style fits all approach' often found on the high street.

All Savoir garments have been created on a special clothing block, which acknowledges that a woman's shape changes over time, with every piece designed to perfectly flatter and fit the isme women - whether she is a size 10 or a size 32.

The collection at isme also includes stylish footwear, jewellery and handbags to complete each look.

isme offers wearable ladies clothing trends that work for all occasions and ages. This season's tribal trend incorporates bold animal prints in classic and abstract styles, translated onto flowing maxi dresses, trench coats and intricately embellished tunics.

The safari look is also a key look this season with classic muted tones of taupe, beige and mustard making an appearance on this season's macs, relaxed palazzo pants, softly tailored shift dresses and structured jackets.

Go bold this season in block colours and bold prints; choose from striking jade green and fuchsia tailored dress suits or box blazers and tailored cigarette pants teamed with pretty sheer blouses all designed to create a lasting impression. Clashing oriental and tropical prints can also be found on stylish maxi and shift dress styles.

isme is known for its chic workwear collections consisting of sharp tailored dresses; detailed blazers; feminine pencil skirts and classic trousers in no-nonsense shades of white, navy, black and red. Team with designer-inspired tote bags and stunning stilettos to complete the look.

isme has something to suit every look and occasion this season and all at prices that won't break the bank.

For more information, cut out images and sample requests contact Lee Publicity on +44(0)20-7359-2288, email zoe@leepublicity.co.uk or audrey@leepublicity.co.uk

Notes to Editor:

Lynda Bellingham is isme's style ambassador and was chosen by isme's customers.

About Shop Direct:

Shop Direct Group is the UK's largest online and home shopping retailer with sales of circa £1.7billion

• The Group has 5million active customers and employs around 9,500 people

• Shop Direct is the largest full price branded clothing and footwear retailer in the UK

• Shop Direct is the 2nd largest online clothing retailer in the UK

• Shop Direct is the 4th largest furniture retailer in the UK

• Shop Direct is the 4th largest sportswear retailer in the UK

• Shop Direct is the 5th largest electrical retailer in the UK

• Shop online at isme.com

• Shop Direct Group Financial Services offers customers a wide range of credit, insurance and warranty products

• Brands include Littlewoods, Very.co.uk, Woolworths.co.uk, Littlewoods Ireland, Littlewoods Europe


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Baristas Coffee Company Reality Show Casting in Tampa
January 28, 2012

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Meredith Walusek Star of MJ Morning Show Will Host Event

SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. (OTCPK:BCCI) will hold an open audition to cast principal roles in a reality series featuring the girls that work for their company on January 30, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.

Meredith Walusek the sexy star of MJ Morning Show, Tampa based drive time music and talk show airs on WFLA FM and is syndicated by Clear Channel will host the event. She will also be calling in updates to the station during the 10:00 to 12:00 P.M. portion of the live auditions.

The auditions will be held at the Baristas new Tampa location 3601 West Gandy Blvd. Hundreds of young attractive men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 are expected to be on hand at 10:00 A.M. Monday morning when the auditions begin.

The male and female talent who are selected will travel to Seattle for the filming. The action will take place at the Coffee Castle where the Seattle cast lives and the Tampa cast will be staying and at the Seattle area locations where they will train.  All the actor's expenses will be covered and they will receive $200 day during the filming as compensation. The filming is set to commence in mid February. The Tampa cast will have an opportunity to appear as series regulars.

The series has been in development for some time and preliminary shooting for casting and character development has commenced in Seattle. The show profiles the fierce competition between Baristas, (attractive girls who wear provacative costumes while preparing specialty coffee beverages and other concoctions) for top shifts as well as the opportunities and challenges faced by the management while expanding the business. There is no lack of drama in documenting the daily lives of top Baristas, as the stakes are high and each Barista will stop at nothing to ensure that they have the best shift, and earn top dollars in the very lucrative position as a "Baristas" barista.

M&M Productions is one of the most prolific producers of poker entertainment programming in the United States.  In 2010 and 2011, M&M produced over 100 original hours on Fox Broadcast, including The Million Dollar Challenge, the most watched poker show in television history.    M&M Productions was founded by Mark Mayer, a 20-year veteran of sports and unscripted entertainment.  An Emmy award winning producer at ESPN and Fox, Mayer has produced shows featuring Keith Olbermann, Dick Vitale, Jesse Ventura, Jay Mohr, Dennis Miller and many more.

"This new location is perfectly situated in a highly traveled sector for both commuters and cosumers.  This location is a company owned location and will help us in assisting our franchise partners efforts in other areas in Tampa.  We are expecting the Tampa location to increase our revenues and further contribute to our profits in 2012 and beyond.  We also expect that the location will increase awareness of our Company and the Baristas brand,"  stated  Barry Henthorn CEO.

About Baristas Coffee Company (BCCI):   Headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area, Baristas Coffee Company (www.baristas.tv) was formed to create a national brand of drive-thru espresso stands.  It is accomplishing this by acquiring established businesses that fit its model, opening new locations, and by franchising.  Baristas employs and promotes attractive female baristas trained to interact with the custioner to maximize sales as well as prepare the finest beverages available.  All baristas wear constantly changing and appealing costumes, allowing for customers to enjoy the anticipation of a fun, creative, new, and intriguing experience every day.

Contact:
Barry Henthorn 
barry@baristas.tv 
(206) 579-0222

Press
Richard Lewis
rlewis@richardlewispr.com 
(818)907-6417

SOURCE Baristas Coffee Company, Inc.

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DoubleLine Launches DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund
January 28, 2012

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DoubleLine's First Closed-End Fund Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

 

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (the "Fund") has completed an initial public offering of common shares and has listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Fund adviser DoubleLine Capital LP ("DoubleLine") announced today. Organized as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, the Fund trades under the symbol DBL.

The Fund raised approximately $326.5 million in proceeds (before deduction of the sales load and offering expenses and exclusive of the underwriters' overallotment) in the initial public offering of 13,060,000 common shares at $25 per share. The Fund has granted the underwriters an option to purchase additional common shares at the public offering price less the sales load within 45 days of the date of prospectus, solely to cover overallotments, if any. Assuming full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option, which may or may not occur, overall sales totaled approximately $375.25 million.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC was the lead manager of the underwriting; UBS Securities LLC was the co-lead. Barclays Capital Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. and Wedbush Securities Inc. were co-managers.

The Fund's investment objective is to seek high total investment return by providing a high level of current income and the potential for capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of investments selected for their potential to provide high current income, growth of capital, or both. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Fund investing involves the risk of principal loss.

Jeffrey Gundlach, who is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DoubleLine, is principally responsible for implementing the Fund's overall strategy. Philip Barach, co-founder and President of DoubleLine, assists in the implementation of the strategy.

In addition to Mr. Gundlach and Mr. Barach, portfolio managers Joel Damiani and Joseph Galligan assist in managing the Fund's investments in mortgage-backed securities and other structured products. Portfolio manager Luz Padilla manages the emerging markets debt portion of the portfolio. Portfolio manager Bonnie Baha manages the Fund's investments in global developed credit (including corporate and sovereign debt of issuers in developed markets).

The Fund may invest in debt securities and income-producing investments of any kind, including, without limitation, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, U.S. Government securities, corporate debt, international sovereign debt, and short-term investments. DoubleLine allocates the Fund's assets among market sectors, and among investments within those sectors, consistent with what DoubleLine considers an appropriate level of risk in light of market conditions prevailing at the time.

The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity, and the Fund's average duration will vary from time to time, potentially significantly, depending on DoubleLine's assessment of market conditions and other factors. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a debt instrument that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. "Effective" duration is a measure of the Fund's portfolio duration adjusted for the anticipated effect of interest rate changes in bond and mortgage prepayment rates. DoubleLine currently expects that the Fund's dollar-weighted average effective duration will initially be between three and seven years. The duration and effective duration of the Fund's investment portfolio may vary significantly from time to time.

The Fund does not intend to employ investment leverage initially. Subject to DoubleLine's determination that the then-current market conditions are favorable, the Fund intends, at a future date, to add leverage to its portfolio by using reverse repurchase agreements, dollar roll transactions or similar transactions, and/or borrowings, such as through loans or lines of credit from banks or other credit facilities. The Fund will, however, limit its use of leverage from reverse repurchase agreements, dollar roll transactions or similar transactions, and/or borrowings, such that the assets attributable to the use of such leverage will not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund's total assets (including the amounts of leverage obtained through the use of such instruments).

About DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund

The DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (the "Fund") is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek high total investment return by providing a high level of current income and the potential for capital appreciation. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Fund investing involves the risk of principal loss. DoubleLine Capital LP acts as the investment adviser for Fund.

About DoubleLine Capital LP

DoubleLine Capital LP ("DoubleLine") is an investment management firm and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The firm is majority employee-owned with CEO Jeffrey Gundlach and President Philip Barach holding a combined controlling interest in the firm. As of January 27, 2012, DoubleLine manages more than $24 billion in assets held in open-end mutual funds, the Fund, separate accounts and hedge funds. The firm's Los Angeles offices can be reached by telephone at (213) 633-8200 or by e-mail at info@doubleline.com. DoubleLine® is a registered trademark of DoubleLine Capital LP.

News media contact: Lewis Phelps, e-mail lew_phelps@sitrick.com, phone 310-890-7369

As the Fund is newly organized, its shares have no history of operations or public trading. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value, which may increase investors' risk of loss. This risk may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period after the completion of this public offering. There are risks associated with an investment in the Fund. Investors should consider the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, should be read carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus can be obtained from DoubleLine Capital LP by calling 1-213-633-8200. An investment in the Fund should not constitute a complete investment program.

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

This document is not an offer to sell securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale or offer of these securities, in any jurisdiction where such sale or offer is not permitted.

Fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

Investments in debt securities typically decline in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of including credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.  These risks are greater for investments in emerging markets.  Investments in lower rated and non-rated securities present a great risk of loss to principal and interest than higher rated securities.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

This material may include statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to the Fund, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed herein are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed herein are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and DoubleLine undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. While we have gathered this information from sources believed to be reliable, DoubleLine cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed herein (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of the Fund's trading intent. Information included herein is not an indication of the Fund's future portfolio composition.

The Fund is a "non-diversified" investment company and therefore may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a limited number of issuers than funds that are "diversified." Accordingly, the Fund is more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a diversified fund might be.

 

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Rudyard Kipling's Poem "If" Inspires Virtue-al Online Literary Magazine
January 28, 2012

What if there were an online magazine exclusively for people with the desire to change their lives and face the future as the person they were born to be? What if the magazine aspired to address modern challenges with the best that human thought has produced, bringing together literature, poetry and music spanning centuries and yet to be written? And what if every article in this magazine provided new, hopeful perspectives and, ultimately, an attitude upgrade? All Things If™ is here.

In an overwhelming world, we often lose touch with some intangible things—our happiness, our compassion, our integrity, our best selves. We need to be reminded there's an approach to life that gives us everything we want at no cost to our honor. Many of the ideas and guidelines are already out there.

Founder and managing editor Misha Shengaout says, "I've had my share of life's lumps just like everyone else. We all have to do some serious soul searching to keep making sense of why we're here and how to keep moving forward. Some of the brightest minds in history struggled with these questions, so I've always dreamed of a place to match our existential frustrations with the inspiring answers they've already found. One of the greatest examples is Rudyard Kipling's famous poem "If", where—in 32 short lines—he defines the ideal of human character. The poem gives our magazine its name."

Socrates said, "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for." With those words in mind, All Things If features original fiction, non-fiction, editorials and poetry, as well as book and music reviews leading subscribers to thought-provoking authors and musicians, including relevant fiction and non-fiction works by international writers never before translated into English.

To celebrate the magazine's launch, All Things If will soon announce its inaugural writing contest, "IF you can write…"  The contest is open to all, with cash prizes for non-fiction and fiction.  Writers will be asked to incorporate one of the ideals expressed in the poem "If" in their submissions.  Time to discover what truly great minds think!

CONTACT: Susan Hawkins, Senior Editor, +1-770-804-9551, susan.hawkins@allthingsif.org

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