Big Red Cardinal

When the Arizona Cardinals, United Dairy Council of Arizona and Athlos Traditional Academy all join forces to help kids – great things happen.

Students at Athlos Traditional Academy welcomed Cardinal’s Mascot Big Red and the Dairy Council of Arizona to their first pep rally in honor of a recent $6,000 grant awarded by the partnership.  Both identities join forces to promote health and wellness as well as encourage healthy lifestyles among children with a program named, ‘Fuel Up to Play 60.’

Students at the new K-7 charter school cheered for Big Red and competed in several exciting games during the assembly.  The Dairy Council of Arizona provided prizes, over 20 cheerleaders performed; boys and girls basketball teams were introduced and given new uniforms.

“This school is outstanding; it is promoting several areas that we feel are key to children. It’s wonderful that kids are getting excited about healthy eating and being active.”  - Terri Verason Director of Nutrition Education – Dairy Council of Arizona

During the assembly Mrs. McGraff led a contest that reviewed the current character trait – Responsibility. They following reminders were emphasized:

• When you agree to do something – do it.
• Answer for your own actions.
• Take care of your own matters.
• Always use your head.
• Don’t put things off.

Athlos Traditional Academy, a free public charter school, offers a proven, well rounded model that parents can trust and is part of the Legacy Traditional School District, an A ranked district by the Arizona Department of Education.

This model includes the following:

• A Proven Academic Model – Legacy students score 25 points higher on average than their peers across the state on AIMS scores
• Accelerated Pace of Study  – Students are performing a year ahead
• Back-to-Basic Curriculum – Focusing on Mastery in Reading, Writing, and Math
• Complete Curriculum including Social Studies, Science, P.E., Music, Computers and Art for all grade levels
• Highly Trained Teachers Who Care About Each Child
• High Expectations for Both Academic Achievement and Behavior
• A Focus on Patriotism and Character Building
• State-of-the-Art Facilities
• After School Athletic Programs and Clubs
• A Safe, Structured, and Enjoyable Environment for Exceptional Learning
• Well Rounded Educational Opportunity

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SanTan Brewing Company, awarded Best Brewery for 2011 by Phoenix New Times, invites everyone for an exciting evening of fun, dining and enjoying the best brews this New Year’s Eve.

The exquisite and sumptuous New Year’s Eve menu will feature a 12 oz smoked prime rib with green chili au jus, aged white cheddar mashed potatoes and green beans sautéed with almonds. For a little southwest zest from the sea, discriminating diners can try the Maine lobster tacos served on corn tortillas with shredded cabbage, chipotle cream and pico de gallo. Spicy black beans and Spanish rice on the side will complete this three taco dish for a rare gastronomical experience.

Other New Year’s Eve highlights include drink specials, a complimentary champagne toast at midnight and party favors. There will absolutely be no cover charge during this end-of-the-year extravaganza.

Drop by SanTan and try the 12 Daze Caramel Spiced Amber and enjoy a pint or two before the holiday season is over. The 12 Daze Caramel Spiced Amber is SanTan Brewing Company’s Winter Seasonal that blends 12 different ingredients to make a pleasantly accented Holiday Amber Ale.  For an extra depth of flavor, try 10 lbs of Liberty Market’s Chai tea blend, consisting of fresh ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper and nutmeg are added. The result is a strong American Amber Ale, using generous amounts of Caramel, Munich, Special Roast and Victory malts to achieve a firm malt base for the Chai blend.

This special holiday brew represents the first collaboration between a craft brewery and a craft eatery combining SanTan’s American Strong Amber and Liberty Market’s Chai tea to create a flavorful explosion of holiday cheer.

SanTan Brewing Company (2007) has made a name for itself as Arizona’s favorite craft beer destination, operating with a commitment to advance the culture of craft beer. In addition to great beer, SanTan has gained a loyal following of craft beer enthusiasts in the Arizona area by offering delicious food, happy hour specials, live music and participating in beer festivals.

Dinner reservations for this New Year’s Eve bash can be made by personally visiting the SanTan Brewing offices or call 480-917-8700. You can also reach us online at www.santanbrewing.com. Reservations will only be accepted for dining before 7 p.m. From then on, it will be on a first come, first served basis.

Visit SanTan Brewing Company at 8 S. San Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ. We are open from Sundays until Thursdays, 11 a.m. to midnight and Fridays until Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

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The Teacher Preparation Program of Rio Salado College recently received a National Science Foundation Noyce Scholarship Program award of $ 1.2 million to support recruitment and training of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals interested in becoming science or math teachers in Arizona.

“The need for inspiring teachers in STEM-related subjects is critical for the future of Arizona’s economy and experienced professionals in these fields have much to offer.” – Dr. Chris Bustamante Rio Salado College president

“Rio is honored to be one of the few community colleges in the nation to receive a Noyce grant and be a part of this important initiative,” he added.

The Noyce Scholarship award will fund tuition, textbooks, fees and technical support for four cohorts of 10 participants each over the next four years. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, Arizona resident, have a minimum of three years’ experience in a STEM-related field, a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline, and commit to teach for two years in a high-need school. The application deadline for the first cohort is December 16, 2011.

Successful Noyce scholar participants will complete a comprehensive 15-month teacher certification program with online course instruction and on-site teaching experiences in conveniently located school districts. Rio will also provide mentoring and professional support to students as they fulfill the required two-year teaching commitment.

“This combination of online and in-person instruction and support will provide STEM professionals flexibility in completing the course training and allow the program to recruit Noyce Scholars statewide.” – Janet Johnson Rio education chair

Businesses such as Intel, the Arizona Business and Education Coalition, and health care providers in Arizona will be essential to getting the word out to displaced, trade affected or retiring workers in STEM-related fields.

Rio’s highly regarded Teacher Preparation Program was recently joined by The New York Times Knowledge Network. The online program is designed for busy adults who already have a bachelor’s degree and want to become a teacher. Through the NYT Epsilen platform, Noyce scholars will be afforded expanded resources such as The Times’ content repository and networking with other students from across the nation while enrolled in the hybrid-distance learning program.

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American Standard Energy Corporation has come up with a letter of intent to acquire New Mexico oil and gas operator Cross Border Resources.

This provides that American Standard Energy has the right to enter into such a transaction with Cross Border Resources between Nov. 22, 2011 and Jan. 31, 2012.

American Standard Energy is an exploration and production company based in Scottsdale, Ariz., with operated and non-operated properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, and non-operated leasehold interests in the Bakken/Three Forks shale region in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford shale region of South Texas.

Meanwhile, Cross Border Resources is an oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with leasehold interests and non-operated producing properties primarily in the Permian Basin of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas.

In connection with the proposed business combination, American Standard Energy Corp. and Cross Border Resources, Inc., will be filing a joint prospectus/proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

American Standard Energy Corp. and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of American Standard Energy with respect to the approval of the proposed transactions contemplated by the foregoing. Cross Border Resources and its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Cross Border Resources with respect to the approval of the proposed transactions contemplated by the foregoing.

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PowerVerde has entered announced entering into a binding letter of intent to acquire Cornerstone Conservation Group.

The acquisition is scheduled to close by December 31, 2011, and the consideration to be provided to CCG’s owners and affiliates consists of 2,260,000 shares of PowerVerde common stock and warrants to purchase 300,000 shares at exercise prices ranging from $ 2.00 – 3.00 per share.

PowerVerde plans to leverage the considerable resources of CCG and its principals into additional vertical markets for waste heat recovery, as well as energy conservation technology.

“The CCG team has been instrumental in assisting our efforts to enhance PowerVerde’s waste heat recovery system, a renewable electric generating system called the Liberator. CCG brought specialized knowledge and human resources to the project and truly expedited the Liberator’s introduction into the alternative energy space, while substantially improving its overall performance and reliability. Their proprietary technology is very complementary to PowerVerde’s platform and our existing vertical markets—mainly converting thermal energy into electric power generation.” – PowerVerde CEO Rick Davis

“However, with CCG, we believe we can address additional vertical markets and specifically a technology known as Combined Cooling Heating and Power (“CCHP”). CCHP will utilize waste heat from commercial and residential heating, ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) systems. The CCHP market potential is huge, as we believe that millions of existing or new buildings could benefit from an efficient CCHP energy conservation and electric generating system. In addition, CCG’s founding partners, Bryce Johnson and Paul Kelly, have well established industry relationships and distribution channels across North America. These relationships represent the very best organizations in the HVACR industry.”

Cornerstone Conservation Group’s President Bryce Johnson commented, “In the short time we have been working with PowerVerde it has become clear that the combination of PowerVerde and CCG’s intellectual property and proprietary technology will continue to yield disruptive game changing technology, much like the recently introduced Liberator waste heat recovery system. In short order, we have demonstrated these two companies work extremely well together. There is a lot of synergy, and we believe both organizations are well served in combining resources and generating additional revenue streams for PowerVerde and their shareholders.”

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Cellbusters, a leader in protecting government, industry and the military worldwide from leaks by mobile devices, will unveil its latest mobile device detector at GovSec West Conference in Phoenix, Arizona fromNov. 15-16.

The protection of government and military secrets and corporate intellectual property is vital for security and survival. A serious breach can have detrimental effects and expose embarrassing security flaws.

The advanced detection device from Cellbusters, called The Zone Protector, provides an urgently needed solution to deal with today’s sophisticated mobile threats.

The older technology in almost all detectors on the market today does not have the quality engineering or accuracy to detect the most recent transmission technologies. As a result, top secret information and intellectual property are at ever-increasing risk of leaks by the unauthorized use of sophisticated mobile devices.

The threats to private information have evolved at an alarming rate, especially over the last few years, leaving many organizations completely exposed, often without knowledge of their vulnerability. Today’s mobile devices can transmit images, video, data, and conversations from inside your organization to external sources — completely undetected by traditional firewalls or security personnel.

Based on feedback from many of its customers, Cellbusters developed a system that can accurately pinpoint the exact frequency of the transmission, designate its transmission type, and report the information, along with other detailed data, to Cellbusters Zone Manager Software.

The Zone Protector is one of the most versatile devices on the market. It can be operated as a portable device or connected to the network for centralized alerting, reporting and management.

The research and development team at Cellbusters worked over the last 24 months to develop this next generation of mobile device detection and monitoring technology. The system is made up of The Zone Protector™ and Zone Manager™ products, which have been developed as part of the company’s Active Monitoring Technology™ concept and design.

Active Monitoring Technology utilizes a microprocessor-based switching technology at its core, so it can accurately detect signals from all cell phone carriers, without the usual level of false alarms. Data encryption, high availability, tamper-proofing and centralized management reporting are also central to the design.

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Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX) and (NASDAQ: MOLXA), a global
electronic components company, will be presenting at the following
investor conferences in November and December 2011.

• UBS Global Technology & Services Conference being held in New York on
  November 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm ET
• Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference being held in Scottsdale,
  AZ on November 30, 2011 at 3:00 pm MT
• NASDAQ OMX 27^th Investor Program being held in London on
  December 7, 2011 at 10:15 am GMT

A live webcast of these presentations will be available on the Molex
website at www.molex.com
on the Investors page. A replay of the presentation will be available
for a limited time.

Investors are encouraged to join our e-mail Investor Distribution list
through the investor page of our website to receive financial press
releases, presentation materials and other information directly from the
Company.

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EmpowHER, an award-winning social health company for women, was recognized this week with a 2011 eHealthcare Leadership Award in the Consumer General Health Site category.

The Silver Award for Best Overall Internet Site recognizes EmpowHER’s outstanding achievement in website design, content and community. Recent honors include the AZBio Fast Lane Award, a W3 2011 Silver Award, being ranked in Greatist’s 45 Most Innovative Health and Fitness Startups, and being named a Finalist in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business in two categories — Best Overall Company of the Year and Most Innovative Company of the Year.

The eHealthcare Leadership Awards program exclusively recognizes the industry’s BEST websites of healthcare organizations, online health companies, pharmaceutical/medical equipment firms, suppliers and business improvement initiatives. The awards highlight the Internet’s role in achieving an organization’s business objectives and recognize the work gone into creating outstanding health websites. This year’s competition was particularly competitive with well over 1,100 entries across 17 categories.

“It is an honor to be recognized in a category with peers that have each left their own indelible mark on the digital health landscape.” – Michelle King Robson EmpowHER Founder, Chairperson CEO .

“Three years ago when we launched EmpowHER.com, my vision was to create the resource for women’s health that I wish I’d had when I struggled with my own health issues. Now, we’re reaching millions of women each month, answering their questions and giving them the tools they need to advocate for their health and wellness. We are proud of the unique role we play in the emerging social health space, all while staying true to our core mission of improving women’s health and changing their lives.”

What truly makes EmpowHER distinctive is the site’s unparalleled social health community. With nearly 60,000 members and 260 community groups, women are making meaningful connections with one another about their health and wellness. The site’s community is made up of real women supporting one another by sharing first-hand experiences and offering advice, so that all women have a voice when it comes to their own health. In addition to this, EmpowHER’s unique ASK feature allows site members to ask health questions, with the promise of an expert answer in 24 hours or less.

Since its launch in 2008, EmpowHER has achieved a leading position in the women’s online health and wellness space. The company is now the fastest growing and most robust social health community for women — categorizing over 700 women’s health conditions and wellness topics, and has created nearly 110,000 pieces of original video, articles and user-generated content — representing both the largest taxonomy of women’s health conditions, and one of the largest libraries of women’s health content on the web.

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Deca Technologies has launched a breakthrough approach to create advanced electronic interconnect solutions which is in line with charting a new course for the future of electronic systems.

Deca’s proprietary solutions uniquely position it to reshape the way the world designs and manufactures electronic devices.

Deca’s initial products include a series of WLCSP (Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging) derivatives targeted at the current $ 1 billion-plus WLP (Wafer Level Packaging) market. Growth in WLPs continues to be driven primarily by the desire of handset OEMs to integrate more features and functionality into less space. Miniaturization, cost and performance benefits increasingly lead to a preference for WLP solutions.

However, as traditional strip-based package technologies give way to advanced wafer-based methods, significant capital strain and cycle time challenges have burdened the supply chain.

Investors include Cypress and SunPower. The new company is part of Cypress’s Emerging Technology Division. Cypress drives entrepreneurship and innovation by funding autonomous businesses in much the same way venture capital companies fund startups. This approach has delivered multiple successes for Cypress and its shareholders, including SunPower, which was spun out of Cypress in 2008 in a $ 2.6-billion tax-free shareholder distribution.

“We saw an incredible opportunity to apply SunPower’s solar wafer processing technology and methods to slash through the capital and cycle time constraints that have held back rapid acceptance of advanced interconnect solutions.” – Tim Olson Deca president

“Our unique approach enables breakthrough new product capabilities, improved cycle time and unrivaled flexibility, all at the price point the industry requires for mass adoption.”

“SunPower continues to set the world’s standard for high-efficiency silicon solar cells with our proprietary advanced wafer processing methods, which originally grew out of semiconductor manufacturing processes.” – Tom Werner SunPower president & CEO

Moore’s Law has improved the speed of Cypress’s memories 15-fold, from 25 ns in 1983 to 1.6 ns today. And during that same period, power per function has actually come down. Today, our revolutionary PSoC 3 chip — which contains a computer, its associated program and data memories, 24 programmable digital blocks, 20 fixed digital functions and 20 high-performance analog blocks — uses only 3.6 mW of power, four times less than the power of the sunlight that strikes an area the size of the chip.

Despite this breathtaking progress, there is an economic problem preventing the full integration promised by Moore’s Law: advanced semiconductor chips are becoming so specialized that they can’t be integrated into one chip.

“We want to use the dense, reliable silicon interconnect inherent in Moore’s Law to integrate the dissimilar chips used in today’s systems, but we face an economic barrier because the interconnect on silicon chips is 1,000 times more expensive than the interconnect on PC boards.”

With respect to Deca’s initial product offering, E. Jan Vardaman, president and founder of TechSearch International, stated that WLPs will maintain double-digit unit growth with a CAGR of 12.5 percent and annual volumes exceeding 20 billion units by 2014.

“We are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this expanding market,” Olson said. “We have met stringent reliability requirements and are now fully qualified for production with first revenue expected in early 2012. Given the high level of customer interest and engineering activity, we anticipate multiple additional customer qualifications in the next few quarters. With typical handset OEM PCN (Product Change Notice) acceptance windows averaging around one additional quarter, we are planning for our production ramp in late 2012.”

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Bashas’ Family of Stores, operator of more than 120 grocery stores
throughout Arizona, has developed a new relationship with KSS Retail for
price modeling and optimization.

The grocer will work with KSS Retail to
model, measure and implement pricing strategies for its Bashas’ and Food
City banners. Bashas’ joins a growing list of retailers such as
7-Eleven, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Fred’s Inc. and Raley’s who use KSS
Retail for price optimization.

“Our goal is to provide our customers with a superior shopping
experience.”  - Robert Ortiz Bashas Vice President Sales and
Marketing

Many Bashas’ and Food City grocery stores are located in the metro
Phoenix area, a part of the country that industry experts regularly cite
as being one of the most competitive grocery markets in the country.

“We  are confident that we will help Bashas’ and Food City more consistently

deliver value to their customers.” -Yael Cosset CEO KSS Retail

“We look forward to helping with their continued growth.”

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