Motus Motorcycles Completes

World's First Direct Injected V4 Engine

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Motus Motorcycles has been working secretly with Katech Engines to develop the world's first direct-injected V4 engine. Named the KMV4, the engine is an advanced, high performance powertrain designed for Motus MST motorcycles. Now undergoing extensive durability testing, the KMV4 is also the first American V4 ever built for a production vehicle.

Alabama-based Motus will compete with foreign manufacturers currently dominating the popular sport touring segment. Sport tourers blend the two largest motorcycle segments, sport bikes and tourers, by combining comfort and performance. To be competitive in the performance oriented world of sport touring, Motus determined that a proprietary engine would be needed.

"To create the ultimate sport tourer, we had to either work around the shortcomings of available engines or develop a purpose built engine for our application," said Brian Case, Vice President / Design Director at Motus.

Domestically made street bikes are all currently powered by v-twin engines, which did not meet performance or efficiency targets for the MST concept. "The domestic motorcycle market is dominated by air-cooled v-twins, but to be successful in the long term, the MST has to present clear improvements over existing technology and not be another 'me too' product," said Case.

After a global search and lengthy discovery process, Michigan-based Katech Engines emerged as the clear choice to help Motus design and build the KMV4.

"When researching quality engine builders, Katech was identified as a powerhouse of engine durability, engineering, and manufacturing," said Lee Conn, President of Motus. "Katech has over fifty endurance racing championships, experience developing new engines for OEM's, and access to the most advanced engineering and prototyping technologies. We couldn't be happier with our decision to retain Katech for the KMV4."

"Katech is thrilled to finally announce our involvement with Motus," said Fritz Kayl, co-founder of Katech. "The KMV4 is an exciting project that fits well within our capabilities and experience. We incorporated technology from our race programs to increase durability, performance, and efficiency. We are ahead of schedule and are refining the KMV4 into the most reliable motorcycle engine made," said Fritz Kayl.

"We didn't focus on maximum horsepower; we focused on heightening the rider experience. To us, that means tons of torque over a wide RPM range, low vibes, high efficiency and bulletproof durability. Enter the KMV4, a liquid cooled V4 with DI," said Case.

KMV4 specs and images at http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/press/presskit/2010/2010jan.zip

About Motus Motorcycles

Motus is a privately held company developing the first V4-powered American sport touring motorcycle. MST series motorcycles, including the MST-01 and premium MST-R, are next generation sport touring motorcycles engineered for optimum rider and passenger comfort for extended, spirited journeys, and use quality components for responsive handling.

For information, please visit www.motusmotorcycles.com

About Katech, Inc.



Since 1977, Katech has been designing, developing and manufacturing engines with a focus on precision, innovation, and durability leading to over 50 championships in American Le Mans (ALMS), NASCAR®, SCCA SPEED World Challenge, and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Katech's legacy of durability has led to multiple wins in the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Katech "firsts" include: 1st ALMS Green Challenge winner, 1st E85-powered Corvette, 1st 500 ci small block without block modification, 1st LS7-powered Camaro, 1st modern GM V16, 1st V8 turbocharged win in Grand Prix Hydroplane, 1st V8 turbocharged Win In Class 1 Offshore Racing, 1st 200 MPH Truck In FIA Group II, Class 9, and now, the creation of the first direct injected (DI) V4.

For information, please visit www.katechengines.com




Source: Motus Motorcycles


CONTACT: Motus Motorcycles, +1-205-314-3410, info@motusmotorcycles.com

Web Site: http://www.motusmotorcycles.com/

AUDIZIONI MUSICULTURA

GLI ARTISTI IN GARA A SANREMO 2010

Gli artisti in gara

per il

60° Festival della canzone italiana

La Rai ha accolto la richiesta del direttore artistico Gianmarco Mazzi e di Antonella Clerici che, a fronte dell’originalità delle canzoni presentate a Sanremo 2010, hanno proposto di portare il numero degli Artisti da 14 a 16.

"Sono molto felice, è un cast effervescente e di qualità. Artisti di talento, belle canzoni e grandi ospiti saranno i protagonisti di questa grande festa. Il Festival compie 60 anni ma non li dimostra!”, commenta Antonella Clerici.

“Le canzoni del prossimo Sanremo sono sorprendenti, faranno parlare ed emozioneranno” ha dichiarato il direttore artistico Gianmarco Mazzi “abbiamo lavorato per portare sul palco del Festival alcune delle più belle espressioni della nuova musica italiana insieme ad artisti che hanno fatto la storia di questa manifestazione”.

Di seguito l’elenco degli Artisti in gara:

ARISA

Malamorenò

MALIKA AYANE

Ricomincio da qui

SIMONE CRISTICCHI

Meno male

TOTO CUTUGNO

Aeroplani

NINO D’ANGELO

Jammo jà

IRENE GRANDI

La cometa di Halley

MORGAN

La sera

FABRIZIO MORO

Non è una canzone

IRENE FORNACIARI feat. NOMADI

Il mondo piange

NOEMI

Per tutta la vita

POVIA

La verità (Eluana)

PUPO, EMANUELE FILIBERTO

con il tenore Luca Canonici

Italia amore mio

ENRICO RUGGERI

La notte delle fate

VALERIO SCANU

Per tutte le volte che

SONOHRA

Baby

Da X FACTOR

MARCO MENGONI

WFN: World Fishing Network Becomes the New Home for Skeeter Bass Champs

DENVER, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WFN: World Fishing Network, North America's only 24-hour fishing lifestyle network and Bass Champs, Inc., today announced a two-year marketing partnership which will provide WFN with extensive visibility at more than 30 Skeeter Bass Champs fishing tournaments annually and, in turn, make WFN and WFN HD the new home for the popular Skeeter Bass Champs television show.

WFN will become the presenting sponsor of more than 60 Skeeter Bass Champs events during the next two years and will also work in tandem with Bass Champs and its sponsors to create promotions, contests and sweepstakes for anglers.

Skeeter Bass Champs television show captures the reality of tournament fishing by highlighting the trials, struggles and rewards that anglers tackle throughout a tournament. It offers winning techniques, hot locations and new product highlights and has become one of the most popular fishing shows because viewers get to see real anglers, like themselves, during real competitions. The show has been shot in high-definition since its inception in 2002.

About WFN: World Fishing Network

WFN: World Fishing Network is the only 24/7 television network dedicated to all segments of fishing with programming that covers instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food, boating, outdoor lifestyle and more. WFN's wide-ranging programming lineup includes a selection of the best international series and the most diverse species coverage of any outdoor network. WFN also delivers the beauty of fishing in stunning High Definition with WFN HD, a separate network that delivers 100 percent High Definition programming 24/7.

Originally launched in December 2005, today WFN and WFN HD are available in more than 20 million households through North American cable, satellite and telecommunications distributors. In the U.S., distributors include; AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast, DISH Network, Verizon FiOS, and more. For more information visit www.WFN.TV.

About Bass Champs, Inc.

Bass Champs, Inc., based in Fort Worth, Tex., is the only grass roots fishing organization in the USA that provides amateur anglers with guaranteed paybacks, professionally hosted events, national media attention and national television exposure. Bass Champs, founded in 1997, has hosted more than 650 events for more than 200,000 anglers worldwide and has awarded in excess of $25 million in cash prizes. For more information, visit www.basschamps.com.




Source: WFN: World Fishing Network


CONTACT: Doug Drotman, WFN, +1-631-462-1198, doug@drotmanpr.com

Web Site: http://www.wfn.tv/

ANTICIPAZIONI E NOTIZIE SU SANREMO 2010

In occasione del 60° Festival della Canzone Italiana, l'Organizzazione curata dal Direttore Artistico Gianmarco Mazzi, da Antonella Clerici e dal suo gruppo di autori, ha deciso di creare un format pieno di novità dando al Festival una veste ancor più coinvolgente ed emozionante. Le cinque serata in onda su Rai Uno dal 16 al 20 Febbraio 2010 saranno quindi caratterizzate da:

- una competizione tra canzoni “nuove” interpretate da 16 ARTISTI individuati secondo criteri di contemporaneità, fama e valore riconosciuti;

- una competizione tra canzoni interpretate da 8 artisti nella sezione SANREMO NUOVA GENERAZIONE;

- una SERATA EVENTO dedicata alla “leggenda” di Sanremo durante la quale 8 grandi della musica italiana e internazionale saranno invitati a scegliere e interpretare, tra tutte le canzoni presentate nelle cinquantanove edizioni, la canzone da loro più amata.

Nelle prime quattro Serate, per la sezione ARTISTI e nella seconda e terza, per la sezione SANREMO NUOVA GENERAZIONE, la suddivisione delle "canzoni-artisti", l’ordine di esecuzione in ciascuna delle Serate e/o i relativi criteri saranno determinati dall’Organizzazione; nella Quarta Serata per la sezione SANREMO NUOVA GENERAZIONE e nella Quinta ed ultima Serata per la sezione ARTISTI sarà il sorteggio a determinare l’ordine di esecuzione delle canzoni-artisti.

BiProUSA's All Natural Whey Protein Isolate Supplement BiPro Receives Certification From NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program

Certification Addresses Athletes' Fear of Unknowingly Testing Positive for Banned Substances and Desire for Higher Quality Supplements and Nutritional Products

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- BiProUSA announced today that BiPro, an all natural whey protein isolate (dairy protein), has successfully completed the requirements of NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program, Certified for Sport(TM).

NSF International's Certified for Sport(TM) program reduces the risk that a dietary or sports supplement contains banned substances. Recognized by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association, National Football League (NFL), Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Professional Golf Association (PGA), the NSF Certification program was developed in response to growing demands by athletes, coaches, team owners and others concerned about finding banned substances in sports nutrition products.

To achieve certification, BiProUSA was evaluated by NSF International to verify that the information appearing on the BiPro label matches the content of the product and that no banned substances are present. Requirements of the program include:

-- Formulation and label review
-- Toxicology review
-- Facility Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspection, and
-- Laboratory analysis for label contents, undeclared ingredients, and
contaminants




These requirements are included in NSF/ANSI Standard 173, the only American national standard for dietary supplements, which NSF developed to address the safe manufacturing of dietary supplements. BiProUSA's whey protein isolates were also screened for banned substances, which included screening for over 130 analytes.

For meeting these requirements, BiPro's label will bear the NSF Certified for Sport(TM) Mark to show athletes, coaches, and consumers that a dietary supplement or sport nutrition product has met NSF International's stringent criteria. BiProUSA is also listed on the NSF Website. Ongoing monitoring helps ensure compliance.

"BiPro's certification through the NSF Certified for Sport (TM) program has become one of the first all natural whey protein isolates available for consumers to participate in this program. We are very excited to offer BiPro to not only professional athletes and coaches but to gym owners, marathon runners, and other health conscious individuals," said Polly Olson, VP of Sales and Marketing and Business Development at BiProUSA.

"BiPro has been reviewed, tested and certified by NSF's Athletic Banned Substances Certification program," said Edward Wyszumiala, General Manager of NSF International's Dietary Supplement Certification Programs. "By obtaining NSF Certified for Sport,(TM) BiProUSA has achieved a major milestone, demonstrating its commitment to excellence for all athletes and consumers."

BiPro is manufactured exclusively by Davisco Foods International, Inc. For more information about BiProUSA visit www.BiProUSA.com or contact BiProUSA Marketing Manager, Anna Bredl at anna@biprousa.com or 1-877-692-4776.




Source: BiProUSA


CONTACT: Anna Bredl, Marketing Manager of BiProUSA, +1-877-692-4776, anna@biprousa.com

Web Site: http://www.biprousa.com/

LUCA JURMAN
A GRANDE RICHIESTA

GIOVEDI 7 E VENERDI 8 GENNAIO
IN CONCERTO AL BLUE NOTE MILANO

Dopo il successo del concerto del 19 dicembre, che ha registrato il sold out in pochissimi giorni, giovedì 7 e venerdì 8 gennaio Luca Jurman si esibirà al BLUE NOTE MILANO dove presenterà il suo “Live in Blue Note Milano” (disco uscito il 4 dicembre per Nar International e registrato durante i concerti del 3 e 4 settembre nel jazz club milanese).
Luca Jurman, che ha riarrangiato i 20 brani che interpreta in “Live in Blue Note Milano”, è stato accompagnato in questo progetto da un band d’eccezione, la stessa che lo accompagnerà nei concerti di sabato 19 dicembre, del 6 e del 7 gennaio: Daniele Comoglio (sax), Daniele Moretto (tromba), Tomaso Graziani (batteria), Luca Meneghello (chitarra), Dino D'Autorio (basso), Carlo Palmas (tastiere) e le coriste Chiara Mariantoni, Nadia Biondini e Sandy Chambers.
Questa la tracklist di “Live in Blue Note Milano”: “Ladies&Gentleman”, “Superstition”, “How sweet is to be loved by you”, “Crazy”, Knock on Wood”, “Vocal tribute to Michael”, “Gone too soon”, “I heard it through the grapevine”, “Georgia on my mind”, “No woman no cry”, “This is what you are”, “ E Poi”, “Let’s stay together”, “I believe I can fly”, “I believe I can fly ”(reprise), “Signed sealed delivered I’m yours”, “Ogni Notte”, “E penso a te”, “With or without you” e “Easy”.
Quello tra Luca Jurman e il Blue Note Milano è un rapporto di collaborazione che dura da anni: il tempio milanese del jazz, che lo ha gratificato con tanti concerti da tutto esaurito, ha dato a Luca Juman la possibilità e il prestigio di essere il primo artista italiano a pubblicare un disco live con l’utilizzo del brand Blue Note.


Sito internet: www.lucajurman.com

Milano, 4 gennaio 2010

Ufficio Stampa: Parole&Dintorni – Veronica Corno (veronica@paroleedintorni.it - 02.20404727)
Promozione Radio e Tv: Nar International – Lorella Bartoccetti (lorella@narinternational.com - 02.3575225 – 328.4781967) e Luca Giudice (giudice@narinternational.com - 338.1179183)