Popular Gun Web Site Completes Major Upgrade

Denver, CO (PRWEB) September 17, 2011

The popular firearms web site Gun-Shots recently completed an upgrade from the original homegrown CMS (Content Management System) on which it was built to the industry-standard WordPress platform.

Gun Shots began in 2008 as a spin-off of Fort Liberty. All of the technical firearms-related content moved from FortLiberty.org to Gun-Shots.net, while all of the political commentary remained on the original site.

The WordPress platform was chosen over competing content management systems due to it’s easy of use, maintainability, performance, and search engine friendliness. MemeBridge, the parent company of Gun Shots, operates more than fifty major web publications on the WordPress platform. Will Spencer, the CEO of MemeBridge, states “After extensive experience with other leading CMS platforms, we have chosen WordPress as our primary content management system.”

The next phase for Gun Shots is a complete refresh of all content, along with incremental design improvements to optimize usability.

Corporate Summary

MemeBridge is a company with a mission: Spread Good Ideas. A meme is the smallest unit of thought and the job of MemeBridge is to build bridge to help good memes overcome obstacles. MemeBridge has extensive experience creating and managing web publications, including Expat Intelligence, AlliedTactical, and Think Security. MemeBridge web sites serve several million visitors per month and provide information and guidance to individuals from all over the globe.

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Project6 Design Completes Web Design and Build for National Girls Institute

Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) February 29, 2012

Project6 Design, an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area design and branding agency, proudly launches the website for the National Girls Institute (NGI), a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance understanding of girls issues and improve program and system responses to girls in the juvenile justice system.

NGI is a federally-funded partnership between the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Project6 worked closely with both organizations on the user interface and design, ensuring a smooth process throughout. Additionally, Project6 is working with NCCD on the web design and build of several other inspiring websites, due to launch in upcoming months.

The NGI website is built with WordPress, an open-source content management system (CMS). WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems in use on the Internet, and it allows the NGI Team to add, edit or delete web site content quickly and easily.

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Working with Project6 was an absolute pleasure, says Dr. Lawanda Ravoira, Director of the National Girls Institute. They took our vision and turned it into a clean and functional design. Their team was extremely professional, and worked with us to stay within our budget and short timeframe. We are very pleased with the website!

Project6 has been honored to partner with NGI and NCCD on this very inspiring website, says Esten Sesto, president, Project6. Our goal was to create a web design and build that connects with their users in a meaningful way, with an emphasis on the clean user interface and design Project6 has become known for.

About National Girls Institute (NGI)

The National Girls Institute (NGI) is a federally-funded partnership between the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). NGI is a research-based training and resource clearinghouse designed to advance understanding of girls issues and improve program and system responses to girls in the juvenile justice system. For more information about NGI, visit http://www.nationalgirlsinstitute.org.

About National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD)

NCCD promotes just and equitable social systems for individuals, families, and communities through research, public policy, and practice. For more information about NCCD, visit http://www.nccd-crc.org.

About Project6 Design, Inc.

Project6 Design is a San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley, CA) based graphic design agency that specializes in strategic brand, print and web design and build services. The Project6 creative process elicits your true brand character, engages your target market, and has measurable results. Our design firm’s services include branding identity, logo design, HTML emails, web design and build, and print design. Project6 Design works with clients in a variety of industries including: Non-Profit, Retail, Solar Power, High-Tech, Education and more. High-profile clients include UCSF, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and The Gladstone Institutes. Other clients include the Gap, Old Navy, eBay, United Way, and Serena Software. For more information, call 510.540.8005 ext.100, email: info[at]project6[dot]com or visit http://www.project6.com.

CONTACTS

For NCCD

Renee Plog

Communications Manager

800.306.6223

rplog[at]sf.nccd-crc[dot]org

For NGI

Beth Daniel

Office Manager

800.795.4644

bdaniel[at]nationalgirlsinstitute[dot]org

For Project6 Design

Esten Sesto

Founder & President

510.540.8005 ext. 100

esten[at]project6[dot]com

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71-year-old Former Marine Completes Coast-To-Coast ElliptiGO Run and Raises More than $11,000 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 05, 2012

71-year-old former Marine Rick Hermelin made history this week as the first person to run coast-to-coast on an ElliptiGO elliptical running machine. The intrepid septuagenarian made the epic 3,000-mile trek to raise funds for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit set up to provide support for injured and critically ill members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Hermelin began his transcontinental journey on March 23, 2012 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina and finished his fundraising run in exactly 100 days at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California on June 30, 2012.

With the goal of raising $ 10,000 for the Semper Fi Fund, Hermelin made the crossing self-supported, carrying only a small backpack. His mission quickly captured the hearts of the people he met along the way. Families opened up their homes to him, restaurant owners fed him free of charge and a network of fire departments hosted him for 53 nights. In the end, Rick exceeded his fundraising goal and as of July 3, 2012, he had raised $ 11,462 for the Semper Fi Fund.

Hermelin served in the Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963 as an Aviation Communications Technician, but it wasnt until later in life that he developed his love of running. Over the course of 35 years, from 1976 to 2011, he completed 100 marathons, 100 half-marathons, and 100 10K races. Having reached this incredible milestone in June 2011, he started looking for a new challenge.

I had thought about running across the U.S. before, said Hermelin, but I wasnt sure if my body would hold up for the entire journey. Plus, it would take me about 6 months. Thats when one of his clients suggested he try out the ElliptiGO as an alternative.

Designed by runners, the ElliptiGO is the first outdoor, low-impact, fitness device specifically designed to emulate the running motion. It allows athletes of all levels to get a high-intensity workout without experiencing the repetitive impact of running. Healthy athletes and injured athletes alike have found it the most effective way to get an outdoor running experience without the usual pounding on their bodies.

In keeping with his 100 theme, Hermelin put together a plan to run across the country on the ElliptiGO in 100 days to raise awareness about the benefits of being physically fit, something he learned in the Marines. ElliptiGO co-founder and co-president, Bryan Pate, was impressed with his idea. As a fellow former Marine, I admire his courage in completing this crossing alone and appreciate his desire to help out injured Marines.

The Marine Corps had such a positive impact on my life and supporting the Semper Fi Fund seemed like a great way to honor that influence, Rick said. To finish this 3,000-mile trek is a great personal accomplishment, but raising money for the Semper Fi Fund and helping out other Marines is what makes my effort more meaningful.

Crossing the country on the unconventional fitness machine, Rick racked up some impressive statistics:

Daily average distance

71-year-old Former Marine Completes Coast-To-Coast ElliptiGO Run and Raises More than $11,000 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund