Press Release - The Leeds Group Partners With The Vocal Corner Store to Promote 1st Annual Vocal Boot Camp in Los Angeles, California



NEWPORT BEACH, CA, May 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Noteworthy singer, renowned vocal coach and music arranger Nick Cooper opens his Los Angeles studio to train the young stars of tomorrow in a 10-day artist intensive that includes vocal training, choreography, interaction with music industry executives and recording time at the world famous Westlake Studios.

Vocal Boot Camp is a two-week artist makeover set in downtown Los Angeles. The backdrop is an open studio space outfitted with the best choreographers, vocalists, pianists, guitarists, bassists, and more! Students are challenged and pushed daily to become better performers. Students will get a rare opportunity to record at the famed Westlake Studios complex where Michael Jackson recorded his record-smashing Thriller album that remains an industry standard nearly 30 years later! Each student will also learn how to produce their own music and attend master performance classes. With many surprises in store for the students, the Vocal Boot Camp staff will specifically design personal success strategies for each student. "Plant a seed and watch it grow!" is how Vocal Corner Store Founder Nick Cooper best describes the experience of the Vocal Boot Camp.

Each participant will walk away with invaluable interaction with top choreographers, musicians, engineers, executives, stylists, and coaches, plus recording time in one of the world's best studios. Everyone will depart with a video experience of the event, specific exercises to continue improving even beyond the two-week course, and a renewed perspective on the industry and its many possibilities.

"We're elated to work with The Vocal Corner Store and help promote this once in a lifetime experience to the young stars of tomorrow," says Leeds Group CEO Trevor Leeds.

WHEN: July 12-24, 2010

WHERE: The Vocal Corner Store
1200 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90015

ADMISSION:
The ideal Vocal Boot Camp attendee has an interest in more than one performance discipline and is ideally aged 10-18.

REGISTRATION:
Please visit The Vocal Corner Store for registration information, or contact one of The Vocal Corner Store's enrollment specialists at 888-866-0304.

The Vocal Corner Store is a full service Artist Development & Consulting Company for the emerging artist seeking creative career advancing opportunities. Since its inception, VCS has proven to be a primary thread in the fabric of the entertainment community. Launched in 1996, its founder Nick Cooper immediately found favor with Hollywood's elite, working with such greats as Beyonce, Kenny Lattimore, David Archuleta, Alyson Stoner, Mitchel Musso, Mario, and Jada Pinkett Smith, to name a few. VCS has carved a unique presence in the world of international booking and artist consulting, working in such places as Ghana, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, Korea, Norway, Japan and soon Australia. The company's website is www.TheVocalCornerStore.com.

The Leeds Group is a strategic marketing and business development firm located in Orange County, CA. The Leeds Group helps Develop unique business opportunities, Builds lasting corporate ventures and implements strategic Marketing solutions, all of which enhance its partners business with increased visibility and sales. With both domestic and international reach, The Leeds Group has clientele in technology, the building industry, financial sectors, manufacturing, and sports and entertainment. The company's website is www.LeedsGroup.net.

Media and Registration Contact:
The Vocal Corner Store
Attention: Marcus Armstrong
1200 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90015
888-866-0304
Email Contact

Most Significant Advancement of Last Quarter-Century in Food and Water Safety

BioLargo Launches Isan Water Sanitizing System In U.S.
by Rick Weinberg, BioLargo
Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 2:39PM EDT

La Mirada, Calif. – The most significant advancement in the last quarter-century in food and water safety is the Isan system, a patented automated water disinfection system that reduces fungal growth, spoilage, organisms and pathogens in water and food,
preventing illnesses and death.

Until now, the life-saving system has been used only in Australia and New Zealand through federal approval.

But now the Isan system is being launched in the U.S. by BioLargo, Inc. which entered into a series of agreements to commercialize the leading water disinfection system for food safety and agricultural uses in the U.S., the company announced today.

“Food safety is a heavily debated and controversial issue – and it has been a cause of great concern in the U.S. for decades,” says Dennis Calvert, CEO and President of BioLargo, Inc. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that food borne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year.”

Additionally, annual health related costs associated with food-borne illnesses in the U.S. are $152 billion, according to a recent study by the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University.

“The Isan system will make a huge impact in significantly reducing the number of deaths and illnesses due to E. coli, mad cow disease, food poisoning and other health-related risks pertaining to food,” Calvert says. “The Isan system is a big part of the solution to help solve food-safety issues, as well as to begin replacing dangerous pesticides and chlorine-based products that so often are harmful to people and our environment.”

According to Dr. Joseph Montecalvo of California State Polytechnic University, a noted expert in organic post harvest handling and processing and related international standards, HACCP and EPA-FDA-USDA regulatory compliance, and food plant sanitation, “The Isan system is one of the most important advances in food and plant safety in the past 20 years.”

The Isan system utilizes iodine and substantially reduces the incidence of fungal growth, spoilage organisms and pathogens in water and on food. Capable of treating high volumes of water flow, the Isan system is a combination of electrodes for measuring iodine levels in the target water stream, a control unit which automatically controls the dosage levels, iodine canisters to deliver the iodine, and resin canisters to collect by-products after disinfection has been completed.

Iodine, a broad spectrum disinfectant with no known acquired resistance capabilities, is used extensively in the hospital and animal health markets due to its high level of efficacy combined with its low reactivity to human, plant and animal cells.

The Isan system is registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) in Australia and New Zealand, where it has approximately 150 customer installations currently operating, primarily for use in horticulture, post-harvest sanitation of fruits and vegetables, dairy use, and poultry drinking water.

In April 2009, the creator of the Isan system, Ioteq IP Pty. Ltd. of Australia, was chosen as one of the top 50 water companies in an international competition by The Artemis Project™.

“The Isan system solves many of the safety and environmental issues surrounding food processing and water treatment for a whole host of industry applications, while at the same time providing a turn-key ‘set-it-and-forget-it’ cost-effective solution that the marketplace so desperately needs,” says Bert Fenenga, founder of Isan USA, Inc.

Under the series of agreements, BioLargo secured the exclusive rights to commercialize the Isan system for all fields of use, in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“The Isan system holds many competitive advantages to existing chlorine-based systems, and it includes a major advancement in the recycling and conservation of water in post harvest food processing,” says Jared Franks, President of Ioteq. “The Isan System will increase shelf life, reduce product rejection and loss, and reduce the incidence of food borne illness outbreaks. This has an economic effect on consumers, as well as growers, wholesalers, retailers and the health system.

“BioLargo, with its suite of complementary iodine technologies, has been instrumental in helping us develop a go-to-market path and bringing this relationship to a successful start with Isan USA. Our disruptive green technology can make a big difference in protecting people, plants, and our earth.”

Source: BioLargo

The Leeds Group Announces Launch of New Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PR Log (Press Release) – May 09, 2010 - Newport Beach, CA — The Leeds Group is excited to announce the launch of its new website, www.LeedsGroup.net, an online gateway devoted to information on The Leeds Group and its partners’ products and services.

“This site is the result of months of integrated hard work by our team creating, designing, and analyzing the concept of a reliable and intuitive source of information for our ongoing marketing and business development services,” says Leeds Group CEO Trevor Leeds.

The Leeds Group’s goal is to provide visitors with an informative experience, supplying current and in depth information on their partners most recent announcements, ventures and projects.

While engaged with several partners already, The Leeds Group continually strives to add more strategic relationships, joint venture projects and potential private equity investments to their group.

The Leeds Group has started a new method in increasing its internet presence using online marketing and social media applications. Recently, the company hired website developer Watts Multi Media and PR specialist Rick Weinberg to develop a more functional, user-friendly website with regularly updated content.

"Optimizing The Leeds Group’s site was a matter of developing a user friendly web layout with well-thought-out HTML coding,” says Tom Watts, president of Watts Multi Media, explaining the art of developing The Leeds Group’s optimized website. “The utilization of highly-searched content and keywords with current and interactive information was crucial. This method will help drive a much larger group of traffic to their website from search engines, both natural and organic search results, making it substantially easier for customers and potential clients to find The Leeds Group and its partners."

“We are excited to offer a great, informative website as a one-stop shop for all The Leeds Group’s most current work,” says Leeds Group COO Bruce Kelber. “Our new website and the social media campaign we are embarking on will bring us not only additional partners but a means to keep all of our strategic members up to date on our most recent activities.”

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About The Leeds Group:

The Leeds Group is a strategic marketing and business development firm, located in Orange County, CA. The Leeds Group helps Develop unique business opportunities, Builds lasting corporate ventures and implements strategic Marketing solutions, all of which enhance their partners business with increased visibility and sales. With both domestic and international reach, The Leeds Group has clientele in technology, the building industry, financial sectors, manufacturing, and sports and entertainment. The company’s website is www.LeedsGroup.net.

The Leeds Group Helps BioLargo Secure Important License Agreement to Launch Isan System in the US

LA MIRADA, CA--(Marketwire - April 6, 2010) - BioLargo, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGO) announced today that it had entered into a series of agreements to commercialize a leading water disinfection system for food safety and agricultural uses, first introduced in Australia, called the Isan system, in the United States.

Food safety is of great concern in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that foodborne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. A recent study conducted by the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University reported that health related costs associated with food-borne illnesses in the U.S. total $152 billion annually. Dennis P. Calvert, President & CEO of BioLargo, commented, "The Isan system is a big part of the solution to help solve food safety issues, as well as to begin replacing dangerous pesticides and chlorine based products that so often are harmful to people and our environment. We are pleased to partner with Isan USA, Inc., who has committed to bring the people and resources to take the Isan system to the United States marketplace."

The Isan system is a patented automated water disinfection system that utilizes iodine and substantially reduces the incidence of fungal growth, spoilage organisms and pathogens in water and on food. Capable of treating high volumes of water flow, the Isan system is a combination of electrodes for measuring iodine levels in the target water stream, a control unit which automatically controls the dosage levels, iodine canisters to deliver the iodine, and resin canisters to collect by-products after disinfection has been completed. Iodine, a broad spectrum disinfectant with no known acquired resistance capabilities, is used extensively in the hospital and animal health markets due to its high level of efficacy combined with its low reactivity to human, plant and animal cells. The Isan system is registered with the APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority) and FSANZ (Food Standards Australia and New Zealand) in Australia and New Zealand, where it has approximately 150 customer installations currently operating, primarily for use in horticulture, post-harvest sanitation of fruits and vegetables, dairy use, and poultry drinking water. In April 2009, the creator of the Isan system, Ioteq IP Pty. Ltd. of Australia, was chosen as one of the top 50 water companies in an international competition by The Artemis Project™.

"The Isan system is one of the most important advances in food and plant safety in the past 20 years," said Dr. Joseph Montecalvo of California State Polytechnic University, who is a noted expert in organic post harvest handling and processing and related international standards, HACCP and EPA-FDA-USDA regulatory compliance, and food plant sanitation.

Jared Franks, President of Ioteq, added, "The Isan system holds many competitive advantages to existing chlorine based systems, and includes a major advancement in the recycling and conservation of water in post harvest food processing." He added, "BioLargo, with its suite of complementary iodine technologies, has been instrumental in helping us develop a go-to-market path and bringing this relationship to a successful start with Isan USA. Our green technology can make a big difference in protecting people, plants, and our earth."

Bert Fenenga, founder of Isan USA, Inc., commented, "We know this system solves many of the safety and environmental issues surrounding food processing and water treatment for a whole host of industry applications, while at the same time providing a turn-key 'set it and forget it' cost-effective solution that the marketplace so desperately needs, and we look forward to working through the regulatory approvals process in the United States."

Under the series of agreements, BioLargo secured the exclusive rights to commercialize the Isan system for all fields of use, in the United States, Canada and Mexico. BioLargo will continue to market the technology on a non-exclusive basis globally. BioLargo sublicensed the rights in the United States in certain fields of use to Isan USA, Inc. The details of the agreements are set forth in the Form 8-K filed by BioLargo with the SEC on March 31, 2010.

About BioLargo

BioLargo's business strategy is to harness and deliver Nature's Best Solution™ -- free-iodine -- in a safe, efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective manner. BioLargo's proprietary technology works by combining micro-nutrient salts with liquid from any source to deliver free-iodine on demand, in controlled dosages, in order to balance efficacy of performance with concerns about toxicity. BioLargo's technology has potential commercial applications within global industries, including but not limited to agriculture, animal health, beach and soil environmental uses, consumer products, food processing, medical, and water. BioLargo's strategic licensing partner Ioteq IP Pty Ltd. was named a "Top 50 Water Company for the 21st Century" by The Artemis Project™. The company's website is www.BioLargo.com, and its products are sold under the brand name Odor-No-More™ by BioLargo's wholly owned subsidiary, Odor-No-More, Inc. (www.OdorNoMore.com). BioLargo now archives investor and shareholder communications at www.biolargoshares.blogspot.com.

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The statements contained herein, which are not historical, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, BioLargo's filings and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in the BioLargo's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

BioLargo Contacts
Dennis P. Calvert, President, 949-643-9540
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