2011 American Idol Star, Lauren Alaina, to Officially ?Flip the Switch? and Light the Grounds of Elvis Presley's Graceland

Memphis, TN (PRWEB) October 17, 2011

Elvis Presley?s Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., will officially begin the holiday season by ?flipping the switch? on the traditional lights and decorations on the 13.8 acre mansion property during the annual lighting ceremony on November 18. The extensive Christmas display includes hundreds of blue lights along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene, Santa and his sleigh, and much more, all originally displayed at Graceland by Elvis and the Presley family.

Highlighting the 2011 lighting ceremony will be Lauren Alaina, finalist from the tenth season of ?American Idol,? who will "flip the switch" to officially light the Graceland property and kick off the holiday festivities.

The event this year will also have a special partnership and sweepstakes with CMT.com and Sirius XM. In addition to experiencing the most magical night of the year at the king?s home in Memphis, one lucky winner and a guest will have a private meet ?n? greet with ?American Idol? finalist and entertainer Lauren Alaina and the opportunity to share the experience with Elvis fans around the world as a guest DJ on Elvis Radio on Sirius XM. The trip also includes the complete Memphis experience with two nights at Elvis Presley?s Heartbreak Hotel, dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street and tickets to all the Memphis attractions, including Graceland, Sun Studio, the Rock ?n? Soul Museum and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. To enter to win, visit CMT.com

http://www.cmt.com/community/sweepstakes/2011/graceland-lauren-alaina/ .

The interiors of Graceland mansion will also be decked in Elvis? Christmas d?cor. Included will be his traditional red velvet drapes as well as Presley family Christmas artifacts on display around several trees throughout the home.

Santa will be available for pictures with the kids following the lighting ceremony on November 18. The public is welcome to attend the free lighting event. Regular paid tours of Graceland will operate the day of the lighting ceremony from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Others from around the world can enjoy the evening live via the ?GracelandCam?? at http://www.elvis.com.

WHAT/WHO:Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Elvis Presley?s Graceland

WHEN:????November 18 at 6:00 p.m. Central Time

WHERE:????Graceland Plaza, Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis

For video b-roll of the event visit:

User IP address: 168.215.127.168

Username: epetv

Password: ElvisLives!

ftp://epetv:ElvisLives!@168.215.127.168

The video will be on high quality QuickTime h.264 files and will be available at 9:00 p.m. CST

For more detailed information please visit http://www.elvis.com or call 901.332.3322

About Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and Internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit http://www.elvis.com. EPE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc. (http://www.ckx.com.)

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Progress Solar Solutions Introduces New Portable Solar/Wind Light Tower (SLTW-1200) To Meet The Most Challenging Lighting Needs

Apex, NC (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

Progress Solar Solutions(TM), LLC was the first company to introduce a commercial quality mobile solar light tower durable enough and powerful enough to address the rental equipment and military markets. Progress Solar continues to offer the broadest product line worldwide of portable solar light towers and solar/wind light towers to industries interested in providing clean energy, portable outdoor lighting applications. The Progress Solar Light Tower resembles a traditional portable diesel light tower but is powered by free, renewable energy instead of diesel fuel.

The Progress SolarTM SLT1200 series of portable light towers is the most powerful available today, especially when combined with the New Wind Generator positioned on a telescoping mast above the flood lights. This Solar/Wind hybrid model is the SLTW-1200. They are made in the U.S. (patent pending) and routinely operate independent of diesel, gas or the electric grid eliminating the use of fossil fuels or generation of carbon emissions. The solar light towers are powered by two on-board, high capacity solar generators and a wind generator, backed up by a dual bank rapid AC charger, if ever needed. These units are specifically designed for extremely demanding applications that need to be operational for lighting-on-demand year round. The large battery banks store numerous nights of lighting to allow use during cloudy days or inclement weather.

The Progress Solar SLT1200-HVR-N is a rugged, mobile light system that provides high-intensity, bright white lighting on-demand, where and when you need it. It is equipped with high power generating solar modules housed on automated solar wings that can be optimally positioned toward the sun to maximize solar energy gain combined with a wind generator to add additional wind power at night and during inclement weather for areas with an average wind speed of >/=6MPH; a telescoping mast equipped with 4 solid-state LED flood lights with high lumen output; and a long-life Power Module with either flooded or AGM, no maintenance, sealed, deep-cycle batteries to store energy for use when needed. The light tower is fully adjustable from 12-30ft in height, able to tilt up/down and can rotate ~358 degrees. The solid-state LED flood lights provide a tremendous amount of bright white light, minimize power requirements, provide instant-on/off without flickering, are extremely reliable, vibration and shatter resistant, and designed to provide up to 5x longer run time between bulb changes than metal halide lights. The maximum power point tracking solar/light control module optimizes solar gain and protects the system. The lights can be turned on/off automatically from a timer, at user-programmable time intervals or manually on-demand. The optional remote monitoring/control/security system will periodically alert a smart phone and/or computer(s) of each solar light tower?s system status. The system is on a portable trailer customized for maximum functionality and convenience and can be easily towed to its destination.

Dan Robertson, a partner for Progress Solar Solutions, commented, ?The SLTW-1200 series is a direct result of listening to our clients with the most challenging and extensive lighting applications like Oil & Gas, Mining, Military, Public Utilities and Disaster Recovery. It also helps address the needs of clients in more solar challenged geographic areas.?

About Progress Solar SolutionsTM LLC

Progress Solar Solutions, LLC of Apex, NC, specializes in manufacturing and distributing high-performance, eco-friendly and cost-effective solar and lighting solutions for commercial, industrial, government and institutional applications.

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