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Art, Entertainment

Mary Karlton Among Top Five Winning Artists for Figurative Art Exhibition at Light Space & Time Online Gallery

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California artist Mary Karlton’s painting “Anima” was among the top five winning paintings (out of more than 700 entries) chosen by Light Space & Time Online Gallery for its current Figurative Exhibition.

Jupiter, Florida – June 9, 2012 — Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its June 2012 juried art exhibition is now posted, online and ready to view on their website. The theme for this art exhibition is “Figurative” and artists were asked for their interpretation of this theme by depicting the human form or human features. “Figurative” was considered to be figures, forms and faces either in the representational or abstract genre.

The gallery encouraged and accepted entries from all artists regardless of their experience and there were no geographic restrictions. The gallery received and judged 731 entries from 19 different countries and from 33 different states. The gallery also selected 150 artists for Special Recognition awards as well. Congratulations to the following artists who have been designated as this month’s overall winning artists of the Figurative Art Exhibition.

1st Place – Andrzej Farfulowski – “Joe” – http://www.pigart.org

2nd Place – Dan Pyle – “Paparazzi” – http://www.DanPyleArtist.com

3rd Place – Mary Rose – “Recollection” – http://www.maryjrose.com

4th Place – Cavin Jones – “Gary” – http://www.cavinjonesamericanart.com

5th Place – Mary Karlton – “Anima” – http://www.marykarlton.com

Honorable Mention – Beatriz Carnevali – “Per Sempre Due” – http://www.beatrizandbeatrice.com

Honorable Mention – Zofia Kijak – “Lost in Thought” – http://www.zofiakijak.com

Honorable Mention – Chuck Miller – “Paris No. 2” – http://www.chuckmillerfineart.com

Honorable Mention – Daryl R. Nicholson – “Grand Femme” – http://darylnicholson.com

Honorable Mention – Leon Sarantos – “Young Lady with Long Pipe” – http://www.leonsarantosartist.com

The Figurative Art Exhibition can be accessed http://www.lightspacetime.com/figurative-art-exhibition-june-2012/. Each month Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts themed online art competitions for 2D artists. All participating winners of each competition have their artwork exposed and promoted online through the gallery to thousands of guest visitors each month.

Press Contact:
Mary Karlton
Mary Karlton Fine Art
303 Potrero St., Suite 12B
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-466-9660
mkarlton@earthlink.net
http://www.marykarlton.com

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists on a worldwide basis. It is Light Space & Time’s intention to showcase this incredible talent in a series of monthly themed art competitions and art exhibitions by marketing and displaying the exceptional abilities of these worldwide artists.

The art gallery website can be viewed here: http://www.lightspacetime.com

Media Contact:
John R. Math
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
118 Poinciana Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
888-490-3530
info@lightspacetime.com
http://www.lightspacetime.com

Business

HFT in China: Mirage or Reality at High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour

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Join Hedge Fund, Alternative Investments, Private Equity, High-Frequency, Algorithmic and Proprietary Trading Professionals From the Most Prestigious Firms for Networking and Cocktails, and for a Unique Presentation From 6PM to 7PM, June 13.

(June 9, 2012, New York) — Is China becoming the next frontier in big high-frequency trading? Or are expectations terribly ahead of their time? While presenting The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 in Beijing and Shanghai, Mr. Edgar Perez had the opportunity to learn directly from practitioners and exchanges where high-frequency trading really stands, from stock trading at Shanghai Stock Exchange to futures at China Financial Futures Exchange to commodities at Shanghai Futures Exchange. Do not miss Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com) on June 13, to learn the status of high-frequency trading at the next largest economy of the world with Mr. Perez.

High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour will bring together a who’s who of the speed trading world for a productive evening of networking and cocktails. Traders, quants, managers, investors, allocators, service providers and consultants get together in five cities every month. Service providers have found these receptions tremendously valuable to participate at, as they get to enjoy terrific benefits:

• Unequaled opportunities to reach key decision makers in the high-frequency trading community
• Direct global exposure to hundreds of high-quality attendees
• Enhanced credibility and business opportunity with managers, quants, advisors, consultants, service providers and individual and institutional investors
• Expanded marketing reach by tapping into Golden Networking’s global database of 100,000 finance professionals
• Direct exposure on Golden Networking’s website and the driving of additional, qualified traffic to your website

Practitioners represented in past editions of High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour include companies such as Alaris Trading Partners, Andrews Securities, Atlantic Advisory Group, Avatar, Capital Advisors, Citadel, Citi, CNBC, Comscient, Credit Suisse, DE Shaw, Deutsche Bank, Duane Morris, Eagle View Asset Management, Falcon Technology Systems, Garrett Asset Management, GETCO, Goldman Sachs, Greyfields, Infinium Capital, Lightspeed, Lime Brokerage, Mahogany Partners, MNG Capital , Monolith Capital Trading Partners, Morgan Stanley, MSF Capital Advisors, Nirvana Capital, Nobilis Capital, OneMarketData, OneTick, SBS Securities, Selerity, Silver Leaf Partners, Traderworx, Twin Capital Management, UBS, among others.

More information about sponsorship opportunities can be requested writing to info@goldennetworking.net. High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, “Happy Hour for High-Frequency Trading”, The New York Times, “Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections”, Los Angeles Times, “Speed-addicted traders dominate today’s stock market”, Reuters, “Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC” and Columbia Business School’s Hermes Alumni Magazine, “10 Under 10”.

Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Manager
Golden Networking
516-761-4712
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Business

Latin American Contractors See URALCHEM Fertilizer Production in Action

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The representatives of the Latin American companies appreciated the high level of production management and quality of fertilizers, noting that their companies considered URALCHEM as a strategic partner.

Moscow, Russia – June 09, 2012 — Representatives of the largest fertilizer consumers in Latin America – Heringer, Dreyfus, ADM, Bunge Argentina and the Association of Argentine Cooperatives (ACA) – visited MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works in Kirovo-Chepetsk (part of the URALCHEM Group).

The guests were shown the entire fertilizer technology chain, from ammonia aggregates to the compound fertilizers shop. The delegation also viewed the packaging line and the warehouse for finished products. The representatives of the Latin American companies appreciated the high level of production management and quality of fertilizers, noting that their companies considered URALCHEM as a strategic partner.

Heringer, Dreyfus, ADM, Bunge and ACA are URALCHEM’s key contractors in Latin America. Together, they consume more than half of agrochemical products in the region.

“For our customers, the quality of products is a decisive factor. A visit to our facilities has made it possible for our partners to prove for themselves that we ensure continuous quality control at all stages of production”, said the Commercial Director of URALCHEM, OJSC Alexei Strakhov.

URALCHEM supplies to Latin American markets ammonium nitrate (including stabilized), urea and MAP. In 2011 the Company shipped 967 000 tons of its products to Brazil and Argentina, which comprised about 10% of the local market.

For more information, please visit the Company web site http://www.uralchem.com or use the following contact information:

PR department
URALCHEM, OJSC
Tel: +7 (495) 721 89 89
E-Mail: pr@uralchem.com

URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm; MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.