Daily Archives: October 11, 2012

Business

Safeguarding Sustainable Forestry is Vital, claims FRA

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A recent article in The Guardian’s blog by Peter Holmgren, director general for the Center for International Forestry Research, has been warmly welcomed by FRA for providing some useful ideas on how we can further promote sustainable forestry.

Seattle, United States, October 11, 2012 — A recent article in The Guardian’s blog by Peter Holmgren, director general for the Center for International Forestry Research, has been warmly welcomed by Forestry Research Associates for providing some useful ideas on how we can further promote sustainable forestry.

Mr Holmgren cited the results of a study by his organization, which recently found that people living near forests rely on forest income for a fifth of their total household income, on average. “This research illustrate how incredibly important the forestry industry is for those living in these regions,” explained FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins.

He added, “Holmgren points out how forestry provides so much for so many people and that safeguarding its future is vital for communities all over the world, but especially in developing countries.”

Forestry as a means of reduce climate change through carbon absorption is now very much in the public consciousness. Carbon trading means that wealthy, industrial countries can pay developing countries with large amounts of forestry land to keep their forests standing to offset the impact of their industrial practices. In addition, Mr Collins and Mr Holmgren both point out that forestry is not disconnected from other industries. Holmgren explained to Guardian readers: “Forestry is not an isolated sector disconnected from the world beyond the trees. For local people, the forest is a source of renewable energy, food and livelihoods.”

Holmgren claims that there is a strong link between forestry and food security and that this, alone is a good reason to keep forests standing.

FRA claims that investing in sustainable plantations projects in countries like Brazil, that have large amounts of vulnerable natural forests, can help reduce deforestation. Mr Collins concluded: “Projects like the eucalyptus and teak plantations run by Greenwood Management in Brazil and Canada are lucrative choices for alternative investors, while being an ethical choice for those who want to safeguard the future of forestry.”

About Forestry Research Associates

Forestry Research Associates is a research and advisory consultancy that focuses on forestry management, sustainability issues and forestry investment around the globe.

Media Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com

Business

AAA Welcomes Oxfam’s First Foray into Impact Investing

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UK-based charitable organization, Oxfam, is moving into the world of social investment with a loan worth some £1 million to a Mongolian business that specialises in machinery leasing. The move has been welcomed by AAA as further indication that social impact investment can benefit communities all over the world.

Boston, MA, USA, October 11, 2012 — UK-based charitable organization, Oxfam, is moving into the world of social investment with a loan worth some £1 million to a Mongolian business that specialises in machinery leasing. The move has been welcomed by Alternative Asset Analysis as further indication that social impact investment can benefit communities all over the world.

The loan is being offered through Oxfam’s Small Enterprise Impact Investing Fund, which it has set up with Swiss microfinance specialist Symbiotics and the City of London Corporation.

The response to the news of the loan has been interesting and has prompted investment experts to take the growth of impact investing seriously. As more and more charities move into the commercial sector by funding social projects and businesses that can benefit wide sections of society in developing countries, they are highlighting this type of investment.

Impact investing is growing in popularity among regular investors who are looking to make healthy returns over the medium to long term, while doing their bit to help vulnerable communities or reduce climate change.

AAA advocates many types of alternative investment, but focuses its support on ethical projects like those backed by impact investing. “Helping people to work their way out of poverty and to create jobs and opportunities for large number of people within a community is an extremely productive use of an investor’s wealth,” claimed Anthony Johnson, AAA’s analyst partner. AAA claims that a growing number of investors are now looking for ethical choices when deciding where to invest their cash, after being left with a bad taste in their mouths after the banking crisis.

Barbara Stocking of Oxfam told the Financial Times that it hoped its decision to invest in a socially responsible project will encourage other investors to do the same. “We are determined to prove to the investment industry that its scale and influence means it could play a significant role in eradicating poverty.”

About Alternative Asset Analysis:
The remit of Alternative Asset Analysis is to analyse and provide news on the global performance of a wide range of alternative asset classes including, but not restricted to, commodities, real estate, forestry, foreign exchange, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital.

Media Contact:
Anthony Johnson
Alternative Asset Analysis
71 Commercial St
Boston, MA 02109-1320
617-939-9596
info@alternativeassetanalysis.com
http://www.alternativeassetanalysis.com

Uncategorized

TRACE Urban and Yamgo TV Collaborate To Bring Urban Culture to Mobile TV

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Global TV Channel TRACE Urban has now launched a selection of its content on Yamgo TV, bringing select cuts of the best in all things Urban to Mobile, Android, iOS and tablet devices.

With a combination of exclusive interviews, original features and the latest celebrity gossip, TRACE Urban brings you the deep into the world of Urban Culture. With TRACE Urban viewers can expect to see highlights of TRACE Urban at it’s best, featuring the biggest celebrities from the best in urban music, dance, fashion sport and more. R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance, rhythmic pop, reggaeton – TRACE Urban has it all.

The #1 Urban culture channel in the world, TRACE Urban gives a unique insight into the world of urban culture, treating millions of Yamgo viewers to exclusive, fresh content featuring stars such as Niki Minaj, Jay Z, Rhianna, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and more of the hottest, biggest celebrities on the planet. With TRACE Urban the focus is clear: No reality shows, no drama, no fiction – Simply the best urban sounds and features!

The Yamgo TV network streams television to any Internet enabled mobile or tablet device worldwide using 2.5G, 3G and Wi-Fi connections. TRACE Urban is the latest in a long line of high profile additions to an extensive line-up of Music & Entertainment channels that feature on the service alongside an exciting offering of, Fashion, Bollywood, Sports and News channels.

Through the collaboration between TRACE Urban and Yamgo, millions of viewers across the world are treated to a collection of TRACE Urban features such as “Guest Star – A special date with your favourite Urban Stars”, “Thematic countdowns – Energetic rundowns of the latest trends in Urban Culture”, Music Playlist, Gossip and more.

Yamgo TV is available on all leading mobile platforms and devices including iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch via the app store), Android (phones and tablets via the Google PLAY store), Nokia, Blackberry, HTC, Samsung and HP webOS.

Discussing this new partnership CEO and Founder of Yamgo Ian Mullins stated, “As a brand dedicated to the best in Urban Music, Entertainment and Fashion, TRACE Urban can take full advantage of the Yamgo network to entertain millions of viewers with the most exciting and up-to-date music, features and celebrity news available on mobile devices.  It’s great to have them on the network and allow consumers anywhere and at anytime to watch high quality performances from the world’s biggest artists.”

TRACE Urban will be available 24/7 on smartphone apps and mobile devices worldwide with Yamgo at http://yamgo.mobi/tracetv-urban

Healthcare

IAPAM Announces New Advanced Symposium with Botox Injection Training: November 10-11, 2012

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The IAPAM’s Advanced Aesthetic Medicine Symposium, being held on November 10-11, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been designed to offer experienced aesthetic medical physicians advanced training in botox ® injection techniques, dermal fillers, and new aesthetic medicine technologies and applications.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – October 11, 2012 — With the Affordable Care Act now through the supreme court, many physicians are looking at enhancing their offerings of non-insurance covered procedures within their practices. To meet this need, the IAPAM announces the date for it NEW Advanced Aesthetic Medicine Symposium (http://iapam.com/advanced-aesthetic-medicine-and-botox-training-symposium): November 10-11 & 12, 2012.

The IAPAM’s Advanced Symposium will have many of the same great speakers and clinical experts as at the IAPAM’s renowned Aesthetic Medicine Symposiums, but with an updated agenda for those physicians who have already added aesthetics to their practices and are looking for more advanced training.

The Advanced Aesthetic Medicine Symposium will include:

•Advanced Skin Care Treatments using Physician Directed Skin Care;
•Micro-Needling and Micro-Channeling for Skin Rejuvenation;
•Latest Techniques for Treating Acne;
•Treating Stretch Marks and Scars;
•Alternatives to Botox ® : Treating Wrinkles with Lasers;
•Advanced Botox ® & Filler Techniques;
•Botox ® and Filler Injection Technique Best Practices; and
•Cryosurgical Treatments and Technologies.

Also, the IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) is offering its new Business Summit program on Monday, November 12, 2012. This program is open to both physicians and their practice managers. This is an open forum where physicians and their staff will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of leading aesthetic industry business leaders. Attendees will learn:

•Utilizing Facebook and Twitter for a practice.
•Latest marketing techniques in both print and internet.
•Managing an online reputation.
•Medical Malpractice best practices.
•EMRs (Electronic Medical Records).
•Web site tips to increase a practice’s rankings on Google.
•Developing a practice’s print brochures program.

For additional information or to register for the November 10-11 & 12, 2012 Advanced Aesthetic Medicine Symposium or Advanced Business Summit, please contact the IAPAM at 1-800-219-5108 ext. 704, or visit http://iapam.com/advanced-aesthetic-medicine-and-botox-training-symposium.

Botox is a trademark of Allergan, Inc.

About the IAPAM: The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine

The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is a voluntary association of physicians and supporters, which sets standards for the aesthetic medical profession. The goal of the association is to offer education, ethical standards, credentialing, and member benefits. IAPAM membership is open to all licensed medical doctors (MDs), dentists (DDSs/DMDs) doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), physicians assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs). The IAPAM offers aesthetic medicine and hCG medical weight management programs, including: Botox ® training, medical aesthetic training, laser training, physician hCG training, and aesthetic practice business training. Additional information about the association can be accessed through the IAPAM’s website (http://www.iapam.com) or by contacting:

Jeff Russell, Executive-Director
International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM)
1-800-219-5108 x704

Automotive, Business, Internet & Online, Retail, Social Media, Transportation & Logistics

Hengehold Trucks Using Social Media to Improve Customer Service

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Hengehold Trucks, a provider of quality pre-owned commercial vehicles, has announced an alternative method to alerting their customers of new vehicles arrivals into their inventory. Hengehold Trucks will be using social media, Twitter, for instant updates on recent additions to their sales inventory. Customers can now see what vehicles are available without having to wait for Hengehold Trucks’ monthly newsletter for the information.

Within the last month, Hengehold Truck has added over 30 new vehicles to their inventory, bringing their current total to over 90 used commercial vehicles. The inventory includes a wide range of commercial vehicles from mini cargo vans, box vans, passenger vans, pickup trucks, utility trucks, flatbed trucks, stakes trucks, and dump trucks.

“I have bought several trucks from Hengehold over the years and there is a reason I keep going back. The quality of their used vehicles is unmatched. They have very clean vehicles and a pretty good selection of them at that. They go through an extensive inspection on each vehicle. I have purchased four vehicles and have never had the problem,” said Sally M., a Hengehold Trucks’ customer. (Source:http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3710515810/hengehold-motor-co-palo-alto-1)

Hengehold Trucks has served costumers in many places beside California such as Saipan, Marinia Island, Seattle, Washington, San Antonio, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Their primary customers come from a diverse collection representing many industries as well as customers from universities, government agencies, and individuals.

To get the latest updates of Hengehold Trucks’ new commercial vehicles, follow them on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/htrucks.

About Hengehold Trucks
Founded by Fred Hengehold in 1948, Hengehold Trucks is a family owned and operated provider of quality pre-owned commercial vehicles in Northern California. Each vehicle are carefully selected, thoroughly inspected, and sold with confidence, as quality products and great customer service is their number one priority. For more information about Hengehold Trucks please visit http://www.htrucks.com/ or call toll-free at 1(800) 757-4462.

Art

Santa Cruz Artist Mary Karlton Awarded First Prize in California Pomegranate Festival Art Exhibit

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Santa Cruz artist, Mary Karlton, was awarded first prize for her painting entitled “How Are You M’Lord?” by the Madera County Arts Council’s Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts juried art exhibition, Pomegranate Festival category. The annual art exhibit is currently being held at the Circle Gallery in Madera.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – October 11, 2012 — Santa Cruz artist, Mary Karlton, was awarded first prize for her painting entitled “How Are You M’Lord?” by the Madera County Arts Council’s Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts juried art exhibition, Pomegranate Festival category. The annual art exhibit is currently being held at the Circle Gallery in Madera. According to 2012 exhibition judge Jerome Grimmer, renowned painter and art educator, Ms. Karlton’s painting displays “great use of the elements and principles of design” and “brings an awareness that helps us see things differently.”

On display are two of Ms. Karlton’s figurative paintings from her “Pomegranate Portrait” Series, both of which proved extremely popular on the night of the gallery’s opening reception. Ms. Karlton’s piece, “How Are You M’Lord?” was especially admired and was awarded first prize for its vibrant celebration of the pomegranate. The pomegranate not only holds special significance to the agricultural community of Madera, it has also been imbued with deep symbolic and mystical significance by cultures all over the world since ancient times. With its abundant seeds and sweet ruby red juice, this fruit symbolizes fertility, prosperity, royalty, and marriage.

Ms. Karlton’s painting is an homage to the late Frank Snell of Santa Cruz, medical professional in the US Army who served in Vietnam, educator, world traveler, and benefactor. The pomegranate held special significance to Mr. Snell as well, as he had had hoped to publish a book about his life experiences which he planned to call “The Pomegranate.” The project was cut short by his untimely death. Ms. Karlton’s portrait of Frank is the keystone piece for her ongoing “Pomegranate Portrait” series of bright and lively portraits of individuals from all walks of life and diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Also on display at the Circle Gallery is Ms. Karlton’s painting entitled Kynthia, which, in a similar style, features a sleeping young female figure that represents the Greek goddess, Artemis, or Kynthia, holding a pomegranate in her hand and dreaming of her lover, symbolized by a stag. These works as well as many others will be on display at the Circle Gallery until November 17. For more information about Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts and the Madera County Arts Council, visit http://www.maderaarts.org/?page_id=334.

About Mary Karlton
Mary Karlton studied painting and printmaking in Chicago, San Francisco, and Santa Fe. Her style is eclectic with highly textured works that combine elements of collage, photography, and abstraction. She is captivated by the versatility and expressive potential of acrylic media. Her heroes in the art world are multifaceted and innovative – DaVinci, Lautrec, Van Gogh, Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Klimt, Kandinsky, Schiele, DeKoonig, and Richter.

Her work has been included in a wide array of exhibitions in Northern and Southern California, including various books, galleries, and wine labels.

Recently, her acrylic painting “Anima,” a timeless rendering of the female archetype, was honored by placing in the Top 5 from more than 700 submissions for the Light, Space, and Time Gallery’s juried 2012 Figurative Art Competition.

Mary lives and paints in the scenic coastal town of Santa Cruz, CA with her husband, musician and photographer Peter Sterbach. To learn more about Mary Karlton or to view her online gallery of artwork, please visit http://www.marykarlton.com.

About Madera County Arts Council’s Annual Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts Showing
Originally funded by a grant from the California Arts Council, Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts has been a tradition and source of local pride in Madera County for nearly 20 years. Though it has since lost its government funding, various donors and volunteers have come through to keep the event moving forward year by year. 2012 saw the introduction of a Pomegranate Festival category to honor one of the key crops in the region, as well as the first ever photography section entitled Celebrating Agriculture… the Human Factor. Despite its initial financial setbacks, more than one member of the Madera County Arts Council has voiced the opinion that 2012 is Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts’ best year yet.

For this year’s list of winners, or for more information about the Circle Gallery, “Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts,” or the Madera County Arts Council, please visit http://www.maderaarts.org/?page_id=334.

Media 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

Business

T5 Expands to Oregon with New Data Center Project in Hillsboro

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New Construction to Begin on the State’s First, Purpose-built, Wholesale Data Center Scheduled for Completion in 2013.

Portland, OR, USA (October 11, 2012) — Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers, a leading data center owner and operator supporting enterprise and wholesale data users, today announced its expansion into the Pacific Northwest with a new project, T5@Portland. T5 has acquired a 15-acre parcel of land in Hillsboro, Oregon, and is finalizing design for construction of a 200,000 square-foot, LEED-certified data center facility. Once completed, the project will be the only purpose-built, ground-up wholesale data center in the state of Oregon.

Construction of the new T5@Portland facility is scheduled to begin in early 2013, with customer ready data halls delivered in early fall 2013. The data center design is optimized to take into account the cool climate, thereby reducing the amount of power and water used to operate the facility. The center will include high-efficiency, indirect evaporative cooling with custom air handlers.

“The Pacific Northwest is a well-established destination for enterprise users looking for safe, efficient data center solutions” said Pete Marin, President of T5. “Hillsboro offers the best combination of low taxes, low power costs, a reliable infrastructure and easy access for out-of-region companies. We anticipate the T5@Portland data center to be a showcase for responsible development, and will demonstrate to customers that we can design and engineer to embrace energy efficiencies while continuing to offer our clients the resiliency and uptime they require.”

As a purpose-built building, the data center also will have a hardened building shell that exceeds all seismic requirements, multiple generators for power redundancy, as well as redundant power feeds from the utility substation. Ultimately, the data center will deliver 12.25 MW of critical power with a power density up to 200 watts-per-square-foot. The T5@Portland data center will also include an on-site office and support space, as well as 24/7 monitoring of operations. Fiber connectivity is available from a dozen independent service providers, and there are three transpacific landing stations situated in Hillsboro.

T5 Data Centers is aggressively expanding its operations to meet growing customer demand. In addition to T5@Portland, T5 offers wholesale and/or enterprise data center space in the Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Charlotte markets.

About T5 Data Centers:

T5 Data Centers is a professional, experienced and expert team, of mavericks passionately focused on developing, owning and operating the world’s highest quality wholesale data centers for their clients. T5 is nimble, proactive and challenges the industry’s status quo with collaborative, customer-centric approaches that remove the stress of uptime. Their responsiveness, engaged leadership and willingness to do whatever it takes ensures their clients never again have to worry if their critical functions are running.

For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.

Media Contact:
Aaron Wangenheim
T5 Data Centers
Two Piedmont Center
3565 Piedmont Road NE
Suite 318
Atlanta, GA 30305
(415) 292-7700
aaron@t5datacenters.com
http://www.t5datacenters.com

Business

ChemBlend International’s (CBI) Partner Seatex, Ltd. Rolls Out Innovative Profit Making ProBlend® Program for Qualified Service Providers

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CBI’s partner Seatex Ltd rolls out their innovative profit making ProBlend® Program to help service providers expand their businesses in five key markets: Warewash, Hand Care, Housekeeping, Laundry and Floor Care.

Houston, Texas, October 10, 2012 – CBI and Seatex, Ltd. is pleased to announce their latest innovative brand program, ProBlend®. The ProBlend® Commercial Series Marketing Program is designed to help existing service providers expand their businesses in five key areas: Warewash, Hand Care, Housekeeping, Laundry and Floor Care.
 
According to Scott Childers, Vice President for ProBlend® Commercial Sales, “The ProBlend® program is an innovative, all-inclusive customer centric innovative partnership with service providers looking to diversify and expand their current service businesses.”
 
The ProBlend® program’s focus extends well beyond quality engineered and innovative product lines. The ProBlend® program is a full service brand package, customized to aid service providers in growing and confidently diversifying their products and service.

Childers adds, “We are excited to introduce and offer the ProBlend® program to qualified service companies who are emerging or already have services in place and are ideally looking to expand their profitability in one or all 5 business categories: Warewash, Hand Care, Housekeeping, Laundry and Floor Care.”
 
According to Childers, “The ProBlend® program offers not only a full comprehensive line of co-branded top quality products,” but also:

* Stellar support, training and sales tools designed to build value into the service provider’s sales process: Test kits, proposal formats, wall charts, etc.

* Co-branded products certified by Green Seal and or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program.

Childers further points out these products can be used anywhere, such as in: Restaurants and Food Service, Hospitality, Entertainment and Convention Venues, Building Service & Facilities Maintenance, Schools / Educational Institutions and Government & Municipal Buildings.

Kelly Aimes, President of Seatex, adds that the future ProBlend® program, which is now rolling out will be in a category of its own unique to service providers who qualify. Through the ProBlend® program model, “We are not just looking to push products at service providers without a comprehensive plan to help them expand their businesses. This program is an all-encompassing, comprehensive and a value-added solution designed to help them grow their businesses day one.”
 
Aimes further emphasizes, “With the ProBlend® program, service providers have a brand without losing their identity. The identity of our ProBlend® program goes far beyond a private labeling arrangement. We are rolling out a truly co-branding partnership solution powered by ProBlend® for the right candidates we are hoping to meet at this year’s ISSA Interclean conference.”
 
Aimes says, ”The ideal candidate for the ProBlend® program are service providers who are well-structured, service-oriented, have available warehousing and are ready to grow and expand their existing book of business with an array of products and services. At the ISSA Interclean trade show, we are looking to interview service providers who qualify to become a candidate for ProBlend® program.”
 
Aimes invites service providers to come by their booth, #1938, while at the ISSA Chicago event to learn more about becoming a ProBlend® partner.
 
Register now for a special evening and dinner with the ProBlend® team on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17th at the ProBlend® program’s commercial website.
http://problendcommercial.com/ISSA/landing/problend-commercial/
 
To learn more about the ISSA Interclean Chicago event please click here now: http://www.issa.com/?id=issa_interclean_chicago_2012&lg

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHeUd8wZv9g
 
About CBI / Seatex, LTD.
Seatex and CBI, with blending facilities throughout North America, are industry leaders providing turnkey chemical compounding and private label packaging services. CBI has registered blending facilities qualified to produce EPA, FDA, NSF, Kosher, UL, Green Seal, DfE, and CRI and maintains the highest standards, which meet various industry product certifications. The new ProBlend® Commercial Series Marketing and Brand Program is designed to partner with service providers who already service the following target markets: Warewash, Hand Care, Housekeeping, Laundry and Floor Care.
 
Media Contact: 
Scott Childers
Vice President for ProBlend® Commercial Sales
445 TX-36 or
PO Box D
Rosenberg, TX 77471
P: 713.357.5300
http://problendcommercial.com/ISSA/landing/problend-commercial/