Monthly Archives: March 2013

Business

The AppliancesConnection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway

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AppliancesConnection.com, since 1995 your best connection for all your home appliance and furniture needs, today announced the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway. It may be a mouthful of a name, but it’s a mouthful of a prize, too!. One lucky winner will win a complete 4-piece Electrolux Stainless Kitchen Suite, their choice of gas or electric.

Brooklyn, NY, USA (March 21, 2013) — Click here to enter the contest.

AppliancesConnection.com, since 1995 your best connection for all your home appliance and furniture needs, today announced the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway. It may be a mouthful of a name, but it’s a mouthful of a prize, too. One lucky winner will win a complete 4-piece Electrolux Stainless Kitchen Suite, their choice of gas or electric. This four-piece set includes a state-of-the-art side-by-side refrigerator, dishwasher with Aqua-Lux technology, freestanding gas or electric range, and multi-stage over-the-range microwave, all designed and manufactured to perfection in high-quality stainless steel by Electrolux, one of the world’s top home appliance manufacturers with over eighty years of engineering excellence. They’ll fit and work so well that you’ll think they’d been designed just for you and your home. At a $3999* value, this complete Electrolux home kitchen suite is surely a steal at any price, and it’s even better when it’s free to the winner of the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway.

“We’re thrilled to be able offer existing and potential customers this new and exciting way to connect with us,” said AppliancesConnection.com social media manager Brian Visaggio. “We’re really looking forward to showing the world the great products and the great service AppliancesConnection can provide.”

Entry couldn’t be any simpler. Just go to the AppliancesConnection.com page on Facebook, click the “Sweepstakes” tab, and enter your name, address, phone number, and email. Once you’ve done that, you’re in the running to become the one lucky winner who takes home the whole 4-piece Electrolux Stainless Kitchen Suite. The winner will be chosen randomly from the pool of entries. Entry is limited to once per person. Entries in excess of one per person may be disqualified. Prizes will be delivered via LTL trucking company as a curbside delivery. Winner must contact AppliancesConnection to arrange for installation or in-home delivery at an additional charge. Contest runs through 3/25/13.

Prizes

The winner of the Appliances Connection Electrolux Premium Kitchen Package Giveaway will receive:

– EI30SM55JS Stainless Steel IQ-Touch Series 2.0 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave Oven
– EI30EF35JS Stainless Steel IQ-Touch Series 30″ Freestanding Electric Range, or EI30GF35JS Stainless Steel IQ-Touch 30″ Freestanding Gas Range
– EIDW5905JS Stainless Steel IQ-Touch Series 24″ Fully Integrated Built In Dishwasher
– EI26SS30JS Stainless Steel IQ-Touch 36″ 25.95 Cu. Ft. Freestanding Side-by-Side Refrigerator

Located in Brooklyn, NY, AppliancesConnection.com is your one-stop shop for all your appliance and home furnishing needs. Since 1995, it has been an industry leader in home goods retail serving the United States.

*After $475 mail-in rebate. Rebate is an AmericanExpress* electroluxappliances.com RewardCard. Actual selling price is $4,474. See sales associate for qualifying model numbers, details and rebate form. Refer to rebate form for terms and conditions. Visit americanexpress.com/Reward for complete terms. Card issued by AmericanExpress Prepaid Card Management Corporation. AmericanExpress is not a sponsor of this promotion. Limit one AmericanExpress Reward Card per household. At participating retailers. For a complete list of rules and regulations, click here.

Media Contact:
Harold Lane
AppliancesConnection
10101 Foster Ave.
Section A
Brooklyn, NY 11236
800-299-9470
harold.lane@appliancesconnection.com
http://www.appliancesconnection.com

Healthcare

Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Caroline Klebl in Chicago, Illinois

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Announcing the 200 and 500 hour Yoga Alliance accredited Yoga Teacher Training from July 7th to August 2nd with Ashtanga Vinyasa Instructor, Caroline Klebl.

Beverly Hills, CA, USA (March 20th, 2013) — 200 & 500 hour Yoga Teacher Certification

Immerse deeply in the Ashtanga Yoga practice during this intensive teacher training developed by Caroline Klebl. This certification course is registered with the Yoga Alliance and surpasses their 200 and 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training standards. For additional information visit http://www.sourceofyoga.com.

Source of Yoga offers a comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training programs to current and aspiring teachers and yoga practitioners all over the US and internationally. The combination of a high standard of practice with the Ashtanga Vinyasa System and the development of teaching skills is a fundamental component of this teacher training. It introduces students to a yoga practice safely and effectively. By learning the Ashtanga Yoga method, it is possible for participants to teach Vinyasa, Power and Ashtanga Yoga classes. For more detailed information about the curriculum click here.

Furthermore, each student will be supplied with an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Manual specifically designed to give detailed information about Yoga Asanas and the Ashtanga Vinyasa System. To those who attend all scheduled classes, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate will be issued at the end of the course. Returning students and those who have already completed a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, will receive a 200 hour Advanced Training Certificate towards their 500 hour Certification. Beginners are welcome to attend the 200 hour program.

Training Schedule:
Sundays to Fridays, 8:00 am to 1:30 pm

Reservation & additional Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Trainings:
To reserve your spot and for additional Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Trainings with Caroline Klebl, please visit http://www.sourceofyoga.com.

Caroline Klebl facilitates Yoga Teacher Training programs within the US and Internationally. She trained in Mysore, India with Ashtanga Yoga Guru Sri K Pattabhi Jois over the course of nine years and received a PhD in Yoga from the Indian University of Alternative Medicine. She has a background in Tibetan Buddhism, Iyengar and Viniyoga and studied Sanskrit, Yoga Philosophy and traditional Ayurveda in South India. She wrote a book on Ashtanga Yoga and produced an instructional Yoga DVD. To purchase either of these please visit http://www.sourceofyoga.com.

Contact:
Source of Yoga
Beverly Hills – CA 90210
Ph: 415-200-6794
info@sourceofyoga.com
http://www.sourceofyoga.com

Entertainment

Spring Training for Singles – Silicon Valley

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Single Professionals of all ages are invited to hone their dating skills on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the exclusive Silicon Valley Capital Club, 50 W San Fernando St., San Jose.

San Rafael, CA, March 21, 2013 — Contact: Tom Andrews, 415/507-9962

Single Professionals of all ages are invited to hone their dating skills on Friday, April 19, 2013, at the exclusive Silicon Valley Capital Club, 50 W San Fernando St., San Jose.

Chris Mott and Craig Lazarchik will present Spring Training for Singles. “Many singles have been striking out when it comes to hitting that dating home run,” say Mott and Lazarchik. “Some step up to the plate but never make it on base. They feel like they’re constantly swinging and failing to make contact. Others make contact, but it’s one foul after the other, or a pop fly that’s sure to send them back to the dugout.”

Mott and Lazarchik will reveal how to hit a home run and meet that special someone during a Dinner Show, 6:30-8:30pm. They will also do a book signing. A Dance Party with The Johnny Neri Band follows, 8:30pm-Midnight.

Mott and Lazarchik are co-hosts of the popular radio show Find Your Sprinkles. Mr. Mott is also a relationships host and the author of the book of the same title. Mott and Lazarchik are available to the news media for interviews by calling 408-390-0835. More information is also available on http://www.mottivation.com.

This event is co-sponsored by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; Singles Supper Club, the Silicon Valley’s premiere club for single professionals; and Its Just Lunch, America’s most popular matchmaker. Adults of all ages are welcome. Anyone wishing more information about this and many more events for singles may visit http://www.thepartyhotline.com or http://www.singlessupperclub.com, or call 415-507-9962.

Media Contact:
Rich Gosse
Society of Single Professionals
205 Mark Twain Avenue, San Rafael CA 94903
415-507-9962
richgosse@richgosse.com

San Francisco Bay Area Singles Events

Technology

Survey Finds Application Deployments Fail up to 30%

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XebiaLabs reports Continuous Delivery, Deployment Automation top IT executives 2013 agenda.

Boston, MA (USA), March 20, 2013 — XebiaLabs, the leading provider of Application Release Automation for the continuous delivery of enterprise software ( http://www.xebialabs.com ), today released the results of a survey conducted over a four-month period to assessApplication Release Automation trends among a key global group of DevOps professionals and C-level executives representing financial services, insurance, healthcare and technology companies with more than 1,000 employees.

The overarching results reveal organizations regard their current application release processes as deficient and are actively seeking to automate “the last mile” of their release process as they look to automate their enterprise application release management to a greater degree.

The survey also indicates organizations are actively looking to implement solutions that help them move away from expensive, error-prone “big bang”releases and towards a continuous delivery approach.

Key Application Release Automation Trends:
* 75% of respondents give their deployment process a failing grade.
* Deployments fail 10-30% of the time.
* 57% of respondents feel there is room for improvement in their release process.
* 48% say inconsistency across their environment and applications is their biggest challenge in the deployment process—followed by dependency on expert resources (40%)and processes that move too slowly (38%).
* 29% list increased efficiency as the top benefit of deployment automation followed by release acceleration (23%) and error elimination (19%).

Continuous vs. Manual Application Deployment and Delivery

Organizations are actively researching solutions that will eliminatemanual deployments, which require a greater effort in terms of scripting and troubleshootingthat also increases in direct proportion to deployment volume. In contrast, with continuous delivery the focus shifts to building a deployment pipeline first, allowing for any number of deployments in a given time period without significantly impacting cost. Ongoing investments are capitalized due to the regular release of new features.

“Our survey indicates a clear need for automation in the application release process,” said CoertBaart, XebiaLabs CEO. “We are also seeing a trend towards choosing “off-the-shelf” solutions rather than developing in-house. Given these market trends, many organizations are feeling some urgency and realizing there are real business benefits to automating their application deployment strategies.”

More than 130 DevOps executives from mid to large-sized companies responded to the survey between October 2012 and January 2013. XebiaLabs asked participants to share their current release management process and pain points as well as their key initiatives for 2013. The survey’s margin of error was plus or minus five percent.

To view the complete Application Release Automation Trends survey results, visit: Http://go.xebialabs.com/Survey2013.html

Press & Media Contact:
Heather Moses
VP of Marketing
XebiaLabs
98 North Washington Street
Boston, MA 02114 – USA
(866) 656-4408
hmoses@xebialabs.com
http://www.xebialabs.com

Technology

Guardtime and Estonian Center of Registers Adopt Keyless Signature Infrastructure for Authenticating Digital Records

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Guardtime, today announced it is working with the Estonian Center of Registers and Information Systems(RIK) to authenticate their digital records.

Tallinn (Estonia) | Palo Alto, CA (USA), March 20, 2013 — Guardtime ( http://www.guardtime.com ), the leading provider of keyless signature technology for validating the authenticity of digital data, today announced it is working with the Estonian Center of Registers and Information Systems(RIK) to authenticate their digital records.

Financed by European Union Structural Funds, physical documents in the RIK archives of Succession Register and Chamber of Notaries are being digitized and stored in a digital archive.

The authenticity of the records in the digital archive is secured by Guardtime Keyless Signatures, ensuring the data integrity of both the digitized document and database record and matching the two.

Using Keyless Signature Infrastructure, the authenticity of all the records is periodically verified, the re-verification happens automatically, meaning that the information about the integrity of the stored records is always up to date and any breaches create an alert immediately.

“Our company’s roots are in Estonia, and we’re obviously happy to further contribute to securing the electronic data that Estonian State keeps on behalf of its citizens,” said Mike Gault, CEO of Guardtime. “Long-term electronic archives like Succession Registry have retention periods of multiple lifetimes and having Keyless Signatures to independently assure that the records have been safe and not tampered with by anybody over their entire lifetime is certainly an important feature to have.”

EneliTikerpuu, the RIK project manager added: “It’s fortunate to have a technology partner so close to home, who is also unique in the world at what it does – thanks to Guardtime we have an independently verifiable authenticity proof for our Succession Register records that lasts the entire lifetime of the records, and using Keyless Signatures was the fastest and the most affordable route to achieve this.”

Most recently, Guardtime ( http://www.guardtime.com ) announced a partnership with the Philippine government to validate physical document integrity, with CAT Telecom, the state-owned telecommunications incumbent in Thailand and with China Telecom, the largest fixed line telecommunications service provider in the People’s Republic of China, establishing China Telecom as a Keyless Signature service provider via its Tianyi 3G platform.

About Estonian Center of Registers and Information Systems(RIK):
The RIK is an agency in the jurisdiction of the Estonian Ministry of Justice, with the purpose of establishing an innovative environment providing good integrated e-services for a more efficient implementation of state administration, legal and criminal policy. The RIK develops and administrates registries and information systems for the State and its citizens, for example the e-Business Register, the e-Notary system, the e-Land Register, the information system of courts, the Probation Supervision Register, the Prisoners Register, the Punishment Register, the e-File, the electronic State Gazette, etc. Visit http://www.rik.ee/en/ for more information about e-services by Estonian State.

About Guardtime:
Guardtime was founded with the goal of solving one of the biggest problems in computing: how to authenticate electronic data. Guardtime’s Keyless Signatures provide proof of signing time, signing entity and data integrity while the verification of the signature can be done offline without reliance on keys, secrets, or the existence of a trusted third party. Guardtime’s mission is to change the world to one in which Keyless Signatures are ubiquitous and a natural part of the everyday data lifecycle, whether on disk, in transit, or in the Cloud. Visit http://www.guardtime.com for more information about keyless data authentication.

Additional information:
Raul Vahisalu
CEO of Guardtime Estonia
+372 509 0385
raul.vahisalu@guardtime.com

EneliTikerpuu
Project Manager of Court Register Department
Centre of Registers and Information Systems
Tel: +372 680 3152; +372 566 73468
Eneli.Tikerpuu@just.ee

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Boston, MA – USA
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.guardtime.com

Healthcare

Eating Recovery Center Addresses Connection Between Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders treatment center identifies common warning signs and reveals challenges to identifying compulsive exercise behaviors

Denver, Colo, March 20, 2013 – Professionals specializing in the treatment of men, women and children with eating disorders are observing a growing trend among their patients, who are increasingly engaging in compulsive exercise. According to Eating Recovery Center, an international center providing comprehensive treatment for eating disorders, the connection between excessive exercise and eating disorders generally stems from food-, body- or weight-related issues that drive the excessive physical activity. In fact, a study by Brewerton found that nearly 40 percent of patients with anorexia nervosa engaged in compulsive exercise behaviors.

“Compulsive exercise is obligatory in nature, and it doesn’t have to be a certain type of exercise or be performed for a minimum duration,” explains Jennifer Lombardi, MFT, executive director of Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program, a partner program of Eating Recovery Center. “When evaluating if exercise is compulsive in nature, it’s important to look at the intention behind the movement, if there is a sense of urgency or agitation when individuals can’t engage in the exercise behavior, there is likely an issue. It’s also important to consider exercise in the larger context of an individual’s eating and body image history; exercise is one of those behaviors that means something different to people struggling with eating disorders due to their temperament and brain chemistry.”

Lombardi and the eating disorders experts at Eating Recovery Center explain that individuals engaging in compulsive exercise generally fall into one of two categories: those exhibiting significant exercise compulsion as part of their eating disorder; or individuals that did not initially exhibit excessive exercise behaviors, but began to do so as their eating disorders improved.

In other words, some eating disordered individuals abuse exercise as a compensatory behavior following a bingeing session or to give themselves “permission” to eat. Others may begin to engage in excessive exercise as what they believe to be a “healthy” part of eating disorders recovery. What these individuals do not realize, is that the frequency and volume of their exercise has taken the place of other eating disordered behaviors as an anxiety management tool and poses significant health complications, including joint injuries, stress fractures, muscle tears, tendonitis, fatigue and dehydration.

Eating Recovery Center encourages families, friends and healthcare professionals to be mindful of five common warning signs of compulsive exercise behaviors, including:

1. Exercising excessively “just because” as opposed to intentional exercise in preparation for a competition.

2. Refusing to miss a workout, regardless of weather or injury.

3. Exercising takes precedence over all other activities, including work, school and spending time with friends and family.

4. Experiencing a heightened level of anxiety if unable to engage in exercise.

5. Displaying an elevated rigidity and perfectionism with regard to exercise behaviors.

However, it is important to note that popular cultural narratives around exercise in the United States can pose significant challenges to identifying compulsive exercise—alone or occurring alongside an eating disorder.

* Exercise is healthy. There has been a major cultural shift around the notion that exercise helps us, not only in supporting general health and maintenance of a healthy weight during an obesity “epidemic,” but also as a tool to manage anxiety and stave off depression. This idea, and myriad variations of encouraged and acceptable frequencies of exercise (30 minutes each day; five days a week; etc.) can challenge the identification of dangerous patterns and/or normalize compulsivity, even during assessment by medical professionals.

* I am a competitive athlete. Overreaching is a common method of competitive athletes, and it is based on a principle of training that encourages the athlete to push beyond the body’s current ability to improve stamina and performance. Overreaching should not be confused with overtraining, which involves excessive intensity and duration, inadequate recovery time, unhealthy psychological state and malnutrition. Athletes that are overreaching are usually taking in sufficient nutrients and “fuel” to support their purposeful training activities, whereas athletes that are overtraining are nutritionally depleted and are exercising at extreme levels “just because.”

* I feel most confident when I am exercising and/or competing in my sport. Endorphins released during exercise make us “feel good.” Interestingly, compulsive exercisers often present with higher self-esteem despite having lower body-esteem. This paradox makes complete sense considering the temperament of those suffering from an eating disorder. These individuals are high achievers, see the world in a rigid, “black and white” way and tend to have low reward dependence. Due to the cultural reinforcement around exercise, patients feel good about themselves because they are excelling at something considered to be a “healthy” behavior. Additionally, exercise is concrete, measurable and accepted, and individuals with low reward dependence can do it well and push themselves privately.

* There is no official diagnosis; exercise compulsion must not be a real disorder. The treatment community and the American Psychological Association agree that more research is necessary to validate a formal diagnostic category for exercise compulsion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. However, exercise compulsion is a very real compensatory behavior for many individuals struggling with disordered eating.

Treatment is available to address compulsive exercise—occurring either alone or alongside a diagnosed eating disorder.

“A thorough medical evaluation is also a critical component of assessment, as exercise relates very directly to physical health and medical status,” continues Lombardi. “However, it’s critical that an eating disorders specialist is part of the multidisciplinary treatment team – including a therapist, dietitian, primary care and/or sports medicine physician – to help facilitate patient assessments and assist in the identification of dangerous patterns of behavior despite the common challenges imposed by our cultural beliefs about exercise.”

“Running on Empty: Exercise Compulsion and Eating Disorders” is available for complimentary viewing through Eating Recovery Center’s On Demand Professional Development Series. In this video, Lombardi explores current research examining the addictive nature of exercise, exercise in eating disorders recovery and interventions for compulsive exercising.

For more information about compulsive exercise, eating disorders and effective treatment, visit EatingRecoveryCenter.com.

Contact:
Molly Koch
Communications Strategy Group
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-433-7020
mkoch@csg-pr.com
http://www.csg-pr.com

Business

Blue Asset Management LLC Expands Mortgage Loan Sales

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Blue Asset Management LLC is offering numerous delinquent and non-performing first mortgage loans collateralized by small and mid-sized commercial real estate in New Jersey.

Wayne, NJ, March 19, 2013 — Blue Asset Management LLC is offering numerous delinquent and non-performing first mortgage loans collateralized by small and mid-sized commercial real estate in New Jersey. The mortgages are being offered for sale to individual investors seeking to reposition the property or the loan as the real estate market stabilizes in New Jersey.

“The real estate market in New Jersey has momentum not seen since before the mortgage crisis began,” said Charles Blumenkehl, CEO of Blue Asset Management LLC. “Local individual note purchasers are best suited to work with the borrower and asset to maximize opportunity while returning the asset to a market performer.”

The mortgages being offered were acquired in 2011 and represent approximately $15 million in unpaid balances collateralized by quality commercial real estate assets located in New Jersey. Blumenkehl added, “The stabilization of distressed real estate assets is a key component to the stabilization of the Real Estate market overall. The investor purchasing the loan will take the additional steps necessary to stabilize the asset, and by reducing the inventory of troubled mortgages, community stabilization is achieved.”

To obtain information about the mortgage notes offered, log onto the company website at www.blueassetmanagementllc.com or call the company directly at 973 835-1400

Contact:
Charles Blumenkehl
Blue Asset Management LLC
2282 Hamburg Tpke
Wayne, NJ 07470
973 835 1400
cblue@bluerealty.com
http://www.blueassetmanagementllc.com

Business

Edgar Perez, Keynote at London HFT Conference, Warns of Impending Correction in US Equities Markets

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Golden Networking hosts the World’s Most Influential High-Frequency Trading Conference Series, High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, March 21 (www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com).

New York City, NY, USA (March 19, 2013) — Mr. Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders and the forthcoming Knightmare on Wall Street, and keynote speaker at Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, March 21, warned of an impending correction in the US equities markets coming as early as in the second quarter. The full article can be read at his blog, http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com, though this link: http://thespeedtraders.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/the-correction-in-the-us-equities-markets-nobody-wants-to-talk-about-edgar-perez-hft-speaker.

Mr. Perez attributed the recent Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (DJIA) longest winning streak since 1996 to very good corporate earnings and monetary policy that pushes investors to take risks in equities. So he asked himself if the earnings momentum is sustainable. “Unfortunately, savings from the smaller share of the pie from labor, government spending and earnings coming from emerging markets (EM) outside the US are all factors that will be curtailed at some moment. Is the Fed eager to continue being the huge player in this equation? Some of its members are increasingly worried about the effectiveness of the continued QE; if the labor market recovers, as the January numbers showed, the Fed most probably might be ending its bond purchases soon.”

“What the equity markets want indeed is stable and/or predictably increasing US profits and the Fed to stay in the bond markets. Somebody has ironically suggested that markets’ best hope might be a cut in government spending deep enough to kill job growth and indefinitely extend QE, something that nobody else would agree with. Instead, markets would be happy with a bit of positive news today followed by another bit of negative news tomorrow. Unfortunately for the markets, profits will start showing stagnation starting with first quarter results. Federal Reserve said in September 2012, when QE3 was announced, that it would start pumping $40 billion a month to purchase agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) until the labor market improves substantially. When will the Fed determine that the job market has made enough progress to reduce stimulus? The numbers for February will prove paramount in this regard. As these two important factors converge in a nightmarish scenario, equities markets should beware of the ensuing correction, coming as early as in the second quarter.”

Mr. Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He is author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat: Pandangan Orang dalam tentang Fenomena Baru Frekuensi Tinggi yang Mentransformasi Dunia Investasi, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).

Mr. Perez is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai) and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

Mr. Perez has been engaged to present to the Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr. Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach, FL), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.HFT-Leaders-Forum.com) will bring insights for investors and speed traders who need to protect and refine their competitive advantage in a world dominated by algorithmic and high-frequency trading. Recognized practitioners, regulators, experts, and strategists will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 to provide attendees with the information they are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.high-frequency-trading-conference.com) is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Business, Management

Bart Bracken Joins HMC HealthWorks

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HMC HealthWorks (www.hmchealthworks.com) announced today that Bart Bracken has joined the company to further develop their strategic planning, marketing, business development, product development, and program management for both private and public sector.

Jupiter, FL, USA (March 19, 2013) — Bart Bracken comes with more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare and disability industries as a consultant, and serving in senior leadership positions with large managed care organizations and specialty entrepreneurial companies. Bart joins HMC HealthWorks as Executive Vice President of Operations. Bart comments “I am excited to start a new challenge with HMC HealthWorks and look forward to working with the team to further develop their already extensive products and services. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that prides itself on customized health and wellness programs.”

According to Dr. Janis S. DiMonaco, President and CEO of HMC HealthWorks, “Bart’s broad based experience in the healthcare industry has already made him a key addition to the HMC HealthWorks family. As our program and service offerings continued to expand, and the demands from our clients increased, we recognized that we needed an experienced professional who will fit in within our mission and culture. Bart will play an essential role in providing and implementing high quality solutions for our clients.”

About HMC HealthWorks
HMC HealthWorks is a premier provider of health and wellness programs. HMC HealthWorks takes the time to understand each organization’s culture and suggest programs that are customized to fit within their needs. Privately held, HMC HealthWorks is based in Jupiter, Florida, with locations across the US. To learn more about HMC HealthWorks please visit: http://www.hmchealthworks.com or call: (413) 263-6683.

Media Contact:
Staci McKelvey
HMC HealthWorks
1001 N. US Highway 1, Suite 604
Jupiter, FL 33477
(413) 263-6683
smcKelvey@hmcebs.com
http://www.hmchealthworks.com

Business

Controlling Risk of Lightning High Speed Trading at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London

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Golden Networking hosts the World’s Most Influential High-Frequency Trading Conference Series, High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, March 21 (www.High-Frequency-Trading.info).

New York City, NY, USA (March 19, 2013) — A handful of high-frequency trading firms accounted for an estimated two thirds of overall trading volume on U.S. equities markets in the last five years. One firm with such a computerized system traded over 2 billion shares in a single day in October 2008, amounting to over 10 percent of U.S. equities trading volume for the day. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this technology-dependent trading environment, and how are its risks controlled?

Carol Clark, Senior Policy Specialist in the financial markets group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be joining other high-profile speakers at the most influential high-frequency trading conference in the world, Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 London, March 21 with the keynote speech “Risk Controls and High-Frequency Trading”. Anyone interested or involved in high-frequency trading will be able to gain inside knowledge at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading.info) “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges,” which brings insightful keynote speeches and highly regarded panels.

Ms. Clark’s work focuses on public policy issues relating to trading (high speed trading, high frequency trading and algorithmic trading), market microstructure, clearing, settlement and payments.

Prior to joining the financial markets group, Ms. Clark held a variety of positions at the Bank including national market research manager in the customer relations and support office, payments research manager in the economic research department, examiner in the capital markets unit, research coordinator in the national book-entry securities office and analyst in the loans and reserves department.

Her research has been published in the Journal of Payment Systems Law and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Chicago Fed Letter and Economic Perspectives. Ms. Clark has a B.A. from St. Xavier College and an M.A. from the University of Chicago.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading.info) “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” will bring insights for investors and speed traders, who need to protect and refine their competitive advantage in a world dominated by algorithmic and high-frequency trading. Recognized practitioners, regulators, experts, and strategists will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 to provide attendees with the information they are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

Topics that will be discussed at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 include the movement toward emerging markets, which is increasingly attuned to the use of bots, and the regulatory environment, specifically how new technologies are changing the game, including a look at the upcoming regulatory changes that undoubtedly will be precipitated by Knight Capital’s trading glitch.

High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

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