Daily Archives: May 1, 2013

Art

3rd Annual SeaScapes Art Exhibition Results Announced

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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is very pleased to announce that its May 2013 online art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to be viewed online. The theme for this art exhibition is “SeaScapes”.

Jupiter, Florida, USA – May 1, 2013 — Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is very pleased to announce that its May 2013 online art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to be viewed online. The theme for this art exhibition is “SeaScapes”. The gallery received a broad selection of 2D media from artists from around the world for this event.

An international online art competition was held in April 2013 which determined and judged the art for this exhibition. The gallery received and judged 629 entries from 22 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 38 different states.

Congratulations to all of the artists who have been designated as this month’s category winners, along with the winning Special Merit and the Special Recognition artists. The gallery commends all of the winning artists for their artistic skill and their creativity, as this online art exhibition is indicative of their creativity.

To proceed to the galleries 3rd Annual “SeaScapes” online art exhibition follow this link: http://www.lightspacetime.com/seascapes-art-exhibition-may-2013/

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 online gallery to thousands of visitors each month. If you know of a talented 2D artist who may benefit from the exposure and the publicity that the gallery can provide to them, please forward this press release to them.

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery offers monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists. Light Space & Time’s intention is 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 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

Gorham Paper and Tissue Positioned as Success Story on CBS Evening News

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New Hampshire based specialty paper business featured on CBS Evening News as a success story linked with the release of Q1 GDP numbers, reporting a 23% increase in sales volume year-over-year

Gorham, New Hampshire, April 30, 2013 – The migration of Gorham Paper and Tissue from a shuttered paper mill to a viable tissue, towel and specialty paper operation with over 200 employees and demonstrated sales growth was featured on the CBS Nightly News (April 26, 2013). The segment highlighted a 23% increase in year-over-year sales volume for Gorham due to an enhanced energy platform, newly installed state-of-the-art tissue machine and sharpened focus on delivering highly engineered products for demanding niche applications.

“We epitomize a good news story. With the support of Patriarch Partners and the hard work of our employees, we are transforming our business day-by-day. Gorham started operating in 1852 and has progressively built a legacy of expertise in producing challenging technical papers. Until recently that unique capability was overshadowed by an uncompetitive cost structure,” said Dick Arnold, President and CEO. “By optimizing our energy platform and anchoring our business to the stability and growth of the towel and tissue markets, we can focus on capturing market share in the specialty papers market.”

In the specialty arena, Gorham manufactures a tremendous range of papers that includes bags, pouches, wraps and liners for food packaging, substrates engineered with application-specific technical properties such as flame retardance, absorbency or light fastness and versatile high-yield converting grades.

Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing added, “Maintaining a strong tissue and towel business is the backbone of our strategic plan with our specialty paper business serving as a key contributor to our success. We are poised for growth with some of the most flexible equipment in the industry, our extensive experience in barrier coating technology and a business model built around customization. The market is telling us we have targeted the right micro-segments with a solid service and product platform. Given the changing market dynamics, it should be a great year for Gorham.”

Patriarch Partners purchased Gorham in May of 2011 looking for vertical integration with another forest products portfolio company, Old Town Fuel and Fiber. The two operations deliver synergy as Old Town manufactures the primary raw material (pulp) required to make paper and represents a secure source of supply for Gorham.

A link to the CBS Evening News segment is available on the Gorham website.

About Gorham Paper and Tissue:
Gorham targets niche technical markets with a broad portfolio of custom-engineered Specialty Packaging, Converting, Engineered and Printing Papers in addition to Tissue and Towel. Using scale and leanness as an advantage, the company challenges industry convention with its manufacturing flexibility, product development lead times and go-to-market strategy.

In May 2011, the Gorham facility was acquired with support from investment funds managed by Patriarch Partners, LLC (Patriarch). Patriarch is a private equity firm and holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion.

Founded by Lynn Tilton in 2000, Patriarch focuses on the acquisition and invigoration of undervalued iconic American brands where time, capital and sound strategy can rescue a business and restore its value, creating and preserving jobs in America. Under Ms. Tilton’s leadership, Patriarch has become the largest woman-owned business in America with companies in its platform providing employment to more than 120,000 persons.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Gorham Paper and Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
603-342-2000
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com

Society

William Gheen & ALIPAC Release New Tools To Fight Illegal Immigration and Amnesty

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ALIPAC’s spokesman William Gheen is announcing new tools to aid American citizens in their fight against illegal immigration and against Amnesty for illegals including a tracking list for federal lawmakers.

Raleigh, NC, USA (May 1, 2013) — Contact: ALIPAC (866) 703-0864 Press@alipac.us

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC’s (ALIPAC) spokesman William Gheen is announcing new tools to aid American citizens in their fight against illegal immigration and against Amnesty for illegals including a tracking list for federal lawmakers.

ALIPAC is now tracking which members of the US Senate and US House of Representatives are for or against the immigration reform Amnesty legislation in the hopes of informing voters in 2014 which candidates stood with the American majority vs. which candidates stood for Amnesty for illegal aliens.

“We are tracking which federal lawmakers support Amnesty for illegal aliens in legislation like the ‘Gang of 8’s S 744 which most American voters reject,” said William Gheen of ALIPAC. “We are releasing this list online and will work to remind voters before they cast ballots in 2014. We believe American voters will reject the lawmakers supporting Amnesty for illegal immigrants.”

By launching ALIPAC’s 2014 campaign endorsements early this year and establishing vote tracking lists, the group hopes to dissuade lawmakers from supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants including the amnesty provisions found in the ‘Gang of 8’ bill S. 744.

ALIPAC is also releasing 7 new high visibility pages added to the group’s main website at http://www.ALIPAC.us.

These new pages of content will provide the public with more information about illegal immigration, illegal immigrants, Barack Obama and illegal immigration, problems caused by illegal immigration, illegal immigration facts, the history of illegal immigration in America, and information about how to report illegals!

“Our goal is to compile more information from ALIPAC’s vast archives about illegal immigration into online content that is easier for the public to access, understand, and utilize,” said William Gheen.

To review ALIPAC’s new content pages and lawmaker tracking lists, or to schedule interviews, please visit http://www.ALIPAC.us.

Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Retail, Society

New ALL BUT GLUTEN™ Baked Goods Launches During Celiac Awareness Month for Canadians on a Gluten-Free Diet

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May is Celiac Awareness Month and, just days after first appearing on the shelves of major Canadian retailers, new All But Gluten™ baked goods are receiving rave reviews from consumers following a gluten-free diet. These great tasting products were created by the talented product development team at Weston Bakeries in collaboration with respected nutrition experts and are manufactured in a dedicated gluten-free facility. They meet Health Canada’s gluten-free regulations and are certified by the Canadian Celiac Association’s Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP). All But Gluten™, is one of the first brands to bear the GFCP mark, making it easier for consumers to identify safe gluten-free products.

All But Gluten™ products are also dairy-free and Kosher.

Safety, taste and nutrition are the three pillars of the All But Gluten™ brand. “The breads, focaccias, pizza shells and muffins are enriched with vitamins and minerals and are a source of fibre,” says Shelley Case, registered dietitian, international celiac disease expert and consulting spokesperson for All But Gluten™. “This is an important feature of All But Gluten™ because many gluten-free products on the market are not enriched and often lower in iron, B vitamins and fibre,” states Case.

Unlike most gluten-free baked goods, All But Gluten™ can be found in the fresh bakery section, not the frozen section of major Canadian retailers. Consumers following a gluten-free diet really miss delicious baked products and now they can stroll down the aisles that were previously off limits. The All But Gluten ™ brand invites consumers to ‘Rekindle your love of baked goods.’

The line includes Whole Grain Loaf, Cinnamon Raisin Loaf, Sliced White Loaf, Roasted Onion Focaccia, Rosemary Focaccia, Plain Pizza Shells, Carrot Raisin Morning Muffins, Mini Brownies and Coconut Macaroons.

About ALL BUT GLUTEN™ 
All But Gluten™ baked goods are delicious gluten-free products from Weston Bakeries. They are made in a dedicated gluten-free facility and certified gluten-free by the Canadian Celiac Association’s Gluten-Free Certification Program. The breads, focaccias, pizza shells and muffins are enriched with vitamins and minerals and are a source of fibre. They are also dairy-free and Kosher. Consumers can purchase All But Gluten™ baked goods fresh, not frozen, in the fresh bakery section of major Canadian retailers. To learn more go to http://www.AllButGluten.ca.

About the Canadian Celiac Association
The Canadian Celiac Association, founded in 1972, is the national voice for people who are adversely affected by gluten, and is dedicated to improving diagnosis and quality of life. The association has 28 chapters across the country that provide volunteer-led services to individuals with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity through education, peer counselling, special events and advocacy. The Gluten Problem: Found. Treated. Cured.

About Shelley Case, RD 
A registered dietitian, Shelley Case is a leading international nutrition expert on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. She is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Canadian Celiac Association and Medical Advisory Boards of the Celiac Disease Foundation and Gluten Intolerance Group in the United States. Shelley is the author of the national best seller Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide.

Contact Details: Tricia Ryan
The Gluten-Free Agency
2289 Lakeshore Blvd West
Toronto, ON M8V 3Y2
416-259-6611
tricia@thegluten-freeagency.com

 

Business

Rosendin Electric Receives Three Electrical Excellence Awards from Orange County Chapter of NECA

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Orange County NECA Singles Out Rosendin Electric for Superior Work on the Construction of the City of Fullerton Transportation Center Parking Structure, Island Cinema, and Orange County Solar Projects.

LA PALMA, Calif. (May 1, 2013) — The Southern California regional office of Rosendin Electric, the nation’s largest private electrical contractor and an employee-owned company, has received three 2012 Awards for Electrical Excellence from the Orange County Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). The awards were presented in recognition of construction performed at the City of Fullerton Transportation Center Parking Structure, the Island Cinema in Newport Beach, and the County of Orange Solar Project with five area installations.

“We are delighted that three separate projects qualified for Orange County NECA 2012 Awards of Electrical Excellence,” said Mike Hardin, Senior Preconstruction Manager for Rosendin Electric. “Recognition for such diverse projects demonstrates the breadth of Rosendin Electric’s design and construction capabilities, as well as our commitment to excellence. This is a great testament to the efforts and expertise of our construction team.”

The City of Fullerton Transportation Center Parking Structure is a four-level parking building with 813 parking spaces. Featuring 117 kilowatts of solar power mounted on the structure, a video surveillance system, ticket kiosks, a traffic signal, car-counting system, and a 100-percent LED lighting system; the project was completed in eighteen months.

The Island Cinema in Newport Beach was a remodel project to convert an existing theater and restaurant into a new luxury cinema with seven screens and 650 seats. Completed in six months, the complex features high-end lighting throughout the lobby, hallways, and an outdoor seating area. Each theater is equipped with fixtures linked to the film projectors and can be programmed for a dimming response at the start of a movie.

The County of Orange Solar Project included installation of solar power systems at five locations in and around the County. The contract scope included solar arrays mounted on parking canopies and ground-mounted solar panels, delivering a combined capacity of 3 megawatts of power. The entire project was completed in less than nine months.

About Rosendin Electric
Rosendin Electric, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, is an employee-owned electrical engineering, power and communications provider and is the largest privately held electrical contractor in the United States. With over 3,000 employees and experience worldwide, Rosendin Electric has built upon a 90-year reputation for quality design and installations. For additional information, visit http://www.rosendin.com.

Contact:
Shelly Goulart
Marketing Manager
Rosendin Electric
880 Mabury Road
San Jose, CA 95133
(408) 534-2819
sgoulart@rosendin.com
http://www.rosendin.com

Entertainment

I Hope Nobody Sees Me, Memoirs of a Teenage Stroke Survivor by Nicolas Sully Released Worldwide In eBook and Print Book Form

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I Hope Nobody Sees Me, Memoirs of a Teenage Stroke Survivor, by Nicolas Sully is a raw, and at times explicit depiction, of an inner-city coming-of-age experience, made even more challenging by a debilitating stroke.

For Immediate Release – (Elmont, NY, USA – May 1, 2013) — In Nicolas Sully’s first book, titled I Hope Nobody Sees Me, Memoirs of a Teenage Stroke Survivor, Nick tells how life changed dramatically after a stroke his 8th grade year. Relationships end, dreams end, but a new life unfolds.

Nicolas Sully was a typical kid going to an inner-city school. Nearing the end of his 8th grade year, Nick’s biggest concerns were football, friends and girls. Playing basketball one day in the school gym with his friends Nick gets a headache. Then his voice slurs. When he has difficulty putting on his shoes and vomits in front of the Gym teacher, school personnel call the ambulance.

Nobody that age expects a stroke – A stroke that will change how the world looks at him, and how he looks at himself. A stroke that will change his relationships with friends, family and all of the people that make up his world.

Nick speaks his mind, with raw, and at times explicit depictions, of an inner-city coming-of-age experience. An experience made more challenging by his stroke. Nick deals with the transitions of school, relationships, and youth to manhood, all the while trying to control the emotional roller-coaster ride of a teenage stroke victim.

“What a powerful story!

This is an outstanding book!

As a stroke survivor myself, I’m not sure what I was expecting from this read. Nicolas truly touched my heart with both his story and his courage. As a middle-aged professional when I had my stroke I know how terrified I was at times. Never did I expect to so totally identify with this young man’s story. We had so many touchstones in common it amazed me. I can identify with that overwhelming fear someone will “see” me. I felt for his pain of the fight to build a new life, losing friends, and learning to accept what’s happened.

Good for young Nicolas who has now decided to go into the medical field as a result of his experiences.

This isn’t a story just about surviving a stroke…it’s for young adults, it’s about life, and learning that when life knocks you down you get back up and keep fighting.

I hope you can “see” the man I do.”

~The Golf God – Amazon Review, April 28, 2013

Media Contact:
Nicolas Sully
E-Mail: Nsully6@gmail.com

The ebook version of I Hope Nobody Sees Me, Memoirs of a Teenage Stroke Survivor, ISBN 9781622872725, published by First Edition Design Publishing (http://www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com), is available on-line at Amazon.com (http://tinyurl.com/cbobhrp) and wherever ebooks are sold. The 108 page print book version, ISBN 9781622872718 was published by First Edition Design Publishing and distributed worldwide to online booksellers.

Technology

New Version of Software Deployment Tool Adds Self-Service Cloud Pack and .NET Continuous Delivery

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XebiaLabs Deployit frees up more Operations resources and further accelerates time to market.

Boston, MA (USA), April 29, 2013 — XebiaLabs, the leading provider of Enterprise Continuous Delivery Automation ( http://www.xebialabs.com ), today announced version 3.9 of its Application Release Automation solution Deployit. The new release adds out-of-the-box support for additional middleware stacks and automates the self-service creation of on-demand cloud environments with a single click, accelerating development and testing and freeing up Operations resources.

Deployit automates software deployment, enabling organizations to improve quality and reliably release features quickly, speeding up time-to-market.

XebiaLabs’ latest Deployit 3.9 product release features:
• NewSelf-Service Cloud Pack Available
• .NET Continuous Delivery
• Expert Mode Operations Control with Plan Analyzer
• Updated and Enhanced User Interface
• …and many more user and community-requested features

The new Deployit Cloud Packfor EC2, vSphere and other clouds, is an add-on that provides a self-service portal for Developers, Testers and QA teams to easily spin up and tear down the on-demand environments they need. Deployit 3.9 then automatically deploys your applicationsto new environments, accelerating development and testing. With Deployit Cloud Pack, IT Operations can eliminate labor intensive, manual provisioning tasks, free up resources and support development by providing complete environments for your delivery pipelines with a simple click.

Deployit 3.9 also adds native Microsoft Team Foundation Server integration and new additions to the Windows, IIS and BizTalk content packs. Now Deployit customers running Microsoft and hybrid environments can further accelerate time-to-market and consistently deliver high-quality features more rapidly by implementing fully automated Continuous Delivery pipelines.

For advanced users, an enhanced expert mode includes the new Plan Analyzer for expanded operational control and adds an additional level of technical insight for full, step-by-stepclarity in the application release process. Plan Analyzer provides instant visibility and full control over the deployment plan generation process and provides a “dry run” of the actual deployment commands for power users.

“The newest release of Deployit is the next major step in achieving our vision of creating the premier enterprise Continuous Delivery Platform on the market today,“ said XebiaLabs ( http://www.xebialabs.com ) CEO CoertBaart. “XebiaLabs is focused on helping customers solve today’s application release challenges and accelerate feature delivery time to market. With Deployit, our customers are realizing ROI within 3 months or less, accelerating delivery frequency from months to hours and deploying up to 8x faster.”

Sign up for the 3.9 launch webinar planned for May 8. XebiaLabs will also showcase Deployit at the IBM Impact event April 28-May 3 in Las Vegas at the Venetian Resort Hotel, Booth E5. We look forward to meeting you there! For more information please visit: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/events/impact/mobile.html.

About XebiaLabs:
XebiaLabs is a leading provider of Continuous Delivery Automation focused on helping organizations deliver business value faster and more efficiently. XebiaLabs’ flagship product, Deployit is the only fully automated Application Release Automation solution, allowing customers including 3M, Air France-KLM, Duke Energy, Pitney Bowes, and SociétéGénéraleto carry out and scale application deployments across all middleware and cloud environments. Headquartered in the U.S., XebiaLabs has a world-wide network of sales offices and partners. For more information, please visit http://www.xebialabs.com

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