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Business

Rosendin Electric Receives Top 2013 National and Regional Safety Honors from The Associated General Contractors of America

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Outstanding Safety Practices Garners Rosendin Electric National AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence Award and Regional Safety Awards in Oregon and California.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 22, 2013) — Rosendin Electric, the nation’s largest private electrical contractor and an employee-owned company, has received top honors in safety from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, including the National 2013 AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence Award and regional safety awards for the Oregon and California offices.

Rosendin Electric was awarded the First Place National 2013 AGC/Willis Construction Safety Excellence Award, Specialty Division, for contractors with more than one million hours worked. The Award was created to recognize companies that have developed outstanding safety and loss prevention programs through a combination of management commitment, employee involvement, and program innovation.

Rosendin Electric received this award for its safety record and company-wide safety culture that empowers every employee to promote on-the-job safety. For example, the company issues “Stop Work” cards that can be used by any employee to promote safety on the job site. A “no-knife” policy has also been established, requiring all employees, office and field, to use only safe tools to minimize accidents. Furthermore, Rosendin Electric requires every Apprentice to maintain a safety portfolio, so Journeymen can track their equipment and procedures training. Safety is also a key part of Rosendin Electric project planning, and all field safety personnel are equipped with tablet computers so they have access to safety performance data and can identify potentially high-risk procedures.

In addition to the National Award, the AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter has recognized Rosendin Electric’s Hillsboro, Oregon, office with a Recognition of Safety Excellence (ROSE) Award in the Specialty Division, more than one million man hours worked. The ROSE Award is presented by AGC area contractors to recognize their peers for best safety practices. Rosendin Electric was singled out for its passion and commitment to safety, and the empowerment given to employees when it comes to addressing safety issues.

Rosendin Electric also received a 2012 Safety Award of Excellence in the Specialty Division category for contractors with more than one million worker hours from the California AGC Chapter. This marks the seventh year in a row that Rosendin Electric has received recognition from the AGC California Chapter for its safety record.

“Every Rosendin Electric employee understands that safety is part of their job responsibility,” said Marty Rouse, Vice President of Safety for Rosendin Electric. “We have always prided ourselves on maintaining a corporate culture centered on safety. The fact that we have garnered three AGC awards in a single year, including the top award for safety in the Specialty Division, is a welcome acknowledgement of our ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe workplace.”

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

Art

California Artist Mary Karlton Debuts Two New Collections at Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

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The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) is exhibiting the work of fine artist and Santa Cruz resident Mary Karlton at the Octagon Café.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (July 22, 2013) — The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) is exhibiting the work of fine artist and Santa Cruz resident Mary Karlton at the Octagon Café. Opening on July 23 and running through September 22, the show will feature two series from Ms. Karlton’s extensive body of work: the “Pomegranate Series” and the “Anduze Series,” which celebrate human diversity and individuality. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening night event on Friday, August 2, from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Octagon Café at the MAH. This coincides with the Santa Cruz First Friday Art Walk.

The bright and vibrant Pomegranate Series portraits depict individuals from all walks of life and diverse ethnic backgrounds. The first painting in the Pomegranate Series, “How Are You, M’ Lord?” received first prize in the Madera County Arts Pomegranate Festival in 2012. This painting is an homage to the late Frank Snell of Santa Cruz, medical professional in the US Army who served in Vietnam, professor at Cabrillo College and Hartnell College, world traveler, and benefactor. The pomegranate held special significance to Mr. Snell, as he 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.

In the Anduze Series, Ms. Karlton explores the lively and fascinating characters encountered during a recent trip to the South of France and Paris. In this collection, Ms. Karlton brings together mixed media and bold contemporary design inspired by street art and the Cubist style of Picasso to capture the rich personality of each figure.

Fine art giclée prints on canvas of all works from the two collections will be available for purchase.

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

Ms. Karlton lives 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, please visit http://www.marykarlton.com.

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

The Sins of SAC Capital’s Steven Cohen at Tech2Trade Expo 2013’s HFT Conference in New York City

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Golden Networking brings Tech2Trade Expo 2013 (www.Tech2TradeExpo.com), World’s Most Influential Alternative Investments Conference Series, including High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges,” New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt (www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com).

New York City, NY, USA (July 22, 2013) — According to The Wall Street Journal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed a civil-enforcement action against SAC Capital Advisors LP chief Steven A. Cohen, alleging he ignored “red flags” that should have alerted him to insider trading “under his watch.” The SEC said Mr. Cohen “failed to take reasonable steps to investigate and prevent” insider trading at the Stamford, Conn., hedge-fund firm.

The move is the first time regulators in the investigation have brought an action against Mr. Cohen personally. His firm, one of the most successful on Wall Street over the past two decades, has in recent years been the subject of a long-running investigation into insider-trading that has resulted in criminal charges against a number of traders and others with ties to SAC. But, while trading involving Mr. Cohen has been cited in government documents related to those cases, he hasn’t been criminally charged in those matters or any other.

According to the SEC’s order, Mr. Martoma and Mr. Steinberg obtained material nonpublic information about publicly traded companies in 2008, and they traded on that information. The government charged Mr. Martoma with insider trading last year and charged Mr. Steinberg earlier this year. Messrs. Martoma and Steinberg have pleaded not guilty. Mr. Steinberg’s lawyer has said he did nothing wrong. Mr. Martoma’s lawyer has said the case against him is based on innuendo. The SEC alleges Mr. Cohen ignored “highly suspicious information” that should have prompted “any reasonable hedge fund manager” to investigate.

To further elaborate on SEC enforcement issues in the world’s most highly sophisticated market structure, Robert Cohen, Assistant Director of Market Abuse Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will keynote High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 New York City (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), July 30th, as part of Tech2Trade Expo 2013 New York City (http://www.Tech2TradeExpo.com).

Cohen joined the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004. He has been involved in significant enforcement actions involving investment advisers and companies, insider trading, market manipulation, public company accounting and financial disclosure violations. Currently, he is responsible for supervising investigations of large-scale market conduct. Prior to joining the SEC, Cohen was in private practice and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alexander Williams, Jr., United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served on the Law Review, and received a B.S. from Cornell University.

Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will examine the speed trading industry from various angles, in an opened and unbiased environment highly conducive to networking. Topics to be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will include:

– Low Latency: How can Ultra-Low Latency be Achieved for High-Frequency Trading?
– Emerging Markets: How will Emerging Markets from Brazil to China Affect the Scope of High-frequency Trading?
– Robotic Markets: As High-frequency Trading Embraces Robotic Markets Worldwide, How Will Participants be Able to Find new Opportunities to Sustain Alpha Creation?
– Regulatory Impact: With High-frequency Trading in the Spotlight, how will New Regulations Change the Industry?
– The Future of HFT: How will High-frequency Trading Evolve in Ever-changing Technology and Regulatory Environments?

Tech2Trade Expo 2013, to be held in New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt, is the world’s most influential alternative investments forum for the hedge fund, high-frequency trading and derivatives communities. With dozens of practitioners, experts and regulators speaking in our programs, Tech2Trade Expo 2013 provides hundreds of investors, traders and portfolio managers with the key lessons, proven recipes and penetrating insights they are looking for to capture alpha in up and down markets.

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 download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to information@goldennetworking.net.

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

Business

How the SEC and CFTC can Work Together at Golden Networking’s HFT Conference in New York City

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Golden Networking brings Tech2Trade Expo 2013 (www.Tech2TradeExpo.com), World’s Most Influential Alternative Investments Conference Series, including High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges,” New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt (www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com).

New York City, NY, USA (July 22, 2013) — As reported by Law360, Senate Democrats told Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should streamline their cross-border swaps rules, saying “conflicting approaches” may create new risk in global financial markets.

“Creating an overly complicated compliance system for market participants will result in conflicting, duplicative or inconsistent rules that could foster new and unforeseen risks and lead to international regulatory arbitrage.”

The SEC has proposed its own international derivatives trading rules allowing for so-called substituted compliance in which European regulators can substitute their own rules if the SEC deems them comparable to the Dodd-Frank Act.

But the CFTC and its Chairman Gary Gensler have taken a tougher stance than the SEC in seeking to impose capital, reporting, margin and other rules on foreign firms with at least $8 billion in annual swaps trading volume. That effort has drawn the ire of European regulators and House Republicans, who say it could lead to regulatory confusion and fragmented markets.

“Unfortunately, to avoid uncertainty, the CFTC, SEC and international regulators need additional time to get on the same page and resolve their differences, and ensure that the world’s financial regulations are robust enough to stymie future risks posed to our economy.”

Senate Democrats have applauded the CFTC’s approach to extending oversight of the $700 trillion swaps market under Dodd-Frank to foreign subsidiaries of U.S. financial institutions. What the impact will be on HFT will be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 New York City (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), July 30th, part of Tech2Trade Expo 2013 New York City (http://www.Tech2TradeExpo.com).

Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will examine the speed trading industry from various angles, in an opened and unbiased environment highly conducive to networking. Topics to be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will include:

– Low Latency: How can Ultra-Low Latency be Achieved for High-Frequency Trading?
– Emerging Markets: How will Emerging Markets from Brazil to China Affect the Scope of High-frequency Trading?
– Robotic Markets: As High-frequency Trading Embraces Robotic Markets Worldwide, How Will Participants be Able to Find new Opportunities to Sustain Alpha Creation?
– Regulatory Impact: With High-frequency Trading in the Spotlight, how will New Regulations Change the Industry?
– The Future of HFT: How will High-frequency Trading Evolve in Ever-changing Technology and Regulatory Environments?

Tech2Trade Expo 2013, to be held in New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt, is the world’s most influential alternative investments forum for the hedge fund, high-frequency trading and derivatives communities. With dozens of practitioners, experts and regulators speaking in our programs, Tech2Trade Expo 2013 provides hundreds of investors, traders and portfolio managers with the key lessons, proven recipes and penetrating insights they are looking for to capture alpha in up and down markets.

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 download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to information@goldennetworking.net.

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

Business

‘Is HFT Dead’ Industry Leaders to Discuss at High-frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 New York City

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Golden Networking brings Tech2Trade Expo 2013 (www.Tech2TradeExpo.com), World’s Most Influential Alternative Investments Conference Series, including High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges,” New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt (www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com).

New York City, NY, USA (July 22, 2013) — According to Robert Anglos, HFT is still around, but is being done by fewer people. “There is, no doubt, numerous reasons but my take, as a HF trader, is that a lot of people that got in was when the markets were tanking and it was being touted as a ‘get rich quick’ approach to making money. When the reality set in most went away, just like small investors that lost a lot of money either did not come back or not as strong.”

Anglos is an HFT and admits there is some misconception of what most HFT do and where. “Generally we, and almost never for me, are we trading stock. We do not, and are not capable of moving the markets. We do have the ability to exploit and perhaps extend a movement when the markets are highly sensitive (probably the basis for the argument that HF traders help them get where they are going quicker).”

Trading is not investing, he said. “In many respects investing, in my view, is the equivalent of hope or taking advantage of a situation. In the old days you could buy AT&T, or its equivalent, and believe that it was going to appreciate until the end of time (and pay dividends). Keep this in mind only 1 in 100 people that try day trading make a living at it. Some make excellent money, but I wonder how many investment professionals that are at the same in their profession make at least as much. I have no statistics but I believe any of the senior execs at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan are making far more.”

So apparently, HFT is still alive; perhaps the reports of its death are a bit premature. Perhaps not? Leaders will be discussing these issues at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 New York City, July 30th, as part of Tech2Trade Expo 2013 New York City (http://www.Tech2TradeExpo.com).

Golden Networking’s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will examine the speed trading industry from various angles, in an opened and unbiased environment highly conducive to networking. Topics to be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 will include:

– Low Latency: How can Ultra-Low Latency be Achieved for High-Frequency Trading?
– Emerging Markets: How will Emerging Markets from Brazil to China Affect the Scope of High-frequency Trading?
– Robotic Markets: As High-frequency Trading Embraces Robotic Markets Worldwide, How Will Participants be Able to Find new Opportunities to Sustain Alpha Creation?
– Regulatory Impact: With High-frequency Trading in the Spotlight, how will New Regulations Change the Industry?
– The Future of HFT: How will High-frequency Trading Evolve in Ever-changing Technology and Regulatory Environments?

Tech2Trade Expo 2013, to be held in New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt, is the world’s most influential alternative investments forum for the hedge fund, high-frequency trading and derivatives communities. With dozens of practitioners, experts and regulators speaking in our programs, Tech2Trade Expo 2013 provides hundreds of investors, traders and portfolio managers with the key lessons, proven recipes and penetrating insights they are looking for to capture alpha in up and down markets.

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 download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to information@goldennetworking.net.

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

Entertainment

El nuevo libro “Los gobernantes más locos de la historia” podrá ser descargado gratis

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En su último libro electrónico para Kindle de Amazon, el famoso autor e historiador Michael Rank describe a los líderes más excéntricos de todos los tiempos, desde el emperador Calígula hasta Kim Jong Il.

Moreno Valley, CA, July 20, 2013 – Pocas mezclas son tan tóxicas como el poder absoluto y la locura. Cuando nada se interpone entre los delirios de un líder y el llevarlas a cabo, todo tipo de extraños resultados son posibles.

Tanto si se trata del sultán Otomano Ibrahim I practicando tiro con arco en sus sirvientes de palacio y enviando de sus asesores para encontrar a la mujer más gorda del imperio para su esposa o el Presidente de Turkmenistán Turkmenbashi cambiar el nombre de los días de la semana con su nombre y la construcción de una estatua de oro de 80 pies que gira hacia el sol, los líderes enloquecidos han plagado la sociedad desde hace milenios.

Este libro se centra en las vidas de los diez personajes con las mentes más desequilibradas de la historia. Algunos sufrían de trastornos genéticos que los llevaron a la esquizofrenia, como el rey francés Carlos VI, que pensaba que era de cristal. Otros creían ser los representantes de Dios en la tierra y escribieron escritos religiosos que garantizan al lector llegar al cielo, incluso si eran casi analfabetos.

Sea cual sea su origen, estos gobernantes muestran que la política dinástica se aseguró de que un heredero legítimo siempre ascienda al trono – a pesar de su condición mental – y que el poder puede destruir una mente peor que cualquier enfermedad mental.

Para descargar en forma gratuita el libro en amazon.com, visita: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DY25CJK
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Contact:
Michael Rank
Michael Rank.Net
11773 Betula Circle
Moreno Valley, CA 92557
801-765-9400
michael@michaelrank.net
http://michaelrank.net

Business

AuraPortal´s New Website Was Created Using its Very Own Content Management

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The software provider’s Content Management program features SEO indexing and customized content creation, regardless of the site’s complexity.

Boca Raton, Florida, July 20, 2013 – AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, has announced the launch of its new website. The website is perfectly designed so that the user can discover with ease everything that AURA has to offer. AuraPortal’s Content Management module allows businesses to create advertisements, news articles, videos and documents – all in digital format.

AuraPortal has been distinguished with great advantage over its competitors by Ovum in its Decision Matrix (2011) report and by other renowned analyst firms.

The module is seamlessly integrated with the BPM, so that any company can create its own digital information to gain a complete, tailor-made Content Management program without having to recruit a specialist.

One important application of the Content Management program is the construction of a website, no matter its complexity. As an example, the AuraPortal website has been developed using its own Content Management program.

AuraPortal has taken into account the integration with internet search engines (for example, Google) and has included an automatic Sitemap Creation system which indexes all the desired words in the internal indexes of these search engines to allow rapid location by internet users.

About AURA (http://www.auraportal.com)
AURA is a global BPM (Business Process Management) software provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AURA has a presence in 40 countries with more than 300 customers including, among others: Toyota, General Motors, Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), Carrefour, ArcelorMittal, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Danone, Sodexo, Kimberly-Clark, Yamaha, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries. All of these customers benefit from maintenance contracts.

Its headquarters are in Europe (Spain and Holland) with an executive branch in North America (Florida). It also has offices in several countries and a vast network of partners who locally attend customers throughout the world.

What the Top Experts Say About Auraportal BPMS:
OVUM: In the “Product Quality” category, AuraPortal has obtained the highest score (9 points), situating itself clearly above the next best vendor on a scale of 1 to 10. (Decision Matrix on BPM Vendors 2011, OVUM – Datamonitor Group).

GARTNER: “AuraPortal is the example of next-generation BPMS”. (Magic Quadrant, 2007, 2009, Gartner).

TEC: “AuraPortal solutions have been designed for organizations of different sizes and sectors”. (2013, TEC Technology Evaluation Centers).

BPTRENDS: “AuraPortal is one of the most complete and advanced BPMS solutions on the market backed up by a financially strong company with a large number of satisfied customers of all sizes that have been working with the product for several years”. (BPM Suites Report 2010, BPTrends).

IDC: “In Customer references, AuraPortal has a strong ease of implementation and ease of use (from both IT and business user perspectives)”. (MarketScape: Business Process Platforms, 2011, IDC).

BLOOR: “Bloor particularly like the way AuraPortal has integrated business rules into the process definition process”. (2011, Bloor).

Contact:
John Charles
AuraPortal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340
john.charles@auraportal.com
http://www.auraportal.com