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FRA ‘shocked’ at World Bank Forestry Report

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The $4.1 billion in funding invested by the World Bank into forestry projects has largely failed to fulfil its goals, according to the Bank’s own investigation

Bainbridge Island, WA, February 01, 2013 – The $4.1 billion in funding invested by the World Bank into forestry projects has largely failed to fulfil its goals, according to the Bank’s own investigations. Forestry Research Associates (FRA) claims that encouraging more private investment into sustainable plantations could help to improve the lives of those living in vulnerable forested regions.

The World Banks has given cash to 345 forestry projects spread over 75 nations in the ten years to July 2011. However, the report said that many of these projects were not being run sustainably or in an environmentally friendly way. The World Bank came under criticism for continuing to support industrial logging and failing to ensure the benefits of their cash were going to the rural poor rather than the local wealthy people, who were, in fact, benefiting more in some cases. The World Bank also failed to involve local communities in decision making.

Many countries in Europe and elsewhere have invested millions of dollars into the fund to support the forestry projects being backed by the World Bank. It is thought that this latest report could lead to a major review of these contributions. The UK, for example, has contributed $600 million to the Bank’s forestry schemes in the last five years.

FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins, said, “The news that the World Bank’s cash could have been doing the opposite of helping poorer communities and preventing climate change is a shock and we believe it’s now time to look at other ways to help these regions.”

FRA supports a range of sustainable forestry investment schemes, such as the sustainable plantations run by Greenwood Management in Brazil. Through these projects, local communities learn that keeping natural forests alive and standing can generate rewards through carbon trading deals, for example. At the same time, managing plantations responsibly means the forestry industry is safeguarded for generations to come.

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

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United Way Re-Opens SparkPoint Oakland Financial Help Center for Low-Income Residents

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Attend Re-Opening of SparkPoint Financial Education Center.

OAKLAND, CA, USA (January 31, 2013) — The United Way of the Bay Area will hold an Open House and Ribbon-Cutting today, Thursday, January 31, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., to celebrate the new downtown Oakland location for SparkPoint, the financial education center that offers a wide range of services to help people achieve financial stability. Scheduled to be on hand for the ribbon cutting are Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, and Councilperson Desley Brooks.

The SparkPoint program now has 10 Bay Area locations, as well as three locations in Fresno and Orange County. Today’s ribbon-cutting on the Oakland SparkPoint center at Eastmont Town Center is partly a celebration of the first SparkPoint Center that opened in Oakland in March 2009. With the relocation to the Eastmont Town Center, SparkPoint now has a larger facility in a permanent home ready to assist East Bay residents.

The SparkPoint Centers have offered a model for community outreach to assist families in achieving financial sustainability. SparkPoint brings together non-profit and government partners to help its clients increase their income, build assets, and manage their debt. Clients are assigned a financial coach who works with them for two to three years to help them achieve financial stability.

Since it was founded, more than 8,000 individuals have received assistance from SparkPoint Oakland. The typical SparkPoint client is female, head of household, earning $30,000 or less. With the aid of SparkPoint services, the average client is able to raise his or her credit score by 80 points, increase savings $215, reduce debt by $1,710, and increase annual income by $9,132.

“Finding a permanent home for SparkPoint Oakland has always been our goal, and with the move to Eastmont Town Center, we now have a central location that will make our services more accessible to better serve the community,” said Lorne Needle, Chief Community Investment Officer for United Way of the Bay Area. “Seventeen and one-half percent of Oakland residents currently live below the poverty line. With support from services such as SparkPoint, we hope to be able to help low-income residents achieve financial stability. Already our clients tell us they love the new location, and we are seeing more new clients than ever.”

The SparkPoint initiative is part of the United Way’s response to address the systemic issues that keep families in poverty. The United Way’s goal is to reduce poverty in the Bay Area by 50 percent by the year 2020. To achieve that goal, the initiative has targeted four at-risk groups: female-headed households, families with young children, linguistically isolated individuals, and those with a high school diploma or less.

Major funding for the SparkPoint Oakland and for other SparkPoint programs in the Bay Area comes from generous donations by Chevron and Wells Fargo.

About SparkPoint Centers
Created by United Way of the Bay Area, SparkPoint Centers are one-stop, financial education centers that help individuals and families who are struggling to make ends meet. SparkPoint helps clients address immediate financial crises, get back on their feet, and build financially secure futures. Each center brings together a full range of services at one convenient location, including job training, career development, and financial coaching, as well as access to higher education and savings accounts. Every SparkPoint client is provided a coach who helps create a step-by-step plan to set and achieve financial goals. United Way’s SparkPoint model has garnered both national and international attention with poverty experts traveling from around the country and as far away as the Netherlands to study it. Learn more at http://www.sparkpointcenters.org.

About United Way of the Bay Area
United Way of the Bay Area is a nonprofit organization, leading a movement to cut Bay Area poverty in half by 2020. We’re harnessing the collective power of nonprofits, government, corporations, labor and thousands of individuals to create change through giving, advocating, and volunteering. Every year, our programs – SparkPoint, Earn It! Keep It! Save It!, 211, MatchBridge and Community Schools – help more than 250,000 Bay Area residents. We connect people to food and shelter, put people back to work, bring tax dollars back to our community, help youth succeed in school and in the workplace, and move people toward financial stability. Founded in 1922, United Way of the Bay Area serves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Solano Counties. For more information, visit http://www.uwba.org.

Media Contact:
Micheline Savarin
United Way of the Bay Area
221 Main Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-808-4409
msavarin@uwba.org

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FPL launches PoweringFlorida.com – a new online resource to help strengthen Florida’s competitive business advantage and grow the state’s economy

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FPL President Eric Silagy said, “as the largest electric utility and one of the largest companies in Florida, we believe we have a responsibility to help grow our state’s economy and create jobs for our fellow Floridians. When Florida’s economy grows, everyone wins.”

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2013 — Florida Power & Light Company’s Office of Economic Development today announced the launch of PoweringFlorida.com – a new online resource dedicated to helping businesses start up, expand or relocate their operations in Florida.

The initiative builds on FPL’s existing economic development efforts, which include special discounted electric rates to promote Florida to new and expanding businesses that create jobs for Floridians.

“As the largest electric utility and one of the largest companies in Florida, we believe we have a responsibility to help grow our state’s economy and create jobs for our fellow Floridians. When Florida’s economy grows, everyone wins,” said FPL President Eric Silagy. “A discount on FPL’s already-low rates can help businesses set up shop and expand in our service territory, which covers about half the state, but PoweringFlorida.com is designed to help expand the economy across the entire state.”

“PoweringFlorida.com showcases the diverse benefits that Florida has to offer and empowers all of our local communities with tools to help them to market the unique values that each corner of the state has to offer,” Silagy said.

“Economic development is a team sport. I am grateful to FPL for providing a product to enhance not only the competitiveness of the communities in their territory but also in the entire state. These strategic partnerships are critical to getting Floridians back to work,” said Florida Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope, president and CEO of Enterprise Florida Inc., the state’s principal economic development organization.

PoweringFlorida.com offers two sets of services:

• One-Stop Shop for Site Selectors: PoweringFlorida.com provides thousands of site-selection experts across the globe with direct access to information about Florida’s workforce, available real estate, utility rate options and potential discounts and incentives – all information that is essential to selecting a location for new or expanding business operations.

• Market Resource Center for Local Economic Development Organizations: PoweringFlorida.com also provides local agencies in Florida tailored data about their communities that can help them better market their strengths and target businesses best-suited for their specific economic and workforce profiles.

“Never before has all this information existed in one place,” said Lynn Pitts, director of FPL’s Office of Economic Development. “It’s taken many months to build, but the benefits are limitless.”

For the first time together on one site, PoweringFlorida.com integrates independent third-party data from GIS Planning and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI), specialists in location scouting and workforce evaluation, respectively. FPL is providing access free-of-charge for local economic development agencies in Florida that do not currently have these capabilities.

“Across the country, companies looking to expand are demanding reliable and accessible information to guide their decisions, and to maximize their investments,” said Del Boyette, president and CEO of Boyette Strategic Advisors, a leading site consulting firm. “PoweringFlorida.com has achieved a first: bringing the best planning and workforce data together in one click. What that means for companies and their site selectors is unfiltered and unparalleled insight – county by county and block by block. What that means for Florida is a competitive advantage for the right types of jobs and investment.”

“We greatly benefit from a strong partnership with FPL and its Office of Economic Development. FPL’s enhanced marketing efforts and resources provided to economic development organizations and the state are proving to be valuable assets for attracting and expanding business in Florida,” said Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

“FPL is a strong economic development partner in the Northeast Florida region. Beyond providing a discounted rate incentive, the FPL team is aggressively marketing the state to attract economic development projects. We appreciate the assistance and support that FPL provides to our partner counties to grow our region’s economy,” said Jerry Mallot, president of JAXUSA Partnership of the Greater Jacksonville Region.

PoweringFlorida.com is live now for site selectors worldwide and local economic development organizations in Florida. FPL plans to demonstrate the website’s functions to local economic development stakeholders at Enterprise Florida Inc.’s meeting in Tallahassee later this week.

Visit PoweringFlorida.com to learn more.

Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves approximately 4.6 million customer accounts and is a leading Florida employer with approximately 10,000 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while its typical residential customer bills, based on data available in December 2011, are about 25 percent below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information, visit http://www.FPL.com.

Media Contact:
FPL Media Line
Florida Power & Light Company
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
305-552-3888
amelia.gomez@rbbpr.com
For more information, visit: http://www.poweringflorida.com

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Black Dog Promotions Partners With Actress, Model & Celebrity Spokesperson Melissa Farley To Launch Entertainment Destination MelissaExposed.com

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Melissa Farley goes behind the scenes to interview the best in film, art, music and entertainment at MelissaExposed.com

Tempe, Ariz., and Los Angeles, Calif., January 31, 2013 – Black Dog Promotions, a media relations and digital marketing agency announces their partnership with actress, model and celebrity spokesperson, Melissa Farley in launching MelissaExposed.com.

Melissa Farley “exposes” the latest in entertainment, specializing in film, fashion and the arts from behind the scenes and backstage. She enjoys all things artstic, researching the latest entertainment buzz and getting to know influential A-Listers. Now readers can share her experiences with film makers, artists and musicians at www.MelissaExposed.com.

Scott Kelly, founder and CEO commented on the launch, “We are beyond excited to partner with Melissa. She is an incredible talent on stage, in front of and behind the camera. Her experience in the film and media industries makes her uniquely qualified to give our readers stories they will not find anywhere else. We are excited to see what Melissa will expose.”

Melissa Exposed’s Melissa Ann Marie Farley added, “It doesn’t get much better than this! I am so ecstatic to be able to share a behind-the-scenes, all-access peek of the finest talent in the entertainment industry. MelissaExposed.com is an outlet for me to welcome audiences into my playground and meet celebrities, artists and fellow fans in an intimate, fun way. I’ll jump behind the camera any chance I get whether that’s on a film set or having the honor of introducing the public to the phenomenal work of others. Each and every day is a new adventure and you never know who you will meet or what you’ll see on MelissaExposed.com, but I can tell you one thing, it will be amazing!”

About Melissa Ann Marie Farley
Melissa Ann Marie Farley knows how to use her many talents as an advantage. The actress, model, artist, journalist combines her energy and enthusiasm into an entertainment hotspot with her brand new site MelissaExposed.com. The Arizona native is a SAG-Eligible Actor with Arizona Model and Actor Management and maintains a professional acting career in both the LA and Phoenix markets in film and television, and jumps at the chance work internationally. Melissa is obsessed with all things art and can be found geeking out a comic convention, traveling off to Paris or filming on set, or mingling with the amazing talent that surrounds her on a daily basis. Melissa believes everything she does provides her with the opportunity to meet some of the most incredibly talented people. Along with winning an Oscar one day, it is also Melissa’s dream to provide all of these artists, filmmakers, musicians and creators the exposure and audience they deserve to fulfill their dreams, hence her passion for MelissaExposed.com.

Before becoming the personality of MelissaExposed, Melissa worked regularly with azcentral.com, has conducted interviews for Catwalk Magazine and worked as a full-time journalist, as well as, running a green, non-profit organization on the side.

About Black Dog Promotions
We build “Buzz”. We use our blend of publicity, viral marketing and advertising media to generate massive exposure for your company, website or event. We have a broad network of media contacts, websites and social networks that generate traffic to your website, sales to your company and people to your events. Want “Buzz”? Then you want us. Visit Black Dog Promotions online at BlackDogPromotions.com

Contact:
Scott Kelly
Black Dog Promotions
9920 S. Rural Rd., Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-206-3435
scott@blackdogpromotions.com
http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

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3DPageFlip.com Announces New Upgrade Of Fantastic 3D Flip Book Maker

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3D Page Flip Professional’s latest upgrade comes with a number of enhancements. Users will now be able to insert text to flipbook pages with different font styles and effects. Also included in this update is the support to add multiple images and even .SWF’s as new pages in the flipbook.

This software allows users to publish their own 3D flipbook pages into several formats including .html, .zip, .exe, .3DP, Epub, iPhone, and Android. The flipping book created with 3D Page Flip Professional can be viewed both online and offline, and is available for both Windows and Mac users.

3D Page Flip Software features enhancements such as increased editing functions. Users will be able to create 360 degree spinning objects and will also be able to embed flash and 3D videos into their pages. This update includes 28 font background filling effects, 12 different font effects, and two new templates for flipbook design. The update also includes a handful of coding corrections that will make the product easier to use.

The program allows users to set the 3D reading angle through 360 degrees and also lets users create “pop up” objects such as 3D spinning products and a 3D image sphere. These 3D effects add a whole new dimension to reading an e-book on a number of platforms. 3Dflip book maker has several new features which allow eBook creators to design their own book title, create flash buttons, and also include an option to “auto-flip” pages at set intervals. The product’s rendering engines help to avoid paged distortions common to some .pdf files when converted to eBook format.

3D Page Flip Professional is also capable of being used for both SEO and Google Analytics purposes. Ebooks created through the 3D flipbook software can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, and other major social networking sites for more exposure. Users can also embed links in their eBook by adding a page index into their URL so that readers no longer need to sift through pages of information to find what they want.

The program can be used for publishing in a number of mediums. The technology used by 3DPageFlip.com can be seen in digital newspapers, online brochures, e-zines, and eBooks. Each of their programs, including 3D Page Flip Professional, are simple to use and include customer service for questions that have particularly difficult answers. Their immediate aim is to help their customers create the most realistic 3D flipbooks with as little hassle as possible.

About 3DPageFlip
3DPageFlip.com provides users with the ability to create their own professional 3D eBook from PDF. They offer a wide variety of products including 3D eBook converters and deliver 3D publications to users worldwide. 3DPageFlip.com has some of the leading 3D flipbook software in the industry. Their main product is 3D PageFlip Professional which is both for Windows users and Mac users. It supports converting, designing, and publishing eBook with flipping-pages and 3D vision! The Page Editor in the software allows people create multimedia contents like hyper links, 3D image sphere slideshows, 3D video, buttons, etc.

Contact Us:
Sharry
TianHe District, GuangZhou, Guangdong Province, P.R. China 510550
Phone : +86 13726931290

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Hot Rod Fiberglass Body Modifications Made Easy With New StreetRod 101 DVD Set

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Over 5 hours of practical instruction covers how to lengthen a body, add an opening door, fabricate and install a custom dash, put in a floorboard, add a smooth firewall or just get rid of the bumps, waves and wiggles in a fiberglass hot rod body.

Sycamore, IL, January 30, 2013 – The second DVD set in the StreetRod 101 series is designed to empower the home garage hot rod builder with the knowledge and confidence to make modifications to a fiberglass street rod body ranging from minor to major and includes practical information and tips on removing the little flaws inherent in most fiberglass bodies that must be corrected to ensure a flawless paint job.

The 3-DVD set explains and simplifies choosing the correct fiberglass materials to work with; from matte and cloth to resins and hardeners as well as choosing the most economic tools. Practical personal protection and simplified shop cleanup tips are given, but the focus of the DVDs is on showing how to do real-life fiberglass body modifications that one can duplicate easily at home.

Some of the illustrated examples included in the 5-hour DVD set are: how to lengthen a body by 4+ inches, how to add a door with hidden hinges, how to replace a firewall to gain 4 inches more driver room, how to install floorboards, how to fit and install windshield posts, how to make a transmission tunnel, how to make a fiberglass mould and how to form and maintain body contours.

Also included are numerous mechanical tips such as: modifying door hinges, how to make a steering column support and column drop, fabricating under dash mounts for master cylinder and brake pedal, how to make a proper ratio brake pedal, and how to fabricate a dual brake pedal assembly for use with beginning drivers and those with disabilities.

This 5-hour instructional DVD set is hosted by Bob Hamilton, an experienced home garage street rod builder who became hooked on hot rods in the 1950s and who retired after 27 years as a high school vocational shop instructor, teaching auto-mechanics, auto-body, paint and machine shop. It’s like spending half a day with Bob sharing his knowledge in his home street rod building shop.

Included as a special bonus is a video section on Fiberglass Top Modifications. Bob Hamilton shows how to modify a fiberglass top made for a roadster so that it will fit a roadster pickup and he also shows how to include a unique latching mechanism that lets the top stand up when open.

The 3-DVD “StreetRod 101 Fiberglass Body Modifications” set is available for $24.95, plus $4 for shipping and handling (no extra charge for international orders) from http://www.streetrodplans.com/streetrod-101-fiberglass-body-modifications/.

Contact:
John Morehead
StreetRodPlans.com
P.O. Box 730
Sycamore, IL 60178
956-467-4301
john@streetrodplans.com
http://www.streetrodplans.com/streetrod-101-fiberglass-body-modifications/

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Hungry Globetrotter Sources Artisan Ingredients from Premier Partners for Worldly Culinary Adventures

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As he walked the floor at the San Francisco Fancy Food Show last week, Vijay Rajendran, founder of the recently launched and rapidly growing global gourmet retailer, Hungry Globetrotter was in search of sourcing high quality ingredients from around the world. His culinary tourism company is dedicated to creating a true experience of regional cuisine in monthly meals delivered directly to members’ doorsteps through diner’s taste buds.

“Featuring truly authentic cuisine often includes hard-to-find ingredients that people may find intimidating, or may not have even heard of,” said Vijay. “The companies we partner with don’t just help us make these ingredients more accessible, they also perpetuate the enthusiasm and excitement around preparing exotic meals in our own kitchens.”

For Vijay, the show provided a chance to meet face to face with new partners to collaborate and share Hungry Globetrotter’s vision of bringing culinary tourism home. Aside from providing delicious monthly meals, Hungry Globetrotter also provides a platform for global retailers of spices, sauces and other shelf-stable items that reflect the flavors of their international destinations, and provide a platform for them to reach a globally engaged culinary audience. Three top partners to watch for in Hungry Globetrotter’s upcoming monthly mailings include:

Spicely: With a new Market Street location recently opened in San Francisco, Spicely shares Hungry Globetrotter’s mission to bring a vast array of flavors used in dishes around the world to gourmet lovers’ plates everywhere. Committed to using only the freshest, natural ingredients and planet-friendly packaging and maintaining the highest standard of production possible, the company is positively affecting the landscape of fine international foods. Spicely’s products are included in Hungry Globetrotter’s South Indian and Japanese samplers.

Wholesome Kitchen: Boasting premium quality dried vegetables and fruits, nuts and exotic grains and spices, each featured product is exclusive to Wholesome Kitchen’s product line. The company also adheres strictly to an ethical code focused on integrity and excellence, offering ingredients that are accessible and easy to use, while authentically reflecting the cuisine of their exotic origins. Wholesome Kitchen’s products are featured in Hungry Globetrotter’s Moroccan and Argentine mailings.

Casa de Chocolates: The Berkeley-based company is driven by a passion to support quality, sustainably farmed cacao products and thus, empowering the growers in Latin America to continue these practices. The mission is not just about great chocolate; it’s also about helping chocolate lovers appreciate the traditions and ancient origins of the treat within the Americas. Hungry Globetrotter members can savor Casa de Chocolates products in the Mexico box.

Hungry Globetrotter connects home chefs, culinary enthusiasts, families and busy professionals with the flavors of the world in the comfort of their own home. With easy to follow recipes, preparation tips and shopping lists, anyone can create an impressive international meal with ease and convenience. Shipped products are non-perishable, branded specialty food products that have been carefully selected and tested for quality.

After delivering the key ingredients to get the meal started, Hungry Globetrotter helps consumers locate hard to find components with local shopping tips. The company also offers many of the flavorful ingredients on the Hungry Globetrotter website, so repeat meals can be easily created, any time.

Signing up for the monthly food delivery service can be easily done online at www.hungryglobetrotter.com. Many customers love the excitement of seeing a Hungry Globetrotter box on their doorstep. As the holidays approach, the service makes a unique and delicious gift also.

About Hungry Globetrotter
Hungry Globetrotter is an online specialty food retailer and gourmet food subscription clubthat helps home chefs; busy professionals and families enjoy the flavors of the world from the comfort of their own kitchen. Highlighting one international culinary destination each month, the subscription service provides quality ingredients, easy to follow instructions, shopping lists and educational cultural information about each cuisine. Hungry Globetrotter believes that life is too short for food to be boring. Launched in September 2012, Hungry Globetrotter is based in San Francisco, California.

About Vijay Rajendran
Vijay’s own exploration of the world through food has grown through his experience living in six countries and visiting more than two dozen others. He left his career in management consulting to focus on sharing the unique flavors of his favorite destinations through delicious dishes and great food brands many American diners may have yet to discover. Vijay started Hungry Globetrotter as a food and travel blog in 2010. When he realized how many people lived only vicariously through culinary tourism by watching travel and cooking shows, browsing international cuisine apps, and reading magazines only to salivate about the great food in fascinating locations, he set out to provide a carefully selected, curated gourmet adventure through the world’s cuisine.

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MEdia Contact:
Lauren Eastman, Issima! PR
Lauren@issimapr.com or 415.867.7664

 

 

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Gorham Paper and Tissue Hires Pam Miller as Director of Marketing

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Gorham Paper and Tissue adds new director of marketing position to drive customer focus and strategic growth of the company’s broad portfolio of custom-engineered paper products.

Gorham, New Hampshire, January 28, 2013 – Supporting the objective of building a market-centric organization, Gorham Paper and Tissue hired Pam Miller for a newly created Director of Marketing position.

In this role, Miller will work collaboratively with sales and manufacturing to refine the company’s marketing strategy. On the tactical side she will drive segmentation work, implement lead generation activities, utilize research to gain customer insight and produce foundation materials that optimize Gorham’s branding, positioning and portfolio of products.

“Great things are happening at Gorham. We are building capability and customers rapidly. Having Pam in this role will formalize our marketing efforts, communicate our competitive advantage, drive value creation and hone our go-to-market strategy,” said Brian McAlary, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Miller brings to the company over 20 years of industry experience working for some of the largest paper manufacturers in North America including the former Champion International, International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Twin Rivers. At these companies she helped build marketing competency while enhancing external communication.

McAlary added, “We have one of the most differentiated paper portfolios in the business that includes tissue, towel, packaging papers embedded with barrier properties, colored converting papers, high-volume printing papers and custom-engineered papers with technical attributes like flame-retardant or wet strength. One of Pam’s first challenges is to help us communicate our breadth of capability which is complemented by an unusually responsive service platform.”

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

For more information, visit www.gorhampt.com or contact Brian McAlary, VP of Sales and Marketing at 207.273.9428.

Contact:
Pam Miller
Director of Marketing
Gorham Paper & Tissue
72 Cascade Flats
Gorham, NH 03581
207-273-9428
pam.miller@gorhampat.com
http://www.gorhampt.com

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Presidential Group South – PGSouth.com – Named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com

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PGsouth.com – Presidential Group South has been named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com for its experience, outstanding service and value.

Altamonte Springs, FL (USA) – January 25, 2013 — PGsouth.com – Presidential Group South has been named Top Property Management Company in Seminole County, Florida by PropertyManagementMagazine.com for its experience, outstanding service and value.

Presidential Group South – online at http://www.PGSouth.com has been named the top Property Management Company in Seminole County Florida by http://www.PropertyManagementMagazine.com. Presidential Group South has been serving the Seminole County, Florida and surrounding areas since 1985. They have the experience, service, and value that put them above the rest. http://www.LakeMaryPropertyManagement.com also ran by www.PGsouth.com helps the city of Lake Mary Florida for Property Management.

Although Presidential Group South won for best Property Management Company in Seminole County, it also serves surrounding areas such as Lake Mary, Altamonte springs, Deland, Deltona, Debary, Port orange, Volusia county, Sanford, Longwood, Casselberry, winter springs, Apopka, Ocoee, Clermont, celebration, saint cloud, Oviedo, Avalon park, stoneybrook east, stoneybrook west, winter garden, orange county, Kissimmee, Poinciana, Waterford lakes, and fern park.

Presidential Group south is located on the web at www.PGSouth.com and is a full service Real Estate company. PGSouth.com can help you with all aspects of your income property including, but not limited to, marketing, renting, screening tenants and more. Visit Presidential Group South online at www.PGSouth.com or call 407-682-3355 to get the award winning help with Property Management in Seminole County, Florida by Presidential Group South.

About Presidential Group South:
http://www.PGSouth.com Presidential Group South offers professional, full service Property Management throughout the Central Florida region, specializing in Homeowner and Condominium Association Management since 1985.

Press & Media Contact:
Mark Daniel
Presidential Group South
135 W Pineview St
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 – USA
407-682-3355
Press@PropertyManagementMagazine.com
http://www.PropertyManagementMagazine.com
http://www.PGSouth.com

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NexBoom Continues Campaign With My Day 1

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My Day1 is now emerging as a leader on the playing field of cause-related marketing – helping to develop opportunities for the new breed of ‘citizen consumers’.

Hong Kong – January 25, 2013 — Lou Zant President of Nexboom Universe http://www.nexboom.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexboom Universe Group http://www.nexboomuniverse.vg/ , announced today that the current campaign for My Day 1,http://www.myday1.com/ is continuing into 2013. My Day 1 is a purpose-driven company, aiming to serve their associates, as well as to serve the needs of others.

The people behind the scenes of MyDay1 are long-term innovators in the sphere of home-based businesses. My Day1 is now emerging as a leader on the playing field of cause-related marketing – helping to develop opportunities for the new breed of ‘citizen consumers’. Their pioneering business model gives each associate the opportunity to give a chosen amount of money to their charity of choice. The campaign aims to assist a wide variety of charities to meet their fund-raising goals when they are designated by a My Day 1 associate.

The business structure of My Day 1 can help people to save money with the unique, innovative and products that are often exclusively obtainable from My Day 1. With their Linear Pay System, consumers can choose from three levels of involvement. People can simply purchase the available products from an online associate. Or, they can choose from two other levels: Charity Partners or Preferred Customers. Charity Partners and Preferred Consumers have the right to purchase all products at wholesale prices, as well as an opportunity to receive bonuses.

About NexBoom:
NexBoom offers a full suite of proven online marketing solutions developed by industry thought leaders and tested through years of e-commerce experience. NexBoom creates and implements comprehensive online marketing campaigns and acquires customers through online and offline touch points.

For more details visit http://www.nexboom.com

For more information:
Contact Adrian Fellows at
Nexboom Universe Group, Ltd.
2/F Shui On Centre
6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852-2824-8673
info@nexboomuniverse.vg

Press & Media Contact:
Adrian Fellows
Nexboom Universe Group, Ltd
2/F Shui On Centre 6-8 Harbour Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
+852-2824-8673
info@nexboomuniverse.vg
http://www.nexboom.com