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Russian Railways and two of URALCHEM’s Companies sign an agreement on cooperation to improve Transportation Efficiency

Russian Railways, URALCHEM’s Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works Plant and URALCHEM-TRANS signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2013 to 2015 at the Volga Coordinating Council meeting held in Nizhny Novgorod.

Moscow, Russia (October 10, 2013) — Russian Railways, URALCHEM‘s Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works Plant and URALCHEM-TRANS signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2013 to 2015 at the Volga Coordinating Council meeting held in Nizhny Novgorod. The meeting was chaired by the head of Gorky Railway, Anatoly Lesun.

The agreement will increase interaction efficiency between the parties to guarantee the transportation of raw materials and finished products from the plant in Kirovo-Chepetsk. The parties agreed to combine their efforts in priority areas such as: accelerated transportation of the consignor’s cars, provision of track to be used for parking cars, automation of the process for organizing shipments.

Sergei Momtsemlidze, Director of the Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works Plant, said: “Gorky Railway has always been one of the plant’s most important and reliable strategic partners. Increased cooperation between URALCHEM and Gorky Railway will give a new impetus to our strong relationship and will help to improve transportation of raw materials and finished products from the plant, including products for the domestic agricultural sector.”

Vsevolod Kovshov, director of URALCHEM-TRANS said, “The development of cooperation between Russian Railways and URALCHEM has been one of our priority tasks. We appreciate the constructive partnership with Gorky Railway, and especially the customer-oriented approach of the departments that we are dealing with, as well as the way they strive to always meet the needs of shippers. By signing the agreement, we will be able to work together on specific tasks that will ensure more effective and mutually beneficial cooperation between Russian Railways and URALCHEM. The most important area of work is the creation of a system allowing acceleration of transportation of the consignor’s cars within the Russian Railways network. Our cooperation will also improve planning efficiency and traffic coordination.”

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PR department
URALCHEM, OJSC
Tel: +7 (495) 721 89 89
E-Mail: pr@uralchem.com
Web: http://www.uralchem.com

URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm; MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of URALCHEM. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions. We do not intend to update these statements and our actual results may differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.

SocialJobWorking(TM) for Canada is Released

Recruitment Tool Combines Print, Digital and Social Media for Canadian Employers.

Toronto, Canada (October 9, 2013) — Cross-Post Classified Networks announced today the release of their SocialJobWorking™ network for the Canadian market. SocialJobWorking™ is a tool used by some fifty plus newspapers in the United States to drive traffic to job postings through social media. Now Canadian employers can leverage hundreds of regional and category specific job channels on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks through their local newspaper.

“SocialJobWorking™ uses specialized software developed by TweetMyJobs.com to take newspaper postings and push them out electronically to the leading social media and mobile destinations. Cross-Post has a ten-year history of partnering with newspapers to increase traffic and drive incremental new revenue.” Noted Carl Braun CEO of Cross-Post LLC.

Until now, Twitter, Facebook and other social recruitment postings have largely been done manually or with cumbersome and time-consuming web tools. SocialJobWorking™ automates the process and optimizes the “Tweet” or social posting for category, job title, location and description. This greatly enhances the targeted nature of social recruiting. This also allows for the posting to be removed once the position is filled eliminating unwanted responses and a damaged brand caused by candidates applying for a job that is already filled. This is an exclusive feature of SocialJobWorking™.

Newspapers offering the SocialJobWorking™ option can combine the social media recruitment with existing print and digital advertising creating a broad and powerful recruitment tool.

“We are considering partnerships with newspapers in Canada that share an interest in driving increased traffic for their employers. Some US newspapers have seen average traffic increases up to 1000%.” Added Braun.

Jobs are also posted out to the TweetMyJobs.com desktop application and appear on their mobile tool that utilizes “augmented reality.” This allows job candidates to point their smartphone camera at an employers building and see all the jobs available inside that company.

Newspapers or media groups interested in exploring a partnership that can dramatically increase traffic and incremental revenue, should contact Carl Braun, at 1+619-575-6577 or carl@cross-post.com.

About Cross-Post LLC

Headquartered in Petaluma, CA and with offices in Austin, TX, Cross-Post LLC, DBA Cross-Post Classified Networks provides employers, through local newspapers, with niche classified recruitment options. Serving more than one-hundred newspapers in North America, Cross-Post has networks like the Diversity-Job Network, Healthcare Network, Veterans Network, Nursing Network and others. Prominent partners include: The Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, TulsaWorld, The Oklahoman and The Las Vegas Review Journal among others.

Contact:
Carl Braun
CEO
Cross-Post LLC
PO BOX 5425, Petaluma, CA 94955
Tel: 619-575-6577
E-Mail: carl@cross-post.com
Web: http://www.cross-post.com

Training for Entrepreneurs.com Opens Enrollment for the Fall 2013 Sessions of Its Online Business Start Up Mentoring and Training Program

Training for Entrepreneurs.com assists aspiring entrepreneurs and start up enthusiasts with its Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program. Online classes begin October 22, 23, and 24, 2013.

Sarasota, Florida, USA (October 9, 2013) — Training for Entrepreneurs.com (TFE), the online business skills training and business mentoring website, announced today that their TFE Business Startup Training Program is now accepting registrations for its Fall 2013 Sessions which begin October 22, 23, and 24, 2013. Enrollment is limited to the first 45 people who sign-up for this ten-week, online Group Mentoring Program.

Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program is a group mentoring program specifically designed for business startups. It is a simple yet comprehensive program that provides a foundation of knowledge and a blueprint for guiding you through the business startup process. Whether you are building a traditional, “bricks and mortar” business or an online business, Start-Smart Mentoring provides the step-by-step roadmap for starting, launching, and growing a successfully business.

“Regardless, if your new business is going to serve a local, national, or international market; the Start-Smart methodology helps you to overcome the obstacles that every new business owner faces,” stated Terry H. Hill, the Chief Business Mentor of TFE Start-Smart Mentoring and Co-founder of Training for Entrepreneurs.com. The TFE Start-Smart is a 10 week online Group Mentoring Program about company creation, business launch, and business growth strategy! It’s a virtual, online classroom environment where aspiring entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts come together one evening a week to learn how to successfully turn their entrepreneurial dreams into viable business realities.”

Hill continues, “In order to provide a closer, more personal interaction with my mentees, we limit our class size to 15 would-be entrepreneurs. During the 10-week Summer Session, we work will only three, 15-person teams. Our Team Tuesday, Team Wednesday, and Team Thursday groups met online every week on their designated day from 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. From the comfort of their home and/or office, our aspiring entrepreneurs can access the TFE Start-Smart Virtual Classroom via their Smartphone, laptop, desktop, or tablet.”

To learn more about the TFE Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program’s training curriculum as well as to enroll in this powerful business startup assistance program, visit http://www.trainingforentrepreneurs.com/starting-a-new-business.

About Training for Entrepreneurs.com
Training for Entrepreneurs.com (TFE) is the online business skills training and business mentoring website of Legacy Associates, Inc. (http://www.legacyai.com), a small business consulting and management services firm that is located in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, USA. TFE serves the business community in three primary capacities: Facilitators of a web-based and live instructor-led business skills training workshops, Creators & Publishers of educational content for small businesses, and Trainers & Mentors of online e-Learning courses, virtual mentoring programs, and live instructor-led workshops.

As facilitators, TFE facilitates both online business skill training courses as well as live instructor-led workshops for businesses and organizations worldwide.

As publishers, TFE creates, develops, and publishes business informational and instructional content: articles, reports, e-Books, audio programs, live instructional presentations, instructor-narrated, self-paced e-Learning courses, and instructional material for virtual and live training/mentoring programs.

As trainers/mentors, TFE trainers teach a series of online, interactive soft skills business training and award certification for completion of e-Learning courses in personal productivity, leadership skills, time management, interpersonal skills, project management, strategic management, and negotiation skills. TFE Mentors conduct live virtual and onsite classroom mentoring programs for planning, starting, branding, growing, and exiting a business.

Contact Information:
Dolly A. Stevens, Executive Director
Training for Entrepreneurs.com
Tel: 941-556-1299
Fax: 941-866-1953
E-Mail: The Director
Website: http://www.TrainingforEntrepreneurs.com

URALCHEM and Ziedot.lv Fund Sum up the Aid Programmes for Riga Schools and Announce the Start of the Second Phase of the Program for Ill Children

Since September 2012 URALCHEM has sent 260,000 Euros for ill children in Latvia.

Riga, Latvia (October 8, 2013) — URALCHEM and the charity fund Ziedot.lv today summed up the results of joint charitable programmes and announced the continuation of their cooperation.

The Riga schools assistance program launched in February 2013, when URALCHEM and Ziedot.lv entered into an agreement with two schools in the Vecmilgravis district of Riga. Under the agreement, URALCHEM agreed to provide funding of more than 70 000 lats (about 100,000 euros), to be equally distributed between the schools. With this money both schools equipped modern chemistry classrooms, purchased interactive whiteboards and other necessary equipment and furniture, and carried out general renewal and improvement works. In addition, one of the schools equipped its assembly hall and technology classroom, and the other school purchased new equipment for the kitchen. Fund Ziedot.lv provided organizational and administrative assistance with the implementation of the project. All the work was completed as planned. On 4 October, both schools held tours for specially invited guests and members of the media to show off the work that had been done.

At the event, URALCHEM and Ziedot.lv announced the start of the second phase of the joint programme of assistance for seriously ill children. Its first phase began in September 2012. URALCHEM paid 80 million euros to help seriously ill children who needed specific treatment or rehabilitation using leading Russian clinics. In the first phase, assistance was provided for 22 families with children who needed help in the treatment of conditions such as autism, visual recovery, cerebral palsy and developmental delay. URALCHEM’s financing covered the costs for accommodation and treatment in 13 different clinics in Russia, including leading hospitals such as the Children’s Clinical Hospital in Moscow, the Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain in St. Petersburg and the Kirov Clinic of Ophthalmology in St. Petersburg.

The second phase of the program will ensure that help to seriously ill children continues. URALCHEM is to fund this phase to the amount of 80 thousand Euros. Ziedot.lv has already started selecting participants for the programme and the appropriate courses of treatment for them, based on the recommendations of doctors and parents requests for financial assistance. It is planned that 23 families will receive help during the second phase of the programme.

Dmitry Konyaev, CEO of URALCHEM, OJSC:
“URALCHEM continues to follow its principles and support social and charitable programmes in the regions where the company has a presence. We started cooperation with the Ziedot.lv fund a year ago, initially helping seriously ill children and soon afterwards expanded our programme into assistance for schools. We can see that both of these programmes are being successfully implemented, bringing real benefits. We want to thank the Ziedot.lv fund and the schools authorities for their work and we are pleased to continue our collaboration.”

Ruta Dimanta, Head of the Fund Ziedot.lv:
“Fund Ziedot.lv is a long-established charitable organization in Latvia with a lot of expertise in solving real-world problems and providing its partners with confidence that their efforts will lead to positive changes. We are happy to work with URALCHEM and we are glad that our experience allows us to jointly achieve real results. We will continue to cooperate, making every effort to ensure that our projects stay successful.”

Iveta Stivrinya – Headmaster:
“We have completed all the planned work before the start of the school year and we are already seeing great interest in the new installations. For example, students like to take tests using the remote voting system with its immediately visible results. The newly equipped chemistry laboratory now allows students to perform a variety of practical work that was previously impossible. It helps to diversify the learning process, and children learn with great interest and pleasure. New desktops with special machines in the technology classroom are also very popular. Interest in renewed classrooms is shown not only by students, but also alumni of the school who participate in various clubs. We hold school events, drama and dancing clubs in the assembly hall with its new lighting and stage design systems. The concerts and other cultural events in the hall are attended not only by the students, but also by residents of the Vecmilgravis area. Therefore, the work that has been done is important not only for our school, but for the entire district.”

Boris Antonov – Headmaster:
“The new chemistry laboratory will give a good impetus for laboratory work and chemistry research in school. The students’ interest in chemistry will increase, especially in high school. We expect that this will lead to good results at scientific competitions. In addition, the interactive whiteboards, projectors and colour printers have made it possible to conduct lessons on a modern, technical level. New equipment in the kitchen has come in handy already in July, during the National Song and Dance Celebration, and is now being actively used. The help from URALCHEM and the Ziedot.lv fund is a good example how support can be provided for educational institutions.”

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School No31 opened in 1952. It is located at 11 Skuyu St, Riga. The school has 50 teachers and more than 500 students. The teaching is conducted in Latvian.
School No46 was founded in 1954. It is located at 28 Skuyu St, Riga. The school has 56 teachers and more than 500 students. The teaching is conducted in Russia.

URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm; MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.

Contacts:
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URALCHEM, OJSC
Tel: +7 (495) 721 89 89
E-Mail: pr@uralchem.com

Ilze Oshane
Ziedot.lv Fund
Head of communications
Mobile: 29400422
E-Mail: ilze@ziedot.lv

T5 Data Centers Names New Chief Operating Officer and New Chief Business Officer

New Senior Executives Named to Oversee T5’s Growing Business as Company Leases Space in Six Data Center Campuses Around the Country.

Atlanta, GA, USA (October 8, 2013) — T5 Data Centers, innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments for any enterprise, has named two executives to key positions to help oversee customer success as part of the company’s growth. Mike Casey will assume a new role as Chief Operating Officer, and Frank Lyles has been named Chief Business Officer.

In his new role as Chief Operating Officer, Mike will be responsible for managing data center operations across all T5 properties in California, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas. He will be responsible for maintaining 100 percent uptime at all T5 data centers, as well as managing day-to-day maintenance and management. His job includes creating customized operational approaches to meet customers’ specific data processing needs.

Mike has 16 years’ experience managing customizable, mission-critical facilities, including a background in engineering, real estate, and project management. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Florida State University and an MBA from Georgia State University.

As Chief Business Officer, Frank will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions, site selection, property acquisition, and compliance. Additionally, Frank also oversees corporate operations including legal, accounting, and human resources. Additionally, he is responsible for telecommunications and power company contracts to make sure that support services meet the specific needs of customers and service level agreements.

Frank has 22 years of commercial real estate experience, including structuring complex transactions. Frank, a founder of T5, has served for the most recent six years in the roles of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from Clemson University and an MBA from Georgia State University.

“As T5 continues to expand, we want to make sure we have the best team possible running day-to-day operations,” said Pete Marin, CEO of T5 Data Centers. “With Frank leading the way managing vendor relations and the back office, and Mike managing operations across all our campuses, I know that our customers will get the capabilities and service they have come to expect from T5.”

About T5 Data Centers

T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise and wholesale colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Charlotte with new projects announced in Portland and Colorado. All of T5’s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications.

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

Contact:
Aaron Wangenheim
T5 Data Centers
1 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 525
Atlanta, GA 30328
(415) 292-7700
aaron@t5datacenters.com
http://www.t5datacenters.com

New CIR Report Predicts That Chip-Level Optical Interconnect Market Will Generate $520 million in Revenues by 2019

According to a newly released report from industry analyst firm CIR, the addressable market for chip-level optical interconnects could eventually run into billions of units and revenues in this market will total almost $520 million by 2019 going on to reach $1.02 billion by 2021.

Charlottesville, VA, USA (October 7, 2013) — According to a newly released report from industry analyst firm CIR, the addressable market for chip-level optical interconnects could eventually run into billions of units and revenues in this market will total almost $520 million by 2019 going on to reach $1.02 billion by 2021. The new report is titled “Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects: Market and Technology Forecast – 2013 to 2020 Volume II: On-Chip and Chip-to-Chip” and continues the firm’s coverage of this market dating back to 2009.

Further details of the report are available at http://www.cir-inc.com/reports/current-reports/oicvii/.

The report covers four kinds of chip-level interconnect: optical engines, photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based interconnects, silicon photonics and free-space optics. It includes nine-year (volume and value) forecasts with breakouts by active components along with fiber and waveguide transmission media. Compound semiconductor, silicon and polymer waveguides are covered, as are VCSELs, silicon lasers and quantum dot lasers. In addition, the report contains assessments of the latest business and technology strategies in the chip-level optical interconnect space.

Companies discussed in this report include Avago, Cisco, Corning, Dow Chemical, Dow-Corning, DuPont, Finisar, Fujitsu, Furukawa, IBM, Intel, Juniper, Kotura, Micron, Novellus, Optical Interlinks, QD Laser, Reflex Photonics, Samtec, Sumitomo, TeraXion, Tokyo Electron, ULM Photonics, and VI Systems.

This report is a follow on to a previously issued report, “Revenue Opportunities for Optical Interconnects: Market and Technology Forecast – 2013-2020. [Vol. I Board-to-Board and Rack-Based]” that the firm issued in August. Details of that report are available at: http://www.cir-inc.com/cir-report-forecasts-big-data-and-green-data-centers-will-drive-optical-interconnect-market-to-2-2-billion-by-2018/.

From the Report:

The growing popularity of parallel computing, and the arrival of multicore processors and 3D chips are leading to data traffic jams both on-chip and chip-to-chip. However, CIR’s report believes that these trends are also creating opportunities for chip-level optical interconnects.

Avago, Finisar, IBM and Samtec have all proposed optical engines for chip-level interconnect. These miniaturized optical assemblies are currently the most mature technology available for this application and will generate revenues of $235 million in 2019. However, with their attached connectors and heat sinks, optical engines may prove too large for complex optical interconnection environments, such as in the coming generation of Exascale supercomputers.

Meanwhile, the arrival of multicore processors and 3D chips means that computer power now depends on how fast each CPU can talk to each other and to memory devices. So reliable, low-loss, high-speed interconnects between chips then becomes crucial. Interconnect data rate requirements could reach hundreds of times what they currently.

Because of the limitations of optical engines, there are emerging opportunities for compact PIC- based interconnect devices based on indium phosphide and gallium arsenide. CIR says these opportunities will generate $120 million in 2019 increasing to $275 million by 2021. However, bonding PIC interconnects onto a silicon processor or memory chip is both technically challenging and expensive. So far, only a few PIC and VCSEL technology companies have pursued the interconnect opportunity.

Although silicon photonics has compelling advantages, firms – especially Intel — have struggled for years to make active optical devices using silicon. A breakthrough in silicon laser technology would be the single most important development in optical interconnects allowing the full integration of both electronic information processing and optical integration. Faster VCSELs will also be important for the development of chip-level optical interconnect. Several firms and research institutes have announced high-speed VCSELs, operating all the way up to 55 Gbps, although such lasers await extensive commercialization. Quantum dot-enhanced VCSELs have also been proposed and these, too, may have applications in interconnection.

About CIR:

Communications Industry Researchers has been publishing hype-free industry analysis of the high-speed optical networking market for more than 20 years. It has recently published reports on rack-level and board-to-board optical interconnection and on active optical cabling. Visit http://www.cir-inc.com for a full listing of CIR’s reports and other services.

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Ilumatech
5330 Twin Hickory Rd
Glen Allen, Virginia 23059
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rob@ilumatech.com

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Edgar Perez at HFT Forum Chicago on U.S. Debt Default, The Economic Calamity Unlike Anything Before

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, October 8, at UBS Conference Center.

New York City, NY, USA (October 7, 2013) — The last time Congress was gridlocked over the extension of the debt ceiling, August 2011, repo rates rose as money-market funds pulled back because they didn’t want the risk of holding a security in default. What are the consequences of a potential U.S. default on its debt? Mr. Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders and Knightmare on Wall Street, will provide the keynote speech “U.S. Debt Default, The Economic Calamity Unlike Anything The World Has Ever Seen”, at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), forum that will provide investors and speed traders on October 8 with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field.

Mr. Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading and author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.thespeedtraders.com), and Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com). He is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop, 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 and Shanghai), and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes regularly to The New York Times and China’s Sina Finance and International Finance News.

Mr. Perez has been engaged to present at the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), 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 (London and 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 Inside Market Data 2013 (Chicago), Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago, London), 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 has been interviewed on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Worldwide Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box, FOX BUSINESS’s Countdown to the Closing Bell and After the Bell, Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNN en Español’s Dinero, Sina Finance, BNN’s Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia’s Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has been globally featured on FXFactor, Columbia Business, OpenMarkets, 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 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 Chicago 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 information@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
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Get The Most From Shea Butter With Free Soap Making Recipes & Much More

Learn how to incorporate Shea Butter into homemade soaps, lotions, creams, conditioners and a whole range of other natural beauty products with Butter Shea Butters’ free e-book.

Houston, TX, October 07, 2013 – Shea Butter is one of the most versatile healthcare products. More than just a beauty product used to keep the skin looking and feeling young and healthy; Shea Butter can treat a range of skin aliments and improve the condition of hair. There are so many applications for this natural product that Better Shea Butter has produced an e-book, packed full with great recipes and tips for using Shea Butter. This book includes soap making recipes, right through to homemade sunscreen.

This e-book is a free gift when people purchase Shea Butter from Better Shea Butter. Consistently in Amazon’s top ten retailers for Shea Butter, this company’s raw, organic product is very popular. Completely pure, this is the one of the best products to use in soap making recipes, homemade lotions and creams to treat eczema, stretch marks and other skin complaints; amongst other uses. For Better Shea Butter customer Marla Riedling, this product is outstanding and serves multiple applications:

“I use raw organic Shea Butter for topical treatment of conditions such as dry skin, blemishes, scars and wrinkles; a massage cream for tight and sore muscles; and added to my sun block. I also add it to lots of soaps! Just an ounce or 2 to superfat the soap. My soap turns out so much better and moisturizes the skin as well as cleaning it.”

In addition to using Shea Butter in soap making recipes, Ms. Riedling adds this ingredient to other homemade beauty products:

“I love adding it in lotions, shampoos and other hair and skin products. I know Shea Butter can also be used in aiding cases of eczema, dermatitis, skin discoloration, arthritis, stiff joints and bruising. So I add it into many of my creams-such as calendula cream and jewelweed cream, gives it a nice extra umph! Thank you so much for the excellent product!”

With so many great applications, it isn’t surprising that this unrefined, raw Shea Butter is so popular, especially amongst people that are looking for chemical free beauty treatments. Better Shea Butter stock both ivory and yellow varieties of this premium grade Shea Butter. The ivory variety doesn’t alter skin tone on application, while the yellow Shea Butter can be used to lightly bronze the skin. Both varieties are equally effective.

Anyone looking for a natural skin and hair care product that’s affordable and versatile should consider Shea Butter. With plenty of free resources provided by Better Shea Butter, following soap making recipes or creating homemade hair conditions and everything in-between is both easy and fun.

Contact:
Lisa Girard
Better Shea Butter
9310 Rhythm Lane
Houston, TX 77040
832-554-6166
media@BetterSheaButter.com

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Sam Tyfield, Partner at Vedder Price, Speaking at High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, October 8, at UBS Conference Center.

New York City, NY, USA (October 6, 2013) — Sam Tyfield, Partner at Vedder Price, will be among other high-profile panelists at Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), forum that will provide investors and speed traders on October 8 with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field.

Mr. Tyfield is a member of the firm’s Investment Services and Finance and Transactions groups. Mr. Tyfield’s broad range of financial services experience includes a focus on acting for a large number of proprietary trading firms and alternative investment asset managers, particularly those in the high-frequency trading space, advising them on a variety of business concerns. His experience also includes advising on numerous mergers and acquisitions, and serving as private equity and venture capital counsel in relation to European and international transactions.

Mr. Tyfield has had numerous articles published on topics relating to hedge funds and asset managers, and he is a frequent speaker at seminars and events. He routinely provides updates on upcoming and relevant regulation, policies and procedures to industry organizations.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), “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 and multi asset trading in pursue of alpha, how new technologies are dramatically changing the game and a thorough look at the upcoming regulatory changes in America, Europe and Asia.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago 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 information@goldennetworking.net.

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R. Scott Morris, Author and Quantitative Consultant, at Golden Networking’s HFT Forum Chicago 2013

Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, October 8, at UBS Conference Center.

New York City, NY, USA (October 6, 2013) — R. Scott Morris, an American author, financial engineer and quantitative consultant, will be among other high-profile panelists at Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago, “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges” (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), forum that will provide investors and speed traders on October 8 with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an inspiring keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field.

Mr. Morris is president of Morris Consulting, LLC, and served as CEO of the Boston Options Exchange from 2006-08. He has also served as Managing Director of Goldman Sachs and Partner at Hull Trading Company.

After becoming one of the world’s premier market-making firms, Hull was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 1999 for $531 million. Mr. Morris joined Goldman Sachs, where he managed the equity trading financial engineering groups and continued his work on trading systems and statistical modeling. After two years, he became a Managing Director and led the firm’s algorithmic trading division at the Automated Execution Strategies desk.

In 2006, Mr. Morris became CEO of the Boston Options Exchange Group, an automated equity options stock exchange. As CEO, Mr. Morris continued his engineering work, developing execution speed and messaging capacity for hedge funds and algorithmic traders.

Mr. Morris is the founder of Morris Consulting, LLC, which develops quantitative models and automated trading strategies, and advises large trading firms on regulatory relations, risk management, and recruiting. He has spoken at numerous educational and industry events and has lectured at the Chicago Board Options Exchange Risk Management Conference, the Futures Industry Association, and the Security Traders Association of Chicago.

He is currently a guest lecturer for the University of Chicago Careers in Business program. Mr. Morris is also the author of Polished, a careers resource book that teaches resume, cover letter and interview skills to college students and other first-time job seekers.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.HFTLeadersForum.com), “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.

High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 Chicago 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 information@goldennetworking.net.

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