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Albert Hall Prepares for 2012 Proms

The Proms, arguably the most important couple of months in the classical music calendar, the Proms, this year runs from July 13th until September 8th 2012.

As usual, the series will capitalize on its egalitarian pricing system, whereby at least five hundred standing tickets are available each night for only five pounds on the door.

The Proms will be a mixed bag of orchestras and soloists, performers young and old, the obscure and the populist. The concerts are shot through with a sense of revelry all-too-often missing from the world of classical music. The season will culminate, as ever, in the legendary ‘Last Night of the Proms’.

And this year, organizers are expecting even higher demand for tickets with many visitors from all around the world already staying in the capital for the London Olympics. Helping visitors looking to stay cheaply in the area is LondonTown.com, who have announced details of discounted London hotels for the duration of the Proms 2012.

Among the deals offered, The Cumberland Hotel – A Guoman Hotel – is 23 minutes walk from the Royal Albert Hall, and gives a 72% discount for the summer, bringing the cost a room for the night down to £165.

The four-star Hilton Hyde Park London Hotel, located on Bayswater Road, is even closer, and provides a 59% discount, making the cost of a room just £185 per night.

To find your ideal discounted hotel in London, and for ticketing information on the Proms 2012, visit LondonTown.com.

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About LondonTown.com
LondonTown.com is the number one Internet site for London. With over 16 years of experience assisting visitors to the capital, they pride themselves on their customer service and editorial independence – no advertising or paid for content is allowed. The LondonTown.com team assist in finding cheap London hotels, sightseeing tours, ticket information and events. Trusted and with a loyal following, LondonTown.com is a very reliable source of recommendations and advise on what to do in London.http://www.LondonTown.com

Baltimore Expands CDL Owner Operator Driver Jobs With New Terminal Immediate Hiring

GHI is one of the largest flatbed transportation services in the Northeast, and they are holding an open house for immediate hiring at their new Baltimore, MD Terminal. Positions are open for CDL Class A Company Drivers, Owner Operators, Yard Jockeys, and Tarpers.

Company Drivers: Great pay and benefit packages. Must be a minimum of 23 years of age, and have a CDL Class A License.

Owner Operators: Offers excellent earning potentials and a pay structure designed to maximize your profit. Must have two or more years’ experience driving tractor-trailers and no more than three moving violations on your current MVR.

Yard Jockeys and Tarpers: Work close to home for one of the best companies in the industry with steady work year round.

There is a large influx of job opportunities in the transportation industry, and Baltimore has become one of the highest volume transportation hubs in the region. The new terminal is located at 2301 S. Newkirk St. Baltimore, MD 21124 and is staffing for their terminal expansion and it is best to call for an appointment to assure you get the job position of your choice. If you are interested in local steady work year round with great pay and benefits, call to schedule an appointment at their open house job fair at 1-800-342-5115 Ext. 376.

Job Fair Details:
o July 14th
o Time: 8:00 am until 12:00 pm
o Bestwestern Plus Hotel and Conference Center
o 5625 O’Donnel Street
o Baltimore, MD 21224

If you meet the qualifications, call to schedule your appointment today! 1-800-342-5115 ext. 376.

About GHI
George Hildebrandt Inc. specializes in providing both dedicated and for-hire services. They have a fleet of over 100 trucks and service customers throughout the Middle Atlantic and New England states, parts of the Midwest, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. GHI understands that their drivers are the most critical link between the company and the customers. The qualification standards exceed DOT requirements and when combined with industry leading technology support, the results are high customer satisfaction and world-class performance. GHI provides safe, well-maintained equipment outfitted with modern amenities and on-board mobile communications. They understand and value family time and make sure you are home most nights and weekends.

Contact Details: Bestwestern Plus Hotel and Conference Center (Job Fair)
5625 O’Donnel Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
1-800-342-5115 ext. 376
www.ghitrucking.com

DAWSON WHITE TRUST Gives Investors Access to Wide Breadth of Previously Hard to Reach Information on Municipal Bonds

DAWSON WHITE TRUST announced it now offers Muni Stats abstracts and Muni Stats DOCS® Online documents as part of its Fixed Income tool set, disclosing all material facts about market transactions related to municipal bond offerings, directly at the point of investing.

Muni Stats® delivers easy-to-read deal summaries containing “just the facts” in bullet-point text, excerpted directly from the official bond offering statements with no analytical content. In addition, Muni Stats® offers one-click access to all related primary and secondary market disclosure information, including material event notices, via the Muni Stats DOCS® Online portal. Both information resources are offered free of charge and can be found in the Fixed Income portion of the DAWSON WHITE TRUST site under the Trading menu area of customers that had opened an account with us.

“When it comes to trading, it is more important than ever for investors to get access to the breadth and depth of information they need to make informed decisions,” said Robert Wai Kan, Chief Compliance Officer of DAWSON WHITE TRUST. “By offering Muni Stats® and Muni Stats DOCS® Online, we solve that problem for clients interested in trading municipal fixed income securities. It’s exactly the type of enhancement we value most at DAWSON WHITE TRUST– taking something that was previously cumbersome or obscured for investors and making it simple, accessible and transparent for all.”

About Dawson White Trust
Dawson White Trust is a leading securities servicing provider that helps alternative asset managers, broker dealers and regular clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. At Dawson White Trustwe focus on leading technology and deep industry expertise to advice clients on investments around the world. Our clients expect us to bring them innovative insights and solutions to meet their unique strategic needs. In return, we bring together the most talented people and we develop the expertise and resources needed to deliver accurate and intelligent advice.

Contact Details: Dawson White Trust
Central Plaza
18 Harbour Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Tel: +852.8191.7640
dawsonwhitetrust.com
contact@dawsonwhitetrust.com

Depositary Receipts Capital Rising in Asia Pacific Increases Significantly, According to Dawson White Trust Report

In a year of gradual economic recovery, the issuance and trading of depositary receipts (DR) remained strong in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in key markets such as China, India and Taiwan, according to Dawson White Trust inaugural Depositary Receipt APAC Year in Review.

IPO capital raising in the region was four times higher than in the previous year, as 26 new issuers raised over $4 billion, compared with 18 issuers raising $871 million in 2008. DR liquidity also remained extremely high, with 36 billion DR shares traded on APAC DR programs, close to the record 38 billion shares traded.

“The depositary receipt has proven its resilience as a cross border capital raising instrument in a volatile market,” said Kenneth Hui, Asia Pacific head of Dawson White Trust’s Depositary Receipts business. “As the global financial crisis subsides, the depositary receipt will play an even bigger role as a capital raising tool in funding the growth of the emerging APAC economies.”

Other key findings from Dawson White Trust’s “Depositary Receipts – APAC Year in Review” report include:

• 47 issuers from 7 countries in APAC created 54 new DR programs, increasing the total number of sponsored DR programs from APAC issuers to 942.
• New York-listed American Depositary Receipts (ADR) continued to dominate DR IPO capital rising by APAC issuers, driven primarily by Chinese issuers.
• Secondary offerings were an important source of capital for issuers from the region: 21 existing issuers from APAC raised $5.2 billion in the U.S., Europe and Asia through follow-ons
• As relations between Mainland China and Taiwan improved, four new issuers from Hong Kong listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in the form of Taiwan Depositary Receipts (TDR).

About Dawson White Trust
Dawson White Trust is a leading securities servicing provider that helps alternative asset managers, broker dealers and regular clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. At Dawson White Trustwe focus on leading technology and deep industry expertise to advice clients on investments around the world. Our clients expect us to bring them innovative insights and solutions to meet their unique strategic needs. In return, we bring together the most talented people and we develop the expertise and resources needed to deliver accurate and intelligent advice.

Contact Details: Dawson White Trust
Central Plaza
18 Harbour Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Tel: +852.8191.7640
dawsonwhitetrust.com
contact@dawsonwhitetrust.com

Dawson White Trust Announces Changes to the Compensation Program

Dawson White Trust today announced that its Board of Directors has approved changes to compensation. They include the following:

• Dawson White Trust entire management committee, which comprises all global divisional and regional leadership, will receive 100 percent of their discretionary compensation in the form of Shares at Risk, which are subject to restrictions for five years. Discretionary compensation represents the vast majority of senior management’s compensation and is directly tied to the firm’s overall performance.

• Shares at Risk cannot be sold for five years, in addition to other restrictions.

• The five-year holding period on Shares at Risk includes an enhanced recapture provision that will permit the firm to recapture the shares in cases where the employee engaged in materially improper risk analysis or failed sufficiently to raise concerns about risks. Enhancing our recapture provision is intended to ensure that our employees are accountable for the future impact of their decisions, to reinforce the importance of risk controls to the firm and to make clear that our compensation practices do not reward taking excessive risk.

• The enhanced recapture rights build off an existing claw back mechanism which goes well beyond employee acts of fraud or malfeasance and includes any conduct that is detrimental to the firm, including conduct resulting in a material restatement of the financial statements or material financial harm to the firm or one of its business units.

• Shareholders will have an advisory vote on the firm’s compensation principles and the compensation of its named executive officers at the firm’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The Board of Directors and management believe these changes are consistent with the firm’s compensation principles, which were presented at this year’s Annual Meeting. Going forward, we continue to be focused on refining and improving our compensation practices. The principles underlying effective compensation practices include linking compensation to multi-year performance, aligning compensation with the long-term interests of the firm and its shareholders, and ensuring that compensation incentives are formulated so that they serve as a tool to attract, retain and motivate talent, without encouraging excessive risk-taking.

About Dawson White Trust Securities Services
Dawson White TrustSecurities Services is a leading securities servicing provider that helps alternative asset managers, broker dealers and regular clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. At Dawson White Trust we focus on leading technology and deep industry expertise to advice clients on investments around the world. Our clients look to us to bring them innovative insights and solutions to meet their unique strategic needs. In return, we bring together the most talented people and we develop the expertise and resources needed to deliver accurate and intelligent advice.

Contact Details: Dawson White Trust
Central Plaza
18 Harbour Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Tel: +852.8191.7640
dawsonwhitetrust.com
contact@dawsonwhitetrust.com

Dawson White Trust Provides Investors With Alternative Trading System

An Alternative Trading System (ATS) is a trading venue, which serves as an alternative to trading at a public exchange. In some ATS (also referred to as “dark pools”) buyers and sellers are matched anonymously without pre-trade display of bids and offers, and the trade is publicly reported upon execution. It is important to note that the basic function of a broker-operated ATS is an electronic manifestation of a previously manual trading process, when trading desks would first try to execute trades internally before sending the order to a public exchange. Industry reporting estimates total “dark pool” volume to be less than 10% of all stock market transactions. The vast majority of trades still occur at exchanges and ECNs.

ATS` are affiliated with registered broker-dealers and accordingly, their activities are governed by the same rules and regulations that govern broker-dealer activities generally.

Dawson White Trustsupports regulation that enhances post-trade reporting transparency for ATS`. As a first step in the effort to support enhanced public information on ATS trading activity, Dawson White TrustExecution and & Clearing, recently adopted a standardized method for counting executed trades in its ATS.

Non-displayed or “dark” orders and related trading activity are part of the price discovery process. When seeking best execution of their orders, market participants use trading tools that shift between providing displayed and non-displayed quotes, balancing the benefits of displaying a quote to achieve an execution versus not displaying a quote in an attempt to reduce market impact and potentially obtain price or size improvement on their order. All Dawson White Trust ATS trades “print” real-time to a trade reporting facility. This publicly available “time and sales” data is an integral component of price discovery, and ATS trading contributes to this in the same manner that public exchanges do.

ATS` have led to increased innovation and competition. Increased competition among trading venues has led to a broad reduction in explicit trading costs for both institutional and individual investors. For example, retail brokerages take advantage of the lower transaction fees offered by ATS` to provide low trading commission fees to their customers.

Style+Life+Fashion, the Newest High Fashion Blog in Maryland

Maryland fashion stylist, beauty expert and blogger Kimberly West has launched Style+Life+Fashion (http://stylelifefashion.com) which will bring together all facets of high fashion, lifestyle, and personal styling. Style+Life+Fashion will publish numerous articles for women of all ages and walks of life in order to share information that will help readers in achieving their desired level of style, personal wellness and life happiness. Kimberly being a personal stylist and wardrobe consultant, Style+Life+Fashion will also serve as a platform to highlight the success and look of Kimberly’s clients, as well as to share ideas on personal style.

Style+Life+Fashion will be one of Maryland’s first international high fashion blogs and will help further cement the relevance of Maryland’s rapidly growing fashion scene and industry. Over the last few years, Maryland has produced high visibility events such as Baltimore Fashion Week, and most recently the Fashion Awards Maryland. Style+Life+Fashion will be one more avenue that will allow the expansion of the Baltimore based fashion scene. For more information, visit http://stylelifefashion.com/info/

Style+Life+Fashion is the brainchild of Kimberly West, an image consultant, fashion stylist and beauty expert. Although Kim started blogging as a hobby due to her love for Fashion, she quickly gained a loyal following as a respected industry expert and contributor for numerous fashion websites. A Fashion Educator by trade, Kim seeks to provide the latest trends as well as educate consumers about all aspects of fashion. Kim has done fashion interviews with well known industry experts such as Julie Weiss, Clinton Kelly, Gianni Rich, and Darius Gibbs. She has also collaborated with Glamour Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, and Macy’s, and worked to stream digital content and video for New York Fashion Week 2010. Kim holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Fashion Merchandising and Design from Alabama A&M University.

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Baltimore MD New Transportation Jobs CDL Class A Owner Operators Hiring Now

The Transportation Industry In Baltimore MD is Booming with local Jobs for CDL Class A and Owner Operator Truck Drivers and Large Terminals with plenty of Immediate openings for Yard Jockeys and Tarpers.

There are new terminals being opened to meet the transportation services demands and Baltimore has become one of the highest volume transportation hubs in the region. Some of the largest regional transportation service providers are ready to start taking in calls to schedule an appointment for their open house job fair at 1-800-5115 ext 376.

Contact Details: GHI Trucking
2301 S. Newkirk St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
1-800-5115 ext 376
www.ghitrucking.com

GHI, one of the largest dedicated flatbed transportation services in the Northeast is holding two open houses for their immediate hiring of CDL Class A Company Drivers, Owner Operator jobs, Yard Jockeys and Tarpers.

The Baltimore Job Boom is great for those looking for steady year round local work with regular home time with great pay and benefits for all personnel at the new terminal location.

• Call 1-800-5115 ext 376 to set up an appointment at one of these open houses
• July 7th and July 14th
• Time 8:00AM until 12Pm
• Bestwestern Plus Hotel and Conference center
• 5625 O’Donnel St.
• Baltimore, MD 21224

With the terminal expansion being staffed to meet the booming transportation service needs located at 2301 S. Newkirk St. Baltimore, MD 21224. It is best to call ahead and schedule your individual appointment to assure you are given the best opportunity to land the job of your choice.

Company Drivers Get the respect you deserve, only the best drivers in the industry are hired and they are rewarded with outstanding compensation and benefits packages for being the best.

Owner Operators Get hired by a company that pays as much attention to the needs of owner operators as they do for their company drivers. This employer understands the financial pressures of running your own tractor. Get the best offers with excellent earnings potential, and a pay structure that is designed to maximize your profit.

Yard Jockeys and Tarpers: Steady work, year round,and close to home with one of the best in the industry.

Call to Schedule your appointment today, and Get Hired.

The City Of Baltimore MD Transportation Jobs Reporting, For The Employers who Are Hiring Right Now

Chris Smith, The Diabetic Chef Joins “Living Well” Diabetes Eduaction Cruise Hosted by Diabetes Daily Post (DDP)

Novi-based Diabetes Daily Post announces on June 29, 2012 that it has join hands with Chris Smith to educate diabetes patients on nutrition, diet, and diabetes cooking on Royal Caribbean Cruise which sails on January 7, 2013 for a 6 day Caribbean cruise. Other participants are Jorge Prada, MD, an Educator and Diabetes Researcher, Susan Sloane Pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator, a member of American Diabetes Association board of director and Charles Liu, Clinical Pharmacist with special interest in Type 2 Diabetes. With Chris Smith’s participatiion, DDP’s education program lands itself as one the most comprehensive and dynamic diabetes education program offered in the North America. The participants will receive a broad and comprehensive education including a diabetes-exercise session and onboard two-mile fun walk for diabetes to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association and go home with usable recipes and cooking methods to control their diabetes better.

 

“Diabetes is a cause for many other metabolic diseases such as heart and vascular diseases and stroke. Complications include loss of eye sight, kidney failure and amputation. Recent study showed a 62% reduction in diabetes-related health care costs if a comprehensive interdisciplinary diabetes education is implemented. Diet control is one of the most important facets in controlling diabetes and this is often neglected or ignored. We are very fortunate to have Chirs onboard to drive home on this point. Chris is known as one of the most caring and talented chef. He educates and motivates: he is completely at home with the subject of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. His passion comes from being a diabetic patient himself.” says Charles Liu R.Ph, MBA, DDP’s Cruise Education Coordinator and spokesman.

The Diabetes Daily Post a/k/a/ www.diabetesdailypost.com based in Novi, Michigan was created in 2011 to educate, enrich, and expand the knowledge of Diabetes. Its goal is to keep you informed about the latest news and drug innovations, provide health tools for diabetes management, motivate with triumph personal stories and talk about key opinion leaders who have worked on the elusive cure for Diabetes. The Diabetes Daily Post offers its “Living Well” Diabetes Education program both on cruises and in major cities.

Chef Chris is a Certified Executive Chef with over 20 years experience in the culinary field. With his focus on healthy cuisine, Chef Chris is an authority on diabetic nutrition and food preparation. He has been featured in TIME Magazine, USA Today, CNN, Web MD, Southern Living magazine. National television appearances include “DLIFE” and “Taking Control of Your Diabetes”. Chris is Novo Nordisk“Diabetes Academy” National tour speaking to both public and corporate audiences on the importance of cooking healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Chef Chris’s cookbook: The Diabetic Chef’s Year Round Cookbook along with Cooking with The Diabetic Chef, are published by The American Diabetes Association. Both cookbooks provide simple tips, cooking techniques and a wide range of easy to prepare recipes the whole family will enjoy!

If you’d like more information about this topic, please consult
www.diabetesdailypost.com Search cruise or click
http://diabetesdailypost.com/type-2-diabetes-travel-tips-how-to-book-a-cabin/

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Bower Welcomes the ReLaunch of SHIP

Bower Retirement Services, winners of the 2011 Equity Release Awards, welcome the relaunch of Safe Home Income Plans (‘SHIP’) as The Equity Release Council (The Council). Bower welcome also the decision of the trade body to broaden its membership to include financial advisers, solicitors, surveyors and other interested parties.

SHIP was established in 1991 by the major product providers as the body to safeguard the interests of consumers entering into equity release plans. Over the past 20 years, SHIP has been very successful in improving the reputation of equity release and in promoting consumer awareness of the products available. The main focus of the Equity Release Council will be to protect consumers and increase education, awareness and understanding of how equity release works, the options available and the consumer safeguards that are in place.

Geoff Charles, Managing Director of Bower commented:

“We welcome the new organisation and look forward to joiningand supporting the Equity Release Council. The changes are excellent news for elderly homeowners who are seeking to release capital from their homes in order to raise a lump sum and/or to supplement their retirement income. The extension of the membership and SHIP standards to all participants in the sector will strengthen consumer confidence and reinforce the message that equity release plans are now mainstream retirement products.”

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