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Women Seek Sugar Daddy to Replace Absent Dad, According to Online Father’s Day Survey

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Father’s Day Survey Reveals Sugar Babies Seek Father Figure.

San Rafael, CA (June 4, 2013) — Contact: Tom Andrews, 415-479-3800

69% of women who become sugar babies had either no relationship or an unhappy relationship with their fathers, according to an online study of 3,428 sugar babies released in time for Father’s Day, June 16.

A full 57% of the biological fathers of sugar babies were absent during their childhood. An additional 13% of the fathers of sugar babies had drug and/or alcohol problems. A shocking 9% of fathers of sugar babies were abusive. And some of the fathers of sugar babies were both abusive and also had drug and/or alcohol problems.

The survey showed some other surprising correlations between women’s childhood relationships with their fathers and the tendency to want to date older men who are happy to support them and take care of them.

– 98% of sugar babies who had an absent father are looking for a sugar daddy for protection, financial support, and affection.
– 58% prefer to date men who are 20 years or more older than they are (the typical age gap between a father and a daughter).
– 89% of sugar babies who grew up with a father in the home say they did not get enough attention from him.
– 40% of them recognize similar characteristics between their sugar daddy and their father – which correlates with the ongoing need for the support and affection they did not get from their father.

“The survey clearly supports the theory that the sugar baby/sugar daddy phenomenon is closely correlated with the need for a father figure,” says Rich Gosse, author of You CAN Hurry Love, Singles Guide to America, and A Good Man Is EASY to Find (“This is a great book!” Oprah Winfrey). Mr. Gosse is available to the news media to discuss the survey by calling 415-479-3800. More details about the survey are available at http://www.sugardaddyforme.com/index.php?page=survey. The survey was conducted by SugarDaddyforMe.com, the world’s largest sugar daddy dating website, with over 4 million members.

Contact:
Rich Gosse
Society of Single Professionals
205 Mark Twain Avenue, San Rafael CA 94903
415-479-3800
rich@richgosse.com
http://www.richgosse.com

Law

Fox News Supporting Amnesty for Illegal Aliens: Balance Needed

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A national organization fighting against Amnesty for illegal immigrants is calling on Fox News to balance their coverage of immigration reform bill S. 744 to include more guests who oppose the bill, and to withdraw the lobbyists they have hired to pass the bill which destroys their credibility as a “Fair and Balanced” news source.

Raleigh, NC, USA (June 3, 2013) — Contact: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) (866) 703-0864 / Press@alipac.us

A national organization fighting against Amnesty for illegal immigrants is calling on Fox News to balance their coverage of immigration reform bill S. 744 to include more guests who oppose the bill, and to withdraw the lobbyists they have hired to pass the bill which destroys their credibility as a “Fair and Balanced” news source.

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), a prior frequent guest who now appears to currently be banned from Fox News, is calling on American conservatives to demand Fox News balance their coverage by allowing guests who oppose Obama’s immigration agenda and S. 744 on the air!

Rupert Murdoch, owner of NewsCorp which owns Fox News, is supporting the illegal alien Amnesty bill alongside the liberal Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, and Fox News has deployed lobbyists in Washington, DC, who are actively working to pass Amnesty bill S. 744. Since this change, very few opponents of illegal immigration and Amnesty have appeared on Fox News while personalities who support Amnesty for illegal immigrants, such as Senators Marco Rubio, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, political personalities like Karl Rove, and show hosts Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly appear daily. The new Fox News Latino network is attacking those that oppose amnesty like the networks Univision and Telemundo are doing.

“Why would anyone believe Fox News to be fair and balanced about this Amnesty bill or illegal immigration’s negative consequences while simultaneously deploying lobbyists to pass the bill and excluding guests who oppose the legislation?” asked William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. “We are asking Americans across the nation to begin contacting Fox News to ask them to withdraw their inappropriate lobbying efforts in support of Amnesty and to start allowing more guests who oppose the bill on the air!”

Fox News used to allow conservative sources that opposed illegal immigration and Amnesty on the shows on a regular basis. William Gheen of ALIPAC appeared on Fox News more than 15 times between 2005 and Election Day 2010 when he joined Fox and Friends in the studio in New York City to accurately warn the nation that Democrats planned to use large numbers of illegal immigrant voters and mass felonious election fraud to stop the Tea Party advance of 2010.

The illegal alien Amnesty bill S. 744 will put 12-20 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship and eventual voting rights, which will form a new voting bloc that will consistently support more government spending, more social welfare payments, more hyper immigration levels, and less border and immigration law enforcement. Much of the immigration reform bill S. 744 seeks a rubber stamp from Congress for unlawful and UnConstitutional actions taken by Barack Obama.

Currently, no guest who will strongly question Republicans supporting the Obama illegal immigrant amnesty agenda are allowed on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, CBS, or ABC, giving the Amnesty supporting faction full dominance and control of all major television news networks in America. ALIPAC intends to consult lawyers about the possibility of filing anti-trust lawsuits to help remedy this media monopoly that is abusing American citizens by pushing destructive legislation while censoring important information and guests.

Concerned citizens are encouraged to contact Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, Fox News President Roger Ailes, and the main offices of Fox News to complain about the company’s lobbying to pass Amnesty for illegal immigrants while excluding guests and news that would hinder passage of the Amnesty bill S. 744.

ALIPAC is publishing an open letter to Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes that can be found on the ALIPAC website at http://www.alipac.us today.

Business

The Speed Traders’ Edgar Perez Keynote Speaker at Emerging Markets Investments Summit, Warsaw, Poland

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Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders: An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Published by in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012) and Bahasa Indonesia by Gramedia (2012).

New York City, NY, USA (June 3, 2013) — Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders and the forthcoming Knightmare on Wall Street (http://www.KnightmareonWallStreet.com), is the Opening Keynote Speaker at the Emerging Markets Investments Summit, June 3rd 2013, at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel in Poland (http://www.emisummit.com). Mr. Perez will address the audience on “Leveraging Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX”, areas included in his ongoing research on high-frequency and algorithmic trading in both developed and emerging markets.

The Emerging Markets Investments Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event taking place behind closed doors, the summit offers institutional investors and emerging market fund managers and consultants an intimate environment for a focused discussion of key new drivers shaping institutional asset allocations.

Developed via a profound dialogue with key market players and our extensive proprietary research, the Emerging Markets Investments Summit programme offers indispensable insights on:

– Exploring the Unexplored – Delving into high-yield asset classes in frontier markets to attain exponential returns and establish a stronghold on resources.
– African Safari – Venturing into the world’s most attractive emerging continent to reap opportunities across a wide spectrum of asset classes.
– Identifying the 2013 Gems – Pinpointing the most lucrative markets to accumulate maximum returns for your portfolio and gain a competitive advantage to fellow investors.
– Riding the Bull, Surviving the Bear – Feeling investor appetite to understand in which way markets will sway and how asset and stock prices will be affected.
– Tackling Overvaluation – Making a precise assessment on the actual market value of commodities, currency, real estate and other investments to avoid purchasing inflated assets.
– Considering Geopolitical Risks – Amassing intrinsic and reliable data on geo-political factors affecting markets of interest to make solid investment decisions.
– Exposure in the Red Zone – Minimising over-exposure to perilous ventures and increasing investment in high-yield asset classes for profitable and balanced portfolio performance.

Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He wrote The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012) and Bahasa Indonesia by Gramedia (2012). The Speed Traders (http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com) quickly became the most comprehensive, revealing work available on the most important development in trading in generations; The Speed Traders explains everything there is to know about how today’s high-frequency traders make millions, one cent at a time.

Perez is also course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com), seminars provided in Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Beijing and Shanghai. He was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. Perez contributes regularly to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News.

Perez has been interviewed on CNBC Cash Flow, CNBC Squawk Box, BNN Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Perez has been featured on 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, 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.

Perez has been engaged to present to the 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 (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), 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).

Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. 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. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

For more information about Perez and The Speed Traders, readers are invited to visit his website http://www.TheSpeedTraders.com or follow him on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TheSpeedTraders), Linkedin (http://www.linkedin.com/in/EdgarPerez), Twitter (http://twitter.com/MrEdgarPerez) and Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/EdgarPerez). For speaking engagements, requests can be submitted to jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
+1-516-761-4712
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com
http://www.thespeedtraders.com

Business

Golden Networking Launching Tech2Trade Expo’s Derivatives Trading Forum 2013 in New York, July 30

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Golden Networking brings Tech2Trade Expo 2013 (www.Tech2TradeExpo.com), World’s Most Influential Alternative Investments Conference Series, including Derivatives Trading Forum 2013, “Global Implementation of Regulatory Reform in the $640 Trillion OTC Derivatives Market,” New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt (www.DerivativesTradingForum.com).

New York City, NY, USA (June 3, 2013) — The trading of derivatives, largely privately negotiated and traded, is going through significant transformation, in what constitutes the biggest financial regulatory revamp since the 1930s. In recent years, derivatives have constituted huge profit machines at institutions like Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, which control 90% of all such contracts. In response to the global financial crisis and subsequent recession, authorities in both sides of the ocean passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), the most significant pieces of financial regulation since the Great Depression; both have particular significance for OTC derivatives trading and market participants.

On December last year, the European Commission adopted technical standards produced by the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), which seek to implement parts of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), including stricter standards for central counterparties (CCPs). Last May, US regulators from the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced changes in the way that commodities are traded in a bid to help strengthen the financial system. Now investment companies have to receive price quotes from a minimum of two banks, potentially giving smaller banks and investment houses the chance to go into the market and increase competition. Moreover, many types of derivatives that have traded exclusively in private must now shift to a regulated trading platform. The platforms, known as Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), will open a rare window into the somewhat secretive world of derivatives trading.

Following the entry into force of these regulations, market participants are dealing with a complex list of requirements to be fulfilled at different deadlines in the coming months. For market participants, the key challenge will be to meet the central clearing and trade reporting obligations, while regulators strive to ensure consistency with foreign jurisdictions so as to limit the unintended effects of extraterritoriality.

Golden Networking is pleased to host at Tech2Trade Expo 2013‘s Derivatives Trading Forum 2013 (http://www.DerivativesTradingForum.com), this July 30 in New York City, September 18 in London., October 8 in Chicago, October 24 in Singapore and November 21 in Frankfurt. Derivatives Trading Forum 2013 aims at critically reviewing recent regulatory developments and identifying opportunities and challenges in the implementation process, which may influence its full entry into force in America, Europe and Asia. This recent regulation, with its implementing rules, will certainly reshape OTC derivative markets and produce structural changes in the financial industry, with effects for the real economy.

Golden Networking’s Derivatives Trading Forum 2013, “Global Implementation of Regulatory Reform in the $640 Trillion OTC Derivatives Market”, will provide attendees with answers to all their questions on how to successfully navigate the new regulatory landscape for over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives, devise profit-increasing strategies to enhance the performance of their trading desks and anticipate further developments in the industry. Recognized industry experts will provide attendees with the information they are looking for in an open and unbiased environment. Leaders in the industry will also discuss long-term market and industry perspectives, taking into consideration the interaction of the Dodd-Frank Act and EMIR with other pieces of legislation.

Derivatives Trading Forum 2013, co-located with Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013 and High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

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

Business

Tech2Trade’s Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013 in New York, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt

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Golden Networking brings Tech2Trade Expo 2013 (www.Tech2TradeExpo.com), World’s Most Influential Alternative Investments Conference Series, now incorporating Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013, “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016,” New York City, London, Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt (www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com).

New York City, NY, USA (June 3, 2013) — Global assets invested with hedge fund firms could rise from today’s record $2.1 trillion to more than $5 trillion by 2016, according to a survey from Citi Prime Finance. The study found that pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors are increasingly embracing the risk management and diversification that hedge funds offer, and that hedge funds are developing new products that compete with traditional, long-only managers.

Indeed, the potential for institutional investors to increase allocations to hedge fund strategies by $1.0 trillion in order to better insulate against risk and to help ensure more diversified portfolios is there. Equally relevant, the survey revealed a “convergence zone,” in which hedge funds and traditional asset managers will increasingly compete head-to-head to offer a broad set of equity and credit strategies. There could be an additional $2.0 trillion in new allocations to hedge fund firms in the form of regulated alternatives and long-only products. Supporting this, mature hedge fund firms are leveraging their infrastructures and resources towards creating the offerings investors will demand.

How can your firm take advantage of these structural trends impacting the alternative investments industry? How to successfully face the new post-crisis legal and regulatory challenges? How to manage the exploding data requests from investors and regulators? How to identify opportunities in frontier markets? Which other opportunities can be exploited to offer investors positive alpha at all times? Finally, how can you position yourself to capture the significant asset inflows in the next years?

Hundreds of the most important players in alternative investments in the world will gather for all-star agendas at Tech2Trade Expo 2013‘s Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016”, this July 30 in New York City, September 18 in London., October 8 in Chicago, October 24 in Singapore and November 21 in Frankfurt. A virtual who’s who will soon follow as one legendary manager after another will take the stage. Billions of investable assets will be represented by influential local and international investors who will listen with rapt attention as star managers and analysts discuss and debate the biggest issues facing the industry today.

Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013, co-located with High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 and Derivatives Trading Forum 2013, is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

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

Business

Golden Networking’s Tech2Trade Expo Now Bringing High Frequency Trading Most Influential Conference

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

New York City, NY, USA (June 3, 2013) — Golden Networking is pleased to announce the launching of Tech2Trade Expo 2013‘s High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.High-Frequency-Trading-Conference.com), “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, this July 30 in New York City, September 18 in London., October 8 in Chicago, October 24 in Singapore and November 21 in Frankfurt.

“Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges,” is the theme of High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013, forum that will provide attendees in New York City, London., Chicago, Singapore and Frankfurt with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands through an insightful keynote speeches and thought-provoking panels with leaders in the field. Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 to provide the information practitioners 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 (http://www.HFT-Leaders-Forum.com), “Strategic and Tactical Insights for Investors, Speed Traders, Brokers and Exchanges”, 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, co-located with Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2013 and Derivatives Trading Forum 2013, is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to download our Information Package or contact Golden Networking directly by calling +1-414-FORUMS0 or sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

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

Art

3rd Annual Figurative Online Art Exhibition Results Posted

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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is very pleased to announce that its June 2013 online art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to be viewed online.

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

An international online art competition was held in May 2013 which determined and judged the art for this exhibition. The gallery received and judged 592 entries from –23 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 32 different states.

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

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

Each month Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts themed online art competitions for 2D artists. All participating winners of each competition have their artwork exposed and promoted online through the online gallery to thousands of visitors each month. If you know of a talented 2D artist who may benefit from the exposure and the publicity that the gallery can provide to them, please forward this press release to them.

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery offers monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists. Light Space & Time’s intention is to showcase this incredible talent in a series of monthly themed art competitions and art exhibitions by marketing and displaying the exceptional abilities of these artists. Their online gallery website can be viewed here: http://www.lightspacetime.com.

Media Contact:
John R. Math
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
118 Poinciana Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
888-490-3530
info@lightspacetime.com
http://www.lightspacetime.com

Society

Miss Cougar International Speaks Out Against CougarLife Billboard

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Amy Luna Manderino, the reigning Miss Cougar International, is calling out the dating site Cougarlifecom, for its recent advertising ploy.

San Rafael, CA (May 31, 2013) — Contact: Tom Andrews, 415-479-3800

Amy Luna Manderino, the reigning Miss Cougar International, is calling out the dating site Cougarlifecom, for its recent advertising ploy. The Los Angeles billboard depicts a woman breastfeeding with a thought bubble balloon from the (presumably male) baby’s head saying “Jealous?” in order to promote their dating website for older women and younger men.

Ms. Manderino, a popular educational speaker on the aging revolution and s*x and gender evolution, regularly speaks about dating sites that use s*xually graphic images of older women to sell their product. “A few individuals have managed to brand the cougar archetype and, as a result, they have p*rnified, objectified and trivialized an entire generation of confident, empowered women who are exercising new choices and freedoms as society evolves.”

In her blog, Age and the S*x Evolution, Ms. Manderino explains how Cougarlife and its parent, Avid Life Media, are perpetuating a harmful, regressive image of mature single women. “Women who are s*xually knowledgable, comfortable and open lead happy, healthy lives as the s*xual equals of their partners. Characterizing confident women as ‘hunters’ reinforces the obsolete and dangerous idea that human s*xuality requires a ‘predator’ and a ‘prey’ which creates a climate that contributes to s*xual assault as well as unsatisfying consensual s*x.” The full blog is at http://www.amyluna.com/blog.

Manderino is a performing artist, academic scholar, public speaker and lifelong advocate for gender equality and healthy s*xuality. She competed to win Miss Cougar International in order to acknowledge the exciting cultural shifts occurring for women and men and to debunk the obsolete “Mrs. Robinson” stereotype. She is also a member of Mensa (high IQ society), Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honor society) and the Alumnae Leadership Council of the Public Leadership Education Network for women. Amy Luna Manderino is available to the news media for interviews by calling 510-666-7626 or by emailing misscougarinternational@gmail.com.

Contact:
Rich Gosse
Society of Single Professionals
205 Mark Twain Avenue, San Rafael CA 94903
415-507-9962
richgosse@richgosse.com
http://www.richgosse.com

Business

Market Rates Insight Releases Findings from its New Consumer Study: Growth and Revenue Potential from Emerging Financial Services

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New fee optimization study reveals perceived value of new financial services and how to optimize fees with service bundles to generate new revenue.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (May 30, 2013) — Market Rates Insight, Inc., a leader in financial services intelligence for deposits, personal loans, mortgages, and fees, has completed the analysis phase of its latest consumer research and fee optimization study, “Growth and Revenue Potential for Emerging Financial Services.” The study examines 13 emerging financial services and assesses consumer attitudes about the importance and value of each service, segmented by banks and credit unions as well as demographic groups. The study findings will be reviewed in a webinar to be hosted by Market Rates Insight on June 18.

This study is the only one of its kind to measure consumer attitudes about banking fees and services and was conducted nationwide to help banks and credit unions better understand consumers and identify new revenue sources from fee-based services and service bundles. Banks and credit unions are facing new challenges from non-banking competitors offering banking services, and they need to identify new ways to attract and keep customers. This study provides empirical data on the importance and value of emerging services to help financial institutions create service offerings that attract and retain customers while building revenue.

Some of the preliminary findings reveal that identity theft alerts (70.8%), credit score reporting (71.4%), payment protection services (64.6%), and same-day bill pay (58.7%) currently ranked with the highest consumer demand. Other services such as eldercare services, prepaid reloadable cards, and location-based coupons showed the greatest growth potential with consumers.

This study also reveals for the first time how consumers value certain combinations of services. Consumers typically value service bundles more than individual services, and will pay a premium for bundled services. The study reveals which combination of services command higher fees because of increased consumer demand.

“For the foreseeable future deposit rates will remain flat and loan demand will stay soft, so financial institutions will have to rely in fee revenues for income growth. But to convert services from ‘free to fee,’ banks and credit unions will have to identify new services that consumers want and are willing to pay for. Our new study shows banks and credit unions how to use service fees to expand profits and penetration with both existing and new customers.”

The “Growth and Revenue Potential lf Emerging Financial Services” study is being offered in both an Essential and Premium package. The Essential package includes copies of the complete 150-page study and a competitive survey of 10 financial institutions and their adoption of the 13 emerging financial services. The Premium package includes the survey and competitive data, as well as an optimization analysis of service bundles, an online optimization consultation, copies of the Emerging Trend Spotlight quarterly update, and access to trend analysis and service integration online seminars.

For more information about the study or the upcoming webinar, contact Market Rates Insight at info@marketratesinsight.com.

About Market Rates Insight
For more than two decades, Market Rates Insight (MRI) has been helping clients price with precision by providing banks, thrifts, credit unions, and other financial institutions with comprehensive market intelligence on deposits, loans, and fees. MRI’s products include web-enabled, customizable report programming, proprietary product research tools, searchable databases, market alerts, and online dashboards that aggregate key client data to provide real-time interactive views on how they rank against their specific competitors. MRI provides advanced toolsets for deposits uses deposit surveys, mortgage and consumer loans, and loan surveys, fees and features pricing in addition to studies, new product alerts, benchmarking and market analyses to give subscribers the intelligence needed to strategically position products, optimize pricing and react to emerging trends.

Market Rates Insight is located in San Anselmo, California. For more information, see http://www.marketratesinsight.com.

Photos available upon request

For additional information contact:
Tom Woolf
Market Rates Insight
(415) 259-5638
tom.woolf@marketratesinsight.com

Business

NanoMarkets Announces Release of Report, “Markets for Radiation Detection Equipment”

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NanoMarkets today announced the launch of its newest report of the radiation detection market.

Glen Allen, Virginia (May 30, 2013) — Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the launch of its newest report of the radiation detection market. The report titled “Markets for Radiation Detection Equipment” predicts that the radiation detector is projected to grow from $25 billion (USD) in 2013 to $33 billion in 2020. Despite the gloomy forecasts for the world’s economic engines, most of the markets that employ radiation detection equipment are experiencing and will experience growth above that projected in the macro forecasts.

Additional details about the report are available at http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/markets_for_radiation_detection_equipment.

NanoMarkets has also issued a related report titled, “Radiation Detection Materials Markets-2013.” Additional details about that report are available at http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/radiation_detection_materials_markets_2013.

The reports can be purchased as a set or individually. NanoMarkets has posted excerpts from the reports as well as PowerPoint slides (available on request) on the firm’s website at http://www.nanomarkets.net.

About the report:

This report illustrates the trends in radiation sensors employed in four key applications arenas: medical detection and imaging, nuclear security and safety, energy and industrial applications, and scientific measurement and testing.

Within this report, NanoMarkets delivers eight-year forecasts for key sensors used in radiation detection applications, such as medical gamma cameras, RIIDS, portal monitors, PET detectors, oil exploration and scientific sensors (et.al.). All demand forecasts are segmented by device type and world region. Readers of this report will understand macro-market drivers affecting technological changes and understand where technology push may be forcing disruptive changes. Key participant organizations will be profiled to illustrate their strategies and needs in this diverse market.

NanoMarkets believes that executives and entrepreneurs, business development and product development professionals, as well as investors and inventors involved with radiation sensor equipment OEMs, electronics or materials providers, as well as device end users, will benefit from this comprehensive analysis.

Segmentation includes:

– Medical diagnostic applications of radiation detectors, which includes X-ray diagnostics and nuclear medicine.
– Radiation detectors in nuclear energy safety, including safety/security and process technology applications.
– Radiation detectors used for homeland security, including systems for early detection at ports and locations and for emergency responders.
– Radiation detectors for military applications, including threat assessment and soldier safety.
– Radiation detectors used in industrial and occupational safety, including health and academic institutional safety, food irradiation safety, and safety and early detection at scrap metal facilities.
– Radiation Detectors used in oil well exploration and extraction, including safety and waste handling and oil and mineral exploration.
– Radiation detectors used in big physics, including those for safety, as well as custom high energy physics and cosmology detectors.
– Radiation detectors used in manufacturing inspection, including industrial radiography and CT.

The vast majority of the devices covered are used in various industries and occupations for the detection and monitoring of radiation. We break out the most common types of devices used by most safety and security personnel. These include:

– PRDs and SPRDs: Personal/Spectroscopic Radiation Detectors,
– Dosimeters,
– RIIDS: Radioisotope Identification Devices,
– Area Monitors,
– Survey Meters, and
– Portal Monitors.

Also included are the specialized detector configurations for medical diagnostics:

– Film/Digital Radiography,
– Computed Tomography,
– SPECT devices (gamma cameras), and
– PET detectors.

Finally, we discuss the market for specialized detectors:

– Oil Well Logging Detectors (cable and backpack mount),
– Custom Cosmology and Particle Physics Detectors, and
– Industrial Radiography and CT.

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