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Market Rates Insight Offers Lifestyle Financial Services Study to Independent Community Bankers of America® Members

First-ever Study Revealing Services Consumers Want from Banks Now Available to ICBA Members with Exclusive 10% Discount.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (August 26, 2012) — Market Rates Insight, Inc. (MRI, http://www.marketratesinsight.com), a leader in pricing intelligence for deposits, personal loans, mortgages, and fees, recently conducted the first nationwide consumer study to understand consumer attitudes about fees paid for banking services. The study has uncovered a new category of “lifestyle financial services” that consumers are willing to pay for, and is now available at a 10% discount to community banks through an exclusive relationship with the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)®.

The study from Market Rates Insight reveals new ways community banks can compete more effectively and promote greater customer loyalty by offering services that consumers want and are willing to pay for. The Lifestyle Financial Services study reveals that customers will pay, on average, $3.63 per month each of the seven services that deliver convenience, efficiency, mobility, and protection. For example, 63.4% of those surveyed indicated they would spend up to $2.37 per month for mobile remote deposit capture services, and 73.7% said they would pay $3.39 per month for credit score reporting.

“Income from service fees on deposit accounts declined 13% between 2007 and 2012, so now more than ever, community and regional institutions need to develop new ways to attract and keep customers,” said Dr. Dan Geller, Executive Vice President of Market Rates Insight and the architect of the study. “Our emerging Lifestyle Financial Services study reveals that consumers want services, such as mobile deposits and personal money transfer from their financial institution. By working directly with ICBA, we can help community banks identify new sources of fee income as well as help promote customer loyalty.”

ICBA members now can buy the Lifestyle Financial Services study at a special ICBA rate. They study is available in various forms:

– The complete study, including consumer research, likelihood of use, perceived value and competitive analyses for the top five U.S. banks, at a discounted price of $4,455.
– The consumer research on all seven categories of Lifestyle Financial Services, including an analytic overview, at a discounted price of $3,105.
– The consumer research for one specific type of services, such as credit score reporting, identity theft services, personalized couponing, prepaid loadable cards, overdraft transfer services, person-to-person payments, and mobile remote deposit capture, for $895 each.

Each study report features consumer research on preferences and perceived value, as well as demographic segmentation.

For more information, 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 uses deposit surveys, mortgage and consumer loan surveys, fees and features studies, new product alerts, benchmarking and market share analysis to give subscribers the intelligence needed to strategically position products, optimize pricing and react to emerging trends. 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.

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

Vietnam’s First Luxury Tour Operator, Luxury Travel Ltd Targets Asean Countries

Luxury Travel Ltd. Attends TTC in both Malina and Cebu in the Philippinnes from 28 to 30 August 2012 and Promotes Short Trips To Hanoi Capital and Halong Bay in Five Days.

Hanoi, Vietnam, August 25, 2011 — Luxury Travel Ltd. Attends TTC in both Malina and Cebu in the Philippinnes from 28 to 30 August 2012 and Promotes Short Trips To Hanoi Capital and Halong Bay in Five Days. Travelers will discover two world heritages listed sites in Northern Vietnam. http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Vietnam_Stopover_Tours/Hanoi_Halong_Bay_Luxury_Summer_Escape_5_days.htm

Luxury Travel Ltd. has served the luxury travel industry for many years, and their staff has acquired first-hand knowledge about the luxury travel market in Vietnam.

They have visited their recommended destinations, and have personally checked out the finest hotels, resorts and restaurants designed for discriminating travelers.

The northern area of Vietnam is always an attractive destination for tourists visiting the country. Hanoi capital and Halong Bay are the favorites destinations for all travelers.

Cebu Pacific flights to both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Hanoi and Halong Bay Escape tour price starts from US$723 per person (14.500.000 VND). Travelers benefit the concierge service with 24 hours support, accommodations for two people are in twin, shared rooms at five-star hotels and cruises. Price includes all transportation, occasional meals, entrance fees, boat trips and the services of an English or French-speaking guide. This offer is valid until 30 September 2013.

“This Hanoi and Halong Bay five day tour is designed for travelers who seek to explore Hanoi city life on their own, try some local food in the Old Quarter, and shop for fine silk clothing, embroidered linens, bamboo and more. You also then get to relax and simply enjoy a glass of draught beer and a cup of Hanoi’s famous coffee before escaping to Halong Bay with a marvelous overnight stay on a traditional yet luxurious junk. Touring is flexible, with your own expert guide and driver in each destination, and each day is tailored to your personal interests, schedule, level of energy, and travel preferences.” Said Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam-based Luxury Travel Ltd (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) is a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers, in luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel excels in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences to fulfill the most sophisticated traveler’s expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance, including the most recent award: Best Luxury Tour Operator.

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Advanced Degrees Party Highlights National Singles Week, Sept 16-22

Well-educated singles have a tough time finding a compatible romantic partner.

San Rafael, CA, August 25, 2012 — (For Immediate Release) Contact: Tom Andrews, 415/507-9962

Single professionals of all ages with a Doctorate or Master’s Degree are invited to meet new single friends, Thursday, September 20, 2011, 7-9pm. This annual event is being held this year at Yoshi’s, 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco CA 94115. $10 at the door includes a fun Mixer Game, accompanied by complimentary appetizers for those who arrive on time. There is free parking.

“Only 7% of the adult population in the U.S. has an advanced degree,” says Rich Gosse, Chairman of The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization, “so it’s tough to meet friends on your own educational level. Single women with advanced degrees find it particularly difficult to find a romantic partner, because most men are intimidated by highly intelligent, well-educated women. That’s why we schedule this party. Single Professionals with advanced degrees deserve the opportunity to meet their peers. Studies have revealed that marriages are most likely to survive if both spouses share the same educational level.

“This year’s Advanced Degrees Party takes place during National Singles Week, September 16 – 22, 2012, the only week dedicated to the recognition of the special contributions of all singles,” says Mr. Gosse. “The first National Singles Week was in 1982. The week has been declared by official proclamation of Governors throughout America, and is listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events, a directory of such events for the country.”

Rich Gosse is the author of eight books on dating, including You CAN Hurry Love, Singles Guide to the Bay Area, and A Good Man Is EASY to Find (“This is a great book! Oprah Winfrey). His entertaining advice on dating has been featured by ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, Fox, MSNBC, NBC, Oprah, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Business Week, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Playgirl, London Times, The Australian, New Zealand Herald, etc. Mr. Gosse is available to the news media for interviews by calling 415-479-3800.

The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization, is the official sponsor of National Singles Week. Anyone wishing more information about the Advanced Degrees Party and many more parties for single professionals may visit http://www.ThePartyHotline.com or call 415/507-9962.

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

Inspirational Religious Book by Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner Released World-Wide

Breakout Non-Fiction Work Titled, “BUT HE CALLS ME BLESSED! When the Unbelievable Happens to Believers”, an Inspirational Religious Book by Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner Released World-Wide.

Vienna, Austria (August 25, 2012) — At the age of 15 Rhea, a young Christian girl, was raped by a gang of gun-wielding robbers during a church convention. There followed 18 years of extreme psychological trauma during which Rhea went from loving God (as she had been brought up to by her deeply religious parents) to hating Him with a passion. According to Rhea, at one point in her life only the loathing she developed for her own self could equal her hatred for God and all things godly. This hatred, she said, was so virulent that it became an ordeal to take a simple bath, as she could not stand to touch herself. How Rhea went from this awful extreme back to loving God all over again is woven by Sarah in this pain-filled but extremely inspirational narration.

Rhea’s is just one of the five remarkable stories in Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner’s, BUT HE CALLS ME BLESSED! When the Unbelievable Happens to Believers – ISBN 9781622870387. The book aims to encourage by showing that it is possible to have hope even in the most desperate of situations. According to Sarah, “There’s always a nugget of wisdom to be derived from any given situation, it all depends on who’s doing the mining.”

What readers have to say about Sarah’s book…

“The stories are amazing. They are crafted in such a way that the reader is drawn into the depths of desire, despair, hope, faith and resilience. I was particularly moved by “Silvana’s Story”. I just could not put it down till I’d finished the story.” — Uduak-Abasi Akpabio, Nigeria.

“I read these stories and they invoked such an array of emotions for me ranging from anger to sadness to joy. To make it short and sweet, you cannot read these stories without feeling something because the writer causes or enables you to almost step into the lives of these women and share their journey…totally emotive and faith stirring!” — Taiwo Adegbite, London.

More on what Sarah has to say concerning her book…
“The solutions to other people’s suffering can often times be culled from the experiences of others. Irrespective of their religious orientation, race or position within the society, it is my greatest wish that many lives will be changed for the better as a result of this book. There’s one truism, and it is that there’s more that unites all humanity than that which divides them.

“In conclusion, the real heroes of our world are often the voiceless of our society. I am honored to be the voice of the women in this book.”

Sarah’s first prose release, BUT HE CALLS ME BLESSED! is available in eBook form, ISBN 9781622870387, through Amazon.com, BN.com and wherever eBooks are sold on-line.

Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner, an Austrian Citizen by marriage, was born in southern Nigeria into a loving and close-knit family. She holds a BA (honors) in Diplomatic Studies and MA in Professional Writing. She is blessed with two children who in her words, “are my joy, my hope, my inspiration and the light that brightens the pathways of my life.” Sarah lives and writes in Vienna.

For more on her visit http://www.sarahudohgrossfurthner.com

Media Contact:
Sarah Udoh Gross-Furthner
Tel: +43 6767336132
E-Mail: sarah_udoh@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.sarahudohgrossfurthner.com

AAA Welcomes KPMG Bolstering of Alternatives Team

AAA has welcomed moves by global auditing and accountancy firm KPMG to expand its alternative investment team by adding five new members in the US.

Boston, MA, USA, August 23, 2012 — Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) has welcomed moves by global auditing and accountancy firm KPMG to expand its alternative investment team by adding five new members in the US.

The advisory firm has taken on Ted Carreiro to join its alternative investment fund practice in Boston. Carreiro is the former managing director of State Street Bank and Trust’s AIF division and has more that 18 years experience.

KPMG is also taking on Phillip W. DeSalvo, who has worked with a large number of businesses before to help them to instigate transactions, structure and execute deals. Michael R Richards is another new addition and has over 22 years of relevant experience. He will lead the KPMG transaction services practice in the West Coast region.

The boost to the alternative investment team reflects the increase in interest in alternatives as individuals and institutional investors struggle to make significant returns when invested in savings bonds and the stock market. “The stock market is pretty inactive and interest rates are at historic lows,” asserted AAA’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson.

KPMG said in an official statement that alternatives were becoming increasingly important to the firm. “KPMG is committed to becoming the market leader in serving the alternative investments industry and our latest additions to the team demonstrate our goal to have the broadest set of skills and in-depth knowledge of the most important regulatory and business issues facing the industry,” said Al Fichera, national partner in charge, alternative investments-audit, in a statement.

AAA supports range of alternative investments, including timberland investment through sustainable plantations such as the one run by Greenwood Management in Brazil.

AAA claims that timber prices are set to rise of the back of more activity in the Chinese, Indian and US housing markets. As a result, it could be the best time for a while for investing in timberland.

About Alternative Asset Analysis:
The remit of Alternative Asset Analysis is to analyse and provide news on the global performance of a wide range of alternative asset classes including, but not restricted to, commodities, real estate, forestry, foreign exchange, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital.

Media Contact:
Anthony Johnson
Alternative Asset Analysis
71 Commercial St
Boston, MA 02109-1320
617-939-9596
info@alternativeassetanalysis.com
http://www.alternativeassetanalysis.com

Luxury Travel Ltd Unveils Private Day Trip to Vung Tau Beach for Saigon Based Travelers

Luxury Tour Operator (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) Unveils Private Day Trip to Vung Tau Beach from Saigon Every Day.

Hanoi, Vietnam, August 23, 2011 — Vung Tau, located at about 125 kilometers to the southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, was known as Cap Saint-Jacques under French occupation. Among Vietnamese and expatriates, it is a popular beach destination for weekend trips.

“Travelers can reach Vung Tau by speedboat, car or helicopter from Ho Chi Minh City. Vung Tau is a busy coast city with a few beaches, an attractive summer palace, a couple of interesting temples, a few other attractions and not much else, so it offers enough to do but nevertheless offers an off the beaten path and low key escape. However, luxury properties, casinos and golf courses are set to open soon, in order attract long stay, high end holidaymakers to both the Ho Tram area and Vung Tau. Twenty kilometers from the city center is Long Hai town, once a fishing village and now a small resort popular with Vietnamese people. Vung Tau is also the place to board a boat, plane or helicopter to visit famous Con Dao Island, 180 kilometers away.” said Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

For a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City, travelers will discover the best Vung Tau has to offer.

At 07:30, travelers will be picked up from the hotel in HCMC and driven to Vung Tau, traveling by immense rubber and cashew nut plantations, as well as scenic rice fields.

On the way to Vung Tau, travelers will visit the Large House (Nha Lon) and its temples at Long Son Island. Large House is a place to celebrate festivals, with a school, a market, a Ghe Sam preserving house, and Ong Tran’s graveyard.

Arriving in Vung Tau, the capital of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province, travelers will visit the White House Palace (a summer residence of the last emperor Bao Dai), offering a wonderful view of the beach and the city.

Travelers will visit Niet Ban Tinh Xa, Nirvana Meditation Retreat and Thich Ca Phat Dai, a Buddhist shrine. They will also visit a French-built light house and the giant Jesus Christ image as optional choices.

Vacationers will have lunch at Lan Rung restaurant then have swim at the Bai Sau Beach. At 4 pm travelers will drive back to Saigon where they arrive at around 6 pm.

“Vung Tau preserves the feel of a harmonious community of religions, mountains, beaches, architecture old and news. It is now a favourite weekend beach escape destination for family vacations from Ho Chi Minh City. This short trip has all the best Vung Tau has to offer.” adds Pham Ha.

The tour price starts from US$82 per person for a private party of two people. Price includes all private pick up and drop off services, transportation from Ho Chi Minh City, meals, entrance fees and the services of an English-speaking guide. This offer is valid until 30 December 2013.

For info and booking, visit http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Daytrips/Vung-Tau-Day-Trip.htm

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator and DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com), Luxury Travel is based in Hanoi, with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel is exceptional in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel has just won a Guide Award 2012 for Excellent Performance.

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

On Hurricane Andrew’s 20th Anniversary, FPL Recognizes the Contributions of Electric Workers

“Our electric workers are our first responders, consistently answering the call for help, whether it’s working to upgrade our electrical system on a daily basis or leading the charge after a storm,” said Keith Hardy, FPL’s vice president of Distribution.

Juno Beach, FL (August 22, 2012) — As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew is observed, Florida Power & Light Company is paying special tribute to the members of its team whose work is critical to providing reliable power year-round and in the wake of devastating storms – electrical workers.

Karl Greer, an FPL electric worker based in South Florida, knows the importance of having a plan and being prepared because Greer rode out Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago with his family in Homestead, the storm’s ground zero. After the storm, he worked 16-hour shifts alongside thousands of FPL employees until power was fully restored.

“We put up wires and poles for a living, but the need I saw after Hurricane Andrew was unlike anything that I had ever witnessed,” said Greer. “Andrew taught us all a vital lesson about the seriousness of storms, and the need for serious preparation.”

Greer’s experience during Andrew was like many in the region. At 12:35 a.m., his power went out, and the noise of the wind and debris against the shutters grew so loud that he and his family could barely hear their own voices. When daylight arrived, he went outside to find his roof in tatters, and each of the 29 mature pine trees in his yard fallen. His uncle’s home on a neighboring property, once a two story residence, had been cut in half, with only the bottom floor remaining.

However, Greer had to put aside his personal challenges, because duty called. “The roads were all blocked, but as soon as I could I was at FPL with my crew, getting the power back on,” said Greer. “In one area, we replaced every single pole along a 6-mile stretch. It was tough, but what kept me going was the thought that my friends and family were counting on us; people all throughout the area were counting on us.”

The efforts of electric workers and other dedicated employees after Hurricane Andrew helped to improve FPL’s preparations for storms and the recovery that follows. The strategies employed to create restoration staging areas to coordinate with out-of-state service providers to assist with field operations were formed by experiences in Hurricane Andrew.

“Our electric workers are our first responders, consistently answering the call for help, whether it’s working to upgrade our electrical system on a daily basis or leading the charge after a storm,” said Keith Hardy, FPL’s vice president of Distribution. “We are showing our appreciation by celebrating throughout August, especially on Sunday Aug. 26, Lineworker Appreciation Day in Florida.”

To hear more from FPL electric workers that were on the ground during Hurricane Andrew, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5-obibfjg&feature=youtu.be

About Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading employer in the state with approximately 10,000 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla. – based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information, visit http://www.FPL.com.

Media Contact:
FPL Media Line
Florida Power & Light Company
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
Tel: 305-552-3888
E-Mail: amelia.gomez@rbbpr.com
Web: To hear more from FPL electric workers that were on the ground during Hurricane Andrew, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5-obibfjg&feature=youtu.be

Zevrix Updates Output Factory for InDesign: Adds HTML Support

Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.3.6, a feature update to its professional output automation solution for Adobe InDesign on Mac OS X. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign and offers batch output, single page export, layer versioning, preflighting, variable file names, detailed history and more. The new version lets users automate export of InDesign documents to HTML.

Toronto (ON), Canada – August 22, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.3.6, a feature update to its professional solution to automate printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, ad agencies and publishing houses worldwide, and is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput.

The new version lets users automate export of multiple InDesign documents to HTML, helping users dramatically save time on repurposing InDesign files for web.

Output Factory is a powerful solution to automate InDesign’s output tasks, whether users need to send hundreds of documents or just a single one. Users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, and Output Factory will do the rest automatically. For example, the software can be left exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

With Output Factory users only need to select InDesign files, adjust workflow settings, and Output Factory will do the rest automatically. Users are free to continue working on their computer unimpeded, as the program works automatically in the background; or let it work while they’re on a lunch break; or just leave Output Factory working overnight to output hundreds of documents, and the completed job can be picked up next morning.

Output Factory supports printing as well as exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash, INX, IDML, EPUB, HTML and several image formats. It offers the following key features:

Batch processing of InDesign files
-Output as single pages
-Output to several formats at once
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Layer versioning
-Preflight InDesign and final PDF files
-Support for InDesign books and booklet imposition

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95 (Light version $119.95), as well as from authorized resellers and Adobe Exchange. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97. Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 on Intel-based Macs and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry

Luxury Travel Ltd Has Just Announced a New Day Tour to Can Gio Forest from Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam’s first Luxury Tour Operator (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) often offers new tours for discerning travelers and has just announced a new day tour to Can Gio Forest from Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi, Vietnam, August 22, 2011 — Luxury Travel Ltd. has served the luxury travel industry for many years, and their staff has acquired first-hand knowledge about the luxury travel market in Vietnam.

They have visited their recommended destinations, and have personally checked out the finest hotels, resorts and restaurants designed for discriminating travelers.

The company often offers new tours for discerning travelers and has just announced a new day tour to Can Gio Forest from Ho Chi Minh City.

Located 55 km from Ho Chi Minh City, the trip to the reserve takes about 2 hours. This is a new and exotic day tour for Saigon based travelers. They will discover the National Biosphere Reserve of Can Gio and immerse themselves in its natural beauty and learn about its wild life.

Can Gio Biosphere Reserve is a top travel spot to enjoy natural scenery and get a bit of fresh air. Recognized as a World Biosphere by UNESCO in 2000, and known as a the “green lung” of Ho Chi Minh City, Can Gio mangrove forest is a haven for rare flora and fauna, like wild cats, otters, pythons, deer, and a group of more than 1,000.wild long-tailed macaques and 80 purebred crocodiles.

The tour price starts from US$128 per person for 2 persons (2.600.000VND). Price includes all transportation, boat trip, canoe, lunch, entrance fees, and the services of an English or French-speaking guide. This offer is valid until 30 December 2013.

“You can get the chance to see a troupe of over 1,000 monkeys on the Monkey Island, and the adventurous can feed crocodiles in Vam Sac. They fix bait to the fishing line and stand on the boat in midstream to hold the rod and “fish” crocodiles. If you stay overnight at the resort, you can join local people to hunt for ba khia (a species of crab with three stripes on their back), grill fish to eat and sing songs by a camp fire. There are two simple resorts for your choosing, Saigon Can Gio Resort and Ngoc Phuong Nam Pearl Resort, both located near the beach. The Can Gio day trip is perfect for day trippers, families, intrepid travelers, and nature lovers” said Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

For more info and booking, visit http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Daytrips/Discover-the-National-Biosphere-Reserve-of-Can-Gio.htm

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator and DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com), Luxury Travel is based in Hanoi, with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel is exceptional in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel has just won a Guide Award 2012 for Excellent Performance.

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

The Gu Kailai Trail at The New York Times Featured China Happy Hour, August 28 in New York City

China Happy Hour (www.ChinaHappyHour.com) Will Bring Together Businessmen, Executives, Investors and Entrepreneurs of the Chinese and South Asian Business Communities, for an Evening of Networking and Cocktails in New York City from 6PM to 9PM, August 28.

New York City, NY, USA (August 22, 2012) — When it comes to patriotic blockbusters, synchronized military parades and choreographed political cavalcades that fill the Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Communist Party knows how to put on a show, says The New York Times. But in publicly prosecuting Gu Kailai, the wife of the purged political leader Bo Xilai, for murdering a British business associate, it seems to have committed some fumbles.

The party’s carefully scripted trial of Ms. Gu – which led to her conviction on Monday for poisoning the Briton, Neil Heywood, and a suspended death sentence – appears to have prompted anger and cynicism from almost everyone here who paid attention.

Die-hard leftists who still back Mr. Bo and his populist policies, The Times continues, detected strands of a grand political conspiracy. Legal scholars identified glaring inconsistencies in what the government had trumpeted as a model of judicial exactitude. And liberals, noting that Ms. Gu’s crime would have remained secret had not a player in the scandal divulged incriminating details to American diplomats, found further evidence that their leaders believe they can literally get away with murder.

This month, Golden Networking’s China Happy Hour (http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com) will invite a number of journalists who have followed the trial, conviction and suspended death sentence of Gu Kailai, the wife of purged Chinese leader Bo Xilai, in close detail, for the panel “The Gu Kailai Trail” moderated by its founder Edgar Perez. There will be time afterwards for Q&A and the best China networking in New York City.

China Happy Hour will be held Tuesday August 28th, 6PM; these receptions have been known to attract executives and professionals not only from China but also from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and India, among other nationalities.

China Happy Hour New York City, featured in The New York Times, 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 info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
516-761-4712
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net