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Business

TripInsurance.com Expands Offering with Improved, Direct-to-Consumer Travel Insurance Policies from Old Republic

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New “Better” and “Good” Travel Insurance Packages Offer Consumers Better Coverage at Reduced Cost Since They Buy Direct from the Underwriter.

LOS GATOS, Calif. (June 26, 2012) — TripInsurance.com, the most trusted online resource to help travelers find the trip coverage they need, today announced that insurance partner Old Republic Insurance Company has upgraded the travel insurance policies it offers through TripInsurance.com. The new “good” and “better” insurance packages offered by Old Republic now offer improved coverage for travel delays, emergency medical expenses, and personal belongings, at even greater savings.

“Old Republic is one of our most valued partners, and upgrading these policies clearly demonstrates how much additional value customers can get by buying direct using our online service,” said Dan Skilken, founder and CEO of TripInsurance.com. “We deliberately tier our coverage as Good, Better, and Best to make it easier for travelers to find the level of coverage that best meets their travel needs. And because we work so closely with underwriters like Old Republic, we are able to negotiate exclusive travel policies at exclusive rates and pass those deals along to our customers.”

For consumers looking for a great deal in travel insurance, the Old Republic Insurance “good” policy offered through TripInsurance.com now offers trip cancellation and trip interruption coverage for the full cost of the trip, as well as $500 trip delay coverage. It also includes $10,000 for medical expenses and $20,000 for emergency evacuation with 24/7 travel assistance included. There also is $500 in coverage for loss of baggage and personal effects.

For those seeking “better” coverage, at the next level Old Republic includes complete trip cancellation coverage with coverage of 150% of the cost for trip interruption. It also includes $50,000 for medical expenses and $100,000 coverage for emergency medical evacuation, and $1,000 coverage for personal effects and baggage. The “better” package also includes $25,000 for accidental death and dismemberment.

About TripInsurance.com
TripInsurance.com is the online resource for comprehensive and affordable travel insurance. Most travelers really don’t understand the details and benefits of travel insurance, and buy based on recommendations from a travel agent or a third party. TripInsurance.com simplifies buying travel insurance by providing comparison-shopping online for the best coverage at the lowest prices. TripInsurance.com is committed to making insurance terms easy to understand, providing the best available coverage categorized by customers’ specific needs, and allowing travelers to buy direct from leading underwriters to achieve savings of 40% or more. The company is fully licensed for Property and Casualty, Life, and Accident and Health insurance in all 50 states, and the staff are fully trained and licensed insurance professionals.

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

Contact:
Dan Skilken
TripInsurance.com
(408) 337-2345
info@tripinsurance.com

Tom Woolf
Gumas Advertising
(415) 621-7575
twoolf@gumas.com

Healthcare

IAPAM Publishes Reviews Affirming Symposium with Botox Training Exceeds Expectations

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Physicians affirm that attending the IAPAM’s hCG Training and Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training “is the best money [they] have spent.”

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – June 26, 2012 — The latest reviews from physicians who have attended the IAPAM’s Training Seminars in Scottsdale, Arizona have been published. Physicians affirm that attending the IAPAM’s hCG Training and Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training “is the best money [they] have spent.”

Physician testimonials about the physician-lead Symposium with Botox training (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com) and the IAPAM’s comprehensive and respected Physician hCG Training (http://www.hcgtraining.com) rave about how the IAPAM educates physicians on how to safely and profitably add $100,000+ a year in non-insurance based revenue to an existing practice.

The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine’s (http://www.iapam.com) hCG and Botox Training programs are different than any other educational programs offered in North America. No other programs in the U.S. offer this combination of expert-led training coupled with a forum where the world’s physicians, of all medical specialties, come together to learn and share their experiences. The IAPAM also offers long term support to physicians who are adding aesthetic medical treatments to a practice.

Unlike programs offered by private companies, attendees of the IAPAM’s Training receive certification by the IAPAM, a voluntary professional association of physicians and supporters, which sets standards for the aesthetic medical profession.

Since 2006, well over 1300 physicians and their staff have taken the IAPAM’s hCG and Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training courses, and here are the latest reviews:

•“This is the best program! I have attended 2 other programs before. It was definitely worth it. Excellent, practical points on “how to.” Very comprehensive [and] focused on the details.” ~ L. Kucerova, MD (June ’12)
•“[During the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium, I was very interested in] chemical peels and the profit margins [available]. Jennifer [Wild, DO] was wonderful. Specifying how many units of botox to use, etc. and where to inject was very helpful!” [Before taking the IAPAM’s hCG Training] I knew nothing, and now I know everything I need to start [the] successful use of hCG in the office.” ~ N. Kaushal, MD (June ’12)
•“All speakers were very good, [with a significant] knowledge level [and] experienced. [The training and presenters were very] helpful. Great job.” ~ P. Connors, MD (June ’12)
•“[hCG will be] a great addition to my practice. Excellent!” ~ R. Vindhya, MD (June ’12)
•“The [Aesthetic Medicine Symposium was] beyond my most optimistic expectation. [It was a] big bang for my money. FANTASTIC!” ~ A. Adebayo, MD (June ’12)
•“It was all great. Great topic coverage relevant to practicing aesthetic medicine.” ~ A. Tate, MD (June ’12)
•“The course made me interested in everything.” ~ K. Pardave, NP (June ’12)
•“Great course…..[especially the] hands-on botox (TM) injecting.” ~ F. Pepple, MD (June ’12)
•“Fabulous!” ~ P. Connors, MD (June ’12)
•“All aspects of a start up aesthetics practice were covered very [well and] in depth.” ~ M.J. Englee, MD (June ’12)
•“Excellent Symposium.” ~ L. Mata, MD (June ’12)
•“Excellent presenters! Wonderful location. [My expectations were] absolutely [met]. Over and above!” ~ L. Waterson, MD (June ’12)
•“All the [topics] were very informative and new to me. My expectations were exceeded!! This was the best money I have spent. Fantastic!”~ L. DeBlanche, MD (June ’12)

Read all the testimonials regarding the IAPAM’s hCG Training and its Aesthetic Medicine Symposium at http://iapam.com/my-expectations-were-exceeded-this-was-the-best-money-i-have-spent.html

All of the IAPAM’s 2010, 2011 and 2012 training seminars have sold out, so to register for the IAPAM’s next Symposium or hCG Training session, go to http://www.iapam.com or contact the IAPAM at 1-800-219-5108 ext 704.

Botox is a trademark of Allergan, Inc.

About the IAPAM: The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM)

The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is a voluntary global association of physicians and supporters, which sets standards for the aesthetic medical profession worldwide. The goal of the association is to offer education, ethical standards, credentialing, and member benefits to members around the globe. IAPAM membership is open to all licensed medical doctors (MDs), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), physicians assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and dentists (DDSs/DMDs). The IAPAM offers aesthetic medicine and hCG medical weight management programs, including: botox training, medical aesthetic training, laser training, physician hCG training, and aesthetic practice business training. Additional information about the association can be accessed through the IAPAM’s website (http://www.iapam.com) or by contacting:

Jeff Russell, Executive-Director
International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM)
1-800-219-5108 ext. 704

Software, Technology

Zevrix Updates Output Factory for InDesign: Improves Book Processing

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Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.2.4, a feature update to its professional solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and post-processing from InDesign and offers batch processing, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, preflighting, detailed history and more. The new version lets users export InDesign books (.indb) as a single files consisting of all InDesign documents within the book.

Toronto (ON), Canada – June 26, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.2.1, 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, design agencies and publishing houses worldwide, and is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput.

The new version improves processing of InDesign book (.indb) files. Output Factory now exports books as single files consisting of all InDesign documents within the book, as opposite to generating a separate output file for each document. The new feature helps users dramatically streamline and accelerate conversion of InDesign books to PDF and e-books.

“Output Factory has been the single biggest time-saver I’ve encountered in ten years of print production,” says Mike Agate, Head of Production of Which?, Europe’s largest consumer rights organization. “With the reduction in head count and efficiency savings, it must have paid for itself 500 times over.”

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

Output Factory offers the following key features:

–Batch processing of InDesign files
-Support for printing and exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash and other formats
-Output as single pages
-Save groups of output settings and output to several formats at once
–Update modified links automatically
-Powerful variable output file names
-Layer versioning
-Automatic preflight of InDesign and final PDF files
-Detailed output history

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. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97. Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 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

Business

Meet The Speed Traders’ Edgar Perez, the World’s Most Sought-After High-Frequency Trading Expert

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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, and Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012).

New York City, NY, USA (June 25, 2012) — There are a number of people who have expertise in the field of high-frequency trading, the execution of a significant number of financial transactions in short time frames to capture small price discrepancies. But while there are many experts, not all of them are great presenters; even more so, not all of them have the international stature that Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders, has quickly acquired after extensively traveling the world and presenting to audiences of practitioners and academics in America, Europe and Asia, in addition to being featured in the most influential international business publications.

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 currently being translated into Bahasa Indonesia and Portuguese. 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 scheduled in Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Ho Chi Minh, New York, Dubai and Chicago. 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 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), Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/EdgarPerez), Sohu (http://EdgarPerez.t.sohu.com) and Tencent (http://t.qq.com/EdgarPerez). For speaking engagements, requests can be submitted to jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Ye
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
516-761-4712
jye@thespeedtraders.com
http://www.thespeedtraders.com

Business, Energy

FPL Uses Infrared Technology to keep Service Reliability in the Top 25 Percent of Utilities Nationwide

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“What I like best about my job is knowing that I’m making a difference for FPL customers every day and helping to deliver affordable and reliable power,” said Florida Power & Light’s Delivery Assurance Lead, Eli Cueto.

Juno Beach, FL (June 23, 2012) — Florida Power & Light‘s Delivery Assurance Lead, Eli Cueto, can see things most of us would never even notice. He sees problems before they develop. Think of him as a detective who patrols the electric grid.

“Doing this, I get to fulfill a lot of things that I like, which is field work, and investigating and uncovering potential problems,” he says.

This detective’s tool of choice? An advanced infrared camera, which he carries in a black suitcase as he patrols the power lines across Florida in his FPL van.

“If you’re looking at a section of an overhead line, everything could appear fine,” he says. “You could look at it with binoculars and still everything looks good.”

Cueto says if he stopped there, and relied only on his eyesight, he would miss the most important evidence of all – the clue that’s the key to delivering reliable service. Opening his suitcase and flipping on his infrared camera, Cueto reveals what’s really going on inside the fuse switch, fixed 60 feet high atop an FPL pole.

“The way it works is that the camera picks up the infrared energy being displayed, so the brighter the color, the hotter the temperature,” Cueto says, pointing to a purplish image on the camera screen.

In the center of the image, he points to a bright white circle. “What we are seeing right here is a hot fuse switch. We can see it right here on the camera that it is overheating. The temperature, it’s over 150 degrees, so we know that it’s a candidate for replacement.”

Cueto returns to his office and uploads the infrared image to his computer. He calls up a database that provides more information about the specific pole and switch. The information he discovers helps him create a work order for his team, which can then perform preventive maintenance on the equipment and avoid a potential outage for customers. Like a good detective, Cueto followed the clues, determined the cause and cracked the case.

“I think FPL sets a standard, because we actually take the initiative to go out there and evaluate all the facilities that we have,” says Cueto. He is part of a team of 26 FPL employees and contractors who use infrared technology to help provide reliable service.

“What I like best about my job is knowing that I’m making a difference for FPL customers every day and helping to deliver affordable and reliable power.”

To view photos and video of FPL’s infrared technology, visit http://www.fpl.com/newsroom.

Eli Cueto joined FPL in 2005 and began his career as a meter reader. He later worked in the Distribution service planning area first, as an associate project designer, assisting with trouble tickets and working on projects to help improve service reliability, and later, as a customer project manager, helping plan for power delivery to new and existing construction. In December 2010, Cueto transitioned into his current delivery assurance lead position, where his focus day in and day out is preventing problems to help ensure service reliability.

Media Contact:
FPL Media Line
Florida Power & Light Company
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
305-552-3888
kristy.kennedy@rbbpr.com
http://www.fpl.com

Healthcare

New Book Addresses the Reality of Obesity and Offers a Break into a Growing Problem

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The book advocates good health by avoiding stress typically brought on by obesity. The author also teaches the fundamental facts behind how this issue affects the body and mind.

Lanham, MD, USA – June 23, 2012 — Millions of people have been diagnosed with obesity, and in recognizing the necessity of good health, there are ways to rid obesity through practical and realistic methods. Living with obesity is not the end of the world despite its life changing capabilities. In his new book titled The Obesity Reality: A Comprehensive Approach to a Growing Problem, author Dr. Naheed Ali leads us to the many truths about obesity by walking through the “ins and outs” of this problem.

The book advocates good health by avoiding stress typically brought on by obesity. What’s more, the information in the book is straightforward and dives into the inner workings of obesity. The author also teaches the fundamental facts behind how this issue affects the body and mind.

The aim is to encourage healthy living and fix the obesity dilemma throughout the world through this comprehensive, remedial guidebook. The information is presented in a zero-nonsense, highly-organized way. The book also reveals how obesity breeds other problems and how we can overcome this obstacle in more ways than one.

In The Obesity Reality, Dr. Ali addresses issues and serves obesity sufferers what Publishers Weekly calls “powerful insights”. Under his ideas, fundamental factors such as diet, treatment, and the mind affect the overall impact which obesity has on our health. The author believes the obese should have a diverse amount of knowledge to evade the massive physical ailments that this problem can bring forth. The book promotes the practices for looking obesity in the eye before it strikes, and the author is a firm believer in the adage: “prevention is a step above cure.” Additional information is available online at Obesity123.com.

-Ends-

For media interviews, please contact:
Lisa McAllister,
Rowman & Littlefield Publicity
4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 459-3366, ext. 5619
obesityclues@gmail.com

Business

Wood Resources Quarterly Figures show strong Timber Demand, claims FRA

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New figures from Wood Resources Quarterly show that China’s wood imports have increased hugely over the past ten years – which is great news for those investing in sustainable forestry, claims FRA.

Seattle, United States, June 23, 2012 — New figures from Wood Resources Quarterly show that China’s wood imports have increased hugely over the past ten years – which is great news for those investing in sustainable forestry, claims Forestry Research Associates (FRA).

Although Chinese timber imports for the first quarter of 2012 were down slightly, imports of logs have increased almost every year for ten years. The reason behind the growing demand has been the country’s expanding economy and house building. As a result China has become the world’s largest importer of sawlogs, according to the report.

In addition, the report showed that the US is now providing more of China’s timber imports, while Russia and New Zealand are exporting less to China. The reduction in the import of Russian timber could be partly down to the fact that Russia has increased taxed on exported lumber.

China’s lumber imports were 15 times higher in 2011 than they were in 2001 – demonstrating the major growth in demand from the emerging economy. The value of the timber imported to China is now around $8 billion, up from just $630 million in 2001.

“This increase in demand from China has led to an increase in the return that timber investors see after buying up sections of plantations – through firms like Greenwood Management – or through investing in forestry fund,” explained FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins.

FRA, a research and analysis consultancy specializing in sustainable forestry investment analysis, claims that investing in timberland is still a good bet for those who would like to diversify their portfolio. “Forestry and wood prices tend not to follow general economic trends – so if the stock markets are losing value, chances are, your timber investments will be holding up well,” explained Mr Collins.

FRA claims that Greenwood Management, along with several other timberland investment companies, offer an ethical investment choice for those who want a tangible asset in return for their investment.

About Forestry Research Associates

Forestry Research Associates is a research and advisory consultancy that focuses on forestry management, sustainability issues and forestry investment around the globe.

Media Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com

Business

Morgan Stanley Impact Investment Platform attracts support from AAA

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AAA is speaking out in support of the launch of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Investing and Impact Platform, which is intended to make it easier for investors to put their money into socially responsible projects.

Boston, MA, USA, June 23, 2012 — Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) is speaking out in support of the launch of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Investing and Impact Platform, which is intended to make it easier for investors to put their money into socially responsible projects.

The investments offered through the platform are intended to be socially and environmentally responsible while offering risk-adjusted financial returns. “The project should enable more financial advisers offer a wide range of impact investing products to the masses and not just the wealthy”, explained AAA’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson.

AAA claims that the market for impact investing is growing, with one in every eight dollars in the US invested in projects that are considered to have corporate and societal responsibility at their center. This totals a huge $3.07 trillion in value terms and shows that people do want to make responsible decisions that align their financial goals with their personal ethics.

Mr Johnson added, “The more products available, for those interested in impact investing, the better.

“We are seeing more and more individuals and even institutional investors looking for ways to make a difference while they make money and these kinds of platforms make it easier to do so.”

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Paul Hatch, added, “With over 4 million clients who have more than $1.7 trillion of investable assets, we are in a unique position to extend the reach of an ‘investing with impact’ program to one of the largest sets of investors in the world.

“Even a fraction of this total represents a substantial amount that could be invested in support of the common good.”

AAA supports a range of ethical investment funds and projects and is especially keen to promote forestry investment as a profitable and ethical options. Mr Johnson explained, “investing in plantations, like the ones run by Greenwood Management and other firms in Brazil, offers a great diversifier for any portfolio and can also help to safeguard the future of sustainable forestry for generations to come.”

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

Art, Entertainment

Call for Entries – Animals Online Art Competition

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Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 2rd Annual “Animals” Online Art Competition for the month of July 2012.

Jupiter, Florida – June 22, 2012 — Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 2rd Annual “Animals” Online Art Competition for the month of July 2012. 2D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for inclusion into the Gallery’s August 2012 online group exhibition. We encourage entries from artists, regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best animal art. Animal art may include any mammals, birds and animals that live in the water.

Light Space & Time encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of their experience or education in the art field. A group exhibition of the top ten finalists will be held online at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery during the month of August 2012. Awards will be for 1st through 5th places. Also, 5 Honorable Mention places will be awarded. In addition, depending on the amount and the quality of the entries, Special Recognition rewards will also be given as well. The submission process and the deadline will end on July 28, 2012.

Winners of the “Animals” Art Exhibition will receive extensive worldwide publicity in the form of email marketing, 70+ press release announcements, 70+ event announcements, and social media marketing and promotion in order to make the art world aware of the artist’s accomplishments. There will also be links back to the artist’s website as part of this achievement.

Interested artists should provide the gallery with your best animal art now or before the July 28th deadline. For more information and to apply online here http://www.lightspacetime.com

About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists on a worldwide basis. It is Light Space & Time’s intention 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 worldwide artists.

The art 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

Business, Energy

FPL Installs New Poles to Strengthen Electric Grid and Help Communities Prepare for Hurricane Season

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“FPL takes hurricane season very seriously and we prepare for it year-round,” says Keith Hardy, FPL’s vice president of Distribution.

Juno Beach, FL (June 22, 2012) — From Sarasota to Stuart, Miami to Merritt Island, drivers may not think much about the orange signs seen along Florida roadways warning of utility work ahead. However, if a hurricane strikes in the coming months, this seemingly insignificant work could help Florida Power & Light Company better serve its customers in these communities.

“FPL takes hurricane season very seriously and we prepare for it year-round,” says Keith Hardy, FPL’s vice president of Distribution. “We are investing $200 million this year to strengthen our electric grid, replace poles and improve reliable service. This is one of the ways we help prepare the communities we serve.”

Following the unprecedented hurricane seasons of 2004-2005, FPL, under the guidance of the Florida Public Service Commission, embarked on a long-term infrastructure strengthening effort to help communities better respond to severe weather. The work improves FPL’s service reliability throughout the year, but Hardy says its greatest value lies in its potential to help the utility restore power to customers faster after a storm strikes.

“We work closely with the governments, customers and first responders in the 35 counties we serve to identify critical infrastructure – facilities like hospitals, 911 centers, police and fire stations – places that provide for the health and safety of the public,” says Hardy. “We worked to improve the infrastructure around these facilities first, as we know they provide essential services to our communities.”

Since 2006, FPL has strengthened the electric grid serving many of the top critical facilities in the state, and is now expanding its efforts to include important thoroughfares – along with grocery stores, pharmacies and service stations – that can help communities return to “normalcy” faster. In these areas, FPL reinforces existing utility poles with stronger wood or concrete poles, some of which stand 55-feet tall and weigh more than 8,000 pounds. Stronger poles are expected to improve restoration time as setting new poles takes much more time than replacing downed wires.

”We have 280 residents and patients – and that’s a lot of lives to be responsible for,” says Carmen Shell, director of the Morse Geriatric Center in West Palm Beach, one of the critical care facilities FPL services. “Restoring power rapidly is the best thing that can happen because not everything works on a generator.”

Hardy reminds customers that hurricanes are devastating forces of nature, and that in a serious storm there will be power outages, which could be lengthy. He encourages customers to develop plans accordingly.

“While no utility can be storm-proof,” says Hardy, “FPL’s ongoing investments in line strengthening and storm readiness are designed to help limit the impact of storms on the electric system and enable the utility to restore service to customers faster when outages do occur.”

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