FRA calls for Rousseff Forestry Act Veto

FRA is joining the campaign to increase pressure on Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff to veto the Forestry Bill.

Seattle, United States, May 21, 2012 -- Forestry Research Associates (FRA) is joining the campaign to increase pressure on Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff to veto the Forestry Bill.

FRA, a research and analysis consultancy specialising in sustainable forestry and forestry investments, has added its voice to those of environmental groups all over the world who are campaigning for the forestry bill to be thrown out by the popular president. The bill would allow those carrying out illegal logging to get away without paying fines through an amnesty. It would also open up areas of forest to loggers to make way for the cultivation of riverbanks regions.

During Rousseff’s campaign trail in 2010, she promised to veto the bill, which campaigners claim threatens the future of the Amazon rainforest and the un-contacted tribes that live in its depths.

The current laws ensure that around 80 per cent of the privately owned land in the Amazon remain as forest, while the new bill would allow landowners to cultivate more of this land.

FRA said that the bill represents a major threat to the good work that the Brazilian government has done over the past decade to try to limit deforestation. It said that the moves to draw industry away from the use of forest timber and towards the use of timber grown in sustainable plantations, such as those run by investment firms like Greenwood Management, has helped to significantly reduce the rate at which rainforests are being destroyed in the Latin American country.

"This bill represents the largest threat to the Amazon that we have seen for years," stated FRA’s analysis partner Peter Collins.

He added, “We call upon President Rousseff to fulfil her pre-election manifesto by vetoing the plans to open up more of the Amazon to agriculture and development. We are also against the amnesty for illegal loggers that sends the wrong message to those involved in the practice all over the world.”

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
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Tasmania and China Emerging as Centres for Wine Investment, claims AAA

An international magazine has claimed that China and Tasmania top the list as the two best places to invest in wine, according to an alternative investment advocacy group AAA.

Boston, MA, USA, May 21, 2012 -- An international magazine has claimed that China and Tasmania top the list as the two best places to invest in wine, according to an alternative investment advocacy group Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA).

The Drinks Business publication has won praise from the alternative investment industry and particularly from AAA for its Top 10 Vineyard Investments article. It found that some of the more unusual regions offer the best opportunities for investors to see decent returns from their investments in wine making.

For example, Tasmania was cited as a great option as the climate is cooler than Australia, meaning that sparkling wines and good Pinot Noirs can be produced. The land is also cheaper and there is a lack of pests and plentiful water.

China was voted the top location for similar reasons – including the low price of land - ensuring that anyone that invests in the alternative asset class there will see a larger return than those who invest in more established wine-making regions. Chinese people have become avid wine drinkers over recent year to the market is already there.

Tasmania’s minister for economic development, David Burne, said, "Our island offers water availability, soil, land affordability, branding and biosecurity advantages over many popular wine regions.”

More and more people are interested in investing in alternative asset classes as a response to the volatility of the equity markets, explained AAA. The organisation’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson, claims that the move towards alternative asset classes, such as fine wine, agriculture, forestry and timber products, real estate is intended to diversify investment portfolios against risk.

He stated, “Investing in alternatives is an understandable reaction to the economic collapse and the continuing volatility within the eurozone.

“It’s difficult to product what stock and shares will be doing in a year’s time, but it’s much easier to predict that trees will grow and wine will be made, bottled, and sold on at a premium.”

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
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Luxury Travel Opened Danang Office and Launch an Exciting New Tour to Central Vietnam

Luxury Travel Ltd has just a new Danang office at 38 Hai Phong Street, Danang City, Luxury Travel Ltd has launched a new tour promoting Beach, Cultural and Heritage Tour of Central Vietnam.

Hanoi, Vietnam, May 21, 2012 -- Luxury Travel Ltd has just a new Danang office at 38 Hai Phong Street, Danang City, Luxury Travel Ltd has launched a new tour promoting Beach, Cultural and Heritage Tour of Central Vietnam.

Vietnam -based Luxury Travel Ltd is a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel for serving today’s most sophisticated travelers, in luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

“This trip is ideal for those who have an interest in the cultural heritage of Vietnam. Upon arrival Danang airport you will be transferred to Hue, the old Imperial City, which served as Vietnam's capital under the emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The trip will continue with the picturesque town of Hoi An, one of Southeast Asia's major trading ports between the 17th and 19th centuries, a visit to Marble Mountains ( "Five elements mountains") and its famous for stone sculpture making and stone-cutting handicrafts village. Especially a wooden boat trip to Cham Island - to visit the traditional fishing village and enjoy snorkeling or diving. It is easy to reach Danang from Singapore on Silk Air, from Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia or from Hanoi/HCMC on Vietnam Airlines.” said Dav Nguyen, Sales and Marketing Manager of Luxury Travel Ltd.

Tour cost at 1371 USD per person for a private party of 2 people including private pick up and drop off service, drinking water, meals, all activities, 1 night cruise, 5 star accommodation and English or French speaking tour guide. This offer is valid until 30 Dec 2012.

Opened in 2004, Luxury Travel Ltd is the first luxury tour operator and DMC in Vietnam specializing in the art of travel for serving today’s most sophisticated travelers. It boats a fleet of luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors and serves thousands of high-end travelers every year. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfil client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance, including the most recent award: “Best Luxury Tour Operator in Vietnam”.


Media Contact:
David Nguyen
Sales and Marketing Manager
Luxury Travel Group Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
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3rd Annual Abstracts Juried Art Competition Announced

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 3rd Annual "Abstracts" Juried Art Competition for the month of June 2012.

Jupiter, Florida - May 21, 2012 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 3rd Annual "Abstracts" Juried Art Competition for the month of June 2012. 2D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for inclusion into the Gallery’s July 2012 online group exhibition. The gallery encourages entries from artists, regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best non-representational abstract art.

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 July 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 June 28, 2012.

Winners of the "Abstracts" Art Exhibition will receive extensive worldwide publicity in the form of email marketing, 70+ press release announcements, 65+ 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 Abstract art now or before the June 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

Contact:
John R. Math
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
118 Poinciana Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458
888-490-3530
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Zevrix Updates Output Factory for InDesign: Adds PNG Transparency

Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.2.1, 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, processing history and more. The new version adds support for PNG transparency in InDesign CS6 and introduces new file queue management options.

Toronto (ON), Canada - May 21, 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.

"When every second counts Output Factory is a life saver!" says Glen Saville of the self-titled design firm in the UK, "I had a 20 book job to do the other day and had to get PDFs out very quickly, and it was absolutely indispensable!"

The new version introduces support for exporting of PNG files with transparent background from InDesign CS6. In addition, it adds new file queue management options which let users clear the queue automatically after processing with the option to keep the list if any errors occurred.

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

-Output as single pages
-Save groups of output settings and output to several formats at once
-Update modified links automatically
-Assign powerful variable output file names
-Layer versioning: output layer combinations as single files
-Preflight InDesign documents and skip the ones with errors
-Preflight final PDFs
-History: keep track of jobs, output files and errors
-Send output files over the Internet and locally

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Licensed 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
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