Zevrix Updates BatchOutput Server for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility

Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput Server 4.8, a compatibility update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Layers magazine, the software automates printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign files from watched hot folders. BatchOutput Server offloads output to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. The new update makes BatchOutput Server compatible with InDesign CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada - May 24, 2012 -- Zevrix Solutions today released BatchOutput Server 4.8, a compatibility update to its powerful output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Developed originally for a major magazine publisher in the United States to free up their operator computers from outputting InDesign files, the software automates InDesign workflow by processing files from hot folders. The software offloads printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process.

The new update makes BatchOutput Server compatible with the recently released InDesign CS6 The update is free for licensed BatchOutput Server users.

"BatchOutput Server is an extremely useful utility for a busy production facility or advertising agency", writes David Creamer in Layers magazine, "It can save lots of time - which equates to money."

Under BatchOutput Server workflow, production artists and prepress operators simply submit InDesign files to hot folders that reside on the network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its dedicated station using hot folder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.

BatchOutput Server offers the following key features and benefits:
-Export as single pages
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Auto-activate document fonts
-Automatic e-mail notifications of process stages and errors
-Easy to install and set up

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput Server can be purchased from Zevrix web site for US$666.66, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users. BatchOutput Server is a Universal Binary, runs on Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.6 and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their 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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Training for Entrepreneurs.com Launches New Business Start Up Assistance Program

Training for Entrepreneurs.com assists aspiring entrepreneurs and start up enthusiasts with its Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program. Online classes begin June 12, 13, and 14, 2012.

Sarasota, Florida, USA - May 24, 2012 -- Training for Entrepreneurs.com (TFE), the online business skills training and business mentoring website, announced today the launch of their new Business Startup Training Program, Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program. Start-Smart Registration is now open for the Summer Sessions which begin June 12, 13, and 14, 2012. Enrollment is limited to the first 45 people who sign-up for this ten-week, online Group Mentoring Program.

Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program is a group mentoring program specifically designed for business startups. It is a simple yet comprehensive program that provides a foundation of knowledge and a blueprint for guiding you through the business startup process. Whether you are building a traditional, "bricks and mortar" business or an online business, Start-Smart Mentoring provides the step-by-step roadmap for starting, launching, and growing a successfully business.

"Regardless, if your new business is going to serve a local, national, or international market; the Start-Smart methodology helps you to overcome the obstacles that every new business owner faces," stated Terry H. Hill, the Chief Business Mentor of Start-Smart Mentoring and Co-founder of Training for Entrepreneurs.com. Start-Smart is a 10 week online Group Mentoring Program about company creation, business launch, and business growth strategy! It’s a virtual, online classroom environment where aspiring entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts come together one evening a week to learn how to successfully turn their entrepreneurial dreams into viable business realities."

Hill continues, "In order to provide a closer, more personal interaction with my mentees, we limit our class size to 15 would-be entrepreneurs. During the 10-week Summer Session, we work will only three, 15-person teams. Our Team Tuesday, Team Wednesday, and Team Thursday groups met online every week on their designated day from 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. From the comfort of their home and/or office, our aspiring entrepreneurs can access the Start-Smart Virtual Classroom via their Smartphone, laptop, desktop, or tablet."

To learn more about the Start-Smart Business Mentoring Program's training curriculum as well as to enroll in this powerful business startup assistance program, visit http://www.trainingforentrepreneurs.com/starting-a-new-business

About Training for Entrepreneurs.com

Training for Entrepreneurs.com (TFE) is a knowledge/relationship development website of Legacy Associates, Inc. (http://www.legacyai.com), a small business consulting and management services firm that is located in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, USA. TFE serves the world-wide web in three primary capacities: Facilitators of a web-based entrepreneurial development community, Creators & Publishers of educational content for small businesses, and Trainers & Mentors of online e-Learning courses and virtual mentoring programs.

As facilitators, TFE manages an online small business resource center and membership community that affords its Members access to digital content that is presented in text, graphics, audio, and video formats.

As publishers, TFE creates, develops, and publishes business informational and instructional content: articles, reports, e-Books, audio programs, live instructional presentations, instructor-narrated, self-paced e-Learning courses, and instructional material for virtual mentoring programs.

As trainers/mentors, TFE trainers teach a series of online, interactive soft skills business training and award certification for completion of e-Learning courses: Personal Productivity, Leadership Skills, Time Management, Interpersonal Skills, Project Management, Strategic Management, and Negotiation Skills. TFE Mentors conduct live virtual classroom mentoring programs for planning, starting, branding, growing, and exiting a business.

Contact Information:
Dolly A. Stevens
Executive Director
Training for Entrepreneurs.com
Tel: 941-556-1299
Fax: 941-866-1953
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Daria Rose and The Day She Chose by Award Winning Author Yvonne Capitelli Hits Amazon Bestseller List

eBook version of Daria Rose and The Day She Chose goes global and is now available through on-line retailers and libraries in over 100 countries.

Rockville Centre, NY, USA (May 23, 2012) -- In its first week after release in ebook form Daria Rose and The Day She Chose by award-winning author Yvonne Capitelli hit Amazon’s Best Seller List in two categories, bullying and self-esteem. The book ranked in the top twenty in each category.

“I was very excited to hear the news,” said Ms. Capitelli. “I'm thrilled that this book will find its way into the hearts of so many more children. It’s all about helping children to realize the power they have within, and giving parents a fun way to teach their children the importance of making good choices in order to create a happy and successful life.”

As a young girl Author Yvonne Capitelli envisioned writing children’s books someday. She achieved her dream after growing up on Long Island, NY and became an authoritative children’s author and children’s motivational speaker. Yvonne Capitelli has five awards to her credit for her debut illustrated children’s book Daria Rose and The Day She Chose. They include: 2012 Nominated Best Author of Long Island, 2011 Children's Literary Classics Gold Award and KART Kids Book List, 2010 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, and 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Bronze Award Mind-BodySpirit/Self Esteem and Preferred Choice Award Creative Child Magazine.

Ms. Capitelli has always had a love of children and a love of books. She was inspired by her daughter to start writing positive character building books that motivate children to make good choices, be determined and take control of their own happiness. Her books are fun, educational, beautifully illustrated and all center around imparting important life lessons. Children and adults alike will enjoy and benefit from her fun and engaging stories that make you realize the amazing power we all have within.

Daria Rose and the Day She Chose by Yvonne Capitelli in ebook (ISBN 9781937520953) was published by First Edition Design Publishing http://www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com and released on April 25, 2012. It is available through the Amazon Kindle store, Barnes and Noble, Apple’s iBookstore, Sony, and thousands of other on-line retailers and libraries around the world.

Daria Rose and the Day She Chose is also available in hardcover form. It can be purchased through the author’s website - http://www.dariarosebooks.com. It is the foundation of the author’s character building program for her in-school visits.

Yvonne Capitelli donates a portion of each book sale to the Children's Cancer Society and the CFIDS Association of America. Ms. Capitelli's children’s book, I Get It! I Get It! How John Figures it Out, released January 2012, is about one boy’s journey and triumph with Auditory Processing Disorder. Ms. Capitelli's second book of her Daria Rose Making Good Choices Series is due for release later this year.

Media Contact:
Yvonne Capitelli
Daria Rose Books
516-884-7661
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Botox Training for Nurse Practitioners at IAPAM's Symposium

IAPAM is offering industry-leading Botox ® training for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) new to the botox/dermal filler field, or for NPs looking to hone their cosmetic injectable skills.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - May 23, 2012 -- The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine is offering industry-leading Botox ® training for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) new to the botox/dermal filler field, or for NPs looking to hone their cosmetic injectable skills.

NPs New to Botox ® Learn Everything they Need to Know at the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox ® Training

Nurse Practitioners wanting to add Botox ® as a treatment for their patients, now have a botox training program that is tailored to their specific needs. NPs can now learn Botox ® best practices by attending the industry's leading dermatologist-lead botox ® training program (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com/botoxtraining).

Botox ® training is a critical component of the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com), which offers instruction on the top 5 minimally invasive procedures: Botox ®, Dermal Fillers, Microdermbarsion, Chemical Peels, and Laser Hair Removal and Skin Rejuvenation. Leading the faculty is a team of renowned cosmetic dermatologists who will cover aesthetic patient consultations, facial anatomy & musculature, Botox ® and Dysport ® product preparation, pain management, procedural protocols, post treatment issues, continuing practice support and quarterback the IAPAM's significant hands-on portion of the training. IAPAM faculty member dermatologist Dr. Toni C. Stockton, instructs registrants on the latest technologies and products, from Botox ® to Dysport ®. She also educates attendees on dealing with possible adverse events due to the procedure.

The medical faculty instructing at the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium are experienced in the "industry's best practices," particularly regarding the teaching of Botox ® and other cosmetic injectables.

Coupled with the hands-on clinical training, nurse practitioners who attend the IAPAM's Aesthetic Medicine Symposium are given one year of product and treatment support through membership with the IAPAM.

For additional information or to register for an upcoming Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox ® training session, please contact the IAPAM, at 1-800-219-5108 ext. 704, or visit http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com/registration

Botox is a trademark of Allergan, Inc. Dysport is a trademark of Medicis, 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) and nurse practitioners (NPs). The IAPAM offers aesthetic medicine and hCG medical weight management programs, including: Botox ® training, medical aesthetic training, laser training, physician hCG training (http://www.hcgtraining.com), 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
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Market Rates Insight's New Integrated Study on Service Fees Reveals Lifestyle Financial Services Will Pay Off for Financial Institutions

First Ever Consumer Service Fee Study Shows High Desire for and Willingness to Pay More to Banks and Credit Unions for Convenience Services That Deliver Concrete Value.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (May 22, 2012) -- The results of the first Integrated Study on Service Fees designed to gauge consumer acceptance of fee-based services from banks and credit unions reveal that consumers are willing to pay more for “lifestyle financial services.” Market Rates Insight, Inc. (MRI, http://www.marketratesinsight.com), a leader in pricing intelligence for deposits, personal loans, mortgages, and fees, conducted this nationwide consumer study to give banks and credit unions empirical data to help them reduce the risks associated with consumer backlash from service fees, and identify new sources of revenue from value-based services that consumers want.

The study is expected to prove valuable for banks and credit unions, giving them insight to compete effectively with larger institutions offering lifestyle financial services. Those new services have a higher perceived value and promote greater consumer loyalty such as credit score monitoring, identity theft alerts, mobile banking services, personalized couponing services, person-to-person payments, and other services. The study includes an in-depth analysis of consumer preferences and perceived value for such services, as well as a competitive overview of these same services from the top five U.S. banks. The findings are based on a national sample of 1,500 consumers and are broken down by demographic data such as age, gender, income, and other criteria.

Consumers indicated they are willing to pay on average $3.63 for lifestyle financial services that deliver convenience and efficiency, and credit union members indicated a higher likelihood to use such services (68.7%) than bank customers (66.3%). Foremost among the services that consumers indicated they would seek from financial institution is Identity Theft Alerts. More than 82 percent of those surveyed indicated they would be likely to buy Identity Theft Alert services from their bank or credit union at an average monthly fee of $4.07. Ranking second was Credit Score Reporting, with more than 73 percent indicating they were likely to buy this service at an average fee of $3.39 per month.

“Financial institutions continue to see revenue from fees for traditional banking services shrinking. In fact, income from service fees on deposit accounts declined 13 percent between 2007 and 2012,” said Dr. Dan Geller, Executive Vice President of Market Rates Insight and the architect of the study. “With continued low interest rates, banks and credit unions need to develop new revenue models based on fees consumers are willing to pay for. Our new study reveals the importance of this new class of lifestyle financial services; those services that consumers want, and that will soon uses as a criteria to determine whom they will trust with their money.”

Traditionally, financial institutions have based their decisions about setting service fees on the competitive landscape for similar services. However, consumers have demonstrated they are no longer interested in paying fees for services that have no perceived value. The new Integrated Study on Service Fees points toward a new approach by assessing consumers’ preferences on price sensitivity with the competitive landscape reveal what consumers want, what they are willing to pay, and where the market opportunities lie. The first-of-its-kind consumer survey helps financial executives reduce risk from making poor fee decisions, and increases the probability of generating incremental income from new services.

The Integrated Study on Service Fees is available as a comprehensive report assessing all seven lifestyle financial services. Individual reports also are available for credit score services, identify theft protection, personalized couponing, prepaid reloadable cards, overdraft protection, personal money transfer, and mobile remote deposit capture. Each study 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
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Luxury Travel Ltd to Open New Office in Danang and More Staff Due to Increased Demand for Luxury Tours

Luxury Travel Ltd, has just opened a new Danang office to meet increased luxury tour. This office will open on June 1, 2012.

Hanoi, Vietnam, May 22, 2012 -- Danang has a growing range of tourist facilities which is contributing to the growth of Danang as a tourism hub. To capitalize on this trend, Luxury Travel Ltd, has just opened a new Danang office to meet increased luxury tour. This office will open on June 1, 2012.

Danang has stepped into the tourism limelight as a much sought after destination for holidaymakers. For luxury travel advisors at Luxury Travel Ltd (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com). Danang is more appealing than Bali or Phu Ket and its beach has been voted one of the world’s best by Forbes Magazine.

The resort’s pristine beaches, and the trio of nearby UNESCO World Heritage sites (a short day trip away), have made Danang an attractive proposition. Danang has a growing range of tourist facilities, including challenging golf courses (including the Montgomerie Link Danang) and hotels from international designers and operators.

The new terminal at Danang International Airport opened last December and is set to rival Hanoi’s and Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) airports. Further, the past two years have seen the completion of many luxurious resorts along the coastline, with names such as Hyatt Regency, Nam Hai, Vinpearl, Accor, InterContinental, and Fusion Maia entering the market and offering more choices for leisure and M.I.C.E travelers.

“Danang is going to boom. Our business has increased by 30 per cent, and much of that has to do with the new airport and air links to the central coast of Vietnam. We have just won several new big accounts and we are so glad to open our new Danang Office at 38 Hai Phong Street in the city center of Danang, a few steps from the Han Bridge and the river, to meet the increased demand. We have launched a new concierge hotline phone number +84932449777 for our customers who can call us at around the clock for any assistance while holidaying in Centre Vietnam. Currently, there very few tour companies in Vietnam who have their own offices in Central Vietnam, only sub-contracts with local tour operators. We are proud of being the very first to open our own office to tap into the increased luxury demand and serve discerning travelers and holidaymakers to Central Vietnam, with more personalized services at the most competitive prices.” said Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

Vietnam-based Luxury Travel Ltd (http://www.luxurytravels.asia) 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:
Link Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
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Zevrix Updates LinkOptimizer for Adobe InDesign CS6 Compatibility

Zevrix Solutions announces LinkOptimizer 4.7, a compatibility update to its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer allows to reduce InDesign job size and speed up processing by eliminating excess image data, performs essential image adjustments, converts image formats and more. The new version makes LinkOptimizer compatible with recently released InDesign and Photoshop CS6.

Toronto (ON), Canada - May 22, 2012 - Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of LinkOptimizer 4.7, a compatibility update to its popular workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 starts by Computer Arts magazine, LinkOptimizer automates complex image manipulation tasks allowing to significantly reduce the size of InDesign job, save processing time and reduce production costs.

The new version makes LinkOptimizer compatible with recently released InDesign and Photoshop CS6, and addresses some stability and performance issues. The update is free to LinkOptimizer users. The same version of LinkOptimizer can be used with any version of InDesign from CS3 to CS6.

LinkOptimizer works automatically with Adobe Photoshop to eliminate the excess image data of InDesign links, perform essential image adjustments and convert image formats. For example, with just a click of a button users can:

-scale and crop images to match their dimensions in InDesign,
-change their resolution to 300 ppi,
-convert all RGB images to CMYK,
-resave all JPEG images as TIFF,
-run a Photoshop Action on each image.

At the end of processing, LinkOptimizer reimports images to InDesign at 100% in their precise position. In addition, the software can apply sharpening filters, merge layers and delete hidden ones, and process copies of InDesign documents and images instead of original files. As a result, users can save gigabytes of disk space and countless hours of optimizing images manually; accelerate document output; reduce job turnaround and cut costs through faster processing.

Pricing and Availability:
LinkOptimizer can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$259.95 (Light version: $179.95) as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for LinkOptimizer 4.x users and $98.78 to upgrade from previous versions. LinkOptimizer is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.7, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS2-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their 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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Why Ultra High-Frequency Trading Does Matter at The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Beijing

After Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw and Kiev, Edgar Perez', author of The Speed Traders, Bringing The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 to China, Beijing, May 30, and Shanghai, June 6.

(May 22, 2012, New York) -- It was recently reported by Reuters that China is not ready to introduce high-frequency trading (HFT), according to Wu Xiaoling, former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, who spoke at the 37th annual conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions in Beijing. However, Wu, also deputy director of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and a Standing Committee Member, said that HFT may technically boost the market’s efficiency.

Why high-frequency trading matters for financial capitals not only in China but worldwide will be reviewed by Mr. Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World (http://www.thespeedtraders.com), who will present at The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Beijing, "How Algorithmic and High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX" (http://www.TheSpeedTradersWorkshop.com), May 30.

The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Beijing will be extremely helpful for all delegates who are working in finance and investments, from financial institutions, investment/ banks, hedge funds, pension funds, broker dealers, consultancy groups, prime brokers, solution providers and exchanges, who wish to gain a thorough understanding and practical knowledge of high-frequency trading.

High-frequency traders have been called many things, from masters of the universe and market pioneers to exploiters, computer geeks, and even predators. Everyone in the business of investing has an opinion of speed traders, but how many really understand how they operate? The shadow people of the investing world, today’s high-frequency traders have decidedly kept a low profile, until now. The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Beijing will reveal how high-frequency trading players are succeeding in the global markets and driving the development of algorithmic trading at breakneck speeds from the U.S. and Europe to India, Singapore and Brazil.

Edgar Perez is widely regarded as the preeminent speaker in the specialized area of high-frequency trading. He is author of The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011) and currently being translated into Chinese and Portuguese and course director of The Speed Traders Workshop 2012, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Dubai and Chicago).

Mr. Perez has been featured on CNBC Cash Flow (with Oriel Morrison), CNBC Squawk Box (with Geoff Cutmore), BNN Business Day (with Kim Parlee), TheStreet.com (with Gregg Greenberg), Channel NewsAsia Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities (with Lin Xue Ling), NHK World, iMoney Hong Kong, Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, The Korea Herald, FIXGlobal Trading, The Korea Times, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Mr. Perez has been engaged to present to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University and Pace University, among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr. 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, London), 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).

Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
516-761-4712
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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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