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Armada Expands Strategic Cost Management-Brad Anderson Joins Established Firm, Armada Consulting, to Lead Financial Services Strategic Cost Management Practice.

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Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Scott Wise, Founder of ArmadaConsulting.com announced today that, Strategic Cost Management within Financial Services has always been at the forefront of our capabilities, we are excited to announce the addition of Brad Anderson to lead our Financial Services industry practice. Brads knowledge and extensive experience in Financial Services positions us to better serve our existing and new clients in the financial services industry.” http://ArmadaConsulting.com

Brad is already engaged in promoting Armadas thought leadership in cost management, authoring the article – A View of the Current State of Banking and Strategic Cost Management available on Armadas website.

I am excited to work with the Armada team to help expand their efforts to assist organizations make better business decisions. We feel Strategic Cost Management will be increasingly important for financial services companies and many other industries for the foreseeable future.

Prior to joining Armada, Brad was a Senior Advisor at a Global Consulting firm and executive manager at several rapidly growing financial services companies. Brad has twenty five years of industry and consulting experience in the Financial Services arena with an emphasis in retail and commercial banking.

His professional and consulting background also includes extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, risk management, risk adjusted profitability analysis, balance sheet management, mergers/acquisitions and process optimization. Brad has written and spoken to numerous organizations and publications on a variety of cost management and business performance improvement topics. Brad will office in Charlotte, NC.

About Armada Consulting

Armada has assembled some of the best and brightest talent focused solely on implementing strategic cost management solutions leveraging our Acumen cost analytics software. From insight to impact, the Armada team works closely with clients to provide deeper insight and transparency into the costs of their organization, driving better decisions around cost takeout and cost control. What sets Armada apart from other management consulting firms is our constant commitment to our clients success, both personally and corporately. Across a wide array of industries and practice areas, Armada has a proven track record of delivering results to many of the premier corporations in the world.

For more information, please visit Armada Consultings newly revamped Website at http://ArmadaConsulting.com.

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Lighting Design Competition Call for Submissions Announced

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Como, Italy (PRWEB) January 08, 2015

Today, A Design Award & Competition has announced its final call for submissions for the 2013 Lighting Design Competition Category. The A’ (A-Prime) Lighting Products and Projects Design Competition is a specialized design competition open to both concept stage and realized lighting products, light sourcers, controls, still and interactive lighting projects by professional lighting designers and architects, product manufacturers and other business in this industry worldwide.

About the Lighting Design Award

The Aim of the Lighting Products and Projects Design Award is to attract the attention of lighting media, designers and architects to the winners business by means of creating publicity and dissemination and to separate awarded designers from the rest of the actors in the lighting industry by honoring them with a prestigious award.

Submission Process

Nominations are made through A Design Award & Competitions online submission platform. Results of the Lighting competition will be announced on 15 June 2013. Previous Lighting Award winners can be seen at DesignMag.org and Interested parties could learn more about this competition by checking the Lighting design award website: http://www.lightingdesignaward.com

Benefits for Winners

In addition to the award winners kit which includes the award trophy, the annual yearbook, printed certificate in metal frame, award winners manual, free gala-night invitation for two people to the award ceremony, free participation and space allocation in the winners’ exhibition, free sales listing at SaloneDelDesigner, free utilization of DesignMediator services, inclusion in BuySellDesign Network, proof of creation service, free subscription to listof.net, free listing at DesignMegaStore, guaranteed publication through IDNN and DXGN Networks to 100+ magazines including Design Interviews & DM Design Magazine, press release preparation and distribution through specialized services, publicity and visibility through DesignMedia communications, feedbacks, judging and evaluation of entries by a respected jury panel, lifelong licensing of the award winners logo, A2 poster design and printing for exhibition, and many others such as inclusion in the World Design Rankings, all of which are provided with no further fees, winners of the A Design Award & Competition also receive Prestige and Honor.

About the A Design Awards

A’ Design Awards is a premier annual juried design competition that honors the best designers, architects, engineers, design studios and design oriented companies worldwide to provide them publicity, fame and recognition. Every year, projects that focus on innovation, technology, design and creativity are awarded with the A’ Award. Learn more at: http://www.whatisadesigncompetition.com







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Reell’s MH14 Positioning Hinge is Ideal for Automotive Interiors

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Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) December 19, 2012

The Reell MH14 Positioning Hinge, a world class positioning solution from the leader in high-performance position control, is proving to be an ideal solution for use in automotive interiors.

Designed and manufactured in America, the MH14 features a durable, lightweight glass-filled nylon housing around Reell’s patented ReellTorq

Growing Digital Signage Advertising Franchise Chooses Keywest Technology Solution

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Lenexa, KS (PRWEB) December 05, 2012

Keywest Technology today announces that Solara360, developer of a sports bar-based digital signage ad network, has assisted its 12th franchisee in completing installation of ad network technology, which relies upon Keywests MediaZone Pro for advertising playout.

Solara360, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is building its ad network across North America with turnkey digital signage packages, including displays, media players and signal distribution technology, that are easy to install and require minimal on-premise interaction.

Each sports bar is equipped with up to 10 proprietary Solara360 HDTV displays, a Keywest Technology MediaZone Pro digital signage player and signal distribution to transport ads from local business and HD sports coverage from satellite or cable sources to each monitor.

We are excited to be an integral part of the rollout of this innovative digital signage ad network, said Keywest Technology president Nick Nichols. Our MediaZone Pro offers Solara360 an easy-to-install, reliable media player that is fast and simple to update with new content and playlists over the Internet.

Solara360 is deploying its digital signage ad network based upon a franchise model. Franchisees buy a geographical territory with 10 sports bars and turnkey ad network technology packages to equip each bar with Solara360 proprietary HDTV displays and Keywest Technology MediaZone Pro player to support playback of local ad content in an L shaped onscreen graphic without the need to scale or process cable TV or satellite TV delivered HD sports action.

The Keywest Technology MediaZone Pro at each sports bar receives advertising playlists and ad content from Solara360 via the Internet and playbacks advertising content in the L shaped on-screen border. The HDTV content is presented within the L shape via the HDMI port directly from the source so that HD Sport action is displayed in real-time HD simultaneously with Internet fed ad content via the DVI Port.

MediaZone Pro is a complete digital signage system consisting of the media player and software needed to build compelling media playlists with text, graphics, video and animation and play them back as scheduled.

About Keywest Technology

Keywest Technology is a turnkey provider of digital signage products including kiosks, software and content creation services designed to produce exceptional results. The company is also a pioneer in interactive digital signage, which couples the appeal of dynamic signage with the interactivity associated with interactive kiosks. Visit http://www.KeywestTechnology.com for more information.

About Solara360

Solara360 developed and manufactures its own exclusive brand of commercial grade 1080p HD LCDs designed specifically for the Solara360 Digital Signage Network.

The Company plans to grow its business worldwide through franchising. Each ‘community based’ Digital Signage Network franchisee becomes part of the growing Solara360 Digital Signage Network with global broadcasting and narrowcasting potential and capability.

Solara360′s uniqueness in the market comes from its combination of its exclusive Solara360 Liquid Crystal Displays, proprietary remote management software and a unique franchise business model. Visit http://www.Solara360.com for more information.







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Latest Business Car Manager News: All new SEAT Leon – first company car review

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(PRWEB UK) 8 November 2012

SEAT car review by DAVID WILKINS

Hot on the heels of the latest versions of the Audi A3 and VW Golf, the new SEAT Leon is the third car based on the Volkswagen group’s new modular MQB body architecture.

But where the A3 and the Golf hide their advanced innards beneath conservative same-again styling, the Leon gets a fresh, crisp new look that must count as one of the most attractive SEAT designs so far.

The Leon’s engines and much of its technology are shared with the Audi and the Volkswagen, but the SEAT has a lower entry-price a highly competitive

Fiorano Positioned in Visionary Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects

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Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2012

Fiorano Software (http://www.fiorano.com), a leader in enterprise integration and messaging middleware solutions, announced today that it has been positioned in the Visionary Quadrant in Gartner, Inc.’s recently released research paper “Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Systematic Application Integration Projects.”

The report examines vendors whose products address the needs of systematic application-to-application (A2A), business-to-business (B2B) and cloud-to-on-premises application integration. Fioranos SOA Platform, Enterprise Service Bus (Fiorano ESB), Cloud platform (Fiorano Cloud), messaging software (FioranoMQ) and related application adapters were evaluated in this Magic Quadrant.

The exit of several vendors from the middleware business leaves Fiorano as the only vendor that has been featured in the Visionary Quadrant in this category for 9 straight years now; this makes it one of the most consistent innovators in the business.

Fiorano is the only vendor with both, application and distributed system integration capabilities and a unified approach toward hybrid deployments of cloud and on-premise applications, said Atul Saini, CEO of Fiorano Software. Fiorano is also the only vendor with a cohesive product set in contrast to the mega-vendors who have challenges with product rationalization and incompatibility issues with myriad products that they have acquired through take-overs. We are committed to maintaining our lead with continuous innovation in our products and their features, he added.

Explaining technology shifts, the Gartner report states: Historically, B2B and A2A integrations have been considered separate practices conducted by separate groups. However, at the technology level, B2B integration technology has much in common with middleware for A2A integration, including communication, transformation, adapters and orchestration features. For this reason, organizations are moving toward establishing best practices that create a unified approach for A2A and B2B integration.

The Quadrant shortlisted 27 vendors last year but has only 17 vendors this year, with a dozen vendors dropped for reasons such as lack of geographic coverage, lack of market penetration or becoming the subject of a merger or acquisition.

About the Gartner Magic Quadrant:

The Magic Quadrant by Gartner, Inc. (http://www.gartner.com) is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. This report may be purchased from Gartner directly, Research Paper ID Number: G00233004. Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information.

About Fiorano:

Founded in 1995, Silicon Valley based Fiorano is a USA, California Corporation with proven leadership in enterprise middleware and peer-to-peer distributed systems. Fiorano’s innovative event-driven SOA platform integrates applications and complex technologies into an enterprise nervous system, increases business process performance, yields higher message throughput and enhances availability through agent-based visual composition that bridges the capability gap between business models and their implementation the model is the application, ready to run.

Global leaders including ABN AMRO, Boeing, British Telecom, Capgemini Telecom, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, McKesson, NASA, POSCO Steel, Qwest Communications, Rabobank, Schlumberger, Lockheed Martin, United States Coast Guard and Vodafone have deployed Fiorano to drive innovation through open, standards-based, event-driven SOA applications built in just days, yielding unprecedented productivity.

Fiorano Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Fiorano Message Queue (MQ) deliver the industry fastest, lowest latency, highest throughput real-time messaging (asynchronous and synchronous) to power high performance, highly available, and collaborative workflow applications whose application services are distributed throughout the IT landscape. Fiorano Cloud Platform, built on the Fiorano Cloud ESB (Enterprise Service Bus), a Hybrid ESB Platform that integrates applications across SaaS, PaaS and on-premise worlds. Fiorano’s distributed, peer-to-peer agents abstract complexity of developing and deploying services to unlock value in a customer’s enterprise architecture framework.

Media Contact:

Media and Analyst Relations.

Fiorano Software, Inc.

Telephone: +1.408.354.3210

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Fiorano, Fiorano SOA Platform, Fiorano Middleware Platform SOA, Fiorano ESB, Fiorano Cloud Platform, Fiorano Cloud ESB and FioranoMQ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Fiorano Software Inc. and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.







Fiddlers Creek Recognized Among Americas Best Communities

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Naples, FL (PRWEB) December 28, 2012

Fiddlers Creek has been selected as one of Americas Top 100 Best Master-Planned Communities by Retirenet.com, a leading online network of active retirement communities.

Fiddlers Creek was one of just 23 master-planned communities throughout the state of Florida and the only community in the Naples/Collier County area to be included on the list. It was specifically recognized for its community amenities, including restaurants/food services, planned activities, fitness center, pools/spas, golf course, and beach and boating opportunities.

Established in 1995, Retirenet.com is the worlds largest online network of active retirement, independent living, assisted living and community based retirement services. Its current list of member communities tops 103,000. The complete list of the Best Communities can be found at http://www.retirenet.com/top100.

Located just off Collier Boulevard between Naples and Marco Island, Fiddlers Creek is an award-winning community that has been selected by the readers of the Naples Daily News and Bonita Daily News as Best Community in the 2012 Southwest Florida Readers Choice Awards. It also is the recipient of three 2012 CBIA Sand Dollar Awards for Community of the Year, Best Special Event for Residents New Years Eve Party and Best Community Newsletter.

Fiddlers Creek comprises of nearly 4,000 acres and is zoned for 6,000 residences. With a very low density level of 1.6 homes per gross acre, Fiddlers Creek will have about 100 distinct neighborhoods upon completion. Less than a third of the land will be developed, while the remainder is dedicated to nature reserves, lakes, parks, golf courses and recreational areas.

Amenities include the 54,000-square-foot club & spa, fitness center, tropical lagoon-style swimming complex, tennis courts, tot lot, and casual and elegant dining restaurants. The Club offers a luxurious resort lifestyle and is the location of numerous community-wide parties and special events hosted throughout the year for residents of all ages at Fiddlers Creek.

The extensive calendar of social events ranges from elaborate poolside parties and themed events to dinner shows and concerts, environmental programs, and childrens activities, and theres a year-rounders group to keep the activities hopping all year along. These events bring residents together to experience the world-class lifestyle amenities that Fiddlers Creek offers.

Homeowners also have the opportunity enjoy top rate golf through The Golf Club at Fiddlers Creek. Designed by acclaimed golf course designer Arthur Hills, the 18-hole, Par 72 Creek Course at Fiddlers Creek is ranked for the eighth consecutive year among Golfweek Magazines 2012 Top 100 Residential Golf Courses in the country. The golf course features a series of holes that are strategic and challenging, yet accessible for golfers of all skill levels. Non-residents can also now access this great golf course. A limited number of annual and seasonal golf memberships are available with term date flexibility to suit the needs of the golfers in the area.

Residents seeking a beach and boating lifestyle may join the Tarpon Club. Located just down the road in the Isles of Capri, the Tarpon Club features a full-service marina, beach pavilion at the Marco Beach Ocean Resort, luxurious resort and spa privileges, priority seating and dining rewards at Sale e Pepe, and spectacular social events on and off shore. The Club also offers an on-site, full-service concierge to assist with dining reservations, concert tickets and much more. A limited number of non-resident annual and seasonal memberships are currently available offering term date flexibility to meet the needs of area beach and boating enthusiasts.

Pre-construction residences at Fiddler’s Creek currently start in the $ 300s and are being offered by three well-respected homebuilders – D.R. Horton, Lennar Homes and Stock Construction.

Move-in-ready homes are available for those families anxious to experience the resort lifestyle at Fiddlers Creek.

From Wednesday, December 26 through Sunday, December 30, 2012 from 1-5 pm daily, D.R. Horton, Lennar Homes and Stock Construction are having a Holiday Model Open House. Fiddlers Creek residents and non-residents are welcome to tour the models and enjoy light snacks and refreshments.

For more community and membership information, call 239-732-9300, stop by the Fiddlers Creek Sales Center located at 8152 Fiddlers Creek Parkway or visit the community online at http://www.fiddlerscreek.com.







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Flag Day Celebrations Go Online with Huge Home Lighting Sale

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(PRWEB) June 12, 2012

June 14th welcomes a slew of annual parades to celebrate United States Flag Day, the Armys Birthday and sees the kickoff of one of the countrys top home lighting fixture companys biggest sales ever.

Occasions like this seem to grow in importance every year as new news stories of Americans being prevented from flying their flags and criticism of the Star Spangled Banner continues to grow. However, this year gives everyone a reason to celebrate a little more, no matter where you stand on the subject. Whether hitting the parades or not, those logging onto the web this Flag Day will find the perfect solution for keeping the party lit up after dark, with an amazing sale from a home lighting portal which has been receiving quite a bit of press itself lately.

Besides what better alternative way to commemorate the occasion even more than by getting your hands on a timeless memento which represents our rich American history, especially for those in need of a gift?

Suitable Lamps is offering just that opportunity by kicking off a huge, up to 80% off sale to celebrate Flag Day. Among the stylish lighting fixtures on offer are a fabulous collection of Tiffany lamps, a luxury brand name synonymous with American culture, and one of everyones favorites.

Online home lighting portal, SuitableLamps.com has recently been featured in the news several times since its launch earlier this year for its charity work and a spectacular rewards program that delivers some pretty handsome perks. Those returning to the site will also find the home lighting retailer has been busy adding new search by room features so that visitors can quickly find just the right piece. Table or floor lamps, stained glass wall sconces and decorative ceiling fixtures, its all there.

The current banner sale is set to run through the end of the month for those still fumbling to find the ideal Fathers Day gift or a stylish gift for the home, for friends and family being visited for this years 4th of July celebrations.

Find the Flag Day sale from the home lighting fixture store online at SuitableLamps.com, where live support is available and customers can enjoy free shipping as well as tips on lighting design and selection. Just dont forget to check out the rewards program for additional discounts and promotions as well.







Say I Do In Style On 12/12/12 With The Marry Me at 12 Event At The Blackstone, A Chicago Renaissance Hotel

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Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) December 06, 2012

Atmosphere is everything when it comes to making memorable nuptials. Couples ready to take the plunge or those renewing their vows will find a setting to remember with the Marry Me At 12 event at The Blackstone, A Chicago Renaissance Hotel. The gorgeous, Beaux-Arts landmark on Chicagos South Loop will be setting up a wedding chapel in the historic Barbershop on December 12 at 12:00 p.m., complete with an officiant to marry couples or renew vows. Celebrating couples will be lavished with flowers, Champagne toasts, and upgraded wedding night accommodations for just $ 99 a night.

Say I do or I would do it all over again on December 12, 2012, with the Marry Me At 12 special from The Blackstone, A Chicago Renaissance Hotel, including:

Academy of Art University Launches Digital Alumni Magazine

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San Francisco, California (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

The Academy of Art University announced today that it has launched a new, free iPad app featuring the art and design work of alumni. The A/JOURNAL app, which brings to life the Universitys A/JOURNAL traditional print quarterly magazine, features accomplishments of Academy alumni worldwide, including photo galleries, interviews, videos, slideshows, and interactive opportunities.

The app, which can be downloaded for free on iTunes, was created in partnership with Adobe, developer of the Digital Publishing Suite, and MEI, which built the templates and interactive elements using Digital Publishing Suite technology and continues to provide the Academy with hands-on training and support.

Academy alumni are some of the worlds greatest artists and designers, said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of the Academy of Art University. We wanted to create an interactive digital media platform that allows people to fully grasp the color, detail and creativity behind each alumni project. Adobe and MEI have enabled us to create an interactive app that not only allows alumni to share their work on new projects with their fellow alumni, but that allows the public to see the high-quality work that Academy graduates are doing in their chosen professions.

Features of the new app include:


Table of Contents Page: A tool that allows the user to preview articles by swiping through photos.

Latitude/Longitude Map: What was once a standard map feature in the print magazine has been brought to life by hyperlinks that reveal GPS locations of alumni on a Google map.

Video: Academy graduates include motion-picture artists, animators and video-game designers, among others, which makes video a crucial feature of the alumni magazine.

Profiles: Features about former students who are applying the skills they developed at the Academy of Art in their professional careers. Stories include hyperlinks to websites so users can learn more about the person and their work.

Out There Section: Updates on alumni featuring slideshows and videos, including an interactive feature that allows other alumni to submit descriptions of projects for future editions.

Social Networking: The app includes a live Twitter feed with the ability to tweet, email or share via the Facebook and LinkedIn networks.

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is ideal for a university like the Academy of Art because it enables projects that cant be fully showcased in print media to come alive. From illustration and video to multimedia, entire galleries of work can be displayed in a much more comprehensive, engaging way, said Trevor Bailey, director of worldwide education, Adobe. Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite not only enriches the way the work is shown, but it provides the university with an opportunity to save significant costs, reach a wider audience on all leading mobile platforms, build brand in the digital space and have a positive impact on the environment.

The beauty of this partnership is that weve been able to provide the Academy of Art University with a cutting-edge digital publication that maintains design continuity with their traditional print publication, said David Gillespie, MEI Senior Account Executive. We are currently helping the university maximize the capabilities of this technology, and are looking forward to breaking new ground with them in their ongoing digital efforts.

To download the app, visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-journal/id526192332?mt=8.

About MEI

Managing Editor Inc., an Adobe premier development partner, develops, integrates and supports quality, proven publishing software. MEI specializes in providing tools that manage content for any medium print, online, tablets such as the iPad, mobile devices such as the iPhone and other digital formats. Visit http://www.maned.com for more information.

About Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

Digital Publishing Suite is a set of turnkey hosted services and viewer technology that tightly integrates with Adobe Creative Suite 6 products. Using Digital Publishing Suite in combination with Adobe InDesign CS6 allows traditional publishers, corporate organizations, ad agencies and individual designers and small design firms to publish, distribute, monetize and optimize a new class of innovative digital magazines, newspapers, ads and corporate publications. Platforms include leading tablets such as the Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Kindle Fire, and other Android tablet devices. Digital Publishing Suite is offered in Enterprise, Professional and Single editions. For more information, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/digitalpublishingsuite.

About the Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University, the largest private university of art and design in the United States, is educating students for the art and design jobs of the 21st century. Established in 1929, the Academy is an output-based higher-education model that provides open admission to all students but imposes a rigorous curriculum that requires the students to produce a portfolio of work that demonstrates a mastery of their field in order to graduate. Students are taught by a faculty of professionals from the existing marketplace, which provides them with an understanding of what it takes to succeed in todays business environment. The Academys hands-on curriculum produces graduates who possess great artistic and design skills and equally important, the ability to put those talents to work immediately after graduation. As a result, Academy graduates are ready to compete for and win the jobs of the 21st century in the fields of Acting, Advertising, Animation & Visual Effects, Architecture, Art Education, Art history, Fashion, Fine Art, Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures & Television, Multimedia Communications, Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media, Photography and Web Design & New Media. Academy of Art University is accredited by WASC, NASAD, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Formerly FIDER), (BFA-IAD) and NAAB (M-ARCH). Visit http://www.academyart.edu for more information.