Hospital Joint Venture between LHP Hospital Group, Inc. and Seton Family of Hospitals Establishes First New Hospital in Bell County, TX in 35 Years


Plano, TX (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

LHP Hospital Group, Inc. and the Seton Family of Hospitals recently celebrated the public unveiling of Seton Medical Center Harker Heights. The 192,400-square-foot facility represents a hospital joint venture between the two organizations and is the first new hospital serving the Bell County, TX, area in more than 35 years. The celebration included a ribbon cutting attended by mayors from the Central Texas region, state representatives, and other civic leaders.

Michell Instruments Announces Best in Class Chilled Mirror Hygrometer


Rowley, MA (PRWEB) June 20, 2012

Michells new S8000 RS reference chilled mirror hygrometer has been designed to provide dependable measurements in a range of industrial applications where maximum gas dew-point temperature measurement precision is critical and ease of use is essential. It is the smallest and among the lightest instruments of its type on the market. The S8000 RS is capable of measuring dew points to -90

Introducing Christian Artwork by Candis Kloverstrom, He Has My Back


Castle Rock, CO (PRWEB) May 31, 2012

Candis Kloverstrom introduces her latest Christian Artwork, He Has My Back. This is an acrylic painting revealing her relationship with God as a Christian Painter. It depicts herself as a Christian artist on lifes journey creating a visual representation of God inspired biblical truths.

She states, Being a Jesus Artist may be who God created me to be. But, what goes through my paint brush is from Jesus, inspired by Jesus, and is offered back to Jesus.

She also states, As an artist I connect to the creativity of God. Just look at the world around. If this imperfect world is this beautiful, imagine heaven. And, as an artist I have a new role today expressing biblical truths through my creativity.

The Christian Artist Resource Website asks this, As a Christian artist, do you create with the awareness of your destiny? Something to think about, isn’t it? Perhaps you are eager to fulfill Gods plan, yet unsure of how to live it out. God can use your gift and help you create meaningful art.

Gods Purpose through Art

art is a way of showing, as no other activity can, something about the world’s depth and reality. Artists create possible worlds that help people envision (or rebel against) the final shalom God will create when Christ returns to completely renew creation, said Joan Huyser-Honig in the article The Visual Arts in Worship.

Huyser-Honig further states, Looking at the world through this creation-fall-redemption-renewal pattern makes every liturgy’s final section -the sending -especially important. Renewed in worship, Christians go back into daily life to bring about shalom, according to how God has gifted them.

if our whole person is broken, then the worship arts can become a unique way to promote the sanctification of our affective, physical, and imaginative faculties, which are often ignored in Protestant worship. In worship, our emotions, bodies, and imaginations have a vital role, and the arts serve to bring them into an intentional and intensive participation, stated W. David O. Taylor in the Christianity Today article, Disciplining the Eyes Through Art in Worship.

He also stated, Our sight is broken and therefore requires training to see God’s world rightly. As an act of the imagination, the visual arts can enable us to see the world, for example, not as opaque to God’s presence but as charged with it.All of us need this help. The visual arts, by fixing our sight on concrete objectscanvases, sculptures, installations, architectureinvite us to look at the world as it is or maybe as it shouldn’t be. At times they urge us to see it as it might be.

About Candis Kloverstrom

As a thirty-three-plus Christian veteran she adheres to Christian fundamentals that God is who He says He is, has a plan for each person, and the power to carry that out. She spent the past twenty years working with various aspects of brand development that included design and illustration connecting target markets through understanding client needs.

She states, It is that connection that makes a difference in todays world. Visual images have the ability to pass the intellect and stir emotions. When you reach the emotional level, you reach the heart. Jesus wants us to hear and see with our hearts. Relationship with God is a heart issue not intellect. We need to get to the heart to reach people. Art has the ability to do just that.

Candis Kloverstrom also published through Artistic Impact Publishing Denver Men in the Kitchen, featuring men such as Governor John Hickenlooper, MIX 100 anchor-man Dom Testa, and Denver Business Journal President Scott Bemis. This book went beyond the business suites into personal lives creating an accurate picture of todays successful Denver guy.

For more information on He Has My Back, go to the web site, http://www.CandisKloverstrom.com.







Prolucid Technologies Inc. Awarded Nearly $900,000 from Ontarios Smart Grid Fund


Mississauga, ON (PRWEB) June 11, 2012

Mississauga, ON, 11 June 2012 Prolucid Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based software engineering firm, announced today that it has been awarded $ 887,820 from Ontarios Smart Grid Fund to demonstrate its embedded LocalGrid software at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

In the two-year demonstration period, starting later this year, Prolucid will build an integrated network of intelligent grid devices to manage, monitor and control the power grid at Exhibition Place, an ideal site due to its high public profile and its current mix of distributed generation installation, including solar, wind and CHP (co-generation heat and power).

The project will integrate these existing devices using the latest grid communication protocols, providing Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) with an unprecedented level of detail about power quality, load, capacity and generation output across the network. Toronto Hydro will be able to use this data and the new tools the software provides to optimize the generation and consumption of power on the local grid at Exhibition Place, while also improving the quality and reliability of power in Toronto. Toronto Hydro is excited to be part of this innovative project. It should allow us to bring more green energy projects online, said Richard Ford, Manager, Grid Solutions, Toronto Hydro.

Prolucid has partnered with Toronto Hydro, National Instruments (NI), Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc. and WindShare, the cooperative that owns and operates the Exhibition Place wind turbine with Toronto Hydro. These partnerships will leverage industry experience and expertise to develop viable grid solutions that will ultimately reduce the cost of building a new, smarter electricity grid and increase the connection of clean, renewable energy into Ontarios generation mix.

The software and hardware platform based on National Instruments (NI) CompactRIO technology will allow Prolucid and Toronto Hydro to rapidly prototype, develop and deploy technologies that are designed to meet the requirements of the local grid, while also providing greater technology headroom for future requirements that have yet to be developed.

Due to the complexity of the electric power system, integration is key. The NI platform is beneficial because it addresses both legacy and intelligent energy systems. Distributed intelligence deployments will provide utilities with data that was previously unavailable, said Owen Golden, Vice President of National Instruments Global Energy Segment. Utilities will gain the ability to see across their entire system as well as the interconnection of renewable energy sources. This project will enable Toronto Hydro to harness the advanced analytics of the technology as it identifies new customer requirements that drive the evolution of the smart grid.

This funding and the demonstration project ensure that Ontario will continue to lead in the development of smart grid technology, said Bob Leigh, President, Prolucid Technologies Inc. Utilities globally face significant challenges to change the model of power consumption, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the efficiency of the grid. The technology Prolucid is developing will allow utilities to rapidly upgrade their grid and move forward with better, greener solutions.

About Prolucid Technologies Inc.

Prolucid Technologies provides software engineering and product commercialization services, specializing in complex, mission critical, embedded systems that transform the way our clients do business. Our grid technology enables real-time management and control of power distribution to maximize the utilization of existing assets on the local grid for a fraction of new infrastructure costs. Prolucid is the winner of the 2011 Profit Hot 50 award and the BDO Business Value award. Prolucid is also a Silver Alliance Partner with National Instruments, partnering with them to develop grid solutions based on the NI CompactRIO product line.

About Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro is the regulated “wires” affiliate of Toronto Hydro Corporation and is the largest municipal electric distribution utility in Canada. Toronto Hydro ensures the safe and reliable delivery of electrical power to approximately 709,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the City of Toronto. This represents approximately 18 percent of electricity consumers in the province of Ontario. Toronto Hydro plans, maintains and operates Toronto’s electrical distribution system infrastructure safely, efficiently and in an environmentally responsible manner.

Toronto Hydro Facts:

City of Toronto population: 2.5 Million

Total number of customers: 709,000

Electricity Delivered (GigaWatt-Hours): 24,708

Total Revenue: $ 570.8 Million

Length of overhead wires (km): 15,100

Length of underground wires (km): Over 10,900

About National Instruments

Since 1976, National Instruments has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NIs graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The companys long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.

About Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc.

Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc. (CCCI) provides services within the practice of Professional Engineering in the Province of Ontario. John Ciufo and Aaron Cooperberg are the principal owners. John Ciufo is a professional electrical engineer with thirty-six years of electric utility experience with a focus on protection and control (P&C) systems. John was the former Manager Protection & Control Strategies and Standards at Hydro One, and a former NERC and NPCC Relay Sub-committee Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. Aaron Cooperberg is registered with Professional Engineers Ontario in the category of Power System Protection. Aaron has thirty-five years of electric utility experience with a focus on protection and control (P&C) systems. Aaron was the former Manager Protection & Control Planning at Hydro One. CCCI provides electric utilities with services in the following areas: smart grid, compliance, asset management, development of strategies, policies, standards, planning, training, and represent utilities as Owner Engineers.

About WindShare

WindShare is an innovative wind power co-operative, the first of its kind in Canada. WindShare’s mission is to demonstrate leadership and action in the community wind power sector, and to develop community power projects that are sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially. WindShare provides an alternative to large, centralized energy generation with the development of local, profitable and inclusive community power projects.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Leigh

President, Prolucid Technologies Inc.

Phone: 416-840-6493

Email:bob.leigh (at) prolucid (dot) ca

http://www.prolucid.ca

http://www.prolucidlocalgrid.com

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Ruby Media Group Wins 34 Awards and Peoples Choice Award at The Big W 2012 Awards Hosted By The Advertising Club of Westchester


Mount Kisco, NY (PRWEB) June 11, 2012

Ruby Media Group, a social media and public relations agency located in Mount Kisco, NY won 34 Advertising Club of Westchester (ACW) Big W Awards at the 2012 annual Big W Gala, including the coveted Peoples Choice Award. The event was held at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, NY on June 6th. The Big W awards honor the most creative, innovative and memorable public relations, marketing and advertising campaigns in the region.

The Big W Awards is the largest competition of its kind in Westchester County, and has been a centerpiece of the Advertising Club of Westchesters activities for most of its 41 years in operation. The Big W awards reward excellence in creative and technical achievement in the advertising industry as determined by a panel of distinguished judges.

This was my first year entering the Advertising Club of Westchester Big W Awards, and I could not be more pleased with the results! To receive 34 awards including 7 gold awards (2 for Gold PR campaigns) and the 2012 Peoples Choice Award for our Public Relations campaign for Advanced Dentistry of Westchester is phenomenal. I am so honored that our creative work was recognized in such a big way and awarded from some of the top professionals in the field.

Ruby Media Group was recognized with 7 Gold, 11 Silver and 15 Bronze Awards in the categories of social media, public relations, promotion and collateral material, corporate design, photography, interactive media, pro bono and video.

Ruby Media Groups Award winning work included:

Peoples Choice Award Advanced Dentistry of Westchester Public Relations Campaign

GOLD Award for Advanced Dentistry of Westchester Public Relations Campaign

GOLD Award for LV2BFIT Public Relations Campaign or Event

GOLD Award for LV2BFIT Corporate Design Identity

GOLD Award for LV2BFIT Stationary Package

GOLD Award for LV2BFIT Social Media

GOLD Award for LV2BFIT Commercial or Editorial

GOLD Award for Westchester Magazine Social Media

SILVER Award for Stacy Knows Blog

SILVER Award for Westchester Magazine Blog

SILVER Award for Davids Soundview Catering photography – editorial

SILVER Award for LV2BFIT photography – editorial

SILVER Award for The Cooking Realtor photography – editorial

SILVER Award for LV2BFIT photography – editorial

SILVER Award for Morgan photography – editorial

SILVER Award for Davids Soundview Catering holiday card

SILVER Award for LV2BFIT wish list event

SILVER Award for LV2BFIT grand opening event

SILVER Award for Davids Soundview Catering non-broadcast video

BRONZE Award for Miss Westchester Pro Bono Campaign

BRONZE Award for Advanced Dentistry of Westchester social media

BRONZE Award for e-Richards Consulting social media

BRONZE Award for American Heart Association social media

BRONZE Award for 12 NtM Sparkling Beverages social media

BRONZE Award for Stacy Knows social media

BRONZE Award for Westchester Magazine social media

BRONZE Award for David Streich Blog

BRONZE Award for 12 NtM Sparkling Beverages online advertising

BRONZE Award for Davids Soundview Catering online advertising

BRONZE Award for LV2BFIT email marketing

BRONZE Award for LV2BFIT website

BRONZE Award for LV2BFIT photography editorial

BRONZE Award for Miss Westchester photography

BRONZE Award for The Cooking Realtor holiday card

Ruby Media Group won The Advertising Club of Westchesters 2012 Peoples Choice Award for the Public Relations campaign for Advanced Dentistry of Westchester. During the Galas cocktail hour, attendees viewed all entries for the evening and voted for their favorite entry in the exhibition.

Tonight is really about the clients. Without them, we wouldnt have the opportunity to create such amazing creative work. I dedicate tonight to all of the wonderful clients in the room, said Ruby Media Group President, Kris Ruby during her Peoples Choice acceptance speech.

The Advertising Club of Westchester, Inc. was founded in 1968 to improve communications and relations among people in advertising, public relations, media, business, the professions, sales promotion, academic, creative, graphic, cultural areas, and the community at large. For more information about the Advertising Club of Westchester visit http://www.acw.org.

*Photography credit Cathy Pinsky

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About Ruby Media Group: Ruby Media Group (RMG) is a full service Public Relations and Social Media Agency in Westchester & Fairfield County. RMG specializes in creating award winning integrated public relations and social media campaigns. RMG socializes businesses for Web 2.0 and helps companies adapt traditional marketing into social media platforms. For more information, visit http://www.rubymediagroup.com







Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC) Announces the Purchase of Land to Open MRC Clear Springs Retirement Community in Galveston County, Texas


Clear Lake, TX (PRWEB) June 14, 2012

Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC) President & CEO, Ron Jennette, has announced that Happy Harbor Methodist Home, Inc., a non-profit corporation whose sole member is Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), has entered into a Purchase Sale Agreement with Florida-based Regency Realty Group, Inc. The purchase includes an 18.81 acre site at the corner of FM 518 and 270 in the League City/Clear Lake area of Galveston County, TX, on the south side of Houston.

Happy Harbor Methodist Home, Inc. will be doing business on this site as MRC Clear Springs with a plan to develop a life care Healthy Living Community for persons aged 62 and better.

Upon completing the due diligence process, MRC is anticipating closing on the land in September or October of this year to be followed by informational sessions, then open the marketing offerings while the project is being designed. Construction is anticipated to start the end of 2013 or early 2014. Conceptual architectural renderings of the project have already begun, with a preliminary expectation of 108 Independent/Residential apartment homes, 36 Assisted Living apartments, 24 Memory Support suites for those with various dementias, 20 short-term Rehab units and 28 Skilled Nursing units for long-term care.

The MRC system, whose central support offices in The Woodlands, TX, is currently celebrating its 50th year of service ministry to senior adults in Texas. MRC prides itself in fulfilling its mission commitment to quality living for senior adults in a Christian environment where each person has the opportunity to live every day to the fullest they can and choose. This is done through services, programs, activities, care and housing with amenities; all supported with a capable, competent, caring and compassionate staff. MRC has other similar communities in Texarkana, Lufkin, Bryan and a smaller version under current construction in Huntsville. MRC also has 3 Home Health Agencies and has sponsored and manages 5 HUD apartment communities for seniors with income limitations, 3 in Bryan and 2 in La Porte. Additionally, MRC owns and leases to a 3rd party a retirement community on Galveston Island. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.mrcaff.org, which also provides a link to our Facebook site.







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iRadeo Announces Major Growth Spurt; Musicians and Podcasters Flocking to Start Radio Streaming

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 01, 2012

iRadeo, a one-stop solution to create and broadcast your own radio stations and audio streams in just a few mouse clicks, is reporting significant growth in sign-ups, as users are looking to start their own radio streaming broadcast.

With a year-on-year growth that is outpacing the industry average, iRadeo is becoming one of the largest radio streaming companies in the world.

The rapid growth is further strengthened by iRadeos user friendly platform which is ideal for radio stations, podcasters, musicians, music fans, promoters and music labels who want reach a global audience.

The growth spurt follows a recent launch of upgraded radio streaming packages that offer additional disk space, unlimited band width to support mobile streaming, as well as iOS and Android Support.

iRadeos radio streaming packages start at 3GB of audio storage, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited stations. A FREE version is also available.

“Already helping thousands of broadcasters reach millions of listeners, iRadeo is strategically positioned for a new phase of growth, and supporting existing and new users of radio streaming with a limited ramp-up time. The upgraded iRadeo packages will allow musicians and podcasters to reach even more listeners around the world, says the company founder.

For more information, please visit http://www.iradeo.com.

About iRadeo

iRadeo is an all-in-one solution for radio stations, podcasters, musicians, music fans, promoters and music labels. Our platform is easy to implement and scalable with a variety of plans to fit the needs of our users. No matter what your message is, iRadeo provides a powerful way to deliver it to an unlimited audience. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.







UMT International Displays New Innovative Products at the 2012 American Superyacht Forum


Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 31, 2012

Last week, 180 industry professionals involved in the superyacht industry gathered in the home of the American marine industry, Fort Lauderdale, for the 10th anniversary of the American Superyacht Forum. This important meeting culminated in leading discussion from expert speakers, audience debate, technical innovations and a gathering of valuable contacts over three days of social networking events.

UMT International discussed their signature line of carbon fiber boarding stairs, davit and chocks as well as their service division as a guest speaker during the Technical Innovation Presentations.

The UMT International carbon fiber boarding stairs were re-designed for 2013 with additional stability and durability. These lightweight boarding stairs offer the advantage of durability and stability, but with less than half the weight of standard aluminum boarding stairs. The composite boarding stairs, because they are so light, allow for the stairs to be easily detached from the hull and placed on board and stowed.

This year, UMT introduced the new LG Davit line with telescoping hydraulic systems. The LG Davits are available with 1200 and 1500lb capacities with custom color and graphics options. The LG davit is available with hydraulic retractable boom cable and hydraulic rotation.

The UMT Service Team is comprised of a fleet of mobile trucks based in Fort Lauderdale and this division carries out installations and service of chocks, boarding stairs, railings and repairs on-board visiting yachts. UMT works on fittings of every type and description and UMT Internationals primary focus in South Florida is assisting visiting yachts that require service on davits and lifting systems where time is of the essence.

About UMT International:

UMT International is a leading marine manufacturer of yacht davits & cranes, chocks/cradles, boarding equipment, stainless steel marine accessories and custom metal fabrication for the marine industry. Captains, yacht owners, marinas and yards as well as yacht manufacturers have trusted UMT International for over 20 years with their marine product needs. European craftsmanship, innovative design and superior service have made UMT International a leading resource to the marine industry.







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Cambridge Semantics Unveils Anzo Express Starter to Address Excel Integration, Collaboration and Reporting Challenges


San Francisco, CA and Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 04, 2012

At the 2012 Semantic Technology & Business Conference today, Cambridge Semantics announced a new, free downloadable version of the companys Anzo Express software. Anzo Express allows business users to link together data stored in multiple spreadsheets enabling real-time collaboration right in Microsoft Excel. Anzo Express also provides a dynamic, business-friendly web-based analytic dashboard for real-time reporting on data in spreadsheets and relational databases. Companies including Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Staples and GroupM, are already using Anzo to solve their key data management challenges.

Cambridge Semantics will be presenting Anzo Express with a live demo at SemTech in San Francisco on June 5th. Visit http://semtechbizsf2012.semanticweb.com/ for the complete agenda.

Organizations are facing increasingly dynamic environments where business requirements change almost daily. Traditional databases lack the ability to quickly adapt to change and have driven business users to rely on Excel spreadsheets for key business operationsfrom supply chain management to compliance information management, competitive intelligence to budget reconciliation. IT departments have tried to replace spreadsheets with more governable services but have failed to do so because traditional technologies are not as flexible as spreadsheets.

Semantic Web technologies are significantly more flexible than traditional databases and can better adapt to changing requirements, making them uniquely suited to solving the spreadsheet data integration problem. With Anzo Express ordinary users can easily collaborate and report on data stored in Excel and relational databases, transforming disparate spreadsheet data into powerful business insights.

Semantic Web technologies have been gaining momentum as businesses require greater flexibility. However there is still a steep and tedious learning curve for everyday users who need powerful tools and scalable applications, said Lee Feigenbaum, co-founder of Cambridge Semantics. With Anzo Express businesses can get the best of both worlds. End users can continue to use Excel, only with significantly greater ability to share data between spreadsheets and departments, while IT, for the first time, gets the ability to govern, track, and report on data within those spreadsheets.

As the entry-level version of the full Anzo Enterprise software suite, Anzo Express focuses on addressing collaborative spreadsheet integration and web dashboards. This is the first time Anzo Express has been available as a free download, enabling much greater adoption for business users. From compliance reporting to supplier tracking, Anzo Express solves the Excel reporting and integration challenges that every organization faces.

In addition to showcasing Anzo Express Starter at the Semantic Technology & Business Conference, Cambridge Semantics customer Staples will be presenting a use case of how the company uses Anzo to manage their complex enterprise service bus (ESB). Attendees can also visit the Cambridge Semantics booth (#101) and learn more about recent offerings such as Anzo Unstructured.

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Social Signals are Taking Over Backlinking in SEO, Daniel Tan Speculated

(PRWEB) June 02, 2012

Savvy web marketers are turning to social media marketing to boost their social signals and spending less time on backlinking efforts due to the new search engine algorithms in determining the best websites.

In March of 2012 Google announced that backlinks are no longer the priority when searching for the sites that will ultimately rank the highest in its search engine. Following suit to Googles initiative, the other search engines, such as Bing, are following suit. Social signals are the new measure for how effective online marketing is going to be in order to rank highly in the search engines and gain the necessary exposure for businesses to compete effectively in todays marketplace.

Backlinks used to be the holy grail of creating an effective online presence and were used by search engines to determine how valuable a website was. The more high quality backlinks a website gained the more of a resource they were considered to be and the higher the search engines would rank them in their search pages. With the onslaught of social media, that has all changed. For a website to become well known, it must gain social signals by way of Facebook Likes, Twitter shares, Google +1s and other social media engagement. This is because search engines realize that real peoples opinions count more than being able to beg, borrow or buy backlinks that have little reference to how much the public actually values a website.

Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land says, “Both Google and Bing have added many social search features over the past year. Theres also been talk about using social signals to help rank regular search results.”

In order for websites to succeed with social signals, there must be a measurement and tracking systems in place that allows them to analyze and strategically plan their social media marketing efforts. That is WordPress plugins such as Social Metrics Pro comes in. It allows web marketers who are serious about search engine optimization success to have an easy to use platform to track and monitor their social marketing and social signal results.

Daniel Tan, the partner of Social Metrics Pro, who has also worked with several major companies and startups informed that Social Signals are found to have correlation with ranking improvements, as high as 60% on many cases.

“We have been tracking social signals on the sites we manage and we do notice that the correlation of social signal with ranking improvements are now more obvious than the past, and this is an interesting observation”, Daniel commented. “It’s not surprising to see backlinks get less weight and social signals get more weight, as social votes are often backed by a real person, much more reliable than an anonymous backlink”.

For readers who’d like to know more about social signals, Daniel has written a great article on Social Signal.