NEW YORK, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
MessageBank, LLC, a leading provider of customized integrated multimedia event solutions to the investor relations and corporate/financial communications marketplace, announced today that Sarah Smith has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development.

Coming to the firm from Verizon’s Business/Enterprise Solutions Group, Ms. Smith has supported the Fortune 1000 business community with the implementation and deployment of multimedia solutions on a global basis. During her 15 year career, she has provided clients across many industry sectors with a range of unified communications and collaboration services.

“Sarah brings a unique combination of sales, marketing and account management to our management team,” says Steven Fink, Managing Partner of MessageBank, LLC. “We’re excited to enhance our reach by adding Sarah to the firm. She has significant experience managing the sales process and service implementations of audio, web and video communications throughout the largest of corporate enterprises.”

Prior to her tenure with Verizon, Sarah spent 10 years in Corporate Communications and Information Technology with Cendant Corporation where she managed the technical services group responsible for overseeing the company’s use of audio and web-conferencing applications for internal and external communications requirements.

About MessageBank, LLC.

MessageBank is a leading provider of customized integrated multimedia event solutions to the Investor Relations and Corporate/Financial Communications marketplace. The company coordinates hundreds of earnings, guidance and other analyst conference calls and webcasts for large, mid and small cap publicly held companies. The company’s roster of clientele includes such companies as Morgan Stanley, Altria Group, Inc., Kraft Foods, ITT Corporation, Philip Morris International, Motorola, Liz Claiborne, Inc., Loews Corporation, PepsiCo, Inc., E*TRADE. More information available at
www.messagebank.com

Contact:
MessageBank, LLC. KCSA Strategic Communications
Steven Fink/ Sarah Smith Jeff Corbin
(212) 333-9302 / (973) 830-7763 (212) 682-6300
sfink@messagebank.com/ ssmith@messagebank.com jcorbin@kcsa.com

SOURCE MessageBank, LLC.

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ResiliEnt Business Solutions, LLC(TM) (ResiliEnt) is a customer centric,
quality-focused consulting and professional services firm specializing
in the delivery of enterprise-wide business strategies and solutions
through operational process and technology. ResiliEnt’s experienced team
provides these services and solutions to a wide range of industries,
including: Financial Services, Retail, Higher Education, Healthcare,
Insurance, Technology, Manufacturing, Restaurant Management, Government,
and others.

WBENC’s national standard of certification, implemented by the Greater
Woman’s Business Council (GWBC), is a meticulous process including an
in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification
process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned,
operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations,
and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering
diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor
diversity programs.

About ResiliEnt Business Solutions

ResiliEnt Business Solutions, LLC(TM) (ResiliEnt) is a customer centric,
quality-focused consulting firm specializing in the delivery of
enterprise-wide business strategies and solutions through operational
process and technology. The company provides unique client specific
solutions that solve critical issues and gain essential business
advantage. Our innovative process driven methodology, expert context
specific knowledge and product agnostic approach ensure strategic
success and adaptable solutions. ResiliEnt Solutions create sustainable,
strategy and solution based organizations, with C-suite agility,
improved business performance and tangible return on investment (ROI).
ResiliEnt has centers of excellence in Enterprise Strategy, Operational
Efficiency, Asset Evaluation and Reallocation, Change Management,
Technology Solutions, BI, DW, Data Strategy, Integration. Our services
include Management Consulting, Enterprise Wide Solutions and Resource
Management. To learn more about ResiliEnt Business Solutions, please
visit www.resilientbiz.com.

About WBENC

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s largest
third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the
United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies
and government agencies that rely on WBENC’s certification as an
integral part of their supplier diversity programs.

TROY, Mich., May 9, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –
Global LT, a leading provider of Language & Cultural Training, Translation and Expatriate Destination Services will be hosting a cultural training session at the American Society of Employers (ASE) to help develop successful communications skills with people from other cultures who speak English as their second, third or fourth language

“Global LT has been providing cultural awareness training for corporations for over 30 years. Cultural training is an intregal part of bridging communication gaps between business associates and your community.” Kristin Lambert, Marketing Manager.” Our training programs are designed to target specific mis-interpretations and mis-understandings between multiple cultures.

Learn some fascinating cultural facts along with new skills to apply when speaking or writing to your multi-cultural employees, peers, customers or superiors. And see how “Thinking CRICKETS” can change your perspective.

Presenter: Mary Beauregard
Consultant, Global LT

When: Friday, May 11, 2012
8:45 a.m. — Registration & Networking
9:00 — 10:30 a.m. — Program

American Society of Employers — Training
Where: Center
19575 Victor Parkway, Suite 230, Livonia,
MI 48152

Cost: ASE members — $20 Non-members — $40

Register online or by contacting Jessica Husby (248.223.8041)

Global LT:

Founded in 1979, Global LT is headquartered in Troy, Michigan. Global LT is a world renowned provider of language training, cultural training, translations and expatriate destination services with representatives in Boston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, London, and Shanghai. Global LT is a member of the National Minority Business Development Council (NMBDC), The Association of Language Companies (ALCUS), American Translators Association (ATA) and the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). To learn more visit
www.Global-LT.com for more information or call + 1.888.645.5881

The Global LT, Inc. logo is available at

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=12275

About American Society of Employers

The American Society of Employers is a not-for profit human resource organization with more than 800 member organizations across the state of Michigan. The American Society of Employers has been in business for more than 100 years and has conducted surveys for more than 50 years. In addition to providing timely benchmark data on critical human resource issues, the American Society of Employers provides direct support for members through advice, training and recruiting. For more information, visit
www.aseonline.org .

This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire,
www.globenewswire.com

SOURCE: Global LT, Inc

CONTACT: Kristin Lambert
248-786-0999

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In a bid to help children of policemen living in cramped quarters, which acts as a deterrent to their studies, the Mumbai Police is setting up spacious and air-conditioned ‘reading rooms’ at all police colonies in the city. A survey of all colonies has been carried out for the purpose, and pre-fabricated structures will be put up in all police lines in a month’s time, sources said.

“The idea is to reach out to the lower rungs of police force, and do something to improve their living conditions. Their families live in cramped quarters, and this often hampers the studies of their children. Many of these children do not have a proper place to study without being disturbed. To improve things, we are setting up large reading rooms for them in each police line,” a Mumbai Police officer said on the condition of anonymity.

“These reading rooms will be open 24 hours, and will be air-conditioned. Proper chairs and desks will be provided. In some colonies, the reading rooms will be able to accommodate 30 to 40 children, while in others larger reading rooms that can accommodate around 80 children are required,” the officer said.

In addition to this, the police have also drawn up plans to construct playgrounds at some of the police colonies where space is available. “We have also earmarked around 10 or 11 police lines where we will be setting up a playground with slides, swings. This will provide the children of the policemen living there the luxury of an open space to play in,” the officer added.

That may not sound like the constantly evolving education reform package that had teachers and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at odds since February, but these are some of the more visible steps that will be taken this fall as the state moves to close the nations worst student achievement gap.

The impact to education will not happen overnight, said Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor of a 185-page compromise bill that was approved by both chambers of the General Assembly on Tuesday.

Pryor insisted, however, the legislation gives him the tools to start to make things better.

These tools include ranking school districts based on student performance. In the lowest performing districts, the state could, with notice, step in to change the superintendent, appoint a special master or reconstitute the school board.

It also moves to strengthen the evaluation and training of classroom teachers, but not as forcefully as first proposed. Instead, the process will start in eight to 10 districts. Mary Loftus Levine, executive director of the Connecticut Education Association, said teachers in selected districts will have a hand in developing the evaluations that will measure effectiveness and be linked to job security, but not until 2013-14. She called it a much better plan than the one Malloy proposed Feb. 9 when he suggested some teachers get tenure just for showing up. The reforms included safeguards to ensure that teachers cant be sabotaged by a supervisor who just doesnt like them. It also shortens the time to get a teacher deemed ineffective out of the classroom from 125 days to 85 days.

The approved legislation gives the commissioner until July 1, 2014 to select up to 25 of the states lowest performing schools to become part of a network he will help to turn around. Pryor hopes to start naming some in the 2012-13 school year.

Were still in the process of determining that, he said. The goal is to start small and build.

Preference will be given to schools that volunteer or have teacher contracts about to expire. Unlike Malloys original plan, the law will prohibit reform efforts that break union contracts. It also will give a committee of local teachers and parents a voice in selecting the reform model. The legislation provides $7.5 million to begin working with those schools and districts in the first year.

In low performing districts, the state will have a say in how new money is spent. In Bridgeport, Interim School Superintendent Paul Vallas said he is comfortable with that. It is something he helped establish in New Orleans.

We want to take advantage of all the flexibility the new law allows us, said Vallas.

Ultimately, of the 25 schools that could become part of the commissioners network, only six will be charter schools.

Mary Pat Healy, executive director of the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, said in the short term, the best benefit to local children is the additional funding and the preschool slots. An estimated 35 percent of city youth enter kindergarten without preschool, putting them at a distinct disadvantage. She is anxious to see how many of those additional slots go to Bridgeport.

The bill will boost preschool spending by $6.8 million next year to about $92 million.

I think the final version of the bill was a very good thing. It definitely helps to ensure Bridgeport gets the resources and support it needs, said Healy. That is very important.

Under the package, new funding for state charter schools will all come from the state. The per pupil funding for charter schools would increase from $9,400 to $10,500 and then to $11,500 by 2014-15.

State Rep. Don Clemons, D-Bridgeport, a member of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, said city children will benefit most from the preschool slots and the focus on reading.

The state must develop a reading test to identify students through third grade who have trouble reading. It will require teachers of kindergarten through third grade to take a reading instruction exam that will be reported to the state and to get additional training in how to effectively teach students to read. The caucus failed to get a provision in the bill that would have preventing students to leave third grade without passing reading. Even so, Clemons said the education package, in its totality, was a giant, bold step.

House Republican leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, said this was not the first time education has been the focus of a legislative session. This time, he said, the effort has a shot of working because it tackles several issues at once.

This bill does many things. It is what we should have been doing this all along. For Connecticut it is long overdue, he said. I believe the provisions in this bill recognize there are different ways to educate kids. We are going to try everything we can to turn around failing schools. It is a first step, but it is a good step.

Eaton was one of three companies that signed a charter to officially launch the Center for Technology Development at Purdue University on Jan. 11, 2012. Each founding member will contribute $50,000 a year for the next three years to help start the center, which provides members with a diversified set of resources to carry out research and development, direct problem-solving and feasibility studies for future products.

“Eaton is a premier power-management company, and innovative technologies are clearly critical to our growth strategies,” said Andy Weeks, vice president and general manager of Eaton’s conveyance systems division. “As a world-renowned research institution, Purdue University has the resources required to explore new technologies with Eaton that can benefit customers across all of our business sectors.”

Headquartered in Purdue’s College of Technology, the Center for Technology Development is designed to produce measurable results to reward industry investments and build long-term relationships with members. Eaton and other members collaborate with Purdue faculty and staff and have access to Purdue labs and centers.

In addition to encouraging technological innovations, Eaton views the new relationship as a valuable tool for recruiting talent and providing hands-on, developmental experiences for employees who participate with student teams.

“Eaton sees great potential in developing people and building our knowledge and skills base through collaborative projects,” said Brad Morton, president of Eaton’s Aerospace Group and a Purdue mechanical engineering technology graduate. “It will enable participants to connect innovation to practical applications in our industry and see the direct results of their research, experiments and teamwork.”

Eaton is actively involved on the center’s industry steering committee to provide guidance on project selection, technical issues, funding strategies and identifying future members. At the working level, Eaton provides points of contact for center projects to help guide research teams, address technical obstacles and track project progress.

The Center for Technology Development’s core faculty has a range of expertise and can assist with a variety of tasks, from design work to analysis and from testing to reverse engineering. They also are able to address common industry needs such as data acquisition, design innovation and system integration. The collaboration and benefits are expected to evolve as member industries discover new opportunities.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Reading International (Nasdaq:RDI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The companys strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

• Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 14.9%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 6.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the companys bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
• Looking at where the stock is today compared to one year ago, we find that it is not only higher, but it has also clearly outperformed the rise in the Samp;P 500 over the same period, despite the companys weak earnings results. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
• READING INTL INC has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has not demonstrated a clear trend in earnings over the past two years, making it difficult to accurately predict earnings for the coming year. During the past fiscal year, READING INTL INC turned its bottom line around by earning $0.36 versus -$0.55 in the prior year.
• The companys current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. When compared to other companies in the Media industry and the overall market, READING INTL INCs return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the Samp;P 500.
• The gross profit margin for READING INTL INC is rather low; currently it is at 19.00%. Regardless of RDIs low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, RDIs net profit margin of -8.70% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.

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Reading International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, ownership, and operation of entertainment and real property assets in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.7, above the average media industry P/E ratio of 12.3 and below the Samp;P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Reading International has a market cap of $113.6 million and is part of the services sector and media industry. Shares are up 27.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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