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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), today announced the release of GlobalView#x2122; 2.0, a new version of the companys fleet management system featuring port forecasts, tide data, tools for easy customization and direct access to bunker pricing. The new version also includes improved safety features including global ice concentrations and spot forecasts with the latest weather and wave conditions. In addition, fleet managers can now view the voyage tracks of captains using AWTs BVS onboard system in GlobalView.

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GlobalView 2.0 makes it easier to plan fuel efficient voyages by offering access to additional data in one place, said Skip Vaccarello, president and CEO of AWT. The system also helps with critical functions like planning arrivals and optimal routes.

According to Erik Hjortland, Advisor, Ship Performance and Bunker Management, Odfjell Tankers, With the addition of port forecasts, spot forecasts and bunker pricing, GlobalView is an even more valuable fleet management platform. Ultimately, it helps us to be more efficient in managing our fleet.

The new features of GlobalView 2.0 include the following:

• Port Forecasts: #xA0;Fleet managers can plan and schedule the best time for loading/unloading to avoid periods of precipitation or strong winds. Port forecasts are available for more than 2,500 locations with hourly updates out three days, and three and six hourly updates out five days.
• Tide Data: #xA0;High and low tide data for over 7,500 locations help plan arrivals or departures based on high tides.
• Global Ice Concentrations: #xA0;Global ice concentration imagery is available to help ships make the safest voyage possible. Color-coded global ice concentration imagery, based on satellite data, shows dangerous ice concentrations to avoid.
• Spot Forecasts: #xA0;GlobalView 2.0 provides detailed weather data for specific ocean areas. Spot forecasts are available with hourly updates out three days, and three and six hourly updates out five days.
• Fuel Pricing: #xA0;Real-time bunker pricing is available for more than 70 locations globally. Information is updated throughout the day and includes barging rates, offered on a subscription basis. This is provided in partnership with LQM Petroleum Services.
• Easy Customization:#xA0; GlobalView 2.0 allows fleet managers to send a message to multiple ships at once. Adding customized links to additional websites and data ensures that essential information is easily accessible, all in one place.
• Eco-Speed Calculator:#xA0; Using this tool, fleet managers can calculate the estimated cost of voyages at different speeds. Fleet managers plug in parameters and the eco-speed calculator will show a comparison.
• Monitor Vessels with BVS Onboard:#xA0; Fleet managers can now see voyage tracks from AWTs BVS onboard system to monitor their entire fleet.

We designed this product with our customers in mind and many of these additions are based on their requests, said Richard Brown, vice president of product management at AWT. Its going to make a big difference for fleet managers who require more control and direct access to the data they need to manage their fleets.

To learn more about GlobalView 2.0, go to www.awtworldwide.com/products/fleet-management-services/. GlobalView images are available here.

About GlobalView

GlobalView is an innovative fleet management system from Applied Weather Technology that combines the latest industry-leading ship routing technology with Google#x2122; Earth to give fleet managers a visual, easy-to-use and powerful system for enhancing safety, saving fuel, time and money and reducing CO2 emissions. Introduced in October 2010 as the first fleet management system to provide critical maritime data within the visual presentation of Google Earth technology, GlobalView is now in use by major shipping companies. GlobalView is highly regarded by fleet managers as a one-stop, comprehensive shore-based fleet management system. More information and a video about GlobalView are available at http://www.awtworldwide.com/videos/globalview/.

About LQM

LQM Petroleum Services, Inc. is one of the largest international marine fuel oil brokers in the world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1982, the company has expanded worldwide with focus and discipline. Its global offices include New Jersey (USA), Connecticut (USA), London (UK) ,Texas (USA) and Paris (France).#xA0; The offices are staffed with well-trained and experienced brokers complemented by a proficient team of Technology, Finance and Administrative professionals. LQM also offers bunker planning, optimization and procurement software.

About AWT

AWT is the leading provider of ship routing services whose award-winning products include BVS onboard voyage management software and GlobalView#x2122; Fleet Management System. Using leading-edge technology, ship owners, operators and charterers are able to reduce fuel costs, increase on-time arrivals and improve safety of their vessels, crew and cargo. Focused solely on the maritime industry, AWT is staffed by world-renown experts in weather routing, meteorology, IT, maritime science and former mariners. AWTs 24/7 personalized customer service and integrity have made AWT the trusted fleet optimization provider to more than 1,000 shipping companies. Founded in 1996, AWT is headquartered in Californias Silicon Valley with worldwide offices located in the UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Korea, Japan, Singapore, New York, and New Jersey. More information is available at www.awtworldwide.com, email info@awtworldwide.com #xA0;or by calling +1.408.731.8600.

GlobalView is a trademark of Applied Weather Technology. #xA0;All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Many a sonnet, song and nowadays, text, email and Twitter account have shared the trials and tribulations of the first flutters of the heart, the first moment when eyes locked across the room.

Equally, they are a platform for the endings of love affairs. How divine, then, to hear when love stands the test of time, traversing through the many challenges and rising to meet the twilight years together.

Such is the ultimate love affair of Dot and Alex Sykes, residents at Otway Health and Community Services. Married for 71 years and together for 75, neither a two year absence during Alex’s four year posting in New Guinea during the war, his subsequent hearing loss and forty years of blindness or the devastating loss of a stillborn child have dampened their spirits and love for each other.

Dot recalled one of the best days of her life was when she reconnected with Alex for the first time postwar, at a lake in East Ringwood.

“I was pushing Colin, our seven month old baby that Alex had not seen given he was away at war,” she said.

“Seeing Alex when he first laid eyes on Colin was one of the happiest days of our life. He nursed him all night long.

Dot’s sage advice on staying happily married for so long: “Accept a person as they are. You can never change another.

Love them and tell them you love them every day even if they can’t hear you. Nothing else matters, for as long as there is love there is hope. It will see you through.

/PRNewswire/ –#xA0;CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) will be holding a conference call on Wednesday February 8, 2012, at 8:30 am (ET) with analysts and investors to discuss its fourth quarter 2011 financial results.

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An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS Caremark Web site for all interested parties.#xA0; To access the webcast, visit http://info.cvscaremark.com/investors. This webcast will be archived and available on the web site for a one-year period following the conference call.

FM Borax Smith made his fortune in carving minerals, mainly borax, out of the Nevada desert. He then invested in trolley lines and real estate. In 1903, these two investments came together in one of the biggest and best amusement parks this side of the Rockies — at least thats what promoters said.

Smith and his Realty Syndicate needed an attraction to get people on their streetcars to Oakland. For the next 26 years, Idora Park filled the bill, bringing thousands of visitors to the walled-in park that covered about 20 acres from 56th to 58th streets between Shattuck and Telegraph avenues.

It was in April 1903 that Idora Park became home to Oakland baseball fans; by September of that year, it had become what the Oakland Tribune called an important factor in the amusement world on this side of the Bay. Vaudeville acts were appearing on stage, and moving pictures were shown every afternoon except Monday.

On April 14, 1903, the Tribune announced, Mr. Bigney, the famous diver, will dive 120 feet into a five-foot tank. In 1906, the park got its first roller coaster. There would be four others by the time it closed in 1929. Jack London brought his two little girls to Idora Park to ride the roller coasters.

The Oakland Tribune would hold annual Tribune Days at the park. In 1911, those attending Tribune Day could take a ride on Shoot the Rapids, watch an auto race, see a movie or try the roller skating rink, where it is

West Norfolk athlete Lucy Edwards (12) who has her eyes on becoming a future Olympic champion with her medals from the year including two from the National Schools event in Birmingham.

All aboard! A Preston councillor is gearing up to set sail on his narrow boat to join 1,000 vessels for the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Coun Ken Hudson and wife Sue are taking part in The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on their 57ft boat, the Marie Celeste, at high water on Sunday, June 3.

Tall ships, working boats, pleasure vessels, fishing boats and passenger boats carrying up to 30,000 flag-waving well-wishers will be among the vessels taking part in one of the largest ever flotillas assembled on the River Thames.

Tory Coun Hudson, who lives in Inglewhite near Preston, said: “Something like 3,000 people put their name forward to be in it so we were lucky to be selected. It’s all happening on the water, on the Thames.

“We will put Lancashire flags on the boat, as well as Union Jacks. We’re very chuffed.”

Coun Hudson helped secure the £6m Millennium Link project which saw the Lancaster Canal linked with the rest of the national inland water network in 2002, meaning his voyage can take him all the way from Garstang Marina to the capital.

After Easter, he will sail to Lichfield, Staffordshire, where his daughter has a boat and will leave the Marie Celeste moored there until the second leg of the journey, after council elections in May.

He will also be joined by two of his grandchildren, his daughter and her husband for the event.

Lord Salisbury, chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation, said: “Our aspirations for this wonderful tribute to the Queen are coming together very well. This is a hugely ambitious project and it is gathering momentum day by day.”

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The new Pleasure Pier

On the site of an iconic Galveston amusement park, construction for a new one is under way. In addition to a roller coaster and Ferris wheel that will extend over the surf, highlights are to include:

Family-oriented rides: The Pirates Plunge water ride for thrill-seekers and kiddie rides for the little ones.

Tourist staples: Food kiosks hawking many items, from hotdogs to funnel cake.

Souvenir shops: Numerous retail operations, including an old-fashioned candy store and gift shop.

Carnival games: Among them, darts, Whac-A-Mole and ball and ring tosses.

Special events: An entertainment stage, giant TV and barbecue pit at the back of the pier for special events and private parties.

More than 3,000 cruise passengers will have their dream vacations cut short due to a second consecutive outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on board the Crown Princess cruise ship.

Princess Cruises on Tuesday ordered the ship back to Port Everglades for special cleansing, ending its voyage two days early. Passengers will miss port calls in Aruba and Curacao. They will get full refunds and other relief.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
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www.iberiabank.com ), is pleased to announce the addition of JOHN E. KOERNER, III to the IBERIABANK Corporation Board of Directors.

New Orleans native and resident, Koerner is Managing Member of Koerner Capital, LLC, a private investment company. From 1976 to 1995, he was President and co-owner of Barq’s, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Delaware Punch Company. These two companies marketed soft drinks bearing the corporate names both nationally and internationally. Barq’s was sold to The Coca-Cola Company in July 1995.

In 1994, Beverage Industry Magazine honored Koerner with the prestigious Executive of the Year Award.

“We are very proud that John Koerner has chosen to join our Board of Directors,” said William H. Fenstermaker, Chairman of the Board of IBERIABANK Corporation. “He is an outstanding addition to our current Board, which has served our Company very well, particularly as we have navigated through unprecedented economic times and remarkable industry changes.”

“We are very honored that Johnny has agreed to join our Board,” says Daryl G. Byrd, President and CEO of IBERIABANK Corporation. “His business acumen and board experience adds invaluable depth to our Board of Directors. He brings tremendous insight from his private business experience as well as his board involvement with highly regarded public companies.”

He earned a Bachelor of Science, a Juris Doctor and a Master of Business Administration, all from Tulane University.

He remains active at his alma mater, having served as Chairman of the Tulane University Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2003 and is an emeritus member of that Board. From 1991 to 1996, he served as the Chairman of the Dean’s Council at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, where he has lectured as Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship for a number of years.

Koerner is a member of a number of civic boards, including The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana and the National World War II Museum. He served as Chairman of the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce for 1995, was a past Co-Chairman of Metrovision, and was the 2002 – 2003 Chairman of the New Orleans Business Council. He is Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2012 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans.

He serves on the corporate boards of two public companies, including Legg Mason, Inc. and Lamar Advertising Company. He also serves on the corporate boards of St. Charles Pharmaceuticals, Geocent and Selltis.

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PUNE: Yatindra Mishra, who is known for his books on Ustad Bismillah Khan Sur Ki Baradari and a compilation of Gulzar’s poems Yaar Julahe, is now working on the musical journey of the nightingale of India – Lata Mangeshkar.  Mishra addressed this at the Baajaa Gaajaa: Music Conclave 2012 held on 11-12 February,2012 in Pune.

The book, chronicling the seven-decades of her musical voyage in the form of conversations, by author Mishra is slated to be released in the next two years.

The book to be published in English and Hindi is a “conversational biography” about the life and times of the living legend. It mirrors the legend’s musical voyage from the making of her first movie ‘Mahal’ in 1949 with the song ‘Aayega Aanewala’ to the era in which she sang, the people she has worked with etc.

Speaking about his association with the singing legend, Mishra said, “I feel privileged and fortunate to write about her. I am blessed that she is giving me good amount of time and telling me about her musical life with so much of enthusiasm.”

“The book describes Lata didi’s childhood and her musical career from the past era till date. It includes the anecdotes, trivia and behind the scenes, the people she has worked with like musicians and lyricist, and also captures various topics and subjects of her life in detail,” he noted.

Mishra has three collections of poetry to his name – ‘Yada Kada’, ‘Ayodhya Tatha Anya Kavitayein’ and ‘Dyodhi Par Alaap’ – besides which he has written a book on classical singer Girija Devi (Girija) and a book of conversations with dancer Sonal Mansingh (Devpriya).