ShipAlmostAnything.com is an online auction website platform that brings individuals and companies together with an unlimited number of Shipping Service Providers (SSP). The shipping providers bid on the shipment and the consumer gets the best price. The system helps drive down the cost of shipping dramatically versus conventional methods of obtaining shipping/moving price quotes.

People list their potential shipments online at no cost. The Shipping Service Providers place competing bids to attempt to win customer’s business. At the end of the auction, the customer selects the competing bid that best serves their needs.

Shipping firms can participate in ShipAlmostAnything.com by enrolling in a low cost/flat rate subscription plans. The low entry cost, no commission platform allows shipping companies to pass additional savings onto the customer.

The ShipAlmostAnything.com website provides shippers all the tools necessary to make informed decisions for shipping unusual or larger items.

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JERUSALEM – Samuel J. Scott, a former Boston newspaper editor and founder of the Considerations blog who moved to Israel in 2008, has published “Letters from Israel: An American journalist’s adventures in the Holy Land.”

“Letters from Israel” is an expansion of a series of e-mailed essays and personal stories that Scott sent to his friends and family after moving to Israel on pol­i­tics, cul­ture, and reli­gion in the Mid­dle East as well as the com­plex­i­ties and para­doxes of life in the Holy Land — both the good and the bad.

The book is available at http://www.samueljscott.com/. Review copies are available for journalists, bloggers, and writers. The Considerations blog is at http://www.samueljscott.com/blog/.

The Mid­dle East is the per­fect com­bi­na­tion of heaven and hell, and the book explains why through twenty chap­ters encom­pass­ing 112 pages. From the Israeli-Palestinian con­flict to Mid­dle East­ern reli­gion to local sports to dat­ing, “Letters from Israel” tells the truth about life in Israel beyond the head­lines.

The twenty chapters are:
What is Israel, Any­way? — The Spec­ta­cle of Euro­vi­sion — The Israeli-Palestinian Con­flict — The Pol­i­tics of Lan­guage — Me and the Israeli Arab — The Bright Side of Life — Sto­ries from the Desert I — Liv­ing in a Chaotic Tribe — No Way Out (or, Stuck in the 1970s) — The Opti­mistic Future   — Sto­ries from the Desert II — Sex and Fem­i­nism — In the West Bank — Sto­ries from the Desert III — Find­ing Israel’s Cen­ter — Sex and the Sin­gle Israeli — The Gaza Con­flict — All About the Pales­tini­ans — The Great Reli­gious Divide — The Ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) — Con­clu­sion: The Mean­ing of Israel

Scott, 29, is a former editor-in-chief and executive editor of Spare Change News, a non-profit, alternative newspaper in Boston. He had also written for newspapers including the Boston Courant and the Patriot Ledger (Mass.) as well as worked as an editorial assistant for the Boston Globe and an intern at TNT magazine in London while in college.

Scott has a B.S. in journalism from Boston University, and he is originally from Belleville, Illinois. Scott is currently working from Israel as a consultant in online marketing while finishing his M.B.A. at Bar-Ilan University. He is a part-owner of the website Law School Reference at http://www.lawschoolreference.com

Now that summer is officially here, many homeowners throughout the country are taking the time to install pools, do home repairs, and otherwise spruce up their yards. As a result, they are looking for quality providers of aluminum fencing to protect children in swimming pools and provide security for their homes.

Discount Aluminum Fences offers pre-assembled aluminum fencing in a wide range of materials, grades, and prices that suit the needs of any homeowner or business. All of the products are made in the United States.

Pool Fences. The company’s pool-fencing materials are available in residential, commercial, and industrial grades. Picket fences are available in the traditional picket style, a closed-top style that is safer for children, and a “puppy picket-fence” that has space near the bottom for pets to enter and exit. Do-it-Yourself (DIY) homeowners are able to install the aluminum fences themselves since the aluminum-fencing sections arrive fully-assembled.

The expert customer-service team at Discount Aluminum Fences works with each homeowner or business to match their security needs with the perfect aluminum fence, order the materials, and ship the product wherever they like. All aluminum fencing is available in 6000-series aluminum with fifteen different fence styles, three fence grades, and a super-durable, powder coating. The company can also customize the fencing with the desired height, style, spacing, and material.

In contrast to other manufacturers, Discount Aluminum Fences offers the following advantages:

• Free quotes
• Discounted prices without the middle man
• Shipping in 5 to 10 working days
• Entirely made in the America
• Pre-assembled sections that save time and money
• Welded-gates that are much stronger
• Pool-code fencing from 4′ to 6′ high and 6′ or 8′ wide
• Sections from from 3′ to 8′ High
• Wholesale prices
• 3′ to 30′ single gates, double gates, and cantilever gates
• Residential, commercial, and industrial grades
• DIY — do it yourself!
• A lifetime limited-warranty

Whether customers are looking to protect their children around pools, decorate the borders of their backyards, or increase the security of their businesses, Discount Aluminum Fences provides customized, quality, and affordable solutions that fulfill any aluminum-fencing need. For a free quote, call 800-439-8779, fax 888-306-0461, e-mail discountaluminumfences@gmail.com, or visit www.discountaluminumfences.com.

Wakefly is an innovative, award-winning web development and online
marketing firm that Heska engaged to redesign their website. Wakefly
incorporated Heska’s new branding guidelines while highlighting their
core products. The website was designed to be both easy to navigate
and educational.

Wakefly’s Chief Executive Officer Dean Dorazio commented, “Our goal
for every client is to build an effective website that generates leads
and a significant return on investment. Our focus is always the
satisfaction of our client. To also be recognized by industry
professionals in the International Academy of the Visual Arts for our
website design is a true honor.”

Heska.com is dedicated to perfecting and supporting core technology
and services that truly impact the quality of pet care and helps to
ensure positive outcomes for veterinarians and their patients. Heska
was created by veterinary professionals for veterinary professionals.

About Wakefly – Wakefly is a web development and online marketing firm
specializing in design, lead generation and conversion tools that will
deliver a high return on investment. The Company offers a proven
process to optimize marketing initiatives across both online and
offline channels in order to drive higher numbers of visitors to a web
property. Their expert team, with diverse backgrounds in marketing,
technology, and creative, has the combined experience to make
marketing easy. The Company is committed to delivering high-value
leads and measurable ROI. For more information, please visit
http://www.wakefly.com or call (508) 616-2042.

On April 16, 2010, PSALM announced San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) as the successful bidder for the appointment of an Independent Power Producer Administrator to manage the contracted capacity of the National Power Corporation in the Ilijan power plant. SMEC’s winning bid was US$870,000,473.The next highest bidder, Trans Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation, offered US$804,484,877, while First Gen Luzon Power Corporation and Therma Power Visayas Inc. bid US$534,148,533 and US$100,029,153, respectively.

“CRA is pleased to help PSALM fulfill its commitment to open access and retail competition and the privatization of its assets across the Philippines,” said CRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Maleh. “Our Hong Kong-based energy and environment team provided strategic expertise around the sale of energy assets, in-depth analytical energy modelling, and practical knowledge of the region’s energy needs to create a successful sale for our client and strong value for electricity customers in the Philippines.”

The privatization involved the award of Independent Power Producer Administrator (IPPA) contracts, and moves PSALM towards achieving its legislative objective of the entire IPPA process, which is to transfer the management and control of at least 70% of the total energy output of the independent power producer power plants under PSALM contract in the Philippines to IPPAs. The privatization is particularly significant because it is the precursor to open access in the Philippines electricity market.

CRA was PSALM’s international commercial advisor on all stages of the matter, and advised on due diligence, financial modelling, asset valuation, WESM market modelling, commercial structuring of the deal, documentation of the IPPA agreements, negotiations with bidders, and other aspects of the bidding process.

Mike Thomas, a vice president in CRA’s Energy & Environment Practice and head of the practice’s operations in Asia, said, “The success of the Ilijan sale is a testament to the robustness of the IPPA structures that we have been designing with PSALM. Ilijan had a number of challenges, including a gas contract with a high price, and a high take-or-pay would have posed an impossible risk for bidders. CRA’s team of energy consultants reformulated the package to manage these risks. The winning bid, along with the interest from three other groups, highlights how this effort stimulated strong bidder interest–ultimately resulting in an excellent result for PSALM.”

CRA’s work on the project was led by a Hong Kong-based project team including Mike Thomas, CRA’s Officer-in-Charge; Sarah Fairhurst, who served as Project Manager; and Tom Parkinson who oversaw the market analysis. Other members of CRA’s Energy & Environment Practice in Hong Kong provided support.

CRA worked closely with Pinsent Masons on this project. Pinsent Masons, a full service law firm with offices throughout the United Kingdom and Asia, served as international legal advisor to PSALM.

The Ilijan IPPA contract bid and privatization follow the US$1.763 billion formation of the Sual and Pagbilao coal-fired power plant IPPAs on August 28, 2009, and the US$595.5 million formation of the San Roque and Bakun-Benguet hydropower plant IPPAs on December 15, 2009, other projects in which CRA advised PSALM. CRA has been retained to advise PSALM on the next stage of the process, which will be the privatization of the Malaya and Unified Leyte power plants in June 2010 and the privatization of the Cebu power plant thereafter.

About CRA’s Energy & Environment Practice

CRA’s Energy & Environment Practice provides expert economic and business consulting services to a wide range of electricity industry clients around the world. With years of industry experience and exceptional strength in analytics, the practice’s consultants offer management and economic expertise in every phase of the electricity production cycle–from fuel procurement to retail strategy–as well as hands-on experience helping clients manage market power, environmental policy and regulatory issues. CRA has pioneered techniques and models that have become industry standards, including competitive market designs, efficient bidding mechanisms, creative financial transactions, and methodologies to assess market power.

About Charles River Associates (CRA)

Charles River Associates(R) is a global consulting firm specializing in litigation, regulatory, and financial consulting, and management consulting. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its unique combination of functional expertise and industry knowledge, and for its objective solutions to complex problems. Headquartered in Boston, CRA has offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Detailed information about Charles River Associates, a registered trade name of CRA International, Inc., is available at http://www.crai.com.

During the call, the Company will discuss its 2010 first quarter financial performance. To listen, call (800) 860 2442 within the U.S. or (412) 858-4600 outside the U.S. Participants should reference American DG Energy to access the call. Please begin dialing at least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time. The earnings press release will be available on the Company web site at www.americandg.com in the “Investors” section under “News Releases.” The earnings call will be available for playback through Wednesday, May 19, 2010. To listen to the playback, call (877) 344 7529 within the U.S. or (412) 317-0088 outside the U.S. and use Playback Code 440281.

The earnings conference call will be webcast live. To register for and listen to the webcast, go to www.americandg.com/webcast. Following the call, the webcast will be archived for 30 days.

About American DG Energy
American DG Energy supplies low-cost energy to its customers through distributed power generating systems. The Company is committed to providing institutional, commercial and small industrial facilities with clean, reliable power, cooling, heat and hot water at lower costs than charged by local utilities – without any capital or start-up costs to the energy user – through its On-Site Utility energy solutions. American DG Energy is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. More information can be found at www.americandg.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, as disclosed on the Company’s website and in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities by the Company, its subsidiaries or any associated party and is meant purely for informational purposes. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its website or otherwise. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Arbor Realty Trust’s skilled team of financial experts provide lending solutions to the commercial and multi-family markets that are tailored to each client’s needs as well as invest in a diverse portfolio including multifamily and commercial real estate, bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred-equity investments, and mortgage-related securities. The firm aims to build client relationships over the long-term with a results-oriented focus that offers innovative, efficient solutions.

ART was founded in 2003 and is managed by Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, a national finance company that focuses on commercial real-estate finance and has eleven offices throughout the United States. Arbor’s competitive advantage has created a niche in the real-estate finance industry. The company has a national origination-platform, a broad range of capital, and a team of real estate and finance experts whose expertise is unparalleled and can understand the nuances and specifics of any transaction. As a result, ART can look at each client’s needs and provide customized solutions.

Arbor’s diverse, versatile product-line and the personal experience of it directors, managers, and staff are rare in such a highly-commoditized industry. The company has achieved such as prominent position by basing the business on personal relationships. It is no wonder that 75 percent of ART’s business comes from repeat borrowers.

Arbor’s CEO is Ivan Kaufman - and he is also the chief executive at Arbor Commercial Mortgage as well as at Arbor Residential Mortgage.  Kaufman’s personal blog is available at IvanKaufman.com and his LinkedIn profile is public as well.

“As with our double-digit growth throughout 2009, our sales momentum during Q1 is further validation that the market agrees Ektron is the premier solution for Web success,” notes Bill Rogers, Ektron’s CEO and founder. “Ektron’s value proposition is based on marketing optimization solutions to help businesses drive revenue growth; a Web and document content management platform to help the enterprise improve operational efficiencies and social software tools that all organizations can use to build and retain customer loyalty.”

During Q1, Ektron launched its worldwide local user group tour for 2010, meetings that offer attendees a chance to share information and knowledge, network with other Ektron developers and meet with Ektron executives. The tour continues through April into May 2010 with venues including Singapore, Florida, Texas and London. More information on the Ektron local use group meetings can be found at http://usergroups.ektron.com/. The company also unveiled the Ektron Exchange, a “one-stop shop” for developers offering the latest Ektron news, best practices advice and community-developed code. The core of the Exchange, the Community Code area, provides pre-built user controls, widgets and more, much of it developed by the new Ektron Code Factory Group (CFG).

Companies that purchased the Ektron platform during the first quarter included Covidien, John Hancock and Kelly Services, a Fortune 500 company providing workforce solutions around the globe.

“Our choice of the Ektron content management platform is a perfect match for Kelly Services’ website needs,” says David Fenech, vice president of interactive marketing and creative services. “Ektron provides the simplicity our non-technical content creators need as well as the sophistication to power a complex site such as http://KellyServices.com. We look forward to working with Ektron through 2010.”

About Ektron

Ektron revolutionizes how companies use the web to drive business outcomes. By combining web content management (WCM), marketing optimization and social software, Ektron gives companies a single platform that improves operational efficiency, drives revenue growth and builds customer loyalty. Ektron’s e-commerce and social software integrations are unique in the WCM industry. No other WCM software vendor allows companies to sell directly online and harness the power of social networking to build meaningful business relationships. Ektron empowers marketers to create, categorize and optimize web content that engages, converts and retains customers. Developers benefit from Ektron’s extensibility and commitment to the Microsoft .NET framework. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., Ektron helps a diverse set of customers, public and private, across a broad range of industries. Ektron has more than 8,000 customers worldwide including NASDAQ, Kodak, University of Notre Dame, AMC Theaters and Texas Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit: http://www.ektron.com.