Construction Writers Association Announces 2012 Annual Conference, CONNECTED

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - The Construction Writers Associations (CWA) 2012 Annual Conference, CONNECTED, featuring economic and political reports from construction industry economists writers, leaders and analysts; several professional development seminars on social media and building effective content; and a construction tour of CityCenter, will take place Oct. 22-24 at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in Crystal City, Va., just minutes from downtown Washington, D.C.

CWAs annual conference begins with a construction tour on Oct. 22 of the Washington, D.C., CityCenter project, giving conference participants a firsthand, hard-hat view of the mixed-use development rising on the former convention center grounds.

A welcome reception at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., kicks off the first evening of the annual conference on Oct. 22. Free admission will be available to the exhibits prior to the welcome reception for registered attendees. The networking event is hosted by Turner Construction Company.

The conference sessions will begin the following morning with the Keynote Economists Panel. Three panelists will provide their organizations views of the economic recovery, its strength, sustainability and forecast. Panelists are Allison Black, chief economist and vice president of policy, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA); David Crowe, chief economist, National Association of Home Builders; and Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

The luncheon speaker, Ashley Halsey, The Washington Post transportation writer, will provide her perspective on what to expect in 2012 and beyond in the transportation sector of the built environment.

Dave Bauer, vice president of government relations, ARBTA, and Jeffrey Shoaf, senior executive director, AGC, will weigh in on the question, What impact will the upcoming election have on the transportation and construction industries during an afternoon legislative session.

In addition, four professional development sessions throughout the day will focus on themes and issues relevant to journalists, corporate marketers, public relations professionals and writers in the construction industry.

They include:

• Google 101 for Journalists: Jake Parillio, Midwest Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs at Google

• Building on a Content Foundation: How to Get More Out Your Media Material: Andrew Hanelly, Director of Digital Strategy, TMG Custom Media

• Mis-Underestimating the Future of Construction: Michael Chusid, FCSI, President, Chusid Associates

• The Aging Workforce and Its Impact on the Construction Industry: Don Whyte, President of National Center for Construction Education and Research and Steve Green, Vice President of National Center for Construction Education and Research

The annual conference concludes with the Grand Awards Reception and Dinner on Oct. 23 celebrating winners of CWAs Journalism Awards, Marketing Communications Awards, Photography Awards, Hall of Fame Award, and the prestigious Silver Hard Hat Award. We thank our sponsors for their support in making this an outstanding event. Platinum Sponsors are Caterpillar, John Deere, and Marketwire. The Gold sponsors are American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), Award Company of America, Golden Square, Randall Reilly, and Turner Construction. The Silver Sponsors are American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and Hilti. The Bronze sponsors are Bobcat and Doosan.

For more information about CWAs annual conference, visit the Events section of the CWA Web site, www.constructionwriters.org/events. To join the outstanding sponsors of this event and be recognized as a supporter of journalists, writers, and marketing communicators in the construction industry, contact Deborah Hodges, CWA executive director, for more information at info@constructionwriters.org or at 1(773) 687-8726.

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The Construction Writers Association (CWA), founded in 1958, is a non-profit, non-partisan, international organization that provides a forum for journalism, photography, marketing, and communications professionals in all segments of the construction industry to connect with other professionals and enhance skills through education. Visit the website at www.constructionwriters.org.

Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh's Application to Convert to New York State Charter Approved by New York State Department of Financial Services

BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh (the Bank), a subsidiary of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) (the Company), announced that its application to convert from a federally-chartered stock savings bank to a New York State-chartered stock savings bank (the Application) has been approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS).

The Application still requires approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Should such approval be granted, the NYSDFS will serve as the Banks primary regulator and the FDIC will serve as the Banks primary federal regulator.

The Company will continue to be regulated as a savings and loan holding company by the Federal Reserve Board, which regulates both bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies.

ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE BANK
The Company (NASDAQ: DCOM) had $4.02 billion in consolidated assets as of March 31, 2012, and is the parent company of the Bank. The Bank was founded in 1864, is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and currently has twenty-six branches located throughout Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Nassau County, New York. More information on the Company and Dime can be found on the Dimes Internet website at www.dime.com.

BCSC Publishes Proposed Recognition Orders Regarding Maple Group Application

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - The British Columbia Securities Commission today published a notice requesting comment on whether it ought to grant an application by Maple Group Acquisition Corporation to amend the BCSCs recognition order relating to the TSX Venture Exchange and, if so, the conditions and undertakings that ought to accompany any amendment. The Maple Group Acquisition Corporations proposed acquisition includes TMX Group Inc, Alpha Trading Systems Limited Partnership, Alpha Trading Systems Inc, the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited and the CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (jointly known as CDS).

This publication follows an extensive BCSC review of Maples proposal. The BCSC is particularly interested in the impact that Maples acquisition of the TMX Group and CDS could have on the Canadian venture market. In the course of this review, the BCSC solicited public input through a written comment period.

The BCSC has thoroughly reviewed the regulatory issues raised by Maples proposal, and we encourage those with an interest in the proposed acquisitions to comment, said Brenda Leong, Chair of the BCSC.

To comment, please refer to the Notice and Request for Comment, which is available on the BCSC website at www.bcsc.bc.ca. The comment period is open until June 22, 2012.

The B.C. Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating trading in securities within the province.

For media inquiries, contact Richard Gilhooley, media relations, 604-899-6713. For public inquiries, call 604 899 6854 or 1 800 373 6393 (toll free).

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Centurion Closes First Tranche of Brokered Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - Centurion Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CTN) (Centurion, the Company) is pleased to announce that it has closed on a first tranche of its previously announced (April 17, 2012) brokered private placement for total gross proceeds of $685,000.

The first tranche consists of 6,850,000 Units priced at $0.10 for total gross proceeds of $685,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and one half warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable for one common share at $0.12 for a period of eighteen months following the closing. The units are subject to a hold period which expires in September 2012.

The Company paid Maison Placements Canada Inc., as Agent, fees of $40,000 and issued 500,000 non-transferrable Agents warrants. Agents warrants are exercisable into Units at $0.12 on the same terms as those issued pursuant to the private placement. Insiders of the Company participated in this private placement for a total of 1,300,000 Units.

Proceeds from this financing will be used for general working capital purposes.

ABOUT CENTURION
Centurion Minerals Limited is a Canadian-based company focused on the exploration and development of gold and other precious metal projects in Southeast Asia.

On Behalf of the Board,

David G. Tafel
President and CEO

This news release may contain forward-looking statements concerning future operations of Centurion Minerals Ltd. (the Company). All forward-looking statements concerning the Companys future plans and operations, including managements assessment of the Companys project expectations or beliefs may be subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties beyond the Companys control. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual performance and exploration and financial results may differ materially from any estimates or projections.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

AltaGas Ltd. Receives Final Approval From Michigan Public Service Commission for SEMCO Acquisition

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - AltaGas Ltd. (AltaGas) (TSX:ALA) (TSX:ALA.PR.A) (TSX:ALA.R) and Continental Energy Systems LLC (Continental) today announced that the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved the Settlement Agreement for AltaGas acquisition of Semco Holding Corporation (SEMCO).

AltaGas previously announced the proposed acquisition of SEMCO on February 1, 2012, subject to receipt of all regulatory approvals. SEMCO is the sole shareholder of SEMCO Energy Inc., a privately held regulated public utility company headquartered in Port Huron, Michigan. SEMCO indirectly holds a regulated natural gas distribution utility in Alaska through ENSTAR Natural Gas Company and an interest in a regulated natural gas storage utility in Alaska under construction called Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC. SEMCO also indirectly holds a regulated natural gas distribution utility and an interest in a natural gas storage facility in Michigan.

The process for obtaining regulatory approval from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska is progressing with a hearing date scheduled for May 30, 2012.

Closing of the transaction is expected in third quarter 2012 after receipt of all regulatory approvals.

AltaGas is an energy infrastructure business with a focus on natural gas, power and regulated utilities. AltaGas creates value by acquiring, growing and optimizing its energy infrastructure, including a focus on renewable energy sources. For more information visit: www.altagas.ca.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, the words may, would, could, will, intend, plan, anticipate, believe, seek, propose, estimate, expect, and similar expressions, as they relate to AltaGas or an affiliate of AltaGas, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, business objectives, expected growth, results of operations, performance, business projects and opportunities and financial results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect AltaGas current views with respect to future events based on certain material factors and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, changes in market, competition, governmental or regulatory developments, general economic conditions and other factors set out in AltaGas public disclosure documents. Many factors could cause AltaGas actual results, performance or achievements to vary from those described in this news release, including without limitation those listed above. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this news release as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, sought, proposed, estimated or expected, and such forward-looking statements included in, or incorporated by reference in this news release, should not be unduly relied upon. Such statements speak only as of the date of this news release. AltaGas does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Boughton Law Corporation: Facebook, Social Media and Online Reputation Management

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - The big social media issue of the day isnt Facebooks $104 billion IPO, or whether Ashton Kutcher or Lady Gaga are still tweeting. Its the fact that many users of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media platforms - particularly teens and twenty-somethings - still dont appreciate that the comments, photos and videos they post on social media sites can be publicly accessible, profoundly inappropriate, legally defamatory and career-limiting. Everything that goes online stays online, leaving digital tattoos that anyone from teachers to scholarship committees to future employers might find, and, more importantly, might find objectionable.

On Thursday, May 31, 2012, Scholar in Residence Tony Wilson discusses the importance of online reputation management in a lecture titled Social Media: How to Protect Yourself from Yourself. This lecture considers how the social media landscape has revolutionized how we communicate and interrelate with one another, and how important it is to understand the effects of our digital contributions and take ownership of what we say and do online.

From the 15-year-olds perspective, it might be a badge of honour to post photos of wayward drunken exploits on Facebook, says Wilson, thinking that because their parents arent friends, Mom and Dad wont see them. But when a teen has 750 Facebook friends, its easy for them to lose control of where those posts travel and who will eventually see them.

Tony Wilsons presentation discusses how important it is for students and parents alike to understand the importance of protecting their online reputation, how easily a reputation can be damaged and how long that damage can last.

I can only echo what most of the deans of Canadas law schools tell their new students each year: clean up your Facebook pages because your prospective employers will be looking for you. I can tell you first-hand that all employers do, says Wilson. We have to.

Tony Wilsons presentation Social Media: How to Protect Yourself from Yourself will be held on May 31, 2012 at 7pm at the Copeland Lecture Theatre at St. Michaels University School. Admission is free, but registration is advised. Click here to register for this event.

Tony Wilson (SMUS 74) regularly practices law in the areas of franchising, licensing and IP law at Boughton Law Corporation in Vancouver and is ranked as a leading Canadian Franchise lawyer by LEXPERT and WhosWho Legal. He is the author of Manage Your Online Reputation, a book written to guide individuals and businesses on how to monitor and protect their personal and corporate reputations on social media. He is a regular business columnist for the Globe and Mail and Lawyers Weekly, Bartalk and Canadian Lawyer magazines.

He is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and a Bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia.

St. Michaels University School is a co-educational, independent day and boarding school situated in Victoria, British Columbia. With a population of 930 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 representing 20 countries and varied economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, SMUS grads are exceptionally prepared to find their place as engaged citizens of the world.

Boughton Law Corporation is a full service Vancouver law firm located in Vancouver. Carrying on business as Boughton, our predecessor law partnership was founded in 1949. We strive to deliver the highest quality legal work and service to our clients; to be accessible, efficient and responsive; to find practical and effective solutions; to communicate clearly; and to conduct ourselves with honesty and integrity. Boughton is an independently owned Vancouver law firm, but is part of an international network of law firms called MERITAS.

Shear Wind Receives Order to Extend Annual Meeting Date

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - Shear Wind Inc. (Shear Wind)(TSX VENTURE:SWX) announced that it has been granted an order by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia extending the time for Shear Wind to call the next annual meetings of its shareholders to November 5, 2012. Shear Wind will announce the date and details of the annual meeting of its shareholders once finalized.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Shear Wind in any jurisdiction.

About Shear Wind

Founded in 2005, Shear Wind is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is engaged in the exploration and development of renewable wind energy properties in Canada. Shear Wind is focused on building a strong company based on a secure and sustainable supply of clean wind energy. Shear Wind is committed to building shareholder value governed by environmental stewardship. Inveravante Inversiones Universales, S.L., an international corporation based in Spain, indirectly owns 62% of Shear Wind on a fully-diluted basis and 49% of Glen Dhu Wind Energy Limited Partnership through Genera Avante Holdings Canada Inc., following its investment in Shear Wind in November 2009.

Additional information on the various projects may be viewed on Shear Winds website: www.shearwind.com.

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Shear Wind Inc. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SWX.

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