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The Trials of Tricia Blake by Lisa Selvidge

The Trials of Tricia Blake is a tale of love, hate, and murder, set in 1979 in England when kids sang about bricks in walls and hated Mondays.

For 14 year old Tricia Blake, a dream-come-true horse for a year offers a fragile escape from the gritty reality of a shattered life. But, in Tricia's world, dreams don't come true. The bad guy always wins. Until, one day, the bad guy goes way too far...

Against a background of high school shootings, a teenage girl murders her stepfather – and no one realizes.... (Continue reading)

Book of Prophecies Unveils Secrets of Our Apocalyptic Future

To understand the apocalyptic future that awaits us, Christians need only look at the rate of skyrocketing catastrophic events that are taking place around the world. In veteran Christian author Bob R. Short's stunning follow-up to his bestselling book of prophetic insight, Wake-Up Call Prophecies, the author again gives an accurate depiction of the soon-coming foretold events, as well as offers people hope and instructs them in methods to achieve it through church unity and disciple nations, rather than the hopeless direction in which the world government is leading them. His new book, The Scroll (paperback, 978-1-60647-047-3), is the only book of its kind in the modern day marketplace, and it will appeal to a large audience worldwide with its broad scope of ideas--which, fortunately, are not just the usual doomsday scenarios.... (Continue reading)

Celebrity Rock SuperGroup 'SCRAP METAL' To Headline MelodicRock Fest

Celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL has been announced to headline MelodicRock Fest, the upcoming 10th Anniversary Concert for MelodicRock.com in South Bend, Indiana.

Members of SCRAP METAL, a who's who of multi-platinum lead singers and front men, include Kelly Keagy of NIGHT RANGER whose number one rock hits include "Sister Christian", "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", and "You Can Still Rock In America"; Eric Martin of MR. BIG whose number one hits include "To Be With You" and "Just Take My Heart"; Gunnar Nelson and Matthew Nelson the twin sons of Rock'n'Roll Legend Ricky Nelson, of rock group NELSON whose pop/rock number one hits include "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection", "After the Rain", and "More Than Ever"; and Mark Slaughter of SLAUGHTER whose penned number one hits include "Up All Night Sleep All Day" and "Fly to the Angels".... (Continue reading)

Steven Himmelfarb Becomes Newest Agent At The Billions Corporation

Steven Himmelfarb today begins work as an agent at The Billions Corporation after three years in that capacity at Paquin Entertainment in Toronto. His roster, which includes Tokyo Police Club, Final Fantasy, Basia Bulat (Canada only) Hayden (Canada only) and Beirut (Canada only) moves with him.

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Chicago-headquartered Billions, with existing agents also based in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR and Bloomington, IN, is celebrating its twentieth year of operation. Among its exclusive clients are The Arcade Fire, Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Sufjan Stevens, Vampire Weekend, Neko Case, Silversun Pickups and Oscar-winning duo The Swell Season.... (Continue reading)

5th Annual National Punctuation Day, September 24, Helps Schools and Businesses Promote Good Writing

Why is punctuation important Jeff Rubin the Punctuation Man and founder of National Punctuation Day (September 24) explains that without punctuation you would not be able to express your feelings in writing not to mention know when to pause or stop or ask a question or yell at someone and without punctuation you would not be able to separate independent clauses and show an example of how a business lost millions because of an errant comma so dont forget the most important punctuation mark $$$$$$ OK so a dollar signs isnt a punctuation mark but its important dont you agree... (Continue reading)

SoftLink Ltd. Releases B-Hub v1.1, the New Standard in High Performance Enhanced File Exchange Solutions for Large Enterprises

B-Hub facilitates highly efficient data flow between clients, business partners and internal applications by enabling organizations to exchange files between Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms as well as mainframes. Versatility and ease-of-use combine with comprehensive drill-down monitoring, ironclad security, unrestricted file size, and limitless scalability to provide a complete solution to corporate file exchange requirements.

B-Hub is the latest innovation in enterprise-grade file exchange by SoftLink, Ltd. whose tried and tested FASTCopy is a long-standing industry leader.... (Continue reading)

WTRS Weekly Wireless Newsletter Interviews Bob Metcalfe

The WTRS Weekly Wireless Newsletter, available free at www.wtrs.net, is always good reading, but this issue is truly outstanding. It ranges from an in depth analysis of the UWB Working Group’s demise, to a lengthy and engaging interview with a true industry leader, Bob Metcalfe, and concludes with a “how I did it and why” memoir on the installation of an Insteon home automation setup.

Beginning with an analysis of the ending of the UWB IEEE Working Group, after untold meetings of discussion of UWB standards, and what the effect on ultrawideband development will be, written by Principal Analyst Dr Kirsten West.... (Continue reading)

PriSim Business War Games Inc. Announces the Expanded Release of InsurED, an Insurance-Industry Business Simulation

PriSim Business War Games Inc., a premier business simulation and training firm, announced that the company has expanded the release of its insurance-industry business-training software, titled InsurED. InsurED is a business simulation designed specifically for the insurance industry to develop mid- to senior-managements strategic, financial, and general business acumen. The software models the operations of a working, growing insurance carrier and agency business network and allows course attendees to run their simulated company as CEO for the Day".... (Continue reading)

One Step Retail Solutions Ranks High in 2007 Inc. 5,000 List

One Step Retail Solutions ranks high in the first-ever Inc. 5,000 fastest growing private companies in entrepreneurial America.

The Inc. 5,000 includes the Inc. 500 but now provides an all-inclusive list of companies that are driving the U.S. economy. The Inc. 5,000 project unleashed more than 70 researchers, reporters, editors and interns to identify and profile the 5,000 fastest growing companies in America. From that list, there are other lists ranking the top companies by industry, in each major metropolitan area, and by dollar amount.... (Continue reading)

The Golden Ticket to Earning Holiday Cash and Paying Off Christmas Debt -- Goldpaq

Rising gas, mortgage and home energy costs are putting a damper on holiday cheer this year, but one company is taking a creative spin on putting the holly jolly back into Christmas. Like Rumplestiltskin, Goldpaq is spinning a golden opportunity from something that is, in all likelihood, idly lying around nearly everyone's house right now: scrap gold, broken jewelry and unwanted precious metal. With no cost, risk or obligation involved, Goldpaq customers can quickly -- typically in under 24 hours -- turn their gold, silver and platinum into holiday cash. Gold owners who would like to learn more about how they can receive immediate payment for their precious metal jewelry can do so online at http://www.GoldPaq.com.... (Continue reading)

Aprius Announces 80Gbps PCI Express Over Optics: Shows Path to 160Gbps with Innovative Transceiver Technology

Aprius Inc., a provider of advanced computer interconnects; today announced a new product that provides a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 interconnect over fiber optics, up to a distance of 100m. Utilizing an innovative optical transceiver technology, developed by Aprius, the PCIe card provides up to 80Gbps bandwidth between a host server and target system. Aprius will be demonstrating the technology at the Supercomputing '0 317 8 show in Austin this week.

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"The Aprius MMPe transceiver technology was designed to provide a substantial improvement in cost and power over other optics solutions available today", said Craig Thompson, Vice President of Product Marketing, Aprius Inc. "We view this as an enabling technology for a range of systems utilizing PCI Express as an interconnect and clus 1c1d tering solution. The bandwidth and low-latency performance of the technology means that it provides tremendous value to new applications, such as I/O and storage virtualization and high-performance clustering."... (Continue reading)

Supply Chain and Logistics: Cloud Computing Solution for All Sectors

Most supply chain and logistics software applications are developed for one sector and can only be adapted to other sectors – or industries – with significant modifications. One of the benefits of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing is that applications can meet the needs of a wide range of sectors and also different sized companies.

One of the foremost examples of this is CarrierNetOnline (CNO), the logistics and transport SaaS application from UK software house Deltion www.deltion.co.uk. A system originally developed with the logistics industry in mind is now finding acceptance in manufacturing, retail and wholesale.... (Continue reading)

Improved Experience Announces Channel Sales Agreement with the Curtiss Group International

Improved Experience, a leading developer of business intelligence software for Human Resources and Talent Management organizations, has announced an indirect sales agreement with The Curtiss Group International of Fort Lauderdale, FL. The agreement will allow The Curtiss Group to represent the Better Hires© suite of products in the state of Florida, and to generate consulting revenues as a result of the products' robust diagnostic capabilities.

"I am genuinely excited that our products will be represented by a team with the credibility, expertise and professional quality of The Curtiss Group," said Alise Cortez, Founding Partner and Head of Sales at Improved Experience. "Florida is experiencing tremendous business growth in our targeted vertical markets at this time, and partnering with The Curtiss Group gives us critical visibility with executive HR leadership in each of those areas. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship."... (Continue reading)

Volumes of Glowing Testimonials from Parents, Teachers and Kids

Weve all heard the drum beat across America. Math failure, Math failure, Math failure! Failing kids means unhappy kids and very unhappy parents. All parents want their kids to be the smartest kids in the world. Parents demand -- Basics, Basics, Basics! Now theres a brand new, better way for all parents to make sure their kids, 6 to 10, succeed with arithmetic basics. Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing with whole numbers, and theres no digital divide with these very affordable games.

Heres what everybody is saying about the Magical New Learning Tool Games: Today my son said - Mommy, youre going to be so proud of me." My class and I enjoyed..." I rember faster than other was." My sister loves these." I must admit, they really loved it." For the first time, math was fun." Many thanks for a wonderful..." These are a happy experience..." Amazing how it held their concentration." Probably the best thing Ive done for him." Its fun." I like it very much."... (Continue reading)

All Signs Point to Love With The Benjamin’s New “Star-Struck” Romance Package

New York’s Benjamin Hotel is offering a new “Star-Struck” romance package for couples who know their relationship is destined for love. Ideal for Valentine’s Day (or any day horoscopes suggest “lucky in love”), the one-night package features luxury suite accommodations, a bottle of chilled Prosecco, rose-petal turn-down service, two tickets to view cosmic constellations at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and guaranteed late check-out, priced starting at $389 per night now through December 31, 2009. In addition, couples will receive a keepsake Swarovski crystal heart and a copy of Love After Sex: Relationships By The Stars to track their future of love compatibility. The “Star-Struck” package can be booked online at www.thebenjamin.com or by calling 1-888-4-BENJAMIN.... (Continue reading)

Community Colleges: Gateways to the Green Economy

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) October 6, 2008 - Leaders from community colleges throughout the state will gather at the Pasadena Convention Center on October 8 and 9 at the Green California Community College Summit to consider the business case for greening their facilities, and the role that these institutions can play in building a "green economy" in California.

The Summit was developed under the leadership of an advisory board that includes leaders from the system, and is chaired by Secretary of State and Consumer Services, Rosario Marin, Commissioner Timothy A. Simon of the California Public Utilities Commission and Rocky Young, Chancellor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).... (Continue reading)

The Flavor Spray Diet Is For Use with Any Diet

The Flavor Spray Diet announces 18 classic, sweet, sinful and exotic flavors to help combat bland food. The sprays contain zero calories, zero carbohydrates, zero fat, zero cholesterol and 100 percent flavor.

The New York Post writes: "The space age idea is to take some bland food and with a few quick pumps from a little cone shaped plastic bottle.. give it a tasty shower.... the sweet sprays smell so distinctly of their foods, they could almost double as eau de strawberry shortcake, marshmallow or root beer float... Root Beer Float smells like root beer, tastes like root beer. Makes an interesting snack when put on a rice cake. A clear winner."... (Continue reading)

Dhillon Khosla, Acclaimed Author of “Both Sides Now: One Man’s Journey through Womanhood” Signs with MasterMedia Speakers Bureau

Dhillon Khosla, former federal staff attorney for presidential appointed judges and author of the critically acclaimed book “Both Sides Now: One Man’s Journey through Womanhood” (recently featured on ABC’s ‘The View’) announced today that he has signed with MasterMedia Speakers Bureau for lecture representation. A renowned lecturer and passionate voice for both men and women, Khosla is an expert on gender relations, gender discrimination and the differing treatment afforded men and women by society.... (Continue reading)

Ovations for the Cure Applauds Medical Research Test Findings

Ovations for the Cure, a national ovarian cancer foundation, today applauded the preliminary findings of a large, continuing medical study which indicate that post menopausal women screened for the disease by ultrasound or blood test are more likely to have their cancers detected at early stages.

"This has been the mission of Ovations for the Cure since we opened our doors," Ovations for the Cure's Director of Operations Lisa Tocci said. "In light of this national attention being given today to the early detection of ovarian cancer we find great hope in our continued efforts to raise awareness and funds for research and patient treatment."... (Continue reading)

Secoda and Dickinson Dees Partner to Address Growing Compliance Risks

Secoda's policy and compliance solution RuleSafe enables organisations to rapidly create and deploy a framework for communicating internal policies, standards and procedures to staff and verifying that those staff have read, understood and accepted their compliance responsibilities.

Under the terms of the agreement Dickenson Dees and Secoda will promote each other's services to prospective clients and will collaborate on the development of expert content in the form of 'Knowledge Modules' of ready-made policies and guidance linked to today's most important legal, governance and compliance requirements.... (Continue reading)