Last week, local Santa Fe poet Mary McCray was named one of the four finalists in the poetry category of the 2013 National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) with her 2012 book of poems, Why Photographers Commit Suicide. According to NIEA, "Not only has the number of entrants increased, but the excellence has risen to a whole new level. Advances in technology and the increase in sophistication of self-publishers has produced a bumper crop of books that stand proudly next those published by mainstream houses. This has created a challenge of unexpected magnitude for the ...

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of May 27, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Book Marketing site. For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits: * ...

New country artist, Chase, debuts his album titled "Country State of Mind" May 2013. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee by Grammy award winning music producer and engineer, David Hall. "Country State of Mind" is a collection of ten original songs about love, loss, family, self-respect, and country living. Album release concerts are scheduled at The Roadhouse in Spokane Valley, Washington on May 29th and at the Omak Stampede Arena in Omak, Washington May 30th. Tickets for both shows are available at http://www.ChaseCountry.com or at ...

Pearl Handled Revolver "Do It Again" Servicing Radio May 29 2013 Label-King Mojo Records One year on from the release of their critically acclaimed debut album "COLOSSUS", Pearl Handled Revolver return with the eagerly awaited follow-up entitled "THIS MOUNTAIN WAITS". The first single release off the album was "Rattle Your Bones", a dark psychedelic mesmerizing groove, and now PHR follows it up with "Do It Again" a powerhouse rocker. Starting life as a hard hitting blues rock band, the Bedfordshire-based five piece ...

The 2010 Safety Ordinance Amendment In February 2010, the Hong Kong SAR Government amended the Toys and Children's Product Safety Ordinance (1).According to the amendment, a toy should comply with one of three toy safety standards. Children's products are required to comply with certain European (BS EN), American (ASTM), Australian (AS), Joint Australian /New Zealand (AS/NZS) or International standards (ISO). Five Safety Standards for Toys Updated On 15 March 2013, the Hong Kong SAR Government published in the Gazette the Toys and Children's Product Safety Ordinance ...

Soft4Boost releases a new skinable free program - Soft4Boost Dup File Finder. With the help of this tool Windows users will be able to recover gigabytes of space taken up by unnecessary duplicates. The program offers a multilingual interface that is available in English, French, Russian, Hungarian, German, Spanish, and Italian. Most computer users create and download different files on a daily basis. As time goes by, hard disks get packed with documents, pictures, music, movies, and other files. And then suddenly there is almost no free disk space left! But that is only ...

Coral Student Portfolio is planning a phased investment of up to $60M to a $200m fund and thereby gaining exposure to the international expansion of Capital Values Group (CVG) into the strongest real estate and educational markets globally. CVG has established operations in Australia and Central London (UK) with over 2,500 operational beds and 5,000 secured and in development. Coral Student Portfolio's investment will gain exposure to CVG and the international expansion into new markets, such as Dubai and Dublin, where assets are identified. The student accommodation ...

ROTOCONTROL, a manufacturer of leading-edge slitter/rewinder inspection machines, today announced the upcoming move of its current German headquarters in Ahrensburg to nearby Trittau at the end of this month. Located near Hamburg, the new location provides additional office and manufacturing capacity, from the current 1000 m2 space to a 5000 m2 area, to accommodate the growing number of ROTOCONTROL and LeoMat employees and increased production demand. "ROTOCONTROL has experienced tremendous growth in the last four years," comments Marco Aengenvoort, Managing ...

Every day the demand for offshore outsourcing, otherwise known as off-shoring is growing worldwide. Businesses across the globe are outsourcing their services to India in order to significantly reduce the overhead of running in-house operations. In general Outsourcing have reduced costs, improved service delivery and enabled innovation growth by engaging IT outsourcing services. Further, by outsourcing companies can achieve improved levels of efficiency at the same time they can minimize business risk and gain the competitive advantage imperative for their business success ...

Remote Staff, the largest provider of home-based careers in the Philippines, is joining other globally-acclaimed technology companies in this year's CeBIT Australia. The event, which expects to have over 30,000 business visitors, will take place at Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from 28 to 29 of May and is set to highlight the effectiveness of outsourcing IT to the Philippines. "I have exhibited about 8 times in my business and this would be my first time attending CeBIT Australia. I have only seen such rock star trade shows like this in the USA and in ...

This workshop is based on practical knowledge allowing delegates to make an immediate impact when they return to their facilities, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of their pumping operations. The tips and best practices learnt from the international qualified instructor of this workshop is a gateway to optimize your pump and pumping system life. Participating in this workshop help not only improve your industrial skills but also reduce the company cost of energy which has become more vital in the increasing cost of production and transportation environment. At ...

Right to the Nitty Gritty announces the partnership with Angels Beside You Inc. Andrea Bramblett owner of Right to the Nitty Gritty has founded Angels Beside You Inc to house pregnant women in need during pregnancy. After facing this crisis on her own and discovering the need she has decided to dedicate %10 of the company profit to open this shelter. Also in order to help fund this shelter she is giving a 501c3 to any and all clients that would like to donate to this cause. Right to the Nitty Gritty is offering any company or client a 501c3 for the cost of there monthly ...

Tayloe Marketing is pleased to announce a new partnership with SoMedia Networks, the largest web-based provider of on-demand video production services in North America. This partnership allows Tayloe Marketing to expand its internet marketing services to include affordable and high-quality video production services for all of its clients. With over 10 years of experience, Tayloe Marketing helps small businesses increase their market share, customer satisfaction, and retention. Online video is a natural addition to their current service offerings, allowing Tayloe to incorporate ...

When Brooklyn-based author Cathie Wright-Lewis counts off her influences, talents as diverse as sci-fi genius Octavia Butler, TV pioneer Rod Serling and writer Alice Walker of "Color Purple" fame are invoked. In her latest soon-to-be-published novel, Passion's Pride: Return to the Dawning (PROPHECY), Wright-Lewis sends a Brooklyn high school teacher named Mecca Freeman, who is transfigured by existential angst in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on a grand tour of the ages and dimensions, where she witnesses and relives acts of ...

Letter from an airline pilot: He writes: My lead flight attendant came to me and said, "We have an H.R. On this flight." (H.R. Stands for human remains.) "Are they military?" I asked. "Yes," she said. "Is there an escort?" I asked. "Yes, I've already assigned him a seat." "Would you please tell him to come to the flight deck. You can board him early," I said. A short while later, a young army sergeant entered the flight deck. He was the image of the perfectly dressed soldier. He introduced himself ...

New York City furniture manufacturing and retailer Gothic Cabinet Craft (http://www.gothiccabinetcraft.com/) announces five new complete bedroom lines and two new closet systems are being added to their in-store and online inventory this month. Gothic Cabinet Craft's new selection of bedroom sets have been designed for better storage for urban living and offer a more contemporary version of Gothic Cabinet Craft's line of furniture. Each set is named after well-known New York City neighborhoods to honor the very city where all of Gothic Cabinet Craft's furniture is made ...

DASCOM(R) Americas, a recognized leader in complete business printing solutions and marketer of Tally(R) and Tally DASCOM(R) serial matrix, specialty, and thermal printers today announced several new feature-rich mid-range serial matrix printers in the Tally DASCOM(R) 4347-i06 narrow and wide carriage models. The printers boast an impressive array of features including standard connectivity choices of Parallel, USB, and Ethernet (10/100 BaseT) and will be targeted primarily at markets with AS400 applications. With print speeds up to 680 characters per second and ...

Pardee Homes has earned 6 Awards of Merit for architectural design and planning excellence in the 2013 Gold Nugget Awards. The homebuilder's winners underscore its expertise with distinctively different housing types, and include the luxury estates of Alta Del Mar and the attainable attached designs of Sorrento Terrace, both in San Diego. See www.pardeehomes.com Alta Del Mar is Pardee's big winner, with 5 Gold Nugget honors for site planning, architectural design of detached housing and landscape architecture. Alta Del Mar is also eligible for to-be-announced project ...

In creating its kid-friendly tablet, the staff at Oregon Scientific reviews what young tech users need in order to learn in today's ever-expanding digital world. Throughout the years, many have argued that non-interactive technology--such as television--can inhibit brain development in young minds; however, new research suggests that interactive tools may actually do the opposite. As a company specializing in resources for youth entertainment and education, Oregon Scientific highlights a recent article from TIME which showcases this new research. The article explains, ...

The rules of golf are hardly set in stone; on the contrary, various professional organizations are at liberty to change the rules whenever they like--and according to amateur golfer Troy Reddell, this is not necessarily a positive thing for golf lovers. Reddell says a recent ruling from the U.S. Golf Association, outlawing the anchored putt, is especially vexing, despite the fact that the anchored putt is illegal in many other international golf organizations. Reddell has issued a new statement to the press, offering his side of the U.S. Golf Association decision. According ...

George Kweder, director and owner of a private music therapy practice, is speaking out on a new article that states that more than two dozen hospitals in the United States currently offer music therapies for preemies residing in their newborn intensive care units. George Kweder supports the rise in popularity of music therapy programs, and encourages use of music to heal fragile preemies. Music therapy is an established health field where music is used to develop a therapeutic relationship that can tackle the emotional, cognitive, social, and physical needs of patients. ...

DIY pest control supplier, ePestSolutions, is proud to announce the availability of two new products available through online store, epestsolutions.com. Manufacturer MGK has just released Onslaught FastCap and NyGuard Plus Flea & Tick Premise Spray. The newest addition to their residual insecticide group, Onslaught FastCap, provides fast-acting and long-lasting residual control of spiders, scorpions and a broad spectrum of other insects. Onslaught FastCap is fast acting microencapsulated formula that kills fast and has a new unique formula containing Exponent brand ...

Associated Asset Management (AAM), LLC, a nationally recognized leader in community association management and accounting services for clients throughout the United States, announced its marketing campaign won a national B2 Award of Excellence from the Business Marketing Association (BMA) for 2013. KEO Marketing, the agency of record for AAM, submitted the winning entry. According to the BMA, the B2 Awards are an international business-to-business marketing and communications contest that recognizes excellence among top agencies and corporate marketers. They honor business ...

Feedvisor, the world's first algorithmic repricing solution, today announced the launch of Version 2.0, representing the next generation of its Algo-Pricing software for Amazon Marketplace Sellers. The release - the largest since July 2012 - massively improves on its original algorithm by introducing machine learning technologies, and adds actionable analytics to its best in class repricing platform. "This new version of our algorithm combines Big Data with machine learning. It looks at a much broader market environment and analyzes a considerably greater historical ...

You know that strong tingling you get running down your spine when you hear the word math? Mathematical universals are innate within the genome, thus brain, which science has long proven to be the case. They too are due to "Brain Relativity" and have an important factor in evolving language. When one looks at relativity closely one can see that three principles are derived from the theory. I will list them as space, time and distance, and they are given as examples below: One space plus one space equals two spaces One time plus one time equals two times One ...