Self Publishing Coach, Shelley Hitz released a new eBook earlier this month. "Self Publishing Books 101" has already generated raving reviews on Amazon and is expected to continue rising on the charts when the print addition is released later this week. This handy book walks authors through the process of self publishing from start to finish - covering everything from the different companies and costs, to copyright information and book design. Here's what one author had to say about it: "In a lucid, step-by-step method, the author lays out your course ...

The Mark Godwin Racing (MGR) Motorsport team is delighted to announce they will be running a three-car team in British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) organised series, the Dunlop InterSteps Championship. The team will have a strong line-up for their debut season in the form of 2011 Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship drivers, Matt Mason and James Fletcher and Former Formula Lista Junior competitor, Jan Schwitter. James has also been announced as one of the trio of drivers making up MGR Motorsport's 2012 Renault entry. The Surrey youngster is eager to add to his ...

benefitsCONNECT , a leading provider of web-based software applications for the health and benefits industry, today announces the real-time integration of benefitsCONNECT with health and wellness company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). benefitsCONNECT is an online benefits enrollment and administration system that provides one-stop benefits management and fully automated EDI data exchange connectivity among employer groups, insurance carriers, TPAs, payroll vendors, and brokers. With a few clicks, employees can now easily enroll in Humana's insurance products from within benefitsCONNECT ...

It's been an exciting few weeks as we've watched the 68 teams in the 2012 NCAA Tournament get whittled down to the Sweet Sixteen, and an innovative Facebook app developed by FreeCast.com ("Your Personal Channel Guide") has helped to guide thousands of fans to live online coverage of every game provided by CBS Sports and Turner Sports. In addition to serving as the ultimate guide to online TV for Facebook users, the FreeCast app has provided countless web-surfers a convenient way to find and watch major events such as the Super Bowl and the GRAMMYs via Facebook, ...

CloudAccess' SingleSource for SSO (single sign on) solution was recognized as a Google-certified product and now can be found on the Google Apps Marketplace. The security-as-a-service (cloud-based) single sign on solution centralizes and controls access to Google apps and any other SaaS application. By logging on once from any computer or mobile device, a user can access all approved applications without having to worry about passwords, exposing online vulnerabilities, or circumventing corporate IT policies. "Google's recognition and support as a technology partner ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Lou Brown is announcing the CT REIA weekend seminar for real estate investors on March 31, 2012. This meeting will take place from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Holiday Inn, located at 201 Washington Avenue in North Haven, CT. Cost for admission is $29 for CT REIA members, and $39 for non-members. Attendees can bring an additional person for $10. Attendees of this seminar will learn Lou Brown's step-by-step money making secrets for finding, buying, structuring, holding, managing, financing ...

Flat Rock Technology immense growth and successful completion of a number of IT projects led to the natural expansion of the company. With the increase in the interest in the company and its professional IT solutions, Flat Rock found a new home in a spacious office space that covers a whole floor in one of the central business buildings in Varna, Bulgaria. Since its launch in 2008, Flat Rock Technology has proven itself as one of the most desired outsourcing partners for the development of various IT solutions such as bespoke business software and consultancy, mobile ...

New Yorkers with disabilities are now able to ride in a fleet of brand new wheelchair accessible vehicles. Viewpoint Mobility, in collaboration with The Braun Corporation, announced the approval of its 2012 vehicle conversions in New York City taxi fleets. Many of the 2012 conversions are on the streets already and will continue to be introduced throughout the year. The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) confirmed Viewpoint's value to New York, making its vehicles one of only three approved 2012 accessible taxi models in the city. Of the accessible cabs currently ...

Cosmos Sports president Cary Kaplan has trained countless teams in the NHL, including Stanley Cup winners the Calgary Flames. Travelling to Alberta in 2008, Cary taught the executives of the Flames all the skills and strategies they needed to increase their existing revenue and generate new profit as well. Cosmos Sports is very proud of its sports marketing in Calgary. Cary and his unique approaches to revenue generation are well-known within the sports industry, especially with the training he's done for numerous major league teams and organizations. However, with two ...

Austin, TX—Do some high school teachers think math is harder for girls than boys? The authors of a new study say yes. Researchers looked at student grades, test scores and how teachers rated their students' abilities. They found that while on average teachers rate minority students lower than their white male counterparts, these differences disappear once grades are taken into account. (Those findings are consistent with decades of research on the minority gap in math achievement.) The new research, however, found bias against white girls that can't be explained by their ...

WASHINGTON - It's not easy, or economically feasible, to ship freshwater across the globe. But when scientists use food as a proxy for that water - taking into account how much crops are irrigated and livestock are fed - they can get a glimpse of the flow of freshwater between countries. When one research group studied this "virtual water network," they found that the interconnectedness between countries has almost doubled over the last two decades - potentially lending some resiliency to the water trade. Still, a handful of nations control a majority of the freshwater ...

Rosa & Co. LLC, a drug development advisory firm with expertise in drug-disease modeling and simulation, today announced that the results from a recent research project will be presented at the 2012 Keystone Symposia: " Advances in Islet Biology " in Monterey, California on March 28, 2012. Dr. Mike Reed will be presenting a poster entitled "Non-invasive prediction of beta cell mass in type 2 diabetes: insights from a mathematical model". The poster describes the development of an improved approach to develop and validate biomarkers of pancreatic ...

A layer of partially molten rock about 22 to 75 miles underground can't be the only mechanism that allows continents to gradually shift their position over millions of years, according to a NASA-sponsored researcher. The result gives insight into what allows plate tectonics – the movement of the Earth's crustal plates – to occur. "This melt-rich layer is actually quite spotty under the Pacific Ocean basin and surrounding areas, as revealed by my analysis of seismometer data," says Dr. Nicholas Schmerr, a NASA Postdoctoral Program fellow. "Since it only exists in certain ...

Perspective Magazine ( http://perspectivemagazine.com ) announces that Dial An Exchange (DAE) has once again increased its involvement for the Third Annual Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2013 - The Global Meeting Of Minds, by becoming a Platinum Sponsor of the event, to be held February 4-6, 2013 at the world famous Beverly Wilshire - A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. "We are excited to be a part of the GNEX 2013! We have found it to be a great networking platform and have done good business at every GNEX event," said Francis Taylor, CEO of ...

Karen J. Maschke, a research scholar at The Hastings Center, is coauthor of a consensus article that explicitly outlines "significant new responsibilities" for biobanks concerning the return of incidental findings and individual research results to people whose biospecimens were used in genetic and genomic studies. The consensus paper addresses the growing ethical debate over the responsibility of researchers and biobanks – repositories of human biospecimens, such as blood and tissue – to inform biospecimen contributors about findings in genetic or genomic research that ...

The Sensu Pavilion can be manufactured in a range of sizes and the design can be customized to suit clients' exact requirements. It is available in three standard sizes offering 6,500, 8,600 and 10,750 square feet of floor space and yet each can be installed in less than a day on a variety of surfaces including turf and hard standings. Since Tectoniks design and manufacture everything in-house, the pavilion can be supplied in sizes to suit specific applications. Like its namesake, (Sensu is a Japanese folding fan), the pavilion packs down to a fraction of its deployed ...

CHICAGO—While high-fat foods are thought to be of universal appeal, there is actually a lot of variation in the extent to which people like and consume fat. A new study in the March issue of the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, reported that two specific genes (TAS2R38–a bitter taste receptor and CD36–a possible fat receptor), may play a role in some people's ability to taste and enjoy dietary fat. By understanding the role of these two genes, food scientists may be able to help people who have trouble controlling how much fat ...

A University of Delaware oceanographer has stumbled upon an unusual aid for studying local waterways: radioactive iodine. Trace amounts of the contaminant, which is used in medical treatments, are entering waterways via wastewater treatment systems and providing a new way to track where and how substances travel through rivers to the ocean. "This is a really interesting convergence of medicine, public health and environmental science," said Christopher Sommerfield, associate professor of oceanography in UD's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. Sommerfield found ...

Today the Michigan-based business analytics firm, PryMarke, announced the signing of two book contracts with publisher IGI Global of Pennsylvania. The first book titled, "Cultural and Technological Influences on Global Business", will be an advanced edition of the company's first publication, "Cultural Variations and Business Performance: Contemporary Globalism", which was released this month worldwide via Amazon.com and local book stores. The second book titled, "Transcultural Human Capital for Competitive Global Business", will be a human ...

Washington, DC – March 22, 2012 – A contingent of science and engineering graduate students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will deliver a petition in support of research funding to members of Congress on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Stand With Science is an effort to bring together America's science and engineering graduate community and add their voice to the ongoing discussion about the federal deficit. (www.standwithscience.com) "Stand With Science has drafted a letter to the members of congress, urging them to maintain science and engineering funding ...

Scotti arrived in Hasbrouck Heights late on Friday night and right away knew he was in good company. He started with a little dinner and met his peer Greg also attending the A.F.L. the following morning. When the alarm went off it was up to start the journey of being the next top internet marketer in his field. Among those that attended were Aaron and Sophia Rashkin and members from the loyal 9 some of the top dogs in the business. Off to a great start he learn and absorb more than the normal truck driver from a small town. A short shuttle ride and the day had began, ...

Identifying chemicals from a distance could take a step forward with the introduction of a two-laser system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a paper published in the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Ali Passian and colleagues present a technique that uses a quantum cascade laser to "pump," or strike, a target, and another laser to monitor the material's response as a result of temperature-induced changes. That information allows for the rapid identification of chemicals and biological agents. "With two lasers, one ...

Experimenting with cells in culture, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have breathed possible new life into two drugs once considered too toxic for human cancer treatment. The drugs, azacitidine (AZA) and decitabine (DAC), are epigenetic-targeted drugs and work to correct cancer-causing alterations that modify DNA. The researchers said the drugs also were found to take aim at a small but dangerous subpopulation of self-renewing cells, sometimes referred to as cancer stem cells, which evade most cancer drugs and cause recurrence and spread. In a ...

Top earning online entrepreneurs Aaron Rashkin and Sohia Rashkin as well as the Loyal 9 Revolution (Justin Woolf, Kevin Levonas, Anthony Busciglio, Jordon Crowder, Frank Scott, and Benny Bells) hosted the Legacy Mastermind this past weekend in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. The Legacy Mastermind was all about taking action and the implementation of the nuts and bolts required to create a seven figure a year online business. The same online leaders have hosted mastermind events in the past and all graduates report that their businesses have been catapulted as a result. 20 online ...

Without fungi and microbes to break down dead trees and leaf litter in nature, the forest floor might look like a scene from TV's "Hoarders." Massive-scale genome sequencing projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and being carried out at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) highlight the importance of learning how the cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin that serve as a plant's infrastructure can be broken down by these forest organisms to extract needed nutrients. Among the fungi being studied are species that can selectively break down the cell wall ...