Foolscap & Quill, LLC, has just released Sharlene Nusser's new crime thriller Burn Valley Vengeance. Carrie covered her mouth, her eyes wide with fear. The pool of blood on her kitchen floor was still wet. Someone had been in her house since she'd fed her horses. As she reached for the light switch over the sink, she glanced out across her lawn. The sun had set behind the La Sal Mountains. Her eyes caught a movement on the lawn. She strained her vision and finally realized what she was looking at. One of her wicker chairs sat in the yard. In the chair sat a man. ...

A few days before the New Year tolled for 2011, Darlene Cypser released the first of her biographical novels about Sherlock Holmes. In that book, The Crack in the Lens, we were introduced to 17 year old Sherlock Holmes and his family on their estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sherlock's eldest brother, Sherrinford, is about to be married and a tutor is coming to prepare Sherlock for the university. But Sherlock himself is distracted from all this when he meets Violet Rushdale, the daughter of one of his father's tenants. Tensions mount between Sherlock and ...

As of May 1st, there were 6,436 casualties, 48,011 wounded soldiers, 320,000 soldiers with traumatic brain injuries, and 400,000 soldiers with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder estimated in those who served our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Tax Defense Network has a long history of assisting many military men and women and their families with their tax problems, but felt compelled to get involved in helping wounded veterans coming back from combat to give America's heroes the happy lives they deserve. Tax Defense Network spent two weeks ...

VoicePilot is an application based on Ubiquitous Plug and Play Framework for cognitive M2M communications created by researchers from Mera Labs company. VoicePilot allows to turn user gadgets such as Android smartphones and tablet PCs into universal remote control for any kind of Smart TV devices based on Andorid OS. Users can input text data into Smart TV boxes using native keyboards of their favorite gadgets or even by voice, just pronouncing whatever they want. As Nikolay Mikhaylov, the project leader at Mera Labs, said: "VoicePilot is an application that allows ...

AFTER its initial success in assignment help service, Locus RAGS has expanded its operations by creating a dedicated programming assignment help service that completely focuses on the needs of students troubled with programming languages. Locus RAGS is a team of professionals in almost every field, and aims to provide best assignment help and online tutoring service to students from all parts of the world. With its large number of satisfied undergraduate and postgraduate students, and its cheap assignment help service; Locus RAGS has established itself as one of the biggest ...

Drs. Marc Goldberg, Christopher Farnworth and Michael Frank, Silver Spring podiatrists, are excited to offer an extensive patient education library on their practice's podiatric website. The educational resources on the site are designed to help educate patients about various podiatric topics including heel pain in Silver Spring and information on other ailments. "We are all glad that our website is featuring a patient education section. We all strongly believe that the more information a patient has and the better educated they are, the better chance they have ...

Drs. Marc Goldberg, Christopher Farnworth and Michael Frank, Olney podiatrists, are happy to be offering extensive new patient services as a part of their practice's comprehensive website. They hope the new patient services will help patients learn about the Olney, MD podiatrist and find the practice. "I am very excited to be able to offer specific new patient services online to our patients. I believe we offer a tremendous level of service at our practice and any new patients will be totally satisfied with their experience here. I'm looking forward to treating ...

When it comes to foot and ankle conditions, it is important to be knowledgeable of the problem at hand. To help patients better understand their foot and ankle complications, Dr. Todd Pinsky, podiatrist in West Boca, FL, invites his patients to visit the extensive patient library via Family Foot Center's interactive website to access important information on various foot and ankle problems. Dr. Pinsky, Boca Raton podiatrist, understands that patients do not always seek treatment when their feet hurt, but he places high importance on the understanding of various foot ...

An online health and safety resource has urged company owners to tighten up the security of their premises following worrying statistics. According to HSE - the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness - over 200 people are killed each year in accidents at work and over one million people are injured. In light of the worrying report, whatishealthandsafety.co.uk, has advised companies to spend more on safety signs from a reputable supplier and to supply employees with the correct personal protective equipment. Matt Hornsby, a spokesman ...

Monster Juice, an established mobile game developer, is excited to announce the launch of Monster Cube onto the App Store and in Google Play. Compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and Android, Monster Cube is a wild new match three game that doesn't just reinvent how we play games like Bejeweled and others, it redefines it by replacing the usual 2D game grid with an all new 3D "Monster Cube" scenario, all made of little cube-shaped monsters! It's your task to pull them out one at a time, re-arrange them to connect three in any direction, and boom! They'll be ...

Boating Accidents Spark Concern Over Lake Lanier Safety Georgia's Lake Lanier has seen a string of terrible accidents this summer. In June, a 13-year old boy and his 9-year old brother were killed when a drunk boater crashed into their pontoon. In early July, the 11-year-old stepson of pop singer Usher was rendered brain-dead after his inner tube was hit by a Jet Ski. The boy's 15-year-old friend was seriously injured, but survived. Sadly, if history is any guide, there will be many more boating accidents on Lake Lanier before the season is over. Last year, the Georgia ...

Oilfield Truck Accidents Cause One-Third of Industry's Fatalities Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is experiencing a boom across the country and has created revenue for municipalities and jobs for workers. These jobs are often dangerous and require exposure to hazardous chemicals, but one of the most dangerous oilfield activities is driving and riding in the trucks used to haul materials. Between 2003 and 2008, a third of the nearly 650 oilfield worker deaths that occurred were caused by highway crashes, higher than the average across all industries. In the last ...

Sandblasting: A Danger That Is Commonly Overlooked in the Oil Industry Work in the oilfields can be a dangerous prospect. From falling debris to explosions, oil industry workers face a range of threats on an almost daily basis. Yet, considering the potential for catastrophe in the world of the oil industry, smaller scale, less obvious dangers can easily go ignored. Sandblasting is a process that is usually part of a bigger project, like cleaning or refurbishing. As such, workers engaged in sandblasting are not always afforded adequate protection. Because of such oversights, ...

Psychological Evaluations: A Cornerstone of Florida Child Custody Cases In family law cases, the central focus in all child custody and parenting decisions is the best interests of the child. Ideally, parents should consult with one another and reach those decisions together. But it is not always clear what, exactly, is best for a child. What if the parents can't agree? Generally, if the parties to a divorce agree to child custody arrangements, the court will likely approve those arrangements and enter an order ratifying the parties' agreement. However, if the parents ...

Worker Injured at Massachusetts Plant The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently cited a Lancaster, Massachusetts packaging company for an incident late last year that cost a man his life. On November 7, 2011, a 29-year-old worker at Horn Packaging Corporation was operating a corrugated box-making machine when he became entangled in the machine's moving parts. According to investigators, the machine's drive shaft had no safety guard and once the worker became ensnared in the machine it was impossible to reverse. Sadly, ...

Commercial Vehicle Hours-of-Service Regulations Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations are the regulations that limit the amount of time a commercial truck driver can be on the road and the amount of time and frequency of mandatory rest periods in between travel. The idea behind HOS is to set forth mandatory minimum regulations for interstate commercial drivers in effort to curb dangerous situations where fatigue has caused accidents across the country and here in Massachusetts. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a division of the Department of Transportation ...

Fatigued Surgical Residents May Increase Risk of Surgical Errors Modern surgical techniques have enabled doctors to successfully treat conditions that would once have been life-threatening. But for all their skill, surgeons are human and they do make mistakes. Unfortunately, a new study indicates that some surgical mistakes occur due to circumstances that may be preventable. According to a small study conducted at two Boston area hospitals, surgeons in training are often tired enough to significantly increase their risk of making errors in the operating room. Researchers ...

Ricky Schroder Film Production Suit Shows Need for Experienced Counsel Disputes over creative motion-picture production rights are an unfortunate, yet common reality throughout the entertainment industry, with stories in television shows like Entourage and Episodes being classic examples of art imitating life. In yet another real-life drama, actor Ricky Schroder, of NYPD Blue fame, has filed a lawsuit against producers Jack and Joseph Nasser and their production companies in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that they tried to extort him for money after he backed ...

The June deaths of two young boys and a recent high-profile accident that rendered Usher's stepson brain-dead serve as sober reminders to keep safety in mind on the lake this summer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently compared Lake Lanier to the "wild west," noting that the lake draws crowds, alcohol and inexperienced boaters. Last year the lake saw 28 boating accidents that resulted in injuries or involved alcohol. With no license requirements for boaters in Georgia, some boat operators don't know all the rules - or what to do if they end up on a dangerous ...

SS Choice introduces the 7's Hybrid E Cigarette Kit for smokers who want some muscle in their e cigarette. The kit is designed for power smokers who need a kit that can stand up to a heavy smoker without needing to recharge on a regular basis. The kit boasts two 650mAh batteries that produce 1,000 plus puffs on a single charge and new patent pending technology that includes an e liquid "Diffuser" for easy refilling, a cone adapter for 7's micro cartomizers, and "Power Smart" protection circuits to protect you super charged battery system from overcharging. Unlike ...

The current range of supported platforms for Gamercize includes Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC is planned to be extended in 2013 to support OUYA. Gamercize enables gaming through the player exercising, pausing the gameplay if the user stops moving. This principle of Gamercize is unique in exergaming as the game is the focus with exercise playing an enabling rather than integrated role. This patented concept allows Gamercize to support all traditional video games, without modification, to provide an immersive and sustainable exercise experience. The Gamercize focus ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland Chemistry Professor John Fourkas and his research group have developed new materials and nanofabrication techniques for building miniaturized versions of components needed for medical diagnostics, sensors and other applications. These miniaturized components -- many impossible to make with conventional techniques -- would allow for rapid analysis at lower cost and with small sample volumes. Fourkas and his team have created materials that allow the simultaneous 3D manipulation of microscopic objects using optical tweezers ...

July 13, 2012, Shenzhen, China - An international team, led by Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, has completed the genomic sequence and analysis of salt cress (Thellungiella salsuginea), a wild salt-tolerant plant. The salt cress genome serves as a useful tool for exploring mechanisms of adaptive evolution and sheds new lights on understanding the genetic characteristics underlying plant abiotic stress tolerance. The study was published online in PNAS. (http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/07/05/1209954109.abstract?sid=548ade97-58d5-4c0a-a1e4-e1a43a9c9c21). Salt ...

Rat poison used on illegal marijuana farms may be sickening and killing the fisher, a rare forest carnivore that makes its home in some of the most remote areas of California, according to a team of researchers led by University of California, Davis, veterinary scientists. Researchers discovered commercial rodenticide in dead fishers in Humboldt County near Redwood National Park and in the southern Sierra Nevada in and around Yosemite National Park. The study, published July 13 in the journal PLoS ONE, says illegal marijuana farms are a likely source. Some marijuana growers ...

Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study, published today in the online journal PLoS ONE. By reducing the size of the global fishing fleet, eliminating harmful government subsidies, and putting in place effective management systems, global fisheries would be worth US$54 billion each year, rather than losing US$13 billion per year. "Global fisheries are not living up to their economic potential in part because governments keep them afloat by subsidizing unprofitable ...