Rickie Byars Beckwith, a gifted composer and singer who has healed the hearts and lifted the spirit of countless fans and friends, announces the June 21st release of her debut book, "Let My Soul Surrender: Grace Notes of a Journey," with a companion CD by the same name. Rickie BB, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina with early musical roots traced to Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and the music of Motown, Liverpool and Stax Records, started singing at the age of three and over time evolved her unique style, talent and flair to become lead singer with ...

DiscountVouchers.co.uk, the leading online voucher codes website, has reported significant rises in demand for fashion and cosmetics deals through its site. The retail deals specialist, which offers savings at over 800 stores, has seen demand for fashion codes go up by 26% and beauty deals demand rise by 36% in the past 5 months. Doug Scott, managing director of DiscountVouchers.co.uk, said: "While consumers throughout the country continue to monitor their spending habits, that doesn't mean that people do not want to treat themselves to some new clothing and cosmetics ...

At times life feels traumatic with deaths of beloved people, the suffering of abuse at the hands of a trusted adult or stranger, and or other painful life occurrences influencing a person's mental perceptions. Even on calm days a person can experience flashbacks from trauma in his or her past, anxiety, panic or depression. Worse a malfunction in the brain can cause stress or other symptoms for no apparent reason. Any and all of these can hurt and hinder a healthy well balanced life, but fortunately this is a time of treatment, psychological care and healing. Depression ...

Read about the debate between the use of Design/Build methods and traditional architecture firms in the June issue of Construction Digital Magazine. In recent years a new trend has emerged in the construction industry called design/build. This technique is a method of project delivery in which a single organization is contracted to both design a project and carry out all construction services. By comparison, traditional projects used to involve contracting an architect to handle the design and a separate company to handle the construction. To help sort through the ...

First there were glasses and contact lenses. Then, there was laser eye surgery; an innovative treatment for correcting short and long sightedness. But none of these compare to a revolutionary new treatment called 'No Specs' eye surgery. An all-in-one operation for poor sightedness, age-related spectacle dependency and cataracts; it enables you to ditch glasses and contact lenses forever. We've spoken to Brendan Moriarty, a leading eye surgeon who carries out the No Specs Operation to find out exactly what it is. A 20-30 minute operation, No Specs corrects the three ...

This month, Exec Digital takes an inside look into the Chinese cuisine that earned Michael Chow, better known as Mr. Chow here in the States, his famous name. From his first restaurant in London to the celebrity grazed Beverly Hills, are the noodles and Peking duck really all they're cracked up to be? For decades, Mr. Chow has become synonymous with celebrity and fame - and for anything less than his food. The visionary stepped out on the red carpet from the moment he brought his eastern fusion dining to the UK, and hasn't looked back since. "I knew my vision was ...

A significant 50-person study shows that new high tech personal vaporizers personal vaporizers are the answer for people looking to finally quit. This research was conducted on people ranging from the ages of 24 - 53 and was carried out over the course of 4 weeks. The breakthrough personal vaporizer used for this study was a 2 piece model with the atomizer built into each re-fill cartridge. This technology is brand new and has only been around for the past 6 months. These newer version 2.0 eco friendly products produce a much greater volume of vapor which gives the user ...

In the June issue of Business Review Australia, Strongman Digital Marketing Director Tomer Garzberg names the most influential social networks in the world. Facebook comes in at #1 on Garzberg's assessment of the top social networking sites. "Mark Zuckerberg made geek the 'new black,'" Garzberg says in the article. After toppling the unprofessional (and now almost distinct) MySpace network, Facebook gained widespread appeal and is now home to over 600 million users worldwide. Complete with a modern-day Shakespeare-esque founding storyline, the rise of Facebook ...

The June issue of Energy Digital is available to read exclusively online to all energy industry leaders from around the globe. This month's issue features an exclusive interview with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Shell Alaska representative Curtis Smith in regard to the EPA's continual blocking of offshore exploration permits. Industry leaders turn to Energy Digital for the latest news about cutting edge energy technologies, global energy infrastructure, developments in green and sustainable energy and the corporate activity in the sector. The June Issue ...

Next week Intertops Poker will install a major poker software update, adding lots of new conveniences and features for tournament registration and organization, as well as customizing the look and feel of the poker room. Players can opt to install the updated poker software or keep the old one running. Intertops Poker is also giving away bag loads of cash this month, so it's a great time for anyone shopping for a new online poker home to check them out. "If you play a lot of tournaments like I do, tools like the new direct tourney registration and excel-style sheets ...

Swinglifestyle is sponsoring 2 exclusive Atlanta Swingers party at Trapeze. The first party kicks off Thursday June 16th with Ladies Night. Thursday is SLS Ladies Night at Trapeze. Be one of the first 30 ladies to register on the SLS guest list and get in FREE* (must have current Trapeze Club membership). Missed the cut off? No worries, the cover fee is only $10 for all ladies who register on the SLS guest list by 5:00 p.m. and have a current club membership.Those without a club membership will be charged an additional $25 for the 3-month club membership. One lucky attendee ...

Tourism experts are predicting that the number of visitors to Greece this summer will increase by 10% as the country returns to stability following last year's economic downfall. Despite increasing numbers of tourists expected, holidaymakers can still find great bargains to lure them to hotspots such as Crete and Kefalonia. Online car hire specialists, Rhinocarhire.com, have reduced car hire Greece prices this July by up to 24% compared to average prices paid last year, with their summer rental rates to the Greek islands at the lowest they have been for two years. With ...

Online voucher codes specialist DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced the introduction of new deals available on its website to help shoppers save on DIY gear, car kit and power tools. The website, which gets shoppers savings at over 800 shops and stores, is this week home to new deals for saving money at B&Q, Homebase and Halfords. Savings at Halfords are just the ticket with Father's Day just around the corner. This week the DiscountVouchers.co.uk website is home to a new choice of Halfords voucher which includes an exclusive deal for 10% of all Car Maintenance ...

Gold is holding firm as the US dollar slides downward. China has expressed concern over holding excessive amounts of dollars and this, coupled with a disappointing jobs report released June 3, has served to turn more investors away from currency and toward bullion. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke in Atlanta June 7, saying that the central bank should maintain monetary stimulus to boost the economy since recovery has been 'disappointingly slow'. "The outlook for precious metals is very positive for the remainder of 2011," says Debbie Bailey, ...

In keeping with the "diamond" theme of its 75th anniversary, The Wooten Company is celebrating the milestone with a special event at the Durham Bulls baseball game on Sunday, June 12, against the Norfolk Tides. The event is the first of three baseball-related celebrations at which the firm will include activities for local employees, clients and their families, while recognizing its achievements and its impact on the local community over the years. One of the most reputable engineering, planning and architectural firms in North Carolina, The Wooten Company ...

Between several trillions in government bailouts and quantitative easing programs over the last two years, many seniors are feeling the pinch in the pocketbook. Excessive overprinting of United States Dollars and higher food prices have created the start of what could become an inflation-dominated decade. With significant increases in the prices of goods and services along with weakening dollar-backed assets, gold companies are reporting higher sales from senior citizens feeling this pinch the hardest as their pensions lose spending power and savings diminish in value by ...

Advanced Security by Academy of Computer Education is one of the leading training companies for IT security certifications. The DoD 8570 Directive was designed to try and have every information assurance worker on a Government contract get certified by the end of 2010. But since the directive has been extended, more people are seeking the certifications to get themselves compliant with the directive and Security Plus is the most popular. The CompTIA Security+ training (http://www.trainace.com/courses/securityplus/) course is designed to meet the needs of network administrators, ...

When the FDA lifted its10 year moratorium on the use of silicone breast implants for cosmetic breast augmentation in November 2006, it stated that the preponderance of evidence suggested there was no connection between silicone breast implants and breast cancer or autoimmune disorders, charges that had led to the moratorium. However, it also suggested that breast implant manufacturers and surgeons should continue to study silicone breast implants for the next ten years to build up evidence about those risks. Now, five years later, it seems one study suggests a mechanism ...

Ms. Killebrew was recognized for her outstanding dedication and leadership within the Denton County Bar. She worked to establish the Denton County Bench Bar Conference that serves to facilitate understanding and build relationships between members of the bench and bar. She also recruited numerous speakers for the conference this year, including five justices from the 2nd Court of Appeals and the President of the State Bar of Texas. In addition to her activities with the Denton County Bar, Ms. Killebrew participates in several other organizations. She is a director on ...

Some Arizona law enforcement officials estimate that the number of so-called "extreme DUI" cases -- those involving drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .15 percent or more -- have doubled in recent years. Cases of "super extreme DUI" -- where the driver's BAC is more than .20 percent -- have also risen sharply. From a law enforcement standpoint, this trend has resulted in tougher crackdowns on possible drunken drivers, and the public outcry will no doubt pressure judges to "throw the book" at people charged with higher-level ...

Cambridge, MA - In 1987, light from an exploding star in a neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, reached Earth. Named Supernova 1987A, it was the closest supernova explosion witnessed in almost 400 years, allowing astronomers to study it in unprecedented detail as it evolves. Today a team of astronomers announced that the supernova debris, which has faded s0vewr the years is now brightening. This shows that a different power source has begun to light the debris, and marks the transition from a supernova to a supernova remnant. "Supernova 1987A has become the ...

Biologists have uncovered a key regulatory mechanism used for gene expression in the visual system. Their findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal Cell, offer new insights into the complexity behind the genetic make-up of biological systems. The study, which included researchers from New York University's Department of Biology, Japan's Okayama University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and Germany's University of Würzburg, examined the photoreceptor cells in the retina of the fruit fly Drosophila. Drosophila is a powerful model for studying eye development ...

The origins of rice have been cast in a new light by research publishing in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics on June 9, 2011. By reconciling two theories, the authors show that the domestication of rice occurred at least twice independently but with extensive "borrowing" between the two subspecies. Indica and japonica are, respectively, the southern and northern varieties of rice and they are major staple crops in Asia. Whether they share a single origin of domestication or were domesticated independently twice interests both historians and biologists, and the two ...

It has been 100 years since the discovery of superconductivity, a state achieved when mercury was cooled, with the help of liquid helium, to nearly the coldest temperature achievable to form a superfluid that provides no resistance to electrons as they flow through it. During that century, scientists have struggled to find a precise mathematical explanation of why and how this strange fluid behaves as it does. Liquid helium-4 itself becomes a superfluid when cooled to within a few degrees of absolute zero on the Kelvin scale (minus 273 Celsius or minus 460 Fahrenheit), ...

Despite signs of economic recovery, the home foreclosure crisis is far from over. Utah homeowners still face considerable threats: in February, Utah had the fourth highest per capita rate of foreclosure filings in the nation and over 32,000 homeowners were slapped with foreclosure notices in 2010. In other words, last year an astonishing one in 29 homes was affected. State lawmakers have taken notice. A new bill aimed at stemming wrongful foreclosures in Utah, SB261, was recently signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert. While SB261 seems to be a step in the right direction, ...