"It's cruel," says author Wade Alan Steele, "But I love to throw characters in a blender just to see who comes out when the blades stop spinning." In his collection of short stories, A Sudden Dominance of Shadows, Mr. Steele sweeps the dark corners of the mind to find the hobgoblins that steer the hearts and minds of humanity. "When it comes to pivotal, life-altering decisions, there is reason and then there are the shadows that overcast reason; nine times out of ten I have made choices based on shadows." A Sudden Dominance of Shadows covers a range of themes from forbidden ...

Africa Gas and LNG Summit 2010 (AFGAS) held last winter in Johannesburg was a roaring success. Encouraged and supported by our esteemed industry partners, Neoedge is announcing the launch of the 2nd Annual Africa Gas and LNG Summit 2011 which is scheduled to be held from 19 to 22 July 2011. The four-day event comprises of 2 days Main Conference and 2 full days pre and post conference workshops. Once again, Johannesburg is the city of choice due to its accessibility and infrastructure. "We are all geared up to bring back Africa Gas and LNG Summit Series. 2010 was held ...

Computer Reseller News, an online provider of educational resources for the channel, has named global provider of unified IP business communications solutions, Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq: ININ), a "Need to Know Vendor." CRN's "Need to Know Vendor" list is composed of the top 25 unified communications and VoIP vendors that editors say the channel should know about. "Releasing its first 'all-in-one' communications software suite back in 1997, Interactive Intelligence is no rookie when it comes to offering a complete UC solution," said CRN editor, Chad Berndtson. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4seC2ypTpY8 Thursday 28th April to Sunday 1st May 2011 The 2011 festival will be showcasing a mix of animation, comedies, dramas and experimental films. Screenings will take place from Thursday 28th of April 2011 to Sunday the 1st of May 2011 in Cambridge (UK) at Squeaky Gate (47-51 Norfolk Street, Cambridge). Last year's festival was hailed a resounding success with more than 60 short films and a feature film. More than 20 filmmakers from around the world joined the festival for some great days of networking and films. With a ...

Oxford, UK, March 2011 - Grid Tools, a leading vendor of data creation, data masking and test data management software is pleased to announce their Managing Director, Huw Price, will be speaking at the Testing & Finance conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The conference, taking place May 9th and 10th, will bring together quality assurance specialists from the financial world in Germany and other parts of Europe. Huw will be presenting a case study on the successful implementation of the Grid-Tools test data management solution at the largest bank in The Netherlands. He ...

Gamewatchers Safaris is a well recognized member of the safari community, providing luxury wildlife adventures in the African bush. It has been servicing its unique client base for over 20 years, helping travellers see parts of the world often overlooked by "normal" travel itineraries. Recently, the Telegraph and Independent have run articles that shed light on the extensive measures Gamewatchers Safaris takes to ensure a memorable experience for its customers. The Telegraph and Independent are two well-respected news outlets, and Gamewatchers Safaris is proud to have been ...

Since its inception in 2003, KG Landscape has grown to become one of the leading landscaping companies in the Minneapolis / St. Paul and surrounding suburban metro. KG Landscape Management is a family owned and operated business serving manyloyal clients throughout the Twin Cities.The Minneapolis landscaping company ( http://www.kglandscape.com ) serves its clients with top of the line customer service and KG Landscape's University trained professionals always deliver beautiful results. Founder and Executive Account Manager Kent Gliadonensures KG Landscape Management providesthe ...

ScienceSoft Inc. took part in Mobile Optimized conference, an event that aimed at creating a community of mobile technology speciaists and sharing knowledge about the latest trends in the mobile world. The conference was held in Minsk, Belarus, and featured guests from Russia, Holland and Ukraine. Over 600 participants were registered for the event. At Mobile Optimized ScienceSoft Inc. was represented by members of its Marketing and HR teams who made an overall presentation of the company, told the participants about its expertise, the latest achievements and current ...

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Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett, the Russell Bedford CPA association member firm in Boston, MA, has appointed Harold S. (Hank) Wolfson as its Chief Operating Officer. He will be responsible for directing and managing operations for the 45-person firm. "We are pleased to welcome Hank to our management team," said Salvatore Falzone, Jr., the partner at Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett who has been the firm's COO. "Our continuing growth demands that we have someone of Hank's abilities to handle these duties fulltime," he added. Prior to joining Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett, Hank Wolfson ...

With web data invariably "inaccessible", or worse, 'orphaned' from a business's traditional marketing databases, most organisations have a "black hole" in their data. This makes marketing analysis incomplete, and impedes key marketing communications. A simple, effective solution was required. Commenting on the partnership, James Alty, Managing Director of Apteco, says: "FastStats systems are typically used to provide a single customer view that includes geo-demographic, transactional and campaign data. Through the integration with Intellitracker, we are now able to ...

Bitrix, Inc., a technology trendsetter in business communications solutions, announces the release of Bitrix Site Manager 10.0, a version that includes 10 new weapons in the web and mobile-development arsenal, significant changes in the licensing policies of the product and a brand new module for senior editions. Ten new technologies and tools are incorporated into Version 10.0 including: 1)BitrixMobile: for development of mobile sites and apps with support of iOS, Android and BlackBerry OS on the basis of HTML5 2)A ready-made mobile internet shop, created with ...

PoshTV.com now carries the premiere line from Oliver Weber, former international sports star turned successful fashion jewelry entrepreneur. Weber began skiing at the age of three and won the Tyrolean Junior Championships. Weber studied at the Ski High School Stams in Tyrol. Weber represented Austria for three years in the European Cup and World Cup teams, leading the successful skier to turn "pro," and join the U.S.A. and Japan tour for six years. He became the youngest ski race winner at the time. At the age of twenty-seven, Weber left the skiing world and joined Swarovski, ...

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The Muslim Business Network for Start-ups and Investors announces a strategic partnership with Business Islamica Magazine and Reyada El A'mal Magazine, two press leaders in Middle East and North Africa region specializing in entrepreneurship within the Muslim market. Business Islamica has published in its March issue an article entitled "HAND IN HAND MUBINE IS THE MUSLIM BUSINESS NETWORK LINKING AND FUNDING SHARIAH-BASED PARTNERSHIPS". In addition, Reyadat El A'mal has published a complete file in its last issue. "With these hard copy publications in these big media ...

Established in 2008, Prize Brokers has announced that global business development agency Wardour And Oxford will lead its national and global business development initiatives, firstly focusing on the company's growth in Australia and New Zealand. Since its establishment, Prize Brokers has acquired a credible list of consumer brand clients including Coca Cola, , Colgate, Campbell's, Japan Airlines , Shell, Wrigley's, Sony, Proctor & Gamble and Rockstar Games. This is in addition to advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett, BMF, Iris and Rapp Collins, which also turn to ...

On April 12th this year, 350 affiliate marketers will gather together at The Affiliate Marketing Awards ceremony at the W Hotel in San Francisco California to "recognize the latest talent in online marketing", specifically honoring "the year's most creative and effective campaigns, partnerships, advertisers and publishers" in the affiliate marketing industry. The Affiliate Marketing Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts (such as Shawn Collins of the Affiliate Summit, Jay Weintraub of LeadsCon, Peter Bordes of MediaTrust, to name but a few), and contain 16 ...

Premier dentist in Phoenix, AZ, Dr. Stephen Conrad, is honored to have been awarded the distinguished CEREC Provider Award establishing his expertise in utilizing Cerec as well as other cosmetic procedures. Dr. Conrad, Phoenix dentist, uses the latest in advanced technology with CEREC, which is revolutionary to dentistry because it creates a beautiful, esthetic, strong and durable ceramic restoration that is precisely bonded to the tooth. CEREC utilizes a digital scan of the prepared tooth and creates the restoration's design using powerful 3D software that allows this ...

Pardee Homes unveils LivingSmart Homes today, a new neighborhood at Fair Oaks Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley. The award-winning home builder invites Southern California home shoppers to attend grand opening celebrations that include face painting for the kids and model tours of beautiful new homes--which feature a level of green that is unprecedented at Fair Oaks Ranch. "Fair Oaks Ranch shoppers expect to find stylish, well-priced new homes and a terrific master-planned community," said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes. "With our new LivingSmart ...

Thanks to innovative new manufacturing and materials sourcing strategies, MICR Toner USA has made check printing more affordable for small businesses and individuals by offering industry low pricing on MICR toner. As the costs of running a business and living expenses have risen over the last several years, many small businesses have looked for ways to run leaner, including printing checks in house. Printing checks offers significant savings when compared to the cost of purchasing pre-printed checks over a long period of time, but the high startup costs of check printing ...

EDAC, a global leader in the design and manufacture of RoHS-compliant board-level interconnect products, today announced CST-Arwin has been appointed to represent the EDAC connector lines in Canada. With this addition to EDAC's global sales network, the Company continues to affirm its strategic initiative to provide customers with local design and engineering support, and easy access to their broad offering of quality connectors. CST-Arwin will sell and support EDAC's standard and custom interconnect products to OEM and Distributors in a wide range of industrial, commercial, ...

For the last 3 years, Dr. Mark Freeman (www.drmarkfreeman.com) has been serving the cosmetic needs of men and women in Idaho Falls, Jackson Hole and surrounding communities. A board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Freeman has been educated and trained internationally, but chose to make his home and build his practice in the Northwest. He's sharing his gratitude with the people who have chosen his plastic surgery practice in Idaho and recommended him to their friends over the past few years. "I'm very passionate about helping people through medicine, so I was determined ...

Fantazzle Fantasy Sports Games started the 2011 fantasy baseball season with awarding its members with over $200 in free cash and games and this week they continue to offer great games and prizes. The fantasy sports site will be adding two brand new games to its repertoire for the 2001 fantasy baseball season: - Fantazzle's Game of Gurus - Half Season Fantasy Baseball Challenge With the launch of Fantazzle's daily, weekly, monthly and special $100 added weekend fantasy baseball game the special Game of Gurus contest is going to keep the excitement flowing at Fantazzle. ...

Ever wonder what it takes to become a billionaire? The men that Exec Digital has profiled in its April issue will tell you one thing - it's all about hard work. From fashion moguls to hip-hop tycoons, billionaires like Bernard Arnault and Mark Zuckerberg, soon-to-be billionaires like Jay-Z and Andrew Mason, and former billionaire Bernie Madoff are all part of the mix. As much as Exec Digital admires those businessmen who have become some of the few to have a billionaire dollars to their name, another man's success proves that it isn't just about money to have serious ...

Business Review Canada, the top digital media source for Canadian business news, discusses enterprise software for big business. Which companies are the largest and what software to they provide for executive business? Find out more about how enterprise software can create a more efficient operation. April's cover story sheds light on Canada's Top CEOs. Where did they start and what experience has brought them to the top? Find out how, at the top of their respective markets, they've set themselves aside from the rest. With backgrounds from introducing technological advances ...