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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- If you've got passion, a plan and persistence, you don't need an agent to become a published author. Indie authors own a significant chunk of the book market, and newcomers can join their ranks with help from indie author mentor Dara Beevas, whose new book, 'The Indie Author Revolution: An Insider's Guide to Self-Publishing' (ISBN 978-1-59298-504-3), hits shelves this month.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Getting to hear great songs is the whole point of a Nashville-style songwriter’s “round” and that opportunity comes to Hollywood at Genghis Cohen on Monday, September 24. “This is a great location for a songwriter’s round,” notes Jane Bach, [...]

INDIANA, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Zen-tinel, a national manufacturer and distributor of mobile surveillance systems, has developed a new stop-arm camera to identify drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The countdown has begun. The Department of Energy has imposed new regional efficiency standards for varying air conditioning and heating equipment effective May 1, 2013. And, JAF Industries' e-cap is ready to help.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The iconic Barker Hangar was the site, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012 for an evening of Music and Fashion. Audrey Magazine presented 'Audrey's Night Out 2012' sponsored by 360 Jets, at the historic Barker Hangar, located inside the Santa Monica airport.

STILLWATER, Minn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Stillwater-based parenting consultant Jenny Hanlon is releasing her first book, 'Your Family Compass: A Parenting Guide for the Journey' (ISBN: 978-1-59298-489-3), a terrific resource for people raising children from birth through the early teens. Parenting is hard work and it is easy for families to get off track.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Phylius Press announces the publication of the Professional Edition of its best-selling book 'How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets' (ISBN-13: 978-0979080173), by attorney K. Gabriel Heiser. The new book, entitled 'Medicaid Planning: From A to Z' teaches attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, insurance agents, and other financial advisors all the rules and planning techniques necessary to advise clients how to qualify for Medicaid and get their nursing home expenses paid without going broke.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 18, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announces a straw poll to let people guess the cost of long-term care insurance, immediately learn what others think, and then get actual numbers from an expert by phone. The poll and follow-up information are designed to correct a misconception that may be leaving most Americans unnecessarily unprotected.

HAZMIYAH, Lebanon (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Xismat announced this week the launch of SelfStir.com, a 360-degree, one-of-a-kind feedback development portal to aid with leadership and personal development. And - it's completely free.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Leading mortgage compliance services provider, The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), has added 17-year mortgage compliance veteran Russ Tolleson as Senior Compliance Officer to support the firm's expanding client roster comprised of mortgage bankers, mortgage servicers, independent mortgage lenders, community banks and credit unions.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nine homes in the historic Hyde Park Neighborhood will open their doors to the public for the 30th Hyde Park Historic Homes Tour. The homes include mansions, shirtwaists, and an Arts and Crafts bungalow. The tour will be held Friday, October 5 from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, October 6 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and is hosted by the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA).

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Data compiled by mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services (IDS) shows that the company has significantly increased its 2012 document preparation volume over the same period in 2011.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Microsoft Windows 8 is slated for general availability on October 26, 2012. This time significant changes have been brought to the operating system's graphical user interface and platform; which is applied to personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs, says EaseUS Software.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A recent study of 18-24 year old American high school graduates commissioned by education nonprofit World Savvy (www.worldsavvy.org), with support from the International Baccalaureate Organization (www.ibo.org), shows a desire among young people to learn more about global topics, but a conspicuous lack of instruction within American schools to satisfy these needs.

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Orange Leap (www.orangeleap.com) announced today that Austin-based Xanegy Cloud Solutions has been authorized as a reseller of Orange Leap cloud-based Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software solution.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Solving Light Books today announced that it has published thirty specific examples of scientific incompetence on the part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The thirty examples appear as an appendix to the book, 'Outing the Moronocracy: Ending the Rule of the Blind, the Stupid, and the Disgraceful in American Society' (ISBN: 978-0-9705438-8-2) by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has released a new version of LeaseAccelerator that is designed to enable equipment lessees, the users of leased equipment, to transition in the most efficient and effective manner to the expected new lease accounting standard. Ecologic made the announcement at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) 2012 Lease and Finance Accountants Conference in Washington, D.C.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Gold Bureau announced today the general availability of Silver Eagle Coins recovered from several bank vaults below the World Trade Center. These coins were removed from the rubble following the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Executives from some of the leading firms in the consumer neurotechnology market are scheduled to make presentations at the 2012 Consumer Neurotech Conference, to be held in San Francisco on October 23. The new event takes place during the 2012 Neurotech Leaders Forum, now in its 12th year.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Music videos are not usually as emotional as the latest one from Shady Hill Records artist Sandra Piller but in this case, “There is no way I can watch this without tears,” says the singer as she reflects on her [...]