According to the National Novel Writing Month organization,1.6 billion words of fiction were written in the single month of November, 2008, and 21,683 writers completed at least 50,000 words. Writing teacher Darcy Pattison (http://www.darcypattison.com) says, "After a heroic outpouring of words in a first draft, weary writers stop and say, 'I have a first draft, now what?' The answer, of course, is to revise."

Revision is not the advice most writers want: novel revision is a daunting, scary task if you've never done it before. You might as well toss the 50,000 words into a blender and see what comes out. Writers usually know the story plot or story characters need work, but have no idea where to start.

Range Online Media, one of the online advertising and marketing industry's fastest growing search marketing agencies, has hired Todd Friesen as Director of Search Engine Optimization. In this role, Friesen will oversee Range Online Media's search engine optimization (SEO) business unit. He will work with new and established clients to optimize existing sites and help architect new sites to achieve optimal natural rankings.

Friesen entered the SEO world in 1998 and has since worked with top-name clients like Choice Hotels and InfoSearch Media on natural sear 2357 ch optimization. He is an expert in affiliate marketing and a regular contributor and former administrator at www.webmasterworld.com, the Internet's top discussion forum for SEO/Webmaster professionals. He is co-host of the popular SEO Rockstars on WebmasterRadio.FM, as well as a regular speaker at Search Engine Strategies conferences.

cPanel's 2nd annual training seminar is coming up at the end of May in Houston, TX. This event runs from May 30 to June 1 and is not to be missed. Space is still available for this event. Our schedule has been posted to: http://trainingseminar.cpanel.net/

It gives an idea of some of the items we are offering training and information on. Abstracts for all courses will follow. This seminar will be jam packed with info, tips, and interaction with cPanel's developers and techs that you will not find anywhere else. Some of our software partners will also be present to answer questions and provide info on a portion of the vast array of software that works in conjunction with cPanel. These partner products extend the functionality of cPanel to help our customers run succesful hosting operations.

Cannla Pte Ltd., had announced that they were launching their new Singapore based online auction site where buying and selling is free.

Singapore's easiest way to buy and sell online.

Founded in 2007, Cannla is based in Singapore. The company employs a team of local staffs as well as expatriates, consisting of people with previous employment experience at multi- international online auction sites from Australia and New Zealand. The core focus is, providing users with unique websites which are simple, fast and safe; without any compromise or prejudice.

Five years ago, Tanner Larsson was a typical cash strapped college student. Treasure hunting under sofa cushions to scrounge for loose change in order to go to the movies with friends was not uncommon.

Today, this 24 year old is a published author and enjoys a healthy six figure income with several successful businesses under his belt. Rummaging under seat cushions is no longer necessary.

"The financial situation I found myself in was not fun when I accidentally stumbled into the window cleaning industry," says Tanner Larsson, author of the new book, "Streak Free Profits - The Insiders Guide to Starting Your Own Successful Window Cleaning Business."

Microsoft Corp. today launched its second annual You Can Make a Difference scholarship program, which challenges secondary school students around the world to design technology-based projects to benefit charitable organizations. Previously available only to students from the United States and Canada, the program has been expanded this year to include high-school and secondary-school students around the world.

The You Can Make a Difference scholarship will award a total of $50,000 (U.S.) in grants to 10 students - five male and five female - who create the best proposal for a software project designed to benefit a charitable organization. Winners will receive a personal scholarship of $2,500, as well as a budget of up to $1,500 to implement the proposed project. A $1,000 technology grant also will be awarded to each winning students school. In addition, the 10 finalists will be paired with a mentor from Microsoft to help them implement their project. Each student who submits a proposal will receive a free copy of Microsofts award-winning Visual Studio® .NET 2003 Academic development tool.

Spin Systems Inc., a leading provider of IT consulting services and product solutions, announced today it has become an Altiris Gold Partner.

Wael Al Ali, President of Spin Systems, Inc. stated, “We are very excited to have the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Altiris. The move to a gold level highlights our commitment and investment in technical training on Altiris Solutions. This relationship is an important building block in the tools and services that we provide to our customers and business partners. In addition to our software tools and products, our partner relationships allow us to provide best of breed solutions to our customers.”

The question asked by many beach lovers looking for a home in southern California is, “Can I really afford to live on the ocean?” But, with the astronomical housing prices in California and no real slow down in sight is beach property within the grasp of a new buyer?

The National Association of Realtors (NRA) has reported home price increases of as much as 47% in some nationwide markets. With some areas of California showing increases of as much as 24%. And with more desirable areas such as beachfront living leading the pack with appreciation, this too makes home ownership more difficult with every passing year.

QuickArrow, Inc., the leader in Professional Services Automation and Management Solutions, today announced the availability of its Spring '07 product release. This latest version of QuickArrow's Software as a Service (SaaS) application incorporates automatically calculated Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics to provide clients with greater visibility into project health from a cost management perspective.

"Our clients asked us for the capability to better track project status and to proactively identify and correct any cost performance issues before the project scope is affected," said Louise K. Allen, QuickArrow Vice President of Product Strategy. She continued, "These Earned Value Management metrics do just that, giving our users the ability to objectively measure project progress, and providing even tighter control over their projects."

Intercede Group plc, a leading developer and supplier of smart card and identity credential management software, and CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced the integration of Intercede's MyID with the CoreStreet PIVMAN solution. This integration allows customers to more easily implement an identity verification and security solution for major events such as sporting championships and political conventions, as well as for disaster management by the First Responder community.

ToolKing.com, Lakewood, Colo., has earned a Golden Hammer Award from Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., publisher of Home Channel News. The awards recognize companies and individuals who excel at moving home building and improvement products from manufacturer to user. ToolKing.com is receiving the award as "Specialty Retailer of the Year" at the 24th annual Golden Hammer Awards banquet, held May 6, 2007 at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"We are proud and excited about the attention the Golden Hammer Award brings to our company," said founder and managing partner Don Cohen. "It is a real feather in our cap to be recognized by a publication like Home Channel News. We view it as an acknowledgment of the service and expertise we bring to our customers."

The BizPromoStore Company has updated their inventory with over 1000 separate holiday items designed to increase New York City's holiday sales and tourism this season. With numerous gifts and promotional tools it is easy to see why this company is quickly becoming the first choice for tourist trades and their promotion of holiday marketing. The company's desire to provide superior promotional products for existing clients, at a reasonable cost and with superior customer service, all from the comfort of the World Wide Web is matched by the desire to have www.BizPromoStore.com become the most widely used New York City tourist online promotional product site. As a grass roots company offering a vast array of promotional marketing tools available to all, they hope their affordable pricing, extensive product lists and shipping convenience will stand to set them apart from their competition. With exceptional customer service as BizPromoStore's base, they are able to offer a multitude of products to clients looking to purchase promotional materials of all sorts for their association and/or cause. It is the wish of the BizPromoStore Company that their dedication to superior levels of customer service will only be enhanced by the recent launch of their website, www.BizPromoStore.com.

ARS Tech Blog Uses Quirky News To Keep The Technical Mind Innovative.

The Internet needs another blog like Barack Obama needs another debate with Hillary Clinton. But, according to Northeastern University Professor Walter Carl and John Cass at Backbone Media Inc, there does come a time and place when a blog merits its bandwidth. In such instances a company has "particular cultural traits" worth revealing.

This past week, ARS Technologies, a San Diego based peripherals and software development company, decided to expose some of the mind fodder that keeps their engineers' minds creative while dealing with the daily challenges of coding software and debugging hardware.

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"Words can make or break the deal" -- and most corporate executives know that principal, says Judy Jernudd, CEO of Startegic Communication. Popular radio host Don Imus proved it this week. In the aftermath of his damaging statement about the Rutgers women's basketball team, MSNBC broke his cable TV show deal. CBS Radio followed by canceling Imus in the Morning.

Jernudd provides 5 tips to prevent anyone from saying something they wish they could take back.

"Word choices, not the tonality or demeanor, can destroy or heal. Mel Gibson, Michael Richards and Imus proved that the no matter what tone they expressed would have diluted the damaging message," said Jernudd.

As one of the hottest topics being researched on The Concrete Network website, it's no wonder that homeowners are turning to stained concrete to update their home's interior concrete floors for the upcoming holiday season. These trendy floors have long been found in retail stores, restaurants, and offices, but now, they can be found in homes, as well.

The great news it is that there are unlimited design options, color possibilities, and application techniques to choose from that are sure to meet every homeowner's needs. The Concrete Network, the largest and most comprehensive source for concrete information anywhere in the world, provides a wealth of information for enhancing your floors with concrete staining on its website.

Coastal Center for Obesity is providing an informative seminar and support group this coming Saturday for patients that have undergone Bariatric surgery and all those who want to learn more about the benefits and challenges of weight loss surgery, as well as the options now available to them. While obesity is a threat among all social classes and populations, Latinos are disproportionately affected by obesity and its complications including diabetes, hypertension, vascular disease, sleep apnea and depression. This support group has been created to help and educate the Hispanic community about this serious problem and will be held in Spanish, though English-speaking participants are welcome.

Jackson Lewis LLP and Projections, Inc. are pleased to announce the availability of an Employee Free Choice Act "Defense Kit" for employers. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is the most significant piece of proposed employment legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1991. If enacted, EFCA would effectively take away the right of employees to vote on union representation in a National Labor Relations Board supervised secret-ballot election, substituting a system in which the important issue of union representation is decided by a majority card count. In contrast to elections he 00004000 ld under current Federal law, in place since 1935, there would be no pre-election period to provide employees the opportunity to learn the facts about union representation. Instead, signed cards would decide this very important issue, irrespective of whether employees had access to accurate or complete facts.

A new report from EFT Research has shown that 88% of supply chain & logistics executives plan to increase or maintain their investment in supply chain technologies, even if they do not predict business growth next year. The report compiles survey responses and opinions of over 200 top supply chain executives from companies including Philips, Norbert-Dentressangle, Schenker, CEVA Logistics, and DHL.

Despite unanimous agreement that the global economic crisis is having a negative impact on the supply chain industry, 64% of executives still expect to see business growth next year. Interestingly, 84% of executives who do not expect to see growth in their business next year still intend to increase or maintain their investment in technology and IT solutions.

Microdermabrasion is a revolutionary non-surgical technique that will literally change the face of skincare forever, reports http://www.Micro-Derm-Abrasion.Net.

The power is in its simplicity; a specially formulated cream containing micro-crystals is applied over the affected skin or target area, and in combination with a re-surfacing wand, painlessly removes the upper layer of skin cells, revealing a healthier and revitalized skin surface. Early studies suggest that repeated microdermabrasion treatment at regular intervals may improve the way lower layers of skin grow, resulting in the clearance of deeper blemishes over time.