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Book Tour Radio, a key player in promoting new and emerging independent authors, is proud to announce a new initiative through San Francisco-based Indiegogo that will help fund the Indie Best Seller Project.

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If you are a parent with an addicted son or daughter, this Christmas holiday season has brought no cheer. If your child is on the streets, vulnerable and under the influence of those who would take advantage of them, getting high, getting sick, getting farther from your love and nurturing, you may feel sick to your stomach and worse most of the time. Helpless and alone in your agony. Feeling that there's nothing you can do to lessen your child's confusion and misery - or yours.

During the Summer of 2010, Kyle McShane, Jerry Decelian, and Benjamin Joseph found themselves careened on the Syracuse University campus. They would attend Summer classes, and then hang out at the off-campus house which they rented. Although they did enjoy one another's company, they found themselves returning to the same question before each evening; “what is going on tonight?” and “where are the house parties ?”. Eventually, they would succumb to the idea that there was not a thing to do, or they would tell themselves that the lack of a social scene was due to the severely dwindled number of students who stayed for summer courses. They would soon come to realize that neither of these assumptions was actually true. There were people willing to go out; they just had no idea where they should, or could be going.

Restaurateur Joe Bastainich has been smoking for 18 years. At his worst he smoked two-and-a-half packs of cigarettes a day, and sometimes even bought a third pack. But for this New Year he says quitting smoking could be the best thing ever.

A Utah legislator thinks there should be laws against smoking in vehicles while children are present. Rep. Arent’s legislation would not actually allow police to pull someone over for the offense but would allow for a secondary citation to be issued for smoking if the motorist was pulled over for an initial cause.

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Graham Player ( Ph.D. in Health Sciences), author of many scholarly articles and books on health, has just released his newest work “ 27 Most Important Health Questions About Prostate Health” which will be offered in e-Book on Amazon Kindle and in mobile app on Google Play Store. Player is a 30-year medical researcher, nutrition specialist and health consultant. He began clinical practice in 1979 and has continued to specialize in Chinese medicine in Hong Kong and Australia.

BMI View: With a mobile penetration rate of 92% at the end of June 2012, Moldova's mobile market still has considerable growth potential. However, the majority of the population (58.3% at the end of 22011, according to BMI data) live in rural areas and may be unable to access mobile services because of cost or lack of network coverage. Despite the introduction of 3G network services, Moldova's fixed broadband sector continues to record strong subscriber growth, a development we expect to sustain demand for fixed-line voice services, albeit it at a declining rate of growth.

BMI View: Estonia's telecommunications market is a regional leader in terms of the deployment of next generation infrastructure such as LTE and fibre. It also has a high level of value added service deployment in both wireless and wireline services, underlining its position at the forefront of the region.

BMI View: The grain market in South Africa is still tight on the back of an average 2011/12 harvest; in our view, relief to food prices will not come before the start of the new season in May 2013. The livestock sector is experiencing difficulties because of the recent surge in grains prices, and the country's main poultry companies have posted falls in earnings in recent quarters. We believe this situation is temporary and see potential for these companies to recover margins in the coming quarters as feed prices moderate. For sugar, we are still positive about growth opportunities in the sector with regard to both production and consumption.

BMI View: The country's health expenditure will continue to increase with the increasingly ageing population and the need for the government to subsidise more drugs to treat chronic, non-communicable disease. Such a rise in expenditure will attract pharmaceutical firms despite the low growth potential in the developed market. However, given the poor fiscal outlook in the general economy, we believe such a generous healthcare system will be unsustainable over the long term and the country will continue look at cost-cutting measures, negatively affecting the earnings of pharmaceutical firms. .

BMI View: The US mobile market is one of the world leaders in terms of new technologies and advancements. The launch of LTE technology in 2010, and market leader Verizon has around 50% of LTE subscribers in the world. As a result, US mobile operators have retained high ARPU figures. With the release of the LTE-compatible iPhone 5, we expect the data services market to experience a strong boom in the second half of 2012, buoying up revenues for the main operators which offer the popular hansdset.

BMI's Taiwan Metals Report for Q4 2012 examines how Taiwanese steelmakers are responding to the downturn in the Chinese market and warns that operating margins will remain under threat even if volumes start increasing.

This report gives a view of the country's thermal energy market and provides forecasts to 2020. This report includes information on thermal (coal, oil and gas) installed capacity and generation. It provides information on key trends, profiles of major industry participants, information on major power plants and analysis of important deals. This along with detailed information on the regulatory framework and key policies governing the industry, provides a comprehensive understanding of the market for thermal power in the country. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Key Insights And Key Risks The India Insurance Report considers the prospects for both life and non-life insurers in the country. As of late 2012, the latest developments indicate that life insurers continue to deal with the clampdown on the selling of unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs) by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) - notwithstanding that the regulator has eased the rules slightly. In part because of the move against the sales of ULIPs, partly because of more general uncertainty over the regulator's view in relation to single-premium products and partly due to an exodus of agents from the industry, new business premiums shrunk in the year ending March 2012 (which is identified as 2011 in the tables in this report). Nevertheless, overall life premiums appear likely to have risen at high single-digit rates.

BMI View: Norway's telecoms markets is one of the highest value markets in the world on a per capita basis, and furthermore it is one of the most technologically developed with high prevalence of wireless data services, smartphones and value-added services. However, while Norway's high income levels support high ARPUs, operators are nonetheless under similar pressures to their peers across Europe. The regulator, the NPT, has implemented cuts to mobile termination rates that continue in 2012 and 2013 and that have squeezed operator revenues - while the threat of consumer IP substitution also looms. The market therefore has a bright outlook but with a number of significant threats, if less amplified than in much of the rest of Europe.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Syntrix Biosystems, Inc.'s research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

"Ireland Diagnostic Imaging Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2018", a new report by Global Markets Direct, provides key market data on the Ireland Diagnostic Imaging market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each segment and sub-segment within 10 market categories - Angio Suites, Bone Densitometers, C-Arms, Computed Tomography Systems, Contrast Media Injectors, Mammography Equipment, MRI Systems, Nuclear Imaging Equipment, Ultrasound Systems and X-ray Systems. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for each of the aforementioned market categories. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on key recent developments.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc.'s research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Global Market Direct's pharmaceuticals report, "Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - 2012" provides data on the Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.'s research and development focus. The report includes information on current developmental pipeline, complete with latest updates, and features on discontinued and dormant projects.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Age Related Macular Degeneration - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Age Related Macular Degeneration, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Age Related Macular Degeneration. Age Related Macular Degeneration - Pipeline Review, Half Year is built using data and information sourced from Global Markets Direct's proprietary databases, Company/University websites, SEC filings, investor presentations and featured press releases from company/university sites and industry-specific third party sources, put together by Global Markets Direct's team.

Canadean's, "White Milk Market in Asia to 2017: Market Guide" provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the White Milk market in Asia. The quantitative data in the report (historic and forecast consumption values) analyses the dynamics in the Asian countries, providing marketers with the essential information to understand their own and their competitors' position in this market and the information to accurately identify where to compete in the future.

A detailed market research report on the China East region beer industry. Researched and published by Canadean.

GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Seasonal Influenza Vaccines Market in Top Seven Countries to 2018 - Next Generation Quadrivalent Vaccines to Dominate the Market by Offering Broader Protection via Single Dose”, which provides essential insights into seasonal influenza vaccines sales forecasts for the top seven countries, comprising the US, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Japan until 2018. It also covers vaccination patterns and geographic distribution and offers a clear view of the regulatory landscape. Additionally, the report includes insights into the seasonal influenza vaccine R&D pipeline and gives profiles of promising vaccines, as well as exploring the competitive landscape through profiles for the top companies. Key trends in terms of M&A and licensing agreements are also analyzed.