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Grays of Westminster Wins Amateur Photographer/What Digital Camera Good Service Award 2011

The legendary Nikon-only dealer becomes Amateur Photographer/What Digital Camera’s High Street Independent ‘Gold Winner’ in its 25th year.

London, UK, January 29, 2011 — The prestigious Nikon-only dealer, Grays of Westminster, was presented with the What Digital Camera/Amateur Photographer ‘Gold Winner’ Good Service Award 2011, as voted for by What Digital Camera readers and website visitors.

This special award was presented to Gray Levett, founder of Grays of Westminster, at the Amateur Photographer Annual Awards ceremony on 20th January at One Whitehall Place, London.

Founder Gray Levett said, “We are delighted to be honoured with this splendid award and to be included in the company of such distinguished past recipients of this prize. We are very grateful to everyone who voted for us; it is much appreciated and not taken lightly. In today’s economic climate, customers are looking not only for value for money but also for the exceptional service we strive to offer at Grays of Westminster every day.”

It is particularly fitting that Grays of Westminster should win this award in their twenty-fifth anniversary year. A quarter of a century ago, Grays of Westminster began as a small mail-order company starting with just £100 and no stock. In just over two decades, they have grown and expanded to become one of the UK’s most successful and influential photographic companies, with a world-wide clientele.

About Grays of Westminster:
The legendary award-winning Grays of Westminster, ( http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk ) now in its twenty-fifth year, is a charming period shop, specialising exclusively in Nikon. It offers what is probably the widest range of new and second-hand Nikon in the world. It is situated in a quiet location in central London and offers a fast and reliable mail-order service on any Nikon item – available to all world-wide destinations. Tax free shopping to non-European Community residents is also available.

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Press & Media Contact:
Gray Levett, Founder
Grays of Westminster Exclusively…Nikon
40 Churton Street
London, SW1V 2LP UK
+44 (0)20 7828 4925
info@graysofwestminster.co.uk
http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk

WMA to MP3 Converter Mac, Convert/Change WMA to MP3 for iPod

Q 1. How can I change a .wma file into a .mp3 file? I have recorded my voice and it has saved as a .wma file. This is a problem as I can’t open it into iTunes so I can upload it onto my iPod. Is there any way that I can change it into a .mp3 file so it will go onto iTunes? Or any other way that I can get it to iTunes/my iPod. Please help, thanks.

Q 2. How can I put WMA music files from Kazaa onto my ipod? I understand that I can possibly convert the WMA files to MP3 files.. after fiddling around with many programs that I found online I still have not been able to figure it out. Help please!

Q 3. I’m wanting to get an ipod touch 4th gen and have a massive music library, however, its mostly in WMA format, i know this is a windows format and was wondering if there’s like a batch converter or something to convert the stuff i want so i could play it, thanks,

As you can see, so many guys are confused on putting WMA files to iPod. If you are a Mac user, here the WMA to MP3 converter for Mac will be your best choice.

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Martin releases second book in her Raines of Wind Canyon trilogy

Bestselling author, Kat Martin, has announced that her new book, Against the Fire will be released on Jan. 25,

2011. The book is the second in the New York Times bestselling author’s The Raines of Wind Canyon trilogy.

The latest book follows the life of Gabriel Raines, who has left the Marines and built a successful construction business. He enjoys his freedom and likes his

relationships free and easy. When his business burns to the ground, he meets Mattie Baker and begins to look at women in a new light.

Mattie is a self-reliant architect who enjoys being independent. She’s a volunteer at a local center that helps victims of domestic violence. She’s devoted to the

people she meets at the center and tries her best to help a teen there who is accused of arson.

Gabriel and Mattie join forces to discover the identity of the real arsonist and find themselves facing danger at every turn. As the couple begins to grow closer, she

doesn’t know if she can make the relationship work and Gabriel wonders if she’ll ever trust him.

The story is Gabriel and Mattie’s, but Martin addresses the issue of domestic abuse realistically. She writes with a positive message about the courage and strength

needed by those who have been victimized.

Like the first book in the trilogy, “Against the Wind,” Martin keeps the action fast-paced and the suspense level high, while still working in a bit of romance. Martin

loves the West and it’s evident in her work. The spirit of the old West is alive and well in the modern day, with a hero who is a man’s man and a tough but tender

heroine.

Martin is the bestselling author of over 40 romantic suspense, contemporary and historical novels, She launched her writing career in 1985 and never looked back. She

majored in anthropology and history at the University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, and began working as a real estate agent. With the encouragement of her

author husband, Larry Jay Martin, she began writing, placing her characters in settings she found personally interesting. She’s the author of 11 trilogies, ranging

from historical and western to the paranormal. She also has three two-book series to her credit and numerous stand-alone novels.

Fans can follow Martin on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Squidoo and LinkedIn. Visitors can also register to join her mailing list. Fans can purchase her works on her

website and at Amazon.com.

For more information, visit the website at http://katmartin.come

Midnight Ryder Technologies Sponsors Spring 2011 Kansas Authors’ Pavilion At The Great Plains Renaissance Festival

JANUARY 24, 2011 — Wichita, Kansas —  Midnight Ryder Technologies and the Great Plains Renaissance Festival today announced Midnight Ryder Technologies is to become the first sponsor for the Kansas Authors’ Pavilion portion of the long standing twice a year Wichita event.
In 2010, the Great Plains Renaissance Festival introduced a new portion of thier event, the Kansas Authors’ Pavilion. This created a unique location for local authors in the Kansas area to connect with fans and thousands of potential new fans, along with gaining further exposure from the festival website.  Attendance for local authors is free and only requires a signup at the festival website.
“We’re very proud and honored to have Midnight Ryder Technologies as a sponsor for the Spring 2011 Kansas Author’s Pavilion,” says Richard Cathey, Director of the Great Plains Renaissance Festival.  “We feel their sponsorship and support adds more value to the event both in the form of further connections to local authors, and local community support.”
“For us this is a great fit,” says Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr, lead developer at Midnight Ryder Technologies, “A portion of the field we are building up is stand alone eBook readers for the iPhone and iPad.  This allows us to deepen our connection with local authors from the business standpoint, and to help further publicize local authors – even if they don’t use our services!”
The Spring 2011 Kansas Authors’ Pavilion will be held April 16th & 17th, 2011, at the Spring Great Plains Renaissance Festival in Sedgwick County Park, Wichita, Kansas.
About the Great Plains Renaissance Festival
The Great Plains Renaissance Festival, located in Wichita, Kansas, has been hosting two festivals a year that focus on combining entertainment with community service and family values.  The festival has been going strong since 2000, helping “Keep The Renaissance In Wichita.”
About Midnight Ryder Technologies
Midnight Ryder Technologies, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a web development and software development company who has been releasing software or doing contract work since 2001. Their projects range in fields from game development to industrial automation to mobile application development to stand alone eBook readers for iPhone / iPad platforms.

Shahrukh Khan New Look for Bollywood Upcoming Movie Don 2 2011

As per Latest Bollywood News, after voted as the ‘Asian Hero’ by Time Magazine, Shahrukh Khan is now looking forward to play his cards right to win the affection of global audiences as well.

For Bollywood Upcoming Director Farah Khan Movie name ‘Don 2—The Chase Continues’ will not only be hitting the silver screen in India, this year, but will also have a full-blown international adaptation of it for the global market, with condensed drama and no songs at all.

While shooting for a car chase sequence in Berlin, SRK who was racing the car with the Priyanka Chopra seated beside him, unluckily lost control over the car and slammed into a camera nearby, ruining it totally.

No one was injured although the camera which costs a few lakhs was a major loss. He immediately got out of the car and apologized to all, including director Farhan Akhtar. He also volunteered to pay for the losses. He also thanked God that nobody was injured. Farhan called for a break to let everyone’s nerves settle down before resuming shooting.
Recently, SRK has stamped a ‘D’ on his right arm.

Nevertheless, whether the letter ‘D’ relates to a loved one or is it for the promotion of his upcoming flick ‘Don 2-The Chase Continues’, still remains a mystery.

Both the films, ‘Ra.One’ and ‘Don 2,’ starring SRK in the lead role, are scheduled for a global release in December, this year.

He is to host the reality shows Zor Ka Jhatka on Imagine Channel is to be aired from the 1st of February.

With this show he is all set to give other reality shows a run for their money.

The reality show is being touted as the biggest ever grosser in terms of the TRP ratings and thus it has been allotted the 9pm slot by the authorities of the channel.

The channel is to go in for a couple of shuffles in the airing time slots of its shows so as to accommodate this very interesting action thriller reality show on the prime time of 9pmto 10pm during weekdays.
The channel has plans to shift some of its shows like Armano Ka Balidan-Aakarshan, which has been shifted to the 7.pm slot and Gunahon Ka Devta has been moved to the 8.30 pm slot.

Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo will be shifted to the 10pm slot. However, Kitni Mohabbat hai will remain at the 8 pm time slot.

Thus this show is almost at our doorstep to take our breath away. The participants in the show are already there in South Africa fighting it out to make the most of the action that they have to do in order to survive the tough competition.

Priyanka Chopra is big fan of him and that’s why she ordered a special wig which looked exactly like his hairdo in Bollywood Latest Hit Movie 2010 name “My Name is Khan”.

As per Recent Bollywood News, she was so excited after donning his look that she constantly kept pestering people by asking how she looked. She even kept the wig for herself after the event.

Now Engaged to Hugh Hefner, San Diego’s Crystal Harris Was Once Linked To The PB Millionaire

The latest gossip here in San Diego is that Jim Lawlor, nick-named the “PB Millionaire”, was seen with Crystal Harris around town in 2008.

San Diego, CA, January, 25, 2010 — Gossip, gossip, gossip! What we would do if we couldn’t gossip? The world would probably seize to exist. Well, the latest gossip here in San Diego is that Jim Lawlor, nick-named the “PB Millionaire“, was seen with Crystal Harris around town in 2008. Although Lawlor claims it was a purely platonic “working relationship”, photos are floating around the internet that seem to suggest it was, perhaps, a little more than that.

Harris met Hefner at a Playboy Mansion Halloween Party in 2008. Earlier that same year she was seen at Lawlor’s PB Castle, here in San Diego, at both the Super Bowl Party and the St. Patrick’s Day Party. Lawlor is quoted on his website saying niceties about her having worked for him and wishing her the best. However, some insiders who were at those parties saw them together “really enjoying each other’s company”.

Lawlor is the Executive Producer and the main star of the new San Diego-based “PB Reality Show” ( http://www.pbreality.com ) to air sometime this year. He is known for throwing lavish parties in much the same style as the Playboy Mansion. He is often seen with an entourage of beauties when he is spotted around town at various night clubs. He was seen on New Year’s Eve at Barfly in La Jolla with about ten of his bikini models and staff members who all seemed to attract the attention of the patrons there.

On his birthday last December, Lawlor was spotted pulling up at Fluxx in his large limo bus decked out with a stripper pole and a most convenient bathroom inside. On the side of the limo bus read: “The PBM’s Magical Birthday Bus”. His tab was over $4000 according to someone at the club and “he only stayed a few hours”.

Lawlor purportedly arrived in San Diego some 18 years ago penniless and actually homeless for awhile. He has claimed to have slept in his car on several occasions soon after arriving here. He invented a few products now on the market that made him millions. He was reported on KUSI news last fall giving to a local charity that helps the homeless youth of San Diego in an effort “to give back to the community” as he says.

So were Crystal Harris and the PB Millionaire ( http://www.pbreality.com ) more than just friends? I guess we’ll have to make our own conclusions since as of press time Lawlor had not returned our calls.

Press & Media Contact:
May Bethany
The PB Reality TV Show
San Diego, CA
858 822-8693
maybeth22sd@gmail.com
http://www.pbreality.com

The Undergrads Inspires Each of Us to Use Our Talents

Law student Matthew Hebebrand has long been a lover of books (especially comics), storytelling and writing, so for him to now be a published author is not really surprising to his friends and family.

Cleveland, OH, January 22, 2010 — Law student Matthew Hebebrand has long been a lover of books (especially comics), storytelling and writing, so for him to now be a published author is not really surprising to his friends and family.

“I write all the time,” said the 2009 Miami University alumnus who recently released The Undergrads. Originally a writing project for an honors program class at his Oxford, Ohio, college, Hebebrand’s book about a group of students with supernatural abilities and the life-impacting choices they make is available through Halo Publishing International.

Hebebrand said the college life experience is ripe for storytelling and a school campus is the perfect back drop for a story that readers relate to their own educational journeys.

“The Undergrads highlights problems that take place on all college campuses and ways students can solve them,” said the author.

Starting college can be a scary experience, Hebebrand explained. In The Undergrads, 10 freshmen at the fictional Pine State University develop amazing abilities after being exposed to a science experiment gone wrong. When someone else discovers the source of their powers, each student faces a choice about using them and they begin to discover who they really are and the true meaning of friendship.

“Their powers are metaphors for talents,” Hebebrand said. “It is important for each of us to recognize our talents, understand what we are capable of doing, embrace it and use it, preferably for the greater good.” “Parts of my personality are in all of the characters in The Undergrads,” said the writer.

During the past several years, Hebebrand has had opinion pieces published in student newspapers and online. A 2005 graduate of Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, he plans to return to the school and give a presentation about his book.

“I encourage people to look inside themselves and make a commitment to follow their dreams,” Hebebrand said.

The oldest of Michael and Maria Hebebrand’s three sons, the author grew up in North Royalton, Ohio, near Cleveland. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami where he majored in political science and minored in Italian. He studied abroad in Italy, his mother’s native country. He attends the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law while working part-time for the Ziccarelli & Martello law firm.

To order The Undergrads, visit Halo Publishing International at http://www.halopublishing.com.

Press & Media Contact:
Lisa M. Umina
Publisher & Award-Winning Author
Halo Publishing International
5549 Canal Road
Cleveland, OH 44125
877-705-9647
lisa@halopublishing.com

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CONNECT2MEDIA LAUNCH OFFICIAL PHIL HELLMUTH POKER GAME ON MOBILE PHONES

11 times World Poker Champion, ‘Phil Hellmuth’s High-Stakes Hold’Em’ kicks the chips out of other Poker games!

Manchester, UK, 19th January 2011, mobile entertainment publisher, Connect2Media (www.connect2media.com ), have announced that they are now distributing the official mobile phone game of one of the world’s top poker champions, Phil Hellmuth.

Phil Hellmuths High-Stakes Hold’Em’ is published by Oasys Mobile and distributed by Connect2Media globally. Phil Hellmuth became the youngest person ever to win the World Series of Poker at 24 and is the number one player in the history of the WSOP with 11 wins!

In the game players are coached by Phil Hellmuth himself and can take him on in head-to-head battles. Play your way around the world in a series of career defining tournaments in a bid to beat the king himself!

“The game is awesome”, said Phil Hellmuth. “You can take tips from me even take me on if you are brave enough. There’s only one Phil Hellmuth and there is only one poker game worth having on your phone and its Phil Hellmuths High-Stakes Hold’Em’”.

Michael Higham, Product Manager, said, “Poker is hugely popular across the world with the endorsement of the Poker Brat – Phil Hellmuth, this game is an all round winner! With expert fine tuning by Hellmuth himself this is no ordinary Poker game experience.”

Phil Hellmuths High-Stakes Hold’Em’ is already proving to be a hugely successful across the US, where the game was launched late last year.

Hellmuths High Stakes Hold’Em’ will be available across European network operators from 28th January 2011. Watch the game video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mja06C5BJU&feature=player_embedded

About Connect2Media

Connect2Media (www.connect2media.com ) is a publisher of digital entertainment products across mobile platforms. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, original and licensed, entertainment content on a wide variety of devices, to consumers across the world. Headquartered in Manchester, UK with major offices in Israel, Poland and the US, and with a global distribution footprint, Connect2Media publishes and distributes a portfolio of games that boasts some of the biggest names in entertainment as well as award-winning original IP. Connect2Media believes in creating compelling, fun, entertainment that can be delivered digitally and enjoyed universally.

Media Contact:

For exclusive e-mail interviews with Phil Helmuth himself, in game screenshots and further information, please contact:

Emma Brown
Connect2Media
T: +4401612331839
E: ebrown@connect2media.com
Skype: emmab191

About Oasys Mobile

Oasys Mobile, Inc. is an industry leading developer as well as a publisher and aggregator of premium mobile games, mobile media applications, and services. A cutting edge approach to mobile technologies enables Oasys Mobile to provide a unique, high-quality, compelling, and user-friendly mobile entertainment experience.

Oasys Mobile prides itself in working with the very best in the wireless industry by developing top-ranked franchise games and applications based on relationships with the following well-established brands: Mattel, Sid Meiers Civilization IV: War of Two Cities, Railroad Tycoon, and Pirates!, Phil Hellmuth, AROD, The Wall Street Journal and Hooters Calendar.

With over 30 branded titles representing all major categories, we provide a broad and diverse product line which is distributed through an extensive domestic Carrier network accounting for 97% of all wireless subscribers. For more information, go to http://www.oasysmobile.com/

About Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. is the greatest poker player to ever play the game. His 2007 World Series of Poker win was his 11th career WSOP title. In addition to having amassed an unsurpassed record 11 World Series of Poker championships, Hellmuth has set astonishing records for both most World Series cashes (68) and most final tables (41). As expected, Phil Hellmuth’s net worth is staggering, due in part to his World Series of Poker wins and extensive list of main event finishes.

In 1989, 24 year-old Phil Hellmuth became the youngest person ever to win the World Series of Poker Main Event by defeating two time defending champion Johnny Chan. His record as the youngest champ stood for 19 years. In 1993, Hellmuth set another record by winning 3 bracelets in a single year and also a 2nd place finish.

Every time poker champion Phil Hellmuth wins a WSOP championship bracelet he gives it away. He has given bracelets to his mom, dad, wife, three sisters and brother, two sons, and close friends. But he’s always kept the first one for himself.

For more information, go to http://www.philhellmuth.com

Free Balkans Travel Assistance @ BalkansTravelGuru.com

Athens, Greece – January 20, 2011 – Balkans Travel Guru announced today the successful release of its FREE Balkans travel assistance website, balkanstravelguru.com. The site was created to assist travelers in the Balkans with where to go, what to do, where to find products or services and what they need to know for each and every country in the Balkans. Whether it is planning before your trip, or during your trip, Balkans Travel Guru has the information needed to make your travel easier.

Tourism has fallen sharply throughout the Balkans. Experts believe that a well-informed traveler is a return traveler. Balkans Travel Guru is not a travel agent but an online resource to travelers or potential travelers. Its mission is to increase travel in the Balkans by having well informed travelers and inspire them to travel throughout. The company is currently working on an IPhone and IPod application to further assist the traveler.

“It is a unique tool; there is nothing more frustrating than going to a city and not being able to find what you need. As a business traveler, I need to know so I can do more. You can even find where the local stationary is in Tirana” Said Michael Velop.

Balkans Travel Guru is the number one resource tool for those who travel throughout the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey). Our handy business essential guide provides an up-to-date, useful and informative directory of products and services in each country. No matter what you are in need of, such as glasses, lawyers, accountants, stationary, translators, event organizers etc…, this business essential directory will be your GURU.

Contact:
Manos Ioannidis
Mi@balkans.com
Balkans Travel Guru
+30 6950 924 448

CAIgames.com awards £5,000 to its Top Player

CAIgames awarded £5,000 to its top player. Fight to the Finish promotion had players on their heels to win this prize money.

Malta – CAIgames.com, the online gaming platform of Casinos Austria International, has announced the winner of its Fight to the Finish December promotion. Mr. Tristan Embury was awarded £5,000 last month after reaching top place in our leader board. Mr. Embury was quoted: I could not believe my luck when I received a phone call from CAIGAMES informing me of this win. This has definitely started 2011 with a bang!

This is just the start of similar player awards by CAIgames during 2011. For instance, european roulette , common draw roulette players and single deck blackjack players can now compete for amazing tiered cash prizes each week.

CAIgames.com offers over 90 casino games, combining the best in interactive entertainment content with Casinos Austria Internationals extensive experience in servicing gaming customers to the highest levels. Casinos Austria International anticipates regulatory changes in other geographical jurisdictions, and plans to extend its online gaming activities to other markets when the appropriate legislative frameworks are in place.

CAIgames.com provides a secure, trusted online gaming experience and complements its gaming offers by offering players the opportunity to participate in unique promotions with land based operations in the Casinos Austria International network. Full details of current promotions can be found on the website at www.CAIgames.com/offers

About CAI

Founded in 1977, CAI offers a unique portfolio of casino and gaming entertainment consulting, development, management and investment services. Together with its local partners, CAI currently operates 38 land based casinos in 16 countries, 11 shipboard casinos, 15 slot parlours, and a range of lottery products in Argentina. Together, the CAI groups gaming entertainment operations feature over 750 gaming tables and 7,600 gaming machines.

More Info Visit: www.CAIgames.com