This release was issued through eReleasesTM

As each character battlestheir own demons, the choices made ultimately prove destructive, and unstablepersonalities collide with disastrous results. Redemption and heroes emerge inthe most unlikely places as this page-turner hurtles toward its surprisingclimax.About the Author: Julie Garland lives in Silver Lakes, a resort community inCalifornia's high desert. Unleashing her talent forwriting, she embarked on her first published novel, "Taken." "At times it's asif the story writes itself, and I am the pen," she comments Garland's secondnovel, "The Mirror," is also published. To learn more, visit http:// AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher ( http:// ) foremerging, self-published ( http:// )authors. 5192Fax: 812-961-3133Email: (When requesting a review copy, please provide a street address.)This release was issued through eReleases(TM).For more information, visit http:// Services Department of AuthorHouse, 1-888-728-8467, ext. 5192, orFax: 1-812-961-3133, .

LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks weakened on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates by an expected 50 basis points while the euro fell against major currencies and bond prices rose. Hot StocksWorld stocks as measured by MSCI were down 1 percent and Wall Street also looked set for a negative start.Oil traded below $38 a barrel, hit by expectations of weak demand because of the deteriorating global economy.The European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.0 percent, matching its lowest-ever rate.It was the fourth cut in just over three months, triggered by signs the financial crisis is biting hard into the real economy and inflation threatens to fall further below the ECB's 2 percent ceiling.But the size of the cut disappointed some market players, who had been hoping the ECB would go further."Groans can be heard across the City," said Manoj Ladwa, a derivatives trader at ETX Capital in London. "Despite things looking grim in Europe, (ECB President Jean-Claude) Trichet has stuck to his hawkish stance."The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 was down around 0.3 percent.The euro fell against dollar and yen. It was down 0.6 percent against the dollar at $1.3073 and lost 0.4 percent against the yen to 116.85 yen."Needless to say that today's rate cut was entirely justified considering the pace of deterioration in recent euro zone indicators and marked deceleration in inflation rates. In fact, a more aggressive 75bp/100bp would have been warranted," said Audrey Childe-Freeman, senior currency strategist at Brown Brother Harriman.BONDS RISEEuro zone government bond prices surged.Two-year paper, which is most sensitive to shifts in expectations on interest rates, yielded 1.491 percent, 3.3 basis points less than in late Wednesday trade and not far from a euro lifetime low of 1.455 percent plumbed in the previous session.Ten-year Bund yields were 4.4 basis points down at 2.899 percent.Crude oil prices extended losses, making it easier for central banks' to cut interest rates because of its benign effect on inflation.U.S. World consumption is now projected to drop by more than 800,000 barrels per day this year.(Additional reporting by Dominic Lau and Natsuko Waki) Hot Stocks. MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer battled his way into the Kooyong Classic final after a tight 6-3 3-6 7-6 victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco Thursday.

Sports ArtsThe world number two, who missed last year's eight-man invitational tournament with glandular fever, will meet fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka or Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in Saturday's final.Wawrinka and Gonzalez play Friday.Thirteen-times grand slam tournament winner Federer eased through the opening set before Verdasco fought back to win the second.The decider went to a tiebreak, which Federer sealed with an ace after two hours, 14 minutes, although the Swiss said he would quite happily have played for longer."It's good to be out there and get used to the court," Federer told reporters "Long matches don't bother me at this stage. But it is good to be out on the match court."Federer won the first five games of the match before Verdasco found his range.The second set was much tighter, staying on serve until the eighth game, when Federer blew a 40-0 lead to hand the Spaniard the opportunity to serve for the set, which he duly took.The final set was a tense battle with both holding serve, though Verdasco had two break points in the seventh game that he failed to convert and the match went to a tiebreak.Federer jumped out to a 6-2 lead and was serving for the match before his left-handed opponent rattled off three successive points, but Federer was not to be denied.In other matches, 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis found some form to beat Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-4 while Croatia's Marin Cilic beat Carlos Moya 6-3 7-6.All had already been eliminated from contention for the title in the progression-relegation tournament after they lost their first-round matches Wednesday.(Editing by Alastair Himmer) Sports Arts. CHICAGO(Business Wire)Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:NCI), an international consulting firm providingdispute, investigative, operational, risk management and financial advisorysolutions to legal counsel, government agencies and companies experiencingregulatory or structural challenges, announced today the appointment of StephanA.