HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- 'The Beat Hotel,' the non-fiction book by Barry Miles, about American Beat Era icons creating groundbreaking art, literature and lifestyles in a legendary hotel in Paris, 1957-1963, has been optioned by producer Pamela Dickerson for development as a narrative feature film. Pamela has teamed with Rex Weiner, a journalist and playwright, to co-produce.

SEATTLE, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- Global Green Light Day is a powerful new global movement. Initiated by Marilyn Schoeman, creator of Green Light, it occurs on the first day of spring, March 21. On this day, step out with your Greenest spirit and enjoy Global Green Light Day. The Green Light Goal is: Create the greatest good, in the best way, for the most people, for the longest time.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- Michael Baisden's attorneys, Daryl K. Washington and Aubrey 'Nick' Pittman, announced on Monday, a jury in Houston Federal Court reached a verdict in the copyright lawsuit filed by nationally syndicated radio and TV personality Michael Baisden. The mixed verdict allows for the return of Baisden's copyrighted rights and allows the best-selling author to proceed with upcoming movie and television projects.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Protecting documents and eBooks from copy and redistribution can be a daunting task when having to choose from a myriad of protective solutions that cannot thwart the simplest of bandits. But now authors can rest assured that their livelihood can be secured, by using an ArtistScope document solution to control exactly who and how those documents can be accessed.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Plenty it turns out, according to Drs. Richard Peterson and Frank Murtha, whose behavioral finance consulting firm, MarketPsych LLC, has been analyzing data on the investor personalities of thousands of professional and retail stock pickers.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. /eNewsChannels/ -- Image Publishing, Inc. has announced that its latest book, 'Alabama Home Sweet Home' (ISBN-13: 978-0974703732), which profiles some of the states most famous natives, is now available for sale throughout the state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Renowned financial consultant Toussaint Gaskins has announced the release of 'The Personal Finance Kit: The Practical Management Resource Guide' (ISBN: 9781562297572) a user-friendly road map which he says is designed to 'educate, enlighten and empower' readers and help them reach their financial goals.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- JDP Enterprises Publishing announces release of the second book in the Surfing Payment Channels series, 'Mastering the Fraud Tsunami' (ISBN: 978-0978869816). The series is being produced by financial services executive and payments expert, James D. Pitts. The series focuses on changes in the payments system as it evolves from paper to paperless.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /eNewsChannels/ -- 'Conspired Redemption - A True Story of Winning in the Game of Life' (ISBN: 978-1453868249), authored by Keith V. Dunbar, is a story that reveals severe drug laws while offering up hope for the future. His engaging testimony encourages youth and adults to change their thinking in an effort to change their condition.

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Peter Grandich, editor and publisher of the Grandich Letter, has authored the foreword in Michel Faulkner's new book 'Restoring the American Dream' (ISBN 13: 978-1-936314-30-0), which is being released nationally today. Grandich, an internationally-followed financial commentator and markets expert.