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KANSAS CITY, MO (PRWEB) April 12, 2012

Leading mobile application developer, Handmark®, in conjunction with Universal Uclick, has announced the release of a major update for Express Horoscopes for Android. Express Horoscopes is now the only application for Android that offers the astrological readings from Eugenia Last, international astrologer, syndicated in over 300 news publications. Express Horoscopes is immediately available for free in Google Play.

Eugenia Last, the Astrological Ann Landers guided by the art and science of the stars, helps readers navigate their lives and their loves. Through Express Horoscopes, users have access to Eugenias daily and weekly horoscope, weekly lovescope, and advice. In addition, users can also customize Express Horoscopes on their home screen to provide instant daily access to their astrological info.

With over 1.2 million user downloads, Express Horoscopes is one of the most popular horoscope applications available for Android. One example of the power of Express Horoscopes:

I absolutely love your app!!! Tonight, I read my horoscope to my boyfriend and the last sentence of my horoscope said, Love is in the air, and he smiles one of the biggest smiles I have ever seen on his face! He says, « Wow, those things are pretty accurate, dont you think? » I looked over to say something and hes by my side, ON HIS KNEE, asking me to marry him! I said, « YESSSSS, OF COURSE, OF COURSE! » I feel like your app gave my soon to be husband that just enough push to ask for my hand! So thank you! – Victoria, Express Horoscopes user.

About Handmark

Handmark is a leading developer and worldwide distributor of mobile applications and services. With more than 12 years of mobile experience, the company has a rich history in creating many of the industrys top downloaded apps including Pocket Express, TweetCaster, and FriendCaster. Follow Handmark on Twitter and Facebook or, for more information, visit http://www.handmark.com.

About Universal Uclick

Universal Uclick is the worlds largest syndicate of comics, editorial features and puzzles/gaming entertainment including Dear Abby, Dilbert, Doonesbury, Garfield and Peanuts. Founded in 1970, the company has attracted and distributed some of the worlds most recognizable brands and renowned talent, characters and creators that consumers love to follow on a daily basis. The companys multi-media reach includes print, digital and mobile content. For more information, visit http://www.UniversalUclick.com.

Northampton, MA (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its tenth annual War Poetry Contest. Pamela Uschuk of Bayfield, Colorado won first prize and $ 2,000 for her poems « Horoscope », « White Phosphorus After Hanukkah », and « The Taliban Takes Pakistan ». This suite of poems vividly depicts the fallout of war in diverse settings.

« Horoscope » is a wide-ranging tour of the ravages of « the bird of fear », from African child soldiers, to martyred Burmese monks, to her own brother’s cancer caused by Agent Orange in Vietnam. In contrast, observations of the richness and peace of nature provide a fragile space of relief. In the searing « White Phosphorus After Hanukkah », a woman relives the tortuous death of her daughter and grandchild, Palestinian civilians killed by an Israeli bomb. The terrible facts make polemic unnecessary, the irony all too clear: one people’s festival of liberation is another’s anniversary of oppression. « The Taliban Takes Pakistan » opens provocatively with an unsympathetic main character, a young suicide bomber in training, and makes us see the grief and desperation that drive him.

575 entries of 1-3 poems each were received from around the world. They were judged by Jendi Reiter, award-winning author of the poetry collections Barbie at 50 (Cervena Barva Press, 2010), Swallow (Amsterdam Press, 2009), and A Talent for Sadness (Turning Point Books, 2003), assisted by Ellen LaFleche, an accomplished writer and editor whose publications include the prizewinning poetry collections Ovarian (Dallas Poets Community, 2011) and Workers’ Rites (Philbrick Poetry Award Series, Providence Athenaeum, 2011).

The judges said, « Once again, our talented writers turned their attention to the young men and women returning from our ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with indelible mental and physical scars. Many of these soldiers were still schoolchildren when the pivotal events of September 11, 2001 occurred. The winning poems remind us that no matter when the war is declared ‘over’, war’s aftershocks last a lifetime. We especially appreciated poems that taught us something new emotionally, psychologically, or intellectually. »

David Cooke of Lake Oswego, Oregon won second prize and $ 1,200 for « Meat Puppet ». This poem is both grotesque and poignant in its depiction of a young veteran with an amputated hand. Like a phantom limb, the little boy in him is tangible yet no longer real, his potential for innocent flourishing stunted by war. Arm, vambrace, stumpthe words for his wound proliferate yet fail to explain how we allow such maiming to happen.

Michael Estes of Louisville, Kentucky won third prize and $ 600 for « bin laden », a concise, elegant poem composed entirely of anagrams of the late Al Qaeda leader’s name. At first it seems like an enigma with no rhyme or reason, rather the same way Osama was portrayed in Western media. But on careful rereading, it artfully tells the story of Bin Laden’s life and death through the many-faceted symbolism that concealed his human vulnerability.

Twelve honorable mention awards of $ 100 were also made, bringing the total to $ 5,000. The winners and ten finalists are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2011/wa11_pastwinners.php

About the War Poetry Contest

This is the last year of the War Poetry Contest. Launched by Winning Writers in 2001, it has awarded thousands of dollars for original, previously unpublished poems on the theme of war. The winners’ archives are available at

http://winningwriters.com/contests/war/wa_pastwinners.php

New this year, Winning Writers is sponsoring a Sports Poetry & Prose Contest that seeks original, unpublished poetry, short stories, and literary essays on a sports-related theme. Submissions for the 2012 contest are accepted online from November 15, 2011 through May 31, 2012. The prize pool is $ 5,000, including two first prizes of $ 1,500 apiece for poetry and prose. The entry fee is $ 15 for 1-2 poems or one prose piece, up to 6,000 words. For more information, please see

http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/sports/sp_guidelines.php

About Winning Writers, Inc.

Winning Writers is today’s leading source for poetry contest information. We have been selected as one of the « 101 Best Websites for Writers » by Writer’s Digest for seven years in a row (2005-11). Our online database, Poetry Contest Insider, includes complete guidelines and rankings for over 1,250 poetry and prose contests. Our free email newsletter offers news about quality free contests and literary resources. Winning Writers sponsors two annual contests, the Sports Poetry & Prose Contest and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest.

Winning Writers was founded in 2001 by Jendi Reiter and Adam Cohen. Learn more at http://www.winningwriters.com

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