The best way to create a calendar with your own photographs

There are three different ways to make your own photo calendar. If you have many photo prints which you prefer to stick onto paper and if you want to add hand drawn images, an old style pre-printed calendar template will still be useful. More versatile and interesting is making photographic calendars through software, and the result looks most professional when printed by a proper photo service. For this you normally have to use the software which the (online) photolab provides (usually) for free at http://fotoinsight.co.uk/calendar

FotoInsight offers wall and desktop calendars. All calendars are printed professionally on 250 gr/m2 paper using Indigo technology (except the Desktop calendar in tin box which is processed on photographic paper) and cost between £4.99 and £16.99 per calendar plus £2.80 delivery (Europa wide, also with seperate delivery address).

Printing-1 is the independent option for photo book calendars for Mac OS and Windows PC users, but no wall calendars. Printing-1 websites includes a kind of photo sharing service, which allows to show the layout to others online prior to a print order: http://www.printing-1.co.uk - Discount: First order £5 off.

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High-class jewellery made of gold, silver or platinum – shopping with The Jewellery Channel

The Jewellery Channel draws its materials directly from the mines and takes over the responsibility for the jewellery from the moment it is mined to the moment it arrives at the customer to guarantuee the high quality of the jewellery and, what is more, to pass on considerable cost savings to the consumer

Jewellery was not only in former times an important status symbol but is today also a way of presenting oneself and underlining individuality. In everyday life as well as for special occasions lovers of jewellery like to embellish their outfits with adequate jewellery.
The Jewellery Channel exclusively offers the finest and most precious jewellery, appropriate for  any occasion and, what is more, The Jewellery Channel offers its jewellery at an affordable price.

Gold jewellery does not only stand for exclusiveness but also for elegance and grace. The Jewellery Channel offers gold jewellery in different forms and designs. The range of products reaches from rings, necklaces or earrings to bracelets, tie pins or cuffs. Today, gold jewellery is worn in everyday life and not only on special occasions. Unfortunately, this  led to an increasing amount of knock-offs on the market. The Jewellery Channel offers finest gold jewellery at an affordable price. This is possible because of the unique business strategy of The Jewellery Channel. The TV-Shopping channel draws its good directly from the mines and thus spares out overpriced intermediary. This cost saving is then passed on to The Jewellery Channel's customers.

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FotoInsight presenta un nuovo servizio di foto su tela di grandi espansioni. Il servizio in linea utilizza tessuti in fibra speciale di lunga durata e la stampa montata su un telaio di legno. La società è riconosciuta per raggiungere attraverso processi tecnologici d'avanguardia un’ alta qualità, nella sua vasta gamma di fotografia da regalo e libri di servizi fotografici.

Cambridge, UK. 17 Luglio 2008- Fare belle foto digitali è ora più facile che mai. La quantita di immagini salvate nel dimenticatoio dei dischi duri nei nostri computers potrebbero decorare le pareti di un ufficio, una sala di accoglienza o di una casa. Le stampe fotografiche su tela erano fatte da botteghe artigiane a costi esorbitanti. FotoInsight si vanta di applicare tecnologie d’ avanguardia e metodi di produzione efficaci per la produzione di cio’ che chiamano 'piccolo prezzo per grandi impressioni.'

FotoInsight, un servizio specializzato per amatori e professionisti della fotografia, stampa su tela in taglie da 20x30cm (risoluzione minima 800 x 1.100 pixel) a 60x80 centimetri (2.500 x 3.300 pixel consigliata). FotoInsight afferma di usare tessuto di fibre sintetiche ottimizzato in combinazione con inchiostri a base solvente, per garantire una resa brillante e resistente di straordinaria qualità e durata nel tempo. Gli inchiostri penetrano nel tessuto. Questo impedisce che la pittura si possa sbiadire. Dopo la stampa, la foto tela viene tesa accuratamente su un telaio di legno. Dimensioni standardizzate consentono un elevato grado di automazione della produzione. Secondo FotoInsight per la prima volta questo garantisce una qualità costante a lungo termine a prezzi più bassi.

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Cambridge, UK. 17 July 2008. – According to FotoInsight, thousands of its online photo printing customers have taken advantage of its new production processes. Modern fabrics, optimised for ink absorption and long durability and standardised sizes which allow a largely automatised production process result in professional quality of a high continuity and durability at lower prices.

Thousands of digital camera users have used FotoInsight to have their photos printed into a photobook or on a canvas. The product has been so succesful, that FotoInsight is now extending its canvas offering to the Mediterranean countries. FotoInsight's Managing Director Klaas Brumann explains the move: “Photo canvas prints are an ideal gift, but sending large format parcels is costly. FotoInsight offers direct shipment of canvases to overseas addresses, ideal for birthday or Christmas gifts. France and Spain are among the most popular holiday and retirement destinations. We expect that both our English and local language services will be popular in the Mediterranean countries.”

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Printing-1 annonce : « Nous proposons la plus large gamme de formats et de tailles pour l’impression de toiles photos et de livres de photos en France. Notre service de photos numériques est conçu pour le photographe amateur ou professionnel, dont beaucoup utilisent des ordinateurs Macintosh ».

Londres. 14 juillet 2008. – La plupart des photos numériques prises pendant les vacances, un mariage ou une fête ne sont jamais reproduites en photos traditionnelles 10x15 cm. Les sites de partage de photos en ligne et les albums photos numériques les ont remplacées. Aujourd’hui, Printing-1 lance un nouveau service en France spécialisé dans l’impression de livres de photos uniques et de photos sur toiles.

Selon Printing-1, son service se distingue par sa qualité d’impression, sa large gamme de formats de livres et de couvertures, sa méthode de reliure plus solide lui permettant de produire des formats de type paysage et des livres avec plus de pages. Vous pouvez commander vos photos en ligne, où les utilisateurs peuvent partager la réalisation du photo livre sur Internet avant de passer commande. Ce procédé est particulièrement utile pour les mariages et les fêtes, car les amis sont autorisés à acheter une copie du livre.

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La Printing-1 annuncia: “Stiamo presentando la più ampia gamma di formati e dimensioni di foto su tela e fotolibri in Italia. I nostri servizi di stampa su tela e di album digitale stampato sono rivolti al fotografo amateur o professionista, spesso utente di computer Macintosh”.

Londra. 14 Luglio 2008. - La maggior parte delle fotografie scattate durante le vacanze, un matrimonio o una festa non saranno mai stampate come le tradizionali foto in formato 10 cm x15 cm. Adesso, al loro posto, ci sono i servizi di foto “sharing” ed i fotoalbum digitali stampati professionalmente come un vero e proprio libro di fotografie. Oggi arriva in Italia Printing-1, un nuovo servizio che si specializza nella stampa di libri fotografici individuali e foto su tela.

Secondo la Printing-1, il servizio offerto si distingue per la sua qualità di stampa, una gamma più ampia di formati di libri e copertine, un metodo di rilegatura più robusto che consente di produrre libri panoramici e con un maggior numero di pagine. Le stampe si ordinano attraverso il sito web, dove gli utenti possono condividere il design del libro on-line prima di ordinarlo. Questo processo risulta particolarmente pratico per i libri del matrimonio e per quelli di eventi vari, poiché permette di autorizzare gli amici a pagare per la stampa della loro copia del foto libro.

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Printing-1 anuncia: “Estamos presentando la más amplia gama de formatos y tamaños de foto lienzos y foto libros en España. Nuestros servicios de foto sobre lienzo y de álbum digital impreso van dirigidos al fotógrafo aficionado o profesional, a menudo usario de ordenadores Macintosh. ”

Londres. 14 Julio 2008. – La mayoría de las fotografías tomadas durante las vacaciones, una boda o fiesta nunca llegan a ser reproducidas como la tradicional foto 10x15 cm. Ahora, en su lugar están los servicios de foto “sharing” y los foto álbumes digitales impresos profesionalmente como un verdadero libro de fotos. Hoy llega a España Printing-1, un nuevo servicio que se especializa en imprimir libros de fotos individuales y fotos sobre lienzo.

Según Printing-1 el servicio se distingue por su calidad de impresión, una gama más amplia de formatos de foto libros y encuadernaciones, un método más robusto de encuadernación que permite producir libros panorámicos y con un mayor número de páginas. Las impresiones se encargan a través de la web, donde los usuarios pueden compartir el diseño del libro en línea antes de encargarlo. Este proceso parece especialmente práctico para libros de bodas y fiestas, ya que permite autorizar a los amigos para que paguen por la impresión de su copia del libro.

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Printing-1 the specialist service for PC and Mac makes ever bigger photo books. The new larger formats Premium (H12” x W16”) and Panorama (H8” x W12”) offer space for many photographs on up to 250 pages.

London, 14 July 2008. – The majority of snaps taken during the vacations, a wedding or party, never make it onto the traditional 6”x4” sheet of photographic paper; stepping in its place are online photo sharing and printed photo albums which are professionally printed as a coffee table photo book. As the resolution of digital photographs is increasing, the specialist service Printing-1 is making photo books that literally stand out by their sheer size.

Printing-1 extends its offer with the new formats “panorama” and “premium” and at the same time is making the photo books bigger. The Printing-1 photo books carrying up to 144 pages could always be made larger than with most other photo book services. Printing-1 is now extending the number of pages, offering the options of 200 and 250 pages. According to the vendor, the “premium” format book with 250 pages is Europe's largest on-demand photobook. In any case, it offers a lot of space to archive photographic memories.

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Un mes después de su exitosa introducción en España el servicio de impresión de albums de fotos digitales expande a Italia. FotoInsight crece más rápido que el mercado de impresión de fotos debido a la innovación de nuevos productos y servicios así como su agresiva expansión internacional.

Cambridge, 10 Junio 2008. – Hoy, FotoInsight lanza el premiado servicio de Foto Libro CEWE en Italia, a solo un mes de su exitoso lanzamiento en España. La expansión del concepto del popular servicio de libros de fotos es fomentado por la publicidad recibida al ganar el premio TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) como mejor servicio fotográfico en lo que a menudo es titulado como los Oscares de la industria fotográfica Europea. El panel independiente de TIPA escogió el concepto de Libros de Fotos CEWE como ganador en su muy competida categoría, que ha prestado un nuevo dinamismo a la industria fotográfica y una atractiva opción al consumidor para preservar sus memorias fotográficas.

Los jueces de la TIPA constataron (en libre traducción) “Con su concepto de libros de fotos ofrece CEWE una solución completa para crear y ordenar libros de fotos de alta calidad a lo largo de la Comunidad Europea. Las fotografías digitales pueden ser combinadas con fondos, textos y diseño, además es gratuito el software del Libro de Fotos CEWE y ofrece un manejo intuitivo ...”.

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The Cambridge based Internet photo service is expanding its successful photo book range with software in Spanish and Italian. FotoInsight is outperforming the photo finishing market through product and service innovation as well as its aggressive international expansion.

Cambridge, 10 June 2008. – Today, FotoInsight of Cambridge launched the award winning CEWE Photobook service in Italy, just one month after its successful launch in Spain. The expansion of the popular photo book concept is helped by winning this year's TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) best photo service award. TIPA voted the CEWE Photobooks at the self-titled the European ‘Oscar’ of the Photo and Imaging Industry, as the leading product in its hotly contested category, which has lend a new dynamism to the photo printing industry and offers the consumer an attractive option to preserve photographic memories.

The TIPA judges state “With its photobook concept, CEWE offers a complete solution for creating and ordering high quality photobooks across Europe. Digital photos can be combined with backgrounds, text and page design, and the CEWE photobook software is free of charge and offers intuitive handling. ...”.

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FotoInsight introduce oggi in Italia un programma di software gratuito per creare libri fotografici stampati, le cui copertine possono essere editate a piacimento. Senza bisogno di alcuna esperienza in materia, anche gli utenti alle prime armi possono raccogliere e conservare le loro fotografie digitali in eleganti libri fotografici splendidamente realizzati.

Cambridge. 10 giugno 2008. – Il libro fotografico personale rilegato sta rapidamente diventando un prodotto di stampa fotografica molto apprezzato che si appresta a superare le tradizionali foto in formato 10x15 cm come prodotto fotografico stampato più comune. Raramente si è visto un prodotto di consumo conquistare il favore del pubblico con tanta rapidità: Quello che era iniziato pochi anni fa con delle semplici imitazioni del tradizionale album fotografico stampato da immagini digitali si è ora evoluto in un servizio grazie chiunque abbia una macchina fotografica digitale può realizzare degli straordinari libri fotografici rilegati. Oggi, il servizio online FotoInsight introduce un software rivoluzionario per la creazione di libri fotografici - un modo per conservare nel tempo i ricordi più preziosi. Questo programma consente agli utenti, indipendentemente dal loro grado di esperienza, di disporre le loro immagini digitali a colori su pagina doppia, spostare, ritagliare e modificare le immagini a qualsiasi formato e aggiungere del testo (in qualsiasi tipo di carattere TrueType) ovunque sulle pagine del libro digitale, sulla copertina, nonché sul dorso del libro.

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Paraparaumu. 21 May 2008 - Political Stock Markets are a virtual stock market, where participants express their expectations about future events through the buying and selling of virtual shares. Several prediction markets relating to different issues about economic and political developments are offered together. The new service starts under http://esm.forecast4u.co.nz/ with topics like the National Elections in New Zealand or the Estimation of Property Growth for June 2008.

The "Wisdom of Crowds" is considered to outperform expert knowledge in areas like topicality as well as width, depth and references of knowledge. A principle of prediction markets, as of any electronic exchange, is that those who buy cheap and sell at a higher price benefit.

Practical evidence suggests that prediction markets are at least as accurate in forecasting events as other instruments used by polling institutes on similar demographic groups. This concept, part of a field of study called collective intelligence, is the ideal tool for market and event forecasts. The closer a participant's forecast matches the real event, the more the value of the virtual account rises. This stimulates forward strategies and therefore using quality information and experience in these virtual investments is paramount. The Political Stock Markets also rewards closely matching expectations when dealing with rate fluctuation and diligence.

Electronic Stock Markets (ESM)
The prediction market is based on the "Electronic Stock Market Technology" (ESM) developed by ECCE TERRAM. It is based on theses by Friedrich von Hayek, who in 1974 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. From Professor von Hayek's findings it derives that more accurate prediction of future events can be made if people trade shares about them with the opportunity to obtain a profit. Frank Simon, Managing Director of ECCE TERRAM: "ESMs in the form of prediction markets provide surprisingly accurate results for opinion research and serve as a prognostics instrument to generate forecasts". The user's interest in trading shares and the chance for personal gain as well as the opportunity to create accurate forecasts bind the user into the online service and increase traffic to the website. The technology starts from a base different to traditional opinion research. Interviews, polls and e-votes use questions like "how would you vote?" The Electronic Stock Markets ask "what do you expect the outcome to be?"� Traders therefore buy and sell based on their expectation of the outcome. These reflect in the prices at which shares trade. The system can then, based on the share price, calculate forecasts.

ECCE TERRAM has used prediction markets already in the run up to the German federal elections of 1998 with great success, achieving the second best forecast after Allensbach, one of Germany's leading public opinion poll institutes. In recent years ECCE TERRAM has organised more than two dozen prediction markets on a great variety of events. ECCE TERRAM Ltd, located in Paraparaumu, has started since May 2008 to offer Electronic Stock Markets to the New Zealand and Australian Market based on the 12-year-experience with this tool.

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Our Family Orphan Communities, Inc, (OFOC) is a nonprofit charity that is designing and developing a self-sustaining, environmentally green, high-tech Community in which street orphans will be raised in families with surrogate parents and grandparents. The children will receive healthcare, family values, education, and job and computer skills to prepare them for their future and the future of their country.  These communities are destined for third-world and developing countries.

Currently OFOC is working with the Vietnam Aid Society for Disabled Children to develop this Community in
Ninh
Binh
Province where the land has been donated for the project. You can see our progress at www.orphancommunities.org.

To assist this cause, Xippee, Incorporated has donated 300 shares of its corporate stock to OFOC.  Xippee, Inc. is a software company that has developed a free internet search tool that makes doing searches on any search engine easier and faster.  Instead of having to type in additional search terms to add or delete from your search criteria, you simply highlight a word in the search options, a small window with + and - will appear, you then click either option and your search will be automatically redone either adding or removing the term you had highlighted.   This is one of the few free software programs to ever receive a five star rating by download.com. You can download this free search tool at www.xippee.com.

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FotoInsight, le site de cadeaux photographiques vient de lancer pour la Fête des mères une nouvelle collection d'objets en cristal gravés au laser.

Paris, le 22 avril 2008, - FotoInsight l'un des plus importants service de cadeaux photographiques en Europe vient d'annoncer la mise sur le marche de nouveaux cadeaux photographiques en cristal graves au laser: à découvrir la nouvelle gamme de cadres photo, de porte-clés, de porte-stylos photo, de pendentifs coeur en cristal et de mugs en verre. Ces nouveaux  produits en cristal viennent compléter la gamme déjà très étendue de cadeaux photographiques tels que les livres photos, les posters, les cartes de voeux et les calendriers. Selon FotoInsight cette  nouvelle gamme de cadeaux photo en cristal devrait prendre son essor pour la Fête des Mères.
 
L'amour est un sentiment spécial qui doit être exprimé d'une façon extraordinaire et la Fête des mères est la parfaite occasion d'offrir un cadeau pour rendre ce jour spécial inoubliable selon Catalina Martinez la Directrice de la Communication de Fotoinsight. Lorsque l'on recherche un cadeau pour une personne pour laquelle on éprouve un sentiment très fort, on a besoin de trouver un cadeau spécial "qui sonnera juste" et ni les fleurs  ni les chocolats ne sont des cadeaux adéquats pour cette circonstance. Les services de cadeaux photographiques en ligne tels que celui de  FotoInsight peuvent transformer et immortaliser une photo personnelle en un cadeau mémorable pour la Fête des mères que mère et enfants conserveront avec tendresse et amour pendant d'innombrables années.

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A New Photo Book for 60 cm Wide Landscapes Spread Across Double Pages. The new version of the FotoInsight Pro software is available as a free download.

Cambridge, 22 Apr. 2008. – Most households use digital cameras and a growing share take high resolution pictures which can be enlarged to poster size. While computers, mobile phones and cameras have a tendency to become ever more compact, the resolution (or number of pixels) of digital images is growing ever larger. In line with it grows the demand for large format prints. FotoInsight serves this trend with posters, canvas printing and the new XL photobooks, in which pictures can extend across a 60 cm wide double page spread.

“The digital image quality has improved vastly. The demand for our large format print products like poster- and canvas print has experienced enormous growth” explains FotoInsight’s Managing Director Klaas Brumann and adds: “It was therefore only logical to add a large photo book format; the new XL photo book to our range.”

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