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UK Photographic Calendar Test

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Submitted by benjagreenberg on Fri, 2008-09-05 17:58.

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.

Precious pendants from The Jewellery Channel

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Submitted by Ovan on Tue, 2008-09-02 14:38.

Quality jewellery at moderate prices – The Jewellery Channel sets itself apart

The Jewellery Channel does not only offer a wide range of beautiful and precious pendants, but also does so at good value

Necklaces are almost the most favourite piece of jewellery since they are consistent with every occasion and are furthermore the most versatile piece of jewellery.

The Jewellery Channel does not only offer a wide variety of beautiful necklaces, but also a great choice of noble and precious pendants. Especially very thin and fine necklaces become a pure eye-catcher when they are adorned with a beautiful pendant.

Precious Treasures

As well as the necklaces, the pendants are made of different materials such as gold, silver, platinum or bronze. A special highlight are pendants adorned with precious gemstones or diamonds. Take for example the pendant made of white gold adorned with three London blue topaz, four Swiss blue topaz and four Sky blue topaz, as well as four white topaz, all in round cut, or the noble pendant made of yellow gold adorned with a rhodolith in caree-cut.

Pendants suit themselves perfectly as a little something for someone special, be it a friend or the partner. Adorned with a special dedication, jewellery admirers will get particularly excited about the beautiful pendants from The Jewellery Channel.

Beautiful necklaces from The Jewellery Channel

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Submitted by Ovan on Thu, 2008-08-21 12:41.

The necklaces from The Jewellery Channel are the ideal medium to express individuality and personality

Artistic beauty and diversity – The Jewellery Channel is at its best when it comes to beautiful, exquisite and precious necklaces

Already worn in the Old Stone Age, the necklace is now one of the most famous piece of jewellery and can be worn on every occasion.

The necklaces from The Jewellery Channel captivate with their beauty, high-class quality and their uniqueness. Made of gold, silver, platinum or pearls, the necklaces from The Jewellery Channel can be worn as “stand-alone” or can be adorned with a beautiful pendant. Not only the choice of material used for the necklaces is at a wide choice, but also the choice of design, reaching from classical or elegant to filigree or fancy.

The Jewellery Channel makes jewellery shopping easy and handy and provides its customers with high-class jewellery at an affordable price. Thus beautiful necklaces such as the silver 925 rhodanised pearl necklace or the golden tricolour necklace of small rods adorned with diamonds are affordable for all jewellery admirers.

The Jewellery Channel can offer first-class jewellery at moderate prices because of their unique business strategy. The Jewellery Channel draws its goods directly from the mines, thus spares out overpriced intermediary and can pass on considerable cost savings on to its customers. The Jewellery Channel keeps control of the precious goods from the moment they are mined to the moment they arrive at the customer and can therefore guarantee highest quality.

Buying jewellery online with The Jewellery Channel

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Submitted by Ovan on Tue, 2008-08-12 13:05.

The Jewellery Channel offers its customers the chance to experience a whole new way of shopping for jewellery

The Jewellery Channel brings its customers the best quality jewellery at the most competitive price. As part of one of the largest jewellers in the world, The Jewellery Channel pursues a business strategy which is unique

The Jewellery Channel as part of one of the largest jewellers in the world, has workshops in India, Thailand and China. The Jewellery Channel is responsible for its jewellery from the moment it is mined to the moment it arrives at the customers home.

The Jewellery Channel is the first TV-channel in the UK which exclusively occupies itself with the topic of buying jewellery and makes buying jewellery easy and simple.
The Jewellery Channel broadcasts live 16 hours a day where the most exquisite and precious jewellery is offered for sale. All it needs is either a telephone or a computer to go online with.

With its unique business strategy, auctionning, The Jewellery Channel clearly stands out from the crowd. The two auction formats, falling price auctions and rapid drop auctions give the customer the opportunity to decide on his or her own what price he or she is willing to pay.
The falling price auction means that the customer decides the price, which keeps falling until one customer decides to buy the piece of jewellery. Rapid drop auction however means that The Jewellery Channel drops the price of the specific jewellery once to its lowest price. Both auction formats demand rapidness – first come first served.

PRINTplusX at the Berlin Brandenburg Direct Marketing Congress

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Submitted by PrintCity on Mon, 2008-08-11 23:59.

PRINTplusX at the Berlin Brandenburg Direct Marketing Congress

PrintCity and the f:mp. will be presenting "PRINTplusX – The Secrets of Value Added Printing" at the Berlin Brandenburg Direct Marketing Congress (bbdt), a supraregional trade show for contemporary direct marketing.
 
On 18 September, top speakers from the bbdt will be demonstrating how companies can most effectively achieve their marketing and advertising targets. "High-quality print products play a major role in this respect," says Anke Böckmann (UPM), the PRINTplusX Project Manager for PrintCity. "So, in addition to our Workshop Road Shows, this event is an ideal opportunity for communicating the PRINTplusX project to our target group, who will also be in attendance at directexpo."
 
PRINTplusX addresses the question of how high-quality printed materials contribute to the branding, differentiation and positioning of products and brands. In this context, attention particularly focuses on the measurable impact of Value Added Printing.
 
Based on numerous case studies, the possibilities and effective principles of Value Added Printing are presented in the Workshop and vividly illustrated by print samples.
Further all-day PRINTplusX Workshops are to be held in Offenbach on 14 August and in Essen on 19 August. You can register at contact@PRINTplusX.org .
 
This year's 4th Berlin Brandenburg Direct Marketing Congress will be held at the Berlin exhibition centre on 18 September within the framework of directexpo, the trade show for direct marketing (17 – 19 September 2008). You can register at http://www.bbdt.de/anmeldung.html .
 
 
PRINTplusX is a joint project of PrintCity and the f:mp. (Fachverband Medienproduktioner e.V.) media marketing organisation. The project targets brand owners, industry, publishing houses, agencies and printers, its aim being to present the possibilities of Value Added Printing and make the added value of high-quality print products both demonstrable and measurable. A communication platform for all the players involved in the process is created through workshops and the Internet.
 
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Worth Knowing About the Letter Box – Now New in the Internet

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Submitted by omsr on Mon, 2008-08-11 19:22.

Everyone likes a nice letter of a friend or other friendly regards per mail. Not to mention the heartbeat when receiving a tender lover letter. Every letter box is like a showbag that can include new surprises every day when the mail god is in a good mood. But there is even more delight when the mail goes into a beautiful letter box. This you can imagine with a visit of the new website http://www.briefkasten-berater.de.


Letter boxes have two tasks: on the one hand they certainly should reliably receive the daily mail and protect them against all weathers and unauthorized access until the true recipient opens them. On the other hand letter boxes are a kind of personal style avowal. And that is the reason why it is so interesting which types and forms of letter boxes there are and what design is most suitable for what function. Tobias Berke can help in an informative and entertaining way. The category “historical” tells worth knowing and amusing about the history of the letter box. “Letter box models” make clear in how many shapes and styles letter boxes can appear. The assorted „manufacturing techniques“ deal with the technical basic raw materials stainless steel, plastic, aluminium cast and galvanized steel. Also “special letter boxes” have a chapter of their own – here you may find for example the night letterbox. And who would have thought that a “dead Letter box” can be very vivid as the corresponding history shows divertingly. Who really wants to know what’s going on with the mail takes the right choice with the letter box consultant.

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1001 Jackets in the Internet

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Submitted by omsr on Sat, 2008-08-09 13:44.

In the movie “Aviator” Leonardo DiCaprio embodies the dazzling and even mysterious character of the eccentric millionaire and visionary Howard Hughes. Following a real oil painting that shows the aviation obsessed man with a greasy pilot leather jacket the actor was dressed with a brown leather blouson made by a known manufacturer. And it happened what happens often in such moments: Leo’s leather jacket become a fashionable cult object over night. All viewers that had enjoyed the movie wanted to have such a jacket.


Funny enough that the real Howard Hughes probably never had a jacket like this. But that did not do the strong demand any harm. And so the pilot jacket became the secret movie star. As you can see the topic jackets is full of surprises and amusing stories. And the internet makes you wish for more. The portal http://www.jacken4you.de pays attention to this piece of clothing with the categories baseball jackets, blazer, down jackets, fleeces, flight jackets in general, jeans jackets, hood jackets, leather jackets, biker jackets, outdoor jackets, rain coats, retro jackets, sports coats, ski coats, summer jackets, sports jackets, autumnal jackets, windproof jackets and winter jackets. The exciting stories about the stylish never ending topic were mixed up with an entertaining sort of “nice to know”. At the category “others” related topics are introduced (for example jewellery and bargains). Here you may also find the surprisingly easy way to get jackets for one Euro. The great partner website http://www.top-jacken.de joins the world of jackets and adds infotainment about “coats“. Here, everybody can find his or her favourite jacket. This is for sure.

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Successful Start of the PRINTplusX Workshop Series

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Submitted by PrintCity on Thu, 2008-08-07 11:52.

Successful Start of the PRINTplusX Workshop Series

In the framework of the PrintCity Alliance / f.mp. shared PRINTplusX Project, over 100 representatives from all segments of the graphic arts industry met at the first two Workshops in Augsburg (10 July) and Hamburg (15 July) to discuss the possibilities of Value Added Printing.
 
The main focus was on the impact and benefit of high-quality print products for differentiating and positioning brands and products.
 
"The project and the workshop concept are obviously just what the industry was waiting for." That is the first conclusion drawn by Anke Böckmann (UPM), the PRINTplusX Project Manager for PrintCity. "One thing became very clear: there's a great demand for expertise and for an exchange of experience and information between all concerned."
 
This view is also confirmed by Martin R. Rossmeissl, Head of Production at Publicis in Hamburg: "All the players involved gained a better understanding of the (creative) idea. In future Publicis customer projects, we will definitely make even greater use of the expertise of all the project partners in order to optimally present the value of our customers' brands and also convey it emotionally. There's no question of just using value added techniques for the sake of ‘value added’."
 
The morning was devoted to examining value added printing  from different angles. Anne Unger from Anne Unger Kommunikation spoke about "Print as a Medium for Positioning, Differentiating and Branding", after which Josef Handlos from Pantos Werbeagentur presented "The Road from the Idea to the Product" in an advertising agency. Klaus Valet from Hammesfahr printers examined "The Changed Role of Printers in the Media World". His conclusion: "Value Added Printing is an opportunity for the printing industry".
 
Also presented were the initial results of a diploma paper on the measurability of added value, which is currently being prepared in collaboration with Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien).
 
The diverse possibilities offered by finishing technologies and materials were subsequently actively elaborated on the basis of concrete cases in small working groups. The results of these creative efforts were then discussed, particularly as regards their technical and economic feasibility.
 
"I particularly liked the creative exchange of experience in the Workshop Groups. The great variety of suggestions I heard during the presentation of the results gave me a number of new ideas for print finishing," says Jörg Nagel (media production professional) from Philipp und Keuntje. "A mastery of this finishing toolkit is indispensable for picking just the right solution in a specific instance."
 
For more information, go to: www.PRINTplusX.com
Details of the agenda can be found at: www.PRINTplusX.com/de/agenda .
 
The next Workshops in the series:
      14 August in Offenbach
      19 August in Essen
There are still a few places for both events.
 
Kindly register via contact@PRINTplusX.org or by telephone on +49 821 24654-0.
 
PRINTplusX is a joint project of PrintCity and the f:mp. (Fachverband Medienproduktioner e.V.) media marketing organisation. The project targets brand owners, industry, publishing houses, agencies and printers, its aim being to present the possibilities of Value Added Printing and make the added value of high-quality print products both demonstrable and measurable.
A communication platform for all the players involved in the process is created through workshops and the Internet.

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Black diamonds at The Jewellery Channel

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Submitted by Ovan on Wed, 2008-08-06 11:40.

Black diamonds are not only very rare but also enclosed in an air of mysticism due to one of the world’s most famous diamond…

Black diamonds are quite difficult to process which demands a high grade of industrial arts and makes black diamonds a much sought-after good

Black diamonds fall in the category of fancy diamonds along with green, yellow or red diamonds. Usually the solar radiation is responsible for the colourfulness of fancy diamonds, but it is different with black diamonds . Black diamonds gain their colour due to a multitude of small embeddings, mostly in the form of graphite.

History of the black diamond

Black diamonds have been known to mankind a couple of hundred years before they became very famous in the 1990ies along with black gemstones  . Nowadays black diamonds are becoming even more famous which led the jewellery manufacturing industry to the production of black diamonds using radiation.

The most famous black diamond

The most famous black diamond is the so called “Black Orlov”, once owned by the Russian princess Nadia Vygin-Orlov.

The Jewellery Channel presents one of the purest metals on earth - platinum

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Submitted by Ovan on Thu, 2008-07-31 12:59.

Known and famous for its durability and resistance, platinum has become one of the most used materials for jewellery fabrication

Misjudged and unnoticed in the first place, did platinum only in the 18th century arouse peoples interest and became a famous material not only for jewellery fabrication

The History of Platinum

Platinum has actually been used for different purposes since 3000 b.C., interestingly unnoticed. In ancient Egyptian jewellery researcher found small amounts of platinum. Also Indians in South America took advantage of the positive features of platinum in combination with gold dust, unknowingly though. Later, in the 17th century platinum was found an annoying corollary material and people even thought about countersinking it in the ocean to eliminate smuggling and forgery, since people started manufacturing it to sell it as gold. Only in the 18th century did people discover the posisite features of platinum and made use of it.

Platinum Jewellery from The Jewellery Channel

New Online Portal for Indescribable Female Ladies’ Shoes

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Submitted by omsr on Mon, 2008-07-28 15:53.

Ladies’ shoes are not only a necessary part of the clothes. They are a feminine cult – and without any doubt they are a kind of extravagant sexy footwear. The ladies in the ancient world already knew how to create attention with loudly clacking heels. When an attractive ladies’ shoe schmoozes sexily and completely lasciviously the female foot it immediately becomes a highly erotic symbol with a clear message that leaves no viewer cold.


The lady who wears shoes with such a signal also enjoys the sparkling feeling caused by desirous looks. And if the shoe is not only enticingly pretty, but also clever designed, you will have an additional sensual reflexology when wearing it. For those who got inspired now and who search for a competent directory through the fitted, crackling world of ladies’ shoes, there is a new gratis online portal http://www.traumhafte-damenschuhe.de and http://www.glamour-damenschuhe.de for sensual hours. The topics „wonderful ladies’ shoes, pumps, boots, sandals, bargains and shoe care“ are well created for ladies who love shoes or for men who have an eye for the special. And those who want to be informed at every turn can subscribe to the gratis newsletter that provides interesting topics for every shoe desire.

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Official Press Statement on media reports concerning the business relations of JURA JSP with the Republic of Zimbabwe

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Submitted by Jura JSP on Thu, 2008-07-24 18:14.
Press statement – for immediate release

Official Press Statement on media reports concerning the business relations of JURA JSP with the Republic of Zimbabwe
 
1.    JURA JSP Entwicklung und Vertrieb von Wertpapierdrucksystemen GmbH („JURA JSP“), a part of the Jura Group, sells software applications for high-security printing (e.g. banknotes, passports) worldwide.

2.    In 2001, JURA JSP concluded a contract with Fidelity Printers and Refiners (PVT) Ltd. for the delivery of software for the graphical design of banknotes.

3.    The software delivered in 2001 in accordance with the contract allows only for the graphic design of banknotes, and serves in particular for applying forgery-proof security features on banknotes. It is stressed here that the production of banknotes using the software of JURA JSP can be ruled out for technical reasons. Therefore, the Mugabe regime can produce banknotes anytime without the software by JURA JSP – by loosing the high security features.

4.    It is de facto impossible to prevent Fidelity Printers and Refiners (PVT) Ltd. from using the software, since the software was installed locally and cannot be removed by JURA JSP.

5.    As in the past, JURA JSP shall by no means violate any national or international sanctions introduced against the Mugabe regime.

The Jewellery Channel: Precious jewellery made of finest materials

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Submitted by Ovan on Thu, 2008-07-24 13:07.

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.

Hi-Tech Photo Canvas Export Across Europe

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Submitted by catapa on Wed, 2008-07-16 18:43.

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.”

Europe's Largest Photo Book Range Printing-1 Premium Photo Book Spreading Across 32” Wide Double Pages

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Submitted by benjagreenberg on Mon, 2008-07-14 15:58.

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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