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Small Business Marketing Overview
Small businesses have very specific marketing needs as dictated by their customer base, which is usually located within a 10 mile radius around their business. At AllMedia we solve the problem many small businesses have in finding one company they can trust to develop, implement, and track responses of a small business marketing campaign. We offer small businesses many turnkey services ranging from our creative design expertise to our knowledge of the printing industry, so you get the best prices and response on your marketing collateral. We have over 30 years of experience in the advertising industry that we will put to work for you.
Creative Design
Every small business marketing project needs to be interpreted correctly and acted upon by a prospect to be successful. AllMedia can help you develop marketing pieces that strike the perfect balance between creative design and copy. Many variables can affect how successful a marketing campaign is to the bottom line, however your design, mailing list, email list, copy, and offer make the biggest impact. Internet marketing campaigns are affected by how well your copy is written and which search engine services are used to implement you online campaigns. We will advise you along every step of the way if you allow us to create a marketing campaign for you. If you need a small number of postcards or if you only wanted to implement an online marketing campaign call us for a free proposal and we think you'll like what you see.
Door Hangers
Door hangers are an excellent way to get your name out to local residents. Door hangers provide an inexpensive way to heavily saturate a small locale with your advertisements. Our service has many advantages over other door hanger services. First, once the door hanger personnel are sent on their routes, there is a spot checking process which involves checking at least 4 houses on every block listed to receive your door hangers. A supervision officer signs off on the fact that the hangers were put on the doors. In addition the progress of the hanging is updated in real-time on the internet which we can see and let you know exactly when your project is completed and you can expect to start receiving new business.
Email Marketing
Email Marketing for small businesses can be an excellent way to stay in touch with your customers. With our proprietary email software we are able to track behaviors down to the individual level, which will let you know which customers/prospects opened your email and who clicked on selected links. This will allow you to send a follow up email, phone call, or direct mail piece letting them know a little bit more about the product they expressed interest in. Every small business should try to collect their customer email names so they can send offers about upcoming sales, events, and specials throughout the year. The holiday seasons are an especially good time to send out an email inviting your past customers to think about having a christmas party at your venue, or to try out your new dish. Whether you own a restaurant, vacuum store, or a retail store there is always a reason to send out an exciting email to inform your customers about sales they wouldn't otherwise know about. Call us at 469-467-9100 to ask us how to implement an email marketing campaign into your small business marketing plan.
Internet Marketing / Search Engine Marketing
The internet is driving new business to companies daily. There are millions of searches on the different search engines daily for every product imaginable. To compete in this highly competitive online world you need to have someone who knows how to drive traffic to your web site. There are two distinct but equally effective ways to drive traffic to a web site. First, is to optimize you current web site so search engines find you more easily than your competitors and second is to pay for your search engine results. Both have advantages and disadvantages that need to be considered in developing a comprehensive online campaign. Creating new leads and prospects that convert into buyers is the only true measurement of the success of an online campaign. As your online marketing partner we will create an online marketing strategy to meet and surpass your goals.
Local Print Placement
Local magazines as well as national periodicals can expose your company to thousands of new prospects. Besides creating the creative for your next ad, we will coordinate the entire insertion process. Printing specifics, color guidelines, and artwork format are very important when placing ads in magazines, but at AllMedia we have the graphics software and design knowledge to make the whole experience easy. Placing your ads in local magazines is one of the fastest and most effective means of getting a small business marketing campaign off to a great start.
An inexpensive way to send your high quality message to thousands of local residents is to use postcards. The look and feel of professionally produced postcards can give your company excellent results. Postcards are a good choice to reach a large local audience, because local mailing lists are effective in targeting very specific individuals based on their demographics. In addition, postcard postal rates are much lower than standard mail. At AllMedia we can help you design, print, address, and ship your pre sorted postcards (so you get the best postal rates) to the post office.
Newspaper Insertion
Our small business marketing services includes placing your ads or coupons in local newspapers. Adding newspaper ad placement to your overall marketing campaign is an effective way to reach a major city at very low cost. The advantage of placing your ad in the newspaper is that you save on postage. You will not have to pay the .37 for every piece you send out.
Val-Pak / Money Mailer
Val-Pak and Money Mailer allow you to saturate a particular zip code or area of the city. This type of advertisement, typically called a co-op, can bring great results. Valpak and Money Mailer both have very high open rates, because consumers instantly recognize the highly visible branded envelopes. When you insert your coupon or advertisement into these marketing vehicles you will get your message out to several thousand people in your area and save money on postage.
AllMedia can design your advertisement as well as get you lower prices than if you were to go directly to Val-Pak and Money Mailer because we are a wholesaler.
It's just not enough to put a small ad in the yellow pages and hope for tons of new business, that is why AllMedia has nine different services to choose from when deciding where to put your marketing dollars. Print media has been a staple for many businesses in the past, however as we move into the future if you are not found on the internet when someone searches for (ex. plumbing supplies in Dallas Texas) then your business will be hurt.
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10 reasons why you should start blogging
Are you thinking of start a new blog?
My advice is: stop thinking. Do it now!
Here are the some of the biggest reasons why I personally think you should start blogging immediately:
It's affordable
Anyone can start a blog for free. There are a lot of blogging platforms that offer ready-to-start blogs.
And if you want to take it a step further, want to customize your blog, and get more opportunities in blogging, you can self-host your blog, which is not free, but very affordable for almost anyone. I use a self-hosted Word Press blogging platform that I can recommend. For hosting, I am with GoDaddy.
You can buy your own domain, hosting, and even Word Press maintenance for less than $100.
It helps to build an audience
Blogging enables you to reach thousands or even millions of people. Blogging works as a method for attracting an audience because it provides something of value to them with free, valuable content.
People often have a problem or frustration they want to resolve. That's why they search on the internet, and that's why they read blog posts.
With blogging, you can spread your thoughts and knowledge. It's an opportunity to give something to others. You can even help other people solve their specific problems, and potentially change their lives.
These visitors can be converted to customers later.
It challenges you
We all need some challenges in our life. Blogging always challenges you, and makes you step out of your comfort zone.
Start blogging is pretty easy – we all usually have quite a few good ideas for posts to get started. But writing regularly, coming up with new ideas, and building a community? That is not as easy. These are the challenges that keep you learning and growing.
Just like every other thing you want to succeed at, you have to be consistent. Blogging teaches you how to be consistent, and stay focused.
It boosts your business
The Internet is a huge opportunity for businesses. Even brick-and-mortar business customers often look up information online about the business before deciding to interact with them.
If your potential customers can read interesting stories about your company's success, ideas, strategies, and your latest products, chances are good that they will turn into paying customers.
Blogging can open a lot of doors for your business, including many of which you might have not been aware.
It makes you a better writer
Writing is communication. Writing a blog is building a community with which you communicate regularly. You can improve your writing skills with practice, and you will become better in communication.
I live in the US, but I was born in Hungary, so English is my second language., When I started blogging, my grammar, communication, and argumentation skills were really poor.
Blogging has had a huge impact on my writing skills since I started. They still may not be perfect, but I feel a lot more confident in my abilities, and have seen a noticeable improvement. My editor says the same.
Practicing any skill consistently is a sure way to improve, and this applies to writing, as well. The more you write, the easier it becomes.
It drives traffic to your website
When your blog is ready, Google starts crawling your pages and will list your page on their search results.
It means you will start receiving free visitors from the search engines. These visitors likely find value in your blog, because they searched for it.
Learn new things
Blogging is about sharing what you know and what you are learning.
When you have a blog post idea, how do you start? You do some research, right?
You always learn new things about your topic and industry; it comes naturally with blogging.
When you keep blogging, you will always keep learning as well. Start blogging is just the beginning of this never-ending learning cycle.
Validate your expertise
Your blog is your resume.
If you keep providing valuable, detailed information about your topic, you can easily become an expert in your field.
People tend to be shy when it comes to sharing smart things. They think they have to hide their knowledge, because that's how they were raised. Be humble, they were told.
Don't be afraid to share your knowledge; it will validate your expertise.
Create a community
One aspect of blogging is that people tend to seek other people with similar views and interests, and will search out blogs that they can relate to. As your blog audience grows, you will often notice specific people visiting your blog on a regular basis, even actively and consistently commenting on your posts.
This can drive conversation, inspire new ideas, and even generate real-world friendships.
Make Money
If you have a blog with a lot of readers, there is a possibility that you can monetize your site. It takes time to build it up and get enough visitors, but once you do, you will have opportunities to earn income through your blog.
Blogging can be a great side income, but there are many full time bloggers too. Start blogging, start earning!
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The VERSA universal multipoint door lock offers a versatile three point locking system which is designed to replace most multipoint door locks on the market.
It is supplied in three seperate parts which makes transportation easier compared to full lengh systems.
The lock is made up of 2 hooks, a latch and deadbolt. Keeps to suit are also supplied.
The serrated connectors and croppable extensions offer ultimate convenience and flexibility when retro-fitting this lock.
It is available in 35mm, 45mm and 55mm backsets.
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When taking photos of Scouts, I always look for opportunities to take photos to illustrate certain points I want to make, especially in our "Join Scouting Night" presentations.
One of the traditions in our Cub Scout Pack is that the Webelos cook breakfast at our winter cabin campouts for the whole pack. Younger boys look forward to when they are able to cook, and it helps Webelos prepare for their crossover to Boy Scouts—when they will be cooking their own meals.
This image also helps convey during the "Join Scouting Night" presentation to parents that we are teaching boys important life skills, such as how to cook.


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The annual DFW WRiTE CLUB competition is going on right now!
Choose any 500-word passage from your unpublished story or poetry and submit it before the April 31st deadline, and you could win FREE ADMISSION TO THE DFW CONFERENCE IN DALLAS FOR 2016, plus a professional critique of your work AND a $75.00 Amazon gift certificate.
For complete instructions, rules, etc., click here.
This opportunity won't come around again until 2016, so enter now!
UPDATE: Submissions are now closed. I did get my three entries in, and am now awaiting news of the first round winners on May 18th. Join us for the fun of this March Madness style tournament!


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Still doing lots of hemming and repair projects for church members and teaching sewing classes. I have started on a Christening/Baptismal dress for a friend and it will be gorgeous when finished. I am using Creations by Michie's Infant Tucked Gown pattern. By the way, for style inspiration, be sure to check out Mimi G's blog at mimigstyle.com. Her hashtag is #mimigstylegiveaway. She has some great sewing tips and makes fantastic clothing. Also, don't forget about Thread's magazine. It is one of the best sewing magazines on the market.
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Publisher: Self-Published at CreateSpace
Release Date: November 7, 2013
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Inspired by her own experiences, Kerry Connelly bravely takes us on a journey into the loneliness and despair of depression while in the midst of an emotionally abusive relationship.
Having had anxieties since childhood, nothing was to prepare her for the violent convulsions and hours of un-controllable sobbing that had started to take over her life, as the stress and trauma of psychological abuse manifested itself in the form of major depressive disorder, sever panic disorder and anxiety with ocd.
Shaken is the story of one woman's journey with deteriorating mental health while under the control of an emotional abuser. It serves to acknowledge that any form of psychological abuse at any severity is unacceptable and shows just how quickly the trauma of such can give birth to a variety of mental health issues.
Separated by sections of comprehensive reference and checklist material to inform readers about the signs of emotional abuse and depression, as well as sections of advice and help for friends as well as sufferers, Shaken digs deep into the heart of a woman who hopes to dispel the ignorance and lack of understanding regarding both issues by using her own experiences as an example.
A stark, honest and well written read from the pen of an emotional abuse survivor.
A naturally gifted writer, Kerry found her way back to the love of writing after having worked in radio, retail management and casual journalism. Her first title 'Observation City' was published in February 2013 and is a relatable and humourous book on life and human behaviour. (View reviews and book links for more information.) Having had anxieties since childhood, Kerry has always been a firm believer in the importance, understanding and support of those with vairying forms of mental illness. Her upcoming title 'Shaken: A story of emotional abuse and depression' is inspired by her own story with the topics and serves not only as an inspiring read, but as a self help book of sorts for those who may find themselves in the midst and confusion of an emotionally abusive situation, or the loneliness of depression. Enjoying dual roles as an author and education assistant, another of Kerry's passions lies in the teaching, compassion, understanding and support of early education primary school students. Being an avid reader and also having studied film and television in her career, Kerry is a big movie buff, a lover of classics, musicals and dramas especially. She also loves to enjoy a well crafted television show and reading non-fiction and memoirs.
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To be honest the only thing they really have in common is that I woke up this morning with thoughts of Mousse au Chocolat and the lyrics "…staring at the blank page before you, open up the dirty window, let the sun illuminate the words you cannot find" - Beddingfield's most popular song. That's all I've got.
But it is Halloween today which means there will likely be excess of chocolate in your house - chocolate that could be used for the ever-delicious "helter-skelter" Mousse au Chocolat. So while you're listening to a bit of the poetic Natasha sing "Unwritten", you could whip up a batch of chocolate mousse aux Julia Child. And when you're all finished, I've added an extra little treat for you. (I'll give you a little hint…it's Dee Chockolata Moose.)
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German online retailer Zalando has announced it has acquired the Bread & Butter fashion convention. It had bankrupted earlier, but will now be brought back, twice a year.
Open for consumers
Bread & Butter used to be a purely B2B (business-to-business) convention, but Zalando has set its sights higher: it wants to get rid of that limitation and open the convention to the average consumer. It is basically what founder Karl-Heinz Müller also wished to do with the convention, but those plans were halted when the convention went bankrupt in December 2014.
The first new edition of Bread & Butter will be on 7 - 9 July, although that will still be a B2B event. Zalando will unveil its plans for the 'new' version of the convention after this final B2B edition has passed.
"For me personally, this is a very nice development. The current plans are what I had in mind 2 years ago. We have a consumer market and it is clearly the way to go, with Zalando the ideal company to bring forth that change", Müller told Textilwirtschaft. He will become part of the new board and thus remain involved with the convention.


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We've had Mishu for almost five weeks now, and day by day, we see more and more of his personality is coming through. He really likes being around us, and whichever part of the house we're hanging around, he won't be too far away. But it's different from a dog. A dog will immediately jump up and follow you closely at your heels whenever you shift your position, even if it's just a milimeter away.
Mishu's movements are more subtle, for example when getting up from the living area and to go the bedroom to put the laundry away, if I'm away for more than 1-2 minutes, not very long later I will see an orange creature lurking in the doorway, peering about curiously. If he is especially curious, he will give a meow as if to enquire what I'm doing.
Here he is hanging around in the living room on the couch arm rest. That orange cushion is his own special private cushion.
A close up pic of him on his cushion: He looks so cute until cannot tahan sometimes... don't you feel like so *gaaarrggghh*... wanna hug him to bits *eeesh*
He moves around the house at his own leisure, and sometimes ends up in the oddest places.
But we don't allow him on our bed, and not on the dining table, or the kitchen counter, and he is not allowed inside cupboards and cabinets, which he seems to have an obsession with. The moment you open a cabinet or cupboard, he will want to climb inside.
Recently he started to teach himself how to push the linen cupboard doors open, so we had to put a stool in front to block the way, hopefully he'll eventually forget about it and we can avoid him getting into a habit with that.
Every morning when he hears us stirring and moving around as we get out of bed, he'll appear beside us and start meowing for breakfast and some attention. Interestingly, he doesn't meow to wake us up at a set time but will only start meowing when he hears us waking up. So on Saturday morning when we sleep in a bit longer, we don't have to worry about him bugging us for food and love.
On some mornings if I creep out of bed quietly, I'll catch him still sleeping. He sometimes sleeps like a person on his back like this. Cracks me up every time.
Many people ask me why we call him Mishu. Well when we come home at the end of the day, he'll be there waiting at the door for us and we'll say to him "we mish you, we mish you!" and he'll aways respond in some way, either meowing, lying on his back for a tummy rub, or rubbing his cheek against our leg. So that's why we call him Mishu!


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Free Background Stock. Hillary Clinton.
"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims his website has more material to publish about Hillary Clinton's campaign.
He spoke to Anderson Cooper on Friday night, just days after the publication of leaked emails plunged the Democratic National Committee into chaos.
Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned abruptly after the emails showed top committee officials appearing to favor Clinton over her Democratic competitor Bernie Sanders.
Assange, who has spoken out against Clinton's policy decisions in the past and has made it clear he does not want her to be the next president of the United States, told Cooper on CNN that Wikileaks has more documents up its sleeve."
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Its been five years since it becomes available in the US and finally Google Play Music goes live in India and at its first impression, it looks like the whole catalogue is available for its customers in the country. Google silently roll out it's Google Play Music store in India with songs and albums available for purchase.
Last July, Play Music was rumored to launch at that time, however, it didn't happen. With its launch, however, Play Music All access and Podcast are not yet available in the country.
Prices for songs and music albums seems to be a little bit higher than the other music services in the country. According to androidpolice, Play Music is charging ₹15 per individual track while Apple Music and Airtel Wynk Music charge ₹7 or ₹15 and ₹10 respectively.
"Now you can download your favorite local and global music on Google Play in India, plus get free storage for up to 50,000 songs from your music collection. Currently these services are only available to users with international credit cards, but we'll be expanding soon to additional forms of payment," a spokesperson said.
If you're in India, let us know your thoughts about Google Play Music.
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Iain M. Banks was "The Next Tolkien."
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We have been on a quest to find "The Next Tolkien™." There's always someone being called "The Next Tolkien." Various names have been tossed out throughout the years: Terry Brooks, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan. I think we're all looking in the wrong place: we're looking at the various "high fantasy" types, when in reality, the next Tolkien was more important than that.
I nominate Iain M. Banks.
Tolkien wrote that his had their own internal logic, that his fairy lands were to be taken seriously on their own merit, and that their real purpose was to transport the reader far and away from the current world to a different place, a place where we encountered new and powerful visions, ones at the end of which we come out, having encountered dragons and demons, and we see our own world in a new and different light, somehow enchanted, yet with a new commission to make it all better, to keep it running, to thrive.
You can't read the Culture as a series without having an experience as powerful, as fundamental, and as valid, as reading about Middle Earth. More importantly, as science fiction, The Culture is a call to action that Tolkien was sadly missing from The Lord of the Rings.
Most Culture novels have amazing payoffs at the end, huge set-piece scenes (each distinct and unique, so not entirely like the "money shot" of porn, a David Weber novel, or a Transformers movie) that happen in such a rush, and often with great redemption in the face of utter ruin, that are exemplars of Tolkien's eucatastrophe, a "fantastic upsetting" that sets the world right again. Unlike Tolkien's work, Banks never proposed that there was a hierarchal structure to reality itself that causes some to "rightly order their lives," working together to create a universe "hospitable to humans." Banks's call to action was to ask us to do it, to pick up more than just the axe or the plow, but to work to make the universe a better place.
Tolkien said we should take Faërie seriously. Iain M. Banks told us that not only should we take Faërie seriously, but that it was our moral duty to build it, because no one else was going to help.
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Tropical Disease Bingo!Posted by Thryn on June 16th, 2009 filed in Goal 3, Living, Post
We're in Yaounde this week for Mid-Service Medical, during which they give every volunteer a physical and test our bodily fluids to see if we've acquired any fun new tropical diseases. To commemorate the occasion of being in Cameroon for a whole year, I made an official Peace Corps Cameroon Tropical Disease Bingo Card. We haven't yet decided what the prize for the winner will be. Ideas?
5 Responses to "Tropical Disease Bingo!"
Yoli Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
OMG! I have to laugh, I am sorry. You are so creative. Still laughing. Honestly I would love to have one of those.
Mom Says:
June 17th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Didn't you already win this?
Really, I love the card!!!
Kateri Says:
June 25th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
That Bingo card is amazing! I love it! You know it kind of reminds me of Loteria! Do remember playing that on the floor of Michelle and my sauna apartment on Mount Royal!!?? Those were the days
I love the moto campaign t-shirts too! I want one!
Thryn Says:
June 26th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I haven't gotten a full bingo yet…thankfully. Loteria was in part, my inspiration for the card I will see about getting you a moto shirt since you're my bff.
Alyssa Says:
July 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Diarrhea free space, love it! I could almost have BINGO if it weren't for the blister beetle. Does it count if I've seen it destroy someone else's face?


text: Animals, birds, and fish come to life in this fully revised portfolio that includes field sketches, drawings of footprints, and four-color photographs of more than 60 species of North American animals taken in their natural habitats. A great reference for carvers! In this updated edition, Doug Lindstrand expands his classic artist reference guide to include over 100 stunningly photographed color images of America's wildlife in their natural habitats. A must-have reference guide for any wildlife artist, this book also includes over 200 field sketches for over 60 species of animals. Drawn from a variety of angles and at various ages, each sketch will provide the detail needed to render realistic wildlife art. Discover how to create realistic wildlife art with: - Over 100 color photographs for 60 species of American wildlife - Over 200 sketches detailing each animal from a variety of angles - Field notes, tips and reference information from the author


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Winners of 2013 European Yacht (photo)Home « Events « International
Hundreds of producers of the yachting world attended the gala Flagship Night, sponsored by the German publicher Delius-Klasing, to attend the "European Yacht of the Year" in 2013. And the specialists have inspected and tested 25 nominated boats d in this category, the jury, held the world experts in the construction of yachts, were winners in five categories. Here are the yachts of European in design, Efficiency and CARMA ...
Special Yachts: J/70
Good acceleration, precision and easy handling of the rudder, a plan of rigging ev = cient and simple look, attractive and functional. J/70 will be a pleasing model racing sailors, but also passionate familiilro navigation. J Boats is the first model with a folding keel, which began to be a smashing success after winning the title of "Yacht of the Year" in the USA.
Cruiser Performance: Dufour 36
Dufour 36 looks a bit unusual, with a big bow, but it is very balanced. Added volume offers space and comfort in the masthead, and the details, such as double door of the cabin, are downright surprising, giving it a custom look. It is another example of successful design developed by Umberto Felci for Dufour.
Family Cruisers: RM 1260
This vessel convinced the jury with the versatility and range of options in different models. Besides the design, stability and comfort of a well calculated for a whole family, the yacht has proven superior performance during the evaluation. A model in which safety comes first, followed by the structure, design and performance /
Luxury Yachts: Italy 13.98
Irom Italians and said the word. A thin hull and a VIP cabin gracefully proportioned, without compromising on comfort. It has a detailed plan to sail navigation can be easily operated, offers plenty of space both on deck and inside the ship, and many yacht details are ...folding.Graceful the design combines all structures in an elegant manner, providing the sails aspectull traditional image of a typical romance.
Multihulls: Outremer 5 X
Chic, fast, and easy to handle for a small crew. Known as "The Professor" on the ocean racing hero and two-time winner of the Vendée Globe, Michel Desjoyeaux provided some vital ideas to design this type sailing catamaran. Surprisingly, it can be called Spartan, despite steep lines as falling into the category of lightweight construction methods that help increase performance speed during navigation.
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So you're hoping for an island getaway to the beachy shores of Fiji and you want to know when the best time to visit is? U.S. News puts it well:
"The best time to go to Fiji is whenever you have the chance. This is Fiji we're talking about!"
Now that it's sweater weather at home, you're probably already dreaming of stunning sunsets over the South Pacific. If you stay on the Yasawa Islands in a Beachfront bure, you can count on front row seats to magical sunrises peeking through your curtains to welcome each new day.
I don't think we're in the Northern Hemisphere anymore, Todo
Fiji's unique location in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator means this spectacular island nation boasts days upon weeks and months of picture perfect sunrises, sunsets – and even moonrises – year round. Why do you think so many have Fiji Weddings? An added bonus, temperatures stay pretty constant through the whole year, with highs hovering in the low 30s.
Fiji sunsets like clockwork
Whether you're escaping the dreary winter months at home or you're planning a romantic summer holiday with your beau, you're in luck if you're headed to Fiji. The climate in Fiji is tropical marine and warm year round with minimal extremes. This also means the country basks in relatively stable daylight patterns, so you can plan your vantage point for sunset with relative ease. The sun rises and falls every day right around 6 o'clock, and you can expect about 12 hours of daylight every single day.
"I don't believe in Heaven, I believe in Fiji" –Trip Advisor user 303sunshine
Sun terrace views at Navutu Stars
Navutu Stars' five luxurious and intimate Beachfront Bures are scattered along an unforgettable bay of pure white sand overlooking a vibrant turquoise lagoon and a pair of verdant neighboring islands. With all the solitude of a deserted island and all the luxurious amenities of a first world, five-star holiday at your beck and call, you can count yourself among the few to truly indulge in the finest aspects of both worlds.
"One of my favorite things was waking up early with their on-hand Yoga instructor and doing an hour of yoga on top of tall bure and watching the sun rise. – Expedia
Each Beachfront Bure boasts a cathedral roof sheltering 700 square feet of luxury – plus a private patio and garden overlooking the beach. Get cosy on your own personal sun deck for front row seats to the epic sunset show every evening. If you're disciplined, wake up at dawn to bury your toes deep in the brilliant white sand to welcome the new day in paradise.


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$100 8 LBS / $4.41 Per Serving
Overwhelmed by all of the delicious options we have to offer? It happens all the time. This curated box is meant to give you a sample of all things Porter Road. This box includes 2 dry aged steaks*, 2 pork chops, 2 lbs of dry aged ground beef, 1 lb of bacon, 1 lb of country sausage, and 1 lb of chorizo sausage. Love it? Subscribe and never be without pasture-raised goodness.
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ALAN SHEARER called on Newcastle to make an impact in the UEFA Cup to avenge their Champions League elimination after a 4-2 aggregate victory over FC Basle last night.
Boris Smiljanic scored the only goal of the second round second leg at St James' Park when he deflected Laurent Robert's corner into the back of his own net to give Newcastle a 1-0 win.
Afterwards Shearer revealed his desire to make up for the disappointment of failing to reach the Champions League with a qualifying round defeat by Partizan Belgrade earlier this season.
He told BBC Three, "Because of our elimination from the Champions League we feel we have to go on and achieve something in this competition. Whether we can win it remains to be seen but we have to go for it."
The former England captain admitted Newcastle sat back after taking the lead, something he blamed on worries over Saturday's lunchtime fixture at Wolves.
"It wasn't great, it was workmanlike but it was enough," he added. "Sometimes you come into Europe and don't play well all the time. The hard work was done over there and it was just about being sensible tonight."


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Hello Joy Friends 🙂
When you move to Brisbane there are so many necessities of life that we need to find again
Car mechanics are one of those necessities in life that we all need on speed dial 🙂 and yet we want to make sure that the place we take our cars is not going to rip us off ( I'm sure we have enough stories out there to fill a website not just a blog ! )
So as ever us Joy girls have been on the hunt and asking around to make sure we get you the awesome guys to go to .
Bellbowrie Mechanical in Seventeen Mile Rocks. We took our car in just today in fact as there were a couple of noises ( those ominous sounds that always sound so expensive !! ) These guys were great! As it turned out that one issue was just a quirk of the car and the other issue was a really simple problem and easy to fix . What we really liked was their honesty as all they charged us was the labour ( which was 45 mins ) and not once did they try and oversell us some work that they felt " might need doing " which we've had in the past . So we will definitely be taking any further issues back to them.
Then for great servicing and other general repairs check out KPR automotive where the lovely Pete will help you out 🙂 being from the UK originally he has lots of experience with European cars which can be helpful and between him and his lovely wife Kelly you will be well looked after 🙂
Another find is Anderwald Automotive in Sumner Park, phone 32792929. They are VW specialist, although I am sure they would work on any European make of car. These guys have always been reasonably priced and very honest in their dealings with me.
Another great mechanic a little further west is Graham Kropp at Kropps Mechanical, shed 4-5 14 Coal St, Bundamba. Graham has been in business for over 20 years and can look after all your mechanical needs from a minor service to a diesel performance upgrade.
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DOBES Archive
- ZKM tells everything that comes to her mind about hedje, the traditional Even dance. The general description of hedje is intertwined with the anecdotes from ZKM's life concerning singing and music. She also explains the Even custom of feeding the fire, emphasising the importance of fumigation with and without fat, as well as the custom of hanging ribbons on trees. The latter is illustrated with a story about cursed places she recalls from her childhood, including the motive of shaman graves and the attack from the spirits of the dead. In the story, the type of ritual behaviour called "olan" is illustrated, as well as the importance of the hunting ritual instrument of long knife (gid). A ritual of adoption by fire spirits and the ritual fumigation of a new-born baby is also explained.


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Creating a high fashion portrait doesn't always have to involve a massive budget and an army of assistants carting in equipment. Sometimes creating a portrait is about getting back to the basics; with one light there's so many options to choose from. In the video below, one option is demonstrated by using one light to create a gradated background while still illuminating a rim on the subject to bring out his features fashionably.
First we're going to set up our speedlight on camera left, and equip it with a Rogue FlashBender 2 XL Pro Lighting System and we're going to be using the included Strip Grid attachment. The Strip Grid attachment is going to give us beam more narrow than a traditional softbox, and the grid that is built-in will prevent spill into the camera's lens and limit the amount of light on our subject's face.
Let's rewind, it's important to keep that light out of camera frame or pointed in the camera's direction for this image. Here's an example of what happens if light hits the lens, it creates a flare and decreases contrast. For this shot, that's not the goal. However, that is a creative way to create a faded look or to decrease contrast. For an example of that, check out how Erik Valind created artificial sun flare.
After positioning the light so that it falls on the background to create a gradated effect and just slightly on our subject's nose, cheek bone, and hat's brim, it's all about posing. Get creative and have fun! Using a set up this simple, one that can fit into a backpack, let's you focus on the creativity and posing of the shot.
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Camera Settings: 85mm Lens @ 85MM, ISO 100, 1/125, f/6.3
Bio: Jeff Rojas is an American Photographer based in New York City. His primary body of work includes Portrait and Fashion Photography, although he's directed misc. fashion films and commercials. Rojas also frequents as a photography instructor and has taught on various photographic platforms including: CreativeLIVE, WPPI, PhotoPlus Expo, Gulf Photo Plus and APA.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for your question. The closest you could get to an 85mm perspective on a crop frame camera would be a 50mm, which would have a true perspective of a 80mm focal length. There's are several different types of 50mm on the market, I would recommend researching a few and seeing which has the best reviews.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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I see you are using a 85mm for this shoot. I take it that you are full frame camera. I have the Canon 7d mark 2. I have to figure in the crop factor. What lens would be good for me to use with this camera. Thank you for your time! Hope to hear back from you! I loved the video. I'm going to try and duplicate this shoot!
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G02 – Up
Walk into the room inspired by the Pixar movie 'Up' and you'll be instantly be brought back to the memories of the movie – the memories between Carl and Ellie, the adventurous couple who dream of exploring Paradise Falls one day and the house that Carl floats all the way to Venezuela in helium filled balloons. What he wasn't counting on was an inadvertent stowaway, Russell, a dutiful Wilderness Explorer Scout. "Up" is a wonderful film, with characters who are as believable as any characters can be who spend much of their time floating above the rain forests of Venezuela. There are stakes here, and personalities involved, and two old men battling for meaning in their lives. And a kid who, for once, isn't smarter than all the adults. And a loyal dog. And an animal sidekick. And always that house and those balloons.
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Communications Associate
Communications Associate (6 month appointment with the opportunity for extension)
At the Calgary Public Library Foundation, our vision is to create the best public library in the world for Calgarians. We believe this is possible through Add In—the Campaign for Calgary's Library. The Add In campaign will build capacity for each and every community library, as well as the New Central Library, and will include projects with a strong impact for Library customers.
The Communications Associate facilitates the internal and external communications of the Library Foundation, and is responsible for maintaining the organization's brand and unique voice. Reporting to the Director, Strategy & Support and working in partnership with the Creative Director, this role is responsible for the execution of the Library Foundation's communication strategies, materials, and collateral. Some key priorities include:
- Maintain an editorial calendar to manage internal and external communications
- Draft copy for materials and collateral to support all areas of the Library Foundation
- Draft and disseminate monthly newsletters and e-updates
- Generate online content to engage audience segments across multiple platforms (print, web, social media, etc.)
- Manage social media platforms and respond to inquiries in a timely manner
- Maintain and update website
- Build roster of stories through donor interviews to highlight the importance of philanthropy and why they chose to support the Library
- Draft event collateral including invitations, programs, letters and speaking notes
- Provide day-of event support
- Draft releases and advisories for distribution through external communications agency
- Act as the media liaison at media announcements and other events
- Other duties as assigned
- A minimum of two years of recent, related full time work experience
- Successful completion of a post-secondary program in marketing, communications, journalism, or public relations.
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
- Familiarity with WordPress, CMS Google Analytics, SEO Hootsuite and Adobe Creative Suites an asset
- The ability to juggle multiple projects and competing demands
- You have a passion for the Library
Hours and Pay
- 37.5 Hours a week
- $40,000/yr
- Flexibility to work outside of normal office hours
Please apply by:
- Provide your cover letter and resume
- Include References
- Email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Mom and Dad took me to the coolest place on earth — WaterWorld. Just 20+ minutes from my house, its the biggest water park in the US. They have lots of cool stuff. However, you have to wait in line to go on things and I am not good at that. To me, waiting in line means cutting behind the … Read More
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After two rain reschedules and lots of planning, I'm so happy that Samantha and Paul's Jefferson Patterson Park engagement session went so well! These two are a lot of fun to work with and we had a great night, exploring all of the spots around the park. I can't wait until their Cove Point Lighthouse Wedding, next May! I worked there on the same exact weekend in 2014 and it was amazing! Can't wait to do it all over again.
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We have full Public and Employer's Liability Insurance, have all necessary policies and procedures in place, carry out our own DBS checks and provide Safeguarding and First Aid training for staff. All of our activities are accessible to children with Special Educational Needs therefore, should you have children with particular needs, we are happy to cater for each and every individual child.
We work in a wide variety of areas with over 100 schools and our representatives can attend meetings with your staff in the first instance to ensure your service is established correctly. We have a profound knowledge in all areas of extra-curricular services including premium quality leadership of activities, marketing, school budget management and maximisation, event planning, safe recruitment practice, and administration. We can advise which activities will suit your school by assessing the equipment and space available, and by considering the current trends and popular activities at the time in your area. This can be to establish, develop or improve a language, sport, dance, drama or art provision in your school. We are also able to run school sports teams to prepare children for Inter-school Sports Competitions.
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We have had our 'new' website for two years now and love, love it! Previously we went from myself producing the website to a friend doing the job, neither of which were as professional and dynamic as our Konnen Design amazing website. Konnen Design even updated our logo to be concise and punchy, we have a whole 'new' look. We would recommend Konnen Design as your branding/website experts.
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Brandt Forensic Economics
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We use Konnen Design to create and maintain a very professional website that stands out. We have found Justin easy to work with and fine that he understands our level of knowledge regarding websites. He is able to take our questions and translates information back to us that really makes sense, which in turn, allows us to make informed decisions on the best use of our website to enhance our business experience.
~ Scott Noon
S&T Support, LLC
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Building an entirely new website and transitioning over from one large platform to another can be a daunting task for any small non-profit organization. There is a lot of trust being given and there are multiple points of fine detail that need to be covered, But, working with Justin and Konnen Design made it all flow together very easily; timelines were honored, budgets met, webpages built and added as needed and when launch day came - we were live and looking good. Our new website design is a trillion times more visually welcoming and, most importantly, it is user friendly for our members. Working with Konnen Design has been fantastic. We are very happy with the business relationship we have built over the past year and a half and are looking forward to continuing on into the future.
~ Lara Petitclerc-Stokes
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Working with Justin has been terrific! He is right on time, has good ideas, and follows through with his work. It makes it easy on us to leave the creative side to him and focus on our core business. We highly recommend!
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A reliable basis for future decision making.
Get more transparency and reliability out of your investment. We work with you to optimize your business for long-term success, and investment decisions based on current figures. When you use our investment planning service, our specialists identify potential investments for your business.
Investment consulting: To do this, we examine your individual job structure, your ABC customer structure and your machinery. Based on this, and taking account of your personal market evalua-tion, we develop possible scenarios and then use simulation to demonstrate their impact on your business.
Comprehensive planning data: Using your management information system (MIS), we export all the data required for a comprehensive evaluation of your job portfolio. The best timeframe for this is a year, to balance out seasonal fluctuations. Based on your job data we work with you to define possible future scenarios, using simulation to frame the impact of modified plant and machinery on productivity, capacity and cost-effectiveness.
When the analysis is complete, to minimize the risk of ill-advised decisions we give you a tailor-made solution as to how your equipment and machinery should look. So you can make targeted investments and move forward on the basis of the facts.


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Well we got there early, so there was plenty of walking around room, that did change fairly quickly though.. what started out slow built nicely into a very enjoyable afternoon on the Paseo de Flores drinking beer and trying the many different tapas.
From sausages to paella, you could have had it all. Excellent tapas, great weather, and excellent company, what else do you need. Now just remember, today is day of the child over at the fair grounds, as per normal, the bulk of the action will take place in the evening.
Tomorrow is the Fiesta de San Juan, so don't forget, grab your bathing suit and get down to the beach.. Tomorrow it all starts around 11pm. If you are here, try not to miss this day as it is the most fun fiesta we have have.


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Google has integrated its Google+ social network into YouTube and now requires a profile before being able to comment on the video service. This move has since come under fire, even from one of the video sharing site's co-founders.
YouTube is certainly a new media sensation. After gaining traction as a video sharing service in 2005, it had become one of Google's first billion-dollar acquisitions. YouTube has evolved since its early days as a social sharing service. Now, it offers monetization and official music video channels. The service now has 1 billion active users per month, and 100 hours of video uploaded every minute, according to official statistics.
Comments add to the interactivity of YouTube, and the service has since experimented with several improvements, such as video responses. The latest update is meant to improve the quality of comment threads (which are admittedly problematic, due to the one-off nature of comments and responses). Google is now integrating its social network, Google+, into YouTube comments, and requires users to have an account before being able to respond to videos.
With Google+ integration, comments are no longer arranged by chronology by default, but by relevance, which takes into account a user's Google+ connections, the number of +1 votes on that comment, and contributions by the video owner. The aim here is for YouTube comments to "become conversations that matter to you."
In addition, YouTube comments can be now set to private, and video owners can now moderate comments before these are published, block certain keywords, auto-approve comments from certain users.
Not everyone is comfortable with this update, however. For instance, Jawed Kareem, one of the original founders of YouTube, has criticized the move. "Why the f*** do I need a Google+ account to comment on a video?" he supposedly wrote on his YouTube profile. Additionally, Forbes contributor Paul Tassi has cast doubts whether forcing readers or viewers to use their real names — whether through Google+ or through Facebook-based commenting systems — will improve the quality of conversations online.
At the very least, the move has been considered a "cheap way to get even more people to sign up for Google Plus when they wouldn't have voluntarily done so otherwise." Google's social network is not exactly performing well, compared with the likes of Facebook and Twitter, and the search company has attempted to improve engagement by tying it closely to Google services like Gmail, Google Play, and now YouTube. "There's no avoiding Google+" wrote Amir Efrati on the Wall Street Journal earlier this year.
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Parque Santiago 3 / 4 Apartments
The Parque Santiago 3 / 4 Apartments are next to the beach and have large, family-friendly pools and a whole host of themed restaurants.
The Apartments Parque Santiago III and IV are ideally situated on the oceanfront of Playa de las Americas with direct access to the sea and sandy beach, 200 metres away. Suitably catering for all ages and tastes, especially families, this complex of apartments is complimented by a good range of facilities. The four swimming pools are a great place for a refreshing dip including one of the largest in southern Tenerife.
The resort centre with its numerous amenities a short walk away and nearby there's a selection of tempting restaurants, cafés and shops
Kids are well-catered for too and can have fun in the separate kids' pool or the aqua park with mini-water slides, splurging water jets and tumbling water features as well as a playground.
NB. Guests may be accommodated in either Parque Santiago III or IV.
Olympic Rating: 3 Star
Official Rating: 3 Star
Studios (up to 3 adults) have twin beds plus sofa bed, a ceiling fan, satellite TV, kitchenette (with cooking rings, oven, cooking utensils and fridge), bathroom with shower and balcony or terrace.
1 bedroom apartments (2-4 people) have a separate twin bedroom plus sofa bed and extra bed in the living area, with the same facilities as studios.
2 bedroom apartments (4-6 people) are as 1 bedroom apartments, with an additional twin bedroom.
- 24 hour reception
- Currency exchange
- Laundry servivces
- Two outdoor pools
- Sun terraces with sunloungers and parasols
- Five restaurants, including pizzeria and Chinese
- Pool bar
- Fitness room
- Small waterpark with slides (in Santiago III)
- Playground
- Cots
- Supermarket
- Shops
- Free Wi-Fi in reception*
- WiFi available in rooms (payable locally)
The Atlantico international restaurant is where you'll find local, Spanish and international dishes on the menu here.
The Barbacoa steakhouse restaurant is the place for the finest grilled meats and fish.
The Bier Pinte international restaurant serves international cuisine and drinks with a choice of dining on the terrace or inside.
The Café del Parque is for breakfast, main courses and cocktails.
The La Gula grill restaurant serves grilled meats and fish in a chilled out atmosphere.
The El Faro seafood restaurant servies fish and seafood dishes, and are the speciality here.
There is a popular pizzaria also that serves pizza and other good, set on a terrace in the square. Live music is here to after 8pm.
There are also bars, including a vitamin bar, serving fresh juice, a poolbar that serves refreshing drinks during the day and even a British-style pub.


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Raw Edge Reversible Linen Pillow Cover, Latte
Sewn of luxuriously soft linen with a delicate raw-edge fringe, our pillow cover imparts casual elegance. An embroidered frame pattern adds structure and style, and the design mixes, matches or holds its own.
- Sewn of pure linen with an embroidered frame.
- Reverses to opposite.
- Edged with whisper fringe.
- Hidden zipper.
- Insert sold separately.
Dimensions & More Info
- 22" sq.
- Made in India.
Use & Care
- Machine-wash cold. Use only non-chlorine bleach as needed. Tumble dry low. Warm iron as needed.
Shipping Information
This item is shipped from our warehouse by UPS to arrive within five business days of our receiving your order.
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Our products are designed with your comfort and style in mind.
Should your item arrive damaged or with a defect, please contact us at 888.922.4108 within 7 days so that we may arrange for a replacement. Frames and springs are warranted to be free of manufacturing defects for the product's life, subject to the following conditions: warranty applies only to original owner and normal residential use. Defects resulting from negligence, abuse or use in a commercial, hospitality or other non-residential setting are not covered. For warranty service, call 888.922.4108.
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More analysts are frantically cutting estimates for Google as anecdotal accounts suggest that the company is having a rough quarter. In a way, this is good news: A wholesale resetting of expectations is a prerequisite for a sustained rally in the stock...because otherwise the company won't be able to beat expectations.
So where are we now?
Estimates for Q4 have come down nicely, but consensus for 2009 is still way too high. Analysts now expect Google's revenue to jump 19% next year, as compared to a 20% estimate a month ago. We expect that estimates ultimately have to drop to 10%-15% growth, if that.
Here's the latest cut, from Collins Stewart's Sandeep Aggarwal. We agree on the deteriorating fundamental trends and disagree on the supremely optimistic $465 target on the stock:
¡ We are now assuming flat CPC growth Q/Q for Q4-08
We are cutting our estimates for Google due to further weakening of retail and advertising environments and the resulting CPC [cost per click] pressure dilemma. Our Q4 net revenue now implies 5% Q/Q growth on constant currency basis and 2% Q/Q on FX adjusted basis and '09 implies 20% net rev growth. We believe that the high CPC inflation Google has been experiencing for the past 6 quarters is not sustainable and will pressure core search growth in Q4-08 and '09. Though in the current economic environment search budgets are still holding better than perhaps any kind of advertising categories, the sponsored clicks growth started to slow down in Q4-07 and starting from Q3-08 we witnessed the slowing CPC growth. However, Google is currently trading at 13.6x our '09 PF EPS and 7.5x our '09 EBITDA and can provide material upside in the event of even a modest recovery in the macro economic outlook.
¡ The CPC dilemma at Google
In our view, the prior CPC hikes Google achieved were a function of two factors – 1) bid density (number of advertisers for a keyword determined the CPC) and 2) quality scoring (higher minimum bid for low quality keywords). We think that due to a weaker economy bid density is now getting affected and quality scoring by nature has diminishing marginal returns. As per our estimates, going forward bid density will deliver 2%-4% Y/Y lift in CPC and quality scoring perhaps 1%-2% vs. average of 6% Y/Y each for the past six quarters.
¡ In spite of headwinds GOOG can outperform 'Net ad market
During our conversations with several advertisers and media buyers we have been hearing that overall ad budgets continue to come down but 'Net ad continues to see secular growth trends, albeit at a lower pace. Advertisers/media buyers continue to find Search to be the most compelling online ad format. In our view Search will very likely outperform the overall 'Net ad growth and a modest market share gain by Google means GOOG can be one of the fastest growing online ad companies.
¡ Our new vs. old estimates
For Q4-08 we are at net rev of $4.26bn (prior $4.37bn), adjusted EBITDA of $2.54bn (prior $2.58bn), and pro-forma EPS of $5.10 (prior $5.21).
¡ How do we break down Google's top-line growth for 2009?
Our '09 net revenue growth of 20% assumes 15% growth in core search and 5% growth in non-core search i.e. mobile Internet ($250mm incremental), YouTube ($200mm incremental), Google Apps ($175mm incremental), & DoubleClick ($90mm incremental).
Our '09 gross search growth of 17% (including mobile & video) is based on 9%Y/Y for search queries, 2% Y/Y for CTR, and 4% Y/Y for CPC.


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Decoration and flowers
The Cherwell Boathouse will provide round tables that can seat up to 9 people, or up to 12 people. We will also provide white tablecloths, a small flower display per table, and all crockery etc.
Music and dancing are possible subject to sound level controls, and music has to finish at 11pm.
For parties that want extra flowers or special displays, we can recommend the following:
Jacqui from flowerworks 01865 860975 / 07914356754 / www.jacqui-lewis-flowers.co.uk
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As we come up on the halfway point of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins are leading the league in their respective conferences.
The Hawks, despite some shaky goaltending at times, have been carried by Hossa, Toews, Sharp, and Kane, all of whom average a point per game (or almost, Kane has 34 points in 35 games). They need a goalie to step up, whether its Emery or Crawford. They can be carried through the regular season with average goaltending, but they can't just flip a switch on during the playoffs and expect to do well.
The Bruins have been winning in all different ways. Obviously they have the ageless Tim Thomas backed up by Tuuka Rask (who is probably the best backup in the league), but they have also had many players who have stepped up after their abysmal start to the season that left them in last place in the east. Chris Kelly, who is eighth on the team in points, has 12 goals, pretty good for a career 3rd liner. The one even semi-bad thing I can say about the Bruins is that Joe Corvo has not been spectacular. However I can't say he's been bad either, and I don't think he's as good as the hype anyway so it's not that big of a deal.
The New York Rangers are second in the east with 46 points. The reinvigorated Marian Gaborik has 21 goals so far in the season to lead the league (for the moment, there are four players with 20) but other than that; the Rangers skaters have been average-good. The main reason they are doing so well is their stellar goaltending by both Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Biron. Don't discount Biron's importance in this either, he is 7-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .933 save percentage (and 2 assists to boot). Most importantly, he is giving time for Lundqvist to rest so he will play better.
The Minnesota Wild have been good as well, coming out of nowhere to lead the northwest. They have done so with absolute lights-out goaltending. Backstrom, Harding, and Hackett have all been simply amazing. Come playoff time, they may have the opposite problem that the Blackhawks have. Great goaltending with a lack of a superstar who can be dangerous every time he has the puck. However I can't talk about the Wild without mentioning Kyle Brodziak, who has 11 goals this season. He's another career bottom-6 guy who's really broken out so far this season.
Florida occupies the lead for the southeast division and holds third place in the east. The line of Kris Versteeg (37 pts, 35 gp), Stephen Weiss (32 pts, 35 gp), and Tomas Fleischmann (31 pts, 36 gp) has arguably been the best line in the league. They don't have too much in terms of depth scoring but their D has produced marvelously. Jason Garrison's 10 goals lead all defensemen, Brian Campbell's 24 assists are second only to Ottawa's Erik Karlsson (for defense). Jose Theodore has played very well, and has a respectable .919 save percentage.
San Jose has been an interesting team so far. They have had many ups and downs, both for the team and individual players. Although Marleau, Thornton, Clowe, Pavelski, and Burns have all slumped at one point or another, the team was just way too talented and deep for one players slump to hurt them. Both Niemi and Greiss have been better than average on most nights, but Niemi continues to show us only sparks of his cup-winning skill. The Sharks currently occupy the third spot in the west, and are leading the pacific division with the Dallas Stars hot on their tail.
The Philadelphia Flyers are the prime example of a team who felt they were not in the right direction, made moves, and the moves actually were radically successful. Despite a plethora of injuries to star players, they still have 46 points and are right behind the Rangers waiting to seize the division. Claude Giroux 43 points are the most in the NHL despite him only playing 30 games. Jaromir Jagr looks like he never even left the league and has 29 points in 30 games. Scott Hartnell rounds out their spectacular first line with 16 goals and 32 points in 34 games. The Flyers D, though hurt by the loss of Pronger, still boasts some excellent defensemen with Timonen and Carle. Bobrovsky has so far outplayed Bryzgalov, who has been very streaky.
How great a story are the St. Louis Blues right now? Since Ken Hitchcock came in from Columbus, the Blues have been one of, if not the best team in the NHL. Their 46 points would put them in first place in the west if not for Chicago's equally impressive play. With an impressive mix of young talent and veteran grit (courtesy of Jason Arnott and Jamie Langenbrunner), the team's very deep scoring ability seems to have found itself. Combine that with the classic Cinderella story of Brian Elliott (who, by the way, leads the league with a 1.55 GAA and who's .943 save percentage ties a pretty good goalie by the name of Tim Thomas), and you have a recipe for a team that will absolutely be a playoff team, and might surprise a few teams in the west.
The Detroit Red Wings have been uncharacteristically streaky so far. Both Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk started off very slow. They have been winning games thanks to a more balanced offensive strategy. Their best player so far though, has undoubtedly been Jimmy Howard, who boasts a .927 save percentage and, in my mind, is the only reason the Wings are a playoff team right now (he has a league-leading 21 wins).
The Vancouver Canucks are another team that has had an up-and-down season. Or I suppose, what would be more appropriate, a down-and-up season. They started off quite slow, and people seemed to think it was a classic case of a team that lost in the final and then struggles the next year. But we all really know this team has way too much talent to play second fiddle to anyone in the west. Both Luongo and Schneider have been good and average at times. The Sedin's, as they are expected to, are carrying this team. Henrik's 41 points and Daniel's 40 are both in the top 6 in the league.
The mantra of the Pittsburgh Penguins seems to be working for them. They are indeed a good team without superstar Sidney Crosby. Despite Crosby missing all but 8 games with what we all hope (and I'm a Caps fan!) is not going to be too detrimental to him with his concussion-related absence, the Penguins keep on rolling. Evgeni Malkin's bounce-back season has been very impressive. James Neal's 20 goals are among the top-5 in the league. Fleury and the D have been good as well. No matter what sort of injuries, streaks, or slumps come their way, the Penguins always seem to find a way to win.
If the Dallas Stars do end up making the playoffs, the reason may be little more than a footnote in their season summary. The Stars always seem to start off really well, as they did this season. However around Christmas time they seem to tail off a bit before ending up at the end of the season just outside the playoffs. When Kari Lehtonen went down, many people thought the Stars would go down with him. However the play of rookie Richard Bachman helped the Stars retain a playoff spot. With Lehtonen back and Bachman now down with the Texas Stars, Dallas once again has a chance to solidify a playoff spot. Though he has slowed down as of late, Sheldon Souray's comeback has so far been a success. Eric Nystrom and Michael Ryder have both been great for the team as well.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are a bit like Dallas in that they always start off well, they just always seem one or two spots out of a playoff berth. This season they may finally have gotten it right. With their moves of the past couple of years that brought Phil Kessel, Joffrey Lupul, Dion Phaneuf, John Michael-Liles, and Tim Connolly to town, they finally seem to be a solid team. Combine the unpredictably amazing play of Kessel and Lupul with finally having a decent goaltender in James Reimer, the Leafs will probably be playing hockey in the spring.
The Nashville Predators have done something truly amazing this season. They are transitioning from a completely defensive team to a more get-up-and-go mentality, but they are winning even during the transition. It's either the best coaching strategy ever, or Pekka Rinne is just making them seem better than they are, or maybe both. In any case, Rinne has been amazing (except the past few games), as has Shea Weber, who leads the team with 29 points.
Despite having virtually no defense, and seeing Martin Brodeur's age finally seeming to catch up to him, the Devils still hold a playoff spot. Patrik Elias just keeps on truckin' along with 30 points in 34 games. Rookie Adam Henrique has come out of nowhere to be in the discussion for the Calder. Parise and Kovalchuk have both been good, not quite superstars, but not bad either.
The Phoenix Coyotes took a bargain on Mike Smith during the offseason, and he has surprised most of us. We all know he had talent, but whether he could carry that talent through a whole season as a #1 goalie was and really still is a question. So far though, he has been great with the defensively minded Coyotes. Ray Whitney, Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan, and Keith Yandle have been good as well.
The Los Angeles Kings have been really pretty bad most of the season. The only reason they stayed afloat during November and early December is because of the decent play of Jonathan Quick. However the last couple of games they seem to have finally found a spark under new coach Darryl Sutter. Through all the turmoil that this season has brought, Anze Kopitar still has 34 points in 37 games. If the Kings can finally get Drew Doughty going, they will be a team to fear in the west.
Calgary has done what they have done every year since 2009. They started out average, lost a few games, and then resolved as a team to start winning. As a result, they are 6-2-2 in their last ten and sit only 2 points out of a playoff berth. Olli Jokinen and Jarome Iginla continue to show the league that age is just a number with their 31 and 29 points.
The Winnipeg Jets currently hold the last playoff spot in the east. Evander Kane has quietly put in 17 goals this season. Bryan Little seems to have found the part of him that scored 31 goals in 2009-09. This teams dominant play, especially at home, where they are 12-6-1, is the play of a playoff team. However that is only through 36 games, it's still a long season for the young, talented Winnipeg Jets, but the future looks bright.
Somehow, with a truly all-star roster of Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson, Milan Michalek, and Daniel Alfredsson, everyone, myself included, immediately counted the Ottawa Senators out this season. Jason Spezza is averaging better than a point per game, Karlsson's 33 points are most in the league by defensemen, Michalek's 19 goals are 6 th in the league, despite him playing in only 32 games (goal scoring leader's Stamkos and Gaborik have played in 35). If Craig Anderson can recapture some of the magic he had his first season in Colorado, they might have a shot of squeezing into the playoffs. That is of course assuming they all keep up their current rate of production, which is unlikely. I might be eating my words in April, but I just think there are better teams in the East that will eventually edge out the Sens.
The Colorado Avalanche have been a classic young, talented team this season. They started off randomly being the best team on the road in the league, and then as the season got into mid-November, they decided to start losing on the road, and to start winning at home (8-1 in their last 9 home games). As it stands, they have 38 points and are in 12 th place in the west. Semyon Varlamov has been awful of late, but J.S. Giguere has really stepped up and boasts a .928 save percentage and 1.95 GAA.
The Washington Capitals may be one of the biggest flops this season, if not the team, then its star players. Ovechkin has only 27 points in 35 games, which is good, but not Ovechkin-like numbers. Alex Semin only has 17 points in 32 games. Mike Green has been great when he's been in the lineup, but has only played 8 games this season. The only star Capital who has been good is Nick Backstrom, who has been simply dominant this season. Despite line mates underperforming, Backstrom has 12 goals and 36 points. Career third-liner Jason Chimera leads the team with 13 goals. Goaltending Tandem Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth have been hot and cold, though overall Vokoun has been better. This team is far too good to miss the playoffs, they'll get in.
Speaking of underachievers, Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has lost his mojo. The reigning Olympic MVP has a 3.05 GAA and .901 save percentage. He, if not for Eric Staal, would be the most underachieving player in the league. Thankfully for the Sabres, Jason Pominville has given us a class in what stepping up as a captain means, he has 38 points in 36 games, as does Tomas Vanek. Pseudo-rookie Luke Adam has ten goals this season so that speaks something about Buffalo's top young player. Tyler Myers only has 6 points this whole season. If Miller can find his game, this team will make a push for eighth place.
The Montreal Canadiens right now sit at 12 th in the east. Carey Price has been alright, but has not been finishing games. For goalies, GAA and save % isn't everything. Wins are the most important statistic, and Price's record is 13-12-7. Max Pacioretty started out the season hot, but only has one assist in his last 5 games. The most distressing thing about the Canadiens is their blue line. Josh Gorges is the only regular defenseman to be a plus player (+7), PK Subban is second and he is even, not even plus. Though parts of this team are really very good, the Canadiens D is too young for this team to make the playoffs.
The Edmonton Oilers have been good at times this season, culminating in a 9-2 win against Chicago on November 19. A combination of Nikolai Khabibulin's revival and the young guns of the Oilers have kept them in games. Jordan Eberle's 38 points lead the team. Rookie and expected Calder winner Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 35 points in 35 games. Just so you know folks, the last two times a rookie had a full point per-game season, their names were Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin (both had hundred point seasons in 81 games). I think at this point, playoffs are slipping away from the Oilers, but if they can land a puck-moving defenseman next summer, this is a team that could easily be best in the west next season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning decided to put their goaltending in the hands of playoff star Dwayne Roloson, who has so far flopped this season. He only has 6 wins and has an inflated 3.72 GAA. Mathieu Garon has been alright but not stellar in relief. The rest of the team has been average, with the exception of Steven Stamkos, who already has 22 goals this season. St Louis and Lecavalier have been average by their standards. Marc-Andre Bergeron started out the season leading all defensemen in points but is pointless in his last 5. The Lightning need a young goalie if they are going to have any hope of pushing for the playoffs, which is even now starting to look very, very difficult.
Alright here we go, the bottom four teams in the league. Starting with the Carolina Hurricanes. Basically, Jeff Skinner and arguably Tuomo Ruutu have been the only good players on this team. Eric Staal only has 7 goals and 20 points. Joni Pitkanen only has 12 points. Cam Ward has an .898 save percentage and is 12-14-5. It was supposed to be a make or break year for the 'canes, and it looks like they broke.
The New York Islanders have been very unbalanced this season. The top line of Parenteau, Tavares, and Moulson has been spectacular. After that though, the statistic chart starts to look very depressing. Moulson and David Ullstrom are the only players on the team to be in the + column. Al Montoya has been good for the Islanders though, and seems to be the goalie of the future on the Island. Evgeni Nabokov, though holding a respectable .910 save percentage, only has 2 wins.
The Anaheim Ducks have been so disappointing this season. Jonas Hiller has simply not been the same since he made his comeback after dealing with vertigo. He is 9-14-6 and has a .902 save percentage. Teemu Selanne is the only Duck to be producing at a point per game average, and he's 41 (albeit a very good 41 year old). The team has had no production from the third or fourth lines. Though they are not looked to for offense, they are expected to chip in once in a while, which they have not done. The Ducks need Hiller back on his game, and need to be secure playing a more aggressive style that suits them.
The Columbus Blue Jackets sit at last place in the league with only 23 points. Pretty much every player on this team has disappointed this season. Nash only has 24 points, Carter only 16, Wisniewski only 17. Most appalling are the numbers of Steve Mason, who has an abysmal .881 save percentage and holds a record of 4-15-2. The arguable bright spots in this season? Vinny Prospal has 27 points in 35 games, which is quite good for a 36 year old. Also young defenseman Nikita Nikitin has 12 points in 21 games.
Well there you have it, a brief overview of every team in the league so far.
By: Jonathan Bloom
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UNESCO Office in Beirut - Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States and Cluster Office to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and the Autonomous Palestinian Territories.
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