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In de tijd van voor de vakantie seizoen 2010 begint weer Pixum zijn grote en populaire fotowedstrijd , de zomer Pixum Zoom. Vanaf medio juni , hobby- fotografen uit 10 Europese landen hun beste foto’s en Travel Lodge . De meest opwindende reis verslagen en foto’s , waaronder een kans waterdichte Pentax Optio W90 digitale camera en een jaarabonnement van de foto tijdschrift DIGI Photo Pro .

Zoom de zomer 2010 tot eind september. Het kan zijn ambitieuze amateur- fotografen uit België, Denemarken, Duitsland, Frankrijk , Italië, Nederland , Noorwegen, Spanje en Groot-Brittannië hun beste , grappigste of leukste foto’s en kiekjes en zelfs een gedetailleerd reis- bericht. Een selectie van de inzendingen zullen worden gepubliceerd op de blog onder Pixum http://blog.pixum.nl . De winnaars worden na de wedstrijd door een onafhankelijke jury van Pixum bepaald.

Prijzen:

De hoofdprijs dit jaar is een Pentax Optio W90 digitale camera. Deze camera is een stijging van 6 meter diepte waterdicht, stofdicht , schokbestendig en kan zelfs in de winter ( koubestendig tot -10 ° C ) – een echte camera, dus voor globetrotters en avonturiers. Tweede en derde prijs degenen die een kans van acryl- poster of een fotoboek van Pixum in hardcover . Naast het winnen van de top drie van een jaar abonnement van DIGI Photo Pro , een spannende foto – journaal en must voor elke semi-professionele fotograaf .

Bovendien krijgt elke deelnemer is 25 afdrukken van Pixum geschenk, een coupon -code via de online shop Pixum kan besteld worden – in feite , iedereen wint!

Deelnemen is eenvoudig: via het inschrijvingsformulier op www.pixum.nl / Zomer zoom tot drie foto’s , en het uploaden van een bericht – de lengte van het bericht is natuurlijk vrij om elke reiziger te definiëren. Pixum Wanneer de tentoonstelling heeft ontvangen, ontvangt de deelnemer een deelname -certificaat voor bevestiging per e – mail .

Over Pixum :

Pixum ( www.pixum.nl ) is de leidende, onafhankelijke en bekroonde leverancier van online fotoservices in Duitsland en Europa . Naast de mogelijkheid om gratis online fotoalbums te bouwen en delen van foto’s , Pixum ook goedkope en professionele verlichting voor digitale foto’s op fotopapier , professioneel gedrukte en gebonden fotoboeken en fotocadeaus ( zoals bekers , puzzels , T – shirts , kaarten , origineel cadeau kalenders, fotolijsten en meer) . Pixum uitgedrukt en die uitsluitend blootstaan hoogwaardige materialen en gebruikt de meest moderne en milieuvriendelijke technologieën .

To buy and sell photos online, two things are important. First is the ability to find good subjects, and second is the ability to convert these subjects. Photographs must clearly depict these ideas. It is important to understand the details of both. Picsala is a trustworthy platform for photographers. Budding or seasoned, if you are a photographer, Picsala will help you make money by selling your photos online.

Subjects are ideas that you want to communicate. But people who buy photos will have too many options in such subject areas. The best way is to find the maximum number of pictures with the minimum number of competitors. No searching is required when you have access to Picsala. They have a well-organized and very efficient management of online selling processes of photos.

Once you have finalized a subject, think about ways in which it can be communicated. For instance, if the idea is to show a bull run in the stock market, you can click the picture of a snorting bull running on the Wall Street. Here is where this software comes in handy. You can click a picture of a bull in a field or in the countryside and then merge them with another picture where the Wall Street people are standing on the edges and looking in awe. You can also create different versions of the same idea. One idea leads to many more. All you need to do is figure out what is your message and find things that are representative of the same. The same image can also be used for many things. For instance, the photograph of a handshake can use different backgrounds to convey different ideas. A handshake with a car in the background can signify a deal regarding the car. All this will get you good money on Picsala.

Technical Aspects Of Taking A Picture

This is a part of the broader idea of transforming your subject into a set of photos that people will buy. Understand your audience. May be they are publishers of a newspaper or a website. They might want to write something next to the photograph. So instead of taking photos with the subject in the middle, you can move your subjects to one of the sides. This will leave space for the buyer to add text to that photograph as and when they use it.

The resolution of the picture is also of great importance. Most micro-stock photo agencies will require a minimum resolution of 4 megapixels. You will also find many useful tips on Picsala. This site is a one stop portal for buyers and sellers.

Hence a photographer must always keep in mind the person who will buy photographs. Keeping an eye on the consumers and tracking their changing preferences will enable you to sell photos like hot cakes.

If you wish to try this mode of earning, Picsala will help you. Dig out your hidden potential. Visit the given link: http://www.picsala.com

Pixum.dk has emerged as a major online resource for all billedfremkaldelse needs of a number of people. The website has now become the leading online photo service in Germany, in particular, and many other parts of Europe, in general. There’s really no need to visit the studio anymore. All you need to do is transfer your pictures from the camera to the computer, upload them on the website, and you can ask for your photo prints right from the convenience of your home or place of work.

With the billedfremkaldelse services, the website is allowing people to print posters as well. It is quick, easy, and extremely affordable. You can print your pictures as posters and cherish all those wonderful moments. Are you just back from a fabulous vacation? Or did you just have a wonderful family reunion or a baby shower party? It can be so great to have your favorite pictures printed as a fotobog, fotoalbum, or a poster.

However, this is not all. Often, businesses also ask for digital poster print services for graphics at trade shows, banners, signs, point of purchase displays and presentations. There are businesses that also give away fotogaver printed on corporate gifts, such as mouse pads, pens, mugs, alarm clocks, bags, key chains, and much more. In fact, there are a number of products that can be customized and given away as fotogaver. Of course, you can also print your favorite pictures and share them with your friends and family. Surely it will be a treasured gift for your loved ones.

The billedfremkaldelse service of Pixum.dk is really easy. The company uses premium photo paper, the materials are of the finest quality, and the lighting used is environment friendly. Of course, the latest printing technologies are always used. You can also ask for the digital photo optimizer to further improve the quality of the pictures. After all, it’s not for nothing that the company has more than 2 million satisfied customers all across Europe. Though there are quite a few online billedfremkaldelse services today, this is one company that is standing out, and customers seem to prefer it as well.

The company is now also offering some great deals. For instance, when you sign up, you can avail a special bonus offer, wherein you can get 25 prints absolutely free. Besides, there are many other special offers and gift vouchers – so check them out as well.

It is really easy to use the website. To make it more convenient, the website allows a member a 1 GB free storage capacity, where you can keep all your favorite pictures. So you do not have to upload them from time to time. Once your pictures are stored online, just select the mode in which you want them printed – posters, fotobogs, fotoalbums, calendars, and more.

About Pixum.dk: With more than 2 million customers, Pixum.dk is the leading online billedfremkaldelse service not only in Denmark, but also in many other countries of Europe. The company stands out when it comes to both service and quality. That is why individuals, businesses, and professionals, too, use the website for their photo printing needs.

For more information on the billedfremkaldelse service, please visit the given link.

Pixum, Europe’s leading provider of online photo services, has forayed into the UK market with its award-winning fotoboek software and a host of other services.

Easybook, the fotoboek software is one of the best free photo editing programs available today. The numerous awards that the software has won over the past few years are testament to this fact.

Pixum provides up to 1GB of free storage and allows users to create free web albums of their pictures. Users can also gain from a wide range of printing and digital editing services. Pixum efficiently delivers orders to customers, and boasts of the quickest express photo and product delivery time.

Although there are many other companies that offer similar services, the experts and reviewers have all raved about the excellence and simplicity of Pixum’s foto album service.

Anthony Dhanendran, a reviewer at Computer Active, UK’s leading computing magazine wrote: “Some services require users to complete the creation [of photo albums] through a website, but this is usually slower and less flexible. The [Pixum's] software has made it easy to add captions when required and change the placement of pictures, with the ability to spread them over one or two pages.”

Although relatively new to the UK, Pixum is a reputed and well known name in many European countries. The company is best known for its “foto’s afdrukken” services, which is simply Dutch for “photo printing.” In addition, they also have a wide range of products such as personally customizable calendars, mugs, and apparel.

Despite competition from rivals, the company’s CEO, Daniel Attallah is upbeat about Pixum’s prospects. “Presently, our fotoboek services are offered in English, French, Dutch, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. We’re looking forward to serving more people. That caters to a good segment of Europe.”

The fotoservice company is owned and operated by the German based Diginet GmbH & Co. Launched in 2000; it has since expanded rapidly, and is offering services in as many as 30 territories across Europe. Pixum is also the winner of the Fast Fifty Award, an accolade jointly issued by Deloitte Technology, Capital magazine, and the German stock market authority. This was in recognition of Pixum being one of the 50 fastest growing companies in Germany.

Presently, the company is offering 25 free prints to new users who sign up for an account. Registering for an account is absolutely free, and each account provides the user up to 1GB of free storage for photos. Other free services include photo sharing with friends or family, as well as creating slide shows and web albums.

Interested users can sign up for a free account online, at Pixum’s website. The EasyBook software program is also available for free download. The program is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

For more information about fotoboek services, product range and pricing, visit the website the given link.

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The most obvious sign of your house needing an exterior painting  job is the fact that it does not look very good from the street as you approach it. As per popular misconception, most of the home owners only realize that their house needs a paint job when the paint starts peeling off. Usually, this implies that you have waited too long and that the cost of the paint project will be much higher than what it would have been if it was done at the right time. The cause for this is that your paint contractor will now need to remove the peeling paint before laying down a new layer. Our recommendation is that the house should be painted before the peeling begins. The following is a list of some signs signalling that your house needs to be painted. Spotting these signs and immediately getting a paint contractor to correct the problem can save you a lot of money.

If there is a loss of ideal colour of the paint, the reason is that the paint is being affected by the sun. This is a sure shot sign that your house needs a paint job.

Loss of structural integrity for the wood in terms of cracking or drying. The primary cause for this is that the wood is not protected by the mil thickness of the paint. It is even likely that the siding will need to be replaced if the damage is excessive.

Once cracking happens, the next ominous sign is cupping. The wood, if not protected appropriately with paint for too long a time, will begin to dry out, which will result in cupping. If this happens, then there is no other choice than replacing the siding.

Cupping, rotting, drying, flaking, and peeling are some of the more face signals that your house can give with respect to its need for a paint job.

Technically speaking, exterior paint breaks down in the following steps. The paint comprises varied chemicals and ingredients. The spine of the paint is called the vehicle that can either be water or a certain variety of oil. Once the vehicle has disappeared from the paint, dried off the paint, worn off the paint, or evaporated, the surface is left with solids. These components are the ones that are supposed to protect the wood from all types of harm. Resultantly, quality paints boast more solids.

This means that the more coating your house gets, the more protected it will be from harm, as there will be more solids on the surface. Therefore, coupling quality paint with more numbers of layers will drastically improve the durability of the paint job. This, in turn, will result in you saving loads of money in the long run. We, at Progressive Painting Services, understand what is required with respect to this technology and dedicate our knowledge and experience in this field to all our exterior paint customers in our bid to provide your cherished home with the needed tools to battle and conquer the New England weather.

The next obvious question is: How long a professional exterior paint job will last? Taking into account the New England weather, a homeowner can expect his house to be protected for a minimum of five years, that is, if the paint job was done professionally. The effectiveness of a paint job depends on a lot of things. The two main variables that affect the quality of a paint job includes the way the mixture was prepared and quality of the paint used.

In terms of painting the exterior of a New England home, Progressive Painting Services has formulated the ideal system. We take pride in helping you protect your home through a detailed evaluation of the surfaces in question, the identification of potential areas of concern, and a strategy that will result in the maximum performance from the paint job. We can not only make your house look good from distance, but also make it attractive with our experience, skill, attention to detail, and hard work.

Visit our website, www.progressivepaintingservices.com, to know more about our services.

Dallas, TX – Ernie Hunt’s riveting A Death in Dallas (Publish America) is a very compelling novel receiving a great deal of attention; an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller that puts focus on the atrocity that exists across the Mexican-Texas border in the trafficking of young women and drugs. Regardless of whether the key characters are female Hispanics or Muslims, who have been the subject of other novels by this author, the goal is to bring a greater awareness to the need in general for emancipation of those in female bondage.

Jack Cassidy returns home from Iraq a hero but severely wounded by an IED that requires extensive surgery to rebuild his face. Understandably having trouble dealing with his facial disfigurement, he loses himself and goes off track. Luckily, through an unexpected chain of events, he finds his true self again while helping Juanita, a victim of human trafficking in Dallas, by safely returning her to her family in Mexico. With valuable information and help from Juanita, and that of a private detective and his fiancée, they manage to track down the traffickers to a shipping company in Dallas.

After many exciting and totally unpredictable twists and turns in the story, they end up in a deadly confrontation with the gang in Mexico responsible for supplying both the girls and the drugs to the company in Dallas!

Worldly in ways most of us only read about, Hunt’s life has been a myriad of experiences that are evident in his excellent writing style.

For more information on this creative author, please visit his website at www.eehunt.com.

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Amazon reader from Chicago: “Ernie Hunt did a superb job on this book…he not only wrote an unbelievably suspense-filled adventure here, but also brings attention to the issue of human trafficking and treatment of Muslim women… Great story – keeps you on the edge-of-your seat throughout – especially meaningful knowing that human slavery does take place every day and is an appalling disgrace to society!”

Galerie Walter Klinkhoff (www.klinkhoff.com) has been in the business of advising <a href=http://www.klinkhoff.com>Art Gallery</a> collectors for over six decades.
The Galerie specializes in the sale, purchase, and appraisal of important Canadian old masters, impressionist and modern artists, as well as post-war artists. The Canadian art includes works by a number of artists including Molly Lamb Bobak, Emily Carr, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Anne Savage, and Marc-Aurèle Suzor-Coté, besides the work of many historical and contemporary Canadian artists.
“The Klinkhoffs are one of the most experienced teams of experts in Canada, operating a fixed price gallery,” informs the spokesperson of Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, adding, “The Galerie offers only guaranteed authentic works of the highest quality.”
Its buyers are guaranteed “reliability, authenticity and a vetted group of excellent works of art selected by experts with over 100 years of collective experience dealing in the Canadian and European markets.”
Their spokesperson informs that “these fine works are available for purchase at a fixed price representing fair market value,” adding further, “We invite you to contact us for additional information about any available works.”
The expertise of Galerie Walter Klinkhoff results from their family having sold works directly on behalf of a number of great and important Canadian artists, or their estates. This relationship has led to their ability to recognize authenticity and quality artworks.
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff has presented more than 35 museum-style retrospective exhibitions – annual non-selling shows – of the selected works of Canadian artists, such as Emily Carr, Adrien Hébert, David Milne, M.A. Suzor-Coté and Albert H. Robinson, among many others.
The Galerie also buys important Canadian and European art.
“If you have artworks to sell,” informs its spokesperson, “please contact us with images of the front and the back, along with the size, date and any other information.”
They assure the sellers that all consultations are free and will be confidential. The Galerie says that selling to it is the most advantageous option for a seller due to the price the works fetch along with the assurance of confidentiality.
“We represent over 100 years of collective experience gained from the aggressive, daily buying and selling of fine collections,” says their spokesperson.
The Galerie assures those who sell their artworks to it that they will net the top market prices for their works. This, they say, is because of their unique experience and great selling expertise.
“For over 50 years,” informs their spokesperson, “the Galerie has developed an important network of relationships among Canada’s most important collectors for whom we act as advisors.”
The Galerie invites collectors to sell their works to them at top market prices, either on a Cash on Delivery – immediate payment – basis or on a consignment basis through their “fixed price” option.
Visit www.klinkhoff.com to learn more about the types of artworks Galerie Walter Klinkhoff deals in.

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PAINT YOUR LIFE LINKS ARTISTS, ENTHUSIASTS FOR

ONLINE PORTRAIT STUDIO

Online Portrait and Multimedia  Studio Debuts for a Worldwide Audience

www.paintyourlife.com
www.printyourcanvas.com

Despite the ongoing hype, the Internet first tends to revolutionize a process, and THEN a profession.  Now, the Internet provides an evolutionary leap that links artists and the public in a worldwide online portrait and design studio: www.PaintYourLife.com. The company’s sister operation, the online graphics production studio, is www.PrintYourCanvas.com.  That site creates graphic interpretations on canvas from client photographs in an array of artistic styles.

Imagine any occasion or situation memorialized in oils [or acrylics?].  A wedding or anniversary.  A graduation or professional achievement.  A bar mitzvah or first communion.  A loved one or family pet.  A sporting triumph, or a memorial to a fallen warrior.  A cherished possession like a classic car or motorcycle. Whatever the source image, PaintYourLife’s artists painstakingly craft an original oil painting, in almost any size, on any subject.  This represents a quantum leap from sitting in person for hours, over a period of weeks, for portraits of unsure quality.

Unlike most things in life, the Paint Your Life process is simple: Upload the photographic image of your choice, and their professional artists paint it by hand in oils to client specifications.  Clients pay only a 20% deposit; they pay in full when, after an online review process, they are happy with the work.  The whole process takes a little over a week and the finished pieces are shipped flat or rolled anywhere in the world.

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www.PrintYourCanvas.com involves a similarly easy, serene process.  Users upload a photo and professional digital editors manipulate it into one of several recognizable artistic styles, creating a cherished keepsake—and the perfect gift—from an ordinary photograph.  Customers can choose a number of graphic styles that recall and pay homage to the works of And Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and the latest art phenomenon, Shepard Fairey, whose works have inspired a movement (and symbolized one!).

The twin enterprises sprang from the minds of Tel Aviv entrepreneurs Assaf Kostiner and Eilon Weissmann.  Kostiner says, “Portraiture is one of the oldest forms of painting, and probably the best admired by its subjects and satisfying to those who commission the works. PaintYourLife brings this ancient technique into the 21^st Century.  You capture it; our artists will paint it.”

The partners found a graphics editor/curator of uncommon skill, Sue Brehant.  An accomplished artist herself, Brehant also has done numerous commercial art projects including textiles, wallpapers and furnishings.  She says, “The emergence of superior digital painting programs and my passion of painting helped me develop my own unique styles which we’ve been able to create for customers on the site. Vibrant digital oils of people, pets and landscapes, printed on canvas or linen are my forte.  Working with Paint Your Life is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. The challenge of creating unique and personal digital paintings from our customers’ photos is always exciting.”

It’s also a very personal process with heartwarming stories.  Kostiner recalls,” A customer asked us for a painting of his girlfriend and him and convinced a museum to hang it while he and she walked by.  She was overcome with surprise and emotion when she saw their painting, and he proposed to her on the sport.  She accepted.”  In a note whose sentiments are shared by many happy customers, one wrote, “It’s been forty-eight years since my fiancée passed away. Your painting brought her back.” There are also portraits of fallen soldiers, as well as an annual series of the Mrs. America pageant contestants [and a contest?  Can you describe that? FYI it’s small but the word “pageant” is misspelled on the site]

Kostiner concludes,  “Portraiture is a time-honored tradition that technology has made affordable, fast and consistently first-rate; we’re pleased to bring PaintYourLife and PrintYourCanvas to the public.”

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Wildcat Publishing Inc. has released the latest edition in its The Oil & Gas Year (TOGY) series: “The Oil & Gas Year in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2009”. The 228 page book has been prepared in partnership with Dr Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources, The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Dr Khaled Salih, advisor to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Natural Resources, KRG. Officially launched in Erbil in the presence of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Dr Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources, the book is a veritable who’s who of the Kurdistan Region’s energy sector.

Published after 12 months of searching interviews and in-depth research, every key actor, critical event and vital statistic is present in The Oil & Gas Year in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2009. Comprehensive content, including over 40 interviews with the local industry’s movers and shakers, leading articles, first of their kind maps, industry forums and incisive viewpoints present an informed and authoritative vision of the Region’s energy situation and its impact on the global energy industry.

With oil exports starting on the 1st of June 2009, The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has never been more alive with possibility. The Oil & Gas Year offers readers unprecedented access to this and other momentous deals struck in and around the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas riches. Talking to the men who over the last five years have made the Region a land of opportunity, the book is an invaluable and timely resource for anyone associated with the global energy industry.

From exploration and production through to oilfield services, power generation, engineering, construction and associated services, this book gathers the plans, ambitions, vision and opinions of those who work tirelessly for the Region’s future in a united Iraq.

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani; Minister of Natural Resources Dr Ashti Hawrami; Advisor to the Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources, Dr Khaled Salih; United Kingdom Consul General Jeremy Macadie; Genel Enerji CEO Mehmet Sepil; Heritage CFO Paul Atherton; Korea National Oil Corporation Vice President Dr Seong-Hoon Kim; Addax Petroleum President and CEO Jean Claude Gandur; Talisman President and CEO John Manzoni; KAR Group President Sheikh Baz Karim; and Perenco CEO Jean-Michel Jacoulot are just some of the players featured in in-depth interviews.

For the world’s new hydrocarbon frontier there is only one guide, The Oil & Gas Year.

To glimpse the future, preview the book at the following address:

http://www.theoilandgasyear.com/book/issues3_demo.php