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Last day of real news before Xmas. We'll
be taking a well earned rest next week, letting it all just wash over us!
Tomorrow we'll have a bit of Christmas fun and then we'll be back on the 1st
January 2007 with our Monday events calendar to get your New Year off on the
right foot. Will you be joining me in loosing a few pounds? |
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 Petal Power Join the Sunflower
Slimathon If youre expecting to put on a few pounds during
Christmas through over-indulgence then why not kick off the new year by losing
some weight AND raising money for a worthy cause? Thames Hospicecare will be
running their second Sunflower Slimathon in January and February
2007. |
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 What are Stocks and
Shares? If youre looking for a different way to make money,
why not consider investing in shares? This involves investing your money into a
company rather than placing it into a savings account and accruing
interest. |
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 Spa Treatments Really Are Good
Enough to Eat A Berkshire hotel has recently opened a spa
offering some rather unusual pampering treatments that most would rather eat
than smear over their face. The Spa at the Vineyard at Stockcross offers
TruffleTherapy and 'ChocoTherapy', both of which are regarded as having
beneficial, rejuvenating properties. |
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 Students Consider Joint
Mortgages Sending your child to University can be a costly
business. Aside from tuition fees, books, and general living costs, one of the
biggest expenses is accommodation. With spiralling rental costs in many
University towns, many parents are turning to the idea of joint
mortgages rather than throw money into 3 or 4 years of property
rental. |
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 Christmas
Traditions Did you make your Christmas puddings on Sunday October
27 -"Stir Sunday", the last after Trinity? You should have done
thats the traditional time to do the mixing and cooking. Sadly this is
one Christmas custom thats gradually slipped into obscurity, but
theres plenty of others that are alive and well. Lets take a closer
look
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 Political Parties Would Profit
From Less Cash - by John Redwoord In the wake of the inquiries
into Labour's 'cash for peerages' scandal and the investigation into the
Liberal Democrat's biggest ever political donation, John Redwood - Conservative
MP for Wokingham - argues that party funding should be capped.
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 Subsidence Warning After Long
Hot Summer Following the long, hot, dry summer (one of the
hottest on record) the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has
warned homeowners that the number of properties that suffer from subsidence
could dramatically increase over the winter. How can you tell if your property
is affected? |
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 Christmas Spending Boom for Last
Minute Shoppers Research suggests that last-minute Christmas
shoppers are set to spend a whopping £9 billion this week in the final
run up to Christmas. The survey, conducted by Sainsburys Bank, predicts a
figure of £9.15bn which although high, is actually £446.6m down on
last years figure for the same period. |
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A Few Repeats... Just in case
you missed them! |
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 Cooking Tips for the Perfect
Christmas Dinner Need some tips on roasting the perfect turkey?
And how much better does homemade bread sauce taste compared to the one from a
packet? What about trying a genuine figgy pudding this year for a
change? Pour yourself a generous cup of mulled wine and lets get out in
the kitchen and start experimenting
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 Judith Rich OBE joins ClickNow
Board ClickNow the Charitys search engine - which
has already raised over £100,000 during its initial pilot phase, is
delighted to announce the appointment of Judith Rich OBE as a Non-Executive
Director. She will also assume the role of Chairman of ClickNows newly
formed Charity Advisory Board. |
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 Preparing for
2007 You could do nothing. Just keep on doing what you have
always been doing. Itll most probably mean that 2007 will be just like
2006. Unless of course your market changes, your customers needs change or the
competition doesnt stand still and becomes more competitive. It seems
like a better idea to do something, but what? Start by setting yourself 5
simple goals that you will aim to achieve by this time next year. Heres a
few ideas to get you started: |
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 Online Marketing
Magic This years Christmas promotional offer is aimed at
marketing companies looking to add value to their existing portfolio of
clients. Clients who are looking for something a little different to try during
2007. Ideally, something that is proven to work! LiaiseOnline
Limited has been involved in online marketing for 7 years and so we thought
wed add a little online marketing magic to this years Christmas
promotion! |
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