Friday, February 22, 2013

The big world weeks round up


The Story of Valentines day cards  

Julien Girard produced this image by drawing a heart in the air with a small torch. The camera was put on a tripod and left at a 25 second exposure. Behind the heart shape the milky way can be seen and the outline of the heart appears to surround the galaxy. The heart is the symbol of love and strength and features along with cupids and arrows as the prominent symbols of Valentines day. - See full Story

 

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EU free-trade links with US discussed

The European union and the US will start formal talks over a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the greatest trade deal in history. A deal would remove trading barriers relating to the two biggest economies on the planet. For the EU and all of the US average tariffs are actually low, below 3%. But further cutbacks could nonetheless encourage additional trade and there are some areas where tariffs are  much higher, notably on food. The negotiations would make an effort to reduce regulatory boundaries to trade. That is certainly more complex, nevertheless the experience of Europe's inner market shows it can be sometimes possible. - See full Story


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Giving Voice to your book 

Have you ever considered making an audio book?
Giving voice to your book can be a great way to of getting your book out there to a wider audience. Most devices can read and play back audio books because they are often made in the familiar mp3 format. This means that computers, smart phones, T.V, mp3 players and even most of the kindles can read them and play back your book in sound for you to listen to in manageable chunks. -
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Saturdays Free Books 

Saturday Free Books - 16th Feb. The following books have all been advertised for free on Kindle books this week. They can all be downloaded from Amazon on the www.kindlefreebooks.co.uk page. Books include - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Great Expectations the Guinness World Records 2013 The Bonus Chapter. And although I don't expect this to be free for long!  - Lancelot and the Wolf, an adventure story of the old school, all sword and sorcery. - See full Story


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