Phill Evans Illustration (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Recently I sold three images to Clinton’s Cards through Art Angels In Design (no website currently but search for them on Facebook …) These are the three designs, they will have silver foil instead of a ‘shopped texture on the retail version: I have also done a couple of pieces which are just for fun: “Serge et Jane” for the Draw Serge! blog. No idea if it’ll be...
Boardgame News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Folks, I need your help as I’m completely and totally out of questions! Please send me questions !! As you can see from previous columns, in no way do I divulge who you are or even where you are unless you include that information in your own signature as part of your question. And if you know me, still send in questions – just use an anonymous email from Gmail or Hotmail if you are more...
Best PC and MAC games download and (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Follow letters to unlock mysteries in a hidden object game - Letters from Nowhere! Coming soon... Letters from Nowhere is an upcoming hidden object game from AWEM studio. Dramatic and captivating story, heaps of mysterious letters, tons of hidden objects - all these await you in a new hidden object adventure game Letters from Nowhere . Be the first to know when Letters from Nowhere game is released!...
UNOFFICIAL THREESPEECH : 100% Unofficial Sony... (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
After battling it out against hundreds of hopefuls from across the country, today 19 year old Josh Stevens from Berkshire is crowned Britain’s Best Nintendo Gamer. The final of the first ever Nintendo tournament saw the Berkshire teenager outstrip the competition to take home the prestigious title of Britain’s Best Nintendo Gamer, together with a trip for five to the home of Nintendo in...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A World of Warcraft guild has become the first to nail one of the most brutal achievements added to the game, the group said this week. This “world first” goes to Ensidia, a group that plays on the Tarren Mill-EU server. The achievement, called “A Tribute to Immortality,” requires a entire 25-man raid team to make [...]
Yehuda (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
My trip to Ohio, Dallas, and Toronto starts in six days. Time to fire up the e-pen again. I think I've been posting less on this blog not only because I am concentrating on Purple Pawn, but because it's easier to post on Purple Pawn. News posts don't require as much original thinking. I'm looking forward to the trip, and writing about the trip. Pre-trip means taking care of the things I need to take...
Narrowboat Mr David (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
I don't know who paid for these signs - must have been Sustrans 'cos they only give the distances in times with a bicycle by the side. Very useful for the rest of us. And: just how fast do you have to pedal to get there in that time? The weather forecast was heavy rain, so we set of in trepidation. It turned out to be rather a nice day, and quite warm and sunny at times. David had a rest and a sleep...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Dutch telecom group KPN and Telekom Austria AG were both upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "Because a 'jobless recovery' is unlikely to aid telecoms demand in mature markets (which has shown a strong relationship with employment), we favor stocks with emerging markets exposure, low 'structural risk' and/or secular growth," Goldman analysts...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
EDISON, N.J. Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America's Toughest Trainer and Health and Wellness Expert has created a workout program that is designed specifically for on-the-go fitness! Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Interactive Game Group, today announced that Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for Nintendo DS(TM)...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
CLINTON Cards yesterday said the surviving part of its Birthdays chain was on the mend after it struck a deal with administrators in June to reclaim 196 of the stores.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
UK's biggest specialist greetings card retailer will continue to cut costs and reduce stock in 2010, in spite of a 2.9% sales rise in the 10 weeks to October 11
Times Online (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Clinton Cards made a £13.5 million profit from buying back Birthdays a month after it had put the chain into administration.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Greetings card retailer Clinton Cards said on Friday its sales were improving and it would make an early debt repayment of 12 million pounds in June.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Debenhams, DSG International and J. Sainsbury may have tapped the stock market for cash, but WH Smith is handing it back.
Fool.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Clinton Cards is on the mend, while YouGov could benefit from its emergency surgery.
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