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This July 30th (that’s right, Tomorrow!) marks the official 75th anniversary date for the launch of one of my long term favorite publisher – Penguin Books! And Penguin is going all out to celebrate this summer. Check out their dedicated anniversary website for more details. Here’s a glimpse : Read more »

I Can Do It Too!: Handprint Books By Karen Baicker Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max 18 pp ; board book, full color throughout, ages 2-4 ISBN 9780811875608 This heartwarming story reminds us how satisfying it is to grow up surrounded by love. I Can Do It Too! affirms a little girl’s growing independence as she, too, can begin to do all the things she sees her parents, relatives and neighbors do: pouring juice at breakfast, strumming a guitar, and even riding a bike! The simple cadence of text and direct-to-the-heart art result in a book as warm and generous as its message, providing reading pleasure for toddlers, older siblings, and the grown-ups who love them. Read more »

Tree ferns always looks fantastic when you come across some fresh stock at the local garden centre (sadly they tend to decline under the steward ship of the same garden centre staff), however once you have had them in the garden their quality can quickly begin to suffer. One of the biggest issues is as the crown rises with year on year growth it can also become narrower and the growth considerably weaker. Over time this will create a stunted plant, miles away from the handsome specimen it once was and really, with the right management, should still be. So how do you stop the crown of tree ferns from shrinking or narrowing at the crown? English horticulturist takes a look at the problem and proposed a couple of ways of maintaining its original shape. Of course without the perfect growing conditions of its native habitat it will be extremely hard to maintain its original thick dense habit. However with good horticultural practice and a little trick up his sleeve, horticulturist Simon wil...

Commissioning a video agency to produce top quality content to portray your firm is a great plan. You can combine your knowledge of your firm, customers and market with the agency’s skills in turning that into engaging video is a perfect combination.  Well-produced video can achieve a variety of goals for your firm. Lead generation and new traffic to your website are the most obvious benefits you will get from a quality video production. But you can also use video to build brand awareness and brand values. The better the end product of your video, the longer its shelf life will be and the best return on investment you will achieve from it. Selecting your video production agency Having made your decision to go ahead and engage a video production company, it is worth spending some time on making the right selection. Just as you would spend time on hiring a new employee, it is important to treat the process for hiring a corporate video production company in the same way.  Look for an agen...