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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Australia, a wonderful continent

What is it the secret behind Australia that captivates the heart of many travelers and attracts them to take and experience their holiday vacation down under. Is it their great natural resources, their stunning cities with having famous edifice, structures and wonderful beaches? Or is it their great cuisine and wine, their best hotel and accommodation and friendly Australian people?

Whatever the reason is, Australia is still considered as one of the most well-known tourist destinations in the world, with having everything a traveler wants to do and see during a holiday. Spending a vacation down under with your loved ones is truly worthwhile and meaningful because of its beautiful and scenic spots that can be seen here, so you'll never go wrong choosing this country as your perfect holiday destination. In fact, most tourists consider Australia as a "Land Paradise Down Under" because you could feel like you're in a heaven's paradise while traveling around this country. With its crystal clear beaches, amazing sunshine coast, wildlife natural parks, tall and adventurous mountains, you can really have more time for yourself to unwind and relax.

Choosing what places to visit in Australia is difficult to decide with so many point of interesting attractions it has. It's also sometimes quite confusing just to know where would you start first your journey since most of its cities have their own outstanding and awesome tourist spots. One of its highly acclaimed and much appreciated tourist destinations is Sydney. This city is famous for its countless natural beauty and splendid landmarks and historical structures like "Sydney Harbour Bridge" which is known as one of the most recognizable man-made structures in the world and "Sydney Opera House" which is renowned for its exquisite architecture and one of the best places to find world-class theatre, ballet and musical productions in Australia. It also has Darling Harbour and Sydney Tower which have trendy restaurants and other exciting places awaiting your discovery. Sydney also has spectacular beaches such as Bondi, Cronolla, Chinamans and Balmoral Beach that make you experience the heart warming glimpses of the sunrise and sunset. And if you're looking for some adventurous activities, these beaches can also offer you some hair-raising adventure sports that include scuba diving, surfing, sailing, diving, boating and cruising.

Aside from Sydney, you shouldn't also miss to visit Melbourne which is known for its glittering shopping malls and stores. So if you do love shopping for yourself as well as for your loved ones, then this place is the right for you because there are many reasonably priced shopping malls here where you can shop until you drop. This city is also famous for its nightlife adventures because it offers great food festivals, art exhibitions and musical extravaganza.

There are also other great cities to visit down under like Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart and Darwin. These cities have also so much awesome attractions to offer that will make you enjoy everything you wish to discover and experience in your holiday vacation.

Indeed, Australia is a wonderful continent with hearth warming beauty and serenity that is unique to the other countries. Traveling around this country will truly give you a delightful experience because of its interesting things to offer to all types of traveler, either by land, air or water. You can really cover up here all the fun, pleasure, adventure you might need from a holiday vacation. And to make your visit in Australia possible, you'll be needing to have an Australian Travel Visa that will enable you to come to Australia for a short period of time. You can search online for Australia Immigration sites and be sure to choose for a reputable Australian Immigration Visa company that will provide you with comprehensive and affordable Australian Immigration Service. Choosing the right immigration site will also ensure you that you'll be given with the necessary immigration information to Australia and will assist you in all the requirements you needed for your migration to Australia.

 

What is it the secret behind Australia that captivates the heart of many travelers and attracts them to take and experience their holiday vacation down under. Is it their great natural resources, their stunning cities with having famous edifice, structures and wonderful beaches? Or is it their great cuisine and wine, their best hotel and accommodation and friendly Australian people?

 

Whatever the reason is, Australia is still considered as one of the most well-known tourist destinations in the world, with having everything a traveler wants to do and see during a holiday. Spending a vacation down under with your loved ones is truly worthwhile and meaningful because of its beautiful and scenic spots that can be seen here, so you'll never go wrong choosing this country as your perfect holiday destination. In fact, most tourists consider Australia as a "Land Paradise Down Under" because you could feel like you're in a heaven's paradise while traveling around this country. With its crystal clear beaches, amazing sunshine coast, wildlife natural parks, tall and adventurous mountains, you can really have more time for yourself to unwind and relax.

 

Choosing what places to visit in Australia is difficult to decide with so many point of interesting attractions it has. It's also sometimes quite confusing just to know where would you start first your journey since most of its cities have their own outstanding and awesome tourist spots. One of its highly acclaimed and much appreciated tourist destinations is Sydney. This city is famous for its countless natural beauty and splendid landmarks and historical structures like "Sydney Harbour Bridge" which is known as one of the most recognizable man-made structures in the world and "Sydney Opera House" which is renowned for its exquisite architecture and one of the best places to find world-class theatre, ballet and musical productions in Australia. It also has Darling Harbour and Sydney Tower which have trendy restaurants and other exciting places awaiting your discovery. Sydney also has spectacular beaches such as Bondi, Cronolla, Chinamans and Balmoral Beach that make you experience the heart warming glimpses of the sunrise and sunset. And if you're looking for some adventurous activities, these beaches can also offer you some hair-raising adventure sports that include scuba diving, surfing, sailing, diving, boating and cruising.

 

Aside from Sydney, you shouldn't also miss to visit Melbourne which is known for its glittering shopping malls and stores. So if you do love shopping for yourself as well as for your loved ones, then this place is the right for you because there are many reasonably priced shopping malls here where you can shop until you drop. This city is also famous for its nightlife adventures because it offers great food festivals, art exhibitions and musical extravaganza.

 

There are also other great cities to visit down under like Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart and Darwin. These cities have also so much awesome attractions to offer that will make you enjoy everything you wish to discover and experience in your holiday vacation.

 

Indeed, Australia is a wonderful continent with hearth warming beauty and serenity that is unique to the other countries. Traveling around this country will truly give you a delightful experience because of its interesting things to offer to all types of traveler, either by land, air or water. You can really cover up here all the fun, pleasure, adventure you might need from a holiday vacation. And to make your visit in Australia possible, you'll be needing to have an Australian Travel Visa that will enable you to come to Australia for a short period of time. You can search online for Australia Immigration sites and be sure to choose for a reputable Australian Immigration Visa company that will provide you with comprehensive and affordable Australian Immigration Service. Choosing the right immigration site will also ensure you that you'll be given with the necessary Immigration Information to Australia and will assist you in all the requirements you needed for your migration to Australia.


Monday, May 3, 2010

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Electronic cigarettes

The first step is to open up the box. Inside your E Mist kit, you will find:
  • 2x batteries
  • 1x atomizer
  • 1x wall charger
  • 1x USB charger and
  • 5x cartridges in Menthol or regular tobacco flavor (your choice)
Initial Use
  • When taking a puff on the E Mist device, please make sure you are talking LONG SLOW puffs. Do not puff on the E Mist device like a traditional cigarette
  • For optimal performance, it is recommended that you fully charge the batteries before using E Mist
  • You will notice that one of the batteries and the atomizer are pre-assembled along with an empty cartridge to protect the atomizer in shipping. Simply replace the empty cartridge with a full one by placing it firmly onto the atomizer. To make sure the cartridge is secure, twist it slightly.
  • There is no on or off switch. When using E Mist, the red LED light at the tip glows like a real cigarette to let you know its working.
Charging
  • The batteries can be charged using a standard wall outlet, or computer with USB port.
  • To charge using a wall outlet, simply plug the wall charger into the outlet and connect the opposite end to the bottom of the charger. When the LED light on the charger is green, the battery is fully charged. The LED light will remain red while the battery is charging
  • To charge using the enclosed USB charger, unplug the USB cord from the wall plug and connect one end of the cable to the charger and the other to the USB port. When the LED light on the charger is green, the battery is fully charged. The LED light will remain red while the battery is charging
Replacing Batteries 
Each battery should provide approximately 1 day worth of full-flavored enjoyment
  • When the battery is depleted, the red LED at the end of the battery will blink 30 times intermittently.
  • To replace the empty battery, secure the cartridge in one hand and unscrew the battery from the atomizer.
  • Grab the fresh battery and reattach it to the atomizer. When you're finished, recharge the empty battery by screwing it back into the receptor.
  • Remember to unscrew a newly charged battery from the receptor when the light goes out.
Note: During use, the red LED light will flash 10 times to warn you that you are overusing your E Mist and you should take a break. This does not affect performance and does not mean you should recharge.

Replacing Cartridge
How it WorksOn average, each individual cartridge supplies enough nicotine and premium flavoring to accommodate approximately 80 - 100 puffs. When the cartridge no longer produces vapor, you'll know it's time for a replacement.
  • To replace the cartridge, hold the battery with one hand and pull off the empty one.
  • Check the atomizer for any residue and gently brush it aside using your fingers.
  • Firmly apply a full cartridge to the atomizer, twist it slightly to make sure it is secure.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Remember what first attracted you to your house when you bought it? What excited you about its most appealing features? Now that you're selling your home, you'll need to look at it as if you were buying it all over again.
A spruced up house makes a great first impression on potential buyers. An attractive property grabs their attention and makes them excited about finding a house that looks and feels well-cared for. Because buyers know they'll encounter fewer problems if they buy it, your house becomes more appealing and stands out from the competition. So if you prepare your home correctly, you'll save time selling it when it's on the market.
A good first impression makes an impact on a number of levels. It's not just the way your house looks to potential buyers, but how it feels and smells to them, how their friends and family will react, how they imagine it would be to live there.
With simple improvements throughout your house, you can grab the attention of potential buyers and help them see why your house is right for them.

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 movie which is schedule to release in June 2010, a Hollywood fantasy, thriller and romantic movie. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is an upcoming Hollywood film directed by David Slade. In this movie Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are playing lead roles. This movie is the third part of the Twilight film series and based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. In this third part ofTwilight saga the vampire Victoria has created an army of "newborn" vampires to battle the Cullen family and murder Bella for revenge. Meanwhile, Bella is impelled to choose between her relationship with Edward and her friendship with Jacob. Edward's vampire family and Jacob's werewolf pack join forces to successfully destroy Victoria and her vampire army. In the end, Bella chooses Edward's love over Jacob's and agrees to marry him. The film is scheduled to release in June 2010.
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Let me introduce you to my new Australian websites directory, no matter what you are looking for you will find! Whether it be video games or pets. We host a comprehensive listing to all local products and services. First off however, I would like to tell you a little more about why a website directory makes finding these products and services more convenient for you the user and you the advertiser.

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Unlike search engine such as Google and Yahoo, website directories are human edited. In other words they are not edited and categorize based on a system of complex electronic algorithms. They are edited by human hand and this makes them more human friendly. 
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For example, you may be living in Western Australia and be searching for green friendly building supplies. Your Google search will bring up millions of entries. No user wants to read the listing past the first few pages, because it is time consuming. Whereas if you make use of a more specific search. The information you are searching for is more accessible.

It is also very important for advertisers to make use of website directories which are specifically designed for a certain target market. A company for Australia launching a website into the internet is essentially launching it into cyberspace and hoping for the best. But their site may float around in cyber space for ages before it is picked up by a major search engine, and even then the chance that it will be ranked highly are slim.

High ranking is essential to get the site onto those all important first few listing pages which many potential customers never look further than. To get the very best response for your website, you need it to be put into direct contact with the target audience. Currently the internet has more than 80 million registered sites and domain names.

It is vital for any business to have a web presence, but it is also, very easy to get lost in the melee. Listing on a website directory with more specific search parameters is therefore very important.

By the same token, more localized consumers who are searching for services and products will be able to find these in my Australian website directory. While it can be considered to be somewhat like a telephone book or yellow pages service, it is so much more. Theses directories are updated once a year, ours is updated on an ongoing basis.

Products and services are categorized, then sub-categorized, making it simple to find much more specific information for the user. The fact that we operated the site with a human hand, makes it simple for advertisers to use it as a forum to offer special promotions and discounts an also simpler for consumers to make use of theses, during the period they are valid. It is all about convenience really, and we live in a convenience driven world. 


Saturday, February 27, 2010

US Fidelis quits paying refunds

US Fidelis, the beleaguered Wentzville-based seller of extended auto service contracts, has stopped paying refunds to consumers who cancel such protection plans, according to executives at two companies that administer the contracts.

The change means tens of thousands of consumers could find it much more difficult to get hundreds of dollars in refunds that are supposed to be guaranteed in Missouri, Illinois and most other states.

US Fidelis spokesman Ken Fields, of the Fleishman-Hillard public relations firm, would not say whether the company has stopped contributing to cancellation refunds. When consumers want to cancel coverage, US Fidelis "will work with the customer and the relevant administration company to address that customer's situation," according to a company statement.

If regulators force those administration companies to cover US Fidelis' portion of the refunds, the consequences would be "unprecedented" and could threaten to bring down some of those firms, said Paul Stratch, chief financial officer of American Auto Shield, a service contract administrator based in the Denver area that did business with US Fidelis.


Extended service contracts are canceled for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, consumers are unhappy with the coverage. Other times, the plans are dropped because the vehicle is about to be sold, gets repossessed or is simply no longer usable.

When that happens, consumers get one check for the unused portion of the coverage. But that payment usually comes from two different companies that had made money on the sale of the contract. Most comes from the contract's marketer — companies like US Fidelis that sell the coverage — and the rest comes from the service contract administrator, which pays out claims.

Stratch said US Fidelis recently told his company that it would no longer contribute to customer refunds and that it would refer canceling customers to administration firms like American Auto Shield, which was formerly known as Warranty America.

Service contract marketers have failed in the past, and when they have, administration firms have often picked up the full cost of cancellation refunds. But US Fidelis' inability to pay refunds is different from those cases, Stratch said, because there never has been a service contract seller as big as US Fidelis. "Nobody else came close to their kind of volume," he said.

In its heyday, US Fidelis employed more than 1,100 people and claimed to be the nation's leading seller of the auto service contracts, which were often marketed as "extended warranties."

But over the last two years, the company has suffered a stunning collapse.

Watchdog groups have said US Fidelis sells coverage that is virtually useless for many of its customers. Automakers accused the company of misusing their trademarks; class-action lawsuits have been filed, claiming deceptive trade practices. And an investigation of the company continues, involving 43 states.

Late last year, US Fidelis laid off several hundred workers before announcing it would no longer sell the contracts. The company said it would keep a skeleton crew at its sprawling call center, at Interstate 70 and Highway 40, to provide customer service to the approximately 300,000 vehicle owners who had bought coverage from the firm.

Those consumers bought service contracts that typically range in price from $2,000 to $4,000 — depending on the age of the vehicle and the level of coverage. The contract's cost usually is financed over 18 to 24 months, but the coverage period often lasts four years or more.

That means many customers canceling a contract are entitled to a pro-rated refund for the unused part of the service contract. Customers who have driven only half the maximum miles over half of the calendar life of the protection, for instance, are entitled to a refund of half the cost of the contract.

Stratch said American Auto Shield will pay both its share of refunds and US Fidelis' portion. He said his firm won't take a big financial hit because US Fidelis sold fewer than 1,000 service contracts from American Auto Shield.

"But this is going to be a huge liability for other companies," Stratch said. "They could try not to pay (US Fidelis' portion), but the states are going to make sure customers get their refunds one way or another."

Tim Schuur, president of Houston-based Tier One Warranty Services, said US Fidelis also told his company it would stop paying into customer refunds.

Schuur said that his company would continue to pay its portion of refunds owed to canceling US Fidelis consumers but that Tier One alone shouldn't have to cover US Fidelis' obligations to canceling customers.

"The lender needs to get involved," he said. "Mepco needs to get involved."

That's Chicago-based Mepco Finance Corp., a subsidiary of Independent Bank, of Ionia, Mich., that financed most of the auto service contracts sold by US Fidelis. It's also the company's biggest creditor, and last month it became US Fidelis' landlord.

Executives at Mepco did not respond to a request for comment.

Travis Ford, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Insurance, said consumers who cancel their service contracts and can't get the pro-rated refund owed to them should file complaints with the agency.


Friday, February 26, 2010

Game Dispute Hits Results

Chinese online gaming company  said its fourth-quarter net profit was near flat as a just-resolved dispute over its popular "World to Warcraft" game in China had cut into its margins.

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Netease said on Feb. 12 that the General Administration of Press and Publication, had finally given its approval for the company to operate "World of Warcraft" in China. Nasdaq-listed Netease's American depositary shares jumped 7.6% on the news at the time.

The approval for the online game, which is massively popular in China, ends a drawn-out turf battle between the Ministry of Culture and GAPP, which slowed the roll-out of the latest "World of Warcraft" game licensed from Inc. The game made its debut in China Sept. 19, but GAPP's announcement in November that the company should stop charging players had left its fate uncertain.

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Despite being unable to charge players, Netease still had to pay licensing fees for the game to Activision Blizzard, which impacted its margins and profit. With regulatory approval now in hand, the financial picture is likely to improve, but the company didn't offer specific guidance on results going forward.

Fourth-quarter results were still better than Wall Street had expected due to an upswing in Netease's advertising revenue.

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After Netease's earnings announcement, which came after the close of regular U.S. trading Wednesday, its ADSs rose slightly to $38.30 in after-hours trading, from $38.24 at the close of trading, as its results topped Wall Street's expectations. The ADSs are still down from September's high of $48.50 but are worth twice as much as a year ago.

Netease gets most of its revenue from games but also operates an online portal and a popular email service. That helped it weather the global economic downturn, even as the dispute over the "World or Warcraft" game roiled its business.

Chief Executive William Ding pointed to a strong sequential increase in advertising revenue "as our strategy to restructure our portal business operations and our other new marketing strategies launched in the beginning of the year began to deliver positive results."

"Looking ahead, we remain cautiously optimistic about the course of our advertising business in 2010," he added.

For the latest quarter, Netease.com reported net profit of 571.8 million yuan ($83.8 million), or 4.39 yuan (64 cents) per ADS, down from 575.9 million yuan, or 4.46 yuan per ADS, a year earlier.

The latest results included a net foreign exchange loss of 15.3 million yuan compared with a year-earlier loss of 22 million yuan.

Revenue jumped 58% to 1.25 billion yuan.

Analysts estimated earnings of 59 cents per ADS on revenue of $179.3 million, according to a poll.

Revenue from online games, which provides the bulk of the total, climbed 62%, while advertising revenue increased 64%.

Gross margin for the fourth quarter fell to 67.5% from 80.8%.



Thursday, February 25, 2010

IrinaMitrovici-Viral Marketing Campaigns Drive Targeted Traffic

Viral marketing is a great way to use the power and nature of the Internet to reach a large number of people quickly and drive a continually growing flood of targeted web traffic to your website. With a successful viral marketing campaign, your website traffic could go from almost nothing to thousands of hits or even hundreds of thousands of hits per day almost overnight.

Viral marketing is a term used for marketing campaigns that grow and spread like a human or computer virus. In a successful viral campaign, people pass the marketing material on socially so that the marketing campaign grows like a snowball rolling down hill.

The basic idea of viral marketing is that you can increase your sales by increasing your targeted website traffic and you can increase your targeted web traffic by giving away or spreading something for free that people will pass on to their friends, family, or business associates like a virus.

Viral campaigns may spread through emails or eBooks that people pass on or through articles or viral videos that people pass on.

Microsoft's Hotmail service was probably one of the biggest early successes of viral marketing. Free web-based email is common today, but it was a new concept in 1996 when Microsoft first promoted Hotmail by adding a short advertising teaser at the end of its users' email messages. Who would have ever expected how big the results of this marketing campaign could be?

But as huge as the success of Microsoft's viral marketing campaign was for Hotmail, it only set the stage for what was to come during the 2004 American presidential campaign. Who can forget JibJab's flash animation political parody of George Bush and John Kerry singing, "This Land Is Your Land?"

By marrying the concept of flash video on the Web to viral marketing, JibJab took the Internet by storm. According to Internet statistician ComScore Media Metrix, the viral video received over 10.4 million unique hits in July 2004 - more than three times as many visitors as the official campaign websites of the two presidential candidates!

Now you may never experience the phenomenal success that JibJab did with one of your viral marketing campaigns, but the concept is simple and easily implemented. It works on the idea that if people like something or can profit from something, they will pass it on to their friends, family, and associates.

Viral marketing can be as simple as writing an article and having it published in article directories where newsletter publishers and webmasters may pick it up and republish it. Be sure to include an author bio or resource box at the bottom of every article that includes your name, your website link, and a call to action that entices people to click on your link. Webmasters and publishers are always looking for great content, so be sure to provide value.

Alternatively, you could send a funny, informative, or controversial newsletter to your subscriber list. Be sure to encourage people to pass your newsletter on with a short note at the bottom of your newsletter.

When people click through to your website, you would like to capture their email address and get their permission to contact them. Otherwise, they will often surf away, never to be seen again on your website.

Squeeze pages (pages primarily designed to get subscribers) are one proven way to do this, and offering people a free eBook or free report is a great way to get people to subscribe to your newsletter.

Want to kick your viral marketing campaign into even higher gear? Grant people the rights to give away the free eBook or report to their own customers or contacts. Be sure to brand the eBook or report with links to your website, so that anyone who receives it from others will find their way back to your website. Also, if you let your customers rebrand some of the links with their affiliate links or other links, they will really be motivated to pass the eBook or report on!

The Internet is perfect for viral marketing. This is one of the most powerful marketing techniques you can use on the Internet. Because many distribution channels are free (e.g., email and article directories) or relatively low cost (web hosting), viral marketing can be an incredibly cost-effective marketing technique. Once you have launched your marketing campaign, it can potentially grow and spread for years all by itself, making viral marketing possibly the most effective Internet marketing technique of all.

Monday, February 22, 2010

A Motorcyclist's Mid-Winter Frustration

One Christmas in the early 70's, I received a dazzling Huffy bicycle that continues to rank as one of my favorite presents of all time. This speed demon had a purple metallic-flake frame with shiny chrome fenders, ape hanger handle bars, and a special edition banana seat.  I couldn't wait to get outside to ride that beast!

Only one problem; that Christmas day there was so much snow and ice covering the landscape that it was impossible to ride.  For seven straight days I woke up, looked out the window and wondered if this would be the day, and for seven straight days the answer was NO!  I was so freakin' frustrated!

Fast forward some 30 years…

Today I find myself dealing with that same frustration all over again.
I have been unable to use any of my nifty stuff.  For seven days I have awakened, looked out the window and wondered if today would be the day, and for seven straight days the answer has been NO!  My frustration is accumulating like the 3 foot snow drift outside my window.

So what's a guy to do?  How should I deal with all of this pent up frustration?

Perhaps I should…

  • double up my meds.
  • lay in the snow while wearing my gear and make a snow angel.
  • sing happy songs.
  • ride the motorcycle carousel at Chuck E. Cheese

My wife suggested I gear up, go to the garage and close all the doors, then start my bike and pretend I am riding for a half hour or how ever long it takes! :)  Any other ideas?



Sunday, February 21, 2010

2010 Worldwide Office Equipment Wholesales Industry Report

The Office Equipment Wholesales Industry report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2010 current and 2011 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) for the 47 largest world countries, such as Japan, China, India, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, UK, France, Germany, Italy and U.S.. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including cash registers, calculators, duplicators and copiers

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The Office Equipment Wholesales Industry report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2010 current and 2011 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) for the 47 largest world countries, such as Japan, China, India, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, UK, France, Germany, Italy and U.S.. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including cash registers, calculators, duplicators and copiers

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Table of Contents :
1-Argentina
2-Australia
3-Austria
4-Belgium
5-Brazil
6-Canada
7-Chile
8-China
9-Colombia
10-Czech Rep
11-Denmark
12-Egypt
13-Finland
14-France
15-Germany
16-Greece
17-Hungary
18-India
19-Indonesia
20-Iran
21-Ireland
22-Israel
23-Italy
24-Japan
25-Malaysia
26-Mexico
27-Netherlands
28-New Zealand
29-Norway
30-Pakistan
31-Phillipines
32-Poland
33-Portugal
34-Russia
35-Saudi Arabia
36-Singapore
37-South Africa
38-South Korea
39-Spain
40-Sweden
41-Switzerland
42-Taiwan
43-Thailand
44-Turkey
45-United Kingdom
46-United States
47-Venezuela
48-Appendix: Definitions & Terms


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