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Dear %%%FNAME%%%, welcome to the January edition of LCNews. You have received this newsletter as a customer of Low Cost Names (LCN). The newsletter is designed to keep you up to date with the services and products that LCN offers. If for any reason you do not wish to receive this newsletter simply click here.

Firstly we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and would like to thank you all for your support during 2005.

As part of LCN's commitment to provide you with a full suite of Internet Services we have partnered with Fastsurf.com to offer you a super fast broadband service. More info...

It's January sales time again and the UKSiteGuide.com have come up with a list websites for you to check out and try to grab a bargain.

I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter and if you have any comments or suggestions please email feedback@lcn.com

Many thanks
 
LCN's Editor

IN THIS ISSUE...

Switch your Broadband supplier and save money!

As part of LCN's commitment to provide our customers with a full suite of Internet Services we have partnered with Fastsurf.com to offer you a super fast broadband service.

Fastsurf.com are a leading provider of broadband in the UK and have excellent packages at very competitive prices. Fastsurf.com offer many advantages over the likes of BT, Wanadoo, Tiscali and AOL, such as:

• No Download limits
• 1 month minimum contract
• Free premium web hosting package
• Free Virus Scanning
• Unlimited email/phone support (not premium rate)

Prices start at just £14.99 for a 2Mb service, with a FREE modem and FREE connection, visit our broadband page for more information at www.lcn.com/broadband.asp.

Fastsurf.com also offer FREE migration from over providers! All you need to do is sign-up at www.fastsurf.com and follow the simple on screen instructions and your Broadband can be migrated within 10 days. You won't even notice any downtime, on the day of migration the move should be automatically completed in around an hour. All you need to do is enter the username and password provided into your ADSL modem. For more information on migrating to Fastsurf.com visit www.fastsurf.com/migration.html.

Simple Upgrades
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Do you have a hosting package with us but wish you had chosen a different package? Or your website has expanded so much you need more space?

Well you don’t have to wait you can upgrade at anytime day or night via the LCN website. The option "Upgrade Hosting" is available from the drop down menu in your admin panel.
¼br> So, if you buy the basic NT1 hosting package with 20mb of space for £30 and then decide you want to add more images to your site, through the admin panel you can "upgrade" to the NT2 just paying the difference in package price of £20.
¼br> Similarly if you have purchased NT2 with 80mb of space for £50 and then decided you would like to access your email from any computer and want to see who is visiting your site you can "upgrade" through the admin panel to UN2. UN2 includes Web mail and Web Statistics options which allow you to do both of these tasks. The price difference is just £30.
¼br> The UN packages are particularly popular for customers wishing to count the number of visitors to their site. Instead of having a clumsy hit counter on the site you can view how many customers you have had in any one day, week or month with Web Statistics. The Web Statistics also offers many more options for you to track visitors.
¼br> To find out more about LCN's web hosting options visit the hosting section on the LCN site www.lcn.com/web-hosting.asp

LCN Admin Section

Don't forget to visit your admin section regularly to ensure you keep your details up to date. Your email and mobile number are used to keep you informed when your hosting or domain name is due to expire. Mobile numbers are used if you have subscribed to the SMS reminder service.

Also if you've bought hosting recently and accidentally deleted or mislaid the email with the set up instructions and password then you can simply visit the admin section on the LCN site and have it resent to your email address.

The LCN admin section is available to anyone who has bought a domain name and set up an account. Customers can use the admin section for all of the following actions:-

• Add hosting to your domain name
• View invoices
• Modify DNS
• Set up email forwarding
• Modify nameserves / release your domain name
• Generate a gift certificate
• Upgrade Hosting

Click here to access your admin section.

It's January Sales Time!

Everyone loves a bargain and there's no better time than January to take advantage of price reductions on thousands items.

The UKSiteGuide.com have come up with a list of websites for you to check out and try to grab a bargain. Click on a category below:

The UKSiteGuide.com offer searches on thousands of websites, check out some other popular categories below:

Online Poker
Number Plates
Life Insurance
Debt Consolidation
Business Loans
Personal Ads
Web Design
Digital Photo Printing
Ringtones
Mobile Accessories

January 29, 2006 — The Year of the Dog.

If you were born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, or 2006 - you were born under the sign of the dog. Like the dog, you are honest and faithful to those you love, although you also can be somewhat eccentric and very stubborn at times! For dogs in 2006, any recent setbacks or obstacles can be overcome so look forward to a year in which to really shine, either personally or professionally.

More Information

Chinese New Year, celebration of the new year in Chinese communities around the world. The date of the Chinese new year is determined by the lunar calendar, so festivities begin with the new cycle of the moon that falls between January 21 and February 19. Each year is named for one of 12 symbolic animals in sequence. The animals, in their sequential order, are the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar.

The new year celebration is the most important and the longest of all Chinese festivals, traditionally lasting for two weeks. During this period, towns and villages are decorated with coloured lanterns, floral displays, and brightly coloured banners emblazoned with new year greetings. Preparations traditionally begin in the home the week before the new year, when families thoroughly clean their houses to symbolically sweep away all traces of misfortune. They also pay off debts, add a new coat of red paint to doors and windowpanes, and decorate the home with flowers. To avoid bad luck, parents warn their children to be on their best behaviour and to avoid the use of vulgar expressions. On the evening before the new year, families gather for a feast of various dishes of seafood and dumplings. Each dish has symbolic meaning, often signifying good luck and prosperity. At midnight, families light fireworks to attract the attention of benevolent gods and to frighten away evil spirits. The fireworks last until dawn, although celebrants may sporadically light more fireworks for the next two weeks.

On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes to symbolize the discarding of the old year and its misfortunes. Then they take gifts to friends and relatives. The gifts usually include special rice flour cakes and fruits such as kumquats and oranges. Many adults, particularly married ones, also follow an ancient custom of giving small red packets of money (called hung-pao or lay shee) to children, unmarried adults, and employees or servants.

Among the most spectacular festivities of Chinese new year are the dragon and lion dances. As many as 50 or more people support long paper dragons and lions while dancing in processions down city streets. The dancers perform to the beating of gongs and drums, while other celebrants perform acrobatic displays. Some of the performers may occasionally reach up to take red money packets or fruits and vegetables hung from storefronts. The celebrations end with the lantern festival, an event in which merchants hang lighted paper lanterns outside their shops. Many of the lanterns rotate with the heat of the candles they contain. Children often parade through the streets during the lantern festival, carrying lanterns of various shapes and patterns.

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Kind regards

The LCN Team