Christmas Quiz - The Answers

The CD Team Christmas Quiz 2011 is now closed and the winner and two runners-up have been informed.

1. How many pipers piping did my true love give to me?

     9
     10
>> 11 <<

2. What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book 'Animal Farm'?

     Horse
>> Pig <<
     Dog

3. John Callcott Horsley first designed what commercial Christmas item in 1843?

     Pudding
>> Card <<
     Cracker

4. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?

>> Norway <<
     Sweden
     Germany

5. In what year was Band-Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' the UK Christmas chart-topping record?

     1982
>> 1984 <<
     1986

6. Who sang the 2005 Xmas number 1 'That’s My Goal'?

     Gareth Gates
>> Shayne Ward <<
     Westlife

7. From which country does the Poinsettia originate?

>> Mexico <<
     Australia
     Italy

8. Who wrote 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'?

     Dr. Who
     Dr. Zhivago
>> Dr. Seuss <<

9. How many "la's" in one line of the song 'Deck the Halls'?

     7
>> 8 <<
     9

10. How do you say 'Merry Christmas' in Spanish?

     Oye Coma Va
     Adeste Fideles
>> Feliz Navidad <<

11. Who wrote the book that inspired the 1983 animated film 'The Snowman'?

>> Raymond Briggs <<
     Rudyard Kipling
     A A Milne

12. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the movie 'Jingle All The Way'. What year was it released?

     1994
     1995
>> 1996 <<

13. In which city was Kevin lost during Christmas in ‘Home Alone 2’?

     Los Angeles
     Miami
>> New York <<

14. If you were born on Christmas Day what star sign would you be?

     Sagittarius
>> Capricorn <<
     Aquarius

15. Christmas Ridge is located in which underwater mountain range?

     Indian Ocean
     Atlantic Ocean
>> Pacific Ocean <<

16. Which ruler of England once abolished Christmas?

>> Oliver Cromwell <<
     Henry the VIII
     Winston Churchill

17. What is the city of Bethlehem also known as?

     The Holy City
>> The City of David <<
     The Forbidden City

18. What is the name of the character played by Will Ferrell in the movie 'Elf'?

     Santa
>> Buddy <<
     Rudolph

19. What Christmas food is made from Marsh-whorts?

     Brandy Sauce
     Bread Sauce
>> Cranberry Sauce <<

20. In Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' who was Scrooge’s dead business partner?

>> Jacob Marley <<
     Casper McFadden
     Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

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Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous 2012!

Author: Richard Dearing, Managing Director

Christmas Quiz and Opening Times

Pre- and post-Christmas is an extremely busy time of year for us. If you have any requirements for our products or services in the next few weeks, or the first week of the New Year, please get in touch so that we can allocate a time slot in production and ensure we have your product in stock when you need it.

The CD Team Festive Quiz 2011!

To say thank you to our 2011 customers our sales team has put together a festive trivia quiz.

Answer all of the questions correctly and you will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win one of the following prizes:

 - 1st Prize: One lucky customer will receive an Amazon Kindle eBook reader*
 - 2nd Prize: Two runners up will receive a £15 Amazon Voucher

The closing date for entries is mid-day on Wednesday the 21st of December at which point the correct answers will be posted here. Hint: call your Account Manager on 01491 63 63 73 if you get stuck.

Christmas and New Year Opening Times

CD Team office will close at 5:30pm on Friday the 23rd of December 2011 and re-open at 9:00am on Tuesday the 3rd of January 2012.

Our technical team will provide email and call-back support on Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th of December for our support agreement customers. Please email any requests for technical assistance to technical@cdteam.co.uk.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous 2012!

Author: Richard Dearing, Managing Director

*Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with E Ink Pearl Technology. Please note that this competition is designed to reward our customers for continued good relations and CD Team limited considers it to be a proportionate and reasonable promotional activity. Please refer to your company policy; if you are unable to accept this type of prize CD Team Limited would be happy to provide a £100 charity voucher as an alternative.

FREE Personalised Print Samples

Personalised and branded materials are an integral part of business communication and with so many disc print choices available today it's important to make sure your print finish reflects the value of your disc's content and gives your customers and users a lasting positive impression.

Professionally printed discs can also demonstrate the importance and sensitivity of the data they contain and protect your intellectual property through clear branding and informative text.

Here at CD Team we're proud of the quality print we offer, so whether you're considering buying a disc duplication and print solution for in-house use or saving resources by using our competitive services why not see the results for yourself. Just send us your artwork and we'll send you a FREE inkjet or thermal personalised print sample*. Alternatively your Account Manager can arrange for you to visit our production area so you can bring your artwork with you for a live demonstration!

Call 01491 63 63 73 and request your free sample today.

To help you get the most out of your design, logos and images our in-house graphics specialist has published two informative articles on our blog:

Colour Matching
One of the most difficult tasks involved in printing disc and packaging artwork is colour matching. Many things can affect the way that colours appear and sometimes it is not possible to reproduce your intended colours 100%. What you see on your screen is never identical to the finished printed product. Click here to find out more.

Guidelines for Providing Disc Artwork
We are often asked how we would like artwork supplied to us to ensure the best quality output for a project. Whilst we can work with many different types of files to create print-ready artwork, some file types are less useful and can actually lead to a lower quality print finish. Click here to find out more.

Author: Richard Dearing, Managing Director

*Offer limited to two personalised disc print sample per customer. Available until the 23rd of December 2011.

Guidelines for Providing Disc Artwork

We are often asked how we would like artwork supplied to us to ensure the best quality output for a project. Whilst we can work with many different types of files to create print-ready artwork, some file types are less useful and can actually lead to a lower quality print finish.

We understand that our customers do not always have access to the latest design software and need to supply images to us as flat .jpg (or similar) files - as long as the images are of a high enough resolution we can use them.

Please bear in mind that your PC screen and many cameras will only give you a resolution of 72dpi (dots per inch) whereas we print at 300dpi. This means that a 72dpi image can only be reproduced at around a quarter of its original size.

Call 01491 636373 or click here to find our more.

When you send us your files please add the original file to your email or disc. Do not embed the image in any other document such as a Microsoft Word file. This can lead to a loss of quality as some of the image data is not retained by the software.

Most jobs will be printed using CMYK Process colours. If you cannot convert your file from screen display (RGB) to print (CMYK) don’t worry, we can do that for you. However in some circumstances this can lead to minor colour changes to your supplied artwork.

Please remember to add bleed to your artwork if it reaches to the edges of the disc surface. This means that you need to extend your supplied artwork by 3mm over each edge. This is to ensure that no white lines are seen around the hub or outer edge of your disc when it is printed. We would also be grateful if you removed any hub or edge lines that you have added to size up your artwork before you send it to us.

Here are some general guidelines to follow when creating and supplying your artwork:

• Please provide your artwork images at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Please ensure all images are linked and fonts embedded. Alternatively, please convert any fonts to outlines before sending.
• If possible, please supply layered working files or vector graphics rather than flattened images.
• The majority of print jobs will be printed CMYK; therefore it is important that your file is set up in CMYK unless you have requested a pantone match print. Any linked or embedded picture images (.jpgs etc) should be supplied as CMYK files rather than RGB.
• Please allow an extra 3mm of bleed on all edges of your artwork.
• Where possible please remove any outlines, guides or circles to represent the disc hub. Simply supplying your final disc artwork as a 120mm x 120mm square is fine.

And don’t forget – If you have any questions just pick up the phone and ask us. We are always happy to help you with any queries or problems that you may have.

Author: Doug Newman, Graphics Specialist

*Offer limited to two personalised disc print sample per customer. Available until the 23rd of December 2011.

Colour Matching

One of the most difficult tasks involved in printing disc and packaging artwork is colour matching. Many things can affect the way that colours appear and sometimes it is not possible to reproduce your intended colours 100%. What you see on your screen is never identical to the finished printed product, and below we try to explain several of the reasons for this:

Screen vs. Print
The colours that you see on your screen are never the same as those that appear on your final printed product. A screen makes up its colours from a mix of Red, Green and Blue glowing phosphors, whereas a printer uses a blend of Cyan(C), Magenta(M), Yellow(Y) and Black(K) inks. It is even possible to get different results from different printers processing the same graphic file.

Call 01491 63 63 73 or click here to find out more.

Spot Colours vs. Process Colours
Spot colours and process colours do not match. Spot colours are specific individual colours that are put into the printing press. A maximum of 5 separate spot colours is possible, but you can include special inks such as metallics.

Process colours are made up of a mixture of Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black inks and are used when printing full colour artwork (e.g. colour photographs).

If you have a mixture of spot and process colours in your artwork it must be printed with process colours, and specific spot colours used may not reproduce faithfully. Converting spot colours to process colours will always change the appearance of those colours.

The Disc Surface
Different disc surfaces react differently to the ink applied to them. For example a matt finished disc will appear different to a glossy disc. We would always recommend using a high quality disc where it is important to try to accurately reproduce colours.

As we said at the beginning it is not always possible to match your colours completely but if you follow this simple checklist you’ll be helping us to help you get the best possible results for your project.

If your artwork is to be printed in Pantones please ensure that there are no CMYK Process colours in your artwork, and specify all Pantone colours used.

Similarly if your discs are to be printed in Process colours, convert any Pantone colours that you have used to CMYK.

If a good colour match is important to you, please provide us with a printed sample so that we can match your discs to a previously printed product rather than a screen image. If you have any questions or problems at all we’d be pleased to talk them through with you. Just pick up the phone and call the Team.

Author: Doug Newman, Graphics Specialist

*Offer limited to two personalised disc print sample per customer. Available until the 23rd of December 2011.

FalconMedia Sample Pack Offer

Working in partnership with FalconMedia we are very pleased to give you the opportunity to request a FREE Sample Pack and test their range of professional optical disc products in your duplication equipment.

FalconMedia Pro - Smart Guard Glossy Inkjet
FalconMedia Pro is a professional AAA grade media, manufactured using premium Japanese materials and technology.

FalconMedia Smart Guard is a superior water resistant inkjet glossy surface for those looking for an ultra professional image. The Smart Guard layer offers a superb bright photographic finish, excellent ink absorption, and is resistant to smudges and bleed due to moisture and humidity. The Smart Guard layer yields exceptional print results with the major inkjet based publishing systems including the Epson and Microtech.

Call 01491 636373 to request your sample pack* or click here to find out more.

 - Sample Pack 1: 10 x Smart Guard Glossy Inkjet CD-R 52X 700 MB
 - Sample Pack 2: 10 x Smart Guard Glossy Inkjet DVD-R 16X 4.7 GB

FalconMedia DupliLine - Thermal White
FalconMedia DupliLine is a professional, cost effective product range designed for duplicators with high production volumes.

FalconMedia Thermal White offers a unique solution perfectly compatible with thermal re-transfer, direct transfer and sublimation printing technologies commonly used in Microtech, Rimage and Teac thermal printers. FalconMedia Thermal White is optimized to reproduce long lasting full colour photos with stunning colours and sharp monochrome text and undergoes stringent surface control testing to ensure flawless printing and faultless handling on automated systems

Call 01491 636373 to request your sample pack* or click here to find out more.

 - Sample Pack 3: 10 x Thermal White CD-R 52X 700 MB
 - Sample Pack 4: 10 x Thermal White DVD-R 16X 4.7 GB

NEW Platinum Archival DVD-R
Platinum Archival DVD-R is the latest addition to the FalconMedia Century optical disc range. The discs use an innovative Platinum-Silver alloy that guarantees corrosion resistance similar to Gold-based archival media, but at a much lower cost. They have undergone accelerated lifetime tests, executed under high humidity and high temperature conditions, which confirm their excellent archival lifetime and they incorporate an Ultra Hard Coat UHC™ layer which provides maximum resistance to environmental degradation

Call 01491 636373 to request your sample pack* or click here to find out more.

 - Sample Pack 5: 10 x Platinum Archival DVD-R 8X 4.7 GB
 
Call 01491 63 63 73 now to discuss your requirements with one of our friendly Account Managers or visit our website to find out more about the products and services we offer.
 
*Offer limited to 1 sample pack per customer while stocks last.

FalconMedia Century Platinum Archival DVD-R

FalconMedia Century
FalconMedia Century is a range of archival grade blank discs which provide you with a safe, certified archival and a data storage solution, ideal for the long term storage of your sensitive and business critical data.

NEW Platinum Archival DVD-R
Platinum Archival DVD-R is the latest addition to the FalconMedia Century optical disc range.

- Innovative Platinum-Silver alloy
- Corrosion resistance comparable to Gold-based archival media
- Safe archival storage for over 100 years
- Ultra Hard Coat UHC™ protection



Archival Platinum DVD-R uses an innovative Platinum-Silver alloy that guarantees similar corrosion resistance as Gold-based archival media, but at much lower cost. Platinum DVD-R is proving corrosion resistant comparable to DVD-R with pure gold. This corrosion resistance makes Platinum DVDs inherently robust against small pinholes or other defects in the DVD bonding resins. These initial defects can cause degradation of the reflector and subsequently the archived data during long-time storage if pure Ag is used for the reflector.
 
Accelerated lifetime tests executed under high humidity and high temperature conditions confirm the excellent archival lifetime of Archival Platinum DVD-R discs. Archival Platinum DVD-R guarantees safe archival storage for over 100 years. The use of high-reflective Platinum-alloy and standard premium recording dye's ensures the best possible drive compatibility during recording and playback.
 
Platinum DVD-R media comes standard with Ultra Hard Coat UHC™, the best option to protect the content against disc handling and thus extend the lifetime. UHC™ guarantees 100 times more scratch protection when compared to conventional DVDs.

Working in partnership with FalconMedia we are very pleased to give you the opportunity to request a FREE Sample Pack and test their range of professional optical disc products in your duplication equipment. Click here to find out more..

FalconMedia Century Range:
FalconMedia Century recordable optical discs are manufactured with premium original OEM Japanese materials and technology to ensure superior archival-quality media. The stability of both reflective and recording layers are the determining factors which ensure longevity of media and its data content.

 - Gold DVD-R
 - Platinum DVD-R
 - Gold CD-R

*Offer limited to 1 sample pack per customer while stocks last.