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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">My name is Chris Parent and I work at a company called Owen Media Partners. We are a publisher of a variety of leading business and industrial sites across North America and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I have noticed that your organization’s website, http://lists.linux.org.au/archives/linux-aus/2007-May/015557.html, is linked to <A href="http://www.sccc.org/">http://www.sccc.org/</A> which is a chamber of commerce in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am writing to you to request that you please also link to our <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> industrial business site called MacRAE’s Blue Book at <A href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/">http://www.macraesbluebook.com/</A>.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Why link to <A href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/">http://www.macraesbluebook.com/</A>?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 33pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 33.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>MacRAE’s Blue Book is <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s leading industrial website (comScore, March 2009) with over 33 million annual visitors.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 33pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 33.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>The site plays a key role in connecting buyers and sellers of industrial products.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 33pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 33.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>The site features a rich, relevant and searchable database of industrial products and the suppliers, distributors and manufacturers of these products. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">More information about us can be viewed at <A href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/pages/about.cfm">www.macraesbluebook.com/pages/about.cfm</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For these reasons, it’s likely that your constituents that visit your site may find MacRAE’s Blue Book to be a valuable resource to source, buy and sell industrial good and services.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Would you please place a link to <A href="http://www.macraesbluebook.com/">http://www.macraesbluebook.com/</A> on your site? </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thank you for the consideration and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at my email below.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Regards,</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Chris Parent</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Owen Media Partners</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">cparent@owen-media.com</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">905.290.1818 x256</P>
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