In This Issue:

• Coastal Update
• Quotes to Start Off Spring
• Customer Spotlight: Allied Telephone & Data Corporation
• Computer Tip of the Month
• Calendar of Events
• Health Tip: How to Get Fit Using the Abs Diet

Coastal Web Services Update: March 2010

The Benefits of Website Programming

Website programming services are additional add-on features we offer at Coastal Web Services in order to enhance the efficiency and functionality of your website. These programming applications can enrich your web design and give you an edge over your competitors. They can also be customized to accommodate your organization! Adding programming can turn your website (or individual web pages) from static to a dynamic website.

A static web page (sometimes referred to as a "flat page") is a web page that is delivered to the user exactly as-is, in contrast to dynamic web pages which are ran by a web application. Some of the web applications we offer at Coastal Web Services included Shopping Carts, Online Surveys, Content Management, and Online Calendars.

A static website displays the same information for all users, from all contexts. Static web pages are often HTML documents stored as files and made available by the web server over HTTP. This classic web page design uses only HTML or XHTML thus providing static content. In other words, a web page will be viewed as the same until the next time it is updated by the webmaster. A dynamic web page is a hypertext document that exhibits content that has been customized for each individual view or that continuously updates information as the page is displayed to the user.

In dynamic sites, page content and page layout are created separately, allowing quicker page loading empowering the website owner to update their own website despite their knowledge (or lack thereof) about HTML or web design. Dynamic sites are ideal for those who plan to make frequent updates to their websites, such as adding text or changing images. It also adds an elements of high user-viewer interaction. Be sure to check out our Programming page to learn more about the services we provide. Ask coastal how to turn your site from a static driven- website to a dynamic-driven website to keep your site new, fresh and exciting!

Jason Berry
Programmer & Application Developer
Coastal Web Services

Quotes To Start Off Spring:

"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'"

-Robin Williams

"Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success."

-Author Unknown

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me".

-Ayn Rand

"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day."

-Author Unknown

Compiled by Megan Byrd
Web Marketing Assistant

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• Website Design
• Website Marketing / SEO
• Website Updates
• Graphic Design
• Computer Training
• Website Programming
• Custom Content Management
• Secured Contact Forms

Customer Spotlight:

March's Customer Spotlight is on Allied Telephone and Data Corporation. Coastal Web Services provided this company web design services. Allied Telephone and Data Corporation is more than just a Baltimore telecommunications company. Since 1988, Allied has been providing Mid-Atlantic businesses with the highest level of telecommunications expertise, from building commissioning to telephone system installation to providing project management. In addition, they provide disaster recovery, wireless technologies, cabling plant overview, and billing analysis of your current telecommunications services.

Allied Telephone & Data Corporation primarily serve the Baltimore metropolitan area and Mid-Atlantic region, but are available to customers throughout the nation. One of the company's most notable projects was the mass installation at the Sheppard Pratt Health System in Towson, Maryland. This was a complicated installation project which involved project management for over one hundred and fifty thousand feet of new low voltage cabling (Category 6 and 5e), aggressive timeframes and an extensive amount of project coordination for voice, data, video, overhead paging, card access, security cameras and wireless access points. Their work on this project was profiled in the leading trade publication Cabling Installation and Maintenance.

Coastal Web Services designed this website with efficiency in mind. This site is easy to navigate, making it accessible to any type of Internet user. Each web page also provides informative and relevant content, however, it will not overwhelm site visitors. The benefits of a standard 5-page site such as this one, is that it is completed in a short amount of time, yet is concise and professional.

Be sure to visit Allied Telephone and Data Corporation's website. Also, feel free to contact us at 410-420-9390 for a free website analysis or to discuss a web design for your business.

Computer Tip of the Month

How to Efficiently Move Text in a Document.
Applicable to Microsoft Word.

Many users of Microsoft Word often utilize the "Copy & Paste" feature (found in the Clipboard) to move around text within a word document. However, there is a much easier and efficient way to rearrange your text.

Courtesy of Megan Byrd
Web Marketing Services

Calendar of Events

March 5 – 20, 2010
Tidewater Players Presents : One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
121 N. Union Ave., 2nd Floor, in Havre de Grace.

Tidewater Players, the Community Theater of Havre de Grace, is proud to present its winter drama, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.  The show will run through March 20. Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 PM and Sunday, March 14 at 3PM. This show contains adult language and is not recommended for children under 14.

All tickets are $10.00 and can be reserved their website www.tidewaterplayers.com or by calling 410-939-5046.


March 20, 2010
 8:30am-1:30 PM
2nd Annual Women’s Conference
Patterson Mill Middle High School, 85 Patterson Mill Rd, Bel Air

Cost: $30 ($20 for students or over 60)
Lunch is included.
Come hear leading women of Harford County speak on Women’s Financial Health, Medical Health, Physical Needs, and Emotional Health. The keynote speaker is Lynne Brick, the Co-Owner of Brick Bodies.
 
Cost is $30 ($20 for students or 60+).  Lunch is included. To register or for additional information, please call 410-642-1195 .

March 25, 2010
7 PM
USAF Heritage of America Band Satelitte Jazz Ensemble
Havre de Grace Activity Center, 351 Lewis Lane, Havre de Grace

Welcomed by Havre de Grace Arts Commission & Havre de Grace Recreation Committee. FREE Open to Public. For additional information, please call 410.939.2100

March 26, 2010
7-11PM
Harford Family House 12th Annual “Aloha” Spring Fling
Jarrettsville Gardens, 3825 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville

Includes Luau-style shrimp and bull roast, silent auction, Chinese auction, wine wheel, dancing, raffles, door prizes, and much more. Cost is $45 per person, including beer and set-ups. Proceeds benefit Harford Family House, a transitional housing program for homeless families with children.
For additional information, please call 410-273-6700 or visit www.harfordfamilyhouse.org.

April 9-10, 2010
6-10 PM
Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival
Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville

A down-home, southern-fried, good time is brought to you by The Maryland State Fairgrounds! Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an all-you-can-taste sampling of 60 beers and 40 top-notch bourbons. Live music and top-notch BBQ vendors will also be on site. For more info, visit www.beerandbourbon.com.

 

How to Get Fit Using the Abs Diet

According to a newly popular fitness diet, the Abs Diet is based around incorporating a few power foods into your daily meals and snacks.  The foods in this diets are some of the best natural sources of fiber, protein, and various ingredients that help fight off fat.  The Abs Diet revolves around three principles:

• Include 2-3 of the power foods into each of your meals and at least one into each snack.
• Vary your food each meal so that you may get a diverse mix of carbs, fat, and protein.
• Incorporate a little protein into each snack.

Aside from the aforementioned principles, the Abs Diet is very easy to follow.  The power foods in this can be remembered by the simple acronym “ABS DIET POWER”  The power foods are as follows:

A- Almonds and other nuts.  Helps reduce cravings and build muscle.

B- Beans and legumes. Helps build muscle, regulate digestion, and burn fat.

S-  Spinach and other green veggies. Helps neutralize molecules that speed up the aging process

D- Dairy. Builds strong bones, accelerates weight loss.

I- Instant Oatmeal.  Reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, and increases energy.

E- Eggs.  Helps burn fat and build muscle.

T- Turkey and other lean meats.  Helps build muscle and strengthen immune system.

P- Peanut Butter.  Good for burning fat, sparking metabolism, and building muscle.

O- Olive Oil. Boots immune system and decreases cholesterol levels.

W- Whole-grain breads and cereals.  Helps prevent fat storage in body.

E- Extra-Protein Whey Powder.  Burns fat, helps build muscle.

R- Raspberries and other berries.  Prevents cravings, protects heart, enhances balance, coordination, memory, and eyesight.

Give the Abs Diet a try—you’ll feel energized and healthier.  This highly-acclaimed diet has been featured in several health magazines including Women’s Health. If you follow this simple, healthy eating plan, you’ll have that beach body in no time! Good luck!

Courtesy of Megan Byrd