Continuing my love affair with Jakob Nielsen, he has some sound, tested advice from the latest Alertbox: On the average Web page, users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average visit; 20% is more likely.Something interesting he cites in the detail is that, although the research is with 'high-end users':This might not be a problem in the long run, however. If, for example, we compare data we collected in 2008 for our Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability seminar with a similar study we ran in 2004, we find that 2008's average behavior is close to that of 2004's higher-end users. Also:The authors found that the Back button is now only the 3rd most-used feature on the Web. Clicking hypertext links remains the most-used feature, but clicking buttons (on the page) has now
Georgetown, Delaware (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Dana I. Goodman, a 38 year old principal of Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, Delaware has been arrested and charged with 30 counts of rape and continual sexual abuse of a 17-year-old female student.According to police, Goodman has been accused of raping one of his female students over a 4 month period beginning in January of this year.Police became aware of the alleged incidents after the school district received an anonymous letter about the alleged rapes. The alleged incidents occurred at various locations in Kent and Sussex counties beginning in January and continued until approximately one week ago.The alleged sexual activity took place at various locations including Goodman's vehicle as well as motels in Laurel and Dover.Investiga
What the heck am I talking about?It is often said that to grow mentally, spiritually, emotionally and personally that you have to stretch and move out of your comfort zone. I definitely believe in this concept, however... When it comes to day trading, swing trading or position trading stocks, futures, options or forex, going outside your comfort zone can be dangerous!Let me explain... Say, a trader is used to buying 100 shares of a stock at a time with the average value of $50/share. He/she is very comfortable with putting this amount at risk. They never experience any anxiety and can sleep well at night at this level. However, watch what happens when these traders decide to up their ante to 200 - 300 shares.All of a sudden they are worried about every tick against them and start riding an
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It has been called sperm, semen, seed, cum, jizz, spunk, gentlemen’s relish, and splooge. But however the “tacky, opaque liquid that comes out of the penis” is described, the very act of defining “sperm” and “semen” depends on your point of view.
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GTAIV Comparison Inserito originariamente da Abriael Lately there were a lot of rumors on the comparison between the PS3 and the 360 version of Grand Theft Auto 4, most of them hinting at the PS3 version being better, but was it true? And how true was it?A good friend of mine works in a big videogame shop chain (don't try, I'm not gonna make names), and, lucky him, already had the time to try both version extensively.Now, I actually hate him, because he waved the game (both the normal version and the LE) in front of my sorry nose, and refused to sell me a copy, making me very very sad. To earn my forgiveness for that unforgivable sin, he gave me quite an extensive report on the comparison between the two versions (both tested with HDMI cable connection):We already know about the sh
There are a few basic and important things that make a the big blogs stand out, statistic wise, from all the rest. These are traffic, inbound links, conversions and of course the number of people subscribed to its RSS feed. A blog with let’s say 2000+ readers is a sign that the respective blog is a well established one, with regular readers and is regarded as a authority. It is very important to not underestimated the importance of the feedcount. To help you all increase your feed I’ve devised 9 step ultimate guide that are sure to boost your RSS numbers no matter what, from a few tens of subscribers up to a few hundred.1. Don’t display your subscriber numbers if they’re too low. A common mistake blogging beginners make is displaying they feedburner count when at really low rates.
The latest news on the so called war on obesity is a new law New York that requires all resturants with over 14 locations to list the calorie count of the menu items. Personally when it comes to getting fast food the whole point of it is getting it fast. If this new law catches [...]
S’pore counts on Asia to bolster tourism industry
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A SLOWDOWN in the global economy is likely to affect the tourism industry here, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) deputy chairman and chief executive officer Lim Neo Chian said yesterday. But Asian tourists could be Singapore’s saving grace.
‘What is comforting is that a big part of our [...]
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From Windows by Amy Carmichael:"Let no one be deceived by the implications of a missionary map, nothing is more deceptive except it be missionary statistics. Neither can show the spiritual, and nothing else counts."Nothing else counts.Sometimes something I read jumps off the page at me, and this was one of those times. I found the above quote in a footnote in Windows and have been thinking about it ever since. What really matters to God? God keeps much different statistics than we do. Let's focus on what really counts in the sight of God.
Here comes the bride in less than three weeks, Tia Mowry will marry her longtime beau Cory Hardrict in a Santa Barbara ceremony – and she's getting some support from twin sister Tamera as the big day approaches.
The pair, who costarred as teenagers on TV's Sister, Sister, have spent hours planning for the April 20 nuptials.
"Tamera has been so supportive during this time because she knows things can get overwhelming for me," Tia, 29, who now costars on CW's The Game, tells PEOPLE. "From planning and throwing the shower, to coming to my dress fittings, she has been by my side." read more (Click Now)
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So one of the headlines on my AOL welcome page was, "20 Restaurant Dishes to Never Eat".
I was absolutely floored by some of the calorie counts on these. The sodium counts were even more shocking on some of them. They didn't show the sodium count on all of them, but of the ones they did show the lowest one was over 2000 mgs and the highest one was the "Awesome Blossom" onion flower at Chili's with 6360mgs of sodium and 2710 calories. It's hard to even imagine what that does to your body. WOW.
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I've never eaten any of the shown offenders, but it sure makes you want to rethink any food you might order in a restaurant. Some of these foods actually equal approximately twice the total caloric count I'm aiming to achieve daily. And that's not even if you add anything to the meal l
The verdict just came down in the Remy Ma trial, and the rapper has been convicted on four major charges — two counts of first-degree assault, attempted coercion, and criminal possession of a weapon.
The charges stem from a 2007 incident in which Remy shot a friend of hers after a fight over $3,000 in cash [...]
Three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb join the victims as the U.S. death toll moves closer to 4,000.
Three days ago, Bush acknowledged the "high cost in lives and treasure" in a speech but said a...
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I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and want 2000 of something. - Mitch Hedberg (From Just For Laughs: On The Edge-02)
It all started sometime in October 2007. A simple vocab game where you try and guess the correct meaning of the word from the 4 choices given. For every word you get correct, you won 10 [...]
Sure, all those chocolate Easter bunnies, jelly beans, and marshmallow chicks look cute and harmless, but watch out. The calories in these Easter "goodies" add up quick. For example: 1 chocolate covered marshmallow egg: 100 calories 25 small jellybeans: 140 calories 1small chocolate bunny (1 ounce): 140 calories 5 Peeps: 160 calories 8 malted milk eggs: 170 calories 1 Cadbury creme egg: 170 calories 1 Cadbury caramel egg: 190 calories 1 large chocolate bunny (7 ounces) 1050 calories This year, why not spare yourself the temptation to sneak into the kid's baskets for a treat by filling them with one special candy and some non-calorie Easter goodies like stickers, crayons, markers, coloring books, a ball, sidewalk chalk, a jump rope, or a Frisbee, instead?
Yesterday the Yankees honored those who were slain at Virginia Tech last year during the shooting by playing a game against the Virginia Tech baseball team. When I first heard about this I was like wow. Thats a really good thing they are doing.
My only problem with the game was that the Yankees didn’t go [...]
Greensboro, N.C. (ThaLunatic Daily) Rabbi David Alan Stein, a 35 year rabbi at the American Hebrew Academy has been arrested and charged with 8 counts of having sex with a student.Investigators first learned of Steins alleged sexual assaults after the victim, a 16 year old student at the school told school administrators who then contacted police. Police say Stein engaged in sexual acts with the boy at least eight times during the 2006-2007 school year, with most of the incidents occurring on the school campus.Stein, who was the director of campus life at the school, was fired shortly after investigators began their 4 month long investigation into the allegations. He then moved to California to live with his parents.Stein is currently being held on a $50,000 cash bondDanny ViceThaLunati
Kissimmee, Fla. (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Robert Zuelsdorf, a 64 year old retiree who resides in Poinciana, Florida has been arrested and charged with 160 counts of possession of child pornography. According to investigators, Zuelsdorf's activites were uncovered by a computer repair technician who found the disturbing images after being assigned to work on Zuelsdorf's computer. Zuelsdorf brought his computer to the repair facility for servicing.When investigators examined the computer, they found images of child porn involving children from ages 1 to 12 years of age along with several fantasy sex stories.Zuelsdorf was temporarily a fugitive after he failed to turn himself in on Wednesday, however he was located and arrested over the weekend. He is being held at the Osceola County Jail.Tha
Damn, ever since Oscar De La Hoya made Mayweather rich, Pretty Boy Floyd hasn't shut up! Now Mayweather is fighting Big Show on WWE for another $20 million!So... I'm waiting for someone to come along to put the beats on Floyd in Boxing??
War in Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, fighting in Gaza, beheadings in Saudi Arabia, but for some Muslims, the key issue centers around publication of some silly cartoons they consider offensive to the Prophet Muhammad. The largest demonstration against the cartoons was held in the Sudan capital of Khartoum, home of a government which has killed [...]
Here are some of the current delegate counts from various news services:
CNN: Obama 1,608, Clinton 1,478
CNN: Obama 1,402, Clinton 1,240 (Not counting supers)
NBC: Obama 1,610, Clinton 1,496
NBC: Obama 1,394, Clinton 1,242 (Not counting supers)
ABC: Obama 1,600, Clinton 1,484
CBS: Obama 1,591, Clinton 1,471
WaPo: Obama 1,596, Clinton 1,484
WaPo: Obama 1,385, Clinton 1,237 (Not counting supers)
NYT: Obama [...]
First impression is always talked about a lot. When you meet someone for the first time, that person immediately gives you some impression. Sometimes, you don’t like a person and sometimes you find him/her very likable. You are yourselves not able to
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Click Here to View Pastor Ross' Indictment.A jury has found Pastor Onslow Ross guilty of 54 counts of bank fraud, money laundering and various other illegal transactions.On the most serious charge, bank fraud, he could be sentenced to as much as 30 years in prison and be fined up to $1 million.According to 13WMAZ's Yenu Wodajo, reporting from U.S. District Court in Macon, the jury returned its verdict just before 2 p.m.She reports that members of Ross's Reaching Souls Cathedral of Praise Apostolic Church began crying, and Ross shook his head in disbelief.Outside in the hallway, Ross told church members and his family, "I lost my dad four months ago, and I just lost my life....Unbelieveable."Federal Judge Ashley Royal said sentencing would be held within four to six weeks and released Ross
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Pacific States Credit Company in California is the latest collection agency to get caught placing illegal liens on property and blackmailing the owners into having them removed.
At least 113 Sacramento County homeowners have had illegal liens placed on their houses by the central California debt collector. And the debt collector faces trial this summer in Orange County on 132 felony counts
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fighting to survive, Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on female power to energize her faltering presidential bid. She's hoping a double-digit lead among women in Ohio is the answer."I am thrilled to be running to be the first woman president, which I think would be a sea change in our country and around the world," the New York senator said this week in Cleveland, emphasizing anew the pioneering aspect of her candidacy.A woman in the White House, Clinton said, would present "a real challenge to the way things have been done, and who gets to do them and what the rules are."Source :
Adam came home from school one day with this atrocious grade on his first grade spelling test. Only 2 correct? On closer examination, it appears that all the words except one are indeed spelled correctly, but just not in the right order. I knew exactly what the problem was. He had memorized the words and wrote them out ahead of time in the order that he learned them. I have seen him do this when we practice with him for homework. In the test, you can see that he actually wrote the second word correctly, erased it and then wrote the word that should have come next in order. He could not accept the random order! Apparently, he is too smart and has too much OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) for his own good.At first when I saw the teacher's markup, I thought, she must be kidding, ac
Brian Naphtali, president of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver agrees. In 2003, a Vancouver real-estate agent was tied up and robbed while showing a property. “When that incident occurred, we did take action,” Naphtali said. “Through our Realty Watch program we did create a checklist for precautions realtors can take.”
Only a few more shopping days left until Christmas. I always like to make special little goodie bags with things I feel are important for those I love.
Here's an idea for a horse crazy kid or adult...
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Sung Moon, a Buddhist monk from Tibet, China spent his entire childhood and adulthood doing one thing: reciting numbers. Since first learning how to speak and count numbers, it has been the only thing this holy man has done for the past 78 years of his life.
At four A.M., Saturday morning, the numerical whispers rhythmically [...]
Olivia Counts (Olivia) (Board book)By Ian Falconer
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Fetal Kick CountsIs my baby okay?One of the most frequently asked questions is that of the baby's health and well-being. While a window into the womb is a great idea, it just doesn't work that way. However, we have found a simple fetal monitoring technique that you can use at home to help alleviate some of your fears.Fetal Kick Counts are becoming very popular among practitioners everywhere. They are simple, free, and anyone can do. While all babies move in different amounts and different times, most healthy babies will move frequently in your uterus. It is also a great way to notice decreased fetal movements.The Fetal Kick Count is done in many ways. This is but one of the ways of counting and recording your baby's movement.The first thing you want to do is pick your babies most active time of the day to begin.Do not set yourself for panic by waiting until the quiet times. Take a piece of paper and write down the time you start paying attention, put a check mark on the paper every
According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, the 32 year old soap star attacked 3 men by swinging a metal crate at them around 4:30 A.M Sunday in midtown Manhattan. The charges filed against Marston include second degree assault, menacing reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. Marston was taken to bellevue Hospital, where he was treated for various cuts and bruises and then carted off to jail, but then later released without bail. An unknown man and an officer were also injured in the incident early Sunday morning. Marston told the New York post "That he was attacked by three men and mistakenly taken into custody as the attacker." It is unclear at this time what actually prompted the fight. ABC, is aware of the incident and are looking into the matter. Marston plays Michael MCBain on "One Life To Life." Marston is due back in court Feb 4th.
I’m reaching back into the 80’s for this one, but it is worth it. This is a fun song that’ll sneak up on you!
ARTIST: New Order
ALBUM: Brotherhood
SONG: Every Little Counts
RELEASE DATE: October 25, 1986
GENRE: Post Punk
CATEGORY: Good Times
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It is strange to think it now, but cooks have not always been able to enjoy the benefits of no-stick cookware. And, even these days, there are some people who just prefer not to use non-stick and decide to stick with more traditional items. In fact, in my experience, you are unlikely to find any non-stick pans or trays within the confines of a commercial kitchen. Many professional chefs too, it would seem, prefer to stick (or should that be not stick) with cast iron pots and pans.Of course, cast iron cookware is much stronger and more durable than its modern non-stick counterparts. And many cooks will swear to you that cast iron has the benefit of retaining the food's flavour in a way that non-stick does not. That's great, but the food can stick to cast iron cookware can't it, and it is no fun at all to spend an entire afternoon working with a scraper or wire brush on a burnt pan while using your free hand to mop all of the sweat from your brow.Fortunately, with the correct seasonin
It Is Not The Critic Who Counts by Theodore Roosevelt"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world. Among the free people
...Through August 2007, those figures show, 18,832 suspected insurgents had been reported killed, 5,196 injured and 119,752 arrested by U.S. and coalition forces.In 2007, the figures show, coalition troops arrested an average of around 100 suspected insurgents each day. Military officials have said both the increased casualty and capture figures are attributed in part to the "surge" and more aggressive tactics by units throughout the country.Wait a damn second!!! According to liberal kooks and congressional democrats, the "surge" was a total and complete failure! What the hell.. they won't believe this either. What do you expect from a bunch of people who have the nerve to call a decorated General a liar?
Here are two words for you: Personal. Responsibility.
As an advocate for the environment, I also harp on about personal responsibility when it comes to these things. If you’re not going to do something positive, then those around you won’t bother either. But if you do take positive action, then others around you may be inspired to do the same (think how wide your social circle reaches). On a larger scale, if people take action on an issue, the trend will gain momentum until it’s a fully-fledged social movement.
Now Hubbards (yes, the friendly face of breakfast cereal) has launched the Carbon Crusade, with lofty ambitions to battle climate change. Er, I mean Climate Change. Yes, it’s big, but they’re doing it one step at a time with the philosophy that every step counts.
They’re organising a series of off-road running and walking events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Each participant will walk or run a 13-15km course, stopping halfway to pl
For people who use AwStats it might be interesting. If you take a look on traffic from search engines you will find that they began to count social networks as search engines. Traffic from Stumbleupon and Digg are shown in search engine links.
Género: Pop RockOrigen: Estados UnidosCalidad: Mp3 128 kbps01. Our Time Now02. Come Back To Me03. Hate [I Really Don't Like You]04. You And Me05. Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk06. Making A Memory07. So Damn Clever08. Tearin' Us Apart09. Write You A Song10. Gimme A Chance11. Figure It Out12. Let Me Take You There:: DESCARGAR AQUI ::
Beaded jewelry has become very popular in America over the past 15 years and beads are being made out of every type of stone, glass, plastic and organic material that can be found. thousands of distributors sell beads of all kinds, precious stones to shells. It is a business that has become very profitable.
You would think having a glutton of suppliers would mean good competitive prices and lots
BTL veteran Murray Chass has a baffling opinion on which New York team deserves to make the playoffs:This team, Team A, deserves to make the playoffs. It loses all four games of a four-game series to the team closest to it in its division, then when it could be on the brink of collapse, improbably sweeps three games in its next series, playing its thorniest rival in that team’s home park, where only bad things seem to happen.This team, Team B, doesn’t deserve to make the playoffs. It sweeps three games from its fiercest rival, the team it needs to catch to win the division title, then loses two of three to the team with the worst record in the major leagues, scoring only three runs in the two losses against the worst pitching staff in the majors.This makes very little sense. Why does the team that displays an inability to defeat the team it needs to defeat in order to advance, deserve to advance? OK, so they managed to win the next series, but still, they were swept in a 4-game ser
Holden is busy keeping up with demands for the VE Commodore as of today, albeit being launched in 2006. The Ute, however, stay put and the old WM generation lived on. Well, Holden is prepping for the unveiling of the all-new VE Ute tomorrow and we're very excited. Possibly one of the top cars that we want GM to bring over to North America, the modern El Camino will receive a consistent restyle to
NEW YORK (AP) — After a season of chasing, Southern California is again the team being chased. And that’s just the way coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans like it. For the third time in the past four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25. “It’s exactly where we hope and expect to be,” Carroll said. “It’s a symbol of what we’re all about.” FULL LIST: AP Top 25 COACHES’ POLL: USA TODAY Top 25 MEET THE TEAMS: Capsules of the best Southern more…
A guest blog entry from Mobile Diner’s Chris Parandian.
I appreciate the opportunity to get out of the kitchen and do some cooking at the Buzz Bin. Many thanks to Geoff.
There are two facts of life in the cell phone business — (1) consumers love their phones and (2) they don’t necessarily love the company that is providing the service. These facts suited the industry just fine for many years. One reason for complacency was that consumers just made calls and occasionally text messaged. Accordingly, carriers that provided the best service (Verizon Wireless) reaped the benefits and those that did not saw massive churn (AT&T Wireless).
Consumers demand much more from their wireless provider these days. Making calls and text messaging isn’t enough. We want instant access to the internet and we want devices which utilize hotspots to give us an internet experience like at work. We also want to watch videos, listen to music, and know where are friends are.
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Don't be deceived by my goodie-2-shoes looks!
I'm actually the kinda person that would say "things" right in your face (obviously I don't mean compliments)!
For example:
Do you really think I care?
Get a life, seriously.
What do I look like? Your maid?
Get outta my face!
Regardless if you are my boss or not, you share the same treatment (unless you are my dearest Monkey).
I guess I can somewhat imagine how unbearable it must be to work or being friends with me. I'm such a meanie. Still, "do you really think I care?"
Just a thought. Is it even possible, a brat like myself, would possibly do anything out of mere kindness from "my" heart?
Well... It's may be hard to believe, but no matter how unreasonable, how self-absorbed, how spolit, and/or so-on-and-so-forth a person may be. There is always a tiny bit of kindness in each and every one of us.
In other words, there is a kind side to me as well.
It's true! Though it's tiny, it does still exist!
I may be spolit, a meanie and even
You’ve heard the maxim: A win is not always a win and a loss is not always a loss. It’s true in many aspects of life and particularly in futures trading. Making a profit does not always indicate a correct trade. Likewise, losing money does not always indicate a wrong trade. What is essential for futures traders to realize is that the inherent rightness or wrongness of your trading method can not be determined by the outcome of any one single trade. Those who incessantly tinker around with their system, trying to fine tune it to perfection after every trade, are doomed. Those who jump from system to system, searching for that elusive perfect system, are doomed. (more…)
Researchers over in the UK have developed a camera vision system that that automatically counts the number of people inside a vehicle. Such a system could be used to charge road tolls based upon the number of occupants, and monitor high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Its inventor, John Tyrer of Loughborough University, UK, claims the system is 95% accurate. "The step-change technology is the ability to look inside a car and count people," Tyrer says.Unlike previous systems that use cameras and computer algorithms to spot the number of faces through the windscreen of a car, the dtect system uses infrared light to detect human skin, and a computerized facial recognition system to double-check.The system works by shining infrared light with a wavelength of about 1550 nanometres through the windscreen of the car. This is absorbed by the skin (does not dazzle occupants) creating a dark area on the reflected infrared image. Other materials, such as hair, upholstery and clothing simply reflect the
This is one that people who try to cheat the system will not be happy about, as UK scientists have invented Dtect (a new infrared camera).
What Dtect does is count the number of passengers inside cars to check if there is too many people in the car, the system is targeted at cars driving in high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV).
Tickets then can go out automatically which is what governments love to do as it saves them cash and gets them more cash, the infrared camera can even distinguish dummies and dogs from people.
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The MicroTrack is, for lack of a better word, fugly. Twice the size of any other recorder we tested and marred by a hideous design, the device is ungainly to transport and borderline embarrassing to use in public. But man can it record audio. The 2-channel WAV and MP3 recording/playback catches everything from a single note plucked on a bass guitar to the high treble of a child’s yelp without reverberation or distortion. Along with the included Audacity editing software, a pristinely sensitive stereo electret microphone, and advanced options like level balancing and bass/treble boosts, the MicroTrack is practically pitch perfect.' —Jose FermosoWIRED Amazing audio clarity. Minimal scratching and distortion in audio recordings. Simple interface and bright display make PC file transfers a cinch. Voice modulations are defined and smooth. CompactFlash memory format is cheap and easy to swap out when full.' TIRED Battery life is a scant 4 hours. Worse, the battery itself cannot be remo
LAPTOP ON LAPS MAY LOW SPERM COUNTMen who regularly balance their laptop computers on their laps when working can lower their sperm count and risking their ability to have children.The potential risk comes from the heat generated by the laptop computer and the close position of one's thighs when balancing the computer on one's lap, may cause the scrotal temperature increase significantly. Increased temperature may reduce the sperm count.This heat is transferred to the scrotum, where the temperature can rise several degrees, putting users within the danger zone for testicular dysfunction.The findings suggest that young men should place laptop computers on a desk, a table or anywhere else but their own laps.Scientists have known for years that an increase of even 1 degree Celsius in testicular or scrotal temperature can decrease the production of healthy sperm by as much as 40 percent.Source - CNN, WIREDNatural Cures for : Sexual ImpotencePic - Istockphoto
When we discuss Home Staging, we usually talk about the property’s interior and what needs to be done to make it look its best. What is sometimes neglected is the outside which also needs to be decluttered, cleaned and decorated. After all, the buyer’s first impression will be of the outside and the landscaping of the property – the curb appeal !
Without spending a lot of money on professional landscaping services, some basic improvements can make a big difference.
The lawn (front and backyard), the hedges, and the flower beds must be trimmed and the leaves and the grass trimmings raked.
If in season, plant some annuals – a quick and inexpensive way to brighten up the outside.
Keep the walkway and the front entrance clean, neat and clutter free – pick up all toys/bicycles/garbage/tools/construction materials and anything else lying around the property (front, side and back) and store them away.
The front door and the windows must be visible and free
Each morning when Julia wakes up, she walks to the window, pulls her sheer white curtains aside and tells me about the weather. My favorite report is, “Mama! It’s sunny today!” But, it was not sunny today. The sun was hiding behind thick, gray clouds and by the time we made it downstairs for breakfast, rain was falling from them.
At first, I was disappointed - another day inside. Then, I thought of my friend SusieJ and how much she is missing the rain. So, I wanted to offer her, and all of you, a virtual invitation to my front porch for one minute and eighteen seconds of rain.
You’ll notice one of my ferns if you look at the upper left corner of the screen as the video begins. I love a porch filled with ferns. The rain was actually coming across the field in sheets. As I start to pan over the porch, around 0:55, you can spot one of the ferns I received as a gift for Mother’s Day. I’m not quite ready to admit that I killed it, so it&rsquo
Many of us have the mission to lose big pounds like I am fighting hard to lose extra pounds and really satisfy with my weight loss progress so far. There are many people who have in their mind of losing high amount of weight. But they are not able to understand the importance of their small weight losses like losing 1 pound in a week or losing just 2 pounds in 2 weeks time.
They seem to be in
HRC counts its 'True Colors' with music and a messagePublished 06/21/2007 by Robert Sokol Debbie Harry from Blondie. When Gilbert Baker designed the original rainbow flag almost 30 years ago, it included eight swaths of true colors, each symbolizing an aspect of gay life as he saw it, from nature and spirit to serenity and healing. Due to limitations both financial and mechanical, we soon lost part of the message. Hot-pink sex became hard to find, and turquoise magic became the odd shade when an even presentation was needed.This summer, a rainbow of artists has spread magic and a message across the land with the True Colors tour. From a June 8 kick-off at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, the show has pinballed to dates in Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto and Atlanta. When it wraps up next week with a pair of Greeks (theatres, that is) in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, it will have played 16 cities and featured over a dozen iconic q
I’ve been trying to make sense of the Wordpress blog stats and I can’t.
The running daily total seems to stick at a number for hours at a time. This is even after I have posted some tripe and uploaded it to Digg and Reddit which always generates hits. I also have referrers from ask.com, search.live.com, Technorati, Wordpress, MSDN, Google, BBC and others. Despite all of the referrers still nothing happens to the stats. I am getting piles of spam though.
Yesterday I thought I’d cheat by visiting the Wordpress.com version of this blog when not logged in. Therefore each visit should register as a hit. Tried it four times. Then tried it on someone else’s PC and lastly on my partners PC. Were any of these visits registered as hits? Were they hell.
Later on, something appears to come unstuck, and the hit counts lurches up by a small amount. Now I’m sure that if I visited the forums I would hear loads of valid reasons why this is all working nicely. But I’
I’ve been trying to make sense of the Wordpress blog stats and I can’t.
The running daily total seems to stick at a number for hours at a time. This is even after I have posted some tripe and uploaded it to Digg and Reddit which always generates hits. I also have referrers from ask.com, search.live.com, Technorati, Wordpress, MSDN, Google, BBC and others. Despite all of the referrers still nothing happens to the stats. I am getting piles of spam though.
Yesterday I thought I’d cheat by visiting the Wordpress.com version of this blog when not logged in. Therefore each visit should register as a hit. Tried it four times. Then tried it on someone else’s PC and lastly on my partners PC. Were any of these visits registered as hits? Were they hell.
Later on, something appears to come unstuck, and the hit counts lurches up by a small amount. Now I’m sure that if I visited the forums I would hear loads of valid reasons why this is all working nicely. But I’
Butterflies and Business"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." ~Rabindranath TagoreIf you're an entrepreneur or small business owner, you know all too well about the TIME game. What's that? Basically, it's that feeling of trying to cross off every single thing on your to-do list before the end of the day.So what do you do if you're trapped in the 'too much to do, too little time' game? Get smart.Here's the thing - don't do everything on your list. That's right, life's too short. Yes, you may need to send that proposal to a prospective client, finish a report, write a letter, do some consulting, etc. but do you need to do everything on your list? How do you know what to do and not to do? This will vary depending on your business and lifestyle but there are some things you can do to simplify your day.Try this: - Every day, start out with a plan. Be sure to have 3 key high-payoff things you'd like to achieve. This will keep you focused and you won'
Bloggers have gone off on a tangent this week over several posts concerning the age of VC backed entrepreneurs. Valleywag put out the following graphic suggesting the optimal age for a “homerun-level” idea to be 26.
I think it is important to note several points. These points should help to reassure any readers over 30 whose hopes for acquiring venture financing were discouraged.
-Type of business. The Valleywag list primarily features disruptive technology companies. Of course youth will have an edge here since they are the “early adopters” and tend to have more time…
-Time. How many 40 year olds with a family have the time, resources or the understanding spouse allowing pursuit of the startup dream?
-Evolution. Yahoo was not a huge media company when it started; nor was eBay. These companies were ultimately ‘homeruns,’ but I guarantee it only happened with the help of seasoned veterans, advisors and executives over 30.
-Connections. What else does the list have
Indonesia has so many islands it has not been able to count them all and is having a hard time finding names for them. From coral-fringed atolls to jungle-clad volcanoes thrusting up from the ocean, its chains of islands sprinkled along the equator make up the world's biggest archipelago. Officially there are about 17,000 islands, but that number may drop as one minister fears hundreds of islands might vanish because of rising sea levels from global warming. So, before it's too late, the country aims to complete its first detailed survey this year, spurred on by worries ranging from sovereignty disputes to climate change. Even near the capital, there is confusion over the numbers. Pulau Ayer, or Water Island, is one of a string of islands just north of Jakarta. This tiny dot of an island is part of a chain called Pulau Seribu, or Thousand Islands. Depending on who you ask, there are between 100 and 145 islands.
After I was registering for Google’s sitemaps program, I was surprised that I found indirect links to my pages in the external links index. As you know, the old “link:www….” syntax has been disabled by google (does not show all the database secrets anymore) cause of too much abuse by “who-knows-who’s”.
So, if you want to know, what sites are really linking in, you have to subscribe to the sitemaps program. I have lots of indirect links (links working with the http-redirect, for example for click-counters) to my open source projects in software catalogs. Never thought they would count anything. But surprise, they are in the google database.
Hot question: Do they count in PR calculation?
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By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer
CONCORD, N.H. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani released his latest slate of New Hampshire supporters last week. One problem: Not all of them back the former New York City mayor.
Alongside a former state GOP chairman, a congressman and an executive councilor who do support Giuliani, a handful [...]
Joe Nacchio, a former AT&T executive tapped to transform Qwest Communications into a major telecommunications competitor, was convicted Thursday of 19 of 42 insider trading charges after one-time...
My friend and fellow commercial agent, Wade Sonenberg of the Sonenberg Company, has recently created a mashup of Georgia DOT traffic counts and Google Maps. It is a great tool for commercial agents and good knowledge for local residents. Wade had this to say about his new mashup:
“Commercial Realtors, shopping center investors, and retailers used to have only two options for finding Georgia DOT traffic counts: either pay hundreds of dollars for programs, or navigate the Georgia DOT’s web site which requires downloading programs to view maps with hardly legible names.
Now there is an easier (and free) way!
We have just introduced the “Beta” version of Georgia DOT Traffic Count Mashup, which combines Georgia’s publicly available traffic count data with Google’s easy to Google Maps interface.”
Good work Wade and I am certain your visitors will skyrocket once the word is out.
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My friend and fellow commercial agent, Wade Sonenberg of the Sonenberg Company, has recently created a mashup of Georgia DOT traffic counts and Google Maps. It is a great tool for commercial agents and good knowledge for local residents. Wade had this to say about his new mashup:
“Commercial Realtors, shopping center investors, and retailers used to have only two options for finding Georgia DOT traffic counts: either pay hundreds of dollars for programs, or navigate the Georgia DOT???s web site which requires downloading programs to view maps with hardly legible names.
Now there is an easier (and free) way!
We have just introduced the ???Beta??? version of Georgia DOT Traffic Count Mashup, which combines Georgia???s publicly available traffic count data with Google???s easy to Google Maps interface.”
Good work Wade and I am certain your visitors will skyrocket once the word is out.
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Arsenal 0 - 1 West Ham United
0 - 1 Zamora (45)
Re-arrange this set of words to come up with a well-known phrase: ‘Arse’, ‘Banjo’, ‘A’, ‘Cannnot’, ‘Forwards’, ‘Arsenal’, ‘With’, ‘Cows’, ‘A’ and ‘Hit’.
Thirty shots on goal. No goals. Visitors have four shots on goal. One goal. There is something seriously wrong if the players cannot score a goal from such a large number of attempts on target. You can put whatever gloss on it that you like; their ‘keeper played well or you can make whatever excuses about injuries - and there is some merit in this argument - but at the end of the day, you cannot rely on two players for all of your goals. Midfielders, Defenders and Attackers all have, not should, have to score if a team is to be successful. And at the moment, the Arsenal players are relinquishing that responsibility.
Arsene commented yesterday that the Ice Skunk&
Focus is necessary. Tunnel vision isn't. Part of understanding how much teachers have done for students is understanding how far they have come - as opposed to the improvement of students whose parents may have enriched their children's lives well beyond the school's best hope. Demographics aren't destiny. But let's be real. Let's put all the data on the table. Closing the achievement gap will require a comprehensive approach and educators ought to be part of that conversation as well.~This from Education Trust: Demographics Aren’t Destiny: What Schools Do Matters...Now, please don’t get us wrong. In a country as rich as ours, it is an outrage that we allow so many children to live in poverty or grow up with inadequate health care. And all Americans, educators and otherwise, should be pressing policymakers to DEAL with these problems.But our main job as educators is a different one: it’s about teaching those children, no matter their background. And this Commission--h
Her Side: Sadly, I’ve already purchased a case for my MacBook… and all I have to say is.. REFUND! I wish I found this sooner, but WHO searches keyword “COZY” when you’re looking for a computer SLEEVE. Anyway, these fit any laptop from 12-13”. It also comes in three refreshing colors: brown, teal, and “stella green” (not shown). oh .. and did I mention is the SAME PRICE as a normal boring farty old black one: $28! I was SO SHAFTED!
His Side: Hahahahah, ‘cozy’. Nanda, if you are reading this…rename your product. Right now. Fits 12”-13” laptops, 100%cotton exterior and 100%nylon interior = no scratches. Even when your girlfriend is “accident prone”.
Her Verdict: <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 -i heart electronics.. and i heart the people that make great accessories for them! Because how else will other people know that you have a kick-@ss computer in there?
His Verdict:tough and stylish, bet
I love giving gifts, especially when I know that it will help the gift-ee somehow. Frivolous gifts have never been my cup of tea. I like them to matter and help the other person. A good birthday gift can mean a lot, so make it count. Some new cell phone accessories, a great new briefcase, office supplies and things like that.If you're located in the UK, United Kingdom Gifts is the ultimate resource for birthday gifts. You can find just about anything there from a large number of great suppliers. Some will even ship to the US, if you or the birthday boy or girl is right here in the States. Hop on over if it's that time of the year for someone and pick them up something special to make their day.Here's to your success!Tony
Stephan Juhl wrote a post a few days ago claiming that Firefox’s “live bookmarks” feature might be artificially increasing the subscriber count in FeedBurners stats:
A couple of days ago Markus from AU interactive wrote a in blog post that 75% of his blogs feed reader audience uses Firefox Live Bookmarks. He then goes on to conclude that it's because of when a feed is shown Firefox then Live Bookmarks is the default feed subscription method. I do think that Markus is somewhat correct in his assumptions on "the power of the default' getting a lot of people to use Live Bookmarks for feeds. The problem is that his Feedburner stats is probably way of.
Firefox is requesting/prefetching a feed if it's just correctly listed in the HTML head of a requested page. So it means that whenever someone visits your blog through a Firefox browser they'll also request your RSS feed. Feedburner seems to counts a lot of the unique users' requests of feeds which leads your Fee
Did you know that Crewe's clock tower on Queensway is called Big Bill? Well it is, and in a few hours it will be saying goodbye to 2006 and welcoming 2007. Could 2007 be the clock's last year? A brief chat with Crewe & Nantwich mayor, Howard Curran, the other day suggested that the Queensway block will be the first to go as re-development of the town centre kicks off around June 2007. I believe that the clock face will be used somewhere in the new design but have not seen detailed plans as yet. These are set to be released in the new year as part of the final phase of consultation. So 2007 is the start of an exciting chapter in Crewe's history. Can't wait...
Nobody can accuse Arsenal of failing to provide value for money this season, unless you’re a supporter who is unhappy that the club have failed to land any silverware this term. It’s generally acknowledged that the Gunners have played the most entertaining brand of football in the Premier League all year, with Sky Sports reporting [...]
