blogger problem

Sometimes the google server does not work properly. It give run time error, it doesn't publish the post, etc. The point is that even google is not perfect. So do not trust any service!

Alzheimer

I didn't know that there is something called Alzheimer's Memory Walk. In their website they write : "The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research". There are always volunteers of all ages needed for such a campaign I think. It is almost impossible to solve the problems of those who have Alzheimer. So scientists are trying so hard to even make little steps forward to cure this disease. Any progress on such research will help all the generations I believe.





Anyway to really know what are these walks I reference back again to their website : "A typical Memory Walk is a 2-3 mile walk held on a weekend morning in the fall." On top left of their website there is a button for "start or join a team". Through that you can start your own team in your area or you can join an already existing team in your region. It is very easy. I like the idea and I support it.

thousand islands

I got an invitation to go to "100 islands". It will be a 2 day trip. Have you even been there before? Is thousand island dressing coming from this place? Give me some advice on it if you know!

Meat price

It seems like the meat price went up a lot during last month. I knew that rice price has gone up a lot but this is my first time I see that happened to meat. Well, people could store rice but they cannot store meat that much ! I do not know where the hell the whole thing is going to!

nanotechnology

Do you thing nano technology is a better major or laser science? I am not really sure but it seems nano science has more applications. They use lasers as a big bulb only!

lenses and frames

ZenniOptical.com sells stylish prescription glasses online from $8. It actually showed up in Fox News and you can find the link here: Zenni on Fox. You can find a huge selection of frames in their website and they are cheap. Well, they make them themselves and sell them directly to the customer so they should be cheap. You see a sample here.

making money at home

So is it really possible to stay at home and make money? My favorite business should be doable everywhere in the world and at any time of the year . It shouldn't be like that that I need to hire a lot of people too. I am thinking about all these!

another online business

I do work with some optics in the lab and I was discussing with one of my friends about it to see if there is any way of making money out of optics. There are some places like zennioptical.com
where you can find glasses, frames and lenses online and purchase them. Of course they will e cheaper than other places because they make them themselves.

lunch

I am going to have lunch in my supervisor's place. There are other people there also. He recently bought a new barbecue and so he wanted to invite us.

increasing traffic

There is no doubt that these days every body is looking for more money in their website or blog and that is only possible if you have a lot of daily visitors. So generally any tool which can potentially help you to get more visitors is useful and valuable. More visitors means more money, easy eh!

TrafficXplode2.0 is a system which can be used with any kind of site to get more visitors. It is unique in the sense that it can be integrated with Blogger.com too. There are a lot of potential advantages for using this tool. If you visit their website you will see that you there is button in the middle of the page which says:"You can try the TrafficXplode 2.0 live demo by clicking the button below."

Go ahead and press that button. The first sentence you see is :"Imagine putting this exact same window on any kind of sites that you may have." and then ..."
The tool gives you a chance to "connect" with your visitors like never before, You ask them a favor and You will give something cool to them in return."

OK, there we go. So the key is the connection between the visitors and the owner of the site. It seems to be a cool new idea. If it increases the number of visits it will definitely help to generate more money.



http://www.trafficxplode.com/image.php?campaign=1

marking

I am marking a lot of midterm exams of some students. They are second year undergrad students. It is so boring though!

Police gear website

This is what I found on a police gear website : "5.11 Tactical Series creates superior products that enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement, military and firefighting professionals. Built on a foundation of durability, quality and value, 5.11 Tactical gear leads the industry by delivering functionally innovative gear, head to toe. LA Police Gear is proud to be 5.11 Tactical's #1 stocking dealer in the world!".

The first thing I notice about this website is that they have Yahoo's sign beside their name in the address bar which I think it means it is a Yahoo store. They sell shirts, shorts, footwear, vests and even 5.11 pants. Sometimes they have special offers. For example they offer free shipping, free return shipping and even free hat, If you buy more than $125 then you get a free travel mug also! You know what I like from what they sell? I like their sun glasses! I look like a real police man with them.

bold?

So I got some confirmation from friends that wheat protein does work. So if you are bold you may want to consult your doctor about this. It may work out for you!

wheat protein

I have seen recently that some bold people are using stuff which are made of wheat.I do not know whether they work or not. If I get any news I will write about it

birthday

Tomorrow is my birthday and I wish to receive a gift! Lets see what that will be. I can definitely expect a cake though! I don't know how many friends may show up.

car accident?

Have you ever had any car accident? If you had then you may want to visit the website of auto body montclair which is A FIX AUTO Collision Repair Expert. People always want to repair their car after accidents. So these guys made it easy for you to find the right place.

still....

My current supervisor do not let me work in the lab next door! That is stupid! How silly this guy is!

finishing your project

after 2 years of hard effort one of my high tech projects got to a good result last night. It seems like you work for two years and success comes in 5 minutes and that is the moment you enjoy. I wish all of you can experience such feeling. It is incredible!

save energy on cleaning

There is a bad thing about weekends and that is the fact that I have to clean my house. My rental apartment has been carpeted when I moved in and you know there is a lot of dust because of that not really good carpet. I have to pay for the electricity and always part of the bill goes to the electricity I use for cleaning my apartment. That day I was thinking about different ways of saving energy (and so my money)!

How do you save energy on cleaning? Do you have one of these Japanese cleaning robots which surfs your house and cleans everywhere? You know what the problem is with them?! They can not distinguish what is garbage and what is not! They just swallow everything! There is actually a new kind of energy saver vacuum called Dirt Devil.

If you look at their website you will see that they claim they are offering a better way to save energy. The new AccuCharge Stick Vac and Hand Vac use 70% less energy – making AccuCharge the first cordless cleaning technology to earn Energy Star approval. So if you really want to do your part in reducing the energy consumption this will be a good offer for you. Look at their website and see if you are interested.

still changing supervisor

A lot of stuff happened. I found a new professor who had connections with Harvard. But it is not easy for me to wait for 3 months and then start with him. I need a change quickly.Hopefully it works out well.

Are you getting married soon?

One of my best friends is getting married and I am going to attend his wedding ceremony. So I thought it will be a good idea if I write about it a bit. Last weak he was distributing his Wedding Invitations among all friends. Getting married is a big decision in life and may be the most important one. But the story starts after you have decided to do so. There are a lot of detail involved I think. First of all you must have enough money for the celebration ceremony. If you have that then you will be happier, otherwise you have to borrow some money from a bank probably. I am happy that my friend is so rich that he can easily afford a very nice and expensive ceremony.

But did you know that you can purchase Wedding Invitations cards online? If you click on the picture above you will go to a website where you can find different kinds of invitation cards like this. Then you will be able to choose the one you like. There is a very interesting feature available in that website that you can zoom in. Then you can see the invitations in a bigger size.

If you have a plan of getting married do not for get to visit 1st-class-wedding-invitations.com and choose one of their nice wedding invitations.

new supervisor again!

well I didn't talk about the process of changing my supervisor! It was quick but when I told him that I am going to work with a new professor he was upset. Anyway he asked me to go for a vacation before I really decide to join another group. Everything will happen in today and tomorrow I guess.

witness protection program

There is a new drama on USA Network, 'In Plain Sight' starting on June 1st. It's all about the witness protection program. When people enter the witness protection program their normal life is over I think. It is not possible to contact the people who loves you, you can not go to your school any more, and of course you will loose your job. In the sponsored video here I am assuming that I have joined the witness protection program and so I have started a new life. I have a new look if you have seen my last videos and I am showing how I deal with the problem that I do not have any job in my new town. If you like the subject why don't you go ahead and watch the USA Network's new original series In Plain Sight.

my new supervisor

I have changed my supervisor. I was not happy with my last supervisor and I changed him eventually. I didn't tell him that he is not good but instead I accepted all the faults. It will be a peaceful separation I guess.

Black Friday

If you live in States you know the famous Black Friday. That is the day after Christmas when all the people rush to stores to buy stuff. People spend what ever money they have and borrow what ever money they can to spend. So it is good to say that people spend like crazy on such a day. The only reason they buy stuff in Black holiday is that they can save money in their Christmas shopping. But if you have ever experienced a Black Holiday shopping you may know that there is a huge line up. But there is a website which lets people purchase Black Friday items online without the hassle of having to stand in line at the store at 5am. If you check the thanksgiving ads in there then you will see that you pick up a store and choose their available items in it. My experience of shopping online shows that it can be very smooth and easy. The site also offers email alerts that let you know when new black friday ads have been posted. They tried to make it a consumer friendly site that can be useful for planning your holiday shopping next year. My favorite merchant is Toys R US. I could find some DVD players in there as well as some digital cameras. So do not forget to try this site on next Black Friday!

importance of schedules

Recently I became so busy that I can not spend enough time socializing. I thought I have to change my work schedules a bit. SO I will sleep earlier at night and wake up earlier in the morning also. I think I will have a better feeling and a more efficient day.

company of Los Angeles area Police Officers

It was interesting for me that one can buy a tactical holster in Los Angeles. There is actually a company founded by LA police officers which sells all those stuff. You can get footwear and boots, tactical vests, and other kinds of cloths. You can also enter your cell number to receive text message coupons or specials

cold

I had a cold a couple weeks ago which caused me to stay home for few days. But again I feel like that. It's good that it happend just before weekend. But I cann't understand this. I didn't catch any cold during that nasty winter and now in spring I get cold The tempreture is fluctuating a lot these days may be that is the reason!

commercial contest

Today I am casting as a judge for Dockers and actually for Dockers contest. I have made a little clip for that and that was lots of fun. Dockers contest is a commercial contest in which you can make a commercial clip of not more than 30 seconds and submit it for judgment. The grand prize winner will be announced between June 7 and june 13, 2008 as the highest scoring finalist. The prize is not any money or cash, but it is something very interesting. Your submission as a winner will be submitted for consideration to NBC as a commercial to be aired once during the June 13, 2008 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. That would be a lot of fun. I like to see mine on NBC! So if you like everybody see your clip on NBC try your best to win! Good luck!

cold

It's almost summer and it is still very cold here in Canada. I do not know why it doesn't want to warm up. I think we had enough cold for this year any way. The weather it's not still predictable.

sleeping disorder

Last night I had a sleeping disorder. I couldn't sleep before 5 am and the result is this! I actually had a kind of breakfast at 4:30 am also and I woke up at 11 am! I have to rush to work before they fire me.

favorite pair of pants

Have you thought about your pants?! Have you ever looked at them carefully? Do you exactly know what are your favorite pair of pants? Oh, man! Why should I ask all these questions! There is a reason behind it!

There is a very interesting commercial contest which is called Dockers contest.The first thing you should do is to go to their website and have a look at it. So what is this contest about? Dockers contest is all about your favorite pair of pants. Dockers contest wants people to create their own stories about their pants and submit these stories as videos to the Dockers TV Commercial Contest (www.nbc.com/Dockers).

That is a very cool idea, isn't it! There is a note in their page "Do not forget to come back and vote for the finalist". So that is people who vote on who is the best. Another interesting point about this contest is that no purchase is necessary. If you look at the rules of the contest it starts with this: " NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED."

The bad thing about it is that only residents of the US can participate in the contest. I wish I could participate because that is a cool idea. So if you live in States why don't you go ahead and make your video about your favorite pair of pants and submit it for the contest. If you do that and leave a comment I will vote for you. Good luck!

Vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk

I have read a lot of stuff about vitamins and I believe having some fish in our weekly meal plan will help our body to get some of the vitamin D needed. I was reading news and there is one interesting piece of it that "Vitamin D may lower breast cancer risk."

a social network for bloggers

I have signed up for SocialSpark since a couple weeks ago and I was looking for an opportunity to write about it. For those of you who do not know what it is I would say that it is a new social network. But it is quite different from what you have seen before like for example Facebook or Orkut. So what is the main difference? Well, in this new social network you can make money also! That is great , isn't it?

Of course I will answer how your other question :"how to make money there?"! It is very easy. You have to have a blog which meets their regulations. Then you sign up your blog with your account in that social network. You basically have a profile page (see mine here) where other members can see parts of it. Then you can go to another section which is called "marketplace". There, you can find "opportunities". If you write about those opportunities in your blog, you will be paid for it.

The first page you see when you visit their website has a short introduction video clip. There you can see what is the main idea and they review the whole thing for you in few minutes. The sign up process is easy and quick, but your blog must have been live out there for at least 90 days. When you have made your profile you can go to other profiles and find some friends. Friends usually exchange links for their blogs. Easy, eh!

fireworks

There are a lot of fireworks around tonight. I was just in the balcony and a guy was setting up some fireworks in the park. I try to take some pictures. You need a fast shutter for this purpose I guess.

my favorite way to be scared

I like scary movies and I watch them to refresh my feelings! I mean I want to get scared sometimes not to forget it and watching such movies is an easy way of doing it! So today I want you to go ahead and watch the Trailer of a harrowing movie which might be interesting also!

The name of this movie is Frontier(s) and it is not a rated movie. It came to selected theaters on May 9th and it has been available on DVD since May 13th. If you visit their website you can download a poster of this movie also.

During the violent aftermath political election, a gang of young thieves goes to Paris. The story starts when they figure out that it is a group of neo-nazis who run that place. Karinta Texta and Aurelien Wiik played the lead role in this movie and it was directed by Xavier Gens.

Most unrated movies do not get to the theaters and this film is doing so. If once again you want awake your forgotten sensation of scaring from something you should consider watching this movie. I am sure you won't move during all the 90 minutes of it. I will go and see it again in a theater. Have a nice weekend!

plan for weekend's food?

Do you have any plan for cooking something different this weekend? I may go buy some trout and cook them carefully. Think about it and share your ideas with me. Sea food is always good for your health.

an embarrassing moment

I was thinking about my most embarrassing moment of my life which happened when I was in the primary school. I am explaining that in a short video. But the whole point is that you come out of your "shell"! If that doesn't make sense I explain it to you! "Shell" always reminds me of eating oysters. I was in a trip to a casino last week and we got a free buffet there. So I had a chance of trying some oysters. But I was thinking whether what I had was healthy or not. Well, today I had a look at a website about Gulf oysters. I didn't know that you can find a website which gives you such specific information about oysters. If you plan to make some oysters this weekend why don't you go to "Be Oyster Aware" website and have a look at the information given there.

long weekend

I like that we have a long weekend this week in Canada. I can enjoy doing my favorite stuff. Have a nice long weekend!

Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month?!

The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.

A spokesman for the country's department of agriculture told national radio on Wednesday that the government would allow an additional 5,000 tonnes of potatoes to be brought in.

The decision follows a request by Swiss potato industry association Swisspatat who warned that supplies were already running low in the buildup to the June tournament.

The association has estimated that 3,000 additional tonnes will be needed to make chips for foreign supporters, with the remaining 2,000 used for other forms of potato.

Switzerland has already been fretting over dwindling supplies of its beloved 'cervelat' sausage following a European Union ban on the Brazilian cows' intestines traditionally used to encase the meat.

Economics minister Doris Leuthard, who is also responsible for agriculture, told the national parliament in March there were enough cervelats in reserve to last at least through Euro 2008.

The tournament runs from June 7 to 29 and will be co-hosted by Switzerland and neighboring Austria.

source: Reuters

Mango eating competition

With the arrival of summer and mango season, India's western city Mumbai plays host to the 6th annual mango eating competition.

Around 30 people took part, having to eat as many mangoes as possible in 3 minutes. And if they could stomach any more, the winners were rewarded with a fresh box of the fruit.

The competition was a part of the six-day Konkan Festival that started on May 06 and will end on May 12.

Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler

An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention.

Nicole Lilliman, a single mother, said she was dismissed from a London, Ontario, outlet of the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut chain after video cameras captured the 27-year-old giving a Timbit to a toddler.

"It was just out of my heart, she (the toddler) was pointing and going 'ah, ah...' I should have gone to my purse and got the change, but it was busy," Lilliman told the Toronto Star newspaper.

Tim Hortons said on Thursday that the firing was a mistake.

"It was the unfortunate action of one manager who unfortunately made an overzealous decision, and thankfully we were able to rectify the situation," said company spokeswoman Rachel Douglas.

Douglas said the company, a Canadian icon with stores on virtually every high street across the country, told Lilliman that she could have her job back, and Lilliman had accepted.

A single Timbit sells for 16 Canadian cents (16 U.S. cents), but most shoppers buy boxes of 10, 20 or 40 of the deep-fried goodies, which come in a variety of flavors.

Douglas said Tim Hortons had received a number of complaints. "Thankfully we're able to go back to them and say we were able to fix the situation," she said.

via: Reuters

New Media Expo

4th Annual New Media Expo 2008 is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on August 14-16. Already, attendees from 35 states and 22 countries have registered to attend. The Expo is a hands-on, exciting, "how-to" event with practical conference sessions about how to produce high-quality online content, grow a loyal audience, and market or monetize that content in creative ways. Why don't you go ahead and register!

outlaw out-of-season vegetables?

You like cooking , don't you?! Of course, you do! I sometimes follow up what Gordon Ramsay does in the media. This time he is saying something surprising. It looks like he doesn't like out-of-season vegetables!

Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay said restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables, reported Reuters.

"I don't want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I don't want to see strawberries from Kenya in the middle of March. I want to see it home-grown," he said after raising his concerns with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

"Fruit and veg should be seasonal. Chefs should be fined if they don't have ingredients in season on their menu," he told the BBC on Friday.

Ramsay, whose London restaurants include Petrus and The Savoy Grill, said Britain had become a nation of lazy eaters who followed trends and fads rather than substance.

"There should be stringent laws, licensing laws, to make sure produce is only used in season and season only," he added.

There are many reasons to watch a scary movie.

I have always liked scary movies for many reasons.

First of all thee is nothing that I can get scared of. So I am always looking for something which gives me this feeling. I shouldn't forget it right?!

The other reason is that you never now what will happen in a scary movie. You can expect anything at any time. Somebody may kill another person or somebody may die from a stupid reason while he could be saved.

The third reason that I like horror movies is that you do not like to sleep watching such movies and even if you want to you can not! If the movie is boring I will definitely sleep but that is not the case with a scary movie.

This might not be suitable for all the audiences, but if you want to go to cinema and you are after a scary movie, you may want to consider Frontiers. I was watching the trailer of this truly harrowing movie on internet and i really enjoyed it. It has been released on DVD on March 13 and it has been shown in selected theaters since May 9th. To have a look at the theaters where you can find this movie have a look here and select theater listings.

This film is not rated, but you know it is not always needed for the movies to be rated. I think sometimes they count on the audience's discretion. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this movie!

Michelle Duggar mpm of 18 kids

It's Mother's Day. So congratulations to all lovely moms. Have you bought your gifts? Not yet?! Oh, bad boy! But there is a mom in this world who is a mom of 18! So we should all congratulate this day to her also.

Mother's Day is a bigger deal to Michelle Duggar than most Moms.

The 41-year-old Arkansas woman is pregnant with her 18th child. Duggar says she is due on New Year's Day. The latest addition to the family will join seven sisters and 10 brothers, all of whose names start with the letter J.

The Duggars' oldest child, Josh, is 20, and the youngest, Jennifer, is nine months.

The fast-growing family lives in Tontitown in northwest Arkansas in a 650-square-metre home.

Duggar and her husband, Jim Bob, say they plan to keep having children as long as God wills it.

Duggar has been pregnant for more than 11 years of her life, and the family is in the process of filming another series for Discovery Health.

The new show looks at life inside the Duggar home, where chores - or "jurisdictions" - are assigned to each child.

One episode involves a "jurisdiction swap," where the boys do chores traditionally assigned to the girls, and vice versa, Duggar said.

"The girls swapped jurisdictions, changing tires, working in the garages, mowing the grass," she said. "The boys got to cook supper from start to finish, clean the bathrooms," among other chores.

"The success in a family is first off, a love for God, and secondly, treating each other like you want to be treated," Jim Bob Duggar said. "Our goal is for each one of our children to be best friends, and everybody working together to serve each other makes that happen."

The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jennifer, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 16; Jessa, 15; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 10; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 7; James, 6; Justin, 5; Jackson, 3; and Johannah, 2.

via: AP

Screening program decreased prostate cancer deaths

Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study.

According to Reuters, researchers found that after the state of Tyrol began a program of free PSA screening and prostate cancer treatment in 1993, the expected death rate from prostate cancer dropped by 54 percent. That compared with a decline of 29 percent in the rest of Austria, where free screening was not available.

The findings, reported in the journal BJU International, suggest that routine PSA testing can save men's lives -- something that has long been an open question.

PSA tests measure the amount of a protein called prostate-specific antigen in a man's blood. Because prostate tumors cause PSA levels to rise, routine PSA testing can catch the cancer early.

But PSA screening is controversial because it is not clear that the benefits outweigh the risks. Prostate cancer is often very slow-growing, and PSA screening may lead to treatment of tumors that would never have become life-threatening; treatment can carry side effects, like incontinence and erectile dysfunction.

In addition, PSA concentrations can increase for a reason other than prostate cancer and confirmation of prostate cancer requires a biopsy of the prostate gland, which itself can have side effects, such as infection or bleeding.

However, in the current study, early detection through widespread PSA screening is likely the driving force behind the greater drop in death rates seen in Tyrol, according to the researchers.

Between 1993 and 2005, nearly 87 percent of men ages 45 to 75 in Tyrol had at least one PSA screening test, the study found. That was up from 11 percent before the free program began.

And while prostate cancer death rates declined throughout Austria during the same period, they fell faster in Tyrol.

"Before the program was introduced, prostate cancer death rates in the Tyrol were similar to the rest of the country," lead researcher Dr. Georg Bartsch, of the University of Innsbruck, said in a statement.

"But after the program was launched the death rate in the Tyrol started falling by an average of 7.3 percent a year, more than twice the 3.2 percent observed in the rest of Austria."

The researchers acknowledge, however, that routine PSA screening remains controversial, and questions such as which men stand to benefit most from screening are still unresolved.

In general, experts recommend that men speak with their doctors about the potential benefits and risks of PSA screening for them personally. The American Cancer Society recommends that doctors offer most men PSA testing and a digital rectal exam yearly, starting at age 50.

lower breast cancer risk if being breast-fed?

According to a report by Reuters, adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest.

"As a general group, women who reported they had been breast-fed in infancy had a 17 percent decrease in breast cancer risk," Hazel B. Nichols, who was involved in the study, told Reuters Health.

"However, we did not observe this reduction when we looked specifically among first-born women," said Nichols, of the University of Wisconsin, in Madison.

A woman's age at childbirth helps predict the levels of environmental contaminants in her breast milk, and studies have suggested a possible link between increased breast cancer risk and the accumulation of these contaminants, Nichols and colleagues note in the medical journal Epidemiology.

To analyze whether an adult woman's birth order, mother's age at the time of her birth, and whether or not she was breast-fed alters her risk for breast cancer, the investigators interviewed 2,016 women, aged 20 to 69 years, with breast cancer, and 1,960 women of similar age without breast cancer.

As noted, women breast-fed during infancy generally had reduced breast cancer risk.

However, in analyzes restricted to breast-fed women, those with 3 or more older siblings had a lesser risk for breast cancer than first born women, the researchers found. But breast-fed women showed no altered breast cancer risk according to their mothers' age at childbirth.

Among women who were not breast-fed, reduced adult breast cancer risk was linked with their mothers' older age at childbirth, but the investigators identified no association between breast cancer risk and birth order in this group.

While the current results hint that breast cancer risk may differ according to whether or not women were breast-fed during infancy, additional studies are needed to determine if these associations vary with duration of breast-feeding or according to measured levels of environmental contaminants present in breast milk, Nichols said.

big community of making money online people.

There is a new blogger social network called SocialSpark. Their code of ethics is as follows:

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly.

There is a lot that can be done though. It is very interesting that other users also think like that: "For me the dynamic pricing is probably the most frustrating part of it. If you reserve an opp at $5 that morning it could be 11 or 15 by that afternoon, just because there are no slots left for it so no one can take it. The other problem with this pricing is that an opp that is $15 when you wait for a slot, may only be worth $5 when you do it. Now if you have never done paid blogging before you may not get why this is an issue. Some advertisers want a lot put into a post and sometimes all of that work is not worth $5 to a blogger, but it may be worth that $15 that the blogger first saw."

On the other hand one is able to check out people's profiles which is interesting. It is like a whole bunch of people making money all together. A big community of making money online people: that is what I call it.

OK, IZEA have more plans with Social Spark I guess which will apparently revolutionize the advertising market for bloggers. They made their own page ranking to be able to fight with Google's page ranking which penalizes the paid blogs. SocialSpark is targeting the blogger demographic, and they’re up-front and honest about the aims of the network.

I like this idea any way . And I hope this market doesn't get saturated by the number of blogs and bloggers doing this business.

Sherlock Holmes

I received a book as a gift from a friend. It's one of the "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" 's books and it 's volume 2 of Sherlock Holmes: The complete novels and stories. I am enjoying it so much !

new snack

The market’s first caffeine-infused snack is coming to the market. You can check out ENGOBI's website to see the new product . Engobi is taking stores by storm with two deliciously perky flavors, Cinnamon Surge and Lemon Lift. According to the chip’s maker, Rudolph Foods, a 1.5-ounce, single-serving bag contains approximately 140 milligrams of caffeine. That’s roughly the same as a cup of brewed coffee and significantly more than the market’s leading energy drinks. The latest entry in the functional foods category, Engobi will be distributed nationwide through convenience stores and select grocery stores. High-energy Engobi is sold in 1.5-ounce, single-serving bags, with a manufacturer’s suggested price of $1.29 per bag.

Niagara Falls

I am not going to work tomorrow to go to Niagara Falls. That's crazy but I am so much tired of work. I might send some pictures later.

writing

There are some places on internet where you will get paid to write articles or blog posts. Here is another Get Paid For Writing site. You get $5 for each article that you submit. It is something like wikipedia but in a different format. Payment is via paypal and once a month. So it's easy!

Mushrooms

Did you know that if you use some mushrooms per week you will have strong bones? You can use mushrooms instead of meat actually. Mushroom contains vitamin D also

Military

There is an interesting website for military footwear, boots, and even pants. I was looking at its pants called 5.11 Tactical Pants. There are very good image of each one and you can choose easily which one to buy. You can buy it online and cash out on the same website. In the product detail you may find some useful clips also.

New position

Looking for a new job is a permanent job. I am looking for a new position! I want to go to a better lab where I can be free!

boots

If you are a person who does labor work or if for any reason you need to buy work boots
then you can try the link and see if it works for you. But before ordering your boots make sure you know the right size. They give you free ground shipping for orders more than $50.

another new blog

I always look at the blogs as kind of investment for future. They are like lands that you build a houses on them and it increases the value of them. I wish some day I would be the richest person who makes money online. This is my new blog: thisis.freelyyours.com

UFO and ghost?

There is a Social Network about Paranormal and UFO and I would like to invite all of you to join it. UFOs and ghosts are topics that even the cutting edge science can not prove or disprove their existence. In addition, there are actually some facts which show they do exist. For example there have been some electromagnetic wave coming from space recorded many years ago and we still do not know what was the origin of this sound. I have recorded a video in which I look like a person with an infinite space in the background! May be those who come from outer space would like it!

new blogs coming

I have started new blogs which will show up on internet soon. They cover a wide rang of topics. Basically the topic of FrogHelp changed a lot and new posts include hot news also. So stay tuned and check those websites also.

breakage

Today I am going to review a site http://www.Northidahorebates.com which belongs to North Idaho Rebates. What they say about their company is here: " The North Idaho Rebate Team is Offering Rebates on real estate transactions up to $10,000 for byers and sellers. Our goal is give back to buyers."

Well, I asked myself that how it works. They claim that they pay buyers a rebate up to $10,000 regardless of who the home is listed with so long as the buyers retain these guys to represent them as buyer agent in the transaction.

The other part of the offer is as follows. They will pay those who want to sell their homes a $3,000 rebate at closing and $10,000 rebate at closing if they don't sell their home in 65 days. That means they are kind of guaranteeing a quick home selling. So you will get your money quickly.

Here I should explain the idea of "Breakage". Insurance, coupon and rebate programs like Cash Rewards work on the concept of "breakage". Breakage is the statistical difference between the number or coupons, rewards, policies, etc. issued, and those that are collected or paid. Have you ever bought an item and received a rebate coupon in the box it came in but never sent it in? That's breakage. Breakage can be quantified, tracked and projected. The mathematical term for such statistics is "actuarial data". Actuarial data is used by companies when offering a payout, the total of all such commitments typically being larger than the sum total of the company's premium payments.

Another important point they say in their site is here : "we want the seller to feel empowered and confident that they are hiring a firm that will work for them and will be held accountable." That means they want to do a good job. They also add another explanation about the rebate " It is simply a financial reward that is paid for by the sponsor (in this case, The North Idaho Rebate Team) and offered to you at point of purchase/sale." Check their website for more information if you want to buy or sell a property.

not a member of facebook

I am not a member of facebook and I like not to be a member of it. The reason is obvious. I am saving a lot of time! But I like it anyway. Because you may unexpected friends.

social networks

You may have seen social networks on internet and you might be a member of some of them. But there is a social network which has its own features: You can meet you new or old friends in it and you may share your photos or albums with others. You can also join a special group or blog and more important you can chat with other members. The point which makes it different is that you can actually hear last mp3 hits. There we go! If you liked it go ahead and join 3gb community www.3gb.biz

How important is a kitchen scale?

If you really care about your weight and if you really care about the number of calories you eat every day then you should have a kitchen scale. The nutrition facts of most raw stuff in the kitchen are known, so you just need a scale to weight them and calculate the total calories you get every day. Then you will know better how many calories you should burn!

scale

Whenever I buy some meat I want to weight it and divide it into few parts to put each piece in a different plastic bag in fridge. This way I save my time and I also keep my diet healthy. For this purpose I need a scale. They are many kinds of them and you can of course find some digital scales.
I like the digital one because they are easy to use and they do not take much room in my little kitchen. They are also affordable. One good point about these digital sale is that they are made in different colors. So if you have a red set of plates you can get a red scale also!

Financial plans

I have been thinking all day that I should have a financial plan for my near future. As a student whose only financial support is the assistantship from the University, I should have a work plan beside my studies. It could be a work which need a little investment but makes a big difference in my monthly income. I was always lazy to follow up my plans but I think I should do that to make some money.

Personilzed Gifts

I always liked to find a place where I could change my childhood photos into a piece of art work like a painting and I think I have found it. There is a website where you can actually change your photos into something like paintings on convas. Especially if you are looking for some personalized mothers day gifts you can pick up one of your family photos and use this site to change it into a nice piece of art.

tuning a laser

You know how interesting it is when you send a beam into a house made laser's cavity and monitor its power is going up. The process of aligning the cavity is so tricky that I always compare it with brain surgery (I actually do not know how tricky that is though!). Unfortunately we can not use our laser for medical purposes.

overseas properties

If you plan to buy a property overseas you may want to consult one of those overseas property agents. It is very interesting that you can do such a thing on the internet and check the prices for different locations. There are investment property experts who can help you find the best place for the lowest price.

The countries that you can choose your properties from are Brazil, Egypt, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Spain and Turkey. If you really think about it, it is always easier to have an idea of what you want to buy before you plan to go and have a visit and decide. To do that you can have a look a the pictures of the property and its location on internet and gather as much information as possible.

It is always good to know what you want to know with your money. You may want to go for a "rental investment" or you may want to buy a place as just a "holiday home". If you can do your job from any where in the world then you may want to consider a nice overseas property for your "permanent living".

In any case you can find all the information you need online and have a look at the prices.

Grapefruit diet

I have started having one grapefruit a night after dinner and I have an amazing fresh feeling after that. I will write about its long term effects later .

Africa

"Forty years after King was gunned down on April 4th the challenges that King faced, and that civil rights leaders still face four decades after his assassination are even greater says author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

Now, civil rights leaders must confront the indifference, even outright hostility, of many white and non-white Americans to affirmative action, increased spending on social programs, and civil rights marches, and the tormenting plight of the urban black poor, says Hutchinson.

The chronic problems of gang, and drug violence, family breakdown, police abuse, the soaring incarceration rate of young black males, the mounting devastation of HIV and AIDS disease in black communities, abysmally failing inner city public schools, says Hutchinson, have made things even worse for African-Americans. The mostly middle-class civil rights leaders at times have seemed clueless on how to get a handle on those problems.

The furious internal fights among blacks over gay marriage, abortion, and immigration have tormented, perplexed, and forced civil rights leaders to confront their own gender and political biases.

Forty years after King’s murder, the weighty challenges that face African-Americans perplex and frustrate many blacks, says Hutchinson ."

I found the press release above in www.prbuzz.com , written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson. Hutchinson is a nationally acclaimed author and political analyst as mentioned in his blog http://earlofarihutchinson.blogspot.com. I am not a fan of politics and I do not like using the words "black" and "white". But it seems that we still see problems in Africa and politicians have to think about it. I like the freedom in North America and I wish we see the freedom everywhere in the world.

Cranberry: nutrition fact

The cranberry is a source of the minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus, plus various vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin B1 Thiamine, Vitamin B2 Riboflavin, Vitamin B2 Complex Niacin. Cranberry is also rich in vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) and phytonutrients, including flavonoids such as proanthocyanidins (OPC) which are beneficial antioxidants. One cup of cranberries contains about 44 calories. One can of cranberry sauce contains about 600 calories, so be very cautious when dipping into the cranberry sauce while dieting.

Overall, studies have demonstrated that cranberry juice is equivalent to red wine with respect to polyphenol content, antioxidant activity, and vasodilator activity. Although preliminary, the results show that cranberry juice should definitely be a part of a heart-healthy diet.

via Canadian Cranberries

bull riders!

If you haven't got your Professional Bull Riders finals tickets you should do that as soon as possible! The Professional Bull Riders World Finals will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada and the tickets will be sold out soon I guess. I want to plan a trip to Las Vegas to attend this exciting event. I have watched the competition before on TV, but this time I would like to try it live and at the right place where it is really happening!

If you search "bull riders" in youtube you will get a big list of exciting clips, but none of them give you the feeling of being in the stadium. Last year PBR announced that they will be partnering with some video game companies to produce video games for Wii, Xbox 360, etc. But again if you are a fan of those games , you know that it won't be as wonderful as the real game!

Last year I was watching Justin McBride, a two-time PBR World Champion, in the final competition and it was so exciting that I decided to attend next year. The Professional Bull Riders World Finals have been held in Las Vegas since 1994. I am sure I will have a lot of fun over there this year. Hope to see you there also!

Cranberry harvest

The nice picture above shows the cranberry harvest. It is a very typical way of harvesting a fruit. I am including a couple short clips about that also.

Happy birthday sweety!

There is a place on internet where you can buy large number of birthday cards for a cheaper price and use them whenever you need. The most important reasons for doing that are :

1. You save your time.
2. You save your money.
3. You can personalize your cards easily.
4. You are always prepared.
   

Shopping online always save you time. You select your cards, order them and you receive them by post at home. Isn't that easy? Most cards are as cheap as $2. So for every card that you buy in a store you can buy two cards from this online card store.

When I want to buy a card in a store, I always have this problem that you can not modify the cards. Your choices are limited to what is in the store and you can not change the cards. But if you buy your cards online then you can personalize them and add your own messages to them. The messages will be printed and will not be hand written any more!

I have selected a card and modified it to have the sentence "Happy birthday sweaty" written in it. It is not only birthday cards that you can find there. You can select any greeting card or holiday card you want and they are all cheap and nice.

healthy body with Raspberry

Raspberries contain significant amounts of antioxidants. Such antioxidants have potential health protection against several human diseases. Raspberry is rich in fiber (up to 20% fiber per total weight) . One cup o f Raspberry contains about 50% daily value of vitamin C and about 60% daily value of manganese and 30% daily value of dietary fiber.

financial counseling

If you want to start investing your money in a business or you have a financial problem you may want to consider advices of a financial counseling service provider like George Divel.

His services include stocks , retirement planning, tax-exempt investments and many other financial services that you can find in his website.

Toronto

I am back home from a travel to Toronto just visiting relatives and enjoying a lot of parties. It was a nice trip for 4 days off.

fan of rap music?

There are many kinds of music out there and I am not sure which kind of it your a fan of. If you like hip hop and rap music there is a website which could be interesting for you. You can find top rap artists, top rap albums and top rap songs on it. You can also see a part for top 10 of each. There is a section for new releases too. Check it out and do not forget to write your comments.

Lung Association of America

American Lung Association has a website with a lot of information on it. You can find a wide range of information on it: from lung cancer to protecting yourself against cold and flu. Check it out and give me your feedback on it. One nice point I noticed: it is recommended to have chicken soup, they do not know how it works, but it works!

Isle of Wight, UK

If you plan to have a nice trip for a weekend you may want to consider going to the Isle of Wight. It is three miles form south coast of Great Britain. Slightly more than half of the Island, mainly in the west of the Island, is designated as the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This is one of the few places in England where you can find red squirrel. Do not get surprised if you found a dinosaur fossil in this Island as it is known as one of the most important areas in Europe for finding such fossils.

There is a nice hotel where you can stay during your visit which is called the "Isle of Wight Hotel". You can use the information on their website to make the booking.

Clarke dies

Clark, 2005

I just read a shocking news in CNN that the author Arthur C. Clark dies. He died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka when he was 90. 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Odyssey Two are those of his most well known novels. Anyway, I was going to ask you this question: how much time you spend each day reading ?

insurance quotes online

I am back again with some tips on insurance. This time I want to talk about the best way of checking insurance policies. That is right, that is using online insurance services. First of all you should think about the right insurance suitable for you. Why don't you check the website of one of the insurance providers on internet where you can find online insurance quotes ? It is easier to read the policy in detail instead of calling the insurance company and listen to all the detail on phone! Then you can also get an online insurance quote to see how much you have to pay each month/year.

A healthy body with Grapefruit: a grapefruit diet

Grapefruit can provide you with a very healthy diet, I call it the "grapefruit diet". It 's a very good source of vitamin C. There are some studies which shows that grapefruit helps lower cholesterol.

Grapefruit is a good source of pectin fiber. Pectin acts as stabilizer in cosmetic products. Pectin is also used in wound healing preparations and specialty medical adhesives, such as colostomy devices. In medicine, pectin increases viscosity and volume of stool so that it is used against constipation and diarrhea.

The pink and red hues contain the beneficial antioxidant so called lycopene. This antioxidant can be found in tomatoes and other red fruits also. Lycopene is the most powerful carotenoid quencher of singlet oxygen, being 100 times more efficient in the singlet-oxygen quenching action than Vitamin E.

spread the word

I just signed up at Buzzfuse.com for free to experience what they are offering. The sign up process was quick. Give your email address, choose a password, check your email for confirmation email, done! You can then upload your contacts from gmail, hotmail or even yahoo. Other option is to invite your friends manually.

You submit your posts and you get a ranking using a number called Buzz Score. The higher the Buzz Score is the better your rank would be. The service can promote your blog and you will end up with more visitors anyway. More visitors means more money, right? It is not only that. You can make money using their service as they explain:

" Buzzfuse works by releasing each new item you produce to the market you choose (initially your friends and fans). We then measure the interaction (the buzz") around each item and use this to generate a score. Luck, for once, has little to do with it. High scoring items are recommended to friends of friends. Really high scoring items make the Daily Top 10, which is sent to all Buzzfuse users around the world.

Buzzfuse pays real money (premium subscribers only) based on the performance of each item. So a good creator might make money off several items each month - typically bringing in way more than search revenues over the same period, and in many cases more than they would have through paid downloads too. Of course, Buzzfuse work in conjunction with search revenues and will soon offer paid downloads, so there is only upside...

You can use Buzzfuse for free (Premium accounts offer earnings and other advantages)."

Teaching technology

Teaching is a challenging job. I have been teaching for a long time. New technologies are going to show up in classes. Watch this video which was filmed at MIT. That is a cutting edge way of teaching physics!

bloggers and commercial mortgages

I am back with one of my post about managing your finance. I have written about managing family finance before and now I want to mention some tips about financing your business if you have your own business.

Most of top bloggers have changed the way they manage their blog incomes by registering a company. The company has the ownership of the blog and the blogger and probably his/her family members become share holders of the company. This is reasonable for a blog which is making $1,000 a day. In that case the company pays for their life including their house. The reason they do that is tax! This way they pay less tax than the case they had the ownership of the blog. If they want to buy a house, the company can take care of it using Commercial Mortgages.
If you are a blogger or not and you are applying for a commercial mortgage pay attention to the following points:

1. Before getting a commercial mortgage make sure you are getting the lowest possible interest rate. You should ask for a quote.
   
2. It is also important that the you get the money as soon as possible. Banks have complicated procedures for commercial mortgage applications. However, you can apply at other places.
3. Even if your business is new you might have a chance of getting the application approved, so apply.
4. Make sure you have a good business plan and you can make enough money to pay your mortgage back.
   

protect yourself from Identity Theft

Last week I received a letter from Spain stating that I had won $1,000,000 in a lottery! A copy of the ticket was also attached. I noticed my name on the letter and they were asking for my credit card number and other bank accounts information to send the money. I was like what the hell?! Where did they get my name and address from? And know they are asking for my credit card information to send me money? That is stupid! Well, I didn't reply them, but I decided to share the experience with you guys. See this short video about how to protect yourself from identity theft:

claiming compensation

Have you or one of your friends ever had a Personal Injury in an accident? If your answer is yes then you might have experienced a situation in which you wanted to claim compensation. For some reasons that I explain below I would suggest asking a legal service provider to do all the job for you.

1. After the accident, the only thing you have to think about is your injury. You want to get well as soon as possible and come back to your work. You don't want to bother your mind dealing with legal stuff.
2. Unless you are a lawyer, you really do not have much idea about what legal action you need to take or what are your legal rights. Actually legal stuff has its own language which I myself do not understand much. So I prefer to ask an expert to do it for me.
3. Even if you know enough about your right, it might happen that you can not get the maximum compensation defined for the injury. You know it is not really easy to get all that amount from the insurance companies.
   
4. Even if you want to do all your legal work yourself, it is better to consult somebody who knows more.

It is always important that we know our rights and get the compensation you deserve anyway.

train your dog to shake hands

If you have a dog you may want to teach him/her how to shake hands!! I watched this video and it looks easy to accomplish. You can impress your friends. But I like to see two dogs shaking hands!! Watch it and enjoy it:

Earthquake and its effects on home owners

I was visiting news section of a website about Homeowner Loans. First of all it was interesting that such a website has a part for news. So I picked up one of the news to write about. You remember the earthquake which occurred in Britain recently? The quake was measured at 5.2 on the Richter scale. A new research suggests that that earthquake was a cause of financial losses for home owners. So where is the problem?

The earthquake damaged a number of houses. Those who had insurance for this kind of accidents were covered and now they are happy. However, there were homes without insurance and now the owners are in trouble as some of them might end up with getting into unmanageable debt.

The point I get from this study is that you never know when the circumstances happen. They are very unexpected and they might cause a lot of unexpected damage too. The best way is to think about them and tale care of them in advance. Home insurance is a good suggestion. But if you are one of those whose houses were damaged in the earthquake and you do not have enough cash for repairs, you might want to consider some loans as a temporary solution.