Mike Tyson's Daughter on Life Support Following Tragic Accident

According to authorities boxing legend Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is in critical condition right now at an Arizona hospital.

The police have said it was a freak accident involving a treadmill in which the cord managed to get wrapped around the little girls neck.

Paramedics arrived at Mike Tyson's home at roughly 10:30 this morning when his 7-year-old son found his sibling hanging from the treadmill by the power cable. Tyson was not home at the time, according to online sources.

The young girl's mom immediately started CPR.

Tyson has since arrived at the hospital, his daughter is at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center where she remains on life support in extremely critical condition according to the authorities.

As of now the police are calling this a "tragic accident."

Let's hope she is alright.

This Just In

Just an interesting question on the Jon and Kate divorce thing.

Who will get the kids?

An expert reveals that Kate's outbursts could lead to her losing the kids should the couple divorce.

I hope this couple can pull it together - their children will be so heartbroken if their mommy and daddy split up. Come on Jon and Kate, work it out!

Jon and Kate Gosselin Divorce

Video Below. Will they? Do you care?

Personally I think this whole story is staged and utterly foolish. So why am I blogging about it? Because as foolish as it is it get's people's attention.

This is quite literally marketing at it's finest. The new season of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" premieres on Monday, May 25th, 2009 at 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT on TLC.

Interesting isn't it? The show may have been going down in the ratings, they may have begun losing their fan base. So what do you do?

You create a Buzz. You create controversy. You create uncertainty. Take notes lol.

By doing this you win Big Time. The regular viewers want to know if Jon was cheating with a school teacher and they want to know if Kate is cheating with the bodyguard.

Personally, I doubt either is true. But it has the entertainment news columnists and gossips riveting in delight because whether you like it or not Bad News Sells. Controversy Sells.

Old fans stick around, fans on the fence are compelled to find out the truth and new fans are born just from the Hype.

Marketing Genius.

I have never watched the show, nor will I. I have my own family to worry about let alone theirs.

Marketing Genius. Period.

The new season of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" premieres on Monday, May 25th, 2009 at 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT on TLC.

Who is George Boiardi

This is a guest author post. Thank you Linda. No other details were provided.

Pierce Derkac is a junior long-stick midfielder for the Cornell lacrosse team. His job is to basically shut off the opposition’s top midfielder, which he does very well. Just ask Shamel Bratton. He shut him down and led to Big Red’s 15-6 upset of Virginia on Saturday in the N.C.A.A. Division I men’s lacrosse semifinals.

You can read the whole article I found online here

Susan Boyle 2nd Performance.

I love stories about the underdog. This woman can sing. Hoestly what a voice so I decided I would share it with everyone.

She has become a favorite around the globe and after this 47-year-old church volunteer performed her own version of the number "Memory" from the hit musical "Cats" she has solidified her musical voice and authority.

Well done Susan, well done

Check out her performance.

How to submit a free press release.

Okay today is about another great source of free traffic and potential subscribers and customer's

Before we go into the world of free press releases I must stress if you can handle the small cost of roughly $80.00 then I highly recommend you go to PR Web and get your press release submitted.

I have touched on this before and it really is that important for several reasons:

1. Massive exposure. You can get to google and yahoo and msn this way, so the investment is well worth it. Submitting here every 2 or 3 months is vital for your online business so if you can then do it today.

2. You aren't competing with thousands of other folks out there trying to get listings with the search engines.

3. It gives your business more credibility.

Okay, so if you can't afford it right now that's okay. We have all been there so to give you a little bit of a boost here is a list of my personal favorite free press release distribution sites.

Free Press Release

PRLog

Wire Service

1888 Press Release

Press Release 001

I News Wire

There are a lot more out there just google it or msn it and you will find many, many more.

A few key points though is to look for the page rank and the traffic they have. A lot of news sources use these listings for newspaper articles and updates on their sites so it gives you exposure and backlinks via white hat methods which the search engines love.

Make sure you have a professionally written sales letter. If you aren't sure how one should look or read take a look at what they have on their sites and adopt a style. Don't copy it just try to make it your own.

If you need one done up go to elance and see what deals you can find. Elance is famous for great writers and they have pretty good prices as well.

Or put a listing up on craigslist of kijiji. There are writers out there that will happily write it up for you at a fair price.

Go, get it done.

Cheers.

Welcome Home - Space Shuttle Atlantis has landed safely

A great video and a sigh of relief for all involved.

Welcome Home to Atlantis and its crew of seven as they land at Dryden space center, Edward's Air Force Base in California on runway 22 after a thirteen day mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope

How to Bloga?

Why did you do that? And how will you fix it? Explain it to me....I can try to help!

Alright. Back from a wonderful weekend of fixing crap.

So we covered wordtracker and Yahoo Answers (www.answers.yahoo.ca) and google trends. Hopefully by now you guys and gals have had a chance to play around with this and get a feel for it.

Today I am going to focus on the art of blogging. Now as I always say BLOG stands for Better Listing On Google. No I haven't any proof of that but in the blogosphere those of us who run several blogs and websites all agree blogs will get you higher listings and better ranking.

To prove my point has anyone actually noticed that since

I changed the name of the url on this blog fromm www.need-to-get-some.blogspot.com to www.needtogetsome.net I have lost my pagerank and a lot of inbound links. Now for me this is not exactly news, I was well aware it was going to happen and I have been putting in the time to correct and fix this and ultimately make it a better and higher rank. Having said that I am also a self proclaimed geek and I know how to do this, I also understand it is going to take roughly six weeks to complete with time constraints that I have. This works to your advantage because I will be blogging about what I am doing, when I did it and more importantly why I did it.

So what is BLOGA? Better Listing On Google Accidentally. Yup, seriously, it was an accident that caused my traffic to blow up and it scared me because it shot up and then it vanished and then I got penalized. I found the problem and fixed it.

So here is what happened and what I don't want you to do. I was going though some firefox add-ons and well...I am ashamed since a few years back I had authored a somewhat successful ebook on firefox, no longer available as I didn't have time to update it every other day. I love firefox because the update and keep everything fresh which caused me the problem I decided I was going to test traffic sources and in the middle of it I downloaded a "hide the referrer" add on. Sill, silly me.

When I did this is the look my dog gave me >>

Moving on I checked my analytics and my traffic vanished 120 percent in about 2 days! That my friends is not good. So I removed it from my computer and cleared everything and rebooted. Problem solved right? Wrong. The referrer was still tracking from a few other sources so I had to get creative to find it and destroy it. I am not saying that these are bad things, just bad for me.

Next motion of the day for accidental and this really threw my traffic up in a good way.

I read several blogs, I have a blog roll on this site, lower left and I follow over 140 blogs daily via google friend connect. Well, whilst reading a few articles I made a few key point comments and all of a sudden my site had been stumbled, added to groups and Holy Geez....nice traffic.

What I learned, well no what I remembered was that all successful bloggers read other blogs and leave real comments on them. It establishes a friendship and trust and traffic, let's be honest we all want traffic.

Next week I may or may not reactivate the comment feature on this blog, I have disabled it for a reason which I will explain in about 6 days.

Anyway I am off to enjoy the rest of the day.

Cheers.

How to PM?

I just got an interesting question from a subscriber. Oh before we go on I hope every one got the email about my contact email changing.

Check your emails to see, if you didn't get it or didn't open it let me know via friend connect. I was getting so many forwards and stupid crap that I have changed my contact email. Send everything to me at my new one.

Again if you don't have it send me a message via friend connect. Okay, moving on.

So the question was: What is all of this PM Thingy I keep getting in my email and on my facebook type accounts. How to PM and what is PM and how to PM several messages.

That is a simple question to answer. PM stands for Private Message.

So in essence someone simply wants to talk to you privately. 80 percent of the time there is a little icon with a PM or a pm on it. It is very good to use in forums and groups were there is a lot of members, sometimes we don't want the world to know what our conversation is with other people so we PM them and they PM us back in kind. Easy Peasy...No? ;)

Always remember in forums and groups that if you don't use the PM feature when it is appropriate you may cause problems. People may not understand what your conversation is, or they may just want to start problems. Believe me this can happen, not often but it does happen. So the easy solution is to PM the other person or better yet add them to your MSN or your Yahoo Messenger or even, dare I say it...your ICQ...for those of you who still use that dinosaur, but it still works and that's all that matters.

So there you have it. How to PM is that easy.

How to Bruce: A great message and speech from Bruce Springsteen before singing "The River"

I don't know if you are a fan of Bruce Springsteen or not but this is a great song and a great life lesson.

Pay close attention to it and get kleenex ready.

Pardon the video, the maker couldn't get the real video to work. It's not the video that matter's it's the story and the song :)

It is a sad, sad day for bloggers around the world. 97 year old "Granny" Blogger has left us.

She was fun, interesting, she had a fan base most marketers only dream of and now she has passed away.

Granny Blogger was 97 years old and from Spain. Here blog is located here Maria Amelia Lopez charmed readers with a homely mix of memories and chat and lots of fun.

She would tell her stories to her son and he typed them and published the blog for her. She had a way to make you feel as you knew here.



I hope she rests well. It just goes to show you that anyone can have a huge following online of friends and fans. She had over 1000 followers with google friend connect and who knows how many more hidden or who just stopped by from time to time.

But this is not a marketing post, it is a good bye and farewell.

She will be missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Google Trends, WordTracker and Yahoo Answers.....What's the connection?

Quick post today.

Lot's of folks through various groups and forums I am involved with have been asking a couple of interesting questions regarding what to blog about.

This is a very difficult question to answer. Reason being is I don't know these people personally, I don't know what you like or dislike etc. So for me to answer this is somewhat of a double edged sword. I can offer advice but ultimately what you want to blog about stems from your likes and dislikes. I mean, if you aren't interested in a particular topic then how are you going to write about it with passion and conviction?

If you don't believe in it then it will show in your writing and reader's will pick up on it.

A few tricks I can offer are places to go and do some powerful research for free. If you need inspiration or you need to come up with keywords, whether it is long tail or short tail then I will offer you a few places within this article.

For key topics a great place to look at is google obviously, but a better place is google trends. The importance of this and the beauty of this is not only does it give you HOT topics, but when you read the article it will tell you the strength of the topic and when it peaked. So in essence if something is old and boring it will tell you BUT if it's volcanic and everyone is interested it will tell you that. You can check it out here.

Now if you need to come up with some tags or keywords or even a great title I love Wordtracker Labs. It's free and incredibly powerful. Simply type in your keyword or phrase, wait a few minutes and a list of popular words and phrases comes up but more importantly the amount of times asked is displayed. See the potential here?

Play around with it by visiting this link here.

Okay, now you have some trends for articles, you have a great place to find a title and tags....now you need traffic.

There are the usual article submissions and the usual things like twitter and digg (shout feature removed soon sadly) and you have stumbleupon. But are you aware of one of the most popular places to get tons of free traffic? An unsung hero, so to speak and not many guru's reveal this.

Yahoo Answers is SO POWERFUL it scares me. I quite literally used it for a month and my Alexa traffic spiked up 5900%. Need proof, go to here and check :)

Bottom line is that with a bit of elbow grease and out of the box thinking you can do a lot online to get massive traffic, key word research and tags for free.

So today we covered:

Keyword research
Trends online
Free Traffic Resource(s)

Stay tuned, this week is all about building up your site.

If you notice the site has a new name and has new features. Stick with me because this blog is going to be changing drastically over the next couple of weeks.

Positive change takes time.

Until tomorrow.

Take care.

Anyone who tells you a blog will never make you money is an ABSOLUTE IDIOT

Okay, really....I am getting so tired of all of the B.S out there regarding making money online.

Usually I love these people who think it's a pipe dream....I do, it means more money for those of us who actually put in the time and effort to make money and work a few hours from home and reap the rewards.

Let's start right off the bat. Things to WATCH out for.

1. You will NOT become a millionaire overnight. I don't care what anyone tells you, unless you have about $200,00 grand to spend on advertising and have a really good grasp of how it works.

2. You will NOT get a million visitors to your website by lunch no matter what program you buy. Period.

3. You will NOT become rich by Friday.

4. You will NOT become FAMOUS in less than 5 minutes on youtube or any other social media outlet when just starting out. Maybe an hour and you better do something outrageous. But even then, think about it, your video will go viral but the vast majority will not click through to your website. Need proof...okay...remember the Britney Spears kid who cried for the world to leave Brit alone....you probably do, Hell it was used in the movie Meet the Spartans, very few people know the kids name. Point proven.

Moving on.

5. No serious marketer works from home in their underwear...well not everyday anyway ;)

Alright my rant is almost over.

Wait, to illustrate my point of nay-sayers allow me to tell you a short tale. A real story that happened to me roughly five years ago.

Back then I was dating a woman who told me that no one was making any money online and that no one could make a living on the internet. It could not be done. She was quite adamant about her little speech. Less than an hour later she was online making purchases off of EBay!!! EBAY was started from a kitchen table and library internet access!

Oxy-Moron much, stress the Moron part.

You see folks, there is gold in them there Hills. If you know how to mine them.

Making money online is the equivalent to making money anywhere. Take real world examples if you will.

A fry cook makes minimum wage, maybe a little higher. Why? Simple there is no brain required to just be a fry cook. Now if that same fry cook continues to learn about cooking and different styles of cooking and fresh foods and .... you get the idea, what happens. He or she may become a Chef. The better a Chef is the richer they are. Case in point: Gordon Ramsay. 'Nuff said.

When people start out (and I am just as guilty) we pull out our credit card and buy every promising program out there. We just know that we will be the next internet millionaire. A few months later we are broke, no further ahead and sadly the vast majority simply give up.

We must educate ourselves first. Find a mentor, search forums, ask questions etc.

Side note: No guru worth their salt will ever charge you for answering a question in a forum or in an email. They will however guide you, to a point. Then, they hope at least you will buy one of their products. An interesting point to make is that almost all forums have several BIG names lurking in them, you just don't know it. So go and learn.

Building friendships and trust is a million times harder than getting your reputation ruined. That happens in a heart beat and then you are finished.

You must do your due diligence and if anyone thinks that working from home is retarded or stupid, then simply remove them from your life. Your DAMN right I am serious.

How are you going to succeed when someone is constantly telling you you won't?

I don't care who the person or people are, if they are negative...get rid of 'em. You need positive people in your life for all aspects of your life. Negative people and people who constantly argue with you or try to make you feel bad, simple...lose them.

I was helping someone get their site up about two years ago. I had spent alot of time on the site. A lot of time on articles and indexing and reviews and building up a fan base....it was taking too long for the person in question because it had to be done "today". I tried to explain that these changes would benefit them but they simply couldn't see what it was I was doing for them and then they got nasty. So I simply gave them their info back and said good luck. The sad part was I spent the next few days canceling press releases, removing articles from several directories, canceling over two hundred social media profiles I had created and even had to email future customer's that I was no longer on board and they could contact the person directly. The site still looks the same and still has the potential to be an extremely profitable site. Last I checked it had a page rank of three. That's huge. Too bad the owner refuses to have the site revamped properly.

My final thought: anyone who tells you a blog will never make you money is an ABSOLUTE IDIOT. If you don't have a blog you don't have a business.

Blogs are listed and google loves them when built properly.

Better
Listing
On
Google

Look around this site, believe me there are so many ways to help you get started it is not funny. Need extra help? Email me.

My secret money maker...ssshhhhh

Many companies need consumers to test and review their products, the problem is that most of these don't pay you. You get to keep the product, it's a fair trade but I'd rather be making at least a thousand dollars a month for my efforts.

Wouldn't you?

Of course you would, hit read more for details....oh did I mention this is totally free?


Welcome to the world of Cashcrate.

Cashcrate has a great relationship with several companies that are more than happy to pay the consumers for their opinions. Cash crate transfers 75% of the revenue it gets from the surveying companies to those of us who "work" for them.

What do you need to become a member?.
In order to participate in surveys and earn cash you need to be at least 13 years old. You must have a good grasp of English in order to complete online surveys/questionnaire's. Membership is open to people from all over the world.

Sounds great but how much can I make?
The amount of money that you can make from Cashcrate is based on two factors:

1. Where in the world you live. Meaning what country you live in.

2. How much time you are willing and able to put into it. Hell you surf anyway, this way you surf and make money. It's a win win.

The fact of the matter is that the average Cashcrate member makes a very reasonable thousand dollars each month.

So when do you get paid?
The minimum payout amount is only $20 which is very reasonable. If a member reaches the minimum payout in a particular month he is paid on 20th of the following month.

Do I get paid for signups?.
There is a two tier referral program in Cashcrate. You are paid 20 % of what your direct referrals make and 10% of what your referral's referral make. You can make hundreds of dollars just by referring your friends and colleagues to the free to join Cashcrate program.

How to get started?
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Here are some of ways that you can use Craigslist for blog promotion:

Before we head into this article there are a few key points that I must stress for you to be aware of.

1. Craigslist is HUGE. It has a great following and massive traffic, it also has Rules. Mind them or be banned....or worse.

2. If you use Craigslist properly the traffic will last much longer than your post.

3. Do Not Post the same article in different cities, you will be caught and warned and then...guess what will happen next ... banned.

4. If you plan on posting anything shady. In a word : DON'T

Okay here we go:

Community. The community section of the site provides many opportunities for publicizing your blog. You can find a lot of interesting topics and ideas here as well as finding "guest" authors or post about something big in your community. You gain traffic and you also gain thoughts for future blogging idea's. Not to mention having "guest" authors works wonders for both parties involved.

Classes. This section can be reached through the calendar on the left hand side of Craigslist. To use this as a blog promotion tool. For this it's wide open. Want to teach something? Using online conferencing tools, simply invite people to attend a short online class about anything really (within the law). You may be surprised at the amount of participants.

Barter. This is a great section. Everyone needs something and sometimes money is an issue, you kill two birds with one stone so to speak. You get what you need and you offer something of value in return. 'Nuff said.

Services. This is another great section, the problem is you have to be very careful here since a lot of Craigslist user's like to flame people or report their ad. Be careful how you write it and you will be fine. In other words, don't put up an ad that says something like:

Please visit my blog for this service.....make it in depth and interesting, value is key here. Otherwise you risk a problem you don't want.

Forums. Not so much a traffic source as an education. I use this solely for the purpose of finding out information and making contacts.

Check out the Craigslist “help” section before posting to better understand the rules of the site. If you have useful and helpful information then Craigslist is invaluable.

Missing (fossil) link Found

This is quite incredible: Scientists unveil fossil of 47 million-year-old primate, Darwinius masillae.

A group of scientists call the Holy Grail of human evolution. Pic to the right ;)

A team of researchers have unveiled a near perfect intact fossil of a 47 million-year-old primate they claim represents the long-sought missing link between humans and apes.

Officially named Darwinius masillae, the fossil of the lemur-like creature dubbed Ida shows it had opposable thumbs like humans and fingernails instead of claws.


Scientists say the cat-sized animal's hind legs offer evidence of evolutionary changes that led to primates standing upright - a breakthrough that could finally confirm Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

"This specimen is like finding the Lost Ark for archeologists," lead scientist Jorn Hurum said at a ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History.

"It is the scientific equivalent of the Holy Grail. This fossil will probably be the one that will be pictured in all textbooks for the next 100 years."

A team of amateur fossil hunters discovered the near-perfect remains inside a mile-wide crater outside of Frankfurt in 1983.

Experts believe the pit was a volcanic caldera where scores of animals from the Eocene epoch were killed and their remains were kept remarkably well-preserved.

Though the pit has been a bountiful source of other fossils, the inexperienced archeologists didn't realize the value of their find.

Fast forwards a few years later, the University of Oslo bought the 95%-intact fossil, and Hurum studied it in secret for two years.

His colleague, Jens Franzen, hailed the discovery as "the eighth wonder of the world."

"We're not dealing with our grand, grand, grandmother, but perhaps with our grand, grand, grand aunt," Franzen said.

The unveiling of the fossil came as part of a carefully-orchestrated publicity campaign unusual for scientific discoveries.

A History Channel film on the discovery will air next week.

I cannot wait to see that episode.

Here is a great list of social networking sites, there's a lot of them and all of these are great to be involved with.

Hopefully after a few days to a few weeks you will notice a nice improvement in traffic to your blog and/or website(s). Just remember you need to actually do something on these regularly or your account may be disabled for lack of use or worse you may be labeled a spammer if you only use the sites to promote your own site(s).

It's better to be an active member. You get traffic, which you want and you also get something better: friends and knowledge.

Here is the list:
http://360.yahoo.com
http://spaces.live.com
http://www.MySpace.com
http://www.orkut.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.hi5.com

http://www.friendster.com
http://www.fotolog.com
http://www.livejournal.com
http://www.bebo.com
http://www.xanga.com
http://www.multiply.com
http://www.linkedin.com
http://www.piczo.com
http://www.last.fm
http://www.stumbleupon.com
http://www.broadcaster.com
http://www.gaiaonline.com
http://www.mybloglog.com
http://www.squidoo.com
http://my.opera.com/community
http://www.buzznet.com
http://www.imvu.com
http://www.twitter.com
http://www.slashdot.org
http://www.wayn.com
http://www.classmates.com
http://www.meetup.com
http://www.vox.com
http://www.blackplanet.com
http://www.faceparty.com
http://www.yelp.com
http://www.ning.com
http://www.secondlife.com
http://www.myyearbook.com
http://www.hubpages.com
http://www.43things.com
http://www.mog.com
http://www.reunion.com
http://www.xuqa.com
http://www.ecademy.com
http://uk.tribe.net
http://www.tribe.net
http://community.adlandpro.com
http://www.greatestjournal.com
http://www.nexopia.com
http://www.care2.com
http://www.mobango.com
http://www.couchsurfing.com
http://www.fanpop.com
http://www.gazzag.com
http://www.ryze.com
http://www.unyk.com
http://www.migente.com
http://www.downelink.com
http://www.bluedot.us
http://www.gather.com
http://www.directmatches.com
http://www.zaadz.com
http://www.librarything.com
http://start.aimpages.com
http://www.yuwie.com
http://www.dogster.com
http://www.tagworld.com
http://www.eons.com
http://www.travbuddy.com
http://www.student.com
http://www.profileheaven.com
http://www.bizpreneur.com
http://www.blurty.com
http://www.takingitglobal.org
http://www.consumating.com
http://www.deadjournal.com
http://www.musicforte.com
http://www.mugshot.org
http://www.dodgeball.com
http://www.mygamma.com

Lance Henriksen - a great actor

Just some tidbits for a question I answered via Yahoo Answers. Seems Lance Armstrong is quite popular these days.

Date of Birth
5 May 1940, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name
Lance James Henriksen

Height
5' 10¼"

Daughters: Sage Ariel (12 October 1999), Alcamy (b. 1987).

Was illiterate until the age of thirty. He taught himself to read by studying movie scripts.

His father was a Merchant Marine seaman nicknamed "Icewater".

Parents divorced when he was two years of age.

Left home at the age of twelve.

Served in the.....

Served in the US Navy.

There was talk of having him reprise his role as Detective Vukovich in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) but never happened.

Dropped out of school at 12.

In addition to playing roles in the "Alien" and "Predator" films, he has also appeared in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

As a young man, he hitchhiked across the United States.

Lived in Borneo for three years when he was a kid.

Enjoys pottery and has been doing it for over 40 years.

He has filmed over 7 movies in Romania.

Is a big fan of Eminem's music.

Loves to vacation in Hawaii.

He is the only actor besides Sigourney Weaver to appear in more than one "Alien" movie.

Irish electronica group, Machines Of Love, have a song entitled 'Lance Henriksen'. The group's frontman, P.A.L.A.S, has said that he's a huge fan of his films and says that he's "criminally underrated".

Personal Quotes

I always wanted to be an actor, even when I was a little kid. When I used to run away from home, I'd go to movies and sit all night watching Kirk Douglas. When I was 16, I tried getting into the Actors Studio and they told me to get lost. I said "I'll come back when I'm a man", and I came back when I was 30. I went to sea, I traveled the world . . . I was waiting.

You can't do every movie - although I do a lot of them - and the thing I'm longing to do is . . . it's not that I think I'm funny . . . but I long to do a situation comedy.

The challenge for me in a part is if it's something I haven't don

Here is President Obama's Speech at Notre Dame

He spoke and they listened I think ;) I wasn't there.

Part !



Part 2 is next :)

I love my Blogspot...but

Hello everyone. Hope you all had a safe long weekend....sun FINALLY comes out.....go figure.

Over the next few days, this blog and all of my blogs will be going through a transformation and rebuilding process so please stay with me while we sort all of this out.

I will be digging and stumbling as often as I can.

Best

Garret

President Barack Obama waded into a passionate cry of campaigns against abortion, just before he was to speak at one of the most prestigious Catholic universities in the United States. Nore Dame.

Obama was to choose the language of students and graduates and will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame, pitting him head to the nation with an issue he has struggled hard to work around. No easy task, especially this topic.

Hours before Obama's speech was scheduled, the activists were at the ready, signs and attitudes waiting for his arrival at Notre Dame. He is not to popular with this group of activist's.

At least 10 college kids were arrested by police and said disturbing images of aborted fetuses were paraded around South Bend in a van. That's nice for the kids to see now isn't it.

Father Richard McBrien, professor of theology of the 167 year old university, said that the invitation does not imply endorsement of the Democratic president positions to abortion or stem cell research.

Quotes from several news sources:

"There are also other positions that he has, whether in immigration or poverty or whatever, which is fully in line with Catholic social teaching," he said on Fox News Sunday.

"If they agree 100 percent with the official teaching of the Catholic Church all the speakers, or an honorary doctorate from a Catholic university, which no politician of either party."

Priests, but for the life of Frank Pavone National Director, of an alternative for students graduating from Notre Dame Obama boycott, said the university and Obama were "trivializing abortion."

"We are tired of the abortion on an equal footing with other issues. No," said Father Pavone Fox program finds that Obama an honorary doctorate in law.

"Law for the protection of human rights. The President acknowledged that the campaign does not know when the baby (fetus) gets human rights. How can we defend human rights if you do not know who has them?" He said.

Pavone said, a new Gallup poll says that for the first time since the organization began the question in 1995, most Americans themselves as "pro-life" instead of "pro-choice."

In the poll published on Friday 51 percent of respondents said they were against abortion, while 42 percent say that women have the right to choose.

The dispute comes as Obama prepares to name his first nominee to the Supreme Court.

Obama has tried to defuse the issue, arguing that abortion should remain legal, the government should do everything it can to stop unwanted pregnancies. It certainly would solve a lot of problems.

28 percent of Catholics surveyed in the recent Pew Center poll thought Notre Dame was wrong to invite Obama, while half said it was the right thing.

What is your stance on this?

Should abortion be legal or not?

The government has enough to worry about right now that it should not be worrying about this issue.

My opinion is my own.

Happy Long Weekend - NEW BRIDGE HELD UP BY RED TAPE

Catchy Headline Huh ;)

For us in Canada this is what is commonly known as the May 24 or the May Long Run.....whatever you call it, it is really called the Victoria Day Weekend.

So instead of starting the day with a bunch of news. I have compiled a list of 150 sayings, phrases etc to make you L.O.L. all found online, not my own work ;)

Remember to be safe this weekend, play by the rules, and don't wind up dead or behind bars. Enjoy it.

Okay here is the list:

If you smacked a kid in the face with a bottle of Johnson's No More Tears, would it create beautiful irony?

God: An invisible friend for adults

You shouldn't say anything mean about people who can't read. You should write it instead.

Imagine there were no hypothetical situations.

Give a man a match and he'll be warm for a minute; set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Children in the dark cause accidents, accidents in the dark cause children

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't

The Internet: All the piracy, none of the scurvy.

Solution to two of the world's problems: Feed the homeless to the hungry.

A religious war is like children fighting over who has the strongest imaginary friend

He didn't know if it was a gun in her pocket or she was just pleased to see him, but neither option looked good.

Depression is just anger without enthusiasm.

I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code.

If your name was homework, i'd be doing you on my desk right now

Anyone can quit smoking, it takes a real man to fight cancer

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN

putting the laughter back into manslaughter

Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.

He's so far in the closet he's in Narnia

Who's General Failure & why is he reading my disk?

The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

The last time someone listened to a Bush, a bunch of people wandered in the desert for 40 years

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.

Your mum is so fat, she walked past the TV and i missed the first season of Lost.

I dream of a better tomorrow... where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives

Jesus says to John come forth i'll give you eternal life. John came fifth he won a toaster

Tennis is a fickle sport. No matter how good you are at it, a wall will always be better.

"Practise makes perfect"...but no one's perfect, so why practise?

I cry during sex.... fracking Mace

Sometimes I wake up moody; other times I let her sleep

When I said 'death' before 'dishonor,' I meant alphabetically.

The noblest of dogs is the hot dog, it feeds the hand that bites it.

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

Life is like an analogy.

Before you insult a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you insult him, you'll be a mile away, and have his shoes.

Girls are like paladins, they get mounts for free :(

What do you call a black man flying a plane? A pilot you racist. (ROFLMAO)

You're like a slinky - completely useless, but fun to push down stairs.

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Girls are like square numbers, if they're under 13 just do them in your head.

I still miss my ex-girlfriend... but my aim is improving

Hurricanes are like women: when they come, they're wet and wild, but when they leave they take your house and car.

Bulimia: twice the taste, none of the calories

Without me, it's just aweso

In a world full of women, you're the man!

I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation - but I'm not very good at it.

If we're all God's children, what makes Jesus so special?

I put the sexy in dyslexic.

When shooting a mime, don't use a silencer or his friends will hear you.

Screw me if I'm wrong, but have we met before?

This girl rang me up one time, she says "come over, nobody is home", I went over, no one was home...

Why do we call them buildings when they're finished? Shouldn't they be called Builts?

I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself.

The axiom of Paris Hilton: "I must go down on what comes up."

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it

When life gives you lemons, cut them in half and squirt life in the eye!

If my hand could get pregnant, today I would be the father and founder of the third global superpower.

A man went to a zoo. The only animal was a dog. It was a shitzu.

I'd like to meet the person who invented sex, and see what they're working on now.

My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?

My greatest fear is that there is no PMS and this is my personality....

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

The internet... where women are men and 12 year old boys are FBI agents

If I was ever playing hide-and-go-seek I would want Anne Frank on my team.

I am going to call my kids Ctrl, Alt and Delete. Then if they muck up I will just hit them all at once.

Coffee just isn't my cup of tea

You're as innocent as a nun doing press-ups in a cucumber field

My love is so great that a thousand men could not keep me from stalking you.

So a baby seal walks into a club..

That Jesus Christ guy is getting some terrible lag... it took him 3 days to respawn!

Duct tape is like ‘the force, it has a dark side, a light side and it holds the universe together

I miss you like a retard misses the point

For Sale: Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. Never read because wife already knows everything

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

Being dyslexic has drawbacks.I once went to a toga party dressed as a goat

That's about as much fun as a game of Marco Polo with Helen Keller.

For Xmas I want Santa's list of naughty girls.

brb has lost all meaning... since when did brb mean "be back in 4 hours after lunch"

He who laughs last probably does not get the joke

I was standing in the park wondering why frisbees got bigger as they get closer. Then it hit me.

In retrospect, I suppose "supercalafragalisticexpialadocious" wasn't a great "safe word..."

I USE CAPS LOCK BECAUSE I WILL BECOME NOTICED, POPULAR, AND GOOD IN BED

I'm putting the "Sensual" in "Non-Consensual"

A little necrophelia never killed anyone

You're special. Like, wear-a-helmet-all-the-time special.

Shakespeare says: "Prose before hos."

You're about as useful as a one-legged man in an arse kicking contest.
The preacher said "You always have the lord by your side" - I was so pleased to be informed of this I ran 20 red lights home!

Cancel my subscription cause I'm over your issues!

I like my women the way I like my coffee; Ground up and in the freezer

I was going to procrastinate. But I decided to leave it till later.

Dyslexics Of The World Untie

I feel bad for people who die on Valentine's Day. How much would flowers cost then, ten grand?

TORNADO RIPS THROUGH CEMETARY, HUNDREDS DEAD

SARS: the "Mambo Number Five" of global epidemics.

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.

Gonna buy 400 sheets of A4 and unleash my ORIGARMY! FLY YOU CRAZY SWANS FLY!

Faith may move mountains but it was the whip that built the pyramids.

Don't drink water - fish have sex in it

It appears the location of my fist and your head are not mutually exclusive! It is a probability miracle!

The only person to invite you on a round-the-world trip would be the Flat Earth Society.

If you are what you eat, then I'm fast, cheap and easy

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Baseball is wrong. A man with 4 balls cannot walk.

This is almost as enthralling as a tennis match between Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder

Definition of Innocence: Nun working in condom factory thinking she's making sleeping bags for mice

If you are what you eat then you were what you excrete

Five seconds later, I'm getting the upside of 15Kv across the nipples. (These ambulance guys sure know how to party).

I couldn't afford to buy cotton so I decided to be abrasive, and steel wool.

I used to think I was indecisive but now I'm not so sure.

I beat up a white guy - got charged with GBH. I beat up a black guy - got charged with impersonating a police officer!

When vultures fly, are they allowed a carrion bag?

You know you have a small apartment when Coco Pops echo

Two hats on a rack, one says to another, "You stay here, I'll go on ahead.

Jesus died for your sins, but rose for your brains.

NEW BRIDGE HELD UP BY RED TAPE

"The 7 Habits of Highly Gullible People" -
#1. Buying books to tell you to work better and waste less time.

I'm pisexual. I am attracted to 3.142 different sexes.

I got cold hard cash for Christmas. Five bucks frozen in a block of ice.

ISRAEL PULLS OUT OF GAZA, GAZA NOT PREGNANT

Womens faults are many, while men have only two. Everything they say and everything they do.

The most effective copyright protection known to man: a scratched CD.

My testicles just dropped.....WITH A VENGEANCE

Never trust anything that bleeds for 7 days and doesn't die.

If vegetarians eat only vegetables, what about humanitarians?

I'm so confused I'm not sure if I lost my horse or found a rope

The Vending Machine Theory: "Stuff tastes better when it falls."

Roses are red, Bullets are lead, you better love me, or i'll shoot you in the head

You can't have "manslaughter" without "laughter"

If a man argues in the woods and he is alone- is his wife STILL right ?

Flatulence : An emergency vehicle that transports patients to the hospital after being squashed by a steamroller

Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.

If a wolf can take down a deer from either flank, does that make him bambidextrous?

If a man makes a statement in a forest, and there's no woman there to hear it, is he still wrong?

What do you tell a woman with two black eyes? Nothing. You already told that bitch twice!

I didn't lose my virginity... I stalked it and then silently destroyed it.

A jump-leads walks into a bar, acting aggressively. The barman says "All right, I'll serve you... but don't start anything."

I am a part of DNA... the National Dyslexic Association

A lot of folks say I'm not the brightest bulb in the knife drawer.

If you dress as a goth for Halloween, do you WANT razor blades in your candy?

Wayman Tisdale 1964-2009

Wayman Tisdale has sadly passed away at the young age of 44. He was the 2nd pick in the 1985 NBA draft,an impressive accomplishment, he played for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and the Phoenix Suns. His first love; music, retiring in 1997 to focus on a successful career as a jazz bassist. He released eight albums and was well sought.

He discovered he had osteosarcoma after a fall down some stairs uncovered a cyst, which unfortunately resulted in the loss of his leg, and eventually his life.

Heaven now has another Basketball Player....go get em ;)

This IS Coolest Photo Taken in the History of EVER

Roaming around the internet today I came across my favorite site out there.

TMZ and I know, I know it's all crazy but hey I love the site, I love the show and I have nothing but respect for Harvey Levin.

The show actually brought me and my family closer together....seriously at the end of the show you don't even here the prompt you here all of us in sync saying

"I'm a Lawyer...lol" any way here is the photo I found there

Oh by the way this is from the TMZ website but the original is on this site here

19 Things That It Took Me 50 Years To Learn
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What a great email to receive. It was written by a man named Dave Barry, no website was given. Kudo's Dave wherever you are.

1. Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings”.


3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”

4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

5. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories, decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.

6. You should not confuse your career with your life.

7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

9. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.

10. Never lick a steak knife.

11. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

12. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

13. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.

16. “The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

18. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

19. Your friends love you anyway.

Intentionally Train Your Mind - 5 Steps to Being More Focused and Productive in Everything You Do

A friend asked me to re post this...took awhile to find it. I originally posted this May 24, 2007...here you go Martha....next time you get an email ;) (inside joke)

On to the article.

I was introduced to something this week that after only 6 days has had a major impact on my life. It is called “segment intending”. It is a practice described by Abraham-Hicks that involves breaking your day up into segments and then creating a particular intention for that segment. So, whether I was heading off for a hike with my daughter or digging my heels in at work, I set an intention. In both of these cases I set an intention to enjoy each moment, to give thanks for the time I was able to devote to each activity, and to be creative and as productive as possible.


It was a quick exercise that took only a few moments but I quickly discovered how powerful this practice could be. I found myself committed to the here and now and armed with a mechanism to draw me back to the present if I got off track, I was able to experience and accomplish more than I ever would have without it. For instance, one morning when I was hiking with my daughter, I found my mind drifting to all of the stuff I thought I should have been doing and worrying that I was being unproductive by taking a long hike in the mountains. But, I quickly brought myself back to the moment and remembered my intention. I focused on my intention and had one of the most enjoyable hikes all week. This positive experience naturally led to a more positive day and ultimately more positive outcomes.

Following are 5 ways you can train your mind with intention:

1. Choose a length of time for your segment. If you have never done this before, I would recommend a segment of about 15-20 minutes. As you practice, you can begin increasing your time. Choose your exact start and end time and stick to it.

2. Attempt to plan your segment during a time when you will not be interrupted. This is easier said than done with kids to take care of, bosses coming in and out of your office and the constant noise of life happening all around you; but, do the best you can. A minor interruption may have no impact on your ability to focus and stay in the moment in which case you may decide to continue with your segment. However, if a more pressing interruption finds you, it may be better to end your segment and set an intention for another time later in the day. The important thing to remember when this happens is to reschedule your segment.

3. Determine your goal for that time period. You could do any number of things during this segment. For instance, you could be completing tasks around the house, organizing client files, returning phone calls, writing an article, etc. Just set your intention for that activity and remain focused.

4. When your time for the segment begins, allow yourself to focus solely on that. If at any time you find your mind wandering to something else, redirect it back to your intention. This is probably one of the biggest challenges when you begin this practice. Our minds are programmed to handle multiple things at one time and we have to learn to train our minds to focus. This takes practice.

5. When your time is up, complete your segment. Reflect on what you were able to do during this segment, how it felt, and what, if anything, changed for you. Some people find that this practice allows them to accomplish more in less time. Some people make a practice of doing it multiple times throughout the day. Only you can determine how it will work for you, but the more you do it, the more you will discover your mind becoming much more responsive to what you need and how you feel. It is in many ways of a form of meditation and you will soon find yourself opening up to this power of the mind and accomplishing more than you ever thought possible and more importantly enjoying every glorious minute of it.

Melani Ward is a career coach and the founder of Career Fitness. She helps people create balance in their body, mind, and work. She works with yoga practitioners and athletes on career discovery and development, resume and interviewing strategies, setting and achieving goals, and uniting who they are with what they do.

To find out if your career is aligned with your body and mind go to www.coachmelani.typepad.com

Google Down.

Earlier today, Google users experienced a massive fail. Gmail was down, search was slow, Google Reader, YouTube and image search were all sporadic at best. Almost all of googles services were down.

Read the google update


Update!: From Google: "The issue affecting some Google services has been resolved. We?re sorry for the inconvenience, and we'll share more details soon." Again, thanks, but we know that already, seeing as how Gmail is back up and everything.

Chrysler Dealerships Closing: 789 Of 3,200 Dealers To Be Eliminated

Being Canadian this seriously bother's me. It seems our American friends are headed for troubled times indeed. Not only are Chrysler dealerships closing down, I read earlier that one dealership for Chrysler in Kenosha has shut down and may be sending the work to Mexico.

Granted I am not fully aware of the situation there, but in the bail-out didn't they make sure there was no way the money given would leave the USA?

Chrysler LLC wants to eliminate almost a quarter of its 3,200 U.S. dealerships by early next month, June 9 is the date I have been given, don't quote me on that though.

Reason's being it has too many stores competing with each other.

Dealers were told Thursday morning through United Parcel Service letters if they would remain or be eliminated. The move, which the dealers can appeal, is likely to cause devastating effects in cities and towns across the country as thousands of jobs are lost and taxes are not paid.

Chrysler spokeswoman Kathy Graham would not comment, surprisingly other than to say the company will notify dealers first. That's nice....

Don Burk, co-owner of Heritage Chrysler Jeep in Ozark, Mo., said he found out that Chrysler plans to get rid of his dealership when he opened his UPS letter Thursday morning.

"Right now I'm processing the information," he said shortly after reading the letter. "I'm sure I'm going to get with my partner and we'll decide what to do from here."


The news throughout the day is going to get worse methinks.

For my American friends affected by this....I truly hope things get better for you soon.

Best

Garret

Sprint Scam Saved Customers Cash, Bilked Company of $100K

Both myself and my fiancee used to work customer care for Sprint many moons ago here in Timmins, Ontario before Tele-Tech moved out of the building a few months back.

This is going back to 2002 when Nextel was the first client and then became Sprint together With Nextel and now just Sprint. Cell's for cash.

Having had countless dealings with store front managers and other customer service agents especially in the billing department this story is not all that surprising.

Watch the video and read the rest after that.



You can get it all here

So here it is in a nutshell, during a two year period two men erased more than $133,000 in cell phone charges. In exchange, Sprint customers paid the two men cash.

Prosecutors charged 44-year-old Gary Morrow with felony theft. Sheriff deputies say he worked with 39-year-old Timothy Flowers, of Overland Park, to clear cell phone bills in exchange for cash.

Flowers already had a rap sheet for theft and computer crimes.

It was pretty basic, Morrow would make the deals with Sprint customers, get their account information and forward it to Flowers, who worked in Sprint's billing department.

Flowers then in turn would reduce the customer's bill to zero.

"Sprint phones are a very popular phone, especially in Kansas and Missouri. It would be really easy to walk up to anybody, even just ask what kind of phone you carry. I carry a Sprint phone. Really, how much is your bill? My bill is $200. Give me $50, I guarantee your bill will be zero. It's very simple," said Deputy Tom Erickson.

Sprint spokesman Melinda Tiemeyer declined to comment on camera, but said Sprint's security team uncovered the fraud.

She said no customers had unwarranted charges added to their bills.

Aries is my sign. Needed some fun today.

What makes you unique? Me it's being an Aries. I might so a few more of these this week, let me know.

Aries children have energy in abundance, are usually strong, active, and enthusiastic. You better be physically in great shape to keep up with the little Ram. They seem to never get tired and after a day full of physical activity, the Aries child keeps going while you might gasp for air.


Being curious and adventurous, little Arians want to know everything, explore, and investigate. Without fear they venture into new territory all the time, be it a high tree, a playground, or a year abroad. They love challenges, so offering them opportunities to compete either in sports or at play or in school keeps them from being bored too quickly.

Aries children need a lot of watching, especially when they are very young, as they can also be quite stubborn and won't accept a "No" easily. Resisting control, they need to know who is in charge, as they are very determined to do everything their very own way.

Although young Arians can be quite sweet and affectionate one minute, they can be challenging and angry the next. They need a lot of reassurance, attention, and need to know they are loved. Being ruled by Mars, it is no wonder that they can display a hot temper but they can forget it as quickly as it came.

As natural born leaders, Aries children will take the lead in their group, be it at school, or college, or in their circle of friends. However, it can be difficult for them to lose and as difficult to learn how to share and that they cannot win every game.

Young Arians are a delight to be around, and they will certainly never bore you! Your favorite moments will be when you can jump into their fantasyland with them and get swept away by their courageous lead into the unknown. They have an untamed spirit that is always ready for adventure!

One last burrito — suspect nabbed in Taco Bell

I love the humor of this story.

Indiana Police report a 36-year-old charged with drug dealing ‘knew he was going to jail’ so what caused him to stop at Taco Bell?


Fort Wayne police Sgt. Mark Walters says Jermaine Askia Cooper told officers he "knew he was going to jail for a while" and wanted to get one last burrito.

Cooper was held without bail on four counts of dealing cocaine, one count of resisting arrest by fleeing and other charges.

His voicemail was full oddly enough. Let's just thank God and Taco Bell no one was hurt.

Who won the Biggest Loser 2009

Congratulations go to Helen Phillips who has won the biggest loser 2009 Finale!

With an amazing weight loss of 54.47%. Helen Phillips had that extra edge to beat out all the other contestants and grab the title of biggest loser with a tidy sum of $250,000 to take home. The season premiered on January 6, 2009, with eleven overweight couples.


This was highest percentage of weight loss in Biggest Loser history, 54.47%. She also became the third consecutive winner to originate from the Pink Team. Mike came in a close second, and Tara was third.

Jerry won the $100,000 at-home prize with a total percentage of weight loss of 47.97% .

The Biggest Loser is an American reality television show that began broadcasting on the NBC network on October 19, 2004. The seventh season began on January 6, 2009. As of May 2009, NBC is casting for an ninth season.

Is Lindsay Lohan Pregnant

WOW!!!!

According to sources close to the young and troubled star and gossip blogs all over the world, Lindsay Lohan is purportedly 7 weeks pregnant. The 22 year-old Lohan has yet to confirm or deny any of these claims nor issued any type of official statement.

Other sources also reported that Lohan is unsure of who the father is.

It is very sad indeed if she is, especially considering how freely she enjoys casual sex, by her own admission.

Sex and the City, the television show apparently changed everything for her.....sad....the world doesn't need another child born in this type of situation, an innocent child will be in a bad situation before being born if this is actually true.

Trump says Miss California USA can retain crown

It has been an interesting story since the beginning. With young Carrie Prejean being at the center of attention regarding the nude photo's taken of her and then sadly leaked to the internet. Some wanted her to lose the crown but ultimately it was up to Donald Trump who said:

"We reviewed the pictures very carefully," he said, according to USA Today. "We are in the 21st century ... Carrie's a model, she's very successful. ... Some were beautiful, some were risqué ... We've determined the pictures taken were acceptable, fine, and in many cases they were very lovely pictures."


It all started because she didn't mention she posed in her underwear when she was younger. She has been praised and attacked for her answer on gay marriage as well after Perez Hilton asked about it. She responded to attacks by saying Perez Hilton had asked her a "politically charged question with a hidden personal agenda."

Whatever your stance on gay marriage, you have to love her for her honesty and integrity. She also gave the same answer that the president of the U.S. gave and many others have given.

She thanked God for giving her strength to do her job. She is a strong woman and personally she is entitled to wear her crown.

U.S. Military Identifies Sergeant Charged in Baghdad Shooting

I must admit the quickness of this information release actually surprises me. I truly thought the name would be buried in some kind of NCIS type coverup.

Kudo's to the United States Military for fast information on what is certainly a sensitive issue.

The U.S. military announced on Tuesday that Sgt. John M. Russell, of the 54th Engineer Battalion, has been charged in the shooting that killed five service members at a combat stress clinic here on Monday.


Russell, 44, is from Sherman, Texas and is serving his third mission in Iraq, according to US military sources. He has now ruined his honor by being charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault.

Two of the slain service members were officers who worked at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty. Confirmed dead are a Navy officer and the other was in the Army. The three other victims were enlisted.

He had been asked to seek counseling and actually had taken away his weapon away. That measure is typically taken when soldiers exhibit violent or suicidal behavior.

No one is sure where he got the weapon used or what type of weapon, this information has not been released.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and President Obama vowed to conduct a thorough investigation.

"I would like to express my horror and deep regret for today's shooting incident," Gates said at a briefing at the Pentagon. "Such a tragic loss of life at the hands of our own forces is a cause for great and urgent concern."

Something must be done her President Obama...maybe, just maybe it's time to end this war and bring all of Nato's brave son's and daughter's home.

TWO NASA SPACE SHUTTLES ON TWO LAUNCH PADS FOR FINAL TIME

This is an incredible moment in history.

It is in a sense scary as it is being done due to a possible rescue mission.




For more information check out NASA's website

Report: U.S. Soldier In Iraq Kills 4 Troops, Self

The war in Iraq is taking on a whole new life. Statistics show that more soldiers are committing suicide than ever before.

A U.S. soldier stationed Baghdad started shooting at fellow soldiers Monday, killing four of his own troop members before killing himself, a senior defense official said.

Three others were hurt at Camp Liberty, in Baghdad, according to officials.

The U.S. military has issued a news release saying only that five coalition soldiers were killed Monday in a shooting at Camp Liberty.

The military did not give the soldiers' nationalities or provide further details.




It's a crazy war folks, it will be Obama's Vietnam.

Sad story.

Gary Dell'Abate blows Mets first pitch

This is funny.

Howard Stern's long time producer Gary Dell'Abate is infamously known as Baba Booey. The history of the nickname comes from a mistake Dell'Abate made in the studio many years ago.

Saturday, Baba Booey messed up again. Big time. Watch it.



In other news. Both space shuttles will be in space getting ready for a possible rescue mission. According to the Associated Press.



Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip
By MARCIA DUNN
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In what's expected to be the last time ever, both of NASA's shuttle launch pads are occupied. Atlantis is on one, primed for a flight this coming week to the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour sits on the other a mile away for a mission no one wants.

Endeavour is on unprecedented standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis need to be rescued.

Atlantis and its crew are headed into space for one last repair job on the 19-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. It's a venture that was canceled five years ago because it was considered too dangerous. After a more recent delay, the launch finally is scheduled for Monday.

The risk is this: If Atlantis suffers serious damage during launch or in flight, the astronauts will not be at the international space station, where they could take refuge for weeks while awaiting a ride home. They would be stranded on their spacecraft at the Hubble, where NASA estimates they could stay alive for 25 days before running out of air.

Endeavour and four more astronauts would need to blast off on a rescue flight after NASA determined Atlantis was too damaged to fly home.

The Atlantis astronauts say there's a slim chance any rescue will be needed, and they say they would fly to Hubble even if there were no such backup plan.

Scott Altman, Atlantis' commander, said it may seem like overkill, but having a rescue ship on the pad is the right thing to do.

"It's kind of a belt-and-suspenders approach. But if you need the belt after your suspenders fail, you would be glad you had it," said Altman, a retired Navy captain and former fighter pilot.

On top of the usual launch and landing dangers, the Atlantis crew faces an estimated 1-in-229 chance that a piece of space junk or a micrometeoroid will cause catastrophic damage to their ship. Those are greater odds than for a typical shuttle flight because of Hubble's extremely high and debris-littered orbit 350 miles up.

To better their odds, Atlantis astronauts will fly to a lower, cleaner altitude as soon as they complete work on Hubble.

In addition, the astronauts will inspect their spacecraft for signs of damage before reaching Hubble and again after leaving it, just as shuttle crews always do in orbit.

NASA has had a rescue plan in case of irreparable damage ever since space shuttles resumed flying following the 2003 Columbia tragedy. Columbia was hit by fuel-tank foam during liftoff, and its left wing melted from the inside out during re-entry. The shuttle broke apart, and all seven astronauts were killed.

But there has never been a need to have the rescue ship at the launch pad, all primed and ready to go. That's because all the missions since then have been to the space station, where astronauts could camp out for two months. And all shuttle voyages after this one will go there as well.

The Hubble mission offers no such safe haven. The telescope and space station are in different orbits, and Atlantis could never get to the space station from Hubble. That's why the Hubble repair mission was canceled in 2004; NASA's boss at the time deemed it too dangerous.

A new NASA regime reversed that decision, once space shuttles were flying safely again and repair methods were developed for spacewalking astronauts. The caveat was that another shuttle be on the launch pad, all prepped and ready to fly — something never before attempted.

NASA took similar steps in 1973 during its first space station program, Skylab. But a rescue was never needed.

Once Atlantis is aloft, "if it even begins to smell" like a rescue might be needed, final preparations for Endeavour will begin, said launch director Mike Leinbach. Endeavour will be seven days from flying at the time of Atlantis' launch. Even if there is no immediate indication of launch damage, preparations will continue until Endeavour reaches the three-days-from-lifting-off mark. NASA will keep it at that three-day point until Atlantis is back on Earth.

NASA assigned a new, fresher four-man crew to the rescue mission, after the Hubble mission suffered a seven-month delay last fall. A telescope breakdown caused the postponement.

If Atlantis suffered damage too severe for repairs, the rescue craft would fly up and use a 50-foot robot arm to grab the crippled shuttle. The Atlantis astronauts would put on spacesuits and float, a few at a time, to Endeavour. Endeavour would return home with all 11 astronauts.

The toughest call, officials say, would be deciding that Atlantis indeed had serious enough damage that a rescue should be tried.

"This will be an emotional thing," Leinbach said.

Such a rescue would put four more astronauts at risk and would mean the end of Atlantis, and undoubtedly the space shuttle program, which is set to be phased out in 2010. Atlantis would be sent into the Pacific once its astronauts were aboard Endeavour.

It would rank right up there with the drama of Apollo 13, according to some NASA managers. For Leinbach, it would be the most important thing NASA has ever done, period.

Altman realizes that if pressed into service, Endeavour might not get off in time. Storms or a last-second engine shutdown could keep it grounded.

"There's no guarantee it would get there," Altman said in an interview with The Associated Press. "On the other hand, you look at how many things would have to go wrong to make it not possible to pull off. ...

"There's a scenario out there that doesn't have a happy ending, and I think we all have to come to grips with that before launch."

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there. In keeping with the theme today's post will be a question and answer for child and mom.

Conversation starters to help you better understand the woman who kept you in clean underwear (among many other things), daughter, and author of a book on motherhood.

Here are 10 Questions to Ask Your Mother Now



1. What's the one thing you would have done differently as a mom?

2. Why did you choose to be with my father?

3. In what ways do you think I'm like you? And not like you?

4. Which one of us kids did you like the best?

5. Is there anything you have always wanted to tell me but never have?

6. Do you think it's easier or harder to be a mother now than when you were raising our family?

7. Is there anything you regret not having asked your parents?

8. What's the best thing I can do for you right now?

9. Is there anything that you wish had been different between us―or that you would still like to change?

10. When did you realize you were no longer a child?

Enjoy the time you spend as you go over the answers ;)

How do I get a Canadian government grant?

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Whether you agree with it or not, Canadian governments, be it Provincial or Federal are actively involved in your business community. Each year hundreds of millions of dollars are given to small, medium and large businesses to help stimulate the economy and creating employment.

If you chose not to take advantage of the literally hundreds of millions of dollars made available by governments, to the business community, each year you are missing out on improving your new or existing business and your future.

There are so many options that it's hard to know where to start.

Here is a great list.


Types of Grants or Assistance

Grants & Subsidies : One-time & renewable grants and subsidies when you receive this money, you don't have to pay it back. It's yours to use under the terms of the grant. The Government provides billions a year to aid Canadian product innovation. They also realize that some areas are more in need of economic development support than other areas. In order to support business expansion they allot billions a year to aid businesses to build & expand in areas all over Canada that need economic support. The greatest thing about these programs rests in the fact that once you are granted the money it is not uncommon to be able to get more grants from the same agency because you meet their program requirements.

Loans : Low- or no- interest loans are available to small businesses, & you may also be eligible for no-interest loans. These are repayable over a set period of time, but you pay back only the original principal. The government provides many options for financial assistance through financial agencies.

Tax refunds or tax credits: These programs offer a break at tax time which can free up your business cash flow. An area that is largely over looked by small business and the general public.

Awards: A presentation of an item of monetary value to a person or group persons for recognition of somebody's merit or an achievement in their field.

Apprenticeship/Mentor programs: Students earn an income while learning their trade. Skilled trades offer apprenticeship programs. Mentor Programs are offered by professionals in media, business, and education.

Bursary: Is an award of any monetary value given to a student on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Additional selection criteria may also be used.

Scholarships: Funds used to pay for higher education that do not have to be repaid. Scholarships are often awarded on criteria such as academics, achievements, hobbies, talents, group affiliations, or career aspirations.

Rebate: Rebate programs offer a percent of money back after the upgrade has been completed or the equipment has been purchased.

Government Insurance against business risks: With the backing of government insurance (available for low premiums or even no premiums), you may borrow money from a bank much more easily. Guaranteed government purchases of your product or service: An order of this sort guarantees cash flow, builds customer confidence in your business, & improves your chances of private financing.

Government Information & Services: These programs can offer many things that have monetary value & can help you build & grow your business. Some are training programs others let you use government consultants to build vision like a business plan. These are very worthwhile programs & are generally offered to anyone who is registering a business. These services are especially useful to start-up ventures.

Access to Resources: Sometimes equipment & facilities need to develop or research a product are far beyond your businesses capabilities to access through the government you may gain access to expertise, resources & facilities that are state of the art.

Conditionally Repayable Contribution: It's like a venture capitalist investing in your company but only wanting return on investment if your project is successful & makes you profit.

Grants in-lieu of Property Taxes: In many areas the government offers a break on property taxes to encourage investment. It is like getting the money as a grant since you would have had to pay it back otherwise.

Equity Financing: It's the government investing in your company but they are less anxious about the return on the investment so there is less pressure on you to deliver profits to them. Relocation Grants: In some areas there are special funds made available for relocating your business.


Examples of Types of Grants and Assistance

Small Business
Home Owners
Transportation

For more information check out the grant option below.

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