How to check and clean up your css code.

Ever notice when you go to a website it loads really slow.

Chances are because the CSS is messy or there are way to many gadgets and widgets. Did you know that if your images are not coded properly and alt text is not in place this can seriously harm your load time?

Whenever you add an image to your site make sure to have the images properly formatted. I personally recommend .png format, it is cleaner and faster. If you upload images from an online source like fotosearch or flickr always make sure you do two things:

First and foremost get permission.

Secondly, check if they have a code that says alt =''. This is important because if you leave it that way then search engines may not list them or not read them. To fix this always add a tag. For example if your picture is a cute puppy then change the code from alt ='' to alt ='cute puppy' you get the idea.

Quick tip: Whenever you use these images you need permission or a link to the original source at best, so go to www.images.yahoo.ca and type in your search word. Now here is the best part, when the pictures come up look above them and you will see an option for "more filters" click that then click Creator allows reuse check that box and the boxes underneath that read "Commercial use" and "Remix, tweak, build upon" and "restrict by type". Now you have completely royalty free photo's to use as you wish.

Okay back to CSS.

First test your site speed at StopWatch.

Is it fast or slow?

Once you clean up your images head over to CSS drive and put in your CSS code. It's easy to find simply go to your html file and make sure you have it all up. For example if you use blogger simply go to settings and edit HTML and make sure to click the "expand" box. Your CSS code is located between the and tags. Before you do this make sure to create a backup of the source code so you have it if something goes wrong.

Copy all of that code and put it into the CSS compressor and hit "compress it"

Wait a few seconds and it will give you a compressed code. Take that code and simply replace the original code. Now this is VERY important DO NOT hit save.Hit Preview first. That way if there is an issue with formatting you can fix it first, if all is well and your site shows up click save and you are done. Plus you just shaved off a few seconds off your load time.

The faster your site loads the more people will stay on it. Don't believe me, ask yourself if you would wait more than 10 seconds for a blog or website to load?

I won't unless it is a really great site.

So to recap.

Check your images and alt tags.

Test your site load time at Stopwatch.

Clean up your CSS code.

Done.

Hope this helps everyone.

Best

Inspiration and Karma. A wonderful tale.

The bases of this article is pretty much about cosmic forces. Karma at it's finest I guess you could say.

The point being made is the incredible contrast that people have regarding cosmic forces and karma itself. Granted alot of people, myself included, believe in the age old "rule" you get what you give. It truly is a strange force in the universe. If you are a good person and help other's when you can then you almost certainly will have a good life. You may not be rich in a monetary sense however, but think about this: would you rather have a few hundred people at your funeral talking about how great you were in life or would you rather have a priest and a few grave digger and that's it. Remember how Scrooge was buried in his vision with the spirits?

What we get out of life is truly based on what we do and how we do it. What we get can even rival our friends and family at times or it could be the total opposite.

The story line is about a homeless man living on the the streets of Hollywood. It is a sad story and also a story of true human kindness, odd, seeing as it happen's in Hollywood. Now, I don't mean to judge the location, I just always here and read and see bad things come out of most major cities in North America. Anyway, the man would always move from his spot if there was a colder person going by, he was living quite literally on a subway grate. The reason was that the heat from the subway passing always kept the spot warm and being close to a subway entrance he had a better chance of getting change from passerby's.

One day a woman was being very rude to him and laughing at him and calling him names etc, he just sat there and took it. After she got tired of yelling at him for no reason, he looked at her through his old and worn eyes and he smiled and asked her if she needed someone to talk to and if she would like to have a coffee with him. Imagine. A homeless man asking a young, successful woman if he could help her. I was waiting for the woman to smack him. It seemed that he was about to get what he deserved to most people, a woman laughing at him and walking away. At least that is what I thought was going to happen.

Here is where Karma and cosmic forces show up. She agreed to not only coffe, but to lunch and she would buy as she had been so rude and wanted to apologize for her behaviour. So, off they went.


During lunch the young woman got up the courage to ask the man how he came to be in the state he was in, homeless and lost. He smiled and said he just woke up one day and went for a walk, he turned left and never looked back. He smiled and said it reminded him of a song. He didn't say which one unfortunately. He went on to tell her he had a wife and two children, a son and a daughter. He had pictures of them in his wallet, which was probably older than she was. He hadn't seen either of them or his estranged wife in so many years that he didn't really remember how long it had been. Then he became very quite and sullen for a few minutes. He asked her what she was doing in the city, where she worked, what she did. The usual questions you ask of a new found friend. She told him she was going to night school and was working as a waitress a few years back to put herself through law school. She had recently passed the bar and was now on vacation. She started to tear up and told the old man that she was looking for her father. She had been asking questions at homeless shelter's, churches, local organization's. She had even put up a little website with his personal information and the last photograph she had of him. She told the old man how much she wished it was him, her new friend.

The show used that climatic music and appropriate pauses while she had finished her story that you just hoped and prayed he was indeed her real father. He wasn't. They spoke for awhile longer and he told her that if she would like he would be her fatherly friend until she found her actual real one. With that she broke down in tears. He took her hand and told her it was alright and that everything would work out, if she just believed.

She never did find her real father, but she gained one. She started to help homeless folks throughout the nation and she became quite the advocate for human right's. The old man became her right hand man and soon found himself off the street's living a normal life. He had said it was a hard and strange transition for him, being homeless so long he had to re-adjust to living in warmth and eating regularly. It's amazing what we take for granted. It's amazing how life can change in the blink of an eye.

What you get in life really can be defined by our actions. What you get depends on what you give.

By simply being nice to someone, being a shoulder to cry on, a friendly ear.

What you get depends on how you live.

How do you live?

Is it time to optimize your pages?

Why is less more? You need to read all of this to find out ;) What really insults web visitors? Keep reading.

Are you feeling optimal today? Sorry....bad pun ;)

When we look at terms such as "optimal" and/or "landing page" it should start getting your creative juices flowing. Is your site attractive. Is it simple or is it full of flash?

When the net was first born, well when it started being popular in the early days I can still remember webpages and blogs that had colors and music out of the '70's. Man they were ugly and foolish. This is just my opinion but I am pretty good at proving my point on this topic:

When you go to a website/blog do you want to see some weird colors all in a row (hard on the eyes) do you want to be reading and all of a sudden music (crappy music) starts to blare and scares you since you aren't expecting it?


Chances are you hit the close tab faster than you realize.

Almost make sure you optimize your site the way you want it. Reason being is that you have to ensure if you would not go to a particular site do you think other people will?

A great way to kill a site/blog is to never change it. Think of an online store like an offline store. Have you ever noticed when you go to Walmart or some other big name store that every now and then the entire (or a large portion of the) store layout has been moved?

This isn't done to annoy us, contrary to popular belief, it is done to get people (customer's) looking around and getting re-acquainted. It has been proven to boost sales and online this is no different. If you have had the same website/blog for the last 5 years for example and it has never changed the chances are people stop going to it.

It's boring and predictable and people want and need some form of excitement. It may sound sill but believe me it isn't. Maybe someone goes to your site for specific information. One day you make a few test changes and they love it. You have accomplished many things here:

You keep an existent customer happy.

You make them want to come back

And maybe, just maybe they tell a few more friends about you.

If you aren't excited about working for yourself you simply will not move any further. It's easy to make a few hundred dollars a month online, but when you test and tweak the money will grow. Let's be honest here. You want to provide a service for people and you want to get paid.

Always remember that less is more. I learned this after getting a great ebook completely delisted because me and my J.V partner got greedy back in 2005. You learn that filling blogs with nothing but ads everywhere and no real content is never going to help you or more importantly attract future customers and or leads.

A final tip. Check your site at least once a week for dead links. Don't just hire some one who can upload a file to your site and think all is well. There is nothing and I mean NOTHING more annoying to a reader when you get them all excited about something they want to read and they click the link and the link is dead or worse there is nothing there.

Very unprofessional and a very fast way to look bad.

The internet is viral folks. Amazingly enough the bad news travels a Hell of a lot faster than the good.

Just some food for thought.

Have a good one.

Air France flight 447 is missing.

In today's day and age, with today's technology how on earth do we lose a plane?

It has sadly gone down. The amazing question is where and why?

Air France has said that Flight AF 447 sent an automatic signal indicating electrical problems while going through strong turbulence early in its 11-hour flight from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. It is listed as an Airbus A330-200 with registration F-GZCP, had been in operation since April 2005.

Thoughts and prayers to the families.

100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals

This is not my article but I had to share it. Credit goes to Social Blog. This is a GREAT blog and I highly recommend you check them out here.

Twitter has become an incredible tool not just for communication, but for improving your life. College students can use it to expand their social circle, promote their side business, keep their coursework organized, and more. Whether you want to achieve your Twitter goals, or just use it as a tool to achieve others, these twitter tools will help you get there.

Twitter Analysis

If your goal is to be popular and influential on Twitter, be sure to check out these tools that will tell you how you’re doing.

1. Twitter Grader: Learn your Twitter grade, your local Twitter Elite, and find new people to follow through Twitter Grader.


2. Twitterholic: Check out the top Twitter users and find out your Twitter stats on Twitterholic.


3. TweetStats: TweetStats offers a graphical analysis of your Twitter stats.


4. Twitter Friends: Carefully measure your Twitter conversations using Twitter Friends.


5. Twinfluence: Twinfluence will measure your Twitter influence based on reach, velocity, and social capital.


6. Tweetwasters: Find out how much time you and other users waste on Twitter.



7. Tweet-Rank: Learn about the quality of your tweets by finding out which ones won or lost followers.


8. Mr. Milestone: Get a tweet when you reach various milestones using this Twitter tool.


9. Retweetrank: Find out how many retweets you and other Twitter users have through this service.

Information Gathering

With these tools, you and gather information for market research, blog posts, and your own simple curiosity.

1. Tweetbeep: With Tweetbeep, you can set up alerts that will help you keep track of keywords on Twitter.



2. @myflightinfo: Use @myflightinfo to stay updated on your flight’s status.


3. Twitterverse: Check out archived timelines and tweets through Twitterverse.


4. Twitscoop: Twitscoop shares what’s hot on Twitter at any given moment.


5. Twitbuzz: Twitbuzz tracks the latest conversations as well as popular Twitter links.


6. StrawPoll: Use StrawPoll to make sharing your opinion as easy as sending an @reply.


7. Retweetist: This service ranks the hottest links being retweeted on Twitter.



8. Monitter: Get real time keyword monitoring on Twitter from Monitter.


9. TweetNews: TweetNews ranks stories based on the amount of related tweets.


10. TwitterBuzz: TwitterBuzz will tell you what’s being linked to the most on Twitter.


11. Tweetscan: Set up Tweetscan to make sure you don’t miss any @replies, and to get alerted of your search queries.

Network Building & Management

Find more relevant Twitter users with the help of these tools.

1. Twitter Local: With this service, you can see tweets from Twitter users in a specific location.


2. Twubble: Twubble will expand your Twitter bubble, picking out people you may like to follow.


3. MyCleenr: Sort your friends by their last tweets, and you can get rid of the inactive and useless accounts you’re following.


4. Follow Cost: This tool will tell you how much effort it takes to follow someone.


5. Tweepler: Use Tweepler to organize your tweeps based on whether you’re following them or not.



6. Just Tweet It: Find Tweeple, tools, Twitter bots and more through this directory.


7. TweetWheel: TweetWheel will help you discover which of your Twitter friends know each other.


8. SocialToo: SocialToo will help you keep track of all of the people who have followed or unfollowed you.


9. Twitoria: Reduce your clutter on Twitter by finding your friends that haven’t tweeted in a long time.


10. TwitDir: With TwitDir, you’ll be able to search for people, and exploring categories including top followers and updaters.


11. Who Should I Follow?: Using this site, you can get good recommendations for Tweeps to follow.



12. Nearbytweets: Learn about all of the Twitter users in a specific area with the help of Nearbytweets.


13. Twellow: Find Twitter users in a specific industry using this service.


14. Mr. Tweet: Mr. Tweet is a personal networking assistant for Twitter, helping you find relevant followers.


15. Qwitter: Qwitter will help you manage your network by sending an alert when a person unfollows you.

Twitter Management

Save your time and cull your Twitter list with the help of these tools.

1. Summize: Retrieve information on Twitter quickly to search Twitter in real time.


2. Tweet O’Clock: Trying to reach someone? Tweet O’Clock will help you find the best time to get their attention.


3. Just Signal: Set up a filter using Just Signal to get only the tweets that discuss the keywords you’d like to read about.


4. TweepSearch: Put your Twitter network to good use and search your followers for specific parameters.


5. Friend or Follow: Manage your Twitter contacts and find out who’s not following you back through Friend or Follow.


6. TwitResponse: TwitResponse makes it easy for you to schedule the delivery of your tweets ahead of time.



7. TwitterSnooze: Put the pause button on a particular user for a while with Twitter Snooze.


8. Twitterless: Get notified when someone stops following you with Twitterless.


9. Twilert: Track specific keywords to receive alerts for using Twilert.


10. Tweetdeck: Tweetdeck has a groups function that will help you more efficiently follow the people you really want to listen to.


11. Twalala: Put the mute button on certain people and topics for a while if you are receiving lots of updates you’re not really interested in.

Sharing Tools

Promote your business, share photos, and more using these Twitter tools.

1. Tweetburner: Use Tweetburner to share links, and you can track their usage.


2. Twitpic: Twitpic makes it easy to take mobile phone photos and share them using your Twitter account.


3. TwitterHawk: Get targeted marketing on Twitter through TwitterHawk.


4. Acamin: Acamin makes it easy to share files on Twitter with your followers.


5. Glue: Post links to books, movies, restaurants and more on Twitter through Glue.



6. Ping.fm: This service will update all of your social networks at once.


7. TweeTube: TweeTube makes it easy to share videos on Twitter.


8. twiggit: Use this automated service to share the articles you digg on Twitter.


9. Twisten.fm: Share what you’re listening to on Twitter through Twisten.fm.

Organization & Productivity

These Twitter tools will make your life a bit more streamlined.

1. Twittercal: Link your Twitter account and Google Calendar to easily keep up with your events and appointments.


2. Timer: Use Timer to get reminders about tasks through your Twitter account.


3. TwitterNotes: Organize your notes using Twitter with TwitterNotes.


4. Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk on Twitter to update your to do list.


5. Tweetake: Tweetake will back up your Twitter timeline for archiving and more.



6. Nozbe: Nozbe makes it easy to add and update your to do list on Twitter.


7. Toodledo: This popular to do list app integrates nicely with Twitter.


8. TrackThis: Send TrackThis your tracking number, and you’ll get Twitter messages every time there’s a change in location.


9. Joint Contact: Get project management productivity on Twitter using Joint Contact.


10. Tempo: This time tracking tool allows you to send in updates from Twitter.



11. Tweet Later: Tweet Later offers a great way to set up alerts, schedule tweets, send thank you DMs, and more.


12. OutTwit: OutTwit will make it easy for you to use Twitter inside of Outlook.


13. Jott: Jott makes it easy for you to tweet without ever having to type, transcribing your voice message to Twitter.

Life Tools

With these tools, you can work on relationships, life tracking, and more.

1. MyMileMarker: Keep track of your mileage with info sent via Twitter every time you fill up.



2. 21Tweets: 21Tweets offers personal coaching on Twitter.


3. TwtTRIP: Organize your travel plans and find other Twitter travelers on your way with TwtTRIP.


4. Tweet Answers: Twitter Answers makes it easy to ask questions and get answers on Twitter.


5. Twtvite: Twtvite is a simple event organizer that will help you create a tweetup.


6. Vacatweet: Set up an autoresponder for your Twitter account with Vacatweet.


7. plusplusbot: Share when someone goes out of their way to help you, or otherwise make your feelings known using plusplusbot.



8. TrackDailyGoals: Use this site and the #dailygoals hashtag to keep track of your goals every day.


9. ConnectTweet: Put the voices of your group or business together through ConnectTweet.


10. Tweeteorology: Find tweets about the weather in any location through Tweeteorology.


11. DreamTweet: Keep a reminder of your dreams and nightmares, and follow the dreams of others through DreamTweet.

Business & Finance

Use these tools to improve your business and finances through Twitter.

1. Chipin: If you’re raising funds on Twitter, make use of Chipin to set a goal and let your supporters track the progress of the campaign.


2. Xpenser: You can Twitter your expenses to Xpenser and they will be recorded for you.


3. Twittertise: Schedule your tweets and track their clickthroughs with this app designed for Twitter advertising.


4. TwtQpon: Create simple Twitter coupons for your business with TwtQpon.


5. CheapTweet: Get all of the deals, sales, coupons and more being discussed on Twitter through CheapTweet.



6. Tipjoy: Like Chipin, Tipjoy offers a way to create social payments for your cause, content, or people.


7. SalesTwit: Get contact management for Twitter with the help of SalesTwit.


8. Tweet What You Spend: Track your cash in a really effective way using Tweet What You Spend.


9. StockTwits: StockTwits shares the investment discussions on Twitter in real time.

Health

Track your health using these Twitter tools.

1. Qwitter: Update Qwitter to shame yourself into quitting smoking.


2. TweetPlot: Use TweetPlot to chart your food and fitness statistics.


3. Tweetwhatyoueat: Keep a food diary to track what you’re eating every day using Tweetwhatyoueat.


4. gtFtr: Use the gtFtr tool to record your exercise activity on Twittr.


5. SugarStats: Track, monitor, and share your blood sugar through Twitter with SugarStats.



6. FoodFeed: This Twitter-based food log makes it easy for you to track what you’re eating.

Blogging

Bring your blog life and Twitter life together with these tools.

1. Add to Any: Get your posts shared on Twitter by using Add to Any on your WordPress blog.


2. TwitThis: Make use of this plugin to send Twitter messages about your blog post.


3. MyTwitter: Use the MyTwitter plugin to display your Twitter status on WordPress.



4. Twitpress: Twitpress will send out a Tweet every time you post a new blog entry.


5. TwitterCounter: With this plugin, you can display the number of followers you have on Twitter.


6. TwitterFeed: Announce your blog post on Twitter with a customized message using TwitterFeed.

Thanks to Kelly Sonora, OnlineBestColleges.com

Lost mail again now what?

I hate it when I lose mail. Everytime I lose mail it is always important.

The sad fact is that once you delete email the chances of getting it back are not that good unless you already have safety feature's in place on your email client. So, depending on what program you use you should be able to set up a recycle bi type of thingy ;)

If you delete email in free hosted programs its GONE. Sorry.


My little experiment is to actually read my emails....not a good idea.

If you don't know the sender it could be a potentially harmful email and that would not be good so if you ever open a fishy looking email my advice to you is to close your email program immediately. Sign out and then run whatever spy ware program you have and clear your cookies, cache etc.

To clear your cookies go to your tool options.

Another trick I do that won't help spyware but will help check your computer is to go to your START Menu > Run > chkdsk and let it run.

I hate the days when I say "lost mail again now what?"

This Just In - GM files bankruptcy, announces plant closings

General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, turning over most of its power to the federal government. I really don't want to go into specifics as the whole situation just annoys me. I have a list of known plants.

I hope the families affected by this get some real form of monetary assistance.....what happened to our life and times. North America used to be the leader not the joke.


GM Plants Closing

* Pontiac, MI - October 2009
* Wilmington, DE - July 2009
* Livonia, MI - June 2010
* Flint, MI - December 2010
* Ypsilanti Township, MI - December 2010
* Parma, OH - December 2010
* Fredericksburg, VA - December 2010
* Indianapolis, IN (Stamping Plant) - December 2011
* Mansfield, OH (Stamping Plant) - June 2010
* Boston, MA - December 31, 2009
* Jacksonville, FL - December 31, 2009
* Columbus, OH - December 31, 2009

GM Plants being idled

* Spring Hill, Tennessee - November 2009
* Orion, Michigan - September 2009
* Pontiac, Michigan (Stamping Plant) - December 2010

Have you seen Kim Kardashian's engagement ring?

My wife wants this rock. Good GOD!

HAHA she hasn't bought it yet....I can only image what it will look like!

It will be nice since she is engaged to NFL player Reggie Bush, who have been together for at least a year now.

Ahhh. Celeb love....will it last?

How to Buy and Sell on Ebay for Maximum Profit

Lot's of people use eBay to make money on the side. It is a great place to shop and earn a living. I always marvel at the fact that eBay was started from a kitchen table.

It just goes to show you that anything is possible and as long as you believe in yourself you can succeed. The trick is never to give up.

Having run an offline and online eBay store I know a few tricks but today I am just going to cover a few of the basics.

Let's go:

Buying and selling online is time consuming and tedious. More and more people are moving away from it and this is making a great marketplace for young and retired folks to sell online. Who knows it could be a Godsend for you.. Many new Ebay sellers make one of two mistakes: either they overprice items to an unsellable extreme; or they lose money on every transaction by setting low starting prices with no restrictions.

Here are some ways to research and items and ways to sell on ebay:

1 - Garage Sales

2 - Storage Units

3 - Household Items

4 - Government Auctions

5 - Consignment

6 - Ebay

7 - Retail Inventory

8 - Flea Markets/Swap Meets

9 - Church Bazaars

10 Fairs and festivals

11 - Drop Ship

And finally, "Where do I find products to sell on eBay?" Here are some ideas to get you started.

Look at Home

When you first get started, it can be a little unnerving. The best option is to start by looking around the house, whgat have you got that other's might want. Alwqays, always remember that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. Clean up the attic for goodness sake.

Collectibles

Big sellers on eBay are collectibles such as coins. Anything that will move up in value would fall in this category.

Consumables

This popular category would include anything that people use and then would need to buy again such as lotions, perfumes, camera film, candles, etc.

Information Products

In this category, you would sell anything that can be sent on a CD or floppy disc or downloaded from the Internet. This is another popular category.

One major tip here after you start. When taking picture's of your items and this is soooo important. Take the picture and crop it and backlight it etc BEFORE you log onto your account. We had an employee messing around with a photo for an item and he kept re-doing it the whole time he was logged into the company account. eBay charges per uploaded picture. I won't tell you how much that foolish mistake cost me.

He was a nice guy...I wonder where he works now.

Go do some research. eBay is not dead for those who are not lazy. :)

Tomorrow we cover finding photo's for re-use on line.

My google page rank dropped. How Do I Fix This?

Google Pagerank updates have lots of webmasters worried about how well they will perform with Google. Will their site page rank drop? Will Google love diminish or worse vanish? Cool photo huh ;)

So for those of us who know how to treat Google we will never worry about this. Quick point here. My PR dropped to ")" but I was also well aware that this was going to happen as I have been cleaning up my site and links etc. So for me I know it will not be long before I go back up.

In essence Google Page Rank is sort of like a value based on importance and trust.

So what is a great way to treat our site well. Obviously you want to ALWAYS follow Google's Webmaster Tools. This will always keep you up to date on your site.

Not to mention you can get a vast amount of information by signing up for a Google Webmaster Tools account.

Google Analytics alone, which is FREE is worth lots to you because it will help you keep your site running smoothly and within Google's Policies.

A big no no with Google Page Rank is dead links.

The best way to do this is to use a wonderful little tool called Useless Links Checker.


This will help your site by finding and analyzing and identifying any useless links on your site by scanning your sites pages. This service is free, and incredibly fast.

It's very easy go to the site here and enter your URL and hit Detect.

After few second, you will see the results. I hope you have an empty screen :)

If yoe see useless links you need to remove them or fix them up to be properly formatted, a simple trick is to add rel=”nofollow” to the feed links.

If you don’t want to add rel=”nofollow” or remove the useless links, you might want to re-arrange. That way it doesn’t look like a group of paid links.
Keep using the tool until you have a clear screen and Google will show you the love your site deserves.

Don't forget to sign up for updates!

Where to Find Outsourcing Candidates. There are Thousands!

Here are some sites that include professionals who can fill your small business's needs.

These are safe and well known sites but always do your due diligence before hiring anyone to work for you. Have them give you one project for very little money just to see what quality they produce. If they are any good they will be more than willing to take a small fee to earn greater money later. Photo courtesy.

Elance Inc.: You'll find tons of freelance writers and designers on this site.

FreelancerNow.com: You'll get services quickly on this site.


Guru.com: Post individual projects on this site and have professional bid on them.

RentACoder: You can literally rent a Web coder from this site.

my pajamanation: Powered by an India-based blogger, this site offers insight into outsourcing, from events to related news from around the world.

ScriptLance: You can post a project on this site, which lists bids in a neatly organized list.

Integra Global Solutions:Outsource to this firm to expand your business.

GetAFreelancer.com: This site can help you find freelance programmers, Web designers and copywriters in India or any other country.

oDesk Corp.: Outsource and manage programmers, Web designers and more.

DoMyStuff.com: This site is as simple as posting a task, selecting an assistant and getting stuff done.

Workaholics4Hire.com: Find people 24/7 on this site people by "a team of workaholics who have a compulsive need to work at odd hours, drink too much coffee, and love meeting impossible deadlines."

BrickworkINDIA: Get a remote executive assistant operating from an India to do your work through email.

iFreelance.com: Post your project for free to receive bids from hundreds of professional service providers.

There are hundreds more. These are but a few. Outsourcing is definitely the way to go. If you don't you spend 20 hours a day in front of your PC and there is no reason for that...unless you are pathetically paranoid. Go get HELP.

How do I Optimize Images?

This afternoon's email read (and I quote) Garret - How the Hell do I fix this stupid pic? I can't make it smaller...gggrrrrrrr.....

I HATE question's like that. I really do. Why you ask. Because I am not good at photoshop. I have no patience for it. I prefer to set up my posts, layout and tweak my other 7 blogs. But hey...Duty Calls. A friend in need as they say.

Here is what you do.

Go to photoshop and find the image you would like to edit and use the HELP feature...

Okay seriously don't panic you have other options.


If you do not have an image fixer upper there are several on the internet, a great free program which is called Irfanview. It can be downloaded at no cost. My favorite price :) Click here to download Irfanview

I recommend it because:
- Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired"!
- No registry changes without user action/permission!
- It can read any file extension you throw at it. Yay!

Alright the image in this case is too small. Not a problem.

Go ahead and click the first button on the left (The one that looks like an open folder).

Browse to the file that you want to edit and open it.

Now that you have the file open, click on (Image - located on the top menu bar) then scroll down to (Resize/Re-sample.) and click once. "My Mother Clicked Once Johnny....Once" Wasn't Johnny Dangerously the greatest movie ever?...where was I? Photo found here

Oh right, image sizing.....;)

From here, you can re size the image using the set new size box. Here you will see that the image's dimensions are determined by two variables, height and width. This can be displayed in either pixels, centimeters or inches. Pixels, is the default selection and is fine for what we want to do.

Now, this is really up to you but I would recommend staying somewhere between 400 and 600 pixels for either the height or the width. Try typing a new value into the (Width) field. Notice that the (Height) field changes as well. This is because it is fixed proportionately to the width.

In simple speak that translates to: if your image has a width of 50 pixels and a height of 25 pixels, and you raise the width to 100 pixels, the height will automatically compensate by changing itself to 50 pixels. You still following me.....good.

Now even though Mark asked about making the image smaller we will cover both, smaller and larger.

Select the next box down. Make sure to set new size as percentage of original.

For example, you can set 200% in both fields and your image would be twice as big.

Or you could set it to 50% in both fields and it would be twice as small. Ya Folla Lonergan? (Great Movie "The Sting") Photo found here.

Finally, there's the DPI field, in the third box down. What the Hell is DPI.....not that it matters but DPI stands for (Dots per inch)

The standard dpi for a web image is 72 DPI. The standard for print is 128 DPI.

If your image is larger than this, don't worry. Keep in mind though, DPI of 300 is about as high as you are going to want to go. Anything larger than this is unnecessary.

Now that you have your fields set, click ok.

Your image will now be displayed with the new settings. If it doesn't look the way you wanted, don't worry. Hold down the [Control] key and hit the [Z] key on your keyboard. This will undo the changes.

Or you can select (edit / undo) from the menu at the top of the program.

Save your file and go upload it to your ad!

Congrat's YOU DID IT!!!!!

You little Internet Scientist you:)

Thanks to backpage.com for the advice

Prepaid Credit cards getting more popular, here's why

Credit card's are important for treatment and proper care, because you have invested in them. The same security card, check the reliability of banks, the rules and policies must also be completed to ensure that all you need to succeed with the card. A growing number of bank fraud is just around the corner, you find the actual damages, if you lose all the money, for their hard work and the fact that banks do not rely on the commitment resulted in the actual security for the money.

This is why many people have done research, only the bank agreement, trust management. Some advice from lawyers, even those who are experts recommend the best to get a credit card prepayment. Legal experts were warning that many of the bank's fraud is suspected, how the various parts of the world. It offers the public the secrets of how to ensure that no is fooled by the organization.


Although the warnings and recommendations on how to cope with the increasing number of the bank's fraud, there re also more and more people slowly sinking in to the common problems of the banks, in particular the impact of credit debt. Since before the payment and credit cards, nearly straddling the market, it is difficult for some people to decide the appropriate forum for this. It is only after the card can be successfully implemented financial management, he knows that the card used to be sufficiently reliable to support the demand for credit, and won't put him over the credit cliff. Above all, the card owner can relax on the couch, once again proved that the bank is responsible, there is no doubt, for his credit card acceptance.

You must pay attention to your address before payment by credit card. Indubitably, the prepaid card, is very important these days. Therefore, it is very reliable, especially those who are more vulnerable to financial seminars for them. However, if the person is no longer a reliable source, prepaid card, or they have to expect the financial obligations of the cliff, more than usual.

Here are some tips for finding reliable sources of the best prepaid credit card:

Federal Deposit Insurance * Joint Stock Insurance - This is wise, and you have a bank with banks and insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Where is a place in future, try to find somewhere to solve PDIC insured bank.

Signs of the search - way to determine before payment is reliable or not through your login. We need to find a symbol of Visa or MasterCard embedded. A plastic card design.

Online - The Internet is handy for those hungry and thirsty any more detailed information. You can find the results and to determine whether the bank to apply for prepaid cards is legal or not.

How to add Favicon to blogger(blogspot) blog

A question I got this week from a friend of mine in a forum was regarding the changes on my blog. I have been tinkering with it for quite awhile and wanted to clean it up alot. There are those who think that by removing all of my traffic links I had like msn links and google links I was going to lose traffic. That is true to a point but after having the site online for over two years it is time to make some drastic changes. To be honest I got tired of how dirty it was looking so I made some major changes. My personal opinion on this one. I don't suggest to anyone to remove any back link options you have but in my case I have built up quite a large fan base so I am okay with it, plus I am also testing a lot of traffic techniques and in all seriousness I figured I would see what I can do with very little help. I will be getting some expert assistance later on this week, right now I have no time to do it.

Okay anyway, on to the topic at hand.

How to add a favicon. If you don't know what a favicon is it is the little icon you see displayed at the beginning of the url in the address bar.

You should create one because it gives your site a specific brand instead of the orange B you usually see. Lot's of bloggers use this technique as it looks more professional.

Here we go.

Step 1




I recommend you use 16*16 pixel favicon with ".ico" format.

You create it in photoshop or paint, a program like that.

Once you create your image save it as 16*16 and save it in .png format as shown below.



If you don't have photoshop or a similar program go to google and type in free online 16*16 icon generator. You simply upload a picture and it get's converted. Easy peasy.

Next go to google site creator and upload your icon file by clicking on the upload link and browse the file and note down the url of the file by clicking on the file.





Log into your blogger account go to your Dashboard>layout>Edit Html.

Before you go any further please make sure you have a back up just in case ;)





Find the code that says:

data:blog.pagetitle

Simply type CTRL + F to find it quicker

Add above it put this figure < then type this "(without quotes)link href='icon file url ' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/vnd.microsoft.icon'/>

Directly above it and change the 'icon file url' with your created url from google site creator.

Click save.

Voila.

That simple.

Thanks to kranthi for the help

My Top 10 Dating Ideas - Some are free, some are a bit of money

10 great date ideas on a budget

Most men magazines and articles say this as well. But we are giving you the real facts on what women would appreciate in a first date.

10. The Art Gallery

Before going on this date, I would suggest that you ask your date if she likes art. If she does, then great, you have a readily available topic of conversation once you get there.
If she doesn’t she may feel out of place and uncomfortable during the time that you are there. This may be due to lack of knowledge or understanding of art or they are just not interested. Photo courtesy of Flickr Friend

9. Paddle Boat Date

In today’s day and age women feel less secure on dates and are more comfortable in public surroundings. The Paddle Boat Date is perfect for that. You still get some privacy but you’re always in the public eye since there are usually others around. Also this type of date can help show your chivalrous side as well. You can do the paddle ling and let her relax during the time your together. Check the area out before you take your date there, this way you can find out about some of the sights surrounding the area and use this information as topics of discussions during the ride.



8. Roller Blading

This one is low cost and fun to do. However there are a couple of downfalls. First one is sweat, I don’t know about the men but women are not keen on sweating in front of their dates, or messing up their mascara. The second is falling on your ass. Most women are not interested on getting bruised the first date. However if you know for sure your date roller blades and are good at it, then by all means go for it.

7. The Zoo

Yep the zoo. It may seem childish to many but to be honest most women love cuddly animals. And in a zoo there are tons of topics for you to continue conversations on. Nothing kills a date more then not having something to talk about.

6. Mini Putt

This date gives the opportunity to see if your date is of a competitive nature. But it is also tons of fun, just remember to let the people behind you play trough this gives you more time with your date as well as shows them that you can be kind as well.

5. Picnic Date

This is a surprisingly cheap date, and it also shows a gently side of the man. Make sure that it is in a semi private area, however to make your date feel secure be sure it is where people can see you. This type of date gives you freedom to talk for longer periods of time. What to bring is easy. Two blankets one for the ground the other in case she gets cold. A light lunch like cheese and crackers, veggies and dip and sliced fruit. Make sure you pick an area where you can see a lot of different things so that ideas for conversations are available.

4. Coffee Date

This is the easiest one, pick your date up or meet them at a coffee shop. This one is not as impressive but it is a safety net that women like.

3. Brunch Date

Try and have this date on the veranda if possible. This helps to set the mood of the date, and takes you out of the dark indoors. With this date, you have a chance to talk, look each other in the eyes and you will know by the end of the date if there is something there because usually there is discussion about the upcoming evening.

2. Camera Date

This was one of the top two and for good reason, it is imaginative and unique. You buy cheap disposable cameras (2 each is good) and bring your date to an area that has great scenery or locations of importance. One couple used the cameras and took a variety of pictures of doors. Yes doors, unique and different doors. This is a great date because it brings out fun in the date as well as gives you a reason for the second date to take place (to develop and create a photo album).

1. Portable DVD Date

This one women loved. It was unique and interesting. It can be done by way of picnic or in your vehicle. Grab a portable DVD player, popcorn, sodas, bottled water and a couple of blankets. If your going to do it with a picnic style it needs to be done later in the evening because of the glare, but if your going to do it with a vehicle style then it can be done right in hers or your driveway.

There are many great ideas out there for you to try for a first date, but honestly women want something unique, different and safe. We want to know you put some effort in thinking of an idea for this date. Try taking the same lame ideas that everyone does and make them unique and your own.

Thanks Linda :)

Lana Clarkson - Phil Spector gets 19 years to life for Clarkson's death

There is justice after all...no matter who you are. You do the crime you better be prepared to do the time. Mad scientist ;) I mean Phil Spector gets time.

I gotta admit I didn't see this coming, but I sure am glad I was wrong.

Music producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

A Los Angeles judge has thrown the book at Phil Spector on Friday Giving him 15 years to life for second-degree murder and four years for personal use of a gun. The judge is also ordering restitution in the form of cash. Nice, rub some salt in that wound!

A jury convicted the 69-year-old Spector in the fatal shooting of Clarkson at his home in 2003.

Spector plans an appeal.

I'll be watching this one closely.

Thanks to Hello Chicago for the photo

Over 70 Million Households Have Pets

Yes they do. So what is my point on this one right. Come on I know that's what you're thinking.

Americans spend an average of $150.00 a month on their pets!!

Well the fact of the matter is that right now more and more people are losing their J.O.B's (Just Over Broke) and are turning to the internet for help with making money or with purchases or getting better deals and pet owner's are no different.

People love their cats and dogs and birds etc. Look at my little guy. His name is Shadow and he is 10 pounds of terror. ;) And he get's treated like GOLD and he knows it. So while I was thinking about new treats to buy him, Milk Bone gets old after awhile...I went where? Online and I found out quite by accident that millions of people shop online for pet stuff. Can you guess what I did next?

Research, research and more research. You can make a nice little paycheck each month with this and Hey every little bit extra helps.

If you have a pet and want to buy some stuff for "Fido" you will find great deals online. If you want to profit from this venue (and now is a great time to get in early...HINT, HINT).

Right now is your chance to profit from this one simple fact:

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and I am offering you a chance to open your own online pet supply store FREE for a limited time!

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Download Free CSS Templates - My Highest Recommendation

If you have read my blog for awhile you know I almost never give out recommendations. Maybe two a year. Maybe. Actually come to think about it this is the first so it must be damn good.

It's all about free templates, excellence and more importantly fast, courteous customer service. Let's dive in so you guys can get over there and make the most out of a great site.

I see a lot of downloaded templates out there. Hey I use them also ;) Some have fair quality and some of them have awesome quality.

What if however you need buttons done up for your site?

What if you need a great CSS template and you need it fast and free and what if you could get this plus excellent and fast response times to any questions or problems you come across due to lack of experience. Let's be honest no one knows everything.

If you need this type of service then you MUST go to

If you need this type of service then you MUST go to Download Free CSS Templates


Okay, you're thinking that sounds okay but does this person have a portfolio? The answer. Yes. And it's right on the main page.

Great but I don't know ow to share Photos and Files on myblog!

No problem, there is an easy to understand article on the site as well.

I can't be bothered. I need free stuff and easy to use templates and design's. What I really need is a few adsense based templates.

Hey, guess what...they have those also :)

Guys. I used this friend via entrecard because I didn't have the time to learn how to build the banner I wanted so I found a friend on entrecard to do it for me.

I was so impressed with it I had to let everyone know.

I use this website religiously and I gotta tell you that it's worth every second.

Massive amounts of excellent information.

Easy to navigate.

More importantly it is relevant.

Not just filled with useless links to silly ads.

Go check it out.

Download Free CSS Templates

Take care

Garret

Creating a personal ad.

One of the first tasks you will face when getting started with a new dating service will be to create an interesting eye catching profile to list in their database. When a girl logs on and wants to search for the perfect guy to meet, she will enter traits such as age, race, location, and interests and get a list of guys along with pictures and other information provided. So you will be competing with perhaps dozens of other guys for the girl’s affections. You can see why it’s important to make your ad stand out so she will pick you from the other eager boys and men who want to meet her.

Just as you use certain criteria for selecting which girls to look more closely at when you are scanning the members of your online dating community, the girls look at your ad that same. So careful planning and honesty should go into this creation.

The key principle you should stick to is


honesty. As you fill in your details, be honest about your age, your background, and your looks and select a picture that is really you and looks like you now, not 10 years ago when you looked better. The reason is that, if you hit it off with a woman and end up meeting and there is a real future with her, you don’t want some little white lie in your profile to ruin a possible future.

Now that doesn’t mean you can’t put the best face on your appearance and your life details. How you write your descriptions, the words and type of language you select, will reflect who you truly are. So be upbeat, happy, playful, humorous, and warm. Your optimistic tone can overcome any list of small flaws. Remember, if you have what you perceive as a flaw, if you come to where you embrace, accept, and find humor in your flaw, that translates that flaw into a big plus for you. Show that in how you describe yourself in the ad. It shows a level of maturity.
Use good writing rules when creating your ad. Make your sentences short and crisp, your paragraphs less than five sentences, use bullet lists, and make sure your grammar and spelling are correct. These little things are as important as good clothes and hygiene when you meet a girl live for the first time, so take time to make a good first impression.

Above all, be yourself and let your personality come through. Come up with a cute line to show on the menu page. That is your “pick-up line”. So put some thought into just the right phrase. Read a lot of other guy’s profiles. Better yet, if you have a female who can give you some help, have her read several and then yours and let you know what really works.

Finally, take the time often to review and revise your ad. Change out the picture, come up with new and interesting ways to present things and change it so perhaps it will stand out more dramatically to the girls who are looking for that perfect guy for them. You are that guy. You just want them to be able to see that in your profile.

Photo courtesy of Glynnis Ritchie's photostream

Quween Of The Scene Has Hit The Big Time!!!

If you watch TMZ at all then you know who Quween of The Scene is. If you don't then two things:

First. Watching TMZ is as important as reading The Bible...okay maybe not that important but it's up there....pardon the pun.

Second. Quween of The Scene protects the stars and starlets from the paparazzi and especially TMZ.

I wonder how hard Harvey laughed when he saw this.

Katharine McPhee in Paparazzi Protection from Katharine McPhee

Is Google afraid of certain social networks?

Welcome to the world of Google Wave.

What is this service you ask? The hope here is to "combine conversation-type communication and collaboration-type communication," said Lars Rasmussen, who launched the project with his brother Jens after Google acquired their mapping start-up in 2004.

In a nutshell it is a little bit Twitter, a little bit Friendfeed, and a little bit Facebook all wrapped up in one nice package. Gee, is Google afraid of certain social networks? Probably not but still... it will allow users to send direct messages to online contacts with real-time replies, share photos or documents, and add or delete members of the conversation as needed.

Pretty cool little service me thinks.

Can't wait to try this out.

How to get massive traffic fast and free.

Okay we all write. We all blog and let's be honest here. We are all in it for the money ;) Well I am anyway. I am also in it to help people avoid the learning curve and waste hundreds of dollars on ebooks that are not much different than the information I found on the sales page.

But I digress.

So here is a great way to get your site/blog listed on 160 social networks quick and easy.

Go to Social Poster.

Fill in your URL. Your Title, Text and tags.

The go to where it says

General List and click that button.

Below that click where it says DoFollow (for SEO)

and finally hit the button that says Start Posting.

Voila, done.

Go do it and good luck. I am testing two other sites today, if they pan out I'll let you know.

Powerball numbers may 27 2009

This is insane...I am sooo jealous.

The Powerball Numbers for May 27 2009 are in and there is one winner. That one winning ticket was sold in South Dakota and the winner will get (are you ready for this) $232,100 dollars over 30 years or a one-time cash “lump sum” amount of $118,005,530. The winning numbers are 5 6 12 16 21 7 (Powerball).

I wish we had lotteries like that in Canada.

Someone's life just got a lot easier.

Congrats

Facebook is Worth How Much?

I, like most of the world was in a slight state of shock after reading that Facebook is estimated to be worth $10 billion. Yes, that’s right, billion with a ‘B'

What really amazes me is that they haven't made any money as of yet. Come on. Give me a break here. I am an educated man, both online and offline and that just doesn't wash with me. Sorry.

I know there is much more to the story and all I can say is that people should leave the company alone. You either use Facebook or you don't.

And if you don't use Facebook and you have a business you are ....how do I put this nicely...and IDIOT!

We all have our thoughts on social media but the beauty of Facebook right now is that it's being talked about all over the flippin place and it is creating quite a stir which is great news for savvy marketer's.

More people are going to visit and see what it's all about and those folks could become future friends and possibly customers.

Go get educated on the Giant that Facebook is and learn how to use it to your advantage.

People have needs and with the economy the way it is, more and more people are doing business online and more and more people are starting to work from home via the net.

Regardless of your opinions on Facebook the fact remains that it is a great place to do business once you build up some trust.

As for young Mark Zuckerberg, well done young man. Keep going. He dared to dream and he succeeded wonderfully. He deserves to be praised not stepped on.

This Just In - Chris Brown Accused In Another Physical Altercation

Chris Brown is being sued. Now it is stemming from a photographer who claims Chris Brown and his bodyguards physically assaulted him......this just sounds off.

According to legal papers filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the victim claims it happened a few weeks after the Rihanna incident, which is now relatively quiet and off the Hot Topic List in Celebrity-ville.

All he did was take a picture, his career and he got beat. He tried to leave but his exit was blocked by L.A. Fitness employees...allegedly.

The man claims that he fell down stairs and Chris Brown's Bodyguards caught up to him and proceeded to assault him, physically.

Now the man is suing Chris and LA Fitness for assault and battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and premises liability.

Sounds fishy to me, even more interesting is the fact that the photographer has said he was a paying member at the gym. Thus he had the right to be there...no?

We'll keep you updated as emails come in.

Seems Chris Brown has bad Karma.

Photo courtesy of this person ;)

Samberg's Pequot Capital to Close

Arthur Samberg, among the best-known hedge-fund managers, is closing down his firm amid an ongoing investigation into possible insider trading.

"Public disclosures about the continuing investigation have cast a cloud over the firm and have become a source of personal distraction," Mr. Samberg wrote in a letter that was sent to investors of his Pequot Capital Management Inc. late in the day on Wednesday. "With the situation increasingly untenable for the firm and for me, I have concluded that Pequot can no longer stay in business."

Read the entire article here

This just in - I Pulled Over a Cop

This is not a suitable video for children.

This door knob feels that he has the right to speed behind a police officer and then video tape it.

Police have to speed for a variety of reason's:

A life in danger

A crime in progress

They have legitimate reasons.

This moron got a speeding ticket and wanted a cop to see how it feels.

Then he really annoys the officer and won't let him leave for awhile.

The next time he needs a police officer this officer better not show up.

Karma and payback will not be nice to this fool.

Here's the video.

There is swearing and it is an intense video to watch....

I just don't see the point this "little" boy is trying to make.

UEFA Champions League Final 2009 Live

The Romans and the soccer fan are looking forward to greet the winner of UEFA Champions League Final 2009, which will be known in few hours. The schedule is 8:45 local time. Stadio Olimpico is about to host the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final contestants Manchester United and FC Barcelona.

Keep watching ESPN for details.

Okay, we'll keep you updated also ;)

GM bankruptcy likely as bondholder offer falls apart.

GM has been working overtime to meet deadlines that the US government placed on them. The deadline is June 1 2009. If it doesn't then the world renowned automobile builder will be declaring Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

Personal opinion, the management should all be ashamed of themselves. Their greed will lead to thousands of people out of work while they will have made enough money to sustain themselves.

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

When this whole bailout started I had mentioned to a friend of mine that, and again this is my opinion, that the governments both Canada and our friends in the United States should have worked to help the little guy and put in much stronger requirements. The government and GM dropped the ball. I do, however put 98 percent of the blame on the Unions behind this.

It is union stupidity that caused the majority of this with their ignorance and smooth talking to employees that hear what thye want to hear but don't educate themselves on the issues or what is going on at the bargaining tables.

I have worked for two unions so I have quite an indepth knowledge of how they work. Unions, at one time were alright...maybe. But as of late they have done nothing to ruin lives. Any union worker or boss or delegate who wants to argue that point can argue it all they weant. Argue it while you are collecting your unemployment check and when that runs out and you have no job and no security and no future tell me how great the union was to you and your family.

Tell Me!

The entire details are here on Sympatico News.

For all of those who will lose your job and your lively hood my heart goes out to you.

Make sure you send your union delegate who used smooth talk and snake oil on you a "Thank You" Note.

Photo courtesy of Legal Assistance

Crews are preparing to sink the vandenberg

"Sink the Vanderberg!" it will be used as an artificial reef. Always a good thing for the life in the water.

Ships sometimes get sunk for the sole purpose of promoting marine life in an area that does not have existing natural reef(s). Artificial reefs can also be used to protect coastlines as well. So to help the environment crews plan to sink the decommissioned Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg on Wednesday morning about seven miles off Key West.

This ship is an impressive 17,000-ton, 523-foot-long ship originally built as a cargo ship in World War II. The massive ship is expected to sink onto a sandy bottom in 140 feet of clear water.

These artificial reefs also bring money into the local economy in the form of tourism. "Sink the Vandenberg" may bring in $8 million in tourism-related revenue.

A definite win for the water life and the economy in that area of the Keys.

The Vanderberg will be getting a lot of screen-time whilst news crews watch the sinking.

Interestingly enough however is that it's most memorable time in history was when it was invaded by aliens when it was a Russian science ship called Academician Vladislav Volkov during the sci-fi thriller Virus, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis.

Huh!



Video courtesy of DODvClips

O.J. Simpson appeals conviction. This just in

O.J. Simpson's lawyers appealed his conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court, claiming his trial was "fundamentally unfair." This happened Tuesday.

O.J. Simpson is appealing his conviction for charges involving kidnapping and armed robbery.

A jury in October 2008 convicted the 61 year old O.J. Simpson on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping.

He was sentenced that December to serve a term of up to 33 years in prison, with eligibility for parole after nine years. Seems fair to me but I am not a lawyer.

They filed a whopping 47 page brief on Tuesday in Nevada and they (O.J.'s lawyers) are accusing Clark County, Nevada, District Judge Jackie Glass of judicial misconduct. The reason is that according to them her behaviour was egregious and prejudiced to the point that in laymans terms she swayed the jury...or something like that ;).

The file also alleges the following:

The judge inflicted herself into the trial proceedings.

Issued improper jury instructions

Improperly admitted hearsay evidence and refused to allow defense attorneys to fully cross-examine witnesses

Sounds pretty harsh to me. They better be able to prove it. Doesn't seem like a wise career move to go after a lawyer. WOW!

It was surprising however that Simpson's conviction came in October, the 3rd to be more exact which marked 3 the 13th anniversary of his controversial acquittal in the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.

He was accused of trying to get back sports memorabilia items which O.J. Simpson claimed belonged to him from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley.

The six men confronted the men at a Casino in Las Vegas on September 13, 2007, brandishing weapons but they didn't fire them.

Four of the men testified against Simpson, (plea perhaps) while Stewart stood trial alongside him. The four received probation in exchange for their testimony; Stewart received a sentence similar to Simpson's, but will be eligible for parole in seven and a half years.

Good luck on this one. How many times can he get away with things.

This is just my opinion but well.....let the lawyers sort it out. Personally I hope he doesn't even get parole. Just my thoughts.

This just in - Mike Tyson's daughter dies after accident, police say

It is with much sorrow that we must inform our reader's that Mike Tyson's young daughter has died as a result of injuries she sustained after a treadmill accident in which the cord had wrapped around her neck.

Tyson was not home at the time of the accident. He did travel from Las Vegas to Phoenix to be at his daughter's bedside as any father would have done.

Young Exodus Tyson was prounounced dead at 11:45 a.m. local time Tuesday, said Sgt. Andy Hill, a Phoenix police spokesman. No other details were released.

Exodus Tyson was found by her 7-year-old brother inside their Phoenix home Monday "with her neck on ... a cable" attached to the machine, police said in an earlier statement.

The mother "took her daughter off the cable" and called authorities, and Exodus was taken to a hospital, according to police.

Photo courtesy of flickr

Who is Taysha Valez?

All I know right now is that her name is popping up all over the net and offline as well. Sources online are reporting she is apparently she is a self made millionaire.

Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot of info online from her, I can tell you that she has written a book called “Young Black Millionairess” and she own's H. Couture Beauty LLC. She has been recently on theybf.com when she was spotted in Hawaii.

Also it is very rare to see her in public!

As more information comes in we will keep you posted