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Making Online Advertising Work 2008-10-15 10:37:36 Lawyer Advertising Blog - Attorney Advertising & Marketing Info If video on TV is so much better for capturing attention than online advertising, it would stand to reason that video is the best method for advertising online. With online video advertising in its infancy, the findings by a leading market research firm The Kelsey Group, while startli...

Wisconsin's U.S. Open lock Erin Hills a better overall golf destination than 2015 U.S. Open host wonder Chambers Bay 2008-10-06 12:01:48 Chris Baldwin Chambers Bay and Erin Hills have something of a natural rivalry - even though they are more than 1,700 miles apart. They are the United States Golf Association’s beloved babies, two public courses that burst onto the scene in the last few years, deemed to be championship material...

Deserving Design 2008-10-06 11:32:47 W.A.Y.A - bit of this and that I love that show, Deserving Design, on HGTV. Its host, Vern Yip has been one of my favorite designers on TV since "Trading Spaces". I love his design, elegant and classy. So back in April when Deserving Design had a contest that you can nominate someone who deserves to have a room [...

[Unbeatablesale] Sanyo VPC-HD700 Silver Xacti HD700 Hi-Def Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.7 ($674.97) 2008-10-06 10:31:19 Sortprice.com's Camcorders 1280 x 720p hi-def video at 30fps7.0MP still images Records directly to a standard SD or SDHC memory card Records video in advanced MPEG4 AVC/H.264 format Image Stabilizer compensates for distracting up-and-down or side-to-side camera movement during video shooting Docking station prov...

Family Ties Run Deep in Hollywood 2008-10-06 10:28:49 AOL News Article Feed Did you ever realize how much of Hollywood is related to each other? Here's a quick quiz to test your celebrity family smarts. , Movie , Music , TV

Another Monday... (breakfast 10.6.08) 2008-10-06  Eat Like Me on SELF.com I didn't make it through the whole Red Sox game last night, I fell asleep with it on TV but I did wake up for the 12th inning to see the 1-run loss. I felt bad they played all that baseball in the cold weather only to lose in the end, but I am hopeful they will win the next game so the... , Breakfast

पुरे झाले चंद्र सुर्य .... 2008-10-06  love � WordPress.com Tag Feed Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"T able Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; ms o-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-nosh ow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-paddi ng-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in...

Journalist Rashmi Mohamed killed in Anuradhapura Bomb Blast 2008-10-06  media-freedom � WordPress.com Tag Feed   6th October 2008  Five media organisations (SLWJA, FMETU, SLTMA, SLMMF, FMM) express our deep sorrow over the death of TV journalist Rashmi Mohamed around at 8:40 a.m. this morning in Anuradhapura. Rashmi, provincial correspondent of Sirasa TV, was covering the opening ceremony of ...

Gold price rockets! 2008-10-06  gold � WordPress.com Tag Feed The value of gold has quadrupled since 1999. Just last year a single ounce of gold was worth $600. [caption id="attachment_33" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Gold Jewellery"][/caption] Today that same ounce is worth nearly a $1000. The price of gold is calculated in dollars, ...

Before Character Attacks, a Policy War on the TV 2008-10-06  The Trail By Ed O'Keefe New ads released over the weekend by Barack Obama continued a focus on health care, while John McCain's criticized Obama's record on taxes in perhaps the last gasp of the policy-related ad war that has dominated the airwaves in recent weeks. The McCain campaign has signal... , Barack

Weekend Warriors 2008-10-06  evil stepmonster During the week DH and I are slaves to our 2 cats, while on weekends we become slaves to his kids. This was another weekend full of driving kids hither and to, and generally being at beck and call despite our mutual feelings of crapiness thanks to some sort of cold/stomach bug thingamy...

Where are all the women in the Legal Blogosphere? 2008-10-06  Shaunna Mireau on Canadian Legal Research Hat tip to Joe Hodnicki for the link to this interesting article. As October 18 approaches, I challenge you to write or post or blog (used as a verb like that annoying guy on TV).Cheers, Shaunna

Resumes are for *Shit*. The 4 Things You Really Need: LinkedIn, Blog, Keywords, Social Media. 2008-10-06  Master of 500 Hats Robert just penned a pretty good post on how to tune up your resume for the "economic slowdown".� He gets it mostly right (write?) -- do your best to stand out, write a regular blog -- however, i think he's a bit long-winded on his recommendations and overlooks some fundamentals (which... , A , Blog , Geeks, , Marvelous , Search, , Social

Ask.com: A Search Engine in Search of Character 2008-10-06  search-engines � WordPress.com Tag Feed Observant readers may have noticed that my look at the new version of Ask.com contained no mentions of the fact that Ask used to be known as Ask Jeeves, pining for that old name, or clever butler references. That was intentional. There oughta be a statute of limitations on clichéd ref...

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE -1 2008-10-06  business-management � WordPress.com Tag Feed The social, economic, technical and cultural environment in which the firm operates is always changing. The company must keep pace and change accordingly. Similarly, within organization, new types of production technology may be introduced; the existing product lines may be phased out....

This is going to be the BEST Monday of my Life!! ; ) 2008-10-06  Everyone's Blog Posts - Powerful Intentions: Law of Attraction Community This is going to be a very exciting day. I'm feeling extremely well and am looking forward to a most Fantastic day. I only have 3 or 4 training sessions and half the aerobic class to teach. I will finish reconciling my checkbook this morning. I'm going to stay with it until it's all do...

ITV3 Crime & Thriller Award Winners 2008-10-06  Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind Though the news was allegedly embargoed until tonight, The Bookseller has announced the winners of these brand-new awards, given out last Friday at a star-studded gala ceremony:The literary winners were: author of the year Ian Rankin for Exit Music (Orion); breakthrough author of the y... , World

Numbers for Digital's Rise 2008-10-06  O'Reilly Radar I talk a lot to people who don't quite understand the scale of the media shift from bits to atoms, so I always have my eyes open for numbers and anecdotes that illustrate the point. The latest I found are from an article on Apple's threat to shut the iTunes store if it has to pay more... , hard , media , music

Garfield Ridge's Best Weekend Ever 2008-10-06  attraction � WordPress.com Tag Feed Best Work Ethic: Chicago Police.  I've noticed a lot more patrolling around my neighborhood, awesome.  Even at night I've seen a lot more squad cars.  I wonder if it's because something recently happened in the LeClaire Courts, which is usually the case.  Also, for the past two...

Jolanda Jones' Survivor Challenge 2008-10-06  Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center City councilwoman, Defense Attorney, and part-time Super Hero Jolanda Jones, along with Houston Mayor Bill White (who after everything he's done through Hurricane Ike is a Super Hero in my book, too) are hosting the Houston Survivor Challenge on Saturday, October 25th.The event is givi... , Jolanda

Tv shows watched recently 2008-10-06  bbc � WordPress.com Tag Feed I've been watching some more TV shows lately and there was some great stuff amongst it, as well as some stuff that disappointed me. I've mentioned some of the shows the other week in a similar post. Angel: Being such a big Buffy fan I never really could get into Angel. I suppose it was...

Charlie Gibson: ‘It’s Important to Expose’ Sarah Palin 2008-10-06  Stop The ACLU -By Warner Todd Huston So, instead of merely reporting the news, now reporters are the news? Apparently Charlie Gibson thinks he is, anyway. He gave an interview to the Toledo Blade on October 5 as if his opinions of the race for the White House are somehow more important than the news... , Elections , Liberal , News , Sarah

I Assure You, Mr. Busey, the Ad’s Placement Was Entirely Unintentional … 2008-10-06  AllThingsD.com Consolidated Feed In Futurama, our characters are thoroughly inundated by advertising, especially subliminal advertising that comes out of your pillow into your dreams. – Futurama creator Matt Groening, February 1999 How do you persuade TV viewers to watch advertisements when the DVR has accust...

Participate - Social Media Marketing Best Practice 2008-10-06  Piaras Kelly PR - Public Relations in Ireland Helge Tennø tagged me as part of Mitch Joels’ Challenge to write about your Social Media Marketing Best Practice. Mine is simple - Participate. As Antoine de Saint-Exupery once said “The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a p... , E-PR

Playing for Peanuts 2.2: Peanuts win opener, celebrate with karaoke 2008-10-06  MVN Outsider In this segment, the Peanuts come from behind to win on Opening Day and celebrate with beers and karaoke at a local dive bar. Playing for Peanuts is a TV show about minor league baseball. The show uses reality TV and documentary techniques to follow the South Georgia Peanuts in their... , Playing , MLB

Wii Speak On 16th November 2008, Going For $29.99 2008-10-06  Wii News Daily The Nintendo Wii Speak will be on sale on 16th November 2008. This $29.99 microphone gadget will be used for Animal Crossing: City Folk. People who purchase the Wii Speak will be given a code to download and activate the Wii Speak Channel from the Wii Shop. The Wii Speak allows 4 bud... , Accessories , News

Search engine Ask gets a facelift 2008-10-06  Bigmouthmedia search engine news: Main Headlines Ask has been re-launched following a makeover in the hope of boosting the numbers of people currently using the search engine.The re-launch follows the decision to drop its iconic butler at the beginning of 2006 and the introduction of new applications last year. With rivals increasin...

Screenwriting from Michigan 2008-10-06  aretha-franklin � WordPress.com Tag Feed Writing is core to everything we do. Yet good writing is becoming a lost art, and a lost value. I am looking forward to watching Michigan invest in what it takes to create the best writing program in the country.                                                 ...

I love Netflix! 2008-10-06  Saving for a Home of My Own I spend about $9 per month on my one at a time Netflix subscription. I rationalize this expense because I don't even have basic cable. Since the new laptop, I've been able to use the online viewing option on Netflix. This option makes Netflix a much better option for me than Blockbu...

30-Year Stock Trading Pro Shares Secrets in New Video 2008-10-06  Home Business Hints Blog Watching the Stock Market? Trading the News? Take it from me, you have to be extra careful in this "bear market" where one wrong move�can cost you�dearly. We can agree that the "buy and hold"�mentality may not be in favor right now however, if you take a look at this one-year chart ill... , Profits , Hints , Noteworthy

Are Utz Better Than Nuts? 2008-10-06  Fimoculous.com I seem to have at least one conversation per day about Mad Men -- there's always at least one person in my life who wants to talk about Draper's lechery, Peggy's baby, or Joan's bosom. Lately, many of those conversations meander toward questioning the psychology of advertising, whi... , tv

When did Mandelson change his mind about Brown? 2008-10-06  Spectator Live I don’t think anyone disputes that Mandelson used to not have a very high opinion of Brown’s premiership. As Danny blogged on Sunday, the Corfu story was in circulation before Mandelson’s shock return but not considered particularly surprising by anybody. But if Kevin... ,

The end of an era on Wall Street? 2008-10-06  goldman-sachs � WordPress.com Tag Feed Just before midnight 10 days ago, as a financial whirlwind tore through Wall Street, someone filched a 75-pound bronze bust of Harry Poulakakos from the vestibule of his landmark saloon on Hanover Square in New York. Digging into a bowl of beef stroganoff the day after the bust disapp...

Små kräftdjur kan bedöma risker 2008-10-06  Nyheter från Lunds universitet De är unga och väldigt oansenliga. Ändå har de en förmåga att bedöma riskerna i livet. Ny forskning visar hur de minsta hinnkräftorna kan hantera sin farofyllda tillvaro. Två lundaforskare har fått internationell uppmärksamhet för sina forskningsrön.

Un canal de TV reabre el estadio más antiguo de Atenas 2008-10-06  Televisión // elmundo.es Construido en el año 330 D.C. y reformado para los JJOO de 1896, hoy se abrirá el Kalimarmaro Panathinaiko para un concierto de R.E.M., que se emitirá en directo.� Leer

As Economy Collapses, McCain Insults America 2008-10-06  Blogging For Michigan - Front Page You know Jim Cramer. He's the host of CNBC's "Mad Money". Basically he screams at you about the stock markets and investment. Big guru. I'm not good with screamers, so I can't watch him for more than a minute without having to change the channel. Besides, I don't have any money anyway....

Obama's new ad is clever, but why aren't they taking the open shot? 2008-10-06  The Health Care Blog By Matthew Holt One of the few virtues of getting on a plane and leaving California is that you get to see Presidential political ads on actual TV. Obama has a new ad about health care which explicitly attacks “government... , Policy , Policy/Politics

Crying over a city 2008-10-06  Skirt.com | Skirt! Magazine | Skirt! Books - I’ve been offline for a few days. But I have good reasons – spending time with my family, especially my husband. We had a family night Thursday – played games and watched a movie. Friday, my son went out of town to see his great grandmother for the weekend so we went to Bayfest. ... , Alabama , home , Mobile

The Spark: From Ina, With Love 2008-10-06  The Spark of Yahoo! Ina's book Barefoot in Paris In the increasingly telegenic lineup of Food Network chefs, Ina Garten seems like a strangely likeable earth-mama with a really, really big house in East Hampton, and gardens blooming with fresh flowers and herbs. This month, the Barefoot Contessa (as she'...

Batman and Robin (1997). 2008-10-06  Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin So I've mentioned once or twice on this site that of the four Bat-films from the Tim Burton-launched franchise of the late '80s/early '90s, the only one I never got around to seeing was the fourth and final installment, Batman and Robin. The trailer alone was enough to warn me off, so ...

The "space of freedom" in Russia: some good news 2008-10-06  The Y Files Under the resurgent authoritarianism of the Putin/Medvedev regime, a "space of freedom" has still remained in Russia: in the print media, to some extent even on the radio (Ekho Moskvy), and of course on the Internet; in independent groups that are harassed if they get too political, bu... , freedom , entertainment , Russia

Europeans sought over hack attack 2008-10-06  BBC News | Technology | World Edition The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment. , Technology

Bills fans scramble after dispute knocks Sunday's game off cable TV 2008-10-06  The Buffalo News: Buffalo/Erie County Security guard Tyrone Jones called his own audible after learning the Bills game would not be on his TV set Sunday.

Sorry, this McDonald’s is not for kids! 2008-10-06  Kids Health Notes Japan is re-inventing Ronald McDonald. Unlike the US version where McD is going healthy and wholesome, Japan’s take is hip and well… just take a look. Pouting lips and all, still nothing too hot about that, so watch this other video. Obviously the music was tweaked, and ... , Children's , advertisement , commercial , japan , reinvention , ronald , tv

Top 10 ideas for Century 21 Real Estate to implement The New Rules of Marketing & PR 2008-10-06  Web Ink Now This is a response to a comment that was left by Matt Gentile, Director Public Relations and Brand Communications for Century 21 Real Estate LLC on my post The one question to ask new marketing & PR detractors. Matt asks: "…as the Director of PR for CENTURY 21, I have been worki... , Best , Brand , Buyer , Marketing , New , Public , Social

Einstein avait raison: Tout est Relatif, même l'Actualité 2008-10-06  lehman-brothers � WordPress.com Tag Feed A l'heure actuelle, d'après les médias le monde entier se résume : à la crise financière née aux USA, en pleine campagne présidentielle, histoire d'arranger les choses à la crise financière en Europe, exportée des USA, celle qui devait s'arrêter aux frontières comme Tchern...

Stylista: premieres on the CW October 22nd 2008-10-06  Style Television - Covering TVs best fashion programs Why the CW decided to postpone the premiere of their new show, Stylista is beyond me. It was originally slated to premiere the same week as cycle 11 of America’s Next Top Model in September, but for whatever reason was pushed until October 22nd. Maybe there are only a few episo... , Fashion , Stylista , Anne , CW

The Green Scene Oct 6th 2008-10-06  global-warming � WordPress.com Tag Feed She may be presenting herself as a sassy maverick, but Sarah Palin is continuing to show she knows very little about how the world really works. Maybe its got something to do with her advisers. Hence.... Could the financial crisis force earth's citizens to lower their individual carbon...

Television Viewing And Aggression: Some Alternative Perspectives 2008-10-06  ScienceDaily: Mind & Brain News Psychologists investigated the effect that exposure to violent TV programs has on negative behavior in children from different ethnic backgrounds. The results showed a positive relationship between the amount of violent TV watched and negative personality attributes among white males a...

Madam Parker Sent Home from Australian Idol 2008-10-06  Oz Music Scene Madam Parker is the latest Australian Idol contender to get the chop from the reality TV competition. The soul star found herself in a surprising bottom three with Roshani Priddis and Chrislyn Hamilton. All three gave solid performances in the “sing for your life” round, ... , News , Australian-Idol , Chrislyn , Madam , Roshani , verdict-show

October 6th, 2008 2008-10-06  GolfNow TV - Online Golf Entertainment Who was the first female golfer to break 60 in the LPGA? , GolfNowTV , "Lorena , "Michelle , "Natalie , "tee , "Tiger , bag , channel , com , digest , discount , driver , ESPN , golf , LPGA , Nike , now , PGA , putter , Titleist , trivia , tv

Food Monday ~ Curried Parsnip Soup 2008-10-06  Grannymar Curried Parsnip Soup 1½ lb Parsnips chopped 1oz Butter 1 Onion peeled & chopped 1 clove Garlic crushed 2 teaspoons Curry Powder (mild) 3 pints Chicken or Vegetable Stock 7 fl ozs single Cream (optional) Melt butter and add chopped parsnips, onion and garlic. Cook gently for 5 minutes... , recipes

Sena samtal 2008-10-06  c � WordPress.com Tag Feed C och jag pratade om sex igårkväll klockan 1 på natten. Nej, inte ett sånt där hälften mysigt hälften tändande samtal, utan ett helt igenom obekvämt sådant. Jag säger att jag kände skuld för att jag vill ha mer sex än vad han signalerar att han vill, att jag känner att j...

Q&A: Nintendo of America chief on game industry competition 2008-10-06  VentureBeat Reggie Fils-Aime is sitting pretty. The president of Nintendo of America has the two hottest-selling game systems: the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. Today, he introduced the new DSi model, which has two digital cameras, music playback and flash memory storage. That model will likel... , Business , co:microsoft , co:nintendo , co:sony

Europeans sought over hack attack 2008-10-06  BBC News | Technology | UK Edition The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment. , Technology

SciFi Power Ranking - October 6, 2008 2008-10-06  SciFi Scanner This edition of the SciFi Power Ranking comes to you directly from the coast of Spain where your faithful writer is currently serving as a juror at the largest genre film festival in the world. Yes, I could be sunbathing on the beach and drinking mojitos but instead I'm sitting in a se... , SciFi , avatar , blindnes , cityofember , fringe , ironman2 , lifeonmars , repothegeneticopera , spiderman , thor , watchmen

Video: How to Kiss a Girl - Coming of Age - BBC Three [BBC on YouTube] 2008-10-05  Strmz TV Shows Videos http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthr ee Coming Of Age playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p= 38B25AB04B2E4C77 Coming Of Age is a brand new sitcom written by nineteen year old Tim Dawson. It takes a candid look into the outrageous world of 6th form students living in Ab...

Five Best Media Converters 2008-10-05  Lifehacker: Feature We've all been there: you've downloaded an episode of your favorite TV show to watch on your commute or stream to your living room, but the file you downloaded isn't supported on the device you want to use it with. Once a significant obstacle to enjoying your media anywhere, this prob... , hive , conversion , digital , digital , digital , feature , Media , movies , music , top

1988 2008-10-05  Emergic: Rajesh Jain's Blog I was watching “Rain Man” on Saturday evening on TV, and my mind wandered back to 1988. Its a year I probably remember more clearly than any other. That is the year I graduated from IIT and went to New York(Columbia University) for my Masters. It was the year I left home to... , Uncategorized

Brush up your clinical skills with video podcasts 2008-10-05  Ivor Kovic, M.D. Podcasts can be a great educational tool. They are a free video or audio series, like a TV or radio show that you download and play, whenever you chose, on your computer, TV, iPod, iPhone or other portable media player. There are numerous podcast directories which can help you find int... , internet , medicine , examination , family , hospital , internal , iTunes , nenonatology , podcast , skills , video , vodcast

Debate party 2008-10-05  BUST Blog Tired of watching the debates at home, shouting at the TV? How about a night out with art, booze, and debauchery at the Museum of Sex? Molly Crabapple (featured in the current issue of BUST!) is unveiling her new painting, Politics, at a debate-night party on October 15, and you̵... , General , Sex

TV: Where's The Beef? 2008-10-05  RAZORED ZEN I’ve never written about TV. Maybe it's time. My family was one of the first in our neck of the Arkansas woods to get color TV. We watched it a couple of hours each night. In those days, parents decided on the channel, though we only had three to choose from. We watched the news... , TV

Where Do You Get Most of Your Fashion and Beauty Advice From? 2008-10-05  Teen Style Lounge If you’re a beauty junkie like moi, you want to know where to get the best goodies for the best prices. But they have to be bona fide goodies, not just clunkers that don’t live up to their rep. After all, unless your name is Miley Cyrus, you don’t have millions lying ... , Announcements , Beauty , Random , TeenStyle , Teen , Teen , Teen , Teen

Printable Chore Chart for Kids 2008-10-05  Jen's Genuine Life Mr. Right and I were married for 10 years before our twins were born. During that time we managed to keep our house really clean. And while we knew that having kids would make housekeeping more challenging, we had absolutely no idea how dramatic that challenge would be. Now we get ... , BusyBoy , GigglyGirl , Observations , Organization , Chart , Children , Chore , Chore , Clean , Download , For , free , Free , House , Housekeeping , Kids , Print , Printable , Printable

On McCain's Negative Campaign, Or, Oh No You Didn't 2008-10-05  Uppity Wisconsin - Making Wisconsin Progressive Again Apparently feeling there’s no other way to win, the McCain campaign is now trying to “go negative” in an effort to make Obama unelectable. Obama has tried to stay above that sort of thing...and while Obama may be a better human being than that...I’m not. We will divert away fro... , National , Campaign , McCain , Negative , Obama , Scandal , US

Dividing the Estate and Just Buried 2008-10-05  Death and Taxes Blog I don't know how I missed it, but Horton Foote's latest play is entitled "Dividing the Estate," and as the title suggests, it's about a fight over an inheritance. It's playing in New York City (details here). Also, a movie that's probably a little less classy: Just Buried, starring J... , Movie

Evergreen Speedway Demolition Derby 2008-10-05  CultureMob :: The CultureBlog Evergreen Speedway Demolition Derby and Fireworks Show Billed as the premier demolition derby of the season, this event did not disappoint and CultureMob was there. Police chase, cars rolling over, rabid fans cheering, school busses in figure 8 races, Racey the mascot, Limo world recor... , Blog , Cedric , Culture , Entertainment , boat , bus , Culturemob , demolition , derby , evergreen , figure , fireworks , kyle , monroe , speedway

Mischievous Dubbing (恶搞): US and China 2008-10-05  Inside-Out China Saturday Night Live's latest, 7-minute parody is an excellent and uproarious summary of Thursday's Vice Presidential debate. The best performer is Tina Fey, who looks totally like the real Palin, to the turn of her hair, or lip. CNN has a good comment on this – "It's starting to fee... , China , America , arts

Health Officials In Texas Want To Extend Pool Regulations To Sprayparks 2008-10-05  Cryptosporidium Blog Health authorities in Texas now say there is a dangerous oversight in state health codes. They have concluded that this summer's outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite from Burger's Lake spread to sprayparks. Unlike larger public swimming pools, stand-alone fun fountains are not ins... , Cryptosporidium

Before the Next Debate: Reach People Who Don't Know the Real McCain 2008-10-05  Brave New Films blog I was in a deep conversation with some Brave New Films supporters recently.� They were enthusiastic about the value of our videos in spreading the truth and motivating support, but they kept asking, “How do you reach people who don’t agree with you?”� Seems...

Kentucky Republicans Answer for Failed Policies 2008-10-05  BlueGrassRoots - Front Page The Repubicans running in the Congressional and Senate races in Kentucky face a serious dilemma. Aside from Brett Guthrie every one them were around and voted for the very failed policies that have led to our economic debacle. No matter what their vote on the bailout, every Repubican i...

How to scare a stranger in under 5 minutes, by KC 2008-10-05  Where's My Cape? So, Saturday night I went to the Mad Housewife Cellars wine party at the house of Nicole, a fellow DC Metro Moms Blogger. I had never met Nicole before but HOLY COW she is adorable. And NICE. And spunky. She was, in fact, the perfect hostess. Did I tell you she's adorable? I also was ... , DC , metablogging

Why Are Newspapers Struggling? 2008-10-05  Legal Schnauzer I recently attended a retirement party for a friend who worked at The Birmingham News.My friend worked at the paper for 43 years, so he was pretty much ready to retire. But he wound up leaving the paper a bit earlier than he had planned. That's because the News offered a buyout package... , American , newspaper , John , The , buyouts

Min helg i bilder 2008-10-05  slum � WordPress.com Tag Feed I opassande ordning. Lördagskvällen tillbringades i slummen hos Natasha. Jag råkade åka två stopp för långt och hamnade i Sarajevo (se nedan). Det var trevligt hur som helst och det fanns TV. Kommentar: Det var faktiskt värre än bilderna visar. Men jag vågade inte stanna l�...

Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort 2008-10-05  tourist � WordPress.com Tag Feed Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort Discover a new definition of luxury and service at the finest of Cabo San Lucas hotels, the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort. Treat your Mexico travel with the opulent majesty of a true Four Diamond hotel. From world-class amenities to palatial ...

Lisa Ling shows the housing bubble aftermath 2008-10-05  internet128.com Lisa Ling has a story for KCET - a television station California - on what one might call the ground-level logistics of the foreclosure wave that’s sweeping through the the state’s recently erected cul-de-sacs and tract developments that is definitely worth watching. Ling s... , Economy

Great weekends 2008-10-05  Medstudentitis Great weekends make for sad Sundays. Had a great pseudo Thanksgiving today (my Dad's away next week so we did it early) with family and pie and cake. Mmmm. Went to a really funny comedy show last night with Ben which was a really fun date. We haven't gone out just the two of us for a w...

Are Americans really upset about CEO pay? 2008-10-05  AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth As much as I'd like that to be the case, I'm not buying it. For years the majority of Americans have been fine with this situation provided they had their new TV, new car and were keeping up with whatever it was that the neighbors purchased. Even now, I think the economy would have t... , Republican , socialism , business

Comedy TV Guide: Sun, Oct 5 2008-10-05  ComedyCentric.com - Sitcom Central The CW Introduces New Dramedy Easy Money Starring Roseanne vet Laurie Metcalf Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Sunday, October 5 follows. All times are Eastern Standard. Desperate Housewives — We’re So Happy You’re So HappyLynette sees a softer side of her son Porter, ... , Spoilers , TV , ABC , Californication , Desperate , Dexter , Easy , Entourage , fall , hbo , premieres , Series , showtime , Television , The , tv , Videos

Obama and McCain ads blanket parts of Jersey 2008-10-05  Blue Jersey - Front Page Being in the Philadelphia television market, I see most of the TV ads that are meant for the targeted state of Pennsylvania. �I can't tell you how many times I've seen this Obama ad. �I just saw it again during the Sunday night football game on NBC and changed the channel to see it les...

She'll have to grid & bear it 2008-10-05  NYDailyNews.com - Local New York News - Queens Irene Gjoka had plenty of TV time - but no plays from scrimmage - during her first game suiting up for her high school football team. She didn't set foot on the field during Long Island City's 24-8 loss at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Pey or Falin, which is more realer? 2008-10-05  scanners I can't get enough of Tina Fey's Sarah Palin. I feel about her the way I felt about Dr. Evil in the first "Austin Powers" movie. My eyes light up whenever she's on camera. And then, of course, there are those little starbursts she sends through the screen that go ricocheting around... , Comedy , Politics , TV

You could hear a pin drop (unfortunately) 2008-10-05  Nick R Thomas - A Public Speaker's Blog A very quiet audienceThe words 'well-received' or 'went very well' appear rather a lot in this blog, especially when I am writing about delivering my talks My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer or The Power of Humour in Everyday Life. This is hardly surprising as these include anecdotes... , Main

The Obama Youth 2008-10-05  HoosierAccess Click here to view the embedded video. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. They also think that Obama is their “personal Jesus” (hat tip to Power Line): (Read more, including a personal testimony, after the leap) Yes, I just said it. Obama is my Jesus. … As with many s... , Elections , Presidential , barack

Doterati 2008-10-05  Association Social Media Wiki - Recent changes [en] doterati is a new association developed exclusively using free or low cost social media tools. New pagedoterati ([http://www.doterati.com]) was formed to advance the Central Florida interactive marketing, media and technology community by serving as an association for professional d...

Shah Rukh Khan will be the star attraction of Singapore Carnival 2008-10-05  king-khan � WordPress.com Tag Feed Singapore, Oct 5 Bollywood's King Khan, Shah Rukh, will be the star attraction of the Zee Carnival - a two-day entertainment and lifestyle extravaganza to be held in Singapore next weekend. Already the Shah Rukh fever is catching on. Apart from his fans among the 200,000-strong Indian ...

My slant on rules 2008-10-05  365 to 42 Framing (no not setting someone up), but the way you position your subject in the picture. This is a very touchy subject in the world of the camera club competition; because like most of what they do it is all tired up with rules and heaven help you if you break them.The basic rule is ...

Go Panthers! Thank God Friday Night Lights is back. 2008-10-05  Achtung Baby! Carmela and Tony Jack and Kate "Commander" Adama and "President" Roslin Tami and Eric "Coach" Taylor When the decade ends, those are the television couples that will matter to me. Friday Night Lights is a treasure. A classic. I know... , TV

Bet You Didn’t Know…. 2008-10-05  Daily Pundit That GWB was planning on establishing under-the-table diplo-relations with the Mad Mullahs of Iran. Gosh, do you think he might do as fine a job there as he did with North Korea? Press TV - US shelves plan to send diplomats to Iran The US has reportedly cancelled a plan to establish a... , Iran , Islamofascism , Bush

When there is no internet ~ 2008-10-05  business-support � WordPress.com Tag Feed Good gravy!  At 62 years old - I remember life without internet.  It’s been nearly 3 weeks since IKE and internet working right is still a dream.   REMEMBERING:        I remember having face to face time with people I wanted to talk to, I remember writing 5- 8 postcards or ...

When dorks Unite 2008-10-05  Storing Up Treasures in Heaven Confession:I have not always been as cool as I am now. I know. Shocking.In 5th grade Tara and Summer (ie. the ring leaders of the popular girls) wrote up a petition stating that no one in the class would speak to me the rest of the year and had the entire class sign it. Every kid did e... , Me , Confessions , The

Dull Sunday 2008-10-05  No i won't shut up Wet and cold and rainy . We all have coughs and sore throats in various stages..thankfully not too bad. :) Had to put the heating on for the first time yesterday , we are VERY lucky to have a reasonably warm house. I think it is the only joy of renting from the council. We have Double ...

Things you never asked.. 2008-10-05  The Voice Of FMLL My dear friend Lana had these questions posted on her blog and is encouraging us all to answer them for ourselves. Well, ok. I am waiting for my hair to dry afterall... Oh, and I decided that since none of you really know The Dutch Boy (except his Mum, who reads this blog - Hi Mamma!),... , fun , The

EUROPES LARGE SCALE MIND CONTROL EXPERIMENT STARTS IN SWEDEN and FINLAND 2008-10-05  conspiration � WordPress.com Tag Feed EUROPES LARGE SCALE MIND CONTROL EXPERIMENT STARTS IN SWEDEN and FINLAND Digital electric Meter-the "Eshelon Meter", a PLC System of the Televent Company is being installed in every house in Sweden and Finland under the disguise that it will make it easier to read the consumption of e...

Getting the Last Laugh 2008-10-05  Portfolio.com: Careers Job Title: Comedian Employers: Comedy clubs, TV and film production co...

Skins Winners & Losers, Early Edition 2008-10-05  Mr. Irrelevant Jamie is back in NoVA, enjoying (hopefully) the game with our good friend Andy (better known here as Putts From the Rough), so he’ll be unable to do a post-game Winners & Losers thang. And I’m forced to the bar to see the game (stupid fucking Panthers hogging the TV), so I... , Winners , Redskins

Top Ten Reasons The Paris Auto Show Press Room Sucks 2008-10-05  Jalopnik: Top Unless you're deep in the bowels of the automotive journalism industry, it may come as a surprise the Paris Auto Show is — despite the big reveals and beautiful flora and fauna — one of the worst of the global shows to cover. First off, the show is big. Really big. It's ove... , Paris , auto , car , D'Paris” , de , feature , Mondail , motor , paris , Paris , Paris” , Show” , The , top , Top , “2008 , “French , “L'Mondail , “L'Mondial , “Le , “Mondial , “Paris

Big Emmy night for Metro Sports 2008-10-05  TV Barn Looks like it was a very good night for a Kansas City TV station, weathercaster and one-of-a-kind sports network at the Mid-America Emmys in St. Louis Saturday night. (I say "looks like" because I am reporting from telegraph reports coming... , TV

A Journey into Michael's Mind 2008-10-05  Being Michael's Daddy The following is a transcript directly taken from Michael's inner dialog sometime yesterday morning.Dum dee dum dee dum... I want chocolate. No I don't, I want candy corn. Where did daddy put the candy corn? I think it's in the kitchen on the counter, but I can't see. I'd be taller if ... , thoughts , peanuts , playtime , mess

Beauty Tip # 5 2008-10-05  beauty-tips � WordPress.com Tag Feed If you've got frizzy or dry (or both) hair, try this trick as often as you need to. First, get some ceran wrap, a headband (the strechy kind that encircles your head), and a jar of mayo. Gloves wouldn't hurt, but are optional. Work regular (all natural if possible, but the cheapest shi...

It has been a blah....blah...blah day 2008-10-05  PINK-it's so much more than just a color! BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!!!That is how my day started...actually that is how my days have felt for the last couple of days. I just can't seem to get out of this "funk" that I have been in. I can not even really explain it, just have this emptiness inside me.I could not even muster up enoug...

PermissionTV ---Interactice Advertising Tool 2008-10-05  Visionwiz What Company Is Offering: PermissionTV is the intelligent online video platform that gives you the power to serve up an interactive, one-of-a-kind experience to each and every web visitor. How It Works: The PTV platform provides corporations, media companies, agencies, special inter... , tv

Last night's TV ratings 2008-10-05  Crikey Media/Arts/Sport RSS The Winners ... the Losers ... News & CA ... the Stats ... Glenn Dyer's comments. , Media/Arts/Sport

DirecTV vs Dish Network and Cable 2008-10-05  cable-tv � WordPress.com Tag Feed wacks.cagampan    How do you spell it: DirecTV, DiectTV or Direct TV?  While you figure it out, I'll first tell you why you need to spell it correctly. 1.  DirecTV has more channels than Dish Network (main competitor in satellite TV) and cable. 2.  Local channels are included ...

McCain's Slow Death Spiral 2008-10-05  Muddy Thoughts The Straight Talk Express, as much as a misnomer that can ever be in what is shaping up to be the worst Presidential election since, well, 2004, ran off the road and into the election ditch over this Ripoff and Rape America Bill.(UPDATE: It appears that Hairball Reid & Co. are going to... , "Reid" , "Pelosi" , "Biden" , "Tina , "bailout" , "Straight , "McCain" , "Palin" , "Ron , "Bill

Roger Wicker mailer boasts endorsement by radical religious zealot Donald Wildmon 2008-10-05  Cotton Mouth When I went to check my mail yesterday I was delighted to find a mailer from the Mississippi Republican Party in support of Roger Wicker. I have been wanting to see what Roger has been sending out across the state. I am not sure why one arrived in my mailbox , unless the Wicker campaig... , American , Donald , Roger

We now return you to regular programming 2008-10-05  Third Mom I have been going on and on about this election, haven't I! I normally don’t get this wound up about politics, but this one feels to me like a battle for our country’s soul, and it’s been hard to contain myself. I do recognize that not everyone who normally reads here shares my p... , Politics , Korean , Kids

HPY MOMF2 2008-10-05  From Russia, For Love Let me start this post off with saying that I've never been one to go in for any forms of sappy self-admiration. I cringe when I see a vanity license plate that says something like "SO BLSD" or "IM HAPY". You can't swing a dead cat in L.A. without hitting one of those! Isn't it a given...

Netflix "Watch Instant" DRM Failure 2008-10-05  The Gong Show I tried hooking up an LCD HDTV via DVI to my computer this weekend to watch Netflix “Instant Watch” content on my TV.  I was greeted with an Microsoft DRM error page with spare information.  Only useful piece of information was error code: WMPError (C00D11B1). If that internet ha...

And Some Religion To Round Our Sunday Out 2008-10-05  The Mysterious Mrs. B. Roth. I would say that one of the key defining characteristics of my chosen religion - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - is our firm belief in revelation. I believe that God has always spoken to mankind and I do not see any reason that would compel me to think God the Father ...

The Celebreality Interview - Hoopz 2008-10-05  Vh1 Blog Hoopz takes the cash! Bizarrely, staying loyal and steering clear of drama on reality TV yielded a huge reward — how often does that happen? Below, VH1’s 2 for 2 reality champ talks about what she’s going to do with the $250,000, Real’s proposal, sexual tensi... , ROOT , Celebreality , Television

Porno-manifest 2008-10-05  Abiekt Nike dla Tokarczuk! W końcu.Aha - miało być o czymś innym. O pornosach. A tak, jestem koneserem, mam ulubione wytwórnie i kilku aktorów. Ale ja nie z tego poziomu chcę z Państwem rozmawiać. Dzisiaj u S. i J. - jako znawca - opowiadałem o polskich filmach porno. Popełniamy je... , TV

Ethics Conference: Happy I Attended 2008-10-05  Life as Dad to Donor Insemination (DI) Kids Since I got back from Toronto I have not had much time to truly start putting my reactions down to paper. Overall I am very happy I decided to attend. I got to meet a number opf folks I have only corresponded with or have read their blogs or just seen on TV. I spoke as a DI Dad and als... , Toronto , Infertility , Ethics , conferences

I have seen the future. 2008-10-05  the.effing.librarian When I teach my Internet class and discuss cookies, I use this analogy: Imagine if you went to the grocery store to buy some soda and you walked to the usual spot in the back of the store and got the soda and went back up front to pay; but the next time you entered the store, the soda... , the , libraries , privacy

TV's Next Dimension 2008-10-05  News With television makers including Samsung and Panasonic this year unveiling flat-screen sets that are capable of displaying 3-D content, the format is widely considered the next leap forward in TV technology. So far, 3-D programming has been about stunts and gimmicks rather than an ear... , Broadcast , 3D , Chuck , Live , Medium , NBC , Panasonic , Print , Samsung.

Grrl TV Guide: Sun, Oct 5 2008-10-05  Grrl TV - Shows with Women in Mind The CW Launches Two New Sunday Shows Valentine and Easy Money are here. Notable Grrl TV scheduled for Sunday, October 5 follows. All times are Eastern Standard. Valentine — ValentineGreek gods from Mount Olympus live among humans in Los Angeles to make sure they all find their so... , Spoilers , TV , abc , Army , Brothers , cbs , Cold , Desperate , Easy , fall , lifetime , premieres , Season , television , the , tv , Valentine , Videos

“Whatever, Martha!” 2008-10-04   I’ve never been a big fan of being disrespectful or irreverent to parents. Especially now that I have kids. BUT, if your mom is Martha Stewart and practically has you make a Thanksgiving meal from a turkey who may have lived in your own backyard first and then spray paint its car... , TV

Revisit the 2000 Election with Recount 2008-10-04  Avvo Blog If a thirty-day wait until Election Day is too long for you and you crave some political excitement, rent Recount.  Here is what Ann Althouse had to say about the movie: I thought it was quite good. Though the story was mainly told from the Gore side, the Bush point of view was repre... , Lawyers

Politics & Sales: Lessons from the Debates 2008-10-04  Selling to Big Companies Blog What did people really think about the VP debates? Just moments ago, I listened to Dan Hill, CEO of Sensory Logic, being interviewed on CNN. He described a focus group in Minnesota whose facial responses were analyzed as they watched Palin & Biden on TV. Why facial responses? Accordi... , Musings , Politics

Ostler: Giants can take a shortcut to improving their power - San Francisco Chronicle 2008-10-04  chinese gymnasts - Google News Ostler: Giants can take a shortcut to improving their powerSan Francisco Chronicle,� USA�- Oct 4, 2008FIG cleared the Chinese gymnastic federation of charges of trotting out underage female gymnasts to win medals. One of the Chinese gymnasts said on TV that ...

The Real Lee Terry Revealed By Contrasts With Jim Esch 2008-10-04  New Nebraska Network - Front Page Let's take a look at some of the lessons from yesterday's article in the Omaha World-Herald featuring the key contrasts being highlighted by Jim Esch and Lee Terry's competing Congressional campaigns: Taxes and gasoline prices have taken center stage this week in the Nebraska congressi...

randomi7er vom 5. Oktober 2008 2008-10-04  willie-nelson � WordPress.com Tag Feed The Uglysuit - Everyone Now Has A Smile. Höre ich grade zum ersten Mal, den Song - liegt daran, dass ich mir diese Platte auch eben erst bei eMusic besorgt habe. Stimme klingt ein wenig nach Conor Oberst, das Arrangements ist groß bis bombastisch - schön, mag ich. R.E.M. - Imitation...

option 2 2008-10-04  crocodiles, bears and foxes My nerves are shot. I’m still shaking from the meds I took, even though I know there’s no way they kicked in yet. But I know it’s coming. And I have no idea what to expect. I’ve never had anyone close to me die before. I’ve certainly never had anyone die i... , Uncategorized , family , miscarriage , motherhood , third , body , ultrasounds

SPFC X IPATINGA - AO VIVO 2008-10-04  prn � WordPress.com Tag Feed ASSISTA AO JOGO AO VIVO - CLIQUE NA IMAGEM!! . CASO ALGUM CANAL NÃO FUNCIONE CORRETAMENTE ATUALIZE A SUA JANELA TECLANDO “F5″ OU ESCOLHA CANAIS NOS SITES PARCEIROS ABAIXO. CASO QUEIRA INDICAR CANAIS DE TRANSMISSÃO DEIXE UM COMENTÁRIO COM O LINK DO SITE. .. Lista de TV...

Maybe We’ll All Get A Free Toaster 2008-10-04  Nuclear Family Warhead I guess this is what they call writer’s block.  Haven’t had a whole lot to smile about or find funny this last week or so.  Nukegirl turned 5 on Thursday and that was a good day, but I still have issues with being told that the world is going to end if we don’t surr... , The

Gadget Lab Podcast #48: Headfirst Into Our 3-D Future 2008-10-04  Wired: Gadget Lab In this week's Wired Gadget Lab podcast, Dylan Tweney, Brian Chen and I talk about 3D technologies in upcoming cameras and displays and we explain why they've captured everyone's attention. We find that even though the new tech revolves around the same old priciples (like the simula... , Gadget

Ian Blair - Good bye and F-Off, you bastard 2008-10-04  blair � WordPress.com Tag Feed So Sir Ian Blair has finally resigned from the the Metropolitan Police. Not because he presided over trigger happy policing that lost the entire support of London after July 7th, nor due to the fact that he got personally embroiled in a race war within the MET or even because he claim...

Second Life Twitter Mashup Shows Tweets About Candidates 2008-10-04  GamePolitics News Second Life users can now follow what Twitter users are saying about the presidential tickets.Steve Nelson of SL's Capitol Hill area writes:I've installed a new display at Capitol Hill in Second Life that streams Twitter tweets about candidates.� The tweets float above columns, and are... , Barack , Game , Joe , John , Online , Sarah , Second , Technology

One More Thing: Great Moments in Overacting [Nostalgia] 2008-10-04  Gawker Last week, Paul Newman passed away while his contemporaries Al Pacino and Robert Deniro stunk up the screen with A Righteous Kill. And I got to wondering, when did Pacino go from the soft-spoken, menacing, understated actor that made him a legend, to this guy who just shows up and scre... , Nostalgia , Clips , Media , Movies , One , Overacting , Television , YouTube

Tips for Reading to Babies 2008-10-04  The Well-Read Child I was at a little park near our house today with my daughter when she asked for a book that I had in the back of her stroller. I gave it to her, and she sat down and started reading it out loud to herself. Now, of course she can't really read, but I could tell that she was imitating my...

Cross Eyed: The Birth of SKA 2008-10-04  The Writing on the Wall This week’s edition of Cross Eyed - our segment of video evangelism on the Wall - is a musical history lesson, so turn up those speakers and grab the tissue. Trust me, you’ll need them! In all my years of being a true musical aficiando, I have learned the progenitors of Sk... , Good , Snap, , Christianity , Jesus , music , radio , TV , worship

LA-02, LA-04: Primary Results Thread 2008-10-04  Swing State Project RESULTS: Associated Press | LA SoS Polls have now closed in Louisiana; we'll be following the results in this thread. 12:25AM: 464 precincts in, and it's 25 Jefferson, 20 Moreno, 17 Richmond. 28 precincts outstanding, but it looks like we're headed for a Jefferson-Moreno runoff, which ...

I’m a PC Tries For Viral: Station Conversation [NewTeeVee Station] 2008-10-04  GigaOM Network One of the biggest stories of September was the rise and abrupt fall of the Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates Microsoft campaign — while the controversial spots garnered big media attention, the mixed response led the software giant to abandon the concept, replacing it with a star-studde...

Growing Bolder Series on PBS 2008-10-04  Advertising to Baby Boomers Hi Chuck, I thought you might be interested in our news about the Growing Bolder TV Show. I'm sure you know about the PBS 50+ Life Stage initiative. They decided "to do for 50+ programming what we did for children's programming in the 80's." I think we have one of the fir...

Barack Obama's Choices 2008-10-04  Wizbang I saw this at Jake Tapper's piece about how the McCain camp will be hitting Obama hard on his relationships with some pretty nasty guys. This ad by Judicial Confirmation Network best explains why examining who Obama chooses to associate with is so important in this presidential electio... , 2008

Ostler: Giants can take a shortcut to improving their power - San Francisco Chronicle 2008-10-04  chinese gymnasts - Google News Ostler: Giants can take a shortcut to improving their powerSan Francisco Chronicle,� USA�- Oct 4, 2008FIG cleared the Chinese gymnastic federation of charges of trotting out underage female gymnasts to win medals. One of the Chinese gymnasts said on TV that ...

change 2008-10-04  Anna's Attitude From Jason Mraz's blog:I bring this up as today's lesson: Nothing is final. One day you're high. The next day you're low. You might have a funky, expressive, or awful haircut today, but soon it will grow into something else, something new and random. Maybe you grew up liking pop music ... , change

Turn Off the TV and Achieve a Much Higher Level of Satisfaction With Your Life 2008-10-04  Addiction Recovery Television is a great thing. It brings us closer to many things in life that most of us would never even know about. What a wonderful technology. Like any other technology, TV can be abused and we can lose our respect for its power and influence in our lives. Let’s take a look at... , , Addiction , Addiction , Addiction , Addiction

Getting stuff done - collectively 2008-10-04  SMLXL Euan's story about stuff - which arose when we were chatting at the British Museum recently is now a post called Stuff The guts of Euan's post is here,� We were each asked to bring to the event 5 things which we felt had meaning for us or said something about us. After ... , Engagement , Ethics , Social , Society , Web/Tech , Alan , Co-creating , Co-creation , co-creation+strategy , Collaboration , Community , Euan , Participation+Co-creation , Trust+Organisations

Argentina: "Touch and go" sex (or "agujeros gloriosos") in Buenos Aires 2008-10-04  Blabbeando At least online, the portal for Argentina's Perfil newspaper has never been the most objective observer of LGBT issues in the country choosing to focus on sensationalistic stories verging on the homophobic. So it's not surprising that on Tuesday they ran an shocking expose on what the... , glory , sex , argentina , humor

Look for the guy with a hammer 2008-10-04  Seth's Blog The old adage is that for someone with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It's a warning that people who are only good at one thing often believe that the one thing is the answer to every problem. And it's a good warning. But what if you've decided that in fact, a hammer is ...

Happy Birthday! 2008-10-04  Step by Step - Our Journey to Adopt from Russia Yesterday was Chris's birthday. He had a great day! We all got up early and took him to breakfast at Cracker Barrel. It was nice! (Of course anything before 7am is way to early for me...but I was fully functioning after a few cups of coffee.) He was invited several weeks ago to pla...

TWICE Tagged 2008-10-04  Our Adoption Journey SMILEThe first tag I received was the SMILE Award from my newest bloggy friend, Lisa. Her site is password protected, so I won’t list it here, but she and I are in the same place in the adoption process. I spent an entire evening reading over every post she has written and really ide...

Rich Lowry: 'I Think She Just Winked at Me' 2008-10-04  Workbench Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review for the past 11 years, posted this comment on The Corner about Sarah Palin's performance in the vice presidential debate:I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch a... , politics , television,

st. francis... 2008-10-04  alancreech Ora pro nobis - Pray for us. The old boy sits in our front flower garden. This is his feast day, by the way. He was Liz's last birthday present. I ask him to pray for us as I pass the statue often.I'm not sure I thought of it till now, but it was probably appropriate that I spent today... , personal , family , saints

News Site Criticized for Linking to Pirate Bay Torrents 2008-10-04  TorrentFreak The Swedish news site Nyheter24 has been criticized for including a list of most downloaded TV-shows on their site, and linking directly to the torrent detail pages on The Pirate Bay. According to Henrik Pontén of the Swedish Anti Pirate Bureau, who led the Pirate Bay investigation, t... , Copyright , Hot , Legal , bittorrent , linking , Nyheter24 , piracy , pirate-bay , sweden

The Vice Presidential Debate ... A lot can change in four years ... 2008-10-04  eric135 I thought it was a clear win for Biden, and so far the polls would agree. I must admit, we watched the debate (24 hours later on Tivo) with the same anticipation some folks watch those "When Animals Attack" video's, wondering if I'd have to turn my head when the bloody part c... , Current , Nursing

TV adverts 2008-10-04  Baby blue pyjamas I've just seen the year of reading advert on tv.  Does anyone else think that Gerri Hallywell reading Shakespeare makes her look like a pretentious idiot?

Sci-Fi’s Sanctuary Needs To Pick Up The Pace 2008-10-04  Screen Rant There will be outline/story spoilers in this review, so be aware! Bruce’s First impression: If you’re more action-centric, Sanctuary will drive you crazy waiting for it. If you are story driven and enjoy detailed development, you’ll be fine. In the premiere, detail... , Movies , sanctuary

What do you think of this TV spot? 2008-10-04  The Marketing Minute Okay....so what do you think of this spot?� Effective?� Memorable?� Buzz worthy?� Would it make you order the pasta? If Dominos hired you to critique this spot, what would you say -- pro and con?� It's always risky to create a "character" that might be more memorable than y... , Marketing , Strategy

Passion For Your Customers Is What It's All About 2008-10-04  AdPulp Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV, an offshoot of his family's New Jersey retail wine business, helps Fast Company readers get to the bottom of what makes a great web show. You have to feed your community. That's your differentiators from somebody that's on television. One of m... , Content

What's On Tonight: 48 Hours Mystery, iCarly, Primeval 2008-10-04  TV Squad Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free At 6:30, TBS has the Brewers/Phillies game, followed by the Cubs/Dodgers game. At 8, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery, then a new EliteXC Saturday Night Fights. ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. Wiscons... , 48 , baseball , college , cops , elitexc , h20 , icarly , mad , naruto , october , primeval , suze , trading

Voice your views 2008-10-04  The Hindu - Metro Plus - Visakhapatnam The topic for the next Voice Your Views feature to be published on October 25 is ‘Impact of TV serials on lifestyle’. Email your responses before October 18 to Your response ... ,

The ultimate deterrent...... 2008-10-04  altering thoughts During the latter part of the "summer" I watched a lot of tennis and golf on TV. To give my hands something to do I knitted a square blanket from old balls of wool I had lying around. I know it wasn't beautiful ("Mother what you doing? asked my daughter)but I thought with the winter ... , cats , knitting

Barack Obama's Choices 2008-10-04  Wizbang I saw this at Jake Tapper's piece about how the McCain camp will be hitting Obama hard on his relationships with some pretty nasty guys. This ad by Judicial Confirmation Network best explains why examining who Obama chooses to associate with is so important in this presidential electio... , 2008

JAMA Highlights 2008-10-04  jama � WordPress.com Tag Feed [caption id="attachment_358" align="alignright" width="184" caption="JAMA vol 300, no 13, October 1, 2008"][/caption] This weeks Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, was light on clinical studies, but still had a little something for everyone: A study from CDC's Morbidity...

Video: Root of all Evil: Weekly Evil - Five Evil Fall TV Shows [Most Popular This Week on Comedy Central] 2008-10-04  Strmz Comedy Videos<