Archive for May, 2007

Win a cool Million!

I bet your first reaction is “Yeah Right, What sort of scam is this” - Well, I can tell you that it was my First reaction!

When I came across the bid4prizes website with the big flashy banner advertising the chance to win $1Million I started investigating. Come on, who gives away such a large cash Prize - well I can confirm that this website will! I spent the time to read up everything about the site and discovered what it is all about.

Now, you can Enter and bid on the sweepstake prizes - and one of the current prizes is a 3 Series BMW! Ok, I went ant looked into the whole thing and found out all about it. You can sign up in 2 ways. The premium member can sign up and use SMS from your mobile phone to “bid” on the prizes. This costs you about $10/mth and lets you bid up to 20 times a day (600 bids a month) either thru the website or via SMS. The other option is that you can sign up from the website and still have the same number of bids, but you are shown ads during the bidding process.

Ok, I Finally worked out how they can give away prizes - it is actually paid for by their sponsors, advertisers and premium members. Anyway, when I looked I found all the contact details, read all the rules, Terms of service etc and only then I was convinced that this is legit.

Just by joining and participating you can earn points - and with your points you can exchange them for Free Gifts depending on the points you get.

It is all pretty easy to do and I’m off to put my bids in on some great prizes now - so see ya!

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Save on Inkjet Printer Cartridges and Toners

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DNA Paternity Testing

DNA testing isn’t just on TV anymore. DNA paternity tests are becoming quite common and there’s a real possibility you’ll be personally involved one day. DNA-PaternityTests.com has everything you need to know about DNA testing and DNA paternity tests. Trust me, this is not something you want to go through uninformed. You can also find out more information about the benefits of DNA testing, how is DNA testing done, how to get a DNA test, different types of DNA, forensic DNA, ancestry DNA, prenatal DNA testing, the cost of DNA testing, how to choose an online DNA lab, cheap DNA paternity testing and learn about the convenience of the at-home DNA paternity test.

Take a few minutes to read about DNA paternity tests or to order your free DNA paternity test kit now, while there’s still time.

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Absolutely Free Wedding Toasts and Speeches, Wedding Quotes, Wedding Humor

If you’re one of those people who suddenly feel tongue-tied when you stand up in front of a crowd, the thought of giving a wedding toast probably sends a stab of fear into your heart. But now there’s no reason to feel anxious, because you can go to FreeWeddingToasts.net. This site offers absolutely free wedding toasts and speeches for all wedding speakers. Just find your role (best man, groom, bride, maid of honor, father of the bride, bridesmaid, etc.) and then pick a free and unique speech or toast and be ready to amaze the entire wedding party with your unforgettable wedding speech!

In addition to the free wedding toasts, you can also find many wedding toast etiquette tips which can greatly help delivering your wedding toast or speech. If you feel like adding some humor or a memorable wedding quote to your wedding speech, make sure to check out site sections related to wedding humor and jokes, famous wedding quotes and other wedding information. Armed with these free of charge wedding toasts, wedding humor and toasting tips from FreeWeddingToasts.net, you’ll know that on the wedding day, whether you’re the father or the groom, the best man or the maid of honor, you can stand up and say “I’d like to propose a toast” with confidence, because you know that you’re about to put a tear in every eye in your audience!

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Easy Wedding Toasts and Speeches with Free Sample Toasts

Not too many things cause panic and anxiety like being asked to make a wedding toast. Weddings are big events and no one wants to look stupid in front of a crowd. Now, there is a site that can help you become an absolute master at wedding toasts and wedding speeches. You will find a full collection of articles about wedding speeches and toasts, wedding speech etiquette, free wedding speech templates and toast samples and numerous famous marriage quotes and wedding jokes.

If you’ve been chosen to stand up and say a word, you’ll definitely be interested in Instant Wedding Speech Templates, an online toolkit that makes wedding toasts and speeches as easy as filling in the blanks. You can immediately download entire collection of professionally written speech templates for the maid of honor, best man, bridegroom, father of the bride and groom and all other wedding roles.

With the tips and samples offered at EasyWeddingToasts.com, you will feel more comfortable not only writing the perfect wedding speech but delivering the perfect wedding speech. Afterwards, you have people you don’t even know approaching you saying “we’ve been to many weddings, but your wedding speech was just fantastic!”.

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Be the First to Know

We all tend to have our list of favourite websites and Blogs that we look at from time to time. I came across a great utility website the other day that can let you know when a web page changes. Rather than opening up all of your favourites and going thru them one at a time Web page monitoring can do it all for you and send you the results.

Changedetect offers a Free web service that will monitor not a website, but a web page for any changes to it. When I looked at How it Works it is pretty simple from a user’s point. All you do is log into your account, load up the URL of the page you want to watch and then when the page changes you can see it in your control panel. The best part is that the actual changes are colour coded making it easy to see what has changed.

The Benefits of using a web based service for this should be obvious. Like other web based software you don’t need to download anything and run the risk of installing software from an unknown source.

I logged into the Demo admin panel just to get a feel of what is on offer. I was pretty blown away by the Features available. You can bulk import your bookmarks, set up a schedule for monitoring changes in pages and even select the notification option when a page changes.

A Nifty service that I have already signed up to, I give it a big thumbs up.

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How to Write and Deliver a Memorable Eulogy

An effective eulogy does not happen in just a blink of an eye. There are a lot of preparations to be done in order that the eulogy delivery will be effective. From writing a eulogy to the day of delivery, there are several things that should be taken into consideration so that everything will fall into place. It may take some time before a person would be fully adept to create his or her own eulogy without needing any help, but if that person is a beginner, might as well check on this site for useful tips - EulogySpeech.net. You will find several guidelines that you can use when you need to create and deliver a eulogy speech. Also, don’t forget to check out these site sections Famous Eulogy Examples, Funeral Poems and Verses and Eulogy Speech Samples where you can find unique and beautifully created eulogies.

Eulogyspeech.net contains and covers a number of topics from where and how to start the process of eulogy writing, to famous quotes on which you can draw upon and use, to perusing a number of eulogies that were given at commemoration services across the globe for the famous people that have passed away. Eulogyspeech.net also contains a number of sample eulogies that can be used as a reference point, as well as poems that can be read at funerals if your own words fail you. Also covered are a number of funeral customs which are specific for different countries, religions and nationalities worldwide.

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Heartfelt Eulogies - Celebrate Life With a Heartfelt Eulogy Speech

Grieving process is the same, yet different for each individual. And if the duty has fallen upon you to write an eulogy, use HeartfeltEulogies.com regardless of the fact if you are a beginner and writing does not come easy, or you have written an eulogy before, HeartfeltEulogies.com is a good starting point on your way to delivering a memorable and heartfelt tribute. HeartfeltEulogies.com’s downloadable e-book will teach you how to write a eulogy speech with unique pre-written eulogy samples, guiding you through the process of creating a best tribute your loved one deserved. Also, with ordering this eulogy guide you will get numerous eulogy and quotes about death, poems for eulogies, examples of famous people’s eulogy speeches and more free gifts.

The topics are varied and include everything from how to properly address the family of the deceased at the commemoration to different funeral customs across the world.  Read through the eulogies of famous people that have passed away, each one unique in its own way, celebrating the spirit and the life lived but also outstanding in conveying the grief and the loss felt. There are sample eulogies as well as famous last words, uttered with a last dying breath that can perhaps give you another perception of death and the grief you are experiencing. All these topics, whether they serve as an inspiration or a mere tool in your writing process, will help you ease the noble, yet sometimes difficult task of eulogy writing

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Finding Nessie

Scotland Is located to the North Of England and Part of the United Kingdom. It ss a country that has a lot of tradition and history. We generally think of Scotland as the land of Kilts and Clans where the Fabled and Legendary Loch Ness Monster may be found. Now I am not certain if the Fables “Nessie” exists, but I guess the only way to find out for yourself is to go and see!

Well We know that Nessie might be sighted in the Loch Ness, so the next thing to do is to head into the Highlands and spend some time close to the Loch. Now, since Scotland is such an old country there are plenty of Castles to be found -and believe it or not there are Castles for Rent all over the place. The great thing about a castle is that they are BIG so when you go, take your Whole Clan with you!

Well, once you have spent a few days at the loch and not so much as seen a ripple let alone a monster, You will surely want to See more of the country and think more about having a Luxury Scottish holiday. With so much to see and do you can really immerse yourself in the country and Culture. Now, if you are like me you may want to have a great holiday and have Luxury self catering rather than the more Holiday Accomodation.

Whatever your budget or interests, Scotland has something for everyone to Enjoy.

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Website advertising

There is much talk today about Web Site Advertising and Search Engine Optimization tips, and how to land higher in a SE’s (Search Engine) SERPS (Search Engine Results Position). But little is talked about how properly used “White Hat” SEO techniques will inadvertently assist in website accessibility.

Most times it’s very true, that marketing a websites and accessifying a website will butt heads. Accessibility states that content is king, and end-user usability/accessibility must prevail before any marketing hype - and especially any “black hat” usage. SEO has stated in the past that alls fair in love and SERPS! Accessibility was not considered, sometimes not even a option.

Well, fast forward into the ever evolving world of SEO. Content has always been prime SEO consideration, but never more than now. In fact, content - and more importantly for this article - accessible content stands as the basis for all SEO work. Next to the high priority of obtaining Incoming Back links (IBL) from that high PR (PageRank) site that drive so many SEO professionals crazy, there is, “The Copy” (The Content).

Keyword rich copy is important, yes, but now it seems more than ever, that the actual layout, or page markup – of a website – needs to be rich. Rich in accessibility. If you think about it, when a user has problems accessing a site, whether it be inaccessible navigation, or content way “below the fold” - while advertisements about Viagra are at the top of the page, what do you think a SE’s searchbot will think (can they think?)

SE’s are becoming much more capable in their discernment of a page or site that is targeting real people, or just trying to make an AdSense buck. So the shift has been for the good of accessibility!

When a person wants a website built for their Mom-and-Pop store, what I like to ask them is a very simple question (among many other questions of course), “do you have an older Aunt/Uncle/relative that has a sight impairment, or do you know of anyone who suffers from any disability?” Most times, statistics tell us that they do know of a loved one who fits that category. I then launch into my “Accessibility Statement”. As I evangelize the accessibility movement (Web Design Standards Movement), I most likely will get the reply of, “that sounds great…but will that help my website be on Google’s top ten in one month?”

I’m sorry to say, but unless you’re linked from Google itself, along with 5 other PR10 sites, you’re gonna be sandboxed for awhile! But – and this is a big but – accessifying your website will most definitely help your SERPS in the long run!

That’s why I’ve been involved in Web Standards for four years now. As a member of the Web Standards Group, as well as membership in the Guild of Accessible Web Designers, I strive to achieve maximum accessibility in designs, while using the latest, cutting-edge eXtensible HyperText Mark-up Language/CSS markup. These coding practices fully validate with the W3C standards for XHTML/CSS, as well as comply with the W3C’s WAI - A, AA, or AAA standards.

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