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Stars Buzz Aldrin – Retired Astronaut Pamela Anderson – Former Playboy Playmate & Actress Erin Andrews – ESPN Sportscaster Shannen Doherty – Actress Kate Gosselin – Former Reality TV Star Evan Lysacek – Olympic Champion Figure Skater Niecy Nash – Actress & Comedian Chad Ochocinco – NFL Wide receiver Jake Pavelka – The Bachelor Star Nicole Scherzinger – Lead Singer of the Pussycat Dolls Aiden Turner – All My Children Star
Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol Franchise With American Idol’s newest season starts January 12th on Fox and it was announced today that the sharp tongued judge, Simon Cowell, will be judging his last season. Read More
Okay, seriously, can the reality hounds back the hell off the celebs for 5 seconds? Do we really care? I don’t care any more. That said. This blog will be closing and getting a new name, purpose and life in the next little while.
Peace out.

The following article has been donated by Marcie E. Stoker of Everdrive.com, a leading used auto parts, Ford parts, and Honda parts provider.
An Ignition System’s Insides and Outs
The purpose of your car’s monstrous ignition system is to time a spark that ignites gas at the precise moment needed to power your engine. Several different parts work together to make this happen. Your car’s engine is basically a huge pump. Air and gas are pumped in, producing energy that turns the tires and moves the vehicle. That’s an oversimplification, but sufficient for learning how the components of the system work. Below, I’ll briefly describe the parts involved and take you through the process of igniting the gas and powering your engine.
Parts And Their Jobs
Your ignition system is comprised of spark plugs, a distributor (and cap), rotor, and coil. The coil is what transforms an electrical current from your car battery into a spark. When the coil successfully creates a spark (and it needs to be potent enough to actually ignite the fuel), the spark is transferred to your car’s distributor. The reason it’s called a distributor is because it spins and allocates the sparks from the coil to multiple spark plugs. It does that through the rotor.
The rotor spins with the distributor and contacts the cylinders of the engine. When it does this, it transfers the sparks to the spark plug wires. At this point, the spark has nearly traveled to where it needs to be. Each of the spark plug wires is attached to the distributor cap through its own contact point. Those wires send the spark directly to the spark plugs which are mounted in your car’s cylinder head. When the gases from the fuel flow into the cylinder, the spark ignites them, causing combustion.
The process I’ve just described happens over and over, tens of thousands of times while your car is in operation.
A Seamless System
Your ignition system is most effective when the sparks are precisely timed. In the past, this was done by employing a points-and-condenser module to tell the distributor when to allocate the sparks to the spark plugs. Today, most cars are equipped with computers (called ignition Click Here For More
Usually, having a wide selection from which to choose is an advantage. That allows us to identify the products which make the most sense given our personal tastes and circumstances, and many people love picking Cavalier Telephone. Having said that, when it comes to long-distance (LD) phone service, the variety of plans offered by carriers can seem overwhelming. Rarely do they come with a single rate or fee. Instead, the price you’ll pay each month will depend heavily upon your company’s usage; the monthly cost can rise or fall based on several factors.
Below, we’ll describe the items that are most influential to your business’s long-distance phone costs. Then, we’ll take a look at pricing and rates as well as other charges you should watch for. By knowing which factors have the greatest impact upon your bill, you can choose the LD plan that is best suited for your company’s needs and budget, and perhaps pick Cavalier Telephone.
Key Items To Review Before Choosing
Selecting a carrier and a new plan is a long-term investment. Take the time to review your business’s calling patterns over the last several months carefully. That is the only way to ensure that your company will enjoy as much value as possible from the new service, which may very well be Cavalier Telephone.
Determine how many calls and how many minutes you and your staff are spending on non-local connections each month. Also, take note of the average duration of the calls, where they’re being placed to (national versus international), and the rates you’re currently being charged. If you’re paying a different per-minute price at varying times throughout the day, make a note of that, too. That way, you can make a reasonable comparison of other long-distance packages based on your company’s unique call profile.
Pricing And Rates
Many LD carriers advertise plans with one easy rate. However, there is usually more to discover underneath the surface. For example, a provider might charge one fee for calls made to certain locations and a different fee for calls make to other locations. Just realize that these packages are often Click Here For More
Internet marketing has several sub categories like organic search engine optimization, website marketing, off-page and on-page optimization, conversion marketing etc. If you already have a website and are keen to market it to generate targeted traffic, you need to start right at the beginning. Make it search engine friendly. After all, Google contributes to 60% of the entire search engine traffic. Optimizing your website to be ready to receive high volumes of targeted traffic is the best foundation for starting your Internet marketing campaign.
Unfortunately, in order to rank high on Google SERPs your website needs a large amount of authority, and older sites typically perform better. Typically, website over a year old has the potential to top search engine rankings easier. However, there is nothing to worry about even if your website has just gone live. Remember, by working hard to search engine optimize your website, will hold you in good stead in the future and you will see excellent results for your website marketing effort.
One of the easiest and most effective organic SEO methods to draw the search robots to your new website is by working with keywords and terms relevant to your business. Keywords are words or groups of words that future visitors may type on search engines to find what they are looking for. For example, if a visitor is looking for a ‘affordable Fendi handbag,’ they may type any of the following keywords or terms – handbag, affordable Fendi handbag, Fendi handbag, discounted Fendi handbags etc. By using the most relevant yet less competitive keywords, you may be able to generate good traffic for your website faster. Everyone will compete for Fendi Handbag, but a lot smaller portion of websites will compete using seed keywords like Cheap, Affordable & discounted.
Website marketing campaigns can only be success and bring good results if you opt for organic SEO, and you should always avoice black hat marketing techniques. Ask any SEO professional about the benefits of organic SEO. They are bound to tell you that it is THE MOST EFFECTIVE SEO technique ever and delivers time and time again, despite being a slow starter. But then patience is a virtue and in order to see exacting results of your website marketing campaign, you’ll need to be patient and have Click Here For More
Typically, this blog is for reality television, but ever now and then, I feel the need to talk about other things. Today is one of those days. Today, I want to talk about a wedding photographer in Richmond Virginia. Why? Because I’ve been told by people that he is one of the best.
David Proett has been taking portraits in Richmond, Virginia for over eight years and is highly acclaimed by anyone who has used his service in the past. Everyone has been impressed with his work. Not only does he take wedding photos, but he also does action shots for sporting events in the community.
Whether you’re looking for wedding photos in Richmond, Virginia or just a family portrait, David Proett Photography is where you want to go.
Clay Aiken sounds off on `American Idol,’ Lambert
Clay must have written one hell of a diatribe on his website. Too bad he’s gone and removed the actual entry so no one else can form their own opinions. Sad, frankly. He posted a retraction/clarification in it’s place. Guess what, Clay? Removing it makes you look even more guilty and stupid. Man up, Clay.
Continue reading Clay Aiken is no fan of Adam Lambert.
This article has been provided by Peak Logix, a Virginia-based leader in material handling and pallet racking refinement.
The non-profit organization Central Virginia Food Bank was faced with increasing demands for their services and dwindling resources, and needed to increase its pallet storage space capacity, At the same time, they aimed to improve accessibility to each load. PeakLogix installed a pallet racking system that includes selective pallet racking and pushback pallet racking. PeakLogix was able to formulate a plan to provide the racking system while not interfering with everyday business. The new system increased total pallet storage by 400 pallets in a dry storage area. Also, it allows workers to access individual pallets without having to move any others in the process. This saves the non-profit both time and money. It, indeed, had many dancing through the streets after its installation.
So, to recap: PeakLogix installed a pallet racking system that includes selective pallet racking and pushback pallet racking of 2-deep, 3-deep, and 4-deep storage arrangements. The new system increased total pallet rack storage by 32 pallet loads in the cooler, and 56 pallet loads in the freezer. It increased the total pallet number by such a substantial percentage that everyone involved in the project was quite satisfied.
I’m starting to run out of Reality Shows to watch. I have absolutely no use for Donald Trump after the latest Celebrity Apprentice. When he fired Tionne, I was not surprised. I remember when he did that to Bradford a LONG time ago. But when he fired Khloe over Clint? That’s BULLSHIT. Clint steam rolled the team and did what he wanted. His viral video SUCKED. It was firing-worthy, imho. But he fired Khloe for having a DUI and taking care of business. I understand that having a DUI isn’t a good thing, but come on, is that a reason to get rid of her? No. Fire based on the task, asshole. I’m seriously pissed and have serious reservations about watching any more of that crap.
I don’t really have much of a reason to watch to watch Dancing With The Stars now that Wozniac is off. There is no one else left that I particularly care for. I can already see the winner being Gilles. It’s not even fun to watch, especially with all the injuries.
I think that I may, finally, be over reality television. Could that be? Nah! I still watch quite a bit of it. I will say that the new ones that they’ve come up with, like Pretty Wicked, will not be anything I watch. I just have to stop watching these train wreck shows like Rock Of Love Bus or I Love Money. Tila Tequila is supposed to have a new one coming on. Need to avoid that, no matter how hot she is.
So, I’m still a season behind on The L Word, but I have to share a link that I shamelessly stole from a Facebook friend:
Leisha Hailey cast in The L Word spinoff
Broadcasting legend Paul Harvey has died at age 90
By RUPA SHENOY | Associated Press Writer 7:51 PM CST, February 28, 2009
CHICAGO – Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation’s most familiar voices, died Saturday, ABC Radio Networks said. He was 90.
Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, according to ABC Radio Networks spokesman Louis Adams, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. No cause of death was immediately available.
Harvey had been forced off the air for several months in 2001 because of a virus that weakened a vocal cord. But he returned to work in Chicago and was still active as he passed his 90th birthday. His death comes less than a year after that of his wife and longtime producer — Lynne.
“My father and mother created from thin air what one day became radio and television news,” said Paul Harvey Jr. in a statement. “So in the past year, an industry has lost its godparents and today millions have lost a friend.”
Known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of “The Rest of the Story,” Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951, when he began his “News and Comment” for ABC Radio Networks.
He became a heartland icon, delivering news and commentary with a distinctive Midwestern flavor. “Stand by for news!” he told his listeners. He was credited with inventing or popularizing terms such as “skyjacker” and “Reaganomics.”
“Paul Harvey was one of the most gifted and beloved broadcasters in our nation’s history,” ABC Radio Networks President Jim Robinson said in a statement. “We will miss our dear friend tremendously and are grateful for the many years we were so fortunate to have known him.”
In 2005, Harvey was one of 14 notables chosen as recipients of the presidential Medal of Freedom. He also was an inductee in the Radio Hall of Fame, as was Lynne.
Harvey composed his twice-daily news commentaries for ABC from a downtown Chicago office near Lake Michigan. He spent winters in Phoenix.
Rising at 3:30 each morning, he ate a bowl of oatmeal, then combed the news wires and spoke with editors across the country in search of Click Here For More
‘American Idol’ runner-up Clay Aiken dropped by RCA Records – Reality TV World.
Clay Aiken has reportedly been dropped by RCA Records, the label he signed with after finishing as American Idol’s second-season runner-up in 2003.
Hints that Aiken had been dropped by the label first emerged when RCA updated its website and the former Idol finalist was no longer listed as an artist, Billboard reported Friday.
As announced on ABC’s All Night Name Drop, in alphabetical order, the 13 stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:
BELINDA CARLISLE — Belinda Carlisle is not only known as the lead singer of the Go-Go’s, the most successful all-female band of all time, but also as one of the late 80’s most glamorous adult pop soloists. The Go-Gos’ 1981 multi-platinum hit debut, “Beauty and the Beat,” spawned mega hits “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat” and made the Go-Go’s the first all-female band (who wrote their own music and played their own instruments) to achieve a #1 album. The following years saw continued success for the girls with hits “Vacation,” “Head Over Heels,” and “Turn To You.” Belinda led off her solo career with the gold debut “Belinda,” and followed with huge mainstream hits “Mad About You,” “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” and “I Get Weak,” to name a few. Since then, Belinda has released 5 more albums, including 2007’s French pop collection, “Voila,” and continues to tour internationally, both with her Go-Go’s sisters and as a solo artist.
DAVID ALAN GRIER — Grier is often recognized for his work in television and film – in TV he is known from roles in In Living Color, Life with Bonnie with Bonnie Hunt, DAG, and most recently, Chocolate News for Comedy Central. In the feature film world, Grier has played memorable characters in numerous feature film roles, including Baadassss!, The Woodsman opposite Kevin Bacon and Mos Def, 15 Minutes, Boomerang, Bewitched, Jumanji, and Robert Altman’s Streamers. A multi-talented and Yale School of Drama trained actor, Grier began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in The First, for which he earned a Tony nomination. He then joined the cast of Dreamgirls, went on to star opposite Denzel Washington in A Soldier’s Play; both actors continued their roles in the film version, A Soldier’s Story.
JEWEL — She grew up on a remote ranch in Alaska where her family were original pioneers. From poverty and teen homelessness, to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy nominee has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation Click Here For More
TLC confirms it has canceled ‘Trading Spaces’ after eight seasons
By Steve Rogers, 02/06/2009
TLC has confirmed that it has canceled Trading Spaces, its once high-flying flagship series, after eight seasons.
“TLC has ended production of Trading Spaces with its eighth season,” TLC president Eileen O’Neill said in statement released to Reality TV World on Friday. “Trading Spaces helped put TLC ‘on the map’ as a breakout hit that brought new highs to cable viewership. The show and its talent became household names and we’ll always celebrate that success.”
All 26 of Trading Spaces’ eighth-season episodes have already aired, according to the network.
Last year, TLC revamped the long-running home makeover series — which had traditionally featured pairs of neighbors swapping homes and performing single-room makeovers on a $1,000 budget — by tweaking the show’s format and bringing back former host Paige Davis, whom the network had fired as part of a 2005 decision to move the show to a new “host-less” format.
“Trading Spaces was at its very best when Paige Davis was at the helm and the fans still miss her… we’re thrilled to welcome her home,” now-former TLC president Angela Shapiro-Mathes said in a November 2007 statement that announced the revamp.
During its ratings heyday, Trading Spaces was the No. 1 cable show on Saturday nights. In October 2003, a Sunday night broadcast of a Trading Spaces $100 Grand special that featured two pairs of homeowners performing $50,000 makeovers drew 9.1 million total viewers — which was more viewers than either ABC or NBC drew in the same time period.
In addition to bringing back Davis and many of the show’s former designers, the revamp also included an attempt to bring “an emotional hook to every angle” by having each episode feature two couples that had a less perfect relationship, such as divorced couples, dueling mothers-in-laws, workplace rivals and feuding neighbors.
The network also replaced Banyan Productions — the production company that had produced Trading Spaces since the show’s second season — with A. Smith & Co., a production company that had typically produced Click Here For More
Biggest Losers Couples 2
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429318/]
- Carla Triplett, a 36-year-old assistant bank manager, and her best friend Joelle Gwynn, a 41-year-old non-profit founder, who are from Southfield, MI.
- Daniel Wright, a 19-year-old student from Willow Spring, NC, and his best friend David Lee, a 23-year-old student from Fuquay-Varina, NC.
- Sione Fa, a 28-year-old landscape company owner from Maricopa, AZ, and his cousin Filipe Fam, a 26-year-old lube technician from Mesa, AZ.
- Blaine Cotter, a 27-year-old college counselor from Gilbert, AZ, and his cousin Dane Patterson, a 27-year-old real estate appraiser from Mesa, AZ.
- Damien Gurganious, a 31-year-old industrial designer, and his fiancee Nicole Brewer, a 37-year-old wardrobe stylist, who are from Brooklyn, NY.
- Tara Costa, a 23-year-old finance manager and former model from New York, NY, and her friend Laura Denoux, a 24-year-old sales director and former model from Miami, FL.
- Ron Morelli, a 54-yeaar-old city councilman and retired food distributor, and his son Mike Morelli, an 18-year-old student, who are from South Lyon, MI.
- Estella Hayes, a 63-year-old retired nurse, and her husband Gerald “Jerry” Hayes, a 63-year-old retired engineer, who are from Wheaton, IL.
- Helen Phillips, 47-year-old retired retail manager from Sterling Heights, MI, and her daughter Shanon Thomas, a 29-year-old massage therapist from Centerline, MI.
- Cathy Skell, a 48-year-old title sales closing agent from Shiocton, WI, and her daughter Kristin Steede, a 28-year-old business owner from Greenville, WI.
- Amanda Kramer, a 30-year-old cosmetologist from Boise, ID, and her sister Aubrey Cheney, a 28-year-old information and education specialist from Gooding, ID.
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