My friend Joy emailed some photos to me, including this one. She sent them from El Veijo, Nicaragua. She took some photos from a small village of Huipinte.

We take the blue bird school buses to this little dusty place where we find a little open hut filled with women making cheese they sell at the markets in El Veijo.

Her caption for this photo: "It is really rare that I saw a mother with a child. It was always some young sibling. As young as 7 years here. "

Good luck to you Joy! Keep sending the photos along, and take care!

Herbalife Goes Public

See more about this here or hear how the IPO went from my mentor, John, who was there at the closing bell.

Bloggerhacks

No upsells, please...

"Two snowmen are standing in a field. One says to the other, 'Funny. I smell carrots too!' "


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Look out, I'm audioblogging now

When you are in the line of your duty...

Thanks to Stephen for this. Be sure to read the rest of his post!

"My boy, never forget that when you are in the line of your duty your heart will be full of love and forgiveness..., and that when you get out of that straight line of duty and have the determination that what you think is justice... should prevail, you ofttimes are anything but happy."

Bible scholar.

Christmas is the only time you ever hear about Harold the Angel, and I'm pretty sure it's because the other angels were jealous of his vocal work with hymns and carols. As a result, they excluded him from all the cool projects that would have made him famous.

I'm sure Raphael said to Gabriel at some point, "No, we're not inviting Harold to help us map the course of the Euphrates River. He gets his time in the sun every damn December. For 30 days out of the year, all you hear is 'Hark! The Harold Angel sings.'"

From Geese Aplenty

I just need to comment that I love the Picture Book commercial by HP. Cool.

That song is, apparently, by the Kinks. I need to see if I can download it. 

BookCrossing

Seen any good books lately? Thanks to Amy for this link (that she got from Renee) and a tool I am excited about using! Coooooooool...

Click here to join BookCrossing

Profits and poverty

I'm very interested in this book. Its interesting, especially in relation to concepts on microenterprise.

The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Eradicating Poverty Through Profits.: "IF WE stop thinking of the poor as victims or as a burden and start recognising them as resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value-conscious consumers, a whole new world of opportunity will open up. That simple proposition begins a controversial new management book that seems destined to be read not just in boardrooms but also in government offices. "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid. Eradicating Poverty Through Profits" (Wharton School Publishing), is essentially a rallying cry for big business to put serving the world's 5 billion or so poorest people at the heart of their profit-making strategies. It has already been praised by everyone from Bill Gates, "a blueprint for fighting poverty," to a former American secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, "if you are looking for fresh thinking about emerging markets, your search is ended."

Thanks to ProvoPulse for the link

Has anyone ever wondered WHY "theyyyy're GREAT!" I was just thinking that. I had some Frosted Flakes for the first time in like 5 years and I am thinking, "Man, these ARE actually pretty great!" But now, a few hours later, I am wishing I wasn't so excited about them. I'm excited for later when I get to have my shake! Ugh for processed food! 

I've always liked Othello

I've always enjoyed Othello.

I dunno, maybe it was the super-nice Othello board my Grandfather Robert H. had and I remember him teaching me how to play it at his home we called The Beaches on sixty-second street in Indianapolis.

Maybe it was because he and my older sister Chryssa would play Backgammon and I couldn't understand even the board just to save my life!

Now, Stephen has Othello online for us to rekindle our memories.

Like it? Check out Stephen at www.Zealous.org. I don't know him; I just blogged across him.

My favorite thing about ProvoPulse is that image.

some days when I am driving around town I look up and think I can almost see those 792-feet-tall letters.

...then, I regain control over my car, overcorrect on Center Street and almost runover one of Nuskin's top distributors.... 

www.Herbalife.com vs. www.StartHerbalife.com

Once again, the Herbalife corporate teams are working hard to be sure the distributors are getting the tools they need for success. Herbalife.com is such an incredible tool for all customers and distributors. Its also a valuable marketing tool for our company. www.herbalife.com is referred to in all press releases, statements, news articles, etc. People will instinctively go to herbalife.com to learn about Herbalife unless they have someone guiding them elsewhere.

The one special difference between Herbalife.com and StartHerbalife.com is that the latter is for distributors and people who have been referred by distributors.

Once a person clicks to StartHerbalife.com, they will not be able to contact Herbalife to find a coach or distributor. Instead, they will be asked to contact the person who referred them to the site.

See these examples--notice that, on the surface, the websites look exactly the same.

First, www.Herbalife.com

If a new web user goes to herbalife.com and clicks "Getting Herbalife" and then clicks "Get to know your... Distributor... today", this screen comes up, asking people to click where they came from:

• An Herbalife Distributor/ShapeWorks™ coach referred me.
• A friend sent me.
• I saw an advertisement
• Other

Still on Herbalife.com, if the person clicks "Be A Distributor", and click to the next page, they get four similar options

Either way, once a person clicks one of those options, a "cookie" is set in the browser remembering the preference and the person is either politely encouraged to contact their distributor or they're forwarded to the routing team because they either saw an ad, or they specified "other".

Next, www.StartHerbalife.com:
On StartHerbalife.com, the process is a little different. The corporate marketing team developed this site (and a companion www.StartShapeWorks.com that redirects here) for distributors who wanted to share Herbalife.com with their clients and prospects without fear of them somehow getting connected to another distributor!

So, the moment you click to startherbalife.com, your computer keeps a note saying, "This person already has a distributor!"

See below:


On STARTherbalife.com, however, if a person follows the same procedures, they NEVER get the option to choose where they came from. The website assumes that a distributor referred them to the site because Herbalife corporate will never use startherbalife.com in an advertising campaign, press-release or otherwise. The only people who will forward people to startherbalife.com, therefore, are distributors, or excited customers of distributors who know about startherbalife.com.

Similarly, choosing the "Be A Distributor" link causes the same type of procedure.

What's REALLY cool? (THANK YOU, HERBALIFE!) If you go Just Once to startherbalife.com, and then you go BACK to regular herbalife.com and you try to get connected to a distributor, it still knows you're already connected!. Herbalife has hired some very, very smart web developers down there and they deserve tips in their tip-jars for a job very nicely done!

Rename files with A.F.5

The Internet once again makes life easier!! Using the sweet programs Picasa+Hello to post photos to my blog worked great until I was trying to post to an FTP server that didn't allow spaces in my filenames. (See Google Groups Thread on this)

Grrrrr.

So, Alex Fauland's free Rename files with A.F.5 utility becomes my savior-of-the-hour, letting me move on to other very important matters in life.

Gee, it's almost lunch time....

Church Sign Generator

Got a favorite saying? Would it fit perfectly on a church sign? Now, you're just a click away:
www.churchsigngenerator.com lets you punch in your favorite one-sentence sermon and display it to the world, well, to anyone who you email it to, anyway.

See a few examples I put together, below

Thanks to the FOX 13 Archive for the link...

A Christmas Message 

I just had to do this one 

Grampa Frank, this one is for you! - Uncle Bud 

Call Home 

Imagination Cubed

Bookmark this one!

This online collaboration tool is very, very cool. Go on... doodle... invite up to two friends to doodle with you.... communicate... collaborate.

Imagination Cubed is a good thing brought to life by the folks at GE!

Think Like Wal-Mart: Talk, Talk, Talk

"Sick of turkey, yet? You are not alone."

Blogger Help : Peek-a-boo comments

I am about to try this! Lookout!

Blogger Help : How can I change the "Post a Comment" text?

Thanks to this article, I figured out how to make it easier on anonymous users to post comments...

Add the &anonymous=y to the querystring of the comment page:

<a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g? blogID=1234567&&anonymous=y&postID=<$BlogItemNumber$>">Dejame un comentario</a>

Invasion of the Red Hats

What are the Red Hats all about?

Noerthern Lights

See incredible pictures and commentary about the Noerthern Lights.

Happy Thanksgiving

Heard online...

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.

Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.

Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.

Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.

Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.

Coupons: Deals @ Wal-Mart

I like shopping on Wal-Mart.com. I found these specials in my email and I thought I would share:

Click: Thanksgiving Week--Online Specials through Thanksgiving

These are the members of our local team attending the November Herbalife STS in Salt Lake, Supervisors Mary and Monica and Ellen, a great distributor. Also in the photo: Jason, our sponsor and upline GET team member, Dave and Laila, our upline President's Team members as well as our good friend and mentor Debi. In the center is Lisa, the guest speaker for the training who, with her husband J (not pictured) delivered an unbelievable day of training!

Michael Gartenberg: Blogging hits the "West Wing"

"There are some interesting lessons here. First and foremost is post election, weblogs are firmly planted into the consciousness of the mainstream and have even migrated to popular fictional shows like the West Wing. The perception of them, as illustrated by the show, is that they are quick to respond but lack the ethics and rules that journalists play by. While far from an accurate portrayal, reality often doesn't matter in the face of perception. I think today's bloggers are are a misunderstood entity by the mainstream media but it's the mainstream media that shapes public perception."

Please make me apologize

This article mocks some interesting things of our media society today. As a media and communications nerd aficionado, this is a very real issue for the morality of our media

"If someone makes you think a curse word in your mind without physically saying a curse word, did either one of you curse ?"

Face It: RealAge Tip of the Day

Face It (RealAge Tip of the Day)

"Gazing at familiar faces, even in pictures, may help you feel less stressed.

"The look of a familiar face appears to soothe nerves and dampen the stress response, according to a new study. And finding the familiar face in a photograph produces the same effect. Spend time with friends and family when you're feeling stressed and keep photos on hand for times when they can't be near."

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Put Herbalife News on Your Website

Got a website or a portal about Herbalife? Using some great, free, online tools, you can post recent news in your email, on your website, and in a number of other places. Click here for some examples of feedburner's cool Headline Animator.

Want to show more than just NEWS about Herbalife? click here

Easy Headline Animator:
Preview:

Just use the image: http://feeds.feedburner.com/HerbalifeNews.gif
and put a link around it to: http://herbalifenews.blogspot.com

NEW! Use NewsGator's Headline Script
Place this JavaScript Code in your site (sidebar, or main content area) and it will reveal the top Herbalife News Headlines and up to 100 characters of text.


<script src="http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/headlines.aspx?uid=8947&mid=6"></script>


Note: Here is the format for the newsgator output:
<p><div class=HerbalifeNews><div class=HerbalifeNewsTitle><a href='$link$'>$title$</a></div><div class=HerbalifeNewsDescription>$description$</div><div class=HerbalifeNewsFooter>$datetime$ [$feedname$]</div></div></p>

JavaScript Savvy?
If you want to play around with things a little more, use the Rss-To-Javascript creator RSS Digest.

JavaScript code

You can include your digest on a regular HTML Web page by copying and pasting the following code into the area of the page you want the digest to appear:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://rss.bigbold.com:8342/digest/668ea48c999f/b2d02da02556.js"></script>

OR.. PHP include code

You can include the feed on a PHP page with this code:

<?php include 'http://rss.bigbold.com:8342/digest/668ea48c999f/b2d02da02556.html';?>

OR.. IFRAME code

If you want your digest to appear in an IFRAME, use the following code:

<iframe src="http://rss.bigbold.com:8342/digest/668ea48c999f/b2d02da02556.html"></iframe>

Weekly Deals from Expedia

Here's some deals I found from Expedia, for those of you going on holiday travel:

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Audible Coupon

Wow! A lot of you know I just love audiobooks. Well, I just got this coupon emailed to me by Audible. Such a sweet deal! I've been a subscriber for about 6 months now. You purchase an audiobook online and you can listen to it online or download it to your computer or portable audio player or even burn them to CDs. I'm currently listening to Developing the Leader Within You (again) by John Maxwell. WOW. Check It Out now before the deal expires.

Get any 2 audiobooks for 99 Cents!

John Maxwell Quotes

I've been reading Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell again (actually, I've been listening to the Audible Audiobook) and here's some quotes for you:

"Success without a successor is failure."

"You cannot have real power unless you empower others."

"Organize... or agonize"

Audible Coupon: Get an Audiobook for FREE from Audible.com

Heard on the Web

When you're lonely, I wish you LOVE.
When you're down, I wish you JOY.
When things get complicated, I wish you FAITH.
When things look empty, I wish you HOPE.

MP3 Motivators

Okay, this website is a cool use of the web.

We all know that you can achieve more because you can always become more. This website makes it very simple to choose and download motivational materials to your computer, burn them to CD (for your car or archiving) or use them with your favorite MP3 player.

Click below for an author that interests you. Also, if you subscribe to their weekly 'mp3-zine', they'll email you a free MP3 each week!

Overstock... their mistake... your gain!

Okay, it has almost become a joke how often we're on overstock. We've been on there looking for everything from office phones to couches and slipcovers. We actually bought a couch from them! Sweeeeeet.

The deal is that companies that can't move their inventory will have it sold through Overstock.

P.S. We found this coupon:
Save $15 when you spend $150 at Overstock.com, It's All About The O!

Get a Free T-Mobile Wireless Phone plus $50 Cash!

I just found this link that will get you a free T-Mobile wireless phone. This is my brand of phone and I've been really pleased with their service.... even in Provo.

According to their site: "Just sign up for a T-Mobile Wireless plan of $39.99 per month or greater and you'll receive a free Samsung R225 wireless phone (reg. $99.99) plus $50 cash. FREE Nationwide Long Distance and Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes! You'll also get free caller ID, voicemail, three-way calling and more! What are you waiting for? See site for details."

I also found these other deals, too:

• Get $50 cash back on any T-Mobile wireless phone when you activate a T-Mobile rate plan of $39.99 or more at SimplyWireless.com.
• Get $50 cash back with new wireless activation at SimplyWireless.com! See site for details.

One Overweight Parent Triples A Childs Odds of Weight Problems

I've been tracking overweight issues and other items related to them. Here's one that hits close to home, literally: One Overweight Parent Triples A Childs Odds of Weight Problems

Save 10% on your dot-com

I just found a sweet coupon code to save 10% on registering your next domain name. Some of you already know how I like Dotster.com for domain registration. Their interface is sweet. Easy-to-use, straight-forward and clear.

Until Nov. 30th, use the coupon code SAVE10NOW to score 10% off your new website domain-name. Sweeeet.

Now that you've got your dot-com.... all you need is some Venture Capital.... hmmmmmm

Dot-stahhhhhh.... (here's a banner to click)

Thaaaaaaaat's on eBay!

Once again eBay proves its worth! I've been looking for a headset for my phone and I kept getting either blank-stares or huge price-tags... POINT-N-CLICK!

Roboform Password Manager

I have never needed to remember another password or username since I found this amazing tool. It literally remembers passcodes and everything you need for all your websites. I use it to remember all those secret codes for my billpay sites, my utility companies, my online banking, etc, etc... its great... and, it encrypts everything so even if someone was to open your computer, they can't get to your sensitive information! I even keep my Customer Credit Card information stored in RoboForm's secure "SafeNotes"... nice!
Download a free trial
Learn More about Roboform

Filed under: cool software tools utlilites passwords & security

Heard online...

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

Blogger Knowledge: Eats, Blogs & Leaves

What's blogging all about? Here's a commentary I like parodying the book on common puncutation problems, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Correct way to weigh yourself

How to weigh yourself and get the most accurate result.

I can't believe I was doing it wrong all these years. We must get the word out!

Thanks for Subscribing

Thanks for subscribing!

Over the past 15 years, I've been an Internet junkie--collecting, searching, and digging for the best, coolest stuff. Ever since Yahoo! was born, I've been surfing. "What a geek!" Sure. But, you get to benefit from all the cool stuff I know is out there.

This email list, and my blog, are just archives of the madness. As I find cool tools & neat things, you'll know about them.

That's about it. Thanks for dropping by!

Rob Merrill
http://point-n-click.blogspot.com/