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This Makeover contest, was created by Artifel to help women like me to bring back their confidence for themselves and improve their self esteem so they can move on. If you are 35 years old and above, you are legible to participate this contest. So, Here is your chance, ladies, to win a $10,000 makeover from ArteFill. Entering is easy! If you are a woman age 35 or over, simply share your story of a recent or upcoming time of personal change and growth. If our judges choose your story, you will win a $10,000 makeover! Which includes the following:

Consultation and ArteFill treatment* from a leading physician
Other aesthetic treatments and products as recommended by the physician
A professional photo shoot including hair, makeup and wardrobe styling
A feature on their web site. So check out the contest today

You will have to write a personal story and, optionally, one (1) photo taken within the last year. Submissions must convey, in 500 words or less, a current or upcoming life event, (e.g., marriage, divorce, career change, parenthood, grandparenthood, relocation, reaching an age milestone, etc.) and the event’s effect on the participant’s physical and emotional well being.

My entry essay is about raising my 2 kids as Adults and as a single mom! My kids never seem to realized that they are adults but at least one of them left for 5 years and is now back for at least a year now. She has cost me thousands for she had a drug habit. Now, she is back on recovery and my son has a girlfriend, i found a good man. It took a while to get on the first date because the kids took the phone and I seem to never was able to find it. Anyways, we are finally on the right track and I want to look good for him as I get my hair color, streak, perm and my nails done every 2 weeks. But this Makeover contest will help improve me even more. I do love my boyfriend and looking just right for him will make my day and his also. A new relationship at 52 is awesome! To know about the information about this contest, please visit at Artifill face make over contest.

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Just when you thought you knew all about there is in blogging think again. Its popularity is uncontrollable that different types have materialized. Blogs are not anymore limited to its contents or target viewers. Technology has played an important role in influencing the different forms that blogs have taken. Choose one or two or suit your taste which one will satisfy your blogging requirements.

vlog (video blog)
It is a blog comprising of videos. An embedded video or video linkage is usually combined with text, pictures and other metadata. The entries are arranged in reverse chronological order. Nearly all vlog submissions are created by individuals. It uses the technology of web syndication through RSS or Atom formats. Consequently, personal computers and various mobile devices can playback videos.

linklog
This type of blog is simply a compilation of hyperlinks or URLs (Universal Resource Locator) presented in reverse chronological order like a normal blog. Obviously, this collection of links is interesting to the publisher.

phblog (photoblog)
phblog is for people who want to put out photos and share them over the net in a blog type format. In phblog, photographs are mostly used and focused. phblog has 3 types: photoblogs on personal domain; photoblogs on blogging programs; and photoblogs on particular blogging service. It has achieved its momentum during the early start of the millennium.

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This is a very important information while Boating Operating Under the Influence of alcohol can be fatal. Drinking and boating is the same as drinking and driving, and are subject to the same laws. Did you know that half of the people killed in Arizona Boating accidents lost their lives because of alcohol-related mishaps? If you would like information on Boating Education, contact Arizona’s waterways this summer and sign up for their 8 hour boating education class. Boating Operating Under the Influence is a class one misdemeanor just like driving under the influence and the penalties are similar. You can find more information on Boating Education Online, do yourself and your friends a favor and inform yourself to the seriousness of this matter. Educated boaters are 70 percent less likely to be involved in a boating accident. You owe it to yourself, if you will be operating a boat, to stay sober and get educated.

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As the new millennium begins, blogging is already a phenomenon. Tips and various techniques are introduced and people realized the significance of the blogging community. Politicians and other famous personalities began using blogs to express their views and opinions on important matters and issues. Many celebrated American blog came out such as AndrewSullivan.com by Andrew Sullivan, Glenn Reynold’s Instapundit and Ron Gunzburger’s Politic1.com.

By 2002, blog takes its new forms by covering and shaping every story of the society. Blogging became a medium to distribute news, providing important information to the public. During the tsunami in December of 2004, blogs such as Medecins Sans Frontieres played an important role as a news source. It uses the SMS technology to report affected part in Southern India and Sri Lanka. Blogs like Gulfsails and Interdictor helped share information during the Katrina Hurricane in August of 2005.

Then, in January of 2005, Ben Trott, Jason Calacanis, Peter Rojas, Robert Scoble. Jonathan Schwartz, Xeni Jardin, and Mena Trott were dubbed by Fortune magazine as bloggers that business groups “could not ignore”.

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A blog, a shortened term for weblog, initially serves as a way for digital communities to share news and commentaries with easy-to-use formats. It has been an important component of the Internet as of its earliest days until it advanced into newsgroups and personal diaries. Before HTTP was introduced, blogs are somewhat similar to a Usenet or BBS (Bulletin Board System).

During 1983-1984 Brian E. Redman created a newsgroup named mod.ber. It serves as a discussion forum for Redman and some associates. They placed several excerpts of interesting postings that are taking place over the net. This somehow has a similarity to the common blogs nowadays. Unfortunately, it only lasted for 8 months. rec.humor.funny is considered as the oldest and still existing blog in the world. It was founded by Brad Templeton.

One of the earliest bloggers is Justin Hall who started in 1994. He was still a student at Swarthmore College when he launched Justin’s Home Page. It includes links to and personal reviews of other sites. In 1996, Hall starts an online diary with dated every day entries. Another earlier blog is Wearable Wireless Webcam formed in 1994. It was an online shared personal diary with text, images, and videos on it. It was then transmitted from a wearable computer to a website.

The word “blog” was introduced by Peter Merholz on April or May 1999. In his blog Peterme.com, he teasingly broke the phrase “weblog” into “we blog”. Eatonweb, the first portal to list all blogs, was initiated in 1999 as blogging began its growth. It was set up by Brigitte Eaton who assessed all submissions ensuring that each site consists of dated entries. Pyra Labs, currently owned by Google, started the Blogger -a free blogging service. It offers simple and easy to use tools for anyone who wants to start his own blog. Similar services emerged like Groksoup and Pitas.

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WebHostingGeeks.com offers Web Hosting and has received lot of awards such as Best Blog Hosting (2007), Best Budget Hosting (2007), Best Forum Hosting (2007) and so much more. Most of the sites listed are budget friendly (under $10/month) and give breakdowns on features such as POP Email accounts, MySQL databases and multi-domain support. Web Hosting Geeks provides independent review of the top 10 web host providers so that people who need this information can better decide in which direction to turn for their provider. Service like this is hard to find Web Hosting Geeks break down their list of site reviews by categories such as Best Budget Hosting, Best Blog Hosting, Best PHP Hosting etc..  So, you need reliable, but also inexpensive check out their website now!. Finding perfect Web Hosting is just a click away.

Microsoft Office Live Workspace blog was recently launched in early November of this year. It aims in providing readers with Office Live Workspace latest news and updates, existing features, support services, new improvements and upgrades and the chance to be acquainted with the OLW team. Currently, it has set up 2 blogs – Workspace Team Blog and Team Video Instructions. Hollywood actress Glenn Close is blogging a fresh dog site named Fetchdog. The site was inspired by a vision of a group of people who obviously love and were crazy about dogs. If Glenn Close can sustain her blogging strategy then it could be big for her.
And for those who wants to meet co-bloggers and other social media and technology enthusiasts get ready for non-stop events this month until next year.

BarCamp is carrying out various events in USA and Canada. Events details are already set for this month until December and February of next year. BadCamp is an informal assembly that started from people’s longing to share and learn new ideas in an open atmosphere.

For those interested in blogging, social networking, podcasting, social media or just somebody who is curious and willing to learn new media tools then PodCamp is an event you should not miss. PodCamp is generally a free BarCamp-style neighborhood. Bloggers, podcasters, social networkers, YouTubers, and other new media aficionados are all invited to upcoming PodCamps: November 25, 2007 (Theme: Welcome to podcasting and beyond), January 18, 2008 @ MacWorld SF, and on January 26, 2008 (in planning) - Salt Lake City, Utah. For a complete list of schedule visit their site at http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/.

Another anticipated event for bloggers is the BlogTalk 2008 to be held in Cork, Ireland on March 3-4 of 2008. For more details visit this site http://2008.blogtalk.net/.

The International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media is preparing its 2nd meeting on March 31 – April 2 of 2008 to be held in Seattle, Washington, USA. Attendees are expected to experience high quality event. It will bring together researchers, academic practitioners and other professionals on the field of social media. Sounds interesting? then check out their website to see more http://www.icwsm.org/2008/index.shtml.

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Check out their website Zion Oil and Gas Website . They want people to be aware of Christians United for Israel’s (CUFI) ”Night to Honor Israel” event and more so that Zion Oil & Gas is sponsoring it. Also if you are really interested in Zion Oil & Gas you can visit their website www.zionoil.com there is even a place to request a free info package by mail. If you are around the DFW area - The Zion Oil and Gas company resides in Dallas, TX and this year they are sponsoring a dinner banquet and would like to get the word out there
that they are doing so. If you are looking for a new investment opportunity, this may be it. If you like Investment Opportunity this website might be the company that you have been looking for. They have Oil in Israel and Zion Oil which what mostly other people love to
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Press Release:
Zion Oil & Gas to Sponsor Christians United for Israel’s (CUFI) ”Night to Honor Israel”

DALLAS–Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN) of Dallas, TX and Caesarea, Israel announced today that it will sponsor the Night to Honor Israel banquet at the Third Annual Washington-Israel Summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). The Summit will take place in Washington, D.C. during July 21-24 and the banquet on Tuesday evening, July 22. Pastor John Hagee, Senator Joseph Lieberman and Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Sallai Meridor, are scheduled to speak at the banquet. It is expected that John Brown, Zion’s Founder and Chairman, will be interviewed by Pastor John Hagee during the Summit and that the interview will be broadcast on the Daystar Television Network during the Night to Honor Israel. In addition, CUFI will broadcast a video about Zion at the banquet’s pre-event, and the banquet’s proceedings will be telecast by live-feed over the Daystar Television network.

John Brown, Zion’s Founder and Chairman, commented today, “Zion is proud to be a part of the CUFI Washington-Israel Summit and to support CUFI’s educational and public policy work in support of Israel.”

Zion Oil & Gas, a Delaware corporation, explores for oil and gas in Israel in areas located onshore between Tel-Aviv and Haifa. It currently holds two petroleum exploration licenses, the Joseph and Asher-Menashe Licenses, between Netanya on the south and Haifa on the north covering a total of approximately 162,000 acres.

NOTICE: Zion Oil & Gas has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering of its securities. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Zion has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Zion Oil & Gas and its offering. You may get these documents free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Zion Oil & Gas or its underwriter will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free 1-888-TX1-ZION (1-888-891-9466). A direct link to the prospectus in PDF format may be found on the Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. website at http://www.zionoil.com/investor-center/investor-relations.html.

This post is sponsored by ZionOil.com

So what’s new in the world of blogging? Survey results, new blogs coming up, worldwide blogging events, fresh tools and software are just few bits and pieces that make blog aficionados more and more excited every day.
USA Today released a report of the “bloggiest” cities in the U.S. in August of this year. Making the magic 5-list are Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington and Portland. To decide which is the bloggiest, the overall number of place-based blog posts in a city’s metropolitan district was divided by the total population of that area. The figures are inclusive of the months of March and April. The rest of the list includes New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Just in the nick of time. WordPress recently released its new theme called “Christmas Days”. The fresh theme was created for WordPress by Design Disease. It has already been tested on WordPress 2.3.1 with Opera, Firefox, IE6/7 and Safari.