Actress Kirsten Storms was arrested in L.A. for DUI - Posted at LawTalkLA.com 9/12/2007

Actress Kirsten Storms, 23, was arrested September 7, 2007 at 3:27 a.m. for suspicion of drunk driving (driving under the influence).  A California Highway Patrol officer stopped Storm because she threw a lit cigarette from her car.  Officers noticed an oder of alcohol from Storms car at the time of the stop.  Several sobriety tests were given to Storm.  Storms next scheduled court date is October 2, 2007 in Van Nuys Municipal Court, Division 103 according to the Sheriffs Department.

Some of the candidates opened up to the new format, and answered with personality and candidness equal to that of the questioner. Unfortunately though there was little debate between candidates to clarify differences on issues, and they frequently segued to their tried and true talking points.

The videos covered a range of topics, from domestic issues to foreign policy. They included questions on gun control, gay marriage, health, the war in Iraq and race.

The videos brought a unique slant to the event by adding faces to the questions. The unscripted format allowed for some unusual subjects to be broached, like whether the candidates would serve as president for minimum wage or whether they sent their children to public or private schools. The videos also facilitated a creative presentation, such as a snowman asking about climate change.

The candidates capitalized on the YouTube platform by presenting their own videos. Some stuck with campaign issues while others sought to diffuse past stories about their campaigns with humor. Bill Richardson won high marks for his folksy video and he exhibited a comfort with the youthful YouTube venue. Being continually dogged by stories of $400 haircuts, John Edwards mixed serious video with the theme song from the musical ‘Hair’ in his video, closing by asking what really matters.

The impact of the new debate format is still being discussed, though it certainly warrants an innovative label. Some view digital media as a grassroots alternative to mainstream media, and more importantly, the future of the electorate process. Candidates now court the internet world with social networking tools like MySpace accounts, websites and blogs. Voters almost universally want a chance to ask candidates questions for a better understanding of the issues. The CNN/YouTube debate offered a new meeting ground for an exchange of ideas. A similar event is planned with the Republican candidates in September.

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The <sitemap_location> should be the complete URL to your Sitemap according to sitemaps.org.

Below is 4WebResults.com's robots.txt file with the Sitemap Tag. 

User-agent: * Sitemap: http://4webresults.com/google-sitemaps Disallow: /createMember Disallow: /portal_memberdata/portal_factory/ Disallow: /*sendto_form$ Disallow: /*folder_contents$ Disallow: /*_edit$ Disallow: /*month:int* Disallow: /*SimpleBlogDaySearch*

We are using our XML Sitemap file.  You can also you use a text Sitemap or HTML Sitemap file.

Sitemap: http://www.example.com/sitemap.txt

Sitemap: http://www.example.com/sitemap.htm

The following sources were used to put the blog together:

sitemaps.org: http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.php#informing

Market Position: http://www.marketposition.com/blog/archives/2007/05/teaching_new_tr_1.html.

Lohan is due to be arraigned August 24,2007.

Naming your blog is easy, but can be difficult if your wanting it to be found.  Why is this? Well one common problem bloggers have while they are writing their blog is that they assume the potenial visitor has already found their blog article, so they wright all about the blog, but they don't explain the blog using keywords that the potenital visitor would type in to find the blog in the search engines. If you are having problems trying to determine which keywords you should use, you can use several free tools like Googles Suggest and Overtures Keyword Inventory or use a commercial program like Trellian's Keyword Discovery (www.keyworddiscovery.com) which is priced resonable. These tools can help you pick keywords for your blogs that are gems instead of playing the guessing game. Blogs are a strong tool for social media and companys trying to promote new products, special offerings, success stories and more if they are updated frequently and named correctly. This is why it is so important on learning How to Name Your Blog. If you're wanting people to find your blog and you're blogging about a specific topic - say, tattoos - then make sure you put the word "tattoo" in the name of your blog. This may seem obvious but sometimes we forgot. If you used a name like "Betty Sue's Art for the Skin," you have a blog name that is interesting but people wouldn't find you if they were searching for blogs on tattoos. So give your blog name some thought, especially if you're wanting your blog to bring you more business opportunities. Think like someone searching for what you're offering, not someone who's already found you.

So check out Elliott's article - you might get some ideas.

Type in your search phrase and watch her gather your results on the page.  She pulls the results from Microsoft's Live Search and displays them in a scrolling format to the right of the screen.  If you don't type in anything after awhile she starts to pout.  You can try this site out at http://www.msdewey.com/.

I believe its better to tell the search engines of your changes (or your clients changes) then to wait for them to find it on their own. 

Another great tool to notify Google and Yahoo of your changes if you have a XML sitemap of your site is Googles Webmaster Tool and Yahoo's Site Explorer.

The consummate party girl has seen the light (make that police lights) and now she wants to warn others of the dangers of drinking and driving. Paris Hilton is featured in a full page public service announcement in Seventeen Magazine telling readers, “All it takes is one drink to mess with the way you drive - it clouds your judgment and slows your reflexes. Don't take any chances. It just isn't worth it.”

Those certainly are important words of advice though one can’t help but think they would carry more weight if Hilton actually embraced them. She didn’t set a model example after being arrested for a California DUI last September. She was stopped in Los Angeles for speeding and driving erratically in the early hours of the morning. In the ensuing days she made numerous attempts to trivialize the event.

Claiming she had had only one margarita at a charity event party, Hilton said later that, “I hadn't eaten all day. I was really hungry. I was driving fast because I needed a burger.”

Clouded judgement indeed.

In an interview with Seventeen Magazine the star of the television show ‘Simple Life’ went on to say that she has not reached her sexual peak. Hilton was quoted as saying, “I think you like sex when you're in your thirties. That's what someone told me. We'll see.” That will provide great insight for the teenage readers.

And since Hilton is 25 years old that means we’ll have plenty of future events and quotes to write about.

Just because you have been arrested, doesn't mean your guilty.

Over 200 years of combined legal experience.

Austin DWI

Austin, Texas DWI Attorneys Dunham & Rogers located at 1800 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas has over 200 years of legal experience, with Texas Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist on our team of DWI lawyers.  Paul Dunham started practicing criminal law in Austin, Texas back in 1989 and since then, he has built one of the strongest and most respected criminal law practices in Texas.  With over 17 attorneys in the practice, Dunham & Rogers sets high standards on how to fight DWI cases in Austin and Georgetown, Texas.  Dunham & Rogers handles more criminal trials in Travis County, Williamson County and Tarrant County each year then most criminal lawyers handle in a decade.  Dunham & Rogers has a high success rate of Jury Trial victories, reductions and dismissals for their clients.

It is very important when you are charged with DWI in Austin or Georgetown, Texas that you hire a qualified law firm to handle your Texas DWI charge.  If you do not hire the correct Texas DWI lawyer, then you could be facing:

• Texas State Jail Time
• Several years of Probation
• Probation Fees
• Community Service
• Court Costs
• Fines & Fees
• Loss of Texas Drivers License
• State Administrative Fees to maintain your Texas Driviers License for several years

Dane Johnson is part of the DWI Law Firm Johnson & Johnson located in Houston, Texas.  Johnson & Johnson exclusively handles DWI cases.  Johnson & Johnson practices in Harris County, Montgomery County, Fort Bend County and Galveston County, Texas.

WARNING !!  If you have been arrested for a DWI in Texas, be aware that you have only 15 days from the date of your Texas DWI arrest to request a driver's license hearing.  If you do not request this hearing your license will be suspended.  By requesting this hearing you give your DWI attorney the opportunity to subpoena the arresting DWI officers at your driver's license (ALR) hearing.  At this point you are forcing the state to start producing their evidence and showing there strategy on prosecuting your DWI case.

CAUTION !!  If you plead guilty to a Texas DWI, you will have a Driving While Intoxicated conviction on your record.  This will cost you thousands of dollars in increased auto insurance, probation fees, court costs, restitution, fines, fees and the Texas Department of Public Safety makes you pay an administrative fee to maintain your Texas Drivers License for three years.

Call Houston DWI Lawyer Dane Johnson at 713-222-0400 if you have been arrested for a DWI in Houston, Texas or the surrounding counties.  Dane will schedule a free consultation with you to discuss your DWI and your driver's license case.  
Remember, just because you have been arrested does not mean you're guilty.

Visit Johnson & Johnson's Houston DWI Lawyer website at dwi.com/houston.

I've spent some time looking through the Cingular forum but only found a solution for a PC laptop.  If anyone knows how to make these two guys work together send me an email and I'll reimburse you for your time and expertise. Really!  Please pass this along to anyone you think can be of assistance.

Thank you

Tom

Meet Ynema Mangum, host of TalkBMC, in the TalkingPortraits.com production studio. Now - PLEASE - note this is just a fun test. There are not 1000 TalkBMC podcast shows and there is no such thing as April 32, 2006 - (wink wink ...) -- so with that, enjoy the test.

This was produced in the TalkingPortraits.com studio, then pushed over to Audioblog.com, which provides a very nice video podcasting publishing service. From there I was able to remotely publish directly to the Plone SimpleBlog via the Blog API written by Quintagroup. Looks like you can remove the 'Audioblog.com' text in the video player if you pay the corporate rate - and rebrand it with your own name. Nice feature.

Tom

Nick created quite a stir in the IT industry with his book Does IT Matter?   I've done 30+ interviews with CIOs over the last nine months, and his name and book come up practically every interview some way or another. So we figured it was time to have a one-on-one conversation with him. 

I really enjoyed the conversation and the range of topics we covered. He's very different over the phone than I imagined from reading his blog - Rough Type.

There are a number of links to his previous articles and books in the show notes of the podcast.

Let me know what you think.

Tom

One the joys of helping small businesses with search engine visibility is the diversity I encounter.  I get to write up some fun blog articles too. Our latest client is a family-owned establishment that is solely focused on private dining, catering, or any private entertainment event; for example, weddings, business meetings or any small group wanting a place to be alone in high style. This business is Sicola's Private Dining - "A Culinary Experience"  in Austin, Texas.

Located at the site of the former Café Spiazzo at 5416 Parkcrest, Sicola's is the handiwork of master chef Stephen Sicola. His father, Tom, is also a partner. And Stephen produces menus for both dining in (they can seat up to about 45) and for catering that are absolutely tantalizing.  Check out their menus.  At the end of each month they open up their establishment for wine-tasting and a special meal.  You have to sign up in advance because space is limited.

Stephen is fully embracing a business blog for Sicola's, so look for that to be online in early May. I'm excited about this because the blog will provide a way to more fully express the depth and quality of the service they provide.  You just cannot fully appreciate how wonderful they are as people from a static brochure site (though their site is quite informative and beautiful).

My experience with private dining is to ask for a special room in a busy (typically noisy) restaurant.  I cannot say that I've ever been really impressed with such an arrangement.  However, when I walked into the Sicola's dining establishment, I quickly sensed a completely different feeling of privacy that would take such a dining experience well beyond my expectations.  I have visions of inviting 5 or 6 couples for a truly unique gourmet event where I could select the food and have a say in the wine, the music, the lighting and even the flowers on the table. I guess I'm just getting older because this all sounds so much more appealing than when I was younger.

This is what is exciting about working with successful small businesses.  I'll post another note when their business blog is up.

Bon appetit!

Tom

RSS is used to subscribe to blog content, or any content that will travel through an RSS feed.  It's a protocol for transferring a very simple set of items (author, date, email, title, description, blog entry ...) between two machines. RSS is free and nobody owns it.  Now add the ability to tag specific content for sale in RSS feeds and create a special search engine just to mine these tags from the RSS content, and you get Edgeio.

This concept has more than one of my clients excited. Here is a page from their website that explains what they do at a high level. Visit www.edgeio.com for details.

What is edgeio?

Anyone can publish content on edgeio. With an RSS-enabled website, you can publish items on your own site and then direct edgeio to index and organize your content. You can also publish items directly on edgeio using a listings blog. Either way, publishers remain in control. No more listing fees, complicated forms to fill in, and, for RSS publishers, no struggling to keep content synchronized across multiple websites. Just post it, use appropriate tags, and edgeio takes care of the rest.

A blogger can publish an item for sale and have it listed on edgeio within a matter of seconds. An auto dealer with an RSS-enabled website can publish their inventory in real time to edgeio's network. Using tags indicating location, realtors can reach buyers in specific communities around the world. Podcasters and video bloggers can use tags to describe their work, making it easily discoverable in the edgeio network of websites. Individuals without their own RSS-enabled website can publish directly onto edgeio with a listings blog that edgeio creates for you.

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Is this an eBay killer? Maybe not. It's yet another channel for developing a relationship with clients. Since this is based on the subscription model that RSS uses, we're not going to be spammed to death by Internet Marketing vendors - well, let's hope not.  I'm curious to learn more and hope to sell some of the excess audio gear I have. I'll post my results when I do that and let you know.

Tom

If you use a website to capture leads and you're looking for a smoother, more effiicent way to integrate all the information you pull from the web into a contact relationship management system, then look no further than SalesForce.com.

Here is the blog article from Steve Anderson:

The Salesforce.com Foundation announced today that a plucky band of techno-strategists up in Seattle will get a $25,000 grant to build integration between the open source Plone content management system and Salesforce.com.

We’re very thankful to the Foundation for funding this project, and really excited about what this means to the nonprofits we work with (and anyone else using Plone and Salesforce.com!). What does it mean? With Plone and Salesforce.com integrated:

• Someone who signs up for your Plone website will be automatically dropped into your Salesforce.com database
• Any data you collect (interest area, newsletter signup, etc.) on your website will be recorded in Salesforce.com
• You can use all that data, and the constituent’s email address, to drive communication through any number of email marketing services that integrate with Salesforce.com
• If you desire, you can allow your constituents to view and change the data you have in Salesforce.com

We are going to be working with Enfold Systems on this project – they are some of the smartest Plone minds out there. We’re shooting for an October release, with lots of milestones along the way. If you are interested in this project, let me know in the comments. We’re very interested in getting input from a variety of folks along the way.

We now get to integrate the leading hosted CRM solution with the leading enterprise-grade open source CMS. We’re pretty darn excited about it!