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Bob Marley

February 6, 1945 - May 11 1981

10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Squidoo

It is a long time since I was a Squidoo Newbie but I can still remember how it felt. Exciting and scary. Exciting because Squidoo gives you such a brilliant platform to create wonderful things. Scary because I really had no clue what I was doing.

No...

100 Greatest Guitar Players - Vol. 1

From Jimi Hendrix to Jack White, Kurt Cobain to Scotty Moore. (Almost) all of your favorite guitarists are here in one lens.

In August of 2003, Rolling Stone published their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time. This is a series of Sq...

100 Tagfoot Tips

As I recently became the first member on Tagfoot to reach a Footness of 100,000, I thought I'd share 100 hot Tagfoot tips with you!

The most important thing to remember is just to have fun. Tagfoot can be confusing when you're just starting out, but...

3 Step TACO SOUP

3 Step Taco Soup is one of the easiest soup recipes to make. It's as easy as browning the meat, adding the rest of the ingredients, and topping it off with cheese. 3 Step Taco Soup makes a great meal for lunch or dinner and is a perfect, quick, m...

42

Written by the world's foremost authority on the number 42, this lense is a beginner's introduction into the grand and amazing world of the number 42. Step right in and prepare yourself to be amazed. 

At the bottom of every entry, you will f...

5 Day Cash Machine

Liz Tomey says you can even if you're a complete newbie. If you know how to check email, you can do this.

She Got Divorced and Got Paid! (But not the way you think...)

Liz Tomey took a complete internet newbie, a newly divorced woman who was on the...

50 Signs of Good Luck From Around The World

Do you believe in Luck? Do you carry a Lucky Charm or a Symbolic Talisman to ward off Evil and bring you Good Fortune?

There are many signs and symbols from around the world that are seen as lucky. Others are thought to bring good fortune, grant wis...

A Baby Boomer Defines Life After World War II

I was born in 1952 in Oakland California. My father had been in the Army during World War II. My mother was very young. I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area towns of El Cerrito and Richmond.

The following free-form narrative explains my feelin...

A Beginner's Guide to CSS

This lens isn't finished yet, but a couple of decent modules are ready, so I'm publishing. (When is a lens ever "finished?")

A Tasty Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

This stuffed bell pepper recipe reminds me of those comforting foods that Mom used to make. My husband loves it when he sees stuffed bell peppers on the menu. Filling and hearty, it is a good meal for an autumn or winter evening. Each pepper cup is l...

A Tribute To The Beatles

Love them or hate them, there is no denying that The Beatles changed rock n roll music forever when they burst onto the music scene at the start of the 1960's.

Although they broke up a couple of years before I was born, as a small child I was attrac...

Add Borders to Your Lens Photos on Squidoo

Would you like to jazz up the photos on your lenses? You can use borders on your images to give them much more impact and to help them "pop." You just need to use a little bit of simple HTML magic.

I have included easy instructions for a variety of...

Adding Images to your Lens

Not only do images look great on your lenses, lensmasters and readers LOVE to see them! There are tons of great reasons to add images to your lenses - promote your hand-made crafts, show off your original artwork or photography, and add 1000 extra wo...

Advanced css for squidoo - spice up your lens MORE

My lens about css for squidoo often gets the question: how do I combine the code?

This lens is an answer to that question.

Advanced HTML for Squidoo

The techniques shown here aren't much more advanced then what's in the Basic HTML tutorial. The code being used isn't any more special. But the results and presentation can appear to be more sophisticated. Hence it being the Advanced HTML tutorial. F...

Advantages To Homemade Dog Food

Do your remember the Pet Food Recall of 2007? On March 15, 2007, the FDA learned that certain pet foods were sickening and killing cats and dogs. They found contaminants in vegetable proteins imported into the United States from China and used as ing...

Affliate Program Reviews

Okay, I know what you're thinking. "Oh great, ANOTHER affiliate marketing site where you tell me what's great about this program and that it's going to make me TONS of money."

Well I'm not. I am your average person with limited experience to Affilia...

AMUSING ALLITERATION

This lighthearted lens will appeal to paripatiptetic phrasemongers or those who are partial to peep shows not to mention pleasingly plump prose and poetry.

Note: Those with incredibly short-attention spans or missing funnybones would be well advise...

Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse (born September 14, 1983) is an English jazz/soul singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and she won an Ivor Novello award in 2004 for her debut single Stronger Th...

Angel Investor and Venture Capital

Go4Funding.com is an online platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors and business experts from around the world. Go4Funding also allows all users to upload images and videos of their pitch. Our beta version is the first step in achievin...

Are Online Surveys Companies Legitimate?

Some online survey companies are legitimate and some are not. Find those online survey companies that are legitimate listed below, plus some great tips and information on how to avoid online survey companies that are probably not as legitimate as you...

Are you a Stay at Home Mom (or Dad) Interested in Earning a Monthly Income?

Okay, I am sure you are all thinking, "What's the catch?" Don't worry, there isn't one. I promise. I am a stay at home mom and I will show you how Squidoo is helping me earn a monthly income while still being home to take care of my children.

What i...

Article Submission Directories

Article Directories are places where we can submit our articles for others to read and republish in their newsletter, ezines and other publications.

This is one of the most effective and a free method to drive traffic to your websites.

Below I have exp...

Asian Style

I've had the good fortune of being able to travel around Asia and to live there as well. My experiences turned me into a big fan of Asian design and style.

Of course, each country is different, and each deserves its own lens, and this lens...

Aspiring Writers

Come see all the resources I've found for aspiring authors of all genres. You'll also find tote bags for your books and gifts for your favorite writers.

Astronomy Pictures - Telescope set up Guide Illustrated.

Astronomy Pictures is here to help beginners and amateur astronomers. You can learn how to set up a telescope for astrophotography or digital photography. Buy telescopes from Celestron, Meade and the eye pieces, filters, and barlows too. You can also...

Austin Underground

Austin rocks. Hands down. You can find great music any day of the week. From down and dirty blues to punk rock to rockabilly and just about anything else. This is a guide to the Austin I know. Cool hang outs, great music, good people.

Authentic Feast-Style Sausage and Peppers

Authentic Italian San Gennaro Feast Style
Sausage and Peppers Recipe

Depending on which part of the country you live in, you might call it a hero, sub or hoagie but whatever the name, you have to admit, nothing compares to an Authentic Italian Feast...

Authentic Mexican Food Spices, Seasonings, Ingredients and Recipes

Make your next meal with the finest Mexican ingredients direct from the Southwest! We carry authentic Mexican spices, seasonings and foods that will help you create your favorite Mexican and Southwest dishes in your own kitchen!

Avoid getting hacked!

This lens is geared towards internet safety. Everyone wants to enjoy the internet and the advantages it offers such as instant message and shopping. The only problem is that if you are not careful, you can end up compromising the personal information...

Awesome Animated GIFs

A fun collection of free animated gif images with html hotlink code.

Funny, sexy and cool animated gifs to post on your squidoo lenses, myspaces, facebook pages, live journal and web sites. We have animals, cartoons, movie clips, sports and bizarre...

Awesome Non-Kid Music That Kids Won't Hate

Parenting is great. But those first few years are an adjustment. (Okay, I won't lie. Every year is an adjustment.) Music, sad to say, is one of the things that can sort of slip away from you if you let it.

If you're just getting into the game, great...

Awful Jokes

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ... bonk!

That's a man laughing his head off.

What an awful joke but life's not always that funny. Take my wife ... please! I said that to my next door neighbour and now they've run off together ... and I don't half...

★ Homeschool Quotes ★

WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL,
BUT FOR LIFE.

These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics ... or help you take the homeschooling plunge ... or maybe help you remember why...

B.B. King

B.B. King is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Background Tips and Tricks

In the previous HTML and CSS lenses that I have created, I had talked about backgrounds and how to add it to your lenses. I know you were probably confused and thought maybe it only works with the borders as that seems to be the only place so far tha...

Barack Obama's Letter to a 9-Year-Old

Tucked among Lego models, sports memorabilia, and other treasures my 10-year-old guards carefully in his bed's built-in drawers is a letter from Barack Obama he got in July 2008, when he was 9. Long story short, it was in response to some peace-t...

Barack, Michelle, Malia & Sasha Obama

On November 4, 2008 at 11:00 pm Eastern Barack Obama was the projected winner! It became official shortly after.

He was sworn in to office January 20, 2009. I am so excited to say Congratulations to the 44th President of the United States of America...

Barenaked Ladies

Funny. Fun. Great music. Nuff said.

Barenaked Ladies Bathroom Sessions

You've always dreamed you could have a private acoustic concert with the Barenaked Ladies in a bathroom, and now your dreams have come true! Ed Robertson and Steven Page have recorded several BNL songs with just Ed's guitar in their bathroom. As amaz...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this!

You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules.

Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...

bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...

Bear Hunting With Sarah Palin

Graphic images from a bear hunt, Sarah Palin on a bear rug, resources and links about Sarah Palin's position on bear, moose, wolve, and other big game hunting in Alaska. Even an interview with turkey killing in the background! All this and more in th...

Best (and Lowest-Priced) Bicycle iPOD Speakers!

Fellow bikers,

A few years ago I remember thinking how cool it would be to have some kind of speaker system attached to my bike to make those long rides a little more enjoyable. Well, my wish has now been granted, and the product is everything I cou...

Best books on Buddhism

If you are into a specific type of Buddhism - don't think you already know what 'Buddhism' is. Buddhism comes in a variety of forms and they disagree on issues you probably take for granted. These books will amaze and inform you.

I'm going to be sen...

Best Butter Chicken Recipes

Anyone who loves Indian food - both eating and cooking - particularly non-vegeterian fare, knows that the holy grail of chicken dishes is the BUTTER CHICKEN. Yes all you Chicken tikka and Tandoori Chicken fans can eat your heart out, but Butter Chick...

Best Dystopian Novels

This lens is about dystopian books, which are among my favorite types of books. Most people automatically think of dystopia as a science fiction sub-genre, and while dystopian science fiction is common, not all stories about dystopian societies (or s...

Best Movie Quotes

I am a huge movie fan. Once in a blue moon, I catch a great line in a movie that is one of those once in a lifetime lines than an actor lives for, like Jerry Maguire's "You complete me."

This lens is dedicated to all of those great movie quotes. Som...

Best Panini Sandwich Recipes

Two slices of of Italian bread stuffed with delicious goodies such as mozzarella, tomatoes, prosciutto, fresh basil, roasted red peppers, or whatever else makes you happy. Brush with extra virigin olive oil, then press between the hot plates of a pan...

Best Pumpkin Recipes - Pumpkin Chili

It's pumpkin season already. I love this time of year - the changing colors, the cooler weather, and such good food! In this series of lenses, I bring you unusual and tasty pumpkin recipes. No pumpkin pie recipes here. You can find those anywhere.

W...

Bicycle Commuting

Gas prices are continuing to rise, so what are you waiting for? Maybe you are already a serious cyclist just starting to think about commuting by bike. Maybe you hardly ever ride, but have a dusty old bike in the garage. Either way, read on. Riding t...

Bicycle Design

As I say in my bio, I like bikes... a lot. From a design perspective, I am very interested in the many types of bicycles that meet a variety of different user needs ranging from racing to riding for transportation. I truly believe that the bicyc...

Bicycle History

This lens presents a concise look at the history of the bicycle: how it developed, who it affected. The early bicycles bore little resemblance to today's bicycles aside from the two wheels. Women and factory workers found new freedom they had never...

Bicycle Racing

Maybe you have been riding recreationally for a while and are interested in giving racing a try. On the other hand, maybe you would rather just watch what is going on in the world of pro racing. Either way, the links below are a great place to start....

Bicycle Science

It's just a bicycle, right? Once you've learned to ride, you always remember how. There's a lot more to a bicycle than just wheels and brakes, though. The purpose of this lens is to look at a little science and math that figure in to making that bi...

Bicycle-Powered!

As people work to develop sustainable forms of energy, one fun development has been the rise in bicycle-powered generators and appliances.  Drawing on the ready supply of human energy, these devices let the spinning wheels of bike riding produce...

Black Monday

I got to wonder about THE Black Monday of the Wall Street Crash fame, and when researching it, found 13 Black Mondays listed between Easter Monday 1209 and September 29, 2008. It is definitely an unlucky day of the week. Here are the stories of those...

Block Buster! British Glam Rock of the 70s

At the beginning of the 1970s, I was in my early teens, an excellent age to appreciate a new phenomenon about to hit the British airwaves: Glam Rock.

At the time Glam was a joke. Those of us with Sweet records were laughed at by our friends who wer...

Bluegrass

Bluegrass music is a type of American roots music, that was inspired by immigrants, strongly rooted by Irish and Scottish immigrants who settled in Appalachia. Traditionally Bluegrass consisted of mostly stringed instruments, like the fiddle, banjo,...

Bonanzle! Just Do It!

How to market your wares, socializing on Bonanzle and what we love about "The Ranch"

Books from "The Daily Show" (Current Season)

Jon Stewart invites a lot of authors, moviestars and other folks to pitch their books and movies on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But do you think you could find a simple list of them and links to Amazon on the Internet? No. Well, I thought that w...

Borders and Dividers for use on Squidoo

I like to use clip art dividers and borders to dress up my lenses. I like them so much that I've accumulated quite a collection! These dividers and borders are derived from public domain sources such as vintage publications, or I've made them...

Borders and More

When it comes to HTML and CSS, sometimes we want to have borders around our text to spice up your pages. There are a variety of different types of borders. You have regular ones and then rounded ones. Please remember not everything works in all brows...

British Savoury pies

The British savoury pie is a time honoured tradition. This is simple food at its most delicious. A steaming hot filling of gravy, vegetables, and meat surrounded by a pastry shell or topped by a thick layer of mashed potatoes.

Served up on a plate w...

Bulleted and Ordered Lists

You can easily make bulleted or numbered lists in the Text List module. Too easy!

But if you want more control and more of a say on how the information is presented you'll need to learn to use three HTML tags.

Lets say you want to display a list in...

Bulleted Lists

Bullet list are one of the things we use quite often when we want to highlight facts in a lens. Up until now we were not able to put boxes around bullet lists, but that is changing now. We have come up with a way to do it.

Bush answers Obama: "Yes we can-ned!"

America's crisis - who's fault is it? Economy, 2 wars, health care, middle class, jobs, foreign relations - we're suffering badly. Our taxes bail out those who caused our downfall. Small business owners like myself face mounting debts and lower sales...

Business Ideas

If you have a great business idea and do not know how to raise capital, you have found the right place. You can not only post your capital needs but you can also find business partners, get leads on materializing your business idea or get constructiv...

Camping & Hiking Equipment

Some tips on how to get the most for your money with this guide to buying camping & hiking gear.
Not just tents and sleeping bags, but other useful equipment you`ll need to enjoy the great outdoors. Camping has come a long way over the years.
Mak...

Can You Successfully Make Money On The World Wide Web?

In the days and times that we live in, people are skeptical about spending money, especially online where there are a lot of scams and outright greed. My philosphy has changed so much over the years that I consider myself a somewhat seasoned individu...

Cannondale Bikes

Cannondale bicycles are the elite bikes manufactured in the United States.



The Cannondale Bicycle Corporation is a major American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut USA with manufacturing in Bedford, Pennsylvania USA.



Which...

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana is one of the most musically talented and famous guitarists in the world. Some of my favorite Santana music spans from his earlier sounds of the 60s through some of his equally great works of today, and throughout this musical journey...

Carly Simon

Carly  Simon is an American musician and singer-songwriter.

Celebrities on Sesame Street

Celebrities have walked down Sesame Street since the start. Sesame Street is the perfect way to see your favorite celebs let loose and show you a side of them you have maybe not seen. Some stars are just like you would expect them to be, but some may...

Charles Dickens ~ Books, Bio & Links

Full Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens

Pen Name: Boz

Born: February 7, 1812

Nationality: English

Family life: Grew up working in blacking factory while family lived in debtor's prison.

Best known for: "A Tale of Two Cities", "Great Expectat...

Cherry blossom viewing - Sakura

Sakura is the japanese expression for cherry blossom. Cherry trees and the viewing of their blossoms is of great cultural importance in Japan. The blooming of the cherry trees is a highlight in the japanese spring season, which is celebrated each yea...

Child Genius - Higher than average Intelligence

Gifted children often develop asynchronously; their minds are often ahead of their physical growth, and specific cognitive and emotional functions are often developed differently (or to differing extents) at different stages of development. One frequ...

Chile Peppers

The word "chile" comes from the Nahuatl word "chilli", which means red or red plant. The Spanish changed the name to "chile." Today, the words pepper and chile are used interchangeably to refer to both hot and sweet chiles.

Chiles are vegetables na...

Chindogu

Chindogu is the Japanese art of inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that, on the face of it, seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem. However, Chindogu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions,...

Chiyogami

Chiyogami is a type of Japanese paper.  It is generally brightly colored patterned paper that is woodblock-printed. Chiyogami is commonly used today for projects like covering small boxes and books, creating origami, and making kimonos for paper...

Choosing the Right Job for You

We are all different and unique. Choosing the right job for you should be a unique and personal experience. What works for one does not necessarily work for ALL. That's what "choosing the right job for YOU" is all about.

Forget about what others say...

Classic Country is Better Than Rock

Classic Country is Better Than Rock

It has more of a down to earth sound and southern drawl to it, and the guitars don't scream at you. Some kinds of rock sounds o.k., but classic country (not that new stuff that isn't even country), is BEST!!!

Classic Funny Poems for Kids

I can still remember some of the humorous poems that were read to us children at infants school. Some, like The Jumblies and Matilda (who told such dreadful lies), can still make me smile today.

What makes them so memorable? Is it the rhythm and the...

Classic Lit: a Nerd's Eye View

Classic lit is a way of life for my husband and me.  You know you're a little obsessive when you have at least one conversation a day that starts with "You won't believe what happened to Scout today!" or some such thing.  If you a...

Classic Rock Video Showcase

This Classic Rock Video Channel will feature videos of Classic Rock bands and artists that have lenses here on Squidoo.com. I've compiled this showcase from the members of the Classic Rock Group and will feature the respective lenses and lensmasters....

ClickBank Ads Module

This Clickbank Module will enable you to display paying ads for digital products that match the topic of your lens. When a visitor clicks on one of these links and buys something from ClickBank, you get a share of the commission (up to 75% of the sal...

Complete Scrabble Source

The Scrabble lover's complete resource for all things Scrabble — Scrabble games, Scrabble PC games, Scrabble games online, as well as some Scrabble history and trivia!

Cooking with Spices

I love to cook with Spices. I love food flavored with garlic, chili pepper and cinnamon. So here is a comprehensive guide to Cooking with Spices!

Photo appears courtesy of GavinBell.

Crazy Creationists

They defy the facts. They're heedless of the rules of logic. They're willing to use outdated technology in risky maneuvers of public proselytization.

They're the daring circus of crazy creationists!

In this lens, we focus on the far-out claims of m...

Create Stunning CSS Backgrounds with Images

Have you heard of CSS Backgrounds? Do you have a Squidoo lens or two? How about a website? A MySpace profile? Are you bored by all those plain old white backgrounds? Here I'm going to show you how to spice up your lenses and pages and create bea...

CREDIT CRUNCH 2008-2010

There has been heated debates and discussions on a world basis on the unprecedented events that have happened recently in the world stock markets.Mass hysteria,sheer panic and gloom has prevailed.World governments have met and plans on a global basis...

Crepes Central!

Crepes are thin delicate pancakes that can be a wrap for anything from strawberries and chocolate, to cinnamon and apples, to grilled veggies, to spinach and cheese! Crepes can turn an ordinary meal into a culinary delight!

Crepes can be filled and...

Crock Pot Recipes from the South

Over the years, I have found some easy crock pot recipesI never have been a fancy cook. I do, however, know how to cook "country", especially Southern Country Cooking. I like foods that do not need a lot of attention -- time savers! As a n...

Crockpot Soup Recipes

It has only been in the last 2 or 3 years that I've come to love my crockpot! I didn't know how versatile a crockpot could be! There are so many crockpot recipes that are simple to put together and don't take a lot of ingredients or a lot of time to...

CSS Codes: Easy Tutorial and Quick Reference Guide

SHORTCUTS! Jump to how-to section on:

• Margins and padding around paragraphs


• Indented first line


• Colors of text and paragraphs


• Squidoo color codes


• Borders of paragraphs


• Troubleshooting spacing glitches


• Aligning Text and Images


• Text formatting (bold,...

David Cook Lyrics to Light On

Check out the Awesome Words to American Idol Winner for 2008, David Cook's Single "Light On" - It has Fantastic Lyrics!

You can Download the song Light On here right now!

David Cook's Album is out, too, and can be ordered here now too. How cool is...

Design Books: Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Advertising, Architecture, and Furniture

Check out this Lens that is dedicated to the best design books in the industry. Stay current with the latest news and forums about the newest and top rated design books. This Lens also has some great deals on the newest design books sold on Amazon.

Developing the Skills to Run a Successful Home-based Business

Many people are struggling in today's economy. Some even feel that their lives are at the mercy of the current economic crisis. However, there are those who have found a way to earn an income from home and remain in control of their own destiny.

Mos...

Dollar Bill Origami

Isn't money grand? It can do all sorts of great things for you, like keep you fed, pay for that cell phone bill, and get you that great pair of shoes you've been eyeing up. What's even better is when you can play with your money and have it too.

Hav...

Eamonn Fingleton

Eamonn Fingleton, an Irish ex-pat who resides in Tokyo, is one of the most original and insightful economic thinkers of our age. He has continually bucked the conventional wisdom on Globalism, the "new economy" and America's wanton aban...

Earthship Homes

Earthship Biotecture homes, floor plans and construction, solar energy, green energy, thermal dynamics, food production, housing, recycled materials. Including pictures, videos, books, news, info and much more.

Earthship (n.) 1. passive solar home m...

Easy Tasty Hummus Recipes

Whether they're called garbanzos or chickpeas, they still make a tasty dip. Hummus has exploded in popularity in the United States in the last twenty years. And for good reason. It's full of fiber and minerals, and it tastes wonderful. I can almost t...

Economic Meltdown Survival Plan

Your economic meltdown survival plan will help you weather the global recession that seems to have everyone running scared. Economists say the current financial crisis is the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. And worse yet this recession...

Eighties Party - 1980's Fashion Music and Movies

Get back to the 80's with an awesome eighties party.

We have everything 1980's from top party tunes to funky retro fashion and memorable 80's movies that will take you back to the decade of feathered hair, hefty shoulder pads, legwarmers and splashes...

Elvis Costello

You might say that Elvis Costello is complex. You might also say that's he one of the most influential musicians of our time, a true renaissance man whose cultivated a style and sound all his own. You might say that his music rocks tje house 10 times...

Elvis Costello - The Music of Elvis Costello

I have liked Elvis Costello since I first heard Oliver's Army on my boyfriend's Sony Walkman (remember those?) in 1984.

The portrait of Elvis Costello is my own fan artwork. You can see more of my art at my website and visit Elvis Costello's website

Engrish: Hilarious Grammatical Catastrophes

Engrish is the phenomenon of often hilarious grammatical catastrophes resulting from poor, usually over-literal translations of Japanese to English. ENGRISH can be found in many places, some of which are User's Manuals of imported goods, signs, menus...

Ernest Hemingway ~ Books, Bio, & Links

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois.  He started writing in 1917 for The Kansas City Star, but when World War I rolled around he became a volunteer ambulance driver at the Italian front.  He was se...

Essential Party Appetizer Recipes

Looking for something interesting to serve at your next party?  Find a cavalcade of awesome appetizers to please even the pickiest palate.

Appetizers are perfect to serve at Graduation parties, on New Year's Eve, at Cocktail parties, before dinne...

Etta James

Etta James is an American blues, soul, R&B, and jazz singer and songwriter.

Everything you wanted to know about chili peppers.

In the past, after harvest in the late summer and early fall large chile peppers were strung to dry so that chile would be available for cooking year round. Today chili pepper ristras are still used for this purpose, but are also often hung in front...

Exploiting Ezine Articles To Make Explosive Income

Article marketing is the cornerstone of any Bum Marketer's campaigns. I usually write anywhere from 5 to 10 articles a week and I absolutely love it, not to mention that this simple task adds to my bottom line everyday. If you write even a few articl...

Exponentially Increase Your Squidoo Traffic and Reputation Through Other Article Writing Sites

All of us as lensmasters are looking for ways to increase our Squidoo traffic. One way that we can increase our traffic to our Squidoo lenses, home websites, and blogs is to write articles about our Squidoo topics on other article writing sites. Whil...

Fabulous Chili Recipes

As we chili lovers know, there a many different type of chili. There are also millions of different way to use this hot and no so hot veggie. My goal with this lense is to collect as many chili recipes as possible from as many places in the world as...

Famous Wedding Quotes ~ Famous Marriage & Wedding Sayings

Here's my collection of some of the most famous wedding quotes and proverbs, marriage sayings, love quotes, wedding humor and even more cool wedding related stuff. Feel free to use any of those for your memorable wedding toast!

Have fun ;)

FAQ: Payment Settings and Commissions

Are you confused about commissions? Experiencing donation snafus? Here are the most frequently asked questions about money and earnings on Squidoo.

If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find...

Favorite Blues Brothers Quotes

Jake and Elwood have been quoted at weddings by grooms, in the workplace by both bosses and worker bees, and in heart-to-heart talks between fathers and sons.  What is there about The Blues Brothers that makes it so quote-worthy?

What makes The B...

For Anyone Who Wants to Make Money Online

There are so many great ways to make money online. But there are also tons of scams too. Here, I'll tell you what works and what doesn't, and I'll share with you the best ways to make money online!
With my help, hopefully you'll realize that even tho...

Frank Zappa Showcase

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians. ~ Frank Zappa

I have been a huge FZ fan for years. He has a whole shelf to himself in my CD and album collection....

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka is one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of the 20th century. His complex, bizarre and impersonal stories are so unique that his name inspired an adjective - Kafkaesque.

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Jay Dubner

Economic influences shape our daily lives both overtly and in more subtle ways. Oddly, the subject is often viewed as arcane and unknowable.

I'm always glad to see good books like Freakonomics, or Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson demystify this...

Free Images and How to Use Them

This is a listing free image resources to use on your lens or website.

Also, it includes several detailed How-To sections on how to add the necessary HTML to control and enhance the images in your pages (or lenses). Examples included.




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Free Background Images for HTML and CSS

I am a digital photographer. Here are some of my best pictures that you can use for free on your lens or website. Just link back to this page. The images would look great as a background behind black or white text, or as a background image for HTML...

Free Hit And Traffic

I want to concentrate this lens to looking for free traffic. Who doesn't want free traffic? Truth is, there's so much more ways to get free traffic than you can think of.

Please, join me as I explore the possibilities. 

Freelance Writing Online

This site contains a variety of tips, resources and writing job for freelance writers.

Find out information on various freelance writing opportunities for a variety of print and online content provider sites.

Fresh Homemade Mexican Salsa: Traditional and Unusual Recipes and Ingredients

The term "salsa" covers a wide variety of tasty meal additions. It literally translates as "sauce," and you can put it on meats and veggies or use it as a dip for your chips. Whatever you do with your salsa, it's sure to spice up your meal. Read on t...

Funny George W. Bush Videos on Youtube :)

Sometimes you just gotta laugh. Here in all his glory (with some actors portraying him) is the President of the United States, George W. Bush...

 

Click here to visit my other lens that's all about Bush's last day in office! 

 ...

Funny Signs and Bizarre Billboards

Ever seen an unintentionally funny sign that made you say "What?!!"

Perhaps you remember the infamous "Cruise Ships Use Airport Exit" freeway sign outside of San Diego, or the old [ North South ↑ ] freeway sign outside Chr...

Gather.Com - Articles, Groups, and Friends

Gather.Com is a friendly writing site where you can get feedback on your articles and express your concerns about life. I've been a member of Gather.Com since December 1, 2006, and have posted dozens of articles there.

I find that the readers often...

Get Free Traffic. Use Bum Marketing and Squidoo

Use Squidoo to drive more traffic to your business or Affiliate programs. With more traffic, means more money, which means more leisure time, which means more fun.

I use bum marketing, which you can read more about on my lens Help Your Business wit...

Get Paid to Write - Make Money Writing Articles Online

Lately, I've been dabbling with writing. I've come across lots of websites that accept articles and actually pay something for writing them, and/or for the number of views an article gets. Some even pay you a portion for referrals' submissions. If yo...

Getting the Best Results in the Squidoo Ebay Module

With so much information online, it is often surprising how many people do not utilize advanced search commands to help pick through the results, bringing all the good ones to the top, and keep the rest off the list. With eBay, and especially with af...

Giant Squid Organizer: Bonnie

Do you aspire for greatness? Are you a stellar lensmaster? Do you want to be a part of the coolest group on Squidoo? If you answered yes to any of these questions then we've got a group for you!

Learn what it takes to join the ranks of the Giant Squ...

Gifts for Avid Readers

It's not easy to find the perfect book for an avid reader. You have to know which authors they do and don't prefer, which books they already own, which they've read. And it's not a surprise if you ask them which book to buy.

Gift cards are convenien...

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian folk singer.

Graphics for Squidoo

I have created numerous graphics over the years. Some of my work is out of this world and some are just okay but nothing to write home about. I figured that this lens will be another great resource that you can use as an outstretch of my HTML and CSS...

Great Writing Resources, Tips, Twitters, and Inspirations

This lens is filled with information to help writers develop their craft.

Writing is a way of life that many of us cannot live without. A day without writing seems . . . imbalanced, don't you think?

You can meet some great writers through Twitter a...

Green Day

I'm always surprised when I'm reminded of how long Green Day have been going.  Their music has definitely matured over the years, but they haven't lost that raw edge that made them stand apart in the 90s.

Growing Lavender – Cooking With Lavender – Bathing With Lavender

Using lavender is one of the best ways to pamper yourself!



Uses of Lavender Include:



Cooking (marinade for meats, dressing for salads, dipping oil for breads)



Cleaning (disinfecting floors, walls, mirrors)



Cosmetic (Bathing, hair rinse, facial bl...

Growing Up 70s

Each decade has it's contribution to history and a wealth of memories for those living at the time. Some have said that the 70s were a decade when nothing happened but in retrospect we know it's not true.

Growing up 70s was different from growing...

Gyro Recipe

I have a confession to make... I love gyros and Greek souvlaki! You will too if you taste it once and you will understand me. It's such a shame going to Greece and not tasting its food which is absolutely delicious, let alone healthy! So don't be shy...

H is for Hot Peppers

Hot peppers, or chili peppers, were first cultivated by the people of Central and South America as far back as 3000BC. Christopher Columbus is largely credited for introducing pepper seeds to Europe in 1493. Since that time, the popularity of hot pep...

Habanero Heat Hot Sauce!

Do you have a hot sauce junkie in your house?
Habanero's are some of the "hottest" peppers on the planet, and my hubby is a habanero addict to the max. For years we've searched for the perfect and hottest habanero hot sauce, only to come up empty han...

Harping on the Chieftains...

This is the fairy tale of a woman who was too broke and too sick to go see the famous Irish band The Chieftains play at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in March of 1995, and ended up not only seeing them perform one of the best Irish concerts she had ever...

Healthy Monkfish Recipes

It is extremely unlikely that monkfish could ever be described as the most aesthetically pleasing fish in any sea. Also known as anglerfish, it has an extremely distinctive - perhaps even ferocious - appearance. Sadly, this fact alone often puts peop...

Healthy Sandwich Recipes

The sandwich - the favourite snack of countless millions around the world. It is fair to say that ever since - in the 18th Century - the 4th Earl of Sandwich first came up with the idea of "sandwiching" his lunch (purported to be beef on th...

Herbs for Cuisines and Health

For centuries, herbs have enriched the cuisines and health practices of Asians. It has become part and parcel of modern life and have been embraced by cultures worldwide for their taste, fragrance and medicinal properties since ancient times.&nb...

Hiking The Grand Canyon, Rim To Rim

There is SO much one could write about hiking in the Grand Canyon, but here I want to focus on hiking rim to rim using the popular "Corridor" trails. I usually do my rim to rim treks from south to north, so that's the order in which I&#...

Hiroshige - Resources for Art Lovers

The site is about the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige (1797-1858) who was most famous for his landscape prints. It provides links to information and images of his work and prints in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books...

Hokusai - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens is about Hokusai (1760-1849)and images of his work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos.

It provided support for a project about Japanese Art in Making A Mark in 2008.  This included looking at the...

Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked Macaroni and Cheese contains several different types of cheeses, milk, and some light spices. Often times it calls for breadcrumbs as this recipe does.

It's easy to make a batch or two of this for a family get together or cookout. Beware: this...

Homemade Pita Bread

Pitas make the perfect hand held food. You can fill them with just about anything you'd put in a sandwich and then some. It's no wonder why this ancient form of bread is still popular around the world.

How I Use Myspace, Twitter, YouTube and Squidoo to Drive Traffic to My Associated Content Articles

I have been spending a lot of time over at Myspace and Twitter right now. This Social Networking has taken over my life. I think that it is a gas. Why is it always the young that find the fun stuff first. I have come to realize how important this s...

How To Add Amazon Widgets To Your Lens

Have you wished you could add one of those cool carousel widgets on your lens? Or a contextual product cloud? How about a big preview of your Amazon aStore?

Well, now you can. With a little (actually BIG!) help of Clearspring, the widget network, an...

How to Appear Smart & Informed: 6 Easy Tips

Of course, you're smart. Let's face it. It takes a pretty together person to create these lenses -- built fast, full of info, tightly-written. And even if you are only a Squidoo reader, you are obviously intellectually curious. Building and reading t...

How to become an Independently Published Author

This page is designed to offer insight and advice to help the independently published, or those considering taking the independent plunge.
I will share my own personal trials and triumphs in this industry, as I publish my books and try to market them...

How To Build A Twitter Following That Makes You Money

If you're looking to implement Twitter as a marketing tool, there are a few things you should know about the service in order to help you use it properly, and maximize your chances of building a large twitter following.

The first thing you should re...

How To Create A Landing Page

You need a copy for your landing page but you're not sure how to create a landing page?

At the beginning let us define what we mean when talking about a landing page. A landing page can be any page that visitors come to right after clicking on any p...

How To Create A Money Making Web Site In 30 Days

Have you ever wondered HOW these so-called gurus make money by building Adsense and affiliate programs websites?

This is what you are going to learn in this lens!
  
By working a few hours each day and with the powerful concepts I will tea...

How To Do Internet Marketing

In the time of increasing numbers of unemployed many are turning to learn an internet business and work from home. It is possible to earn a decent living online and this lens gives a few tips on the best way to go about it.
Forget about the money and...

How To Experience The Flavors Of New Orleans At Home

Soooo Gooood, makes you want to slap your Momma !

How to Get Free Traffic by Using Article Marketing And Article Writing

Article marketing helped us double our Christmas sales this year at Fun Cool Collectibles. Article writing also helped us double our traffic as the 2008 Christmas season ended. I am now an advid believer in article marketing.
We have been selling on...

How to make a Perfect Omelette

I have always wanted to help those who wanted to learn how to make a perfect omelette.I have grown up eating omelettes ever since I was a first grader. Till date, my love for omelettes has never ceased. If I had my way, I could have omelettes for br...

How To Make Money With Amazon's Associate Program

There are few if any affiliate programs as successful as Amazon's. Amazon is the one of the first to pioneer with the concept of affiliate marketing way back in 1997... when most of us haven't even heard of the internet. Heck, I don't even have a com...

How to Make YouTube Videos Look Great

The key for YouTube to display your video the best possible way, is to upload the best possible quality video that meets or exceeds their requirements. That is by encoding videos the right way. 

I'll show you a few ways on how to encod...

How to Play the Funniest Card Game ever!!

Well, here are instructions for the funniest card game ever! We play it whenever family or friends are over and have such a blast! I'm sure you will too. This game can be called Salute the King, however, If anyone can think of a better title, I'm ope...

How To Promote Your Squidoo Lens

Now that you have a lens, you want to let people know about it. Getting people to read your lens is harder than writing it! But there are many ways to promote your lens, make it more popular in search engines, and make it a success.

In this lens I'l...

How to Use Articles as an Internet Marketing Tool

Writing articles is a great internet marketing technique.

Most people use the internet to search for information on many different things such as news, business, health, and personal development just to name a few. The list is unending as new discover...

How to use www.Photobucket.com

I see the question almost every day ...

"How do I post a photo here?"

I will show you how to use www.Photobucket.com so that you can post photos on three different types of message boards, social networking sites such as Myspace, blog sites including...

How to Write A Children's Book and Get It Published by Barbara Seuling

This Lens is about a book that helped me tremendously during the process of writing my book and preparing the manuscript. I highly recommend it for anyone writing a book, whether for children or not.

How to Write an Article that Powerfully Drives Traffic To Your Website

To People Who Want To Write - But Can't Get Started

Here is a process that is useful in creating articles that are designed to be of quality, high value and will have a higher rate of follow through by the reader.  This process will easily genera...

HTML and CSS Color Schemes

This is my second to my series of CSS and HTML related lenses. The first one was a detailed lens on how to put html and CSS into your lenses. This one is more of a cheat sheet where you can pick out your color schemes that I have put in front of you....

HTML And CSS Mentor

Many of you start writing your lenses without any HTML and CSS, but as you start understanding Squidoo, you want to learn how to spice your lenses up. HTML and CSS is just the ticket that you may be looking for.

Here, on this lens, you will learn fr...

HTML Borders Backgrounds

Have you seen sharp looking lenses formatted with HTML borders and backgrounds and wished you could do the same? There are already plenty of EXCELLENT how-to-HTML lenses available, so I thought I'd do something a little different.

There are two main...

HTML Squidoo Tricks How To Lens with sample codes step-by-step

HTML Squidoo Tricks How To Lens with sample codes & step-by-step instructions to change fonts, background colors, table of contents, modules & images.

HTML Tips for Color

Color can be applied via HTML tags to fonts, borders and backgrounds.

squidoo.com/basichtml and squidoo.com/advancedhtml show how to implement these colors.

This lens however isn't going to show how the code is applied, but is a repository for the...

I Am Addicted to Hot and Spicy Food!

I love hot sauce, hot peppers and hot food. I crave hot wings and add all types of hot sauce to my food. I just can't enough of the hot stuff. This lens is going to look at what makes hot peppers spicy and why. Then take the poll and tell us if you t...

Ian Dury

This is a tribute to the late great Ian Dury
The people's Poet Laureate and Master of the Music Hall Muse.
Actor, Musician, and songwriter extraordinaire!

Thanks for the Music, Dancing and good times Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Image and Video Mentor

Welcome! I'm Linda Martin, your Image and Video Mentor here at Squidoo. I love working with images and know you will too once you have the right software and a few simple instructions.

This lens lists sites where you can find free images on the web....

Increase Page Rank: Ride the Google Rollercoaster

If you're looking for the best ways to increase page rank on your web pages and Squidoo lenses then read on. But be prepared for excitement, adrenaline rushes, frustration and even a few surprises on the way.

Perhaps you've experienced the rush of a...

Inspirational Quotes

If you are looking for quick inspirations and daily inspirational sayings then look no further than Daily Quote Online for inspiration, wisdom, and motivation.

Where can you find quick inspirations? How about in inspirational quotes, essays, stories...

Iraq War Deaths - Links and Related News

Create reminder of deaths due to an unnecessary war

The deaths of someones child - Information about the death and casualty counts of the Iraq war.

Health Care for Our Troops - 06-18-09

2 Years Today - 06-10-09

1000 Vet attempted Suicides a month...

Isaac Hayes

The first black composer to win an Oscar for Best Song, award winning instrumentalist, crooner, rapping before there was rap, Rhythm & Blues & Jazz singer, winner of Academy and Grammy awards and humanitarian to boot - that was Isaac Hayes.

Is...

It's Time to Spice Up Your Life

Chinese Five Spice, Pumpkin Spice, Mixed Spice, Curry Powders. They add variety and flavour to your food dishes, whatever the cuisine.

These assorted spice mixes can also be quite costly at the shop so the temptation to buy in bulk when they're on s...

Italian mountain bikes manufacturers

For several years Italian mountain bike brands were the only ones, besides Canada and USA, to produce high quality mountain bikes with attractive design and technological innovations which are still used today.

Nowadays, the Italian bicycle manufact...

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was an American blues and rock singer, songwriter, and music arranger. Her most well known song is certainly 'Me and Bobby McGee' (Freedom is just an other word for nothing else to loose...)

JAPAN - Rare Antique Books

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The kanji characters that make up Japan's name...

Japan Has It All

In April, 2008 I spent two weeks in Japan with my friend Kaori and her two little kids. We stayed with Kaori's parents at their house in Yui, a small town in Shizuoka prefecture. This lens highlights my favorite aspects of this trip, as well as a few...

Japanese Art and Artists - Resources for Art Lovers

This lens provides links to information about Japanese Art and Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries and images of their work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos.

It was originally created to provide a resource...

Japanese Cutlery

While diamonds are the girl's best friend, kitchen knives are the cook's best friend. Ask any professional cook out there and they will confirm that the knives are their most appreciated tools for their culinary creation. This is especially true for...

Japanese Vocabulary Blaster Lensograph Index

This table will eventually hold the links to all of the Japanese Vocabulary blasters, 150 in total. Each list contains 15 Japanese words that you can use in daily conversation. Since fluency is in the eye of the locutor, the amount of vocabulary you...

Jessi's Awesome Bread Recipe

Oh garlic bread! Just the smell of it will leave your mouth watering, yearning for a bite. Unsure of how to make the bread yourself? Don't settle for under par frozen varieties! Read on and discover how simple it really is. But warning: if you contin...

Joe Cocker-Rock Singer

One of the great rock voices of all time, the legendary Joe Cocker has had hit records in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. His gutsy, gravelly, unique vocal style and unmistakable stage presence have made Cocker one of the most dynamic and entertaining r...

John Steinbeck ~ Books, Bio & Links

John Ernst Steinbeck III was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902.  He sought to work his way through school at Stanford University; he never graduated.

Recognition of Steinbeck began with his novel Tortilla Flat in 1935, and only co...

Johnny Cash, The Man In Black

Johnny Cash is a country music legend that made his way into the hearts of thousands of fans. From day one, Johnny Cash's fans remained true and steady.

Johnny Cash started with gospel and ended up singing his bad-boy, roughneck music around the cou...

Julian Beever

Julian Beever is an English artist that creates surreal chalk drawings on pavement surfaces. His art is sometimes so convincing that people avoid potholes he has drawn on a pavement. His nickname is "the pavement picasso". His chalk art can take days...

Julie and Julia Soundtrack

Most memorable song on the Julie and Julia Soundtrack is Talking Heads "Psychokiller" aka the "Lobster Killer" song which perfectly accents the bon vivant crustacean killing scene.

21 songs fill the Julie and Julia Soundtrack with...

JustHost is the Best Webhost

Welcome to Justhost is the Best Host! This lens will be devoted to offering tips and strategies for navigating and utilizing Justhost Cpanel (control panel) to help you capitalize on all Justhost has to offer.

Justhost webhosting has super affordabl...

Kabetogama Lake a Wilderness - God's Country

Picture of the Kabetogama Walleye and granddaughter taken October 4th 2009. As a child I learned about living in a wilderness area in northern Minnesota border waters, where the black bears roam and the timber wolves survive. The enchanted forests wi...

Kirkpatrick MacMillan - The Man Who Invented the Bicycle

Kirkpatrick Macmillan was born in Coathill, near Dumfries, Scotland, in 1812. He was the son of a blacksmith and although as a young man he tried a variety of jobs, he finally went to work with his father. One day, he saw someone on a velocipede, a t...

Kotowaza - Japanese Proverb

Kotowaza are words of wisdom or ancient sayings that have many practical uses for the gaijin (foreigners) living in Japan. Most kotowaza are of ancient Chinese origin, but some have been derived from Japan's own history, other foreign countries or ha...

Lamb Burger with Feta Cheese

I don't think Mary would have eaten one of these though. :)

Laugh along with Bush

George W Bush left the whitehouse in January of 2009. Here we take a light hearted look at the numerous funny moments he left in his path, often noted on slips in his public speaking and general gaffes and bloopers we hope you enjoy them as much as w...

Learn about Blogging AND Make Money Blogging

I'm a writer, and make money blogging. Blogging came naturally to me, because I love to express myself through my writing. Below is a list of information, blogging platforms, blogs to check out, books on blogging, and places you can make money bloggi...

Learn Japanese

Learn Japanese - the easy way (if there is a really easy way to learn a language?).

Well, yes! There is an easy way to learn the Japanese language. The Pimsleur method allows you to learn Japanese on an individual basis and on your own time schedule...

Learn To Speak Japanese

Learn To Speak Japanese - Speaking Japanese is inevitable, if you want to start understanding the Japanese culture. Japan has been keeping apart of the rest of the world for a long time. That means that culture, the way people treat each other and a...

Learning Japanese

Learning Japanese - Learning Japanese seems at first sight like a very difficult task. But by using Japanese language audios to teach you Japanese you will be making rapid progress.

The Pimsleur Japanese audios are ideal for learning Japanese. These...

Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies

One of the most often asked questions in the Squidu Forums is, "How do I get traffic to my lens?"

The most obvious way to generate traffic to your lens is to make sure that it is search engine friendly. But that is a topic that deserves it...

LensCrafting - Experiments

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Leshan Giant Buddha!

The Grand Buddha at Leshan (Sichuan Province, China) is the largest ancient stone carved image of Buddha in the world, standing 71 metres in height. It is located at the foot of Mt. Lingyun, where the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi Rivers meet. This edifi...

Liberal America

Don't let the right wing propagandists fool you. On all the important issues of the last decade, the liberals were right, and the right wingers had it wrong.

The highest traditional values of America are liberal values. Equality, democracy, liberty, c...

Like Totally 1980s Movie Quotes

Remember the days when the Brat Pack and John Hughes ruled the box office and we were chilling at the mall and spending long summer nights goofing around at the Drive In? These memorable and funny quotes will bring back the good times for eighties mo...

LinkBuddies Banner Ads - Not Dead Yet!

People often tell me, "Banner ads are dead." I admit they can be annoying, they don't often take surfers to useful, relevant pages, and people generally ignore them. But dead? Not really.

The thing is you have to use banners correctly and ha...

List of Search Engines - Submit website or blog URL and get more traffic

If you want more traffic to your website from search engines, you need to know how to make your website search engine friendly, and then submit your URL to all the major search engines. I am helping you to submit your website URL and blog URL to larg...

LOL...It Takes More Muscles to Frown than to Smile!

Here's hoping that this lens will cause laughs, good moods, put a stop to bad days, and cure any person suffering from being angry, sad, frustrated, or just plain bored.

=D

Not to infringe on McDonald's copyrights or anything, but
PUT A SMILE ON!!...

Love This Lens Widget

One of the (many) secrets of getting a good Lensrank is the star ratings that other Lensmasters can give to your lens. Getting them to actually visit your lens is hard enough, yet sometimes they leave without clicking on the stars at the top.

This w...

Major Taylor

Marshall Walter Taylor was born November 16, 1878. He won the world one mile track cycling championship three times, from 1899 through 1901. What makes this so amazing is that he was an African American athlete, at a time when that was extremely rar...

Make a Fancy Table of Contents

A clickable Table of Contents helps visitors navigate webpages. A table of contents also shows what's on a single webpage, which helps visitors decide whether your page is worth reading! A great table of contents within the first screen is a powe...

Make a perfect Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani is by far the most popular Indian rice recipe around the globe. A Biryani is a rice recipe which can be made with meat , seafood, vegetables or chicken. Biryani, is made from par boiled rice, which is then assembled with the other ing...

Make Money Online

There are many and varied ways of making money on line - this lens is here to give you some ideas and pointers - it will be ever changing as we come across anything good that we think worthy of your attention.  LensRoll us or make it a Favourite...

MAKE MONEY WHILE YOU SLEEP!

Would you like to...

Earn
money from free classifieds! ?

Well, if you've clicked above, then you're already on the right path! USFREEADS IS A DEFINITE MONEY MAKER! I assure you there is NO LIMIT to how much money you can earn by using USFREEADS and...

Make Money with eHow, Squidoo, and HubPages

As I discussed informational content in my previous post regarding producing passive incomes over the Internet, three of the most popular sites in the on-line publishing market came out: eHow, Squidoo, and HubPages. All three sites provide a free pla...

Make More Sales Without More Traffic

Two years ago when I was starting to play around with internet marketing, I was pretty sure I could "earn millions and fire my boss" in weeks..... Just like everybody else, I bought that latest and greatest ebook or system or whatever it is...

Making Friends On Myspace - Your Social Networking Should Start Here

This is the best place to drive traffic to your site. I have found that many of my lenses are getting more traffic from Myspace than from Google. There are so many tools to use to get traffic to your website. You have your profile, your blog, comment...

Making Money From Writing

I always wanted to write. I love to put my thoughts on paper, to share my words of wisdom with others. In January I became a full-time writer and I couldn't possibly be any more happy than I am right now. I'm a freelance writer mainly writing about a...

Mangosteen Juice Recipe

Found primarily in Southeast Asia, the mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana) is composed of a purplish rind (or skin), a succulent white pulp (four to eight segments) and seeds (one to five).

Here I will teach you how to gain benefits for your heal...

Margaret Schaut Squid Angel

Squidoo is a UNIQUE place. I've spent a LOT of time here. I've helped out as Citizen Squid twice, and will probably do that again in the future. I've had LOTD. I've had lenses up for awards. Because of my Squidoo pages I've been contacted by journali...

Marketing Your Ebay Store with Squidoo

First off, what is Squidoo? Squidoo is a website that allows you to make free, customized pages on any topic, like your Ebay store. If you can make a keyword optimized Squidoo lens linking to your Ebay store, you can increase your sales and traffic....

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On Lyrics

Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today - Ya

Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
F...

Miso Soup

Miso soup can be made as a breakfast, an appetizer, a stand-alone soup course, or a full entree.  Its presence in Japanese cooking runs the gamut from home cooking to high cuisine. Learn the basics of making your own miso soup and then explore m...

Monetize Your Digital Content

There are several ways a person can earn money online. In my opinion, creating and sharing digital content online is one of the quickest and easiest way to make money online.

Digital content includes text articles, videos, slides, graphics, pictures...

Money as Debt: How Banks Loan Money They Don't Have to Create Money We Owe!

What is money? How is it created, where does it come from, what backs the printed paper we spend? This is a huge and incredibly confusing topic, especially for anyone not in the finance industry. This animated video (broken into five short segments)...

MOST DELICIOUS PIZZA IN NYC

I LOVE PIZZA. ABSOLUTELY LOVE PIZZA. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE IS ANCHOVIES, VEGETABLE, EGGPLANT.

WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH BOTH OF MY KIDS, I ATE A WHOLE PLAIN PIE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT AGREED WITH MY STOMACH.

IT IS THE CRUST...

Most Healthy Dog Food

Do you have any idea what's in the dog food you just fed to Fluffy? Do you have any idea how to acquire the Most Healthy Dog Food for your pet? Is it safe to give Fido kitchen food?

 

It is vital for you to learn about nutrition for your...

Movie Outtakes - Movie Mistakes, Film Jokes and Movie Quotes

Film Funnies, Movie Mistakes, Film Quotes,
Movie Cliches and Movie Jokes, Film Humour

Mushrooms, Mushrooms and Mushrooms

You guessed it, I absolutely love mushrooms too! Mushrooms complement almost any meal, they are easy to saute and add flavor, texture, and nutrients to just about anything. From appetizers and salads to main dishes and sides, mushrooms can be enjoyed...

Music I Discovered on Austin City Limits

...but if you can't have that, then "recorded live" is almost as good.

There are several different ways I use to find new music. One of my favorites is Austin City Limits, a concert show on PBS.

My criteria for including a band or artist on this le...

My Favorite Taco Soup Recipe

Taco soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. It's great for football or snowy days or even a quick dinner idea.

This recipe is extremely easy to put together with inexpensive ingredients, and my friends and family ask for this dish over and over....

My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo

The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...

My Love For Marmite Recipes

This is the story of my passionate, never ending love for Marmite. Plus there are some Marmite recipes and so on all about this yummy, lovely substance.

What I wouldn't do right now for a cheese and Marmite sandwich ... mmmm, absolute heaven.

Whisk...

My Top 10 Favorite John Cusack Movies

John Cusack is the most under rated actor in Hollywood. We rarely see him in public yet he remains one of the top movie makers of our time. John Cusack is a very private person, but his work speaks for itself. His witty, sardonic, ironic, dry humour...

My Top 10 John Martyn songs

John Martyn was indeed a musical legend; a hugely talented singer-songwriter and guitarist whose career spanned more than thirty-five years, he worked tirelessly and lovingly at his art right up to his sad passing in January 2009 at the age of 60.

A...

My Top 10 Movies of All Time

As a member of Rocket Moms I was challenged to make a Top 10 list. I've put together a list of my all time top 10 movies.

The movies are as varied as the dates they were made and I love each one! I hope you will enjoy and possibly find a movie in th...

My Top Ten Red Hot Chili Pepper Songs

Red Hot Chili Pepper songs, posters, information and videos can all be found right here. You won't have to look any further to learn more about your favourite band. I've scoured the web in order to put everything you could possibly want or need right...

Names that Match Occupations

I find it quite interesting and humorous how some peoples' names correspond with their occupation.

Here you'll find some cool examples of just that!

Natural Beauty of Hokkaido

The unspoiled natures of Hokkaido has been the main attraction for many tourist all over the world. This lens explained why you should go to Hokkaido at least once in your life.

Hokkaido is most probably the best place that I have ever been during m...

Natural Edible Oils

Vegetable oils are some of the healthiest foods that one can consume. They are filled with anti-oxidants and extracts that are beneficial to the body. Although oil is usually associated with bad diets and seen as something to be avoided, many good oi...

Natural Holistic Dog Care

Welcome Natural Dog Care.  It is my intention to provide you with information and advice which will help you make good choices for your Dog's Care.  If you are a Dog Owner or planning on getting a Dog, I think you will find this Natural Dog Care lens...

Neighborhood Restaurants of New Orleans - Eat like a local

This New Orleans restaurant guide aint for those craving white tablecloths and mnapkins folded to look like swans. This is neighborhood food...affordable, maybe a bit messy, but always delicious. Find your way to any of these places, order up an iced...

New Orleans by Bicycle: A Tourists guide to living like a local

With its beauty, history, and food, New Orleans is a tourists delight, but to see New Orleans any way but by bicycle is to miss out on much that this city has to offer. This guide is a great start to everyone who is interested in our culture, and wha...

NEWSFLASH! A Squidoo Policy Update

June 2009

When we started creating Squidoo in 2005, we had a vision of openness, creativity, authenticity and generosity that has guided the Squidoo publishing platform, our company and our community to much success.

A few years later, as the numbe...

Northern Soul Music

Northern Soul is the term used in the United Kingdom for a type of mid-tempo and up-tempo heavy-beat soul music (of mainly African American origin) that was popularized in Northern England in the mid 1960s.
The term also refers to the associated danc...

Number One Songs Of 1959 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1959

Motown record label is founded in Detroit, Michigan

Bonanza premiers, the first regularly scheduled TV program that is in color

The...

Number One Songs Of 1961 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1961

Mr. Ed debuts

Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid baseball player by signing a $75,000 contract

Explorer 9 launched

Discovery o...

Number One Songs Of 1963 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

I picked this picture because my Dad had this album and I played it a lot when I was little.

Other things were happening in 1963

November 22, President Kennedy shot and...

Number One Songs Of 1964 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1964

The British Invasion in the music industry started

IBM announces the System/360

The Beatles make their appearance on The Ed Sulliva...

Number One Songs Of 1965 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1965

Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines

July 25 at Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan goes electric

Sandy Koufax throws...

Number One Songs Of 1966 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1966.

Insulin is first synthesized in China

Unemployment 4.5%

Wimbledon Billie Jean King defeats M. Bueno (6-3 3-6 6-1)

On July 1 Medic...

Number One Songs Of 1967 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1967.

In December of that year was the first human-to-human heart transplant is performed. Lpuis Washkansky died 18 days after the transpl...

Number One Songs Of 1968 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1968

Movies
2001 A Space Odyssey
Funny Girl
The Lion in Winter

Miss America, Miss Debra Dene Barnes (KS)

North Korea seizes US Navy ship...

Number One Songs Of 1969 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1969.

Woodstock Music Festival

The FCC bans all cigarette advertising on television and radio

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Stanley Cup M...

Number One Songs Of 1970 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1970.

Monday Night Football debuts on ABC

IBM introduces the floppy disk

The Beatles break up

On May 31 an earthquake kills more than 5...

Number One Songs Of 1971 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1971

The Ed Sullivan Show ends on June 6th

26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified

A six pound meteorite struck the home of...

Number One Songs Of 1972 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1972

President Richard Nixon orders the development of the space shuttle program

Summer Olympics are held in Munich, Germany

Winter Olym...

Number One Songs Of 1973 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Other things were happening in 1973

Federal spending $245.71 billion

U.S. population 211,908,788

Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice President and pleads no contest to char...

Nursery Rhymes: History & Origins

Nursery Rhymes have historically been used to express opinions that could not be spoken freely. Some seemingly silly rhymes included political statements which if they had been spoken straightforward, would be punishable by death. Most nursery rhymes...

Obscure Albums That Deserve to be Heard

This lens is an introduction to some lesser-known albums that I like, and think deserve to be more widely known. I'll give a brief description of the approximate musical genre, and some notes on why I'm recommending the album. In most cases, you can...

On Becoming an Expat

7 years ago, I struck out from my homeland of Canada, on my way to Brazil. Being the curious sort, I decided not to fly directly there but to make my way through the Americas by bus, seeing everything along the way.

People told me that I`d never sur...

One Month, One Lens, $1,000 Profit

In early April 2008, I had my first lens break the $1,000 earnings mark in a single month! I've learned some very valuable lessons from that lens (which shall remain nameless, sorry squids and squidettes) and I thought that you might be able to use s...

Optimizing Blogs For Search Engines

What is the purpose of optimizing blogs for search engines? Many bloggers overlook the importance of optimizing blogs for search engines. The point of blogging is usually to gain readers and have others read your opinions on various issues on life. S...

Paprika -- Hungarian Spice

I've been using Paprika for quite some time, well before I could drive a car. In fact, I even remember as a child adding it to my oatmeal ... today I wouldn't recommend that but I have seen friends adding it to their scrambled eggs!

My grandmother u...

Personal Finance Budgeting

Few of us have any formal training when it comes to dealing with our finances. Most of us learn the hard way -- through the school of hard knocks. For some those lessons cost very dear in the form of bankruptcy and lost homes. Others are fortunate to...

Pesto - Add Flavor to Your Cooking

Pesto is one of the most underused weapons in a cook's arsenal. Not only is pesto delicious, it is incredibly easy to use. One of my favorite parts about pesto is its longevity; it keeps fresh in the freezer for over 6 months. I've utilized pesto wit...

Pink The Singer

Pink is an American singer-songwriter.

The new album, 'Funhouse', is a smashing hit!

Planet Japan Podcast with Amy and Doug

Join Amy, a humor writer for The Japan Times and Doug, fabled raconteur and man-about-town, for a light-hearted look at life in Japan.

Professional Ghostwriting Services

Do you want to know how a professional ghostwriter can benefit your business?

This lens is dedicated to ghostwriters--what services they offer, how to choose a good one and much, much more. If you're an online business person, find out how a profess...

Puzzled - Handcrafted Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles & Toys

My name is Jeannette Aragon. I'm 37 years old. I live in Southern California. I am a former preschool teacher for 16 years. Working with kids really spurs your creativity. That is when I first found out how much fun it is to make toys, good old fashi...

Quick Fast Cash Online

Are you looking for a free way to really make a quick, fast cash online? Then STOP and read the post. You will be making money as soon as you clearly follow the steps I outlined here. They're so easy, even your granny can do it and the best part is.....

Quotes that are thoughtful and Inspiring.

Great quotes and sayings from intelligent minds mentors, authors, teacher, movie actors and other popular sayings.



The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead. - Jack Nicholson


There is no way you can get people to believe you on scree...

Rachel Maddow: The Best Progressive Talk-Show-Host Ever

Especially in these times of newsertainment that passes for journalism, Rachel Maddow is a progressive's port in the political storm. She doesn't jabber on and on about how much she hates the NY subway, or pal around for minutes on end with her crew,...

Rail Trails for Family Biking

About fifteen years ago the city where I lived opened up a rail trail along the bed of an old rail road. In fact, the trail bordered my neighborhood and traveled about 5 miles north and 15 to 20 miles south of me. Additional trails leading east and...

RebelCapitalist.com: Financial Information for the Rest of Us.

Financial Bailout for Wall Street.

Mortgage Crisis.

Unemployment increasing.

Home values falling.

What does this all mean for us?

RebelCapitalist is an online community forum where people can discuss, share, or learn about issues relating to per...

Recession Survival Guide -Saving And Investing

The current global economic crisis has people frightened and confused about their personal finances. Recession Survival requires you to have accurate answers to your questions about saving and investing.

This recession may very well be turning into...

Recession Survival Strategies

These recession survival strategies will show you how to keep more of your hard earned money by spending less.

It seems self explanatory but getting disciplined with your spending is probably the hardest part of changing your financial life.

When y...

Remembering Music of the 1960's

Isn't it funny how a piece of music or a specific smell can take us back in time? We hear it and instantly in our mind we are transported to a time when life was simple and memories were being made.
I wasn't around until early 70's but all through my...

Restaurant style Chicken Tikka Masala!

Welcome!

You and I have something in common.

We are in search of the best, most authentic (but maybe westernised) version of chicken tikka massala. Favoured by the Brits and our other European and western neighbours, this dish, was, infact, develop...

Ride Your Bike to Work. Making the Most of Bike Commuting

May is Bike Month. May 11th to May 15th is Bike to Work Week. In most places in the US and Canada May 15th is Bike to Work Day. When you are bicycle commuting you will not only be using an economical but a healthy way for commuting to work.

More peo...

Rock N' Roll Holidays | Celebrate The Holidays With Rock Music

For the most part, the Winter Holiday Season is late November through December, and pretty much ends January first in the United States. The biggest part of this season is Christmas, and much of the popular music that celebrates the season revolves...

Royalty-free photos

I've been sorting through digital photos that I've been taking since 2001. The only problem being is while I had a good camera for a number of years, it was a film camera. The digital camera I was using was a dinky little one. Just for fun. Had I wan...

Sade

Sade is a Nigerian-born English soul, jazz, R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer.

Salsa and Sauces Recipes

This lens has the really good stuff, salsas and sauces. Salsas are a very versatile food. They can be eaten with chips, added to meat, piled on potatoes and much more. Low in calories and high in vitamins, salsas are just good and good for you. And i...

Sarah Palin "Going Rogue: An American" Book

Sarah shoots herself in the foot with the November 17th release of the new book "Going Rogue: An American" written by Sarah, and books about Sarah by other authors.  What will Sarah do next? Will Sarah run for President in 2012? Well,...

Sarcasm :/

Sarcasm has many uses and all of them require a certain amount of smarts, timing, and wit. For centuries, perhaps at the very dawn of time when humanity first walked upright  (or 200 years ago if you're a literalist Christian) sarcasm has been u...

Scamfree Online Money Earning Techniques

Internet businesses is becoming more and more popular now a days and people are very busy in knowing real payers through internet...

But a cautious word is, lot of people are getting into the trap of scammers and start losing a lot..

I have dedicat...

Search Engine Optimization - Getting Spidered Quickly by Search Engines

Your title should be keyword rich and your first 300 words should be keyword rich. Most of your time when writing your lens should be spent on getting the right keywords in this first 300 words. Search Engine Optimization can be made or broken in the...

Self-Promote with Social Networking

So you've written a fantastic article... Great job! Now how the heck do you get people to come take a look? If you're a stay at home mom or dad, or working from home to pay some bills, it's likely that you don't have alot of money to pay a marketing...

Selling on the Internet. Add a Different Marketing Channel with Ecrater.

As sellers, we are always looking for alternative places to showcase our goods or services. We are also looking for ways to cut our costs. Sellers also need to add channels to their marketing. So why would I suggest Ecrater? With the sudden changes o...

SEO Tutorial

The information below will provide some answers and find the most appropriate solutions about seo or search engine optimization, hit the Favorite it! button if this squidoo help your website or blog...thank's

 

 

 

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SEO/Marketing Mentor

This is the official squidoo SEO mentor help lens. You can come here with your questions about attracting traffic to your lens, though I hope this lens will help solve many of them out of the box.

SEO = Search Engine Optimization

In practice SEO can...

Shakespeare's Face

This line from the play "Shakespeare's Eyes" is the essence of the Shakespeare's Face Project: Everyone has their own idea of who William Shakespeare was, what his works mean, even what he means today.
"Shakespeare's Eyes" is the first of six plays I...

Shakespeare's Oxymorons

Shakespeare used the oxymoron quite often to express mixed emotions both in his plays and his sonnets. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair", "Parting is such sweet sorrow", "O brawling love! O loving hate!" - these are a few of his famous oxymora. Let's...

Shakespearean Insults

"It is certain that when he makes water his urine is congealed ice." That was just one of the eloquent ways Shakespeare managed to insult someone. That William sure had a way with words! He could describe something as grand or beautiful, but if he be...

Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) is one of America's most beloved authors of children's books. But children's literature was not his first passion. Like anyone else, Silverstein was a multifaceted human being with interests acros...

Shih Huang Ti, First Emperor of China | Qin Shi Huang

Shih Huang Ti (or Qin Shi Huang Ti) was heir to the throne of Chin, a powerful feudal state in northwest China. On his accession he set about uniting China, annexing the other feudal states with ruthless efficiency, aided by espionage, brib...

SiCKO And Single Payer Healthcare

Michael Moore is definitely one of my favorite people.

I was on the Credential's Committee at the Democratic National Convention(DNC) in NYC in 1993. My candidate at the time was Jerry Brown, because he ran on a Single Payer Healthcare Platform.

Th...

Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo

Squidoo has a nice editor for your lenses, but things can be improved. This lens will show you some simple tricks to include more than possible with simply using the editor.

These tricks should be used in modules like the link list, or the write modu...

Socialism or Capitalism

Socialism or Capitalism

Many people see the word Socialism either as an evil force or the cure for all people's problems. Among the former, they say socialistic practices are immoral and go against some of the main human values such as freedom. Socia...

SOLAR POWER INFORMATION

The very essence of technology is to improve upon currently existing methods of production and of achieving particular tasks in a more effective and efficient manner.

Most of our industry relies heavily upon fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas in...

Solar Powered and Other Environmentally Friendly Appliances

We've been abusing our Earth for far too long and the drastic consequences of our actions are becoming all to obvious. Air pollution. Water shortages. Global warming.



We have to change our current pattern of living and start reducing the amount...

Spanish tapas recipes

Tapas are small, savoury portions of food which could be anything from a dish of humble olives to a stew packed full of meat, beans and vegetables. They originated in Spain but these days, bars and restaurants serving a wide selection of tapas can b...

Speech Therapy Today

Thank you for visiting Speech Therapy Today. The site has been designed to bring you some snippets of information in the field of Speech Language Pathology and Speech Language Therapy. Current treatments and ideas will be highlighted.  Please b...

Speech-Language Toolbox

This site looks at the most effective tools that I have used over the past 20 or so years of practicing speech-language therapy. I say practicing because I am always learning new ways to try old ideas. Please contribute any therapy ideas that you hav...

Spoonerisms ☺

We've all done it. We dry our tarnedest to cleak spearly and make our cleanings mere, but it rums out all cong. It might happen during a tight on the noun, when we've had tee many martoonis and are thunker than we drink. Or we could be serfectly pobe...

Squid-Stats

Squidoo provides lensmasters with a great deal of information about people who visit your lenses.  This information includes where visitors are coming from, where they go, and what they purchase.

This information can be used to increase the traff...

SquidKiva - A Kiva Community for Squidoo Lensmasters

SquidKiva is a Kiva Community of members from the Squidoo community. Kiva facilitates micro-loans to individuals worldwide that would otherwise not be afforded the opportunity to open or expand their small business.

All squidoo lensmasters are welco...

Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens

I've gathered my favorite Squidoo-code for later reference. I'm tired of trying to find that specific lens I used a css effect on and then having to go to edit-mode, copy paste, and then go back to the lens I was working on. This lens will he...

Squidoo Help Center | Squidoo FAQ with PotPieGirl

Learning how to use Squidoo? Having problems? Can Google find your lens? Why isn't your Squidoo lens getting indexed by Google? Why doesn't Google send traffic to your lens? How the heck do you make a Squidoo lens, or optimize one? SOOO many...

Squidoo How To Reference

The 5 places I go for lensmastering information at Squidoo, and recommend for new lensmasters. Bookmark and return often, as you'll most certainly enjoy these lenses as well! Note: Only 1 of the lenses is mine, the rest are my personal favorites! ;)

Squidoo Income

You join Squidoo for FREE, and they pay you!

Brilliant!

However, they don't shout about it to do they?

I was a lense-maker here for a few months', and then one day realized that they had paid me some money! It took me a while to find out why!

The...

Squidoo Lens Directories

Don't Tase me, Bro!

This lens will be "under construction" for some time. The reason I started it in the first place, as you might guess, it that I have had some external backlink "issues" of my own. You can monitor my progress as I continue to resear...

Squidoo Lensranking - How Important It Is And How To Make It Better

I believe that the lensranking and the LensRank system (algorithm) are very important to all of us - the Squidoo lensmasters - and to the Squidoo Headquarters (HQ) too... For two main reasons - first, the LensRank can make us happy when our lenses a...

Squidoo SEO: Help Search Engines Send Traffic to You

Welcome to Part III of "Greekgeek Squidoo Tips: How to Get Your Lens Found!" This final part focuses on search engine optimization.

If you surfed here from the web, Part I was Ten Steps to Build an Appealing Lens (or Webpage) while Part II...

Squidoo Tips: Build Traffic, Sales & Promote Your Squidoo Lens Using Forums

A forum is a basically an online message board, where people read and write about topics of interest, sharing their ideas, experience and information with eachother. Even Squidoo has its own forum (SquidU) where you can discuss your love for Squidoo,...

Squidoo Tips: Building Web Traffic

Welcome to Part II of Greekgeek's Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens Found! 

This tutorial focuses on building web traffic with social networking. I'll also recommend some simple tools to improve your lens, so that visitors stick around...

Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens #1 On Google

Every lensmaster dreams of the day that they get listed highly in Google, the traffic just flows in and best of all its targeted, people are coming to your website because they are interested in what you have to offer. But getting there is a long and...

SquiDOO's and SquiDON'Ts

When I first signed up with Squidoo I was more than a little overwhelmed by the vast amount of information that was in front of me. So this lens is meant to be SIMPLE

Squidoo is an amazing online community and, as such, there is a lot to learn. What...

Start earning money

I was looking for a way to earn money fast, no investment and free of risk. INTERNET came across my mind.

Well, how was I supposed to get started?
With practically no experience, no credit cards, no balance on e-banks and as the owner of an old comp...

Steps To Finding a Legitimate Home Based Business

There are so many websites offering home based business opportunities and work from home programs, it's hard to know where to begin. How do you choose the right program for you? How do you protect yourself from getting scammed?

After much thought on...

Steve Martin

Biography

Early years

Martin was born in Waco, Texas, the son of Mary Lee Martin and Glenn Vernon Martin, a real estate salesman and an aspiring actor.

Martin was raised in Garden Grove, California, and is of Irish, Scottish and English descent. O...

Sukiyaki Western Django

Legendary japanese director Takashi Miike presents his remake of classic Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western Django (1966). A crazy offering even by Miike standards, the deliriously entertaining Sukiyaki Western - Django had camp cult classic stamped...

Summer Salads

It was a cold day in December when I first began to think about this topic. It felt like about 40 below zero, so you can imagine why I was thinking along those lines. I was thinking about picnics too come to think about it. Not much of a winter perso...

Super Advanced HTML Tips and Tricks to use on Squidoo

These html tricks for Squidoo are not really that super advanced. But they are super cool! Anyone can do this, Yes, you too!

This lens would not be possible if it were not for the groundwork of other lenmasters: specifically, Magicality and N376 so t...

Susan Boyle

Saturday April 11, 2009 was the first show in the latest season of Britain's Got Talent. That was when viewers first met Susan Boyle.

Not living in the UK myself, I hadn't seen the show until the 14th. And I never would have had I not seen a link to...

Susan Sarandon

She was born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York City to Phillip Leslie Tomalin and Italian-born Lenora Marie Criscione. She grew up in a large Catholic family of nine children . She graduated Edison High School in 1964, and then attended The Catholic...

Takashi Shimizu

When the Japanese do something, they do it all the way. Takashi Shimizu is no exception. Born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan on July 27, 1972 he has mastered the art of terror! Takashi is best known for his Ju-on/ The Grudge series of movi...

Take Back Our Money Month

Enough is enough. Are you tired of hearing about these Wall Street executives getting bonuses when their companies posted losses while front line workers lose their jobs? Are you angry about companies like AIG and Goldman Sachs, who have received bil...

Ten Quick Steps to Destroy America

Is it possible that fascism has actually been responsible for the economic problems America is now grappling with? Is it possible to hide fascistic actions in our very powerful, very intrusive government? How would you describe Fascism? Should be be...

The 1970s

How many people can you get into a telephone booth? Why would you want to? And what IS a telephone booth?

Remember the phrase, "You sound like a broken record"? Remember Disco Dancing, the Rubik's cube, platform shoes, pet rocks.....

How much do y...

THE 20 BEST SUPERFOODS

WHY THE 20 BEST SUPERFOODS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR HEALTH

Your body is the only one you have and we are constantly being bombarded by toxic pollutants in the form of chemicals, additives, radiation, electromagnetic frequencies etc. This takes a ser...

The 44th President of the USA: Barack Obama

Registered American voters, you've made your decision!

The ABCs of Dr. Seuss and Me

With millions of books in print, and nearly all of his 50-plus titles still available for sale, Dr. Seuss was, up until his death in 1991, by far one of the most prolific living writers in the world. In fact, his GREEN EGGS AND HAM is the third large...

The Art of Article Marketing

How was that for an over-the-top "internet marketing" style headline???

Okay, let's dial it down a few notches and get back to reality :-) 

Article marketing, bum marketing, PAD technique...

You'll hear different "gurus" cal...

The Art of the Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. In their purest form, the very definitions of the words are contradictory (Jumbo Shrimp). But, then there are the opinionated ones. for which the words do not contradic...

The Avengers: The TV Series

T

he TV series The Avengers is a blend of espionage, fantasy and sometimes science fiction that has appealed to those who enjoy witty, off-beat television. While this British programme (produced by ABC-TV in the UK) acquired a huge...

The B-52s

The B-52s burst onto the music scene in the late 1970s, combining elements of New Wave and dance music, earning them the nickname of "The Ultimate Party Band."

The Beatles Songs - My Favorite Kind Of Music

There were probably many bands that created and recorded more songs that The Beatles did. But no other pop band or solo artist has ever had greater impact on the society and culture than the famous Fab Four from Liverpool, England - John Lennon, Paul...

The Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies Ever

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980) is one of my favorite movie directors, and he remains an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, pioneering many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.

Hit...

The Best Bicycle Lights

When out cycling it night it is extremely important to make yourself visible. After all motor vehicles are much bigger and faster than you so you most definitely do not want to get hit. Therefore I recommend you get yourself a get set of bicycle ligh...

The Best Chicken Enchiladas Suizas Recipe in the World

Treat yourself to a rich Mexican culinary experience today. Chicken Enchiladas Suizas are a great make-ahead food for company or just for a weeknight when you want something a little special. I've included a few suggestions for side dishes, too. I ho...

The Best of Squidoo

What is the best of Squidoo?

As with everything else on the site, it's pretty much decided by the community at large. So here is a guide to some of what I think is the best on Squidoo. Please come and share your opinions!

The Best Squidoo Lens NOT To Do

Oh, yippee yay! This is all about me and my Website and what I want you to buy. I am not going to add any of my personality or give you any information on the lens topic, because that would waste my time! In fact, I don't have a topic! After all, all...

The Best-Ever Chocolate Fondue Recipe

Believe it or not, I stumbled upon this recipe in a quick search of the internet. My teenage sons wanted a chocolate fondue; one had won a 400 gram Toblerone chocolate bar as a prize. New Year's Eve was coming and I was not feeling organized or motiv...

The Best-Ever Sloppy Joes Recipe ~~ Easy & Delicious

Sloppy Joes. YUM. That is what I think when I think of our family's Best-Ever Sloppy Joes Recipe. It is fast and easy and devoured by every member of our family with absolutely no reservations and plenty of enthusiasm!

The name 'Sloppy Joes&#3...

The Darwin Awards and Idiot Sightings

We've all seen them, or at least heard of them. People who just don't seem to have a clue... Individuals that just can't ever seem to get it right... Idiots that make you wander if they even deserve a spot in the gene pool... What can you...

The Funk Brothers

The Funk Brothers Join Motown Records: "Detroit Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. they called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they wer...

THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one)

No, it's not a rock group (but it might as well be). It's the core group of movers and shakers at Squidoo. It's a gathering of influentials, the most dedicated lensmakers on Squidoo.

Here's how this whole thing started. One day at Sq...

The Great American Chili Cook Off

Have you ever been to a chili cook off? 

If not, you have definitely missed some awesome fun, some amazing food and just an all around hootin' hollerin' good time.

From the kitchen of a single family or the informal company or city sponsored co...

The Guide to Colors On HTML

My HTML and CSS lens has managed to get a bit big so I decided that I need to split it up a bit. This is what this lens is all about. What I am basically going to cover is the different colors that you can use in your own lenses. I know they all work...

The International Borough of Queens NYC

Queens New York is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. It borders the borough of Brooklyn on the east and Nassau County, Long Island on the west. It along with Brooklyn are both a part of NYC and geographically a part of western Long I...

The Lincoln - Kennedy Coincidences

As far as conspiracy theories go, this has got to be one of the strangest and most far fetched. Yet for some reason, this list of 'coincidences' is eerie. Yes, each fact can be argued as quite probable and/or insignificant. But, it is the sheer numbe...

The Most Important Squidoo Lenses For American Politics Today - Part 1.

Many Squidoo lensmasters have a keen sense of what is happening in America and in the world of today. Their pages are powerful documents of our reality as a nation and its citizens. American news and politics lenses might never gain the same populari...

The Old Time Radio Flier 04 "DRAGNET"

The intention of this lens and others I propose is to bring awareness to the almost forgotten media of American theatrical radio. To bring something old and new, in this technological age, to those who pass by and take the opportunity to listen to a...

The Shock Doctrine

"The neo-liberal economic policies—privatization, free trade, slashed social spending—that the Chicago School and the economist Milton Friedman have foisted on the world are catastrophic in two senses, argues this vigorous polemic. B...

The Text/Write Module for Anything!

I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out.

It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it...

The Traveling Wilburys

The Traveling Wilburys is a band formed by the sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury Snr (though they were half-brothers, Mothers somehow never got mentioned!) along with their Sidebury Cousins.  Who was the mysterious Charles T Wilbury - "Some...

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone, a science fiction anthology television series created and narrated by Rod Serling, aired from 1959 to 1964, with a total of 156 episodes shown. It was the most successful series of its kind, and the term "twilight zone" became a po...

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Molly Brown was a poor girl from an abolitionist family, adventurous seeker of her fortune in a rough and tumble silver boomtown, early activist for women's rights, tireless crusader for the less fortunate, socialite, actress, Titanic survivor..........

The Velocipede....Maybe the Coolest Green Machine Ever!

You know, gas prices might be lower today, but we all know they aren't going to stay there! And, it won't be long before we're all back to carpooling, walking, riding the bus, or just plain staying home to save gasoline. That's why now is the time to...

The Veronicas

Find out about Australia's talented sexy identical twin sister girl group who are ripping through the charts with their award winning live performances and sound.

The Way to Wealth, as Applied to Life

This lens -- my first lens -- is inspired by Benjamin Franklin after I read his essay, "The Way to Wealth," which, using aphorisms and adages, demonstrates how wealth is easily created, and, more importantly, why for most it will never be attained.

The World of Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan

Netsuke is a form of miniature sculpture that developed in Japan over a period of more than 300 years.

Netsuke served both functional and aesthetic purposes. The kimono, the traditional form of Japanese dress, had no pockets. Women would tuck small...

The World of Ponzi Schemes

There has been a lot of publicity about Ponzi schemes this week (mid December 2008) because of the massive multi-billion dollar fraud created by Bernard Madoff in the USA.

Madoff's deception was based on Charles Ponzi's initial con in the 1920's. Th...

The YouTube Module

YouTube; the giant of online videos.

YouTube has seen many videos in it's time online and here is the lens that will show you how to put those videos on your lens.

You can utilise the power of YouTube by using videos relevant to your topic, using v...

The Zappa Family

Lumping Frank Zappa's kids into one category as DMOZ does and calling it "the Zappa Family" isn't especially good organization, particularly since the Zappas aren't a family act like The Osmonds or The Jackson Five

Borrowing a strategem from...

Tie Me Up

Tie me up! Ties say a lot about a person. What do your ties say about you? Do your ties match your personality? Your clothes? Are they outdated? Are you wearing the right ties? Do you know when to wear a necktie vs a bowtie? Do you know how to tie a...

Tim's Red Chili

When the weather turns cold, there's nothing better than a hot bowl of soup or stew, especially chili. A hot bowl of chili, with it's perfect blend of chiles, tomatoes, and spices warms you up like nothing else will. Chili is the perfect food for a f...

Tips Buying A Domain Url

Last year, I acquired an existing web domain from a domain reseller since the URL matches just perfectly with a blog title i have.

The web domain broker company initially quoted $2,700 for this domain but after some quick negotiations, we closed the...

Tips for Breaking into the Ghostwriting Industry

This lens is aimed at anyone who has ever wanted to work from home and make a decent wage. If you have a passion for the written word, love to read, create and write, you may be missing out on the chance of a lifetime!

For ten years I drove a truck...

Tom Waits

A Lens dedicated to the music of Tom Waits. For us Rain Dogs, no matter what door way we are huddled in tonight.

Waits defines Rain Dogs as "...the ones you see wanderin' around after a rain. Ones that can't find their way back home. See the rai...

Top 10 Best Pet Gift Ideas 2009

Do you have a pet lover on your gift list this year? You know, somebody who loves their pet so much they treat it like their kid! If you are shopping for someone that has a special friend, it is very thoughtful of you to purchase a pet gift. If you a...

Top Fifteen Greatest Hits Albums of All Time

Why pay hundreds of dollars on a dozen CD's when you can get most of the good music on a greatest hits compilation?

I love music, but some bands have so many albums with mediocre songs that I like to buy my fair share of greatest hits albums. In thi...

Top Ways to Promote Your Squidoo Lenses

I am sure every lensmaster can do with more visitors to their lenses. I know I do.

With that in mind I have created this lens to list all the possible and effective ways possible to help promote a lens.

There are several lenses that shows us differ...

Torture

There are some people who have a sexual fetish about torture, deriving some kind of thrill about being dominated and forced to obey through suffering. For the people who endure real torture, there is no such pleasure.

This Squidoo lens is about no fet...

Traditional Welsh Food

Often when people think of Wales, they are reminded of mountains and Welsh Male Voice Choirs and railway stations with unpronounceable names (yep, I can say
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch).

However, it often takes a littl...

Triple Your Income With A Home Business!

Welcome to my lens! As the proud owner of a successful home based business I love to share with others this opportunity. I work to help others break through self-limiting beliefs to achieve massive amounts of success both financially and personally t...

Types of Squidoo Lenses

If you are new to Squidoo, or have only been creating the "normal" lenses, you might not know yet that Squidoo actually has several breeds of them. These usually have a different layout and look and choosing the right type should help you get more vi...

Tzatziki Recipe

You may not know what tzatziki is when you first hear its weird name but you have certainly tasted it if you ever been to Greece and especially if you have eaten souvlaki with pita bread, since it is one of its most important ingredients. Impress you...

Understanding Wine: A Beginners Guide

Grape growing and winemaking spread throughout Europe in the Greek and Roman times. Wine became such a valued trade item that the Romans, in 97BC, ordered the known world to pull out all vines in an attempt to protect their wine industry.


Wine began...

Use AWeber to Take Your Internet Marketing to the Next Level

If you are an internet marketer that isn't using email marketing, can I ask why not? You are missing out on a powerful marketing tool and potential sales.

If you are a beginner, don't think you can't do this. You'll be grateful that you started earl...

Using Creative Commons Images from Flickr

Creative Commons is a system that photographers can use to license photos for use by others. Flickr helps facilitate this sharing process by making it easy to find and use photos that Flickr users have licensed under Creative Commons. This is great n...

Venison Haters Will LOVE YOUR Venison!

Seems like people either love it or hate it! If you've ever had venison that tasted bitter, "gamey" or "skunky," you are probably in the second group. And who could blame you for not EVER wanting to try it again??

I'm an "old" Baby Boomer from Sodus...

Vintage Bicycle

Do you remember that first bike. I surely do, I had wheels, I was mobile, I could go anywhere and did. Transportation was cool. I am sure many of you have fond memories of your first bicycle. The first ride was an adventure and great fun.

On this pa...

Waldorf Salad: The Wonderful Surprise at Holiday Meals

Can someone explain it to me? I grew up with Waldorf Salad, certainly at every Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and sometimes even those summer holidays.

Waldorf Salad was invented in the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. It was meant to...

Ways To Cook Salmon

Very rich in omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D, salmon is not just a popular, but also very healthy fish. Additionally it is easy to prepare salmon in different ways. Whether you are using fresh salmon, smoked salmon or canned salmon, you will find, t...

Wendell Potter, Cigna Executive Whistle Blower

The healthcare reform movement is heating up here in these United States. And beneath it all, the health insurance companies are orchestrating mass hysteria.

Ask Wendell Potter. He's making his point well known on shows like Bill Moyer's News Hour,...

What Colors attract Customers to your Website?

Visual presentation in your marketing materials can turn on, and even turn off, potential customers. It does not matter if it's on paper (flyer or newsletter) or online (website or eBay Store or other online shop).

Is it really that importa...

What is abstract art?

I strongly believe that in the field of art, questions are much more interesting than answers. This is why this lens is built mainly as a leasurely exploration of some aspects of modern and contemporary art.

However, if you came here to get a quick...

What is Guy Fawkes Night?

Who is Guy Fawkes?
What was the Gunpowder Plot?
How is Guy Fawkes Night celebrated?
What are the trappings of Guy Fawkes Night?

For many Americans the Fall season sees the celebrations of Halloween. In Great Britain, the major celebration is Guy Faw...

What to Do With Your Old Soda Cans

What can you do with your used soda cans? pop cans? beer cans? What are your choices? Think your have two options: trash it or recycle it? I assure you, there are many more options than that. People worldwide are using aluminum cans in creative and a...

When You Used to Do it! Ghettogrammar #87

A brief history of the tradition of the Japanese Genkan.

Japanese grammar Lesson #87: Used to ~ verb

During my first stay in Japan, I used to get embarrassed because my American friend's feet would 9 friends out of 10 give off an offensive scent...

Where to Stay In and Near Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is one of America's premier National Parks, known for its majestic granite cliffs like Half Dome, the rushing Merced River, and the stunning valley view. Yosemite is relatively far from any major city, the closest being Fresno....

Who Are London Cockneys?

When you hear of Londoners, you probably think of Cockneys but not everybody who is born or lives in the capital city is a Cockney. The tradition has been that it only applied to somebody born within the sound of Bow bells.

There are traditions and...

Why Buy Made in USA Products?

You've found a consumer resource to find American manufacturing of all types in the goal to make it easier for consumers who seek Made in the USA products.  Americans have a MUCH bigger impact on the health of our economy than any stimulus p...

Why I Love The GIMP For Photo Editing

A powerful image editing tool, The GIMP has been developed to primarily be used on UNIX platforms, but it also runs on MS Windows and Mac OS X.

Use it as a simple paint program, for doing expert quality photo retouching, online batch processing, for...

WHY REPUBLICANS HATE VETERANS - Part I

Most of the "conservative" super patriotic GOP Congressmen and Senators hate us because we keep reminding them that most of them are mommies boys and daddies girls who never served in the military. (A small handful of them did)

The Grand O...

Winston Churchill Biography

Winston Churchill won The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953.

He was born on 30 November 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire and he died on 24 January 1965 28 Hyde Park Gate, London

He studied at  Harrow (1888) and Royal Military College, Sandhurst...

Wonky Pop - Quirky, Catchy and Credible Pop Music

"Tired of chart pop that's all manufactured groups and reality TV shows? Just as fed up of bland indie? Then Wonky Pop might just be the thing for you." begins the profile of Wonky Pop in The Gaurdian.

Wonky Pop is used to describe musical acts that...

Wooden Kitchen Utensils

Wooden kitchen utensils can greatly increase the appeal of the home kitchen environment. There are a wide variety of utensils made from good quality wood that can be found for most people's serving needs. These include wok tools, spatulas, ladles, bu...

Woodstock Music Festival 1969

Woodstock 1969

The 60's was a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that other decades had not felt before.

 

Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also ve...

World Of Warcraft Guide Index

This lens is an index of all of the World of Warcraft Guides to download. Click on any of them to download them direct from me! No spam, guaranteed!

I am here to help you cut out all of the nonsense that's usually associated with a complicated splas...

Writing For Fun and For Profit

Is your Muse trying to talk to you?

Have you always wanted to be the "Work From Home Gazillionaire?" Yeah, we all do. Probably not happening. However, you can still make a decent living, stay home with the kids and write to your heart's content.

Ha...

Writing Resources

The ability to communicate effectively is one of the top ranked skills a person can have, but when it comes to writing, most people feel they could improve. Whether you are writing a love letter, an essay, or any sort of instruction or announcment, y...

Writing Skill

I have spent my entire professional life writing and editing as well as teaching to help others improve their writing skills. I love writing and love helping others learn to write as well. I intend this lens to help others improve their writing by sh...

Yurt Homes

A Yurt is a portable structure much like those used by nomadic tribes in Mongolia over 2000 years ago. The domed, tent-like structure sits on top of a portable wooden frame to create an efficient shelter that is environmentally friendly.

Despite the...

Zimbio and Squidoo

I just made this great cover over at zimbio. It is a place I have only recently been submitting my lenses to.

I thought I would share with you a little about Zimbio and you can submit your lenses there also.

Here is the cover I made there. We could...