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1. How To Make An Effective Flyer

The simple yet effective flyer. Small business and particularly home based businesses have basically three means of self-promotion; face to face contact with potential customers, word of mouth and a printed piece of paper. Anything more than that and youll be looking at costs which may be prohibi...
Business & Work - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:56

2. Social Bookmarking Sites

Social bookmarking sites are a popular way to store, classify, share and search links through the practice of folksonomy (an Internet-based information retrieval methodology consisting of collaboratively generated, open-ended labels that categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, a...
Internet - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:27

3. using Basic HTML in Squidoo lenses

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 (they are the "live links" to other sites). Though ...
Squidoo Community - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:26:01

4. New York 100 Years Ago (give or take a decade)

100 years ago Squidoo, the world wide web, and a lot of things that today we take for granted, didn't exist. The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile came into popular usage, films were still in black and white and silent (the first feature length film had only just come out...
Travel & Places - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:41

5. Advanced HTML for Squidoo News!

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. For what it does for the look of your lens. Plea...
Squidoo Community - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:34

6. Squidoo vs Hubpages

If you're a Lensmaster you may have heard of HubPages. What is it? How does it work? Can I make money? How do they pay? This lens is a close look at HubPages, how it works and what's in it for you, looking from the viewpoint of a Lensmaster. HubPages looks and works differently. But that doesn't ...
Squidoo Community - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:51

7. Zujava

Zujava is a new site, fresh, just launched, in beta. I don't often get excited about new sites, but when something grabs my interest I'll check it out, pull it apart and see what makes it tick. And if I'm impressed I'll talk about it. And indeed I am. If you're serious about article writing and...
Internet - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:45

8. Ambergris

Ambergris is a pathological secretion sometimes found in the stomach of the sperm whale, in lumps of up to 50 kilograms in weight. It is occasionally seen floating on the sea, or washed up on beaches, having presumably been vomited by the whale. It is a wax-like, grayish material, with a charact...
Fashion & Beauty - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:53

9. ASCII Art

Text Art has been around long before computers. It predates even typewriters. ASCII Art is a form of text art. It is named so for the 95 printable characters defined by ASCII. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, it is a character encoding based on the English alph...
Arts & Design - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:27

10. Photoshop Fun

Fantasy becomes reality. Dreams become photo-quality images. The surreal becomes real. With Photoshop the only limit is your imagination and your talent. You can 'photochop' your head into a movie poster. Remove blemishes from a close-up. Apply filters to a photo to make it look like an oil paint...
Arts & Design - Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:48

11. 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 lists of colors in both the name and the hexade...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:02:00

12. The 300 Spartans: The Battle of Thermopylae

The Battle of Thermopylae was a battle of the Persian Wars in 480 BC when Leonidas, king of Sparta, and 1,400 men (700 Thespians, 400 Thebans and 300 Spartans) defended the pass of Thermopylae to the death against a much greater force of Persians. The pass led from Thessaly to Phocis in central G...
Entertainment & Media - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:04

13. 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 the middle of a slab of information and then c...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:34

14. Dactyloscopy: The Forensic Science of Fingerprint Identification

Fingerprints are reproductions of the patterns formed by the papillary ridges located on the palm side of the fingers and thumbs. The established facts show that the chance against one finger producing a print identical with that of another finger, whether on the same hand or on the hand of anot...
Education - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:57

15. The Adsense Beginners Guide

So you're new to the whole Adsense Experience, that's okay, everyone was a newbie once. You've got to start somewhere. I was, and I still consider myself a newbie with almost 2 years experience with Adsense. I'm always open to suggestions, and I'm like a sponge with a thirst for knowledge. Here a...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:20

16. Suzuki Mighty Boy

Small and stocky, some may even describe it as cute but for four years from the mid-eighties (between 1985-1988) Suzuki imported into Australia the Mighty Boy. A small utility vehicle (ute) produced by the large Japanese company. Owned by a few but loved by many.
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:35

17. How To Shoot a Short Film In 24 Hours

There is a competition that started in Newcastle, Australia: The Shoot Out. From there it has spread north to Toowoomba in the state of Queensland, south to Geelong in Victoria. Across the Tasman Sea to Hamilton in New Zealand, and even as far as Boulder, Colorado. And the interest has spread to ...
Entertainment & Media - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:03

18. Why Squidoo?

If you're like me you need to know the details before you commit. Now that I've seen and weighed it up for myself I've written up a list of good reasons why you should sign up to Squidoo. If you want to earn some money, you need to put in an effort. Bad writing, scraped content (copying and past...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:53

19. What is Neurosis?

The classification of neuroses into various clinical entities is an artificial imposition of order on a chaotic state of nature. Many patients show a mixture of several neurotic syndromes. The pure syndromes however, appear with sufficient frequency and distinctness to form the nucleus of the dia...
Healthy Living - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:18

20. Socratic Philosophy

Perhaps the greatest philosophical personality in history was Socrates. Unlike the Sophists, Socrates refused to accept payment for his teachings, maintaining that he had no positive knowledge to offer, except the awareness of the need for more knowledge. Despite his humble self-opinion, it was t...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:18

21. The Pythagorean School

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was famous for formulating the Pythagorean Theorem, but its principles were known earlier. As a philosopher, Pythagoras taught that number was the essence of all things. He mystically associated numbers with virtues, colors and many other i...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:21

22. Vending Machines

A vending machine is a coin operated automatic dispensing machine for cigarettes, candy, soft drinks, ice cream or other small consumer goods. In some units, such as cigarette or candy machines, pulling the correct selector rod releases the package into an access slot. Other machine's, particula...
Hobbies, Games & Toys - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:08

23. Using Gather to promote your Squidoo Lenses

I'm not going to even start to fathom the depths of how Gather works or ways it can be used all on its own, but strictly from a Squidoo Lensmasters point of view I found it an excellent way to reach a large untapped audience and also increase ones own backlinks and exposure to search engines.
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:43

24. Aristotelian Philosophy

To Aristotle the scientist and philosopher may be attributed several innovations in the examination and analysis of natural phenomena and human behavior. In the organization of his analysis, Aristotle divides the sciences into three classes: (1) theoretical or speculative philosophy (theological...
Culture & Society - Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:32:06

25. Do It Yourself Design

Computers and Desktop Publishing has put a lot of power within the hands of Small Business people. Unfortunately it has also become sword that many have fallen on. Without following the basic rules of Graphic Design many aspiring designers are making big mistakes.Not everyone can afford to pay a ...
Arts & Design - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:59

26. Causality

The relationship between a cause and its effect. This relationship was defined by Aristotle as a relation between events, processes or entities, the one being a reason or explanation (a 'because') of the other. Causality is the relation of cause and effect; the principle that everything has a ca...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:56

27. Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly should have gone down in history as a criminal, an outlaw and despised. However his influence and story has grown into the legend. He's now painted as a renegade, rebel, rogue and rascal. Ned Kelly has become an iconic figure in Australian history and folklore, even over a century sinc...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:42

28. Palm Games

Palm quickly carved out a niche in the PDA world, in fact pushed its global recognition with their innovative ideas and cutting edge technology. As well as setting new standards and garnering attention with their sleek designs they also have some very cool games. And that's what this lens is all ...
Computers & Electronics - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:30

29. Tapirs

The tapir is a strange looking animal, either brown, or black and white, hoofed animal with many similarities to the rhinoceros. Though not as big as the rhino, it is still quite large. The skin is hairy and very thick, and the tail is short. Of the four living species, Tapirus indicus, the larg...
Pets & Animals - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:02

30. The Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire, at the height of its power in the thirteenth century, was the largest land empire in history. It stretched from the Yellow Sea in the east to the Danube in the west and included areas of what is now the modern Russia, China, and Iran. The origins of the Mongols are obscure. The...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:49

31. Squidoo Modules

This lens demonstrates a selection of some of the most used and useful Squidoo Modules. You'll see them in their natural environment, with content or product included. Accompanying each is a description of what the module does. To start with, this is the Introduction Module. Keep it brief but ent...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:37

32. I'm a Lensmaster! What now?

This lens deals with the ins and outs and tricks and tips that will help you make your next (or first) Squidoo Lens. Other information you should read (if you haven't already)... All About Squidoo: What others have had to say about Squidoo, and it's place in the world wide web. Why Squidoo: What ...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:45

33. Platonic Philosophy

Plato was a more systematic and positive thinker than Socrates, but his writings, particularly the earlier dialogues, may be regarded as a continuation and elaboration of Socratic insights. Plato carried on Socrates' interest in moral questions and the Socratic idealism was organized by Plato int...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:18

34. iframe

R.I.P. The iframe Tag. Deceased 12th July 2007.� The humble iframe tag... actually, the iframe tag is anything but humble. It's quite powerful. And it opens up a window of opportunity for webmasters and lensmasters alike... Except for lensmasters, who used to use it to do things in their TEXT/WRI...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:11

35. Gather Points

Gather, in case you didn't know (or if you did but wasn't sure how it worked) has a points system. The points are an incentive. And redeemable for cash and gift vouchers. And the better quality your contributions the easier it is to accrue points.
Internet - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:47

36. 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 wanted something decent back then though it would ...
Arts & Design - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:24

37. Ventriloquism

The art of speaking in many voices and at apparent different distances, without seeming motion of the lips. The art was practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans and was responsible for many supposed oracular utterances. Ventriloquism is to the the ear, what magic is to the eye. And just like m...
Entertainment & Media - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:47

38. The Greek Philosopher Aristotle

Greek philosopher, born in Stagira a Greek colony on the peninsula of Chalcidice and student of the Greek philosopher Plato. His father Nichomachus was physician to Amyntas II, King of Macedonia, father of King Philip II. In is seventeenth year Aristotle was sent to the Academy of Plato in Athen...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:19

39. Julius Caesar

Renowned Roman general. His military exploits enthralled the Romans. This admiration proved invaluable in his rise to power. He invaded Gaul and Britain, in the Civil War he defeated Pompey and in the Alexadrine war was brought into contact with Cleopatra, whose power over him did not cease until...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:38

40. Pimping Project: Car Graphics Wrapping

Altapac were approached to do the window tinting and they jumped on board the Pimping Project in a BIG way. Altapac are a one stop shop for a lot of cool stuff for your car. All the latest modern conveniences, storage solutions, safety applications and gadgets and contraptions to make your life e...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:39

41. 300

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City), 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valour and sacr...
Entertainment & Media - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:23

42. When will I will I get payments?

Okay, sorry for the lame Bros parody to get us started, but for some reason it suddenly materialized and then stuck in my head when I was coming up with a title. So this lens is about Squidoo Payments. If you're new you probably want to know how and when that happens. We may even throw in a what ...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:51

43. Lensrolling

Lensrolling is a way to share the love and create your own personal lens network. List your friends' lenses, relevant lenses on your topic, or even link to other lenses by you! UPDATE: Lensrolling is no longer a feature on Squidoo, it was removed in 2011.
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:36

44. Knife Making

Knives... possibly the single most important advance in early human development after the discovery of fire and before the invention of the wheel. The development of the knife... took man from being an ambiguous extra in a live documentary broadcast of planet Earth to becoming the main character....
Hobbies, Games & Toys - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:17

45. Pimp My Mighty Boy

This is a step by step, lens by lens account of what happening in transforming an ordinary looking Suzuki Mighty Boy into a pimped out ride. It proved to be quite a journey. One month of hectic activity, though there was some planning and preparation prior to the first day of hands on 'pimping'....
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:35

46. Bananas

A banana is a curved tropical fruit with a thick, yellow skin (when ripe, otherwise green) and soft cream-colored pulpy flesh which you can eat. Bananas grow on trees in large bunches, which grow upwards, are picked while green so that they are not overripe when they reach the shops. They are u...
Food & Cooking - Sat, 19 May 2012 02:07:46

47. Everything, including the Kitchen Sink

... Amazon have everything, INCLUDING the kitchen sink! And what a selection they have. When considering what's the right sink for you think form versus functionality. The best thing is it gets delivered to your door.�
Home & Garden - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:22

48. Kill Fleas

The flea is a genus of parasitic insects possessing a suctorial mouth, from which protrudes a lancet-shaped proboscis, with it it pierces animal skin and draws blood. Fleas can leap 200 times its own length.
Pets & Animals - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:41

49. The Digestive System

Digestion is the breakdown and conversion of food into materials that can be absorbed and assimilated into the body. As food passes through the digestive tract, it is broken down mechanically and chemically into smaller and smaller particles. The food is acted upon by digestive secretions from t...
Healthy Living - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:26:42

50. The Ultimate Ab Workout

There are many good reasons for wanting a slim, flat, firm muscular waistline. Probably nothing improves your appearance faster than reducing the size of your waist, and no other single muscle group makes your physique look so polished and finished. Having great abs and a small waistline changes ...
Healthy Living - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:58

51. Pimping Project: Engine In

After the bodywork and spraypainting at Mamics the Mighty Boy was transported back to Newcastle Auto Dismantlers to get the engine put back in. We've gone from a 500 to an 800. And I must say having driven it in since these photos were taken you can feel the difference. I won't be involved in any...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:39

52. Trajan: Roman Emperor

Roman emperor and soldier. Born, Marcus Ulpius Trajanus in Italica, Spain, about 53 A.D. He was adopted as a heir by Nerva, whom he succeeded in AD 98. He reigned as emperor for 19 years and was succeeded by Hadrian.
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:48

53. Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall was the Roman defensive barrier erected to prevent northern invasions into Roman Britain as a continuous and permanent barrier between the rivers Tyne and Solway. It was built under the emperor Hadrian's orders and was begun by his British governor in 122 and completed in 126 AD. I...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:05

54. Stardust the Movie

I knew nothing about this film before being made to watch it. And to be honest, if I had something better to do, or had a half decent excuse, I wouldn't have seen this movie. But I did. And I not only enjoyed it, I LOVED it. My wife and kids did too. Though none of them had the low expectation...
Entertainment & Media - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:06

55. PayRank

PayRank scale is based on a lensmaster's average LensRank and traffic. How high you rank determines how much money you'll make. A things are factored in, but generally speaking, there are four payment tiers. The top (approximately) 2,000 are tier 1. And 25% of the ad pool is split amongst those...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:20

56. Stoicism

With the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) Greek culture decayed and there was little original philosophical thinking; speculation was mainly restricted to the sphere of ethics. The Stoic school, founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens about 310 BC, returned to pre-Socratic philosophical notions ...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:59

57. Epicureanism

In 306 BC Epicurus founded a philosophical school in Athens. Because his followers met in a garden of his home they became known as "philosophers of the garden". Epicurus adopted the atomistic physics of Democritus but made several important changes. In place of the random motion of the atoms in ...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:58

58. Lensrank

Just how does the Squidoo Lensrank work? Is it important? If you make it into the Top 100 Lenses should you celebrate by popping open the champagne or chugging down a beer? All these questions won't be answered in this lens on Lensrank. All we'll be doing is copying and pasting conversations, sta...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:32

59. Pimping Project: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

Maybe it's just me, but sometimes when I'm driving, and especially when I'm alone and I do a lot of thinking, I imagine what it would be like to have a tyre blow out and how I'd react. Yes, I have a vivid imagination. But really, what would it be like? How easy can it happen? My fears (if I can c...
Cars - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:33

60. Why Blog?

A Blog is short for Web Log. An online journal. A diary that you just happen to share with a potential audience of hundreds of millions of other people. Entries are displayed in reverse chronological order. Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local...
Internet - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:49

61. Everything you need to know about abs

There are health reasons for reducing the waist and building a good set of abs, ab training is the key to good health. All ab exercises have a great toning effect on the internal organs which results in internal well-being. Ab training also prevents low-back injuries by improving posture. When t...
Healthy Living - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:32

62. Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist of Jewish descent, best known for his revolutionary theories of the Special and General Theories of Relativity (the nature of time and space), the most important contribution to theoretical physics since Newton. His work greatly advanced Ma...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:51

63. The Greek Philosopher Plato

One of the great Greek philosophers, Plato (427 - 347 BC) produced ideas which laid groundwork for much of subsequent Western philosophy. Plato was born into an important Athenian family. He was well educated and at the age of 20 became a pupil of Socrates. The teachings of Socrates had an enorm...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:30

64. Joints

A joint is the structure where two or more bones meet or join in the body. Most joints are freely movable. In these joints the bones are held together by tough bands of connective tissue called ligaments. The flexibility of the joints depends on the way the bones are formed and come together at t...
Healthy Living - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:42

65. The Ionian School

Greek philosophy may be divided between those men who sought an explanation of the world in physical terms and those who stressed the importance of nonmaterial forms or ideas. The first important school of Greek philosophy, the Ionian or Milesian, was largely materialistic. Founded by Thales of M...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:48

66. History of Locks and Keys

The oldest known mechanically functioning lock was an Egyptian door lock used about 2000 B.C. A forerunner of modern pin-tumbler security, the lock consisted of a vertical wooden housing containing several loose wooden pegs of different lengths. These pegs fitted into holes bored in the top of a ...
Home & Garden - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:00

67. Care for your horses feet

It's an old saying, but nothing has ever made it out of date. A horse is no better than his feet and no better than his legs. The fitness of his legs depend more often than not on whether his feet are all right. The horse walks on two fingernails at the front and two toenails at the back, formi...
Pets & Animals - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:49

68. The MLM Deception

Multi Level Marketing (also known as Network Marketing), is a term used to categorize a business whereby an individual is associated with a parent company as an independent contractor. Some may even refer to themselves as being "home-based business franchising" or "affiliate marketing" (Strictly ...
Business & Work - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:43

69. Tagfoot

I'm not sure if it's the bastard child of Digg and HubPages or the lovechild of Del.icio.us and Squidoo. But it's hot, it's happening and it's HERE. UPDATE: Unfortunately Tagfoot is no more. The site closed its doors mid 2011. I can only imagine that those responsible for giving birth to the si...
Internet - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:40

70. Pimping Project: Windscreen

Next stop: Yates Windscreens at Belmont. We couldn't drive it there because it didn't have a windscreen. Not sure if that's illegal or not but one would probably need a motorcycle helmet to avoid facial collisions with bugs and other airborne debris. Al from Newcastle Auto Dismantlers drove it ov...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:52

71. Boxes and Borders - Another HTML Cheat Sheet

...I'm making this lens with a variety of color themes, and also a selection of border styles. Use it for highlighting quotes or extracts. Copy and paste the code replacing the text inside. Enjoy! * Popular Demand = At least one person asked me :D
Squidoo Community - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:38

72. The Heraclitean School

Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher who was active about 500 BC. He said that everything is made of fire. This makes him sound like the other early Greek philosophers, who looked for one material they thought must be common to all that exists. But Heraclitus' view was more sophisticated. He believ...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:15

73. Punctuation

Punctuation, in written language, the use of standard marks to clarify meaning. Punctuation marks are also used to help convey the emphases and breathing pauses natural to speech, to indicate sentence structure, and to enhance readability. Punctuation varies from language to language and preferen...
Books, Poetry & Writing - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:57

74. Pimping Project: Before Shots

The objective is to take a stock standard Mighty Boy and improve upon its look and performance, a la Pimp My Ride. The project is being done in conjunction with The Shoot Out, the 24 hour filmmaking competition that started in Newcastle and is coming up to its ninth consecutive year. Every year i...
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:05

75. Lens It!

Got a hobby? Lens It! Got an interest? Lens It! Got an idea? Lens It! Got a story? Lens It! Got a special skill? Lens It! Got a musical talent? Lens It! Got an unusual job? Lens It! Got a favorite family recipe? Lens It! Okay, I think you've got the picture.
Squidoo Community - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:50

76. Pens

The pen as one of the major tools of writing, preserves history in its name, which is from the Latin penna, the quill feather which was the main pen of the Middle Ages. Before pens as we know them comes the stylus, the instrument of the earliest written documents which are extant - Mesopotamian ...
Arts & Design - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:53

77. AirAware

Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems are set to become mandatory for all new vehicles manufactured in the US next year. As with all trends in the US it's one that Australia may follow. And given the positive impact it will have it's something which I believe falls into the sooner the better category....
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:18

78. Sigs

A signature block (often abbreviated as signature, sig block, sig file, or just sig) is a block of text automatically appended at the bottom of an e-mail message, Usenet article, or forum post. This has the effect of "signing off" the message. A common practice is to have one or more lines contai...
Internet - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:44

79. Sound or GPS Unit?

A local car sound specialist has come on board as a sponsor for the Pimp My Mighty Boy Shoot Out Challenge.On offer is a GPS or a Sound System. One or the other. I'm asking my Squidoo bretheren, the Shoot Out community, Mighty Boy enthusiasts and the people of Newcastle to help me decide by votin...
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:18

80. Pimping Project: Tray Lining

Rhino Linings is a world leader in sprayed-on protective linings for automotive and other commercial applications. When we were there Alex showed us some photos and examples of work that he's done. There was also a horse float there that had been done earlier. He told us of a job he done on a mot...
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:40

81. The Eleatic School

Parmenides was a Greek philosopher, considered by many scholars as the greatest member of the Eleatic School. He is said to have visited Athens at the age of sixty-five, and on that occasion the philosopher Socrates, then a young man, heard him speak. The far-reaching and profound implications o...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:17

82. The Cassowary

Large, flightless birds with long, powerful legs, cassowarries belong to the genus Casuarius. Of the three known species, all of which are found in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea, only one, the Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius, is found in Australia in north-eastern Queensland. Th...
Pets & Animals - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:54

83. Wastewater Collection Systems

The first sewers for the collection of wastewater were storm sewers that were installed to collect rainwater in the commercial centers of large cities. In modern times London was the first major city to use sewers. London's example was then followed by Paris, New York, and Boston. Household waste...
Home & Garden - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:55

84. Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House Regarded as one of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of the 20th century because of its unique design, the Sydney Opera House was the centre of controversy from its conception by the NSW State government in 1954 to its completion in 1972. The Opera House ...
Travel & Places - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:26:04

85. The Zebra

Members of the horse family, Equidae, zebras once roamed Britain, continental Europe, Asia and North America but are now found only in the tree-studded, grassy plains of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. One species, known as a quagga because of the peculiar barking noise that it made, is now e...
Pets & Animals - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:30

86. Pimping Project: Steering Wheel

Every bit of work and part is sponsored and supplied (though not yet finished) and in the meantime we forgot how the steering wheel and footpedals look. And they're looking standard, old and pretty worn. We needed something with a bit of zing and a lot of bling. But where to find it?
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:20

87. What is Grammar?

Grammar is the branch of learning dealing with language and its analysis from several points of view. The term includes the study of the pronunciation of a language, its inflections or other means used to express the relations of words to each other in sentences, syntax, and the principles of wor...
Education - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:10

88. Pimping Project: Tyres & Wheels

The number one safety feature of a car is the tyres. A lot of things can go wrong with a car to prevent it from starting, a few things can prevent it from stopping, but while you're in motion they're the four most important parts of the car. When it comes to performance and safety the tyres prett...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:31

89. Pimping Project: Paintjob

After the engine was taken out the rolling chassis was put on the back of a truck and transported to Mamics Smash Repairs for major bodywork and also the paintjob. Gary Mamic got Johnny to strip down all exterior components then the interior. There were a bunch of repairs to do including the rust...
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:48

90. Squidoo Idol

26 lenses are competing for the honor of being added to the rotation list that feeds the Squidoo Explore page. Now we're down to 18. Who is the best of the best? Each has a 1 in 3 chance. Or do they? It's up to you to decide.
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:46

91. Squinness Lens of Records

This will be a (fairly) regularly updated lens documenting the achievements of Squidoo Lensmasters. Mainly concentrating on the usual "Guinness" type records (largest, longest, biggest, etc) but occasionally it will feature notable "firsts". eg: First Lens Sold. Other "firsts" open for considerat...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:01

92. My Amazon

This lens is for me to keep track of the Amazon purchases I make. Amazon has been a fun and sometimes even cheap way for me to shop, even if I'm over in Australia. Books and CD's come quickly, as it ships directly from Amazon. Some other items are sold through independent retailers. No less satis...
Books, Poetry & Writing - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:18

93. Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett has crafted an amazing and bizarre universe. Discworld he calls it. It's certainly not from any plane of existence I've ever visited. It's Tolkiens Middle Earth meets a world of sarcastic wit. For the uninitiated it can be a daunting task to immerse yourself the first time into Pr...
Books, Poetry & Writing - Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:15

94. Pimping Project: Suspension

Handling and performance... two words that have had little to do with the Suzuki Mighty Boy. Driving the Mighty Boy is a novel experience. It's feels like driving a dodgem car. It takes great constraint when driving through a shopping centre carpark to letting loose and smashing into other vehicl...
Cars - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:45

95. Pimping Project: Auto Accessories

In addition to the car graphics wrap and window tinting Altapac also provided the central locking and immobiliser. The central locking is in all honesty, not REALLY needed. But it's fun to have a car with central locking. And it works in well with the immobiliser anyway. If you've got a car with ...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:17

96. The Dingo

About the size of a collie, with smoother tawny hair and a white tip on the tail, and usually on the paws also. Formerly classified as a distinct species Canis dingo, it is now recognized as merely a variety of domestic dog under the name Canis familiaris. Dingoes are a menace in sheep country, ...
Pets & Animals - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:11

97. Installing Wordpress

WordPress is a blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database. Distributed under the GNU General Public License, WordPress is free software. The latest release is version 2.1.2, released on March 03, 2007. Source
Internet - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:51

98. The Sophists

In philosophy "Sophists" is applied mainly to the traveling Greek teachers in the 5th century BC who wandered the country. They offered lessons in logic, ethics and rhetoric for a fee. Later they acquired a bad reputation, for their tendency to teach debating tricks rather than what was true. Thi...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:25

99. Where can I find the best lenses about... SQUIDOO?

In a determined effort to help Lensmasters, new and experienced alike, I have been creating Squidoo Lenses about... Squidoo. So have others. And if you are one of those Lensmasters who have made a quality informative lens about a specific aspect about Squidoo, mention it in the Guestbook. Every n...
Squidoo Community - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:28

100. Lens Rating

Squidoo has a user system of rating lenses according to their quality. Only registered Squidoo users can vote on other members lenses. Okay... Squidoo USED to have a user rating system that involved 1 to 5 stars. Then along came Facebook and it's Likes so they implemented that, added a "Squid" L...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:26

101. Pimping Project: Car Insurance

Everyone needs car insurance. Compulsory third party people... because fixing a person can be very expensive. Third party property... because running into a BMW isn't as bad as a person but who's got a spare 100k lying around? And then there's comprehensive: insuring against damage, theft, acts o...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:40

102. How To Make A Birthday Cake

Before you get busy with the icing colors, decorations and toppers you need to decide just what's going to be underneath, the inside, the... guts of it. A great looking cake... looks great, but if it doesn't taste right, it'll be a let down. The only thing you can use a brightly colored yet yucky...
Food & Cooking - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:44

103. Pimping Project: Auto Trimming

The seats, tonneau cover, roof lining and door trim were done by Trim By Tim at Warners Bay. It was quite a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work. It's fascinating to see a man and a machine (in this case sewing machine) work as one. Of course it's not just about the sewing machine. Preparation o...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:07

104. Add a printable coupon to your lens

The amazing iframe can be used to include a printable coupon in your lens. Don't print the entire page! Just print the coupon. Click on the printer icon in the next module to see how it prints just the graphics.
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:22

105. HTML at Squidoo

Yes, you can use HTML in modules in your lenses. No, you can't use it exactly the same way as you would a normal webpage. Don't go overboard with the font formatting. Spare people the garish over-use of bright colors. Be it the text or the background. Keep it simple. Use it for effect, which me...
Squidoo Community - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:38

106. All About Squidoo

Squidoo: SKWID-OO, n. v., adj., addiction. 1) thousands of people creating a handbuilt catalog of the best stuff online 2) a free and fun way to make your own page and get traffic 3) a place to find what you're looking for, fast. 4) An ideavirus that will be bigger than even the creator himself h...
Squidoo Community - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:20

107. Fencing Weapons and Other Equipment

Fencing is a sport in which two contestants engage in attack and defense with a foil, epee, or saber. It is an outgrowth of dueling, but in the modern sport the object is to score a touch (hit) against the adversary rather than to injure him. This is achieved through a series of advances and retr...
Sports & Recreation - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:20

108. Cynicism

Cynicism was a doctrine founded during the second half of the 4th century BC. Although Diogenes is generally regarded as the founder, there has been some debate as to whether it may not have been Antisthenes, a pupil of Socrates. According to Aristotle, Diogenes was a well-known figure, nicknamed...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:07

109. Epistemology

Epistemology, a modern term for the theory of knowledge, is the branch of philosophy that studies the possibility, nature, and scope of human knowledge. The first extant attempt to account for knowledge is recorded in the works of Plato. His basic assumption is that knowledge must be of something...
Culture & Society - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:52

110. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Lensmasters

My blog post The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Lensmasters stirred some interest among the Squidoo community, even prompting a couple of responses from Squidoo HQ. I wrote, or rather, sought the feedback of a select group of prominent Lensmasters, and published their feedback. I chose these peopl...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:22

111. How Hard Is It To Make A Decent Lens?

It's not hard. Though some people fail at doing the most basic things. If you're reading this it's a good chance you're not one of those people. Right? I'm not asking for a masterpiece. The bar isn't set too high. Just pay attention to the basics and cross all the t's and dot all the i's. Here ...
Squidoo Community - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:28:12

112. Unimproved Lenses

Whoops! Looks like you have too many "unimproved" lenses right now (this means lenses that are probably empty, unpublished, or have fewer than 3 modules). Please work on your existing lenses before starting a new one. Thanks for helping us keep the squatters away! Hopefully by reading this you wi...
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:57

113. Zeno of Elea

Zeno, born in Elea, in southwestern Italy, in the 5th century BC was a Greek mathematician and philosopher of the Eleatic School. He became a favorite disciple of the philosopher Parmenides and accompanied him to Athens at the age of about forty. In Athens Zeno taught philosophy for some years,...
Culture & Society - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:27:25

114. Pimping Project: Orix

In the months of planning this project which was a part of the Shoot Out Challenge, we didn't consider, until the week before we were to start work, that we'd need ANOTHER car to get us around while the Mighty Boy was in each of the workshops of the respective businesses. For the first two weeks ...
Cars - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:00:29

115. gLensography

I'm into a LOT of things. My tastes, opinions, interests and hobbies are varied. Reading, writing, movies... and not just watching movies but the filmaking process behind it... graphic design, music... and not just listening to music, I play bass and drums... typography, still photography, food.....
Squidoo Community - Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:53

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