Running Out of Ideas? 50 Ideas For Your Next 50 Posts

Written by Liane. Get more blogging tips. Subscribe to this blog today! See here, it's hard thinking "new" things everytime. Ideas, ideas, ideas. The usual question would be, "where do you find them?". Of course a lot of bloggers have posted tons of tips on how and where to get brilliant ideas for your next post. But I just figured out, what if I directly give them to you?

I'm just letting my mind free for this. If there's anything you'd like to suggest (the more ideas the better!) then please do leave something in the comments. Thanks!

Blog about personal stuffs today
What are you thinking?
What's the matter with you right now?
Best thing that has happened so far?
Worst thing that has happened so far?
Seen or captured any interesting stuff?
There's this news you've been wanting to tell everyone!
You just learned a lesson today, share it!
Ask how everyone is doing
You have a problem, tell people about it, ask for help.
You're just feeling happy. Why?
What's keeping you busy?
You have had a problem, how did you overcome it?

Blog about something that will make you look really pro
There's this guy whom you really look up to.
Fire up an interview with your guru
Tell people how NOT to give up
There's an inspirational story somewhere that you remembered
It's you're 1,000th post! Celebrate!
You're feeling successful, how big is your blog now?
Teach me a new trick today.
Tell me something I have absolutely no idea about
You're just going to launch a special report/book
You're doing a partnership/joint venture with someone right now
Tell me about your expertise without sounding boastful

Blog something that can make you money
Find that newest product being launched right now
Get a discount coupon and share it with everyone
You're offering a really good service
Someone just asked for a review!
Offer to review someone while getting something in return
You really liked this certain theme and will make a review of it
You're making some money out of this new ad network, refer people to it
Give a very special offer that nobody would dare miss

Blog something about your niche
There's a question someone left at your comments section
You've been reading today and found something interesting
There's this handy trick you want to share
There's a big event happening in your niche
You feel like doing a round-up post right now
There's a good post in your archive that you want to resurrect
You're thinking of a Part II for a previous article
Teach very basic, newbie-ish stuff today
How about firing up questions at everyone?

Blog something that can boost up your network
You've read a funny/stupid/hilarious/amazing tweet, comment on it
Ask questions at Twitter and make a post out of it
You like the idea of doing round-up posts
There's this new social network that you're excited about
Who are your best online buddies?
There's an important update/change in a certain social network

Blog about random stuffs today
(things that people will enjoy reading)
What did you pet do again this time?
Traffic today is crazy isn't it?
Hey, (young blogger) have you finished your homework?
That restaurant serves good food! (pictures are important)
Anything about the weather?
Seen anything interesting on tv lately?
Where do you want to head out for vacation?
Tell me that gadget that you've been eying for in months
Let's see, are you bored?

Lastly,

No idea? Start reading this post all over again :)

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DANICA PATRICK BIOGRAPHY

Danica Patrick Career Highlights:

2008

• Won the Japan IndyCar 300 - becoming the first woman to win an Indy race.

2007

• Four top 5 finishes, including placing second at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park

2006

• Finished in eighth place Indianapolis 500.

2005

• Finished Fourth in the IRL IndyCar Series Championship (with 325 points).

• Made her IRL IndyCar Series debut on March 6^th in the Toyota Indy 300 (at Homestead-Miami Speedway). She did not finish the race due to an eight-car accident.

• Fourth woman in history to race in the Indianapolis 500 on May 29^th – she finished in fourth place (during the race, she also lead a few laps -- the first woman to do so).

2004

• Finished Third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship (with 269 points)

• Ten top-five results in twelve races (1 2^nd, 2 3^rd, 5 4^th, and 2 5^th)

• Only driver to finish all 417 laps

• First female driver to win a pole position at for Toyota Atlantic races

2003

• Finished sixth in Toyota Atlantic Championship with 109 pointes

• Had five top-five finishes in Toyota Atlantic races (1 2^nd, 3^rd, 3 5^th) and placed in the top ten - ten times in twelve races.

• First woman to finish in top three in Toyota Atlantic Championship races

2002

• Signed with Team Rahal (Rahal-Letterman Racing) for multi-year contract

• Debuted on July 7^th at Toronto.

• Finished 13^th with 35 points in five races in the Barber-Dodge series. Her best finish was fourth.

2001

• Won Gorsline Scholarship Award for top upcoming road racing driver

• Competed in both the US and Great Britain

2000

• Competed in Formula Ford Festival in England – came in second, the highest ever by an American

1999

• Finished ninth in Formula Vauxhall Championship (England)

1998

• Made debut in England (Formula Vauxhall Championship) after attending the Formula Ford racing school

• Competed in a few Karting racing

1997

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship in the HPV class

• Won the World Karting Association’s Grand National Championship and the Summer National Championship in the Yamaha Lite class

• Tenth place finish in Formula A Elk Constructors Championship

1996

• Won 39 of the 49 Karting races she competed in

• Won the World Karting Association’s Manufactuireres Cup National Points title for Yamaha Junior and Restricted Junior classes

1995

• Won the World Karting Association Great Lakes Sprint Series title for Yamaha Restricted Junior and US 820 Junior classes

1994

• Won the World Karting Association Manufacturer’s Cup title in Yamaha Sportsman class

• Won the World Karting Association Grand National Championship in the Yamaha class

1993

• Finished second in World Karting Association Midwest Sprint Series in Yamaha and US820 clases.

1992

• Began racing at the age of 10. Finished her first season in second place in points for her class.

Biography by Ian Ripley, PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer

Toyota's loss: Ford's and Hyundai's gain

Toyota's strong market share gains of the last decade had already leveled off before its recall problem.By Chris Isidore, senior writerFebruary 2, 2010: 10:28 AM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Who will benefit from Toyota's woes?

At a press conference Monday to announce the fix for more than 5 million recalled vehicles, Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., promised the company would return to its commitment to quality.

Still, many believe that despite the gas pedal fix, Toyota (TM) may lose market share in the U.S. this year for the first time in 16 years. Simply put, Toyota can no longer claim to be the highest quality automaker.

"If you look at the quality gap today compared to ten years ago, it isn't there any more. It's more of a perception gap," said Jesse Toprak, vice president of industry trends for car pricing site TrueCar.com.

Art Spinella, head of CNW Market Research, said Toyota's gold-plated reputation had already been punctured by less serious recalls even before this problem. He said it will take a lot of time for Toyota to get back the reputation and loyalty it had until recently.

"The fall was quicker than the rebound will be. That's for sure," he said, adding that he thinks Ford (F, Fortune 500) and Hyundai are well positioned to gain from Toyota's stumbles.

Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with car sales site Edmunds.com, senior analyst with car sales site Edmunds.com, agreed that these two should benefit the most from Toyota's problems.

"Ford and Hyundai were already gaining on [Toyota]," Krebs said. "If you look at what Ford did in '09, they slashed the [market share] gap between Toyota and themselves by half. They may well pass them this year."

Spokespeople at Ford and Hyundai had little or no comment Monday when asked about whether they expected to gain market share at Toyota's expense.

Honda and GM could benefit too. Japanese rival Honda Motor (HMC) is also well positioned to profit from any Toyota mishaps. It traditionally is the brand that auto buyers look at most often when also considering whether to buy a Toyota.

But Honda spokesman Chris Naughton said the company has not seen any unexpected surge in customer traffic in its showrooms since the Toyota recall was announced.

What to do if your car is on the list

Other experts said that GM, in addition to Ford, could gain ground at Toyota's expense. Some suggested that GM, which has lost market share to Toyota every year since 1989, could even see its ever-narrowing lead in U.S. auto sales grow once again this year.

"People are more likely to expand their search. They might have not considered an American car before," said William Baker, professor of marketing at San Diego State University. "This is potentially a very good thing for GM."

But experts said a "buy American" move may not help the other member of Detroit's Big Three. Chrysler Group does not have the competitive product to benefit from Toyota's troubles. Similarly, European automakers and Japanese rival Nissan are not expected to report any significant improvement in sales. 

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The book of Jobs

It has revolutionised one industry after another. Now Apple hopes to transform three at once

Jan 28th 2010 | From The Economist print edition

Illustration by Jon Berkeley

APPLE is regularly voted the most innovative company in the world, but its inventiveness takes a particular form. Rather than developing entirely new product categories, it excels at taking existing, half-baked ideas and showing the rest of the world how to do them properly. Under its mercurial and visionary boss, Steve Jobs, it has already done this three times. In 1984 Apple launched the Macintosh. It was not the first graphical, mouse-driven computer, but it employed these concepts in a useful product. Then, in 2001, came the iPod. It was not the first digital-music player, but it was simple and elegant, and carried digital music into the mainstream. In 2007 Apple went on to launch the iPhone. It was not the first smart-phone, but Apple succeeded where other handset-makers had failed, making mobile internet access and software downloads a mass-market phenomenon.
As rivals rushed to copy Apple’s approach, the computer, music and telecoms industries were transformed. Now Mr Jobs hopes to pull off the same trick for a fourth time. On January 27th he unveiled his company’s latest product, the iPad—a thin, tablet-shaped device with a ten-inch touch-screen which will go on sale in late March for $499-829 (see article). Years in the making, it has been the subject of hysterical online speculation in recent months, verging at times on religious hysteria: sceptics in the blogosphere jokingly call it the Jesus Tablet.
The enthusiasm of the Apple faithful may be overdone, but Mr Jobs’s record suggests that when he blesses a market, it takes off. And tablet computing promises to transform not just one industry, but three—computing, telecoms and media.
Companies in the first two businesses view the iPad’s arrival with trepidation, for Apple’s history makes it a fearsome competitor. The media industry, by contrast, welcomes it wholeheartedly. Piracy, free content and the dispersal of advertising around the web have made the internet a difficult environment for media companies. They are not much keener on the Kindle, an e-reader made by Amazon, which has driven down book prices and cannot carry advertising. They hope this new device will give them a new lease of life, by encouraging people to read digital versions of books, newspapers and magazines while on the move. True, there are worries that Apple could end up wielding a lot of power in these new markets, as it already does in digital music. But a new market opened up and dominated by Apple is better than a shrinking market, or no market at all.

 

 

Keep taking the tablets

Tablet computers aimed at business people have not worked. Microsoft has been pushing them for years, with little success. Apple itself launched a pen-based tablet computer, the Newton, in 1993, but it was a flop. The Kindle has done reasonably well, and has spawned a host of similar devices with equally silly names, including the Nook, the Skiff and the Que. Meanwhile, Apple’s pocket-sized touch-screen devices, the iPhone and iPod Touch, have taken off as music and video players and hand-held games consoles.
The iPad is, in essence, a giant iPhone on steroids. Its large screen will make it an attractive e-reader and video player, but it will also inherit a vast array of games and other software from the iPhone. Apple hopes that many people will also use it instead of a laptop. If the company is right, it could open up a new market for devices that are larger than phones, smaller than laptops, and also double as e-readers, music and video players and games consoles. Different industries are already converging on this market: mobile-phone makers are launching small laptops, known as netbooks, and computer-makers are moving into smart-phones. Newcomers such as Google, which is moving into mobile phones and laptops, and Amazon, with the Kindle, are also entering the fray: Amazon has just announced plans for an iPhone-style “app store” for the Kindle, which will enable it to be more than just an e-reader.
If the past is any guide, Apple’s entry into the field will not just unleash fierce competition among device-makers, but also prompt consumers and publishers who had previously been wary of e-books to take the plunge, accelerating the adoption of this nascent technology. Sales of e-readers are expected to reach 12m this year, up from 5m in 2009 and 1m in 2008, according to iSuppli, a market-research firm.

 

Hold the front pixels

 

 

 

Will the spread of tablets save struggling media companies? Sadly not. Some outfits—metropolitan newspapers, for instance—are probably doomed by their reliance on classified advertising, which is migrating to dedicated websites. Others are too far gone already. Tablets are expensive, and it will be some years before they are widespread enough to fulfil their promise. In theory a newspaper could ask its readers to sign up for a two-year electronic subscription, say, and subsidise the cost of a tablet. But such a subsidy would be hugely pricey, and expensive printing presses will have to be kept running for readers who want to stick with paper.
Still, even though tablets will not save weak media companies, they are likely to give strong ones a boost. Charging for content, which has proved difficult on the web, may get easier. Already, people are prepared to pay to receive newspapers and magazines (including The Economist) on the Kindle. The iPad, with its colour screen and integration with Apple’s online stores, could make downloading books, newspapers and magazines as easy and popular as downloading music. Most important, it will allow for advertising, on which American magazines, in particular, depend. Tablets could eventually lead to a wholesale switch to digital delivery, which would allow newspapers and book publishers to cut costs by closing down printing presses.
If Mr Jobs manages to pull off another amazing trick with another brilliant device, then the benefits of the digital revolution to media companies with genuinely popular products may soon start to outweigh the costs. But some media companies are dying, and a new gadget will not resurrect them. Even the Jesus Tablet cannot perform miracles.

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HOW TO: Boost Your Blog Traffic

Many first time bloggers automatically assume that once their blog is setup and they put a few posts on it, they will get some hits and regular readers. This is quite untrue. You won’t get any traffic if no one knows about your website. In this article I hope to tackle these problems and discuss some of the common ways bloggers and webmasters drive more traffic to their site by understanding the user. I have received many emails from aspiring bloggers asking me what they can do to get more traffic, so hopefully this will help out at least those people. Don’t forget to checkout the prequel, How To: Start Blogging, that covers the technical side of setting up a blog.

Blog Usability

Before I get into getting your name out there, your blog has to have some style. Most web users are instantly turned off by tacky site designs or extreme neon colors. I know I won’t stay at a website too long if the layout or navigation annoys me. The goal is to have a unique blog, different than all the other weblogs on the net. The one thing I really stress to others is making it easy for your readers to contact you. It shouldn’t take a reader more than a click, if any, to find your email address or a contact form. This makes the reader feel like someone actually runs and cares about the website. An about page is also a great asset to have on a personal site or blog. The more a reader knows about you, the more they trust your content. I highly recommend reading this weblog usability article by usability guru Jakob Nielsen.

Content

Your blog’s usability goes hand in hand with its content. You can specialize in a niche subject as long as you have an idea of how many people might be interested in that subject. If you do well with your niche subject matter, you could get some crazy traffic for being the only decent blog online with that type of content. On the other hand you could have widely used content, such as some aspect of technology, but add your own twist with your opinion or comparing/contrasting from other tech analysts. People won’t go to your site to read something they could have read on CNet or Tom’s Hardware, they want a unique take on it. If you learn anything from this article, I hope its that reblogging is a very bad thing. The one thing to kill your traffic is having identical content to another several hundred blogs. I suggest taking a glance at Mr. Veloso’s Evils of Constant Reblogging to get a better idea. Finding out what your content should be is a key element of your blog’s identity and the type of image your blog will ultimately emit.

Technorati is Your Best Friend

Technorati is one of the best traffic providers for bloggers. It makes your blog much easier to find when people search by technorati tags. Technorati is also a large blog ranking engine. Based on the number of links to your blog from various websites, your blog is given a rank. The higher your rank the easier your blog is to find when people search for things. A higher rank gives your blog greater credibility in technorati. If you don’t already have a technorati account, get one. After you have setup the main settings, such as your profile, you need to claim your blog. Go to Account and then down the page to Your Blogs. Enter the URL of your blog in the URL field and then hit “Claim this weblog.” Once you’ve done that go to “Configure this Blog” and fill in what you can. Click the checkbox to select “Include this blog in Technorati’s Blog Finder” and fill out as many tags or keywords that accurately represent the content in your blog. When you’ve done that, click “Save Changes” and then grab your claim code. There are two types of codes that you may put somewhere in your blog for technorati to verify that your blog exists and keep track of it. If you have a blog that is Blogger powered or some other blog host that does not give you direct control of your blog files you will want to use the “Link Code” and post it somewhere on your blog. If you are using a more versatile blog publishing system, such as a custom WordPress or Movable Type installation you should copy the “Embed Code.” You can edit your sidebar, header, or footer file and put it wherever you like. You also have the option of posting a Technorati search box or various links on your blog without altering the code you just pasted. Select the options you like and click “Save Changes.” Everything is done by automatically by Technorati. One last thing you might consider is adding the Technorati ping link to your weblog. Doing this will let Technorati know when you have updated your blog. Find out how to do that on Technorati’s Ping Configuration page.

You will also want to search for a plugin for your publishing platform that supports Technorati tags. For WordPress users, I recommend Ultimate Tag Warrior. Installation can get a bit complex, so moving to a WordPress theme that has support for UTW, such as K2, is a good idea. Basically, when you post an entry you can supply it with Technorati tags. Update: WordPress 2.3 has built-in support for tags.

Blog Rings/Networks

Submitting your website to a blog network or blog ring is another excellent way to get more readers. There are many of these networks but the one that I use is BlogTopSites.com. BlogTopSites is a blog ranking website that makes your blog easier to find and search for as well. After you sign up for an account on their website, you just need to copy a bit of code and paste it somewhere on your site just like we did with Technorati. Make sure you select an appropriate category to post your blog in. If you are not careful, you’ll find yourself in the same pool with some heavy hitting blogs and your ranking will be fairly puny. For WordPress users, you can join Blogs Of The Day by simply installing their plugin, which uploads your blog stats directly to them.

Burn that Feed!

By now you may have a few extra readers, but how can you help them come back? Many blog users will immediately scan the page for an RSS feed if they like your content. Most blogs, such as WordPress, already have RSS feeds integrated for entries and comments. Using the default feeds may suffice, but you won’t have any idea about how many people you will be catering to. The FeedBurner service will take your feed and reproduce it on their fast servers while tracking reader statistics. I highly recommend signing up for the service and letting them burn your feed. I won’t through the steps of signing up for FeedBurner, but once you’re done with that find the “Publicize” tab. Click on “FeedCount” and activate the service. FeedCount lets you post a little icon on your blog that displays the current circulation of your feed as well as make it easier for people to subscribe to your feed. Select the colors you wish to use for the icon and post the code somewhere on your blog. Come back a few days later and you should see some detailed reader statistics under the “Analyze” tab on the FeedBurner website.

As long as you are going the FeedBurner route, replace the current RSS links on your blog with the FeedBurner link. This usually means digging through some code to find that link and replace it. I really can’t go into details as it varies greatly by publishing platform and theme.

So Now You’re a Serious Blogger

You have found your unique blog style, mastered the type of content you want to deliver, and gained some regular readers but you want even more. If you are still on a free blog, get rid of it! Even if it is a paid TypePad account, you still have a shared domain name (e.g., yourname.typepad.com). It is time for you to become independent and get your own domain and hosting.

Having a weblog address ending in blogspot.com, typepad.com, etc. will soon be the equivalent of having an @aol.com email address or a Geocities website: the mark of a naïve beginner who shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Jakob Nielsen

If you are open to hosting recommendations, a (gs) Grid Server plan from Media Temple is the perfect solution for the dedicated blogger. It is when you start receiving over 150k hits a month that you might consider upgrading your plan.

Getting To Know Your Readers

The next step is tracking your visitors, seeing where they came from, what they saw, and how they left. You will be able to easily assess what content your readers appreciate the most and concentrate on that aspect of your blog. Most webhosts include some type of stats monitoring applications such as the Urchin suite. However, I use Mr. Inman’s Mint religiously. The best part of Mint is an open API that lets developers create plugins called Peppers that dramatically extend functionality. I had previously posted an article about the top Peppers I use. It is definitely worth a look if you want to get a better idea of how great Mint can make your life. There is also a Mint Pepper for tracking your FeedBurner stats.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully my suggestions have helped out at least a few people. If you post guides or reviews on your blog that you think many people can benefit or learn from, I suggest posting a link on del.icio.us or Digg. If your page gets on the frontpage of Digg or on del.icio.us popular, you’re set. Many tech websites have an email address for tips. If you think your content is worthy, I would try sending them an email with your article. You never know, they might post it. Even if they do not have a tips line, a polite email to the editor-in-chief or webmaster could do the trick. As a blogger, you really should not have any trouble talking to strangers… you practically preach to them everyday. While looking for companies to send me review products for my other website, I must have sent out over 150 emails. It is amazing what a nice email can get you. I gained a contact with at Akasa, who was kind enough to trust me and send some computer products for review after a few emails. Even at the lowest level you will establish some rapport between that company or person, which may help you out in the future.
Also, holding a contest can greatly boost traffic. Even if it is for a small thing such as a WordPress golden ticket, you will be amazed at how many people find out about it. You can establish a relationship with some of your readers, and they might link to your blog on theirs. Commenting on other blogs can also earn you a few hits if you put down your URL. Oh and how could I forget a de-lurking post to talk to those hidden readers of yours.

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PaulStamatiou.com runs on the Thesis Theme for WordPress

Thesis is the search engine optimized WordPress theme of choice for serious online publishers. If you’re a blogger who doesn’t understand a lot of PHP, Thesis will give a ton of functionality without having to alter any code. For the advanced, Thesis has incredible customization possibilities via Thesis hooks.
With so many design options, you can use the template over and over and never have it look like the same site. The theme is robust and flexible enough not only to accommodate a site like PaulStamatiou.com, but also to enable the site to run far more efficiently than it ever has before.

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How to write a heart touching love letter?

Writing effective and heart touching Valentine's Day Love Letters is quite an art in itself. To perfect this art one needs a will to express and lots of love for the recipient of the letter. An added touch of imagination and creativity makes the letter a masterpiece. In case you are new in the field here are some tips to help you write a perfect Valentine's Day Love Letter:

Tips for Writing a Perfect Valentine's Day Love Letter

• Get a beautiful and romantic letter pad with good paper quality.
• Write the letter when you are in a good mood.
• Clear your mind of any distractions and focus on your beloved. You may keep his/her photograph in front of you to set the mood.
• Play your favorite music if it inspires you.
• On a rough sheet of paper jot down the unique qualities in your beloved and your plans for the future with him/her.
• It is good to plan the letter in advance and right in rough first.
• Always hand write the letter to give it a more personal touch.
• Write with a fountain pen instead of ball pen, as it appears more elegant. Your beloved may preserve this letter for years so make sure it looks as beautiful years after.
• Pay special attention to the opening and closing of the letter to leave a greater impact.
• Personalize the love letter depending on the stage of relationship you are at present.
• Write from your heart in simple sentences and in an easy to understand language.
• Avoid underlining the words and do not use all caps as it looks like you are yelling.
• In the body of the love letter you may write the special qualities of your beloved. Ideally emotional, physical and spiritual qualities in a person should be highlighted to make the recipient feel loved.
• In the following paragraphs you may share your hopes and dreams for the future along with your partner.
• Be truthful in your letter and avoid making promises you will not be able to keep and cause a feeling of distrust in your beloved.
• One page is an ideal length for a love letter. You may write more if you are comfortable with your partner but don't make it too long.
• Avoid mentioning anyone else in your love letter. Just talk about your beloved and yourself.
• Give a high-impact closing to your love letter in a way that it sums up your feelings in a beautiful way. For instance, "I will love you always," "Loving you forever," "My heart is yours," are considered to be a romantic closing for a letter.
• Always sign the love letter.
• Go through the letter one or two times to check if you have conveyed your feelings effectively.
• Use thesaurus to choose perfect words for your feelings.
• Check for spelling and grammatical errors as this kind of errors convey carelessness.
• To add more style, you may stick a small photograph of yours to the top of the love letter. This will make your beloved view the photograph and reflect on you with fondness as he/she admires the content of the letter.
• Spray a fragrant perfume on the letter.
• Select a special stamp from the post office.
• Drop the letter in the mailbox and wait for the response.

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Dating Tips – Do’s and don’t

Do’s…

* Do communicate with him.

* Do be honest with him.

* Do give him space if he needs it. You don’t want to be too clingy.

* Do remind him of how much you care for him, and how much he means to you, because believe it or not they love to be admired just as much as we do.

* Do let him hang out with his buddies. Also let him pick his/her friends not you. If there is trust in this relationship. You shouldn't have to worry because you know in your heart that it is you that he wants.

* Do encourage him and motivate him to be better. This will show you’re that who really care about him and his/her future. He/she will love that you'll support him in just about anything he does.

* Do tell him you love him. When the time is right.

Don’t…

* Never let him fall silent. Get him to talk.

* Never hide anything from him. Let him know how you really think and feel.

* Never give him too much were he/she feels he/she can do anything and it won’t affect you. Let him know there are limits.

* Never let him get away with treating you bad in a way that either made you upset or uncomfortable. I don’t care how much you like him or how hard it took you to get him!! It will only get worst in a matter of time if you don’t speak up about it.

* Never try to change him. You fell in love with him the way he/she looks, why try to change that? It will only make him confused and out of place. It'll make trying to be with you a challenge and it shouldn’t have to be that way. Love him for him, not his shirt or his amazing body.

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Apple's tablet computer appearances at the Grammys

Apple's tablet computer makes cameo appearances at the Grammys and on Funny or Die.
David Pogue and Walt Mossberg, eat your hearts out.
America's premier tech columnists — at the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, respectively — are dying to spend some quality time with Steve Jobs' latest creation.
But they're going to have to wait their turn.
First Pee Wee Herman brought what looked like a non-functioning iPad to his Playhouse in a 2-minute FunnyOrDie.com skit.
And then, in a triumph of product placement, Stephen Colbert capped his Grammy monologue Sunday night by pulling a live one out from under his belt to read the nominees for Song of the Year.
Both cameos were clever and self-deprecating. Both seemed designed, in part, to defuse the unfortunate association with feminine hygene products.

"The consensus on the Internet," Magic Screen tells Pee Wee's Puppetland pals, "is that its name closely resembles a popular brand of sanitary napkins.
Colbert had also poked fun at the moniker the guys at Apple (AAPL) chose for their new device — a name, he deadpanned last week on the Colbert Report, "that just barely beat out the TamPod."
The audience laughed and clapped when he whipped out his iPad at the Grammys. The camera cut first to a celebrity couple (Nichole Kidman and Keith Urban), then to Jay-Z ("Did you not get one of these in your gift bag?"), and finally to Colbert's daughter Madeline, who indicated, with a slight shake of her head, that no, this did not make her dad look cool.
Let's go to the video tapes:





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Toyota is ready for replacement

Toyota said Monday it has developed a fix for gas pedals in millions of recalled vehicles and is already shipping the new parts to dealers.

The fix involves reinforcing the pedal assembly in a way that eliminates the excess friction that has caused the pedals to stick, the company said in a press release. Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles in the United States for this problem.

Toyota said replacement parts are already being shipped and that dealers will work extended hours to fix the recalled vehicles.

"We know what's causing the sticking accelerator pedals, and we know what we have to do to fix it," said Jim Lentz, Toyota's president and chief operating officer, in a statement.

Toyota will begin contacting customers as early as this week to let them know when to bring in their vehicles for the fix. The automaker said it will cover all costs related to the fix, which will take about 30 minutes.

It's not clear how long it will take to fix all 2.3 million cars, Lentz told CNNMoney.com. Much will depend on how quickly customers bring their cars into dealers for repairs.

Customers will begin receiving notices late this week and dealers will start doing repairs this weekend, Lentz said in a conference call.

Dealers will be open extended hours, he said.

"My guess is that the stock of Krispy Kreme will probably go up," Lentz said "because we'll be handing out a lot of donuts."
The fix involves installing a precision-cut steel reinforcement bar into the accelerator pedal assembly, which will reduce surface tension and prevent the friction that has caused the pedals to stick, Toyota said.

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The company said it has confirmed the effectiveness of the newly reinforced pedals through "rigorous testing" on pedal assemblies that had previously shown a tendency to stick.

"We are very confident that the installation of a reinforcing bar is as successful a repair as it would be replacing the pedal," Lentz said.

Toyota announced plans last week to suspend sales of the models, including its best-selling Camry, subject to the recall. It also took the unusual step of halting production of those models.

Production lines for these vehicles will re-start on Feb. 8, the automaker said.

The recall has taken a severe toll on Toyota's once-stellar reputation, which Lentz acknowledged in a video statement posted on Toyota's Web site.

"I know that we've let you down," Lentz said "[Toyota] will work hard to fix your vehicle properly and regain your trust."

The recall affects Toyota's 2009-2010 RAV4, Corolla and Matrix; 2005-2010 Avalon; certain 2007-2010 Camrys; 2010 Highlander; 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. The Camry Hybrid is not included in the recall.

The Japanese automaker also recalled cars in Europe. That recall involves eight different models, several of which are not sold in the United States. The precise number of vehicles involved in that recall is still being determined, but it could be as many as 1.8 million.

The gas pedal recall is separate from an earlier one, begun in November to fix a problem in which the gas pedal can become caught on the edge of a removable floor mat.

The floor mat recall was recently expanded so that it now covers a total of 5.3 million vehicles.

In cases where vehicles are subject to both recalls, Toyota (TM) said it intends to remedy both at the same time.

Toyota has been under scrutiny for suspected unintended acceleration for approximately 10 years. A total of 19 deaths have been connected to unintended acceleration in Toyotas over the decade, according to some analysts, a figure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called "plausible," based on its own research.

All major automakers experience some complaints of unintended acceleration. It is unclear how the rate of complaints and crashes in Toyota vehicle compares to that of other major automakers.

Lentz said he is confident that resolving this issue and the floor mat entrapment problem will solve the problem for Toyota. The automaker has also said it is making "brake override" -- a system that cuts engine power to the wheels as soon as the brake pedal is pressed -- standard equipment on all of its cars.

The "brake override" software will also be added to the internal computers on some cars as they are brought in for recall repairs, a Toyota spokesman said.

Lentz promised, however, that Toyota will continue to be alert for issues with unintended acceleration.

"We will still be vigilant and keep our eyes and ears open down the road," he said.

-- CNNMoney.com's senior writer Peter Valdes-Dapena contributed to this report.