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Did you know?

......that cash strapped cities in collusion with Red Light camera companies have been accused of shortening the yellow light signal time to trap you into an expensive traffic ticket for running the red light?

Solution: Avoid the camera intersections COMPLETELY. For rock people, the ticket, I think, starts at $500 something.

Did you know?

.........that if you use the straw way too often you WILL develop the 'smoker's' wrinkles around your mouth?

Have you heard of making ONE shaving razor last a year?

Just heard that if you blow dry the razor after use, it will last a long long long time.

The notion is that blades don't degrade from shaving but rather they corrode from moisture that collects on them after you are done shaving.

Am going to test it from tomorrow but I am going to include other 'tools' too - that are used on a daily basis down here.

Did you know?

........... that if you use ATM machines you are exposing yourself to ATM skimmer machines?

A skimmer is a small electronic device that can be attached to an ATM where you insert your card. It is used by criminal rings to illegally capture your card information. Often it's used in conjunction with a surveillance camera that captures you punching in your secret code.  

Once the crooks have all your info, within minutes they make a duplicate of your card and start emptying your account all around town and sometimes even overseas. 

 Fortunately, there are several ways to protect yourself: 

• Grab the plastic slot on an ATM where you insert your card and shake it to make sure that it doesn't come loose. If it's moving up and down in your hand, there may be a skimmer attached.
• Use your free hand to cover your other hand as you punch in your secret code. Remember, you may be on a crook's candid camera or someone may be viewing you remotely with binoculars.
• If you don't carry huge money in your checking account, you might consider instituting a daily limit on ATM withdrawals. Check with your bank or credit union for more details.

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I just 'nuked' my computer. You should too.

For rock people, that means restoring it to factory setting. So it becomes like it was the first day.

Advantage: The process removes all junk and downloads and cleans it thereby improving speed and lots more.

Go to google and type in: How to restore (insert your operating system like XP, Vista, Windows 7) to factory setting and then follow the freaking steps.

Of course, you need to remember to save whatever is important as EVERYTHING you added since you first started working on the computer will be erased. And once the computer is restored, you have to go back and get all the updates AND then install the anti-virus software before going back on-line.

It's worth it and should be required procedure every 6 months or so depending on your activity.

How to Beat Rising Food Prices: Be Smart About When You Buy.

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If you pick ONE thing from all the nonsense here, make it this one:

Whenever you feel stressed out, use the following to seek INSTANT relief:

FREAKING SMILE, IMMEDIATELY.

Heck, try it right now as I know you freaks are ALWAYS stressed out. Feel the difference? Sure, you do. 

The ONLY guaranteed way to avoid being an ID theft victim: Freeze your freaking credit.

Click here.

Founding year for the four Slams. Wimbledon beats US Open by just four years?

Wimbledon: 1877.

US Open: 1881.

French Open: 1891.

Australian Open: 1905.

Did you know that 14 players have completed a single-season Grand Slam? Five times in singles.

#	Player	Category	Year	Notes
1	Don Budge	Men's singles	1938	6 consecutive major titles from 1937 Wimbledon to 1938 U.S. Championships.
2	Frank Sedgman &  Ken McGregor	Men's doubles	1951
3	Maureen Connolly Brinker	Women's singles	1953	6 consecutive major titles, 1952 Wimbledon to the 1953 U.S. Championships.
4	Maria Bueno	Women's doubles	1960	With Christine Truman Janes and Darlene Hard
5	Rod Laver	Men's singles	1962
6	Margaret Court &  Ken Fletcher	Mixed doubles	1963
7	Margaret Court	Mixed doubles	1965	With Roy Emerson, Ken Fletcher and Fred Stolle; 2nd Grand Slam in mixed doubles
8	Owen Davidson	Mixed doubles	1967	With Lesley Turner Bowrey and Billie Jean King
9	Rod Laver	Men's singles	1969	2nd Grand Slam in singles
10	Margaret Court	Women's singles	1970	6 consecutive major titles, 1969 US Open to the 1971 Australian Open
11	Stefan Edberg	Boys' singles	1983	Only Junior to complete a Grand Slam
12	Martina Navratilova &  Pam Shriver	Women's doubles	1984	8 consecutive major titles from 1983 Wimbledon to the 1985 French Open.
13	Steffi Graf	Women's singles	1988	5 consecutive major titles, 1988 Australian Open to the 1989 Australian Open - also won Olympic Gold.
14	Martina Hingis	Women's doubles	1998	With Mirjana Lučić and Jana Novotná

Here are 5 SUPERFOODS. Some of you may not have heard or had ANY one of them in your entire miserable life. IF you take ALL of them for a week, you WILL be transformed. Guaranfreakingteed!!!! Try it. What have you got to lose - judging from your life!!!!!

Goji berries.

Cocao bean / nibs.

Raw honey.

Cocunut.

Vaseline. For people, just dragging their sorry carcasses from under the rock, this is not to be consumed orally. It's to be applied. It's health benefits, however, are irrefutable. Just ask anyone living in a basement, naked with goats and inflatables.

Did you know?

........that you can make extra money with:

Task rabbit.

Fiverr.

Easy shift.

Did you know?

Every day, Americans spend about $1.7 billion at the nation’s 970,000 restaurants—close to the amount they spend each year on indigestion remedies. 

Translation: STOP EATING OUT. Geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happiness comes from Respect, not Money.

Apparently there’s a reason why so many Silicon Valley start-up millionaires (and billionaires) continue to wear the same tattered jeans and flip flops they've always worn: It's not the money that makes them happy; it's the respect their hard work garners.

At least, that's one conclusion you might draw from a recent study conducted by Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. The study found that individuals rarely equate socioeconomic status with their subjective well-being (SWB). More than money, the study says, it's the "the respect and admiration one has in face-to-face groups (e.g., among friends or coworkers" that has a stronger effect on one's happiness.

The study was based on a survey Berkeley professor Cameron Anderson conducted with Haas School MBA students nine months after graduation. Cameron and his colleagues asked the MBAs questions about their overall happiness at work and found the responses didn’t correlate with the money they were making, but with the esteem in which their peers held them.

“Occupying a higher position in the local ladder thus created a sense of influence and control over one’s social environment, as well as a sense of belonging and acceptance,” Anderson wrote in the study.

A TechCrunch article echoed the study’s findings, arguing that the correllation between peer-respect and happiness is especially true for entrepreneurs in the tech industry. The article cites Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as an example. Zuckerberg’s earliest employees remember that he still slept on a bed on the floor even after his company passed a $1 billion valuation, preferring to work long hours and garner work-ethic adoration. Material wealth didn't matter as much to Zuckerberg as the quality and output of what he was creating with the Facebook team, wrote Facebook's first product manager Ezra Callahan on Quora.

The Berkeley study might also give some insight into why so many Silicon Valley start-up types don't stay in salaried positions very long before they're off to work on another start-up. Facebook CTO Bret Taylor, to name a recent example, plans to leave the company this summer to become an entrepreneur again. But there are scores of other examples of former employees from Google, eBay, PayPal, Twitter, etc., who traded well-paid jobs to work on their own companies.

“The joy that comes with an influx of money wanes quickly as people become accustomed to how wealth shapes their daily lives,” concludes the study. A good reputation--and not a big salary--may be where the real happiness link lies for entrepreneurs. 

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/happiness-comes-from-respect--not-money.html

Ten awesome Windows tips & tricks.

It certainly looks sweet, but we'll see what Microsoft's radically redesigned Windows 8 operating system will offer computer users later this year.

Until then, there's still a lot to learn about your existing Windows PC.

Yes, even if you've been tapping and clicking away on it for years, you've probably only scratched the surface of what it can do. Like our brains, it's estimated we only use about 10 percent of what our tech toys are capable of.

To help bridge the gap, here we offer a number of assorted tips and tricks, shortcuts and other little-known features built into your Windows machine. Some are tied specifically to Windows 7, where indicated, but most are applicable for all versions of Windows released over the past decade.

Get to know shortcuts

If the extent of your shortcuts is CTRL+C for copy and CTRL+P for paste, you're not taking advantage of all Windows has to offer. There are many, many dozens of handy shortcuts to master, including one of my favorites: Windows key + left or right arrow button, which snaps the window to the left or right, so you can see two open windows equally — perfect for multitasking. As a journalist who uses a word processor every day, I've also grown reliant upon "undo" (CTRL+Z) and "redo" (CTRL+Y). By the way, you can even create your own shortcuts to get more done in less time.

Pin those apps

See that taskbar at the bottom of the screen? In Windows 7, you can pin any application, website, file or folder you use a lot, so you can easily click to open it — regardless of what program you might be in. That is, if you use the calculator a lot, simply right mouse click on the app and choose "Pin to Taskbar" and move it wherever you like. This is much faster than clicking on the Start button, selecting All Programs, then Accessories and finally Calculator. For files, such as a Word or PDF document, simply drag to the taskbar and let go. If you have a lot of pins on your taskbar, you can press the Windows key (beside Alt) and a number (e.g. 1 or 2) and the corresponding app will launch from your taskbar.

Jump around

Speaking of those pinned apps on your taskbar, Windows 7 can take advantage of "jumplists" by simply right mouse-clicking on the pinned app and selecting from one of the options. For example, if Internet Explorer is one of your pinned apps, right click to select your most visited websites. If you've got Windows Media Player you can listen to recently played songs. Not all pinned apps offer jumplists, of course, but those that do let you get more done in less time. Experiment to see what's available. Watch this short video to get you started, too.

Need more time?

This is one of my favorites. If you're using Windows or Microsoft Office and you'd like to extend the activation period to the maximum 120 days instead of the usual 30-day period, it's possible if you use Windows Vista and Windows 7 and you're the administrator of the PC. Simply click on the Start button and in the search window, type in cmd and you'll see the Command Prompt at the top of the page. Don't press Enter yet — instead, right-mouse click on the shortcut and select Run as Administrator. Now, after the Command Prompt loads up, type this: slmgr.vbs -rearm and the hit Enter and reboot. That's it.

Stop YELLING at people

Have you ever written an email to someone and when you look up at the screen you realize you accidentally tapped the Caps Lock key? Now it seems like you're YELLING AT SOMEONE IN THE EMAIL? It's happened to most of us — especially those who look at their keyboard while typing instead of the monitor. If you're nodding right now, chances are you've manually deleted everything you wrote in uppercase and wrote it all over again in lowercase. That's a waste of time when you can simply highlight the text in question, hold down the Shift button on the keyboard and tap F3. Doing so will immediately change the case from lower to upper (or vice-versa). Yes, really. Tap a third time to change the highlighted text to Title case, Where The First Letter Of Every Word Is Capitalized. This little-known SHIFT + F3 shortcut will save you time — and frustration — and works in Outlook, Wordand other Microsoft programs.

Shake it up

Ever glance at your computer monitor and see a cluttered mess of open windows, such as a browser, media player, IM window and word processor? A quick way to close it all and focus on one application is to click and hold your mouse on top of an open pane and give your mouse a shake. Doing this will minimize all your open windows, except for the one you're in. Give your wrist a shake again and they all reappear. Windows calls this "Aero Shake" and it can be a fast way to get rid of the clutter in a snap. Give it a shot. If your version of Windows doesn't have it, you can download it for free here.

Batch rename

Photo takers should get to know the "batch rename" feature in Windows Explorer. Instead of all your images having arbitrary names like IMG_0339.jpg or DSC01121.jpg, you can highlight all your photos in a folder, right mouse-click and select Rename; now type in something relevant to the photos, like Spring Break 2012. And hit Enter. Now, all of those files will be renamed with a number at the end, such as Spring Break 2012 (1).jpg, plus you can quickly see what's inside the photo file by changing from "list" view to "large icons." This batch rename tip can also be used for documents and other media.

Encrypt it

If you share your Windows computer with someone and have a folder or files you want to password-protect, there's an easy way to do it with a built-in encryption tool. First select the folder or file you wish to encrypt, right-click on it and choose Properties. Now click the Advanced button and add a check beside "Encrypt contents to secure data" option. Click Apply and then Ok. To access this file you'll type in your Windows password used to log into your account. If your version of Windows doesn't offer this feature, there's always the free TrueCrypt software.

Get a boost

If you own Windows Vista or Windows 7, a little-known feature called ReadyBoost can give your PC a boost — without having to add more RAM (system memory). Instead, ReadyBoost lets you use a USB flash drive or SD memory card -- which you might already have in your desk drawer -- to improve performance without having to install purchased memory. The flash memory you connect externally serves as an additional memory cache -- meaning the computer can access data quicker on this than on the hard drive. You can choose to allocate part of a USB drive's memory to speed up performance and use the remainder to store files. More information on ReadyBoost is here.

Search me

It might be an obvious one but be sure to use the search window to find what you're looking for — be it a program or file. Simply click the Start button and you'll see a universal search window at the bottom of the pop-up window. Start typing a few letters and Windows will try to guess what you're looking for by showing you matching apps or files near the top of the window (such as typing C and U, and immediately seeing Cute FTP Professional as a selectable option). This simplifies the search process that used to take a while on older versions of Windows.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/ten-awesome-windows-tips-tricks-185340234.html

To relieve stress from your miserable life, try freaking this: Deliver AT LEAST twice of what is expected of you - EVERYWHERE.

At your work (yeah, I can see you cheap porning lazing freaking freaks doing that), your relationships, your spiritual contact, you freaking name it.

There's a HIGHLY EXCLUSIVE potion tucked away deep in the forest of life that is accessible to ONLY those who follow the above BS. Others don't even know it exists, forget about denying access. And what does this potion do, you ask?

It releases ALL stress from EACH field it's inserted into AND replaces it with majestic serenity that's immune to vicissitude of ANY kind thereby allowing you to operate at an elevated floating platform that provides a view of the world down below that's impossible to even imagine it exists from any where else. NOTHING that anyone else does (including the beneficiary of your 'double take') matters.

Are you running?

You probably might not know this but you cannot run or hide ANYWHERE from your Creator.

If that's a given, why not just run TOWARDS Him? And the best way to do that is to follow His commandments.

Did you know?

...............that the higher you are on the scale of piety and God consciousness, the greater is the sense of inadequacy.

For rock people, what it means is this, I think: The closer you get to your Creator through your deeds, worship etc. the greater you become conscious of your sins and shortcomings which in return increases the practice of asking for forgiveness EVEN MORE.

Don't get it? You will someday. Heck, even I don't. I just posted it because it sounds good.

Did you know?

........that a player, other than Borg, came VERY close to winning Wimbledon seven freaking times? No, you didn't!!!!!!

Boris Becker reached seven Wimbledon finals - same as Sampras and Federer. Won just three. He is also the youngest Wimbledon champion, meaning he had many many prime years to get to seven - compared to the other two clowns.

Who did he lose to those four times? Edberg (2), Stich and Sampras.

Did you know?

........that the adversity or accident you recently 'NARROWLY' missed was NOT meant for you FROM THE GET GO.

Translation: The one that you 'NARROWLY' got trapped under was MEANT for you FROM THE GET GO. So forget about the BS about being five minutes early or late or whatfreakingever and instead deal with it knowing that it was SENT by your Creator for reasons you may or may not know - EVER.

Do you know?

...........the possible reasons why you are being tested:

-Strengthen your faith in your Creator. How? You are more likely to give up the 'parrot-like' recitation of your prayers and replace it with the 'making each word count' kind of invocation thereby bringing you closer.

-Evoke sympathy and compassion for the plight of others. Have you had a situation where a close friend or a relative goes through some trying times and you offer your 'parrot-like' condolences and concern? Sure you have. But when a similar or close-to-it adversity strikes you personally, you instantly remember, first, how incomplete that concern was and second, realize EXACTLY the pain and suffering that friend must have experienced allowing your compassion glands to receive the much needed exercise.

And for rock people, you are being tested BOTH in the good times AND the bad times. Heard of Tiger Woods?

Did you know?

.......that since the bald patch has already received international live coverage, Roddick has been forced into a surgery of a different kind for cover up:

Surgically embed the baseball cap onto his scalp.

Brooke is hoping for growth in other areas to remain robust for fear of other extreme measures and celibacy.

Did you know?

In the history of the sport that includes Open, Shut or partial shut eras, there have been JUST 15 men who have won a Slam without dropping a set.

How many women? Eighty freaking five. Isn't that ALL the women who have EVER played the game - professionally or any other way? Can we then SHUT the WTA - NOW? Waiting for triple digits? Geeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winning a Grand Slam singles title without losing a set

The following players have won a Grand Slam singles title without losing a set:

Men

No.	Player	Grand Slam	Seed	Matches	Sets	GW	GL	% Games
1	Don Budge	1938 Australian Championships	1	5	15	100	60	62.5%
2	Don Budge (2)	1938 Wimbledon Championships	1	7	21	129	48	72.8%
3	John Bromwich	1939 Australian Championships	1	5	15	93	37	71.5%
4	Tony Trabert	1955 Wimbledon Championships	1	7	21	131	60	68.6%
5	Neale Fraser	1960 U.S. National Championships	1	7	21	135	59	69.6%
6	Chuck McKinley	1963 Wimbledon Championships	4	7	21	140	82	63.1%
7	Roy Emerson	1964 Australian Championships	1	6	18	114	60	65.5%
8	Ken Rosewall	1971 Australian Open	2	6	18	114	66	63.3%
9	Ilie Năstase	1973 French Open	2	7	19	115	49	70.1%
10	Björn Borg	1976 Wimbledon Championships	4	7	21	133	70	65.5%
11	Björn Borg (2)	1978 French Open	1	7	21	127	29	81.4%
12	Björn Borg (3)	1980 French Open	1	7	21	126	38	76.8%
13	Roger Federer	2007 Australian Open	1	7	21	132	72	64.7%
14	Rafael Nadal	2008 French Open	2	7	21	128	41	75.7%
15	Rafael Nadal (2)	2010 French Open	2	7	21	130	71	64.7%

Women

1. Suzanne Lenglen (1922 Wimbledon)
2. Suzanne Lenglen (1923 Wimbledon)
3. Suzanne Lenglen (1925 French Championships)
4. Suzanne Lenglen (1926 French Championships)
5. Helen Wills Moody (1927 Wimbledon)
6. Helen Wills Moody (1928 French Championships)
7. Helen Wills Moody (1928 Wimbledon)
8. Helen Wills Moody (1929 French Championships)
9. Helen Wills Moody (1929 Wimbledon)
10. Helen Wills Moody (1930 French Championships)
11. Helen Wills Moody (1930 Wimbledon)
12. Helen Wills Moody (1932 French Championships)
13. Helen Wills Moody (1932 Wimbledon)
14. Joan Hartigan Bathurst (1934 Australian Championships)
15. Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1935 French Championships)
16. Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1936 French Championships)
17. Joan Hartigan Bathurst (1936 Australian Championships)
18. Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1937 French Championships)
19. Dorothy Bundy Cheney (1938 Australian Championships)
20. Simone Mathieu (1938 French Championships)
21. Emily Hood Westacott (1939 Australian Championships)
22. Nancye Wynne Bolton (1946 Australian Championships)
23. Pauline Betz Addie (1946 Wimbledon)
24. Margaret Osborne duPont (1947 Wimbledon)
25. Nancye Wynne Bolton (1947 Australian Championships)
26. Nancye Wynne Bolton (1948 Australian Championships)
27. Margaret Osborne duPont (1949 French Championships)
28. Nancye Wynne Bolton (1951 Australian Championships)
29. Doris Hart (1951 Wimbledon)
30. Doris Hart (1952 French Championships)
31. Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953 Australian Championships)
32. Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953 Wimbledon)
33. Maureen Connolly Brinker (1953 U.S. Championships)
34. Maureen Connolly Brinker (1954 French Championships)
35. Maureen Connolly Brinker (1954 Wimbledon)
36. Thelma Coyne Long (1954 Australian Championships)
37. Thelma Coyne Long (1955 Australian Championships)
38. Louise Brough Clapp (1955 Wimbledon)
39. Shirley Fry Irvin (1957 Australian Championships)
40. Althea Gibson (1957 Wimbledon)
41. Angela Mortimer Barrett (1958 Australian Championships)
42. Mary Carter Reitano (1959 Australian Championships)
43. Margaret Court (1961 Australian Championships)
44. Margaret Court (1962 Australian Championships)
45. Karen Hantze Susman (1962 Wimbledon)
46. Margaret Court (1963 Australian Championships)
47. Margaret Court (1965 Wimbledon)
48. Margaret Court (1966 Australian Championships)
49. Nancy Richey Gunter (1967 Australian Championships)
50. Billie Jean King (1967 Wimbledon)
51. Billie Jean King (1967 U.S. Championships)
52. Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1971 French Open)
53. Billie Jean King (1971 US Open)
54. Billie Jean King (1972 French Open)
55. Chris Evert (1974 French Open)
56. Chris Evert (1981 Wimbledon)
57. Martina Navratilova (1983 Wimbledon)
58. Martina Navratilova (1983 US Open)
59. Martina Navratilova (1984 Wimbledon)
60. Martina Navratilova (1986 Wimbledon)
61. Martina Navratilova (1987 US Open)
62. Steffi Graf (1988 Australian Open)
63. Steffi Graf (1988 French Open)
64. Steffi Graf (1989 Australian Open)
65. Martina Navratilova (1990 Wimbledon)
66. Monica Seles (1992 US Open)
67. Steffi Graf (1994 Australian Open)
68. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1994 French Open)
69. Mary Pierce (1995 Australian Open)
70. Steffi Graf (1996 US Open)
71. Martina Hingis (1997 Australian Open)
72. Martina Hingis (1997 US Open)
73. Lindsay Davenport (1998 US Open)
74. Lindsay Davenport (1999 Wimbledon)
75. Lindsay Davenport (2000 Australian Open)
76. Venus Williams (2001 US Open)
77. Serena Williams (2002 Wimbledon)
78. Serena Williams (2002 US Open)
79. Justine Henin (2006 French Open)
80. Justine Henin (2007 French Open)
81. Justine Henin (2007 US Open)
82. Maria Sharapova (2008 Australian Open)
83. Venus Williams (2008 Wimbledon)
84. Serena Williams (2008 US Open)
85. Serena Williams (2010 Wimbledon)

Did you know?

........That when Microsoft or Apple release updates, they are actually bill-boarding to the bad guys that there's a weak link begging to be exploited.

Translation: You should get the updates the SECOND they are released. Yeah, that's second. And how can you do that? Go in the settings and arrange automatic updates.

For those who have no clue what this is all about, you don't have to do ANYTHING. You are already so freaking screwed.

Who has won the most Indian Wells titles?

Men

• Most singles titles: 3,
  • Jimmy Connors
  • Michael Chang
  • Roger Federer
• Most consecutive singles titles: 3, Roger Federer (2004–2006)

 

Did you know?

..........that just nine players - male and female - have won Indian Wells and Miami back to back in the same year.

Of those nine, just two have done that freaking twice: Federer and Graf.

Did you know?

.............that if you are running around with ear buds in your - ears - all day long with whatever BS you are listening to beyond the acceptable decibel count, you WILL contract an incurable disease.

Symptom? You constantly hear a bell sound every single moment that gets worse when there's complete silence like when you are trying to sleep. Translation: No sleep. And it's incurable.

Cut it down NOW.

Did you know? From Xeres. Thanks.

XERES

Did you know ?

Rafael Nadal has become the first player in the Open Era to lose three consecutive GS finals; 
and what makes the trivia unique is that on all three occasions he lost to the same player !

For the first time, Rafa defeated Roger in a Slam and did not win the title !

Did you know? From Xeres. Thanks.

XERES

Did you know ?

This is the first time in history all four Slams are held by four different women who are all first-time winners.

Did you know?

..............that in 1986 there was no Australian Open held?

Why?

Because it used to be held in December, then in 1985 they decided to move it to January, meaning that there was no Aus Open in 1986 because there was one in December of 1985.

Click here.

Did you know?

..........that Tray tables on airplanes are a magnet for germs and other filthy freaking stuff? Hint: It's used to change diapers!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Did you know?

...............that some clown from Switzerland has already won the singles Olympic Gold?

Name? Marc Rosset. Year 1992 @ BARCELONA???? Highest rank: 8. He even beat Federer for some French title.

Click here for more.

Did you know?

............that there's a global organization whose SOLE freaking function is to plant a car, person, any object in your blind spot EVERY freaking time you back your car from ANY freaking place? You could be in a God-forsaken freaking desert and a someone / something WILL appear. There have been cases where whole light poles have appeared out of nowhere. Geeeeeeezzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you know? From Xeres. Thanks.

Did you know?

.........that Djokovic made his appearance on Simpsons ? 

Did you know?

................14 players have completed a single season Grand Slam?

The possibility of a Grand Slam did not exist until 1925, when the International Lawn Tennis Federation designated the Australian, French, British and American tournaments as the four Majors.

The first definitive single season Grand Slam was accomplished when Don Budge won all four men's singles Majors in 1938. To the end of the 2010 season, 14 players have completed a single season Grand Slam.

Of these players, two have multiple single season Grand Slams: Rod Laver accomplished the feat twice; Margaret Court accomplished the feat three times, in two different disciplines – once in women's singles and twice in mixed doubles.

The four Junior disciplines, boy's/girl's singles and doubles, provide limited opportunities to achieve a Grand Slam. Players are only eligible from age 13 through 18, with 18 year olds likely to hold a physical advantage. Only Stefan Edberg has completed the Grand Slam in a Junior discipline.

Did you know?

..............that Nadal played @ Basel twice (2003, 2004) with the same result: First round loss to Rainer Schuettler and Feliciano Lopez.

Wonder why he didn't make another attempt!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, who won the title those two years? Jiri Novak and Guillermo Coria. What did Federer do in those two years? 2003: 2nd round loss to Ljubicic. 2004: DNP.

Did you know?

................that like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his 'obligations'.

Coincidentally, he won his first Wimbledon that very year.

You've got to be freaking kidding me!!!!!!!!!!! What a freaking joke. Besides, how awful it must have been for the two soldiers in the army. Geeeeeeezzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!

Makes you wonder about his 'forced' Davis Cup appearances, doesn't it!!!!

Click here for confirmation.

Did you know?

..............that the show of ball to the opponent before serving when new balls are introduced is not required by the rules, it's just good sportsmanship?

Did you know?

.........that your faith in the Creator is strongest when it runs smack in the middle of hope (of His mercy) and fear (of His punishment). It's like the two wings of a bird. You probably don't know that a bird cannot fly with one wing and you certainly don't know that a bird cannot fly with one weak wing.

For rock people, that translates into freaking this: You cannot just base the faith on hope or fear alone. You need EQUAL potions of both for ideal product. Geeeezzzz!!!!

Get this freaking book now and remove ALL guessing on how to dress that makes others respond to you - positively.

It's based on years of research on what most humans consider 'acceptable' attire.

Dress for success by John T. Molloy.

Did you know?

.......that clowns can apply your car breaks, activate the air bags, turn off the headlights at night etc.--------while you are driving?

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What would you prefer?

You car to look great or run great? I mean, the exterior or the engine? The engine, of course, right?

Well, your teeth and gums are no different. You may have the whitest teeth but if what's holding them is shaky, it's just a matter of time.................

Translation: Resolve to work MORE on keeping the gums healthy than the teeth white. How?

1. Get the freaking Water-Pik YESTERDAY.

2. Massage your gums after every freaking meal increasing blood flow, oxygen etc.

3. Floss - AFTER EVERY meal AND within minutes of it. 

4. Switch to rotary brush which is known to remove lot more plaque from under the gum line than the regular kind.

5. Get enough vitamin D. Sun or take a freaking pill (over the counter).

6. Eat foods that improve gum health: Milk, yogurt, cheese, fruits. Click here for more.

7. Clean your freaking tongue every time you brush - that's three times for rock people.

Did you know?

..................that FoxConn, the company that builds iPads, iPhones and iPods for Apple, is planning to replace 1,000,000 employees with robots by 2015.

Did you know?

............that the movie 'Heat' is based on a true story?

Wanna get the MOST mileage for your talent / gift? Stop freaking flaunting it.

Have you seen clowns who work out, not let any opportunity pass to cross their hands and stick their fist under their biceps to make their muscles appear bigger than they really are (I know one of them 'personally')? Sure you have. And what kind of emotion does that evoke? Do the following words come to mind? Tacky, gaudy, crude, sleazy....... Vulgar?

It doesn't matter what you are gifted with from body to mind to spirit. It's best expressed with subtle sophistication. Have you ever watched a person and come away feeling that he / she probably has no idea how good looking he / she is? Or you have seen this shy person at your religious institution and maybe even conversed with off and on but never realized until after months or even years passed that he / she is an authority on your favorite subject? Or the person who drives a Honda Civic on your way to work is actually a billionaire who owns businesses worldwide and you accidentally discovered it through somebody else? Are you freaking getting the pitchker? No, you're not!!!!!

Isn't there a certain added juice to knowing the real person THIS WAY than being bombarded with the information at the first opportunity - relentlessly - BY THE PERSON HIMSELF?

Oh, what did you say? What if I hide it and people never come to know - ever? First, you freaks have nothing to hide and secondly when you are good it's IMPOSSIBLE for the world to not know it sooner or later. And what do you care? If you do, you are short circuiting the whole freaking operation from the get go because that vibe WILL get out - without your assistance. And it doesn't end there. It WILL impede your progress to your goal.

Bottom freaking line is freaking this: Be secure enough to not be endlessly seeking other people's approval, admiration or whateverfreakingelse. Do what you do best without adding your own noise to the orchestra allowing your talent to milk the most mileage when discovered. Discovered it will - one day.

Translation: Best way to be the No. 1 player in the world is to NOT stress it - for yourself, the fans and the goal.

Did you know?

..............The Olympus US Open Series Bonus Challenge rewards the top three men’s and top three women’s finishers each year with bonus prize money at the US Open and has resulted in the largest paychecks in tennis history for men (2007 – Roger Federer, $2.4 million) and women (2005 – Kim Clijsters, $2.2 million). 

Did you know?

..........the two most common ways bad guys are able to hack into your e-mail account?

1. Get hold of your password if it's a word from the dictionary, is not strong enough etc. etc.

2. Through secret questions. They send a message to your e-mail provider that 'you' have forgotten the password. The provider asks them to answer the secret question(s) to identify 'you' before they can set a new password.

How can they get the answers to your secret questions? Did you really ask that? How many people know your mother's maiden name OR how difficult is that to find out?

Solution? Stronger password. Duh!!!! Don't ever answer the questions accurately. Challenge is to remember the 'lie'.

Did you know?

..........that you can request your credit report for FREE @ Annual credit report. com - every 12 months?

Here's the wikipedia page / info on the above site.

Did you know?

........that your Creator is aware that life is tough so he sent down a crystal clear set of guidelines with a road map to make it easy for you but you won't listen and are hell bent on taking the bumpy road?

Make it freaking easy on yourself and follow the no-brainer freaking instructions.

Did you know?

..............that for some being rich is good, for some being poor, for some to have kids, for some to have none, some to have a son, some to have a daughter, for some to be good looking, for some to be average, for some to................ Why? Because yo have no freaking idea what's good for you. 

Would Lendl rather have a son after five daughters and then watch that son park himself @ a place called Las Vegas for the rest of his life or should he be happy without that 'curse'?

Translation: Stop yearning for stuff you don't have. You could be far worse if you did have what you are missing in your miserable life today.

Bottom freaking line: Be freaking CONTENT. There are millions around the world who would gladly switch places with you - no matter where you are.