Monday, August 24, 2009

Lijit Search

I've added a new Lijit Search form to this blog which I hope will make it easier to find content from a variety of places where I publish. I've been struggling to be found by the well-known search engines for some time now, but this service is a new one to me. Apparently it allows you to build a custom search engine using your social bookmarks.

It's a very different kind of crawler, and I'm still trying to sort out exactly how it works. It seems to rely primarily on RSS data, another technology I need to learn more about. I did an initial set-up about a week ago, and it's probably too soon to expect much from the search results, but it is possible to get search hits for specific keywords known to be near the top of the queue -- such as "vaporizer", for example. So I know it's working, I'm just not sure how well.

Additionally, I set up the embedded search results feature today, which requires a bit of JavaScript running on an assigned landing page. If you're reading this from a feed, that should explain the previous cryptic post. You have to be at the actual Whole Ed Cata-Blog site and enter a search term into the Lijit Search form in the blog template for results to be displayed.

I don't care much for blogs about nothing ("I'm sitting at my computer now, writing a post about the post I'm writing for my blog...") Therefore, I'll cut this short. I really just wanted to explain that last post to subscribers, and explain why the Lijit search results are as bad as they are right now. It just takes some time for me to figure out how to set it up efficiently, and to crawl the network.

Lijit Search Results

Please wait, it takes a while for the JavaScript on this page to load the Lijit Search data ...

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Disposable Diapers All Brands and Sizes

Amazon.com > Grocery > Health & Family > Baby & Child Care > Diaper Care > Diapers >

Subscribe and save on a standing order for disposable diapers or any Amazon.com non-perishable grocery items.

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Disposable diapers are a hassle! Sure they're a lot more convenient than cloth diapers, but you still have to lug bulky packages back from the store, if you can find the right brand and size at a reasonable price. Amazon.com can help with their unique subscribe and save grocery service. To sign up, simply use the subscribe and save box on the amazon page for eligible items to place a standing order for the non-perishable grocery items you use most to be delivered every 1,2,3, or 6 months. All subscribe and save orders include free shipping and a sizable discount, currently 15%. You may still have to go to the store for perishable items, but you'll appreciate the variety, service, and convenience of Amazon's subscribe and save! For details, see the Subscribe & Save FAQ. You can even order some non-grocery items at the new Subscribe & Save Store.

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Storz & Bickel Volcano Herbal Vaporizer

The Storz & Bickel "Volcano" Vaporizer is probably the best on the market as this review and others indicate. It was used in the Pyrolytic Compounds Study in the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, as well as other studies.

Its purpose is to release therapeutically active compounds as a vapor by gently heating plant materials without producing the dangerous pyrolytic by-products associated with cumbustion. This method is not only more efficient, but less likely to cause harmful side-effects.

I've been doing a lot of my blogging on another platform lately -- one that is about two parts social networking site and one part "free" blogspace. I originally published this information there.

The Volcano Vaporizer page I wrote, received a grand total of six page hits before some member decided that it deserved the lowest possible "1-star" rating, which has the effect of reducing its visibility and consequently its sales potential. That's pretty odd since this "free" site takes 50% off the top of your Amazon sale commissions -- about $18.50 on a $530 vaporizer.

I'm going to resist the temptation to elaborate on what's wrong with their business model -- they'd probably construe that as a violation of their terms of service anyway, but I'll be republishing a lot of that content here soon.

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The Volcano Vaporizer is a state-of-the-art electric vaporization system that releases flavoring and active ingredients from herbs through hot air vaporization. The Volcano gently heats material to the point of vaporization but without combustion, yielding clean vapor without the tar and other toxins found in smoke.

Built to perform for years out of high quality materials, the Volcano Vaporizer has received US Patent # 6513524, as well as German Patent # 1980376 and European Patent # 0933093. Precision air temperature control and reliability previously unreachable in competing products have given the Volcano a reputation among experts as the most technologically advanced professional vaporizer available.

Designed and manufactured by Storz & Bickel of Germany, the Volcano Vaporizer has received the prestigious Dr.-Rudolf-Eberle-Prize for outstanding technical innovation. The Volcano combines simplicity of use, a high degree of safety and particularly good efficiency. The Volcano Vaporizer can be used as an herbal vaporizer as a safer alternative to smoking. And with 3 to 4 times greater delivery of active ingredients when compared with smoking, an investment in the Volcano pays for itself in the shortest possible time

Cannabis (dà má) has been used in Chinese Traditional Medicine for at least 1000 years, so the idea of medical marijuana isn't just some hippie's pipe dream. Nonetheless, the Reefer Madness crowd has been mounting an anti-scientific campaign do demonize weed ever since the 1972 Shafer Commission Report. Hence, we feel compelled to include the following disclaimer:

While some states have all but decriminalized marijuana and/or have medical exemptions, there is still a federal prohibition and some states still have strong paraphernalia laws on the books. We don't sell these items for illegal purposes. In fact we don't sell them at all. We get a commission from Amazon.com for helping you find what you are looking for. Please check your local statutes regarding these "tobacco novelties."