Get ready France Switzerland Argentina Brazil for The Men Who Stare at Goats by Purchasing The Predator Used by George Clooney

The Men Who Stare at Goats opens in theatres during the month of March in some countries.
According to IMDb:

Germany	4 March 2010
Austria	5 March 2010
Spain	5 March 2010
France	10 March 2010
Switzerland	10 March 2010	(French speaking region)
Switzerland	11 March 2010	(German speaking region)
Argentina	12 March 2010	(Pantalla Pinamar Festival)
Brazil	26 March 2010
Singapore	1 April 2010
Argentina	22 April 2010

If you have seen the previews for The Men Who Stare at Goats you may be wondering if that little piece of plastic George Clooney uses on Ewan McGregor is real.  The Predator is real and also available as a set that includes a limited edition signed DVD instructional video.

Watch the inventor of The Defender series of non-lethal self-defense weapons demonstrate it’s pain compliance ability on Jon Ronson, writer of the book The Men Who Stare at Goats.

You can purchase the Predator from the inventor, Peter Brusso. (International orders gladly accepted and you can pay with PayPal.

The Men Who Stare at Goats Releases March 23, 2010 – The Limited Edition Predator Set with Signed DVD Now Available

Are you ready?

“The Men Who Stare at Goats” releases March 23, 2010 onto DVD and Blu-Ray.

If you’ve been wondering how to get one of those plastic things George Clooney used to beat on Ewan McGregor out in the desert, here’s your opportunity to own one! 

Never seen the Predator in action?  It was discussed in the documentary by Jon Ronson, "Crazy Rulers of the World".  You can see a clip of the Predator being demonstrated here.

If you’re a die hard fan of the movie you might be interested in these NEW custom made holsters, made just for the Defender series! The holster makes the Predator easily accessible with an easy silent snap off feature.

Always know where your weapon is for those close encounters!

Schedule Posterous Posts With SocialOomph

SocialOomph, previously known as TweetLater, is a productivity tool that I use on a regular basis.  It allows me to save and control my tweets with ease.  Since I started using it there have been many useful tools added, including the ability to schedule blog posts for WordPress, Tumblr and Blogger as well as any blogging platform that supports APIs for Atom Post, metaWeblog and Moveable Type.

SocialOomph has also recently implemented a free default URL shortener (dld.bz) and allows all users to review statistics.  One less step in the process of tweeting.

Some features at SocialOomph are for Professional users, but if you are serious about your social networks or a professional blogger it is well worth being able to organize and distribute postings, RSS feeds and status messages in one place.  

Since I've registered with Twitter there have been many related websites I've taken for a spin.  SocialOomph is one that I've used almost since the beginning.  The interface is user friendly and I've never had a problem.  I highly recommend even just the basic features as a way of boosting productivity. Visit their front page for the very long list of tools available, many free, many more available to SocialOomph Professional users.


The following is a list of just the basic features:

	Free	Professional
Schedule tweets — Plan, set & forget Schedule tweets and keep your Twitter and StatusNet streams ticking over with new tweets even when you're not in front of your computer. Publish tweets when you know your international followers are online and you're asleep.
Track keywords — Empower yourself  Set up alerts and track keywords in the public Twitter stream. We will monitor the Twitter tweet stream and periodically email you a digest of the tweets that contain those keywords. You can also use this to track your @replies.
Extended Twitter profiles — Promote yourself  The profile area on Twitter is very limited. We enable you to write your own long and detailed social profile (including pictures and hyperlinks), and link this extended profile to your Twitter account. When folks click on your "Web" link in Twitter, they come to your extended social profile that is hosted on our site. Check out our extended profile as an example.
Save and reuse drafts — Save hours of typing Save draft tweets, frequently used text snippets and URLs and reuse them in your scheduled tweets. Save tons of time by avoiding repetitive typing. Save a draft once and use it as a template for updates on Twitter and StatusNet accounts, plus other types of accounts for Professional users.
Send DMs to new followers — Automate Send a nice non-promotional DM to new followers that focus on them and your future interaction with them, or simply to thank them for choosing to follow you.
dld.bz URL shortening — Track your clicks  With our own in-house URL shortening service, dld.bz, you can track the clicks on your shortened links, and get all kinds of useful and insightful click statistics.
Follow those who follow you — Automate  Automatically follow people who follow you and save a ton of time while your Friends list builds itself.
Unfollow those who unfollow you — Automate Automatically unfollow someone when they unfollow you if that is how you prefer to manage your Friends list.
Vet new followers — Semi-automation  Even though you've selected to auto follow new followers, we will interrupt the process for 72 hours and give you an opportunity to manually review new followers and decide if you want to follow, ignore, or block each new follower. What's more, you vet both your Twitter and StatusNet followers on one integrated console. On Twitter accounts, you can add new followers into any of your Twitter lists, straight from the vetting page.
View @Mentions & Retweets — Efficiency  With more than one Twitter or StatusNet account it can become a real chore to keep track of your @mentions and everyone who has retweeted your tweets. We make it a breeze for you by showing your @mentions and/or retweets for all your accounts on one page, in one integrated timeline. Yes, that's correct, you see your StatusNet tweets integrated with your Twitter tweets.
Purge your DM Inbox — Keep it tidy  You will probably agree that it's a bit of a pain to manually delete DMs from your Inbox, especially since they accumulate so quickly. You can run a purge on your Inbox to delete everything, or DMs older than 7 days, or DMs older than 30 days. This feature is not available on StatusNet accounts because their API cannot delete DMs.
Secure Twitter access — No password required We use Twitter's secure OAuth method to access your Twitter account. That means you never have to give us your Twitter password.
Personal status feed — Your own tweet engine  Grab your own personal 140-character tweet scheduling engine and RSS feed. You can schedule and publish tweets that don't go to Twitter, they go to your personal tweet stream, which is available in RSS, XML and Javascript formats.
Respect StatusNet site limits — Be nice  Some StatusNet site owners set update limits, such as a maximum of 20 updates every 10 minutes, per user account. Our system fully respects those limits and will not allow you to schedule tweets more frequently than what the site owner will allow. In addition, our system also prevents excessive duplicate updates from being sent to a StatusNet site. Nobody likes a StatusNet account that stutters the same text over and over again. The same update text cannot be sent to your StatusNet account more frequently than once every four hours.
Unlimited accounts — No charge  Add and manage as many Twitter and StatusNet accounts as you want. We don't charge you a dime.

Read more about updates and news at SocialOomph's blog.

Take the Mystery Out of Car Repair with RepairPal

RepairPal is a free website dedicated to making life easier for the automobile owner.  The average car owner knows the dread of finding a repair shopping and fretting over the cost, fearing the worst and many times not knowing what to expect.  With this all-in-one site owners can find repair shops, get estimates, keep a service record and look up information on many aspects of car repair and maintenance in the encyclopedia.

For instance, if you live in the Houston, Texas area, you can just search for a repair shop by model of your car and be provided with an extensive list and a Google map.  Shops are rated by customers like you with a 5 star system.  An example of a highly rated shop in that area that repairs Buicks would be RMS Auto Care, which has been rated twice.  Affiliations such as AAA are provided and a favored shop can be saved if you signed up for a free account.

 If you are interested in specific information about a car, for example an 1999 Acura TL, reviews and ratings are provided as well as common problems and recalls, all in an organized tabbed page.  This particular car has been rated 16 times in the past couple years.  There are several electrical recalls and issues on airbags.

Interested in learning about engine oil or changing a filter?  You will find what you need in the encyclopedia.  If you don't find all the information you need, there is a convenient button to ask a question.  There are related issues that may be helpful listed at the bottom of the page.  In this instance engine temperature warning light and oil change indicator light information suggested pages as well as several others are listed.

Ever wonder what's up with replacing brake rotors or disc brakes and why they cost so much on some cars?  Properly working brakes are essential to safe driving.  With the encyclopedia you can start your journey in becoming educated about the workings of your car. There are other parts that may have to be replaced, such as the bearings.  Brakes should always be replaced in sets and other problems can be determined by a technician taking a good look at brake pads or shoes, such as uneven wear. 

Owning an automobile doesn't have to be as stressful as it is.  Keeping records organized and sharing information about repair shops and specific models of cars can make a world of difference.  Logging in to RepairPal to get an estimate can help prepare you for your trip to the shop. The best part is that all these services are free.