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PayPerPost wipes out your page rank

August 19th, 2009

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I’ve never really thought that publishing posts or articles with PayPerPost can really dissolve your Page Rank. This sounds really ridiculous but unfortunately true. Most bloggers would lean on websites like PayPerPost since they earn more compared to other income generating programs like Adsense, AdBrite, and etc. Having a low Page Rank is a problem to most bloggers since this hinders your site from appearing anywhere near the top searches.

photo credit: eHow.com

Why this happened? The reason behind this is to reprimand sites with influenced posts so as to make search results more relevant to the end user. But is this really fair to site owners especially bloggers? Is this really the best way to maintain integrity in the blogosphere? How would we really know that writers are not influenced to write articles that are fictitious in nature?

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Texting While Driving Raises Risk 23 Times

July 29th, 2009

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Texting while driving increases risk

Here’s a good read from Yahoo by Matt Richtel.

The first study of drivers texting inside their vehicles shows that the risk sharply exceeds previous estimates based on laboratory research — and far surpasses the dangers of other driving distractions.

The new study, which entailed outfitting the cabs of long-haul trucks with video cameras over 18 months, found that when the drivers texted, their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which compiled the research and plans to release its findings on Tuesday, also measured the time drivers take their eyes from the road to send or receive texts.

In the moments before a crash or near crash, drivers typically spent nearly five seconds looking at their devices — enough time at typical highway speeds to cover more than the length of a football field.

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Tags: accident, accidental death, death, driving, Matt Richtel, risk, text, texting

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Miracle Puppy

July 16th, 2009

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Chihuahua Survives a 3 Day Ordeal With A Fork On Its Brain

This cute chihuahua named Smokey, a 12-week old puppy survived a 3 day ordeal with a fork stuck on its brain. It was reported that while on barbecue, the fork snapped into half and flew in the air before finally landing on the puppy’s head. Smokey then ran and hid in the woods for two days.

After the owner Hughie Wagers found Smokey, he was brought to the Cumberland Valley Animal Hospital in London Kentucky. The Vet Dr. Keaton Smith informed the owner that the fork was indeed stuck on the pup’s brain and a surgery was needed to remove the utensil. Knowing that Smokey’s chance of survival was only 50/50 but miraculously after the operation which only took about 30 seconds to remove the fork, Smokey was fine. As a quote from an article in pawnation.com the Vet stated that
“His nerve endings around the eye still seem to be a little slow but I think that will heal over time,” said Smith. “He really is a little miracle.”

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Shocking look inside Chinese Fur Farms!

July 13th, 2009

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Thanks to Aerrox for sharing this video. Just a warning though, the video is not for the faint hearted. The video displays the cruel acts of workers in China’s Hebei Province. Since there were no regulations governing fur farms in China anybody can do anything they want to animals including bashing their helpless bodies against hard surfaces and skinning them alive.

Pledge to go fur-free at PETA.org.

With complete honesty I couldn’t continue watching the video. I felt nauseated and sick. I know there are worthless people such as these and I just wish they go straight to HELL for their despicable behavior. I don’t mind seeing these people get the same treatment. Anybody in their right mind would never display these horrid acts to animals.

According to the site www.peta.org, China supplies more than half of the finished fur gaments imported for sale in the United States. Are original fur coats or garments really worth the lives of these innocent raccoon dogs? These people should wake up!

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Tags: animal, animal rights, china, china hebei province, dogs, fur, fur coat, fur farms, hebei province, original fur, peta, raccoon, raccoon dog, skinned alive, slaughter, slaughtered, united states, us

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Fourth of July

July 4th, 2009

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Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4 1776 announcing the independence of the thirteen colonies at war against Great Britain. Now, it is commonly known as Fourth of July where picnics and family reunions, barbecues and hotdogs, fireworks and parades happen. Below is a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

United States Declaration of Independence

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Living with Michael Jackson

July 3rd, 2009

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These videos explain a lot about Michael Jackson. I have embedded 9 videos from YouTube that helps us understand more about the King of Pop. I didn’t really understand why Michael Jackson lived in a way that’s unorthodox for most of us until I saw this interview by Martin Bashir. I was totally shocked by Michael’s perception of a lot of things but I really don’t blame him. Though, he was tagged as the World’s Greatest Performer, he was not fortunate enough to have a normal childhood. Rest in Peace Michael Jackson! You truly are the World’s Greatest Performer!

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Why we shouldn’t drink too much Coke

May 10th, 2009

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I confess I’m one of those people who prefer softdrinks specifically coke over water, beer, wine or juice. This bad habit of mine still exists even up to this time. Though, I’ve heard about the bad effects of coke but what I’m only sure of is that it can cause diabetes. I also think of taking cosmetology.

So I made some research about the bad effects of coke and here’s a rather disturbing piece I found from a health site. If you haven’t read this yet, I think you should. The list of bad effects actually made me think twice before plunging another bottle of coke.

In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

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Tags: bad effects, coca cola, coke, coke bad effect, coke disadvantage, coke drink, coke products, disadvantage, soda, softdrink, softdrinks

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