August 2008
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Monday 25 | Gymnast disqualified for falsifying documents
Questions about the Chinese women have been swirling for months, with media reports and online records suggesting that He, Yang and Jiang might be as young as 14. Gymnasts must turn 16 during the Olympic year to be eligible.
But new evidence has come to light about the eligibility of other famous gymnasts. It has [...] -
Friday 22 | 10 Things To Look For At The Olympic Closing Ceremony
Woot : 10 Things To Look For At The Olympic Closing Ceremony
#1 200,000 pizzas sent to “Chinese Taipei”
#2 Ceremonial lighting of the Tibetan monk
#3 Entire crowd replaced by more photogenic stand-ins
#4 New technology allows the “completely live” fireworks display to run backward
#5 Everyone looks under their seat to find a gift bag containing a DVD [...] -
Friday 22 | Barack Obama – Evan Bayh?
Alex Chediak Blog: Democratic Ticket: Barack Obama – Evan Bayh?
This leak looks highly credible. It looks like Senator Evan Bayh (pronounced /?ba?/, like “bye”) has been selected as Barack Obama’s running mate. KMBC out of Kansas City has announced:KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney reported that the company, which specializes in political literature, has been printing Obama-Bayh material. [...]
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Thursday 21 | Strawberry-flavored Banana?
Biochemists Manipulate Fruit Flavor Enzymes
Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana? Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible for flavors in fruits and vegetables. In addition, it could lead to environmentally-friendly pest [...]
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Tuesday 19 | secret TV spot not on Super Bowl
Funny enough to make me laugh.
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Tuesday 19 | Pastoral Thoughts on Politics
Duane Smets of The Resolved Church has posted a brief article about the role of government over on Blogogetics. I thought you might be interested in reading this since it’s hot right now.
Pastoral Thoughts on Politics
1 Samuel 8:7 “The LORD said to Samuel…they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from [...] -
Monday 18 | World’s Bestest SEO
“Just an average guy who got the bug to blog and found the community aspect far more enjoyable.”
After reading this post from Darren Slatten, I have decided to become the World’s Bestest SEO.
All kidding aside, I have added a category for SEO related topics (guess what it’s called) This will include WordPress topics from [...] -
Friday 15 | Updates, plugins and more
So I spent a few moments this morning updating my WordPress installs on various sites I manage (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and I must say that the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade has been a life saver and, more importantly, a time saver.
It takes about 20 minutes to update each WP install using traditional FTP [...] -
Thursday 14 | Death of Christian Bookstores
There’s been some interesting chatter lately about the decline of Christian Bookstores and whether we should mourn that loss or be grateful that there’s one less place to get your Jesus Junk.
Here’s the situation if you don’t feel like following the links. Christian bookstores are on the decline and many people feel that is [...]
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Thursday 14 | Gazelle 2000 workout video
Last weekend we went and visited my family. We do this every 6-8 weeks so that they don’t miss out on seeing Corbin’s growth and development. On our previous trip, my cousins Sarah and Jess showed me a home video they made. Using nothing more than one cell phone for recording and [...]
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Monday 11 | What is Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime is a popular Amazon.com program that gives its members unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of eligible items. All new members are offered a free trial, allowing them to experience the convenience of shopping with Amazon Prime benefits for an entire month at no charge.
Amazon Prime members enjoy the following benefits:
Fast Delivery
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Wednesday 6 | Peach Springs, Arizona: A Nearly Forgotten Town Reconnecting To The World
The Hualapai Lodge On Historic Route 66 Now Offers Free Wireless Internet To All Guests
PEACH SPRINGS, AZ (August 6, 2008) Peach Springs is a small town located on a remote portion of Route 66 in Northwestern Arizona that is void of many modern conveniences, including cell phone reception. Yet, it has been an essential [...]
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Tuesday 5 | I beat the 300 mark
This is just a quick note (mostly to myself) that I am currently ranked in the top 300 on SEOmoz.org.
SEOmoz, a Seattle-based SEO company, serves as a hub for search marketers worldwide, providing education, tools, resources and paid services. “Our vast community comprises more than 80,000 registered users interested in the search marketing field. [...]
