Anything But Coffee

Warning, this rant is long but it has to be said. Usually I’m pretty docile and not very confrontational but I just got off the phone with Charter Communications which handles my Cable TV and my internet service and their lack of customer service and inability to correct a problem on their end which results in taking money from me which I do not owe them pushed me over the line, so here’s my little rant about how much Charter Cable sucks!

Poor Quality with Charter Cable TV and Internet Service

A little background on my Charter Cable experience. I have had both my cable TV service and internet service with Charter Cable since June 2009 and have had nothing but problems ever since. Read more…

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5Zigen is just one of those companies you have to admire in the racing industry. Their racing heritage, the quality they put into their parts and the pure love they have for the sport is something that not many find in an industry where everyone is trying to make a quick buck.

5Zigen has proven themselves on the track in numerous JGTC and N1 Endurance races, in real world situations where every little bit of extra horsepower or gas mileage management makes the difference in being the first to win or the first to loose.

5Zigen doesn’t reserve this mind set only for their race cars, they build it into every component they make for the amateur and professional racer.

5zigen ProRacer ECON Review

The ProRacer ECON from 5Zigen is no exception. It is designed to boost the electrical output of your cars battery, improve power distribution and helps to provide more stable electrical current (about 130% of normal electricity) to the ignition. This helps to improve gas mileage and keep a steady current needed to power all the electronics that are necessary to run a championship race car or that high power stereo in your daily driver all without sacrificing any power.

Our friends over at WiredOnHonda.com have done an excellent review of this product so be sure to read the full 5Zigen ProRacer ECON review to learn about the increase in fuel economy and installation, complete with detailed instructions and pictures.

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While most everyone in the county is aware of the scarce employment opportunities job seekers face, there’s another, more silent problem people are finding themselves in. That is the problem with student loan consolidation and debt.

Whether its a private school, public university, community college or a tech school, going to college is a very expensive endeavor and not everyone can afford it.

That’s where student loans come in. Companies like Sallie Mae and AES have been offering student loans to help people go to college for years, usually at a decent rate. But lately, even these major loan companies are feeling the crunch of the economy and have raised their rates and requiring inflated repayment plans.

Its not uncommon for recent college graduates, who were told they would be paying anywhere from $50 to $120 a month after graduation to be facing student loan bills in the $300 to $600 range all of a sudden. These higher bills, combined with the lack of available jobs to pay them is making student loan consolidation a more favorable option to consider. Read more…

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The film Edge of Darkness is out in the theaters now and as usual actor-director Mel Gibson is out promoting his new movie.
Unfortunately for him, during one interview, the reporter seemed to be more interested in Mel’s past performances then his current one.

 

Mel did a pretty decent job for the most part, side stepping the questions and trying to steer the reporter back onto the subject of the real interview but reporter Dean Richards just seemed hell bent on bringing up the past.

I’m not trying to justify his actions but the truth is, Mel Gibson did what he did and said what he said almost 4 years ago. He paid his legal price to society and even more so then most people in the public’s eye usually have to. Hell, all he did was say some drunken remarks, Chris Brown beat the crap out of Rhianna and society has already forgiven him.

As far as for the “A-hole” comment at the end of the interview, maybe Mr. Gibson could have waited to make sure the camera was off, or maybe he was just doing what every human’s reaction would be when broadsided with an interview from a reporter with ulterior motives.

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Tonight I’m watching a show on the History channel called “After Armageddon” and it got me thinking; how would I survive if society failed in the wave of a pandemic.

Our society has become so dependent on technology and organized city structures, most people do not have the necessary survival skills that we once had just as little as 100 years ago.

Do you know how to hunt? Do you know how to farm? Do you know how to make shelter or do you know how to tell the difference between wild growing berries and plants that are safe to eat or deadly to you? Can you purify water to make it safe for drinking? Remember the human body can survive 30 days without food but only 7 days without water. Do you know what to do? Read more…

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Most women never wish to have breast cancer but one Texas woman went out of her way to fake having breast cancer in hopes of raising money for her breast implants.

Trista Joy Lathern, age 24, of Waco, Texas successfully was able to fool over 100 concerned citizens, friends and family members to believe she was suffering from breast cancer and actually raised over $10,000 in donations at the same time.

Lathern said that she needed the money for her reconstructive breast augmentation procedure to help cover the cost of her breast implants because she didn’t have health insurance and had no way to pay for them. She even went as far as to shave her head to help simulate the results of chemotherapy.

McClennan County Sheriff investigators said that when she went in for a breast augmentation consultation with a local plastic surgeon; who just happened to know about her recent fundraiser, she never mentioned having breast cancer.

This caught the doctor by surprise considering breast cancer is a serious medical condition that one would disclose and have on her medical records.

The surgeon quickly notified his attorney who in turn notified the local Sheriffs Department.

Lanthern then went to a second Houston breast augmentation specialist in Texas for her procedure which ended up costing $6,800. She was arrested on Nov 4, 2009 but was able to make bail and was released.

Additionally she was later arrested on an out standing warrent and is now being charged with the crime of “theft by deception” and is currently awaiting a court date.

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So call me paranoid but I think Google is just going to far with their information gathering.

For those who don’t know, Google announced on their blog last week on December 4th, 2009 they are now offering personalized search results for everyone who uses Google.

What’s so special about personalized search results? Well here’s a little history for those who may not know. Every search you do on Google is documented and tracked. Up until now your information was only stored if you chose not to opt-out of this program by turning off your search history in your Google preferences. Not many people knew of this. Google “claims” they only use your stored information as a metric to be able to return to you more relevant results based off of your search history.

Now, as of their announcement, Google is storing your information whether you want them to or not. You have no option to opt-out of this information tracking system anymore, which I feel is a violation of personal privacy. Read more…

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When it comes to search engine optimization or search engine marketing, more traffic and more inbound links are the two factors that make the difference between success and failure.

Depending on your niche or the subject matter of your website or blog, finding more and more reliable sources of generating trusted links can be a very difficult task. I came across this website recently that will help you do just that and for free.

Visit this site and just submit your website to them and that’s it. They will then automatically generate a sample directory of your most recent blog posts or web pages which helps to generate more exposure for your site and provides more links to them directly.

As a bonus you will be submitted to the links on the left that self generate links back to your site. So again more traffic and more inbound links to your site.

The only catch is that after your listing is up, you have to be sure to promote it somewhere so Google will find it quicker and start indexing the links. So a quick status update on Twitter or any social networking site should help with that.

Search engine optimization is hard enough as it is with all the spammers out there, and algorithm changes that seem to be taking place. And with the social networking being a huge factor in Google Caffeine which is coming out after the first of the year, hopefully this is something that can help. All we can do is wait and see.

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Sorry Yahoo but I sort of have to disagree with you on the last post about how the Full Moon Triggers Wacky Behavior.

It’s not that I don’t believe what Professor Lilienfeld of Emory University in Atlanta is saying but there seems to be one thing that he possibly has over looked; that the human body is about 60% water.

You may be asking yourself what does the percentage of water that makes up a person and the full moon have to do with each other and the answer is quiet possibly a lot.

The Moon controls the rise and fall of all the tides in our oceans. Now ask yourself, what are the oceans made up of? You guessed it, water. And about 70% (326 million trillion gallons) of our planet is covered by our oceans. That’s just 10% more then what makes up the Human body.

So if the cycle of the Moon, which is about 238,857 miles away is able to have such an impact on the water covering our planet, couldn’t it possibly be able to have an effect on the chemical make up of a person and cause them to act a little crazy?

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According to the site CoreofCorruption.com there were four German and Austrian art students illegally living inside the World Trade Center Towers months before the attack on September 11, 2000. What is more disturbing is that they were living on th 90th floor, and had temporary construction permits to work on the towers, and were arrested and detained days after the terrorist attack and found to have connections to terrorist groups.

Watch the video and draw your own conclusions. Conspiracy or not, this is pretty interesting development.

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