Men and Women Have Different Heart Attack Symptoms

Research shows that men and women have different heart attack symptoms. According to consumer.org, movies usually portray men suffering from heart attacks more often than women.

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A Mother’s Day Advice to All Mothers : Stay Healthy

I was thinking of something to write which relates health and Mother’s Day a while back.  While browsing the net, I stumbled this article by Orly Avitzur, M.D., medical adviser to Consumers Union.  To all mothers, read this if you want to have healthier lives.  I hope you’ll learn something from this.  Happy Mother’s Day!

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What Advertisers Do I Want? Gadgets and Technology Definitely

What advertisers do you want sponsor your blog? This is exactly the question being asked by the SocialSpark.com group to bloggers who are members of their network.  For me it’s quite simple to answer - gadgets and technology advertisers.  I’m a techie, a computer geek.  I think the answer to their query is a no-brainer for someone like me.

Specifically, I want computer software, computer hardware and digital camera companies to sponsor this blog, despite the fact that I initially intended to write Nursing and Nursing-realted articles in this blog.  On the other hand, my incessant fiddling with digital cameras, desktop computers and laptops makes me want to do some good reviews about these products.  Cool thing - you talk about something you love and earn some cash along the way. Hmmmm….

More specifically, I’d like to assess and evaluate Mathematics and Statistics softwares, latest CPU’s, digital cameras manufactured by Sony, Pentax, Canon, Nikon, olympus, Kodak, Fujifilm and HP.

Cellular phones are also great products to evaluate.  These could include brands like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG and Sanyo.

I really love these stuffs.  In fact, I am seriously thinking of creating another blog about technology and gadgets.  This way, I can satisfy my own craving for technology (even if I can’t afford to buy everything I wish to have). Hehehe!

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American Idol 2008 Judge Paula Abdul Faves David Cook

Paula Abdul’s Sexy PictureAmerican Idol 2008 judge Paula Abdul seems to highly favor David Cook. I cannot blame Paula Abdul for liking David Cook that much because the guy is really good. For every episode of American Idol 2008 Season 7 I’ve seen, Paula Abdul has always been all-praises to David Cook.

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American Idol Results (May 7/8, 2008): Jason Castro Eliminated!

After Jason Castro’s dismal performance in the May 6, 2008 episode of American Idol, he was voted off tonight by text voters all over America.  After seeing Jason Castro’s performance of “Mister Tambourine Man”, I immediately had the funny feeling that he will be eliminated in the elimination round of the Top 4 American Idol Season 7.  Too bad, Jason Castro is my wife’s favorite.

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Sell Old Items to Generate Additional Income

I know most Filipinos can relate with the theme of this article.  Cash shortage is not an uncommon incident especially to those who belong to the not-so-affluent families.  This blogger is not an exception.  There had been a couple of times when I either pawned some items or sold them at very low prices.  Those items included old cellphones, a digital camera and an old radio.  In fact, financial difficulties force Filipinos to sell old items to friends and relatives as fast as possible.  In Ilocano, we call this “pataray”- a term used to connote a fast way to make money by selling properties at very low prices, sometimes reaching even less than half the original value of the item.  It might sound unfair but that’s just how life goes in the Philippines. :-)

Photo of My LaptopAt present, I’m actually thinking of selling my old laptop.  My desktop has been fixed and I intend to buy another brand new computer unit.  I can only do this at present if I will be able to sell my laptop.

But what is the difference between selling items yourself and having someone to sell it for you?  One significant difference is the time consumed when you do it yourself.  It’s simply time-consuming.  Besides, there is limited market exposure when only you do the work of seeking prospects for your products.

This is the advantage of using iSold It.  How does it work with iSold It? Simple.

Step 1: Drop it Off.

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David Archuleta Sings “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley

I really love David Archuleta tonight and his performance in American Idol 2008 Top 4 performance night. David Archuleta gave the best performance of the night as he sang “Love Me Tender”, an Elvis Presley original. David Archuleta was really appealing onstage despite the fact that some people think he’s gay.

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American Idol 2008 Top 4: Syesha Mercado in Focus

American Idol 2008 Update: Syesha Mercado and David Archuleta showed the strongest performances in the American Idol 2008 Season 7 tonight, May 6, 2008.

Syesha Mercado brought the house down with her performance.  I really liked how Syesha Mercado transformed from a shy girl onstage to a more exciting performer.  Randy Jackson’s comment said it all - Syesha Mercado is “in the zone, baby!”

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A Journey Towards Enlightenment

I am not religious.  That I can admit without batting an eyelash.  However, if ever you are religious and you intend to have a family retreat somewhere, then keep reading.  This article could be just for you if you really want to spend some quality time with your family on a journey towards enlightenment.

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Does My Blog Need a Redesign?

After blogging for a little over 5 months, I have not thought of redesigning this blog. This template is actually the first theme I have tried since I installed Wordpress in my web hosting account using Fantastico in Cpanel. If you have your own web hosting account, installation of these softwares are just a few clicks away.  This makes Wordpress a great publishing tool.  It’s easy to install and customize.

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Finally, My Google Adsense PIN Arrived

Photo of Google Adsense PINAfter serving Google Adsense for a few days since I first put it here in this site (April 2, 2008), I received an email from Google that my PIN is on the way. It took around 3 weeks before it reached me.  The arrival of my Adsense PIN signals that I have already earned at least $10 from the program.  Cool, really.

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Online Education: Earn Your College Degree at the Convenience of Your Home

Education is highly important.  This is a fact of life.  There is a saying that goes like this: “Education is expensive but the lack of education is more expensive”.  This saying implies that one will definitely pay dearly for his ignorance sooner or later in life.

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Test Your Internet Connection Speed Periodically to Ensure Reliability

Bloggers, webmasters, online gamers, online researchers and other individuals using the internet deserve to have a reliable connection. As such, testing your internet connection could become a daily routine if it lags every now and then. This is not actually a requirement if your internet speed is stable and does not vary much from your expectations.

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I Need a Shower to Wash Off My DSL Problems

With my present problems with my internet connection and some other technical problems in blogging, I think I will be needing a shower more often to cool me down. These things are really wearing me out and I no longer feel productive by being sidelined by my ISP. Increasing my internet connection is another story.

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Shifting From Broadband Internet Connection to DSL Could be a Huge Mistake

I recently shifted internet connections – from Smartbro Wireless Broadband to Digitel’s Plan 999 ADSL + landline. At first I thought it was a good move to “upgrade” my bandwidth from 384kbps (Smartbro Wireless broadband) to 512kbps (Digitel ADSL). Unfortunately, the increase in bandwidth speed that I wanted to gain from this upgrade this didn’t materialize as of this writing. Read the rest of this entry »

American Idol Brooke White: Eliminated, Finally!

American Idol 2008 May 1 (April 30 in some areas) Results: Brooke White voted off!

Finally after many months of staying in the American Idol Season 7, Brooke White’s heart is finally broken into a million pieces. She was voted off today (tonight) and for me, it’s been two weeks in the running that she should have been eliminated instead of Carly Smithson and Michael Johns. Brooke White, for your info is the American Idol contestant who forgot the lyrics of her song last week when she sang “You Must Love Me”. And yes, the American text voters indeed loved her, but not today, not tonight. Her elimination leaves the American Idol only four (Top 4) contestants in the running for the title.

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You Can use Your PC to Call a Phone Via VoIP

What is VoIP? For heavy internet users, this topic may sound passe. But for newbies, this info could actually be a gemstone. Did you know that you can actually use your PC to call a telephone using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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