The scoop – Page 15

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I’ve been lucky over the last few years in that I haven’t had to take out a loan for any purchases or major expenses, but there was a time when I had three loans on the go at once. It was stressful! However, I was running my own small business and I had to take out loans to purchase some of the equipment that I needed for my business. That old saying “You have to spend money to make money” is true!

As you can see, I’ve always tried to only take out loans when I’ve needed to. I’ve had loans for my business, the purchase of a car, a student loan, and I suppose in many ways you could call a mortgage a loan too.

I think that there are many good reasons to take out loans, but it’s quite possible that many people end up taking out loans for the wrong reasons. By this I mean, people get into debt with their credit cards, gambling, or through poor choices and then need to get a loan to bail themselves out. If that only happens once and the person learns from the experience I suppose that’s ok, but when they keep doing the same things over and over – driving their credit rating to ground as they over spend – well, that’s not good. Those kind of people need to learn to live within their means. Do you agree?

Whether you need a loan for a big purchase or for an emergency it can be a confusing and stressful experience. If you think that you might need to take out a loan in the near future you might want to visit SelectLoans.co.uk.

The site has an abundance of information about personal loans, secured loans, car loans and unsecured loans. You’ll also find articles about Mortgages – such as a recent one discussing how mortgage interest rates might rise; other methods of finance, and a number of other timely articles and resources.

You can also use the SelectLoans site to compare loans from different loan companies in order to get the best rates and the right product for your needs.

SelectLoans.co.uk is a great site to learn more about loans and financing. It’s easy to use and has some helpful resources. Check it out.

Take back the NET – stop the copyright thieves

by Tricia

I hate to write a post like this, but here goes:

If you are seeing this post and image on any site other than Celebrity Scoop http://www.feverishthoughts.com/celebrity/ then you are viewing a STOLEN copy of my post and image.

You are probably viewing it on a site that is called a Splog. That’s a site that steals other peoples posts from their blogs and websites, and often calls the stolen post their own work, although some do list where they originally got the post.

The site that copied this post did not ask my permission to copy my work. They are in violation of copyright laws.

If there is an image in the stolen post, they not only stole my image, but they are stealing the sites bandwidth too! That’s called hot-linking and it’s very poor netiquette not to mention also a copyright violation.

These sites are usually full of Google Adsense ads, and they are created just for the purpose of ripping off Google and all of the advertisers who use Adsense. Google’s advertisers and publishers should be extremely angry with these people. They are raising the price of advertising for advertisers and lowering the pay per click for legitimate Adsense users.

If you are the post thief who’s stealing my work and you are reading this message remove my feed from your site right now! All you are doing is creating duplicate content on the internet and it’s going to cause problems for both of our sites as far as page rank and Google site indexing goes.

Help me take back the net!

If you see this post on a site that it doesn’t belong on (see top of post), or if you discover that your own work has been stolen:

Please visit whois.net and type in the domain name for the site. This will tell you who the web hosting company for splog is. Visit the site host and make a complaint!

The Whois information might also give you the thieves real name, email address, home address and phone number – do with that whatever you please.

If the site is full of Google Adsense ads go to Google and report the site as a spammer.
- a- List the site in the box that says “The specific web page or site that is misbehaving:”
- b- Tick the box below that, that says “Duplicate site or pages”
- c- Then explain what the problem is in the comment section below. Be sure to say that the site has stolen content and appears to have been created just for the purpose of making money and ripping off Adsense.

If we keep complaining to web hosting companies and to Google they’ll start to work on better ways to stop these thieves in their tracks.

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If someone has been copying your work please feel free to “borrow” the “Stop stealing my site feed” image from this site. Just be sure to right click over it and save it to your own computer. Do not link directly to the image in this post or else you too will be stealing my bandwidth.

In the last two weeks almost every single one of my sites has had these splogs stealing their posts every single day. I’ve taken the measures that I’ve listed above in each case – plus I’ve taken my complaints and actions further in some cases.

From now on, whenever a site starts stealing my work I’m going to post a copy of this post on the affected site. Please feel free to use my idea – just change the content slightly please as we don’t want to create even more duplicate posts now do we?

Thanks for your help!

Now back to our regular style of posts.

It’s official – Angelia adopts 3 year old Vietnamese Boy

by Tricia

Well, as I said in an earlier post there were rumors that Angelina Jolie was going to adopt a young Vietnamese boy. The news is official now, as Jolie’s rep has confirmed that she has adopted a three year old Vietnam born boy.

The childs name is Pax Thien Jolie and he was born in November 2003. His name means Peaceful Sky.

“Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my son,” the Oscar-winning actress wrote in the visitors’ book of the Tam Binh orphanage, according to Reuters. “I am sure he will miss your beautiful, caring staff as much as you will miss him.”

Jolie officially took custody of the child on Thursday in Vietnam, and they will remain in the Country for a week or so until the child’s American passport can be processed.

The boy had been abandoned at the hospital as a baby and had spent the rest of his short live living at the Tam Binh orphanage outside of Ho Chi Minh City. His birth parents have never been located, even though the facility tried to find them.

Jolie wasn’t accompanied by Brad Pitt when she went to the orphanage to with 5 year old Maddox to pick up her new son.

“Brad very much wanted to be there but is under contract working on a film in Los Angeles and as a result couldn’t go,” said Trevor Neilson, Jolie’s adviser on international affairs.

They were offered flowers and greeted at the orphanage by two dozen or more children dressed in traditional ao dai formal garb.

Angelina’s new son is said to be in good health and that he gets along well with other children although he’s a little bit shy.

Jolie applied for this adoption on her own, since Vietnamese law can make it difficult for unmarried couples to adopt. However the new child will be welcomed by Pitt. There’s no word yet, but perhaps he’ll formally adopt the child under US law once the boy is in the country.

Pax Thien’s adoption process apparently began shortly after Shiloh was born last May.

Don’t be surprised if another adoption takes place within the next year. Last December, on the Good Morning America show Jolie stated that it might be a good idea to “balance the races so there’s another African person in the house for Z [and] another Asian person in the house for Mad.”. Well Mad has his Asian companion now … If they adopt again I suppose that it could be a child from Africa for little Z.

Could Jolie be adopting again?

by Tricia

This is a shot of the lovely Angelina Jolie with her son Maddox as they arrived at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Angelina and Brad have made no secret of the fact that they’d like to adopt more children, but could they be preparing to adopt so soon after the birth of their own child?

It’s been rumored that she and Pitt are planning to adopt a young Vietnam born boy.

GHD Flat Iron Styler – Must have hair product of the year

by Tricia

They say that versatility is the spice of life, and like most women I like to change my look every now and then. I have a natural wave to my hair and I often get compliments on how nice it looks, but sometimes those waves just drive me nuts. My hair tends to get even wavier the longer it gets, or if there’s the tiniest bit of humidity around.

Having said this I know that a lot of women with some wave to their hair feel the same way that I do. Occasionally coveting those with straight hair, just as they admire our natural waves. Isn’t is so true that the grass is always greener on the other side?

Luckily I’ve found a product that I think I might try out, and I’m sure that others with wavy or curly hair might want to purchase this new product as well. It’s a flat Iron, and the new GHD Styler for just Â£109 at Beautysleuth. This new generation GHD styler is said to be the must have hair product of the year.

I’ve never used a flat Iron before, but since this one won the 2007 InStyle Best Beauty Buy award, it must be a quality flat Iron. I might as well start out with the best. If you are interested in this new flat Iron and decide to purchase it from BeautySleuth.co.UK you’ll also receive Â£20 of free accessories and free delivery. You can’t beat that!

If you’d like to learn more about this product you can read this press release:

Already the winner of the 2007 InStyle Best Beauty Buy (Flat Irons), the new generation GHD Styler is the must-have hair product this year. We waited years for GHD to improve on their incredible Original Iron, and we are definitely not disappointed!

The new GHD Styler looks better, works better and thanks to several innovative design changes, is a much more versatile product than its much loved predecessor. Compared to the previous mk3.1b model, this next generation GHD styling iron has an extra sleek design, advanced performance and some ingenious new features which make it better than ever for straightening and smoothing hair or creating beautiful body, waves and curls.

Key features of the New Mk4 GHD Styler include:

* More responsive, deeply sprung ceramic plates that heat up even faster.

* Audible beep lets you know the iron is hot and ready to use.

* Longer, more durable cable has an improved design to reduce potential damage as you style with the iron.

* Auto-adjusting voltage means you can use your iron in any country.

* Safety features including automatic shut off (see below) and a shiver feature that prevents moisture damaging your irons when they have been left in a cold spot overnight.

Now on sale at just Â£109 from Beautysleuth.co.uk, the GHD Styler comes with Â£20 of free accessories, and free UK delivery. Not to mention the chance to win the coolest year of your life, with an exclusive GHD competition that gives one lucky winner the chance to experience A-list life on the red carpet with 12 months of premieres, catwalk shows and exclusive parties.

Beautysleuth is one of the UKâ€™s leading Hair and Beauty websites and in the past two years it has sold an incredible 150,000 GHD hair irons. Our product expertise and friendly customer service make us the obvious choice for genuine GHD products and accessories. As well as being GHD experts, Beautysleuth also stocks dozens of other top hair and beauty brands, as well as boasting hundreds of relevant articles, product tips and how-to guides written by a range of product specialists and leading beauty writers.

Learn more about loans at SelectLoans.co.UK

Take back the NET – stop the copyright thieves

It’s official – Angelia adopts 3 year old Vietnamese Boy

Could Jolie be adopting again?

GHD Flat Iron Styler – Must have hair product of the year

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