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Here are some interesting facts listed about World War II, regarding the U.S Military.
The number of U.S. armed forces personnel who served in World War II between Dec. 1, 1941, and Dec. 31, 1946 was 16.1 million.
The average length of active-duty by U.S. military personnel during WWII was 33 months.
The proportion of U.S. military personnel who served abroad during WWII was 73%.
The average time U.S. personnel served overseas during WWII was 16 months.
The number of U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines killed in battle in WWII was 292,000.
The number of other deaths sustained by U.S. forces during WWII was 114,000.
The number of U.S. troops wounded during WWII was 671,000
5.7 million World War II veterans were counted in Census 2000. The census identified the period of service for World War II veterans as September 1940 to July 1947.
The estimated number of WWII veterans living in California in 2002 was 475,000, the most in any state. Other states with high numbers of WWII vets included Florida (439,000), New York (284,000), Pennsylvania (280,000), Texas (267,000) and Ohio (208,000).
The proportion of WWII veterans among the Clearwater, Fla., civilian population age 18 and over in 2000 was 5.4%. Other large places (100,000 or more population) with high concentrations of WWII vets were: Cape Coral, Fla. (5.1 percent), Oceanside, Calif. (4.3 percent); and Scottsdale, Ariz.; Pueblo, Colo., Metairie, La., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Santa Rosa, Calif.; Mesa, Ariz.; and Independence, Mo. (all around 4 percent).
The estimated number of women in 2002 who were WWII veterans was 210,000. These women comprised 4.4 percent of WWII vets.
The proportion of all veterans in April 2000 who were WWII veterans was 22%.
The median age of WWII veterans when the last census was conducted was 76.7.
The number of WWII veterans in 2002 who received compensation for service-connected disabilities was 440,000, about half the number in 1990 (876,000) and nearly two-thirds less than the nearly 1.2 million disabled WWII vets in 1980.
The projected national expenditure for veteran’s benefits in 2004 was $62 billion.
I decided not to get too detail since, you can find out more about this organization by visiting their website, given below . However, here is a synopsis that will give you a over view about the UN.
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In time past (not too long ago), countries around the world considered war an inevitable way of life and peace was only a dream for those in “wonderland”. However, in World War I , 9 million people lives were taken, with France and Germany losing approximately 25% of their male population. Then in World War II, 55 million people died, including 6 million Jews in the Nazi concentration camps. The world now faced with the largest catastrophe in human history, saw that war was a threat to our very survival as a specie on this earth. The need for world peace was now stronger than ever and peace between nations were no longer seen as a “wonderland” dream.
After World War II, the international community recognized its responsibility to guarantee the civil liberties of the peoples of the world, and to work for peace, security and stability on a worldwide scale. The United Nations Charter was then drawn up by the Allied of 51(now 191) countries on the 24th of October 1945. The Charter* lays out the four purposes and seven principles of the UN:
Purposes
1. To preserve world peace and security.
2. To encourage and develop friendly relations among nations.
3. To help nations cooperate in solving their international problems.
4. To serve as an neutral center through which nations can work to attain these goals.
Principles
1. All members have equal rights.
2. All members must carry out their duties under the Charter, to ensure all the rights and benefits that comes with membership.
3. All members agree to the principle of settling their international disputes peacefully so that; peace, security and justice, are not endangered.
4. Members agree not to use force or the threat of force against other nations, except in self-defense.
5. All members must agree to help the UN in every action it takes seeking to fulfill the purposes of the Charter, and should refrain from giving assistance to any nation that the UN is taking preventive or enforcement action against.
6. The UN agrees to act on the principle that nonmember states have the same duties as member states to preserve world peace and security.
7. The UN accepts the principle of not interfering in the actions of a member nation within its own jurisdiction.
The United Nation has six main organs:
1. General Assembly - UN parliament, all member represented and each having one vote.
2. Security Council - peace keeping organ. Has a membership of 15. Five (5 ) of which are permanent.
3. Economic and Social Council -monitors economic, social, cultural, educational,health matters and the guarantee of human rights.
4. Trusteeship Council - oversee the administration of UN Trust Territories.
5. Secretariat - manage the day-to-day operation of the various organs.
(Definition from UN website) * The Charter is the constituting instrument of the United Nations, setting out the rights and obligations of Member States, and establishing the Organization's organs and procedures.
Okay, so you the know the game Basketball but, do you know its history? Well, if not, then you should find this interesting.
Basketball was invented in 1891 by a Canadian physical education instructor Dr. James Naismith (1861-1939) in an effort to keep students at the Springfield Y.M.C.A - now Springfield College - in Massachusetts occupied in the winter. Students at the time had to stay in door during winter and were usually bored throughout this season. He was then faced with the problem of finding a sport that was suitable for students to play indoors.
To solve this problem, he nailed two peach baskets to the balcony at either end of the gym and came up with 13 rules for the game (1892). He then formed two teams with nine players on a side. The goal of the was for each team to dribbled a soccer ball on the court (of unspecified dimensions) and try to get the ball into the other team’s peach basket. Thus, Basketball was officially invented. Iron hoops and a hammock-style basket were then introduced in 1893.
The world ruling body, the federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur, was formed in 1932, and basketball became an Olympic sport in 1936 for men and 1976 for women. The world championships were first staged in 1950 for the men and in 1953 for women. The National Basketball League (NBL) was formed in 1937 and the Basketball Association of America (BAA), was formed in the summer of 1946. The two merged in 1949 to form the National Basketball Association (N.B.A). This Association attracts the best players in the world.
Dr. James Naismith died in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1939, just three years after his game became an official Olympic sport at the 1936 Games in Berlin. In 1959, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (called the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.)
Here are some interesting facts for you to ponder over. It will definitely shock you!!
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners. Both successors were named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born! ! in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names. Both names are composed of fifteen letters. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Kennedy.' Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln.' Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Who would want to be a doctor in the old days? Well, someone had to be. In old times there were a lot of diseases around just as today. However, unlike in those days we have improved so much in science and technology (and knowledge) that most of these diseases can now be easily detected and taken care of. Most diseases now can be treated, treated and cure or they are totally eradicated by modern medicine. Unfortunately though, there are still some old diseases around today as well as, new diseases along with some being new strains. There are as a matter of fact, several types of diseases that are: caused by several reasons, spread in different ways (not all are capable of spreading) and function in different ways.
Diabetes (diabetes mellitus to be exact) is a condition caused by a lack, or an insufficiency of insulin in our blood. Insulin is a substance (hormone) that is made in the pancreas (an organ) found inside of our body. The pancreas is responsible to regulate the level of sugar (glucose) in our blood by releasing the hormone insulin. When there is too much sugar (high level of glucose) in our blood the pancreas releases the insulin which adjust the sugar in our blood. This is achieved by the insulin helping glucose getting into the cells and muscles of our bodies to produce energy ( to use as fuel ) or to be stored (if there is excess amount) as glycogen (glucose converts into this substance for storage) for future use in our muscles and liver.
On the other hand, if there is a problem with our pancreas that causes it to produce too little amount or no insulin at all then, our sugar level becomes high. This built up of sugar which becomes very high in our bloodstream is characterize as diabetes -- high blood sugar level. This will then cause the excess high level of sugar to escape through the kidneys which, then excrete into the urine. Due to this problem, it causes an increase amount of urine to be produced.
Hence, due to sugar being in the urine, the urine is literally sweet. The word "mellitus" means sweet, and before the days of sophisticated tests, tasting the urine of a patient was used to help make the diagnosis.
Today, doctors use dry reagent laboratory sticks for simple urine analysis or blood sugar estimation, in clinics, hospitals, private offices and even use by patients in the home. Thanks to the advance in medicine, doctors don't need to do any ‘tasting’ of urine as a way to diagnose this condition anymore !
So, would one want to be a doctor if this was the only diagnosis? I am sure a lot of doctors now today, wouldn’t venture in this field and it wouldn’t be a prestigious profession as it is today. Most likely you would be single.
Here are some odd laws that are still around on books but are not really enforced. There are quite a few but I will only touch some of them. I really cannot comprehend that lawmakers could write some of these odd or should I say, dumb laws. Some of them I can understand base on the century they were living in at the time but, others are beyond sanity. You decide which are outdated and those, which are out right dumb.
In Alabama, You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You may not drive barefooted.
In Alaska, While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited. You can't look at a moose from an airplane.
In Arizona, Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs. You may not have more than two dildos in a house. When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses. It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
In Arkansas, Oral sex is considered to be sodomy. A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. A voter is only allowed five minutes to mark his ballot. The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
In California, No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. Women may not drive in a housecoat.
In Colorado, It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence. One may not mutilate a rock in a state park. Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
In Connecticut, It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades. In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
In Delaware, It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food and drink. "R" rated movies shall not be shown at drive-in theaters.
In Florida, penalty for horse theft is death by hanging. it is considered an offense to shower naked. You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. When having sex, only the missionary position is legal
In Georgia, Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session. Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs. No one may carry an ice cream cone in his or her back pocket if it is Sunday. It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body, which lies, in a funeral home or in a coroner’s office.
In Hawaii, All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat. Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.
In Idaho, Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime. Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
In Illinois, The English language is not to be spoken. You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one-dollar bill on your person. You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
In Indiana, Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March. Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest. It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday. Liquor stores may not sell milk. You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her. Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day. It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17. One may not sniff glue.
In Iowa, It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp. A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
In Kansas, No one may catch fish with his bare hands. Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear taillights. If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.
In Kentucky, It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky. One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
In Louisiana, It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol. Every time a person is seriously burned, he must report the injury to the fire marshal. Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
In Maine, You may not step out of a plane in flight. After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up. Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack. In Maryland, Thistles may not grow in one's yard. Oral sex cannot be given or received anywhere.
In Massachusetts, Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked. A woman cannot be on top in sexual activities. It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.
In Michigan, A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. It is legal for a robber to file a lawsuit, if he or she got hurt in your house. Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
In Minnesota, Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. It is illegal to sleep naked. A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
In Mississippi, Adultery or Fornication (living together while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison. Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000. It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
In Missouri, Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820). It is not illegal to speed.
In Montana, It is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style. Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.
In Nebraska, If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested. It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
In Nevada, It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway. It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
New Hampshire, On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up. You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
In New Jersey, It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer. It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season. You may not slurp your soup.
In New Mexico, Idiots may not vote. State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material" to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.
In New York, The penalty for jumping off a building is death. A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door. Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.
North Carolina, Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them. However, paying taxes on these items does not make them legal. It's against the law to sing off key. If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.
In North Dakota, It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on. Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
In Ohio, It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house. No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July. It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
In Oklahoma, Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property. Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger. Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punishable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
In Oregon, It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex. One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee. Dishes must drip dry.
In Pennsylvania, You may not sing in the bathtub. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
In Rhode Island, Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void. -SECTION 11-40-1 One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.
In South Carolina, By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place. No work may be done on Sunday. Railroad companies may be held liable in some instances for scaring horses.
In South Dakota, Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden. No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
In Tennessee, Skunks may not be carried into the state. Interracial marriages are illegal. (Repealed)
In Texas, It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home. One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.
In Utah, It is illegal not to drink milk. It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can't detonate them. A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence. Boxing matches that allow biting are not allowed.
In Vermont, Whistling underwater is illegal. It is illegal to deny the existence of God. Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
In Virginia, There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates." Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary. No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.
In Washington, It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich. People may not buy a mattress on Sunday. A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."
In West Virginia, It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs. It is illegal to snooze on a train. Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
In Wisconsin, State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese. Condoms were considered an obscene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist's counter. Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.
In Wyoming, You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit. It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking. Skiing under the influence of alcohol is prohibited.
All laws shown here have been collected from sources believed to be reliable however, there are no guarantees of its accuracy.I have not verified any of the laws listed above and it should therefore, not be used in any case, as an evidence in court.This should then be seen has a form of entertainment.
Has it ever crossed your mind which country is the smallest in the world? Well, if it didn’t or you don’t know then, you will learn something new today.
Vatican City, the worldwide headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's smallest country. It is completely surrounded by walls and is enclave in the city of Rome, Italy. The Vatican City is also known as the Holy See.
Its Government The Head of State is the pope who has full legal, executive, and judicial powers. Members of the College of Cardinals who are less than 80 years old elect the Pope for life. The College of Cardinals is the pope's chief advisory body, and they are the ones responsible to elect his successor for life upon his death. The administrative authority of Vatican city is delegated to a commission of cardinals appointed by him.
Social Structure The City has its own bank, electrical generating plant, post office, commissary, railway station, publishing house, medical clinic, pharmacy, clothing store, supermarket, and gas stations, radio station and other such services. It provide a comprehensive health care and pension scheme for its employees and has its own security corps as well as, a voluntary military force-Swiss Guards. They also issue its own coins, stamps, and passports.
Vatican City has about 921citizens living inside Vatican’s walls. The Vatican citizenry includes Vatican government officials, Roman Catholic Church dignitaries, priests, nuns and the Swiss Guard. There are also about 3,000 lay workers who comprise the majority of the Vatican work force. These workers live outside the Vatican.
Quick Facts Official Name: State of the Vatican City (Holy See) Land Area: .44 sq km (.17 sq miles) or (108.7 acres) Capital: Vatican City Government: Independent papal state Flag: click here Map: click here Population: 921(July 2004 est.) Languages: Italian, Latin, others Religion: Roman Catholic
Phobia is used to describe a persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it, despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous.
Phobias are placed into three categories:
1. Specific phobias - fear of a single specific panic stimuli e.g. flying
2. Agoraphobia - (a generalized fear) fear of open or public spaces e.g. fear of leaving home.
3. Social phobias - fears to be with other people and social relationships e.g. Enochlophobia - Fear of crowds.
The list below is not comprehensive due to the length. Those listed below should draw your interest. Look and see if your fear is listed - What's Your Fear?
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Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place. Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse. Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals. Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street. Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects. Ailurophobia- Fear of cats. Algophobia- Fear of pain. Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions. Altophobia- Fear of heights. Amathophobia- Fear of dust. Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car. Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. .Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia) Androphobia- Fear of men. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia) Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry. Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers. Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society. Antlophobia- Fear of floods. Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single. Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia) Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers. Arrhenphobia- Fear of men. Arsonphobia- Fear of fire. Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness. Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia) Astraphobia- Fear of stars or celestial space. Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things. Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness. Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection. Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting. Atychiphobia- Fear of failure. Aurophobia- Fear of gold. Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty. Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself. Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
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Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria. Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets. Barophobia- Fear of gravity. Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling. Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes. Bathophobia- Fear of depth. Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings. Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc. Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia) Bibliophobia- Fear of books. Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman. Botanophobia- Fear of plants. Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells. Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning. Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
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Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness. Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer. Carnophobia- Fear of meat. Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed. Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places. Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors. Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas. Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) Chaetophobia- Fear of hair. Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia) Chionophobia- Fear of snow. Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched. Chirophobia- Fear of hands. Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera. Chorophobia- Fear of dancing. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors. Chronophobia- Fear of time. Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks. Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia) Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces. Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place. Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing. Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs. Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed. Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed. Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries. Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse. Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation. Coprophobia- Fear of feces. Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns. Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices. Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost. Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass. Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer. Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies. Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
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Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions. Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements. Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations. Dementophobia- Fear of insanity. Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons. Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia) Dendrophobia- Fear of trees. Dentophobia- Fear of dentists. Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school. Dikephobia- Fear of justice. Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking. Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone. Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia) Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals. Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise. Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets. Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity. Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.
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Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church. Ecophobia- Fear of home. Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror. Electrophobia- Fear of electricity. Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom. Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia) Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds. Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism. Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight. Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers. Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge. Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness. Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing. Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating. Ergophobia- Fear of work. Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions. Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news. Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia. Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.
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Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia) Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia)
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Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats. Gamophobia- Fear of marriage. Geliophobia- Fear of laughter. Genophobia- Fear of sex. Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges. Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture. Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old. Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old. Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste. Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge. Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting. Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity. Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.
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Hadephobia- Fear of hell. Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things. Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning. Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched. Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed. Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure. Heliophobia- Fear of the sun. Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms. Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood. Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things. Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia) Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things. Hippophobia- Fear of horses. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars. Hodophobia- Fear of road travel. Hormephobia- Fear of shock. Homichlophobia- Fear of fog. Homilophobia- Fear of sermons. Hominophobia- Fear of men. Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual. Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms. Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies. Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass. Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture. Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility. Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized. Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.
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Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors. Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish. Ideophobia- Fear of ideas. Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down. Iophobia- Fear of poison. Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone. Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood. Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
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Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese. Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
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Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty. Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat. Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule. Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down. Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces. Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion. Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing. Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms. Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female. Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue. Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
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Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables. Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white. Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body. Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises. Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. Limnophobia- Fear of lakes. Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits. Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth. Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers. Logophobia- Fear of words. Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
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Macrophobia- Fear of long waits. Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking. Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth. Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia) Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity. Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment. Mechanophobia- Fear of machines. Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection. Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis. Megalophobia- Fear of large things. Melissophobia- Fear of bees. Melanophobia- Fear of the color black. Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music. Menophobia- Fear of menstruation. Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up. Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes. Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol. Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry. Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia) Microphobia- Fear of small things. Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs. Mnemophobia- Fear of memories. Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination. Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles. Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice. Mycrophobia- Fear of small things. Myctophobia- Fear of darkness. Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants. Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
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Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia) Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things. Nelophobia- Fear of glass. Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs. Neophobia- Fear of anything new. Nephophobia- Fear of clouds. Noctiphobia- Fear of the night. Nomatophobia- Fear of names. Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals. Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill. Nostophobia- Fear of returning home. Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother. Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons. Nudophobia- Fear of nudity. Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.
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Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia) Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs. Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles. Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery. Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia) Olfactophobia- Fear of smells. Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on. Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes. Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams. Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams. Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names. Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia) Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at. Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes. Ornithophobia- Fear of birds. Orthophobia- Fear of property. Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors. Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.
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Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost. Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease. Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything. Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope. Papyrophobia- Fear of paper. Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility. Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion. Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites. Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th. Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls. Pathophobia- Fear of disease. Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth. Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes. Pediophobia- Fear of dolls. Pedophobia- Fear of children. Peladophobia- Fear of bald people. Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty. Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia) Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald. Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect. Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine. Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts. Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine. Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing. Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love. Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy. Phobophobia- Fear of phobias. Photophobia- Fear of light. Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones. Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking. Plutophobia- Fear of wealth. Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on. Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits. Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered. Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia) Pogonophobia- Fear of beards. Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians. Polyphobia- Fear of many things. Poinephobia- Fear of punishment. Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain. Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple. Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water. Potophobia- Fear of alcohol. Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs. Proctophobia- Fear of rectums. Prosophobia- Fear of progress. Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering. Psychophobia- Fear of mind. Psychrophobia- Fear of cold. Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying. Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.
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Quadraphobia - Fear of quartets or of being drawn and quartered (part of the penalty anciently ordained in England for treason.) Quadrataphobia - Fear of quadratic equations.
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Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays. Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs. Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases. Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation. Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles. Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
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Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween. Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia) Satanophobia- Fear of Satan. Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter. Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars. Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows. Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms. Scolionophobia- Fear of school. Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at. Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field. Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia) Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public. Selachophobia- Fear of sharks. Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes. Selenophobia- Fear of the moon. Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter. Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words. Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia) Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel. Siderophobia- Fear of stars. Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed. Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia) Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia) Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law. Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general. Somniphobia- Fear of sleep. Sophophobia- Fear of learning. Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others. Spacephobia- Fear of outer space. Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts. Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs. Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia) Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix. Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places. Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell. Suriphobia- Fear of mice. Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism. Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry. Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
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Tachophobia- Fear of speed. Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious. Technophobia- Fear of technology. Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony. Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones. Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people. Testophobia- Fear of taking tests. Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting. Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea. Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying. Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion. Thermophobia- Fear of heat. Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth. Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations. Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder. Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright. Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned. Traumatophobia- Fear of injury. Tremophobia- Fear of trembling. Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia) Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13. Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes. Trypanophobia- Fear of injections. Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.
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Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven. Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.
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Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women. Verbophobia- Fear of words. Verminophobia- Fear of germs. Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing. Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
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Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons. Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.
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Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow. Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages. Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners. Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
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Ymophobia - Fear of contrariety
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Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy. Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods. Zoophobia- Fear of animals.
I hope you don’t have Phobophobia (Fear of phobias) or logophobia (fear of words) after reading this list .
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We are living in a world where we have little or no privacy at all due to the advancement in science and technology. Such is the price of modernization. Now it is possible that even the private thoughts and events we experience in our daily life in our head are now at risk. It is now possible to go into your mind and retrieve information on images or events seen. Am I joking or am I talking science fiction? Well, if you believe this is not so, you are in for a surprise! With the rapid improvement in technology and science anything is possible in this day of age. Last year July an article in New Scientist titled “Brain implants 'read' monkey minds” told us we had it coming. Psychologists for instance, have spent centuries scientifically studying the human mind, its functions and how the mental characteristics of a person affect behavior in a given situation. In other words, they are finding ways to predict our thought- process based on our behavior under certain conditions. Now we are approaching a whole new branch of science pertaining to the mind. I wonder what scientists will call this area of study? Now, lets get to the article.
Scientific American reported last week that Nature Neuroscience published two documents showing that two scientists Yukiyasu Kamitani who work for ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, and Frank Tong of Princeton University, US came up with a science breaking experiment which use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of humans to reveal successfully images of events that they have seen without them even remembering seeing it.
Volunteers were showed one of eight patterns of lines aligned in various orientations. What Kamitani and Tong analyze from MRI data collected from scanning the brain was that, they were able to recognize which pattern of the various orientations that the volunteers were viewing or concentrating on. This was made possible with the help of a computer program that both wrote which recognized the patterns of brain activity that correspond to each pattern orientation and therefore, could successfully read what specific pattern each volunteer saw.
In the world of science all scientific experiments that lead to new discoveries, must be able to be tested by other scientists and must give similar results or it must not deviate very far from the original, in order for it to be accepted as valid. Any experiment that cannot be repeated by other colleagues in the science community following the given methods, is seen as invalid and is therefore discarded. Now, a second experiment according to Scientific American was also done to reinforce this by John-Dylan Haynes and Geraint Rees of University College London. In this experiment, volunteers were shown two images in quick successions; the first image was flashed very quickly so that the volunteers didn’t have time to identify the image clearly. When their brain activity were analyzed surprisingly, they successfully identified which image pattern had been shown without the volunteers even remember seeing that specific image.
When this discovery becomes fully understood and fine tuned, this would no doubt prove useful in medicine, as well as, in fighting crime. For example, it could be used to find the state of the mind through the brain activity of a patient in coma. This would additional help in the crucial decision of saving a persons life. Crime wise, it could also revolutionize crime-fighting strategies used by government agencies, allowing them to read the minds of crime suspects. There are certainly much more uses than the two mentioned above. There are some advantages as well as, disadvantages if such a method should ever become refined and accepted. Which one out weights the other? You be the Judge.
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Type of Ads: Webmasters can buy and sell text ads based on their site's topic area. You can also buy cheap quality traffic via text ads, intermission ads, or Run of Network ads – with demographic targeting. Adbrite allows bloggers and webmasters when selling ads space to choose the keyword phrases of the ads that they want or which may interest your readers on your blog. If you interested, you can display network ads {which are Pay-Per-Click (Cost-Per-Click) ads} on your site, until you are notified when somebody wants to buy an ad space on your site. Network ads will appear within 24 hours at the ad zone.
Payment: The money you earn from selling ad space on your site will depend your own price set. Also, for the network ads, the value of the clicks depends upon the targeting CPC keyword at a pay rate approved by AdBrite. So, the cost per click on an ads will depend on its keyword. You can set the smallest amount you'd like to earn before a check is sent.
================================================================= Text Link Ads Text Link Ads is a targeted traffic and link ad company that provides advertisers and publishers the opportunity to buy and sell text links ads on blogs or websites. In other words, Text link advertising lets you buy html text links, sell ad space, and also if needed, to broker text links on high quality and high traffic sites to increase ones traffic and link popularity on search engines such as on Google.
Type of Ads: Text Link Ads product is not a pay per click or contextually served ad system. Their text link ads are direct HTML links. This can drive targeted traffic and help ones organic search engine rankings if they are buying text link ads from other sites. Their ad serving system supports websites that use server-side processing such as uses PHP, ASP, PERL, Cold Fusion. The system also support most forum and blog software technology. Their ads are safe to use with other contextual ad serving companies. When selling ad space, you have the option to approve or deny any Text Link Ads sold before it is published on your blog or website. You can also make good money (see below) by being a TLA affiliate member by setting up a banner or text link referring advertisers and publishers to their site.
Payment: selling links off your blog or website can earn you between $20.00 - $50.00 per month per link. You are allowed to sell a maximum of 8 links on a web page. Therefore ,with their 50% revenue share policy your site can make between $80.00 and $200.00 per month if they fill all 8 ad spots with advertisers. For their affiliate program they pay you a flat US $25.00 for any referred visitor that results in a sale or gets accepted into their publisher program. You will get paid the first of every month and have the option of receiving a check or being paid via Paypal. Money earned are sent out to publishers (the first of every month) with a $25 minimum payout.
================================================================ Bravenet Bravenet is the number one provider of frëe web tools for webmasters. Unlike the others mentioned above, this company is not a contextual Advertising company. This company site’s offers a large collection of webmaster tool for website or blog for free. However, apart from making use of these tools for your site you can also earn extra money by referring your website visitors to Bravenet. That is, they'll pay you for sending people to register for these tools. There is no fee to apply and there are no minimum sales requirements. Affiliates from anywhere in the world are welcome.
Type of Ads: This is a referral Affiliate Program that pays you for referring your website visitors to Bravenet. They provide a variety of affiliates codes that you can use on your site: Full Page Codes, Banner codes (of different shapes and sizes), Text Link and Popunder. This affiliate referral links are available from within your Service Manager of your account. From there you can simply copy and paste the special affiliate tracking code of your choosing onto your webpages and starting earning money in minutes.
Payment: If a user registers and becomes an active Bravenet Member through your affiliate link, they will pay you $1.00 for that referral. This means, you will be paid $1.00 each time you send a new active Bravenet member. All payments to Bravenet Affiliates are in US dollars and are paid on a monthly basis. You have the option to select a payment threshold of $50, $100, $150, $200, or $500 as well as the payment method of Paypal or check. If the referral amount payable to you for any calendar month are less than your threshold then that amount will be roll over to the next month or until the total amount due reaches the threshold which you set.
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