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Here is a round-up of the latest in the blogs following developments in Egypt as of 11:00a.m.ET. Sources: Al Jazeera English, BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times, The Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal ... A blogger at Carlan's Dream roots for the Egyptian people and reflects [ja] on how such protests would never take place in Japan where people tend to think “nothing is gonna change anyway!”.

The Twitter hashtag #Kenya28Feb calls upon Kenyans to voice their discontent with the political establishment and while #ChoosePeace calls on other Kenyans not to follow the ongoing trend of mass protests and disgruntlement, as has been witnessed in the Egyptian protests.

Anneryan looks at how Sudan Radio Service uses mobile technology into its work to both monitor the reach of its broadcasts and to solicit reader feedback

Confessions of a Fitness Diva....

Xin Nian Kuai Le! - Or, Gong Hei Fat Choi! Whichever way you say it!! The Chinese Lunar New Year has begun!

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Google Penalizing "Scraper" Sites - From The Weekly Feed #55Google launched and update that may radically affect the amount of search engine traffic your blog or website gets.

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It's time of the year to celebrate new year. Again? Indeed, around the world where there are Chinese there will be a new year celebration. How do you say happy new year in Chinese?

First let's answer How do you say happy new year in Chinese, according to some news websites it's Kung Hei Fat Choi from a Chinese Cantonese but doesn't exactly mean "Happy New Year" at all. While China's official language pronounce the greeting as "Kong Xi Fa Tsai".

Chinese language experts recommends "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai" which is greeting in Hokkien. Added by experts, “Kung Hei Fat Choi” means it’s like saying "Good morning".

Since "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!" is highly recommended and suggested to use in lieu of what Filipino used to "Kung Hei Fat Choi".

Meanwhile, as the Chinese new year arrives they are also welcoming the animal symbol of the new year which is Metal Rabbit.

Metal Rabbit according to Wikipedia says,

The Rabbit ( 兔 ) (also translated as Hare) is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the earthly branch symbol 卯.

In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the rabbit.[1][2] The Chinese character 卯 for the Rabbit sounds like (mão, mẫu, méo, mẹo, mẻo); the word "mèo" is cat in Vietnamese. Therefore, cat was translated from Chinese to Vietnamese as fourth zodiac sign instead of Rabbit.

Now you know how do you say happy new year in Chinese,it's Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!

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It's time of the year to celebrate new year. Again? Indeed, around the world where there are Chinese there will be a new year celebration. How do you say happy new year in Chinese?

First let's answer How do you say happy new year in Chinese, according to some news websites it's Kung Hei Fat Choi from a Chinese Cantonese but doesn't exactly mean "Happy New Year" at all. While China's official language pronounce the greeting as "Kong Xi Fa Tsai".

Chinese language experts recommends "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai" which is greeting in Hokkien. Added by experts, “Kung Hei Fat Choi” means it’s like saying "Good morning".

Since "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!" is highly recommended and suggested to use in lieu of what Filipino used to "Kung Hei Fat Choi".

Meanwhile, as the Chinese new year arrives they are also welcoming the animal symbol of the new year which is Metal Rabbit.

Metal Rabbit according to Wikipedia says,

The Rabbit ( 兔 ) (also translated as Hare) is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the earthly branch symbol 卯.

In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the rabbit.[1][2] The Chinese character 卯 for the Rabbit sounds like (mão, mẫu, méo, mẹo, mẻo); the word "mèo" is cat in Vietnamese. Therefore, cat was translated from Chinese to Vietnamese as fourth zodiac sign instead of Rabbit.

Now you know how do you say happy new year in Chinese,it's Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!

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Here's what a commenter left on "Seek No More" blog ::: "I wish EC would tell us what is going on. Were they hacked? Server crash? I notice this morning that all the top sites are no longer at the top (except for seeknomore). Frustrating yes?"

YES!

Personally, I believe it's time to stop using all of these gimmicks as crutches! Better to worry about producing quality content than using services like Entrecard as "life support" for your blog!

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EgyptAnderson Cooper attacked including his crew by supporters of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Wednesday.

CNN's Steve Brusk tweeted that Cooper was punched in the head ten times.

While Anderson Cooper was reporting from Cairo, from where the demonstrators loyal to embattled President Hosni Mubarak were protesting, Cooper along with his camera crew were "pushed and shoved and punched in the head" by attackers reported by CNN.

Fortunately no one got hurt.

Says Anderson, who was reportedly bludgeoned 10 times: "The instinct is try to punch back... but in a situation like that you really can't because that just inflames the crowd all the more... so all we could do is just try to walk as quickly as possible, stay together and seek a safe location, which is where we are now."

Anderson Hays Vanderbilt Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and television personality. As of 2010 he is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; Cooper, however, often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories.

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EgyptAnderson Cooper attacked including his crew by supporters of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Wednesday.

CNN's Steve Brusk tweeted that Cooper was punched in the head ten times.

While Anderson Cooper was reporting from Cairo, from where the demonstrators loyal to embattled President Hosni Mubarak were protesting, Cooper along with his camera crew were "pushed and shoved and punched in the head" by attackers reported by CNN.

Fortunately no one got hurt.

Says Anderson, who was reportedly bludgeoned 10 times: "The instinct is try to punch back... but in a situation like that you really can't because that just inflames the crowd all the more... so all we could do is just try to walk as quickly as possible, stay together and seek a safe location, which is where we are now."

Anderson Hays Vanderbilt Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American journalist, author, and television personality. As of 2010 he is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; Cooper, however, often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories.

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