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As all blink-182 fans know; the bands back and they’ve already kicked off a US 2009 Summer Tour, but who are the fans these days? Heck, I mean, the band has been around for more than a decade and going as strong as ever.

Well, it’s quite simple; there is no marketing demographic box to place the blink-182 fans in as they come in all different shapes, sizes and colours. That’s right, I love blink-182 and so do millions of others around the world and if music could stop wars, it would probably come in the form the band blink-182 rocking it out in Afgahnistan.

So, to help spead the word (and more to the point, have a laugh) blink182 UK fan site has come up with the “I love blink 182″ campaign.

The concept is quite simple, fans are encouraged to go to the homepage of Google, type in to the search box, “I love blink-182″ and then hit the ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button. At this point, what a lot of people do not realise is that the ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button basically takes you to what would of been the website in position 1 of Google if you had of just hit the regular search button.

On entering the ‘I love blink182′ website, it is templated in a way as to look just like a search result page from Google, but with a difference.

The browser will not be shown the regular search result for if you were to type this in to Google as normal, but will be shown a more commical page. For example, under the search bar, you now have the option to refine your search by doing another ‘interwebs’ search, or do a search via the ‘Mexican pirate’… which of course is a lyrical reference to an early song by blink-182.

Remember to eat, sleep & blink.

Air Pollution

Air pollution is a very serious issue all over the world. It is worse in some areas than others but it still has long term effects that are widespread. Industrialization resulted in a significant increase in air pollution. This is due to the amount of chemicals being released back into the environment. Too many people feel this is simply a trade off that has to be made if we want to continue advancing as a society because we rely on those industries for goods and services.

This informative article puts the dangers of air pollution in perspective. 

The biggest promoter of air pollution comes for the vehicles we drive every day. Most of us drive a car to and from work and then to get to our other activities throughout the day as well. You may think there is no way to cut down on air pollution due to the need for your vehicle. Yet there are plenty of times when you can carpool or take public transportation instead of driving your own vehicles.

At the same time manufacturers are working hard to lower the amount of air pollution that is released from vehicles. Many areas of emissions laws and if you vehicle doesn’t pass you aren’t allowed to drive it until it does. These types of laws are mainly in the large cities where air pollution is extremely high.

Some individuals have to relocate from areas that suffer from a high volume of air pollution. They have respiratory problems as a result of it that make it difficult to function on a daily basis. They amount of carbon dioxide that ends up on the air is also responsible for global warming. That is an issue as it depletes the ozone layer. Many scientists believe air pollution has lead to the shift of normal weather patterns as well.

You may live in an area where it has become increasingly dry and hot. This can lead to drought issues to deal with. There have been plenty of huge disasters due to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other types of problematic weather. The changes in the environment due to air pollution can be partly to blame for all of this taking place. It is the responsibility of everyone to do all they can to reduce the amount of air pollution out there.