How to Fix Error 404 Page Not Found on WordPress

Incoming links play an important role in ranking well on Google and other Search Engines. Therefore, you should assure that every incoming link leads to one of your pages on your blog and not to a “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.”.

The most common reason for a “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.” is we created a post or a page and then later we either changed the URL, deleted it or put in on draft. Simply put, the page is not there any longer. One or more of these occur pretty often and many sites encounter these errors.

Then, during the time that page was live, we may have (or anyone) submitted that post or page to a Social Media site, bookmarking site or somehow created a link to that page where anyone can stumble upon that link, click it and then whammo, they get a “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.”. Chances are they will go no further and return to whence they came.

The worst case scenario is if that post or page got indexed by Google. Someone finds that link on a search and then clicks it and they get a “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.”

There are many times that one of my posts get out dated and it is easier to delete that particular page. Problem is, if I created any SEO juice, Social Media juice or had that post in any way leave a footprint with a backlink to that post, when people click it, they get a “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.”

There are several tutorials that will show you how to find your 404 Errors and how to fix them using Google Webmaster Tools, however, there is a much simpler fix for WordPress users.

Install the Link Juice Keeper Plugin! This plugin helps you to keep the link juice by redirecting all non-existing URLs which normally return a 404 error to the front blog page using 301 redirect.

All that means is instead of the viewer getting the “ERROR 404: PAGE NOT FOUND.”, they will be automatically re-directed to the homepage of your site, keeping the juice!

You can get more information on the Link Juice Plugin for WordPress and download it from HERE.

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UPDATE 1-Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in ground turkey-report

* FDA says "major public health threat"

* Dangerous bacteria found on 90 percent of turkey tested (Adds FDA comments, paragraphs 11-13)

By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in ground turkey on U.S. grocery shelves across a variety of brands and stores located in 21 states, according to a report by a consumer watchdog organization.

Of the 257 samples of ground turkey tested, more than half were found to be positive for fecal bacteria and overall, 90 percent were contaminated with one or more types of disease-causing organisms, many of which proved resistant to one or more common antibiotics, Consumer Reports found.

The non-profit, independent product-testing organization said in the June issue of its magazine that the sampling marked the first time it had conducted a laboratory analysis of ground turkey, a popular consumer alternative to hamburger. It was alarmed by the results.

"Some bacteria that end up on ground turkey, including E. coli and staph aureus, can cause not only food poisoning but also urinary, bloodstream, and other infections," said a Consumer Reports statement on its findings.

The group said it samples ground turkey from 27 different brands including major and store brands.

Turkeys, like other livestock in the United States, are commonly given repeated low doses of antibiotics in an effort to keep the animals healthy and help promote growth. But there has been growing concern that widespread use of antibiotics in animals that are not sick is speeding the development of antibiotic resistance.

The National Turkey Federation said the findings were sensationalized on a sampling that was "extremely small," and said that blaming use of antibiotics in animals was "misleading."

"There is more than one way they (harmful bacteria) can wind up on food animals," said National Turkey Federation vice president Lisa Picard. "In fact, it's so common in the environment, studies have shown that generic E.coli and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can even be found on about 20 percent of computer keyboards."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also found widespread contamination, discovering antibiotic resistant E coli, salmonella and other harmful bacteria in turkey, ground beef, pork chops and chicken in sampling done in 2011.

The food safety regulator says resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is "a major public health threat," and last year issued voluntary guidelines for animal health and animal agriculture industries aimed at limiting the antibiotic use in livestock.

The agency has rebuffed efforts to mandate reduced usage but says the voluntary route is faster.

"FDA believes these drugs should be used only in situations where they are necessary for ensuring animal health, and done so under the oversight of a veterinarian," FDA said in a statement.

It added the Consumer Reports findings were misleading and said antimicrobial resistance is a "complex issue with many causes."

U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, a New York Democrat, last month reintroduced legislation that would ban non-therapeutic uses of eight types of antibiotics in food animal production.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also has issued a warning about antibiotic resistance infections, saying they are becoming increasingly difficult to treat and more infected people are likely to die.

"Humans don't consume antibiotics every day to prevent disease and neither should healthy animals," said Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Group at Consumer Reports. "Prudent use of antibiotics should be required to stem the public health crisis generated from the reduced effectiveness of antibiotics." (Reporting By Carey Gillam; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

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Chilean cult leader accused of killing baby found dead in Peru

LIMA | Wed May 1, 2013 4:44pm EDT

LIMA (Reuters) - A Chilean cult leader who allegedly burned a newborn baby alive to stave off apocalypse before fleeing to Peru was found dead on Wednesday in an apparent suicide, authorities told local media.

Ramon Castillo, the 36-year-old leader of a doomsday sect, was accused of throwing a three-day-old baby girl - possibly his daughter - into a bonfire in Chile in November because he believed she was the Antichrist, according to regional media.

Castillo's body was discovered in an abandoned house in the historic city of Cusco, a popular tourist destination near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in southern Peru, Peruvian authorities told reporters. The police believe he hanged himself.

The baby's mother and other cult members have been arrested, Chilean news reports said.

(Reporting By Mitra Taj; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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UPDATE 1-Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in ground turkey-report

* FDA says "major public health threat"

* Dangerous bacteria found on 90 percent of turkey tested (Adds FDA comments, paragraphs 11-13)

By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY, April 30 (Reuters) - Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in ground turkey on U.S. grocery shelves across a variety of brands and stores located in 21 states, according to a report by a consumer watchdog organization.

Of the 257 samples of ground turkey tested, more than half were found to be positive for fecal bacteria and overall, 90 percent were contaminated with one or more types of disease-causing organisms, many of which proved resistant to one or more common antibiotics, Consumer Reports found.

The non-profit, independent product-testing organization said in the June issue of its magazine that the sampling marked the first time it had conducted a laboratory analysis of ground turkey, a popular consumer alternative to hamburger. It was alarmed by the results.

"Some bacteria that end up on ground turkey, including E. coli and staph aureus, can cause not only food poisoning but also urinary, bloodstream, and other infections," said a Consumer Reports statement on its findings.

The group said it samples ground turkey from 27 different brands including major and store brands.

Turkeys, like other livestock in the United States, are commonly given repeated low doses of antibiotics in an effort to keep the animals healthy and help promote growth. But there has been growing concern that widespread use of antibiotics in animals that are not sick is speeding the development of antibiotic resistance.

The National Turkey Federation said the findings were sensationalized on a sampling that was "extremely small," and said that blaming use of antibiotics in animals was "misleading."

"There is more than one way they (harmful bacteria) can wind up on food animals," said National Turkey Federation vice president Lisa Picard. "In fact, it's so common in the environment, studies have shown that generic E.coli and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can even be found on about 20 percent of computer keyboards."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also found widespread contamination, discovering antibiotic resistant E coli, salmonella and other harmful bacteria in turkey, ground beef, pork chops and chicken in sampling done in 2011.

The food safety regulator says resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is "a major public health threat," and last year issued voluntary guidelines for animal health and animal agriculture industries aimed at limiting the antibiotic use in livestock.

The agency has rebuffed efforts to mandate reduced usage but says the voluntary route is faster.

"FDA believes these drugs should be used only in situations where they are necessary for ensuring animal health, and done so under the oversight of a veterinarian," FDA said in a statement.

It added the Consumer Reports findings were misleading and said antimicrobial resistance is a "complex issue with many causes."

U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, a New York Democrat, last month reintroduced legislation that would ban non-therapeutic uses of eight types of antibiotics in food animal production.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also has issued a warning about antibiotic resistance infections, saying they are becoming increasingly difficult to treat and more infected people are likely to die.

"Humans don't consume antibiotics every day to prevent disease and neither should healthy animals," said Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Group at Consumer Reports. "Prudent use of antibiotics should be required to stem the public health crisis generated from the reduced effectiveness of antibiotics." (Reporting By Carey Gillam; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

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