Is AC still working?

I wanted to ask you guys if writing articles for upfront payments is still working.
I used to do this last year in January. Is AC still paying, what updates can you give me?

Also I would appreciate if you can give me details like:

1. Average payment for an article.
2. The percentage of the articles that are rejected for upfront payment.
3. Any useful tip that you can think of

thank you.

should I be worried? isn't there anyone that still writes for AC?

Of course AC is still working. I just think that most people here realize that good content can pay you a lot more than AC is paying right now. But, if you need quick money or start-up cash to buy a website, they work just fine.

i thought this thread over and made another one to be more to the point. it has a poll. please vote.

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...ing-articles/164860-what-do-300-articles.html

This thread is growing day by day and its a big living proof that AC is 110% alive

http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/associated-content-writing-articles/77524-made-30-two-articles-today.html