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Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.
The Northwest pilots who blew 150 miles past Minneapolis this past week insist a clandestine snooze isn't to blame for their goof at 37,000 feet. "Nobody fell asleep in the cockpit," first officer Richard I. Cole told The Associated Press.
Aviation safety experts and fellow pilots don't buy it, arguing the most likely explanation for missing more than an hour of radio, cell phone and data messages is a drowsy flight crew. The prospect alone could renew focus on pilot fatigue and research that suggests controlled catnaps might actually make flying safer.
"If you really need a nap, you're far better off taking a nap than ignoring your body and being tired during takeoff and landing," said Kit Darby, a pilot who said he took the occasional mid-flight nap during his 30-year career at several major airlines.
"It was not uncommon to do that. If you needed to take a nap, you took a nap," Darby said. "As a captain, I would encourage it."
International carriers including Air France, British Airways and Qantas allow pilots to nap, but sleeping while flying is prohibited at U.S. airlines by the Federal Aviation Administration. Just last month, the Air Transport Association again pressed the FAA to allow controlled cockpit napping, citing NASA research that found a mid-flight snooze significantly reduces the risks of overall pilot fatigue.
"Other regulatory agencies have endorsed it for many years with no adverse consequences," the group, which represents the major U.S. airlines, along with associations for regional and cargo airlines, wrote to Margaret Gilligan, the FAA's associate administrator for safety.
The NASA study begun in 1989 allowed one group of pilots flying across the Pacific to take a 25-minute nap while their co-pilots flew the planes, while a control group was required to remain awake for the entire flight. Those without the naps nodded off five times as much — including while on the approach to the airport — as those who got some sleep.
The research didn't sway the FAA, but it didn't go unnoticed among those pilots who break the agency's rules by catching some sleep while in the cockpit, said Curt Graeber, the former chief engineer for human factors in Boeing's commercial airplane division.
"We used to call it the NASA nap, or snooze cruise," he said.
FAA rules currently allow airline pilots to fly eight hours in a 16-hour "duty day," which includes briefings and other preparation time. Commercial airline pilots often make long, tiring commutes to reach their departure point; the pilots of the San Diego-Minneapolis flight live in Oregon and Washington state. Once on duty, pilots can sit for long hours behind a locked door minding a plane that is largely automated once they're airborne.
American Airlines pilot Sam Mayer said problems with fatigue are greatest among pilots who make several short trips a day, sometimes for three or four days in a row. Flight 188 captain Timothy B. Cheney and first officer Richard I. Cole had just started their work week and were coming off a 19-hour layover, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Saturday, citing an internal Northwest document it said was described to the newspaper.
Under their contract, American Airlines pilots who refuse to fly because they're tired are protected from retaliation. Skipping a flight means not getting paid for those hours, and Mayer said the Minneapolis incident "is more anecdotal evidence that pilots are fatigued out there."
On long international flights, a third pilot joins the flight crew so that one pilot can sleep while two remain at the controls. But Graeber said working a long-haul flight can be less tiring than flying a small commuter jet at low altitude on multiple takeoffs and landings on one shift.
"There's a lot more stress than flying a 747 with a bunk in the back," he said.
The NTSB plans to investigate whether fatigue was a factor and will interview the pilots next week. Northwest, acquired last year by Delta Air Lines Inc., has suspended Cheney and Cole and is also investigating.
An airport police report said the men were "cooperative, apologetic and appreciative" and volunteered to take tests that were zero for alcohol use. They told police they missed the airport because they had become distracted by a heated discussion, something retired Delta pilot Joe Mazzone said could have led them to miss a critical radio handoff between air traffic controllers.
"You're talking about 15 minutes if they were at 500 knots," Mazzone said. "It's not long at all."
But Mazzone, who flew jet airliners for 23 years, said it's just as possible they got caught napping.
"It's kind of like being in an operating room. You know the physicians and the nurses ... are listening to music, telling jokes, they're doing what keeps them alert," he said. "Things are happening that if the public knew about it, they wouldn't understand it, but it's done. They've got the same thing in the cockpit."


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Description: Previous studies have found that English speakers experience attraction effects when comprehending subject-verb agreement, showing eased processing of ungrammatical sentences that contain a syntactically unlicensed but number-matching noun. In four self-paced reading experiments we examine whether attraction effects also occur in Spanish, a language where agreement morphology is richer and functionally more significant. We find that despite having a richer morphology, Spanish speakers show reliable attraction effects in comprehension, and that these effects are strikingly similar to those previously found in English in their magnitude and distributional profile. Further, we use distributional analyses to argue that cue-based memory retrieval is used as an error-driven mechanism in comprehension. We suggest that cross-linguistic similarities in agreement attraction result from speakers deploying repair or error-driven mechanisms uniformly across languages.
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Public preview: Azure Service Bus Premium messaging
Fecha de publicación: 04 septiembre, 2015
Publish-subscribe messaging is the cornerstone of reliable distributed applications. To better support a broader array of mission-critical cloud apps, we've introduced Azure Service Bus Premium messaging. This new tier provides all the messaging features of Service Bus queues and topics, with predictable, repeatable performance and improved availability.Unlike the multitenant model used by Basic and Standard Service Bus tiers, the Premium tier uses a microservices model to provide resource isolation and more consistent performance. For more information, please visit the Service Bus page.


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New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles has been ruled out of Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles due to a broken hand.
Sproles has already undergone surgery to fix the fracture.
A vital piece of the Saints offense, the diminutive Kansas State product set an NFL record in all-purpose yards last season. He's second on the team with 39 catches and has totaled 323 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while also tallying 117 yards rushing on 26 carries.


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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Rangers signed defenseman Dan Girardi to a contract extension on Friday.
TSN Canada reported the deal to be for six years and worth $33 million.
Girardi had been the subject of trade rumors as he was in the final year of his old contract and could have become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Instead, he was able to procure an agreement with the only NHL franchise for which he has played.
"Dan has been a Ranger for his entire career, signing with us as an undrafted free agent and working his way to become a top defenseman in the NHL," Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather said. "His dedication to this club, as a leader both on the ice and in the locker room, is invaluable to this team. We are happy to have been able to ensure that he will continue to wear the Blueshirt."
The 29-year-old Girardi has four goals and 13 assists in 60 games this season. He leads the club in blocked shots (121) and hits (145).
For his career, the Ontario native has totaled 35 goals and 136 assists in 548 games.


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If you are planning to join the Nigerian Army, you need to keep abreast of Nigerian Army Recruitment exercise process which usually takes place early in the year. naijagists.com
Note: This information is valid for upcoming Nigerian army recruitment in 2013, 2014, 2015 and so on
Nigerian Army Recruitment for 2012 is now closed. However, if you plan to join in the future, here are the steps to take in joining the Nigerian Army.
Requirements For Joining The Nigerian Army
To join the Nigerian army, you comply with the following conditions:
- You must be a Nigerian citizen.
- You must apply to your respective recruitment zones
- You must be between ages 18 to 22 at the time of entry.
- SSCE/NECO/GCE with at least 3 credits including English Language in no more than two (2) sittings.
- You must be medically, psychologically and physically fit
- Must not be less than 1.68 meters tall for men
- Must not be less than 1.62 meters tall for women
- You must have a clean criminal record
- You must submit all the completed form printed from Nigerian Navy Recruitment online application portal
- Bring the completed form at the exam venue on the exam date
Required Documents For Nigerian Army Recruitment Application
You must bring the following documents with your printed application
- Birth Certificate/Age Declaration photocopies
- Professional certificates and academic documents photocopies
- Identification letter signed by identifying office in Section F of the duly completed form which you will print from Nigerian navy online application portal.
- You will be required to show the originals of all your copied credentials
- Online Registration Scratch card you bought during the screening exercise must be produced
So all of the above are proper instructions, below are quick steps to apply into the Nigerian Army
How To Join The Nigerian Army
To apply for the next recruitment exercise at Nigerian Army follow the following 12 steps.
- Purchase Access Card from any Union Bank or Unity Bank that is close to you
- Visit www.nigerianarmyms.org
- Ensure you read the qualification criteria on the site or the one we stated above.
- From the Home Page, Select DSSC or SSC application type. Ensure you chose the right type from the home page.
- Register at https://www.nigerianarmyms.org/online_admission/index.php?p=reg
- Note: the above registration link will not open unless the recruitment exercise is on. So if you read registration is now closed, it means the official registration for that year is not opened yet.
- During the registration, ensure you type the PIN Code obtained from the bank correctly because error may jeopardize you your chance.
- If the registration is successful, you will receive a success email and SMS from 'The Nigerian Army'.
- Then click on 'Login' to login, to start filling the online forms.
- Edit your Application Profile (This will require a passport photo and your biodata)
- Edit your Qualifications (WASSCE, and other Certificates are entered here).
- Edit/Upload Documents (Attach your Certificates here)
- Print your photo cards.The first page is to be signed by Court of Law.The second page is for your Local Government to sign
The Nigerian Army Recruitment Form For 2013 is Out
You need an access card to access the form online.
you can purchase the access card at any Unity Bank or Union bank near you. Someone said the form is out now. After purchasing the access card visit https://www.nigerianarmyms.org/online_admission/index.php?a=DSSC for DSSC application OR https://www.nigerianarmyms.org/online_admission/index.php?a=SSC
Keep in mind you have to ask for the access card and not the form
It's the access card that gives you access to fill the form
Note: A list of successful applicants will be made available on the Nigerian Navy Website https://www.narecruitment.org/ after the recruitment exercise is complete.
Should you have any question, feel free to ask us on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/naijagists


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The Emergenza International Final is on the second week-end of August in Germany as part of the hugely successful Taubertal Open Air Festival where about 20,000 people gather.The winning bands from around the world will share the bill with superstar headliners and enjoy the festival atmosphere over the 3 days.
Essex biggest export after David Beckham. The first, the only and the best band to have mixed electronica and punk. Having sold gazillions of records with their number 1 hit album "The fat of the land" they topped the charts in the western world and were the biggest name on the planet for a while. This is definitively one of the best live bands blending punk guitars, electronic beats and an amazing light show. Proved at Taubertal that they are the dog's bollocks.
Bush is the only british band from the grunge period that provided the "Seattle sound" in the 90's. The West London band was on the forefront of grunge and hugely successful like their American contemporaries like Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Lead singer Gavin Rossdale is also one of the luckiest men alive by being married to singer Gwen Stefani!
One of the most powerful british rock bands on the scene. This quartet lead by charismatic female singer Skin has been filling arenas and festivals with their intense and sometimes political blend of rock and roll. Top 10 in just about every western European country, Skunk Anansie have amazing stage presence and a volume to rip your face off.
Sweden's finest garage rock band. Raw, exciting and simply marvellous. These 5 guys are the best dressed rock and rollers in the business engaging the audiences of through out the world with songs about madness, idiots walking and sex. This cult band lead by super magnetic Howling Pelle Almqvist is the Emergenza team best pick and favourite live band.
Since their first 2005 breakthrough single "Munich", this Birmingham 4 piece went from strength to strenghth. Lots of touring and gigs in clubs helped the release of their debut album "The back room" which went straight into the UK top 10. The same year Editors went from supporting Franz Ferdinand to headlining open air festivals all over Europe and having their songs on constant airplay throughout the world.
The world's biggest British pop star. Period. 2 albums topping the charts in both sides of the atlantic and soundtracks to hollywood blockbusters makes MIKA one of the most exciting pop performers of this generation. The successful Taubertal festival co-headline show with Pink  was one of the best shows we've seen in years. Serious!
Pink is one of America's biggest export superstars. Produced by world's best all time woman producer, the amazing Linda Perry, Pink is to rock/pop what Kim Kardashian is to the gossip papers. A true superstar of galactic proportions. Her incredible voice, energy and stage antics blended with a super killer rock band, made this performer one of the highlights of the Taubertal Open air festival.
Placebo formed in London at the height of brit-pop and so decided to go against the tide. Their honest and very dark rock has millions of followers with 6 top 20 albums. After being invited and endorsed by David Bowie to support him on his tour when they started they also had the pleasure to play at his 50th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden jamming with legends like Lou Reed and The Cure. Placebo is a super live band with more direct sounds.
One of the most successful and influential band. The godfathers of goth, fronted by significantly powerful Robert Smith are so influential they are getting lifetime achievement awards by most music press and are in the rock and roll hall of fame which is reserved to rock royalty. The Cure is pure royalty and we saw his majesty in person, Robert Smith, perform at the Taubertal Festival
Iggy is to Punk what John Holmes was to porn. By most he's considered the Godfather of Punk. Detroit's finest, who is David Bowie's best friend, has been either quoted or blatantly copied by every punk band past and present. His fierce stage antics makes him the most exciting punk rock performer in the world. A true superstar like they don't make anymore. King of Punk, godfather of dirty guitars.
There's no need for introduction to this mad rock & roll band. After been one of the biggest rock bands in the first half of the 2000's and being plastered on every single magazine in the world from Rolling stone to Q mag, they went on a alcohol and drug fueled journey and blew a reportedly $6 million on parties. Shortly reformed and clean, this incredible live band has been selected by none other than Lady Gaga, their biggest fan (who confessed stealing her rock star dress sense from Justin) to support her on her European tour. Still they remain one of the most skillful and best rock and roll bands around mixing 3 part harmonies and loud guitars.
Also dubbed "the intellectuals of punk", Bad Religion are one of the hardest working bands out there in the festival circuit and considered by most in the business true legends and pioneers. They formed and released through their own label called Epitah and then later signed and launched the careers of Rancid, The Vandals, NO FX, The offspring, L7 and Pennywise. They are one of the most intelligent and socially aware bands out there mixing powerful political messages with punk energy. Always being politically aware, they involved the likes of Foo Fighters and many other rock contemporaries in releasing an album of songs against George Bush. Lead singer Greg Graffin is also an author of published books on the subjects of society and atheism and a respected professor of life science teaching his craft at U.C.L.A.
The Bavarian Alternative rockers are a success story. After forming in 1995 in the southern area of Germany they entered the Emergenza competition soon after. Not winning the competition did them well as they picked up a small recording deal after one of the Emergenza members boasted about the band to some label people. After their first independent release, Major label "Island records†signed them and it went from strength to strength from then on. Pulling crowds in their thousands touring in Germany, they became one of the biggest draws in German festivals and playing at Roskilde and Rock am Ring. Emergenza co-managed the band and quickly formed Track1 records to co-release the band's 3rd album. By this time the band went touring through all of Europe and North America several times. Emil Bulls are an incredible live band discovered by the passionate guys in Emergenza.
Sweden's newest garage rock darlings. In few years these guys went from playing their debut gig at the Emergenza Festival to big outdoor festivals and sold out concerts all over Europe. It was after the Emergenza finals they got signed and things took off like a rocket. Never tired of touring they went from country to country playing all sorts of bars and clubs until they reached top 20 with their single in 4 countries and nominated Best New Band at the Swedish Radio "P3 Gold awards". Their album went top 40 in 6 nations and they supported the biggest names in rock and went around the globe including Australia where part of their combined 10 million youtube hits are from. Emergenza's support of Royal Republic is proof that the hardworking bands eventually shine through.


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Sore throats are common at any age and can be one of the first signs of another illness, like a cold, the flu, or mononucleosis (mono). They also can be caused by a strep throat infection, although this is rare in children younger than 2 years old.
Here are some ways kids can relieve sore throat pain:
As with most common illnesses, preventing a sore throat starts with regular hand washing. Kids also can avoid sore throats by:


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When I talk about jOOQ at conferences, I always show this slide containing a bunch of very common JDBC mistakes that people often commit:
Can you find the bugs? Some of them are obvious, such as:
- Line 4: Syntax errors resulting from bad concatenation on line 3
- Line 7: Syntax errors and SQL injection risk due to variable inlining
- Line 8: Wrong bind index resulting from a potential mismatch on line 3
- Line 14: Wrong column name due to sloppy rename
- Line 18: Bad resource management
But then, there's another very subtle bug that most people are unaware of because the fix was only possible since the upgrade in Java 6 / JDBC 4.0. See the solution, below:
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Clob.free()is not called
With JDBC 4.0, the
Clob.free() and the
Blob.free() methods were introduced. While calling them is optional, it may be a very bad idea not to call them as early as possible, as you should not rely on the garbage collector to kick in early enough to free these resources. In fact, in certain databases / JDBC drivers, LOBs can outlive individual statements and/or transactions. They're beasts of their own. If you're reading through the JDBC tutorial (and also in the JDBC specification), it says:
Blob, Clob, and NClob Java objects remain valid for at least the duration of the transaction in which they are created. This could potentially result in an application running out of resources during a long running transaction.
The same is true for arrays, which also have an
Array.free() method since Java 6 / JDBC 4.0.
So if your application has long-running transactions, do call these
free() methods, or make it a habit to always call them. We'll file an issue to FindBugs to make this a potential bug pattern.


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The story revolves around a 16-year-old boy (15 at the beginning of the story) named Mahiru Shirota who likes simple things and dislikes difficult things. One day, he picks up a stray black cat he finds in the middle of the road and gives it the name Kuro (which literally translates into "black"). From this moment on, a contract between the servamp Sleepy Ash and Mahiru is formed, and Mahiru is pulled into the Servamp war between the seven deadly Servamps and their eighth sibling Tsubaki.
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PERMALINK: https://concienciaradio.com/why_i_am_in_danger.htm
by Alexander Backman
UPDATE: CONFIRMED ISIS leader is behind plot to assassinate Mexican journalists Alexander Backman and Monica Gahbler
• Freedom of speech, lower than ever
• Freedom House : "Only 1 in 7 people live in a country with a 'free' press."
"The greatest triumphs of propaganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing. Great is the truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." – Aldous Huxley, Brave New World.
(CR NEWS/ CR NOTICAS /CRTV- Feb 25, 2015—Mexico)— I was informed via Twitter ON February 23rd, 2015 that someone put out a bid for my head. When I asked this contact about the details, he mentioned that the information is in certain forums that are part of THE DEEP WEB. These are servers and webpages that mask themselves and are invisible to search engines. One example of this DARK OR DEEP WEB is FACEBOOK.com. But there are many others that are even more sinister. On Facebook there is even a page that says RIP Alexander Backman.
Recently, I exposed how this DEEP WEB operates, specifically Facebook with relation to Child Pornography, Child Trafficking within its confidential databases and files in its private network. Posts that often are ignored by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg making him complicit of aiding and abetting criminals. The video report can be seen here: http://youtu.be/FL97vn-TmSk
Similarly, on the other side of the Atlantic, there is one of these such DARK SITES that make up the DEEP WEB. These are underground forums within forums, subforums where all kinds of heinous things are going on; from selling children, streaming live videos of sexual abuse, rape, torture and killings of minors, street fights to the death, bestiality, gore, snuff films, to Islamic killings.
Entrance to these highly restricted sites is by invitation only. Apparently, there is a section about posting bounty heads on people. Here is a redacted twitter message of the message.
I know this has everything to do with my publications, video reports and radio shows, TV and radio appearances. Based on my work,
I do not doubt that I have my share of enemies. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. The most recent one could be militant Islamic radicals, members of secret societies within the Vatican.
By interviewing many personalities, I have also helped expose the Vatican's ongoing crimes with regard to child rape conducted by priests, archbishops and others at the highest levels including the Pope.
Reports are here: http://youtu.be/cUksNYJGaIQ and here: https://concienciaradio.com/vaticano/
Other important and high-profile guests I have interviewed on matters of global security and counterterrorism have also been under threat for their lives for coming out and publicly exposing the core agenda that fuels militant Islam. One is Reza Kahlili and another is Academic Prof. Boylan.
Now I understand why.
My enemies stem from people in the Intelligence Community Apparatus, Radical Islamists, members of Organized Crime, staunch Communists, The Mexican Left, a Retired Mexican pseudo-General, or so he says, Jaime Garcia Miramontes who, at the same time, threatened Mexican President Peña Nieto including me and my colleague Mónica Gahbler in a public video on Youtube. All because I criticized his public announcement on one of my news shows of him wanting to ignite a revolution or civil war against the current Mexican administration.
Here is one of Miramontes' comments sent to our Google+ account on September 19, 2014. The words speak for themselves.
Let us be clear. No one wants this asymmetrical Civil War in Mexico to keep growing. Those who do, only have to look at Ukraine, Syria and Iraq and understand the consequences this entails. The thousands upon thousands of dead are a testament of this.
In the United States, the same agenda is being promoted by these agents provocateurs that have infiltrated the mass media and online media organizations demonizing what was once the greatest nation on earth. They have made the citizens of this country hate its own country in order to make a small spark of discontent flare up into a bonfire of chaos and social turmoil akin to the revolts in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
What people fail to realize is that this agenda has been planned in detail by the Communists since the end of World War II. The media has been infiltrated by these agents to such a degree that no one sees it anymore because their mindset has already been conditioned to think in conformity with the agenda.
Almost all, if not all revolutions and revolts are fueled, promoted or started by people with a left-oriented agenda. Call them Communists, Socialists, Progressives, Liberals, Atheists, Humanists etc. This needs to be said and acknowledged. Fascism, socialism and communism are inherently the same thing. They all do one thing, suppress the human condition by force and repression of the mind while at the same time, use the media to brainwash the population with their lie-filled agenda to further their own agenda.
Some think the current threat towards me might be coming from ISIS because of my recent video CHRISTIANS RISE! on Youtube.
Others have suggested that certain investigators of the Alternative Christian media that I and other journalists have been recently exposing their lies and manipulation of the masses could be wanting to hire a hit man to have me and these other journalists assassinated. After all, they used open airwaves to send cryptic threats to me and express their intentions. The evidence speaks for itself in the related article
titled: DOUGLAS HAGMANN THREATENS MEXICAN JOURNALIST, ONLY CONDEMNING HIMSELF AND HIS SPONSORS ON LIVE 'CHRISTIAN' ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SHOW
So yes, I have my share of enemies. Four assassination plots that have not succeeded, thank God! The most recent one was in 2014. I will not go into details for security reasons.
But now, this new threat must be acknowledged against me, my colleagues and my family. First and foremost, I am a son of Jesus Christ, a language professor by trade, a federally-licensed radio host, an online journalist and lecturer. I am free thinker and a defender of freedom of speech understanding that there are indeed limits to what statements one may make over a microphone or in the press.
I am defender for human rights and will defend the right that each human being has to be in concordance with their free will but, at the same time, knowledgeable that with all actions there are consequences.
I am a defender of life and the living. No one has the right to kill the weak, the helpless nor the innocent, no matter what the distorted justification may be.
I am an advocate of freedom and the right to private property; always in alignment with moral statutes that serve as an example so we can live in harmony and peace. Knowing that this model for peace and happiness has been passed down from a higher domain than the one that we currently inhabit.
I will always fight against any antagonist force that may challenge these views and will never be subjected or submitted into fascist and Orwellian forms of social acclimation, oppression and control.
I am against corruption and its agents. I will continue to expose them to the best of my ability, knowing that I have had to apply self-censorship in many cases just to stay alive in my country of residence.
It is a lamentable and sad thing to say. I live in a state where speaking out is dangerous. A country where more journalists have been killed in the last decade than anywhere else in the world.
We are living in dangerous times. Almost 600 journalists have been killed since 2006 according to UNESCO. Most of these were not even War-Time reporters. 6 percent out of the 593 journalists killed exercising their profession from 2006-2013 were not even foreign correspondents; in other words, they were assassinated for their profession in their own nations of origin or residence.
According to The Road to Justice, a special report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists, "It isn't just one story that ends with a journalist's death; a climate of intimidation builds. If no one is punished, killers are emboldened, and violence repeats. Journalists have no choice but to censor themselves or even flee into exile. Targeted attacks on the media have kept the world from
understanding the full dimension of violence in Syria, drug trafficking in Mexico, militant influence in Pakistan, and corruption in Russia." In fact, Mexico is right behind Middle-Eastern nations like Syria and Pakistan. Another fact is that Mexico is ranked #6 according to UNESCO with 43 journalists killed between 2006-2013.
Source: Freedom House 2014
As I said. And I say it again, Journalism is War.
It is a fact that Mexico continues being one of the worst countries in the world to exercise journalism. According to a report by the Mexican Chapter of Freedom House, in 2014 (English version here), "76 journalists were killed from the period of 2000-2013 and 16 continue missing since 2003."
Impunity at its best.
This is the continued result of the incessant Government corruption, impunity, the ongoing criminal insurgency, and what I would characterize as a form of depraved apathy on part of legislators and other politicos for not taking action to defend us and guarantee our livelihood and allow us to do our job as journalists.
Sadly, these senseless deaths against these hommes et femmes de plume and the negligent behavior to bring those responsible to justice can be better defined as an almost form of under-the-rug policy in failed states like Mexico.
Then of course, there is the corruption on the other side of the aisle extending to those journalists that stick out their hand under the table and who are paid off via 'mordidas' to publish what those in power, government, business, banking and finance want published.
But not all has gone to waste.
Now, with the online media, this has changed. They can control so much. MediaCorp Inc. is not an absolute monopoly anymore. Youtube.com and freelance online journalism has made the world of information and news a better place in many respects. In others, it has made it a not-so-better place with so much disinformation and lies being spread via this vast global network and luckily continues to be a last bastion which partially still allows freedom of expression to exist.
And I will state it again, Journalism is war. Censorship is the same as hiding the facts.
As a journalist, I have been censored before. Our media outlets, visited by millions worldwide, have been subject to such actions by those that simply want to stifle the cause for truth. We were censored in all Mexico during our coverage of the 2012 Elections by one of the leading Internet providers.
Our websites have been censored in entire countries such as Spain and others. Censored for our content of reporting the truth and the facts as we see fit. After all, this is freedom of expression, a universal right to speak out and report on matters that matter.
Freedom of Expression is our duty to defend such a God-given right is more important now than ever. What our minds think and express should never be trod on. What our mouths speak and our eyes see should never be silenced. After all, our mind is in itself a thought machine that, when at work, can produce great works to further humanity.
As a journalist, I am a champion for truth!
As an intellectual, I am a defender of critical thinking!
As a man of God, I am an upholder of Truth, at all costs!
And since Journalism is War, and the different media platforms are our battlegrounds, then let us have a good fight, a fight for truth, a fight for freedom, a fight to shed light and expose that which lurks in the shadows so it may be made known. But let us not have our voices be silenced by those who oppose the right to exercise our freedom to stand up, speak out and tell it like it is. For if it weren't for journalism, the world would be void of that which makes it real, information. After all, we all are information and a manifestation thereof. Without information there is nothing but darkness and ignorance like we are seeing being imposed in many regions of the world like in Japan, Mali and the Middle East. And if we do not do something now to defend this right, this cancerous evil will reach every continent, country and city in this world we all have to share. After all, information and knowledge is a precious resource that we do not have the luxury to lose as time itself.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a defender of truth and freedom. He was prohibited to speak out, publish in print and express his ideas under the fascist Nazi regime. He was censored at all costs. He was harassed by the Nazi authorities and required to report his activities to the police.
In a 1932 sermon Bonhoeffer said:
"The blood of martyrs might once again be demanded, but this blood, if we really have the courage and loyalty to shed it, will not be innocent, shining like that of the first witnesses for the faith. On our blood lies heavy guilt, the guilt of the unprofitable servant who is cast into outer darkness" — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Dutch MP, Geert Wilders had this to say about his right to define and express his view of Islam:
"I see Islam not as a religion, but as a totalitarian ideology—comparable to communism and fascism.
¿Don't I have a right to say it?" —Geert Wilders – Dutch MP
There is no doubt about it. Islamofascism is the new evil in this world. It is just like Nazism, only many times worse due to its religious covering with which it enshrouds itself serving as a front for a totalitarian, tyrannical, dictatorial and authoritarian governmental system. The persecution of Christians by Radical Islamists happening today is the same as Hitler's persecution and extermination of the Jews and Christians more than 75 years ago. We should never be persecuted or killed for speaking and thinking, but we are. Now, instead of writing and printing, producing and filming, we are self-censoring our works around the world for terror and fear of being hunted down and assassinated. We are in fact accepting Islamic rule and Islamic law in our lives.
Bonhoeffer spoke of the dangers of being silent in times of tyranny. He said:
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
And also similar to Bonhoeffer, the brutal impact of communism in the Stalin regime left a deep scar on another defender of truth, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. This quote from his book The Gulag Archipelago echoes this.
"In keeping silent about evil, in burying it so deep within us that no sign of it appears on the surface, we are implanting it, and it will rise up a thousand fold in the future." —Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
Like I said, as journalists, it is our duty for us to speak and type, and film and document what happens in this world. By not doing so, we are complicit by just sitting idly by in fear of repercussions for our actions when it is our lack of action that is condemning us.
Lastly, I ask everyone to ponder what Bonhoeffer asked to be remembered by before his execution with this:
"This is the end — for me the beginning of life." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If 'this is the end' for me, then too, as Jesus Christ as my God, my Savior and the Holy Spirit as my witness, likewise, this will be, for me, 'the beginning of life.'
God Speed! †
Alexander Backman
Investigative Journalist
Journalism and Freedom of Speech are being destroyed through Radical Islam. © Garrincha


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Hi everyone. Thanks for all of your heartfelt concern. I turned the computer off during the storm and have been glued to the tv set ever since - the images are stunning. Thankfully I am safe and sound and so is the rest of my family; we didn't even get a drop of water in the house - basements inclued - and the power did not go off. The storm was something to talk about, but we were prepared and most of the bad stuff happened down by the coastline, although the rain and wind here were pretty crazy
This is dedicated to my darling grand-daughter, Brooke, in honor of her first birthday; which took place last Thurs. My son and his wife had a big party on Saturday. It was a wonderful day for all, especially Brooke!
I wish to follow up this post with another, in which, I will post a selection of photos of the first year of Brooke's life, starting with some hospital shots, through to her first birthday.
Prior to the party, shopping sure is fun!
I am so happy to announce that I have received my new computer, and I now have it up and running. I am happy to report that I am online once again at home (not my library or a friends house, which was quite restrictive). I extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you, who most generously gave to the fund to help secure me a new computer. The computer is just great and I am can post faster; I know this will make posting such a pleasure from here onward. I can more readily backup all my research data


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By Rosamund Lupton
By Rosamund Lupton
By Rosamund Lupton
By Rosamund Lupton
Category: Suspense & Thriller | Women's Fiction
Category: Suspense & Thriller | Women's Fiction
Until You're Mine
The Wrong Mother
Beautiful Malice
I Love You More
The Girls She Left Behind
The Bright Forever
Her Daughter's Mother
The Lake of Dead Languages
13 Stolen Girls
"A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal…Afterwards proves that Lupton isn't just good — she's wickedly good."
—Seattle Times
"A gripping novel."
—New York Times Book Review
"Lupton's finely wrought portrait of motherly love is genuinely moving."
—Boston Globe
"Readers…will be equally smitten with Afterwards, as much an homage to the mother-daughter relationship as it is a crime novel…There are so many twists, turns and heartbreaks in this tragic, tense novel."
—USA Today
"With its hint of a Jodi Picoult family saga blended with an eerie Ruth Rendell mystery, Afterwards should appeal to readers of both genres."
"Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return…Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read."
—Booklist, starred review
"Lupton's dexterity at handling the subplots and possible suspects is dazzling. … Lupton creates such lovely, believable feelings in all of her characters…that what's ostensibly a supernatural story feels very, very human."
"Excellent and full of plot twists."
—The Daily American
"Lupton's superb follow-up to Sister…The uncommon but convincing narrative technique, adroit twists, and memorable characters combine to provide a wise and poignant portrait of a family confronted with malice and heartbreaking decisions."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A wonderful mix of smart thriller with tear-provoking literature; a fine blend of Jodi Picoult and P.D. James…Lupton has written a riveting story that will resonate with readers long after they have turned the last page."
—Library Journal, starred review
"A full-throttle psychological thriller, ring-fenced by a mother's love…With each turn of the page, Lupton seems to add another element and motive to the mix…This compulsive read confirms Lupton's instinctive commercial flair."
"The author of the outstanding Sister has done it again – in fact she's outdone herself. It's hard to come up with enough superlatives to do justice to Afterwards, a brilliant mystery where the two key investigators are both in a coma….Rush out to get a copy – and add Sister too if you haven't discovered it yet. They are both brilliant reads."
"Rosamund Lupton (Sister) offers up an intricately plotted combination of thriller, speculative fiction and mother-daughter celebration in Afterwards…Lupton delivers a top-notch mystery with red herrings galore; even the most seasoned mystery reader will do a double-take at the arsonist's identity. However, the rich emotional topography is the most spellbinding feature in Afterwards. At its heart, Lupton's story deals with parents and children, the bonds that allow family members to share their joy and their pain and the struggle parents face between wanting their offspring to stay children forever and needing to let go…Readers are encouraged to grab a box of Kleenex, put Mom on speed dial and discover what comes afterwards."
—Shelf Awareness
"Afterwards is an exceptional literary thriller that resonates with depth and despair. It's got it all: a gripping plot with twists and turns, a horrific crime, and a beautiful love story layered into the fine fabric of a family, who are torn apart by a devastating betrayal."
—Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Never Knowing
"In Afterwards, we see a master's touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet's sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone."
—Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of Carte Blanche and Edge
"Brilliantly conceived and executed, Afterwards asks a mother's most terrifying question: what if your children were in mortal danger and you were unable to do a thing to save them? It's a heartbreaking and fearless journey that proves once again: Rosamund Lupton is truly a force to be reckoned with."
—Carla Buckley, author of The Things That Keep Us Here
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This week is KITCHEN WEEK on COCOCOZY! During this week, I'll bring you kitchens I like and some design ideas that you can easily incorporate into your kitchen whether you live in a grand mansion or a cute small city apartment and for all of the houses and homes in between.
First off, on day 1 of KITCHEN WEEK, here is a fab feature wall in this adorable modern small kitchen. Can't really tell if this is a mosaic tile or wallpaper. Can you?
Either way, I like the light blue graphic diamond pattern used as a backsplash of sorts behind the sleek white flat front cabinets. Adds an element of design and visual interest to an otherwise neutral space.
Anyone know where this fab wallpaper or tile comes from?
Pulled some wallpaper patterns that might work below.
|Cole & Son – Labyrinth Wallpaper (Light blue geometric patterned wallpaper)(above)
|Graham & Brown – Juan Wallpaper – $85 per roll (Greek key like geometric patterned light blue wallpaper)(above)
What do you think? Like or dislike?
I think if you have bare walls in your kitchen…using wallpaper might be the easiest way to get this look. If you are doing a kitchen remodel, why not use a fabulous mosaic tile? I would!
Happy Monday!
P.S. We took the dogs on a little walk yesterday in Manhattan Beach…along the boardwalk. We also went to breakfast at a cute restaurant (diner) called Martha's. I'm not a Manhattan Beach type of girl at all (Laguna is more to my liking!), but it was a gorgeous day and everyone was in a good mood and smiling…who can complain! I know lots of you are buried in snow. I wish you much sun and warmth!!
|Manhattan Beach boardwalk yesterday (photo by TE)! (above)
P.P.S. Have a another shoot tonight on set on the Universal lot for my real job. Should be fun. Only part that isn't too fun is that shoot starts at 8pm! Wooohoooo.
P.P.P.S. Making some big decisions this week…will have you weigh in…has to do with the COCOCOZY textiles collection! Exciting but not sure!!!
P.P.P.P.S. How did you spend your weekend? Have a great week too!
Photos: Trevor Tondro


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One Sunday in a Midwest City, a young child was "acting up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle.
Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out.
Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation,
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The Best in Waterfowl Hunting with Billy Blakely in Reelfoot, Tennessee
When it comes to the perfect location for the outdoor enthusiast looking for the best in waterfowl hunting, look no further than Blue Banks in Reelfoot, Tennessee. It is here that the menu of hunting, fishing, bird watching packages and more is literally a mile long. Even people who desire to watch the American Bald Eagle in all its majesty head straight to Reelfoot to do just that.
Not only does Reelfoot provide everything from this majestic monarch to waterfowl to all kinds of fish, it also provides one of the finest guides on Reelfoot today. Billy Blakely (although his friends call him "Toothpick") has over 35 years of experience under his belt when it comes to hunting and fishing in and around the lakes in this stunning Northwest Tennessee area. An expert fisherman and hunter, Billy works exclusively for Blue Banks Resort and has brought back return vacationers again and again because of his skills and talent. As operator of the marina facilities at Blue Banks, he has trained many guides for the resort, while also being featured in over a hundred outdoor TV shows and countless articles and magazines.
In other words, when picking Blue Banks for your much-needed vacation, you not only receive the most amazing resort on the lake that provides fine dining and lodging, clean and affordable facilities, as well as hunting/fishing and birdwatching packages, but you also get the best guide in the business.
The Reelfoot Bird Blind Packages with Billy Blakely are just one group at the ready. Able to be booked by both resort and non-resort guests, this is most definitely a memorable experience for one and all. From $50/per person to $229/per person, packages include a baited gas heated blind with a kitchen to prepare meals. And when it comes to the VIP Packages, you also receive an overnight stay, three meals, a private viewing of an active Eagle Nest, and tickets to Discovery Park.
According to Chief Guide Billy Blakely, he "hunts every single day of duck season," in his area that is located between three waterfowl refuges and only a short distance from the Mississippi River—one of the premier duck hunting regions in the United States. Guiding 80+ days per year for waterfowl, when Billy takes a party of duck hunters out to Reelfoot Lake for a day of hunting, the party often is made up of 4-to-10 hunters at one time, plus a dog, guns, ammunition and food. Traveling before they set up to hunt, the party is shown two miles of the lake that includes spots of shallow water, deep water, stumps, brush and ice. There is also a stationary blind out on the open water to be used, depending on how the ducks are flying that day.
The popularity of waterfowl hunting has grown in numbers over the past few years and continues to widen across the country. From puddle ducks—such as, blue bills, redheads, canvasbacks—to several mallards, Billy Blakely makes sure to provide all visitors with the 'best of the best' when it comes to always making the hunt successful.
Source: Sportsmans Lifestyle


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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Wednesday firmly condemned the acts of violence against more than 200 girls who were abducted from their secondary school on 14 April 2014 during a violent raid by Boko Haram in the village of Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria. The Committee expressed deep concern about the fate of the girls, who have now been separated from their families for one month.
"The Committee considers that this large-scale abduction from an educational institution for enslavement constitutes a direct violation of articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women* and may qualify as a crime against humanity," Committee chairperson Nicole Ameline stated.
"The Committee urges Nigeria to employ all necessary means to obtain the release of the girls and to bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous crime."
The Committee recalled its General Recommendation No. 30 (2013) on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations, asking States parties to uphold women's rights before, during and after conflict and to exercise due diligence in ensuring that non-State actors are held accountable for crimes against women.
"In particular, according to the General Recommendation, States must take measures to prevent the occurrence of attacks and threats against school girls and their teachers; and ensure that perpetrators of such acts of violence are promptly investigated, prosecuted and punished," Ms Ameline added.
The Committee will closely follow the situation of the abducted girls and the measures taken by the Nigerian authorities to ensure their release, punish the perpetrators and provide effective remedies to the victims, as well as to prevent similar violations in the future and ensure the participation of women in the resolution of the current crisis.
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Article 5: States Parties shall take all appropriate measures: (a) To modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women; (b) To ensure that family education includes a proper understanding of maternity as a social function and the recognition of the common responsibility of men and women in the upbringing and development of their children, it being understood that the interest of the children is the primordial consideration in all cases.
Article 6: States Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of women.
Article 10: States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure to them equal rights with men in the field of education and in particular to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women:
(a) The same conditions for career and vocational guidance, for access to studies and for the achievement of diplomas in educational establishments of all categories in rural as well as in urban areas; this equality shall be ensured in pre-school, general, technical, professional and higher technical education, as well as in all types of vocational training;
(b) Access to the same curricula, the same examinations, teaching staff with qualifications of the same standard and school premises and equipment of the same quality;
(c) The elimination of any stereotyped concept of the roles of men and women at all levels and in all forms of education by encouraging coeducation and other types of education which will help to achieve this aim and, in particular, by the revision of textbooks and school programmes and the adaptation of teaching methods;
(d ) The same opportunities to benefit from scholarships and other study grants;
(e) The same opportunities for access to programmes of continuing education, including adult and functional literacy programmes, particulary those aimed at reducing, at the earliest possible time, any gap in education existing between men and women;
(f) The reduction of female student drop-out rates and the organization of programmes for girls and women who have left school prematurely;
(g) The same Opportunities to participate actively in sports and physical education;
(h) Access to specific educational information to help to ensure the health and well-being of families, including information and advice on family planning.
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Bernie Howard Reed
April 28, 1928 ~ December 2, 2009
Bernie Howard Reed passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Blanding, UT due to natural causes.
He was born on the family farm in rural Wheatridge, CO on April 28, 1928 to Everett and Nellie Reed.
The family later moved to Adams City, CO where his dad had a feed store. Bernie helped his dad with the 100 pound sacks of grain most days, and that helped make him strong.
In high school, he was a jock and excelled in basketball, track and football. He got a sports scholarship and attended Denver University for two years before he married Florence Moore.
They had four children (Christy, Janet, Craig and Miles) and lived in the Denver area and later Palmer Lake, CO. After their children were raised, Bernie and Florence divorced. He later married his best friend, Sylvia Kemner, and spent the rest of his life with her. Bernie loved all of his family dearly.
Bernie's life's work was mainly in sales, with sporting goods companies, which also enabled him to participate in some of the other loves of his life (fishing and hunting).
Bernie also loved to shoot and won many awards while shooting trap. It also helped when he hunted. It was rare that he missed where he aimed!
During his younger years, he raced boats on many of the lakes and rivers of CO, UT and AZ, and he got many awards for that. He also loved (with a passion) to fly and got his private license when he was 16. Bernie also loved animals and always had dogs, cats and usually horses. He won many awards in field trial with his Labrador Retrievers and also raised Greyhounds for the track when he was younger.
Bernie and Sylvia moved to Blanding in 1985 because he fell in love with the area and Lake Powell, and serious knee problems made it hard to live at Palmer Lake, which is very cold and snowy during the winters.
He met and became fast friends with many people in the area who shared his love of hunting and fishing, and he got a lot of both in. Bernie was a very giving person and loved to help people any way he could and did so until his health would no longer allow it. Bernie worked hard and played hard over the years and had close and enduring friendships no matter where he was.
Bernie is survived by his wife Sylvia; children Christy Liverant Zachary, Janet (Dave) Weed and Miles (Mary Kay) Reed; grandchildren David (Shay) Liverant, Bret Liverant, Andrea (Wayne) Liverant Shepard, Lauren (Richard) Weed Smothers, Valerie Weed and Will Weed); great-grandchildren Candice Liverant, Austin Liverant, Parker Shepard and Gabbie Smothers - and there are two more on the way. He is also survived by brother Everett Reed, sister Alma Shaffer, and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by a father, Everett Reed; mother, Nellie Reed; sister, Bonnie Rosier; and son, Craig.
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The family of Bernie Reed wish to express their thanks to everyone who has been so supportive, giving, loving and kind during this difficult time. There really aren't the words to express how much we appreciate all that was done.
Our special thanks to Dr. Val Jones for his friendship and compassion and loving care of Bernie over the years. We also thank the other doctors, nurses and wonderful professionals who cared for Bernie during his many illnesses of the past few years.
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Architects: Office of Kimihiko Okada
- Area: 90 m²
Photographs:Toshiyuki Yano
Text description provided by the architects. The site is located in a residential area developed on a gentle perch in Hiroshima, overlooking a far view of the Inland Sea and Miyajima. The land of this area is developed into platforms form with several levels. The architecture was requested to have a view over the roof of the neighboring house, standing one level lower, and to consider security, for the site is located at the edge of the residential area, and to leave some space for extension when the client opens a small shop in the future.
To respond to the requests, the house is lifted from the ground. Like a bird's nest, it called up architecture's primary function of relief from disturbance. The house is open to the view and yet protected from the fear and environment. Slab and roof consists of one continuous plate. The variations of circulation and diverse spatial relations were achieved by placing a penetrating staircase. The extended plate made possible the future extension and softened the impression from the ground level. Spandrel wall changes its height accordingly to the thickness of slab. Together with the slab, the spandrel wall creates the continuous but various environments.


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Hi guys. Found a file on my c:\ titled trace.atf. Google search turned up that it was part of win2k server cd, however, I've never had one and I run xp pro. second possibility was a photoshop file-but-photoshop not installed. date of file is 3/9/04. checked event viewer for that date and only program that I tried to install on that date was the new .NET Resource CD from ms. That install, by the way failed- I kept getting an "inpaging error" during setup. Anyway... unable to delete due to "used by some process" , even in safe mode. unable to determine which process is using that file in T.M. or Event viewer. File opened in notepad reveale that irt was trying to copy admin name and other info. Am at work now so I can't post the text. Will allow me to edit the text in the file and delete text, however, it just reappears again when I boot(the text). Anybody have any ideas?? Part of the .Net CD install file??
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My father built a sweater factory in the employment-starved Catskills, creating job opportunities in a locale that didn't have many. Then along came the seventies with its sharp-dropping economy and wiped out the factory. All that my father had left was unplugged machines and a shell of a building. He, who had created jobs for others, had no business and no job of his own. So my father sought employment in the nearest metropolitan area, three hours away from home.
The recession-time job market was slim. The situation was desperate as my father had a family to support. He took the first job available, that of night mechanic in someone else's factory. Pay was minimum wage.
A dozen mouths to feed. A mortgage to carry. All on minimum wage. The budget numbers just didn't add up, which is why my father became adept at cutting corners and making do without. The first thing he cut was personal transportation, giving up driving his car. Yet even bus fare from New York City to our home was a strain on an already strained budget. So my father decided to stay in the City all week and only come home for Shabbos. Since he wanted to stretch his meager earnings even more, my father would hitchhike home.
One Thursday night, my father stood on the side of the New York State Thruway trying to catch a ride. No one stopped. It was cold. Time passed. Sleet started to fall, drenching my father. Each passing car sent a shower of icy water cascading towards him.
As my father told me the story, he said, "It was so bad, I just had to sing."
"Say again?!" I wasn't sure I heard right.
He smiled and told me, "Sometimes it is so bad, you just have to sing to [Yahweh]."
As soon as you take away any tension, your instrument won't work. It needs pressure.
Music is an odd invention; it always employs force. Think about it. The drum is a skin stretched to its tightest which you then pound away at with the drumsticks. The guitar is strings pulled taut, which you then pick or strum at, exerting pressure on the right string. The piano works more or less like the guitar, with strings being stretched and then hit. The flute, the clarinet, the oboe -- they take breath pushed strongly through it and constrain it into a narrow space so that there is pressure on that breath, until it escapes through an opening.
All instruments are pressure concepts. As soon as you take away any tension, your instrument won't work. It needs pressure.
David was a shepherd boy spurned by kin and countrymen alike. Alone he grew. Alone he forged his character. Through the pressures of daily teasing, through the tension of being hounded near unto death, David became King David, author of Psalms. From the ultimate pressurized childhood came the timeless songs of David. Pain can make music.
My father realized that only individuals strong enough to withstand tension become the instruments of song in the world. In a world so finely tuned, his moment of pressure must have been orchestrated for a response. So he met every challenge head-on. Were he to buckle from the pain, my father felt he would have failed, like the guitar string that snaps under tension.
That's why in that moment of pain my father sang, bringing his unique music into the world.
Life can get incredibly hard, so I've learned. And my father taught me that if I'm in pain, I'm being asked for a response. I can feel worthy of being picked to be played. And like my father and King David, I can take each pressure, pain or tension and sing a song to the world.
Sometimes life is so hard, you just have to sing.
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Meet the Stoner Who Has Netflix's Most-Wanted Twitter Account
Netflix announced this morning that it's renaming its mail-order DVD service "Qwikster." But it seems to have forgotten to check that the Twitter account @Qwikster was available. It wasn't: An affable stoner named Jason has been using it as a personal account for months. "that'sSoEmbracing," he says.
When Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (pictured) sent out an email to Netflix members this morning, they began to complain almost immediately, because this is the internet, and complaining is the National Sport. But what people seem to have overlooked is the joy that Hastings and his company have brought all of us, in the form of Jason Castillo, a.k.a @qwikster.
Castillo hadn't signed on to Twitter since August 16 before today, and for most of the day the most recent couple Tweets were "@kill About tired as shyt n i can't sleep" and "Bored as shyt wanna blaze but at the same time I don't ugh fuck it where's the bowl at spark me up lls." One might be forgiven for thinking that Tweets about insomnia and apathy-driven marijuana smoking were part of a very cutting-edge marketing campaign for Netflix, but Castillo has had the account since April. (A full 50 percent of his Tweets before today used the word "shyt.")
When he signed back into Twitter on Monday afternoon, Castillo was greeted with over 3,000 followers. (As of this post, he's over 7,000.) "Dayum over 3120 follower just cuz some ppl wanna buy my handle 3 ppl have asked but idk who to trust," he Tweeted, before telling his newfound fan base that he'd been stung by a bee and was going to play soccer.
Castillo says he will entertain offers for the account ("Man so much to plan so much deal so much negotiation n I want a plan when I still have part of it n stiL be making bank"), but that he needs to change his Twitter pic first. (Currently, it's a picture of Elmo smoking a joint.) The only comment he's made about Netflix specifically is above: "Dang @netflix got me the follower but the haven't talked about negotiation or interviews #that'sSoEmbracing."
Embracing, indeed.