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If Black lives really matter, we need the courage to police the police and stop killing us
by Andre Reid
I'm from the Potrero Hill District, raised on Missouri Street, and I'm currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison doing 12 years on a manslaughter case. I'm not going to act like I've always been a law-abiding citizen. Growing up, I did a lot of things I wish I could take back. It's no excuses; I was a part of the problem instead of the solution.
The reason I'm writing is I've never tried to use my voice as an advocate in my neighborhood. I was almost killed by the police on Jan. 23, 2003, in the parking lot of Walgreens on Third Street and Evans.
The officer who shot me – well, grazed me in the face – was an officer whose service weapon was taken because of psych issues. His name was Paul Lozada. (Editor's note: Lozada, according to the Chronicle, "served as an adviser to Oscar winner Denzel Washington in 'Training Day,' in which Washington portrayed a narcotics cop with Lozada's flashy street dress and braggadocio.")
At the time, I didn't know the voice I could have had if I would have spoken out. I guess because I was placed in jail as the result of the SFPD trying to cover up the issue, I was scared and was just happy to be alive and not in jail. Because of this incident, I've been railroaded by the SFPD.
The reason I'm writing is I've never tried to use my voice as an advocate in my neighborhood.
Before this case that I'm in jail for, I was working at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House and volunteering at the Potrero Hill Resource Center working with the kids in the neighborhood. I know firsthand the issues Black people face in the hood.
It's not just police brutality. It's also the resources and education and work opportunities. As a whole, we're not using our voice.
The Black community is the only community that isn't a community. We allow officers to terrorize the youth with all types of harassment and illegal arrests. It's no one policing the police.
As a whole, the Black race is the only race that doesn't have their own. If you don't have skill with a ball or mic, it's practically not okay to be anything Black. If you're a successful Black person and you speak out against the wrong that's going on, then they try to take that voice.
It's not just police brutality. It's also the resources and education and work opportunities. As a whole, we're not using our voice.
Look how Colin's being done for taking a knee during the national anthem. They think because he's biracial, he's not Black. What they don't get is Black will always be Black, no matter what you're mixed with. He still deals with the same thing we do.
To be real, I don't know why I'm writing besides I want to thank the Bay View for being the voice of the Black people in San Francisco. And to let you know that if you wanted to use me as a platform to spark the conversation of what's going on in our community, I'm here to answer any question.
In my community, I'm a person the youth look up to and listen to. I'm not a great writer outside of writing music, but I'm here! And thank you again.
Look in the mirror
We point fingers all we want, but we can't do that unless we're ready to look in the mirror at ourselves. The mirror doesn't lie.
We have to stop killing us for Black lives to matter. We have to do something about the drugs in the hood. We have to teach the kids that's having kids how to be parents. I was 15 with a kid.
My story is very epic in that I am the epitome of what the youth in the hood face every day. I just haven't figured out how to use my story and voice to help change things.
By the way, in the streets I'm known as Dre or Drug. Don't ask how I got the name either; I don't know. To be real, I don't like it.
Send our brother some love and light: Andre Reid, BA-5817, SQSP, San Quentin CA 94974.
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Todd Elliott Koger
75 percent of America's high-poverty neighborhoods in 1970 still classified that way four decades later. Racial and class inequality is very much alive. A "progressive politics" apartheid where blacks who have voted Democratic for almost 50 years are now being driven from their neighborhoods that have been their home for generations. We gave the Democratic Party our votes and they "took us for granted" leaving us living with social tension, unrest, and the worst GUN VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT CRIME . . . A diminished hope and no opportunities while the Democratic Party's upscale hipster real estate speculators prosper.
President-Elect Donald Trump wants to enable states with dedicated grants and implementation standards related to diversity, inclusion, targeted hiring the resources necessary to spur investment in under served black neighborhoods. Stopping gun violence, revitalizing education, creating jobs, replacing substandard housing, and strengthening black families is a mandate we secured for him.
Mr. Trump owes his victory to "predominately black Democratic strongholds" who were convinced to give him more votes than the previous Republican candidates. African Americans (like Todd Elliott Koger) convinced hundreds of thousands blacks to "boycott" the vote and/or voting "straight" Democrat. In North and West Philadelphia (Eastern PA) and Penn Hills, Allegheny County (Western PA) turnout fell 10 percent in the majority-black wards. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin turnout was down 50,000. In Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan 75,000 "Motown Voters" stayed home. Just 50,000 votes in these three states Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin decided the election.
For "school choice" for persistently low-achieving inner city schools . . . To provide career training in high-growth industries, manufacturing, and informational technology . . . To encourage job creation, community redevelopment, and sustainable "BLACK LIFE" we need at least one "legitimate and capable" brother and/or sister in the "West Wing" of the White House to direct a "PLAN" to put black boys and girls to work removing blight and building new affordable housing.
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Ask fake Blacks Bay area what? Social polarization "act" impartial mistake just get social acceptance with careers see bigotry false interest. Apparent Blacks didn't generate "economic: success of San Francisco really anyhow many turn coats due. Careers and financial interest biggest treat to equality ask Cohen and London Breed there politicians admit this. Majority of Blacks in California seldom understand economics nor political front London Breed informed district 5 Blacks. To remain home so beat Dean Preston was it beneficial due,increase of gentrification sadly doesn't matter. Blacks achieving careers or wealth unwelcoming city always have racist increase due chosen global firms. You'll read why others gotten entrance forgotten duty, of racist to persist continue segregation easy. Increasing co-dependency and lenient laws of guilty where is defeat of "poverty and gentrification" London Breed for mayor 2020? Color refuse acknowledge racism it was political regarding preference to renters BayView toss by judge Blacks especially males treat to marginalized racism "sub-society" San Francisco beware of liberalization Democrats are enemies!↓
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Herr Trump is the name of the African American communities new white savior ???? Don't make me laugh this must have been written by one of the many racist group members who supported this Neo Nazi Herr Drumpf's and his vision of a whites only America! Was this not the same man vilifying my hard working Mexican American brothers and sisters who pick lettuce make beds and other back breaking duty racist whites won't ? Mein kampf Herr Drumpf unsuccessful woefully pathetic attempt at transforming hard working law abiding people into criminals rapist and murderers preaching to brain dead white minions hatred. Simultaneously Drumpf sends Billy Bob's and Jody Bucks jobs to the slaves in China and Bangladesh which is where Herr Donald the hateful Ducks products are made by children as young as ten there they are abused by deviants shoving a high powered air hose into their anus and killed! At one of Herr Drumpf''s many Ku Klux Klan rallies Herr Drumpf calls African American women and men thugs for not agreeing with his hate a racist support team spits on any one daring to repudiate their bile aswell calling them nigger and physically attacking them punching a man in the face as the police lead him out of a Nazi meeting. A former U.S Marine shoved a African American woman to the floor screaming the N word at her now that is what i call supporting everyone's constitutional right of free speech this Marine took an oath to support all Americans… so manly, bringing sanity and equality to America! Hey Drumpf sheep you got your wish attempting to revive a dead and buried racist America back from it's horrid grave like a zombie why oh why are not in an urn your dead and gone useless! But don't worry Herr Drumpf sheep this guy a sociopath billionaire draft dodging serial lying union busting miscreant will declare bankruptcy regularly fires you at will not paying and will take Obama care from you the only way to treating your many ill's. Herr Drumpf instigates wars to profit your children die in not his and he was too much of an America hating coward to serve in the nations military as his nation called and yah voted for him anyway!↓
Ruth Sherman
I enjoyed reading your commentary. I have often pondered the same thing… that we don't do anything that counts… and we are never proactive in addressing the problems that we face. We have to put forth the issues and develope understanding about the problems we share if we're gonna solve anything.↓


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STOCKTON - Two of the largest nonprofit organizations operating in San Joaquin County - University of the Pacific and Kaiser Permanente - are collaborating to alleviate ongoing problems in the hard-hit region: the rising cost of health care, the high number of uninsured and the shortage of medical professionals.
Leaders of both institutions came together Thursday to announce a major community health fair in March with the goal of serving 750 county residents who otherwise would not be able to afford or have access to needed medical care.
With the continued recession leading to unemployment significantly higher than the national average - 13.4 percent in San Joaquin County's latest report compared with 9.7 percent for the state and 7.6 percent for the nation, according to the Employment Development Department - the number of those with job-based health insurance has continued to erode.
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The same report said nearly 7 million Californians were uninsured for all or part of the prior year and almost 4 million of those had no insurance for the entire year or longer.
Based on UCLA's California Health Interview Survey, the most comprehensive analysis of state health demographics, an estimated 82,000 county residents are living without health insurance, or roughly 12.5 percent. Other sources put that estimate as high as 20 percent, or close to 140,000 residents.
Corwin Harper, Kaiser's senior vice president and Central Valley area manager, kicked off the new partnership by presenting Pacific President Pamela Eibeck with a check from its community benefit fund for $73,415. The unusual amount is what Pacific planners budgeted for the event.
"We're not trying to do all of it. They've identified a need. They have outstanding students who want to learn and the infrastructure resources to do it. We're happy to partner with a high quality organization like University of the Pacific," Harper said.
He noted that Kaiser has invested $1.4 million from its community benefit fund for San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties during 2012.
Eibeck noted the health fair, while offering a valuable service, will also be "a great opportunity for our students to get hands-on training in health care, which remains a bright spot in our economy. I'd like to thank Kaiser Permanente for its continuing commitment to work with University of the Pacific to strengthen the health of our community."
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In a subsequent announcement, Eibeck inducted former university regent Mimi Eberhardt into the 1851 Society that recognizes Pacific's most generous donors who have given or committed at least $1 million to the university. Eberhardt is the widow of the late Robert M. Eberhardt for whom Pacific's business school is named. The recognition comes with a highly sought-after perk, according to Eibeck: lifetime free parking at any of the university's campuses.
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Severe flooding, major wind damage... some schools will not be starting / have classes delayed significantly. Rockport Fulton ISD will not be able to start classes until at least 11 September because electricity there cannot be restored any sooner than that, and may have to push that date up.
Stanley Tree has checked in as safe on FB, so I'm happy to see that. Let's hope he and the good people around Houston can all stay safe as the flooding continues.
To All: From the local newscasts in San Antonio, it is evident that south Texas and Houston in particular are affected by Harvey. Pearland and Friendswood were specifically mentioned in the most recent newscast. DDT - please let them know that we will find places for those affected. I would encourage everyone to donate to relief efforts.
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Friendswood has taken on the most water. Ridge Point HS was hit by a tornado with some damage. Pearland has been hit hard, Fort Bend county announced a mandatory evac for a lot of the county. Katy area is in a rough spot too. EVERYTHING is in a rough spot. I've been lucky personally and family-wise (many who still live in Pearland), and my students are all okay from what I know, but there is a lot of flooding.
It's scary out here, Katrina-level bad. It's going back out in the Gulf and it looks like it will come back to Houston for another run either tomorrow or Tuesday before pushing north. It won't be nearly as severe as it has been, but the sheer amount already in reservoirs and bayous and rivers makes another run, no matter how big, a dangerous proposition. We are getting a MASSIVE break right now that looks like it will go at least until morning which may allow the Buffalo Bayou to drain, which makes the opening of the reservoirs upstream of the bayou a more reasonable idea.
*Edit: Merged zzzptm's post with this one into the serious discussions thread. Schools throughout the region are cancelled through the week and until next Tuesday. I feel awful telling my kids they should read, but it could be a good escape from the mayhem.
To put things in perspective...
Last week, 50" of rain was unimaginable.
Today, 50" of rain is no longer unimaginable, we have some images of what to expect with that.
I would expect there to be a significant population of internal refugees that eventually settles in San Antonio - Austin - Waco - Dallas from the Coastal Bend and Houston. Not only are people forced to leave their homes, their homes are likely as not going to be places they cannot return to, so they wind up permanently settling in their cities of refuge. That's what happened with many former residents of New Orleans after Katrina. There simply wasn't anywhere for them to go once their home was destroyed due to flooding.
Over in Rockport, I know lots of people are saying brave and hopeful things about rebuilding, but not everyone will have the time or the will to rebuild. For those who want to rebuild, they may not have electricity there for 2-4 weeks, which would mean similar lack of other basic services, no gasoline pumps, no grocery stores, things like that. There may be people who rode out the storm, but how long will they last with a boil order for water, no sewage, and no electricity?
Couple of our kiddos in mandatory evacuation areas. All of the ridge point populace too. Not due to rainfall but river overflow on the Brazos.
Things down there look unspeakably awful. Best wishes to everyone affected by the flood. :/
I've heard from a few of my team members. Most had to evacuate (if they live in Sienna Plantation where Ridge Point is located) and flooding probably has impacted between 150-200 homes in our community with perhaps 1000-1500 homes currently inaccessible due to water in the streets. I know of at least two team members whose homes now have lakefront views with one of those also being in that tornado path on Saturday night . But thankfully all seem safe so far. Can't wait to get back to school though with these students and make sure everyone is accounted for! Also thinking of the teams at Dobie, Friendswood, Dickinson, Clear Lake, etc. (this list could go on a for a long time!) that I know also suffered serious damage and flooding.
Rockport-Fulton ISD has suspended classes indefinitely. Instructions are for students to enroll where they've relocated for the disaster. Basically, if you don't get funds to rebuild, you're faced with settling somewhere other than Rockport, TX.
For the flooded areas, I imagine getting the schools cleaned out to where they're safe enough is going to be a huge chore. That water in Houston got a one-two punch of toxicity from sewage and chemical spills. Nightmare.
Because Bakersfield is located in Kern County (which is sitting on top of a tremendous amount of oil, just like Harris County) we have a huge connection with Houston in terms of families and friends who have lived in both places. If anyone from Texas is relocating to Bakersfield, please call me at (661)665-2800 or email me at gabriela _ scully@ kernhigh.org (no spaces) and I will do everything I can to make sure you are given the chance to compete in decathlon.
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- Lam Dong Province: Da Lat and Bao Loc City
- Binh Thuan Province: Phan Thiet City
- Ho Chi Minh City: Can Gio District
- Tay Ninh Province: Tay Ninh City, Trang Bang and Go Dau District
- Dong Nai Province: Long Khanh Town, Dinh Quan and Xuan Loc District
- Binh Phuoc Province: Dong Xoai Town and Chon Thanh District
- Ba Ria Vung Tau Province: Ba Ria City and Tan Thanh District
- Long An Province: Tan An City and Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Duoc and Can Giuoc District
- Tien Giang Province: My Tho City
- Can Tho City: All urban districts
- Kien Giang Province: Rach Gia City, Ha Tien Town and Phu Quoc District
- An Giang Province: Long Xuyen City
- Ca Mau Province: Ca Mau City
Region III
- Remaining provincial cities
- Remaining districts of Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Tay Ninh and Dong Nai Province
- Hai Duong Province: Chi Linh Town, Cam Giang, Nam Sach, Kinh Thanh, Kinh Mon, Gia Loc, Binh Giang, Tu Ky Districts
- Thai Nguyen Province: Song Cong, Pho Yen, Phu Binh, Phu Luong, Dong Hy, Dai Tu Town
- An Giang Province: Tan Chau Town
- Ninh Binh Province: Tam Diep Town, Gia Vien, Yen Khanh, Hoa Lu Districts
- Thanh Hoa Province: Bim Son Town and Tinh Gia
- Thua Thien Hue Province: Huong Thuy, Huong Tra Town, Phu Loc, Phong Dien, Quang Dien and Phu Vang Districts
- Phu Yen Province: Song Cau, Dong Hoa
- Khanh Hoa Province: Ninh Hoa Town, Cam Lam, Dien Khanh and Van Ninh District
- Binh Thuan Province: La Gi Town, Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam Districts
- Binh Phuoc Province: Phuoc Long and Binh Long Town, Dong Phu, Hon Quan Districts
- Long An Province: Kien Tuong, Thu Thua, Duc Hue, Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Thanh Hoa
- Tien Giang Province: Go Cong Town, Chau Thanh Town
- Vinh Long Province: Binh Minh Town, Long Ho District
- Hau Giang Province: Nga Bay Town, Chau Thanh, Chau Thanh A Towns
Districts in:
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- Phu Tho Province: Phu Tho Town, Phu Ninh, Lam Thao, Thanh Ba and Tam Nong
- Bac Ninh Province: Gia Binh and Luong Tai
- Bac Giang Province: Viet Yen, Yen Dung, Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen, Lang Giang
- Quang Ninh Province: Hoanh Bo, Dong Trieu
- Lao Cai Province: Bao Thang, Sapa
- Ha Nam Province: Duy Tien, Kim Bang
- Hoa Binh Province: Luong Son
- Ha Tinh Province: Ky Anh
- Quang Nam Province: Dien Ban, Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen and Nui Thanh
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- Ninh Thuan Province: Ninh Hai, Thuan Bac
- Kon Tom Province: Dak
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- Can Tho City: All rural districts
- Kien Giang Province: Kien Luong, Kien Hai, Giang Thanh, Chau Thanh
- Ca Mau Province: Nam Can, Cai Nuoc, U Minh, Tran Van Thoi
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When a human dies there are some pretty specific things that happen (just see Dead or Alive), but what do we do when a beloved pet shuffles off this mortal coil? This is the question posed by director Amy Finkel's Furever. Turns out, as pets have become ever more intimate companions in human life, the vacuum created by a lack of acceptable and codified mourning rituals has led to a booming cottage industry in pet memorials. From freeze drying to mummifying, from DNA diamonds to tattoos inked in part with ashes, pet owners are finding increasingly creative way to memorial a pet – a keep a part of it "furever."
Furever definitely had the potential to tip over into a "look at the crazy people, aren't they super crazy!" variety of documentary, but Finkel deftly avoids this by providing enough context to make the extreme feel reasonable. And why not? For many people, a relationship with a pet may be the longest one they ever have, and beyond a doubt we have much more physically intimate and tactile relationships with our dogs and cats. They are called pets, after all. If you've ever loved a fur baby (and there's a reason posited for this appellation as well), then you'll definitely want to see Furever.
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High-end automaker Tesla Motors has opened a new retail store at the Park Meadows shopping center outside of Denver, Colorado as part of a plan to try and increase sales of the upcoming Model S.
Just recently, we reported that the the luxury automotive company has offered shares of stock for public purchase, and that some of those funds will also go toward expansion of the Model S electric car, which goes on-sale in 2012. The top end version of the car has a reported 300 mile range, a top speed of 120 miles per hour and $70,000 price tag.
At the new store, customers will be able use touch-screen monitors to learn about the benefits of electric vehicles, ask questions about ownership, and configure their own design. Tesla Motors also has plans to build a service center in Glendale, Colorado to act as a central hub for its team of service specialists that travel to homes for maintenance requests.
Looking at the store design above, one definitely gets the sense Tesla is going more for an Apple like retail experience and not one a person gets when going to a typical car dealership.


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A few weeks ago we celebrated the opening of a short stretch of road. The kids & I went to the grand opening. We thought it would be fun to make a "Thank You" sign. Alexa held it up in the heat, throughout the ceremony. About half way through I had to offer her a $2 incentive, but it was money well spent. I don't want to take our city leaders and workers for granted. I also want to teach the kids a bit about how our society is run.
The said road is not long, but it's quite important. It's a north/south connecting road that will take off about 10 minutes of several local trips we make. Woo-hoo. It's also makes ours grocery store about 8 minutes closer.Whee!
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Do you want to know "Google's views on government, policy and
politics?" I know. You were just wondering about that. Now you can
read the Google Public Policy Blog.Information is powerful. Google is a worldwide distributor of information, granted it has a lot more user control than traditional information distributors like newspaper & tv, but it's still a huge purveyor of ideas. The user has to be able to critically sift through all they find on Google.
I'm used to thinking of Google as a search engine, a tech company - even a verb. I'm not sure what to do with this new idea of them shaping public policy, but as an observer of how technology affects our lives I had to note it in my blog.
Now that I think about it a bit more, other companies have influence on government, so it makes sense for Google to have a blog focusing
"on issues like
net neutrality, censorship, innovation regulation, immigration,
R&D, national security, and trade" ("just to name a few"). Google's
public policy team, who author the blog, say that they hope to foster a
"dialogue" with Google users about political issues in order to "do a
better job of fighting for our common interests." (from this post on readwriteweb.com)
Do other big companies, particularly oil, have blogs about issues affecting their business?
Since my brain hasn't processed this info yet, though I have been thinking, I'll leave you with Josh Catone's conclusion from his Google the Vote post:
"Lobbying and PACs are the more traditional road for corporations to
influence American politics. Google's latest approach leverages social
technologies (the backbone of web 2.0?) to bypass Washington
completely. By creating platforms for candidates and talking directly
to the people, Google has positioned themselves as a major force in
shaping American political policy (and by extension, have a far
reaching global effect). At the same time, Google's political forays
will likely strengthen their brand -- not just by helping them get what
they want politically, but also by associating their name with yet
another staple of American life: the democratic process."
Nothing like a little food for thought with my Berrylicious Oatmeal.
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Only four of the 14 horses who competed Saturday in the Preakness are expected to run in the $500,000-added Belmont Stakes in three weeks.
As of yesterday, Pine Bluff, Alydeed and Casual Lies, the first three Preakness finishers, are Belmont-bound, as well as Agincourt, who finished seventh.
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New competitors are expected to emerge from the Peter Pan Stakes, also at Belmont Park, on May 24. Additional starters could come from Europe. And the trainers of Preakness also-rans such as Lil E. Tee and Conte Di Savoya could change their minds and run in the New York race.


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We're a bit obsessed with maintaining the of our furry friends (we want them to live long, happy lives with us!). That's why we love do-it-yourself, pet-related projects. More than saving us money, we can see exactly what goes into our companions' products, toys and treats. So whether you've recently adopted a pup of your own or you're looking to overhaul your pooch's treats with more eco-friendly alternatives, we highly recommend giving these DIY projects a try.
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Discussion in 'BlackHat Lounge' started by zigphreed, Sep 20, 2011.
i usually have about 10 tabs open browsing multiple sites like a crazy maniac
I get made fun of for the amount of tabs I have open all the time. I like to compare a lot of different sources for most information.
Anywhere from 10-40
I always have 5-6 "standard" tabs. But the longer I sit the more tabs I get.
I have usually 4 or 2 browsers open, two of them with less than 5 tabs open (IE and FireFox) and the other 2 with 10 tabs minimum (Opera and Chrome).
I got 3 monitors on my desk, 2 monitors are used for browsing internet. Each browser window has around 10 tabs open...i will open another window if tabs are too crowded...and plenty of other programs running at the background, trying to keep myself busy...
It's "How Many" not "How Much". But I like that. Sounds like money.
After an hour of browsing: anywhere from 10-30.
Mozilla did a case study on this not too long ago:
10 tabs here
my mozilla starts hanging when its more than 20 tabs
A lot Right now when I counted there was 23. 2 browsers 4 monitors
IF I were to open all my browsers, I'd say over 40 for sure
I have opened IE, Firefox and Opera with 10-20 tabs each
Standard is about 8 but after being on for about an hour it grows to about 20-30 and no 2 different browsers. But its a little easier to manage with my 4 screens.
i dont drink tab i drink sprite...usually just one at a time though ..probably drink 3 or 4 throughout the day
I like to keep my things clean so only around 4 to 7 at any time.
I once had 1025 tabs opened on 4***n.
just one single tab of BHW Rocks
was it /s/? lol
6-8 tabs mostly..
then ofcourse i run 4-5 bots on vps, and 3-4 tabs there too.
I prefer to just use one tab with quick access to everything I need on the 12 toolbars that load up when I open IE6 on my XP service pack 2 machine
The real question is do you keep your tabs when you shut down or close them out and start over?
Firefox has been closing my tabs out when it feels the urge and not letting me save them when I shut down.
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Commodities are hitting lows not seen in months, and in cases years, as the US dollar enjoys one of its best periods in a long time. The American currency clocked up nine weeks of gains (as of last Friday), pushing back to the highs of 2013.
The Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week will see no policy changes, but the wording of the accompanying statement, and Janet Yellen's comments in the press conference, will be closely-watched for signs of a possible shift in sentiment.
Commodities have been very closely correlated (on a negative basis) with the US dollar in recent weeks, with investors shifting from the sector, resulting in a capitulation in commodity prices.
Gold could hit December 2013 lows
Having seen the metal slump through $1240, price watchers should shift their attention to $1226 and then $1220. A close below $1220 would perhaps seal gold's fate and send it back towards the December 2013 low around $1190.
A bounce from here must close above $1240 once again, leading on to resistance around $1257.
Silver gains capped by 20-DMA
Having slipped below major support on the weekly chart, silver traders should keep an eye on $18.50, with additional support possible around $18.10.
Silver's overbought status on the relative strength index has yet to be resolved, but any gains to the upside are likely to be capped by the 20-day moving average around $19.20.
The hourly chart shows silver fighting to break through the 50-hour MA, with $18.70 also acting as resistance as well.
Brent could fall to $96.60
Brent's 2013 low around $97.40 is holding for now, but a close below this level would target $96.60 on the weekly chart, followed by the $95 area itself.
Recent performance in this asset has demonstrated how the 50-hour and 100-hour MAs have stunted progress to the upside, with short-term targets being 9820 and 9890.
Until the 200-hour MA is breached it seems difficult to think that this current bounce off $97 will be anything more than a short-term rise and an entry point for further moves to the downside.
WTI testing key support
US light crude is testing key support at $91.60 today, and a close below here opens the way to the $90 level and then onwards to $89.50.
The hourly chart shows potential support at $90.90 and then around $90.58, while any move to the upside must clear the 200-hour MA at $93.10. An attempt to do this last Friday was swiftly defeated around $93.50, providing another area of resistance.


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What are the goals of the program?
Being "green" is part of U-M's culture. The Sustainable Workplace Program provides an opportunity for departments across campus to help U-M in meeting its 2025 Sustainability Goals.
- Increase campus awareness of sustainability by offering a consistent framework for and education about what it means to have a sustainable workplace.
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- Reduce energy and waste.
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First, complete and electronically submit an online self-assessment of the current office conditions and practices to the best of your ability. Anyone can represent their department and start the workplace assessment. This person does not need to be a green guru, but rather someone who enjoys rallying their co-workers to reach a common goal.
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As you have no doubt read here on the Liberal OC and elsewhere Jeffrey Neilsen, the son of former Fountain Valley Mayor Ben Neilsen and a former aide to Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday for being a child rapist. This story is not news to anyone that reads the OC Weekly, R. Scott Moxley has almost exclusively covered the story in the local media. What comes as a shock to me is how local GOP operatives want to claim that this story should not be tied to the local party in any way and that Rohrabacher should not face any scrutiny about it.
Matt Cunningham (aka Jubal) of Red County responded to Andrew Davey's post on this subject by saying, "Do you honestly believe Dana Rohrabacher had any clue about Jeff Nielsen's behavior?". This was the same response that Rohrabacher gave to the OC Register in a November 2006 article about the child rapist Neilsen. Rohrabacher claimed that "he had no idea what Nielsen did in his personal life". I guess they feel that by claiming ignorance Taliban Dana should be absolved completely. Not so fast fellas.
As Moxley pointed out in a November 2006 Weekly Article, "Rohrabacher vouched for Nielsen's character in a personal letter of recommendation he wrote to get his hand-picked pal into USC's law school". Why would someone vouch for a person's character if they had "no idea" what they did in their "personal life"? How can you vouch for the character of somebody that you don't know what their character is? Either Rohrabacher lied about knowing anything about Neilsen's personal life or he lied when he vouched for his character in that letter of recommendation to USC.
This would not be the first time that Taliban Dana wasn't forthcoming with the truth about his relationship with the child rapist Neilsen. In the same November 2006 Register article Taliban Dana downplayed Neilsen's employment by saying that, "Nielsen worked for him for a few months after Nielsen graduated from college." However it is a well known fact that, as Moxley pointed out, "Rohrabacher handpicked Nielsen to relocate from Orange County to Virginia and serve as his congressional aide in D.C.". It was during this time that Neilsen repeatedly raped and molested a 13-year old Virginia boy.
The child rapist also maintained close ties to Orange County GOP Chairman Scott Baugh. Baugh and Neilsen hung out, partied and even traveled together. Baugh, while the minority leader in the state assembly, like Taliban Dana employed Neilsen as an aide. It was Baugh that managed to get the child rapist a job at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips a powerfully connected law firm. And when Jeffy was arrested in 2003 it was Scott Baugh that received the first phone call from Neilsen.
Baugh and Rohrabacher aren't the only members of the party leadership to show "love" for the child rapist. DA "Tony Rack" hired him to work as a prosecution analyst and Mike Schroeder, like Taliban Dana, wrote him a letter of recommendation. Moxley has extensively covered all this but I think it bears repeating.
Again for most of us this is just a rehash, but for those who don't know the story I would hope that you would want to educate yourselves to the truth. Here are the links to Moxley's stories on this: 10/6/05, 9/28/06, 10/4/06, 11/5/06, 3/25/08.
To be clear I do not blame the local Republican Party for the actions of Jeffrey Neilsen and I don't believe that his being a child rapist has anything to do with his being a Republican. I do however find it quite disingenuous for folks to now claim that they barely knew Neilsen and that they had no way of knowing what he did in his personal life. All the evidence points to the contrary. If what the GOP leaders claim is the truth, they sure went way out of their way to help someone they barely knew or knew anything about. That just doesn't pass the smell test.


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|Renée Zellweger / Renee Zellweger / Renee Zellwegger / Zelly
|Known for:
|Bridget Jones's Diary / Chicago / Cinderella Man
|Birth name:
|Renée Kathleen Zellweger
|25 April 1969, Katy, Texas, USA
|5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Renee Zellweger was spotted on break from filming on the set of her new movie on Wednesday afternoon. She was looking sporty in a yellow jacket paired with blue spandex tights.The Academy Award-winning actress is currently working on the Richard Loncraine directed comedy My One And Only - which is shooting ... Read More » Renee Zellweger At The My One And Only Set
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photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comRenee Zellweger was on the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday to promote Leatherheads that she co-stars with George Clooney. Renee then talked about Tracy Ullman's impression of her on Tracy's show "State of the Union" and jokingly said it's:"My reason for c... Read More » Renee Zellweger Seems Upset By Tracy Ullman Impers...
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photos courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.comRenee Zellweger has reportedly said:"I Have Bad Hair"....The award-winning actress insists she is no trendsetter and explained she was forced to cut her hair off because it was so damaged. Renee says her short haircut was never meant to impress the fashionistas, st... Read More » Renee Zellweger Says She Has Bad Hair
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www.platinum-celebs.com/messageboard/images/3Sep07-1723739788.jpg]As reported before, Renee Zellweger was seen flirting with Sir Paul McCartney at a concert last week. Well, seems like she got her wish, few days ago they had an intimate candlelit dinner at the exclusive American Hotel restaurant in Sag Harbou... Read More » Renee And Sir Paul Went On A Date
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Renee Zellweger Set For Dancing With The Stars?
Bosses for the reality show are keen to pull out all of the stops for the next season by choosing celebrity contestants who have all won Oscars, and they believe securing Renee - who took home the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her role in 'Cold Mountain' in 2003 - will encourage other stars to sign up.
Renee Zellweger Wants A Family
The 44-year-old actress, who was briefly married to country singer Kenny Chesney in 2005, is reportedly desperate to start a family with her rocker boyfriend, Doyle Bramhall II, who is a guitarist for Eric Clapton.
Renee Zellweger Dating Sheryl Crowe's Ex
The Oscar-winning actress was spotted kissing musician Doyle Bramhall II on Wednesday (12.12.12) at Los Angeles' LAX airport and sources say the couple - who went to college together - are smitten with each other.
Kenny Chesney Speaks Out About His Marriage To Renee Zellweger
The singer married 'Bridget Jones' Diary' star Renee in 2005 but the couple split just four months later.
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Renee Zellweger: 'i Love Rude People'
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Zellweger Has No Motherhood Plans
George Clooney And Renee Zellweger Do A Little Dance
Earlier today George's girlfriend Sarah Larson spilled the beans on how she met her dashing man.
Zellweger's Nose Assistant
The actress was spotted in London on Tuesday (April 08, 2008) having her nostrils attended to by an employee armed with a red handkerchief.
An onlooker said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw a woman carrying a red handkerchief dabbing at Renee's nose as she waited to go into the film. Why couldn't she do it herself?"
Following the premiere, Renee headed to top restaurant Nobu with her "Leatherheads" co-star George Clooney.
The party then moved on to a venue in Berkeley Square.
Renee Zellweger's Food Vice: Pasta
The 'Cold Mountain' actress - who gained 20lbs to star in 'Bridget Jones' Diary' in 2001 - finds it easy to stay away from calorific sweet treats, but insists on including Italian dishes in her diet.
Renee Zellweger Has No Plans To Have Children
The 'Leatherheads' actress - whose six-month marriage to country singer Kenny Chesney was annulled in December 2005 - has "no ambition" to be a mother, and would rather concentrate on enjoying her independence.
Renee Zellweger's Laundry Clashes With New York Neighbors
Renee Zellweger: 'motherhood Has Never Been An Ambition'
Renee Zellweger Doesn't Have Plans To Have Children
The 39-year-old actress says, "Motherhood has never been an ambition. I never have expectations like, 'When I'm 19 I'm going to do this, and by the time I've hit 25, I'm going to do that.'
'motherhood Has Never Been My Ambition,' Says Renee Zellweger
The actress, who showed off her stylish new look as she arrived for an appearance the Late Show with David Letterman in New York City, has said: "Motherhood has never been an ambition. I don't think like that."
"I never have expectations like 'when I'm 19 I'm going to do this, and by the time I've hit 25 I'm going to do that'. I just take things as they come, each day at a time, and if things happen, all well and good.
"I just want to be independent and be able to take care of myself. Anything else is just gravy."
Renee, who is most famous for her role as unlucky-in-love Bridget Jones, wed country star Kenny Chesney in 2005 after splitting up with the White Stripes frontman Jack White.
The marriage was annulled after mere months and she says she currently doesn't have time for romance.
"I'm not single, I'm busy," she says.
George Clooney Scolded Renee Zellweger For Football Fun
Renee Zellweger Wants To Star In Third Bridget Jones Movie
The actress - who played the neurotic heroine in the film adaptations of Helen Fielding's books 'Bridget Jones' Diary' and 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' - hasn't ruled out the possibility of reprising the role for a third time.


text: July 22, 2013 NYSUT front and center as AFT calls to 'reclaim the promise' Author: Sylvia Saunders Source: NYSUT Communications Caption: AFT President Randi Weingarten. Photos by Michael Campbell. In a message that echoes NYSUT's call to "get it right," AFT President Randi Weingarten opened the national union's conference in Washington, D.C. urging members to stand up and work together to reclaim the promise of public education. NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi (pictured above with Weingarten) said he was proud to see NYSUT's inspirational "One Voice United" June rally featured prominently in the video preceding Weingarten's keynote speech. "Randi's call to action perfectly complements NYSUT's ongoing effort to get our members engaged and mobilized," Iannuzzi said. He praised Weingarten's focus on fighting poverty - she noted that one out of every two students in public school live in poverty - and reclaiming the promise of a great public education for all children. Weingarten's address [ press release | video ] included several shout-outs to members from NYSUT locals big and small - from the United Federation of Teachers' community schools project to Keene Valley's Julie Holbrook, a food service manager featured on NYSUT's "It's What We Do" website, who created a school garden at her North Country district to provide students with fresh, healthy and delicious meals. Weingarten said all the many examples, along with the much publicized efforts in Chicago, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, demonstrate how AFT members are standing up for public education around the country. In the first day of the three-day conference, numerous NYSUT leaders and members were front and center: • NYSUT Vice President Maria Neira (pictured above), an AFT vice president, got a warm welcome when she introduced Marco Antonio Quiroga, a national grassroots organizer with Immigration Equality. AFT Executive Vice President Francine Lawrence remarked, "You can tell New York is in the House!" [video] • Alicia Pizzuto and Lisa Goldberg, both members of North Syracuse's Innovation Initiative team, served on a panel about how to implement and support a peer assistance and review program. Participants also heard from unionists in North Suburban Teachers Union in Illinois and Toledo. • Michael Fabricant, treasurer of Professional Staff Congress/CUNY, led a panel discussion on the impact that privatization has on teachers, students and impoverished minority communities. • Jose Luis Jiminez, and elementary school teacher and UFT member, was slated to serve on a panel about "The Power of Teacher Leadership." More on the AFT TEACH conference at the NYSUT blog.


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Tales from the Trough: IceHogs grab 1 point vs. Milwaukee, playoff race tightens
By Todd Reicher
Sports Columnist
For the third straight game, the IceHogs lined up against the Milwaukee Admirals. And for the third straight time, the 'Hogs skated away with a loss … although this weekend, it was a shootout loss, 6-5.
The Admirals struck early on their first shot of the game, the sixth goal of the year from Francis Wathier.
The 'Hogs' hottest player in the last two months, Jeremy Morin, scored the next two goals of the game to give Rockford their first lead of the game. The first goal at 4:41 tied the game, and a power-play marker at 10:33, Morin's 24th of the year, gave Rockford the lead.
That one-goal lead only lasted 33 seconds when Mark Van Guilder notched his 11th goal of the campaign.
Another lead was taken by Rockford courtesy of Brad Mills and his fourth marker this season, but two Milwaukee goals in a 17-second span gave the Ads a 4-3 lead after a high-scoring 20 minutes.
The second period was played like a completely different game by both teams. Opposed to the first period where a combined 31 shots were fired, only 14 shots were fired with one finding the back of the net. The goal was a Rockford tally, Joakim Nordstrom's 16th in his rookie season.
Milwaukee took control of the final period and tripled Rockford's shot output, 12-4. Calle Jarnkrok notched his 17th marker of the season early in the final frame to give the Admirals the lead once again.
Mills matched Morin, netting two goals in the game with a power-play marker at 5:33 to once again tie the game.
The 5-5 score remained through regulation and overtime, sending the game to a shootout.
Marek Mazanec shut down the 'Hogs, holding all three Rockford shooters scoreless, while three of four Milwaukee shooters tallied to earn Milwaukee the extra point for the game. Jason LaBarbera was saddled with the shootout loss for the 'Hogs.
Keys for the week
Rockford's defensive struggles continued against the Admirals, giving up five goals this past week. For the three consecutive games against their Midwest foes, Milwaukee lit up the 'Hogs for 19 goals. In their last six games, the 'Hogs have given up a total of 31 goals.
Rockford kept themselves in the playoff hunt by earning 1 point in their only game this week. The 'Hogs were also helped by a number of other teams this weekend, as the Oklahoma City Barons, Chicago Wolves and Charlotte Checkers lost a few games this weekend.
Looking forward
The playoff race is becoming much tighter as the season winds down, with Rockford clinging to the eighth — and final — spot, 3 points ahead of the Oklahoma City Barons. The Charlotte Checkers, who went 1-1 this past weekend, are 4 points behind Rockford, but have one game in hand on the 'Hogs.
On the opposite side, Rockford is 1 point behind the Rochester Americans, who went 0-2-1 in three games this weekend. The Americans, however, have one game in hand on the 'Hogs. The Admirals are also 1 point ahead of Rockford, but have two games in hand.
Rockford looks to close the gap in the Midwest with a home-and-home series against the Chicago Wolves beginning Friday, March 21. The Friday game takes place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, while the Saturday game is in Rockford. The 'Hogs play the Wolves five more times this season, including the above two games.
In Rockford's 13 remaining games, they will face 10 Midwest Division opponents. Of those 13 games, seven will be home games, including four of the last five.
Photos from these — and other — Rockford IceHogs home games can be seen on my website at www.reicherstudios.com/Sports/HockeyPhotos, or on my Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/ReicherStudios.
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Konami, always up to a challenge of creating something from nothing (just look at Beatmania), has got their work cut out for them. Digging back into the archives of yesteryear and grabbing a personality from a time before most of were born, Woody Woodpecker Racing is their latest guinea pig. Usually, a move this puzzling would spell disaster for most other companies, but Konami being the giant that it is could very well have a sleeper in the making.
Naturally Woody Woodpecker himself is the star of the game, decked out in polygons and texturized like a loin steak, seeing the legendary bird in his new environment is a welcome adjustment. Other characters from the peckerverse have infested the select screen as well; everyone from Wally Walrus to Chilly Willy joins Woody in his quest for the championship cup and each with their own personalized turbo vehicle. With a total of only 8 racers, WWR's characters may be a bit on the slim side, but they won't be lacking in personality.
To make up for the small amount of drivers, each car will have six separate upgrade options. With such off-the-wall improvements like turning your ride into a hovercraft and flying saucer, things could get interesting fast. If futuristic options aren't your deal then you can always take a hit for realism's sake and slide into a NASCAR-style muscle car, or perhaps even soup that dream machine into a sputtering old jalopy. There's even an All-Terrain Vehicle upgrade for those who can't get enough of those rally games. Weird yes, but definitely interesting.
Once you have the instrument-on-wheels of your choice, you'll need to find a place to test it, and Woody Woodpecker Racing doesn't skimp on the tracks. 18 courses in all, some of the more bizarre stages you've seen in a driving game have managed to sneak their way onto the disk. Area 51, the golf course at Pebble Beach, and even the real-life Indianapolis Speedway will be there to traverse. Utilizing two different views (both 1st person and 3rd person), the courses are set to come alive with detail and color. Odd as it may sound to have a bunch of old-time cartoon characters trekking along actual locations in multi-engineered super craft, you'll have to admit, it's an original idea!
To ensure that you'll always have something to do, Konami has managed to throw in a couple of unique player modes into the pot; Quest is a giggly story mode, setting different obstacles that you have to overcome in order to advance the story and receive happy little endings for your racer. Challenge Mix lets you race different tracks and vehicles in revolving vehicle classifications while attempting to meet certain stage criteria. While the last two modes (Championship and Multiplayer) are your basic self-explanatory missions to best the best the computer has, or just kick your friends feathery behinds in head-to-head competition.
Strange to be sure, Woody Woodpecker Racing may end up being one of those titles that has a little something for everyone. Varying difficulty levels, a boat load of car options, and colorful and likeable characters only begin to mix the stew. Facing an October release, Konami's daring mission to the land of a cutesy cartoon icon may prove to be worthy one yet.
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- His shoes were on.
- His shoes weren't on.
- His hair hurt.
- What if he gets a cavity in his teeth while he's asleep?
- The dogs weren't napping (they were).
- He needed to trim his finger nails.
- His laundry basket was too full.
- Napping makes him throw up.
- He's allergic to napping.
- The mail might come while he's napping.
- He forgot to wash his hands when he went to the bathroom this morning, even though he's gone to the bathroom several times since then and has remembered to wash his hands those times.
- We don't have any books about napping.
- They don't take naps on Blaze.
- What if there's a volcano?
But we all know the real reason: I wanted that nap too badly and he sensed it.


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To make a long story short you fixed what was in essence a vary minor problem... and in the process you've caused yourself a grate deal of headache... you see ever since then you've found yourself flagged as some sort of techno Guru... all because you deleted a few non essential programs... and cleaned out some much needed corners of her comp ( Btw It took well over an hour and a half... closer to two and a half, just to finish running defrag.... *sigh* ).
And that people is the story up till now... and for the most part I don't mind it really( most of the time the so called " problems " are no more difficult to deal with then the one's that I listed above lmao )... But every now and then ( such as now in fact )... I get a real problem... One that I know is over my head. You see she (my boss) recently asked me to have a look at her brothers laptop, turns out he had recently bought a new laptop and decided to have a migration ( complete program swap ) done by her ( my boss's ) husband ... problem was it wasn't complete... aka some programs didn't make the transfer over to his new computer from his old.. not too uncommon as I understand it... specifically his Quickbooks and his microsoft word..
And here's where I enter in... she wanted me to finish doing the transfer( why she didn't just ask her husband to finish it idk )but I figured... what the heck.. its just two programs ( I mean that's what externals are for lol )... but no sooner then I get it home ....the dang thing blew up( *sigh* )
here's the symptoms " every time I load the computer up... although everything appears normal... as soon as I get to the deskop to look around... ten secs after the desktop appears... the sucker freezes... I've tried waiting.... ya know just in case it was simply slow and not actually frozen... I've tried Axeing some of the programs in the Startup folder ( on the premise that there might be just too many things going on all at once... it happens ya know? ... ) Nada... so I say freak it... and head over to system restore... only to realize that I can't access it( it keeps freezing rember? )... so I load it up in safemode and tryed there... again nada... seems system restore had been turned off... and being as I was
In safe mode it wouldn't let me turn it back on( I had to be in regular mode apparently )... so I tried slipping in using the windows hidden administrative account...(I figured that if His profile wasn't going to cooperate... I'd go over its head lol ) which seemed to work just fine... no lagg issues... no freezes.... so figuring I'd made some progress I light me a cigarette and headed back over to system restore ( the idea was to just turn it back on... and use it to reset the clock to back when It did work... )nada.... well not completly any way.... I mean I managed to turn it back on ( that wasn't a problem )... however the only restore date that appeared was the same day as when I started this whole mess.... aka she brought me the comp on the twelfth.... system restore showed the last restore date as the twelfth.. and nothing before that ...nothing... nada... zilch...
I'm stumped... no matter what every time I load his profile... automatic freeze... without fail... on the other hand his data is what I was sent to gather.. so Idk if I should just use the Windows Admin profile as a spring board to just gank the intell ( aka the Quickbooks exc. exc. ) by doing a search for files on the comp through the admin profile... and just use my external to transfer them over... or if I should take the risk of running a system repair disk and see if that helps(and thereby take the risk of losing those files entirely )... and then theres the added headache of... well What the heck is couseing the freeze treatment in the first place... So ok I'm really stumped here lol
any advice ppl?
Edited by Nihon Ryoiki, 13 September 2011 - 04:12 AM.