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PUBLISHED: 09:05 07 February 2013 | UPDATED: 16:58 07 February 2013
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A Norfolk priest was one of two men arrested yesterday by detectives probing allegations of child sex abuse centring on a guesthouse and a children's home.
The priest, Father Tony McSweeney, 66, from St George's Church in Norwich, and another man aged 70 from East Sussex were arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of sexual offences.
The allegations, dating from the early 1980s, are linked to the former Elm Guest House and the now closed Grafton Close children's home in Barnes, south west London.
Detectives are probing claims the guest house was used by people to abuse boys from the home.
The 70-year-old arrested is thought to have worked at the care home.
Father Mark Hackeson issued a statement on behalf of the Diocese of East Anglia stating: "The Rev Tony McSweeney, a priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, is currently assisting police with their inquiries into historical allegations of the sexual abuse of children.''
Fr David Bagstaff, diocesan administrator of the diocese of East Anglia, said: "The safeguarding of children and vulnerable people is of paramount importance to the Catholic Church and the diocese is co-operating fully with the police in this investigation."
Fr McSweeney was appointed a director at Notre Dame High School in Norwich in April last year.
He has been a priest for almost 29 years, celebrating his silver anniversary in February 2009 with a service in Norwich.
The 66-year-old trained at St John's seminary near Guildford and is the priest of St George's Catholic Church on Sprowston Road in the north of the city.
He also conducted a service at Norwich City FC in 2004.
A spokesman for the football club said: "Father McSweeney wrote to joint majority shareholder Delia Smith suggesting he would like to become a Norwich City Chaplain.
"Subsequently the Club did agree he could help to hold a one-off multi-denominational service to celebrate their return to the Barclays Premier League. That service was duly held after our opening Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace on August 14, 2004.
"There was no prior connection between Delia Smith and Father McSweeney before he wrote to suggest joining the Club and he was never employed by the Club as a Chaplain."
The arrests were made as part of Scotland Yard's Operation Fernbridge, launched after concerns were raised in Parliament by Labour MP Tom Watson.
Speaking in Parliament in October last year, Mr Watson said a file of evidence used to convict Peter Righton of importing child pornography in 1992 contained "clear intelligence" of a sex abuse gang.
Mr Watson alleged that a member of the group had bragged about links with a senior aide to a former prime minister.
Commander Peter Spindler from the Metropolitan Police said: "This is a complex multi-agency investigation supported by the NSPCC, Ceop and Richmond Social Services involving non-recent allegations of sexual assault against children.
"It is vital that anyone who has been affected by or has information about activity in the early 1980s at the Elm Guest House, or the Grafton Close care home, in Barnes speaks to the NSPCC on their helpline on 0808 800 5000, or their local police."
A spokesman for Richmond Council, which ran the care home, said: "Richmond Council considers the safeguarding of all children and young people as an utmost priority and we take any allegations of abuse very seriously.
"As such we are offering our full support and co-operation to the police during their investigation. As the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
A spokesman for the Diocese of East Anglia said: "The diocese regards the safeguarding of children as of paramount importance and is committed to co-operating fully with the police in any such investigations.
"At present it would not be appropriate to make any further comment."
Director of the NSPCC helpline Peter Watt said: "We are assisting the police on Operation Fernbridge and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
"We will assist the police in gathering evidence and supporting those who come forward. It's important we recognise the massive impact abuse has on children and young people, often well into their adult life."
The charity's 24-hour helpline, which is staffed by trained counsellors, is also available by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or via text message to 88858.


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A Maid with a Secret
A Lord with a Past
A Love for All Time
Beneath her shy, bookish exterior, Abigail Jones hides a terrible affliction: shocking and licentious visions possess her, threatening her very sanity. When she is suddenly left alone in the world, Abby must seek a position at Hope End, a gothic English estate. She hopes to find refuge there, but instead she discovers pieces of a mystery: a portrait of a haunting beauty, a housekeeper who knows too much, and a powerful lord torn between revenge and seduction …
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Steve Averbach, 44, of Tel Aviv died on June 3, 2010, succumbing to injuries suffered in the May 18, 2003 suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem, bringing the death toll to eight.
The bombing took place at 5:45 A.M. near the French Hill neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The suicide bomber, disguised as a religious Jew, boarded the bus and detonated the bomb shortly afterwards. Seven passengers were killed and about 20 wounded - among them Steve Averbach.
Averbach, originally from New Jersey, made aliyah at the age of 16. He served three years in the army and then joined the anti-terrorism unit of the Israeli police where he served for 22 years. Steve was on his way to work. As he got on the bus that morning he saw a suspicious looking Orthodox Jew who was clean shaven and had a bulge in his jacket. Because of his anti-terrorism training he knew this man was a suicide bomber. He drew his sidearm, and as the terrorist saw this he detonated the bomb killing seven people, injuring 20. After investigations by the police it was concluded that the bomber had originally planned to blow up the bus in the center of Jerusalem - Averbach had thwarted the intended attack.
Steve himself later said: "It was no surprise that I came face to face with terrorism on May 18 on the No. 6 bus in 2003. I felt the need and was compelled to intervene."
The bombing left Averbach paralyzed from the neck down and in need of constant care. He was in and out of the hospital over the years since the attack and his condition had worsened in recent months.
In 2006, and again in 2008, Averbach went on a tour in the US to help raise funds for Project Tikvah, a Maccabi World Union program that helps children disabled by terror attacks to rehabilitate through sports. Averbach said: "I see these children, and I consider myself lucky. I may not have the use of my limbs, but I still have a wife and four boys. These kids don''t even have the capacity to understand what has happened to them."
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Steve Averbach died in his sleep on June 3, 2010. He is survived by his wife Julie, four sons - Adam, 10; Sean, 15; Devir, 17; and Tamir, 20 and his parents Dr. David and Maida Averbach.


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Hearken reverses the role of public and journalists
Hearken invites the public into a new process: The audience fills the pitch-pipeline with story ideas in the form of questions, votes on their favorites and provides feedback when choosing what stories to assign.
Hearken.com: Public engagement and journalism
Hearken.com really, REALLY embraces viewer feedback when it comes to producing the news. What a concept! Or is it?
Back in the day when I was reporting, anchoring and producing the news on a daily basis, the heat was always on! The nightly news aired at 6pm and there was never enough time, it seemed, to get everything done. But one thing was for sure, we tried to report on things that happened every day: Hopefully giving our viewers a close look at the community in which they lived.
That was an assumption on the part of the news department because who had time to pull the local community into the news loop and ask for their feedback? So imagine my surprise when I discovered a new [still in Beta] news platform that practically puts the audience in the driver's seat for generating news content?
Content is king
This is certainly a novel approach to producing the news. According to Hearken.com, the typical approach to generating story ideas is something akin to this:
In the so called standard approach to generating content the feedback stage comes long after the publish/airdate stage. But Hearken maneuvers that stage to coincide with going live. Hearken invites the public into the new process: The audience fills the pitch-pipeline with story ideas in the form of questions, votes on their favorites and provides feedback when choosing what stories to assign.
Conversely, when members of the audience express interest in a question, they'll receive updates when that story is being reported on and is completed.
At the expense of playing Devil's Advocate, I have to wonder what newsroom has the time to allocate to this process when there's a deadline looming? I suppose in terms of generic/evergreen content this is tool that can broaden the scope of coverage of a specific topic. But I'm not entirely convinced that Hearken is effective as anything more than a novelty.
Vote for what's right
Hearken uses what they refer to as an embedded voting module, which gives the audience the ability to vote on their favorite story ideas, which theoretically gives the newsroom and reporters valuable insights into validated audience desires, as well as the chance to challenge assumptions about what's a worthwhile story.
Plus and minus
I suppose one thing that Heaken provides is a source of tangible soundbites via the public interaction. This is always a good thing, but if the source is not a subject matter expert and just a generic face and opinion I again have to wonder who much mileage such a tool actually provides. By its own accord, Hearken hopes to create deeper relationships with its audience and by doing so more interest in the content they've helped the news team create.
In an age where social media creates feedback that is instantaneous, is there room for a news platform such as Hearken?
You'll have to tune in tonight for the full story.
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Disruption vs destruction and AI's use of both
(TECH NEWS) Contrary to popular belief, Google Cloud's chief scientist believes that the addition of AI and robots in the workplace won't have the effect everyone believes.
Is AI really the job destroyer it has been pegged to be? Perhaps, but maybe that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
At Startup Grind Global Conference, Google Cloud's chief AI scientist, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, discussed artificial intelligence as part of a keynote chat. Naturally the discussion of AI as a job destroyer came up, and she shared some of her thoughts based on her experience with the AI world.
In doing so, she makes a strong counterargument to the notion that artificial intelligence will permanently cripple the job market due to decreased demand for human labor.
She starts by pointing out that automation technology can create new jobs in certain cases. For example, she notes that after ATMs were implemented at banks, the number of teller jobs increased.
The reason for this, according to Dr. Li, is that "humans have a tendency to create more, different jobs, to make the service better, to make the product better, to reach deeper into the needs of consumers."
To use bank tellers as an example she points out their focus on "higher-level" tasks; instead of processing checks, they can turn their attention to creative problem solving and challenges that require empathy and social awareness to overcome.
To follow up on that, Dr. Li uses this rational to challenge the notion that the job market is a zero-sum game. Instead, she says AI will grow the size of the proverbial pie, and that the challenge is to understand where it grows to point people in the direction of their slice.
Still, she does acknowledge that for this to happen, democratization of AI technology is essential. She opens her remarks by noting that her goal in working with Google Cloud was to contribute to that democracy of AI. The cloud, "is one of the biggest computer systems mankind has ever built," to the point where more and more people can access it.
By creating this level of commonplace access, and by encouraging people to utilize these opportunities, the world can make a significant difference in how to assimilate AI without alienating people from the workforce.
Based on these remarks, Dr. Li touches on a common thread that will determine how AI will impact human society and jobs, and that thread is empathy. Through democratization, education and a focus on valuing the human elements of work, AI's disruption doesn't have to be destructive.
This story was first published in October of 2017.
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How to launch an app in 48 hours
(TECHNOLOGY) Here is a comprehensive guide to setting up processes and automation to develop an iOS mobile app and a full marketing strategy behind it.
The American Genius recently learned about a really fascinating group of people who created an app in 48 hours. We've all heard about hackathons, but they are typically code-only and void of any business or marketing plan, so this project caught our attention immediately. We asked digital strategist, Alex Leybovich to share their story with you, and in his own words below is the deep dive into how they accomplished this nearly unimaginable task:
One of the things that I love about working with creatives is the unfathomable progress we can make on a project when we point our collective energies in a single direction. Imagine what a team could accomplish if there were no expectations, no stakeholders, no managers, and no plan? Nine top marketing strategists gathered in Austin, TX – many meeting for the first time – to answer the question, "How can we build and launch an app in 48 hours?"
If you've spent any amount of time in the corporate world, you're probably thinking, "I know how long it takes our marketing department to put a measly video on a website – what could they possibly accomplish in a weekend," and prior to this event, I would have been in the same boat. Why wouldn't I be – this sounds like an impending disaster about to erupt.
What was accomplished in a single weekend will leave you speechless.
The standard progression of a new development team is Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. First, the balance in the team must be understood – who's doing what, where does my lane end, and who's in charge? Next, people start to butt heads and challenge the boundaries of their positions. Once these are figured out, for the most part, the team begins to rebalance, and, finally, the team starts to fire on all cylinders and is productive in the work that they're putting out.
We only had 48 hours, so there wasn't a lot of time to bring our egos along or get emotionally attached to anything that we were doing. To put everyone on the same level and get the team to the performing phase faster, we did something different than your stereotypical icebreaker.
The instructions were simple – when you introduce yourself, don't talk about meaningless small talk. Stand up in front of the room, and give a 3-minute pitch on who you are and what you bring to the team as if you were presenting to potential investors.
In turn, everyone got a chance to impress the rest of the team, and, more importantly, we ended our first meeting with a clear understanding of who was an expert in what field, and who else could provide coverage for tasks if bottlenecks occurred at any point in the project.
One hour into the event, and we already made it through forming, checked our egos at the door, skipped straight to norming, and CHICKEN was born.
What's CHICKEN
CHICKEN is a video messaging service that allows users to communicate with each other directly using short video snippets, aimed at bridging the gap between text interaction and face-to-face encounters. Think video-based walkie-talkies where you can send short video snippets back and forth with messages that don't expire.
Chickens are social creatures by nature, and communicate with each other throughout most of the day, seldom stopping except to sleep. The chicken quickly became our spirit animal as we put our heads together and designed an app that lets you talk to your friends all day long.
The First 24 Hours
Once introductions were out of the way, we needed to set some ground rules
- First, we are building and launching in 48 hours – that means that whatever we have at the end of the weekend was going to go out, and the remaining ideas continued to live in the product backlog.
- No bad ideas – everything about this was supposed to be fun, so leaving egos behind was a critical component to getting the job done. Every idea went in the backlog. Once we prioritized the tasks, groupings of ideas started forming into features.
- Last, but certainly not least, be kind! We came together to do something fun, and boy did we ever! Catered lunches were served daily, and snacks and drinks were available throughout the day. In true Silicon Hills (is that what they're calling Silicon Valley's little brother, Austin?) fashion, our AirBnB turned into a startup office in minutes, complete with a ping pong table in the garage (it came with the AirBnB so how perfect is that?)
From there, we got straight to work.
First thing's first – Project Management. For this to be successful, we needed to follow a structure, so having a scrum master in the room (*waves*) proved fruitful! For 48 hours, we needed a Kanban board, and Jetbrain's YouTrack is the fastest and most thorough way to get a project going and keep it on track.
Using Pressable as our hosting solution, we were able to launch our hosting environment and get WordPress up and running quickly. The site went up in a few hours. A clean, minimal look to promote app downloads.
Automation was the goal from the start, so we set up a Hubspot CRM, signed up with Proof, opened our MailChimp account, loaded Zapier, and added a WPMU suite onto our WordPress installation. To launch with a minimally viable product (MVP) all we needed for the website was a landing page, so while that was up our social media team got to work. We wanted eyeballs on us as early as possible, so as we rolled out features (SPOILER: by the time the event was over we had built a landing page, then a home page, then a website, then a custom mobile experience, then another version of the website) our audience could follow our journey and get hyped about what was coming.
The response was remarkable! For a brief few hours, we felt the energy of the Austin startup community as they watched what we were building. Not only were they watching, but they were also providing real-time Analytics, data for our heatmaps, and feedback on bugs that they were seeing, so we were able to get live testing and QA from the community. Our first heatmaps (this image here) showed an unexpected rate of clicks on the mobile phone so we replaced the image in the next iteration to make it appear less like an interactive element.
Meanwhile, our branding team developed one of the most stunning color palettes that I could have imagined for an on-the-fly project and graced us with a beautiful logo.
After sitting down with our resident Subject Matter Expert (SME) and conducting our persona research, we identified our target audience. With trends like Tik Tok, Marco Polo, and Snapchat, we wanted to make sure to hit our audience quickly and capture their attention.
To our surprise, we found unexpected inspiration in 12-year-old Jordan (last name omitted for privacy). Originally brought in to be interviewed during our user research phase, she proved to know a lot about trends, design, and what features her generation expects in an app. By morning, she had drawn up her "perfect" app, and we had our first iteration – now on to testing her hypotheses! (For her efforts in helping with the project, Jordan was featured on the original landing page as part of the initial screenshots of the app!)
The first 24 hours flew by in no time, but we managed to make a significant amount of traction. The logo and branding package were ready for our review by mid-day, the app framework was complete, and the initial landing page was built and deployed. We added a fun countdown timer on the page, wrapped up day one – now for a break.
If any of you have ever been to a hackathon, you know that it's non-stop adrenaline-fueled action, so when Stefan let us know that we were going to meditate in the middle of this event, we were shocked – but I will never do it any other way after this experience. For one hour, we turned our minds off, rested our bodies, and allowed our creative energies to roam free.
And then, we began the second half of the event.
Day 2: Crunch Time!
We had strong momentum coming into the start of the second day and, freshly regenerated after our meditation and chair massages, we got back to work.
The first 24 hours were a lot of set up and creation, but now the pieces had to come together. The front-end, back-end, and APIs had to be merged, and we had a ticking timer counting down on the website reminding us of how few hours were left for us to button up all of the features on our board.
A clear picture of where we were headed came together on day two as the screenshots started to come together.
Seeing the app come to life got us fired up to push more visitors to the site.
Within the first 48 hours, we had gotten almost 1,000 page views on the brand new website – including 3 that came from organic search (I have never seen organic traffic to a website within 48 hours of an idea just beginning to form for a company). Why get visitors to the website though, if we're not doing anything with them?
Enter – the prelaunch campaign. We gave visitors an opportunity to request a notification when the app was live and started our drip campaign. Every step we took to get closer to our goal, we got feedback from our first rounds of beta testers.
We even got weird with our marketing efforts, at one point creating a Tinder account for the sole purpose of exposure to the site. Every new visitor was an opportunity to capture more data in order for us to have the best chance at a successful launch.
By the end of the day, we had a roadmap of new features for the future, including video transcription, and subtitle translation options to help users communicate with international peers.
What's Next?
CHICKEN was a great experience for the team, and we decided to continue the project after the event. All 9 original members formed a Delaware C-corp and submitted the app for review. You can continue to track our journey or download the app for yourself (iOS only, at the moment) at https://speakchicken.com.
Alex Leybovich, PMI-ACP, CSM is an enterprise digital marketing strategist who specializes in conversion rate optimization (CRO), user experience (UX), and marketing automation. He puts his 14 years of web experience into running Auden Digital – a full-service marketing agency – in Austin, TX, advising veteran-owned businesses, consulting, and speaking.
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Retailers' creepy tech hacks to get people to spend more
(TECH NEWS) Tech hacks or Jedi mind tricks? How retailers are getting sneaky about collecting your data, and how you can prevent it.
Did you even know there are (creepy) ways retailers get all up in your private data to encourage people to spend?
Here at AG, we can't help but think about how companies collect and employ data, and how they're allowed to collect and employ said data, and well, let's just say the fact that the Venn diagram on that one ain't exactly a circle, it is serious business.
That being the case, here are five changes to your spending habits that can both increase benefit to you, and keep the serious creepsters out of your digital biz.
Your phone:
Retailers are known to pull information straight from your smartphone.
Obviously as long as you're paying with plastic your retailer can track your transactions based on your phone number, but – The More You Know – it's also perfectly legal for them to track your actual physical movements as soon as you plug into their in-house WiFi.
By itself that's not much more than store staff and cameras (we'll get to the latter) would be doing anyway, but store-level data security is comparable to private data security, and as we've written over on the Real Daily, private data security is more than a bit effed.
The fix:
Not to state the obvious, but stay off the WiFi.
This is why *Insert Deity Here* gave us Airplane Mode. Even if you feel the need to text while you shop or Instagram some hilaaaarious filters onto a nearby mannequin, as long as you get your bars from your mobile connection instead of the local WiFi, you should be able to do so without uninvited segments of the store or internet staring at you.
On the subject of being stared at, closed-circuit cameras are incredibly loosely regulated.
Seriously, the intended function of a security camera sits at the intersection of fighting crime and keeping-other-people's-filthy-hands-off-your-stuff.
Those are literally America's two favorite things. They certainly trump (see what I did there?) minor concerns like having your every move recorded by a piece of hardware that's almost certainly connected to the Internet, because everything is, and whose password is probably "password."
The fix:
I'm afraid can't save you from the creepy robot eyes.
This may shock some of you, but I am not a Supreme Court justice. I am not in a position to inspire a reassessment of the value of personal privacy weighed against the importance of protecting material assets by our nation's legal system.
That said, this is why you handle your own data security, and why you shop online.
Make exceptions only for retailers valuable enough to you that you don't mind them recording you in their store in a format that may become publicly available.
Digital shopping, like digital everything, offers a much broader array of tools for protecting your privacy. We'll be addressing that presently with…
Not nearly as delicious as they sound. Cookies are the OG data mining tools, itty bitty bits of data that track useful information about how customers use a given online service.
The fix:
As with their tastier namesakes, cookies are fine in moderation. Most digital cookies delete themselves at the end of your session or a set length of time anyway, and the few that don't carry little enough information that it takes zillions to represent a serious liability. Clear your browser cache on the regs and you're golden.
Loyalty Cards
Things are flippin' everywhere all of a sudden, right? Gas, groceries, pharmacies: everybody wants your card or your phone number. As we've noted before, that may not lead to fun times.
The fix:
Think retailers present loyalty cards as merely as coupons or bonus points for your transactions?
Think otherwise.
The card comes before the transaction. Choose your purveyor of drugs and noms based at least in part on what the card buys you, because committing to the right one can yield crazy benefits. I personally shop one grocery rather than another because getting my tea and Fritos there earns me fuel points. I haven't paid retail for gas in a year.
That adds up.
Purchasing data:
Ugh. I hate this. Older even than HTML cookies, this is the contemptible practice of companies buying and selling the personal information of their customers. Historically it's been phone numbers and other contact info, but of course people willing to swipe your home phone will cheerfully swipe anything else they can get their grubby mitts on.
The fix:
This is probably unfixable on the grand scale, which we know because public and private sectors alike have tried. There is apparently a market here, which boggles my mind. I call out in desperation to the people supporting this market.
Stop buying things from unsolicited phone calls. Stop buying things from unsolicited emails.
If someone gets in touch with you without being asked, do not, for any reason, give them money.
Don't ignore them, either. Go through their unsubscribe process, or call them back and tell them nothing except "I'm not interested. Take me off your list."
In an interconnected world, the concept of privacy is drastically changing. That can be super scary. I mean, your TV watching you for the government, which was literally in 1984, is now a real thing, and even Orwell didn't think we'd pay for the privilege.
But this isn't a dystopia.
We've been altering how money and privacy interact since there has been money. Cash stopped being exchangeable for a fixed amount of an anonymous commodity in the far-off year of.. 1971. It didn't go properly digital until ten years later.
Every new system means new rules. As always, they're only scary until you make them work for you.
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My desk is littered with family pictures, and an awesome yankee-ninja candle. Not Yankee fans, Yankee Candle. Peshaw. As it should be. I have an Oscar The Grouch in my desk drawer. I'm surrounded by people and things that make me smile. I wish everyone was that lucky.
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Californians feeling more positive about the state
Californians feel better about the direction of the state and the performance of the Legislature than they did four years ago, when budget stand-offs paralyzed state government for months on end. But their view of state lawmakers still tilts more negative than positive.
Those are findings from a newly released Field Poll, which found that 43 percent of California voters believe the state is moving in the right direction, compared with 41 percent who say it's on the wrong track. In 2010 – the year partisan gridlock stalled budget negotiations more than three months past the constitutional deadline – 80 percent of voters said California was on the wrong track.
The improvement in voters' outlook likely reflects a healing economy and a state government that functions better, said Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo.
"They are just in a much more positive frame of mind now," DiCamillo said.
Voters approved a change to state law in 2010 that allowed the Legislature to pass a budget with a simple-majority vote, instead of a two-thirds vote. That leaves the majority Democrats in control and not obligated to negotiate with Republicans.
Not surprisingly, the Field Poll found that Republicans' views of the state are not as rosy as Democrats'. Twenty-one percent of Republicans said the state is going in the right direction, compared to 58 percent of Democrats who held that view.
"What's interesting is the two-state mentality of Californians," DiCamillo said. "The coastal counties are much more positive in their assessments, and that is what is pulling the train forward in the 'right direction' (response). But the inland counties – they have been negative and they continue to be negative."
Christopher Lincoln, a former Republican now registered with the American Independent party, told the Field Poll he disapproves of the Legislature and thinks California is on the wrong track. A lifelong building contractor, he says he's had a hard time finding construction work in the Kings County area where he lives, and he blames lawmakers.
"Over the years they have enacted law after law, regulation after regulation ... (forming) all these government agencies, and they've literally destroyed the construction business," said Lincoln, 62.
Another survey respondent said he's happy with the Legislature and the direction California is heading in.
"There was a budget problem – they got that resolved and moved forward," said Daniel Dowdy, a 54-year-old Democrat who lives in Roseville.
"We've seen how when that happens in Washington we have gridlock, and government comes to a complete halt or standstill. We avoided that in California, and I think that's positive."
The survey found that 34 percent of Californians approve of the job the Legislature is doing, while 42 percent disapprove. Recent scandals in the Legislature have not tainted Dowdy's view. Two senators this year were indicted on federal corruption charges, one senator is awaiting sentencing on perjury charges, and another senator was arrested last month on suspicion of drunken driving.
"I'm a little hesitant to condemn someone until they are convicted," said Dowdy, who is taking a break from his job as a tax attorney while he writes a book.
"If they break the law they should pay the same penalty as everyone else does. But I don't think we should let it color our view of the entire Legislature."


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Our company is a client centric firm and therefore, we have planned the entire business functions in a flexible manner that can be fluctuated with the varying requirements of our clients. Moreover, we stay in regular contact with our clients to get a clearer picture of their exact requirements. Further, we are supported by a team of professionals, who hold adequate experience in the incense stick supply industry. Their expertise in this field enables them to understand the requirements of clients easily and cater to them accordingly.
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On October 21, at Hancock State Prison, a Sergeant noticed a strong smell of marijuana as visitor Amandria Ragin entered the visitation area to visit an offender. Visitor Ragin was immediately escorted out of the visitation area and into the lobby area. Visitor Ragin refused a search of her person, but contraband was found on the sofa where she was sitting. The contraband consisted of 23 small balloons of marijuana. Visitor Ragin was arrested by Hancock County Sheriff's Department for crossing the guard line with contraband.


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The New Suit ~ Brocade Peplum Top & Ombre Pants
by Kéla Walker
This is my idea of a stylish suit! Gone are the days of those traditional two piece suits in boring and drab shapes and colors. Cut, vibrancy and personality, those are the characteristics the new suit- a Stylish Suit
While still dark, this two piece suit is the complete opposite of boring and drab. The cut, color and style of this look fashion fresh AND also business appropriate. If you watched my 1st fashion haul, you know I was really excited about this peplum top, not only because its beauty and design but also because of the pants I had in my kloset waiting to go with it (btw there are a pair of pants made to match this peplum blouse, but I passed), I love the complexity simplisity of the print which is subtle and bold all at the same time. The love how the pants break up the print but pick it right back up at the foot. It makes for a great head to toe ensemble.
The whole look screams power suit to me. What do you think… would you rock the new style suit?
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Top ~ H&M
Pants ~ Asos
Shoes ~ Christian Louboutin
Handbag ~Liebeskin Berlin
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Dubai is a wondrous land filled with desserts, beaches, a magnificent city, and yes a little bit of countryside. You can have it all mixed in with beautiful architecture and culture. In today's destination blog, we are going to take a trip to the most luxurious wedding venues in Dubai and see if one of those is perfect for your destination wedding.
The Beach
Nestled in Dubai's coastline is one of the most beautiful resorts known to mankind. Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort is home to those who await pampering and unimaginable magnificence. Their villas are incredible and each one you can walk right out to an infinity swimming pool.
Now if you know you're staying in luxury, you've got to know your event is going to be top notch as well. Anantara prides themselves with giving their couples the experience of a lifetime. Your event will be surrounded by nature and still hone in on the beautiful colors Dubai has to offer. Check out all the beauty that awaits you at Anantara.
Photo from: http://dubai-palm.anantara.com/
The Desert
If you are looking for something different and you want the sands of time for your wedding background, the Al Maha Resort should be the place you check out. Placed in the middle of dunes your can explore the magical landscape with their Desert Conservation Reserve.
Here is a place you can ride on a camel up to your ceremony. Who wouldn't you want to do that! The resort's boardroom is perfect for up to 120 guests. The boardroom is decorated with the traditional Arabian artifacts and even has Arabian oryx and gazelles frequently spotted under the palm trees and shrubbery. Visit their website to take a first look at what this resort can offer your wedding day.
Photo from: http://www.al-maha.com
The Country
Yes, Dubai has a secret gem tucked away that can give you a sense of a countryside setting. The Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club is a fully equipped club that houses polo, equestrian games, and of course exciting restaurants. You can master your riding skills here or just sit back and enjoy a leisurely drink.
This venue has a unique experience that it can give to the couple. You could arrive on horse-drawn carriage and start your fairytale day in the right way. You can hold your event on the polo field, at the pool lawn, or in the Saha Courtyard. Surrounded by beauty, this venue can be the hidden gem of your dreams.
Photo from: http://www.poloclubdubai.com/en/events/
The City
Now if you're looking for a venue in the thick of the city, the Palace Downtown Dubai is found right in the middle of Dubai's city architecture. This resort is described as "The Centre of Now" that meets all of the Middle Eastern themes you have been searching for. The Palace overlooks the Dubai Fountain and the iconic Burj Khalifa tower. Your guests will experience downtown lifestyle while enjoying 5 star living.
Your ceremony can take place on the panoramic Viewing Deck. Take the party outside to the Pool Area or to their magnificent Royale Ballroom. This venue will give your guests that lasting impression that you hope to leave. Everyone will be treated as though they are royalty at your wedding. Check out this awesome venue above.
Photo from: http://www.theaddress.com/en/hotels/the-palace-downtown-dubai/index.aspx
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New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia was at the University of Texas on Tuesday morning, getting a first-hand look at the Longhorns preparing for the 2015 NFL draft, as Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared.
One of whom preparing, defensive tackle Malcom Brown, could be of significant interest to a team like New England, which now finds itself lighter on the interior with Vince Wilfork a Houston Texan.
Brown, who is projected as a possible first-round pick this spring, was one of five Texas prospects to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine this February. He had a formal interview with the Patriots while there in Indianapolis.
The 6-foot-2, 319-pound two-year starter was a finalist for the Bronco Nagurski Trophy and the Outland Trophy in 2014, in addition to being named an AP first-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12. He is seen as a fit for both a 3-4 and 4-3 defensive front, and led the Longhorns in tackles for loss and sacks as a junior last season.
Also of note on Texas' defensive side of the ball is 6-foot-5, 269-pound defensive end Cedric Reed, 6-foot-1, 236-pound linebacker Jordan Hicks, and 5-foot-9, 196-pound cornerback Quandre Diggs – three potential third-day picks this spring.
On the offensive side of the ball, running back Malcolm Brown, a 5-foot-11, 224-pound downhill mover who rushed for 708 yards and six touchdowns on 183 carries this past fall, could also present some intrigue for the Patriots in the later rounds.


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Because of mild winter temperatures this year, pests and diseases may have survived better. Therefore, regular scouting will be essential this growing season to control for those pests and diseases that can impact crop yields.
"Every year is a balancing act between good growth and vitality and early-season insects and pathogens," says Scott Heuchlin, DuPont Pioneer research scientist, field pathology. "For growers who were able to start the season with a warm seedbed, good soil tilth and sunshine during emergence, the balance is shifted in favor of the plant. The biggest challenge will be for seeds that were planted into less-than-ideal seedbeds, creating stress for plants and making them vulnerable to pests and diseases."
Which pests should you scout for?
- Black cutworm
- Corn rootworm
- Bean leaf beetle
- Soybean aphids
- Brown marmorated stinkbugs
Black cutworm – Spring storms prior to tillage and planting provided favorable conditions for this pest. Corn plants are most vulnerable up to the V4 stage and susceptible up to the V6 stage.
Recommendations for management:
- Monitor flight reports, scout fields and incorporate tillage.
- Consider a rescue treatment if plants are small, cutworms are active and economic thresholds are exceeded.
- Broadcast pesticide or bait application may be used as a rescue treatment.
Corn rootworm – Cool spring conditions throughout the Corn Belt have delayed expected timing of rootworm hatch. To protect corn from rootworm damage, experts encourage multiple management strategies. Those include:
- Routine scouting and trait evaluation throughout growing season
- Checking fields for larval corn rootworm injury
- Scouting for adult corn rootworms, especially in corn-on-corn production
Overall, the most effective management strategy for corn rootworm is to incorporate a crop rotation that alternates corn with other crops. If continuing with corn, consider a dual mode of action in corn rootworm resistant traits, especially if you've used the same one for several years.
Bean leaf beetle – Soybean plants are particularly vulnerable up to the two-leaf stage. There is also potential for later generations of the bean leaf beetle to come in and feed directly on the pods. To manage for this pest, you should scout and monitor fields early. Insecticide seed treatments are generally effective in reducing damage from overwintering pests. However, you may need to spray to combat later-season threats.
Soybean aphids – While soybean aphids were not a major problem last year and were limited to northern states, aphid populations can rebound significantly after low years. Natural predators, such as lady beetles and insidious flower bugs, may help to suppress populations. It is a good idea to scout for the pest from late June through August.
Brown marmorated stinkbugs (BMSB) – Pests continue to expand across the country, including every state east of the Mississippi and several western states. Locations near forested urban areas are at higher risk. Since the distasteful bugs have few natural enemies in North America, close scouting is essential, particularly around the field borders where bugs tend to feed.
Which diseases should you monitor?
Seed rot and damping off are two major risks if planting was rushed and seeds were planted into cold, wet soils. The best protection for the seed is fungicidal seed treatments. Because of late planting this year, seed treatments will help protect seed as soil temperatures warm up quickly and allow plants to get out of the ground.
Additional resources:
- Pioneer Field360 Notes app: Helps track field notes and assists with early-season scouting.
- List of states and crops susceptible to brown marmorated stinkbugs: lannate.dupont.com
- For more information, visit pioneer.com.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
My visitor is special. He is not on the good side or the evil side. He does not take sides. In fact, quite technically, he does not exist. He is a figment of my imagination. I am well aware that he is a figment, even under the influence, but it's in incredibly bad taste to call your guest imaginary, you know what I mean? Give him at least the dignity of being real.
He doesn't always appear to me when I'm drunk, but on this night he decided to make a visit anyway. This night, I was lost in a bottle of Jack I had been saving for the right occasion that still had not come but fuck it it's alcohol in all honesty does it really need a special occasion? Three or four shots rapid-fire and I was already feeling close to being a stumbler. I remember the days where I drank not to get drunk. I think I preferred that more.
He decided to come when I went to the bathroom to try and keep myself awake. I splashed some water and stared down, lost in thought, when his voice suddenly made me aware of his presence.
"How much longer are you going to be avoiding the problem?"
I groaned, knowing exactly who it was and what he was going to say.
"Not tonight, Eric," I said. "I'm not in the mood."
I look up at the mirror to see Eric Riley- or rather, my mind's perception of Eric Riley- standing behind me against the wall with his arms folded. He looked like he did when I always knew him, instead of looking like he did the last time I saw him; short hair, clean shaven, wearing work clothes. The only difference between the Eric I knew and the Eric I saw die was the hole in the stomach of his shirt and the spread of blood around it. His red badge.
"What night are you in the mood?" he asked me. "Every other night I show up, you never want to hear what I have to say."
"Maybe that's the hint, maybe I don't want to hear you say it."
"You already know it. I'm you, remember? I'm just reiterating a point."
"And what point is that?"
He sighed. "What are you doing, man? Drinking yourself to death at night, trying to play the hero during the day? Looking for some other thing to chase after while trying to avoid the main problem for as long as you can? That's not you."
"Not me?" I snorted. "How do you know what's me? I don't even know me anymore, and I AM me."
"Maybe not, but my question stands."
I slam my hand on the counter and turn to face him. "I don't need to hear this."
"I think you do."
"Yeah, and who the fuck are you to say it?"
"I'm the guy you left to die on the floor of a warehouse while you went to play the hero."
"Oh don't start that shit again, Eric, I told you, I went to get help, if I didn't call for the ambulance you would have bled out-"
"I bled out anyway."
"And that's not my fault."
"You went in there to kill Conaghan, you went in there to take him on. You went there to try and even a score and avenge Lizzie-"
"I went in there to save you!"
"Then why didn't you?"
It's at this point that the strain becomes too much for my throat and I suffer another coughing fit. I open the cabinets and grab my medicine, and take a quick gulp to alleviate the pain. I put it back and pause to let the medicine work its magic.
"Don't throw that bullshit at me like I wasn't fucking there," I croaked at him.
"All I know is, I left that building in a body bag," he said back. "Do you even know how you got out of there? Because I know a lot of other people sure don't."
"You know how I got out; dragged out on my hands and knees with a fucking tentacle wrapped around my throat." I coughed again, my throat taking a beating. "I wish I had gotten your position."
"Oh, here we go with the death stuff again. Haven't heard that twenty times before."
I got up and turned to him. "I don't have to put up with this."
I walked out of the bathroom and closed the door, though I knew he'd be right back out in the kitchen waiting for me. Sure enough, I step through the door and there he is leaning against the counter, giving me that "what's wrong with you" look.
"Go away," I said, sitting back down and pouring myself another shot.
"Why are you so insistent on dying?" he asked, ignoring my demands. "You've made it this far. Why not make it to old age, away from all this?"
I snorted. "You know as well as I do that there's no escaping this line of business. It's keep on fighting until either he dies or we do."
"What about Redlight?"
I groaned. "Here we go. Didn't see this coming."
"You know what I am. I'm the part of your mind that doubts that stronger-than-man persona you emulate off every orifice, doubts that part of you that everyone else seems to be fixated on. And right now, that part of you is wondering why you didn't take Redlight up on his offer-"
"Oh, what fucking offer?" I demanded, glaring at him. "Erase my memories? Give me a new identity? Because that's had a GREAT fucking track record, right? Robert got his mind wiped, and guess what? He's still fucking here. Nessa had to get her mind wiped twice. She's probably dead now. Redlight's offer is bullshit."
"But you encouraged Nessa to take it."
"I told her not to look for answers. She was free to do whatever she wanted."
"But you're not?"
I shook my head, more to clear it than agree with him. "I have to stop it. Before more people die."
"I think more people have died because of you being there than you trying to help," came the angry retort. "Damien died following your theories. Zero died praising your name. Who's going to be next? Danny? Ava? Reach? How about Celeste-"
I threw the bottle of Jack, missing his head by a fraction of an inch as it smashed against the wall. Glass littered the counter as the whiskey spilled across the floor, leaving a murky brown puddle. We were overcome with silence for a moment, staring at each other. Finally I turned away, rubbing my eyes.
"I can't...I can't give this up. I have to keep trying. And I don't really understand why sometimes, why I do it. But good or bad, I gotta see this to the end."
"...Because no one else has made it this far."
Silence again.
"You won't kill Slender Man, Zeke. That's not your place to do it."
"I know." I sighed. "But I have to try anyway. At least give whoever is supposed to stop him a fair chance."
Silence again.
"...would forgetting all this really be that bad?"
I slam my eyes shut. Memories of my childhood, of high school, of the academy, of my job before my last case...they were my memories. My life. To forget would mean they never happened. Would mean I never happened. They were more or less all I had, at this point. But mostly...
"If I forget me, I forget everything that happened. I forget you, I forget Conaghan, I forget those kids that I'm no closer to finding now than I was a year ago..." I gulped down my last drink. "I forget Lizzie...and I can't do that. I can't just let that go."
"Maybe...that's not such a bad thing..."
I rub my forehead. "I just...I can't, alright? How can you really ask me to forget everyone? Huh?"
When I got no answer, I looked up to acknowledge him, which I had tried not to do the entire time he had been there, but he was gone. Sunken back into the confines of my mind.
Definitely one of my more enjoyable visits.
That's where Damien was located.
I might not post for a while. God knows I'm not going to get another free plane ticket. Driving is gonna take a while, and then finding the exact town and getting my bearings there.
Try not to let everything go to Hell while I'm gone, okay?
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- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:29 PM
I'm in Indiana. It's not that great here.ReplyDelete
Be careful
I know I'm not exactly one to give advice on the matter (admittedly, I drink and smoke like a fish's chimney), but maybe you should stay away from alcohol for the time being.ReplyDelete
And I'm suspecting that the Eric you're seeing isn't the Eric you knew at all. He could be playing with your mind, Zeke, while you're drunk, which is when your willpower to keep him away is low. He could very well be invading your mind, stealing your innermost thoughts, and parrotting them back at you.
And it's not like we both don't have dark thoughts to hide.
Stay safe, Zeke. Don't play the hero; you're already one to everyone without trying at all. To me, anyway.
There isn't much I can say or do to comfort you. Not sure you'd even want me too. I'd take what Celeste says seriously though. It's always a possibility.ReplyDelete
My friend Jamie and I were from Indiana. What town are you looking for, or landmarks? Maybe I can be of help...ReplyDelete
Good luck, Zeke. And stay safe. With Robert quite possibly insane again, M...MIA, and all these new unreliable chucklefucks, you're about the only person I have to look to anymore.ReplyDelete
Just...please make sure you're seeking truth instead of death.
Be careful dear Mystic and stay safe. The absence of the Hermit terrifies many, don't go missing on them as well.ReplyDelete
Stay safe, Zeke, and hold on. I know it's got to sound like empty words coming from a screen, but don't you give up. A death wish won't help anyone, yourself included.ReplyDelete
For what it's worth, you're still in my thoughts and prayers. Fair skies and a following wind, my friend.
~The Quick
you either have an astounding memory, or a flair for the dramatic. pick whichever one suits you better. =PReplyDelete
in all seriousness though... Zeke, you need help. though traveling companions come with their own dangers, i really don't think it's safe for you to be alone anymore. it's so easy to lose track of time when you're by yourself, so how do you know you're not losing time?
that cough is just getting worse and worse, man. and i don't trust those damn pills either.
i've got a friend in Indianna. i doubt if he knows anything, but i'll ask.
I'm in Indiana right now and there's a hell of a lot of proxies.ReplyDelete
Stay safe.
wasnt zero in indiana tooReplyDelete
it reminds me of that kids show
eerie indiana
what is wrong with the heartland of america
maybe they just get bored when that race is over
As one of the "unreliable chucklefucks" as Jekyll so elegantly said, we look up to you. Hell, I know you are a human, and have human failings. It's why I believe in you.ReplyDelete
Stay safe Zeke.
This might be an unpopular theory, but this seems less like something invading your mind and more like good old-fashioned self doubt.ReplyDelete
Which makes sense. You've been through a lot, a lot of people have died, and most likely you've made a lot of mistakes. It probably doesn't help that you've become a point of inspiration among a whole community. That's a hell of a lot of responsibility.
If you think about it, considering Redlight's offer, even if for just a minute, is sort of proof that you're still sane.
I'd like to mention that you've got a lot of friends here. Everything you're going through, you don't have to do it alone.
I wish you luck in Indiana. Be safe.
I'm so sorry, Zeke.ReplyDelete
Please take care of yourself.
Both Celeste and AJ make great points. I'd consider both.
I hear there's some nice Amish folk in Indiana.
~ Branwen
...for some reason I cannot stop thinking of Dead Space.ReplyDelete
'Zeke, you have to make us whole.'
Just got done reading all your posts, on this blog and the old one (took me all of two days, but I finally caught up).
I hope your trip proves to be informative and productive.
Stay Safe.
Finally 100% caught up. And I must say, I'm very concerned about what I'm reading.ReplyDelete
You've got some real Fight Club shit going on, huh? Except you're the badass Tyler Durden, & you've hallucinated a whiny guilt trip to keep you company. Don't let it take over. Don't give into the guilt, I think we know you well enough to be sure you would have saved him if you could. If nothing else, bleeding out in a warehouse is a far, far better fate than whatever Skinny McNoFace had planned for him.
And furthermore, don't you forget The Arsonist. If you've been researching Damien further, then you know that this 2nd personality of Damien allowed him to defy the thin white douche in shocking ways. I know you're a bad ass Zeke, but have you spit in his face? The Arsonist has, if Dreams in Darkness can be believed. If your mind is splintering to the point of manifesting hallucinations that berate you, at least it may serve as a defense against mental manipulation.
But be very cautious. Many cases have shown that it is within that damned skinny bastard's power to change the memories & perceptions of those he stalks. I must ask you again about this mysterious medication. Marble Hornets is full of strange pills & medications, which does not bode well in my view for you Zeke. Be VERY sure of what you're taking. It may be doing more harm than good. It may not be doing any good at all.
And finally, you're so sure he's imaginary? You didn't believe in monsters a year ago. Who is to say that ghosts & spirits don't walk the Earth? I know it sounds like stupid shit, but so did the thin white douche when you first heard of him. Ghost stories go back as far time itself. That damned skinny creature showed up on a forum a few years ago, though who is to say how far back he goes, or if he ever did not exist. Keep an open mind.
Over all, stay safe as you travel Zeke. You're of no use to anyone dead or sitting in a cell. I'd hate for your friends to have to tip their hand busting you out of something. Enjoy Indiana, & may you find the truth you seek.
You're still our best hope Zeke. Even with hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, & all the troubles of the world piled on your shoulders, don't be so sure you can't be the one to kill his skinny ass. I have faith. If belief can bring him to life, maybe it can kill him as well.
I'll be waiting to hear more. Good luck.
Nice to see you're concerned for Ava and I, Zeke, but you need to take a chill pill. Martyring yourself isn't going to help anyone.ReplyDelete
What Reach said. You need to do what I can't- put down the bottle and think. Think hard. Eric may or may not be a figment of your mind, but if he isn't, he could be, as mentioned, Slenderdouche getting in your head.ReplyDelete
all that you are is a man who needs help and we are here to help you, man have you seen the posts that people have made i wish i could help but i am in canada and if you make a stop in kingston, ON. tell me and i will try to helpReplyDelete
Hey Zeke, I've already asked for M's logical advise concerning my blog, now I was hoping for your crazy-as-shit, balls-to-the-walls advise too, in the days so come. http://thattallstalkerdude.blogspot.com/2011/02/lets-cut-to-chase.htmlReplyDelete
i am sorry to say this but there may be more then one of our tall friends, but it seems that there isn't one in the kingston area, you mite be safe here for a wile, my offer still stands,ReplyDelete
If haven't seen the guy in Lake County, California. Try showing up in the area, its nice if you ignore all the potheads. Also, proxies will have a hell of a time getting here.ReplyDelete
um what do i say i would say your mad but a certain event may of changed my perspective long story short i got som crazybloak who wants me to do something about the slender wanker i dont know nothing bad has happened yet but the nightmares are getting worse um advice for a 15 year old maybe? oh yeah http://incrediblylongandforgetable.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
he will not help jamie too busy in his own perfetic fight you have your own it is so much better they will see all see al those that bullied and taunted youReplyDelete
can i coment on a blog without you stalking me perhapsReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Sometimes having a split is advantageous. I know mine have saved me more than once.ReplyDelete
I'll extend you the same invitation I extended to Vi, you can come here any time.
Your concern is unexpected and very, very taken to heart, Zeke.ReplyDelete
But I'll have you know it extends both ways. And I would like you to not die while you're following Damien's lead.
Be careful, come back and thank you, Zeke. You were one of the people I kept in my mind to make me remember myself.
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@K you try having what appears to be hacking arsehole who constantly stalks you and sends e-mails that enrage you. for the record i do NOT think this guy is anything other then a hacking bastard. Sorry for the bad grammar but unfortunately my brain goes too fast for the body to keep up. And the dyspraxia oh so good the lack of hand eye co-ordination is so inspiringReplyDelete
I came to the blog cause he follows similar pattens to the ARKy chars in over words i need someone who can guess what he is doing or catch the fucker slipping upReplyDelete
Big break on the Damien front check out Jack Tyler's blog Scared his cousin Drew just found one of your missing pieces The Mother Fucking BONE. We need to find Drew ASAP I'm putting out a call to any and all runners to be on high alert for Drew.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM
@ATROCIOUS GRAMMAR - TRY TAKING CARE OF YOUR PROBLEMS ON YOUR OWN BLOG. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN MORE ISSUES IF YOU KEEP THIS SHIT UP. PROMISE.ReplyDelete
I leave for a few months and miss a bunch of shit. You still alive, Zeke? What's been going on around here. also I think your friends have been following me. In fact I know they have. The white van is super subtle.ReplyDelete
Whoa M's alive! Thank God (who must be a short fat guy, in my book). Glad to see you M, we were worried.ReplyDelete
M? The fuck have you been?ReplyDelete
Still so happy and excited about this.
On the run from the feds too? I can see where that makes posting hard, especially when you don't constantly have computer access...
~ Branwen
Spread the wordReplyDelete
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As you may already know, Chrome is the new browser from Google. Windows version was released to the world on Tuesday Sept 2nd, 2008 US Time. Quite possibly because Sept 1st was Labour Day Holiday in US. In India, especially in Maharashtra, we have a major festival called Ganeshotsav on Wednesday, so I was busy with the celebrations. I did not get to this new Shiny tool till Thursday India time morning. Here are my first impressions (within few minutes after using the browser)
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I've prayed. I've had enough prayers answered to warrant a belief in a deity or 'The Secret'. So why don't I ? Magical thinking. My logical brain can't support it.
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