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March 3rd, 2003, 02:56 AM #1
Some of you may be familiar with this well-know spammer. There's a browser pluging from the topsites.us site which appears to serve popups when search terms are entered on major search engines, but I cannot actually get the application to install properly on any of my sacrifical PCs (Win 95/NT4). Sorry, I won't hotlink them, that way they can't trace back to ABW easily.
I've uncompressed the installer and there are several thousand sites listed, but I don't recognise any of the files as being known spyware. Since I can't get it to run I can't see what other impact it has.
WARNING: I have identified that it tries to send an email out during installation, presumably to harvest your email address for more spam. Be careful with this one!
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March 3rd, 2003, 11:57 AM #2
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Yes, I've tested this software, which I'm calling "EStart" as that appears to be its internal name.
It does attempt to spy on keywords and grab your e-mail address, though both of these functions failed in testing for me. Amusingly it also set up an AppInit_DLLs entry which rearranged the taskbar so as to be unusable on each restart. Which is a bit weird.
Not quite sure what to do with it for the moment, as I can't find any evidence of it being stealth-installed; as far as I know the only way to get it was to go to topsites.us and deliberately install it, which would be pretty stupid.
I'd definitely like to hear if anyone knows different.
Andrew Clover
March 3rd, 2003, 11:53 PM #3
Thanks Andrew
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March 5th, 2003, 02:31 PM #4
Bingo, I found it again - this time in a product called "Go MP3" at http://www.g-o.us/share.htm
Note the "No Spyware" logo. Hmmm. This is the one that tries to grab your email address.
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March 7th, 2003, 08:13 AM #5
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Good work moo!
Am downloading now - assuming you're right, this one will go in the next update.
March 11th, 2003, 05:54 AM #6
Great stuff Andrew
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I like street Fighter and escpecially the old pixel one.I like really like this cause its about street fighter and the story of it.Also im suprised taht not that much people wrote a review anyways good job!
Quite excellent, indeed.
Held my interest the entire time, good interactive flash, good animation, OUTSTANDING sound. 10/10.
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nice nice it was kinda good if it was long u could have got a 10 but its still good
Not too bad
Clever dialogue and impeccable graphic similarity to street fighter makes this one of the best flash submissions i have seen in a long time. I'm glad this won't be the last of your Street Fighter vids.
On the downside however, it is a little too much on the short side- which is to be expected in such a series, but not this short.
I hope the surprise Batman appearance at the end will make for an epic sequel!
yeah it ended up short because i left it sit around for a while and then decided one day to pick it up and i knew if i didn't finish it quickly it may never have been finished as It is hard for me to hold interest in stuff. The appearance by batman will most likely end up becoming something awesome. I've already started thinking about it
Plot: 6/10
Straight to the point! I like that, although my knowledge of street fighter is small, I still enjoy this.
Sound: 8/10
The sound in my opinion fitted near perfect to the fighting and the killing.
Graphics: 3/10
At least your honest about the terrible sprites, the fighters sprites were ok but the background was quite bad.
Overall: 17/30, 6/10, 3/5
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Don't get starstruck over 'bad' Nigella Lawson, jury is told
NIGELLA LAWSON should be treated like someone living on a housing estate and must not be "elevated" because of her fame, a court heard yesterday.
The TV cook's evidence in the fraud trial of two former assistants was undermined by her admission she took cocaine and cannabis, jurors were told.
And although the domestic goddess is not on trial, defence barristers said the jury should not be starstruck and that anyone who admitted to taking illegal drugs was "bad".
During closing speeches at Isleworth Crown Court, Karina Arden, defending Francesca Grillo, said: "An undeniable factor of this case is that Nigella Lawson did take drugs – people are charged and tried everyday for that." She added: "If you heard someone come along and admitted having taken Class A or Class B drugs, you would be told that is a matter of bad character.
"This affects also another aspect of Ms Lawson's credibility and I say, irrespective of her usage of drugs, I ask you to look at her evidence. Not as a famous TV cook but hear it in that way, dare I say it, to anybody who lives on an estate."
The court heard that the bitter marriage breakdown of Ms Lawson and Charles Saatchi was the reason two personal assistants were put on trial accused of fraud, a court heard yesterday.
Elisabetta Grillo, 41, was "caught in collateral cross-fire" between the warring couple, like the child of divorcing parents, according to her defence barrister Anthony Metzer QC. He told jurors that multi-millionaire Mr Saatchi, 70, had used the trial to attack 53-year-old Miss Lawson.
Ms Grillo and her sister Francesca, 35, are alleged to have spent £685,000 on credit cards belonging to the TV cook and her art dealer ex-husband, who were divorced in July.
If you heard someone come along and admitted having taken Class A or Class B drugs, you would be told that is a matter of bad character
The Grillos, of Kensington Gardens Square, Bayswater, west London, each deny a single count of committing fraud between January 1 2008 and December 31 last year.
Mr Metzer asked the jury at Isleworth Crown Court, west London: "Could it be Mr Saatchi was using this as a way to attack Ms Lawson by proxy? By turning on one of her most trusted and loved people?" He added: "As his relationship with Ms Lawson started to unravel and he lost control of her, he looked for a place to put his hurt and anger. The extravagant way Ms Lawson kept her family in his money was now a legitimate place for him to exert his feelings."
Ms Arden added: "Both of these people, Ms Lawson and Mr Saatchi, had their own agendas when they came to court to give evidence."
The sisters have told the court Ms Lawson authorised their spending and they saw evidence she used drugs on a regularly. Francesca told the court she would frequently find rolled-up banknotes with white powder on them in Ms Lawson's handbags.
Judge Robin Johnson told the jury they had to decide whether the Grillos had behaved dishonestly.
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Baker hedges her bets by stating she doesn't think it's wrong for people to want stylish eyeglasses or for people to buy an extra pair of glasses for special occasions. But the thought of owning three pairs goes beyond her limited vision. Hey Linda, trying looking beyond streetwear and dresswear! What about glasses for occupational use, sports, safety, computer-use, prescription sunwear? It's called lifestyle dispensing and the concept has been around for years. And yes, it is need-based.
Consumers Digest editor Rich Dzierwa is similarly myopic. In his column, he claims, "We would have no idea whether a certain type of lens for which we paid extra was used. The same goes if you ordered a special coating for the lenses." Huh? What makes him think patients can't tell if a lens is anti-reflective, photochromic or polarized? And what about the millions of dollars lens manufacturers spend on educational materials and in-store demo displays to educate consumers about the benefits of their products? What about the optometrists and opticians who present the patient with lens options that enhance their vision and help them look their best?
There are lots of other dubious and flat-out false statements in the article, which I encourage you to read. If you want to let these folks how you feel, write to Consumers Digest, 520 Lake Cook Rd., Suite 500, Deerfield, Ill. 60015, or email them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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When The Boy asks for a TARDIS cake, he gets a TARDIS cake, covered with blue cookies because we don't care for fondant very much. Add blue, white, and black royal icing, and a Tenth Doctor action figure, and allons-y!
We are ready for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who here, complete with fish fingers and custard. Geronimo!
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This cottage is brand new! It is a two bedroom 1 bath unit with a large outdoor shower. The kitchen is beautiful with granite counter tops and an eat in bar. The master bedroom is large with a king size bed and the guest room has a queen bed. All rooms have a/c. There is movie streaming with a Roku player. There are laundry facilities on the property along with filtered drinking water and a large ice machine for your coolers to take to the beach. There is a large front deck where you can enjoy your meals under the canopy of the palms or just sit at night an gaze at the stars. This cottage is called the garden cottage because I built it in the place where my garden used to be. You can pick bananas, mangos, soursop, limes, and many other fruits right from your front yard.
I am retired and enjoy having quests stay in the cottages. I was a landscaper and now I enjoy just keeping this property lush and beautiful. It really is a tropical paradise!
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I bought this property because it is so beautiful and now it is my very own piece of paradise!
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My Property is located mid-island and is close to the beach and scuba diving, shopping,hiking, mountain biking, the rum factory, and many other interesting activities. For more information on things to do go to visitstcroix.com
We stayed in Bamboo cottage, which is spacious and separated from other cottages. Win will help you find anything you're interested in doing anywhere on the island. She's very knowledgable and helpful, both on her property and about the island. You'll want to rent a car to take full advantage of island life.
Win and her crew have put a lot of work into the property and, being born and raised on St. Croix, I can say without a doubt that you'll be hard pressed to find lodging on the island as serene and beautiful with all the amenities that Win provides. The rooms and linens were clean and the finishes throughout the cottage were really better than expected. My favorite part of the property, although I was a little concerned at first about privacy, was the outside shower! Although I would love to keep this place all to myself, I had to write this review and recommend it to others. You wont be disappointed!
True that you can find paradise anywhere on the island, but you can never beat what this place has to offer. My reason for my travel was to attend a funeral and have fun 2 for 1. It was only my mother and myself, my mother decided to stay with family and friends instead. So I had the entire place to myself and enjoyed every bit of it. It was me with quietness and laziness, never feeling lonely. If I could stay here every day, I would be in heaven an spoil. This place has everything I expected to have and more compare to other so called "real hotels on the island" (very sad, do your research). This place made me feel like I was in my own home in TX, with the exception of my family. I had my own private parking, full kitchen, big bedrooms, living room and lots of space. The cottages are not close to each other which give you more privacy. The bathroom is outside which makes it very interesting. No worries it's safe. Even though the place has a water heater, majority of the time I enjoyed the fresh cold rain water, for some reason it kept my skin feeling soft. This place has lots of characters. If you real pay attention to the place you will be amaze what you learn. I was. So much to do and learn. You just have to be willing to explore. DO NOT BE A COUCH POTATOE! I notice that each cottage are name by a fruit or tree that's right next to it. I was given some knowledge of the different kinds of fruits. Win Welsh introduce me to a fruit that I will never forget and find very interesting. It is called stinking toe. "Win, I did not make the smoothie but I did the drink." I had to laugh. I research it and found out stinking toe has a lot of health beneficial. Sorry but I will not tell you about it, because you will just have to experience it yourself. The place also has a real hiking trail you will enjoy. Especially once you reach to the top of the mountain, very beautiful up there. Just make sure you take a bottle of water, a stick for support and your camera. It's best to go very early in the morning that way you can enjoy the pool or go to the beach afterwards. On some beaches nearby you can enjoy live music and food depending on the day. You can use the water gears, umbrella and chairs Win has on her property at no extra charge. Nothing is far on the island, only the locals say that. Enjoy all the local food and fruits on the island. I plan to come back with my family next time. 100% worth it! Travel 08/19 -08/30/2016. Winn 'till next time yee-haw! O'Myra
If you want an adventure in St Croix follow in our footsteps. Jan and I did our homework. There is only one person to stay with. Her name is Winnifred Welsh but everyone calls her Winn. Her place is Little Fountain Cottages. The islanders call her angel, genius and that is true but even more she loves St Croix. With her bare hands, an 80 year old islander named Cowboy and machetes they went into the jungle and she made miracles happen. She has lived on and landscaped much of this island for 46 years. She has raised a family and grandchildren here. When you arrive you immediately feel at home and in safe hands. Judi of St. Croix delivered our rental car right to the door and picked it up at the door. No waiting in lines with them. Winn knows everyone on the island and they love her.
Her 11 acre estate is gorgeous. The landscaping breathtaking...we stayed in the Mahogany cottage. It was perfect with a great 4 poster bed, comfortable couches and a full kitchen with dining inside and out on this porch with lovely views. Her pets are sweet and well behaved. Winn is a really funny character and the hardest working person I have ever met. Cane Bay Beach is only a 10 minute drive
by car and is very nice and sandy. There is an outdoor restaurant called Spratnet Beach Bar and Grill that is fun and right on the beach. We had the best vacation ever. Next time we come down and we will be back again and again we are going to take tours with Prince Taxi and Safari Tours. He has lived here his whole life. Also be sure to ride horses in the ocean with Cowboy Steve Equus Rides. That was the best time. We couldn't stop laughing. My horse reared up out of the water on cue. Cowboy Steve and his assistants gave us a fabulous exciting day on his beautifully trained horses. Great fun.
This trip was the trip of a lifetime. We had a great and very safe vacation with Winn. We just loved her.
Winn, until we meet again we will have such fond memories and pictures.
Anna and Jan Michael Vincent
We absolutely loved the Mahogany cottage. It was comfortable and had everything we needed.
The grounds are beautiful and well kept. It is up the mountain and the driveway is steep, we wished
we had rented a Jeep instead of car. Wynn has all kinds of extras including, water, chairs, cooler, ice, washer and
dryer and detergent. Loved the island and the beaches. You can go to any resort and pay a small fee
for use of pool or a chair. We like the Renaissance and the Buckaneer. Cane Bay beach was our favorite
and is near by. If this is your first visit make sure to get good directions. We were directionally challenged and were
lost half the time but finally got the hang of life in the left lane. The cottage is a bargain and we would go
again in a red hot minute!
This exquisite cottage in the rain forest is well appointed and furnished beautifully. Don't let the 'Rain Forest Cottage" description fool you, we have stayed all over the world, and the accommodations are first class.
It is clean and comfortable and sits on 11 acres of heaven in the middle of paradise.
The sounds of the rain forest are like an intoxicating lullaby, the breezes morning and night are wonderful and even in high summer we never had to use the air conditioners once. The owner/hostess, Win Welsh, has been living on St Croix for many years, she has an extensive knowledge of the island, is a great resource, and is happy to share that with her guests. If you are a mountain biker (or would love to try it) you will be revved to learn that Win and her group of mountain bikers maintain a set of mountain bike trails. Hikers will love it too. The estate is practically at the center of the island so it is convenient for us as we travel the entire island, diving and hiking during our stay. Linda loves best the cottages outdoor shower, the pool and the beautiful landscaping and privacy you get with each cottage. We highly recommend this property and the owner for a unique and enjoyable stay in St. Croix. We will be coming back soon and often.
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By Thomas W. Horvat, Pilgrim in Progress
The winter of 1993 was particularly bleak and storm ridden in the mountains of Western Maryland both spiritually and physically. Ice storms ravaged trees and power lines and I had lost the pastorate of a rural, independent Bible church that I had served for 6.5 years over the doctrines of total depravity and "free will". I found out painfully that they were not as "Bible" as their name suggested. As I was seeking an opportunity that winter to establish a bible institute among prison inmates, I was called upon by the chaplain of Roxbury Correctional Institute (RCI) to preach the Wednesday evening protestant service. I accepted the challenge and this is the story.
RCI is one of three correctional facilities nestled in the great Hagerstown Valley of Western Maryland. This would be my first experience in prison ministry and though I am 6''1" tall, weigh 230 lbs., was raised in a rough area of Pittsburgh steel country and have four tattoos, I went in scared to death. This is a maximum security 900 bed facility housing an average of 12-13 hundred inmates. The overflow end bunked up in day rooms. Most of the men come from the inner city of Baltimore and Washington. As I entered the Chapel of the Repentant Thief, the designation for the chapel at that time,this is what I found and what God did and continues to do.
Prisons are spiritual wastelands. Many winds of doctrine are blowing constantly via radio, television and many willing volunteers from non-orthodox ministries. Initially I found the inmates in great turmoil and agitation because of the negative and false teachings of the health/wealth, name it/claim it crowd. I realized there were many professions of "faith" based upon some response to an emotional appeal to "come to Jesus", but they were still in bondage to sexual sin, vulgar language and were "chameleon Christians", acting one way in the chapel and another during the daily routines of prison life. The inmates argued from a theologically ignorant and opinionated view of scriptures, so I began to preach verse by verse from Genesis.
I. Ploughing the Wasteland
I was in it for the long haul. And he that puts his hand to the plough does not look back. Any gardener knows that there must be careful and thorough preparation and much hard work to obtain a bountiful harvest.
Beginning "in the beginning", the Absolute, Sovereign and Self-existent Creator who needed nothing nor nobody was displayed. This Almighty God created all things for His own good pleasure and purposes. This created a strong and typical Arminian reaction among those who believed god existed for Man's pleasure and exists to carry out what Man sovereignly decides. A group of these "sovereigns" gathered each week in the chapel before the service started to exorcise demons out of me.
Then there was the Fall—the root of every crime and sin imaginable and otherwise in the lives of these men. Adam's sin was not just an unfortunate mistake, but the high crime and rebellion. God would be justified if He pitched every son of Adam into hell. He is no man's debtor. The Spirit ploughed the fallow ground and now the "charismaniacs" began to pray that God would do to me as He did to Phillip—horizontally "rapture" me out of the chapel.
And the Spirit ploughed on week by week. A reverent silence accompanied many of the services. Other times it was an all out war as I was interrupted with arguments and required to give an answer for certain statements that challenged their man-centered doctrines. Preaching in prison is not the nice Sunday affair we are accustomed to. You have to be ready to explain any and all truth claims.
The display of the Sovereignty and Holiness of God brought to many such a keen sense of their unworthiness—how could they face the judgment of such a One before whom the unfallen angels must shield their faces? Thus the Spirit pressed the truth of the need of the naked soul of a sinner before the perfect and uncompromising holiness of its Creator. Instead of babbling or laughing uncontrollably they were humbled, quiet and convicted. Men were seen hanging and shaking their heads in shame, some weeping.
Scenes of the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph and his brothers all led these men to see salvation is by grace alone and merited only upon the death of a substitute.
II. Sowing the Seed
Verse by verse the incorruptible seed of the Word of God was sown. I also was using the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures and felt no need at all to dumb these inmates down further with some kind of watered down "easy English" text. They needed to come up, and they needed a reliable text to do so. It took three years to finish Genesis. We then went to Romans for three more years and have been in Hebrews for two years. Historical, prophetic and poetic scriptures have been included in the exposition of the main text. Honest, straight-forward answers were given even when the answer would be painful and cross the grain of what many were taught or familiar with, such as divorce and remarriage (God hates it), women in church leadership (the Scriptures do not approve it) and the sign gifts of the Spirit (Acts 5 records the biblical account of being slain in the Spirit and Psa 2 reveals a laughing revival).
III. The Benefit of Long Patience in Harvest
God promises that His Word would not return void and the wasteland in the Chapel of the Repentant Thief began to bloom. The attendance has increased and held steady with between 100-120 men regularly coming to the service. Argumentative individuals refuse to come anymore or have come to the place where they listen with some coming to a clear biblical understanding of justification by grace alone through Christ alone through faith alone. Bible studies are going on every day on the tiers and the desire for theological depth continues to grow. As constant warning is issued against dead orthodoxy, there is a corresponding heart desire to see the lost evangelized and both reformation and revival in the lives of believers who live in the confines of steel and razor wire. Believers generally have experienced the "grounding and settling" effect of the truth and many that meet biblical qualifications for leading the church are being challenged and led by the Spirit of God to come forth and strive to please Him who hath chosen them to be soldiers.
The following is one of many letters I have received to allow you to see the blossom in the desert and give many thanks to God for His work in a repentant thief...
Dear Bro. Tom,
IV. The Need for Laborers
It has been 17 years since Wittenburg Ministries began work with the men at RCI. There has been much encouragement accompanied by many setbacks and trials.
The prisons of this land are white unto harvest. The need is for a sound theology that instructs the head and the Spirit''s power that transforms the heart and sends those forth whose only charge in the courts would now be loyalty to King Jesus. The fault many orthodox believers may be guilty of is believing that there is plenty of ministry going on to prisons-and they are right-therefore there is no need to direct time and energy there. But much of the "ministry" going on is heretical. It is heresy when the Bible is taught in a way that leaves Man thinking that god exists to glorify Man and enjoy Man's presence forever. It is gross error when men are taught that prayer is the means to spiritual socialism where all God''s children wear blue suede shoes and drive Cadillac''s and never get sick. It is damnable heresy to lead prisoners to believe they are saved because of some response they made to an invitation but clueless regarding the absolute necessity of the new birth which is affected by the power of God alone. Inmates have a regular and full diet of tapes, books, and bible studies provided from every brand of ministry under the sun.
It is time for the orthodox to stop being spiritual "naval gazers" and lift up their eyes and buy up the opportunities in the steel and concrete mission fields of this land.
Pray ye the LORD of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest field.


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Paw Prints in My Heart
Life Lessons Learned from the Dog of my Life
By: Andrew Hessel
Published: May 13th 2014
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Here's to great dogs. Many of us would like to believe there's a special place in doggie heaven for the really great ones. I know I want to. No question they've earned it, deserve it, and it seems only fair. I know there are a great many great dogs out there, working their magic, living their lives with their families and saying it all without ever saying a word. For dog lovers, our precious memories of those "non-conversations" with dearly-departed four-legged friends lend silence a deafening quality. I explained to a friend that Paw Prints is a book about great dogs, not just my dog, although Mac was truly some great dog. And as I've said many times, he was certainly the dog of my life, and his friendship enriched and changed not just my life, but the lives of everyone in our family. While the book is my attempt to capture Mac's remarkably and improbably wonderful story before it fades to past, it's also in many ways my story, too. Because Mackie and I were happily and deliriously, joined-at-the-paw. Amazing, I think, that I could learn so much from a guy that never said a word. Paw Prints in My Heart is Mac's story. I think of it as my gift to our family and all of his friends, two and four-legged, that had the pleasure and the privilege of knowing and being loved by this magnificent old Labrador retriever. It's my best attempt to capture and chronicle a remarkable life, the pain and sadness of his passing, but most of all, his joyful impact upon us over what truly was a most improbable life of fourteen years and a day. A reverent and grateful tribute to a gentle and pure spirit that for me will always be a living reminder of a loving friend in the very truest sense. In every way, for me this book was a labor of love and joy to write. Parts will make you laugh, and others may bring you to tears, so a tissue at times may be advised. But I have the highest hopes that you'll read it, enjoy it, and connect in ways that only you can understand. Maybe even share it with friends that might understand and pass it along, as a comfort for a true friend they've lost, and for what they've experienced, and a way for them to remember the laughter and happy times through their tears. I hope that dog lovers everywhere read this book and see a bit of their dog in Mac. I hope that the non-dog lovers amongst us read this book and reconsider. I hope that everyone has at least one dog of their life in their life. My first novel Rush to Dawn, was, in many ways a love letter to my wife, Lynne. This book, I'd like to believe, is a love letter from Mac to all of us.
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This book is a great testament to how much a pet, especially a dog, can touch your heart and really become a part of your soul. This is a definite must read that had me thinking about how I will feel when my "baby's" move to doggie heaven.
This book is for the animal lover, pet owner and the person who is on the fence about getting a forever friend. Andrew Hessel put his life on hold to write this soulful book because the lost of his best friend was a story from the heart that was worth telling (and reading!). I am so happy that someone finally wrote a book that delves into the true relationship of being part of a family that has true unconditional love.
About Andrew Hessel
It's never too late to heed the call.
How I arrived at this conclusion is in itself a story.
After college I spent nearly three decades in the corporate world, working for big media on the publishing side. All powerful, successful companies, headquartered in places like New York, Burbank, and points in between. My thing was marketing, advertising, sales management and general management. In fairness, there were some very good years.
We had fun and did good work we were proud of.
But nothing lasts forever, and in the end, after one too many sales, mergers, and acquisitions, I walked away … having had about all the corporate fun I could stand, you might say.
Few thought the newspaper business, struggling and under siege, would ever recover. Many branded it a dying industry and called it a dinosaur.
Still others said it was already dead.
There was no shortage of opinions, but three things were painfully clear and inarguably true:
Newspapers would never again have the near exclusive relationship they'd too often taken for granted with their readers. At least not on the scale they'd enjoyed for so long.
No longer an indispensible news source and with fewer and fewer readers by the day, newpapers were simply no longer all that relevant. Even the best and the brightest running the biggest and most successful newspapers had no real idea how to remain prominent players in a new age that had passed them by.
Today, we want our news and entertainment instantly, not tomorrow morning.
No escaping the fact that the glory days had up and gone, and were gone for good. For me, it just wasn't fun anymore.
Experiencing a shifting business paradigm first-hand is both scaryand exhilirating, but it's also a rare chance for personal reinvention.
But what next? What do I want?
I wanted most to rediscover the passion the corporate world so easily crushes. And to embrace something deep inside I'd been ignoring for most of life.
Writing is in the blood and deeply-rooted in our family. We're a family of writers. Our father taught us, we taught our kids, and so it continues.
My dad wrote a couple of books, my sister has written professionally for years, and although, until the last few years, most of my own writing was business oriented, I've always written.
Dad's innovative treatment of world history – now there's a bigsubject – was published by one of the most esteemed houses in the industry, Simon & Schuster. His dream, rightfully, was for it to be recognized as the unique reference tool he had created it to be, and to find a home in the library of every school in America. It made perfect sense, his publisher agreed, but the promised promotion never materialized.
For my dad, what should have been, never was.
Back then I couldn't fully understand how disappointed he must have been. How hard he'd worked, how big he'd dreamed. How deeply it must have hurt.
Authors with books that go unpromoted by their publishers are hardly members of an exclusive club.
Years later, after heeding the call, writing three thrillers and chasing my dream conventionally in the find-an-agent-get-a-publishermode, I get it.
Boy, do I get it.
My dad had no other path, he couldn't do much about it in those days.
Thankfully, that isn't the case today. What you're reading is testament to a world full of amazing new tools, and bold, new possibilities.
The shock is discovering that following the path leads to yet another jugular paradigm shift. It couldn't be more personal.
Or more of a roller coaster. I'm talking about coming to terms with what it means, deciding what to do, figuring out how to go about it, and then getting started.
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Winning, and success, are very different beasts from when it all began.
I want people to read my thrillers, and the emphasis is readers over dollars.
I hope the pages turn and you enjoy good reads.
And at the end will consider it time well spent.
Along the way, and starting right here, I'm also hoping for a new kind of communication between readers and writers, and writers and writers.
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And to all the kindred spirits who, for whatever reasons are driven to follow similar dreams, I hope that your visit here offers you a little shelter from the storm and encouragement to keep going.


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"Happy Birthday my sweet son. You would be 28 today. I miss you and love you from planet earth. I know I will see you again in Heaven. Today I am taking your memorial rock to leave with your tree. I see you often at St Marias. I water your tree extra as is HOT AS Texas can be. Love you Momma 8/11/2016"
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With sissy,you, Dad, in my life I felt so very blessed. Am so saddened you were taken from us all. I so had hoped to see all your dreams come true in your life. I miss your calls every morning to say "Hola Mamasita". Forever in my heart til we meet again."
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Sociopsychological Infrastructure of intractable conflict through the lens of Palestinians: Analysis of children & youth's writings in the Palestinian newspapers (1996-2007) Meytal Nasie, M.A., under the guidance of Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal Tel-Aviv University. Abstract
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Sociopsychological Infrastructure of intractable conflict through the lens of Palestinians: Analysis of children & youth's writings in the Palestinian newspapers (1996-2007)
Meytal Nasie, M.A., under the guidance of Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal
Tel-Aviv University
The present study attempts to investigate the sociopsychological infrastructure of the Palestinian society, coping with the realities of the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In particular, the study examines the views of Palestinian children and youths (aged 9-18) toward the conflict, as expressed in their writings in Palestinian newspapers. The study identifies 278 newspaper items – letters, poems, stories, and articles written by Palestinian children and youths, and published in the children and youth's newspaper "Yara'at". The timeline of this study focuses on three distinct conflict periods: the peace process (1996-1997), peak of the conflict (2001-2002), and relative calm period (2005-2007). By examining on the sociopsychological infrastructure in the Palestinian case, the study aims to contribute to the existing research on the sociopsychological foundations of intractable conflict, which has so far focused predominantly on the Israeli society. The key findings of the study show that about a third of the selected newspaper items dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These findings confirm one of the key characteristic of an intractable conflict – its center of gravity in the life of the society which experiences it. In addition, using quantitive analysis, the findings demonstrate the existence of the sociopsychological infrastructure and its key elements in the writings of Palestinian children and youth, albeit in different magnitude. In particular, their writings reflect mainly the following three key elements: (1) societal beliefs of one's own victimization, (2) patriotism, and (3) collective emotional orientation of hope.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an intractable conflict, characterized by persisting conditions of fear, insecurity, stress, frustration, despondency, pain, and bereavement. According to a conceptual model of the sociopsychological foundations of intractable conflicts, societies in conflict develop a sociopsychological infrastructure in order to cope with these challenges. This infrastructure consists of shared beliefs, attitudes, feelings, motivations and emotions that shape, maintain, and strengthen the collective social identity of a society in conflict. In particular, the infrastructure is based on the following three key elements: (1) ethos of conflict, comprised of eight societal beliefs: the justness of one's own goals, security, patriotism, unity, peace, one's own victimization, positive ingroup image, and delegitimizing of the rival; (2) collective memory, and (3) collective emotional orientations of fear, hope, anger, hatred, and revenge. The sociopsychological infrastructure becomes a prism through which society members construe their reality, collect new information, interpret their experiences and make decisions.
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Portraying the sociopsychological infrastructure of the Palestinian society.
% patriotism, one's own victimization and hope change by the intensity of
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Example of one's own victimization item
Pain (14 years old girl from Ramallah)
The bats are living in our houses, the fear is in our children hearts, the anarchy reigns on our kingdom and our pain becomes stronger... they killed our youth, deported our families, decried our women,humiliated our men […] and our pain becomes stronger… they uprooted our tents, destroyed our homes, burned our fields and stole our land […] we opened our mouths, talked and talked […] but nobody listen to us. All these words went out from our mouths and disappear. What is the benefit of the words, besides the relief of the pain? and how long our pain will last?
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Elements of the sociopsychological infrastructure exist in the writings(%)
Through their messages disseminated in newspapers, the Palestinian children and youth serve as socialization agents with a potential to significantly influence not only their peer groups but also adults. Their expressions about the conflict are relatively moderate and include onlyfew negative terms of hatred, delegitimizing and calling for revenge toward the Israeli side. However, at the same time, their expressions are not directed toward peace. In this perspective, this study shows how Palestinian children and youth channel their daily struggle and experiences through their writings, expressing their distress and suffering, and providing a creative and active path to participate in the conflict itself. Their writings can provide a relevant case study of children and youth worldwide, who live in shadows of violent intractable conflicts.


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Go to the mirror and check. Are there tell-tale fine lines spreading from the corner of your eyes? Are there permanent dark circles that never budge? Are baggy eyes an inevitable part of your day? Then, you need these hacks to take care of the skin under your eyes.
It is not your face that gives out your age, but the delicate area under your eyes. It is thinner than any part of your body and twice as likely to develop the signs of ageing. And no amount of concealer or foundation can really help cover it up, which is precisely why, you need to indulge the area to some added TLC.
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The catering business generates $9 Billion annually and has grown by almost 2% a year for the last five years. The undertaking requires some serious organization, because each night you are essentially setting up and breaking down an entire restaurant. For the food lover and savvy entrepreneur, catering is a great way to combine your passion with business. If you're thinking about starting your own catering business, there are some things to consider:
1. The Three C's: Cuisine, Chef & Concept:
Cuisine: Stick with what you know how to cook well, because if the food is not up to par, the rest of your catering service doesn't mean a thing.
Chef: If you aspire to be a small, exclusive catering business, then you could manage and serve as chef. Once your business expands, you may want to consider hiring a chef to help you create new menu items and free up some time for you to focus on other aspects of the business.
Concept: Don't try to do it all. The best catering companies are the ones who establish a concept and work with it until it's refined. Whether it's gourmet, BBQ, Ethnic foods like Mexican or Italian, or even small items like sandwiches and lunch options, narrowing your focus helps you thrive.
2. Catering Business Plan: If you ask any entrepreneur who's successfully created their own business, they'll tell you that creating their own business was a little hectic and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. The best way to stay on track is a thorough business plan that outlines your finances, prices, marketing, short and long term goals, and everything in between. This way, whenever you're faced with an important business decision, you can reflect back on your business plan. Here's a list of sample catering business plans to help you, and another one from the Small Business Administration.
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Microsoft Corporation
Strategic Plan History: Microsoft Incorporated was formed by Harvard dropout Bill Gates on April 4th, 1975.
In the spring of 1968 he began working on computers while at Lakeside Prep.
In the fall of 1973, Gates left for Harvard University. He enrolled as a pre-law student, but spent most of his time in the campus computer center, programming away. History Continued: By stretching the truth somewhat, Gates arranged for a meeting with the Altair manufacturers. He called them to let them know he had a program written for them. After the appointment was made, Gates and Allen stayed up for nights, feverishly writing the program he had promised.
Within a year, Gates had dropped out of Harvard and Microsoft was formed. The company went through some rough first years, but eventually was able to license MS-DOS to IBM. The IBM PC took the public by storm, and its success signaled the success of Microsoft. The Corporate Governance: Includes the board that has annual board elections and the CEO as well as directors for each department.
There are multiple committees, such as the key committee self-evaluations and the Independent Governance and Nominating Committee.
To keep structure Microsoft has standards of business conduct and the finance code of professional conduct.
Culture: According to Dr. Wei-Ying Ma, assistant managing director at Microsoft Research Asia: "All commercial transactions take place across globally interconnected networks, on which no one can escape software and data, in a process that moves from one island of information to the next. Anything that one might need is just a simple search away. One's life, regardless of station, is driven by technology. Economic development, propelled by digitalization and computing, is advancing at the speed of light." Vision: "create seamless experiences that combine the magic of software with the power of internet services across a world of devices."
Values: Providing quality products while valuing integrity, honesty, constructive self criticism and mutual respect.
Mission Statement: "to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential." Visions, values, mission statement External Environment: 0pen system in which Microsoft is affected and affects its own economic, social, competitive, political and cultural climate.
Both positive and negative based on how the trends within those respective areas play out. Politics: Politics can have a positive effect on Microsoft's business.
For example, on the political stage, recent changes in campaign convention have created a new market that Microsoft has taken the lead in providing products for. President Barack Obama's successful 2008 bid for the presidency of the United States has opened the door for the use of the internet and social networking in electoral campaigns and Microsoft has already begun to seize on this opportunity. Legal:
Opportunity: In three of their most recent patent disputes against major competitor Google, Microsoft has come out on top.
Threat: Microsoft is a multinational company that does business with groups and people all over the world. With their reach in so many markets and countries, it is no wonder that they are and have been involved in so many different major legal cases. Some Technology Microsoft has retained their dominance in the world of operating systems on laptops and home computers.
Threat: The recent boom in consumer technology has created dozens of competitors for Microsoft in dozens of different markets. Demographics: Opportunity: Microsoft appeals to all people with its variety of programs. Most people who use computers today have at some point used a Microsoft product.
Threats: Their recent work has not endeared themselves to potential employees. Also younger consumers have less of a connection to Microsoft, thanks to the growth of competition from other firms in recent years. Management: Strengths: Steve Ballmer is the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates who is the founder of Microsoft acts as the chairman of Microsoft top management. Gates has been around since the beginning and Balmer was a long time employee of Microsoft before getting the top job. So while Microsoft has been and will continue to evolve over time, the basis for their initial success is still intact.
Weaknesses: Most of Microsoft's upper management have been in the technology business for a very long time and thus have trouble developing new ways to make money. Marketing: Strengths: Microsoft is expanding its' marketing brand by just recently acquiring Marketing Pilot whose products are largely targeted at marketing and advertising agencies.
Weaknesses: Microsoft advertising or the Windows phone or its new Microsoft Surface have not created as much buzz in the tech world as they anticipated. Their late arrival to the smartphone and tablet pc markets make them seem like copycats, even if they are not. Identifying the Strategic Issues:
SWOT THREATS: The growth of tablet PC's and mobile phone usage have left Microsoft and its partners like Hewlett Packard and Intel as leaders of a decreasing market (Acohide, 2012).
WEAKNESS: A large amount of Microsoft's revenue comes from software made specifically for laptops and personal computers, NOT tablets and phones.
OPPORTUNITY: Microsoft must move towards tablet PC's without alienating their current customers who still use normal PCs.
STRENGTH: Microsoft has a strong base in software development to start from and a loyal customer base. Should Microsoft reshape its structure? That would hardly be necessary. Overall structure is sound, minus a few tweaks. Its giant structure and diversified businesses are operating as intended. Competitors: · Hewlett-Packard Company
· Apple Incorporated
· International Business Machines Corporation
· Oracle Corporation.
· EMC Corporation
· Insight Enterprises Incorporation Key Strategies: #1: Unify all software that Microsoft produces.
#2: Windows 8. The strength for PC users to operate any device that is installed with Windows 8. Corporate Level Goal 1
Innovation/Vision "We built our company on innovation, providing products that were new and in demand. We accept the risks inherent in following our vision, and work to develop leading products that command the profit margins we strive for." The strategy that Microsoft corporation should pursue is one built upon market integration through a one size fits all approach. Microsoft knows that its main business of PC operating systems is a saturated market that they currently dominate with 70.2% of the market. Strategic Recommendation: The organization should use Qualitative Data for Strategic Decision Making because this strategy will help identify the cultural aspects of the organization, the politics, and properly examine the Board of Directors and discuss and governance issues. Cultural aspects In May 1989, Microsoft acquired a 26% strategic share of Dorling Kindersley Ltd. for $14,340,00. On Dec. 22, 1994, Co. sold 20% minority stake in Microsoft Network to TCI Technology Venture for $125,000. The company currently has 94,00 employees and is an equal opportunity business. Politics of strategy choice: Microsoft maintains its corporate offices in King County, WA.
Microsoft conducts its businesses through five reportable segments: Windows & Windows Live Division, Server and Tools, Online Services Division, Microsoft Business Division, and Entertainment and Devices Division. Board of Directors: Chairman- William Gates.
Chief Executive Officer- Steven Balllmer.
Executive Vice- Bradford Smith.
Chief Accounting Officer- Frank Brod
Chief People Officer- Lisa Brummel. Implementation: The strategy chosen was one that pushes Microsoft towards being a more autonomous organization when it comes to their sales of software and hardware.
The recent decline in PC sales has affected Microsoft's bottom line.
The most important task for Microsoft in this strategy is to complete their move into the tablet PC market.
The second task Microsoft needs to work on is transitioning their software services into the tablet market. Evaluation and Control Financial Implement standard algorithm after completion of appropriate tasks across all financial managers. This should be done at the end of every week, preferably Friday. Responsibility includes ensuring its completion should be with the CFO. Customer: Conduct surveys assessing performance and potential enhancements. This should be done at the end of every month. The human resource manager should structure and distribute these surveys. Process: Managers may set quotas for new software applications designed for Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. The applications must be creative, innovative and exciting. Teams could be formed and receive a reward for the team with a successful application.
Employees: Managers will conduct weekly reviews within meetings with each team and see where they are in integrating Windows 8, the Surface tablet, and Microsoft as whole into the mobile device market. Craig Mundie, CRSO, would be responsible for measuring and assessing.
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The Government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Economy, reports that the Senate of the Republic recently ratified the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the Republic of Panama (TLC, by its initials in Spanish).
In response to the mandate of the Presidents of Mexico and Panama on 23 May, 2013, the Secretariat of Economy of the Mexican United States and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Panama announced the start of the international trade negotiations with the purpose to strengthen the bilateral relations, diversify the exports, encourage the mutual trade and multiply the investments, increasing the economic growth and the prosperity of both nations.
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In the past 10 years, the trade between Mexico and Panama nearly doubled, adding 1.009 million dollars in 2014, placing the country as the fourth trading partner of Mexico in Central America and twelfth in Latin America and the Caribbean. Also, Panama is the second largest Latin American investor in Mexico, after Brazil, with a total of 1.035 million dollars between 1999 and 2014.


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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Wednesday evening
I still carry him when he's upset, or tired to the breaking point, to the car after school, up the stairs to bed in the evening, and I feel him become completely calm. I cannot imagine greater satisfaction.
Just before dinner, Abbott wanted to explore the woods around the house. I worried – would he get too far away and not be able to make it back before dark? And gave my permission. He verbally mapped out the woods over dinner, and I was invited to join him next time.
One of my strongest wishes has always been for them to feel like they can express themselves freely to me. I've cultivated the phrase, 'in my opinion'. This week, 'why' is killing me. Even so, I'm glad they say it, and will sometimes answer, and sometimes it will be left at 'because I said so'.
I hope they will always remember the freedom and the pulling close.
11 comments:
- Denise | Chez Danisse said...
What they'll probably remember most is the feeling that you loved and cared about them enough to give thought to these things.
- February 8, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- beth lehman said...
I love that my kids can do some exploring on their own - I remember the feeling of independence that gave me when I was growing up. I suspect your children will remember the calm and steady presence that you are - and your fierce love of them. As always, your photos and words are like nourishment to me!
- February 9, 2012 at 4:23 AM
- Tracy said...
There is a certain magic to your words.
- February 9, 2012 at 4:48 AM
- KPiep said...
And this post is why you are one of my parenting heros tht I look to for calm wisdom!
- February 9, 2012 at 5:13 AM
- Darcy said...
I love those two pictures together - the combination is stunning. i spend a lot of time saying "in my opinion", it drives freya crazy because she always wants black and white answers. but i can only tell her what i know.
- February 9, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- robyn said...
This was an absolutely perfect start to my day. The second paragraph brought almost brought tears - so true.
- February 9, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- country girl said...
I love it when you share pieces of your journey in motherhood so much.
- February 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM
- chai ling said...
i am not a mother myself yet but i like this post of yours today.
your thought, feeling, experience and your words are real. this is not something we could read from any parenting guides out there in the store.
heart your photos, always :)
- February 9, 2012 at 6:05 PM
The freedom always seems to be the harder one for me...
- February 10, 2012 at 12:26 PM
- Francesca said...
Isn't it true?
Beautifully written, Lecia.
- February 13, 2012 at 10:34 PM
- Nicola said...
Beautiful, Lecia. I feel it, too, the pulling away, the snuggling close. The growing away has most recently happened in a leap for both. I worry that I will be struggling to keep up with the changes. I want to be on pace with mine, to be there when I am needed and respect that they are growing into themselves, just as I have hoped they would do. It tugs just a little.
- February 13, 2012 at 11:18 PM


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