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It is true that many poets were born out of necessity, from the trouble times they were living in. Poetry was then the only acceptable way to fight, because it could be less evident about what it really meant. It was often an indirect attack leaving the real target unaware, and so it was published when it should not have been. Yet, it was significant and meaningful in many ways.
I am surprised to discover that the concept of "Engaged Poetry" does not exist in English, in French it has its own entry on Wikipedia under "Poésie Engagée". Are there no engaged poets in America right now? Is it not time to correct this oversight? I bet they already exist, they just go unnoticed. It is time to dig them out, I'm sure they wrote interesting things lately, considering what is happening in the world.
Engaged poetry means a poet who puts his or her art to one cause. It invites the reader to think and to act about something important, be it philosophical or political. It is designed to bring some awareness about certain issues, in ways that ordinary poetry cannot.
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You know, I wonder when was the last time you read some poetry, if you ever did. I know why it bores you to death, most poets are all about flowers and love, and perhaps peace if they were born in a certain decade. This article is about showing you that engaged political poetry can still be a powerful tool against whatever you are fighting for.
Here are a few extreme dark poems which might restore your faith that there are other mediums by which one can reach out, and poetry is one of them. You might wish to give it a try, it is highly therapeutic, because you can truly let it all out, and you might not need a psychoanalyst then to sort yourself out.
True, most engaged poets are mad and end up in an asylum. So be it, I am one of those, I cannot deny it. Here are 15 poems making a case for freedom. The first one is about democracy, the second one about globalisation. The rest is self explanatory. Get motivated! Get inspired! Poetry can be powerful!
The angel of destruction
I had a hard look at you. Once set free. You've got wings. You can fly. You can talk. You are as free as the air. I finally connected the dots. You must be an angel! I had a hard look at you. Such blinding colours! That white, it is so white! That black, it is so black! That no monitor could ever display. We just don't have the technology. I finally understand. You must be an angel! I had a hard look at you. You are so lovely. You are so lively. So much love you require. So much love you give. You bright up the whole area. You made it your own instantly. Took such an important place. You have absolutely no predator. You would eat anyone alive. You are that powerful. Nothing can kill you. You will live long past my death. Yet you were born yesterday. Yet you act like you own the world. I know now. You are an angel. I had a hard look at you. Why do you need to obliterate. Everything that you come across? Why is it that your only purpose in life. Is to shout at the top of your lungs. Alienate us all. Be so out of control. Jump everywhere. Shit on everything. Shit on me! And they call me a freak of nature. It makes sense. You are the angel of destruction. I had a hard look at you. I suppose. If no one can tell. If you are a man or a woman. You sure must feel. Only attracted to yourself. Who is this great looking angel? When I look in the mirror? Let's tear it down. Just like I abolished everything else around here. I get it. You are the angel of destruction! You will destroy us all. But you're such an angel. You are so attractive. So loveable. We let you do it. With a big smile on our face. Whilst everything around us. Crumbles to dust. With no predator whatsoever. You will annihilate us all. Just like this pretend democracy. The angel of destruction.
Nothing to fall back on
I have lost my identity. Everything I could have been about. My history, my culture. What I could have built. What I am. Nothing to fall back on. Is all there is. All there will ever be. Deep down, nothing else. But a lost of everything. I have no meaning. I do not exist. What a lost for all nations. For anyone struggling to survive. With nothing to fall back on. No more traditions. No more teachings. But a vague memory. Of what might have been. With nothing to fall back on. Assimilation runs high. Everyone will speak that language. Everyone will live here. And make no mistake. The take over is absolute. The supremacy of something meaningless. Of no purpose. Has taken over my life. I can no longer go back. I am either something other or I am nothing. Worse. There is nothing for me back home. There never was. And so, what exactly. Would I fall back on? I am lost. As if I never existed. Living so independently. From everyone and everything. I might as well be dead. There is no turning back. There is nothing anymore. There is no more my nation. There is no more my culture. This is globalisation for you. With nothing to fall back on. Message to the next humanity
My name is Mark Anthony. I am 10 years old. I live in Chislehurst in England. Everybody has fled the country except me. I ran away from the people running away. This message is for the next humanity. I am carving it on a gold tablet. Made from melted jewellery I found in many houses. My dad showed me how. I am hiding it deep within Chislehurst caves. In the hope it will be found in the future. I survived the nuclear bombs. It was the third world war within 100 years. Some people lived long enough to witness them all. Most of them did not survive the last one. I am not expecting to survive the flood. We managed to destroy the environment as well. But this had nothing to do with the wars, I think. I have about two weeks to live the radio says. We had bad leaders. They did nothing to stop the war. They did nothing to save the environment. My dad told me that it was because of the energy crisis. We had no more petrol. So we had to go to war. Against bad people who would not give it to us. Why would they not give it to us? I think petrol is also what destroyed the planet. So I'm not sure why we needed it for, I hope you will figure out the solution to this problem. My dad always said. That we would eventually discover. The theory of everything. And it would solve all our problems. We were not quick enough. There was a man called Einstein. But he died before figuring it out. He was the one who invented the bombs. So he must have been the most evil man ever. Maybe you can start there in your new world. We spent a lot of money in armies. It did not save us. My sister was always saying. That there never was a real democracy. I don't know what democracy means. You should find out though. I think it is important. Well, my humanity blew it. I hope that my message to you. Will give you a head start. You might wish to build spaceships. And go live somewhere else. It is the only way I can think of. For you to survive. We were so bright. We knew everything. We still managed to destroy ourselves. Not once, but twice. As if to make sure no one would survive. I wonder if you could do better. And sorry. I think we have pretty much used all the metals. And all the other resources. Hopefully by the time you will read this. It will be like a new planet. With plenty of trees. And new continents. If you wish to find any trace of us. I think it is better to dig. At the bottom of the oceans. Because this is where we used to live. Before the flood. Some people say the flood was caused by the Bible. The Bible was some book we had. I just know that it was also responsible for the wars. But my dad said it was the melting of the icebergs at the poles. You need to look into this, I'm not sure. Ice melts when your civilisation becomes too advanced. It seems simple, but it took us a long time to understand it. We could have saved ourselves apparently. We could have froze back the ice at the caps. But we didn't and I'm not sure why. Maybe you will. And don't forget. Find the theory of everything. Solve the energy problem. It could save you. And help you find a new planet. It is hard to get there. We never made it. Though we tried. I guess you would not be proud of us. Oh well. We tried our best. It was not enough. We had a nice life once. I think. My parents were never happy though. They suffered at work. My mom was saying that she was completely alienated. I'm not sure what she meant. I know it has nothing to do with aliens. You might wish to make sure. That people are not alienated at work. My mom refused to watch TV as well. She said it was the only way to remain peaceful. She would not read newspapers. It was all lies, she said. I don't know how long it will take you. To invent television and newspapers. But perhaps you should not watch TV. Or read newspapers. So maybe you should not invent them. Music used to calm my mom. So I guess you should invent compact discs. And re-invent a musician called Amadeus Mozart. My mom used to say. That it is the only thing we ever produced which is worth saving. The only genius we ever had. I wonder if my CDs will survive the destruction. I will join our collection with this tablet. I won't include the Mozart's CDs though. I hate classical music. CDs are made of lasers. I hope you will find a way to listen to them. We have no more use for them. Now you know what to do. You might survive. Please, do remember that. Mark Anthony was here… I did have a smashing time. Playing video games. From the day I was born. Now there is no more electricity. I don't understand why we didn't simply. Create a game universe to live in. I guess we were not as intelligent as we claimed to be. Let's see how better you will do. At solving your humanity's problems. No one would listen to me for a start. So no one will listen to you. It is not as easy as you think. Good luck, you will need it, and… Farewell!
We are no parrots!
I find it so funny. That you finally look into a mirror. And cannot even recognise. That this reflection. It is yourself. You are just like a parrot. A bird that seems highly intelligent. Who can talk. Especially repeat what he hears. And yet. Will never make any sense of what he hears. Could not even look into a mirror. And understand that this reflection. It is himself. Over and over again. All over again. No matter how many times. I show him the mirror. He will never understand. That this reflection. It is him and no one else. Hello! Hello! He will repeat. To this new comer unto the scene. And that newcomer. Is the perfect reflection of himself. As it is himself! Is it you? This reflection in the mirror? Can you recognise yourself? I got the feeling. That when you were listening to yourself. Watching yourself from afar. You could not recognise who that was. Can you look so bad? Can you be that bad? Is this me? Is this myself? Never would have I thought I was like that. And yet. This is me, this is you. This reflection in the mirror. It is ourselves. We can no longer deny it. We can no longer hide. We have reached that stage in our development. We should have reached that stage in our development. That we can recognise this reflection in the mirror. It is ourselves. Are we not more intelligent than parrots? Can't we look into a mirror and realise it is us? Can't we have our own opinions about things? Can't we decide where this world is going? You have opinions! You are not a parrot! Voice your opinions! No way should you hear something. And just repeat it endlessly. You are no parrot! You are not a weak mind. You can think for yourself. You can express an opinion. Come on! Tell us! What do you think? Forget everything you heard before! You are more intelligent than that! I don't want to hear what someone else said about it! What do you think? Tell me! Tell us! Don't you have an opinion for yourself? Can't you make up something all by yourself? Do you have to be a parrot? Come on! Break out! Break free! Express yourself! You do exist! You do exist independently from anyone else! There is no need to repeat what everyone else says. Take control over your life! So. Is this you? This reflection in the mirror? I sure hope not! As it looks nothing like you! I just hope you will realise this. And finally make up your own mind. And tell us your own opinions from deep down inside of you. I am no parrot. I know that. You are no parrot. Remember that. We are no parrots. And now let's find out who we truly are.
The last taste of freedom
I don't really expect you to understand. What the last taste of freedom is. You would first need to have experienced freedom. And you never did. No one has ever tasted freedom. Because you can only realise. What freedom is. The day you lose it. What most people don't understand. Is how easy it is to lose freedom. That it can happen on any day at any time. So fast, you will never know what you had. But then you will get into this reality. You will understand what freedom is. And from now on. Only in your mind will freedom ever exist. I don't expect you to understand. It is such a complicated thing. And yet such a basic thing. Freedom, this is all we are all about. I don't expect you to understand. I don't even understand why. Why such a concept can be so meaningless to you. Then again, you have never lived before. I do not have to worry though. You will one day understand that concept. You will one day only live for that concept. It will then only be in your mind, it will be your escape. The last taste of freedom. Is already past. No more will there ever be such an idea. But in our minds. I don't really expect you to understand. What the last taste of freedom is. You would first need to have experienced freedom. And you never did. But you are about to. And soon thereafter. It will be gone forever. Only if you let go, so don't.
One way or another, we will be free
For a second there. You really thought. You could stop me. By charging me. With all but nothing. Just invention. Just like it is. When living. Under such tyranny. At that last second. You wondered. What am I thinking? Do I really want to go through with this? Make such a precedent? Enter this world. Where one simple thought. Can become such a danger. That it needs to be declared guilty by trial? And sent to prison for eternity? Might as well admit it then. What you truly are. As the prosecution. The almighty. Thought police. Which will bring order. A new order. A new world order. Of the such. Never seen before. There are only two ways a trial can crack. Either I change my plea from not guilty to guilty. Or you drop the case. Offering no evidence. Somehow you always wait till the very last second. Before the trial starts. Hoping I will change my plea to guilty. But you don't understand. You will never understand. Freedom cannot be negotiated. Rights cannot be negotiated. It leads to civil war. And you better believe it. We are ready for that. No matter how ready you think you are. You are not. History tells us that much. Humanity always prevails. Just push it a little bit further. And see what happens. You believe I am on trial. Humanity is on trial. And humanity cannot plead guilty. Humanity can only be right. There was only one way this trial would crack. It was for you to come forward. And admit that there was no evidence against humanity. You might have hurt me in the process. You might have hurt humanity in the process. It remains that. I am not guilty. Humanity is not guilty. We never were to begin with. You are guilty. And you will pay. Time to celebrate! It is a cracked trial! This is a new day! I am free! You are free! We are all free! Let's enjoy life! Let's enjoy freedom! The very one we thought we lost. We will never lose freedom. Because it can only lead to a cracked trial. If not then. It's called a civil war. One way or another. We will be free. Just push it a little bit further. And see what happens. One way or another. We will be free.
How desperate we are
Please. Let me move aside. So I do not stop your great ascension to the top. So you can get all that you truly always wanted. So you can have all the power ever to be. So you can become as rich as you always dreamt of. I was not aware. I did not understand up until now. I don't know what I was doing. I was in the way. I was stopping you. I was a threat. I had not realised how desperate you were. To be honest. I don't really care. You are quite welcome to be as desperate as you want. But when this ascension to the top. Is made at my expense and suffering. It is. When I have to get in the way. When I have to stop you. When I have to become a threat. When I have to destroy you. I am well aware now. I do understand. I know what I am doing. I am in the way. I will stop you. I am a threat. I will destroy you. I understand how desperate you are. Somehow. I don't think you are fit for this. I don't think you should get to the top. I think you are one of the worst kinds. That if you get there. We will all suffer for eternity. There will be a war. It will end in bloodshed. That is how desperate you are. And that is why. I need to be as desperate as you are. In preventing you. From amounting to anything. I think this city is looking for street cleaners. I think it would suit you very well. This is how desperate you are. To reach the top. This is how desperate I am. To prevent you from reaching it. Power should never be given. To the ones who want it. Power should be given to the ones. Who never request it. Power should be given to the ones. Who most deserve it. Then no one should stand in their way. This is how desperate we are.
I am an American, no longer
Hoopely dih doh dah. I just don't know who I am anymore. Everything that I have always been about. Has just been re-written. For the better or the worst. Am I liberty re-incarnated? Am I total freedom as I used to be? Am I all about making sure. The people who govern me. Will not turn my life into misery? Or have I just been. Played for a fool? Hoopely dih doh dah. I just don't know anymore. As overnight. It just turned out. That I am a criminal. When in the old days. I would just have been qualified. As a citizen. Time changes! Oh they do. It is so sad. And yet. I have no excuse. Because I let it happened. I didn't say a word. I did not even realise. It was happening. Hoopely dih doh dah. America is gone. I don't really care. Because I never thought it could happen. And now it has happen. And there's nothing I can do. It was great while it lasted. The only country in the world. Where freedom meant something. Now it is all gone. And nowhere on this planet. Will freedom ever mean anything. Ever again. Hoopely dih doh dah. It was something huge. It was something great. Whilst it lasted. Now it is all gone. And I can only cry. Hoopely dih doh dah. America used to be something. Now it is gone. There is no more hope. There is no more land of freedom. There is no more promised land. We are all doomed! I used to be an American. I can no longer afford to be. I am now just a human being. Struggling to survive. In this merciless world. Hoopely dih doh dah. I am an American. No longer. Hoopely dih doh dah…
One More Rule
I'm full. So full of bullshit. I don't know where to start anymore. I have so much to say. To denounce. To bang your head with. All that is wrong with you. With all that you do. Where do I start? There is no structure! The more structure you feel there is. The more chaos there is. More rules and regulations! More laws! More of just about everything! Can only lead. To utter destruction. As we're going completely wild. In the background. Trying to figure out. What this life is all about. Where do I start? One more rule. And I swear. I'll just break everything around here. Is this it then? Is this the only way out? Do we have to be Crowned Anarchists. Rejecting just about everything. In order to have a pretend existence? And have a chance to freedom and happiness? Is this what it takes? While you are incapable to stop. Making more rules? And turn them into laws? Are you the only blind man on this planet. Incapable of seeing the chaos you bring us? Where do I start? One more rule. And I swear. I'll just smash everything around here. Enforcing that law is where it begins. It is one thing to write stupid laws. That no one wants. It is another to enforce them. To such an extreme. It becomes meaningless. It makes you question existence. And if it is worth it at all. To even be alive in this world. None of us are criminals. The logical conclusion is. You must be a criminal. Where do I start? You say I cannot go out? I say I can and I will. You say I cannot do this? I say I will do this no matter what. It is forbidden to do this. I say it is natural and I will do it. You say I will pay for the consequences. No I won't! Because you will understand. How futile all of these rules are. And that no one in their right mind. Could follow any of them. You're neurotic! You're a freak! Where do I start? One more rule. And I swear. I'll just shatter everything around here. Why don't you just leave us alone? Why don't you just let us breathe? Why don't you just get out of here. And never come back? No one asked you to be here. No one wants you here. All those rules and regulations. None of us wanted them. Why do you even exist? Is there a need for you around here? Because no one can see that need. What you do for a living. Is useless. It is not required. Once you're gone. We will all cheer. No matter how you ended up there in the first place. So why don't you just retire? Where do I start? One more rule. And I swear. I'll just destroy everything around here. One more rule. One more regulation. And I might just go totally berserk. And kill just about everyone around me. And I feel I am but one. Amongst millions who feel the same. So back off! Start un-ruling! Start un-regulating! Before it is too late! Before it get's out of control! Before we start committing suicide! So. Where do you start? One more rule. And I swear. I will shoot you! I don't need more rules. I need to live!
No righteous people ever
They come from everywhere. Right out of nowhere. Right in the middle of the night. All those righteous people. Who know everything. Who know best. Who will tell you all that is right. And all that is wrong. Oh yes, they will be convincing. They know the truth and all of it. They will tell you what is evil and what is not. They know everything. Or so it seems. I am sorry. But there are no such people. No righteous people. No one who knows the truth. Who can tell me what to do. What is right and what is wrong. I am sorry. There is only me. You will not confuse the issue. You are as lost as I am. You may even be more lost than I am. I cannot take the chance. Better ignore you altogether. No righteous people ever. That is my philosophy. How did you ever get to the point. Of believing that you were so righteous? That you detain all the truth about this world? I don't know. I don't know how it would be possible. I don't know how you could believe it possible. I just know that I need to be wary. Move away from you. Let you continue on your self righteous path. Without involving me at all. We are not on the same mission to the truth. As I have found no trace of your truth anywhere. You are lost. Just as I am. And so, I'm afraid. I better ignore you. No matter what. There is no such thing as. Righteous people. There is but only me.
No truth anywhere
Typical. That as soon as I find some sort of truth. Which I feel might be the truth. It is instantly destroyed. By some other devious truth. Coming from nowhere. Will I ever find any kind of truth in this world? I wonder. Perhaps it is just not possible. Forever condemned to never find any truth. In anything. Because everything is so distorted. So manipulated. So out of this world. That simply no truth will ever come to be. Why should I even care? Who cares for any kind of truth? Do we need it in order to survive? Could we not somehow just be happy. In our ignorance? I wonder. I had enough of any kind of truth. Any religion or philosophy of life. No matter how powerful it seems. How right it feels. I had enough! I need peace! I need total emptiness! Not thinking anymore. Vegetative state. Contemplative state. Perhaps then some answers will come. I had enough! The truth is. I only wish to live in peace. I just need to live in absolute freedom. Have the total liberty. To do nothing. To think nothing. To believe nothing. That is all I ask. So thank you for your truth. However. I couldn't care less. I am totally free. To think whatever I want. To do whatever I want. Whenever I want. And I will. That is the only truth. Worth considering. There is no truth to be found anywhere. I know that now. I am free from any truth. I am totally free from you. I am free! Because we are all ignorant. There is no truth anywhere. So. I will free myself from any truth. I will free myself from any of you. I am free!
From such a place to speak
From such a high place. Reached suddenly overnight. To speak anything. And the world will hear. What then. One should say? Drinking all night? Being forever a zombie at work? Living more in one's head. Than in any sort of reality? From such a place to speak. Should not be wasted. Knowledge of what. Is really going on. Is required. Intelligence is compulsory. To get any message across. In ways. Which are not seen as threats. And yet. Are the seed of revolution. From such a place to speak. So far reaching. To be heard worldwide. That the smallest detail. Of one's life. Becomes public knowledge. So instantly. Is one big missed opportunity. To make yourself a target. And be destroyed. From such a place to speak. One should speak. Suffer the consequences. Until the next one speaks. From a high place. And the next one. Until we all speak in unison. From any place. Even from such low places. Until we take control. Of our existence. Until we take control. Of existence. One, after all. Can only speak. From his or her station. So speak. Make yourself heard. Take action. And make it happen. Never have such words. Been so important. As today. We are used to live in the past. It is happening right now. And forever happening. Again and again and again. And will forever happen. Never grow to be complacent. If you had the chance. To speak. And didn't. Well. To history. You will mean nothing. History will even wonder. Where you even aware? Perhaps even guilty? Or completely blind? And a fool? From such a place to speak. You do need to speak. And find a way. To be heard. And find a way. To operate a change of power. And find a way. To make it happen. It all starts with. Speaking it all out loud. So speak! And make it happen!
You just don't care, you have to go
Whatever you say. Whatever you do. I don't care. Be my guest. Go about the world. Talk and talk and talk. About the world. It seems. You were born for it. To talk and talk and talk. About the world. You could convince anyone. That whatever we are doing. Is simply. The way to go. Is simply. Just right. Whatever you say. Whatever you do. We don't care. We are all way too busy. With our own little. Insignificant existence. To pay attention to anything you do. You take it as validation. I tell you. I take it as suicidal. You don't hear a squeak. No one is telling you. That you are about to fall flat on your face. And yet. You are about to fall flat on your face. I guess you just don't care. So why. Should we care? Well. We do. I would not even trust myself with such decisions. And yet you do trust yourself with such decisions. I would not trust anyone with such decisions. And yet we do trust someone, anyone, with these decisions. What has this world come to? We cannot trust anyone. And yet. Someone is going ahead with all these decisions. I wouldn't trust myself. Therefore. We can trust no one. I guess you just don't care. So why. Should I care? Well. I do. First of all. You need to go. I don't want to hear about you ever again. You have been there way too long. Probably because you are such a good speaker. You could get yourself out of anything. And yet bring this world to an end. Out! Out! Out! I guess you just don't care. But I do. Let me think about this. Let us think about this. Let me reconsider what's happening. Let us reconsider what we should do. Never mind what happened before. Seems to me that it was all fabricated anyway. I never trusted you, rightly so. Let us stop for a second. To consider what's happening. And where it's leading. What to do. Someone has to stop you. I guess you just don't care. But we do. That's not what I want. That's not what we want. I want to do what I want. We want to do what we want. I guess you just don't care. But we do. And we will do what we want. Not what you want. So you may not care. But we do. So you have to go. Out! Out! Out!
Such a life of freedom
Are we not all dreaming to be free? Are we not all dreaming of absolute freedom? And then we look around. We are chained to death. And yet. Through it all. Can't you feel such freedom? Are you not free? To do whatever you want? You could quit right now. Whatever it is that you are doing. To tell them all to get lost. Enjoy life. Such a life of freedom. Here are such horizons awaiting you. We will get there. You will get there. There is nothing that can stop you. Such a life of freedom. Emancipation. Anticipation. Actualisation. Creating one's existence. Such a life of freedom. That such artists. Could never be recognised. Because they are the very spark of life. The very reason everyone exists. Without ever. Being able. To make any decision. To feel. To inspire. To create. What life is all about. Such a life of freedom. I one day. Woke up. I one day. Threw it all out. I one day. Started to live. I one day. Left everything behind. I one day. Made the necessary sacrifices. I one day. Decided to live. I one day. Took a plane for god knows where. I one day. Decided I would start to live. I one day. Lived for real. Such a life of freedom. It wasn't easy. It was mad. In retrospect. I am afraid of what I have done. That is why you should not think. You should act. Right now. Such a life of freedom. Is awaiting you. It is ready to be lived. To be experienced. By you. Forget everything. Do not listen to anyone but yourself. Make that crazy decision. Start to live! Such a life of freedom.
I will motivate a whole planet!
I will motivate a whole planet! To break free! To find absolute freedom! Even if I have to die trying. Do I need to say more? Is this not your deepest desire? Perhaps wishing for happiness along the way. Some peace. Some great feeling of well being. To top it all up? The freedom. To do whatever you want. Whenever you want. Such a high price to pay. To even exist. Should not even exist. You are free! From the day you were born. You are free! From this moment. You are free! Right now! I will motivate a whole planet! To break free! To find absolute freedom! Even if I have to die trying. Such a desire to live! Such a wish to exist! Bring it all up! I am ready! You are ready! We are ready! To welcome it. To welcome anything. To break this routine. To break this loop. No longer will it be the same! We will finally experience. All that this life has to offer! Get outside right now! Look at the sky. Look at the stars. Look far over the horizon. It is all there awaiting you. Just wish for it. Express what you want. Ask for it! Right now! Nothing matters anymore! Nothing exists anymore! Just you. Just the universe. Just your creation. What do you want of this life? What do you want of this universe? It is all yours. It is all your own creation. Go for it! I am mad. Completely mad. You are sane. Completely sane. I live all over the universe. I created the whole universe. So. You better get mad soon. You better start creating your own universe. You better start. Living all over the universe! That is it. I have said it all. There is nothing else for me to say. I have told you. You understood. You know what you have to do. Get out there. Create the experience you truly wish for. Create the world you always dreamt of. Just wish it. Believe it. See it happening. That's it. That's all. I am free! I am happy! I am peaceful! I am out of reach! This reality, I created it. This experience, I wished for it. But now. I am going to wish for so much more. I am going to start living for real. I am going to create the world I want to live in. And you will do just the same. And this will revolutionise everything! I will motivate a whole planet! To break free! To find absolute freedom! And I will succeed! We will succeed!
This engaged poetry is an excerpt of the book "I am Awake!", which is available for free online on the website of the author Roland Michel Tremblay:
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Hi, I am Danny Batson (Knouse) and I am a lifelong resident of the Chillicothe area. I was born in 1951 and graduated from CHS in 1969. I took over my dad's septic tank business that he founded in 1937. While I have been in every state (except Hawaii and Maine), there is no place like home! I love taking pictures of old and unusual things and sharing them. There is beauty in everything, if we look for it. I have three Facebook pages filled with local pictures that may be of interest: "Where Has Danny Been," Chillicothe Now," and "Danny Batson".
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(G) Bending a reliable source to fit the argument: the Hess order
1. Continuing his distorted and falsified account of the night of 9-10 November on page 277 of his Goebbels book, Irving further claims: 'At 2.56 a.m. Rudolf Hess's staff also began cabling, telephoning, and radioing instructions to Gauleiters and police authorities around the nation to halt the madness'. Elsewhere, Irving has described this document as 'ordering an immediate stop to such outrage [refering to 'the infamous Night of Broken Glass']'.80 In his Pleadings, Irving links this document to Hitler by using the words 'Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer, who was with Hitler, issued an order'.81 What did this order consist of? According to Irving, speaking in 1983,
It is a directive which goes out to all the party offices throughout Germany, to all the Gauleiters, for immediate communication. Directive No. 174/38. Repetition of telegram which had already gone out 10th November 1938. "On express orders issued at the very highest level, there are to be no kind of acts of arson or outrages against Jewish property or the like on any account and under any circumstances whatsoever"...Now if the Deputy Führer issues an order on express instructions from the very highest level, this can only mean that Adolf Hitler himself has ordered that all this outrage has got to stop forthwith.82
2. Hess's staff undoubtedly did send out a circular at 2.56 a.m.; it is mentioned in the party court report submitted to Göring on 13 February 1939, which is cited by Irving as his source. But according to the report, the circular only forbade any 'setting fire to Jewish shops', an order repeated in circular 174 on 10 November. This second circular was only sent to local party officials; it was not sent to the police, as Irving claims. The same is true for the original circular, a copy of which can be found in the Federal Archive in Berlin. Addressed to all Gauleitungen, it stated that 'on the express command of the highest instance, fire-raising in Jewish shops or similar must in no case and under no circumstances take place'. It was not signed by Hess, but by Opdenhoff, presumably an official in Hess' office.83 Irving has clearly and deliberately mistranslated Geschäften as 'property', thus implying the inclusion of synagogues etc., instead of 'shops'.
3. What Hess's staff was doing was telling the local party officials who were organising the pogrom that they should not burn down Jewish shops. This fits in well with the instructions issued by Heydrich to the police that German property was not to be endangered; for many Jewish shops were in fact rented from German landlords, and in any case it would be difficult to stop fires spreading to neighbouring buildings once they had taken hold. This did not, of course, prevent the destruction of the contents of these shops, the smashing of their windows or the breaking of furniture and fittings.
4. As far as the extent of the destruction on the night of 9-10 November 1938 is concerned, it is hardly surprising that Nazi officials during the night tried to control the arson attacks to prevent serious damage to German property. In Vienna, for instance, the officials of the Security Service, the Sicherheitsdienst, noted on 10 November 1938 that all the firemen, including those on holiday, had been mobilised in order to control the fires: 'At various places there was a great threat to neighbouring houses, without the fire however actually spreading.'84 This was confirmed by the British consul in Vienna, who reported that there was an 'orgy of destruction' and that all the 'fire brigades of Vienna were fully employed, for at one time there seemed to be a grave threat of a serious and widespread conflagration involving large sections of the city'.85 These concerns had already had an influence on the orders given in the evening of 9 November 1938. For instance, the leader of the SA-group Nordsee, in a telephone call from Munich, ordered that:
All Jewish shops are immediately to be destroyed by SA-men in uniform....Jewish synagogues are immediately to be set on fire...The fire brigade is not allowed to interfere. Only residential buildings of Aryan Germans are to be protected by the fire brigade. Adjacent Jewish residential buildings are also to be protected by the fire brigade; however the Jews in them must leave, since Aryans will move in there in the next few days...86
5. In his order to the German police on 10 November 1938 (1.20 am), Heydrich had also explicitly ordered that synagogues could only be burned down if this did not endanger German property, and that during the destruction of Jewish shops care had to be taken to secure all non-Jewish shops against any damage.87
6. In any case, there was no mention in the circular sent by Hess's staff of not arresting Jews or beating them up, no mention of not attacking and wrecking Jewish houses, apartments and shops, no mention of not destroying or burning down synagogues and Jewish welfare and community centres. But if this was not the 'madness and 'outrages' to which Irving refers, then what was? Once more, Irving deliberately misconstrues an order to set limits to a small part of the pogrom as an order completely to stop the whole. Moreover, Irving provides no evidence for his claim that Hess was with Hitler when issuing this order.
80. Irving, Introduction to the revised edition Hitler's War (1991), http://www.fpp.co.uk/bookchapters/HWIntro.html.
81. Pleadings, IV, p. 33.
82. Irving, 'On Contemporary History', The Journal of Historical Review, Vol. 5 (1984), pp. 275-6; italics in original.
83. BA Berlin, BDC file 240/I, Fernschreiben an alle Gauleitungen, 10.11.1938, 2.56 Uhr: 'Auf ausdrücklichen Befehl allerhöchster Stelle dürfen Brandlegungen an jüdischen Geschäften oder dergleichen auf gar keinen Fall und unter gar keinen UmstÔnden erfolgen.'
84. 'An verschiedenen Stellen bestand grösste Gefährdung der Nachbarhäuser, ohne dass es jedoch zu einem Uebergreifen des Feuers gekommen wäre': IfZ, G 01/91: Der SD-Führer des SS-Oberabschnittes Donau an den Chef des Sicherheitshauptamtes, 21.11.1938; 112, G 01/71: SD-Unterabschnitt Wien an den SD-Führer des SS-Oberabschnittes Donau, 10.11.1938.
85. PR0, FO 371/21637, British Consulate in Vienna to British Embassy in Berlin, 11.1 1.1938.The consul also reported that: 'Last night Vienna presented an extraordinary spectacle, with fires raging all over the city and Jews being hustled along the streets, cursed at and assaulted by crowds of hooligans whose pride it is to belong to one of the greatest and most civilised nations in the world'.
86. Sämtliche jüdischen Gcschäfte sind sofort von SA-Männern in Uniform zu zerstören... Jüdische Synagogen sind sofort in Brand zu stecken... Die Feuerwehr darf nicht eingreifen. Es sind nur Wohnhäuser arischer Deutscher zu schützen von der Feuerwehr. Jüdische anliegende Wohnhäuser sind auch von der Feuerwehr zu schützen, allerdings müssen die Juden raus, da Arier in den nächsten Tagen dort einziehen werden... 'Telephonisch aus München erteilter Befehl des Führers der SA-Gruppe Nordsee vom 9. November 1938; reprinted in K. Pätzold, I. Runge, Kristallnacht'. Zum Pogrom 1938 (Cologne, 1988), pp. 112-3.
87. Heydrich an alle Staatspolizeileit- und Staatspolizeistellen, an alle SD-Oberabschnitte und SD-Unterabschnitte, 10.11.1938, 1 Uhr 20; in Der Prozess gegen die Hauptkriegsverbrecher vor dem Internationalen Militärgerichtshof,Vol. XXXI, ND 3051-PS.
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"Tokyo is considering the possibility in order to realize a maglev high-speed train service linking Washington and Baltimore, Maryland, the source said.
"Japan has also unofficially offered loans worth about ¥500 billion [nearly $5 billion] to help bring about the service, which is expected to require about ¥1 trillion [$9.8 billion] in investments."
An official offer of the technology to the U.S. could come when President Obama visits Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 24, the newspaper adds. The two also discussed the technology last February, officials say.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy joined Abe for a ride on a maglev test train this weekend, floating above the tracks as the train whisked along at more than 310 mph.
"It was wonderful," Kennedy said after the trip, "and I think that this technology is something that will bring great benefit to Japan, and hopefully the U.S. someday."
Other U.S. politicians tried out the maglev system last November, including former New York Gov. George Pataki, who's part of Northeast Maglev, a U.S. company that wants to create a route from Washington to New York City.
Slate's Future Tense blog discussed that project:
"The promise: New York to D.C. in an hour flat. That would be an hour and 40 minutes faster than today's 150-mph Amtrak Acela trains, which are (rather pathetically) the fastest in the United States. In most cases, it would also be significantly faster than flying."
But that article also noted the struggles faced by Amtrak here in the U.S., asking, "The real question is: Does this have a real chance of happening anytime soon?
Japan is still refining the maglev technology on a test track; the Central Japan Railway hopes to open a maglev route between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027.


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George and Mary Kay Richter, owners of Dog.Dog.Cat., recently attended "Destination BootCamp" in Colorado.
The Richter's were among a group of business owners from across North America, and Canada who attended the 2 1/2-day, 20-hour workshop.
"Destination BootCamp" was created by marketing consultant Jon Schallert. It teaches independent business owners how to reposition their businesses as "consumer destinations," according to a press release.
"With the principles we learned at the BootCamp, we will be able to satisfy more of our customers needs and make purchasing dog/cat supplies and gifts a much more enjoyable, fun experience. Additionally, we will be attracting more visitors and tourists from outside South Lake Tahoe," George Richter stated in a press release. "With what we've learned, there's no reason we can't attract our target demographic pet lover from hundreds of miles away."
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With apologies in advance if this is in the wrong place ..
Andrew, can you say why, in rev.3.5.0 the change "Automatically set filter to Block References if only block references and attributes are selected" has been made.
I have a large number of wiring diagrams in which relay contacts are blocks with attributes. If I select one of these blocks, the attributes light up in the selection colour as well as the the block. So far so good. Now I want to change the block and attributes to differnt colour, and click the property editor for, say, red, but only the block changes colour. The attributes, which were selected in the drawing, remain unchanged. Then you realise that the spin box in the property editor is now showing 'Block', not 'All', as was the case in 3.4.7.
I now keep having to go back and select 'all' in the property editor.
For me it worked so much better the previous way.
I just wonder what was the thinking behind this ?
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FrostWire is a fork of the very popular LimeWire Gnutella client. The purpose of FrostWire is to keep and maintain the freedoms that LimeWire LLC may be forced to withdraw. FrostWire, although very much like LimeWire, will never offer a paid version or a subscription service for the download or use of the FrostWire application. FrostWire is a not-for-profit project. We will never bundle our software with any type of adware, spyware, malware or collect any personal or private data. FrostWire will always remain free as in both price and freedom.
Required OS: 10.5
Tags: limewire , p2p , gnutella , frostwire , music , files , torrent , fileshare
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Great software. I use it every day.
It's not AppFresh's fault that it shows as being version 1.0. It's FrostWire's fault. LogicielMac Update always thought I had 1.0 as well. Obviously when this kind of software tries to get the version information, this is what it ends up getting.
Several newer versions available than what's listed here. Installed version always shows version 1.0 for me also. Looks like the owner has abandoned the app on iusethis.
I have 4.20 installed on snow leopard. It keeps showing 1.0 installed. What's happening?
i like vuze better
New version out, should be added to the list shortly, version 4.18.6 http://frostwire.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/frostwire-iced-torrent-4-18-6-released/
Sluggish UI, but if you want access to the gnutella network, this is probaby your best choice. Get something different if you only want torrents (Transmission).
it works great for me i love this app the best yet so far for mac
Whenever I'd download a .torrent it would always say No Sources Found. Switched to uTorrent and like it alot better then Frostwire.
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The city of Devils Lake, its airport authority and Ramsey County are recommending that SkyWest Airlines provide service to the city under the federal Essential Air Service program.
Great Lakes Airlines' contract to provide service to Devils Lake expires at the end of March. Great Lakes provides service on turboprop planes, while SkyWest flies jets.
KZZY radio reports that local officials are recommending SkyWest take over. The federal Transportation Department has the final say.
Jamestown also is endorsing a switch from Great Lakes to SkyWest.
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Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius , in court Friday Feb. 22, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa, for his bail hearing charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The defense and prosecution both completed their arguments with the magistrate soon to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he must stay behind bars pending trial. (AP Photo/Antoine de Ras-Star) SOUTH AFRICA OUT


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Dear Editor:
I really felt bad for Senator Joe Manchin when his gun control bill failed in the U.S. Senate.
It must be frustrating for dedicated public servants when they fail to procure legislation that their constituents so badly want.
However, I have been told he and his cohorts, Joe Biden and Harry Reed, may sponsor Legislation the will give gun control advocates new hope. I understand that they are considering in light of the Boston Marathon bombings, a ban on pressure cookers or at least background checks on private sales including those made at home shows.
They may also consider a bill that would ban cookers with capacity over 8 quarts. It could make a mere possession of a 23-quart canner subject to a drone strike or instant incarceration for life without even a trial.
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Photographer Piet Goethals has uploaded quality pictures of SOILWORK's November 21, 2008 concert at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium.Listenable Records has announced plans to re-release the classic first albums from SOILWORK. "Steelbath Suicide" (1998) and "The Chainheart Machine" (1999) will be reissued in deluxe super jewelcases with revamped artwork and contain various bonus tracks. Out of print for a while, these re-releases are a "must-have for any SOILWORK fan who missed the originals while the various bonus materials make it worth for die-hard fans to get these gems again," the label says in a press release. SOILWORK was recently rejoined by guitarist Peter Wichers. The band will headline a massive North American tour beginning in late January 2009 with DARKANE, WARBRINGER, and SWALLOW THE SUN.
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Potato Gnocchi
You can serve potato gnocchi with many of the same sauces you use on pasta, including meat sauce and pesto sauce. Potato gnocchi are made with ricotta cheese in some regions of Italy. (Gnocchi are little dumplings that are hand-formed and boiled.)
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time: 25 to 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Special tool: Ricer
4 medium russet potatoes (2 pounds)
3 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
1 3/4 cups flour, plus flour for dusting work surface
1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
Place the potatoes in a medium pot and cover them with cold water.
Add a touch of salt to the water and bring it to a boil.
Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced, but are still firm.
When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them.
Using a ricer, squeeze the potato flesh into a mound on a smooth, flat surface.
It's important to do this step when the potatoes are still hot; otherwise, the gnocchi become gluey when cooked.
Allow the riced potatoes to cool.
Crack the eggs into a bowl and lightly beat them with a whisk or fork.
Form a well in the center of the potatoes and add the eggs and salt and pepper.
Mix to combine.
Sift in 1 1/2 cups flour.
Mix until you have a sticky ball.
Add more flour if the dough is too wet to knead.
Knead the dough until it's smooth and all ingredients are well incorporated.
Lightly dust the work surface with flour.
Roll out the gnocchi dough so that it forms a 1 1/2-inch-diameter log.
Cut into 1-inch pieces.
Take each piece and roll it off a fork so that the grid impression remains.
In a large pot, bring 4 quarts water to a boil and add the kosher salt.
Add a fourth of the gnocchi.
Using a strainer/skimmer, transfer the gnocchi to a warm plate or serving platter about 1 minute after they float to the surface.
Toss with a warmed sauce of your choice.
Repeat Steps 19 through 21 three times with the remaining gnocchi.
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Car forces another to stop; passenger emerges shooting
Published: Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
BRADENTON - Police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning in which an assailant opened fire on a driver in his car.
At least two men forced Leonard Burrows Jr., 49, of Bradenton, to stop on 43rd Street West before firing at him. Burrows was not injured, but two bullets were lodged in his vehicle's hood and passenger side headlight.
Burrows was driving south on 43rd Street West around 6:40 a.m. when he noticed a white car behind him, according to a Manatee Sheriff's Office report.
It appeared that two men were in the white, four-door vehicle. The car passed Burrows' car, and the two vehicles continued to travel south.
Without warning, the white car slowed to a stop in the middle of the road near the 5100 block of 43rd Street West, forcing Burrows to do the same.
A man emerged from the rear-passenger side of the white car wielding a silver, semi-automatic handgun, the report said.
Without a word, he opened fire on Burrows' car.
Two bullets struck Burrows' car before he was able to put it in reverse and speed away.
Police found one shell casing at the scene.
The shooter and the driver of the white car have not been identified.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (941) 747-3011.
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Political satirist Stephen Colbert, who's made a career of parodying right-wing pundits, SAID something last night that probably presages� the reaction among some righties to the IRS scandal that now bedevils the Obama administration:
�This proves that everything I�ve ever said about Obama is true,� he explained. �It�s official: He�s a secret Muslim, shape-shifting alien from Kenya, coming for our guns. And Bo [the Obama family dog]� is a member of the Illuminati.�
Colbert has hit upon perhaps the one bright spot in the current political besiegement of the Obama administration: It will embolden kooks everywhere — from Birthers to ...
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Levert appoints vice president
Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 12:19 a.m.
J.B. Levert Land Co. has announced the appointment of Troy Bellanger as vice president of operations.
Levert is based in Metairie but owns all the undeveloped land within Thibodaux's north side near North Canal Boulevard. Bellanger will continue to oversee the Thibodaux area operations and oversee construction projects in other areas.
The J.B. Levert Land Co. along with Levert–St. John and various other smaller companies make up the Levert Companies. The two primary companies were founded in the early 1900s and continue to operate as family-owned businesses.
Bellanger previously spent 15 years with various Byron Talbot-related companies. The Thibodaux resident is a Nicholls State University graduate.
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Business Administration (Ph.D.) Organization and Management Studies
Basic Degree Information/Description
The College of Business offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration. The degree program offers five areas of emphasis: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, and Organization and Management Studies. The Ph.D. in Business Administration is awarded to candidates who have displayed an in-depth understanding of the subject matter and demonstrated the ability to make an original contribution to knowledge in their field of specialty.
Why a Business Administration Ph.D.?
- The college's doctoral classes are diverse in terms of professional experience, academic experience, cultural influences and international experiences.
- Commitment to research and a passion for teaching are two of the qualities that distinguish both our doctoral faculty and our graduates.
- Students work closely with faculty members in small classes, seminars, research projects and other assignments, aimed toward developing the analytical skills competencies to conduct independent quality research.
Admission Requirements and Deadlines
Admission requirements and pre-requisites: For more specific requirements, please visit the Graduate Catalog.
Graduate Studies Application: Yes
Department Application: No
Transcripts: Official transcripts from all institutions attended. All international transcripts must be recorded in English or officially translated to English.
Test Scores: Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores from a recent (no more than five years old) administration of the examination.
Resume: Yes. A résumé or curriculum vitae, and a statement of academic interests and goals.
Letters of Recommendation: Three letters of recommendation from academic or professional sources familiar with the applicant's background.
Statement of Purpose: Yes: A personal statement
Other Degree Requirements: The degree requires a minimum of 69 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree.
Minimum TOEFL Score (for International Applicants): 550 paper/79 internet (scores cannot be older than 2 years)
Minimum IELTS Score (for International Applicants): 6.5 (scores cannot be older than 2 years)
Additional Requirements: International students and those with international degrees may be required to submit additional documents per our admissions policies and procedures. The Graduate School reserves the right to request any additional documents needed to fairly and consistently evaluate applicant credentials.
Full-Time or Part-Time Attendance Requirement: Full-Time
Application Deadline Dates
Contact Information
Graduate Advisor of Record: Michael McDonald, Ph.D.
Email Address: email@example.com
Telephone: (210) 458-4586
Degree Catalog Link: http://www.utsa.edu/gcat/chapter6/COB/mgtdept.html
Degree Website: http://business.utsa.edu/phd/mgt/index.aspx
Contact the Graduate School: Contact now for more information
Career Options Available for a Ph.D. in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Organization and Management Studies
- Academia
- Government
- Private industry
Funding Opportunities
PhD's are generally funded with our financial package which consists of an assistantship in the form of a research or teaching assistantship with paid tuition and fees for up to four (4) years.
Course Scheduling and Offerings
This is a full-time program. Students will normally be expected to enroll for nine hours each semester. Most courses will be offered during the day. Ph.D. students normally serve as either a teaching assistant or research assistant throughout the program. These experiences are an important part of the training and over all doctoral experience. It would be difficult for someone to manage both a full-time job and the doctoral program's requirements.
Research Opportunities Available in UTSA Business Administration (Ph.D.) programs
Our professors do research in their fields which keep them current. In turn, this also helps students keep current and aware of trends/changes in the fields of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems & Technology Management (IT), Marketing, Organization and Management Studies (Management) and Management Science and Statistics for the Ph.D.


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A Gentle Note to Annoying Spammers
By RickRamsey-Oracle on Mar 17, 2010
First, something useful...we have published two new tech tips submitted by the community (affectionately known as "Commie Tech Tips"):
Tech Tip #1: Upgrading NetApp DFM to Run on Solaris 10
If you're running NetApp's DataFabric Manager (DFM) 3.2R1, you probably know that in spite of having a version number almost as cool as a Porsche's, it does not run on Solaris 10.
If you'd like to run NetApp's DFM on Solaris 10, you'll need version 3.7.1. (Not as cool as a Porsche.) This article by Balasubramanian C explains how to upgrade from version 3.2R1 to 3.71, using Live Upgrade.
Photo courtesy of www.porsche.com
(That's the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept, by the way.)
Tech Tip #2: How to Avoid Patch Problems When Moving a Local Zone
This tech tip by Victor Feng describes how to avoid problems with incompatible patch levels when moving a local zone from one host to another.
More info about Solaris zones and containers in BigAdmin's Zones and Containers hub.
A Gentle Note to Annoying Spammers
You know who you are.
Do you really think that BigAdmin is interested in posting your ads for cheap drugs, the latest gossip about Tiger Woods, and steroids to grow different parts of my anatomy?
Do your homework, you marketing genius, you.
If you're too lazy to do your homework, then go ahead and continue to fill in those BigAdmin forms with all your drivel. You know how many mouse clicks it takes me to delete all that stuff you just filled in? Two: one to delete, and one to confirm.
And I enjoy it. I actually look forward to that moment in my day when I can stop what I'm doing, turn on Tchaikovski's 1812 Overture, and enjoy the music. I put my feet up, close my eyes, and when that glorious finale arrives, I happily plink away at the Delete button.
You? You just suck.
- Rick


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BOSTON (AP) -- Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.
A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday a suspect was in custody.
But the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in Boston dispute that.
The official who spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was disputed.
The official was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation. The official had said the suspect was expected in federal court in Boston.
Reporters and police have converged at the courthouse.
BOSTON (AP) -- A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation says a suspect has been taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.
The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday. The official was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation.
The official says the suspect is expected in federal court in Boston.
Law enforcement agencies had earlier pleaded for the public to come forward with photos, videos or any information that might help them solve the twin bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170 on Monday.
Investigators circulated information about the bombs, which involved kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel. But the FBI said nobody had claimed responsibility.
However, NBC News is reporting Federal Authorities are looking for someone - but they don't have a suspect and don't believe an arrest is in sight.
Several conflicting reports have been released this morning about a possible suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.
KKCO 11 News is monitoring the developing situation and we'll update with information as we get it.


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Mashing it Up . . . How the Internet's Changing Entertainment and News Gathering
By crossrohrer on Nov 29, 2006
Today many, many months of work, by various teams around Sun and outside, resulted in a launch I'm really proud of.
The Big Mashup is here!
It features a documentary about how the network is changing how we get news, make social change happen, and are entertained. Some VERY cool folks are involved: the CEO of CurrentTV; the executive director of Peter Gabriel-founded WITNESS; popular video blog Rocketboom's creator and host; an expert in how pop culture and communities are affected by the Internet; and the creator of one of the music social recommendation sites.
It also features a super hot application, SnappRadio, that blends photos from Flickr with music from Last.fm or Radio Paradise to create a slideshow that's tailored to the tunes.
Check it out. I'd love to know what you think.


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De Blasio Blasts Pre-K Budget Threat in Albany
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday demanded in a fiery breakfast speech that Albany "respect our rights," delivering a strong rebuke to GOP state Senate leader Dean Skelos for saying he would not allow a vote on the mayor's plan to increase city income taxes on the wealthy to pay for universal prekindergarten.
One day after Mr. Skelos said he would not let the proposal come to a vote, Mr. de Blasio, first lady Chirlane McCray and the Rev. Al Sharpton gathered at Bethany Baptist Church in Brooklyn before roughly 200 clergy members to build momentum for an aggressive fight to win approval for the mayor's signature campaign initiative.
"We hear yesterday that Sen. Skelos in Albany refuses to bring this plan to a vote, denying us our rights in a democracy," Mr. de Blasio told the crowd. "Let's not sugarcoat it. The people of this city demand something for our children, and we are told we don't even get a vote in Albany, as if our children don't matter."
"Is that acceptable to you?" the mayor asked the crowd.
"No," the crowd shouted back.
"Are we going to take that lying down," the mayor asked.
Within seconds, the cheering crowd began chanting, "We want a vote."
A spokesman for Mr. Skelos declined on Tuesday to respond to the mayor's remarks.
The mayor's speech – along with remarks from the first lady and the Rev. Sharpton – marked a significant ratcheting up of City Hall's effort to persuade Albany to allow the city to increase income taxes on New Yorkers making more than $500,000 to pay for prekindergarten and after-school programs for middle-school students.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faces reelection this fall, has firmly positioned himself against a tax increase, saying instead he would prefer to pay for the mayor's education initiatives through existing state funds. Mr. Skelos has also voiced support for prekindergarten programs, but has made clear he doesn't back a tax increase.
On Monday, in response to Mr. Skelos's pledge to prevent a vote on the mayor's plan, Jeffrey Klein, a Bronx Democrat and the Senate majority coalition co-leader, threatened to withhold his support for an on-time budget if the mayor's tax increase wasn't approved. Mr. Klein backtracked on Tuesday, saying he didn't plan to hold up the budget because of the tax issue. Still, he suggested, the mayor deserved a vote. The deadline for passing the state budget on time is the end of March.
At a news conference following the breakfast, Mr. de Blasio said it was "shocking" that Mr. Skelos thinks he "can sweep this (issue) under the rug." The mayor said he was surprised by Mr. Skelos's refusal to allow a vote, calling it "absolutely inappropriate." He pledged to use every resource "legal and otherwise" to force a vote on his plan.
"I am miffed," he said.
Mr. Sharpton framed the fight for universal prekindergarten as part of the civil rights movement.
"You cannot have a state where young people are expendable on the altar of political deals and political maneuvers," Mr. Sharpton said. "For the head of the state senate to say he will not even bring to a vote is something that is unacceptable and will not be tolerated."
"This is an insult to those that believe in democratic principles, and it's certainly an insult to those that care about children," Mr. Sharpton later added.
Ms. McCray spoke in personal terms about her family, talking about how a prekindergarten teacher played a major role in helping the couple's son, Dante, who was slow to talk.
"When Dante didn't start talking on time, there was a teacher in his pre-K who intervened," she said. "So, we were able to get him the speech therapy he needed. But Bill and I were lucky. And it shouldn't be about luck."
Throughout his remarks, Mr. de Blasio said Tuesday he has the support of the public, both in the city and elsewhere in the state, to raise taxes on the wealthy, suggesting there's a "vast societal consensus" for his proposal. He said the wealthy can afford a slight increase in taxes.
"I call on you to bridge the gulf between abject poverty and superfluous wealth," he said. "That summarizes the notion we're discussing today. We're asking those who have done well to help our children."
The mayor compared New York City to a "colony" that doesn't "get to decide its own future."
"As you've heard, the gauntlet has been thrown down in Albany," he said. "We will respond."
Mr. de Blasio urged the clergy who were gathered at the breakfast to champion his plan with their parishioners, telling them New Yorkers need to "feel like this is about their survival and their children's survival."
The mayor also signaled he would not stand for any compromise with the governor and Albany leaders.
"There shouldn't be anyone willing to compromise when the people have spoken and the needs are so great," Mr. de Blasio said. "We will accept nothing short of victory."
Mr. de Blasio said there is "no movement toward a resolution" with Mr. Cuomo "because there's no meaningful option on the table other than our plan."


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Meet Softbank: Sprint's New Deal Talks Partner
Sprint, after failing to find a mobile company to acquire, is in advanced talks to be bought by Japan's Softbank, WSJ is reporting this morning.
That would leave the U.S. mobile-phone giant in the hands of a Japanese giant that doesn't likely have the same household recognition in the U.S. as some other Japanese consumer electronics companies.
But in Japan Softbank is everywhere. Here's a quick primer on the company:
Mobile Position: Softbank is the No. 3 carrier in Japan by subscriptions.
Executive name to know: Masayoshi Son. The CEO of the company, Son laid out ambitious growth and profit targets Softbank in April this year, telling reporters he wasn't happy with the current showing. Its net profit had jumped 65% during the fiscal year he was reporting. He wants operating profits to hit ¥1 trillion ($12.81 billion) by 2016, up from ¥314 billion last year.
U.S. ties No. 1: Yahoo: Mobile is only part of Softbank, it is also a giant in Internet and had teamed up with Yahoo to launch Yahoo Japan, and Softbank has owned about 42% of the JV. Yahoo has been attempting to sell its holdings there. Meanwhile, Softbank owned about 4% of Yahoo, a stake it actually transferred toCitigroup last year as repayment for a loan.
U.S. ties No. 2: Zynga ZNGA -3.62%: Softbank and Google GOOG +0.06% teamed up for an investment in mobile gaming site Zynga in 2010, investing $295 million at $6.44 a share. That investment is now well underwater as Zynga shares have plummeted to $2.35 as of Wednesday's close.
Japan, meet the iPhone: In 2008, it was Softbank's Mobile network that rolled out the iPhone for Japan, while its top rival balked at the device. Today, smartphones, and Apple's products in particular, dominate the Japanese mobile landscape and Softbank was among the first international carriers to get ahold of the iPhone 5 and is busy rolling out so-called LTE network to handle the phone's speed.
Already done a deal: On October 1, Softbank reached a deal to acquire smaller domestic rival eAccess Ltd. 9427.TO -2.31% through a stock-swap deal valued at ¥180 billion, or $2.3 billion, in the Tokyo-based company's latest move in Japan's smartphone war. "You asked if the iPhone 5 had a role as a trigger for this business merger. The answer is yes," Son said in response to a reporter's question.
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