Något som jag inte trodde var möjligt är att jag så pass easy kunde sluta snusa och gott folk imorn så är det 1 månad utan en Generalare eller lägre stående snus under läppen. Har dock kört Onico och har 5 dosor kvar av den, sen lägger jag ner det också.

Men redan idag är det 1 månadsjubileum för jag har inte druckit läsk på 1 månad idag och då menar jag all sorts läsk. Inte nån light eller diet shit......jag har övergått till straight vatten, mjölk i kaffet och ett glas juice om dagen. Believe it or not hehe :-)

Här möts Dee Brown och Shawn Kemp i 1991`s års dunkfinal i NBA. Se nedan!

Lördag idag och igår fick Tre Kronorna stryk av Kanada i Hockey VM, väldigt väntat och för min del inte oväntat att Sverige bjöd på tufft motstånd. Men är inte nöjd med min favve coach i hockey i denna matchen. Lundqvist såg skakig ut redan i första perioden, var ganska överraskad att ingen av kommentatorerna såg detta för det gjorde jag. Det var inte den vanliga Henke på isen.
Bengan borde bytat Henke mot Tellqvist redan efter första, jag vet väldigt ovanligt i hockey att göra så, men det borde gjorts och med facit i hand så släpper Henke in 2 (3) skitmål, som han normalt aldrig släpper in.

En annan som borde bänkats igår var Magnus Johansson han var riktigt usel in my mind. Usel på det sättet att han slarvade sjukt med pass och helt enkelt är alldeles för liten för att lira mot Kanadensarna.

Douglas Murray hade såklart matchens tackling bakom svenska målet, den känns nog än idag :-)
Nu får de se till att slå finnarna om 3e plats i alla fall.

Dags för eftermiddagskaffet - Vad ni tänker gör det bestämmer ni själva :-)

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There was a couple sitting in front of me that keep on smooching throughout my journey.
Annoyed by the sight, I did self-shoots of myself using my handphone camera.

Advantage of a lousy camera function, it minimize the visibiltiy of the blemishes & acne on my face.
Argh~ counting down to my 1st appointment. Doctor save my face T_T

Way to go Marines! Semper Fi.

I guess I'll see everyone on the flipside for a housewarming party very soon!

Wish us luck!

When you're working in the industry, it's usually a single project with a single deadline. In my case, it's a collection of things that are all needed right around the same time. Ironically, I got an email last night that innocently asked for X, Y and Z to be complete on the same relative due date as everything else I have going on. Thank goodness for delegation.

My previous strategy had been to work some on project X, some on project Y and some on project Z. The fault in this, however, was that it was very likely to produce three things, each of which reached 90% completion. In this world, it's either done or it's not. No one cares if you hit 90%. Conversely, by switching to "full task to completion" mode, Ive been able to muscle through 1 of the three larger things on my plate, and will be finished all I can presently do on the second by the end of this weekend. I'll move on to the third project on Monday. The projects were stacked to completion in order of priority, similar to the "triaging" that happens in development team.

There are some obvious benefits to this. In the event one of the projects runs over, two done is better than three projects at 90%. Sticking to the same project is more efficient mentally, too. Also, as components of individual projects are finished, the coveted "done" mark relaxes the stress some.

That's the new strategy. We'll see how it works out. All in all, in this economy, I feel fortunate to have an abundance of opportunity.

We are going to Vegas over Memorial Day Weekend, talk about hot!  At least my sis has A/C and we won't be wilted.  It cracks me up when people from the midwest say, "Oh, but it's a dry heat."  Yeah, I'm sorry, however, when the temp is around 105-115, you are still roasting.  When the sun hits the skin you can feel it start to bubble.  I actually have to look down to make sure it's not.   The bad thing about midwest heat is the humidity.  When you are done with a shower, ready for work and walk outside you are soaked in the first 5 minutes, that bites!  However, the good thing, my skin had lots of moisture.  I would just think of it as a daily spa treatment/facial! 

I passed the small field of sheep on my way home again tonight.  There was a little baby black sheep along the fence.  He or she was so cute, I wanted to stop the car and pet it!  It's so wierd that this field is in the middle of town, surrounded by houses, an AM/PM and coming soon a Long's Drugs and a Holiday Inn Express.  I hope this field stays and progress doesn't force them to sell.  That is what worries me about all the ranches along Carson Valley.  If they start selling off the land, it will be nothing but houses and development.  It is so beautiful as it is with the fields, cattle, and the Sierra's in the background.  Unfortunately, greed gets in the way.  The ranchers die off and the ones who inherit the land don't want to be ranchers and would rather sell it for the money.  I would hate the drive to work if all that land was developed.

I hope you all have a great weekend.  Hope the weather cooperates with whatever you plan to do.

Thousands fled Beichuan town in central Sichuan province on Saturday to escape possible flooding.

Soldiers carried older people to safety while survivors cradled babies on a road jammed with vehicles.

A policeman told the Associated Press news agency on Saturday that rescuers were worried that water from the lake would inundate Beichuan.

"The lake was jammed up by a landslide and may burst. That is what we are worried about," he said without giving his name.

The official Xinhua News Agency said earlier that a lake in Beichuan county "may burst its bank at any time".

It said 46 seriously injured people were in "dire need of help" in Beichuan, where the water level was rising rapidly.

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Cyclone in Myanmar earlier this month, then a major earthquake in China Sichuan this week.
Just flipping through the papers these days makes my heart crack.

Lots of lives gone.
Lots of fears.
Lots of sufferings & indescribable pains.

I suddenly (sort of) understand the feeling of what is it like when there's no place for you to run or hide. It sends chill down my spine. 

Climate change.
Poor harvest.
More natural disasters.

Is Mother Earth breaking up?

well, beside those news, there are some topics on my mind for quite a long time. i noticed (and i'm sure you did as well) that sometimes there are gaps of words in my sentences. it seems like, that i'm having the sentence which i want to write in my mind but i'm skipping this word because i'm one step further than i'm writing. sometimes i miss the third person "s" and some other stuff. well, it's not in purpose, but it's funny to me when i'm rereading my post when i already published it.

the other topic is, that in some trams in karlsruhe, after an announcment for the next station, there follows a new one like "Please leave the seats for people with limited mobility". i think this is a very nice idea of the KVV and their new signs in the tram that you are not allowed to listen to music out loud with the mobilephone are fine, too. the only thing i'm still sceptical about are the cameras. i don't know, everytime i enter the tram, i'm watching if there are cameras and give them a sceptical look. but i know, they are just for our own good, yeah yeah.

you see, in the blogroll, there has a new blog entered the list, more precise the one of kondec (david). his first entries are quite nice, i laughed very much as i read them, it's fun to read it, i promise. just in this moment, i notice, that my skin is paling. it's because of sunburns all over the body but i think i can handle that. at least my left ear is getting better, i sometimes can hear with it, it's because the shmoalz is getting lower and everytime there is an equalization of pressure i can listen on both ears for some minutes. this earspray from finland rocks, i think i will use only this one to clean my ears when i'm repared :D when you're looking out of the window there is no sun anymore but dark gray clouds and it rains a bit. well, it's not the best time for me, that it rains now, but i think it's good. so i don't have to water my mom's plants in the garden.

i cannot wait until i get the new in silico album, although i already know every track exactly. yesterday i wrote something in my "About" section and before you say something, let me explain: it's not really prehappines, i just want to hold the music in my hands so i can be sure, that i'm independent of youtube and more. i will buy my Augsburg traintickets today, too (when there is the ecoprice) and maybe i can already buy the new firewall from goldy, i don't  know. what i never told you is that i'm really impressed by the wordpress draftsystem, although i never got in the situation to need it. draft is a function that automaticly presaves your post in case of a crash of your browser. so you don't have to write everything from the beginning but from the very point when the draft was saved. see you soon.

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:00 am

Apago el despertador. Me incorporo en la cama, las sabanas de seda esta muy suaves. Despertador, uno de los infernales inventos del Diablo. Enciendo la luz, entro al cuarto de baño. ¿Quién es ese tipo soñoliento que me mira desde el espejo? ¡Ah! De acuerdo, soy yo...odio levantarme por las mañanas. La boca seca, la lengua pastosa ¿es un músculo o es un cartón? ¡Increíble! mira esas legañas del tamaño de hormigas rojas africanas. La mano por mi cara. Pincha. Tendré que volver a afeitarme un día más, nunca consigo engañar a doña Barba. Ducha caliente. Mis músculos se destensan y se relajan. Aseo terminado. ¿Donde esta el tipo soñoliento? ¿Alguien le ha visto? ¿Usted tampoco doña Barba?

Tom Collins. Eres endemoniadamente guapo. No deberías ser corredor de bolsa. Presidente. Si presidente de la Empresa. ¡Que demonios! Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América. Siiiiiii con esta cara puedes llegar a donde quieras. Adiós espejito mágico, tengo que ir a trabajar.

¿Liso o Raya diplomática? Liso. Negro, corbata platino. Camina gris. ¡Muérete de envidia Emporio Armani! ¿Donde estas maletín? ¡Ya te vi! Ultimo vistazo antes de irte al trabajo. Perfecto. Te veo mañana. Agarro el pomo de la puerta de casa. Abro y salgo ¡Suerte!

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:00 am

Apago el despertador. Me incorporo en la cama, las sabanas de seda esta muy suaves. Buenos días Tom, a levantarse. ¡Otro día igual que el anterior! Genial...Hola hombre soñoliento ¿Donde esta Armani ahora? Esta rutina me mata. Siempre lo mismo... ¿cuando vas a hacer algo divertido? Trabajar, no hay nada mejor. En el trabajo de SIEMPRE, haciendo las mismas cosas SIEMPRE. Llevo así 24 años. Puedo seguir otros 24 más. ¡A trabajar! Me ducho. Armani le dice adiós a Tipo Soñoliento.

¿Liso o Raya diplomática? Liso. Me encantan los trajes lisos para trabajar. No se porque. Corbata roja y camisa a juego. ¿Listo para otro rutinario día en tu aburrida vida? ¡Por supuesto! El maletín en la mano. Agarro el pomo de la puerta de casa. Abro y salgo. ¡Nos vemos mañana!

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:00 am

Apago el despertador. Me incorporo en la cama, las sabanas de seda esta muy suaves. ¡Oh Dios mío! ¿Por que he tenido que levantarme? Quiero quedarme durmiendo. No quiero trabajar. Estoy taaannn cansado de t-r-a-b-a-j-a-r. ¡Uy! que día mas bonito, cantan las flores, cantan los pájaros. Vamos a bailar Tipo Soñoliento. Siiiii mueve el esqueleto, ¡oh yeah! ¿Tengo que ducharme? Naaa que pereza...Me ducho. Adiós Tipo Soñoliento, Armani ha vuelto.

¿Liso o Raya diplomática? Liso, ¿para que cambiar? ¿Verdad? Siempre lo mismo, aburrido, rutina, aburrido, rutina, aburrido, rutina. Me duele la cabeza horrores. Joder no soy un niño, ¿Donde te has escondido maletín? ¡Sal maldito cabrón! No me hagas ir a buscarte. Ah estaba ahí delante, no te había visto. Perdón. Agarro el pomo de la puerta de casa. Abro. Cierro. Abro y salgo ¡Adios!

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:00 am

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:15 am

tirititi tirititi tirititi

7:30 am

¡CALLATE DE UNA VEZ BASTARDO! Lanzo el despertador contra la pared, ¡PUUM! Se parte en pedazos. Que gozo... ¿Tengo que levantarme? No no no ¿por qué? No y NO. Me levanto...hoy no hay ducha. Que se duche Armani si quiere. Legañas, doña Barba, lengua de cartón ¡Venid a mi! Vale, vale me ducho...

¿Liso o Raya diplomática? Raya diplomática ¿por qué no? Hoy no voy a llevar el maletín. Es muy pesado y no quiero pesados a mi lado. Tengo que relajarme. Relájate Tom. Respira profundamente. 1, 2, 3, 4....así muy bien. Me siento mejor. ¿Que cojones me ha pasado? Levanto el maletín, con fuerza. Agarro el pomo de la puerta. Miro hacia la ventana. Me acerco hacia ella y salto.

Caigo. Estoy cayendo desde el décimo piso. Es increíble. Que sensación más rara, tengo frío, no tengo nada de miedo, el maletín cae conmigo y la Raya diplomática también. Caigo, ¿cada vez mas deprisa? Nunca he sentido nada igual. Es un orgasmo constante. Empapado en sudor, mis ojos bañados en lagrimas. El suelo me llama, se acerca muy rápido, demasiado rápido. Soy feliz...

The vulnerability is made worse by the fact that the affected page uses an Extended Validation SSL certificate, which causes the browser's address bar to turn green, assuring visitors that the site – and its content – belongs to PayPal. Two years ago, a similar vulnerability was discovered on a different page of the PayPal site, which also used an SSL certificate.

Harry Sintonen discovered the vulnerability and announced it to other web application security specialists in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel today. Sintonen told Netcraft that the issue was critical, adding that, "you could easily steal credentials," and, "PayPal says you can trust the URL if it begins with https://www.paypal.com," which is not true in this case.

While SSL certificates do indeed provide a higher level of assurance when it comes to site ownership, they cannot guarantee that a site is free from other security problems – including cross-site scripting. There are concerns that hackers may exploit misunderstandings in the significance of the green address bar for their own benefit, piggybacking off the trust that is instilled by EV certificates. Users need to be aware that a green address bar does not guarantee the origin of a page's contents if there is a cross-site scripting vulnerability on that page.

Source: Netcraft

In the meantime, I wonder if any reader would like to give some thought to what a "wanker", a "Prima Donna" or a "Freak" means to them, in reality and in terms of people you come across in life, in general, politically or otherwise... Perhaps, those you have already come across in life you consider being as one of the above? But, more importantly why?

If you have some views, please share.

If you choose to leave a comment, please try to explain a little more in depth, and try to keep some decorum. This is a light hearted post, not meant a serious one; well, unless you feel strongly about it. Thanks.

La lista de convocados para la Eurocopa es la siguiente:

ARSENAL: Cesc
BARCELONA: Puyol, Iniesta y Xavi
BETIS: Juanito
GETAFE: De la Red
LIVERPOOL: Arbeloa, Reina, Torres y Xabi Alonso
REAL MADRID: Casillas y Sergio Ramos
MALLORCA: Fernando Navarro y Güiza
SEVILLA: Palop
VALENCIA: Albiol, Marchena, Silva y Villa
VILLARREAL: Capdevila, Cazorla y Senna
ZARAGOZA: Sergio García.

1. Operating system:

Yep, just as you have to decide between Linux and Windows on a PC, you will need to make up your mind about whether you would rather go for a Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Black-Berry or Linux device and each OS also has its own sub-groups too (Symbian, for instance, has different editions of Series 60 and UIQ). The jury is still out on which one is the best, but you will need to keep in mind factors like speed of operation, number of applications available (preferably free ones) and compatibility with other devices, before you opt for a particular OS. Do remember that unlike in PCs, you cannot install any OS on any phone—so if you are dreaming of running a Symbian OS on an iPhone, forget it! Here you are pretty much stuck with the OS that comes on the device. No changes allowed.

2. Screen size:

No need to go “duh’’ on this one. While screen size is indeed important on all cell phones, it attains an entirely different dimension in the case of enterprise phones. This is because one often ends up viewing, documents, presentations and spreadsheets on enterprise devices and even browsing the Internet a fair bit. And the bigger the screen, the lesser the strain on your eyes and fingers (hey, think of all the scrolling you will save on!).

3. Interface:

Do you like touch screens, physical keypads or a blend of the two? And even in physical keypads, do you want a proper QWERTY keypad, a semi-QWERTY keypad or just the good old alphanumeric affair? Well, it all really depends on your needs. Touch screen users normally end up with larger screens and the convenience of being able to scribble using a stylus, but have often to put up with iffy handwriting recognition systems and slightly lower battery performance. On the other hand, those with physical keypads often find the keys way too small to really replicate the convenience of a notebook but get better battery performance and more software applications to play around with. Suit yourself!

4. Software:

Different devices come with different software options. For instance, some might come with a full-fledged office suite while others might just have an application that allows you to view (but not edit or create) MS Office files. You will also need to consider whether your device comes with a PDF reader, a good email client (preferably supporting push mail) and a decent Internet browser. It’s just like a PC—the hardware is every bit as important as the software.

5. Connectivity:

As most enterprise phone users are frequent travelers, do check if the phone will work on all networks. If you have no intention of straying beyond Indian borders, do make sure that it supports EDGE (you will be surprised to know that some high-end enterprise phones do not support it). And it is not just a matter of networks, you will also need to check out if other connectivity options such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are available onboard and also the kind of devices supported. It always helps if you can connect a projector or printer directly to your phone!

6. Multimedia:

The days when people used to insist that multimedia had no place in enterprise phones are passé. So make sure that the camera on your phone supports features like business card reading and whether the phone’s speakers are good enough to allow you to use it in speakerphone mode even in a meeting, if need be. Also check if the phone allows you to record long audio clips and whether it allows image editing—you will be surprised at just how often you need them.

7. Processor, storage:

All the features highlighted before would be useless if your phone ran out of juice in no time at all. Similarly, a good processor is necessary to ensure that your device keeps ticking over nicely. Storage of course will allow you to carry most of your files in your hand, and having lots of memory to play around will ensure that you can run multiple applications without your device hanging or crashing.

La conférence interlibanaise entre dirigeants de la majorité et de l'opposition s'est ouverte à Doha, la capitale du Qatar. Elle entrera dès ce samedi dans le vif du sujet : trouver les moyens d'envisager une sortie de crise après dix-huit mois de paralysie. Ce rendez-vous est-il réellement porteur d'espoir ?

Une séance d’inauguration austère et rapidement expédiée. Le dialogue interlibanais qui se tient à Doha au Qatar s’est ouvert vendredi soir en présence des principaux chefs de la majorité et de l’opposition, à part le secrétaire général du Hezbollah. Hassan Nasrallah s’est fait représenter par le chef du bloc parlementaire de son parti.

Les travaux de la conférence ont été inaugurés quelque peu après l’arrivée des dirigeants de la majorité de l’opposition séparément à Doha. Dans une allocution de bienvenue, l’émir du Qatar, Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani a souhaité le succès aux participants avant de lever la séance et de fixer une première réunion de travail samedi matin.

La tâche s’annonce difficile

Dans la salle de conférence, l’ambiance était plutôt lourde. Les chefs de la majorité et de l’opposition ne se sont pas serrés la main, tout juste s’ils se jetaient des regards furtifs. Avant leur départ de Beyrouth, la plupart des responsables libanais avaient exprimé un optimisme prudent.

Le leader chrétien de l’opposition, Michel Aoun a proposé la formation d’un cabinet neutre qui dirigerait le pays si les participants échouaient à s’entendre sur l’élection d’un président de la République. Le chef des chrétiens de la majorité Samir Geagea a, quant à lui, appelé le Hezbollah à revoir à la baisse ses attentes.

« Les nouveaux rapports de forces sur le terrain n’auront aucun effet sur la table du dialogue », a dit Samir Geagea, en allusion au succès militaire de l’opposition. La tâche s’annonce donc difficile.

My PC is showing signs of old age as well and needs replacement too, but until Apple decides to finally design a "mythical midrange Mac minitower", as Dan Frakes over at Macworld calls it, I am affraid I will have to go with a new Windows PC.

The young lady recently received a $1,000 scholarship from her church and will be begin classes at Indiana Bible College in the fall, where she will continue to devleop her musical talents.  She is a member of the church choir and leads worship for a daughter work started by Apostolic Pentecostal Tabernacle.

The article, entitled "Student Sings Lord's Praises", positively portrays Christian education.

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But Meredith handles it all with grace and a sweet attitude. What a great spirit to have! This is why I enjoy reading her blog (daily I might add). I am inspired by her attitude. It makes me want to stretch myself and makes me reflect on who I am.

Rest assure Meredith, when God calls you home you will not be judged by if you spent $189 or $1.89 on a blazer. It will be how you showed His mercy and grace when faced with judging people. i want to be you when I grow up. :)

God Bless,

Michele