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One Tsunami, and all our armies,
Seem belittled by their wars,
What Animals fled, and tribesmen read,
Finally Arrives with crushing roar,
Wholesale slaughter, purely by water,
Makes us seem an irrelevance,
Concepts of power, change by the hour,
Faced with primal elements.
Natures dice, thrown in a trice,
In a grotesque game of craps,
Whose final score, is real shock and awe,
And rewriting global maps.
Political reputation, seen by a nation,
Hiding in its cosy hole of choice,
Who promises braille, whilst the real mail,
is delivered via the peoples voice.
And the aftermath is all in its path,
Is gone in waste and grief,
Why does it take disasters wake,
To unite us all in relief.
No discrimination here, just abject fear,
No religion or class escapes unscathed,
No riches or show cheat the undertow,
All submerged beneath the waves.
In modern times, our greatest crime,
Is to have lost feelings and lost touch,
It takes catastrophe, to make you with me,
To make everyone into us.
Faced with apocalypse our planes and ships,
Seem meaningful when not at war,
But as our memory of disaster slips,
Will we revert to squabbling like before.
Maybe we should try, to all get by,
And harmonise more from this date,
Who knows when next the globe is vexed,
Who knows the twists of fate.

Malcolm James Pugh - ex systems programmer/civil engineer.

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So many looked to you for inspiration,

Unlikely hero for the wheelchair nation.

Proudly you fought and proudly you believed,

Everyone loved you Christopher Reeve.

Readily it seemed you accepted your fate,

Man you are super..man you are great!

All the nation mourns a hero has passed,

No more bound, you fly again at last!

Bill Herren

Bill Herren is webmaster for http://www.personalized-name-poems.com your source for personalized poetry and gifts.

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Christmas time is a fantastic moment for British kids; they have heard the great stories of St. Nicholas and Rudolph and the special day of the 25th. Through out the build up, school children are on toy sites and in shopping catalogues hunting high and low for the most current children’s toy for them to add at the top of their Xmas list. At school and nursery the number one topic is what board game they will be asking Mr Claus and if he might bring them even more video games than their peers.

Each Xmas period the toy market research companies and toy retailers start making their guesses about what video game will drive forward as the number one biggest seller for that Xmas period. In recent years the UK have registered the Nintendo Wii and the Furbies coming in at the top. Looking for Xmas gifts, then you need to find out the biggest kids toys selling here.

One of the popular action figures is from the brilliant Ben 10 toy range. Ben 10 is a children’s programme from the US and is about an American boy called Ben who finds a strange alien watch device that holds itself onto Ben’s wrist and provides him with incredible alien powers. With his special powers, Ben helps others when they get into trouble as well as create some fun mischief with his cousin Gwen. With the phenomenal success of the animated series, a huge range of brilliant children’s toys have been created, these comprise of figures and lunch boxes.

Another popular seller this Xmas time will be children’s board games, one of the most beloved being Monopoly. Mainly based on the economic idea of a company owning everything in their market, Monopoly is a brilliant board game that is hugely popular that over six hundred million people have played the board game. Throughout its tremendous 100 year lifespan, the family board game has seen it move into an online format, video console format and even an Apple iPhone application.

Whilst best selling predictions are interesting, the real actual unit sales will tell us what childrens toy was the biggest seller this Xmas time.

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Most people understand preventive maintenance like changing the oil in your car will help your car run better and last longer. The same principle holds true for your PC. Based on the computer repair services we do on computers in Cincinnati, we believe 80% of computer slowdowns and problems can be prevented!

The purpose of this article is to help you understand how you can prevent computer slowdowns and other issues.

The top 10 ways you can prevent computer slowdown are…

1. Ensure antivirus software is installed, automatically checking for updates, and automatically scanning all incoming files. If there is a virus associated with a new file it will automatically be repaired or quarantined. New viruses come out daily. Because of this, the anti-virus software needs to be configured to automatically updates it’s self. McAfee and Norton’s are the most popular anti-virus software and what we recommend.

2. Run antispyware/antiadware software. Spyware and adware are hands down the most common cause of PC slowdowns. This software is critical if you are surfing the Internet. Spybot Search & Destroy or Ad-aware are the two most common free anti-spyware/adware packages. We recommend a more proactive packages like Spy Sweeper which proactively scans your system and cost less than $30. A combination of Spy Sweeper and Ad-aware provides very good coverage today.

3. Install a hardware firewall to keep hackers out. Hackers have automated tools that are looking for any PC connected to the Internet without a firewall. To give you an idea, at the time of this writing, my home PC was scanned 158 times in the last 24 hours. This means it was scanned an average of every 9 minutes. If you’re connected to the Internet but don’t have a firewall, hackers (criminals) will be in your PC. Beyond stealing your information they can install programs that can damage or slow your PC down. A hardware firewall to protect all the PCs on the local area network provides the best protection. Recommended hardware firewalls are Linksys, Netgear, and D-link. Hardware firewalls are easier to set up and maintain than software firewalls.

Software firewalls work but we don’t recommend them because they are complicated to maintain and often cause other confusion and issues.

4. Microsoft Windows is constantly releasing updates for their operating system. Most of these updates are repairing security holes in their software. You want to configure your machine to automatically check for and download critical updates as they become available.

5. Delete your Internet temp files monthly. This will keep your system cleaner and allow it to run faster.

6. Defrag your hard drive quarterly. This is not the issue it was but there are still benefits to defraging your hard drive on a regular basis.

7. Read the terms and conditions before signing up for or downloading anything for free on the Internet. Free downloads like Kazaa (music), games, toolbars, and coupons often come with adware or spyware. The terms and conditions of downloads explain adware will be installed on the persons machine in exchange for the free software, music, pizza or whatever. Of course, few people read these terms and conditions.

8. Don’t open e-mails from strangers. Don’t open attachments from people you know if your not expecting it. Call the person and ensure they sent it. If they did not, don’t open it. E-mail from strangers and unexpected attachments may contain adware or spyware waiting to install on your computer. It probably won’t install if you don’t open the e-mail or attachment. (Note: If you’re using e-mail software with a mail “Preview Pane” like Microsoft Outlook, previewing the mail is the same as opening it. You should turn this feature off. Unselect “Preview Pane” under the “View” drop down list in Outlook.)

9. Use the Firefox web browser from www.mozilla.org. It is more secure and less vulnerable to popup ads, viruses, computer slowdowns, etc. It also has some additional tab and other options not available with other browsers.

10. We’ve talked about preventive maintenance but issues still happen. Hard drives fail. Computers are stolen, etc. Because of these risk, it’s important to backup your data on a regular basis. The best backups are stored off site. This can be done with an Internet service or store the data to a CD and take it to another location on a regular basis.

In summary, we guarantee regular preventive maintenance will keep your computer running better. We suggest doing these things yourself or schedule a computer professional to proactively perform and ensure these preventive maintenance steps are in place and working on a monthly basis. This will prevent computer slowdowns and issues!

John Daniell and the Swordfish Computer Solutions team help people prevent computer slowdowns and resolve computer issues. They do this by providing IT outsourcing
computer services including computer networking, repair, training, website development, and graphic design in Cincinnati, Ohio. John can be reached at http://www.SwordfishCS.com.

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There is no other alternative to initiating a link exchange process in order to garner maximum mileage for your web site. There are plenty of benefits you can reap out of an effective link exchange program. It is applicable to any company who spends money on online advertising in any industry.

Link popularity is the ultimate parameter in achieving supreme exposure on the web for your web site. Link popularity is measured by the number and quality of the inbound links to your site. Inbound links help to attain high search engine rankings for your web site, while producing an invaluable traffic stream from visitors clicking through on the links themselves. But your goal will remain unrealized unless you implement an intelligent link exchange strategy.

At the same time you should not go overboard in the quest of getting more and more links. Quality should not be sacrificed at the cost of quantity. You should utilize your link exchange process so that it can win high quality links (which are links from websites that are complementary to your business and have high page ranks) for your web site, not abundant unproductive links.

Considering inbound links to your web site are a decisive factor for improved search engine ranking, you have to make sure that your incoming links are of similar theme. The companies that you link to should offer a product or service that is complementary to yours, however not in competition. Irrelevant links will not fulfil your objective.

Increased and Targeted Traffic

Effective link exchange can attract larger, quality and targeted traffic to your web site. The link exchange process helps you establish innumerable fruitful partners with other relevant web sites. Thus, you can win more quality and targeted visitors from your link partners. According to a June 2003 Forrester Research survey report, ‘59% of Internet consumers find web sites through links from another site’.

Enhanced Visibility

Targeted traffic and supreme search engine positioning strengthen the visibility of your web site. An efficient link exchange process can create awareness among web visitors about your web site. A strong web presence is the key for survival on the internet, especially when the cost and competition on popular pay per click platforms such as Google Adwords and Overture are continuously rising, and only represent a fraction of potential customers.

The more you increase the link popularity of your web site, the prospect of staying at higher search engine position for a longer period of time becomes more likely. Your web site will be listed in the search engine results if a keyword or phrase related to your web site theme is submitted.

Cost-effective Promotion

If you want to promote your web site on a limited budget, link exchange is the best option. Link exchange can save a lot of money that you otherwise would have spent on other means of on and offline advertising.

Link exchange is a very effective and inexpensive approach of gaining popularity and prosperity on the web. It represents an incremental step in the formation of a lasting web presence for your business, allowing you to build an infrastructure to generate ongoing traffic at a low cost. As more of your competitors enter the market on the internet increasing the cost for ad space, this process becomes an increasingly important part of the business model for acquiring customers over the internet.

Responsible Marketing

In today’s ultra competitive world of online marketing, it is increasing harder to reach your target audience at a relative low cost, while staying within the guidelines of the present laws. This is why organizations such as the Anti Spam League promote responsible ways of marketing like link exchange. The Anti Spam League has been created to fight abuse on the internet, but also to educate website owners on the responsible aspects of online marketing. To learn more visit www.Anti-Spam-League.org.

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Podcasting Is A New Form Of Fun Stuff
To Do On The Computer.
The Ipod Was Made For Music Downloads,
But The Reality Is That It Has Created
A Launch Of Mini Shows,
That Are Uncut And Cheap To Produce.

Every Event You Can Imagine Is A
Potential Contender As A Reality Radio

Broadcast Show From Rio To Cape Cod,
And From Boston To Broadway.

CB Radio,i.e. Ham Radio, Was Developed
As Radio For The People, But
Now Another Page In The Consumer Notebook
Of Modern History Has Turned.

Any Music Concert Can Become An Mp3,
Whether It’s By Players Like Eminem
& 50cent Or Country Music And
Guitar Songs Dedicated To Andy Griffeth.

Mp3 Audio Can Include A Report From
A Reality TV Show To A Las Vegas Show,
To A Looney Tune Review,
And It Can Range From Humor To Commentaries
On The Weather, Oprah Winfrey & American Idol,
The Titanic, The Da Vinci Code,
Or Even A Live Sex Show In Harmony Hall.

They’re All Now Available As A Downloadable
Music Composition, A Video Or Even A Slide Show
On Your Computer,
And I Wouldn’t Be Surprised If
Some Of These Shows Show Up On Sirius Radio,
XM Radio Or Other Satellite Radio Shows,

Conventional Radio Or Even On TV.

The Ipod Is A Creative Way To Download
Digital Music Automatically Via Computer
Around The Clock, By Virtue Of Podcasting.

This Is Not About Downloading Online Music
Onto Your Computer Via Music File Sharing.
This Is About The Bone Thug Across The Street
Writing A Music Lyric On His Computer
Calling It A Skin Tune
By Frankie J & Lil Jon Luny Mas,
And With No Harmony Or Melody,
Having A Ball, Because Some Stranger
In Central Louisville Looking For
Cheap Music Downloads Records It
To His Mp3 Player While Waiting
For A Pizza Delivery.

The Apple Ipod Is Not A Technology
Whose Life Is Limited To A
Trade Show Display.

It’s In The Hands Of The People.
Podcasting Is Way Bigger Than
Two Way Radio Or Any Online Computer Game,
And It’s Not Limited To The
Ipod Mp3 Player Or Even The Rio Sport
Mp3 Player.

Newer Models Are Creating Competition
And Getting Cheaper, Just Like All
Computer Technology Always Does.
Just Look At The DVD Player.

Ipod Is Getting The Credit,
But Adam Curry, Former Music Video DJ

And MTV Host In The 1980’s,
Is The Central Player In RSS
(Real Simple Syndication).

A Music Download To A Mini Portable
Mp3 Player Is Not New, The Ipod Buzz Is.
Podcasting Is Going To Be Big.

I Feel Lucky To Have Gotten In On It
At An Early Stage,
With My Daily Podcast Sunny Thought Of The Day.
It Supplements My Free Affirmations By E-Mail.

So Now You Have 2 Free Ways To Get
Positive Thinking From Me.

I Was Interviewed Last Month
In The Honolulu Star Bulletin,
Who Told Me I Was The Only Daily Podcaster

In The State Of Hawaii.

Since Then I’ve Found Out I’m One
Of Only A Handful Who Podcast Daily
In The Entire World.

And My Radio Interviews - I Was Interviewed

By Positive Purpose Radio Host Kevin Mcdonald,
On KLAY AM Radio In The Seattle Area,
5 Times - 1 Hour Each - Those Shows
Were All Podcast Internationally, Too.

Welcome To The Future!
It’s Evolving One Day At A Time.
Why Not Hit The Computer Airwaves Yourself?
And Start Podcasting Today!

Sunny Hills is The Affirmations Genius (TM). His Weekly Positive Thoughts are at http://www.sunnythoughts.com

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