Plagiarism | Google Slacking is Unprofessional, Unethical

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Rio

Am I about to be banned from the most popular search engine? If so please Yahoo me. I love a lot of the services that Google provides but the truth should be told. Their communication and service are not up to par; they are terrible – please correct me if I am wrong. The fact is that I have submitted all requirements that were asked  for (more than two months ago), and still nothing has been done about the delinquent website. They are still there and plagiarizing my content. Any lawyers out there who are willing to advise?

This letter was faxed on Jan. 27 of 2010:

Attn: Adsense Support, DMCA Complaints
January 26, 2010
Fax: 650-618-8507

Dear Sir/Madam,

1. My work at https://rioguzman.com/stalking-castaneda-excerpt-the-eye-of-the-dragon/ is being plagiarized (The Introduction) They are obviously altering the article and not giving due credit.

2. By http://www.athop.com/article/89036-An-Addition-to-the-Eye-of-the-Dragon-Stalking-Castaneda-An-Extract

3. My email is: rsgguz@gmail.com

4. Statement: I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the allegedly infringing webpages is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. And I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Sincerely,

( I did not forget my signature and I have no clue why the small print – can’t correct at the moment.)

Any suggestions?

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Subcomandante Marcos | Zapatista Movement in Chiapas, Mexico

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Rio

This video is a really good documentary about the situation in Chiapas, Mexico. It also shows how an undisciplined ego and greed turn human beings into duplicitous and contradictory beings; watch the ending carefully. It is rather long because the Canadian reporter interviews all sides involved, but that is what helps you to get a clear picture of the situation. In Youtube you can find it in segments if you are pressed for time.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4513202692382805096

And this link will take you to the Subcomandante:

Just Subcomandante Marcos

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Domain Registry of America | Scam | Expiration Notice

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Rio

If you receive a notice in the mail that looks like a bill and urges you to renew your domain name, it is a scam.  A ruse from Domain Registry of America to get you to switch. Please do a search on Google to verify this. I quote from Wikpedia:

“In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with the company for practices such as transferring domain registrations to their service under the guise of domain renewal, a practice known as domain slamming, and having hidden fees. Despite this action, the company still sends mass direct mail to consumers resembling invoices with “domain name expiration notice” in bold print. Targets for the company’s mass mailings are known to be in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States with information obtained in violation of their ICANN registrar agreement.”

Don’t do business with them!

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The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s | Temple Grandin

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Rio

Movie Poster

An Interesting book, and a different perspective on autism.

“As a child, Temple Grandin could not speak. Her silent existence was broken only by rhythmic rocking and occasional fits of screaming and thrashing. Diagnosed with autism, Temple’s many caregivers eventually helped her contradict her doctors’ morbid predictions and go on to become one of the autism community’s most beloved success stories. Temple Grandin, PhD, is a popular international lecturer on autism and the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation, and Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships. One of the world’s leading experts in livestock facility design, over half of the cattle in North America are handled in facilities designed by her. She credits her visual thinking and her systemizing mind, both characteristics of autism, for her ability to be “the woman who thinks like a cow.” Temple continues to be an inspiration and role model to millions.”

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The 800 Mile Wall | John Carlos Frey | Mexican Border Fence

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Rio

The Fence

Since the beginning of the so called “Operation Gatekeeper” more than 5,000 immigrants have died trying to cross the border to find work in the United States of America. This documentary film by John Carlos Frey exposes the folly and inhumanity of the 800 mile wall along the Mexican border. Excerpt:

“From 2007 to 2009, I followed the construction of what is now close to 800 miles of border security infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico international boundary. What I found was a mess. Dozens of environmental laws were being waived in order to acquire land to build the new border walls. New technology for border security enforcement was over-priced and non-functional. The natural landscape was permanently scarred to ‘protect’ us from migrants. The assessment from scholars, government agencies and even the border patrol was that this multi-billion dollar effort was not going to solve America’s immigration problems. All of these details on their own would have made a compelling documentary. But there was something even more conspicuous and tragic than the blunders and cost overruns: increased border security was proving to be a massive killer.”

To see the whole article and video follow the link below:

The 800 Mile Wall – John Carlos Frey

John Carlos Frey is an award-winning director. His directorial debut, “The Gatekeeper,” was lauded for its realistic depiction of illegal immigration in the United States by Amnesty International, The Anti Defamation League, Human Rights Watch, National Immigration Forum, National Center for Farmworker Health, The League of United Latin American Citizens, The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), The Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice as well as the Hispanic Congressional Caucus.

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Reduced Hours for Libraries | Budget Cuts | Where is our money going?

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Rio

I was doing a search on Google a few days ago to find a library that was open in my neighborhood, and I found the following warning:

DUE TO BUDGET REDUCTIONS IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ALL LIBRARIES WILL HAVE REDUCED HOURS AND A CHANGE OF SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 20, 2010.

DAILY SCHEDULE AND HOURS OPEN

CENTRAL LIBRARY

Monday & Wednesday 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 09:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday 0CLOSED Sunday 01:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

BRANCH LIBRARIES

Tuesday & Wednesday Thursday & Friday Saturday Sunday & Monday

12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 09:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 09:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CLOSED (See Below)

BRANCH LIBRARIES OPEN SUNDAY

La Jolla/Riford, Point Loma/Hervey, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Shouldn’t libraries be high on our list of priorities, and open at least 10 hors a day? Anybody knows why and where was our money unwisely spent?

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Alice in Wonderland | A Brief Quote | Lewis Carroll | Johnny Depp | Mia Wasikowska

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Rio

From ‘Alice in Wonderland’: They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock, and, as they came nearer, Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break. She pitied him deeply.

“What is his sorrow?” she asked the Gryphon, and the Gryphon answered, very nearly in the same words as before,

“It’s all his fancy, that: he hasn’t got no sorrow, you know. Come on!”

From Paradise Lost: “The mind is its own world, and, in itself, can make a hell out of heaven and a heaven out of hell.

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Bloggers Beware | Spam of the Week, by ComputorEdge Staff

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Rio

The latest in annoying and dangerous e-mail currently making the rounds. This week has seen an attack on bloggers, with hackers looking for new victims. Bloggers beware; they are phishing for your account information.

Check the Spam of the Week: Bloggers Beware! by ComputorEdge Staff

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How to stop your vehicle if your accelerator sticks | Toyota

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Rio

The video in the link below is sponsored by Toyota. Learn the proper procedure for bringing your vehicle to a safe stop.

It is basically a simple procedure (common sense). Apply steady pressure on the brakes and put the motor in neutral (you can turn it off, if you must, but the power assisting  your systems will be lost). Please visit the link below.

PS According to what I heard last, you may have to use the emergency brakes in addition to applying pressure with both feet on the brake pedal. (These instructions were given by a police officer through his megaphone while driving alongside a runaway vehicle. It worked!) Good luck!

What to do if your accelerator pedal sticks view!

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You Can’t Say You Can’t Play | Vivian Gussin Paley

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Rio

Several weeks ago a heard author Vivian Gussin Paley on National Public Radio. She was talking about her book, You can’t say you can’t play.

You can’t search inside the book here but you can at: Amazon.com Widgets

From the interview I got the feeling that Ms Paley was liberating her children (students) from the ego’s dominance. I guess her method is something that we need in all schools. You can’t say you can’t play.

Check it out!

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