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In a year when two aircraft have been lost a third must surely spell the end for some of these budget airlines? Whilst one could be considered unfortunate, three to me smacks of a lack of duty in the safety of their passengers, whilst the facts are not yet known the plane, an Airbus A320-200, is the workhorse of budget airlines & has an excellent safety record, when operated in accordance with good procedures.



Thoughts to the passengers & families waiting for news

"More and more North Koreans are becoming aware of the North Korea-mocking movie “The Interview,” and the government is doing everything to block it from getting smuggled in to the country.

According to Free North Korea Radio, an online radio network made by North Korean defectors, demand for “The Interview” has been shooting up among North Koreans. It says people are willing to pay almost $50 a copy of the movie, which is 10X higher than what a regular South Korean TV show’s DVD would cost in the black market.

In response, North Korea’s State Security Department and The Ministry of People’s Security held an emergency meeting recently, and told its officers to make sure the movie doesn’t make it into the country under any circumstances.

The report says the North Korean government has beefed up its border security inspection level, and even told black market dealers to not bring in any kind of US movie for the time being.

It’s not too hard to see why North Korea is so freaked out by the possibility of “The Interview” reaching its people. The movie makes a blatant mockery of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - who dies at the end - and breaks the government’s narrative of portraying him as an almighty God.

In fact, Rich Klein of the advisory firm McLarty Associates says that “The Interview” could become “a very real challenge to the ruling regime’s legitimacy.” He writes in the Washington Post:

“Think of the movie as Chernobyl for the digital age. Just as the nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union and the dangerously clumsy efforts to hide it exposed the Kremlin's leadership as inept and morally bankrupt, overseeing a superpower rusting from the inside, so does The Interview risk eroding the myths, fabrications and bluster that keep the Kim dynasty in power.”

But even with all the increased inspection, some lucky North Koreans may be able to see “The Interview” soon. North Korean defector and activist Park Sang Hak plans to send copies of “The Interview” to Pyongyang through 33-foot hydrogen balloons as soon as the film becomes available on DVD"

He is charged of killing a Filipino transgender he met in a bar in Olongapo City. Not that I know him but if he felt he was shortchanged since the she is really a he, then he could have just turned back and walked away. But now he is charge with murder. If he was only sober during that time. who knows if he wasn't the one who did it even. I just hope real justice will be served.

Just felt like fighting back.....
The Government ain't going to do a damn thing....!

~JOHN~
*(If you plan to argue my opinion, it ain't gonna happen!)

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It is being reported that 13 people are being held as hostages in a chocolate shop. Real serious stuff is going on.

In my house Christmas never ends...I've had a Christmas Tree up for past 5 years..It's Christmas everyday here...Through all the seasons Spring,Summer,Autumn & Winter the Christmas Tree has withstood it all...Come rain or shine it's always there...I'd love to be able to take it down some day even bi-annually would be good...But it's not worth the trouble it would cause...My son who's 29 in Jan has Autism...and he won't allow the Tree to come down at all...He's fixated with it and doesn't like change of any kind...so the tree it stays..
This year I added another tree he was delighted...For him Christmas is not about the presents he'll get...It's all about the Christmas Tree...The tinsel...The lights!!
I don't really mind the tree is part of the furniture now...

I had a best friend whom I had been friends with for 23 years. Yes, my entire life. We had only fought about once or twice in our entire lives, but nothing major had ever happened until a few months ago. Things started to get a little rocky and it got scary. We were so close and I didn't know what I would do without her. At the same time, it seemed like our lives were going in circles. We weren?t really progressing in our own lives. Something had to change.

Skip ahead to about a month ago, we decided mutually to maybe just give each other space. We didn't talk for an entire month. During that month, I remained positive, went out with other friends. Yes I missed her, but I knew I had a life to live and dreams to fulfill. And I wasn't ashamed to say that I was having fun! And so many doors were opening for me.

About a day ago she contacted me, a little hostile, asking how I could throw away a 23 year friendship. Also stating that she wanted bygones to be bygones, but I felt the issue was deeper than that. I texted her and told her that I couldn?t speak to her because I didn?t know what to say so I would write her a letter. She was angry.

I ended up writing a five page letter to her and mailed it. I prayed over it and poured all my love into it. God, my heart and my intuition were telling me that we just can't be in each others lives right now, we don?t have enough focus when we?re together and my parents had been telling me that for awhile, but I had to come to know this on my own. It hurts to think that she may hate me for awhile because she doesn't understand, but at the same time I feel such a sense of serenity.

I know we'll be friends again in a late time. We just need to get our lives together first. I continue to fill myself with love and positivity every day, and maybe that?s why I'm not as sad as I thought I would be. :)

Thank you Universe for speaking to me and letting events happen at their perfect timing.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Tuesday awarded 26-year jail term to owner of the country's major media group for airing "blasphemous contents" during a TV program.

The court ordered the arrest of Mir Shakil ur Rehman, the owner the Jang group of publications. The group owns "Geo television" and the English daily "The News", Xinhua reported.

The court in Gilgit-Baltistan also announced jail term for known actress Veena Malik, her husband Asad Malik and Shayesta Lodhi, who had hosted the controversial programm.

None of the accused were present in the court at the time of the announcement of the verdict.

Judge Raja Shehbaz Khan also imposed a penalty of 1.3 million Pakistani rupees (about $12,500) each on all the convicts, who have the right to appeal against the judgment.

Waqar Ahmad, secretary to the judge, told the media the court ordered the local administration to confiscate properties of the convicts if they did not surrender to the authorities.

All convicts are believed to have gone abroad.

A petition, filed in May this year, had stated that the convicts had "used derogatory language for "committing blasphemy by airing objectionable contents" against the family of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad.

Officials said all convicts can file appeal against the verdict in the chief court in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is equal to a high court.

Geo television had aired the controversial morning show May 14 that had prompted criticism from religious circles. The TV had publicly apologized over the program and also published apology in the group's English and Urdu newspapers.

The program was aired to celebrate the wedding of famous film and TV drama actress Veena Malik.

The management later said the host had unintentionally committed a mistake in the program namely "Wuthu Jago Pakistan", which means wake up Pakistan. Religious groups had also staged rallies against the media group.


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- Love and Time -






Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:
Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others,
including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the
island would sink, so all constructed boats and left.
Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold
out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and
silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in
a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my
boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go
with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that
she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you.
" It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot
to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived
at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how
much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,
"Because only Time is capable of understanding how
valuable Love is