Hag's Blog by John Haggard

Control Your Info – Ethical? No. Effective? Yes.

The issue is Facebook Groups where an administrator leaves the group (for a wide variety of reasons) thereby exposing the group’s administrative ownership. Evidently anybody can take control which is what this “Control Your Info” group has done.

I saw this posted today via my CNET feed (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10394058-2.html?tag=nl.e703) and checked it out. The comments vary but the actual comments above by an actual victim of the exposure sums it up best – I love Kevin’s zeal.

This group had their administrator die, hence group left open, and their group has been “hijacked” and disrupted.

The counter to this can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/user/controlyourinfo

The bottom line for FB? Figure out better way to deal with orphaned groups – at least be a member older than 30 days and give notice to those who are members of orphaned status to step up or cease to exist. 

The bottom line for users of groups? Pay attention to your group memberships and consider all memberships to be public knowledge – anyone in that group can disclose your membership status.

I just reviewed my groups and yes, I needed to clean them up.

Thanks “Control Your Info” – I think.

And we are back to my first point - history. The second point is another matter…

Gotta Love Missouri Families…the debate continues…

Jesus, I just wanted to say I felt good last year….

Unreal, again in the same day?

Reichert, what are you doing? Another email to me today to tell me what? I get you are opposed, but what in the Sam Hell are YOU proposing? You are voting with your party regardless of health care and you are picking a fight with AARP. Good for you, lets see how that works out.

Send me an e-mail

November 3, 2009

VIDEO: Congressman Reichert speaks on his concerns with the Pelosi health care bill

Reichert Disappointed with Second AARP Response Meeting Set to Discuss Senior Organizations’ Advocacy for Drastic Medicare Cuts Nov 3, 2009 - Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) today expressed concern regarding AARP’s latest response to his inquiry into the potential hidden profit motive behind the organization’s vocal advocacy for a House health care proposal that contains nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts affecting millions of seniors....  more More: AARP's Second Response (November 2, 2009) Reichert AARP Follow Up (October 15, 2009) AARP's Response Letter to Congressman Dave Reichert (October 1, 2009) Reichert Letter to AARP (September 21, 2009)

You have to be kidding me….

He actually thinks he has done something to “protect and strengthen” our health care system? WTF? We just did over $1.5 Trillion in TARP and Stimulus in ONE year, spend well north of a Trillion in Wars, and we are going to go “bankrupting” our country with a bill that is a Trillion spread over 10 years?

Don’t tell me how you are saving our money, tell me how you are saving our lives…

Friends, This week, the House intends to consider the newest version of Speaker Pelosi's health care overhaul legislation. The bill's contents look strikingly similar to the bill I voted against in the House Ways and Means Committee in July: it allows the government to take over the health care system, raises taxes on hard-working Americans, families and small businesses, and makes deep cuts to Medicare benefits for millions of seniors. It even includes new taxes on the medical device industry – which will result in taxes on wheelchairs, heart monitors, and hearing aids. It's imperative that we adopt reforms for health care that make sense, and strengthen our health care system without raising costs, reducing choices, or bankrupting our nation, but I have deep concerns about this bill. I'll be spending more time this week reviewing the legislation and meeting with other members on how we can improve this legislation. Please share this email with your friends, talk to them about health care, and encourage them to share their thoughts or stories on this critical issue at http://reichert.house.gov/HealthCare. Thanks, Dave

Reichert Persists in AARP Inquiry Oct 15, 2009  - Congressman Dave Reichert sent a second letter to AARP to explore their response to his first letter, in a move to expand his inquiry into the organization’s vocal advocacy for H.R. 3200, a proposal that contains nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts, including $156 billion in cuts to...  more More: Reichert Letter to AARP (September 21, 2009) AARP's response Letter to Congressman Dave Reichert Reichert AARP Follow Up (October 15, 2009)

Niles/Naches Slide: Pictures worth 1000 reports, but evidently one 2005 report now surfacing

 

 

Previously DOT/DNR was confident (according to Meagan McFadden)gravel pit located in the middle of the slide had nothing to do with it, now a bit of back peddling:

“At least one scientist says it's entirely possible the gravel pit could have played a role. "It's definitely premature to rule out the gravel pit as a contributing factor," said University of Washington geologist David Montgomery, a noted landslide expert. "They were definitely digging at the toe of an active landslide, and that's a recipe for a slide," added Montgomery, who examined Google maps of the site.” Source Seattle Times.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010074658_landslide16m.html

Short list of photos I collected from DNR, Google Maps, and Google Earth: http://picasaweb.google.com/jhaggard1/NachesNilesLandslideOct112009#

DNR slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wastatednr/sets/72157622570021278/show/

Why You Should Block Friends of Friends…

http://www.newser.com/story/71694/facebook-trips-up-high-living-fugitive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hom

Emails that make you want to scream...

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Kansas City Concerts in the 1960's and 1970's - from Bob Olsen (90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City)

http://www.windsofchangekc.com/whats_new_4.html

This is a wonderful site containing many memories for those of us who grew up in the Kansas City area in these decades.