I really am behind the times. living_embers has pointed out another YouTube advertisement. It's an advertising campaign for a DVD-Video which encourages people to get a free copy of the DVD-Video by posting YouTube rejections of the Holy Spirit. We need to desperately pray for these people: those behind the DVD-Video and it's Blasphemy Challenge and those who accept it. One of the people who responded, Jessica, talked of fearing her fellow Christians--even those in her family. Perhaps if she had been approached in love, and helped through her sins compassionately, she wouldn't feel compelled to deny God. So let's also pray for the friends and family of those that accept the challenge. Even the loving friends and family of those who accepted the challenge will need our prayers in this time of crisis.
I think most people in the USA know what the Amber Alert is. When a child goes missing an alert is broadcast on all media outlets by law enforcement asap. While this is a great thing (and has been 100% successful since it began here in AZ), it does point out some flaws in our legal system. For instance, we now protect missing children like that, but once they are 18 years of age forget it. We wait a full 24 hours before we count an adult as missing. That's precious time where they can end up maimed, raped, dead, et cetera, and they often do.
But I bring up the Amber Alert for another reason. Last night it aired during Heroes: The Best Show on Television. Several of my friends complained about this. Obviously, a child's welfare is of less importance than our entertainment. Then I heard on the news that local television stations were flooded with calls of complaints for the interruption. I was annoyed, sure, but realistically we can watch the show on nbc.com for the missing pieces. Many of my friends complain that they are on dialup, but I think they forget that libraries are not.
But I do have a complaint about last night's Amber Alert. They killed the audio and close captioning for Heroes to broadcast the Amber Alert. The close captioning? I can usually read a Weather Watch or Weather Warning bulletin while still watching a show. I think most people in our modern era can take multiple data sources at a time. Don't kill the close captioning. There's no reason. Speaking of weather bulletins, why not post Amber Alerts that way instead. I could write down the details I'm afraid that I won't recall. Heroes is one of the most watched shows on television. Getting those people working on the Amber Alert greatly increases the chances of the child's return. Turning those same people off of Amber Alerts hurts the chances of this child and those missing children in the future.
The other complaint I have about last night's Amber Alert is that they were midway through the Amber Alert broadcast when they stopped it for commercials. Right smack dab mid-sentence is was stopped for commercials. Just as it's sad that people think that their entertainment is more important than a child's well being, it's sad that the television stations think that the income from a few commercials is more important than a child's well being. Then, when the commercial break was over and Heroes was back on they had to repeat the Amber Alert all over again, from scratch! Where are people's priorities? Once it goes to commercial break, either continue the override of the audio and close captioning or switch over to your news team and let them finish the Amber Alert in its entirety.
| Piano Man You scored 28 angst and 22 tempo! (scale for each: 0-60) |
| I'm not really sure how it goes But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes... You're the song that made Billy Joel famous-- Piano Man, off the 1973 album of the same name. Sadly, legal hassles meant that Joel never made much money off you, but you did provide him a spiffy nickname. You may be a little sad and world-weary, but at the end of the day, you still enjoy a good tune. You might enjoy Billy's early material, which had a folk-rock quality to it. Or this test might not have pinned down your musical tastes, but you still got an excellent score. Congratulations! |
My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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