WBUR.ORG will be carrying live audio election coverage tonight. Local coverage at 7PM eastern, and national coverage at 8PM. I will be listening and I encourage you to as well! If you live in Massachusetts you can tune it in at 90.9 on your FM dial.

(Or anywhere on the internet really.)  People will find your images, copy them, and use them for their own purposes.

I mention this because I have just heard about  Flickr user "Lara Jade" who recently discovered that a self portrait she photographed when she was 14 years old was used as the cover for a pornographic DVD without her knowledge.  The responses she has received from the DVD company border on the bizarre and betray an extremely warped sense of morality and personal responsibility.

Sadly for Lara Jade, she cannot afford the legal fees necessary to pursue the matter, especially since she lives in the UK and the photo was misappropriated by a company operating in the USA.

Read her story here.

Those of you who post personal or family photos are advised to publish them as "private" photos -- viewable only by people you name as family or friends.  This is not something I've ever worried about on my blog, but I am now wrestling with the idea of marking some of my photo albums as private.  If that happens, anybody who wants to view those albums will need to create a reader account so I can add you as an approved reader.  I haven't decided what I am going to do.  This could be a good opportunity to just switch to Flickr.  I'll have to think on it.

Those of you that enjoy the thoroughly wonderful blog Aces Full of Links (which is written by my friend James) have probably noticed it seemed to be down for most of the day today, and now although visible is not available for commenting.  James is having server issues and asks that you please bear with him while he gets things back in order.

Here's to you Aces Full.  Get well soon!

Reverend Jerry Falwell is no longer with us, having died suddenly today as reported by the Houston Chronicle:

The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73.

Falwell was hospitalized in "gravely serious" condition after being found unconscious Tuesday in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said earlier...

I've never made any secret that I don't think highly of Jerry Falwell.  But that said, he was still a human being, and doubtless had friends and family who loved him and who are suffering now.  I know what that feels like and they have my sympathy and my condolences.

Okay, don't have time to write a long article.  Just wanted to pass along this tidbit I found about a recent study that determined that eating pistachios can significantly lower your cholesterol.  So next time you want a snack, have some pistachios... not only do they taste good, apparently they're good for you as well.

I always knew that one day the horror that was Columbine would be surpassed.  I just hoped it would never happen in my lifetime, and I didn't expect it to be this bad.

To the families of those killed and wounded at Virginia Tech today, my sorrowful condolonces.  This is just awful.

Yes, my good friend Jay (you may know him as "Hooligan" from comments here on ULev) has decided to take the plunge and start a blog. Yayyy!  Check out Jay and "Stuff" when you get a chance, it's been added to the blogroll.  It's brand new so it may change names or appearance as Jay settles in.

Jay is a software developer whom I worked with for several years, we were introduced by our mutual friend Brian over at Bri Wise World.  He is an excellent cook and anticipates writing some about that, as well as personal stuff related to his life.  Expect some technical stuff related to dotNet or whatever Jay happens to be into at the time as well.  I'm looing forward to it!  Welcome to the blogosphere, Jay.

BlogRoll Changes

•  Jay and "Stuff" added!
•  CuriousFrog removed, my friend Mike hasn't been blogging for awhile and the link no longer works.
•  AbsitInvidia removed, my friend Steve's blog also seems to have been inaccessible for a long time, and I think he's moved on to other interests.
•  ARTifactor modified, the URL has changed since Art has left BlogHarbor and moved to VOX.
•  Minor edits to the mouse-over information on PurpleCar, and ManRobotMonster.

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