Posts by tenyearsafter

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Review: Installed my free Windows 7 upgrade on my laptop

by Elsewhere in

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first, i'll answer the question that most everyone seems to be asking: .

q: should i upgrade to windows 7. a: if your xp or vista is working for you, don't waste your time or money upgrading.

(if it ain't broke don't fix it) if you plan on buying a new computer, certainly try windows 7.. .

tenyearsafter

Elsewhere...did you do an upgrade over the top of Vista or a fresh install on a formatted drive? I have heard that a straight upgrade can be problematic. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Thanks...

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What's Your Worst Flaw?

by finallysomepride in

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tenyearsafter

My lack of flaws?...

Seriously, I tend to be a bit intolerant of incompetence and stupidity. I also tend to be impatient...not things to be proud of.

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20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

Purps...I think you are probably right. As disgusting as this case was, it didn't really stand out amongst the many horrendous crimes of the last two years other than the JW angle...and I suspect Avila ran with it for that reason.

Saoirse...interesting...I didn't pick up on that.

stillin...no one wants to see an innocent person railroaded into prison or worse. I think the internet searches were rather creepy. How do you spin things like "best ways to kill someone", "how long to medically smother someone"?...creepy at best, damning at worse. The life insurance policies didn't help either...

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20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

tenyearsafter

Don't get me wrong gang, I think the guy is guilty as hell. I was just making a point about sociopaths...they seem normal and their lies actually become a personal reality as they tell them. I also agree that the 20/20 report was designed to titillate, and not necessarily confuse people with the facts.

Being in law enforcement, I know that the first thing a defense attorney will do is to try and cast dispersion and doubt on the police investigation and try and distance the defendant from the evidence. Though not always the case, most "over kill" crimes against a woman are perpetrated by the husband or boyfriend. The very fact that she was bludgeoned 11 times is indicative of something more than an accidental or incidental killing as a result of a burglary. Most burglars will bail if they find someone in the home rather than confront the resident. Over kill is usually a sign of rage...much more personal than an incidental homicide. No, I am with you guys...this case stinks and he is playing the piety card to try and prove his innocence...and if that doesn't work, blame police incompetence.

Did no one find the Jim Avila/JW connection interesting?

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20/20

by SnakesInTheTower in

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i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

snakes (rich .

tenyearsafter

I don't know if Jarka is innocent or guilty...if he truly is a sociopath, it would be nearly impossible to tell if he were lying or not. The circumstantial evidence does not look good...I especially found the presence of the paint chips from the kicked in garage door found on the car Jarka was supposedly driving to Starbucks while the murder was committed to be especially damning. I guess no one will ever know the truth unless he or the "real killer" confesses! (shades of OJ and Scott Peterson).

An interesting side point I have not seen mentioned on here is concerns the 20/20 reporter doing the story. Jim Avila's parents were very devout JW's! I think Avila went his seperate way from the religion when he was in his early 20's, but he definitely was raised as a JW in his early years. Avila took the maiden name of his mother as his "stage" name when he went into journalism. I believe he did this to differentiate himself from his dad who was also a journalist. I was in the same congregation as his parents for many years and his father, Jim Simon, was a very prominent and respected elder. Jim Simon was also a very well know news correspondent and journalist, having interviewed nearly every important world leader of the 70's and 80's. I recall him telling me that he once placed a Bible and Truth book with Anwar Sadat while interviewing him. Jim Simon was one of my favorite elders and friends back in the day, and I was very saddened when he passed away from complications of lifelong diabetes.

I would have thought that Jim Avila might have woven a bit more of his knowledge and experience about JW's and their culture into the interview of Jarka. I believe Avila's mother, brother and sister are still active JW's, so he still has an indirect connection. It might have made for an interesting twist to the interview...

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