Big income receivers

Posted on September 22, 2014 by cfonseca160

On February 27, 2000, the Los Angeles Times newspaper published the amounts that some prominent people and that some non-prominent people earned that year in dollars. In that insert, called “Parade”, the following figures were told: “Deion Sanders, age 32 – football player for Dallas, TX made $11.5 million” that year. “Tom Hanks, 43 – actor in Los Angeles, CA made $44 million” that year. And “Will Smith, 31 – actor/rap singer in Malibu, CA made $34 million” that year. Interesting data to review, I think. These were the individuals for which the newspaper inquired with. The other statistics involved non-prominent people. Information is repeated on this, my post.

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Did you happen to see the Conelo / Mayweather boxing match up?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by cfonseca160

A few brief comments about a major recent boxing match: Mayweather vs. Conelo, hosted recently in Las Vegas, was a match-up in boxing, that played out in the ring for the maximal number of rounds. While watching a significant amount of the bout, it was hard to believe that Conelo did not get the jury prize for the fight. Forcing Mayweather into a defensive location throughout most of the fight, attacking with comparative dominance, and not being hit with any real substantial blows in any significant lasting endurance, it seemed peculiar that Conelo did not get the jury backing. Statistics showed a seemingly small percentage of landed punches for Conelo, but those that did hit were large. That was my view. Moreover, number of connected blows compared is more important than the percentage of landed blows compared accross the fighters. By thowing more punches, landed blows by comparison shrink in %, but that does not determine who landed more blows. Did you see it that way too? Was that done?

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Trying to keep posts (free) for you to read!

Posted on September 18, 2014 by cfonseca160

Dear reader. Thank you for your interest in my blog. I find growing numbers reading my posts and that is great! It encourages me to speak evermore!

I have recently “auditioned” with “wordpress.com” to permit advertising. While advertisements can be annoying to readers, I don’t believe that they will obstruct my posts. Also, receiving advertising funds will sustain the publishing of my posts financially. I had considered programming posts, to be blocked and visible only to paid subscribers. In essence, you would see posts “grayed out” unless you purchase the text. ie. you like the title of a particular post and wish to read onward. However you cannot until you have made a payment. While this is one solution for me, I would rather simply have advertising throughout my blog.

Here’s the catch! You have to be in large enough numbers as readers, for “wordpress.com” to even permit me to host advertisers. So, since at this time, this alternative seems most workable for a number of reasons and business models, I ask you to humbly and most emphatically, to return the favor for a lot of free postings…. recommend my blog to as many of your friends as possible!

I sure would appreciate that and we can continue in this way! I enjoy writing posts to engage, inform, and create a more cohesive society that we all call home. So won’t you please help me out? My goal is to jump to a significant number of readers overnight!

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Death penalty reconsidered in Californian law?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by cfonseca160

According to multiple recent local California news sources, [“on July 16, 2014, federal judge Cormac J. Carney – (Jones v. Chappell), ruled a death penalty sentencing”, stemming from years ago, now “unconstitutional”]. This case was re-opened after the petitioning of the courts by death-row inmate Jones. One such news source that describes this landmark decision, was CNN. The state of California is believed likely to appeal the decision, according to similar Internet sources. This despite public outrage over a recent botched lethal injection, which was torturous, lasted for hours, and severely bothered even state employees who witnessed the murder. Why the outrage? Because these events put blood on the hands of every freedom loving Californian for permitting it.

The state is currently engaged in a public discourse, after prior attempts through similar rulings throughout many years, by justices and the public, arguing in essence, that one does not need to be a strict interpreter of the constitution to find state sponsored murder objectionable and moreover wrong. In alignment with the sentiment of significant numbers of federal justices, overall popular support among the public for state sponsored murder, has been in decline, according to public polls dating as far back as the 1960’s. This statistic is according to wikipedia.com and other informational sources. According to “http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=686” and other sources, hundreds of state prisoners have been executed and hundreds are still awaiting such death.
Particularly troubling in the laws which have sanctioned such rulings in California since the late 1970’s, is the court’s historic applications/definitions of crimes that technically justify such death rulings. Specifically, broad or loose interpretations, even misunderstandings of ruled events, and outright false rulings such as those based on false witness, can give way to death sentencing and this has happened with documents proving such. Recanting of false testimony is far too rare due to the consequence to the testifying person, and so truth is often carried to the grave.
As the popularity of state sponsored murder has declined, many individuals find increasingly such practice morally inconsistent for a state claiming that it is free and democratic; respecting life and liberty. I must agree that unless someone is willfully choosing martyrdom oneself, which should also be deterred anyway, there seems to be little resolution through court ordered murder.
Upon renewed interest and reconsideration of law, I sence the political climate to be improved in a generalized more relaxed and freedom loving attitude among the local population, as I speak about this topic with people. It is an attitude which in theory can be traced directly back to citizens’ relief that they are in fact at less risk of being branded as a criminal by the state after rulings as July’s occur. Especially in light of potentially extremely loose interpretation of the current law. That is a positive sign for a jaded populace which is entitled to benefit from a state, that might, just might be embarrassed to harbor such practices. In a state which is one of the world’s leading economic engines, maybe we can sign up for the higher moral standard. That freedom and prosperity can more successfully and abundantly come from a place of freedom in the heart, rather than be imposed down from a state that might otherwise be all too equipped to use murder, in enforcing a place of safety through intimidation – with justice failing to truly serve the people.

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amidst so many tragedies…

Posted on July 25, 2014 by cfonseca160

Many of us in the United States have heard differing theories surrounding the late princess Diana’s death. Tabloid journalism also supports the rumors that get passed on as though they are reliable and conclusive – though containing maybe an ounce of truth.

Though it comes late, I personally want to apologize for any ignorance in my discourse and participation in theorizing, that the death was actually a disguised murder by her enemies. Even if, only in a fleeting thought or private conversation. We here in this country were informed that she had many enemies, and so we do seek to blame and point fingers at potential murderers.

Though free to conclude for ourselves, though free to discuss, we must each remember that in the “court” of public opinion, our unconfirmed beliefs can be damaging to innocent people. All through history and to the present day, we often falter by discarding truth in the absence of fact and believe often what we wish to or choose to.

Now it does seem ever more possible in the modern age, to determine exact cause of deaths – when investigations are permitted to be undisturbed and as conclusive results are permitted to be released uncompromised. When we see the complex resources used to locate downed planes, and the intense hunger to establish true events, I am called to mind how important establishing truth is to mankind in human affairs. Technology has made this science very easy. And when it is possible to determine truth, we should do so. But, through much of history, lies have been passed as truth, in the retelling of events. And we need to try to inhibit that human tendency for the sake of justice.

Diana’s death was talked about as a mystery; likened to that of the JFK death, in the USA, among compatriots. Motive becomes question, when we fail to make sense of what happened and have doubt about press statements.

Though it is many years later and while official statements at the time were made in both cases, surrounding the personal and public relations of the late princess & cause of her death, we simply have to agree that this tragedy [like that of JFK] may never be completely understood. Furthermore, more recent events require our attention, resources, and investigations. The late Diana’s death is a tragedy that may just be behind many of us, though remembered.

She must be so proud to look down today, to see such a hopeful and well-adjusted legacy in her children’s lives.

How far we go to extricate truth from tragedy, will likely continue to depend on perception of past and present events. One thing we cannot do, is to ignore tragedy. We need to pay attention to it and allow truth to prevail.

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congratulations!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by cfonseca160

You did it! Congratulations team Germany, 2014 World Cup champions.

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Do we seek it? Do we see it?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by cfonseca160

Have you ever heard someone contend “that there is no monopoly on truth”? There is one truth. People and ideas compete to be the prevailing truth and the source, but there is one truth and source, that wins. In our folly, we as man who so often are deceived, must recognize that truth can be elusive in these days of life.
In our humility, we need also recognize that we don’t always see it; though we begin to see it. We must see, however long our eyes have been closed, however long our vision shrouded.

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call to assist aclj.org

Posted on May 22, 2014 by cfonseca160

Asked “to renounce her Christian faith or be killed by hanging”, the Sudanese government is reportedly holding a pregnant female physician and her young boy captive in Sudan, according to a US news break today on radio frequency 99.5. The US State Department is “not applying appropriate pressure for the release of this poor woman and child” according to the news report. Christians around the world, sign the petition for your urgent support of her and her children’s release, by visiting http://www.aclj.org. And join us in prayer. Those of you who are not Christians, we need your help as well. Please visit http://www.aclj.org for this and other urgent causes for action.

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Campaign finance, need it reform?

Posted on May 18, 2014 by cfonseca160

Big money donors in America buy its elections it is said. Can the next “bought election” be the only way that the alternative to the current “representational government” is restored? If campaigns are financed, can an election ever be truly representative of the public? Is it defeatist to think otherwise? Not really, until it is proven that candidates don’t require money to win elections. Is that a defeatist opinion, no.

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Property vs. Education? Some politicians want that direction.

Posted on May 9, 2014 by cfonseca160

The relentless obsession that “tax-and-spenders” exhibit, is clearly self-serving and does not serve the public well at all. A state economy crippled already, with skyrocketing college tuition fees, makes the burden heavy on young families. So, why would anyone (supposedly legislating) in our interest, raise property taxes & increase the financial hardship on families; unless it’s to support the very “pass-the-buck” mentality of special interest groups that we must continue to oppose and defeat?
According to the HJTA, current governor Jerry Brown (who wishes to run again), was infuriated that his plot to dismantle Prop 13 (and similar protections) failed in past years. He’s not letting go. How many millions of petitions that are regularly delivered to him, are required, for him to get the message to back off?! So much time is wasted, fighting the very people who are supposedly (however inadequately in many cases) represented within the state capitol. According to the HJTA, “so far, Proposition 13 has saved Californian taxpayers over $528 Billion! [in potential rip offs] And when you add in all of the other HJTA victories, the average California family of four has saved nearly $60,000 as a direct result of the activities of Howard Jarvis and your HJTA”. That money salvaged, could thanks to HJTA, be spent by families for its children’s educations, without having it stolen from politicians first.
Now what kind of responsible leader, would wish to tax the average family more, while college tuitions continue to rise, many-fold each year, and why would our governor advocate even more liberal immigration policies that erode common sense protection for American families? If our native families are struggling and being ripped off, what makes this leader think (or immigrants think) that immigrant families will be able to own a home… let alone, pay more taxes levied on property?! And then, in addition, afford college tuition for children? Should we stand for this type of sabotage? I think not. All families must stand together in maintaining the current red line that we draw. That’s why we must spread the word and support HJTA in greater numbers, as we through them, continue to fight for our rights in court.

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