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Issues: PHOTOGRAPH THEFT

  [caption id="attachment_1114" align="aligncenter" width="400"]Hope  (c) 2011 by wlk photography    Hope (c) 2011 by wlk photography[/caption] THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS COPYRIGHTED 2011 BY WLK PHOTOGRAPHY !      

               Recently,  here on Incoming Bytes.com  it came to my attention that IncomingBytes.com  has been hacked.  In the process,

  A  FALSE PHOTO CREDIT ATTRIBUTION  was ADDED. SPECIFICALLY :   "Photo Credit by  Chris 73 Wikimedia commons" ---was ILLEGALLY and improperly,  ADDED to a photograph that is, and remains, the property of Incoming Bytes.com ANY AND ALL site users are therefore  reminded that  ALL CONTENT, INCLUDING  photographs, articles, video and audio content found in IncomingBytes.com is the EXCLUSIVE property of Raymond Alexander Kukkee  as his original work,  or by obtaining permission for use of specific works of art.   CONTENT on IncomingBytes.com  MAY NOT BE COPIED, OR REBLOGGED  WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BLOG AUTHOR. An unknown person or persons  ILLEGALLY hacked INTO  Incoming Bytes.com and  added this bogus photograph attribution TO THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 15, 2013.     A 198.20.175.42  IP address AND PRESENCE ON INCOMING BYTES has been LOGGED, traced,  AND NOTED.  Hacking websites  is  illegal and unprofessional.  It is not clever. The photograph in question is that of a burning candle, an amethyst clock, and a gold cross on a chain, with the reflection of the flame IN the polished amethyst clock.This photograph was, and remains  COPYRIGHTED (2011) by  wlk photography, ( Wendy Lee Kukkee, MY SPOUSE AND PHOTOGRAPHER ).  This photograph has been used repeatedly  by IncomingBytes.com  and IncomingBytes.blogspot.com with the photographer's  express permission.   BE ADVISED: This incident of HACKING INTO  INCOMINGBYTES.COM  HAS BEEN NOTED AND REPORTED.  THIS ATTEMPT TO APPLY BOGUS  "ATTRIBUTION" TO THIS PHOTOGRAPH HAS BEEN NOTED AND WILL ALSO BE REPORTED . USE OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH WITHOUT PERMISSION IS THEFT.

I now ask my loyal readers HERE AT of Incoming Bytes AND www.incomingbytes.blogspot.com  :

Have YOU seen THIS photograph with attribution by anyone other than  wlk photography  , Wendy L. Kukkee,  or  Wendy Lee Kukkee ?  
  • If you have, kindly report it WITH A LINK to us in the comments  of ANY post here on IncomingBtes.com 
  • -- or LEAVE A COMMENT AT my older site,  www.incomingbytes.blogspot.com 
  • OR  EMAIL ME DIRECTLY AT:  rkmywest@gmail.com    

  Thank you.

Raymond Alexander Kukkee

Is that Incoming I hear?

 
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A to Z Challenge: L is for Luck

© 2013  by Raymond Alexander Kukkee [caption id="attachment_1247" align="aligncenter" width="800"]Symbol of  Luck:  4-Leaf Clover Symbol of Luck:   4-Leaf Clover[/caption] "L is for Luck."   It is often said that  "luck  is what you make it""The harder you work the luckier you get".    " Lady Luck is on our side".  Perhaps those assumptions are true at times. The  multi-billion-dollar  gaming industry is built upon the eternal quest for luck. Sometimes luck has nothing to do with it. In a positive light, planning creates a superior outcome. Determination and insistence, resolve to never give up can culminate in the desired result.  Great concepts and ideas,  innovation can shape predictable circumstance. Human genius can modify. Humans can  deviously manipulate outcomes that might be ordinarily left to luck. Electronic bandits in casinos are programmed to favour the house, a fact unknown to many customers.  The odds are weighted against their being successful.  Is  'winning' on a machine that has been programmed to steal from the player  'luck'?  No. Sadly,  It is a predictable outcome. The rich gaming industry thrives on it's manipulated, predictable outcome that has nothing to do with luck. Fortune can and does change upon occasion. At times for the better.  The wind changes direction.  Fortuitous, wonderful things can occur. Being in the right place at the right time. Stumbling across good fortune. Lady Luck is always dancing in the wings in your theatre of life.  Hope. DreamsSuspension of reality.  Wishful thinking.   A huge lottery coming up,  I'll get a ticket. I  may even win when I toss reality to the wind. That's why 'L' is for Luck.   Is that Incoming I hear? Photo Credit:  Valerie Imre  Wikipedia commons +
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