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Computer Advice
Are You Prepared For The Crash?
by Steve Pelonero
UNICO National Photographer
This is a true story.
It happened shortly after the
UNICO National Convention in Newport
Beach, California. Upon arriving
home, I had a horrifying experience.
Imagine losing everything: hundreds…
no, it was thousands. I had lost a little
over 100,000 to be exact.
It wasn’t my stock portfolio. It was
my entire digital photo library on my
hard drive. So again, are you prepared
for the crash?
Yes, my personal excel files are
just as important, along with event
fliers and copies of sponsor logos for
my own Passaic Valley UNICO Chapter.
But consider having a collection
of over 100,000 digital photos! With
UNICO and local events, along with
the various photography jobs that I
have done (Sweet 16s, anniversaries,
birthdays, christenings, photo challenges,
and yes - even some weddings),
I was prepared.
What would you do if you took
digital photos of a family event, a
Thanksgiving dinner, a Christmas
Party, or even your own UNICO Chapter
event, and after you uploaded
them to your computer the next day
you went to look at them and the hard
drive had crashed? When I came back
from the Convention and finally sat
down to look at the photos, it was then
I realized my hard drive had crashed
and it was entirely unreadable. I cannot
stress enough how important it is
to back up your files!
Thank God that I had the foresight
to get an online backup service that
automatically uploads my new files
on a daily basis. There are many services
out there. I’m not saying mine
is the best, but I’ve been using www.
BackBlaze.com for four years at $5 a
month. The moral of this story: Always
Be Prepared.
www.PeloneroPhotos.com
LA Festa
La Festa Celebrates 40th Anniversary
La Festa Italiana is celebrating
its 40th anniversary this year. The
end-of-Summer festival attracts over
100,000 guests, who are afforded the
opportunity to enjoy live entertainment,
Italian food, specialty pastries,
various activities and novelty shopping.
The event has expanded to
four days, opening on Friday for
the very first time. The Lackawanna
County Commissioners marked
the organization’s milestone with a
“Good Works” certificate.
From left: Commissioner Edward G.
Staback, Commissioner Jim Wansacz,
Christopher DiMattio, La Festa President
and Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley.
New feature
The UNICO National Office has had
many requests from members wishing to
participate in Novenas that require publication.
These types of Novenas appear
in other publications such The
Italian Tribune, FraNoi and local
community newspapers.
We are now offering this feature to
our readers. If you would like to participate,
please send a check for $20/issue
and your initials to:
ComUNICO Prayer
271 US Highway 46, West
Suite F-103
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
September 2015
Prayer to the
Blessed Virgin
NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL — (1X)
Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel,
fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven,
Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate
Virgin, assist me in my necessity.
Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and
show me herein you are my mother. Oh
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of
Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech
you from the bottom of my heart to
succor me in this necessity. There are
none that can withstand your power.
Oh show me herein you are my mother.
Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray
for us who have recourse to thee. (3X)
Holy Mother, I place this cause in your
hands. (3X) Holy Spirit, you who solve
all problems, light all roads so that I can
attain my goal, you who gave me the
divine gift to forgive and forget all evil
against me and that in all instances in
my life you are with me, I want in this
short prayer to thank you for all things
as you confirm once again that I never
want to be separated from you in eternal
glory. Thank you for your mercy toward
me and mine. (Say this prayer three consecutive
days and after three days, your
request will be granted. Publication
must be promised.)
LAA SA AD JCG
DPM IPP SP JCS
TFP
TO OFFER A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED
MOTHER send a Check for $20, made out
to UNICO and your initials to:
ComUNICO Prayer
271 US Highway 46 West
Suite F-103
Fairfield, NJ 07004 UNICO National