Websites to Avoid - Websleuths

Also avoid Justicequest. - http://edam241.blogspot.com/2011/12/websites-to-avoid-justicequest.html

Now on to Websleuths...

Start clicking on those Alert buttons, ass kissers!
I was going to demand that my name be removed from that sickening site, but I found a better way. Not only will I be banned permanently for posting this, but I’m sure that this site will now be one of those, that Websleuths blocks, in a blatant example of censorship. They don’t want you to read differing opinions, heaven forbid that you may find out the truth about them. They have publically stated that you will be banned FOR JOINING ANOTHER FORUM!!!

Then there is THIS nonsense:
JBean
If you put in a URL to link to another site and that URL comes out blocked or asterisks in place of the URL, that means the site is not allowed to be linked here.
Don't ask people to circumvent that block through any means like typing in new words or linking to a site that links the blocked site.
Just don't link the website at all.
I understand that some of you don't know which sites are ok and which sites are not ok. Sometimes they change. But if it is visibly blocked by way of asterisks in the web address when you post it, there is 100% certainty that it is not allowed here.
Linking to one of these blocked websites is an immediate ban.

So how does one know if they link to a blocked website? By the following annoying method:

Tom'sGirl
A suggestion is to Preview Post before hitting Submit Reply, IF it comes up with ***** you know you've posted a "No-No" link

Now, I don’t know about you, but I rarely ever preview my posts. Why should I? Now get a load of this bullshit:

adnoid
I'll help out here.
 
There are a couple of sites, the owners of which have sent threatening messages to Tricia saying they will do certain things if their sites are linked to from WS. Some (not all) of these people have criminal records, so Tricia takes these threats seriously. To prevent this from happening, we have set the board up so that if you type the name of the site or try to post a link to it, the name or link will be replaced with the "*" character.
 
When you preview your post (which I'm sure all of you do first, right?) and you see this happen, THAT should be your clue that you cannot link to that site. Some people have tried to get around this (for the sole purpose of stirring up trouble) by breaking the name/link into 2 parts or using tinyurl or similar services.

R-i-i-i-ght! People with criminal records, who are publically known, will do “certain things” if their website is linked from Websleuths. What a bunch of malarkey! First a police state mentality over there, and now conspiracy theorists!

I’ve been a member of Websleuths since the Laci Peterson case. Things have changed quite a bit since then and the worst part is the censorship and “favored” posters, who you shouldn’t dare say anything about or risk being “timed out.” As one poster put it: “Coming onto WS and bashing Friday is like showing up at a football game and rooting for the other team... not wise.”

Indeed. Friday posted this totally false and misleading information: “Tim Miller wanted to reassure all of you that George has been found in a motel room but was able to be resuscitated.” and “Tim is in Houston, but called me earlier tonight heartbroken, planning to leave for Florida to help search for George. He asks all of you for prayers for George. I have no idea yet if George is still in danger of dying.”

And why? Because she has a compulsion to post anything to get a rise, and the truth be damned. George was in NO danger of dying, not EVER. In fact all he had with him was his blood pressure medication.

So what happened to Friday for lying? A time out? Banned? Nope. But four people who dared to call her on it were given time outs, some for the slightest reason.

Here’s an interesting comment:

chicoliving
Moderator
Location: Chico, CA
Thank you to those that alerted to the questionable posts. To those of you that decided to quote the questionable posts, your posts were deleted. If you read a questionable post then alert to it. DO NOT quote the post and take it to the next level. NO further warnings.

Gee, how nice. A summary deletion of posts. Hide the facts, folks! Typical Websleuths behavior.

How about this from the TOS?:

Inviting outside Contact:
“Inviting” is termed as a post where you invite other members to contact you to find out more information, rather than post it in the forum. This is not allowed and any posts with emails or invitations to contact for more information will either be edited or deleted entirely. This includes use of the Private Message system via comments such as “Check your PMs” or “PM me” posted in discussion threads.


What the hell are these people so afraid of? You’re not allowed to join other websites OR invite other members to contact you for more information? Do they have to know EVERYTHING? Talk about a police state mentality!

But don’t just take it from me, here are some quotes from others:

Websleuths attacks and mutilates victims or associates (attorneys, etc) of crimes while they leave actual “justice” in the dust. They’re so far from being about “justice” it’s pathetic, as true justice doesn’t involve lies created by message board posters who insert themselves in a high profile case where they have no business. Their “justice” rant is a guise, and I think that was East’s point, given what the Websleuths board has now turned into which makes The Enquirer look newsworthy by comparison.

another:

I just can’t stand it that the WS members are blindly following and believing what TG is posting. WHY are people not allowed to question or tell their side of the story. WS just deletes the post and no one questions what the original author said.

another:

I was a long-time member of WS. I had never been in any trouble with the website prior to receiving my "YOU ARE BANNED! YOU KNOW WHY!" notice when I tried to log into the site last Sunday, 7/20/08. I then read the website owner's 'Taking out the trash' letter. It was filled with outrageous accusations and lies.
Bottom line: The reason that I was banned was, like XXXXXXX stated, I had the audacity to join another forum. That's it...No conspiracy...no plots...nothing more sinister than that. Others were banned who dared question why the initial group was banned. All members were instructed not to ask questions and not to go to the other forum else they too would be banned. To date, there are well over 100 WS members who have joined us at the other forum. Many were banned because they joined. Others were left in good standing at WS. There is no rhyme or reason as to who gets the boot and who doesn't. WS has chosen to hide all those members who were banned in this incident. So, you won't find us on the main page. You will however see a "banned" or "inactive" status under our hats.

another:

I am a long time poster at WS who has now been banned. I was not given a warning whatsoever! They are beggars and liars over at that site. WS did want everyone to join Light The Way Home! They begged us to over and over again. Also we were continually begged to purchase the background/criminal checks over there.There is no such thing as free speech at WS. Patty has made a mockery of even being able to post. She is nothing short of a Gestapo over there as stupid as she is. These days, if you are a member of WS, there can be no free speech, no laughs, and certainly no camaraderie between posters.
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So, all of you morons and suck-ups and HENS that enjoy kissing ass over there, by all means enjoy yourselves. Just keep on posting your innuendoes, rumors, and lies, with little regard for actual facts. And don’t forget to bash the families and friends of victims, and the attorneys, and anyone else who shows the slightest bit of sympathy for them, like you have done with the Anthonys. I’m off to other places where the truth ISN’T a crime that needs to be hidden.

One for the Ladies - Men in Film

Surprise Surprise Planes Can Land on Water

Water landing of a plane not a miracle, but a well-thought design element

NEW YORK (RushPRnews) — The survival of everyone aboard the plane that landed in the Hudson River might seem like a miracle. But planes are designed to survive water landings, and a skilled crew can use those design elements to keep a ditched aircraft afloat and the passengers safe, according to Bill Waldock, a professor of safety science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz.

“You’ve heard of airworthiness,” he said. “Planes are also designed for crashworthiness.”

Waldock, who is also a pilot and an aircraft accident investigator, said planes, like ships, will float “as long as you don’t let the plane get full of water. It’s the buoyancy provided by the air in the plane.”

In this case, the plane that went down Thursday was an Airbus 320, which has a low wing. This allowed most of the fuselage to remain above water, contributing to the aircraft’s buoyancy, he said.

Waldock said the escape slide that is sometimes used to evacuate passengers from planes on tarmacs can also double as flotation devices for aircraft, as it did Thursday.

But he emphasized the skill displayed by the crew in that operation, starting with the pilot.

“He put the tail in the water and gradually slowed the airplane down as much as possible,” Waldock said. “You’re still going to get a jolt when it slows down enough, but if you do it right, and let the tail hit first, the tail will absorb some of the energy of the impact and bleed it out.”

He said a water landing is by no means intrinsically soft. “If you’ve ever done a belly flop off a diving board, you know water is as hard as concrete. If you hit it wrong, it’s an incompressible force.”

After the pilot eased the plane into the river, Waldock said, “the flight attendant side of things came into play. You cannot open the cabin door. If you do, the airplane will sink quickly because it fills with water. Your procedures after a ditching are to use the overwing exits and evacuate the passengers out on the wing.”

He added: “Initially people may have been panicked, but the flight attendants got control of the cabin quickly.”

http://www.rushprnews.com/2009/01/16/surprise-surprise-planes-can-land-on-water/

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So enough of this "miracle" and "hero" nonsense.

The Most Amazing Lead Guitar That I Have Ever Heard

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Eric Clapton at The Concert For George. He just poured his heart and soul into it. Look at Jeff Lynne watching him in admiration. When I first saw this I had to hold back tears due to the incredible talent of it. (If you don't know, Eric played on the original version on The White Album.)

All 44 Presidents Morphed One to Another

Wait, Just Wait...

Christian Protest Signs at the Inauguration

By Chris

Gerry Canavan was at the inauguration and took some pictures of christian protesters around his section.

(via Cynical-C Blog)

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And then they wonder why.

Jean Luc Picard Responds to Rick Warren

Same Old Rhetoric

Changefest '09 - Obama's Inaugural Speech

A Blast From the Past

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Hit the "+" sign at the top to enlarge.

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And He Didn't Miss a Note

"Lost in Space" Actor Has Died

Posted Jan 18th 2009 4:08PM

Bob May -- who played The Robot in "Lost in Space" -- died early this morning at the Lancaster Community Hospital in California.

A rep for Bob said he was taken to the hospital on Friday, and died at around 3 AM this morning of congestive heart failure.

Back in November, Bob had a stroke soon after a fire consumed his California home.

Patricia Arthur, May's long time friend and agent, "Asks all his fans to take a moment of silence as one of Science Fiction's greatest has passed. Family and friends will miss him dearly."

Bob was 69.

Claim: Mister Ed, the talking equine of television fame, was a horse.

From Snopes

Status: False.

Origins: Although the Mister Ed television show enjoyed a five-year run on CBS in the early 1960s, it was actually one of the very first series to start out in syndication and then be picked up by a network. (Mister Ed premiered as a syndicated show in January 1961, and CBS added it to their prime time schedule the following October.) Without network backing in the beginning, however, the show's budget was extremely tight. During the filming of the pilot episode, production costs mounted as the recalcitrant horse cast as Mister Ed refused to perform on cue (if it performed at all), resulting in large expenditures to cover the costs of additional training fees and wasted footage.

The producers of the show were ready to throw in the towel and write off the venture when one of the putative Mister Ed's trainers came up with a solution: the nearby Jungleland animal park in Thousand Oaks, California, had a trained Grevy's zebra that was being used in live shows for the park's daily tour visitors. The zebra (a female, called "Amelia" by its Jungleland handlers) was trained to perform many of the same actions (e.g., opening and closing its mouth, stamping its feet on cue) required in the Mr. Ed role, and Jungleland consented to lend her out for a few days' filming.

Amelia worked out fantastically well, exceeding everyone's expectations, and the pilot was quickly wrapped up and sold to the syndication market. The producers made a generous donation to Jungleland in exchange for continued use of Amelia, and she appeared in all the syndicated episodes as well as all the shows comprising the series' entire five-year run on CBS. Amelia retired to Jungleland when Mr. Ed was cancelled after the 1965-66 season, where she lived for three years before being sold at auction when Jungleland closed in 1969.

The show's premise, of course, called for a talking horse, not a zebra. The producers felt the concept was already absurd enough without stretching credulity by having to explain why someone would have left a zebra (let alone a talking one) at a country house, so they chose not to explain it at all. They stuck with the original premise instead: Mister Ed was always referred to as a "horse," and since the series was filmed in black and white, the viewing audience couldn't tell the difference.

Claim: Common sense dictates that you should never fully rely upon someone else to do fact checking for you. But who has time for common sense?

Origins: If you're reading this page, chances are you're here because something about one or all of the entries in The Repository Of Lost Legends (TROLL) section of this site struck you as a tadge suspect, if not downright wrong.

If any or all of the stories in this section caused your internal clue phone to ring, we hope you didn't let the answering machine take the call. That niggling little voice of common sense whispering to you in the background was right — there was something wrong with what you read.

You've just had an enounter with False Authority Syndrome.

Everything in this section is a spoof. Mister Ed was no more a zebra than the origin of the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence had anything to do with pirates on a recruiting drive.

Cork Soakers

Tony Bennett Missing In DC

Plenty of stars shaping up for the various Inaugural activities, including Stevie Wonder, the aforementioned Sting, Aretha Franklin, Sam Moore, James Taylor, the Grateful Dead, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Even Miley Cyrus is coming to Washington.

But where is Tony Bennett? A veteran Democratic fundraiser, America’s most beloved singer has not turned up on any lists so far. This is very odd since Bennett has a long history with civil rights activism. In the mid 1960s, he and Moore (then as Sam & Dave), along with Aretha, Mavis Staples, and Mahalia Jackson toured the South, marched and raised money for Dr. Martin Luther King.

But Bennett has not been asked to be part of HBO’s Sunday broadcast from the Lincoln Memorial produced by Don Mischer and George Stevens, Jr. He’s also not on the list for any of the Balls, official or otherwise. At the California or West Coast Ball, he could have wowed the crowd with “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.”

Someone involved in all this stuff had better get on the “Ball” — and fast!

Beatles' Outtakes Medley

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I have a bunch of other Beatles' songs that you've never heard before. Just ask if you want them posted.

Then & Now - Boy George

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Just sentenced to 15 months in the clink.

AnswerTips

You can now double-click any word contained in a post to get more information on it.

Pretty Nifty.

U.S. Airways Plane Crashes in New York City's Hudson River, Everyone Survives

Sarah Palin Just Won't Go Away

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Why didn't I vote last year? I had no desire to vote for Barack Hussein Obama and couldn't vote for John McCain because of Sarah Palin. Indeed, I was impressed with her at first, but once you got to know her:
She made rape victims pay for their own forensic investigation kits, and if a 14-year old rape victim is impregnated by the encounter, she’d prefer the government force the girl to have the baby.
She’s a young-Earth creationist who thinks that schools should teach kids that “Goddidit” is a good alternative for evolutionary theory.
She thinks men and dinosaurs co-existed.
She doesn’t believe in man-made global climate change.
She wants the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
And a lot more.
And this from one of your hated Bloggers, and it's no lie...Go away Sarah!
And ESPECIALLY a good riddance to her weirdo husband, always lurking right behind her with that insipid smile.

‘Fantasy Island’ star Ricardo Montalban dies

LOS ANGELES - Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88.

Montalban's death was announced at a meeting of the city council by president Eric Garcetti, who represents the district where the actor lived. Garcetti did not give a cause of death.

"The Ricardo Montalban Theatre in my Council District — where the next generations of performers participate in plays, musicals, and concerts — stands as a fitting tribute to this consummate performer," Garcetti said later in a written statement.

Montalban had been a star in Mexican movies when MGM brought him to Hollywood in 1946. He was cast in the leading role opposite Esther Williams in "Fiesta." He also starred with the swimming beauty in "On an Island with You" and "Neptune's Daughter."

A later generation knew Montalban as the faintly mysterious, white-suited Mr. Roarke, who presided over an island resort where visitors were able to fulfill their lifelong dreams. "Fantasy Island" received high ratings for most of its 1978-1984 span on ABC television and still appears in reruns.

How to Find the IMEI Number on a Mobile Phone

The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is on all GSM and UMTS mobile phones, commonly found in Europe, Asia, Africa and increasingly in America. Cingular & T-Mobile are the major US carriers but there are growing numbers of regional carriers who are switching to GSM like Centennial Wireless, Highland Cellular, Dobson Cellular to name a few. Mobile phone companies use the number to identify valid subscribers. You can thus use the number to remotely disable the phone in the event it is stolen or lost.

Steps

1. Turn off your handset.
2. Turn it on again.
3. Allow the handset to load completely.
4. Press the following keys one by one: * # 0 6 #
5. Read the screen. As you press on the last #, a number will appear with the title IMEI number

Alternate Battery Method

1. Look behind the battery at a white sticker, or have a look at the phone's original packaging. Near one bar code or another should be copies of your IMEI.

Tips

* If your mobile phone is stolen, call or go to the nearest service center of your mobile network, and give that IMEI number to staff and ask him to block that number for a period of time, so no one can use your mobile phone for any illegal purpose.

* Store your 15-Digit IMEI Number in a safe place, so you could find it if your phone is stolen.

Warnings

* Do not ask the Service Center Staff to block your IMEI number permanently.

* The * # 0 6 # process does not work with the LG-WX3200 phone, or all Nextel iDEN handsets, or a Razr v3m.

* Sometimes, fraud people change the IMEI Number of a handset, soon after the theft, and according to a recent report, most of the new numbers used by them are of already existing Cell Phones, so it is better to check whether your handset's number is not used somewhere else by visiting IMEI Number Analyzer. If it shows the Model of mobile, which you have, then it means that it is not used by someone else, but if it does not, then you should immediately contact Central Equipment Identity Register, and consult them regarding this problem.

This Guy Can't Get Anything Right

All The Girls We Loved

Gee, I Wonder Where They Got That From?

Comparison of some life events of Horus and Jesus:

Event
Horus
Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus

Conception:
By a virgin. There is some doubt about this matter
By a virgin.

Father:
Only begotten son of the God Osiris.
Only begotten son of Yehovah (in the form of the Holy Spirit).

Mother:
Meri.
Miriam (a.k.a. Mary).

Foster father:
Seb, (Jo-Seph).
Joseph.

Foster father's ancestry:
Of royal descent.
Of royal descent.

Birth location:
In a cave.
In a cave or stable.

Annunciation:
By an angel to Isis, his mother.
By an angel to Miriam, his mother.

Birth heralded by:
The star Sirius, the morning star.
An unidentified "star in the East."

Birth date:
Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (typically DEC-21).
Celebrated on DEC-25. The date was chosen to occur on the same date as the birth of Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus (unconquerable Sun), etc.

Birth announcement:
By angels.
By angels.

Birth witnesses:
Shepherds.
Shepherds.

Later witnesses to birth:
Three solar deities.
Three wise men.

Death threat during infancy:
Herut tried to have Horus murdered.
Herod tried to have Jesus murdered.

Handling the threat:
The God That tells Horus' mother "Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child."
An angel tells Jesus' father to: "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt."

Rite of passage ritual:
Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored.
Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual.

Age at the ritual:
12
12

Break in life history:
No data between ages of 12 & 30.
No data between ages of 12 & 30.

Baptism location:
In the river Eridanus.
In the river Jordan.

Age at baptism:
30.
30.

Baptized by:
Anup the Baptiser.
John the Baptist.

Subsequent fate of the baptiser:
Beheaded.
Beheaded.

Temptation:
Taken from the desert of Amenta up a high mountain by his arch-rival Sut. Sut (a.k.a. Set) was a precursor for the Hebrew Satan.
Taken from the desert in Palestine up a high mountain by his arch-rival Satan.

Result of temptation:
Horus resists temptation.
Jesus resists temptation.

Close followers:
Twelve disciples. There is some doubt about this matter as well.
Twelve disciples.

Activities:
Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He "stilled the sea by his power."
Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He ordered the sea with a "Peace, be still" command.

Raising of the dead:
Horus raised Osirus, his dead father, from the grave.
Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave.

Location where the resurrection miracle occurred:
Anu, an Egyptian city where the rites of the death, burial and resurrection of Horus were enacted annually.
Hebrews added their prefix for house ('beth") to "Anu" to produce "Beth-Anu" or the "House of Anu." Since "u" and "y" were interchangeable in antiquity, "Bethanu" became "Bethany," the location mentioned in John 11.

Origin of Lazarus' name in the Gospel of John:
Asar was an alternative name for Osirus, Horus' father, who Horus raised from the dead. He was referred to as "the Asar," as a sign of respect. Translated into Hebrew, this is "El-Asar." The Romans added the prefix "us" to indicate a male name, producing "Elasarus." Over time, the "E" was dropped and "s" became "z," producing "Lazarus."

Transfigured:
On a mountain.
On a high mountain.

Key address(es):
Sermon on the Mount.
Sermon on the Mount; Sermon on the Plain.

Method of death:
By crucifixion.
By crucifixion.

Accompanied by:
Two thieves.
Two thieves.

Burial:

In a tomb.
In a tomb.

Fate after death:
Descended into Hell; resurrected after three days.
Descended into Hell; resurrected after about 30 to 38 hours (Friday PM to presumably some time in Sunday AM) covering parts of three days.

Resurrection announced by:
Women.
Women.

Future:
Reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium.
Reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium.

The Golden Globes' Open Bar Makes for Shocks A-Plenty

Mix hundreds of celebrities and their enablers, an open bar, and a three-hour live telecast, and what do you get?

Lots of bleepin' bleeps and off-the-wall moments.

The Golden Globe Awards telecast is always a minefield of gaffes, curse words, political statements, and general stupid statements, and Sunday night's was no different.

As a matter of fact, it may have been one of the bleepiest of them all.

Here then are some of the unforgettable bleeps, oopses, and did-he-just-say-that's of last night's festivities.

Ricky Gervais

As a presenter, while drinking a beer onstage, said: "I can't believe I'm not nominated. What a waste of a campaign. Today is the last time I have sex with 200 middle-age journalists. It was horrible. Really. A lot of them didn't even speak English. Europeans with wispy beards. The men were worse."

Tina Fey

While accepting a Golden Globe, Fey gave this admonishment to her award-winning peers, should they go feeling too good about themselves: "They have this thing called the Internet, and you can find a lot of people there who don't like you. I'd like to address some of them now. BabsonLaCrosse, you can suck it."

Seth Rogen

On missing out on the 1980s, Rogen said that it was cool that he and Mickey Rourke got to get drunk together this year, but had he been around back in the 1980s, "We would have been doing coke together."

Tracy Morgan

When you're watching Tracy Morgan, waiting for him to get bleeped is half the fun. And while Morgan shocked the crowd when he strode to the podium to accept an award for Tiny Fey, his shockingly bleep-free-speech was maybe the funniest of the night: "Tina Fey and I had an agreement that if Barack Obama won, I would speak for the show from now on. Welcome to post-racial America. I'm the face of post-racial America. Deal with it, Cate Blanchett. We'd like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press. Especially me 'cause the black man can't get no love at the Emmys. I love you, Europe. That's wasssup."

Mickey Rourke

During his acceptance speech after winning best actor for "The Wrestler," Mickey made repeated reference to "balls," said a few bleepable curse words, repeatedly, and was flipped off from the audience by his director, on camera. Then, oddly but sweetly, the once down-and-out actor thanked his pets. "Sometimes when you're alone, all you got is your dog, and they meant the world to me."

Awww. Nothing bleep-able about that.

Do You Use GMail? Want to Back it up to Your Hard Drive?

Voila!

http://www.gmail-backup.com/

The REAL Truth About the Atkins Diet

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PETA's Asinine Attempt to Rename Fish, Sea Kittens

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No kidding, this is direct from their website:

Ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Stop Promoting the Hunting of Sea Kittens

Given the drastic situation for this country's sea kittens—who are often the victims of many major threats to their welfare and ways of life—it's high time that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) stop allowing our little sea kitten friends to be tortured and killed. Who'd want to hurt a sea kitten anyway?!

Sea kittens are just as intelligent (not to mention adorable) as dogs and cats, and they feel pain just as all animals do.

Please take just a few moments to send an e-mail to H. Dale Hall, the director of the FWS, asking him to stop promoting the hunting of sea kittens (otherwise known as "fishing"). The promotion of sea kitten hunting is a glaring contradiction of FWS' mission to "conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats."

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Unbelievable!

Happy Birthday, Donna Rice!

Then & Now - Tippi Hedren

Nathalie Kay 'Tippi' Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress with a career spanning six decades. She is primarily known for her roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, The Birds and Marnie, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre wildlife habitat which she founded in 1983. Hedren is the mother of actress Melanie Griffith, and they share credits on six films, notably Pacific Heights (1990).

One of My Heroes, Carl Sagan, Explaining the Cosmic Calendar

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Watch and be amazed.

Porn Kings to D.C. - Help Us Through Hard Times

Joe Francis and Larry Flynt claim the economy has made America's sexual appetite go limp, so they're going to the one place where sex is always rampant -- Congress.

Flynt (the "Hustler" guy) and Francis (the "Girls Gone Wild" dude) are asking the government for a $5 billion bailout, claiming the adult entertainment industry has taken a huge shot to the face because of the downturn -- citing the fact that XXX DVD sales are down 22% from a year ago.

"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt says. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."

Francis sees his industry like the big three automakers, only BIGGER: "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration."

Francis says he's going to D.C. to personally make the pitch. Sounds like someone has a bone to pick.

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You have GOT to be kidding!

Ever Wonder How to Pronounce a Word?

Go to this website:

http://www.howjsay.com/

Because You Always Wanted to Know How II

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Another quality clip from the Esoteric Edam Educational Project (EEEP).

Jane Eyre - Nothing is Like This Version - Best There is

Love, passion and revenge combine in this lavish production of CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE. This brilliant, all-new adaptation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the timeless novel and stars Samantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown, A&E's EMMA) and Ciaran Hinds (Persuasion, A&E's IVANHOE) as the young governess and her mysterious and tragic employer.

After a childhood spent in bleak orphanages, Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to take over her duties attending to the child of the house. She soon falls in love with Thornfield's brooding owner, Mr. Rochester. Gradually, Jane wins his heart, but together they must overcome the dark secrets of his past before they can find happiness.

Directed by Robert Young (Fierce Creatures) and filmed entirely on location in England, CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE is an exquisite adaptation of one of the most beloved stories of all time.

Available on Netflix:

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Jane_Eyre/21673500?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=235736589_2_0

Don't believe SOME of the reviews though.

Travoltas Speak on Jett's Passing

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have released this statement on the passing of their son Jett:

"We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences. Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered. We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief. We will cherish the time we had with him for the rest of our lives. We have received many messages of condolence from around the world and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and support. It has meant so much to us. It is a beautiful reminder of the inherent goodness in the human spirit that gives us a hope for a brighter future."

With love,
John, Kelly and Ella

And Now For the Ladies - Men Over 60

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I am incapable of saying which of those are hot, or not, but there you are.

How Does She Even Dare to Come Out in Public?

La Dona's purple bikini accented all the latest trends this season: fried hair, plutonium injected breasts and saggy leather skin.

All the alleged 53-year-old needs is a pair of orthopedic Lucite platform stripper heels and she could be the spitting, coughing, hacking image of Shauna Sand in five years.

John Travolta’s 16-year-old son dies

NASSAU, Bahamas - The 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta died Friday morning after suffering a seizure while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas, Travolta's attorney told CNN.

John Travolta and Kelly Preston were vacationing in the Bahamas with their children when son Jett died.

"At this point, we know that John Travolta and Kelly Preston's only son, Jett, had a seizure at around 10 a.m. this morning," attorney Michael Ossi said. "All attempts to revive him were unsuccessful."

The cause of death is not known, Ossi said. An autopsy will be conducted Monday. His body will be transferred to Ocala, Florida, for burial, he said.

Jett's death "was completely out of the blue," he said. "John and Kelly are happy when their children are happy. This is the worst day of John's life."

The Travoltas also have a daughter, Ella, 8.

Bahamian police said a caretaker at the West End resort where the Travoltas were vacationing found the teenager unconcious in the bathroom. Jett Travolta was taken by ambulance to Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport and was pronounced dead on arrival, police said.

Jett Travolta had a developmental disability that his parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, have linked to Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory disorder of the artery walls that most commonly occurs in young children and can lead to heart disease.

According to the American Heart Association, "About 80 percent of the people with Kawasaki disease are under age 5. Children over age 8 are rarely affected."

The causes of Kawasaki disease are unknown. Some scientists think it's caused by an infectious agent, such as a virus. Some studies have noted a link between the disease and carpet cleaning chemicals.

"With my son ... I was obsessive about cleaning -- his space being clean, so we constantly had the carpets cleaned," John Travolta told CNN's Larry King in 2001. "And I think, between him, the fumes and walking around, maybe picking up pieces or something, he got what is rarely a thing to deal with, but it's Kawasaki Syndrome."

Jett Travolta was about 2 at the time, John Travolta said.

Because You Always Wanted to Know How

I Don't Know Why, But People Getting Hit in the Face with a Pie Cracks Me Up

New Year's Superstitions

Besides getting sloppy drunk and kissing everybody in the room at the stroke of midnight, celebrants throughout the ages have observed numerous lesser-known New Year's customs and superstitions. Many of the superstitions associated with the event bear the common theme that activities engaged in on that day set the pattern for the year to come. Others have to do with warding off evil spirits or attracting luck.

Because January 1 is the first day of the new year, we have drawn a connection between what we do on that day and our fate throughout the rest of the year. Here are some of the ways we attempt to guarantee a good outcome through our acts on that portentous first day:

• Kissing at midnight: We kiss those dearest to us at midnight not only to share a moment of celebration with our favorite people, but also to ensure those affections and ties will continue throughout the next twelve months. To fail to smooch our significant others at the stroke of twelve would be to set the stage for a year of coldness.
• Stocking Up: The new year must not be seen in with bare cupboards, lest that be the way of things for the year. Larders must be topped up and plenty of money must be placed in every wallet in the home to guarantee prosperity.
• Paying Off Bills: The new year should not be begun with the household in debt, so checks should be written and mailed off prior to January 1st. Likewise, personal debts should be settled before the New Year arrives.
• First Footing: The first person to enter your home after the stroke of midnight will influence the year you're about to have. Ideally, he should be dark-haired, tall, and good-looking, and it would be even better if he came bearing certain small gifts such as a lump of coal, a silver coin, a bit of bread, a sprig of evergreen, and some salt. Blonde and redhead first footers bring bad luck, and female first footers should be shooed away before they bring disaster down on the household. Aim a gun at them if you have to, but don't let them near your door before a man crosses the threshold. The first footer (sometimes called the "Lucky Bird") should knock and be let in rather than unceremoniously use a key, even if he is one of the householders. After greeting those in the house and dropping off whatever small tokens of luck he has brought with him, he should make his way through the house and leave by a different door than the one through which he entered. No one should leave the premises before the first footer arrives — the first traffic across the threshold must be headed in rather than striking out. First footers must not be cross-eyed or have flat feet or eyebrows that meet in the middle. Nothing prevents the cagey householder from stationing a dark-haired man outside the home just before midnight to ensure the speedy arrival of a suitable first footer as soon as the chimes sound. If one of the partygoers is recruited for this purpose, impress upon him the need to slip out quietly just prior to the witching hour.
• Nothing Goes Out: Nothing — absolutely nothing, not even garbage — is to leave the house on the first day of the year. If you've presents to deliver on New Year's Day, leave them in the car overnight. Don't so much as shake out a rug or take the empties to the recycle bin. Some people soften this rule by saying it's okay to remove things from the home on New Year's Day provided something else has been brought in first. This is similar to the caution regarding first footers; the year must begin with something's being added to the home before anything subtracts from it. One who lives alone might place a lucky item or two in a basket that has a string tied to it, then place the basket just outside the front door before midnight. After midnight, the lone celebrant hauls in his catch, being careful to bring the item across the door jamb by pulling the string rather than by reaching out to retrieve it and thus breaking the plane of the threshold.
• Food: A tradition common to the southern states of the USA dictates that the eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck (financial in particular) to the one doing the dining. Some choose to add other Southern fare (such as ham hocks, collard greens, or cabbage) to this tradition, but the black-eyed peas are key. Other "lucky" foods are lentil soup (because lentils supposedly look like coins), pork (because poultry scratches backwards, a cow stands still, but a pig roots forward, ergo those who dine upon pork will be moving forward in the new year), and sauerkraut (probably because it goes so well with pork). Another oft-repeated belief holds that one must not eat chicken or turkey on the first day of the year lest, like the birds in question, diners fate themselves to scratch in the dirt all year for their dinner (that is, bring poverty upon themselves).
• Work: Make sure to do — and be successful at — something related to your work on the first day of the year, even if you don't go near your place of employment that day. Limit your activity to a token amount, though, because to engage in a serious work project on that day is very unlucky.
Also, do not do the laundry on New Year's Day, lest a member of the family be 'washed away' (die) in the upcoming months. The more cautious eschew even washing dishes.
• New Clothes: Wear something new on January 1 to increase the likelihood of your receiving more new garments during the year to follow.
• Money: Do not pay back loans or lend money or other precious items on New Year's Day. To do so is to guarantee you'll be paying out all year.
• Breakage: Avoid breaking things on that first day lest wreckage be part of your year. Also, avoid crying on the first day of the year lest that activity set the tone for the next twelve months.

Other superstitions attaching to the beginning of the new year are:

• Letting the Old Year Out: At midnight, all the doors of a house must be opened to let the old year escape unimpeded. He must leave before the New Year can come in, says popular wisdom, so doors are flung open to assist him in finding his way out.
• Loud Noise: Make as much noise as possible at midnight. You're not just celebrating; you're scaring away evil spirits, so do a darned good job of it!
  
  According to widespread superstition, evil spirits and the Devil himself hate loud noise. We celebrate by making as much of a din as possible not just as an expression of joy at having a new year at our disposal, but also to make sure Old Scratch and his minions don't stick around. (Church bells are rung on a couple's wedding day for the same reason.)
• The Weather: Examine the weather in the early hours of New Year's Day. If the wind blows from the south, there will be fine weather and prosperous times in the year ahead. If it comes from the north, it will be a year of bad weather. The wind blowing from the east brings famine and calamities. Strangest of all, if the wind blows from the west, the year will witness plentiful supplies of milk and fish but will also see the death of a very important person. If there's no wind at all, a joyful and prosperous year may be expected by all.
• Born on January 1: Babies born on this day will always have luck on their side.