To all my friends
To all my friends who in 2007 sent me best 'wishes', chain letters, 'angel' letters or other promises of good luck if I forwarded something, NONE OF THAT SHIT WORKED! For 2008, could you please just send money, Vodka, chocolate or gasoline vouchers? Thank you! | ||
Beware Of Tax Rebate Scam
Cyber Investigations Home New E-Scams & WarningsPHISHING RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHECKS05/08/08—The FBI warns consumers of recently reported spam e-mail purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is actually an attempt to steal consumer information. The e-mail advises the recipient that direct deposit is the fastest and easiest way to receive their economic stimulus tax rebate. The message contains a hyperlink to a fraudulent form which requests the recipient's personally identifiable information, including bank account information. To convince consumers to reply, the e-mail warns that a failure to complete the form in a timely manner will delay the issuance of the rebate check. One example of this IRS spam e-mail message is as follows:
Consumers are advised that the IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications via e-mail. In addition, the IRS does not request detailed personal information via e-mail or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts. Please be cautious of unsolicited e-mails. It is recommended not to open e-mails from unknown senders because they often contain viruses or other malicious software. It is also recommended to avoid clicking links in e-mails received from unknown senders as this is a popular method of directing victims to phishing websites. If you have received an e-mail similar to this, please notify the IC3 by filing a complaint at www.ic3.gov. |
"Snakes & Ladders Game 40"
Thanks to everyone that continue to play snakes an ladders, we had a total of 175 comments in game 1, A total of 75 comments in game 2 and 85 in game 3. In game 4 we had 112 comments, in Game 5 we had 97 comments, in game 6 we had a total of 104 comments. In game seven we have 85 comments and in game 8 we have 95, In game 9 we have 94 comments, Game 10 we have 102 comments,Game 11 we have 105 comments. In Game 12 we have 103 comments and in game 13 we have 75. Game 14 had 88 comments, Game 15 has 90 comments, In Game 16 we have 91 comments,
In Game 17 we have 106 comments,In Game 18 we have 101 comments and in Game 19 we have set a new record with 155 comments.In Game 20 we have 138 comments. In Game 21 we had 115 comments and in game 22 we have 113 comments, In game 23 we have 118 comments, In game 24 we have 129 comments, In game 25 we have 138 comments, In Game 26 we have 168 comments, In Game 27 we have 161 comments In game 28 we had 163 comments, In game 29 we had 169 comments, In game 30 we had 149 and in game 31 we have 174 comments, In game 32 we have 122 comments, in game 33 we had 120 comments, In game 34 we have 138 comments, In game 35 we had 130 comments, In game 36 we had 130 comments,In game 37 we had 119 comments, In game 38 we had 121 comments, In game 39 we had 127 so let's start Game 40 so that we don't have to scroll down so far.
Thanks to all that continue to play. I want to thank Coni who continues to play and always keep me inspired.
AuntConi is in the Number one position as most active player and Oldschool is in second place, followed by pirategirl in 3rd place. We want to thank Mimi, Kram and Lostin in 4th position. Thanks Surrogate,Sebastian, Engg, SZ, ink,Nefri and ggirl for dropping in also to add to the fun. Welcome to Swanktrend, Willey, Kinghavoc and hei. Chrisflea,nakedperson and bipolarexoress and PastorDave. welcome to our new player Vitamin, who is playing to help in his learning of English.
You know the rules:
Make A sentence from the last word used.
"10,000 For Best Idea"
Do you want to improve the U.S. health care system? Or at least be part of the much-needed dialogue?
If you have ideas or solutions to improve the system, submit your ideas through ChangeNow4Health’s Innovation xChange and you can win up to $10,000 or have your ideas published in the e-book, Tomorrow’s Health Care.
The Innovation xChange is looking for practical ideas and suggestions for improving the health care system. All participants in the system, from providers and health plans to consumers and government, are encouraged to join in the discussion.
A panel of industry experts will evaluate all ideas based on various criteria, including an idea’s potential to bring about true change in a tangible way and the feasibility for implementation now.
All entries submitted on ChangeNow4Health will be open to comments and voting by the coalition’s communities. The top 20 entries will be published in ChangeNow4Health’s e-book, Tomorrow’s Health Care, and up to three finalists will be awarded $10,000 each.
"Happy Online Buddy Day"
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Happy Online Buddy Day
You are all so Special
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Who Should Doctors Let Die?
Who should doctors let die in a flu pandemic? Maybe grandma.
Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma is deciding who to let die.
Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated.
The suggested list was compiled by a task force whose members come from prestigious universities, medical groups, the military and government agencies. They include the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services.
The proposed guidelines are designed to be a blueprint for hospitals "so that everybody will be thinking in the same way" when pandemic flu or another widespread health care disaster hits.
"If a mass critical care event were to occur tomorrow, many people with clinical conditions that are survivable under usual health care system conditions may have to forgo life-sustaining interventions owing to deficiencies in supply or staffing," the report states.
To prepare, hospitals should designate a triage team with the Godlike task of deciding who will and who won't get lifesaving care.
There will be no care for the following:
_People older than 85.
_Those with severe trauma, which could include critical injuries from car crashes and shootings.
_Severely burned patients older than 60.
_Those with severe mental impairment, which could include advanced Alzheimer's disease.
_Those with a severe chronic disease, such as advanced heart failure, lung disease or poorly controlled diabetes.
If followed to a tee, such rules could exclude care for the poorest, most disadvantaged citizens who suffer disproportionately from chronic disease and disability, he said. While health care rationing will be necessary in a mass disaster, "there are some real ethical concerns here."
He said the proposals resemble a battlefield approach in which limited health care resources are reserved for those most likely to survive.
While the notion of rationing health care is unpleasant, it will be necessary,."
That's partly because members believe it's just a matter of time before such a health care disaster hits.
"Beagles On Patrol"
<With this picture showing our two brave "American Beagles" border guards on duty makes me feel a lot safer. None of those wild-eyed "Mexican Chihuahua" dogs will be allowed over the fence into Texas this year.
Beagles On Patrol
U.S. Customs & Immigrations
CONVENTION
was heading straight towards his seat. As fate would have it, she took the seat right beside his.
Eager to strike up a conversation he blurted out, 'Business trip or pleasure?'
She turned, smiled and said, 'Business. I'm going to the Annual Nymphomaniacs of America Convention in Boston '
He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs.
Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked,
'What's your business role at this convention?'
'Lecturer,' she responded. 'I use information that I have learned from my personal experiences to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.'
'Really?' he said. 'And what kind of myths are there?'
'Well,' she explained, 'one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well-endowed of all men, when in fact it is the Native American
Indian who is most likely to possess that trait.
Another popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers, when actually it is men of Jewish descent who are the best.
I have also discovered that the lover with absolutely the best stamina is the Southern Redneck.'
Suddenly the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed. 'I'm sorry,' she said, 'I shouldn't really be discussing all of this with you. I don't even know your name.'
'Tonto,' the man said, 'Tonto Goldstein, but my friends call me Bubba.'
"HAPPINESS"
Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit, followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way.
— John Stuart Mill, 19th-century English philosopher and economist
Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.
— John Stuart Mill, 19th-century English philosopher and economist
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
— Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)
We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.
— Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American mystic and author (1925-2000)
All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
— Dennis Prager, American radio host and author (b. 1948)
Don't worry. Be happy.
— Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (1894-1969), quote popularized in a song by Bobby McFerrin, 20th-century American songwriter and performer
Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours.... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness.... Your success and happiness lie in you.... The great enduring realities are love and service.... Resolve to keep happy and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
— Helen Keller, American social activist, public speaker and author (1880-1968)
Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.
— Aristotle, Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.)
I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
— Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father and third president (1743-1826), in letter to A. L. C. Destutt de Tracy, 1811
To describe happiness is to diminish it.
— Henri Stendahl (Marie-Henri Beyle), French novelist (1783-1842)
I believe... that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
— Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father and third president (1743-1826), in a letter to John Adams, 1816
Nine requisites for contented living: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor. Love enough to move you to be useful to others. Faith enough to make real the things of God. Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet, dramatist and scientist (1749-1832)
May 3rd Is Shutdown The Computer Day
May 3rd is Shutdown Day
Can you imagine life before computers.
Do you think you could go eight hours without checking e-mail or surfing the Net? Maybe. But how about 24 hours? That sounds like a real challenge, doesn't it?
Well, tomorrow is Shutdown Day. The goal is to find out how many people can go without a computer for an entire day.
You can sign up for the challenge on the (Shutdown Day Site).
You'll get the satisfaction of proving to yourself that you can do it. If that's not enough incentive, you can enter photos and videos about the event for a chance to win prizes!
I don't think I can go a day without mine.
Host A Gold Party
I was reading ruined's blog and he informed us that our American money is practically worthless when doing business with other countries. He asked the question what will take the place of our paper money? The answer I think is gold.
I have been hearing about Gold parties a lot lately. This is for those that don't know what a gold party is.
Gold Parties are invitation only private home parties where you invite your friends, neighbors, co-workers and family. Participants bring their unwanted items and Jewelers will evaluate each piece for karat purity. The value of your items is determined by overall gold content and weight. With no pressure and no obligation you are then given a cash price for your items. If you are content with our appraisal we then pay you with cash. It is Fun and easy. So check your junk drawers today for that hidden cash treasure.
In addition, the party hostess earns a cash commission based on the amount of gold that's purchased. The more gold that purchased the more the hostess receives. cash is provided for food and drink. Also, anyone that signs up for a party at the event nets you a referral percentage from their party.
Gold Parties seem to be pretty popular right now due to the price of gold hovering around $1,000/ounce. People are gathering their old/damaged jewelry and going to these parties to cash in. They are sort of like tupperware parties, but you aren’t spending money…you are making it.
May 1st. National Day Of Prayer
May 1 is the 57th annual National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “Prayer, America’s Strength and Shield.”
The first National Day of Prayer was declared by the First Continental Congress in 1775 and the annual National Day of Prayer was established by federal law in 1952.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan amended the law and specifically designated the first Thursday in May as the official National Day of Prayer.
Millions of Americans spanning will be gathering in public places to observe the day of prayer and reflection.
The National Day of Prayer provides the opportunity for Americans of all faiths to take time to pray for the nation and its leaders.
On April 21, President George W. Bush issued an official proclamation regarding the Day of Prayer.
Prayer Flight 2008 is one of many creative and exciting efforts around the nation to cover America in prayer on this day.
Prayer Flight is a group of men and women who have joined forces to pray over the cities and states of the nation from the unique perspective of flight.
Jerry Cress is the mission coordinator for Prayer Flight 2008. “All 50 capitals have been covered for this year; we have filled every slot allotted for flights over every state in the country. On May 1, our planes are set to fly with a prayer team on each to be specifically praying for the state being flown over. They are all covered,” says Cress.
“The 50 Capitals project is a first in the history of our National Day of Prayer and we also believe it to be the first time in the history of our nation that a concerted effort has been made to have airplanes with prayer warriors over-fly every state capital, lifting up our nation in prayer,”
Senator McCain Said What?
Senator John McCain is blocking a vote on legislation to address widespread gender-based pay inequity because he thinks women only need more "education and training" instead of full equality under the law. We disagree, and so do our partners at CREDO Mobile. Please sign CREDO's petition to urge Senator McCain to quit making sexist statements and stop blocking a vote on fair pay for women.
Last week, CREDO Action and several women's groups organized people to call on their senators to enact the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. It was close, but we fell three senators short of the 60 necessary to force a vote. As disappointed as I was by the result, I was even more upset when I came across a news report regarding the reaction of Senator John McCain. Senator McCain said the gap between the pay of women and men in this country isn't due to discrimination; he said that women just need more "education and training" to earn as much as men. Tell Senator McCain that what women need is equal justice under the law. Lilly Ledbetter worked 19 years at Goodyear before she learned the men at her level were earning far more for the same work. She sued, and stood up for inequality by taking her case all the way to the Supreme Court -- where five male justices ruled her claim invalid because she filed it more than 180 days after the discrimination started. Now, Senator McCain is blocking a vote on legislation to correct this injustice -- and in the process, he seems willing to roll back 50 years of women's rights. Another vote will be called soon, possibly within days. If we can stop senators like John McCain from blocking a vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the bill, which has already passed the House, will surely pass the Senate as well. I'm asking all my friends to stand up for the rights of women in the workplace. I hope you will, too. Sincerely, Laura Scher, CEO |
Why Do Good People Go Bad?
I have often wondered what causes good people to go bad? Some people that you have known all of your life as good upstanding neighbors, then one day their name is in all the news as a child molester. This happened to one of my school teachers, plus he was a Boy scout leader, and everyone thought he was the greatest, including me. After the scandal brought, he lost everything, he eventually moved away with his family.
Almost every day it's some one stealing., The trusted employee that stole 800.000 dollars from her place of business, she kept the books for the company.All of the money stolen was spent on gambling at the local casino.She had never been in trouble before, now sent to jail for almost 4 years.
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