http://www.smashingames.com/games/spaceinvaders.html (Space Invaders)

Obesity Ages Men By 10 Years

A new study examining the links between obesity and testosterone has
discovered that men who gained just 30 pounds (13.6kg) lost as much
testosterone as if they'd aged 10 years, Reuters reported this week.

Scientists from the New England Research Institute tracked 1,667 men
during their study and published their findings as Australian doctors
warned that exploding obesity levels are creating an epidemic of teenagers
with man-boobs, prompting increasing numbers of Australian boys to seek
reduction surgery.

"We are getting a lot more requests for surgery for young people, and
we are refusing to do it in some cases," said Dr Rod Cooter, spokesman
for the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons Adelaide.

"Some of the expectations are unrealistic, some think they can go out
and eat whatever they like, and we'll fix it," he added (Adelaide
Advertiser).

http://www.springfrog.com/games/asteroids (Classic asteroids)

http://www.flashteroids.com (Flash asteroids)


http://samvak.tripod.com/abuse8.html (Identifying abusers: "Haughty"
body language – The abuser adopts a physical posture which implies and
exudes an air of superiority, seniority, hidden powers, mysteriousness,
amused indifference, etc. Though the abuser usually maintains sustained
and piercing eye contact, he often refrains from physical proximity (he
maintains his personal territory) . .)

http://www.bemyastrologer.com/body_language_plus.html (Limp-Wrist
Shake: 'A person who extends only the fingers or whose hand feels like a
west fish when you grasp it is saying, "I don't want to touch you; I don't
like intimacy." It's also a sign of submission and weakness. When a man
uses this handshake in a business setting, he may be indicating that he
intends to secretly manipulate the situation . . .')

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles (Spot the
fake smile)


http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/vanish.htm ('How to disappear in America
without a trace:' Always over-estimate the resolve of those seeking to
find you yet keep your estimations reasonable. Greatly over-estimating
your opposition can cause you to behave in predictable, patterned ways,
however. It is the predictability of your actions based upon your
opposition's controlled stimulus which can get you caught . . .')

http://www.bushrag.com (Camouflage Tips)

http://www.divine-interventions.com/baby.php (Baby Jesus buttplugs:
'Slap him on the dashboard, Use him as the ultimate pacifier or make Baby
Jesus the centrepiece of your magnificent Dildo Creche . . .')

http://www.blowfish.com/catalog/toys/symbolic_dildos.html
('high-quality silicone dildos in the shapes of religious figures. Perfect gifts for
the iconoclasts in your life . . .')

http://users.frii.com/gosplow/cgsa.html (A Christian's Guide to Small
Arms: 'The Lord Jesus Christ gave very clear instruction to His
disciples in the upper room after the Last Supper. They were to be sent on a
mission, and were to take with them certain things - moneybag, knapsack,
and sword . . .')



New York's Limelight Sold For Shops

New York nightlife received another brutal blow this week, with the
announcement that seminal superclub venue the Limelight is to be turned
into a shopping mall.

In recent years the 6th Avenue converted Episcopal church traded as
Avalon though remained best known for being the centre of Michael Alig's
club kid scene of the 90s. The club also continued to be targeted by
local police who most recently closed it down during a Halloween Party
over licensing technicalities.

The 1am raid prompted a despairing response from the venue's last chief
Ricky Mercado, who told the Village Voice' It's just like they are
saying, 'Nightclubs—get the f**k out of New York City', a prediction that
appears justified with Limelight's future.

"The landlord has decided that he doesn't want to go forward with
another nightclub," financial broker Frank Terzulli, of Winnick Realty Group
told the New York Post this week.

"He's going to cut it up for retail tenants and a restaurant with patio
seating."

Eddie Dean from rival superclub Pacha was sympathetic, telling Skrufff
'Whew, what a shame. Limelight will always be part of New York City
nightclub history'.

"I'm not quite sure what happened, but what little I've heard is the
overhead of being located on 6th Avenue was tremendous," Eddie continued.

"The costs of operating a club in New York City have been steadily
rising and the cost of being actually on 6th Avenue had to have made things
very difficult. Avalon has had great success in other cities, but
clearly New York is different," he said.

http://www.bmeshop.com/ProductCart/pc/mac_viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=975 ('Surgical staplers are exactly what they sound like -- they're a stainless steel alternative to sutures. In addition, many people use them as
a chastity-play toy . . .')

- http://forgetmenotpanties.com (Electronic chastity belt style knickers with secret built-in GPS and unique sensor technology: Ever worry about your wife cheating? Want to know where your daughter is late at night? Need to know when your girlfriend's temperature is rising?' This amazing device will answer all of your questions!')

- http://www.chastity-uk.co.uk (Chastity belts for men: 'Join the Thrill of the Chaste and Discover the Delights and Frustrations of Male Chastity . . ')

- http://www.entrances2hell.co.uk ('The constantly updated catalogue of Entrances to Hell in and around the UK . . .')

- http://levity.com/alchemy/texts.html (Alchemical texts)

- http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib5.html (Aleister Crowley libri: "Love is a virtue; it grows stronger and purer and less selfish by applying it to what it loathes; but theft is a vice involving the slave-idea that one's neighbour is superior to oneself . . .')


- http://bioresonant.com/news.htm Global Warming: Can Earth EXPLODE ? 'The Largest Volcanoes on Earth are losing their snow-caps . . .')

- http://www.kachina.net/~alunajoy/2000feb.html ('It is the last 13 years of a 104,000-year cycle. It is truly time to stand up and take responsibility and begin to dream a new world into reality . . .')

- http://www.planetpapp.com/br21december2012 ('Is there something significant we should know about the Winter Solstice date of December 21, 2012? Yes. On this day a rare astronomical and Mayan mythical event occurs
. . .')


- http://www.armory.com/tests/nerd.html (100 question nerd test (includes 'have you ever watched Dr Who?, 'Have you ever done your homework on a Friday night?)

- http://www.boutell.com/geek (Geek game)

- http://www.n-e-r-d.com/game (NERD game)


"A growing body of research shows that it is specifically intercourse,
and not other sexual behaviours, whether alone or with a partner, that
is associated with a broad range of psychological and physiological
benefits. And greater frequency of intercourse is associated with greater
benefits." (BBC) Professor Stuart Brody from the University of Paisley says having full
penetrative sex is the best way to reduce stress.


- http://www.irregardless.net/realname (Celebrities' real names)


- http://www.gawker.com/stalker (Celebrity stalkers)

- http://www.stiffs.com (Dead celebs: 'Pick ten famous people you think
might die between January 1st and December 31st. Each entry costs you 15
bucks, and at the end of the year, the list with the most dead celebs
wins a shitload of cash . . .')





French Cannibal Emulates Armin

French prosecutors confirmed this week that they investigating a
suspected case of cannibalism inside a prison after a convict confessed to
killing one of his cellmates then cooking and eating his heart.

Le Parisien newspaper reported that part of the victim's lungs and
muscle tissue from his chest were missing and were apparently cooked in a
frying pan with fat and onions, prompting local media to draw
comparisons with German cannibal killer Armin Meiwes. Meiwes is currently serving
life in a German jail after killing and eating a willing victim he met
over the internet in a case that shocked the world last year,

Hamburg new rave/ electro star Cajuan (who as manager of Digitalism is
frequently in France) blamed both crimes on the rise of the web,
suggesting "I think the fact that people in Germany and France are now eating
other people shows that humans nowadays have seen too much on TV and on
the internet and they get bored by everything."

"And everybody nowadays can find like-minded people with whom they can
live out their perversions, over the internet, for sure, if you're
interested in cannibalism," he told Skrufff.

"You find your own network without being discovered by others who don't
understand your personal direction, so you find people who say 'sure
that's normal, I'm also like this'. The more you find these people the
more you think you're normal and I think that's why people nowadays do
much more of whatever comes up in their mind. That's why people start
doing ever crazier more criminal stuff," he suggested.

However, France's previously best known cannibal killer, Japanese
Sorbonne student Issei Sagawa shot, raped and ate French student Ren«±e
Hartevelt in 1981, a decade before the internet existed.





Meth-Coffee Makers Promise Mania, Zania & Paranoia

Coffee manufacturers in San Francisco launched a high-energy coffee
drink called Meth-Coffee this week, presumably inspired by the astonishing
commercial success of Redux Beverage's Cocaine soft drink.

The new energy drink is currently only available via their website
Methcoffee.com which presents its attractions in innuendo-laden form.

"If you're just trying it for the first time, don't throw back five
cups like regular coffee. Ease into it. Have a little. Feel the rush, the
euphoria, the smooth-edged high. Then go for more, if you want," they
advise.

"Meth Coffee wakes zombies, f**ks with perfectionists, straightens
drunks, rattles teetotalers, revs vandals in search of impetus, brightens
house chores and CUTS BOREDOM LIKE A GODDAM RAZOR," the website adds,
"METH COFFEE may promote feelings of mania, zania, euthansia, fantasia
and all manner of paranoia. DO NOT DRINK ALONE', (their capitals).

Their marketing strategy appears remarkably similar to Redux' campaign
for Cocaine, which has sold hundreds of thousands of cases in months,
via such strap lines as 'Cocaine - Instant Rush. NO Crash!' and 'the
question you have to ask yourself is: "Can I handle the rush?"

"Contains no actual Methamphetamine," Meth Coffee's website also adds,
"Product not warranted to cure eczema, edema, acne, constipation,
Tourette's or gum disease."


- http://www.methcoffee.com (new hi energy drink Meth Coffee)

- http://www.linnsheriff.org/MethMakeover.htm ('Wanting a new look?
Tired of the inconvenience of sleeping at night, showing up to work
on-time, or keeping your promises to friends and family? Ever dream about
finding yourself in jail charged with violent crimes you don't remember
committing? Would you like to be thought of as a "doper", "tweeker" or
"dirt bag" by complete strangers? If you answered yes, than you should
consider a Meth Makeover!')

- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/body (Meth Teeth

- http://www.hrfq.com (Japan's newest download site)

- http://www.remixblackstrobe.com (Your last chance to remix Black
Strobe, closing date February 5)

- http://dinovelvet.info/_AV/Dj%20Dino%20Velvet%20-%20Timbuk2%20mix%202006-03%20192kbps.mp3
(Czech DJ Dino Velvet, includes Soulwax, Infusion, Karl Bartos, Ils,
Forme, Moguai)

And I thought the title said Tits..;)

Bathroom Coffee -

Congratulations, you actually got all the links to work this time! LOL. Kidding. Have a good weekend.

This from the Economist:
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Source: - http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=8960441


Multinationals
Globalisation's offspring

Apr 4th 2007
From The Economist print edition
How the new multinationals are remaking the old

FOR as long as multinational companies have existed—and some historians trace them back to banking under the Knights Templar in 1135—they have been derided by their critics as rapacious rich-world beasts. If there was ever any truth to that accusation, it is fast disappearing. While globalisation has opened new markets to rich-world companies, it has also given birth to a pack of fast-moving, sharp-toothed new multinationals that is emerging from the poor world.

Indian and Chinese firms are now starting to give their rich-world rivals a run for their money. So far this year, Indian firms, led by Hindalco and Tata Steel, have bought some 34 foreign companies for a combined $10.7 billion. Indian IT-services companies such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro are putting the fear of God into the old guard, including Accenture and even mighty IBM (see article). Big Blue sold its personal-computer business to a Chinese multinational, Lenovo, which is now starting to get its act together. PetroChina has become a force in Africa, including, controversially, Sudan. Brazilian and Russian multinationals are also starting to make their mark. The Russians have outdone the Indians this year, splashing $11.4 billion abroad, and are now in the running to buy Alitalia, Italy's state airline (see article).

These are very early days, of course. India's Ranbaxy is still minute compared with a branded-drugs maker like Pfizer; China's Haier, a maker of white goods, is a minnow next to Whirlpool's whale. But the new multinationals are bent on the course taken by their counterparts in Japan in the 1980s and South Korea in the 1990s. Just as Toyota and Samsung eventually obliged western multinationals to rethink how to make cars and consumer electronics, so today's young thrusters threaten the veterans wherever they are complacent.

The newcomers have some big advantages over the old firms. They are unencumbered by the accumulated legacies of their rivals. Infosys rightly sees itself as more agile than IBM, because when it makes a decision it does not have to weigh the opinions of thousands of highly paid careerists in Armonk, New York. That, in turn, can make a difference in the scramble for talent. Western multinationals often find that the best local people leave for a local rival as soon as they have been trained, because the prospects of rising to the top can seem better at the local firm.
First, count your blessings

But the newcomers' advantages are not overwhelming. Take the difference in company ethics, for instance, which worries plenty of rich-world managers. They fear that they will engage in a race to the bottom with rivals unencumbered by the fine feelings of shareholders and domestic customers, and so are bound to lose. Yet the evidence is that companies harmonise up, not down. In developing countries (never mind what the NGOs say) multinationals tend to spread better working practices and environmental conditions; but when emerging-country multinationals operate in rich countries they tend to adopt local mores. So as those companies globalise, the differences are likely to narrow.

Nor is cost as big an advantage to emerging-country multinationals as it might seem. They compete against the old guard on value for money, which depends on both price and quality. A firm like Tata Steel, from low-cost India, would never have bought expensive, Anglo-Dutch Corus were it not for its expertise in making fancy steel.

This points to an enduring source of advantage for the wealthy companies under attack. A world that is not governed by cost alone suits them, because they already possess a formidable array of skills, such as managing relations with customers, polishing brands, building up know-how and fostering innovation.
The world is bumpy

The question is how to make these count. Sam Palmisano, IBM's boss, foresees nothing less than the redesign of the multinational company. In his scheme, multinationals began when 19th-century firms set up sales offices abroad for goods shipped from factories at home. Firms later created smaller “Mini Me” versions of the parent company across the world. Now Mr Palmisano wants to piece together worldwide operations, putting different activities wherever they are done best, paying no heed to arbitrary geographical boundaries. That is why, for example, IBM now has over 50,000 employees in India and ambitious plans for further expansion there. Even as India has become the company's second-biggest operation outside America, it has moved the head of procurement from New York to Shenzen in China.

As Mr Palmisano readily concedes, this will be the work of at least a generation. Furthermore, rich-country multinationals may struggle to shed nationalistic cultures. IBM is even now trying to wash the starch out of its white-shirted management style. But today, General Electric alone seems able to train enough of its recruits to think as GE people first and Indians, Chinese or Americans second. Lenovo's decision to appoint an American, William Amelio, as its Singapore-based chief executive, under a Chinese chairman, is a hint that some newcomers already understand the way things are going.

IBM's approach is possible only because globalisation is flourishing. Many of the barriers that stopped cross-border commerce have fallen. And yet, Mr Palmisano's idea also depends on the fact that the terrain remains decidedly bumpy. Increasingly, success for a multinational will depend on correctly spotting which places best suit which of the firm's activities. Make the wrong bets and the world's bumps will work against you. And now that judgment, rather than tariff barriers, determines location, picking the right place to invest becomes both harder and more important.

Nobody said that coping with a new brood of competitors was going to be easy. Some of today's established multinational companies will not be up to the task. But others will emerge from the encounter stronger than ever. And consumers, wherever they are, will gain from the contest.

BC how bout joining Nautanki Brigade (laa mare aba)

Dirt exposure 'boosts happiness and immunity

Exposure to dirt may be a way to lift mood as well as boost the immune system, UK scientists say. Lung cancer patients treated with "friendly" bacteria normally found in the soil have anecdotally reported improvements in their quality of life.
Mice exposed to the same bacteria made more of the brain's "happy" chemical serotonin, the Bristol University authors told the journal Neuroscience.
Common antidepressants work by boosting this brain chemical.

Dirty play

A lack of serotonin is linked with depression in people.
The scientists say more work is now needed to determine if the bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae has antidepressant properties through activation of serotonin neurons. Lead researcher Dr Chris Lowry said: "These studies help us understand how the body communicates with the brain and why a healthy immune system is important for maintaining mental health. "They also leave us wondering if we shouldn't all spend more time playing in the dirt." The work could also help experts' understanding of why an imbalance in the immune system leaves some individuals vulnerable to mood disorders like depression, he added.

Mood and immunity

Canadian researchers have also been exploring the links between serotonin, mood and immunity. A team at Georgetown University Medical Center recently discovered serotonin is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the chemical can activate an immune response. This suggests that serotonin may restore a healthy immune function in people who are depressed and prone to infections. On the flip side, it is also possible that serotonin, and serotonin-boosting antidepressants, end up bolstering immunity to the point that they trigger autoimmune disease where the body attacks itself.

Gerard Ahern, lead researcher on the study, explained: "At this point we just don't know how these drugs might affect immunity, so we really need to clarify the normal role of serotonin in immune cell functioning."

No wonder they say..."happy as a pig"
:-)

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6509781.stm

Green racing car with potato tyres...

Researchers at a university built an environmentally-friendly racing car with tyres made from potatoes and brake pads from cashew nut shells. Eco One is the idea of WMG, a provider of innovative solutions to industry based at the University of Warwick. The car was designed originally with a top speed of 125mph (201 km/h). It will be at the Sexy Green Car Show alongside green offerings from major names in the motor industry at the Eden Project in Cornwall from Friday. The car also runs entirely on bio-fuels and bio-lubricants.

Project manager Ben Wood said he has tweaked the original engine and claims he can achieve up to 150 mph (241 km/h) given a long straight and a tailwind. He said: "Almost everything on the car can be made out of biodegradable or recyclable materials. "All the plastic components can be made from plants and, although the chassis has to be made from steel for strength, steel is a very recyclable material. "We already have the shell, brake pads, fuel and tyres sorted. "My aim is to end up with a race car that's 95 per cent biodegradable or recyclable.

"If we can build a high-performance car that can virtually be grown from seed, just imagine what's possible for the average family car."

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/6493411.stm

- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/frameshop-giuliani-the-t_b_42290.html
(see Rudolph Giuliani's drag video here, sinister)

- http://www.ladybunny.net (Lady Bunny: 'actress, deejay, singer/
songwriter, comedienne, ho . . .')

- http://www.myspace.com/venusflytrapfan (Thailand's Venus Flytrap)


"Disco came out after Vietnam. There was so much turmoil. People were down and they wanted to escape. It was a dark terrible time after the civil rights movement. It was escapism, like in the 20s after the depression. There were messages in the music." (Guardian)'Rock Me Baby' disco crooner George McCrae looks back on disco's heyday
in the 70s.


Solo Sex Safe- Official
Leading British eye institution the College of Optometrists published a
list of 'myths' about activities linked to eye damage this week,
including the suggestion that masturbation doesn't make you go blind.
"The only correlation between the two is that semen contains a large
amount of zinc and a deficiency in zinc will cause a decline in a
person's vision," the eye surgeon's College claimed, "Although it's nearly
impossible to achieve solely by masturbating." (Pinknews.co.uk)
Their assessment differed markedly, however, from previously published
analysis on numerous homeopathic web sites including leading portal
HerbalLove.com who not only warn that too much masturbation causes 'eye
floaters and fuzzy vision', but also hair loss, stress and, in excessive
cases, death.
London homeopath guru Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom also claims that too
much 'self-abuse' is dangerous, with practitioners easily recognizable
by physical sign and unusual habits.
"The eyes become sunken, the cheek bones protrude and there is a black
rim round the eye," Dr Hom explains, "The person dislikes any company
and activities and rather likes to sit in seclusion and suffers from
weakness."


- http://www.cafepress.com/buy/fiction/-/pv_design_prod/p_storeid.7217486/pNo_7217486/id_2866229/opt_/pg_/c_/fpt_
masturbation causes blindness tshirt, US$16.99)

- http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/masturbation-addiction.htm
(Masturbation Addiction - How do I Know if I'm Addicted? 'The easiest way to
tell if you have an addiction to masturbation would be to stop. Try to
abstain from masturbation, or any other form of sex outside of
marriage, for 30 days. If you are able to go this long without masturbating on
your first try, you are probably not addicted . . .')

- http://www.whitehouse.org/initiatives/purity/index.asp (Myth:
Masturbation is harmless. Reality: Medical science proves that chronic
masturbation causes weakness, depression, forgetfulness and nearsightedness:
Myth: Masturbation is a "victimless crime." Reality: Theological experts
on masturbation have come to the conclusion that masturbation is what
is known as a "gateway" sin . . .')


- http://www.markfennell.com/flash/wipeout (Surfer game)

- http://www.miniclip.com/games/surfs-up/en (another surfing game)

- http://www.insane-games.com/games/monkey_cliff_diving (Monkey diving
game)

- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7866929448192753501&q=loose+change+recut
(Loose Change, 911 conspiracy film- 2nd edition- in full)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0djOCNFnZM (Art for art's sake)

- http://msdewey.com (talk back)



Houston Bernard's Lessons In Love

American 'Bi Porno Electro-Rock Rap Performance' artist Houston Bernard
chatted to Skrufff this week about his upcoming remixes EP of 'Whores
Have More Fun' and revealed that he's cut down on selling himself for
sex to concentrate on his thriving music career.

"To be completely honest, I'm not much of a whore these days, I'm more
of a chronic masturbator," Houston confessed.

"I'm too busy trying to make stuff happen and whoring was a way to get
here. So I'm not actually having as much fun as I used to, but I do
have a great porn collection," he said.

The sex-obsessed swinger started performing aged 12, singing Elvis
songs in shopping malls around his hometown of Alaska, gradually morphing
towards his current incarnation as one of America's raunchiest rappers.
Touring relentlessly, he's continued building a diverse and committed
fan base through his music and more often than not sleeping with his
fans, particularly those who've put him up after gigs. Still single (and
still touring) he unsurprisingly admitted he remains ambivalent about
the importance of staying faithful, with jealousy also no longer a worry.

"I would prefer an open relationship where there is strength, honesty
and trust. But sneaking around can be fun . . . I'm a bandit," he
laughed. "And I don't get jealous, not anymore, I worry about safety and
catching something instead. I hate germs," he said.

"How do I deal with jealousy? Simple," Houston added, "The one who
loves less controls the relationship, the other one is jealous. So, be the
one who loves less."

He also actively promotes US website Soldiersangels.org which asks
people to write to soldiers in Iraq, reflecting his own past in the army
when his sexuality remained a grey area, he recalled.

"No-one knew, I didn't know, I was young and confused," he said, "I was
such a mess while in the army, I couldn't think about sex, because all
I thought about was sex. I was such a crazy head case, I had just got
out of Catholic school and gone through major dramas growing up, I was
out of my mind," he said,

Estimating nevertheless that 'about 30%, maybe more of the army were
gay or bi soldiers- most guys' stuff is so homoerotic' he also revealed
that his army training has stood him in good stead for the numerous
times he's been confronted by homophobes since leaving the army in 2000.

"I've been attacked lots of times, though interestingly they never
expected me to fight back," he said,

"Always fight back," he advised, "Losing is okay, not fighting back
isn't. And remember that sometimes you have to lower yourself to certain
levels to come out on top."

Houston Bernard: 'Whores Have More Fun'- the remixes is out now, via
Itunes ot the website:



- http://www.soldiersangels.org (Houston says 'write to a soldier: There
is no need to get into politics when writing to a soldier. Just hearing
from someone is always appreciated. They are just doing what they are
told. I served in the military and you have no idea how much I don't
like it. But, when you give up your freedom and life for your country,
that is enough to get a friendly letter from someone . . .')



"At one point I was taken to Bellevue hospital and I cut my foot and I
was chained to a bed at the hospital. It was like what have I done?
Michael Jackson is roaming the streets, O.J. Simpson killed his wife,
let's get real here." (Herald Sun, Australia)Boy George brands his treatment by New York cops who arrested him for cocaine last year as 'hideous'.

I wanted to save £500 for a portable DJ set I wanted to buy. I had a plan that my sister would drive me to DJ gigs with my own equipment. I was 15, she was 17. I worked really hard to save the money then she failed her driving test. There went my idea of becoming a DJ." (News Of The World)George Michael reflects on what might have been.





- http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/goldanthem (Replace the national anthem with
Spandau Ballet's Gold)

- http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SirBrianMay (recommend to the Queen to
confer a knighthood on Brian May)

- http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/GaryNuman (nominate gary numan for an mbe
for his contribution to music')



Glade Goes Glastonbury (& Burning Man) 20-22 July

This year's Glade Festival will be adding an outdoor stage and three
new tented arenas, festival organiser Nick Ladd told Skrufff this week,
including a techno tent, roots tent and 'Nectar Temple' space inspired
by America's desert festival Burning Man.

"We popped over to Burning Man Festival last year and we connected with
one of the most creative collectives I have ever come across over
there. So we're bringing the whole family over to the UK - it will be a zone
of cutting edge visionary arts from California from the likes of Alex
Grey and Luke Brown, Circque de Soleil style perfomance artists and the
music of the West coast breaks scene," Nick revealed.

"It will also feature a zone dedicated to speakers from all over the
world coming to give talks and workshops on a wide range of subjects,
from ecology to the evolution of consciousness. The crew are busy in Bali
right now creating previously unseen artwork for the zone which will
blow people away," he promised.

He also stressed they'll be maintaining their no corporate sponsorship
policy ('we are one of the few festivals in England still with that
intact, it's to keep the vibe real and not sell it out in any way') and
revealed they're launching an arts foundation at this year's 3 day event.

"Anybody looking for funding for original artistic ideas that would go
down at festies should contact us via the website
(www.gladefestival.com)," Nick said, "We want to help fund creative ideas for site art
installations and creativity generally."

He also confirmed Glade will be heavily involved in Glastonbury
Festival again this year, helping produce its Dance Village.

"Glastonbury is the mother of all UK festivals and is a whole different
experience - I am sure a lot of people will go to both," he pointed
out.

"They are a month apart and the last Glastonbury's tickets sold out
in18hours flat whereas we sold out in two weeks without even releasing our
line up. We are in collaboration, not competition."

- http://printablecoldsores.blogspot.com (cold sores for all)

- http://www.prplastic.com/collagen_2.htm (Collagen gallery)

- http://www.freelovers.com/signups/footandmouthdisease.shtml (Foot and
mouth game)

- http://www.nightbreedofmidian.com/Centaur.html (more to love Centaur
for hire, private parties etc)

- http://www.freeonlinegames.com/play/3205.html (Show-jumping game)

- http://www.dhushara.com/book/diochris/dio2.htm ('Dionysus was the
ancient Greek god of fertility, ritual dance, and mysticism, the mysterious
and paradoxical god of altered states, of ecstasy and terror, of
wildness and of the most blessed deliverance - the mad god whose appearance
sends mankind into madness.. .')

- http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/dionysus.htm ('As Dionysus and his
retinue traveled the world spreading his cult, those who accepted him were
rewarded with ecstasy. Those who opposed him were stricken with
madness, and brought down by the hideous results of their own deranged
atrocities . . .')


- http://www.shamanscave.com/postcards/the_tool_bag/how_is_ecstatic_trance_different_from_self_hypnosis_or_visualization (Ecstatic trance: 'to use earth energy for trance is as simple and complex as just sitting on the ground and allowing yourself to melt. When you go to earth energy, simply find a spot that likes you . . .')


- http://www.filebomb.com/index.php?action=playgame&gameid=846 (Bumper
craft)

- http://www.miss-beazley.org (kill liberals game)

- http://www.grab.com/games/g/shotgun__defend_the_flag (Shotgun game)



- http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030714
('Cocaine users in their mid-40s had more than four times the risk of
coronary artery aneurysms as non-users, researchers report in today's
Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association . . .' May 2005)

- http://cocaine.org/health (Cocaine triggers heart attacks in one hour:
'During the first hour after using cocaine, the user's risk of heart
attack increases nearly 24 times . . . The average age of people in the
study who suffered heart attacks soon after using cocaine was only 44',
Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association: 1999)


- http://www.cathiejung.com/00000095ee0e22e01/index.html
(Cathy Jung's 15 inch waist)

- http://samugliestdog.com (Sam (RIP) the world's ugliest dog)

- http://www.scarwars.net (The goal of the Scarwars Art Project is to
provide an ego free "level playing ground" for the international
scarification community. To provide a space for Artists to get together, work
on collaborative pieces, and to push the boundries of "what
scarification is" BIT DUBIOUS FOR
WORK)

How Should You Neutralise Nasty Gossip?

"Life is theatre - all the things you think, say and
do and all the things others think, say and do, comprises an
unfathomable web of intrigue, lies, gossip and double-dealings, and all the other
playground games people play- that's the theatre of life.

Sometimes through circumstances you find yourself required to play the
part of gossipper, and sometimes of gossippee, just as on other
occasions you're required to play the role of admirer, hero or even celebrity,
the one whom people are singing nothing but praise about.

By understanding this reality, you can stop taking personally whichever
role you're allocated in the play at any one moment so when someone is
gossiping about you, all you do is thank them for their attention and
let it pass.

To indulge in revenge by spreading malicious gossip about them, merely
serves to hold you in the realm of gossip and malice, it's far better
to transcend it all with compassion for yourself and for others. After
all, they're only gossiping about you to fill the void inside themselves
caused by their own deficiencies."


- http://realmagick.com/articles/29/129.html (Creative visualisation: The
only effective way to use creative visualization is "going with the
flow." That means that you don't have to "effort" to get where you want to
go; you simply put it out clearly to the universe where you would like
to go, and then patiently and harmoniously follow the flow of the river
of life until it takes you there . . .')

- http://www.uh.edu/engines/romanticism/blakeessay2.html (William Blake
expressed his belief in the importance of the imagination by attacking
what he called the "mind-forg'd manacles." Unimaginative thought
imposes shackles on the human spirit)

- http://www.psywww.com/asc/hyp/faq0.html#contents (Hypnosis: Can I be
hypnotized against my will, or forced to do things I wouldn't ordinarily
do? Hypnosis, volition, and mind control . . .'

Smile For Sexual Success

A new study examining levels of sexual attractiveness has discovered
that women are significantly influenced by other women's opinions, with
men who can attract the smiles of the opposite sex being considered
better looking than those who can't.

Scientists at Edinburgh University reached their conclusions by showing
men and women pairs of male faces then adding a third photo of a female
smiling at some of the men. Researchers discovered men who the woman
smiled at were suddenly rated more attractive, the Guardian reported.

"So when you're out in a bar, there's an advantage to being nice to
everyone," study chief Dr Ben Jones from the Face Research Laboratory told
the Guardian, "Because if they're smiling at you, it's going to make
you more attractive."

Men responded differently to their more attractive mates, Indian
reported agency Zee News reported, responding if anything jealously to their
suddenly successful rivals.

"Within-sex competition promotes negative attitudes towards men who are
the target of positive social interest from women," said Zee (quoting
the New Scientist).

Dr Jones previously appeared in the national press commenting on
another study of attractiveness last year, which claimed that humans are most
attracted to men with unconventional distinctive features such as Mick
Jagger (his lips) and Tony Blair (his flapping ears) instead of the
symmetrical features usually cited as ideal.

"We can clearly show that you get this peculiar fact that humans seem
to be more excitable when they see a caricature rather than a normal
face," study author Dr Gunter Loffler of Glasgow University said in
January 2006. "The more dramatic the faces are, the stronger the response
is."


- http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles (Fake smile
test)

- http://www.kevinhogan.com/bodylanguage1.htm (Body language pictures
analysed: Liz Hurley, Arnold Schwarzeneger etc)

- http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3123.html (The Truth Behind the Smile and
Other Myths: 'Another widely accepted belief is that powerful people in
society—often men—show their dominance over others by touching them
in a variety of ways. In fact, the research shows that in almost all
cases, lower-status people initiate touch. And women initiate touch more
often than men do . . .')



"They were surprised that they did have genital sensation. It was very
emotional and some of the women started crying with happiness. It was a
very moving experience. Actually, some of us started crying with them
because it was so dramatic." (Independent)Professor Komisaruk of New Jersey's Rutgers University comments on lab tests on women with complete spinal injuries which showed that some could have orgasms.


Le Petite Morte Links (NOT Safe for Work!!!):

- http://www.beautifulagony.com/public/main.php (facial photos)

- http://www.mangl.at/p.html Match the pussy game- NOT SAFE FOR WORK AT
ALL!!!)


American Philanderers Face Life In Jail

Married people in Michigan US who have extra-marital sex could be
jailed for life, following a decision by the State's Court of Appeals panel
to uphold a 1931 law criminalizing active adultery.

"Technically any time a person engages in sexual penetration in an
adulterous relationship, he or she is guilty of first-degree criminal
sexual conduct," Judge William Murphy wrote in November.

"We cannot help but question whether the Legislature actually intended
the result we reached here today," he added (Detroit Free Press
newspaper).

The ruling emerged from a case involving a Charlevoix man who was
sentenced to four years for trading Oxycontin pills for sex, and, according
to the Detroit Free Press, could be meant as a message to State
authorities who recently ordered Judges to apply the letter of the law,
literally 'whatever the consequences.' Section 520b of the Michigan Penal
Code states 'a person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first
degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with another person and
if any of the following circumstances exists: (c) Sexual penetration
occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony',
and with adultery still being a felony in Michigan, life could be the
outcome.

In more adultery news, Nigerian preacher Emeka Ezeugo was sentenced to
death by hanging this week after he was found guilty of setting fire to
six women from his congregation whom he accused of adultery. Media
reports said the priest poured petrol on his parishioners at his church in
Ajao estate, a northern Lagos suburb in July, killing Ann Uzo and
seriously burning the others.

The charismatic cleric, known around Lagos as the 'Reverend King' and a
tabloif celebrity, according to the BBC, previously admitted flogging
churchgoers for committing adultery and fornication though pleaded his
innocence when sentenced in court.

"What happened to Jesus Christ about 2 000 years ago is what I am going
through today," Mr Ezeugo claimed, "The difference is only that I have
not been nailed to the cross." (News24.com)


- http://www.altervistas.com/games/weird/59 (Jesus cross-bearing game)

- http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Default.aspx?MediaId=1583
(Homeless or Jesus?)

- http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=goJTI0OvElH&b=953489&template=x.ascx&action=7674
('Demand an End to Stoning: 'Up to nine women and two men in Iran are
under sentence of execution by stoning, including one woman who was
convicted of adultery . . .')



- http://www.tldm.org/News4/MarkoftheBeast.htm ("Today's microchips
operate by means of low-frequency radio waves that target them. With the
help of satellites, the implanted person can be tracked anywhere on the
globe. Such a technique was among a number tested in the Iraq war,
according to Dr. Carl Sanders, who invented the intelligence-manned interface
(IMI) biotic, which is injected into people . . .')

- http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/10/rfid-defence.html
(Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in
the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada,
says a branch of the U.S. Department of Defence . . .')

- http://www.spychips.com ('RFID-laced passports may be just the start of
an Orwellian airport experience . . .'

Girl's 5 weeks of hiccups finally end

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

LOL I did not know such news were out there.

Ha ha Modestly Irresistable, that was one quirky news, no? :)

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New York - London for $14?

Source : - http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/04/14_to_europe_ry.html

$14 to Europe? Ryanair targets US, N.E.

Could $14 airfares to Europe be coming to New England?

Several European news services reported today that executives at Ryanair, a low cost European airline, are working on launching a transatlantic airline between Europe and "secondary" US airports serving such markets as Providence and Baltimore within a few years.

Attempts by the Globe to reach Ryanair were unsuccessful.

According to Reuters, Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary briefed reporters about such possible low-cost transatlantic tickets during a flight from Dublin to Germany.

The Irish Examiner reported that the Irish airline intends to "launch services to a number of secondary airports such as Long Island in New York, Rhode Island in New England, and Baltimore."

Reuters quoted O'Leary as suggesting that a ticket to New York could cost 10 euro, or $13.45.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)

Ahhhhhhhaaaaaa, now this is something we all seem to have heard of.

Good Luck for next time. Your kinda creative mind might need it. :)

Oh really? You are fast with the news I must say:)

Kidding (and all in jest).

Enjoy your weekend.

:)

Who is weekend I do not know.

Isn't It Ironic That...

1. Online pop-ups offering to help you get rid of online pop-ups advertisements.

2. When your Seeing Eye dog goes blind.

3. Needing to pay someone to help you pay your taxes.

3. Wondering if you are entitled to the deep sense of loss you feel when a celebrity you admire dies.

4. That Valentine's Day was placed in February, just in case single people who have recovered from the loneliness that Christmas and New Year's Eve induced.

5. That even the fanciest restaurants suffer from pest-control problems.

6. Wondering who was rude enough to leave an empty roll of toilet paper and then remembering it was you.

7. Tipping the bartender for handing you a bottle of beer, but giving nothing to the guy who pumps your gas in the pouring rain.

8. That we judge balding men by the choices they make in copying with their baldness.

9. That finding your roach traps empty only adds to your fear that they don't work, instead of reassuring you that you don't have roaches anymore.

10. That all good things come to an end, but some mediocre things seem to last a very long time.

11. When you wish, as you blow out the candles, is that this be the last birthday you spend with the people around you.

12. Cults that build up huge arsenals, refuse to pay taxes, and complain that the FBI is watching over them.

13. People who refuse to see a psychologist because they don't need to pay someone to help them out with their issues, but will gladly spend $100 a week at a tanning salon.

14. What most telescopes are used for.

15. When your fear of overpacking causes you to underpack.

16. Paying a toll to cross a bridge when you know you're going in the wrong direction.

17. The fact that many old people are forced to live out the remainder of their lives in formerly good neighborhoods.

18. Paying three bucks for a cup of soda that's 70 percent ice.

19. That the most intense laughter you have usually comes at the least appropriate time.

20. That you wouldn't have the faintest idea if your accountant was ripping you off.

Sorry please do not ask for the link it was on my mail, and since its on the mail you can figure out the rest. how do i do wink !

Indian Cyber-Cops Arrest 287 Ravers

Indian Police who arrested and detained all 287 revellers attending an
all-night party in Pune on drugs charges last weekend, planned the raid
after monitoring international psy-trance websites, they revealed this
week.

"Such rave parties are definitely on our radar, and we take necessary
preventive action whenever we get any information about such parties,"
Joint Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Arup Patnaik told Express
India news, "One way to prevent such rave parties is to keep a close
watch on the internet and on sites like Orkut, where people pass
invitations to the parties," he confirmed.

The cyber-cops apparently spotted the'Festival of Colours Holi Party'
was on leading portal Isratrance, who stressed their anti-drug stance
immediately after the raid, before shutting down their Indian trance
party forum the following day. The arrested revellers, meanwhile, spent
several days locked up in India's infamous Yerwada, with 271 of them
subsequently being released on bail though ordered to report to the police
station every two weeks. The partygoers, described in the media as the
children of 'top IT professionals, defence officials, senior
bureaucrats, police top brass and politicians' (Financial Express), face a year of
'rigorous imprisonment' if found guilty.

"After the bail we will have to wait till the charge sheet is filed,"
defence lawyer, V Kakade told CNN-IBN, "The charges are that they have
consumed drugs. We have sent blood samples of the accused to the
forensic labs and we are waiting for the reports."

Following the highly publicized raid, officers from the Anti Narcotics
Cell (ANC) cops told reporters that ketamine, LSD and cocaine are
'integral parts of rave culture', local portal DNAIndia.com revealed.

"Raves" are characterised by high entrance fee, rampant drug use and
"chill rooms", where ravers go to cool down and often engage in open
sexual activities,' a senior officer from the Narcotics Control Bureau,
Mumbai added.

- http://newsletters.ahrchk.net/kpn/mainfile.php/0207-08/81/?print=yes
('A peep into the Yerwada Women's Prison: 'Little do people know that
Pune, a city well placed in many traveller's itineraries, and home to the
ever popular Osho ashram also contains one of the oldest prisons in
India, the Yerwada Prison . . .')


- http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/09/27/stories/2003092700960100.htm
('While in Yerwada prison, Gandhiji had spare time to write letters, he
wrote around 80 letters per week, mostly on slips of paper . . .')


"He was secreting these items in a body cavity and that was of concern
because there were also some electric wires associated with that body
cavity." (Guardian/ Daily Breeze)Larry Fetters, LAX's airport security director, comments on detaining Iraqi man Fadhel al-Maliki, after officials discovering a magnet wrapped
in tissues and wire up his bottom.


- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U66qW7kBVnM (surfing a giant wave-
amazing!)

- http://www.surfersd.com/gamezone/flashgames/funsurfing.htm (surfing
game)

- http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/01/ships-battling-heavy-seas.html
(Ship pictures)


One Night Stand Gender Divide

US magazines Esquire and Marie Claire published a new sex survey comparing men's attitudes with women's which revealed that males are more than three times as likely as females to feel satisfied, with women twice as like to feel regret or shame.

The study appeared as Men's Health published a '12 stages of seduction' lovers' guide, which included the key tip that fixing up a follow-up date after sex should be considered virtually compulsory for most men.

"82% of women say: Tell me you want to see me again--and soon. A proper parting line includes specifics. Don't just say you'll call; tell her you'll call this afternoon, then deliver. Better yet, book her for next Saturday," Men's Health advised, "Eighty-two percent of women prefer to
nail down another date before you go," they stressed.

Relationship expert Diane Mapes (author of 'How to Date in a Post-Dating World') agreed, suggesting 'I'll call you later' is code for 'Goodbye and good luck', though etiquette guide Debretts ignored the issue entirely in their latest edition, suggesting instead that women should think more about disengaging.

"The one-night-stand (ONS) is a bit like fast food: tempting, but with nauseating afterthoughts," Debretts declared.

"If you're at his, the ONS isn't over until the following morning's "walk of shame" home in last night's outfit. Steel yourself and hold your head up high," they advised. "At yours, offer him breakfast and (assuming you want no more of him) say that your mother is on her way round."


http://www.seattleweekly.com/2004-03-10/diversions/the-etiquette-of-the-one-night-stand.php ('Men need to keep their big, stupid mouths shut during a one-night
stand. No talk about keeping in touch. No talk about "next time." It only
sets them up to look like assholes when they don't follow through on
things we didn't care about in the first place—until they mentioned it
. . .')

http://www.handbag.com/relationships/sex/onenightetiquette ('Do be
upfront about post-coital sleeping arrangements. Best to tell him you have
an early conference rather than do a midnight bolt straight after
getting horizontal. Even if he was that bad, it's still discourteous . . .')


- http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Weird-Shoes-20070215 (Designer shoes)

- http://www.freeonlinegames.com/play/1060.html (Shoe game)

- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6388651.stm (Binocular
vision)

- http://www.telescope.org (the Bradford Telescope)

- http://www.advanced-intelligence.com/goggles.html (X ray vision)

- http://www.wikihow.com/Do-Harsh-Death-Metal-Vocals (How to do harsh
death metal vocals: to create a more "brutal" sound, you can experiment
with saliva in your mouth. It can be trapped between your tongue and
throat. It's that "gurgling" you hear in many songs. An open throat is the
key . . .')

- http://www.voiceteacher.com/undersinging.html While it is
understandable that teachers do not want a singer to push the voice (pushing breath
pressure), one of the major causes of vocal damage for the dramatic
singer is under-singing . . .')

- http://a2z-singing-tips.com (Singing tips)

Lonely Minibar Maniac Dumps Donkey

Police dropped charges against a Galway man accused of vandalising a
hotel room minibar this week, after the Irish man claimed a donkey he'd
booked into his room had caused the damage.

However, Thomas Aloysius McCarney was fined two thousand euros for
violating the Unlawful Accommodation of Donkeys Act 1837 after he was
discovered by cops dressed in latex and wearing handcuffs, after the donkey
rampaged down the hotel corridor, alarming other guests.

"Mr McCarney has been attending counselling at which he was told that
he would be advised to get out and meet people and do interesting
things," his lawyer Sharon Fitzhenry told Galway Court, "It was this advice
that saw him book into the city centre hotel with a donkey," she
explained. (GalwayFirst.ie)

Galway portal Galway First said Mr McCarney had become lonely after his
wife left him and had hoodwinked the hotel's receptionist by telling
her the donkey was a family pet 'super-rabbit' he was planning to show at
an animal fair.

Galway First's Keith Lynch later told online agency the Register
'donkey crimes like this are all too common in Ireland's west' and said Mr
McCarney has since believed to have declared himself bankrupt.

In more Irish crime news, a 45 year old Belfast man was convicted of
stealing underwear from a lingerie shop at knife-point this week,
disguised as a female elf.

Robert Boyd reportedly put on a blonde curly wig, glasses and hat to
look like Buho the elf, before raiding upmarket lingerie shop Orchid and
escaping with two sets of bras, pants, suspender belts and stockings'.
He was arrested almost immediately, the BBC reported, though failed to
convince a jury this week that he'd acted after becoming confused when
playing a role-playing game.

- http://www.collegeslackers.com/video/693 (Donkey sex video from Iraq
(SAFE-ISH for work)

- http://www.mousebreaker.com/games/donkeybomb/play.php (Donkey Bomb
Game)

- http://www.funny-games.biz/bombit.html (Bomb game)

- http://www.bombornot.com (Training for Government agents)

Way to go Appa..

Sherpas Aim for Everest Record

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, April 19, 2007

(04-19) 01:00 PDT KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) --

A veteran sherpa guide set off Thursday on an attempt to scale Mount Everest for a record 17th time and is confident he'll make it to the top, as he won't be worrying about helping a foreign client up the slopes.

Appa, who goes by one name, will lead an eight-member team of sherpas calling themselves the "Super Sherpas Expedition" as he attempts to break his own record for the number of climbs to the 29,035-foot summit.

"This is my 17th time ... I hope this is my 17th time (to reach the peak)," Appa told The Associated Press before leaving for Everest.

Appa — a modest, thinly built 46-year-old — is one of the most respected climbers in the mountaineering community. His closest competitor, fellow sherpa guide Chewang Nima, 41, scaled the peak a 14th time last year.

Appa and his teammates will make a documentary about the climb and all money raised will go toward providing better education and health care for children in their community at the foothills of the mountain.

Appa said he expects his 17th climb of Everest to be easier as he will not have to worry about helping foreign clients — but he still is not taking any chances. He visited a famous Buddhist monastery in Katmandu where he offered scarves and colored flags and received a blessing from the head priest.

He said he also won approval to climb the peak from his concerned wife, who now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his three children. Appa's wife normally discourages him from climbing Everest because of the enormous risks involved, having claimed the lives of nearly 200 people since the mountain was first conquered in 1953.

The eight members of the expedition have scaled Everest a combined 46 times — with Appa topping the list at 16 and his friend Lakpa Gyelu 12 times.

Like most sherpas, Appa grew up in the foothills of Everest, and began carrying equipment and supplies for trekkers and mountaineers at an early age.

Appa made his first summit of Everest in 1989 and has been climbing almost every year since.

Sherpas were mostly yak herders and traders living in the Himalayas until Nepal opened its borders to tourism in 1950. Their stamina and knowledge of the mountains makes them expert guides and porters for foreign mountaineers.

The team flew out of Katmandu on Thursday, heading for the small airstrip at Lukla, from where they will trek to the base camp and spend a few more days acclimatizing and preparing for their summit bid in the second week of May.

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"Face your mortality. It's the 'oh, S**t' factor- scare yourself in to action. And don't tell anyone your age- it becomes self-perpetuating." The Sunday Times' Style section suggests raving, using Myspace, dancing and dieting are the key to staying young.

- http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1999-2000/Chehardy.htm ('There is
a myth in American society that the Puritans were a stringent people.
This is not the case. Puritan society has been proven to be one of the
most tolerant societies in the colonies in regards to crime, largely
due to a repugnance of the death penalty . . .')

- http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/media/pw2.htm ('The agenda of
fundamentalists and their organizations, no matter what their special
persuasion, has always been the enforcement of their perception of acceptable
behaviour on others . . .')

- http://www.safety1st.org/lets_talk_drugwar.html ('Puritanism seeks
perfection. It is intolerant of differences in lifestyle. Hence, the
national policy on drugs reflects the principle of "zero tolerance." The rest
is predictable . . .')


- http://www.quantumbalancing.com/golden_section.htm (' The Golden Mean
is a ratio that is present in the growth patterns of many things--the
spiral formed by a shell or the curve of a fern, for example. Artists as
diverse as Leonardo da Vinci and George Seurat used the ratio when
constructing their paintings. These artists and architects discovered that
by utilizing the ratio 1: 1.618..., they could create a feeling of
order in their works . . .')

- http://www.beautyanalysis.com/mba_phiin1dBOTTOM_page.htm ('There is a
visual manifestation of Phi and the Golden Ratio - something that we
can actually look at and see. It is this manifestation of that Golden
Ratio which has been reported to be present in many things that are seen
as beautiful . . .')

- http://www.quantumbalancing.com/golden_section.htm (' The Golden Mean
is a ratio that is present in the growth patterns of many things--the
spiral formed by a shell or the curve of a fern, for example. Artists as
diverse as Leonardo da Vinci and George Seurat used the ratio when
constructing their paintings. These artists and architects discovered that
by utilizing the ratio 1: 1.618..., they could create a feeling of
order in their works . . .')

- http://www.beautyanalysis.com/mba_phiin1dBOTTOM_page.htm ('There is a
visual manifestation of Phi and the Golden Ratio - something that we
can actually look at and see. It is this manifestation of that Golden
Ratio which has been reported to be present in many things that are seen
as beautiful . . .')


Does Appearing Unattainable Really Enhance Attractiveness?

"On a superficial level, yes of course, because we always want the immaculate fantasy rather than the messy reality, hence we're drawn to what we think we can't have.

But on the deeper level where it counts for any liaison to bear true fruit, it's not making yourself look unattainable that counts but rather about making yourself actually be, and hence appear, contained within yourself.

In other words, it's about developing an aura as if you and yourself are having such a party together that other people want to join in the fun, so you look and feel as if you don't need someone else to complete you. That way other people are drawn to you without feeling as if they're taking on a liability.

It's containment rather than unattainment that you should aim for."





- http://www.intent.com/sg ('In nature, we find patterns, designs and
structures from the most minuscule particles, to expressions of life
discernible by human eyes, to the greater cosmos. These inevitably follow
geometrical archetypes, which reveal to us the nature of each form and
its vibrational resonances . . .')

- http://www.sangraal.com ('Paracelsus said: "Man has a natural light,
but also a light outside the light of nature by which he can seek out
supernatural things... And it should be known that when a man prophesies,
he does not speak from the Devil and not from the Holy Spirit, but from
the innate spirit of the invisible body in which man has his origin." .
. .')

- http://www.labyrinthsociety.org/html/about_labyrinths.html ('A
labyrinth is a single path or unicursal tool for personal, psychological and
spiritual transformation. Labyrinths are thought to enhance right brain
activity . . .')


Metrosexual Maniac Terrorises Salons

Police in Algonquin, Wisconsin were this week seeking an unusually well
groomed 300 pound criminal, who's been stealing thousands of pounds
worth of services from beauty salons throughout the state.

"Pedicures, manicures, facials, those are the standards he goes for,"
Algonquin Police Detective Andrew Doles told the Orlando Sentinel,
"Though there are no threats of violence or anything like that," he added.

The in-touch-with-his-feminine-side felon typically has 'a sea salt
body polish, a hair cut and color', before by slipping out 'to make a
phone call' and vanishing and has so far conned over 20 spas into free
facials, the Sentinel reported.

In more metrosexual news, Florida Today reported this week that
businesses offering waxes, laser hair removal and cosmetics for men are
thriving State-side with liposuction operations for men proving particularly
popular, reflecting a trend also identified in the UK this week.

Plastic surgeon Adam Searle told the Sun he's seen twice as many men
having manboobs reduced in his operating theatre, in the last year, with
vanity being the main motivating factor for them to fork out £3,000.

"Men tended to put up with moobs (man boobs), but now they know that
something can be done due to the accessibility of liposuction," the
surgeon mused, "Man breasts affect relationships, self-esteem and day-to-day
living because they are too embarrassed to lie on the beach or to
undress in the football changing room."

In more manboob news, the Guardian published an alarming feature on the
very real dangers of liposuction while in London Lite, Dead Or Alive
frontman Pete Burns spoke out against facial cosmetic surgery, revealing
he's had over 100 operations since his lip implants went disastrously
wrong.

"It has taken away my life and my career. I saw doctors in London who
said the only option was to amputate my lips, I was suicidal." he said,
"I have had 17 months of procedures and now I am having more."




- http://www.manboobs.co.uk (Breasts)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1DsNBvEoc (Manboob video: VERY
disturbing)

- http://www.media-post.net/manboobs.php (Man boob gallery- NOT SAFE FOR
WORK!!!)



"Note to cops, politicians, and everyone else who hates nightlife and thinks they're doing us a favor: You're fired. I don't need a babysitter. None of us do. I am tired of this War on Fun, this puritanical prohibition running rampant against New York nightlife." (Village Voice)New York club journalist Trish Romero warns that promoters and even DJs may soon need licences to operate in New York City.



- http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=297&contentId=367
(Nuclear Weapons Effects Calculator)

- http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA (Hiroshima gallery)

Some of my picks for today:

€72.3 billion bid for ABN Amro

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: A consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC announced plans Wednesday for a rival bid to Barclays PLC's offer for ABN Amro NV, setting up one of the largest takeover battles in corporate history and sending shares in the Dutch bank up more than 5 percent.

More here: - http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/25/business/EU-FIN-COM-ABN-Amro-Takeover-Battle.php

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China's economy : breathing fire



Roaring too fast for comfort

ONE would think that Asian equity markets would be happy at the news that China’s economy, the regional powerhouse, is growing even faster than expected. But that’s not the way it turned out. Shortly before China’s government said, late last week, that the economy grew at an annualised pace of 11.1% in the first three months of 2007, and as forecasts rose for the year’s overall growth, traders on the region’s big exchanges briefly took fright. The next day markets rebounded.

Nobody is jumpy about growth, of course, but of the government's reaction to it. Chinese officials are getting worried that a meltdown may be pending, and have been intervening to dampen things down. But over the past few years tighter interest rates, lending restrictions and heavier bank regulation have failed to cool the economy. Now they may have to be even more aggressive.

China’s fairly primitive financial infrastructure makes it difficult to fine-tune credit through monetary and fiscal policy. As worries grow about credit bubbles and overinvestment, no one knows quite how hard the government may need to step on the brakes. All this makes investors, who should be bullish, uncertain about what the near future may bring.

More here: - http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9063414

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Morgan Stanley offers settlement in gender suit

NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley, one the world's largest securities firms, said Tuesday that it had set up a $46 million claims pool to settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit and said it would enact new policies to help women succeed as financial advisers.

The settlement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court in Washington, would change training and management-development programs in Morgan Stanley's wealth-management division, the company, based in New York, said.

Six women who are former Morgan Stanley financial advisers filed the complaint last year, claiming the company had discriminated against them and more than 3,000 other current and former advisers since August 2003. Morgan Stanley paid women less than men and gave them fewer promotion opportunities, the women claimed.

More here: - http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/business/morgan.php

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Between the lines of Britain's class warfare

LONDON: Did a "toilet" come between them?

We will probably never know. But the reports last week that Prince William and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, broke up in part because of her mother's so-called middle-class behavior, including using the word "toilet" for "bathroom," were a vivid reminder that class issues still bubble vexingly beneath the surface of British life.

Mrs. Middleton's other missteps, apparently, included having once worked as a flight attendant, a fact that caused some of William's friends to cattily mutter "doors to manual" whenever Kate came into the room.

But it does not really matter what she did or did not do. What is significant is that even in new, egalitarian Britain, everyone seemed so mesmerized by accounts of it, so ready to believe in the return of the class war that had supposedly ended in a truce years ago.

British society is certainly no longer as rigid or stratified as it was when George Bernard Shaw said in "Pygmalion" that "it is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him."

More at - http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/america/britain.php

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- http://www.oxbloodoi.com/Gallpunk5/index.html (Punk cuts)

- http://www.geocities.com/rodeodrive/3696/Photos_mh.html (Mohawk cuts)

- http://meathaus.com/2007/02/06/hairstyle-names-from-1970s-ebony-ad
(Hair raising from the 70s)

- http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=188
('Equal rights for agency workers! Stop the undercutting! Stop the
abuse! . . .')


Brit Girls Prefer Average Boys

British women looking for love fancy 'Mr Average' men in middle-ranking
jobs more than high fliers, according to a new study of female students
in Lancashire. Northern England.

Lead researcher Simon Chu said women suspect 'too good to be true' high
status men are more likely to stray, with teachers and travel agents
offering more reliable prospects.

"High socio-economic status in males can be subtly counter-productive
in terms of attractiveness as a long-term partner," he told the BBC.

"We suggest that females see physically attractive, high status males
as being more likely to pursue a mating strategy rather than a parenting
strategy."

The study results were published as acclaimed US rave historian Barbara
Ehrenreich published an angry feature on the pressures afflicting
middle management under America's increasingly compulsory 'be positive'
culture, which also provided clues as to why women might shun bosses.

"Smiles, at least in human society, are gestures of submission, and
routinely demanded of women as a token of subordinate status. The happy
slave smiles; the well-trained 'lady' smiles," she wrote.

"Now even the male white collar striver has to keep his lips pulled
back in an expression of eager compliance. Only the top guys get to snarl
and snap their way through the day," she added. (Alternet.net).

In more relationship news, UK psychotherapist Brett Kahr unveiled the
results of his study of 19,000 Brits' secret sexual fantasies (the
British Sexual Fantasy Research Project) and said almost everybody regularly
visualizes secret sex fantasies, almost always involving lovers other
than their partners.

"Many fantasies contain strong imagery of sadism, masochism and other
forms of harm," Dr Kahr added, "If any of us could manage to put many of
our more aggressive fantasies into practice, we would end up in
prison."


- http://www.hermes-press.com/egomania.htm ('The insidious aspect of
egomania is its ability to take over the mind and soul of its victims, so
that instead of seeing egomania as a disease, we are made to see it as
the height of human reason (pursuing our self-interest) and the purpose
of human existence (getting ahead) . . .')

- http://www.angelfire.com/ego/personality/profile_test.html (Ego test)

- http://www.schizophrenia.com/sztest/survey.php (Psychosis test)


'So What?' Drugs 'Part of Growing Up'

Conservative leader David Cameron brushed off claims that he'd been
punished for smoking cannabis while at Eton this week, insisting childhood
indiscretions for politicians should be disregarded.

"Like many people I did things when I was young that I should not have
done, and that I regret,' he told reporters, "But I do believe
politicians are entitled to a past that is private."

Surprisingly, Labour Home Secretary John Reid defended his rival when
appearing on a BBC TV show, scoffing "I think it was Andy Warhol who
said most statements could be answered with the question 'so what?' I
think this is one of those 'so-what' moments."

Mr Cameron's refusal to come clean contrasted markedly with the stance
taken by hotly tipped US presidential contender Barack Obama, who first
discussed his teenage drug use in his 1995 autobiography 'Dreams From
My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance'.

"Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow (cocaine) when you
could afford it. Not smack (heroin), though," he confessed when recalling
his High School years.

"Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed: the final, fatal role
of the young would-be black man . . . I got high 'to" push questions of
who I was out of my mind." (Washington Post)

Mr Obama's frank admissions were recycled by most of America's
mainstream media in the last year as his meteoric rise up the US political
hierarchy continued, though he remains supremely confident telling a group
of prominent editors last month '"When I was a kid, I inhaled." (New
York Times).

His preferences for pot and coke also match the present tastes of
numerous serving London police officers, the Telegraph reported this week,
following the inadvertent publication of an internal police report on
corruption.

The Met police's Strategic Intelligence Assessment briefly appeared on
the Metropolitan Police Authority's website and said 'a growing number
of officers and staff are taking drugs off duty.'

"Drug and alcohol abuse by Met employees remains a significant threat
to public confidence," the report revealed, "Intelligence shows misuse
of controlled substances by staff has risen slightly, with cocaine and
cannabis the drugs of choice."


- http://www.nearlygood.com/game/detroitcops.html (Eddie Murphy cop game)

- http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-788.htm (Graverobber game)

- http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-522.htm (Jewel thief game)


What's the Best Way to Make a Prayer Work?

"Prayer is something that happens spontaneously of
itself when you're either meditative or freaked out enough - when you're
freaked out, you pray for salvation and deliverance, one way or another
- and generally your prayers are answered, as your continued presence
here proves.

If you're in a meditative state, whether you're sitting still, or are
on a dance floor or anywhere else for that matter - the prayerful state
might descend on you of itself and you start to hear the voice of the
presence you'd normally pray to, talking softly to you.






Men's BodyShavers Add An Extra Inch

Giant electronic conglomerate Philips Norelco have launched a new body
shaver product for men which promises to add 'an extra optical inch'
for men who use it for shaving their crotch.

Philips suggest 'women prefer a well groomed man' on the Bodygroom's
website ShaveEverywhere.com and predict women will be so impressed with
'a new you in the bedroom' that they'll 'eat yoghurt off your ***".

"Let me tell you, this whole issue used to make me quite
uncomfortable," an actor on the site admits, "But now, with a hair-free back,
well-groomed shoulders and an extra optical inch on my c -- , let's just say
life has gotten pretty darn cozy," he adds.

The product received enthusiastic backing from San Francisco Chronicle
writer Mark Morford who suggested it's already huge commercial success
means American men are accepting that 'the general trimming of body
hair isn't just for transvestites and gay porn stars and metrosexual
writers anymore.'

"In other words, caring about this sort of thing doesn't make you gay,
or stupid, or emasculated. It just makes you hot," he added, "And
besides, who wouldn't want the pleasure of an extra optical inch?"

In more underwear news, Newsweek reported that sales of men's knickers
climbed 14 percent to $3.6 billion last year, as more and more men buy
designer pants such as C-in2's package enhancing wonderbra style briefs
the Sling.

"We have a customer from Wall Street that swears by our thong because
he doesn't want a visible panty line," C-In-2 chief Jason Zambuto told
Newsweek.

At such times, when you can hear the voice talking, be silent and
listen - when it's said what it has to say, you can then ask it to heal
someone or help someone else, and even ask for something you want to occur
in your own life - as long as it's something for the highest good and
by the free will of everyone involved. If it is, you can pretty much be
sure it will happen, as will the positive healing effects of your
prayers for others' wellbeing.

As for formalising your prayers into any particular shape, style or
order, that's entirely up to you to make up as you go along. The words are
merely envelopes for the sentiments - as long as your heart's true
prayer is being conveyed, however clumsily, it will reach its source."

- http://shaveeverywhere.com (SAFE for Work)

- http://www.topdrawers.com/male-enhancer-underwear.html (Male enhancer
underwear, maybe NSFW)

- http://www.hunkwear.com/mens_thongs_g-strings.php (Thongs, maybe NSFW))


- http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/p2/program/index.asp?ProgramID=2620 (A Guy
CalledGerald Live in Sweden)

- http://hsjd.tripod.com/box061.htm (Bernard Sumner on Mark Reeder's role
in New Order: 'I was really depressed after Ian (Curtis) died, very
unhappy and disillusioned. I felt that I didn't have any future. I was
listening ta Lou Reed, Street Hassle, really down music. I started
smoking draw, and found that electronic music sounded great. Mark Reeder, a
friend from Berlin, sent me over records like 'E=MC²' by Georgio
Moroder, Donna Summer, early Italian disco. I discovered a new quality in
music, which was to pep you up: suddenly, this was the new direction . .
.')






"Many female celebs turned themselves into simulations of female porn
actresses some time ago - and have become less and less simulated. What
is interesting about sporno is that men who are considered to be 'Alpha
males' because they are sports stars are going down the same
prostituting route." (Haaretz, Israel)Sporno/ metrosexual inventor Mark Simpson continues to develop his new theory about male sports stars increasingly emulating gay porn models.


- http://www.funflashgames.com/taxidriver.htm (New York cab game)

- http://www.smashingames.com/games/supertaxi.html (advanced taxi game)

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRGGGGGG...................!!!!!!!
you guys have too much time in your hands....HANDS....Bathroomcoffee ...get it.... LOL....... HANDS????

Ahhhh Ummmmm.... Look in ther mirror MR HANDS !!! he he