Saturday, August 31, 2002
Thursday, August 29, 2002
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
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Home Diagrams Forum now over 4830 illustrated structures in our database!
Yes it is rather amazing.
Home Diagrams Forum now over 4830 illustrated structures in our database!
Yes it is rather amazing.
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Sunday, August 25, 2002
Saturday, August 24, 2002
Battered Westerner Syndrome inflicted by myopic Muslim defenders
Last Thursday, in Sydney, the pack leader of a group of Lebanese Muslim gang-rapists was sentenced to 55 years in jail. I suppose I ought to say "Lebanese-Australian" Muslim gang-rapists, since the accused were Australian citizens. But, identity-wise, the rambunctious young lads considered themselves heavy on the Lebanese, light on the Australian. During their gang rapes, the lucky lady would be told she was about to be "f---ed Leb style" and that she deserved it because she was an "Australian pig."
Last Thursday, in Sydney, the pack leader of a group of Lebanese Muslim gang-rapists was sentenced to 55 years in jail. I suppose I ought to say "Lebanese-Australian" Muslim gang-rapists, since the accused were Australian citizens. But, identity-wise, the rambunctious young lads considered themselves heavy on the Lebanese, light on the Australian. During their gang rapes, the lucky lady would be told she was about to be "f---ed Leb style" and that she deserved it because she was an "Australian pig."
Thursday, August 22, 2002
Thus when the Supreme Being formed the universe, and created matter out of nothing, He impressed certain principles upon that matter, from which it can never depart, and without which it would cease to be. When He put the matter into motion, He established certain laws of motion, to which all movable bodies must conform. And, to descend from the greatest operations to the smallest, when a workman forms a clock, or other piece of mechanism, he establishes at his own pleasure
William Blackstone
from Commentaries on the Laws of England
The idea and practice of this political or civil liberty flourish in their highest vigour in these kingdoms, where it falls little short of perfection, and can only be lost or destroyed by the folly or demerits of it’s owner: the legislature, and of course the laws of England, being peculiarly adapted to the preservation of this inestimable blessing even in the meanest subject. Very different from the modern constitutions of other states, on the continent of Europe, and from the genius of the imperial law; which in general are calculated to vest an arbitrary and despotic power of controlling the actions of the subject in the prince, or in a few grandees. And this spirit of liberty is so deeply implanted in our constitution, and rooted even in our very soil, that a slave or a negro, the moment he lands in England, falls under the protection of the laws, and with regard to all natural rights becomes eo instanti a freeman.
from Commentaries on the Laws of England
The idea and practice of this political or civil liberty flourish in their highest vigour in these kingdoms, where it falls little short of perfection, and can only be lost or destroyed by the folly or demerits of it’s owner: the legislature, and of course the laws of England, being peculiarly adapted to the preservation of this inestimable blessing even in the meanest subject. Very different from the modern constitutions of other states, on the continent of Europe, and from the genius of the imperial law; which in general are calculated to vest an arbitrary and despotic power of controlling the actions of the subject in the prince, or in a few grandees. And this spirit of liberty is so deeply implanted in our constitution, and rooted even in our very soil, that a slave or a negro, the moment he lands in England, falls under the protection of the laws, and with regard to all natural rights becomes eo instanti a freeman.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable comprises over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog “words with a tale to tell.”
Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable comprises over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog “words with a tale to tell.”
Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate
- Editor Denis Dutton scans through
hundreds of online magazines and newspapers to choose the six or so
interesting stories, intellectual controversies, and book reviews he
links in each day. In these days of information glut, everybody
needs a filter, and he's one of the best. He has companion sites as
well, SciTech Review and Business Daily Review.
[edit]
- Editor Denis Dutton scans through
hundreds of online magazines and newspapers to choose the six or so
interesting stories, intellectual controversies, and book reviews he
links in each day. In these days of information glut, everybody
needs a filter, and he's one of the best. He has companion sites as
well, SciTech Review and Business Daily Review.
[edit]
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Word Play* Word Play - Librarian Judi
Wolinsky has catalogued most of the great sites on the web devoted
to puns, slanguage, anagrams, puzzles, MadLibs, and lots more.
Wolinsky has catalogued most of the great sites on the web devoted
to puns, slanguage, anagrams, puzzles, MadLibs, and lots more.
Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate
hundreds of online magazines and newspapers to choose the six or so
interesting stories, intellectual controversies, and book reviews he
links in each day. In these days of information glut, everybody
needs a filter, and he's one of the best. He has companion sites as
well, SciTech Review and Business Daily Review.
hundreds of online magazines and newspapers to choose the six or so
interesting stories, intellectual controversies, and book reviews he
links in each day. In these days of information glut, everybody
needs a filter, and he's one of the best. He has companion sites as
well, SciTech Review and Business Daily Review.
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Is Government Just Stupid?
How Bad Decisions Are Made
HBSWK Pub. Date: Sep 4, 2001
Why is it that politicos make such poor decisions? The authors of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie" suggest that government leaders could benefit from basic decision-making skills. Plus: Q&A with HBS professor Max Bazerman.
How Bad Decisions Are Made
HBSWK Pub. Date: Sep 4, 2001
Why is it that politicos make such poor decisions? The authors of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie" suggest that government leaders could benefit from basic decision-making skills. Plus: Q&A with HBS professor Max Bazerman.
maingallery
New York
"Walking Manhattan and Brooklyn"
Fifth and Park: the twin pillars of Manhattan prestige. These two avenues hold strong in the popular imagination as places of wealth, exclusivity and power, and while this may be true only to an extent, the elegantness of these two avenues can be seen today in the corporate playland of East Midtown. Fifth Avenue, like most of Midtown, was originally a residential area before evolving into a commercial and business neighbourhood in the late 19th century. The Trump Tower, the Rockefeller Centre, the Public Library, Tiffany's; countless New York institutions that have been glamourised in film and literature have their home in the mile long stretch of Fifth Avenue between 40th
Speaking of New York, her's an interesting item about the history of it's development.
Money, Power, and the Rise of NYC
HBSWK Pub. Date: May 7, 2001
In his new book, The Monied Metropolis, Harvard history professor Sven Beckert traces the development of the most powerful group in nineteenth-century America, and perhaps still today: New York City's economic elite.
New York
"Walking Manhattan and Brooklyn"
Fifth and Park: the twin pillars of Manhattan prestige. These two avenues hold strong in the popular imagination as places of wealth, exclusivity and power, and while this may be true only to an extent, the elegantness of these two avenues can be seen today in the corporate playland of East Midtown. Fifth Avenue, like most of Midtown, was originally a residential area before evolving into a commercial and business neighbourhood in the late 19th century. The Trump Tower, the Rockefeller Centre, the Public Library, Tiffany's; countless New York institutions that have been glamourised in film and literature have their home in the mile long stretch of Fifth Avenue between 40th
Speaking of New York, her's an interesting item about the history of it's development.
Money, Power, and the Rise of NYC
HBSWK Pub. Date: May 7, 2001
In his new book, The Monied Metropolis, Harvard history professor Sven Beckert traces the development of the most powerful group in nineteenth-century America, and perhaps still today: New York City's economic elite.
Saturday, August 17, 2002
people are stupid prison slang
bust a grape (verb): get violently upset
grill (noun): upper and lower rows of teeth
grunion (noun): very small amount
kick rocks (verb): syn.: get lost, take a hike
starfish (noun): anus
ghetto slang
bling bling (noun): fancy, sparling jewelry
lucci (noun): money
po-po (noun): law enforcement
throwing salt on his game (verb): to interfere with or ruin the plans of another
cockney rhyming slang
fork, or fork and knife (noun): wife
butcher's, or butcher's hook (verb): look
septic, or septic tank (noun): yank (person from U.S.)
schindler's, or schindler's list (adjective): pissed (drunk)
lawyer slang
certiorari (verb): to be informed of
prima facie (adjective): at first look
stare decisis (verb): adhering to precedent
voir dire (verb): the process of interviewing prospective jurors
Friday, August 02, 2002 comment [0]
bust a grape (verb): get violently upset
grill (noun): upper and lower rows of teeth
grunion (noun): very small amount
kick rocks (verb): syn.: get lost, take a hike
starfish (noun): anus
ghetto slang
bling bling (noun): fancy, sparling jewelry
lucci (noun): money
po-po (noun): law enforcement
throwing salt on his game (verb): to interfere with or ruin the plans of another
cockney rhyming slang
fork, or fork and knife (noun): wife
butcher's, or butcher's hook (verb): look
septic, or septic tank (noun): yank (person from U.S.)
schindler's, or schindler's list (adjective): pissed (drunk)
lawyer slang
certiorari (verb): to be informed of
prima facie (adjective): at first look
stare decisis (verb): adhering to precedent
voir dire (verb): the process of interviewing prospective jurors
Friday, August 02, 2002 comment [0]
Disco Down - The Place For All Things Kylie!I'm saying all the things
That I know you like
Making good conversation
I got a handle you just right
You know what i mean
That I know you like
Making good conversation
I got a handle you just right
You know what i mean
Name: Viktor Emil Frankl , M.D., Ph.D.
Date of birth: March 26, 1905 - Vienna, Austria
Heroes are quite rare. They quietly evolve, making their mark upon the world. When they are gone, humanity as a whole is never the same. Such is the case with Viktor E. Frankl, professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, author of 32 books, including Man's Search For Meaning. This book is considered to be a classic. A survey done by the Library of Congress declared it to be among the top 10 influential books in America to date. Man's Search For Meaning is in its seventy-third edition, translated into at least 24 languages, and has sold over 9 million copies. Viktor Frankl takes the reader along with him back into a part of history many still find hard to comprehend...the Nazi death camps.
[edit]
The Man from Snowy River
by AB 'Banjo' Paterson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around
That the colt from old Regret had got away,
And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound,
So all the cracks had gathered to the fray.
All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far
Had mustered at the homestead overnight,
For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are,
And the stock-horse snuffs the battle with delight.
From The LitiGator Silly-ass lawsuits, part 2
A wrongful death suit has been filed by the family of Beatrice Booth, an 83-year-old woman who was hit by a door in a Target store in Amityville, New York as she was trying to exit the store by using the entrance door. As another customer was entering, the door opened and hit her in the head. She died a week later of complications of a head injury. The claim: the doors were not well marked and were confusing. And they opened too fast. (from Newsday)
Date of birth: March 26, 1905 - Vienna, Austria
Heroes are quite rare. They quietly evolve, making their mark upon the world. When they are gone, humanity as a whole is never the same. Such is the case with Viktor E. Frankl, professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, author of 32 books, including Man's Search For Meaning. This book is considered to be a classic. A survey done by the Library of Congress declared it to be among the top 10 influential books in America to date. Man's Search For Meaning is in its seventy-third edition, translated into at least 24 languages, and has sold over 9 million copies. Viktor Frankl takes the reader along with him back into a part of history many still find hard to comprehend...the Nazi death camps.
[edit]
The Man from Snowy River
by AB 'Banjo' Paterson
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around
That the colt from old Regret had got away,
And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound,
So all the cracks had gathered to the fray.
All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far
Had mustered at the homestead overnight,
For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are,
And the stock-horse snuffs the battle with delight.
From The LitiGator Silly-ass lawsuits, part 2
A wrongful death suit has been filed by the family of Beatrice Booth, an 83-year-old woman who was hit by a door in a Target store in Amityville, New York as she was trying to exit the store by using the entrance door. As another customer was entering, the door opened and hit her in the head. She died a week later of complications of a head injury. The claim: the doors were not well marked and were confusing. And they opened too fast. (from Newsday)
Diary of an artist who just can't get Kylie out of her head - theage.com.au Artist Kathy Temin has been a Kylie Minogue fan for 16 years and, from 1988, has been building up an extensive, though selective, Kylie collection - interviews, magazine covers, videos, CDs, albums. In 1997 in London, when Temin put together her Some of my Favourite Things installation and included a part of her Kylie collection, Kylie began to make her way into Temin's work.
There was the installation she created at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art last year, put together like a teenager's bedroom and decorated with her Kylie pieces, and earlier this year, a show in Melbourne of representations of Kylie in silhouette in fused glass. Temin is organising the launch in Melbourne later this month of her book, which further examines both the Kylie "phenomenon" and "fandom".
There was the installation she created at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art last year, put together like a teenager's bedroom and decorated with her Kylie pieces, and earlier this year, a show in Melbourne of representations of Kylie in silhouette in fused glass. Temin is organising the launch in Melbourne later this month of her book, which further examines both the Kylie "phenomenon" and "fandom".
Friday, August 16, 2002
AskTog: Good Lawyers, Bad Products
Car drivers are required, for example, to agree that the GPS could be distracting while the vehicle is moving. They form this agreement by pressing an undersized button before the moving map will display. Trying to hit this button in a moving vehicle is a far more dangerous task than glancing at a moving map.
Car drivers are required, for example, to agree that the GPS could be distracting while the vehicle is moving. They form this agreement by pressing an undersized button before the moving map will display. Trying to hit this button in a moving vehicle is a far more dangerous task than glancing at a moving map.
Information architecture, usability and interaction design issues, plus the odd thought
eleganthack.com is a one-person website devoted to exploring and furthering the emerging art of user experience design and information architecture on the web.
eleganthack.com is a one-person website devoted to exploring and furthering the emerging art of user experience design and information architecture on the web.
Information About Dope Wars for Windows Dope Wars 2.2 for Windows, the politically incorrect but hugely popular drug dealing game from Beermat Software, is the underground's answer to minesweeper — quick to install, easy to play, and tailor-made for workday lulls and quick breaks.
This low tech but high fun game casts you as a debt ridden drug dealer - $2000 in your pocket, but $5500 in debt to a Loan Shark. The only way to get out of this debt trap is to make money by buying the available drugs and then moving to a new location and hoping the price moves up, or is driven up by market demands.
Sounds simple? It is! Except, of course, there's a certain cop called Officer Hardass on your tail, and he's rightly not too impressed with drug dealers. He'll come after you repeatedly with his deputies. You'll have to buy weapons from the store to shoot it out with Hardass and his deputies if you want to escape from them, or you could stay where you are and take your chances of not getting arrested. Alternatively, you could try just running away!
Let him catch you, and it's a night in the slammer for you!
This low tech but high fun game casts you as a debt ridden drug dealer - $2000 in your pocket, but $5500 in debt to a Loan Shark. The only way to get out of this debt trap is to make money by buying the available drugs and then moving to a new location and hoping the price moves up, or is driven up by market demands.
Sounds simple? It is! Except, of course, there's a certain cop called Officer Hardass on your tail, and he's rightly not too impressed with drug dealers. He'll come after you repeatedly with his deputies. You'll have to buy weapons from the store to shoot it out with Hardass and his deputies if you want to escape from them, or you could stay where you are and take your chances of not getting arrested. Alternatively, you could try just running away!
Let him catch you, and it's a night in the slammer for you!
TNR Online | Rogue State (print) The organizing principle of Delaware government is to subsidize its people at the rest of the country's expense. While tolls represent the most obvious of the state's nefarious methods, Delaware also utilizes its appallingly lax regulation of banks and corporations to enrich itself while undermining its neighbors. Indeed, Delaware's image as small and inoffensive is not merely a misconception but a purposeful guise. It presents itself as a plucky underdog peopled by a benevolent, public-spirited, entrepreneurial citizenry. In truth, it is a rapacious parasite state with a long history of disloyalty and avarice.
Monday, August 12, 2002
Who's driving our taxis? - theage.com.au Keep in mind when reading thisone that the Austrealian dollar is equivalent to about half of the US dollar. $100 here is $200 there. so the hourly pay there AUS$8 is about US$4.
Whoops, it has already happened to all of these. ...
Here is a growing list of webcasters who, because they don't feel they can manage webcasting royalties in a viable business, have decided that it's in their best interests to silence their streams. (We thank them for their hard work and dedication to their audiences and the industry, and wish them luck in their future endeavors...)
All80s.comAudioCandy.comBlueMars.org
BrazilCast 1 & 2Celtic Heritage WebradioChez Whitey
Entercom stations Good Time Oldies RadioGreater Media stations
GrrlRadio HitRadio.biz Hot Hit Radio
IdahosCast.com KDFC/San FranciscoKEOM/Mesquite
KGRK/Cedar Falls KKDV/San FranciscoKKNX/Eugene
KKNG/Oklahoma City KKPT/Little RockKKUP/Cupertino
KMGO/CentervilleKOIT/San FranciscoKPIG/Freedom
KTPW/DallasKTRS/St. Louis KTXN/Victoria
KWXY/Cathedral City Lotus Radio stationsMcClure stations
Midwest Family stationsMinion RadioMonkeyRadio.org
MoreMusicRadio.netMYNDFK.comNetRockRadio.com
NextMedia stationsOnTheCorner.fmPerkigoth.com
PissMonkeyPowerrocks.comProgrock.com
Psychedelic Time WarpPulverradio.comRadioBoston.com
RadioCentral.comRadio Free AkronRadio Free BD
Radio Free Tiny PineappleReggaeTrain.comRKNA: Aural Arcana
SavageRockRadio.comSimmons Media stationsSomaFM.com
StarDogRadio.comTagsTrance.com
The City Radiotherockfm.com
TheVoiceThe ZooUCLARadio.com
WAAF/WorcesterWaitt Radio NetworkWCKW/La Place
WellsRadio.netWEST/EastonWGQR/Elizabethtown
WLUP/ChicagoWMHB/WatervilleWMMR/Philadelphia
WOVRadio.comWRLT/NashvilleWRVG/Georgetown
WSBF/ClemsonWYYB/PhoenixYahoo! Radio stations
Have we missed others? Use the feedback form above or e-mail us here
Here is a growing list of webcasters who, because they don't feel they can manage webcasting royalties in a viable business, have decided that it's in their best interests to silence their streams. (We thank them for their hard work and dedication to their audiences and the industry, and wish them luck in their future endeavors...)
All80s.comAudioCandy.comBlueMars.org
BrazilCast 1 & 2Celtic Heritage WebradioChez Whitey
Entercom stations Good Time Oldies RadioGreater Media stations
GrrlRadio HitRadio.biz Hot Hit Radio
IdahosCast.com KDFC/San FranciscoKEOM/Mesquite
KGRK/Cedar Falls KKDV/San FranciscoKKNX/Eugene
KKNG/Oklahoma City KKPT/Little RockKKUP/Cupertino
KMGO/CentervilleKOIT/San FranciscoKPIG/Freedom
KTPW/DallasKTRS/St. Louis KTXN/Victoria
KWXY/Cathedral City Lotus Radio stationsMcClure stations
Midwest Family stationsMinion RadioMonkeyRadio.org
MoreMusicRadio.netMYNDFK.comNetRockRadio.com
NextMedia stationsOnTheCorner.fmPerkigoth.com
PissMonkeyPowerrocks.comProgrock.com
Psychedelic Time WarpPulverradio.comRadioBoston.com
RadioCentral.comRadio Free AkronRadio Free BD
Radio Free Tiny PineappleReggaeTrain.comRKNA: Aural Arcana
SavageRockRadio.comSimmons Media stationsSomaFM.com
StarDogRadio.comTagsTrance.com
The City Radiotherockfm.com
TheVoiceThe ZooUCLARadio.com
WAAF/WorcesterWaitt Radio NetworkWCKW/La Place
WellsRadio.netWEST/EastonWGQR/Elizabethtown
WLUP/ChicagoWMHB/WatervilleWMMR/Philadelphia
WOVRadio.comWRLT/NashvilleWRVG/Georgetown
WSBF/ClemsonWYYB/PhoenixYahoo! Radio stations
Have we missed others? Use the feedback form above or e-mail us here
Save Internet Radio! -- Encourage the U.S. Copyright Office to reject the CARP recommendations Most Internet radio stations are at risk of bankruptcy because of a Congressionally-imposed royalty they will be required to pay to record labels. (You may have heard this called a "CARP" royalty, named for the U.S. Copyright Office arbitration panel that held hearings on what the rate should be.)
Friday, August 09, 2002
Why the Grammar Goddess?
I'm low-tech, high-touch. I use no audio/visual aids except for a microphone. I'm very low-maintenance. I'm the expert other experts ask for advice.
If you're considering hiring me for a speaking engagement -- keynote or day(s) of training -- I'd suggest going through the following steps. If at any time you want to contact me, please do so.
I'm low-tech, high-touch. I use no audio/visual aids except for a microphone. I'm very low-maintenance. I'm the expert other experts ask for advice.
If you're considering hiring me for a speaking engagement -- keynote or day(s) of training -- I'd suggest going through the following steps. If at any time you want to contact me, please do so.
Gadzooks!!!----------------
----- Original Message -----
From: DR. EDMONDS OKOE
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: FROM ME
CONFIDENTIAL / PRIVATE
DR EDMONDS OKOE
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Dear Sir,
URGENT ATTENTION
BUSINESS TRANSFER OF US$25.5M ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
I am the New Auditor General to Audit Government
Account for this 2002 year budget, during my
auditing, I discovered that there was an over invoiced
amount of US$25.5 Million, in United States Dollars
Equivalent.
The above amount is floating after my auditing,since
it was an over - invoice amount, this means that the
money is from a contract executed by a Foreigner and
the real contract sum was paid remaining the floating
amount of US$25.5M.
Based on this development, I cannot claim this money
except with the help of a Foreign Partner, this is my
main reasons for contacting you. Now , I got your
contact from your Country's profile abroad and
I reserve your contact for this kind of transaction
with trust.
What you have to do is to send a reply mail telling me
that you are interested in this transaction and trust
worthy to handle this transaction for me, because I
will put your company's name as the Contractor that
executed the contract before and the money will be
wired transferred to your bank account, I will then
travel to meet you in your country for my own share
when this amount is wired to your account.
I would have travel out to open an account myself for
this transfer, but as a Civil Servant I am not allowed
to operate foreign bank account while in services ,
hence the need for an overseas partner.
I got your contact from your country's profil
abroad and I have put it that the money when
transferred to your bank account will be shared as
follows:
1. 30% to you for acting as the owner of
the money and for providing an accou! nt. 2. 10% set
aside for anyexpenses that may be
incurred in the course of the transaction (if any).
3. 60% to me as the owner / originator of the
transaction
All logistics have been put in place and all
modalities worked out for the smooth
conclusion of the transaction within a very short
period of time within (14) Fourteen working days after
the receipt of
information required like your company's name,
telephone and fax number, bank details for wire
transfer process.
As soon as I receive the above details I shall make the
application in your name and file in for claims to
the appropriate Ministries concerned in favour of your
company. It is pertinent to state here that this
transaction is entirely based on trust and I will
always put my trust in you.
Acknowledge the receipt of this mail using
my e-mail only please don't reply through any other
means for security reasons.
Yours faithfully,
DR.EDMONDS OKOE
----- Original Message -----
From: DR. EDMONDS OKOE
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: FROM ME
CONFIDENTIAL / PRIVATE
DR EDMONDS OKOE
LAGOS - NIGERIA
Dear Sir,
URGENT ATTENTION
BUSINESS TRANSFER OF US$25.5M ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
I am the New Auditor General to Audit Government
Account for this 2002 year budget, during my
auditing, I discovered that there was an over invoiced
amount of US$25.5 Million, in United States Dollars
Equivalent.
The above amount is floating after my auditing,since
it was an over - invoice amount, this means that the
money is from a contract executed by a Foreigner and
the real contract sum was paid remaining the floating
amount of US$25.5M.
Based on this development, I cannot claim this money
except with the help of a Foreign Partner, this is my
main reasons for contacting you. Now , I got your
contact from your Country's profile abroad and
I reserve your contact for this kind of transaction
with trust.
What you have to do is to send a reply mail telling me
that you are interested in this transaction and trust
worthy to handle this transaction for me, because I
will put your company's name as the Contractor that
executed the contract before and the money will be
wired transferred to your bank account, I will then
travel to meet you in your country for my own share
when this amount is wired to your account.
I would have travel out to open an account myself for
this transfer, but as a Civil Servant I am not allowed
to operate foreign bank account while in services ,
hence the need for an overseas partner.
I got your contact from your country's profil
abroad and I have put it that the money when
transferred to your bank account will be shared as
follows:
1. 30% to you for acting as the owner of
the money and for providing an accou! nt. 2. 10% set
aside for anyexpenses that may be
incurred in the course of the transaction (if any).
3. 60% to me as the owner / originator of the
transaction
All logistics have been put in place and all
modalities worked out for the smooth
conclusion of the transaction within a very short
period of time within (14) Fourteen working days after
the receipt of
information required like your company's name,
telephone and fax number, bank details for wire
transfer process.
As soon as I receive the above details I shall make the
application in your name and file in for claims to
the appropriate Ministries concerned in favour of your
company. It is pertinent to state here that this
transaction is entirely based on trust and I will
always put my trust in you.
Acknowledge the receipt of this mail using
my e-mail only please don't reply through any other
means for security reasons.
Yours faithfully,
DR.EDMONDS OKOE
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Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Ananova:
Bullet-attack tortoise fitted with TV wheels
A pet tortoise is relying on a set of television wheels to get around after being hit by a stray bullet.
A Brazilian vet came up with the idea after the reptile's back feet were paralysed in the accident.
But the tortoise is now looking for a new home because its owner lives on a steep hill in Rio.
The Guardian reports the wheels have been taped to the underside of the 20-year-old red-footed tortoise.
Vet Eliane Jessula says the system works well, but the pet needs to live on a flat stretch of land as there is no breaking mechanism.
Story filed: 08:17 Wednesday 7th August 2002
Bullet-attack tortoise fitted with TV wheels
A pet tortoise is relying on a set of television wheels to get around after being hit by a stray bullet.
A Brazilian vet came up with the idea after the reptile's back feet were paralysed in the accident.
But the tortoise is now looking for a new home because its owner lives on a steep hill in Rio.
The Guardian reports the wheels have been taped to the underside of the 20-year-old red-footed tortoise.
Vet Eliane Jessula says the system works well, but the pet needs to live on a flat stretch of land as there is no breaking mechanism.
Story filed: 08:17 Wednesday 7th August 2002
----- Original Message -----
From: Edwin Ubeku
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:42 PM
Subject: urgent investment assistance
Dear sir
I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS
CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU. I AM THE CHAIRMAN TENDER BOARD OF INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION(INEC),I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE COURSE
OF MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WITH WHOM TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF FUND VALUED THIRTY MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS($30.2M)
TO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS, DRUGS OR MONEY
LAUNDERING. IT IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER INVOICE ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN
1999 BY INEC, TO A FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS
THAT WAS USED FOR CONDUCTING 1999 ELECTIONS.
THE CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT
AMOUNT MADE TO THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR LEAVING THE BALANCE OF $30.2M U.S
DOLLARS IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER
OUT OF NIGERIA INTO A RELIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE.
AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY
TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION. THERFORE IT BECOMES NECESSARY
TO SOURCE FOR A FOREIGN COMPANY WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ACT AS THE ORIGINAL
BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT.
MY DEAR, IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION
PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID, WE WILL SEIZE THIS GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO PURPORT YOU AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL KINDLY EMAIL TO ME YOUR LETTER
OF ACCEPTANCE ALONG WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, BUT IF
YOU CANNOT FOR ANY REASON HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON IN WHICH
IN ANY CASE YOUR INTEREST WILL BE PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF.
MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE THE MONEY IN THE
FOLLOWING RATIO: 60% FOR MY COLLLEAGUES AND I, THEN 30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT
OWNER AND 10% FOR ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE
IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. FUTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION
WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENTCORRESPONDENCE.
THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUT 100% RISK FREE. NOTE ALSO
THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION
AND THIS TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 15 WORKING DAYS
SINCE ALL LOCAL CONTACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PERFECTED
FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.
YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH ed_ubk@yahoo.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Edwin Ubeku
Monday, August 05, 2002
The Library of Congress has an Authorities file posted at
http://authorities.loc.gov/. This database includes over 5 million
name authority records and 265,000 subject authority records with
references and scope notes. The service has recently been released to
the public for free access as a trial and they are still resolving a
few system problems. You will get more details on the known problems
and what is not included when you access Search Authorities from the
front page.
Authority Headings can be searched by Subject, Name, Title or
Name/Title. Searching tips are listed on the search page. Names are
searched with last name first, such as Hitchcock Alfred. The listed
records indicate which are Authorized Headings and how many
bibliographic records are under each heading. Records include a LCCN
and the fields listed by number. A selected record can be printed,
saved or e-mailed.
http://authorities.loc.gov/. This database includes over 5 million
name authority records and 265,000 subject authority records with
references and scope notes. The service has recently been released to
the public for free access as a trial and they are still resolving a
few system problems. You will get more details on the known problems
and what is not included when you access Search Authorities from the
front page.
Authority Headings can be searched by Subject, Name, Title or
Name/Title. Searching tips are listed on the search page. Names are
searched with last name first, such as Hitchcock Alfred. The listed
records indicate which are Authorized Headings and how many
bibliographic records are under each heading. Records include a LCCN
and the fields listed by number. A selected record can be printed,
saved or e-mailed.
Sunday, August 04, 2002
Saturday, August 03, 2002
Look!
----- Original Message -----
From: DR. DICKSON KEN
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 2:12 AM
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM: DR. DICKSON KEN
TEL: 234-1-7754429
DIRECT EMAIL: dicksonken1@yahoo.com
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
I am DR. DICKSON KEN, an accountant with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My
position is very sensitive. I am married with
children and holds degree in Accountancy and Business
Studies. I am due for retirement any moment from now,
after many years in service. I require urgently you
unreserved assistance in providing me with safe and
reliable BANK ACCOUNT with full details viz: Name and
Address of the Bank, telephone and fax numbers of the
Bank including the Beneficiary's name anywhere in the
World where I can transfer the sum of USD$35.5 Million
only. The purpose of the transfer is to take care of
my retirement by investing in variable business your
might deem fit to advise.
Since the inception of the present Government, series
of contracts have been awarded, based on this, the
above sum (USD$35.5million) has shown in record as
surplus of some of the over-invoiced contracts carried
out in the last developmental quarter. Presently, I
have arranged for the money to be kept in a coded bank
account the with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
until I am able to source for a reliable Expatriate
partner whom I can present as the Beneficiary of the
funds. You will take the status of the contractor who
executed the contract and I will arrange the
supportive documents for the transfer.
35% will go to you for making available to us a
company or personal Bank Account Number, giving me
your unreserved assistance and keeping strictly the
rules of this transaction until transfer of the funds
is effected 5% is for any contingencies and all
miscellaneous expenses incurred during the course of
the transaction, procurement of vital documents, tips
and all expenses including telephone/fax bills, taxes
and bank charges must be reconciled upon confirmation
of the payment by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
60% will be shares between me and few colleagues whose
help will be highly needed throughout this period in
question.
Everything about this transaction is real, the money
is Clean, after putting in so many years in service,
it is only normal for me to take good measures to
secure my period in retirement. I have put in
resources and time to bring this transaction to this
level, which means that it represents a lot to me and
hopefully with help from you, in just a matter of
weeks, it shall come to mean a lot to you too as we
meet in your country to celebrate to enable us
commence effective process to finalize this matter.
Thanking you for anticipated co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Very sincrely, I'm certain!)
----- Original Message -----
From: DR. DICKSON KEN
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 2:12 AM
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM: DR. DICKSON KEN
TEL: 234-1-7754429
DIRECT EMAIL: dicksonken1@yahoo.com
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
I am DR. DICKSON KEN, an accountant with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My
position is very sensitive. I am married with
children and holds degree in Accountancy and Business
Studies. I am due for retirement any moment from now,
after many years in service. I require urgently you
unreserved assistance in providing me with safe and
reliable BANK ACCOUNT with full details viz: Name and
Address of the Bank, telephone and fax numbers of the
Bank including the Beneficiary's name anywhere in the
World where I can transfer the sum of USD$35.5 Million
only. The purpose of the transfer is to take care of
my retirement by investing in variable business your
might deem fit to advise.
Since the inception of the present Government, series
of contracts have been awarded, based on this, the
above sum (USD$35.5million) has shown in record as
surplus of some of the over-invoiced contracts carried
out in the last developmental quarter. Presently, I
have arranged for the money to be kept in a coded bank
account the with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
until I am able to source for a reliable Expatriate
partner whom I can present as the Beneficiary of the
funds. You will take the status of the contractor who
executed the contract and I will arrange the
supportive documents for the transfer.
35% will go to you for making available to us a
company or personal Bank Account Number, giving me
your unreserved assistance and keeping strictly the
rules of this transaction until transfer of the funds
is effected 5% is for any contingencies and all
miscellaneous expenses incurred during the course of
the transaction, procurement of vital documents, tips
and all expenses including telephone/fax bills, taxes
and bank charges must be reconciled upon confirmation
of the payment by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
60% will be shares between me and few colleagues whose
help will be highly needed throughout this period in
question.
Everything about this transaction is real, the money
is Clean, after putting in so many years in service,
it is only normal for me to take good measures to
secure my period in retirement. I have put in
resources and time to bring this transaction to this
level, which means that it represents a lot to me and
hopefully with help from you, in just a matter of
weeks, it shall come to mean a lot to you too as we
meet in your country to celebrate to enable us
commence effective process to finalize this matter.
Thanking you for anticipated co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Very sincrely, I'm certain!)
Friday, July 26, 2002
Mattel loses 'Barbie Girl' lawsuit
Froday July 26, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Mattel Inc. alleging the rock song Barbie Girl infringed on the toy-maker's doll patent.
Mattel sued MCA Records Inc. and others who helped produce and market the song, which includes the phrase, "I'm a blond bimbo girl in a fantasy world." The maker of Barbie claimed the song by the Danish band Aqua violated Mattel's copyright and that the song confused consumers into thinking Mattel backed the Top 40 composition.
MCA also sued Mattel for defamation while the lawsuit was pending. Mattel, the court wrote, said MCA's alleged trademark violation was a "crime."
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court that threw out the defamation suit and the trademark lawsuit.
"The parties are advised to chill," Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the three-judge panel.
Mattel loses 'Barbie Girl' lawsuit
Froday July 26, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court declined to reinstate a lawsuit from Mattel Inc. alleging the rock song Barbie Girl infringed on the toy-maker's doll patent.
Mattel sued MCA Records Inc. and others who helped produce and market the song, which includes the phrase, "I'm a blond bimbo girl in a fantasy world." The maker of Barbie claimed the song by the Danish band Aqua violated Mattel's copyright and that the song confused consumers into thinking Mattel backed the Top 40 composition.
MCA also sued Mattel for defamation while the lawsuit was pending. Mattel, the court wrote, said MCA's alleged trademark violation was a "crime."
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court that threw out the defamation suit and the trademark lawsuit.
"The parties are advised to chill," Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the three-judge panel.
Here's something unusual:
----- Original Message -----
From: mustapha sule
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: urgent reply.
TELEPHONE:234-80-33474748. MR MUSTAPHA SULE. Lagos - Nigeria STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT I got your contact from the British Chamber of
Commerce, and they recommended you as an honest and trustworthy person.
Based on this recommendation, I decide to contact you on behalf of MRS
Mariam Abacha wife of Nigerian late Head of State. When her husband was
alive the head of state. I was made personal assistance, charged with
the responsibilities of handling her personal business and finances.
Before the death of her husband, she strictly moved the sum of US$30M
Unites States Dollars) in the custody of a reputable security company.
Now
her husband is dead and she can not travel out of Nigeria yet, to avoid
the present democratic government from raising eye brow on her. She has
instructed me to contact a reliable person abroad to go to the security
company and secure the sum of US$30M which she personally deposited at
the security company. Mrs Mariam Abacha want you to secure the funds in
security company, and subsequently invest it on her behalf in your
country with the trust that you will not dissappoint or let her down.
For
your assistance in this project you will be entitled to 30% of the
total
sum involved. Note that this cash transaction is only between Mrs
Mariam Abacha and I therefore it is a risk free business. There is
nothing
to bother about in this transaction. The fund are already in a vault
waiting for your arrival. If you are interested in this project kindly
contact me immediately through the above e-mail address
mus_sule4000ng@yahoo.com for further details before
your departure to the security company. Note also, that this project
requires a lot of secrecy and confidentiality. Therefore you must keep
this project secret all times. Looking forward to hearing from you to
begin a good business relationship. Sincerely yours MR MUSTAPHA SULE.
Personal Assistant to Mrs Mariam Abacha
.........................................................................................................................................
----- Original Message -----
From: mustapha sule
To: whiskers@oldfox.com
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: urgent reply.
TELEPHONE:234-80-33474748. MR MUSTAPHA SULE. Lagos - Nigeria STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT I got your contact from the British Chamber of
Commerce, and they recommended you as an honest and trustworthy person.
Based on this recommendation, I decide to contact you on behalf of MRS
Mariam Abacha wife of Nigerian late Head of State. When her husband was
alive the head of state. I was made personal assistance, charged with
the responsibilities of handling her personal business and finances.
Before the death of her husband, she strictly moved the sum of US$30M
Unites States Dollars) in the custody of a reputable security company.
Now
her husband is dead and she can not travel out of Nigeria yet, to avoid
the present democratic government from raising eye brow on her. She has
instructed me to contact a reliable person abroad to go to the security
company and secure the sum of US$30M which she personally deposited at
the security company. Mrs Mariam Abacha want you to secure the funds in
security company, and subsequently invest it on her behalf in your
country with the trust that you will not dissappoint or let her down.
For
your assistance in this project you will be entitled to 30% of the
total
sum involved. Note that this cash transaction is only between Mrs
Mariam Abacha and I therefore it is a risk free business. There is
nothing
to bother about in this transaction. The fund are already in a vault
waiting for your arrival. If you are interested in this project kindly
contact me immediately through the above e-mail address
mus_sule4000ng@yahoo.com for further details before
your departure to the security company. Note also, that this project
requires a lot of secrecy and confidentiality. Therefore you must keep
this project secret all times. Looking forward to hearing from you to
begin a good business relationship. Sincerely yours MR MUSTAPHA SULE.
Personal Assistant to Mrs Mariam Abacha
.........................................................................................................................................
Friday, August 02, 2002
Barbie's fair game, judge rules
By Duncan Campbell
Los Angeles
July 27 2002
The days when judges peered over their pince-nez to inquire who the Beatles were are long gone. And it should come as no surprise that the bench that has made what must rank as the coolest judicial conclusion to any trial should be based in San Francisco.
The case was a civil action brought by the toy company Mattel against the Danish band Aqua over the lyrics of the band's 1997 pop song Barbie Girl.
The company had claimed that the use of the Barbie name and her invitation in the song to her toy mate, Ken, to "go party" was a violation of its trademark.
But the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled yesterday that the song was protected under the band's right to freedom of expression upheld by the First Amendment.
The court ruled that no one would have imagined that Mattel had authorised the lyrics and, as Judge Alex Kozinski added: "Nor, upon hearing Janis Joplin croon, 'Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz', would we suspect that she and the car maker had entered into a joint venture."
But it was the judge's conclusion that must rate a footnote for super-coolness in judicial history: "The parties are advised to chill."
He went on to say: "To be sure, MCA used Barbie's name to sell copies of the song. However . . . the song also lampoons the Barbie image and comments humorously on the cultural values Aqua claims she represents."
Mattel has pursued the now defunct Aqua for the past four years.
The courts have already refused to help the toy company in an action against a Utah artist who arranged Barbie in sexual positions.
- Guardian
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497412741.html
By Duncan Campbell
Los Angeles
July 27 2002
The days when judges peered over their pince-nez to inquire who the Beatles were are long gone. And it should come as no surprise that the bench that has made what must rank as the coolest judicial conclusion to any trial should be based in San Francisco.
The case was a civil action brought by the toy company Mattel against the Danish band Aqua over the lyrics of the band's 1997 pop song Barbie Girl.
The company had claimed that the use of the Barbie name and her invitation in the song to her toy mate, Ken, to "go party" was a violation of its trademark.
But the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled yesterday that the song was protected under the band's right to freedom of expression upheld by the First Amendment.
The court ruled that no one would have imagined that Mattel had authorised the lyrics and, as Judge Alex Kozinski added: "Nor, upon hearing Janis Joplin croon, 'Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz', would we suspect that she and the car maker had entered into a joint venture."
But it was the judge's conclusion that must rate a footnote for super-coolness in judicial history: "The parties are advised to chill."
He went on to say: "To be sure, MCA used Barbie's name to sell copies of the song. However . . . the song also lampoons the Barbie image and comments humorously on the cultural values Aqua claims she represents."
Mattel has pursued the now defunct Aqua for the past four years.
The courts have already refused to help the toy company in an action against a Utah artist who arranged Barbie in sexual positions.
- Guardian
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497412741.html
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