Chronicling Death...
" Some of the two dozen or so who have survived jumps, usually by landing feet first, later said they regretted their decision as soon as they stepped off the bridge. A study of 515 people restrained from jumping by Golden Gate Bridge police or bystanders found that 94% were still alive many years after their only suicide attempt. "....more....>>
Yahoo! News - Suicides tarnish the Golden Gate:

Yahoo! News - Sweden's Oldest Twins Turning 100:
"Why do they need five photographers?' Gaellstedt asked. 'Do they not think we'll stick on the film?' "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050127/photos_ts_afp/050127220811_0azhv1vn_photo0

Auschwitz...and Beyond

I have read so many books about Auschwitz, and other prison camps...The Jews have been persecuted beyond anything one can imagine. I can never understand how such a horrifying atrocity could have taken place...I can never understand the depths some so-called humans will sink to, the levels of depravity....it is beyond inhuman, beyond my comprehension, it is the vilest evil. I am utterly dumbfounded to think that hordes, untold numbers of people (sheep) would blindly follow the incoherent ravings of a syphilitic, insecure, self-righteous madman!!! What could possess these multitudes to follow out the orders of such a creature? Why would so many...so blithely...follow along and commit these atrocities against their fellow humans? How could they live with themselves...How could they so sadistically torture, torment, murder these innocents? What could have motivated them to act out these heinous crimes? Fear? Corruption? Evil? Indeed, I believe that evil reared it's ugly head and latched on to many... I see that deep within some twisted souls, lies an empty spot, where there should have been a heart, an ugly and cold cavernous maw....roiling and churning....seeking whom they may devour.

"Because many of the victims were 'selected' by the SS for immediate extermination in specially built gas chambers, they were never registered at Auschwitz, making it impossible for historians to say precisely how many people died here. The death toll is believed to be as high as two million.
The memorial at Birkenau lies between two of the gas chambers in which victims were killed, and at the end of the train track that brought them to the camp...more...>
Yahoo! News - World leaders arrive to mark for Auschwitz liberation commemorations:
http://www.ushmm.org/

Dick Clark is back home after suffering a stroke and being unable to host the New Year event "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve". I'm so glad to hear he is recovering! America loves ya Dick!!

"the man known as the World's Oldest Teenager remains in 'a good frame of mind.'"....more....>>
Yahoo! News - Dick Clark Back Home:

Check out this blog!
I especially appreciate this article called "Gluttony Kills More Than The Sword"
dougs digs: Gluttony Kills More Than The Sword

Late Night T.V. King, Johnny Carson dies

Ohhhh nooo....I just spotted this...I'm crying...Johnny Carson was indeed the King of Late Night...Never has there been another like him...Class, quick wit and an easy camaraderie with his audience...he was a warm, funny and wonderful man...He launched the careers of so many others and is probably the most well known, beloved television entertainer ever. We all felt like we knew him...he was often the last thing we watched before going to bed...many people told him, "Hey I have you in my bedroom every night!" ...Johnny was the consummate performer...sensitive to any subtle nuance of his audience, lightning quick with an ad-lib...Ohh Johnny, you will be greatly missed.
Farewell Johnny...May you rest in peace.
Yahoo! News - Late-Night TV King Johnny Carson Dies

Yahoo! News - Nebraska Hometown Remembers Carson

The Official Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson web site

CNN.com - Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79 - Jan 23, 2005

BABY-SLAY ROOM

"A baby's cries. That, say cops, prompted this girl to toss her baby out of the window, and into an alley on a freezing January morning.....>more...>Yahoo! News - BABY-SLAY ROOM:

Could this BE more TRAGIC?
Yahoo! News - Husband Commits Suicide, Then Wife Wakes from Coma

This Has to Be Homer Simpson...

DOH!!!
Yahoo! News - This Has to Be Homer Simpson...

ANOTHER TSUNAMI SURVIVOR FOUND!!!

OHH HAPPY DAY!!! This just goes to show...that we must NEVER give up hope! He was found after 25 days.... I am so delighted to hear of this mans rescue and survival! I am sure in the days to come, we will learn more about his ordeal...I certainly would love to hear all about it! God has spared him....and I am so touched and moved....This man must be the most grateful and happiest human alive right now!!! Praise God!!!
Yahoo! News - Tsunami Survivor Found After 25 Days

STOP THE USE OF DOGS FOR SNIFFING OUT MOLDS....

....By the time the mold infection becomes fully evident with a pet that has observable symptoms the infection has spread, is severely systemic and beyond treatment....more....>

http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%3A//www.njmoldinspection.com/molddog.html&itemid=200403192113200.72
0842http://www.animalconcerns.org/resource.html?itemid=200403192113200.720842&catid=8

Is pound seizure happening in YOUR state? Check here!
http://www.banpoundseizure.org/yourstate.shtml
Q. What is pound seizure?
A. Pound seizure is the sale or release of cats and dogs from a pound or shelter to a research, testing or educational facility.

Sultry activists bare their skin in freezing weather to protest wearing fur

"A crowd of curious, mostly male onlookers feasted their eyes on the activists who braved the numbing winter weather to show their skins and shout slogans. "....more....>Yahoo! News - Sultry activists bare their skin in freezing weather to protest wearing fur:

The Connection.org : Moon Bears

When you check out this site, make sure to click onto the multimedia area to see photos and check out Jill Robinsons awesome works toward helping the bears...She is founder and CEO of "Animals Asia Foundation" You are awesome Jill!!!
The Connection.org : Moon Bears

Before I found this site below, the last few days I have been thinking about how many things humans do...unthinkingly...that hurt animals. I was wondering just what sadistic freak invented the horrible method of luring an innocent fish with bait, hooking it onto a barbed hook and yanking it in, ripping the poor fish's mouth to shreds....and calling it a sport?! I once enjoyed fishing...it was many years ago....and I never thought, really thought, about just how horrible it must have been for those unsuspecting fish! I am so remorseful as I think back on it...I was gullible enough at the time to believe that "it doesn't hurt the fish...they don't have any nerve endings there" I'm sorry I ever fished...I'm sorry I ever ate meat...no more no more.....

Many people have never stopped to think about it, but fish are smart, interesting animals with their own unique personalities—just like the dogs and cats we share our homes with. Did you know that fish can learn to avoid nets by watching other fish in their group and that they can recognize individual "shoal mates"? Some fish gather information by eavesdropping on others, and some-such as a type of South African fish that lays eggs on leaves so that they can be carried to a safe place.......more.......>
http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%
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No one would consider doing to a dog what some so casually do to fish—trick them into impaling themselves in the mouth and pull them into an environment where they can't breathe. But the fact is—fish feel pain just as all animals do.
/http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%3A//www.fishinghurts.com/&itemid=200412241248080.324467
www.fishinghurts.com/&itemid=200412241248080.324467

Camel spiders DO exist! Ewwww!!!!
Urban Legends Reference Pages: (Camel Spider)

Camel Spider

AAVS

Americam Anti -Vivisection Society
AAVS

New Scientist Breaking News - New hybrid cellphone-virus discovered

"A cellphone virus that uses several techniques to spread is the most sophisticated 'mobile malware' yet, but experts say the risk of infection remains remarkably slim. "....more....>New Scientist Breaking News - New hybrid cellphone-virus discovered:

The Connection.org : Moon Bears

A horrible and cruel practice in China...is to "milk" the bears for their bile...The bears are caged and a permanent metal catheter is implanted into their gall bladder to extract the bile for chinese medicines....I cannot believe this is still allowed!!!! It is so sick, cruel, barbaric....inhumane....I am so saddened and sickened!!!!
The Connection.org : Moon Bears

Man Convicted of Selling Animal-Cruelty Videos

Robert Stevens, 64, of Pittsville, Virginia, was found guilty in a Pittsburgh court of selling three videos a jury decided violated the ban on depicting the intentional maiming, mutilation or torture of animals or any wounding or killing.
Under the law, signed by President Bill Clinton....more....>Yahoo! News - Man Convicted of Selling Animal-Cruelty Videos: "

Record Warm Winter Stirs Sleepy Estonian Bears

"TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia's warmest winter for two centuries has woken some of its 600 bears several months early from hibernation, wildlife experts said on Friday.

The bears' early reappearance has raised concerns for the survival of this year's cubs....more....> Yahoo! News - Record Warm Winter Stirs Sleepy Estonian Bears:

Sheep's Brain Placed in Salad Dressing

EWWWWW!!! and WHY??!!
Yahoo! News - Sheep's Brain Placed in Salad Dressing

Kirby's New Bed!

I just bought these Ladybug Bean-Bag beds for Kirby & Kody...Kody loves his, but Kirby likes the Christmas beds I bought them better!

Gravity May Lose Its Pull!! Yowza!!!

".....Only something was off base. The craft weren't where they were supposed to be.
Rather than traveling at a constant velocity of more than 25,000 mph toward the edge of the solar system, Pioneers 10 and 11 were inexplicably slowing down. Even factoring in the gravitational pull of the sun and its other planets couldn't explain what he was seeing.
How could that be? ....more....>
Yahoo! News - Gravity May Lose Its Pull:

Sri Lankan Found Alive in Tsunami Rubble

This is incredible! To find someone ALIVE after nearly 2 weeks! I will certainly be praying for this man...he fought so hard to hang on and I surely would love for him to pull through...I'd like to hear what he's thought and felt during this hellish nightmare...God surely has been with him.
"a man identified only as Sirisena was pulled out alive on Saturday from under mounds of rubble in the Sri Lankan seaside town of Galle, the local Sunday Times newspaper said.
After nearly two weeks trapped in the ruins of what was once a shop, he was suffering from malnutrition and dehydration, a broken arm and early symptoms of pneumonia, it said. He was too bewildered to say how....more....>Yahoo! News - Sri Lankan Found Alive in Tsunami Rubble:

More Bullshit re: Social Security

"Advocating changes in Social Security, particularly benefit cuts, can backfire. Bush won't face voters again, but most members of Congress will. They are concerned about more than the prospect of reduced benefits. Many oppose driving the federal debt and budget deficit higher. Setting up the bureaucracy to handle personal retirement accounts could cost up to $2 trillion over a decade. "....more....>
Yahoo! News - Opposition to Bush Social Security plan lining up within GOP:

Those poor dolphins! I hope they're both o.k. and can be safely returned to their own waters!
Yahoo! News - Battle to save dolphins continues amid Thai tsunami disaster

Tortoise Adopts Stray Hippo at Sanctuary

Ohh no...don't separate them! What a rare and beautiful relationship they have! Why must they separate them? Let them all 3 share digs!!! Animals...they're so special and precious and awesome!!!!
Yahoo! News - Tortoise Adopts Stray Hippo at Sanctuary

NBC's 'Fear Factor' Sued for Rat-Eating Episode

I AM SO SURPRISED NONE OF THE ANIMAL PROTECTION GROUPS HAVE NOT COME FORWARD ABOUT SOME OF THE "FEAR FACTOR" STUFF...WHY SHOULD ANY ANIMAL DIE AND BE USED FOR SICK 'SO CALLED' ENTERTAINMENT? IS THIS THE KIND OF CRAP PEOPLE WANT TO SEE? i CERTAINLY DO NOT! SOME SAY "OH IT'S ONLY A RAT!!" HEY IN MY OPINION THAT RAT HAS JUST AS MUCH RIGHT TO LIVE AS ANY OF GOD'S CREATURES!!!!!
Yahoo! News - NBC's 'Fear Factor' Sued for Rat-Eating Episode

~U R WHAT U EAT~

I have kept up on this guy, Yahoo! News - Man Who Shed 450 Pounds to Head Home Soon since I read about him last year in our local paper...in South Dakota. He lives near some relatives of mine and I hope sooo much that he will successfully lose the rest of the weight and regain his health. He was suffering from heart failure when he was taken into the hospital and would have died without medical intervention. He has lost a staggering amount of weight, yet stands to lose again that much before he's done. I wish him the best of luck and will keep him in my prayers! I hope he can have a whole new life and enjoy all he's been forced to miss.
On another note...I have seen such a huge amount of people who have contracted staph infections during hospitalization...This disturbs me a great deal! Aren't health care people disinfecting their hands? I think there is far too much laxity regarding cleanliness amongst healthcare people and I think they should crack down on those people big time! I had a friend who had cancer, was in terrible shape and contracted staph from his nurse...they know this because he was in isolation, and as a result of the staph, he lost all his teeth, nearly died and had a tremendous struggle for his life! He died a few years later...and never sued the hospital. I think I would have, if only to hopefully prevent anything like that from happening again. I would have gone ballistic!
On another note, I have been seriously pissed off at the ignorance or maybe sheer stupidity I have seen with regard to latex products. There are volumes of people who are allergic to them, this is widely known...yet, I see programs on t.v. where food or candy is being prepared and laid out, and people are either completely gloveless or wearing rubber (latex) gloves.
1. If someone ate that food who had a latex allergy and suffered resultant anaphylaxis, who'd ever know that was the offending agent? Would they think the person just died from "unknown causes"?
2. What the bloody HELL are people doing preparing food for public comsumption, WITHOUT gloves on? There are PLASTIC gloves that can be purchased by the box that I have never heard of anyone becoming allergic to...that can & should be used by anyone handling food! And even then need to still take precautions in it's handling.
I was watching "John Ratzenberger's- "Made In America" and they were making "Whitman" samplers of candy...John was being shown the proper way to "massage" the vat of melted chocolate, how to correctly roll in the confection and proper placement of the candy on the tray, so it could set. The woman demonstrating was wearing a hat of some sort but NO GLOVES!!! She dipped her hands into that vat of chocolate that people eat and YESSSH! I can tell you I'll NEVER eat another Whitman sampler! They tried to impart the virtues of the "home made" touch ...It creeped me out! Isn't there enough damn disease all around us without INVITING it!!?? They made a real point of showing John heartily scrubbing his hands....all lost on me I'll tell ya! Gimme a good ol machine to fix up my samplers of candy.... Oh yeah, furthermore, huge OPEN vats, UNcovered, gargantuan tiller or propellor stirring and whipping it up, as people looked on....hmmm....cold & flu anyone? I mean these were completely exposed to everyones coughs and sneezes! I didn't actually SEE anyone sneezing but come on!!! I mean...go to any buffet style cafe and there ya have it....a clear cover, smudged, sneezed on and splattered. But it kept the worst of it off the food...However, no way do I eat at those kinds of places either. I have seen kids who whined they didn't want this or that and after picking their nose and poking their finger into the offensive food, Mom or Dad, slyly scraping it BACK INTO THE TROUGH!!!!!!!!!! No thanks! No way!!! I don't enjoy dining at restaurants any more...I've seen too much and have had friends in the business....and that's a whole other story! Lol! My Uncle toured a ketchup factory...and he said if you knew what went into it, nooo way would you eat it. He quit eating ketchup after that....or shall I say catsup...he's from down south. He switched to Heinz 57....hmmm....wonder what goes in that? Lol! Remember: You are what ya eat!!!!!

: : INSIDE HLS.com

This is horribly disturbing material...enter at your own risk. This chronicles experiments still being done on innocent animals, all in the name of science...torture, maiming, abuse, experiments gone awry, suffering agonies no one should ever have to suffer...all in the name of science...yeah, right...science.
: : INSIDE HLS.com

~BEA ARTHUR TAKES ON KFC!!~
YOU ROCK BEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KFC Cruelty >> Celebrity Endorsements >> Bea Arthur

A FRIEND SENT ME THIS LINK...IT'S AWESOME...
http://kmbwolf.wnc.cc/shelter_cats5.swf

IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR LOVED ONES OR FRIENDS IN SRI LANKA, HERE'S ANOTHER LINK THAT MAY HELP IN YOUR SEARCH:
http://www.soslanka.com/search.php

PETCO: Where the Pets Die

PETCO: Where the Pets Die

IamsCruelty.com > An Iams Gallery of Misery

IamsCruelty.com > An Iams Gallery of Misery

Iams Cruelty > Why Iams?

Iams Cruelty > Why Iams?

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~PRAY~

DOG RESCUES 7 YEAR OLD BOY IN INDIA!!!

"While water lapped at Sangeeta's heels as she rushed up the hill, the scruffy yellow dog named Selvakumar ducked into the hut after Dinakaran....more...
>> Yahoo! News - Dog Rescues 7-Year-Old in India:

~TRACING THE MISSING~
Here are some links if you or someone you know is searching for anyone lost in the Asian tsunami tragedy. If you know of more links, please post them in the 'comments' section below this post and I will put them up on the main page. I pray everyones loved ones and friends will be found, unscathed.
STARTING POINT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4130565.stm
MALDIVES http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4130407.stm
INDONESIA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4131713.stm
INDIA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4130343.stm
SRI LANKA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4130299.stm
THAILAND
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/4140239.stm

~ONE MOTHER'S SEARCH FOR HER CHILDREN~
"Resting for a few minutes, she told me she hasn't seen her sons, five and two, and her three-year-old daughter since disaster struck and a wall of water consumed the island of Car Nicobar, shattering her happy existence. " ...more...>
BBC NEWS World South Asia One mother's search for her children:

~SWEPT OUT TO SEA...BUT SURVIVED!!~
"I fractured my leg when the first wave threw me down. But I had managed to grab one of the many bamboo sticks that were used to build the curio shops.
There was no-one except me in that jungle, no-one came to help

I held on to that bamboo stick and kept floating. There was chaos all around. Everyone was crying for help. " ...more... > BBC NEWS World South Asia Swept out to sea, unable to swim and survived:

~FIRST TSUNAMI SURVIVOR FOUND IN 3 DAYS!~
"The discovery of 24-year-old Tengku Sofyan, who could barely speak and was badly dehydrated, came as relief efforts accelerated across....more....> Yahoo! News - First Tsunami Survivor Found in Three Days:

Do what you can to help

Desperately searching for family or friends, the gruesome wall of dead.

The gruesome job of searching for bodies

This is so sensitive...an excellent blog to check out!
"In this battle their stepping into levels of offenses in normal life. I hear stories where orphaned children have been taken in without any approval by grieving families that lost loved ones. The government and aid organizations have denounced this act and asked families to stop."....more...>

ceneus.blog Blogging a Tragedy Asian Tsunami Disaster:

India Uncut

Check this blog out...scroll a ways down the page to the Friday, December 31st story "A Picture of Hell, and No Kerosene"
entailing first-hand, the hell that continues in the aftermath of the tsunami.
India Uncut

~Praying for Peace~

~I wouldn't want to live...in a world without dogs~

And There Were No Dogs...
This story, among so many, illustrates the hell and turmoil experienced by those who survived the tsunami's onslaught...

Each morning – you could see packs of dogs playing down on the beach. They would run around chasing each other – playing doggy versions of tag and king on the hill. In the morning, they would run along the beach road, looking for scraps of food or handouts from willing tourists. Many looked the same – a kind of mongrel breed that over times, looks like a mix between many medium size dogs.

But now – there are no more dogs. Each morning, with the bodies of people also come bodies of dogs. As they clean up the destruction, and bring out body bags of people – they also bring out dogs. They are placed in plastic bags, and thrown in to special vehicles.........more.>> Phuket Tsunami - FIRST HAND SURVIVOR STORIES: SURVIVING THE TSUNAMI - Part 10 "And there are no dogs"