What do I have in common with Sarah Palin, the right-wing Republican former governor of Alaska? Not much, I am happy to report. Except one thing: We were both victims of the same serious crime. Lest any one think e-mail hacking is not serious, watch this YouTube video at left of FOX News legal analyst Megyn Kelly on the serious legal repercussions of this felonious crime. If your profile is not as high as Sarah Palin's, you might think there is nothing you can do, but there is something you should do: Report it to the FBI. Granted, I wasn't running for vice-president, so the Secret Service didn't get involved, but the FBI did, and they were terrific to me. If you have been victimized, harassed, or threatened online, it is important that you get help, advice and protection from authorities. it is also VERY important that a record exisits and is kept on file with authorities. The FBI's IC3 Crime Complaint Center is an associated site of the United States FBI, and they can help you. 'IC3's mission is to serve as a vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet related crimes.' -You can file a complaint online, and they will advise you on what further action you should take. In most cases, there is not a lot the authorities will do, unless you continue to be harassed or fraudulently obtained information is used to harm you, but it is very important that a record exists, in case further action is required. If you find youself in a situation like this, my best bit of advice is to save everything. You might be inclined to delete a harassing or threatening text message or e-mail, but don't: SAVE IT. IT IS EVIDENCE. I was lucky in that I always back up all my info, and never delete anything, so when a crime was committed against me, I had voice-mails, text messages, e-mails, and messages left on social networking sites of a threatening and harassing nature, and I provided all this to the authorities. Be prepared to spend a lot of time, and to be a squeaky hinge, but it is worth it to protect your interests. In my case, I had to travel to my nearest FBI Office, and spent several hours filling out a mountain of paperwork, including release forms for them to access all my accounts and contact all my service providers to obtain records. It was a bit of a hassle, but worth it, as now, the authorities have the names, home addresses, ISP's, IP numbers, on-line ID's, phone numbers, even photographs; all pertinent information about the people who victimized me, and there will be a permanent record on file with them.

This link for The FBI's IC3 Crime Complaint Center is specifically for Americans, but a bit of Googling should provide info on what to do if you are in another country.

The Groove Of All Grooves...

One of the great passions of my life is House Music; especially tribal, Latin, and progressive house. It's not something that can be explained; you either understand house in your heart or you don't... Most people have no clue what True House Music even is. -I hate it when House music gets lumped in with other electronic dance music. House is like nothing else, and if you have it in your soul, House can be a transcendent experience that will take you higher than any drug.

The DJ's listed below are my favorites, and they all have mixes available as free downloads on their sites. The blue links are the DJ's names and the link to the main page of their respective websites. The pink links are direct links to my favorite mixes from each DJ. I hope someone who reads this page will discover a new and fantastical musical experience with these mixes. I listen to all of these DJ's, all the time, and love them all:

Portuguese duo Kult Of Krameria (Kramerian Rare Mix), West Coast's DJ's: DJ Mike Giannini (DRUM), DJ Kramer (Sex, Love & Tribal), and DJ Harmonix (Believer), Singapore's DJ JackT (Paulo Me!!@Bangkok Mix), New York based Egyptian DJ Amir Fouad (Afro Vocal House), and my absolute, incomparable favorite: Miami DJ Mark Brickman (Essential South Beach Mix #22 - Welcome To Miami), whose Essential South Beach Mixes are more eclectic than the others, and who is simply the best DJ I've ever heard.

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"Each time you sleep with someone, you sleep with his or her entire past" As I write this (December 1st), it is World AIDS Day. I lost the best friend of my lifetime, Jeffrey Douglas Klein, to AIDS 8 years ago... if you've ever witnessed someone you love dying from this terrible disease, it will change you forever... anyhow, as a sexually active woman who has had more than one partner since I was last tested, it has occured to me that it has been too long since I was tested for sexually transmitted diseases, so I have scheduled an appointment to be tested not only for HIV, but other STD's as well. Many venereal diseases present few or no symptoms at first, so it's essential you get educated, and get tested. I found this website to be very useful for a clear and concise overview of many common sexually transmitted diseases.

And here is another interesting website that is amusing, though actually pretty scary!: The Six Degrees Of Separation Calculator -you can determine the number of indeirect sexual partners you've had. Be prepared to be surprised! It's better to be safe than sorry.

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