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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.
Do you know where your lover has been? Are you sure?
"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 to AIDS 10 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.
Blue Crane Photo Restoration & Repair
Blue Crane Photo Restoration & Repair does beautiful work repairing old photograhs! As someone who loves vintage photography, I am very impressed with the restoration work they do.
Factacular Trivia
If you like trivia and expanding your knowledge, we highly recommend Factacular. It's a very fun free site where you can test your knowledge against other players.
"Ignorance is not bliss" Indeed.
Herbweb/Hedweb
Hedweb is always interesting and thought provoking. Be sure to scroll down through the contents and view the section called Herbweb.
Postcrossing
Postcrossing is really cool, and 100% free, too! Send and receive real, paper, snail-mail postcards from members around the globe!
World History Of Art
You can lose yourself for hours at all-art.org's World History Of Art - One of the biggest and probably the best art sites on the web.
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