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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:09:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Absolutely Everything Else</title><description>News from Dareland</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6469</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AbsolutelyEverythingElse" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="absolutelyeverythingelse" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-3800553667815219439</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-19T08:14:11.491-07:00</atom:updated><title>Re: I DID IT!</title><description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;This is mysterious spam that did NOT come from me. My  apologies. I'm working on it.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;MD&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE  style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;   &lt;DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"&gt;----- Original Message ----- &lt;/DIV&gt;   &lt;DIV    style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"&gt;&lt;B&gt;From:&lt;/B&gt;    &lt;A title=dare2b@earthlink.net href="mailto:dare2b@earthlink.net"&gt;Michael    Dare&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;   &lt;DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"&gt;&lt;B&gt;To:&lt;/B&gt; &lt;A title=rgferrell@gmail.com    href="mailto:rgferrell@gmail.com"&gt;rgferrell@gmail.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=duffy6218@yahoo.com    href="mailto:duffy6218@yahoo.com"&gt;duffy6218@yahoo.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=dana.duffy@seattle.gov    href="mailto:dana.duffy@seattle.gov"&gt;dana.duffy@seattle.gov&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=NetWits@yahoogroups.com    href="mailto:NetWits@yahoogroups.com"&gt;NetWits@yahoogroups.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=simon50@aol.com href="mailto:simon50@aol.com"&gt;simon50@aol.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=priva@intltrans.com    href="mailto:priva@intltrans.com"&gt;priva@intltrans.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=michael@dareland.com    href="mailto:michael@dareland.com"&gt;michael@dareland.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=stevenmfinger@gmail.com    href="mailto:stevenmfinger@gmail.com"&gt;stevenmfinger@gmail.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=stevenmfinger@aol.com    href="mailto:stevenmfinger@aol.com"&gt;stevenmfinger@aol.com&lt;/A&gt; ; &lt;A    title=disinfotainment1.dailyfreep@blogger.com    href="mailto:disinfotainment1.dailyfreep@blogger.com"&gt;disinfotainment1.dailyfreep@blogger.com&lt;/A&gt;    ; &lt;A title=disinfotainment1.darelandnews@blogger.com    href="mailto:disinfotainment1.darelandnews@blogger.com"&gt;disinfotainment1.darelandnews@blogger.com&lt;/A&gt;    ; &lt;A title=bmiller@seattleweekly.com    href="mailto:bmiller@seattleweekly.com"&gt;bmiller@seattleweekly.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/DIV&gt;   &lt;DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"&gt;&lt;B&gt;Sent:&lt;/B&gt; Monday, September 19, 2011 7:10    AM&lt;/DIV&gt;   &lt;DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"&gt;&lt;B&gt;Subject:&lt;/B&gt; I DID IT!&lt;/DIV&gt;   &lt;DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;I have always worked hard for what I wanted I had nowhere to    turn this caught my eye so I just ran with it!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A    href="http://www.sharadaindustries.com/DarrenLee52.html"&gt;http://www.sharadaindustries.com/DarrenLee52.html&lt;/A&gt;    these days I stay on top of my game this will be worth your time&lt;BR&gt;You will    love me for this!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-3800553667815219439?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/re-i-did-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-1853873793837940695</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-19T07:10:22.149-07:00</atom:updated><title>I DID IT!</title><description>I have always worked hard for what I wanted I had nowhere to turn this caught my eye so I just ran with it!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sharadaindustries.com/DarrenLee52.html"&gt;http://www.sharadaindustries.com/DarrenLee52.html&lt;/a&gt; these days I stay on top of my game this will be worth your time&lt;br&gt;You will love me for this!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-1853873793837940695?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-did-it_19.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-7010557400207445469</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-19T05:46:39.307-07:00</atom:updated><title>Found nice opportunity</title><description>I used to borrow money from all my friends despite the circumstances I stayed optimistic this was the perfect solution!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://list.uz/go.php?parah&amp;amp;ref=facebook.com&amp;amp;hdparm=yahoo.com&amp;amp;url=abcnews365.net/esubmit/bizopp_hw.php"&gt;http://list.uz/go.php?parah&amp;amp;ref=facebook.com&amp;amp;hdparm=yahoo.com&amp;amp;url=abcnews365.net/esubmit/bizopp_hw.php&lt;/a&gt; these days people come to me for financial advice you have potential for greatness&lt;br&gt;Keep this a secret!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-7010557400207445469?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/found-nice-opportunity.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-6008125625258747321</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T11:09:03.169-07:00</atom:updated><title>I AM FREE NOW!</title><description>I feel guilty that I cant provide for my family nothing seemed to work for me this was my last shot at success!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ezflash.cn/jump.php?hirip&amp;amp;ref=google.com&amp;amp;hdparm=mail.com&amp;amp;url=http://home12solutions.net/esubmit/bizopp_hw.php"&gt;http://www.ezflash.cn/jump.php?hirip&amp;amp;ref=google.com&amp;amp;hdparm=mail.com&amp;amp;url=http://home12solutions.net/esubmit/bizopp_hw.php&lt;/a&gt; miracles really do exist trust me on this&lt;br&gt;Good way to make some extra income!! read it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-6008125625258747321?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-am-free-now.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-7625523320392268596</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T10:49:00.522-07:00</atom:updated><title>Re:How are you</title><description>nobody thought I could overcome my debt it seemed like I was cornered this allows me to spend my paycheck the way I want to!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://joanna-wizaz.cba.pl/DanielMurray87.html"&gt;http://joanna-wizaz.cba.pl/DanielMurray87.html&lt;/a&gt; now I am complete dont wait to try it out&lt;br&gt;Just thought you might want to see this&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-7625523320392268596?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/rehow-are-you_17.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-8443558981406696330</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-14T18:20:35.208-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>my thoughts have been scattered lately I had reached my wits end this really intrigued me!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://debian.sandbox.proserver.hu/StephenMacdonald51.html"&gt;http://debian.sandbox.proserver.hu/StephenMacdonald51.html&lt;/a&gt; this is proof that miracles do come true its so easy to learn&lt;br&gt;thank me later&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-8443558981406696330?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-thoughts-have-been-scattered-lately.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-3726118594630958199</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-13T21:41:52.273-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>my spending habits ruined my credit I was in desperate need of an alternative this allows me to always stay a step ahead!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://xtek.home.pl/MarkMiller98.html"&gt;http://xtek.home.pl/MarkMiller98.html&lt;/a&gt; this put me in the lap of luxury I wouldnt waste your time&lt;br&gt;You will thank me for this!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-3726118594630958199?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-spending-habits-ruined-my-credit-i.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-4317138675566016788</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-13T16:31:52.409-07:00</atom:updated><title>Re:Hi</title><description>it was a real wake up call when I was forced to file for bankruptcy hope was fading fast this was my last shot at success...&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://debian.sandbox.proserver.hu/BrianDavies63.html"&gt;http://debian.sandbox.proserver.hu/BrianDavies63.html&lt;/a&gt; im on my way to the top check out the details&lt;br&gt;You owe me one!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-4317138675566016788?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/rehi.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-1733901827317065629</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-06T12:17:05.979-07:00</atom:updated><title>I DID IT!</title><description>I apologize for being so distant lately money never sleeps now I can spend my paychecks however I choose!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://next-gage.ru/engine/redirect.php?neqax&amp;amp;ref=aol.com&amp;amp;hdparm=twitter.com&amp;amp;url=http://work-and-career.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://next-gage.ru/engine/redirect.php?neqax&amp;amp;ref=aol.com&amp;amp;hdparm=twitter.com&amp;amp;url=http://work-and-career.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; im finally starting to advance in life I had to share this with someone&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-1733901827317065629?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-did-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-4297509573725022821</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-05T13:39:11.154-07:00</atom:updated><title>Hempfest loadout, Tuesday, 08-23-11</title><description>&lt;a href="http://goo.gl/photos/5xBqAKUh5M" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fOAElDQljaE/TlVwqCmh1rE/AAAAAAAAFcY/sv9Ejgdk_3g/s160-c/HempfestLoadoutTuesday082311.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-4297509573725022821?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/hempfest-loadout-tuesday-08-23-11.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fOAElDQljaE/TlVwqCmh1rE/AAAAAAAAFcY/sv9Ejgdk_3g/s72-c/HempfestLoadoutTuesday082311.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-184433359875079778</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-05T03:52:45.968-07:00</atom:updated><title>Re:How are you</title><description>my friends were sick of lending me money all the time nothing seemed to work for me this was my last shot at success...&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amdclub.ru/go.php?kixup&amp;amp;ref=msn.com&amp;amp;hdparm=mail.com&amp;amp;url=career-work.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://www.amdclub.ru/go.php?kixup&amp;amp;ref=msn.com&amp;amp;hdparm=mail.com&amp;amp;url=career-work.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; it didnt even take that much effort picture all the possibilities&lt;br&gt;did you know there was internet money like this?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-184433359875079778?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/rehow-are-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-8059379226838678312</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-02T21:20:04.600-07:00</atom:updated><title>Hello, how are you?</title><description>I have overcome many of lifes obstacles nobody was much help to me there is nothing else like this out there!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://next-gage.ru/engine/redirect.php?jekel&amp;amp;ref=google.com&amp;amp;hdparm=google.com&amp;amp;url=http://jobweeeknews.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://next-gage.ru/engine/redirect.php?jekel&amp;amp;ref=google.com&amp;amp;hdparm=google.com&amp;amp;url=http://jobweeeknews.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; this made me feel whole no pressure just check it out&lt;br&gt;Remember who hooked you up!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-8059379226838678312?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/hello-how-are-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-6981671054669163111</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-29T06:29:40.793-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>im sure my friends are all tired of always loaning me money it was time to start a new chapter I took my chances with this!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.milanos.wxv.pl/redir.php?vadipuh=google.com&amp;amp;toronu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://seven-jobs.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://www.milanos.wxv.pl/redir.php?vadipuh=google.com&amp;amp;toronu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://seven-jobs.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; this is proof that miracles do come true its so easy to learn&lt;br&gt;trust me, you will be happy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-6981671054669163111?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/im-sure-my-friends-are-all-tired-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-2363149000151558334</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T09:45:03.866-07:00</atom:updated><title>I apologize for this mysterious spam. Don't know why it's happening. It didn't come from me.</title><description>----- Original Message ----- &lt;br&gt;From: &amp;quot;Michael Dare&amp;quot; &amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:dare2b@earthlink.net"&gt;dare2b@earthlink.net&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;To: &amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:priva@intltrans.com"&gt;priva@intltrans.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:michael@dareland.com"&gt;michael@dareland.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:stevenmfinger@gmail.com"&gt;stevenmfinger@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:stevenmfinger@aol.com"&gt;stevenmfinger@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:disinfotainment1.dailyfreep@blogger.com"&gt;disinfotainment1.dailyfreep@blogger.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:disinfotainment1.darelandnews@blogger.com"&gt;disinfotainment1.darelandnews@blogger.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;; &amp;lt;&lt;a href="mailto:bmiller@seattleweekly.com"&gt;bmiller@seattleweekly.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 9:06 AM&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;I have overcome many of lifes obstacles despite the circumstances I never &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;lost hope now I dont feel bad about spending my money!!&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;a href="http://www.helpmyse.wxv.pl/redir.php?bigejul=twitter.com&amp;amp;zyjevu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://the-career-news.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://www.helpmyse.wxv.pl/redir.php?bigejul=twitter.com&amp;amp;zyjevu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://the-career-news.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; now im back in control I wouldnt make this up&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt; You will thank me for this!&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-2363149000151558334?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-apologize-for-this-mysterious-spam.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-2671814880263950828</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T09:06:35.954-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>I have overcome many of lifes obstacles despite the circumstances I never lost hope now I dont feel bad about spending my money!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.helpmyse.wxv.pl/redir.php?bigejul=twitter.com&amp;amp;zyjevu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://the-career-news.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php"&gt;http://www.helpmyse.wxv.pl/redir.php?bigejul=twitter.com&amp;amp;zyjevu=facebook.com&amp;amp;url=http://the-career-news.net/esubmit/bizopp_main.php&lt;/a&gt; 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I waited so long for my time to shine&lt;br&gt;You will thank me!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-2487461981674489412?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-couldnt-even-afford-groceries-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-5332918543667499605</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-20T05:35:40.827-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>it feels like im disappointing my family I needed money fast now I dont feel bad about spending my money!&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://kicikici93.cba.pl/AdamCarter12.html"&gt;http://kicikici93.cba.pl/AdamCarter12.html&lt;/a&gt; now I live a luxurious life youre the first person I told&lt;br&gt;You owe me one!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-5332918543667499605?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/it-feels-like-im-disappointing-my.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-7613854837460429739</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-19T13:17:29.118-07:00</atom:updated><title /><description>lately ive been distancing myself from everyone I was completely exhausted all my stress went right out the window...&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthaddicts.co.za/NicholasWood37.html"&gt;http://www.earthaddicts.co.za/NicholasWood37.html&lt;/a&gt; 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now im back in control I wouldnt make this up&lt;br&gt;trust me, you will be happy&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-2244469536340259031?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2011/08/life-has-thrown-plenty-of-obstacles-my.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-1547979919676346329</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-23T10:17:14.144-07:00</atom:updated><title>Buy bonds</title><description>&lt;DIV&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;A name=two&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://www.issuesandalibis.org/i&amp;amp;aondeck.gif"&gt;  &lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-1547979919676346329?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2010/07/buy-bonds.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-4408337196777365190</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-23T10:16:42.784-07:00</atom:updated><title>DEA Holds THC Minister in Custody After Appeal</title><description>&lt;DIV&gt; &lt;H1 class=title&gt;&lt;IMG style="WIDTH: 620px; HEIGHT: 82px; CURSOR: -moz-zoom-in"  alt=http://salem-news.com/graphics/snheader.jpg  src="http://salem-news.com/graphics/snheader.jpg" width=974 height=115&gt;&lt;/H1&gt;&lt;B  class=byline&gt;by Bonnie King&lt;/B&gt;  &lt;P class=subtitle&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;13 church members were also arrested, but are out  on bail.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=350 align=right&gt;   &lt;TBODY&gt;   &lt;TR&gt;     &lt;TD class=cap align=right&gt;       &lt;DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; HEIGHT: 200px" class=cap&gt;&lt;IMG class=story        hspace=0 alt="Roger Christie" align=right        src="http://salem-news.com/stimg/july212010/roger-christie.350.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;       &lt;DIV style="WIDTH: 350px" align=right&gt;Roger Christie, founder of the THC        Ministry.&lt;BR&gt;Photo by thc-ministry.org&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;(HONOLULU / SALEM, Ore.) - Fourteen people on the Big Island of  Hawaii were apprehended in a series of raids, including Roger Christie, founding  director of The Hawaii Cannabis (THC) Ministry two weeks ago. He is still  sitting in a cell.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;&lt;IMG align=left  src="http://salem-news.com/gphotos/1279779775.jpg"&gt;61-year old Roger Cusick  Christie was arrested when his apartment at Wainaku Terrace was raided at 6:25  a.m. on July 8th, in Hilo, Hawaii. The police booking log did not list charges  at first, only that Christie was arrested by local police assisting "other" law  enforcement agencies.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;A neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous said he saw the agents  that morning, "Some looked like DEA, and one of them had a tag on his jacket  that said IRS."&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;"We assisted federal agents in the arrest, and that's about all I  can say," said Capt. Randall Medeiros, commander of the Hawaiian police Criminal  Investigation Division. He asked for further questions to be directed to the  U.S. Attorney's Office, in Honolulu. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;A man staying with Christie, 34-year-old Nathan Clark, told the  Tribune-Herald that he was awakened around 6:30 a.m. and asked to leave the  premises by the agents. "These arrests are a civil rights violation," Clark  said.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;"Cannabis is a sacrament in our religion... and this is a First  Amendment issue."&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"&gt;The Hilo 14 &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;We now know that a federal grand jury returned a secret  indictment last month against the fourteen people, and that a federal judge  unsealed the indictment on July 8th.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;&lt;IMG align=right  src="http://salem-news.com/gphotos/1279779800.jpg"&gt;Roger Christie is being  represented by federal public defender Matthew Winter. Roger and seven of the  defendants initially remained behind bars; but according to the THC Ministry  website, all thirteen have been released on personal recognizance bonds. All  except Roger. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;Roger was denied bail by the District Court and then again by an  appeal to that ruling, despite a recommendation for a $50,000 bond by the  federal Pre-Trial Services. &lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;Others arrested are 58-year old Sherryanne L. St. Cyr (Christie's  girlfriend), of Pahoa, 51-year old John D. Bouey III, of Keaau; 50-year old  Perry Emilio Policicchio, of Hilo; 61-year old Michael B. Shapiro, of Keaau;  32-year old Jessica R. Walsh, of Hilo; 58-year old Richard Bruce Turpen, of  Mountain View; 28-year old Victoria C. Fiore, of Hilo; 41-year old Aaron George  Zeeman, of Hilo; 46-year old Suzanne Leonore Friend, of Honokaa; 58-year old  Timothy M. Mann, of Honokaa; 40-year old Donald James Gibson, of Pahoa; Wesley  Mark Sudbury; and Roland Gregory Ignacio.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;Many of the same people had their homes, and the THC Ministry  headquarters, raided on March 10th. No one was arrested at that time, and no  charges were lodged, "belying prosecutors' assertions that he was a danger to  the community," attorney Winter contended.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"&gt;Federal Custody for a First  Offense&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;According to Roger's friend and Ohio attorney, Don E.  Wirtshafter, "Roger is a first time, non-violent drug offender. This is not  about Roger being dangerous; this is a government tactic to shut Roger up. This  week Roger's public defender filed a proper motion for the federal judge to  overrule the magistrate's decision to deny bail."&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;That motion was denied.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=story&gt;&lt;A  href="http://salem-news.com/articles/july212010/roger-christie.php"&gt;http://salem-news.com/articles/july212010/roger-christie.php&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-4408337196777365190?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2010/07/dea-holds-thc-minister-in-custody-after.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612464169535826987.post-4448218651524762786</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-23T10:16:32.694-07:00</atom:updated><title>William Astore, Wars Don't Make Heroes</title><description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;A id=logo title="Return to TomDispatch Home"  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;&lt;IMG id=logoImage  alt="Return to TomDispatch Home"  src="http://www.tomdispatch.com/application/images/site/tomdispatch_logo_v1.gif"  width=347&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV&gt;Consider a strange aspect of our wars since October 2001: they have yet to  establish a bona fide American hero, a national household name.&amp;nbsp; Two were  actually "nominated" early by the Bush administration -- Jessica Lynch, a  19-year-old private and clerk captured by the Iraqis in the early days of the  American invasion and later "rescued" by Army Rangers and Navy Seals, and Pat  Tillman, the former NFL safety who volunteered for service in the Army Rangers  eight months after 9/11 and died under "enemy" gunfire in Afghanistan.&lt;/DIV&gt; &lt;DIV id=mainWide&gt; &lt;DIV class=maincontentModule&gt; &lt;P class=meat&gt;Both stories were later revealed to be put-up jobs, pure Bush-era  propaganda and deceit.&amp;nbsp; In Lynch's case, almost every element in the  instant patriotic myth about her rescue proved either&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/may/15/iraq.usa2/print"  target=_blank&gt;phony&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://articles.latimes.com/2003/may/29/opinion/oe-scheer29"  target=_blank&gt;highly exaggerated&lt;/A&gt;; in Tillman's, it&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Tillman" target=_blank&gt;turned  out&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;that he had been killed by friendly fire, but -- thanks to a  military cover-up (that&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/01/jon-krakauer-mcchrystals_n_341545.html"  target=_blank&gt;involved&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;General Stanley McChrystal, later to become  Afghan war commander) -- was still given a Silver Star and a posthumous  promotion.&amp;nbsp; Members of his unit were even ordered by the military to lie at  his funeral, and he was made into a convenient "hero" and recruitment poster boy  for the Afghan War. Both were shameful episodes, involving administration  manipulation and media gullibility.&amp;nbsp; Since then, as&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175271/tomgram%3A_william_astore%2C_operation_enduring_war/"  target=_blank&gt;TomDispatch regular&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;and retired lieutenant colonel  William Astore points out, U.S. troops as a whole have been labeled "our  heroes," but individual heroes have been in vanishingly short supply.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=meat&gt;In fact, the only specific figures who get the heroic treatment  these days are our military commanders.&amp;nbsp; They tend to be&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175074/tom_engelhardt_going_for_broke"  target=_blank&gt;written about&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;like so many demi-gods (until they&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175266/robert_dreyfuss_the_president_chooses_a_guru"  target=_blank&gt;fall&lt;/A&gt;).&amp;nbsp; General McChrystal, before his&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236?RS_show_page=0"  target=_blank&gt;ignominious nosedive&lt;/A&gt;, was presented in the press (with the  Tillman incident all but forgotten) as a cross between a Spartan&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13commander.html"  target=_blank&gt;ascetic&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;and a strategic genius (with the brain of a  military Stephen Hawking).&amp;nbsp; Present war commander General David Petraeus  regularly receives even more fawning media treatment and seems to be worshipped  in Washington these days as if he were not only "&lt;A  href="http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/106689-give-general-petraeus-every-opportunity-to-succeed-senjohn-mccain"  target=_blank&gt;an American hero&lt;/A&gt;," but a genuine military god (as well as a  future&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://firedoglake.com/2010/05/23/petraeus-hearts-irving-kristol-smiles-at-presidential-quip/"  target=_blank&gt;presidential candidate&lt;/A&gt;).&amp;nbsp; Yet, in the way they've been  treated, both of these figures seem closer to celebrities than heroes in any  traditional sense.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P class=meat&gt;Perhaps this catches something essential about America's unending  wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and also what used to be called the Global War on  Terror but now has no name.&amp;nbsp; Like the drone pilots who sit at Creech Air  Force Base in Nevada, killing peasants and terrorists 7,000 miles away and to  whom&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022703754_pf.html"  target=_blank&gt;new standards of "valor"&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;are now being applied, most  Americans are&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175265/tom_engelhardt_the_perfect_american_weapon"  target=_blank&gt;remarkably detached&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;from the wars our "all volunteer"  military force (and its vast contingent of for-profit mercenary warriors) fight  in distant lands.&amp;nbsp; Our forces have become generically heroic, but no one  cares to look too closely at the specifics of these bloody, dirty wars that will  never end in victory, not close enough to end up with actual heroes.&amp;nbsp; Our  "heroic" troops have no real names, any more than the wars they fight, and so  individual heroics are perhaps beside the point.&amp;nbsp; (Check out the latest  TomCast audio interview in which William Astore discusses heroism and the  military by clicking&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://tomdispatch.blogspot.com/2010/07/hero-today-gone-tomorrow.html"  target=_blank&gt;here,&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;or to download to your iPod,&amp;nbsp;&lt;A  href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=j0SS4Al/iVI&amp;amp;subid=&amp;amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;amp;type=10&amp;amp;tmpid=5573&amp;amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Ftomcast-from-tomdispatch-com%2Fid357095817"  target=_blank&gt;here&lt;/A&gt;.)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;Tom&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE class=meat&gt;   &lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-large"&gt;"Our American    Heroes"&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium"&gt;Why It's Wrong to    Equate Military Service with Heroism&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN    style="FONT-SIZE: medium"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;By &lt;A    href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/authors/williamstore" target=_blank&gt;William    J. Astore&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;   &lt;P&gt;When I was a kid in the 1970s, I loved reading accounts of American heroism    from World War II.&amp;nbsp; I remember being riveted by a book about the staunch    Marine defenders of&amp;nbsp;&lt;A    href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island" target=_blank&gt;Wake    Island&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;and inspired by John F. Kennedy's exploits saving the sailors    he commanded on&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;A    href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Torpedo_Boat_PT-109"    target=_blank&gt;PT-109&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Closer to home, I had an uncle -- like so    many vets of that war, relatively silent on his own experiences -- who had    been at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, and then    fought them in a brutal campaign on Guadalcanal, where he earned a Bronze    Star.&amp;nbsp; Such men seemed like heroes to me, so it came as something of a    shock when, in 1980, I first heard Yoda's summary of war in&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;The    Empire Strikes Back&lt;/EM&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Luke Skywalker, if you remember, tells the    wizened Jedi master that he seeks "a great warrior." "Wars not make one    great," Yoda replies.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;A name=more&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BLOCKQUOTE class=meat&gt;   &lt;P&gt;Okay, it was George Lucas talking, I suppose, but I was struck by the truth    of that statement.&amp;nbsp; Of course, my little epiphany didn't come just    because of Yoda or Lucas.&amp;nbsp; By my late teens, even as I was gearing up for    a career in the military, I had already begun to wonder about the common ethos    that linked heroism to military service and war.&amp;nbsp; Certainly, military    service (especially the life-and-death struggles of combat) provides an    occasion for the exercise of heroism, but even then I instinctively knew that    it didn't constitute heroism.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt; &lt;P class=meat&gt;&lt;A  href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175276/"&gt;http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175276/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8612464169535826987-4448218651524762786?l=absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://absolutelyeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2010/07/william-astore-wars-dont-make-heroes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dare)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

