Gratitude

It isn't what you have in your pocket
that makes you thankful,
but what you have in your heart.

- Author Unknown


Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Dolphins - self-aware? If you think so then act.

Facts about Dolphin Drive Hunts


The petition The goal is 1,000,000 signatures. Currently just under 70,000.


Sometimes live dolphins are hoisted on ropes tied around their tail fins, said Paul Boyle, a former director of the New York Aquarium and now chief executive of the Ocean Project, an umbrella organization for more than 800 institutions worldwide working to increase awareness of oceanic issues through collaborations with zoos and museums.

Dolphins are essentially weightless in water but weigh as much as 800 pounds on land, Boyle said. When they are hung, their backbones, which resemble human spines, are wrenched apart.

"It must be excruciatingly painful," Boyle said, noting that humans complain bitterly when experiencing pain from a ruptured disc in the spine. "When we show people video from past events, every person has the same response. They say it is the most inhumane thing they have ever seen."

A rather vivid illustration of beauty product commercials

http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.ca/bblank.asp?id=6895

Note for Sheldon fans

Sheldon is moving from Comics.com aka dilbert.com to their own independent site. Seems that comics.com obliterated Dave's notice of the move on their site to the public.

If you like the strip, you will love what's happening now that Dave is sponsering his strip. Large format daily strips. The entire archive available online. More reliable daily updates (comics.com had a tendancy to skip one every once in a while - although they would catch up a few days later.)

Here's his announcement on his blog: http://sheldoncomics.com/archive/061106.html

Enjoy!

Refurbished PDA's expose previously stored data

"Any time you return or recycle any phone, especially one of these hi-tech phones, you need to purge all the information stored on it. And that is not a simple task. Just hitting delete and removing the SIM card is not enough to protect yourself."

A large list of cell phones and PDA's with instructions on how to clear your personal data before you recycle or return to vender.