the end of the internet = the end of free flowing global awareness

Two easy ways to sign the petition against SOPA and PIPA:

http://americancensorship.org/
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Also, Please like on your Facebook, Twitter...all your social networks which could all be no longer....

SOPA:
Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websites.
Gives copyright holders the right to issue economic takedowns and bring lawsuits against website owners and operators, if those websites have features that make it possible to post infringing content.
Makes it a felony offense to post a copyrighted song or video.
This bill turns us all into criminals. If it passes, then you either stop using the Internet, or you simply hope that you never end up in the crosshairs, because if you’re targeted, you will be destroyed by this bill. You don’t have to be a big, mean, nasty criminal — common Internet usage is effectively criminalized under this law. This bill will kill American innovation and development of the Internet, as it will become too risky to do anything of value. It is toxic and dangerous, and should not, under any circumstances, be supported.

I hope that this helps you to more clearly understand why SOPA is bad. Rhetoric is efficient, but you should know what you’re opposing and why you’re opposing it. It’s difficult to read and understand, but if you care about the Internet, free speech and personal freedom at all, you owe it to yourself to understand and oppose SOPA.

Opponents include Google, Yahoo!, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, LinkedIn, eBay, Mozilla Corporation, Roblox, Reddit,[106] the Wikimedia Foundation,[107] and human rights organizations such asReporters Without Borders,[108] the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the ACLU, and Human Rights Watch.[109]

BASICALLY WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS SAYING BY SIGNING THESE BILLS:
"The internet threatens our longstanding control of information and communications, and that is simply unacceptable. Therefore, it is essential to curb the utility of the internet for everyone else."
The Internet is the vehicle for restoring freedom and crushing tyranny
Why is the U.S. government working so feverishly to crush independent, truthful information on the internet? Because the globalist controllers realize that the internet is the last bastion of freedom in a world run by global elite corporatists.

While the global elite own and run the mainstream (corporate whore) media, and they own Congress, and they own all the influential non-profits such as the wholly corrupt American Cancer Society, they do not yet control the internet! This freaks them out, especially when they see so much truth being produced by liberty-loving individuals who are exposing the neocons, the socialists, and the criminal-minded thugs who run Wall Street and the White House.

They are desperate to crush internet freedom and SOPA is the tool they hope to use to accomplish that. This is why your opposition to SOPA is absolutely crucial. It's also why internet giants such as Wikipedia and Reddit have joined in this one-day protest against the tyranny of SOPA and what is fast becoming a government-sponsored "information terrorism" campaign against free speech.


Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/034682_SOPA_online_piracy_protest.html#ixzz1jpYFxxg3

Obama may sign SOPA even if he says he opposes it

It is crucial that you take action now, because even though SOPA has been "shelved" and Obama has withdrawn his support for it, remember thatObama also promised he would veto the NDAA, yet he quietly and sneakily signed that on New Year's Eve, stripping Americans of their due process rights (http://www.naturalnews.com/034537_NDAA_Bill_of_Rights_Obama.html).

Just because Obama says he opposes something doesn't mean he won't sign it! And believe me, the tactics of all these evil minions in Washington is to operate in darkness, meaning they will delay SOPA when people are paying attention but then, a few months later, after public awareness has waned, they will insidiously attach it to some spending bill and quietly make it law. One day you will wake up and all your favorite websites will simply be GONE. Remember, the government hasalreadyshut down 84,000 websites with no due process (http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-84000-websites-by-mista...).

That's why you need to voice your opposition to SOPA right now and take a stand for internet Free Speech.

If you don't, you may very well wake up one day and find NaturalNews.com shut down, InfoWars.com removed from the 'net, and then your only remaining news options will be CNN, Fox, MSNBC and all the other sources of complete mind-controlled drivel that the corporate "sellout" establishment wants to drill into your head.

Finally,share this article on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Spread the word about SOPA. Encourage others to take action. Remember: The internet is the last bastion of freedom in our modern world. If we lose the internet, the corrupt criminals and tyrants who run Wall Street and Washington D.C. will have total, unrelenting control over all information, and your freedom will be suffocated under a police state agenda of total disinformation.

Spread the word. Take action. Protect freedom! Protect the People against government censorship!


Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/034682_SOPA_online_piracy_protest.html#ixzz1jpYNnoCd
http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-dangerous-opinion/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/17/stop-sopa-or-web-will-go-dark

PLEASE DONATE TO THE KETSANA / ONDOY VICTIMS

i brought a bunch of new stuff to dream and barefoot contessa recently :D please go check it out if you are so inclined...

mmm. i got some business cards from vista print in the mail today.

im making stuff today. mainly, necklaces. maybe i will set up my sewing area a bit better too cos now i have my serger again :D

my shop was offline cos i paid late, but its back online now... yay. hmm. i was thinking of donating some sales (if any) to the flood victims. like, maybe 25% of the item total. till nov. i wonder if ill get any online sales by then? ha.


its so rainy today.... but not as rainy as it was in manila a few days ago. yikes. have you seen the destruction brought upon by the massive flooding? that typhoon ketsana is one mean whirlwind.
lots of people in manila are donating and running relief operations but there are so many people that need help its going to take a long time to rebuild.
there are a lot of ways to donate, specially through the philippine red cross and unicef.. (also, the salvation army here)
on youtube, check out the related videos, gosh there are tonnes....
apparently ketsana hitting manila is twice as worse as hurricane katrina in new orleans :C
grass roots and the public help better than the government... http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=496123

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ifTqoxntOs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0bp_5e0g0

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=163434718938


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/note.php?note_id=162392178938&id=674910701&ref=share

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/216872/3b6d51123e44e5dfd4ac9daaee79e5be.htm

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=160387518487

Those of you residing OUTSIDE OF THE PHIILPPINES, you can HELP too.


1. IN KIND DONATIONS: (Most urgent needs)

Food items: Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and potable water

Medicines: Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases

Non-food items: Adult/baby clothes, baby formulas, diapers, bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap

Rehabilitation Programs: Shelter materials for house repair

2. MONETARY DONATIONS

*CASH or CHECK
Please send cash or check donations to the PNRC National Headquarters in Manila. Checks should be made payable to The Philippine National Red Cross. We can also arrange for donation pick-up.

* BANK DEPOSIT
Account Name: The Phil. Nat’l. Red Cross

METROBANK
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 151-3-041-63122-8
Dollar Acct.: 151-2-151-00218-2
Type of Acct. : SAVINGS
Swift Code: MBTC PH MM

BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
Port Area Branch
Peso Acct.: 4991-0010-99
Type of Account: CURRENT

BANK OF THE PHIL. ISLANDS
UN Branch
Dollar Acct.: 8114-0030-94
Type of Account: SAVINGS
Swift Code: BOPI PH MM

For your donations to be properly acknowledged, please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number.

*Credit Card

Please fax the following info to +632.404.09.79 and +632.527.0575:

Name of card member, billing address, contact nos. (phone & mobile), credit card no., expiration date, CCV2/ CVC2 (last three digits at the back of the credit card), billing address, amount to be donated.

* Online Donations, visit our website at www.redcross.org.ph .

**INTERNATIONAL

Send a letter of intent to donate to the PNRC
A letter of acceptance from PNRC shall be sent back to the donor
Immediately after shipping the goods, please send the (a) original Deed of Donation, (b) copy of packing list and (c) original Airway Bill for air shipments or Bill of Lading for sea shipments to The Philippine National Red Cross–National Headquarters c/o Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila 2803, Philippines.

hyperlink to Philippine Red Cross below
http://www.redcross.org.ph/Site/PNRC/wtd.aspx


OR

Please call the Red Cross nearest you & ask how you can help...

American Red Cross 1-800-435-7669
Australian Red Cross 1-800-811-700
Canadian Red Cross 613-740-1900
British Red Cross 0844-87-100 87
German Red Cross +32-16-89-60-60

UNICEF provides immediate assistance to children affected by tropical storm Ondoy
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MANILA, 29 September 2009 — UNICEF has provided about Php 6,908,330 million in supplies to address the urgent needs of affected children and their families in the wake of tropical storm Ondoy. Within 24 hours of the storm hitting Manila, UNICEF supplied food and non-food items, as well as temporary shelter to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for distribution to flood-stricken communities.

UNICEF expressed great concern over the growing number of children and families affected by storm Ondoy (international codename Ketsana) which dumped a month’s worth of rain in 12 hours, flooding 25 per cent of Metro Manila and affecting more than 24 provinces around the country. The death toll has risen to 240, and is expected to still rise as relief and recovery efforts continue.

Data from the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) revealed that around 1.8 million people were affected, with 600,000 people being relocated in around 600 evacuation centers. Some families are still trapped on upper levels or roofs of houses awaiting rescue.

“Our hearts go out to the thousands of children and families who have been affected by the storm, whether they are still trapped in their homes or living in evacuation centers. This is a very difficult experience for any child, especially for those who have lost their loved ones,” Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF Representative, said.

UNICEF is in constant coordination with the government and other humanitarian agencies to deliver much-needed goods and services to the displaced. They formed part of an assessment team composed of emergency specialists and have travelled to many sites today to find out how children are being affected by the massive flooding.

© UNICEF Philippines/2009/Alquinto
“I visited the flooded sites of Taguig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City today, and was shocked by the level of devastation in many communities. But what also struck me was the amazing co-operation and generosity of the people of the capital, who have opened up their homes to assist others less fortunate in their neighbourhoods," Tobin said.

“Water and sanitation are issues that need immediate action. In the next 48 hours, we will be delivering 2,000 more hygiene kits, essential medicines, water purification tablets, portable toilets and family kits containing blankets and soap to aid in relief efforts. We are also helping the government and other humanitarian agencies to address gaps in the delivery of aid to those affected,” Tobin added.

UNICEF is now appealing internationally for US $ 3.5 million for the children and families affected by the storm. The funds will be used to purchase additional water kits and essential medical kits to ensure safe drinking water and to prevent outbreak of diseases.

As the relief and recovery efforts continue, UNICEF is concerned about the storm’s long-term effects on children, including health risks posed by the widespread flooding, as well as the two tropical storms heading for the same area, and likely to hit land on Thursday or Friday.

UNICEF is accepting cash donations through its Metrobank account: UNICEF C/A 066-7-06631209-3 in response to the victims of tropical storm Ondoy. Call our hotlines at (02) 758-1000 and 758-1442 to find out more ways to send your donations.