| Iran tightens its squeeze on bloggers (IranVNC.com)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:18:30 -0800 by IranVNCJanuary 7, 2009 (IranVNC)? In its campaign to intimidate bloggers in Iran, the countrys Judiciary confirmed on December 30 the detention of the man known to many as the Blogfather. Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan is credited for his role in kickstarting Irans blogging revolution. His charges are related to insulting Islams religious figures.16.30 GMT-12:30 PM/EST Hossein Derakhshan is known to many as Irans Blogfather for kickstarting the countrys blogging revolution. On December 30, Irans Judiciary confirmed his detention. The 34-year-old Iranian-Canadian is held on charges related to insulting Islams religious figures. This move is only the latest in a series of government attempts to tighten the grip on nearly 400,000 active bloggers in the country. (GFX: According to Open Net Initiative country report, 400,000 blogs are active and 7 million access the Internet in Iran.)A bill, which overwhelmingly passed in the Iranian Majles on its first reading in July 2008, further tightens that squeeze. It applies the death penalty to web crimes that threaten societys moral security. These are activities promoting prostitution, corruption or apostasy.Tala Dowlatshahi, Reporters Without Borders Director New York: It is a bill simply put in place to alert the media and other members of civil society that blogging and sending out information, that it is not going to tolerate anybody going against the governments line.And to monitor online content and impose penalties for Internet offenses, Tehrans Prosecutor-General Saeed Mortazavi announced on December 10 the formation of a special prosecutors department for Internet crimes. The following day, the Paris-based press freedom group, Reporters Sans Frontieres, RSF, condemned this move. It stated Mortazavis decision is indicative of the Internets situation in Iran under control and regarded as a dangerous area. Besides the detention of Derakhshan, the end of 2008 witnessed more bloggers behind bars. According to RSF, Esmail Jafari of Bushehr was sentenced on charges of anti-government propaganda and disseminating information abroad. Additionally, the editor of the Azar Zan blog, Shahnaz Gholami, has been imprisoned since November 9 in the northwestern city of Tabriz. And in October, Mojtaba Lotfi from Qom ended up in prison.Nevertheless, many Iranians, including Farnaz Seify, keep on blogging. Farnaz Seify: It is a popular concept, especially for youths. It is a good way to practice democracy. You see the very readers who are against you and you talk with them.The Judiciary once blocked Seifys popular blog. And nearly 1000 webblogs are blocked almost every month. Theyre all required by law to provide their contact and web content information for the government to monitor otherwise, they and their Internet Service Providers are suspended and face criminal charges.ŠIranVNC 2008. All rights reserved. Related: iran bloggers freedom derakhshan internet | |
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| January 7 - Fruit of the Vine InternationalWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:14:06 -0800 by SimpleSizeMe More than 20,000 people die of hunger EVERY DAY and this is entirely preventable."The Rules"1. Ryan will only eat one bowl of rice each day. He will only drink water, but can drink as much as he wants.2. Ryan will make a 3 minute (approx.) video update each day with his thoughts on the experience. He will try to make these interesting. Heh.3. This will continue until $1,000,000 has been raised for organizations focused on hunger internationally.4. Each day, visitors to www.simplesizeme.com will vote for which organization should receive the funds donated on the following day. Whoever wins the votes on Monday will be the beneficiary on Tuesday. The idea here is to encourage as much participation as possible, so go to it!!5. Email ryan@simplesizeme.co m to suggest an organization doing work to relieve hunger internationally. Not interested in US programs at this time.6. Email ryan@simplesizeme.co m with anything you want and maybe I'll put it in one of my videos. Related: fruit hunger international me of simple simplesizeme size the vine | |
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| A Mother's LoveWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:12:31 -0800 by mommyelyA child singing of her mother's love:"And because of her love, and her kindness and careBecause of the place that I hold in her prayers..."I want my little girl to know the place that she holds in my prayers and in my heart. I believe that one day she will feel the reality of how much I have borne her, fought for her, and loved her.Angels To Watch Over Mehttp://www.captive FLDSchildren.org/She watched by my cradle for long, sleepless nightsShe taught me to pray as she knelt by my sideShe's guarding my childhood and all through the yearsShe echoes my laughter, she quiets my tearsIn the arms of my mother, I came to believeHeavenly Father sent angels to watch over meShe teaches the meaning of courage and faithShe teaches to live with the Lord as my strengthShe teaches to follow the pathway He's markedShe guides my footsteps when the journey grows darkAnd I know there are dangers that I cannot seeHeavenly Father sent angels to watch over meShe teaches to serve with a spirit that singsShe teaches to seek after heavenly thingsAnd because of her love and her kindness and careBecause of the place that I hold in her prayersAnd because of her goodness, I still believeHeavenly Father sent angels to watch over me Related: "ira jucal sayer" "ira sayer" ira ely "mommy ely" "a mother's love" | |
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| ? Somebody ElseWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:12:22 -0800 by MidnyteFoxWatch in High Quality!! READ FIRST!!This is my entry for Scyppend Round II. I'm in Group IV: Anti-Pairings. This video was a serious challenge for me, because I'm not used to making videos about Anti-Pairings. I've never done so much masking in my life (even though Sony Vegas messed up half of the masking in this video when I rendered it)! xD I had a lot of fun making this, though. Oh, and I have nothing against Ashe by the way. She's actually one of my favorite characters. ;)Song: She SaysArtist: Howie DayFootage: Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenMade With: Sony Vegas 7.0Pairings: Anti-Tidus/Ashe, Anti-Ashe/Rasler, Tidus/YunaStory:Tidu s and Ashe were a couple, and a happy one at that. They had known each other for years, and Tidus proposed to Ashe after awhile. She said yes immediately. But the problem was?Ashe was a princess.And Tidus was the farthest thing from a prince that he could think of. A week before the wedding, Ashe brought Tidus bad news. She entered the room, staring at the floor the entire time, and began to speak."Prince Rasler has asked me to marry him," She said quieter than usual."What? No way!" Tidus said in a sort of mocking disbelief, convincing himself that Ashe would never marry someone else. "This is something that I have to do," her voice rang through his ears, coming as a shock to his system. He never thought that Ashe would actually follow through with something like this. "You serious?" Tidus replied.Ashe dropped the ring Tidus had given her back into his hand and walked from the room, never looking back. The bells. Tidus heard them loud and clear that day?her wedding day. He knew it should be him standing beside her on the carriage he was now watching so intently as it rode past. A surge of jealousy ran through him as he saw Ashe smiling at her new prince.Once the carriage arrived at the cathedral and the couple began to ascend the steps to the altar, Tidus ran. His legs carried him to the carpeted stairs, where he attempted to stop the wedding. He had no idea what he was thinking, as guards lunged at him from all sides instantly. They ran at him, attacking him with their weapons, and he tried to put up a fight, but soon everything went black. The last image in his head was of Ashe?and she was not even remotely concerned. Hellooo! An angels voice called out to him. He thought he was dreaming, until the voice called out again.Hello! The darkness subsided, and Tidus found himself in an old forest, while the face of an angel appeared to join its voice. Ashe? The girl shook her head, and her face came into focus.No, Im Yuna, she said. Tidus was amazed at the resemblance she bore to Ashe. He could see her face through Yunas, hear her voice, hear her laugh.Soon, days passed, and then months. The more time Tidus spent with Yuna in the forest, the less she reminded him of Ashe. He began to fall in love with her.Soon afterward, news broke that Prince Rasler, Ashe's husband was killed in battle. Tidus was shocked, and he actually felt sorry for Ashe, but he had no intention of trying to win her back. However, apparently Ashe had other plans. She strode into the old forest where Tidus and Yuna were resting, telling him that they could finally be together. He immediately declined, and he walked away with Yuna, leaving Ashe the way she had left Tidus?Alone.DISCLAIM ER: THIS VIDEO IS PURELY FAN-MADE AND IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH HOWIE DAY OR SQUARE-ENIX. I AM NOT MAKING A PROFIT OFF OF THIS VIDEO. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Related: midnytefox scyppend round ii group iv anti pairings ashe tidus yuna final fantasy | |
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| I Never Thought I'd Catch THIS Lovebug.. (A Nick J Love Story) Chapter 18 -part two-Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10:57 -0800 by jobromance312"Jamie hurry up!" they both said. "I'm coming, chill out.""Coach said we had to be here thirty minutes ago!""Umm.. no she didn't, she said we didn't have to be at the school until 3:45. plus, Middle school hasn't even started. Freak out.""No, coach showed up right after school and told us all to stay.. I dont know where you were. But hey Nick..." Amy said. Miley elbowed her in the side. Amy rolled her eyes and told me coach was waiting for me in the lockerroom."Whatever .." I said, then walked in to talk to coach, but I didnt realize Amy and Miley werent following me. I walked over to my bag and took off my flip flops to put on my tennis shoes and knee pads. Then Amy walked in."Where's Miley?" I asked."Oh, she had some, business.. to take care of." "What about coach? I thought you said she was in here." "No, that was just to get you away from Nick," she answered bluntly.Wait, what?"Excuse me." I said."Nick is Miley's; everyone at the school knows that. Well, except you. And you had to go and ask him out... You don't know how pissed of Miley was when she heard..""Woah woah woah, wait a second. Nick asked ME out. Okay? And Miley is NOT Nick's, whether we were dating our not. HE hates her, his FAMILY hates her, she just lives in her own little dream world.""That's not what she said.. I mean, he only made out with her for like twenty minutes last weekend..." She said, the brattiest look I'd ever seen on her face. "Yeah, Okay Amy. So you're believing Miley now? Since when did you even hang out with her? and FYI, she made out with him.. and it was for like, five seconds. Get your facts strait. I'm getting out of here.""Actually, you arent." She said, moving in front of the door."Amy, seriously, what the crap?""Well, Miley asked me to keep you in here so she could give Nick enough time to ask her out again. And she KNOWS he will.""Bull crap, he's dating me. And this is stupid, since when do you listen to her? Just move Amy. Besides, I know you like him to. So why take her side over mine, I mean.. We used to be bestfriends.""HA, Nick is not dating you... he doesn't even like you. He just felt sorry for you on the first day of school. And bestfriends? that was such a long time ago. And Miley has a lot to offer as a friend.. which, you don't. So if you could just chill in here for a while---"And then I punched her in the face.. She wouldn't shut up.. and I wanted to get to Nick. When I walked out of the locker room, I couldn't see either of them. By now, the middle school game was starting, so there were a bunch of people to weave through. I got to the school hallway, and then ran down it once I heard voices. I turned the corner and saw Nick and Miley...talking. Oh thank God. But wait, Nick looked extremely pissed? Was he telling her that he was in love with me? Or was he frustrated cause he loved her and wanted to break up with me? I didn't know.. and I didn't feel like taking the time to think. I just walked down the hallway and stood by his side. Right when I got down there, Nick unconsciously wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I could see Miley being to snarl. ".... and I have a girlfriend that I love, and well, I just don't like you Miley. So please just back off. I'm not going to date you again." I heard him finish. "But Nick..." "No Miley! Quite trying to win me back! it's useless. Just find someone else to date." She glared at me and walked off, going to find Amy I was guessing..."Hey.." he said, turning to me. "Coach, wasn't.. mad.. was she?""No, coach isn't here." I laughed. "But it's okay, it sounded reasonable to me. Coach is kinda crazy sometimes. So.." I said, pointing at where Miley had walked.. well, stomped off.. "not making out this time?" I said, smiling up at him. Gosh, those beautiful brown eyes.."Well.. not with Miley... " he said, leaning down to kiss me. We kept on kissing, right there in the empty school hallway.. until we heard someone clear their throat. Well, I guess it wasn't an empty school hallway...---------- -bumbumbumm(: Miley's an idiot. haha.butt, whats goin to happen?who's in the hallway?who knows? oh wait, me(:haha, find out sooon!comment if you want 19 tonight(: Related: "jonas brothers" lovebug nick joe kevin lovestory jobromance | |
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| Mother 3 - Chapter 7 - Episode 13Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10:33 -0800 by chuggaaconroyI get a few enemies we've yet to fight out of the way first before heading to the volcano to look for the Needle!http://matild a-caboose.deviantart .com/Matilda_Caboose drew the Lucas, Kumatora, & Boney artwork seen in this video as well as most of the artwork in my other videos. Be sure to check out his impressive artwork as well as add him to your follow list.Photoshop artwork done by Ouendanation of YouTube.http://www.y outube.com/user/ouen danationWanna play this game too?Go to http://mother3.fobby .net and follow the very easy step-by-step instructions. I cannot and will not link you to any ROMs, nor will this site. Do not link to any ROMs in my comments or distribute them on my page.Also be sure to check out Starmen.net for their awesome information on the Mother series games and consider donating to them or buying some of their sweet merchandise like pre-ordering their Mother 3 Player's Guide! Also consider buying some official merchandise like importing a copy of the original Japanese version of Mother 3 or buying the Mother 3 arrangement soundtracks off iTunes. Related: let's play mother fan translation english japanese mother3 ???? earthbound earth bound nintendo hal brownie brown rpg super smash bros 64 melee brawl lucas ness shigesato itoi | |
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| Naruto chat#3~RUUUUNNNN!Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:10:21 -0800 by katkurseWelcome to my third chat, Again the title dosn't come in intill about the end but i hope you enjoyIn this chat temari and Shikamaru go on their date. And of course the girls follow. And Sakunohi bumps -no pun intended- into someone! And all is going well intill something slips! Related: naruto chat #3 runnnnn! | |
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| Mulan Soundtrack - "Mulan's Decision" (Track 8)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:09:53 -0800 by slappeeyThe eighth track of the Mulan Soundtrack."Mulan's Decision"Composed by David FriedmanDISCLAIMER: All content, including characters, music, and video are property of their own respective company. I do not own the characters or have any relationship to those that do. The following videos have been carefully set up with extra precautions to ensure no stealing will be done to the best of the internet's abilities. These videos have been put up at the request of a member at this website. These videos are NOT being done for the purpose of making money or a profit of any kind, but for entertainment purposes. All legal rights reserved. Related: mulan soundtrack music track eight mulan's decision david friedman slappeey | |
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| Prince CPTV: Episode 2Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:08:20 -0800 by BubbaloGumWelcome to Prince CPTV: Episode 2. In this episode, Prince will spy on hobos with his hidden camera! He will also give information of Aprila32343 or Sektor... Also, featuring brand new songs and comedy. As a special guest star: Pikabye81, closing the show with one of his comedy acts: "If Prince TV Ends it's like the world ends!" Includes new music no one has heard before in a Prince Banks Studios video! Prince CPTV is back, and trying to make every second of the video a tiny laugh or making this video to your favorites and rate it! Now you can follow Prince Banks & friends in WordPress!:www.princ ebanks.wordpress.com for Prince Banks Official Sitewww.pikabye.word press.com Pika's site!!!-Prince Banks Related: prince banks cp club penguin tv cptv episode ii dos deux aprila32343 sektor pikabye81 pika aprila rap awesome hobo spying spy lol incredible music | |
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| 2005 FORD MUSTANG Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:08:13 -0800 by ANAUTOCONNECTIONWe are pleased to present this excellent 2005 FORD MUSTANG with 20400 miles. Its beautiful BLACK exterior is nicely complimented by a clean BLACK interior. This MUSTANG comes equipped with the following options, CD PLAYER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, DRIVER AIRBAG, PASSENGER AIRBAG, FOG LIGHTS, REAR DEFROSTER, TRACTION CONTROL, VARIABLE WIPERS, AIR CONDITIONING, CRUISE CONTROL, and much more. For a complete list, select the Options button below. Contact our friendly professional staff today for more information or to schedule a test drive. Related: 2005 800-652-4032 cpe ford gt mustang | |
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| a skylit drive-hey,nightmare were did you get them teethWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:01:25 -0800 by mznightmaremaddyRun, for your life nowDont you see your princess is gone?Pull your vengeance asideLets make it rain blood tonightCollide your sword with mine, Ill send your soulTo the hell where it came fromBy this I know youll never set your eyesOn a quest you cant surviveIts no surprise your head hangs from my heads Your mouth cant sin or lieCut through the limbs Stab through the enemies eyesAny last man will die[x2]She, watching the sky burn oh how it burnsRun for the skylines, run for the skylines darlingFollow the light of the moon just to stay aliveForgive meFor tomorrowIf Im lateIve died before I wakeCut through the limbs Stab through the enemies eyesAny last man will die[x2]Whats left for youYou, you wanted lifeI showed you loveConserve protect your lifeConserve your lifeConserve protect your lifeConserve your lifeYour life is my well beingAnd if it lay in shadows then so be itBut left it be known that this soldier will not rest a dayUntil he lays in the glamour and the grace of his brideI will not rest one day until my victims blood is shed Up and down the shorelinesUp and down the shorelinesFor gods sake pleaseDont you forgive meI will wait for you[x2]Race the sunPray for nothing warm Related: skylit drive | |
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| Mulan Soundtrack - "Attack At The Wall" (Track 7)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:00:31 -0800 by slappeeyThe seventh track of the Mulan Soundtrack."Attack at the Wall"Composed by David FriedmanDISCLAIMER: All content, including characters, music, and video are property of their own respective company. I do not own the characters or have any relationship to those that do. The following videos have been carefully set up with extra precautions to ensure no stealing will be done to the best of the internet's abilities. These videos have been put up at the request of a member at this website. These videos are NOT being done for the purpose of making money or a profit of any kind, but for entertainment purposes. All legal rights reserved. Related: mulan soundtrack music track seven attack at the wall david friedman slappeey | |
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