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....FOR FREEDOM!!!

 

 “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. –George Orwell

 

The year is 1913, Woodrow Wilson is president, and powerful banking interests, who have been trying for year, finally achieved their long term goal, of silently taking control of the American government.

     The first thing the did to accomplish their take over was convince secretary of state, Flan Denox, to lie to the American people, and tell them that the 16th amendment [Income Tax Amendment] had been legally ratified by the states when it was not. The bankers knew that this tax would ultimately end up in their pockets.

     Because of this fraud the American people were led to believe there was a tax on their labor. Congress and the President ARE completely aware of this fraud and it was cited in a recent court case:

 

“If you… examined [the 16th amendment] carefully, you would find that a sufficient number of states ratified that amendment.” -U.S. District Court Judge, James C. Fox, 2003

 

That very same year [1913] the bankers committed their second, and by far most diabolical fraud ever perpetrated on the American people, by bribing senators to pass the Federal Reserve Act, without the required Constitutional amendment. They did this during Christmas vacation, when many senators where home celebrating Christmas with their families.

     And that is how the unconstitutional Federal Reserve Act came into being. They were very clever, and understood that who ever issued the money for America controlled the government.

 

“Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Mayer Rothschild, Private Banker

 

President Wilson, who signed the Federal Reserve Act later said in regret:

“I’m a most unhappy man; I have unwittingly ruined my country a great industrial nation is now controlled by a system of credit. We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinions and duress of a small group of dominant men.” -Woodrow Wilson, 1919

 

How did America transform from being a truly free country with a servant government where our individual rights are protected by our Constitution, to being a country that talked about being free but really wasn’t?

     The change started when the Federal Reserve came into existence, and America adopted one of the major planks of the Communist Manifesto by creating for America this central bank.

     The very same people that back the Federal Reserve System also back the graduated income tax, a second plank from the Communist Manifesto.

     And now our Congress so dominated by the banks, is helping them entrap people even further by passing new Bankruptcy Laws making it more difficult for the people to declare bankruptcy and get a fresh start.

 

“Who controls money controls the world.” -Henry Kissinger, Council of Foreign Relations

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*President Bush has signed executive orders give him sole authority to impose martial law and suspending Habeas Corpus. This gives him dictatorial power over the people without any checks or balances.

 

*The government can jail you for life without charges, without trial, and without a lawyer.

 

*Because of globalization the U.S. must accept other nations’ laws. Under the CAFTA treaty the sale of vitamins and supplements will be illegal.

 

*Executive Order# 10999: Allows the government to take over all modes of transportation.

 

*Executive Order# 11000: Allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision.

 

* Executive Order# 11921: Provides that the president can declare a state of emergency that is not defined and Congress cannot review the action for six months.

 

*Senate Bill# 1873: Allows the government to vaccinate you with untested vaccines against your will.

 

*The FDA says: Americans do not have a right to know which foods are genetically modified.

 

*Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Bill (HR1528): Requires you to spy on you neighbors including wearing a wire. Refusal would be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence of at least two years.

 

*The government claims the power to seize all financial interments: gold, silver, and everything else if they deem an emergence exists. –treasury department letter, Aug. 12, 2005

 

*There are 190 countries in the world; American has bases in 130 them.

 

The Patriot Act permits:

*Secret FBI and police searches of your home and office.

*Secret government wiretaps on you phone, computer and/or internet activity.

*Secret investigations of your bank record, credit cards and other financial records.

*Secret investigations of your library and book activities.

*Secret examinations of your metical, travel and business records.

*The freezing of funds and assets without prior notice or appeal.

*The creation of secret watch lists that ban those named from air and other travel.

 

“The Constitution is just a goddamn piece of paper.” -George W. Bush, Nov. 2005, Capitol Hill Blue

 

During the 1990’s President Clinton monitored millions of private phone calls placed by U.S. citizens. He did this under a secret program code named: Echelon. The wide spread use of wire tapping Americans during the Clinton administration proves that this practice was not started because of 9/11 but is standard procedure.

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The new legislation for the national ID card is in and takes three to for pages to describe. It will be connected to our driver’s licenses and Social security numbers. A physical ID such as finger prints or retinal print will be on it.

This law known as the Real ID Act takes effect in May 2008. Anyone with out a card will not be permitted to board an air plain, Amtrak train, open a bank account, or enter a federal building.

The bill mandates that all drivers’ licenses contain “common readable technology. A radio frequency identification (RFID) chip will be used.

 

 

“It is time to wake up America. Those ID cards are NOT about defeating terrorism, they are all about controlling the American people.” -Aaron Russo

 

The latest technology for identifying people when they make purchases is the implantable chip that can be directly imbedded into human flesh. Its tiny glass capsule is about the size if a grain if rice. It contains an RFID computer chip with a coiled antenna.

Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and others have expressed great interest in being able to more closely monitor the American people. And one way to do that would be to determine who buys what and where they take these things.

     Radio frequency can travel through walls, wood, the things we normally rely on to protect our privacy. For example your backpack, your pocket, anything you’re wearing or carrying.

     They were talking about having reader devices in every airport, on every bus, every train, on every port and every dock.

     One of the most worrisome applications of RFID is proposals to put in cash. Meaning that you’d be able to track every bank note, where it has been, who it has been issued to, and create an essence an audit trail that would essentially take away the anonymity of cash, that we enjoy today.

     The ATM machine itself, as the money came through the roller device, would be reading each number. And it would know who you are; of course you identify yourself at banks or ATMs. And the ATM would tag the number, and transfer the possession name from, say Bank of America to Joe Jones.

     Once every thing you do is tied down to a single number, and there is no longer the option to pay with cash, then all it takes to render you a non citizen is to simply turn you chip off. Then you won’t be able to participate in ant function in society, including buy food.  

     Through the implementation of the Federal Reserve System, the American citizen has gone from being a private individual who had real money, and gold in possession that was private, to a citizen who has no privacy because all money is now being digitized. They can deduct however amount of money they want out of your digits when ever they want, and they can trace you when ever they want. You’ll be at there mercy. God forbid we allow this to happen in America

    

“This is outrageous! I mean your talking about the government looking over your shoulder at absolutely everything you do, every purchase you make, every place you go, every company you interact with, would be recorded back to potentially the government.” -Katherine Albrecht, author of “Spy Chips”

 

Have we become so controlled and ignorant about our rights, that big institution and big governments can do whatever they want with us even with out our approval?

I know for certain that our founding fathers would resist to the death what is happening in America today. And I for one will not accept a national ID card. And if nobody accepts a national ID card, and nobody can board a plain without one, then let the airlines go bankrupt. And if you can’t open an account in a big national bank, then open one in a small local bank. And if we can’t walk into a federal building, I’d personally consider that a blessing.

Don’t allow these institutions to dictate to us how we conduct our lives. This is America, and we have free choice! We the people have the power not the government. The government gets its power from us, not the other way around.

Think of all the men and women that died in all our wars fighting for freedom, not Federal Reserve bankers. Do you think they sacrificed their lives so America could get chipped like a dog, so we can all have homing devices inside us? NO! This ID card is the last step before they implant us, and that is precisely the reason no one should accept one.

And you know what they’re going to do? They’re going to call in the propaganda machine, the media, and try to sell this RFID chip as if it was in everybody’s best interest.

 

“We shall have a world government whether or not we like it. The only question is whether the world government will be achieved by conquest or consent.” -Paul Warburg, architect of the Federal Reserve System, 1950

 

The central bankers of the world are working together to create a one world government. A global police sinister was the only thing George Orwell ever wrote about. Where every person on the planet Earth will have an RFID chip implant, where the bankers and the governments have access to every transaction you make.

A chip in every in everybody would be the universal monitory system, because there would be no escape from it.

Most people don’t have a clue that these unelected private bankers, actually control the governments of the world. They have actually financed and profited from ever war since World War I, without concern for humanity. The war in Iraq is an attempt by the Federal Reserve and their partner the Bank of England to control the middle east, and make it part of the new world order.

 

“Military men are just dumb stupid animals, to be used as pawn in foreign policies.” -Henry Kissinger

 

     The war on terrorism is the war on your freedom.

 

“The bankers own take it away from them but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough money to buy it back again. However, take away the power to create money, and all great fortunes like mine will disappear and ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in.

But if you wish to remain slaves of the bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money.” - Sir Josiah Stamp, former director of the Bank of England

 

“We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years.

     It would have been impossible for us to develop our plans for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But now the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march toward a world government. The supra national sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto determination, practiced in past centuries.” 

-David Rockefeller, private banker, council on foreign relations, June 1991

 

“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” -Felix Frankfuter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

 

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” -Henry Ford

 

     Now that you do understand what happened in 1913, and how it is leading to world government, the future depends on you. Will you choose freedom or slavery? Stop living in fear of your government. Government is the servant. We are the masters.

So what are you going to do about it? Join together in civil disobedience. Be willing to take part in nationwide strikes, boycotts, and marches on Washington. Force Congress to use their power to shut down the Federal Reserve. Government has authority to issue money, without paying interest to the bankers. This will take away the power to control our government from the bankers. Only vote for candidates who have signed an affidavit to shut down the Federal Reserve System and stop world government.

If you are in the military or law enforcement, remember you swore an oath to defend the American Constitution. You didn’t swear an oath to promote world government. Honor your Oath.

DONOT accept the national ID card, even if it’s your drivers’ license. We must demand that the American peoples gold be audited, and make certain that it has not been stolen. This asset must be returned to the American people.

Abolish computer voting in the state where you live. Stop being a good Democrat, stop being a good Republican, start being good Americans.

And when the media starts telling you that the country will fall apart if this is done, don’t be fooled. This is just the Federal Reserve trying to save itself. Squash it!

 

“I like the old idea, where you could do what you thought you could do and what you wanted to do as long as you didn’t hurt anyone.”

 -Ron Paul

 

If you believe in civil disobedience and wish to organize with millions of Americans in this battle for liberty, please sign up at freedomtofascism.com, and if you choose not to help, report to Central Services immediately and we will have you fitted for an RFID chip… for you own safety, of course.

 

”We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
-Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776

 Uninted we stand, Divided we fall.

www.ronpaul2008.com

 

www.wethepeoplefoundation.org

 Source:

America: from freedom to fascism (DVD)
 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

 



Published On: 11/10/2007
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  Hey every one, its Thacker here checking in from Whistler BC. Myself, Cody Borchers, Cory Davis, Randy ShermanRoss Mercer and Chris Brown on the Camera have been tearin it up here in Beautiful British Columbia. Our weather has not been the greatest but that has definitely not slowed down our good times! We have been ripping dirt bikes, rallying the mountain bikes on the downhill course and there is no shortage for night life even in the off season of the crazy ski town. We have only had a couple of days of actual filming but when we have gotten to it’s been unreal. There is so much snow left here I can’t believe it! It is the middle of June and we are still riding sleds! Totally living the dream! Ha! Yesterday was our best day with Ross and Cody crushing the 180 reentries and even myself getting in there a bit! Cory and I crushed the Monster gap jump with Cory killing it even more with some nice no footed can cans There was definitely no shortage of big air, style, Monster Energy drink and fun with some of the most talented riders in the biz! Until next time! Peace and keep it rubber side down!

 PT11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Published On: 6/16/2007
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 BIG DAWG SHOOTOUT 2007

Thanks to Shawn, Paul and Lincoln for putting on another spectacular show in Pemberton, BC (Rutherford riding area) on April 21, 2007. There were in excess of 1000 people in attendance with some HUGE horsepower. Also thanks to the Pemberton Snowmobile Club for grooming the trails and plowing a huge parking lot for us to park in. Gob well done!

Congratulations to FreakStyle for winning the Show & Shine, Jason Earl for winning the Uphill Drag event, and to Tim McGregor for taking home the belt and top honors for the Sickest Line. As for the action all day...speechless. Check out the teaser video posted in the videos section or below.
 
Team SLEDJUNKIES
 
 


Published On: 4/26/2007
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Giraffe Entourage: Engagements
By: Rodney


wow!  what a summer? 

 Congrats to my Dad and Marcia.

 Congrats to Bryan and Carly.

 Congrats to Aron and Paula.

 Congrats to Geoff and Erin.

 3 of my best friends and my dad all got engaged this summer!  I can't believe it.  Thats a good sign that you're getting old when the friends you grew up with are getting married.  Not that I want a girlfriend, but its a little depressing knowing that I can't keep a relationship for a couple months let along a few years like these allstars.

 

Next summer is gonna be BOH-LICKSHOT with all these weddings. 

 



Published On: 9/19/2006
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I'm leaving messages and voicemails
Telling you I miss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Why you tryna diss me
When I just wanna kiss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Tell me what's the issue
Who I give these lips to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
This is turning into
Something I ain't hip to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)

See you got me all alone
Waitin right here by the phone
For you to call me,
Just to here
Your voice tone
I keep on wondering if you was even
Feeling me, I keep on wondering if
This was even meant to be
Tell me imma waste of time, boy
You showing me no sign, is it cuz u on
Ya grind, cuz you're always on my mind

I keep on wondering if everything you said was true
I keep on wondering if you were really coming through

Now here I go again blowing you up,
And my girlfriends keep telling me
I'm doing too much
Now here I go again blowing you up,
And my girlfriends keep telling me
I'm doing too much

I'm leaving messages and voicemails
Telling you I miss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Why you tryna diss me
When I just wanna kiss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Tell me what's the issue
Who I give these lips to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
This is turning into
Something I ain't hip to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)

I'm out with my girls tryna have a good time
And you know
I'm looking fly tryna meet sum other guys
But it gets hard sometimes
cuz there ain't no one just like you
I try my best
but I can't shake this thing u got me going through

All i can picture is the color of your eyes,
and the way u make me smile
I ain't felt this in a while,
But I came to a conclusion that this is pure illusion
Chaos and confusion but I'm not gonna let it ruin

The way I feel about myself cuz I have self-esteem,
sometimes I
Wonder if I'm just chasing a fantasy

The way I feel about myself cuz I have self-esteem, sometimes I
Wonder if I'm just chasing a fantasy

I'm leaving messages and voicemails
Telling you I miss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Why you tryna diss me
When I just wanna kiss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Tell me what's the issue
Who I give these lips to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
This is turning into
Something I ain't hip to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)

[Baby Bash:]
Just leave ya name and number
And I'm gon holla at cha
Just leave ya name and number
And I'm gon holla at cha
Just leave ya name and number
And I'm gon holla at cha
Just leave ya name and number
And I'm gon holla at cha

Ronnie Ray all day
Women in the hall way, Ev day losing track of the people tryna call me
Don't take this the wrong way, I been havin long days, doing it, moving
Round the town wherever I'm getting my song played

Now here I go again blowing you up,
And my girlfriends keep telling me
I'm doing too much

Now here I go again blowing you up,
And my girlfriends keep telling me
I'm doing too much

I'm leaving messages and voicemails
Telling you I miss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Why you tryna diss me
When I just wanna kiss you
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
Tell me what's the issue
Who I give these lips to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)
This is turning into
Something I ain't hip to
Baby am I doing too much (too much)

Doing Too Much


Published On: 7/26/2006
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My Blog: music
By: gk101


I LISTEN TO:
GREEN DAY
RASCAL FLATTS
ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
CLICK FIVE
KELLY CLARKSON
SEAN PAUL
CRIS BROWN
BLACK EYED PEAS
NATASHA BEDDINGFIELD
 
MY FAV SONGS:
TIME OF UR LIFE***************
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
MINORITY
MOVE ALONG
RUN IT
UNWRITTEN
BREAKAWAY
BECAUSE OF U
WALK AWAY
LIFE IS A HIGHWAY
WHAT HURTS THE MOST*******
HIPS DON'T LIE
TEMPERATURE
LEAVE(GET OUT)
BABY IT'S U
CONFESSIONS
BURN
WE BELONG TOGERTHER
GIMME THAT
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
THOUSAND MILES
 
 
 
 
 


Published On: 7/6/2006
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So yes, as the title reads, Its been exactly 1 year since I left my home town of beautiful Brampton Ontario.

For those few of you that don't know, Brampton is a beautiful international destination just outside of the real capital of Canada, Toronto.

I'm going to dedicate this entry to the things I miss about home sweet home.

I miss my family!  I have only seen them once since I left and I used to see them every day.  I miss my oldest sister, Kari, cooking dinner for me and her boyfriend.  What a nice lady.  Ooo, I miss going for amazing dinners at my mother's house.  And who could forget my baby sister Lisa who I haven't had a chance to make fun in long times...seen?

I miss my friends!  Bryan, Walker, Mark my best friends for life; Paul my Jack Astors dinner and movie date and my Jack's backyard wing man. haha.  Sean!  My jungle buddy!  I have forgotten how much fun it is to drink rye shots and spin jungle jungle.  POKER!  ahhh...I really haven't had any good poker games since I left.  And what of DODGEBALL!  SO much fun...but oh so painful for the next week. 

So yea, its obvious that i miss my friends and family but i miss you too Brampton.  I miss having civilization near by where you can get what u want, when you want it.  I have the worst cravings here in whistler for things that I can't get. ahhh.

Oh..and ofcourse... I miss the sexy Brampton ladies. Zagga Zow!

Brampton, you are the number 1 city in the world and I won't forget you. *tear*.



Published On: 5/25/2006
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Gonzo Photo: 05/16/06
By: gtphoto


Lets just say living off 6 hours of sleep is starting to take it's toll on me.  I don't think I've had more than that in over 4 months now.  Work has just kicked in again, so I'm that typical weekend warrior.  I usually put 400-500km on my car on any given weekend, but this past weekend was a little more.  Thank God I didn't blow 1,000km or I'd have to get my 2nd oil change this month.

20060502_mrr_road_1.jpg

Why you ask?  Why drive so much just to stand around and take a photo?  It's the fact that I'm out there, still enjoying the snow.  It's people like Paul Welters who gives his all every time I go with him.  It's the feeling of adrenaline while watching people push the level of snowboarding to new heights.  No photographer is in this game for the money, but I can tell you right now, money would be a nice thing right about now.

Published On: 5/16/2006
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(feat. Cool & Dre,Fat Joe,Lil Wayne, Paul Wall,Pitbull...)

[Cool & Dre]
This is...This is
This is...AND HE GOES BY THE NAME OF

[Lil Wayne]
Yeah you got the right one, It's Weezy f*ckin Baby
And if your woman lookin, I'll let the woman taste me
Okay now I'm with Khaled, we wilyn in Miami
We got a bunch of bitches, we pile em in the phantom
They follow us to Mansion but I don't mean the club
I'm talking bout my crib, mama I'm trying to f*ck
It's Cash Money Baby, It's Young Money Biatch
Now you can swallow that or you can suck a dick
Okay, tell me shi*t, Lil Wayne f*ck a bitch
Lil' nigga, big money, big gun full of that shi*t
Nigga I ain't Will Smith, Nah, I ain't a fresh prince
Nigga I'm a young king, Nigga I'm a Bun B
Yup, I go hard, ask my broad
Miss Stevie Wonder, she ain't lookin at y'all (She can't see)
The rest goes without me having to say
I say, go, go, go, go (DJ)

[Chorus: Paul Wall]
Holla at me, What it do, What it is
You ain't never seen a playa like this (Holla at me baby)
I'm a pimp, I'll show her how I live
Take her back then I put it in her wrist (Holla at me baby)
I'm a monster, I do it real big
You ain't never seen rocks like this (Holla at me baby)
You can see me from a far I'm the shi*t
Scream at me What it do, What it is (What It Do)

[Paul Wall]
It's Paul Wall baby, Swishahouse club rocker
Chunk a deuce, sip a deuece, pourin up big goose vodka
Lone star beast straight up out the H
Sure stoppin all the hate, sippin on the ski taste
I got the I-N-S on my tail, immigration still harass
Cause they see me in a foriegn ridin on a pointed glass
Gettin cash is my number one task
Until I'm under the grass, that's why I'm top of the class
I'm a grit boy lookin for an ass like Ketoya
Leave a bitch back all nutty like Almond Joy
My boy Toy I E got to sleep
And we got to see and who got the freaks?
Beat it up like an ass whipping
The album dropped and there's been a lot of ass kissing
But I ain't trippin, I'm trill
That's why I'm posted with Khaled cause he real one
A hundred baby like a bill, Holla at me baby

[Chorus]

[Fat Joe]
Nah homie, you done got it f*cked up
You ain't got as much money as us (Nope)
We sent Campbell in cause he got goggles on
and he's pushing something far and it's f*cked
Now all I gotta do is push a little button quick fast
And the chopper come out of the stash
Yeah money ain't jewels motherf*cker you lose
I'll make you do the f*ck Sean Comb dance (Follow me now)
Who wanna come test the kid
Have your baby mama bless the team
shi*t, I ain't even know she could twerk it like that
She a motherf*ckin sex machine, Holla at me baby

[Chorus]

[Rick Ross]
Stuntin in a magnum ridin with my hat low
Forty-five magnum, barrel full of air holes
Dade County, represent, Dopeboy ever since
Know that I'ma veteran, Million dollar president
Rick Ross, big chips, AK's, flip clips
Off set rims on a rear six inch lips
Started on the benches, rose through the trenches
Now I'm the shi*t bitch, go and check your senses
Known for the benz's, Chrome on the bentleys
Smokin on the mentleys, Dade county, big cheese
Flip soft, whip that, Rick Ross rip that
Khaled go hard dawg, talk to em Paul Wall

[Chorus]

[Pitbull]
It's Mr. 3-0-5 A.K.A
Mr. Snort yay, spit rocks, made in day
I owe my future to
Last name Campbell, first name Luther
The gun shine stayed, well that shoulda
Bought him the crib, what it do, what it is
Bust a clip, flip a brick, hey buddy where's the lick?
That's all we talk about, well welcome to the south
We in, get our bread then we out, no doubt
Harlas and priests
These boys dirty, they'll f*ck your mother, sister, daughter and nieces
Oye da loca, mueve a la carada, oye da loca, even la meraya (?)

[Chorus]



Published On: 4/28/2006
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 If you are feeling suicidal now, please stop long enough to read this. It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain.I don’t know who you are, or why you are reading this page. I only know that for the moment, you’re reading it, and that is good. I can assume that you are here because you are troubled and considering ending your life. If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with you and talk, face to face and heart to heart. But since that is not possible, we will have to make do with this.I have known a lot of people who have wanted to kill themselves, so I have some small idea of what you might be feeling. I know that you might not be up to reading a long book, so I am going to keep this short. While we are together here for the next five minutes, I have five simple, practical things I would like to share with you. I won’t argue with you about whether you should kill yourself. But I assume that if you are thinking about it, you feel pretty bad.Well, you’re still reading, and that’s very good. I’d like to ask you to stay with me for the rest of this page. I hope it means that you’re at least a tiny bit unsure, somewhere deep inside, about whether or not you really will end your life. Often people feel that, even in the deepest darkness of despair. Being unsure about dying is okay and normal. The fact that you are still alive at this minute means you are still a little bit unsure. It means that even while you want to die, at the same time some part of you still wants to live. So let’s hang on to that, and keep going for a few more minutes.Start by considering this statement:“Suicide is not chosen; it happenswhen pain exceeds resources for coping with pain.” That’s all it’s about. You are not a bad person, or crazy, or weak, or flawed, because you feel suicidal. It doesn’t even mean that you really want to die - it only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If I start piling weights on your shoulders, you will eventually collapse if I add enough weights... no matter how much you want to remain standing. Willpower has nothing to do with it. Of course you would cheer yourself up, if you could. Don’t accept it if someone tells you, “that’s not enough to be suicidal about.” There are many kinds of pain that may lead to suicide. Whether or not the pain is bearable may differ from person to person. What might be bearable to someone else, may not be bearable to you. The point at which the pain becomes unbearable depends on what kinds of coping resources you have. Individuals vary greatly in their capacity to withstand pain.When pain exceeds pain-coping resources, suicidal feelings are the result. Suicide is neither wrong nor right; it is not a defect of character; it is morally neutral. It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.You can survive suicidal feelings if you do either of two things: (1) find a way to reduce your pain, or (2) find a way to increase your coping resources. Both are possible.Now I want to tell you five things to think about.1 You need to hear that people do get through this -- even people who feel as badly as you are feeling now. Statistically, there is a very good chance that you are going to live. I hope that this information gives you some sense of hope. 2 Give yourself some distance. Say to yourself, “I will wait 24 hours before I do anything.” Or a week. Remember that feelings and actions are two different things - just because you feel like killing yourself, doesn’t mean that you have to actually do it right this minute. Put some distance between your suicidal feelings and suicidal action. Even if it’s just 24 hours. You have already done it for 5 minutes, just by reading this page. You can do it for another 5 minutes by continuing to read this page. Keep going, and realize that while you still feel suicidal, you are not, at this moment, acting on it. That is very encouraging to me, and I hope it is to you. 3 People often turn to suicide because they are seeking relief from pain. Remember that relief is a feeling. And you have to be alive to feel it. You will not feel the relief you so desperately seek, if you are dead. 4 Some people will react badly to your suicidal feelings, either because they are frightened, or angry; they may actually increase your pain instead of helping you, despite their intentions, by saying or doing thoughtless things. You have to understand that their bad reactions are about their fears, not about you.But there are people out there who can be with you in this horrible time, and will not judge you, or argue with you, or send you to a hospital, or try to talk you out of how badly you feel. They will simply care for you. Find one of them. Now. Use your 24 hours, or your week, and tell someone what’s going on with you. It is okay to ask for help. Try:Send an anonymous e-mail to The Samaritans Call 1-800-SUICIDE in the U.S. Teenagers, call Covenant House NineLine, 1-800-999-9999 Look in the front of your phone book for a crisis line Call a psychotherapist Carefully choose a friend or a minister or rabbi, someone who is likely to listen But don’t give yourself the additional burden of trying to deal with this alone. Just talking about how you got to where you are, releases an awful lot of the pressure, and it might be just the additional coping resource you need to regain your balance. 5 Suicidal feelings are, in and of themselves, traumatic. After they subside, you need to continue caring for yourself. Therapy is a really good idea. So are the various self-help groups available both in your community and on the Internet. Well, it’s been a few minutes and you’re still with me. I’m really glad.Since you have made it this far, you deserve a reward. I think you should reward yourself by giving yourself a gift. The gift you will give yourself is a coping resource. Remember, back up near the top of the page, I said that the idea is to make sure you have more coping resources than you have pain. So let’s give you another coping resource, or two, or ten...! until they outnumber your sources of pain. Now, while this page may have given you some small relief, the best coping resource we can give you is another human being to talk with. If you find someone who wants to listen, and tell them how you are feeling and how you got to this point, you will have increased your coping resources by one. Hopefully the first person you choose won’t be the last. There are a lot of people out there who really want to hear from you. It’s time to start looking around for one of them.Now: I’d like you to call someone.And while you’re at it, you can still stay with me for a bit. Check out these sources of online help.Additional things to read at this site:How serious is our condition? ...“he only took 15 pills, he wasn’t really serious...” if others are making you feel like you’re just trying to get attention... read this.Why is it so hard for us to recover from being suicidal? ...while most suicidal people recover and go on, others struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings for months or even years. Suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Recovery from grief and loss ...has anyone significant in your life recently died? You would be in good company... many suicidal people have recently suffered a loss.The stigma of suicide that prevents suicidal people from recovering: we are not only fighting our own pain, but the pain that others inflict on us... and that we ourselves add to. Stigma is a huge complicating factor in suicidal feelings.Resources about depression ...if you are suicidal, you are most likely experiencing some form of depression. This is good news, because depression can be treated, helping you feel better.Do you know someone who is suicidal... or would you like to be able to help, if the situation arises? Learn what to do, so that you can make the situation better, not worse.Handling a call from a suicidal person ...a very helpful ten-point list that you can print out and keep near your phone or computer.What can I do to help someone who may be suicidal? ...a helpful guide, includes Suicide Warning Signs.Other online sources of help: The Samaritans - trained volunteers are available 24 hours a day to listen and provide emotional support. You can call a volunteer on the phone, or e-mail them. Confidential and non-judgmental. Short of writing to a psychotherapist, the best source of online help.Talk to a therapist online - Read this page to find out how.Depression support group online: Walkers in Darkness - Please note: this is a very big group, but amidst all the chatter (and occasional bickering), it is possible to find someone who will hear you and offer support.Psych Central has a good listing of online resources for suicide and other mental health needs.Still feel bad? These jokes might relieve the pressure for a minute or two.If you want help finding a human being to talk with in person, who can help you live through this, try reading this article about how to Choose a Competent Counselor.Sometimes people need additional private help before they are ready to talk with someone in person. Here are three books you could read on your own in private. I know from personal experience that each one has helped someone like you.Suicide: The Forever Decision by Paul G. Quinnett, PhD (Continuum, 1989, $8.95, ISBN 0-8264-0391-3). Frank and helpful conversation with a therapist who cares. Order the bookChoosing to Live: how to defeat suicide through cognitive therapy by Thomas E. Ellis PsyD and Cory F. Newman PhD (New Harbinger Publications, 1996, $12.95, ISBN 1-57224-056-3). Another conversational book with practical help for suicidal persons. Order the bookHow I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner (William Morrow, 2002, $17.47, ISBN 0066211212). A very practical survival guide by an actual survivor. Order the book   I make no profit whatever on the books. Every penny received is given to The Samaritans to support their lifesaving work. The volunteers give generously of themselves, but it costs them money to continue operating and saving lives - money for facilities, phones and computers. Money is a reality. They need it; we give it. Sending them this small donation is our way of thanking them and helping them continue to help others. If you would like to know where the money goes, visit the Samaritans website. If you prefer not to make a donation to the Samaritans, take the book information above to your local bookstore and order the books there instead. If you would like to make a donation directly to the Samaritans, click here.Out of the Nightmare: Recovery From Depression And Suicidal Pain, by David L. Conroy, PhD (New Liberty Press, 1991, ISBN 1-879204-00-2). Unfortunately out of print; sometimes used copies become available. As if suicidal persons weren't feeling bad enough already, our thoughtless attitudes can cause them to feel guilt and shame, and keep them from getting help in time. Dr. Conroy blasts apart the myths of suicide, and looks at suicidal feelings from the inside, in a down to earth, non-judgmental way. This is a book that will save lives by washing away the stigma of suicide and opening the door to a real way out of the nightmare. More info and reviewsWould you like to print out this page? Here is a plain black-on-white version that should print more easily.

Published On: 4/5/2006
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My Journal: VIDEO!!!!!!
By: kyle
Snowboard.com News: Olympic Snowboard Cross
By: Snowboard.com


For the past two days Snowboard Cross made its big debut in the Olympics.  For those of you that missed it, here is a break down of what you missed.

The mastermind who built the Olympic Snowboard Cross is Canadian Jeff Ihaksi.  The course runs 700 metres long, with a vertical drop of 175m.

How it works is that competitors first do 2 time trails to be seeded.  This means that the riders get to do two runs by themselves on the course being timed.  For the men's, 36 men got two runs and the top 32 wil be seeded into the finals which means 4 men will be dropped.  The finals are when four guys at a time get seeded into heats, and the two riders that make it down first out of the four get to move on to the next round, the other two are knocked out of the competition.

USA got another gold for the Men's Olympic Snowboard Cross as Seth Wescott just beat out Slovakia rider Radoslav Zidek.  Seth was later quoted for saying "I think snowboarding is becoming part of the heart and soul of the Olympic Games!"

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Seth Wescott of the United States celebrates his gold medal in the Mens Snowboard Cross Final © Getty Images

Final results:
1. Seth Wescott (USA)
2. Radoslav Zidek (Slovakia)
3. Paul-Henri Delerue (France)
4. Jordi Font (Spain)


Regarding the female Olympic Snowboard Cross, the females had a strong battle and during the finals young USA rider Lindsey Jacobellis took a huge lead.  On the second to last jump Jacobellis decided to show off a little by tricking out a method only to bail on the landing giving the gold medal Tanja Frieden.

Frieden.jpg The final results for female Olympic Snowboard Cross:

1. Tanja Frieden (Switzerland)
2. Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
3. Dominique Maltais (CAN)
4. Maelle Ricker (CAN)
Tanja Frieden © Reuters

Published On: 2/17/2006
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Gonzo Photo: 01/02/06
By: gtphoto


Snowboarding in the rain began to take its toll and I found myself looking to ulterior methods of solving my adrenaline addiction.  Minutes after Christmas dinner, I found myself rounding up the gear and sleeping bag in my car and booking it up to Whistler.  The long windy stretch can be lonely at 10pm on a Sunday night, so I stopped by and picked up Mike on the way.  Wrong move, we got stuck behind an accident for 2 hours.
Monday morning was among the better days of the season.  Mike, Sara and I went and tracked out some freshies under 7th heaven and found ourselves smiling all day long.  The next 6 days were spent on Whistler riding the "Rosa Family Lap".  This run was epic, and never tracked.  Word of mouth spread quickly and by Sunday, people were flocking out of nowhere to hit the freshies.  Barry, Etienne, Aby and I found our way over to some cliffs and got out kicks there.
And of course, New Years Eve.  The first annual GLC party kicked off well with a flat down box setup and a 1.5:1 girl to guy ratio.  Ya, they know how to do it.
Nick and I valiantly tried to get the bon fire going with some gasoline but to no avail.  Finally, after getting the beast blazing, the neighbour flipped out and the beast was put to rest.  Another time Nick, another time.
About an hour later, I found myself stumbling to another house party with a live band.  Blah blah 5 bottles of champaigne everywhere blah blah and off to bed.
I'm tired of writting this blog and I'm off to Whistler again tomorrow with Paul.  Rant over.

Gonzo


And you thought the last blog was long...



Published On: 1/2/2006
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im in love with my best friend.... only he knows it. the bad part is.... hes 9 years older than me and lives far away... I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO..... I broke up with chris, hes a jealous butt hole... got mad cuz i was talking to a sexy co worker!! WTF oh well i got paul to cry to and thats great, with out him i really wouldnt have been able to make it this far.... these have been the greatest months of  my life.... WHOOP WHOOP



Published On: 11/30/2005
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My Journal: 28/3/2005
By: DarkLust666


I LOVE ROBOT CHICKEN!!!I had to say something good today because I think that this is the worst day of the year so far. Today, I found out that my really good friend might have killed himself last night. So the story is (*changed the names): my friend,Paul*, calls this guy,Jack*. Paul is crying and saying that he's going to kill himself. When I heard this, my other friend and I went to call his house, no answer. So we called him about an hour ago, still no answer. I'm really f*cking freaking out right now cuz I have no f*cking clue if he's dead or alive!! I knew something bad was going to happen. So, i'm sorry if i'm an emotional wreck right now but i might lost someone that i really cared about

Published On: 3/28/2005
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My Journal: 21/4/2005
By: sledhead151


R.I.P Bryan Ottoson - guitarist for home town (St.Paul) band American Head Charge

Published On: 4/21/2005
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My Journal: 26/3/2005
By: sexysnowbabe6


La la la la la la la la la la la OMG I am so bored! I should have went to the baseball games! I can't wait until tonight. Mr. BFHS is gonna be so much fun! I hope that either Cody, Simon, or Paul win. well I g2g so that I can start to get ready. afterall I want to look my best! I'll write more later.

Published On: 3/26/2005
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My Journal: 19/5/2005
By: skyedincht


The Relient K, Simple Plan, and Good Charlotte concert was so awesome! Words cannot express just how awsome it was. All I can say is this: I SAW PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!

Published On: 5/19/2005
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Old stuff: 27/4/2003
By: joe


Well not the best semester marks ever, but not too shabby either, A- average (A,A-,B+,B+) thank goodness for easy courses. Just about ready to move out of the hobbit hole, and in with my friends Crispin and Paul. Should be fun, our next door neibour is a pub. Start school again in another week, but this week is all about doing nothing. Drank way too much over the last 3 days, so it's time to rest up for a bit I hope. Have fun out there everyone, and I hate moving.

Published On: 4/27/2003
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