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A new white humpback has been sighted off Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia. The newcomer, which was filmed by a television news helicopter, has excited marine scientists who think it may be related to Migaloo - to date, the only known all-white humpback whale.

Led Zeppelin have given a clear hint that they are thinking about staging a full-scale tour after their reunion gig next month. Speaking to Guitar World magazine in the States, guitarist Jimmy Page suggested the one-off show may lead to something bigger. "It's a bit silly not to because there is such massive demand," he said. Until now, the band had said they were only planning to do the one show at the O2 Dome, in honour of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. But following what Page described as the "overwhelming" reaction to the show, clearly they are re-thinking things....

BOSTON - A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. "No other finding has been this precise," said John Bockstoce, an adjunct curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Calculating a whale's age can be difficult, and is usually gauged by amino acids in the eye lenses. It's rare...

Dance star Moby has launched a scathing attack on Republican Rush Limbaugh after he poked fun at Michael J. Fox's Parkinson Disease symptoms - branding him and other right wing figures as "the most evil people on this planet." The dance supremo was left fuming after the Republican radio host Limbaugh claimed Fox was "acting" and "exaggerating" the uncontrollable shaking that Parkinson's Disease victims suffer from, following Fox's appearance in a new TV ad for Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. An internet segment of Limbaugh's show, sees him mocking the actor by waving his arms, shaking in his chair...

Moby to Bush: 'Stay Out of New York' Moby: Despite the tie, not a big fan of the GOP. 90% of us voted for john kerry in the last election. we don't trust you, and we believe, based on your record, that you've been a terrible president.

It's a rainy day in South Florida due to the brand new Tropical Storm Alberto so I picked up a paperback that has been lying around for a long time---"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. SURPRISE! It is actually a real PLEASURE to read it. I said "SURPRISE" because "Moby Dick" was one of those novels in High School that was assigned to me to read as part of my Literature/English class. Of course, the first read of the "Moby Dick" novel was anything but fun because I kept thinking that I needed to memorize passages for the inevitable test on...

Teddy now realizes that he is vastly overmatched, trying to question Alito, so he is now asking for help. ROTFLMAO We should probably try and help him out huh? LOL

There was yet another interminable car chase in the streets of Los Angeles carried on every 24-hour news channel. Excepts of this eight-hour ball of excitement appeared on regular news programs. Everyone who saw none of this, please raise your hands. Hold on, you. Admit it. You did watch. I confess, so did I. This one was a white minivan that wandered over several freeways in downtown L.A. Several times the minivan came to a full stop in heavy traffic, while up to five police vehicles also stopped – 25 feet behind the van. Meanwhile, a police spokesman droned on...

The Royal Navy has turned to Stonewall, the gay lobby group, for advice on how to recruit and retain homosexual sailors. Senior officers want to encourage more gay and lesbian sailors, estimated at 2,100, to “come out”, paving the way for the first openly gay admiral. The partnership, to be announced tomorrow, will provide the template for a wider change in the culture of the armed forces. Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, said: “We hope that the RAF and the army will be following shortly.” Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Second Sea Lord, said he looked forward to working with...

Press Release - Robert F. Martin 8/8/2004 I would like to clear some issues up regarding the video I co-produced. First, the video we produced should not be viewed in a partisan light. This video is not meant to be a pro or anti war commentary. The comments of Ben in the movie regarding ending the occupation were simply emphasize realism in what someone being held hostage would have potentially said while pleading for their life. How the video should be viewed is that it exposes problems in the media. We rely much too heavily on Reuters and Associated Press...

Latest beheading video a US hoax Aug 8, 2004 The latest video showing the beheading of an American hostage by militants in Iraq has been exposed as a hoax set up by US man.The video, which appeared on a web site used by Islamic militants, showed a man who identified himself as Benjamin Vanderford appealing to the United States to leave Iraq.The web format was that used by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and was introduced by a headline that said it showed Zarqawi killing an American.   "If we don't (leave Iraq), everyone is gonna be killed in this way......

US forces around Najaf seem ready to go in and overcome radical Sadr jihadi militia. Senior Shiite Ayatollah Sistani appeals to Americans to refrain from sending troops into holy city and capturing Sadr. Fighting resumes in Fallujah.Shite Radical leader Sadr told Lebanese Hizballah al Manar television that he is still ready to die to drive Americans out of Iraq. US authorities release top Sadr aide Sheikh Hajem al -Araji shortly after detaining him at news conference he was giving at Baghdad hotel.Portugal tells its citizens to leave Iraq immediately.

50 MOST LOATHSOME NEW YORKERS "How come you guys are such haters?" someone asked us recently. Shocked and insulted, we shook our heads. Our biggest issue thus far—last September's Best of Manhattan issue—was a compendium of positivity. On any given week we're founts of compassion: lovers, not haters; uniters, not dividers. Our Chelsea offices burst with fresh lilacs. We adopt kittens and support the arts. We volunteer in our communities. Haters? You must have us confused with those monsters at New York Family. When asked to elaborate, our detractor referred to last year's inaugural "50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers" issue....

The Martha verdict appears quite popular with the political classes and the vaunted "man on the street," not to mention the nation's mainstream journalists.  The post-trial comments of one juror, Chappell Hartridge (Juror Number Eight), say it all: "Maybe this is a victory for the little guys who lose money thanks to these kinds of transactions. Maybe it's a message to the big wigs." Remember that this was not a trial about "insider trading."  The judge said so, the prosecutors said so, the pundits said so.  Even the New York Times declared that it was not an "insider trading" charge. ...

(This is a Google translated excerpt from a Spiegel article regarding Freeping) Vote vote-pfuscher You need tons click "co-ordinating" Of franc Patalong Votes are a fine thing, the butter on message bread. They give a feedback to the on-line Medienmacher, how the reader sees a thing. George W. Bush regard nearly 60 per cent of the readers of MIRROR ON-line ONE for example as a Top president. We know also, why. From the guidance for the falsification of the Mirror On-line Votes: "You need tons cklick ' co-ordinating!'" The widow Vivian Freep from Midland (Texas) is "George Bush's biggest more...

<p>It would appear that the conservative spirit in America is dying. Is that good? Yes, indeed it is. The conservatives have done nothing good in their history. They fought to maintain slavery by giving the excuse of states' rights, they fought segregation on the basis of state's rights, and they still fight today.</p>

see myself in the pouring home see the light come over now see myself in the pouring rain i watch hope come over me here we are now, going to the east side i pick up my friends and we start to ride ride all night, we ride all day some may come and some may stay here we are in the pouring home i watch the light man fall the comb i watch a light move across the screen i watch the light come over me here we are now going to the west side weapons in hand as...

O'Donnell Ridicules President, First Lady for Supporting Traditional Marriage By Jimmy Moore Talon News February 27, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (Talon News) -- Gay comedian and former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell ridiculed President George W. Bush on Thursday for his support of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. As Talon News reported on Wednesday, Bush announced this week he would support a constitutional definition of marriage. Bush told reporters on Tuesday that his support for this constitutional amendment is necessary because of efforts to subvert the law by liberal judges and elected officials. "In...

Hey, guys. Look... Bush has taken a lot of heat on the issue of Iraq's WMD. We know Saddam had WMD, right? We know Saddam used WMD on his own people, right? Given all that, what would be so wrong about Bush planting WMD in Iraq? Seriously, Bush should plant the WMD in Iraq because we know Saddam had them anyway.

For the past couple of days, my computer has been acting screwy, and as such, I haven't been able to participate to FR. When I finally got back a couple of minutes ago, my mail was loaded with stuff from screen names I hadn't seen. LSS, Has anyone else received anything from: audrey h lolita l betsy b amely or Venus W.? Thanks

Comcast changes channel line-up March 1.

<p>Freeping as we knew it is done for. It's all over.</p> <p>We just had a troll who posted a rather unique thread. But the devil was in the details. His last post, before being dispatched, informed us of our impending demise.</p>

What is a Troll???? I was taught as a young child that a troll is a hideous creature that live under a bridge that wants to harm children. Apparently, there are a few subscribers to Free Republic that consider themselves the Troll Patrol. Some authors of Posts to the Free Republic website are accused of being "Trolls". These people, whom call themselves the Troll Patrol, are trying to intimidate Americans who are wanting to express their thoughts and concerns to keep their thoughts to themsleves. This is an attempt to enforce censorship or pressure someone not to express themselves. I...

OK, folks, I got the following in a FReepmail box this morning, from a poster who apparently makes no public posts. I just found out I'm not the only one. Chime in if you got it, too.

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Let's move on I took the poll and then realized why the vote is 78% Bush. Between Bush and Gore, I liked Bush too. He was a likable patriotic guy who made mistakes in his oration. To me, Gore was Clinton again. We were there, and we moved on. Now, I think it is time for Bush to move on. All of the issues about him are just becoming too transparent. I am sure that people like Rumsfeld and Cheney knew him as George's kid. And let's face it, the Texas Air National guard is where rich kids fought in...

Moby Dick is full of allusions to the Bible. A major theme in the Bible is salvation and (in the New Testament) new birth. This essay will summarize what the Bible says on the subject and then show ways in which this applies to Moby Dick. Moby Dick depends a lot on the Old Testament. Job and Jonah, Ahab and Noah stalk its pages. (Originally I had thought of doing a paper contrasting Melville's Ahab with Job, but I was overwhelmed at the magnitude of references and allusions--anyone willing to stake me for a two-year sabbatical?). Moby Dick does also...

ROCKVILE, Md. (AP) - Former Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose reached a deal with the county ethics commission Tuesday that clears the way for him to write a book and pursue a movie project about the sniper investigation, his attorney said. Moose resigned last month, but his departure did not resolve the legal dispute over his book about the three-week manhunt following the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area last fall. The county ethics commission had argued Moose could not write his book - even if he had resigned - saying he would be unfairly profiting from his...

[Q NOTE: THIS AWESOME SECTION SETS THE STAGE FOR CONTRASTING THE WAR AND PEACE HANUKAH MATRIX'S CLUSTERS WITH AUTHENTIC AND STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT BIBLICAL CODES. I have difficulty understanding in a rational way (except for the psychological/emotional/spiritual perverseness of man)--I have difficulty understanding how any fair-minded person could seriously & fairly consider even this section alone and still assert that any other book yields the same quality codes as The Bible--IT JUST 'AIN'T' SO!!!] COMPARING CLUSTERS The Skeptics' Arguments Don't Hold a Hanukah Candle to Extensive Evidence of the Reality of Bible Codes Ever since the Bible codes were introduced, skeptics...