Don't give up yet.
I just had a flash. Take a look at 'Source', which shows html for everything typed on this webpage. (Click on 'View' at the top of the Internet Explorer window, then click on 'Source".
In the Source window, click on 'Search', then click on 'Find'. In the find box, type 2715, which is the post number for truthluva's post to you showing the Club Photo logo picture.
The first line with 2715 in it is: a name="2715"
Now you are getting warm.
The next line is:
To: penowa
The next line wins the brass ring: It starts with div class="b2">
I took out part of the line so the picture would not post.
See what comes just after ="b2">?
Use your mouse to highlight and copy from that line of the 'Source', right after ="b2">, starting with the <, highlight and copy the url through to and including the jpg">
That is a sample for you to use, by replacing the url that appears between the 2 quotation marks, which will begin with the http and end with the jpg.
You could copy and paste truthluva's picture url, then delete everything between the first " and the last ", then click in the middle of the "" and paste in your picture url.
Here is a beautiful picture of Natalee to practice on:
Use the View, Source, Search, Find to locate my post 2720. You will see the url with www.natalee-holloway in it.
I think I confused things in my earlier post by typing parenthesis instead of quotation marks. Wasn't thinking clearly.
As soon as your hair has grown back in, give it another try.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10836208/
'Rita Cosby Live & Direct' for Jan. 12th
Read the transcript to the Thursday show
Guests: Eileen O‘Connor, Sheldon Chandler, Peggy Chandler, John Q. Kelly, Tim Miller, Beth Holloway Twitty, Al Gerhardstein, Kathy Harrell, James Whitaker, Jackie Kidney, JoJo Gator
RITA COSBY, HOST: ...And searchers are back on the case in the Natalee Holloway mystery. But get this. They aren‘t Aruban investigators. What are they doing? Natalee‘s mom is going to join me live.
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And still ahead, everybody, late developments out of Aruba tonight in the Natalee Holloway case. It involves the prime suspect‘s father. Details are ahead, some new details coming in. Natalee‘s mom is going to join me live.
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COSBY: And now to some new developments in another case that we have been following very closely, the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. Tomorrow, crews are headed back to Aruba to search the waters off the island‘s southwest coast. It‘s not the first time divers have searched Aruban waters, but a tip from investigators has prompted a return to the island.
LIVE & DIRECT tonight are Tim Miller with Texas EquuSearch, a group that has helped in the search for Natalee since the very beginning. And also here is underwater specialist James Whitaker.
Tim, let me start with you. Why is this search different now?
TIM MILLER, EQUUSEARCH DIRECTOR: Well, we actually got the information—Dave Holloway, Natalee‘s father, and I got the information when we went to Aruba the last time that they felt as though there was a strong possibility that Natalee was actually put in one of them huge fish traps and taken out three to five miles in the water.
COSBY: And this was near the fisherman‘s hut, where all the guys have said that they were and admitted to being there? And that‘s why—it was also broken into, right? There was a knife missing.
When I was down there, I know Art Wood, the private investigator, and I walked around. He said a knife was taken. That hut that was broken into, as we‘re looking at pictures of it from the sky. There was a net that was a missing, a fishing net. And why does the investigators—why do they now say, “Let‘s look again here”? Is there something else leading this, or is it sort of another wild goose chase?
MILLER: No, they actually said that four months ago, Rita, when we was there. And that‘s when we called in Florida State University. And they came with their equipment. And we did everything in the water to 150 foot deep. And that‘s all the deeper they were capable of doing with their equipment.
So we‘ve been spending, like, the last four months talking with Jim Whitaker and stuff, seeing if we can put something together, because Jim has the equipment, he has the knowledge to go as deep as we need to be going. And out that three to five miles out in the sea, we‘re in 800 to 1,000 feet of water.
So I think if Natalee, in fact, possibly was put inside that fish trap and she is out there, I think that the resources we‘re taken there are capable. And it‘s possible that she will be found. But we don‘t want to build up anybody‘s hopes.
But you know what? With that information, I think that we‘ve got to follow that information. I think we‘ve got to use every resource possible to see if we can locate Natalee. And I think that, again, we‘re taking the best of the best over there to see if we can bring little Natalee home.
COSBY: Well, certainly. And you‘ve got to check everything.
Jim, let me bring you in.
JAMES WHITAKER, UNDERWATER SEARCH SPECIALIST: OK.
COSBY: James Whitaker, you know, in terms of the equipment you have, is it capable? I mean, we just heard, you know, from Tim that we‘re talking three to five miles off the coast. It could be very deep water. Can your equipment still detect something, you know, like a fisherman‘s net, like a cage?
WHITAKER: Yes, it can.
COSBY: It can? Now, why is that? Explain how that sort of works?
WHITAKER: Well, we‘re using two pieces of equipment. One is a side scan sonar, which works on sound, draws a picture of the bottom and all the different anomalies that are there. And something like what we‘re talking about would show up pretty good there.
COSBY: How long could this search take? You know, Jim, based on your experience and based on how big the area is, that‘s a big area.
WHITAKER: Well, it is, but if you look at the topographic map, there‘s basically a trench out there where it drops off. And I‘ve narrowed down an area that we‘re going to search in that‘s reasonable. And we will look in that area first.
COSBY: And, Tim, you know, I know you‘re going down there sort of scouting mission, sort of looking at it. When do you think the actual diving and this actual search will physically begin? How far away are we talking?
WHITAKER: Well, you know what? We just want to make sure that we have everything cleared with the authorities in Aruba, that we don‘t run into any road blocks. This is quite a challenge just getting all the equipment there. And so I believe, when we leave the island Tuesday evening—this coming Tuesday evening is when we‘re planning on leaving—
I think then Jim and I will be able to make that decision, when we‘re going to start packing stuff up and getting over there. But I‘m hoping myself within a week and a half, two weeks we‘ll be over there and be in the waters of Aruba again.
COSBY: Well, we wish you both a lot of luck. Thank you so much for being with us tonight. We certainly hope we can provide some clues.
And just a few moments ago, we learned that the family of Joran Van Der Sloot will be seeking damages tomorrow related to Paul Van Der Sloot‘s arrest back in June. This just crossed the wires a little bit ago. We got it from the Aruban newspaper “Amigo.” They are reporting that Paul Van Der Sloot and his attorney will be in court as early as tomorrow.
And LIVE & DIRECT tonight is Natalee‘s mom, Beth Holloway Twitty. Also back with us is Holloway family attorney and former prosecutor, John Q. Kelly.
Beth, with this news just passing, what do you make of what‘s going to happen in court tomorrow? And how angry are you hearing that now the court sort of cleared the way that they could seek damages?
BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Well, you know, Rita, just when I think that I cannot be shocked by any news coming out of Aruba, they prove me wrong over and over again. And I think that, you know, with him proceeding forward with this, you know, it—there‘s just no explanation for it, Rita.
COSBY: You must have been stunned. What was your reaction when you first—you just found out about this a little bit ago. What was your reaction, just personally?
TWITTY: Well, I can‘t imagine, first of all, that Paulus Van Der Sloot could ever be cleared as a suspect in Natalee‘s case. I mean, we have to remember, we still have two innocent black security guards, Mickey John and Abraham Jones, who still remain suspects in Natalee‘s case.
And, you know, I just don‘t want to lose sight that his son and Paulus Van Der Sloot are the ones that implicated these suspects. And, as far as to the kidnapping, rape, and possibly murder of my daughter, and now he‘s stepping forward to claim damages? You know, Rita—you know, it‘s just not right.
COSBY: It isn‘t—I will tell you, it is stunning. I want to show a comment. This is Jossy Mansur with “El Diario.” Because someone in his paper, as you know, Beth, did a brief interview with Joran not too long ago. And pretty surprising things that he said. And now, again, in light of what‘s happening tomorrow. But I want to play—these are some of the comments of what Joran apparently said to someone at “El Diario,” according to Jossy Mansur.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JOSSY MANSUR, EDITOR, “DIARIO”: He avoided, of course, giving any details on the case itself. But he did admit to the reporter that he had sex with her, that it was consensual sex. He also admitted to him that the girl was going in and out of consciousness at a certain period.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COSBY: You know, when you hear that, Beth, and you hear that tomorrow that the court has cleared the way in Aruba that they could get, you know, damages, when he, himself, apparently is saying these things to reporters, saying a different thing to authorities, you‘ve just got to be shaking your head.
TWITTY: Oh, absolutely, Rita. I mean, we‘ve known as early as, you know, the first couple of weeks in June that Joran was admitting these sexual assaults that he committed against Natalee, as she‘s coming in and out of consciousness. I mean, this is not new information to the authorities or to the family.
COSBY: You know, John Q. Kelly is there anything that you can do to block them from receiving a dime from the Aruban government, you know, for pain and suffering, for Paul Van Der Sloot being arrested?
KELLY: Not at this time, Rita. Paul Van Der Sloot is obviously a shameless individual. When Deepak Kalpoe gave one of his first statements to police, what he said was, “Paul Van Der Sloot advised us to get our stories straight, to not communicate by e-mail, not to use our cell phones, and to get lawyers.” He also made contradictory statements about when he had picked up his son Joran that night.
It‘s very clear that, at the minimum, Mr. Van Der Sloot, in all probability, is, you know, part of at least a cover-up after the fact. And it appears he knows a great deal about what happened to Natalee and the three boys‘ activities that night.
And for him to be going at this point, seeking damages is unbelievable. And I‘ll be very closely watching how the Aruban courts handle his claim as opposed to the way they‘ve treated us, our claims, and the three suspects who clearly admitted to wrongdoing in this case.
COSBY: You know, and, John, as I read it, too, it‘s not just Paul who could actually seek damages. It looks like the whole family could seek damages for Paul‘s arrest. That‘s really surprising, isn‘t it?
KELLY: It‘s very surprising. I mean, it‘s almost shocking what‘s going on over there in the court system. And it‘s unbelievable that this man, his family, are shameless enough and, you know, sort of money-hungry enough to, after what they‘ve put the family through and what they‘ve, you know, made a number of people endure, that they‘re seeking compensation for this now.
COSBY: I will say, it is surprising.
You know, Beth, what about the case itself? We just heard from Tim with EquuSearch saying that they planned to be back in maybe in about a week and a half. He still seems confident that they‘ve got to check that area by the fisherman‘s hut. Do you believe there‘s anything there? And where do you think the case stands now?
TWITTY: Well, I think Tim Miller was exactly right. This is not a new lead. This is something that we have discussed with the FBI since as early as September.
And, you know, I think that it was in the—in October, possibly early November, when Tim Miller was trying to finish this search when, of course, the depth of the water exceeded his equipment. And that‘s when he was needing the officials on the island to contact or pick up the phone and make one phone call to the FBI for some additional equipment. And they refused to do that.
So I think, really, now he‘s just trying to do—you know, just finish this search that he was conducting like I said, in October, early November.
COSBY: Well, let‘s hope he gets some answers. And we will be watching what happens in that Aruban court, if that proceeding does take place tomorrow. We‘ll be all over this.
Both of you, thank you very much. We appreciate it.
KELLY: Sure.
TWITTY: Thank you, Rita.
COSBY: Thanks very much. Thanks, Beth, and thanks, John, so much.