WHO@ Newsletter - August 17, 2009
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Now you can listen to "Happy Birthday Mr. President" when you're dead
Eternal resting spot next to Marilyn Monroe to be auctioned
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090815/en
Want to spend eternity next to Marilyn Monroe? Now you can, because the burial spot located just above the ill-fated starlet is going on sale for a cool 500,000 dollars on auction website eBay.
The tomb in the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles is currently occupied by one Richard Poncher, who died 23 years ago aged 81, The Los Angeles Times reported.
But his widow is having his body moved over one spot and auctioning the site above Monroe's, hoping to earn enough to pay off her 1.6-million-dollar Beverly Hills home.
"Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe," the sale advertisement on the site says. Bidding starts at 500,000 dollars.
Elsie Poncher, who prefers not to give her age but admits she is over 70, told the Times that her husband, a successful business man, bought the crypt from baseball player Joe DiMaggio, Monroe's ex-husband, in 1954.
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(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Are you insured for your blog? - 08/16/09
http://www.azcentral.com/business/artic
If u r texting/online lots, u may need > insurance.
Active contributors to blogs or social-networking sites like MySpace, Facebook or Twitter value the freedom of expression those channels provide.
Kurt Angle Arrested for Harassment, Possession of HGH - 08/16/09
http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/08/1
Kurt Angle, a professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action, has been arrested in Moon, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh) on charges of violating a protection from abuse order, possession of human growth hormone and harassment.
Cyber warriors trawl web for extremist threats - 08/16/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/2009
Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin spends several hours a day trawling the Internet, but she is not your typical young surfer, descending into a world of bomb-making, militancy and extremism.
Roanoke man guilty in online threat - 08/15/09
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/n
A Roanoke man has pleaded guilty to charges he threatened a San Francisco area transit policeman in an online posting.
Paedophile jailed after burglars with a conscience tip off police about child abuse pictures on stolen laptop - 08/15/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A paedophile was caught after disturbing child abuse images were uncovered by burglars who stole his laptop.
Richard Coverdale downloaded pictures of child abuse and also invented a 14-year-old character so he could expose himself to a shocked teenage girl over the internet.
Update: Costume-shop cyberstalking charge dropped - 08/14/09
http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/08/cyber
A cyberstalking charge against a costume designer was dismissed at District Court on Wednesday, according to court records.
Surfing porn can still get you fired - 08/14/09
http://www.canada.com/technology/Surfin
The Internet enables people to watch more pornography than ever before, even at work. Adult films gross more than Hollywood. However, despite its rising popularity, it hasn't become any more acceptable to the mainstream and is often part of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Student guilty of online threats - 08/13/09
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090
A former Nicholls State University student pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to making death threats on a social-networking Web site following President Barack Obama’s election.
B.C. university adds grade worse than F - 08/13/09
http://www.calgaryherald.com/unive
There are two new scarlet letters in academia.
Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., recently introduced a grade called FD to deal with cheaters.
The letters stand for failure with academic dishonesty.
Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers - 08/13/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/2009
A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.
Man arrested for making online threats against schools - 08/12/09
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/sto
The FBI has arrested a 39-year-old man for making threats over the Internet against local elementary schools.
Paul Douglas Rodgers was arrested Monday on federal charges while being held in county jail on an unrelated charge.
Texas pastor charged with cyber-stalking former attendee - 08/12/09
http://www.abpnews.com/index.php?o
A pastor active in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has resigned from his church amid allegations that he sent inappropriate e-mails to a woman who once attended the congregation.
Online stalking helps rise in reported rapes - 08/11/09
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/st
Reported rape is up 16 percent in Mecklenburg County this year, fueled by the popularity of Internet dating and online classifieds offering sexual services, Charlotte police and experts say.
Eternal resting spot next to Marilyn Monroe to be auctioned
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090815/en
Want to spend eternity next to Marilyn Monroe? Now you can, because the burial spot located just above the ill-fated starlet is going on sale for a cool 500,000 dollars on auction website eBay.
The tomb in the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles is currently occupied by one Richard Poncher, who died 23 years ago aged 81, The Los Angeles Times reported.
But his widow is having his body moved over one spot and auctioning the site above Monroe's, hoping to earn enough to pay off her 1.6-million-dollar Beverly Hills home.
"Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe," the sale advertisement on the site says. Bidding starts at 500,000 dollars.
Elsie Poncher, who prefers not to give her age but admits she is over 70, told the Times that her husband, a successful business man, bought the crypt from baseball player Joe DiMaggio, Monroe's ex-husband, in 1954.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Are you insured for your blog? - 08/16/09
http://www.azcentral.com/business/artic
If u r texting/online lots, u may need > insurance.
Active contributors to blogs or social-networking sites like MySpace, Facebook or Twitter value the freedom of expression those channels provide.
Kurt Angle Arrested for Harassment, Possession of HGH - 08/16/09
http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/08/1
Kurt Angle, a professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action, has been arrested in Moon, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh) on charges of violating a protection from abuse order, possession of human growth hormone and harassment.
Cyber warriors trawl web for extremist threats - 08/16/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/2009
Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin spends several hours a day trawling the Internet, but she is not your typical young surfer, descending into a world of bomb-making, militancy and extremism.
Roanoke man guilty in online threat - 08/15/09
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/n
A Roanoke man has pleaded guilty to charges he threatened a San Francisco area transit policeman in an online posting.
Paedophile jailed after burglars with a conscience tip off police about child abuse pictures on stolen laptop - 08/15/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A paedophile was caught after disturbing child abuse images were uncovered by burglars who stole his laptop.
Richard Coverdale downloaded pictures of child abuse and also invented a 14-year-old character so he could expose himself to a shocked teenage girl over the internet.
Update: Costume-shop cyberstalking charge dropped - 08/14/09
http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/08/cyber
A cyberstalking charge against a costume designer was dismissed at District Court on Wednesday, according to court records.
Surfing porn can still get you fired - 08/14/09
http://www.canada.com/technology/Surfin
The Internet enables people to watch more pornography than ever before, even at work. Adult films gross more than Hollywood. However, despite its rising popularity, it hasn't become any more acceptable to the mainstream and is often part of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Student guilty of online threats - 08/13/09
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090
A former Nicholls State University student pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to making death threats on a social-networking Web site following President Barack Obama’s election.
B.C. university adds grade worse than F - 08/13/09
http://www.calgaryherald.com/unive
There are two new scarlet letters in academia.
Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., recently introduced a grade called FD to deal with cheaters.
The letters stand for failure with academic dishonesty.
Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers - 08/13/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/2009
A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday.
Man arrested for making online threats against schools - 08/12/09
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/sto
The FBI has arrested a 39-year-old man for making threats over the Internet against local elementary schools.
Paul Douglas Rodgers was arrested Monday on federal charges while being held in county jail on an unrelated charge.
Texas pastor charged with cyber-stalking former attendee - 08/12/09
http://www.abpnews.com/index.php?o
A pastor active in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has resigned from his church amid allegations that he sent inappropriate e-mails to a woman who once attended the congregation.
Online stalking helps rise in reported rapes - 08/11/09
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/st
Reported rape is up 16 percent in Mecklenburg County this year, fueled by the popularity of Internet dating and online classifieds offering sexual services, Charlotte police and experts say.
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