Rhianna's Groovy Tarot BLOG: What's in The Cards?
Blog of Rhianna, a Groovy Fortuneteller: read about political & economic rants and rambles as Rhianna reveals crystal ball forecasts and tarot card predictions with a mystical twist on celebrity gossip, fortunetelling, current events, astrology, humor, entertainment, news and advice.
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com
"NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Surveys in the United States may be showing the race for president as too close to call but top Indian astrologers say the planets have clearly made up their mind: John Kerry will win.
Planets governing President Bush are eclipsed and in an uncomfortable position, making his tenure controversial and his re-election bid unsuccessful, the soothsayers said on Friday, four days before the vote.
On the other hand, the planets of Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry were in the ascendant, ensuring him success in competitions."
Khaleej Times Online
"NEW DELHI — Indian astrologers say that the planets favour Democratic candidate John Kerry to win the White House race over US President George W. Bush in next Tuesday’s polls."
US lubes passports with RFID snake oil | The Register
"Unfortunately, this would also make it easy for street criminals to scan crowds in search of naive foreigners likely to be in possession of decent quantities of cash, like Americans and Europeans, say. The RFID lobby has consistently neglected to address issues of personal safety when sensitive, identifying information is being broadcast secretly and indiscriminately by their nifty gizmos. Such electronic documents are a boon to street thugs looking for probably-rich tourists, and, more ominously, to sophisticated criminals and kidnappers.
Arrest me, I'm naughty
It's a minor blow to one's privacy when a packet of razor blades is chipped so that anyone with a reader can learn what brand you happen to like. But chipping personal documents such as ID cards and passports is tantamount to chipping people. A document that reveals your name, age, address, and more, that can be read from a distance without your knowledge by anyone for any reason, is a clear threat to personal safety, and, obviously, any semblance of privacy.
There is nothing, beyond a few laws that get weaker every year, to prevent overzealous Feds and similar government busybodies from setting up surreptitious readers, and performing silent, automated ID stops that one knows nothing about.
In a nightmare world quite conceivable after a few more terrorist atrocities, ID readers could be integrated with subway turnstiles, metal detectors, and scores of other daily nuisances and choke points. Data scanned could be sent to a database that is searched automatically for certain triggers. It might be some time before such intrusions become routine, but it is beyond doubt that the bureaucrats currently pushing the technology know perfectly well that this potential exists, and are secretly pleased by it."
The Washington Note Archives
"NOTE TO JOHN ASHCROFT: THE MATRIX WAS FICTION!
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO CASH AND JOIN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS who refuse to hold a passport.
Bruce Schneier reports on these new RFID passports (that's radio frequency identification chips in your passport) that continually broadcast your personal information to whatever reader picks up the signal.
Schneier writes:
RFID chips are like smart cards, but they can be read from a distance. A receiving device can 'talk' to the chip remotely, without any need for physical contact, and get whatever information is on it. Passport officials envision being able to download the information on the chip simply by bringing it within a few centimeters of a reader.
Unfortunately, RFID chips can be read by any reader, not just the ones at passport control. The upshot of this is that anyone carrying around an RFID passport is broadcasting his identity."
• Identity Theft by Rob Hamadi is published by Vision Paperbacks. £10.99
Eminem on Election: Bush'Not My Homie': "'Bush is definitely not my homie,' the rap superstar said in an interview with Rolling Stone, parts of which were posted Thursday on the magazine's Web site. 'But I'm still undecided. Kerry has been known to say some things that's caught my attention, made a few statements I've liked, but I don't know. Whatever my decision, I would like to see Bush out of office.'
Patrick W. Gavin: Rethinking Columbus Day
"What makes Columbus's voyage unique isn't that he was the first to bump into America, but that he was the first (thanks to the powerful and wealthy monarchy backing him) to be able to take advantage of his trip by colonizing the new land for imperial gain. He wasn't the first to discover it, but he was the first to discover it for the people that mattered at the time: Europe."
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ExtraTV.com: Rodney Dangerfield, 1921 - 2004: "Rodney Dangerfield, 1921 - 2004
RODNEY DANGERFIELD / 1921-2004 / Comedy's lovable loser dies / After struggling, he broke out in his 40s: "Rodney Dangerfield, who tapped an enduringly rich vein of comedy gold when he created his stage persona as a middle-aged Everyman who gets no respect, died Tuesday. He was 82."
This blog gives additional meaning to the phrase "swing state."
Thanks to Lawrence Lessig at Lessig Blog for checking the url to FactCheck.org.
Rhianna's Catwoman Fantasy-Dress Up Like Catwoman
Remember the great BATMAN television series with Adam West? Rhianna always admired Catwoman.
This page is a Catwoman tribute page and it offers some costume ideas as well.
Rhianna's Ghoulish Gothic Vampire Visage
"Dare to be a striking Vampyre.
How pallid the visage? A Death-like, theatrical, white or an enchanting Gothic pallor is up to you. Rhianna shows you how."
Rhianna's Groovy Vampiress Vampira Vampire Costumes: "The Groovy Dressing Crypt is a fabulous place for envisioning your vampiress costume."
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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Bush and Kerry's body language: "Democratic candidate John Kerry was more presidential in his demeanour than incumbent George W Bush during their first debate on Thursday, a US body language expert says."
Rhianna's Groovy Gothic Ghoul Campaign: Campaign Door to Door on Halloween 2004
 Wood Chess Set With Sheesham/Boxwood Chess Pieces (3.75" King) And 17.25" Walnut/Maple Board This is a good quality, larger size chess set, comprising the combination of our
The chess pieces have French style knights and felted bases. We say: Board Dimensions: 17.25" x 17.25" x 0.5" |
 Florence Style Metal Chess Pieces With 3.25" King - $ 119.95 This Florence (Italian) style chess set has unusual, decorative pedestals for the pieces. We say: King: Height: 3.25", Base Width: 1" |
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