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Itīs Made From Animal

*The information that follows is from PETA (http://www.peta.org).*

The following product is made from animal:

"Bee Products.

Produced by bees for their own use.  Bees are selectively bred.  Culled bees are killed.  A cheap sugar substitued for their stolen honey.  Millions die as a result.  Their legs are often torn off by pollen-collection trapdoors."

Buy Stuff From This Company

According to PETA, this is an animal-friendly company.  "Those marked with a dot (·) meet the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals (CSCA).  Those marked with an asterisk (*) manufacture strictly vegan products:

"Aloette Cosmetics, 1301 Wrights La. E., West Chester, PA 19380; 800-ALOETTE"

Organization of Interest

Information is taken directly from the Idealist website (http://www.idealist.org/).

This Monthīs:

Schapiro Training & Employment Program (STEP, Inc.)
1025 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
Phone
http://www.stepincweb.org
Contact Person:  Patricia Dieter

"To serve persons with psychiatric disabilities and those individuals with other barriers to employment.  We accomplish this by being a leader in training and providing employment services in the competitive job market."

Whad up wid dat?!

The point of this article is not to persuade, but to inform and provoke thought.  Information was taken from (http://www.yahoo.com)

"Finders Keepers?  Man Sued Over $50,000 Find

Fri Jun 12, 10:12 AM ET 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A jobless Argentine who found $50,000 buried in trash and promptly bought a house, two cars and a corner shop is now being sued by a woman claiming her maid mistakenly had throw out the cash.

īAll I can say is that I am no criminal,ī Paulo Altamirano, a 46-year-old man who ekes out a living by collecting street garbage in teh central city of Cordoba, was quoted as saying on Thursday by local DyN news agency.

Emilia Mascoy, a 70-year-old store owner, brought a lawsuit for fraud and demanded her money be returned.  She says a maid mistakenly threw out the box of cash during a spring cleaning at her home, DyN reported.

A massive economic crisis in 2002 forced thousands of Argentines known as īcartonerosī to earn their living by collecting and then selling street garbage such as cardboard."

Update on Tibet

Information is taken directly from an International Campaign for Tibet mailing.  Visit the ICT website for more info. (http://www.savetibet.org/)

"OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Dear Member of ICT:...

...Thanks to your support and generosity over the past year, the International Campaign for Tibet has made some great breakthroughs.  With your help and the support of over 55,000 other ICT Members, we were able to:

• Gain safe transit for Tibetan refugees fleeing into exile to India and through Nepal.  Safe transit through Nepal is the linchpin in the flight to freedom for Tibetan refugees.  Because of the international pressure, Nepal has officially adopted a new policy of protection for Tibetan refugees even though they have not signed any international conventions that provide for the protection of refugees.

• Help former political prisoners, including Ngawang Sangdrol.  Sangdrol was imprisoned in Tibetīs infamous Drapchi prison from age 14 to 26.  Until her release in late 2002, she was the longest serving female political prisoner in Tibet.  Because of international pressure, she was allowed to travel to the United States in late March 2003, where ICT helped her receive medical care and seek political asylum.  She is starting to work in the US to assist other former political prisoners.

...We must not rest on our laurels.  We must remain diligent in our concern over the persecution of the Tibetan people, their culture, religion, and environment.  In spite of last yearīs gains, current reports from Tibet are discouraging.  Fortunately, a heightened awareness here at home of global events, opportunities for additional high level meetings, and dialogue between representatives of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officals, present an opportunity that is simply too great for each of us not to do everything in our power to advance the Tibet cause..."

What a show!

The following episode of a t.v. show is worth taping:

The episode of The Simpsons where Homer gets a gun.  If you know the Simpsons and you know Homer and you know guns, then you can just imagine the wackiness in this episode.  The best part is where Lisa is trying to reason with Homer about how outdated the Second Amendment is.  Itīs almost as funny as the Jebus thing.

Whereīs That From?

The last quote was from "Lewis" The Drew Carey Show.

This monthīs Quote:  "Not so cocky now are ya Mr. Not-So-Cocky-Now?"

Itīs Poetry Daddy O!

Sorry, no Poetry this month.

Petty Pectin Trivia

Trent Reznor went into rock because he couldnīt see himself getting laid by a nun (his piano teacher).

Hmm, thatīs strange...

*This article was taken from http://news.yahoo.com*

"The Cops Are Chasing Me in a WHAT?

Fri May 14, 10:16 AM ET

ROME (Reuters) - If you are thinking about speeding on Italian highways this year, think twice.  You might find yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.

Italian police took possession Friday of a sleek, 500 horsepower, two-seater Lamborghini Gallardo, which can hit a top speed of 185 miles per hour.

The sports car, painted in the police's distinctive blue and white colors, comes complete with a flashing blue light on the roof and will initially patrolthe Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway -- a road notorious in Italy for wild driving.

The Lamborghini will also be used to transport human organs for emergency operations."

Visindi med Vadem

Sorry, nothing this month.

Song of the Month

"Roses", by Outkast.  Everything that they do is cool.  Even the video to this is really cool.  Everything they do is original.  Outkast just be good.  This is the song of the month because I like the part that talks about crashing, and that reminds me of that 0ld 97īs Song that goes, "I hope you crash your mommaīs car" and then if Outkast and old skool Old 97īs got together, I bet theyīd make some tunes that kick ass old-fashioned style.  So theyīll probably read this and do that.  Expect the album release in early 2005.

Stuff That Rules

Tea rules.  Do you like tea?  I donīt think I really know anyone who doesnīt.  I mean, some people only like sweet iced tea and some people canīt stand sugar in their tea and some people only use various brain-eating sugar substitues and some people only like hot tea and some people like flavoured fruity or herbal teas and some people only like expensive imported sophisticated teas, but I donīt know anyone who doesnīt like some kind of tea.  And you know why?  īCause it rules.  It cools you down, warms you up, helps with digestion, clears up your skin (and other things, ahem) makes you sleepy, wakes you up, ever what ya need, tea can give it to you.  Rock on tea, rock on.

Dude and Chick of the Month

Dude:  Jimmy Neutron.  I love that little guy.  Heīs got cool Conan hair combined with Hilmar-like brain prowess and Leave it to Beaver but cooler parents.  Then heīs got friends that like llamas and toys.  And heīs saved Earth from numerous invasions by snot aliens who worship an evil giant baby chicken freak.  What more could you ask for?

Chick:  Brittany Snow.  Ha ha!  You thought I was gonna say "Spears"!  I canīt believe you fell for that.  Whathow, Brittany Snow is the chick on American Dreams and I really love that show and they did such a perfect job of casting on that show.  Sheīs really you know, American teenager in the 50s looking, but not so much that it sickens you, just so much that you believe it, at least in my opinioney.  Whathow, I just really like her.  Do you guys even know who Iīm talking about here?  If not, youīre missing out.  Best music in television is on this show.  Uh yeah, and thatīs why sheīs cool.

Wacko Advice From Waco

Want a Big Penis to tell you want to do? Send your dilemmas to Big Penis Man c/o the IPS and kiss all your worries goodbye!

Dear Big Penis Man--
I have a new kitten, but it turns out that Iīm really allergic to cats.  I love my kitten, but I canīt afford to buy all of the Kleenex that Iīm using now.  What should I do?
--Sad īnī Snifflinī

Dear Sad īnī Snifflinī--
If my money is right and you're asian, like 10 billion of us, the you are in luck.  Have you ever looked at a pet and got hungry for no reason?  For you and I, it is in our genes to see cats and dogs as food.  Don't fight the urges, just do it.  Plus, it will be a nifty way to get rid of your cat and the allergy.  Just speaking of those fluffy little kittens just makes me want to burn this mother fucker down and get some.

Dear Big Penis Man--
I have a crummy job working down on the docks.  I donīt get paid much and itīs an awful lot of work.  Iīd like to change careers, but I feel as if I have no options.  I quit school to work at this job when I was 16 so I have no other education or training.  Any advice?
--Lookinī For a Change

Dear Lookinī For a Change--
I see, my friend, that you are lazy.  Could explain why you didnīt finish school.  So, my uneducated friend, you should seriously hurt yourself and file a lawsuit against the company that you work for.  Like, get an arm or a leg cut off, maybe both.  If youīre too chicken to do that, wait for the next I Know What You Did Last Summer movie to come around and try out for the homocidal serial killer role.  You probably got the hook and jacket already.  Good luck.

Whoriscopes

Sorry, no whoriscopes this month.

Notes From the Editor

Happy Birthday to Sally!  Now maybe she can write some damned poetry.  Kidding!  But not really.

Remember, if you have any ideas for the newsletters or the website feel free to email them to us.  We at the IPS love membership involvement.

So, another month (or two), another newsletter.  The days seem to go by so fast these days, not like back in the day.  Remember how back in the good olī fashioned days summer lasted forever and even though it was hot outside, you couldnīt really feel it and then when school started again, it wasnīt so bad īcause school was easy and it was mostly just some time to get into trouble for talking and who cares about that right?  And then you went home and you had like, no homework and you got home early enough to watch cartoons and your parents had to cook and clean for you īcause you were little and stupid.  And then itīs like, you work your ass off learning all of this crap in school and your parents spend alot of time yelling at you to teach you how to cook and clean for yourself and now here we are and itīs just not worth it.  Summers are long and spent working and then youīre either working or in school and, at this point, itīs really one in the same.  I mean, if youīre in school you might get home early enough to watch the good cartoons still, but you canīt īcause you have a buttload of homework or other crap to do.  And then if you work, then all of your time is eaten by work and when you come home you donīt have homework to do, but youīve missed the cartoons and then you have to like, pay bills or get groceries or some crap like that.  So yeah, enjoy your crappy summers everyone.  See you all in hell (yeah right, like any of you seriously think theyīll let people like you into heaven).  Iīll be the one in a Jimmy Neutron t-shirt who died of a candy overdose.  Ah, sweet relief.

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