WordPress...illegal censure & rights violations! Site run by radical a**holes!



Last year, I posted an expose on WORDPRESS when webmasters at that site attempted to illegally censure me - with the aim of silencing my "voice" - which resulted in a violation of my rights.

Post: 12/28/2009

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2009/12/wordpressadios-rinky-dink-blog-site.html

Consequently, I refrained from contributing posts to their web pages in the months that followed.

However, it came to my attention - that in spite of the fact I basically "abandoned" the site - WORDPRESS was continuing to publish my feature articles on the Internet without my permission.

In addition, e-mails I received daily, verified that a large number of surfers on the World Wide Web were still posting messages on the site expecting a response back from MOI!

For this reason, I elected to give WORDPRESS a second chance, with the sincere intention of healing old wounds, potential misunderstandings, and what-have-you.

For the past few months, I posted a number of articles at my pop culture blog, without problem.

Then, last night - out-of-the-blue - WORDPRESS archived the blog without notice or stating on what legitimate (legal) grounds the action was being taken against my feature articles.

Talk about unprofessional unethical (illegal) conduct on the Internet!

Curiously, the "black out" took place on the heels of a post I published on Egypt (and the uprising in the Middle East in recent days).

In retrospect, it is obvious to me now that WORDPRESS has tried to silence my thoughts on the conflicts.

In sum, WORDPRESS is not only being run by radicals these days - but outright a**holes!

I'd say - "string 'em up by the balls - but (the truth of the matter is) they don't have any!

Bottom line?

They know where they can put their rinky-dink blog site!

Avoid WORDPRESS like the plague.

To quote the bible:

Never throw pearls before swine!

Amen!

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Cairo...fresh wave of optimism sweeps Nation as corrupt regime steps down!

End of reign of mighty Pharaohs?

 

Cash is flowing out of bank ATM's, cars are streaming freely down the city streets - grocery stores are open for business - as Egypt prepares for a "promised" transition of power to culimate in fair open elections in the fall.

Though President Obama was quite adamant this past week that self-styled beleaugered "Dictator" President Mubarak must step down - it is doubtful at this juncture that he will kow-tow to America's demands.

For many, the full-scale resignation of key members of the National Democratic Party on Saturday - including Mubarak's son - was a good sign, however.

But, critics and political pundits on the global, speculate that the region may be vulnerable to political ideologies in conflict with U.S. interests and the "free world" in general.

For example, some worry that the Muslim Brotherhood lurking in the shadows may pose a serious threat.

Others - pooh-pooh the notion - and are quick to point out that the known radicals represent a mere ten percent of the vote - and so - are incapable of securing a serious foothold in Egypt in coming months.

Meanwhile, a breath of fresh air has swept over the Nation, instilling confidence and hope for Egypt's future - and, in particular - the upcoming elections.

God willing, there will be open elections in the fall, that will usher the troubled Nation into the arms of a welcome democracy that is just and fair and liberating to all its people.

Amen!

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Cairo...Officials of National Democratic Party resign! President Mubarak digs in heels!

Like the events of this past week in Cairo - today's announcement that Egyptian officials (including President Mubarak) had resigned from the governing National Democratic Party - ended up being a murky distortion of the truth.

It didn't help matters much that one of Egypt's top State News Agency got it wrong, too!

Later this morning, reporters around the globe scrambled to set the record straight, but not without a few headaches in the process!

Jeepers creepers!

What an embarrassing snafu, eh?

It has now been confirmed, however, that the top leadership of Egypt's governing National Democratic Part resigned Saturday - in spite of the fact President Murbarak continues to dig in his heels - and hold fast to his vow to see out his term.

Among those who resigned?

President Hosni Mubarak's son - Gamal - who many feared would assume the "throne" of the corrupt regime once his father stepped aside reluctantly in the fall.

Whether Vice President Omar Suleiman manipulates the strings behind-the-scenes - with the blessing of Foreign Leaders around the Globe - remains to be seen.

News at 11!

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President Mubarak...Arabiya TV retracts reports of resignation of leader of ruling party!

 

Arabiya television has retracted its report that longtime President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as head of Egypt's ruling party on Saturday.


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President Mubarak...resigns as leader of Egypt's ruling party! According to Press Reports!

President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as leader of the country's ruling party, according to News Reports emanating from the country's State news outlet in the Middle East, bright and early at the crack of dawn this morning.

It appears that the 82 year-old beleaguered President has finally bowed to public opinion - and pressure from International Leaders - and chosen to make a swift exit (to the relief of many).

The President's son - Gamal Mubarak (also a member of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party) allegedly resigned as well - quelling fears that he would step in to head up the corrupt regime that has been in power for the past three decades in the event his father made a graceful exit prior to the end of his term of office in the fall as promised.

Reports of the latest turn-of-events are just now being picked-up and broadcast by American News organizations such as the Los Angeles Times on the West Coast in California.

It appears that attempts to negotiate a smooth transition of power over the next few months - pursuant to a proposal crafted by President Obama - have been abandoned altogether.

In the final analysis, one has to wonder if the threat of a possible trial for crimes against humanity in the International Court, may have prompted President Murabak to reconsider his position.

News at 11!

Update

Arabiya television has retracted its report that longtime President Hosni Mubarak has resigned as head of Egypt's ruling party on Saturday.


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Blood on Mubarak's hands?

Cairo...Cradle of Civilization erupts in violent turmoil! Mubarak vows to hang on! Barbara Walters blames U.S.!

 

Adams on Page Six says bad dye job must go, too!

The world watched on in horror as horrific images of the violence - which resulted in untold bloodshed and cries for Egypt's President Mubarak to resign - flashed across their TV screens last night.

At home, U.S. citizens were literally numbed, as they wondered aloud why Washington was so slow to take action or at least call for Mubarak to step down.

Political pundits on the evening News argued that Egypt had been a good friend and a staunch ally over the years - but in view of the eye-of-the-storm unfolding in Cairo yesteday - were quick to lament to all within earshot that "enough was enough".

Power-players on the World Financial scene were a little more complacent about the disturbing turn-of-events, though.

When asked - Rupert Murdoch - was brutally frank.

"The Arabs must take care of the Arabs," he calmly stated for the record on one news network scrambling for answers.

Interviewer "flavor of the month" - Piers Morgan - was inclined to trot out Barbara Walters for her take on the Egyptian crisis.

"You were there at the beginning, Barbara. What do you think?"

In sum, Walters felt that it was the fault of the U.S. for giving safe haven to dictators once they fell from grace.

The legendary News Icon cited the Shaw of Iran - and his short exile in the U.S. - as an example.

The answer in the final analysis?

U.S-style Democracy, of course, assert a posse of opportunists on the hill and elsewhere.

But, during the course of the evening in Cairo, it was evident that U.S. intervention might not be that well-received by Egyptians.

In fact, at one point, one Journalist on the scene - Anderson Cooper - was viciously attacked by an angry mob who shouted their disapproval of reporters and U.S. interlopers in the scheme of things.

"We hate Americans," angry Egyptians ranted.

Boy, were they out for blood.

Earlier in the day, it appeared there might be an accord, however.

At one juncture, the protestors and Murabak supporters set down their arms, and attempted a peaceful assembly.

Suddenly, without warning, a gang of thugs on Camels and horses galloped into Tahrir Square - now known as Liberation Square - and began to whip the protestors at whim and without mercy.

Some speculated that the attackers were employees of the Egyptian Museum - situated a scant distance away - who were bent on venting their anger on the upstarts for ruining the tourist trade over the course of the past week or so.

Once the melee broke out, it continued long into the weary night, in a death-to-the-end battle of fists and brute might.

Although protestors were searched before entering the square, to ensure there were not carrying any arms, the anti-establishment protestors were inventive enough in the heat of the conflict to scoop up rocks and bits of metal and craft them into primitive weapons which proved to be quite effective in lashing back throughout the battle that ensued.

News anchor Brian Williams compared the ugly conflict to squirmishes in the Iraq War.

"It was like a downtown Baghdad-style barrage hit," he recalled to one anxious reporter covering the unfolding drama.

Indeed, both sides vowed to fight for their cause at all cost - in a historical region of Egypt - that Williams referred to as the very cradle of Civilization.

Meanwhile, Washington was inclined to hold the fort - which irked some - needless to say.

When the crisis escalated to outright chaos in the streets, a spokesperson for President Obama finally put in an appearance at the podium in Washington, and urged that President Mubarak step down from his post.

However, the President - once revered and loved by a majority of the Egyptian people - refused to kow-tow to U.S. opinion.

In fact, Muburak was quite adamant that he would not only see out his term, but die on Egyptian soil if necessary.

In spite of the melee - and a heart-wrenching day of turmoil - many Egyptians stood behind Muburak.

"No one can run this country like Murabak. It's like Saddam in Iraq. When Saddam was gone, no one else could run the country. We don't want our country destroyed," one taxi driver excitedly blurted out to one reporter at a high-profile news organization.

Some worry that a "Muslim Brotherhood" will gain a foothold in Egypt if the President is forced out right now - and ultimately complicate complex politcal matters in the Middle East - thus encouraging interests detrimental to the U.S.

Others accused President Muburak of being two-faced.

Critics allege that goon squads comprised of Police Officers in plain clothes were paid paltry sums to fan out into Liberation Square and attack the protestors - beat them down - if necessary.

And, all the while, Mubarak wore another mask to the world-at-large, professing his innocence.

Meanwhile, the military appeared to be attempting to maintain the status quo, if anything.

Witnesses to the events were quick to point out that early on - when the first violent outbreaks occurred - that the the soldiers acted with restraint and only fired-off warning shots to signal their readiness to take action if things got out-of-hand.

At five o'clock this morning the protestors and President Murabak's supporters were still jockeying for power (and licking their wounds).

News agencies have reported that there have been at least five deaths and hundreds injured during the course of the political upheaval yesterday (with no apparent end of the conflict in sight).

News at 11!

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King Tut...exquisite artifacts @ de Young Museum in San Francisco! Student discounts...

Artifacts from King Tut's tomb are currently on display through March 28th at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Locals may recall that a dazzling installation of select objects were first exhibited at the respected art institution about thirty-years ago.

In its current incarnation it returns as:

Tutankhamun: the Golden Age of the Paraohs

When I was in Dallas last year covering a film festival, I was fortunate to catch the dazzling display which consists of 130 important historical objects (50 from the Tomb of King Tut) which are supplemented with 80 objects from tombs of Tut  ancestors (placing the legendary ruler in a larger context according to curators).

Tutankhamun was born in approximately 1341 BC.

The "boy" King was known as Tutankhaten which means "Living Image of Aten".

King Tut had five official names that reflected divine roles set down by the Pharaohs.

Each of his names defined a sacred function that was overseen by the Gods.

King Tut's full name consisted of a birth name, protected name, Horus name, Golden Horus name and throne name.

Birth Name:

Sa Ra (“son of the Sun”), Tutankhaten (“the living image of Aten”) later changed to Tutankhamun (“the living image of Amun”)

In his role as Horus he was bestowed the title:

Heru: Ka Nakht, Tut Mesut (“Horus: Strong bull, of perfect birth”)

His name under the protection of Nekhebet and Wadjet was:

Nebty: Nefer Hepu Segereh Taui (“He of the Good Laws, Who Pacifies the Two Lands”)

Golden Horus name (identifying kinship to the Gods as son on earth):

Heru Nebu: Wetches Khau Sehotep Neteru
(“He who Wears the Crowns and Satisfies the Gods”)

Throne name:

Nesu Bity (“King of upper & lower Egypt”) and Nebkheperura (“all the transformations of Ra”)

King Tut reigned during one of the most chaotic periods in the history of Egypt.

Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father, was known as the heretic King.

The religious ideas of his father radically changed Ancient Egypt from a polytheistic religion (worshipping many gods) to monotheism (the worship of one God - the Aten - depicted as the sun disc).

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped the same Gods for thousands of years.

The Egyptians were forced to abandon their old Gods and Akhenaten used the might of the Egyptian army to enforce these ideas and destroy the old religion and its priesthood.

The powerful priests of Amun were expected to worship the sole God Aten.

Akhenaten ordered that all images of all other Gods be destroyed.

Tutankhamun became Pharaoh at nine years of age.

In the same year, Tutankhamun married Ankhesenpaaten, his half sister (who was the third daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti).

His regent was Ay who was also the Grand Vizier (the father of Nefertiti and the grandfather of Ankhesenpaaten, the wife of Tutankhamun).

His General of the Armies was Horemheb (designated heir to the throne).

The great military commander, General Horemheb, was designated as the Tut's  "Deputy, and was recognized as heir to Tutankhamun until the pharaoh produced children.

The marriage of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenpaaten produced at least two daughters who were stillborn.

At one point, the Royal court moved back to the old capital at Thebes which was the center of worship of the God Amun and the power base of the Amun priests.

Because of a growing backlash against the new religion, the young pharaoh changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun (while Queen Ankhesenpaaten changed her name to Ankhesenamun).

Tutankhamun commissioned various building works at this time including the restoration of some temple properties at Karnak and Thebes.

King Tut died unexpectedly at the age of eighteen.
He reigned for just nine years and the cause of his death still remains a mystery.

He was buried in a hastily prepared tomb in the Valley of the Kings seventy days after his death, according to the spiritual rituals of the Egyptians.

According to legend, anyone who disturbed Tut's tomb would face catastrophe by virtue of a curse.

50% off Student Admission

Present a borders rewards card or Flat Anubis at King Tut ticket office and students (6-17) recent passes for half-price.

Applicable Dates

January 5th / February 6th
(Tuesday thru Friday)

Info: deyoungmuseum.org/tut

Dallas Museum Exhibition

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Michael Jackson...funeral at Forest Lawn for King of Pop! August 29th...

Pearly Gates at Forest Lawn

On August 29th, Michael Jackson will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn in the "Great Mausoleum", in the Holly Terrace where Hollywood's legendary greats have gone before him - Carole Lombarde, Jean Harlowe, and Clark Gable - to name a few.

Not unlike an Egyptian King of yesterdyear, the Prince of  Pop's tomb will be a sumptuous one decorated with bronzes of American Icons, pricey one-of-a-kind sculptures, and even a stained-glass window  etched with an image of the Last Supper.

If we're to believe the scriptures, it is doubtful that God will be impressed.

But, what a send off!

Forest Lawn itself is not your typical "graveyard".

When the "great park" was designed, manager Hubert Eaton made a sacred pledge that Forest Lawn would be devoid of misshapen monuments and the customary trinkets symbolizing earthly departures - and in their place instead - towering trees would tickle the sky, tastefully-decorated water fountains wax poetic in the gentle wind , and noble memorials whisper about the dawning of man.

You got it!

There aren't any maps to shed precious light for the harried souvenir hunter or two who may have lost their way.

Indeed!

Unlike other ceremonious dumping grounds (Forever Hollywood, for instance, where lookie-loo's are allowed on the grounds to track down the plots of contented residents such as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Tyrone Power)  boisterous thrill-seekers in search of elusive Jackson will be sooshed away.

And perish the thought of surreptiously snatching up a nugget of stone from the headstone, to round-out a collecton of morbid memorablia which may include a Jim Morrison souvenir spirited away from the rock star's Paris digs.

According to a tour guide, it's iffy, in view of the fact management protects the celebrities there as if they were as sacred and rare as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

"The Great Mausoleum is the Holy Grail of grave hunters," the soft-spoken independent businessan whispered for fear he may be heard.

"The rooms are like mazes, almost like Escher drawings. There are cameras throughout it, and if you are just wandering about, they (?) will find you and kick you out," he warned.

Gosh, the Jackson "legend"  is turning out to be just as intriguing (and mysterious) in death as it was when he opulently strode the face of the Earth.


As to "D"-day, cemetery officials are cool, calm, and collected.


After all, they aren't anticipating any crushing crowds, or expecting any delirious fans to throw themselves onto the Jackson casket  (as a few of the broken-hearted were inclined to do at Rudolph Valentino's high-profile send off decades ago (we have the same birthday, by the way, May 6th).

Because the funeral is on private property, Sgt. Tom Lorenz  (Glendale Police Department) underscored that the service would not be open to the public.

I expect a handful may sneak in the night before in a last-ditch effort to get a wee peak at the proceedings, before they're scouted down and tossed out on their sorry a**es.

Alas, fame is not fleeting at all, is it?

Finally, in closing, I thought I would share this lovely quote I stumbled on today because it is appropriate under the circumstances.

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

Michael's legacy of music says it all.

Jackson companion beckons from beyond the grave!

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