“The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?” - Edwin Markham

“Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” - Author Unknown

Flora is a pregnant Komodo dragon housed at Chester Zoo in England. What makes her pregnancy news is that she got pregnant without outside help — a first for a Komodo dragon. “Parthenogenesis” is the process that allows at least 70 species of reptiles to become pregnant without male fertilization of the female’s egg.

Time Magazine has unveiled their Person Of The Year and it is… me… and you! The December 25/January 1 issue of Time has a computer on the front cover with a reflective monitor screen. Look at the monitor and you’ll see your image. Our interaction with each other, our creativity, our ability to communication globally, has made all of us shapers of the future. We owe our power to the Internet.

END OF YEAR AWARD!
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
NATIONALE  POSTCODE  LOTERIJ
VAN EEGHEENSTRAAT 70
1071 GK Amsterdam
www.postcodeloterij.nl

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY “A” DRAWS  
   
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the  results of the Second Category draws of NATIONALE POSTCODE PROMO INTERNATIONAL. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 19th of DECEMBER, 2006. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
 
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 36474, with serial number 564-67549 drew the lucky numbers W-456473-H°45/B7  and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.This is from a total cash prize of 10,000,000.00 Million Euros shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:
 
You are advised to contact the agents by email. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your correspondence,your full names and telephone numbers when responding to this email, for proper verification process.
REF Number:  BG/HV45232/HU67
BATCH No: BG/364744/YEW.
 
To file for your claim, please contact the fiduciary agent.
 Mr. SMITH REED.
 FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER,
 NATIONALE POSTCODE LOTTERIJ, 
 AMSTERDAM,THE  NETHERLANDS.  
 TELEPHONE: +31-620- 630-979
 FAX: +31-847-106-545.
 Reply Email:  claimcentrenl@aol.com

All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process, winners will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager to have their winnings notarized. Winners are to cover the legal charges not POSTCODE. NL, also you have two weeks to from the date of this publication to claim your prize or forefeit your winnings.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
 
Sincerely Yours,
SUSAN WRIGHT.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR

Florida drivers who renew their drivers licenses by mail must sign the renewal application which includes the wording: “By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the Federal Selective Service System, if so required. If under 18 years of age, I understand that I will be registered when I attain 18 years of age as required by federal law.” I don’t know if other states have the same wording but since it’s “required by federal law,” most likely they all do.

In Florida, convicted killer Angel Nieves Diaz was put to death by lethal injection last Wednesday. In Florida’s prison system, before being executed, prisoners are given a last meal of anything they desire and the option to talk with a priest, minister or rabbi. Execution is done by lethal injection of three drugs designed to deaden pain, paralyze the body, and cause a fatal heart attack.

Diaz’s death didn’t go quite according to plan and he probably suffered a bit during his final minutes of life. For that, the governor of Florida has suspended future executions for an indefinite period of time. Doctors have said that Diaz’s death was probably “painful.”

And just how painful was the death of Diaz’s victim? Just how painful has the memory of that death been for the victim’s surviving family? Why do we owe convicted killers a “painless” death? Execution follows years of legalities and countless dollars expended. All the while, victims’ families wait for closure.

Our legal system appears to be lop-sized, protecting the guilty and ignoring the rights of the victim.

A few years ago, my husband and I were driving to a vacation spot when we stopped at a buffet restaurant along the way — one of a national chain — for dinner. Seven hours later, I thought I was going to die. I spent most of that vacation in our hotel room, a victim of food poisoning.

Contaminated chicken was the culprit that turned a vacation into a bad experience but holiday turkey can do the same if it’s not prepared, served, or stored properly. It’s not just turkey that can turn a holiday celebration into an emergency trip to the hospital — or worse. Any improperly prepared foods can do the same.

According to an Associated Press article, more than 76 million Americans suffer from food-borne illnesses each year, and 5,000 die. Here are a couple good, eye-opening, articles that everyone needs to read: Preventing Food-Borne Illness and Avoid Illnesses Over the Holidays. And that turkey? Here are tips for proper preparation to avoid a holiday disaster.