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August 16, 2013, 05:47:24 PM Last edit: August 16, 2013, 06:17:32 PM by Phinnaeus Gage |
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Reserved for who is Jeff Ownby. Maybe, just maybe, I can make a connection between him and Sonny Vleisides prior to their partnership at BFL. I know I can already do it with BFL's Bitcoin Development Fund and Sonny's Webspawner.com site, but I want to go further back in time.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020603160841/http://ownby.com/news/news.aspThursday, April 18, 2002
Jeff`s In Costa Rica I`m a little late posting this, but I`ve taken a groovy position as Marketing Director of an online gaming company. In order to take the position, I had to relocate to San Jose, Costa Rica. The family will be joining me in a couple of months for a few years of Central American living. So far, so good. It`s beautiful here. I`ll be posting some pictures soon. http://web.archive.org/web/20020814081533/http://www.ownby.com/jeff/portfolio.htmPortfolio
I have been extremely fortunate to have gathered a unique cross-section of experience in my career, so far. In fact, I have already experienced more than most people will during their whole lives.
And I'm not even half finished !
During the last 4-5 years, I have been focusing my career on the Internet and Direct Marketing. I am totally taken by the web, and the possibilities it offers as a direct marketing channel.
One of the greatest things about this line of work is I have been able to express myself creatively while giving clients marketing solutions that are measuable and accountable.
It wasn't much after I had written this page that I started negotiating for a position as the Marketing Director for an online casino......in Costa Rica. I took the job and I'm here now.
Here are just a few of the great clients and projects I have been extremely lucky to have worked with:
I actually design websites too.
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Complaints at Webspawner.com: http://www.000webhost.com/directory/reviews/webspawner.comWebspawner Featured Review
webspawner.com is not a "real" hosting provider. This company provides hosting, but it's not similar to hosting packages offered by other directory_companies.
webspawner.com is nothing but online site builder, actually. You are not allowed to upload existing site here - just create new site using online step-by-step wizard and host it. Site is restricted to single page and has no scripting language or database support, only plain HTML. Forced ads (banner or popup) will be placed on your website, so webspawner.com is just useless junk.
We have no idea why someone would like to go with webspawner.com. It's just not worth to have a website that can not be moved to other hosting later (this company doesn't give even FTP access) and offers just online site building options. Any person (who can spend several minutes reading HTML basics) can create his own website (not just a single page) using normal website editor and host it elsewhere for better results.
We do not recommend webspawner.com in any way... unless you got too much free time in your hands and want to waste it with useless service. Daniel, 12th of August, 2012 I've been with webspawner for three years now and everthing was working fine till they upgraded to a newer version on Msy 17, I cannot edit. and they won't answer e-mails to help me with this problem, and now my website is off the internet with a paid in full for a year and I still have 4more months to go. here is His first message.
Subject: Webspawner Hosting Issues
Dear Daniel,
By now you have probably noticed that the website has been down for almost 27 hours. We are well aware of the situation and are working as hard as we can to restore service.
Rest assured that once we are back up, your websites will be unaffected. The issue involves a router at the main hosting facility.
We have just recently acquired Webspawner.com and are working hard to bring you a new website builder that will allow you to build even nicer websites. Our expected launch date for the new system is March 27.
Included with this upgrade are new servers and a new hosting facility that will assure that things like what happened today will never happen again.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Jeff ownby Webspawner.com
Hello Jeff, my domain is still active. and I do not have a website cause you would not help me get in to my editing. how can we fix that?
Please reply PS: this is not right.
Sincerely,
Danny
-----Original Message----- From: Globat Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 11:14 AM To: Subject: brownred-fowl.com will expire on 01/16/2012
Dear Daniel:
We just wanted to let you know that brownred-fowl.com will expire on 01/16/2012. To renew this domain, please visit globat.com today.
If you do not renew your domain by 01/16/2012 you will no longer own the domain, and it will be available for registration by other parties.
Thank you for using our domain name services, and please reply to this message if you have any questions.
Sincerely, Globat But as of September, 2012, Sonny Vleisides was still president of Webspawner: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=110868.msg1207670#msg1207670Hello, my name is Sonny Vleisides. I've been involved in technology and libertarian focused ventures for most of my adult life. I believe very strongly in freedom, honesty and personal responsibility.
I decided to drop university studies at UMKC back in 1991. My mother wasn't very happy about it, but with youthful ambition and no sense, I set out to travel the world instead. I've lived in Russia, Indonesia, Latin America, Europe etc... Mostly seeking opportunity while trying to learn what I could. Along the way, libertarian ideals became more interesting than any other and looking back, it's clear that's the attraction that's pulled me through life from one focus to the next. The internet was an exciting development. I started webspawner.com in 1995. It was my focus for many years. Do a search for 'free webpages' on google. I'm currently president of that company, not BFL. http://www.bbb.org/southwestern-missouri/business-reviews/internet-services/webspawner-management-service-in-west-plains-mo-13997Additional Information top BBB file opened: 12/21/1998 Contact Information Principal: Jeff Ownby (Owner) Business Category Internet Services, Web Design
Service Area This company has relocated, please contact the BBB serving Chigago IL for more information.
BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois Website: www.chicago.bbb.org Email: info@chicago.bbb.org Phone: (312)832-0500 Fax: (312)832-9985 330 N. Wabash, Ste. 3120 Chicago IL 60611-7621 ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20020531060043im_%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fownby.com%2Fjeff%2Fimages%2Fjeffhead.jpg&t=665&c=Q3pli77EUgShAw)
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From March 19, 2012: http://www.webspawner.com/users/lemyri/index.htmlworldwide music salon ¿ÀÀü 11:01 2012-03-19
lemyri/page.html
Hello,
Thank you for your patience during our recent downtime. We had no warning ahead of time, so it was difficult to get information to you in a timely matter. It was unfortunate and frankly, unacceptable. We are commited to providing much better service than that.
As you may have heard, we recently acquired Webspawner from Art who is moving on to other ventures. Good luck, Art.
With the new ownership comes an exciting announcement. On March 27th (launch date as of now) we are moving everyone into a new website and new website builder that will allow you to create a great, modern-looking website.
Here are a few sneak peaks (click the links):
The new logo is here:
You can also see the new logo on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/webspawner
Please like us while you are there so we can keep you up to date on things.
Here are some sample Webspawner templates (themes):
(click to enlarge)
Free accounts will have these features:
Choose from 10 website themes Unlimited storage And here is a short list of the features available to you in the new $4.99 per month website builder:
Choose from hundreds of website themes Upload your logo Unlimited storage Add Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest buttons to your site A free blog Pull Facebook and Twitter feeds into your blog Add your own video or choose from Youtube, Hulu, and Google Video Google maps Custom contact forms A new, improved, modern photo gallery Instant Paypal button $50 in Google ad words credit And for businesses, we will have available at higher cost:
Mobile version of site Facebook page creator Google Places integration Listing with Localeze just to name a few.
For all current enhanced account members, starting on April 1, we will turn off billing and move you to the $9.99 per month website level for free to see if you like it.
If you do, you can stay there. If you prefer, you can move back down to the $4.99 level with more features than you currently have. Everyone is getting 1 MONTH FREE!
Again, thanks for your patience. You're going to love the new site.
Thanks
Jeff Ownby Webspawner.com
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http://thegipster.blogspot.com/2013/06/gold-in-them-bits-inside-worlds-most_30.htmlSonny Chris Vleisides, who pled guilty to one count of mail fraud in 2010 (PDF) for being involved in an international lottery scam, is an executive at BFL. Jeff Ownby, vice president of marketing and e-commerce at BFL, told Ars that Vleisides is the “lead product developer—he’s the guy who dreams up the projects," though he declined to provide more details beyond that. By Vleisides’ own account on a Bitcoin forum, he’s the president of a hosting company called Webspawner.com—but it's not clear if he has a background in electrical engineering or hardware design. BFL didn’t make that target, and as such, it said it donated 1,000 BTC to the Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF). However, the BDF appears to have been created in May 2013 and provides no documentation that it is, in fact, a bona fide charity or nonprofit organization. Its website lists no actual people, street addresses, or phone numbers.
In fact, it turns out that BDF was actually started by Butterfly Labs' own employees—a fact disclosed nowhere on the BDF site. When Ars reached out to the only e-mail address listed on the site, the response that came back was from Jeff Ownby, the BFL vice president.
"We initially set up this site for the purpose of distributing the 1,000 BTC that BFL committed to donate," Ownby told Ars. "We set it up like this because we think there is an opportunity to involve other BTC businesses in helping fund projects and charities in the future.
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http://who.pho.to/ownby_jeffrey_po_box_1225/Registrant: Ownby, Jeffrey P.O. Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US Domain Name: SUPERLINKSDIRECTORY.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Ownby, Jeffrey webspawnerdomain@forcestream.com P.O. Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US 708-601-4170 Record expires on 25-Mar-2013. Record created on 25-Mar-2003. Database last updated on 19-Mar-2012 17:15:04 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: NS41.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.190.21 NS42.WORLDNIC.COM 206.188.198.21 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16297441&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=f7Gr&locale=en_US&srchid=242722271376680004677&srchindex=1&srchtotal=9&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A242722271376680004677%2CVSRPtargetId%3A16297441%2CVSRPcmpt%3AprimaryJeff Ownby VP Marketing and Ecommerce Greater Chicago AreaMarketing and Advertising Current BFLabs, Inc, Forcestream, Inc., BlogLockers.com Previous Dealix Corporation, Acquity Group, Forcestream, Inc. Education Elmhurst College Amazingly, Jeff doesn't mention Webspawner on his Linkedin page. I wonder why not.
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http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?k=Q+b4KdEBzuQsai5So2wwcErkBxE/Cwc3OP3gB7/NcqJMpnHcRn+VfYe0YD3f8L/LwxDtS4pccwo=&domain=make-a-free-website.com&prog_id=GoDaddyRegistrant: Webspawner PO Box 61234 Seattle, WA 98121 US
Domain Name: MAKE-A-FREE-WEBSITE.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Management Services, Inc., Webspawner admin@webspawner.com P.O. Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US 312-275-7930
Record expires on 19-Apr-2014. Record created on 03-Jun-2004. Database last updated on 16-Aug-2013 15:08:58 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS.WEBSPAWNER.COM 108.171.194.131 NS2.WEBSPAWNER.COM 108.171.194.122
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Creation Date: 19-APR-2000 Updated Date: 20-FEB-2013 Expiration Date: 19-APR-2014
Nameserver: NS.WEBSPAWNER.COM Nameserver: NS2.WEBSPAWNER.COM http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=superlinksdirectory.com&prog_id=GoDaddyRegistrant: Management Services, Inc., Webspawner P.O. Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US
Domain Name: SUPERLINKSDIRECTORY.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Management Services, Inc., Webspawner admin@webspawner.com P.O. Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US 312-275-7930
Record expires on 25-Mar-2015. Record created on 25-Mar-2003. Database last updated on 16-Aug-2013 15:09:52 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS41.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.190.21 NS42.WORLDNIC.COM 206.188.198.21
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Creation Date: 25-MAR-2003 Updated Date: 19-FEB-2013 Expiration Date: 25-MAR-2015
Nameserver: NS41.WORLDNIC.COM Nameserver: NS42.WORLDNIC.COM http://web.archive.org/web/20030611013225/http://superlinksdirectory.com/
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Damn dude, this is crazy! Good work if this is all true...that part about the BDF is quite disturbing.
I can't wait for all these fucks to be indicted on criminal charges, or if some customer goes ape shit on the BFL facility with everyone in it, I don't think I could blame them.
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August 16, 2013, 08:24:34 PM Last edit: August 16, 2013, 08:35:26 PM by Phinnaeus Gage |
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Damn dude, this is crazy! Good work if this is all true..
I'm not done yet! http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/superlinksdirectory.comContact
Conner, Art Webspawner Management Services, Inc., PO Box 1225 West Plains, MO 65775 US aconner [at] webspawner.com ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8280%2F8762633396_350597f4de.jpg&t=665&c=zr5CljmB9EqoLw) http://www.hotfrog.com/Companies/Regency-Black-Investment-FundsRegency Black Investment Funds Print Is this your business? Update now
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Address: 1601 Nw 97th Ave 101 Sjo-894, Miami, FL 33172 Tel: 506 272 4576 Fax: 506 272 1714 Website - None provided http://america.webtropy.com/web/Company/Regency%20Black%20Investment%20Funds/Company.aspx<link no longer works, hence quoting this post in its entirety here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=207331.msg2218911#msg2218911>Sonny Vleisides Regency Black Investment Funds sonny@lfcity.com 506 272-4576 506 272-1714 "SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES"
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August 16, 2013, 08:28:25 PM |
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I'm not done yet!
Keep it coming brother! There is no justice without truth!
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August 16, 2013, 08:43:45 PM Last edit: August 16, 2013, 09:10:58 PM by Phinnaeus Gage |
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I'm not done yet!
Keep it coming brother! There is no justice without truth! Will do! http://costarica.com/documents/pdf/AmBusinesses%20inCR.pdfThe above may not be relevant to my findings since I found the following: http://web.archive.org/web/20030623025330/http://www.aerocasillas.com/CR-1/home.htmBeginning June 15, 2003, all shipments delivered to the old address (1601 NW 97th Ave.) will incur a $25.00 penalty charge.
All merchandise delivered to 11155 NW 33rd St. Unit S, will be sent via Maritime by default. Any merchandise delivered to this address, but shipped via AERO Service, will be charged an additional $35.00. (Some restrictions apply, please consult Customer Service for more information).
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August 16, 2013, 09:40:03 PM |
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Is that Josh reading Phin flame him on bitcointalk in front of the house (more like double wide trailer) that comes up in this picture?
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Is that Josh reading Phin flame him on bitcointalk in front of the house (more like double wide trailer) that comes up in this picture? When you put your cursor over the map, it shows a different address.
http://web.archive.org/web/20010302093323/http://www.lfhair.com/contact_us.htmlLaissez Faire Hair Miami Interlink 795 PO Box 02-5635 Miami, FL 33102 1-800-532-7039 http://www.locatefamily.com/Street-Lists/USA/FL/33101/index.html319. Miami Interlink 795 - PO Box 02-5635 Jeff Groves 305-468-6160 http://www.tcpiputils.com/browse/as/17376Whois information (as17376) aut-num AS17376 owner Laissez Faire City ownerid CR-LFCI-LACNIC address Contigua Embajada de Rusia address Lomas de Ayarco Sur, Curridabat address San Jose, country CR owner-c JG971-ARIN created 20000824 changed 20060616 source ARIN-HISTORIC nic-hdl JG971-ARIN person Jeff Groves e-mail domains@LFCITY.COM address Contigua Embajada de Rusia address Lomas de Ayarco Sur, Curridabat address San Jose, country CR phone +506 272-1065 source ARIN-HISTORIC Country information (Costa Rica) Country Costa Rica Capital San José Continent NA Population 4,516,220 Area 51,100 km² Currency CRC
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can you change your avatar from gage to mel gibson from conspiracy theory? This is almost as twisted.
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August 16, 2013, 11:36:11 PM |
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BFL would've done well not to p1ss you off PG. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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can you change your avatar from gage to mel gibson from conspiracy theory? This is almost as twisted.
Let's see how twisted I can make this, Mmmkay! http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn77652290&docId=FTK20090122064304#docIndex=11&page=1NAME WebSpawner Management Services, Inc. FIRM NAME WebSpawner Management Services, Inc. *STREET PO Box 1225 *CITY West Plains *STATE (Required for U.S. applicants) Missouri *COUNTRY United States *ZIP/POSTAL CODE 65775 PHONE 206 374-2415 FAX 206 374-2415 *EMAIL ADDRESS aconner@webspawner.com Pay close attention, for they may be a pop quiz tomorrow! http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9ydbnkn3ju4J:www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/agents/w/webspawner.pdf+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Page 1 Interim Designation of Agent to Receive Notificationof Claimed Infringement Full Legal Name of Service Provider: Webspawner Management Services, Inc. Alternative Name(s) of Service Provider (including all names under which the service rovider is doing business): WebSpawner.eom, Biz-Starter.com, Build-A-Webpage.com, uperLinksDirectory.com Address of Service Provider: PO BOX 1225, we“ Plains, MO 65775 Name of Agent Designated to Receive . Notification of Claimed Infringement: JOhHathaH Bailey Full Address of Designated Agent to which Notification Should be Sent (a PO. Box or similar designation is not acceptable except where it is the only address that can be used in the geographic mm“): 3920 General DeGaulle Dr., New Orleans, LA 70114 Telephone Number of Designated Agent: (206) 374-2415 Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: (206) 374'2415 Email Address of Designated Agent: abuse@WCbSPaWncr-°°m
Grap your life preservers! http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.jonathan.baileyJonathan Bailey Jonathan Bailey is Writer at BloggingTips, CEO and Consultant at CopyByte, Blogger/Writer at Who Is Hosting This, and author of Plagiarism Today. Jonathan is a copyright and plagiarism consultant and works with individuals and companies to help them protect their content on the Web, by being proactive with protecting and licensing their work, detecting incidents of infringement and stopping them early. He teaches a form of plagiarism self-defense to make people able to handle their own issues, rather than relying on him. He also works with Web hosts to help them create effective copyright policies including DMCA compliance. He also works as a DMCA agent for companies that do not have the need for a full-time agent on staff. Jonathan works with new companies that are designing content protection solutions to help them build better and more effective products. He helps them work on promotion, features, and ideas to make the most of their creations. He is also the author of Raven’s Rants: The First Five Years. Jonathan earned his BA (with honors) in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of South Carolina in 2002. Watch out for that wave! https://lifeboat.com/ex/bitcoinsUpdate! — We have launched a New Money Systems Board! Update — Trace Mayer, an early bitcoin proponent and Lifeboat Foundation Economics board member, says “The Lifeboat Foundation is a good organization bringing together some of the brightest minds from many disciplines to act as guardians of the human race. But what good is collaboration without an ability, particularly a financial ability, to implement solutions? With this bitcoin endowment fund any donations made today enable the Lifeboat Foundation to be the beneficiary of the massive wealth transfer benefiting holders of bitcoins and practically that means an increased financial ability stored in a censorship-resistant currency to implement solutions to vexing existential threats to humanity.” Update — Our Brian Cartmell will match the next 500 BTC in donations (as long as they are made by the end of 2013). Lifeboat Foundation has launched the world’s first bitcoin endowment fund! Donate to bitcoin address 1Lifeboa1zJ7xJabHzVDmnsgqZ11m6LWL5 While the Lifeboat Foundation was founded in the 21st century, until recently it was mainly funded using 20th century money, basically various types of monies backed by governments. Thanks to the encouragement of some of our larger donors we are now working to have the majority of our funding come from 21st century money — money backed not by governments but by algorithms. The 21st century money Lifeboat is currently focused on is bitcoins. Historically government backed money has done a poor job in holding its .value. For example, the U.S. dollar has lost over 96% of its value since it was first issued. Many promote the idea of trading rocks (gold and silver) instead but this Bronze Age idea has various drawbacks including portability when local governments decide to confiscate it. As a futuristic organization, we should be promoting 21st century money and now we are! Crypto-currencies have many advantages over old-fashioned government-backed money. For example they enable transparency, enabling Lifeboat to show that our endowment monies are stored in these wallets: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. They also allow people in less developed countries to have access to the rest of the world. For example, PayPal alone blocks access to over 60 countries, and many credit card companies have similar restrictions. Some are blocked for political reasons, some because of higher fraud rates, and some for other financial reasons. Whatever the reason, we don’t think a human being from Haiti, Ethiopia, or Kenya should have diminished access to the world because of payment issues they can’t control. Our goal is to enable people, not block them. The March 2013 EU–IMF grab of about 50% of large bank accounts in Cyprus that held government-backed money was the key event that caused the Lifeboat Foundation to feel that the time for 21st century money was here. (We launched our endowment fund shortly after the Cyprus crisis began.) Any bitcoins donated anywhere on the Lifeboat site will be added to our bitcoin endowment fund. Any non-bitcoin donations made on this page will be used to either buy bitcoin mining equipment or bitcoins. Learn what we have spent non-bitcoin donations on so far! If you donate $25 or more you are eligible for a copy of our paperback book and/or our Kindle edition. If you donate $100 or more you are eligible for a copy of our paperback autographed by the author with the inscription of your choice. (We will simply value bitcoin donations at the current weighted average value.) Check the current Bitcoin value. Investigate bitcoin mining options. Learn about the Bitcoin Foundation. Read Bitcoin Magazine. Learn about the potential of bitcoins. We would like to start a trend of nonprofits building endowment funds with bitcoins instead of just spending them all. Nonprofits could be using the deflationary power of bitcoins to build up their resources so they are in a better position to make a difference in the world. Help us launch this trend! I find it pretty brizard that the guy who oversaw the registration of the trademark for Webspawner.com is on the Advisory Board of Lifeboat. Take a look at this page and see if there's any other names you may be familiar with, for you may be surprised to see some of your favorites: http://lifeboat.com/ex/whats.new
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[Domain Name: BITWATCHMAN.COM Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Updated Date: 2013-05-06 09:30:17 Creation Date: 2013-05-06 09:30:17 Registrar Expiration Date: 2014-05-06 09:30:17 Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC DomainStatus: clientDeleteProhibited DomainStatus: clientRenewProhibited DomainStatus: clientTransferProhibited DomainStatus: clientUpdateProhibited Registrant Name: Jeffrey Ownby Registrant Organization: Registrant Street: 130 N.Park Registrant City: LaGrange Registrant State/Province: Illinois Registrant Postal Code: 60525 Registrant Country: United States Admin Name: Jeffrey Ownby Admin Organization: Admin Street: 130 N.Park Admin City: LaGrange Admin State/Province: Illinois Admin Postal Code: 60525 Admin Country: United States Admin Phone: 708-601-4170 Admin Fax: Admin Email: jeffrey@forcestream.com Tech Name: Jeffrey Ownby Tech Organization: Tech Street: 130 N.Park Tech City: LaGrange Tech State/Province: Illinois Tech Postal Code: 60525 Tech Country: United States Tech Phone: 708-601-4170 Tech Fax:
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