8-year-old girl asks for divorce in court
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By: Hamed Thabet
SANA’A, April 9 - An eight-year-old girl decided last week to go the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father, who forced her to marry a 30-year-old man.
http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1145&p=front&a=2
This is a true testiment that we can all get through the worst of times.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Metaphorical
Dear reader, please enjoy this informative link provided by Abby this morning. If your Thursday night took you to similar places we have seen you will be thanking me (please refer to the possible remedies section.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover
Like the warming strong burst of spring, sailing us briskly into summer, our night spent playing records for bar patrons went out like a lion. Though fierce, this lion can also be cuddly, pacified by a good scratch behind the ears, and enjoys his drink. Although you can’t help but wonder, when said lion has given you a congratulatory pat on the face (for a night well spent), he hasn’t just taken the whole thing off. So, faceless, aching ever where, you stumble weak-kneed toward your office, smarting yet fondly remembering the cuddly moments.
It’s up to you egg sandwich. Work you magic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover
Like the warming strong burst of spring, sailing us briskly into summer, our night spent playing records for bar patrons went out like a lion. Though fierce, this lion can also be cuddly, pacified by a good scratch behind the ears, and enjoys his drink. Although you can’t help but wonder, when said lion has given you a congratulatory pat on the face (for a night well spent), he hasn’t just taken the whole thing off. So, faceless, aching ever where, you stumble weak-kneed toward your office, smarting yet fondly remembering the cuddly moments.
It’s up to you egg sandwich. Work you magic.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Cosmic Brain Waves
I had a jarring awake dream last night about a deadly tornado.
I woke up to this morning's news report about weather related destruction.
Spooky.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/04/10/midwest.storms.ap/index.html
I woke up to this morning's news report about weather related destruction.
Spooky.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/04/10/midwest.storms.ap/index.html
Animals are Better than Humans Series
Actually both human and animal shine in this story.
(an oldie but a goodie)
several years ago this woman found a sick, malnourished lion cub in
the jungle. She took the cub home and fed him and brought him up until
he was too big to keep anymore. She made arrangements with a zoo in
Colombia to take the lion.
This is the video of what happened when she went to visit him in the
zoo for the first time.
http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.swf_http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.swf_
http://www.therandomforest.com/2008/03/17/lion-hugging-woman/
(an oldie but a goodie)
several years ago this woman found a sick, malnourished lion cub in
the jungle. She took the cub home and fed him and brought him up until
he was too big to keep anymore. She made arrangements with a zoo in
Colombia to take the lion.
This is the video of what happened when she went to visit him in the
zoo for the first time.
http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.swf_http://www.telestereo.com/Archivos/video.swf_
http://www.therandomforest.com/2008/03/17/lion-hugging-woman/
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
It's a bird...It's a Plane...It's Mass Cancelations
I hope you don't have to go anywhere that your feet or mass transit cannot take you. American Airlines (along with other airlines) has now canceled up to 850 flights. The FAA is cracking down, y'all, and has forced the airlines to ground planes so that the electrical wiring can be properly inspected. There will be no more tragedies on their hands, except the uproarious cries of stranded passengers littering the terminals through out the metropolitan area.
My New York escape plan invovles multiple flights on jet liners. I only hope this has been cleared up by the time I need to scoot.
Fare thee well, weary travelers.
My New York escape plan invovles multiple flights on jet liners. I only hope this has been cleared up by the time I need to scoot.
Fare thee well, weary travelers.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Monday, April 07, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
The Kids are all Grown Up...and Now Old
Everyone get your over sized t-shirts and leggins out of storage, New Kids On the Block, or their preferred NKOTB, are reuniting. This begs the question: Why?
http://www.nkotb.com/
They have a blog and everything...but who doesn't, right?
In other music news, I saw Helio Sequence last night at Bowery Ballroom. (Photos to follow) The drummer is insane. They won my heart with their live performance. My fellow show goers saw Beach House there the previous evening and said they were equally impressive. They report that couples across the Ballroom started making out as the band began to play. Magical.
And now, I'm off into the rain to wash away the morning malaise.
http://www.nkotb.com/
They have a blog and everything...but who doesn't, right?
In other music news, I saw Helio Sequence last night at Bowery Ballroom. (Photos to follow) The drummer is insane. They won my heart with their live performance. My fellow show goers saw Beach House there the previous evening and said they were equally impressive. They report that couples across the Ballroom started making out as the band began to play. Magical.
And now, I'm off into the rain to wash away the morning malaise.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Sign of the Times
Recession: “Last Exit before Hell”
The Associated Press
“For the first time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that the US could be headed into a Recession.” All I have to say is welcome to the party Benny. This is not news. Where have you been? Obviously you weren’t trying to get a job, buy/sell a home, pump gas, etc…
9 Year Olds in Georgia plan to murder Teacher: “Caution: Children at Play”
This is a particularly scary/ridiculous sign of the times. Since when have nine year olds gravitated toward punishing their teacher’s disciplining in class by death? These Georgian children set out on their insidious plan by giving each other homework assignments, each bringing in something to accomplish their deed, an evil show and tell. After seeing the inventory, it was apparent that the mastermind was indeed a 9 year old and fortunately for Georgia, 9 year olds aren’t that bright:
The instruments of death:
1. pair of red woolen mittens (Untied from coat sleeves)
2. pair of handcuffs (previous use: “Cops and Robbers”)
3. one pet rock (for budging)
4. one steak knife (parents took from local Outback)
9 Year in NYC rides the Subway Alone; Mother lets him: “Be prepared to Stop”
How is this news worthy? How is this a complete segment on a morning News program?
When asked how he enjoyed his solo subway ride from Bloomingdales back to his apartment, the child responded: “it was finally nice to get time by myself so I could conspire and hatch my plan to rid the school of my teacher. Mur ha ha.”
The Associated Press
“For the first time, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that the US could be headed into a Recession.” All I have to say is welcome to the party Benny. This is not news. Where have you been? Obviously you weren’t trying to get a job, buy/sell a home, pump gas, etc…
9 Year Olds in Georgia plan to murder Teacher: “Caution: Children at Play”
This is a particularly scary/ridiculous sign of the times. Since when have nine year olds gravitated toward punishing their teacher’s disciplining in class by death? These Georgian children set out on their insidious plan by giving each other homework assignments, each bringing in something to accomplish their deed, an evil show and tell. After seeing the inventory, it was apparent that the mastermind was indeed a 9 year old and fortunately for Georgia, 9 year olds aren’t that bright:
The instruments of death:
1. pair of red woolen mittens (Untied from coat sleeves)
2. pair of handcuffs (previous use: “Cops and Robbers”)
3. one pet rock (for budging)
4. one steak knife (parents took from local Outback)
9 Year in NYC rides the Subway Alone; Mother lets him: “Be prepared to Stop”
How is this news worthy? How is this a complete segment on a morning News program?
When asked how he enjoyed his solo subway ride from Bloomingdales back to his apartment, the child responded: “it was finally nice to get time by myself so I could conspire and hatch my plan to rid the school of my teacher. Mur ha ha.”
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Top 10 on #1
CanWest News Service
Here are 10 of the top April Fool's Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the San Diego-based Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
In 1957, a BBC television show announced that thanks to a mild winter and the virtual elimination of the spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop.Footage of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees prompted a barrage of calls from people wanting to know how to grow their own spaghetti at home.
In 1985, Sports Illustrated magazine published a story that a rookie baseball pitcher who could reportedly throw a ball at 270 kilometers per hour (168 miles per hour) was set to join the New York Mets. Finch was said to have mastered his skill -- pitching significantly faster than anyone else has ever managed -- in a Tibetan monastery. Mets fans' celebrations were short-lived.
Sweden in 1962 had only one television channel, which broadcast in black and white.The station's technical expert appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, viewers could convert their existing sets to receive color pictures by pulling a nylon stocking over the screen. In fact, they had to wait until 1970.
In 1996, American fast-food chain Taco Bell announced that it had bought Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, a historic symbol of American independence, from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Outraged citizens called to express their anger before Taco Bell revealed the hoax.
Then-White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale and said the Lincoln Memorial in Washington had also been sold and was to be renamed the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial after the automotive giant.
In 1977, British newspaper The Guardian published a seven-page supplement for the 10th anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semicolon-shaped islands. A series of articles described the geography and culture of the two main islands, named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
In 1992, U.S. National Public Radio announced that Richard Nixon was running for president again. His campaign slogan this time around was, "I didn't do anything wrong, and I won't do it again." They even had clips of Nixon announcing his candidacy. Listeners flooded the show with calls expressing their outrage. Nixon's voice actually turned out to be that of impersonator Rich Little.
In 1998, a newsletter titled New Mexicans for Science and Reason carried an article that the state of Alabama had voted to change the value of pi from 3.14159 to the "Biblical value" of 3.0.
Burger King, another American fast-food chain, published a full-page advertisement in USA Today in 1998 announcing the introduction of the "Left-Handed Whopper," specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original, but the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The chain said it received thousands of requests for the new burger, as well as orders for the original "right- handed" version.
Discover Magazine announced in 1995 that a highly respected biologist, Aprile Pazzo (Italian for April Fool), had discovered a new species in Antarctica: the hotheaded naked ice borer. The creatures were said to have bony head plates that became burning hot, allowing the animals to bore through ice at high speed -- a technique they used to hunt penguins.
Noted British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on the radio in 1976 that at 9:47 am, a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, in which Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, would cause a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth's gravity. Moore told listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment of the planetary alignment, they would experience a floating sensation. Hundreds of people called in to report feeling the sensation.
Here are 10 of the top April Fool's Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the San Diego-based Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
In 1957, a BBC television show announced that thanks to a mild winter and the virtual elimination of the spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop.Footage of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees prompted a barrage of calls from people wanting to know how to grow their own spaghetti at home.
In 1985, Sports Illustrated magazine published a story that a rookie baseball pitcher who could reportedly throw a ball at 270 kilometers per hour (168 miles per hour) was set to join the New York Mets. Finch was said to have mastered his skill -- pitching significantly faster than anyone else has ever managed -- in a Tibetan monastery. Mets fans' celebrations were short-lived.
Sweden in 1962 had only one television channel, which broadcast in black and white.The station's technical expert appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, viewers could convert their existing sets to receive color pictures by pulling a nylon stocking over the screen. In fact, they had to wait until 1970.
In 1996, American fast-food chain Taco Bell announced that it had bought Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, a historic symbol of American independence, from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Outraged citizens called to express their anger before Taco Bell revealed the hoax.
Then-White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale and said the Lincoln Memorial in Washington had also been sold and was to be renamed the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial after the automotive giant.
In 1977, British newspaper The Guardian published a seven-page supplement for the 10th anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semicolon-shaped islands. A series of articles described the geography and culture of the two main islands, named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
In 1992, U.S. National Public Radio announced that Richard Nixon was running for president again. His campaign slogan this time around was, "I didn't do anything wrong, and I won't do it again." They even had clips of Nixon announcing his candidacy. Listeners flooded the show with calls expressing their outrage. Nixon's voice actually turned out to be that of impersonator Rich Little.
In 1998, a newsletter titled New Mexicans for Science and Reason carried an article that the state of Alabama had voted to change the value of pi from 3.14159 to the "Biblical value" of 3.0.
Burger King, another American fast-food chain, published a full-page advertisement in USA Today in 1998 announcing the introduction of the "Left-Handed Whopper," specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original, but the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The chain said it received thousands of requests for the new burger, as well as orders for the original "right- handed" version.
Discover Magazine announced in 1995 that a highly respected biologist, Aprile Pazzo (Italian for April Fool), had discovered a new species in Antarctica: the hotheaded naked ice borer. The creatures were said to have bony head plates that became burning hot, allowing the animals to bore through ice at high speed -- a technique they used to hunt penguins.
Noted British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on the radio in 1976 that at 9:47 am, a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, in which Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, would cause a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth's gravity. Moore told listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment of the planetary alignment, they would experience a floating sensation. Hundreds of people called in to report feeling the sensation.
April Not 1st
I hope everyone is recovering from the plastic wrapped toilets, fake doggy poo; fake flies in the ice cubes, whoopee cushions, underpants sewn together, etc. I did not register April 1 yesterday. I received many links and funny testimonials and yet I failed to realize that they were associated with April Fools Day. Wikipedia has already posted all the jokes pulled yesterday: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1,_2008.
I mostly experienced global pranks (mostly Google) and regrettably do not have any personal testimonials to the day. I did not attempt a prank. Due to my recent severe mood, I thought that any attempt of tom foolery might result in something regrettable and potentially tragic. “What started as a harmless April Fools joke has resulted in…
1. the collapse of a midtown financial building.
2. chaos and destruction.
3. the pulled muscle heard around the world.
Instead, I will share the joke my friend Audrey and her boyfriend (not fiancé) received from their friend Todd.
(Dear Audrey and Ryan,
It was wonderful meeting with Ryan. I look forward to meeting Audrey. I've finalized the date and I'm discussing options with the caterer. I'll get back to you with choices later this evening.
Happy Wishes and True Love!
Rita Roosevelt
Wedding Coordinator
rita@yourmostspecialmoment.com
http://www.yourmostspecialmoment.com/weddings
And the adoption site: http://www.yourmostspecialmoment.com/adoptions/)
I mostly experienced global pranks (mostly Google) and regrettably do not have any personal testimonials to the day. I did not attempt a prank. Due to my recent severe mood, I thought that any attempt of tom foolery might result in something regrettable and potentially tragic. “What started as a harmless April Fools joke has resulted in…
1. the collapse of a midtown financial building.
2. chaos and destruction.
3. the pulled muscle heard around the world.
Instead, I will share the joke my friend Audrey and her boyfriend (not fiancé) received from their friend Todd.
(Dear Audrey and Ryan,
It was wonderful meeting with Ryan. I look forward to meeting Audrey. I've finalized the date and I'm discussing options with the caterer. I'll get back to you with choices later this evening.
Happy Wishes and True Love!
Rita Roosevelt
Wedding Coordinator
rita@yourmostspecialmoment.com
http://www.yourmostspecialmoment.com/weddings
And the adoption site: http://www.yourmostspecialmoment.com/adoptions/)
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
April's Fool
(courtesy of Abby & Google)
Rick Astley: Face like a child, voice like a man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI
There is something hypnotic in that sport coat swaying hip to hip arm to arm. Though, my favorite outfit is the cat burglar/flasher.
I also enjoy the bartender that spins for days and can leap tall counters in a single bound, not to mention the two back up dancers that the 80's birthed into a mixed up spandex world.
Ps. Speaking of a mixed up world...I got to see my stomach on camera today. The camera does add 10 lbs.
Rick Astley: Face like a child, voice like a man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI
There is something hypnotic in that sport coat swaying hip to hip arm to arm. Though, my favorite outfit is the cat burglar/flasher.
I also enjoy the bartender that spins for days and can leap tall counters in a single bound, not to mention the two back up dancers that the 80's birthed into a mixed up spandex world.
Ps. Speaking of a mixed up world...I got to see my stomach on camera today. The camera does add 10 lbs.
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