Here at the Dead Rooster Online Entertainment Laboratories (DROEL) we are constantly on the lookout for high-quality rooster related entertainment. That’s why, this week, we were especially pleased to unearth a major work in the rare “Zombie Chicken” genre.
NEW BOOK—Cluck: Murder Most Fowl
As my loyal readers already know, I’m a big fan of Horror fiction, [...]
The decision by the European Union to allow pig remains to be used to fed poltry has sparked an uproar of anger among Jewish and Muslim citizens of the EU. Both religious and animal rights activists argue the change would place families at risk, offend religious sensibilities, and lead to a major consumer backlash. There [...]
It looks like now it is the time for air hostess to rule the roost in Tollywood. A bevy of beauties from the sky are now ready to descend down on Tollywood and try their luck in filmsKaveri Jha is the first to have bagged a chance as heroine in Tollywood. She made her debut in the film Nagaram opposite Srikanth. She made a big impression with he bold exposing in the film.Now some more air hostesses are lining up to try their luck in Tollywood. The producers and directors are always on the lookout for new faces and whenever they fly, they keep looking for some pretty air hostesses. They are known to offer them a role then and there. Air hostesses generally draw a salary of Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 per month. Tollywood dreams those bring them crores, obviously is luring a few. Air hostesses ar
A contextual taste of Wright in his own words as preached to his rapt parishioners.
There is nothing soundbitish about the audio content of Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, I link to below.
‘Sound bites’ the new sound bite rhetoric of the left. Why lodge a defense when one can counter by raising a sound bite flag. A real [...]
There is this couple sitting opposite me talking in Malayalam. They don't know I am a Malayali (most people mistake me for a Marathi or a Bengali, something to do with my looks, I guess).
So I can...
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Yesterday Sarah's computer crashed...and I mean crashed HARD. You should've seen her. She was like a victim of some traumatic accident, stumbling around with mouth half open, eyes glazed over in complete shock, mumbling something about what will she do now, how can she go on. I tried to get her up this morning. She just rolled over muttering, “What’s the point.” Which, when you think about it, is pretty understandable. They HAVE been joined at the hip for almost two years. Besides, it’s almost like you might be losing your closest friend and confidant. Not too mention those priceless pictures. Since becoming pregnant she’s had to give up Starbucks (too much for her tummy), she can’t handle eating meat, and now THIS! IS THERE NOTHING LEFT TO DULL THE PAIN OF THIS CRUEL, HARSH
One of the keys to a strong marketing campaign is generating enough real-world buzz to bring people to your on-line presence. This is difficult because people are so frequently flooded by advertising and URLs that you need to give them a real reason to visit the site.
Adding competitions or giveaways to your website encourages a [...]
One of the keys to a strong marketing campaign is generating enough real-world buzz to bring people to your on-line presence. This is difficult because people are so frequently flooded by advertising and URLs that you need to give them a real reason to visit the site.
Adding competitions or giveaways to your website encourages a [...]
Kenya's premier Dj Group;the Homeboyz yesterday added a new addition to their homeboyz franchise:the radio chanel 96.5,homeboyz radio(complete with a new website found at ) and the new station has taken the media market by storm.
The radio station is churning out mad vibes that will definately keep most of the youth and middle ages listeners listening on!The move
Citigroup (NYSE:C) finally brought it's off-the blance sheet Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) on to the books. The seven SIV's, previously valued at $83 billion, are on the books now at $49 billion. That means Citigroup just toted up another $34 billion dollars in subprime losses, in addition to over $18 billion for the third and fourth quarters. A $50 billion plus tab is huge, even for a
And by "coming home" I mean sauntering on down the stairs from Councillor's Row to Ottawa's City Council chambers last night for a special, emergency session of Council to respond to Mayor Larry O'Brien being criminally charged by the OPP of bribery during last year's municipal elections. This promised to be high drama in the world of Ottawa municipal politics where Councillors could have a rare opportunity to play a part in a memorable scene of political theatre. Or, you know, ask a question or something.City Solicitor Rick O'Connor led off after a few rambling remarks by the Mayor to scare the beejebers out of everyone that if they were to discuss this matter currently before the courts, fire and brimstone would fall from the sky and rain legal Armageddon upon each and every member of Council. Well okay, that's O'Connor's job to remind Council that it is a political body, not a legal one. Duly noted.Then it was Council's turn. And they decided to...go home.Seriously? The bes
There are a lot of reasons I have never liked Rudy Giuliani. It's not so much that I disagree with him on several political issues. After all, I have slept with a Trotskyite. My real beef is that Rudy is such an arrogant asshole.I venture into New York City two or three times a year. After Giuliani took over, I appreciated the disappearance of the squeegy thugs who extorted drivers by running out at stop lights, and doing a piss poor job of “washing” the windshield. And while he was at the helm, the city did spruce up, though this was largely due to an upturn in the economy, and the hiring of additional police officers, as authorized by Rudy's predecessors.But Rudy was a loveable asshole, in an Archie Bunker kind of way. And First Amendment stuff aside, those sex shops in Times Square were pretty disgusting.However, the day the mayor called a press conference to inform his wife he was having a hot affair, and would be filing for divorce, that was it.I am not too keen on cheat
It’s that classic question hurled at renters by smug buyers who have shielded themselves with untenable (yet widely accepted) assumptions: Why throw your money away on rent when you could be building equity in a place to call your own? Buy a home now or the market will leave you behind. After all, home prices [...]
Continuing from the "Road to Cincinnati:" While the road trip had been fun, it was becoming obvious that it would be a while before we could return to NO. It was time to find a place where we could stay a while. We decided that the only place where we would feel (somewhat) at home was with Susan’s brother and family in Dillsboro Indiana, in the Cincinnati area. The Robinsons were as gracious as they could be, creating an apartment for us in their basement. It was mid-September and we were beginning to realize that it would be months before we could return rather than weeks. A call from our best friends, who had evacuated to Columbus Ohio, suggested we move there. An apartment complex was giving Katrina refugees a 70% discount on rent, and social service agencies were providing furniture and other necessities. In addition the Political Science department at Ohio State (alma mater of Susan and our friend Steve) was providing free office space and clerical support. We moved to Columbus
Black(stone) Friday! Oh Oh, Credit Markets Come Home To Roost!by Market Ticker - 6/22/07 snips:...And better - why do you flush $3.2 billion down the toilet if you're Bear Stearns? There is only one reason to do that - you're afraid of the explosion that will result if you don't do it - that is, the blast will be even bigger in its impact on your bottom line. CNBC is also reporting that Cantor Fitzgerald is getting bids as low as ten cents on the dollar for some of the CDOs they're trying to sell! That's a ninety percent haircut! There are a lot of liars out here on the street right now, and sooner or later, they're going to have to fess up. If the real loss was 50%, that's horrendous. It also tells you a lot about the exposure on the street to this issue and points out the fact that there is absolutely no way that this will be, or can be, contained. It simply doesn't matter whether people want it to be or not - there is some $2-3 trillion in losses out there that are being hid
London real estate agents say they've never seen anything like the Russian invasion. “The Russians have incredible appetites for high-end houses,” says Trevor Abrahamson, managing director of Glentree International, a property company that caters to the ultrarich. “They will spend £20- to £30-million on a house without blinking.”MOre...
Sad news from Vail. The popular low budget dive motel “The Roost” is gone, swallowed up by development. I love places like this: small, cozy, perhaps a bit dumpy and rough around the edges, but after a day of hiking or skiing it’s nice to be able to drive right up to your door rather than navigating enormous Vegas size lobbies and hallways.
In Vail I recommend the nearby Park Meadows Lodge. Not as cheap as the Roost, but still affordable. It’s on the west side of town, and walking distance to the chairlift next door the the Vail Cascade hotel. I’ve stayed here two times in the past and found it clean, spacious, with friendly owners and fellow travelers.
From the Denver Post:
Vail - The red neon “vacancy” sign is no longer lit at the iconic Roost Lodge, famed as the cheapest accommodations in this high-dollar ski town.
When the last guest made the 11 a.m. checkout Sunday, the Roost became a piece of Vail’s history, a casual
There were some others who quoted this most recent look at DC sales on The Beat, and I guess I will too, even if it's later than most others:DC Comics are increasingly struggling to keep up with Marvel in terms of market share and chart domination. The good news is that DC’s average sales recovered somewhat in February, thanks to a strong debut of new team-up title The Brave and the Bold, and to a bunch of high-selling titles returning to the shelves after being absent for various reasons in January. However, for the first time in two years, the publisher failed to break the 100K barrier with any of its releases — in fact, Justice League of America and the elusive All Star Batman are now the only DC titles which haven’t dropped below that marker, and DC doesn’t seem to have any obvious new 100K+ sellers lined up for the next several months. Additionally, the problem of late-shipping titles persists. Justice League of America #6, Teen Titans #44 and Superman Confidential #4 are
With the sub-prime meltdown now in full swing, federal regulators seem to be working feverishly to crank shut the recklessly spewing spigot of easy lending.A little late to the party maybe but at least its confirmation that something other than useless lip-service regarding “toxic” loans and “rate shock” needed to be paid to the situation.Of course, we did see the initial signs of official concern back in June of 2005 when former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggested that “the apparent froth in the housing markets may have spilled over into the mortgage markets” while raising concern about “exotic” mortgage products during his testimony to the Joint Economic committee.This was later followed by the drafting and subsequent finalization in September 2006 of the Federal Reserve’s “Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks”, a series of new regulatory guidelines that clearly had the effect of creating concern among some of the most aggr
Oh yes- see the picture of Tickle, our talking African Grey Parrot? He really is a star and can say all sorts of outrageous things. Including 'Do you fancy a curry?' 'What are you doing?' 'Tick, tick, tick, Tickle' 'Give us a kiss', 'Stop it', and of course the usual 'Hello' and 'Bye bye', and lots more. He can also swear - not taught by us (of course!) - his previous owner was known to utter frequent obscenities. But his claim to fame is his whistling. He can whistle a famous football chant and various other tunes including the loudest wolf whistle you have ever heard. An old lady came in the other day and said that he had made her day!But good old Tickle made headline news in our local paper at Christmas because we taught him to whistle 'Jingle Bells'. All over the festive season he would whistle this seasonal tune for anyone that would care to listen. Although when our local TV news team came down to record him he closed his beak and refused to even say
This was my first read of 2007, and I enjoyed it so much! I've always enjoyed an interesting personal non-fiction account, be it an adventure story, like Into Thin Air, or a travel memoir, or a biography about an interesting person, because I am able to learn about a culture or occupation or hobby without opening a history book, or a newspaper, or a periodical. In this book I learned a good
