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Last night, on Metro on the way home from the ballpark, I caught a "special" blue line train to Virginia from L'Enfant Plaza on the upstairs yellow line platform. To me, this seemed perfectly normal.Other people were confused. They thought the train was going to go all the way around on the normal circuitous blue line route -- clearly not understanding that, from the upstairs platform, the only

"An apple is an excellent thing -- until you have tried a peach."George du Maurier Here's an ice-cream that left us screaming for more...literally!! Helped the daughter make this a couple of weeks ago coz she wanted to make peach 'something'...peach anything actually !! Peaches have flooded our market this year & tempt me endlessly. Quite insanely, I can hear them calling to me from their shel

Even though most celebrities find the paparazzi annoying, Barbadian singer Rihanna has admitted that she will choose them any day, over screaming fans.The decision to do so was brought about after she completed a photo shoot at Highbar on West 48th Street. When she tried to leave the rooftop, she was told that the exit was impassable."The exit was mobbed with paparazzi," the New York Pos

Last night was the London premiere of the movie musical Mamma Mia. The cast really shined on the blue carpet. All were in attendance, including Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson (producers of the film), designer hottie Tom Ford, our fave Devil in Prada Meryl Streep, Vanity Fair's newest cover girl Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth (whose wife looked very happy to be there...you'll

I was reading an interview with Dan Boeckner where he was asked who his new favorite band is. His answer was The Witchies. This wasn’t the first time I’d heard of them. I missed them last year when they opened for The Evens at La Sala Rossa, but I got to see them last night [...]

The Gutter Twins -- the intense collab between Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan -- did us all a solid and just announced a summer tour in support of their raunchy debut, Saturnalia. But before these boys were meeting in dark bars to guzzle gin and write poison-tongued poetry together, they slugged it out as frontmen for alt-rock

I know this is a long shot but does someone have a nice copy of this movie I could get a copy of? All I currently have is my OLD VHS copy. I also posted a request for 1929's The Mysterious Island with Lionel Barrymore (this time a ...

The Presets - Yippiyo-ayYippiyo-ay is one of the best tracks from their new Apocalypse (2008) album. You can find the MySpace of The Presets here. And this attractive song is made by an electronic pop duo named Walter Meego:Walter Meego - ForeverFrom their Voyager (2008) album.

Top ChefEpisode 10 Serve and Protect There's a money shot of Glad bags near the beginning of Top Chef. Is the prize $100,000 dollars or that much money in Glad bags? It’s hard to tell.We open with Andrew…or is it Spike? I still can’t tell the difference. They’re showing Steph a bit. Richard says he’s tired. Spike says Dale’s a little bitch. Didn’t he say that last week?Dale says it

William Young, Wayne Jacobsen, and Brad Cummings (The three men responsible for The Shack) "The Shack is a metaphor," explained William (Paul) Young at last night's "From the Soil" Arts Fest held at Fuller Theological Seminary. Young wrote The Shack for his six kids, "not for publication." It wasn't until Wayne Jacobson, coauthor of So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore, read Young's manuscript and suggested he publish it as a book and sell it as a movie, that the possibility of engaging a wider audience for his fictional story was born. Young's initial response to Jacobsen was, "I'm not trying to do anything here." He elaborated further that he just wanted to give his children the bigger picture not just the puzzle pieces one gets at church. &qu

The Chain of Screaming was actually a pretty good episode. It served to do a couple of things. It ended up advancing the story of Lily and Marshall. We see now how Marshall’s life made a change and we saw a big friendship moment between Ted and Marshall. Having each character (Except Barney) put on Marshall’s [...]

Ted, Barney, Robbin, Lily y Marshall, regresan una vez mas para hacernos pasar un rato agradable con una de las mejores series de comedia del momento. How I Met Your Mother 3x15 "The chain of screaming", en la versión de la casa con subtitulos, asi que no se pueden perder este capitulo que va a ser Leyen... wait for it... Dary.Entrar al ForoTony8420 - - Uploader Team

3 TV releases from FOV are here for our entertainment! Enjoy, if you watch any! Btw, check out FOV’s new (to me) NFO, looks nice . When Marshall is verbally emasculated by his boss, he begins to think that taking a job with a corporate law firm was a big mistake. How_I_Met_Your_Mother.3×15.The_Chain_Of_Screaming.HDTV_XviD-FoV Read [...]

01. House Of Pain02. Closet Down The Hall03. I Hate Myself04. Already Gone05. Tobacco Road06. Slip And Fall07. Good Die Young08. Break Down09. If I Had My Way10. Bang To The Bone11. I Needed You12. Cryin' ShamePedido en el minichat, segundo album de estos americanos practican un hard rock potente, lastima que arrancaron muy tarde y no se les reconoce como se merecen! Recomendado! saludos.: Stig

Bandaça americana de rock. Mais uma da cidade portuária de Seattle! Uma das minhas 967 bandas preferidas! Divulgo porque acho o som demais! Meu destaque vai pros 2 últimos albuns. Meus preferidos!O Screaming Trees foi formado em Ellensburg, cidade próxima de Seattle, no estado de Washington, em 1985, pelos amigos Mark Lanegan, Van Conner e Gary Lee Conner. O nome da banda foi retirado de um pedal de distorção. A gravação do primeiro álbum da banda, "Clairvoyance", ocorreu em 1986. A boa repercussão do disco na época levou a um contrato com o selo SST Records - a gravadora independente mais importante daquela década. O primeiro álbum pela nova gravadora foi "Even If and Especially When", que foi lançado em 1987. A característica do Screaming Trees era o som que mistura a psic

I can’t believe how giddy I am over these guys reuniting! They were on the Today Show this morning to announce their first performance which will be on May 16, on the Today Show. Man, we have all these phyisician interviews scheduled for May that I am so anxious about and now I have to [...]

Working on a new tool for WiredPages so I have been a little busy. Hope to have the majority of the debugging completed today. I am excited about this tool however will go into more detail when I have actually installed it on the site. Nothing much else going on. Researching, looking for [...]

As you may imagine, it doesn’t know often in Texas. As a result, my children were yelling “It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” as soon as they looked out the window. We all proceeded to freak out and get dressed as fast as we could. My Weird Kids And can you guess what my kids favorite thing to do is when it snows? Throwing snowballs? Nope. Making snowmen? Nope. Eating snow? You guessed it. These are also the kids who ask for frozen pieces of broccoli as I prepare dinner. Like I said. Weird. So, does it snow often where you are and/or do you eat frozen broccoli?

One thing about America, a racist or supremacist is not that far away. Maybe a keystroke away, or maybe a channel away. Bu they are always around. Over the past week, I was in dialogue with such a person. But that is all I will say to that extreme. However, I can deal with the aforementioned since his audience is not that Large.On February 19, 2008, during his radio talk show, FOX news host Bill O'Reilly took a call from a program listener regarding the wife of Senator Barak Obama. The caller said that according to a close friend of Michelle Obama, that she was “a very angry,” and “militant woman."The segment of the show of course was focused on her comments regarding being proud to be an American for the first time in her adult life. I wouldn’t expect Billy, or the average white b

One thing about America, a racist or supremacist is not that far away. Maybe a keystroke away, or maybe a channel away. Bu they are always around. Over the past week, I was in dialogue with such a person. But that is all I will say to that extreme. However, I can deal with the aforementioned since his audience is not that Large.On February 19, 2008, during his radio talk show, FOX news host Bill O'Reilly took a call from a program listener regarding the wife of Senator Barak Obama. The caller said that according to a close friend of Michelle Obama, that she was “a very angry,” and “militant woman."The segment of the show of course was focused on her comments regarding being proud to be an American for the first time in her adult life. I wouldn’t expect Billy, or the average white b

Maybe you've noticed that I haven't posted here in a while. (All 8 of you. he he) Frankly, I'm really tired of all the whining and bickering in the political world right now. The nominees are sounding more like my three l*ttle g*rls in the backseat of the van than the President of the United States.One note, though: The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto has made one thing clear to me. With nuclear weapons in the hands of unstable nations, we can never trust another nation for our security. We should focus on defense, including border security, missile defense systems, and building our military. I haven't heard many of the presidential candidates address this.What do you think?CLICK HERE TO COMMENT

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  I love working in a Veterinary centre, getting some hands on experience with real, living animals under conditions where the veterinarians can guide me as I learn. I got to draw blood from an extremely obese Labrador cross and do dental work on a miniature poodle. We also did X-Rays and gave an enema the the previously mentioned lab-cross. Plus I got to stand in on consults and experience just how vague clients can be about their pets habits. The lab cross (pictured above) was quite interesting. The story is basically that he would scream in agony whenever he went to do a poo. The owners were worried and the neighbours were frustrated at hearing an animal in agony so frequently. (more…)

BG News says:In less than a month I will be a college graduate and thus dragged kicking and screaming into the real world Most people I know are excited to graduate and pursue the career of their dreams I was never really sure how I felt about graduating until I started to pack up my apartment just before Thanksgiving break read more ->KTAR 92.3 Phoenix says:A screaming homeless woman was high on methamphetamines when deputies arrested her Tuesday night the Yavapai County Sheriff s Office said YCSO said Lumara Hammond 25 called 911 around 10 15 p m from Chino Valley screaming and demanding deputies come get her read more ->The Wichita Eagle says: Special Radio City Christmas Spectacu lar More holiday cheer comes our way with this one hour production featuring glamorous costumes dazzling special effects and performances by the Radio City Rockettes Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira are your hosts 7 p m NBC and KSNW Channel 3 New movie All I Want for

Le sue unghie si piantano nel braccio, il mio braccio, sento la carne che si taglia. Qualche goccia di sangue. I suoi occhi si piantano nei miei, non posso sfuggire, non voglio sfuggire a quegli...Leggi ancora | Pubblicato da emandelli | Commenti Tags: racconti                               

Fiddle Faddle and Screaming Yellow ZonkersI know the most popular candy corn out there is Cracker Jack,but my favorite has always been Screaming Yellow Zonkers andFiddle Fiddle from Lincoln Snacks Company. Fiddle Faddle isbutter toffee-coated popcorn with almonds thrown in. ScreamingYellow Zonkers (you gotta love the name) is similar, but withoutthe almonds. The secret to the yellow coloring of the Zonkers:buttered popcorn.Fiddle Faddle (butter toffee with almonds)3/4 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup (1 stick) butter1/2 cup corn syrup1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon vanilla1 1/3 bags plain or natural-flavored microwave popcorn1/2 cup roasted almondsZonkers1 cup granulated sugar4 tablespoons butter1/2 cup corn syrup1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon vanilla1 1/3 bags butter-flavored microwave popcorn1. For either recipe, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, waterand salt in a large saucepan over medium heat. You're going tobring the candy to 265-275 degree

They dreamt the money would keep coming but one dayAmericans could wake up screaming by Telegraph UK - 10/30/07 snip:Wheter or not there is a recession, the US is no longer first choice for investors and the dollar could fall to a point where it is nothing special ...Home Prices Are Down, and So Is Confidenceby NYT - 10/30/07 snip:...Home prices in the New York City area fell 0.8% in August, and are down 3.8% for the year ended in August... Meanwhile, an October survey of consumers showed confidence in the economy at the lowest level in two years. The confidence index fell to 95.6 from 99.5 in September, which was also revised downward, according to the Conference Board, a private research firm...Home price drop worst since June 1991by Reuters - 10/30/07 snips:...S&P said its composite month-over-month index of 10 major metropolitan areas declined 0.8% in August to 214.35, for a 5% year-over-year drop, S&P said in a statement on Tuesday... The 10 city index fell 0.5% in July fr

For those coming from Screamingwhisper, at this point I am also not about to post personal stuff on a blog. As he said that would not be fair on those involved. {{ To read more visit my blog }}

Zat al een aantal weken thuis en het begon weer te kriebelen dat ik even op pad moest. Mijn neefje Marcel van Berkum was 3 jaar geleden op Aruba gaan wonen en had onlangs zijn eigen restaurant lounge de Screaming Eagle geopend samen met zijn partners Patrick en Daniel. Tijd om dus even op visite te gaan bij Marcel en de Screaming Eagle op Aruba. Screaming Eagle zit hoe kan het ook anders op Eagle Beach in Aruba en heeft een Maimi style lounge bar atmosfeer. De keuken is french fushion, heeft een zeer uitgebreide kaart. Eten is een top experience in de Screaming Eagle want aan het eind van het diner gaat de muziek harder en kan je uitgebreid loungen in een van de vele lounge bedden of in het upper floor lounge house. Voor reviews over het restaurant Screaming Eagle restaurant ga naar restaurantsaruba.com. Naast Screaming Eagle ook nog even bij de Natural Pools geweest, zeer mooie natuur en je kunt er lekker zwemmen. Het is alleen toegankelijk met een goede 4 wheel drive.

Zat al een aantal weken thuis en het begon weer te kriebelen dat ik even op pad moest. Mijn neefje Marcel van Berkum was 3 jaar geleden op Aruba gaan wonen en had onlangs zijn eigen restaurant lounge de Screaming Eagle geopend samen met zijn partners Patrick en Daniel. Tijd om dus even op visite te gaan bij Marcel en de Screaming Eagle op Aruba. Screaming Eagle zit hoe kan het ook anders op Eagle Beach in Aruba en heeft een Maimi style lounge bar atmosfeer. De keuken is french fushion, heeft een zeer uitgebreide kaart. Eten is een top experience in de Screaming Eagle want aan het eind van het diner gaat de muziek harder en kan je uitgebreid loungen in een van de vele lounge bedden of in het upper floor lounge house. Voor reviews over het restaurant Screaming Eagle restaurant ga naar restaurantsaruba.com. Naast Screaming Eagle ook nog even bij de Natural Pools geweest, zeer mooie natuur en je kunt er lekker zwemmen. Het is alleen toegankelijk met een goede 4 wheel drive.

Me: "Honey when you go downstairs tonight will you close the window? I opened it just a bit today to let some fresh air in." Coffeehusband: "Yeah, no problem." Me: "Oh, and there is a tiny itty bitty spider that lives in between the screen and the window...." CH: "He's not little! I've seen him. You LET HIM IN?" Me: "No... I'm sure he didn't want to come in. He was back in the

Yep...I put on mascara/lipstick/foundation/blush/concealer/eyeshadow/powder (not necessarily in that order). This, apparently, is the process for "turning the sow's ear into the silk purse".And they said it couldn't be done...HAHAHAHAHAHA!This is from a gig the big band did last night at the fabulous Gaithersburg Holiday Inn. We played at a military reunion...a Naval unit of some type. They were quite lively for a Sunday evening. More on that tomorrow.For now...enjoy my face. (Or else print the photo and scare roaches away with it...your choice.)

I can’t shut down the noises inside my ears. I have been listening to non-stop roaring for the last 5 hours. But hey, it hasn’t bothered me too much. I know it will be gone by the morning. What causes tinnitus? How can you stop it? Does it ever go away permanently? Tinnitus is still not fully understood. There is no cure. Tinnitus is perception of sound when there is no apparent source of sound. It can be humming, whistling, ringing, buzzing, even music. It can come and go or be persistent. It can be high pitched, medium pitched, or low pitched, or a mixture of all three, or of more than one sound. Over 5 million people in the UK suffer from tinnitus. It is thought to be caused by defective hearing - it’s not an illness or disease. Anyone can get tinnitus, not just old people, and it’s common after excessive exposure to loud noise. I was exposed to constant loud noise for the first few months of my life and as a result I lost most of my hearing. I have suffere

Hi. It’s Kimberly from Sanity and the Solo Mom taking over the guest posting chair today. I’ve been going around and around about what to write here ever since I begged asked Karen if I could whore myself guest post here. First off, I was giddy with all the profanity I could use here–four letter words! In combination even! When that buzz wore off, I realized I still had to actually, you know, write a post. But today is not a good day for writing (although it’s shaping up to be a fine day for profanity). So far, today has been everything I loathe about motherhood. The whining. The screaming. The utter defiance. The misplaced sense of injury and injustice. The lack of patience and feeling like I would rather stick flaming toothpicks in my eyes than stay in this house for one more second. That powderkeg feeling of tension growing and building to a fever pitch. And did I mention the screaming? I’m thinking longingly of school. Boarding school. For me, n

Atlanta is now three days into a “code red smog alert”, in which the Environmental Protection Agency has determined that Atlanta's air quality is literally not fit to breathe. The combination of 100 degree heat, a stagnant high pressure cell and the absence of any wind or rain has resulted in an atmospheric "dome" over the region that is holding in all of the pollutants generated by the millions

Here is Mandira Bedi' scan from some magazine but i didn't understand why is she screaming ?? May be because she is aware of the fact that cameraman is trying to capture her cleavage snaps from top...he he... JOkes apart, its Mandira's really hot n charmy high quality magazine scan. And great piece of camerawork too..

Our new beds arrived yesterday and I can finally stop being jealous of Mir, who got a new bed months ago, a bed which I have sinfully coveted for months. This morning was the first morning in years that I have woken up and not been in pain. Usually I wake up, hunched over in a series of knots that starts at my tailbone and goes to about my mid-back. I felt 134 years old for the last decade, I swear. Daren hasn’t yet slept in our new bed, having been relegated to the armpit of Ontario to work during the week. Fortunately we live nowhere near the armpit of Ontario, but unfortunately for him, we live nowhere near the armpit of Ontario. So he stays in the frat house. Sucka. With Daren not home, there’s been no real reason to shave my legs much, and by not much I mean like ever. Yesterday at the grocery store, I picked up no-name razor blades because they were out of the brand name ones and holy hell, don’t EVER buy no-name blades of any kind, because I did not in

So after the stress of last week, we had a full weekend outdoors where I tried hard to forget about anything involving the word "evaluation". But it kept coming back at me.Saturday we spent the day at a picnic with several good friends, many of whom we haven't seen in months. One couple has a son who had many of the same issues that Cordy does now (he's two years older), and it was nice to sit and discuss solutions they have come across to help him. At one point my friend remarked that it was like we had twins born two years apart. But her son has made incredible progress in the past two years, giving me a lot of hope that Cordy will, too.Cordy had a wonderful time running in the large open backyard. She spent most of the time on her own, but she did join the two (older) boys in a quick ball game. Actually, she chased them, shouting "Ball! Cordy kick the ball!" and occasionally they'd stop and let her kick the ball.Running with the big boysFuture soccer star - just look at that form

The wheels are coming off Live Earth, as a senior Brazilian judge has called for the Rio leg to be pulled over worries about policing and crowd safety: Brazilian prosecutor Denise Tarin has requested a suspension of the concert saying security efforts by police would be concentrated on preparations for the Pan American Games, starting 13 Posted in No Rock And Roll Fun ( 946 links from 276 sites) by sibe

I think that everyone can identify with this video documenting a plane stuck on the JFK tarmac for seven hours. Just watching it makes my blood boil. There are great captions offering commentary on what is ACTUALLY going on (as opposed to what the captain is telling the passengers) and cutting to this passenger's wife and crew. I originally found this video on a recent blog post from The Consumerist.For more travel nightmare stories, check out my new series Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, my car explosion story, my all-night drive tales, or my San Jose Symphony audition story.If you want to see real travel nightmares, check out these posts on the world's most dangerous roads or driving in Yautsk.subscribe to the blog - subscribe to the podcast

the Screaming TreesScreaming Trees was a musical group considered part of the grunge music movement of the early 1990s. Founded in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985, their sound was a mixture of arty '60s psychedelia and west-coast punk rock. Though highly regarded among critics, they never achieved the superstardom of other grunge acts such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains or Pearl Jam. They disbanded after touring for their last record, Dust, released in 1996.The Screaming Trees - Ocean of Confusion The Screaming Trees are well known to close watchers of the alternative scene in the US in the early nineties. While other Pacific Northwest bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden were achieving nationwide success, the Trees attained notoriety only among the more discerning fans. Part of the problem was that while they cuts some amazingly great tracks, none of their individual albums rated as indisputable masterpieces. Their first several albums especially contain many weak tracks along

What would you do if a screaming head popped up from the toilet,when you were planning on taking a shit. Hehe, I know that Iwould laugh like a madman, cuz thats just freakin hilarious.The idea behind this video is stupid. Yet it is simple and puregenius. Because it makes you laugh and that is truly the point ;)

{summary}So...I have this job interview tomorrow.  I haven’t talked about it before now because I don’t want it to seem like a big deal, although it most certainly is.  I would be sacrificing the amount of time I spend with my boy for the greater good of the household.  We’d be able to go ahead and finish all these pesky never-ending home renovations, plan for a big vacation, and save up for those braces I’m sure R will need someday. I haven’t made this decision easily.  When I sat down and calculated how much I would need to earn above and beyond the cost of daycare to make it worth leaving the house, I just assumed I’d never find anything in the range I need.  I was an English major, and as you may guess we’re pretty much a dime a dozen.  “English major” normally translates into “grad school applicant,” however in my case it was simply what I was best at. An English degree simply state

Heiress Receives Full Term After House Arrest MishapLOS ANGELES (June 8) - Screaming and crying out for her mother when she was ordered back to jail, Paris Hilton 's cool, glamorous image evaporated as a judge ruled she must serve out her entire 45-day sentence behind bars rather than in her Hollywood Hills home.Hard Times for Hilton Paris Hilton, seen on her way to court Friday, screamed "It's not right!" after being ordered to serve the remainder of her original 45-day sentence in jail.The plainly-dressed heiress, seen hugging mom Kathy outside her house, wore no makeup and wept throughout the hearing.

Well, Paris Hilton taste of freedom was extremely short lived as she allegedly now being hauled back to the slammer kicking and screaming figuratively speaking. Her mom and dad appear confused and disapproving of the entire process and we can certainly see their point. Why would a wealthy, beautiful young woman like Paris insist on putting herself and other people in unnecessary danger by driving under the influence?

6/8/07 - 12:44 pm - MTB is on stand-by monitoring the news coming out of the Paris Hilton Hearing Happening Now in Los AngelesLos Angeles Judge Michael Sauer has just sentenced Paris Hilton to go back to jail.Hilton was taken from the courtroom in shackles screaming and is being taken to jail by the sheriff's department at this moment.Hilton screamed out "it's not right...Mommmmmm!" as she was dragged out of the courtroom.The judge has sentenced Hilton to serve her original full 45-day sentence.Hilton's lawyers just announced they will appeal the judge's decision.Stay tuned for minute by minute updates...Video: Paris Going to Court in Police Custody

Basically, the title could be anything, Liv Tyler laughing, Liv Tyler streching, Liv Tyler posing in black lingery, it says one thing: Liv Tyler being sexy. It seems that people tend to forget how sexy she is, here's a reminder ;)

This is a clip I found online a few weeks back that I thought was amusing enough to share with all the fine folk at youtube.com. It was clearly meant to be a joke, so please try not to take it seriously. Also, I had nothing to do with the creation of this videowatchfunnycats, Cats, screaming, Funny, hilarious, anger, upset, annoyed, yelling, cat, swearing, twisted, odd, interesting

It appears as though the market has undervalued the potential for two major companies that have been previously featured on Market Matador. Buying opportunities in both of these stocks still exists, and it even looks as though main stream Wall Street may not be getting the stories right. The first company is Chesapeake (CHK), which we’ve featured a couple of times now in some interesting articles. The company has continued to plot along with no real strong buying pressure in the last couple of months. Buying points continue to exist for this very reason and investors should look to initiate positions in the company now, before any heavy run-ups in the stock’s price. Chesapeake is by far the best play in the natural gas sector, and for better and for worse, CHK is heavily levered to the day-to-day trading of free market natural gas. Having run-up slightly since the last recommendation on MarketMatador.com, the stock is a bit more pricey, but still at an incredibly low Price-

Nationalist secularists in Turkey are protesting their pro-Islamic government, reports The Times. Hundreds of thousands have assembled, flying Turkish flags and invoking the memory of Ataturk who formed their secular republic. This is a set in a backdrop of instability, with contested elections and a military willing to rein in overly Islamic officials.This is encouraging for secularists and democrats worldwide, as a fully democratic Turkey could become the beacon Iraq failed to be. By rejecting the calls of theocracy Turkey is showing skeptics from both sides of the terror spectrum that Muslim countries can be democratic, and that separation of church and state need not be limited to the West.Yet Turkey is unlike the rest of the Middle East. Its successful democratisation would not neccesarily mean the rest of the Middle East would fall into line.Unlike other states in the region, Turkey has a long history of secularism which its people willingly embrace. Hence, Ataturk is summoned at

My kids are driving me insane. IN. SANE. Thank GOD they’re all “napping” right now. Why is that in quotes? Because two of them are napping, and two of them are jumping up and down in their beds, having a screaming contest. Y’know, just for the hell of it. And prior to naptime, we had twenty minutes of playing in the backyard, with about fifteen minutes of bickering over the Little Tikes cars and the swings. Children, please! You’re driving mommy to drink!! It’s only MONDAY, FFS. We can’t be having this sort of exasperating behavior until at LEAST Thursday. I’m all thrown off anyway, because my computer’s acting wonky, and I had to sit down at Paul’s computer instead - without all my stored passwords and bookmarks; gahhh! I need to get up and run around and get some stuff done. My children may be insane little hellions, but at least we’ll be living in a clean house.

So I’m a little late on the bandwagon with this story, but I decided to add my two cents anyway. Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, wife of hottie soccer superstar David Beckham had the ultimate materialistic birthday from her hubby. While most women are satisfied if their husbands even remember their birthday within the proper week, let alone think of getting a card and/or present, that Posh Victoria Beckham was first whisked away from the US to Paris via private jet. Then she was treated to a private shopping spree at Christian Louboutin in Paris. Yes, the boutique close down for the Beckhams. Reportedly, Miss Vick picked out a pair of $1500 Christian Louboutin Shoes. And the shopping didn’t end there. They proceeded on to Azzedine Alaia where she spent thousands. Of course there was more shopping and an evening that culinated at the Ritz Carlton. And us ordinary girls save our pennies for the half yearly sale at Nordies… shoes, victoria beckham, davi

Imagine getting on a 168 foot tall, 60 mph, 3.5 g thrill ride called ‘The Screamer’ and being told not to scream or you’ll be removed from the ride. That’s exactly what is happening at the Scandia Family Fun Center in Sacremento, California. Neighbors, who live across the...

The star, who is said to be facing serious financial difficulties, waded through the frenzy outside his hotel to hug and kiss the female fan, and greet others who had also been waiting. He is rumoured to be in town to meet with Sir Paul McCartney's people to discuss the sale of part of his £200 million Beatles back catalogue in order to stave off bankruptcy. Despite his fading popularity, singer Michael Jackson, 48, was mobbed by a diehard collection of fans at his London hotel. Jacko seemed to enjoy the attention and rewarded one female fan with a kiss

I am taking today off. I do it from time to time. I have some new album reviews and artist profiles I am working on. Don't fret - here's some live Led Zep! This is a four-star show. I posted this back in November and this post has been very popular. Several of you demanded it's return after I pulled it down for bandwidth reasons.Recorded in remarkable clarity some 32 years ago this week. Enjoy!Led Zeppelin play an amazing set...Long Beach, CA - March 11, 1975Live material from the foreshortened 1975 "Physical Graffiti" tour!This recording was made in March of that year - just days after the super popular double-length Physical Graffiti album was released. Led Zeppelin was the most popular band in the world and held the number one position in sales on two continents!A performance from the tour that was not to be...Ryan says: "A MUST HAVE RECORDING!"After finishing the first round of shows that year in the states, Robert Plant and his wife were in Greece on vacation when they got into

Another long week has come to a close. Time seems to be flying by, although when the baby screams time seems to inch forward. Right now time is moving VERY slow, but at least staying up with a screaming baby means I can find time to add a post to the blog.This week Emilie and I took possession of one of our largest impulse buys, our new house. We saw the house a few months ago and like the candy at the supermarket check out, we could not resist buying it. We are not actually moving in for another week as all the wiring needs to be re-done (this means we can put off packing up our apartment for another week). Charlie had her first out-of-the-womb view of the house on Wednesday, and it seemed to meet with her approval.Charlie also continued her pattern of being on her best behaviour in the company of non-parental units. On Friday Emilie and I took Charlie to my firms Holiday dinner party at Bekta. We were a little worried that Charlie may have one of her freak outs in the restaurant, but

I just put my Okapis to bed and it was delicious. I'm on such a great streak with them and I've been a Dad long enough to know it won't last much longer. I've also been a Dad long enough to know, I deserve this and so do they, so I'm going to enjoy it [...]

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons' estranged wife was at the center of a "fight" during Alicia Keys' 27th birthday party in New York on Wednesday (January 24th) night, according to reports. Soon after guests including Missy Elliott, Clive Davis and Common had sung Happy Birthday to Keys, Kimora Lee Simmons reportedly began yelling at an unknown woman, shrieking, "Get out of my face, bitch!" A source tells the New York Daily News, "Kimora said that the woman had thrown a drink at her. She didn't look wet to me. But security grabbed the girl and ushered her out. When Kimora was leaving, Alicia totally ignored her" Simmons' representative described her client's alleged combatant as "a disrespectful fan" who "accosted" Simmons.

Boy's screaming kills chickensWednesday, January 24, 2007Scared to death: 443 chickens perishedHundreds of chickens have been found dead in eastern China - and a court has ruled that the cause of death was the screaming of a four-year-old boy who in turn had been scared by a barking dog.According to a local newspaper, the bizarre sequence events began when the boy arrived at a village home in the eastern province of Jiangsu in the summer with his father who was delivering bottles of gas.A villager was quoted as saying the little boy bent over the hen house window, screaming for a long time, after being scared by the dog."One neighbour told police that he had heard the boy's crying that afternoon and another villager confirmed the boy screaming by the hen house window," the newspaper said.A court ruled the boy's screaming was "the only unexpected abnormal sound" and that the 443 chickens trampled each other to death in fear.The boy's father was ordered to pay around £117 in compens

{mosgoogle right}FUKUOKA -- A 22-year-old man arrested over the murder of a 78-year-old Fukuoka woman has told investigators he stabbed her after she started screaming.When questioned over the fatal stabbing of Hisako Tanaka, the suspect, 22-year-old Suguru Noji, added that he didn't care if the woman died."When I thrust a knife at her, she started screaming, so I stabbed her," police quoted him as saying. "I thought to myself it doesn't matter if she dies."Po [...]

SPENCER PIGOT JOINS SCREAMING TALENT SQUAD “Talented junior makes the switch to Gillard” Indianapolis, Indiana — May 15, 2008 — Screaming Talent and H Power are pleased to announce the signing of SunTrust Junior driver and Snap-on Stars of Karting Junior Intercontinental A (JICA) front runner Spencer Pigot. The Florida pilot will compete with the Screaming Talent squad for