DevilWorshippers. Burka Barbie to raise funds for Save the Children | csmonitor.co. » Vigilante watch: Wanna-be super-secret a … Talk Islam. Vigilante watch: Wanna-be super-secret agents and self-made international wo/men of mystery in the Intertubes battle against Islamic extremism… Earlier this week I posted about a high energy Montana housewife who claims to have taught herself Arabic and invented over 20 different agent provacateur Muslim extremist ‘sockpuppets’ in order to spend her nights and mornings ranging across the Internet in search of Islamist bad guys. The LA Times article credits her (unsourced) with having provided information to help convict two terrorists and having “provided intelligence in dozens of other international cases.”
They’ve made a number of outlandish claims about being affiliated with various intelligence agencies and somehow connected to the English government. After some Googling around Bartholomew has identified them as members and hangers-on to a English beer band called “The Fighting Cocks.” Stylistically, they’re a cross between manga and art school girls of doom.
Health | 'I just wanted to look like her' Janet Cunliffe on why she decided to change her image Walking through Burnley town centre with Janet and Jane Cunliffe, you immediately notice the number of people staring at them as they walk past. In their white jeans (size six), matching tops, peroxide blonde hair and rather heavy make-up, they appear somewhat out of place among the lunchtime crowd in the former Lancashire mill-town. At one point, one of the people walking past sniggers once they're behind us. "Yes, we get a bit of that," Jane, who's 29, says. Janet, it's fair to say, doesn't look - or dress - like your average 50-year-old. "People think we must be sisters, or related in some way, but they'd never believe we were mother and daughter," she says. 'Like my sister' But her ability to fool people about her age hasn't come cheap.
"I was a 34A/B and now I'm 34DD. "I decided to do it because I was feeling low at the time, I'd just come out of a long-term relationship, so just to boost my confidence. "I went mad. 'Just a buzz' The Top 10 Most Absurd Time Covers of The Past 40 Years: Mr. Luc. YourLogoMakesMeBarf.com.
Wealthy Iranian beggar arrested in Mazandaran. Israeli oranges spark controversy in Iran. Americas | US boy takes car in school dash. Police say the boy was in a hurry to get to school The parents of a six-year-old boy in the US have been charged with neglect after the boy drove their car for 10km in an attempt to get to school on time. Police in Virginia said the boy, who was not named, took the keys to the car after he missed the school bus. He drove for six miles (10km) on major roads, weaving through traffic and overtaking slower cars, before losing control and going off the road.
The boy told police he learned to drive by playing video games. Protective custody Police said the boy was so intent on getting to school after failing to make the bus, that he got the keys to his father's Ford Taurus and took the wheel himself. "When he got out of the car, he started walking to school. His road trip came to an end only after he ran off the road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole. He was treated for minor injuries at a hospital before police took him to school. Americas | Legal case against God dismissed.
A US judge has thrown out a case against God, ruling that because the defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served. The suit was launched by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, who said he might appeal against the ruling. He sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction and terrorisation" caused by God.
Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a case to proceed. "Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice," Judge Polk wrote in his ruling. Mr Chambers cannot refile the suit but may appeal. 'God knows everything' Mr Chambers sued God last year. He said he would carefully consider Judge Polk's ruling before deciding whether to appeal. The court, Mr Chambers said, had acknowledged the existence of God and "a consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God's omniscience". Iran Versus Barbie. UAE emirate bans mannequins from shops.
World | Africa | 'Muhammad' teddy teacher a. A British schoolteacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam's Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad. Colleagues of Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, said she made an "innocent mistake" by letting the six and seven-year-olds choose the name. Ms Gibbons was arrested after several parents made complaints. The BBC has learned the charge could lead to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine. Officials from the British embassy in Khartoum are expected to visit Ms Gibbons in custody. "We are in contact with the authorities here and they have visited the teacher and she is in a good condition," an embassy spokesman said. The spokesman said the naming of the teddy happened months ago and was chosen by the children because it is a common name in the country. "This happened in September and the parents did not have a problem with it," he said. 'Very sensitive' The school has been closed until January for fear of reprisals.
Book seized. Million Riyal Award to Uproot ‘Possessed’ Date Palm. We care about Paris Hilton; we do not care about Iraq or Darfur. Depressing Destinations | Photo Essays | TIME. Insanity Is… - tHiNkEr’S rOoM. A google search for Paris Hilton A google search for Darfur That’s right. There is almost FIVE TIMES as much content about some nebulous nobody than one of the biggest tragedies every to befall this earth. We pay more attention to issues of nuisance value than serious catastrophes that we could avoid but don’t. Colour me surprised! Somehow I doubt Serena Williams has ever been mugged Mangwair & Jay Mo – Kimya Kimya. Middle East | Ahmadinejad accused of indecency. Iran bans Western haircuts, eyebrow plucking for men. Anna Nicole planned to visit Dubai days before her death. Dubai: Anna Nicole Smith was planning to visit Dubai three days before her death to rehabilitate from drug dependence, a US-based news website has reported.
Smith would have been brought to Dubai by her lawyer and lover, Howard K. Stern, to help her avoid drugs, reported the Fox News website on Sunday. The report quotes an unidentified source in Dubai who was arranging for Smith's move to Dubai. "Howard knew she was around drugs all the time and wanted to bring her to a place where there aren't any ... The website report also says that the source claims that the Sultan of Brunei was asked to help bring Smith to Dubai. Smith was found dead in a Florida hotel room recently. Smith married then 89-year-old billionaire, J. Gulf News contacted Fox News last night for further details but got no response.
Hole in pajamas reveals Internet plagiarism | Oddly Enough | Reu. Khaleej Times Online - Egyptian judge says women judges un-Islam. Rabbit-ear TVs about to reach end of the road. Consumers who depend on old-fashioned antennas to watch television won't miss the 2009 Super Bowl, but their analog sets will stop working soon afterward. Analog TVs will no longer receive a signal come Feb. 19, 2009, unless users update their hardware to receive a digital signal.
Federal officials announced details Monday about how that transition will work, saying the government will help consumers buy the necessary equipment to upgrade to digital -- a converter box that attaches to the TV set. The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said it is setting aside $990 million to pay for the boxes. Each home can request up to two $40 coupons for a digital-to-analog converter box, which consumer electronics makers such as RCA and LG plan to produce. Prices for the box have not been determined, but industry and consumer groups have estimated they will run $50 to $75 each.
But the transition to a digital TV world might not be smooth. The effectiveness of self-imposed deadlines on procrastination « December 26, 2006 at 2:42 am I often hear of graduate students postponing their research to do other things: play Tetris, read comments on Slashdot, or write a blog. We defer doing something “more important” to do something else and feel guilty and pleased at the same time.
How sweet is it not to do work? Apparently, sweet enough to abate the heavy and bitter costs of procrastinating. However, the eventual cost of neglecting a task has such an impact on people that they learn to impose deadlines on themselves to restrict their own behavior. Do people self-impose costly deadlines on tasks in which procrastination may impede performance? A few studies are reported in this paper, where students had the opportunity to choose their own deadlines for three tasks they needed to do (write or proofread papers).
However, only 27% of the students chose to submit all three papers on the last day of class. But hey, I’ll push myself to start my taxes earlier, but after a round or two of Winterbells. Top 10 things you didn't know about death - shortText.com. The Best Photos of the Year 2006. Bogus priest held in bathtub scam | Oddly Enough. Most Unusual Buildings. Blind man sentenced to library course.