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Sunday, February 03, 2008 - Posts

• Amman Property prices

  Arabian Business - Continued housing supply shortages and unprecedented price hikes in 2008 will make Dubai’s real estate market the second most expensive in the world, after the West End of London, according to analysts. “Accelerating growth rates have Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 11:34 from Jad's thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan

• Red Suede

  I’m not usually the sort of person to randomly offer Googled tips, but this particular trip is so useful that I feel obliged to share the whole beauty of it. The scenario: my darling mother got me a drop-dead gorgeous pair of red suede pumps (after Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 03:41 from And Far Away | 0 Comments

• Spy agency taps into undersea cable

  I’m not fan of conspiracies but this one is awesome news.zdnet.com - WASHINGTON–For decades, the National Security Agency did most of its spying by plucking information out of thin air. With a global network of listening stations and satellites, Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 12:56 from Jad's thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Uncategorized, supercomputers, telecommunications technology, fiber optic cables, cable tapping, microwave towers, nsa officials, missile launch, brezhnev, intelligence officials, ocean floors, fiber optic cable, undersea cables, phone conversations, data traffic, national security agency, mid 1990s, global network, former intelligence, light beams, thin air

• Nuclear Leaks: Did Obama Lie?

  At a campaign stop in Newton, Iowa, on Dec 30, Obama reportedly claimed: I am not a nuclear energy proponent... the only nuclear legislation that I've passed has been to make sure that the nuclear industry has to disclose [radioactive leaks] and share Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 12:04 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under politics

• I'm 26 …. It's my birthday!

  قبل 26 سنة في تاريخ 2\2 كانت الدنيا ثلج في عمان والطرق مغلقة و وقتها قررت أنزل على العالم!!!! تقول لي ماما: كنت مستعجل على الحياة وكادت تلدني بالسيارة التي نقلتها بصعوبة إلى مستشفى الشميساني ....... وتصادف هذه السنة أن جاء عيد ميلادي وعمان مكسوة بالبياض Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 11:51 from JORDAN RAINBOW | 0 Comments

• The Day I Lost My Waist Line At The Restaurant!

  Food is a main aspect of life that provides pleasure. No denying that food is addictive at times and overeating could feel just as bad as committing a sin! Cravings for certain type of foods hit you like a lightening bolt without notice, no escaping this Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 08:55 from Life Thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Life, Food, Thoughts, Delicious, Fat, Greed, Pleasure, Guilt

• Al Muwaten Al Kharoof: Shut Up

  Our distinguished parliament has suggested a new brilliant idea to shut us all up. They want to impose a one fils tax on each minute of cellular phone conversation, regardless of the destination of the call. واقترحت “قانونية النواب” من اجل Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 05:10 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan

• This is it..

  So after Two years and a half..they decided to end it. They thought that its better for each one of them to go his/her separate way. Nothing was working like it used to be. Lately, Everything was about fights and fights and more fights. It takes a strong Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 04:36 from M For Mystery | 0 Comments Filed under Breakup, The End

• On Glasses

  I thought these ads were really funny. I have been wearing glasses for so long that when I catch my reflection without them I am always taken by surprise. Related:Geek Chic Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 03:08 from And Far Away | 0 Comments

• A Secular, Anti-Hijab Turkey?

  Thousands of Turks marched towards Ataturk’s grave protesting a law draft that permits veiled Muslim girls to attend Turkish universities and colleges. If I were in Turkey, I would not have marched with them. For a country to be truly respectful Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 01:43 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under Opinion

• What's good for the goose ...

  Walid Saidi got it absolutely right when he talks about enforcement as the only way to control and reduce the abuses of drivers on Jordanian highways of death: http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=5382 but we have been talking about the lack of 'enforcement' Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 01:43 from Jordan Journals | 0 Comments

• Not taking the car was a stupid decision- there's not a gram of snow down here in this part of town. I don't have change for a cab, and I forgot my phone at home. Not the smartest thing I've done today. I try to read, but my aching head is not helping. Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 01:17 from Border of a Mind | 0 Comments

• City Mall Chaos

  Since the snow started to melt Jordanians filled the streets with their cars as if they were in prison or as if we won the World Cup of something and I was one of those frustrated Jordanians of staying home for two days, so I went with some friends to Read More... Posted 03-02-2008 12:09 from Jad's thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Uncategorized, pride, staying home, back seat, car horn, skiing, wheel cars, man of the year, personal level, kick start, low self esteem, wheel, left hand, world cup, heavy weight, beep, chaos, description of life, small cars