tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260259812012-02-01T02:16:04.894+02:00A view of Jordanian life through the eyes of an American resident.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-88402781057856819992007-10-30T08:24:00.001+02:002007-11-14T17:03:39.411+02:00

Alright folks, I'm finally taking the time to switch this blog over to Wordpress and thus, another domain. You can now find me at www.american-in-jordan.com (same address without the "blogspot" suffix).I started this blog on a whim and wasn't intending to be very serious with it. Thus Blogger seemed like the easy and free way to get things rolling. Come to think of it, I'm still not serious

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Olivia Munn, one of the hosts of G4's Attack of the Show, makes a funny mistake when reading the teleprompter. At least she can laugh at herself.

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It's all the craze today. If you're not doing it, consider yourself square. Religious Arab Girl has invented the officially unofficial Blog About Your Favorite Blogger Day which happens to be today.Apparently I'm supposed to just list a single blogger, but I'm having a hard time choosing just one. Besides, everyone else is doing it so why can't I? (Does that sound like a Cranberries album

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I stopped to have gas put in my car last night. I pulled up to the pump and told the attendant that I wanted 10JD worth of gas (which was all I happened to have in my pocket at the time).The next thing I know, the guy was putting the hose back into the pump and standing at my window waiting to be paid. As I handed him the 10JD, I glanced back at the pump and noticed that he had only put in 9JD.

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I took a couple friends to Petra this last week (my 15th trip) and was hiking off the beaten path when I happened upon a Bedouin lady and her table of wares. I was about to pass without a glance, as usual, when a certain piece of pottery – an oil lamp with a design of questionable nature – caught my eye.This was one of those train wreck/car accident moments. You know, the ones where you are

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I just returned from a day at the Dead Sea with a simple but important insight: no man, and I repeat, no man (short of being on the Olympic swim team) should ever, ever, for any reason, wear a Speedo. If someone told you that you looked good in a Speedo, chances are they were lying to you.So in tribute to all those paunchy men with hairy backs who are sporting ever-so-skivvy swimwear, I give you

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While scientifically today is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the official posted government holiday is from Saturday, October 13 to Tuesday, October 16.This has been a public service announcement. Happy Eid.

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Just wanted to promote a very talented local artist, Ala Dadan. Ala is a very talented graphic and web designer who lives in Jerash. I've not noticed much of Ala's work around town (or if I have, I didn't realize it), but local companies should be utilizing more of this artist's skills.Check out the portfolio and dig the groovy work.

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Iran MPs Want To Shut Down Benetton StoresA group of prominent MPs have called for the Italian clothing retailer Benetton to quit Iran, saying its fashions are a bad influence on female consumers...Female consumers? Benetton's fashions are a bad influence on people with fashion sense everywhere.Egypt Will Not Bow to Foreign PressurePresident Hosni Mubarak said Monday that Egypt will not bow to

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The city-wide blanket advertising war is still in full force. The latest contenders are Orange and Zain. Most people, including yours truly, prefer the Orange campaign over Zain's tribute-to-the-80's color scheme. I wouldn't mind if Zain removed all of their ads save one: this hot young lady. I could stare at her all year and not get bored.

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Fun stuff. Listen for yourself (4.8 MB)...

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Conspiracy theorists unite! The word on the Jordanian blog-o-sphere is one of concern and outrage towards those in government who would try to censor what is written in online publications. The biggest concern is the rumored development of a new, self-censorship plug-in for popular blogging software such as Wordpress, Live Journal and Blogger. Allegedly this plug-in will be released by

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It seems like public opinion concerning Royal Jordanian’s (RJ) quality of service is waning. I fly RJ about 12-16 times each year simply for the convenience of being able to check-in early at the 7th Circle City Terminal and the frequent flyer miles. (I use the term "convenience" loosely, as there are times when the unmanaged crowding and massive chaos makes early check-in a real chore.)I’ve

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That's the implied accusation that I received after reading a comment on the recent 7iber.com article, Jordan's ATV: The Untelevised Revolution.Many people have been anxiously awaiting the official launch of Jordan's first independent TV channel, ATV, a project over two years in the making. But after Jordan's Audio Visual Commission (AVC) halted the transmission of the press conference which was

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As a result of public outcry against the Jordanian public medical system, an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the neglect and medical misconduct of the father of Jordanian blogger, Who-sane. But apparently the Ministry of Health officials responsible for the investigation have never taken a class on quality of service and customer support, as the investigation

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I'm noticing it more and more around my neighborhood... I was walking down the street late one evening to dump my trash bags in the dumpster when I noticed a Jeep Grand Cherokee with tinted windows parked in an unlit section of the street. The odd thing was that there was a sun shade in the windshield, even though there wasn't any sun to block out. I stared at the Jeep for a a good 20 seconds

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The people have spoken and they are outraged at a quickly spreading story of appalling unprofessionalism and neglect at one of Jordan’s newest public hospitals. I hope government officials realize that when the people speak, they had better listen.The backlash (thus far)MindJad's ThoughtsJordan JournalsBakkouzMy Home Away from HomePalForceThe Arab Expats7aki FadiДншдЬSunni SisterCinnamon

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Tehran’s police are operating a three-stage process in implementing the new wave of a crackdown on dress deemed to be un-Islamic, which started with some intensity on July 23. First, women are given a verbal warning on the street. If the problem is not resolved there, they are taken to the police station for “guidance” and to sign a vow not to repeat the offence. Should this be unsuccessful,

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Plans are underway to transfer the responsibility of handling Amman's transportation from the Public Transport Regulatory Commission (PTRC) over to the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). This doesn't appear to be a voluntary action by the PTRC, so they're a bit pissed about it. According to the Jordan Times,A government plan to transfer powers of regulating the public transportation sector in

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Aside from the Black Eyed Peas' song, My Humps, my most loathed recent song is Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. It's just so annoyingly bubblegum pop in the most sickly juvenile way. But even worse than the English version is the German version. It's just...wrong. If I ever encounter someone with the German version set as their mobile phone ring tone, we may have to throw down.

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I was noticing the other day that once a couple reaches the 20th anniversary, traditional gifts start to become pretty lavish. First it's china, followed by silver (25th), pearls (30th) and other precious stones. Eventually by the 50th anniversary, it's gold. The 60th is diamond and the 70th is platinum.But notice that things start to go downhill around 80 years of marriage. Oak, that's what

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When I arrived in Heathrow a couple days ago, I collected my bags and marched over to the Information Desk to inquire about a buses.ME: I need to find the express bus to Gatwick. Where might that be?LIMEY AT THE COUNTER (with slight distain): What your asking for is a coach.ME: Whatever...I guess.LIMEY AT THE COUNTER: Follow that ramp down to the Central Bus Station.ME (with a cross look on my

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I'll be heading to jolly ol' England for a couple of days. That means that you'll be hearing from me about as much as normal, which is hardly at all. Cheerio.

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A Nigerian convert to Islam was jailed in Saudi Arabia after he helped a sick 63-year-old woman and was then accused by religious police of immoral behavior, a newspaper reported on Monday. Ibrahim Mohammad Lawal, a student of Islamic studies in Riyadh, took the woman, who is his neighbor, to the hospital after learning that she needed medical attention, Arab News said. After the woman returned

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Why is it that the Fastlink in Shmesani employs a number system which allows it to operate efficiently while the Fastlink kiosk in Safeway allows people to shove their way in "line", resulting in utter pandemonium?Why is it that 90% of the "seedless" grapes in Jordan contain seeds? Do the supermarkets actually know what seedless means?

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The Bourne Ultimatum, a movie with a 94% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is playing in the States, but Jordan cinemas are featuring the moldy oldy, Transformers, and the ultra-blockbuster, Dead Silence.Come on, Jordan cinemas! How can you not feature this movie the instant it is available for release? We want Bourne!UPDATE: It appears that Universal Pictures released the film in the U.S.

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I was reviewing the "Now Playing" movies on Maktoob when I noticed that the English movie descriptions were nicely written, but the Arabic movie descriptions had a little trouble in translation.KarKar: Hinawi, father of Karker owns largest supermarket for spare parts, but very Stingy, Karker being courted him to attend the ceremony married, but Karker have shocked to electric causing a flaw in

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I just returned from my first trip to the Emirates, where I spent some time in Dubai and Sharjah. Here are my personal notes.Flickr is blocked for no clear reason. Bah.Everything is pretty clean and tidy.People know how to drive properly.It's hot.Everything is air conditioned.The food isn't that great.Everything, and I mean everything, is available there.It's stinkin' hot.You can get all the

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It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

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If you happened to grow up in the US in the 80's, there's a good chance you were a fan of the hit TV show, Knight Rider. And considering that Knight Rider was a decent show (as far as cheesy 80s TV shows go), one might be willing to forgive David Hasselhoff for his next major career move, the downright stupid Baywatch.But you have to hand it to Hasselhoff, he sure knows how to use his cheesy

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It's been about two months since the Amman Children's Museum opened its doors. Since that time, there have been several great articles and local reviews on the museum, but this past week was the first time I had a chance to check it out.So a friend and I ventured out this past Friday with our kids (5, in total) to explore the museum. The museum advertises that it is designed to engage children

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It was recently brought to my attention that a group of teachers from California are traveling through Jordan in order to "learn more about the Middle East region and to return home with another perspective other than what the media provides".One of those teachers is Lysa De Thomas and she is chronicling her experiences in a blog. I've just spent the last hour reading her impressions and I

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Congratulations on Petra becoming one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Chosen from among a number of extremely valid candidates, Petra was announced second behind the Great Wall of China. If you've ever visited Petra, you'll realize immediately that this win is completely valid. If you've never been to Petra—especially if you live in Jordan—I suggest you reevaluate your priorities.EDIT: Be

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I'm with Hal; until a couple months ago, I had never heard of Tiesto. In my ignorance, I was unaware that he is "the best DJ in the World", an honor bestowed on him 3 consecutive times by DJ Magazine (a rag we all read, I'm sure). And to the ultimate chagrin of one of my friends, I was not planning to attend the Tiesto electro/trance party in Petra (gasp!).I'm not sure I understand the drive

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The government of moderate Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad promised Monday to pay full salaries to tens of thousands of civil servants for at least six months, but also warned that employees cooperating with the Islamist Hamas will be cut from the payroll.In Hamas-ruled Gaza, mosque preachers struck back with a religious decree that government workers who accept Fayyad's money under such

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This is what I would most likely look like on The Simpsons. Feel free to make your own.And yes, this is blog filler, since I don't currently have the time to write anything else.

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Did you know that for every 10,000 books published in North America, there are 42,000 published in South America and only 6,500 books published in the Arab world? Literary and intellectual books published in the Arab world represent only 0.08 percent of the world's output, less than those published in Turkey alone.If these figures seem a bit surprising, than you've probably never stepped into a

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I was talking with some of the Jordan bloggers at the last meet-up and the topic of stock photography came up, specifically the lack of good stock photography of Arabs and Arabia. What we've ended up with, as a result, is a bunch of happy, white people utilizing the services of Arab Bank – or at least that is what we are being led to believe based on the new ads. Any good photographers want to

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Video cameras captures some 3,869 environmental violations in the capital last month, according to the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM). The majority of the offenses were in the Madina Munawarah district at 845, followed by Zahran district (707), Marka (391), Tlaa Al Ali (358), and Abdali (347). Sweileh recorded the least number of violations (10) followed by Tareq area (23). In early 2007,

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Demographic changes and migrations have created an imbalance between available water resources and demand, Minister of Water and Irrigation Thafer Alem said...in his remarks at the opening session of a regional forum on local water governance entitled "Water is everybody's business."Perhaps these "imbalances between available water resources and demand" are the reason the water pressure has been

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I'm getting a bit tired of the word enshallah. The word is supposed to mean "if God wills", but is generally used as a cop out by the lazy, the non-committed, or liars.For instance, we invited some friends over for dinner one night. Their response? "Enshallah we will be there at 7:00." So we spent the afternoon cleaning up the house and preparing a nice dinner. At 9:00 we get the call that

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Excerpts of an interesting article in The Jordan Times relating to the dangerous Jordanian habit of littering, for those of you who missed it.[Aqaba's] unique marine habitat is beginning to lose its appeal among several tourist diving groups, who cite serious coral reef damage as a result of littering and other issues compromising their safety.A prime attraction for divers worldwide and a key

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After a two-hour flight from Richmond to Chicago, eleven hours waiting around in Chicago's O' Hare Airport, and a twelve-hour flight from Chicago to Amman, I can honestly say that I no longer have any feeling in my derrière.It's good to be back.

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During my formative years, my parents instilled in me a sense of chivalry – a respect, courtesy and generosity towards the opposite sex. There were just certain ways to treat a lady, not through a sense of superiority, but through a sense of respect and caring.As I observe the behavior of people these days, however, I've come to realize one of two things: either we've become desensitized to such

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The following excerpts are from an interesting article in this month's JO magazine:Beginning this January, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) spent JD173,000 to place 16 cameras on police cares all over the capital, in order to catch garbage-tossers in the act. Litterers who are caught on camera get handed a JD10-20 fine, which the municipality hopes to increase in the future.A shocking 1,200

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What is this strange moister falling from the Jordanian sky in mid-May? Is the world coming to an end?

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I am interested in getting some pictures framed and I need some recommendations on the best place to do it.Basically I'm looking for a shop that has simple, yet stylish frames. I'm not looking for anything flashy, painted, gilded or sculpted. I'm looking for a stained natural wood, similar to the one in this photo.I also need a shop that has a decent variety of matte colors and who can pull off

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The Amman prosecutor on Sunday rejected a bail request for former MP Ahmad Oweidi Abbadi, who was detained last week on charges of slander, undermining the country's reputation, and violating laws governing e-mail practices, his lawyer said.Last Thursday, Amman Prosecutor Saber Rawashdeh ordered Abbadi's detention for 15 dyas at the Jweideh Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre pending further

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1. Thou shalt not subject defenseless others to cell phone conversations. When people cannot escape the banality of your conversation, such as on the bus, in a cab, on a grounded airplane, or at the dinner table, you should spare them. People around you should have the option of not listening. If they don't, you shouldn't be babbling.2. Thou shalt not set thy ringer to play La Cucaracha every

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Arab Bank's extensive, new advertising campaign has been outfitted to appeal to today's youth. The controversial gradient-ized circle has been "roughed up" a bit and altered to portray a distressed, graffiti-style that is aimed at drawing younger generations into Arab Bank's host of services.The new program, originally titled "Shabab" [sic], features young people of all ethnicities (read stock

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A space filler/time waster that I nipped from Roba's blog. Unlike Roba, I answered all the questions.1. How old will you be in five years?36. In other words, crawling up the old fart ladder.2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?It's only 8:20 AM! I haven't spent two hours with anyone yet.3. How tall are you?5'11" or 180 cm.4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?

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Lesson 1: How to pick up chicksWhen driving past good-looking, single women, honk your horn several times and make wolf calls.Gets 'em every time.

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You ever have one of those moments when you're so thirsty that you chug down a drink so quickly only to find that you really didn't taste anything until the liquid is disappearing down your throat? Yeah, that just happened to me.I'll have to remember that trick if I ever end up on Survivor and am forced to drink something gross.

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...that, when traveling from 5th Circle towards Shmesani, you can take the specially formulated tunnel under 4th Circle instead of clogging up traffic on top?(Right-click and "View Image" for the full size.)

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-53446637268688478742007-05-02T16:25:00.000+03:002007-05-03T08:39:04.367+03:00

Another movie in the popular Harry Potter line, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is getting ready to be released in July. I ran across the following picture of Daniel Radcliff, the kid young man who plays Potter, online and I thought to myself, "Dang, that kid's getting old. How far are they going to go with this?"After all, Radcliff is already 18-years-old, which I guess is

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Tololy's doing it. So is Hal. So I though, "What the heck" and decided to check it out for myself.Generally I think these types of quizzes are pretty lame, but the whole visual DNA thing seemed like an interesting idea and since it took less than two minutes of my precious time, I didn't mind so much.So here's what I am:Easy Rider...Escape Artist...New Wave Puritan...Love Bug...The test

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What does one do with a 3-day holiday weekend? Go digging in the dirt, of course! I just returned from a couple of days working with an archaeologist friend down in Shobak. My friend specializes in Iron Age pottery and is working in a number of Edomite sites just north of Petra. The weather was perfect. The Bedouin hospitality was fantastic. (On a side note, Bedouin tea beats Ammani tea

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A taxi driver friend of mine is none too pleased at the moment. He pulled over in front of a hotel to drop off a passenger, but because he pulled over in the middle of the road next to a line of parked cars, he was stopped by a police officer and ticketed.Now if you believe my friend's story, he'll claim that he pulled over with sufficient room for traffic to pass. Despite the fact that this

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...that automobiles inside the traffic circle have the right of way?

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Spring is the nicest time in Jordan, specifically because everything is green. Now "green" is a relative term that is influenced by the amount of time you have lived in Jordan. I just had family visit from Maryland/Pennsylvania who though that everything still looked pretty brown.But for those of us who spend most of the year in Jordan, things are green—a nice result of the abundance of rain

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Just two weeks ago, I had a brand new Dell laptop computer purchased and brought into Jordan for a friend. A couple days ago, this same friend stopped for a minute at a pet store near the Al Ghad magazine office on Mecca Street in order to purchase a mouse for her brother’s snake (use your imagination). In the two minutes that it took her to purchase the mouse, someone broke her car window and

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Every so often, I hop in a taxi only to be regaled by the driver with tales of the safety and security of Jordan. I hear about how a visitor is potentially able to leave his luggage on the side of the road and no one will touch it. The visitor can return hours later to find his possessions unharmed and exactly as they were left.Every time I hear such stories, I have to stifle a laugh. People

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-32804171844957863492007-04-19T18:11:00.000+03:002007-04-20T08:48:19.646+03:00

Perhaps you've noticed them...the guys in the orange vests planting little blue stickers on vehicles at busy intersection. I know that the question was raised earlier this month, who are these guys and what the heck are they doing plastering my car with stickers?According to The Jordan Times, this "manual survey" is part of a campaign by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to count vehicles on

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I received this very tempting offer in my e-mail. My spam filter flagged it as a junk suspect. I can't imagine why. The subject line of the e-mail is "VERRY URGENT".Dear Sir Best compliments of the day. I Need your help I have a sum of $10.5M (USD)dollar I want to invest It here in Dubai but I don't know anybody here to assist me. I am Mr. Eric Martins the son of retired General in the

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I was at the Dead Sea yesterday, as was half of the population of China and a quarter of the population India. Sure there were plenty of Arabs, but they were in the minority.

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In the Roman period, Amman was a favorite to Roman soldiers because, like Rome, it was built on seven hills. Today, the city spans over 13 hills. But can anyone list the original seven?

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Our technological overlords, Google, are offering free broadband to subscribers in the US and Canada. Google is calling their new service TiSP, complete with the tagline "Going with the Flow".Early adopters can sign up for a free self-installation kit, which includes setup guide, fiber-optic cable, spindle, wireless router and installation CD. Users can expect to be online with 60 minutes of

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American "news" has become a joke. I can't stand watching it.

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Dear Jordanian Government,I know you read this (and many other blogs). I've also been hearing of late that you may be suffering from budget deficit. Well today is your lucky day. I am about to tell you how to get an endless supply of easy money to help bolster that strained budget.Take a look at the satellite image below (click on the image to view a larger size with notes). You see that red

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I'm not ashamed of admitting this: I used to play with Transformers growing up. I had all the toys; I watched the cartoon; I even saw the movie back in 1986. Therefore I'm pretty hyped to find out what kind of butt-kickery that Michael Bay is packing into the latest Transformers movie. And after seeing the movie posters (view the images for full-size view) and watching the movie trailer, I'm

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So apparently Condi is urging Egypt to reform its democracy. I guess she's insinuating that Egyptian democracy is a joke. And aside from quotes like the following, I'm not sure where she's getting such ideas.[The Egyptian] government just declared that it won't allow or tolerate any demonstration against the constitutional amendments in order to stop those opposition people from "delaying,

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A minor blurb in The Jordan Times on Wednesday highlighted the Jordan eGATE project, a new clearance technology launched this week at Jordan's Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA). The Jordan eGate is touted as an "advanced clearance system [designed] to accelerate the movement of passenger traffic through electronically-operated gates that screen their data". The eGATE supposedly can

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Apparently there are a lot of Jordanian men out there who have a problem.

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Today is the first day of Spring and so for those of you living in the following countries, happy Mother's Day: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Sudan,United Arab Emirates and Yemen.I still have a month to go before I can wish my mother a happy Mother's Day.

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Roba, this is for you.

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-75217977327628126442007-03-19T08:22:00.000+02:002007-03-19T08:40:26.453+02:00

Kinzi, inspired by Hala, has literally tagged everyone in an effort to determine their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test designed to assist a person in identifying some significant personal preferences.The type indicator linked to on both Hala's and Kinzi's blogs is just a small mock-up of the actual test, so results may be varied. I have taken

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It's probably a spoof, but "Queen Rania" has popped up on Yahoo! Answers, asking the following question:What are you doing to empower women in your community?After reading the question, all I could think of was...wow, Queen Rania is hanging out on the web. I'm more attracted to her now than ever before!(If this is a spoof, I blame Firas for helping propagate untruths.) :)

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Due to the snow, my daughter's school was called off today. My son's was not. Not right away, anyway. About an hour after his school started it was called off and I had to drive over to pick him up – an ordeal that ended up taking five times longer than usual because people here don't know how to drive in inclement weather.I had barely returned to the house from picking up my son when my phone

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When traveling, properly packing a carry-on is more important than most people think. The first step to the process is choosing the bag that best suits your travel needs. Now that the proper bag is picked out, what should we put in it?The BasicsPassportYou're not going to get very far without this one. Fortunately I've never forgotten mine and hopefully I never will. If you are an avid

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I think people should travel more. There's an entire world out there waiting to be explored, and it's not as difficult or expensive as you might think. All you have to do is take that first step. Unfortunately that first step is usually the most difficult.One of the headaches with taking that first travel step is knowing what (and how) to pack. Packing can generally be broken down into the

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-89082678644661069092007-03-13T10:10:00.000+02:002007-05-12T14:53:50.985+03:00

I love traveling. Actually, allow me to clarify that statement. I love being places; I just hate getting there.The worst part of traveling, especially internationally, is the actual process that it takes to get to your destination: airports, flights, connections and layovers. Since I do a decent bit of traveling, I've done some research into various tips and techniques for overcoming jet lag

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-65811222227599200772007-03-10T14:08:00.000+02:002007-03-10T14:23:48.394+02:00

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is moving quickly in their completion of the final draft of the new Amman Master Plan, which they hope to have finished by by the end of the year.According to the March 9-10 edition of The Jordan Times..."Our vision is to ensure systematic and stable growth of the city rather than hap-hazard expansion," [Amman Mayor Omar] Maani said.Reiterating GAM's

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The February 21st edition of The Jordan Times printed an BBC info-graphic entitled "Majority reject 'clash of civilizations'". The graphic states,A majority of people around the world do not believe that Islam and the West are locked in an inevitable violent struggle and think that common ground can be found, according to a recent poll. Most respondents blamed current tensions on political

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With the news of the JD100 million tourism complex that is being developed in Dibbeen, it's become haute couture across the Jordanian blog-o-sphere to promote the salvation of the Dibbeen forest. I don't mind those voicing an opinion on saving a forested national treasure in Jordan (Lord knows there aren't many left), but I don't hear much of an outcry about keeping the rest of Jordan clean and

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Having lived in the Middle East for over a year-and-a-half, I feel like I've adjusted fairly well to the differences between life in Jordan and life in the United States. Yet there is one thing that I still have a hard time with—call it continual culture shock, if you will—and that's Jordan’s lack of electrical plug identity.Now you're probably asking, lack of electrical...what? Let me explain

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While Jordanians are rallying around the idea that Petra could end up being one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, Egypt is crying foul, claiming that it demeans the greatness of the Pyramids of Giza.The Pyramids are the only surviving wonder of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. According to the head of Egypt’s department of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, "It's ridiculous, they don't need to

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According to this past week's Jordan Times…The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) started enforcing the first phase of its new regulations on billboards and signage to remove the clutter of advertisements covering building facades.According to Ali Hadedi, director of the GAM advertising department, "The goal of the new regulations is to give Amman a cleaner look by removing the hundreds of signs

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Sometimes I wonder if the Jordanian government doesn't have a small department of people stashed away somewhere...people who's sole job is to read the popular opinion of local bloggers and report to a task force in charge facilitating change for the betterment of the Kingdom.Perhaps this is just an overblown theory, but let's look at some of the more recent (and welcome) changes that have

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I contacted Wanadoo over a month ago to notify them that I wanted to upgrade to their new 2Mbps service.Wanadoo gave me the run-around, referring me to Jordan Telecom. Jordan Telecom gave me the cold shoulder, telling me to call back later. I called the next day, only to be told that a technician would have to come out to the house sometime in the week to physically upgrade the line. It didn't

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Last week I visited Petra for the tenth time. And counting.Most of my trips to Petra have consisted of taking friends, relatives and/or visitors down for the "standard tour" — one or two days seeing the typical highlights. For this most recent trip, however, I went down with a buddy in order to explore the roads less traveled. After all, how many people can say they've looked down upon the

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I made the mistake of going to Carrefour last night. As I approached the only main entrance to the City Mall complex, I found myself in a long line of cars, which I assumed were also heading to Carrefour. After sitting in the line of cars for about a minute, I decided that this might not be such a good idea, but just as I was preparing to swing out into traffic, I discovered that I was blocked

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Steve, Steve...what's wrong with you? You mentioned that it's an iPod, a phone, and a breakthrough internet device. You mentioned that it has a built-in accelerometer, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor. But the one thing you forgot to mention, the one thing that would have pathetic geeks scrambling to cough up $499 (or $599), is this: it has a chick magnet built into it.And of

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The following editorial was printed in the Friday, January 05, 2007 edition of The Jordan Times. I couldn’t agree more.Many of us wonder why the country had to go through a ten-day holiday break on the occasion of the New Year and the Eid Al Adha.In these times of globalization, when most relationships between countries and peoples are closely dependent, to be cut off from the world for such a

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I visited the new Carrefour in Amman last week, but I’ve held off writing about it until after reading other reviews. Here are my impressions.The Good:Everything is in one place. Sure, most of their products are the same as the ones carried by Safeway, Cozmo and C-Town, but instead of traveling from store to store, you can get it all in a single stop.Everything is clearly marked. This was

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The blog aggregator that was instrumental in jump-starting blogging in Jordan, Jordan Planet, has officially announced a hiatus.According to the blog announcement, the service is being "put to bed" due to a decrease in quality posts as a direct result of the increase of members.Management claims that the site may be re-launched in 3-6 months with a system for policing the quality of posts (a

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-51452307099457165672006-12-27T12:31:00.000+02:002006-12-27T12:34:10.644+02:00

For some reason, I enjoy listening to Nora Jones on cold, rainy days. I'm not sure why. This is just between you and me, so don't tell anyone.

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-19021329728298416092006-12-25T11:37:00.000+02:002006-12-25T11:38:39.271+02:00

Merry Christmas and/or Happy Festivus, everyone.

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741697427725588177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26025981.post-88523363054312563872006-12-24T11:32:00.000+02:002006-12-25T11:40:05.494+02:00

I attended my first Jordan Planet meet-up on Saturday night and had a great time, especially since my table won the quiz night event. Thanks to Khalidah for organizing the event. I suggest name tags next time. I'm a face person; I have a terrible time remembering names.

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