tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149459892024-03-12T23:35:25.788-05:00Oleander - - الدفلةthoughts and observations on current happenings with random photographs and pieces of life from a Jordanian living in the USOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-29112298148327673352012-02-06T13:41:00.003-06:002012-02-06T14:09:44.596-06:00The 13th Anniversary of King Hussein's PassingThis February 7th marks the 13 anniversary of the death of King Hussein I of Jordan. The late King Hussein ruled Jordan for 48 years and left a substantial legacy that includes the no small act of building of modern Jordan into a state practically from scratch.In the archives of C-SPAN I found the video of the BBC's World Service broadcast of the funeral. 1999 appears an eternity ago, seeing Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-55767675297897376842009-10-20T16:37:00.000-05:002009-10-20T16:38:25.238-05:00Glacier NPOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-8955863920415205142009-10-09T14:39:00.002-05:002009-10-09T14:43:19.259-05:00First LightOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-44203582367194828152008-03-19T09:10:00.005-05:002009-10-09T14:42:20.769-05:00The Cheesy MoonThe moon last night at full -3 days.Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-6072060186981306292008-01-29T12:48:00.000-06:002008-01-29T12:48:47.613-06:00It's coldThere's cold and then there's North Dakota cold... in the spirit of the excitement over the cold and snowy weather over in Jordan, here's a little snapshot of some vintage Northland weather for some perspective.Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-69500759250384283502007-10-18T10:51:00.003-05:002008-02-24T16:10:07.731-06:00I Love RadioheadIf you're into alternative music do yourself a favor and check Radiohead out. If you visit the website don't expect a "normal" band website, the website name, content, and even url change periodically. I only became aware of Radiohead, wikipediad, through their hit first released single Creep, sampled. But I thankfully was able to look beyond Creep, I never did get why idiotic rock radio stationsOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-58292383313083164262007-10-12T11:45:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:15:17.162-06:00How Saudi Arabia Screwed ISNA: The Never Ending Ramadan and Eid SagaToday was Eid El Fitr in much of the Islamic and Arabic world, however, Muslims in North America following the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) have to wait until tomorrow to celebrate the Eid.This really isn't anything new, as Islamic countries never seem able to agree on anything including their calendar. This year though presents a whole new level of disparity. See, a couple of years Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-81027049225062050732007-10-01T15:51:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:17:01.238-06:00Prince Hassan on the Middle EastA very interesting conversation with Prince Hassan published on the Time Middle East blog. The Prince talks about the current affairs in which he describes the region as a black hole, and his thoughts on how to avoid yet another future disaster. A very good read.Some excerpts: Why a “black hole”? It has no institutional structure. It has no systemic representation. Anywhere you go in this part Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-44966872280128668792007-08-20T12:40:00.000-05:002007-08-20T12:54:08.876-05:00Dick Cheney, the GeniousDick Cheney in a 1994 post first Iraq war interview displays astonishing foresight and states why occupying Iraq would be a wrong move.Transcript, via Editor & Publisher:Q: Do you think the U.S., or U.N. forces, should have moved into Baghdad?A: No.Q: Why not?A: Because if we'd gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn't have been anybody else with us. There would have been a U.SOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-27607824680553522962007-07-25T12:19:00.000-05:002007-07-25T22:01:49.003-05:00مشكلة تلوث، هدر، وطخ المياهعلى لسان محمد ابوطه رئيس لجنة المياه بنقابة المهندسين الذي قال في تعليق لجريدةالدستور الصادرة اليوم على موضوع تلوث المياه " أنا أضع اللوم الكبير على سكان المنطقة، السبب الحقيقي وراء انتشار ظاهرة تلوث المياه في هذه المنطقة يعود إلى التصرف الخاطئ من قبل البعض، توقعاتي الشخصية أن ممارسات بعض المواطنين بإطلاق الرصاص باتجاه الأنابيب لتشرب المواشي ومثل هذا التصرف يؤدي إلى تلوث المياه ، وأعود وأكرر لابدOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-35613081169970026512007-06-08T15:18:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:22:52.966-05:00Seadragon and PhotosynthTwo amazing imaging software endeavors at Microsoft.Seadragon is a tool for super smooth navigation of images.Photosynth is a tool for the creation of a global photographic consciousness.Check out a video demo here, mind blowing!Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-56574363159279756162007-04-18T15:30:00.001-05:002007-07-25T14:26:41.479-05:00رمز الرجولةعشان هيك حرية التعبير مش دائماً اشي كويس، والقمع فش احلى منّه.احسن جزء الفهمان اللي بحكي ما فيها اشي ولو خطر عاللأرواح ...Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1171608246266225302007-02-16T00:41:00.000-06:002007-07-25T14:24:43.129-05:00A Taste of Local and National PoliticsAll you democracy deprived people in the Middle East, know that democracy has a dark side. Check out this piece of legislation that has recently made it through the North Dakota congress, here are some notable highlights:Bill OKs shooting burglarsBy Dale Wetzel, Associated PressPublished Tuesday, February 13, 2007BISMARCK – Opposition from prosecutors and law enforcement officers could not derailOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1171475210582411142007-02-14T11:44:00.000-06:002007-11-08T09:27:20.621-06:00An answer to an American questionA question that has been prominent in American media and US political speech in the last few years has been, "Why do they [terrorists] hate us?". Which is a very valid question, because to fight terrorism you should know its roots and causes and start the fight there. But the problem is that these politicians and analysts have stopped short of seeking (or admitting) the real answer.The following Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1169834224468760042007-01-26T11:53:00.000-06:002007-07-25T14:26:20.497-05:00He Pulled What Out of Her?!!K#$ OKHT EL TAKHALOF (initial reaction, had to be said).But here's what LBC has to say about the show this was on:تقدّم الفضائية اللبنانية برنامجا جديدا يهمّ المشاهد العربي، ويحيط بجوانبحياته الإجتماعية والمعيشية والإقتصادية كافة بعنوان عيشوا معناعيشوا معنابرنامج سعودي خليجي يتضمّن فقرات يومية منوّعة، برنامج حواري مباشريناقش القضايا الإجتماعية والشبابية الحسّاسة في السعودية والخليج، من خلال Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1164984547245233462006-12-01T08:49:00.000-06:002007-07-25T14:27:17.608-05:00Choices"I choose to live and to grow, take and give and to move, learn and love and to cry, kill and die and to be paranoid and to lie, hate and fear and to do what it takes to move through"Forty-Six & 2, from ÆNIMAOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1163085694238297642006-11-09T09:13:00.000-06:002007-07-25T14:27:42.809-05:00November 9th, 2005In remembrance of lives lost.Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1156974495897849142006-08-30T16:42:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:28:28.452-05:00Israel continues to kill the LebaneseAlmost 2 weeks after the cease fire, Israel is still managing to inflict more casualties in the Lebanese people. Israel has left behind 100,000 unexploded bomblets (such a cute name for an instrument of death) from their extensive cluster bombing of 359 separate sites in Lebanon. "Everyday people are maimed, wounded and are killed by these ordnance, it shouldn’t have happened." said Jan Egeland,Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1152912189949311612006-07-14T16:19:00.000-05:002007-11-08T11:40:00.535-06:00...Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1150657625582946832006-06-18T14:03:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:29:50.032-05:00Why the "soccer" Gods will never smile on the USBesides calling the sport by the damn wrong name, this is what the local ABC affiliate decided to broadcast instead of Brazil Vs. Australia.Their sports director was nice enough to reply to my email..I wish I had a better answer than the one I will give you. Our station has partnered with Messiah Lutheran Church for more than 20 years to bring a church service to those who aren't able to go, andOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1150257986825623602006-06-13T23:02:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:30:16.024-05:00JP home to more than 100 blogsJordan Planet (JP) has been rapidly growing over the last year, when I joined back in July 2005 the number of blogs on JP was in the teens 30s, today with the latest induction of a fresh batch of blogs we've surpassed the 100 blog mark, which is a major milestone.JP has matured into a cohesive entity in the global blogoshpere and one feels a true sense of community among the planet citizens. SomeOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1149787583178297952006-06-08T12:21:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:36:11.394-06:00Zarqawi's deathA piece of good news from a sea of tragedy in Iraq. One shouldn't rejoice in the end of life, and I wouldn't describe my feelings as happy but that of reflection on the crimes this person committed and the suffering he brought upon so many lives.The Arabic concept of "revenge" comes to mind, or what we call in Arabic Thar, it is an old Arabic custom that the family of a victim will not accept Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1145342350421587722006-06-04T12:13:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:31:36.872-05:00ثقافة الخوف في الأمثال الأردنيةكأردني على مشارف إنهاء عقدي الثالث، تربيت على أمثال و مقولات كُرِّرت و تكَرَّرت على مسمعي حتى اصبحت جزأًً لا يتجزأ من كياني، ولو أخذت عيِّنة من الشباب الأردني لوجدت أن الحال مشابه لمعظمهمأتكلم عن الأمثال الكلاسيكية كامشِ الحيط الحيط و قول يالله الستيرهالباب اللِّي بيجيك منهْ الريح، سدُّهٌ واستريحابعد عن الشر وغنّيلهحط راسك بين الروس وقول يا قطّاع الروسالموت مع الناس نعاس...الخthis post has been Oleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1147417272269433322006-05-18T13:24:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:39:44.582-06:00Eve's MarketI tuned in to the JRTV website last Thursday to see first hand the confessions of alleged Hamas members on the 8 o'clock news cast, and at the end of the cast there was a story about a new market in Mafraq, Jordan. What makes this market special is that it's available exclusively to females, see an Alghad article about it. All the shops in the market are run by women, men are not allowed into theOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945989.post-1147909694398626252006-05-17T22:51:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:45:25.588-06:00Tool: The BandIf you're not familiar with the band Tool, allow me to introduce you to one of the greatest rock bands of our time, if you're a Tool fan, let's rejoice in the release of their album 10,000 Days. Tool's fourth offering that came 5 years after their masterpiece Lateralus, which led some people to call them "The slowest tempoed Progressive band ever!" especially with the fact that Lateralus followedOleanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03295236572087575191noreply@blogger.com2