tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75523742012-01-16T16:14:33.844-06:00The most wasted of all days is one without laughter... e. e. cummingsFayrouzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511007234992726370noreply@blogger.comBlogger6131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552374.post-82561271477006648742011-12-31T10:32:00.002-06:002011-12-31T10:36:31.830-06:00

Yet another slideshow from our visit to San Antonio. Here are some of the pictures I took at Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium.

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At last I got to tour the Alamo after living in Texas for almost 11 years. Here are some of the pictures I took during the tour.

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This year, we spent our Thanksgiving break in San Antonio, Texas. Here's the first set of pictures from our vacation.

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I took those photos on June 1, 2007; but I never got the time to publish them. Sorry!!!

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I took those photos on January 27, 2007; but I never got the time to publish them. oh well....

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This year, we decided to go to the Fair on a weekday. That worked so well. Here are some of the photos to share with you.

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Another fall, another Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson, Texas. Below are some of the photos I took at the festival on October 1, 2011.

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This year, we went to the festival in early May to avoid the hot weather. I focused on photographing artists and musicians.

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This is part 2 of our visit to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth, Texas on August 7, 2010.© Fayrouz HancockLakota war bonnet on display at the Gordon W. Smith exhibit.© Fayrouz HancockMark photographs at the Gordon W. Smith exhibit.© Fayrouz HancockLakota drums on display at the Gordon W. Smith exhibit.© Fayrouz HancockPlain Indian man's breastplate on display at the

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We visited the "Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius" special exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History on August 7, 2010. There, I learned about Leonardo da Vinci, the genius inventor. da Vinci was definitely a genius who lived ahead of his time. The pictures below shows a small part of his inventions.© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz HancockPaddle-wheel boat.© Fayrouz

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We went to the State Fair of Texas on September 26, 2010. It was fun as usual. Here are some of the pictures I took at the fair.© Fayrouz HancockThe Midway.© Fayrouz HancockA windmill.© Fayrouz HancockThe Cadence Cloggers of San Antonio.© Fayrouz HancockTexans dance to Turkish music at the Hall of State’s steps.© Fayrouz HancockThe American Turkish Association-Houston Folk Dance Group.© Fayrouz

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We visited the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden on October 17, 2010. This was my first visit to the arboretum. There were pumpkins all over the place for the pumpkin festival. And nothing says 'Fall' like pumpkins.As usual, I took a lot of pictures. Enjoy.© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock©

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The most selfish One-letter word “I”Avoid itThe most satisfying Two-letter word “We”Use itThe most poisonous Three-letter word “EGO”Overcome itThe most used Four-letter word “Love”Value itThe most pleasing Five-letter word “Smile”Keep itThe fastest spreading Six-letter word“Rumour”Ignore itThe hardest working Seven-letter word“Success”Achieve itThe most enviable Eight-letter word “Jealously”

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A woman went to police station to file a report for her missing husband: Woman: I lost my husband.Inspector: What is his height? Woman: I never noticed.Inspector: Slim or healthy?Woman Not slim can be healthy. Inspector: Color of eyes?Woman: Never noticed.Inspector: Color of hair?Woman: Should be black.Inspector: What was he wearing?Woman: I don't remember exactly. Inspector: Was somebody with

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We visited the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on July 20, 2010 during my niece's visit to Texas. © Fayrouz Hancock A photo of retired NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz hangs outside the old Mission Operations Control Room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. © Fayrouz Hancock The Flight Director's console at the old Mission Operations Control Room at the Johnson Space Center

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This is part 3 of our visit to SeaWorld San Antonio on July 18, 2010 during my Aussie niece's visit to Texas. The pictures were taken during the sea lions show, which basically makes fun of the other shows at SeaWorld. If you've ever been to SeaWorld, you'll get the humor in these pictures.© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock©

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This is part 2 of our visit to SeaWorld San Antonio on July 18, 2010 during my Aussie niece's visit to Texas. These pictures are from the Azul show that features beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins and human acrobats. The show was a sweet entertainment.© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock

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I fell in love with the Shamu when I visited SeaWorld San Diego in 2000. Since then, I've wanted to go back to see the amazing Shamu.We visited SeaWorld San Antonio on July 18, 2010 during my Aussie niece's visit to Texas. Here are some photos to share with you. There's no need for cutlines as the Shamu and their trainers say it all.© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz Hancock© Fayrouz

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During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in an old age home?""Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person to empty the bathtub.""Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup.""No" he said. "A normal person

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We took my niece to the Dallas World Aquarium on July 16, 2010 during her visit to Texas. Here are some photos to share with you. © Fayrouz Hancock Colorful Coral © Fayrouz Hancock A fish swims happily. © Fayrouz Hancock A happy fish. © Fayrouz Hancock Another happy fish. © Fayrouz Hancock A family enjoys playing with turtles and big fish. © Fayrouz Hancock My niece says hi to

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We took my niece to the Mesquite Championship Rodeo on July 16, 2010 when she visited us in July. We all enjoyed our Friday night at the rodeo. Here are some pictures to share with you. © Fayrouz Hancock Saddle Bronc Riding © Fayrouz Hancock Saddle Bronc Riding © Fayrouz Hancock Saddle Bronc Riding © Fayrouz Hancock Saddle Bronc Riding © Fayrouz Hancock The Grand Entry. ©

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We visited the Texas State Aquarium on April 25, 2010 during our trip to Corpus Christi, Texas. Here are some pictures to share with you.© Fayrouz HancockA sea turtle.© Fayrouz HancockItsy, a Kemp ridley's sea turtle is missing a front flipper. © Fayrouz HancockA prehensile-tailed porcupine© Fayrouz HancockA piranha.© Fayrouz HancockAn Atlantic sea nettle.© Fayrouz HancockAnother Atlantic sea

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During our visit to Corpus Christi in April, I took pictures of the birds who fly over the Corpus Christi shoreline. These are some of the pictures I took on April 26, 2010.© Fayrouz HancockA heron stands majestically on a post.© Fayrouz HancockA wave breaks over a pelican's feet.© Fayrouz HancockA heron flies over the Corpus Christi bay.© Fayrouz HancockA heron prepares to land on the Corpus

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Yeterday afternoon, Mark and I had a great time at the Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson, Texas. Here are some photos to share with you.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comAn overall view of the enterance to the festival.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comMusician Matt Rogers of the Heartstrings plays the Grand Stick at the festival.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comTwo dogs enjoy the festival

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© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comSnow covers parts of a Bartlett pear tree in Plano, Texas on March 21, 2010.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comSnow covers parts of a Bartlett pear tree in Plano, Texas on March 21, 2010.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comA Squirrel enjoys his food in Plano, Texas on March 21, 2010.

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© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comBartlett pear tree blooms in Plano, Texas on March 15, 2010.

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I just found the time to publish the Texas State Fair pictures from September 26, 2009. Enjoy!.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comBig Tex welcomes visitors of the 2009 Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comA couple inspects a monster truck on display at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Texas.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comA Chevy Camero is displayed at the Texas

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The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. "How does it taste?" the Master asked. "Awful," spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the

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At Age 4...... Success is..... Not peeing in your pants.At Age 6...... Success is..... Finding your way home - From school.At Age 12.... Success is... Having friends.At Age 18.... Success is... Having a driver's license.At Age 20..... Success is ... Having money.At Age 35..... Success is... Having money.At Age 45.....Success is... Having money.At Age 55...... Success is... Having money.At Age 60.

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Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think this glass weighs?' '50gms!' .... '100gms!' ..... '125gms' .. the students answered. 'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?' 'Nothing' the students

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We visited Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on September 26, 2009. This was my first attempt to photograph butterflies. The butterflies were very cooperative, and let me take their pictures without much resistance.A caterpillar.Tiger butterflies.Zebra longwing butterfly.Tiger butterflies.Postman butterfly.Tiger butterfly.

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Little Johnny was on a park bench stuffing all of his Halloween candy in his mouth. An old lady came over and said. "Son, don't you know that eating all of that candy will rot your teeth, give you acne, and make you sick?" "My grandfather lived to be 105 years old!" replied Johnny. "Did he eat five candy bars at a sitting?" the old lady retorted. "No," said Johnny, "but he minded his own freakin'

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Mark, his sister, brother-in-law and I attended the 23rd annual GrepFest in Grapevine, Texas. We had a great afternoon together. The photographs tell a better story.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comA drunken armadilla at the Loan Oak Vineyards' booth.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comA La Buena Vida Vineyards' monk promotes their wine to the Grapefest wine tasters.© Fayrouz Hancock /

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On sunday, Mark and I spent our afternoon at The Dallas World Aquarium. As usual, we grabbed our cameras with us. Here are some pictures to share with you.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comPink Anemone© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comMoon Jellyfish© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comBlue Tang fish, a.k.a Dori© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comScorpian Fish© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comCoral©

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A man rushes his limp dog to the veterinarian. The doctor pronounces the dog dead. The agitated man demands a second opinion.The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat. The cat sniffs the body and meows. The vet says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead, too."The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead.The vet brings in a black Labrador. The lab sniffs

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An old man and woman hate each other, but remain married for years. During their shouting fights, the old man constantly warns his wife, "If I die first, I will dig my way up and out of the grave to come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!"One day, the man abruptly dies. After the burial, the wife goes straight to the local bar and begins to party. Her friends ask if she isn't worried

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Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.Tech support: Have you tried pushing the Button? Customer: Yes, sure. It's really stuck.Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.Customer: No, wait a minute. I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry...Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.Customer: Your left or my left

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If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with. If it just sits in your room, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your phone, takes your money, and never behaves as if you actually set it free in the first place, you either married it or gave birth to it.Source: The Comedy Central

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You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Ennis, Waxahachie, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Waco, and Amarillo.A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.A Mercedes Benz is not a status

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The following list of rules apply to each person as they enter Texas. Know them and learn them. I received them from a friend via e-mail. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.Let's get this straight, it's called a 'gravel road'. I drive a pickup truck because I need to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.We have pigs,

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A yuppie was opening the door of his BMW when a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the yuppie complained bitterly about the damage to his car."Officer, look what they've done to my Beemer!""You yuppies are so materialistic, it's ridiculous" retorted the officer. "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, you didn't even notice that

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A guy is in the hospital with two broken legs. The nurse comes in and tells him that there's good news and bad news.The guy asks for the bad news first.The nurse says, "We're going to have to remove your legs."Then the guy asks for the good news.The nurse says, "The guy beside you wants to buy your sneakers."Source: Comedy Central

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On May 25th 2009, Mark and I spent the Memorial weekend at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas.As usual, we had a lot of fun and I took a lot of pictures as you can see below:© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comIsis, leader of the Star Dancers, performs a belly dance.© Fayrouz Hancock / newseagles.comCountess Catrina Von Luftmensch, Christel Danning of Joshua, prepares for the

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I'm a little sore 'cause a couple of days back I got into a car accident -- not my fault. Even if it's not your fault, the other person gets out of their car and looks at you like it's your fault. 'Why did you stop at a red light and let me hit you doing 80?!'-- Dane CookSource: Comedy Central

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I accidentally stumbled upon Dave Barry's articles eight years ago after I arrived in the United States. Since then, I have become a big fan of his humorous books and articles. There's nothing better than a writer who can make you laugh when you're having a bad day.Dave Barry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary. The Pulitzer Prize Board then wrote:CommentaryDave Barry of The Miami HeraldFor

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We all know that snakes bite. But in Africa, things can be different:Mr Ben Nyaumbe was alone on the farm where he has been manager for 10 years, the workers having retired for the day. And he is unlikely to forget last Sunday. It was the day a python dragged him up a tree at Sabaki Farm in Malindi District in Kenya's Coast province. The struggle lasted more than an hour with very interesting

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I first saw Dr. Daniel Gottlieb on TV when his book, "Letters to Sam" was published in 2006. Recently, I found time to read the book. Dr. Gottlieb obviously poured his soul into this book.This book isn't for Sam only. It's for people who feel misunderstood at times or can't easily express themselves. It's also for people with busy lives who need to slow down a bit to appreciate their lives and

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Three old ladies sit in a diner, discussing their health.One lady says, "You know, I'm getting really forgetful. This morning, I was standing at the top of the stairs, and I couldn't remember whether I had just come up or was about to go down."The second lady says, "You think that's bad? The other day, I was sitting on the edge of my bed, and I couldn't remember whether I was going to sleep or

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Three vampires walk into a bar. The first one says, "I'll have a pint of blood."The second one says, "I'll have one, too."The third one says, "I'll have a pint of plasma."The bartender says, "So, that'll be two Bloods and a Blood Lite?"Source: Comedy Central

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A young businessman had just started his own firm. He had just rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. He saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?

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AP Photo/Heal the Bay, Tara CrowThis image provided by Heal the Bay shows a two-spotted octopus, a tiny female known for being curious and gregarious with visitors, and believed to be responsible for causing a tank leak at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium on Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009 in Santa Monica, Calif. I've never thought of Octopi as curious animals. But, this one is definitely cute in its

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A mother was sitting on the couch reading a book when one of her children walked up to her and said, "Mummy, why is my name Petal?" The mother replied, "Because when you were born, a petal fell on your head." The next baby walked up and asked, "Mummy why is my name Rose?" she replied, "Because when you were born, a rose fell on your head." The last baby walked up to her and said, "BLAS CLAFLAS

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A new teacher tries to make use of her psychology courses. The first day of class, she starts by saying, "Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!"After a few seconds, Little Johnny stands up. The teacher asks, "Do you think you're stupid, Johnny?""No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself."Source: Comedy Central

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When I started reading the book "Inkheart," I couldn't put it down. As a avid reader of books, I enjoyed a book that brought the characters to life. Cornelia Funke is a gifted writer. Her characters are well-constructed in the book. There's depth to each of them. It's easy to see yourself in one character or another, especially if you're a book lover.I was excited when I heard the book was being

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A man working with an electric saw accidentally saws off all 10 fingers. He rushes to the emergency room. The doctor says, "Give me the fingers and I'll see what I can do.""But I don't have the fingers!""Why didn't you bring the fingers?!" asks the incredulous doctor."Doc, I couldn't pick them up."Source: Comedy Central

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When Mozart passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noise coming from the area where Mozart was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the town magistrate to come and listen to it. When the magistrate arrived, he bent his ear to the grave, listened for a moment, and said, "Ah, yes, that's Mozart's

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One day, a man walked into an appliance store. "Do you sell color televisions?" "Yes," said the clerk. "Yes, we do." "Then give me a green one."Source: Comedy Central

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On March 22, 2008, The Hancocks spent their afternoon at Gator Country in Fannet, Texas. Most of them traveled from Dallas to attend the Gator Grabbin' Contest at the park. The contest was held to help the park owners move young gators to a deeper pond. This was two months before we moved back to Dallas. I never got the time to publish the pictures until today. As they say, better late than ever.

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Here's a bittersweet story of the week:DANBURY, Conn. – On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family. Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker suffered a

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NOTE: I made no new year resolutions this year.Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year that you never keep? Why not promise to do something you can actually accomplish? Here are some resolutions that you can use as a starting point: 1. I want to gain weight. Put on at least 30 pounds. 2. Stop exercising. Waste of time. 3. Read less. 4. Watch more TV. I've been missing some

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Here's one more reason to eat more grapes:An extract from grape seeds can destroy cancer cells, US research suggests.In lab experiments, scientists found that the extract stimulated leukaemia cells to commit suicide.Within 24 hours, 76% of leukaemia cells exposed to the extract were killed off, while healthy cells were unharmed, Clinical Cancer Research reports.[...]Previous research has shown

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In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.'I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news,' he said as he surveyed the worried faces.'The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope.Insurance will cover

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I never felt good about my migraine attacks until I read the following news:Women who suffer from migraine headaches may be at significantly lower risk of developing breast cancer, a new study shows."Many of the triggers of migraine in women are known to be hormonally related, and also are important in the development of breast cancer," Christopher Li, MD, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research

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There are movies that sneak up on you while you watch them. You rent the movie thinking it's yet another family movie. Then you watch it, and you realize the movie talks to you in many ways.Bella is a movie I'll never forget. Watch it, and you'll find yourself in one character or the other. We've all been through crucial changing moments in our lives. The question is: How do you react to them?.

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There's good news for women who want to reduce their risk of getting breast cancer:Can taking aspirin or ibuprofen reduce your risk of getting breast cancer? One of the largest studies of its kind suggests that the answer might be yes.In the past, researchers have flip-flopped on the issue, so they recently combined some of the best data - from 2.7 million women in 38 separate studies - to look

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If you adore vitamin C, here's something for you to read:Thirty to 70% less cancer cells in a lab were killed by a range of drugs, after pretreatment with vitamin C. Follow-up chemotherapy tests found tumours grew more rapidly in mice given cancer pretreated with vitamin C. Cancer Research reports the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center findings. The US researchers say the same mechanism may

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A cop pulls over a guy."Your eyes are awfully red. Have you been drinking?""Gee, officer," the man says. "Your eyes are awfully glazed -- have you been eating doughnuts?"Source: Comedy Central

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Source: BBC NewsWe have some sad news for knut's fans:BERLIN — The zookeeper who gained fame for hand-rearing the beloved polar bear Knut was found dead in his Berlin apartment Monday.A spokeswoman for Berlin police said Thomas Doerflein was dead when authorities arrived at the apartment and that they had no information on the cause of death.Doerflein was 44 years old.He gained fame in Germany

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Source: MSNBCGorilla mother Gana carries her dead baby at the zoo in Muenster, western Germany, on Aug. 20, 2008. The baby died on Aug. 16, but can only be recovered from the enclosure once the mourning mother leaves the corpse behind, zoo spokesperson Ilona Zuehlke said.Just when I thought there weren't any more interesting animal stories:BERLIN (AP) -- A gorilla at a zoo in the German city of

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Count your garden by flowers,never by the leaves that fall.Count your days by the golden hours,don't remember the clouds at all.Count your nights by stars, not shadows.Count your years with smiles, not tears.Count your blessings, not your troubles.Count your age by friends, not years.-- Author Unknown

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A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got

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A man was in a bad accident and was injured. But the only permanent damage he suffered was the loss of both ears, which made him very self-conscious. However, he received a large sum of money from his insurance company. It was always his dream to own his own business, so he went out and purchased a small, but expanding computer firm. But he realized that he had no business knowledge at all, so he

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A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally, he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. "Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son who just died recently." "

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A man was sprawled across three entire seats in a theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The man groaned but didn't budge. The usher became impatient. "Sir," the usher said, "if you don't get up from there, I'm going to have to call the manager." Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned

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Lately, Mark and I switched from milk to soy milk. The major reason: it lasts longer than milk. The latest studies show that eating soy products may raise the risk of dementia. The BBC News reports:The study focused on 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java. The researchers found high tofu consumption - at least once a day - was associated with worse memory,

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with money you can buy a house, but not a home. With money you can buy a clock, but not time. With money you can buy a bed, but not sleep. With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge. With money you can buy a position, but not respect. With money you can buy blood, but not life.-- Author Unknown

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An Irishman is sitting at the end of a bar. He sees a lamp at the end of the table. He walks down to it and rubs it. Out pops a genie. It says, "I will give you three wishes."The man thinks awhile. Finally he says, "I want a beer that never is empty."With that, the genie makes a poof sound and on the bar is a bottle of beer. The Irishman starts drinking it and right before it is gone, it starts

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You have probably received an e-mail that attributes the following rules to Bill Gates. According to www.truthorfiction.com, the rules are from the book "Dumbing Down Our Kids"by Charles Sykes. The website states the rules are "a list of eleven things you did not learn in school and directed at high school and college grads." I hope you enjoy reading them as much I did.RULE 1Life is not fair -

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Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that there airplane." And every year Martha would say, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, "Martha, I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that airplane this year I may

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I spent last Saturday afternoon at the Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson, Texas. I've missed the festival for the last three years while we lived in Beaumont. I borrowed Mark's camera to take some pictures, which means Mark didn't get the chance to make any photos :-(Enjoy a photographic journey to one of my favorite festivals. I don't have cutlines as the pictures are self-explanatory.©

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A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed youngm man carrying a vacuum cleaner. 'Good morning,' said the young man. 'If I could take a couple of minutes Of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners.' 'Go away!' said the old lady. 'I'm broke and haven't got any money!' and she proceeded to close the

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A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. When he came back, the man called his brother to see when he could pick the cat up. The brother hesitated, then said, ''I'm so sorry, but while you were away, the cat died." The man was very upset and yelled, ''You know, you could have broken the news to me better than that. When I called today, you could have said he was

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© Mark M. Hancock / newseagles.comMark wanted me to post a more pleasant, classic photo of me smiling and looking Frank McCourt in the eyes. I chose this photo because of a Mark-Fayrouz Hancock inside joke.Mark always says the simplest things can make me happy. Meeting Frank McCourt on Thursday night definitely made me happy. Thanks to the Spring Academic Lecture Series hosted by the College of

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I first heard of Paul Potts from my friend Hani in Sweden. Last year, he sent me a youtube link to his performance on Britain Got Talent, the English version of The American Idol. At the time, there was a debate about whether he could win the contest. He's not as handsome as Josh Groban. He's an average Joe with a strong voice. On June 20, 2007, SJ Reidhead wrote on BC Blogcritics magazine:Paul

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On March 8, I went with Mark to Hammond, LA to cover a basketball game between the Lamar Cardinals and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions. This was my first attempt to photograph sports. I think I did OK considering my team lost the game.© Fayrouz HancockWe're probably winning...© Fayrouz HancockAhhhh, maybe not...© Fayrouz HancockPlan B: We're ready to go home after the game.

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Source: The Miami HeraldThis Spotted Eagle Ray jumped into a boat Thursday off the shores of Marathon and hit a woman on board, killing her.Just when you think the cause of Steve Irwin's death was an exception, we're hit by another freakish death caused by a ray. The Miami Herald reports:MARATHON -- A morning fishing outing ended in tragedy Thursday for a family of Michigan tourists when a 75-

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A man with a pegleg, hook hand and an eyepatch went to apply to be a pirate.Interviewer: How did you get that pegleg? Pirate: Arrr. I got me leg shot off during the first world war. Interviewer: How did you get that hook? Pirate: I got me hand cut off by a big knife. Interviewer: What about your eyepatch? Pirate: It was a rainy afternoon and I looked up into the sky and a bird crapped in me eye.

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Two bats are going for their midnight feed. After an hour or so, one bat gets tired of looking and goes home with no blood.The other bat comes home with blood dripping from its mouth. The first bat says enviously, "Where did you get all that blood from?" The second bat replies, "Follow me. I`ll show you."After awhile the second bat leads them to a cave. He says, "You see that wall over there?"The

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Little Nancy was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbor peered over the fence. Interested in what the little girl was up to, he politely asked, "What are you up to there, Nancy?""My goldfish died," replied Nancy tearfully, without looking up, "and I've just buried him."The neighbor was concerned, "That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?"Nancy patted down the last heap of

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© Holly Fearnbach / API became interested in whales after watching the movie "Orca, The Killer Whale"at a very young age. It's a B movie that taught me people should keep their distance from the killer whales.Now, the scientists are rushing to Alaska after Holly Fearnbach, a research biologist with the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle spotted the rare white killer whale in Alaska. The

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A devoted wife had spent her lifetime taking care of her husband. Now he had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to his senses, he motioned for her to come near him. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my

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A dying man smells his favorite oatmeal raisin cookies cooking downstairs. It takes all the strength he has left but he gets up from the bed and crawls down the stairs. He sees the cookies cooling on the counter and staggers over to them. As he reaches for one, his wife's wrinkled hand reaches out, smacks his and she yells:"No, you can't have those! They're for the funeral!"Source: Comedy Central

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As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his cell phone rang.Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there''s a car going the wrong way on Route 280. Please be careful!""It's not just one car," said Herman, "It's hundreds of them!" Source: Comedy Central

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A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at the counter methodically placing "Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. He then takes out a perfume bottle and starts spraying scent all over them. His curiosity gets the better of him and he goes up to the balding man and asks him what he's doing. "I'm sending out 1,000 Valentine's Day

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A scientist gets on a train to go to New York. His cabin also has a poor farmer in it. To pass the time the scientist decides to play a game with the guy. "I will ask you a question and if you get it wrong, you have to pay me one dollar. Then you ask me a question, and if I get it wrong, you get ten dollars. You ask me a question first." The farmer thinks for a while."I know. What has three legs,

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A husband, proving to his wife that women talk more than men, showed her a study which indicated that men use about 15,000 words a day, whereas women use 30,000 words a day. She thought about this, then told her husband that women use twice as many words as men because they have to repeat everything they say. Looking stunned, he said, "What?"

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Source: AFPIf you think it's not worth visiting Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan, then you're wrong, wrong, wrong. Here's why:TOKYO (AFP) — Forget Renaissance Europe. The world's first oil paintings go back nearly 14 centuries to murals in Afghanistan's Bamiyan caves, a Japanese researcher says.Buddhist images painted in the central Afghan region, dated to around 650 AD, are the earliest examples of

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Source: The Baltimore SunCats like to be comfy all the time. But sometimes, a comfy place can turn into an unpleasant place. That's what happened to a kitten named Gracie Mae from Florida. Gracie Mae decided to curl into her owner's suitcase before her owner traveled from Florida to Dallas. The suitcase was picked up by another traveler who mistook it for his suitcase. The story gets better from

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I grew up in Basra, Iraq. Basra is a city known for its palm trees. We once lived in a house with a garden that had six tall palm trees. When I moved to Beaumont, the first thing I noticed was the palm trees. The least to say, it made me feel home after living in Dallas.So, when I read about the newly discovered self-destructing palm tree in Madagascar, I couldn't resist not publishing the story

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I always get distracted and don't finish reading Dave Barry's year in review articles published in the Miami Herald. So, I was thrilled to see them all published in a single book. The book covers this millennium up to year 2006. You can read his 2007 year in review here to get an idea of what to expect when reading the book.Dave Barry looks humorously at the new millennium. Big surprise!! He's

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