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May 31, 2007
Valhalla Renaissance Faire, Tahoe
http://www.valhallafaire.com/
The Valhalla Renaissance Faire
Two Full Weekends of Entertainment
The magic & pageantry of valhalla returns to Camp Richardson in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, CA
7 Acres, 4 Stages, 1000 Actors
* Hard Hitting, Lance Splitting Jousting
* Live Sword Fighting
* Children's Games
* Jugglers, Magicians, Minstrels
* Food, Beverages, & Fun
Camping
530-541-1801
800-544-1801
Posted by chek at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Online Fax - eFax
http://www.faxprices.com/
FaxPrices.com Sample Search Results
PacketTel.com: $3.95/month (Rx only)
VoiceFaxEmail: $5/month
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May 29, 2007
Animator vs. Animation
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34244097/
By Alan Becker (*alanbecker) on deviantART
Posted by chek at 01:07 PM | Comments (0)
May 24, 2007
Fanoos Photo
http://www.fanoosphoto.com/gallery.php?cat=art
Pictures from following Iranian photographers and many more ...
Hamed Yaghmaeian, Elham Rafiei, Mirsafi Andikolaei, Mehraneh Atashi, Ehsan Behmanesh, Hana Mirjanian, Mohammad Javad Majidi, Ali Ahadi, Pegah Alagheband, Vahid Sharifian, Mohsen Yazdipoor, Mehdi Vosoughnia, Behrouz Rae, Leyla Pazooki, Abnous Alborzi, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Mahnaz Namazi, Babak Kazemi, Saed Nikzat, Morteza Majidi, Golnaz Taheri, Ermia Mahmoudian, Artia Golestani, Alireza Ghandchi, Mehraneh Atashi, Azin Feizabadi, Jamshid Hatam, Nazanin Davari, Amir Ali Ghasemi, Ali Shirkhodaii, Ramin Haerizadeh, Mehran Mohajer, Mohammad reza Mirzaei, Reza Khatir, Mehrnegar Fariborz, Houra Yaghoubi, Hengameh Golestan, Mehrva Arvin, Rana Javadi, Mehraneh Atashi, Malakeh Naieni, Gohar Dashti, Arash Faez, Mehrdad Afsari, Alireza Roohnavaz, Bahman Jalali, Shirin Neshat, Rana Javadi, Mitra Tabrizian, Mehran Mohajer, Ferydoun Ave, Arash Hanaei, Arash Khamooshi, Nazli Abbaspour, Mohammad Reza Sharifzadeh, Shadi Ghadirian, Shokoofeh Alidoosti, Meysam Mohammadi Mahfooz, Mehrdad Asgari Tari, Hana Mirjanian, Anita Nekooee, Abnous Alborzi, Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, Bita Fayazi, Mohammad Ghazali, Mohsen Yazdi poor, Pooyan Alimohamadi, Arash Hanaei, Ehsan Behmanesh, Reza Seyed Paydari, Tooraj Khamenehzadeh, Amir Nasiri, Sadegh Tirafkan, Shahriar Tavakoli, Mahgameh Parvaneh, Kourosh Adim, Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, Mehraneh Atashi, Susan Zahedi, Arman Stepanian, Farshid Azarang, Tina Chinichian, Atieh Noori, Shirana Shahbazi, Dadbeh Basir, Armin Zoghi, Hamila Vakili, Mitra Memarzia
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May 23, 2007
Gharib, Kaveh
http://www.realityframed.com/
Kaveh's Reality Framed
Beautiful pictures from Toronto, San Francisco and other places
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May 22, 2007
Viagra Cures Jetlag
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6676585.stm
Viagra could be used to help people flying eastwards recover from jetlag, animal research suggests.
A team of Argentine scientists found the drug helped hamsters recover up to 50% faster from forward shifts in their daily time cycles.
Injection of Viagra before the time shift meant the hamsters adjusted to the new time cycle faster, even when low doses of the drug, which did not cause penile erections, were used.
The study features in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Shahi, Sarah
http://blackdcc.net/page47.html
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Alumna Sarah Shahi
New York Magazine: Tony Soprano’s Fear and Loathing–style swing through Vegas on May 13th episode introduced America to the character of Sonya Aragon, representing what’s sure to become a new male-fantasy archetype: the gorgeous stripper with a heart of gold and a mound of peyote. (Of course, Sonya is stripping her way through college -- which Chris Rock has dismissed as “the stripper myth”!) The character left men (and not a few women) with one question in their minds: Who was that girl? It’s Sarah Shahi, a 27-year-old former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Sarah’s birth name was Aahoo Jahansouzshahi.
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May 21, 2007
Iranian-Americans traveling to Iran
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1142.html
Dual nationals must enter and depart the United States on U.S. passports.
U.S. citizens who were born in Iran, who have become naturalized citizens of Iran, or who were at one time citizens of Iran, and the children of such persons, are considered Iranian nationals by Iranian authorities. Therefore, despite the fact that these individuals possess U.S. citizenship, they must enter and exit Iran bearing an Iranian passport. Exit visas are required for dual nationals to depart Iran.
U.S. passports are valid for travel to Iran. However, U.S.-Iranian dual nationals have in the past been denied permission to enter/depart Iran documented as U.S. citizens and have had their U.S. passports confiscated upon arrival, unless they have renounced their Iranian citizenship. Nevertheless, in recent years the Iranian Government has become more lenient with dual nationals and rarely confiscates U.S. passports of U.S. – Iranian dual nationals. As a precaution, however, it is advisable for U.S.-Iranian dual nationals to obtain in their Iranian passports the necessary visas for the country that they will transit upon their return to the U.S. so that, if their U.S. passports are confiscated, they may apply for a new U.S. passport in that country.
Alternately, dual nationals whose U.S. passports are confiscated may obtain a “Confirmation of Nationality” from the U.S. Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland, which is the U.S. protecting power. This statement, addressed to the relevant foreign embassies in Tehran, enables the travelers to apply for third-country visas in Tehran.
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May 17, 2007
British Cons. in US
http://www.britainusa.com/
California (North)
San Francisco, CA
> NO Visa Services <
Tel: 415-617-1300
Fax: 415-434-2018
1 Sansome Street, Suite 850
California (South)
Los Angeles, CA
Tel: 310-481-0031
Fax: 310-481-2960
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200
Main Visas Website
Applying Online
Posted by chek at 11:27 AM | Comments (0)
May 15, 2007
SF Neighborhoods
http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/
Bernal Heights, The Castro, Chinatown, Cole Valley, Deco Ghetto, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, The Haight, Hayes Valley, Inner Richmond, Inner Sunset, The Marina, The Mission, Nob Hill, Noe Valley, North Beach, Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset / West Portal, Pacific Heights, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SoMa, The Tenderloin, Union Square, and Western Addition are the San Francisco neighborhoods.
Lots of information including sights and culture, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
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Hackety Hack
http://hacketyhack.net/
Hackety Hack: the Coder's Starter Kit
Wanna Hack Like in the Movies?
. Code yourself a blog in 6 lines
. Or your own IM in about twice that
. Just seven lessons. Totally conversational
. Let's say: 13 and up
One of Hackety Hack's sincere pledges is to make the most common code very easy and short. Downloading an MP3 should be one line of code. A blog should be very few.
Posted by chek at 03:19 PM | Comments (0)
Khazae, Melody
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2580087/
Melody Khazae
Posted by chek at 02:44 PM | Comments (0)
Flash Card Data Recovery
http://www.thebishop.net/geodog/archives/2003/10/22/how_to_recover_deleted_digital_photo_files_from_a_flash_card.html
Geodog: How to recover deleted digital photo files from a flash card
Has a link to a free software for recovering your deleted digital images.
Posted by chek at 12:48 PM | Comments (0)
May 14, 2007
World Statistics, Gap Minder
http://tools.google.com/gapminder/
GNP, Population, Life Expectancy and more statistics about all the countries in the world from 1970s to date.
Posted by chek at 04:42 PM | Comments (0)
May 11, 2007
Most Overpriced R/E Markets
http://promo.realestate.yahoo.com/Americas_Most_Overpriced_Real_Estate_Markets.html
So which markets are in bubble territory? Look for a high P/E ratio, low affordability, low income growth and a high cost of living.
San Francisco, ranked fourth, fits that bill. Despite home prices growing at a 2% clip over last year, according to the NAR, the city by the bay ranks third to last in expected income growth, reports Moody's. Not good news in a market where only 7.5% of housing is affordable for the median-income earner. Combine that with a housing P/E ratio over 50, and it isn't difficult to imagine some softening on the horizon.
The usual suspects littered our list: Miami came in second, followed in order by: Sacramento, Calif.; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Honolulu; New York; Los Angeles; and Boston. San Jose, Calif., rounded out the top 10.
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Saber, Hamed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamed/
Flickr: Photos from Hamed Saber
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May 10, 2007
Family Watchdog
http://www.familywatchdog.us
Registered Offender Map/List
Posted by chek at 08:24 PM | Comments (0)
Lateral Thinking
http://www.chekonim.com
This puzzle is called Lateral Thinking... Just Check This Out!!!!
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself.
think like a wizard.
man
--------
board
Ans. = man overboard
okay, lets see if u've got the hang of it.
stand
--------
i
Ans. = I understand
OK?.... Got the drift? Let's try a few now and see how you fair?
/r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
Ans. = reading between the lines
r
road
a
d
Ans. = cross road
not having a good day now, are you?
reedem yourself,
cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle
not easy to figure out ha !
0
--------
M.D.
Ph.D.
Ans. = two degrees below zero
c'mon give it a little thought !!
knee
--------
light
Ans. = neon light (knee-on-light)
u can prove u r smart by getting this one.
ground
----------------------------------------
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground
oh no, not again !!
he's X himself
Ans. = he's by himself
now u messing up big time.
ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance
not even close !!
death ..... life
Ans. = life after death
okay last chance ..................
THINK
Ans. think big !!
And the last one is real fundoo............
ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb....
Ans. long time no 'C' (see)
Posted by chek at 08:13 PM | Comments (0)
Yousefian, Shadi
http://www.shadiyousefian.com/
SHADI YOUSEFIAN
Posted by chek at 01:40 PM | Comments (0)
English 101 for bonobos
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0510/p20s01-usgn.html
Bonobos can learn more than 360 lexigrams and understand several thousand spoken words of English.
Posted by chek at 11:50 AM | Comments (0)
May 09, 2007
Fonts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6638423.stm
Helvetica celebrates 50th birthday.
Helvetica's message is this: you are going to get to your destination on time; your plane will not crash; your money is safe in our vault; we will not break the package; the paperwork has been filled in; everything is going to be OK.
You've probably endorsed Helvetica yourself by using one of its digital clones, the Arial typeface, to write e-mails - perhaps because it's easy to read, because it looks reassuring familiar or because it may be the default font on your system.
It uses subliminal messages so that you get a feeling. All of these different meanings are implied within typefaces.
Hence the font Frutiger is used for airports and European motorway signs, New Johnston is the choice of London Underground, Cooper Black for Easyjet, and Dunkin Donuts bears the unmistakable Frankfurter font.
Posted by chek at 05:03 PM | Comments (0)
May 04, 2007
Kiosk - Eshghe Sorat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi0egvuCRCo
Kiosk's Interview on KQED Forum
Eshgh-e Sorat (with subtitles)
Eshgh e Sorat
Roozmaregi (original)
Roozmaregi (copy)
To Kojaee
Raz-e Shab
Kiosk band members: Arash Sobhani (Guitar & vocals), Ali Kamali (Bass guitar), Ardalan Payvar (Keyboards), Babak Khiavchi (Guitar), Shahrooz Molaei (Drums), Anoush Khazeni (Guitar & backing vocals) and Farzaneh Hemmasi (Backing vocals).
Abjeez band members: Safoura Safavi (Vocals, guitar), Melody Safavi (Vocals), Johan Moberg (Guitar), Erland (Ardalan) Hoffgard (Bass guitar), Robin Cochrane (Drums), Paulo Murga (Percussion), Sufi Safavi (Sound engineer), and Saman (Video Director and Propaganda Minster).
Posted by chek at 03:06 PM | Comments (0)
Spider Venom and Priapism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6625397.stm
Men bitten by the Phoneutria nigriventer experienced priapism - long and painful erections.
A two-year study has found that the venom contains a toxin, called Tx2-6, that causes erections.
Posted by chek at 02:04 PM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2007
Blushing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6618749.stm
The function of blushing, in evolutionary terms, could once have been to signal that someone had made an accidental mistake, admitting to an error and so avoiding a confrontation. But there are people who are so self-conscious about blushing they have operations to prevent it, cutting the nerve that creates the blush.
Instead of feeling awkward about being easily embarrassed, Professor Crozier says it's a sign of greater emotional intelligence.
A prerequisite for embarrassment is to be able to feel how others feel - you have to be empathetic, intelligent to the social situation.
But what do we do when it happens, and how best to recover?
"The best way to deal with embarrassment is to talk about it," says workplace psychologist Gary Fitzgibbon. "If you skulk off, you're left with it. You mustn't let the embarrassment dominate."
Once you admit to what's happened and talk about it, everyone will feel much more relaxed and they'll be laughing with you rather than at you.
Posted by chek at 04:31 PM | Comments (0)
May 02, 2007
America, Should it Continue?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6613861.stm
The US is a nation built not on ethnicity, not on religion, not even on history but on an idea.
Not only does this make America different, I would argue it also makes it ideally suited for the 21st Century. We live in a globalised world in which national boundaries are less and less relevant and the citizenship of ideas is more and more defining.
Posted by chek at 04:19 PM | Comments (0)
May 01, 2007
Immigrant National Anthem
http://americancomedynetwork.com/animation.html?bit_id=24845
Jones ACN
General Manager: Kurt Luchs
Creative Director: Joel Graham
Staff Writer: Darryl Knight
Production Director: Kevin Holmes
Producer: Mark Dahl
Sales Goddess: Adrienne Munos
Animation: Shaun Reimers
Posted by chek at 03:25 PM | Comments (0)