12.22.2007
12.21.2007
What can I get for a rib?
Courtesy of Avy Candeli.
"Lord, I have a problem."
"What's the problem, Adam?", God replies.
"Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, but I'm just not happy"
"Why is that, Adam?", comes the reply from the heavens.
"Lord, I know you created this place for me, with all this lovely food and all of the beautiful animals, but I am lonely."
"Well Adam, in that case I have the perfect solution. I shall create a 'woman' for you."
"What's a 'woman', Lord?"
"This 'woman' will be the most intelligent, sensitive, caring, and beautiful creature I have ever created. She will be so intelligent that she can figure out what you want before you want it. She will be so sensitive and caring that she will know your every mood and how to make you happy. Her beauty will rival that of the heavens and earth. She will unquestioningly care for your every need and desire. She will be the perfect companion for you.", replies the heavenly voice.
"Sounds great."
"She will be, but this is going to cost you, Adam."
"How much will this 'woman' cost me Lord?", Adam replies.
"She'll cost you your right arm, your right leg, an eye, an ear, and your left testicle."
Adam ponders this for some time, with a look of deep thought and concern on his face. Finally Adam says to God:
"Ehhh, what can I get for a rib?"
"Lord, I have a problem."
"What's the problem, Adam?", God replies.
"Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, but I'm just not happy"
"Why is that, Adam?", comes the reply from the heavens.
"Lord, I know you created this place for me, with all this lovely food and all of the beautiful animals, but I am lonely."
"Well Adam, in that case I have the perfect solution. I shall create a 'woman' for you."
"What's a 'woman', Lord?"
"This 'woman' will be the most intelligent, sensitive, caring, and beautiful creature I have ever created. She will be so intelligent that she can figure out what you want before you want it. She will be so sensitive and caring that she will know your every mood and how to make you happy. Her beauty will rival that of the heavens and earth. She will unquestioningly care for your every need and desire. She will be the perfect companion for you.", replies the heavenly voice.
"Sounds great."
"She will be, but this is going to cost you, Adam."
"How much will this 'woman' cost me Lord?", Adam replies.
"She'll cost you your right arm, your right leg, an eye, an ear, and your left testicle."
Adam ponders this for some time, with a look of deep thought and concern on his face. Finally Adam says to God:
"Ehhh, what can I get for a rib?"
12.20.2007
12.19.2007
News on Cyprus from Rome
ROME REPRESENTIVE OFFICE OPENED
Rome Representative Office of TRNC opened with a ceremony yesterday. The opening of Representative Office was realized by TRNC Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Professor .Dr. Turgay Avcı and Italian Member of Parliament Maurizyo Turko. At the opening ceremony, Professor .Dr. Turgay Avcı made a speech and emphasized that the opening of the Office would be an important step for the promotion of the existing relations with Italy and the Italian people.
Pointing out that the activities in the fields of trade, culture, tourism and education would be developed through this Office, Avcı also called the government of Italy to help on the lifting of the isolations imposed upon the Turkish Cypriots.
Capezzone Velata Vefero
Dal 20 dicembre prossimo, e in attesa del TG1, Daniele Capezzone diventa direttore del Velino. Non occorre ricordare il walzer di incarichi, contenuti, cantieri, contenitori, amori eccetera eccetera che sta caratterizzando la traiettoria politica, o parabola discendente che dir si voglia (almeno in termini di politica) dell'ex giovane Presidente della Commissione attività produttive della Camera dei Deputati, purché sia tutto a grande velocità, va tutto bene.
Be ready for the winter of our discontent...
Be ready for the winter of our discontent...
News from Cyprus
Cyprus News Agency
Cyprus and Greece sign defence agreement on missile systems
The Defence Ministers of Greece and Cyprus signed here Tuesday an interstate agreement which addresses the issue of the ownership of the missile systems S300, TOR M1 and SUZANA. Cyprus Defence Minister Christodoulos Pashiardes told the press after signing the agreement, which followed talks between the two Ministers and their aides, that according to this agreement the Cypriot side transfers the ownership of the S 300 missiles to Greece in return for the ownership of two other missile systems. “The agreement settles permanently an issue pending for many years,” Pashiardes said. Greek Minister of National Defence Evangelos Meimarakis said this was an important agreement in that it resolves a long standing issue which had troubled Athens and Nicosia for many years. Meimarakis also noted that the joint defence pact, agreed in the early 1990s between Cyprus and Greece, is still in place. “The agreement reached today, with all interested parties, settles a pending issue and integrates the weaponry systems into our defences,” he said, adding that these systems are used to safeguard stability and peace in the broader region. The Cypriot Defence Minister said that he had the chance to discuss with Meimarakis about various other issues regarding the continuation and promotion of the cooperation between the two Ministries. He also underlined the close, excellent and effective cooperation between the two Ministries.
12.18.2007
Su Radioradicale.it la diretta dal Palazzo di Vetro sulla Moratoria
A partire dalle 16 (ora italiana), dalla sede di Nessuno tocchi Caino e del Partito Radicale la diretta coll'Assemblea generale dell'ONU per seguire il voto sulla risoluzione per la Moratoria Universale della pena di morte.
EU to fund cultural heritage restoration study in occupied Cyprus
from Nicosia, December 14 (CNA)
The European Union budget on 2008, approved yesterday by the European Parliament, includes 500.000 euro to fund a study on the situation of cultural heritage sites in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, as well as the assessment of the restoration cost.
This study, incorporated in the 2008 budget after an amendment by Cypriot MEP Panagiotis Demetriou, will inter alia include a detailed description of each cultural monument of significant value and record the damage as well as the repairs necessary for the restoration of these monuments. The amendment was approved by the EP's Culture and Education Committee on 10 September, as well by the Budget Committee a month later.
The European Union budget on 2008, approved yesterday by the European Parliament, includes 500.000 euro to fund a study on the situation of cultural heritage sites in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus, as well as the assessment of the restoration cost.
This study, incorporated in the 2008 budget after an amendment by Cypriot MEP Panagiotis Demetriou, will inter alia include a detailed description of each cultural monument of significant value and record the damage as well as the repairs necessary for the restoration of these monuments. The amendment was approved by the EP's Culture and Education Committee on 10 September, as well by the Budget Committee a month later.
News from Cyprus
CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
(Greek) Cypriot President: Only reunification can solve problems
“(Greek Cypriot) President Tassos Papadopoulos has said that the various problems, which are constantly arising, will only be resolved once the Cyprus issue is settled and the country, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, is reunited.
The President’s comments came following a protest by Turkish Cypriots against measures imposed by the illegal regime in Turkish occupied Cyprus, both on the mobility of Turkish and Greek Cypriots via crossing points to and from the occupied areas and the purchase of goods by Turkish Cypriots from the government controlled areas. The illegal Turkish Cypriot regime claims that the measures were put in place in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the southern government controlled part of the country even though the European Union has eased restrictions. “All these problems are the result of the continuing occupation by Turkey. They will only be eliminated through reunification, which will be to the best interests of the people of Cyprus, Greek and Turkish Cypriots,” the President said, speaking at Larnaca airport on his return from Brussels.”
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