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In Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist

BAGHDAD - Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets Monday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, as Arabs across many parts of the Middle East hailed the journalist as a hero and praised his insult as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

The protests came as suicide bombers and gunmen targeted Iraqi police, U.S.-allied Sunni guards and civilians in a series of attacks Monday that killed at least 17 people and wounded more than a dozen others, officials said.

Journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, a 28-year-old unmarried Shiite, was kidnapped by militants last year and, separately, detained briefly by the U.S. military prior to this incident — a story of getting hit from all sides that is bitterly familiar to many Iraqis.
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Over time, he came to hate both the U.S. military occupation and Iran's interference in Iraq, his family told The Associated Press on Monday.

Could faces charges of insulting a foreign leader
He was held Monday in Iraqi custody for investigation and could face charges of insulting a foreign leader and the Iraqi prime minister, who was standing next to Bush.

Conviction carries a sentence of up to two years in prison or a small fine — although it's unlikely he would face the maximum penalty given his newfound cult status in the Arab world.

He was also being tested for alcohol and drugs, and his shoes were being held as evidence, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Showing the sole of your shoe to someone in the Arab world is a sign of extreme disrespect, and throwing your shoes is even worse.

Several thousand people demonstrated in Baghdad and other cities to demand the journalist's release. The attack was the talk of the town in coffee shops, business offices and even schools — just as it was a subject across much of the Arab world.

A day after the attack, al-Zeidi's three brothers and one sister gathered in al-Zeidi's simple, one-bedroom apartment in west Baghdad. The home was decorated with a poster of Latin American revolutionary leader Che Guevara, who is widely lionized in the Middle East.

Family members expressed bewilderment over his action and concern about his treatment in Iraqi custody. But they also expressed pride over his defiance of an American president who many Iraqis believe has destroyed their country.

"I swear to Allah, he is a hero," said his sister, who goes by the nickname Umm Firas, as she watched a replay of her brother's attack on an Arabic satellite station. "May Allah protect him."

The family insisted that al-Zeidi's action was spontaneous — perhaps motivated by the political turmoil that their brother had reported on, plus his personal brushes with violence and the threat of death that millions of Iraqis face daily.

‘The international day for shoes’
Newspapers across the Arab world on Monday printed front-page photos of Bush ducking the flying shoes, and satellite TV stations repeatedly aired the incident, which provided fodder for jokes and was hailed by the president's many critics in the region.

"Iraq considers Sunday as the international day for shoes," said a joking text message circulating around the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Palestinian journalists in the West Bank town of Ramallah joked about who would be brave enough to toss their shoes at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, another U.S. official widely disliked in the region.

Many users of the popular Internet networking site Facebook posted the video of the incident to their profile pages, showing al-Zeidi leap from his chair as Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki were about to shake hands Sunday and hurl his shoes at the president, who was about 20 feet away. Bush ducked the airborne footwear and was not injured in the incident.

"This is a farewell kiss, you dog," al-Zeidi yelled in Arabic as he threw his shoes. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

Al-Zeidi was immediately wrestled to the ground by Iraqi security guards. The incident raised fears of a security lapse in the heavily guarded Green Zone where the press conference took place. Reporters were repeatedly searched and asked to show identification before entering and while inside the compound, which houses al-Maliki's office and the U.S. Embassy.

Al-Zeidi's tirade was echoed by Arabs across the Middle East who are fed up with U.S. policy in the region and still angry over Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein.

Praise on the Arab street
The response to the incident by Arabs in the street was ecstatic.


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'Surreal’
Dec. 15: NBC News producer Ghazi Balkiz discusses the incident in which an Iraqi reporter threw a pair of shoes at President Bush in Baghdad.

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"Al-Zeidi is the man," said 42-year-old Jordanian businessman Samer Tabalat. "He did what Arab leaders failed to do."

Hoping to capitalize on this sentiment, al-Zeidi's TV station, Al-Baghdadia, repeatedly aired pleas to release the reporter Monday, while showing footage of explosions and playing background music that denounced the U.S. in Iraq.

"We have all been mobilized to work on releasing him, and all the organizations around the world are with us," said Abdel-Hameed al-Sayeh, the manager of Al-Baghdadia in Cairo, where the station is based.

Al-Jazeera television interviewed Saddam's former chief lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi, who offered to defend al-Zeidi, calling him a "hero."

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From ‘reckless’ to ‘proud,’ Iraqis respond to shoe-hurl

In Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City, thousands of supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr burned American flags to protest against Bush and called for the release of al-Zeidi.

"Bush, Bush, listen well: Two shoes on your head," the protesters chanted in unison.

In Najaf, a Shiite holy city, some protesters threw their shoes at an American patrol as it passed by. Witnesses said the American troops did not respond and continued on their patrol.
CONTINUED : Kidnapped by militants, detained by U.S.

Kelly won at pipeline few days ago.

Kelly Slater has done it again. The best just gets better and better and better. On the heals of his 9th world title, Kelly won the Pipeline Masters for a 6th time. This is the 6th win of his 2008 season and the 40th of his career. He posted an amazing come from behind win in the semi finals against Timmy Reyes where he scored a 9 and a 10 on two waves in rapid succession with only minutes remaining in the heat, and he easily defeated Chris Ward in the final. This is his first Pipe crown since 1999 and he did it riding a 5-11 disc shaped board in solid 6-8 foot barreling surf.

Xmas photos

I was doing photos for one of my client as a my portfolio on Dec 6th. They wanted to make a nice xmas card for send their friends and families

Heath Ledger

I think, He should be winning for Golden Globe award on Jan 11th. I watched this movie two days. he was good actor and perfect activities for his charcter.

While earning a Golden Globe nomination would ordinarily put a recipient in an ecstatic mood, for the family of posthumous nominee Heath Ledger, the accolade is understandably bittersweet.

"We thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for honoring Heath's performance in The Dark Knight," Ledger's father, Kim, said of his son's Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture nod.

"This nomination is deeply appreciated and is not lost on those of us who continue to love and miss him. We are so proud our boy's work is being recognized in this way."

Kazu was on webcam on Dec 3rd

Kazu was really excited to see me!

Art Asian Museum in San Fran, CA on Nov2nd

Sneaker's bar!

Hello everyone, grab your friends go to Sneaker's where it is Jacksonville Jaguar's town.The Sneaker's Bar & Grill is location at near 9A highway. We will be enjoying to be hang out and make a new friend after the Deaf movie called "The Legend of the Mountain Man" at UNF(www.aslfilms.com) will be finish at 9ish pm. Enjoy your night!

FYI: This is NOT JAXDPHH events. This is for everyone!

When: Dec 5th
Time: 10pm to ???
Where: Sneaker's Bar & Grill
Address:
8133 Pointe Meadows Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Phone: (904)519-0509
Website: http://www.sneakerssportsgrille.com/
Direction:http://www.sneakerssportsgrille.com/locations/pm.html

Ms Lo Hwei Yen

Ms Lo Hwei Yen, a young promising Singaporean lawyer is one of the victims in a senseless terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. Her body was found on the 19th floor at the Oberoi Hotel.

She was married just last year and should be expecting a bright and interesting future until the terrorist cruelly took her away.

UNF

I was lecture at UNF on Nov 20th

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not finish stories (Job fair on Nov 21st)

Singaporean PM and USA stupid president

I am sort of surpised that Singaporean PM earn almost 2 million a year... but USA Stupid Bush president earn USA 400.000 a year! oh, well!

some hearing people are dumb.

Dumbest Question Hearing People Ask Deaf Person
"How do you say 'hi'?" Smartest Question hearing people ask Deaf person "how do I make a fingerspell for "H-I"?! This Thursday, I am going to have an lecture for Sign language at University of North Florida at 7pm. I will post the photos on this Friday.

SIP Founder, Penny Low and Hard of Hearing, Judy Ho

Dear Singaporean people,
I am Deaf, not hearing impaired! I am an American/Singaporean PR. I am truthly happy to hear that SIP founder, Penny Low. She is really helpful to disabilties people and Deaf or Hard of hearing people for their explore the art and expressional their feeling. Elim Chow and Penny are doing well their jobs for SIP events. I must say "praise"both of them. Anyway, I watched the video of Judy Ho... it made me alittle nervous. why? if a Singaporean boss thought oh,"look at Judy Ho for using their perfect voice"; therefore, The deaf people has to use their voice often than our beauiful Sign language. It would be frusting for Deaf people to get a job cause the Singaporean boss might that deaf people must use their voice for perfect. if not, how can deaf people to find a job in Singapore? A lot of Deaf Singaporean said, I am lucky to be an American. I told them "try to be stay positive" I was fiquired out 60% Deaf singaporean dont work in Singapore. how do I know? I live in Singapore for two years.

Judy turned to be deaf by 10 years old. That s why She has a perfect speech. I felt that She should be using sign language and speech in some of ways on this interview for show that Deaf people have a beauiful Sign Language... Judy has a good attiude for forward to Deaf people to turn to do positive thing. Pls think carefully what I am trying to saying: %20 perfect Hard of hearing American people got perfect for their speech and voice. why? a lot of similar for movement of the lips... Example
maybe - baby
f#c*- fight
pitch - beach
write - why
world - word

That s why hearing Singaporean people are deperately to be open their mind!

My mom visited to Singapore for see her grandson.

Karen wrote this:
Yes,my mother in law came to Singapore and visited Kazu especially without Kenichi.He asked her where daddy was so she replied to him that he is still in USA and works there.Actually,she was travelling to Japan with her sister and stayed there for a month so she decided to drop a visit to singapore since Japan is near Singapore.She can't wait to see her grandson growing up big soon.That's why she decided to come and visit us.She had stayed with us for 4 days only.At least,she can see Kazu than wait for so long!
Know what? My younger sister told me that my mum told her that Kazu told her that his daddy don't love him any more cuz' he did not come back to Singapore but only his grandma from USA.He said daddy was in lost already.hee....How funny!mmm....Kazu really misses his daddy already but he will get used to his absence for a long time.

Our new President Obama!

President Bush and President-elect Obama met for nearly two hours on Monday.

Obama won last night!

HOoorrraaaayyy!