"Bagpipe procession at OSU graduation - pretty much amazing. My college graduation: about 1/3 this size..." (Posted by @Heath_Lewis on May 9, 2009.)
May 9, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Graduation ceremony at Oklahoma State
"Bagpipe procession at OSU graduation - pretty much amazing. My college graduation: about 1/3 this size..." (Posted by @Heath_Lewis on May 9, 2009.)
Gas explosion sends flames high into sky in Moscow
Sergey Smirnov (@eych), age 30, tweeted a link to this YouTube video of the fire:
Tweets from near the scene described the incident and added context.
vvtimofeyev (Moscow, Russia) Strange fire behind MSU information center.
Biggimot (Moscow, Russia) there is a HUGE FLAME towards the city, looks over 12 storeys high, never seen anything burning this , can't see what burning #fire #moscow
Lizzochka (Moscow, Russia) i see a huge 100 m-high fire from my window - gas explosion... terrible. really terrible....
arkhangelskiy (Moscow, Russia) it looks beautiful from a long distance, especially skyes over fire, i have vid btw, if you need it okay 15000$ and its yours=)
iDiod (Moscow, Russia) Picture is pointless and can only show the height of fire - It was above the 17-storey building on the foreground
Abu Dhabi Sheikh on house arrest; torture investigation underway
The investigation was triggered after a videotape was released in Houston, Texas, in April by Bassam Nabulsi, a U.S. citizen and a former business partner of al Nahyan. The videotape shows the Sheikh torturing an Afghan grain dealer, who Nabulsi’s attorney claims cannot be located, per CNN.
The detention comes in light of the delayed ratification of a civil nuclear deal between the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Here's a sample of Twitter reaction:
tomsp (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Parallel between torture Sheikh Issa, who will not prosecuted, and CIA torturers, who will also not be prosecuted... 27 Apr 2009 from TwitterFox
Maysaloon (Undisclosed) Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan...google the video and see the animals who rule the Arab world in action. 30 Apr 2009 from web
LatinBeauti (Undisclosed) UAE Torture | Photos of Sheikh Issa ...- http://tinyurl.com/cck48f 30 Apr 2009 from web
varunh (Chennai, India) Sheikh Issa's #torture tape complicates US deal with #Emirates: http://ow.ly/4M6u #dubai #uae 02 May 2009 from HootSuite
afurth (New York, USA) US firms helping Abu Dhabi censor footage of Sheikh Issa's tortures? http://tinyurl.com/cdcd9s 03 May 2009 from web
tolstoyscat (New Jersey, USA) #Torture tape of Gulf prince in 25 other attacks: Video proof against Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Issa http://is.gd/wj62 (Changed RT @Milfuegos) 03 May 2009 from web
velvethammer (USA) “Torture Tape” Sadist UAE Royal Sheikh Issa Allegedly Involved in 25 Additional Tortures (video inc.) http://tr.im/kmE3 H/T igeldard 03 May 2009 from web
wmchan (Undisclosed) Video of UAE torture prince assaulting 25 others -- who's censoring this news in the UAE?: Sheikh Issa bin Zay.. http://tinyurl.com/cqchso 03 May 2009 from twitterfeed
slnazareth (Undisclosed) Horrible! UAE sheikh Issa torture an Afghan Business man in Abu Dhabi www AB... http://tinyurl.com/czwjpd 04 May 2009 from web
Abetterme09 (Houston, Texas) 15 Member of UAE royal family accused of torturing at least 25: Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is about to .. http://tinyurl.com/d5mdke 04 May 2009 from twitterfeed
Roxana Saberi appeal trial moved up two days
Saberi has been accused of spying for the United States, a charge that she has vehemently denied. She had went on a hunger strike in jail recently, but stopped the protest in the last few days, according to the article.
The Twitterverse is trying to decipher the move of the appeal date, with many wishing Saberi well:
Pishba (New York, N.Y.) Hearing 4 Roxana Saberi,Iranian-Amer journo in prison moved to Sunday. Is this good/bad? @freeroxana http://ping.fm/HfENW
RachK10 (Undisclosed) Roxana Saberi to get appeal in Iran. http://bit.ly/uzWlO
. This whole thing needs to be over & Saberi freed.
MickKjar (West Fargo, N.D.) A court in Iran will hear Roxana Saberi's appeal on Sunday ... time for more prayers.
twitmar (Yorkville/Toronto, Canada) Please support Roxanna Saberi in her appeal tomorrow!! Telling my Can/iranian friends to push for a fair trial!!
TroveBooks (USA) Iranian court to hear Roxana Saberi appeal. Hope this means release
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/iran.us.journalist/index.html
pay4this (Minneapolis, Minn.) Roxana Saberi Update: Need to keep pressure on, remember 05/12 "review" not open to public or journalists. #freeroxana
A Twitter account dedicated to freeing Saberi, @freeroxana - about to reach 4,000 followers as of this post - has been actively posting updates on the case. Here are some of its tweets from today:
freeroxana Roxana's appeal now set for Sunday, not Tuesday (BBC): http://tinyurl.com/qz5a32
A Day in Bari, Italy
Twitter gives us the opportunity to see how people in this modern town with ancient roots and its suburbs have spent their Friday thus far:
this_is_mike at the breakfast spot waiting for my cappuccino and croissant.
rodenic Alessandro è appena arrivato in ufficio!- Allessandro has arrived in the office!
dardeile Havin' a massage done is the most relaxin thing on Friday morning. Later 2day we r gonna have a barbecue @ a friend's. Have a good day!
clarita82 è davvero stanca dopo stamattina ma ha deciso di impegnare questo pomeriggio mettendo in ordine le sue stanzette-really tired after this morning but decided to commit this afternoon putting in order the rooms
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