Starting May 1, it's going to get a whole lot more difficult to visit Qatar ( Read more... )

Before we reveal the answer to all these riddles, Justin and I thought we'd share some of the name hints that didn't quite make the cut (most of which were rejected when we decided to allow Googling):

• The first historically notable bearer of this name was an empress.
  
• Were proper names allowed, playing it would be worth 12 points in Scrabble.
  
• It is ( Read more... )

Since almost everyone posting guesses has figured out the n00b's name (canyonwren and Chris & Ursula figured it out yesterday), this will be our LAST HINT before we reveal the name tomorrow.

Clue #6: Carnegie Mellon's Field Robotics Center has a robot of this name.

Clue #5: The name is Greek in origin.

_tove, roseandsigil, and Justin's parents have now figured out the name. :-)

Today's Peninsula tells us all about the "bold and honest address" His Highness Sheikh Hamad gave at the Arab Summit yesterday before turning the event over to Mu'ammar Gaddafi.

It doesn't tell us, however, that Gaddafi responded with a fat jokeAh well. As Gaddafi's hilarious gaffes go, this one is at least better than bragging that he is "the ( Read more... )

Clue 4: Within the last ten years, there has been a cyclone of this name in the South Pacific.

(Note: some people have had trouble posting their responses. If you run into trouble, you can always email me your guess -- through LJ if you don't have another email address for me -- and I'll post your guess for you.)

Serious drama has been happening for the last two weeks over at IslamOnline, one of the most visited Muslim websites on the web, which is based here in Doha. I frequently visit IslamOnline when looking up different points of view on a topic in Islam, since it's a fairly pluralistic website that will show you a range of fatwas on a given topic ( Read more... )

Before I give today's clue, allow me to congratulate those who have already guessed the name: jcreed, y_pestis, Derek, chrismaphone, and my parents, who participated despite not having a net connection at home, and who just sent the below pictures of them in the grocery store anagramming names of pasta:


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Clue 2: Her combined first and last names will anagram to a phrase meaning "pasta spears."

For readers more interested in CMU-Q's goings-on than baby names, the new issue of the campus magazine is out: The Akhbar. I guess I am obliquely mentioned, since I led one of the controversial Pizza & Politics listed on page 7.

For readers more interested in baby names than CMU-Q, a new clue will be posted in a few minutes.