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Power Outage Steals the Fun.
Monday, April 6th, 2009Six Flags visitors on Saturday got extra-long rides when a power outage ripped through the park, leaving many legs dangling.
Six Flags Over Texas reopened Sunday, one day after the park shut down because of a power outage, abruptly stopping rides mid-swing for as long as 30 minutes.
The park lost power around 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The rides were shut down until main power was restored about two and a half hours later.
Six Flags did not give refunds to park visitors, but patrons who asked got complimentary tickets to return on another day.
next up: shared Weddings.
Saturday, March 14th, 2009HARGEISA, Somalia (Reuters) - Twenty-one couples have shared a joint wedding in Somalia, where the traditional lavish celebrations are increasingly unaffordable at a time of economic slump.
The function was arranged by Telsom, a telecoms company that employs all the bridegrooms.
The expense of a traditional wedding, especially when economic times are hard, is driving some young Somalis to leave their homeland. These lucky 42 wed on Tuesday.
“One of the reasons why the youth migrate is weddings are expensive, and I appeal to the community to simplify marriage by reducing the cost,” Sheikh Mohamed Sheikh Omar Dirir, one of the area’s most prominent religious leaders, told guests.
Strictly Muslim, men and women party separately.