Whippersnapper

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File - Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob of demonstrators after he came out of a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, Thursday, May 7, 2015.

The world looks away as blood flows in Burundi

Edit The Guardian 10 Apr 2016

More than a quarter of a million people have fled in terror as opposition militias plot their return. Without international assistance a humanitarian disaster looms. Thierry wants to talk, but chokes on memories of blows and stabs punctuated by the sound of his father pleading for his life before masked men hacked him to death. He shrinks into himself, cold and small on a damp wooden bench just inside Tanzania ... “We can never go back.” ... ....

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File - Liftoff of the Delta II rocket carrying the Kepler spacecraft.

NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Probe Goes Into Emergency Mode

Edit NDTV 10 Apr 2016

In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler has gone into an emergency mode 75 million miles from the Earth . ....

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The SpaceX Dragon is seen shortly after it was mated to the Harmony module, 10 April, 2016. The spacecraft is delivering about 7,000 pounds of science and research investigations, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, known as BEAM.

SpaceX delivers world's first inflatable room to ISS

Edit Al Jazeera 10 Apr 2016

SpaceX has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), delevering the world's first inflatable tent for astronauts. The US aerospace company's unmanned Dragon cargo ship, carrying lettuce seeds, lab mice and an inflatable pop-up room, arrived on Sunday at the space station where six spacecraft are now docked ... "It looks like we've caught a Dragon," said Peake ... Source. AFP . ....

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Indonesian Singer Dies After Cobra Bites Her Onstage

Edit WorldNews.com 08 Apr 2016

An Indonesian pop star died Sunday after a king cobra, which was part of her act, bit her onstage, The Inquisitr reports. Irma Bule was famous for using venomous snakes and other reptiles, but one of her snakes fatally bit her, mid-performance ... The king cobra’s bite wasn’t supposed to sting, as the pop star was sure the snake was defanged ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python....

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This Oct. 31, 2007 file photo, shows a general view of the dam in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.

Constant Repairs Required To Keep Iraqi Dam From Collapsing

Edit WorldNews.com 08 Apr 2016

At Iraq’s Mosul Dam, only one of the two bottom outlet gates is functioning, angrily spitting out water in a foamy white churn as birds fly above the spray, CNN reportsThe dam is considered by some experts to be among the most dangerous of its kind in the world. Completed in the mid-1980s, it was considered a necessity at the time ... – U.S. government. The lives of at least 1.5 million people could be at risk, according to U.S....

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‘Annie Get Your Gun’ bursts onto MTH stage with surprising up-tempo

Edit The Examiner 08 Apr 2016

Who? Annie Oakley, of course, in the Irving Berlin musical, “Annie Get Your Gun” now playing the MTH in Crown Center, in Kansas City, Missouri ... A young whippersnapper, Little Jake, played by Delilah Pellow, stands alone, front and center, in the spotlight and sings the first verse of the signature song, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and captures the hearts and attention of the entire audience ... Merman’s version ... ....

The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2015

Edit Forbes 08 Apr 2016

Earnings. $300M. Athlete, Boxing. Mayweather's $300 million year shatters the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by Tiger Woods who banked $115 million in 2008 ... Earnings. $160M. Athlete, Boxing ... Earnings. $135M. Musician ... Earnings. $130M. Musicians ... Dr ... Though he's one of the older DJs on the circuit, Tiesto still out-earns whippersnappers from Avicii to Zedd, thanks to sky-high nightly fees and a work ethic to match....

Why Merle Haggard's If I Could Only Fly is his masterpiece

Edit The Guardian 07 Apr 2016

After the country icon’s death, his big hits such as Okie From Muskogee are getting all the attention, but it was his little known album from 2000 – released on a punk label – that was his last great outlaw statement. Merle Haggard died today ... Related ... Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... “There’s a lotta young men who covet your love,” he boasts, with a drop on the last word that shows he can still sing better than most of those whippersnappers....

Kobe Bryant wants the Warriors to set the all-time record for wins

Edit Yahoo Daily News 06 Apr 2016

View photo. Kobe Bryant embraces Stephen Curry. (Getty Images). Kobe Bryant, probably much to his consternation, never had a chance to chase down the record for the most wins in NBA history ... [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr ... This is why, with a week and four games to go in the regular season, Kobe Bryant wants these damned whippersnappers from Golden State to win out and go for the NBA record – as currently held by Jordan’s Bulls....

Bundesliga Matchday 28: live blog (Bundesliga - DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Apr 2016

(Source. Bundesliga - DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH). After the international break, the Bundesliga is back...and with a bang! Some cracking fixtures are still to come on Matchday 28 with points becoming all the more important at both ends of the table. 13.10 - The sun has got his hat on in Mönchengladbach. 12.55 - A black-yellow brick in the wall ... We always love to hear about your Bundesliga experiences ... The little whippersnapper! ... GOAL....

What's on TV in Hong Kong: The Powerpuff Girls, and Chasing Longevity

Edit South China Morning Post 02 Apr 2016

Ever since I was a whippersnapper, I have had a fondness for ridiculous cartoon violence. Not the type of realistic gory action found in shoot-'em-up video games or Jason Statham films, but the silly, old-fashioned, over-the-top violence that Bugs Bunny, Laurel and Hardy and the Looney Tunes used to dish out and in which no one really got hurt ... But, then again, my mum never let me near the frying pan, let alone the family arsenal ... ....

Julia Roberts To Make First Cannes Appearance With George Clooney’s ‘Money Monster’

Edit Inquisitr 27 Mar 2016

Julia Roberts is a top-tier actress who has attended her share of awards ceremonies and prestigious film festivals. However, this May will mark the first time one of her movies screens at the Cannes Film Festival in France ... Variety reports that Foster most recently had a film in Cannes in 2011, with the Mel Gibson-starring The Beaver ... She’s a young, fabulous, talented whippersnapper and I love that she’s stirring things up....

Christine M. Flowers: This Easter, the fight for religious freedom continues

Edit Tampa Bay Online 27 Mar 2016

Sometimes, God speaks softly. He shows you the magnificence of his glory in the mewling of a newborn child, eyes still closed against the world but lungs fully operational ... Last week, I started connecting them ... He also accused me of not being very smart, which might have offended me except for the fact that this young whippersnapper had obsessively inbox-messaged me during law school asking for my assistance with writing projects ... ....

Electronic Cash Kings 2015

Edit Forbes 27 Mar 2016

For the second straight year, Calvin Harris pulled in $66 million to lead all DJs, and it’s not even close. The Scotsman earned nearly twice as much as the No. 2 name on our list ... Though he's one of the older DJs on the circuit, Tiesto still out-earns twenty something whippersnappers from Avicii to Zedd, thanks to sky-high nightly fees and a work ethic to match ... dance charts ... Fun fact ... Among the closest ... ....

Flowers: Praying that all be saved from persecution

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 25 Mar 2016

SOMETIMES, God speaks softly. He shows you the magnificence of his glory in the mewling of a newborn child, eyes still closed against the world but lungs fully operational ... Today, I started connecting them ... He also accused me of not being very smart, which might have offended me except for the fact that this young whippersnapper had obsessively emailed me during law school asking for help with writing projects ... Burwell ... @flowerlady61 ... ....

Starting with 64, we're searching for the Sacramento area's favorite brewery (Bracket)

Edit Business Journal 24 Mar 2016

We have a serious question, readers. Say you were stranded on a desert island with only one beer to guzzle for the rest of your life. What would you chose? Buffalo Craft Lager from New Helvetia Brewing Co.? Breaking Bud IPA from Knee Deep? Or perhaps Whippersnapper English Mild from Berryessa Brewing? Vote in Round 1 ... ....

VCCP promotes Jim Thornton and Matt Lever (Chime Communications plc)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Mar 2016

(Source. Chime Communications plc). VCCP has promoted Jim Thornton and Matt Lever to Deputy Executive Creative Directors ... I'm proud to have them as Deputy ECD's of VCCP.'. 'It is both an honour and a privilege to be offered this position', comments Jim Thornton, 'especially alongside such a talented young thrusting whippersnapper like Matt.' ... Albeit for slightly different reasons….'. 'Zeta-Jones and Douglas. Murdoch and Hall ... (noodl....

Lighthouse for the Blind marks 70 years

Edit Palm Beach Daily News 23 Mar 2016

Riddle. “What’s the Palm Beach word for a septuagenarian?” Answer. “Junior.” Ok, that’s probably not as true as it used to be, but even in Palm Beach, where septuagenarians are considered whippersnappers, turning 70 is something to celebrate ... ....

'Whippersnapper' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

The Glop Throne (2001)