Play 99.6 is bringing the Evasons to Jordan… they are a crazy magic act that can read minds, and work with telepathy. The Evasons are a popular act at Colleges and Universities across North America, where they consistently get rave reviews. They’ve preformed in so many countries across the world!

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We’ve sent out a long list of questions to our “Live in it to Win it” registrants, to see how they would answer them, and who among them is the most creative, willing, ready, and able to be a part of our Toyota challenge!

One of the questions we asked our participants in the list was, send us three pictures of yourself that would fit under these three words: “Patience,” “Creativity,” and “Joy.”

We loved the pictures that Ayman sent us so much that we decided to post them here, to show as an example of what we’re looking for. Good job, Ayman! (click on the pics to enlarge)

1) Patience

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Yep, Play 99.6 has its own spectator zone for all rally fans to go and sit in down at the Dead Sea this weekend!

The World Rally Championship in Jordan is THIS WEEKEND! We here at Play 99.6 are very excited and will definitely get ourselves down to the Dead Sea on Thursday to watch the opening ceremony and to watch some fast racing! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Hikmat Road Safety week is happening on Play 99.6 from April the 20th til April the 24th, 2008.

This is your chance to help us! Schools should be a place of safety, they’re the second home to Jordan’s youth. We here at Play 99.6 hope to help the Hikmat Road Safety campaign raise much-needed funds to renovate roads and pedestrian walkways in front of schools to prevent road accidents where Jordan’s students go every day.

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Lee and I were discussing how, according to the Jordan Times, there is a new cab service in town. Next month, Amman’s first dial up taxi service will be formed! Finally. This is a dream come true for all those times you’re stuck somewhere, especially if its late or super early, and can’t find a cab.

There will be about 240 of them at first, and they will be silver color, brand new cars of the 2008 models. The cab drivers will be interviewed in order to work and will have to wear uniforms, and be covered by health insurance and social security. (which apparently isn’t a regular thing for cab drivers?).

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Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz loves to be told how she gorgeous she is - because she sees so many ugly pictures of herself in the press. The former model, whose past lovers include actor Matt Dillon and pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake, likes nothing more than to be complemented on her appearance - because she believes their is too much negativity about her looks in the press. She says, “Does a girl ever get tired of being told she’s pretty? It’s when you’re told ‘You’re much prettier than you look in photos.” “How are you expected to respond? ‘That’s because you saw some sleazebag photo of me loading up my car in my gym clothes?’ Is it a compliment? ‘You look half-human in real life?’ It’s a weird one.”

This is a cool story. I heard that the wedding ring of a pregnant woman saved her life when it deflected a bullet that would have hit her in the head during a robbery in Brazil.

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The 15th Annaul Dead Sea Marathon will be held on April 11, 2008

Do something good for your body and for neurological patients! Hurry up and register on www.deadseamarathon.com if you want to run.

Lots of us here at Play 99.6 are planning to be down there to run for this good cause too!

Every year in April this marathon is held at the Dead Sea. Several world record runners and champions participated last year; the 2007 run broke all records. This marathon will have the support of Jordanian organizations with more than 2500 participants expected to participate.

It is sponsored by the Society for the Care of Neurological Patients (SCNP), and it is a main fund-raising event to provide neurological patients with medical aid and cover the costs of necessary surgeries for the needy.

Three Jordanians on the 100 most Influential Arabs list

Arabian Business has published its 100 Most Influential Arabs list. Three Jordanians made the cut.

They are:
1) Wadah Khanfar ranked # 8 and he is the head manager of AlJazeera at only 38 years old!

2) Emad Hajjaj, our favorite Jordanian cartoonist, ranks 43, with Arabian business calling him “one of the most, if not the most, renowned social and political cartoonists in the Arab world.”

3) Fadi Ghandour ranked 82, Aramex

Check out the article on http://www.arabianbusiness.com/power100/list?clr=2

Play 99.6 is supporting the World Rally Championships at the Dead Sea in Jordan this year.

We’ve got less than 2 weeks to go!

We got the spokesperson for the WRC, Dave, to come on our morning Big Breakfast Show and talk to Lee about all the updates that are happening before the big rally event.

Tune in every week, either on Tuesday for the most recent news.

Plus, we’re going to be giving away some amazing prizes to Rally fans very soon on the radio, tune in.

How cool is our Queen?

She has officially launched her own YouTube channel.

Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFf897bUW2Y