There seems to be a consensus that the Israel-Diaspora distinction is unhelpful. After further thought, I tend to agree. While the idea behind it was to facilitate the inclusion of as many blogs as possible in the voting, I have found another way to achieve this end, without needing this distinction. Here is my [...]
Queen Elizabeth of England almost had a very unwelcome guest: a fake Santa (and no, it was not the rector of Glasgow university): British police arrested eight fathers’ rights activists after an abortive attempt to scale a church on Queen Elizabeth’s country estate. Fathers 4 Justice — famous for pelting Prime Minister Tony Blair with a [...]
Apparently, the BBC have a revolving door policy. Staff at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have been given instructions on how to walk through a door, a tabloid newspaper reported. The Sun, Britain’s biggest selling daily newspaper, reported that workers at the global broadcaster’s offices in Birmingham had been issued with a memo advising [...]
Reuters reports: Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, defied stiff winds and rain to climb the world’s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital Saturday. French Spiderman. Now there’s an idea. Can you imagine such a super hero? – Tries to saves and protect evil doers – Has the [...]
I have uploaded some new photos of my recent day trip to Southern Israel. Trusted readers can view the photos by clicking Photos under Topics, and then Company Trip to Southern Israel December 2004 under Topics (make sure you are logged in first). If you are not already a trusted reader, you can [...]
CNN are reporting that the current death toll from the tidal waves in South-East Asia is above 26,000. There are also thousands injured and missing as well as hundreds of thousands homeless in the affected areas of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. For more comprehensive coverage of the tragedy, I recommend Instapundit as a [...]
Mahmud uses a candle to tickle his ear – does Mahmud smile? — Answer: No (AP)
