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)
From the Oh-not-another-weblog-awards department, I am proud to present the inaugural JIB Awards. The word JIB, besides being an acronym for Jewish and Israeli blog, also represents the small triangular sail of a sailboat, as compared to the main sails. The jib’s role is to direct the wind into the main sail, just like [...]
The Jerusalem Post reports: Syrian President Bashar Assad’s wife, Asma Akhras, has given birth to a baby boy, their third child, a relative said Monday. A relative of Akhras, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the boy was born Dec. 16 and that both the mother and baby were in good health. A name [...]
Perhaps inspired by this photo of PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas, I have decided to start a new game on this blog - Does Mahmud Smile? Once in a while, I will ask whether or not a certain situation causes Mahmud to smile. After you make your guess, click more >> and see if you were [...]
Over 23,000 people killed in one natural disaster. I cannot imagine the pain that countless families must be going through. For what it is worth, my thoughts and prayers are with them.
PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas has not quite perfected his “poker face” yet.. PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas takes part during midnight mass in Bethlehem. The contest to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian president kicked off in earnest as frontrunner Abbas issued an uncompromising list of demands to end the conflict with Israel.(AFP/Awad Awad) There goes [...]
