More (rotten) apples not falling far from the tree. Two children of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara are visiting Iran and are due to meet with top officials, the student ISNA news agency reported. Aleida, 47, and her brother, Camilo, 45, are to meet with Culture Minister Mohammad Hossein Safar Harandi, as well as with [...]
For those of you who don’t already know (the vast majority of you), my wife is over 1 week overdue, and could give birth any day now. In fact, we rushed over to the hospital this afternoon, only to be sent back home – she’s not quite ready yet. But the doctor asked us to [...]
So I was out enjoying what could be the last of the summer sunshine (in England that is) in a little town to the west of London called Marlow when I got an e-mail from Dave saying would I mind posting on his blog while he takes some time off. I’m sure he’ll explain all [...]
CTV.ca reports on how a Muslim Ramadan tradition has hit a snag. For generations, the Sandouka family has fired a cannon in Jerusalem’s Old City during the month of Muslim Ramadan. The “boom” has signified the end of the daily fast since the city was under Ottoman rule — but the keepers of the cannon [...]
