February 28, 2007
Over 5,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army since 2000. Since the outbreak of the second Palestinian Intifada in September 2000, until late January 2007, the Israeli army has killed 5,050 Palestinian men, women and children, wounded 49,760 others and detained 10,4000 others. 351 Palestinian women have been killed, 150 patients have died at checkpoints and 66 others have been killed due to beating by Israeli settlers. 36 medical staff have been killed, 9 members of the press, and 220 sportsmen. According to B’Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights) for the same period, 704 Israeli civilians...
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February 27, 2007
Tunisia ranks #86 in the index of the World's Fattest Countries, which I guess means we're pretty fit compared to people in a lot of other countries. The top 10 of the world's fattest countries goes as follows: 1. Nauru 2. Micronesia 3. Cook Islands 4. Tonga 5. Niue 6. Samoa 7. Palau 8. Kuwait 9. United States 10. Kiribati You can go on and check the full list of the world's fattest countries. [Via: 2:48AM]...
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February 26, 2007
Posted on February 26, 2007 11:11 AM under:
Books
I recently finished reading another one of Paulo Coelho's books: The Devil and Miss Prym, which was a pretty good read. As usual Coelho touches upon another important subject that leaves you thinking, re-thinking and exploring your inner self. The book explores the parameters of Good and Evil, the eternal struggle between them, and their impact on the human soul, passing a message that there is no such thing as a person, or as humans in general, being inherently "good" or "evil", all humans have both good and evil within them and what defines them are their choices, an idea...
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Posted on February 26, 2007 09:56 AM under:
Cinema
The Oscars were on last night, and here are the results for the main categories: Best Picture: The Departed Best Directing: Martin Scorsese for "The Departed" (At last!) Best Leading Actor: Forest Whitaker for "The Last King Of Scotland" Best Leading Actress: Helen Mirren for "The Queen" Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine" Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson for "Dreamgirls" Best Animated Feature: Happy Feet Best Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth Best Music (Score): Babel Best Music (Song): An Inconvenient Truth Best Visual Effects: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest For the full list of winners...
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February 24, 2007
... A Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said: "We do not like to see you so sad... Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said:"I want to have good sight." The vulture replied:"You shall have mine." The Man said:"I want to be strong." The jaguar said:"You shall be strong like me." Then the Man said:"I long to know the secrets of the earth." The serpent replied:"I will show them to you." And so it went with all the animals. And when the Man...
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In an extraordinary art performance, the internationally-renowned controversial British performance artist Mark McGowan will dress up as the President George Bush and crawl on his hands and knees for nonstop for an incredible 72 hours. He will be covering an amazing 36 miles on the streets of New York. McGowan will have a sign on his posterior saying ‘KICK MY ASS’. He will be inviting members of the public, New Yorkers and allcomers to kick the sign. McGowan says that he is "offering the people of America, New York and visitors a service…a kind of theraputic engagement. Hopefully people will...
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February 23, 2007
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February 21, 2007
Posted on February 21, 2007 11:00 AM under:
Tunisia
A round-up of some of the interesting news coming out of Tunisia these days... Minister of education and training has announced that all Tunisian schools will have access to ADSL and WIMAX internet connections before June 2007. A zero emission project, which is part of a Tunisian-Japanese cooperation agreement, is currently underway at the Borj Cedria technological park South of Tunis; it aims at creating photo-voltaic fields in order to generate some 260 kilowatts of energy, that can be used in several fields such as pumping of water for irrigation purposes, the recycling of used waters after treatment, the recycling...
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February 17, 2007
Ten questions to ask yourself when you need to re-evaluate your goals and take a big decision on whether you should go on, simply change strategy or totally modify your goals: 1) What barriers and roadblocks are in the way of achieving your goal? 2) What 3 actions have you taken in the last week to move your goal forward? 3) Do you sense that your original goal might be flawed? 4) Do you struggle with the execution of your goal? 5) What resources have you tapped to meet your current challenge? 6) Does your original goal still put “color...
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February 16, 2007
Ten quotes from the Dalai Lama that teach a very valuable set of timeless lessons, that everyone should keep in mind: 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 4. Spend some time alone every day. 5. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 6. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality. 7. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. 8. Remember that not...
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Environmental activists led by former US Vice President Al Gore announced plans yesterday for a 24-hour pop concert across seven continents in July to mobilize action to stop global warming. The "Live Earth" concerts will be taking place on July 7th and will bring together more than 100 of the world's top musical acts. The names of the performers haven't been announced yet though. The idea of the concerts and a new campaign under the name Save Our Selves (SOS) is to try and reach a global audience of around 2 billion people, through concert attendance, radio, television and Internet...
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February 15, 2007
I finally got to watch the movie "Blood Diamond" yesterday, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou, directed and produced by Edward Zwick. I've been wanting to watch this movie ever since it was released, mainly because I wanted to see how the issue was handled and presented, and secondly because Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of a Zimbabwean diamond smuggler, with the accent and all, so yeah there was some nostalgia involved. I really liked the movie, and I think it hits the right spot. As someone on imdb rightly puts it, this movie is a lot like...
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"War prisoners apart, the average citizen of Oceania never sets eyes on a citizen of either Eurasia or Eastasia, and he is forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages. If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate. It is therefore realized on all sides that however often Persia, or Egypt, or Java, or Ceylon may change...
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February 14, 2007
Before the U.S. House of Representatives on February 6, 2007; Ron Paul, a Republican member of Congress from Texas, had these words for the President of the United States of America regarding the possibility of striking Iran: It's a bad idea. There's no need for it. There's great danger in doing it. America is against it, and Congress should be. The United Nations is against it. The Russians, the Chinese, the Indians, and the Pakistanis are against it. The whole world is against it. Our allies are against it. Our enemies are against it. The Arabs are against it. The...
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February 13, 2007
"Life is a risk." -- Diane von Fürstenberg At different points of our life, we often find ourselves at a stage where we have to take very important decisions, decisions that could and almost always affect the rest of our lives, and maybe even the lives of those depending on us; to add to the stress of that, every decision comes with its own set of risks, and possibilities of things going right or wrong. All that makes these stages and the decisions we have to take even harder for us. A lot of people decide to play it...
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Posted on February 13, 2007 11:14 AM under:
Everyday Me
Home Sweet Home... I got back Sunday evening; my plane landed at 9PM but I only got out of the airport slightly before 11PM, that's because the lazy guys at the airport chose to put the luggage from 3 planes onto one conveyor belt, even though all the rest of the belts were empty. My flight back was on Tunisair too, and it was quite a pleasant one, the leg space was pretty comfortable, the food was quite good, the service was ok (they should learn to smile more); anyway, in the end, Tunisair beats Air France hands down on...
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February 07, 2007
Posted on February 7, 2007 11:13 AM under:
Cinema
On monday night, a friend of mine and I went to see Mel Gibson's latest movie, as a director/producer, Apocalypto. The story is set in the Mayan era; A small village in the jungle is attacked and brutally overrun, its residents slaughtered and abducted by a ruling tribe that needs a bunch of slaves and human sacrifices. We follow the steps of the warrior Jaguar Paw as he tries to get away to go back and save his pregnant wife and son. Most of the film is set in the dense jungle, with the middle of the movie being in...
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February 05, 2007
As the title of this entry suggests, I'm back in Paris again. Just like last year, I'm here for work, so most of my time will be at the office or in meetings with clients. I got here yesterday evening at the Orly airport; Orly not Charles de Gaulle because this time I chose to fly Tunisair instead of Air France, and I thank God that I did, the seating was a bit more comfortable, the food was so much better, I got here on time and I didn't have that back-ache I always get when flying Air France. I'll...
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February 02, 2007
Former US Vice President Al Gore, who should have become President in 2000 instead of the miserable failure that is Bush, was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker announced yesterday. During his eight years as Bill Clinton's vice president, Al Gore pushed for climate measures, including for the Kyoto Treaty, that Bush flushed down the drain. Since leaving office in 2001 has campaigned worldwide on climate issues, including with his documentary on climate change called "An Inconvenient Truth," which is nominated...
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February 01, 2007
A new interesting game is out, aiming to eat away at World of Warcraft's domination of the MMORPG market, and it goes by the name: The Lord Of The Rings Online - Shadows Of Angmar. I guess the name says it all; it's simply a multi-player game, read online middle-earth, based on the amazing trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien. You get to create a unique character that can be either a Man, Elf, Dwarf or Hobbit; you choose what class you want it to be from (Champion, Guardian, Burglar, Captain, Hunter, Minstrel, or Lore-master), and where it hails from, his/her skin,...
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