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Haaretz reports that the UN Sec'y-General used the word "Nakba" yesterday, angering Israel. The [UN's official] report said the UN chief telephoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to express his solidarity with the Palestinians on the day they mark the "nakba," the Arabic word meaning "catastrophe" that is used in reference to the founding of the state of Israel.

We recently told you about the Universal release of The Incredible Hulk and the new international trailer and you will probably remember me banging on about the CGI which I totally hate (See here), well a fan has come along and made his own model which I must say is much better than Hollywood’s version.

… but I don’t really know about what. A lot of things I need/want to write about are pretty local in tone, at least as far as the global community goes. Most of it is Sweden-related. For example, I’m still completely aghast that the minister of justice here in this country apparently thinks bribery and corruption is an acceptable and completely tolerable policy.

We’ve been watching all season, and what originally looked like no competition for Kristi Yamaguchi has turned into a tight competition, as the three Dancing with the Stars finalists take to the stage to fight for the coveted mirrorball trophy.

WHAT THEY SAID… 0903 by Jeff Hess Robert Stein wrote: Prejudice is still a nasty, shadowy business that, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, seldom shows its face openly. No one uses phrases like “gentleman’s agreement” or “restricted” these days, but “blue-collar voters” and “Reagan Democrats” serve the same purpose as codes to mask fear and hatred of people who are different.

Just a few days after the Japanese Green House has pronounced their SSD as the fastest in the industry. A Korean manufacturer, Mtron, has just claimed that their SSDs are much faster and are actually the fastest in the industry that no one can beat at the moment.

Quote of the Day Filed under: Quote of the Day > Shia LaBeouf “I used to shit on myself until I was 12 years old. I didn’t stop until I got a job.” - Shia LaBeouf tells the new issue of GQ [Image via WENN.]

While it may be one of the lesser concerns when preparing to have sex, music can play a role in making or breaking the mood. Of course, if you spend half the evening combing through your vast record collection, and the only sound you’re likely to hear is that of your lover walking out the door.

Yesterday, I was on the range with Lutz (the driving range on Potsdamer Platz is almost in the middle between our offices) to whack the shit out of the golf balls. He told me about the second set of golf he just purchased by auction on ebay. He leaves them in the office to be able to decide spontaneously to go out to practice.

The new government of Pakistan has made clear their disinterest in fighting radical Islamists on their own soil, preferring to offer appeasement to rebels rather than demand that they respect the law in the Pakistani democracy. […] Read the rest »