Month: April 2005

links for 2005-04-20

My 10 Favourite Dishes

If I were to choose my top 10 dishes, the list would certainly look something like this.
I’m feeling hungry just thinking of them.

1. Mloukhia: I worship Tunisian Mloukhia. It’s truly out of this world. It has nothing to do with the way mloukhia is made in other Arab countries. It’s a lot more delicious.

2. Couscous: Our Tunisian national dish, which I love more everytime I eat it. Whether it’s with Meat, chicken or fish it just rocks.

3. Nwaser: Another Tunisian delicacy that I love. Yummy perfection.

4. Hummus and Falafel: Man, I love hummus and falafel, especially hummus. I could have some every single day.

5. Fried rice with crab + shrimps in sweet and sour sauce: I had so much of this when I was in Thailand. It’s so damn good.

6. Pizza: Thick or thin, stuffed crust or not, from the marguerita to the super supreme, I love pizza. It’s always a fave.

7. Msakhan: A Palestinian dish based on chicken that is really yummy.

8. Fatteh: Another delicious middle eastern dish. The best fatteh I’ve ever tasted as yet is in Beit Jabri in Damascus / Syria.

9. Mansaf: The Jordanian national dish. I really enjoy having a good mansaf every now and then. It’s a bit heavy but really good.

10. Chicken Stroganoff: An originally Russian dish that is simply finger-licking delicious.

God bless delicious food…

Marwan Khoury – Kel El Asayed

Kel El Asayed

An album I have been enjoying quite a lot recently is “Kel El Asayed” by Marwan Khoury.

All the songs are written and composed by him. His lyrics are simply beautiful and the music is very classy and delicious.

The album takes you on a great ride between great ballads and more uptempo and catchier tunes.

My favourite songs on this album are: Kel El Asayed (The title track and power ballad of the album), Khedni Maak (A catchier, more fun tune) and Baadak Ya Hawa (Another catchy lighthearted tune).

I really recommend checking out this album.

Encarta Becoming A Wiki

So Encarta is more or less becoming some sort of a Wiki…

Microsoft Corp.’s Encarta encyclopedia is testing a system that lets everyone be an editor — in theory at least. Readers can suggest edits or additions to entries, although the changes are vetted by editors before they reach the page.

Encarta is not requiring such novice editors to identify themselves, said Gary Alt, Encarta’s editorial director. But it is asking them to reveal the source of their information if possible, and the editorial staff will check for both factual errors and evidence of bias.

[Source: CNN]

So it seems the guys at Microsoft have recognized the power of collaborative knowledge and wikis or they’ve started feeling the heat from Wikipedia.

I think this is quite a good step. And I think it’s great how this whole blog and wiki movement is affecting how media and encyclopedias are working.
It’s somehow like giving the power back to the people.

links for 2005-04-18

Why No One Trusts The US Anymore…

“No sane leader of any nation in the world can trust America anymore. We have demonstrated that if we desire to attack a nation, we will fabricate the excuse and attack it, despite international law and international opinion. We have demonstrated that a nation need not provoke us or threaten us to become a victim of our aggression. We have said to the world that the only law we respect is the law of the jungle, and that might makes right. That’s why so many people consider us to be a rogue nation and a threat to world peace…”

— Charley Reese, Journalist for 49 years, reporting on everything from sports to politics.

[Via: Je Blog]