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Month: July 2005
Ten Commandments for Peace of Mind
1. Do not interfere in others’ business unless asked
2. Forget and forgive
3. Do not crave for recognition
4. Do not be jealous
5. Change yourself according to the environment
6. Endure what cannot be cured
7. Do not bite more than you can chew
8. Meditate regularly
9. Never leave the mind vacant
10. Do not procrastinate and never regret
Why Do You Work So Hard?
Hard work is all there is.
Work hard and the world respects you.
Work hard and you can have anything you want.
Work really extra super hard and do nothing else but work and ignore your family and spend 14 hours a day at the office, sublimate your soul to the corporate machine, and you will get into heaven.
Why Do You Work So Hard?
Is it maybe time to quit your safe job and follow your path and infuriate the establishment?
Interesting article. Read it here.
[Via: 2:48AM]
The Usual Suspects Sequel
It seems that a sequel for “The Usual Suspects“, which is one of my all-time favourite movies, is in the works; nine years after the original.
Chazz Palminteri, who played agent Dave Kujan in The Usual Suspects has said that studio heads are “Beyond the talking stages” of developing a follow-up film which would probably be titled “Searching for Keyser Soze“.
And it seems Kevin Spacey will be in this one too, as he apparently told Superman director Bryan Singer, who also directed The Usual Suspects, he’ll work with him on the sequel to the 1995 film.
I loved the first one, and I’m hoping that if Bryan Singer will be directing this one too, and Kevin Spacey will be acting in it, it will be a great great movie. It’d also help if Bryan’s friend Christopher McQuarrie writes the sequel too.
I truly can’t wait…
I hope it lives up to my expectations…
Jordan’s Vigil: “No For Terror”
Sixty Jordanians held a vigil outside the British Embassy in Jordan’s capital, Amman, to protest at the London terror attacks and express solidarity with the British people.
The one-hour vigil was organised by two Jordanians, Mohammed al-Masri and Faris Breizat, who invited friends and others by email and mobile messages to join the candlelit silent protest.
“We are here to say loudly ‘no’ to terrorism and to tell the world that Arabs and Jordanians are not terrorists and they condemn such acts,” said Nidal Mansoor, head of local non-governmental organisation The Center to Protect Journalists.
You can check out more photos here.
[Source: Scotsman]
[Via: Murdoc Online, Natasha]
Bahrain’s Vigil: “Not In My Name”
A candlelight vigil was held last night in front of the British Embassy in Bahrain to show solidarity with the British people, and to express complete rejection of the terror attacks in London.
It was attended by over a hundred people and was organized by a wide range of civil societies: Islamists, Leftists and human rights groups.
For more pictures check Chan’ad Bahraini‘s post.
I think this is great, and I wish more solidarity vigils like this could be organized across the Arab world to show our solidarity with the people of London and our total condemnation of these horrible acts of terrorism.
I join my voice with the Bahrainis in saying: “Not in my name!”
Skycar
Moller International has developed the first and only feasible, personally affordable, personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle the world has ever seen, the M400 Skycar.
From your garage to your destination, the M400 Skycar can cruise comfortably at 350+ MPH and achieve up to 28 miles per gallon. No traffic, no red lights, no speeding tickets. Just quiet direct transportation from point A to point B in a fraction of the time. Three dimensional mobility in place of two dimensional immobility.
You can view flight test videos here.
Now that’s cool…
Although it raises a lot of security and noise pollution concerns, it still is very cool…
John Garang Joins Sudanese Government
Ex-rebel leader John Garang has been sworn in as Sudan’s vice-president, ending two decades of civil war.
His inauguration came after President Omar al-Bashir signed a power-sharing constitution at a ceremony in the capital, Khartoum.
The new constitution is a key aspect of a peace deal agreed in January.
Southern Sudan is to be given some autonomy and former rebels are due to take up cabinet seats next month.
As well as being named national vice-president, Mr Garang will head the autonomous administration in southern Sudan for six years, ahead of a referendum on possible secession.
One-and-a-half million people died in the conflict between the mainly Muslim north and Christian south, which lasted 21 years.
It’s great that they’ve reached peace at last, but I can’t but wonder why they couldn’t have done this earlier?!
Why did all those people have to die?!
Why did there have to be 21 years of horror and terror?!
I have a number of Sudanese friends, some of whom fought in the war and who were deeply affected by it both physically and psychologically; they still have nightmares of it to this very day, and the stories they told me are truly horrifying.
As for the people who didn’t fight in the war, they were always afraid of going back to Sudan and being thrown into the war by force.
Why did all that have to happen?
Why did all these people and their families have to suffer?
Why is it so hard for leaders to think of the people first and try again and again and again to reach peace?
Why?!!
Israel Bans Saber R’bai from Palestine
Israeli officials have decided to forbid Tunisian singer Saber R’bai from entering Palestine to hold a concert in the city of Ariha, which is under control of the Palestinian authority.
According to the London based Elaph, the singer was scheduled to hold a number of concerts in Palestinian cities.
No justifications or reasons were provided for why Saber was banned from entering and performing in Palestine.
This is totally unacceptable!
First of all, the cities in which Saber was to perform are Palestinian cities under Palestinian authority control, and they should be free to let whoever they want in or out. Another thing is that there can be no reason whatsoever to ban a great and peaceful artist like Saber from performing for the people of Palestine.
Pentagon Turns to Lawrence of Arabia
The US military has turned to the wisdom of Lawrence of Arabia for guidance on how to win the war in Iraq and understand the mindset of its insurgents.
In the latest list of books recommended to commanders, T E Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom, his first-person account of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks between 1917 and 1919, is number two out of 100.
Extracts from the memoir and his essays have also been e-mailed directly to senior officers in the field.
Honestly, I think that unless they find something that says ‘Get the hell out of there right now!’ and follow it, it’s not going to do them any good.
Arabs have changed a lot since the days of Lawrence of Arabia, and so have the circumstances. Thinking that reading a book written nearly a century ago can give them insight into the mindset of Arabs, thus enlightening them on how to deal with the insurgents in Iraq is just pathetic.
[Source: Telegraph.co.uk]