We held our elections at the Rotary during our last weekly meeting on Monday night for positions for both 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 offices. These offices are not taken lightly, they carry good responsibilities which embody the Rotarian’s motto of “Service above self” and just a quick glance at what has already been achieved by the …
Year: 2008
Is this a word yet? If not, it should be! Judging by the number of hits on Google (of course) it is fast becoming one that dictionary editors must consider adding with its variations very soon. What brought this thought about was a heart-warming story in Al-Wasat’s letters page [translate] where a young man was …
Bahrain labour minister warns of ‘Asian tsunami’ A Bahraini minister has warned of an “Asian tsunami” because of the reliance of “lazy” Gulf Arabs on foreign labour to carry out even the simplest tasks, in an interview published on Sunday. Labour Minister Majid al-Alawi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the presence of almost 17 million foreign …
I need to buy my daughter a car, it should be nice, reliable and be not more than around BD10k. She’s seen the Chevy Lumina and seems to like it. The alternative (for her at least) is a Mustang GT 2008 or Chevy Camaro 2008 (bumble bee from transformers, says she) but you know I …
I’m honoured to announce that I shall one of the speakers at a RAND Corporation conference, this time in Washington, DC: Creative Use of the Media II: Washington, DC February 28th, 2008 Location: The RAND Corporation I’ll be staying for a few extra days in the area and will enjoy the sights and sounds of …