General

Crowd control fails, again.

“I heard screaming and … saw people jumping over each other,” said Egyptian Suad Abu Hamada, who was nearby when the stampede broke out. “Police starting pulling out bodies. The bodies were piled up. I couldn’t count them, they were too many,” she said. Afterward, bodies were lined up on the pavement nearby, covered with …

Tagged

Okay I won’t ignore this one, because I do enjoy “One dog said to another“, yes I’m a lurker down under! Here goes: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot. Sarah and the Goon Squad Little Miss …

An object of lust…

You’ve dreamed about it long enough. Now it has a name: MacBook Pro. Powered by a dual-core Intel engine. Up to four times the speed of the PowerBook G4. Eight times the graphics bandwidth. With built-in iSight for instant video conferencing on the move. And Front Row with Apple Remote to dazzle everyone in the …

Kitchen monopolies

For tens of years businesses in Bahrain made their money not only because of their industriousness or creativity, there obviously was some measure of those to be sure, but also because of monopolistic practices that enriched them without them lifting a finger. The story was until recently that a business can sign an exclusive agreement …