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Archive for October, 2004

Qatar to use robots in camel races

Wednesday, October 20th, 2004

Qatar is set to substitute robots for jockeys in camel races, a favorite sport in the oil-rich Gulf region which has faced widespread criticism over the use of child jockeys from the Indian subcontinent.

But the sport’s supremo in Doha insists Qatar never abused child camel jockeys in the first place and that the plan to [...]

Globalvote 2004

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Even if you are not a US citizen, the November 2 presidential election will have a huge impact on your life. The very idea of democracy requires that you should have a say in choosing who determines your destiny. This site therefore allows non-Americans to vote in the 2004 US presidential election.

Why Women go to the Restroom in Pairs

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

I got this from a friend, I just couldn’t resist posting it here. Now I know why they go in pairs!
[No offence ladies, just kidding ;-)]

Only a woman will TRULY relate to the following, but it’s a “hoot” for all! My mother was a fanatic about public bathrooms.

When I was a little girl, she’d take [...]

Bloggers Meetup!

Monday, October 18th, 2004

Thanks Mahmood for spreading the word for the Bahrain Weblogger Meetup. I’m sure this is going to be fun and honor to meet with Bahrain blogger icons like you and Chan’ad.

I encourage new members to this group to spread the word like you did either by a post or adding a link/icon which can be [...]

Woman uses Billboard to Find Husband

Monday, October 18th, 2004

Australian Chinese woman Helen Zou has spent $5,000 to buy a billboard in Randwick for a month advertising for a husband. With the headline, Husband Wanted,” the copy lists her requirements for the ideal husband. Requirements include “good sense of humor, solid financial background, unencumbered and of Caucasian appearance and up to age 45.” Zou [...]

Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

An pill-sized brain chip has allowed a quadriplegic man to check e-mail and play computer games using his thoughts. The device can tap into a hundred neurons at a time, and is the most sophisticated such implant tested in humans so far.

In June 2004, surgeons implanted a device containing 100 electrodes into the motor cortex [...]

Pirates & Emperors

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

While critics decry the United States’ current brand of military and economic imperialism as dangerously unprecedented, great powers have been throwing their weight around like schoolyard bullies since St. Augustine’s time. This playful but pointed cartoon shows that while Uncle Sam has been an especially bad apple of late, he’s following a pattern of bad [...]

Ramadan Kareem

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

Best wishes to all friends…

Gates’ house vs. Dilbert’s house

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

You are your own tour guide inside the Gates estate. Go here to check active areas of the image.

Compare it with Dilbert’s house… follow this link!

Instant Mess

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

All about today! Got a couple of minutes? Then watch this.