Sunday, May 28, 2006 

Pic of the Day


Fan Runs Onto Pitch To Embraces Brazilian Striker Ronaldinho During Training Session In Switzerland


The look on his face....Priceless!

Source: 2006 Fifa World Cup

12:19 AM | |

Monday, May 22, 2006 


  • Montenegro votes to secede from Serbia.



  • Mapping 'Self' and 'Other' in the brain.



  • More work for media on women’s progress. Samar Fatany writes:
    "We have to admit that women in media are partly to blame because of their failure to enlighten the Saudi woman about her changing role in our nation’s social, economic and political progress."


  • Relax, it's just fiction. Reminds me of all that hype about Banat Alriyadh.




  • A good side of Gossip?
    "Although shared positive attitudes are indeed important in friendship, there seems to be something especially delicious about the process of sharing our grievances about other people."


  • Today's Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday, AKA: the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

    • 7:07 AM | |

    Wednesday, May 17, 2006 



  • Women's facial expressions interpreted as angrier, less happy than men's, according to research.


  • What do you guys think of Yahoo's new look?


  • Called the Book of Life; Last chromosome in human genome sequenced.



  • Barcelona crowned European champions.



  • Food cravings linked to brain, study suggests.


  • Research debunks myths about cognitive difference; Men and women share cognitive skills.


  • "'Keif Al Hal' (How's It Going), the first-ever full-length Saudi feature, will receive its world preem at this year's Cannes Film Festival." 'Thilal Alsamt' , Saudi drama, will also be there.

    • 11:24 PM | |

    Tuesday, May 16, 2006 


  • Lingering longer in the lingerie. (Article)


  • FDA approves anti-smoking pill. Interesting.


  • EU prepared to back civilian Iran program. Ouch for the U.S., I guess.


  • U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with Libya.

  • Freud: So wrong and yet so right. (Article)


  • Saudi woman wins US award for Anti-Drug poster.


  • Study indulges in the anatomy of dread.


  • Saudi Arabia names its World Cup 2006 squad.




  • Personal Footnote:

    Greece was fun...Will post pics on Flickr soon.

    • 12:34 AM | |

    Tuesday, May 02, 2006 


    Burj Alarab
    Originally uploaded by obscure_persona.
    Back from Dubai...I miss that place already!

    4:55 PM | |

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