BBC NEWS | Technology | Severed cables disrupt internet Internet services have been disrupted in large parts of the Middle East and India following damage to two undersea cables in the Mediterranean. This is part of the trouble living in the Middle East. The Internet isn’t so quick here!
Archive | January, 2008
Driving in Kuwait – going by an accident
Update This was in the newspaper today about the accident along with a small photo (I could have sent them mine, but I’m not sure if I’m such a voyeur.) Typical reporting on the many accidents. Car flips over A 40-year old woman was injured after her car filled over after colliding with another car [...]
Stapedectomy at House Ear Institute
I’m in the final packing now. Not too much to take. I plan to augment my wardrobe with some shopping in Los Angeles. The surgery is scheduled for the early morning on January 9, 2008. The surgeon is Jose N. Fayad, M.D. of House Ear Institute (Wikpedia link) and the surgery will be done under [...]
Hoax nuke blast seen on Czech TV weather report
A Czech art group hacked the TV stations site so that a fake nuclear explosion was broadcast. They won a prize and are now being prosecuted! Hoax nuke blast seen on TV weather – CNN.com
Woman Goes Undercover to Experience Life as a Man
Interesting story. She certainly had dedication to the task. ABC News: A Self-Made Man
International Driving Permit
I may get one if there is time and depending on what happens tomorrow (stay tuned) On the web there are a number of different phone numbers etc. Kuwait Automobile and Touring Club (KATC) Airport Road, Khaldiyah PO Box 2100 Safat 13021 KUWAIT Tel: (965) 483 2388 – 483 2192 – 483 2406 Fax: (965) [...]
Counting down now to the stapedectomy
It’s my turn in 8 days, the right ear though, and I don’t know if they’ll video it. Stay tuned. And here’s a prior post I did way back on my otosclerosis.
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