More to come on the trip and scenery.
Archive | June, 2009
BBC In Our Time – Sunni and Shia Islam
On the BBC, 45 minutes long, link here. Melvyn Bragg and guests Amira Bennison, Robert Gleave and Hugh Kennedy discuss the split between the Sunni and the Shia. This schism came to dominate early Islam, and yet it did not spring at first from a deep theological disagreement, but rather from a dispute about who [...]
Cost of raising children
According to the Canadian Council on Social Development, the average cost of raising a child to age 18 –college fund not included — is $166,549 for a girl and $166,972 for a boy. via Recession may create new baby boom. No wonder I’m poor. And they are not counting the cost of living in Kuwait. [...]
Ali Akbar Khan an Icon of Indian Classical Music
He died today at the age of 87. His obituary from the Washington Post is as follows. Read the last paragraph.
We are eating too much salt
Check here and try out the salt-o-meter on the Globe and Mail. Watch out for the french fries!
Calgary
Click here to see a map of where the photo was taken. I’ve arrived in Calgary for a brief vacation. And even some flowers are out and the bees are buzzing in the bushes.
Banksy at Bristol Museum
Also look at this. From the Chase Jarvis Blog Banksy is an interesting artist to say the least!
Another Reminder to Drive Carefully in Kuwait
It is impressive how the driver’s space is maintained even in a horrible crash. I have no idea how the driver made out. There are many deaths on the roads here.
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