They just wrote on LBCI that clashes may have started in the Palestinian camp of Bourj L Brajneh!
Update: on Lebanon file they are reporting that the clashes are on the “3amaliya” and “sa7it l kodess” side of the camp, the clashes are between Fate7 and the Kiyada l 3ama. Palestinians are on high alert in the Badawi camp.
Update 2: on Tayyar.org they wrote its a problem between two persons.
Apparently the servers of my internet provider have been attacked by a virus so while they are fixing the problem they stopped the internet conection (the game servers are still working).
I am writing this post on my brother’s N73 via wap, the browser on the cell is great but alfa’s wap is very slow.
A group of bike riders from Kuwait are currently on a trip from Kuwait to Lebanon, they are going to cover the 6000 km of the trip on there bike passing in Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan to finally reach Lebanon. The trip started on November 9th and they plan to finish it on the 30th of November. One of the riders set up a blog to cover the trip and he plans on updating it whenever he finds an internet connection, you can check it here.
Naharnet is reporting that the USA is sending 3 bombers for training purposes to the Lebanese army, the aircrafts are some A-3 Skywarriors that originally retired in 91, its better then nothing, we can’t really complain since we are not paying for them but I just wish that the USA supports the army as much as it talks about supporting it.
Here’s the picture of the plane, I am not sure the ones they are sending look exactly the same since they are training versions.
In Lebanon a lot of people are connected to the internet via a semi-legal cable provider since the services provided by the Ministry of Telecommunication are very slow or very limited in bandwidth.
The cable provider are subscribed to worldwide providers mainly from Russia and Turkey so because of this a lot of time websites identify you as being Russian or Turkish and show up in the language of that country. Google does that the first time you connect to it but pressing “View Google in English” under the search button fixes the problem and remembers your choice, ImperiaOnline a multi player game I’ve been playing lately also opens in Russian every time I visit the site but unfortunately doesn’t want to remember that I press the little British flag every time I enter it. Another website that also thinks I am Russian is Blogger, it does that every time I access a blogger’s profile but doesn’t offer me any way to switch back to English so today I had the idea to go to blogger main page to see if I can select me preferred language on it.
When I accessed the page I was surprised to find out that it was in English! I tried refreshing a profile I was checking but it still showed up in Russian so I clicked on the Language selection Drop Box on the top of the main page and chose “English UK”, I refreshed the profile again and this time it showed up in English!
Here’s a selection of some war quotes I like that I found on the net, all of them are true but people will never learn that war never solves anything!
They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason. -Ernest Hemmingway
War does not determine who is right – only who is left. -Bertrand Russell
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. -David Friedman
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire, War
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. -Author Unknown
You can’t say civilization don’t advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way. -Will Rogers, New York Times, 23 December 1929
and finally I hope that …
A day will come when a cannon will be exhibited in museums, just as instruments of torture are now, and the people will be astonished that such a thing could have been. -Victor Hugo
I just got back from Exoleb’s meeting in Circuit des Champions and it was great, the guys from Lebanon Racing came too so we got to see the great cars they drive.
After everyone talked with everyone for half an hour, we decided to race in 2 groups of 8, but when the first group got on the track 4 people joined them and they raced together so we decided not to have a second race and end the meeting since the second race wasn’t gonna be very exciting.
After the meeting we all drove together for a while before separating. This is the 3rd meeting organized by Exoleb and this one is by far the best one. A lot of people showed up and had fun so we must have another one soon.
Now I am back home studying for my exams next week, I still have a chapter of Oracle, some Java and statistics to study but I think I’ll manage to finish everything on time.
You might have heard of Microsoft Surface last year, it’s a touch screen table that can simplify many of you daily task, from transferring photos from your camera to your PC or ordering a drink at a pub. Engadget is reporting today that the official launch of the Surface was postponed by Microsoft because they have to write a lot of applications for it depending on the customers needs.
In case you haven’t seen the table in action before here is a short clip about it, you can also search YouTube for more detailed previews of the Surface.
Ethiene Sakr also known as Abou Arez leader of the Guardians of the Cedar announced that he is running for president, I just read his statement on Tayyar.org and I must say he has some nice Ideas in his plan. He is not liked by many Lebanese from both sides and is accused of “collaborating with the enemy” (Israel) by some so he has no chance of becoming president but at least he has the guts to say what most other candidates are afraid of saying.
