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Work’n for an internet based company can be funny sometimes. Our network went down for about an hour while the system admin went to lunch unaware. That meant that no-one could work for an hour even though the lights were on, our computers were on, even our screens had something on them, but the in-tire-net was down so… here we sat.. eating lunch… until [...] From the daily News & Analysis (DNA): HEILGENDAMM: US President George W Bush on Wednesday expressed surprise at the need for a German translation of his comments to the press at the G8 summit at Heiligendamm. “Everybody speaks English, right?” Bush asked, after a German interpreter began to translate his brief statement to the [...] By now you’ve probably heard about the contested “missile defense shield” that’s being put in the Czech Republic and Poland. The project consists of two parts.. one part will be (likely) a battery of Patriot Missiles the other part will be a “Radar station.” From the get-go Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been against [...]
Recently over the weekend my mind has been in a world of my own, I have been floating the idea of a sailing escapade unlike anything conceivable as of recent. For most of the ancient period, the seas were the mode and the wind was the catalyst for exploration. One could say [...] Welcome to June! The month of Summer. I thought it would never come, but behold! Here we are and I assume that in no time it’ll be gone… Today, for my lucky 77th post, I want to talk about a little known, but powerful, tool of international relations. It’s called “soft-power” (perhaps even charm [...] |
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