Going to California

We are going to California tomorrow. A friend is getting married in the Bay area. I love the San Francisco area. So hoping to have loads of fun. I think our hotel room has broadband internet access. So there might be light blogging. We will be back on Monday.

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No Recognition of Israel

See my previous post for background on this issue. It seems like General Musharraf is backpedalling on recognizing Israel. President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday categorically stated that recognition of Israel by Pakistan is neither on the cards nor is such an eventuality likely to take place in the near future. He said this could only… Continue reading No Recognition of Israel

Accident

Amber had an accident yesterday. She’s ok, other than the seat belt bruises and stiffness in her neck and back. But her car is badly damaged and will be in the workshop for a while. I would really like to be with her right now but she is far away and I won’t see her… Continue reading Accident

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Fight between Musharraf and MMA

The religious alliance MMA (Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or United Assembly for Action), along with the rest of the opposition, has been agitating for getting rid of the Constitutional amendments made by General Musharraf and making him choose between keeping his uniform or his presidency. In addition, MMA has been on a collision course with Musharraf over… Continue reading Fight between Musharraf and MMA

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Katherine Hepburn and Muslims

You might have heard the news that Katherine Hepburn died yesterday at 96. But do you know what her death has to do with Islam? Via Tacitus.

Israel and Pakistan

The Head Heeb reminds me of the recent signals that Pakistan might establish relations with Israel. Pakistan President General Musharraf hinted about recognizing Israel in an interview to GeoTV. He said in view of the changing international scenario Pakistan has to consider whether its Israel policy needs review or not. He said this issue be… Continue reading Israel and Pakistan

Blogiversary

I started this blog a year ago today on Blogger. So technically today is the blog anniversary. However, I didn’t make the blog public or post regularly until November 2002. My first post was just a test. So I am not sure if today should count as the start of my weblog.

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Do not Call, Telemarketers

Yesterday, the Do Not Call Registry was started. More than 735,000 people registered on the first day not to receive any calls from telemarketers. Their website was difficult to access all day because of the high load. Another problem cropped up with Hotmail and Yahoo spam filters. (Via Perverse Access Memory) “Our tests showed that… Continue reading Do not Call, Telemarketers

Why I was fined

You might want to read my previous posts on this topic first. In December 1991 when the incident referred to in my first post happened, IJT had disappeared from campus and MSF ran the place. They intimidated students, faculty and the administration. The college administration was not really interested in controlling the place and the… Continue reading Why I was fined

Student Politics at its worst

I apologize for the delay in explaining what the old letter from my undergrad was about. But I am a graduate student and life was just too busy. I went kayaking over the weekend and then scrambled to do all the work that was postponed because of the trip. This post gives some background information… Continue reading Student Politics at its worst