Emirates Airline marvels again on Nairobi-Dubai-Paris

by | May 4, 2008 | Travel

After a first experience on Emirates Airline, two weeks ago (post here), I have since taken three more flights with Emirates (EK). Turns out our first experience was not one-off. We flew from Dubai to Nairobi a week later, then on Thursday we did a double header:...

Yo-Yo Ma on NPR’s “This I Believe”

by | Mar 31, 2008 | Entertainment

And this I, too, believe… As part of All Things Considered, NPR and Jay Allison have (re-)created a “This I believe” segment, based on a 1950s radio program of the same name that was hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. The purpose of the show is to...

August Rush Film Review (2007)

by | Mar 25, 2008 | Entertainment

If you are a Stanley Jordan fan [as I am], you will undoubtedly enjoy the music of the 2007 film “August Rush”. Of course, most of us have a fibre that will appreciate the musical link between the various separated members of the family. As the last line of the film...

Shimon Peres in Paris leaves Champs Elysees Empty

by | Mar 11, 2008 | Politics

The Israeli President, Shimon Peres, was welcomed to Paris today with great pomp & circumstance. It was also with a great holdup in terms of traffic throughout large sections of the west side of Paris. Walking to the office, I was held up at a crossroads nearby...

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