Saturday news....
Jiaotong university in Shanghai is now offering an MBA in temple management. The course covers subjects such as corporate strategy and religious product marketing, required reading includes Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'...
Interesting coincidence...GWB has given Condoleezza Rice her latest mission. This comes hot on the heels of these comments from Colin Powell...
My Jordanian ex-colleague who had to abandon his attempt to climb Everest, has just scaled the twin peaks of Russia's Mount Elbrus....from today's Jordan Times (link lasts a week)
After a difficult start to the year, which included being medevaced from the side of Mount Everest, Jordan's only professional mountaineer, Mustafa Mahmoud, successfully scaled the highest mountain in Europe on Monday, reaching the peak at 12:30pm Russia time.
Mahmoud is the only Jordanian ever to have climbed the twin peaks of Russia's Mount Elbrus, successfully scaling its full 18,510 feet after a gruelling 10-day ascent.
Reaching the peak was a double victory for Mahmoud, who very nearly became the first ever Jordanian to reach the summit of Mount Everest in March this year — as well as almost becoming the first Jordanian to die there. With only a day's climb left to reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mahmoud began to vomit blood after an ulcer in his stomach burst. Unable to eat or drink and barely able to walk, he still had to be forbidden to make the final ascent by his guide.
Mountaineer Mustafa Mahmoud holds up the Jordanian flag on the summit of Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, on Monday (Photo courtesy Mustafa Mahmoud)
And HK Disney's PR 'machine' will have to jump into action again...with these articles about employee discontent and a lack of awareness of hygiene issues
On a more light hearted note, on the subject of Colin Powell....a few years back my flat mate and I were down enjoying a weekend at the Dead Sea...as we were checking out she finished up first and went and settled down with a newspaper (at the time it was the build up for the Iraq War)....whilst I was finishing up the checking out procedure she says to me..."I really like that Colin Powell"....my response, "Yes, I do to"...her next comment...."He's obviously such a bad boy...you know he'd be up for anything"....confused, I turned around and looked at her..."Well I wouldn't have described him quite like that, I was talking more about his mind and intelligence...but whatever floats your boat"....her turn to look confused..."Don't really know too much about his mind...just like the semi-naked pictures".....at this point I realised we had a serious difference of opinion...so I asked..."We are talking about the US Secretary of State?"........she laughed..."No,...Colin Farrell"!!!
Interesting coincidence...GWB has given Condoleezza Rice her latest mission. This comes hot on the heels of these comments from Colin Powell...
My Jordanian ex-colleague who had to abandon his attempt to climb Everest, has just scaled the twin peaks of Russia's Mount Elbrus....from today's Jordan Times (link lasts a week)
After a difficult start to the year, which included being medevaced from the side of Mount Everest, Jordan's only professional mountaineer, Mustafa Mahmoud, successfully scaled the highest mountain in Europe on Monday, reaching the peak at 12:30pm Russia time.
Mahmoud is the only Jordanian ever to have climbed the twin peaks of Russia's Mount Elbrus, successfully scaling its full 18,510 feet after a gruelling 10-day ascent.
Reaching the peak was a double victory for Mahmoud, who very nearly became the first ever Jordanian to reach the summit of Mount Everest in March this year — as well as almost becoming the first Jordanian to die there. With only a day's climb left to reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mahmoud began to vomit blood after an ulcer in his stomach burst. Unable to eat or drink and barely able to walk, he still had to be forbidden to make the final ascent by his guide.
Mountaineer Mustafa Mahmoud holds up the Jordanian flag on the summit of Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, on Monday (Photo courtesy Mustafa Mahmoud)
And HK Disney's PR 'machine' will have to jump into action again...with these articles about employee discontent and a lack of awareness of hygiene issues
On a more light hearted note, on the subject of Colin Powell....a few years back my flat mate and I were down enjoying a weekend at the Dead Sea...as we were checking out she finished up first and went and settled down with a newspaper (at the time it was the build up for the Iraq War)....whilst I was finishing up the checking out procedure she says to me..."I really like that Colin Powell"....my response, "Yes, I do to"...her next comment...."He's obviously such a bad boy...you know he'd be up for anything"....confused, I turned around and looked at her..."Well I wouldn't have described him quite like that, I was talking more about his mind and intelligence...but whatever floats your boat"....her turn to look confused..."Don't really know too much about his mind...just like the semi-naked pictures".....at this point I realised we had a serious difference of opinion...so I asked..."We are talking about the US Secretary of State?"........she laughed..."No,...Colin Farrell"!!!
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