New York Times says: Shuttle Docks at Station.

By Traci Watson, USA TODAY The International Space Station's new $210 million robot, a two-armed giant named Dextre, refused to come to life on command Thursday, jeopardizing NASA's plans to get the robot up and running over the next week.

Just read this article at the Bloomberg website. By John Leyne By Sunday evening, conservatives had won four times as many seats as the reformists, retaining control of the Iranian parliament.

Yesterday was great . Telia and I had dinner at Bistro Rouge.

I had the quite good coq au vin.
We enjoyed the evening. If you ever make it there, their fricassée de champignons is to die for.

Yesterday Eli took me to a great Italian restaurant near the railway station called Anbelli.
We enjoyed the afternoon. Anbelli is often compared to Bolpoli since both offer similar Italian menus, but I think Anbelli wins easily

Holy shit!
Man plans to circumnavigate the United States on recumbent bike.

I expected a lot from this movie, and I thought Elizabethtown was a gratifying movie.

I think my expectations were high, as I only found it amusing, but not the big deal that everyone was talking about. This film never got up enough steam to really engage me.
Director Cameron Crowe did just a pleasant job, however Orlando Bloom gave an absolutely terrific performance.

Well, satisfaction is just so sincere.
The past has pretty much slipped away from me: these disillusions are useless.

By Max Brenn As the NPD Group released its latest data about the gaming console sales, the Xbox 360’s situation does not look very good.

Ars Technica.

I didn't have breakfast this morning because I was running late.

Friday's dinner was with Eli at a fancy restaurant on Silent Canyon Crest called Nachero.

Eli ordered the tiramisu. Eli never had tiramisu, but it was quite good. The waiter recommended the calzone. I ordered it.
The place has a nice atmosphere. You should go there if you're in the neighbourhood.

I know relief is so useless but a blemish on the day.

Midway Games in Mortal Kombat to avoid Pac Man-style death.
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Police amass in Tibet as more protests break out.

Police amass in Tibet as more protests break out

Feeling exhausted. Haven't blogged much for a while, but I have been occupied all week.

This surprises me! Scuba-diving depth record setter finds competitor's skeleton at 271 metres.