Expectations re the Middle East.

[snpark]

Here

 

[snpark]

It's been a long time we didn't see any Panda gifts. Was wondering when and who might be due a breeding pair soon. Russia?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/03/28/giant-pandas-national-zoo-flirt/

 

[snpark]

Watch pandas flirt at Washington Zoo

Bao Li and Qing Bao are flirting in their enclosures at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

news.sky.com

 

[Bob]

Are these people aready voting? No wonder Trump is President.

Tomorrow’s Cabinet members, about like today’s.

 

[jstar]

Well, Trump’s brilliant speech about bombing Iran back to the stone ages and stating the Street of Hormuz is in fact not his problem and with no plan to move forward or how to obtain peace, had some major impact on oil ($107), gas (EU:,+7%), gold (-3%) and stock prices.

And in the Street of Hormuz the oil tankers don’t move. This is from Vesselfinder:

 

[Bob]

Well, Trump’s brilliant speech about bombing Iran back to the stone ages and stating the Street of Hormuz is in fact not his problem and with no plan to move forward or how to obtain peace, had some major impact on oil ($107), gas (EU:,+7%), gold (-3%) and stock prices.

And in the Street of Hormuz the oil tankers don’t move. This is from Vesselfinder:

Yeah he’s a real gem.

 

[Jaime C]

I’m rather surprised that so many people are flying Queen Bilqis Airways (QA). I think Qatar Airways (QR) is much more popular.

 

[jstar]

Quite normal for a state owned airline when the internet domain of the country is QA and the IOC (Olympics) code is QAT and the ISO currency code is QAR.

Anyway, while the work from home policy took effect on April 1, 2026, the first Friday (April 3, 2026) was a public holiday (Good Friday), so the first active WFH Friday is scheduled for later in April.

The Indonesian government has indicated that while employees are working from home, they must remain reachable, and productivity should not decrease. Eh, on Fridays? This means long weekends for the foreseeable future.

 

[Hawk256]

The Indonesian government has indicated that while employees are working from home, they must remain reachable, and productivity should not decrease. Eh, on Fridays? This means long weekends for the foreseeable future.

Finally, something we can agree on. What a momentous occasion.