Death Toll Climbs

Here's a scene from Balakot, Pakistan. The death toll is now officially 30,800. I got this photo of the CNN website, if you want to check out more.

The Nobel Prize in Economics this year went to Thomas Schelling and Robert Aumann for their work on game theory which among others, included strategies to avoid war. According to The Star, Schelling has tried to explain how a taboo around nuclear weapons after the Hiroshima incident became a factor in deterring their use after WWII. I was trying to read my Game Theory notes this morning and I can't seem to figure them out. Damn those Nims.

Prince William is joining HSBC for work experience early next month and will be working primarily in the charity section of Britain's biggest bank. I googled his name and found that The Star was the only news publication which had reported this. Talk about anglophilia. You can read more about it here.

Fans of Little Britain will be happy to know that wheelchair bound Andy and his friend Lou will soon make their debut in London's Madame Tussauds. The picture above isn't Lou OR Andy, it's Vicky Pollard; she's your stereotype British teenager. She's my favourite. If you've got iTunes, check out Little Britain's podcast which is currently on the site's Top 10 podcasts.