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afande chemi che mponda
Wadau tangu jana ninaigiza katika sinema, Edge of Darkness, hapa Boston. Stelingi wake ni Mel Gibson na Robert DeNiro.Ninacheza kama askari polisi wa kike (background). Nitaitwa mara kwa mara kuigiza kwenye background hadi wanapomaliza ku-shuti mwezi Desemba. Nilipatwa na butwaa nilipopigiwa simu wiki mbili zilizoipita na kuambiwa kuwa nimechaguliwa na mwongoza sinema, kuwa askari kanzu wa kike. Na tena si kwa siku moja tu.Haturuhusiwi kupiga picha kwenye set hii ....
The ideal Church - thanks Pete!
My friend Pete Grassow - http://rockinthegrass.blogspot.com sent me the following wonderful reflection on the Church based on Eugene Peterson's book Reversed Thunder. It is a magnificent book (I used it when I taught 3rd year New Testament classes at the University of Pretoria to show how one can interpret the text with integrity whilst clearly and creatively applying the message of the Book of Revelation to contemporary issues ....
don't be coy biatch!
that is what i would love to say to my boss ~ just once...and while I was typing that sentance, the bitch herself ~all of a sudden~ was standing RIGHT BEHIND ME... minimize!!minimize!!!!! MINIMIZE!!!!!and when i have adrenalin pumping through my veins i haveveryvery slow reflexes...shit... oopsbliksemwell she didn't notice anything... and then she told me the funniest joke... i laughed like i haven't laughed in a long time...and ....
Aaaaaaaaaarrrrghhhhhhhhhh… It’s A Food Tag!!!
Arkwife tagged me with something interesting… and considering I would be the first one to bail on “Survivor” or “Fear Factor” when it comes to eating funny shit… I dunno how far I’m going to get with this one! Oh, and thank you so much for the definitions!1. Bold the ones you’ve had2. Strike through the ones that would make your great-grand kids gag from the after taste.3. Italicise ....
domestic over and before jetset
Did a Shirley Valentine last night. After throwing stuff into a suitcase, along with lots of the oil tanny stuff, I got the sudden and almost irrepressible urge to clean my house.I cleaned my house before I went to Greece. Shirley did that too.The reasons are because:1) There's nothing like coming back to your home and it's exactly – exactly – how you left it. (If you don't ....
Renault Revives Safrane
Introduced in 1992 instead of the famous Renault 25 and in operations till 2000, the French automakers decided to replace Safrane with the remarkable Vel Satis. But that didnt affect sales as they expected, so now the company is thinking of reviving it as a mid-size luxury sedan but the news arent THAT great. Apparently the new Renault Safrane is only going to be available in Gulf States ....
Another PS3 Blu-ray Lawsuit
Edge Online is reporting today that a California based company, Orinda Intellectual Properties USA, has filled suit against Sony over alleged patent infringements. Orinda claims that Sony has infringed on patent no. 5,438,560 which apparently relates to recording and reproducing information via optical disc. This isnt the fist time Sony have had to go to court over alleged Blu-ray infringements, a company by the name of Target Technology sued ....
Enterprise Ideas and Information
While training continues to play an essential part of organizational life, most successful organizations know that corporate learning is no longer just about training. Forward-thinking organizations are turning to enterprise learning in their quest to be better informed, better skilled, better supported at the point of need, and more competitive in their respective marketplaces. We [...] ....
Living the dream
This is my entry to the fifth instalment of Dazzle Me. The picture referred to in the story is this one. What? Nothing. Whats this about? Just a few questions. You said that, but that doesnt tell me much. Doesnt it? You seem a little tense. Why is that? Im not tense. This is my happy face. So you wouldnt say theres anything ....
Swami Shivapadananda on the death mantra
This should be the prayer [mantra] of a dying person: ‘Let my brain be merged with the all-pervading inmost prana [life-force, Chi, Ki] and may the body be returned to ashes.’ ....
Life blog posts
Blogger “failures” in the Georgian war, and the rise of citiz
As Russia slowly pulls out of Georgia and the world of foreign policy wonks contemplates how the Olympics War will change the geopolitical map of the Caucuses, the world of citizen media is busily evaluating its (our?) own performance. Two good friends have taken the blogosphere to task for its failures during the conflict. Rather than rise to the defense of Georgian, Russian, Ossetian and global bloggers, I ....
No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though.
But enough about me. What do you think about me? That old joke was my response to the idea that Global Voices might choose to cover the 2008 US Presidential election. When Rebecca and I began discussing the Global Voices project in 2004, one of our motivations was a belief that US media paid too much attention to stories in the US and not enough to international, especially developing ....
Ugandan orphans choir robbed.... TWICE
This is just too much, even for my cynical self.The SIFA African Children's Choir might need to add some Chicago blues to its repertoire after thieves again struck the traveling group of Ugandan orphans....The choir has been traveling around the U.S. since April to raise money to build group orphan homes and a school in their tiny village.The article is a bit of a sob story about how the ....
Rowan Smith's Future Shock Lost. A Student Review by Sonya Cotto
The following was produced by a very young student, but I thought it was pretty insightful. Well done Miss Cotton.Rowan Smith’s Future Shock Lost, held at ‘What If The World’ Gallery, consisted of sculptures, photographs and veneer pictures, all alluding to early digital aesthetics and, in turn, nostalgia for past ideals of the future. These ideals, always emerging along with technology of the time, were (and still are) ....
Announcing our "Africa's Got Legs" Mobile clinic programme!
There are an estimated 100 million land mines buried beneath the surface of this Earth. Someone steps on a mine every 19 minutes, usually women and children. Whole communities live in constant fear and terror.They cannot farm land, get water or even go to work or school safely. These terrifying devices lie dormant long after wars have ended and wait in silence for innocent victims, some who were born after ....
The stunning Ford Focus RS is coming in 2009!
Theres this wicked new blog I stumbled across called RearView, which falls under the Charl Norman stable. Much like Car Blog, its another car focused blog. From what I can tell, its a lot neater and more to the point and whilst reading some articles, I came across a car which I almost drooled over! As you all know, I drive the Fiesta ST and its brought me huge ....
One woman’s fight to ensure justice for child victims of abuse
BLANTYRE, Malawi, 27 August 2008 - Malawi’s justice system, like those in many other African nations, was designed to punish offenders, not to protect the victims. When the victims are children, a lack of protection can have distressing, if not catastrophic, results. The Chief Magistrate at the Blantyre Child Justice Court, Esmie Tembenu, hopes to improve this system. She has made it her life’s work to ensure that child ....
Camping trip.
We survived the camping! I was a little disappointed that the camp site was so far from the Naivasha Lake, but this was largely because the water has receded so far over the past few years. We were warned that hippos may wander around our tents at night and indeed we did hear them but that just goes to show how far they venture to graze at ....
Ethiopia Eritrea Relations: The Dying Voices of Capo Meles and
The purpose of this article is to show the propaganda games Capo Meles plays has reached its culmination point. It is ineffective and has reached maximum audience penetration it can influence. The message is depressing because it is based on stoking hate, fear and ethnic divide and rule system. There is no hope but human strife and destruction ala Somalia. His credibility is zero because he fails to deliver what ....
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 18/8 – 24/
Konami’s J-League Winning Eleven 2008 for the PS2 has topped the Japanese software chart, selling 79 000 copies for the week ending the 24th of August.This is one of four titles that debut in the Top 10 this week. Nintendo again dominate with six DS and two Wii titles in the Top 10 positions. This could be an indicator that the DS will be the best-selling console in Japan again ....
Life blog posts
don't be coy biatch!
that is what i would love to say to my boss ~ just once...and while I was typing that sentance, the bitch herself ~all of a sudden~ was standing RIGHT BEHIND ME... minimize!!minimize!!!!! MINIMIZE!!!!!and when i have adrenalin pumping through my veins i haveveryvery slow reflexes...shit... oopsbliksemwell she didn't notice anything... and then she told me the funniest joke... i laughed like i haven't laughed in a long time...and ....
Aaaaaaaaaarrrrghhhhhhhhhh… It’s A Food Tag!!!
Arkwife tagged me with something interesting… and considering I would be the first one to bail on “Survivor” or “Fear Factor” when it comes to eating funny shit… I dunno how far I’m going to get with this one! Oh, and thank you so much for the definitions!1. Bold the ones you’ve had2. Strike through the ones that would make your great-grand kids gag from the after taste.3. Italicise ....
Renault Revives Safrane
Introduced in 1992 instead of the famous Renault 25 and in operations till 2000, the French automakers decided to replace Safrane with the remarkable Vel Satis. But that didnt affect sales as they expected, so now the company is thinking of reviving it as a mid-size luxury sedan but the news arent THAT great. Apparently the new Renault Safrane is only going to be available in Gulf States ....
Blu-Ray Made No Difference For Bioshock
Well how’s this for blatantly obvious, the extra storage capacity of Blu-Ray hasn’t made a blind bit of difference to 2K Games in the process of porting Bioshock over to the PS3. Since it fitted happily onto the 360s DVD I dont think this is much to get excited about though apparently this is big [...] ....
DAWA YA MAPENZI-MBARAKA MWINSHEHE
Natumaini kwamba u-mzima na tayari kabisa kuukabili mwisho wa wiki.Kwa upande wetu sisi hapa BC,tupo tayari kabisa hususani baada ya kushuhudia historia mpya kwa mtu mweusi Barack Obama kuchaguliwa rasmi kuwa mgombea wa Chama cha Democrat nchini Marekani.Yawezekana Obama asije kuwa chochote wala lolote jipya kwa Afrika au ulimwengu lakini kwa namna yoyote ile,if you are black you gotta be proud of him and actually give him the credits ....
Yes We Can - In other languages
While watching the Democratic National convention, and twittering with other citizens of the world, we started translating the phrase Yes We Can to other languages. Here are the translations we gathered. Ndiyo tunaweza - swahili DNA of Soulfege In Ga Ehh, wo ba nye! in Akwapim Twi Yiu, ye be Tumi! en Anglais: YES WE CAN! Kaysha french:Oui nous pouvons lingala:e, to koki portuguese:sim podemos Kui/MJY/MamaJunkyard we ....
Comic Caption - Friday 29 August
Theres one in every class, isnt there? Teachers especially will be able to relate to this pic. So what do you think the teacher is thinking? What is it shed like to say but cant without corrupting the minds of the young children in her care? Click on the comment link below and post your caption. Best caption of [...] ....
And one more thing
While I am pissed and on the topic. You know. About gay marriages and gay rights. I know I am meant to be a bit nicer. Engage you at an adult level. Try and convince you of my superior intellect and position through carefully crafted words and engaging you constructively (wow - that took a lot out of me!). Well Stuff that. I dont have time for that anymore. ....
Bath farmers' market
When am I going to learn? You'd think that after eight years of living in this country on and off, I would by now have learnt that: a) sunny weather over here does not necessarily mean sunny weather over there; and b) sunny weather at 9 a.m. is no guarantee of sunny weather at noon. Also: c) Bath is, erm, quite far from London and will probably have different weather! I ....
Heated Seats Affects Fertility
The best fertility for a man is when the scrotum temperature is lower by 1-2 degrees than the rest of the body, but why am I telling you guys about that. Because a recent study by German scientists from the University of Giessen revealed that heated seats may affect your fertility, and Im pretty sure you want to procreate sooner or later even if that means a change to ....
