October 2009
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“Never put a period where God puts a comma”
– Gracie Allen
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“Nature has blessed mankind with riches and abundance of different resources that...”
– Desmond Ayim-Aboagye
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Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally...
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Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume 10. That shit is tired and you’re more creative than that. You can be anything. 9. You don’t wanna be “that guy” at the party. 8. You won’t be endorsing a history of domination, colonization, and genocide through your flippant, cartoonish, or stereotypical portrayal of cultures other than your own. 7. People...
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The woman with golden hair
Last week I took the bus to Alton, a town established in 1837 with a current population of 30,000. On the way to Alton from Edwardsville, the bus went through some relatively poor neighborhoods. I identified these places as “poor” by the number of abandoned buildings, the sight of litter on the streets, the unkempt lawns and bushes growing where they were not supposed to be growing. I...
"I grew up in a college town, and one Halloween...
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That is the best idea I’ve ever heard of.
Inspired.
Depuis quand Bedie parle le nouchi?
« Comme de vrais bramôgô [“brave”], bandons nos muscles pour téguê [“battre”] ces refondateurs, ils vont fraya [“s’enfuir”]. Nous n’avons rien à faire avec les flôkô [“mensonges”] et les VI [“vendeurs d’illusion”]. Au soir du 29 novembre 2009, ils vont behou [“disparaître”]. » - Henri Konan Bedie
Depuis quand il parle le nouchi? Si quelqu’un a la video, qu’il me fasse signe....
The world bank suggests 4 criteria for assessing country ownership:
The locus of the initiative for the policy must be in the government
The key policy-makers responsible for implementation must be intellectually convinced that the goals to be pursued are the right ones
There must be evidence of public support from the top political and civic leadership
There must be evidence that the...
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30 Crazy Cool Halloween Pumpkins →
Halloween Pumpkin Madness
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The Zero Degrees Celsius Mark
I am happy to report that I have passed my first major cold weather test with flying colors. That’s right! Last Friday, the temperature dropped to three degrees Celsius.
It was a sneak attack. It caught me totally off-guard. I was so completely absorbed by the paper assignment I was working on that I didn’t know what hit me but the persistent cold feeling in my hands was not to be...
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Definition of a ‘Hater’ by Maya Angelou
lovealesia:
I just came across this thanks to melodysblog. I’m having a hard time comprehending why I’ve never seen this until now. I adore this woman. I’m not at all religious, but do believe in spirituality. This is simply wonderful.
HATER By: Maya Angelou A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their time trying to make you look small so they can look tall. They are...
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