I was reading an article about a dentist in Zimbabwe where it mentioned that the country has an inflation rate more than 3700 % .
I got pretty curious when I read that so I googled Zimbabwe + economy and was directed to a Wikipedia page.
And I was scrolling through the Wiki page when I came across one line under the section on Rhodesia era .... 'small dick in your butt'
Eh ?
EDIT : So I checked the page later , after about half an hour. And it was gone.. The "dick in your butt". The line, I mean.. I guess I was just at the right place at the right time...
Showing posts with label newsviews. Show all posts
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Friday, 22 June 2007
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
PMS, R.I.P ????
I sent Amma this article to read 'coz I couldn't really make sense of most of it and it didn't really sound all true..
And this is what she had to say
"So they say in early days people got pregnant to avoid menses. It must be a man who wrote this, I'd rather have nine months of periods than nine months of pregnancy not to mention the puking, nausea, the gas and the weight and finally and not the least the labour pains that follows it. No wonder those days females popped of so early. Must read that piece once more. "
"must be a man who wrote this..." ha ha ha ! Bang on !
And this is what she had to say
"So they say in early days people got pregnant to avoid menses. It must be a man who wrote this, I'd rather have nine months of periods than nine months of pregnancy not to mention the puking, nausea, the gas and the weight and finally and not the least the labour pains that follows it. No wonder those days females popped of so early. Must read that piece once more. "
"must be a man who wrote this..." ha ha ha ! Bang on !
Friday, 20 April 2007
Don't Let the music die
I've only recently been introduced to the online radio and I toally love it. I was absolutely thrilled when I discovered Pandora and I listen to it ALL the time. Thanks to Me, NPR has become my evening source of news. Not having a T.V at home ( a conscious decision) meant that Pandora and NPR became my best buddies. Which is why I didn't think twice about signing the below petition. I know I'm not in the US , but since when did online radio have boundaries ? In any case, if my signature can be of even the tiniest help , I'd be more than happy. Which is why I ask you to please sign this petition as well. If you do listen to online radio, then I'm sure you wouldn't have a moment's hesitation signing this . If you don't , then please do listen, it's amazing. And come and sign ...
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"Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,
I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.
In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.
Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541
Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.
Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential.
I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL make a difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential allies.
As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support.
-Tim Westergren
(Pandora founder)
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I'm not sure if the decision affects NPR. In any case, Pandora's worth a fight !
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"Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,
I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.
In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.
Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541
Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.
Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential.
I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL make a difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential allies.
As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support.
-Tim Westergren
(Pandora founder)
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I'm not sure if the decision affects NPR. In any case, Pandora's worth a fight !
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