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I'm gonnah make my world a better place
I'm gonnah keep that smile on my face
I'm gonnah teach myself how to understand
I'm gonnah make myself a better man... -- Keb Mo
On Tuesday, 14 May we learned that BINYAVANGA WAINAINA, "our" G21 AFRICA Staff Writer became the first person from a Web publication to be accepted for the prestigious UK Caine Prize in African Writing. We're doubly proud today because "The Binj" made the final four of the prize competition.
(This cover is an homage to actress Salma Hayek, another world-class beauty. )
New Orleans, LA, USA - If you're a viewer of the Fox News Channel or any of its news-related programs, then you might have realized realize that you are one of the fortunate millions being targeted by Fox to become part of its "Political Savvy Club." The club's benefit ... . Its members are able to easily form political viewpoints in 30 seconds without even trying! Voila! C'est facile!
Once a member of the Fox News club, the world can be easily understood. With a little help from its highly intelligent, fair and balanced (their words) and politically astute reporters, you can quickly understand it all. It's simple, an issue is either right or wrong, black or white, you're either with us or you're with the terrorists, etc, etc, etc ... (actually that one came from George W. who is a Platinum-level member)...MORE
Bradenton, FL, USA - Dear President Bush: I want my money back.
I don't mind paying taxes as long as I get good value for my money, but lately I'm starting to think the money I've been handing over to the U.S. government is as big a waste as making payments on a car that didn't run the day you went to pick it up at the used car lot and hasn't spent a full day out of the shop since.
We have this Federal Bureau of Investigation that's supposed to investigate crimes, right? It had agents who got suspicious about foreign flight students who seemed to be up to no good and might have ties to terrorist groups. But there was no investigation. What was the FBI doing if it wasn't investigating? I mean, if you have a Federal Bureau of Investigation and it doesn't investigate, why should I pay for it?...MORE
NEW ORLEANS - For the past two weeks, I have been delivering a course in Internet Publishing for the Novi Sad School of Journalism (NSSJ) in Yugoslavia. The lion's share of the class is "live" in that I do three two and half hour chatroom sessions with the students. But some of the material, the lectures upon which our class sessions are based, have been saved here on the ether for everyone to see....MORE POWERSSOUND
by BOB POWERS
MARIETTA, OH, USA - The past week sucked.
The weather ranged from cool nights to humid days, with an occasional storm warning popping up with plenty of dark announcements from the Weather Channel. No damage, thank goodness.
We noticed that one of the cats living at the Powers household seemed lethargic and apparently had lost a considerable amount of weight. A trip to a veterinarian brought sad news. Gordy, who despite the name happens to be a female, was far more serious that we might have imagined. Her kidneys had stopped working. The veterinarian tried to get things moving again, but his efforts went for naught. As I write, Gordy probably is on her last few hours of life, her allotted number of lives having exceeded her ration.....MORE
NEW ORLEANS - Like a shark, I must keep moving forward or I die.
By the time you read this, I shall have moved again. Across town, rather than across country. I'm moving back toward the French Quarter. (Fate & Destiny, Destiny & Fate...) As much as I loved the tranquility of Bayou St. John, in what we call Mid-city here in Nawlins, I couldn't stand the cacophony of my apartment. I guess I wasn't' cut out to live in a dog house. Sweep and mop today, the shag is everywhere tomorrow. Dogs just smell after a long walk in the Nawlins heat...
I am moving back to the Quarter until I can save enough pennies to get a place of my own. Couch-surfing again....MORE
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(BOB POWERS makes corrections in POWERSSOUND; ROD AMIS talks about the challenge for Internet Journalism in RDR; and much more!)
Updated: THURSDAY, 6 JUNE, 2002
New Orleans, LA, USA - If you're a viewer of the Fox News Channel or any of its news-related programs, then you might have realized realize that you are one of the fortunate millions being targeted by Fox to become part of its "Political Savvy Club." The club's benefit ... . Its members are able to easily form political viewpoints in 30 seconds without even trying! Voila! C'est facile!
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