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Pseudo live blogging Howard Jones
Nov. 2nd, 2008 08:33 pmPseudo cause no mobiles in the theater, /eyeroll.
He's played:
Everlasting Love
Hide and Seek
Don't always look at the rain
The prisoner
Some guy from Haircut100 is playing now. Back inside!
He's played:
Everlasting Love
Hide and Seek
Don't always look at the rain
The prisoner
Some guy from Haircut100 is playing now. Back inside!
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Fairman Cowan
Oct. 25th, 2008 08:35 pmMy stepfather's uncle died recently. I'd never met him, but do know two of his sons well, and he was like a father to my stepfather. Reading his obit he seems like the type of guy that an 19 year old activist would love to have a cup of fairtrade coffee with :-D.
Are there people like this still? His son, Fred, could be one of them. But at the same time, can you find this level of community service, activism and empathy in someone these days?
(Actually, Fred is one of them. He *rocks*.)
Are there people like this still? His son, Fred, could be one of them. But at the same time, can you find this level of community service, activism and empathy in someone these days?
(Actually, Fred is one of them. He *rocks*.)
Fairman Cowan
Oct. 25th, 2008 08:35 pmMy stepfather's uncle died recently. I'd never met him, but do know two of his sons well, and he was like a father to my stepfather. Reading his obit he seems like the type of guy that an 19 year old activist would love to have a cup of fairtrade coffee with :-D.
Are there people like this still? His son, Fred, could be one of them. But at the same time, can you find this level of community service, activism and empathy in someone these days?
(Actually, Fred is one of them. He *rocks*.)
Are there people like this still? His son, Fred, could be one of them. But at the same time, can you find this level of community service, activism and empathy in someone these days?
(Actually, Fred is one of them. He *rocks*.)
Heard on the Radio
Oct. 16th, 2008 07:56 amRadio One has a sense of humor:
Why don't estate agents (real estate agents) look out the window in the morning?
Cause then they'd have nothing to do in the afternoon.
/rimshot
Why don't estate agents (real estate agents) look out the window in the morning?
Cause then they'd have nothing to do in the afternoon.
/rimshot
Dinner discussion
Oct. 12th, 2008 07:13 pmI am sitting on the middle of a conversation about how come they don't ever go to the bathroom on Star Wars. "R2D2 doesn't have a penis!". "maybe they use the force to put up the toilet seat?"
There is too much testosterone in this house sometimes.
There is too much testosterone in this house sometimes.
Dinner discussion
Oct. 12th, 2008 07:13 pmI am sitting on the middle of a conversation about how come they don't ever go to the bathroom on Star Wars. "R2D2 doesn't have a penis!". "maybe they use the force to put up the toilet seat?"
There is too much testosterone in this house sometimes.
There is too much testosterone in this house sometimes.
iPhone friends
Sep. 20th, 2008 08:37 amIn case you didn't see it:
Media Alert
Apple Announces Ultracompact USB Adapter Exchange Program
CUPERTINO, California-September 19, 2008-Apple today announced that
under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power
adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet,
creating the risk of electric shock.
Apple has received reports of detached prongs involving a very small
percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority so it has voluntarily
decided to exchange every ultracompact power adapter for a new
redesigned adapter, free of charge. For more details on the exchange
program please visit
http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ .
Media Alert
Apple Announces Ultracompact USB Adapter Exchange Program
CUPERTINO, California-September 19, 2008-Apple today announced that
under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power
adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet,
creating the risk of electric shock.
Apple has received reports of detached prongs involving a very small
percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority so it has voluntarily
decided to exchange every ultracompact power adapter for a new
redesigned adapter, free of charge. For more details on the exchange
program please visit
http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ .
iPhone friends
Sep. 20th, 2008 08:37 amIn case you didn't see it:
Media Alert
Apple Announces Ultracompact USB Adapter Exchange Program
CUPERTINO, California-September 19, 2008-Apple today announced that
under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power
adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet,
creating the risk of electric shock.
Apple has received reports of detached prongs involving a very small
percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority so it has voluntarily
decided to exchange every ultracompact power adapter for a new
redesigned adapter, free of charge. For more details on the exchange
program please visit
http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ .
Media Alert
Apple Announces Ultracompact USB Adapter Exchange Program
CUPERTINO, California-September 19, 2008-Apple today announced that
under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power
adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet,
creating the risk of electric shock.
Apple has received reports of detached prongs involving a very small
percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported.
Customer safety is always Apple's top priority so it has voluntarily
decided to exchange every ultracompact power adapter for a new
redesigned adapter, free of charge. For more details on the exchange
program please visit
http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ .
Boston folk
Sep. 18th, 2008 04:33 pmGot this in the mail from a mailing list I'm on. Thought some of you might be interested:
http://web.mit.edu/compton/current.html
The Compton Lectures
September 18, 2008: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
MIT welcomes His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, to campus to present the September 2008 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.
Lecture
"Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development"
When
September 18, 2008, from 3:30-5 pm.
Where
The lecture will be given in Kresge Auditorium, MIT's building W16. The street address is 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. (View a map and get directions to MIT.)
Tickets
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
Biography
His Excellency Paul Kagame (b. 1957) is the current president of the Republic of Rwanda. He is also the leader of the guerilla Rwandan Patriotic Front, whose invasion of Rwanda is cited as the primary reason that the Rwandan Genocide ended.
Born a Tutsi, President Kagame and his family moved to a Ugandan refugee camp to escape the violence of the 1959 revolt sparked by the Belgian military and carried out by the Hutu population. Political instability and tribal conflict fueled the ethnic persecution that would take place for decades.
President Kagame was among the first 27 men who, together with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, launched a five-year liberation war in neighboring Uganda in 1980. He served as a senior officer in the Ugandan army between 1986 and 1990, during which time he received training as a distinguished ally in the US Army's Command and General Staff College. In October 1990, President Kagame returned to Rwanda after 30 years in exile to lead the Rwandan Patriotic Army in the struggle for the liberation of Rwanda.
On July 19, 1994, he was appointed vice president and minister for defense in the Government of National Unity. In 1998, he was elected chairman of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a partner in the Government of National Unity. On April 17, 2000, His Excellency was unanimously elected president of the Republic of Rwanda by the Transitional National Assembly. He took the oath of office on April 22, 2000.
President Kagame has received a number of awards for his efforts to bring stability and peace to Rwanda, including the 2003 Global Leadership Award by the Young Presidents' Organization, the Andrew Young Medal, the Information and Communications Technologies Africa Award, the African National Achievement Award, the African Gender Award, and several honorary doctorates. He also received international recognition for outlawing the death penalty in Rwanda in 2007.
With initiatives in business, communications, energy, and gender equity, President Kagame is preparing his reunited country to take a role on the world stage. Read more at his website.
Contact us
Please contact the MIT Events and Information Center via email at infocenter-www@mit.edu or by phone at 617-253-4795.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by the Office of the President
http://web.mit.edu/compton/current.html
The Compton Lectures
September 18, 2008: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
MIT welcomes His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, to campus to present the September 2008 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.
Lecture
"Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development"
When
September 18, 2008, from 3:30-5 pm.
Where
The lecture will be given in Kresge Auditorium, MIT's building W16. The street address is 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. (View a map and get directions to MIT.)
Tickets
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
Biography
His Excellency Paul Kagame (b. 1957) is the current president of the Republic of Rwanda. He is also the leader of the guerilla Rwandan Patriotic Front, whose invasion of Rwanda is cited as the primary reason that the Rwandan Genocide ended.
Born a Tutsi, President Kagame and his family moved to a Ugandan refugee camp to escape the violence of the 1959 revolt sparked by the Belgian military and carried out by the Hutu population. Political instability and tribal conflict fueled the ethnic persecution that would take place for decades.
President Kagame was among the first 27 men who, together with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, launched a five-year liberation war in neighboring Uganda in 1980. He served as a senior officer in the Ugandan army between 1986 and 1990, during which time he received training as a distinguished ally in the US Army's Command and General Staff College. In October 1990, President Kagame returned to Rwanda after 30 years in exile to lead the Rwandan Patriotic Army in the struggle for the liberation of Rwanda.
On July 19, 1994, he was appointed vice president and minister for defense in the Government of National Unity. In 1998, he was elected chairman of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a partner in the Government of National Unity. On April 17, 2000, His Excellency was unanimously elected president of the Republic of Rwanda by the Transitional National Assembly. He took the oath of office on April 22, 2000.
President Kagame has received a number of awards for his efforts to bring stability and peace to Rwanda, including the 2003 Global Leadership Award by the Young Presidents' Organization, the Andrew Young Medal, the Information and Communications Technologies Africa Award, the African National Achievement Award, the African Gender Award, and several honorary doctorates. He also received international recognition for outlawing the death penalty in Rwanda in 2007.
With initiatives in business, communications, energy, and gender equity, President Kagame is preparing his reunited country to take a role on the world stage. Read more at his website.
Contact us
Please contact the MIT Events and Information Center via email at infocenter-www@mit.edu or by phone at 617-253-4795.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by the Office of the President
Boston folk
Sep. 18th, 2008 04:33 pmGot this in the mail from a mailing list I'm on. Thought some of you might be interested:
http://web.mit.edu/compton/current.html
The Compton Lectures
September 18, 2008: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
MIT welcomes His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, to campus to present the September 2008 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.
Lecture
"Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development"
When
September 18, 2008, from 3:30-5 pm.
Where
The lecture will be given in Kresge Auditorium, MIT's building W16. The street address is 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. (View a map and get directions to MIT.)
Tickets
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
Biography
His Excellency Paul Kagame (b. 1957) is the current president of the Republic of Rwanda. He is also the leader of the guerilla Rwandan Patriotic Front, whose invasion of Rwanda is cited as the primary reason that the Rwandan Genocide ended.
Born a Tutsi, President Kagame and his family moved to a Ugandan refugee camp to escape the violence of the 1959 revolt sparked by the Belgian military and carried out by the Hutu population. Political instability and tribal conflict fueled the ethnic persecution that would take place for decades.
President Kagame was among the first 27 men who, together with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, launched a five-year liberation war in neighboring Uganda in 1980. He served as a senior officer in the Ugandan army between 1986 and 1990, during which time he received training as a distinguished ally in the US Army's Command and General Staff College. In October 1990, President Kagame returned to Rwanda after 30 years in exile to lead the Rwandan Patriotic Army in the struggle for the liberation of Rwanda.
On July 19, 1994, he was appointed vice president and minister for defense in the Government of National Unity. In 1998, he was elected chairman of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a partner in the Government of National Unity. On April 17, 2000, His Excellency was unanimously elected president of the Republic of Rwanda by the Transitional National Assembly. He took the oath of office on April 22, 2000.
President Kagame has received a number of awards for his efforts to bring stability and peace to Rwanda, including the 2003 Global Leadership Award by the Young Presidents' Organization, the Andrew Young Medal, the Information and Communications Technologies Africa Award, the African National Achievement Award, the African Gender Award, and several honorary doctorates. He also received international recognition for outlawing the death penalty in Rwanda in 2007.
With initiatives in business, communications, energy, and gender equity, President Kagame is preparing his reunited country to take a role on the world stage. Read more at his website.
Contact us
Please contact the MIT Events and Information Center via email at infocenter-www@mit.edu or by phone at 617-253-4795.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by the Office of the President
http://web.mit.edu/compton/current.html
The Compton Lectures
September 18, 2008: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
MIT welcomes His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, to campus to present the September 2008 Karl Taylor Compton Lecture.
Lecture
"Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development"
When
September 18, 2008, from 3:30-5 pm.
Where
The lecture will be given in Kresge Auditorium, MIT's building W16. The street address is 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. (View a map and get directions to MIT.)
Tickets
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
Biography
His Excellency Paul Kagame (b. 1957) is the current president of the Republic of Rwanda. He is also the leader of the guerilla Rwandan Patriotic Front, whose invasion of Rwanda is cited as the primary reason that the Rwandan Genocide ended.
Born a Tutsi, President Kagame and his family moved to a Ugandan refugee camp to escape the violence of the 1959 revolt sparked by the Belgian military and carried out by the Hutu population. Political instability and tribal conflict fueled the ethnic persecution that would take place for decades.
President Kagame was among the first 27 men who, together with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, launched a five-year liberation war in neighboring Uganda in 1980. He served as a senior officer in the Ugandan army between 1986 and 1990, during which time he received training as a distinguished ally in the US Army's Command and General Staff College. In October 1990, President Kagame returned to Rwanda after 30 years in exile to lead the Rwandan Patriotic Army in the struggle for the liberation of Rwanda.
On July 19, 1994, he was appointed vice president and minister for defense in the Government of National Unity. In 1998, he was elected chairman of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a partner in the Government of National Unity. On April 17, 2000, His Excellency was unanimously elected president of the Republic of Rwanda by the Transitional National Assembly. He took the oath of office on April 22, 2000.
President Kagame has received a number of awards for his efforts to bring stability and peace to Rwanda, including the 2003 Global Leadership Award by the Young Presidents' Organization, the Andrew Young Medal, the Information and Communications Technologies Africa Award, the African National Achievement Award, the African Gender Award, and several honorary doctorates. He also received international recognition for outlawing the death penalty in Rwanda in 2007.
With initiatives in business, communications, energy, and gender equity, President Kagame is preparing his reunited country to take a role on the world stage. Read more at his website.
Contact us
Please contact the MIT Events and Information Center via email at infocenter-www@mit.edu or by phone at 617-253-4795.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by the Office of the President
Hieroglyphic necklace
Sep. 17th, 2008 07:56 amWe want to get, for our friend, a gold necklace with her name in hieroglyphics (she recently traveled to Egypt and loved it) for her birthday.
Of course, I can google. However, personal recs are of course much more preferred. Anyone have any good shops or people they've done this for and had great experiences?
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theladiesloos, apologies for dupes
Of course, I can google. However, personal recs are of course much more preferred. Anyone have any good shops or people they've done this for and had great experiences?
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theladiesloos, apologies for dupesHieroglyphic necklace
Sep. 17th, 2008 07:56 amWe want to get, for our friend, a gold necklace with her name in hieroglyphics (she recently traveled to Egypt and loved it) for her birthday.
Of course, I can google. However, personal recs are of course much more preferred. Anyone have any good shops or people they've done this for and had great experiences?
xposted totheladiesloos, apologies for dupes
Of course, I can google. However, personal recs are of course much more preferred. Anyone have any good shops or people they've done this for and had great experiences?
xposted to
theladiesloos, apologies for dupes
