H5N1 (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Via Angola Press, a report about the economic threat of bird flu in southern Africa: Veterinarians at regional seminar on bird flu. Excerpt:At least sixteen professionals of the veterinary institute from the provinces of Malanje, Kwanza Norte and Uíge participate...
The Thunder Run (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
[Forwarding a special request from YankeeMom]Can you take a few minutes to type out a message to deployed troops? What kind of message? Well, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza are all coming up. It’s a tough time for the Troops since they are so far from home, friends and family. A warm holiday message with thanks for their serving, any words of your own to assure them that strangers...
ACT-I-VATE (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
http://www.kingconbrooklyn.com/ Please join ACT-I-VATE this weekend as we celebrate KING CON, Brooklyn's very first comic convention at the Brooklyn Lyceum. We will be making our NYC debut of THE ACT-I-VATE EXPERIENCE, and signing and selling copies of our new print anthology, THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER. Plus, we'll have other books and goodies at our table. Here are some of the highlights and panels members...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Settlers in Mau Forest with crops on their farms will be given time to harvest, it was announced on Sunday. Forest and Wildlife minister Noah Wekesa said some of the settlers owned livestock and other property that may require more time to dispose of.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Angolan minister of Family and Women Promotion Genoveva Lino Monday in coastal Kwanza Sul province, called on women to attend literacy classes, in order to learn about the reality of the country and world.
France24 (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
More than half of Americans in a survey out Wednesday say they plan to spend more during the end-of-year holidays this year compared to 2008 as concerns about the economy subside. The projected spending boost at Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanza won't come from more or more expensive gifts, but rather from spending on items like entertainment and home decoration, which traditionally account for a smaller...
So You Want To Be A Waiter (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
As you might have noticed, my posts aren’t as frequent as they were during the summer. There’s a reason for that. In my market, Labor Day signals the start of the holiday season after the traditionally slow summer period. It’s a fits and starts sort of thing – shortly after labor day, you get an [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
At least 1,500 houses will be built in Mussende district, in central Kwanza Sul province, for former combatants, widows, orphans and war veterans, Angop learnt.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Tanzania's newly introduced agriculture policy -- Kilimo Kwanza -- is beginning to bear fruit with the introduction of the National Cereals and Other Produce Bill, 2009.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
At least 606 needy people benefited from food aid from the Ministry of Social Welfare (MINARS) during the period of June and September 2009 at the municipality of Kikulongo province of Kwanza Norte, Angop learnt on Wednesday.
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
We’ve been mostly on the road or hanging out with visitors for the last 10 days or so, and while more than a week of living on chicken fingers and Guinness has left our innards in ribbons, at least we have a few photos to show for it. So before we move on to the [...]
miriam's ideas (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
what a fuss! When Glenn Beck aired a video of White House Communications Director Anita Dunn praising Chairman Mao — one of her “two favorite political philosophers” — in front of an audience of high school students, the conservative blogosphere lit up like a non-denominational sustainably harvested Kwanza tree. The woman meant no harm. Anita Dunn didn't really mean that Mao...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The minister of Justice, Guilhermina Prata, appealed to citizens on Wednesday in Sumbe city, coastal Kwanza Sul province, to be comprehensive about factors that might influence the acquisition and issuing of the new Identity Card (ID).
MobileCrunch (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Attention AT&T customers in Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and along the Front Range…Christmas (Hanuka and/or Kwanza) has come early for you this year thanks to AT&T’s new and improved 850 Mhz Spectrum roll-out across Colorado! That’s right, Broncos/Rockies/Avalanche/Buffaloes (GO BUFFS!)/Rams/Rapids fans. AT&T has flipped the switch on its 3G network...
Comixpedia - Webcomic News & Views Daily (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Typically, the established webcomic community has been very critical of Zuda. Gary Tyrrell at Fleen , for example: I’ll say this — that portion of the panel that I did see didn’t really change my mind about Zuda and its operations; I think that the service is a corporate version of an independent production model, and philosophically I prefer the indy approach. It’s not that...
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