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artifex
Kolme
viikkoo jouluun ja kuka nyt jaksaa laskee viikkoja, päiviä..., nyt pitää elää, tätä päivää! Tänään on Suomen itsenäisyyspäivä (onnee pikku Suomelle!) ja lähden joulumarkkinoille saaren pääkaupunkiin, yritän löytää itsekirnuttua voita Tjörniltä. Kahden päivän joulumarkkinat mantereella saivat oloni iloiseksi. Tapasin mukavia ihmisiä ja omalta osaltani olen ihan tyytyväinen myyntiini. Naapurini olivat Tjörniltä, vanhempi pari, jotka myivät mm. brynost, itsevalmistettua juustoa omien lehmien maidosta. Ostinpa tietenkin ja ostinpa tietenkin myös palan omatekosta "kovaa" juustoa. Mums! Juteltiin siinä niitä näitä ja kävi ilmi, että heidän työlleen ei ole jatkajaa! Eivät lapset eivätkä lapsenlapset halua! Pariskunta kiertää toreja ja markkinoita Bohuslänissä ja myyvät tuotteensa muutamassa tunnissa. Heillä on kaksi lehmää, joiden maidosta juustot ja voi valmistetaan. Kanat munivat ja naapuri tuottaa hunaajaa, jonka he sitten myyvät. Ehdottivat minua oppilaaks ja jatkajaks! Tässä on kaksi... (more)

Princess Mulan
Akan Ku Intai Kebahagiaan
mu Dari Jauh
Sarah Hidayu. Cantik orangnya secantik nama. Betapa aku telah jatuh cinta terhadapnya. Walaupun banyak lagi ‘cewek’ yang lebih cantik di luar sana, aku tetap setia meminatinya dalam diam. Kecantikan hatinya membuatkan wajahnya ayu berseri-seri. Apatah lagi apabila dia mengenakan baju kurung setiap kali berada dalam dewan makan dan kadangkala dia memakai jubah. Bertambah menyerlah keayuannya. Kadangkala terbit juga rasa cemburu apabila melihat dia bermesra dengan lelaki lain. Tetapi apalah dayaku ini? Aku masih tetap setia meminatinya dalam diam. Aku sering memerhatikannya. Daripada situlah aku tahu dia seorang yang ceria dan periang. Pernah sekali aku melihat dia menangis. Kemudian dipujuk sahabat baiknya, Emiera. Aku menanti dengan setia sehingga dia keluar dari tandas perempuan. Setelah dia keluar, segala air matanya hilang. Yang menyambut mata dan telingaku adalah senyuman dan ketawa riangnya. Ternyata dia bukanlah seorang gadis yang suka meminggirkan... (more)

cn2009shoes
Africa's World Cup
Kwesi still harbours a strong sense of aggrievement at the manner of Ghana's elimination from the 2006 World Cup and even hinted at a conspiracy against African football teams. "Adriano's goal should not have been allowed. He was clearly offside. But there is no reason to worry about such decisions in 2010 because we'll be playing at home on African soil," he said. For the duration of the World Cup geographical boundaries will be smudged, turning Africa into one huge 'country' of desert, vast swathes of savannah, equatorial rain forests, highways, pot-holed roads, colossal skyscrapers, extravagant mansions and thatched huts. Different sources put the number of African immigrants in South Africa between three and five million. The majority of these are economic refugees, some legal, others not. Many more are asylum seekers with refugee status, while there is also a significant tinge of skilled professionals. So there is already a sizeable 'African Diaspora' in South Africa, which... (more)

Daily Bible Study
Rejoice,
In The Lord
Hello My Friend/Guest, Today is Saturday December 5, 2009 and we are studying the book of Philippians, please read chapters 1-4 in your Bible or Click Here to read them copy & paste this URL http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-december-5 Today's Message: Rejoice, In The Lord No matter what adversities we face, we do not have to let them control us. We can get through them all as we Rejoice, in the Lord knowing that Jesus is with us through it all. The book of Philippians is the 11th book of the New Testament, 50th book of the Bible, and contains 4 chapters. The author of the book/epistle (letter) is Paul and it was written to the church of Philippi. The purpose if the epistle was to present an appeal for Christian unity. What we are to learn from the epistle is that unity with Jesus brings us much joy. We do not have to look very far to see adversity everywhere, people are losing jobs, businesses, and homes all over the country. The crime rate... (more)

Middle East News
Yet Another Financial Scandal
Yet Another Financial Scandal Head of Israel-focused equity fund admits bribing New York State officials By Sharon Shpurer and Ram Dagan, TheMarker Correspondents, and News Agencies Elliott Broidy of Markstone Capital Partners handed out gifts worth $1m to win $250m investment from N.Y. State pension fund. The chairman of private equity fund Markstone Capital Partners, which centers its operations in Israel, has pleaded guilty to charges that he gave out close to $1 million in illegal gifts in order to secure a $250 million investment from the New York State pension fund. Elliott Broidy has resigned all of his operational and supervisory roles at Markstone, and has been replaced as chairman by Dan Gillerman, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and former chairman of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce. The California venture capitalist made an unannounced appearance in a Manhattan courtroom to admit to a felony charge of rewarding official... (more)