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Pidgin as the new rave
::Nigerian Ginger's Writing Pad:: | August 25th 2009 by Gingerol Ginger
Wazobia FM is broadcast in Pidgin English or what some call “Broken-English”, even though some will ask what is “broken” about a language beloved of millions of people. The fact is that Wazobia is now the new rave in town. Not rave as in a read more
Sort n' Learn Pelican Toy Testing
CrAzY Working Mom | August 25th 2009 by CrAzY Working Mom
Picking toys is not easy and there is a toy website called ebeanstalk, dedicated to selecting good, safe baby toys. BUT they need help from moms like me to help pick the toys. My family was chosen as a toy tester for a toy called Sort n' Learn Pelic read more
Roses and Romance
Notes From A Charmed Life | August 25th 2009 by Cupids Charm
Did you know that flowers have a language all their own? The term is Floriography and it was very popular during Victorian times.Just by sending various flowers or floral arrangements, you could express feelings and sentiments that were otherwise uns read more
¿HABLAS ESPAÑOL? Officers practicing Spanish to improve communi…
Translation Blog | August 24th 2009 by Paulina
The language barrier in St. Joseph between English- and Spanish-speaking communities is being broken down in small steps. St. Joseph Police Department training officer Marla Wilson said in an effort to bridge the cultural gap, 15 officers, as well as read more
DOCTOR 3
Diarrhea Island | August 23rd 2009 by Marianne
Oh, Sunday. Of course. Of course it is a Sunday when my toe starts feeling markedly worse, the one I thought was broken. Now I am walking like a derf, which is incredibly inconvenient and useless, as I have no handicapped sticker on my car . So off t read more
Commercials gone wrong Or Close your eyes Kids
Tales from the Quiver | August 22nd 2009 by Michelle Balog
I know lots of families are for going television these days citing the obscene language and questionable content. We have 3 tvs ourselves. We only bought 1, which we promptly broke. Thankfully (as thankful as one can be when something is broken) i read more
Joe Budden - Mood Swings
RapidRipz | August 22nd 2009 by RapidRipz
Joe Budden - Mood Swings1. Gangsta Party (Feat. Nate Dogg)2. Corners3. 12 O'Clock (Feat. Marques Houston)4. Hottest In Da Hood5. Stunt6. 3 Sides 2 A Story7. Nobody Loves Me (Feat. Stack Bundles)8. Future9. Yo Yo Yo10. Are You In The Mood Yet11. We Go read more
Make the Other Person Feel Important and do it Sincerely
Better Interpersonal Communication | August 22nd 2009 by Wenbin
'How to make people like you instantly. In my previous post "How to Win Friends and Influence People", we have explored the first five ways to make people like you, and they are1. Become genuinely interested in other people.2. Smile.3. Remember that read more
Taking It Too Far: Verb and Adjective Clouds
Stubborn Mule | August 21st 2009 by Sean Carmody
I will freely admit that I am now going overboard, but commenter Lettuce All Rejoice asked what the Rudd word cloud would look like if it was broken down into nouns, verbs and adjectives. Fortunately, the Stanford Natural Language Processing Group ma read more
100TH POST
Sketch of a Season | August 20th 2009 by Emilie
Photograph on singlet from White on the Street Photographs on envelopes from Broken Treasures, The Weekender, Found Treasures, The Language of Clothes and By the Window Photographs on canvases from Crazy Eyes To celebrate post number one hundred, I&# read more
Enagagement Shoot: Oz + Lee
The Wedding Cabaret | August 20th 2009 by Mara
Photography: The Last Forty PercentThe Last Forty Percent Snippet: They sat in her parent’s living room. In silence. Not sure who should speak first. And so they all just stared at each other. The room was filled with nerves and excitement. Hopes a read more
Fwd: China should break up India ??
Aum | August 20th 2009 by dr jayanti bhadesia
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Hitendra Joshi(Gmail) <bhagava@gmail.com>Date: Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 7:52 PM Subject: China should break up India ??To: "Hitendra Joshi(Gmail)" <bhagava@gmail.com>Below is the link to read more
Give Assist on 'Iona Verbal' to Moevao & His Mom
Polynesian Football Players (PFP) | August 18th 2009 by jodatoa
BEAVER NATION AND recruiting fans by now have undoubtedly read the news from yesterday, broken by Scout.com's Chris Fetters, that OSU added fast chargin' DT Happy Iona to their '10 class. Iona first began flying high on the Beavs after his OSU camp e read more
"Coming to America".
field-negro | August 17th 2009
I always wanted to be able to speak at least three different languages, fluently. Sure, like a lot of folks, I can get by with a little Spanish and a little French. But I can't honestly say that I can speak another language fluently. (Jamaican Patoi read more
Difference - HTML and XHTML
Best Blog Tricks | August 16th 2009
When inserting codes into the Blogger template, page element, or blog post, you may have seen error messages that the code could not be parsed, was not well-formed, was broken, or that the elements were not closed properly. These errors can be corre read more
China Strategist suggests to Break up India by 2015
Musings of An Insomniac | August 15th 2009 by navinsabharwal
Almost coinciding with the 13th round of Sino-Indian border talks (New Delhi [ Images ], August 7-8, 2009), an article (in the Chinese language) has appeared in China captioned 'If China takes a little action, the so-called Great Indian Federation ca read more
How to Build an Intimate Relationship with Jesus
Christianity - General | August 14th 2009
For several years as a young believer, I longed for the kind of intimate relationship with Jesus that I'd heard others speak about and had sensed in my heart was possible. Yet, I didn't how to get close to a God I couldn't see or touch. Initially, I read more
Custom Error 404 Page : 10 Tips To Create Custom Error 404 Page
Internet Marketing Insights | August 10th 2009 by Radhakrishnan
• Create a custom error 404 page with the same look and feel with the navigation links as the rest of your site.• Write the error message in plain language which can be understandable to even a non-technical user. Use friendly and apologetic lang read more
Frustrating phases in language learning - How to focus your effor…
International Insider | August 9th 2009 by Jason Sharp
Language acquisition can be broken down into phases. There may be many ways to differientiate phases, but I find stages of frustration the most revealing. Each stage is frustrating in a different way based on patterns in language learning, and t read more
Positive Way Contest 2009
Hell Or High Water | August 9th 2009 by Beth
The Positive Way Relationship and Self-Development Contest 2009 is now open.Original stories and essays which teach self and relationship development are sought. Entries may be non fiction, allegorical fiction or instructional fiction. Topics parti read more
Sunday Prayer
Jaymie Thorne's Personal Musings | August 9th 2009
Awoke this morning, to my surprise I had stumbled off the map hiking along an empty trail feeling isolated and ignored connections like shattered glass shards dangerous to the touch fractured language as broken tree limbs not strong enough to hold me read more
5 AMAZING Ebooks on how to learn PHP
STOP OK DOWNLOAD | August 8th 2009 by pavan
SAMS Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutesby Chris NewmanAre you one of those people who think there isn't anything substantial that you can do in only 10 minutes? Think again. Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes is a no-fluff, just-the-answers guide to read more
FROM MY BROWN EYED VIEW 08/08/09
My Brown Eyed View | August 8th 2009 by Deborah White
I did not watch the local news cast when I came home from work. I am trying to give myself a rest from too much racially aroused overload. I opted to play a couple of games and to take a nap instead.So, imagine my surprise when I discover that an eld read more
Schizophrenia
DTV on Science | August 6th 2009
Schizophrenia is a mental disease which causes hallucinations and other mental disorders classically associated with insanity. One symptom is disorganized behavior (Wikipedia examples include dressing inappropriately and crying frequently). Delusio read more
I Really Want to Call You A Ni@@er: Obama Citizenship Debate…
When I Write | August 6th 2009 by James
Okay, so let me get this straight, a person with broken English is leading the “birthers” movement? You CANNOT be f@cking serious. I’m sorry for the language, but this is beyond outlandish. My friends from the right and/or fringe, O read more
Breathless: a stunning nether world
Cinema Takes | August 4th 2009 by Kevin Rennie
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009Breathless (Ddongpari) is a stunning film, in both senses of the word. It leaves you feeling battered around the head and awed by the boldness of its themes.An unlikely group share a Korean barbeque: a girl i read more
Review: Anne Rice - The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty
Leontine's Book Realm | August 4th 2009 by Leontine
~click on the cover to buy a copy~Paperback: 272 pagesPublisher: Plume (May 1, 1999)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0452281423ISBN-13: 978-0452281424Summary:In the traditional folktale of 'Sleeping Beauty,' the spell cast upon the lovely young princess an read more
What's with the pish? and other linguistic miscellany
Detectives Beyond Borders | August 3rd 2009 by Peter Rozovsky
Events have turned my mind toward language and its uses.First, the good people at St. Martin's/Minotaur Books sent Inspector Ghote's First Case, a prequel to H.R.F. Keating's long-running series. Then a discussion here turned to the odd happenings wh read more
I hate to sound like a broken record, but. . . .
The Writer's Daily Grind | August 3rd 2009 by Anne Gilbert
The conversation on one of my e-mail lists, regarding historical accuracy in historical novels, sputters on from time to time. It seems to be dying down for the moment, but something will cause it to flare up again. I'm not out to change read more
Chinese Whispers - 5 min fillers {游戏学英语}
a cLiL to cLiMB | August 3rd 2009 by Chiew
All teachers will be aware that it's always best to have too much prepared than too little, so it's always handy to have a stock of 5-minute fillers in your resource mind bag. One of the popular ones is Chinese Whispers, a game often played by childr read more
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