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Le Blog de [Moi] reflects (Fr) on nudity and her taste for it: “Yes I confess, I am a fan of nudity. Not nudism mind you but nudity. When I come home from work, the ritual is the same: long hot shower and afterwards I dress like Eve. I.e. I don't wear anything. What pleasure. Then I lay down on the bed to practice my favorite activity these days… blogging. What did you think it would be?”
Of the eastern DRC's 85% vote for Kabila, UDPS Liege writes (Fr): “They are free to make that choice. (…) The eastern DRC opted to align themselves with the Rwandan subject to pillage the Congo and all those who collaborate with him will pay dearly for betraying the people.” The blog posts pictures of FARDC soldiers killed in the city of Sake on August 5 and construes them as evidence that Kabila will not necessarily bring peace.
Madagascar Croissance is looking for a way to vacation in Mahajunga, the “in” vacation spot, on a local's budget in Madagascar (Fr): ” All in all, with 51 euros, one can spend a standard vacation in Majunga (excluding superficial expenses of course) … But unfortunately that sum … represents the monthly salary of a simple government worker.”
Robin Thom has a lovely Flickr photoset called “HavanaWomen” — the title is self-explanatory.
Mora at Babalu Blog applauds Costa Rican president Oscar Arias's call for the democratisation of Cuba.
Eugenio Martínez Rodríguez receives an invitation to a meeting to discuss the establishment of Creative Commons Puerto Rico.
The blogger at Timorsunshine blog blames gossip for reoccurring trouble in the country. “It's strange that i should be saying this - but i think what the government needs is a great mouthpiece to spread its propaganda - or in a less biased way - spread INFORMATION. There's a lack of accurate information dissemination in this country - lots of people rely on LIA ANIN (”windy words”) or GOSSIP - and statements repeated through a chain of whispers until they become distorted and incendiary in some cases.”
Riffing off the Adidas jacket in which Fidel Castro was photographed this weekend, Luis M. Garcia mentions a friend who e-mailed to remind him that “when she was a teenager in Cuba - such capitalist attire was strictly forbidden at school. Wearing an Adidas t-shirt, let alone a jogging suit, was enough to have you branded “ideologically deviated”. Which was bad news.”
The Manicou reports that Trinidad & Tobago has won 72 medals in the World Championship of Performing Arts in Hollywood, California, adding “I have to admit though, I've never heard of the competition before.”
Jenny Carrasquillo wrote a blog post on a subject that most people don't talk about… How to Travel In Panama…good advice, really interesting. Business people investing in Panama and general tourists will appreciate what this article has to offer specially if you're a Real Estate investor which spends a lot of time going to the airport and travelling around, even if you're a backpacker you will appreciate these observations.
As they say here, Morsy is the first presidential candidate ever to run for presidency against his will, and people...
What the f***? A african man again...why people want to deleted on the worldwide Africans or Black mens?!... Really outrageous. France is maybe...
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In my opinion, the only slang from this list which is falling out of vogue is the nickname of Medvedev...
I'm from Russia, use internet daily, and I didn't know half of these words. The other slang words are not...