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When someone says “So tell me about yourself”

You’re like: What do I say?

 “Oh my God, Who am I?”

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heykaybee3: K. Sello Duiker April 13, 1974 – January 19, 2005 Rest in peace, and happy birthday.

heykaybee3:

K. Sello Duiker

April 13, 1974 – January 19, 2005

Rest in peace, and happy birthday.

awesomethingsandsuch: Bromance vs. Homosexuality

awesomethingsandsuch:

Bromance: Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males or the close, non-sexual relationship between two men. Bromance breaks down the usual gender qualities assigned to men as being closed off, non-affectionate, and unloving towards other men out of fear it will make…

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FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - UN says 500,000 flee Libya fighting

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The Daily Maverick :: Reporter's notebook: At 'Kill the Boer' case, witness tells of Malema's dark threat of mass violence

In legalese, the term “mens rea” refers to intention, motive and means to commit a crime. It seems it will form a fulcrum in the landmark case of AfriForum vs Malema J before the Equality Court. On the first day the court heard chilling testimony about Malema’s intention to kill AfriForum members if they marched on Luthuli House – as happened when IFP members marched in 1994 and 19 were gunned down

(via The Daily Maverick :: Swaziland April 12 uprising: reports from the ground)

(via The Daily Maverick :: Swaziland April 12 uprising: reports from the ground)

The Daily Maverick :: Swaziland April 12 uprising: reports from the ground

Confusion reigned in Manzini, as police rounded up protesters and organisers (and more than a few journalists), only to release most again, often swiftly.

Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Syria, Yemen News Roundup: April 12 - all in one place pantslessprogressive: A Yemeni girl is held up by anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen on April 12, 2011. [Photo: Muhammed Muheisen / AP] Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Syria, Yemen News Roundup: April 12 Bahrain: List of people killed in Bahrain since 14th February | Bahrain Center for Human Rights Bahrain opposition figure ‘dies in custody’ | AJE Daughter of jailed Bahrain human rights activist says she’s on hunger strike until his release | AP Bahrain questions 3 reporters, may charge activist | Reuters Bahrain urged to drop charges against editor | AFP Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife | NY Times Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S.: CNN Report on Bahrain flawed U.S. Stays Mum as Bahrain Unleashes Brutal Crackdown | ProPublica Human Rights Watch: Suspicious Deaths in Custody Ivory Coast: Gunfire in Abidjan despite Gbagbo arrest | BBC EU urges national unity government in Ivory Coast | Reuters Obama Congratulates Ivory Coast’s Ouattara on Assuming Power | Bloomberg UN names Cote d’Ivoire rights probe team | AJE France sees no long military role in Ivory Coast | Reuters Group Sees Ivory Coast Sanctions Lifted Soon | Corruption Currents - WSJ New Leader Consolidates His Control In Ivory Coast | NY Times Search for Lasting Ivorian Peace Begins | AllAfrica Danger stalks streets of tired, angry Abidjan | Reuters Sen. Inofe defends Gbagbo with ‘happy face’ | TPM Why France must tread carefully in Ivory Coast | BBC Analysis: Ouattara unlikely to salve Ivorian wounds | Reuters Jordan: Jordan tries 81 over March 24 demonstration | AFP Jordan releases 4 jailed members of radical Islamist group in effort to stave off protests | AP Saudi Arabia: Why the United States should push Saudi Arabia toward democracy | PRI/WNYC Swaziland: Swaziland Police Beat, Arrest Protesters | VOA Swazi forces fire at crowds to halt anti-king protest | Reuters Unions’ Leadership Arrested | AllAfrica Swaziland security forces target journalists | Committee to Protect Journalists University of Swaziland Students Unanimously Endorse Uprising | AllAfrica Syria: Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters | Guardian Syrian protesters ‘barred from medical care’ | AJE Syrian forces arrest 200 in rebellious town, says lawyer | Reuters Witnesses say Syrian gunmen attack 2 villages as regime tries to quell uprising | AP Syrian University Protests Violently Suppressed | NY Times Video shows Syria clash from two angles | The Lede No end in sight | The Economist Comment: White House finally condemns Syria | Guardian Yemen: Yemenis protest against mediation deal offering president immunity from prosecution | AP Yemen opposition seeks details on Gulf plan | Reuters Yemen protesters vow to stay in Sanaa square | AFP Argument: Who’s Really In the Yemeni Opposition, Anyway? | Foreign Policy Argument: Twilight of a Strongman | Foreign Policy

Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Syria, Yemen News Roundup: April 12 - all in one place

pantslessprogressive:

A Yemeni girl is held up by anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen on April 12, 2011. [Photo: Muhammed Muheisen / AP]

Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Syria, Yemen News Roundup: April 12

Bahrain:

List of people killed in Bahrain since 14th February | Bahrain Center for Human Rights

Bahrain opposition figure ‘dies in custody’ | AJE

Daughter of jailed Bahrain human rights activist says she’s on hunger strike until his release | AP

Bahrain questions 3 reporters, may charge activist | Reuters

Bahrain urged to drop charges against editor | AFP

Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife | NY Times

Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S.: CNN Report on Bahrain flawed

U.S. Stays Mum as Bahrain Unleashes Brutal Crackdown | ProPublica

Human Rights Watch: Suspicious Deaths in Custody

Ivory Coast:

Gunfire in Abidjan despite Gbagbo arrest | BBC

EU urges national unity government in Ivory Coast | Reuters

Obama Congratulates Ivory Coast’s Ouattara on Assuming Power | Bloomberg

UN names Cote d’Ivoire rights probe team | AJE

France sees no long military role in Ivory Coast | Reuters

Group Sees Ivory Coast Sanctions Lifted Soon | Corruption Currents - WSJ

New Leader Consolidates His Control In Ivory Coast | NY Times

Search for Lasting Ivorian Peace Begins | AllAfrica

Danger stalks streets of tired, angry Abidjan | Reuters

Sen. Inofe defends Gbagbo with ‘happy face’ | TPM

Why France must tread carefully in Ivory Coast | BBC

Analysis: Ouattara unlikely to salve Ivorian wounds | Reuters

Jordan:

Jordan tries 81 over March 24 demonstration | AFP

Jordan releases 4 jailed members of radical Islamist group in effort to stave off protests | AP

Saudi Arabia:

Why the United States should push Saudi Arabia toward democracy | PRI/WNYC

Swaziland:

Swaziland Police Beat, Arrest Protesters | VOA

Swazi forces fire at crowds to halt anti-king protest | Reuters

Unions’ Leadership Arrested | AllAfrica

Swaziland security forces target journalists | Committee to Protect Journalists

University of Swaziland Students Unanimously Endorse Uprising | AllAfrica

Syria:

Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters | Guardian

Syrian protesters ‘barred from medical care’ | AJE

Syrian forces arrest 200 in rebellious town, says lawyer | Reuters

Witnesses say Syrian gunmen attack 2 villages as regime tries to quell uprising | AP

Syrian University Protests Violently Suppressed | NY Times

Video shows Syria clash from two angles | The Lede

No end in sight | The Economist

Comment: White House finally condemns Syria | Guardian

Yemen:

Yemenis protest against mediation deal offering president immunity from prosecution | AP

Yemen opposition seeks details on Gulf plan | Reuters

Yemen protesters vow to stay in Sanaa square | AFP

Argument: Who’s Really In the Yemeni Opposition, Anyway? | Foreign Policy

Argument: Twilight of a Strongman | Foreign Policy

(Source: pantslessprogressive, via soupsoup)

historicalfashion: Day dress | Kyoto Institute | c. 1855 Good grief, it’s a cross between a doily and a tea cosy! Scary stuff…

historicalfashion:

Day dress | Kyoto Institute | c. 1855

Good grief, it’s a cross between a doily and a tea cosy! Scary stuff…

(via fuckyeahvictorians)

Update from the Daily Maverick on 12 April Swaziland pro democracy protest

Pro-democracy groups in Swaziland hope to continue their protests in Manzini today, but it looks like the whole thing may just fizzle out as usual. The police have been doing a pretty good job of preventing them from gaining any real momentum, without acting so harshly as to provoke a backlash. Even so, the activists are promising to intensify their action, and stranger things have been known to happen, though not this far south.

From www.dailymaverick.co.za : First Thing with Phillip de Wet

Study links increase in time spent playing video games with decrease in time spent doing other stuff - Hayibo | Hayibo

ANC to replace Freedom Charter with Free Stuff Charter - Hayibo | Hayibo

The Daily Maverick :: Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo bagged

The Arab Centre for the independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACILJP), based in Egypt

I have received their newsletters for 5 years - they are holding interesting workshops at the moment in the current situation.

architizer: A Brief History of Moving Buildings, in light of the recent news that a Richard Neutra masterpiece was chopped up and moved across LA recently.

architizer:

A Brief History of Moving Buildings, in light of the recent news that a Richard Neutra masterpiece was chopped up and moved across LA recently.

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