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<title><![CDATA[Privacy and other Issues with MIL]]></title>
<link>http://kenyanenigma.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/privacy-and-other-issues-with-mil/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kenyanenigma</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[My big issue is privacy. MIL is the biggest factor. I cannot do anything without her commenting or a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>My big issue is privacy. MIL is the biggest factor. I cannot do anything without her commenting or asking questions. Comments on just about every single thing. Who was that on the phone, why don&#8217;t you cut the veggies like this, is that papaya sweet and on and on and on. I hate being in the same room as she is. There is no malice in her heart of course, its just the way she is, just the way she communicates. I wish her no evil but I just wish I didn&#8217;t have to live with her. I wish I had my own place.<br />
This morning she just came into my room without knocking on the door first. This is despite a conversation between hubby and her some years ago to the effect that actually I close the room door for a reason and its not to have anyone just barge in when they feel like. At the time she didn&#8217;t seems to have grasped the concept and kept on coming into the room without knocking, oh but only when I was alone in it. She wouldn&#8217;t dare when hubby was with me.<br />
She also likes to be in control of everything in the house. She has to have her say in how we raise our kids. Its almost like she&#8217;s the mum and we&#8217;re just the househelp whom she orders around. I&#8217;m just so fed up I cry sometimes.<br />
But how do I tell hubby this? What will he do anyway? What can he do. Its his mum. There&#8217;s no way he&#8217;s going to find us another place and leave her alone. In that way I agree with him. In Islam it is taught that if you have the chance to look after your parents, that is one of the biggest things you can do in life. God will reward you for this. Plus I couldn&#8217;t drag the kids away from their grandma. It is a blessing for them to have her in their lives. So once again I guess I&#8217;m the only one with the problem here and there doesn&#8217;t seem to be away out of it.<br />
I wish God would bring the perfect solution to this.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Beginning]]></title>
<link>http://kenyanenigma.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/the-beginning/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kenyanenigma</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the start of a blog where I shall expend my frustrations and angers because I have so m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Here&#8217;s the start of a blog where I shall expend my frustrations and angers because I have so much built up and I find myself at a point where I need an outlet that won&#8217;t cause the kind of complications that talking with the family would. This is because the frustrations are perhaps as a result of my inability to stay with my in laws. I like my privacy, I like having the house to myself sometimes, I like being in control of things in my house. Staying with the in laws is not a setting I am used to. I hate it. I wish I had my own place with just hubby and kids but then again I don&#8217;t know how I would manage running the house and cooking and going to work at the same time. I especially cannot leave the kids to the househelp, they are so untrustworthy and unreliable. The only solution would be to stop work but that cannot happen, we depend on my income to meet some expenses. So I guess I am stuck here, for a while at least. Why can&#8217;t I accept that? There are so many people with real worries. Why can&#8217;t I just be thankful for what I have? I hate this. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Never A Holiday Really, Except This Time]]></title>
<link>http://jonmcleanpcv.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/never-a-holiday-really-except-this-time/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>unteer</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Most all education institutes in Kenya follow a three on, one off, schedule for their school year. T]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most all education institutes in Kenya follow a three on, one off, schedule for their school year. T]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[1000giri - 19yo Cute Cosplay Babe - Lamu - Uncensored]]></title>
<link>http://tbbackup.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/1000giri-19yo-cute-cosplay-babe-lamu-uncensored/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lugares para visitar no Kenya - Parte 1]]></title>
<link>http://fabiompalves.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lugares-para-visitar-no-kenya-parte-1/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fabiompalves</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fabiompalves.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/lugares-para-visitar-no-kenya-parte-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[O Kenya e um pais muito turístico. Apesar de não ser um pais com grandes dimensões territoriais, ain]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[O Kenya e um pais muito turístico. Apesar de não ser um pais com grandes dimensões territoriais, ain]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Et vous, vous étiez déguisé en quoi pour Yelloween?]]></title>
<link>http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/et-vous-vous-etiez-deguise-en-quoi-pour-yelloween/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Yellow Kid</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Que l&#8217;on fête Halloween ou non, impossible d&#8217;y réchapper. Que ce soit les mecs complètem]]></description>
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<p>Que l&#8217;on fête <strong>Halloween</strong> ou non, impossible d&#8217;y réchapper. Que ce soit les mecs complètement bourrés qui trainent leur cape pailletée dans leur propre vomi sur le quai du métro, les étudiantes américaines qui boivent des bouteilles de vin rouge en essayant de ne pas perdre leurs oreilles de lapin ou les enfants maquillés et complètement égarés au milieu de cette jungle hostile, mettre un pied dehors samedi soir dernier était déjà une aventure en soi.</p>
<p>Personnellement, vu que les Transformers <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0jvHOhWBc" target="_blank">c&#8217;était déjà pris</a>, j&#8217;ai opté pour le costume extravagant du mec qui pensait qu&#8217;Halloween, c&#8217;était le lendemain. Si vous pensez que vous avez fait mieux que moi, n&#8217;hésitez à poster des liens dans les comments.</p>
<p>Et si vous êtes restés chez vous devant l&#8217;émission paranormale de Dechavanne en vous demandant ce que vous avez raté, voici un aperçu des costumes cainris les plus fous, de Beyoncé en Spider-Woman à Jay-Z en Jason, en passant par des anonymes complètement dingues. <strong>Trick or Treat</strong>?</p>
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<p><strong>Beyoncé</strong> en Spider-Woman (un instant, j&#8217;ai cru que c&#8217;était Shakira déguisée en Beyoncé déguisée en Spider-Woman)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4934" title="halloween beyonce" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-beyonce.jpg" alt="halloween beyonce" width="349" height="525" /></p>
<p><strong>Jay-Z</strong> en Jason (je suis sur qu&#8217;il a choisi Jason pour la rime. En tout cas c&#8217;est con parce qu&#8217;on voit quand même ses grosses lèvres à travers le masque)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4935" title="halloween jay z" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-jay-z.jpg" alt="halloween jay z" width="450" height="677" /></p>
<p><strong>Tyrese</strong> en cosmonaute (une autre conséquence du décalage temporel des <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/yellow-carpet-special-mtv-video-music-awards-09/" target="_blank">VMA</a>s)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4936" title="halloween tyrese" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-tyrese.jpg" alt="halloween tyrese" width="500" height="667" /></p>
<p><strong>Khloe Kardashian </strong>et<strong> Lamar Odom</strong> en Batman &#38; Catwoman (Lamar, passé 8 ans, ça marche plus ce genre de costumes)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4937" title="35353PCN_Halloween" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-odom-kardashian.jpg" alt="35353PCN_Halloween" width="500" height="750" /></p>
<p><strong>Jermaine Dupri / B.Cox / Nelly</strong> en stewards (ou la croisière s&#8217;amuse, au choix)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4938" title="halloween ocean 5" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-ocean-5.jpg" alt="halloween ocean 5" width="480" height="546" /></p>
<p><strong>Kim Kardashian </strong>et<strong> Reggie Bush</strong> en bandits des années 50 (qui ont l&#8217;air de s&#8217;être remis ensemble en traître)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4939" title="halloween kardashian bush" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-kardashian-bush.jpg" alt="halloween kardashian bush" width="460" height="462" /></p>
<p><strong>Mariah Carey </strong>et<strong> Nick Cannon </strong>en anges (pense à l&#8217;argent Nick, pense à l&#8217;argent)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4940" title="halloween mariah nick" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-mariah-nick.jpg" alt="halloween mariah nick" width="412" height="600" /></p>
<p><strong>Shyne </strong>en Black Elvis (en plus grâce à son explusion, on a pu découvrir un nouveau pays, le Belize)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4941" title="halloween shyne barrows" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-shyne-barrows.jpg" alt="halloween shyne barrows" width="500" height="209" /></p>
<p><strong>Rihanna </strong>en Lamu (ou en Tony des céréales Frosties après 5 verres)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4942" title="halloween rihanna coco" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-rihanna-coco.jpg" alt="halloween rihanna coco" width="500" height="790" /></p>
<p><strong>Jessica Alba </strong>en Dora l&#8217;Exploratrice (des coups à devenir pédophile)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4943" title="35353PCN_Halloween" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-jessica-alba.jpg" alt="35353PCN_Halloween" width="420" height="630" /></p>
<p><strong>Slim Thug</strong> en Jay-Z (bizarre de se déguiser en autre rappeur, mais bon mieux vaut un costume de Jay-Z que de Rick Ross)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4944" title="halloween slim thug" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-slim-thug.jpg" alt="halloween slim thug" width="500" height="700" /></p>
<p><strong>T-Pain</strong> en Diddy (enfin, vu que c&#8217;est <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/yellow-exclusive-cassie-montre-ses-seins-perces/" target="_blank">Cassie nue</a> sur son T-Shirt, c&#8217;est ce que j&#8217;en déduis)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4945" title="halloween t pain" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-t-pain.jpg" alt="halloween t pain" width="430" height="594" /></p>
<p><strong>Terrence J </strong>et <strong>Rocsi </strong>de 106&#38;Park en Lil Wayne et Lady Gaga (même si on dirait plutôt Stevie Wonder)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4946" title="halloween terrence j rocsi" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-terrence-j-rocsi.jpg" alt="halloween terrence j rocsi" width="480" height="640" /></p>
<p><strong>Game</strong> a essayé de se déguiser en <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/pour-les-fetichistes-le-mohair-est-le-nouveau-latex/" target="_blank">fétichiste en mohair</a> mais il a été pris par le temps</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4947" title="halloween the game" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-the-game.jpg" alt="halloween the game" width="450" height="450" /></p>
<p><strong>Rosa Acosta </strong>en infirmière (et qu&#8217;on vienne pas me faire croire que la taille importe peu)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4948" title="halloween rosa acosta" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-rosa-acosta.jpg" alt="halloween rosa acosta" width="492" height="800" /></p>
<p><strong>Lil Wayne</strong> en virus du Sida (parce que la grippe A c&#8217;était déjà <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/yellow-carpet-special-halloween/" target="_blank">pris</a>)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4949" title="halloween lil wayne" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-lil-wayne.jpg" alt="halloween lil wayne" width="500" height="616" /></p>
<p><strong>Barack Obama </strong>en Georges Lucas (juste pour le kif d&#8217;avoir Chewbacca et un Stormtrooper comme garde du corps)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4950" title="Was2683526" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-obama.jpg" alt="Was2683526" width="500" height="361" /></p>
<p><strong>DJ Battle </strong>en Lincoln Burrows de Prison Break (tout s&#8217;explique, enfin)</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4960" title="halloween-dj-battle-lincoln-burrows" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-dj-battle-lincoln-burrows.jpg" alt="halloween-dj-battle-lincoln-burrows" width="321" height="800" /></p>
<p><strong>Et les anonymes aussi ne sont pas en reste, avec des costumes de dingues:</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4951" title="halloween amber rose" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-amber-rose.jpg" alt="halloween amber rose" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4952" title="halloween tortue ninja" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-tortue-ninja.png" alt="halloween tortue ninja" width="452" height="526" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4959" title="halloween-seins-ouverts-monstre" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-seins-ouverts-monstre.jpg" alt="halloween-seins-ouverts-monstre" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4953" title="halloween social network" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-social-network.jpg" alt="halloween social network" width="500" height="751" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4954" title="Soiree Art Awards" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-bleu.jpg" alt="Soiree Art Awards" width="500" height="690" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4955" title="halloween rice krispies" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-rice-krispies.jpg" alt="halloween rice krispies" width="500" height="746" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4956" title="halloween cochone" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-cochone.jpg" alt="halloween cochone" width="500" height="746" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4957" title="halloween pussy" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-pussy.jpg" alt="halloween pussy" width="400" height="325" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4958" title="halloween fesses cul" src="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/halloween-fesses-cul.jpg" alt="halloween fesses cul" width="500" height="313" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nas ruas estreitas de Lamu]]></title>
<link>http://fabiompalves.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/nas-ruas-estreitas-de-lamu/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fabiompalves</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Lamù: un mistero all'itagliana]]></title>
<link>http://zzavettoni.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/lamu-un-mistero-allitagliana/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zzavettoni</dc:creator>
<guid>http://zzavettoni.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/lamu-un-mistero-allitagliana/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lamù, o &quot;della scoperta della femmina&quot;. Complice la programmazione notturna di Radio Deeja]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_1574" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 346px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1574 " title="430_01_03_07_2_00_48" src="http://zzavettoni.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/430_01_03_07_2_00_48.jpg" alt="Lamù, o &#34;della scoperta della femmina&#34;." width="336" height="365" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lamù, o &#34;della scoperta della femmina&#34;.</p></div>
<p>Complice la programmazione notturna di Radio Deejay (e colpevole un momento di rara noia marchiato Radio 24, la base di partenza dell&#8217;autoradio), mercoledì sera un&#8217;Honda Civic traballava in zona Vimercate con &#8220;Boyband&#8221; a volume più che discutibile. Quella &#8220;Boyband&#8221;, quella dei <em>Velvet</em>, il fu gruppo della Roma Capoccia.<br />
&#8220;Boyband&#8221;, una di quelle canzoni per cui ti trovi a nascondere vergognosamente l&#8217;apprezzamento e dopo quasi dieci anni scopri da dove parte il tutto. Parte da Urusei Yatsura, che di sicuro non si scrive così, ma ho seicento finestre di Firefox aperte e sacrificarne un&#8217;ennesima per recuperare il titolo originale di Lamù non è proprio fattibile. Per amor di precisione: l&#8217;attacco della sigla italiana di Lamù, quel &#8220;uou-uou&#8221; che precede l&#8217;amore &#8220;strano e bruciante&#8221; e soprattutto il sempre più sorprendente &#8220;com&#8217;è difficile stare al mondo&#8221; che testimoniava l&#8217;illuminata superiorità di</p>
<p>E qui finisce il post che credevo avrei scritto e invece si è mutato in qualcosa di differente.</p>
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La sigla di Lamù, la sigla originale (suppongo, oltretutto, che non ne esistano altre in italiano) spedita nell&#8217;aere negli anni &#8216;80 e il mistero che la circonda. Perché nel grande mondo wikipediato di Internet, nessuno sa chi diavolo abbia scritto il testo, chi abbia ideato la musica, chi abbia suonato e cantato quel minuto e mezzo. Si sa che è avanti, talmente avanti da essere scomparso prima che lo facesse la stessa Mina. Da essere probabilmente arrivato alla visione e al travaso di conoscenza esistenziale da 2001 Odissea nello Spazio. Da aver messo piede sul pianeta Natale di Lamù, perché, e questo è certo, sul nostro pare introvabile.<br />
Prima di addentrarmi ulteriormente in quello che, a questo punto, diventa insindacabilmente uno dei tanti misteri italiani al pari di Ustica e Vincenzo Mollica, ho ritenuto cosa saggia rivolgermi a un esperto nel campo delle &#8220;cazzate tra gli anni &#8216;70 e &#8216;80, tanto più se popolari&#8221;: Andrea Babich.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Zave</strong>: Babich, importante. Chi ha scritto e/o cantato la sigla di Lamù?<br />
<strong>Babich</strong>: e bravo&#8230; arrivi tu e ti poni il problema. Ci sono 253 pagine di discussione sul forum delle sigle TV. Non scherzo, dopo Paul is Dead, è il più grande complotto della storia della musica.</p></blockquote>
<p>Proprio così, se quindi siete al di dentro della faccenda, andatevene ora con aria di giustificata superiorità: non sto per dire alcunché di nuovo. Se come me avete sempre e solo fissati inebetiti le curve di Lamù e in fase adulta siete tornati amorevolmente a celebrare la cinica allegrezza di quei novanta secondi, senza domandarvi altro&#8230; rimanete tranquilli. La spuma nera da 100 non ce l&#8217;ho, ma forse qualcosa si può fare lo stesso.</p>
<div id="attachment_1563" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 394px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1563 " title="038 Tele Capri - Capri resized" src="http://zzavettoni.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/038-tele-capri-capri-resized.jpg" alt="Telecapri: e Costantino si nasconde." width="384" height="172" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Telecapri: e Costantino si nasconde.</p></div>
<p><strong>Fatto 1</strong><br />
La canzone non finisce. Come la stragrande maggioranza delle sigle dell&#8217;epoca, anche quella di Lamù viene amputata dal coltellaccio delle esigenze televisive, per fare posto al titolo dell&#8217;episodio e all&#8217;episodio stesso. O forse no? O forse non sono state le esigenze televisive, ma quelle di &#8220;buon costume&#8221;? Qualcuno, negli anni, ha tirato fuori una storiella per cui il testo (che si [non] conclude con &#8220;e io tremo perché so&#8230;&#8221;) avrebbe proseguito con un assai laico &#8220;che lo sguardo sul tuo seno poserò&#8221;, per poi lanciarsi in altre azzardate allusioni sessuali. Il Circoletto degli Studiosi di Sigle ha da tempo sconfessato questa artificiosa verità che, invero, mi avrebbe spinto definitivamente ad abbandonare tutto, dedicando quel che rimane dell&#8217;esistenza terrena alla ricerca dell&#8217;autore. Perché sì.<br />
Invece no, pare non fossero quelle le parole. D&#8217;altronde, è altrettanto vero che non esiste traccia alcuna della versione completa della canzone. E dire che viviamo in un&#8217;epoca già graziata dal progetto di alcuni studenti del politecnico di Torino che, sul finire degli anni &#8216;90, raccolsero in formato .mp3 una quintalata di sigle dei cartoni animati. Rivelando quello che magari tutti si erano chiesti e nessuno, in cuor proprio, avrebbe voluto sapere: come diavolo va a finire il testo della musichetta di Ken il Guerriero. Naturalmente ora è roba vecchia, va a finire con la &#8220;magia blu&#8221;, santiddio.<br />
Con Lamù non è così, le versioni della sigla che si spingono oltre il minuto e mezzo sono tutte posticce, creazioni di bassa lega di qualche buontempone degli anni Zeros. Nulla, il mistero.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_1564" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 318px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1564" title="antenna 3 LOMBARDIA vecchio logo" src="http://zzavettoni.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/antenna-3-lombardia-vecchio-logo.jpg" alt="antenna 3 LOMBARDIA vecchio logo" width="308" height="252" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Nemmeno la ricca pianura padana può aiutare.</p></div>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Fatto 2</strong><br />
Chi diavolo ha scritto quel testo? Chi l&#8217;ha cantata? Perché ha sentito la necessità di non prendersi alcuna responsabilità e, anzi, ha deciso di non lasciare alcuna sua traccia tracciabile su questo triste pianeta? Qualcuno, arrivato a questo punto, invocherà un&#8217;indagine presso la SIAE. E farebbe solo bene, concettualmente ci siamo. Ma la verità è che nemmeno la SIAE può farci nulla: nei suoi registri non compare alcun simpatico motivetto simile a quello trasmesso per lanciare il cartone animato della Takahashi. Qualcuno ha fatto il giornalista vero, si è segnato il nome della società di riferimento nei &#8220;credits&#8221; finali del cartone, che riportano alla TBS: ovvero Telecapri. E come sapeva bene mia madre, Telecapri mandava in onda Lamù. Anche quando ero troppo cresciuto (ma nemmeno tanto) per vederlo, anche quanto Antenna 3, Junior TV o chi per essi aveva smesso di omaggiarlo al bambino medio lombardo. Tornavo a casa dalla prima classe media inferiore e durante il pranzo solitario (gli altri avevano già pappato, ai tempi andavo già a scuola in centro a Milano e dovevo tornarmene a Vimodrone), era tutto un fiorire di Lamù. Almeno per quel che si vedesse di Telecapri dall&#8217;hinterland de&#8217; Milan.<br />
Comunque, Telecapri. E Telecapri era (è?) di Federico Costantino, che diventa, a un certo punto, l&#8217;indiziato principale delle indagini. Il mondo vuole sapere e Costantino è l&#8217;uomo che può dare le risposte, anche dal comune dell&#8217;isola campana, perché Costantino è prima sindaco di Capri e poi consigliere. Ma si fa negare a vita.<br />
La ridda di informazioni/soffiate/finte confessioni sconvolge il normale iter quotidiano di chiunque provi ad addentrarsi nello studio della vicenda: chiunque sa, tace. Chiunque può sapere, dice di non ricordare affatto.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Fatto 3</strong><br />
Come i <em>Rolling Stones </em>e i <em>Beatles</em>, la sigla di Lamù assurge a uno status mistico quando diventa oggetto della pratica più in voga di un tempo: il playback al contrario. Come sempre è questo il momento perfetto per aggiungere una dimensione religiosa e profanatrice alla questione, che si tinge di nero e rosso. I colori del diavolo. Naturalmente invocato tra le spire delle strofe della sigla, unitamente a versi in latino e inni a Zalisky Ippidemo. Che è poi la mutazione di &#8220;Com&#8217;è difficile stare&#8221;. Ma è questione di istanti e Zalisky Ippidemo viene iscritto nell&#8217;albo degli indiziati, come un potenziale autore di origini &#8220;russo-partenopee&#8221; e per questo di difficile (impossibile) identificazione.</p>
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<p>E qui, ora come ora, sin conclude il riassunto. Come quando finisci di vederti uno spettacolo di Paolini, te ne vai con la mente che rimbalza, gli occhi che cercano risposte e lo stomaco affamato di altro, di più, di verità. Come quando posi il libro inchiesta sui delitti mafiosi dello Stato, pretendi un secondo volume che dica che tutto è stato capito, tutto è stato chiarito, tutto è stato denunciato e il bene ha trionfato. Ma non è così. Il mondo di Internet, grazie al cielo, è in perenne evoluzione. Finché avrò respiro, mi aspetto che qualcun altro perda tempo e voglia nel fare luce sulla questione, mentre mi gratto amabilmente la pancia.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuelles de bolsas de cemento en Lamu]]></title>
<link>http://espafrigadget.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/fuelles-de-bolsas-de-cemento-en-lamu/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cativa</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Estuve en Lamu en junio, y me topé con un taller de metalurgia medio oculto tras la hilera de edific]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">Estuve en Lamu en junio, y me topé con un taller de metalurgia medio oculto tras la hilera de edificios más cercanos al camino principal que une Lamu Town con Shela. Dentro trabajaban sin descanso dos herreros, Adam Marabu y Abdul Ahmed, en la fabricación de un ancla nueva. Sin embargo, lo que me llamó la atención fueron los fuelles: habían cogido viejas bolsas de cemento y las habían conectado a tubos de metal en el suelo, para avivar el fuego de los hornos improvisados.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Este es un pequeño vídeo con algunas secuencias de los herreros trabajando:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/6002687" target="_blank">Fuelles de bolsas de cemento (AfriGadget)</a> de <a href="http://vimeo.com/whiteafrican" target="_blank">WhiteAfrican</a> en <a href="http://vimeo.com/" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Una de mis historias favoritas en AfriGadget es la de otro fuelle singular que encontré, esta vez en Nairobi, <a href="http://espafrigadget.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/reutilizacion-en-la-industria-siderurgica-no-oficial-keniata/">hecho con una bicicleta vieja</a>. Estos dos ejemplos demuestran lo que se puede hacer con tan poco. Demuestran cómo se puede improvisar con lo que se tiene a mano para salvar un obstáculo.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Adam y Abdul hacen todo tipo de artículos, pero me dijeron que su producción principal son las anclas, grandes y pequeñas (2000-5000/= o 26-65 dólares) [entre 18 y 46 €], así como escoplos e instrumentos para descascarar cocos. Fabrican muchas de las piececitas metálicas de los <em>dhow</em> de la zona, y también hacen marcos para las puertas y ventanas de las casas del pueblo. La verdad es que pueden hacer cualquier cosa que necesites, como lo haría un metalúrgico experimentado de cualquier otra parte del mundo. Lo verdaderamente asombroso es con qué lo hacen.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img title="Herreros y fuelles hechos con bolsas de cemento en Lamu, Kenia" src="http://www.afrigadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/DSC_0739-600x398.jpg" alt="Cement bag bellows and blacksmiths in Lamu Kenya" width="500" height="333" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Herreros y fuelles hechos con bolsas de cemento en Lamu, Kenia</p></div>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><em>Publicado por <strong>Erik Hersman</strong> en<br />
<a href="http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/09/01/cement-bag-bellows-in-lamu/">http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/09/01/cement-bag-bellows-in-lamu/</a></em></p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Cómo mejorar muchas cosas por diez euros al mes]]></title>
<link>http://elduendedelaradio.com/2009/08/28/como-mejorar-muchas-cosas-por-diez-euros-al-mes/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>El Duende de la Radio</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Rafael Selas es un JASP que ha entendido lo que son las prioridades... Regresaron de sus vacaciones ]]></description>
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<p>Regresaron de sus vacaciones la <strong>tía Clota</strong> y sus amigas, como había regresado antes el perplejo permanente llamado <strong>Homper</strong>. Nunca pasa nada, o ya vuelven los clásicos por do solían. Aunque siempre creamos que cada pausa veraniega da paso a un movimiento germinal.</p>
<p>De niño, Homper estaba convencido de que el año se dividía en dos mitades: el invierno frío, gris, monótono y, peor aún, colegial,  de su <strong>Madrid</strong> natal, y la otra mitad alegre y al aire libre, que transcurría en su lugar de veraneo. Sol, ríos o mar donde bañarse, juegos, aquellas chiquillas a las que de repente les apuntaban dos cerezas por debajo de su blusita, noches estrelladas, bailongos por las fiestas de finales de agosto, helados de mantecado más o menos gruesos,  desde los diez céntimos a la peseta, algún titiritero ambulante y, un caballito de cartón o un motorista de hojalata en la feria y sobre todo, nada de colegio. Al regreso a la mitad horrible del año –qué suerte, creer que el año se dividía en colegio y vacaciones- tenía la esperanza de que la vida en Madrid renacería distinta. Pero nunca cambiaba. Todo seguía igual.</p>
<p>-Nunca pasa nada, sobrino-remachó la tía Clota en el primer diálogo posveraniego que acaba de mantener Homper con ella- Y, si pasa, es para peor&#8230;¿También te vas a quedar pasmado porque te recuerde eso?</p>
<p>Le chafó el pesimismo anticipado de su tía, porque esta vez le iba a leer a distancia algo que a él, oh, sorpresa le había asombrado muy positivamente. En un suplemento del <strong>ABC</strong> de este mes de agosto había leído una entrevista con <strong>Rafael Selas, </strong>un madrileño que marchó a Estados Unidos con diecinueve años, hizo una prometedora carrera de productor y realizador  televisión y de discos y de repente sintió la llamada de lo que él llama “los niños rotos de África”. Con algunos de ellos aparecía  en la foto del ABC, barbado y sonriente, un rostro que recuerda vagamente al del <strong>Ché Guevara</strong>.</p>
<p>-Y es que este chico también es un revolucionario-le aclaró a la tía Clota-Ya ves, podría haberse convertido en un yuppy de los negocios, un empresario rico en España, y lo ha dejado todo  por echar una mano a los niños de <a href="http://www.deviajes.es/portucuenta/EL_ARCHIPIELAGO_DE_LAMU_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Lamu</strong></a>&#8230;Para que luego digas que los jóvenes  sólo piensan en divertirse.</p>
<p>Rafael Selas se instaló en Lamu, una isla al norte de <strong>Kenia</strong>. Desde su ONG llamada <strong>ANIDAN</strong> ya ha a creado un orfanato donde viven doscientos cincuenta niños, y se ocupa de que otros cien sean atendidos diariamente en el hospital pediátrico. Rafael es muy crítico con las ONG de grandes presupuestos y poco operativas, y prefiere optimizar sus recursos trabajando sobre el terreno para defender de la malaria y otras enfermedades a unos cuantos de sus <em>niños rotos. </em>Estudió en un colegio heredero del <strong>Instituto Escuela, </strong>y no recibió una gran  formación religiosa. Pero allí había un padre Ramiro con las ideas muy claras. Si no eres capaz de arreglar el mundo –decía el cura-  procura ayudar al menos al que tienes más cerca. Lamu está muy cerca, porque Rafael está allí.</p>
<p>-Caramba –musitó la tía Clota después de conocer la historia de Rafael Selas- ¿Y dices que es joven?&#8230;</p>
<p>Rafael Selas debe de estar en la treintena, y es otra clase de JASP (Jóvenes Aunque Suficientemente Preparados). Su caso dejó perplejo no sólo a Homper, sino también a la tía Clota, que, arrepentida de sus prejuicios, se ha dado de alta como socia de ANIDAM, con una cuota de sólo diez euros al mes.</p>
<p>-No es cierto que las cosas siempre cambien a peor, tía-concluyó Homper. Tú misma has mejorado mucho desde que conoces esta historia&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura]]></title>
<link>http://marcoleonardi1991.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Massi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[E dopo due settimane d’assenza tornano anche le nostre Comicsmate, che con la loro bellezza delizian]]></description>
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<p>E dopo due settimane d’assenza tornano anche le nostre <a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/categoria/comicsmate">Comicsmate</a>, che con la loro bellezza deliziano gli occhi di noi otaku! Questa settimana abbiamo voluto esagerare ed abbiamo scomodato quella che potremmo definire, senza mezzi termini, la “regina” delle Comicsmate, ovvero la mitica <strong>Lamù</strong> del manga <em>Urusei Yatsura</em> (nome originale della serie)!</p>
<p>Nata dalla matita “irriverente” della maestra <a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/tag/rumiko+takahashi">Rumiko Takahashi</a>, la bella aliena che tanto tormento ha dato al povero <em>Ataru Moroboshi</em> festeggia quest’anno i suoi primi 31 anni dalla prima apparizione su carta (parliamo del lontano 1978) e, per sdebitarci delle innumerevoli avventure che Lamù ci ha fornito nei suoi lunghi 9 anni di pubblicazione, abbiamo deciso di eleggerla a nostra Comicsmate. Ovviamente non vale la pena sottolineare i punti della trama di Urusei Yatsura che, alla pari di altri manga della Takahashi, racconta in maniera scanzonata e divertente le avventure dei protagonisti e i loro intrecci amorosi. Ed è bene ricordare che Urusei Yatsura ha vinto tantissimi premi importanti (tra cui il <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premio_Seiun">Premio Seiun</a> come miglior fumetto fantasy) che lo rendono, se ce ne fosse ancora bisogno, uno dei manga più importanti dell’editoria giapponese!</p>
<p>Di seguito potete dare un’occhiata a questa bella gallery di immagini dedicata alla mitica Lamù e, se notate bene, vedrete alcuni acetati originali usati per la serie animata!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/1"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime01.png" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="92" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/2"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime02.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="119" /> </a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/3"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime03.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="128" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/4"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime04.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="88" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/5"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime05.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="103" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/6"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime06.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="88" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/7"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime07.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="82" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/8"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime08.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="86" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/9"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime09.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="100" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/10"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime10.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="88" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/11"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime11.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/12"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime13.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="98" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/13"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime14.png" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="111" height="130" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/14"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime15.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="85" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/15"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime16.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="89" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/16"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime17.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="94" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/17"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime18.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="89" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/18"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime19.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="110" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/19"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime20.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="130" height="108" /></a><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/galleria/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/20"><img src="http://static.blogo.it/comicsblog/la-comicsmate-della-settimana-lamu-di-urusei-yatsura/thn_UruseiYatsuraLamUyLumimgsexygirlRumikoTakahashimangaanime21.jpg" alt="La Comicsmate della settimana - Lamù di Urusei Yatsura" width="112" height="130" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Family Trip 2 - Litoral do Quenia]]></title>
<link>http://saiporai.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/family-trip-2-litoral-do-quenia/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ate a fronteira, o onibus aguentou bem, apesar das paradas nao esperadas, para um onibus direto.  As]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ate a fronteira, o onibus aguentou bem, apesar das paradas nao esperadas, para um onibus direto.  Assim que entramos no Quenia, a estrada comecou a ficar ruim, e foi piorando. A poeira entrava por tudo, e ate caia da caixa de som. A Bibi ja tava com um bico gigante quando o onibus parou pela primeira vez. Mexeram um pouco e seguiu viagem. Numa outra parada ela decidiu ir ao banheiro, o famoso &#8220;bush toilete&#8221;.  Como era savana, e a vegetacao bem rasteira, tive que segurar uma canga para fazer &#8220;cabaninha&#8221;. Depois de seguidas paradas, o onibus quebrou de vez. Me irritei um pouco com as reclamacoes e falta de espirito de aventura (quando decidimos nao esperar para pegar o voo, sabiamos do risco), e fui ler dentro do onibus. Com tanto tempo de Africa, deixo varios detalhes passar. Para enriquecer um pouco mais, vou colocar aqui o e-mail que o Clau mandou para todos da familia la no Brasil:</p>
<p><em><strong>&#8221; &#8230; saimos de Arusha na Tanzania para Mombasa no Quenia. Que aventura&#8230;Da fronteria da Tanzania ate a cidade de Voi e uma estrada de terra absolutamente horrivel. O onibus que tomamos nada tem a ver com nosso padrao Marcopolo. Mas ao menos tinhamos poltronas individuais e que reclinavam razoavelmente. Mas a estrada tinha tantas panelinhas que o possante nao resistiu e quebrou no meio do nada. Depois de algumas tentativas soubemos que nao tinha como seguir viagem nele. Mandariam um outro que chegaria em 5 horas&#8230;A solucao foi parar o proximo onibus que apareceu e la fomos nos com todas as malas no corredor sobre sacos de farinha, batata, galinhas, etc&#8230; Cada um ficou num assento possivel com bagagem no colo e rodeados de tudo o que se possa imaginar. Na minha frente havia uma mulher com uma vasta cesta cheia de ervilhas e aproveitava para debulhar enquanto o onibus pulava pela estrada de po. Ao lado uma outra tirou uma panela de barro de um baita saco e pegava as cascas de ervilha pra levar pra casa. Nao cabendo nesta panela, tirou uma segunda do fundo do saco e encheu tb de cascas. No final socou tudo saco a dentro. Estava o Gui e eu na ultima fila com montanhas de malas e sacos nos separando da Bibi que estava uns 3 assentos adiante e a Monica que ficara mais pra frente do onibus sentada entre dois passageiros bem perfumados. E com as janelas fechadas. De vez em quando via que a Monica levantava o braco e eu respondia abanando pensando que tava dando tchau. Na terceira vez que levantou o braco vi que a cabeca dela tinha caido. Logo pensamos o Gui e eu que estava vomitando. Pulei por cima dos sacos e das malas do corredor pra chegar ate ela e ver que tinha desmaiado. O pssageiro do lado queria abrir a blusa dela pra respirar melhor. Cheguei em tempo de evitar e mandei abrir as janelas pra entrar um pouco de ar. Todos queriam saber o que tinha acontecido. Disse que era problema de pressao baixa. Logo o da fente me passou um cartao de medico de ervas. Neste meio tempo havia entrado no onibus um camelo que em altos berros apregoava remedios para o nariz, asma, figado, frebre amarela, etc&#8230; Ate ofereceu um po pra colocar na boca da Monica. Claro que nao aceitei. La atras perguntaram pra Bibi que havia acontecido. Ela disse: She&#8230;desmaiou. What? Is she died? No only e fez o gesto com a cabeca caindo pro lado. Enfim depois de algumas horas de peripecias chegamos a Voi. Mas nao sem antes pagar nova passagem no trecho que usamos o segundo onibus. Em Voi pegamos um taxi que nos levou finalmente a Mombasa.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p>Nao foi facil ver a Mae assim. Sei que ela tem pressao baixa, ja vi ela assim varias vezes, mas assusta. Alguns detalhes que o Clau nao mencionou: O taxi, depois de carregado, nao funcionou, por problemas de bateria. Ao pararmos para comprar bebidas, o motorista retirou rapidamente os adesivos da lataria do carro, pois nao tinha autorizacao para sair do municipio.</p>
<p>Mombasa surprendeu. Cidade festeira, cheia de Matatus (os dala-dala daqui) coloridos, com neons e dvds. Mesmo sendo de maioria Muculmana, noitadas que seguem ate o amanhecer. Entendi porque o Dimitri, frances que morava em Ibo-Mocambique, de vez em quando atravessava toda a Tanzania so para chegar ate aqui. Gostaria de ter passado mais tempo por aqui, terra que tambem ja foi dos portuqueses. Seguimos pela costa ate Malindi, passando por diversas praias que mais parecem um pedacinho da Italia. Nao, nao e por causa do visual, e sim pela quantidade de italianos que veraneiam aqui. Tudo que e placa e escrita em italiano, e ate os guardadores de carro falam italiano para se comunicar com os turistas. De la pegamos um Voo para Lamu. Inicialmente queria atravessar a africa da Africa do Sul ate Djibouti por terra, sem pegar aviao. A estrada nao era longa, mas era pior que a que passamos. Como nao estava mais sozinho, tinha que ser responsavel. De qualquer maneira faria uma volta pelos paisas do Leste da Africa e retornaria a Tanzania, e subiria tudo de novo por terra.</p>
<p>Ainda no &#8220;aeroporto&#8221;, comecei a conversar com um senhor alemao que puxou papo. Ele se interessou pela minha viagem, meus antigos empregos , minha formacao, dentre outras coisas. Falou que era consultor de hoteis, e que tambem lidava com o mercado imobiliario. Contei das minhas novas empreitadas junto com o Geraldo, e ate falamos de precos e oportunidades no Brasil. Chegando na pequena pista de pouso, ele contou que ja havia vendido mais de 600.000 casas/terrenos durante a vida dele. Achei meio forcado, mas seguimos juntos ate Lamu, que fica em outra ilha. O barco estava o esperando, com toda uma comitiva. Ele nos deixou num bom hotel e falou que recomendava. Nos convidou para ir ate a casa dele em algum dos dias que estivessemos por ali.</p>
<div id="attachment_379" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-379" title="chegada Lamu" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/chegada-lamu.jpg" alt="Chegada em Lamu" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Chegada em Lamu</p></div>
<p>No hotel colocamos a negociacao/choradeira para funcionar. Depois de espremer no preco, pediram para ligar para o dono para ver se era possivel. Nao e que o tal do alemao que era o dono!!!</p>
<p>A chegada em Lamu e impressionante, cidade mais medieval que a Stone Town de Zanzibar. Alias, tentam comparar as duas ilhas que nao tem nada a ver. Lamu e meio parada no tempo, sem carros, pequena, nao tao turistica , [praticamente sem praias tambem]. Cultura kiswahili borbulhando. Tem 25000 abitantes e 500 jegues, que sao o transporte local. A primeira caminhada, ja com o entardecer mostrou que nao seria dificil se apaixonar por aquele lugar. Construcoes antigas, portas talhadas, pessoas andando de jegues nas ruas super estreitas, todas aquelas mulheres com seus veus negros e os homens mascando miraa e conversando. Facil de entender porque era um patrimonio da Unesco.</p>
<div id="attachment_380" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-380" title="Medieval" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/medieval.jpg" alt="Mediaval..." width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Medieval...</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_381" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-381" title="bibi e muculmanas" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/bibi-e-muculmanas.jpg" alt="Pela rua" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pela rua</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_383" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 327px"><img class="size-full wp-image-383" title="mercado" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/mercado.jpg" alt="Mercado" width="317" height="422" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Mercado</p></div>
<p>Ficamos alguns dias, mas eu poderia ter ficado semanas para explorar todo o arquipelogo. Algumas ilhas mais distantes pareciam super interessantes. Todas as ilhas estao muito proximas do continente, e se estendem ate a divisa com a Somalia.</p>
<div id="attachment_387" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-387" title="dromedalio" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/dromedalio.jpg" alt="Um dia na praia..." width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Um dia na praia...</p></div>
<p>Um dos dias fomos ate a vila e praia de Shela. Falavam que era ate mais medieval que Lamu. Mentira!! (mais um furo do Lonely Planet e de seus seguidores&#8230;) Ate podia ser no passado, mas hoje quase tudo foi derrubado. No lugar, ricos e famosos construiram casas se baseando na arquitetura local, mas muito estranho e artificial. Alguns deles: os donos da Olimpics, os da Peguet, o principe de Monaco, modelos e mafiosos italianos. O pessoal gostou, mas eu fiquei decepcionado. A praia tambem nao tinha nada de mais. Fica o ponto alto para o momento que estavamos conversando na areia e passaram alguns Dromedalios. O restaurante que almocamos tambem tava delicioso (que nonidade, todos os restaurantes sao muito bons!!).</p>
<div id="attachment_384" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-384" title="de quem e este" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/de-quem-e-este.jpg" alt="&#34;de quem e este jegue...&#34;" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">&#34;de quem e este jegue...&#34;</p></div>
<div id="attachment_391" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 327px"><img class="size-full wp-image-391" title="jegue" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/jegue.jpg" alt="Sai da freente!!!" width="317" height="422" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Sai da freente!!!</p></div>
<p>Em Lamu existem 2 museus (alem de outros menores), passeios de barco, dentre outras coisas,  no entanto o mais gostoso mesmo era caminhar sem rumo, so olhando o dia a dia deles. Lugar magico mesmo. Talvez um dia ainda tenha todas aquelas lojas e estrutura da Stone Town de Zanzibar, mas hoje ainda e bem isolada, ainda bem!</p>
<div id="attachment_385" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 327px"><img class="size-full wp-image-385" title="porta bb" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/porta-bb.jpg" alt="Porta" width="317" height="422" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Porta</p></div>
<p>Um dia recebemos um telefonema do alemao, para irmos na sua casa. Uma bela casa, provavelmente uma das maiores da ilha. Fomos la bater papo, quando descobrimos que se tratava de um bilhonario. Mostrou (de forma nao muito humilde) folders de diversos empreendimentos, contou que era dono de Hoteis, campos de golf, cavalos de corrida, agencias de moda, cervejarias, Spas, condominios&#8230; ha, ele nao bebia porque voava o seu proprio aviao quando estava na europa. Fora as horas que parecia que era um professor de Deus, o papo foi legal, e passou por assuntos diversos e chegou ate a religiao, telepatia, energia&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_386" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 204px"><img class="size-full wp-image-386" title="Porta Lamu" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/porta-lamu.jpg" alt="Porta estilo Lamu" width="194" height="362" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Porta estilo Lamu</p></div>
<p>Tiveram varias &#8220;figuras&#8221; que fizeram parte da nossa hospedagem em Lamu. Um deles era o Charlie. O cara e um &#8220;doente&#8221;. Com uma voz de locutor, toda hora que nos via abria um sorriso e corria para arranjar uma flor para a Bibi e para minha mae. Derrubou minha mochila no mar na nossa chegada, e um verdadeiro &#8220;chupeta&#8221;. Aquelas lendas urbanas, sabe?!</p>
<div id="attachment_388" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-388" title="mashacharlie" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/mashacharlie.jpg" alt="Masha, Eu e o &#34;Doente&#34; do Charlie" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Masha, Eu e o &#34;Doente&#34; do Charlie</p></div>
<p>Ja o Masha, nosso guia, historiador, amigo, RP do Hotel&#8230; Um cara que trabalha 16 horas por dia, sete dias por semana, e ta sempre com um sorriso na cara, super simpatico. Mora numa casa junto com os outros funcionarios do hotel, so ve a familia a cada  60, 90 dias, e e uma pessoa super feliz. Aquelas licoes de vida mesmo. Felicidade realmente e um estado de espirito.</p>
<div id="attachment_389" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-389" title="coxa" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/coxa.jpg" alt="&#34;IAV, e nois ae...&#34;" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">&#34;IAV, e nois ae...&#34;</p></div>
<p>Foi dificil deixar Lamu para tras. Olhavamos a pequena cidade quando atravessavamos o canal para a pista de pouso e ja batia um gostoso saudosismo. A Bibi ja em lagrimas, me fez ter certeza que apesar das reclamacoes que ela faz as vezes, ela esta no lugar certo, e muito feliz com todas as experiencias que esta tendo.</p>
<div id="attachment_390" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 432px"><img class="size-full wp-image-390" title="saudades" src="http://saiporai.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/saudades.jpg" alt="Saudades..!" width="422" height="317" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Saudades..!</p></div>
<p>Voamos para Nairobi, popularmente chamada de Nairobery. Comparam muito Nairobi com Johanesburgo, pois e o centro economico do leste da Africa, alem de ser uma grande cidade. Achei uma injustica o que fazem com a cidade, pois mesmo nao tendo tantas atracoes, e uma cidade legal. Caminhamos pelo centro, e longe de termos qualquer problema. A cidade pareceu surpreendente limpa e moderna em algumas regioes. Claro que tem todos os tipos de bairros, e niveis de limpeza, mas isto acontece em qualquer grande cidade.</p>
<p>Tivemos que nos despedir da Mae e do Clau. Nossa, muito dificil. Impressionante como com o passar dos anos nossos pais se tornam amigos, e tambem grandes companheiros. Eles voaram para o Brasil, via Africa do Sul, e nos seguimos para Uganda&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Della serie...]]></title>
<link>http://neuro74.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/della-serie/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neuro</dc:creator>
<guid>http://neuro74.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/della-serie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8230;cazzate quotidiane Calderoli è il massimo!]]></description>
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<p>Calderoli è il massimo! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Berlusconi Dream]]></title>
<link>http://ilmetapapero.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/berlusconi-dream/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ilmetapapero</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ilmetapapero.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/berlusconi-dream/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ho le lacrime agli occhi.]]></description>
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<p>Ho le lacrime agli occhi.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Quanti ricordi...]]></title>
<link>http://fumisterie.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/quanti-ricordi/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Taglia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fumisterie.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/quanti-ricordi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ogni tanto mi capita di prendere in mano la chitarra anche per suonare le più grandi hit del mio pas]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Ogni tanto mi capita di prendere in mano la chitarra anche per suonare le più grandi hit del mio passato di bambino, quelle che per anni mi hanno accompagnato, quelle che ancor oggi fischietto con gioia. Nell&#8217;ordine le più gettonate sono (io le suono in versione integrale):</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="color:#000080;">NUMBER ONE</span></strong>, e non può essere altrimenti, quante ore liete mi ha regalato questo cartone, quanto mi piace suonarla:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/42vJgKPvM6o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/42vJgKPvM6o&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Ma anche questo non scherza, <strong><span style="color:#000080;">NUMBER TWO</span></strong>:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/hq_U15xKPz0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/hq_U15xKPz0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Questa è la<strong><span style="color:#000080;"> terza,</span></strong> mi piace la melodia, il cartone non era uno dei miei preferiti:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/VTmZQaDhBzo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/VTmZQaDhBzo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Sempre nel mio cuore:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Scene Cult - Ataru spoglia nuda Lamù]]></title>
<link>http://inserirelamemorycard.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/scene-cult-ataru-spoglia-nuda-lamu/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Selector</dc:creator>
<guid>http://inserirelamemorycard.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/scene-cult-ataru-spoglia-nuda-lamu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sarà un amore strano questo qua… E come è iniziato? Rivediamolo in questa scena tratta dalla prima p]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Sarà un amore strano questo qua… E come è iniziato? Rivediamolo in questa scena tratta dalla prima puntata di <a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/tag/lam%C3%B9">Lamù</a>, serie tv nata da un manga della regina <a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/tag/rumiko+takahashi">Rumiko Takahashi</a> che ha spopolato in Italia anni fa e che ora è raccolta in DVD da <a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/tag/yamato+video">Yamato Video</a>&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.comicsblog.it/post/5098/scene-cult-ataru-spoglia-nuda-lamu" target="_blank"><strong>Leggi tutto »</strong></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[FOOT ON CANVAS : QUANDO L'ARTE VA CALPESTATA  ]]></title>
<link>http://hoyloco.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/foot-on-canvas-quando-larte-va-calpestata/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hoyloco</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hoyloco.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/foot-on-canvas-quando-larte-va-calpestata/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fino al 24 Aprile 2009 &#8211; (vico Carceri San Felice n. 23, adiacenze piazza Dante Annullare la d]]></description>
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<link>http://hoyloco.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/foot-on-canvas-al-purp-la-personale-di-alessandro-cocchia/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hoyloco</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hoyloco.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/foot-on-canvas-al-purp-la-personale-di-alessandro-cocchia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Venerdì 3 Aprile 2009 &#8211;  ore 19:30  - “PURP” (vico Carceri San Felice n. 23, adiacenze piazza ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vent'anni di manga in Europa in mostra a Bruxelles]]></title>
<link>http://bibliotecagiapponese.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/ventanni-di-manga-in-europa-in-mostra-a-bruxelles/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>oradistelle</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bibliotecagiapponese.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/ventanni-di-manga-in-europa-in-mostra-a-bruxelles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eccovi un articolo di Alessandro Trevisani, pubblicato nel&lt;&lt;Corriere della sera&gt;&gt;  dell]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Eccovi un <a href="http://www.corriere.it/cultura/09_marzo_11/manga_europa_giappone_alessandro_trevisani_86ab5150-0e2f-11de-b3a4-00144f02aabc.shtml" target="_blank">articolo</a> di Alessandro Trevisani, pubblicato nel&#60;&#60;Corriere della sera&#62;&#62;  dell&#8217;11 marzo 2009.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Da Akira a Lady Oscar, una mostra sui vent&#8217;anni di manga in Europa</strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-523" style="margin:5px;" title="akira" src="http://bibliotecagiapponese.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/akira.jpg?w=208" alt="akira" width="208" height="300" /><br />
BRUXELLES &#8211; Vent&#8217;anni di manga in Europa. Vent&#8217;anni da quel 1989, quando Jacques Glénat andò in Giappone a promuovere il fumetto franco-belga, e se ne tornò con Akira: 2000 pagine di fantascienza giapponese che cambiarono la storia del fumetto in Europa. Bruxelles festeggia questa &#8220;invasione&#8221; con una esposizione al Belgian Comics Center, che inaugura l&#8217;11 marzo per chiudere il 7 giugno prossimo. La mostra di Bruxelles cade nell&#8217;anno del cinquantenario dei Puffi, di cui il Belgio è patria, come di Tintin e Lucky Luke.  RIVOLUZIONE &#8211; Centinaia di originali e riproduzioni di copertine, pupazzi, manifesti, merchandising. Spagna, Svizzera, Germania, Polonia, Belgio, ma soprattutto Francia e Italia: è qui che la cultura &#8220;manga&#8221; ha attecchito di più. «Ma il manga è il fumetto più letto nel mondo &#8211; dice Marco Pellitteri, sociologo dei processi culturali, autore di &#8220;Il Drago e la Saetta&#8221; (Tunué, 2008) &#8211; Socialmente il manga è stato una rivoluzione: prima non c&#8217;erano molti fumetti dedicati alle ragazze, o allo sport, e l&#8217;erotismo dei manga è molto diverso rispetto ai nostri fumetti».  IL MERCATO &#8211; Personaggi sfumati, trame complesse: così il manga ha conquistato il 40% del mercato in Europa. «Hanno coperto una voragine di pubblico &#8211; continua Pellitteri &#8211; perché il manga shôjo approccia direttamente le ragazze, le cui aspettative non sono premiate dai nostri fumetti: parliamoci chiaro, Dylan Dog a ogni numero va con una donna diversa!». E nell&#8217;esposizione i manga al femminile come Lady Oscar e Candy Candy stanno accanto ai shônen-manga, quelli rivolti ai ragazzi: Kenshin, Yu-Gy-Oh!, Detective Conan. Ma ci sono anche i manga-seinen, rivolti agli adulti, come Tokyo Tribe e Say Hello to Black Jack. I manga hanno anche generato sotto-culture come quella del cosplay, la moda di confezionare e indossare gli abiti dei personaggi dei fumetti giapponesi.  I CARTONI ANIMATI &#8211; Senza dimenticare che la prima &#8220;invasione&#8221; dei manga avvenne coi cartoni animati negli anni &#8216;70 e &#8216;80, quando le neonate tv private si accaparrarono i vari Uomo Tigre, Daitarn 3, Ryu, e la nostra tv di stato trasmise Goldrake e Mazinga Z, Heidi e Remi. «I giapponesi erano allibiti da tanto interesse, i palinsesti si riempivano a prezzi che poi salirono di parecchio», commenta Pellitteri.  IN ITALIA &#8211; E invece i primi a portare in Italia i fumetti giapponesi furono i Kappa Boys, quattro ragazzi bolognesi che da lettori sono diventati editori di manga. Lamù, Ken il Guerriero, sono loro a farceli conoscere nei lontani anni &#8216;80. Massimiliano De Giovanni, Andrea Baricordi, Andrea Pietroni e Barbara Rossi erano gli animatori della rivista &#8220;Mangazine&#8221;. «Il nostro sogno? &#8211; dice De Giovanni &#8211; Far scoprire al pubblico italiano le potenzialità dei manga».  I PIONIERI &#8211; «Scoprimmo che gli appassionati erano molti di più di quelli che immaginavamo – dice Baricordi -. Poi fummo contattati da Granata Press, che trasformò la nostra fanzine in una rivista da edicola». Dalla fanzine al professionismo. «Nel 1995, con la Star Comics, abbiamo lanciato Dragon Ball, imponendo la lettura &#8216;alla giapponese&#8217;, lo stesso facciamo oggi con GP Publishing». Pionieri del manga: «Fummo additati (nel bene e nel male) come i responsabili dell&#8217;Invasione dei Manga in Italia &#8211; ricorda Baricordi &#8211; Ma non abbiamo ancora finito». E l&#8217;invasione, un&#8217;allegra invasione, continua.</p></blockquote>
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<link>http://arushaartsinitiative.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/bongo-flava/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://arushaartsinitiative.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/bongo-flava/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent the past few days researching the culture of the people in Tanzania.  We were told ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">I&#8217;ve spent the past few days researching the culture of the people in Tanzania.  We were told that the students at <a href="http://www.umoja.com.au" target="_blank">Umoja</a> haven&#8217;t been exposed to the arts at all, but I am assuming that was only relevant to western art, because Tanzania has a rich cultural life.  Music in Tanzania was for a long time influenced by the Cuban &#8220;<a href="http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/a_rumba.html" target="_blank">rumba</a>&#8221; style and by the village ngoma style of drumming, singing, and dancing.  In the 1960s, Congo music replaced the Cuban &#8220;rumba&#8221; as a major influence on the style of music.  </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Currently, a type of music called &#8220;bongo flava&#8221; (I kid you not) has emerged as the popular trend.  Its name comes from the Swahili word &#8220;ubongo,&#8221; which means &#8220;brains.&#8221;  This is the apparent nickname for Tanzania&#8217;s capital city, Dar es Salaam, because you need lots of them in order to survive there.  Bongo flava is not exactly one style of music; it is a combination of many traditional and western influences, and is unique to every artist.  American rap, hip-hop, R+B, African jazz, salsa, zouk, and taraab music mix to form the style of bongo flava.  Lyrics are in Swahili with random English words, addressing topics such as poverty, ambition, success, HIV/AIDS, education, love, jealousy, beauty, and loneliness.  Here is a Youtube video of an example of bongo flava:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/5cfyLAG-oQQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/5cfyLAG-oQQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Taraab music is a blend of African, Indian, and Arab influences.  It originates from the root &#8220;tariba,&#8221; which means &#8220;to be moved or agitated.&#8221;  It began in the Kenyan port of Lamu and spread south from there.  Often heard in the music are Swahili ngoma or drum-song styles, such as vugo, kumbwaya, and chakacha.  Traditional instruments include the African drums, tablas, dumbek, rika, oud, qanun, taishokoto, organ, and accordian.  Songs are usually about romance and marriage, but the stylized Swahili poetry sometimes carries political undertones.  Here is a Youtube video of an example of Taraab music:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/kJoLL0iVFJo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/kJoLL0iVFJo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Although members of the Masai tribe live mostly in Kenya, many live in the areas close to Arusha.  Their culture is full of song and dance.  Here is a Youtube video of one example of a Masai traditional dance:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/gIMbYTalOMo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/gIMbYTalOMo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">For more information about Tanzanian culture or the Masai tribe, feel free to surf the internet.  There are many reliable resources around; just be careful that you are reading from a credible source!  <a href="http://www.youtube.com" target="_blank">Youtube</a> has endless amounts of videos to choose from if you want to see and hear the music and dances for yourselves.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Sources of information:</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>&#8220;Bongo Flava :: Tanzanian Hiphop Fusion Onine :: Swahili Music.&#8221; </em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Bongo Flava :: Tanzanian Hiphop Fusion :: Muziki ya Kizazi Kipya</em></span><em>. 10 Feb. 2009 &#60;http://www.bongoflava.com/history.html&#62;.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>&#8220;Tanzania: National Geographic World Music.&#8221; </em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Home: National Geographic World Music</em></span><em>. 10 Feb. 2009 &#60;http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/country/content.country/tanzania_55&#62;.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>&#8220;Taraab: National Geographic World Music.&#8221; </em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Home: National Geographic World Music</em></span><em>. 10 Feb. 2009 &#60;http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/taraab_795&#62;.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Impending disaster at Likoni Ferry]]></title>
<link>http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/impending-disaster-at-likoni-ferry/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nairobichronicle</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/impending-disaster-at-likoni-ferry/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Frequent breakdown of ferries at the Likoni Channel in raising fears of a major disaster in the maki]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Frequent breakdown of ferries at the Likoni Channel in raising fears of a major disaster in the making as hundreds of thousands of people put their lives at risk with each crossing.</p>
<div id="attachment_613" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 405px"><img class="size-full wp-image-613" title="inside_likoni_ferry" src="http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/inside_likoni_ferry.jpg" alt="Passengers and vehicles in one of the Likoni ferries. Picture by the Nairobi Chronicle." width="395" height="265" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Passengers and vehicles in one of the Likoni ferries. Picture by the Nairobi Chronicle.</p></div>
<p>In the past six months, the fleet of dilapidated ferries that link Mombasa Island to the southern mainland of Likoni has broken down with alarming frequency. A ferry will stall in the middle of the Kilindini Channel and passengers get stranded for hours before a rescue vessel is sent.</p>
<p>What makes the situation dangerous is that the ferries are often overloaded with people and vehicles and panic could easily tilt a ferry leading to its sinking.</p>
<p>This is exactly what happened on 27th April 1994, when the Mtongwe ferry capsized not far from Likoni and killed 272 of the 400 people on board. Fearful passengers had rushed to one side of the ferry leading to the disaster. Afterwards, it was reported that the legal capacity of the vessel was 300.</p>
<p>The Mombasa economy is in danger of slowing down due to the constant breakdowns. When ferries stall, motorists and travellers on both the island and mainland sides must wait several hours for whatever fault to be rectified. With Likoni being the only link between Mombasa Airport and the tourist hotels of Tiwi and Diani, hoteliers say that they are incurring heavy losses as visitors opt for more accessible locations such as the North coast.</p>
<p>Just last week, a tourist hotel at Tiwi in the South Coast was burnt to ashes because fire fighting engines were delayed at the ferry crossing.</p>
<p>Regional traffic has been adversely hampered by problems with the ferry since the Likoni route is a major link between Mombasa Island and the Tanzanian towns of Tanga, Lunga Lunga and Dar es Salaam.</p>
<p>On its part, the Kenya Ferry Services says it has ordered two new vessels due for delivery in June this year. Mombasa residents are however used to these kind of promises, and are taking the announcement with a pinch of salt. They will only believe it when the ferries finally appear on the horizon east of Mombasa.</p>
<p>The Likoni Channel suffers strong currents from the Indian Ocean. It is feared that a stalled ferry could be carried by powerful waves and dashed onto the rocks with disastrous consequences. Passengers are expressing fear that the aging ferries will one day collide with one of the many cargo ships entering or leaving Kilindini Harbour. Should such an accident involve an oil tanker, there could be a huge explosion at worst or a massive oil spill at the least.</p>
<p>There is currently no viable road transport alternative between Mombasa and the southern mainland. The land route through Kinango is reportedly so bad that motorists would rather wait several hours for the ferry to resume service.</p>
<p>In the past, the Kenyan government has promised to construct a road linking Mombasa&#8217;s Moi International Airport with hotels in Likoni, Tiwi, Diani and Shimba Hills but nothing has happened so far. The proposed road will totally be on the mainland, unlike the current situation where travelers from the airport first cross to Mombasa Island via Makupa Causeway then proceed to the Likoni Ferry to reach South Coast hotels. Since the 1980s, the government has also proposed building either a bridge or an undersea tunnel across Likoni but nothing has been done.</p>
<p>This spate of broken promises is the reason why coast people feel that Kenya&#8217;s powerful central government is neglecting them. Federalism, or Majimbo, is very popular because Coast people believe they will direct infrastructure development accordingly.</p>
<p>To rub salt water to injury, the Kenyan leadership has announced a 231 billion Kenya Shillings (US$3 billion) plan to build a new port at Lamu, a remote archipelago located close to the border with Somalia. Lamu lacks roads, a railway and an electricity grid. Incidentally, political leaders from Lamu say they were never consulted on the plans.</p>
<p>From the days when the East African coast was ruled by Arab sultans, Lamu and Mombasa have been rivals. The decision by President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to relocate the port to Lamu has not gone down well in Mombasa.</p>
<p>If the plans become reality, Mombasa port will lose business as the main entry point for Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[﻿Mombasa's anxiety about Lamu plans]]></title>
<link>http://nairobichronicle.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/%ef%bb%bfmombasas-anxiety-about-lamu-plans/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s growing worry in Mombasa about the plans to transform Lamu island into a mega-port ser]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>There&#8217;s growing worry in Mombasa about the plans to transform Lamu island into a mega-port serving Sudan and Ethiopia.</p>
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<p>Diversion of shipping and transport from Mombasa will mark the death of this 1,000 year old city whose ideallic location on East Africa&#8217;s coast has been its economic mainstay.</p>
<p>The construction of new roads and railways linking Lamu with the interior is viewed as an example of misplaced priorities considering the dilapidated state of the existing railway line after decades of neglect.</p>
<p>If the Lamu plan becomes a reality, highway towns such as Mariakani, Maungu, Voi, Mtito Andei, Makindu, Mlolongo and Athi River will wither as vehicles get diverted into the bushlands of northern Kenya. Nairobi will also suffer from the loss of business generated by transit traffic.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, transportation experts argue that its cheaper to rehabilitate the Mombasa port, roads and railway links than building new ones in remote areas. In any case, the experts argue, new infrastructure will still have to be maintained.</p>
<p>The economy of Mombasa is completely dependent on both the old and new harbours. The Old Port of Mombasa is the original Arab port. It still handles small vessels plying traditional routes to Zanzibar, Pemba, Somalia and the Middle East.</p>
<p>Kilindini harbour was developed by British colonial authorities in the 19th century to handle large steamships. This is the point where the first plates of the Kenya &#8211; Uganda Railway were laid in 1895. The railway was meant to link Mombasa with the Buganda Kingdom, which had allied itself with the British.</p>
<p>Since then, the Kenya &#8211; Uganda Railway contributed to the building of the modern Kenya and Uganda states. It opened the interior to trade and settlement. By the 1950s, Kenya had the largest number of European settlers outside Southern Africa. Growing trade resulted in the railway spreading out to Nyeri, Nyahururu, Rongai, Magadi, Eldoret and Butere.</p>
<p>A parallel road transport industry developed over the years, especially after the highway from Mombasa was tarmacked in the 1960s by the government of President Jomo Kenyatta. Today, road transport handles at least 90% of the cargo between Mombasa and the interior due to corruption and mismanagement of the railway.</p>
<p>Regardless of the means of transport in use, the people of Mombasa have turned the port into their honey well. More than 70% of employment in Mombasa is totally dependent on the port. This includes transport companies, clearing agents, travel agents, hotels, manufacturing industries, the service sector, electricity and water supply, the oil industry and local government tax collections.</p>
<p>The tourism industry, which makes up the remaining portion of Mombasa&#8217;s economy, is also dependent on the port of Mombasa. Numerous cruise liners and naval vessels that arrive at Kilindini bring into Mombasa thousands of visitors willing to spend wads of foreign currency. The extensive road and railway links from the interior also feeds into this traffic, resulting in the flow of tourists from the Maasai Mara, Mount Kilimanjaro and Nairobi.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that the port of Kilindini is in urgent need of expansion. Congestion causes delays, which pushes up costs and makes imported goods more expensive. Sometimes, there is so much congestion at Kilindini that ships have to drop anchor in the high seas while waiting for space to become available. Congestion at Kilindini has been attributed to poor management.</p>
<p>Since the early 1980s, there have been plans to expand the port into neighbouring areas. Unfortunately, the plans have never been implemented even as the Kenya Ports Authority makes billions in profits. Instead, the government has tried to de-congest the port through administrative measures that have only worsened the problem and created channels of corruption.</p>
<p>The enactment of container freight stations (CFS) is shrouded in mystery as prominent personalities monopolize the lucrative business. The chances of an ordinary person being awarded a CFS contract is next to impossible.</p>
<p>As political influences paralyze the port, Kilindini harbour is rapidly being overtaken by trends in ship construction. Kilindini cannot handle modern-day giant ships. The sea bed at Kilindini was last dug up by the British in the early 1960s. Since then, the flow of garbage from Mombasa Island and Likoni are filling up the harbour, making it difficult for ships to navigate through the coral reef.</p>
<p>Mombasa only requires dedicated management to reclaim its lost glory as the leading port of East Africa. Mombasa residents are therefore surprised to hear that the government wants to spend colossal amounts of money in building another port hundreds of kilometres away.</p>
<p>If the Lamu project comes into fruition, there will be massive business losses in Mombasa. Employment opportunities will decline and the city&#8217;s economy will collapse. Many of the thriving industries that contribute to the coastal economy will cease funtioning.</p>
<p>In short, the port of Mombasa will die out. People will leave in droves seeking better opportunities elsewhere, perhaps at the new Lamu port. What will become of Mombasa? It will be left as a ghost town of deserted buildings, rotting factories and empty hotels. Drugs and crime will be the natural consequence to this sad state of affairs.</p>
<p>Mombasa has survived 1,000 years of Arab, Swahili, Portuguese and British rule. Mombasa has survived floods and droughts, opulence and poverty. Mombasa has risen from the ashes after invasions from both land and sea.</p>
<p>Marauding African tribes, Arab swords and Portuguese cannons have all contributed into what Mombasa has become today: a thriving, multi-cultural phenomenon that has won the admiration of the entire world. Its no wonder that people from across the world want to settle in Mombasa.</p>
<p>It will be unfortunate if an independent African government kills Mombasa. Let us hope that common sense prevails.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lamu de vuelta al anime]]></title>
<link>http://sinseries.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/lamu-de-vuelta-al-anime/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>raiba</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sinseries.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/lamu-de-vuelta-al-anime/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lamu (Urusei Yatsura), la invasora más sexy del manganime y referente del género de la comedia de en]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Lamu</strong> (<em>Urusei Yatsura</em>), la invasora más sexy del manganime y referente del género de la comedia de enredo, está de vuelta en versión animada como cortometraje especial. Al igual que aconteció con <strong>Inuyasha</strong> el pasado verano al comienzo de la exposición <em>It&#8217;s a Rumik World!</em>, la cual repasa la extensa y prolífica producción artística de <strong>Rumiko Takahashi</strong> (<em>Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku</em>), el nuevo especial de Lamu contará con los antiguos actores de doblaje, al menos en lo que respecta a los protagonistas, la gamberra <strong>Lamu</strong> (con voz de <em>Fumi Hirano</em>) y el gandúl y mujeriego a partes iguales <strong>Ataru Moroboshi </strong>(<em>Toshio Furukawa</em>).</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="lamu" src="http://www.misiontokyo.com/mkportal/imageneseditor/1229276631.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="243" /><a href="http://sinseries.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php"></a></p>
<p>El especial supone el regreso de <strong>Lamu</strong> tras la salida en 1991 del último OVA hasta la fecha y será proyectada por vez primera el 23 de diciembre, únicamente dentro del recinto de la exposición.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lamu]]></title>
<link>http://hfduerer.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/lamu/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hfduerer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hfduerer.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/lamu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hotels: Baitil Aman: renovierter Stadtpalast in Shela Banana House : von der Holländerin Monika Faut]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hotels:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.baitilaman.com/">Baitil Aman</a></strong>: renovierter Stadtpalast in Shela</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bananahouse-lamu.com/"><strong>Banana House</strong> </a>: von der Holländerin Monika Fauth, in Shela</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.lamuhouse.com/">Lamu House</a></strong> : an der Uferpromenade von Lamu</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.peponi-lamu.com/">Peponi</a></strong> : am Strand von Shela, einst Jetset-Treffpunkt</p>
<p><strong>Klima</strong>: Hauptreiezeit Dezmber, Jänner, Rgenzeit Mai,Juni</p>
<p><strong>Anreise</strong>: Nairobi &#8211; Flug nach Inel Manda, 20 Min. Bootstransfer nach Lamu</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Adventures In Africa - Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://marciesmusings.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/adventures-in-africa-part-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marcie Somers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marciesmusings.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/adventures-in-africa-part-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Everyone,  As promised, here is part two of my latest adventures&#8230;&#8230;. In one of my ea]]></description>
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