Year: 2005

Live 8 – The Long Walk To Justice

Live 8Live 8, which was launched by Bob Geldof, is a series of concerts and events across the world, which are being staged to highlight the problem of global poverty. It’s a chance for ordinary people to call on world leaders at this year’s G8 summit and tell them to put a stop to the needless deaths of 30,000 children every single day.

On 6th July 2005, the leaders of Great Britain, the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia will meet at Gleneagles in Scotland to talk about world affairs, including Africa. They will be presented with a workable plan to double aid, drop the debt and make trade laws fair.

The G8 summit is our opportunity to demand that the world’s most influential leaders take action now.

Live 8 has organised concerts in Philadelpia, Berlin, London, Rome, Paris and Edinburgh, with 100 artists, a million spectators, two billion viewers and one message: Make Poverty History.

For more information, check out the Live 8 website.
Technorati have even launched a special Technorati Live 8 site.

Hide And Seek

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Last night we watched Hide And Seek, starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning.

The movie is a thriller/drama/horror about a widower who tries to piece his life together in the wake of his wife’s suicide, and his daughter who seems to find solace, at first, in her imaginary friend Charlie, until things go bad.

I actually like the idea and story of the movie, but I believe it could have been executed a lot better.
It’s a shame they allowed it to get a bit boring at certain stages of the movie, which basically weakened it as a movie.

Dakota Fanning is a great great talent though. She is just amazing. In every movie I’ve seen her in, she outshines all the other actors, in this case De Niro himself.

If you’ve got nothing better to see, then check this movie out just for the sake of seeing Dakota do another great job, and for the idea and twist of the movie.

My score for this movie is: 6/10.

Whale Burgers in Japan

Japan may be under fire for plans to expand its whaling programme, but that has not stopped a fast food chain from offering a new product aimed at using up stocks from past hunts – whale burger.

The 380-yen ($3.50) slice of fried minke whale in a bun went on sale on Thursday at Lucky Pierrot, a restaurant chain in the port city of Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.

They say the taste and texture are somewhere between beef and fish.
The chain is currently producing only 200 burgers a day spread out over its 10 outlets.

It seems people in Hakodate have a long history of eating whale, so it’s weird they only started making burgers out of it now.

I wonder if McDonald’s Japan will follow suit and introduce a McWhale soon 😉

[Source: Al Jazeera]

Tabarka Jazz Festival 2005

Tabarka Jazz FestivalAnother year has passed and the Tabarka Jazz Festival is around the corner again. Everyone has started planning for the concerts they’re going to attend.

The schedule this year is as follows:

01/07/2005: Amedeo Bianchi & son Sextuor (Italy) + Chucho Valdes (Cuba)
02/07/2005: Le minaret & La tour, Riadh Fehri (Tunisia) + Golden Gate Quartet (USA)
03/07/2005: Rayjam Quintet (Holland / Tunisia ) + Louis Prima (France)
05/07/2005: James Cotton (USA)
06/07/2005: Aldo Romano (Italy)
07/07/2005: Daniel Huck (France)
08/07/2005: Thomas Kaufmann & Wolfgang Reisinger (Austria) + Omar Sosa (Cuba)
09/07/2005: Fawzi Chekili (Tunisia)

Top 100 Movie Quotes

The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top 100 movie quotes of all time in AFI’s 100 Years.

1- “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” (GONE WITH THE WIND 1939)
2- “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” (THE GODFATHER 1972)
3- “You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.” (ON THE WATERFRONT 1954)
4- “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” (THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939)
5- “Here’s looking at you, kid.” (CASABLANCA 1942)
6- “Go ahead, make my day.” (SUDDEN IMPACT 1983)
7- “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” (SUNSET BLVD. 1950)
8- “May the Force be with you.” (STAR WARS 1977)
9- “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (ALL ABOUT EVE 1950)
10- “You talking to me?” (TAXI DRIVER 1976)

For the rest of the list, go to: AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes.

Oasis – Don’t Believe The Truth

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These past days I’ve been listening to Oasis’s new album “Don’t Believe The Truth“, which was released after some years of absence by the band after a 3 year absence.

Honestly, my favourite Oasis albums remain “What’s The Story (Morning Glory)” and “Definitely Maybe”, but this one could come in third place. It somehow brings the classic Oasis out of the band again and that’s always good.
This album also reflects some of the band’s admiration of “The Beatles” and how they’re inspired by them.

I enjoyed most of the songs, but my favourites from this album would have to be: “Lyla”, “Importance of Being Idle”, “Part of the Queue” and “Let There Be Love” (All written by Noel Gallagher).

I think this album is worth checking out if you’re into rock ‘n’ roll. Especially if you are or ever were a fan of Oasis.

My score for it is: 7.5/10.

Lions Free Kidnapped Girl

Lions rescue and protect young Ethiopian girl…

Police say three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and guarding her until police and relatives tracked her down in a remote corner of Ethiopia.

The men had held the girl for seven days, repeatedly beating her, before the lions chased them away and guarded her for half a day before her family and police found her, Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo said Tuesday by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, some 560 kilometers (348 miles) west of the capital, Addis Ababa.

[Source: CNN]

So, what do you know, it seems that lions have more feelings and compassion than humans do.

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