Dec
20
2009
Brittany Murphy (November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009)was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised by her mother, Sharon Murphy, after a divorce when sharon was two years old.
Brittany Murphy was an American recording artist and actress.
Brittany Murphy starred in several films like, Sin City, The Dead Girl, Uptown Girls, Just Married, Clueless, Girl, Riding in Cars with Boys and Interrupted.
Brittany Murphy and Paul Oakenfold released the single “Faster Kill Pussycat”, on June 6, 2006,from the album A Lively Mind. The song hit number one on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart and number seven in the UK singles chart in June 2006.
On December 20, 2009, Brittany Murphy was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , after going into cardiac arrest, and was pronounced dead.
Brittany Murphy will be missed by all her fans.
Rest in peace Brittany.
Dec
14
2009
It’s the holiday seasons again. Hanukkah celebration, Christmas and Kwanzaa, then coms the New year.
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight nights and days. It begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and ends on the 2nd or 3rd Tevet(which is November - December on the Gregorian calendar)
Hanukkah poems can be in these poetic forms:Couplet, Acrostic, Ballade, Cinquain, Alphabet and Ballad
For those of you interested in original hanukkah poems, here are some excerpts from the poems and links to where you can get the full copies.
1. Careful When You Light the Chanukah Candles by Ludwig Senfl
Careful when you light the Chanukah candles!
Have some water nearby just in case
A candle teeters at some crazy angle,
Not having been quite twisted into place.
Unexpected things can sometimes happen…
2. Candles Dance on Their Menorah by Charles Henri Valentin Alkan
Candles dance on their menorah,
Happy to be burning bright!
All the children dance the hora,
Nimbly leaping with delight!
Understand the miracle…
3. Chanukah Itself’s the Miracle by Dimitri Shostakovich
Chanukah itself’s the miracle:
How could we remember all those years,
Aliens lost upon a shoreless sea,
Not only scattered–battered, shattered, tattered,
Unwelcome guests of hosts unmerciful,…
Excerpts from poemsforfree
Aug
09
2009
The Owu waterfalls are a good example. This is one of the highest and most spectacular waterfalls in West Africa and is sometimes referred to as the ‘wonder in the wilderness’. It cascades from a height of about 120 meters to form a pool of ice cold water at its base. The site has a beautiful landscape and offers visitors a refreshing atmosphere. The fall is capable of generating huge revenue from local and foreign tourists
More waterfalls in Nigeria include:
1. Assop falls
2. Agbokin falls
3. Gurara falls
4. Enemebia falls
5. Ipole-iloro waterfalls
6. Kura falls
7. Mait sirga falls
8. Kwa falls
9. Olumirin falls
10. Owu waterfalls
