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Rising Talents
30/07/07 22:42 Filed in: Interesting Stuff
I recently came across an interesting initiative for those interested in modern Art. The “Art Department” an organization based in Australia, has for the past six years hosted an International Art Contest which allows for young and rising artists to showcase their work, connect with each other and attract international recognition to their talents. Young talents are encouraged to submit their work in four fields: Realism, Modern Art, Mixed Media and finally Digital Art.
The last of such competitions, held last year (this year’s door just closed last week) awarded first place to the picture I’ve tagged for this post, entitled “Whispering,” by Mohammed Taha, a Sudanese who was born and raised in Kuwait! It’s quite unfortunate that we don’t have similar programs in Kuwait and the Arab World, while Arabs are quick to gain recognition elsewhere!
Click here to visit the website, in particular if you may be interested in competing or connecting with others interested in the world of art. The cool part is that if you come across a submission that you really like, it’s up for sale!
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MHG
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A 'Delay' of Values?
29/07/07 09:41 Filed in: Interesting Stuff
BA’s flight – Milan to London sector – was delayed several hours because a couple of Qatari royals (women) refused to sit next to strange men on the flight! The issue was resolved, after both the Italian authorities and Qatari diplomats intervened.
I understand that we all have different values and beliefs, which should be respected by others, but if Their Highnesses had arrived a little earlier at the airport, BA officials would tackled the issue by assigning them contiguous seats and that way the flight could have arrived ON TIME. OH, and a private jet would have done the job too. Grazie!
Click here to read the full story on BBC.
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Alvaro
ANNOUNCING: Summer Book Prizes!
26/07/07 17:32 Filed in: Other
After careful consideration, we’ve decided to make our summer book contest more inclusive and allow for a larger number of participants and winners! Therefore, we are now announcing that the prizes for the contest shall be:
FIRST PLACE: Posting their book review on Buzberry and a Nokia 8600 Luna.
SECOND PLACE: Posting their book review on the Buzberry and an iPod.
THIRD PLACE: Posting their book review on the Buzberry and an iPod Shuffle.
Deadline to receive your intents (review contest post please) has been extended to August 8, 2007.
The deadline for receiving your book reviews will be September 1, 2007. Announcements of our winners will be made a week later.
Good luck and enjoy your books!
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Buzberry Team
Enter Our FIRST Summer Book Contest!
25/07/07 23:49 Filed in: Other
Its almost the end of summer, most of us have had the time to recuperate from our hectic schedules, so we had our fun and certainly had our time to rest. Now, its time to continue relaxing, on a beach, under the shade, WITH A BOOK!
In our effort to encourage reading, Buzberry is announcing the launch of our first summer book contest. You have to choose one of the following books and in 3 weeks time, send us a BOOK REVIEW. The best book review will be posted on the blog and the winner will receive A VALUABLE PRIZE!!!
The selected books are:
1) A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
2) As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
3) Night by Elie Wiesel
4) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Selections 1 and 3 are NON-FICTION and 2 and 4 are FICTION. In order to qualify for the contest you must send an email with your NAME, TITLE SELECTED, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND PROFESSION. Deadline to receive the email is Wednesday August 1, 2007. Please send all entry intents to mhg@buzberry.com. We will, in turn, email you with our guidelines on the book review.
Please note that the judging committee has FULL DISCRETION to disqualify all entries that we believe have been plagiarized.
Good Luck!
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Buzberry Team
They are at it, AGAIN?!
25/07/07 19:34 Filed in: Other
I was first informed of it, when I saw it debued on Larry King Live the other day. The media has once again entered into a state of chaos because another American celebrity has decided to act stupid! Lindsay Lohan, was caught after speeding under the influence (DUI or whatever its called). So what?
Paris Hilton in jail…bla bla bla. Anna Nicole dies. Okay, mentioning it once is fine, but I can’t get it when the media spends decades investigating something that stupid! Some may argue that fans want to know more about their idols, well there are silly magazines that do just that: report on the lives of celebrities!
But hey, we shouldn’t be surprised because the U.S concerns itself with the sagas of useless people and the unfinished war on terror. Grazie!
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Alvaro
America's War!!
25/07/07 01:56 Filed in: Funny
$200,000 for 15 minutes?!
24/07/07 11:39 Filed in: Interesting Stuff
Lucky number six. Actually they’re more like stupid than lucky. I’d prefer not to be a pioneer in space tourism, riding the first tourist space shuttle, especially paying $200,000 for 15 minutes only!
Four Arabs, 3 citizens of the UAE (one lady) and a khaleejy Prince are among the six passengers who will experience the dark ‘suborbital space’ and view the earth with their bare eyes.
Space Suit…… $25,000
Training……... $50,000
Fuel………….. $75,000
Ticket………... $150,000
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15min Trip to space…. Priceless!
There are things money really can’t buy, for everything else there is ONLY American Express centurion card. Grazie!
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Alvaro
Bag of the Day
24/07/07 11:36 Filed in: Bag of the Day
These new Cecile Mesh Embellished Clutch, is the latest addition to Jimmy Choo’s Winter 2007 Collection! Midnight leather clutch with mesh embellished flap-over lid. The bag has a Swarovski jet crystal embellished panel on top, a Jimmy Choo embossed plaque on front, a removable chunky link strap, a magnetic stud fastening and beige suede lining.
Price:
$1,995.00
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Buzberry Team
Is Hawalli Safer?!
22/07/07 18:13 Filed in: Kuwait
Wa7sh (monster) Hawalli is in the hands of Kuwaiti Police. It took the authorities a couple of months to do so, but thank God the 27-year-old “serial rapist” (Kuwait Times) who is convicted of raping 18 children is off Hawalli streets.
It is good to see that the Ministry of Interior showed progress and accomplishments without the ‘usual’ help of ‘Jehaz el Amn el Qawmi’ (National Security Device of Kuwait) and especially the head of department, who we should be grateful to. Hawalli is always safer with His presence. After all, He is the one who pushed the button to seize the day. Grazie!
P.S – it would’ve been easier if the device was a MAC!
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Alvaro
Who's the dicatator now?
15/07/07 17:27 Filed in: About Us
Some guys from the Buzberry team used to accuse me of being a dictator for not posting their articles. Well, I am trying to post some articles on Buzberry, but thanks to MHG my articles were not posted. So… Who is the dictator now? MHG turned OUR website to a political website. It’s not supposed to be like that! Buzberry is getting boring because of MHG and his friends. Therefore, I kindly request my friends from Buzberry to reassign me as the manager of Buzberry to bring it back to the REAL Buzberry.
Many thanks….
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FAH
$10,000 Tip!
14/07/07 11:29 Filed in: Interesting Stuff
A waitress at Pizza Hut received a 10,000 USD tip from one of her regular costumers. The waitress needed money to go back to college, where she dropped out due to lack of funds.
Click here to watch the clip. Grazie!
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Alvaro
Ronaldo.. Fat? I don’t think so..
14/07/07 11:16 Filed in: Sports
Watch out for Ronaldo! He has been working hard lately to get back into shape for the coming season. AC. Milan's fitness coach, Daniele Tognaccini arrived in Rio de Janeiro this week to work with Ronaldo on specific pre-preparation work. A while ago, Ronaldo declared that someday he will take off his shirt to silence all who had criticized him on his over weight issue. Yes SZM, you are one of them..
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FAH
Sonny Ericsson (Pea-One-Eye)
14/07/07 11:12 Filed in: Gadgets
Another Smart Phone released into the market! The latest SonyEricsson. The new ‘P1’ is a complete phone targeted at consumers who look for the complete phone, or just another rival to the iphone.
- Symbian 9.1 Operating System
- 2.6 inch touchscreen
- 3.2 megapixel camera,
- WiFi
- 512MB Memory Stick Micro slot + USB connectivity
- Jog dial navigation, Walkman level MP3 player and FM radio with RDS
The new P1i is a ‘business in your pocket’. Grazie!
For more info click here to watch a video related to the product, or log onto www.sonyericsson.com
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Alvaro
'Money is Where the Hair Is'-Part 2
08/07/07 10:48 Filed in: Sports
Part 1 (on the celebs category) was about the challenge between millionaires Donald Trump and Vince McMahon (World Wrestling Federation Owner), both have their hair on the line in a wrestling match, which the latter lost and had his head shaved off.
Now, a new challenge. After their bet last season, on whether Cristiano Ronaldo will score more than 15 goals (where he won the bet against his Manager Sir Alex Ferguseon), the Manchester United pair has a new bet.
This time, If Ronaldo scores 20 goals, Sir Alex will shave his head, and vice versa. Last season Ronaldo won the £400 bet, lets if he’ll be up for it this time! Grazie!
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Alvaro
URGENT NOTICE
03/07/07 23:10 Filed in: Other
I received this urgent message:
"I went to the pharmacy to get the solution I usually use for my
lenses. The pharmacist told me that its been banned from Kuwaiti markets by the Ministry of Health as the product is infected by a parasite, called Acanthamoeba Keratits, and invades the cornea of the eye…
AND THE NAME OF THE SOLUTION IS “COMPLETE SOLUTION."
Please stop using it and spread the message."
-Y.B
Grazie!
**UPDATE 07/08/2007**
For more information please refer to the following link:
Click here.
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Alvaro
A Time to Celebrate!
01/07/07 19:06 Filed in: About Us
Five years ago, what I would call the pioneering class of Lebanon (regardless of what school you went to) came from Kuwait to attain their higher education in that beautiful country followed by exceptional Kuwaiti students in the following two years. Some graduated last year, but most of the ‘pioneers’ have become college grads or will be by the end of this week.
While I moved after the war, I must say that this group has been through a lot: Good times, fun times, stressing-out times, finding shelter from bombs times, and even loosing close friends. I am proud to have been a member of that group. But what I am mostly proud of is that when we all reflect on the ‘groupie’ attitude that has been overtaken most Kuwaiti students abroad, we can all honestly say: That’s a foreign concept to us-we were all close and good friends.
So congratulations dear friends, I wish you the best of luck, and I am personally proud of you all and hope to join you soon! The clip is dedicated to you all.
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MHG