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British teacher leaves home for life with African tribesman
A British teacher is giving up her life in Southampton to live in a hut in a remote African village, after falling in love with a tribal elder.
Carole Woolgar, 51, said she immediately fell for Amri Shimata, a Porgoro tribal elder, when she visited Tanzania in 2003.
Having visited Shimata regularly over the past five years, Woolgar is set to swap her comfortable home for a tin-roof hut and no electricity or running water. The village's only lavatory is a "long drop", which is nothing more than a hole in the ground, and all the cooking is done on an open fire or a charcoal stove.
She said: "Since meeting Amri for the first time I have been back to the village two or three times a year - and our romance just blossomed. It had just become harder and harder to say goodbye to Amri when I came to leave so I decided I had to do something. I have no kids to worry about so that made the decision easier."
Miss Woolgar, who has never been married, has been taking lessons in Swahili so she can fit in with the close-knit community, but says the hardest thing will be giving up her "creature comforts". She said: "The village is tiny but the people are so friendly. They have absolutely nothing - you go to a house and people are sleeping on an old mat with a few plastic plates and cups to eat and drink from. They get up as soon as it is light, work in the fields and then go to sleep when it gets dark - but they are so, so welcoming. The thing I'm going to miss the most is my washing machine. The women have to walk to fetch water in buckets and then wash everything by hand. I have been trying to learn Swahili but luckily Amri speaks very good English - he even beats me at Scrabble when we play. He's a very intelligent man." A British teacher is giving up her life in Southampton to live in a hut in a remote African village, after falling in love with a trib... more -
ASHES OF TIME REDUX Review
My review of Wong Kar Wai's martial arts fantasy, ASHES OF TIME REDUX, is now up on CINEFANTASTIQUE ONLINE.
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Free Dating Advice: The 10 Most Wunnerful Luv Tips Ever!!
Hi there!! Here are my 10 terrifically goofy romance tips. They’re the best Luv Tips ever!! And they’re absolutely guaranteed to work just wonnerfully for all of the sexes…most of the time…. Well, maybe just sometimes.
But what if they don’t work? Well, in that case just pick up a thesaurus and describe your lover with the words that truly bring out the best in him/her/whatever. Use words like beautiful, handsome, angelic, divine, simply divine, sublime, alluring, bewitching, stunning, gorgeous, exquisite, marvelous, magnificent, charming, enticing, fabulous and so forth. This is a great romance tip that works just perfect for all of the sexes too!
Photographs and the goofy, funnest ever luv tips video are included. Hi there!! Here are my 10 terrifically goofy romance tips. They’re the best Luv Tips ever!! And they’re absolutely guaranteed to wo... more -
50 reasons to date a geek
Geeks make excellent boyfriends, girlfriends, and spouses. Although many of these are generalizations, this article has found 50 reasons why geeks have a lot to offer the dating world. Geeks make excellent boyfriends, girlfriends, and spouses. Although many of these are generalizations, this article has found 50 reaso... more
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The ultimate gentleman pens his first romance novel
He is a friend, philosopher and guide. Now GJ Bajaj can add published author to his list of achievements. The Sholapur resident first romance novel Love begets Wealth would go on sale at the amazing discount offer on 25th September 2008. He is a friend, philosopher and guide. Now GJ Bajaj can add published author to his list of achievements. The Sholapur resident first... more
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Can we wrap up love quotes?
We would discuss a bunch of love quotes in a nutshell which would help each and every gentleman in this world to have that power of love. So let’s take one step ahead towards the beautiful loving relationship. It is essential for us to initiate at all point of time. We all aspire to discover love. Don’t we? Love Quotes is one of the significant factor which would facilitate you to have an outstanding relationship with your partner as it is a mode to express your love. We would discuss a bunch of love quotes in a nutshell which would help each and every gentleman in this world to have that power of lo... more
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Couple buys Channel island on which they fell in love
A couple who fell in love on the Channel Island of Herm have bought the tiny outcrop in a bid to protect the beautiful tourist destination.
John and Julia Singer from Guernsey met on Herm Island 14-years ago and now the couple is to take over the island, which only has 50 inhabitants, one shop and one hotel.
When it was revealed earlier this year that the leaseholders Adrian and Penny Wood Heyworth were selling their rights to the island there were fears for its future. Locals were worried that the beauty spot would lose its unique identity if it were bought by an outsiders. One of the interested parties was the luxury hotel chain Von Essen, which owns a series of top class holiday destinations in the UK and France. Von Essen were reported to be considering paying £15 million for a 40 year lease.
But in the end the island went to Mr and Mrs Singer for an undisclosed sum, believed to be lower than the asking price. Mr Singer said: "No immediate changes are envisaged to the present facilities and our short-term focus will be to maintain everything to the current standards of excellence. We can be certain that nothing will impact on the present warm welcome to visitors or the island's beauty and tranquillity. Herm will remain the jewel in the Bailiwick's crown." A couple who fell in love on the Channel Island of Herm have bought the tiny outcrop in a bid to protect the beautiful tourist destina... more -
Reinstate your love with Romance Novels
Had the sequence of life been as bland as described below; no romance novels would have ever written or read.
As a male baby and female child, two genders gradually develop into the adulthood at their respective parent’s homes. They meet, date and get married to consummate. They earn their livelihood, bear and bring up children, grow old and finally perish. Had the sequence of life been as bland as described below; no romance novels would have ever written or read. ... more -
Men on Men? The rise of bromance
The new rules of manhood suggest that you're not a real man unless you're party to a "bromance". These days, no meeting mano a mano is complete without a lingering hug, a manly pat on the bottom, even a kiss – on the lips! After winning Newcomer of the Year at the WhatsOnStage theatre awards in February, Daniel Radcliffe found himself in a clinch with Gavin & Stacey's James Corden. Before an audience of their peers, the two young men appeared to enjoy a lengthy snog.
The rise of the "bromance" ought to be cause for celebration. This trend has spread from the Continent, where it has always been acceptable for male friends to engage in a bit of slap and tickle. Silvio Berlusconi never had any problem planting his lips on the pasty cheeks of Blair or Bush.
Now, it has become the norm in the Anglo-Saxon world, where public displays of affection have been embraced from Hollywood to Capitol Hill. John Travolta caused a stir when he planted a smacker on Kirk Douglas at the Santa Barbara film festival last year, and three years earlier Douglas's son Michael was seen smooching Danny DeVito at the Golden Globes.
In the UK, even the stiffest of upper lips trembles at the thought of another man's embrace. Here is Prince William, first of a new generation of potentially progressive royals, air-kissing his frigid father. It's a charming image of familial bliss. Long live the bromance. The new rules of manhood suggest that you're not a real man unless you're party to a "bromance". These days, no me... more -
ANCIENT ROMANCE NOVELS
In ancient times the nuclei of all the romance novels were the love stories of emperors and kings, their queens and concubines. The well-being and prosperity of the country and countrymen was once believed to be directly related to the vitality of the rulers. In ancient times the nuclei of all the romance novels were the love stories of emperors and kings, their queens and concubines. The we... more
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Origin of Romance Novels
The widely read romance novels, which have flooded the book-selves of all the libraries, might have originated from Rome or Romania. But Rome has ancient history. The widely read romance novels, which have flooded the book-selves of all the libraries, might have originated from Rome or Romania. B... more
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SEVEN COLORS OF ROMANCE NOVELS
Why we crave to read romance novels? You will get the answer in re-questioning, why we enjoy looking at the rainbow?
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How to get happiness from romance novels?
Romance novels work as the intravenous fluid injected directly into the blood to build and energize the relationship along with added spice and fun. These novels provide remedial measures to the sagging relationship. But the real problem of our youth is that they don’t understand the importance of reading the romance novels. Romance novels work as the intravenous fluid injected directly into the blood to build and energize the relationship along with added ... more
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'Illegitimate' daughter reunites parents after 40-year-long separation
A young couple who were forced apart 40 years ago when they had a child out of wedlock are to marry, after being reunited by their daughter.
Christine Orchard, 57, and Chester Locke, 64, first met in a youth club in 1965 and became childhood sweethearts. When Mrs Orchard found out she was pregnant two years later, at the age of 16, it caused a scandal and her mother said she could only keep the baby on the condition that she cut Mr Locke, then 21, from her life.
Mr Locke was told never to contact Christine or his daughter Tracey Orchard, who was raised by her maternal grandparents, and went on to marry another woman and raise his own family. But Miss Orchard, 40, Taunton, Somerset, decided to trace her father following the death of her grandparents and brought him to meet her mother.
Despite their long separation, the pair - who were both divorced - soon fell in love again and are due to marry in two weeks. Mrs Orchard said: "There was always quite a lot of hoo ha about Chester because of the age difference. When my parents found out I was pregnant my Mum and her sisters went into a room and basically decided my future. They told me that if I wanted to I could keep the baby and they would bring her up, but I had to stay away from Chester. Mum told me that if I saw Chester in the street I should walk away."
Miss Orchard, a mother-of-three, said she was amazed when the romance rekindled so quickly after she found her father. She said: "My intention was to get him to meet his grandchildren and great-grandchild. I'm shocked but it is lovely. It's wonderful to see them where they should have been 40 years ago."
Mr Locke, who works in a saw mill, said: "We've made our mistakes but she's the love of my life and I couldn't be happier. If you'd have told me ten years ago that I'd be marrying Christine after all these years I would never have believed you, but here we are. Getting married means a lot to me. I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together as man and wife." A young couple who were forced apart 40 years ago when they had a child out of wedlock are to marry, after being reunited by their dau... more -
Hotel sacks male staff for seducing older British women
A Turkish hotel has sacked all its male staff because they kept seducing older British women who were looking for romance abroad.
Manager Pelin Yucel said that when she caught her male waiters and barmen bedhopping with guests she decided to replace them all with a women-only team at the 27-bedroom hotel in Marmaris, Turkey. Ms Yucel, 32, said: "It got beyond a joke. The last straw was when I caught my bartender coming out of a toilet with a woman guest. She was embarrassed but he was beaming all over his face."
She also said she could never contact her night receptionist because he was always in bed with the guests. "The waiters would prey on older English women staying at the hotel. They would wait for them to come back from nights out - often drunk - then seduce them. The would have one guest one week, wave goodbye to her, and eye up the new guests as they arrived. It was hell."
The manager of Image Hotel says that now she has an all-women team her job has never been easier. A Turkish hotel has sacked all its male staff because they kept seducing older British women who were looking for romance abroad. ... more -
100 Places to Meet Nerdy, Smart and Artistic People
Both the Internet and places around your town or city can provide many opportunities for you to meet men and women who share your interests, are smart, and are looking to connect. Check out these tips and resources. Both the Internet and places around your town or city can provide many opportunities for you to meet men and women who share your inte... more
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels animated commercial
Animated commercial for american spectacular TV advertising animation created by TOONDRA animation studio (www.toondra.ru)
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Crazy4u animated commercial
Animated commercial for american spectacular TV advertising animation created by TOONDRA animation studio (www.toondra.ru)
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Robin Vood videoclip from TOONDRA studio
Animation music clip for Robin Vood (x-guitarist of Vladimir Kuzmin band).
FNI(A) Festival award (Australia)
Animation created by TOONDRA animation studio (www.toondra.ru) Animation music clip for Robin Vood (x-guitarist of Vladimir Kuzmin band). FNI(A) Festival award (Australia) ... more -
Resides In You
Heart filled romantic spoken word piece... Spiritually Love based moving poetry... Yu said post something!!! cnoble
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