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Beginner trains 4 weeks for Nike Human Race 10K @Ohio State University 10/23 7:30pm

AS POSTED ON IAMZAKI.BLOGSPOT.COM I am Zaki, and this is my blog. Here, you will read about a lot of things on many different topics, but before all that begins, I will blog about my journey to run in a 10K which will take place in 19 days.

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You do know about early voting, don't you? I have already voted

On Sunday, Oct 5th, I voted. It felt good. I waited about an hour in line, and the voting process took 25 minutes.

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Chuck Palahniuk "RANT" Book Tour 2007 in Columbus, OH...extended coverage by local correspondent Zaki Q

My favorite author, Chuck Palahniuk, came to the city of Columbus, OH, on Thursday, May 17th, 2007. The author of now 10 books, the past 10 years have been nothing but tremendous joy for readers throughout the world, including moi. I have been an avid fan for 8 years.

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Would you like to see personalized Newsvine t-shirts & bumper stickers?

Over the weekend, during the vinemeet, we thought about wearing those Hello my name is... nametags that people wear at Alcohol Anonymous and what not.

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Ideas for this weekend's ohio Newsvine meetup.

Hey boys & girls, so we have a bunch of articles about the excitement of the first ever Newsvine meetup. Granted, that's a great thing. This article is not for such thing. I actually am only looking for ideas as to what you would like to see from us.

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Voting From Abroad in the French Presidential Primaries 2007

Synopsis: this is the small story as to how I voted from abroad in the French Presidential Primaries 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA), and the importance of absentee voting.

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The French Election for Dummies - This Means you!

I live in France and I love France. But I am not a big fan of French politics. Hypothetical Conversation at a major multinational: CEO: The purpose of this meeting is to determine the best country to locate our new European Headquarters.

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suicide, and how to prevent it.

I was doing a tag search on Newsvine for "suicide" to see how many our users have written an article about the subject. Unfortunately I was not able to find anything. When I mean suicide, I am not talking about an individual per se, but about suicide act in itself.

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"Zaki! you've created a time paradox!"

Hi I'm Zaki Q. You may remember me from such articles as "Support the Troops = Cow make milk" and "Lost in Kabul".

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An interview with Zaki Q.

This afternoon, a few of my fellow Viners and I resurrected The Vinecast, for a very special recording. We interviewed Zaki, Newsvine's self-proclaimed first international correspondent.

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The power of a photo.

Go to this link (high-res quality). It's from my new Flickr account. Hit the button. Make it full-screen. Look at it. Stare at it. Picture it in your mind. Imagine the stench. Imagine the misery. I was there. I saw it with my own two eyes.

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It's time for me to leave this place. Goodbye children.

It's already been 3 months. The first 2 weeks were long & stretched on, because it was all these new experiences hitting me in the face. So many things, so many things going on. It's one thing to watch documentaries, it's another to feel as if I was in one.

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Armin Van Buuren - 10 Years

The #2 DJ in the world for 2006, according to DJ Mag, is Armin Van Buuren, the sensation from Holland. For the past 10 years, Armin has created some of the best tracks and remixes out there.

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Newsvine Calendar 2007 ideas. Submit your high-res photos.

Alright. I noticed that a lot of our members are in amazing places, and that it'd be great to have a calendar of some of our members. With a little editing on photoshop, we could add the newsvine logo, and a listing of the days of that month.

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Newsvine iTunes secret-santa. Pick a person and send him/her a song!

Here's how it works. Post your iTunes user-name. Out of everybody that put out their info, pick a user that you want, or by random, and gift him/her a 99cents song.

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Frenzy & his Giftpacky (A Christmas Story)

ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a man named Frenzy. He came to the land of Afghanistan to teach french, and write articles about this land he found magical.

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Photos of some of my students

I just realized I have yet to post photos of my students! It probably would be a good thing. I don't want some crazy conspiracy article to show up that says:

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Who took the ZakiGiftPacky?

*phone ringing* *** *******: hello? Frenzy: This is Frenzy. you there? *** *******: what's the password? Frenzy: dude, it's me. Can't you recognize my voice? *** *******: Either you give me the password or I hang up.

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The Funeral.

Frenzy Journal - November 15th, 2006 A Funeral in Kabul.

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American NGO renovates Kabul park

Frenzy Journal - November 5th, 2006. Park Shar E Now Renovation Project of an American NGO (ICMA International Kabul) A look at Phase I (out of IV)

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Ask not what Newsvine can do for you, but what you can do for Newsvine [the frenzy-challenge]

There have been a lot of great articles on Newsvine this year...some that made us think, laugh, and even ponder about things we never thought about before.

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Thanksgiving at Camp Phoenix

Something was a little different near the entrance of Camp Phoenix today. We noticed that the regular soldiers that were on guard duty were not there.

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"Ignore this author" button now on Newsvine

I don't know if you guys noticed, but it seems Newsvine has introduced the "Ignore this author" button. Will this be good or bad for Newsvine?

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About Zaki

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Zaki spent Fall '06 in Afghanistan as a French teacher & Foreign Correspondent for Newsvine.

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