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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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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Let's look back. Let's look at a few years ago.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Frenzy Journal - November 24th Panjshir & visiting Commander Massoud's tomb
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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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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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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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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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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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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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*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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Frenzy Journal - November 15th, 2006 A Funeral in Kabul.
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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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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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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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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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Zaki - look upon this as a wake up call from an old admirer. Some of us miss your sharp wit and no-nonsense commentary. Pop in on us sometime:-)
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Don't worry Oldfogey, we got him one of his own ;)
Hey Zaki, I like the new avatar, is that you in Afghanistan in your trademark Green Shirt?
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Congratulations on your RAV! Kudos to Zaki!!!
— lauhal
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If Zaki doesn't get a RAV soon I will give him mine. I wish I were his age and could do the kind of thing he is doing. Maybe I would have made a bigger, better mark than I did. Zaki, don't lose that need to do, that desire to be useful, that depth of understanding.
— oldfogey
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Voulez-vouz couchez avec moi tout coir? Je veux avoir ton bebes.
I'm doing the best I can with the French. Maybe you can teach me next. Keep up the effort, and use the power of sexy French words to seduce the Afghanistani people into the future! And keep up with your witty comments and criticisms on political issues. Those are amazing as well. J'aime bien ton travaller! (I hope I said that right :)
— Ansab
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Original reporting from Afghanistan? Zaki provides us with material that speaks to the core of Newsvine's potential. Keep pushing the boundaries, buddy. Be safe.
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J'aime ton avatar nouveau. Ne cesses pas de les frapper avec le boule!
— Oluseye
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I now stalk Zaki's comments. He has to be by far the wittiest, knock-it-down commenter around here. He doesn't do stupidity.
— Oluseye
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It's odd how many things me and Zaki Q have in common. I always wish there was a 16 year old Zaki Q living by me so I can enjoy life.
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— Maaz
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You have a wonderful way with words and get your point across in a no nonsense approach. keep at it.
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Zaki is a wild one, and Newsvine wouldn't be the same without him. He writes like a reporter for Rolling Stones, and I mean in the days of Flower Power. He's got the heftiest comments on the vine, and I bet he types really fast too. There are a lot of... let us just say colorful descriptions, but he offers qualified opinion and doesn't back down. Ever. He's likable. I recommend his stuff. Just read it.
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