Last Friday I locked myself out of my computer because I forgot my password.

I called our after hours help line in Atlanta to unlock and reset my password. They tried and after several attempts give up. However by some means they figured it out.

Instead of calling me and telling me how to get back in they sent an email.

So today when I came it to work and called our internal IT people and they reset everything, I saw the email from Atlanta

"Dear Ms. we have been successful in resetting your password, please call us and we will give you the temporary password". You gotto love these help desk techi.

Three years ago, posting as Bookman, I created GNI BOOK CLUB. The response was encouraging.

Following Bookman's self-exile in late 2011, however, the book club faded into the netherworld.

Today I'm pleased to launch GNI BOOK CLUB [2]. All members are invited to share information about books they're reading and discuss book-related matters.

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I just finished reading "MY LIFE WITH CHE: The Making of a Revolutionary" by Hilda Gadea. She was the first wife of the legendary revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. This book was first published in 1972, five years after Che was assassinated in Bolivia. Hilda Gadea died of cancer in 1974.

Last week I also read another memoir by Che's second wife, Aleida March. That book, "REMEMBERING CHE:My Life With Che Guevara", was first published in 2008.

Together, these two books open windows into the personal and professional aspects of a larger-than-life character who made a mark in history and died at the youthful age of 39, fighting for a more humane world.

Who said "The State has no business in the bedrooms of the nation"?

Tek yuh time.

I'll check back tomorrow. Mañana.

 

I know you've
been waiting for your 2014 Krispy
Kreme Calendar...
WELL HERE IT
IS!

why is dating at 40 so much more difficult than dating at 20/30?    

well, i do have a lot of reasons...but rass, you would think it should be easier now, but it more friggin complicating 

The Caribbean Islands are small, but there are many celebrities raking in big bucks. 

Thingle

MEN IN SILICON VALLEY ARE PAYING THIS WOMAN UP TO $100,000 TO LEARN HOW TO DATE

 

  Amy Andersen of Linx Dating Services charges up to $100k to teach men basic  dating skills

* What is this world coming to ?

 

* Some men know how to make millions but are clumsy, awkward, inept and bumbling when it comes to seducing a woman ?

 

Click on the link for the article:

 

http://www.businessinsider.com...aker-service-2014-10

 

Rev

CHECK THIS:

 

Hi Revvie:

 

I enjoy reading your posts in Social. I like your style. You are a pretty cool guy with a nice sense of humor. I notice you never allow any of the guys to rile you up. I like that maturity in you.

 

A lot of times you get me to think about things in ways I don't think about. I don't agree with you all the time but I agree with you a lot.

 

Revvie I notice since you came back to social after a 6 months break your Topics have been more serious. Could you also post some lighter stuff ? I remember you used to post some real funny stuff before you took time off from GNI. Thanks.

 

 

Hmmmm! Interesting! I am kind of getting bored of all the boring topics myself. Maybe I'll talk about style and fashion. That's waaaay more fun than God and religion and IDIOTS.

 

Rev

 

 

GUYANA CHRONICLE, APRIL 19. STORIES BY MICHELLE GONSALVES AND CLAUDETTE EARLE ---

SHAKIRA CAINE was born Shakira Baksh on February 23, 1947 to a Guyanese Muslim family. The daughter of a dressmaker, she aimed to follow in the footsteps of her mother and become a fashion designer. It was while working as a secretary that Shakira was urged by her boss to participate in the 1967 Miss Guyana contest which she won.

Shakira went on to compete at the Miss World contest in London, and finished in third place.

The year 1967 was the only one in any grand slam pageant in which three South American countries made it as the final three – Shakira Baksh, Madeleine Hartog Bell (Miss World 1967), and Maria del Carmen Sabaliuskas. Afterwards, Shakira made a permanent move to England to work as a model and actress.

Shakira made her acting debut in “Carry on Again Doctor,” a British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Kenneth Williams, Sid James and Charles Hawtrey. There she had an unaccredited role as Scrubba. She resurfaced in 1970 cast as Karl Chambers’ friend on the UK/American comedy/musical film “Tomorrow” which was directed and written by Val Guest and starred Olivia Newton-John, Benny Thomas and Vic Cooper. From 1970 to 1973, Shakira appeared as SHADO Operative on the short lived action/science fiction television series “UFO,” starring Ed Bishop, Mel Oxley and Dolores Mantez.

On January 8, 1973, Shakira wedded British actor Sir Michael Caine in a quiet ceremony in Las Vegas. They met after Caine saw her appearing in a “Maxwell House” coffee commercial and a friend gave him her telephone number. The couple has a daughter, Natasha Haleema.

Always interested in fashion, and drawing on her mother’s career as a dressmaker, Shakira began to design clothing and jewellery which are sold in major department stores throughout the UK and USA. Shakira’s creativity has expanded to include painting, and her work has been auctioned for charity.

She also appeared with her husband in John Huston’s “The Man Who Would Be King”, playing the part of Roxanne.
The following is an original Guyana Chronicle article following Shakira Baksh’s win in 1967, which was reprinted in the Guyana Chronicle’s Christmas Annual of that year.

Tall, stately Guyanese beauty Shakira Baksh made world headlines in November this year when she was judged the third most beautiful girl in the world at the Miss World 1967 contest held in London.

The first girl to place Guyana on the map at an international beauty pageant, 20-year old Shakira had months earlier captured the hearts of her compatriots when she claimed the crown easily in the Miss Guyana contest, sponsored by the Jaycees of Guyana.
On the night of the Guyana finals, Shakira made a striking appearance on stage in a scintillating gown of gold sequins. It featured a cold shoulder effect and a train which draped gracefully from her other shoulder.

She was stunning, the rich gold material set off her dusky complexion superbly. The Governor-General Sir David Rose and his wife, members of the diplomatic corps and their wives were among the large audience which cheered Shakira to victory that night.

 

But this was not the first stage victory for Shakira. She was chosen out of nine other young lovelies to be Miss Deepavali, 1966.

Yet Shakira, is not only endowed with beauty, she has brains as well. It is a common sight to see her promenading the short distance from her home in King Street to the Public Free Library in the afternoons.

She is an avid student of languages, and though she hates admitting it, she reads Philosophy for pleasure. “I would like to study languages at a good university abroad”, she keeps saying.

And now I think her dream has come through. Shakira intends to spend the next few months in England reading languages.

Her success in London has helped her greatly. She was thrilled to bits, as any girl would be, to place third in such a fabulous contest. Although she was tipped to be among the first five, Shakira was excited and overwhelmed to be placed third. “I am happy to win, and I know that my success will do a lot for tourism in Guyana.” With success came floods of congratulations from every quarter. She was caught up in a heady whirlwind of special engagements, film and television tests, and swank interviews. Little wonder that, in a letter to her mother, Mrs. Saab Baksh, Shakira confessed that she was becoming a little tired of all the activity. Shakira’s success has gone further than just making Guyana feel proud. It has made us realise, however late that might be, that the Guyanese beauty is as good as any at international contests. It has made us confident of sending other beauties to future world pageants.
We hope that the day will not be too distant when we will open the annals of our history (and see) the name of the Guyanese who will have captured the title of Miss World.
Well done, Shakira!

A British woman with two vaginas has been offered $1m to appear in a porn film.

The offer was made to Hazel Jones by Vivid Entertainment boss Steve Hirsch, who wrote to her praising her as an “extraordinary woman”.

The letter, seen by TMZ, added: “I would like to make you an offer to star in an upcoming Vivid production. We would pay you up to $1m for your services.”

It is not yet known if Miss Jones has responded to the offer.

Miss Jones, 27, revealed her one in a million condition - known as uterus didelphys - on the This Morning show earlier this month.

Embarrassing Bodies health expert Dr Dawn Harper explained on the show that Hazel's condition occurred because the uterus tube septum failed to break down when Miss Jones was a baby, meaning two uteruses formed instead of one.

Uterus didelphys, more commonly known as ‘double uterus’ happens when a woman’s uterus forms differently and goes on to develop into two uteruses (wombs). While the condition itself is not uncommon, having two separate vaginas is extremely rare.

”The two tubes have made two separate uteruses and two vaginas and two cervixes. And although it's relatively common to have a septum within the uterus, to actually have two separate uteruses is much rarer - one in a million," explained Dr Harper.

MIss Jones first discovered something was out of the ordinary when she reached puberty and started her periods at 14.

“That wasn't fun. I used to suffer from horrendous cramps and my periods could be very heavy. I now know that my periods were worse because I have two wombs,” Miss Jones explained. “It wasn't nice. I had friends and I tried explaining to them I was having problems and they had no idea what I was doing wrong.

“I always noticed there was this thing there,” said the 27-year-old.

She also revealed that she had to lose her virginity twice as she had two hymens - the thin membrane surrounding the external vaginal opening - to break.

She explained: “If you are not aware that you have got this, it can be really uncomfortable as I thought I was having cystitis and urine infections from a young age when I was tearing the middle septum."

However, despite being offered surgery to ‘correct’ her condition, Miss Jones declined, saying: "They have to treat you like they would a post-op transsexual because if you have something removed from an area like that there's a risk of healing back together. You have to have it separated all the time and it can be very uncomfortable and cause scar tissue."

Doctors have also warned that Miss Jones may experience complications if she decides to start a family as she is at higher risk of late miscarriage, premature birth and bleeding during pregnancy.

She said: "I'm told that if I get pregnant I've got to be careful I don't get pregnant again in the other side because you can have pregnancies that are months apart. There is an increased risk of giving a breached birth and risk of bleeding while pregnant."

Huffpost

The boyfriend of a Bollywood actress  who was  found dead at her home in Mumbai has been arrested on suspicion  of abetting her  suicide.

Jiah Khan, 25, was last week found hanged by  her mother at their apartment in the Indian city. Police said no suicide note  was found.

Suraj Pancholi, 21, the son of famous  Bollywood actors Aditya Pancholi and  Zarina Wahab, was  arrested late yesterday. He had been Khan's boyfriend for about a year and was  the last person to see her alive.

The mother and sister of the actress are said  to have gone out and she was alone at the apartment when the incident  happened.

They found her hanged when they returned  home.

Miss Khan reportedly wanted to pursue a  career in interior design when her acting  career failed to meet its early potential.

Fellow Bollywood stars and fans of the  actress took to Twitter to express their shock at her death.

Ram Gopal Varma, who directed her debut film  Nishabd, said that she had been 'very depressed' about her career.[

The 25-year-old actress made her Bollywood  debut in 2007, playing the  18-year-old female lead opposite one of India's  leading actors, Amitabh  Bachchan, in a film loosely based on Vladimir Nabokov's  classic novel  Lolita.

Filmmaker Varma  wrote on Twitter: 'Never  ever seen a debutant actress with more spunk  and more spirit than Jiah when I  was directing her in Nishabd.

'I don't know the reason what led to  this  but Jiah was very depressed about her career and scared for her  future,' he  said in another tweet.

He added: 'The last time I met her Jiah told  me that everyone around her makes her feel like a failure.'

Khan, whose real name was Nafisa Khan, was  born in New York and grew up in Chelsea, London.

She returned to New York at the age of 17 to  study acting, according to her website.

Nishabd received mixed reviews and did not do  well at the Bollywood box office but Khan went on to play  supporting roles in  two blockbusters, the psychological thriller Ghajini in 2008 and the comedy  Housefull, her last role, in 2010.

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted his shock at the  death of the actress.

He said: 'WHAT ...!!! Jiah Khan? What has  happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!!!'

choreographer Farah Khan tweeted: 'Can't  register that Jiah is no more... Worked with her in Housefull and she was so  beautiful and such a good soul. Too  young to go Jiah.'

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor tweeted:  'Shocked n saddened to hear about jiah  khan ... Very disturbing ... RIP ....may  her soul rest in peace.'

According to Miss Khan's website, she was to  play a part in a forthcoming Hollywood production.

As well as her Bollywood acting, she had  appeared in an advert for animal campaign group PETA.

She was the daughter of Ali Rivzi Khan, an  Indian-American actress who found fame in the 1980s.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...e.html#ixzz2VvF7o4hi

If you have to choose a GNIer to be your partner in life who will you choose.

 

I want Chameli!!!