This is Fela Kuti; sitting on a sofa  in a dressing room; with moi in 1996, Post Concert

we were just chillaxin and not even concerning ourselves with the fact that he was literally dying as we sat there. you see he had just been diagnosed with AIDS. he was on his final tour of his career and this was one of his final stops.

I made my way there to spend a little more time with my friend. I didn’t know that he was sick, as you can see I look happy, and he looks a little tired. he had just performed for one and a half hours to a packed club. the show was a sell-out and he was in great form.

someone said to me after he died that maybe he looked somewhat happy to see me, because he knew he’d never see me again. I laughed them off and said, well why did he come here to perform then, if not to see me. that was the end of the convo, because that was a fact.

This video is Femi Kuti; His Father was Fela Kuti shown above.

You See We Yorubas’ believe that you send the soul away dancing and remembering the good; because the bad no longer matters. it is important to remember that his spirit is still with us, because we believe that he will remain with us for at least twenty one days. during that time he will complete spiritual connections, and begin his work as an ancestor; helping those of us who remain in his love.

His Father Fela Died of AIDS in 1997 – this is his statement to the world
“It’s Serious“.   yes brothaman it is, quite serious. it cost us many many lives, and still we are not sure what it really is. how terrible is that ?

This is Fela Kuti’s Funeral – it was massive; largest in Nigerian history

There is clearly a message here people. AIDS is not a Gay Disease, it’s a KILLER who cares not for your sex, or sexual preference. only the fact that you are not careful and didn’t think before you “Phucked Up”.

Live Goes On, so we should all remember that Protection and Awareness are the two largest keys to remaining HIV Free. there is never a time that you can take a chance, regardless of who it is or what is happening.

This is your life and you can end it that quickly,

Be Safe and Remember that We All Know Someone – so we don’t need to be the next one. Protect Yourself; and Your Lover.

Think Before You Screw Up Your Future, Really Doh -

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Somehow it seems Entrecard Does Not Want OUR Drops – so with that said, we’re going to begin the exit process.  we hope that you understand why we’ll be pulling TWO of Our Blogs OUT Of Entrecard Before Christmas.

The Consistent Loss of drops and credits does not add up. neither does the lost time. the problem happens over and over.  randomly during the week we get these penalties and loose the drop day as well.

is this a new power move within the Entrecard Enforcement Strategy when you decide to monitor your paid ads ?

Ahhhhh YES ! Now We Know why this happened – we went into our dashboard and managed the invisible load of ads there were blocking the EC Paid Ads from showing on our widget. Think Back EC Bloggers, Did You Get an Announcement of Any Additional Ads Being Put onto Your Widget, or that you could Preview Them ?

When We Opened the Dashboard to look at the ads, There were 8 paid ads. you are only allowed to block 4 of them.  that means if you are paying for ads with EC’s;  you will be paying for very minimal visibility. At most you’ll get 1/5 of your ec paid impressions; because they are merged with the CASH ADS, NOW.

go test it for yourself and then you can see that this is not a game, nor is this a hoax. Entrecard has put up to 8 additional cards on your widget without your knowledge or the consideration of those who pay for EC Ads with EC’s Instead of Cash.

That’s What Made the Decision for Us Today – 9 ads on our widgets when we should have only been splitting the widget with two others

at first we missed it, but when we went back and noticed that we had such a glut of paid ads, blocking the EC Drop Paid Ad; we made the change and blocked out all except the required Four Ads.

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, some of the same ads were already preventing your EC Paid ads from being shown on widgets that were queued. to test it we refreshed the page up to 6 times to finally see Our EC Paid Ad, Last.

That Sucks

FYI This is a WHOLE NEW PENALTY FLAG

Check out the chart below copied directly from Entrecard’s Book

This Flag Does Not Appear Anywhere, in this list – but it cost us Again,

This is the First of these Penalties – from Two Weeks Ago -

we have alot of credits to spend on ads; and within the next month we’re going to be spending them and advertising even more than before – if we’re not removed before we can.

It seems like such a sorry strategy to block your biggest droppers from dropping, because they are technologically faster than you.  simply put, we use a drop list and we have always used the same list.

the entrecard servers hate drop lists because they can’t track you when you skip their toolbar.  that means you are a wild card to the system until you reach your dashboard, and reach 300 drops.  the system will ignore your drops in the toolbar, and that pisses the servers and apparently the security server scripts off.

Being a Good Blogger means more than dropping, which is why you find our comments all over the place; our notes on peoples dashboards, and lots of interaction within our circle.  we dont’ feel very confident with the rules in the present entrecard rulebook;  since it seems to grow weekly, without notice or need.  sort of like the new penalty flag’s.

Maybe it’s really time to look at what your time is worth, since apparently Entrecard doesn’t think it’s worth the time you spend clicking to Advertise.

Next Week we’ll be exploring Blogging Circles and Advertising Effectiveness; across our Three Blogs.  some posts will help to clarify the situation, since it seems to become muddier all the time.  Entrecard needs to mature and accept that Rules are Rules.  Basically,  if we have to live by them, then they shouldn’t change them daily, to support their point without consideration of their community.

That’s Just Too Much like Voodoo Jello to be good for anybody,

Check out the chart below copied directly from Entrecard’s Book

This New Penalty Flag Does Not Appear Anywhere, in this list – but it cost us Again,

Message	Meaning
Get One, Please login	These messages are shown when Entrecard believes that you haven’t logged in. Please go to entrecard.com and log in.
Thanks!	This message is shown when you have successfully dropped a card.
Go! Go!, Alright!, Wicked!, Yeehah!, Awesome!, *WOW*!	These messages are equivalent to Thanks!, they are shown at various numbers of drops per day.
Invalid	This message is shown when you have failed a security check, this can happen by accident once in a while, however if this happens to you regularly you should contact support.
300 per day	This message is what you get when you hit the 300 drops per day limit
600 per IP	This message is what you get when the IP address you are accessing from has dropped 600 cards in a day
Own card!	This is what you get when you try and drop on your own card
No Widget	This message indicates the Entrecard widget scanner does not believe this site has a widget. If you get this error while browsing, please send the URL of the site to phirate via PM.
No such user / Deleted	This message indicates the Entrecard account for this widget has been deleted
Cooldown X hrs	This message indicates that you have triggered security countermeasures. You will not be allowed to drop a card again until the cooldown period has finished (the counter will continue to update). If you have not done anything that should have gained the attention of the security system, please use the feedback form on your Dashboard and we will arrange a security reset. It is likely that you also received a Scripted Drop Penalty which removed credit from your account, this can be resolved as well.

I’d suggest you pay close attention to this video, as you may have a potential terrorist situation occurring in your home, at this moment.

This is a full Segment of Supernews – this episode is all about the First Thanksgiving and Why it Happened. Michael Moore travels back in time to the first Thanksgiving to warn the native americans of the horrible evils of the white man. in typical villian fashion Dick Cheney follows Moore back to foil his plan.  The Giant Turcules at the end is the real treat. Unfortunantly this is the reality of what Thanksgiving Has Become.

The Reality of the story also should include this video; which is a part of the immigration debate, from the arrival of the first white folks into north america. there was obviously alot of thought put into this piece because it certainly makes you scratch your head and say wow, more than once.

Feel free to visit our No Bloody Thanks Blog Protest, and read the reality of what the Native Americans really feel about the invasion of their land. we warn you, christopher columbus is not who you may think he is.

after this, we think you’ve had enough for the week. we’ll be posting a nice Funky Podcast for your enjoyment Friday.

Remember, Watch Those Fables, they could kill ya

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Warning, do not play this video without a Barf Bag In Your Hand

Today is day four in this nightmare of crazy

Why did we do it ? well it’s a part of making you realize how bad blogging can really get even with really good material; like this video.  no -  seriously,

Second Warning, do not play this video without a Barf Bag In Your Hand; as you will spit up more than a little bit in your mouth, just remember to spit it out.

to quote Lord Gaga – “..We’re totally making this shit up; as we go along..“

Tomorrow may be the end of this madness, if we finally get fed up.

lets all pray that, it happens,

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It’s Tuesday and as promised – more bs. this is still about musicrap. After Watching This I’m not sure if these Pirates have gone too far; This is Reeeealllly Bad Mr Bean

Now imagine you are sitting at the bus stop waiting for your coach and watching a lil  Mr. Bean music vid on your celly; and all of a sudden these guys pull up and WHAM ! you get a fast 50. cal to the keyboard.  somehow I think this may help keep people in Somalia from making bs ringtones.

Today alot of people don’t use video ringtones; and or play videos on their phones. However alot of people who are in more techno challenged societies utilize whatever method they can; to enjoy as much of the rest of the world as possible. somefolks however think that’s not such a great idea. to prove their point I submit the video below from Current Tevee – Supernews and Weird Al Yankovic.  if this does’t make you want to slap somebodys celly, then you are tone dead.

I know I don’t want the Al Qaeda Censors rating my ringtone

How About You ?

4:46pm UK, Wednesday November 04, 2009

Huw Borland, Sky News Online

Hardline al Shabaab insurgents who seized the southern Somali port of Kismayu have banned “corrupt” musical ringtones.

A Somali militant talks on his phone in Rabdure district, west of Mogadishu

Sacdiyo Sheeq, 25, used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone in the failed Horn of Africa state.

But she told reporters: “Al Shabaab wants our ringtones to be only a Muslim cleric reading the Hadith or Koranic verse.

“I used to listen to my favourite Indian songs on my cell phone, but now I have just thrown that memory away.”

Al Shabaab, which America says is al Qaeda’s proxy in Somalia, wants to topple the country’s UN-backed government and impose its own strict version of Sharia law.

The heavily-armed group controls much of the south and parts of the capital Mogadishu.

Courts run by its clerics have ordered executions, floggings and amputations in recent months.

Al Shabaab has also banned movies, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching football in the areas under its control.
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“We do not tolerate anything that may corrupt the people,” al Shabaab’s spokesman in Kismayu, Sheikh Hassan Yaqub, said.

“We don’t allow anything that goes against our religion, especially music and sexy videos.”

Ali Mahamud Yusuf, 19, fled his home in Kismayu after he was whipped in public last week by al Shabaab gunmen who had caught him listening to music and watching videos on his phone.

He said: “I am still suffering from the 25 lashes. They accused me of rejecting religion. I don’t want to tell you where I am now for security reasons. I am scared.”

Fighting has killed 19,000 Somalis since the start of 2007.

While some civilians credit the insurgents with restoring a semblance of order in various areas, al Shabaab’s strict rules have alienated many Somalis who are traditionally moderate Muslims.

Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones [Terrorism]

By Danny Allen on Terrorists

Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda’s proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations.

Fighting has killed almost 20,000 Somalis since 2007, and though some semblance of order has been restored, the imposed Sharia law has banned even regular moderate muslims from dancing at weddings, or even playing and watching soccer. If you’re having a bad day today, take a moment and remember just how good you actually do have it. [Reuters]

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