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		<title>Old Spice Ad: A Creative Win, Man</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2010/02/old-spice-ad-a-creative-win-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while an ad hits the tubes that just has this intangible sense of genius. Debuting during Super Bowl XLIV (Who Dat!), the 30 second Old Spice spot is curiously captivating, its unraveling totally unexpected and Isaiah Mustafa&#8217;s delivery is right on the money. The great thing about it is that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CCIE Security Written: The Day After</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/07/ccie-security-written-the-day-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I debated internally whether to write this now after passing the 350-018 written exam or to wait till after the lab exam in a couple of months, which is what ultimately gets you the coveted CCIE designation. I decided to write anyway in the hope that it might help someone get past this first hurdle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Job Hunting in the Recession</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/thoughts-on-job-hunting-in-the-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/thoughts-on-job-hunting-in-the-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Job Hunting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last several weeks have been quite challenging. While finding jobs in this economic climate is rough, switching jobs is not any better as I&#8217;ve since come to learn. I&#8217;ve been looking to transition jobs lately and fortunately, I got a job offer about a fortnight ago, after an arduous search, to work for an [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/04/the-irrelevance-of-job-references/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The (Ir)relevance of Job References'>The (Ir)relevance of Job References</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/06/zero-defect-hiring-rethinking-job-references/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Zero-Defect Hiring: Rethinking Job References'>Zero-Defect Hiring: Rethinking Job References</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2010/12/pandaladder/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Pandaladder: instant-search for jobs in Kenya'>Pandaladder: instant-search for jobs in Kenya</a></li>
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		<title>Illinois Senate &#8220;Reinstates&#8221; Pluto As A Planet</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/illinois-senate-reinstates-pluto-as-a-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/illinois-senate-reinstates-pluto-as-a-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What, O what, to be made of this? The Great State of Illinois finds it within their power to reinstate Pluto as a planet! Stay classy Illinois!


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2010/02/startup-visa-bill-introduced-in-u-s-senate/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Startup Visa Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate'>Startup Visa Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate</a></li>
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		<title>Web Apps for Startups</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/web-apps-for-startups/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/web-apps-for-startups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you starting a business or already have a small business in operation? Taking the headache out of routine administrative tasks definitely goes a long way in freeing up more of your time to concentrate on building a great product for your company. Here are a few tools to get you going.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Great Reads for Today</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/3-great-reads-for-today/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/3-great-reads-for-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Round Up]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your privacy and security on the internet is plummeting down the tubes, so do we need a new internet? [via NYTimes] &#8220;You hereby grant Facebook your soul&#8221; [digg] with their new Terms of Service. [via Consumerist] A baby birth streamed live &#8211; any moral implications to this? [via TechCrunch] --See Also:3 Great Blog Reads for [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/3-great-blog-reads-for-today/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 3 Great Blog Reads for Today'>3 Great Blog Reads for Today</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/blog-round-up-3-great-reads/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Blog Round-Up: 3 Great Reads'>Blog Round-Up: 3 Great Reads</a></li>
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		<title>Portrait of a Twitter User</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/portrait-of-a-twitter-user/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/portrait-of-a-twitter-user/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pew]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Twitter as a microblogging platform has in the last 2 1/2 years grown rather rapidly from simply a &#8220;What are you doing now?&#8221; update repository, to an important news outlet as was in the case of the AA Flight 1549 Hudson landing, and in socio-political activism as was the case in the Prop 8 debate. [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/3-great-reads-for-today/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 3 Great Reads for Today'>3 Great Reads for Today</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/orange-internet-access-on-the-go-for-sh1min/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Orange: Internet Access on-the-go for Sh.1/min'>Orange: Internet Access on-the-go for Sh.1/min</a></li>
</ul>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Gates @TED2009: Malaria &amp; Teachers</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/bill-gates-ted-malaria-teachers/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/bill-gates-ted-malaria-teachers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During his talk, more memorable for the mosquitoes he released into the audience, Bill Gates offered some insight on two global issues his Foundation is working on: How do you stop a deadly disease spread by a mosquito? How do you make a teacher great? More info on the progress on malaria, AIDS and Education [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2008/12/kca-bill-ict-bill-2008/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: KC(A) Bill + ICT Bill, 2008 [Updated]'>KC(A) Bill + ICT Bill, 2008 [Updated]</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/gsma-and-gates-foundation-partner-to-expand-mobile-banking-in-developing-countries/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: GSMA and Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Mobile Banking in Developing Countries'>GSMA and Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Mobile Banking in Developing Countries</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2010/02/startup-visa-bill-introduced-in-u-s-senate/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Startup Visa Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate'>Startup Visa Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate</a></li>
</ul>]]></description>
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		<title>Africa&#8217;s Most Dangerous Leaders</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/africas-most-dangerous-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/02/africas-most-dangerous-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Reading]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dictators]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=1025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reader&#8217;s Digest has a list of the world&#8217;s 9 most dangerous leaders. So which African autocrats have graced it? Robert Mugabe goes without saying. Perhaps lesser known are Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan and Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea. --See Also:Sudan: Arrest the President? Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/sudan-arrest-the-president/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: Arrest the President?'>Sudan: Arrest the President?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/sudan-un-in-quandary-over-action-on-al-bashir/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir'>Sudan: UN in Quandary over Action on al-Bashir</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/03/sudan-aid-agencies-expelled-from-darfur/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled from Darfur'>Sudan: Aid Agencies Expelled from Darfur</a></li>
</ul>]]></description>
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		<title>The Kenya Media Act 2007</title>
		<link>http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/the-kenya-media-act-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/the-kenya-media-act-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shadrack Laanoi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fortysouth.com/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, and by extension the Amendment Act, 2008 has for a while variously been misrepresented as the &#8220;Media Bill&#8221;. In fact, there is a Media Act contained in the Constitution, passed in 2007. In Brief The Act mainly establishes the Media Council of Kenya. It describes its membership, functions and powers. [...]


<br>--<br><strong>See Also:</strong><ul><li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/kca-act-2008-media-disingenuity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: KC(A) Act 2008: Media Disingenuity?'>KC(A) Act 2008: Media Disingenuity?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/kca-act-gazetting-delayed-under-review/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act 2008: Gazetting Delayed, Under Review'>Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act 2008: Gazetting Delayed, Under Review</a></li>
<li><a href='http://fortysouth.com/2009/01/why-was-gazetting-of-the-kenya-communications-amendment-act-delayed/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why was Gazetting of the Kenya Communications Amendment Act Delayed?'>Why was Gazetting of the Kenya Communications Amendment Act Delayed?</a></li>
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