Monday, 14 December 2020
Resources for Women Filmmakers
Sunday, 13 December 2020
What do Africans think of the Chinese?
I will try as much as possible to be honest here.
From here in Nigeria, we think the Chinese are smart (intellectually and Trick wise).
They have given loans to most African countries to build railway lines, which was executed by Chinese owned companies . In other words they gave Africa some money, took it back , and now Africa owes them some money. This is not illegal, and by doing that the Chinese have not broken any law. It only shows how smart they are when it comes to making deals. You know sometimes smart people get the better of others in deals.
From here we think the Chinese love cheap labour. We also think they are humble . They always buy from the cheapest source which shows how prudent they are when it comes to money. They are risk takers and they easily integrate into their new environment( I don’t know if it is a buisness strategy) I have seen chinese transact buisness in the most dangerous regions where even some Nigerians might feel reluctant to go.
Finally we also think that the Chinese intentionally manufacture poor quality products which are nevertheless cheap just so you can come back again to patronise them once more.
Saturday, 12 December 2020
Lawrence Okolie is the next undisputed boxer
Cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie made quick work of Nikodem Jezewski, whom he floored three times in a second-round TKO win at The SSE Arena in London on Saturday.
"I will be unified world champion in 2021," Okolie, from London, said after the fight.
Former world titlist Glowacki tested positive for COVID-19, and his fellow Polish fighter Jezewski stepped in on a week's notice, but without the vacant WBO cruiserweight world title on the line.
Okolie (15-0, 13 KOs), 27, who is managed by unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua, showed he has heavyweight power. Okolie floored Jezewski twice in the first round, first with a body shot, then wobbling Jezewski with a straight right before dropping him again.
Okolie predictably dropped Jezewski again in the second round, with a right hand straight to the jaw, and the fight was stopped.
"Glowacki, [WBC champion Ilunga] Makabu, [Mairis] Breidis, Okolie will go through the whole cruiserweight division before going to heavyweight," Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, who promotes Okolie, said.
Okolie is ranked No. 2 with the WBO governing body, his highest ranking among the four bodies, and has yet to fight for a world title.
Friday, 11 December 2020
Spain Evicts Francisco Franco's Heirs From Late Dictator's Summer Palace
It has been more than eight decades since Spain's fascist dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco, took possession of the Pazo de Meirás during the civil war that brought him to power.
Since then, the palace in the northwest region of Galicia has served as an opulent summer retreat — first for the dictator himself, then for his family after Franco's death roughly 45 years ago.
Not anymore.
On Thursday, the Spanish government formally seized the palace from Franco's heirs in a simple ceremony that capped a hard-fought legal struggle to expropriate the property.
The moment was a symbolic triumph for Spain's left-wing government — which won possession of the palace in a court ruling in September, and has repeatedly pushed to remove or reclaim other memorials that glorify the dictator's nearly four-decade reign.
Calvo said the government plans to repurpose the palace to educate the public about the dark side of Franco's reign and celebrate the legacy of Emilia Pardo Bazán, the prolific writer whose family previously owned the manor.
Franco's supporters bought the palace and donated it to him in 1938, and his heirs say Franco made a formal 1941 purchase of the property. But in September — ruling in a case brought by the Spanish government in 2019 — Judge Marta Canales found the 1941 sale to be fraudulent and asserted that the palace was not given to Franco, specifically, but rather to the Spanish head of state.
Franco's heirs lost a subsequent appeal of the ruling. They handed over the keys to the manor on Wednesday, one day before the court-ordered deadline.
"Today the circus is celebrated with its clowns," the dictator's grandson, also named Francisco Franco, said in a statement translated by Politico. He added: "We are not going to lend ourselves to this circus."
The eviction at the Pazo de Meirás did not satisfy the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory, however. The group, which dedicates itself to preserving the memory of Franco's human rights abuses, said Wednesday that the return of the palace "cannot end without a judicial process against those who illegally occupied it and filled it with the fruit of a huge plunder of the state's patrimony."
There is disagreement about how many people fell victim to Franco's repressive regime, though it is widely believed that more than 100,000 people were killed or disappeared during his absolute rule in Spain from the end of its bloody civil war in 1939 until his death in 1975. Yet his legacy remains the subject of significant controversy in the country, particularly in recent years.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has made it a central campaign promise to reevaluate the dictator's memory and how it's marked in official monuments. Last year, after a long, bitter legal battle that reached the country's Supreme Court, the government exhumed Franco's remains from the massive mausoleum northwest of Madrid constructed as his memorial.
Franco's remains were flown by helicopter to a cemetery near the Spanish capital, where he was reinterred next to his wife
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Let's support and vote for this wonderful super comedian (MECOYO)
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Está bien lo que acaba bien: Shakespeare recibe la vacuna Covid
Covid-19 vaccine in spain
remaking NOLLYWOOD evergreen movies
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Kelly, the winner of 'La Voz' Spain
Kelly, the winner of 'La Voz' after a play-off: from starting with Alejandro Sanz to giving Laura Pausini the victoryHis career goes from Alejandro Sanz's team in Blind Auditions, to the repechage in 'El Regreso' with Miriam Rodríguez to winning in Laura Pausini's team.Kelly came to ‘La Voz’ with only one goal: to win. The 27-year-old Nigerian artist living in Lleida made it clear from the outset that Alejandro Sanz was his reference and fate wanted him to become his coach.
In the Assaults phase, we were able to once again enjoy her talent and the passion she wastes on stage. Kelly chose the song 'Hotel California' by The Eagles and made it his own in the reagge version. However, the talent did not obtain the Battles pass but Miriam Rodríguez, the fifth coach, wanted to give it a second chance in ‘El Regreso’, an innovative digital format that comes from the hand of Grupo Catalana Occidente.
Ya en solitario, Kelly volvió a sorprender con su particular voz llena de matices y se adelantó a lo que le iba a deparar el destino en ‘La Voz’ interpretando ‘A change is gonna come’. Como dice el título de la canción, un cambio iba a llegar y así ha sido finalmente.
El concursante repescado llegaba a La Final con ‘When we were young’, de Adele, y emocionaba a todos, especialmente a Pablo López, quien no ha podido contener las lágrimas mientras Laura Pausini miraba a su 'pupilo’ con gran orgullo.
In addition, the talent was able to sing with a very special guest artist. Together with Beret, they performed the song ‘Sueño’ as a duet, a performance that left the audience totally surprised. Alongside Curricé, the finalist of Antonio Orozco's team, and Sebastián Yatra, they performed the song 'Where are they going' with great rhythm. A song that in addition to singing, they were able to dance and lift their spirits throughout the set.
Eva González: "You are the living image of triumph"
Finally the moment of truth arrived. Curricé, Johanna Polvillo, Kelly or Paula Espinosa, only one would succeed Andrés Martín as the winner of ‘La Voz’. After public voting, Johanna and Kelly became the last two finalists and, finally, Eva González proclaimed Kelly as the winner of the edition. "Second chances can change life," Laura Pausini confessed, very excited.
Without a doubt, Kelly has been the reflection of the struggle and the work, and his career has confirmed that second chances can taste glorious; "The Voice" opened the door for him again and he climbed to the top of success. Congratulations Kelly!
Kelly canta When we were young La Final La Voz