 care to admit in an internal debate with my self...do I actually like this person in a more-than-friends way, or was I over analyzing the fact that my first real friend since 5th grade was of the opposite sex?  I think I may have gotten the guts to bring it up once in the 14ish years Ive known him. It was a thirty second conversation that didnt amount to anything, and I wasnt bothered by the results in the least. Guess that says something.   I think the only time I felt a twinge of 'what if' was when his dad toasted him and his fiance at their engagement party. His family is awesome. 
Besides, looking at it years later, it wouldnt have worked out.  :PAs per the latest report issued by the UN Refugee Agency there are almost eighty million expatriates by the end of 2019. Turkey ranks number one by hosting the highest number of refugees whereas, Pakistan ranked at fourth worldwide.
Turkey hosted almost four million refugees wherein, Columbia hosted 1.8 million Venezuelans. Germany ranks third by hosting 1.5 million expatriates whilst Pakistan and Uganda fourth and fifth respectively.
When Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky, Freud and Tito lived together.
Well not exactly together. But in one of those odd historical incidents I collect, they did live near each other in Vienna early in 1913. BBC piece.
Strange enough for a Doctor Who story (and I might extend this into a scenario seed).
Of course in another universe it's already a Who story.SYDNEY -- The Australian indie sector may have finally found a film to end its long run of poor boxoffice with the opening of indigenous love story "Samson and Delilah."
The feature, which will unspool in the Festival de Cannes' Un Certain Regard section Saturday, took in a whopping AUS$17,170 ($12,705) per screen over the weekend for a total of AUS$194,000 on its 12 screens.
That's the highest per-screen average for any Australian film released nationally since Ray Lawrence's "Lantana" in 2001. That take would have been higher, but does not include Thursday figures for the largest market of Sydney, as the film opened one day later there than in the rest of the country.
The film's pedigree was not unexpected -- it took the audience award for best feature at the Adelaide Film Festival, which part-financed the feature.
Critic David Stratton, writing in the Australian newspaper, called the film "quite simply, one of the finest films ever made in this country."
"Anyone who cares about Australian cinema should see this film," he said. "I'd go further and suggest that anyone who cares about Australia should see it."
"Samson" first time writer-director-producer Warwick Thornton said he is delighted with the audience response.
"This is very, very cool. It is a great feeling to know that as I fly off to France, the Australian public is looking after our baby 'Samson and Delilah,' " he said.
Distributors Footprint Films are planning to expand to 30 screens this weekend and then a wider release in the coming weeks.
If the solid reviews and weekend boxoffice transfers to strong word of mouth, it will certainly boost local films' results at the boxoffice, which in 2008 were a meager 3.8% of the total and included takings from Baz Luhrmann's "Australia."
To date, just a handful of this year's crop of more than 30 expected Aussie films have been released so far, with Adam Elliot's "Mary and Max" the most successful, taking more than AUS$1.12 million. Eric Bana's documentary, "Love the Beast," which pays homage to his rally car, has taken AUS$771,000.
"Samson" follows a series of well-received locally themed films in recent years, from Phil Noyce's "Rabbit Proof Fence," Rolf de Heer's "Ten Canoes" and, to a lesser extent, Baz Luhrmann's "Australia."
However unlike those, there's an Aboriginal at the helm of "Samson and Delilah." Thornton, who hails from the Central Australian communities where the film was made, has been working as a cinematographer and recently lensed SBS' landmark documentary series "First Australians," which told the history of the country through its indigenous inhabitants' eyes.
The film was produced by the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Assn. and Kath Shelper's Scarlett Films, with financing from the indigenous branch of Screen Australia, the NSW Film and Television Office, Australian Broadcasting Corp., Adelaide Film Festival and the NT Film Office.
Footprint Films is handling local distribution alongside Transmission Films and Paramount Pictures Australia, while France's Elle Driver is handling international sales.Police in Lusaka have formally arrested Copperbelt based Musician Chama Fumba over his politically charged song ‘A Lungu Anabwela’ for allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu.
The musician arrived at Lusaka Central Police Station with two lawyers and has been denied bond. He is expected to appear in court soon.
In the track, the artist chronicles the rise of a little known politician from the sprawling Lusaka township of Chawama to become Zambia’s President in waiting after the PF’s founding leader Micheal Sata’s death.
In apparent reference to President Lungu, he goes on to mock the recent merger of the vanquished former ruling party the MMD with the PF through numerous by-elections.
Meanwhile MISA Zambia says individuals should not be criminalised for merely expressing themselves.
MISA Zambia Chairperson Hellen Mwale said Freedom of Expression is a fundamental right to be enjoyed by all citizens regardless of their background and political orientation as provided for under the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which Zambia ratified.
Ms Mwale said this in a statement in Lusaka following the decision by the Zambia Police to summon and arrest controversial musician Pilato.
Good governance and accountability requires that leaders must be amenable to criticism and would thus need a high level of tolerance,” Ms Mwale said.
“These legal provisions have been used on several occasions by government functionaries to suppress dissenting views and there by oppress individuals perceived to be opposed to the party in power,” Ms Mwale.
She said MISA further believes in a system in which Access to Information is unhindered and must be readily available.
Denied bail? this is surprising to say the least.
All i can say is….its sad it had to come to this.
Davies Chama is free, roaming around with guns. But an entertainer Pilato is removed from society. But to original PF.
He was denied bail because he is considered flight risk based on his hide and seek tactics with the police before his arrest. That said, whoever arrested this clown needs a mental check up. Just his appearance alone makes me think he doesn’t take himself too seriously. All I see is a schizophrenic!
I cant wait for another song from PilAto after this.
This not only Pilato’s battle, it our battle. We need to fight for our rights. A Secretary General of the PF’s gun shot with intent to kill and wounded a human being and the police have not yet arrested him. What kind of double standard is this?
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE “ABSOLUTE FREEDOM”. FREEDOM SHOULD NOT BE ABUSED, WHEN WE ABUSE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO OWN, WE RISK LOSING IT. 

Human Rights international should step in this is beyond dictatorship his democratic rights, freedom of speech rights are being infringed upon! Zambians start signing petitions for his release this is not Russia.
SEEMS SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE PRIVILEGES THAT COMES WITH CERTAIN RIGHTS.PILATO IS ONE OF THEM. 
John Mwansa never mentioned the name of the person at all.
There were other songs like imisango ya ba chairman but again no names mentioned!
Pilato said Lungu from chawama! funny song but the law hasn’t changed Ka! I don’t support his arrest but it shouldnt be our battle not in my name! we still live in a third world so be careful with what you say.
So, are you saying that there’s only one Lungu the whole Chawama? And, if not, are the other Lungus sober all the time?
Zemuntu….the pig behind a keyboard!
You’re a guy who worship the president and PF even when the president is rejoicing by recruiting corrupt people into Government and consulting corrupt people.

Ms Helen Mwale, you are advised to do first things first, pi.e. change the before you rant about freedom of expression. By the way do you have the same views about suspected rapists, murderers and other criminals. Should they enjoy their human rights too?
Freedom is NOT absolute,so in ones quest for freedom of expression ensure you dont defame anybody.
Chief cadre @3, did you say ‘SUSPECTED’? Of course they have their rights! It becomes a different matter when they are CONVICTED! Lungu is showing himself to be a tin pot dictator. Our rights are God given, not conferred by any government. Pilato has a right to express himself. “Alungu anabwela