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September 19, 2006
Yellowcake research
I have started work on The Yellowcake Mystery, and Andersen Press have suggested a deadline of 1 December, so I need to get a move on.
I have been able to do most of the research online, but here are a few questions which are still unresolved. Can anyone help?
- Is there a VISA cash dispenser at Jeddah airport?
- What does C4 explosive look like?
- What kind of sound does a ferret make if you kick it?
- Example of a car number plate in Niger?
- Maximum range for a transmitter bug the size of a button?
Thanks.
Posted by sahelsteve at 08:44 AM
September 04, 2006
Gorom Gorom under water
Gorom Gorom is not an imaginary setting for a children's book. It is a real place, which currently needs our help.
There was an article in Inspire Magazine this week about the flooding in Gorom Gorom, and the ensuing relief work.
Posted by sahelsteve at 12:43 PM
A dud waiting to be pushed over the edge
I love browsing pirated DVDs on the streets of Ouagadougou, not so much for the films themselves as for the blurbs on the back. Some people said how much they enjoyed this 'Ocean's 11' blurb, and the same people will doubtless chuckle at the following, which is the blurb on the back of 'Born to Fight' (peddled by my friend Naaba outside Pharmacie de la Paix at the Grand Marche):
"While Born to Fight is not the true follow-up to Ong-Bak, it provides a level of appeasement for those of us eager to get another dose of inane stunts and action. Co-writer and action director for Ong-Bak, Panna Pittikrai, gets his shot at helming this film with an unmatched crazy stunt team you can't help but appreciate. While the plot is wafer-thin, and subtitles are not even needed for general comprehension, Born to Fight still manages to drag because it doesn't take a pacing cue from Ong-Bak. When the action starts, Born to Fight simply explodes for a good thirty to forty minutes of glorious choreography and stunts. But for the time leading up to it, without anything truly impressive, the film sits like a dud waiting to be pushed over the edge."
If you still want to, you can order 'Born to Fight' on Amazon :-)