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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Samoan Sensation some legends from Samoa
Atonga, finding that his brothers did not return, sought them, and found them lying dead on the ridge, where he buried them, and took the canoe for himself.
He sent his wife to Atonga, and she apparently wiled the canoe from him; for Atonga sent a message by the wife presenting the canoe to Te Alutanga-nuku, and directing him to prepare a house for its reception.
Atonga had sent his commands to all the birds to carry the canoe, and instructed them what song they should sing in lifting it." This," said he, "shall be your song when you take the canoe:
www.samoa.co.uk /samoan-legends.html   (1864 words)

  
 THISDAYonline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mr Atonga said the ultimatum from the shipping lines came as a result of delays in ships turnaround, caused by frequent breakdowns of berthing tugs and ship-to-shore gantry cranes.
Mr Atonga and the Container Terminal Manager, Mr Julius Alusa, said the power surge affected computer systems and ship-to-shore and rail mounted cranes resulting in delays.
Mr Alusa said the breakdown aggravated the cargo handling problem at the port as it made it impossible for them to handle vessels as fast as they come due to an increased traffic of container ships.
www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2004/01/23/20040123bus05.html   (411 words)

  
 The Mythology of Oceania
Then he summoned the birds from heaven to carry the light craft to the beach of Upolu where chief Alutanga Nuku was awaiting it impatiently.
Atonga even taught the birds the song he wanted them to sing.
Thus Atonga is a culture hero who invented canoe-building as well as the songs for the rowers.
www.janeresture.com /oceania_myths/mythology.htm   (3901 words)

  
 d:\oliver\stubus\rpo029.HTM
The Atonga for Duverus lies in a hospital bed.
An Atonga is a member of a Bantu tribe that infests the western shore of Lake Nyasa, but no such nigger had been seen in Seligman, Missouri, a village of less than five hundred inhabitants, in which such a creature could not have escaped notice.
It has accomplished its purpose as the Atonga for Duverus told us himself." Subscribers were invited to purchase a book on "teleology" to compensate for the unfulfilled part of their subscriptions.
www.faem.com /oliver/rpo029.htm   (1092 words)

  
 Untitled
These foreign migrant workers included the Atonga, Alikoma, Anyanja and Angoni from Malawi; the Ndebele and Karanga from Zimbabwe; and the AbaBemba from Zambia.
From within the borders of South Africa, the mining company derived most of its workforce from the Vha-Venda of the Sibasa and Soutpansberg districts and to a limited extend the Sotho from the Blaawuberg district.
Participation was based on ethnicism and teams of Atonga, Anyanja, Alikoma and Angoni dancers competed against each other.
www.geocities.com /culdif/malunga.htm   (3595 words)

  
 Atonga
The next morning he summoned the birds from heaven to carry it to the beach of Upolu where chief Alutanga Nuku was awaiting it impatiently.
Atonga also taught the birds the song he wanted him to sing.
Article created on 18 June 1997; last modified on 18 June 1997.
www.pantheon.org /articles/a/atonga.html   (96 words)

  
 In Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology specifically Samoa Samoa Atonga is a...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology specifically Samoa Samoa Atonga is a...
In Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology (specifically: Samoa Samoa), "Atonga" is a culture hero culture hero, half-mortal and half-spirit.
He invented canoe canoes and the songs traditionally sung by the rowers.
www.biodatabase.de /Atonga   (83 words)

  
 CKRC official charged with stealing Sh1m
Joseph Odongo Ogutu, the Migori District CKRC co-ordinator, appeared before the local senior resident magistrate Samuel Atonga charged with the offence.
The suspect denied the charge and was released on a Sh200,000 bond with a surety of the same amount.
Atonga slated the case mention for August 4, when the hearing date will also be fixed.
www.eastandard.net /archives/july/sat24072004/national/nat05060407.htm   (134 words)

  
 Africanews - 80 - November 2002
The Migori County Council Finance Committee chairman Ooko Atonga told the CKRC commissioners who had gone for a public discussion on the draft constitution, that by allowing women to claim ownership to land, the new constitution was advocating for the formation of a parallel society.
Atonga further argued that the draft ignored biblical and historical authority on land bestowed on men as the key to a united family unit.
Gender discrimination and disparities are well chronicled in a report of a baseline survey conducted jointly by PriceWaterHouseCoopers, a leading firm of management consultants and Research International East Africa and Strategy and Tactics (both research organizations) in July 2002.
web.peacelink.it /afrinews/80_issue/p5.html   (1716 words)

  
 LungiMan Surf Designs - online store - SurfKilts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The atonga SurfKilt, a hand painted Bali cotton, is available in regular size.
Atonga is a cultural hero from Samoa who invented canoe-building.
He then not only taught the rowers songs for travel but also the birds how to sing.
www.surfkilt.com /surfkilts.html   (991 words)

  
 Tangiia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
His descendants were Kapua, Atonga, and Te Aru-tanga-nuku.
At daylight, with the moamoa (a kind of bird) on one side, the Kakia, the Ngoiro, and Katikatika (kinds of birds) on the other side, and the Kati-rori bird reciting a song, the canoe was lifted down to the house.
When the canoe reached the house of the ariki, the birds returned inland, but Atonga stopped the heron and asked, "Where is there a tree suitable as a rakau-tukava (a weapon) for the ariki?" The heron replied, "At Te Po-amio." Atonga sent Tupua-ki-Amoa to cut down the tree.
www.pvs-hawaii.com /stories/tangiia.htm   (4955 words)

  
 Africa Cranes Tender Bids Opened - DalianNews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Kenya Ports Authority technical manager, Joseph Atonga, said yesterday that the firms are Kalmar Industries (Europe), Zhenhua Port Management Company ZPMC (China) and Regianne Cranes and Plants (Italy).
Mr Atonga, who was speaking after the opening of the financial bids, said four companies - Fabtech International Ltd of Dubai, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd of Ireland, IMCC of Abu Dhabi and
Mr Atonga said the remaining stage was the awarding of the tenders.
fashion.runsky.com /homepage/english/news/biz/userobject1ai428227.html   (379 words)

  
 rednblack.net - Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
James Beattie and Rory Delap were amongst the Saints players who made the trip, but the crowd of 2,790 weren't treated to a very exciting affair.
Atonga partnered Warren Feeney in the Cherries striking line, while Trought fitted nicely in to the Cherries defence nicely.
The first half, like the second, was fairly dull though there didn't seem to be much of a gap between the quality of the two sides.
bournemouth.rivals.net /?sid=913&p=2&stid=8255979   (663 words)

  
 Specific Transboundary Initiatives
Andrew Asilla Atonga says, in a study, that extensive fishing may cause multi-dimensional threats to food security around the lake.
Data collected recently indicates that the fish is over exploited and hence there is need to take immediate action to avoid a collapse of the fishing industry, advises Atonga from the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
Lake Victoria is historically important to the local communities for fisheries, agricultural and domestic water supply.
www.iucnrosa.org.zw /tbnrm/victoria_content.html   (667 words)

  
 KPA buys Sh3.2b cargo parts
The other equipment to be delivered includes 15 terminal tractors, two empty container handlers, 10 rubber tyre gantry cranes and two rail mounted gantry cranes.
KPA’s technical services manager, Joseph Atonga, said the Port would improve performance once the equipment starts arriving in May.
Last year, KPA negotiated for a financial package with local banks and secured Sh5 billion to buy equipment on the strength of business without government guarantee.
www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=14496&date=3/3/2005   (263 words)

  
 The East African Procurement News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Kenya Ports Authority technical manager, Joseph Atonga, on Thursday named the finalists as Kalmar Industries (Europe), Zhenhua Port Management Company (ZPMC) (China) and Regianne Cranes and Plants (Italy).
Atonga said four companies Fabtech International Ltd of Dubai, Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd of Ireland, IMCC of Abu Dhabi and Dalian Heavy Industries had failed to meet vital specifications.
Mr Atonga said the tenders would be studied and awarded shortly.
www.procnews.com /040414/news_ug1.html   (264 words)

  
 Jean Atonga Movies & Movie News!
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www.moviesonline.ca /celeb-Jean-Atonga.htm   (123 words)

  
 CLEMENTS KADALIE: APRIL 1896 - 28 NOVEMBER 1951, CHAMPION OF THE AFRICAN WORKER By Dr. Donal Brody - April 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Both mother and father were deeply religious converts to Christianity, baptized a year earlier by the great Scottish missionary, Dr. Donald Fraser.
Little is known about his mother, but his father, Musa Kadalie Muwamba, was the eldest son of the important, powerful Atonga Paramount Chief Chiweyu, the same Chiweyu who had, in August, 1863, greeted Dr. David Livingstone as he stepped ashore from his boat, the Pioneer, not too far from present day Chikali Beach.
The babe was named Lameck Koniwaka Kadalie Muwamba.
www.greatepicbooks.com /epics/april99.html   (1905 words)

  
 Mombasa crane bids - April 2004 - Africa) Kenya) Mombasa, K) Kalmar; R) Regianne; Z) ZPMC, Container and cargo handling ...
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According to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)’s technical manager Joseph Atonga, only three of the seven bidders for its cranes tender for Mombasa met the technical specifications - Kalmar Industries, ZPMC and Reggiane Cranes & Plant.
Fabtech International Ltd (Dubai), Liebherr, IMCC (Abu Dhabi) and Dalian Heavy Industries “had failed to meet vital areas of the technical specification,” Atonga said....
www.worldcargonews.com /htm/n20040401.998344.htm   (167 words)

  
 New Sri Lanka ambassador to Israel
Sri Lanka said on Monday that Israel has appointed its first ambassador in Colombo since the resumption of relations between them since more than one year.
News reports quoted Sri Lanka's foreign ministry as saying that the Israeli ambassador presented his credentials to Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Atonga last Friday.
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www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/010710/2001071006.html   (93 words)

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