Maybe Charles Taylor can read this to pass the time in Pademba Road prison…. A novel about a child soldier in Sierra Leone has won the prestigious Orwell prize for political writing. Delia Jarrett-Macauley, a British writer whose parents are from Sierra Leone, was honoured for her novel, Moses, Citizen and Me. It is the…
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Music Earns Black Hebrews Some Acceptance – Yahoo! News
Polygamous Black Vegan Jews for Israel. I am so there but I can’t sing…….BernestMusic Earns Black Hebrews Some Acceptance – Yahoo! News
Giant Methanol Cloud Discovered in Space
God this makes me want to have a drink. The Milkyway GalaxyAccording to the Australian online newssite ABC astonomers have spotted a cloud of alcohol in space that measures 463 billion kilometres across, a finding that could shed light on how giant stars are formed from primordial gas. The researchers led by Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith…
Kuwaiti women vote for first time
Polling is taking place in a Kuwaiti council by-election in which women are allowed to vote for the first time. Two women are also among eight candidates running for the seat in the Salmiya district, south of the capital. The 28,000 eligible voters, 60% of whom are women, are voting in segregated polling booths, a…
Bushmeat boom benefits Ghana's farmers
Grasscutters are really quite cute, as rodents go, and they are a very popular type of bushmeat in West Africa. “Bushmeat” may refer to just about any animal found while hunting, including monkeys. Bush hunting is being discouraged as animal populations are depleted. Farming grasscutters offers an environmentally sound and lucrative alternative. Teye Ocansey is…
Taylor pleads not guilty at trial
Well, it happened – Charles Taylor was arrested in Nigeria and sent to the UN Special Court in Sierra Leone. Echoing Saddam, he began by saying that he did not recognize the jurisdiction of the court. He eventually entered a “not guilty” plea. The trial may be moved to The Hague. It is acknowledged fact…
Customers, Movie Goers Overwhelmed By Mall Flood.
Mink and I are just back from Tahiti and it seems that the rains have not stopped in Hawaii while we were gone. This particular flood could have disasterous consequences as Morgan Beret is Mink’s favorite Lingerie store. I’m glad the employees all made it to safety. A little later we will post some pictures…
Christian Bookstores and Bias
Interesting article – this is exactly the problem I have with the Christian right. It’s so nice to hear someone being a Christian and actually acting like one! This is just an excerpt from the article – go to the link to read the rest. Peace, Bambi It is with a great deal of disappointment…