"Is there more to precious stones than being the perfect way to display your wealth, power and status? Should you invest in precious stones? Why not, but after you understand some key issues with regard to such...
The first thing I said when I heard Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was being indicted was,”Good, about time”. The second thing I said was, “When will western war criminals, such as President Bush, be...
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Benin's summary:Chido analyzes an article that appeared in the BBC talking about how land, farming, politics, and race collide in South Africa. He reminds us that land is a rather touchy subject not just in Zimbabwe, but for the most part across Sub Saharan...
A 22-gun warship that sunk in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has been discovered at the bottom of the lake. It is well preserved in the cold, deep water, and has long since been known as one of the 'Holy...
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Those who fought and suffered for freedom in South Africa are most certainly not amused by the current spate of violence against foreigners in their homeland:""We did not struggle to find ourselves in this present...
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"Cannes, France-- Could you be arrested for uploading my film or clip on the internet? India Eu Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) brings you a fascinationg debate on the content that you as an ordinary user of the...
This is one of many published Letters to the Ed. from the lovely Pauline Bleach, of the Tara Appreciation Society, based in both Galway, Ireland and Sydney, Australia. She has written an excellent analysis of the M3 Planning Process, titled "Why the Planning Process is...
Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, which has been on death row for awhile now, has run out of appeals. Despite its historic attributes, the airport will be bulldozed to make way for Berlin's first intercontinental airport....
"Freedom Rider: White America is Crazy for Obama
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
"Obama supporters want him to be their man, even when he tells them that he isn't."
ObamaShirtsleeveNHjpg Barack Obama drives white people crazy, some because of love and...
"With every mindless bleat from “if we withdraw from their countries they will leave us alone”, to “Wal-mart sucks!”, the masses betray a stupendous lack of knowledge with regard to the workings of capitalism and human nature."
Reminder to the crusading Armageddonists .... "Thou shall not kill." Exodus 20:13"The increasingly hysterical claims regarding Iran, the latest threat to life as we know it, is being brought to you by the very same warmongers who wrought the duplicity that resulted in Iraq's...
"This is an article by a BBC Journalist who finds his time in paradise is over.
One of the enduring questions that has crossed my mind whilst working in Cuba is whether the government really needs to go to the...
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"Sustainable architecture applies techniques of sustainable design to architecture. From the root words sus– (under) + tenere (to hold); to keep in existence; to maintain or prolong. It is related to the concept of "green building" (or "green architecture"). The two terms,...