These are posts you never want to write. What is there to say?There is so much to say.I haven’t been this sucker punched, since I heard about Michael Jackson.Prince was part of my youth.Prince was part of my Blackness.Prince expanded my horizons as to what it means to be a ‘Black Artist’.There is so much more that we can say.Please say it in this thread.
vintage everyday: Remembering Prince! Here Are Some Rare Shots of 19-Year-Old Prince Rogers Nelson Outside Minneapolis’ Old Schmitt Music Headquarters in 1977
Islam … between the poles of Arabs and others
As I am still reflecting on my trip to Nigeria, I found myself tuned in my thoughts about the global reality that we live in. How interestingly things are connected, yet sadly, in a bad way. I would have wished for this aspect of globalization in how the globe interacts would be more of positiveness. However, it remains important and useful to see the resemblance.
Being a Muslim, maybe the reason of my certain observations, and in many ways, the resemblance that occurred must be that of Islamic.
I was highly impressed and humbled by the Muslim people I had the chance to meet over there. My discourse has never been that of racism and religious provocations, and yet, I feel I need to write about that side of how Islam or Muslims are treated in a country that Muslims form more than half of its population, and are obviously…
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Grim milestone: More than 1,000 people shot in Chicago this year – Chicago Tribune
The number of people shot in Chicago this year exceeds the nation’s two larger cities, New York and Los Angeles, combined.
Source: Grim milestone: More than 1,000 people shot in Chicago this year – Chicago Tribune
New Orleans Police Officers Plead Guilty in Shooting of 6 Katrina Survivors – The New York Times
The five former officers were charged after six unarmed people were shot, two fatally, on the Danziger Bridge in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina.
The guilty pleas, which drew prison terms from three to 12 years, were the latest development in a wrenching 10-year saga that began when police officers responding to a distress call on the Danziger Bridge on Sept. 4, 2005, opened fire on unarmed residents, killing two and injuring four.
The officers — Sgt. Kenneth Bowen, Sgt. Robert Gisevius, Officer Anthony Villavaso and Officer Robert Faulcon, as well as a detective, Arthur Kaufman, who was assigned to investigate the shooting — were initially indicted on state charges. Those indictments were dismissed, and the officers were then charged in federal court.
Source: New Orleans Police Officers Plead Guilty in Shooting of 6 Katrina Survivors – The New York Times
Japan plans final push to bring home its war dead | Asia | DW.COM | 19.04.2016 Prelude to? Renewed Imperialism, Reconciliation, Uber-Nationalism?
More than 70 years after the end of World War II, the government announces plans to locate and repatriate 1.13 million Japanese who died on battlefields across the Asia-Pacific region. Julian Ryall reports.
Source: Japan plans final push to bring home its war dead | Asia | DW.COM | 19.04.2016
“There had been talks about joint recovery operations prior to the visit by the emperor and empress, but that trip did become something of a catalyst for more action,” said Charles Mitchell, the deputy chief of mission at the embassy of Palau in Tokyo.
Buried alive
On Peleliu, many of the Japanese defenders refused to surrender and so were simply buried in the tunnels that they had turned into a warren of interconnected fighting positions. Many of those tunnels have not been reopened to this day.
“We expect to be able to provide local knowledge of exactly where these caves are and where other remains might be, but there will also be a strong commitment to safety when recovery work begins,” Mitchell said. “We need to make sure that it is safe to enter these tunnels before we can start recovering remains.”
In May last year, a ceremony was held at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery, built in 1959 to serve as the last resting place for the remains of unidentified Japanese repatriated from battlefields overseas, to inter the latest sets of remains.
Attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, the remains of 2,498 soldiers killed in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Russia were solemnly interred.
Life
When ones life is way too overwhelming to fit in someone’s imagination … And someone’s life is too vague to fit in ones imagination !!?The result is…… (my quotes)
Mosquito Repellent Guidelines | Mosquito Research and Management
In 2011, I produced a document designed to provide guidelines on the use of mosquito repellents. I put these guidelines together because I’d noticed that the mosquito repellent recommendations provided by local health authorities didn’t reflect the wide range of products available or questions I was asked by the community. You can download this document for free here:
Source: Mosquito Repellent Guidelines | Mosquito Research and Management
CENSORED NEWS: Nestle Water Battle: Warm Springs Tribal Members Speak Out
John Grisham: ‘I Am Not Worried about Trump’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Grisham: Bernie is a fluke. Bernie is the kind of guy that the Democrats used to nominate because the left wingers ruled the party, just like the right wingers rule the Republican Party.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: But doesn’t he bring up valid issues?
Grisham: They sound great to a point, but look at our history. In 1972, McGovern was a left-wing guy and got annihilated by Richard Nixon, I think it was the largest defeat in history. In 1984, Walter Mondale got killed by Reagan. In 1988, Michael Dukakis, a Democrat, got slaughtered. Bernie cannot win in November. He has a lot of far-left voters, but there aren’t enough to win. He’s got a bunch of young kids who have no clue what they’re talking about. He’s not going beat Hillary. And if he does, we’re doomed as Democrats. He can’t win in November. If it’s Bernie versus Trump, God help us.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Either way, it seems like we’re heading into a nasty fall campaign.
Grisham: The divisions are getting deeper. Most of my friends are Republicans, my family is split 50/50. And we never discuss politics because if we did it would get really ugly really fast. We all have such strong feelings, and their feelings are just as strong as mine. So we learned. Don’t get anywhere near politics. It cannot be discussed. It’s been that way for the last 20 years, and it’s not getting any better today.
Source: John Grisham: ‘I Am Not Worried about Trump’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE











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