Posted on January 29, 2008 by thestateofblog
” Maxi and the Motorbike,” by Lee Vanderwalker, pictured. Click here to view (or buy) more of his Belizean art. (Big J inadvertently failed to credit Lee in an earlier post.)
“The best of God’s servants are those who when seen remind you of God;and the worst of God’s servants are those who spread [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by thestateofblog
“I haven’t met anybody that I want to be reminded of. You gotta think about that for 18 years because, more than likely, you, as a woman, you’re gonna be stuck raising the kids. Knowing me, I’d have a baby by somebody I can’t stand and he’d (baby) look just like him (boyfriend). It’d be [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by thestateofblog
“Frustrated with the ‘shortage’ of ‘good’ black men, black women are expanding their horizons and are dating outside of their race.
“Statistics show that more black women are dating white men worldwide, and black female/white male marriages have increased by fifty per cent.
“Some argue that this increase in relationships between black women and white men [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by thestateofblog
McDonald’s employees trained in skills needed to run outlets for the fast-food chain can get credit toward high school diplomas, the British government announced Monday.
Along with two other large companies, McDonald’s Corp. was given the power to award the equivalent of advanced high-school qualifications as part of a plan to improve young people’s skills, said [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by thestateofblog
Fmr. Chair of the Defense Policy Board, Richard Perle, pictured.
“Role In Going To War: Richard Perle, the so-called “Prince of Darkness,” was the chairman of Defense Policy Board during the run-up to the Iraq war. He suggested Iraq had a hand in 9-11. In 1996, he authored “Clean Break,” a paper that was co-signed by [...]
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