Ethiopia’s controversial singer, Teddy Afro, was freed early (for good behaviour) from prison on Thursday after serving 18 months of a two-year sentence for hit-and-run manslaughter.read more
Black Shang of ChinaPicture caption: Shang dynasty chariot sacrifice with two horses and driver partially visible behind. This well-pre-served burial was excavated in 1972 near Anyang. The chariot is an improved version of a type that first appeared in West Asia around 1600 BC. The practice of chariot sacrifice exemplifies the combination of war and religion in early Chinsese political organization. read more
Rare Silver Dwarf Only a handful of human figures from the pre-Han period are preserved. The majority of these represent kneeling servants and some evidently were intended as supports for trays and lamp-holders. The figure here illustrated, and another of a leather-clad solder attributed to the Han period, are the only examples of silver statuary surviving from early times. The dating of the dwarfrests on the treatment of the face, which relates it to some of the bronze figures datable to the 5th – 3rd centuries BC read more
An international search was under way Wednesday for a cargo ship that vanished after its crew reported they were hijacked — at least briefly — nearly two weeks ago.read more
Ten things you’re not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine
(At least, not by anyone in authority…)
#1 – The vaccine production was “rushed” and the vaccine has never been tested on humans. Do you like to play guinea pig for Big Pharma? If so, line up for your swine flu vaccine this fall…read more
President Obama traveled to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Tuesday for his first post Presidential campaign ‘town hall-style’ meeting geared to garner support for his healthcare overhaul agenda.read more
Doctors in various hospitals around the world have noticed a spike in a condition known as fatty liver disease which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Fatty liver disease is normally associated with extreme alcoholism but many persons outside that risk group are showing up with the same disease. read more
Rastafarian Views on Life, Politics and Social Issues
