Beenie says he is being denied access to son
“Only a picture,” is what Beenie Man says he has to use to remember his son Marco-Dean.
Alpha Blondy stages landmark concert in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast’s biggest reggae star, Alpha Blondy, staged Sunday his first concert in his homeland since it was split by a failed 2002 coup, calling on his countrymen to put their bloody past behind them. President Laurent Gbagbo and some 5,000 fans turned up for the Peace and Reconciliation Concert in the picturesque coastal town of Grand Bassam, which served as the country’s capital in the early years of French colonial rule.
From the 20th November, all foreigners wishing to enter Japan are required to leave fingerprints and have their face picture taken. After this, an immigration control will conduct a short interview. The new immigration procedures has been established to prevent against terrorism attacks. The law does not apply to persons under 16 years of age, diplomats or special permanent residents.
Matt BresnahanDavid who commented on my last post,
I appreciate the intentions behind the words of warning that you put on my blog, but the substance of your comment leaves something to be desired. First, I was using hyperbole when I said that I was close to taking some guy into the bathroom; the comment was reasonable because anyone who knows me knows that such a thing isn’t in my character, and that it was more of a joke than anything else.
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Williamsburg is a part of Brooklyn and like a mix of New York City and Europe. Everything is personal. You won’t see any large coffee or fast food chains here as on Manhattan, I hope it stays that way. The only picture I had of Williamsburg was from the Swedish culture journalist Nina Solomin’s “ok, amen”. This book about her time with the ultra-orthodox Jews in Williamsburg gives a unique insight in a radically different culture and mentality. You can recognize the Chasids on their black hats, black coats and corkscrew curls. Even though they live in the heart of a world metropolis, they live more or less isolated from their surroundings.
Rick and EvaAfter a leisurely brekkie, and fond goodbyes to some of the departing group, Eva and I asked at the desk about getting to the intersection of YongKang Rd, Taisay Rd, and Fenyang Rd. These correspond to Remy Rd and Rue de Lestre of 55 years ago. It was quite cool and dry this morning, and never got above about 18C. We took a taxi at about 10am.
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KellyWe arrived in Lisbon yesterday morning (again, no customs, so no stamp on the passport!). We’re staying in a hotel here, which is a nice reprieve after the shocking WHE in Barcelona. It’s like we’re staying in someone’s house - a very quaint and charming little hotel (and extremely cheap!) where Samyelena has been kind enough to let me have the double bed. No breakfast (unless we pay for a standard continental breakfast, which in our experience is a sweet bread roll and some honey), but that’s no drama.
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