Nations of the world – Fun facts about Mozambique!

Mozambique – A new democracy in Africa independence Did you know- In the mid-1970s, like Seychelles (Africa), Suriname (South America), Guinea Bissau (Africa), and Papua New Guinea (Oceania), Mozambique became an independent nation on the planet. After more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Mozambique, a nation rich in resources, gained its independence on June 25, 1975. In the months […]

Get rid of those ugly paneled walls!

Many houses, especially if they are older houses, have a large number of panels. Whether it’s quality knotty pine or just cheap-grade panel board, it’s not considered fancy these days and much of it is downright ugly. Some houses have full walls and some half walls with chair rail trim. This is one of the most common interior decorating dilemmas […]

How to make coffee jelly

Looking for an after dinner dessert for when you have friends over? Do they love coffee? Try the coffee jelly. It is fast and very simple to do. It only takes about fifteen minutes to put together and most of that time is waiting for it to thicken. It also doesn’t require heating the oven, so it’s perfect for summer, […]

Boko Haram and its attendant geopolitical crisis

The international community’s suggestion based on its security intelligence report that Nigeria could disintegrate by 2015 is based on geopolitical analysis; Geopolitics is the theory of the social sciences that analyzes the relationships between politics and geographic territories. When making predictions about what might happen in the political dynamics of nations in the future, geopolitics is the main tool used […]

Taking care of those precious marble countertops

With increasingly varied lifestyles, kitchen countertop colors and patterns need to be carefully planned. Investments would have to be budgeted and planned wisely. With regard to the many years that follow, maintenance issues arise for large purchases. Are you sure hot pots and pans won’t damage those beloved countertops? Well, such concern is natural and most of them have bitter […]

The long road to freedom

Johannesburg is a city of contrasts. There are the rich areas and the poor areas. There are the posh suburbs with huge houses, electric fences surrounding them, and the townships made up of thousands of tin shacks surrounded by huge mounds of garbage waiting to be cleaned up. An aerial view of the city shows the interior as dry grassland. […]

Those Wily Walleye Fish

The mysterious almost elusive nature of the famous walleye fish has intrigued generations and generations of the most avid anglers. Anyone who has spent much or even a weekend fishing walleye “up there” in the northern US states or Canada knows that walleye can bite like crazy or maybe “crazy fish” one day, and then disappear almost invisibly over the […]

TV Critic Reviews “Higglytown Heroes”

As the aunt of a preschooler and an aspiring voice actress (I knew all those hours of watching Bugs Bunny would come in handy), I know every kid’s show, as well as every kid’s DVD out there. In my opinion, there is no better way for celebrities to recoup their outrageous salaries than by entertaining and sometimes educating children. And […]