NFL 2011 DRAFT www.sportscapperisland.com/ 05/13/2011 COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL BREAKDOWN COLTON HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA LEADS ALL HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THREE PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2011 NFL DRAFT; 243 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED They range from Damien Memorial High School in Honolulu, Hawaii to Mt. Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 243 high […]
Top Places to Visit Around the World
Known for its sugar industry, the tropical island of Mauritius is a beautiful country with superb tropical beaches. This pear–shaped paradise in the Indian Ocean has great potential for tourism. The land has many craters surrounded by lava flows. The stretch of the northern plain rises gradually to the central plateau-at one point 2700 feet […]
Status of Vessels and Crews Seized by Pirates in Somali, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean
At least 25 foreign vessels plus one barge are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 448 hostages – including an elderly British yachting couple and the 5 new hostages from Somaliland – suffer to be released. Request the Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor from ECOTERRA Intl. for background […]
Ugandan Pastor Offers Hope To The Disabled And Incarcerated
In sub-saharan Africa, Uganda is scarred by political corruption, , conflict, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Despite the many political and economic tribulations in Uganda, Pastor Paul Bulenzi, founder of Beam of Hope For The Disadvantaged (htttp://www.behod.org) continues to keep his mission of educating disabled street orphans in Jinja, a priority. For the most […]
Berlinale 2009 – Forum Lineup (The Ultimate List)
Background for the 2009 Forum (Internationales Forum des Jungen Films), the Berlin Film Festival showcase for independent cinema. Eleven films are debuts, 25 are world premieres, and 12 are international premieres. My practice is to share my notes as I build an article. Watch for original essays beginning 5 February. DOCUMENTARY FILMS Araya (Margot Benacerraf, […]
More than Ten Thousand children smuggled into North East India every year
SHILLONG: Not less than 10,000 people, mostly children, are trafficked into the Northeast with a good number smuggled in from Bangladesh, Nepal and other South East Asian countries, surveys by NGOs have revealed. Most of those trafficking victims are engaged as cheap labourers in coal mines of Meghalaya, tea gardens in Assam and prostitution in […]