Okra, also known as “lady finger”, is a highly nutritious green edible pod vegetable. Its scientific name is Hibiscus esculentus. Botanically, this perennial flowering plant belongs to the mallow family similar to that of cacao. It is green, sweet, tasty and most of all, slimy. read more
A Roman Catholic bishop who admitted he was addicted to looking at child pornography is set to learn his sentence Wednesday in an Ottawa courtroom.read more
This is an ancient hymn song used by the legion of Mary, an order of the Catholic church focussed on the worship of the great mother. It is a hymn that has antecedents in ancient Egypt and echos the ancient chants to Isis, Maria, the Queen of the patheon of Egyptian gods. It is a hymn also used by all those who know and love the mother, and want to be beneficiaries of her infinite potentials.read more
Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica’s only female prime minister to date, will return to power after her opposition People’s National Party (PNP) won a general election with a convincing majority.read more
BARELY 48 hours to the New Year, a mysterious fire in the early hours of yesterday razed down the entire Justice Chambers and Court Hall of the 55-year-old Court of Appeal in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is the first court in Nigeria.read more
Illustration to the Egerton Genesis Picture Book
Egerton 1894 folio 5v
British Library, London, England
England (Norwich or Durham?), circa 1360
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