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Basil C. Hill is the grandson of William Mason, seed of the famed "Irish" Mason shipbuilders who settled in Montserrat and married into the native population. On the other side of his family, Basil is a remnant branch of William Hill, a famous Scottish sea captain contracted to bring church building materials to the West Indies in the mid 19th century. Basil's roots are African, Hebrew, Irish, Scottish, and West Indian. Former lecturer in ... [More]

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Stanford 20-20 Cricket Tournament 2008 - Brightest And The Best Yeast!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] Three weeks ago, I landed at Heathrow airport shivering. An Indian born immigration officer asked me why was I shivering when I just arrived from Switzerland? "Switzerland is colder than London," he volunteered. I told him I was shaking off the last frost flakes because next day, God willing, I would be in Antigua for the eagerly-awaited start of the Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament 2008.

From Sub-Standard Player to Winningest Coach - Phil Jackson - Role Model, Motivator
[News-and-Society:Religion] Christianity has a perennial problem: the inability of powerful teachers to extract the millions of philosophical gems deeply embedded beneath religious doctrinal icebergs. Whenever a person immerses him/her self in obedient principles, the surrounding positive energies that you cultivate in that pursuit, envelops or shields you from failure.

Primitive Caribbean Parchments - Keys to Discovering Atlantis!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Archeologists posit that the earth has undergone many serious cataclysmic events. Some etchings and parchments survived. Most are undeciphered. Archeologists insist in calling some of those parchments PRIMITIVE ART. Even though civilizations of yesteryear assigned the writing of esoteric or ceremonial data to specific initiates of their priestly class--usually the most learned, evidenced by their intricate knowledge of astronomy and writing--educators still call those writings PRIMITIVE ART TO THIS DAY.

Marriage Vs Covenant - Gay Rights Vs Church Sacraments
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Recent attempts by the legal fraternity to fuse such issues as "Marriage" and "Gay Rights" under the same secular and legal umbrella, is exactly the reason that our Founding Fathers enshrined in our constitution that there should be a separation between church and state. Baptism and Marriage are spiritual Sacraments. However because the laws of our nations dictate that those sacraments have to be registered and documented, the state acts as "legal facilitator and witness," not agent. The State has no spiritual authority.

How Good-Natured Activism Led To Somalia Pirating
[News-and-Society:International] My favourite television shows are documentaries about Greenpeace and other anti-whaling activists as they invent ways to halt indiscriminate maiming of sharks, whales, and the environment. Believe it or not, many current perpetrators of piracy were once environmental activists also. In fact just five years ago Somali-based fishermen were ramming fishing boats in protest---those that fished illegally off the horn of Africa.

Britain's Impending War on Caribbean Tourism
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] For most of the year, England has lousy weather. As a general rule the weather is murky, damp, rainy and gloomy. On the other hand, the Caribbean, especially the Lesser Antilles has crystal clear skies, unpolluted seas, and gorgeous white sand beaches. It is no secret that the Caribbean is the Britts favourite vacation destination. Please explain to me how legislators could come up with a plan to punish environmentally-conscious destinations with a so-called environmental tax?

The Next New Fashion Craze and Why!
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Some styles recycle and come back to square one. Ties: broad or slim, suits: one-button, two-button, double-breasted and three-piece business suits for men-those have been around the globe a few times. They will recycle again and again. That is why I maintained the same size and body weight for the past 10 years and also buy clothes with longevity and durability as my top criteria. For women: earrings, bracelets, ankle chains, broad hats, slim skirts, short skirts and long shirts are revolving globetrotters.

The Politics of Fame, Fortune and Vice Versa
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Performing-Arts] There is an old African adage. It goes like this: "When you're up, they are up with you, and when you are down, they are done with you."

In This Depressed Market a Good Used Car Might Be a Better Option
[Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] It amazes me that so many first time car owners buy new cars. Statistics prove that more than 50% new car owners will hit their new cars within the first year of ownership. Considering also that you lose approximately 20% on depreciation as soon as you leave the dealer, and that over 80% of all car buyers finance their purchases, by the time you leave the dealership, you have negative equity.

President Obama's Personal 20 Billion Gift and More!
[News-and-Society:Politics] During the week of 14th to January 21st 2009, did you know that President Obama was directly responsible for over 2 billion dollars to the state of Washington D.C.? The estimated cost of having a peaceful and successful inauguration for President Obama was estimated at about $50-$55 million dollars. Comparing that to the windfall that the state of Washington received in revenue from bus fares, airfares, hotel accommodations and the roughly $100 per person spent from anything from T-shirts to food, that was indeed peanuts.

Marriages' Worst Kept Secret
[Relationships:Marriage] I hosted a very successful radio program two years ago. Listeners would mail in family-friendly topics that they wanted discussed. The ones with the most votes got selected. Over time, something very strange occurred: married men wrote hundreds of letters beseeching me to abstain from discussing two particular topics. I kept my promise for years. Now I have decided to do an article on one of them.

Battle Of Trafalgar, Rum And Stanford - Twenty20 Cricket's $20 Million US Prize
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] On October 20th this year 2008, Britain will be celebrating the 203rd anniversary of its victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. On that day over 200 years ago, Britain won one of the greatest naval battles. On November 1st 2008, seed of the British and Welch will try to replicate that epic battle against seed of the former colonies, not on the high seas, not in a naval war fought with cannonballs and rum, but with cricket balls and the same rum that allowed Britain to win the Battle of Trafalgar. This time around, the battle will be fought with cricket balls on the same land from which Horatio Nelson acquired the famous Antigua rum that preserved his body: the twin-island nation of Antigua/Barbuda.

Umpires Over Technology - Dinosaurs In 21st Century Cricket
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] In an era when we read about corporate scandals--including former reputable bank managers, highly respectable pastors and trustworthy politicians-- cricket has established a Mount Olympus of virtue: a list of elite umpires in a mythical tower of infallibility. The last time I checked the list of Popes, from their inception by the Cardinal of Bishops in 1099, history could have difficulty assigning the adjective "respectful" to names of corrupt Popes like Pope Pius 111, Pope Fernan Martin V, and Pope Philip Le Bel or "Fair Philip" 1285-1314.

Paranormal Encounters, Time Windows, And Extraterrestrials
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] The word "extraterrestrial" refers to a being from beyond our earth boundaries. A person cannot say that he or she believes in God, angels, and/or Melchizedek, without acknowledging the existence of extraterrestrials. The average human being has an active imagination. However, Hollywood producers have advantages over the average person, mainly, in that their imaginations are as large as their wallets. Since Hollywood has the ability to portray and profit from their imaginative works, they have succeeded in cementing their concepts of what extraterrestrials should or do look like---in the minds of millions.

How Does London Get Away With This for So Long?
[Travel-and-Leisure] After the Great Fire of 1666 London had to be rebuilt from scratch. Since then, the words "rebuilding" and "London" are used almost interchangeably. In spite of that, London is still very rich in history. However, unlike its other leading European and European Union-affiliated neighbours, political and infrastructural planners keep making the same mistakes.

Find The Best Weight-Loss Programmes - They Are Free
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Taking weight off is easy for anyone with enough desire. Keeping it off takes wisdom, knowledge and discipline-not money. You can have all the money in the world and not know food types and what they are capable of, and you can end up obese with high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, or heart problems.

South Africa Vs West Indies - Are West Indies Selectors Making Way for a Possible Brian Lara Return?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] The just concluded West Indies vs. South Africa 2nd Cricket Test Match, which South Africa obligingly accepted and evened the series, is an interesting case study of cricketing chess--if there is such a game. The West Indies won the first test in convincing manner and looked very much like the winning West Indies of yesteryear. What followed is not good cricket, but something else.

Warning To Wealthy Married Men
[Relationships:Conflict] Creating sustainable wealth takes time, the right breaks, and skill. Losing it can take seconds. Since there is no school on earth for wisdom, the best gift a wealthy man can receive is a wise and unselfish wife. O.K Ladies, no peeking; this is an article for men.

An Open And Shut Case For Opening And Closing The Northwest Passage!
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Prior to Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen's discovery of Northwest Passage in the early 1900's, Arctic explorers were few. Robert Peary did tremendous pioneering research, mapping those previously unchartered sea lanes, beginning with his Greenland expeditions in 1886 and culminating with his North Pole expedition on April 6th 1909.

I Am Not Alone - We Are Tired Of The Same Marketing Gimmicks!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Let's face it: everyone has something to market. Millions try daily to get their products marketed-that is what we do. However, give us, who are consumers also, a little credit. Assume we did not arrive on the wisdom boat or the marketing train yesterday. Let us use more wisdom and less hype for the benefit of all.

In The Bulls Eye Of Untruth, Even Lies That Miss Hurt!
[Relationships] At the age of four, I concocted a false story with the help of a cousin. That story got a schoolmate detention and licks. For 25 years I searched for that student to apologize, and when I found him, to my surprise he remembered nothing about the incident. Am I still paying for that misdeed, or am I reaping what I sowed?

So Many Divorces - Discover How Marriage Experts Ruin Marriages With Bad Advice!
[Relationships:Divorce] For the first time in recorded history, the number of divorces in America are up to about 50% in some states. People who never married, secular talk show hosts/hostesses--are today's so-called marriage gurus, and professional counselors for married people. Most of them many-times divorced--give advice that they never used or kept, and we wonder why so many people end up divorced.

Battle Beneath the Grave - Resting in Peace or War!
[Home-and-Family:Death-Dying] I accidentally discovered the "key" to understanding the roots causes of legal and social hassles over people supposedly "resting in peace." People who die financially poor do not have relatives fighting over their legacies after they die. I made the amazing discovery, quite accidentally one day while doing hospital rounds.

Unspeakable Tall Ship Charter - Beyond The Statute Of Limitations!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Boating] I had just signed a six-month charter lease with the owners of the Vanessa Anne, a 145-foot double-decker tall ship. One month is its operation, a tropical storm warning plunged the entire Caribbean charter season into turmoil.

My Last Barracuda Confrontations!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Fishing] As a recreational diver, you learn not to interfere with conch piled into a heap. As tempting as the beautiful seashells and as succulent and healthy as the meat might be, someone or something heaped them up: leave them alone.

Hand Feeding Fish And Shark Hunting Don't Match
[Travel-and-Leisure:Outdoors] I left New York for the Caribbean Island of Antigua. My friend a popular radio personality was about to lose a major deal. He had two months to transform a derelict beach property into a nightclub or lose it. After granting him the second unsecured loan, I decided to take off and finish the club myself. I had recently broken up with my girlfriend; so I erased her memories with visions of hooking a tropical miss to take down the isle.

Why No One Will Win The Debate On Human Evolution!
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Educational disciplines for the most part allow us to pursue evidentiary data before we make conclusions: law, banking and accounting demand that practitioners sign statements to the affect that they have followed generally accepted practices established by their institutions. Arguably, human evolutionary science should be the strictest educational discipline. Is it?

Breaking News - Buyers Unable To Discern Which Conflicts Affect Their Diamonds!
[News-and-Society] Writers and newscasters need to beware of trying too hard to be politically correct. The first and last stops (of the politically-correct diamonds' train line) are stations called "Censorship" and "Manipulation." Have you ever wondered if the monies from non-conflict diamonds ever buy weapons to kill innocent people? Are the people who buy, sell, traffic, and wear blood-less diamonds immune to violence or the financing of violent upheavals?

Life After Death - Accumulated Evidence that Separates Fact From Fiction!
[News-and-Society:Religion] There are perhaps millions of people who would take and pass polygraph tests, affirming that they either saw or felt the presence of departed friends or strangers. There are many also, who have felt the unpleasant choke hold of an evil noun (Psalm 91) or night terror-often mislabeled as a nightmare. Even though millions could swear that they have seen dead people, we need to discern how certain types of spirits that inhabited and short-circuited a person's life are allowed spiritual snapshots or spiritual dog tags of that formerly living person. A printed or spiritual picture of a person only captures the likeness of that person--for pleasant or painful memories.

Close Encounter With a Fish Twice as Large As Our Boat!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Fishing] I operated a yacht charter company for years. Most people would charter the Hatteras or Bertram for sports fishing. I used the Fairline-40 for uninhabited islands explorer cruises. However, as a sports fishing addict, finding that Big Game Fish is always the "Big Boys' Sport" --the ultimate badge of machismo. Anyone who owns and operates a charter fishing outfit must have one, two, or more-spooky fish stories that are best not told--except within the fishing fraternity. Ah-what the heck-maybe I will part with tradition.

Seashell Collecting - The Hobby That Halted When Princess Diana Died!
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Seashell collecting was one of the recreational sports where strangers could meet, exchange phone numbers and addresses, based on common love for their unique sport. As a lifelong collector, I have 10,000 of the world's most beautiful and unique seashells-- including every type of known and collectible seashell-even a Siamese conch.

Best Shopping Ideas - Domestic and International
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] The holiday season is definitely a fun time for children-from 2 to 92 years of age; however for people who enjoy buying and giving gifts, it can be problematic. Depending on what part of the world you are, if you live in a cosmopolitan country, the Internet has given this generation tools we never dreamed possible. Atlases are now on computers; dictionaries are now a one-click phenomenon, and travel and migration has made such terms as distant places obsolete.

Tackling Painful Issues Other Than Superficially - Racial Hatred - A Spiritually-Induced Disease!
[News-and-Society] The term "racial hatred is a misnomer;" it is a physical impossibility, but spiritual reality. Hate is a spirit usually harboured and passed on by people, too wounded or hurt to forgive.

Reduce Violence Against Women by 90% Within 30 Days
[News-and-Society:Crime] Sometimes, when I hear certain news stories, I wonder how genuine we are about matters that concern "other people." Take the issue of violence against women: it is now a popular radio and television talk-show topic, where genuine and fake people alike can parade behind serious issues. My humble opinion is that if we are really serious about eliminating violence against women, we must go to the main roots.

Perishable Pens Maul Mighty Men's Swords - Sometimes!
[Writing-and-Speaking] When autocrats have total control of a nation: when fear and the dread of dungeons force dissidents to crawl like coward crabs into holes of hopelessness: when journalists stare lies in the face, and report that all is well, truth will always bear fruits of the fearless few who "Will" use their pens as swords. Their pens will pry, prod, poke and push pieces of paper through impenetrable walls to produce stories--most times written on paper dyed red with blood and despair of persons who dared to speak truth to power. Many perished for crimes as simple as looking different from the judge/jury/executioner. Those stories are our only clues sometimes, as to what really transpires behind autocratic fences.

Are Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Bacteria, Silent Terror Bombs?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] When we hear terms like "100,000 wounded, 20,000 dead, " and "explosions which render bodies helpless," automatically we think of terror bombs. According to U.S health reports, the newly aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection----methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (for short)---undermines the body's defenses first and then causes germ-fighting cells to explode. With these alarming statistics, why is no-one is telling us the origin of this bacterium, where it originated, how infectious it is, and/or if the bacteria is laboratory-designed?

Bachelor Party Pranks That Are Not Practical Anymore!
[Womens-Interests] Most guys feel that the night before one of their mates gets married is the "let us show him what he will miss' night. However, some traditional pranks have lethal consequences.

Israel - The World's Number 1 Spiritual Hotspot
[News-and-Society:Religion] The land of Israel is in the news almost daily--mostly for the wrong reasons. Since most news media do not get into causes of the unending conflict, I will share my experiences. First of all, Israel's entire historic paths not only fulfill prior prophecies, the roots of Israel's problems are spiritual. Her conflicts happen over sites of previous spiritual breaches.

So You Think I Am Crazy Because I Apologized to a Peacock?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] One day, Estate Safari asked me to lecture one of Antigua's flora and fauna history/lecture tours. A really pleasant and quiet child accompanied a family-one of the participants. I was very impressed with the way his older sister took care of him. I had not idea he was autistic. Since he was so quiet, I asked his older sister if they would like to meet a peacock friend of mine.

The Dangerous Doctrine of Subtle Superiority
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Where do we draw the line between competing financially, athletically, educationally, and yes, in some cases, even spiritually, and the deadly demonic doctrine of superiority? If this matter is not discussed openly, we, like our predecessors-former mighty nations that ruled ancient Egypt, the Babylonian Empire, the former mighty Roman Empire, and those of the former glorious Grecian Empire, we will succumb to the "Babel Syndrome" also. It has to happen.

Discover How a Five-Course Lunch With a Vagrant Changed My Life Forever
[Relationships:Conflict] I was once a popular New York nightclub owner and record producer. Those parts of my life people either know about, or read about. However, the day a vagrant almost knocked me over changed my life for good. He thought I was competing with him for a discarded apple, when in fact I was so depressed that I was aiming for the trains' hot rail. I knew I was not only "hearing voices," but I was about to obey them. What happened next caused me to do a 360-degree turn with my life.

The Night I Opened My Eyes in the Middle of a Nightmare!
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] I really believe that many cases where we read of people supposedly dying peacefully in their sleep, are misdiagnosed. I also believe that some of them actually their eyes during what we call nightmares, and fright short-circuited their hearts. My belief is hinged on an experience I had when I was about four years of age.

Does God Allow Us To See The Gates Of Hell To Frighten Us, Or To Promote Us?
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] The title has been specifically selected for shock value. I felt the title best described the feeling of abandonment many people talk about just before near-death breakthroughs-situations whereby one second later would have spelled sure death, or worse. What about those who either gave up just before, or did not get the rescue line in time?

Snorkeling - Floating Through An Underwater World!
[Recreation-and-Sports:Scuba-Diving] Snorkeling is a fancy word for breathing underwater while floating. It is the heavenly experience of weightlessness, when the human body relinquishes all fear, all negativity, and your eyes take your mind through an inverted bubble as you wade through tunnels of friendly fish, lurking lobsters, flowering sea fans, colorful corals, sea sponges, silent and slothful sea cucumbers, sleeping sea rays, and gigantic green and huge hawksbill sea turtles. Imagine you just received a personal invitation from an animated sea creature to go on a tour through a giant fish tank the size of a football field. That is what a snorkeling experience is to those who never experienced the natural high that snorkeling provides.

Father Forgive Me - I Will Be Selfish Tomorrow!
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Selfishness is not one of my inherent qualities. In fact, it is very difficult for any young outgoing person to be selfish after becoming a grandparent. I have two grandchildren; the more grandchildren a person has, the more you learn to be generous. Why the sudden urge to change? I discovered an herb mentioned Genesis 30:14-16 in the Torah and the Bible. The ancient Israelite women apparently knew it because when they wanted children they send maidens into the fields to fetch it.

If I Did It - With The Help Of Others, or Alone!
[Legal:National-State-Local] The system of jurisprudence encompasses the field of law, the courts, and the daily drama of innocence verses guilt. Skilled professionals ply their trade along specific guidelines. Although most people have opinions and argue legal matters very well, the courts have the ultimate responsibility to assess, analyze, and to dispense justice.

Legal Blanket for the Movie Star
[Business:Customer-Service] Last month, I read with disgust, a headline reporting that the nude pictures of famous actress (let us call her "Ms. Dem") were held hostage by a cab driver. Apparently, she and a companion hired the cabbie to take them to a particular airport destination. According to the article, they forgot their camera in the cab and now the driver is seeking big bucks for its return or else.

How To Cancer Proof Your Immune System!
[Cancer] Makers of auto products advertise undercoating, and many other protective services: maintenance systems to protect car bodies. Most work-for a time. Think of it: the human body is a hard working vehicle that goes through a tougher routine than most cars and trucks.

Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus--Historical Fact & Doctrinal Enigma!
[News-and-Society:Religion] The tomb of the "mother of Jesus" historically referred to as "The Blessed Mary," though a historical fact and doctrinal enigma for several denominational churches, offers great news for Bible researchers because her death, and first burial place confirm prophetic messages coded and embedded in the Torah.

Is Poverty Eradication Possible in a Capitalist Country?
[News-and-Society:Economics] Why don't we pull the brakes on the "Poverty Eradication" train and let all conductors announce once and for all, "The Ride Is Over!" My choices of words are not metaphoric. Believers in the myth of poverty reduction or poverty elimination must wake up to the fact that it is one perennial joy ride for some, and nightmare for others.