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As we paint our walls, there will be two brushes that we generally use. A “broad brush” 4in to 6in wide used to cover vast areas. Also a smaller “cutting brush” 0.5in to 1.5in wide used for intricate areas.
Over the course of the past 400 years, as ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Ah Empire Day, aka May 24, aka Bermuda Day, aka my “National Freeloading Day”. What can I say about Bermuda Day 2015?
The first word that comes to mind is “gratitude” to many.
See Dick run. Run Dick run
First, I would like to thank the organisers of...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
We all hate paying cell bills and/or poor cellular service, don’t we? Recently I received a call from Digicel. At first I thought to myself, “WDH (what de heck)?”. I had paid my bill two days before, so why were they calling me?
A pleasant sounding y...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Irony…. Noun…the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite…” www.google.com
Unity
Recently much has been said about the need for “unity” in Bermuda.
People coming together for a common good of standing up fo...
DATE: May 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Recently, my son and I took a small trip. On this trip we travelled to a place we had never been to before and experienced a different view of a culture we knew little about.
We ate some foods and pastries that we never usually eat and saw some tra...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
It has been revealed, via 2,000 pages of documents supplied by the Government of Canada, that the OBA Minister of Finance has allegedly (word of the week) been involved in a number of questionable activities surrounding the OBA’s plans for the airpor...
DATE: May 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Writer’s note: This is something I wrote three years ago yet still applicable today.
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone . . . ”
John 8:7
In my recent previous columns we examined the social and individual changes we need to examine as a ...
DATE: May 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Change, quite a frequent word we hear nowadays. Do we need change? Let’s take a look and see.
As humans we are quick to blame others for whatever challenges we encounter. We are hesitant to take personal responsibility for our own actions. We equall...
DATE: May 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron
As a country we have to begin thinking more and more critically about how to diversify our economy.
No matter what some may say, the reality is that IB will continue to merge and consolidate. IB...
DATE: May 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Berkeley, dear Berkeley, children of thine are we. The green and gold we will ever uphold ...”
For more than 100 years, generations of Bermudians have sang this school song. For more than 100 years, thousands of Bermudians have embedded those words...
DATE: May 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous