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“My heart is like shattered homes and broken pillars thrown asunder . . . Wild birds will nest in our ruins . . . Let me throw myself into the water and be food for the fish’s babies . . . White waves lap upon the black sea about us and do not mix . . .

Her pie business is full of beans

Six years ago, Nadine Muhammad gamely tried her hand at her mother-in-law's most highly praised dessert recipe. What Muhammad didn't know was that she'd soon be using a pie pan to bridge a cultural divide. Sister Nadine's World-Famous Bean Pie hit market shelves earlier this year. Now the world can taste what her husband, Ali, grew up on. It's a ... Muhammad - Ali - Cooking - Business - Home

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Kitengela Glass Produces Art Outside Nairobi National Park

Artisans use recycled materials to make their creations and work in a compound where people, animals, trees and art all co-exist

Herald News: Legislation would limit fertilizer use

IN THE suburbs, being house proud extends all the way to the property line. Call it being lawn proud. But having a lawn that is green and lush and flawless, the envy of the neighbors, often requires an abundant use of fertilizers.