Great News for Troy Davis

Finally, Monday August 17th the Supreme Court issued an order mandating a new evidentiary hearing, meaning that Troy has another chance to prove his innocence. For those of you not hip to the case, here is a breakdown:
Troy Davis was accused and convicted of murdering a Savannah police officer in 1991. There was no physical evidence and since his trial 7 0f the 9 witnesses have recanted their testimony saying that it was forced by the police. The two witnesses who have not recanted their testimonies, are the main suspect in the case and his friend. Even people who advocate the death penalty have been calling for Troy to get another trial.

The beautiful world of sand and light...

Thanks to Debe for introducing me to sand animation, which is an art form that unfortunately receives little or no attention in the US...

Kseniya Simonova is a beautiful 24 year-old Ukranian artist, and can sand-paint like no one I've ever seen. She was featured on a show called Ukraine's Got Talent, and is absolutely amazing...check it out.





If you like this stuff, just search for "sand animation" on youtube, there are many artists, from all over the world. Good stuff...

Respect Seeed

Wow who knew Germans were putting down the funky reggae? This video always gives me a smile.

Light up the Darkness

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out–
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit–
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Author Unknown

I Have a Dream