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The Orange County Register: "It’s shocking to remember that Rihanna is only 22. The Caribbean starlet who once pleaded “Mr. DJ, tell me if you hear me, turn the music up” now feels light years away from the larger-than-life pop star that rocked Staples Center Wednesday night. Fierce is probably the best way to describe the Barbados native; she’s got so much of it, Christian Siriano’s head would probably explode if he came in contact with her.
I hate to look at the Barbados tourists site that give the history of Barbados.The ones that talk of Columbus discovering these islands and the other foolish tales that the Bob Marley and Burning Spear called 'mis-education'.I agree with them as a matter of fact Burning Spear referred to Christopher Columbus as a 'damn blasted liar'.Thank god for Rastafari. One of the funniest stories is the one of the bearded fig tree and the name Los Barbados which was supposed to mean 'the bearded one'. In the words of Gary Cole from the book reflections; The Colonization of Barbados is one of the darkest events and evil stories of modern history.Four centuries ago,Spanish and Portuguese slavers started to kidnap,kill and drive out the thousands of peaceful Indians found on the island the Indians called Ichirouganaim.The exact location of the island was a carefully kept secret but Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and sailors knew the island as the barbarous island,"Los B...
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