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"My fourth visit to China in the last two years coincided with the celebrations on October 1, when China turned 60. A two-and-a-half-hour long, outdoor super-show was put up in Beijing. I watched this, together... Gayatri Devi: A maharani and a beauty
Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, has died at the age of 90.The fashion icon broke with tradition by winning election to parliament in 1962. She was re-elected twice.She... BC's trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest
BC's Great Bear Rainforest has been saved, but the trophy hunting that takes place there every year has not been stopped like some advocates would have liked. Currently the BC province is still allowing hunters... Modern Human = Addicted to Change
Modern Human = Addicted to Changesg micheal, 08/MAR/2009Our media bombards us hourly: buy buy buy. There is no escape. We can try to 'turn it off' but it finds us: it's insidious. It's relentless. Instead of 'advertisement', we should call it 'the borg'.It is not just "buy... The new Saigon, Vietnam
Saigon is becoming a modern city.It seems to have a great future. This is a huge change from a generationago when it was very poor and stillsuffering from 30 years of war. "HO CHI MINH CITY, or Saigon, as... Tokyo Fashion Overview
"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...Future Combat Systems gets full funding in Authorization Act
www.Army.milWASHINGTON, DC -- The testing of Future Combat Systems equipment and testimonials from Soldiers using it may have helped the program receive full funding for the first time. President Bush signed... Welcome to Britain? The shocking frieze which will greet visitors to London's...
An outraged Tory MP is calling for the new public artwork proposed for St. Pancras Station, the Eurostar terminal to be changed. The work shows modern Britain warts and all and some feel it will be a poor greeting... Peter Mandelson to return to Cabinet
In a truly stunning move, Peter Mandelson, the EU's Trade Commissioner, has been recalled to London to serve in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Mandelson was a powerful voice in Brussels, and it will be interesting to...'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch'
"'I can see dinosaurs from my back porch' * Track this topic * Print story * Post comment Palin-tology and the threat to science teaching By George Smith, Dick Destiny • Get more from this author Posted in Government, 26th September 2008 12:29 GMT GOP Veep...Picasso masterpiece to be sold by Sotheby's
Arlequin is considered one of Picasso's most important works and has been in the possesion of Surrealist artist Enrico Donati, who died earlier this year, for 50 years. It hasn't been seen by the public for over... Hydrogen Based Life
Some people believe there must be something out there, some other life out in space somewhere. People that have claimed to have been abducted by aliens report smelling a strong odour of rotten eggs. Hydrogen Sulfide smells like rotten eggs. ... Fossil fueled beer? 45 million year-old yeast used to craft new ale
You may want to call the Fossil Fuels Brewing Company's beers the mother of all ales; the company is crafting its German Lager and Pale Ale from 45 million year old yeast. In a story straight from the movie...
created by Tina Kells | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1346 views | 24 recommendations | 16 comments
Bodies of two women found in UK flat after party
In what could prove to be a high-profile tabloid case, the bodies of two women have been found in an apartment in Birmingham, UK after a weekend party. Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including a possible connection with a local escort agency. This... 11th September - Jinnah's Death Anniversary
Pakistan's newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari visited the mausoleum of the father of the nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, to pay homage on his death anniversary here on Thursday. This was his...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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745 views | 38 recommendations | 11 comments
