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Viking War Ship 'The Sea Stallion' home in Denmark !

Text:  Lars Normann from "The Sea Stallion"- site of "Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark" " The Sea Stallion from Glendalough is approaching the culmination of the biggest experimental project in the...

St. Charles Avenue streetcars win federal stimulus cash

For some light relief, I'm pleased to announce the streetcars in New Orleans will get Federal Stimulus cash. " If you live in Uptown New Orleans, part of the $787 billion federal economic stimulus package is coming...

Chengdu to host World Intangible Cultural Heritages Festival

Since 1970s, when China's reforms and opening-up policy started, the country allowed in more and more western culture, which mixed with the Chinese culture and form a multiplex cultural atmosphere in China. On...

Security Forces Provide Safety Net for Reconstruction Mission

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs Story by Fred BakerDate: 02.25.2009Posted: 02.25.2009 07:46News ID: 30457 FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan - Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Camardo is a...

" My Report for Black History Month is on ....

I can see it now .... all across the United States of America and around the world, where Black History Month is celebrated in February, teachers informing their students that not everyone can do a report on...

Top Hamas strongman emerges from post-war hiding

" Gaza's top strongman  emerged Saturday from six weeks in hiding, leading a Hamas delegation to Egypt for cease-fire talks and reiterating the Islamic militant group is "flexible" over who should lead...

Sri Lankans Ponder Life After Wartime

This war has almost ended.The hard part will next bereconciliation. "Winning the war in one thing, analysts say, but bringing unity to Sri Lanka is another. Unity in Sri Lanka means closing the divide between the...

EU---Israel caused abominable destruction--Hamas is terrorist

The EU is being fair. There is enough blame for Hamasand for Israel for this war which was unnecessary. "Speaking of the Israeli bombardment, he criticised the destruction of factories and other economic...

With Obama, what change for Mideast?

It is unlikely that Obamacan have any major impacton trhe middle east and Gazathis year, but maybe next year. "Indeed, the US will have to decide the approach it is going to take to Palestinian leadership before...

UN Humanitarian Chief Surveys Gaza Damage

The only hope for Gaza it that both Israel and Hamas learned war is not a good option for resolving disputes."The United Nations humanitarian chief is in Gaza, surveying the damage after a 22-day Israeli offensive...

Hopes for the Obama Presidency

This will not be easy orfast.  Obama said that atthe inauguration and theAmerican people need to realize this."President Barack Obama will need to act swiftly and invest political capital -- along with...

Coalition forces on the wrong track in Afghanistan

Anand Gopal : Afghanistan does not need more guns, it needs reconstruction and reconciliation

Should Iraq Be Forced to Pay for Its Own Reconstruction?

NO! Put the shoe on another foot: Russia invades Afghanistan, destroys the country, and then demands that the Afghanis pay for the cost of reconstruction to Russian corporations. Or better yet, Iraq invades the US, destroys the American infrastructure, kills upwards of 1.25...

BC fire hall first one to 'go green'

The No. 1 fire hall in Maple Ridge will be the first one in BC to go green at the end of their multi-million dollar expansion. Construction will start in a few weeks, and a fire hall spokesperson tells NowPublic...

Similarities between 1929 and 2008 terrifying

"Watching Wall Street and the American real-estate market crumble over the past 10 months has not inspired great confidence in our wonderful free-market economy or the land pirates who run it. As someone who recently wrestled with the causes and consequences of the Great...

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