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British history lessons to be ye norm for all primary school kids

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Primary pupils who think Adolf Hitler is a German football coach and Henry Tudor is a reality TV star are to become a thing of the past.

Sympathy For The Mohammedan Terrorist

The Right Perspective Podcast Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Frank argues that those making excuses for the Mohammadean terrorist who attacked Fort Hood should also make the same excuses for Adolf Hitler. Then Frank goes after the Democrats attempt to pass national health care, comparing them to theives in the temple trying to steal our Constitution. Plus, the first nomination for "Solutrean of the Year".... Frank proposes the "World Boervolk...

Photos and Floods

Edward II (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Until I finish my next proper post, about Edward II's siege of Leeds Castle in the autumn of 1321, here are some pretty random photos of various places and things, most of which have sod-all to do with Edward II. Unfortunately I've been too busy at work lately to be able to devote much time to the blog, and also, distracted and upset by news of the terrible flooding in Cumbria, where I come from. Apparently...

Adolf Hitler is 'German Mussolini' warns 1924 French document

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Adolf Hitler was "the German Mussolini" who was "a very cunning demagogue" according to a handwritten report from a French spy in 1924.

About last night..

MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | yesterday

The first time I read about the story of the Hudson Riverkeepers, I was introduced to two important concepts -- the concept of market-based environmental initiatives and also the deep connection between local economies and environmental stewardship. At the heart of it was a man who may be the greatest American environmentalist living today, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Last night, I was fortunate enough...

Friday, November 20, 2009

Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | yesterday

billingsgate \BIL-ingz-gayt; -git\, noun: Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language. Billingsgate is so called after Billingsgate, a former market in London celebrated for fish and foul language. spit take A visual gimmick used in film and on stage where a person is surprised or taken aback by another's actions or words while drinking, and spits or sputters that liquid. "He did a spit take...

Birthday Suit (With Bright Yellow Trench)

Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Today is the 109th anniversary of one Chester Gould the creator of Dick Tracy. Every time Dick Tracy (1990) comes up, I think "you should watch that movie again!" but I never do. I think I'm still mad that Warren Beatty kept cutting away from Madonna's "More" performance... which should've easily been one of the best movie musical numbers of the 90s (sigh). Otherwise I quite like...

Anti-Tea Party Tide Turning Bloody

Alex Constantine's Blacklist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Experts worry fights may be next wave www.newser.com By Rob Quinn (Newser) – Fistfights at tea party rallies over the weekend have some analysts worried that the violent backlash may be only just beginning. In Fort Lauderdale, anti-tea party activists chanting "Amnesty yes, racists no!" clashed with tea party protesters who entered their protest zone. The group had emailed members calling...

The Modern Synthesis is Dead - Long Live the Evolving Synthesis!

Evolution List (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

It has been almost exactly a century and a half since Darwin's Origin of Species was first published, and half a century since the conference at the University of Chicago where the "triumph" of the "modern evolutionary synthesis" was celebrated. So, isn't it a little odd that some well-respected scientists and historians of science are proclaiming in this celebratory year that the...

Victoria’s Secret Model Shannan Click Nude Pictures

Celebrity Gossip (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Here is Victoria's Secret model Shannan Click in some non- Victoria's Secret lingerie pictures because I don't think VS sells nakedness . I know it's up to each woman to decide what to do with her pubic hair. But this look is just not doing it for me. Her mound looks so pathetic and sad. I long for a return to the days where at least some bush or a more natural look was expected. Or a world with professional...

Bono and Wyclef Jean Receive RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights' Ripple of Hope Award

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Honor Recognizes Courageous and Innovative Approaches to Human Rights NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night at its annual awards dinner, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights presented Bono and Wyclef Jean with the organiz...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - The Government Mercury Autism Scandal - MSNBC

Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Deadly Immunity Click either link below to read the full article: Read article at Rollingstone.com Read article at Salon.com In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Georgia. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this...

History of Italian fascism: Not just Hitler's fool

The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

A mistress’s diary shows Benito Mussolini was a rabid anti-Semite “THESE disgusting Jews, I must destroy them all.” Adolf Hitler’s dinnertime conversation? No. This is one of several anti-Semitic rants ascribed to Italy’s fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, by his mistress, Clara Petacci. Both were executed by partisans at the end of the second world war. The diaries of...

Excerpt - The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey

Camy's Loft (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Today's Wild Card authors are: Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey and the book: The Swiss Courier Revell (October 1, 2009) ***Special thanks to Amy Lathrop of the LitFUSE Publicity Group for sending me a review copy.*** It is August 1944 and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich. When Joseph Engel, a German physicist working on the atomic bomb, finds that he is actually...

Megan Fox admits creating unauthentic personas

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT LATEST NEWS (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Washington, November 18 : Megan Fox has confessed she has created a string of fake personalities to hoodwink people from guessing who she really is. more image> > > The 23-year-old actress revealed she deliberately makes eccentric claims and comments to conceal her true self from the world. 'I've learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb,' Contactmusic quoted her as saying...

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A Look Back … Barbara Lauwers: Deceiving the Enemy

oingrty | 10/04/2009

Imagine this: It’s the summer of 1944. A weary German soldier stands guard on the front lines. An assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler has just occurred.

What It’s Like to Chill Out With Whom the World Considers the Most Ruthless Men in the World Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic: Confessions of a Female War Crimes Investigator

Jill Starr | 09/25/2009

What It’s Like to Chill Out With Whom the World Considers the Most Ruthless Men in the World Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic: Confessions of a Female War Crimes Investigator Retrospectively, it was all so simple, natural and matter of fact being on a boat restaurant in Belgrade, sitting with, laughing, drinking a two hundred bottle of wine and chatting about war and peace while Ratko Mladic held

Ms .45 DVD, DivX, iPod movie,

steven5ndt4 | 08/15/2009

Download Ms .45 in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Crime | Drama Countries: USA Actors: Lund, Zoë Thana Sinkys, Albert Albert Stuto, Darlene Laurie McGara, Helen Carol Zachmanoglou, Nike Pamela Yellen, Peter The Burglar Sherman, Editta Mrs. Nasone Gruppi, Vincent Heckler on Corner Singer, S. Edward The Photographer Timms, Stanley The Pimp Peters, Faith The Prostitute Zavaglia, Lawrence The Arab Jachino,...

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