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Bizarre Flag Facts ¨C Q & As
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Test your Patriotic Knowlege of the American Flag:
Question: Is it ok to fly the American Flag upside down?
Answer: The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extr ...
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By nan Hits: 5680
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Oil Shortgages - A Solution
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Many of us remember the oil shortages of the late seventies. They caused more than just the inconvenience of occasional gasoline rationing. Several elderly people actually died in the New York City area because of a lack of heating oil. Some people t ...
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By Steve Gillman Hits: 3333
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Wahabism the Evil roots of Muslim Terrorism
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Writing about Wahabism and Salafi-Islam, could fill many books. I will however in this article, try to make clear why it is of tremendous importance in our time. Both movements are considered as the origin of Islamic terrorism. A lot of recent Islami ...
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By Robert Maegh Hits: 8659
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Conflict in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) PART I
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India and Pakistan have in the past fought four wars over J&K and held several talks to resolve the 56 year old problem, but till now no tangible results have emerged, except for a composite dialogue. Although, both India and Pakistan are trying to m ...
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By Kumar Hits: 28990
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Flag of Mexico - Dia de la Bandera
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The Flag of Mexico is rich with historic symbolism. The tricolors of green, white and red with the coat-of-arms centered in the white middle stripe were adopted by Mexico following their independence from Spain during the War of Independence in 1821. ...
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By nan Hits: 10879
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Argentina's Economy in a Nutshell
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Argentina's Economy
Contrary to conventional economic wisdom, rich countries tend to stay rich and poor countries tend to stay poor. The exceptions tend to be those "economic miracles", like Japan, that have lifted themselves from the ...
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By Dave Brown Hits: 23055
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History of Olmec Civilisation
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A History of Olmec Civilization.
The first relatively modern awakening to the existance of the Olmecs
was when plantation workers in 1862 came upon hat they thought was a large, buried, iron kettle. Upon further excavation, and driven ...
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By blott Hits: 7787
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Another Look at Mahatma Gandhi
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Many myths abound about Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand known as Mahatma "Great Souled") Gandhi (1869-1948).
He was not born to a poor Indian family. His father was dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar, the capital of a small principality i ...
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By Sam Vaknin Hits: 876
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The First Serial Killer - Ed Gein
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Ed Gein is also known as The Butcher of Plainfield, The Plainfield Butcher, The Mad Butcher, The Plainfield Ghoul.
A serial killer who served as the inspiration to numerous films, among them Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, Maniac, Th ...
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By Sam Vaknin Hits: 12660
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Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile, born 1915
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After seizing power in a bloody CIA-backed coup, General Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile with a rod of iron for two decades, during which human rights violations became the norm of Chilean life.
Hailing from an upper-middle class backgrou ...
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By Vassil Hits: 12025
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Ferdinand Marcos - President of the Philippines, 1917-1989
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A trained lawyer, Marcos was convicted of assassinating a political opponent of his father in 1939 and, from his condemned cell, argued his case up to the Philippine Surpreme Court, where he won an acquittal.
During the Second World War, Marco ...
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By Vassil Hits: 678
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A Moment of Truth about Maxim Gorky
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Maxim Gorky (1868-1936) is widely considered a Bolshevik author, closely allied with the likes of Lenin and Stalin. But this is far from the truth.
Gorky's real name was Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. He chose the pseudonym "Gorky" - "bitt ...
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By Sam Vaknin Hits: 10134
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