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160 Years on The Border
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
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Attack On My Family
A wife and mothers thoughts and feelings on the devastation and destruction of last weeks Attack on America.
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Security Tune-up at the World Cup
Terrorism and security concerns have been a major concern for Western nations and these concerns have also translated into increased security during the 2006 World Cup.
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Kigali to Kampala: By Bus
A journey not recommended for those who like to travel in comfort and style, but one that will take you through the heart of East-Africa on a road less-travelled.
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An English Lady in the French Colonies, Part III
A great many female European travelers visited places in the various European empires during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and wrote travel accounts of these places. It has been argued by feminist scholars that many of them wrote differently than their male counterparts, in particular showing more empathy for the individuals they met and including more "feminine" topics. Gabrielle Vassal, and English lady married to a French colonial physician belies this model, and in this 5 part series, I show how she complicates the history of gender and colonialism. Part 3 of a 5 part series.

Dracula's Curse: Today's Bloodsucker
Build a better bloodsucker by giving Dracula a cell phone? Whodathunkit?
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Liechtenstein In World War II
Liechtenstein, despite great pressures maintain its neutrality during World War 2 while aiding refugees.
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Modern Military History of Andorra
The tiny landlocked country of Andorra, (69,000 population-2006 census), has a unique modern military history. This includes fighting Imperial Germany for three decades.
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Moscow Metro Tour: Dark Blue Line
Architectural and artistic highlights, history behind some of stations on the Dark Blue Line of the Moscow Metropolitan, the transport web of the Russian capitol
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Why it's Important to find Saddam Hussein
This is an article about how not finding Saddam Hussein dead or alive is affecting the U.S. position in Iraq. How is this undermining the efforts for peace in Iraq.
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An Open Letter to Premier Sergei Kiriyenko
Premier Sergei Kiriyenko needs to keep in mind, amid the financial crisis, that unpaid workers and pensioners are creditors too, and poor Russian citizens to boot. Not just this crisis, but also Russia's situation in general and President Boris Yeltsin's bad political and worse physical health, leave Kiriyenko in a unique position to make all the difference.
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In the Old Country
I am back with a the last of my trilogy of Lithuania stories. While all journeys are special for their own reasons, this trip was especially meaningful because I was able to meet some of my Lithuanian relatives for the first time.
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Living Abroad-Arrival
taking your first steps in your new country while keeping your sanity intact

Rainwater Collection and Distribution Systems
Rainwater Collection and Distribution Systems allow you to use water that falls as rain to meet the water needs of your gardening and landscaping.
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US Air Combat Losses to the USSR
Between 1950 and 1970 there were a score of US military aircraft shot down by the military of the Soviet Union in undeclared war.
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On the Road: La Frontera and Beyond
Budget travel isn't for the faint-hearted, as I learned over two days of multiple buses that took me from the misty jungle mountains of Panama to the hot, arid grasslands in northwest Costa Rica.
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