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The notorious Berlin military prison for seven of Hitler's worst henchmen was run by Britian, France, The US and the Soviet Union for 39 years during the Cold War.

The National Rifle Association web site, (NRA) offers condolences to Family's of victims of Virginia Tech on their Home Page. What they said, and what they omitted.

The most popular television preacher on the airwaves these days is Joel Osteen. In this article his first book, "Your Best Life Now," is reviewed for blblical accuracy.

Agar agar is a gelatinous substance derived from seaweeds. It has wide traditional culinary uses but has become an important part of the bacteriology lab as well.

Designed to defeat Soviet body armor, the 5.7 came out too late for the Cold War but has found a use with Special Units around the world.

Berlin Express is a thriller about a kidnapped doctor, filmed in 1949, in postwar Germany, with rare archival footage of the devastation of Frankfurt am Main.

German Businessman Karlheinz Schreiber has been deported. He was recently implicated in a kickback scandal involving former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Eclipsing Picasso Museums in Paris and Malaga, Barcelona's Museu Picasso traces the artist's early progress inexorably toward brilliant maturity.

Sean Connery was picked by producers Broccoli and Saltzman as the first screen incarnation of Ian Fleming's James Bond. Superstar success, it would seem, came overnight.

Actor Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights, Hot Fuzz) will voice a character in Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3. Lee Unkrich movie comes out June 18, 2010.

Ellen Datlow is one of the most respected editors working in horror and genre fiction today, and it is not difficult to see why.

Christmas is just around the corner, so here are a few film ideas to entertain everyone during the holidays. From family friendly films, to big action blockbusters.

in the opening battles of world war two cavalry was deemed worthless. However it never faded from use and still has a place.

Hotel Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain town of Glenwood Springs, is a historic destination with fine amenities, legendary thermal spa treatments and ghosts of the past.

Eric Thompson, the owner of a gun company who sold guns to Seung-Hui Cho and Steven Kazmierczak was invited to Virginia Tech by Students for Concealed Carry group.

European riverboat cruise vacations on the Elbe River can include stops in Germany (Hamburg, Magdeburg, Berlin, Dessau, Wittenberg, Dresden) and Czech Republic (Prague).

Medieval Wartburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Europe's most visited historic sights. It inspired Wagner's Tannhäuser and an iconic East German automobile.

Every four years the medieval wedding between Duke George and Hedwig from Poland is celebrated in Landshut. The next big reenactment takes place in June and July 2009.

The landlocked 'postage stamp' country in central Europe has faced war and recently had to fend off one of its neighbors who invaded in the night.

The polygamy clause in the Qur'an, restricting the number of wives a man can marry, is not a reference to women in general, but to the just treatment of orphans.

The name Meissen and its blue crossed-swords trademark are synonymous with high-quality porcelain as befits the company that initiated porcelain production in Europe.

Protagoras, claiming truth was relative to the individual, and so charged by the Athenians with impiety, was vindicated in the sentencing and death of Socrates.

Protestant Reformation Movement is an important part of Christian history. It was the catalyst of change Catholics needed to reform the Church at that time.

Top sights to see in Weimar include UNESCO-listed Bauhaus sites and museums dedicated to German classical writers including Goethe, Schiller, Herder, and Wieland.

Since Dr No, James Bond has thrilled movie fans for over forty years, but which actor has come closest to portraying the character as his creator envisioned him?

What happened at Roanoke...what was Croatoan and why was this name carved on a tree in the middle of the abandoned settlement.