Who says it's not about size

Source: Travel Blog

3.30am wake up call...what the? I thought we were on holidays? Apparently that was also the later wake up call, a favour from Ahmed because we'd been good "habibis". This Abu Simbel gig had better be good! There is in fac ...
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Sport on TV: Flintoff returns to Oz to snatch victory from jaws of crocodile

Source: The Independent

It seems entirely appropriate that Freddie Flintoff should pursue his television career on the Discovery Channel. On the cricket field he was a force of nature, an elemental being who had no need of make-up or inane chatter – although a chatshow host wi ...
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A Malaysian’s view on Syria

Source: The Star Malaysia

Activist Mustapa Mansor who studied in Syria 20 years ago went back recently to have a look and shares his views on the situation there. WHEN Mustapa Mansor was in Jordan for an NGO event for Palestine last month, he couldn't resist hopping across t ...
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Squad Battles: Dien Bien Phu Patch 1.02

Source: Softpedia

Dien Bien Phu conjures up many images for the average wargamer - a bloody, muddy siege, the failure of a colonial empire to hold onto it's possessions in the aftermath of World War II, the Legion Etrangere holding positions to the end, para ...
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Fossil fuel dependence leaves America vulnerable

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret.) SPECIAL TO THE U-T | Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret.) — U.S. Marine Corps On Aug. 2, 1990, I was the Pentagon desk officer who took the call alerting America that Saddam Hussein’s forces were inva ...
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State of Emergency: Forest fire rages on Timmins' doorstep

Source: The Sudbury Star

TIMMINS -- Timmins remains in a state of emergency Friday as shifting winds edged a growing 31,000-hectare fire perilously close to the city. A smoke alert is in effect, as strong and steady winds continue to blow smoke and ash on the 45,000 residents o ...
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Syria: children slaughtered as regime unleashes 18-hour attack on town

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Two UN observers arrived in the central Syrian town of Houla early on Saturday to inspect the aftermath of an 18-hour regime assault, which activists claim has left close to 100 people dead. Residents had sent a series of urgent pleas for a ...
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Female, Muslim medic spends career mending preconceptions

Source: DVIDS

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Being female and a Muslim could have been a double-whammy joining the Army, whose population is historically comprised mostly of men and soldiers that believe in some form of Christianity – but surprisin ...
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Mariners Braved War-Torn Seas

Source: Albuquerque Journal

Rio Rancho resident Lou Fetters and the 15 or so members of the Roadrunner Chapter of the American Merchant Marine Veterans are mostly in their 80s. Those who are still fit enough will make the pilgrimage on Memorial Day to the New Mexico Veter ...
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