Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsSomething to remember US byclipped by: tommy2balmyclippers remarks: No one wants to find one of these in their yard Workers find unexploded bomb in central HanoiHanoi -- Vietnamese workers found an unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, a military official said Monday. The bomb, estimated to weigh 250 kilograms, was 1.2 meters long and has a diameter of 30 centimeters. It was found Friday in front of a house on central Hai Ba Trung street. Workers were digging up the street to lay fiber optic cables when they discovered the bomb. ?We received orders from our commanders not to publicize the case,? said Pham Van Khanh, commanding officer of the Hoan Kiem army steering committee. ?Our commanders dont want people to panic that bombs still exist in the Hanoi city center,? Khanh added. The bomb was transported to Hoa Thach Rifle Range on Saturday. An explosion was activated and it was destroyed safely. 1927-2008 Eartha Kittclipped by: characlippers remarks: Eartha Kitt, the sultry American singer and actress who died on Christmas Day aged 81, had a career spanning six decades and mesmerised audiences with her mellifluous voice and sensuality on both stage and screen. But her beginnings on a cotton plantation in South Carolina were far more humble. Her parentage is still uncertain, but her mother, she told The Times in April, was "taken advantage of" by the son of a white plantation owner in South Carolina. Miss Kitt was raised in poverty by a woman named Anna Mae, whom for much of her life she believed to be her mother. Eartha Kitt: the Times obituary Although she had never been noted for her political pronouncements, by 1968, with the civil rights movement reaching its peak, she was considered an important enough AfricanAmerican icon to be invited to a White House luncheon with Presdent Lyndon Johnson. During the meal she declared that the Vietnam War was responsible for drug addiction, truancy and rebellion among American youth. She reportedly reduced her embarrassed hostess, Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of the President, to tears. In later life her energy and enthusiasm for performing remained undimmed and she revelled in the description of ?the oldest sex kitten in the business?. In her mid-seventies she wrote a guide to staying physically fit, Rejuvenate (2001). The cover featured a picture of her in a curve-hugging black dress with a figure that would have been the envy of many women less than half her age. Her final performance, for a TV special, was recorded six weeks before her death. Value of 2008 Bailouts Exceeds Combined Costs of All Major U.S. Warsclipped by: paleblueclippers remarks: Its our money they use to bail out all of their financial woes -- yet they refuse to give us enough to free ourselves from debt -- instead offering tax rebates of $600 which isnt enough to fix any of our problems.. Congress then has the nerve to give themselves auto raises of $4,000+ .. I cant stand it anymore!! The total value of the bailouts undertaken by the federal government in 2008 now exceeds the combined cost of every major war the United States has ever engaged in, according to a comparison of war costs calculated by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the value of the bailouts as calculated by Bloomberg News or Bianco Research. According to CRS, all major U.S. wars (including such events as the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, but not the invasion of Panama or the Kosovo War), cost a total of $7.2 trillion in inflation-adjusted 2008 dollars. Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |
2009/01/07
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