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Peru to buy Main Battle Tanks from China

ChinaSecurityBlog.com | December 14th 2009

China Military Power Mashup via Peru to buy Main Battle Tanks from China. December.09 (China Military News cited from Reuters) — Peru is in talks to buy tanks (MBT-VT1A, see this post) from China and fighter planes from Brazil to replenish an “ob read more

JulianneDouglas

Elena Maria Vidal: THE NIGHT'S DARK SHADE

Writing the Renaissance | December 11th 2009 by Julianne Douglas

Elena Maria Vidal's new novel, The Night's Dark Shade: A Novel of the Cathars (Mayapple Press, 2009) dramatizes the conflict between the Good Christians (otherwise known as the Albigensians or Cathars) and the Roman Catholic Church that roiled southe read more

lesbianoutsider

And Speaking of Pedophiles–Polanski Makes Bail

The Lesbian Conservative | November 25th 2009 by Lesbian Conservative Outsider

Polanski under Chalet-Arrest. I guess this is Switzerland's answer to Rape-Rape. read more

Vtooto

Vital

Vtooto | November 18th 2009 by Ernesto

En silencio.En silencio no significa que este callando algo. Tal vez no tengo nada que decir... No, no tengo boca.No, no quiero saber porque lo hiciste. Solo una sonrisa sincera desde lo más profundo para que seas feliz. Te casaste y que todas las n read more

jamiew

‘Star Wars (John Williams Is The Man)’ medley – a cappella…

Need Help With Chronic Anxiety Disorder? | November 13th 2009 by Jamie

JOHN WILLIAMS IS THE MAN! A Star Wars-themed four-part a cappella musical tribute. Performed by Corey Vidal (vocals by Moosebutter) MY TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/CoreyVidal MY FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/coreyvidal GET THE MP3 (AND read more

ftchronicle

Roach establishes a 1-9-10 Cotto’s falldown

FT Chronicle | November 4th 2009 by Alvin Joseph Migrino

“I am going to bet…one, nine, or 10” -roach. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30- In overheating tension of Pacquiao vs. Cotto super mega fight this November 14, on his interview with top boxing columnist King J, the legendary three time trainer of the year F read more

jamiew

‘Star Wars (John Williams Is The Man)’ medley – a cappella…

Do You Need Golf Club Lessons? | November 3rd 2009 by Jamie

JOHN WILLIAMS IS THE MAN! A Star Wars-themed four-part a cappella musical tribute. Performed by Corey Vidal (vocals by Moosebutter) MY TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/CoreyVidal MY FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/coreyvidal GET THE MP3 (AND READ TH read more

GRANOGRUESO

UN ESPECIALISTA EN PANFLETOS

GRANO GRUESO | November 2nd 2009

“Ágora” no tiene más contacto con la historia que la pura coincidencia.Una porción de páginas de relleno que envuelve la inanidad total a la hora de tratar el tema que es presunto objeto de análisis [...]; un aparato «crítico» repleto de read more

dhaybach

Amelia

Top New Movies at MoviesB.com | October 29th 2009 by David Haybach

© 2009 Ray Wong Based on biographies and personal letters, Amelia chronicles how the legendary pilot tried to dominate the sky between 1928 and 1937 before she and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared somewhere over the Pacific. Amelia Earhart (Hilary read more

Ingenuo

I figli della luce

Il Blog Dell'Ingenuo | October 23rd 2009 by Ingenuo

Per questa settimana, ecco a voi un vero e proprio thriller ambientato nella Parigi rivoluzionaria: “I figli della luce” di César Vidal. La storia narra dell’ispettore Koch e della sua ostinazione nella ricerca del colpevole di un read more

HansGruen

Vidal, Keillor: 2 infantile liberals

WesternFront America | October 4th 2009 by Hans Gruen

Two doyens of liberalism were recently in the news. One was the octogenarian icon of the secular left, Gore Vidal, who first appeared in the late 1940s, and Garrison Keillor, the outspoken liberal radio host and popular author whose essays have appea read more

TodaysCreators

3 October

Today's Creators | October 2nd 2009 by David Berghouse

John Gorrie 3 October 1803 – 29 June 1855 American doctor who experimented with refrigeration developed an early ‘ice making machine’ (now at the Smithsonian Institute). Alexander Macmillan 3 October 1818 – 26 January 1896 Scotti read more

dschommer

Ice Wine Cocktail: Classic Ice Wine Martini

Common Man Cocktails | August 25th 2009 by Derrick Schommer

The Classic Ice Wine Martini is a twist to a standard vodka martini. This finishes our ice wine segment and gives you yet another ice wine cocktail alernative to those purchasing ice wines in the near future. Besides cocktails, those with a sweet t read more

rykers

“CALIGULA” DELETED SCENE!!! (Proculus vs. Killing Machine)

Kissing Scene In A Movie Love | August 18th 2009 by Ryker Marvyn

This is an attempt to restore one of the more infamous deleted scenes from the 1976 “Caligula.” Various different sources were used to piece the scene back to together, as well as putting some pre-existing moments back into sequence, so s read more

CHEMICAL SIGNATURE FOR NANO-THERMITE APPEARS ON NYC CAN 911 PETIT…

BetterBadNews | August 11th 2009

BetterBadNews examines Sudden Building Collapse Syndrome (SBCS) and the NYC Can 911 initiative to place a referendum on the NYC November ballot to establish an independent investigation into the events of september 11, 2001. Other topics touched on read more

ziobastone

Unidentified Narrative Objects: Calvino’s La nuvola di smog

Bloggerare con lentezza | August 8th 2009 by Zio Bastone

Extended thoughts on ‘liberated territory’ in Calvino.I UNOs appear in Wu Ming I’s identification of the New Italian Epic. A UNO is part of the ‘aberrant development’ of the latter, which:‘…at times abandons the orbit of the novel and e read more

ziobastone

Unidentified Narrative Objects: Calvino’s La nuvola di smog

What the Dead Watch on Television | July 29th 2009 by Zio Bastone

Extended thoughts on ‘liberated territory’ in Calvino. read more

tiptoptaps

Jackson-Triggs Ice Wine 2006

Confessions of a Wino | July 20th 2009 by Alastair Bathgate

At only 10.5% alcohol and a mere 25cl bottle (a large glass of wine at most British pubs) this wine had to live up to a £11.44 price tag.  Yes, I know, only Costco could come up with this odd valuation. This is, I think, the first wine I have trie read more

Onedin

Al monte Carrascal por la Rambla de Almedijar desde Azuébar

Caminatasalas8 | July 18th 2009 by Juan J. Carrasco

Desde Onda y a unos 43 km, por la CV-20, CV-10, continuamos por la A-7 (Salida 283 hacia La Vall d´Uixó), CV-2260, atravesaremos Sant Josep y continuando por la CV-230, llegaremos a Azuébar, municipio de la Comarca del Alto Palancia cuyo término read more

SoBeRandy

Create great wine and dessert pairings to help ensure a happy end…

The South Beach Wine Club | July 16th 2009 by Randy Torban

Many people enjoy ordering wine with their meal, but don’t think about what wine they should have once dessert comes to the table. For dessert, stylish chefs and those in the know have begun taking us to a new level of dining decadence: by pairing read more