Archive for the 'Egypt' Category
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Think Progress…June 13, 2010
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‘The United States “has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself,” according to senior U.S. officials. An internal Pentagon memo dubs Afghanistan the “Saudi Arabia of lithium.”’
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How about these […]
Posted in Military, Afghanistan, Iraq, Terrorism, Middle East, Lebanon, Dubai, Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Somalia, Natural Resources |
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
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Here is the story.
Images: (Top) Yul Brynner as Ramses in Moses via images.bloguez.com via omurtlak.com; Pyramid via;
(Middle) Wences’ man in the Box via povonline.com: Senor Wences’ arm and Johnnie 2.bp,blogspot.com via historiasdeiregatecha.blogspor.com: Senor Wences & Johnnie via magicposters.net: Head of Amenhotep III via bbc.co.uk; (Bottom) Land Rover via vismod.com; Omar Sharif s3.hubimg.com via hubpages.com; […]
Posted in Movies, Egypt, Archaeology |
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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…and long before Farouk there was Yul Brenner.
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By the end of his 16-year reign in 1952, Farouk declared
all inanimate objects must carry the Mark of the Stache.
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This baby was the erstwhile King’s favorite vehicle. Legend states that Harley Earle personally designed this pimped caddy. The continental tire folds down to form a roulette wheel and […]
Posted in Television, Automobiles, Egypt, King Farouk |
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Posted in Egypt, Archaeology |
Sunday, July 8th, 2007
I don’t conveniently forget about my forays into the crystal ball. The enclosed post was a response to the story about the New Seven Wonders poll in March.
I present for all to see that I failed to agree on even one of the winners. As it was an international poll, I can assuredly say […]
Posted in China, Society, Movies, Advertising, Astronomy, Baseball, Books, USA, Transportation, Architecture, Automobiles, Music, Entertainment, Cuisine, Travel, South Dakota, Minnesota, World, Dance, Public Works Projects, Small Appliances, Egypt, Bad Taste, Archaeology, Brazil, Roman Catholics, Anthropology, Jordan, Peru |
Friday, May 4th, 2007
had the violinist worn a signature Ahmadinejad windbreaker.
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Iranian Walks Out Of Dinner With Condi
Claims Female Violinist Was Dressed Too Revealingly;
Also Blames U.S. For Iraq Turmoil
(CBS/AP) Iran’s foreign minister walked out of a dinner of diplomats where he was seated directly across from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on the pretext that the female violinist entertaining […]
Posted in Music, Condoleezza Rice, Iran, Egypt |
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
…and long before Farouk there was Yul Brenner.
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By the end of his 16-year reign in 1952, Farouk declared
all inanimate objects must carry the Mark of the Stache.
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Farouk considered the purchase of 5000 Lockheed Constellations because his mark would easily fit on the airplane. When he found that his treasury was unable to afford that number, […]
Posted in Automobiles, Avarice, Aircraft, Egypt |
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Updated: February 13th, 2007 11:41 AM EDT
Flying Creatures May Inspire Future of Aviation
Alan Levin
USA TODAY
“Learning the secret of flight from a bird was a good deal like learning the secret of magic from a magician.” — Orville Wright
As the nocturnal owl stalks its prey, a quirk on its wings enables a silent hunt. Fringe-like feathers […]
Posted in China, Great Britain, Nature, Russia, Health, Books, U.S.A.F., Cuisine, Science, France, Europe, Aircraft, Egypt, Buddha, Origami |
