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This weekend, I continued to scan in my extensive postcard collection and to record information about not only the picture on the postcard, but the identification markers of the photographer, printer, merchandiser, and distributor.I know - I'm a geek/freak.A common theme kept on coming up for me. It was postcards which were photographed by Virgil V. Marquart and published by Marquart Camera Shop.I

America's military presence in Iraq represents "a basic violation" of its "historic identity," that of a nation founded in opposition to imperialism, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis said. Americans have neglected an important lesson from their own past, Ellis, an authority on the Revolutionary War period, said. "We have become the imperial power. We have become Great Britain and have succeeded Great Britain as the hegemonic power of the world. I would think we would wish to avoid making some of the mistakes she made." He challenged the idea that the U.S. needs a military presence in South Korea and Western Europe as well as Iraq. "The notion that (our problems) are going to be solved in a military fashion is fundamentally misguided and it's going to send us right

On March 17, over forty million Irish Americans and others worldwide celebrate the 1,500 year old legacy of St Patrick with parades and modern-day ?traditions?, some of which perpetuate derogatory cultural stereotypes of the Irish. However, behind the crass frivolity of green beer and seasonal shamrocks lies a heartfelt message of goodwill and social justice, which is as compelling today as it was fifteen centuries ago. - 2004-03-01 Friend of PR Web - 1

During the Chronicle episode entitled "A Town Divided," there was the following exchange between Mary Richardson and SBC leader Louis Villarrubia (known to his followers as "Brother" Andre Marie):Mary Richardson: "Do you believe in the Holocaust. That the Holocaust actually exists?"Louis Villarrubia: "That's not our issue....I'm no historian...I'm not... I'm not capable of speaking to the, to the, to the issue of the Holocaust....uh, all the different subtleties there."Mary Richardson: "So you don't know whether it happened?"Louis Villarrubia: "Did Jewish people die during World War II? Absolutely."Mary Richardson: "Did six-million people die?"Louis Villarrubia: "I don't know, I'm not a historian."I should say not. Thankfully, the Holocaust or Shoah is well-documented and acknowledged by any reputable historian. At the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's website: http://www.USHMM.org, one may read articles on the Holocaust, view actual photographs of the genocide and l

El otro día encontraba un test en PeM en el que tienes que relacionar unos conceptos con juegos de NES y demostrar si eres un sabio de la historia de la mítica videoconsola de Nintendo. Yo, desde luego, no lo soy, porque saqué un 6/10, pero bueno. A ver cuántos sacáis vosotros. El que seguro que sacaría una buena nota sería este tipo esta tipa (yo es que me había quedado en la espalda y ni me había fijado), porque está claro que le tiene aprecio al tema (y, bueno, a todo lo que sean videojuegos... cuando sea mayor no sé qué va a parecer eso...):¡Esperamos vuestros comentarios!

I enjoyed this article at Forbes LONDON - "The devastating nuclear exchange of August 2007 represented not only the failure of diplomacy, it marked the end of the oil age. Some even said it marked the twilight of the West." It may read like bad science-fiction, but the above scenario came from the pen of from Harvard professor and historian Niall Ferguson, whose prediction of a chaotic,

Agra, April 21 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has created a park between the main Taj Mahal structure and the Yamuna river to beautify the complex but a prominent Mughal historian says it can endanger the 17th century monument. D.D. Dayalan, the ASI chief in Agra, says: “We have beautified the riverfront which was earlier an eyesore, with litter thrown all around. Visitors were always throwing all kinds of things from the main platform of the Taj.” But noted historian Prof R. Nath, who has at least 60 books on Mughal history and architecture to his credit, disputes the ASI’s claim. “It has all the potential to endanger the heritage monument. The ASI has created an artificial park that did not exist in the original Taj complex plan. The Yamuna river has been pushed a good distance away, around 100 feet,” Nath told IANS. Past records and documents show the river flowing close by, even touching the rear wall of the structure. Most conservati

We're seated in a narrow dining room/library. In fact, every room in Juan's house seems to be inhabited by books. The sad, quiet air of the coral rock house makes me think of Elliott Smith's "Let's Get Lost." Juan's assistant pulls out a chair for me at one end of a long wooden table, then skulks away to eat his soup in the corner. He's still in his blue coat, which seems especially odd in unairconditioned Miami.Juan struggles to sit down at the other end, obviously in pain. He forces a smile."I knew your grandmother. Remarkable lady. She learned to thrive in this heat," Juan says, dipping into his bowl."How did you..." I start to ask, but Juan isn't listening. He's now rifling through a leather-bound journal."I've been keeping a journal since I started the Red Coral Society project. Take notes - or you'll forget everything. That's my advice," he says.Even though the chowder is excellent, I'm still feeling uneasy. Maybe it's Juan's jumpy manner (though I know he can't he