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Robert Clive80

Robert Clive

It is said that very foundations of the British empire in India was laid by Robert Clive. Robert Clive nick named "Clive of India" was born on the 29th of September 1725 and had died on 22nd November 1774. ...

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For Sale – Principality of Sealand

One of the world's smallest countries is up for sale. Only one family and some employees live there and all of them have homes elsewhere so this is more like buying an expensive (very expensive in that the...

5 comments    politics world war ii bbc
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Top con tricks

You may know one of Andersen's most popular the fairy tale - 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. In this tale, an emperor who cares too much about clothes hires two swindlers who promise him the finest suit of...

2 comments    water car fairy tale emperor
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The United States, Israel, and The Middle East Peace Initiative

Over the centuries, the history of the Jews has been captured and recorded from mostly a biblical perspective. From this viewpoint their troubled journey as a nation of people is alledged to have began over...

6 comments    christianity united states jews
LEAD CRYSTALWARE71

Crystal Glass

LEAD CRYSTALWARE Lead glass is glass in which lead is put in instead of calcium. The production with calcium is  defined as potash glass. Lead glass is made of 18-35 mol % (II) oxide (PdO). Today's crystal...

10 comments    history weight government
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Capitalism: time to change?

For me, what started all this was something so simple as  a trip abroad. I looked around Europe a little and I saw the detrimental effects of an un-diverse society...effects predominantly due to the lack of...

0 comments    money politics economy
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Appeasing Hitler

In the novel “The Last Lion-Alone 1932-1940”, book two of William Manchester’s biography of Sir Winston Churchill, Manchester paints a vivid and frustrating picture of the British Government during the...

1 comment    politics america government
Major Dannatt71

Major Dannatt and the Conservative Party-Politics and the Army should not go hand in hand

A few weeks ago the news reported that Major Dannatt had jumped on board the Tory band wagon. His role was to have an military advisory capacity to the Conservative party in the UK. Some warning bells had a...

6 comments    british army british government
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What "Special Relationship"?

On a recent visit to Britain Senator Hilary Clinton met with the Shadow Home Secretary, William Hague, the Conservative MP for Richmond, North Yorkshire. The reasons for the visit are clear, the US...

0 comments    obama clinton britain
The editorial from Cyprus Today regarding our protest66

Is A North Cyprus Protest Counter-Productive - NO

Over 4th & 5th August 2009, ABAG will be protesting outside the North Cyprus London Office, Bedford Square, London WCI. The building is not an Embassy as North Cyprus is an unrecognised country – when the...

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