Well sort of. The Romanian revolution actually started in Timiosara-but soon spread to the Capitol. Revolutionary square to be exact: Or as it is known to locals-the “olive on the stick.” The big building on the left is where Ceaucescu was giving a speech when the crowd went nuts. On
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The people in the crowd say it all………
At Beckapoolaza. Just cause I like to beat this particular horse ( and I have never known anyone else who deserves a beating more than Beck does. And before you start Curtis it is not wrong to hate him.) I thought I would post a few pics from “real Ameruuuika”: There it
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That I am glad I am not back in the states. (But it looks like I will be soon….. 🙁 ). Glenn Beck marching on the Mall to take back honor? Boy, that’s rich. Glenn Beck has no honor-save for his own pocket book. That is all he cares about.
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The person who wrote this must know how it feels to work for the place I work with. This is a gem that you should send to your friends. KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) — Throughout my career I have been known to walk that fine line between good taste
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The last of America’s combat forces are out of Iraq. So there are usual suspects lining up to congratulate the United States on its “victory” in Iraq. There is only one problem with that line of thinking-the only winners in the Iraq war were China and Iran. China-because it got
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That would appear to be what all Presidents seem to do-from Bush to Obama and even back to Eisenhower. Andrew Bacevich has a new article out about how Presidential wisdom get us in trouble. He also has a new book out about our disturbing trend towards permanent war.
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I am a strong supporter of Net Neutrality-and for that reason I continue to view the Verizon-Google deal as a bad thing for all of the rest of us. Spike found a good primer that explains why: [Via: Online MBA Programs]
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Another week down-still not sure how many to go. I’m more than a little stir crazy at this point, but hey what’s a fellow to do? Have spent the morning, sleeping, eating, paying bills, and catching up on paperwork and expense reports. Another pretty nice day and not to hot
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When you sit down to read Sarah Palin’s Facebook page:
Continue readingThings to do in Bucharest when you are bored……
Take pictures of people out and about on the streets. Try to sneak pictures of people! (And figure out what not to do with a zoom lens). You can….Go to McDonalds-and check your cell phone: You can go shopping in Old Town-and take your time to figure out what you
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