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One Day In The Region Around The Somme

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Much like the region around Ypres, there are lots of cemeteries, normally along small, muddy roads. My first planned destination was the Hawthorn Crater. This is one of the mines that was detonated below the German lines at the outset of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The explosion was captured on film and is frequently shown in documentaries about the Battle of the Somme. After driving around the area for a while, I found the Newfoundland Park Memorial & Visitors Centre and pulled over to have a look.

Some Quick Deliberation About Why John Boehner Is A Crying Baby

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Those who pay attention to politics have surely noticed that soon to be Speaker John Boehner is a crying baby. One asks whether this is a strategy meant to gain sympathy for his political goals, or if he is dangerously unstable. Either politics have changed so that it is now alright for men to cry, or the media is giving the Weeper of the House a free ride.

Rio Beats Out Chicago, Two Other Cities To Claim 2016 Summer Olympics

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South America will host the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 2016, as Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was awarded the honor on Friday. Rio beat out the US choice of Chicago, Illinois along with Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain to earn the right to host the games. Despite a high pressure effort from the American power elite–including President Barack Obama and TV gabfest queen Oprah Winfrey–Chicago was the first city eliminated from contention. Tokyo was the next to go, before Rio got the nod over Madrid in the final round of balloting.