History of Oil

Robert Newman History of Oil
This is wonderful history via comedy. A Brit named Rob Newman elucidates the history of oil. Enjoy this historical comedy/commentary.
Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years - but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, the places oil centre [...]

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JW Background History Video

Jehovah’s Witnesses exposed (download available) - Jeremiah films
The comic-book style explanation of Jesus/Michael, his resurrection, and his judgment at Armageddon (minutes 26-29 or so) is especially worth watching now. The destruction of New York in back of the Statue of Liberty resonsates very differently after 9/11. I actually had a lump in my throat [...]

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Popcorn and Woolworth

Today in history is brought to you via my emails from Centrum.  On February 22:
1630: A Native American named Quadequina brings popcorn to the first Thanksgiving celebration, introducing the English colonists to the popping kernels that had been grown for more than 1,000 years on the North American continent.

Hey, Centrum, how about letting us [...]

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Wedding at Pebble Hill Plantation

This is the first chance I’ve had to tell about last weekend, when we drove down to Tallahassee, then to Pebble Hill Plantation for my nephew’s wedding. My hubby in his infinite wisdom had selected the hotel nearest Starbucks for our stay. Unfortunately, it was an Econolodge. His two brothers (Steve and Tom) and their [...]

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Ministry of Reshelving

Here is a sweet little action. It has two faults: One, it is only visible as an action to people who frequent bookstores and actually look at books - that is, it only touches other readers. Or other Flickr viewers.
The other problem is that I can’t help but feel sorry for the people who work [...]

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Protesting Iraq - Anti-War Photos

indymedia.us :: International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq
Some photos from all over the USA, and all over the World.
From signs:
Support the troops - bring them home
Dissent Protects Democracy
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
War is Terror
Drop Bush Not Bombs
It’s about Lives for Oil and Nothing about Freedom
Students Not Soliders
No To [...]

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