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King Tut casts magic in Toronto
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago
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A new exhibit of artifacts related to the Egyptian boy king went on display Friday at the Art Gallery of Ontario. China's terracotta warriors are coming to Montreal in 2011. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal will receive a rare visit of 14 of the...
Tags: New York City, Infantry, Terracotta Army, Tutankhamun, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Museums in Montreal, National Museums of Canada, Archaeology of China, Labor
ART: Troop reduction
Shanghai :: China | 3 days ago
Credibility President Obama didn't visit the city of Xi'an on his trip to China, but he still has the chance to see some of its famous archaeological treasures. Some of the terra-cotta soldiers excavated from around the tomb of the first Chinese emperor plus related...
Tags: China, Shanghai, Terracotta Army, Xi'an, Terracotta, Qin Shi Huang, Archaeology of China, Infantry, Qin Dynasty
He Is an Infantryman
Baghdad :: Iraq | 3 days ago
Credibility He is a short-haired, tightly muscled kid who under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man and half a boy. He's not yet dry behind the ears, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and would rather...
Tags: Iraq, Baghdad, Infantry, Light machine guns, M249 light machine gun, M60 machine gun
Military sending heavy weaponry to Kunduz
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 5 days ago
Credibility The paper said the Bundeswehr will send at least five Marder armoured fighting vehicles to Kunduz. Resembling small tanks, the vehicles have 20 millimetre cannon and can carry up to 12 infantrymen. The German forces there will also receive a modern armoured...
Tags: heavy weaponry, Afghanistan, Kabul, Bundeswehr, Marder, German Army, Kunduz, War in Afghanistan, Military of Germany, Infantry, Panzergrenadier, War Conflict, Politics
Reality check: Army at only 50% of its capabilities
New Delhi :: India | 7 days ago
Credibility The army has admitted to having achieved only 50% of the capabilities required to defend the country's borders and fight insurgency in the north-east and Jammu & Kashmir. Worse, it will take another 20 years to achieve 100% capability to repel any act...
Tags: having achieved, capability required, capability development, fight capability, India, New Delhi, Tanks of the interwar period, Tank, Arjun, Infantry, Capability-based security, Indian Army, Armoured warfare, Artillery, War Conflict, Politics
Terra Cotta Warriors March Through Washington
Washington :: WA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx...ET First Emperor's Defenders Still Ready For Battle In 1974, a group of farmers digging a well in central China stumbled upon a buried figure. It turned out to be one of an...
Tags: Washington, Terracotta Army, Xi'an, Qin Shi Huang, Qin, Terracotta, Qin Dynasty, Archaeology of China, Infantry
Long-range shooting is under-appreciated skill
Sand Springs :: OK :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Last Modified: 11/15/2009 2:25 AM The ability to shoot consistently, accurately e_SEmD and confidently e_SEmD at targets more than 200 yards away can be a real boon for a hunter. In heavily timbered areas of eastern Oklahoma such a skill may be under-appreciated,...
Tags: Bruce Gordon, deep breathe, Sand Springs, Rifle, Firearm, Benchrest shooting, Prone position, Shooting range, Shooting sports, Hunting, Infantry
Michael Jackson had nationwide funeral. Why not Mr Shifty Powers
Michael Jackson had a national funeral. All the dignitaries showed up in full force. Here is a man named "Mr Shifty Powers" who should, of all people have a nationwide funeral! I know, before you say or think anything, I can already read your mind....
Tags: Micheal, jackson, war, volunteer, fighting, staples, died, dday, heart, airborne, eagles, screaming, hbo, history, band, brothers, shifty, infantry, company
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