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The traffic had pretty much ground to a halt and through our lightly frosted car windows, the view of the empty and snow dusted wheat fields was flat and unremarkable. We had been driving now for several hours and the traffic jam, still several kilometers out side of our destination, was a bit disheartening.

Many people associate German Shepherd Dogs with being aggressive watchdogs, but this behavior is the result of training. A German Shepherd Dog will always be protective of his family and will always be wary of strangers, but they are not aggressive by nature.

Here’s something George Orwell wrote back in 1946 dealing with, among other things, the political writing of his day. Bad writers, and especially scientific, political, and sociological writers, are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones, and

By Sam Boni 09.07.2008 Numerous carmakers are history, copious cars make history; the Trabant falls under both categories. Some automakers are remembered by only a chapter in a book about the past, some makes or models have been reinCARnated.

I have three small children. So I’m really liking the family presence around the Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees (now candidates) that we’ve seen so far at the Democratic National Convention. Have you noticed there haven’t been little kids in the White House for a very long time? And, after last night, I really like Senator Joe Biden, the candidate for V.P.

Wolfgang Vogel, Negotiator in Spy Swaps, Dies at 82 23 August 2008 von Mr. Vogel became a wealthy man in the cold war by opening cracks in the Berlin Wall to swap captured spies and release political prisoners.

• An Hungarian weightlifter gets bent out of shape over a very painful lift. • Players from Spain’s Olympic basketball team fail to see the harm done with their little slant-eyed photo op. • Chad Johnson might be taking this whole “Ocho Cinco” thing a bit too far.

Thanks to all the attention given to steroids in sports over the last few years, the general public has become much more aware of the side effects that taking steroids can have on the body. Aside from having effects on a person’s emotions and personality, steroids can also effect the body in a negative way, not just help build muscle mass.

Enduring Love Thaws a Cold-War Wall 9. August 2008 The North Korean government allowed Renate Kleinle and Hong Ok-geun a 12-day reunion, 47 years after Mr. Hong was recalled from East Germany. East Germany, Marriages, North Korea, Politics and Government, Families and Family Life | 0

If you saw my earlier post (here), you might not be surprised that The Children of Men colored some of my perceptions of China.  My take is that modern China’s progress has brought it some social and political ills that resemble those of James’s year 2021 England.  The one-child generation and