Saturday, June 11, 2011

Stuff below the fold

Essay about Fantasy life vs reality...

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Solar panels don't have to be ugly...check out photos on webecoist.

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BBC article on the tunnels of World War I....more HERE.
The idea of digging underneath fortifications in order to undermine them goes back to classical times at least. But the use of high explosive in WWI gave it a new dimension.
One of the most notable episodes was at the Battle of Messines in 1917 where 455 tons of explosive placed in 21 tunnels that had taken more than a year to prepare created a huge explosion that killed an estimated 10,000 Germans.



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Book review on African Americans serving in the military during world War II...


The Anchoress questions the move toward Ebooks on campus...might I point out that the $75 price tag of this books puts it out of range for ordinary folks interested in the subject?
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