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    Quotes pertaining to a very old conflict.

    Various quotes from various perspectives: Quotes
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    VA still paying last US Civil War pension.

    The US civil war ended in 1865 and the last pension check is still being paid almost 150 years later. VA Still Paying Civil War Pension to Last Living Union Soldier's Daughter
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    Modern Life in Brunei.

    While the Sultan of Brunei lives like a sultan, his people are now subject to sharia law in all its glory with amputations, stoning and public flogging. The sex-obsessed world of Brunei | New York Post http://www.dw.de/sharia-in-brunei-the-sultans-new-laws/a-17627008
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    Modern Life In Iran.

    In 2014, the highest court in Iran has ordered the gouging out of eyes, chopping off ears and a nose as a means of staying true to Islamic law. Iran: Top Court Orders Man's Eyes to be Gouged Out and Ears Chopped for Pouring Acid on Girl
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    Modern life in Saudi Arabia.

    In 2014 A.D. females are still not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. But, it's much worse than just that... http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/09/Saudi-woman-killed-defying-driving-ban
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    People have lived near Stonehenge for over 10,000 years.

    Recent discoveries indicate humans have lived near the Stonehenge monument site much longer than previously believed. Dating back to 8820 B.C. almost 9000 years before Jesus Christ walked this Earth. Stonehenge Find 'Blows Lid Off' Old Thinking - Area was 'the London of the Mesolithic,' says...
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    Modern life in Indonesia.

    Shariah law as practiced in Indonesia: Indonesian gang rape victim faces public caning | Fox News
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    Remembering Winston Churchill.

    Often called the greatest British leader of the 20th century, Prime Minister Winston Churchill knew exactly what was at stake in the outcome of World War II. Winston Churchill "finest hour" (best version) - YouTube
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    Migration trends and culture shock.

    I happened across this video of a young man moving to Appalachia from Flint, Michigan to take a new job. Interesting perspective. He should do well after a period of adjustment. Culture Shock! From Flint, Michigan to Rural Kentucky - YouTube
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    Soulful sound from Appalachia. From toilet seats to this...

    Never knew singer Bill Withers was a fellow Appalachian. Withers grew up in the coal mining region of Beckley,WV. A cursory search on Wiki states a 31 year-old Bill Withers was a factory worker building toilet seats for 747's when he wrote "Ain't No Sunshine." Something to think about next...
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    Professional grade.

    Young phenom wows 'em at the Grand Ole Opry. video: Carson Peters and Ricky Skaggs - "Blue Moon of Kentucky" Live at the Grand Ole Opry - YouTube
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    Created in England, perfected by Bluegrass.

    she walks through the corn leadin' down to the river her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun "Fox On The Run" written by Englishman Tony Hazzard and first recorded by English rocker Manfred Mann in the 1960's. This song has become a Bluegrass standard. Tom T. Hall's...
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    Hillary gets offered a shoe.

    No doubt, the security detail around Mrs. Clinton is about to get much tighter. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/04/11/video-shoe-thrown-at-hillary-clinton-during-speech
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    Rand Paul selling out social conservatives. No surprise.

    Hope this man has no plans to seek re-election to the US Senate from Kentucky. Rand Paul: Republicans Need to Soften on Social Issues Rand takes one stand when running for Senate and a different stand when eyeing the White House. With these views, Rand might not carry his adopted...
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    What happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?

    A week after its disappearance and still no firm answer. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: More sinister theories, still no answers - CBS News Is Flight 370 at the bottom of the sea?
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    Children pulled from sinking van.

    Rescuers speak about their ordeal in pulling small children to safety from the ocean. video: Men That Pulled Children From A Car Driven Into The Ocean By Suicidal Mother Describe What Happened - YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmTLUT7uH0M
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    Headed west from the Cumberland Gap to Johnson City, Tennessee? (make that East).

    This is an old Bob Dylan song rewritten decades later with a few new lines. I like the Old Crow Medicine Show version best, but Darius Rucker just made "Wagon Wheel" country music's Song Of The Year for 2013. Rucker has been warmly received in Nashville. This might be the best crossover move...
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    Nine caskets for one family.

    Please check the batteries in all smoke alarms. If your smoke detector is really old, consider replacing it. Nine killed in Muhlenberg Co. fire laid to rest | Kentucky News - WLKY Home
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    This hillbilly can sing when she isn't acting stupid.

    I had never once sat through an entire Miley Cyrus song and listened to her voice. Her Hollywood antics were too much for me to overcome. Today, while sifting through Bluegrass music videos on Youtube, I saw Miley had a video version of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" .... Miley Cyrus - Jolene - The...
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    Post mortem on Atlanta's icy gridlock.

    I've been following the news reporting on the nightmarish traffic debacle happening in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Snow and ice moved into the area yesterday( Tuesday) around noon causing traffic snarls for many thousands of travelers. Now, 24 hours after the onset of snow, thousands of...
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