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Egypt`s Presidential Elections: A Revolution at the Crossroads (Video)

Documentary revisits Egyptian uprising; Tahrir square; the toppling of a dictator and explores the arduous road to democracy and the daunting challenges that await the country.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - It was not at all an easy job when I looked back at what happened in Egypt during the last 16 months.

Violent political storms gripped the country and turmoil ensued, so hard to put it in words...

Vicky the Dealer and Me

Why did so many Britons hate Queen Victoria?

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - I hate being Scottish. We're the lowest of the low, the scum of the earth, the most wretched, servile, miserable, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization.

Some people hate the English, but I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers.

25, 34 or 45 - The Value of High Intensity Weight Training

This training is not recommended for everyone and definitely takes time of build up to.

(GUELPH, Ontario) - High intensity endurance weight training provides the best of cardio and weight training in half the time for baseline fit adults.

For years we have been told mixing cardio training with weight training is a must to ensure we are effectively working our cardiovascular system.

God, Gays, Ganja and Mexican Politics

“Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”
- Shoeshine man in Ciudad Juarez

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In the U.S., evangelical leaders have been at the forefront of pushing prayer in public schools. But in Mexico, they are in the vanguard in opposing it.

While the so-called narco war and economic distress are generally regarded as the top two issues in this year’s electoral races, fundamental issues of church, the state and religion are also swirling around the political scene.

Randy Hayes at Hallie Ford Museum of Art

“Randy Hayes: Unfamiliar Territory” is supported in part by grants from the City of Salem's Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.

(SALEM) - Look closely at Seattle artist Randy Hayes’ painting and you wont find a typical canvas.

What you will find is an assemblage of photographs that intriguingly float just below the surface.

When Seeing Leads to More than Believing

"My pain and suffering is the nursing log out of which so many and so much will grow."

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - What I held in my hand yesterday caused me to flee from the University of British Columbia library, and seek solace in the deep forest that surrounds the campus where I grew up, and where I have discovered the unimaginable.

It was an unusual reaction, for I had encountered much worse over the years.

Nakba Anniversary

We now have 12 universities inside occupied Palestinian.

(BETHLEHEM) - On this 64th anniversary of the Nakba we mourn the ethnic cleansing that began in 1948 and that continues today with silent transfer, home demolitions, land confiscation and more.

But we also celebrate an amazing resilience and success of the Palestinian endogenous people against incredible odds:

Marijuana Users: The Great Unwashed Bottom Dwellers!
- So Says the Oregonian.

"Drug warriors" should get their facts straight!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian newspaper is back at its obnoxious vilification of medical marijuana users with a title of an op-ed article “America Can’t Afford to Legalize Marijuana”.

The writer's brain must be venom because it acts like poison with no positive attributes.

Oregon STOP Trying KIDS as Adults, Knock this Crap Off!

Prosecute YouTube instead.

(SALEM) - I am so sick of American youth being abused by a mismanaged mean and corrupt justice system in this state!

If the kids in Woodburn who allegedly set a school fire a few days ago are charged as adults, we will report the abuse relentlessly.

The Second Anniversary of the Rwanda People`s Party

Message from John V Karuranga, President of the Rwanda People's Party.

(MALMO, Sweden) - As President of RPP, I hereby once more write to you on the second anniversary of the founding of our party and commend all of you in Rwanda and in the Diaspora who have stood shoulder to shoulder with the party for the last two years.

We have collectively made great strides and registered significant achievements.