I always hate hearing this kind of thing. On one hand, I understand why people are upset; but on the other, the museums in London have nothing to do with the military science of Israel. It’s not lke the museums are displaying bombs or guns or anything.

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This video doesn’t have any killer images, but it does have a lot of good information on the size and scale of the quake.

I’ll have more on this story as it unfolds. My big fear is that the Gaza conflict empowered the ultra-conservative parties in Israel and if they get enough votes there won’t be a need to form a unity government at all. The irony is that Kadima (the current power) was hoping to use the war to prove they weren’t “soft on terror”. It worked so well that people went over to more hawkish parties that might be willing to do it every time.

I just liked the name, ” Union of Nationalities”. We always send our top orchestras and ballet companies overseas, and get their highest brow culture in return. God forbid we send Kanye to Korea and get Rain back.

ESTONIA: The U.S. economic crisis continues its rampage across the rest of the world. In Estonia, Latvia, and other Eastern European counties the problems are amplified by already shaky economic systems. Despite millions coming in from the EU and government retraining programs, many citizens are without jobs and without hopes.

Adopting the Euro is the top priority for many of these countries. But to do so they must have a more stable system and larger cash reserves. Countries like Russia have also raised tariffs on exported raw materials, making life even harder for Eastern European companies.

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CHINA: Who knew that China had a thriving, get rich quick, contemporary art market? Aparently the days of windfall art profits are over though, as France 24 reports.