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POPSRemebering the roots of a REAL Civil War
More: After decades of mistrust and recrimination over the conflict between slavery and free labor, many in the North and South now found themselves even more fundamentally at odds. As Northerners increasingly hailed Brown as a hero, panicky Southerners execrated him as the devil himself. The tempest over John Brown appeared to shatter any hope of regional reconciliation. As one South Carolina editor put it, "The day of compromise is passed there is no peace for the South in the Union." It would be too much to claim that John Brown's raid made the Civil War inevitable. But it is fair to say that it helped to create an unbridgeable gap between the free states and the slave power that could only be, as Brown himself put it, "purged away with blood." There are many lessons that can be drawn from John Brown's raid, but the experience of the Civil War ought to stand as a permanent rebuke to the irresponsible incitement of contemporary political figures who trade so easily
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POPSExploring the powerful history of Gdansk This lovely street wasn't always so lively and carefree. On Sept. 1, 1939 — nearly 70 years ago to this date — Adolf Hitler invaded this once-German city, sparking World War II. By the end of the war, nearly 80 percent of the city had been destroyed, and the main street lay in ruins. Locals stubbornly rebuilt their town with the help of detailed drawings and photographs, mostly using the original brick. Today, excursion boats ferry history buffs through shipyards to Westerplatte point, where the war's first shots were fired.
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POPS Dust Storm in Sydney, Australia 9.23.2009 No one was hurt as a result of the pall that swept in overnight, bringing an eerie orange dawn to Sydney. Dust clouds blowing east from Australia’s dry interior " parched even further by the worst drought on record " covered dozens of towns and cities in two states as strong winds snatched up tons of topsoil, threw it high into the sky and carried it hundreds of miles. Photos by Stuart Hannagan/Getty Images; Brendon Thorne/Getty Images; GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images; Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images; AP Photo/Rob Griffith; Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty Images
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POPSSeagulls, Sea Lions and a Monster Sundae Doing some research though for this blog entry, I found out that we were probably wrong about the bevy of females—it turns out that most sea lions that hang out in that area are actually male. So now should I be jealous of the few females who are in the bunch because the odds are in their favor? Hah
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POPSHawaii Wedding Planning Pacific Weddings Magazine is the perfect resource for anyone planning a wedding in Hawaii, California and Fiji. If you have some Hawaii wedding planning to do, Pacific Weddings can help
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POPSMaui Weddings Pacific Weddings magazine features some of the best Maui wedding venues around. Some of the world's most popular destination wedding spots are featured in the pages of Pacific Weddings magazine. Pickone up and find everything you need for your Hawaii wedding.
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POPSSmall Plane Crashes on Approach to Teterboro Airports; 2 Survivors Found at Bus Stop
Sanil Gopinath, 42, of Rockville, MD, was "banged up, but didn't appear to be that injured," Verdi said. Both men were taken to the burn unit at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. No one on the ground was injured. Bob Gretz, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, said the plane struck a tree after the pilot decided for reasons still unknown to abort the landing. "According to Teterboro, the runway was checked - they did not find any debris on the runway," Gretz said. "We have not been able to talk to the pilots as they were seriously injured." The plane, which was delivering blood specimens to Quest Diagnostics, a lab near the airport, was discovered in two pieces. The tail and two rear wings split from the aircraft's body. Its nose was intact but badly burned. "It's scary," said Joanne DeVito, 38, who lives nearby. "The big planes come in so low you could wave at the pilot. It shakes everything in the house."
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POPS'Joystick' Warfare Brings Ethics Debate--UAVs and Other Robotic Weapons Robo-warfare is making it too easy to wage arbitrary war, and is by historical standards cowardly , usually entailing overkill to achieve a limited target (like swatting mosquitos with hand grenades. Can you say "collateral damage"?). To bring no risk to warfare is to undermine the principle of Just War, where people voluntarily enter into war upon principles of justice (self defense), and risk their own lives bravely and willingly. Sending robots risks nothing, and makes unjust war a no-risk situation, and therefore too easy to begin. Also there is the danger factor where human judgment may be lacking instead of a programmed response, without the ability to correct or withdraw destructive actions. Ask the civilians in Afghanistan or Pakistan what they think of drone (Predator) UAV bombing flights so far. More civilians have been killed than 'terrorists".
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POPS1,000 survivors found after Taiwan typhoon A separate storm, Typhoon Etau, moved away from Japan's eastern coast Wednesday after killing at least 18 people and leaving nine others missing, officials said. Most were swept away by rain-swollen rivers or killed in landslides and floods, police said.
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POPSTatue of Liberty Although the Statue of Liberty was closed after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, it re-opened on August 3, 2004.
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POPS Out Of Gas Over $2 billion on 5,547 bike paths and pedestrian walkways, including $878,000 for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge for a Minnesota town of 847. An additional $2 million in federal stimulus funds for a bike lane along a deteriorating road in Pennsylvania, where exasperated local officials say the road is so bad they may be forced to drive on the bike path instead. $121 million for 63 ferry projects and ferry terminal facilities, including $1.6 million for a ferry boat program in Oklahoma that features Saturday morning cartoon cruises with Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote on the ferry’s flat screen T.V.; $84 million for 398 pedestrian and bicyclist safety projects, including a brochure that encourages bicyclists to “Make eye contact, smile, or wave to communicate with motorists. Courtesy and predictability are a key to safe cycling”; $3.1 million in federal stimulus funds to make a historic canal boat a permanent floating museum in New York, in addition to
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