The 1st of September marks the anniversary of the opening of the major stage of Libya's Great Man-Made River Project. This incredibly huge and successful water scheme is virtually unknown in the West, yet it rivals and even surpasses all our greatest development projects.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vcTm4XE4EA&feature=player_embedded#at=16

John Corcoran graduated from college and taught high school for 17 years without being able to read, write or spell. 
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updated chart of level of radiation near the nuclear station.

Long lines and mob scenes ensue at stores amid a clamor for iodized salt fueled by rumors of a radioactive cloud from Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant and the belief that the salt would protect against radiation poisoning.
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In scenes more befitting a poverty-stricken Third World country than the world's third-richest nation, hungry people wrapped themselves in odd scraps of clothing in a futile attempt to keep out the cold in temperatures only just above freezing.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367019/Japan-earthquake-survivor-holds-dead-mothers-hand-says-final-goodbye.html#ixzz1GsTAg5eQ

Regular Season A1

Classifica aggiornata alla 15ª Giornata - Ritorno		Punti	Partite		Tipo di Risultato						Set		Punti		Quoziente		Squal.
			Vinte	Perse	3·0	3·1	3·2	2·3	1·3	0·3	Vinti	Persi	Fatti	Subiti	Set	Punti
1  Itas Diatec Trentino		69	23	5	13	8	2	2	2	1	75	27	2.418	2.150	2,78	1,12
2  Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo		65	22	6	10	10	2	1	2	3	70	32	2.435	2.135	2,19	1,14
3  Sisley Treviso		59	21	7	9	7	5	1	5	1	70	38	2.569	2.357	1,84	1,09
4  Trenkwalder Modena		59	21	7	9	7	5	1	3	3	68	38	2.475	2.334	1,79	1,06
5  Lube Banca Marche Macerata		57	20	8	8	8	4	1	5	2	67	40	2.461	2.332	1,68	1,06
6  Acqua Paradiso Monza		55	18	10	8	7	3	4	4	2	66	43	2.507	2.418	1,53	1,04
7  CoprAtlantide Piacenza		53	17	11	10	6	1	3	5	3	62	41	2.408	2.261	1,51	1,07
8  Marmi Lanza Verona		44	15	13	7	5	3	2	6	5	55	50	2.376	2.337	1,10	1,02
9  Rpa-Luigibacchi.It Perugia		39	13	15	4	5	4	4	6	5	53	58	2.487	2.499	0,91	1,00
10  Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia		31	10	18	4	3	3	4	5	9	43	63	2.352	2.437	0,68	0,97
11  Prisma Taranto		30	10	18	3	5	2	2	6	10	40	63	2.270	2.424	0,63	0,94
12  Andreoli Latina		24	7	21	3	2	2	5	10	6	41	69	2.393	2.537	0,59	0,94
13  Yoga Forlì		21	6	22	3	2	1	4	5	13	31	70	2.138	2.385	0,44	0,90
14  Esse-ti Carilo Loreto		18	5	23	1	2	2	5	6	12	31	75	2.235	2.492	0,41	0,90
15  Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto		6	2	26	1	0	1	1	7	18	15	80	1.864	2.290	0,19	0,81
Legenda
3·0 e 3·1	Vince 3 punti	Criteri di calcolo della classifica: A parità di punti precede la squadra con il maggior numero di incontri vinti In caso di ulteriore parità, precede la squadra con il migliore quoziente Set In caso di ulteriore parità, precede la squadra con il migliore quoziente Punti
3·2	Vince 2 punti
2·3	Vince 1 punto
1·3 e 0·3	Vince 0 punti

0311

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Alexander Hamilton(1755-1804)

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Alexander Hamilton(1755-1804)

The principal thing in this world is to keep one's soul aloft.

Gustave Flaubert(1821-1880)

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

Jerome K. Jerome(1859-1927)

I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything, and finally that what one calls conscience is only inner vanity.

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)