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These days, near Moscow, there is an “ARMY-2018” expo show going on. It is the fourth time in a row that it has been held here. Marina, the photographer, went there and took some unique photos from the closed show.(A reminder that all of the photos can be clicked to be seen in higher resolution, navigated with arrows)There is over 26,000 different pieces of armaments in the exposition.It goes on in 60,000 m2 of closed pavilions and 500,000m2 in the open air.Rescue trucks The newest T-14 Armata tankBMP “Terminator” in sand camouflage – last year the tests of the vehicle was going on in...

[Photos behind link.] This article originally appeared on VICE Italy Clashes broke out between police and anti-Expo 2015 demonstrators in the northern Italian city of Milan, on May 1st. Expo – a six-month food-themed world fair – has come under fire from protesters, who are angered by a corruption scandal involving senior government and Expo officials. When it secured the rights to host the Expo seven years ago, the Italian government set aside €1.3 billion for that purpose. Now many fear the investment will go directly into the pockets of the corporations involved in the fair, instead of benefiting their...

SIERRA VISTA — They have served their nation. Some in heated battles. Others during times of cool tensions. As individuals, they may have been drafted — a concept foreign to today’s generation — or enlisted. For many, their service may have been for a few years. Yet for others, it was a decades-long career. Be they soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen or Coast Guardsmen they have special benefits, although many do not know what they are and how to apply for them But on an upcoming important day — Veterans Day — celebrated most years in Sierra Vista on Nov. 11,...

The city car of the future will seat two people, run on electric power and communicate with other vehicles to reach a destination faster while automatically avoiding traffic tie-ups and crashes.

The Shanghai World Expo 2010 opens in May According to the expo website, “The theme of Expo 2010 is ‘Better City, Better Life,’ representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living in future urban environments.” Or does it mean, “the common wish of world communists to control man’s environment?” “Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the upcoming World Expo will promote exchange and showcase the latest achievements of civilizations around the globe.” –that the Chinese can copy and steal? “The emblem, depicting the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of...

Seven Indonesian MPs from various political parties have expressed on Friday strong resentment against the participation of an Israeli company at an Indonesian trade expo. A member from Indonesia's Justice Welfare Party (PKS) Al-Muzzammil Yusuf, who is also spokesman for the seven, told Antara news that the seven legislators have called upon ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry as well as the Justice and Human Rights to provide explanation to the public and also the legislative on the presence of the Israeli company at the expo. The government has not been consistent with the anti-colonialism spirit of the 1945...

CAMP TAJI — Teaching children how to prevent diseases and the basics of proper sanitation can help break the cycle of diseases and help keep the people of Iraq healthy. Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad joined with local doctors, nurses, pharmacists, officials and Iraqi Army medics during a Medical Expo, Oct. 30, to teach the residents of Fahad Fadhil, northwest of Baghdad, how to keep themselves healthy. Approximately 250 residents turned out to listen as their local providers presented classes and took advantage of the opportunity to get to know them. “We want to show the people that these...

BAGHDAD, May 28, 2008 – More than 70 Iraqi business owners gathered in the Babylon Hotel on the Karadah Peninsula in southeastern Baghdad for the inaugural Rebuilding Karadah Expo and Conference, May 23-24. Karadah district business owners display their products to Iraqi patrons during the Rebuilding Karadah Expo and Conference in Baghdad’s Babylon Hotel, May 23, 2008. More than 70 businesses took part in the Iraqi Chamber of Commerce and Industry event, and officials estimate more than 2,000 visitors attended the expo. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Todd, Multinational Division Baghdad  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Entrepreneurs...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER — More than 1500 Iraqi farmers attended the Mada’in Agricultural Technology Exposition in al-Wahida, Iraq, recently. The expo resulted from efforts by the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, attached to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, to revitalize farming and agribusiness. The 3rd HBCT ePRT leaders emphasized agricultural initiatives in the qada to provide long-term economic stability in the primarily agrarian district east of Baghdad. Fifty-eight percent of the Mada’in citizens are farmers, and another 15 percent are in farm-related businesses, said Col. Bud Jameson, from Sherwood, Ark., ePRT deputy team leader. During the expo, Baghdad PRT...

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2006 – The United Service Organizations of Metropolitan Washington and Joint Employment Transition Services will present their first Military Spouse Career Expo at the Sosa Recreation Center at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 17, USO officials announced. USO of Metropolitan Washington is a member of "America Supports You," a Defense Department program to showcase the nation's corporate and grassroots support to servicemembers and their families. The expo is designed to empower military spouses through information, motivation and skill development leading to sound career choices. It will include presentations on federal jobs, self-employment and alternative careers, officials said. Debbie...

The throngs of "anti-war" marchers heading to DC to attend the September 24th rally don't know that they are being used. CodePINK and United For Peace and Justice are both prodigy of Global Exchage, the 501(3)c non-profit formed by Global's Medea Benjamin. It's the "Benjamins For Benjamin Weekend"!. Using the attraction of a Hate America event to lure attendees, Code Pink's Medea Benjamin's cash cow, Global Exchange, has scheduled one of it's "Green Festivals" for the same weekend and is running it in competition with the anti-war events scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. How convenient? How many people will...

The U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, is scheduled to appear at the expo. The Thunderbirds perform precision aerial maneuvers in F-16 Fighting Falcons, highlighting the capabilities of the modern high-performance aircraft. Besides the Thunderbirds, other demonstrations include Russian Thunder, Bud Granley Family Airshows, the Red Baron Pizza Squadron, the Red Bull Mig-17, Tim Weber in the Extra 300L, a T-6 Texan II, the U.S. Air Force Academy parachute team’s Wings of Blue, a C-17 and static displays of old and new aircraft. McChord’s Air Expo is free and open to the public. As more information on...

MEXICO CITY — The first clue that this wasn't the usual trade conference was the human sign — a 99-percent naked guy slathered in green paint and the Spanish word for restroom written on his back. Sexual taboos are taking a beating here this week as the "Sex and Entertainment Expo" is in town, expected to draw 100,000 visitors over a four-day period ending today. Observers say the massive turnout — which rivals the number of seats at the recent Super Bowl in Florida —speaks to a new thirst for well-lighted, open places where people can discuss sex free of...

The fourth Russian exhibition of arms and military equipment, Russian Expo Arms-2004, will be held from July 6 to July 10 near the city of Nizhny Tagil (the Urals). The first two days of the exhibition will be devoted entirely to the military, defense industry experts, foreign guests, potential buyers of Russian arms, military experts and reporters. The rest of the exhibition will be dedicated to general visitors. The exhibition will also include business meetings, briefings, press conferences, roundtable discussions, seminars and presentations from firms. As in the past, the exhibition will be held at the Nizhny Tagil Institute...

Zaka, the Orthodox rescue and cleanup organization that collects victims' body parts after terrorist attacks, plans to display the shattered remains of a Jerusalem bus destroyed in a suicide bombing at an exhibition in New York in December. Israel's Foreign and Tourism Ministries object to the move, fearing that it would be a death blow to tourism. According to a report today by Yediot Aharonot, Zaka wants to display at the Jewish Expo fair the remains of the no. 32 Egged bus that was decimated in a terror bombing at Jerusalem's Pat Intersection on June 18, 2002, a blast which...