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When someone mentions a list of the best tanks in history, the names are always the same: Tiger, T-34, M-1 Abrams. And always from the same nations: Germany, Russia, America. But great tanks from Great Britain? Though the British were the ones to develop armored fighting vehicles in World War I, British tanks of the Second World War can generally be described in one word: awful. There were tanks that could barely move without breaking down. Tanks that were fast but too thinly armored, or heavily armored but too slow. Tanks with radios that didn’t work. Tanks with guns that...

The trusty travelers’ check could be dying a death among British holidaymakers, a new study has revealed. Just one in twelve have used them in the past year and most people now prefer cash or cards. The survey examined the financial habits and preferences of Britons abroad, questioning more than 1,800 UK adults who had been to foreign parts in the last 12 months. Asked what kind of money they took away with them, the majority (78 percent) said hard cash, with 56 percent choosing debit or credit cards and 34 percent taking prepaid cards. Of the eight percent who...

The Conservative Institute [John J. Miller] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Znvr5sVRs Check out this new group, which is organizing lectures in Michigan and soon in other locations.

As a result of their arena exploits, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes to the Roman rank and file, causing Caesar to reward those he normally would punish. Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household is not appreciated by his former slave Eirene. Caesar decides to overhaul the Senate by adding some unexpected new faces, to the chagrin of the old guard. And Servilia hurdles the final obstacle in her ambitious revenge scenario, at Niobe's expense.

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