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Jan Scruggs: not just another brick in The Wall.(Interview)
Vietnam; 2/1/2010; 1995 words; ...We need a place for the past and a place for the future. I'm done with all the people who fought against the memorial. Except...Americans killed in that war? Instead of 500 feet, it would be 5,000 feet--about a mile long. In terms quantifying the casualties...

Guerrilla war on the high seas: confederate privateers and commerce raiders made life risky for Union shippers.(Reprint)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 3424 words; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At 5 p.m. on September 4, 1862, U.S. Navy Commander George Preble, the senior officer of the blockading squadron off Mobile, Alabama...

The 'old bus' endures: Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith's famous Fokker Southern Cross has pride of place in Brisbane.(RESTORED)
Aviation History; 1/1/2010; 2055 words; ...would be able to make Suva. But make it they did, coming down safely on a newly cleared landing strip at 3:50 p.m. on June 5. On the 8th Southern Cross lifted off once again from a lengthy beach with a full load of fuel, headed for Australia...

Whatever it takes: anyone who questioned whether Dario Franchitti would return from NASCAR sharp enough for open-wheel racing has been answered with his second IndyCar Series title.(FRANCHITTI'S GLORIOUS COMEBACK)(Cover story)
Racer; 1/1/2010; 2215 words; ...Nationwide Series races and recorded an average finish of 17.5 in 14 starts--not at all bad for a stock car rookie. Given...car racing. That's made me a better driver, I think. I'm absolutely where I should be. I should be in Indy cars. That...

Eight ways to become an Internet pariah.
Macworld; 1/1/2010; 1155 words; ...Macworld's online forums, I'm still impressed with their overall civility. But I'm also dismayed by the occasional...Intel Core 2 **** $1199 21.5 148 5510 Duo/3.06 GHz inches...Intel Core 2 **** $1499 21.5 164 5509 Duo/3.06GHz inches...