Horst Koehler Tuesday became the first German president to take part in the annual military parade to mark the Bastille Day celebrations in France. A day earlier, more than 300 cars were set on fire in riots in Paris. Along with Koehler, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was invited as a special guest for the annual military parade in Paris. The parade is one of the grand occasions in the French calendar and marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, traditionally seen as the start of the French revolution. Ceremoniously-dressed Indian troops and German soldiers marched down the Champs Elysees along with some of France's most modern military units while jets flew in formation overhead.
Along with Koehler, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was invited as a special guest for the annual military parade in Paris.
The parade is one of the grand occasions in the French calendar and marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, traditionally seen as the start of the French revolution.
Ceremoniously-dressed Indian troops and German soldiers marched down the Champs Elysees along with some of France's most modern military units while jets flew in formation overhead.
Built by Italian engineers in the 19th century, the Diakofto Kalavrita Railway has been revamped in the past two years. Greece has spent millions upgrading the service to boost tourism in a region with a bitter history. The little train screeches and strains on its journey, rocking as passengers lean out of the windows to photograph the cascading white waters of the Vouraikos River. They quickly duck back in to avoid smashing their cameras and heads into rock faces almost close enough to scrape the paintwork. For two years, the narrow-gauge railway linking the seaside town of Diakopto, next to the Gulf of Corinth, to Kalavrita, high in the Helmos Mountain range, has been silent. But now, the tracks are rattling again after the Hellenic Railway Organization spent 40 million euros ($55 million) upgrading one of the most spectacular lines in Europe. The living embodiment of the children's story "The Little Engine That Could" is back.
The little train screeches and strains on its journey, rocking as passengers lean out of the windows to photograph the cascading white waters of the Vouraikos River. They quickly duck back in to avoid smashing their cameras and heads into rock faces almost close enough to scrape the paintwork.
For two years, the narrow-gauge railway linking the seaside town of Diakopto, next to the Gulf of Corinth, to Kalavrita, high in the Helmos Mountain range, has been silent. But now, the tracks are rattling again after the Hellenic Railway Organization spent 40 million euros ($55 million) upgrading one of the most spectacular lines in Europe.
The living embodiment of the children's story "The Little Engine That Could" is back.
Via Despair.com's blog, comes this brilliantly insightful look into social media:
At a State Department townhall conducted by Secretary Clinton, a staffer asked why Internet Explorer is mandated, even though Firefox is security-approved for the "entire intelligence community." The answer? A whole lot of bullshit, especially the insane citing of "expense." Internet Explorer isn't mandated in every governmental department, and Firefox has been vetted and cleared as just as secure as IE (duh), so it's a legitimate question: Why not use the faster, safer, more customizable and more reliable browser? Clinton has no idea why Firefox is barred, which is totally fine with us--we really are happy she's spending her time on other things.
At a State Department townhall conducted by Secretary Clinton, a staffer asked why Internet Explorer is mandated, even though Firefox is security-approved for the "entire intelligence community." The answer? A whole lot of bullshit, especially the insane citing of "expense."
Internet Explorer isn't mandated in every governmental department, and Firefox has been vetted and cleared as just as secure as IE (duh), so it's a legitimate question: Why not use the faster, safer, more customizable and more reliable browser? Clinton has no idea why Firefox is barred, which is totally fine with us--we really are happy she's spending her time on other things.
