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    So what faith do non Christians on CC believe in

    Now if you are not a Christian, you don't have to profess another religion, just a feeling or being a non-believer in any god. Just explain about your faith or religion may it be (Islam, Hindu, Pagan, Judaism, etc). I am an Asatru follower which is directly connected to the Vikings of the...
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    Dag Hammarskold: Only Secretary General to die

    Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (Dag Hammarskjöld (help·info)) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 UN...
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    United Nations 10 time winner of Nobel Peace Prize

    The United Nations was established in the aftermath of a devastating war to help stabilize international relations and give peace a more secure foundation. Amid the threat of nuclear war and seemingly endless regional conflicts, peace-keeping has become an overriding concern of the United...
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    International Day of the Peacekeeper

    http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/pub/pckprs_all.htm
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    U.N important organizations

    http://www.mineaction.org/ http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home http://www.ohchr.org/english/ http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/decolonization/ http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/info/page3.htm http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/field/ http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/timeline/...
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    Geneva Convention: POWs

    Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August 1949 Entry into force: 21 October 1950...
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    Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the...
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    Fatah and Hamas clash

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Violent clashes and mass protests erupted Saturday across the West Bank and Gaza Strip between followers of the militant group Hamas and Fatah rivals, after a Hamas leader accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of treachery. The two sides traded gunfire and...
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    Radical Canadian Conservatives are NAZIs

    Now, from what I have read in posts and stuff and doing research on some radical conservative groups and such in Canada, (not in America or Europe or anywhere else) so it doesn't apply there. Radical now I mean radical conservatives, are the same as radical socialists. Radical socialists equal...
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    Ongoing Wars: 50-100 a year

    http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/areas/worldconflicts.htm Just read, it is totally interesting.
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    Al Qaida, Vikings, similar both don't fear death

    http://militaryhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=militaryhistory&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intercollege.se%2Fviking%2FVikingsPetterViktorMaxLudvigJessicaNS2%2FIndex.htm Introduction In the end of the 8th century, the first Vikings began their journey from Scandinavia. For over two...
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    Underlying racist tensions brought to forefront

    CALEDONIA, Ont., (CP) - As the uneasy peace between police and native protesters occupying a half-finished housing development in this southwestern Ontario community continued Friday, some residents of this town of 10,000 grew frustrated with the standoff that has erupted in their back yards...
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    Caledonia issue going on 30 years

    Just to post this TORONTO (CP) - The history of the disputed land at the heart of the ongoing native occupation in the town of Caledonia, Ont., began more than two centuries ago when a band of Six Nations natives aligned with the British Empire in its war against the United States. Ever...
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    Bye Bye

    Now, I am just too buzy to get involved with this forum anymore. It has been fun and I have met alot of people who are of different stripes, from many different nations which is really cool, but trying to juggle everything I have to say that I am leaving Canadian Content for good. So be well...
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    Hundreds of Natives assert their land claim rights

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Native protesters used a mound of burning tires and parked vehicles to blockade a road in a southern Ontario town on Thursday after provincial police evicted a group occupying a local construction site. ADVERTISEMENT Which currency do you have the most faith in next...
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    Taxman will get 1,200 dollars

    QUEBEC (CP) - Few Canadian families will ever see the $1,200 promised by the Conservative government to subsidize childcare costs, says New Democrat Leader Jack Layton. Layton says a fraction of the promised money will end up in parental pockets by the time the taxman takes a cut. "Mr...
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    Right Wing nutjobs getting involved in Child Care

    OTTAWA (CP) - The man who led a national campaign against same-sex marriage is now heading a major offensive against critics of the Conservative child-care plan. Charles McVety, president of Canada Christian College, is rallying social conservatives to counter what he calls "Liberal-friendly...
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    Harper and government may be spending too much

    OTTAWA (CP) - Federal officials are considering ways the Conservative government could include some or all of the existing Liberal income tax cuts as well as an expensive cut to the GST in their upcoming budget. Yet even if both are technically affordable - thanks to soaring government...
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    Conservative NCC disaster

    The National Capital Commission pours so much into making Ottawa a great city, even some of its critics say it would be disastrous for the capital if the agency is scrapped and not replaced. They say the NCC's contribution to the well-being of the national capital region is invaluable, and the...
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    Emerson critics to pounce Harper

    VANCOUVER — The critics of David Emerson are promising to descend upon the Prime Minister today to continue the protest against the International Trade Minister's defection to the Conservatives. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to appear at a community centre in Burnaby this morning...