Visiting the Maginot Line: Relic of World War II Aug 26, 2009
Their massive concrete construction helped preserve the fortresses, which still stand guard along the frontier as though frozen in time ... The fortress of Schoenenbourg's extensive Web site at http://www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cap Haitien - Haiti Attractions Jul 6, 2009
However, despite impenetrable 4m thick walls that reach heights of up to 40m, the French never invaded the area again and the fortress was eventually abandoned. Haitians call this UNESCO World Heritage Site the 8th , but it s a wonder anyone gets to visit the fortress at all ... In foggy or wet weather La Citadelle takes on a Frankensteinian atmosphere, shrouding the fortress in a mist of creepiness and adding another layer of mystery to Henri Christophe s immense fortress. (Suite101.com)
Haiti’s landscape masks troubled past Jul 5, 2009
Christophe stocked the fortress, as our guide tells us, with enough supplies and food so that he, his family, and 5,000 defenders could live there for a year. After he killed himself in 1820, his supporters entombed his body in one of the Citadelle s courtyards. (Boston Globe)
Frogs Keep It R.E.A.L. Jul 4, 2009
In this class, we would spend the majority of our time going to the Fortress Youth Development Center to put on a sports camp for the kids. We tried to teach the kids about improving themselves as a student, an athlete, and as a person. (Gofrogs.com)
Jackson claimed his nett worth was US$236M in 2007 Jul 1, 2009
Barclays Bank PLC took over the Fortress loan, which is now around $315 million, in December 2007. The documents also show that Jackson gave his approval for Sony/ATV to use up to $400 million to purchase the 125,000-song Famous Music LLC catalog from Viacom Inc., which holds such songs as "Footloose" and "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Alaska unit tries to help Afghans help themselves May 17, 2009
" While the Taliban and al-Qaida have what's arguably their strongest and strictest militant sanctuary on the Pakistani side of the ill-defined Waziristan border, their rule is less secure on the Afghan side. The Taliban fire aging, inaccurate Russian rockets several times a week into FOB Boris, a fortress behind 10-foot-high, sand-filled walls with a pair of 145 mm mortars at the center. American troops dutifully scramble to return fire before ducking into bomb shelters. Most clashes occur... (Anchorage Daily News)
Perus original City of Gold Mar 11, 2009
The fortress of the Incas had fallen to mass tourism. Every day, hundreds were arriving on buses, charging down the Inca Trail and through the Sun Gate. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Cleveland Browns' Shaun Rogers and Eric Mangini not a model for relationships, says The Plain Dealer's Bud Shaw Feb 26, 2009
The only thing missing in the fortress of solitude that is the Browns headquarters these days is a moat. Rogers is supposedly upset that Mangini twice snubbed him, once at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards on Jan. 23. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Great escape Feb 7, 2009
The fortress base of the local guerrillas who guided them is now a living museum - an ancient walled city in miniature. Then there was the lychee orchard where they shivered one night on damp straw under the trees. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
