Apr 8th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
A new museum dedicated to toy soldiers has opened in Silloth in northern England. Soldiers in Silloth opens today and houses the massive collection of local enthusiast Tim Barker.
Barker's personal army, which numbers some 10,000 diminutive warriors, includes early lead examples and the more modern green plastic guys. The centerpiece is a large diorama (battle scene) of Waterloo. There are ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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10,000 Toy Soldiers March On English Town
Apr 8th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
A new museum dedicated to toy soldiers has opened in Silloth in northern England. Soldiers in Silloth opens today and houses the massive collection of local enthusiast Tim Barker.
Barker's personal army, which numbers some 10,000 diminutive warriors, includes early lead examples and the more modern green plastic guys. The centerpiece is a large diorama (battle scene) of Waterloo. There are ...Crowds flocking to Navy SEAL Museum
Jun 4th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
While Navy SEALs normally work in the shadows, they came into the international limelight on May 2 when they killed Osama bin Laden.
Now the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum has seen its daily attendance triple. The museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, documents the history of the SEALs from their humble beginnings in 1943 as the Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams to the ...American Civil War anniversary remembered. . .in Dublin
Apr 16th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
As the United States begins a series of commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this momentous conflict is even being marked beyond the nation's borders.
This weekend the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin is having a series of events to mark the contribution of Irish immigrants on both sides of the Civil War. While most Irish immigrants went to the industrial North and ...Is Prince Harry going to the North Pole?
Jan 16th, 2011 at 8:00AM: British Prince Harry has always had a bit of an adventurous spirit. The young man has served his country in Afghanistan and is currently training to become an Apache helicopter pilot. But if the 26-year old has his way, he may be off on an adventure of entirely different kind, as he is currently training to go to the North Pole on foot with a group of disabled vets.
The expedition is called ...DMZ water coming to a Korean grocery store near you
Jan 4th, 2010 at 2:00PM: With all the bottled water you'll find on grocery store shelves these days, any new player absolutely has to have a gimmick. There are just too many brands on the market. So, a company really does need to go the extra mile to stand out. That's probably why "DMZ 2km" is getting some media love.
DMZ 2km is drawn from a plant in the southern half of the Korean peninsula's Demilitarized Zone, the 4 ...Photo of the Day (4-02-08)
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 11:00AM:
A spring flower and a tombstone--two images of life's circle. The face of the soldier makes me wonder what he is thinking? I'm reminded of Inman, the Confederate soldier in the novel, Cold Mountain, whose Civil War experience was mostly spent finding his way back home. There are subtle aspects of this shot by mce323 that are quite lovely. Notice the soft moss on the ledge and the patina of the ...
