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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance When:10 Sep 2007 (annual)Where:St Nicholas ChurchCost:Free Opening Hours:Starts 7.45am; dance continues from 8am-8pm The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is one of the oldest ritual dances still performed in England. Ostensibly held to commemorate the acquisition of hunting rights by the villagers of Abbots Bromley to the nearby Needwood Forest, the dance consists of six men carrying sets of reindeer horns around the surrounding villages. The horned men are accompanied on their travels by a hobby horse, a fool, a Robin-Hood figure (who carries a bow and arrow) and a Maid Marion. At 7.45am they turn up...

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Typhoon connect with Royal Netherlands support ship HNLMS Amsterdam prior to refueling. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bobby Northnagle USS Typhoon Operates in Horn of Africa The underway period marked only the second time a Navy patrol craft has operated in and around the waters surrounding the Horn of Africa. By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bobby Northnagle MANAMA, Bahrain, May 1, 2006 — USS Typhoon completed a month-long operation with Combined Task Force 150, April 27, that called for the patrol craft to conduct maritime security operations alongside...

DJIBOUTI, April 24, 2006 – The complexity of operations in the Horn of Africa boggles the mind. A person may be tempted to throw his hands up and decide that conditions are too dire, the people are too many, the politics are too tangled to make any changes in the region. But that person would be wrong, said Navy Rear Adm. Richard Hunt, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Hunt leads a small command dedicated to improving lives in the region so the people do not embrace extremist ideologies or shelter terrorists. The command includes Djibouti -...

AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar, April 18, 2006 – American forces are using an unconventional approach to fighting terrorism in the Horn of Africa, the senior enlisted adviser at U.S. Central Command said. "The weapon systems down there are well-drilling equipment and shovels, and building schools and hospitals, and training border patrols and counterterrorism forces," Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Brownhill said. "It's an elaborate civil affairs and security effort that is all about building capacity and confidence." Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa is a small group of servicemembers who work with governments and U.S. officials in the...

MONTEREY, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There may be no fog and it's the middle of the day, but Monterey's broken foghorn wails away -- around the clock because its switch is stuck "on." Its switch is stuck and nobody locally can fix it, said Boatswain Mate First Class Lance Benedict of the Coast Guard. The guard's repair unit, based in San Francisco, has been alerted. The foghorn is at the end of the Coast Guard Pier off Lighthouse Avenue to prevent water travelers from running into the breakwall, Benedict said. When conditions were foggy a couple of nights ago,...

CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, Jan. 3, 2006 – Servicemembers on an important front in the global war on terror are fighting hard, but not with weapons. "We're waging peace as hard as we can," the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa told American Forces Press Service Jan. 2 here. Marine Maj. Gen. Timothy Ghormley said the command has not had to fire a shot in anger. "The French had to kill a hyena once," he said. He said Marines, airmen, sailors and soldiers in the command are strengthening and stabilizing the nations of the region. "We are setting...

UN peacekeepers kicked out as war threatens Horn of Africa By David Blair, Africa Correspondent (Filed: 08/12/2005) Vital elements of a United Nations force on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea were expelled yesterday, raising tension in the region. Eritrea's move to force out American and European members of the force greatly increased the prospect of a military confrontation along one of the world's most dangerous frontiers. The UN mission will be effectively crippled and the expulsion could foreshadow a new war in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea is on a permanent war footing and has massed about 200,000 troops...

A Chinese pensioner can lift up to 14 bricks with a 'horn' that's grown on his forehead. Wang Ying, 73, has been practicing Kung Fu, especially the study of Qi, since he was just eight-years-old. But his studies took a new direction after a 5cm long tumour grew on his forehead.

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Recently, during the final weekend push of voter registration up and down the Golden State and helping an energized public become eligible for the Nov. 2 General Election, I had the privilege of volunteering for the High Desert Republican Headquarters off Highway 18, and was starkly reminded just how deep the rancor exists for those opposing the re-election campaign of George W. Bush. Realizing how important the outcome of the upcoming presidential election is to my family and our nation’s future, I joined my wife and six-year-old daughter to set aside our entire Saturday and Sunday to work with fellow...

  We are asking people from all over America to be heard on September 11th! We need to show the terrorists that we have not forgotten September 11th. On September 11, 2004 Millions of Americans will be honking their horns all over the country at the specified times below to show that unity and freedom still prevail in our great country.   Eastern Time1:00 pm7:00 pm     Central Time12:00 pm6:00 pm     Mountain Time11:00 am5:00 pm     Pacific Time10:00 am4:00 pm     Please honk your horn for a full minute at each time listed above in your timezone

He who flips the bird flips off chair Appleton man injures his arm telling off a train Associated Press Posted: July 21, 2004 Appleton - A man in a wheelchair who makes obscene gestures to the crews of passing trains was injured when he got a little too close to one of them, police said. A gas tank on a train engine clipped the wheelchair of Leland Laird, 54, on Tuesday evening, causing him to fall out of the damaged chair and injure his arm, police said. Laird told officers he has used a wheelchair since 1989 when a car...

Friday, 8 November, 2002, 13:21 GMT US beefs up Horn anti-terror base The marines will initially be based on a warship US defence officials have announced that they will be sending an extra 400 elite troops to the US base in the Horn of Africa to help in the hunt for suspected terrorists. The Horn of Africa turns out to be a fairly busy place in terms of the flow of people and other instruments of war US Gen. Richard Meyers They will join 800 troops, including special operations forces, who have already been stationed at a military headquarters in...

Sunday, 3 November, 2002, 04:43 GMT US plans anti-terror HQ in Horn The new HQ could free up capacity for IraqBy Nick Childs BBC Pentagon correspondent US defence officials have confirmed that they are planning to establish a military headquarters in the Horn of Africa to help in the hunt for suspected terrorists. It could also free up other military commanders to concentrate on planning for possible military action against Iraq. The Horn of Africa has become a main focus of the Americans global war on terrorism and their hunt for suspected al-Qaeda members and their sympathisers. Several hundred US...