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In this video, Violet Oon from Singapore, shows us the correct way to use a mortar and pestle while preparing a versatile spice mixture! cookingtipstv.com Producer: Linda Naughton

Learn the steps involved in tiling a kitchen floor. In this video you will learn how to install backer board and tile in a kitchen. Proper planning to help you avoid costly time consuming mistakes when installing a floor is also covered. For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

Learn the steps in tiling a kitchen floor. In this video you will learn how to evenly measure and layout ceramic tiles in a kitchen. Preparing mortar, along with the proper grouting, curing and sealing techniques are also covered.For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

Learn how to tile your kitchen countertop. This video covers the final steps to finishing your tiled kitchen countertop. Topics covered will include laying the mortar and tile, grouting, curing and sealing. For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

Learn how to install tile in a bathroom. For variety and durability tile is an excellent choice for bathroom walls because in addition to moisture, it also protects the walls from various other types of damage. In this video you will learn how to install wainscot tile with a tile cap in a bathroom. For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

Learn how to install a bathtub and shower surround with tile. Ceramic tile is great for shower and bathtub walls because it can stand up to the constant moisture that showers receive. In this video you will learn the steps to properly install ceramic tile in a tub and shower space. For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

Learn how to tile a bathroom floor. Mosaic tiles can be installed individually or pre-mounted on mesh-backed sheets. In this video you will learn how to install 12 x 12 inch sheets mosaics on a bathroom floor. For more information, visit http://www.homedepot.com/knowhow

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Fury in the Pacific is a 1945 documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It was co-produced by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marines, and directed by a series of combat cameraman of whom nine became casualties of the battles they were filming. The film is especially noteworthy for its praise of the fighting abilities of Japanese soldiers (a rarity for American propaganda during World War II), and its fast-paced editing. This Video is in the Public Domain, for more informations please visit: http://www.archive.org/details/FURY.IN.THE.PACIFIC

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Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information this movie shows the steps leading to World War II. The attack on pearl harbour, the nazi invasion in Poland and russia. The Bombing of british towns by the nazi airforce.this video is in the Public Domain

Last week the revered Askariya Shrine was bombed a second time, and the mosques' two minarets were destroyed. This act has brought renewed fears of sectarian violence further damaging the already tenuous national fabric of Iraq. Yet some civilians are defying the curfew, in expectation of coming violence. However, this has produced a misconception of Iraq's security. Sectarian Violence has been nearly constant in Iraq since February 2006, and actually began to show a steady rise in December of 2005. While dead bodies and execution-killings grab the scarce space provided in our daily newspapers, these are only the most extreme conclusion of Iraq's problems with sectarian violence. This week we look at one day in Baghdad, February 1st, 2007, when a neighborhood's calm was ripped apart by a hail of mortar and possibly rocket-fire. These events happened just as the "surge" was beginning. According to FinancialTimes.com via MSNBC, General David Petraeus said there had not been any "real substantial achievements" in terms of political reform and progress. General Petraeus' assertion also fits with what we continue to hear from our correspondents and other contacts on the ground in Baghdad. Just last week, Bureau Coordinator Omar Abdullah reported chatting via Yahoo Messenger with friends who were hearing mortar-fire nearby at the same time. These events took place some four months ago, but similar acts are a daily experience for Baghdadis. The use of anonymous assaults by mortars and rockets are even more common than carbombs, death squads, IEDs, and the like. In certain Baghdad neighborhoods, such as Adhamiya and Hay Jema'a, a veritable rainstorm of mortars or rockets has been experienced. This issue appears to more often target Sunni neighborhoods, but certainly this violence goes both ways.The anonymity of such attacks results in yet another particularly difficult issue in a tribal society. When the aggressor or guilty party is not instantly obvious, collective punishment is too often deemed the acceptable response. With little focus on this type of violence, its difficult to see how reconciliation between Iraqis can be possible in the short-term.For previous videos depicting the dangerous impact of these weapons, please see Adhamiya Family Describes Katyusha Attack, Another Rocket in Baghdad, and of course most recently, Mortars & Rockets in Iraq.

This week we bring you two stories in one. There are ongoing problems in Baghdad's neighborhoods of mortar and rocket attacks. This facet of Iraq's sectarian violence is not as massive in a single act as many of the carbombs, suicide attacks, and IEDs, but is just as important to understanding the nature of the conflict. Last year mortar attacks become more and more frequent, and now they are often referred to as one of the "weapons of choice" by Iraqis, in regards to the increasing sectarian conflict. They are not extremely accurate, but their range enables them to be launched by attackers from afar, with a much reduced chance of reprisal. The first video in this piece looks at an attack at the end of last October. Due to difficulties with translators and obtaining videos from Baghdad, sometimes it takes awhile for us to put these videos together. We decided this piece was still very relevant after an attack of a different kind struck our correspondent, Isam Rasheed's house in March. Isam's house was struck by a mortar, while he was working on a co-production between Alive in Baghdad and BBC's Newsnight. Mortar attacks are still happening even now, and despite the renewed security program, they don't seem to have receded. Even the construction of the controversial Adhamiya wall, which may be successful in deterring carbombs and other localized forms of destruction, will likely not defuse the risk of mortar or rocket attacks.

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A soldier's story in Iraq.