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“When the card companies, most notably Topps from my experience, started making these limited edition, with many "1 of 1", cards featuring notables from areas of history and entertainment, they were well received,” said John Hickey, sales development manager for Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas.

How powerful is Michael Phelps?

Consider this: Phelps might be swimming in a final every night at the Olympic trials but two – the final night of the meet and tonight.

Tonight was his 23rd birthday.

You don’t think that USA Swimming jiggered with the schedule to give Phelps an easy night for his birthday, do you?

One down, seven to go for swimming star Michael Phelps.

But it wasn't an easy one.

In his first of what is expected to be eight finals at the Olympic swimming trials, Phelps set a world record in the 400-meter individual medley Sunday night. And it's a good thing he did because otherwise he would have lost to Ryan Lochte, who also dipped under Phelps' old mark of 4:06.22.

“War and Peace in Afghanistan”
by Arthur I. Cyr

“Bush Europe Trip Demonstrates Durable Alliance”
by
Arthur I. Cyr
George W. Bush this week has embarked on what will almost certainly be his last visit to Europe while in the White House. The itinerary includes a Slovenia summit with representatives of the European Union, plus meetings with leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Vatican

Another week brings two more ghastly examples of powerful institutions wielding their immense power irresponsibly.

With Derek Jeter and Yogi Berra as spokesmen, the DHL All-Star FanFest opens July 11 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. The show runs through July 15.
FanFest offers more than 40 interactive exhibits and attractions, Major League clinics and seminars, free autograph sessions with Yankees legends and Hall of Famers, memorabilia and more. Some of the attractions at FanFest include:

Topps and Upper Deck, the two companies licensed to produce Major League Baseball cards, will have redemption programs at FanFest 2008, July 11-15, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

Topps has eight cards in its wrapper redemption program lineup.

Two manufacturers of quality turntables want to give you a link to the past by making it easy for you to convert those old, dusty vinyl records to digital files.

“June 6 1944”
by Arthur I. Cyr
From ancient times to the present, amphibious military operations have been rightly regarded as particularly challenging. The largest such enterprise was the Allied invasion of France in World War II on June 6, 1944 – D-Day.