Coordinates: 34°16′00″N, 108°54′00″EXi'an (Chinese: 西安; pinyin: Xī'ān; Wade-Giles: Hsi-An; Postal map spelling: Sian), is the capital of Shaanxi province in People's republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China for it has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and the Tang. Xi'an is also renowned for being the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and for the location of the Terracotta Army made during the Qin Dynasty. The city has more than 3,100 years of history. It was called Chang'an (traditional Chinese: 長安; simplified Chinese: 长安; pinyin: Cháng'ān; literally "Perpetual Peace") in ancient times.Since the 1990s, as part of the economic revival of interior China especially for the central and northwest regions, the City of Xi'an has re-emerged as an important cultural, industrial and educational center of the central-northwest region, with facilities for research and development, national security and China's space exploration program.

CONCERNED members of Rother planning committee have voted to beef-up the council's response to East Sussex County Council over proposed changes at Southern Water's Pebsham wastewater treatment plant.

The "first black president" has been beefing with the candidate who’s "not black enough" ... Would Clinton be supporting Obama if his own wife wasn’t running? Perhaps. Would anyone really think Obama was the candidate of change if the media hadn’t chosen Hillary Clinton to be his only competition? Absolutely not.

The problem isn't that Obama hasn't given specifics. He has. In fact, the 2008 Democratic race is by far the heaviest on policy of any nominating contest in recent memory. It's just that voters who aren't paying close attention--and that's most of us--can't "hear" the specifics over all his talk about airier concepts like hope, unity and change.

Well since people keep asking the question yet dont feel the need to find out for themselves. Hopefully I can help.Take a look at his blueprint for change.

Well since people keep asking the question yet dont feel the need to find out for themselves. Hopefully I can help.Take a look at his blueprint for change.