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On Sunday, June 19, the USS Hornet will celebrate Fathers' Day Living Ship "Stories of Glory," which will include more than 35 surviving World War II veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
The special event is set to go from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., though the USS Hornet is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (A half-price coupon is available online.)
Keynote speakers include Sgt. Francis "Jeep" Sanza of Napa, personal jeep driver to General Patton in Europe, and Lt. Cmdr. Ted Robinson of Sacramento, one of President John F. Kennedy's rescuers after his PT-109 boat was sunk in 1943. Robinson is also the noted author of "Water in my Veins: The Pauper Who Helped Save a President."
According to the USS Hornet foundation, other veterans will also be available for a special "meet and greet" throughout the day including four Tuskegee Airmen, a survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking, and the first Ace from the famed Flying Tigers squadron.
On Living Ship days — usually scheduled for the third Saturday of each month — visitors can experience an aircraft carrier in action by witnessing simulated flight operations as aircraft are lifted to the flight deck and placed into launch position, participating in mission briefings, meeting former crew members, and sitting in the cockpit of a fighter jet.
Another Father's Day event is happening across town.
Alameda Public Affairs Forum will host a get-together from 1 to 5 p.m. on June 19. Alameda residents and friends are asked to bring an entree, salad, beverage, snack, dessert or items to grill.
There will be an open area for children to play in during the event, which is set to take place at 2242 San Antonio Ave. Call 510-814-9592 for more details.
Encinal Yacht Club's Summer Sailstice is a weekend affair. It includes brunch on Father's Day at the Oakland Yacht Club (just down the street from Encinal).
Today, Saturday, June 18, there is live music at both yacht clubs until 10 p.m., along with information booths, demonstrations, a kids' zone and food earlier in the day.

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On this day in music history: October 20, 1962 - "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. Written by Bobby Pickett and Leonard Capizzi, it will be the biggest hit for the singer and songwriter from Somerville, MA. The novelty classic will be recorded in the garage studio of producer/label owner Gary S. Paxton, and also features musician Leon Russell on piano. The record will be rejected by several labels before Paxton works out a distribution deal with London Records and releases it on his own Garpax label. The song is an immediate hit upon its release. Entering the Hot 100 at #72 on September 8, 1962, it will rocket to the top of the chart just six weeks later. On its initial release in the UK, the BBC will actually ban the record for being "too morbid," though it will later peak at #3 on its re-release in 1973. "Monster Mash" will also make chart history as the only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times. After its first run in 1962, it will peak at #91 in September of 1970. The single will actually make the top 10 a second time, peaking at #10 in August of 1973. "Monster Mash" is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
On this day in music history: October 20, 1977 - A chartered plane carrying members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and their crew crashes into a swamp near Gillsburg, MS. The band is on tour in support of its latest album Street Survivors, released just three days before. The Convair CV-300 plane is in route from Greenville, SC to Baton Rouge, LA when it runs out of fuel and crashes into a heavily wooded area. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, singer Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray are all killed on impact. The other members of the band and crew will all sustain serious injuries from the crash. Drummer Artimus Pyle and two members of the road crew will be able to climb from the wreckage and get help for the remaining survivors. The cause of the plane crash will be determined to have been caused by a malfunctioning ignition device on one of the engines and by pilot error when the pilots accidentally dump the remaining fuel instead of transferring it to the still working engine. After the accident, the band's label MCA Records will quickly withdraw the original cover artwork of Street Survivors, which shows the band surrounded by flames. The background will be airbrushed black on all subsequent repressings until it is reissued on CD when the original artwork is restored. Lynyrd Skynyrd will not perform again for ten years, until the surviving members reform the band in 1987, with Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant taking over as lead vocalist.


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It only makes me laugh.
I swear, I have had this exact conversation.
Broken Newz has uncovered the uncensored, real WWdN.
And I take back everything I said about "Freedom Fries." This has reset the bar for stupidity (found at This Modern World.)
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Most of us may be a bit old to beg for candy this weekend, but there's no reason to opt out of a festive sugar binge! Celebrate with one of these pumpkin treats all around the city. Happy Halloween!
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Now in its 39th year, the Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute has earned the reputation of being the definitive course for attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel, E&P operators, and landmen. This year's conference brings together a distinguished faculty of both academics and practitioners for a full day of presentations covering the latest in oil and gas developments.
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The new Edward Snowden movie, "Citizenfour," was seen by about four people during the Saturday morning showing at the E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. The film shows the former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst in Hong Kong, China, after arranging through encrypted messages to meet his ...
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This is a story about how politics makes strange bedfellows. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink is in bed with the Koch Brothers, in an emerging alliance designed to make it acceptable for Iran to develop nuclear weapons. The stakes are high for the U.S., but even more so for Israel.
First, some ... Read more: Disinformation, Iran, and a Russian-sponsored Nuclear Deal
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There is something strange about fighting debt by incentivizing more debt. - Jaime Caruana, head of Bank of International Settlements, "the central bank of central banks"
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We want no Gestapo or secret police. The FBI is tending in that direction. They are dabbling in sex-life scandals and plain blackmail. J. Edgar Hoover would give his right eye to take over, and all congressmen and senators are afraid of him.—President Harry S. Truman
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While polls suggest that November 4th should be a very good election for Republicans—by most accounts they will take control of the Senate and increase their majority in the House—doubts remain. For one thing, as it is often said, the only poll that counts is the one taken on Election Day. But with ...
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It would appear that unnamed Obama administration officials, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and their media cheerleaders have coordinated a narrative with regard to the Ferguson, MO Police Department. According to CNN, "government officials familiar with the ongoing discussions ...
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The nation is justifiably alarmed at the appearance of Ebola in the U.S., especially in the nation's most crowded city. ISIS, a band of vicious, land-grabbing religious fanatics, is sowing havoc in the Middle East and carrying murder to North America. These are two serious problems afflicting the ...
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The news media bought a one-way ticket and boarded the story about that runway runaway male flight attendant for JetBlue.
They've made Steven Slater a folk hero for the way he quit his job —- F-bombing away at passengers on the flight at New York's Kennedy Airport and then grabbing a couple of brewskis and exiting via the emergency chute.
Slater has been touted as an American working-class hero by the media. He's been christened the poster boy for how Americans sometimes feel when they'd like to tell the boss to take this job and shove it. And because he did just that, he made news and the clock immediately started to tick away on his 15 minutes of fame.
Of course the media being the media, it went along for the ride to make Slater the face of angry America and have followed his every move like paparazzi stalking Princess Di.
What the media failed to mention, because they were so rapped up in the fact that Slater's Facebook friends had suddenly topped the 100,000 mark, was the fact that you'd have to be out of your mind to quit your job in this tanking economy.
Never mind the fact that Slater's bizarre but highly touted exit could have endangered flight crews on the ground and that he will possibly face criminal charges for his actions. It's a fun story.
People can identify with the Howard Beale "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore"flavor of the moment.
It's such a pop culture phenomenon one cable news channel, while talking about the anger the country is feeling over the headed for hell in a handbasket economy, called it "a JetBlue flight attendant nation."
Welcome to the lexicon, JetBlue. You probably would rather have had your place in American pop culture circling over a more positive light — but this is what you've landed.
As for Slater, there's already talk (as there always is when someone makes news out of the ordinary) of a reality TV show in his future.
But wait. Some passengers who were on that JetBlue plane are trying to tarnish Slater's working-class hero status by telling the media that the flight attendant was "rude."
What, a male flight attendant with an attitude? No one who has ever flown on any airline that had male flight attendants have ever encountered such a thing.
The media will gloss over that because it's found it's hero of the moment — but please, don't compare Slater's boiling over point to Capt. Sully, the hero pilot who safely landed that passenger jet in the Hudson River last year.
In fact, the media has already made that absurd comparison. They can do that because, you know, they both worked for an airline. Their individual incidents happened in New York. One's a hero and the other's a working-class hero.
The news media doesn't have to prove anymore that they are obsessed with celebrity. That's a given.
But the news media may want to do a better job on so-called human-interest stories before bestowing hero status on someone who has a major hissy fit and drops F-bombs over the loudspeaker to passengers. If you've ever flown any airline you know with all the waiting and uncomfortable seating conditions that it's not prime rib and a good vino in first class for you either.
The media should also cool it with not only being celebrity-obsessed, but being obsessed with creating celebrities.
Aren't there enough of them reporting the news as it is?


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Maps and details of Eastern UP, which gives information, Images and Videos of smallest place in the city (Church, Ghat, Temple, Hotel, Restaurant, ATM, Bank, CyberCafe, Mall, Petrol Pump, Hospital, TravelAgent, BusStand etc), including name, address, phone number, timings. Click on small icons on GIS (Geographical Information System) based map , and get desired information.
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This Sejjadeh soap rest is inspired by the flooring in Eastern Mediterranean residencies during the 1930s and 1940s. Covered with ceramic tiles of various patterns, the floors were unrivalled for their broad repertoire of colors, arabesque motifs, and graphics. Juxtaposed, the tiles created a gigantic picture, which led to their common nickname of "sejjadeh" or carpet.
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Alline M. Floyd, 87
Published DateTILTON — Alline M. Floyd, 87, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Laconia Rehabilitation Genesis Center following a period of failing health.
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 1925, daughter of Joseph E. Wheeler, M. D. and Alline (Maxville) Wheeler.
Mrs. Floyd's mother, Alline, died shortly after giving birth to Mrs. Floyd. She was later brought up by her stepmother, Jane (Cannell) Wheeler.
Alline spent her youth and grew up in Togus, Maine. She later graduated from the University of Missouri and then went on to study for a degree in social work. She married in Washington, D. C. and moved to Concord in 1956. She lived in Warner from 1970 to 1985, moving to Sanbornton where she resided for 15 years. She then moved to Tilton, living there for 6 years before moving to Franklin, living there until her husband's death. She moved to Concord in 1994. Alline worked as a secretary for many years with the NH Employment Security Office in Concord, NH State House and later with the NH Health and Human Services in Concord. For several years she volunteered as a nursing assistant at the St. Francis Home in Laconia. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, UCC in Sanbornton. Alline was predeceased by a daughter, Cynthia Floyd, her husband, Benjamin G. Floyd who died in 1994 and twin sister Martha W. Smith who died in 2008.
Her family includes daughter Karen E. Floyd Shepherd and husband James of Tilton; sons Benjamin A. Floyd and wife Susan of Northfield, Peter M. Floyd of Brighton, MA; grandchildren Frank H. and Elizabeth Alline Shepherd, Benjamin N. and Alexander J. Floyd; half-sister Elizabeth Harrington of Louisiana; nieces and nephews.
A calling hour will be held Saturday, February 16th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM with a service following at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road in Tilton.
Burial will be later in the spring at Park Cemetery in Tilton.
Expressions of Sympathy may be made in Alline's name to the Franklin VN A and Hospice, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin, NH 03276.
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U.S.-South Korea Joint Military Exercises Blasted
| Pyongyang, August 23 (KCNA) -- The Brandenburg State Committee of the Communist Party of Germany issued a statement on August 18 denouncing the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises being staged by the United States and the south Korean puppet clique.
The statement noted that the DPRK-targeted UFG does not help solve the problem but escalates the tension on the Korean Peninsula as it is being staged under the unprecedentedly tense situation prevailing there these days.
All these facts go to prove that the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean warmongers are the arch criminals disturbing peace and stability on the peninsula, the statement said, and continued:
It was quite natural for the DPRK to have taken strong measures for self-defense to defend the sovereignty and dignity of the country. The statement strongly demanded the U.S. and the south Korean authorities stop at once the UFG for aggression.
It expressed full support and solidarity to the Korean people in their struggle to defend the dignity of the country and the nation.
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Mitch Tonk's home-made mayonnaise recipe
Serves 6, Prepareation time 10 minutes.
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
25 ml white wine vinegar
1 Pinch of salt
1 good Squeeze of lemon juice
350 ml vegetable oil
50 ml olive oil
Put the egg yolks, mustard and white wine vinegar into a bowl. Whisk together and then pour the vegetable oil in in a steady stream while continuing to whisk, until you have a thick creamy consistency. Lastly whisk in the olive oil then add the lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
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- Cuisine British
- Recipe Type
- Difficulty Medium
- Preparation time 20 mins
- Cooking time 18 mins
- Serves 6 people
- 2 kg (4.4lbs) Fresh crab
- 1 Handful rock salt
- Either have your crab cooked to order by your fishmonger or cook it yourself.
- For a 2kg crab, bring a large pan of water to the boil, add a good handful of rock salt and then boil the crab for 15-18 minutes, then drain, stand the crab on its nose to cool.
- When cool enough to handle turn the crab on its back, with the back facing you, tuck your hands around the side of the shell and force the carapace away from the shell with your thumbs. This can feel awkward but a bit of brute force usually does the trick.
- Nothing in the crab is harmful but you will see the feathery 'dead man's fingers' sticking up at the edge of the body, they are harmless but give them a tug and discard them. With your thumb press on the stomach sac that is behind the eyes of the crab in the top shell, this should easily break away.
- Scrape all the delicious brown meat out with a spoon from the top shell in a bowl and mix well with a fork.
- Pull off the claws and legs giving them all a good crack with the back of a heavy knife then cut the carapace into chunks. Break the claws and take out the white meat from the thick end. Use the back of a heavy bladed knife to crack open the remaining claw and the pincers. Remove all the white meat and flake into a bowl. Remove any pieces of cartilage inside of each claw, pick off the meat and discard the cartilage.
- To remove the meat from the body of the crab, take a sharp knife, cut the crab body in half then in half again. It is usually easiest to pick out the meat using your fingers.
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It's Your Last Chance for New Catch Holland Herring at Russ & Daughters
This year's season got off to a late start and is now drawing to a close, so take note: if you want some of Russ & Daughters' 2013 supply of new catch Holland herring, now's your chance. In the know herring lovers: hurry! Herring novices, or those who think they don't like herring: this is your introductory fish. More


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In what was their first league match since the tragic death of wing-back Antonio Puerta, Sevilla saw off neighbours Recre 4-1 with two goals each from strikers Frederic Kanoute and Alexander Kerzhakov.
Ramos said: "We are going away satisfied because we have picked up three points and not had any injuries."
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Asus W5F
SpecificationsNotebook: Asus W5F
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2300
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 224 MB
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: euro
Average of 6 scores (from 11 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus W5F
Source: Notebookreview.com
The Asus W5F is somewhere between being an ultraportable and just "portable". The W5F features a 12.1" widescreen glossy display, built-in optical drive, the Intel Core Duo processor and excellent battery life. It's a well built notebook with a nice design and is moderately priced at around $1,700. The Asus W5F design is very simple, it uses straight edges and clean lines. My model is black and there are no antennas or any other external features sticking out. I don't think it's as stylish or trendy as the Sony and not as business-like as the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptops but rather falls somewhere in between those notebooks. Asus W5F is a definitive best buy for anybody looking for a small, slim, portable, durable and powerful notebook under $2,000!
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Preis/Leistung gut, Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität gut, Verarbeitung solid, Ausstattung mangelhaft, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/11/2006
Rating: price: 85% performance: 95% features: 60% mobility: 85% workmanship: 85%
Source: Stuff Magazine
Elegant, kraftvoll und ein toller Gegenwert fürs Geld.
kurzer Vergleichstest von Notebook-Modellen; Test nur in der Zeitschrift verfügbar
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2006
Source: CNet
With ultraportable laptops, manufacturers usually push for smaller and lighter machines, even if doing so requires the sacrifice of some features. But the Asus W5F is one of a new breed of ultraportables (which also includes the Dell XPS M1210 and the Lenovo 3000 V100) that retain a little bit of bulk and weight in exchange for a rich feature set and a larger screen size. The 3.9-pound Asus W5F provides a great range of multimedia features, including a built-in double-layer DVD burner, a 100GB hard drive, and strong, though not amazing, performance. Given its $1,799 price and stingy support policy, however, we have a hard time recommending it over similar models from larger manufacturers.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
5.4 von 10
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/08/2006
Rating: Total score: 54%
Source: Trusted Reviews
The immediate comment our photographer made when he first saw the Asus W5F was, "is it for girls?" He has a point. The W5F is small, neatly formed and clad in iPod white, enhanced with some rather fetching blue lights. It's cool, but looks wise it's a world away from a masculine ThinkPad. However, it would be unwise to dismiss the W5F merely as a style affectation. With a 2GHz Intel Core Duo CPU there's no doubt that this notebook punches above its fairly modest 1.6Kg weight. This notebook is currently available with Intel Core Duo T2300 and T2400 CPUs but this version featuring the 2GHz T2500 will be available from June. The suggested price will be around £1,399 but actual online prices are likely to be lower.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
(von 10): 8, Preis/Leistung 8, Leistung 8, Ausstattung 8
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/09/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 80%
Source: PC Perspective
The following is a summary, otherwise click here to head to the complete review. The complete review has MUCH more detail about features and design. Today on PC Perspective we are reviewing the Asus W5F 12" laptop. This review is the first of many more such reviews that will help you make informed purchasing decisions. So without further ado, here comes the Asus W5F. As far as a ultra-portable laptop goes, the Asus W5F has everything and then some -- an integrated camera, a bonus Blue Tooth mouse, and even digital audio output. Sure it does not play games very well, but I challenge you to find a 12.1" laptop that does!
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
Leistung schnell, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/27/2006
Rating: performance: 85% mobility: 85%
Foreign Reviews
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/05/2006
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 78%
Source: PC Praxis DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 75%
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/07/2006
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 50% performance: 80% features: 90% mobility: 90% ergonomy: 60%
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/01/2006
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Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 90%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
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Fixed for ya
A drunk driver killed someone I love
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I think if the comunication was easier the outcome would be different.
Anyway... I rode 500 km to vanino yesterday and arived before dark. The ferry left at 3 in the morning. I got some video editing and typing done on the ferry so ill try to update tomorrow. Tonight I think I'm gunna tie one on and practice my russian on other fish in the sea. Not sure what to do on sahkalin... whole island? If its sunny I might :P
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the edge of the Earth!). Time to move back THIS way!
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Noah, how much prep work are you doing with respect to things like finding gas/food/lodging in some of these remote areas? I have to imagine that you are either very well prepared or complete care-free and winging it, because anything else would be massively stress inducing on a journey like this...
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No more Sveta....
Back to business....September is going to be dry, Magadan??
"Do today what other's won't, so you can do tomorrow what other's can't." Jody Sears-West Point
It is not enough to want to make the effort. Its in the doing, not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals."
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Hi Noah,
here is a great report from guys who did tracks throughout Sakhalin, last year:
As for your lady friend, I had an experience where I was romantically involved with a great girl. We were living in different countries at the time. When I saw her the second time, she also went into friend mode. It only dawned in on me later that she did it to protect herself from pain. She realized that this kind of long distance relationship wouldn't work - and it didn't. In fact, she was smarter than me at the time and it turned out that it was the best for both of us. But the short romance that we had is one of the many beautiful memories that I cherish and am thankful for.
These are just my thoughts, whatever happens - good luck and stay strong.
Almost forgot, I was wondering - is it safe to go through northern Honshu because of Fukushima? The latest massive lradiation leaks are all over the news these days. How do you plan to travel through there?
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. Morihei Ueshiba
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Keep your spirits up with the rain. I'm suffering thousands of miles away in Iceland with strong winds and non-stop rain. The only saving grace are breathtaking views of this volcanic island and hot springs to bring a dead-cold body back to life.
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July 6. Olgii Mongolia to Kosh-Agach Russia. 180 km
Andrew and John left after a full breakfast in the cafe at the Blue wolf. I was trying to leave about noon but the moto would not start. I thought it was dead battery but jumping and roll start wouldn't work. Finaly it started. I was worried my battery was finally dead. It is the original in this bike and it has had some rough miles. North from Olgii is construction for most of the way to the border. Around 4:00 I was starting to get hungry and stopped in a small village before the border. I asked for a cafe or store. A Mongolia guy on a Chinese moto told me to follow him so I did. He brought me to his house which he said was a guesthouse and he has many motorcycle travelers stay there. His wife cooked noodles and we talked in broken English/Russian/sign language. He was telling me that the border is closed and I should wait till the morning to go through. He wanted me to stay the night so they would get more money. I said I was sorry, I had to go. I paid for the noodels and hauled ass for the border. I got through Mongolian customs quickly. They didn't want me to get stuck before Russian border closed. There is about 6 or 7 km from the Mongolian border post to the actual Russia/Mongolia border. There are Russian police at this post who write down your info then send you to the actual border crossing about 20km further. Once you get through the Russian customs you still need to register with the migration officer about 200m into town. I rode to Kosh-Agach in a rain storm and found a hotel. No internet, no toilet/shower/sink in the room. They had a kitchen you could use though. I cooked some noodles and talked with a guy from Azerbaijan who was now living and working in Russia. He was trying to tell me that AZ is a beautiful place. I told him about my experience and how it was difficult for me to enjoy.
This guy decided to run out in front of me. I was scared because I was in a corner when I hit him. Luckly he was fluffy not solid.
Russian fishing. Throw as many hooks in the water as you can to try and catch as many fish as you can.
July 7. Kosh-Agach to Biysk. 570 km
It was raining when I left Kosh-Agach in the morning. I found temporary motorcycle insurance at a shop at: 49°59'51.87"N, 88°39'57.53"E. It was about $60 for 3 months. I rode to Aktash and saw some motorcycles parked next to a cafe. I went inside and met the Russian bikers who owned the 2 Virago 1100. I told them about my battery troubles and they said they were heading to Biysk and there is a motorcycle spot there where I can get help. The rain lightened up and we weaved around traffic all day to get to Biysk. It was a Sunday so many people were trying to get back home from the weekend in Altai. Biysk, we were welcomed by "Black African" (he has a black African twin). He has been all over Russia and the stans and had a great shop to work in. I had to do a valve check/oil change and I had a funny feeling my starting problem was not the battery. As I pulled the valve cover, the problem was immediate apparent. The auto decompress was not engaging. The screw that holds the auto decompress weight had started to back out of the cam making it possible for the weight to put pressure on the shaft which in turn put pressure on the copper retaining clip. The clip wore to the point of failure and the shaft slid out of the camshaft. For a small amount of time the haft was contacting the valve cover but no major damage. The clip itself remained on the shaft but was moved out of position. We decided to work on the bike in the morning with a clean head. Lots of great food, some vodka and a banya lead to a great night of sleep.
July 8. Biysk
A clip the correct size was proving impossible to find. So I got my calipers out and found a washer with the correct ID. After about 1/2 hour of filing with some fine jewelers files and I had a new clip. I installed the clip on the shaft and re-installed the screw that holds the weight in place with a fair amount of locktite and a freshly cleaned hole. The bike was back to running early in the afternoon but I decided to stay another night. We went into town and found a few fishing shops and I bought a new fly reel and line. We had some dinner and I made plans to leave in the morning.
Lunch. This was packed with meat and cheese.
Where my valve cover was scarred some.
The clip that failed.
They were trying to convince me I needed a cruizer.
July 9. Biysk to Camping in Altai near Unguday 312 km
I rode in the rain off an on the for most of the morning and afternoon. In the evening I came upon a Russian couple standing next to a TDM 800. They had run out of fuel and costed to a stop about 30 seconds before I got there. I gave them enough benzine to get to the next town and we rode on. When we got to the station in the next town, they wouldn't let me pay for fuel and insisted they fill my tanks. It was about 22 liters and that adds up quickly. They also insisted I come camp with them and share the tequila they had. Since they insisted I didn't want to let them down. We had some food at a cafe then found a place next to a river. The campfire, conversations, and Tequila lasted late into the night.
The girl on the back of TDM 800. She was not his wife.
July 10. To Altai camping near Kuray. 260 km
I woke up sweating in my tent trying to get some water into my dry mouth. I would have to get some food and a nap for this to be a good day. After a quick bath in the cold river we packed up and found a cafe. We met a Turkish guy on an African twin who was also heading toward Mongolia. I explained to him that the the border would be closed for the next 4 days because of the Nadaam festival in Mongolia. No one in Mongolia works during Nadaam, this includes government officials at the border. I had plans of exploring Altai but the Turkish guy was going to try to cross the border. I never learned if he was able to. The Russian couple were going to stay on the pavement so we split a few km after breakfast. I crossed the "suspension bridge" and rode until the 2 track turns into a single track and runs along a cliff. This was all the further I dared to go. A few km from there I found a great sandy beach along the river. It was perfect for a nap. On the map I spotted a few small lakes near Karay that might have fish in them so I decided to try to get to them. While I was leaving I met a girl who said I could come stay with her and some friends at a camp. I'm still kicking myself for not taking her up on the offer. I'm not sure what was in my head. Instead my evening consisted of a few muddy river crossings, not finding a lake to fish in and cooking noodles next to a fire.. also lots of mosquitos.
My kind of road.
I didn't want to go to much further on this track. I didn't think I'd be able to turn around. Plus I wanted a nap.
Great place to nap.
These flowers only grew where the road used to be..
Still regretting not camping with her. Yes I know it was stupid. I don't know what I was thinking.
Finding a campsite.
July 11. To camping near Teletskoe lake. 307 km
After a quick breakfast in Aktash I rode up a beautiful pass to get to Ulagan then another pass to get to the large river that feeds Teletskoe lake. I wanted to find a place to fish and camp but I tried to fish a few places and didn't have any luck. I rode to the lake but it was a tourist trap. The road ended and without a boat, there was no place to go. Earlier I had met some people on mountain bikes who rode to the north end of the lake and took a boat to the south end. I did not know if that was possible with a motorcycle. That night I stayed in a campground. Noodles again for breakfast because the fish were being difficult.
Russian bikers are great.
Still want one.
July 12. Near Teletskoe lake to Hotel in Aktash. 177 km
After many days of being skunked, I was determined to get some fish. I tried a few small lakes with no luck. The bank was steep so I could not cast far out without snagging the line in the bushes behind me. A small time later I found a nice stream that had lots of action from the small ones. I finally figured out what the bigger ones were looking for and I had a great lunch. I think it was some sort of char.. but the body was in the fry pan before the heart stopped beating. That evening I stayed in a hotel north of Aktash.
I fell trying to make it up this hill. No run in.
July 13. Aktash to Tuva camping. 245 km
Just south of Kash-Agach, the road to Tuva splits off. For about 15km you ride on tarmac and after a small vilage there is high speed dusty 2 track. After the first river crossing the road got a fraction of the use. The farther you over the pass, the more worse the road gets. Even without the river crossings, you would not be able to take a vehicle that isn't a 4x4. After you enter Tuva the track gets even worse. It is grasslands with rock. Any small river crossing could be a deep mud hole or a rocky mess. I rode as far as I thought was a good idea. I had no permit to be in the border area so I didn't really want to talk with anyone. Later I camped next to a river that flows out of the small lake. The fishing luck from the day before didn't carry over and I was skunked again that night.. and the next morning.
One of many river crossings.
Border with Tuva.
This one was kinda muddy.
My new rim?
The bridge near where I camped.
This fell from a truck or someone replaced thier headgasket in the middle of the road.
July 14. Tuva to Olgii Mongolia. 287 km
On the way back toward Tosh-Agach I took a wrong turn and found myself riding skipping 2 river crossings that I did the day before. But before I knew it, I had a very steep, long washed out downhill ride to do. Sitting down, feet on the pegs, clutch pulled in, I was "walking" down the slope with as much control as I needed.... until a small baseball sized rock turned over and kicked my front tire left into a washed out rut. Regaining control with the front brake is out of the question at this point. About 30 meters to a flat sharp right.. just ride it out. Let out the clutch and use the front and rear breaks as damage control. The rut got deeper and rocker and soon Katriana decided she didn't want me on her anymore and decided to take a nap in the dirt. The bike went down on the right side and I finally put some scratches in my helmet that weren't from dropping it. The biggest casualty was my mirror mount. This was the one that they welded in Semey.. Broken again but in a different place. I got fuel in Tosh-Agach tried to find an open cafe. No one was working on the Sunday. I met a guy on a GS1200 who had just checked into a hotel who said the border was closed so he would wait till Monday. A few minutes later I met a guy on a KLR who said he had just come through the border. They are rairly open on Sundays, but since they had not been open for the last 4 days of Nadaan, today was an exception. As expected, my passport and visa were over-analyzed by everyone in customs. It was the same people who had looked at it a week earlier but they look at my 3 year tourist visa like it is fake. It started to rain just as I got to the Mongolian post. Just as I was getting off the bike I heard someone say "Noah?". It was Penny and Igor on the old BMW. They were done with their Mongolian tour and heading into Altai. Later they would run into Craig and Patty in Kazakh. They were traveling with a few guys on African twins and one had a flat when he got to customs so they decided to change it under the canopy instead of in the rain. We had a great chat over some chocolate and cookies. Soon I had to say goodbye and get my paperwork done. I rode to Olgii with a Turkish guy on a Tenere 660. We went straight to the Bluewolf but they didn't have any beds available in the Gers so I pitched my tent in the yard. No worries.. I had a shower and wifi. I met 2 girls who were hitch hiking together. One Czech and one Ukraine. They had a similar timeline to get across Mongolia and up to Irkutsk by the end of July. We decided to keep in touch because they could probably get a ride with Kim and I from UB. I went to bed dreaming of which rout to take through Mongolia. I decided to ride to Altai city then decide. Either far south along the Chinese border into the Gobi or through the middle to find a few hot springs.
Dude on a 660.
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it's always like that.... 'yer all screwed up over one chick, then another one pops up, and you're too messed up to deal w/it.... not that it's ever happened to me....
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Another great update and photos! Sorry about the beard, it's alway a terrible day when it goes away.
"Fear is the moment before you decided to do it anyway, courage is every moment after that"-AKMotorbiker
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Once again I say you have balls that CLANK, Noah!
Thanks for the update!
No, really, the mustache means I love you.
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I love this story! It's got everything.
Incredible backdrops of scenery, people, and places.
Romance... If it's meant to be, then set it free. Of course the photos are proving that there are more fish in the sea.
Mechanical issues... Adapt, improvise, and overcome.
Opportunities lost for other opportunities taken. Sweet memories of what did happen mixed with the what ifs that never will.
Riding achievements and failures, highs and lows.
What I really want to know is...are those old sidecar bodies really just sitting everywhere? Jeeze.
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Amazing scenery and riding Noah!! Thanks for taking us with you.
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Al Woody's 6:20 Funny
Mike was going to be married to Karen so his Father sat him down for a little chat.
He said, 'Mike, let me tell you something… On my wedding night in our honeymoon suite, I took off my pants, handed them to your Mother, and said, 'Here – try these on'.'
She did and said, 'These are too big. I can't wear them.'
I replied, 'Exactly. I wear the pants in this family and I always will.' Ever since that night, we have never had any problems.
'Hmmm,' said Mike. He thought that might be a good thing to try.
On his honeymoon, Mike took off his pants and said to Karen, 'Here – try these on.'
She tried them on and said, 'These are too large. They don't fit me.'
Mike said, 'Exactly. I wear the pants in this family and I always will. I don't want you to ever forget that.'
Then Karen took off her panties and handed them to Mike. She said, 'Here- you try on mine.'
He did and said, 'I can't get into your panties.'
Karen said, 'Exactly. And if you don't change your smart-ass attitude, you never will.'
Smithy the Sniffer Dog
A man had just settled into his seat next to the window on the plane when another man sits down in the aisle seat and puts his black Labrador in the middle seat next to the man.
The first man looks very quizzically at the dog and asks why the dog is allowed on the plane ?
The second man explains that he is a Drug Enforcement Agency officer and the dog is a 'Sniffer dog'. 'His name is Smithy and he's the best there is. I'll show you once we get airborne, when I put him to work.'
The plane takes off, and once it has levelled out, the agent says: Watch this.' He tells Smithy to 'search'.
Smithy jumps down, walks along the aisle, and finally sits very purposefully next to a woman for several seconds.
Smithy then returns to his seat and puts one paw on the agent's arm.
The agent says, 'Good boy', and he turns to the man and says: 'That woman is in possession of marijuana, so I'm making a note of her seat number and the authorities will apprehend her when we land.'
'Say, that's pretty neat,' replies the first man.
Once again, the agent sends Smithy to search the aisles. The Lab sniffs about, sits down beside a man for a few seconds, returns to his seat and this time, he places TWO paws on the agent's arm.
The agent says, 'That man is carrying cocaine, so again, I'm making note of his seat number for the police.'
'I like it!' says his seat mate.
The agent then tells Smithy to 'search' again.
Smithy walks up and down the aisles for a little while, sits down for a moment and then comes racing back to the agent, jumps into the middle seat and proceeds to poop all over the place.
The first man is really amazed out by this behaviour and can't figure out how or why a well-trained dog would behave like this, so he asks the agent 'What's going on?'
The agent nervously replies,
'He just found a bomb!'
Dear God....
Dear God,
Please send clothes for all those poor ladies in Daddy's computer!
Amen, Little Joey
Is Your Mother Home?
UPS man goes to a house to deliver a package. He knocks on teh door and a 10 year old girl answers.
The girl is smoking a cigarett and has a beer in her hand.
Stunned, the UPS driver asks, "Is your Mother at home?"
The little girl replies, "What the Hell do you think?"
How Tall Is That Pole?
Ray and Bubba, mechanical engineers, were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up.
A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.
'We're supposed to find the height of the flagpole,' said Bubba,
'but we don't have a ladder.'
The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a measurement, then announced, 'Eighteen feet, six inches,' and walked away.
Ray shook his head and laughed.
'Ain't that just like a woman! We ask for the height and she gives us the length!'
Just Pull The Tooth
A man and his wife walked into a dentist's office. The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a hurry! I have three buddies sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf. So forget about the anesthetic and just pull the tooth and be done with it. We have a 10:00 AM tee time at the best golf course in town and it's 9:30 already. I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!"
The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled without using anything to kill the pain." So the dentist ask him, "Which tooth is it sir?"
The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey, and show him."
Cell Phone Joke
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
MAN: "Hello"
WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
MAN: "Yes"
WOMAN: "I am at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only $1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
MAN: "Sure, ....go ahead if you like it that much."
WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2004 models. I saw one I really liked."
MAN: "How much?"
MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing....the house we wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking $950,000."
MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer $900,000."
WOMAN: "OK. I! 'll see you later! I love you!"
MAN: "Bye, I love you, too."
The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are looking at him in astonishment.
Then he asks: "Anyone know who this phone belongs to?
Next Saturday
Don't forget to mark your calendar.
As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked. He must commit suicide if he does. So next Saturday at 4 PM Eastern Time, all American women are asked to walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood terrorists.
Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist effort.
All patriotic men are to position themselves in lawn chairs in front of their house to prove they are not Muslims, & to demonstrate they think it is okay to see nude women other than their wife, & to show support for all American women. Since Islam also does not approve of alcohol, a cold 6-pack at your side is further proof of your anti-Muslim sentiment. The American gov't appreciates your efforts to root out terrorists & applauds your participation in this anti-terrorist activity.
God bless America !
Another Blonde Joke
A blonde went to an eye doctor to have her eyes checked for glasses. The
doctor directed her to read various letters with the left eye while
covering the right eye.
The blonde was so mixed up on which eye was which that the eye doctor, in
disgust, took a paper lunch bag with a hole to see through, covered up the
appropriate eye and asked her to read the letters.
As he did so, he noticed the blonde had tears streaming down her face.
"Look," said the doctor, "there's no need to get emotional about getting
"I know," agreed the blonde, "But I kind of had my heart set on wire
The nice thing about being senile is You can hide you own Easter eggs.
I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape,
so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising.
I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down,
and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.
Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.
It's scary when you start maing the same noises as your coffee maker.
The Senility Prayer:
Grand me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway.
The good fortuen to run into the ones I do
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Title: Sekirei Pure Engagement
Newest Release: Sekirei Pure Engagement Episode 13 English Subbed
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Summary: The battle to find the supreme Sekirei continues. Still some of the fighters and their masters refuse to participate in the battle since losing it means to lose the Sekirei forever, and many of them actually care about their partners, while others just use them as tools. A storm is rising on the horizon, a bigger threat approches the city and its about to bring pain and suffering to those who love and care for their Sekireis.


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The Kurdish Globe
By Zakaria Muhammed
Erbil took a huge step towards becoming the first club from Iraq to reach the AFC Cup final, after defeating Thailand's Chonburi 4-1 at the Franso Hariri Stadium on October 2 in the first leg of the semi-final.
Erbil striker Amjad Radhi scored the opening goal with a cheeky back-heel in the first half and restored the home side's lead in the 50thminute after the visitors had got back on level terms through Pipob On-Mo early in the second half.
After the goal, Chonburi started attacking aiming to equalize the result. It very nearly got back on level terms on the half-hour mark after a free-kick by evergreen playmaker Therdsak Chaiman came back off the crossbar.
However, the Thai side would get back on level terms within 90 seconds of the restart as Pipob shook off the challenge of Ugandan defender Ivan Bukenya to force his way into the box and fire home the equalizer.
Erbil fans were shocked into a brief silence but they were soon cheering again as Radhi appeared again and scored the second goal for Erbil.
Erbil made it 3-1 in the 66th minute when Halgurd Mullah Muhammad crossed a ball into the Chonburi's penalty area but defender Suttinun turned the ball into his team's goal net though he tried to turn the ball away.
Only 16 minutes before the match ended, Erbil playmaker, Salih Sadeer, launched a stinging drive from 25 meters that sailed past Sinthaweechai into the top corner of the Chonburi net to give Erbil a comfortable lead to take to Thailand for the return game.
After the match, a press conference was arranged for both teams' coaches. At first Nizar Mahrous, Erbil FC coach, said "Despite our joy with the big win, we must be wary of the strength of Chonburi when they play at home and in front of their fans,"
Mahrous asked his players to try to forget the first leg match and prepare themselves for the second leg.
"We must go to Thailand with the aim to get a positive result in order to qualify for the final and we hope that we have a better performance than today although we scored four goals." He said
Meanwhile Chonburi coach Withaya Laohakul attributed his side's huge loss to that the weather conditions in Iraq that negatively affected his players although he has not yet given up on his side's hopes of reaching the AFC Cup final.
"We suffered a disappointing defeat as the dry weather affected our players and played a big factor in our loss tonight against one of the best teams in the competition," Laohaku said.
He added "Despite the defeat, we have not lost our hope of qualifying for the final and I'm fully confident that our players are capable of getting a good result when we play at home and in front of our fans."
Aside from having the home fans behind them in the second leg, Chonburi will also be able to welcome back Brazilian striker Thiago Cunha, who bagged a hat-trick in their epic quarter-final win against Al Shorta of Syria in Jordan two weeks ago but missed the first leg of the semi-final through suspension.
Erbil is moving toward recording a big historical achievement. Based on all the regulations and standards, Erbil will play the final match at the Franso Hariri Stadium in front of its fans, if it finishes the second leg of semifinal in its favor. That event will not only entertain Erbil people but all the Kurdistan Region and Iraqi people as well.


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This new material sees a slightly different approach from City Riots, and the results are beginning to emerge with their new track, the heavenly "Wait For You." Their music has always had a slight 80s influence to it, but they've tended towards classic indie pop sounds in the past. Echoing, reverbed vocals and wandering guitar layers give the track an overall dreamy quality, combining perfectly with the simple, romantic lyrics.
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On Wednesday, Google announced that many of its "Captchas"—the squiggled text tests designed to weed out automated spambots—will be reduced to nothing more than a single checkbox next to the statement "I'm not a robot."
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'People.Chair - Works by Freeman Lau' at Hong Kong City Hall April 2-6
People.Chair - Works by Freeman Lau, an exhibition of more than 50 posters, sculptures and installations, opens tomorrow (April 2) and continues until April 6 at the Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Low Block.
It is the third solo exhibition under the Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme II organised by the Art Promotion Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, in partnership with the Mass Transit Railway Corporation.
Freeman Lau's work consists of both graphic designs and pure artistic creations. In one of his most successful explorations of contemporary experience, he examines the interplay between people and chairs.
To Lau, the chair symbolises power and status.
His major outdoor sculpture Searching for Fixation -- first shown at the Urban Council Sculpture Design Award Competition in 1994 -- expressed what he saw at the time as Hong Kong people's hunger for social status. Then in 1998 he staged his Searching for Fixation II exhibition at the Hong Kong Fringe Club, using chairs of the sort commonly associated with the former colonial government to reflect people's mixed feelings about the establishment.
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Coral Stone Club, Grand Cayman Introduces Winter Promotion Program offers memorable savings for families and groups
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – October 28, 2009 - The Coral Stone Club Grand Cayman, located on world-famous Seven Mile Beach, has just announced a winter promotion specifically geared for families and groups. Smile for the Camera offers guests at the luxury condo beach property a free professional photo session during their stay of ten nights or longer.
"We are happy to partner with Coral Stone Club for this promotion," comments David Wolfe of David Wolfe Photography. "Many families and groups visiting Grand Cayman hope to take memorable photos while they are away from home, but don't think to do so with a professional photographer … or simply don't take the time to do the research and reach out while they are enjoying their vacation." What makes this program unique is that the research and cost is already done and all the guests need to do is sign up at the front desk and enjoy the fun.
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Ukraine to lose 15 percent of grain crop in violence-hit regionsUkraine will lose 15 percent of its grain crop in two violence-hit regions in the country's east, according to a spokesman for Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk.
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MOSCOW/KIEV — Ukraine will lose 15 percent of its grain crop in two violence-hit regions in the country's east, according to a spokesman for Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk.
The former Soviet republic, expected to be the world's second-largest grain exporter in the 2014 to '15 marketing year, has suffered major disruption since a pro-Russian uprising erupted in its eastern regions several months ago.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Yatseniuk as saying Ukraine would lose 15 percent of its grain harvest as a result of the fighting and Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula earlier this year.
"This refers to 15 percent of the harvest in the regions where fighting is taking place," the spokesman for Yatseniuk says.
Ukraine's Agriculture Ministry expects the 2014 grain harvest to exceed last year's record crop of 63 million metric tons. Analysts and traders have said Ukraine is likely to harvest around 60 million metric tons.
Last year, the Donetsk and Luhansk regions harvested 2.2 million metric tons and 1.3 million metric tons of grains, respectively, according to official statistics.
About 15 percent of their crop, based on last year's data, would be 500,000 metric tons, according to Reuters calculations, similar to an estimate of losses made in July by Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Ihor Shvaika.
So far this year, Donetsk and Luhansk have harvested 2 million metric tons and 0.9 million metric tons, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
"A certain percentage of fields in these regions continue to be dangerous for harvesting," the ministry says.
A group of armed individuals occupied a Cargill Inc. sunflower seed crushing plant in the Donetsk region in July after it was closed because of the increased tensions in the area.
Cargill is an agribusiness giant, one of the world's largest private companies.
"We have received reports that there was a fire at one of the grain silos at our facility in Donetsk which was attended by the local fire brigade. Unconfirmed reports suggest this may have been the result of a missile hit," a spokeswoman at Cargill says.
"No injuries and no damage to the rest of the facility have been reported. We are unable to make any further assessment of the facility at this time," the spokeswoman adds.
Ukrainian farms harvested 34.7 million metric tons of grain in the whole country as of Aug. 15, including 24.1 million metric tons of wheat and 9.3 million metric tons of barley, the Agriculture Ministry says.
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Snooki ;is just one month away from welcoming her baby girl into the world. Time really flies when you're carrying a baby, your best friend, JWOWW, welcomes her daughter, all while you're filming Season 4 of your reality show! Sounds like your average nine months, right?
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America's Dental Care Crisis
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Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Iâm Rob Lorei. Coming up today weâll talk about the dental crisis facing the country- itâs the topic of a new documentary tonight on PBS. Weâll also discuss yesterdayâs Supreme Court Decision on Arizonaâs controversial immigration lawâ¦â¦
While we await the Supreme Court decisionâs on President Obamaâs health care reform planâthereâs another aspect of health care thatâs rarely discussed- dental care.
Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans canât afford a visit to the dentist. An investigation by the PBS series FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity reveals the consequences of a broken safety net.
Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections.
For adults with dental disease, the situation can be as dire â and bankrupting. Millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, at a cost of more than half a billion dollars every year--corporate dental chains are moving in, in some cases allegedly overcharging patients or loading them with high priced credit card debt.
Hereâs the trailer for tonightâs Frontline episode- which will air at 10PM on WEDU.
Correspondent Miles OâBrien reported on the cracks in the nationâs dental care system and I spoke with him earlier about tonightâs program. Frontline link herecomments powered by Disqus


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