Trans World Expedition | Driving around the world

NEW YORK — In November, I'll be quitting my job and heading out on one of the last true adventures left on Earth: Driving around the world.

I'll spend about a year on the road, starting and finishing in New York. When I can't drive, I'll ship the car by boat, then fly to the next stop to pick it up.

The route is sinuous. Cross Central America, then head down South America to Buenos Aires. From there, I'll ship the car to South Africa, then drive north through Africa to Europe. I'm a native of France, so I'll stop in Paris to get some paperwork done, then go east through eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India. I'll ship the car to Thailand, drive to Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and put the car on a final sailing home to the U.S.

My blog about the trip, where I'll post updates from the road, is called "Trans World Expedition: The year of living dangerously." I hope it will be a good tool for people who want to do a similar trip.

It is scary to leave your girlfriend, your career, your apartment and people you know to have a year of waking up in unfamiliar places. Many people think I'm insane to quit my job when the economy is so bad. But I'm 33 and I've worked since age 18. I came to New York as an artist and ended up as an art director. It's early enough in my life that I can take a year off, then come back, hopefully pick up my career and start a family.

I believe a trip like this is something many people dream of. When you're young and a student, you don't have money to travel, but when you're working and can afford it, you don't have time. I always thought I would buy a place in New York, but when you think about it, is there a better investment than travelling around the world? Wouldn't you be smarter after doing that? Wouldn't you have incredible stories to tell your kids and grandkids?

THE ROUTE: My path will change depending on places I discover, tips, climate, where I can catch a boat, driving conditions, and visas. Staying out of trouble will also determine my route and how long I stay in one place.

Driving around the world may be more difficult now than it was in the 1960s, even though cars are more reliable and roads are better. Wars and civil unrest have eased in Latin America, but the crossing the Middle East is now a challenge. Here are some problems I'll face:

-Darien Gap: This 160-kilometre-long area of swamps and mountainous jungle separates Panama and Colombia. There is no road, no police or military. The inhabitants are tribes, guerrillas and drug traffickers. Solution: Ship the car from Panama to Colombia, and go myself in a small plane over the jungle. Pray that no emergency landings are required.

-Africa: Visas for Chad and Sudan are difficult to obtain, making west-to-east travel impossible. I'll need to get through Angola, but again, visas are hard to get. In Nigeria, I'll have to worry about kidnapping, carjacking, roadblock robberies and other violent crimes. Solution: Get a visa for Angola in South Africa, my first stop on the continent, and get across trouble spots like Nigeria as quickly as possible.

-Iran: Once inside the country, no problem. Great place, nice people, few incidents reported by travellers. But I worry about arguments between countries that could lead to border closings. Solution: Get my visa in order and hope my government doesn't get too excited about political events before I get there.

-Pakistan: Suicide bombings. Taliban insurgents. Imagine how much fun it will be to cross this country with New York licence plates. Solution: Go as fast as possible, perhaps with the military escort some foreigners use when driving overland. I'm told the soldiers drive like New York cabbies.

-Asia: China makes overland travel expensive by requiring you to hire a government-approved "guide" to take with you. Myanmar's borders are closed to overland travel. Solution: Ship the car from India or Bangladesh to Thailand or Singapore.

ACCOMMODATIONS: In order to afford a year on the road, there's little choice but camping. I wish I could say I have no problem with scorpions in my shoes, and that whenever I catch a snake, I'm happy to have it for breakfast, but I can't. After some research, I discovered most overlanders in Africa use a rooftop tent. The cheapest are expensive at US$850, but they let you sleep anywhere, out of the mud, and they pop up in minutes.

Other equipment: fridge for the car, stove that runs on unleaded gasoline, lanterns, water cans, small pop-up tent with portable toilet and shower. Added costs: $800.

THE CAR: There are not many choices when it comes to choosing a car for such journeys. In my opinion, only two vehicles can make it, Toyota Land Cruisers and British-made Land Rover Defenders. Both are tough, and you can find spare parts on all continents. Others, including American makes, are good quality, but you can't find parts everywhere. Land Cruisers are used by the UN and other non-governmental organizations around the world. Thanks to the economic crisis and the abundance of used cars available, I got a clean 1996 LC with 148,000 kilometres for less than $7,000.

I can no longer count how many hours I spent getting the LC ready. I upgraded the suspensions so the truck could handle difficult terrain and carry all the equipment, including tools, extra battery, spare parts, cooking equipment, roof tent, water and gas cans, books and luggage. I installed a drawer system for storage. I upgraded the electrical system to run several devices for days before running out of juice.

Other equipment and modifications included a roof rack, reinforced front bumper, safety devices so people don't steal my new home, bolting metal plates behind windows in the back to create a secure cargo area for my belongings, and bolting a safe to the frame. Added costs: $3,000. I budgeted $4,000 for repairs on the road, though I hope to use only a fraction of it.

I did nearly all the work on the car myself. Expect to pay double if you order pre-made systems or if you go to a shop to have things installed.

Shipping a car is expensive. I'll have to do it at least five times, sometimes for 100 miles, sometimes between two continents. Shipping costs: around $7,000, plus $2,000 for my air travel while the car is at sea. Gas will range from 38 cents a gallon in Iran to $7.40 a gallon in Portugal. Add $5,000 for gas.

HEALTH CARE: This trip requires many vaccinations, some covered by insurance, many not. Getting them all in the U.S. would cost more than $500. So I'll get some of them in Mexico, my first stop, where it's cheaper.

Yellow fever vaccination is required for South America and Africa; in fact, you need proof of the shot to get through many borders. The same is true in some African countries for the cholera vaccine. Hepatitis A requires two shots, hepatitis B requires three, so you need to start those early. Sometimes these can be bundled together with typhoid shots.

You need three shots for Japanese encephalitis, which is carried by mosquitoes in rural areas. Tetanus shots last 10 years, so you may need one of those too. Your doctor will advise you to get a shot for rabies. If not, you can get immunized within two days of a bite.

I asked my doctor for a strong antibiotic to take with me, and for a letter authorizing me to carry a syringe in case I need a blood test somewhere and the local needles look shady.

There is no malaria vaccine. Pills to prevent infection have side effects, but if you get infected, you can take a heavier dose of the same drug. I'll also take measures to avoid mosquito bites - repellent, net.

I have a first-aid kit and if I need medical care, I'll go to local doctors and hope it won't cost much. I bought insurance in case a super-bad event requires evacuation. It would not be helpful to survive an accident only to have a heart attack when I receive a huge bill for evacuation to my home country. I found a policy from InsuranceToGo.com that should run around $600 for the year with a $500 deductible.

BUDGET: My estimated total for the trip is $46,000, including car and tent; shipping the car five times while flying myself; gas and repairs; insurance and vaccinations. Other costs include $550 for visas; $300 for maps and guidebooks; $10 a day for food and $4,000 for campgrounds and occasional nights in hotels. I plan on spending less, bur prefer to take unforeseen events into account.

HEADING OUT: I've read about other people driving around the world, and their blogs and reports helped me prepare, especially with paperwork and vehicle modifications. Some of them got sponsors for their trips. But I didn't want to have to find a reason to be on the road, like fighting a disease, when at the end, I am just curious about the world I live in.

And that's it. I leave Nov. 15. Time to start a new episode of my life.

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Police Search for Killer of Porn Actor | Damien Michaels

Detectives are looking for the killer of a porn actor found stabbed to death in a California hotel.

Damien Michaels, 53, was found murdered Tuesday in a room at the Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills, Calif., MyFoxLA.com reported. His body was riddled with puncture wounds, police said.
Michaels did about 50 adult movies, according to MyFoxLA.com.
He'd also gotten involved in drugs, said adult film producer Rob Spallone, who told MyFoxLa.com that he wasn't surprised by Michaels' murder.
"He got hooked on the crystal meth and crack and that was the end of it," Spallone said.


source:foxnews.com

Boeing | Day 2 of the analysis

The Post and Courier delivers its second day of all-hands-on-deck coverage of the Boeing decision with a package of “Now What?” stories and photos.

But the best stories in the package are probably the ones that didn’t make the front. The interview with Keith Summey gives a peek inside the way the city handled the process, and a Warren Wise article in the Business section talks about a new manufacturer that celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art Daniel Island facility at the exact moment the Boeing deal was announced. D’OH!

(The P&C also has a Boeing page where you can check what they’ve written on the topic. It’s kinda similar to ours, except you don’t see what else others have contributed. )

The Charleston Regional Business Journal pitches in a piece on statewide impact, and The State has a piece on job prospects.


article source: thedigitel.com/news/boeing-day-2-analysis-6976-1030

2009 TSSAA Playoff

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The unveiling of the 2009 TSSAA Playoff brackets are underway and several local teams have learned of their destinations.

In Class 6A, Dobyns-Bennett received a number seven seed and will play Maryville on Friday night.

In Class 5A, Tennessee High is the top seed in the east quadrant while Sullivan South is second, and Daniel Boone fourth. All three will play at home in the first round.

Tennessee High will host Seymour, South will host Powell and Daniel Boone will host Morristown East.

In Class 3A, Johnson County and Happy Valley are both in as wild card entries. Gatlinburg-Pittman is the top seed and will host the Longhorns. Elizabethton is second and will host Cumberland Gap.

Hampton is the top seed in the East quadrant in Class 2A and will have a bye into the second round. The Bulldogs will host the winner of Oliver Springs-Tellico Plains on November 13. Tellico Plains is the fifth seed but will be at home since Oliver Springs is currently under sanctions by the TSSAA. Unaka is the sixth seed and will be on the raod at Rockwood.

Here's are the East quadrant pairings

Class 6A [Complete Bracket]

#8 Bearden [8-2] at #1 Sevier County [10-0]

#5 Farragut [8-2] at #4 Ooletewah [9-1]

#6 Oak Ridge [7-3] at #3 McMinn County [8-2]

#7 Dobyns-Bennett [5-5] at #2 Maryville [9-1]

Class 5A [Complete Bracket]

#8 Seymour [4-6] at #1 Tennessee High [10-0]

#5 Morristown East [5-5] at #4 Daniel Boone [8-2]

#6 Knox Catholic [5-5] at #3 Morristown West [8-2]

#7 Powell [5-5] at #2 Sullivan South [8-2]

Class 3A [Complete Bracket]

#8 Johnson County [5-5] at #1 Gatlinburg-Pittman [9-1]

#4 Sullivan North [8-2] at #5 West Greene [7-3]

#6 Happy Valley [5-4] at #3 CAK [9-1]

#7 Cumberland Gap [5-5] at #2 Elizabethton [8-2]

Class 2A [Complete Bracket]

#1 Hampton [9-1] has bye.

#4 Oliver Springs [8-3] at #5 Tellico Plains [7-3]

#6 Unaka [5-5] @ #3 Rockwood [8-2]

#2 Oneida [8-2] has bye

Class 1A

#1 Knox Grace [9-1] has bye

#5 Cloudland [3-7] at #4 Sunbright [5-5]

#3 Coalfield at #6 Copper Basin [5-5]

#2 Harriman [6-4] has bye

Gunbroker Charity

After host a alms acknowledging for breast blight with alms bargain of an abnormal blush burglarize R-15 appearance DPMS Panther Lite burglarize was donated by DPMS Panther Arms. Afterwards alms end at ends October 25 appropriate now their website was down. I don’t apperceive how abundant money that gunbroker got it for charity. And still don’t is it a affected alms or scamming bodies whose already accelerate the money afterwards auctions is over. I achievement is not, account it can be a bad mark for online shopping, online bargain and added e business transaction.

All funds from the bargain will go to the Atlanta Breast Blight 3-Day Walk, to be captivated Oct. 23-25. The GunBroker.com Family Team will participate in the walk, which allowances Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust.

I don’t apperceive is that appear or not, may be some of readers could accord added info.

Pictures | Chaz Bono aka Chastity Bono

                                                 Chaz Bono.

Chaz Bono was Chastity Bono, and he just had gender reassignment surgery.  Chaz is the son of the late Sonny Bono and Cher.  In an Entertainment tonight interview, Chaz Bono, 40 said that he always felt male.

For four years now, Chaz has been dating Jennifer Elia and said that he is happy that he can now have the sexual relationship they couldn’t have before.

                                                                  Chastity Bono.

Chaz told Entertainment Tonight, “I feel like I’m living in my body for the first time, and it feels really good,” he said.

 Cher was in favor of the gender reassignment surgery and told People magazine, “The one thing that will never change is my abiding love for my child.”                                                                                





          

Oprah.com | 50% Payless Coupon

Payless guest designer Christian Siriano will be a special guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show scheduled to air TODAY, Thursday, Oct. 29. At the end of the program, Christian and Oprah announce a special Payless offer for Oprah viewers. 
 
The offer is 50% off the customer’s entire purchase and will be valid from the initial airing of the program through normal store hours on Friday, Oct. 30. Viewers are directed to visit oprah.com/payless to access the special offer either by downloading a coupon or sending a special text message

Profile of Matt Maddox

Matt Maddox
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Wynn Resorts Limited
Las Vegas
Sector: Services / Resorts and Casinos
Officer since June 2002

33 Years Old
 Mr. Maddox serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to his promotion in March 2008, Mr. Maddox served as the Company's Senior Vice President of Business Development and Treasurer, positions he held since January 2007 and March 2006, respectively. From June 2005 to December 31, 2006, Mr. Maddox served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Wynn Las Vegas, LLC. From March 2003 to June 2005, Mr. Maddox was the Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts (Macau), S.A. From May 2002 through March 2003, Mr. Maddox was the Company's Treasurer and Vice President - Investor Relations.

Project Implicit | Are You Racis People ?

Are you racially biased? Harvard University has been trying to find out with their Racism test. The four-minute test throws different races at you and has you identify the images as "bad" or "good" as quickly as you can. The idea is that your first reaction is most likely your honest reaction.

You can try the test out for yourself, after clicking on the "Demonstration" button and then clicking the "Race IAT" button.

Project Implicit is a joint investigation between Harvard, the University of Washington and the University of Virginia into our subconscious biases. The project began 11 years ago. Many would say that they are not biased against Latinos, those with darker skin, obese people or women, but researchers say that we can harbor subconscious biases that we are not even aware of.

Free | Pumpkin Carving Template

Here is a collection of free Halloween pumpkin carving patterns you can download and use to make your own jack-o-lanterns or even as a pattern to paint a pumpkin. I would like to take a moment to extend a big thank you because these fabulous pumpkin carving patterns were submitted by Tony Henry. As with all the other creative projects posted on the Family Crafts site, if you use one of these pumpkin carving patterns, please take a moment to snap a picture of it and submit it to me. Your photo can then be featured in the Halloween Pumpkin Photo Gallery.

Ambassador of Indonesia for Thailand Becoming Suspect IDR 2.5 Billion Diversion Budget

Suspect cases of alleged corruption Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (Embassy) in Bangkok, Thailand, increased. The team investigating prosecutor who had just returned from the country's white elephant decided Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand Mohammad Hatta became a suspect in the case of budget irregularities were IDR 2.5 billion.

"The results of the evaluation, found sufficient evidence of her involvement in a corruption case," said Attorney General Kapuspenkum Didiek Darmanto in his office yesterday (27/10). Hatta became the third suspect as Treasurer Embassy Suhaeni and Vice Ambassador Djumantoro Purbo.

Didiek explained, the determination of the suspect based evidence and suspect witness examination. "This development is the primary examination and Thailand," he explained. Prosecutors investigating a total of six people left for Thailand on October 12. They are one week in Bangkok and examined 20 witnesses.

Jeanie Buss,Jeanie Buss age:(or Jeanie Buss)

Jeanie Buss,Jeanie Buss age:(or Jeanie Buss) is the 39 year old daughter of LA Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss. Jeannie went to school at USC and studied business administration. She is currently the Executive Vice President of Business Operations of the Lakers. She used to date tennis star John McEnroe. But now she is the girlfriend of Lakers Star Coach Phil Jackson. Jeannie took her cloths off for Playboy magazine in 1995, and two years later she did it again for Sports Illustrated

Rocko Rapper,Monica:R&B singer Monica

Rocko Rapper,Monica:R&B singer Monica, pictured  with the love of her life (and the father of her children), rapper Rocko, celebrated her 29th birthday Friday night (Oct 23) at Atlanta’s popular nightspot Luckie Food Lounge. Atlanta’s V-103 radio station, along with Mo’s close friends and family (and her Twitter followers too), helped the singer/songwriter celebrate another year. Monica’s longtime friend, producer Bryan Michael Cox, was also in the building.

Monica’s sixth album Still Standing is set to drop later this year on December 9th, but in the meantime peep her on her new BET reality series of the same name when it premieres tonight at 10 pm right after the Hip Hop Awards!

Gyrotonics | Combined Tai chi and Yoga

What is Gyrotonics?
A series of fluid twists, bends, spirals and stretches developed by former dancer Juliu Horvath in the 1960s that take inspiration from swimming, tai chi, yoga and dance, and incorporate streamlined wood-framed equipment.

How hard is Gyrotonics?
Don't expect difficult in the traditional sense. But getting the swing of things requires an unusual mix of concentration and an open mind. An hour of advanced exercises (which can take months to learn) will leave you breathless and sweaty.

What does it work?
Strengthening the spinal region and creating more space between the vertebrae are the primary goals, but most sessions work the entire body.

John William Lomax | Has Been Arrested

John William Lomax, 21 has been arrested by University of Connecticut police. Lomax was charged with the murder of football player Jasper Howard and conspiracy to commit assault. The murder occurred during a fight on the campus on October 18, 2009.

In a press conference this afternoon, police said that Lomax is being held on $2 million bail. Police stated that two other arrests have been made in relation to the right. Hakim Muhammad, 20, was charged with conspiracy to commit assault and was being held on $750,000 bail. James Todd, 21, faces charges for allegedly pulling a fire alarm in the student union before the fight. Police said that neither Lomax nor Muhammad were students at the University of Connecticut. They police have not found the murder weapon.

Lomax’s lawyer, Deron Freeman said Lomax “had nothing whatsoever to do with the stabbing” and was actually trying to break up the fight.

Lomax and Muhammad will appear in court on Wednesday.

The victim, Jasper Howard, 20, died of a single stab wound to the abdomen, and was with friends when the fight broke out. His funeral was held Monday in his home town of Miami.

Jason Trawick Men Dream Britney Spears

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears dismissed rumors of breakup interwoven love with her manager, Jason Trawick. They were seen eating dinner together at a restaurant on Sunday (25/10). Togetherness that they are putting out indicates that the bond is still strong knit. "He (Jason Trawick) is a man of my dreams," said Spears.

One week ago the couple spent a moment with a vacation in Mexico with her two children from the marriage with Spears ex-husband Kevin Federline. Their relationship has received approval from Spears's mother, Lynne. "Jason is a good man. The kids love him. He also supports Spears through all the trouble," said Lynne was quoted as saying the Daily Mail

Finished shooting at Padang-Padang Beach, Julia Roberts Enjoy the Sunset

Filming Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts beautiful artist yesterday (26/10), shot in Padang-Padang Beach, Pecatu, Badung regency, Bali. Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Gilbert served as the swim with the opponent, actor Javier Bardem, who served as leader Felipe.

Afternoon sun, it seems, is not perceived by these two Hollywood stars. Only, as before, the set was closed to the public. Maximum security overshadow the film shooting actor Brad Pitt produced it.

At least, within a radius of about 500 meters, the set had been sterilized. Guard applied four layers. At the forefront, there are a number of bodyguards that imported from abroad. In the second layer, the Pecalang guard. Furthermore, police and military also secured. Anyone who is not interested, including tourists who are surfing, for a while asked to leave the location.

Tight security makes people a little disturbed activity. Residents feel their activities can not run smoothly. ''As soon as the camera rotates, we should be calm and quiet,''said Tjok Raka Kertiyasa, head of the village of Ubud, Gianyar, which serve as a shooting location before Pecatu.

Besides swimming scene filming in an exotic beach, Julia Roberts enjoy the beautiful sunset moments  . For the purpose of filming the same, Padang-Padang beach near Uluwatu Temple is closed the week (since last week).

During a month in the island resort, filming Eat, Pray, Love, shot in Gianyar and Badung.

In Gianyar, filming took place in the Banjar Bentuyung, Pengosekan, Nyuh Kuning, Ubud Market and Monkey Forest. Badung regency, located at Jimbaran filming and Pecatu.

For the sake of the filming, the crew asked the Office of Education, Youth, and Sports (Dispora) Bali dismiss 484 students of SDN 3 Sabie near the shooting location. However, Head of Integrated Service Unit (UPT), I Nyoman suardana refused dismiss students for the sake of filming.

Instead, time and location of student learning SDN Sabie 3 classes with students of SDN 1 Sabie. ''We combine its location is not far away, or only about 300 meters,'' 'said suardana. Merger study was conducted in accordance with the 28-30 Oktober permit request.

Meanwhile, the actress Penelope Cruz is also rumored to be coming in Bali. According to Contact Music website, Oscar-winning film by Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona wants to follow her lover, Javier Bardem. Relationship Cruz and Oscar-winning 2008 best supporting actor category by the film No Country for Old Men is getting stronger.

After dating since 2007, last month proposed Bardem Cruz. An engagement ring with blue sapphires are now around his finger Cruz

Mackenzie Rosman Grow Up Now

Mackenzie Rosman, best remembered for arena the role of Ruthie from 7th Heaven is all developed up and is about to brilliant in her aboriginal arch role on the big screen.

Now 19 years old, Rosman is starring in the fresh Edgar Allan Poe film, accepted as Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia, in which she will comedy the role of Loreli. In case you absent her, her aftermost blur role was Jill in the abhorrence cine Fading of the Cries.

According to some reports, Mackenzie Rosman could be one of the fresh up and comers in Hollywood depending on the acknowledgment to her most recent movie. 7th Heaven admirers should be pleased, although as the Mackenzie Rosman annual aloft shows, she’s not little Ruthie any more.

Of advance you couldn’t be an extra in Hollywood these canicule after a Twitter account, and you can chase Mackenzie Rosman here

Schedule for World Series Baseball 2009

2009 World Series Baseball Schedule
MLB World Series 2009
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV

• Game 1 -  Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees
• Wednesday, October 28 -  7:57 PM - watch live FOX

• Game 2 - Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees
• Thursday October 29 – 7:57 PM - watch live FOX

• Game 3 New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies
• Saturday October 31 – 7:57 PM - watch live FOX

• Game 4 New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies
• Sunday November 1 – 8:20 PM FOX

• Game 5* New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Phillies
• Monday November 2 – 7:57 PM - watch live FOX

• Game 6* Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees
• Wednesday November 4 – 7:57 PM – watch live FOX

• Game 7* Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees
• Thursdya November 5 – 7:57 PM - watch live FOX

Obama is not going to send 40,000 troops to Afghanistan

Sources acquaint ABC News that as of now President Obama will acceptable advertise his accommodation about a fresh action in Afghanistan at some point amid the Afghan run-off election, November 7, and the president’s abandonment for Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, November 11.

There is a adventitious the advertisement may be delayed until the president’s acknowledgment from the Asia cruise on Friday, November 20, but as of now the plan is to accept the advertisement in that window.

Sources accent that no accommodation has yet been made, but as of now it looks as admitting the admiral is aptitude appear sending added troops to Afghanistan, admitting not as abounding as Gen. Stanley McChrystal requested, 40,000.

This isn’t a amount of the admiral attractive to accelerate beneath troops, they say, but added of a application of a ambit of options as alternatives to McChrystal’s strategy, options that do not crave as abounding troops.

The action will be a admixture of animus – which would accommodate some elements of nation-building and partnering with the Afghan government -- and counterterrorism, which is added focused on acquisition al Qaeda and its agitator allies.

In his affairs with his war council, the admiral is insisting on alive what are accessible goals and what are the absolute abilities of US troops -- and best abnormally the Afghan government -- to accomplish those goals.

Velocity Stilts | Freestyle-Jumping Stilts

Adjustable Stilts have been additionally well well known as Powerbocking is a action of jumping as well as running, homogeneous to a recreational office in that participants span civic have up by running, jumping, vaulting, rolling (parkour), with elastic-like spring-loaded stilts. Many find it to be an unreasonable sport, for many some-more it is a process of practice or even a equates to of inventive gesture. The implementing of a stilts to perform impassioned jumping, using as well as exercices is well well known as 'Bocking' or 'PowerBocking' called after it?s begetter .

The jumping stilts were creatively performed a disdainful rights by Alexander B?ck, from Germany (European Patent EP 1 196 220 B1 upon Jul 02, 2003, US Patent No. 6,719,671 B1 upon Apr 13, 2004, both with a priority date of Jul 20, 1999), as Powerskips. The name of "PowerBocks" is originated from Mr. B?ck's name.

The bona fide Powerskips have been reckoned to be a code for veteran as well as aspiring die-hard use. Another sort of veteran code is Velocity Stilts.

New Kate Gosselin Wig

Last year it was the Sarah Palin updo with bangs.

And eyeglasses, of course.

This year's most popular costume promises to be the Kate Gosselin wig.

A wig resembling her amped up, asymmetrical hairdo is available online ($14.99; www.buycostumes.com).

Carefully called the "Eight Is Too Much Adult Wig," the "sleek and so stylish" hairpiece "will make people think you have eight children," a product description reads. It's "smooth and face-framing in the front with a short and puffy back that's full of volume."

And it's guaranteed to make you look controlling.

Will you get the Kate wig? Looks like they're out of stock until Sept. 15, so make your plans now.

Or how about the Jon Gosselin bald spot?

Add double earrings and an Ed Hardy T-shirt and you're good to go to any tacky bar on Halloween and pick up 20-year-old babes.


source:  latimesblogs.latimes.com

Racist Test by Harvard for You

What is the Harvard racist test?

Apparently, I’m a little bit racist. That’s appropriate — up until today, I anticipation I was a adequately alike keeled guy with actual little in the way of ancestral preference. Turns out, I’m aloof addition George Wallace in sheep’s clothing. Thanks a lot, Harvard.

A little backstory — I’m a white macho in my backward 20s. I grew up as a boyhood — in fact, in the aerial academy I accelerating from there were maybe a bisected dozen added white graduates. I had no botheration with this. I’ve never anticipation of myself as accepting any ancestral alternative whatsoever. I anticipate Beyonce is aloof as hot as “13″ from House.

But, according to the Harvard racist test, I appearance “a slight automated alternative for European American compared to African American.”

The Harvard racist analysis is aloof one of the “Implicit Association Tests” developed by Harvard scientists alive on article alleged Project Implicit. Check it out yourself at http://www.projectimplicit.net/. The “IAT”s are composed of both accepted demographic questions and “hyperquizzes” area the user charge use duke eye allocation to acknowledge to a alternation of beheld stimuli. In the best absorbing allotment of the Racist test, users charge use their larboard and appropriate basis fingers to columnist a button and acknowledge to images on the screen. The analysis consistently urges you to “make quick decisions”, which I accept is the scientists way of ensuring that users don’t “cheat’ the results. If you acknowledgment with your aboriginal response, you’re added acceptable to be honest in your responses.

Boston Market will feed you for $1!

Boston Market will feed you for $1!

While Kentucky Fried Chicken offered one free piece of chicken today to anyone for the asking, Boston Market's new $1 chicken meal coupon makes KFC’s deal look like chicken feed.

Now through November 1, 2009 Boston Market has coupons for one Boston Market chicken meal for only $1. The limit is one coupon per person, per visit. So print your coupon and get a Boston Market Chicken Meal for $1. Hurry before time runs out!

Get your coupon for a $1 Boston Market Chicken Meal here.

Cheap Halloween Customes Ideas

With this economy everyone is getting hit in the pocketbook, which is a surprise when you head to the store and see that the Halloween Costumes are the same prices they were just last year and the year before.

Yes, apparently the costume makers aren’t feeling the heat that us parents do. How many of you have a child this year that would love to be something like: Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Spiderman, a Fancy Witch, Princess, etc? Now how many parents have $20-$50 to spend on each of those costumes?

My thoughts exactly, I have four children and I guarantee you they won’t all (if any) get costumes from the store this year. Now if I wait until the last minute and hit the store up on the day of Halloween I might get one that is marked half price but it could end up something cheesy. So if you are in the same boat we are here are a few cheap costumes ideas for you.

Brooke Hundley Picture, Steve Phillips Girlfriend

Things are not looking pretty for Steve Phillips who already had a history of infidelity while he was the GM of the Mets. The 46-year-old ESPN analyst had an affair with an ESPN production assistant, Brooke Hundley, that he said lasted three weeks but resulted in the 22-year-old chick stalking him. The New York Post says Hundley even sent a letter to Phillips’ wife, contacted one of their sons through facebook, and that she left several Fatal Attraction-like voicemails. Yikes.

Amelia Earhart Died on Nikumaroro Island?

Nikumaroro Island,Nikumaroro:Theories (some as kooky as being abducted by aliens or assuming another identity) have been swirling for years about the fates of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, who disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world in 1937.

And now, researchers may have found the final resting place for the missing aviators:

Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR).

Wedding Photo | Ivanka Trump

Jewelry artist and administrator Ivanka Trump is a affiliated woman!

The 27-year-old babe of Donald Trump swapped vows with Fresh York Observer buyer Jared Kushner Sunday in Fresh Jersey, Usmagazine.com has confirmed.

The afternoon bridal took abode on the area of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, Fresh Jersey. Ivanka wore a Vera Wang bells gown, aggressive by Grace Kelly.

“She was the best beauteous bride,” a rep for Ivanka tells Us. Despite a abbreviate engagement, Ivanka says the plan for her appropriate day bound fell into abode — acknowledgment to a bells artist who kept her on task.

“I alone had a 3 ages assurance so it was all done appealing quickly,” the newlywed told Us afore the commemoration during the barrage affair for her fresh book Trump Card. “To all those women planning a wedding, aloof be organized and decisive. It additionally helps if you accept a bells artist allowance you out!” Another big additional that bodes able-bodied for their nuptials? Dad Donald is a fan of Kushner. “They accomplish a arresting couple,” the mogul has told Us of Ivanka and his fresh son-in-law.

Jeffry Picower "Madoff Bllionaires" Found Dead in the Pool

The man who made $7 billion in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Jeffry Picower, was found dead in his Palm Beach, Fla., swimming pool Sunday.

The Palm Beach Fire Department told ABC News that Picower had no pulse when fire rescue workers arrived at his oceanfront mansion after his wife called 911. She and his housekeeper pulled his body from the pool shortly after noon.

No one benefited more from the Madoff scheme that Picower, according to bankruptcy lawyers who sued him and alleged he had taken out $7 billion more than he had put in.

Click here to go behind the scenes of Brian Ross' investigation into Bernie and Ruth Madoff.

Investigators told ABC News.com that Picower would also have likely faced criminal charges.

ESPN fired Steve Phillips for Sex Affair

Just canicule afterwards actuality outed for accepting an activity with a adolescent co-worker, Baseball Tonight analyst and former-Met GM Steve Phillips has been accursed by ESPN.

Of course, the advertisement came backward on Sunday night because they anticipation we wouldn't be advantageous attention. (They were correct!) It's not bright what happened amid Wednesday back Phillips was "granted" a leave of absence and today back the arrangement absitively he had to be canned. But alike the advanced folio of ESPN.com appear the adjournment in actual chaste tones

How To Make Prospects Calling You

Since it has been about 30 years back I asked a affiliate of the adverse sex to go out on a date with me, I do bethink some of my frustrations with the process, abnormally in my adolescent canicule back I was in college.

When there are a lot of women walking about campus, sitting in the aforementioned classrooms as you are sitting or accepting cafeteria in the aforementioned cafeteria as you, it's accessible to atom women you would like to ask out on a date. In my case, my targets were the prettiest women, the ones I anticipation were the best attractive.

But back addition doesn't apperceive you, back the being doesn't accept a clue who you are, it takes a appealing adventurous adolescent man to airing up to that person, acquaint himself and ask her if she would like to accept a cup of coffee or go out to a restaurant for dinner. After all, she may be dating addition abroad exclusively, maybe she's affianced to be affiliated or affliction case, she thinks you're some affectionate of aberrant to access her while she's sitting with her accompany finishing up her lunch.

Rosanna Al Yami | Saudi journalist sentenced to 60 lashes

A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist Saturday to 60 lashes for her work on a controversial Arabic-language TV show that aired an episode in which a man bragged about his sex life, two sources told CNN.

The court in Jeddah also imposed a two-year travel ban on Rosanna Al-Yami, according to a Saudi Information Ministry official, who could not be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media. The ban prevents her from traveling outside Saudi Arabia.

This official identified Al-Yami as a fixer, who helps journalists obtain stories, and a coordinator for Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., the network that aired “A Thick Red Line,” a popular show on social taboos.

Daylight Savings Time Schedule 2009

Daylight Savings Time will end on November 1, 2009!

Remember to set your clocks backwards before you go to bed the night before November 1.  Make sure your computer and  mobile devices have the newest operating system and application updates as well.

Daylight Savings Time will next begin on the second Sunday in March 2010.

In many western European countries, Daylight Saving Time begins on the last Sunday of March and concludes in October on the last Sunday of that month.

George Vernon Hudson in 1895 introduced the concept of Daylight Savings Time.

Inexpensive Advertising For Your Startup Business

A business expert said, "When business is good, it pays to advertise; when business is bad, you've got to advertise." Startup entrepreneurs and beginning small business owners must take advertising seriously and they should come up with a good plan at the onset of the business. Unfortunately, advertising can be really expensive, as modeled by big companies and multinational corporations. From branding to giveaways, a big budget is allocated for full marketing campaigns. Think "advertising" and most business people think of spots on television, radio, print, or the whole tri-media channels. One choice spot could run into thousands of dollars.

But for startup entrepreneurs and small business owners, most of them only have cash loans or payday loans for their initial capital. But they don't have to worry because there are inexpensive ways to advertise. A number of advertising strategies can be used by entrepreneurs and biz owners to make their businesses known without spending lots of cash. Here are several inexpensive but effective ways to promote the fledgling business.

Basic Introduction to CRM

CRM is an acronym for customer relationship management. Rather than single system or product, CRM describes the way that a company keeps track of its customer base, in order to improve service to its present customers and to attract new ones. Companies interact with customers on a number of levels: internet, email, social networking, telephones, and more. With all of this information about their customers coming in, businesses need ways to keep track of it and to develop initiatives to increase customer satisfaction. They also need to be able to respond in the appropriate manner when their customers change their spending habits.

Seeing the increasing role that customer relationships are playing in the digital world, companies have developed software specifically to address these issues. CRM software can keep track of things from inventory and customer-employee interaction to marketing and finance. It can also keep track of customers by recording their purchases, personal information, results of customer surveys, and consumer behaviors and habits. CRM solutions analyze those changes to allow the business to adjust its marketing strategy with that customer. Since customers usually see a business as a single entity, CRM allows businesses to act as a single entity, providing a unified strategy for interacting with the customers.

Learn Six Sigma Metrics - Measure Good, Not Bad

Lean Six Sigma has many different elements and practices to consider before it is simply taken into hand and applied wherever someone sees fit. Learning the training behind Lean Six Sigma will include an education in Six Sigma Methodology as well as the Lean principles that it is combined to make Lean Six Sigma. When studying your various projects and processes, you need to make sure that you are able to get the correct measurements and not use metrics that have a negative connotation. The problem lies in the fact that these metrics influence the behaviors that occur. Bad measurements elicit bad behavior, and good measurements elicit good behavior.

Metrics simply refer to the process of collecting data and calculating how it translates into a quantified analysis of the problem at hand. Having the right metrics, no matter how simple it seems, is largely dependent upon how much experience you have with Lean Six Sigma and also how well your Six Sigma Training was completed. The purpose of using metrics is to determine who is benefiting from any particular service or product, and then tweaking that process or product to make it better and get a better return on your investments.

5 Reasons Why Now is the Best Time to Buy a Franchise

Whether it's the top headline on the evening news or front-page news in your daily newspaper,we are consistently bombarded with bad economic news in the national media. With all that's happening, you could easily come to the conclusion that in today's economy you would be crazy to consider purchasing a franchise. What the media forgets to mention, however, are all the "right" reasons for opening a franchise business in today's economy. Here are 5 great reasons to buy a franchise in the current economic climate:

Lower Interest Rates: The prime rate is at a 10-year low. Franchise seekers with good credit histories can find excellent interest rates as the U.S. government maintains a low federal funds rate in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

Favorable Lease Arrangements: Landlords are ready to negotiate favorable terms when it comes to opening new franchise businesses.

Franchising is Viewed as a Favorable Business Option: One of the main reasons you are considering a franchise opportunity is to reduce your risks. You want to become part of a system with a proven successful track record. Banks and other lending institutions consider franchising as a safer investment than the "shoot from the hip" mentality of starting your own business from scratch. They know franchisors have a well-tested business model, provide initial and ongoing training, and offer continuous support to their franchisees.

Availability of Qualified Employees: As we know, the current job market is very competitive. People from all employment sectors are experiencing layoffs or downsizing. As you look for people to fill your open positions, it's highly likely you'll find more qualified workers to choose from.

Controlling Your Own Destiny: When has there been a better time to take control of your next career move? More and more, downsized and unhappy employees are deciding to pursue their dream of business ownership, instead of living with the unknowns of corporate America. By choosing to franchise, you become part of a proven, successful system that provides a great deal of support and knowledge to its franchise owners.

Many hugely successful business were born during the so-called "bad" economic times. Unfortunately, because the media is so negative, they tend to not choose to communicate the many advantages of buying a franchise during an economic downturn.

Several specific franchise models actually tend to thrive in a recession. As an experienced franchise consultant, I can effectively and efficiently streamline your entire franchise search process for you, sparing you all the aggravation of trying to go it alone.


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Should I Buy a Franchise?

If you are interested in starting a business and thinking about buying a franchise, it will help your planning to compare the franchise opportunity with the opportunity of starting an independent business.

In a sophisticated business plan for a startup business, the business is contemplated to begin (produce a product or service for an identified market), to accomplish a profit cash flow (sell on a continuous basis to that market), to create a management structure to sustain that profit-making activity and anticipate changes, and to prepare the business for sale at a maximum value. The maximum value is obtained if at the time of sale the founders are not an integral part of the business.

In a franchise situation, the market is identified and the systems of management for accomplishing a profit cash-flow are documented. Generally a franchisee is trained in the management system, marketing techniques, and receives assistance in recruiting employees and training. For this structure a franchisee pays the franchisor significant fees. One way to look at this is that the franchisor has found a way to sell the business to many buyers (the franchisees).

If your plan is to create a business, develop the market, manage the business to work really well, train others to do the management, and sell it for maximum value, the choice of a startup business is clear. If you are a skilled manager with concerns about finding the right product and service and marketing issues, and you appreciate the structure of an established management track to cash flow, the choice of a franchise is clear.

For those in between, it pays to carefully assess the resources, skills, and markets before a decision is made. To be successful you will always have to work with others and make compromises either because of resources or other uncontrollable aspects of business. Are you looking for a wealth event (such as the sale of the business you created) or a steady cash flow (as you would hope to create from a quality franchise)? Do you have an identified product or service? Do you completely understand the market for that product or service? Will that market support a cash flow and business expansion that will allow you to create middle management and be out of the management of the business in five years? Do you have management skills to take a developed system, hire employees, train them in the system, and keep it working? Your decision should not be based on a wish list or what you like; it should be based on your realistic goals and the facts that exist at the time you need to make a decision.


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Small Business Ideas | Pet Food Shop

Many pet owners today spend more money just to pamper their animals, including buying best food and treats. Online or offline, a pet store that specializes in just selling pet food and treats can bring in enough money to make ends meet.

Challenges to be faced is you must find the right niche products such as specialized selling natural food products and offer other support products, so you are positioned itself to be the market leader in the field. And you'll have plenty of products to choose from.
There are all-natural (that is, human-grade) foods, specialty foods for diabetic pets or pets with kidney problems,, and raw-food diets, as well as food for pet birds, livestock and exotic animals like snakes.

There are even bakers that specialize in making dog biscuits and other tasty treats. In addition, some pet-food stores choose to stock other pet-related products, like collars and leashes.
Whether you should do so, too, depends on how much you can afford to sink into your inventory and how much room you have to stash the products until they're purchased or shipped out.

According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 15,890 pet and supply establishments in 2001( the latest year for which the data is available), with sole proprietorships numbering 7,945.
The Census Bureau doesn't capture information about how many of these establishments are internet-based, but you can be sure that no matter how many there were then, the number is growing now because an online store is such a cost-effective way to start a pet-food business.
There's virtually no building overhead if you work out of your home, and it's possible to make arrangements with manufacturers to drop-ship product(that is, arrange shipping directly from the manufacturer to your customer) so you don't even have to store and ship the product yourself.
All you need is a merchant account to accept credit card payments or a PayPal account, and you can ship products all over the world.

The cost to build a pet food store with a particular product is obviously higher, but probably the right choice for some people. to specialize in one type of product, you can set up shop more efficiently. The key is to find a strategic location and the right product mix, along with a great staff to help you run a business.

The last few years, there has been much controversy about the materials used to make pet food, with allegations that these materials are not healthy and nutritious. For this reason, some companies are now making a natural food products. You should do a deep research to find out exactly your niche product

Small Business Ideas | Craft Business

Can you make money from craft business? If you are an artistic, creative and really enjoy working with your hands, the biggest answer is YES.

While doing something you like, start your own craft business. You will get more benefits beyond your own.

The fact is, craft business is real and there is money generated from people who usually use their hands to create a product that interests you, wherever you. live

In fact, according to the Craft Organization Directors Association, there are 106,000 to 126,000 craftspeople working in the United States today and the average gross sales/revenue per craftsperson is $76,025. (Note: this figure is a couple years old, so it has at least grown upwards at this point.)

If you are not familiar with the craft industry, you'll be surprised to see some of the statistics.

The Craft Organization Directors Association (CODA) reported the American Craft Industry to be a $14 billion per year industry.
More interesting craft business statistics you should know before you start your own craft business:

1. The total impact of craft sales is $12.3 to $13.8 billion per year. This is one-third the volume of shoes purchased in the US and four times the value of taxicab rides.
2. Income from craft activities comprises 47% of household income on average. 22% of craft households derive all of their income from craft.
3. Direct retail accounts for 52.9% of annual sales, just over one-half at craft fairs.
4. The average craftsperson derives 27% of annual sales from wholesale and 11.2% from consignment to galleries.
5. Craftspeople that have paid employees have three times the household income and ten times the sales/revenue of those that work alone.
   

Who is part of the craft industry?

• 64% of craftspeople are female.
• 41% are between the ages of 46 and 55.
• The median age is 49.
• 79% of craftspeople work in a studio located on or in their residential property.
• 78% are members of a craft organization.
• 64% work alone in a studio, 18% work with a partner or family member, and 16% work with paid employees.
  

You create your crafts from your home and sell them in bulk to local flower shops to sell – or sell them direct on your own through advertising and catalog, internet sales or fairs.

If you have a knack for being creative and putting together a masterpiece made of various materials, craft making can be a very profitable business for you.

Valuable skills/Requirements

You can find local crafts workshop in your neighborhood through the local newspaper and then you begin to learn to develop your skills so you can create your own products and skills to make more uang. Being creative and a love of crafts and gifts are the keys.

For the most part, anybody can succeed in the craft business if you have the knack.

How much you can make in the craft business

This is what's so surprising. There is money to be made in this business. It's no joke.

According to the Craft Organization Directors Association, the median household income of craftspeople is $50,000 per year, 26% above the national median of $39,657 and Craftspeople that have paid employees have three times the household income and ten times the sales/revenue of those that work alone.

ONO, Options Not Obligations | Family First Entrepreneur

In his book "ONO, Options Not Obligations", Marc Warnke's invites us to see the business from the perspective of "family first". This is of course quite a bit different from most business books on the market that often focuses on how to make more money, achieving fame, grow and develop, get a job and managing people. Many web workers love what they do, especially for those who work virtually, as it allows for them to spend more time with their families or living outside of their careers

Warnke says that Wal-Mart and Sam’s Warehouse Club Founder Sam Walton’s last words were, “I blew it.” How could one of the richest people in the world think this? According to the author, Walton wasn’t reflecting on his massive wealth and business successes, but rather on missing family time.

"Ono, Options Not Obligations" dig your mindset to live with the choice-oriented view not only a huge obligation to become a wealthy businessman. Life as an "family first entrepreneur" requires a commitment to conduct a thorough change while working to overcome the fear of not having enough money to live like the life you want. Warnke, a recovering alcoholic who has dyslexia, shares everything about himself to show how it's possible to live the life Ono.

Warnke covers all the bases, including working with finances, figuring out wants vs. needs and managing time. The last part of the book goes into acting on your new thinking process. It’s easy to go back to key parts of the book later on, since every chapter ends with a bulleted list of key points covered.

To take advantage of this book, you do not need to be parents. If you have a dream to travel, spend more time for hobbies, or work less hours, you can apply Ono thinking to enjoy the things you love and put an emphasis on what matters to you. Warnke inspires, enlightens, educates, and gives practical assignments to help anyone ready and willing to live the life Ono

Osama bin Laden | Charismatic Austere Father

Like flowers that grow naturally, delighted with the fast car, fluent in English and an austere father who strictly prohibits toys and modern equipment at home, that's the image of Osama bin Laden by his wife and children.

First wife, Najwa and fourth son of al-Qaeda boss Omar gave a quick description of the personal life of Osama up to attack on the United States September 11 2001 in a book to be published at the end of this month.

They chart bin Laden's transformation from a pious teenage newlywed to the global face of Islamic extremism, a role that took the family from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan and at one point, Najwa revealed, to the United States.

Osama bin Laden and his wife, whom he married at age 17, visiting Los Angeles and Indianapolis to meet with his mentor, Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian scholar, shortly after the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979

"We were only there for only two weeks, and for one of those weeks, Osama was away in Los Angeles to meet with some men in that city,'' Najwa told the book's co-author Jean Sasson, later recalling the gathering was with Azzam.

Soon after, bin Laden began to travel to Pakistan and Afghanistan to fight against the Soviet occupation, returning to tell his sons tales of battles in Afghan caves and mountains under Soviet fire.

He eventually returned to Saudi Arabia a hero, but at home was increasingly disciplinarian, punishing his children - who eventually numbered more than a dozen - for transgressions such as "showing too many teeth'' while laughing.

Meanwhile, Najwa was kept in seclusion with Osama's new wives, one of whom she picked, in a spartan home without the mod-cons that make life in the stifling desert lands of Saudi Arabia and Sudan more comfortable.

"My father would not allow my mother to turn on the air conditioning that the contractor had built into the apartment building,'' Omar said.

"Neither would he allow her to use the refrigerator that was standing in the kitchen.''

Despite this aversion to modern appliances, bin Laden indulged in his penchant for fast cars, including at least one gold-colored Mercedes. He once even bought a speed boat.

"Nothing gave him more satisfaction than having a full day to take a speedy drive to the desert, where he would leave his automobile while he took long walks,'' Najwa said.

After being forced into exile in Sudan because of his vocal opposition to US troop deployments in Saudi Arabia, bin Laden would later take pride in growing sunflowers as he dodged assassination plots and built the al-Qaeda network.

"Osama's favorite undertaking was working the land, growing the best corn and the biggest sunflowers,'' Najwa said.

But his love of nature was also colored by growing political fervor.

He forced the family to spend nights in the desert, with only dirt as cover from the cold.

He also forced his sons to climb desert mountains without water to toughen them ahead of more difficult times.

But there were more lighthearted moments with bin Laden, whom his sons admired as a good horseman, a fluent English speaker - thanks to his school days - and a mathematics whiz.

"My father was so well known for the skill that there were times when men would come to our home and ask him to match his wits against a calculator,'' Omar said, adding his father usually won.

They also spoke about a man who loved eating fruit, particularly mangoes, took two sugars in his tea, whose favorite meal was marrow-stuffed zucchini and who liked to listen to BBC radio.

6 Year Old Boy Trapped In Out Of Control Hot Air Balloon

"Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene's Family Speaks About Incident


"Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene Found Alive Hiding At Home.


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North Korea Will Test Missile Again

South Korea (SK) pointed to North Korea (NK) intentionally provoked sanctions from the UN through the launch of five short-range missiles last Monday (12/10). According to Yonhap, the country which led Kim Jong-Il is also still schedule the next rocket launch. Originally, these rockets was launched yesterday (13/10).

''There are signs Pyongyang would launch a missile again today (yesterday). But, this time from the west coast,''Yonhap quoted the light of Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (13/10).

It is said that North Korea's test firing disseminate warnings to the Japanese coast. Until October 25 next, according to the Japanese coast guard, Pyongyang would still do a test shoot in the Yellow Sea.

Admiral Jung Ok-keun, chief of staff of South Korean Navy, reported that KN-02 missile which was adapted from the Russian missile cruiser power more than 120 kilometers. ''The missiles that could hit targets within 130-180 kilometers from the launch site,''he said as an MP was reported to Yonhap.

However, in the heat of the relationship the two countries due to the test firing five missiles, North Korea expressed willingness to negotiate with South Korea. Of course, non-nuclear negotiations. The plan, the neighbors will discuss the issue of flooding and border infiltration and reunification. Humanitarian issues discussed were scheduled later Friday (16/10)

Former Prime Minister of Japan Becoming Superhero

TOKYO - Long time no heard , Junichiro Koizumi back into the spotlight. But this time he highlighted not because of political activity that was abandoned since no prime minister (PM) of Japan. But because of his activities in the entertainment world.

Yesterday (13/10) AFP launch that the Japanese government leaders for more than five years until 2006 it had a chance to fill the character's voice in the movie superhero Ultraman MegaMonsterBattle. Ultraman is a hero who fought the monsters and aliens from outer space.

The film was broadcast in Japan on 12 December. In the movie, the character whose voice filled Koizumi could fire light in the face of enemy fire while shouting,''Take these offenders. "

''Only the former Prime Minister Koizumi who can fill the character's voice, "said Junko Kitazawa from Tsuburaya Productions, producer of the film.

When serving prime minister, Koizumi is known as a flexible leader. He once shocked the media when Elvis Presley sang a duet with U.S. President George W. Bush during a visit to Graceland, Tennessee.

A flexible style that made him charismatic in the eyes of the Japanese public. He was able to survive much longer than the three successors to the average and can not survive more than a year.

Stop Communicating When Monkey Business Arises

Do not engage in serious or important communication with people who are in a condition not serious or not serious. For example, people who were waiting at the bus stop, restaurants, malls, cinemas or in any entertainment venues. usually people like this will not be able to concentrate. his eyes would wander everywhere looking for someone or something waiting for. What worse, there is the type of person who can not concentrate his eye though no one was waiting. If you see this type of person, stop communication because after all this communication will not give the expected results.

Heat Wave | Entertaining Novel written by Richard Castle

HEAT WAVE is an entertaining new novel "written by" a charming and charismatic Richard Castle, host of ABC's hit show (Season Two begins September 21) and the blockbuster bestselling author Derrick Storm, a mystery novel. When ABC begin to broadcast back the first season "Castle" this summer, the first ten chapters of this book will be posted on ABC.com, one chapter per week, starting August 10.

Richard's Castle is the author of several bestselling books, including the critically acclaimed series Storm Derrick. His first novel, In a Hail of Bullets, published when he was still in college, receiving seize power Nom Tom Straw Mystery prestigious Society Award for Literature. Castle currently lives in Manhattan with her daughter and mother, both invested his life with humor and inspiration.

Book summaries "Heat Wave"

Heat wave that hit Chicago in 1995 resulted in damage and dysfunction of some public facilities, twisted railroad tracks, power blackouts in rotation, some roads can not even use. Hot air temperature reaches 100 degrees in the daytime, at night 80 degrees, and humidity approaching 100%. But what most people do not remember is the terrible human deaths during that time. More than 700 people died in a heat wave that lasted nearly a week in Chicago. But while the writer saw a deep horror of this natural disaster, he mainly concentrated with precision in several separate areas:

1. Heat waves kill more people each year than all types of natural disasters that occur when combined. But the heat wave disaster received little public attention because of the damage caused to property is not too large and images published are not as interesting as other disasters.
2. Most of the people who died were elderly and poor, who died at home, with windows closed, or even often nailed to prevent the rampant crime in their area. They heat with no air conditioning because they can not afford, and little access to social assistance because of their economic situation.
   

The author also saw how the city of Chicago is not ready to accept what has happened until the heat wave ended, and for the prosperous social structure which has sufficient protection from natural disasters such big, old people, less vulnerable and likely to remain unprotected. And when dealing with the result that much more expensive, the government did not choose to prepare themselves with the social programs are often referred to as government waste.

Very interesting, the book well written. Also contains many pictures, some of which appear is if it is taken from a place like Somalia. Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at Northwestern University.

Christopher Columbus | Not the first landed on America

In fact, through a variety of other historical discovery, recognized that Columbus was not the first. Viking explorers had built a colony in Greenland and the Newfoundland or the United States since around 1000 AD or 500 years earlier than Columbus. According to the study of Gavin Menzies, 1421: The Year China Discover America, the Chinese sailors who led the Admiral Zheng. He discovered America in 1421. These are still early about 70 years rather than Columbus. There were still many controversies that happened; some very passionate and even deny the conclusion Menzies.

Indeed, the most distinguished of all those who landed on the American mainland is that the active Columbus popularized the findings. The Vikings probably just drop in and conquer, full of blood, but after it was finished. If you could watch the movie Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior arable Marcus Nispel (2007), at least not be caught image of how the Viking conquerors behaved. Well that the film was not a historical documentary, but fitted with settingnya that period people kesinggahan Vikings in Newfoundland this will leave footprints in our tabula rasa.

Zheng He was, if he is first up, leaving no trace of civilization which cause a change. It may be true that the breed of chickens in Chile comes from livestock fleet of Zheng He stopped time, but not much has changed other than just from history.

Columbus, so lost and landed in America, home to Europe and introduced the new country that stepped in his report to the royal court in Madrid. He did not just explore the world for pleasure, but to begin the conquest and colonization. If we read the sentences in his journal, he did see the goodness of tribal Indians in the American continent more as an opportunity conquest. In fact after Columbus, a wave of conquerors and settlers had arrived and started. Since the arrival of Columbus, estimated that 85% of Indian citizens become extinct only within a period of 150 years. Travel history of human civilization is complex; a bitter experience, and who took a hit.

It's Columbus Day celebration in the United States was not evenly distributed nationwide. In the areas that many Indian tribes, this warning is directed to a more productive point. Are the days Native Americans (Native American Day) as in North Dakota, while in Nevada, he became a better day brings nuance concerns --- a day of Observance.

Furthermore, as a productive step in the historical sense, the representatives of Indian tribes from various regions and countries in the Americas were declared in Davis, California in 1992 that on 12 October as International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People.

For more questions, if in a country has the original one, is it still appropriate to say that the country was discovered by someone else, like Columbus? Perhaps, this date is October 12 Columbus Day to the U.S. arriving

Columbus Day | He missed the target

This Monday, every second Monday in October, is the day that the U.S. people called Columbus Day or the anniversary of Columbus's landing ship in the New World on October 12, 1492.

Christopher Columbus is wrong target. Cruises that start from Palos, Spain on August 3 , instead of to India and on to the land of spice in Southeast Asia, it led the fleet landed in the Bahamas, the U.S. two months later.

Columbus day for critics who actually saw the arrival of Columbus to the American mainland as early bad news for the native Indians, one of Columbus's direction made this seem ridiculous. "You can not be more off-course than one half of the world," criticism Russele Means, a survivor's rights Indians, who came from the Oglala Sioux tribe.

But, is it true that Columbus first set foot on the ground which is now known as superpower country of this world?

Stephen Gately | Suddenly Death in Majorca

Stephen Gately sudden death, 33 years old, one of the personnel of the band Boyzone who came from Ireland in Majorca making fans and the music industry surprised.

It is reported that Stephen was on vacation with his partner Andrew Cowles, they go for a drink. Gately on the way home fell and did not wake.

Boyzone manager Louis Walsh said: "I'm in complete shock. I was only with him on Tuesday at an awards ceremony. We do not know much about what's happened yet .
I only heard after The X Factor and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man."

Other members of Boyzone which was devastated by this event and send their deepest sympathy to the Gately family . As spokesperson for this band