Spanish Tomatoe Fight!

The Tomatoe Fight!

Some believe that this odd at best became the world's largest food fight! At the end of August each year the people of Bunol, Spain, 45,000 in general, partisapate in throwing tomatoes at each other. It is believed that it started by some initianting an attack on concill members many years ago. However, it is not a certainty it origininated in that way. After all the chaose is done, about 25,000 pounds of tomatoes are hurled at people. What an interesting pass time.

The Disney Dream Cruise Ship!

 
The finishing touches are being put on the Disney Dream. In case you don’t know what the Disney Dream is, it is a luxury cruise ship like its sister ships in the Disney fleet the Magic and the Wonder. The Magic takes you on long European cruises as well as Caribbean cruises, and boasts an itinerary that will take your breath away. One of the most amazing cruises the Magic embarked on in July was a tour of Northern Europe. The ports of call included such countries as England, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Estonia and last but certainly not least Russia!

The ships offer the most amazing cuisine from all over the world. Every stateroom has all the amenities no matter inside or out with a veranda. It all depends on how much you spend but on a Disney ship all the rooms are comfortable, clean, luxurious and serviced impeccably. You want for nothing. All you have to do is ask. The Disney Cruise Line is perfect for children. It is designed for children and families in mind. It offers kid friendly luxuries as well as adult luxuries. You can go to a children’ theater or a children club or you can enjoy dinning in the adults only restaurant or relax in the spa even go to the adults only cafe. A more serene space designed for older tastes. On the Disney ships there is something sure to please everyone. Young and old.

It just so happens that they are putting the finishing touches on the adults only restaurant on the Dream. It will be called Remy. This marvelous restaurant will feature French cuisine. Reservations are required if you wish to dine there. This ship also boasts other fine dinning experiences. Enchanted Garden, Animator’s Palate and Royal Palace,  The Disney Dream is taking its maiden voyage in January 26, 2011! It is nearly full so hurry and get your spot before it is too late! Tell Micky hi.  

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Heavy Snow Hits New York!

BUFFALO, N.Y.

On Thursday in Buffalo New York, hundreds of motorists were stuck in heavy snow on the freeway. This happened because of an accident earlier, and the wait for it to be cleared resulted in the weather not cooperating and dumping lots of snow on top of everyone.

This monstrous storm started on Wednesday around Lake Erie and progressed toward Buffalo. Down town Buffalo was not too bad, however, the larger part was covered in two feet of snow.
What happened was a truck jackknifed on the interstate highway the night before. It caused the highway to be closed at 3 a.m. It also resulted in a traffic back up of bumper to bumper pile ups for 13 miles. All this in incredibly frigid weather.

Of course there is one way of looking at all this. If you were stranded in the white cloak of winter in a car, on a frozen stretch of highway for 14 hours like 60 year old Jack Geiselman was. This is what he had to say:
"I tend not to be a ranter-and-raver about things and the point is, it's nothing I have any control over," the 60-year-old semi-retired civil engineer said. "I guess the way I look at it is, it's over. I guess stuff happens. It's not the end of the world."

It is true. There is nothing you can do when situations as these strike. Instead of getting keyed up, take it in stride as this man does. Now if only everyone could do that. You can read more about this at the news source link on the bottom of this report.

Updated: Ronnie Chasen murder!

The murderer that killed publiscist Chasen killed himself. At the Harvey apartments in Hollywood California.  The man bragged to a woman's husband that he killed a publicicst in the Hollywood Hills. He lived in the Harvey Apartments in Hollywood.. The man killed himself at 6am. Shots that rang out at that time alerted people, and they called the poilce. That is when they found the man. It is unlikely he was a hit man, because they are not known for killing themselves when the police come calling.

The name iof the man in question was Harold, or at least that is what people called him. He shot himself in the head in the  lobby of the 1930's apartment building and sprayed the place with blood. It was not a pleasent scene, but at least part of the mystery is over.

Update: World Cup!

UPDATE: This is an update to my previous report on the World Cup.
It is official --- the 2018 Fifa World Cup will be held in Russia! Hard to believe since Vladimir Putin was not in Zurich when the voting took place. England sadly lost the bid for the World cup this time, and it is reported that in 2022 it will be held in Qatar! Another first. These games should prove interesting in the next few years. Good luck to all involved.
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World Cup vote: England's Hope For 2018!

Zurich holds the key to England's chances of hosting the Fifia World cup in 2018. The rivals that England fears the most would be Portugal/Spain and Belgium/Netherlands and Russia is also in the running.

David Beckham, Prim Minister David Cameron as well as prince William are part of the England strength to get the 2018 bid. Current England captain, Rio Ferdinand said to win would be so unbelievable. He remembers the last one there in 96 and he said it would live in him forever.

The serious moment for this entire drama comes when the five men representing England for the 2018 bid go in front of Fifa's executive committee on Thursday. Take a deep breath and hope for the best.

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The Airbus engine has a serious fault!

It was reported that the engine used in the Airbus Qantas A380 started a global review over safety after an explosion. In the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine. There is a misalignment in the engine that caused the thinning of an oil-pipe that lead to an explosion.

The misalignment also caused a fatigue crack and that in turn caused leakage of fuel and a fire. Hence, an explosion followed.

Apparently, these faults in the engine occur during manufacturing and Rolls Royce have been asked to investigate what exactly causes it so this issue can be rectified before a major catastrophe bigger than the explosion before happens.

Qantas believes that there is no immediate danger, yet it will investigate this issue farther. It currently has two of these Airbuses in operation today, and does not plan to ground the fleet as it did on November 4^th. Hopefully, this will be corrected for future flights. 

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Colombia drugs money in football

President Santos says he is not going to put up with drug money coming into the sport and destroying the future of Colombian football. This statement was made because of one of Colombia's top football clubs Independent Santa fe of Bogota reportedly under investigation for money laundering for drugs cartels. When Mr. Santos attended a recent sports award ceremony, he mentioned they are going to destroy any relation between criminals and football.

Mr Santos is a huge football fan; one of his favourite teams happens to be Independent Santa Fe of Bogotá. He said recently that he feels football has to return to an earlier time when it worked in a healthier environment, and it had marvellous support. Indeed, one can hope that his dreams of the sport in Colombia is realised fully.

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Poet from the US wins £30,000 Dylan Thomas prize!

Poetess Elyse Fenton's grand works of poetry were inspired by her husband serving in Iraq. It was her collection of 21^st century poetry that won the fantastic prize. The prize this lovely writer from America won was set up to honour the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. The name of the award given by the University of Wales was the Dylan Thomas Prize. The point of the prize is to encourage young writers.

Ms. Fenton's poetry book Clamor is the first poetry book to ever win this award. Another lucky writer, Stefan Mohamed, he won the £5,000 Sony Reader Award category. This was for unpublished writers; the name of his novel that won was: Bitter Sixteen.

Apparently, the book of poetry Ms. Fenton wrote named Clamor was inspired from bits of instant messages between she and her husband while he was in Iraq working as a medic. The works comprising the book are inspiring, and beautifully written. The passion and longing out of love comes shining through loud and clear. It was a true winner among the competition. Great work indeed.

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Bracelet once owned by Wallis Simpson breaks Sotheby's records!

It was reported that a bracelet once owned by Wallis Simpson, was sold recently at Sotheby's for £4.5m. For those of you wondering how much that is in US dollars. It equates to $7m. The beautiful bracelet was in the shape of a panther and all diamonds. Of course Cartier was the designer of this stunning, brilliant piece. It was reported top be the most expensive Cartier item to be sold at any auction anywhere in the world. This fabulous piece was recently owned by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and was also part of a 20 piece collection. It was reported that the entire collection brought ion £7,975,550 or $12, 417, 369m. There were many dazzling piece from this collection. Another piece was a clip in the shape of a flamingo. It was comprised of ruby, sapphire, emerald, citrine and diamond also made by Cartier.

Also, David Bennett, the chairman of Sotheby's in Europe and the Middle East had this to say: "The offering comprises not only incomparable examples of the genius of Cartier in collaboration with the Windsors, but also pieces whose inscriptions tell the story of perhaps the greatest love story of the 20th century, the romance that led Edward VIII to abdicate the throne of Great Britain."

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NYC Tree Lighting Ceremony!

   

Once again New York’s Rockefeller Centre will sparkle and shine with its famous Christmas tree. This years tree is a Norway Spruce decked out in 30,000 LED lights. And if that isn’t amazing enough, it takes about five miles of wire to affix those sparkling points of light to the tree and to top everything off, a Swarovski crystal star tops it all.

The tree lighting ceremony is a tradition and draws millions of New Yorkers and tourist each year.