Re: INTERNATIONAL STUFF - Phoenix (Mars Landing) | Ani Lorak

M. K. ~ e-glob, Wa****ngton, DC
> Frank Kalder ~ GLOBAL HAPLIFNET
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              - transatlantic daily -



 . Mars landing

=93Phoenix=94 landed successfully and started its duties.

~
http://groups.google.com/group/HAPLIF-BLOGGING_Deutsch/msg/edc1561a850f6f0=
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&
http://bb.focus.de/focus/p=3DKontem****aerer+Humanismus+Humanitaet+und+Ethi=
k-1297345-#1297345

>
 . Eurovision Song Contest
>

Ukraine had already two winners: Ruslana (#1) and now Ani Lorak (#2).

     
http://haplifnet.blogspot.com/2008/05/eurovision-song-contest-2008-in.=
html
      (re****t with a sma****ng photo)

Greece is also successful: Helena Paparizou (#1 in Kiew, 2005)
and now Kalomira (#3 in Belgrade).

Btw, the similarly sounding =93Kalimera=94 means =93good morning=94.
>
> > Disaster for Germany=92s NO ANGELS (23 of 25).
> > http://i.bunte.de/img/HBsGhpko.jpg
(Lucy first, left) [...]
>
> O NO. We were following the No Angels all year long. Sorry to hear of
the
> poor showing.
>

=2E Transatlantic Daily

Here=92s our today=92s summary:
http://haplifnet.blogspot.com/2008/05/multic=
ultural-blogs-update_26.html

=2E Cactus Pear
>
> > > I had the weirdest drink there. Cactus pear martini.
> > > Not pear, Cactus pear
>
> > http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pa/du_prkpear.html
>
> > Was it conveniently tasty?
>
> It was an unexpected flavor. Since it was mixed with a sweeter liqueur,
I
> am not entirely sure what it tasted like. Possibly a little bitter.
>



 . Philly Neighborhood

> It's funny, the next day, we went to pick up Mary's daughter and son in
la=
w.
> Amazingly, the family they stayed with lived only minutes away from my
> parents.
>
> While we waited for the daughter to wake and get ready for the day, we
> walked around the grounds of the Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue which was
ju=
st
> half way between my parents house and the daughter's friends house. I've
> posted about the synagogue in the past. Mary got some great photos. She
> has recently become a FLW addict.
>
[??] FLW stands for Forrest L. Wood, founder of Ranger Boats. The
complete name is FLW Outdoors. FLW Outdoors was started in the mid
'90s. http://www.ultimatebassin.com/BassFi****ngTerms.htm

 . The Liberty Bell

> After we picked up the daughter and son in law, we returned to central
> Philadelphia, and repeated the entire historical tour, including the
Liber=
ty
> Bell.
>
It is a familiar symbol of independence within the United States and
has been described as an international icon of liberty and justice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell

 . Vacation Plan

> I am tentatively planning another vacation sometime later this year,
cutti=
ng
> costs by staying with a friend.  That'll be exciting.  I haven't been
ther=
e
> since 85, when my sister and I stayed overnight for a ski trip to
Steamboa=
t
> Springs.
>
=93Rich Western heritage =96 warm friendly locals=94 (slides, auto-
revolving) http://www.steamboat.com
 &  http://www.steamboat-chamber.com

>
> __
> "I took a river and the river was long and goes on
> it goes on
> ooh it goes on
> it goes on "--"Vittorio E", Spoon


>
Ciao, Frank
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