E-Jeepney : Helping the Philippines to be Clean
and Green

post from Paradise Philippines on 04 July 2007 09:08:49 PM. © Paradise Philippines

Makati City, Philippines — Jeepney, a colorful transportation vehicle originated from a refurbished american jeep since World War II, has just become greener.Philippines pioneer electric-powered jeepneys (e-Jeepney) rolled off Makati City last Friday (June 29,2007) in an initial test drive.The 10 to 12-seater electric-powered version of the vehicle that has its origin in surplus US Army [...]

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SuperFerry brings back open-dated ticket sale

post from Paradise Philippines on 04 July 2007 08:47:47 PM. © Paradise Philippines

Davao City — SuperFerry goes on sale once again as it brings back its Todo-Todo Sail Sale in response to great customer interest in its lower prices and the flexibility of open-dated tickets.“Indicators from our call center and other channels showed that customer interest increased over 200% compared to our last promo,” said Andrew Deyto, [...]

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Spice Girls Reunion Tour to Hit Vegas

post from Las Vegas Logue on 04 July 2007 08:36:01 PM. © Las Vegas Logue

Ok, I just KNOW you all have been waiting for this crucial announcement but yes, the newly reunited Spice Girls will be visiting Las Vegas.On Thursday (June 28) the original five members of the pop vocal group appeared at a press conference to announce they were reuniting for a world tour. It was the first [...]

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Takeru Kobayashi Defeated

post from Japan Probe on 04 July 2007 07:22:57 PM. © Japan Probe

Despite his best eating performance ever (and possibly throwing up a couple times), Takeru Kobayashi has failed to win his 7th Nathan’s hot dog eating title:In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world’s hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing [...]

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Wings of Freedom

post from felixwong.com on 04 July 2007 04:08:00 PM. © felixwong.com

Earlier this week, a few bombers swept down onto Fort Collins as if it was Germany in the 1940s, or worse, Iraq! Fortunately, no Nazis or insurgents had invaded our peaceful town in the Front Range, and this was strictly for a history lesson dubbed “Wings of Freedom” courtesy of the Collings Foundation. On [...]

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Japan News for July 05, 2007

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Japan-related news links for today:More A-Bomb Controversy: Japan on Wednesday reiterated its view that the use of atomic bombs is against humanitarian principles, while stopping short of lodging a protest against remarks by the U.S. special envoy for nuclear nonproliferation that the use of atomic bombs to end World War II prevented the loss [...]

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Happy 4th of July!

post from lao ocean girl on 04 July 2007 02:13:00 PM. © lao ocean girl

Happy birthday America! It’s supposed to be 90 degrees (32 celsius), sunny, and not a cloud in the sky - perfect for all the picnics and barbecues going on today. I’m not sure of my plans for today, but I think it involves some housework. Hopefully I can get out tonight to see a firework show. In preparation, I’ve been reading some tips for firework taking.

Yesterday, the lens I rented for my camera arrived. I used Rentglass.com last year to rent a Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. It was much cheaper than renting from Portland’s Pro Photo Supply, which charges $80 a week for that lens, while Rentglass charges $33 a week! This time I rented the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM for three weeks. When I DO buy a wide angle lens, it’ll probably end up costing me $600 or more, so I’m taking my time to try some lenses out.

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The only problem with Rentglass, is that it’s on a first-come-first-serve basis. It wouldn’t be too bad, but they only have one of each lens, and they don’t give you an idea when the lenses will be returning. Right now, I’ve also got an order for a macro lens at Ziplens.com. At least with that site, you can put in your order and be the next person to get the lens when it comes in. My macro should be arriving in the middle of July. You HAVE TO LOOK at the kind of pictures you can take with this lens! Amazing. A macro lens would be a big splurge ($450), therefore, I want to rent the lens to take some nice photos that I can blow up and hang on my walls in Korea. Right now, the next lens I buy will probably be some kind of wide angle.

Yesterday was opening day for Transformers in America. I took advantage of opening day being on a Tuesday to see the movie before today’s crowds. The movie time listed was 10:50 am, but due to all the trailers, the movie itself didn’t start until 11:06. How was the movie? It was AWESOME! Granted, it won’t be up for any Oscars for acting, but it was just a FUN summer blockbuster. Lots of action and entertaining, especially for those of us that grew up watching the Transformers cartoons. I was disappointed Bumblebee wasn’t a VW bug, but Optimus Prime made up for that. Optimus Prime has such a great voice for a leader, and he’s so wise. At one point in the movie, I was thinking, “Witwicky, don’t you dare put that cube in Optimus Prime!” You have to see the movie to understand what I’m talking about. I don’t like watching movies twice, but would definitely see this one again - for the special effects alone. As I heard one kid say on the way out of the theater, “That was tight!”

Read an interview with the voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen.

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Happy 4th of July

Here’s hoping your Fourth of July 2007 goes smoothly, wherever your travels may take you today. We’ll be back tomorrow with our regular dose of travel news, advice and information from around the web.

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New York Day 3

Slept in again this morning until 8am. The day is overcast and a little cooler. Rain is expected later today,hopefully it won't mean that the 4th of July fireworks are cancelled later tonight.

We are having breakfast at the Pershing Square café, opposite Grand Central station. The café has a very traditional ambience. There are all nationalities dining in and the buzz of people making plans for the day,fills the air.

We settle on the New York breakfast at $15 each. The meal consists of 2 eggs and bacon, cooked to perfection, with fried potates scrumble, orange juice, tea, toast, butter and strawberry jam. We decided to splurge as we had Mcdonald's for breakfast on the first morning. And being served by a gorgeous latino added to the experience.

Hmmmmm, our divinely tasty breakfast is over and we are off to explore.

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Travelers Cell Phone Etiquette

by: Aaron SiegelMany traveling cell phone users fail to remember to use proper cell phone etiquette while away from home. Cell phones have made it possible for people to stay in touch no matter where they happen to be in the world. While this has great advantages for cell phone users it can also be [...]

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