The Mans Guide to Traveling with a Woman

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5 Things Every Man Should Know About Women?While Traveling. Not long ago we did a post relating little know secrets about how to travel with men. We have now...

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Dog That Saved Elderly Woman From Tsunami: One
Year Later

post from Japan Probe on 15 March 2012 11:11:31 PM. © Japan Probe

In March of 2011, I blogged about Babu, the 12-year-old Shih Tzu who saved his 83-year-old master by leading her uphill and away from the deadly tsunami that destroyed much of Miyako city: “As soon as Tami Akanuma opened the door, Babu frantically ran outside and headed toward a nearby hill?the opposite direction they usually [...]

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Sperm Whales (Kaikoura, New Zealand)

post from Travel Wonders of the World on 15 March 2012 08:22:25 PM. © Travel Wonders of the World

Last October, I was in the whale-watching capital of Kaikoura as part of The Great Crusade (article[...]

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PHOTO: Pretty Little Cathedral on Central Plaza
in Tumbes, Peru

post from Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel on 15 March 2012 07:30:22 PM. © Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel

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Book Launch: Bob Angel Tube Cat's book is now on
sale

post from Going Underground's Blog on 15 March 2012 04:23:40 PM. © Going Underground's Blog

London Underground's most famous cat, Bob, has a book which is available to buy from today. I still can't quite believe I'm saying this, because firstly, cats can't actually write and secondly, it's a story that's so strange you'd think it was fictional. Regular readers of the blog will know that Bob is a ginger tom cat who used to sit with his owner, Big Issue seller, James outside of Angel Tube.

Islington commuters and locals regularly saw James walking up & down Upper Street with Bob sitting on his shoulder.

The inseperable pair were a fixture outside Angel station or often seen travelling on buses in Islington. Bob was even given his own Oyster card by TfL.

It wasn't long before they became an "internet" sensation and we learnt how by caring for, busking and travelling around with Bob, James life had been transformed. My posts on their exploits were some of the most popular posts of the year on my blog. The huge online cat community Catster covered their tale. Bob was featured in The Big Issue (see picture above) and there was much excitement when we learnt they had secured a book deal. So finally A Street Cat Named Bob is now available in book shops and as of today on Amazon and if the signing & reviews are anything to go by, is set to be a best seller. Today's Evening Standard has an interview with James and the writer says of Bob "he has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington".

On Tuesday 13th March 2012, there was a book signing at preview at Waterstones on Islington Green. I was pretty gobsmacked to see the size of the huge queue going out of the door. The signing started at 6pm and when I arrived at 6.30pm I was told that all the books had been sold, but I could still take pictures if I liked.

I went inside and Bob was looking as cool as a cucumber loving the attention and James was clearly overwhelmed by the huge turnout but had a kind word to say to everyone as he signed the books, asking which name he shold put and adding a big heart to each signature. The Waterstones and Hodder & Stoughton (the books publishers) cleverly had a little cat footprint to stamp on the book alongside James's signature too.

I've never been to a book launch before were so many people had at least two copies of a book. A number at three and there was clearly a huge amount of love & affection for the pair. Hodder & Stoughton have produced a lovely video of the pair briefly telling their story.

It's a heartwarming story and one that is popular not just in London, but thanks to sites like Catster and Madmikesamerica, has a global appeal too.

There's a few more pictures of Bob & James Book Launch in my Flickr set and you can keep up to date of all their news since the launch by following @StreetCatBob on Twitter. Now , I wonder how long it was take to train my cat to sit on my shoulder & travel on the Tube!

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Haring's early works on display at Brooklyn
Museum

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The Brooklyn Museum on Friday will open Keith Haring: 1978-1982, an exhibition of the New York-based artist?s early work.The exhibition is made up of 155 works on paper, videos, and more than 150 archival objects such as subway drawings, exhibition[...]

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Former perminant secritary to the Minestry of
finance in Iceland ,is now in jail.

post from Iceland banking crisis news and more on Iceland on 15 March 2012 03:24:03 PM. © Iceland banking crisis news and more on Iceland

Former perminant secritary to the Minestry of finance ,is now in jail.
Mr. Baldur Gunnlaugsson,the former perminant secritary to the Minestry of finance,was convicted by Icelands Supreme court to two years in prison and a heavy fine.
Mr. Baldur was convicted for breaking the law in public office.
Just after he was at a meeting with a special comittie on the financial stability ,and also confidental information about on the sitution in Landsbankinn.
After that meeting ,mr. Baldur sold his stock ,in the value of 192 million kronas in 2008.

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Yankees announce on-sale dates for individual
tickets

Single-game tickets to 2012 Yankees games are not on sale until March 27, but there is a lottery to maybe buy them earlier. Fans (and scalpers) can sign up for a lottery until 5 p.m. today that will allow winners the opportunity to purchase tickets to[...]

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When Was the Great Technology Boom

post from Cheapest Destinations Blog - Travel the World! on 15 March 2012 09:01:09 AM. © Cheapest Destinations Blog - Travel the World!

Does the current pace of technology wear you out? For my opted-out father on my side and my befuddled mother-in-law on my wife’s side, it’s exciting and scary both. (the former has never owned a computer or used the web, the latter needed me to set up her Kindle). But hasn’t it long been this [...]Related posts:

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