KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Lindsey Vonn led the final World Cup downhill training session on the Sochi Olympic course by a huge margin Friday, while other skiers had trouble. Even though she stood up out of her tuck before crossing the line, Vonn still finished in 1 minute, 49.21 seconds on the Rosa Khutor …
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Feb 17
Bill Bell, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps, Flight Engineer, B-24 Liberator, in World War II
As told to Ron Albers, Colonel, USAF – ret, for Motts Military Museum and is reprinted here with permission. William Bell was born December 29, 1923, mid-afternoon in a dust storm fifteen miles in the country northwest of Memphis, Texas. at six years old his father took over the management of a ranch located in the same Hall County …
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Feb 12
Italy – Awarded Pictures
Pictures Born in Awarded Pictures Translated Songs Slaughterhouses in Umbria, Italy. Neatly packaged meat in supermarkets is often completely detached in consumers’ minds from the process of its production. The Photographer is Tommaso Ausili from Italy awarded the 3rd prize from world press in Category of Contemporary Issues stories …
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Feb 07
7 Travel Insurance Tips for Your Next Vacation
The news of the cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy was particularly noteworthy for my family. on April 1, we set sail on a seven-day Caribbean cruise. My daughter is already freaking out, and my son is not helping matters. He’s plastered pictures of the Costa Concordia all over the house. One issue …
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Jan 31
18 Argentines travelling on Italy cruise ship ‘safe and sound’
The eighteen Argentine passengers what were travelling on the Costa Concordia cruise that ran aground last night have been found and are safe in Tuscany hotels, the Argentine consulate in Rome- The Argentine Ambassador in Italy, Torcuato Di Tella, along other diplomatic officials, were visiting the hotels were the surviving Argentines are staying. “all the …
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Jan 28
New airlines fly to Seychelles New secondary markets tapped
Tourism officials upbeat after Air Seychelles pullout from Europe After Seychelles’ decision to withdraw from European routes for financial reasons, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) remained upbeat, confident that efforts to woo other airlines to Seychelles and tap new markets would maintain the industry on a steady course. Less than two weeks after the last …
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Jan 28
Know Your Italian Eateries – tripwolf travel blog – your travel guide
Today, while browsing class projects at the Italian middle school where I teach, I wandered from the Art exhibits to the Civics display, where the theme was, “I’m proud to be Italian because….” Many students wrote things along the lines of: “… because Italy is a democratic country.” A few wrote, “… because every citizen …
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Jan 24
EXPOSED ALMOST?: Venus Williams almost wardrobe malfunction in Italy [Pics]
Madonna has 'Fingers Crossed' for a 'W.E.' Oscar Nod ‘I would be really grateful if it did [get nominated], but if it doesn’t, I got the Super Bowl,’ she tells MTV News at ‘W.E.’ NYC premiere.by Jocelyn Vena MadonnaPhoto: MTV News NEW YORK — With Madonna’s “W.E.” taking home a Golden Globe just over a …
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Jan 24
Brendan Tours Italy – Best of Italy and Greece (201213)
sixteen Days, from Brendan Excursions.Commencing from $ four,385.Travel the nations of Italy and Greece in which guided tours introduce you to Rome’s magnificent spectacles including the Sistine Chapel, Roman Colosseum and St. Peter’s Basilica. Following, expertise the floating city of Venice and the romantic town of Florence ahead of a cruise to Greece checking out …
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Jan 08
What’s new in Italy for 2012
What doesn’t change about Italy is that it’s always changing. In 2012 some long-closed doors are opening again. Historic sights, newly scrubbed and restored, are coming out from behind scaffolding. A few more monuments are still under wraps, but getting closer to completion. Italy is revealing itself anew (or molting). In Rome, the Colosseum is …
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