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The Sport of Yukigassen, played in snow-loving countries like Norway, Finland, and Japan, is basically an organized snow ball fight. It's a lot like capture the flag--each team has nine players, and they must attempt to capture the other team's flag without being hit by snowballs. If you get hit, you're out. It's played on a court that has huge chunks of snow called "castles" that you can hide behind.

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"Faster, They're Gaining"

by Peter Biddlecombe

This is Biddlecombe's sixth book in which he takes a sarcastic and humorous look at his world travels. This volume includes stops in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Luxembourg, Muscat, Gaza, and many more.

favorite escapes

Peter Ahn
Financier
Minneapolis, MN

Favorite getaway(s): Montana
Most memorable vacation spot(s): Dolphin Beach Resort on Great Guana Cay - Abacos, Bahamas
How I relax: Golf
Favorite restaurant(s): Mission American Kitchen and Bar (Minneapolis), Antoine's (New Orleans)
Never been there but I'd love to go: Argentina, Alaska, Hawaii, and Tahiti

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Sixt auto rental
Comprehensive site covering auto, minivan, & limosine rental throughout Europe and parts of the Middle East. Site is easy to navigate and frequent users will become familiar with the extensive icon representation for various auto features and website services. Frequent travellers may benefit from the Sixt card, detailed extensively on the site. Goto website

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iPod mini from Apple

"Everything you love about iPod just got tinier. iPod mini lets you bring along enough music for a three-day weekend getaway in a package so small you’ll forget you’re carrying it. Until people ask you about it, that is. Available on Mac and Windows for just $249."

The Passenger Pigeon
...probably not since the last know bird of the species died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in 1914. At the time Europeans arrived in North America, it is estimated that the Passenger Pigeon population numbered close to 5 billion, stretching in range the entire sub-Arctic extent of the continent from the Atlantic to the Great Plains. It was by far the most numerous bird on earth and represented at one time upwards of 40% of all birds in the United States. Individual flocks could number in the tens of millions and many reports noted migrations, at 60 mph, which would fill the entire sky for several days. Market hunting, in the form of netting, shooting, and sulfer fumigation, often killing 50,000 birds per hunt, escalated in the mid 1800s, and by the 1890s the Passenger Pigeon had all but disappeared. The last reported bird taken in the wild was shot at Babcock, Wisconsin in 1899. Full Story

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Which South American country has two offical capitals? Answer Bolivia		Due to falling water levels in the Mediterranean, Pisa Italy, a port city in the 5th century B.C., is now located six miles from the coast The highest point in Portugal is Ponta do Pico (7713 ft) in the Azores. The highest point in Spain is Pico de Teide (12198 ft) in the Canary Islands The Phillipines consist of over 7000 seperate islands The warmest temp- urature on record for Antarctica was 59 degrees Fahrenheit
	really far from here The Sport of Yukigassen, played in snow-loving countries like Norway, Finland, and Japan, is basically an organized snow ball fight. It's a lot like capture the flag--each team has nine players, and they must attempt to capture the other team's flag without being hit by snowballs. If you get hit, you're out. It's played on a court that has huge chunks of snow called "castles" that you can hide behind. where are you? relaxing mind break "Faster, They're Gaining" by Peter Biddlecombe This is Biddlecombe's sixth book in which he takes a sarcastic and humorous look at his world travels. This volume includes stops in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Luxembourg, Muscat, Gaza, and many more.		favorite escapes Peter Ahn Financier Minneapolis, MN Favorite getaway(s): Montana Most memorable vacation spot(s): Dolphin Beach Resort on Great Guana Cay - Abacos, Bahamas How I relax: Golf Favorite restaurant(s): Mission American Kitchen and Bar (Minneapolis), Antoine's (New Orleans) Never been there but I'd love to go: Argentina, Alaska, Hawaii, and Tahiti featured website Sixt auto rental Comprehensive site covering auto, minivan, & limosine rental throughout Europe and parts of the Middle East. Site is easy to navigate and frequent users will become familiar with the extensive icon representation for various auto features and website services. Frequent travellers may benefit from the Sixt card, detailed extensively on the site. Goto website take it with you iPod mini from Apple "Everything you love about iPod just got tinier. iPod mini lets you bring along enough music for a three-day weekend getaway in a package so small you’ll forget you’re carrying it. Until people ask you about it, that is. Available on Mac and Windows for just $249."		remember this? The Passenger Pigeon ...probably not since the last know bird of the species died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in 1914. At the time Europeans arrived in North America, it is estimated that the Passenger Pigeon population numbered close to 5 billion, stretching in range the entire sub-Arctic extent of the continent from the Atlantic to the Great Plains. It was by far the most numerous bird on earth and represented at one time upwards of 40% of all birds in the United States. Individual flocks could number in the tens of millions and many reports noted migrations, at 60 mph, which would fill the entire sky for several days. Market hunting, in the form of netting, shooting, and sulfer fumigation, often killing 50,000 birds per hunt, escalated in the mid 1800s, and by the 1890s the Passenger Pigeon had all but disappeared. The last reported bird taken in the wild was shot at Babcock, Wisconsin in 1899. Full Story search The Web far from here