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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Amelia Earhart " The Final Flight "


In June 1937, Amelia embarked upon the first around-the-world flight at the equator. On July 2, after completing nearly two-thirds of her historic flight -- over 22,000 miles -- Amelia vanished along with her navigator Frederick Noonan. They took off from Lae, New Guinea, bound for tiny Howland Island in the vast Pacific Ocean. The distance from Lae to Howland was about equal to a transcontinental flight across the U.S. A great naval, air and land search failed to locate Amelia, Noonan, or the aircraft, and it was assumed they were lost at sea. To this day, their fate is the subject of unending speculation.
Some theorized the pair ran out of fuel looking for Howland Island, and had to ditch in the Pacific. Others thought they may have crash landed on another small island. Some speculated they were captured by the Japanese, accused of espionage, then held as bargaining chips in the event war erupted between the U.S. and Japan.
In 1939, George authored Amelia's biography, entitled Soaring Wings , as a tribute to his beloved wife.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Kilt



No wonder, for decades, people, mostly ladies have been debating, arguing, chatting, talking and guessing about"What actually is the Scottish guys wear under their kilt"?                                                                       People could discuss and argue and finally make an  educated guesses, but the truth was just already unveiled when a spring breeze on April 1997, during the daily ceremony of the lowering of the flag  at Hong Kong War Memorial.
The Scottish Black Watch Regiment which arrived in Hong Kong in February 1997 is  the last British unit to serve there until the July 1 transfer to the sovereignty of China. Seem, that there is no firm rules regarding under kilt apparel, nor wear nothing. So, it just a matter of practical and preference as well. It's human, isn't it ?