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Friday, June 22, 2012

Voyager 1 - first to leave the solar system

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by by Carl Franzen, Talking Points Memo   Voyager first to leave solar system   NASA’s unmanned Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, ...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Longest day of the year

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at New York     Length of day  Solar noon Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance (10 6  km) Jun 21, 2012 5:25...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Hazards of spear fishing: harpoon through the skull

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The doctors say no vital structures were damaged.
Monday, June 18, 2012

North River 2 on the mooring and at the dock - City Island Y.C.

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a Buzzards Bay 14 - L. Francis Herreshoff - designer
Sunday, June 17, 2012

What I Miss Most About My Father - George Vecsey

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What I Miss Most About My Father - George Vecsey : Recollections of his father by the great Times writer - the sports columnist and Brook...

Novice crew for Father's Day

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Nik Wallenda at Niagara = Philippe Petit at the Twin Towers

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Man on Wire - the Philippe Petit story told in an Oscar winning movie in 2008 (trailer below) Philippe Petit - 1974 - at the World Trad...
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Hell is the Bay of Biscay

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

565 nm - 24 hour distance record - Volvo Ocean Race

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Camper set a 24 hour distance record yesterday during leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race - a sprint from Lisbon to L'Orient - 565.8 nautica...

North River 2 - splashdown

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floating floorboards Launch June 11, 2012