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Speaking of the war
Naval bomb team deals with wartime V2 missile found off Harwich News Naval bomb team deals with wartime V2 missile found off Harwich 29 March 2012 Royal Navy bomb disposal experts are making safe a World War 2 German missile unearthed in the mud off Harwich....
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Nokia N8 - I bought a new camera and it included a phone
I already had a super duper mobile phone with a good camera and 35Gb of storage but I wanted a new one. I really wanted a very good camera that was not as bulky as my present good camera and I did not like carrying a phone and camera all the time so,...
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HMS Eagle
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We bought an Air Conditioner
Summer is here and, although I am not a fan of air conditioning it is fairly warm, we are expecting 37c or 38c tomorrow and over the next few days so it will be welcome. Mei suffers a bit in the heat. It is tough on my garden as well and the plants are...
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We went to Xiuyan, Liaoning Province, China
Xiuyan is renowned for large deposits of Jade and selling manufactured Jade items so last weekend holiday we went to have a look. Most residents are employed in the jade trade or mining of jade or talcum and other service industries. We went the back...
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Published from Overblog
Naval fliers perfect Diamond formation for Diamond Jubilee flypast News Naval fliers perfect Diamond formation for Diamond Jubilee flypast 18 May 2012 Royal Navy helicopter crews have been practising alongside their Army and RAF comrades in the skies...
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Published from Overblog
Condemned to a watery grave: Dramatic moment U.S. Navy ship is sunk by torpedo from Australian submarine during target practice By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 08:09 EST, 24 July 2012 | UPDATED: 10:48 EST, 24 July 2012 Comments (43) Share This is the...
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WMNChina: Chengxi Completes Sea Trials for MV ROYAL SESA WMNOffshore Positioning Contract for VERIPOS (UK) WMNRussia: Nevsky Shipyard Lays Keel for Yard No. 407 SBTUSA: HII Names Corporate Vice President and General Manager SBTAustralia: VERIPOS Lands...
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Boxing Day in Anshan
Christmas Day over and felt a little seedy but anyway, our friend Angela) who owns a bar downtown invited us all down there for drinks. She is a lovely lady, I had her son for classes and he kind of adopted us as family. When my granddaughters came she...
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We have had Christmas
Christmas dinner was a hit with everyone and they did like my trifle very much, even asked for the recipe. There were about 40 people here and our apartment was quite full. I forgot to take may photos due to being kind of busy cooking and having the odd...
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Mid-Autumn Festival
Today is a traditional festival to celebrate the harvest from the summer. It is timed by the lunar calendar to coincide with the full moon. Mooncakes are eaten during this festival , they are made from a type of shortcake and filled with different kinds...
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Published from Overblog
China, India set course for naval strength By Shi Yang 1 Comment(s) Print E-mail China.org.cn, July 26, 2012 Adjust font size: The INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier (former Admiral Gorshkov), which Russia refurbished for India, left its berth at the Sevmash...
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Iranian Navy: Strait of Hormuz Will Not Be Closed Published: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012 | 2:28 PM ET Text Size By: Charles Kennedy Oilprice.com Twitter 5 LinkedIn 3 Share Iranian politicians have often said that they would consider blocking the Strait of...
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"U" Gunnery Instructors Qualifying - that was our Class Name - long winded is it not.
"U" Gunnery Instructors Qualifying, qualified and had a party Today 09:06 AM Four Kiwi's, Jack Donnelly, Jim Senton, Don Boulter and myself - John Currin - decided to have a farewell party in the PO's Mess at Excellent. Jack and I had bought a Hillman...
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Tuatara taken to new home
Tuatara taken to new home LYLE MCMAHON Last updated 05:00 26/03/2012 Share Print Text Size Lyle McMahon Tuatara are released onto Motuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland. Tuatara are now living on the door-step of New Zealand's biggest city....
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NZ and Australian warships help Cook Islands with fuel
NZ and Australian warships help Cook Islands with fuel Updated 20 June 2012, 17:53 AEST New Zealand and Australian warships have come to the rescue of people in the northern group of the Cook Islands who were in danger of running out of fuel for their...
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Chinese navy ship ‘stranded’ in disputed waters
Chinese navy ship ‘stranded’ in disputed waters Saturday, July 14, 2012 From Print Edition BEIJING: A Chinese naval frigate has run aground while patrolling disputed waters in the South China Sea, the defence ministry said on Friday, amid tensions with...
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HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC
HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 10:37 am Press Release: Defence Media Centre HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has...
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RNZ Naval patrol boats on recreational visit
Naval patrol boats on recreational visit Home » News » Dunedin By Rosie Manins on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 News: Dunedin ShareThis In the wake of a warship's first visit to Dunedin, another two Royal New Zealand Navy vessels will arrive in the city this morning....
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A slideshow of our Qingdao holiday
It was a wonderful break in an unusual place, half of the city is like living in an old German village complete with very narrow cobbled streets and the other part is ultra modern, very clean and friendly. Excuse the multitude of typing errors. We Went...
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Chinese Navy frigate runs aground off Palawan
Chinese Navy frigate runs aground off Palawan by Jojo Malig, ABS-CBNNews.com Posted at 07/13/2012 7:12 PM | Updated as of 07/14/2012 6:12 PM View Half Moon Shoal in a larger map MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - A Chinese navy frigate has ran aground...
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The younger brother (David in Palmerston North) is gloating again
He has managed to get into an unassailable lead in the rugby picks. He called on Skype so he could rub my nose in it. Anyway I am well ahead of Warwick and maybe Sonny so that is something . Had lots of rain yesterday and quite humid but the beans seem...
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Rum jubilee deal for Royal Navy
Rum jubilee deal for Royal Navy (UKPA) – 21 hours ago Sailors across the Royal Navy have been rewarded with a tot of rum for their role in the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations. The Queen gave the direction to splice the mainbrace, a tradition going...
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HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC
HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 10:37 am Press Release: Defence Media Centre HMAS Farncomb Celebrates Successful Sinking at RIMPAC The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb has...
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Where were you when this happened
Survivors, rescuers to mark Wahine anniversary Home » News » National Tue, 10 Apr 2012 News: National | Wahine Survivors and rescuers will gather together in Wellington today to mark the 44th anniversary of the Wahine disaster. Wellington's Museum of...