Cruising Hotels, Bedrooms in the Sky
Mixed martial articles by Pat Darnell | June 6, 2014 | Bryan TX
[Picture LINK] "...This time around the mammoth cruise ship struck fire and not ice and the passengers are a sordid bunch including robotic golden angels armed with killer boomerang-like-halos, and a dwarf named Bannakaffalatta – a cyborg Zocci who strangely resembles Darth Maul (December 21, 2011. By Ricky da Conceição) ..."
Amazing Helicopter Hotel Open Up in UAE...! | Just Another Blog:
'via Blog this'
Another Doctor Who image of the future has come to be in the United Arab Emirates. This day three years ago, First Helicopter Hotel in the world, [was] inaugurated in UAE. First trip was take off Dubai Airport on June 6, 2011. ( June 11, 2011. LINK)
[Picture LINK] Hotelicopter
____________________Reference
http://watsyourblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/amazing-helicopter-hotel-open-up-in-uae.html
http://www.soundonsight.org/25-days-of-christmas-doctor-who-voyage-of-the-damned/
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Sunday, February 02, 2014
MooPig Momma from the Ship Don't Jump Department :: "Another Cruise Ship Norovirus Thing"
Cruise Ship Illnesses, Norovirus's Revenge
Mashed articles by Pat Darnell | Feb 2, 20104 | Bryan TX
[Picture LINK]
Another cruise ship returns with ill passengers: "The Caribbean Princess departed Jan. 25 for the Caribbean with more than 4,200 people on board. It returned Thursday night instead of Saturday. Cruise liners are required to report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention if more than 3 percent of the passengers on board the ship become sick."
'via Blog this'
" ... According to the CDC website, there are about a dozen cases annually where so many people become ill on a cruise, the vast majority with norovirus. This year there have already been three reported cases, including on the Caribbean Princess, and at least two appear to be due to that stomach virus. Cruise Lines International Association reports that more than 20 million people took cruises in 2012. (Ramit Plushnick-Masti of Associated Press. Feb 1, 2014. LINK) ..."
CONCLUSION
We are officially crossing Take a Cruise off our bucket list.
________________Reference
http://news.msn.com/us/cruise-line-cites-fog-not-illness-for-return
http://news.msn.com/us/royal-caribbean-says-cruise-ship-arrives-with-ill-passengers?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/ship-where-nearly-700-fell-ill-being-sanitized?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/fire-breaks-out-on-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/us-officials-probe-illnesses-on-caribbean-cruise#tscptmf
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/11/moopig-report-from-middle-demographics.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-lots.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-cruise.html
http://www.pvgglobal.com/
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-vacation-like-kennedy-taking.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_world's_largest_cruise_ships
http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/downloadFS.php/?id=19
http://elliott.org/the-travel-critic/how-safe-is-a-cruise/
http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm#2010
http://www.shipcruise.org/cruise-ship-passenger-capacity-ratings/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=975_1283799588
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/09/04/royal-caribbean-bans-smoking-balconies
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/01/24/another-royal-caribbean-ship-experiencing-norovirus-outbreak
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/
Mashed articles by Pat Darnell | Feb 2, 20104 | Bryan TX
[Picture LINK]
Another cruise ship returns with ill passengers: "The Caribbean Princess departed Jan. 25 for the Caribbean with more than 4,200 people on board. It returned Thursday night instead of Saturday. Cruise liners are required to report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention if more than 3 percent of the passengers on board the ship become sick."
'via Blog this'
" ... According to the CDC website, there are about a dozen cases annually where so many people become ill on a cruise, the vast majority with norovirus. This year there have already been three reported cases, including on the Caribbean Princess, and at least two appear to be due to that stomach virus. Cruise Lines International Association reports that more than 20 million people took cruises in 2012. (Ramit Plushnick-Masti of Associated Press. Feb 1, 2014. LINK) ..."
CONCLUSION
We are officially crossing Take a Cruise off our bucket list.
________________Reference
http://news.msn.com/us/cruise-line-cites-fog-not-illness-for-return
http://news.msn.com/us/royal-caribbean-says-cruise-ship-arrives-with-ill-passengers?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/ship-where-nearly-700-fell-ill-being-sanitized?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/fire-breaks-out-on-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship?ocid=msnnws
http://news.msn.com/us/us-officials-probe-illnesses-on-caribbean-cruise#tscptmf
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/11/moopig-report-from-middle-demographics.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-lots.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-cruise.html
http://www.pvgglobal.com/
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-vacation-like-kennedy-taking.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_world's_largest_cruise_ships
http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/downloadFS.php/?id=19
http://elliott.org/the-travel-critic/how-safe-is-a-cruise/
http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm#2010
http://www.shipcruise.org/cruise-ship-passenger-capacity-ratings/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=975_1283799588
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/09/04/royal-caribbean-bans-smoking-balconies
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/01/24/another-royal-caribbean-ship-experiencing-norovirus-outbreak
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/
Sunday, January 26, 2014
MooPig's Trend Spotter Department :: "Cruise Ships"
Figuring Out the Odds
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 26, 2014 | Bryan TX
[Picture LINK] Troubles at sea ...
Why would anyone haul their favorite vacation clothes and baggage aboard a Cruise Ship that has 3,000 others milling about, with all their baggage on board? What is the draw to these tugs? My Dad was in the Navy, WWII, on a Destroyer in the Pacific, and all he ever thought about while out there was "When do I get to go home?"
US officials probe illnesses on Caribbean cruise: "KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. health officials will board a cruise ship docked in the U.S. Virgin Islands to investigate an illness outbreak that has stricken at least 300 people with gastrointestinal symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, a cruise company spokeswoman said Sunday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, CDC, and Prevention has said that 281, or nearly 10 percent, of the 3,050 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean International's Explorer of the Seas have reported getting sick. Twenty-two crew members have also reported feeling ill."
'via Blog this'
Here's a list of 51 Super-size Ocean-liner Cruise ships LINK. Here's a list of Cruise Lines LINK. We know you can look up Wikki stuff, but the staggering reality is that a few illnesses on one ship is only a smidgen of a problem to International Cruise Lines ships that number in the hundreds.
The Explorer of the Sea mentioned above can accommodate 3,117 "guests" with two people per room. This information from 2011 is not available on the Royal Caribbean Press Center Web-site HERE, today.
So what are the odds of getting sea-sick, ill, injured, raped, lost, or killed on a modern cruise ship today? Christopher Elliott on November 6th, 2010 said: " ...The cruise industry contends a trip on the high seas is safer than a drive to the airport and a stay at a hotel. But just how safe is it?... "
Cruise Junkie reports this bit on its web-site "Cruise and Ferry Passengers and Crew Overboard 1995 - 2014": "Number missing [persons] in past 5 years (2009 - 2013) = 113 (average = 22.6 per year)..." HERE.
I'll never forget when I was ten years old and Dad took us all to Acapulco, Mexico, when I got the Touristas, gastrointestinal bug. The CDC reports HERE the cause of gastrointestinal disorders for passengers aboard cruise ships.
LiveLeaks shares on its Web-site HERE some video of large waves out there on the Ocean. Passenger falls from the gangplank HERE.
CONCLUSION
At first we thought we could figure out the odds of passengers getting into trouble on a cruise in today's mega-tonnage multi-decked Ocean Liners. Figuring those odds will require much more study. In the Summer of 2010, " ...President Obama signed the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, which requires cruise lines to report all deaths, missing persons, theft, sexual harassment and assaults. However, the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t yet published the data and did not offer a timeline for its release...."
The editors in MooPig's Trend Spotter Department all agree; since JFK and Jackie and all their entourage always vacationed near the sea, Americans will trend and copy that royal couples's extended period of recreational behavior, buying cruise tickets en-masse.
Call us if you think differently at ASWC ; ... http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares ...
In summary [M]arine paneling said...
__________________Reference
http://news.msn.com/us/us-officials-probe-illnesses-on-caribbean-cruise#tscptmf
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/11/moopig-report-from-middle-demographics.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-lots.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-cruise.html
http://www.pvgglobal.com/
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-vacation-like-kennedy-taking.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_world's_largest_cruise_ships
http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/downloadFS.php/?id=19
http://elliott.org/the-travel-critic/how-safe-is-a-cruise/
http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm#2010
http://www.shipcruise.org/cruise-ship-passenger-capacity-ratings/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=975_1283799588
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/09/04/royal-caribbean-bans-smoking-balconies
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/01/24/another-royal-caribbean-ship-experiencing-norovirus-outbreak
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 26, 2014 | Bryan TX
[Picture LINK] Troubles at sea ...
Why would anyone haul their favorite vacation clothes and baggage aboard a Cruise Ship that has 3,000 others milling about, with all their baggage on board? What is the draw to these tugs? My Dad was in the Navy, WWII, on a Destroyer in the Pacific, and all he ever thought about while out there was "When do I get to go home?"
US officials probe illnesses on Caribbean cruise: "KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. health officials will board a cruise ship docked in the U.S. Virgin Islands to investigate an illness outbreak that has stricken at least 300 people with gastrointestinal symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, a cruise company spokeswoman said Sunday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, CDC, and Prevention has said that 281, or nearly 10 percent, of the 3,050 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean International's Explorer of the Seas have reported getting sick. Twenty-two crew members have also reported feeling ill."
'via Blog this'
Here's a list of 51 Super-size Ocean-liner Cruise ships LINK. Here's a list of Cruise Lines LINK. We know you can look up Wikki stuff, but the staggering reality is that a few illnesses on one ship is only a smidgen of a problem to International Cruise Lines ships that number in the hundreds.
The Explorer of the Sea mentioned above can accommodate 3,117 "guests" with two people per room. This information from 2011 is not available on the Royal Caribbean Press Center Web-site HERE, today.
So what are the odds of getting sea-sick, ill, injured, raped, lost, or killed on a modern cruise ship today? Christopher Elliott on November 6th, 2010 said: " ...The cruise industry contends a trip on the high seas is safer than a drive to the airport and a stay at a hotel. But just how safe is it?... "
Cruise Junkie reports this bit on its web-site "Cruise and Ferry Passengers and Crew Overboard 1995 - 2014": "Number missing [persons] in past 5 years (2009 - 2013) = 113 (average = 22.6 per year)..." HERE.
"... Stay in your cabin and order room service for the duration of your cruise, and short of your ship sinking, you’ll probably be just fine.In the same article, concerning rape at sea: "... as cruise expert Ross A. Klein testified before a Senate hearing in 2008, the rate of sexual assault on cruise ships is almost twice the U.S. rate of forcible rape — about 56.9 per 100,000. “It is common knowledge in our field that cruise ships are flat-out dangerous for women,” said Amelia Stinson-Wesley, the former executive director of a battered women’s shelter and rape crisis center. “Not as dangerous as countries at war where rape is used as a weapon of war, but more dangerous than even a college campus and certainly more dangerous than the general population of most cities in the United States..."
But stay up all night drinking, do your “I’m-the-king-of-the-world” impression from the bow of the ship, and take the unauthorized shore excursion to the slums — well, maybe not (ibid. Christopher Elliott. November 6th, 2010) ..."
I'll never forget when I was ten years old and Dad took us all to Acapulco, Mexico, when I got the Touristas, gastrointestinal bug. The CDC reports HERE the cause of gastrointestinal disorders for passengers aboard cruise ships.
LiveLeaks shares on its Web-site HERE some video of large waves out there on the Ocean. Passenger falls from the gangplank HERE.
CONCLUSION
At first we thought we could figure out the odds of passengers getting into trouble on a cruise in today's mega-tonnage multi-decked Ocean Liners. Figuring those odds will require much more study. In the Summer of 2010, " ...President Obama signed the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, which requires cruise lines to report all deaths, missing persons, theft, sexual harassment and assaults. However, the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t yet published the data and did not offer a timeline for its release...."
The editors in MooPig's Trend Spotter Department all agree; since JFK and Jackie and all their entourage always vacationed near the sea, Americans will trend and copy that royal couples's extended period of recreational behavior, buying cruise tickets en-masse.
Call us if you think differently at ASWC ; ... http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares ...
In summary [M]arine paneling said...
"...Ships can last for many years and they can travel to different seas, as long as they are carefully maintained and regularly checked. Big sea vessels can carry heavy equipment as well as many passengers, and to experience tragedy such as sinking is really unfortunate. The number of sinking ships is very alarming and we hope that such tragic events will be prevented. (July 12, 2012. LINK and LINK )... "
__________________Reference
http://news.msn.com/us/us-officials-probe-illnesses-on-caribbean-cruise#tscptmf
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/11/moopig-report-from-middle-demographics.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-lots.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-cruise.html
http://www.pvgglobal.com/
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-vacation-like-kennedy-taking.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_world's_largest_cruise_ships
http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/downloadFS.php/?id=19
http://elliott.org/the-travel-critic/how-safe-is-a-cruise/
http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/surv/gilist.htm#2010
http://www.shipcruise.org/cruise-ship-passenger-capacity-ratings/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=975_1283799588
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Ask+Someone+Who+Cares
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/09/04/royal-caribbean-bans-smoking-balconies
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/01/24/another-royal-caribbean-ship-experiencing-norovirus-outbreak
http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Costa Concordia UPDATE :: "Ship Righted"
I May Not be the Most Interesting Man Alive ....
Captured by Pat Darnell | Sep 17, 2013 | Bryan TX
[Photo's LINK]
"I may not be the most interesting man in the world, but give me $400 million dollars and I will flip your ship." Senior Salvage Master Nick Sloane is welcomed by the inhabitants of the Giglio island after the parbuckling operation which succesfully uprighted the Costa Concordia
Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/costa-concordia-salvage-operation-live-2279122#ixzz2fBuFOWoX
Members of the US salvage company Titan and Italian firm Micoperi work at the wreck of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship near the harbour of Giglio Porto.
Salvage workers attempt to raise the cruise ship today in the largest and most expensive maritime salvage operation in history, so-called "parbuckling", to rotated the ship by a series of cables and hydraulic machines.
A photo of Indian waiter Russel Rebello is shown by his brother Kevin near the stricken ship Costa Concordia
Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/costa-concordia-salvage-operation-live-2279122#ixzz2fBv9RsK2
__________________________Reference
http://www.businessinsider.com/plan-to-salvage-costa-concordia-wreck-2012-12?op=1
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/world/europe/costa-concordia/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16587849
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16591495
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/02/bbc-news-costa-concordia-what-next-for.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10311659/Costa-Concordia-salvage-operation-live.html
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2013/sep/16/concordia-salvage-operation-giglio-parbuckling-live-updates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24104741
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/costa-concordia-salvage-operation-live-2279122
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Vacationing Like the Kennedys' :: PR Nightmares, Cruises
The call came into the Lake Worth Coast Guard at 2:52 a.m.
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | May 28, 2013 | Bryan TX
Here's the Advertisement:
Cruise from Baltimore on the newly renovated Grandeur of the Seas! There is no limit to the possibilities for fun and relaxation on this reimagined cruise ship.
BBC News - Royal Caribbean cruise cancelled in Bahamas after fire: EXCERPT | "A fire has broken out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, forcing more than 2,200 passengers to end their trip early.
"The Grandeur of the Seas had left Baltimore on Friday and was en route to CocoCay in the Bahamas when fire broke out in the mooring area in the early hours of Monday, the company said. Passengers were mustered to assembly points for several hours while the fire was put out.
"No serious injuries were reported."
'via Blog this'
Come hell or low water, and fire, many people will still go on cruises. Each of modern cruise ships today carries upwards 2000 passengers and 700 or more crew members. The fire on this vessel was a "Class A" which means wood and combustibles were on fire. On today's calamity at sea, aboard the Grandeur of the Sea, "... all 2,224 guests and 796 crew have been accounted for, and there have been no injuries of guests or crew reported. The safety of our guests and crew is our top priority, and we will continue to focus on their needs and concerns. ( WPTV Web Team. 5.27.2013. LINK) ... "
One passenger tells of her 3AM "abandon all hope" cruise ship experience:
________________Reference
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22685364
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/fire-onboard-royal-caribbean-grandeur-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-out#ixzz2UZCfUmEO
Friday, May 10, 2013
Death Ship "Carnival Spirit"

[Picture LINK] Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder, from New South Wales state, were discovered missing Thursday morning after the Carnival Spirit docked at Sydney's Circular Quay, at the end of a 10-day journey, said New South Wales Police Superintendent Mark Hutchings.
Rescuers search for Australian couple who fell overboard - CBS News: "Carnival Corp. has been plagued by a series of high-profile problems in recent years. Last year, the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Italy, killing 32 people. Also last year, the Costa Allegra caught fire and lost power in the Indian Ocean, leaving passengers without working toilets, running water or air conditioning for three days. Costa is a division of Carnival Corp.
In February, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph spent five days without power in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine-room fire disabled the vessel. Those on board complained of squalid conditions, including overflowing toilets and food shortages."
'via Blog this'
Comments
"... The Great and Powerful Oz said...
I'm afraid I have never seen the attraction in floating highrise hotels, so I don't care much about the industry.
*
*
Yea OZ,
I concur with you. A work mate once replied to a female in the office who was bragging about a wonderful 12 day cruise around the Caribbean.
His reply: Why would I spend a lot of money to spend 12 days with 2,000 people I neither know or most likely wouldn't like on a boat I could not escape from?"
She frowned and walked away.
Frank and I "High-Fived" and went back to work. [Toejam said...September 28, 2012. LINK] ..."
____________________Reference
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57583828/
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2012/09/salvaging-costa-concordia.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/09/2-carnival-cruise-passengers-missing-off-australian-coast/
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/moopigs-trend-spotter-department-cruise.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/02/moopigs-news-up-department-cruise-ship.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/07/costa-concordia-ship-wreck-near-italy.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2013/03/moopigs-vacation-like-kennedys-carnival.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/12/costa-concordia-update-salvage-scheme.html
Saturday, April 13, 2013
AZZAM Wig-Wam
Floating turd gathered by Pat Darnell | Apr 13, 2013 | Bryan TX
The largest motor yacht in the world was just launched by Lürssen, a German luxury boat builder. Its name is Azzam and it is 590 feet long.
More: http://usat.ly/Xz3Rno
(Photo by Getty Images)
There are no immediate descriptions available of the interior, though we know it's in the hands of French interior designer Christophe Leoni, who's using a "turn of the century Empire style."
Your Wait-Staff Awaits your Command:
What is a Penis Boat? They are defined by a number of criteria:
1. They are long and penis-shaped, usually with a very long covered bow section.
2. They have one or more V-8 engines with straight exhausts through the hull and are very, very loud.
3. They have loud graphics schemes or colors, and usually a name in 2-foot high letters across the side. The name should be something tough-sounding like "The Eliminator"
4. They have relatively small cockpits for their length, usually upholstered in gaudy colors. Below decks is a cramped cabin, usually decked out like a custom van from the 1970's.
Penis boats come in a number of sizes - from simple single-engine 28 footers all the way to triple engine 50-footers and beyond.
I think we have definition.
Floating turd gathered by Pat Darnell | Apr 13, 2013 | Bryan TX
The largest motor yacht in the world was just launched by Lürssen, a German luxury boat builder. Its name is Azzam and it is 590 feet long.
More: http://usat.ly/Xz3Rno
(Photo by Getty Images)
There are no immediate descriptions available of the interior, though we know it's in the hands of French interior designer Christophe Leoni, who's using a "turn of the century Empire style."
Your Wait-Staff Awaits your Command:
What is a Penis Boat? They are defined by a number of criteria:
1. They are long and penis-shaped, usually with a very long covered bow section.
2. They have one or more V-8 engines with straight exhausts through the hull and are very, very loud.
3. They have loud graphics schemes or colors, and usually a name in 2-foot high letters across the side. The name should be something tough-sounding like "The Eliminator"
4. They have relatively small cockpits for their length, usually upholstered in gaudy colors. Below decks is a cramped cabin, usually decked out like a custom van from the 1970's.
Penis boats come in a number of sizes - from simple single-engine 28 footers all the way to triple engine 50-footers and beyond.
I think we have definition.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Costa Concordia UPDATE :: Salvage Scheme
Captured by Pat Darnell | Dec 31, 2012 | Bryan TX
60 Minutes ran a story on the salvage of the cruise ship disaster, Costa Concordia, grounded and listing on the rocks of Giglio, Italy, since January 14, 2012.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Plan To Salvage Costa Concordia Wreck - Business Insider: "Because the Costa Concordia is in a nationally protected marine park and coral reef, it must be removed from the area before it can be dismantled, posing countless difficulties. In a report on the efforts to remove the wreck, 60 Minutes' Leslie Stahl visited the site and recounted the remarkable salvage operation, which has a $400 million price tag."

'via Blog this'

Then-it-will-float-up-leaving-more-of-its-structure-above-the-surface.
____________________________Reference
http://www.businessinsider.com/plan-to-salvage-costa-concordia-wreck-2012-12?op=1
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/world/europe/costa-concordia/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16587849
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16591495
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/02/bbc-news-costa-concordia-what-next-for.html
60 Minutes ran a story on the salvage of the cruise ship disaster, Costa Concordia, grounded and listing on the rocks of Giglio, Italy, since January 14, 2012.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Lessons learned in Concordia disaster have brought changes to cruise industry safety
- Disaster cast shadow on industry that maintains it is one of the safest modes of transport
- Sen. Rockefeller says cruise lines getting free ride on backs of U.S. taxpayers
- Industry group says members pay required taxes and plenty of port and other fees
Plan To Salvage Costa Concordia Wreck - Business Insider: "Because the Costa Concordia is in a nationally protected marine park and coral reef, it must be removed from the area before it can be dismantled, posing countless difficulties. In a report on the efforts to remove the wreck, 60 Minutes' Leslie Stahl visited the site and recounted the remarkable salvage operation, which has a $400 million price tag."

The-plan-is-to-rotate-the-ship-upright-and-onto-an-underwater-platform. The-steel-that-makes-it-up-weighs-three-times-as-much-as-the-eiffel-tower-it-will-be-embedded-in-the-seafloor
'via Blog this'
Hydraulic-pulleys-will-pull-the-costa-concordia-upright.

Then-it-will-float-up-leaving-more-of-its-structure-above-the-surface.
Once-the-ship-is-upright-the-extra-buoyancy-should-make-it-float.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/plan-to-salvage-costa-concordia-wreck-2012-12?op=1
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/world/europe/costa-concordia/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16587849
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16591495
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/02/bbc-news-costa-concordia-what-next-for.html
Saturday, January 14, 2012
MooPig's Vacation like a Kennedy :: "Taking a Cruise?"
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 14, 2012 | Bryan TX
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Until 2001, I had been thinking how nice to one day take my better half on a cruise for our anniversary. The Twin Towers disasters of 911, the piracy of late, and ... well ... uncertainty a major factor in this dream; I have dread of ever going on a cruise. Behold, a cruise ship runs aground, falls on its side.
Think about it, high seas adventures are death sentences today. I would buy a Time Share rather than buy a berth on a modern cruise ship! That's not saying much.
breaking news - national news - world news - azcentral.com: "Three bodies were recovered from the sea after the Costa Concordia with 4,234 people aboard ran aground hundreds of yards (meters) off the tiny island of Giglio near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, tearing a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in its hull and sending in a rush of water." (NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO. Jan 14, 2012. Associated Press) ... "
'via Blog this'
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_CRUISE_AGROUND?SITE=AZPHG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://www.whiotv.com/ap/ap/top-news/coast-guard-ship-aground-off-italy-bodies-found/pMkqS/
http://surftweeters.com/titanic-like-scene-passengers-recount-panic-on-cruise-ship-that-ran-aground-off-italy/
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Until 2001, I had been thinking how nice to one day take my better half on a cruise for our anniversary. The Twin Towers disasters of 911, the piracy of late, and ... well ... uncertainty a major factor in this dream; I have dread of ever going on a cruise. Behold, a cruise ship runs aground, falls on its side.
Think about it, high seas adventures are death sentences today. I would buy a Time Share rather than buy a berth on a modern cruise ship! That's not saying much.
breaking news - national news - world news - azcentral.com: "Three bodies were recovered from the sea after the Costa Concordia with 4,234 people aboard ran aground hundreds of yards (meters) off the tiny island of Giglio near the coast of Tuscany late Friday, tearing a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in its hull and sending in a rush of water." (NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D'EMILIO. Jan 14, 2012. Associated Press) ... "
'via Blog this'
EXCERPT " ... She choked up as she recounted the moment when an Argentine couple handed her their 3-year-old daughter, unable to keep their balance as the ship lurched to the side and the family found themselves standing on a wall. "He said 'take my baby,'" Mrs. Ananias said, covering her mouth with her hand as she teared up. "I grabbed the baby. But then I was being pushed down. I didn't want the baby to fall down the stairs. I gave the baby back. I couldn't hold her.
"I thought that was the end and I thought they should be with their baby," she said.
"I wonder where they are," daughter Valerie whispered. ... "
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_CRUISE_AGROUND?SITE=AZPHG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
http://www.whiotv.com/ap/ap/top-news/coast-guard-ship-aground-off-italy-bodies-found/pMkqS/
http://surftweeters.com/titanic-like-scene-passengers-recount-panic-on-cruise-ship-that-ran-aground-off-italy/
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Hitlary needs a Shamrock in her Hat
The staff at MooPig has reached a consensus: all but one correspondent thinks Hillary should hire Paris Hilton as her Campaign Chairperson. Please read the following. It is an expose on why Gen JC Christian, our one dissenting field observer, is on the warpath about the Democrat's smear campaigns! Whaddya all think? >MPW
Gen. JC Christian, Patriot writes:
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Secret Vogonzuelan
Luke Esser, heterosexual
Chair, Washington State Republican Committee
Dear Chairman Esser,
I want to commend you and the state party for all the good work you've done spreading the word that Barak Obama is secretly a card carrying Islamunistofascist. I'm particularly delighted to see that the Clark County Republicans featured the story on the front page of their web site and that Cathy Colley, Chair of the Grays Harbor Republican Party, distributed it via an official email to inner and outer party members.
That said, I find it inexcusable that you are not also facilitating the distribution of this companion email about Hillary Klinton:
If you do not forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts...this is very scary to think of what lies ahead of us here in our own United States... better heed this and pray about it and share it with everyone you know.
Who is Hillary Clinton
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in MOSCOW, Idaho to Jose Chavez, a brown FOREIGNER, from Caracas, Venezuela and Prostetnic Vogon Zwentz, an ILLEGAL ALIEN from the planet Vogsphere in the Vogsol System of the Megabrantis Cluster. Hillary's parents met at the BOMB Shelter Tavern in PARIS, Idaho.
When Hillary was two years old, her parents divorced. Her father returned to Venezuela with her brother, Hugo, and her mother married a FREEMASON named CHARLES MANSON Rodham. When Hillary was six years old, the family relocated to the planet Vogsphere, where Hillary studied poetry at a MONTESSORI school in Vogtavia.
Hillary takes great care to conceal the fact that she is half Vogon, half Venezuelan, and the sister of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a known LATTE DRINKER and lapsed CATHOLIC. She is also quick to point out that her Vogon past has nothing to do with her brother's acquisition of Vogon BATTLE CRUISERS, and that her sudden interest in relaxing trade restrictions on dilithium crystals for Venezuela is simply an example of her commitment to free trade.
Hillary will NOT sing along when a Toby Keith is played at an event. Instead she will pretend to cough while uttering the words "blow me" into her hand. Let us all remain alert concerning Hillary's expected presidential candidacy.
Please give as much effort to distributing this as you gave to the Obama smear.
Heterosexually yours,
Gen. JC Christian, patriot
Posted by Gen. JC Christian, Patriot at 12:29 AM
Gen. JC Christian, Patriot writes:
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton: Secret Vogonzuelan
Luke Esser, heterosexual
Chair, Washington State Republican Committee
Dear Chairman Esser,
I want to commend you and the state party for all the good work you've done spreading the word that Barak Obama is secretly a card carrying Islamunistofascist. I'm particularly delighted to see that the Clark County Republicans featured the story on the front page of their web site and that Cathy Colley, Chair of the Grays Harbor Republican Party, distributed it via an official email to inner and outer party members.
That said, I find it inexcusable that you are not also facilitating the distribution of this companion email about Hillary Klinton:
If you do not forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts...this is very scary to think of what lies ahead of us here in our own United States... better heed this and pray about it and share it with everyone you know.
Who is Hillary Clinton
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in MOSCOW, Idaho to Jose Chavez, a brown FOREIGNER, from Caracas, Venezuela and Prostetnic Vogon Zwentz, an ILLEGAL ALIEN from the planet Vogsphere in the Vogsol System of the Megabrantis Cluster. Hillary's parents met at the BOMB Shelter Tavern in PARIS, Idaho.
When Hillary was two years old, her parents divorced. Her father returned to Venezuela with her brother, Hugo, and her mother married a FREEMASON named CHARLES MANSON Rodham. When Hillary was six years old, the family relocated to the planet Vogsphere, where Hillary studied poetry at a MONTESSORI school in Vogtavia.
Hillary takes great care to conceal the fact that she is half Vogon, half Venezuelan, and the sister of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a known LATTE DRINKER and lapsed CATHOLIC. She is also quick to point out that her Vogon past has nothing to do with her brother's acquisition of Vogon BATTLE CRUISERS, and that her sudden interest in relaxing trade restrictions on dilithium crystals for Venezuela is simply an example of her commitment to free trade.
Hillary will NOT sing along when a Toby Keith is played at an event. Instead she will pretend to cough while uttering the words "blow me" into her hand. Let us all remain alert concerning Hillary's expected presidential candidacy.
Please give as much effort to distributing this as you gave to the Obama smear.
Heterosexually yours,
Gen. JC Christian, patriot
Posted by Gen. JC Christian, Patriot at 12:29 AM
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