This page shows archived posts for Gary J. Wolff's blog from July-Sept.
2010.
Enjoy...
Cheers,
Gary
Sept.
27, 2010 -
Videos of my 9/4 - 9/19 Houston vacation
Video 1 - Landing at LAX Airport aboard United Flight 890
Video 2 - Landing & Takeoff from Bush Intercontinental Airport
Video 3 - Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas (Astros vs. Dodgers)
Video 4 - City park, garage sale, ducks, & San Jacinto Monument
& Battleground
Video 5 - Visit to Uncle Bubba's
Video 6 - Lufkin road trip
Video 7 - Landing at Chicago O'Hare Airport aboard United Flight 7284
After video starts, mouse over
screen to select the other 6 videos,
which are in a playlist and will play back-to-back, continuously.
(View all videos at a glance here.)
Sept.
24, 2010 -
Pics of my 9/4 - 9/19 Houston vacation
Click here to view pics of
my Sept. 4-19, 2010 Houston vacation.
Battleship Texas
The USS Texas (BB-35), commissioned in 1914, is the only surviving
battleship to have served in both world wars and is the last surviving
Dreadnought (the predominant type of 20th-century battleship, featuring
an 'all-big-gun' armament and steam turbine propulsion).
The Texas
served as flagship for the D-Day Normandy invasion and earned 7 ribbons
for her service in World War II. Its ten 14-inch guns were
the largest on any ship at the time, and together with its twenty-one
5-inch guns and four 21-inch submerged torpedo tubes, it was
the most powerful battleship in the world.
Among US-built battleships, Texas
is notable for her sizable number of firsts: the first US battleship to
mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with
directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers),
the first US battleship to launch an aircraft, one of the first in the
US Navy to use commercial radar, the first US battleship to become a
permanent museum ship, and the first battleship declared to be
a US National Historic Landmark
(Sources: various, including Wikipedia).
Sept.
22, 2010 - Ryomaden actors in
the NHK TV actor's lounge
Ryomaden actors take a breather between scenes
(photo courtesy of Stuart Varnam-Atkin)
(more Ryomaden pics here)
I finally finished my webpage (pls. click on the link above &
have a look when you get a chance!).
Mt.
Jonen-dake was the final mountain on my list of the 25 highest
mountains in Japan and the easiest and most accessible of all
of
Japan's highest peaks.
My
hike to the top of Mt. Jonen-dake, elev. 2857m, in the Northern Japan
Alps on Aug. 22, 2010. Includes the beautiful Ichinosawa Valley
& mountain stream, the Jonen-goya mountain hut, the
most
stunning view of Mt. Oku-hotaka-dake & Mt. Yari-ga-take I've
ever seen, and some very lively Japanese hikers, starting around the
2:45 min. mark.
(More details on the 25
highest
mountains in Japan)
(View video on a separate page here.)
Aug. 29,
2010 -
My pics of Mt. Jonen-dake, elev. 2857m, Japan's 25th Highest
Mountain
Aug.
3, 2010 -
Katsushika, Tokyo Fireworks Display held July 27, 2010
Don't
miss the amazing finale starting at the 8:42 min. mark. Best viewed on a
full PC
screen in a darkened room. Regrettably, YouTube has silenced my video
due to the background music I chose. Bummer!
2010 Katsushika,
Tokyo Fireworks Display
(If player above is not visible, you can view video
at YouTube here.)
July
27, 2010 - My videos of
Langkawi, Malaysia
Video 1 - Underwater World (1/2)
Video 2 - Underwater World (2/2)
Video 3 - Langkawi Cable Car
Video 4 - Seven Wells Waterfall
Video 5 - Malaysian Butterfly at Seven Wells Waterfall
Video 6 - Mangrove Forest River Cruise
Video 7 - Tengah Beach
Video 8 - Aseania Resort Langkawi
Video 9 - Imperial Seafood Restaurant, Cenang
Video 10 - Cave of Bats
Video 11 - Laser light show in front of the Cabin Resort Langkawi
Video 12 - Kuah Town night market food stalls
Video 13 - Arrival of the Sea Jet 2 at the Kuah Town ferry terminal
Video 14 - Eagle feeding, monkey feeding, & blowfish feeding
After video starts, mouse over
screen to select the other 13 videos,
which are in a playlist and will play back-to-back, continuously.
(View all videos at a glance here.)
(more details on my Langkawi,
Malaysia travel)
July
24, 2010 - My pics of
Langkawi, Malaysia
Langkawi, which means "reddish brown eagle" in the colloquial Malay
language, is a cluster of 99 exotic tropical islands in far
northwestern Malaysia which has been designated a World Geopark
by UNESCO.
Langkawi offers some of the world's best-kept secrets -- secluded coves
and long stretches of white sandy beaches. Washed by the calm turquoise
waters of the Andaman Sea, the islands are covered with age-old
rainforests and home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna.
The famous Langkawi eagle(s) at Eagle Square in Kuah Town
Click here to view all of the pics of my July 15-19,
2010 vacation to Langkawi. Enjoy!
July
9, 2010 -
Japanese mother kidnaps children from American father
"My name is
Aiko, and I just turned 13. Can I ask you to help me find my brothers?
Noah is almost 10 and Kynan is almost seven. At the end of March 2010,
my mother kidnapped us from our own home and forced us to take new
names. After 20 days, I was able to escape, contact my father, and be
rescued.
However, my brothers are still captive, and
their whereabouts are unknown. My mother is very abusive and unstable,
so I am really worried about my brothers. They are most probably still
in the Tokyo area. Please let me know if you see boys who look like
them. Please help. Please."
July
5, 2010 - Hot dog eating
champ Kobayashi arrested in New York City
(AP Photo/Nick Jesdanun)
Six-time hot dog eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi, center, of
Japan, is taken into custody by New York police officers after he
jumped on stage at the end of the hot dog eating contest in New York's
Coney Island on Sunday, July 4, 2010. (Source: Associated Press)
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