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The Kombi Trail
Cambridge, 1961. A group of students set off on the trip of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of the Cold War they travel through the Soviet Union to the Middle East, South Asia and on to Africa. Their mode of transport? The iconic VW Kombi. This book tells the story of that trip, not just the people they met and the places they saw, but the many experiences - sometimes nerve-wracking, sometimes bizarre - that they encountered along the way. It provides a fascinating insight into a world on the brink of change - seen through the eyes of nine young men fresh from university. The two VW Kombis doggedly traversed treacherous mountain passes, near-impossible roads, jungle tracks and river crossings on their journey through Anatolia, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. This book is an affectionate and highly entertaining re-creation of the relationship between the nine young travellers and their companions, the two VW Kombis which functioned as transport, shelter, canteen and home. It is also a tribute to the determined and rugged determination of the VW Kombi whose descendants still tackle the highways and the more daunting roads of the world.
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What Are the Secrets to Aging Well?
In his new book, Dr. [Sherwin Nuland] offers up a prescription for well-being. Dont worry about living forever, he argues. Stay active, eat well, have some fun while youre here. You can read more of what he has to say at our Web site. Weve posted an excerpt from The Art of Aging: A Doctors Prescription for Well-Being at npr.org/talk. And Sherwin Nuland is our guest today. We ask all of you, boomers in particular, is aging a sentence or an opportunity? 800-989- 8255, 800-989-TALK. E-mail is talk@npr.org. Dr. NULAND: Well, thats right. How old would we feel if we didnt know how old we are? Age has this way of slowly creeping up on us, and most people dont realize theyre becoming whats called elderly until well, in my case, a student said, Dr. Nuland, do you use e- mail? And that was my first clue... Dr. NULAND: Im so glad you brought that up, [Doug], because thats one of the most important things about increasing your muscular strength. We have these preconceptions, these images that in fact older people cannot build their strength up, and all of these experiments that show that people in their mid- eighties can double their strength within six weeks. And the major virtue of that is not only being stronger but being able to recover from these kinds of injuries more quickly. When older people who have been doing weight training fall, theyre more likely to be able to control the fall that they have. So weve got to throw out these old preconceptions that weve all grown up with, and thats where were counting on the boomers.
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Final list of artists for city Big Art Project revealed
As the writer and critic Sally O'Reilly states, [Keith Wilson] creates \"new histories and possibilities\" with his works by \"clashing objects together to override their accepted function\". The artworks [Sullivan JOANNE Tatham] and O'Sullivan make have been described as exploring, just as the Birmingham Big Art Project aims to, the \"mythic potential of art.\". They are also fascinated by \"how art can exist as an event in a particular space and time\". As the writer Skye Sherwin says, [Richard Hughes BIRMINGHAM.BORN] was \"skateboarding and hanging out under flyovers in rainy 1980s Birmingham\" - this is the landscape that has been inspiring him for years. Hughes admits to feeling a little romantic about these early years, playing with mates in shut down shopping centres and other neglected places, though his dad was out of work and life was difficult for many people during Thatcher's term. But, as Sherwin states:\"The way we rose-tint the past interests him as much as time's ravages.\"
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Predator acted out fantasy, trial told
A YOUNG father who went on the prowl to act out his fantasy has been jailed indefinitely after a judge branded him a sexual predator and a risk to the public.Anthony Devaney was told: \"You should be kept in custody until it is absolutely certain that you present no danger to young women to the United Kingdom.\"The 21-year-old was given a sentence of imprisonment for public protection, but can seek parole after serving one year and 11 months behind bars.But Judge Roger Scott told him: \"You should understand that it is highly likely you will not be released on parole then, or for a substantial period of time thereafter.\"Devaney struck as a 21-yearold walked home from a friend's flat late at night in Brompton, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire - six months after he was punished for a similar crime.Teesside Crown Court was told yesterday that...
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Gordon C. Ward D.D.S. of Inverness
Gordon C. Ward D.D.S. of Inverness Gordon C. Ward, D.D.S., 82, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, after an extended illness. Born September 30, 1924, the son of Robert and Isa Ward, he married Betsy Sherwin on Sept. 20, 1946, in Warrenville. Their 66 year relationship has been described as a love story. Dr. Ward graduated from Officers' Candidate School in New Orleans. He served during World War II as a ship's master of a 54' Quick Service Ship. He was based in the South Pacific, specifically The Philippines and Japan.
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Handy/Degre
Mr. and Mrs. John Sherwin of Springhill, Fla., and Roger Handy of Worcester, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Diana Marie Handy, to Bruce Anthony Degre.
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Media religion: A look at recent books, music and Web sites
In addition, the stories include educational notes to help add meaning and context. At the end are 20 \"parent pages\" to aid in sharing specific stories with children and focusing on what those stories teach. For example, Parent Page 6 uses the story of Jesus washing his disciples' feet (John 13) to talk about serving others. And No. 8 uses the story found in Luke 8 of how Jesus calmed the unruly sea to teach about calming fears. These are not neatly packaged stories with fairytale endings. Reported by journalist [Deborah Mathis], the testimonies share the struggle of relating to God in the midst of addiction, disease, personal failure, relational strife and deep disappointment. The story of Wilbert Burgess especially stands out. Burgess dropped out of Howard University in 1962, distracted by a love affair. Despite spending much of his life feeding his addictions, Burgess managed to keep a job and a roof over his head and to help people in faltering ways. But God claimed his heart for good in an answered prayer as Burgess sang with a men's chorus. Beginning with a memorable scene in which [Terry Mattingly] awkwardly negotiates a meeting between ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and J. Francis Stafford, then the Denver archbishop, the author vividly illustrates the many ways in which the iconography of faith and entertainment have become virtually co-dependent in certain spheres of public and private life. Suburban megachurches, for example, now regularly broadcast clips from \"The Matrix\" and \"The Lord of the Rings,\" while Hollywood studio executives nervously seek approval from Christian leaders prior to the release of big-budget films.
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Out of the West: Food Safety
In essence, the new law says that Californians must be warned in a ''clear and reasonable'' way if exposed to chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects. The chemicals can occur anywhere: not just in food, but in the workplace, in the home or at the gasoline station. No warning is required if it can be proved that ''no significant risk'' is presented by a carcinogen or that chemicals causing birth defects would show ''no observable effect'' at 1,000 times the level of exposure. The real question is, is the amount of arsenic in that food safe or not? If it's not safe it shouldn't be sold. If it is safe, it should be sold and you shouldn't scare a consumer by saying, ''Oh, by the way, there's a little bit of harmless arsenic.'' Mr. [Sherwin Gardner]: We're waiting to see how the ''naturally occurring'' rule will work in practice. People have been making cheese and cooking steak and other foods for centuries. You can't make bread without forming a little bit of alcohol. You can't make cheese without forming a little bit of acetaldehyde.
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