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Dance Addicts Studio Geraldine and Peter - the best tango instructors ever! Thank you!

Dance Classes Urban Beat Dance Co. - Harbour Dance Studios, 927 Granville St,Vancouver, BC

Tango History ARGENTINE TANGO is a dance of passion, elegance, grace, speed and intricate steps.

Mountain Flying Mountain flying is an amazing adventure raising the adrenalin toits highest levels. More than courage is necessary to perform this type of flying.

Leslie Parent Jewelry Amazingly beautiful jewelry pieces! You can also see me there :)

Some... of my books



The Island of Lost Maps by Miles Harvey

2,355 Days: A POW's Story by Spike Nasmyth

Great Wits by Alice Mattison

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig

The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey

"Pilots of the Purple Twilight" by Philip H. Godsell

"1984" by George Orwell

"Flight to Arras" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Post Office" by Charles Bukowski

"Seven Years in Tibet" by Heinrich Harrer

"Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown

"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

"The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova

"The Island of the Day Before" by Umberto Eco

Music lists index

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Buckcherry

Tango

Gotan Project - Lunatico (2006)

Tango Passion

thievery corporation

can't take my eyes off you

Mountain Flying



Flying in Bulgaria Best places in Bulgaria for mountain flying and gliding!

The highest mountain airstrip The highest mountain airsrip in USA is in Colorado: Possum Creek— Glenwood Springs, 10,010’ elevation. It's a private strip and you need permission from the owner to land there.

Aviation Dictionary



Heated Air Mass Usually found near hangar, flight lounge, airport, cafe, or attractive, non-flying members of the opposite sex.

Flight Plan Scheme to get away from home to go flying.

Bail Out Dipping the water out of the cabin after a heavy rainstorm.

Aileron A hinged control surface on the wing that scares the hell out ofairline passengers when it moves.

Airplane 1) A lot of parts flying in close formation 2) Something imitated in order to get a 1-year-old to eat strained beets

Air travel Breakfast in London, dinner in New York, luggage in Brazil

Airspeed Speed of an airplane. Deduct 25% when listening to a Navy pilot.

Sign Airport decoration. Usually unnoticed except by small children.Its primary function is to hide the location of various areas of the airport, i.e., gate numbers, rest rooms, baggage claim, etc.

On Time An obscure term, meaning unknown.

No-Record Any passenger booked through a travel agency.

Fog A natural weather phenomenon, which usually occurs around an airport while the surrounding areas are clear. Fog is controlled by the airlines and is used to delay flights.

Flight Schedule An entertaining work of paperback fiction.

Carry On Bag An item, usually of large dimensions, which somehow managed to fit under the passenger's seat on the inbound flight. Regardless of what the passenger says the following is not acceptable as carry-on items: bicycles, refrigerators, or wide screen TVs.

Baggage Claim The most difficult area of the airport to find. It is usually hidden by numerous signs saying, "Baggage Claim Area."

Air Traffic Control A game played by airline pilots and air traffic controllers. Thegame has no rules, and neither side knows how it is played, but the goal is to prevent flights from arriving in time for passengers to make connecting flights.

Real ATC Quotes



"You're gonna have to key the mic. I can't see you when you nodyour head."

"Put your compass on 'E' and get out of my airspace."

"Hello flight 56, if you hear me rock your wings.." "OK TOWER, IF YOU HEAR ME ROCK THE TOWER!!"

"Climb like your life depends on it ... because it does."

Tower: "United 123, traffic 3 o'clock, 2 miles, an American Fokker 100." United: "Tower, United 123. I've wanted to say this for a longtime: I'VE GOT THAT FOKKER IN SIGHT!"

Do you have Whiskey? Negative, not in last 8 hours, Am I not on assigned heading?

Do you have Juliet? Negative, and please don't say anything to my wife!

Do you have Hotel? Negative, We are staying with friends!

Do you have Echo? Negative, recieving you loud and clear!

Do you have Charlie? Negative, we left him back at the hanger!

Control: "You're unreadable, say again." "Motor-glider: I've turned off the engine, is that better?"

Tower: "...and for your information, you were slightly to the left of the centerline on that approach." Speedbird: "That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right"

Cessna 152: "Flight Level Three Thousand, Seven Hundred" Controller: "Roger, contact Houston Space Center"

Lost student pilot: "Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling overhead, identify yourself."

"Alitalia 345 continue taxi holding position 26 South via Tangocheck for workers along taxiway" "Ali345 Taxi 26 Left a via Tango. Workers checked - all are working"

"Air Force Four-Five, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've already ejected."

"Approach UAL525 what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?" "UAL525, what makes you think it's YOUR altitude, Captain?"

"American Two-Twenty, Eneey, meeny, miney, moe, how do you hearmy radio?"

"If you want more room Captain, push your seat back."

Coming from the cockpit...



Birthday Wish Come True: "Folks, we have someone celebrating his 65th birthday today by taking his first flight." {round of applause follows} "So on your way off the plane, be sure & stop by the cockpit and wish Capt. Jones a Happy Birthday."

On a SouthWest flight: "We're sorry for the delay. The machine that normally rips the handles off your luggage is broken, so we're having to do it by hand. We should be finished and on our way shortly."

Overheard from a young pilot: "Sorry about the rough landing, folks I'm practicing for a job at USAir. Next time, I'll try to lose your luggage."

No Smoking "Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately."

Don't leave anything behind: "As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until CaptainCrash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."

Arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, thenext time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."

An old lady to the captain after a rough landing: "Did we land or were we shot down?"

"We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately none of them are on this flight..."

"Last one off the plane must clean it."

"Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive."

"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4ways out of this airplane..."

Top Things You Don't Wanna Overhear Over an Airline P.A. System



#16: Hey capt'n take another hit man...

#15: I'll have what the Captain's having...

#14: Drinks are on me!

#13: Get the parachutes ready...

#12: Don't worry! That one is always on "E"...

#11: We've now reached our cruising altitudeof 20,000 ft and.... Oh noooo!!!!

#10: It would be a good idea if right now everybody closed their shades and watched the in-flight movie.

#9: This is your Captain speaking... these stupid planes are a lot different than the ships I am used to... so you'll have to give me some leeway...

#8: Fasten your seatbelt! (same tone your friend with the suicidal driving tendancies uses when you get in the car)

#7: I'm sure everyone noticed the loss of an engine, however the reduction in weight and drag will mean we'll be flying much more efficiently now.

#6: As the plane turns around right after take-off: .... uhhhhh... we have to go back... we... we... forgot something...

#5: Ummmmmmmmm.... Sorry.... (Silence)

#4: Goose! Bogey at 2 o'clock... one on our tail!!! Eject!!! Eject!!! Eject!!!

#3: Our loss of altitude allows a unique close up perspective of thelocal terrain. I assure you that it's all part of our airline's new comitment to make your flight a sightseeing extravaganza.

#2: Hey folks, we are going to play a little game of geography trivia. If you can recognize where we are, tell your flight attendant and receive an extra pack of peanuts.

#1: Ocean crossing flight: This is your Captain speaking, I just wanted to take this timeto remind you that your seat cushions can be used as flotation devices.

Cool Websites



High Def Airplane contrails in flight Just beautiful!

Great aerobatics on GoogleVideos Really great video from a Russian airshow. Really impressive!

World City Ratings Ratings by Mercer placing Vancouver as #1 city to live in in North America!

Jet Photos Similar to Airliners.net! Adds up to your collection!

Airliners.net the coolest website for aviation photos, news, etc. Everything about airplanes

Abbotsford International Air Show Cool treats for aviation addicts

NavCanada Navigation Canada website - check your Wx

FL350 Best aviation videos on the web!

Tango Site - Holland Nice tango website from Holland

National Geographic - Tango Site Wonderful presentation of tango!

Live Science Galleries Amazing phography of the living nature.

Tutoring, Consulting and Coaching Services Best services in Vancouver! Affordable prices for best qualityof service!

Famous Quotes



"You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help them to find it in themselves." Galileo

"Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by elimination of our weaknesses" Marilyn Vos Savant

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have nomeaning." Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975)

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothingwithout work." Emile Zola (1840-1902)

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"If a man does his best, what else is there?" General George S. Patton (1885-1945)

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative." Oscar Wilde

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." Mark Twain

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learnby doing them." Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics

"Hope is a waking dream." Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

"Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them." Aristotle

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