... My city of Winnipeg hosted the 1999 Pan-Am games (I got to take in one of the events too, I really enjoyed it!) I remember a few of the visiting countries...
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Goyta' F. Villela...
goytabr
Oct 3, 2009 4:32 pm
... Dallen, how can laser sensors be *buried*? I can understand buried vibration, weight or motion sensors, but lasers are simply coherent, single-colour light...
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Chris Merlo
cmerlo441
Oct 3, 2009 4:09 pm
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Dallen Timothy <Dallen.Timothy@...>wrote: While I understand what a couple of you were saying yesterday about a ... I...
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Goyta' F. Villela...
goytabr
Oct 3, 2009 3:47 pm
... And cariocas (as Rio's locals are called) love and can throw a party like almost anyone else (they still pale in comparison with the folks from Bahia in...
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Dallen Timothy
dtimoth
Oct 3, 2009 3:23 pm
While I understand what a couple of you were saying yesterday about a defended border, I don't agree. I think a defended border is more than the mere presence...
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Christopher Merlo
cmerlo441
Oct 3, 2009 3:02 pm
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Michael D. Adams <mda@...> wrote: I don’t know. With the expansion of Tim Horton’s south of the border…maybe ...
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Michael D. Adams
mike_the_act...
Oct 3, 2009 2:25 pm
I don't know. With the expansion of Tim Horton's south of the border.maybe Canada is considering invading the U.S., eh? :) When Canadian Tire and Wal-Mart...
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lnadybal
Oct 3, 2009 3:15 am
Further to the Glacier park messages of recent days, I just posted a map and some photos of the joint-US Canada park HQ in Alaska (IN FILES), along with a...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Oct 3, 2009 3:13 am
I agree! Lowell G. McManus Eagle Pass, Texas, USA ... From: Dallen Timothy To: borderpoint@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:49 AM Subject: RE:...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Oct 3, 2009 1:59 am
... There you go! That's what it's intended to mean. The two nations are friendly allies and no threat to each other, so there's no need for defense. Thus,...
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Razvan Novacovschi
nrazvan
Oct 3, 2009 12:02 am
Seconded. It's good to see the Olympic Committee getting the message and the Games finally going to South America! Razvan PS. The way Brazilians like to party,...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Oct 2, 2009 11:17 pm
Yes, congratulations to Brazil and to Rio! Many (and perhaps most) Americans are glad that Chicago did not get it. Lowell G. McManus Eagle Pass, Texas, USA ...
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Diego González
fronterasblog
Oct 2, 2009 9:04 pm
Congrats! Althoug I'm not only a spaniard but a proud "Madrileńo", my second favourite city to host the Olympic Games was Rio. Those years (2014 to 2016) will...
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Richard
richardmalle...
Oct 2, 2009 5:17 pm
Congratulations to Goyta's home country of Brazil for Rio winning the 2014 football world cup, and now the 2016 Olympic Games. That is going to show the world...
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Dallen Timothy
dtimoth
Oct 2, 2009 3:51 pm
Kevin, you're right. Call it paranoia or whatever it might be, but I'm grateful for it. If someone came into my home, killed a portion of my family, and tried...
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Phil Lacefield Jr.
saab_guy
Oct 2, 2009 3:47 pm
... verified this with three people. However, at the parks there is a special dispensation. This is especially true at the small Whatcom County park in Point...
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(no email address)
Oct 2, 2009 3:44 pm
My worst exprience was coming back from Northern Cyprus pre the opening of the border -we were at the Ledra Palace crossing but had been obeserved taking...
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Chris Merlo
cmerlo441
Oct 2, 2009 3:43 pm
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 8:58 AM, David Kendall <dhkendall@...> wrote: This reminds me - I've long heard the term thrown around (as have you all, ... I...
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David Kendall
dhkendall
Oct 2, 2009 3:33 pm
... This may be because Waterton-Glacier is both a joined park and two separate parks. The International Peace Garden (any other members been there? I've...
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Dallen Timothy
dtimoth
Oct 2, 2009 3:06 pm
Len, just a couple of points in response to your email. 1) So it does make some sense there might be a Canadian coast guard base in Point Roberts...it was just...
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R Novacovschi
nrazvan
Oct 2, 2009 2:01 pm
They'd better monitor it, provided they are capable to understand that this is really a (freak, if they want) specialist interest of ours and not anything...
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David Kendall
dhkendall
Oct 2, 2009 1:21 pm
... This is similar to the sign in the NW Angle when you cross there - as I said before there's no border post there, but there is a sign that you have to...
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David Kendall
dhkendall
Oct 2, 2009 1:03 pm
... Yikes! I'm sure many others on the list have similar tales, this is one time I'm glad that I'm one of the "junior" border freaks on the list (that is,...
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David Kendall
dhkendall
Oct 2, 2009 12:58 pm
... This reminds me - I've long heard the term thrown around (as have you all, obviously) "longest undefended border in the world" referring to CAUS - false as...
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lnadybal
Oct 2, 2009 11:55 am
Dallen, Interesting report - I knew there had to be a reciprocal Canadian coast guard base somewhere in exchange for the US coast guard base in Victoria, BC. I...
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Kevin Meynell
kevsley
Oct 2, 2009 8:37 am
Dallen, ... I'm afraid it's the price you pay for paranoid and overreaching government officialdom. When innocent people start to be inconvenienced in the name...
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Dallen Timothy
dtimoth
Oct 2, 2009 4:44 am
I'd like to report on my trip to the US-Canada border from last week and my trip to the US-Mexico border today. It was quite remarkable to say the least. 1)...
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Dallen Timothy
dtimoth
Oct 2, 2009 3:56 am
Lowell, in my experience, the US incoming border-crossing procedures on the US-Canada border have always been harsher, pickier and more meticulous than...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Oct 1, 2009 2:21 pm
The politicians in Washington are so politically correct that they think they have to treat the northern border the same as the southern border. I don't argue...
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maxvonslauson
Oct 1, 2009 7:21 am
Have any of you been to the ceremonial closing of the India/Pakistan border at Wagah? It is incredibly fascinating. I would love to visit this place. Here's an...
