EGG CITING RUSSIAN ROULETTE

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Talk about getting egg on your face.... Lincolnshire hosts their annual Egg Russian Roulette World Championships. Independent Television News Correspondent, Sam Datta-Paulin says Russian roulette just got a little more egg-citing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVf3ISrDW2Q&feature=inp-tw-paq

Egg on face often implies that you have made a serious mistake, but more strictly it indicates that something you have done has left you looking embarrassed or foolish:

CITY ISLAND IMAGES CONTINUES TO GROW

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According to Google's analytic service, City Island Images enjoyed thousands of visitors last month.

5, 847 Page-views:

56.39% New Visitors

43.61% Returning Visitors

We ask our loyal readers to share City Island Images with your colleagues family and friends,

Thanks, gracias, xiexie...etc.

BOOK YOUR CITY ISLAND WALKING TOUR

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City Island Images is proud to offer walking tours of City Island and surrounding areas.

Our small tour groups will meet @ the last stop on the #6 SUBWAY, Pelham Bay Station. We will then take the #29 Bus to City Island, where we will begin our journey. Depending on the tour and dates, our stops will include Pelham Cemetery, City Island Historical Society/Museum, The Old Schoolhouse, PS 175, Yacht Clubs, Restaurants, Galleries, Shoppes, Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. We will finish at the end of City Island Avenue and return to Pelham Bay Station #6 SUBWAY.

US Record Highest Temperatures

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State Temp.°F Temp.°C Date Station Elevation

Alabama 112 44 Sept. 5, 1925 Centerville 345
Alaska 100 38 June 27, 1915 Fort Yukon est. 420
Arizona 128 53 June 29, 1994 Lake Havasu City 505
Arkansas 120 49 Aug. 10, 1936 Ozark 396
California 134 57 July 10, 1913 Greenland Ranch -178
Colorado 118 48 July 11, 1888 Bennett 5,484
Connecticut 106 41 July 15, 1995 Danbury 450
Delaware 110 43 July 21, 1930 Millsboro 20
D.C. 106 41 July 20, 1930 Washington 410
Florida 109 43 June 29, 1931 Monticello 207

STAY INDOORS DRINK LIQUIDS AND KEEP COOL

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Summertime is the warmest season of the year. For most, summertime is the slang version of the word summer, and represents the activities and the feel of one’s spectacular life in the summer.

Some say it is summertime in conjunction with a sentence that describes or indicates that someone wants to participate in activities that are usually only done in the few months of the summer.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

ConEd's union decides to strike during historic heatwave... This timing is worth noting.

Negotiations were underway as New Yorkers weathered a heat wave, stressing out people who worry about power availability, but ConEd says these fears are unfounded.

Negotiations between the Con Ed and Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America lasted just over 10 days. The contract expired at midnight Saturday and negotiations broke down just before 2 a.m.

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This Week in History

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This Week in History, Jul 1 - Jul 7

Jul 01, 1997
Hong Kong returned to China. At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong returns back to Chinese rule in a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. A few thousand Hong Kongers protested the turnover, which was otherwise celebratory and peaceful.

Jul 02, 1964

7/1/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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KILLER SUMMERTIME STORMS. Multiple Weather Related Deaths.
More than a dozen people have been killed, some crushed by downed trees as a result of violent weather. 2.6 million people without power in NJ, Maryland, DC, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, as well as West Virginia. Hundreds of thousands told to boil their water.

FEELING HOTTER. Trippe Digits Expected Heat Advisories Extended.
Meanwhile, 8500 ConEd workers have been dismissed, following a breakdown in contract negotiations and the utility insists that lights and air conditioners will continue to run.

HEAT ADVISORY EXTENDED

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The Heat Advisory for NYC has been extended until 7/1/12. To locate a Cooling Center http://www.nyc.gov/OEM.

The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) today advised that cooling centers will remain open according to the latest National Weather Service forecast, the heat index is expected to reach or exceed 95 degrees.

Wait A Dog Gone Second

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Tonight expect a lengthier evening, as an extra leap second is going to be added to machines and devices which mark, or tell time. It's called a leap second.

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service coordinates these leap seconds, and such coordination typically takes place in either June or December. This weekend's skip: Universal time will be 11:59:59 and then the rarely seen 11:59:60 before the clocks strike midnight. A longer day indeed.

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