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Ubuntu 16.10: Convergence is in a holding pattern; consistency’s here instead

Edit Ars Technica 28 Oct 2016
/ Behold, the majestic yak. Rumour has it Ars staffer Megan Geuss is thinking of switching to Ubuntu in order to be one step closer to her spirit animal. (credit. ) ... Comments ....

Ubuntu 16.10 review: Convergence is in a holding pattern; consistency’s here instead

Edit Ars Technica 28 Oct 2016
/ Behold, the majestic yak. Rumour has it Ars staffer Megan Geuss is thinking of switching to Ubuntu in order to be one step closer to her spirit animal. (credit. ) ... Comments ....

6 soldiers martyred, 66 insurgents killed in the past 24 hours: MoD

Edit Khaama Press 28 Oct 2016
At least 6 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces lost their lives in the latest counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said ... MoD also added that 9 militants were killed in Nerkh district of Wardak and 5 others were killed in Deh Yak and Moqor district of Ghazni province ... ....

Chicago Bars Charge Hundreds To Watch World Series On TV

Edit Opposing Views 28 Oct 2016
Bars near Wrigley Field in Chicago are charging customers up to $250 per person to watch the Cubs play their World Series home games on TV on Oct. 28-30. Deuce's, The Diamond Club, Casey Moran's, Old Crow Smokehouse, Moe’s Cantina and John Barleycorn are charging $500 for a four-seat table, plus meal packages that go from $200 to $250 ... People couldn’t get in ... Yak-Zies is asking a $25 cover, plus $50 per hour for a table ... ....

Honoring a Legend: ALPA Pilots Remember Bob Hoover (ALPA - Air Line Pilots Association)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
(Source. ALPA - Air Line Pilots Association). Robert A. 'Bob' Hoover died Tuesday at the age of 94, marking the end of a legendary life in aviation. Widely regarded as the 'pilot's pilot,' Hoover flew 58 missions during World War II before being shot down and spending 16 months as a prisoner of war ... It was a yellow P51-only Bob Hoover ... He flew one of the YAK aircraft, and immediately after takeoff Bob said he knew exactly how it would fly....

Yak at Think Tank in Newcastle review

Edit Skiddle 27 Oct 2016
Tyler Marriott was there to 'Harbour The Feeling' of Yak ripping up Think Tank. Date published. 26th Oct 2016. Image. Yak. Yak proved once again to be one of the best rock bands around with a destructive gig at Think Tank, Newcastle.  ... However nearly two years on from that gig, Yak have come a long way ... But Yak haven't changed ... Yak proved they're a band in the now, creating only live music ... ....

Yak

Edit Skiddle 27 Oct 2016
Scala in London. Thursday 27th October 2016. 7.30pm. No age restrictions ... Yak on Thu 27th October 2016 ... ....

Antelope rebound impacts grasslands

Edit China Daily 27 Oct 2016
The rebound in numbers of the once-endangered Tibetan antelope has come with some unintended consequences, a conservation official said on Wednesday. While the species' survival is more assured now, its growing numbers also have put some pressure on fragile mountain grasslands ... Other challenges remain ... There are about 10,000 Tibetan yaks, and the Tibetan red deer number 1,000. tangyue@chinadaily.com.cn. (China Daily 10/27/2016 page3) ....

Wrigleyville bars cashing in with World Series specials

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 27 Oct 2016
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) suggested any revelers looking to celebrate the World Series in Wrigleyville this weekend be prepared to shell out some money ... “You’ll need it.” ... until 10.45 p.m., according to Kim Smith, the bar’s office manager ... Leah Spagnoli, general manager of Yak-Zies, just north of Waveland on Clark, said the bar won’t be accepting table reservations and no food or drink packages will be offered over the weekend ... ....

National Gid Disease Prevention and Control Plan launched (MOAF - Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Oct 2016
Yak rearing is an age old traditional practice which are the means of livelihood for farmers living in the high altitude areas. Yak herding is an important source of rural income through the sale of yak products and use of pack yaks for tourism. However since 1950's, a parasitic disease called Coenurosis or Gid has been affecting the yaks of one to three years of age resulting in high mortality rate....

First Royal Highland Festival at Laya (MOAF - Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Oct 2016
In order to reminisce the glory days of caravan trading and to retain the culture of animal decoration, the participating farmers from Bumthang, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Paro, Thimphu, Trongsa, Trashigang, Trashiyangtse and Wangdue beautifully decorated their Yaks and Horses based on their local tradition and culture with expensive fabrics and coloured hairs and adorned bells....

Bobby Vee, clean-cut teen idol of 1960s pop, dies at 73

Edit Albuquerque Journal 24 Oct 2016
On his blog Eight Miles Higher, English rock critic Andrew Darlington wrote that Vee “was the perfect parentally-approved dream-boyfriend. He’d never pressure you into inappropriate heavy-petting. He’d respect your emotional responses with an almost impossible sensitivity.” ... Advertisement. Continue reading ... We were playing all the standard band pieces, and I wanted to do ‘Yakety Yak.’ ... ....

A life of stories shared and lived in China

Edit China Daily 24 Oct 2016
Ostrich rodeos. Leprosy villages. Disaster zones. Robotic dinosaurs. Heroin addicts. Yak herders - who break dance ... (That's after guzzling Miao moonshine from an ox horn.) ... Sleeping next to yak dung in a Tibetan nomad's tent beneath a glacier in an isolated swath of Qinghai province's Yushu ... I never left ... Journalism has shown me China is a country best discovered from the backs of yaks, ostriches, horses, elephants and camels ... Maybe here....
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