105 helium balloons attached, to be exact, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Couch, who floated for near nine hours from Bend, Oregon, was as Omega De Ville Co Axial Chronometer prepared as a backpacker hitting the AT (okay, not quite that prepared), but he did have snacks, water, a parachute, tools to measure altitude and speed, and a GPS device to make sure he didnt get off course en route to where? Idaho.Unfortunately 47-year-old Couch descended short of Idaho in Union, Oregon, the AP said. His chair, however, kept on going. As soon as Couch jumped off, the wind picked it up with his video recorder and the remaining balloons attached.
So, keep your eyes to the sky. If you dont want to spend $2,500 on the lawn chair we suggested, its time to get your BB gun out. Photo Courtesy of The Bulletin, Pete Erickson.In a surprising development reminiscent of Michael Moores Canadian Bacon, in which the U.S. and Canada engage in a fictional Cold War, Omega De Ville Co Axial Chronometer Canada announced plans Monday to increase military presence in the Arctic region in an effort to assert authority over the Northwest Passage, waters the United States considers international territory.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada will buy and send at least six patrol ships to ply the waters in the Arctic to exhibit its sovereignty in the oil rich region.“Canada has a choice when it comes to defending our sovereignty over the Arctic: we Omega De Ville Co Axial GMT either use it or lose it,” Harper said, according to the AP. “And make no mistake, this government intends to use it.” While the announcement will likely cool relations with the U.S., Harper did back away from an earlier election pledge for navy icebreakers to patrol the region year-round. Meanwhile on the American side, Ambassador David Wilkins,
