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Walter Magaya
Prophet Walter Magaya
|Prophetic Healing Deliverance (PHD) Ministries
|Personal details
|Ngezi, Mhondoro
|Harare, Zimbabwe
|Tendai Katsiga-Magaya
|Yadah Makanaka and Walter Junior
|Senior Pastor and Prophet
Prophet Walter Magaya is among the most celebrated self proclaimed prophets in Zimbabwe and is the founder of Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries (P.H.D). Magaya rose to prominence in 2012 after his visit to T. B. Joshua (of SCOAN) who is believed to have anointed him to became a 'great' prophet.[1] His popularity increased when he allegedly converted Beverly Sibanda who is affectionately known as Bev a renowned poll dancer in 2014. Magaya has been a force to reckon with, out maneuvering his predecessors Emmanuel Makandiwa and Uebert Angel. He has performed a wide range of miracles.
- 1 Background
- 2 The birth of PHD
- 3 Miracles he has performed
- 4 Magaya and Bev
- 5 Night of Turnaround 3 All night Prayer
- 6 The Fire Prophecy
- 7 Philanthropy
- 8 Humility
- 9 Political Affiliation
- 10 Killer Crusade
- 11 Magaya on Vapositori
- 12 Business Interests
- 13 Prophet Magaya's Sermons
- 14 Latest News
- 15 Latest Articles Created on Pindula
- 16 References
Prophet Magaya was born on 6 November in Mhondoro Ngezi and he grew up in Chitungwiza.[2] He was a member of the Catholic Charismatic group named Blood of the Lamb Christian Community (BLCC) for many years. Magaya is married to Tendai Magaya (nee Katsiga) who is a banker by profession. The couple have two sons, Yadah Makanaka and Walter Junior.
The birth of PHD
Prophet Magaya began his ministry in 2012 when he returned from Nigeria where he had an encounter with T. B. Joshua who guided him to his God given mandate. Since then, Magaya has been performing breathtaking miracles which are believed to have drawn the attention of many causing havoc to his predecessor's congregates. Magaya states that he tried out a number of ventures before realising that ministry was his calling.[3]
Miracles he has performed
Prophet Magaya has performed a number of miracles. The first miracle he performed was praying for the restoration of a Mr. Nyandoro's sight. Mr Nyandoro was blind for 3 years.[4]
- Cancer healing
During one of Prophet Magaya's services, Theresa Mandishaya from Nyamidzi in Nyazura who was diagnosed as suffering from breast cancer in 2011 and had lost one of her breasts as a result of the disease was reportedly healed. Doctors failed to help Mandishaya and for three years she was unable to walk. However, when Magaya prayed for her she was restored to health.[5]
- Restoring Sanity
Prophet Magaya reportedly healed a Chitungwiza man who had suffered from mental instability for 30 years. Magaya, went on to build a house for the man and appointed two people from his church to cater for the man.
- Conversion of a Satanist
One Kudzai Damba was reportedly saved from satanism by Magaya. It was reported that Damba joined a certain Satanic cult in 2010 after being persuaded by one of his friends. In 2013, when Damba was about to marry, he was asked by the cult's leader to kill his wife, an order he fiercely refused. After being saved, Damba lost everything and Magaya vouched to take care of him.[6]
Magaya and Bev
In early 2014, Prophet Magaya reportedly converted popular exotic dancer Beverly Sibanda and it was reported that, many people joined Magaya's church after this. Prophet Magaya opened a boutique for Bev as a way of helping her to eke a living since she was no longer a pole dancer. However, the two severed their ties after three months when Bev was allegedly attacked by Magaya's bouncers.[7]
Night of Turnaround 3 All night Prayer
This all-night prayer, dubbed Night of Turnaround 3 was held on Friday 7 to 8 November 2014 and more than 350 000 people attended this all night prayer, undoubtedly making it one of the biggest congregations recoreded in Zimbabwean history.[8] It was reported that, people from all over the country flocked the religious venue from as early as 5 am and those from outside the country were in Harare a few days before the prayer night. The event was attended by several prominent artistes and some government officials. Some of the notable figures that attended the event were Zanu PF politburo member Tendai Savanhu and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority boss Karikoga Kaseke and Bryn Mteki.
Entertainment cum Prayer Night
The most unique aspects of the all-night prayer was a mixed bag of entertainment by various local and international performers. ZimDancehall musician Tocky Vibes performed at the event. The church's choir was not to be outclassed as it did its own renditions of popular dancehall artistes' songs like Winky D, Shinsoman and Tocky Vibes; throwing in lines like, "kuti PHD ndokuti church" (PHD is the church).[8] After Tocky Vibes' performance, Sebastian Magacha also came with his songs such as "1 plus 1" causing a stir with the worshipers.
Agatha Murudzwa and Mathias Mhere were some of the notable local artists who also performed. Benjamin Dube, one of the most celebrated South African gospel musician also performed.[3] The event was screened live on the church's Yadah TV station and on the State-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Television.[8]
The Fire Prophecy
In early 2015, Prophet Magaya is prophesied that there would be a fire which would break out in the Central Business District of Harare near First Street. Two weeks later this prophecy came true.[9] No fatalities and damages were caused by the fire and Magaya claimed that he also prayed for that.
Helping Sick People
He donated USD $18 000 to popular Studio 263 actress Pretty Xaba to enable her to travel to India to receive health care for a cancer-related aliment.[10]
Magaya is also said to contribute to orphanages, children's homes, old people's homes and clinics.
Helping small businesses
He has also been credited for promoting local informal traders, vendors, and even musicians through inviting them to perform at his church.
Donating to Zimbabwe National Soccer Team
On 13 May 2015, Magaya donated $56,000 to the Zimbabwe National Soccer Team ahead of its COSAFA games in South Africa after the country's main football organisation, ZIFA, failed to raise enough money to pay for the trip to South Africa. Players were ordered by ZIFA to attend Magaya's church session by ZIFA officials and at the church service were handed gifts and the prophet prayed for them [11]
On 12 June 2015, Magaya once again paid for the men's national soccer team's expenses paying their outstanding allowances and committing to pay for travel expenses to Malawi for their AFCON 2017 qualifier match.[12]
Magaya had previously donated funds to the National Women's Soccer team following the team's financial challenges.
Unlike other prominent prophets in the country, Prophet Magaya has been credited for his humility as he prefers to be identified as a common man who is anointed however.[2]
Political Affiliation
Speculations were rife that Prophet Magaya is aligned to the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) party. Magaya however dispelled such speculations. He however raised questions when he made a public statement that President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was God-given and people should stay loyal to him.[13]
Killer Crusade
In Novemeber 2014, a church crusade was hosted by Prophet Magaya in Kwekwe of the deliverance of the people. As a result of a stampede when people tried to access anointing oil, a total of 11 people would die in the stampede. Sections of the media would however accuse the police of having closed all exits and leaving only one, thus making it difficult for people to get out.[14]
Magaya on Vapositori
Prophet Magaya denounced Apostolic Sects and churches which are popularly known as Vapositori, accusing them of being marine spirits from the dark kingdom. In his book entitled Marine Spirits : Mweya Yemumvura Teaching, Magaya states that, vapositori are derived from spirits that reside in the marine kingdom and they do not believe in the Bible, which is the manual book for those who believe in Christ.[15] Magaya further stats that, the marine kingdom is all about water and the fact that the vapositori's shrines resemble a marine kingdom (bottles of water which usually surround their holy place) shows that the vapositori are connected to the marine kingdom which is a kingdom of darkness. However it is noted that in PHD Ministries there is frequent mentioning and use of holy water similar to vapositori.[15]
A war of words would ensure, with government officials jumping into the debate.[16]
Business Interests
In 2015, Magaya is said to have announced that he was set to roll out a USD$10 Billion dollar project which included a number of partners including his company Yadah TV.
Prophet Magaya's Sermons
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- ↑ Learnmore Zuze, Prophet Magaya's breath-taking miracles, 'DailyNews', Published: 9 Jan 2014, Retrieved: 19 May 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tendai Kamhungira Magaya opens up, Daily News, Published: November 6, 2014, Retrieved: January 5, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ropafadzo Mapamhidze, Miracle healing: Is it real?, NewsDay, Published: 20 Jul 2013, Retrieved: 9 Dec 2014
- ↑ Prophet Walter Magaya, 'PHD Ministries', Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: 19 May 2014
- ↑ Phyllis Mbanje, Miracle healings draw crowds to PHD ministries, 'The Standard', Published: 28 Jul 2013, Retrieved: 19 May 2014
- ↑ 'I am a satanist',
- ↑ Prophet Magaya bouncers assault Bev, New Zimbabwe, Published: 23 Mar 2014, Retrieved: 19 May 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 T. Kamhungira and V. Chaya, Magaya draws 350 000 to church, "Daily News", Published: 10 Nov 2014, Retrieved: 15 Nov 2014
- ↑ Mugove Tafirenyika Magaya prophecy comes to pass, Daily News, Published: January 18, 2015, Retrieved: January 20, 2015
- ↑ S. Chese, Magaya Donates 18k to Xaba, "The Herald", published:7 Oct 2014,retrieved:15 Nov 2014"
- ↑ Magaya donates $56 000 to Warriors , "Published on: 13 May 2015", Retrieved 17 June 2015
- ↑ Magaya bails out Warriors to pay and fly out team to Malaw, "Published on: 12 May 2015", Retrieved 17 June 2015
- ↑ P. Zivengwa, President God-given, Magaya, "The Chronicle", published:7 Nov 2014,retrieved:15 Nov 2014"
- ↑ N. Chingono, Walter Magaya calls for calm, "Daily News", Published: 23 Nov 2014, Retrieved: 01 Dec 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mugove Tafirenyika, Magaya blasts Vapositori, Daily News, Published: 22 Jan 2015, Retrieved: 23 Jan 2015
- ↑ Moses Matenga, Zanu PF youths warn Magaya, NewsDay, Published: 24 Jan 2015, Retrieved:26 Jan 2015


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After 40 years of nautical derring-do, Dirk Pitt is still going strong, as shown in bestseller Cussler's winning 23rd novel featuring the underwater expert, the sixth coauthored with son Dirk (after 2012's Poseidon's Arrow). In 1898, Ellsworth Boyd, a Yale anthropologist who specializes in native Caribbean cultures, arrives in Cuba with something in a crate that he excavated in Jamaica. Unfortunately, Boyd boards the USS Maine with his prize shortly before the warship explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor. More than a century later, Pitt and his two grown children, Summer and her twin brother, Dirk Jr., seek to retrieve Boyd's mysterious discovery. Subplots aplenty involve venal Cuban politicians, the release of poisonous mercury from the sea bottom, uranium ore going to North Korea, and a fabulous Aztec treasure. Some critics consider Isaac Bell the new go-to Cussler hero, but no one should count out the Pitts and their seagoing gang of adventurers. Agent: Peter Lampack, Peter Lampack Agency. (Nov.)
Havana Stormby Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
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Dirk Pitt returns, in the thrilling new novel from the grand master of adventure and #1 New York Timesbestselling author.
While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerousa post-Castro power struggle for/b>/i>
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Dirk Pitt returns, in the thrilling new novel from the grand master of adventure and #1 New York Timesbestselling author.
While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerousa post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt's children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The problem is, that stone was believed to have been destroyed on the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, which brings them both to Cuba as welland squarely into harm's way. The three of them have been in desperate situations before . . . but perhaps never quite as dire as the one facing them now.
Editorial Reviews
After 40 years of nautical derring-do, Dirk Pitt is still going strong, as shown in bestseller Cussler's winning 23rd novel featuring the underwater expert, the sixth coauthored with son Dirk (after 2012's Poseidon's Arrow). In 1898, Ellsworth Boyd, a Yale anthropologist who specializes in native Caribbean cultures, arrives in Cuba with something in a crate that he excavated in Jamaica. Unfortunately, Boyd boards the USS Maine with his prize shortly before the warship explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor. More than a century later, Pitt and his two grown children, Summer and her twin brother, Dirk Jr., seek to retrieve Boyd's mysterious discovery. Subplots aplenty involve venal Cuban politicians, the release of poisonous mercury from the sea bottom, uranium ore going to North Korea, and a fabulous Aztec treasure. Some critics consider Isaac Bell the new go-to Cussler hero, but no one should count out the Pitts and their seagoing gang of adventurers. Agent: Peter Lampack, Peter Lampack Agency. (Nov.)
In a quest connecting Aztecs, the Spanish-American War and boatloads of modern villains, Cussler pater et filius (Poseidon's Arrow, 2012, etc.) chronicle another adventure of the venerable Dirk Pitt, chief of the National Underwater and Marine Agency. Cussler addicts crave action, and the authors deal it out liberally. In the first 200 pages, there's a flashback to the 1898 sinking of the Maine in Havana Harbor; innocent Jamaican fishermen are vaporized; one of Castro's ministers is assassinated; three oil workers are trapped in a deep-water diving bell; an oil exploration ship is sunk; and Dirk and Summer, children of Dirk the elder, confront danger with derring-do in Mexico as they seek clues to an ancient Aztec codex. Cussler's regulars are on hand, including Al Giordino, Dirk's number two, with "the burly build of a professional wrestler combined with the toughness of an elder crocodile." Chief villains are two, both greedy Cuban commies. Gen. Alberto Gutier has political ambitions, and he's charged ruthless Juan Díaz with financing those ambitions via rogue deep-sea mining. Díaz dupes the CEO of a Canadian mining company, an enlightened, environmentally conscious fellow who's a bad judge of business partners, into providing the high-tech equipment. However, Díaz's explorations vent mercury into pristine tropical waters, and that attracts NUMA's attention. Descriptive flourishes, such as "he raised him off the floor and ground his teeth in the man's face," sometimes clank, and there's a plot hole or two as ships sail around the Caribbean setting off explosions that register as seismic events. The other half of the Aztec codex—road map to riches—is found after a bit of crafty research, requiring more undersea work, descriptions of which are Cussler's forte. Few read Cussler for literary nuance and protagonists steeped in irony, but Pitt and company are the stuff of heroic dreams: beautiful and high-minded and generous rich folks with cutting-edge technology and ample time to save the world. Another super Cussler fun read fit for a lazy weekend.
"Dirk Pitt is still going strong."—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt
"Dirk Pitt is oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes—Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling [and] he delivers."—Associated Press
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- Publisher:
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication date:
- 10/28/2014
- Series:
- Dirk Pitt Series, #23
- Pages:
- 464
- Sales rank:
- 363,162
- Product dimensions:
- 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.80(d)
- Age Range:
- 18 Years
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***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected proof***
Copyright © 2014 Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
June 2016
The squat wooden fishing boat had been painted a dandy combination of periwinkle and lemon. When the colors were fresh, they had lent the vessel an air of happy tranquility. But that was almost two decades ago. The weathering of sun and sea had beaten out all semblance of vibrancy, leaving the boat looking pale and anemic against the rolling sea.
The two Jamaican fishermen working the Javina gave little thought to her dilapidated exterior. Their only concern was whether the smoky engine would propel them back to their island home before the leaks in the hull overran the bilge pump.
"Quick with the bait while the tuna are still biting." The elder man stood at the stern while manually deploying a long line over the side. Near his feet, a pair of large silver fish flopped angrily about the deck.
"Not you worry, Uncle Desmond." The younger man picked up some small chunks of mackerel and slapped them onto a string of rusty hand-forged hooks. "The sun is low, so the fish still bite on the bank."
"It ain't the sun that's waiting for the bait." Desmond grabbed the remains of the baited line and dropped it over the side, tying off the end to a cleat on the gunwale. He stepped toward the wheelhouse to engage the throttle but stopped and cocked his ear. A deep rumble, like rolling thunder, sounded over the boat's old diesel motor.
"What is it, Uncle?"
Desmond shook his head. He noticed a dark circle of water forming off the port beam.
The Javina creaked and groaned from the invisible hand of a submerged shock wave. A frothy ball of white water erupted a short distance away, spraying a dozen feet into the air. It was followed by a bubbling concentric wave that seemed to rise off the surface. The wave expanded, encompassing the fishing boat and lifting it into the sky. Desmond grabbed the wheel for balance.
His nephew staggered to his side, his eyes agape. "What is it?"
"Something underwater." Desmond gripped the wheel with white knuckles as the boat heeled far to one side.
The vessel hung on the verge of flipping, then righted itself as the wave subsided. The Javina settled back to a calm surface as the wave dissipated in a circular path of boiling froth.
"That was crazy," his nephew said, scratching his head. "What's happening way out here?" The small boat was more than twenty miles from Jamaica, the island's coastline not quite visible on the horizon.
Desmond shrugged as he turned the boat away from the receding eruption's epicenter. He motioned off the bow. "Those ships ahead. They must be searching for oil."
A mile from the Javina, a large exploration ship tailed a highriding ocean barge down current. A blue crew boat motored slightly ahead of the ship. All three were headed for the Javina— or, more precisely, the point of the underwater explosion.
"Uncle, who says they can come blasting through our waters?"
Desmond smiled. "They got a boat that big, they can go anywhere they want."
As the small armada drew closer, the waters around the Javina became dotted with white bits of flotsam arising from the deep. They were bits of dead fish and sea creatures, mangled by the explosion.
"The tuna!" the nephew cried. "They kill our tuna."
"We find more someplace else." Desmond eyed the exploration ship bearing down on them. "I think it best we leave the bank now."
"Not before I give them a piece of my mind."
The nephew reached over and spun the wheel hard to port, driving the Javina toward the big ship. The blue crew boat noted the course change and sped over, pulling alongside a few minutes later. The two brown-skinned men in the crew boat didn't appear Jamaican, which was confirmed when they spoke in oddly accented English.
"You must leave this area now," the boat's pilot ordered.
"This is our fishing grounds," the nephew said. "Look around. You kill all our fish. You owe us for the fish we lose." The crew boat pilot stared at the Jamaicans with no hint of sympathy. Pulling a transmitter to his lips, he placed a brief call to the ship. Without another word to the fishermen, he gunned the motor and drove the crew boat away.
The massive black hulk of the exploration ship arrived a short time later, towering over the Javina. Undaunted, the fishermen yelled their complaints to the crewmen scurrying about the ship's decks.
None paid any attention to the dilapidated boat bobbing beneath them until two men stepped to the rail. Dressed in light khaki fatigues, they studied the Javina momentarily, then raised compact assault rifles to their shoulders.
Desmond rammed the throttle ahead and spun the wheel hard over as he heard two quick thumps. His nephew stared frozen as a pair of 40mm grenades, fired from launchers affixed to the assault rifles, slammed onto the open deck and bounced about his feet.
The wheelhouse vaporized into a bright red fireball. Smoke and flames climbed into the warm Caribbean sky as the Javina wallowed on her broken keel. The pale-blue-and-yellow fishing boat was charred black as she settled quickly by the bow.
For a moment, she seemed to hesitate, and then the old vessel rolled in a faint farewell and disappeared under the waves.
July 2016
Mark Ramsey allowed himself a slight grin. He could hardly contain his sense of euphoria as he sped past the grandstand. The gritty smell of gasoline and
burnt rubber tickled his nostrils, while the cheers of a trackside crowd were just audible over the roar of his motorcar. It wasn't just the sensation of racing on an open track that gave him joy. It was his leading position with two laps to go that thrilled the wealthy Canadian industrialist.
Driving a 1928 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix racer in a vintage-class oval race, he had been the odds-on favorite. The light and nimble French blue Bugatti, with its iconic horseshoe-shaped radiator, had been one of the most successful racing marques of its day. Ramsey's supercharged straight-eight engine gave him a healthy boost against the competition.
He had quickly separated himself from the field of assorted old cars, save for a dark green Bentley that tailed several lengths behind. The heavy British car, carrying an open four-seat Le Mans body, was no match for the Bugatti through the Old Dominion Speedway's banked turns.
Ramsey knew he was home free. Easing out of the second turn, he floored the accelerator, roaring down the main straight-away and lapping a Stutz Bearcat. A white flag caught his eye, waved by the starter atop a flag stand, signaling the final lap. Ramsey allowed himself a sideways glance at the crowd, not noticing that the pursuing Bentley had crept closer.
Braking and downshifting with the racer's heel-and-toe foot maneuver, he guided the Bugatti in a low arc through the next turn. The heftier Bentley was forced to follow higher, losing precious distance. But coming out of the turn, the Bentley cut a sharp line onto the backstretch and let out a bellow. Equipped with a Roots supercharger, which protruded from the front crankcase like a silver battering ram, the Bentley howled as its driver mashed the accelerator before upshifting.
Ramsey glanced at a dash-mounted mirror. The more powerful Bentley had closed within two lengths, its imposing blunt radiator filling the image. He held the accelerator down through the backstretch as long as he could, braking late and hard, before throwing the Bugatti into the final turn.
Behind him, the Bentley fell back as its driver braked earlier and entered the turn wide. Its tires squealed as they fought for grip while chasing the Bugatti through the turn. The Bentley's driver was no slouch. He was driving the big demon at its limit.
Ramsey tightened his grip on the wheel and muscled the Bugatti through the curve. His own late braking had sent him on an awkward line through the turn. Trailing his own brakes to hold his turn, he was angered to hear the wail of the "Blower" Bentley accelerating from behind him.
The Bentley was high on the track, but its driver had aligned its wheels to exit the corner. Ramsey dug hard through the turn, then was flat on the gas the instant he could unwind his steering wheel. The shrieking Bentley had almost closed the gap and was on his rear fender as they hit the homestretch.
It was a classic fight to the finish, pitting lightweight finesse against brute power. The Bugatti's 140-horsepower motor was a hundred fewer than the Bentley, but the British car tipped the scales at a ton heavier.
Both cars surged toward the 100-mile-per-hour mark as they stretched for the finish line. Ramsey saw the flagman wildly waving the checkered flag and he felt his heart pounding. The Bugatti still held the lead, but the Bentley was inching along-side. Racing fender to fender, the two ancient vehicles roared down the track, mechanical dinosaurs from a more elegant age.
The finish line approached and brute power held sway. The Bentley lunged ahead at the last instant, nipping the Bugatti by inches. As the larger car edged by, Ramsey glanced at the Bentley's cockpit. The driver appeared totally relaxed at the moment of victory, his elbow casually cast over the door sill. Breaking protocol, Ramsey charged ahead of the field as the entrants took a cooldown lap before heading to the pits.
Ramsey parked the Bugatti next to his customized luxury bus and oversaw his crew of mechanics as they checked the car and placed it in a covered trailer. He watched curiously as the Bentley pulled to a stop nearby.
There were no trailers or team of mechanics tending to the British car. Just an attractive woman with cinnamon hair waiting for the victor, sitting in a folding chair with a toolbox and a cooler at her feet.
A tall, lean man climbed out of the Bentley and collected a passionate hug from the woman. Pulling off his racing helmet, he ran his fingers through a thick mat of black hair that framed a tan and rugged face. He looked up as Ramsey approached and extended a hand.
"Congratulations on the win," Ramsey said, muting his disappointment. "First time anybody's taken me in the Bugatti."
"This old warhorse found a burst of energy on the last lap." The driver patted the Bentley's fender. His sea-green eyes nearly matched the color of the car and burned with an intelligence Ramsey had rarely observed. The driver had the look of a man who lived and played hard.
Ramsey smiled, knowing full well it was the driver, not the car, that had beaten him.
"My name's Mark Ramsey."
"Dirk Pitt," the driver said. "This is my wife, Loren."
Ramsey shook hands with Loren, noting she was even more attractive up close.
"I love your Bugatti," she said. "Such a sleek car for its day."
"Fun to drive, too," he said. "That particular car won the Targa Florio in 1928."
As he spoke, his team of mechanics pushed the French car into the back of a semitrailer truck. Loren recognized the logo, emblazoned on the side, of a red grizzly bear with a pickax in its teeth.
"Mark Ramsey . . . you're the head of Bruin Mining and Exploration."
Ramsey looked askance at Loren. "Not many people know me in the States."
"I was on a recent delegation that toured your gold mine on the Thompson River in British Columbia. We were impressed by the environmental consciousness that surrounds the entire operation."
"Mining has had a poor track record, but there's no reason that can't change. Are you a congresswoman?"
"I represent the Seventh District of Colorado."
"Of course, Representative Loren Smith. I'm afraid I was out of town when the U.S. congressional delegation toured. My misfortune, I should say. What was your interest in the operation, if I may ask?"
"I serve on the House Subcommittee on the Environment, and we are examining new ways of managing our natural resources."
"Please let me know if there is any way I can be of help. We're always looking at safe ways to mine the earth."
"That's very good of you."
Pitt picked up Loren's folding chair and placed it in the rear of the Bentley. "Mr. Ramsey, would you care to join us for dinner?"
"I'm afraid I have to catch a plane to Miami to meet with some clients. Perhaps next time I'm in Washington." He eyed Pitt with a dare. "I'd like another go at you and your Bentley."
Pitt smiled. "Nobody has to ask me twice to get behind the wheel."
Pitt climbed in and restarted the Bentley. Loren joined him a moment later.
Ramsey shook his head. "You don't have a trailer?"
"The Bentley's as good on the street as it is on the track," Pitt grinned, gunning the car forward. Both occupants waved as Ramsey stared back.
Loren turned to Pitt and smiled. "I don't think Mr. Ramsey was too impressed with your maintenance crew."
Pitt reached over and squeezed his wife's knee. "What are you talking about? I've got the sexiest crew chief on the planet." He collected his winner's trophy at the gate, then rumbled out of the Manassas, Virginia, track grounds. Passing the nearby Civil War battlefield site, he turned onto Interstate 66 and made a beeline toward Washington, D.C. The Sunday afternoon traffic was light, and Pitt was able to cruise at the speed limit.
"I forgot to tell you," Loren shouted over the roar of the open car, "I got a call from Rudi Gunn while you were on the track. He needs to talk to you about a situation he's monitoring in the Caribbean."
"Can it wait until tomorrow?"
"He called from the office, so I told him we'd stop by on the way home." Loren smiled at her husband, knowing his disinterest was only a bluff.
"If you say so."
Reaching the suburb of Rosslyn, Pitt turned onto the George Washington Parkway and followed it south along the Potomac. The white marble edifice of the Lincoln Memorial gleamed in the fading sunlight as he turned into the entrance of a towering green glass building. He drove the Bentley past a guard station and parked in an underground garage near a keyed elevator, which they rode to the tenth floor.
They had entered the headquarters of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, the federal department tasked with stewardship of the seas. As NUMA's Director, Dirk Pitt oversaw a large staff of marine biologists, oceanographers, and geologists who monitored the oceans from a fleet of research ships across the globe. The agency also used ocean buoys, gliding submersibles, and even a small squadron of aircraft, all linked to a sophisticated satellite network, that allowed constant monitoring of weather, sea states, and even oil spills in nearly real- time fashion.
The elevator doors opened onto a high-tech bay that housed the agency's powerful computer center. A quietly humming IBM Blue Gene supercomputer system was concealed behind a high curved wall that faced Loren and Pitt. Extending across the face of the wall was a massive video display, illuminating a dozen or more color graphics and images.
Two men were engaged at a central control table in front of the video wall. The smaller of the two, a wiry man with horn-rimmed glasses, noticed Loren and Pitt enter and bounded over to greet them.
"Glad you could stop by," Rudi Gunn said with a smile. An ex–Navy commander who had graduated first in his class from the Naval Academy, he served as Pitt's Deputy Director. "Any luck at the track?"
"I think I would have made the late W. O. Bentley proud today." Pitt smiled. "What brings you boys into the office on a Sunday?"
"An environmental concern in the Caribbean. Hiram can tell you more, but there appears to be a pattern of unusual dead zones cropping up south of Cuba."
The trio stepped over to the control table, where Hiram Yaeger, NUMA's head of computer resources, sat pecking at a keyboard."Afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Pitt," he said without looking up. "Please grab a seat."
An ardent nonconformist, Yaeger wore his long hair wrapped in a ponytail and dressed like he had just staggered out of a biker bar. "Sorry to intrude on your weekend, but Rudi and I thought you might want to be aware of something we picked up on satellite imagery."
He pointed to the top corner of the video wall where a large satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea dominated the screen. "That's a standard photographic view. Now we'll go to a digitally enhanced image."
A second photo appeared, which overlapped the original with brilliant colors. A bright red band arced across the eastern Gulf Coast shoreline.
"What does the red enhancement indicate?" Loren asked.
"A dead zone, judging by its intensity, off the Mississippi River," Pitt said.
"That's right," Gunn said. "Satellite imagery can detect changes in the light reflection off the ocean's surface, which provides an indication of the water's organic content. The seas off the Mississippi River Delta are a textbook dead zone. Rich nutrients in the river from fertilizers and other chemical runoffs create explosive growths of plankton—algae blooms. This in turn depletes the water's oxygen content, leading to hypoxic conditions that kill all marine life. The area off the Mississippi Delta is a notorious dead zone that's concerned scientists for many years."
Loren noted the lingering bands of magenta that discolored the coastal waters from Texas to Alabama. "I had no idea it was so pervasive."
"The intensity is fairly localized at the delta," Gunn said, "but you can see the widespread effects."
"That's well and good," Pitt said, "but we've known about the Mississippi dead zone for years."
"Sorry, chief," Yaeger said. "We're actually focused a little farther south."
He pointed to a trio of burgundy blotches that dotted the waters northwest of Jamaica. The patches were spread across an irregular line, extending past the Cayman Islands to near the western tip of Cuba.
Yaeger tapped at his keyboard, zooming in on the area. "What we have is an odd series of dead zones that have cropped up rather suddenly."
"What does the maroon color mean?" Loren asked. "And why do the spots get darker as they progress to the northwest?"
"It appears to be another burst of phytoplankton growth," Gunn said, "but much higher in intensity than we saw in the Mississippi Delta. They were fast-forming but may be somewhat temporary in nature." He nodded at Yaeger, who brought up a series of satellite images.
"This is something of a time-lapse view," he said, "starting about three months ago."
The initial photo showed no anomalies. A brightly hued spot appeared in the next image, then two more burgundy patches in the following photos. As each new dead zone appeared, the earlier spots faded slightly.
"There's some sort of sharp impact that is gradually diluted but is soon followed by another outbreak at a different location. As you can see, there seems to be a pattern from southeast to northwest."
Pitt eyed the multiple dead zones as they progressed. "What's odd is that they are far from any landmass. They aren't the result of pollution from river runoffs."
"Precisely," Gunn said. "It doesn't make a lot of sense."
"Could someone be dumping pollutants at sea?" Loren asked.
"It's possible," Gunn said, "but why would someone go to all these locations? A criminal polluter would likely just dump in one spot."
"What got our attention were the related fish kills and the apparent progression of the disturbances toward the Gulf of Mexico. We've found numerous media reports in Jamaica, the Caymans, and even Cuba, reporting large quantities of dead fish and marine mammals washing ashore miles away from the visible zones. We can't say for sure there is a connection, but if so, the impact may be much more acute than appears on the images."
Loren looked back at the view off Louisiana. "The Gulf Coast can hardly afford a new environmental catastrophe on the heels of the BP oil spill."
"That's precisely our concern," Gunn said. "If these dead zones begin sprouting in the Gulf of Mexico at the intensity we're witnessing here, the results could be devastating."
Pitt nodded. "We need to find out what's creating them. What do our hydrographic buoys have to say?"
Yaeger brought up a new screen, showing a global schematic. Hundreds of tiny flashing lights peppered the map, representing NUMA sea buoys deployed around the world. Linked to satellites, the buoys measured water temperature, salinity, and sea states, with the data constantly downloaded to Yaeger's computer center. He zeroed in on the Caribbean, highlighting a few dozen buoys. None were located near the dead zones.
"I'm afraid we don't have any markers in the wake of the dead zones," Yaeger said. "I checked the status of those closest, but they didn't reveal anything unusual."
"We'll need to get some resources on-site," Pitt said. "How about our research vessels?"
"The closest vessel of size would be the Sargasso Sea." Yaeger converted the screen to show the fleet of NUMA-deployed research ships.
"She's in Key West, supporting an Underwater Technology project that Al Giordino is leading," Gunn said. "Do you want me to call him and reassign the ship to investigate?"
Yaeger rolled his eyes. "Al will love that."
Pitt stared at the map. "No, that won't be necessary."
Loren saw the look in her husband's eyes and knew exactly what he was thinking.
"Oh, no," she grimaced, while shaking her head. "Not the lure of the deep again."
Pitt could only gaze at his wife and smile.
The Revolution Day party wound down early. It had been sixty-three years since Fidel Castro and a band of rebels attacked an Army barracks in Santiago, setting off the eventual overthrow of Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista. These days, there seemed little worth celebrating. The economy was still in tatters, food was in short supply, and the technological leaps the rest of the world enjoyed seemed to be passing the country by. On top of that, rumors were rampant, yet again,
that El Comandante was near his last breath.
Alphonse Ortiz drained the mojito, his sixth of the night, and weaved his way toward the door of the stylishly furnished apartment.
"Leaving so soon?" the party's hostess asked, apprehending him at the door. The wife of the Agriculture Minister, she was a buxom woman buried under a mask of heavy makeup.
"I must be fresh for a speech tomorrow at Martí Airport, recognizing its recent expansion. Is Escobar about?"
"Over peddling influence with the Trade Minister." She nodded at her husband across the room.
"Please give him my regards. It was a splendid party."
The woman smiled at the false compliment. "We're happy you could join us. Good luck with your speech tomorrow."
Ortiz, a highly regarded Cuban vice president on the powerful Council of State, gave a wobbly bow and escaped out the door. Five hours trapped conversing with half the Cuban cabinet had left him hungering for fresh air. Easing himself down three flights of stairs, he crossed an austere lobby and stepped onto the street. A blast of warm air greeted him, with the sounds of revelers celebrating the national holiday.
Ortiz stepped across the crumbling sidewalk and waved at a parked black sedan. Its headlights popped on and the Chinese-made Geely zipped up to the curb. Ortiz opened the rear door and collapsed into the backseat.
"Take me home, Roberto," he said to the wrinkled man at the wheel.
"Did you enjoy the party?"
"About as much as I savor a migraine. Stupid fools just want to relive the past. Nobody in our government bothers thinking about tomorrow."
"I think the president does. He likes your thinking. One day, he puts you in charge."
It was a possibility, Ortiz knew. There was a short list of possible successors waiting for Raúl Castro to retire in 2018, and he knew his name was on it. That was the only reason he had attended the Revolution Day party and made nice with the other cabinet ministers. When it came to politics, you could never have too many allies.
"One day, I'll be in charge of a rocking chair," he mused to his driver. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.
Roberto grinned as he pulled into traffic and threaded his way out of downtown Havana. A moment later, a rugged six-ton Kamaz military truck stopped near the front of the apartment building. A soldier in olive drab fatigues emerged from the shadows of an adjacent doorway and climbed into the truck.
He nodded toward the departing black sedan. "The target is live."
The driver stepped on the gas, cutting off a motorcyclist as he veered down the street. A block ahead, the Geely skirted past the Museo Napoleónico before turning onto Avenue La Rampa and driving across the western suburbs. While many high-ranking government officials lived in luxury city apartments, Ortiz maintained his residence in a modest hilltop home outside Havana that overlooked the sea.
The traffic and city lights gradually fell away as the Geely motored through an agricultural area of cooperative tobacco and cassava farms. The military truck, having trailed through the city at a discreet distance, closed the gap and rode up tight on the sedan's bumper.
Roberto, who had worked as a chauffeur for sixty of his seventy-five years, didn't flinch. The unlit road was a haven for stray dogs and goats, and he wasn't going to risk a collision on account of an anxious tailgater.
The truck hung tight for a mile until the road curved up a sweeping hillside. With a noisy downshift, the truck drifted into the opposing lane and charged alongside the Geely.
Roberto glanced out his window and noted a star-shaped emblem on the door. A Revolutionary Army vehicle.
The truck surged slightly ahead, then veered sharply into the Geely's lane, smacking into the sedan's front fender.
Had Roberto possessed the reflexes of a younger man, he might have braked hard and quick enough to slip back with minimal damage. But he was a touch too late, allowing the heavy truck to shove the car across the road.
The sedan slammed into a rusty side rail, producing a trail of sparks.
propelling it over or through the rail, then down the hillside. But as the vehicles exited the curve, the side rail came to an end, replaced by a series of squat concrete pillars. The sedan slid past the side rail and smashed head-on into the first concrete post.
The car struck with a loud clap that echoed across the landscape. On the opposite hill, a young ranch hand was startled awake by the crash. Sitting upright in an open lean-to he shared with a dozen goats, he peered toward the road beyond. An Army truck was skidding to a halt just past a mangled car. One of the car's headlights still shone, illuminating the truck a few yards ahead. The boy grabbed his sandals to go lend help, then stopped and watched.
A man in fatigues emerged from the truck. The soldier glanced around as if ensuring no one was watching, then strode toward the car, a flashlight in one hand and a dark object in the other.
Inside the car, Ortiz groaned from the pain of a separated shoulder and a broken nose, having been flung into the dashboard. He gathered his senses as warm blood flowed down his chin. "Roberto?"
The driver sat motionless, slumped over the wheel. Roberto's neck had snapped, killing him instantly, after he had rocketed into the windshield. The Chinese export car had no air bags.
As reality sank in, Ortiz sat up and saw the Army truck through the shattered windshield. He wiped his bloodied face and watched as the soldier approached, carrying a dark object. "Help me. I think my arm is broken," he said as the soldier
pried open the passenger door.
The soldier gave him a cold gaze and Ortiz realized he was not there to offer aid. Sitting helpless, he watched as the soldier raised his arm and swung at him with the object. An instant before it crushed his skull, the minister recognized it as an ordinary tire iron.
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"When the going gets tough, I read Clive Cussler, for no one can spin a yarn that's so thoroughly spellbinding and entertaining as he can."—Harold Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of No Warriors, No Glory
"Ardent followers of the Pitt clan and their nautical escapades will appreciate the family dynamics and camaraderie."—Publishers Weekly
"Cussler can keep anyone on the edge of their chair with his…action."—UPI
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Clive Cussler is the author of dozens of New York Times bestsellers, most recently Ghost Ship and The Eye of Heaven. He lives in Arizona.
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A great new addition to the Dirk Pitt series. Non-stop actual with the usual fast pace kept the pages turning, against an interesting backdrop of Aztec Treasure, the sinking of the Maine, and a twist on the Spanish American War. Great fun, and highly recommended for fans of adventure.
Page turner. Once you start you can't put down. Action all the way !
Well to begin, have been a HUGE Dirk Pitt fan for a long time. I have read every book multiple times. However, the previous book, Poseidon's Arrow, was going to be my last. I thought, like myself, Dirk and Clive that we we're simple getting too old for these adventures. The CoAuthors of late have simple pirated Cussler's name and the writings have shown this. So back to this book, Havana Storm, I received it as a Christmas gift from my wife. (By the way I asked her repeatedly not to get it for me- like my former Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones I told her I was done with Dirk Pitt and Clive Cussler. Well I began reading the book on December 26th. I felt like I was in a time warp- going back a decade or more- I was back on a adventure with my old friends Dirk and Al. Before the day was over I completed the book and felt like I had gone back in time. This book was not my favorite Cussler but I would bet dimes to doughnuts that he had a heavy hand in the writing of this story. Buy the book and enjoy you Dirk Pitt fans.
I love the Dirk Pitt series!
I am always excited about a Cussler book; when Clive & Dirk get together, there is magic! I will admit that the last chapter seemed a bit rush and incomplete (due to deadline??). I don't identify with Dirk & Summer as much as I do Dirk & Al but enjoyed the read. What's next on the horizon?
Always a fun journey
I have always enjoyed reading the Dirk Pitt series. This one did not disappoint! Well researched both for location and for science.
A good read and quite entertaining. However, if you are a hardcore fan, then you may come away feeling a little bewiltered.As this book was nothing more than an effort to fill a contractual obligation. The storytelling seems to lack the real effort or magic of past works. It seemed more the work of someone who studied the author and followed a formula
Not one of CC better books, and I have read all of them. The story line was boring at times and definitely not as suspenseful.
Clive and Dirk Cussler come through on this Dirk Pitt adventure which keeps the reader involved in ALL of the characters and sub plots without adding unnecessary filler. I'm a fan of Cussler for decades, and his ability to keep Dirk Pitt relevant as he gracefully ages is one of the things I find most enjoyable. As the USA is currently moving to normalize relations with Cuba, ( something Cussler could not have known when penning this book), the reader may find that fiction and truth are coming closer together than expected.This won't disappoint Dirk Pitt fans.
Would love to see Clive do a very complete book on his wonderful car collection. Including photos from all views of all cars in addition to full descriptions and specifications of each.
Clive Cussler remains at top of his game with the Dirk Pitt series. This is a historically possible and interesting book that is well worth the time to read. It is entertaining and fun. Enjoy a great book!
Although it is the same unfoldment as his other books, there is an easy expression of individuals who through greed try to exploit there position. The characters presented both good and bad seem real enough that one could easily understand their action and emotions.
I liked the story, but it was sometimes hard to follow the plot and the characters were not developed well enough. Overall, it was a good and interesting story.
Dirk Pitt is the "Man" & \Clive Cussler books are a must read, if you enjoy adventure w/characters. Hard to put this book down, once the action gets started. I wish Hollywood would make more Dirk Pitt Movies.

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Now his app can be removed for the app store for being confusingly similar to the official app which came later!
Do you know why that is the case? (I don't know. Just curious.) Yahoo finance used to have some interesting features and seemed ahead of its time for a free service. Was the messenger adoption in your industry a draft effect from this?
They are horrible. Most of them would be fine to output a static site that could then be deployed public-facing.
But will it fold into a briefcase?
Plus, nearly every picture you see of her shows her sporting a black turtleneck! She's hardworking and a visionary.
The last statement in the summary is completely uncalled for.
Ned Wright is known to have a pretty sharp wit. Besides, Myhrvold used his notoriety to grandstand with the press before his work was peer-reviewed, basically calling Wright a moron. I would get a little testy too.
If Myhrvold wants to play the YOU-ARE-NOT-CREDIBLE-BECAUSE-YOUR-ORGANIZATION-MAKES-BAD-SOFTWARE game, he need only mention Mars Climate Orbiter. Oops! See how that works?
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I think we're witnessing a new class of rich assholes who think they're superman or something.
Not Superman. Maybe he's trying for Tony Stark. The closer (though obscure) parallel that came to mind was the wealthy industrialist Tim Hamner from the novel Lucifer's Hammer.
This is one of the few stories where I expect a lot of people to throw all long-established
I clicked this submission just to see what the App-App-Appers guy will say. Maybe he's not awake yet.
He's also made other outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark.
Increased concentrations of CO2 has lead to an increase in duplicate stories and comments on slashdot.
I've got amazon video on my ipad and a galaxy tab and my phone. It works pretty much anywhere.
I remember my prof saying that it was German for "smear." I also remember thinking he was making that up, and assuming (wrongly, I find out 30 years later) it was really named for some guy named Schlieren. Thanks for the info!
This headline could have been from the 40's or 50's. This is the way supersonic flow has been visualized as long as it has been studied. The supersonic wind tunnel and the Schlieren setup at the university I attended appeared pretty ancient to me in the 1980s.
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Please find below a selection of self catering holiday cottages to rent in or near South Wingfield.
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Please find below a selection of self catering holiday cottages to rent in or near South Wingfield.
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Wonderful, cosy Peak District cottage on a hillside above Bonsall. Barn conversion with underfloor heating and fantastic countryside views. Matlock 4.5 miles. (Ref. 13102)
7 nights from £311Book Now
Large family Matlock cottage with four poster bed. Lovely views and walled garden with children's play area. Ideal for Chatsworth House and the Peak District. Matlock 1 mile. (Ref. 11150)
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Beautiful ground floor barn conversion surrounded by wonderful Derbyshire countryside, close to Wirksworth and Carsington Water. Character cottage with woodburner and beams. Wirksworth 4 miles. (Ref. 16787)
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Charming semi-detached Peak District cottage in Hopton. Quality, welcoming accommodation close to all Peak District attractions. Wirksworth 1.7 miles. (Ref. 925015)
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A wonderful, cosy cottage in a rural location near Turnditch. Open plan accommodation. Countryside views, glimpses of owners' small herd of deer. Belper and Wirksworth 5 miles. (Ref. 13048)
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Cosy, detached cottage in Darley Dale. All ground floor. WiFi. Wet room. Enclosed patio. Good touring base for Peak District. Matlock 1 mile. (Ref. 926691)
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Spacious, detached modern house. Enclosed garden. Playroom with small pool table. WiFi. Excellent touring base. Matlock 1 mile. (Ref. 926680)
7 nights from £499Book Now
A delightful former coach house on the edge of the village of Darley Dale, near Matlock. King-size double bedroom with en-suite roll-top bath. Smart TV, WiFi. Pub within walking distance. Matlock 2.5 miles. (Ref. 934473)
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A charming former coach house on the edge of the Peak District village of Darley Dale. Smart TV, WiFi. Walks from the door. Close to Peak District attractions. Matlock 2.5 miles. (Ref. 934474)
7 nights from £303Book Now
Magnificent, detached barn conversion surrounded by Derbyshire countryside near Ashover. Flame-effect electric fire. Patio with hot tub and furniture. Great base for walking. Feature a vaulted ceiling and stone-flagged floors. Ashover 3.5 miles. (Ref. 2183)
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Starting gun fires for Rivergate International Boat Show
by Narelle Jensen on 5 Oct 2012
Rivergate International Boat Show Rivergate Brisbane
We're off and racing! The first day of the Rivergate International Boat Show has been an outstanding success.
Even on a working day, the crowds flowed through the gates to experience beautiful boats, jazzy jetskis, innovative technology, heaps of boating accessories, fishing equipment, fabulous food and fun for the kids.
Whether you interested in a tinnie or a luxury cruiser, pontoon boats, trailers, inflatables, game fishing equipment, diving or learn to sail courses, or just a fun day out, then head to Rivergate Marina at Murarrie.
Don't miss your chance to win a luxury holiday for two on beautiful Borocay in the Philippines compliments of Philippines Airlines and All About Asia.
Or maybe you prefer to win 1 of 8 PADI Open Water Diving Courses with Dive World, when you visit their site at the Boat Show.
This weekend there will be demonstrations and information sessions in the Exhibition Hall and around the site. Visit the 24 metre Queensland Police Service vessel, see the exciting Jet Pak man take off from the marina, or watch the iconic Kookaburra Queen come down the river accompanied by a fleet of jetskis.
Australian Catering Services is open all weekend in the Food court for great food and a coldie!
There's also a variety of other gourmet food to savour.
The kids can burn off some energy in the giant jumping castle, or enjoy face painting and other activities.
There's something for everyone at the Rivergate International Boat Show,
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 October 9am to 5pm, Rivergate Marina and Shipyard
Queensport Road North Murarrie.
Come by car or catch the ferry from Brett's Wharf, Hamilton but don't miss
Brisbane's best in boating at the inaugural Rivergate International Boat Show.
More at www.rivergateboatshow.com.au
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Temperature- and Pressure-Induced Switching of the Molecular Spin State of an Orthorhombic Iron(III) Spin-Crossover Salt
Version of Record online: 19 DEC 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201201059
Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Special Issue: Spin-Crossover Complexes (Cluster Issue)
Volume 2013, Issue 5-6, pages 1001–1008, February 2013
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Tissot, A., Shepherd, H. J., Toupet, L., Collet, E., Sainton, J., Molnár, G., Guionneau, P. and Boillot, M.-L. (2013), Temperature- and Pressure-Induced Switching of the Molecular Spin State of an Orthorhombic Iron(III) Spin-Crossover Salt. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2013: 1001–1008. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201201059
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This was my first time at the hotel and I was pleasantly surprised. The rooms are well maintained and finished at a medium level. I had a one bedroom unit and it provided good space. The full kitchen is a bonus for those wanting to take a break from restaurant meals. If you do not have a car there is limited choice for dining within walking distance. Overall a good choice for those who do not need to be downtown and want more room to spread out.
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