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Jump to the full entry & travel map Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang, China Note: Photos still to be posted! Friday 8th August Alison: We arrived safely in Guilin and caught a taxi to the Sheraton Hotel. On the way Mike negotiated with a tour company via the taxi driver's mobile to organise a driver and tour guide for the next day, ending up with a great deal of 300 Yuan for a guide and driver for 8 hours which was brilliant. We settled very happily into our lovely room at thArchive for August, 2008
posted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
Montgomery County leader says he paid for Alaska trip Houston Chronicle, United States - 2 hours ago By RENÉE C. LEE CONROE — Montgomery County Judge Alan B. Sadler says he went on a four-day fishing trip to Alaska last weekend with the company that manages ... |
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The conservation of marine resources on which the expanding tuna and aquaculture industries depend is the focus of the 10th National Tuna Congress opening here next week .[September 3-4] Investment opportunities in tuna processing, fish farming and boat building will be presented along with initiatives in resource management, such as the tuna tagging project of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. A sizeable contingent of foreign participants is expected,posted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
Mandurah estuaries face crab fishing closure ABC Online, Australia - 2 hours ago Those caught fishing in Peel and Harvey inlets during the closure will face fines of up to $3000. The Department of Fisheries says the restrictions are only ... Mandurah crab fishing banned The West Australian all 3 news articles |
posted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
Some Democrats are saying Sarah Palin's a token, but she's not a token to me. She's not a token to those who voted her into office time after time, first to the city council, then as mayor, and now governor of Alaska. Sarah's not a token to millions across America who volunteer countless hours to community groups and local government, along with raising their children. Sarah's not a token to working moms. In one example, when she moved into the governor's mansion Palin let the personal cheposted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
From Naomi Klein: When I finished The Shock Doctrine, I sent it to Alfonso Cuarón because I adore his films and felt that the future he created for Children of Men was very close to the present I was seeing in disaster zones. I was hoping he would send me a quote for the book jacket and instead he pulled together this amazing team of artists — including Jonás Cuarón who directed and edited — to make The Shock Doctrine short film. It was one of those blessed projects where everything felt fateposted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
add comments - email it Currently Listening What If We By Brandon Heath see relatedFIRST: The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book's FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Don Locke and his book: The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name NavPress Publishing Group (August 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Don Locke is an illustrator and graphic artist for NBC's Tonight Show with Jposted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book's FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Don Locke and his book: The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name NavPress Publishing Group (August 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Don Locke is an illustrator and graphic artist for NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has worked as a freelance writer and illustrator for more than thirty years. He lives in Southern California with hiposted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
US Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has not been the favourite choice of conservatives. He is far from ideal in a number of areas (eg., he is pro-embryo stem cell research; he opposes same-sex marriage but also opposes a federal amendment to ban it; etc) but strong in other areas (national security and foreign affairs, etc). But his choice this weekend of running mate Sarah Palin has a lot of conservatives exicted. They are excited because Palin, a governor from Alaska, is a solid cposted by Jason Barrett on Aug 31
Celsias has the link to an important report on the link between human rights and climate change: According to a report published recently titled “Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide, 2008 ” (pdf), climate change is already undermining the realization of a broad range of internationally protected human rights: rights to health and even life; rights to food, water, shelter and property; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and resettlement; and with personal