Concert Review: Estelle at the Commodore

I had been rather excited about the Estelle show at the Commodore for quite some time and last night didn't disappoint... well... not too much anyway. My biggest annoyance: the doors opened at 8, show didn't...

U.S. holds navy exercise after Iran comments on Gulf

Things are heating up in The Gulf.  The issue, as I understand it, hinges on the capability's of the Iranian missiles.  With the help of the Chinese, the Iranians reportedly have acquired missile...

Editors rock Vancouver's Commodore

English indie band Editors played to a packed house at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Tuesday night. The band showcased their sound of sweeping indie rock in an energetic set peppered with tracks from...

Vancouver's Annual Ugly Sweater Holiday Party

Bill Cosby would be proud. I bought a gorgeous lemon-yellow retirement cardigan yesterday but unfortunately it makes me sneeze non-stop. I may as well be wearing a cat. Tradesies anyone? I'd encourage everyone...

RI asks A`lia to treat its fishermen better

""We respect their sovereignty and law but they must also treat our fishermen more humanely," the chief executive of the Sea Security Coordinating Body (Bakorkamla), Rear Admiral Djoko Sumaryono, said here on Wednesday. He said after meeting chief of the Australian Border...

Vintage Computer Festival: How Far We've Come

As I looked for an article with which to test a Highlight fix, I came across this little story about a vintage computer festival. Jeez, I remember the first time I met (and was flummoxed by) a Commodore Pet. Oh,...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Payin’ The Piper :: MAXINE

"Drop a stone into a pool of water and watch the ripple wave transverse across the calm surface. For every action taken in haste, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Please tell this to the soldiers of Fiji...

The Real Survivor Fiji – If It Walks Like A Duck … :: MAXINE

"The biggest problem that confronts Fiji at this time is the lack of intervention by law abiding, democratic countries that know this coup is wrong and should be put down as soon as possible. A recent article in...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Nurses & Teachers Go “Industrial” :: MAXINE

"Life is hard under an illegal military rule and despotic regime. The economy begins to tank, people do not want to visit, citizens have trouble supporting the Commodore’s agenda, and eventually someone …...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Coup-less vs Clueless :: MAXINE

"An article in the Fijian news outlet Fiji Live ponders whither the overthrow Government formed through the latest coup headed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama will stand up to a legal challenge in the Fiji court...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Military Rule Slaps Hard :: MAXINE

"This can not be good for a tribal peoples just wanting to be able to pursue and share their lives with others in a modern world. In the last week, The Commodore dispatches the Council of Chiefs because they felt that they had the right to voice their opinion as to whom the...

The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere :: MAXINE

"The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere Through the month of February, the new unelected and military Government of Fiji clamped down on the freedom of the press to report what it felt were rights...

A Restricted Press - The Real Survivor Fiji :: MAXINE

"Each by each, Fiji’s democratic institutions are suffering a gradual assault. Basic freedoms and human rights are being over-run by the all to powerful and illegal acts of an out-of-control Commodore dictator. The next freedom to suffer is the freedom of the press to...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Point-Of-Order Process Pursued :: MAXINE

"It had to happen and after nearly three full months since the head of Fiji’s military, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, faces action in the island nation’s court system. The hope, through this point-of-order process is to highlight the illegitimacy of of the Commodore’s...

Survivor Fiji - The Real World Outwit, Outplay, Outlast :: MAXINE

On the eve of the popular reality TV series “Survivor” (which has its premiere tonight on CBS, 8pm et/pt), this latest edition from Fiji may pale in comparison to the real life survivor saga – the coup in...

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