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Palestinian health care 'ailing'
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza suffer from an "ailing landscape" of health services, a new study claims." The Lancet medical journal report highlights how 10% of Palestinian children now have stunted... Going to the dogs in Greenland
An interesting blend of a travelogue and environmental concern. " Staring thoughtfully at the sky in the direction of the coastal hills that we will soon be ascending on our way to the frozen fjord on the... Meteora, the Holy Rocks in Greece
"Meteora, the Holy Rocks in Greece By Tushar Mathur | Nov 13, 2008 Somewhere between Pindos and Hasiya, where the plain of Thessaly landscape lost the first roll of the magnificent mountains in central Greece, is the Meteora. Huge dark rocks, which rise in the... Erotic Economy Booms
As the world banking economy lurches this way and that requiring huge government bail outs the erotica and porn industries grow and grow. This article by Robert Fisk of the Independent takes a wry look at the... Google maps 'demolish British history'
Internet maps such as those made by Google ae demolishing British history by effectively not including historic monuments, battlefields etc on them according to super map maker Mary Spence. Traditional cartography... US plans aid to Georgia as Russia rolls into city
"Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape.In Washington, President Bush said the...Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch
This goes to show nothing is forever...... and don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Me and some hiking buddies have had to break Arizona/Utah/Canyon hike plans several times over the past few years...
created by World_Groove | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1087 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Attack of the caterpillars!
"A couple days ago we drove with Mike to a jobsite to check on the progress. He called me out of the van to look at a clump of caterpillars hanging from a bush. As we looked around, we noticed that they were...Day after day
Brazilian drinks and food. Ban on election posters proposed by leader of the Green Party
I have classified this as "environment" even though it may not really have anything to do with the environment.During the Lisbon Treaty Referendum the Irish government lost partly (or even mainly) due to the... Australia PM in new nude art row
The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...Gordon Brown's 'deeply gloomy' taste in art revealed
Brown's choice in art is conventional in many respects and shows a good solid taste if perhaps a little dark. The Hodgkin piece with typically the painting going on to the actual frame is an interesting choice. "...Atlanta celebrates Independence Day by opening the Millenium Gate
Although it is somewhat cliché to celebrate Independence Day by opening yet another national monument, there is something that sets the opening of Atlanta Millenium Gate apart. The eighteen-million-dollar...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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528 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Google launches new space race to the moon
" When Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, he uttered unforgettable words. But the next visitor to roam the lunar landscape may send back e-mail instead. Welcome to a new kind of space...Michelle de Kretser: The urban jungle
Good interview with Michelle de Kretser - anyone not yet familiar with her work might feel like trying some out after reading this well written interview by Boyd Tonkin"The best stories lodge in the memory and...
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