Aug 10
2008
Despite having posts appearing throughout the last week, I was on vacation in Michigan (I’ll probably post some photos next week!). Now we’ve dropped by some friends’ house on the way home and I’m checking my e-mail/blog and watching …
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Alexis Bledel is stumping for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, but she’s also talking about what her (and your) old jeans can do to help the less fortunate. » PLIGG_Visual_RSS_OriginalNews.
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Alexis Bledel's pants are traveling to New Orleans
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Aug 9
2008
Ecotravel News launched one year ago and this picture of Lance Armstrong illustrates our ultimate eco-travel fantasy. This should be how everyone is required to travel.
Continue here: Happy 1-year anniversary Ecotravel News
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The Beijing fencing competition will allow Chinese fans to witness one of the most unique Olympic sports ever. This Beijing 200 Olympics fencing guide will bring to you the most current fencing happenings and the latest fencing news in …
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Beijing Fencing Timetable and 2008 Olympics Fencing Fixtures
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Aug 9
2008
From the Beijing travel guide website, this section is aimed at those travelling to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Categories include history and spirit of the Olympics, opening ceremony, Olympic torch, Olympic colours and …
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Beijing travel guide : Olympics
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Obama’s vacation will include mostly downtime, though. Other than enjoying the beach and watching the Olympics, he will spend some time with his grandmother, who helped raise him in Honolulu in the 1970s. …
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The Obama Family Heads to Hawaii For A Week’s Vacation
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Aug 8
2008
Ecotourism has been regarded as an environmentally friendly form of relationship between foreigners and locals as the former come to enjoy the natural and cultural attractions of the latter. It has been opposed to mass tourism and …
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Aug 8
2008
CNN reports on a new eco-car that will use air to get around. Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) will manufacture the so-called air cars with an estimated release date of 2010. ZPM obtained the license to produce these vehicles from MDI, …
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Car to run on air, experts critical
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Aug 7
2008
All eyes are on Beijing for the 2008 Olympic For travelers attending the games or planning to explore the city here are Ten Travel Tips.
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Beijing Travel Guide 2008
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The New York Times’ Green Traveler Jennifer Conlin wrote about the latest trend in eco-friendly vacation house rentals. One traveler who booked an eco-house had a serendipitous week with his family “living off the grid. …
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Aug 7
2008
So Beijing meteorologists are lending her a helping hand. Smart scientists, those Chinese. Controlling the weather. Seems they’ll do their damndest to prevent it from raining for the opening ceremonies of the Olympics Friday night. …
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Guess Mother Nature is on vacation
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For the ladies and the men who owe them, there’s the sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Guys looking to get out of this one had better come up with a better excuse than not having seen the original; Salon insists “you …
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Weekend Movie Forecast: Pineapple Express or Traveling Pants 2?
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Aug 4
2008
Traveling with your dog, especially if you have a large dog, can be a very challenging thing. Animals that are too large to join you on a flight, for example, will have to travel as cargo - and that can be dangerous. …
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Aug 4
2008
The Associated Press reports on the controversy over a newly planned resort development on privately-owned wild lands on Maine’s Schoodic Peninsula. The proposed resort area of 100-1000 homes will be developed into a green community, …
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Green resort controversy in Maine
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Rin Kwavu, Rwanda. We kicked off the day with an early morning trip from Rwanda’s capital city to a small farming village in Rin Kwavu, eastern Rwanda. Chelsea Clinton and members of his delegation, including Ted Danson, Joe Wilson, …
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Aug 4
2008
Scanning through the internet for links for our Qatar knol, I was suprised to see Wikipedia’s page on Jasim bin Jabir was both sparse and factually incorrect. “Jasim had his base at Udaid, and attacked British ships in the Persian Gulf. …
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Rahman Al Jaber and Wikipedia
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If a vacation to California is in your plans this summer, try using a California travel guide to help you select what you want to do. There are tons of things to do in Southern California, and a California travel guide is the easiest …
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Find the Perfect Beach Using a California Travel Guide
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Aug 2
2008
USA Today reports on the growing trend of travelers to Peru getting away from tourist traps and living like local villagers. Peru tourism has exploded in the past six years and more visitors are seeking out a unique cultural immersion …
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Aug 2
2008
When traveling in Beijing, China, before going to any of the various eating places in Beijing or to the many famous restaurants in Beijing, use this Beijing food guide and Beijing restaurant guide to learn more about the latest online …
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Important Restaurant Guide In Beijing, China
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Aug 1
2008
Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald had an apt commuting race between some of their reporters using different methods of transportation to get to work. But to make it an even better race, they all started from the neighborhood of Ryde …
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Sydney reporters test commuting options
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Discount Sale Corel Universal DVD Player WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-Ray Rebate. DVD and video playback for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD* For movie lovers looking for the best that high-definition has to offer, WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-Ray delivers superior …
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Aug 1
2008
Let us show you around one of the largest states in the United States (behind only Alaska and Texas in size) and be your California travel guide . Travel to California, which is also called the Golden State originating from the Gold Rush …
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California Travel Guide
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Aug 1
2008
Let us show you around one of the largest states in the United States (behind only Alaska and Texas in size) and be your California travel guide . Travel to California, which is also called the Golden State originating from the Gold Rush …
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California Travel Guide
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USA Today reports on the group Ethical Traveler, that has just put out their top 10 list of ethical destinations: “To create the list, Ethical Traveler looked at environmental protection, social welfare and human rights in the world’s …
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