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The Ultimate Getaway Lesley Boutilier What do you get when you combine the extreme adventure sports of whitewater rafting, riverboarding, and skydiving? Itıs called the ultimate adrenaline rush and Millinocket The Beypore Lighthouse Lakshmi Nair Our mission was to discover the Beypore lighthouse. So we set out on a nice bright day our hearts singing with joy Backpackers in Paris Jason Phelps We had devised a brilliant plan. We would fly into France and take a late night bus into Paris, even though we didn’t have a place to stay. Discover Historic Quebec Habeeb Salloum We drove on the Côte de Beaupré following one of the oldest thoroughfares in North America from Quebec City to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. Reflections of a Backpacker: Melbourne + Hoey Moey Dan Cann The overnight Greyhound bus arrived in the early hours at Melbourne, capital of the State of Victoria. Ben and I booked in at the grand looking 'Toad Hall Hotel.' Kathmandu, the ‘roof of the world’- Marianne de Nazareth I was invited for the ‘Third Pole Project: Covering Climate Change in the Himalayas, I jumped at the chance Being Russian For Two Weeks David Russell in St Petersburg We had made arrangements to live with a Russian family in St. Petersburg for two weeks fostering "better understanding among people".

The Race Illusion James Campion Jimmy Carter, America's political equivalent of Liz Taylor, who emerges every so often to stammer out the most insane gibberish known to freethinking man... Unified Berlin: 20 Years On Nate Barron How long is twenty years? For the city of Berlin, it is both Augenblick and Ewigkeit: an instant and an eternity. Burma Terror David Calleja "We do not understand why the military is doing this to us." An exiled monk poses the one question that nobody can answer Revolutionary Wrath John M. Edwards rogue ancestor, Aaron Burr, shot Alexander Hamilton with a Hoss-pistol from a mere ten paces away—and got away with it Is Health Care a Right? James Morford is health care a right that should be guaranteed by the State, yes or no? Clunker Bonanza ends Dean Borok The "Cash for Clunkers" program expired even as frantic buyers were still banging down the door. Make Drugs legal? James Skinner - reality of drug crime The worldwide campaign against drugs is not working and hasn't for decades. So why not make it legal and tax it? The Third Pole Marianne de Nazareth 'We in Nepal recognize that Climate Change has become possibly the greatest development challenge of our times...'

Breakfast at Manny’s (NYC) John M. Edwards I flubbed my audition recently @ Manny’s, the legendary guitar shop on 48th "Avenue" - not that anyone was really listening First steps to Gladrags Dean Borok There was no point to sticking around Montreal any longer. It was 1982 and the economy was in the tank. I packed up my design portfolio, and caught the Montrealer express train to New York Umrah 2009 – A wish fulfilled K Fatima In the first Salat Al Fajr a realization struck me: In that huge crowd of Muslims from everywhere, speaking all sorts of languages but praying together in Arabic, it felt like Yaum al Qiyama. An Unbreakable Bond Marianne de Nazareth Chandra Rajendran & Neeta Dutt, a mother/ daughter duo have turned the sari into an art form, in their venture named Sakhi. Ramadan Readings Marwan Asmar Ramadan is a spiritual month, serving to in-gather Muslims worldwide for a higher existential being, the one that can’t be touched or seen but is everywhere Deep blue in trouble Shivani The oceans are an endless supply of resources. For long, it was assumed that this resource could be exploited and used as a dumping ground. But, no more. Book Miles Chris Mills Ever considered the miles a book may have travelled before it reaches my hands The Art & Craft of Being Helsinki Charlie Dickinson Obviously, we were in Finland, the tech-savvy, most-wired nation on the planet.

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Terrorism Allison Fine It was Sunday; he did not have to be anywhere and most important he did not have to be at Brown Harris Stevens Brokerage where he worked as a real estate broker An Act of God Damilola Ajayi It all began that evening when Papa knocked on the door, fully dressed in his police uniform save for his beret. The squeaky sound of the opening door is still vivid in my mind even after seven years. The Purple Maiden - Chapter 3 MV ‘Franconia’, off the Cies Islands, Galicia. June 1999. James Skinner He couldn’t research further into the actual U-boat without going back to the Navy and that would mean going above his boss’ head. ‘Who’s really behind this anyway?’ he thought. The Power of Nothing - Chapter One Robbin Yager 'To be still was impossible for her. They weren't living with a ghost, didn't have disaster stalking'. The Other Side of the River Bill Hedman Willie James wasn't a big guy in the way that some guys are scary big, he was just big. Caldwell was scary big. An altercation in the locker room after football practice touched the flash point when Willie said, "Cal'wel, watch yo sef, dynamite come in small packages!"

Havant Literary Festival 2009 Come hear Sam North talk about his Sherlock Holmes novel The Curse of the Nibelung Sept 26th 6pm - Ticket event Book available from The Nineveh Gallery, 11 The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE. UK Wild About Harry Charles Ausherman I asked Dad what his father did for a living. He answered, "Well, son, your grandpa was a salesman who just went from titty to titty." Twilight of the Gods Keith Leonard Stan watched fascinated as the woman squeezed between tables, a plate of sandwiches balanced precariously on a tea cup Water Colored Memories Marcia Dumler "Buttercup! Stop that! You're going....." too late, the glass of water top heavy with my water color brushes had already tipped onto my therapy painting for today The Wait Esha Nag Ameera couldn’t wait to get home. It was getting dark and the warm Shamal winds made it difficult for her to remain on the streets any longer. Besides, she was expecting Salim any moment now.

Time To Eat The Dog? - The real guide to sustainable living by Robert and Brenda Vale, - Charlie Dickinson review If everyone on Earth shared equally the lifestyle enjoyed in North America, then five planet Earths would be needed. Obviously, an unattainable proposition. SCAT by Carl Hiaasen (Pub: Oct 1st) Orion Books Sam North review Following closely in the footsteps of his environmental kids' thriller Hoot, Carl Hiaasen plunges once again into the murky waters of the Everglades and a species under threat. The Stories Of J.F. Powers Dan Schneider review Every so often there is an artist that has a great reputation, yet a small cult following, that turns out to truly be a great artist. Then, there are all the other times that one recognizes that the repute for greatness is merely the mistaken dementia of the cultic ideologues Night World: Volume3 by L.J Smith Reviewed by Callum Graham Through the novels Lisa J Smith creates an interlinked world of mystery and intrigue, dominated by vampires, witches and Shapeshifters. Most are bent on the destruction of the human world... Eagle Day by Robert Muchamore Callum Graham The Nazis have a new plan to ensure victory for Germany. Henderson quickly realises that he and the children are Britain’s only hope against a new threat, Darke Academy - Secret Lives by Gabriella Poole Marcel D'Agneau review There’s moveable feasts and then there’s moveable schools that are also a feast in progress. The Darke Academy is a school with a terrible secret. Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 Rocksteady Studios. Eidos. Jack Clarkson review Carl almost jumped out of his skin when he heard the scream. Loud, shrill and cut short before he could hear exactly where it came from. He almost wondered whether he had really heard it or if it had simply occurred inside his head.

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em and little fleas have lesser fleas ...ad infinitum - Augustus de Morgan

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