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Where in the World: Diego Garcia
In the first of a number of Where in the World profiles, we look at Diego Garcia, a tiny island in The Indian Ocean, with coral beaches, turquoise waters and…
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Mac's Travel Reminiscences
We are sorry to say that Mac is not very well, but he is still e-mailing strong and recently sent the Beetle a collection of travel reminiscences. A friend of…
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London’s Palaces: Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain’s Kings and Queens since 1837. Built by George VI on the site of the King’s House, Pimlico, the shell…
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Our Friends Ryanair
Ryanair, always on the look out from generating new sources of revenue including charging passengers for food, drinks, car hire and hotels, was also looking at gambling and property ventures…
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Statistic Watch: Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts Main warring parties Year began- year ceasefire occurred Sudan vs. Sudanese People’s Liberation Army1 1983-2004 Solomon Islands vs. Malaitan Eagle Force and Isatabu Freedom Movement 1998-2003…
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
June 2005: our first speaker today was John Gimlette, whose talk was entitled “Theatre of Fish” and was about Britain’s first colony, Newfoundland. John showed us the capital, St John’s…
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Meeting News from New York
We are sorry to say that for the time being, New York meetings are suspended as Laurie really needs a helper. If you have some time to spare and are…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: shermanek@schulich.yorku.ca or Bruce Weber: tel. 416-203-0911 or Paul Webb: tel. 416-694-8259. Meetings are held on the third Friday of January, March,…
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Musical Notes From Rio de Janeiro – "Carioca Music" by Tony Annis
The gentle sound of Guitars drifting across the tropical air whether it be in the market square in the borough of Laranjeiras or by the beach in Ipanema, introduced me…