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The Sultan's Elephant
Spotted by webmaster Paul: the show will appear in Calais 28 September – 1 October) and in Le Havre 26 – 29 October 2006.
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New Japan Low Cost Airline
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to launch two low-cost carriers — one for international services, one for domestic — by sometime in the first half of 2007, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun daily. The move by ANA, Japan's second-largest airline, would aim at competing with other low-cost carriers ahead of a planned expansion…
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US Wall with Mexico
US President George W Bush has signed a controversial bill into law that will pay for a 700-mile fence (1,125km) fence along the border with Mexico. The barrier, equipped with hi-tech surveillance equipment, will be built in areas where many illegal immigrants cross over into the United States. The outgoing Mexican President, Vicente Fox, has…
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Dengue Fever in India
An outbreak of dengue fever has so far killed 38 people in and around the Indian capital, Delhi. Nearly 3,000 dengue cases have been reported, three of them close relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Health officials are playing down the threat, telling people not to panic and to develop better sanitation. Dengue fever is…
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Resend
Well it appears despite testing that the eNewsletter mailing didn’t send the newsletter out, I’ll be resending it, if you receive it twice, our apologies. As always, this months edition is available now and can be viewed online, just click one of the links below for the 2 column version (http://www.globetrotters.co.uk/newsletter/current.html) or for the single…
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MEETING NEWS
Meeting News from from around the world.
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Meeting News from London by Padmassana
Reviews and news about our meetings in London. September London Meeting Our first speaker of the new season was Mark Stratton, who showed us the Plymouth-Dakar rally. [link] This is a light hearted race where the vehicles are supposed to cost no more than 100 pounds and have no more than 15 pounds worth of…
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Meeting News from Ontario
For information on Ontario meetings, please contact Svatka Hermanek: <a 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, May, September and November. Usually at the Woodsworth Co-op, Penthouse, 133, Wilton Street in downtown Toronto at 8.00 p.m.
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Apologies for the Absence of Globetrotters E-Newsletter
The Beetle would like to apologise profusely for the absence of the Globetrotter e-newsletter. Excuses range from being trapped in a snowy Antarctica station, captured by Grand Master Slave Beetles, and getting lost in outer Mongolia, but unfortunately, none of these would be true. Work pressures led to the Beetle in not having enough Beetle…
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The Pacific Rim by Ron Kirstein
Terrific Tofino: the Esowista Peninsula is perched in the edge of the North America Continent. Next stop Japan! At the north end of the Peninsula is the town of Tofino, located in a protected harbour. Just to the North, you will also find protected waters, and directly offshore is the Wild West Coast. Photo, left,…
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