Feb 15
FRANCES ADANK BEN CURRAN/Fairfax NZ TARGET OF AFFECTION: the interislander ferry Arahura. somewhere there’s a maxim which captures the experience of grabbing a trip on NZ Rail’s Interislander ferry service. As air travel has become more stressful, invasive (all those evil lotions concealed in your hand baggage), and remote in terms of human interaction, simple …
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Feb 09
To a politician, the next election is always the most important of his or her constituents’ lives. This year, however, most Republican voters would agree. they believe the results of President Obama’s first term must be reversed. As President Obama campaigns (did he ever stop?), his emboldened rhetoric attempts to drown out many inconvenient facts. …
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Jan 29
Do you see that?! Do you SEE that up there? that sprig of rosemary? I pulled it out for garnish today, nestled it behind these absurdly wild dessert wontons, then froze. I FROZE, people. Because it smelled like pine needles. And outside it’s already snowing. Oh.yes.it.is. And it was like I was receiving a sign from heaven. …
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Jan 27
The B u l l e t Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 589January 24, 2012 « PreviousNext » The Governments Of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales and Rafael Correa Steve Ellner Most political analysts place the governments of Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Rafael Correa (Ecuador) in the same category but without defining their …
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Jan 21
By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and Hispanic, young and old, homeowners and homeless. what they have in common: They're all on food stamps. As the food stamp program has become an issue in the Republican presidential …
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Jan 13
Each mail artist has tools they’d rather not work without – a specific type of glue stick or particular pen for writing, a certain paper or visual element – items which make it easier to get the job done, when it comes to creating. Occasionally, I have one of those “trapped-on-a-desert-island” conversations with other postal-ish …
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Jan 04
we are always surprised when we hear grown people shrug off thank-you notes. No, it doesn't matter if Grandma was sitting with you as you opened the gift from her; you still owe her a formal thank-you note. An email won't do either. and yes, even if you have horrible handwriting, you must still sit …
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Dec 31
ECLAC: Europe, US will affect TT economy THE TT economy is expected to grow by 1.0 percent next year, up from last year You’d expect I’d be here giving you a sales pitch for stamp. You may suspect that the light’s on but no one’s home wherever I might need to give you an insider’s …
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Dec 25
Abysmal returns from stocks, bonds and mutual funds and fear of another crash have a lot of people turning to alternative investments such as gold or real estate. Investments such as art, antiques, precious gems, stamps, coins and other collectibles aren’t permissible investments for an IRA under any circumstances. What about investing the IRA in …
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Dec 22
When we last left Lecia in Salta, Argentina, we didn’t really think we’d see her again until our brief stop-over in LA before flying to Samoa. her plan was to go to Australia via Easter Island before heading back home to Los Angeles whilst we were going through Brazil and then up north towards Central …
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