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One Fine Day…at the Bullring Tyrel Nelson Highly outnumbered, wounded bulls entered the rowdy arena to be stabbed to death by costumed men. Cornwall diving trip Rebecca Wass The University of Portsmouth Sub Aqua Club journeyed to Cornwall for a fantastic week of diving Brazilian Apartment Hunting Auyon Mukharji Last week I strolled around Santa Teresa, an artsy, bohemian neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro Shop House Culture Steve Tothill in Phuket Away from the sandy beaches it’s well worth spending time wading through the wok smoke to discover refreshing architectural gems Don’t kill tourism’s golden egg Munir Nassar For the sake of tourism’s long-term future in Jordan, hoteliers must not increase their prices...

Will the Real John McCain stand up - James Campion McCain has to distance himself from the currently doomed Washington atmosphere and rally the very troops who stand accused of screwing everything up How to Pop The Oil Bubble Michael Levy When essential commodities are no longer traded in a free market that relies on supply and demand new legislation is needed to correct the insanity. The Great Divide James Campion on Election'08 Race, Gender & The New Frontier The cultural landslide that has sprung from the 2008 Democratic primary race is nothing short of historic. Let's Make A Deal James Campion - Election '08 The unrecognizable stench of bitter and lasting defeat draped the air

From Fighter to Paramedic Antonio Graceffo in Manila EMS school Having spent most of my life learning to end life, it's a change learning to save it. Spanish Elephants Colleen Kelley in Cadiz Nine hours on a plane, two days of road trips with inexplicable vomiting, eight hours on a bus -finally we arrived at Puerto de Cádiz. Seven Years in Asia Antonio Graceffo turns 40 It has been seven years since I had quit my job on Wall Street to become a full time adventure writer. The Suffering Continues in Burma Antonio Graceffo A country in denial cheats its people of a right to live On Winning at Portsmouth Alex Hillman Alex Hillman examines Portsmouth’s reaction to the FA cup final.

Big Adventures in the Minor Leagues Brett A Padelford A 3,250 mile trip through the American West experiencing minor league baseball in many forms Postcards from Persia John Edwards On the way to Iran, John M. Edwards wonders if they play Uncle Wiggly in Tehran Bpee Mai in Laos Thomas Phipps Travelling down the Mekong in a narrow wooden boat provides plenty of time to contemplate ones future; I instead listened to The Doors and imagined I was Captain Benjamin L. Willard on route to find Colonel Kurtz in the film Apocalypse Now. Taxi Hostage Kate Mead in Ghana It was 1:30 in the morning, and I was exhausted from a day of travel and a night of dancing. An Unexpected Stop in Extremadura Tyrel W. Nelson The putrid smell that permeated the rail car. "Huele mal, huele mal (it smells bad, it smells bad)," she kept screaming

Indulging in Derived Hell Michael Levy You would think after the Enron scandal and the dot com bust that human financial infamy and shamefulness would cease...well think again. Eve of Destruction, my friend James Skinner Man is the only animal that trips over the same stone twice, or a dozen times! These are not safe times to call oneself a thinker Bryan Blake on US politics Sounds to me like I need to improve upon the cubicle fort I’ve recently built to keep out the babbling idiots and social golems of the office Arabic Marwan Asmar Compared with English, Arabic is an easy read if it is written well.

Some Fools on a Hill Darren Skelton in Haxey Round our way you see ‘Hood Day’ is bigger and better than Chrsitmas Day itself Charlevoix's La Fete Des Saveurs Habeeb Salloum The elite of Quebec’s Charlevoix gourmet region simply enjoying themselves at La Fête Des Saveurs The Regenerator System James Skinner A brief history of the world’s first telecommunications company Serendipity and Rickshaws Sam Freedman Departing from New Delhi, I left behind the raw, musty smell of sweat covering every surface in India for the mystique of Nepal. Czech Republic Jay Caauwe goes in search of a beer The uneasy look on our drivers face ... he had conscripted with three Chicagoans embarked on a Saturday morning drinking mission Red Eye John M Edwards Back in the days when I ate TV dinners in a partially flooded basement, watching, “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and “Land of the Giants,”...

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College in America: Weed 101 Alan Stokes I found Flyn in our dorm, smoking a joint. There was a kid with him. I asked what his name was and he said his name was Zack. It seemed incredible but I let it go. Coming of Age in San Francisco    Martin Green “The new campaign stinks,” interrupted Fiegelman. Greetings from Caen Gordon Bourgon France, July, 1944, near Caen Hello my little snowflake. Do you remember when I first called you that? My little snowflake. That terrible winter when we were twelve The Ghost in the Machine David Tavernier There was once a computer named Daniel. All day long he'd sit and wait for someone, anyone to help him out of his misery. Pushkin in Britain – Book Now Pure Russian Spirit with English Translation (June 5th-10th in London) The Festival is a wonderful and exciting Literature occasion literally packed with interesting events – readings, competitions, workshops and, of course, inspiration

New this June 2008 Mean Tide by Sam North 'Grandma Swivelhead, fortune tellers, bodies in the Thames, a young boy's induction to ghostworld' ISBN: 978-1-4092-0354-4 'An engaging, unusual and completely engrossing read' - Beverly Birch- author of 'Rift' Be one of the first to read it - order now - His name is Nathan John Brackenridge I saw it from when he got to being a teenager, but it was coming from before that. He was at school most times, didn't miss a day unless it was for something important. Not like some of them other boys Gobble Village Chic Michael Chacko Daniels  “Not your beloved Bell Avenue in Chicago,” I say, as billboards beckon through fog to far planetary corners.

The Last Free Cat by Jon Blake Sam North review It's future without cats - most are dead of the deadly HN51 virus. Only the very rich can afford cats now and they are strictly controlled - ordinary people live in fear of catching a deadly flu from untagged cats Iron Man Directed by Jon Favreau Starring Robert Downey jnr, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow Jack Clarkson review Nobody but Robert Downey Jr. himself could ever have played Tony Stark quite so well The Last of the Warrior Kings by Sarah Mussi Hodder Children’s Books, 2008. £5.99 ISBN: 978-0-340-90322-3 Anona Evans review Max is portrayed as a modern day hero. He is a lone crusader, fighting to restore the faith and property of an ancient civilisation. The Beast Of Yucca Flats Directed by Coleman Francis. Dan Schneider how I missed this is beyond me; especially given that its lead star is the truly legendary Tor Johnson, of Plan 9 From Outer Space infamy. Wristcutters: A Love Story Director: Goran Dukic Calvin Hussey review To judge a book, or DVD as it were, by its cover the title "Wristcutters" doesn’t exactly conjure up the most positive of images. A World Apart Gabriela Davies on film 'Things we lost in the fire' comes as a clean break from the happy endings we are used to. The narrative is strong, yet simple.

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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