Year: 2005
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10 Interesting Facts
10 Interesting Facts The United States has the most money, power, airports, cell phones, radios and ISP's. The United States consumes more energy than India, the Middle East, South America,…
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Traveller's Diseases: Bird Flu
What is it: there are believed to be at least 15 different types of avian flu that routinely infect birds around the world. The current outbreak is caused by a…
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Country Statistics: highest population density
Country tatistics: highest population density. Rank Country Population Area (km²) Density World 6,445,398,968 510,072,000 13 1 Macau 449,198 25.40 17,685 2 Monaco 32,409 1.95 16,620 3 Singapore 4,425,720 692.70 6,389…
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Armenia – a Cradle of Civilisation by Mushegh Gevorgyan
Where is Armenia? Armenia is the smallest of the former Soviet republics, bounded by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south, and Turkey to the…
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Where and When to see Whale Sharks Picture by Hondonius Aurelius
The Whale shark (Rhincodon Typus) is the largest fish in the world, growing up to 12m (40 feet) in length. Though massive in size, whale sharks are completely harmless and…
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Sun at Midnight
Sun at Midnight is a book by Rosie Thomas, due to be published in July 2005 by Harper Collins. The book is based around her stay on a research station…
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail from New York City By Susan Velasquez
Luckily there are many ways to go hiking over the weekend and most of them are accessible by train or bus from New York City. Possibly the most famous trail…
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Flag Quiz
Which countries are represented by these flags? For the answers, see at the end of the eNews.
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The Spice Islands by Jon Hornbuckle
The killing is over on Ambon, the hub of the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, in Indonesia. There is an invisible line drawn between the Christian and Muslim sectors in the…
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Meeting News from Texas
Due to bereavement in Christina's family, we regret to say that Texas meetings have stopped pending further notice. If you have time to spare and would like to take over…
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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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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 London by Padmassana
February 2005 London meeting Gerry Brennan was our first speaker and gave us an insight into life in Botswana. Gerry went there to teach Art & Design. She began with…