Island Fever-3 - Articles
The Island
by
KGuy
©On Sunday, I blogged about an experience my son had while in preschool. It seems that since he has begun school and ventured away from our home, we continue to meet more and more people who are reluctant to accommodate his food allergies. We almost never give up on trying to educate someone. We have multiple tactics we use to provide informat ...
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Bioethics and "The Island"
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
Like most of America, you probably haven't seen Michael Bay's The Island (2005), starting Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. It's not a cinematographic masterpiece. It is downright goofy in spots, there is a lot of stuff blowing up (this is the team that brought us Transformers and Armageddon , after all), and it has the most intrusive product p ...
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Island Life
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by
passion4living
Island LifeTropics + Intertropical Convergence Zone + Rainy Season = TYPHOON SEASON!On a lighter note, though, not all storms end with disastrous news.With the many years of living in Guam and Palau with mega-typhoons over 200mph, my parents in Houston were well prepared for Rita. My siblings and I were more concerned about their house's ability to ...
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SURVIVOR: MENOPAUSE ISLAND
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Lynette Sheppard
Some days, I feel like I m living in a bizarre reality show as I slog through menopause. I can hear the little announcer in my head with the commercial: Announcing a new season of SURVIVOR - MENOPAUSE ISLAND, the reality TV show where contestants (all female) are forced to participate. This is the most difficult and harrowing SURVIVOR to date. N ...
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Palm Island
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Theresa
I think I mentioned that on Friday (15 th ) I was going to Palm Island for the 50 th Anniversary of the strike. I know most people are completely unfamiliar with Palm Island, let alone with the strike of '57, so first, a bit of background... Palm Island lies off the Queensland coast, and in the early 1900s it became a 'reserve' for Aboriginal peop ...
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Emerald Island
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Christine ..
Do your kiddos like to play computer games? Mine do. In fact, once they start playing a game, I have to fight them for my computer!Well, Mom Central has teamed up with Fluid Entertainment and would like to invite you and your child to become the first heroes of Emerald Island, free of charge. Once you and your child have spent time in Emerald Islan ...
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Island life
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Ann H.
We spent Sunday and Monday on Anglesey, (an island off the coast of North Wales) trying to find a house to live in for 6 months when we move there in approximately 6 weeks time. To cut a long story short, my partner, Chris, is a marine electrical engineer and he's been offered premises in a new marina which is about to be built on the island and wh ...
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Island Postcards
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Dr. Mariclare F.
I just wanted to share a few of the pictures I've taken on the island. These were just taken by an ordinary Sony Cybershot 5 megapixel digital camera - I have yet to dabble in the world of SLR. Still, despite my lack of special photography equipment, the natural beauty of this place shines through. I took this shot at the Beach Club on the west si ...
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Manitoulin Island
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Ruth K.
Swing Bridge on only road to Manitoulin Island at Little CurrentThis post may sound like a geography lesson but then, I always loved geography at school. We spent last week on Manitoulin Island, a large island at the top of Lake Huron, a seven hour drive from home. Driving north from Toronto, one passes fertile farmland, the Holland Marsh at Bradfo ...
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Palau as an island nation and to...
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passion4living
Palau as an island nation and top tourist destination has been seriously impacted global warming and may follow the course of other islands which may very well disappear within 100 years. Read on in this Reuters article from http://www.planetark.org/. I've also posted the ProTravellers' list of 20 destinations that might melt off the map with effec ...
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