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Posted by Alison on 19/11/2008

Are you fashionable? Are you the first to know the latest trends? Are your friends constantly in awe of your stellar wardrobe and rockin’ ability to accessorize like a rock star?Did you answer yes to all of these questions?I definitely didn’t.I am not what you would consider hip…by ...

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Trinidad & Tobago: Flood!

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 19/11/2008

Trinidad and Tobago has been at the receiving end of some heavy rains over the past few days, resulting in severe flood waters that have immobilized commuters , compromised infrastructure and wreaked havoc on the public transportation system . But only a handful of local bloggers were on to ...

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Yellow Humvees and the UN Procurement Scandal

Posted by Juliana Rotich on 18/11/2008

The use of SUVs by UN staff in Nairobi is rankling some bloggers. They are posting pictures on their blogs, and have even created a flickr pool called ‘Kick The Habit'. The title of the set of pictures borrows from UNEP's (United Nations Environment Program) campaign from June of this ...

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Peru: After-Effects of Mercury Spill in Choropampa

Posted by Juan Arellano on 18/11/2008

Silvio of Lapicero Digital [es] writes about the lack of news in the Peruvian media about deaths caused by mercury contamination in Choropampa. The recent death of the Mayor of Choropampa, Vicente Zarate Minchán is thought to be a result of the contamination caused by the mercury spill that took p ...

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Japan: A girl in the Pro Baseball League

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 16/11/2008

Yuko Shimonakamura at Yuko no Jinsei to Tigers [] comments with enthusiasm [jp] on the birth of a new baseball heroine, Eri Yoshida, the 16 y.o. high school student who will likely debut as a pitcher in the Kansai Independent League () starting next spring and will play together with her male collea ...

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