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Pelosi - House Dems and the Headlines : May 2013

Nativegrl77 wrote 5 hours ago: Nancy Pelosi (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Pelosi Statement on the Devastating Tornado in Oklahoma “As r … more →

Tags: Pelosi - House Dems and the Headlines, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, BarackObama, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Jewish American Heritage Month, Mel Watt, North Carolina, united states

[Le Monde] THE 'MICRO' PACIFIC ISLANDS PAYING THE PRICE OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSE

bricoleur wrote 1 day ago: [Le Monde] THE ‘MICRO’ PACIFIC ISLANDS PAYING THE PRICE OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSE … more →

Tags: Concerns, Environmental Sustainability, Our Neighbors, environmental sustainability

[Lowy Institute] BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US: GEO-STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

bricoleur wrote 1 day ago: [Lowy Institute] BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US: GEO-STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Jenny Ha … more →

Tags: Concerns, Our Neighbors, Regionalism

Vanuatu Diary #7: Pentecost Island Land Diving in Black and White

Eve wrote 1 day ago: More photos from the “land diving” ceremony! I also thought I’d share this amusing … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Black and White, Photography, Australia, film photography, Travelling, Traveling, Travel photos

Weekly Photo Challenge: escape16 comments

Su Leslie wrote 2 days ago: I guess like a lot of people, my first response to this week’s Daily Post photo challenge … more →

Tags: Books 2, Challenges, Daily Post, iphoneography, Photography (2), Weekly Photo Challenge, Books, escape, Library

Vanuatu Diary #6: "bungee jumping" in Pentecost Island

Eve wrote 3 days ago: Well, “land diving” to be precise, the precursor to bungee jumping (scoop: New Zealander … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Anthropology, Australia, Black and White, fertility rite, Festival, film photography, Oceanía

Vanuatu Diary #5: Pentecost Island's smiles

Eve wrote 5 days ago: The minute we stepped out of the plane, we were greeted by very friendly and welcoming locals (strin … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Australia, beach, Black and White, film photography, Oceanía, Photography, Portrait

Vanuatu Diary #4: catching the plane to Pentecost Island

Eve wrote 6 days ago: The next day, we took a small bush plane from Santo to Pentecost Island, a lush, mountainous island … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Australia, beach, film photography, Oceanía, Photography, Portrait, Travel photos

Pacific Islands: Pension Funds Eye Regional Markets

John Enos wrote 6 days ago: Pacific Islands nations’ pension funds are investing in the region Reposted from Islands Busin … more →

Tags: Fiji News, Papua New Guinea News, Fiji, international investment, Papua New Guinea, Pension Funds, Solomon Islands, Telecommunications, Tourism

Vanuatu Diary #3: GP's New Best Friends4 comments

Eve wrote 1 week ago: These photos make my heart melt. GP took a few photos of these kids with his Polaroid camera and gav … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Australia, beach, film photography, Oceanía, Photography, Portrait, Travel photos

Vanuatu Diary #2: Making a splash (literally)

Eve wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, Australia, beach, film photography, Oceanía, Photography, Portrait, Travel photos

Maura Pawlowski: Inspiring Students at Home and Abroad

peacecorpsnortheast wrote 1 week ago: While she was in college, 22-year-old Maura Pawlowski knew she wanted to travel. After earning her b … more →

Tags: Education, new volunteers, Micronesia, New Jersey, palau, Philadelphia, St. Joseph's University, Travel

[International Union for Conservation of Nature] IUCN Warns Pacific To Plan Green Energy Carefully1 comment

yapstatecitizens wrote 1 week ago: [International Union for Conservation of Nature] ICUN Warns Pacific to Plan Green Energy Carefully N … more →

Tags: Concerns, Environmental Sustainability, Climate change concerns, Energy, united states, Pacific, renewable energy, Fiji, european union

[Pacific Plan Review 2013] Kiribati seeks more from regionalism

yapstatecitizens wrote 1 week ago: [Pacific Plan Review 2013] Kiribati seeks more from regionalism PRESS STATEMENT 20/13 Monday 13th Ma … more →

Tags: Concerns, Our Neighbors, Kiribati, Community, Pacific Plan Review 2013, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pacific Islands Forum, non-governmental organization, Biketawa Declaration

Vanuatu Diary #1: Espiritu Santo2 comments

Eve wrote 1 week ago: We spent our first day in Espiritu Santo (“Holy Spirit” in Spanish), Vanuatu’s lar … more →

Tags: Travel, Vanuatu, beach, Oceanía, Photography, Portrait, Travel photos, Traveling, Travelling

Researchers complete surveys of coral disease off the north shore of Kaua`i

pifsccred wrote 1 week ago: By Bernardo Vargas-Ángel Members of the benthic team of the PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRE … more →

Tags: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), belt-transect survey, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Brett Schumacher, coral communities, coral demographics, Coral Disease, coral health, Coral Reef Conservation Program

Update from Udot--with great news!

ljhosman wrote 1 week ago: A quick update to the previous post about Udot: I received news from our local partner in Chuuk, TR … more →

Tags: Chuuk, Micronesia, Solar Computer Lab in a Box, teacher technology training

Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft, by Thor Heyerdahl

Wake County Public Libraries Readers Services Staff wrote 2 weeks ago: In April 1947, six men crossed the Pacific Ocean on a balsa log raft, covering 4,300 miles (the dist … more →

Tags: Book Suggestions by WCPL Staff, adventure, memoir, nonfiction, Sharon S.'s Picks

Tuvalu 2003

Yvonne wrote 2 weeks ago: Right now I am sitting on my bed in my hotel room just meters from the lagoon.  The water is an amaz … more →

Tags: Travel, Pacific, Travel (2), snorkelling, Tuvalu


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