Posted on July 21, 2009 by joycepa
I participate in two social cataloging sites–at least that’s what they’re called–Web sites that allow you to catalog books in your library and communicate with other booklovers. One, the older of the two, is Goodreads and the other is LibraryThing (LT for short). On my personal thread at LT, I wrote about the condition of [...]
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Posted on July 19, 2009 by joycepa
The following is from Carla Black, our friend from Volcán, who periodically makes trips to the Darién in search of plants, primarily, heliconias. This time turned out to be a little more than she bargained for!
Bivouacking on Cerro Pirre
In June 2009 I went to Cana in the Darien National Park with a group of scientists. [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009 by joycepa
As I frequently do with comments of more than usual interest, I’m posting this one by Dan Miller. The L.A. Times Op-Ed piece is written by a Honduran lawyer, and explains clearly that what happened in Honduras was completely legal–except for exiling Zelaya. Dan’s comment and links follow.
Joyce, I read la Gringa’s blog with great [...]
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