Monthly Archives: March 2005

Angola – Marburg Virus

The death toll in Angola is rising as rapid response medical teams attempt to bring this deadly hemmoraghic fever under control. It has spread to the capital of Luanda and travel advisories have been issued in the fear travellers could … Continue reading

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Earthquake and tsunami warning

An 8.5 earthquake has occurred near Northern Sumatera Indonesia. A tsunami bulletin has been issued. The quake occurred in the same region as December 26th. That 9 on the Richter scale devastated parts of 11 countries in Southeast Asia, killed … Continue reading

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He is risen

Salvador Dali 1951

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Tell me what to care about

I sat down in front of the TV the other day and decided to watch US stations. It was a purposeful decision, driven by what I’ve been reading on blogs the past few days. It was eye-opening. I know news … Continue reading

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Marburg Virus

The World Health Organization has identified a hemmorrhagic fever outbreak in Angola as Marburg. There have been 102 cases reported. 95 people have died. This is the second largest outbreak since the virus was indentified in 1967. There is no … Continue reading

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Sending Frank packing

Canadians often refer to British Columbia as la la land. I can’t imagine why. It all started with a statue put up in the middle of the traffic circle in Penticton. The 2 metre high nude statue with a suitcase … Continue reading

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Special Ops Bibles

On December 9th I put up a post expressing my concern about US Special Ops ordering bibles. At the time I outlined why I thought custom bibles weren’t a good thing. Opinion varied. Many previous military personnel had no issue … Continue reading

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Blogging for a living

Darren Rowse of LivingRoom who has several blogs including Pro-blogger, has some cautionary and realistic advice for people who want to blog for a living. When I first started blogging I was working two jobs part time. I had no … Continue reading

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