Lake Tekapo
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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“Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. The others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau. It covers an area of 83 square kilometres (32 sq miles). It is at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 […]
Peters Pool, Franz Josef, West Coast
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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The West Coast town of Franz Josef is the gateway to the Franz Josef Glacier. Tourists can hike to the foot of the glacier through a boulder-strewn riverbed, catch a helicopter ride over the glacier, fly over in a small plane that even lands on top of the glacier in the middle of the fight, […]
Amory Lovins: Reinventing the Fire
Amory Lovins shows how the U.S. can run a 2.6 times bigger 2050 economy with no oil, coal, or nuclear energy, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit.
Anand Giridharadas: The New India
Anand Giridharadas is the child of Indian parents who immigrated to the United States. He returned to live in India as an adult. He encounters a culture shifting from traditional and collective values to a me-centric individualism. He asks if the ‘American Dream’ is better represented in places like the New India, rather than in […]
Clock Tower in Auckland University
January 15, 2012 by Gail
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“The Clock Tower building (Old Arts Building) on the City campus is protected as a ‘Category I’ historic place, and was finished in 1926. It is considered an Auckland landmark and icon of the University. The University of Auckland began as a constituent of the University of New Zealand, founded on 23 May 1883 as […]