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Message in a Bottle

September 10, 2010 by  
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Have you ever thrown your life overboard like a message in a bottle and watched it float off into the wild blue yonder, hoping with all hope that one day it’ll wash up on some far away beach? From time to time I think about that, yet the realities of the thought and it actually […]

Hole in the Wall

September 8, 2010 by  
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“The best teachers and schools don’t exist where they’re needed most. Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist at NIIT, is credited with the discovery of Hole-in-the-Wall. NIIT is an information technology global education and training company headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Professor Mitra was recently described as a polymath by the University of London and his 30 […]

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (formerly The Indigenous Literary Project)

September 6, 2010 by  
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“From 2004 to 2019 former teacher Suzy Wilson, the owner of Riverbend Books in Bulimba, Brisbane, got the ball rolling in 2004 when she launched the Riverbend Readers Challenge to raise money to boost literacy levels. The Challenge grew, and then teamed up with the Fred Hollows Foundation and the Australian Book Industry to become […]

Abseiling into the Harwood Hole, Takaka Hill, New Zealand

September 6, 2010 by  
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“It’s a cave system located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of several important cave systems in Takaka Hill, between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay. Starting at the surface as a 50 metre round entrance and descending 183 metres, Harwood Hole is New Zealand’s deepest vertical shaft. Further […]

Wellington City by Night

September 5, 2010 by  
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“Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand. The urban area is situated on the southwestern tip of the country’s North Island, and lies between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to approx 386,000 residents, with an additional 3,700 residents living in the surrounding rural areas. […]

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