2010/06/22

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40 Years Later, Combing Cambodia for Missing Friends

clipped by: kkcapricorn
clippers remarks: A must read for those of us from these times.
Clip Source: www.nytimes.com


Tim Page, a photographer, during the latest of many fruitless trips to find the remains of his friend Sean Flynn, who disappeared during the Vietnam War.




Dana Stone and Sean Flynn, riding motorcycles into Communist-held territory in Cambodia on April 6, 1970


Just 40 years ago, the missing men had headed down an empty road with their cameras in search of Khmer Rouge guerrillas. They were never heard from again.


?I don?t like the idea of his spirit out there tormented,? Mr. Page said, a wandering ghost that could only find rest, as many in Asia believe, after proper funeral rites. ?There?s something spooky about being M.I.A.?


Cambodia was a particularly dangerous place for foreign journalists during five years of war before the Khmer Rouge victory in 1975. At least 37 died or disappeared, including 15, along with Mr. Flynn, in a six-week period in April 1970.



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Coffee : What You Can Do To Lessen Its Impact On The Environment

clipped by: lou_belle

Oil aside, coffee is the most highly traded commodity in the world. The global demand for it stretches from coffee houses in Sydney, to cafe?s in Italy, to street stalls in Vietnam.


Unsurprisingly, all of this coffee consumption takes a heavy toll on the environment. Most of us do not consider the deforestation caused by coffee farming, the huge amount of water consumption, and the mountains of paper products (filters, cups, etc.) we create as a by-product of our coffee habit.


If you want to drink coffee (relatively) guilt free, here are some ways to make your coffee habit more environmentally friendly:




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