On March 10, 2008 hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa began protesting on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Beijing rule. Police arrested protesters, and violence in the streets has escalated in the following days. Bloggers across the region have responded. Personal accounts of protests in Tibet are being censored on the Chinese […]
Part 13: El Camino de Santiago
Camino Day 13 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us the massively impressive distance of 34 kms, from Leon to Hospital de Orbigo. This morning and last night were like the first day of school all over again. Exactly the same as at Roncesvalles, where we started some 22 years ago, there was a […]
RAH RAH RAH is not the usual cheering chant
Have you been watching games of the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) on the cable tv lately? I have. I have known a long time ago that basketball is the acknowledged national diversion of many Filipinos, and today the PBA is the biggest sporting event in the Philippines in terms of the number of viewers who […]
Martial arts sensei celebrates 35th anniversary
<div> </div> <div> </div> <p>The Japanese martial art known as Aikido is distinct from many other fighting styles. As Derm McDonald, the sensei (meaning “teacher”), at the Aikido Institute of Newfoundland (his dojo) explains, Aikidoka are not training to injure anyone, to win, or to bolster ego.</p> <div> </div> <p><span style="color: black;">“We train to strengthen our bodies and minds; […]
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