Revel in one of the Worlds most Desirable
Locations as you Experience Thailand in Luxury

post from Exotissimo Travel Journeys on 15 May 2011 11:19:16 PM. © Exotissimo Travel Journeys

From the city to high in the mountains and down by the beach, there's something for everyone in Thailand. Explore this wonderful country in complete luxury. You'll cruise through canals and experience a side of Thailand you've never seen. You'll also be on the brink of the country's borders at the always scenic Golden Triangle. You'll relive history at temples and ruins. With time to reflect on it all as you relax at Phuket's desirable island beaches.

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Tour de Coop

post from FelixWong.com on 15 May 2011 11:19:03 PM. © FelixWong.com

“I thought it was the Tour de Coop?” I wrote to Tori, who mistakenly tweeted about the ‘Tour de Coup.’ “Unless you were planning some sort of coup on poor chickens?” “Yes… bring a backpack,” she replied. “We are liberating the hens from their imprisonment.” It was a good thing that Tori was joking, because [...]

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Okinawan Protesters Cover New American Fence With
Anti-Base Banners

post from Japan Probe on 15 May 2011 09:22:47 PM. © Japan Probe

The U.S. military has placed a new fence around the area where it plans to build a new runway as part of the relocation plan for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. This clip from Asahi TV shows anti-base protesters hanging banners on the new fence: Related links: Earlier this month, Asahi Shimbun published several articles [...]

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Fukushima Meltdown Took Place on March 11th-12th

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After confirming that a meltdown has taken place in reactor 1 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has released analysis on when and how the meltdown took place. They believe that the fuel began to melt only a few hours after the March 11th earthquake, and that it had [...]

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HoneyPig Korean BBQ

post from The Hungry Wanderers on 15 May 2011 03:51:09 PM. © The Hungry Wanderers

A handful of weeks ago the Husband and I were in the DC area for a short weekend trip to visit friends and family. After partying it up at our friend?s baby?s 1st birthday party in Virginia, we ventured up to Maryland to my brother and sister-in-law?s house. Once we arrived, we jumped into [...]

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Teaching English In Peru: Helpful Resources

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Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals /
Zodiac Heads”

post from Asia Blog on 15 May 2011 03:20:52 PM. © Asia Blog

Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissent artist who has been detained for over two months now, premiered a new public exhibition at the Pulitzer Fountain outside the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. The Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads consists of twelve bronzes representing the traditional Chinese birth-year animals, arranged on poles in a semi-circle. The menagerie includes: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, boar.

There is a backstory to the art; Ai Weiwei’s heads are larger versions of a piece designed in the 18th century by European Jesuits for the Manchu emperor Qianlong. They were parts of a famous fountain clock in the Summer Palace. However, the heads were all looted by the British and French during the Second Opium War in 1860. To date, the Chinese government has retrieved five of them (ox, tiger, horse, monkey and boar), two more (rat and rabbit) were auctioned recently at Christies to an unsympathetic patriot who refused to pay. The other five remain lost, and may never be recovered.

Here is a video of NYC city mayor Bloomberg giving opening remarks to the exhibit:

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NYC opens Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. –

You can check out all of my photographs in this Flickr gallery. There is also some good secondary coverage of the exhibit:

12 Heads Do the Talking for a Silenced Artist, the New York Times
Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei’s CIRCLE OF ANIMALS…ZODIAC HEADS Sculptures Unveiled At The Pulitzer Fountain Outside The Plaza, NYC Loves NYC blog

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Incubus Live Concert in KL/Kuala Lumpur 2011

Incubus Live Concert in KL/Kuala Lumpur 2011 - These Californian boys are back again for the third concert in Kuala Lumpur and performing at the Stadium Negara on the 23rd July. The band first performed here in Malaysia in 2004 to a 8000 strong crowd while their second visit to KL was in 2008 at the Sunburst Festival so you can expect a super show this time around.Incubus also features pioneer

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Surfing in Kuta Beach, Bali: Suitable for the
Beginner or Seasoned Veteran

Surf's up! Head on to the southern tip of Bali and hit the waves at Kuta Beach. Lesson are available for beginners. A challenge awaits veterans. You'll be glad to know that these are some of the biggest and most surfable waves in Southeast Asia. No other place in the region can say that. And after you're done, relax on the sandy beach and warm, tropical seaside atmosphere at the island of the Gods.

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Review of the Ring Hotel, Vienna

I stayed for two nights at the 5 star Ring Hotel in Vienna in May 2011, on a complimentary basis. The hotel is in a central location on the ring road that encircles the old town, so very handy for sightseeing on foot. Exterior of Ring Hotel Vienna I thought that the lobby of the [...]

Review of the Ring Hotel, Vienna

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