Rapa Nui in "scary enviro-end bestseller"

Doom-sayers need dispassionate eye
List of calamities we're told to fear is long
By Brian Flemming
Daily News
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

It would be a worldwide re-enactment of the end of Easter Island's civilization so exquisitely described by scientist Jared Diamond in Collapse, his scary enviro-end bestseller.

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Original Rapanui "took essential natural resources for granted"

The moral of Easter Island
The human species stands on the threshold of collapse, but we can avoid disaster if we're smart enough to act now
Shelley Willson, Special to the Sun
Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Have you ever heard the true story of Easter Island in the South Pacific?
It's a hair-raising tale of people and nature, disaster and survival that the human species must learn from to avoid making the same mistakes on a global scale.

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Norwegian Coastal Voyage offers pre/post-cruise programs to Rapa Nui

Norwegian Coastal Voyage Makes More Cabins On Antarctica Sailings Available For North American Sales
Travel Video Television News
Nov 20, 06 10:35 am

Four- and five -day pre- and post-cruise programs are offered to Iguazu Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border; Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean; Machu Picchu in the Andes of Peru; and the archaeological village of San Pedro de Atacama in the Atacama Desert, the world's driest desert.

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More New7Wonders articles

Defining the new seven wonders of the world
Vancouver Sun
Nov 17, 2006
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candidates for new Wonders of World list
Vancouver Sun
Nov 17, 2006
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Defining the new seven wonders of the world
Montreal Gazette
Nov 17, 2006
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And the 21 nominees are
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
Nov 17, 2006
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Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal are candidates for new ...
Munster Times
Nov 18, 2006
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Are these the next SEVEN WONDERS of the world?
Waterloo Record
Nov 18, 2006
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Liberty, Taj Mahal candidates for new seven wonders
Bloomington Pantagraph
Nov 18, 2006
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candidates vie for new world wonders
San Mateo Daily Journal
Nov 18, 2006
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Michigan children's park to feature moai

Park plan may take world view
By Rick Wilson
Grand Rapids Press
Friday, November 17, 2006

While most of the plan is years away from implementation, projects with more immediate prospects include a commitment from the local Rotary Club to raise $2 million for an international children's park to include likenesses of international landmarks such as the Swiss Alps, the Great Wall of China and the famous monolithic stone heads of Easter Island. Sabine said Rotary officials have identified anonymous donors who put the group well on its way to the fund-raising goal.

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Super Mario Land "world" set on Rapa Nui

Super Mario Land
The perfect launch title for the Game Boy
by Willy105
IGN.com
November 18, 2006

The third world looks like it's all set on Easter Island, and so on an so forth. The sound also doesn't dissopoint. The sound is all digitized. The songs are as catchy as what you'll expect from a Mario title. In all, it's exellent.

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Rapa Nui Honeymoon

A Honeymoon in Isla de Pascua
by Benjamin Sandoval (Contributor)
Photograph by Fiona Gorospe-Sandoval
Manila Bulletin Online
Saturday, November 18, 2006

Six months into the preparations of getting married I came up with an ambitious idea - a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon to visit one of the most mysterious and hard-to-reach places on earth. This place I have dreamt of visiting for almost a decade is known as Isla de Pascua or more commonly called Easter Island.
















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More New7Wonders articles

Seven Wonders of New York City
Posted by Jen Chung
Gothamist
Nov 15, 2006
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candidates for new Wonders of World list
By Associated Press
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)
Nov 15, 2006
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New seven wonders list
Gold Coast Bulletin
Nov 15, 2006
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Public to choose the new seven wonders of the world
CNN
Nov 16, 2006
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Contest to name new seven wonders
Daily Times
Friday, November 17, 2006
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Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal are candidates for new seven wonders of the world
Santa Fe New Mexican
Friday, November 17, 2006
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Opera House a finalist in search for new wonders
Border Mail
Friday, November 17, 2006
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Are these the new seven wonders of the world?
South African Star
Friday, November 17, 2006
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'New Seven Wonders of the World'
Hamilton Spectator
Friday, November 17, 2006
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Vote: 'New 7 Wonders of the World'
CNN International
Friday, November 17, 2006
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Are these the new seven wonders of the world?
Independent Online
Friday, November 17, 2006
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More than 20 million people vote for new seven wonders of the world
Turkish Daily News
Friday, November 17, 2006
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The 21 candidates
Mail Tribune
Friday, November 17, 2006
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The new seven wonders
Mail Tribune
Friday, November 17, 2006
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How to post comments

Last week, during a social gathering, a few folks had some really kind (unsolicited) things to say about this and the other blogs that I administrate. That was cool to hear! Thanks.

What was also mentioned was that at least one reader wasn't sure how to leave comments on the blogs. The reader said he had tried and was unable to do so. Other folks have mentioned the same problem to me in the past.

Of course, I'm all for more comments and hate to think that readers eager to communicate are giving up in frustration. So, here are a few steps,which should explain how to leave comments on this blog:

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Tucan Travel announces strong interest in 4-day Rapa Nui tour

New independent options and a new look are making Tucan Travel’s 07/08 Brochure shine
Source = Tucan Travel
e-Travel Blackboard
Thursday, 16 November 2006

Tucan Travel also announces strong interest in several of their new Independent Travel options, including their innovative 4 day Easter Island tour. Easter Island is one of the most famous yet least visited archaeological sites in the world. It is known for its Moai statues, which were carved from compressed volcanic ash around 1,000 AD by Polynesian colonizers.

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Edward Albee on Rapa Nui

'Virginia Woolf' author takes trip inside mind
By COLIN HICKEY Staff Writer
Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

"Easter Island," he [Edward Albee] said, "is of a silence and of a beauty above any other place I have ever experienced."

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New Zealand performance garden features moai

Silver accolades for Manukau’s Performance Garden
Press Release: Manukau City Council
Scoop.co.nz
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 11:45 am

Man-made features such as the concrete stage and large sculptural drums provide a striking contrast to the planting, as do three awe-inspiring sculptures inspired by the ‘Moai’ of Easter Island, carved by Fatu Feu’u and Isabelle Staron-Tutugoro.

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More New7Wonders articles

21 nominees touch religious, political life
By Elaine Engeler and Alexander G. Higgins
Associated Press
Journal Gazette
Posted on Tue, Nov. 14, 2006
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Is Lady Liberty worthy of new world wonder?
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Newsday.com
November 14, 2006, 12:07 PM EST
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Kiyomizudera nominated as new wonder of the world
Daily Yomiuri Online
Nov. 15, 2006
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Vote for the new 7 wonders of the world
By ELIANE ENGELER & ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS
Philadelphia Daily News
Posted on Tue, Nov. 14, 2006
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Explora's deluxe adventure hotel on Rapa Nui

Explora fantastic adventure destination with Explora
Source = e-Travel Blackboard: J.C
e-Travel Blackboard
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Adventure hotel company Explora gives guests a chance to experience outdoor life in the comfort of a deluxe hotel location. They have released two new locations for their deluxe adventure hotels in the exotic locations of Bolivia and Easter Island, giving visitors the chance to explore South America’s spectacular remote regions.

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Descriptions of the New7Wonders candidates, including Rapa Nui

Contest to name new seven world wonders 2006/11
By ELIANE ENGELER and ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press Writers
Pioneer Times Journal
Mon Nov 13, 2:56 PM ET

Hundreds of massive stone busts, or Moais, are all that remains from the prehistoric Rapanui culture that crafted them between 400 and 1,000 years ago to represent deceased ancestors.

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Smithsonian's "Bring a Friend and Save" applies to Rapa Nui

TRAVEL DEALS
Lexington Herald-Leader
Posted on Sun, Nov. 12, 2006

Smithsonian Journeys offers a $250 savings to travelers who entice a friend to join them on one of the company's trips to exotic regions such as Patagonia, the Arctic, Easter Island and the Galapagos.

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Plan to build and improve roads on Rapa Nui

CHILE TRIES TO BOOST TOURISM AT ISLAND HOTSPOTS
SOURCE: LA TERCERA
By Charles Sanchez (editor@santiagotimes.cl)
Santiago Times
November 12, 2006

On Easter Island, US$ 2.4 million will be spent improving the road network, to allow tourists to travel from the capital Hanga Roa to some of the more isolated island spots. “Just over four kilometres of road will be put down in the new project” said Manuel Alvarez, the MOP Region V director.

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Shetland Islands artist inspired by moai

Cost of failing to plan future
Rosalind Griffiths
Photo: Lorna Sandison
Shetland Today
10 November 2006










Jeff Tungatt working on his carving "The Heid" inspired by the Easter Island statues.

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Taipei Museum sheds light on roots of Rapanui's language

Peinan archeological site gives prehistoric insight
TaiwanHeadlines
Source:Taiwan Journal(2006/11/10 16:32:00)

... the NMP [National Museum of Prehistory] also takes every opportunity to present links to today's population, and offer a window on the Austronesian-speaking peoples that cover a large part of the earth's surface from Madagascar off the coast of Africa to Easter Island in the eastern Pacific, and from New Zealand in the south to Hawaii and Taiwan in the north.

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