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his photo provided by Tourism Queensland shows a total solar eclipse observed on Green Island, Queensland state, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Starting just after dawn, the eclipse cast its 150-kilometer (95-mile) shadow in Australia's Northern Territory, crossed the northeast tip of the country and was swooping east across the South Pacific, where no islands are in its direct path.

Photos Science Space Sydney Wikipedia: Solar eclipse

Lexington Herald-Leader
'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Australia, Pacific
Fri 10 May 2013
SYDNEY — Skygazers across the Australian Outback were among the lucky few to witness a solar eclipse on Friday as the moon glided between the Earth and the sun, blocking everything but a... (photo: AP / Tourism Queensland)

Daugaard-Jensen Glacier, feeding into Nordvestfjord/Scoresby Sund, Greenland (view from a helicopter flight about 5 miles inland from the calving line).

Climate Greenland Photos Scientists Solomon Wikipedia: List of glaciers of Iceland

The New York Times
Fresh Analysis of the Pace of Warming and Sea-Level Rise
Thu 9 May 2013
Here are two useful articles assessing the latest thinking on the pace at which Greenland ice loss could raise sea levels and the implications of the recent plateau in global temperatures (one... (photo: Creative Commons / Hannes Grobe, AWI)

Downtown at Bishop and King streets, with First Hawaiian Center building (left) and Bank of Hawaii (right)

Seeking Alpha Mon 22 Apr 2013
Bank of Hawaii Corporation First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.81 Net Income $36.0 Million Board of Directors Declares Dividend of $0.45 Per Share HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH) today reported diluted... (photo: Creative Commons)
Bank Earnings Financial Hawaii Photos Wikipedia: Bank of Hawaii

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry stands next the remains of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, at a police station in the southern town of Sderot Thursday Feb. 19, 2009.

The Times of India Sun 14 Apr 2013
US willing to 'reach out' to North Korea, Kerry says
TOKYO: US secretary of state John Kerry on Sunday stressed the United States is willing to engage with North Korea as long as it takes steps to give up nuclear weapons. He also vowed the United States... (photo: AP / Tsafrir Abayov)
Korea Nuclear Photos States Wikipedia: North Korea

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) will operate in Papua New Guinea to perform humanitarian civic assistance missions as part of Pacific Partnership 2008.

Jakarta Globe Sun 14 Apr 2013
Quake Strikes Off Papua New Guinea, No Damage Reported
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 74 kilometers west of Bougainville island in Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel ()
Bougainville Earthquake Papua New Guinea Photos Wikipedia: 2013 Bougainville Earthquake

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, not pictured, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, during Kerry’s first official trip overseas as secretary.

BBC News Sat 13 Apr 2013
John Kerry to press China over North Korea
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due in China, where he is expected to urge Beijing to use its influence over North Korea to rein in its belligerence. Ahead of the... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
China North Korea Photos US Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean crisis

EU Delegation in New Zealand Newsletter 341

Scoop Fri 12 Apr 2013
EU Delegation in New Zealand Newsletter 341
Friday, 12 April 2013, 4:56 pm Press Release: Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand issue date: 12 April 2013 Pacific Energy Summit a great success The Pacific... (photo: EC / © European Union 2013)
Energy Pacific Photos Summit Wikipedia: Andris Piebalgs

Global Warming Over Land Is Real: CU-Boulder, NOAA Study

Huffington Post Fri 12 Apr 2013
Global Warming Over Land Is Real: CU-Boulder, NOAA Study
The thermometers got it right. The Earth is warming, another study is reporting. Climate scientists recognize that changes in weather observation stations' immediate... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Climate Earth Environment Photos Wikipedia: Climate

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with United States President Barack Obama at the White House, in the Oval Office, 11 April, 2013.

The Australian Fri 12 Apr 2013
Obama calls for North Korea calm amid nuclear warning
BARACK Obama urged North Korea to end its "belligerent approach", as a US military intelligence assessment suggested Pyongyang could place a nuclear warhead on a missile.... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
N Korea Nuclear Photos US Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test

Suva, Fiji 2009.02.25
light showers.
	Min: 25°C/77°F Max: 29°C/84°F

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	Margaret Thatcher: The good, bad and the ugly Al Jazeera

Australia

	New smartphone app to help fight obesity Newstrack India
	All eyes on the dollar as parity beckons in wake of greenback's surge The Australian
	Buying a classic car as an investment The Daily Telegraph
	Leonardo DiCaprio 'didn't want' Great Gatsby role The Daily Telegraph Australia

New Zealand

	Sign-off for $402m SkyCity deal Otago Daily Times
	Wellington Airport pushes runway extension Stuff
	Gareth Morgan: Feeding cats is banditry NZ Herald
	Women can make a difference at FIFA, says Dodd The Guardian

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaves Downing Street in London, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The Prime Minister will make a statement ahead of a debate at the House of Commons regarding the News International phone hacking scandal.

Lib Dems hit back as David Cameron pours scorn on their opposition to £25bn plan ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Sept. 19, 2012) An F-35B JSF flies tests flying with missiles.

North Korea missile threat: latest

British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center, and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono co-chair a meeting of the United Nations High Level Panel in Monrovia, Liberia, Friday Feb. 1, 2013. The U.N. panel was meeting to discuss how to tackle poverty after the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals.

UK must keep Trident nuclear deterrent - David Cameron

ORIENTAL WHIRL: Cute secret letter New Straits/Business Times
Joint PIFS-SPC Regional Dialogue: Conflict, Peace & Security Scoop
Kava, Kollywood and antibiotics The Hindu
The downwinders: Fracking ourselves to death in Pennsylvania Al Jazeera
Diplomatic coup for Fiji Stuff
Racism and Sexual Violence in Indonesia CounterPunch
'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Oz Belfast Telegraph
PNG calls on Gillard to act on visas Canberra Times
PNG graft suspect avoids arrest in Cairns on 457 visa Canberra Times
40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again Jakarta Post
Tahiti's scandal-plagued 'Old Lion' bounces back France24
Republicans Boycott EPA Nominee Committee Vote Huffington Post
>40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again Seattle Post
Fiji Military Government Unnerved By Union Info Campaign Scoop
Kate Middleton's British Designers: Is She Supporting Enough Huffington Post
Theater to See This Week, Including a Riveting Police Story LA Weekly
State leaders react to University of Hawaii President Greenw Business Journal
Climate Change Study: Religious Belief In Second Coming Of C Huffington Post
South Pacific defence ministers gather for new group NZ Herald
The Downwinders Huffington Post

at the Kahala Hilton Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii hotel rates soar 19 percent on modest occupancy increase

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 "Akohekohe".

Hawaiian Airlines passengers can tag their own bags at Honolulu airport

Palestinian farmers spray insecticide against locust at a field in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 5, 2013. According the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a swarm of tens of millions of locusts has overtaken Egyptian desert land in the past few days and is heading to the Gaza Strip, Israel and Jordan.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Madagascar Locusts Plague Could Cost $41 Million

Niue �" where the living �" and spending is easy! Scoop
SI Economy Grew 4.8 Percent Scoop
Pepsi adds Crystal Punch to its portfolio The Gleaner
Flight test: Virgin Australia economy from Fiji Sydney Morning Herald
Carnival Cruise Line: Couple's fall likely no accident The Miami Herald
Cruise company: Couple's fall likely no accident Lexington Herald-Leader
>Cruise company: Couple's fall likely no accident Seattle Post
Workshop focuses on strengthening Pacific product marketing Scoop
Hawaii military contractors discuss sequestration and other Business Journal
2 cruise passengers fall overboard off Australia The Miami Herald
Budget for arrivals has '$5bn black hole' The Australian
Significant growth in intra-Melanesian Spearhead Group trade Xinhua
‘Networking for Wahines’ to bring Hawaii professional women Business Journal
Fiji hits out at trade union campaign Canberra Times
>DAT/EM Systems International Hires Patrick Teagarden Seattle Post
Lehman Brothers taps Jones Lang LaSalle to sell Ritz-Carlton Business Journal
Hawaii Marines, Navy cancel Bayfest, fireworks events becaus Business Journal
Blackstone Group to sell stake in General Growth Properties Business Journal
Hawaii budget includes $20M in bonds to buy land from Maui L Business Journal
Hawaii Medical Service Association ‘pays it forward’ to loca Business Journal

Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes

Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Ancient American events this April 2013

South Korean visitors walk by displays of mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean missiles at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 16, 2012. North Korea announced Friday it plans to launch a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite next month.

North Korea puts rockets on standby to 'mercilessly strike' the U.S.

Climate Change To Shrink Animal And Plant Habitats Dramatica Huffington Post
Sinking Homes Cause Disaster In Lakeport, California Huffington Post
Meeting of minds in Fiji The Star
Joe Biden Talks Climate Change And Natural Gas In Rolling St Huffington Post
Shelling out on shells Stuff
Navy amphibious ship to go on humanitarian mission Dayton Daily News
New Caledonia: Take a leap of faith NZ Herald
Dream tropical getaways Stuff
Movie guide alt: Independent, limited release and foreign-la The State
Ocean Acidification Threatens Arctic Ecosystem, Study Shows Huffington Post
Defence white paper signals more promises to keep The Australian
The World's Most Amazing Beaches Huffington Post
When to see wildlife around the world The Daily Telegraph
First SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting Being Held In Fiji Scoop
The Guide — Theater Listings 05.03.13 Chicago Sun-Times
2012 Was Ninth-Hottest Year Since 1850, 'Worrisome Sign' Of Huffington Post
Twenty reasons to visit Cook Islands Canberra Times
My fantasy island Canberra Times
Life over the ocean waves Canberra Times
Starting with 'Iron Man 3' the summer season is stocked with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A deck crew member checks an EA-6B Prowlers on the USS George Washington during joint military drills in South Korea's East Sea on Sunday, July 25, 2010.

S Korea-US drill stirs tensions with North

Islands Want Climate Change Seen As Security Threat By UN

Islands Want Climate Change Seen As Security Threat By UN

Climate Change - environment - nature

Climate Change Study: Emissions Limits Could Avoid Damage By Two-Thirds

Kristen Schroder's last words on social media speak of love The Daily Telegraph Australia
Fearing China, India pulls out of war games with US, Japan The Siasat Daily
Pacific Tuna Boats Struggle For Survival: Greenpeace Scoop
Pilotless Planes, Pacific Tensions The New York Times
UN Arrives In Drought-Affected Marshall Islands Scoop
'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Australia‚ Pacific The Himalayan
‘Ring of fire’ eclipse crosses Australia, Pacific South China Morning Post
Search called off for two Australians lost off cruise ship NZ Herald
Hunt ends for Australian couple who fell off Carnival Spirit South China Morning Post
Moon's Shadow on Earth Seen from Space During Solar Eclipse Space
UN disaster assessment team arrives in drought-affected Mars United Nations
Search ends for 2 Australians lost off cruise ship STL Today
>Search ends for 2 Australians lost off cruise ship Seattle Post
Solar Eclipse PHOTOS: 'Ring Of Fire' Crosses Australia, Paci Huffington Post
Sea search ends for 2 Australian cruise passengers The Guardian
Annular eclipse creates 'ring of fire' in Australia and sout The Guardian
NEW: 'Ring of fire' eclipse crosses Australia, Pacific Herald Tribune
6,000 Marshall Islanders face acute water shortage The Guardian
Marshall Islands faces acute water shortage The Guardian
Police fear for 2 Australian cruise passengers who fell over South China Morning Post

New EU Funding To Boost Pacific Growth and Energy Access

New EU Funding To Boost Pacific Growth and Energy Access

An obese person strolls inside a mall in Bangkok, Thailand

Obesity and its consequences spreading rapidly around the world

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Hawaii third most-searched destination on Google for Australian travelers

Kiribati Seeks More from Regionalism Scoop
ARL Commission expands player welfare after deaths The Daily Telegraph Australia
Two cruise passengers fall overboard off Australia South China Morning Post
2 missing: Video captures couple's fall overboard from Carni The Examiner
Samoans Await The Return Of The Tasty Turkey Tail National Public Radio
'Ugly side of paradise': campaign targets Fiji tourists Canberra Times
Pacific islands look for model to combat changes due to glob The Guardian
North Korea removes missiles from launch site, U.S. official CNN
North Korea 'removes missiles' from launch site Deutsche Welle
Ancient American events this week May 6-12, 2013 The Examiner
Parents magazine names Big Island’s Kohala Coast one of Amer Business Journal
Hawaii lawmakers fail to fund purchase of land from Maui Lan Business Journal
Mama's Fish House sponsors new fishing buoy off Maui Business Journal
CVS to open new Longs Drugs store on Hawaii's Big Island in Business Journal
Kauai promotes itself to San Diego in advance of Alaska Airl Business Journal
DeBartolo Development plans more Hawaii projects, including Business Journal
The Humboldt Park Branch of the Chicago Public Library, Part The Examiner
Aloha Air Cargo facility will consolidate operations at Hono Business Journal
Honolulu rail agency gets $4.3M more from Hawaii general exc Business Journal
Hawaii hotel rates rise nearly 10% as occupancy gains Business Journal

Cast member Meryl Streep arrives at the premiere of "Julie and Julia" in Los Angeles on Monday, July 27, 2009.

Meryl Streep On Margaret Thatcher: 'She Was A Figure Of Awe For Her Personal Strength ...

North Korea moves missile to coast

North Korea moves missile to coast

In this April 5, 2009 image released by Korean Central News Agency on April 9, 2009, via Korea News Service in Tokyo, a missile from Musudan-ri, North Korea is seen before its launch.

North Korea Missile Moved To East Coast, South Korea Says

6.5 earthquake hits Tonga The Tribune San Luis Obispo
'Golf ball' radar back in Hawaii after North Korea scare Stars and Stripes
Kahuna matata: Asian-Pacific American Heritage Celebration Sun Sentinel
Summer Times: Movies -- loud and heroic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pacific Region: ‘Murdered For Doing Their Jobs’ Scoop
Annular Solar Eclipse Of 2013 Turns Sun Into ‘Ring Of The Inquisitr
'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse of 2013 Begins: Watch It Live Space
Solar Eclipse Today Also Visible from Hawaii Space
'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse: The Science of Today's Strange Space
NASA Captures Strange Glowing Blue Clouds In The Marshall Is Huffington Post
Sky-Watchers' Guide: Solar Eclipse Thursday National Geographic News
Social Wahines hires a chief information officer to redesign Business Journal
This Week's 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse: What You Need to K Space
Solar Eclipse 2013: Spectacular 'Ring Of Fire' Will Be Visib Huffington Post
Solar Eclipse Turns Sun Into 'Ring of Fire' This Week Space
Please Don't Delete This Interview About Spam National Public Radio
Australia's role is to keep peace in region: Defence White P CNTV
Australia's role is to keep peace in region China Daily
Critic's Pick: 'Kon-Tiki' stays true to a legendary adventur The Los Angeles Times
Natural Aerosols May Help Slow Climate Change By Small Amoun Huffington Post

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