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Here’s some crazy waves you might NOT want to surf on due to all the dirt acccumulated in it. clipped from www.nature-spot.com The pororoca is a tidal bore, with waves up to 4 meters high that travel as much as 13 kilometers inland upstream on the Amazon River.

Raphael Saadiq | South Street Seaport | August 29, 2008 Raphael Saadiq opening for Oneida at the South Street Seaport was an odd pairing to be sure. Many of Saadiq’s fans dispersed after his set, allowing Oneida fans to gravitate towards the front.

There is an ongoing effort to protect the South Carolina lowcountry’s natural beauty that people should really know about. It is called the Savannah River Preserve, and Jeff Dennis at the Charleston Mercury has written a great article all about this fantastic endeavor.

Kokborok feature film on displacement in Tripura Agartala, Sep 4 : The plight of the Kokborok tribes, dislocated from their ancestral home since the past three decades owing to the construction of the Dumbur hydel project in South Tripura, has been poignantly depicted in a feature film of the indigenous dialect.

The fall season begins on September 11th. Opening the show at 7:30pm is local musician Natasha Rorrer and 8:30pm features Ashley Chambliss from Greensboro, NC. These two artists are extremely talented and will be a joy to watch perform. Check out their music on www.myspace.com/palmettoacoustic and connect with them over myspace.

Oneida @ South Street Seaport (+ Recent Release) September 3rd, 2008 Oneida | South Street Seaport | August 29, 2008 It seems to be more and more common these days for a band to take the stage to play the tracks off a new album in it’s entirety in order. Oneida are the latest group to indulge in this practice.

Hurricane Hannah is now on course to hit the southeastern United States. Right on the heels of Gustav, Hurricane Hannah will either brush against eastern Florida or take aim on the Carolinas. Hannah represents a double-edged sword to the Southeast, parts of which are in the third year of drought so severe river levels on the French Broad haven't been seen so low since record keeping began.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2008) - Red Hill Energy (TSX VENTURE:RH) announced today that a Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) and Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) for its Ulaan Ovoo coal project have been approved by the Mongolian Ministry of Nature and the Environment.

Waterford Castle Hotel, Ireland is a genuine Irish Castle turned luxury hotel barely 10 minutes out of the centre of the busy town of Waterford - and yes this is where the famous Waterford Crystal comes from. Waterford Castle is located on an island in the estuary of the River Suir, about 2 miles downstream from Waterford, the largest city in South East Ireland.

The paranoid ghost of Joe McCarthy is busy in an anti-Obama TV ad. The shadowy American Issues Project has a television ad attacking Obama for associating with Dr. Bill Ayers, a Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ayers and Obama served together on the board of a Chicago philanthropic organization.