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Fly-fish in the virgin waters of the Chilean fjords, arriving by helicopter; navigate Alaska on a boat as luxurious as a four-star hotel but small enough to sail where the big cruise ships can’t; embark on a private-jet tour to the great opera houses in Europe with behind-the-scenes passes: experience the classic links of the British Open. Once in a Lifetime Trips is a trove of ideas for travels that are unique, decadent, and off the beaten path.
Each trip is capt

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The Smart Traveler’s Passport

Travel Smart!
 
The Smart Traveler’s Passport is a collection of 399 of the best travel tips you’ll ever read, compiled from the pages of Budget Travel magazine. You’ll learn:
 
     •  13 different uses for Ziploc bags
     •  How dental floss can double as a tape measure
     •  Where to find the best street food in cities worldwide
     •  How a digital camera can help you find your rental car
     •  Why clearing

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Preorder The Fault in Our Stars from B&N dft.ba or Indiebound dft.ba or Amazon: dft.ba Vidcon 2012: www.vidcon.com In which John announces that thanks to the awesomeness of nerdfighteria, his book The Fault in Our Stars will be published sooner than previously thought January 10, 2012. Also, I’ll be signing every copy of the 150000 first printing, which is gonna take a while. But thank you for your support, nerdfighters. You’re made of awesome.
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Band: Sonata Arctica Song: False news travel fast Album: Silence Lyric: I Look out the Window, I see the sun in the sky, for now, it is not for me Stories of old times, Black Book of Lies with no reason nor rhymes No secrets, no disguise Colour of the jealousy that hangs over thee Why don’t you believe, You still do not know me Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy Remorseful and pale As always These news travel fast Walking cross snowfields, how can I trust in this path I leave fading behind me Pleading not guilty. It’s in the nature of humankind Installed in a manchild Life can -do it in many ways, toss dirt on your face But I am your man, and for you I do all I can [Repeat chorus] Standing on the station, watching your train slowly disappear (in misty morning) I’m only shell of a man, I thought you knew who I am… But go ahead and blame the fool You have beliefs that aren’t true I have not lived the life you read from The books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy My life is no game It’s a real shame the false news travel fast Why do you keep me in the agony? “The Book of true tales” How can you hate me and keep me in this agony? “The Mirror of tragedy” I haven’t lied, I haven?t cheated! “The Book of true tales” What do you think? What do you see when you look in? “The Mirror of tragedy” And I’m still your man, and for you I do all I can Books of true tales, Mirrors of tragedy Remorseful and pale as in past, these news travel fast The books of true tales, Mirrors of …
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Traveling Book Show 2009


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On April 29, 2009 The Traveling Book Show exhibit opened at Crossett Library, Bennington College, a collaborative artist book project conceived by Dorothy Allen ’09.

Dorothy explains, " In late December 2008, I sat on my family’s living room floor with a box of donated paper, a box cutter, a needle and thread, and all the cardboard boxes my dad had stored over the recent months, and set out to make eighteen foldable, mailable blank books. I had sent out a call to as many people as I could think of from Bennington who might be interested in doing an exchange project over the winter, and made a book for every person who responded to my email. From there, each person got a blank book with an instructional letter. From then on, the rest is in the books. "

The following students participated in the creation of the books: Dorothy Allen, Ian Dolton-Thornton, Faith Griffiths, Nate Luce, Amelia Meath, Russell Melia, Arielle Middleman, Emmet Penney, Katherine Perkins, Marisa Prefer, Alex Sauser-Monning, Emily Tareila, Niko Tsocanos, Trevor Wilson, Annika Wisswaesser, Dana Wolfson.

• Photographic Print Title: Baby Leatherback Turtle on Beach Near Sand Dollar
• Size: 24 x 32 inches

Baby Leatherback Turtle on Beach Near Sand Dollar is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for any museum or gallery display. Finding that perfect piece to match your interest and style is easy and within your budget!

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• Photographic Print Title: Baby Leatherback Turtle on Beach Near Sand Dollar
• Size: 18 x 24 inches

Baby Leatherback Turtle on Beach Near Sand Dollar is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for any museum or gallery display. Finding that perfect piece to match your interest and style is easy and within your budget!

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• Approximate Image Size: 2 1/8″ x 1 1/4″
• This is a deeply etched, finely detailed rubber stamp mounted on high quality white maple wood block with hourglass sides.
• Made in the United States of America with the highest Quality Materials and Workmanship.
• Please view our wide selection of similar rubber stamps!
• Manufactured by RubberHedgehog rubber stamps in Ohio, USA.

This is a deeply etched, finely detailed rubber stamp mounted on high quality white maple wood block with hourglass sides. All of our stamps are new stamps and ship directly from our workshop in Ohio. ruler may be shown to indicate the relative size of this/these stamp(s) and is not included.

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Sterling Silver & White Opal Leatherback Turtle Pendant

Sterling Silver & White Opal Leatherback Turtle Pendant .925 Sterling Silver Laboratory Opal Height: 30MM Comes with Silver Toned Gift Box Thank you for Shopping With SilverCloseOut

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Classified as critically endangered, the world’s largest turtle is the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea). The largest leatherback had a recorded weight of over 1 ton! The Leatherback Turtle is so named because it has no distinctive bony plates on its upper shell; rather, its carapace is flexible, and covered with a thin layer of leathery skin. Dark in color with white and pink spots, a leatherback turtle can be easily recognized because of its seven fine ridges lining the length of the carapace and, of course, because of its large front flippers.

Leatherbacks are found in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In the United States they are seen in southeastern Florida; in the Caribbean, they are found on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, and St. Croix. They can submerge up to 4,922 feet in order to search for soft-bodied prey such as jellyfish. World-wide harvesting of the leatherback’s eggs has led to a massive decline in their population. As we have so sadly learned, our ecosystem is co-dependent and very delicately balanced. The over-harvesting of eggs has led to an increase in the jellyfish population, which can then harm power plants, clog boat motors, and can seriously injure, or in some cases kill swimmers in the shallow ocean waters.

Once the male hatchling enters the water, it never leaves. Only the female leatherbacks leave the water and crawl onto land to nest. As with other aquatic turtles, mating takes place at sea. To gain the female’s acceptance, the male leatherback makes head, flipper, and biting movements. Interestingly, female leatherbacks can mate every two to three years, and leatherbacks can breed and nest every year. The nesting seasons of this largest turtle depend on its location. Leatherbacks native to Parismina, Costa Rica nest from February to July, while turtles native to French Guiana nest from March to August. While other female turtles always return to the same beach from which they hatched to lay their eggs, female leatherback turtles can switch to another beach in the same general region.

Female leatherback turtles create a nest above the high tide line by digging into the sand with their flippers. One female leatherback turtle has the capacity to lay as many as nine clutches in one breeding season. One clutch contains approximately 110 eggs, of which 85% are viable. The eggs take an estimated 60 to 70 days to hatch. After hatching, the newborns must avoid land and air predators by themselves, and crawl back into the water to survive. Of those fortunate enough to make it back into the water, most will die, either from drowning or from other predators in the air and water.

Leatherback sea turtles have been in existence for 150 million years. Sadly however, their fate is now similar to that of many other turtles and tortoises – they are in critical danger of extinction. From 91,000 known nesting female leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean, the number is down to an alarming low of 5,000. It is urgent that we realize the need to take care of these wonderful creatures. If leatherback turtles disappear, it will surely have a terrible effect on our fragile ecosystem. Should we not be able to stave off the extinction of this turtle, scientists predict the subsequent domino effect – the extinction of a host of other marine species. For this reason, there are federal and state laws that cover the life of the world’s largest turtle. These laws must be strictly followed and enforced to make sure of the continued existence of the leatherback. It is not enough that the great leatherback be seen only in pictures. We must assure that this magnificent creature can be seen in the wild by future generations.

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The latest in the highly successful Journeys of a Lifetime series and the sequel to the original bestseller, Secret Journeys of a Lifetime offers in-depth site descriptions; dozens of fun, themed top ten lists; locator maps; illuminating sidebars; and oversized, lavish full-color images that bring to life 500 novel destinations that have managed to fly under the radar.
 
Divided into themed chapters, the book features the “World at Your Feet”, “Last Wildernesses”, “Island Getaways”, “Th

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Leatherback Sea Turtle Hiding Its Eggs


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Leatherback Sea Turtle Burying Its Eggs


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A leatherback turtle covering her eggs, Turtle Beach, Tobago


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A leatherback turtle laying her eggs, Turtle Beach, Tobago


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A leatherback turtle covering her eggs, Turtle Beach, Tobago (Movie/Video)


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