Archive for September, 2007

Early Fall Backpack

Friday, September 28th, 2007

I grew up backpacking in the Sierra’s with my dad and brother since I was seven. We always mixed it up where we would go, but still to this day, the Eastern side has always been my favorite. This is the real Sierra’s that most never get to experience. The Eastern side is quite different [...]

Photo on BBC’s Woman’s Hour

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

It’s claimed rape is being used as a weapon of war, on a shocking scale.
The Democratic Republic of Congo held its first free and fair elections last year. But despite this, there’s still no peace in the far east of the vast country. Several armed groups operate there and, according to the UN Special Rapporteur [...]