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The Fraser Valley: Skydiving Newbie

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Sonu Purhar.

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No “bucket list” is complete without a 200-kilometre-per-hour free fall
by Sonu Purhar
The morning of the jump, I’m peering through the windshield at scudding storm clouds, wondering if I’ll be devastated – or relieved – if we have to cancel, though there’s plenty of time to mull over both possibilities as we navigate the seemingly [...]

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EVENTS: July 2009

Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Sonu Purhar.

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This date marks a historic world event: the 21st-century’s longest solar eclipse. Just over six minutes in duration, this kind of mega eclipse won’t be seen again until the year 2132…

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Traditional Writing Goes the Way of the Dodo

Posted on 12. May, 2009 by Sonu Purhar.

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Last week’s 2009 B.C. Association of Travel Writers’ Symposium included a 45-minute crash course on what freelancers need to master to survive today’s “cold climate – the rapid onslaught of new media in a rapidly cooling print market.
The somewhat harsh reality, according to Julie Ferguson (author of six books on writing ), is that electronic media [...]