Stop the slaughter of bears for caps

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A TNS poll indicated that 93 per cent of Britons would never wear real fur. Despite this fact, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues to spend taxpayer money on fur obtained by killing bears in Canada only to turn them in to ceremonial caps for The Queen's Guards.

You can help save bears immediately:
Please click here to sign our petition directed to Liam Fox, the new Secretary of State for Defence, asking him to act to end Britain's complicity in this senseless slaughter.

Billabong Pro 2010

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Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay 2010 was definately a big one for South Africa and for South African surfers. Held over 4 days the Billabong did more than just entertain the masses of people with the best surfing in the world at one of the best waves in the world. It also promoted an eco friendly apporoach to event organisation, from compostable cups to solar energy. The Billabong also joined hands with locals in protesting the proposed Nuclear Power station at Thuyspunt which would be a disaster if it ever got approval, chokka fishing boats pulled up into the lineup to show their support for the protest during the competition.

Back to the surfing the biggest upsets of the contest had to come from local Shaun Holmes who took out Kelly Slater and Andy Irons with his powerfull carves and experienced tuberiding. He made it all the way to the quarter finals where he lost marginally to Australian Bede Durbidge. Jordy Smith shone throughout the entire competition, almost getting knocked out in the semi's only to catch two smaller waves in the dying minutes of the heat to take out Bede Durbidge. In the final Jordy applied the pressure early against Adam Melling, with an 8.9 and an 8.3. Pulling supermans and airs like he was freesurfing his homebreak.

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EarthShips

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Earthships can be built anywhere in the world, in any climate.
Earthships will keep you comfortable in any climate in the world with little to no utility bills / fossil fuels.
An Earthship is defined by the following six principles:

* Thermal/Solar Heating & Cooling
* Solar & Wind Electricity
* Contained Sewage Treatment
* Building with Natural & Recycled Materials
* Water Harvesting
* Food Production

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Kirsten Frost - Cape Town supertalent

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Kirsten is only 17, but the grade 12 school boy from Cape Town has already built up a formidable portfolio. “My father and I shared a passion for the outdoors,” says Kirsten over a drink of cooldrink at his home in Table View. “Together, we visited many of South Africa’s national parks and nature reserves. I went to the Kruger Park for the first time in 2005 and it was there that I took an interest in photography. I only had a point-and–shoot camera at the time, but still I spent hours wondering around the rest camps in search of interesting subjects.”

Kirsten’s father died in October 2006 after a battle with cancer. In December of that year, Hedrus van der Merve, the owner of Outdoorphoto, an online photography shop and forum for amateur wildlife photographers, came across some of Kirsten’s photographs made with his point-and-shot, and was touched by his story that he and others gave Kirsten a secondhand Canon 10D and 400mm lens.

With better gear, Kirsten was able to pursue his passion for photographing Africa and its wild animals in a manner that would have made his father proud. And although he spends most of his time in and around Cape Town, he has been back to the Kruger National Park - a place close to his heart – twice.

- Jon Minster, extract from Go! Magazine

visit Kirsten's site here www.kfrostimages.com