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African journeys

Thanks for your answer here. In response to your question about travelling down the Congo, I can recommend Tim Butcher's Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart. He is a British journalist, former Africa corespondent, who traced Stanley's cross-continent epic exploration. I found it a gripping read of a solitary and dangeous journey. The book was published in 2007, so I think the journey was 2005 or 2006 -- very recently post-war, in as much as the war has really finished. See reviews here. Good luck! BrainyBabe (talk) 06:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

You are most welcome! I would love to hear more of your journey -- in general, in odd places such as Somaliland, and also about being Chinese(-looking) in Africa. If you would like to write more, I'd love to read it! (but don't feel obliged to share...). BrainyBabe (talk) 06:09, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I've read it all. Interesting, esp re eing sahken down by the cops. THe Atlantic article one of your correspondents linked to inspired me to do some work on the Isaias Afewerki article, so that's a good use of my time. BrainyBabe (talk) 09:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

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I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

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Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:11, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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Belle Meade Country Club

Is it possible to see what the page looked like before it was deleted? [1] I don't think this is an insignificant country club at all. Certainly not as much as some of those! [2]. Thanks!Zigzig20s (talk) 11:11, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

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In order to approve your account, I need to send you an email. However, it seems that you do not currently have your e-mail activated. Could you please activate it so I can send you the code? Thanks! ChrisGualtieri (talk) 16:46, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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