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Slum pickings

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Rio de Janeiro that is famous for its carnival, is a land of many paradoxes, where one can find wealthy neighborhoods adjoining shanty slums and places, where drugs are sold in the open and many tour operators are organizing tours known as favela tourism to let tourists get a feel of the real Rio. Favelas or shantytowns are infamous for their drug connection and these discreet three-hour tours take give tourists, nine per batch, a feel of life in these shanties.

Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2004
Brazil, Appreciation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (City), Squatter settlements

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Breaking bag habits

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A pioneering campaign by Coles Bay, a small Tasmanian town to abandon plastic bags has inspired other towns and councils across the country. South Australia issued a Plastic Bag Challenge and made funding available to get rid of the plastic bags.

Author: Sharwood, Simon
Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2004
Environmental Management, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, South Australia, Conservation & Land Mgmt-Total Govt, Environmental aspects, Environmental protection, Plastic bags, Kearney, Ben

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The Spam Busters

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Spam in computers which inputs pornography, software and music piracy, ID frauds is increasingly becoming a nuisance. Legal action against spammers and constructive ways to block it is suggested.

Author: Sharwood, Simon
Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2003
Internet security, Control, Piracy (Copyright), Spam (Junk email), Unsolicited bulk e-mail

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Subjects list: Management, Travel industry, Company business management, Tourism
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