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Buying Stamps at a Paris Post Office

By Jacques Legume on August 3, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Paris, Photos

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Antony, 24 July, 2010 I was visiting a friend the other day who lives in Paris near pl. d'Italie. It's an interesting neighborhood, with a large Asian population, and the ensuing restaurant selection that such...

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By a Country Smile, Part 5

By Fred Hatman on August 3, 2010 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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I know I’m a bit early for Women’s Day (August 8th) but I want to share something I just read in our local community newspaper, the Stanford River Talk, edited by Michelle Hardie. Two things. Two...

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What Makes Mobile Videos Important? Half a Billion in Revenue in 2010

By Jean-Baptiste Su on August 3, 2010 in All Countries, Photos

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Interesting trends need to be reported and mobiles have continued to evolve, growing from mere handy communication devices for simply talking and sending messages all the way to listening to music and now...

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Go Ahead, Empower Me “Engine” She Says (Begs?)

By Renee Blodgett on August 3, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan, Midwest, North America, Photos, USA

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Speaking of cars, which I wrote several posts about last week following my trip to Detroit, I’d be negligent if I didn’t share an interesting ‘car experience’ I had about four years ago, not long...

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Dolphins Blow Bubbles at Bath Time

By Fred Hatman on August 3, 2010 in Africa, All Countries, Featured, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, Videos

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Tough Tuesday? Never mind. Make a cuppa (or something stronger, I won’t judge you), get comfy in the old recliner, take a deep breath and ease yourself into this spirits-lifting video… I hope that you feel better...

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Worry as Measured by Google

By Katherine Hui on August 3, 2010 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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I came across some fascinating findings on Grist the other day, that spoke about a study that examined correlation between Google searches for climate change and unemployment rates. Basically, the higher the unemployment rate is,...

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Know the Beloved Country, Part 6

By Fred Hatman on August 3, 2010 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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The Swinging Sixties might have swung like an army of chimps on speed elsewhere in the world but, here in South Africa, life under apartheid was about as titillating as being stuck in a lift...

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Giving Family Farmers a Bigger Voice and a Bigger Impact

By Bernard Pollack on August 3, 2010 in Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Photos, Senegal, West Africa

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Senegal, says Moussa Faye of Action Aid Senegal, is the “epicenter of the farmers movement in Africa.”  During the 1970s “rebel” farmers groups organized opposition to state owned cooperatives, starting their own...

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