Madagascar

Beckham 'turns down 'Madagascar 3' role'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | yesterday

Victoria Beckham reportedly turns down a role on Madagascar 3 because she is too busy.

Who's Eating Madagascar's Lemurs?

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bit by bit, the natural resources of Madagascar -- a biodiversity hotspot known for its unique vegetation and wildlife -- are being plundered. More on Animals

Madagascar leaders to meet on unity government deadlock

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's political leaders will meet next week to break the deadlock over the make-up of a unity government called for in power-sharing deal, one of the country's two co-president said on Saturday.

Merry Madagascar (Movies)

Watch free movies online (Free subscription) | yesterday

Release Date: 17 Nov, 2009 | Summary: When Santa and his sleigh unexpectedly crash-land on the island, giving Santa a really bad case of amnesia. So it falls to Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria to deliver the presents in order to save Christmas. And it doesnrsquot hurt that Santarsquos Sleigh just might be able to make a trip to New York City, so they can finally return to their beloved home Which is...

Children starve in parched southern Madagascar

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

As temperatures rise, drought, crop failure and deforestation have combined to create a crisis of malnutrition. Foreigners have come to Anjandobo village, a cluster of wooden huts on the desolate red dust of southern Madagascar. They're vaza -- outsiders.

Victoria Beckham to Voice a Character in Madagascar 3?

Victoria Beckham Style (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

It is rumored that Victoria Beckham been signed up to appear in the new animated film, Madagascar 3, alongside David Schwimmer and Ben Stiller, as one of the many animal characters in the flick. The film is not going to be released until 2012 so no further details or conformation have been released although I'm sure her boys, especially Romeo and Cruz, would love this! source: Marie Claire

Everyone Knows You Don't Use Madagascaran Rosewood

An American Lion (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Gibson Guitar Good God, who in their right mind doesn’t already know that the corruption and the scandal involved with using Madagascaran rosewood is just something you don’t want to mess with? Who doesn’t know this? Well, Gibson Guitars either doesn’t know or doesn’t care: Gibson Guitars is being investigated by police in the US for allegedly using illegal wood to make...

• Gibson guitars raided by US police - New Musical Express

Air France Flight Raises $447K for Charities

Traveler's Check (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Air France flew its first Airbus A380 today, with the inaugural flight from Paris to New York carrying 538 people, with most of the passengers having bid for their seats to raise money for charity. The flight generated about $447,000 which will go to five charities. Air France said the bidding for seats raised more than expected, so it selected an additional two projects to fund, one in Madagascar...

Big OOPS! at Gibson

Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

(photo credit: Jesse Stern) Feds raid Gibson facilities in Nashville? Gibson smuggling endangered rosewood from MADAGASCAR via Germany? Henry steps down from board position at Rainforest Alliance? READ HERE Sounds like Hendrix "Strat" karma to me...

Saturday: OLPC San Francisco Bay Area Summit 2009

One Laptop Per Child News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Come out this Saturday to OLPC events in New Your City, or San Francisco. Here in the Bay Area, we'll have the OLPC San Francisco Bay Area Summit 2009 - a OLPC-SF community event designed to primarily foster collaboration amongst deployment teams in the SF Bay Area. We also hope that the event will help in improving the visibility of OLPC and Sugar to a wider group around this area. The event is a...

Loose Feathers #213

A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Emperor Penguins / Photo by lin padgham Bird and birding news A study of the fossil record argues that there were six genera and nine species of moas (much lower than other estimates) and that the North and South Islands of New Zealand have been geographically isolated for 20-30 million years. The Puerto Rican Nightjar's range is much than previously estimated ; in all this species has 1,400-2,000...

Gibson Guitars raided for alleged use of smuggled wood

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The US manufacturer is under federal investigation for allegedly using illegal rosewood from Madagascar to make its guitars Gibson Guitars is under invesigation for alleged use of smuggled wood. US federal agents raided a Gibson factory on Tuesday, claiming that they may have used illegal rosewood to make their guitars. The US Fish and Wildlife Service seized wood, computers, files and guitars from...

GEM Biofuels: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile

Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

GEM Biofuels Based in: Madagascar 2008-09 ranking: 47 Business: GEM BioFuels is initially focusing on the establishment of ‘company managed’ plantations of Jatropha trees in Madagascar and the extraction of the vegetable oil that is produced from its seeds as this oil is well suited to use in the production of biodiesel. GEM BioFuels has been established to supply jatropha-based [...] GEM...

'They burn, they cut, they destroy, they steal'

Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The lemur, a furry primate that symbolises Madagascar's unique biodiversity, is under renewed threat from a "timber mafia".

Another co-presidency

Fruits and Votes (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Madagascar may be adopting a three-person presidential council. So, if the agreement is confirmed (and allowing for its being only transitional), we can add Madagascar to a small list of countries ever to have had such an institution. There are also Iraq (where the council is chosen by parliament, but has suddenly burst on to the [...]

Mauritius is an ideal place to enjoy a relaxing holiday

imrozz | 30/09/2009

Mauritius is an ideal place to enjoy a relaxing holiday. The tropical island is famous for its unique sun, sand, sea and, without forgetting, for the heart-touching Mauritian hospitality. Situated in the Indian Ocean, in the east of Madagascar , with a surface area of 720 square miles, the pear shaped island offers visitors the magnificent landscapes of the countryside and sea views within a few miles...