Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: IRIN A US$500,000 project by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is using Madagascar's agricultural off-season to decrease food aid dependency and offset the effects of high food prices.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
The date for the first Barcamp in Madagascar is set for October, 4th 2008 in Antananarivo. The user-generated unconference will follow in the steps of previous Barcamps organized in sub Saharan Africa (Nairobi, Kampala and Mauritius) . Other Barcamps related to ICT in Africa are also planned in Abidjan and Silicon Valley (BarcampAfrica) soon (en).
TeamXbox (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Activision has revealed the full set of features for the Madagascar Escape 2 Africa video game. New screenshots inside.
Newsroom (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
28 August 2008 - A month-long series of plantings is coming to an end in eastern Madagascar, aimed at ensuring that the local food supply – of rice especially – is sufficient to avoid importing large quantities at high prices to meet the country’s food needs this year.
Driive (Free subscription) | yesterday
Because they're home to creatures such as the pen-tailed tree shrew, a tiny mouse-like creature with a feathery tail that dwells in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. They're not only cute enough to star in animated movies like Madagascar , but guess what, they can even teach us a thing or two about how to hold our drinks! A recent paper released by scientists from Bayreuth...
Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Princess Zahra Aga Khan will preside over an evening of celebration and solidarity for Care France Associations on August 30. The event will honor Care France’s programs in Madagascar. The association is working since 1992 and have led many food security programs. It also intervened after cyclones Indhala and Ivan in 2007 [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Giveaway details below! We need to be “green.” So I am joining my movie buddies and sponsoring a giveaway for the Bronx Zoo. Plus, Madagascar 2 — the animals come from the Bronx Zoo. Don’t they? Somehow there is a correlation. Wildlife Conservation Society Opens Spectacular Exhibit at Bronx Zoo, Celebrating the Wondrous Wildlife of Madagascar. This summer, the Wildlife [...]
WhyFame (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
When Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa comes out in the theaters on November 7, it won't just be the lovable characters from the first flick. Yes, the original cast is back for the sequel, but the cartoon will also feature the children of Jada Pinkett Smith and Ben Stiller, another example of Hollywood nepotism at its best.Pinkett... [ More on WhyFame.com ]
Physorg (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ardrey and Merlin, rare, nocturnal aye-ayes from Madagascar, are pleased to announce the birth of their second child, a male, early on July 23 at the Duke Lemur Center.
Famecrawler (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
When Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa comes out in the theaters on November 7, it won't just be the lovable characters from the first flick. Yes, the original cast is back for the sequel, but the cartoon will also feature the children of Jada Pinkett Smith and Ben Stiller, another example of Hollywood nepotism at its best. Pinkett Smith's daughter, Willow (7), and Stiller's children, Quinlin (3) and Ella...
VideoGamer.com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Check out the latest batch of screenshots.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Japan will send three missions to Africa to promote investment and trade with African nations, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Tuesday. Of the three delegations, the first is scheduled to leave Saturday for Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar and South Africa while the second will depart on Sept. 9 for Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania. The third mission is set off on Sept. 13 for Nigeria, Ghana,...
Fark.com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
2008-08-26 01:10:30 AM That seems like a very high mortality rate. 2008-08-26 01:26:06 AM I hope an admin gets this and greenlights it. I haven't earned a window seat that well in a long time. 2008-08-26 01:33:44 AM 2008-08-26 01:34:40 AM Article contradicts itself, at one point it mentions 350 infected, then later says at least 1,000. Either way, I'm thinking maybe a new version of Dengue got into...
Cabinet of Wonders (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
My last post got me thinking, so here is a nominal set of interesting and strange animals I might consider putting around my Baroque pavilion. • The Aye-Aye , a "native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food;...
Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
JADA PINKETT SMITH and BEN STILLER turned the MADAGASCAR sequel into a family affair - by landing voice work for their kids. Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow and Stiller’s kids Quinlin and Ella all... Visit Soulfull Vibes for more information
