Things2DoSpain (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Far to the west of Madrid, close to the Portuguese border, lies a remote and often rugged region that played a leading role in one of the most important chapters of Spanish history. During the 15th and 16th centuries, this vast, landlocked area exported its sons to the farthest reaches of the earth to chart unfamiliar and hazardous oceans and explore the Americas. Extremadura was the cradle of the...
The Stamp Collecting Round-Up (Free subscription) | 05/02/2010
The Palm Beach Post reports the French post office has released semi-postal to help victims of Haiti's earthquake. The cost of the stamp is 1 euro (US$.1.45). For each one sold the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. According to the Associated Press article, France occupied Haiti for more than 100 years, from 1697 to independence in 1804 after...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
This excellent compilation provides a passport to a unique time and place, providing a useful insight into a relatively unknown musical world. Tumbélé! is another inspiring release from the UK-based Soundway label, which has been busy populating the world music marketplace with compilations of obscure gems from Ghana, Nigeria, Colombia, and Panama. This album focuses on the Francophone...
Canes Hockey Fan (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
By: Ally Whitent first place of the Group C of the Gold Cup, Mexico, defeated Guadeloupe 2-0 this past Sunday despite not having its Coach Javier Aguirre due to suspension. Aguirre started a fight during the match against Panama and was close to miss a World Cup qualifier game against the United States. However, the [...] Related posts: Golden Cup – Mexico upsets Costa Rica and will face US in...
Google Operating System (Free subscription) | 01/02/2010
Google's translation service added support for Haitian Creole, the most popular language in Haiti. "Haitian Creole language, often called simply Creole or Kreyòl, is a language spoken in Haiti by about eight million people, which is about 80% of the entire population, and via emigration, by about one million speakers residing in the Bahamas, Cuba, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic,...
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 01/02/2010
Guadeloupe - L-Acoustics' rental network agent in Guadeloupe, J2C Antilles, has supplied a Kudo/Kiva system for a concert by Lionel Richie at the Baie-Mahault Stadium in Pointe-à-Pitre. The ...
GIDEON blog (Free subscription) | 28/01/2010
GIDEON what's new: January 26 to January 28, 2010 Infectious Diseases - Diagnosis Country Updated < Worldwide > <Bioterrorism simulator > Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Reading the Past (Free subscription) | 26/01/2010
When I was in undergrad, one of my favorite courses in my major dealt with Francophone literature. It was taught by the department chair, a Frenchwoman born in Algeria. The class opened up a new world of reading for me, to see how different peoples around the globe transformed the same written language to fit the patterns and perspectives of their culture, and how they created a unique literature using...
USGS M5+ Earthquakes (Free subscription) | 24/01/2010
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Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 22/01/2010
From a January 21 post by Mark Krikorian on National Review Online's blog The Corner: Derb and Jonah's discussion on why Haiti is a basket case misses the point, I think. The question is not "Why isn't Haiti like Denmark?" It's "Why isn't Haiti like Jamaica or Barbados?" Those places certainly have their problems, but they're not dystopian like Haiti. (Haiti doesn't just have the...
du Nord (Free subscription) | 21/01/2010
STARTERS Freddy Adu was officially introduced by Aris today! And he was given the number 11 shirt. They are not messing around with expectations. TWITTERVERSE Where is Vincenzo Bernardo? "Solid training. Very pleased, if you guys didn't find out already I am in Kansas city." MLS NEWS DC United has named their former assistant coach Chad Ashton as their new technical director. dN Kansas City...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 21/01/2010
The Kansas City Wizards signed midfielder Stephane Auvray of the Guadeloupe national team and defender Pablo Escobar of Colombia to major League Soccer contracts, it was announced on Thursday.
Soccer Insider (Free subscription) | 21/01/2010
*Ahead of his possible debut Sunday at Panathinaikos, Freddy Adu is formally introduced by Greek club Aris. *We've been following this story for weeks, and now it is official: Salvadoran midfielder Julio Martinez will join the Chicago Fire on loan from Mexican club Leon. During his negotiations with the club to become head coach, Carlos de los Cobos was eager to bring along the 24-year-old Martinez,...
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 21/01/2010
*International Liaison Committee of Workers and Peoples* 87 rue du Faubourg St Denis - 75010 Paris (France) Urgent Haiti Appeal! The International Liaison Committee of Workers and Peoples (ILC) is publishing below excerpts from the appeal issued by the Association of Workers and Peoples of the Caribbean (ATPC) for the information of working people the world over who are appalled by the horrendous situation...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 21/01/2010
Derb and Jonah's discussion on why Haiti is a basket case misses the point, I think. The question is not "Why isn't Haiti like Denmark?" It's "Why isn't Haiti like Jamaica or Barbados?" Those places certainly have their problems, but they're not dystopian like Haiti. (Haiti doesn't just have the lowest per capita GDP, based on purchasing-power parity, in the Western Hemisphere;...
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