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shorterexcerpts: obsessivecompulsive: The Great Circle (via...

shorterexcerpts : obsessivecompulsive : The Great Circle (via Michæl.Paukner ) Woah. Many of the ancient ‘wonders of the world’ are apparently on the same latitude . Great circles are straight lines that go all the way around the center of the earth. The equator is a great circle. Meridians of longitude that cross over the north and south poles are also great circles. Easter Island, Nazca, Ollantaytambo, Paratoari, Tassili n’Ajjer and Giza are all aligned on a

Trip Advice for South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana

Written by Dave Preface:  The following information was submitted to me in 2000 by a traveler named Alexander.  Having been to South Africa and Botswana in 2008, his tips and warnings still hold true.  The photos are mine. Sunrise mokoro ride - Okavango Delta, Botswana I lived in Southern-Africa, including South-Africa, until 1995, and traveled the whole area extensively. Also, I visited South-Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana last April. There are many group-travels ava

Prêcher dans le désert

- Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change? National Geographic Desertification, drought, and despair—that’s what global warming has in store for much of Africa. Or so we hear. Emerging evidence is painting a very different scenario, one in which rising temperatures could benefit millions of Africans in the driest parts of the continent. Scientists are now seeing signals that the Sahara desert and surrounding regions are greening due to increasing rainfall. If sustai

Listen to Africa expedition wants us to do just that

Filed under: Biking , Arts and Culture , Learning , Africa , Europe , Mauritania , Morocco , France , United Kingdom , Ecotourism Back in March, two Brits, Huw WIlliams and Rebecca Sumner, set off on a proposed two year, 15,000 mile journey, across Africa by bicycle. Their intention is to explore the cultures and landscapes of more than a dozen countries, all the while making audio recordings of the things they hear along the way. The pair have dubbed their adventure the Listen to

Zavvi – Computers, Books and More

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Sharing Cultures

And pictures of the colorful intercultural evening in the square of Los Abrigos as previously mentioned: Performers from Equador, from Bolivia and from Senegal demonstrated their traditions, and (below) Maria had her foot painted with henna by a lady from Western Sahara:

Global warming making Sahara turn green

National Geographic: Desertification, drought, and despair—that's what global warming has in store for much of Africa. Or so we hear. Emerging evidence is painting a very different scenario, one in which rising temperatures could benefit millions of Africans in the driest parts of the continent. Scientists are now seeing signals that the Sahara desert and surrounding regions are greening due to increasing rainfall. If sustained, these rains could revitalize drought-ravaged regi

Diplomats for Hire

(Independent Diplomat) What’s the opposite of a mercenary? An Independent Diplomat, I guess. A unique non profit organization, Independent Diplomat offers its expertise and manpower to unrecognized governments, helping them negotiate and navigate their way into recognized statehood. ID was founded by Carne Ross, a former British Foreign Service Officer and UN diplomat. According to its mission statement, ID seeks to “prevent conflict through expert advice in diplomacy.” They help in negot

Good News!... "Global Warming" Causing Greening of Sahara Desert

More global warming, please... Here's the latest from the Junk Science Nazis ... Global warming is being blamed for the greening of the Sahara Desert. National Geographic reported: Desertification, drought, and despair—that's what global warming has in store for much of Africa. Or so we hear. Emerging evidence is painting a very different scenario, one in which rising temperatures could benefit millions of Africans in the driest parts of the continent. Scientists are now seein

Nigerians count cost after uprising by Islamic sect (Reuters)

Yahoo! News: World News >>  World News Source: | Yahoo! News | MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Samuel Yunana's father, Fayam, was taken from his home, stabbed in the side of the stomach and told to convert to Islam. When he refused, his throat was slit. Fayam was among more than 700 people killed in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri during an uprising last week by a radical Islamic sect which wants sharia (Islamic law) imposed across Af

Life Expectancy for World Countries in 2009

Recently I read somewhere about life expectancy comparing the USA vs my home-Country; Canada. It had me wondering what the rest of the world would be like in comparison, so I gathered some information here to share with you. [ InfoPlease -->] Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest life expectancy is Swaziland at just 31.9 years. The average lifespan for th

Women in the News – The New IPS Gender Wire – 28th July 2009

IPS wants to redress a huge imbalance that exists today: only 22% of the voices you hear and read in the news are women’s. Elections, health, education, armed conflicts, corruption, laws, trade, climate change, the global financial and food crises, and natural disasters. IPS covers these frontline issues asking an often forgotten question: What does this mean for women and girls? NICARAGUA: Therapeutic Abortion Ban a “Disgrace” Says Rights Group – Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY – “What happened

Morocco Holiday Deals

The North African country of Morocco is only a step away from Europe, across the confines of the straits of Gibraltar, but they are a world away in both its culture and experience. Due partly to its geographical situation, Morocco is to be found at the crossroads where the East merges into the West, Africa comes together with Southern Europe, and the Mediterranean merges with the Atlantic. Positioned at the tip of Northwest of Africa and linked with two oceans, this country’s central interest

Sahara International Film Festival

saharauiak's photostream (CC) Located in a remote desert refugee camp, the Sahara International Film Festival is not your typical celebrity driven spectical, but instead addresses political issues both on and off the screen.  I confess to never having heard about the festival before today, but for the past five years the event has provided entertainment and educational opportunities for the Sahrawi people, exiled from their native Western Sahara for over thirty years.  Organized by filmmak

News Slideshows (08/02/2009 21 hours)

Tags People Celebrities High Tech Sports Odd News Top Information Health Business Spoken News News Photos Slideshows 1/104Jessica Biel marks major musical debut (AP) AP - Jessica Biel sings! That may come as a surprise to audiences who only know the actress from her primarily dramatic work on television and in films, including the long-running '7th Heaven,' and the big-screen 'Stealth' and 'The Illusionist.' (AP) Click on the image for the full size.Click here for more desc

Morocco Holiday Deals

The North African country of Morocco is only a step away from Europe, across the confines of the straits of Gibraltar, but they are a world away in both its culture and experience. Due partly to its geographical situation, Morocco is to be found at the crossroads where the East merges into the West, Africa comes together with Southern Europe, and the Mediterranean merges with the Atlantic. Positioned at the tip of Northwest of Africa and linked with two oceans, this country’s central interest

Finace, the community by a twisting route

I have tried to keep the below essay simple, I haven’t gone into great depth, believing that brevity in this medium is all, however it is somewhat difficult, in any event my articles are somewhat long as a rule, for which I apologise, yet upon this subject much can be written. In order to keep the below essay short I have alluded to events in many cases, realising that it is the establishment of finance and indeed the community that is of note. However, perhaps the essay serves to highlight enou

Mistranslations and Finger-Pointing – Revisiting Stolen

Farah A couple of weeks ago my post on the documentary Stolen generated a whole discussion about whether or not slavery exists in the Tindouf refugee camps in Western Sahara. Is there, isn’t there, it went on and on (even though I distinctly remember saying the post wasn’t discussing whether or there was slavery, but rather about the abuse of Fetim’s story for the uses of others.) But never mind. I decided to reserve my opinion on the existence of slavery in the region until after I watch

Dutch expat working in Senegal

Akke Wagenaar writes on WereldExpat about her experience of moving to Senegal without anything. In 2007 she decides to take pictures of houses that are for sale and posts them on www.senegalaisement.com , a Senegalese version of ebay. Slowly but surely she makes herself a name in Yene and surroundings as a real estate agent. People call from all over the world, even Canada and the US and she decides to get her own website immo yenne buys a villa and a piece of land and works together

North Africa – Morocco challenges Mideast mindset on the Holocaust (The Nashua Telegraph)

Morocco challenges Mideast mindset on the Holocaust (The Nashua Telegraph) From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict the Holocaust. … – By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU The Associated Press Mali declares all-out war on jihadists (UPI) ALGIERS, Algeria, July 23 (UPI) — President Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, a desolate state in the Sahara Desert south of Algeria, has vowed “a total struggle agains