by John Liebhardt Let’s begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist of books under 150 pages. (For some reviews of Sophie and the Albino Camel, check here.) While he won’t know the outcome until April […]
Macedonia: Name Change to Enter NATO, EU?
by Elia Varela Serra Ever since Macedonia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991, its name has been the subject of a bitter dispute with its southern neighbor, Greece. Greece claims that the use of “Republic of Macedonia”, as Macedonia calls itself in its constitution, not only violates Greece’s historic cultural claim to the name, […]
Burkina Faso: Meningitis, Mask Dances and a Special Horse Festival
Burkina Faso is the diamond stud near the middle of Africa’s meningitis belt, stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia, containing a population of roughly 14 million people. The region’s dusty winds and relatively cool nights from December to June decreases peoples’ immunity to respiratory problems. This, along with the area’s high population density adds up to […]
Historical Guide: the Five Monumental Wonders in the U.S.A.
From the earliest times, humans have been builders. In part, this has been a celebration of a hard-won ascendancy over nature, but it has also been due to the need to express a deep-felt spiritual or emotional commitment, often inspired by a site’s beauty or its character. Such buildings have an inherent appeal that is […]
President Sarkozy’s new style presidency
As it is the custom in France, French president Nicolas Sarkozy attended the annual farming fair in Paris, last Saturday. An event widely appreciated by his predecessor, former president Jacques Chirac, who was very well known for taking his time between stalls and for eating free salamis and drinking free wine happily provided by his […]
Sarkozy, or the man who has been told he is fashion!
On 31st July, the acclaimed American magazine Vanity Fair decided to publish a ranking in which Nicolas Sarkozy (yes, the French president!) was to be the most controversial entry. He was not competing for being the most important man in the world, eventhough that is probably what he thinks since he was able to unblock the European Union through a treaty rather than […]
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