On his 113th birthday on 18 Sep. 2008, Tomoji Tanabe said that he wants to live for “at least another five years”. That is a downgrade from last year when he said he wanted to live forever. Tanabe, who became the world’s oldest man after Emiliano Mercado del Toro died on 24 Jan. 2007 at […]
Kinaxixi Market: Going, going, gone!
Similar to what happened to the beautiful Palace D. Ana Joaquina, the historic Kinaxixi Market was knocked down after a long wait, time in which proposals ranged from restoration to demolition. Many, like Diuska [pt], still do not believe that they saw the market being destroyed: Esse emblemático local de Luanda, de onde a minha avó recorda […]
Nobel Prize Winner Wants to Advise Paraguay’s President
Posted by Eduardo Avila to Global Voices Online The winner of a Nobel Prize in Economy, Joseph Stiglitz will be in Paraguay later this month to participate in the inaugural events of incoming president Fernando Lugo. He will take advantage of his time by participating in a debate in the Paraguayan congress. In fact, he […]
Brazilian Bloggers Unearth Senate Ad Web Corruption
Posted by Paula Góes to Global Voices Online The little banner at the top right corner of the paraiba.com.br website costs the taxpayers of Brazil US$ 30,084.61 per month. According to the contract, this is for the “Provision of a promotional banner branded by the Senate with a direct link to its web page at […]
‘Rent A Blog’ Debate Heats Brazilian Blogosphere
Posted by Paula Góes to Global Voices Online The highly sensitive Brazilian blogosphere is fizzing after a famous brand of beverage decided to invest in blogs as the main vehicle to market its latest product. Nine prominent bloggers were cherry picked and received a fancy USB mini fridge with a new product to be tested […]
Part 23: El Camino de Santiago
Part 23 James’ Last Day on The Camino and Santiago Becomes a Reality JAMES Camino – Final Day Buenos Dias los Amigos, Today, or yesterday to be completely accurate, I finally arrived in Santiago after 23 days of walking and approximately 650 kms in the bag! I deliberately did not write my final journal yesterday, […]