Africa: a big source for film-making

by Tony Totem on May 16, 2008 at 12:53 pm

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More and more often American and European film makers move to Africa to shoot movies.
According to Gadalla Gubara, an 88-year-old Sudanese film director, Africa has a lot of potential for film stories, though most countries have still not prioritised the industry. Read more


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International day for story tellers

by Tony Totem on May 15, 2008 at 3:44 pm

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Do you like to tell or to listen to stories? Then you can’t miss Listen! - International Day for Sharing Life Stories tomorrow, on May 16th 2008, all around the world.

People will gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges and virtual environments to hear each other’s stories. Read more


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Filed while you’re shopping

by Tony Totem on May 14, 2008 at 3:08 pm

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Thus far, buying cigarettes and alcohol isn’t a crime.
But a London supermarket chain secretly started recording faces of people who buy cigarettes and alcohol: your likeness and details are added to a nationwide database, recording your movements and purchasing habits. Read more


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Public concern over the effects of climate change

by Tony Totem on May 13, 2008 at 3:21 pm

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The more polluting a nation is, the wealthier and the less worried its citizens are: this is the contrasting result of a recent study at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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Crows Vs Humans: a bloody match

by Tony Totem on May 12, 2008 at 4:07 pm

Akasaka, Meiji-jingu, Omotoesando and Roppongi on a Sunday_by_coder.keitaro
Do you remember “The Birds”, the Alfred Hitchcock’s movie where birds suddenly begin to attack people?
If you were an inhabitant of the Japan’s southern island of Kyushu “The birds” would be your worst nightmare… Read more


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Make your own fuel at home

by Tony Totem on May 09, 2008 at 3:50 pm

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During the era of Prohibition in the Usa production of ethanol along with other forms of alcohol had been banned.
But now, in the biofuel era, ethanol could have a real revival. Especially since yesterday, when a California company presented the “world’s first home ethanol product”.

MicroFueler is a home-based ethanol production system that makes gas from sugar or stale beer for less than a buck a gallon. Read more


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The greenest countries are the poorest

by Tony Totem on May 08, 2008 at 2:44 pm

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The National Geographic Society and the polling firm GlobeScan wrote down a list of the most environmentally friendly nations. Read more


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