3 March 2006

Stories from 3 March 2006

World: First Carnival of Blog Translation

3 March 2006

This year's First Carnival of Blog Translation has concluded and Liz Henry has a list of the original posts along with their translations. Russian, French, English, Portuguese, Swedish, Bulgarian, and Spanish are represented.

Images from Chile: The Miner

  3 March 2006

This photograph, taken by Guillermo Olivares of his father Daniel, was posted with the following caption in Spanish: This is my dad, today on October 20th, he turns 56-years-old. He has been a miner his entire life and here he is in one of the tunnels of the largest copper...

Peru: Another Americas Female President?

  3 March 2006

Taylor Kirk of The Latin Americanist and Tyler Bridges of The Miami Herald both have great posts on Peruvian presidential candidate, Lourdes Flores who – if the polls are correct – is slated to become Peru's first female president. Un Lobo en Perú, however, says that's a big if. In...

Chile: Winter Olympics?

  3 March 2006

En Tu Ciudad is excited to hear (ES) that a committee is pushing for the 2018 olympic winter games to be held in Santiago, Chile. Meanwhile, the folks at Atina Chile have two online campaigns in action: “Internet Access for All” and “Let's Use Wikipedia in the Schools.”

Cambodia: Beer Girls Predicament

  3 March 2006

Mowgli at Maytel2020 is having an ethical dilemma: what beer should he drink when many beer companies in Cambodia use “beer girls”? The girls, who hang out in bars and restaurants to promote their brands, are often expected by customers to provide sexual services. According to beergirls.org, a site set...

Ukraine: Election Gifts

Christopher of From Ukraine With Love writes on how good the upcoming election is for a small-town Ukrainian school – good in a twisted sort of way: “From how it’s been explained to me, elections time is when politicians start giving out gifts.”

Malaysia: Oil Price Hike

  3 March 2006

the news at 10 weighs in on the controversial oil price hike in Malaysia: “The malaysian public has reacted with furore, and have even planned a protest against it. (this is a big thing you see, the malaysian public doesnt really protest much, they dont see the point.) so what...

Philippines: Pose in Protest

  3 March 2006

Opponents of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo have come up with an interesting form of “flash-mob protest.” It involves dressing in black, buying a drink and standing at a Starbucks.