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15 March 2006

Stories from 15 March 2006

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

Fresh off some historic accomplishments such as the approval of two important laws in Congress, the convocation of the Constituent Assembly and another to finalize the Referendum for Autonomy, Bolivia...

Written by Eduardo Avila
16 March 2006

Caucasus: Education

At young caucasus women, young women from Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia discuss issues related to education in their countries.

Written by Nathan Hamm
16 March 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Revolution Day

The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on the planning of festivities to mark the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's revolution, in which protests caused the collapse of Askar Akaev's government.

Written by Nathan Hamm
16 March 2006

Armenia: Progress

Zarchka reports that there are small signs of progress in the music played on Armenian transit.

Written by Nathan Hamm
16 March 2006

Argentina: Buenos Aires in 3D

Argentine media professor, Julian Gallo posts slides (ES) of a 3D overlay of Buenos Aires for Google Earth created by architecture student, Ezequiel Galotti.

Written by David Sasaki
16 March 2006

Bolivia, Peru, Colombia: Coca

A small Andean plant which was once used to flavor Coca-Cola, continues to make waves across the Western Hemisphere. Niko Kyriakou, writing from Caracas, describes the cultural and legal differences...

Written by David Sasaki
16 March 2006

Peru: Humala Bounces Back in New Polls

Both Leftside and Justin Delacour mention leftist presidential candidate, Ollanta Humala's recent bounce-back in pre-election polls. Fabiola Bazo quotes pollster Alfredo Torres in saying that whichever candidate is able to...

Written by David Sasaki
16 March 2006

Russia: Train Rides

Tim Newman of White Sun of the Desert writes about a typical train journey in Russia: boiled eggs and endless conversations are the most common features. Also, for a male...

Written by Veronica Khokhlova
15 March 2006

DRC: Missing Opposition Party Members

UDPS Liege, the blog of the Liege chapter of opposition party UDPS reports (FR) that some UDPS members have been missing since a peaceful demonstration the party held Friday in...

Written by Alice Backer
15 March 2006

DRC: Shots of Kinshasa and East Kasai

Renouveau Congolais posts (FR) pictures of the poorly maintained streets of Kinshasa, the DRC's capital. Poster wonders whether the current transitional government will deliver on its promise to turn Kinshasa...

Written by Alice Backer
15 March 2006

Japan: Out of the tunnel

Miyakonojo takes note of the lengthening spring days, and the shortening weeks until his wedding day. “Over the last ten days the glow of the center of our solar system...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 March 2006

China: An Altaic legend

Musing Under the Tenement Palm tracks down the source of a commonly reported “factoid” that China claimed to have invented skiing on the basis of ancient Altaic cave-paintings of Stone-Age...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 March 2006

China: Massage Milk blunder

ESWN has a chortle over a Chinese media report which gloats over the ease with which Massage Milk and Milk Pig kidded Western media into thinking they had been the...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 March 2006

China: Plunder of the past

Angry Chinese Blogger reports on the The Lost Cultural Relics Recovery Program, a mainland Chinese NGO and subsidiary of the China Foundation for the Development of Folklore Culture. Founded in...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
15 March 2006

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