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Lester Bolicenni

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Based in Paris, volunteer translator for Global Voices in French, I now also contribute to Global Voices in English as part of my general obsession and loving dedication to new media.

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26 March 2010

Global Pulse 2010: An invitation to talk to decision makers online

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From March 29 to 31, Global Pulse 2010 aims to gather over 20.000 people in an online conversation dealing with topics ranging from human development to science and technologies.

25 March 2010

France: What would you do in The Game of Death?

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A controversial French documentary sparked worldwide scandal on March 17 by televising a fake game show in which contestants were willingly led to torture others. Bloggers in France discuss the morals and meaning.

3 December 2009

Climate Change Skeptics Incited by Leaked Emails

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Hundreds of emails and documents from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been hacked and posted online, adding fuel to the beliefs of climate change skeptics.

27 October 2009

France: Language Lessons in the Park

Sarah Hay blogs about the French lessons she gives to a group of young Afghan asylum seekers in a park in Paris. “They’re incredibly keen that I learn the Pashto for everything I teach them to the point of comical mishap, for example when I taught them the word metro…”

22 October 2009

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Online Tools to Monitor Climate Change

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Leading up to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) in December 2009, here is a sample of online tools to monitor climate change.

15 October 2009

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Safeguarding the world's cultural heritage

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Many organisations working to preserve global cultural heritage - both tangible and intangible - have been using online media to support their efforts.

4 October 2009

Global: New list of endangered cultural heritage sites

On October 6, the World Monument Fund will publish the 2010 Watch list, a biennial program drawing attention on endangered cultural heritage sites around the world.

23 September 2009

USA: Pilgrimage into the Wild

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Numerous fans of the best-selling book Into the Wild make the treacherous journey to the exact location in Alaska where its main character died in an abandoned public bus. Thankfully, many live to blog about it too.

19 September 2009

USA: Video contest on H1N1 flu prevention

Corine Clesnes, on her blog Big Picture, notes [fr] that the US government launched the 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest, to promote the best ‘viral’ videos’ on flu prevention.

17 September 2009

India: Beer is against Indian culture?

Amit Varma, on India Uncut, wonders if beer is against Indian culture, after the Indian People's Party (BPJ) protested in opposition to a female minister who attended “a beer promotion party”.

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