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joi, 19 ianuarie 2012

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Ganvie - The Venice of Africa
Life After College: A Roadmap [Infographic]
Muay Thai Fighter Kicks Down Banana Tree
The Future of Food
Predictions Of What 2011 Would Be Like In A 1911 Newspaper

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:50 PM PST

That's not a photo of a flooded village. This is Ganvié, in the Republic of Benin, the largest collection of lake dwellings in Africa. Around 20,000 people call Ganvié's stilt supported dwellings home. Getting around in the town is only possible in boats carved from tree trunks, even if all you want to do is visit the next door neighbour.

The meaning of the name Ganvie is "we survived", and is a reminder of events centuries ago that led to the founding of the township. It's commonly believed that the Tofinu people settled here around 400 years ago to escape slavers who came from the Fon tribe and were not allowed to fight in water for traditional reasons (or perhaps could not swim).

Since then Ganvié has remained, forever physically changing by sheer dint of geography, but it has developed a complex and successful culture around life on the lake. Of course there are pockets of poverty, as there is everywhere else, but generally the people of Ganvié live ones of relative prosperity.

Via: kuriositas

Life After College: A Roadmap [Infographic]

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:41 PM PST

College can be some of the best years of your life, but what happens after graduation? With the tough economy, increased costs of living and outsourcing of jobs, what's a recent graduate to do?

Mint.com partnered with prominent blogger and author of Life After College, Jenny Blake, to develop a post-college decision making roadmap. Whether you live at home, are job hunting or not sure what to do with your life, it may be a good idea to start brainstorming and planning your future.

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Muay Thai Fighter Kicks Down Banana Tree

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:11 PM PST

If you think you are tough then bully this guy, I dare you. How do you even prepare for that? Do you kick baby trees? Muay Thai is one serious sport!

The bizarre video, apparently filmed in Thailand, shows the martial artist destroying the tropical tree with a series of twenty one kicks.

The Future of Food

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:14 PM PST

Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann of french design firm Zim & Zou have created The Future of Food, a bright neon-colored papercraft hamburger inspired by 3D food printer technology. The piece was made for the February cover of Icon Magazine, and you can see much more over on Behance.

Predictions Of What 2011 Would Be Like In A 1911 Newspaper

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:54 PM PST

This is great. It's interesting to see what they got right and to speculate on why some of their predictions went wrong. For instance, they predict that the US will have a population of 500 million. Without birth control, they are probably right.

Via: reddit

What makes your city or town a great place to visit?

Your Daily Snapshot for
Thursday, January 19, 2012

What makes your city or town a great place to visit?

Today the President is traveling to Disney World where he will unveil a strategy that will significantly help boost tourism and travel, an important sector in the U.S. economy.

We're asking Americans across the country to add their voices to the discussion on tourism in the U.S. and share what makes their city or town a great place visit.

Add your voice: tell us why your city or town is a great place to visit.