Tag Archive | "France"

On the Wings of a Dove [PIC]

Monday, October 27, 2008

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This beautiful photo was taken on the corner of Buci and Seine in St-Germain-des-Pres, Paris. The photographer Brent Townshend used multiple fisheye lenses and self-written software to stitch the panoramic series of shots together, composing the eye-catching final image. He says that the emergent shape of a dove was planned at the time of photographing.

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The French Will Mess You Up for Killing Their Bears

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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A French hunter is on trial, facing serious charges over the shooting of what was likely the last native female Pyrenees bear in existence. A Pyrenees bear in a French animal park In 2004, French hunter Rene Marqueze was hunting boar in the Aspe valley in the Pyrenees mountains [...]

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Sailing into the Future of Shipping

Sunday, February 24, 2008

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With public sentiment beginning to turn against high carbon shipping methods like air freight and cargo freighters, French wine producers are looking to the past for eco-friendly ways to ship their products. Wine casks. Image by Ildebrando This week almost 60,000 bottles of wine will be sent to Ireland [...]

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Horses Pushed as New Eco-Friendly Transport Option

Thursday, November 22, 2007

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There is a new transportation alternative to cars and buses being pitched in France. It’s called a horse. Horses are being presented as an eco-friendly alternative to large vehicles used for several jobs

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