Time spent eating per day vs. National obesity rate

Transparency: Foundations

Transparency: Foundations, originally uploaded by GOOD Magazine.

Parece ser que la moda o costumbre entre los millonarios yanquis es crear una fundación y ponerle el propio nombre más el de la parienta, más el apellido común. Fundación Mickey and Minney Mouse.

Elefante en la azotea

Split (Croacia) 9 de octubre de 2008

Un restaurante en Saigón, se llama Pacharán

Pacharán, Tapas & Bodega: Enjoy a slice of Spanish life

La vidriera del pixel

Catedral de Colonia

James Connolly disrespected

I saw this a few weeks ago, at 7 am, I was going to work. It was a Friday. It is kind of sad.

Sello de Taiwán (una orquídea)

Vanda X Hybrida

Balcanes, octubre 2008

El atlas de los nombres verdaderos (España)

Italia mayo 2009

Dublin sunset, September 2006

Japón, dónde comer ballena

Japón, oferta de un bar de sushi

Japón: cuadro de mandos de un retrete

Yebisu beer chess ad (Japan 2007)

Another of my travel pics, taken in a Tokio train in March 2007. Yebisu (ヱビス) is a beer brand that belongs to Sapporo Breweries. One must take into account that whereas in the Western world the use of chess in advertising is quite common, in Japan the game is quite exotic so I think I came accross a gem. Probably the Western culture is better known in Japan than the other way round, but I think that trying to visualize the effect that go or shogi would have in a Western audience helps to understand the idea.

Also beer is or used to be an alien element in the Japanese culture. When I go to a Japanese restaurant I never see Yebisu in the menu. Asahi seems to be the standard Japanese beer abroad. Looking for a better quality pic, I discovered a game called Beer Chess, which I would not recommend.

Aeropuertos de Europa

Cerdo / Pig

Unbelievable

UNBELIEVABLE

Did you know that you must take a religious oath in order to become a judge - or the President - in Ireland?

In effect, this rule disbars up to 250,000 Irish citizens who are non-believers.
It's discrimination. It's unfair. And it has to end.

Humanist Association of Ireland. A voice for the non-religious in Ireland

INCREIBLE

¿Sabía que debe hacer un juramento religioso para ser juez - o Presidente - en Irlanda?

De hecho, esta norma excluye hasta a 250.000 ciudadanos irlandeses que son no creyentes.
Es discriminación. Es injusto. Y se tiene que acabar.

Asociación Humanista de Irlanda. Una voz para los no religiosos de Irlanda.

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World year 2000 GDP cartogram

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