Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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History and old pictures
The Old Pictures Internet web site is the elegant shrine for the most extensive collection of original historic photographs. More than 80,000 images taken from the years 1850 to 1940. These photographs will make you visit the world and recall the defining events of our collective history. You can even search by theme or freely…
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Hyenas from South Africa
South Africa has the fame of being home of enormous numbers of elephants (to the point that the question of culling is open for discussion in South Africa, to try and protect against the ecological pressure they create on the environment and the other herbivores). We have been lucky to approach a few nice big…
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Buffalos bath
Buffalos are continuously shrouded in a cloud of mosquitos and flys. To protect themselves they take mud baths as often as necessary: Buffalo, still clean, before the bath Buffalo (mud bath) Buffalo (mud bath) Buffalo after the bath Buffalo after the bath(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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250,000 Tibetans resettled by Chinese authorities
Chinese authorities have placed Tibet under their jurisdiction in 1950. Since then, the country has been submitted to a regime that, even compared to the usual Chinese standards, can be considered extreemely hard. Today, we learn that 250,000 Tibetans (1/10th of the Tibet population) have been relocated to new villages of the “comfortable housing program“.…
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Free quality audio books
There is certainly not as much titles as on LibriVox that we previously presented you here on Roumazeilles.net, but SimplyAudioBooks compensates with the perfectly professional quality of the recordings. You will find there English litterature reference works read by pros.
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Publish your own book
Print on Demand (POD) has become a very affordable solution for people willing to publish their own books. Previously, you had to convince a publisher to invest in printing hundreds if not thousands of copies of your book; then, you hoped for success and -usually- failed. Print your own book at: CafePress Lulu With Print…
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South Africa: Buffalos
We have been meeting a group of nearly 200 buffalos. Impressive animals: Jeune buffle Buffle(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Sunset in South Africa
Coucher de soleil(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Galapagos: bad news and hope
The Galapagos islands have earned years ago the inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage. You have to admit that their unique situation (recognized ince the founding travel of Charles Darwin and confirmd by innumerable TV documentaries like those from Cousteau) was quite understandable. But New Scientist tells us that this privileged status may be lost to…