Posts Tagged ‘Spain’
Madrid Prostitute Fashion Show
Monday, June 30, 2008 15:26 No Comments
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Yes, you read the title correctly, In Madrid a Fashion Show with prostitutes took place. The ?Madame Bitch? fashion parade was a show put on as a protest against developers that want to buy up areas in the red light district and ruin the ladies business. The parade’s message was that the prostitutes [...]
Spain Wins EURO 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008 21:07 No Comments[photo via]
The EURO 2008 just came to an end with Spain wining Germany in the finals 1-0. Well done to the Spanish team and to all the other participant countries. Everybody enjoyed quality football from all teams. Next event, World Cup in 2010 in South Africa.
Jumping Over Babies In Spanish Festival
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 20:20 No Comments[photo via]
In a previous article we reported babies in India being thrown from 50 feet. Babies go through an equally scary test in Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, where grownups dressed as devils jump over them. This happens annually since 1620 during the Corpus Christi festival. This “jump” takes place to scare the devil away from [...]
Mediterranean sea levels are rising rapidly
Monday, January 21, 2008 23:29 No CommentsScientists are expecting the Mediterranean sea levels to rise to about 81 cm in the next 100 years. The SOI (Spanish Oceanographic Institute) research showed that since the 90’s the sea is rising sea levels have been rising the rate of 2.5 to 10 mm per year. Even the temperature of the water is increasing [...]
2008 Dakar rally is CANCELED!
Saturday, January 5, 2008 13:40 No CommentsFew hours before the start of the famous Dakar (January 5th) rally across the Sahara Desert, the organizers, Amaury Sport Organization - ASO, canceled the event. This was done due to serious security concerns over possible terrorist attacks in Mauritania. The concerns came from the murder of 4 French tourists in Mauritania (where 8 stages [...]
Changes in Spain’s monarchy?
Saturday, January 5, 2008 2:15 4 CommentsJuan Carlos, Kind of Spain, turns 70 this Saturday but he is not going to enjoy the celebrations. After 32 years in the throne and after managing to guide Spain to a democratic transition, he is faced with public dislike. From lefties to conservatives people are starting to ask not only for his abdication of [...]