The Marketing War: England Fan Academy vs Argentina’s Falklands Claims
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Danish brewing company Carlsberg has come with a great and funny commercial ad (as usual, shall we say!) to show its support to the England national team at the Euro 2012 Tournament. It shows an imaginary &... more
Views: 382Brazil, the Next Fukushima?
Region: Brazil
26 years ago, Chernobyl (Ukraine, Soviet Union). Last year, Fukushima (Japan). Could Brazil, boosted both by its new position as the world’s sixth largest economy and its current vibran... more
Views: 458French Presidential Election: Nicolas 2007, Francois 2012... Marine 2017?
Region: France
The French Republic woke up this morning with quite a hangover, after the surprising result National Front candidate Marine Le Pen achieved in the first round of France’s 2012 Presidential Election. She indeed ... more
Views: 439Tesco And The 'Best- Before' Date Dilemma
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
On its website, the multinational retailer Tesco claims it is “always trying to make (its customers) shop easier.” However, on Friday afternoon, one of its customers witnessed a practice tha... more
Views: 1033Brazil: President Rousseff’s Endangered Democracy
Region: Brazil
It has been one year since Dilma Rousseff was elected the first woman President of Brazil. During that period, her choices regarding the appointment of her government ministers have been the subject of mo... more
Views: 729Why Are Americans So Damn Bad At Geography?
Region: United States
Why are Americans so damn bad at geography? Does it matter really? Well, yes. There are things in life that matter. Geography is one of them. When the newsreader on a popular TV channel tells you there's a war in Afg... more
Views: 890Bilingualism? Useless! Why Learning The Language of The Ghetto?
Region: Florida
WHO SAID: “We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto (Sp... more
Views: 1029Will the French ever stop worshiping Napoleon?
Region: France
So, the French are planning to build a “Napoleonland” theme park in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, in the south of Paris (the site of Napoleon’s last military victory over the Austrians, in 1814)... more
Views: 1678World Cup 2014: FIFA vs Brazil
Region: Brazil
It is quite amazing to see how the world football governing body, FIFA, behaves with Brazil and the organisation of the 2014 World Cup! Very childishly. In 2003, Brazil forbade alcohol at all football matches because o... more
Views: 1169London Underground... Next Generation?
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Let’s be honest a minute... There isn’t anything worse for a commuter than having to wait for your train on a crowded platform with the board showing “CORRECTION” all the time, or not showing any... more
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Website: www.jnpaquet.com
J.N. Paquet is an author, journalist and songwriter based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He lived in France for more than 20 years and in London, UK, for 10 years. He has been writing about France and Britain’s current affairs for two decades. He is a frequent contributor to SkyNews Blogs, CNN iReport, and Ground Report.
In addition to his articles, op-eds and blog posts, J.N. Paquet is also the author of more than 20 books – most of which have been translated in seven languages – written in multiple genres: children’s books, science fiction books, thrillers, tragedies, travel journals and lyrics, all available as paperbacks and as eBooks for Kindle.
To learn more about J.N. Paquet and his works, please visit his website, at: www.jnpaquet.com or follow him on Twitter, at: @jnpaquet (for his books feed) and @jnpaquet2 (for his news feed).
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