Netflix to pay Comcast to ensure network speeds - latimes.com

How does all this sort of thing work in the Mediterranean?

C'est ça l'Europe ?!

I wonder if anyone is doing this for the Mediterranean?

Photos de Trierweiler en bikini : l’ex-Première dame réclame 55 000 euros à Closer | Planet

Is this of any importance?

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index 2013

I wonder how a similar exercise in the Mediterranean would look.

Algérie: Abdelaziz Bouteflika candidat à la présidentielle - L'Express

An important election.

Italy's New Renzi Government Is Also Young - ABC News

Let's hope young is good!

Willy Braun, le "Petit prince" du digital

Want to know more.

NICE / Présentation du programme des commémorations du centenaire de la guerre 14-18 à Nice | La lettre économique et politique de PACA

Have not been to this site previously.

‘Italian Futurism, 1909-1944,’ at the Guggenheim - NYTimes.com

Italy at work.

La "Troïka" juge le Portugal sur "la bonne voie"

Good for Portugal.

In Italy, Hoping for a Youthquake - NYTimes.com

One will see....

L'examen de la proposition de loi "anti-Amazon" reportée de plusieurs mois

Other Mediterranean countries?

Wet Hot Israeli Summer - NYTimes.com

And elsewhere in the Mediterranean?

Greek Judges Want Golden Dawn Lawmakers' Immunity Lifted - NYTimes.com

How does immunity look around the Mediterranean world?

Spain Sets Economy Above Human Rights Says Pioneering Judge - NYTimes.com

Such an important issue.

Caricatures de Mahomet : le Tunisien gracié reste finalement en prison

Really troubling.

Egypt Puts Jazeera Journalists on Trial in Test of Dissent (1) - Businessweek

Chilling.

Tournées French Film Festival: "La Pirogue" (The Pirogue) ~ UNC Global

So many stories.

Libya: Justice Minister Details Plan for Compensation to Rape Victims - NYTimes.com

A positive move.

Disillusionment in Libya Over Vote on Charter Assembly - NYTimes.com

Such a challenge.

Breakfast Before the MOOC - NYTimes.com

Such a big Mediterranean opportunity.

Renzi to Accept Italy Premiership as Backing Comes Together - Bloomberg

A model for elsewhere?

Suicide Blasts Kill 4 in Lebanese Capital - ABC News

Is the world - us included - doing all that it can to stop this? Obviously, no.

Télécoms : « Les opérateurs doivent innover … ou mourir »

All over the Mediterranean.

El País Ousts Editor; 3rd Spanish Paper to Do So Amid Financial Woes - NYTimes.com

Pretty destabilizing.

Spain, Land of 10 P.M. Dinners, Asks if It’s Time to Reset Clock - NYTimes.com

And in the rest of the Mediterranean?

Celebrations, and Unease, in Libya on Anniversary of Uprising - NYTimes.com

We need to keep paying attention. 

INFOGRAPHIES. Municipales à Nice: Estrosi, ce champion des réseaux sociaux | Nice | Nice-Matin

Not at all surprising.

Une loi sur la géolocalisation, et après ?

And elsewhere?

L'arrivée de Netflix et Google TV affole TF1, Canal+ et M6

Competition.

Tunisian B-Boys’ Biggest Battle: Keeping Youths From Extremism - NYTimes.com

Tunisia faces many challenges.

150 immigrants forcent l’entrée de Melilla | euronews, monde

Where else does this happen in the Mediterranean?

The real-life story of the Monuments Men - CBS News

I'd love to know more about all they did in the Mediterranean.

Turkey's Model Nation - NYTimes.com

An important point.

A Berlusconi Reminder as Italy Faces Another Unelected Premier - NYTimes.com

Loving Italy is a pure act of faith.

Nice-Matin est repris par l’élu Jean Icart via le fonds d’investissement GXP Capital, Actualités

It will be interesting.

Le fonds GXP Capital s'associe à Jean Icart pour reprendre Nice-Matin - France 3 Côte d’Azur

The saga continues.

A Brawl and Then a Vote to Rein In Turkish Courts - NYTimes.com

What kind of a country is this?

Le parlement turc adopte une réforme judiciaire controversée

Who is following this best?

Le Liban a un nouveau gouvernement après des mois de blocage

Bon.

In Libya, a Coup. Or Perhaps Not. - NYTimes.com

Bizarre.

Poursuivie pour avoir refusé d’accueillir Alain Soral à Vence | Cagnes-sur-Mer | Nice-Matin

Fascinating to see what happens to this.

Municipales 2014: Sylvie Durruty, la candidate qui achèterait des "like" sur Facebook

Quite surprising but inevitable.

Plus de 80% des entreprises en faillite en 2013 n’étaient pas présentes sur Internet

A very important figure.

La fréquentation des salles de cinéma européennes (encore) en baisse

And for the Mediterranean?

L’incroyable baisse de salaires des pilotes d’Iberia

Where does this leave us?

Interest in Israel as Spain Weighs Citizenship for Sephardic Jews - NYTimes.com

Lots of important citizenship issues all over the Mediterranean.

Road Scholar: Advanced Search

Lots of great trips here....this list simply searched on Croatia.

Interest in Israel as Spain Weighs Citizenship for Sephardic Jews - NYTimes.com

How interesting.

Italy’s Prime Minister Announces Resignation Amid Party Revolt - NYTimes.com

Nothing with a shorter Italian lifespan than Prime Minister!

BBC News - Liberation newspaper boss quits over restructuring row

No easy answers.

Even a Stationery Logo Pits Palestinians Against Israel - NYTimes.com

Yep.

Artisanat : une vitrine internet pour de meilleures ventes en replay - 12 février 2014

This is useful and positive!

Impasse in Syria Talks Raises Stakes for U.S.-Russia Meetings - NYTimes.com

So discouraging.

Saint-Valentin: partagez vos #SelfiedAmour avec Nice-Matin et Var-matin | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

The future of Mediterranean media?

Lebanon Debates Online Olympian's Racy Photo Shoot - NYTimes.com

The challenges of life.

Classement RSF de la liberté de la presse: la France 39e - BFMTV.com

I will check to see how other Mediterranean countries fared.

Avec la crise, la moitié des immeubles d'Athènes ne sont pas chauffés

Amazing.

Egypt Detains a U.S. Embassy Employee - NYTimes.com

Not positive.

Dieudonné contraint par la justice de retirer deux passages d'une vidéo sur internet

I find the court's action offensive, but that's my view.

Ouverture du procès en corruption de Silvio Berlusconi à Naples

Open to the public?

‘Major Mafia Round-Up’ in New York and Italy - NYTimes.com

Good.

In West Bank Settlements, Israeli Jobs Are Double-Edged Sword - NYTimes.com

Cross border employment is a huge challenge anywhere.

The Message From Homs - NYTimes.com

How long must we wait?

Use Force to Save Starving Syrians - NYTimes.com

The case is extremely strong.

Military plane crashes in eastern Algeria, 103 dead: TV | Reuters

How safe are Mediterranean skies?

Pirate Radio Gives Voice to Opposition Fighting Assad - NYTimes.com

What is the full story of Mediterranean pirate radios?

Egypt's War on Journalism - NYTimes.com

Awful situation.

Whose Turkey Is It? - NYTimes.com

Quite amazing.

Turkey Deports Journalist for Criticizing Government on Twitter - NYTimes.com

Bad move.

Les manifestations anti-pauvreté en Bosnie tournent à l'émeute

Big trouble?

Espagne: Juan Carlos dans l’œil du cyclone - Espagne - RFI

The world turns.

Plus d'une tonne et demi de pièces jaunes dans les tirelires de Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin

Good project.

Amazon, premier libraire de France d'ici trois ans?

There and many places.

Despite Signs of Progress, Security Issues Rise in Tunisia - NYTimes.com

Let's hope this can be resolved.

So Many Bribes, a Greek Official Can’t Recall All - NYTimes.com

Terrible.

Eze, village préféré des Européens? | Èze | Nice-Matin

Hard to take this seriously.

Le Niçois Jérôme Alonzo dans les coulisses des Jeux de Sotchi | Nice | Nice-Matin

Good.

La France, numéro un mondial de la censure de tweets

Wow.

Jean ICART - Qui sommes nous

The new owner of Nice Matin.

Jean ICART - Qui sommes nous

The new owner of Nice Matin.

L'homme politique Jean Icart entre au capital du groupe Nice-Matin

And more.

L'homme politique Jean Icart rachète le groupe Nice-matin - France 3 Côte d’Azur

And so it goes.

Hollande: "L'islam est compatible avec la démocratie" - 7SUR7.be

Surely, the right note to sound.

Neuf morts dans un drame de l'immigration au Maroc

It should not happen.

HOLLANDE on the road again

He travels a lot.

Groupe Nice-Matin : CE extraordinaire, cet après-midi, avec un nouvel actionnaire - France 3 Côte d’Azur

Just have to hope for the best I guess.

Jihadist Return Is Said to Drive Attacks in Egypt - NYTimes.com

Troubling to say the least.

In Spain, Fired for Speaking Out - NYTimes.com

Alas, that will do it.

Galleries | Lawrence Earley Photography

Nice photos here of Italy. Imagine how many images there must be in the world from there!

U.N. Report Details Abuse Of Children In Syria War - NYTimes.com

How exactly could we all have prevented this?

Opération anti-terroriste en Tunisie : huit morts, dont l'assassin présumé de Belaïd

Is this more start or is it an end?

Christie's Cancels Sale of Joan Miro Works Owned by Portugal - NYTimes.com

Around the Mediterranean?

Merkel sceptique sur une entrée pleine de la Turquie dans l'Europe

One can imagine.

Purpose of early step pyramid discovered in Egypt a mystery - UPI.com

So much history.

Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed - NYTimes.com

That sounds like good news.

Why Israel Fears the Boycott - NYTimes.com

Lots of opportunity for fear.

Anne-Claire Coudray s'excuse pour sa robe en cuir ultra sexy du 20 heures | Planet

Well, c'est la France.

La Stampa - Amanda: “Mai più in Italia” Ma con l’estradizione rischia

Excellent and informed discussion.

La Stampa - Giallo di Perugia ecco le tappe della vicenda

A big help, this timeline.