USA ■  The auto junkyard of Ayer, Massachusetts, was originally used to retrieve car parts. But with the development of recycling methods, dismantling and storing vehicles was abandoned and replaced by merely the retrieval of metals (steel, aluminum, copper, etc.). Such vehicule ramains deposits will not be put to an end anytime soon: in 2008 car manufacturers have globaly produced more than 70 million...

Café World > Medals Update January 17 2010, I have updated the medal chart and it is almost complete. If you see any mistakes, or if you know the missing information, please write it in the comment area. Any Help is greatly appreciated. Earn medals! You can now access your medals by clicking the medal icon on the bottom right of the game. There are so far 10 categories where medals are offered. Players can...

HONG KONG ■  Although recently constructed, buildings of the commuter town of Tseung Kwan of the New Territories must already be repaired through scaffolding. The Chinese administrative region of Hong Kong, which has 7 million people jammed into an area of less than 1,100 km2, has one of the highest population densities in the world. This trade capital has an excellent public transport network structured...

GHANA ■  The Agbogbloshie Market in Accra is a place where young men and children work by dismantling computers and other e-waste in search of spare parts to sell at the nearby open-air market. Those machines came mostly from countries of the European Union, where legislation prohibits the illegal discharge of that type of waste and are forced to recycle. Many Europeans are therefore donating their old...

After reading this article on Inside Social Games, I saw the top Facebook applications of 2009, according to AppData. To no one’s surprise, Farmville and Café World are the most popular applications, with over 73 million users for Farmville, and almost 32 million users for Café World. But what is Zynga’s secret in making those games so interesting (I’m...

I have just created a page on Facebook. I will use it to post my blog updates, especially the new things written about the environment and my favourite online games. Café World has become very popular this past few months, and has reached over one million players. But this game is constantly changing it’s features, adding new levels, dishes and gifts and it’s hard to keep up. That is why I...

Café World > Dishes > Tostada de Carne Asada Tostada de Carne Asada First Level when Available Level 29 Cost in Café Coins 900 Café Coins Time to Cook 8 hours Sell for, in Café Coins 2 coins per serving 1200 servings per dish 2400 total Café Coins Café Points Earned 42 (14 by adding each ingredient) 80 by serving dish 1 by cleaning stove 123...

Café World > Dishes > Sweet Seasonal Ham Sweet Seasonal Ham First Level when Available Level 4 Cost in Café Coins 500 Café Coins Time to Cook 12 hours Sell for, in Café Coins 24 coins per serving 100 servings per dish 2400 total Café Coins Café Points Earned 21 (7 by adding each ingredient) 80 by serving dish 1 by cleaning stove 102 total Café...

Café World > Dishes > Macaroni and Cheese Macaroni and Cheese First Level when Available Level 12 Cost in Café Coins 250 Café Coins Time to Cook 2 hours Sell for, in Café Coins 3 coins per serving 170 servings per dish 510 total Café Coins Café Points Earned 15 (5 by adding each ingredient) 25 by serving dish 1 by cleaning stove 41 total Café...

Café World > Dishes > Lavish Lamb Curry Lavish Lamb Curry First Level when Available Level 56 Cost in Café Coins 1500 Café Coins Time to Cook 8 hours Sell for, in Café Coins 4 coins per serving 825 servings 3300 total coins Café Points Earned 54 (18 for each ingredient) 145 by serving dish 1 by cleaning stove 200 total Café Points Warning:...