Gerard Mortier resigns from New York City Opera Nov 8, 2008
The Belgian impresario had also commissioned for City Opera an opera by Charles Wuorinen based on "Brokeback Mountain" and one on Walt Disney by Glass. Mortier says he will try to find other companies that will take these new works on. (Los Angeles Times)
Van Damme more than muscle in 'JCVD' Nov 7, 2008
It's a satirical mock-documentary about Van Damme's life, which finds the Belgian superstar low on cash and embroiled in a bitter legal battle for custody of his daughter. He even loses a mediocre action role to Steven Seagal. (USA Today -- Life)
Brits for Barack Nov 1, 2008
Comedian John Hodgman, however, maintains that the country's "lack of desire to drink even a malty Belgian beer with Obama will actually help him," as America has tired of jocks over the last eight years. While our society may be "ready to accept a black President," he writes, "it still clings to a treasured stereotype: that all black people are cool and all nerds are white." A from Ohio's Hamilton County, the kind of place where "they hunt Democrats with dogs for sport," finds that it could... (Slate)
North Iowa Arts & Entertainment News Briefs Oct 26, 2008
Preceding the Extravaganza, the Instrumental Music Boosters are sponsoring an all-you-can-eat Dad s Belgian Waffle supper in the high school cafeteria from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults. Children age 5 and under are free. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
He's no one's idea of Joe Six-pack Oct 23, 2008
"The grain they use, how they prepare the grain for boiling, malts, hops, aged or not aged. I read a lot, taste, talk to people. It's not just schlepping beer." Gorman has tasted every beer in his store, from the Belgian import Chimay to the Scheafer he sells by the 30-pack ... "It's a very good beer, just not my style." Liefmans Goudenband, a dark-amber Belgian ale that is bottled and corked like champagne, is his personal favorite, but it is hard to come by in the United States, he said. (Springfield Sun, PA)
World's first dog lived 31,700 years ago, ate big Oct 18, 2008
"In shape, the Paleolithic dogs most resemble the , but in size, however, they were somewhat larger, probably comparable to large shepherd dogs," added Germonpr, a paleontologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. For the study, which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the scientists analyzed 117 skulls of recent and fossil large members of the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves and foxes. (MSNBC -- Politics)
San Francisco: From hippie to hip Oct 18, 2008
Frjtz is a Belgian fry stand where you can suck down some carbs with everything from ginger-orange mayo to chipotle remoulade for under $4. Around the corner, postcard-pretty Miette is all about sweetness, from its darling vintage floral wallpaper to its glass jars of handmade fleurs de sel caramels, macaroons and iced cupcakes. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
U.S. Missteps Are Evident, but Europe Is Implicated Oct 13, 2008
Other banks that overreached include the Royal Bank of Scotland and Fortis, a Dutch-Belgian lender, which last year took on huge debt to finance a $100 billion takeover of rival ABN Amro a deal that had the bad timing to coincide with the market s peak. Late Sunday night, the British government appeared poised to take a majority ownership stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland, while Fortis has already been taken over and broken up by the Dutch and Belgian governments ... And after Fortis was... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Supernatural Horror in Film: Pre-20... Oct 11, 2008
Experiments in projecting images had been carried out since the 1770 s, most famously by Belgian inventor Etienne-Gaspard Robert. Robert created the Phantasmagoria, a pseudo-horror show in which shifting images of skeletons and spectres were projected by a form of magic lantern (which Robert called the Phantascope) before an audience. (Suite101.com)
PAPER: Washington 'has surpassed Roosevelt's New Deal'... Oct 10, 2008
Voila, the Belgian (and other) authorities have first saved fortis (taken over by the dutch and paris-bas) and now dexia ... The point is that the markets are pushing up the sovereign spreads on Greek, Italian, Spanish, Belgian and Irish sovereign debt to post-EMU highs as they watch this political tussle unfold. (The Drudge Report)
War of words in divided Belgium Oct 10, 2008
Belgian politicians are starting talks on Wednesday, aimed at ending a crisis that has paralysed government for 16 months ... When Fernand Herman died in 2005, his widow thought of a fitting epitaph for the former Belgian cabinet minister and Euro MP: "L'Europe est ma patrie" (Europe is my homeland) ... " In fact that is exactly what Jeff is doing. He is moving to France. Remembering Passchendaele Flemish linguistic sensitivity is rooted in history. Belgium was run as a French-speaking state for... (BBC News -- Europe)
A new art: On fringes of Frieze, design slips in side door Oct 10, 2008
s will exhibit work by Arne Quinze, a Belgian sculptor, designer, and urban installation artist with aspirations on a grand scale. "My dream is to create a whole city from scratch," said Quinze, whose giant sculpture, Cityscape, nailed together from thousands of wooden slats, has altered the landscape in the chic Quartier Louise area of Brussels for more than a year. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bible publishers go niche in hopes of gaining readers Oct 8, 2008
The creation of former advertising executives, it pairs intense photo essays including images such as a child with a gun or beatings in the Belgian Congo under King Leopold's II's regime with passages from the New Testament. It is aimed at people who might not otherwise ever read the Bible. (USA Today)
Image problem Oct 6, 2008
Belgian politicians are struggling to end a crisis that has paralysed government for 16 months ... A Belgian economist recently calculated that if Wallonia was on its own - without Flanders or Brussels - each of its residents would earn 1,200 euros less a year ($1,600, 900) ... But economic fears alone do not explain Wallonia's fervent attachment to the Belgian state. (BBC News)
MOVIE REVIEW | 'SILENT LIGHT': Into the Mennonite world to explore one man's test of faith Oct 3, 2008
He seeks advice from his father ( Wall Fehr's own father, Peter Wall) and clandestinely finds Marianne's hand while, in a moment of ordinary surrealism, they watch black-and-white television images of the Belgian chanteur Jacques Brel, drenched in sweat and emotion and warbling about bonbons and l'amour. I've seen "Silent Light" three times it had its premiere at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and find it more pleasurable and touching with each viewing. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tapes offer new clues to Agatha Christie Sep 15, 2008
A complete egoist," Agatha Christie said of Hercule Poirot, her brilliant, diminutive, impeccably dressed Belgian detective. "Puffy and spinsterish," she quipped of Miss Marple, her other famous sleuth. "The old spinster lady living in a village. " Uttered in the reedy voice of Christie herself, these withering descriptions are contained on a cache of audiotapes, recently discovered in a dusty cardboard box in one of her former houses by her only grandson, Mathew Prichard. The tapes - 27 reels... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Natural selection Sep 14, 2008
For just a moment, everyone in the theatre collectively connects the same nostalgic elements - Doctor Who and his mechanical enemies; year-eight French tests; a Belgian singer whose songs most of the audience don't actually know but whose general '60s jazz-club feel checks out with something in most memory banks - and laughs at both the things in themselves and at the fact we recognise them. At least, I think that's how it works. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* [ART JOURNAL]Asias biggest international art show opens in China Sep 10, 2008
Meanwhile, the organizers of SHContemporary down an enclosure yesterday that would have featured eight of Belgian artist Wim Delvoyes tattooed pigs, after banning the exhibit at the fair. Workers, escorted by security guards, dismantled the sty at the Shanghai Exhibition Center at 11:30am, said Xin Beijing Gallerys manager Yu Tiantian, the dealer of Delvoyes work. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Teachers' protest quashed in Haryana Sep 8, 2008
SINGUR CRISIS RESOLVED: TMC Chief Mamata calls off stir in Singur after talks with Gov n Mamata: I am happy with the Governor's formula n Govt to return land to farmers who have not been compensated n A commitee to be formed to complete proposed modalities within a week n Buddha: This is victory for industries p to state development INTERNATIONAL: Russia to be charged with atrocities against South Ossetia zia n Georgia to press charges against Russia at International Court n Egypt's famed... (Times Now.tv)
Plenty of variety ahead for Roos Sep 5, 2008
He has scored twice in three starts this season for his Belgian side, Mouscron. Bahrain have never qualified for a World Cup, but came close in 2006 when they were beaten by Trinidad and Tobago in a play-off. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hayao Miyazaki, Helen Mirren, Emmanuelle Béart Sep 2, 2008
art and Fabrice Du Welz , the Belgian director of her latest film, "Vinyan," a thriller centered on the 2004 Asian tsunami, defended it from critics amid concerns that it may be insensitive to people affected by the tragedy. "I don't want to be unpleasant to people who have really suffered," Du Welz said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
* FILM REVIEW:Hit men on holiday Aug 29, 2008
The films hit men X an Irish Laurel and Hardy act called Ray and Ken and played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson X have come to the Belgian tourist town of Bruges on puzzling orders from their boss, Harry (Ralph Fiennes). There, about an hour from Brussels and a greater psychological distance from their home in London, Ray and Ken wait and talk and wait and talk in a hotel room built for two. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The rise of before you die-ism Aug 28, 2008
In this respect it differs from the 100 Belgian beers, 50 fish to catch, 101 places to have sex and 50 places to play golf. All before you die, of course. (BBC News -- UK)
Wolfgang Wagner, Van Cliburn, Paul McCartney Aug 26, 2008
The furor increased with news that Nike Wagner , the great-granddaughter of the composer Richard Wagner , had teamed with the Belgian director G. rard Mortier to apply for the job. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Belgium paradise for beer lovers Aug 23, 2008
(Tribune Media Services) -- The other night I found my way home, a little tipsy after an evening in the Belgian town of Bruges. I'd been at my favorite bar in town, the 't Brugs Beertje, where not only did I get schooled in the many varieties of local beer, but also learned a few things about modern-day Belgian life ... Run by Daisy, the 't Brugs Beertje is beloved among beer aficionados for stocking more than 300 Belgian varieties. (CNN -- Travel)
* Has Google turned from cool into corporate Death Star? Aug 23, 2008
A group of Belgian papers successfully argued in court that Google stored their content without paying or asking permission and are now seeking damages of US$73 million. In 2004 Google announced partnerships with leading libraries and universities to scan digitally millions of books from their collections. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chinese Premier meets Belgian Prime Minister Aug 23, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Saturday morning with Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other relevant activities. Wen congratulated the Belgian delegation to the Beijing Games for winning a silver medal in Friday's women's 4x100m relay, saying this medal was won with hard efforts ... Leterme said the Belgian delegation has met difficulties to win medals and this medal is a... (Xinhuanet, China)
Category: Olympic Stud of the Day Aug 21, 2008
I had to -- they rhyme. And, of course, both Americans won gold. (Entertainment Weekly)
Washington's hypocrisy Aug 19, 2008
Such incidents include the armed operation of Belgian paratroopers in 1965 to defend 2,000 foreigners in Zaire; the U.S. military intervention in Grenada in 1983 under the pretext of protecting thousands of American nationals, who found themselves in danger due to a coup d. tat in this island state; the sending of American troops to Panama in 1989 to defend, among others, American nationals. (International Herald Tribune)
Avril Lavigne, Annie Lennox, Bob Woodward, Aug 19, 2008
The Spanish version "perverted the essence of the personality" of Tintin, according to the estate, which controls the rights to the works of Georges Remi, the Belgian writer who created the character, and whose pen name was Herg. Remi died in 1983. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Michael Phelps: Olympic Stud Aug 17, 2008
Other contenders: Belgian beach volleyball players Liesbeth Mouha and Liesbet van Breedam, who almost pulled off an upset against the U.S. golden girls, Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor. (How incredible was that first set. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Olympic diary: Day three Aug 14, 2008
Ten hours before the games begin, Lord Foster and Mr Ai find themselves in a small lecture room in an art gallery opened last year by a Belgian couple, Guy and Myriam Ullens, on the north-eastern edge of Beijing. The gallery itself makes some Chinese uneasy. (The Economist)
Rwanda: Will the European Union Act Against Its French Leader? Aug 10, 2008
Historian Andrew Wallis, who also submitted evidence to the Mucyo Commission narrates; "Witnesses, some only 12 at the time, testified to being raped by French troops from Operation Turquoise in the refugee camp set up for Tutsi survivors at Cyangugu. Belgian and German witnesses spoke of the training given to the Interahamwe and the financing of the interim government by Paris.". What is put to the test here is as much about France's willingness to bare all and apologise to those who suffered... (AllAfrica.com)
Steal this hook? DJ skirts copyright law Aug 8, 2008
Although artists like the Belgian duo 2 Many DJs have been making "mash-ups" out of existing songs for years, Girl Talk is taking this genre to a mainstream audience with raucous performances that often end with his shirt off and much of the audience onstage. On a sweltering July afternoon Gillis, 26, who lives in Pittsburgh, opened his laptop on the bar at the Knitting Factory in TriBeCa and discussed how he builds songs out of samples. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
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And better or worse for Belgians ... Judging by the text of the last article about the Belgian crisis, frenchspeaking people cannot rent houses anymore ... They need a Belgian context to afford their outdated (and, sadly, to a fairly large extent corrupted) government. (International Herald Tribune)
Sacre Bleu! It's the Louvre Inc.! Aug 5, 2008
Fumaroli wrote an indignant article about the biggest show to date, an exhibition earlier this summer of works by Belgian artist Jan Fabre that was held in galleries containing Dutch and Flemish masterpieces. Among the highlights: a gigantic earthworm wriggling on upended gravestones in the Rubens room. (Time.com)
With Flemish nationalism on the rise, Belgium teeters on the edge Aug 4, 2008
The German newspaper Die Tageszeitung a few days ago called Belgium the "most successful 'failed state' of all time." The Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered to resign last month, saying that the "federal consensus model has reached its limits," and that he couldn't bring harmony to the country's Flemish and French-speaking regions, raising the specter that this nation of 10 ... Els Witte is a Belgian historian. (International Herald Tribune)
International Posts: Sidley Austin's Richard Weiner, in Brussels Aug 1, 2008
"It's always a rude awakening to come back to the U.S., , founding and managing partner of s Brussels office said from Washington, D.C., early last Monday morning. But Weiner, age 49, is no stranger to these rude awakenings. For the past two years, since he moved from Brussels to Washington with his wife and three children, aged 16, 14 and 11, he has been splitting his time between the two Sidley offices. Though Weiner has only been with Sidley for five years, he has lived and worked in Europe... (Law.com)
Bringing the world to a spare bedroom Aug 1, 2008
Although Beachwood was totally not what I expected, she exclaims her Belgian teachers told her Ohio was a factory area coming to the U.S. helped Rebecca learn more about her own family. When Rebecca s grandmother learned that Rebecca s AFS family was Jewish, My grandma started talking to me, and she knew a lot about Jewish people, says Rebecca. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Stateside Vacation Spots Offer International Flavor, Flair Jul 24, 2008
Solvang makes for a great day trip from nearby Santa Barbara, a beautiful vacation destination in its own right, as the city is home to Danish bakeries, restaurants and shops as well as a replica 1915 streetcar drawn by Belgian horses, allowing visitors to tour the city in style. Perched in the heart of California's scenic wine country, Solvang, which means "sunny field" in Danish, easily lives up to its name. (Pekin Times, IL)
A whimsical garden, thanks to a duchess Jul 23, 2008
Derry Moore for The New York Times The Duchess of Northumberland has spent more than a decade renovating her gardens. Published: July 22, 2008. (International Herald Tribune)
Vande Velde breaking away U.S. rider suddenly a contender Jul 22, 2008
" Belgian media often adopt Vande Velde as one of their own, "although usually only when I do well," he said. Behind Vande Velde, Sastre is in sixth position, 49 seconds behind Schleck. After that, there is a large gap before the seventh-placed rider, Kim Kirchen, who is 2 minutes, 48 seconds back. "Really the key for Christian the next couple of days is not losing too much," said Jonathan Vaughters, the team director of Garmin Chipotle. "He just has to tread water and not lose too much and it... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Police continue search for suspected killer Jul 22, 2008
Just add-not just AK47s, but Belgian riffles(FLN), Uzis and other weapons I didn't recognize. Posted by Gerald, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jul 17, 2008 at 4:58 pm. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Lots Of Bike Shorts Jul 20, 2008
That film will be a warm-up to the 75-minute feature "Road to Roubaix," directed by David Deal and David Cooper, about the one-day race from Paris to Roubaix (near the Belgian border) that has been happening since 1896. Other sure-to-be sleeper hits: "God's Lesson," a 2004 Czech short about how "sometimes bike lessons can be divine"; "Ghost Ride," a 2008 U.S. short about "ghost riding"; "Jim's Lines," a 2008 U.S. short about creating land art with a bicycle; and "Pterodactyl Polio," a 2007 U.S.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
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What began as friendly communication between two distant cities blossomed into a youth exchange program, giving local and Belgian teens the opportunity to come together each summer in New Iberia ... Area families have been hosts for almost 50 Belgian teens since then, and Hebert said she hopes New Iberia teens eventually start taking trips to Belgium ... Hebert said the Belgian visitors are not the only ones who gain from the trip. (New Iberia, LA)
Italy's creative microbrew movement gets noticed Jul 19, 2008
Birrificio del Ducato Nuova Mattina ($11/330 ml) A spicy take on the Belgian saison style, with orange, chamomile, ginger and floral hop aromas. Well-balanced and dry, with a bitter, drying touch on the finish. (San Francisco Chronicle)
From noses to hips, Rwandans start to redefine beauty Jul 18, 2008
An estimated 800,000 Tutsis were murdered by Hutu militias in an event scholars say had its origins in a long history of oppression initiated by Belgian colonists and propped up by racist notions of European beauty ... European explorers, and then Belgian colonizers, "tried to describe Rwanda according to social classes, then identified one social class as European ... and the other social group [as] a group which is ugly." ... Belgian administrative reports describe Tutsis' "high brow, thin... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Belgian voices Jul 17, 2008
Belgian PM resignation: Readers react ... They want to hang onto what they've got now, because due to the Belgian solidarity policy, we, the wealthier Flemish, support the less well-off Walloons ... There is no interaction between the two Belgian regions. (BBC News -- Europe)
Bid to rescue Belgian government Jul 17, 2008
Yves LetermeBelgian Prime Minister. Before last June's general election, Mr Leterme had promised his supporters even more devolved powers for regional governments in a country that is already Europe's most decentralised state. (BBC News -- Europe)
Equestrian community still saddled with slaughter debate Jul 17, 2008
owned by a Belgian company that shipped horse meat to Europe, closed after an Illinois law made horse slaughter illegal. Cavel International appealed the ban in federal appeals court and lost; the Supreme Court refused to hear the case last month, thus rendering it judicially dead. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Belgian documentary crew seeks birthday twins Jul 16, 2008
Exploring the potential parallel between continents, a team of Belgian researchers has launched an international investigation. Seeking 20 people who have the same birth date as their chosen Belgian counterpart, the Desert Fish Production Co. asks, "What would your life have been like if you weren't born in Texas?" ... Barbra Daemen, editor of Woestijnvis, a production house that creates award-winning documentaries exclusively for Belgian National Television VRT, said her team is looking for... (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
Brewing ambition Jul 15, 2008
The Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev has just secured its biggest deal to-date: the $52bn (26bn) takeover of America's iconic beer-maker Anheuser-Busch ... While this merger has been seen by some as a takeover of one of America's most popular household names by a Belgian-based rival, perhaps the most important element has been the contribution of InBev's largely Brazilian management team ... They found what they were looking for in the shape of Belgian-based brewer Interbrew, best known for its... (BBC News -- Americas)
Anderson Economic Group, LLC Jul 15, 2008
Will politicians, who previously criticized the takeover attempt as an attack on American industry, warm up to Brazilian Brito and his Belgian company. That depends on the elected official one asks. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Spain moves to block Basque region's plan for referendum on Basque independence issues Jul 15, 2008
Belgian farmers, taxi drivers and truckers stage protests against soaring fuel costs in Brussels. The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the world's reaction to Obama's victorious primary fight. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
InBev to buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion Jul 14, 2008
The Belgian brewer InBev will buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion, the companies said Monday, putting control of the America's largest beer maker and a fixture of American culture into a European rival's hands ... Carlos Brito, InBev's chief executive, will head the combined company, which will be named Anheuser-Busch InBev, fulfilling a promise by the Belgian company to include the Anheuser name in the new brewer's title. (International Herald Tribune)
Newsweek: Why Fannie and Freddie can't fail Jul 13, 2008
If Americans are upset that a Belgian company wants to buy Anheuser-Busch, just imagine the uproar if a Persian Gulf emirate took a huge position in Fannie Mae, and hence stood to benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson tried to scupper talk of a bailout. (MSNBC -- Business)
Fast track to the top Jul 5, 2008
rard Mortier, the Belgian impresario who has served as Neef's mentor and boss since the day the young German showed up in Salzburg. Is that a problem. (Globe and Mail)
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Jul 5, 2008
" I asked at last. "He runs the Inner Station," the manager said. From this reply, I inferred that this man was afraid of Kurtz, as if he held up a mirror to the moral bankruptcy of Belgian colonialism while somehow escaping judgment himself."Two months passed, time which I spent being charmed by the snake-like properties of the river as it slithered its way into the wilderness of the jungle id, before my boat was seaworthy and I could set off in search of Kurtz in the heart of darkness ... It... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Pray for the Liberators Jul 4, 2008
meaning the Iraqi, Belgian, Kenyan, Rwandan, or other peoples, to establish a government respectful of such rights. Nowhere is it mandated the American people have some mission to go about the globe placing our military in harm's way(for the benefit of other peoples)by abolishing governments we deem to be in violation of this principle function of government. (Townhall.com)
* World News Quick Take Jun 29, 2008
The German Catholic Church, which is funded by taxes on parishioners income, has hired Dutch, Belgian and Polish priests to fill shortfalls for decades, but priest recruitment in those nations has been slipping too. CANADA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'So true, so intimate' Jun 28, 2008
The Belgian wing of that movement contained in Xavier Mellery an artist who, on a broader scale, came close to Hammersh;i's passion for empty interiors. But maybe "symbolism" is not a particularly helpful tag in getting the measure of Hammersh;i. (Guardian Unlimited)
Timeline: Bill Gates Jun 27, 2008
The incident was orchestrated by Noel Godin, a Belgian who gained notoriety for throwing pies at high-profile individuals. Godin was quoted saying the incident was an act against hierarchical power. (NPR)
News Analysis: Despite some setbacks, Sarkozy is riding high Jun 26, 2008
Belgian farmers, taxi drivers and truckers stage protests against soaring fuel costs in Brussels. Suzy Menkes on the fashion world's last homage to the iconic designer. (International Herald Tribune)
Beefy men are back Jun 25, 2008
Historians and designers say big-shouldered beefcake gym-addicted types were shovelled off catwalks in the 90s by the likes of Yamamoto, who went for street-boys as models, or Belgian avant-garde designer Raf Simons, who put suits with extravagantly small shoulders on sapling-thin boys who were not agency models. Then came Hedi Slimane, who from 1999 to 2006 revolutionised menswear at Dior with cigarette-slim pants and narrow suits. (iAfrica.com)
Legal strategy Jun 22, 2008
(Nuance was a spinoff from ) In 2001, Nuance began acquiring speech-recognition companies to expand its business, starting with the bankrupt Belgian company Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV. That gave the company the popular PC dictation software Dragon Naturally Speaking, developed in Massachusetts. Nuance's shopping spree accelerated after SpeechWorks. (Boston Globe)
