Five Omaha Must-Stop Restaurants Jan 4, 2009
Family-owned since 1924, the Bohemian Caf; has delicious dishes for patrons craving a European taste ... While Omaha has its own special flavor and share of chain restaurants, there is a wide selection of Italian, Chinese, American, European, African and countless other places waiting to be tasted. (Suite101.com)
Kenneth Baker's top 5 art picks for 2008 Jan 4, 2009
Gehry's brief included creating a showcase for the collection of Kenneth Ray Thomson (1923-2006), who in 2002 gave the AGO his matchless collection of European art, First Nations objects, Canadian painting, ship models and snuff bottles - plus 100 million Canadian dollars in support of the museum's rebuilding. Appropriately, the Art Gallery of Ontario now boasts the largest and finest survey of Canadian Modernism anywhere, and galleries designed by Gehry that present it beautifully. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Peter Mandelson opens a euro trap for Gordon Brown Jan 4, 2009
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European commission, has commented that people who matter in Britain are thinking about it and musing that if we had the euro we would have been better off ... He will not want voters to think that even now his spokesmen feel more passion for denouncing European federalism than for his new agenda ... As Brown said in 1992, when Britain was forced out of the European exchange-rate mechanism, a weak currency arises from a weak economy, which in turn is the... (Times Online)
Papua New Guinea and China's New Empire Jan 4, 2009
" Western fears have focused on Africa, where Beijing has swiftly become a key player in the oil industry, snagging valuable energy deals and strategic mining concessions. China's trade with Africa has soared from a mere $2-billion in 1999 to an astonishing $74-billion in 2007, rivalling the United States for trade leadership in the continent. Chinese leaders have made dozens of trips there and have sent construction teams to build hospitals, clinics, highways, railways, universities, mines,... (Globe and Mail -- International)
U.S. to split by 2010? Russian analyst thinks so Jan 3, 2009
"Atlantic America" the Northeast from Tennessee and South Carolina up to Maine joins the European Union ... To take one former Soviet example: The European gateway of St. Petersburg, across from Scandinavia, is profoundly different from all those Muslim "-stans" north and east of Iran, from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan, that declared their independence from the Soviet Union the first chance they got. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
In Cuba, Cellphone Calls Go Unanswered Jan 3, 2009
"I never talk on mine. Never, never. If I talk, I talk because it's almost like an emergency, and even then, I talk for a minute, that's it," said Vladimiro Prez, who stirs mojitos at a swank hotel bar in Old Havana and earns a pittance in salary but hundreds of dollars more in tips from the Canadian and European tourists keeping the island afloat in hard currencies. The United States entered and exited the Age of the Beeper in the 1980s, but has just arrived at it. (Washington Post -- Technology)
Oscars flop in TV ratings | Media Jan 3, 2009
It was a triumphant night for European talent at the Oscars, but it was a less happy one for US broadcaster ABC, which saw ratings for the 80th Academy Awards sink to a record low. Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, which was almost scrapped because of the US writers' strike, averaged 32 million viewers in the US, down 20% on last year's 40 million. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Lion Tales: Possession Rules Jan 3, 2009
In contrast, the NMK are funded by the Kenyan government, with contributions from the European Union for specific programs. By cultivating a spirit of cooperation, the NMK are able to obtain loans of African artifacts along with training, and technical assistance from large Western museums. (Suite101.com)
Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas Jan 3, 2009
The era of attractions, of pyramids and tigers and pirates and mini-European cites, had begun ... European Style, Comfort ce. (Yahoo News)
For how long can the U.S. survive as a country? Jan 3, 2009
And the Eastern Seaboard would affiliate with the European Union. Russia would get Alaska back, and China or Japan would take Hawaii. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
2008: The year in quotes Jan 2, 2009
All of the Western European countries and Canada have school choice. They don t always call it vouchers but they have it. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Liverpool's year Jan 2, 2009
5 million people visited Liverpool for the first time - according to the company behind the city's European Capital of Culture programme. Some 7,000 cultural events have taken place - including elegant Viennese balls, the arrival of Tall Ships in the docks, and musical spectaculars showcasing the best of Merseyside talent. (BBC News -- Europe)
You Like Us! But Not For Long Jan 2, 2009
Western Europeans, the Chinese and Russians (the people if not their rulers), even that fabled Arab Street, all seemed to rejoice ... The streets of Western European capitals filled with hundreds of thousands of America bashers ... In reality, America's real friends stuck by America throughout--such as most European governments, most of Eastern Europe and chunks of Asia and Africa. (Forbes)
Allegories and animations Jan 2, 2009
Born in Germany of Turkish ancestry, Faith Atkin is a one-man European Union whose work reflects his heritage, exploring the tensions in culture's global clash. In his first film, he proved himself a young director to watch here, already, he's a mature director to admire. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Crowds cram into museum for glimpse of patriotic display Jan 2, 2009
Visitors could get their photo taken in front of a Dumbo car from Disneyland, view a flip book chronicling the life of two 19th-century Jewish European immigrants or handle Revolutionary War or Civil War era weaponry. Meanwhile, visitors had to wait to get into the Star-Spangled Banner exhibit, located near a main entrance. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Citing Obama's Win, European Ad Chief Is Hopeful Jan 2, 2009
Like many Europeans of his generation, Mr. L. vy said, he has always admired American culture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Relish The American Table: Make merry with mulled wine Jan 2, 2009
The European tradition of mulling wine started in ancient Greece where heat and spices were used to salvage old wine once the summer s harvest went bad. In the Middle Ages, mulled wine was credited with medicinal and aphrodisiac powers (what serf wouldn t love to snuggle up with a hot toddy), and in Victorian England a spot of tea was added to a glass of mulled wine and dubbed Christmas tea. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Jan 2, 2009
The United States and the European Union have criticised the verdicts, which have impeded Tripoli's efforts to emerge from decades of diplomatic isolation and renew ties with the west. Aids experts testified to a lower court last year that the epidemic started before the nurses arrived at the hospital in eastern Libya, possibly due to poor hygiene or the unsafe use of syringes and blood products. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
January night sky: dazzling nebula in the constellation of Orion Jan 1, 2009
The mystery was resolved only by the European Space Agency s Venus Express spacecraft in the past two years; the ashen light may be the glow of the roasting surface of Venus, seen through the planet s thick atmosphere. No alien cities, therefore, but Venus remains a spectacular sight. (Times Online)
'Speed control' devices should be installed in cars, say campaigners Jan 1, 2009
Speed control' devices should be installed in cars, say campaigners. Claim Your Free Sunday Times Sports Calendar. (Times Online)
Saving The Industrial Heartland Jan 1, 2009
And in terms of low-mileage "green" vehicles, the Big Three lag way behind not only the Japanese but even some European competitors ... American engineers, the British-born and educated Fritz suggests, are not inherently less talented than their Asian or European counterparts. (Forbes)
A serene jewel box Jan 1, 2009
LONG FORGOTTEN IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY Six years and $3 million later, the first building of the Forbidden City to be restored, Juanqinzhai, or Studio of Exhaustion From Diligent Service, has just been completed (International Herald Tribune)
LETTERS: NCT, Jan 1, 2009 Jan 1, 2009
" He claims global warming advocates pursue a "political agenda. "Then he urges us to read an obviously politically motivated book accusing liberals of causing seven environmental catastrophes. Sounds like "false science in the pursuit of a political agenda" to me.Trying to critique a movie you have not seen is foolish and hypocritical. Accusing thousands of the world's foremost climatologists of political motives is just plain irresponsible. Even "lefty" George Bush finally realizes climate... (North County Times)
Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? Jan 1, 2009
Britons shoppers hit the streets in search for bargains, but outlook for European retail looks bleak ... The remaining European markets close slightly up on the last day of the year, but show the final tally of a di. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Liverpool's year in the spotlight Dec 31, 2008
Liverpool held the honour of being the European City of Culture in 2008 and the year-long celebration included the best in the arts, sport, music and heritage. SEE ALSO. (BBC News -- UK)
Be defiant, but do it humbly Dec 31, 2008
timbrackett wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:25 PM:" i'll take the challenge--but in the spirit of socialism you can keep your $20. Canada & most Western European nations are socialist democracies and have prospered. for those who confuse socialism with communism, i will point you in the direction of China as an example of a "socialist" nation that has prospered greatly during the industrial revolution. one could also argue that were it not for our arcane embargo of cuba, cuba would prosper. ". hfrmack... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Hawaii giddy to have Obama home on the island Dec 31, 2008
The IHT's managing editor discusses European reactions to the third McCain-Obama faceoff ... The IHT's managing editor discusses European reactions to the second McCain-Obama faceoff. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Observance of African heritage spans seven days (475) Dec 30, 2008
" msindependent wrote on Dec 28, 2008 3:40 PM:" Yes, Boscoe, those are the seven european principles of the new Whieuro holiday ... " msindependent wrote on Dec 27, 2008 4:34 PM:" Common Bos, Octoberfest, Maie fest, Holloween, the 4th, etc all of these have european roots ... " boscoe wrote on Dec 27, 2008 2:30 PM:" When are we gonna take a week off to celebrate European Heritage. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Corporal Adabuga Calls Rawlings Divisive Dec 30, 2008
The truth of the matter, though, is that the Anlo-Ewe, historically, participated in the systematic enslavement of Northerners to European slave-traders to a barbaric extent and level that only a few Ghanaians living today can barely imagine. As for such indelibly traumatic events as the P/NDC-sponsored assassination of the three Akan Supreme Court judges and the retired Army major and former managing-director of the Ghana Industrial Holdings Corporation (GIHOC), volumes and tons of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The sinister resurrection of Stalin Dec 30, 2008
Its all very good saying that more Soviet troops and civilians died fighting the Germans than any other nation but Stalin killed far more of his own people and of course eastern European people after WW2 ... I spent a fair amount of time working in the USSR. The only people that will believe this stuff are the loony socialists in this country, certainly not the majority of central Europeans. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Multilingual Culture and Heritage Internet Search System Developed Dec 30, 2008
30, 2008) European researchers say they are pushing online culture and heritage research way beyond Google by using a smart search system that is multilingual, multimedia and optimised for cultural heritage ... European researchers have developed an optimised search system that can access an enormous quantity of cultural heritage resources that reside online ... In the meantime, MultiMatch technology will be used in two other European-funded projects: Europeana, a major effort to provide online... (Science Daily)
Who Gives The Most? Dec 30, 2008
Working Americans also have more money in their pockets after tax time than their European brethren, and that may be the simplest explanation for the higher rate of giving. Conversely, the high volunteerism in social welfare nations like the Netherlands and Sweden may be explained by lower after-tax incomes. (Forbes)
How Moscow courts the Muslim world Dec 30, 2008
So Russia now claims to have a privileged political relationship with the Arab and Muslim world and believes that, as a mostly European state, it has a historic vocation as a mediator between the Western and Muslim worlds ... In 2005, the academic Sergei Rogov wrote in the official Foreign Ministry review: "The Islamic factor in Russian policy is first and foremost a question of identity. ... That is one of the reasons why Russia cannot yet be a nation state in the European sense of the term.... (International Herald Tribune)
Jakarta's urban heritage gains an audience Dec 30, 2008
Erected as banks and trading offices by European and Chinese merchants, some are shuttered and dilapidated. Others have rotting wooden balconies and sagging roofs. (Christian Science Monitor)
Germans win right to light up after court ruling on smoking Dec 30, 2008
Other European countries, including Britain, Ireland, France and Italy, have banned smoking in public places ... All 27 European Union nations have rules limiting smoking in public places, but they vary from country to country. (The Age)
Food needs 'fundamental rethink' Dec 30, 2008
"In Europe, 30% of the food grown did not appear on the shelves of the retailers because it was a funny shape or odd colour. "At least the amendment to European rules means that we can now have some odd-shaped carrots on our shelves. This is fantastic news, but why was it not done before. (BBC News -- Science)
IHT Global Sports forum with Christopher Clarey, Part III Dec 30, 2008
Very personally, what touched me most would have to be my old dear soccer club of Saint-Etienne back in the European Cups after 26 long, long years of absence. Les Verts finished fifth in the French Ligue 1, which allowed them to qualify for the UEFA Cup. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Regrets, I've had a few ... Dec 30, 2008
The most contentious column of the year contained the word "savages." It tried a defence of Olympics executive Dick Pound, who was denounced for an offhand comment he'd made (in French) that Canada had once been a land of " sauvages." I tried to argue that European culture of the 1600s had in some ways been more "advanced" than North American aboriginal cultures of the same time. This was not a popular view, to say the least, nor did I argue it especially well, although it might not have made a... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Arts person of the year: Matthew Teitelbaum Dec 30, 2008
A photograph of a female crucified Christ by little-known Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol is nestled in among the gallery's collection of historical European paintings. A Bonnard landscape shares the wall with one by Lawren Harris a provocation to the colonial mindset. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Commentary: Trip drives home value of language Dec 30, 2008
In Spain, I saw Goya, Picasso and more, and I truly appreciated a brighter, more rustic European setting. Plus, the hotel bathroom was enormous. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
In Canada, National Gallery seeks to leave controversy behind Dec 30, 2008
In April, Franklin dismissed Erika Dolphin, the assistant curator of European and American art, along with several other people in what he described in a court filing as a cost-cutting move ... Despite Franklin's e-mail deletions, the National Gallery did recover messages sent to and from others, including some from Graham Larkin, the curator of European and American art and an ally of Franklin. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Katherine Jenkins, Bristol Palin, Tom Cruise Dec 30, 2008
The debutantes at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York included European aristocrats and scions of American families from the Social Register, but it was improbable that any perceived the affair as a stepping-stone to marriage. Participants ranged from Maria Irini Rizos, of Corfu, a descendant of Venetian nobility that ruled Corfu for 400 years, to Christina Sophia Huffington, daughter of Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the political Web site Huffingtonpost. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Shame on You, Rick Warren Dec 30, 2008
the dictator of Syria, is also a religious sectarianhis power base is confined to the sectand in the intervals of murdering his critics in Lebanon, he does not expect to receive very many distinguished American or European guests. Of late, the most eminent I can think of have been David Duke, former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, and of Britain's so-called , and I believe only Gallowayan old fan of Baathism in all its formsgot an audience with the Grand Toothbrush himself. (Slate)
Israel Strikes Back Dec 30, 2008
President Bush has issued a statement condemning Hamas' actions, while the U.N. and the European Union, Russia, Egypt and other nations have admonished both sides. Inside, the WP that these attacks could snuff out any hope the incoming Obama administration might have had of finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict, since it seems likely that these attacks will only breed more violence in the future. (Slate)
Hail these Plasticine scene stealers Dec 28, 2008
Couples, pop groups, east European military allies have met, married and divorced in less time. Letters have been delivered faster. (guardian.co.uk)
Swiss to consider joining anti-pirate force Dec 28, 2008
Speaking at a recent symposium in Bern organised by the Swiss branch of Amnesty International, Spescha said they breached in particular the European Human Rights Convention and United Nations pacts including the Refugee Convention ... Michel Bourgeois , Switzerland We should seriously start thinking about going after the human rights mafia that prosper turning our europeans countries into a sh ... We should create a tribunal of Human duties and responsabilities to judge the humanitarian... (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Lehman's rise and fall Dec 27, 2008
As the crisis burrowed more deeply into European markets, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde faulted Mr. Paulson for allowing Lehman to fail. For the equilibrium of the world financial system, this was a genuine error, she said. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
My View: Twitter helps U.S. make its point abroad Dec 27, 2008
This is among the reasons the United States built a media hub in Brussels so we could be accessible to the 1,200 journalists covering the European Union and offer them broadcast-quality television and video content tailored to their countries' media needs. It is also why the State Department introduced "Public Diplomacy 2.0," social networking for State alumni, enhanced Web sites, blogs and Facebook pages for embassies; and why we launched "Green Diplomacy" to connect with people, particularly... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
A history of German-Hungarian pioneers Dec 27, 2008
With that in mind, handbills advertising the availability of free land were printed and posted in the European cities. A vast majority of the German-Hungarians were farmers in Hungary. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Tired of the anti-coal agenda Dec 27, 2008
According to Wikipedia, the European Union Emission Trading System Scheme has been going on for some years. In 2005, the UK Emissions Trading Scheme traded 362 million tons of carbon credits for a sum on 7. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Tend to our national treasure: Improve our education system Dec 27, 2008
By comparison, in the Netherlands (and most Western European countries) taxes citizens must pay are returned to the citizens' families in the form of very affordable schooling and university fees. Legal and illegal fees charged by Indonesian schools and universities are often more than those charged by institutions in Europe. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Informant: NY Times Ignores Real Bill Ayers Dec 27, 2008
He was a radical leader with a similar love for violence, the product of a comfortable upbringing, a darling of European leftists, highly educated and he used surrogates to do the nasty work he was too much of a coward to do himself. Dec 23, 2008 - 1:14 pm. (Newsmax)
OUR VIEW: Newspapers' role still vital in US Dec 26, 2008
"______________________________What part didn't you understand the first time? I'm loving it. Low gas prices, everything's on sale. Trying to figure out what European country I wanna go to next year for vacation! Heck I can't wait. Bring on the depression! Enjoy your government cheese and bread lines!And as a matter of fact, when he's in office, maybe I'll just quit standing at attention when the national anthem's played, like our soon to be president's done. Shoot I'll probably just turn my... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Palo Alto begins work on new recreation plan Dec 26, 2008
Consequently, the countries like England,India, Pakistan, Australia and the West Indies are the traditional players, but countries such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland, other European countries and African countries are beginning to play also. It is the Indian community here that are most interested with the other traditional players also taking an interest. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' Cast: Then and Now Dec 26, 2008
Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki joined the cast as the third pair of awkward teens to play the Griswold kids (Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall played the parts in the original Vacation, while Dana Hill and Jason Lively took over the roles in "European Vacation.)". There is some consistency though. (Fox News)
Yep, Microsoft and Sony sell game consoles too Dec 26, 2008
We might just suffer the lot of European gamers (at least five years ago it was that way) and be forced to import games we can't understand because they're in the native language. I own all three consoles and our Wii has been collecting dust for half a year, since the "charm" of Mario Kart Wii wore off (for me that was about two days of being cheated out of fair wins). (CNET News)
Harold Pinter: Tributes pour in after death of dramatist aged 78 Dec 26, 2008
Multi-award winning playwright lauded by dignitaries of theatrical and political spheres. Friday 26 December 2008 10. (guardian.co.uk)
Art.view: The incredible shrinking saleroom Dec 25, 2008
Christie s has six works from an important European collection. The consignment, which includes works by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, is led by a painting by Claude Monet. (The Economist)
Beatles Violinist Cries Help as `Eleanor Rigby' Copyright Protection Ends Dec 25, 2008
song was released in 1966 and under European Union law will enter the public domain in 2016, meaning Hallings violin-led string background on the song will lose its copyright protection and royalties will end ... A recommendation to change the law to match the time limit of the U.S., where songwriters or their estates collect money for 95 years, will be debated in the European Parliament in early 2009. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
What's in a game? Dec 25, 2008
The museum also holds temporary exhibitions: the current exhibition features games of the 18th and 19th centuries, a turning point in European game culture. The exhibition runs until February 22. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Greatest couscous in film history! Dec 25, 2008
If I tell you that the movie starts with a buxom honey-blond enticing the handsome tour guide below decks on a Mediterranean port-city cruise for a little hands-on demonstration, and that it ends with a teenage girl staging her sexual awakening in public, in the form of a vigorous belly-dance performance in a crowded shipboard restaurant, you'll think, oh, it's that kind of European film ... "The Secret of the Grain" is much more the other kind of European film, one that appears plotless and... (Salon)
Meditation on gender lands Pope in hot water Dec 25, 2008
The speech came only a week after the Vatican tried to torpedo a European text intended for the United Nations aimed at de-criminalising homosexuality, which it said went too far. Though carefully nuanced and avoiding rhetoric, the latest declaration by Pope Benedict was seen as another anti-gay broadside by a Pope who has made his refusal to soften the Church's line on sexuality a key theme of his papacy. (Independent)
EU's digital arts library online Dec 25, 2008
Culture ministers attended the launch of Europeana in Brussels. The European Union's huge digital library Europeana, which crashed last month just hours after its launch, is back online ... The website's server capacity has been quadrupled to cope with demand, European Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr told reporters. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Relish The American Table: Make merry with mulled wine Dec 25, 2008
The European tradition of mulling wine started in ancient Greece where heat and spices were used to salvage old wine once the summer s harvest went bad. In the Middle Ages, mulled wine was credited with medicinal and aphrodisiac powers (what serf wouldn t love to snuggle up with a hot toddy), and in Victorian England a spot of tea was added to a glass of mulled wine and dubbed Christmas tea. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Sarkozy Orders Video-Art Extravaganza to Celebrate Europe at Grand Palais Dec 25, 2008
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- When took over the European Union presidency in July, the Eiffel Towers nightly illuminations turned cobalt blue, the EU color. Paris now marks the end of his six-month term with another visual feast. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
