Photo: BELGIUM: Prince Laurent of Belgium greets citizens
BELGIUM: Prince Laurent of Belgium greets citizens as he attends celebrations to commemorate the liberation during World War II, and the inauguration of a British "Cromwell" tank by the Antwerp Branch of The Royal British Legion Sunday in Antwerp. — AFP
A Sixth Category for Glenmary Mission....Inter-Religious Dialogue?
Most folk know that Glenmary operates under five general categories of mission: Catholic nurture, working with the Universal Church, ecumenism, social outreach, and evangelization of the un-churched. But perhaps just for a day I added to those missionary tasks Inter-religious Dialogue. Back in 1986 ...
British Pound Collapses To 10-Month Lows
We warned here that the "Yes" vote for Scottish Independence was a "high risk" event, and as we noted earlier, with polls indicating its a high probability and 'English' leadership in full panic mode, it is perhaps not surprising that the British Pound opened down 160pips at 10-month lows... (a 500 ...
GoEuro raises $27M for one-stop Europe travel site
If you've traveled in Europe, especially as a tourist, you know that planning and booking travel is a tedious experience. Berlin-based travel platform GoEuro has a site that aims to make the process simpler. The company has raised a $27 million round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Existing ...
Belgium
We rode up to Hull from Royston yesterday and boarded the ferry in drizzle at about 4.30. It was one of those typical english days that isnt worth bothering about. A highlight was a quaint roadside coffee stop where you could have anything you liked as long as it was deep fried. Although the coffee ...
Germans Cast Themselves in an Heroic Light.
While Edith Cavell was being shot and the rest of Belgium trampled under invading jack boots, the Germans were congratulating themselves on a job well done. Once again, the man with the chicken on his head, Wilhelm II, is playing superhero. Here he is riding about, pinning iron crosses on wounded in ...
Metal, Punk, Experimental Folk, Electronic, House etc etc.
Abath, Immortal, Incubate, Tilburg, 2013 Do you like music? ... well Europe is the place to enjoy it. The Netherlands as well as other countries in Europa have festivals everywhere. The festival activities star in late Spring, the major activity is in the Summer and a few more in Fall.... so there i ...
Brüssel-Attentäter soll IS-Folterer gewesen sein
In Brüssel soll Mehdi Nemmouche im Mai mehrere Menschen im jüdischen Museum erschossen haben. Nun will ihn eine Ex-Geisel erkannt haben: Der Mann war wohl auch an Folter der IS-Terrormiliz beteiligt. Der mutmaßliche Brüssel-Attentäter soll einem Bericht zufolge als Gefängniswärter in Syrien Gefangen ...
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Publisher: Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton) Published: 2004 My rating: 5 stars Ranging from the nineteenth century to a distant, post-apocalyptic future, Cloud Atlas is composed of 6 inter-related stories, with characters and themes linking them. Each tale is read (or observed) by the main character in ...
Football | Mail Online
Football | Mail Online Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland: Aiden McGeady scores twice as Martin O'Neill's men secure late win REVEALED: Police listened to microphones in goalposts as players shouted: 'Let this one in' Germany 1-0 Scotland Euro 2016 qualifier LIVE: Thomas Muller header gives world champ ...
F1 GP of Italy review
Ah, beautiful Italy, land of the delightful cuisine, the gorgeous women and... Il Cavalino Rampante, Ferrari. On their homesoil, the red machines always manage to overperform themselves, and I could only hope and dream it would be so this year as well. During free practice, they had kept themselves ...
