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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Second Salvo ▪ Presidential Orating ▪ Privacy ▪ German Milk Prices
Iranian Fake ▪ Lagerfeld & Hadid ▪ Conference ▪ Journalistic Courage
Mediterranean Summit ▪ Klitschko - Thompson ▪ Surgery ▪ Pierogies
Sarkozy’s Mediterranean Success ▪ Bank Crash ▪ US Presidential Candidacy
France’s July 14 ▪ US Mortgages Crisis ▪ Persiflage Controversy
Budweiser & McCain’s Wife ▪ Manhattan’s Central Park ▪ Psychology
AMA (NYC): Good Managers & Bouncing Back ▪ US Mortgage Crisis
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
UNESCO awarded six BAUHAUS estates in Berlin
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Why are these examples of modernist architecture so important?
Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi, Bauhaus Archiv Director, says: “Sure these buildings go back 80 years and the collectivist model is no longer there in our society. However, this architecture spread right across the world. That is really one of Germany's contributions to the 20th century.
Why does that not have just as much a claim to UNESCO status as a Gothic cathedral? I don’t see the difference. Why should one say modernism is not worth protecting just because it was a utopia?” … Spiegel interview
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Why are these examples of modernist architecture so important?
Dr. Annemarie Jaeggi, Bauhaus Archiv Director, says: “Sure these buildings go back 80 years and the collectivist model is no longer there in our society. However, this architecture spread right across the world. That is really one of Germany's contributions to the 20th century.
Why does that not have just as much a claim to UNESCO status as a Gothic cathedral? I don’t see the difference. Why should one say modernism is not worth protecting just because it was a utopia?” … Spiegel interview
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Multicultural Blogs - update
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Stern ▪ Sarkozy & Kaczynski ▪ Virginia Tech’s Research Center
Torres ▪ Queen Sophia ▪ Stern ▪ Burda’s Bunte ▪ Virginia Tech
Columbia’s Betancourt & Sarkozy ▪ Dress Codes & Games ▪ Saul Williams
Independence Day ▪ Betancourt’s Liberation ▪ Portland-Roanoke Connection
Californian Fires ▪ G8 Japan ▪ Obama-Bond Comparison ▪ Gem Trade
G8 + G5 Summit ▪ DeVotchKa Ensemble ▪ Mexican Stock Market
Czech Treaty ▪ Iran Missiles ▪ Obama ▪ Press ▪ Warmongering Cheney
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Stern ▪ Sarkozy & Kaczynski ▪ Virginia Tech’s Research Center
Torres ▪ Queen Sophia ▪ Stern ▪ Burda’s Bunte ▪ Virginia Tech
Columbia’s Betancourt & Sarkozy ▪ Dress Codes & Games ▪ Saul Williams
Independence Day ▪ Betancourt’s Liberation ▪ Portland-Roanoke Connection
Californian Fires ▪ G8 Japan ▪ Obama-Bond Comparison ▪ Gem Trade
G8 + G5 Summit ▪ DeVotchKa Ensemble ▪ Mexican Stock Market
Czech Treaty ▪ Iran Missiles ▪ Obama ▪ Press ▪ Warmongering Cheney
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The Economist: What a way to run the world?
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G8, U.N., IMF, WTO, et al.
Excerpt - The G8 is not the only global club that looks old and impotent. The U.N. Security Council has told Iran to stop enriching uranium, without much effect. The nuclear non-proliferation regime is in tatters.
The International Monetary Fund, the fireman in previous financial crises, has been a bystander during the credit crunch. The World Trade Organization's Doha round is stuck.
Of course, some bodies, such as the venerable Bank for International Settlements, still do a fine job. But as global problems proliferate and information whips around the world ever faster, the organizational response looks ever shabbier, slower and feebler. The world's governing bodies need to change… From the Economist Magazine via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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G8, U.N., IMF, WTO, et al.
Excerpt - The G8 is not the only global club that looks old and impotent. The U.N. Security Council has told Iran to stop enriching uranium, without much effect. The nuclear non-proliferation regime is in tatters.
The International Monetary Fund, the fireman in previous financial crises, has been a bystander during the credit crunch. The World Trade Organization's Doha round is stuck.
Of course, some bodies, such as the venerable Bank for International Settlements, still do a fine job. But as global problems proliferate and information whips around the world ever faster, the organizational response looks ever shabbier, slower and feebler. The world's governing bodies need to change… From the Economist Magazine via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Multicultural Blogs - update
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Term’s Meaning ▪ Offshore Oil Drilling & Psychological Impact ▪ Consciousness
Germany Outplayed Turkey ▪ Freudentaumel ▪ Esoterica ▪ Great Sound
UEFA Euro 2008 ▪ Red-Dead Sea Canal Project ▪ Fashion ▪ New Age Stuff
Unity: Obama & Clinton ▪ Red-Dead Sea Canal Project ▪ Global Delights
NYC Waterfalls ▪ Craft Shows ▪ Kraft (Physics) ▪ Palaces of Might
Spain: UEFA Winner 2008 [*] ▪ Bill Gates ▪ Chesapeake Crescent Initiative
* Spain/Germany 1:0 [corr.: Germany/Turkey 3:2]
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Term’s Meaning ▪ Offshore Oil Drilling & Psychological Impact ▪ Consciousness
Germany Outplayed Turkey ▪ Freudentaumel ▪ Esoterica ▪ Great Sound
UEFA Euro 2008 ▪ Red-Dead Sea Canal Project ▪ Fashion ▪ New Age Stuff
Unity: Obama & Clinton ▪ Red-Dead Sea Canal Project ▪ Global Delights
NYC Waterfalls ▪ Craft Shows ▪ Kraft (Physics) ▪ Palaces of Might
Spain: UEFA Winner 2008 [*] ▪ Bill Gates ▪ Chesapeake Crescent Initiative
* Spain/Germany 1:0 [corr.: Germany/Turkey 3:2]
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Bill Gates (Microsoft Chairman) Stepped Away
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Microsoft experienced a ritual (on June 27) that is common to offices across America: a valued employee's last day. Co-workers paused to gather around their departing colleague, speeches were made and perhaps some cake was consumed.
But this employee isn't just any staff member; he is Bill Gates. Although he will remain chairman, his day-to-day role with the company is over. How do you sum up 33 years spent building the world's largest software company? What accomplishments do you highlight? What topics are best avoided for the sake of politeness?
In Gates's case, sometimes it's hard to tell. …To read more at Washington Post
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Microsoft experienced a ritual (on June 27) that is common to offices across America: a valued employee's last day. Co-workers paused to gather around their departing colleague, speeches were made and perhaps some cake was consumed.
But this employee isn't just any staff member; he is Bill Gates. Although he will remain chairman, his day-to-day role with the company is over. How do you sum up 33 years spent building the world's largest software company? What accomplishments do you highlight? What topics are best avoided for the sake of politeness?
In Gates's case, sometimes it's hard to tell. …To read more at Washington Post
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Multicultural Blogs - update
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Gore Backing Obama ▪ US & UK ▪ EU Crisis (~Ireland) ▪ Lisbon Treaty
US Democratic Nominee ▪ Political EU Progress ▪ Berlin: Smith & Theron
EU Progress & Crisis ▪ US Offshore Drilling Plea ▪ Midwest Flood
Midwest Levees ▪ Prof. Jürgen Habermas (Philosopher) ▪ Global Prices
EU Treaty Ratification Process ▪ Food Prices ▪ Bangladesh Report
Lisbon Treaty’s Ratification ▪ Accusation ▪ Science vs. Esotericism
transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [Introduction]
Gore Backing Obama ▪ US & UK ▪ EU Crisis (~Ireland) ▪ Lisbon Treaty
US Democratic Nominee ▪ Political EU Progress ▪ Berlin: Smith & Theron
EU Progress & Crisis ▪ US Offshore Drilling Plea ▪ Midwest Flood
Midwest Levees ▪ Prof. Jürgen Habermas (Philosopher) ▪ Global Prices
EU Treaty Ratification Process ▪ Food Prices ▪ Bangladesh Report
Lisbon Treaty’s Ratification ▪ Accusation ▪ Science vs. Esotericism
Science Criteria ▪ Oil Prices (Iraq) ▪ Chinese Dilemma (Threats & Olympics)
Science vs. Esotericism ▪ Enron Loophole Closing ▪ Movie ▪ RPG
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