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Leterme Gets Second Chance in Belgium

Belgium named controversial Dutch-speaking conservative Yves Leterme for a second term as prime minister to replace Herman Van Rompuy, who resigned to take up his job as the European Union's first president.

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Extraordinary Sand Sculptures

clipped by: dmoonme1 clipper's remarks: Impressive sand sculptures. I heard something about how they use speacial sand and cohesives to keep them together.. Clip Source: www.oddee.com Russian sand sculptor Wiaczeslaw Borecki...

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A break in Bruges

For such a small city, Bruges has an impressive collection of art. In addition to the Groeningemuseum, with its collection of Flemish primitives, there is the Memling Museum, dedicated to the 15th century Frankfurt-born artist...

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European Music Round-Up (11/21/09)

Posted by: Linda Ferreira (11/21/09) We have a new European Music Round-Up. Let us know in the thread what bands you would like to see covered. Thanks to Elliot for putting this together. News: Icelandic songstress Björk is...

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Another 15 Extraordinary Sand Sculptures

Published on Today 11/21/2009 under Russian sand sculptor Wiaczeslaw Borecki carves a figure of Michael Jackson during the Sand Sculptures Festival in Blankenberge, Belgium Sand sculptures representing 'The World of Pirates'...

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The 26-year-old victim of the First World War

Maité Roël is just 26 and she is the youngest victim of the First World War. And when she walks to meet me past the old churchyard in her village of Bovekerke, she limps, ever so slightly, on her left leg, the living ghost of...

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CCTV system used for revenue protection by Antwerp Port Authority

The Antwerp Port Authority, one of the largest commercial harbours in Europe, handles approximately 190,000,000 tonnes of freight annually and over 700,000 cars are loaded or unloaded at the harbour's roll on-roll off...

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Brilliant Bruges

When you arrive in Bruges you might get the feeling of stepping back in time. Willow lined canals, cobbled streets and old whitewashed almshouses all evoke a sense of times gone by and this perfectly preserved city is the ideal...

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unival® Group Impresses With Live Demo at BELCOAST 2009

In response to the terrorist bombings in Spain and the current terroristic threat against NATO forces in Afghanistan by urgent request of the NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers, NATO has initiated a technology demonstration...

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Merkel, Sarkozy Mark Armistice Day

PARIS — For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France appeared together at a ceremony Wednesday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to celebrate their countries’...

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