Did you know that the Obama Administration considers tulips, violas, and begonias essential to our national security? The State Department has plans to spend more than $700,000 for gardening at a U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Belgium. Truman Hall, located in
NECHIN, Belgium, March 17 (UPI) — French actor Gerard Depardieu says he left his home country for Belgium because “France is sad, and the people have had enough of it.” Speaking on Belgian television Saturday night, Depardieu for the first
By FRANK JORDANS and JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVAScientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced they are confident that the new subatomic particle discovered last summer is a version of the long-sought Higgs boson. The particle bears
You don’t mess with Ray Winstone–on screen. The tough guy actor, best known for roles in The Departed and Rango, channeled his menacing screen work while discussing his country’s tax structure on a British sports program. The 56-year-old told the show:
By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated PressDUBLINAn Irish slaughterhouse has been caught labeling horse meat as beef and shipping it to a company in the Czech Republic, Ireland’s government said Friday, in the latest crackdown on alleged fraud in Europe’s month-old scandal. No
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dominating their opponents with straight-set victories. If the seeds play out, Williams would need to defeat 15-seed Roberta Vinci and
The Beatles complained about 95% tax rate in England, French actor Gerard Depardieu gave up his citizenship for Russian citizenship after claiming he had “paid 85% taxes on his revenues this year [2012],” Lebron James gave up a couple of
(AP) French panel overturns 75 percent tax on ultrarichPARISA French constitutional panel has thrown out a plan to tax the ultrawealthy at a 75 percent rate, saying it was excessive. The constitutional council ruled Saturday that the highly contentious tax,
(Reuters) – Actor Gerard Depardieu, accused by French government leaders of trying to dodge taxes by buying a house over the border in Belgium, retorted that he was leaving because “success” was now being punished in his homeland. A popular
(AFP) French actor Gerard Depardieu, claiming he was “insulted” by critics for becoming a tax exile in Belgium, announced he was giving up his French passport. The 63-year-old star said in an open letter to Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, published
(AP) Pennies over patriotism? Stars move to tax havensBy THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated PressPARISFrance’s Socialist government is introducing a 75-percent income tax on those earning over (EURO)1 million ($1.3 million), leading some of the country’s rich and famous to set up residency
When you’re a British singer who has had a multimillion selling album, served in the British Army as an officer, and become a champion skier who was the best skier in the Royal Armoured Corps, what do you do when
French actor Gerard Depardieu has seen enough of his native land’s ballooning tax rates, courtesy of Socialist President Francois Hollande. Depardieu, who recently made headlines for a drunken ride on a scooter, has bought a home in Belgium and is seeking
This is what is facing the West: Islamic Sharia Law ruling over it. In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, two Muslim politicians who just won municipal elections are vowing to implement Islamic Sharia law. Lhoucine Aït Jeddig and Redouane Ahrouch
There was nothing common about Paul the Psychic Octopus. The sea creature lived not much longer than most of his fellow Octopi – about two and a half years. The creature’s knack for picking the winners of critical soccer matches
By DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s Crown Princess Letizia has a penchant for haute couture. Queen Elizabeth II’s Bentley’s are spotless. Belgium’s King Albert II maintains a sumptuous villa in the south of France. But believe it or not, many of Europe’s
By DAVID McHUGHFRANKFURT, GermanyThe setup of the 17-country euro currency union is unsustainable, the head of the European Central Bank has told EU leaders, warning they must quickly come up with a broad vision for the future to get the
When reporters asked about Bristol Palin in September 2008, candidate Barack Obama promised that candidates’ family lives were off limits and said that he would fire anybody in his campaign who violated that rule. But three days later, Howard
Germany’s trade surplus fell in February but stronger-than-expected demand from outside Europe may keep the eurozone’s biggest economy out of recession, analysts said on Tuesday. Germany exported goods worth 91 billion euros ($119 billion) in seasonally-adjusted terms in February, up
There is something strangely appealing about the new film, “The Kid with a Bike.” Perhaps its appeal comes in part because the film’s name is as simplistic as its title character is complicated. The boy with a bike is both
For years now, we’ve watched an increasingly totalitarian Europe arise in the courtrooms of infamous speech trials in Holland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, France, England, and elsewhere as dictatorial government authorities use the courts to maintain their political power against political
Trouble looms for the U.S., European, and global economies, once thought to be making a slow but steady recovery. Though fourth quarter GDP figures released today showed U.S. GDP growth of 2.8%, the overall rate of growth was 1.7% for
Moody’s downgraded Belgium two notches, while other rating agencies have renewed warnings on France, Italy and other Eurozone members. 2011 may end with a whimper, but 2012 will probably start with a bang.
I’m a lifelong ‘Tintin’ fan and have read every one of the Georges Prosper Remi (pen name Hergé) books multiple times, including his crude earlier works like ‘Tintin in the Congo’ and his unfinished ‘Tintin and Alph-Art.’ Like any author
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Alan Greenspan: All econometric models have failed * Italy and Spain debt downgraded, Belgium is next * Paramilitaries may be joining drug wars in Mexico * Karzai: Taliban can’t move a finger without
