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I decide to open this thread to discuss the trends in European music and its character in general. What we consider today to be classical music has its roots in Europe and the vast majority of composers were European. The rock movement as well seems to have heavy European undertones, U2, Oasis...

I thought about opening this thread about the nr 1 club competition in the world. The Champions league is an event one of its kind where all best teams in europe and best players in the world compete yearly for the precious trophy This year again promises more glorious footballing...

..............Stabilization and Association agreement. story here http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-12-voa18.cfm This is what is considered to be the first step towards an eventual EU membership. I saw the whole thing live on tv. Truthfully I didn't feel much exitement because i realise...

Quite a funny story actually.... you can read it below **edit ** link not available anymore **edit** and you can see the "sexy posters" here http://kurier.at/bilderdestages/1226956.php/picture/1 I actually really dig those EURO underwear... :p

I'm sure many of you have heard... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4411192.stm "Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin met eight key ministers and the head of the Paris mosque, Dalil Boubakeur. After the meeting, Mr Boubakeur urged a change in tone from the government. "What I want...

I got into a discussion with someone the other day about family. My contention was that the main purpose of a human being, at least biologically speaking, is to reproduce and to have a successful outcome, kids make it through birth, grow up safely, and continue their life etc etc. So I was...

You mean the Flemish ;)

Has anyone read this book ? I just got my hands on it recently and it looks amazing. It's from the secret archive of Vasili Mitrokhin, former KGB member who smuggled all kinds of secret records and data and what not from KGB files on foreign operations of the KGB in the West and in Europe and...

So what's your favorite place in Europe to go in vacation ? The hot southern sea side or perhaps the northern central snowy mountain ranges? Or maybe the low countries, Belgium and Netherlands? and dairy heaven pastural Denmark? Or maybe a bit up more in the ice cold rivers of Sweden, Norway...

learning chinese is diffucult in pronouncation mostly as im finding out for myself from my chinese friends, but up to now i have managed to learn sm basic phrases ranging from you are cute to you have a nice derriere :p

:D :D :D Where did you come out from :? First we had the muslims trying to preach to us, now u come along, just great *sigh :souka: Who are you to stop gay ppl from getting married? Who gives you the right ? If you beleive in your religion then practice it yourself and with your...

Yesterday I was watching a recent and long report on the reconstruction in Bosnia. Mostly the documentary was focused in Srebrenica, the difficulties of reconstruction, and the difficulties of those who came bak and found their house ruined are still haunted by the past. As well as the...

A while ago I was reading a book on a Taoist master, maybe you heard of it, Chronicles of Tao, and in there there is a passage where the grandmaster of Taoist mountain is liecturing his student. It's his beleif that fate is the obstacle to the accomplishment of one's destiny. His metaphore was...

With the recent enlargement of the EU, the union is now a 450 million people political and economical entity. If the EU progress the right way, and in the next 10 years swallows up all of Europe, do you think that it will become the new superpower in the world, or will it just counterbalance the...

Documentary Today after watching the great game of Italy-Sweden and the dissapointment that followed the splendid Swedish goal that tied the game in the 85' min :(, to my surprise, I managed to catch a Documentary on France 2, I beleive, that was about the Bush administration. It was...