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India puts on a show with Commonwealth Games’ opening ceremony
India kicked off its showcase 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi with an impressive opening ceremony complete with Bollywood songs, yoga, and dancers weaving among bicycle rickshaws. But, for sheer drama, the unofficial "pre-Games show" – the country's mad dash to get everything in place to host the quadrennial international Games – still stole the spotlight.
Israeli Jews celebrate Palestinian Oktoberfest
On Saturday, Israeli Jews were among those sipping the signature, honey-colored Palestinian beer. After the years of conflict, the chance to mingle over a beer was a welcome change for some.
Earn trust to build nation’s brand
To step up in the global business race, Bangladesh needs to brand itself internationally as trustworthy, and deliver on that promise, suggested speakers at the Leadership Summit 2010 in Dhaka yesterday.
Stage set for Nation Branding…
Sri Lanka has finally got the stage ready to launch an aggressive Nation branding campaign that can propel the country to be the ‘Wonder of Asia’. In fact, the total media blitz from ground zero echoed some of the pillars of an effective Nation Branding strategy of a country.
Stars shine light on issues, but should we consider it illuminating?
Decades ago, a few famous folk were lauded for their good works off-screen. Danny Kaye was UNICEF'S first celebrity spokesperson; Audrey Hepburn, after she retired from filmmaking, was also a UNICEF ambassador. Now it's more difficult to name a celebrity without a cause than to name the famous faces who advocate to end war, cure disease or solve impenetrable environmental and humanitarian crises.
Community Radio in Afghanistan – A Call for Action
After the United State’s invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 in response Al Qaeda’s attacks on September 11, leadership in Kabul switched over from the Taliban to an interim government whose head of state, Hamid Karzai, backed by the United States, remains president today of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The war has had a few successes and many failures.
For India, Games Are Entree to World Stage
The Commonwealth Games are not expected to be particularly gripping viewing for sports fans. After all, most of the top international athletes have pulled out, citing everything from scheduling to muscle strains as evidence of India’s abysmal planning piled up and Delhi was stricken with an outbreak of dengue fever.
The Profound Beauty and Striking Similarities Between Orthodox Christian and Tibetan Buddhist Art
"Embodying the Holy," a new exhibition at New York City's Rubin Museum of Art, brings to light striking similarities between Orthodox Christian icons and traditional Tibetan Buddhist painted scrolls.
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