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...father, according to his biographer, Jürgen Hogrefe. Schröder "is more serious than he has ever been before," says Hogrefe. "He is ready to face reality and withstand heavy emotions." Schröder's trip is one more small step in his country's effort to account for its past, but his brief visit to Romania is ultimately a personal journey. "No matter how far away he is, a son wants to know where his father lies," says Anica...
...Gweilo should rescue Booth from relative obscurity, if only for the story behind it. Two years ago, as the author was battling brain cancer, his children asked him to set down an account of his formative years while he still could. Booth finished just before dying in February. He was buried in his favorite cowboy boots - he had developed a fondness for the American southwest. Don't look for anything morose here. Gweilo is sometimes a bit novelistic for a memoir, but it is alive with delight in the new. The boy's golden hair is considered good luck...
...vacation fad; it's a financial necessity. Farmers constitute a small percentage of the population and an even smaller percentage of the economy. The number of farmers in the E.U. has fallen by half over the past 20 years, from 12.7 million to just over 6 million, and agriculture accounts for less than 2% of the E.U.'s GDP. (These numbers don't include the 4 million farmers in the 10 nations that joined the E.U. in May, 2.7 million of them in Poland). But given the strong attachment many Europeans feel to the countryside, governments have been careful...
...Terranostra, an agency linked to the Italian farmers' union. Even with rising demand, not all agritourism destinations will survive. Willard Biemans, an E.U. official in Poland who deals with rural development, says that, given high start-up costs, "It's a big risk, especially if you take into account that everybody is doing it, and everybody thinks this is the future." Still, back in Germany, farmer Winkelmann is enjoying the boom. His farm, called Flottwedel, offers guests a hay bed plus a sumptuous breakfast for €12 per adult and €9 for kids between...
...many as 100,000 militiamen roaming the countryside. Says one Afghan ministry official: "As long as warlords are around, there will be no peace and security, period." - By Phil Zabriskie Called to Account DENMARK The government ordered home the commander of its 500 troops in Iraq and three other officers following allegations involving the treatment of Iraqi civilian prisoners. The four were suspended pending an investigation into their "judgment on how detainees should be treated," according to a Danish military spokesman. The case stems from an ongoing investigation into charges that another officer, Captain Annemette Hommel, mistreated Iraqis...