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...globalized Europe and world. Vinh Prag Arhus, Denmark Thanks for this fascinating article. As a London-based Cornishman, I'm surprised that you omitted the Celtic links between Cornwall and Brittany. Nor did you include the Catalans, whose domain stretches from around Béziers in France to Barcelona in Spain. The more that globalized trade and political union try to make us homogeneous, the more need there is for a stronger local personal identity. Even living in London, I glory in my Cornish roots. I travel widely, but the only place where tears well up is when I cross...
...better to make money off a casino than Danny Ocean himself? GEORGE CLOONEY and Rande Gerber (a.k.a. Mr. Cindy Crawford) are building a swank new Vegas hotel-casino, part of a $4 billion Barcelona-themed mini-city called Las Ramblas, opening in 2008. World-famous architect Brad Pitt may pitch in, but, says Clooney, "I'm not sure we can afford him. He spends time with Frank Gehry." In the meantime, Clooney is hard at work picking chefs ("I've been spending hours and hours eating") and setting the ambiance. The vibe will be a mix of "a James Bond...
...tope mismo de la lista de los 500 hispanos m?s relevantes del mundo de los negocios. En algunas de sus lujosas torres, se han vendido apartamentos por $15 millones y su proyecto en Las Vegas es un complejo hotelero de cinco estrellas con casino inspirado en Las Ramblas de Barcelona. Pero seg?n el propio P?rez, su prioridad fundamental es revitalizar el centro de Miami, que ofrece muy poco espacio residencial y que tiene un gran potencial para convertirse en un centro cultural y de negocios para las Am?ricas. "La veo como una gran ciudad internacional donde se re?nan aquellos...
...Muhammad Ali and rapper Missy Elliott have appeared in marketing campaigns. The firm has also hired Stella McCartney and Yohji Yamamoto to design sportswear. But Nike is aggressively challenging Adidas on its home turf of European soccer. It has signed up more than 40 clubs, including Manchester United and Barcelona. With its move to acquire Reebok, Adidas hopes to show that the athletic shoe is on the other foot. - By Peter Gumbel Oiling Russia's Markets Foreign and Russian traders experienced a bout of seemingly rational exuberance last week, as the long-stagnant Russian stock market started climbing steadily...
...were preaching at the Finsbury Park mosque well before 9/11. And France, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe, has battled Muslim extremism for decades. Finally, as Bush Administration officials point out, every jihadist who gets killed in Iraq is one more who won't be plotting in Barcelona or Jakarta or Los Angeles. Denécé describes the scores of European terrorists who have ended up in Iraq as "cannon fodder...