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...Although Europe has a long tradition of protecting gay rights?Denmark was the first to introduce registered partnerships for gay couples in 1989, while the Dutch legalized same - sex marriage in 2001?the issue still has the power to polarize. What's remarkable in this battle is how deeply each side feels itself a victim of the other's intolerance. The Green group in Parliament claimed that Buttiglione's "personal beliefs make it unlikely that he will take any positive initiative on gender equality." Martin Schulz, head of the Socialist group, bluntly accused Buttiglione of espousing "19th century values...
...sold more than 30,000 copies?not bad for a 2.3 - kg slab of a book with a $50 price tag. Like its predecessor, The Megalithic European is an immensely practical - as long as it's not in your rucksack - gazetteer of more than 300 sites stretching from northern Denmark to Malta, from Crete to Portugal. Entries are sprinkled with 800 photographs, copious illustrations and maps, along with local lore and diary entries from his visits. The book opens with a series of essays in which Cope sifts through his fascinations with the culture and religions of the Ancients...
...with new technology like Insolia, a system invented by a podiatrist that shifts weight from the front of the shoe back to the heel, making high heels feel more like flats. At the same time, old standbys in the comfort-shoe industry, such as Birkenstock, Rockport and Ecco of Denmark, have stepped up their styles, boosting heel height or introducing trendy animal prints...
...need to rebuild the old alliance. The U.S. has to show more understanding of the views of other countries, and Europe has to take on greater military responsibility. No matter who is elected U.S. President in November, we have to find each other again. Tomas Bech Madsen Soro, Denmark The Price of Spurious Ads Joe Klein's column "What The Swifties Cost America" [Sept. 6], on the way political attack ads like those of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have stifled real political debate, was refreshing. It is very disheartening that politics has become a constant bashing of opponents...
...rents, ample studio space and the relatively low cost of living. The German capital's last cultural heyday was in the 1970s, when the likes of David Bowie and Iggy Pop lived in the then divided city. Now musicians, artists and designers from as far afield as Denmark and Japan are giving Berlin a young vibe again--nearly half of its 3.4 million residents are under 35. "Berlin is not a rich city, so the scene is not at all about money or society or status," says Slimane. "People just don't have those values. Everyone here is creating...