Word: flemish
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...past year the material out of which to build an orchestra was not one to boast of as compared with that of previous years, yet the Pierian developed so consistently that its performance more than equalled that of any past year. The program of modern French and Flemish music given at the Annual Concert in Sanders Theatre was a difficult one for any amateur orchestra to undertake, particularly the symphony of Dukas', and was much beyond anything the Pierian has attempted before. Yet it was rendered with at least as much feeling and as good technique as the programs...
...will the government do to fight rising racial tension? And why do many second-generation Muslim Belgians still not feel at home? The situation is especially dire in Antwerp, where unemployment in many immigrant communities hovers around 30%. Under the slogan "Our People First," the far-right Vlaams Blok (Flemish Bloc) garnered one-third of the vote in the last municipal elections in October 2000. Abou Jahjah gives Belgium's Muslims a radical voice to counter the Blok. He showed up at the scene of Achrak's murder barely 30 minutes after the crime; what happened next is in dispute...
...conceded: "Perhaps we underestimated the risks of Swissair's strategy." The problem may be systemic. For years, directorships of Belgian state-owned companies have been handed out according to political affiliation, with each major party being represented on boards and a balance being struck between French-speaking and Flemish-speaking directors. "It's our political etiquette," says Gobert, whose Ecolo party is pushing to end the practice. Others say the real problem may lie elsewhere: "As far as the politicians were concerned Sabena had been sold and they weren't interested in it any more," grouses Gacoms. When Sabena...
INDICATORS A Flemish Gold Rush Remember when your mother told you to be an accountant instead of an artist? Tell her Rubens' Massacre of the Innocents broke a British record when it sold for $77 million at Sotheby's. It was expected to fetch only $9.3 million...
...years earlier, Pete played varsity basketball for Regis High School in New York. He averaged 18.6 points a night. And, in art class, he once suggested that “Flemish baroque” was something that “came out your throat.” Somewhere in the back of the room, a skinny kid named Martin laughed and laughed...