Word: spain
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...snazzy decor in her brightly colored crib. Launched in Finland in 2000 by two university students, Habbo Hotel now has 2.2 million monthly visitors worldwide, according to the site. The U.K. version, at habbohotel.co.uk, opened in February 2001 and has 11.5 million users. Other big sites include Spain's with 1.4 million users, and Finland's has 2.8 million. The U.S. version, at habbohotel.com, just opened in September and already has about 300,000 registered users. Virtual worlds have been around for years. Even the best-selling Sims computer game has an online version in which people create characters, build...
...violence will be perpetuated. The best tool to change the thinking of those radical groups is dialogue. When this fails and the groups resort to violence to impose their views, then drastic actions are necessary. The war in Afghanistan and the fight against the Basque terrorist group eta in Spain are justified. Once strong measures have been taken, it is essential to be firm and not surrender to terrorists' blackmail. The withdrawal of the Spanish troops from Iraq was a mistake. The new government should carefully analyze its decisions before acting. Angelo Gonzalez Vigo, Spain...
ECONOMIC GROWTH Since the introduction of a single currency, Euroland has experienced a protracted period of subpar growth. Germany has suffered the most, but France, Italy and the Netherlands have also had virtually no growth. Meanwhile, Ireland, Greece and Spain have boomed--if not overheated. While many factors feed economic growth, some experts argue that the euro has exacerbated Europe's regional economic differences because of its one-size-fits-all monetary policy, with the European Central Bank setting the same interest rates for all. "In the short term, monetary policy is driving economies apart, not bringing them together," says...
...Germany's TWD Group, a midsize textile manufacturer, the euro has been "all positive," says CEO Yorck von Schmeling. Many European business executives agree. Executive vice chairman Benjamin Cohen of the French hotel company Accor says the absence of exchange-rate risk makes investing in places like Italy and Spain easier: "The element of chance has disappeared." Trade activity has also increased: two studies by the Inter-American Development Bank show that countries joining the euro saw a boost...
...even more so than the huge show mounted two years ago by the Royal Academy in London, which was co-curated by Solís and inspired this one. The exhibition will run through Feb. 13, 2005, and in March will move on to the Guggenheim's branch in Bilbao, Spain...