Archive forMay 2, 2005

Cultural diversity highlighted during festival on campus (Chico Enterprise-Record)

Though the enticing smells of many international food booths wafted across the lawn near Kendall Hall Saturday, the reason the multicultural organizations making up the International Festival was more important.

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Straw, wood, palm fronds fuel fire in old Cultural Center outbuilding (Today’s News-Herald)

A mid-afternoon fire broke out on the Island Sunday afternoon, but though it generated smoke and flames and slowed traffic over London Bridge, firefighters quickly brought it under control. The blaze started in the outbuildings of an abandoned property, according to city officials.

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One school celebrates several cultures (News Daily)

Walking around the gym, Hawthorne Elementary School students took a walk through time and a walk around the world.

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Obasanjo Deplores Cultural Inhibitions Against Women (This Day)

President Olusegun Obasa-njo has said women in Africa are facing a lot of cultural and religious inhibitions that are retarding their progress.

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The Last Cultural Tour heads to Mdina (di-ve)

The fifth and last cultural tour of the present series will take place at Mdina, the old capital city of Malta, on Sunday 8 May 2005. The tour will be highlighted by visits to St Paul's Cathedral, Vilhena Palace, the Main Gate, and the Bastions Square that commands a magnificent view of Malta.

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Italy: Capitalizing on Commercial Opportunity and a Rich Cultural Heritage (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

(PRWEB) May 2, 2005 -- To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of World Trade Week in the United States, as proclaimed by the President and the U.S. Department of Commerce, New Jersey will dedicate its 34th annual edition to Italy, with a day-long conference to be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at The Birchwood Manor in Whippany, (NJ). The theme is Italy: Capitalizing on Commercial Opportunity and a

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Highlights from the Swiss cultural scene (Swissinfo)

From April 29 until May 8, the annual Bern Fair (BEA) and Horse Show heralds the spring with a special Hall of Flowers and a wide variety of agricultural products, traditional foods, animals and much more. Horse lovers can look forward to four exclusive horse shows.

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Italy: Capitalizing on Commercial Opportunity and a Rich Cultural Heritage (PR Web)

International Trade Week in New Jersey will be dedicated to explore Business Opportunities between US and Italy [PRWEB May 2, 2005]

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Spider-Man comic swings cross cultures into Bombay (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Dressed in a flowing dhoti, or a sarong, pointy shoes and a familiar red mask, he will swing between three-wheeled motor rickshaws and scooters down crowded Indian streets to take on the evil Rakshasa, or demon.

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Junior explores world’s cultures (Press-Citizen)

This week’s A+ Achiever is Regina junior Beth Miller.

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