Cultures blend in Tiwi Islands ceremony (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
A blending of cultures was the highlight of a day-long ceremony on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands.
Archive forMay, 2005
Cultures blend in Tiwi Islands ceremony (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A blending of cultures was the highlight of a day-long ceremony on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands. More than 1,000 people from the mainland and as far away as the Netherlands, Italy and even Japan gathered on the Melville Island.
Bridging Lawrence cultures: Summit embraces city’s hidden diversity (Lawrence Journal-World)
Haskell Indian Nations University may sit within Lawrence city limits, but to some Lawrence residents it can feel like the school is a world away, said Bert Nash center CEO David Johnson.
French language and cultural institute to target China, Russia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China and Russia are the two top priorities for the Alliance Francaise, the leading global institute promoting French language and culture, a top group official said.
Students to clean cultural sites (The Monitor)
JINJA - University students from Eastern Uganda have initiated a voluntary cleaning and tree planting exercise of palaces and cultural institutions in the region.
Cebu town eyed as cultural heritage zone (Manila Bulletin)
TALISAY CITY Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas has filed a bill seeking to declare the municipality of Carcar, home to numerous historical structures and artifacts, a national cultural heritage zone.
Actor slams cultural failure (ic Lanarkshire)
Edinburgh-born star Sir Sean Connery has accused the Executive of failing to support the arts in Scotland. The actor said the country has had six culture ministers in the six years since devolution, but claimed: "They don't seem to get anything done."
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.
New Baring parent is good cultural fit (Financial Times)
On the face of it, Baring Asset Management and MassMutual Financial Group, its new parent, appear to have little in common. Baring is a somewhat battered but still venerable and high-profile name in the institutional market.
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.
