Foreign Policy:
The Top 10 Craziest Things Ever Said During a U.N. Speech
David Mitchell:
If academic endeavour had always been vetted in advance for practicality, we wouldn’t have the aeroplane or the iPhone, just a better mammoth trap.
Richard Laming
It is ironic that the people who complain most about the complexity of the treaty are the [...]
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Quotes of the week (VIII)
Comparing health care systems
There seems to be a health care hysteria in the USA. It is one of President Obama’s most prestigious projects and one of his central election promises. So it is not surprising that health care is back in the US news. But this time with a rare transatlantic twist (at least for a few days…). [...]
The EU Calendar and the EU’s 5 golden rules to hide useful information
Anyone interested in European affairs would find it very useful. That is, if they can find it. It is the EU Calendar, a tool that existed for quite a while (without anyone knowing of its existence, thus making it utterly irrelevant) and it was officially presented last Friday, January 30- a piece of information restricted [...]
Welcome to Kosmopolito!
And welcome to the new blog. New design, new authors, new features but basically the same kind of topics… That is the aim of the relaunch and I am very confident that this will be the next exciting stage for the blog formerly known as Kosmopolit. Some new features will be implemented in the coming [...]
The traditional Summer break…
… of this blog is now officially over (I hope). Actually a lot of things happened during the “silly season” which is normally August: A war in Georgia. Olympics in China. Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Palin in the US. In Germany Merkel vs. Steinmeier/Müntefering (ok…that was in September). Noteworthy is also the collapsed ceiling in Strasbourg…
Obviously, this [...]
The new Eiffel Tower!?
I was quite surprised when I came across the plans to build an extension on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The aim is obvious: To enlarge the capacity for the visitor platform at the top level! There are some more pictures on the website of the architects. It is not quite clear whether [...]
Sarkozy and the shiny Romanian pen
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I have to get ready
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Now online: The official Kosmopolit Universe
Finally, I own a whole universe (at least virtually)!
www.netvibes.com/kosmopolit
Check it out! I haven’t really decided what to do with it, so maybe it is a good idea to check the ‘universe’ in a few days again! I already have some ideas, so stay tuned! Originally I wanted to post my blogroll in one of the [...]
