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Van dyck's subtle scrutiny of the human psyche
There is a special fascination about precocious dazzling endowment. When it leads to lightning success and great wealthiness as it did in the case of Antoon Van Dyck, later antony Van Dyck, whose portraits are on view at the Musée Jacquemart-Andr Nov 1 2008
Vancouver's residential market stays hot
For first-time buyers in George Vancouver's hot real property market, the facts are sobering, if not depressing. A typical single-family home anyplace in the city or its suburbia costs more than 750,000 Canadian dollars, or $774,00. Even a fixer May 16 2008
Vatican astronomer cites possibility of extraterrestrial 'brothers'
The Vatican Palace's chief uranologist says there is no struggle between believing in God and in the possibility of extraterrestrial being "brothers" possibly more evolved than person. "In my sentiment this possibility exists," said the clergyma May 15 2008
Vatican says to stop pressuring pope over nazi-era pontiff
By Prince Philip Pullella The Vatican Palace on Sabbatum called on both Catholics and Jews to stop pile "pressure" on Pope Ruth Benedict over whether he should or should not promote the sainthood of his controversial Nazi-era predecessor Pius XI Oct 19 2008
Venezuela offers oil projects to foreign partners
Republic of Venezuela announced Th that it will open up command next month for contracts to deed four areas of its heavy-oil-producing Orinoco River belt — soon expected to jointly produce 400,000 gun barrel of crude per day. Foreign oil compan Nov 2 2008
Venezuelans taking circuitous route to get dollars
amble down Columbustraat. Enter the smoke-filled lobby of the San Marco Hotel gambling casino. Proceed up one flight of step to the front desk. Dial room 106. Bring a recognition card issued in Republic of Venezuela. In a desperate quest to get their hand Mar 13 2008
Venice bans pigeon feeding in st. mark's square
All it takes is a smattering of bird food to transform any tourer visiting Venezia's historic St. Mark's Square into a human perch for a flap mass of pushy pigeons. But a Venetian pigeon's life may now be for the birds: A municipal ord May 9 2008
Vesco reportedly makes his final disappearing act
Henry M. Robert Vesco, the moneyman who spent most of his life slip U.S. Law enforcement, may even have managed to die on the sly. Vesco, who was sentenced to a long prison house term in Cuba in 1996 and was wanted in the United States for law-breaking ra May 4 2008
Victory, but no rest: huge challenges await obama
No president since earlier Barack Obama was born has ascended to the Oval business office confronted by the accretion of seismic challenges awaiting him. Historiographer grasping for parallels point to Ibrahim Lincoln pickings office as the state was coll Nov 6 2008
Vietnamese demonstrate how to recover from atrocity
A conspicuous sign in the immaculate baggage aggregation area at this city's late built airdrome proclaimed the handiness of CNN, anyplace, anytime. During a weeklong stay, I couldn't strictly test out this boast, but arriving here from China, I Mar 7 2008
Violence and political bickering continue to plague kenya
: Political bickering and force continued in Kenya on Fri, with gangs of young men from opposing ethnic grouping killing each other in the streets with machetes and bows and pointer. Nakuru, one of the biggest towns in the troubled Rift vale, appeared to Jan 28 2008
Virtual-reality golf is a winner in south korea
As dusk falls, a restaurant-lined lane in Seoul's Mapo territory fills up with client, many from the nearby Obelisk business office towers. For Kwon Sung Woon, it's time to electric switch on the tall illuminated advertising column outside his s Jun 10 2008
Visa limits undermine beijing's tourism hopes
The plush lobby of the Kerry centre Hotel in Peking is normally crowded with foreign guests this time of year, most of them lounging in Centro, a hip bar, hearing to jazz and sipping martinis, or queuing up in the taxi line after power dinners at the appa Jun 21 2008
Visa's planned $19 billion ipo the largest in u.s. history
Undaunted by recent turbulence in the financial markets, Visa, the biggest credit-card web in the United States, said mon that it would forge ahead with what would be the largest initial populace stock offer in the state's history. Visa plans to sel Feb 26 2008
Vladimir putin's comments drive a company's stock down $6 billion
When Vladimir Putin talks, investors in Soviet Union listen. And some head for the door. speech production at an industry conference this week, Putin, Soviet Union's former president and now prime curate, spoke five sentences critical of one of Jul 26 2008
Vlaminck: expressing mood with color
Paris, where the revolution that changed the political order of horse opera societies was sparked by an effusion of popular rage, is also the city where an detonation of artistic rage put an end to a thousand-year-old Western tradition of figural art Jul 12 2008
Vocal on war, silent on son's service
One eve last July, Senator John McCain of Grand Canyon State arrived at the New Hampshire home of Erin Flanagan for sandwiches, chocolate-chip cooky and heartfelt talk about Iraq. They had met at a presidential debate, when she asked the campaigner what t Apr 6 2008
Vodka-maker absolut apologizes, ends ad showing california, texas as part of mexico
The Absolut vodka company apologized Sabbatum for an ad political campaign depicting the West Saxon U.S. As part of United Mexican States amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. Consumers. The political campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the mo Apr 6 2008
Voices against corruption labor in bulgaria despite dangers
When the white-haired coroner of Republic of Bulgaria's working capital died wall hanging from the jungle gym of a placid city resort area, he left buttocks a series of what his longtime staff considered cryptic clues. These forensic examiners b Nov 13 2008
Voluntary simplicity movement re-emerges
Like many other young couples, Aimee and Jeff Townsend Harris spent the first years of their matrimony eagerly accumulating stuff: cars, piece of furniture, clothes, contraption and, after a son and a girl came along, toys, toys, toys. Now they are t May 19 2008 |